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Current Affairs www.postaffaire.com PostAffaire Weekly Current Affairs Current Affairs - July 2021 Secon Wee: 04.07.2021 t 10.07.2021 Current Affairs July 2021 Second Week PDF Download 4 July 2021 1. International Day of Cooperatives celebrated on? (A) July 4 (B) July 3 (c) July 2 (D) July 1 www.postaffaire.com Ans: (B) July 3 Note: Theme of the day is theme: ‘Rebuild better together’ 2. Union Government has recently extended superannuation age of IPO-bound LIC Chairman to up to ___ years? (A) 62 (B) 65 (C) 60 (D) 67 Ans: (A) 62 3. Who was on 3 July 2021 named as the next chief minister of Uttarakhand? (A) Tirath Singh Rawat (B) Trivendra Singh Rawat (C) Pushkar Singh Dhami (D) Satpal Maharaj Ans: (C) Pushkar Singh Dhami 4. Who was named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the Tokyo Paralympics, which begins on August 24, 2021? www.postaffaire.com (A) Deepa Malik (B) Devendra Jhajaria (C) Pooja Rani (D) Mariyappan Thangavelu Ans: (D) Mariyappan Thangavelu 5. Book titled “Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s Assassin” to be published by Pan Macmillan India in 2022 is authored by which journalist? (A) Dhaval Kulkarni (B) Anirudh Karna (C) Navi James (D) Aravind Verma Ans: (A) Dhaval Kulkarni 6. 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), concluded on July 01, 2021 at? (A) Maldives (B) Spain (C) France www.postaffaire.com (D) UK Ans: (C) France 7. Which bank has recently launched a SalaamDilSey initiative to show gratitude to doctors for their tireless service during the pandemic, to pay tribute to doctors across the country? (A) ICICI Bank (B) Axis Bank (C) HDFC Bank (D) State Bank of India Ans: (C) HDFC Bank 8. Reserve Bank of India has modified the instructions governing the interest rate to be paid by banks on the amount of Term Deposit that has matured and the proceeds are left unpaid. As per revised guidelines, such unclaimed term deposit will earn an interest rate? (A) as applicable to a savings account (B) the contracted rate of interest on the matured Term Deposit (C) Either A or B, whichever is lower (D) None of the above www.postaffaire.com Ans: (C) Either A or B, whichever is lower 9. United World Wrestling (UWW), the world wrestling governing body, has imposed two-years ban on Indian wrestler with effect from July 03, 2021? (A) Sumit Malik (B) Sushil Kumar (C) Jeet Rama (D) Kavitha Phogat Ans: (A) Sumit Malik 10. International Plastic Bag Free Day is held on? (A) July 5 (B) July 4 (C) July 2 (D) July 3 Ans: (D) July 3 5 July 2021 www.postaffaire.com 1. World’s third largest cricket stadium is to be constructed in which Indian city? (A) Kochi (B) Dharmasala (C) Jaipur (D) Vijayawada Ans: (C) Jaipur 2. M Prasannan who died recently was the former Indian player in? (A) Football (B) Cricket (C) Tennis (D) Chess Ans: (A) Football 3. President Ram Nath Kovind recently laid the foundation stone for Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre at? (A) Ahemedabad www.postaffaire.com (B) Panaji (C) Lucknow (D) Visakhapatnam Ans: (C) Lucknow 4. Digital payments platform PhonePe has recently tied hands with _____ to launch a contactless ‘Scan and Pay’ feature for Flipkart’s pay-on-delivery orders? (A) Amazon (B) Flipkart (C) Myntra (D) Ajio Ans: (B) Flipkart 5. Pushkar Singh Dhami, recently took oath as eleventh chief minister of which state? (A) Jharkhand (B) Uttarakhand (C) Himachal Pradesh www.postaffaire.com (D) Gujarat Ans: (B) Uttarakhand 6. Military’s C-130 Hercules transport plane of which country recently (July 2021) crashed killing 45 soldiers? (A) 6 and 7 July 2021 1. Who among the following players will be India’s flag-bearers at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, announced Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on 6 July 2021? (A) MC Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh (B) P R Sreejesh and P V Sindhu (C) Sajan Prakash and MC Mary Kom (D) Bajrang Punia and Mariyappan Thangavelu Ans: (A) MC Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh 2. Who among the following will be the flag-bearer of India at the closing ceremony of Tokyo Olympics on August 8, 2021? (A) MC Mary Kom www.postaffaire.com (B) Manpreet Singh (C) Bajrang Punia (D) P V Sindhu Ans: (C) Bajrang Punia 3. Which Union Minister was on 6 July 2021 appointed as the Governor of Karnataka? (A) Nitin Gadkari (B) Thawarchand Gehlot (C) Ramesh Pokhiriyal (D) Ravi Shankar Prasad Ans: (B) Thawarchand Gehlot 4. Mizoram governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai was recently shifted as the Governor of? (A) Haryana (B) Gujarat (C) Goa (D) Maharashtra www.postaffaire.com Ans: (C) Goa 5. Which Veteran England fast bowler recently completed 1000 wickets in first-class cricket? (A) James Anderson (B) Stuart Board (C) Mitchell Starc (D) Jofra Archer Ans: (A) James Anderson 6. World Zoonoses Day is held every year on? (A) July 5 (B) July 6 (C) July 7 (D) July 8 Ans: (B) July 6 Note: Zoonoses are infectious diseases (virus, bacteria and parasites) that can spread from animals to humans, and vice versa, either with direct contact with animals or indirectly, vector-borne or food-borne. www.postaffaire.com 7. 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held from 20th -28th November 2021 at? (A) Kerala (B) Delhi (C) Goa (D) Kolkata Ans: (C) Goa 8. Who won the Austrian Grand Prix 2021? (A) Valtteri Bottas (B) Lando Norris (C) Max Verstappen (D) Lewis Hamilton Ans: (C) Max Verstappen 9. Axis Bank has recently inked multi-year deal with which company for digital transformation programme of the bank? (A) Google www.postaffaire.com (B) Microsoft (C) Facebook (D) Amazon Web Services Ans: (D) Amazon Web Services 10. Andy Jassy has on July 5, 2021 took over as the CEO of? (A) Alibaba (B) Google (C) Facebook (D) Amazon Ans: (D) Amazon 8 July 2021 1. Indian Army has recently named a firing range in Gulmarg, Kashmir after whih Indian cinema actress? (A) Aishwarya Rai (B) Vidya Balan (C) Kareena Kapoor www.postaffaire.com (D) Kankana Ranaut Ans: (B) Vidya Balan 2. Which state government passed a resolution in state assembly on July 6, 2021 for creation of a legislative council in state under Article 169 of Constitution? (A) West Bengal (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Kerala (D) Telengana Ans: (A) West Bengal 3. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Giriraj Singh has on 7 July 2021 launched Online Course Mobile App ____ for fishermen? (A) Fish for You (B) Fishapp (C) Matsya Setu (D) Matsya Ans: (C) Matsya Setu www.postaffaire.com 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government has on 6 July 2021 announced for creation of a new ministry named? (A) Ministry of Cooperation (B) Ministry of Temple (C) Ministry of Vigilance (D) Ministry of EWS Welfare Ans: (A)Ministry of Cooperation 5. Name the Legendary Indian actor who died on 6 July 2021 at 98 in Mumbai? (A) Raj Kapoor (B) Rajesh Khanna (C) Dilip Kumar (D) Irrfan Khan Ans: (C) Dilip Kumar www.postaffaire.com 6. Which state government has recently launched ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana’ to provide financial assistance to families of COVID-19 victims? (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Delhi (C) Haryana (D) Gujarat Ans: (B) Delhi 7. World Chocolate Day celebrated on? (A) July 8 (B) July 9 (C) July 6 (D) July 7 Ans: (D) July 7 8. Jim Whitehurst has recently announced his stepping down as the president of which multinational technology company? (A) IBM www.postaffaire.com (B) Intel (C) Yahoo (D) Microsoft Ans: (A) IBM 9. Which Airline company has been recently announced the winner of one of the most prestigious honours in the aviation industry: Air Transport World’s (ATW) 2021 Airline of the Year? (A) Vistara (B) Singapore Airlines (C) Korean Air (D) Qatar Airways Ans: (C) Korean Air 10. Who among the following was recently appointed as the “Brand Ambassador” of Khadi Prakritk Paint made from cow dung by KVIC (Khadi and Village Industries Commission)? (A) Narendra Modi (B) Rajnath Singh (C) Venkaih Naidu www.postaffaire.com (D) Nitin Gadkari Ans: (D) Nitin Gadkari 9 July 2021 1. Payments solution provider Razorpay has partnered with which card to launch ‘MandateHQ’, a payment interface that will help card-issuing banks to enable recurring payments for customers? (A) Rupay (B) Visa (C) Mastercard (D) Maestro Ans: (C) Mastercard 2. Who was on 7 July 2021 appointed as the Minister of the newly created Ministry of Cooperation? (A) Nirmala Sitharaman (B) Nitin Gadkari (C) Rajnath Singh (D) Amit Shah www.postaffaire.com Ans:(D) Amit Shah 3. Jyotiraditya M Scindia was on 7 July 2021 appointed as the Cabinet Minister of? (A) Communications and Electronics & Information Technology (B) Railways (C) Civil Aviation (D) Law & Justice Ans: (C) Civil Aviation 4. Who among the following is the new Union Cabinet Minister for Railways? (A) Ashwini Vaishnaw (B) Sarbananda Sonowal (C) Anurag Thakur (D) Kiren Rijiju Ans: (A) Ashwini Vaishnaw 5. Congress leader Virbhadra Singh who died on 7 July 2021 at the age of 87 was the former Chief Minister of which state? (A) Haryana www.postaffaire.com (B) Himachal Pradesh (C) Assam (D) Jharkhand Ans: (B) Himachal Pradesh 6. Jovenel Moise who was recently assassinated at his home is the president of? (A) Haiti (B) Sudan (C) Kenya (D) Zimbabwe Ans: (A) Haiti 7. Name the Indian economist who has recently been awarded the Humboldt Research Award for Economics? (A) Amartya Sen (B) Kaushik Basu (C) Raghuram Rajan (D) Arvind Subramanian www.postaffaire.com Ans: (B) Kaushik Basu 8.
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