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Weekly Current Affairs 05 July to 11 July 2021 Weekly Current Affairs 05 July to 11 July 2021 www.naukriaspirant.com 1- fdl cSad us dksfoM 19 ds nkSjku MkWDVjksa dh vFkd lsok ds fy, vkHkkj O;ä djus ds fy, ^lyke fny ls* igy “kq: dh gSa\@Which bank has launched 'Salaam Dil Se' initiative to express gratitude for the tireless service of doctors during COVID 19? a) dksVd efgaæk cSad@Kotak Mahindra Bank b) ,pMh,Qlh cSad@HDFC bank c) vkbZlhvkbZlhvkbZ cSad@ICICI Bank d) LVsV cSad v‚Q bafM;k@state Bank of India ,pMh,Qlh cSad us ns'k Hkj ds M‚DVjksa dks J)katfy nsus ds fy, egkekjh ds nkSjku M‚DVjksa dh vFkd lsok ds fy, mudk vkHkkj O;ä djus ds fy, ^lyke fny ls* igy 'kq: dhA 23 twu dks y‚Up fd;k x;k] lyke fnyls lHkh dks M‚DVjksa ds ;ksxnku dks Lohdkj djus vkSj t'u eukus ds fy, çksRlkfgr djrk gS vkSj M‚DVjksa ds çfr —rKrk fn[kkus ds fy, ,d eap çnku djrk gS] tks viuh tku tksf[ke esa Mkydj egkekjh ls cgknqjh ls yM+ jgs gSaA@ HDFC Bank launched a SalaamDilSey initiative to show gratitude to doctors for their tireless service during the pandemic, to pay tribute to doctors across the country. Launched on June 23, SalaamDilSey encourages one and all to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the contribution of doctors and provides a platform to show their gratitude to doctors, who are bravely fighting the pandemic, at the risk of their own lives. vU; egRoiw.kZ tkudkjh%& ,pMh,Qlh cSad dk eq[;ky;& egkjk’Vª @ HDFC Bank Headquarters- Maharashtra ,PkMh,Qlh cSad ds ,eMh vkSj lhbZvks& “kf”k/kj txnh”ku @ HDFC Bank MD and CEO- Shashidhar Jagadeesan ,pMh,Qlh CkSad dh VSxykbu& oh vaMjLVSaM ;ksj oYMZ @ HDFC Bank's Tagline - We Understand Your World Hkkjrh; y?kq m|ksx fodkl cSad dk eq[;ky;& y[kuÅ @ Headquarter of Small Industries Development Bank of India- Lucknow vkbZlhvkbZlhvkbZ cSad us MkWDVjks ds fy, cSafdax LkYkw”ku ^lSY;wV MkWDVlZ* ykWUp fd;kA @ ICICI Bank has launched 'Salute Doctors', a banking solution for doctors. 2- Hkkjr ds fdl iwoZ QqVckWyj dk gky gh esa fu/ku gks x;k gS\@ Which former Indian footballer has passed away recently? a) 'kCchj vyh@Shabbir Ali b) lqczr ikyh@Subrata Pal c) egs'k xoyh@Mahesh Gawli d) ,e çlUuu@M Prasannan iwoZ varjjk"Vªh; QqVc‚yj ,e çlUuu dk xq#okj dks eqacbZ esa fu/ku gks x;kA og 73 o"kZ ds FksA 1970 ds n'kd ds ,d çfrHkk'kkyh feMQhYMj] mUgksaus banj flag vkSj nksjkbZLokeh uVjkt tSls Hkkjrh; QqVc‚y ds fnXxtksa ds lkFk Mªsflax :e lk>k fd;kA og larks"k Vª‚Qh jk"Vªh; QqVc‚y pkSfEi;uf'ki esa dsjy] egkjk"Vª vkSj xksok ds fy, [ksysA çlUuu ihds cuthZ }kjk çf'kf{kr Hkkjrh; Vhe dk fgLlk Fks vkSj 1973 esa eMsZdk di esa banj flag dh dIrkuh esa FksA mUgksaus ikaposa LFkku ds Iysv‚Q esa ,d xksy fd;k] ftls Hkkjr varr% nf{k.k fo;ruke ls gkj x;kA @ Former international footballer M Prasannan passed away in Mumbai on Thursday. He was 73. A gifted midfielder of the 1970s, he shared the dressing room with stalwarts of Indian football www.naukriaspirant.com like Inder Singh and Doraiswamy Natraj. He played for Kerala, Maharashtra and Goa in Santosh Trophy National Football Championship. Prasannan was part of the Indian team coached by PK Banerjee and captained by Inder Singh in the Merdeka Cup in 1973. He scored a goal in the fifth-place playoff which India eventually lost to South Vietnam. vU; egRoiw.kZ tkudkjh%& gky gh esa Hkkjr ds lquhy Ns=h nqfu;k ds nqljs lcls T;knk varjkZ’Vªh; xksy djus okys f[kykM+h cu x, gSaA@Recently Sunil Chhetri of India has become the second highest international goalscorer in the world. gky gh esa gkWdh ds izfl) f[kykM+h cychj flag twfu;j vkSj cychj flag lhfu;j nksuksa dk fu/ku gks x;k gSA@Recently, both the famous hockey players Balbir Singh Jr. and Balbir Singh Sr. have passed away. Hkkjr dk lcls cMk gkWdh LVsfM;e cu jgk gSa& fcjlk eqaMk LVsfM;e ¼vksfM”kk½ @ India's biggest hockey stadium is being built- Birsa Munda Stadium (Odisha) 3- fdl f[kYkkM+h dks VksD;ks iSjkyafid [ksyksa ds fy, Hkkjrh; /otokgd pquk x;k gSa\@ Which sportsperson has been chosen as the Indian flag bearer for the Tokyo Paralympic Games? a) o#.k flag HkkVh@Varun Singh Bhati b) vfer dqekj ljksgk@Amit Kumar Saroha c) efj;Iiu Fkaxkosyq @Mariyappan Thangavelu d) lqanj flag xqtZj@Sundar Singh Gurjar 'kh"kZ iSjk gkbZ&tEij efj;Iiu Fkaxkosyq dks 'kqØokj dks 24 vxLr ls 'kq: gksus okys VksD;ks iSjkfyafid esa Hkkjrh; ny dk /otokgd ukfer fd;k x;kA Fkaxkosyq] tks VksD;ks esa 24 vxLr ls 5 flracj ds 'kksihl ds nkSjku 2016 fj;ks iSjkfyafid esa thrs x, Vh &42 Lo.kZ dk cpko dj jgs gSa] dks jk"Vªh; fudk; dh dk;Zdkjh lfefr }kjk lEeku ds fy, pquk x;k FkkA iSjk&,FkysfVDl ds v/;{k vkj lR;ukjk;.k us ihVhvkbZ&Hkk"kk ls dgk] ^ekfj;kIiu Fkaxkosyq VksD;ks iSjkfyafid esa Hkkjrh; ny ds /otokgd gksaxsA ;g QSlyk Hkkjrh; iSjkyafid lfefr ¼ihlhvkbZ½ dh dk;Zdkjh lfefr dh cSBd esa fy;k x;kA*@Top para high-jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu was on Friday named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the Tokyo Paralympics, which begins on August 24. Thangavelu, who is defending the T-42 gold he had won in the 2016 Rio Paralympics during the August 24 to September 5 showpiece in Tokyo, was picked for the honour by the executive committee of the national body. "Mariyappan Thangavelu will be the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Paralympics. The decision was taken at the executive committee meeting of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI)," Para-Athletics Chairman R Satyanarayana told PTI. vU; egRoiw.kZ tkudkjh%& VksD;ks vksyafid esa DokfyQkbZ djus okyh igyh efgyk xksYQj cuh gSa& vfnfr v”kksd @ Aditi Ashok becomes first woman golfer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics VksD;ks vksyafid esa DokfyQkbZ djus okyh igyh efgyk igyoku& fous”k QksxkV @ First female wrestler to qualify for Tokyo Olympics - Vinesh Phogat www.naukriaspirant.com 4- fdl Hkkjrh; igyoku Ikj Mksfiax ds fy, nks lky dk izfrca/k yxk fn;k x;k gSa\@ Which Indian wrestler has been banned for two years for doping? a) lqfer efyd@Sumit Malik b) lq'khy dqekj@Sushil Kumar c) laxzke flag@Sangram Singh d) ;ksxs'oj nÙk@Yogeshwar Dutt Hkkjr ds lqij gSohosV igyoku lqfer efyd ij 'kqØokj dks ;wukbVsM oyZ~M jslfyax ¼UWW½] LiksVZ~l baVjus'kuy xofuaZx c‚Mh }kjk ,d bu&d‚fEifV'ku Mksi VsLV esa Qsy gksus ds fy, nks lky dk çfrca/k yxk fn;k x;kA 28 o"khZ; efyd] ftUgksaus 125 fdxzk ÝhLVkby oxZ esa VksD;ks vksyafid ds fy, DokyhQkbZ fd;k Fkk] ds ikl ;k rks eatwjh Lohdkj djus ;k bls pqukSrh nsus ds fy, ,d lIrkg gSA çfrca/k dk eryc ;g Hkh gS fd Hkkjr vksyafid dksVk [kks nsxkA@India’s super heavyweight wrestler Sumit Malik, on Friday, was handed a two-year ban by the United World Wrestling (UWW), the sports international governing body, for failing an in-competition dope test. The 28-year-old Malik, who had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the 125kg freestyle category, has a week to either accept the sanction or challenge it. The ban also means India will lose the Olympic quota. vU; egRoiw.kZ tkudkjh%& gky gh esa Mksfiax ikus okyh igyh Hkkjrh; efgyk fØdsVj & va”kqyk jko @ Recently the first Indian woman cricketer to doping - Anshula Rao fØdsV ds rhuksa izk:iksa esa MsC;w djus okyh lcls ;qok Hkkjrh; gSa& “kSQkyh oekZ @ Youngest Indian to debut in all three formats of cricket - Shafali Verma gky gh esa vc rd ds lcls ;qok “krjat xSazMekLVj cus gSa& vfHkeU;q feJk@ Recently became the youngest chess grandmaster ever - Abhimanyu Mishra 5- fdls mŸkjk[kaM ds 11osa eq[;ea=h ds :Ik esa fu;qä fd;k x;k gSa\@ Who has been appointed as the 11th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand? a) vtqZu flag@Arjun Singh b) iq"dj flag /kkeh@Pushkar Singh Dhami c) Fkkoj flag xgyksr@Thawar Singh Gehlot d) fodk'k nsoxkSM+k @Vikas Deve Gowda Hkktik ds [kVhek fo/kk;d iq"dj flag /kkeh dks mÙkjk[kaM dk u;k eq[;ea=h fu;qä fd;k x;k gSA 'kfuokj dks chtsih fo/kk;d ny dh cSBd esa ;g QSlyk fy;k x;k- iq"dj flag /kkeh dk 'kiFk xzg.k lekjksg vkt gksuk Fkk] ysfdu vc bls jfookj 'kke 5 cts rd ds fy, Vky fn;k x;k gSA dsaæh; ea=h ujsaæ flag rksej] tks Hkktik ds dsaæh; i;Zos{kd ds :i esa nsgjknwu esa gSa] us dgk] fo/kkf;dk ny dh cSBd ds nkSjku] iq"dj /kkeh dks mÙkjk[kaM Hkktik fo/kk;d ny ds usrk ds :i esa fu;qä djus dk fu.kZ; fy;k x;k FkkA ge ikVhZ ds QSlys ij ppkZ djus ds fy, jkT;iky ds ikl x, FksA 'kiFk xzg.k lekjksg dy gksxkA*@BJP's Khatima MLA Pushkar Singh Dhami has been appointed as the new chief minister of Uttarakhand. The decision was taken during a legislative party meeting of the BJP on Saturday. The oath-taking ceremony of Pushkar Singh Dhami was supposed to take place today but has now been postponed to 5 pm on Sunday.
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