Current affairs
Q1. PM Modi has recently launched Japanese style Zen
Garden in which city of India?
Answer: Ahmedabad
Q2. Rahi Sarnobat has recently claimed a gold medal for
India in which event?
Answer: Shooting
Q3. When is the United Nations International Day of
Parliamentarism commemorated?
Answer: June 30
Q4. The International Asteroid Day is observed
annually on
Answer: 30 June
Q5. Law Minister Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has
recently launched 'itat e-dwar', an e-filing portal
of
Answer: Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Q6. Who became the first Indian women cricketer to
be handed a four-year ban after failing the dope
test?
Answer: Anshula Rao
Q7. Which space agency hire and launch the world’s
First physically disabled astronaut?
Answer: European Space Agency
Q8. Who is the author of the book titled "Anomalies in
Law and Justice"?
Answer: R V Raveendran
Q9. Who has recently become the youngest Indian
cricketer to make debut in all formats?
Answer: Shefali Verma
Q10. Which of the following country has been included
new in the grey list of Financial Action Task Force
(FATF)?
Answer: Philippines
Q11. The first two units of world’s second-biggest
hydroelectric dam, the Baihetan Dam has been
constructed in which country?
Answer: China
Q12. Centre inaugurates Asia's longest and world’s
fifth-longest High Speed Track "NATRAX" in
________.
Answer: Indore
Q13. Who has been appointed the chairman of the
Indian Federation of United Nations Associations
(IFUNA)?
Answer: Shambhu Nath Srivastava
Q14. Mollywood’s veteran cinematographer and
director, ________ passed away recently.
Answer: Sivan
Q15. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, originally slated to be
held in India, will now be shifted to _____________.
Answer: UAE
Q16. The National Postal Worker Day is marked every
year on __________ globally in recognition of the
contribution made by postal workers in our
society.
Answer: July 1
Q17. What is the rank of India in the Global
Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020?
Answer: 10th
Q18. The appointments Committee of the Cabinet
(ACC) has extended the tenure of _________ CEO
Amitabh Kant, by one year till June 30, 2022.
Answer: NITI Aayog
Q19. Which one of the following is the oldest
newspaper in India?
Answer: Bombay Samachar
Q20. Which of the following film has won the Best Film
Award in the Documentary section (Best
Biographical) at the Toronto International
Women Film Festival, 2021?
Answer: Decoding Shankar
Q21. HAUSLA- Inspiring her growth", a comprehensive
Programme for Catalysing Women
Entrepreneurship in ________________.
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
Q22. What is the rank of India in the Global Startup
Ecosystem Index 2021 by Startup Blink?
Answer: 20th
Q23. The National Doctors’ Day is organized on
__________ annually in India by the Indian Medical
Association (IMA).
Answer: 01 July
Q24. Who among the following has become the
youngest-ever chess Grandmaster in the world?
Answer: Abhimanyu Mishra
Q25. Who has been awarded Kuvempu Rashtriya
Puraskar for the year 2020?
Answer: Rajendra Kishore Panda
Q26. Which of the following country has topped the
Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2020?
Answer: United States
Q27. J&K Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta,
inaugurated SDRF first Battalion’s 24×7 mental
health helpline called ______________.
Answer: SUKOON
Q28. Who among the following will be the new Vice
Chief of Indian Air Force?
Answer: Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Q29. Name the Editor of ‘Sudharma’ Sanskrit Daily,
passed away recently.
Answer: K.V. Sampath Kumar
Q30. National Chartered Accountants Day or CA Day is
celebrated on __________ every year.
Answer: July 1
Q31. What is the interest rate on Senior Citizens
Savings Scheme for second quarter (July-Sept) of
2021-22?
Answer: 7.4%
Q32. In 2020-21, India reported Current account
surplus for first time in 17 years. What was the
rate of Current Account Surplus in FY21?
Answer: 0.9%
Q33. Which day of the year is marked as the World
Sports Journalists Day?
Answer: 02 July
Q34. The Shopsy app has been launched by which
company to help Indians to start their online
businesses without any investment?
Answer: Flipkart
Q35. How much amount has been pledged by World
Bank for Covid-19 vaccines funding in developing
countries for period ending 2022?
Answer: $20 billion
Q36. The World UFO Day (WUD) is an annual event,
which takes place on ________.
Answer: July 02
Q37. Rafael has unveiled the sea breaker AI missile
with 300 km range recently. Rafael Advanced
Defense Systems is associated to _______________.
Answer: Israel
Q38. What is the name of India’s 1 indigenous drone
defence dome recently developed by Hyderabadbased Grene Robotics?
Answer: Indrajaal
Q39. Digital India initiative was launched by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on _________.
Answer: 2015
Q40. Which of the following bank has launched ‘Salute
Doctors’, banking solution for doctors?
Answer: ICICI Bank
Q41. Researchers have discovered Black-bellied Coral
snake in Bhadraj Block of Benog Wildlife
Sanctuary in _______.
Answer: Uttarkahand
Q42. Which of the following bank has launched a
SalaamDilSey initiative to show gratitude to
doctors for their tireless service during the
pandemic, to pay tribute to doctors across the
country?
Answer: HDFC Bank
Q43. What is the interest rate on Sukanya Samriddhi
Accounts for second quarter (July-Sept) of 2021-
22?
Answer: 7.6%
Q44. Name the former Indian footballer, passed away
recently.
Answer: M Prasannan
Q45. Indian Navy warship has recently conducted
military drill with ________________ vessel in the East
China Sea.
Answer: South Korea
Q46. Which one of the following is the first country in
the WHO Western Pacific Region to be awarded a
malaria-free certification in more than 3 decades?
Answer: China
Q47. President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation
stone for Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre
in _________________.
Answer: Lucknow
Q48. Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defence secretary
and one-time presidential candidate whose
reputation as a skilled bureaucrat passed away
recently. He belongs to __________________.
Answer: US
Q49. Which of the following species has recently
named as ‘Icius Tukarami’?
Answer: Spider
Q50. The Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial
Management (AJNIFM) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership
to build an AI with _____________.
Answer: Microsoft
Q51. Which of the following country chair the 7th
edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium?
Answer: France
Q52. The United Nations celebrates the International
Day of Cooperatives every year on the __________.
Answer: First Saturday of July
Q53. Name the Indian wrestler, who gets two-year ban
for doping recently.
Answer: Sumit Malik
Q54. Name the author of the book "Nathuram Godse:
The True Story of Gandhi's Assassin".
Answer: Dhaval Kulkarni
Q55. Name the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in
the Tokyo Paralympics.
Answer: Mariyappan Thangavelu
Q56. Which of the following bank has become the
second most-valued listed Public Sector Bank?
Answer: Indian Overseas Bank
Q57. Recently, which bank has inked a multi-year deal
with Amazon Web Services for powering digital
banking services?
Answer: Axis Bank
Q58. Recently, the government has extended the
superannuation age of IPO-bound LIC Chairman
to up to:
Answer: 62
Q59. Which of the following State/UT has ended the
149-year-old darbar move tradition?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
Q60. Who among the following has been appointed as
the new Lokayukta in Tripura?
Answer: Kalyan Narayan Bhattacharjee
Q61. Recently, Karsten Warholm breaks the 29-yearold world record in 400m hurdles. He hails from
which country?
Answer: Norway
Q62. Who among the following has been appointed as
the Managing Director, National High-Speed Rail
Corporation Ltd?
Answer: Satish Agnihotri
Q63. RBI imposed a penalty of ______ on Punjab and
Sind Bank for non-compliance with certain
provisions of directions on ‘Cyber Security
Framework in Banks.
Answer: Rs 25 lakh
Q64. Which of the following has been awarded the
world’s most innovative Investment Promotion
Agency 2021?
Answer: Invest India
Q65. Who became the highest run-getter in women's
cricket across formats?
Answer: Mithali Raj
Q66. __________ won the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red
Bull Ring, the ninth race of the 2021 Formula 1
World Championship season.
Answer: Max Verstappen
Q67. Name the author of the book titled "Lady Doctors:
The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in
Medicine"?
Answer: Kavitha Rao
Q68. Name the third woman of Indian origin to go to
space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams.
Answer: Sirisha Bandla
Q69. Pushkar Singh Dhami sworn in as _____ Chief
Minister of Uttarakhand
Answer: 11th
Q70. Indian Army chief MM Naravane to inaugurate
war memorial for Indian soldiers in __________.
Answer: Italy
Q71. Recently, which one of the following gave licence
to Laurus Labs for manufacturing and marketing
Covid-19 drug 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (2-DG) in
India?
Answer: DRDO
Q72. Recently, the first production lot of 12 numbers of
Short Span Bridging System (SSBS)-10 m
designed and developed by _________.
Answer: DRDO
Q73. World Zoonoses Day is held every year on
__________ to raise awareness of the risk of zoonotic
diseases.
Answer: July 6
Q74. Flipkart partners with _____ to digitise cash-ondelivery payment.
Answer: PhonePe
Q75. The Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in
Drought) was recently launched from which state
in India recently?
Answer: Rajasthan
Q76. The 52nd edition of the International Film
Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in __________.
Answer: Goa
Q77. What is the auction mechanism for 14-year tenor
government securities?
Answer: Uniform Price auction
Q78. Who among the following is the author of the
book ‘The Fourth Lion: Essays for Gopalkrishna
Gandhi’?
Answer: Venu Madhav Govindu
Q79. Name the female India’s flag-bearers at the
opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
Answer: MC Mary Kom
Q80. Which of the following ministry recently launched
NIPUN Bharat programme?
Answer: Ministry of Education
Q81. Who among the following has claimed 1000th
wickets in first-class cricket?
Answer: James Anderson
Q82. Name the India’s flag-bearers at the closing
ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
Answer: Bajrang Punia
Q83. Who has inaugurated and addressed the CoWin
Global Conclave, virtually?
Answer: Narendra Modi
Q84. Auction method for benchmark securities of tenor
30-year and 40-year ___________?
Answer: Multiple price auction
Q85. Name the male India’s flag-bearers at the opening
ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
Answer: Manpreet Singh
Q86. What was the Revenue collected from Goods and
Services Tax (GST) in June?
Answer: Rs 92,849 crore
Q87. Who has been appointed as the governor of Goa?
Answer: PS Sreedharan Pillai
Q88. Who becomes “Brand Ambassador” of Khadi
Prakritk Paint?
Answer: Nitin Gadkari
Q89. Bandaru Dattatraya has been appointed as the
governor of which state?
Answer: Haryana
Q90. Who has been appointed as the CEO of Waze, a
crowd-sourced GPS navigation app and a
subsidiary of tech giant Google?
Answer: Neha Parikh
Q91. Who has been appointed as the governor of
Karnataka?
Answer: Thawarchand Gehlot
Q92. Which of the following payment app has
announced the launch of Postpaid Mini to provide
small-ticket instant loans?
Answer: Paytm
Q93. Richard Donner passed away recently. He was
a/an _____________.
Answer: Filmmaker
Q94. The Ministry of Tourism has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
which entity to strengthen the country''s
hospitality and tourism industry?
Answer: Yatra
Q95. Who has announced his resignation as the
president of IBM?
Answer: Jim Whitehurst
Q96. Who among the following has launched the Online
Course Mobile App “Matsya Setu” for Indian aqua
farmers?
Answer: Giriraj Singh
Q97. Which of the following city to get India's second
largest cricket stadium?
Answer: Jaipur
Q98. World Chocolate Day or International Chocolate
Day is observed on ______ every year.
Answer: 7th July
Q99. Satyadev Narayan Arya has been appointed as the
governor of which state?
Answer: Tripura
Q100. How many members are set up by DPIIT to curb
Digital Monopolies?
Answer: 9
Q101. What is the estimated GDP growth rate of Indian
economy for the fiscal 2021-22 as per Fitch
Ratings latest prediction?
Answer: 10 percent
Q102. ______ has partnered with Mastercard to launch
‘MandateHQ’.
Answer: Razorpay
Q103. Which among these sectors have recently been
included as MSMEs sector by government for
purpose of Priority Sector Lending?
Answer: Retail and Wholesale trade
Q104. Indian Army has recently inaugurated a war
memorial of Capt Gurjinder Singh Suri(who died
during 1999 'Birsa Munda' operation)
near__________________.
Answer: Gulmarg
Q105. Which of the following designation is associated
with N Venudhar Reddy?
Answer: Director-General of All India Radio
Q106. Keshav Datt passed away recently. He was
associated with which sport?
Answer: Hockey
Q107. Which of the following two cities of India ready to
host Women's Asian Cup 2022?
Answer: Mumbai and Pune
Q108. Who has been awarded the Humboldt Research
Award for Economics?
Answer: Kaushik Basu
Q109. Which of the following metro rail corporation has
launched India's first FASTag or Unified Payments
Interface (UPI)-based parking facility?
Answer: DMRC
Q110. Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated at his
home. What is the currency of Haiti?
Answer: Gourde
Q111. The Indian Army has named one of its firing
ranges in Kashmir after Bollywood actress _______.
Answer: Vidya Balan
Q112. Name the newly appointed cabinet minister for
Health and Family Welfare?
Answer: Mansukh Mandaviya
Q113. Who among the following takes oath for the new
minister for Education?
Answer: Dharmendra Pradhan
Q114. Name the new cabinet minister for Information
and Broadcasting.
Answer: Anurag Singh Thakur
Q115. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance and __________ have
entered into a corporate agency agreement for
the distribution of Bajaj Allianz General
Insurance’s products.
Answer: Bank of India
Q116. India’s first Maritime Arbitration Centre is being
set up in which city of the country?
Answer: Gandhinagar
Q117. The Ministry of Defence has unveiled a new
system for automated sanction and disbursement
of defence pension. What is the name given to that
system?
Answer: SPARSH
Q118. Indian politician Virbhadra Singh, who has passed
away was the former Chief Minister of which
state?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
Q119. The Indian Railways has set up India’s first
movable freshwater tunnel aquarium ‘Aquatic
Kingdom’ in which city?
Answer: Bengaluru
Q120. Amazon Inc has launched its first Digital Kendra
in India in which city?
Answer: Surat
Q121. The tallest sandcastle of the world has recently
been inaugurated in which country?
Answer: Denmark
Q122. Which of the following has launched newsletter
platform “Bulletin”?
Answer: Facebook
Q123. Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has been
brought under which ministry by the central
government?
Answer: Ministry of Finance
Q124. According to the UN agency, the high
temperatures in Antarctica are a result of a large
high-pressure system creating by __________.
Answer: Fohn conditions
Q125. ‘The Light of Asia’: Jairam Ramesh’s new book is a
biography of an epic bio-poem on
____________________.
Answer: Gautama Buddha
Q126. Which country held the top rank in the
NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings
released recently?
Answer: United States
Q127. Under whose chairmanship the govt has set up a
25-member a Development Council for Cement
Industry?
Answer: Puneet Dalmia
Q128. Indian Naval Ship _________ recently participated in
military exercises with the frontline frigate of the
Italian Navy.
Answer: Tabar
Q129. Which state of India has proposed to have its own
over-the-top (OTT) platform?
Answer: Kerala
Q130. Which of the following portfolio is associated with
the union minister Kiren Rijju?
Answer: Ministry of Law and Justice
Q131. RBI has imposed monetary penalty on which of
the following bank for contravention of various
regulatory norms, including on lending to NBFCs?
Answer: All of the above
Q132. Which bank has signed an MOU with the Indian
Army to offer defence service salary package for
Indian Army under its 'Power Salute’ initiative?
Answer: Axis Bank
Q133. Max Bupa Health Insurance has entered into a
Bancassurance partnership with which bank?
Answer: Axis Bank
Q134. Who is known as the founding father of
Bengaluru?
Answer: Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
Q135. Which of the following movie has recently added
to the National Film Archive of India?
Answer: PK
Q136. National Fish Farmers’ Day is celebrated every
year on _________.
Answer: 10 July
Q137. Bharat Dynamics Ltd signs _________ deal with
Indian Air Force for the manufacture and supply
of Akash missiles.
Answer: Rs 499-crore
Q138. Who among the following has won the 2021
Scripps National Spelling Bee?
Answer: Zaila Avant-garde
Q139. ________ enters India’s railway map as first
passenger train reaches the state.
Answer: Manipur
Q140. Name the author of the book "The Pregnancy
Bible".
Answer: Kareena Kapoor Khan
Q141. Abiy Ahmed has been appointed as the Prime
minister of which country for the second term?
Answer: Ethiopia
Q142. Who among the following has won
Commonwealth Points of Light award?
Answer: Syed Osman Azhar Maqsusi
Q143. Which team has won the Copa America 2021?
Answer: Argentina
Q144. World Population Day is observed every year on
__________.
Answer: 11 July
Q145. Whom did Ashleigh Barty beat in order to win her
maiden Wimbledon title?
Answer: Karolina Pliskova
Q146. Twitter has recently names whom as their
Resident Grievance Officer for India to Follow
New IT Rules?
Answer: Vinay Prakash
Q147. United Nations has declared __________ as World
Malala Day to honour the young activist, Malala
Yousafzai.
Answer: 12 July
Q148. Who among the following has won the
Wimbledon Championships 2021?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
Q149. In which state India’s first cryptogamic garden
has been inaugurated?
Answer: Uttarakhand
Q150. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates India’s
first private LNG Facility plant at ________.
Answer: Nagpur
Q151. Dr PK Warrier recently passed away at the age of
100. He was associated with which among the
following fields?
Answer: Ayurvedic Physician
Q152. Name the Bangladeshi cricketer, who announced
his retirement from Test cricket.
Answer: Mahmudullah Riyad
Q153. Name the author of the book "The Ramayana of
Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji".
Answer: Baljit Kaur Tulsi
Q154. Who among the following has won the
Wimbledon Junior Men`s title?
Answer: Samir Banerjee
Q155. What is the theme for World Population Day
2021?
Answer: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic
on fertility
Q156. Which of the following football team has won the
European Championship 2020?
Answer: Italy
Q157. Who was adjudged the player of UEFA EURO
2020?
Answer: Gianluigi Donnarumma
Q158. Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) will
set up the 'Bangabandhu Chair' at the Delhi
University to promote the diplomatic ties
between India and which country?
Answer: Bangladesh
Q159. Name the "ICC Women Player of the Month" for
June.
Answer: Sophie Ecclestone
Q160. Who among the following has been named as "ICC
Men Player of the Month" for June?
Answer: Devon Conway
Q161. Which state will organise the Khelo India Youth
Games 2021 in February 2022?
Answer: Haryana
Q162. Which of the following state to create new
department for indigenous faith and culture?
Answer: Assam
Q163. Who among the following has won the Euro 2020
Golden Boot?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
Q164. IIT Madras and _______ India team up to host
SAMVEDAN 2021.
Answer: Sony
Q165. Which of the following state has tied up with the
National Insurance Company Ltd. for insuring
Himalayan Yak.
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
Q166. Who among the following has been selected for
the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam (BKS)’s Literary
Award for 2021?
Answer: Omchery N N Pillai
Q167. Name the author of the book 'The Art of Conjuring
Alternate Realities: How Information Warfare
Shapes Your World'.
Answer: Shivam Shankar Singh and Anand
Venkatanarayanan
Q168. “The Struggle Within: A Memoir of the
Emergency”, a book has been written by whom
among the following?
Answer: Ashok Chakravarti
Q169. Rail Cargo movement between India and _______
gets a big boost.
Answer: Nepal
Q170. Which of the following state has launched a
population policy that aims to incentivise couples
who do not have more than two babies?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Q171. Who among the following has become Nepal’s
Prime Minister for the 5th time?
Answer: Sher Bahadur Deuba
Q172. Who has become the first Indian to be selected for
judging the gymnastics competition of the
Olympic Games?
Answer: Deepak Kabra
Q173. Which country will host the 2026 World
Badminton Championships?
Answer: India
Q174. Yashpal Sharma passed away recently. He was
a/an ____________.
Answer: Cricketer
Q175. Late Harappan-era artefacts found in _____________.
Answer: Jalgaon, Maharashtra
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Q176. Indian Navy received the _____ anti-submarine
warfare aircraft P-8I from the US-based aerospace
company Boeing.
Answer: 10th
Q177. Which country has signed a USD 1.3 billion deal
with India, to develop a 679-megawatt Lower
Arun Hydropower project?
Answer: Nepal
Q178. ‘Mr. Wonderful’ Paul Orndorff passed away
recently. He was a/an ____________.
Answer: Wrestler
Q179. Who has inaugurated a research-based centre of
excellence at National Forensic Science University
in Gandhinagar, Gujarat?
Answer: Amit Shah
Q180. Which space agency has planned to launch geo
imaging satellite GISAT-1 on August?
Answer: ISRO
Q181. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has
launched BHIM-UPI QR-based payments in
________.
Answer: Bhutan
Q182. Name the author of the book "The Great Big Lion".
Answer: Chryseis Knight
Q183. India's first national dolphin research centre to
come up in ___________.
Answer: Patna
Q184. Where is the headquarters of Badminton World
Federation located?
Answer: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Q185. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled a
statue of Mahatma Gandhi in ______________.
Answer: Georgia