- United Nations observes _______ every year as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.
(A) 28 July
(B) 29 July
(C) 30 July
(D) 27 July
Answers With Explanation : (C) United Nations observes 30 July every year as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. In 2013, the General Assembly designated July 30 as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights.
- Bhoot Jolokia chillies from Nagaland exported to ______ for the first time.
(A) Beijing
(B) Berlin
(C) New York
(D) London
Answers With Explanation : (D) A consignment of ‘Raja Mircha’, also referred to as King Chilli or Bhoot Jolokia, from Nagaland, has been exported to London for the first time.
- Which airport has signed a ten-year partnership with the company IBM to set up the ‘Airport in a Box’ platform?
(A) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
(B) Bangalore International Airport Limited
(C) Chennai International Airport
(D) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel International Airport
Answers With Explanation : (B) Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), has signed a ten-year partnership with the company IBM to set up the ‘Airport in a Box’ platform.
- Who has been crowned Miss India USA 2021 at the beauty pageant.
(A) Roshni Tiwari
(B) Arshi Lalani
(C) Mira Kasari
(D) Vaidehi Dongre
Answers With Explanation : (D) Vaidehi Dongre, a 25-year-old girl from Michigan, has been crowned Miss India USA 2021 at the beauty pageant. Arshi Lalani from Georgia was declared the first runner up and North Carolina’s Mira Kasari was declared the second runner up.
- Which of the following state has launched a new initiative called the Pink Protection project for the protection of women in public, private and digital spaces?
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Gujarat
Answers With Explanation : (A) The Kerala Police launched a new initiative called the Pink Protection project for the protection of women in public, private and digital spaces.
- IIT _________ developed Covid RNA test kit called “COVIHOME”
(A) Kanpur
(B) Madras
(C) Delhi
(D) Hyderabad
Answers With Explanation : (D) India’s first Rapid electronic Covid-19 RNA Test kit that allows self-testing at home called ‘COVIHOME’ has been developed by a research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.
- Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer (CEO) for India in property consultant Colliers?
(A) Ramesh Nair
(B) Swati Gupta
(C) Sheetal Goyal
(D) Dharmendra Singh
Answers With Explanation : (A) Property consultant Colliers has appointed Ramesh Nair as the chief executive officer (CEO) for India and managing director, market development, for Asia.
- Govt announces ______ reservation for OBCs, 10% quota for EWS in medical seats
(A) 30%
(B) 27%
(C) 33%
(D) 10%
Answers With Explanation : (B) The centre has announced 27% reservation for OBCs and a 10% quota for students from the economically weaker sections (EWS) for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses under the All-India Quota (AIQ) scheme.
- Who won the Presidency of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)?
(A) María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés
(B) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
(C) Volkan Bozkir
(D) Abdulla Shahid
Answers With Explanation : (D) Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid won the Presidency of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
- Who among the following has won the National Women Online Chess title?
(A) Garima Gupta
(B) Anchal Sood
(C) Sreeja Seshadri
(D) Vantika Agarwal
Answers With Explanation : (D) Vantika Agarwal has won the National Women Online Chess title. She scored 9.5 points from 11 rounds. Arpita Mukherjee of West Bengal took the second spot and Tamil Nadu’s Sreeja Seshadri secured the third spot in the competition.
