4th July by Dr.

Gaurav Garg
QUIZ
1. Which initiative was launched by TRIFED to promote entrepreneurship among tribal people? Tech for
Tribals
2. Former RBI Deputy governor R Gandhi and Ananth Narayan were appointed on the board of which bank? Yes Bank
3. When do we observe International day of happiness? March 20
4. Which state started the e-night beat checking system? Himachal Pradesh
5. What was the theme of World Down Syndrome Day 2020? We Decide
6. Which day is observed as International day for the elimination of racial discrimination? 21 March
7. BRO recently made a 360 feet long bridge on which river? Teesta
8. The Central government started the EMC 2.0 Scheme, it is related to what? Electronics manufacturing
9. Which state celebrated 23 March as Youth Empowerment Day? Punjab
10. Which was the first city of India to use drones to sanitize against Covid19? Indore
11. World Tuberculosis Day was celebrated on March 24 to commemorate the anniversary of discovery of TB Bacteria by
which scientist? Robert Koch
12. Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis won which award recently? Abel Prize
13. 38th district of Tamil Nadu has been carved out of which district? Nagapattinam
14. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Microsoft Azure introduced which robot for COVID-19 self-check? Clara
15. Paris will host the Summer Olympics for ________ time in 2024? Third
16. MACS 4028 is a recently developed, biofortified high protein variety of which crop? Wheat
17. What is the length of Aligarh-Harduaganj flyover which was recently proposed in the state? 22 km
18. What is the full form of SD and HD wrt streaming services? Standard definition and High definition
19. How many members are there in CBDT excluding the chairman? Six
20. Where is the HQ of UNRWA? Amman, Jordan

Q1) Edouard Philippe has given his resignation from the post of the Prime Minister of which country?
A.Spain B.France
C.Italy D.Mexico

Q2) Which IIT institution has developed a classroom-to-home teaching setup 'Mobile Masterjee‘?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Guwahati
C.IIT Mandi D.IIT Kanpur

Q3) Name the Indian-American persons who have been honored with the ‘2020 Great Immigrants’ by the Carnegie
Corporation?
A.Siddhartha Mukherjee B.Raj Chetty
C.Abhishek Salve D.A&C
E.A&B F.B&C

Q4) Upa Rokamlova, who passed away recently, was the former Assembly Speaker of which state?
A.Mizoram B.Nagaland
C.Himachal Pradesh D.Assam

Q5) Saroj Khan, who passed away recently, was a renowned _______?
A.Author B.Choreographer
C.Director D.Singer

Q6) World Sports Journalists Day is observed globally on which date?

A.1 July B.3 July
C.2 July D.4 July

Q7) Union ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has extended the Armed Forces (Special power Act) (AFSPA) 1958 in which
state for another six months?
A.Assam B.Manipur
C.Tripura D.Nagaland

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Q8) Who is the author of the book “Future of Higher Education – Nine Mega Trends”?
A.Lakshmi Narayanan B.V Pattabhi Ram
C.T N Manoharan D.Mukul Deva

Q9) According to Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), which state has occupied
the top spot in annual fish production in 2019?
A.West Bengal B.Gujarat
C.Tamil Nadu D.Kerala

Key Points
● India’s marine fish production has increased marginally by 2.1% to 3.56 million tonnes
(mt) in 2019 as compared to 3.49 mt in 2018.
● Tamil Nadu grabbed the first position with 7.75 lakh tonne followed by Gujarat (7.49 lakh t).
● Top Fishes netted - red- toothed triggerfish (2.74 lakh t) , Ribbon fish (2.19 lakh t) and cephalopod (2.18 lakh t).

Q10) Which among the following has launched a new scheme called ‘Accelerate Vigyan’ (AV)?
A.NITI Aayog B.SERB
C.IIT Madras D.CSIR

Q11) Which Bank has launched the Insta Loans against Mutual Funds facility?
A.HDFC Bank B.Axis Bank
C.Yes Bank D.ICICI Bank

Q12) Who will take over as the Managing Director of Cholamandalam MS General Insurance?
A.S S Gopalarathnam B.V Suryanarayanan
C.Karnam Sekar D.Atul Kumar Goel

Q13) Who are the two agricultural experts from India that are named by the UN chief to the scientific group for 2021 food
summit?
A.Rattan Lal & Uma Lele B.Dinesh Kumar & Krishna Gaur
C.Sanjay Manjay & Vishakha Lalwani D.Vijay Dhavala & Anubhuti Lahoti

Q14) Which country has cancelled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2021?
A.Malaysia B.Chile
C.New Zealand D.Australia

Q15) AIIMS doctors along with a team of IIT-Delhi students have developed which app to track plasma donors?
A.NOVIL 19 B.COPAL 19
C.KONID 19 D.COPA 19

Q16) The Odisha government has planned to plant 13.11 crore saplings under a new initiative called _____?
A.Sabuja Odisha B.Ropan Odisha
C.Bageecha Odisha D.Vatika Odisha

Q17) HUL's flagship skincare brand for women Fair & Lovely will now be known as________?
A.Shine & Lovely B.Bright & Lovely
C.New & Lovely D.Glow & Lovely

Q18) Which company has decided to invest ₹ 1,894.50 crore in Jio Platforms?
A.Accel B.Sequoia Capital
C.Intel Capital D.Index Ventures

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