DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ: 21 JULY 2021

1. In July 2021, Cleopas Dlamini became 6. The Federal Bank launched which of the
the new Prime Minister of which following Artificial Intelligence-powered
country? virtual assistant to help customers with
(a) Lebanon banking-related queries anytime?
(b) Namibia (a) FABY
(c) Yemen (b) FEBY
(d) Eswatini (c) FECBY
(e) Botswana (d) FEDDY
2. In July 2021, Saad Hariri resigned from (e) FEDERY
the office of Prime Minister (PM) after 7. The International Cricket Council (ICC)
failing to form a Government. He inducted _______, _______ and _______
previously served as the PM of which as members at its 78th Annual General
country? Meeting.
(a) Lebanon (a) Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Switzerland
(b) Namibia (b) Mongolia, Turkey, and Switzerland
(c) Yemen (c) Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Swaziland
(d) Eswatini (d) Mauritius, Tajikistan, and Switzerland
(e) Botswana (e) Mauritius, Turkey, and Swaziland
3. In July 2021, _______ launched ‘Kala 8. Pension Fund Regulatory &Development
Vishwa’ a virtual platform for ________. Authority has allowed foreign companies
(a)Indian Council for Cultural Relations; to hold up to _________stake in Pension
Folk Artists funds.
(b)Centre for Cultural Resources & (a) 45%
Training; Folk Artists (b) 25%
(c)National School of Drama; Classical (c) 49%
Artists (d) 74%
(d)Centre for Cultural Resources & (e) 100%
Training; Classical Artists 9. Bank of Maharashtra has signed a MoU
(e)Indian Council for Cultural Relations; with _________ to boost ongoing
Classical Artists developmental initiatives linked to
4. Science Exploration Day is observed priority sector lending in Maharashtra.
annually on which day? (a) SIDBI
(a) 16 July (b) SEBI
(b) 17 July (c) NABARD
(c) 18 July (d) EXIM Bank
(d) 19 July (e) ADB
(e) 20 July 10. Which of the following state will be the
5. Who among the following will be first state in India to issue educational
conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna documents using blockchain technology?
posthumously? (a) Tamil Nadu
(a) Sumit Banerjee (b) Kerala
(b) Amit Banerjee (c) Karnataka
(c) Shibaji Banerjee (d) Maharashtra
(d) Sangeet Banerjee (e) West Bengal
(e) Abhijith Banerjee 11. Who among the following has won
Sparkassen Trophy at Dortmund?

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(a) Magnus Carlsen

(b) Vladimir Kramnik
(c) Viswanathan Anand ANSWER KEYS
(d) Garry Kasparov 1 d 9 c
(e) Anatoly Karpov 2 a 10 d
12. Razorpay has acquired artificial 3 a 11 c
intelligence (AI)-based risk analysis 4 e 12 e
platform _________, marking its third
5 c 13 b
acquisition since inception.
6 d 14 e
(a) Microsoft Azure
(b) MindMeld 7 a 15 a
(c) Dialogflow 8 d
(d) Infosys Nia
(e) TERA Finlabs
13. ________ is planning to build India’s 1st
‘Green Hydrogen’ plant at ________.
(a) ONGC; Jamnagar, Gujarat
(b) Indian Oil Corporation; Mathura,
Uttar Pradesh
(c) ONGC; Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
(d) Indian Oil Corporation; Jamnagar,
Gujarat
(e) ONGC; Mangalore, Karnataka
14. In July 2021, India successfully
conducted its 1st High-Speed Rail Trails
with _______ from Jaynagar in _______.
(a) Bangladesh; Bihar
(b) Bhutan; Sikkim
(c) Bangladesh; West Bengal
(d) Nepal; Uttar Pradesh
(e) Nepal; Bihar
15. In July 2021, _______ in partnership with
LegitDoc, implemented the World’s
largest Blockchain-powered educational
credentialing system, thereby making
India the _____ country in the World to
have such a system.
(a) Maharashtra; 4th
(b) Gujarat; 4th
(c) Karnataka; 2nd
(d) Gujarat; 3rd
(e) Maharashtra; 3rd

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