1.

1st Indian state to Provide Smar

t Health Cards

a. ODISHA
b. RAJASTHAN
c. MAHARASHTRA
d. TAMILNADU
Odisha to become 1st Indian state to Provide
Smart Health Cards under the Biju Swasthya K
alyan Yojana.

• Important takeaways
• Chief Minister of Odisha: Naveen Patnaik and Gov
ernor is Ganeshi Lal.
2.Who will be brand ambassador of Ker
ala adventure tourism

• PR SREEJESH
• AKSHAY KUMAR
• NEERAJ CHOPRA
• RAHUL GANDHI
Olympian Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh OR
(PR Sreejesh), goalkeeper and former capt
ain of the Indian National Hockey team.

IMPORTANT TAKEAWAYS
• PR Sreejesh hails from Ernakulam, Kerala
• Kerala CM: Pinarayi Vijayan;
• Kerala Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan
3. Which of the following announced the la
unch of new-age term insurance policy
“SBI Life eShield Next”

• SBI LIFE INSURANCE

• LIC LIFE INSURANCE
• BAJAJ LIFE INSURANCE
• PUBG LIFE INSURANCE
 SBI Life Insurance announced the launch
of a unique new age protection solution
called ‘SBI Life eShield Next

• Important Takeaways
• SBI Life Insurance CEO: Mahesh Kumar Sharma;
• SBI Life Insurance Headquarters: Mumbai;
• SBI Life Insurance Founded: March 2001
4.Who will introduce ‘Regulatory
GAAR’ for round-tripping
• NABARD
• SEBI
• RBI
• FINANCE MINISTRY
Answer: RBI

• Important Takeaways
• General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR)
• RBI 25th Governor: Shaktikant Das;
• Headquarters: Mumbai;
• Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata.
5. Which of the following organised
a 400 Km “JAZBAA-E- TIRANGA” Relay
Marathon in J&K
• ARMY
• DEFENCE MINISTRY
• IAF
• J&K POLICE
Army organises a 400 Km “JAZBAA-E- TI
RANGA” Relay Marathon in J&K
6. Indian Navy Conducts Bilateral Maritime Ex
ercise with which of the following countries?

• PHILIPPINES
• VIETNAM
• THAILAND
• MALDIVES
The Indian Navy and Vietnam People’s
Navy (VPN) undertook a bilateral mari
time exercise in the South China Sea

• Important Takeaways
• From India, INS Ranvijay and INS Kora took part in th
e exercise and
• Fom the Vietnam People’s Navy (VPN), frigate VPNS
Ly Thai To(HQ-012) participated in the drill.
7. Who among the following chaired
5th meeting of BRICS Industry Minis
ters?

• PIYUSH GOYAL
• NARENDRA MODI
• PIYUSH CHAWLA
• S JAISHANKAR
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush
Goyal has chaired the fifth meeting o
f BRICS Industry Ministers

• Important Takeaways
• This year's theme :- Intra BRICS Cooperation for C
ontinuity, Consolidation and Consensus’
• BRICS- Brazil,Russia, India, China,South Africa
8.A book on “OPERATION KHUKRI”
released by?

• CDS BIPIN RAWAT

• GEN. NARAVANE
• VK SINGH
• RAJNATH SINGH
 “OPERATION KHUKRI” released
by CDS Gen Rawat

• Important Takeaways
• Authors Major General Rajpal Punia & Ms Damini
Punia.
• The book highlights the Indian Army’s successful res
cue mission in Sierra Leone as part of the United Na
tions.
9.World Athletics U20 Championshi
ps begins in?

• NAIROBI
• KENYA
• ZIMBABWE
• CUBA
World Athletics U20 Championship
s begins in Nairobi,KENYA
10.World Humanitarian Day (WH
D) is observed every year on?

• 18 AUGUST
• 19 AUGUST
• 19 JULY
• 18 JULY
World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is o
bserved every year on 19 August

• The theme for 2021 WHD is #TheHu

manRace: a global challenge for clim
ate action in solidarity with people w
ho need it the most.
11.World Photography Day is
celebrated on?
• 19 AUG
• 17AUG
• 16AUG
• 20 AUG
World Photography Day is celebra
ted on 19 August

• Important Takeaways
• The first official World Photo Day was obser
ved on August 19, 2010.