1. Who is the current (August, 2021) Vice Chief of the Naval Staff?
[A] Vice Admiral Satish Namdeo
[B] Vice Admiral SN Ghormade
[C] Vice Admiral Karambir Singh
[D] Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar
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Correct Answer: B [Vice Admiral SN Ghormade]
Notes:
A formal ceremony was held in the morning on 31st July, 2021 at South block, New Delhi. In this meeting, Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, AVSM, NM assumed charge as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff from Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC.
The new Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral SN Ghormade is an alumni of National Defence Academy (NDA). He was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 1 Jan 1984 and is a Navigation and Direction Specialist.
The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) is the second-highest ranking officer of the Indian Navy and the deputy to the chief of the navy. VCNS is a PSO at Naval Headquarters in New Delhi. He is responsible for naval related tasks.
2. Who holds the world record in “Women’s triple jump” ?
[A] Tatyana Lebedeva
[B] Inessa Kravets
[C] Yulimar Rojas
[D] Olga Rypakova
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Correct Answer: C [Yulimar Rojas]
Notes:Yulimar Rojas won a gold medal at Tokyo Olympic Games on August 1, 2021 and created a world record in the women’s triple jump. She jumped 15.67 metres and broke the record of Inessa Kravets of Ukraine who has the record of 15.50 metres jump. At Tokyo Olympics, the Silver medal was won by Patricia Mamona (15.01 m) of Portugal and Bronze medal was won by Ana Peleteiro (14.87 m) of Spain.
3. In which month, “World Breastfeeding Week” is observed every year?
[A] June
[B] August
[C] July
[D] October
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Correct Answer: B [August]
Notes:
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is organised annually by World Health Organisation (WHO), World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) , United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). The Breastfeeding week is marked every year from August 1 to August 8 i.e. the first week of August. The main motive of World Breastfeeding Week is to raise awareness on the importance of breastfeeding for mothers and infants. The theme of 2021 is “Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility”.
The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) was founded on 14 February 1999 by Anwar Fazal. Its headquarter is located in Penang (Malaysia).
4. Who won the gold medal in women’s singles badminton at Tokyo Olympics ?
[A] Greysia Polii
[B] PV Sindhu
[C] Tai Tzu-ying
[D] Chen Yufei
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Correct Answer: D [Chen Yufei]
Notes:
Chen Yufei won the gold medal in women’s singles badminton at Tokyo Olympics on August 2, 2021. She defeated Taiwan’s Tai Tzu ying 21-18, 19-21, 21-18 to capture the title. She is a Chinese badminton player. She won the girls’ singles junior titles at the 2016 Asian and the World Junior Championships. In 2017, she was awarded the 2017 Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year.
5. According to the Forbes Fortune Global 500 list, which company is ranked first in terms of total revenues in a fiscal year?
[A] Samsung
[B] Walmart
[C] Reliance
[D] Apple
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Correct Answer: B [Walmart]
Notes:
Forbes released Fortune 500 global list of companies on August 2, 2021. According to the list,
Walmart is ranked first in terms of total revenues for their respective fiscal years ended on or before March 31, 2021. Walmart had a revenue of USD 524 billion.
Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores and grocery stores. The company is based in United States of America. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. It was founded on 2 July, 1962 by Sam Walton and Walton family is its owner. Doug Mcmillion is the current CEO of this company.
Forbes is an American business magazine. It is owned by Integrated whale media investments and Forbes family. It features articles on finance, industry, investments and marketing topics. It is based in New Jersey, USA.
6. Praras Khadka, a sportsperson who retired recently, was associated with which sport?
[A] Hockey
[B] Cricket
[C] Kabaddi
[D] Table Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Cricket]
Notes:
Paras Khadka, the former captain of Nepal Cricket Team has retired from the International Cricket at the age of 34. He is the first batsman of Nepal to score century in ODIs as well as T20s. He was the longest-serving captain of Nepal Cricket team. He represented Nepal in three Under-19 World cups (2004, 2006, 2008) and led his country in 2014 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
International Cricket Council (ICC) is headquartered in Dubai. Greg Barclay is the chairman of ICC and Anil Kumble is the chairman of the ICC’s Cricket Committee.
7. Which organization has been nominated to execute the project of Enhancement of Digital Appeal at National War Memorial?
[A] Bharat Electronics Limited
[B] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[C] Bharat Dynamics
[D] Defence Research and Development Organisation
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Correct Answer: A [Bharat Electronics Limited]
Notes:
Bharat Electronics Limited has been nominated to execute the project of Enhancement of Digital Appeal at National War Memorial. The construction cost towards establishing the National War Memorial is Rs 176.65 crore.
8. Which organization has launched the Indian Customs Compliance Information Portal (CIP)?
[A] Central Board for Indirect Taxes & Customs
[B] Employees\’ Provident Fund Organisation
[C] Reserve Bank of India
[D] Securities and Exchange Board of India
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Correct Answer: A [Central Board for Indirect Taxes & Customs ]
Notes:
The Central Board for Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) have launched the Indian Customs Compliance Information Portal (CIP) which will provide free access to information about all Customs procedures and regulatory compliance for about 12,000 Customs Tariff Items.
9. Union Cabinet has approved an academic programme MoU between Indian Institute of Space science and Technology (IIST) and which university?
[A] Leiden University
[B] Utrecht University
[C] Delft University of Technology
[D] Eindhoven University of Technology
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Correct Answer: C [Delft University of Technology]
Notes:The Union Cabinet has given its approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Institute of Space science and Technology (IIST) and The
Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), for carrying out Research activities and Academic programmes which will involve faculty and students from each institution.
10. Which Indian state government will present its first ever paperless budget on 13th August?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] West Bengal
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Correct Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
The Assembly of Tamil Nadu will witness its first ever paperless budget session, with P.T.R. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, State Finance Minister set to present the revised budget for 2020-21 on 13th August. This will be Tamil Nadu’s first e-budget.