Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021

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Scientists from NASA and some universities are undertaking a $15 million, five-year study on adjacent areas of Louisiana. They are using high-tech airborne systems along with boats.
The team aims to create computer models that can be used with satellite data. This will let countries around the world know which parts of their deltas can be shored up.

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US-based (Educational Testing Service), the world’s largest private educational assessment organization, conducts several tests including TOEFL and GRE.
It was recently announced that Aadhaar Card will be accepted as an identification for taking the TOEFL and GRE tests. Students have to, however submit the original version of their Aadhaar Card as received in the mail.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has joined hands with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have launched a financial literacy curriculum for students of Class VI.
The Financial Literacy Textbook (FLT) has been launched as part of a new elective ‘financial literacy’ subject. This will enable students to have an understanding of basic financial concepts at an earlier stage of their education.

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As per recent reports, the NITI Aayog has recommended privatisation of state-owned insurer United India Insurance Company.
The privatisation in the banking, insurance and financial services sector are classified ‘strategic’ in its new public sector enterprise (PSE) policy. UIIC is the insurer of many insurance schemes run by the state governments.

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Indian Navy’s athlete MP Jabir qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 400m hurdles on July 1, 2021 after he clocked 49.78s to win gold at the recently concluded Inter-State Athletics Championships in Patiala. Jabir qualified through the World ranking quota where there are 14 spots available.

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Levon Aronian won the Goldmoney Asian Rapid online chess title 2021. Levon Grigori Aronian is an Armenian-American chess grandmaster.
He won the title after defeating Vladimir Artemiev. Magnus Carlsen, the current world champion was on the 3rd position. The Goldmoney Asian Rapid is the seventh tournament of the Champions Chess Tour 2021 or Meltwater Champions Tour.

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NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) was recently given a two-year mission extension.
It is a near-Earth object (NEO) hunting space telescope, which searches for asteroids and comets – including objects that could pose a hazard to Earth. The telescope has provided an estimate of the size of over 1,850 near-Earth objects.

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Valmiki National Park and Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary is located at the India-Nepal border in Bihar, on the bank of river Gandak. It is the only National Park in the state of Bihar.
The Authorities of the Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) have identified 150 vultures in different ranges of the protected area. A proposed plan for vulture conservation is sent to the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats (IDWH).

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Legendary actor Dilip Kumar died recently at the age of 98. He holds the record of receiving most Filmfare Award for Best Actor, by winning the award for 8 times.
He had won various awards during his 5-decade journey in Cinema, including Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994, Padma Bhushan (1991), Padma Vibhushan (2015) and Pakistan’s Nishan-e-Imtiaz (1998). He was nominated as the Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra in 2000–2006.

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Union Consumer affairs ministry has framed the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021, and sought public comments by July 21. As per the draft rules, Direct selling companies like Amway and Tupperware will not be allowed to offer the pyramid and money circulation scheme. Those companies have to register with the DPIIT for allotment of registration number. They should have minimum one physical location as registered office in India.