Current Affairs Quiz - July, 2021
31. Rashtriya Gokul Mission is a scheme under which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture
[B] Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
[C] Ministry of Food Processing and Industries
[D] Ministry of MSME
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]
Notes:
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) announced that ₹9,800 crore would be spent on livestock development over the next five years.
It also said that all schemes of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying will be merged into three broad categories. The first will include the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, the second one includes the Livestock Health and Disease Control scheme and the National Animal Disease Control Programme and the third will merge the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund and the Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund, Cooperatives and FPOs.
32. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Navy to protect Indian vessels in the Gulf region?
[A] Operation Vanilla
[B] Operation Sankalp
[C] Operation Purple
[D] Operation Crude
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Correct Answer: B [Operation Sankalp]
Notes:
Operation Sankalp was launched by the Indian Navy in June 2019, after there were explosions on board two oil tanker ships in the Gulf of Oman.
As per the official statement of the Indian Navy, the operation has provided safe passage to an average of 16 Indian-flagged merchant vessels in the Gulf region every day. The Indian Navy ship with an integral helicopter has been continuously deployed in the north-west Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf from June 2019.
33. Which country’s space agency has flight tested a reusable suborbital space vehicle recently?
[A] USA
[B] India
[C] China
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: C [China]
Notes:
China has recently fire tested its reusable suborbital space vehicle, which is a part of its mission to develop a reusable space transportation system.
The vehicle is reportedly launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and has landed safely in an airport 800 kilometers away. No other details of the spacecraft have been shared by the country.
34. What is the revised limit for FDI investment in pension fund management under the NPS, as of July 2021?
[A] 100%
[B] 74%
[C] 49%
[D] 25%
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Correct Answer: B [74%]
Notes:
The Government of India has hiked the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in pension fund management under the national pension system (NPS) from 49% to 74%. This move is expected to make more players available in this sector.
Presently the 4 out pension fund managers of NPS – HDFC Pension Management, ICICI Prudential Pension Funds, Kotak Mahindra Pension Fund and Aditya Birla Sun Life have significant foreign investments in them.
35. What is the name of the fish, that has been caught in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand for the first time in three decades?
[A] Mrigal Carp
[B] Hilsa
[C] Silver Pomfret
[D] Mystus
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Correct Answer: B [Hilsa]
Notes:
Hilsa, the pricey fish has been caught in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand for the first time in three decades. The fish lives in the seas but spawns in the rivers.
This has been witnessed after the gates and fish locks of Farakka barrage were changed to allow the upstream migration of the fish. Hilsa or ilish, has been the favourite gift to Indian leaders from the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. It depleted after the Farakka barrage was constructed in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal and nets were put on the Bangladesh side.
36. Pedro Castillo has been elected as the new President of which country?
[A] Brazil
[B] Peru
[C] Sweden
[D] Denmark
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Correct Answer: B [Peru]
Notes:
Rural teacher-turned-politician Pedro Castillo became the winner of Peru’s presidential election. He is said to be the first peasant to become the President of the country,
He defeated right-wing politician Keiko Fujimori, who was backed by traditional elites, by just 44,000 votes. Peru is the world’s second-largest copper producer and its economy is devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, increasing the poverty level to almost one-third of the population.
37. Which is the first High Court in India, to begin live-streaming of court proceedings?
[A] Madras High Court
[B] Gujarat High Court
[C] Mumbai High Court
[D] Delhi High Court
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarat High Court]
Notes:
The Gujarat High Court has become the first high court to begin live-streaming of court proceedings. Chief Justice of India NV Ramana launched the first live broadcast of the court functioning.
The Chief Justice also announced that the Supreme Court will start the live broadcast soon. This is seen as a step towards ensuring transparency and openness in the Indian judiciary. He also released the Gujarat High Court (Live Streaming of Court Proceedings) Rules, 2021.
38. A finger-sized fossil of a ’Microsaur’ from 308 million years ago has been unearthed in which country?
[A] USA
[B] Greece
[C] Poland
[D] Russia
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Correct Answer: A [USA]
Notes:
A finger-sized fossil of a ’Microsaur’ from 308 million years ago has been unearthed in the United States.
The research finds a new species called a microsaur, which were small, lizard-like animals that roamed the Earth before proper dinosaurs made their appearance. The study gives more data on the evolution of different animal groups, including amphibians and reptiles.
39. What type of missile is ‘New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG)’?
[A] Surface-to-air missile
[B] Air to Air Missile
[C] Surface to Surface Missile
[D] Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
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Correct Answer: A [Surface-to-air missile]
Notes:
The New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), which is India’s advanced Surface-to-air missile has been recently tested by the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) at its Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast.
This missile system has been designed and developed by the DRDL, Hyderabad.
40. Which Indian state/UT recorded India’s first case of H5N1 among humans?
[A] Bihar
[B] Haryana
[C] Gujarat
[D] Assam
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Correct Answer: B [Haryana]
Notes:
A 11-year-old boy from Haryana died at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), after he was infected with the H5N1 virus.
The virus is also called ‘Avian influenza’ or ‘bird flu’. This is believed to be the first case of H5N1 among humans in India, and the first bird flu death this year. According to the World Health Organization, ‘avian influenza’, or ‘bird flu’, is a type of influenza virus that causes a highly infectious, severe respiratory disease in birds.
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