31. Gira Sarabhai, who was in the news recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Sports
[B] Architecture
[C] Politics
[D] Business
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Correct Answer: B [Architecture]
Notes:
Gira Sarabhai, veteran Architect and Designer, passed away recently at the age of 97, due to age-related illness.
The architect played a pivotal role in founding the National Institute of Design (NID), by bringing in top most people of the world as faculty. She also established Calico Museum of Textiles, which houses some of the rare specimens of textile from different parts of the country and the world.
32. “North-South Gas project” is a gas pipeline agreement between which of the two countries?
[A] India and Iran
[B] India and Russia
[C] Pakistan and Russia
[D] USA and Canada
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Correct Answer: C [Pakistan and Russia]
Notes:
Pakistan and Russia have signed an agreement for construction of a 1,100-km gas pipeline from Port Qasim in Karachi to Lahore. This project is commonly named as North-South Gas project and is also called the Pakstream Gas Pipeline Project.
A special purpose vehicle has been formed between Pakistan and Russia, with a shareholding of 74:26 per cent.
33. Which Union Ministry launched the ‘COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam’ programme?
[A] Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
[B] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Tribal Affairs]
Notes:
Arjun Munda, Minister of Tribal Affairs, virtually launched the nationwide campaign “COVID Teeka Sang Surakshit Van, Dhan aur Uddyam”. It aims to fast-track the pace of COVID vaccination among tribals, in India.
The campaign will focus on the 45,000 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVK) of the Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED). It will be implemented with the help of traditional village headsmen, SHGs and ground level workers in villages.
34. What is the new nomenclature of the ‘Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh’?
[A] High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
[B] Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
[C] Special High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
[D] High Court of Reorganised Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
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Correct Answer: A [High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh]
Notes:
The long and cumbersome nomenclature ‘Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh’ has been changed to ‘High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh’. The order was notified by the Department of Justice in the Law Ministry.
President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021, which spelled out the original name.
35. Viswanathan Anand won against which former world champion in the Sparkassen Trophy chess tournament at Dortmund?
[A] Magnus Carlsen
[B] Vladimir Kramnik
[C] Garry Kasparov
[D] Anatoly Karpov
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Correct Answer: B [Vladimir Kramnik]
Notes:
Two world former champions Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik played at the finals of Sparkassen Trophy at Dortmund, during which Viswanathan Anand defeated Vladimir Kramnik to win the trophy.
Viswanathan Anand is an India chess champion, who became a grand master as early as 1988. Also, he is one of the few in the world to surpass Elo rating of 2800.
36. July 18 is the birth anniversary of which Nobel Prize winning leader?
[A] Aung San Suu Kyi
[B] Nelson Mandela
[C] Kofi Annan
[D] Yasser Arafat
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Correct Answer: B [Nelson Mandela]
Notes:
July 18 is celebrated as Nelson Mandela International Day marking his birth date. He is known and remembered all over the world for his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation.
He became the first Black President of South Africa and was awarded the Noble Prize for Peace in the year 1993. The South African anti-apartheid revolutionary served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
37. Which movie of Julia Ducournau has won the Palme d’or award, at the Cannes Film Festival?
[A] Tenet
[B] The invisible man
[C] One Night in Miami
[D] Titane
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Correct Answer: D [Titane]
Notes:
Julia Ducournau’s Titane has been adjudged as the best movie and has been awarded the Palme d’or award, at the 74th Cannes Film Festival. She becomes the first female director in 28 years, whose movie has made it to the prestigious award.
Prior to this, it was Jane Campion who was the female director, whose movie ‘The Piano’ made it to the top list in 1993.
38. Which countries have agreed principally to form a quadrilateral (QUAD) tie with the USA?
[A] Australia – Japan – Italy
[B] Afghanistan – Pakistan – Uzbekistan
[C] India – Sri Lanka – China
[D] Myanmar – Bhutan – Nepal
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Correct Answer: B [Afghanistan – Pakistan – Uzbekistan]
Notes:
The United States of America, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan have in principle agreed to form a quadrilateral tie (QUAD), to boost their diplomatic relationship among the countries.
The tie is aimed to establish a long-term peace in Afghanistan leading to financial and political stability. The parties have proposed to expand the trade relationship among them.
39. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which was making the news recently, is associated with which country?
[A] China
[B] USA
[C] Russia
[D] Syria
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Correct Answer: B [USA]
Notes:
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, is an immigration policy that grants some extra rights to illegal immigrants who were brought into the United States as minors. As per the program, they can claim a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and can receive work permits.
Recently, a Federal judge in Texas has ruled that the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program created by former president Barack Obama is illegal because Congress never properly approved it.
40. In which year was the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) established?
[A] 1991
[B] 2015
[C] 2016
[D] 2020
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Correct Answer: C [2016]
Notes:
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) was established in the year 2016, under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Recently, IBBI has made amendments to the “Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons Regulations”, under which, resolution professional should submit his / her opinion on avoidance transactions made by a corporate debtor (undervalued transactions, extortionate credit transactions, fraudulent trading, wrongful trading etc).