[GKmojo] July 2021 MCQs

1. The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 has been shifted to be held in UAE
and Oman. Earlier the tournament was to be held in which country?
A. India
B. Australia
C. England
D. Rome

Answer: Option A
The venue for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 has been shifted from India
to the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

2. What is the rank of India in the Global Cybersecurity Index 2020?

A. 10
B. 37
C. 52
D. 29

Answer: Option A
India has been ranked as the 10th best country in the world in the Global
Cybersecurity Index 2020, released by International Telecommunication
Union.

3. Which day of the year is observed as National Doctors' Day?

A. Fourth Wednesday of June
B. 30 June
C. First Thursday of July
D. 01 July

Answer: Option D
The National Doctors' Day is organized on 01 July annually in India by the
Indian Medical Association.

4. In which country the G-20 Foreign Ministers meeting was held?

 A. Spain
B. France
C. Italy
D. India

Answer: Option C
The G-20 Foreign Ministers meeting was held in the Italian city of Matera
which was the first face-to-face meeting of G20 members in two years.

5. Who has approved the merger of Tech Data Corporation with Sinex
Corporation?
A. Competition Commission of India
B. Policy commission
C. Planning Commission
D. Education commission

Answer: Option A
The Competition Commission of India has approved the merger of Tech
Data with SYNNEX Corporation under Section 31(1) of the Competition
Act, 2002.

6. Which country has got certified by the WHO as Malaria-free?

A. India
B. China
C. Thailand
D. Sri Lanka

Answer: Option B
The World Health Organization has awarded China a Malaria-free
certification.

7. Who has been roped in as the new CEO of Amazon Inc. to replace Jeff
Bezos?
A. Lauren Sanchez
B. Adam Selipsky
 C. Andy Jassy
D. Dan Jewett

Answer: Option C
Andy Jassy, former head of Amazon Web Services (AWS), takes charge of
Amazon.com's operations from Monday. The 53-year-old replaces Jeff
Bezos as the CEO of the world's largest e-commerce firm.

8. Which of the following Indian origin lady has been appointed as the CEO of
Waze?
A. Nikita Arora
B. Sonia Syngal
C. Neha Parikh
D. Anjali Sud

Answer: Option C
The Indian-American Neha Parikh has been appointed as the CEO of Waze,
a crowd-sourced GPS navigation app and a subsidiary of tech giant Google.

9. Who has been appointed as the flag-bearer for the Indian contingent at the
opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics?
A. MC Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh
B. Geeta Phogat and Amit Panghal
C. Hima Das and Manish Kaushik
D. Sushil Kumar and Pooja Rani

Answer: Option A
The six-time world boxing champion MC Mary Kom and men's hockey
team skipper Manpreet Singh have been named as flag-bearers for the
Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.

10. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Goa?

A. PS Sreedharan Pillai
B. Bandaru Dattatraya
C. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
 D. Satyadev Narayan Arya

Answer: Option A
PS Sreedharan Pillai the current Governor of Mizoram has been appointed
as the Governor of Goa.

11. Who has been appointed as the new Law Minister in India?
A. Kiren Rijiju
B. Anurag Singh Thakur
C. Ashwini Vaishnaw
D. Hardeep Singh Puri

Answer: Option A
Kiren Rijiju took charge as the new Law and Justice Minister in the first
major cabinet reshuffle in PM Modi's second government.

12. Which of the following has launched the newsletter platform "Bulletin"?
A. Twitter
B. Microsoft
C. Amazon
D. Facebook

Answer: Option D
Facebook has launched their new newsletter platform, Bulletin. The new
site will be a place for writers and podcasters to publish content and build a
subscriber base.

13. What is the theme of the 2021 World Population Day?

A. Family Planning is a Human Right
B. How to safeguard the health and rights of women and girls now
C. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on fertility
D. Empowering People, Developing Nations

Answer: Option C
The Theme of 2021 World Population Day is the impact of the Covid-19
pandemic on fertility'.
14. Which team has won the 2021 Copa America title?
A. Brazil
B. Paraguay
C. Argentina
D. Chile

Answer: Option C
Lionel Messi-led Argentina beat Neymar's Brazil 1-0 to win the Copa
America final match, held at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

15. Jagannath Rath Yatra is observed in which state?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. West Bengal

Answer: Option C
Jagannath Rath Yatra is organized from the Jagannath Temple in Puri,
Orissa.

16. Which player has clinched the 2021 Wimbledon Tennis men's single title?
A. Novak Djokovic
B. Stefanos Tsitsipas
C. Matteo Berrettini
D. Daniil Medvedev

Answer: Option A
In Tennis, Novak Djokovic defeated Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon
final to win his sixth Wimbledon title and 20th Grand Slam trophy.

17. Who is the winner of the 2021 Wimbledon women's singles title in Tennis?
A. Simona Halep
B. Sofia Kenin
 C. Karolina Pliskova
D. Ashleigh Barty

Answer: Option D
In Tennis, Ashleigh Barty of Australia beat Karolina Pliskova (Czech
Republic) to win her first Wimbledon women's single title.

18. Shyam Srinivasan has been re-appointed as the CEO of which bank for a
period of three years?
A. Bank of Baroda
B. Yes Bank
C. Federal bank
D. Canara Bank

Answer: Option C
The Federal Bank has received approval from the RBI to re-appoint Shyam
Srinivasan as its MD and CEO for three years.

19. Which day of the year is observed as World Youth Skills Day?
A. July 12
B. July 14
C. July 15
D. July 13

Answer: Option C
The World Youth Skills Day is observed every year on July 15.

20. Bashar Assad has been sworn in as president of which country?

A. Syria
B. Jordan
C. Israel
D. Algeria

Answer: Option A
Syria President Bashar Assad was sworn for a fourth 7-year term in
Damascus.
21. Who won British Grand Prix?
A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Max Verstappen
C. Pankaj Advani
D. L. Norris

Answer: Option A
Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix after a crash with Max
Verstappen.

22. Government has notified a hike in the FDI limit in Pension fund
management from 49% to what amount?
A. 65%
B. 75%
C. 74%
D. 67%

Answer: Option C
Government has notified a hike in the FDI limit in Pension fund
management from 49% to 74%.

23. The Government of India has extended the duration of the 'Stand Up India
Scheme' up to which year?
A. 2022
B. 2030
C. 2025
D. 2050

Answer: Option C
The Government of India has extended the duration of the 'Stand Up India
Scheme' up to the year 2025.

24. Who penned the book titled "The India Story"?

A. Raghuram Rajan
 B. Bimal Jalan
C. Girish Patel
D. Bisha Roy

Answer: Option B
Bimal Jalan penned the book titled "The India Story".

25. Which country will be the host of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics?
A. India
B. Japan
C. Egypt
D. Australia

Answer: Option D
Australia's Brisbane will be the host of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics
after receiving approval from the executive board of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC).

26. Mirabai Chanu won which medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games in the
Women's 49kg category?
A. Silver
B. Gold
C. Bronze
D. None

Answer: Option A
Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal and became the first Indian to win an
Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games in the Women's 49kg category.

27. Which city has been added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Site?
A. Kalibangan
B. Dholavira
C. Bangalore
D. Jaipur
 Answer: Option B
A Harappan-era city, Dholavira has been added to the UNESCO list of
World Heritage Site. Dholavira is located in Gujarat's Rann of Kutch.

28. Which one is the Indo-Russia joint military exercise?

A. Surya Kiran
B. INDRA
C. Hand-in-Hand
D. Rudra

Answer: Option B
The 12th Edition of the Indo-Russia joint military exercise called 'Exercise
INDRA 2021' will be held at Volgograd, Russia from 01 to 13 August 2021.

29. Which Indian is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021
Booker Prize for fiction for his novel 'China Room'?
A. Sunjeev Sahota
B. Richard Powers
C. Rama Devi
D. Neha Bisht

Answer: Option A
Indian-origin British author, Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors
longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel
'China Room', alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro and Pulitzer Prize
winner Richard Powers.

30. Which company will launch a new robotics company, Intrinsic which will
focus on building software for industrial robots?
A. Google
B. Alphabet
C. Moonshoot
D. Infosys

Answer: Option B
Google-parent Alphabet will launch a new robotics company, Intrinsic
 which will focus on building software for industrial robots. The segment
comes out of X, Alphabet's Moonshot factory that houses futuristic firms
such as Waymo, Wing and Veril.

31. King Chilli 'Raja Mircha' from which state exported to London for the first
time?
A. Nagaland
B. Kerala
C. Assam
D. Manipur

Answer: Option A
King Chilli 'Raja Mircha' from Nagaland exported to London for the first
time

32. The first Indian goods train on the restored Chilahati-Haldibari rail route
between India and which country will leave the Alipurduar section of India
on July 31, 2021?
A. Nepal
B. Myanmar
C. Bangladesh
D. Indonesia

Answer: Option C
The first Indian goods train on the restored Chilahati-Haldibari rail route
between India and Bangladesh will leave the Alipurduar section of India
for Bangladesh on July 31, 2021.

33. CORPAT is an exercise of India with which country?

A. Indonesia
B. Sri Lanka
C. China
D. Japan

Answer: Option A
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Saryu has conducted Coordinated Patrol
(CORPAT) with Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Bung Tomo between July 30
and July 31, 2021. coordinated patrol aims to bolster maritime cooperation
between the two navies

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