Current
Affairs Questions
Q 1) Recently, IAF has designs and
mounts an Airborne Locust Control System on its ________ helicopters for
tackling locust attack.
A.Chetak
B.Dhruv
C.Cheetah
D.Mi-17
●The Indian Air Force has
successfully designed and developed an Airborne Locust Control System on Mi-17
helicopters for tackling the locusts attack.
●The machine developed by the
Air Force can help in spraying pesticides over 750 hectares of land in one
mission.
●Mi-17 is a military
transport variant in the Mi-8/17 family of helicopters.
●It is produced by Kazan
Helicopters, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters.
●Designed to transport cargo
inside the cabin and on an external sling, the Mi-17V-5 is one of the world’s
most advanced transport helicopters.
●It can also be deployed in
troop and arms transport, fire support, convoy escort, patrol, and
search-and-rescue (SAR) missions.
●The Indian MoD had awarded a
$1.3bn contract to Russian Helicopters for 80 helicopters in December 2008.
Deliveries to the Indian Air
Force (IAF) began in 2011, with 36 helicopters delivered by early 2013.
Q 2) World Sports Journalists
Day is observed every year on ________.
A.01 July
B.02 July
C.03 July
D.04
July
●World Sports Journalists Day
is observedon July 2 every year to celebrate the services of sports journalists
for the promotion of sports.
●The day was established in
1994 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of International Sports Press
Association (ISPA).
Q 3) Recently, Defence
Acquisition Council ( DAC) has cleared Defence acquisition worth _______.
A.Rs23,900 Cr
B.Rs11,500 Cr
C.Rs38,200 Cr
D.Rs45,400
Cr
●Defence Acquisition Council
(DAC) accorded approval for Capital acquisitions of various platforms and
equipment required by the Indian Armed Forces.
●Proposals for an approximate
cost of 38900 Crore rupees were approved.
●These approvals include
acquisitions from Indian Industry amounting to 31130 Crore rupees.
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Q 4) Which of the following
cities has become the first city to place a separate Yellow dustbin for the
corona residual?
A.Aurangabad
B.Thane
C.Indore
D.Ghaziabad
●In Madhya Pradesh, to
prevent corona infection, the Indore Municipal Corporation is placing Yellow
colour dustbins at all major places in the city.
●This is the third dustbin a
part from blue and green colours dustbins and being placed for only corona
infected material.
●Indore is possibly the first
city to place a separate dustbin for the corona residual.
Q 5) Which of the following
state has announced a monthly Rs3,000 stipend for lawyers to overcome financial
difficulties?
A.Karnataka
B.Tamil Nadu
C.Andhra Pradesh
D.Telangana
●Tamil Nadu government has
announced a monthly stipend of 3,000 rupees to junior lawyers for two years to
help them overcome financial difficulties.
●The stipend has been along
standing demand of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu.
Q 6) Which of the following states/UT
has inaugurated India's Plasma Bank for the treatment of Covid-19 patients?
A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Delhi
C.Punjab
D.Chandigarh
●Delhi Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal inaugurates the Plasma Bank for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
●The facility has been setup
at Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi.
●Only those people can donate
the plasma, who was earlier infected with the corona virus and now recovered.
Q 7)
Which of the following banks has launched ''e-Kisaan Dhan'' app for farmers?
A.ICICI Bank
B.HDFC Bank
C.Axis Bank
D.IndusInd
Bank
●HDFC Bank launched
''e-Kisaan Dhan'' app for farmers across India to access a bouquet of
agricultural and banking services on their mobile.
●The app, which serves as a
repository of knowledge and information for any individual engaged in farming,
helps meet needs of the rural ecosystem.
●The app will also provide
value-added services, like mandi prices, latest farming news, weather forecast,
information on seed varieties, SMS advisory, e-pashuhaat and Kisan TV.
Q 8) Who among the following
released a book titled “Future of Higher Education-Nine Mega Trends”?
A.Ram Nath Kovind
B.Pranab Mukherjee
C.M Venkaiah Naidu
D.Amit
Shah
●Vice President of India, M
Venkaiah Naidu has virtually released a book titled “Future of Higher
Education-Nine Mega Trends“.
●The book is authored by CA V
Pattabhi Ram.
The Virtual event was hosted
by ICT Academy.
●The book covers the new
norms in the key areas of higher education such as Student-Teacher
relationship, Learning methods, Laboratories & Examinations among others
which has taken a paradigm shift
Q 9)
Recently, Upa Rokamlov apassed away. he served as the legislative assembly
speaker of ________.
A.Kerala
B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Mizoram
D.Tamil
Nadu
●Former speaker of the
Mizoram state legislative assembly Upa Rokamlova died.
●He had played a key role in
signing of the historic Mizo Peace Accord in 1986.
●He won the state assembly
elections three times between 1984 and 1993.
●Rokamlova became the speaker
of the Mizoram Assembly in 1990.
Q 10) Recently, 92 lakh
tonneof commodities were transported by Northern Railway during two month of
lockdown period.
A.Agra
B.New Delhi
C.Chandigarh
D.Prayagraj
●Northern Railway has
transported 92 lakh tonnes commodities during the two month of lockdown period
and earned over one thousand 418 crore rupees.
●This is an improvement of
almost 14 percent as compared to the same period of last year.
Q 11) Recently, Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2021 has been canceled due to the COVID-19
pandemic. APEC was scheduled to take place in _______A.Australia
B.Singapore
C.Cambodia
D.New Zealand
●This summit was scheduled to take place in Auckland, New Zealand.
Q 12) Recently, a “Continuous Galvanized Rebar” Production Facility has been inaugurated in ________.
A.Raipur
B.Narkanda
C.Ranchi
D.Mandi Gobindgarh
●The “Continuous Galvanized Rebar” Production Facility has been inaugurated by the Union Steel & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan at Mandi Gobindgarh in Punjab.
●The newly launched facility will support the much awaited need of supplying galvanized rebar to the construction industry.
Galvanized Rebar
●Galvanized reinforcing steel is bare reinforcing steel coated with a protective layer of zinc metal.
●The zinc coating serves as a barrier to corrosive elements that the rebar is exposed to when embedded in concrete.
●Galvanized coatings also possess other favorable corrosion characteristics when embedded in concrete, making it an effective coating material for corrosion resistance.
Q 13) Recently, Government of India has declared the entire ________ state as “disturbed area”.
A.Assam
B.Manipur
C.Nagaland
D.Arunachal Pradesh
●The Government of India has declared the entire Nagaland as “disturbed area” under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) .
●The declaration has been made for a further period of six months i.e. till end December.
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