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- Find the Government Security which is odd one out of the following based on its auction methodology.
A) benchmark security of tenor 3-year
B) benchmark security of tenor 5-year
C) floating rate bonds
D) benchmark security of tenor 30-year
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Option D
Explanation: Auction method for benchmark securities of tenor 2-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, 14-year tenor and Floating Rate Bonds (FRBs): Uniform price auction method. (earlier this was based on multiple price-based auction.). Auction method for benchmark securities of tenor 30-year and 40-year: Multiple price-based auction.
- Axis Bank has inked multi-year deal with which company for digital transformation programme of the bank?
A) Microsoft Azure
B) Amazon Web Services
C) Google Cloud
D) IBM
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Option B
Explanation: Axis Bank has inked a multi-year deal with Amazon Web Services, (AWS), the cloud computing arm of e-commerce giant Amazon, to power the digital transformation programme of the bank, for meeting the growing demand for its digital banking services.
- The scheme titled NIPUN Bharat programme has been launched by which ministry?
A) Ministry of Education
B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C) Ministry of Home Affairs
D) Ministry of Agriculture
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Option A
Explanation:Union Minister for Education, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has launched NIPUN Bharat programme. Objective: The aim of NIPUN programme is that that every child in India gets foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27. (and not later than Grade V). The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education (MoE) will be the implementing agency at the national level for the scheme.
- What is the full form of NIPUN in NIPUN Bharat programme?
A) National Initiative for Professional Understanding and Numeracy
B) National Initiative for Project Understanding and Numeracy
C) National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy
D) National Initiative for Periodic Research in Universal Educational Needs
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Option C
Explanation: NIPUN stands for National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy and has been launched under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha.
- The CoWin Global Conclave was recently organised by the government of which country?
A) United Kingdom
B) France
C) UAE
D) India
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Option D
Explanation:The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and addressed the CoWin Global Conclave on July 05, 2021, virtually. The global meet was participated by representatives from 142 countries.
- The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2021, is scheduled to be held in Goa in November 2021. The IFFI 2021 will be which edition of the annual event?
A) 51
B) 52
C) 55
D) 53
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Option B
Explanation: The 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from 20th -28th November 2021.
- Which among the following projects has bagged the world’s most innovative ‘Investment Promotion Agency (IPA)’ 2021 award by OCO Global?
A) Invest Lithuania
B) Invest Abu Dhabi
C) Invest India
D) Invest Australia
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Option C
Explanation:The Invest India, has been awarded with the world’s most innovative ‘Investment Promotion Agency (IPA)’ 2021 award by OCO Global. The newly launched OCO Innovation Index examines how effectively IPAs are adapting to the challenges of Pandemic recovery, sustainability and digitisation.
- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education has sought help from which organisation for technical assistance to start satellite TV classrooms in India?
A) DRDO
B) NASA
C) NPCI
D) ISRO
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Option D
Explanation:The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has given its nod to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, led by Vinay Sahastrabuddhe, to provide technical assistance to start satellite TV classrooms in the country.
- Flipkart has partnered with which payment provider to launch contactless ‘Scan and Pay’ feature for pay-on-delivery orders?
A) PhonePe
B) Amazon Pay
C) Freecharge
D) MobiKwik
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Option A
Explanation: Digital payments platform PhonePe has partnered with Flipkart to launch contactless ‘Scan and Pay’ feature for Flipkart’s pay-on-delivery orders.
- Who has been roped in as the new CEO of Amazon Inc. to replace Jeff Bezos?
A) Andy Jassy
B) Lauren Sánchez
C) Adam Selipsky
D) Dan Jewett
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Option A
Explanation:Amazon Inc founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos, has officially stepped down as the chief of the company on July 05, 2021. Former AWS executive Andy Jassy has been sworn in as the new CEO of the commerce behemoth.
- Government has recently extended the superannuation age of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Chairman.What is the revised age for the same?
A) 65
B) 70
C) 62
D) 60
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Option C
Explanation: The government has extended the superannuation age of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Chairman to up to 62 years, as against the current 60 years.
- Who is the author of the book “Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in Medicine”?
A) Sudha Murthy
B) Kavitha Rao
C) Jhumpa Lahiri
D) Medha Patkar
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Option B
Explanation:Author Kavitha Rao’s new book titled Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India’s First Women in Medicine, will release on July 12, 2021. The book will be published by Amazon-backed Westland Books.
- Name the winner of 2021 Austrian Grand Prix?
A) Lewis Hamilton
B) Max Verstappen
C) Valtteri Bottas
D) Charles Leclerc
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Option B
Explanation: Max Verstappen [Netherlands-Red Bull] has won the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix, held on 04, July 2021. The is the fifth win of Verstappen in the 2021 Formula One season.
- Karsten Warholm has recently broke the world record in 400m hurdles by clocking 46.7 seconds, as against the previous record of 46.78 secs, 29 years back. The athlete Warholm is from which country?
A) Canada
B) United States
C) Australia
D) Norway
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Option D
Explanation:Norwegian athlete Karsten Warholm, who competes in the sprints and hurdles, has broken the 400m men’s hurdles world record, by clocking 46.7 seconds at the Bislett Games in Oslo on July 01, 2021.
- Which day of the year is observed as the World Zoonoses Day?
A) July 06
B) First Monday of July
C) July 05
D) First Tuesday of July
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Option A
Explanation:World Zoonoses Day is held every year on July 6 to raise awareness for the risk of zoonotic diseases.
- The administrative government of which state has recently ended the 149 year old practice called ‘Darbar Move’?
A) Assam
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Jammu & Kashmir
D) Rajasthan
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Option C
Explanation:The Jammu and Kashmir administration has recently ended the 149-year-old biannual tradition of government officials of shifting capitals between Srinagar and Jammu, called the ‘Darbar Move’.
