Current Affairs Quiz – 07 July 2021

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1. Who has been named as the brand ambassador of Khadi Prakritk Paint, India’s first and only paint made from cow dung?
   A) Nitin Gadkari
   B) Narendra Modi
   C) Smriti Irani
   D) Amit Shah
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways & MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari, virtually inaugurated India’s first and only paint made from cow dung, under the brand name ‘Khadi Prakritk Paint’. 
2. E-Medha portal, AMAR portal and SHAI portal have been launched by which ministry?
   A) Ministry of Agriculture
   B) Ministry of Ayush
   C) Ministry of Education
   D) Ministry of Sports
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:The Union Minister of Ayush (IC) Shri Kiran Rijiju virtually inaugurated five portals of importance and four publications, related to the Traditional Indian Medicine System of India, on July 05, 2021. These are: Ayurveda Dataset on Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI), CCRAS-Research Management Information System (RMIS), E-Medha (electronic Medical Heritage Accession) Portal, AMAR (Ayush Manuscripts Advanced Repository) Portal, SHAI (Showcase of Ayurveda Historical Imprints) Portals
3. Select the incorrect option with respect to the newly appointed Governor of the states
   A) Himachal Pradesh – Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
   B) Madhya Pradesh – Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel
   C) Mizoram – Hari Babu Kambhampati
   D) Maharashtra – Thaawarchand Gehlot
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot has been appointed as the Governor of Karnataka. He replaces Shri Vajubhai Vala.
4. Name the scheme launched by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) to create bamboo-based green patches of land in arid and semi-arid zones to solve environmental concerns such as land desertification and land degradation
   A) BHIM
   B) BEAT
   C) BOLD
   D) BHARAT
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises has launched a unique project called ‘BOLD’. BOLD stands for Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought.
5. Who has been appointed as the flag-bearer for the Indian contingent at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics?
   A) Geeta Phogat and Amit Panghal
   B) MC Mary Kom and Manpreet Singh
   C) Sushil Kumar and Pooja Rani
   D) Hima Das and Manish Kaushik
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: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 on July 23, 2021.
6. Centre has constituted a panel for the development of an Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), designed to curb digital monopolies. How many members are there in this panel?
   A) 9
   B) 5
   C) 11
   D) 7
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The Central Government has formed a nine-member panel for the development of an Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), designed to curb digital monopolies. This ONDC project is initiated by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and will be implemented by the Quality Council of India (QCI).
7. Find the odd option with relation to the Governors of the state?
   A) Satyadev Narayan Arya- Tripura
   B) Ramesh Bais – Jharkhand
   C) P.S. Sreedharan Pillai – Himachal Pradesh
   D) Bandaru Dattatraya – Haryana
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:
8. An Indian origin lady has been appointed as the CEO of Waze, a crowd-sourced GPS navigation app and a subsidiary of tech giant Google. Name the new CEO.
   A) Sonia Syngal
   B) Neha Parikh
   C) Nikita Arora
   D) Anjali Sud
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: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. The World Chocolate Day is observed every year on__________
   A) First Tuesday of July
   B) July 6
   C) First Wednesday of July
   D) July 7
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:World Chocolate Day (also known as International Chocolate Day) is an annual observance taking place globally on 7th July.
10. Name the sports person who has been named as the flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.
    A) Bajrang Punia
    B) Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
    C) Manika Batra
    D) Saurabh Chaudhary
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: World Championships silver medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia will be the flag-bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8, 2021.

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