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- When is the Income Tax Day observed by the CBDT?
A) 22 July
B) 23 July
C) 24 July
D) 21 July
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Option C
Explanation:The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) observed the 161st Income Tax Day (also known as Aaykar Diwas) on 24 July, 2021.
- Name the Union Environment Minister of India, who represented the country at G20 Environment Ministerial Meeting 2021
A) Bhupender Yadav
B) Mansukh Mandaviya
C) Ashwini Vaishnaw
D) Parshottam Rupala
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Option A
Explanation:The G20 Environment Ministerial Meeting 2021 was organised on July 22, 2021, at Naples, in Italy. From India, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav participated in the two-day meeting virtually, along with Minister of State for Environment Ashwini Choubey and senior officials.
- Who has been named as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for the season 2020-21?
A) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
B) Anirudh Thapa
C) Sahal Abdul Samad
D) Sandesh Jhingan
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Option D
Explanation:Indian national football team (Blue Tigers) and ATK Mohun Bagan’s senior defender Sandesh Jhingan has been named as the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for the season 2020-21. Apart from Jhingan, midfielder Suresh Singh Wangjam has been named as the Emerging Player of the Year.
- Bhageerathi Amma, the oldest student in India to take the equivalency exams, has passed away at 107. She was from which state?
A) Odisha
B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
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Option B
Explanation: Bhageerathi Amma, the oldest women in India to take the equivalency exams, has passed away due to age-related ailments. She was 107-years-old. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the demise of respected Bhageerathi Amma.
- Max Bupa Health Insurance has rebranded itself. What is the new name of the company?
A) Pahal Bupa
B) True Bupa
C) Niva Bupa
D) Satin Bupa
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Option C
Explanation:The standalone health insurer Max Bupa Health Insurance, has rebranded itself as ‘Niva Bupa Health Insurance’.
- India is one of the best performing countries in the Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for 2021, with a score of 90.32 percent.The survey is released by which organisation?
A) United Nations
B) World Bank
C) World Economic Forum
D) Transparency International
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Option A
Explanation:India has scored 90.32 percent in 2021 UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation. India’s score was 78.49 percent in 2019. The survey is conducted by United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific (UNESCAP) every two years since 2015
- Which of these UNESCO Heritage sites has been de-listed by the World Heritage committee?
A) City of Quito
B) Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City
C) Kathmandu Valley
D) Kilimanjaro National Park
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Option B
Explanation:The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has voted to remove Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City from its world heritage list.
- Sikkil R Bhaskaran, who has passed away recently, was a renowned classical musician of which instrument?
A) Sitar
B) Flute
C) Tabla
D) Violin
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Option D
Explanation:Noted violinist in Carnatic Classical music and Tamil Isai, Sikkil R Bhaskaran, has passed away. He was 85.
- Name the author of the book ‘Bank with a Soul: Equitas’?
A) Ramachandran Nagaswamy
B) Priyadarshini Rajkumar
C) C K Garyali
D) Duvvuri Subbarao
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Option C
Explanation: The former Governor of RBI, Shri. Duvvuri Subbarao, released a book titled ‘Bank with a Soul: Equitas’, on July 17, 2021. The book has been written by retired IAS officer Dr. C K Garyali, founder trustee of EDIT (Equitas Development Initiative Trust).
- Rubina Francis is an Indian para athlete, who has won Olympic quota for the ongoing Tokyo Games. She competes in which sports event?
A) Badminton
B) Shooting
C) Weightlifting
D) Discuss Throw
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Option B
Explanation:Indian para shooter Rubina Francis won gold in the 10-metre air pistol para event for women, at the Para World Cup Shooting in Lima, Peru.
- Which football player has been awarded with AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21?
A) Ritu Rani
B) Ashalata Devi
C) Aditi Chauhan
D) Bala Devi
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Option D
Explanation:In Women’s category, Indian women’s team forward Bala Devi, was named AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year. This is the third time that Bala Devi has claimed the title. At the same time, Manisha Kalyan won the Women’s Emerging Player of the year awards
