Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021: 04th July

Current Affairs 04th July 2021 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 04th July 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: Tukaram Omble, Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre, Uttarakhand CM, Indian Ocean Naval Symposium.

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 04th July 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: Tukaram Omble, Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre, Uttarakhand CM, Indian Ocean Naval Symposium.

Q1. Which one of the following is the first country in the WHO Western Pacific Region to be awarded a malaria-free certification in more than 3 decades?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) Mongolia
(e) Thailand

Q2. President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone for Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre in _________________.
(a) Indore
(b) Agra
(c) Gurugram
(d) Lucknow
(e) Gwalior

Q3. Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defence secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat passed away recently. He belongs to __________________.
(a) UK
(b) US
(c) Israel
(d) Germany
(e) France

Q4. Which of the following species has recently named as ‘Icius Tukarami’?
(a) Rat
(b) Bettle
(c) Lizard
(d) Spider
(e) Snake

Q5. The Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership to build an AI with _____________.
(a) Google
(b) Apple
(c) Microsoft
(d) Yahoo
(e) Samsung

Q6. Which of the following country chair the 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium?
(a) Italy
(b) France
(c) India
(d) USA
(e) Germany

Q7. The United Nations celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives every year on the __________.
(a) First Saturday of July
(b) 1 July
(c) 2 July
(d) Second Saturday of July
(e) 3 July

Q8. Name the Indian wrestler, who gets two-year ban for doping recently.
(a) Yogeshwar Dutt
(b) Jeet Rama
(c) Ravinder Singh
(d) Pawan Kumar
(e) Sumit Malik

Q9. Name the author of the book “Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s Assassin”.
(a) Rohit Thakur
(b) Sanjay Sharma
(c) Dhaval Kulkarni
(d) Roshni Singh
(e) Rajat Tripathi

Q10. Name the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the Tokyo Paralympics.
(a) Tarundeep Rai
(b) KT Irfan
(c) Vikas Krishan
(d) Fouaad Mirza
(e) Mariyappan Thangavelu

Solutions

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO – a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s.China is the first country in the WHO Western Pacific Region to be awarded a malaria-free certification in more than 3 decades.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. President Ram Nath Kovind laid the foundation stone for Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre in Lucknow. The cultural centre will come up at 5493.52 sq meter nazool land in front Aishbagh Eidgah in Lucknow and have a 25-ft high statue of Dr Ambedkar.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defence secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern US military was unraveled by the long and costly Iraq war, died recently.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Two new species of jumping spiders have been discovered from the Thane-Kalyan region of Maharashtra. The scientists honoured the sacrifice of one of the hero cops of the 26/11 terror attacks, Tukaram Omble, and named one of the spider species after him. The species is called ‘Icius Tukarami.’

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM) and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic partnership to build an AI and emerging technologies Centre of Excellence at the institute.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), concluded in France on July 01, 2021. The biennial event was hosted by the French Navy at La Réunion from 28 June to 01 July 2021.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The United Nations celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives every year on the first Saturday of July to increase awareness of cooperatives. In the year 2021, the International Day of Cooperatives will be celebrated on 3rd July with a focus on the contribution of cooperatives to combating climate change.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian wrestler Sumit Malik was banned for two years by the sport’s world governing body UWW after his B sample also returned positive for a prohibited stimulant.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The book titled “Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s Assassin” by Mumbai-based journalist Dhaval Kulkarni will be published by Pan Macmillan India in 2022.

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Top para high-jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu was named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the Tokyo Paralympics, which begins on August 24.

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