Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021: 10th July

Current Affairs 10th July 2021 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 10th July 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: The Light of Asia, INS Tabar, NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings, Antarctica, Bulletin, Digital Kendra.

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 10th July 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: The Light of Asia, INS Tabar, NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings, Antarctica, Bulletin, Digital Kendra.

Q1. India’s first Maritime Arbitration Centre is being set up in which city of the country?
(a) Pune
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Chennai
(d) Gandhinagar
(e) Surat

Q2. The Ministry of Defence has unveiled a new system for automated sanction and disbursement of defence pension. What is the name given to that system?
(a) MITRA
(b) ROSHINI
(c) SPARSH
(d) PRAYAS
(e) PARIKSHA

Q3. Indian politician Virbhadra Singh, who has passed away was the former Chief Minister of which state?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Haryana
(d) Bihar
(e) Maharashtra

Q4. The Indian Railways has set up India’s first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium ‘Aquatic Kingdom’ in which city?
(a) Shimla
(b) Mumbai
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Dehradun
(e) Chandigarh

Q5. Amazon Inc has launched its first Digital Kendra in India in which city?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Agra
(c) New Delhi
(d) Surat
(e) Kolkata

Q6. The tallest sandcastle of the world has recently been inaugurated in which country?
(a) Russia
(b) Denmark
(c) Italy
(d) France
(e) USA

Q7. Which of the following has launched newsletter platform “Bulletin”?
(a) Microsoft
(b) Twitter
(c) Amazon
(d) Facebook
(e) Google

Q8. Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has been brought under which ministry by the central government?
(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(c) Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
(d) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution
(e) Ministry of Finance

Q9. According to the UN agency, the high temperatures in Antarctica are a result of a large high-pressure system creating by __________.
(a) Polar Vortex
(b) Doldrums
(c) Fohn conditions
(d) Monsoon
(e) Jet streams

Q10. ‘The Light of Asia’: Jairam Ramesh’s new book is a biography of an epic bio-poem on ____________________.
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Gautama Buddha
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Mahavira
(e) Guru Nanak Dev

Q11. Which country held the top rank in the NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings released recently?
(a) United States
(b) United Kingdom
(c) Australia
(d) Fiji
(e) Germany

Q12. Under whose chairmanship the govt has set up a 25-member Development Council for Cement Industry?
(a) Rakesh Singh
(b) HM Bangur
(c) Pracheta Majumdar
(d) Puneet Dalmia
(e) Nilesh Narwekar

Q13. Indian Naval Ship _________ recently participated in military exercises with the frontline frigate of the Italian Navy.
(a) Mysore
(b) Rajput
(c) Jalashwa
(d) Talwar
(e) Tabar

Q14. Which state of India has proposed to have its own over-the-top (OTT) platform?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q15. Which of the following portfolio is associated with the union minister Kiren Rijju?
(a) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
(b) Ministry of Law and Justice
(c) Ministry of Steel
(d) Ministry of MSME
(e) Ministry of Railways

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Gujarat Maritime University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) in GIFT City to set up the Gujarat International Maritime Arbitration Centre (GIMAC).

S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ministry of Defence has implemented SPARSH [System for Pension Administration (Raksha)] which is a web-based system, for automated sanction and disbursement of defence pension.

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Senior Congress leader and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh, has passed away, battling a prolonged illness.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Indian Railways has launched India’s first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium ‘Aquatic Kingdom’ at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station, which is also known as Bengaluru City Railway Station.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. E-Commerce company, Amazon has launched its first Digital Kendra in India in Surat, Gujarat.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. A sandcastle in Denmark has entered into new Guinness World Record for being the tallest sandcastle in the world.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Social Media Giant Facebook has announced a set of publishing and subscription tools named Bulletin, aimed to promote independent writers in the US.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Central government has decided to bring Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) under finance ministry.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. According to the UN agency, the high temperatures in Antarctica are a result of a large high-pressure system creating “fohn conditions”(In simple terms, this is a change from wet and cold conditions one side of a mountain, to warmer and drier conditions on the other (leeward) side.), which are downslope winds creating significant surface warming.

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. A new book titled “The Light of Asia” authored by Jairam Ramesh is a biography of an epic bio-poem on the Buddha.

S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. The United States continues to be number 1 in the NewsOnAir Radio Live-stream Global Rankings.

S12. Ans.(d)
Sol. The central government has set up a 25-member development council for the cement industry under Dalmia Bharat Group CMD, Puneet Dalmia.

S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tabar recently participated in military exercises with the frontline frigate of the Italian Navy. INS Tabar joined Italian Navy and entered Port of Naples on July 3 as part of the ongoing deployment in the Mediterranean.

S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Kerala government has proposed to have its own over-the-top (OTT) platform. The state government has planned to launch it by November 1.

S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kiren Rijju is appointed as the new Union Law Minister. Kiren Rijiju is an Indian lawyer and politician from Arunachal Pradesh.

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