Important Current Affairs Quiz for Bank Exams 2021- 17th July

Q1. Who has been set a new World Record in the women’s 49kg Clean and Jerk with a massive 119 kg lift at Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent?
(a) Punam Yadav
(b) Karnam Malleswari
(c) Manika Batra
(d) Mirabai Chanu
(e) None of these

Q2. FIFA has suspended which country’s football federation with immediate effect due to claims of outside interference in April, 2021?
(a) Indian Football Federation
(b) Bangladesh Football Federation
(c) Pakistan Football Federation
(d) Brazil Football Federation
(e)None of these

Q3. Name the Mercedes star that got his bid for an eighth world title off to a thrilling start with victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021?
(a) Lewis Hamilton
(b) V Bottas
(c) Max Verstappen
(d) L Norris
(e) None of these

Q4. Lizelle Lee, who played four ODIs against India where she scored a century and two half-centuries to move to the top of Women’s ODI batting rankings, was named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for March. She plays for which country?
(a) Australia
(b) England
(c) New Zealand
(d) South Africa
(e)None of these

Q5. India finished at which position of the medals table at the 2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi, held from 18 to 29 March 2021 at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi?
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) 4th
(e) 5th

Q6. President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Umar Kremlev announced that AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships will take place in 2023 in which country?
(a) Singapore
(b) Uzbekistan
(c) Tashkent
(d) India
(e) None of the above

Q7. Stefanos Tsitsipas has won his first ATP Masters 1000 series after a flawless performance against Andrey Rublev in Monte Carlo. He plays which sports?
(a) Rowing
(b) Table Tennis
(c) Squash
(d) Long Tennis
(e) None of these

Q8. _________ has won the League Cup for a record-equaling fourth time in succession with a deserved victory.
(a) Chelsea
(b) Liver Pool
(c) Manchester City
(d) Barcelona
(e)None of these

Q9. Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs, Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) for Rowing discipline in which state/UT?
(a) Kerala
(b) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Leh
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) None of these

Q10. Aniyan Midhun of Nattika won the gold at the South Asian Wushu Championship. It was concluded in which country?
(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Singapore
(d) Nepal
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1.Ans(d)
Sol. Mirabai Chanu set a new World Record in the women’s 49kg Clean and Jerk with a massive 119 kg lift at Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent.

S2.Ans(c)
Sol. FIFA has suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) and Chadian Football Association (FTFA) with immediate effect due to claims of outside interference.

S3.Ans(a)
Sol. Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton got his bid for an eighth world title off to a thrilling start with victory in the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021. Hamilton after his 96th career win. Max Verstappen (Red bull) and V Bottas (Mercedes ) stand 2nd and 3rd Position Respectively.

S4.Ans(d)
Sol. South African Lizelle Lee, who played four ODIs against India where she scored a century and two half-centuries to move to the top of Women’s ODI batting rankings.

S5.Ans(a)
Sol. India finished at the top of the medals table at the 2021 ISSF World Cup New Delhi, India secured 30 medals which included 15 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze. The USA came second with eight medals including four gold, three silver and one bronze.

S6.Ans(c)
Sol. The city of Tashkent is awarded the 2023 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships after the successful bid presentation by the Boxing Federation of Uzbekistan.

S7.Ans(d)
Sol. Stefanos Tsitsipas plays long tennis. The Greek star had lost his previous two finals at this level, with Rafael Nadal denying him in Toronto and Novak Djokovic beating him in Madrid.

S8.Ans(c)
Sol. anchester City won the League Cup for a recordequalling fourth time in succession with a deserved victory over a disappointing Tottenham Hotspur side at Wembley.

S9.Ans(b)
Sol. Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) for Rowing discipline at the Jammu & Kashmir Sports Council Water Sports Academy at the Nehru Park in the world-famous Dal Lake in Srinagar.

S10.Ans(d)
Sol. Aniyan Midhun of Nattika won the gold at the South Asian Wushu Championship that concluded in Nepal on March 31. He is the first Wushu player from southern India to reach the Indian team.