Current Affairs 15th July 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Where is the National Forensic Science University located in India?
A. Ahmedabad                            
B. Mumbai
C. Mysuru                                    
D. Chennai
Answer [A] Ahmedabad
2. The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) issued framework to set up ITFS Platform. What does ITFS stand for?
A. Indian Trade Finance Services
B. International Trade Finance Services
C. Indian Trade Finance Secretariat
D. International Trade Finance Secretariat
Answer [B] International Trade Finance Services
3. Which is the first north-eastern state to propose a legislation to protect cattle?
A. Mizoram                     
B. Assam
C. Meghalaya                 
D. Sikkim
Answer [B] Assam
4. Which country is building LingLong One, the world’s 1st commercial small modular reactor?
A. China                            
B. Japan
C. Russia                           
D. South Korea
Answer [A] China
5. When is World Malala Day celebrated every year?
A. July 4                             
B. July 8
C. July 12                           
D. July 16
Answer [C] July 12
6. Where is NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd planning to set up India’s 1st Green Hydrogen Mobility project?
A. Mizoram                         
B. Chandigarh
C. Sikkim                              
D. Ladakh
Answer [D] Ladakh
7. Name the organization that partnered with APEDA (in July’21) to promote Agriculture Exports from India?
A. National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
B. Food Corporation of India
C. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India
D. Federation of Indian Export Organizations
Answer [A] National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India
8. Name of the insurance company that announced 1st of its insurance policy on High-Altitude ‘Yaks’:
A. Life Insurance Corporation       
B. National Insurance Company
C. United India Insurance
D. Reliance General Insurance
Answer [B] National Insurance Company
9. Where was India’s 1st Cryptogamic Garden recently (in July’21) inaugurated?
A. Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh        
B. Jaipur, Rajasthan
C. Hubli, Karnataka                              
D. Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Answer [D] Dehradun, Uttarakhand
10. Which is the 1st Foreign Country to implement India’s BHIM UPI standards for its QR deployment?
A. Bangladesh                          
B. Maldives
C. Bhutan                                  
D. Nepal
Answer [C] Bhutan