Current Affairs 16th July 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which country has exported apples to India, for the first time on 50 years?
A. China
B. Israel
C. UK
D. Australia
Answer [C] UK
2. Which Indian state/UT had maximum deaths due to lightning strikes during 2020-21, as per annual Lightning Report?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Answer [B] Bihar
3. Which company developed New Shepard launch system, which got flying approval recently?
A. Virgin Galactic
B. Blue Origin
C. SpaceX
D. Boeing
Answer [B] Blue Origin
4. Who is the first Managing Director of the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd?
A. K V Kamath
B. Shyam Srinivasan
C. Padmakumar Madhavan Nair
D. M K Jain
Answer [C] Padmakumar Madhavan Nair
5. Which is the first Indian state/UT to achieve 100% first dose coverage, for Covid-19?
A. Goa
B. Ladakh
C. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
D. Puducherry
Answer [B] Ladakh
6. Name the organization that partnered with UN Women to implement UN Women Empowerment Principles in India through corporate entities:
A. Pratham
B. Akshara Centre
C. Azad Foundation
D. Interweave
Answer [D] Interweave
7. Identify the start-up company that launched (in July’21) a 3-month training program for Healthcare sector in partnership with Atal Innovation Mission:
A. NanoHealth
B. T-Hub
C. PierianDx
D. CureFit
Answer [B] T-Hub
8. Which Subsidiary company of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) will be demerged (as of July’21) from NMDC Ltd?
A. NMDC Steel Ltd
B. Sponge Iron India Ltd
C. Bastar Railway Ltd
D. NMDC Power Ltd
Answer [A] NMDC Steel Ltd
9. In July 2021, Sher Bahadur Deuba became the Prime Minister of Which Country?
A. Myanmar
B. Afghanistan
C. Bhutan
D. Nepal
Answer [D] Nepal
10. ‘Linglong One’ – World’s 1st Commercial Small Modular Reactor is planned to be constructed in Which Country?
A. Sweden
B. Japan
C. China
D. Indonesia
Answer [C] China