Current Affairs 21th July 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Amrabad Tiger Reserve, which was making news recently, is located in which state/UT?
A. Himachal Pradesh                  
B. Telangana
C. Andhra Pradesh                      
D. Kerala
Answer [B] Telangana
2. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Navy to protect Indian vessels in the Gulf region?
A. Operation Sankalp                
B. Operation Vanilla
C. Operation Purple                  
D. Operation Crude
Answer [A] Operation Sankalp
3. What is the new nomenclature of the ‘Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh’?
A. High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
B. Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
C. Special High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
D. High Court of Reorganised Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Answer [A] High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
4. The first case of monkeypox in humans was recorded in 1970 in which country?
A. Kenya                        
B. USA
C. Nigeria                      
D. Democratic Republic of Congo   
Answer [D] Democratic Republic of Congo
5. Which country is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation host in 2021?
A. China                          
B. India
C. New Zealand             
D. USA
Answer [C] New Zealand
6. Indian Air Force (IAF) Sarang helicopter display team performed at the MAKS-2021 air show in which city in July 2021?
A. Paris                        
B. Moscow
C. London                   
D. Berlin
Answer [B] Moscow
7. In July 2021, which of the following has developed SanMitra 1000 HCT, the hand cranked dual-powered defibrillator?
A. Anantara Solutions Pvt Ltd       
B. Andrenalin eSystems Ltd
C. Jeevtronics Pvt Ltd                     
D. Axara Technologies Pvt Ltd
Answer [C] Jeevtronics Pvt Ltd
8. Europe became the first region worldwide to cross how many millions of coronavirus cases in July 2021?
A. 20 million                           
B. 30 million
C. 40 million                           
D. 50 million
Answer [D] 50 million
9. The government has announced the launch of national Logistics Excellence Awards. The winners will be announced on which date?
A. 15 August                     
B. 20 September
C. 31 October                   
D. 15 November
Answer [C] 31 October
10. Blackstone will acquire a majority stake in which of the following edtech companies for USD 250 million (about Rs 1,860 crore)?
A. Simplilearn Solutions            
B. Skillmatics
C. Brainly                                     
D. Byju’s
Answer [A] Simplilearn Solutions