Current Affairs 23th July 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which Ministry is associated with the National Logistics Excellence Awards, launched recently?
A. Ministry of MSME
B. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
C. Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
D. Ministry of Power
Answer [B] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
2. What is the full form of DIA, recently set up by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD)?
A. Dairy Integrated Animal Husbandry
B. Dairy Investment Accelerator
C. Department of Investment in Animal Husbandry
D. Development Institution for Animal Husbandry
Answer [B] Dairy Investment Accelerator
3. Indian Institute of Heritage has been proposed to be set up in which city?
A. Varanasi                     
B. Ahmedabad
C. Noida                          
D. Gandhi Nagar
Answer [C] Noida
4. Government of India has signed loan agreement with which Bank to develop Green National Highway Corridors (GNHCP)?
A. World Bank                 
B. IMF
C. AIIB                               
D. ADB
Answer [A] World Bank
5. What is the name of the online discovery platform for the most promising start-ups of the country?
A. Start-up India Showcase           
B. Startup India Discovery
C. Start-up India Finder                  
D. Start-up India Lens
Answer [A] Start-up India Showcase 
6. Which is India’s 1st Court to live stream Judicial Proceedings to create transparency in Judiciary?
A. Madras High Court                  
B. Guwahati High Court
C. Gujarat High Court                  
D. Kerala High Court
Answer [C] Gujarat High Court
7. Which organization launched the report “India Inequality Report 2021: India’s Unequal Healthcare Story” that deals with India’s inequality situation during Pandemic?
A. NITI Aayog                      
B. Pratham
C. Childline India                 
D. Oxfam India
Answer [D] Oxfam India
8. Identify the Insurance company that launched ‘Optima Secure’ – a new health insurance scheme for its customers.
A. IFFCO Tokio General Insurance
B. Max Bupa Health Insurance
C. HDFC ERGO General Insurance
D. New India Assurance
Answer [C] HDFC ERGO General Insurance
9. Which payment bank partnered (in July’21) with ‘Multilink’ to build neo banking infrastructure in rural India?
A. Airtel Payments Bank           
B. Paytm Payments Bank
C. Jio Payments Bank                 
D. NSDL Payments Bank
Answer [D] NSDL Payments Bank
10. Name the bank that partnered with U GRO Capital to launch ‘Pratham’ – a Rs. 1,000 crores co-lendinhg program for MSME sector
A. Bank of Baroda                
B. Punjab National Bank
C. Vijaya Bank                       
D. IDBI Bank
Answer [A] Bank of Baroda