Current Affairs 24th July 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. FIDE is the international federation of which sports/game?
A. Football                      
B. Chess
C. Basketball                   
D. Hockey
Answer [B] Chess
2.Which Indian state/UT launched the ‘Automated auditory brainstem response system (AABR)’, for new-born hearing screening?
A. Tamil Nadu                    
B. Punjab
C. Andhra Pradesh            
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Punjab
3. What is ‘AMLEX’, recently developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar?
A. Oxygen Rationing Device         
B. Covid-19 Test Kit
C. PPE Kit                                          
D. Oral Vaccine
Answer [A] Oxygen Rationing Device
4. “Checkmate” stealth fighter, which was making news recently, is associated with which country?
A. USA                           
B. Japan
C. Russia                       
D. Israel
Answer [C] Russia
5. Which country has invited India for the first time to the Troika Plus meet on Afghanistan?
A. Russia                         
B. USA
C. China                           
D. Pakistan
Answer [A] Russia
6. Which institution organized the ‘World Universities Summit 2021’ that saw the virtual participation of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu?
A. Lovely Professional University         
B. Amity University
C. O.P. Jindal Global University            
D. Ashoka University
Answer [C] O.P. Jindal Global University
7. In July’21, Robotics company ‘MX3D’ developed the World’s 1st  3D-printed Steel Bridge, Where is the Bridge located?
A. Los Angeles, USA                  
B. Ottawa, Canada
C. Oslo, Norway                         
D. Amsterdam, Netherlands
Answer [D] Amsterdam, Netherlands
8. Name the sportsperson who will be honoured with Mohun Bagan Ratna Award (Posthumously) in July 2021.
A. Praful Patel                    
B. Subrata Dutta
C. Sandesh Jhingan           
D. Shibaji Banerjee
Answer [D] Shibaji Banerjee
9. Name the Site that recently (in July’21) got removed from the UNESCO World Heritage Site list?
A. Elbe valley                    
B. Arabian Oryx Sanctuary
C. Tournai Cathedral      
D. Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
Answer [D] Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City
10. Which city was unanimously selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2032 Summer Olympics?
A. Paris, France                  
B. Brisbane, Australia
C. Los Angeles, USA           
D. Ottawa, Canada 
 Answer [B] Brisbane, Australia