Current Affairs 29th July 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Name the India’s citizen engagement digital platform which recently celebrated the 7th Anniversary of its launch on July 26, 2021.
A. MyRights
B. MyGov
C. MyIndia
D. MeraBharat
Answer [B] MyGov
2. Find the Indian Naval Ship (INS) which participate in Annual Maritime Exercise Cutlass Express 2021 (CE21).
A. INS Trikand
B. INS Shivalik
C. INS Gomati
D. INS Talwar
Answer [D] INS Talwar
3. Which country became the first in world to approve Genetically Modified (GM) ‘Golden Rice’ for Commercial Production?
A. Indonesia
B. Japan
C. Philippines
D. China
Answer [C] Philippines
4. Which credit rating agency has estimated that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast in FY22 at the range of 8.8 to 9 percent?
A. CRISIL
B. Care Ratings
C. ICRA Limited
D. RBI
Answer [B] Care Ratings
5. Najib Mikati has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country?
A. Lebanon
B. Georgia
C. Libya
D. Netherland
Answer [A] Lebanon
6. A notable American 1979 Nobel Prize laurate Mr. Steven Weinberg was passed away. In which field did he win the “Nobel Prize”?
A. Physics
B. Chemistry
C. Peace
D. Literature
Answer [A] Physics
7. When was the 83rd Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Raising Day observed?
A. 24th July 2021
B. 25th July 2021
C. 26th July 2021
D. 27th July 2021
Answer [D] 27th July 2021
8. Where did discover a new Wingless Insect ‘Bionychiurustamilensis’?
A. Idukki, kerala
B. Bagalkot, Karnataka
C. Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
D. Didihat, Uttarakhand
Answer [C] Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
9. Name the Organization that (in July’21) received USD 250 million loan from International Finance Corporation (IFC) to provide inexpensive housing loans in India.
A. HDFC Ltd
B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
C. LIC Housing Finance Ltd
D. State Bank of India
Answer [A] HDFC Ltd
10. When was the ‘Insurance Act’ – that governs Indian Insurance sector became effective?
A. 1955
B. 1905
C. 1938
D. 1935
Answer [C] 1938