Current Affairs 8th July 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which is the top state of India in production of Coal?
A. Jharkhand
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Odisha
D. Telangana
Answer [B] Chhattisgarh
2. ‘Tiangong’ is the flagship space station of which country?
A. UAE
B. Japan
C. China
D. South Korea
Answer [C] China
3. India joined OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS. What is the expansion of BEPS?
A. Business Erosion and Profit Shifting
B. Business Expansion and Profit Shifting
C. Base Expansion and Profit Shifting
D. Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
Answer [D] Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
4. What is the priority sector lending target for Micro Enterprises, as mandated by the RBI?
A. 5%
B. 7.5%
C. 10%
D. 12%
Answer [B] 7.5%
5. NEOWISE, which got for two-year mission extension, is the telescope of which space agency?
A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. JAXA
D. Roscosmos
Answer [A] NASA
6. In July 2021, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change approved Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary of ____ as the _____ Tiger Reserve of India?
A. West Bengal; 49th
B. Uttarakhand; 51st
C. Uttarakhand; 52nd
D. Rajasthan; 52nd
Answer [D] Rajasthan; 52nd
7. Which bank launched ‘Salaam Dil Sey’ portal that facilitates the General Public to send a dedicated Thanks message to Doctors?
A. ICICI Bank
B. Citibank
C. Canara Bank
D. HDFC Bank
Answer [D] HDFC Bank
8. Which company became the 1st to partner with Google Pay for digital lending to Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?
A. Bajaj Finserv
B. FlexiLoans
C. Fullerton India
D. Tata Capital
Answer [B] FlexiLoans
9. Who was appointed (in July’21) as the Brand Ambassador of ‘Khadi Prakritk Paint’ – India’s only paint made of Cow Dung?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Yogi Adityanath
C. Nitin Gadkari
D. Amit Shah
Answer [C] Nitin Gadkari
10. Name the company that partnered with ‘StaTwig’ to implement the global vaccine tracker platform “VaccineLedger”?
A. Tech Mahindra
B. IBM
C. Infosys
D. Mphasis
Answer [A] Tech Mahindra