3rd July by Dr.

Gaurav Garg
QUIZ
1. Chapchar kut is a famous festival of which state? Mizoram
2. What does C stands for in FCRA? Foreign contribution regulation act, enacted in 2010
3. Who is the chairman of NPDRR? Home minister
4. Which campaign was started by Indian railways on women’s day? Each for Equal
5. Which two places were recently designated as authorised land immigration check posts by India? Agartala and
Ghojadanga
6. What is the name of Mars 2020 rover of NASA? Perseverance
7. NAMASTE is a portal of which ministry of India? Ministry of Ayush
8. Which state decided to open 'safe homes' for inter-caste, inter-faith couples? Kerala
9. What was the starting and ending point of Ganga Aamantran Abhiyaan? Devprayag and Gangasagar
10. Ravinder Singh Dhillon assumed charge as Chairman & MD of which PSU? Power Finance Corporation (PFC)
11. Which IIT Launched a re-skilling programme for women called “Career Back 2 Women”? IIT Madras
12. Whose birth centenary was observed on March 17? Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
13. Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) developed a material called 'hemostat’ which helps in stopping the
blood flow, what is it made of? Starch
14. Which festival is celebrated in Uttarakhand to mark the beginning of Spring Season? Phool Dei
15. Chiatra Jatra is a festival of which state? Odisha
16. Who has written the book “Invincible” - a tribute to Manohar Parrikar? Tarun Vijay
17. Which company partnered with NASSCOM for launching ”Innovate for accessible India” campaign? Microsoft
18. World cities summit will be hosted by which country? Singapore
19. Noel Quinn was appointed as CEO of which bank? HSBC
20. Floyd Mayweather is associated with which sport? Boxing

Q1) Which IIT has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based deep learning tool for detection of Covid-19 from Chest
X-ray images?
A.IIT Madras B.IIT Gandhinagar
C.IIT Mandi D.IIT Guwahati

Q2) Which bank has launched the ‘e-Kisaan Dhan’ app for farmers all over India?
A.HDFC Bank B.Axis Bank
C.ICICI Bank D.Yes Bank

Q3) Who has become the first female lieutenant general of Pakistan Army?
A.Abiha Khan B.Haafiza Sayed
C.Soufeina Hamed D.Nigar Johar

Q4) Shashank Manohar has stepped down as International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman. What has been appointed
interim chairman?
A.Shammi Silva B.Manu Sawhney
C.Imran Khwaja D.Nazmul Hassan

Q5) The Kerala government has decided to roll out which Project to help expats who lost jobs due to coronavirus?
A.Dream Kerala B.Skilled Kerala
C.Help Migrants D.Job Kerala

Q6) Who has been appointed as India's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international
organisations in Geneva?
A.Rajiv K Chander B.Indra Mani Pandey
C.Murlidhar Sharma D.Akhilesh Patil

Q7) Who was named as India's ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) of the 21st century by Wisden?
A.Rohit Sharma B.Shikhar Dhawan
C.Virat Kohli D.Ravindra Jadeja

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Q8) Who has taken charge as the new chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)?
A.Sanjiv Singh B.Anil Kumar Chaudhary
C.Shrikant Madhav Vaidya D.Shashi Shanker

Q9) Fitch Ratings has cut India’s growth forecast for 2021-22 fiscal to _______ per cent from 9.5 per cent?
A.8.5% B.8.0%
C.6.5% D.7.5%

Q10) Legendary comedian Carl Reiner, who passed away recently, hailed from which country?
A.Australia B.United Kingdom
C.Canada D.United States

Q11) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Board of Films Certification (CBFC)?
A.Ravinder Bhakar B.Anurag Srivastava
C.Prasoon Joshi D.Ashok Pandit

Q12) Asia’s first-ever Continuous Galvanized Rebar (CGR) manufacturing facility was launched in which state?
A.Haryana B.Punjab
C.Gujarat D.Uttar Pradesh

Q13) The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has designated which two Chinese companies as national
security threats?
A.Huawei Technologies B.Xiaomi
C.ZTE Corporation D.A&B
E.B&C F.A&C

Q14) Ashadhi Ekadashi is one of the most significant festivals of which state?
A.Gujarat B.Maharashtra
C.Bihar D.Jharkhand

Q15) India has placed its bid for organising Asian Cup in which year?
A.2025 B.2026
C.2027 D.2028

Q16) The World Bank has approved a loan of how much amount for rejuvenation of the Ganga River under the 'Namami
Gange Programme'?
A.$500 million B.$300 million
C.$600 million D.$400 million

Q17) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to quit which micro-blogging website?
A.Sina Weibo B.Facebook
C.Twitter D.Instagram

Q18) The Centre has announced to release the commemorative stamp to honour which former Prime Minister of India?
A.Lal Bahadur Shastri B. PV Narasimha Rao
C.Morarji Desai D.Vishwanath Pratap Singh

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