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Current Affairs July 2021 First Week PDF Download
Banking/Economy Current Affairs
1. Which bank has recently launched the Aarogyam healthcare business loan to provide enhanced support to the healthcare sector during Covid-19 pandemic? – State Bank of India
Note: Under the scheme, the entire healthcare ecosystem can avail of loans up to Rs 100 crore (as per the geographic location) repayable in 10 years.
2. S&P Global Ratings recently cut India’s FY22 growth forecast for the current fiscal to _ per cent, from 11 per cent earlier? – 9.5
3. SBI Card and Fabindia have recently joined hands to launch an exclusive co-branded contactless credit card named “Fabindia SBI Card”. Fabindia is a retail platform for a wide range of? – Handcrafted products
4. Ashgabat, the capital of which country in Central Asia, has been named the world’s most expensive city for foreign workers recently? – Turkmenistan
5. NITI Aayog has recently recommended privatisation of which state-owned insurer? – United India Insurance coverage (UIIC)
6. Which commercial bank in the country on 1st July, 2021 celebrated its 66th Foundation Day? – State Bank of India
7. Which online website has recently launched Shopsy, an app that will enable Indians to start their online businesses without any investment? – Flipkart
8. Which bank has recently launched India’s most comprehensive banking solutions for medical doctors titled as ‘Salute Doctors’? – ICICI Bank
9. Government of India has recently announced that the rate of interest on Small Savings Schemes for the second quarter (July-Sept) of 2021-22 will remain unchanged as the last quarter (April-June) of 2021-2022. Which authority is deciding the interest on Small Savings Schemes? – Ministry of Finance
Technology Current Affairs
1. National Skill Development Corporation and __ recently announced an alliance to launch the Digital Skill Champions Program that aims to train India’s youth on digital skills? – WhatsApp
2. Microsoft on 26 June 2021 officially launched its new Windows operating system named? – Windows 11
Note: The release comes nearly six year after the current latest Windows Operating System ‘Windows 10’ was launched in July 2015
3. Jio and which tech giant recently announced to Collaborate on 5G Technology? – Google Cloud
4. Name the founder of McAfee antivirus software who died on 25 June 2021? – John McAfee
5. Which company has recently acquired ‘Wickr’, an encrypted messaging application? – Amazon
6. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on 28 June 2021 successfully flight-tested a new generation nuclear-capable ballistic missile named? – Agni P
7. Mobile World Congress (MWC) is world’s biggest mobile event of the 2021 which has started on June 28, 2021 at? – Barcelona
8. Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), on 29 June 2021 granted permission to which pharmaceutical firm to import Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine making it the fourth vaccine in India? – Cipla
9. WhatsApp has recently appointed who among the following as Head of Payments Business in India? – Manesh Mahatme
10. Which social networking has recently announced to launch its new publishing tool called Bulletin with the aim of promoting independent writers? – Facebook
11. Which IT company on 1 July 2021 published its first transparency report in accordance with the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules (“IT Rules”), 2021? – Google India
12. India’s 1st indigenous drone defence dome named ____ has been recently developed by Hyderabad-based Grene Robotics? – Indrajaal
Important Days Current Affairs
1. International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed globally on? – 26 June
Note: The theme of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2021 is “Share Facts On Drugs, Save Lives”.
2. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed on? – 26 June
Note: It is observed by United Nations to raise awareness among the people about human torture that it is not only unacceptable but it is also a crime.
3. Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day is observed globally on? – 27 June
4. National Statistics Day is being observed on? – June 29
Note: This day commemorate the birth anniversary of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis.
5. National Insurance Awareness Day observed on? – June 28
6. United Nations observe International Day of the Tropics on? – 29 June
7. International Asteroid Day is observed globally on? – 30 June
8. International Day of Parliamentarism is observed globally on? – 30 June
9. National Doctor’s Day is celebrated in India on? – 1 July
10. National Chartered Accountants Day or CA Day is celebrated on? – 1 July
11. World Sports Journalists Day is celebrated on? – July 2
Sports Current Affairs
1. Swimmer Kaylee McKeown recently breaked the 100-meter backstroke world record with a time of 57.45 seconds. Kaylee McKeown belongs to which country? – Australia
2. Who won the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix held on 27 June 2021? – Max Verstappen
3. Who recently became the youngest Indian cricketer to make debut across all formats? – Shafali Verma
4. Who on June 26, 2021 became the first-ever Indian swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics? – Sajan Prakash
5. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in India during 2021 has been shifted to which country due to the COVID-19 pandemic? – UAE
6. Which Indian archer won his first individual World Cup gold at the Archery World Cup Stage three in Paris on June 26, 2021? – Abhishek Verma
7. Name the Indian-origin American who has recently become the youngest-ever chess in the world champion? – Abhimanyu Mishra
8. Maana Patel has recently became the first Indian female to qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2021 in which sports? – Swimming
New Appointments
1. Who was appointed as acting central vigilance commissioner (CVC) in the Central Vigilance Commission by Union Government on 26 June 2021? – Suresh N. Patel
2. Delhi government has recently appointed who among the following as the first Vice-Chancellor of Delhi Sports University? – Karnam Malleswari
3. Nikol Pashinyan was recently elected as the Prime Minister of which country? – Armenia
4. Union government on 28 June 2021 extended the tenure of Attorney General ____by a year? – K.K. Venugopal
5. Central government has extended tenure of NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO), _____ by one year? – Amitabh Kant
6. Who was recently appointed as the new Vice Chief of Indian Air Force? – Vivek Ram Chaudhari
7. National Postal Worker Day is observed on? – 1 July
8. Tirath Singh Rawat has on 2 July 2021 resigned as the Chief Minister of which state? – Uttarakhand
Government Schemes Current Affairs
1. Which state government recently decided to dispense with interviews for all future recruitments in govt. jobs?
2. Union Government has recently extended the PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline to? – 30 September
3. Supreme Court recently directed States/UTs to implement the ‘one nation, one ration card scheme’ by which date? – July 31, 2021
Awards and Honours Current Affairs
1. Engineers India Limited (EIL) Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), RK Sabharwal has been recently honoured with The Order of Polar Star, highest civilian award of which country? – Mongolia
2. Which Indian journalist was recently selected as one of the three recipients of Fukuoka Prize 2021? – P. Sainath
Note: Fukuoka Prize is an award established by the city of Fukuoka and the Fukuoka City International Foundation to honor the outstanding work of individuals or organizations in preserving or creating Asian culture.
3. Dr.Rajendra Kishore Panda who won Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar, the national award instituted in memory of late poet laureate Kuvempu, is a poet in which langauge? – Odia
Misc Current Affairs
1. Which cities have jointly won the Best Smart Cities award 2020 in the India Smart Cities Awards Contest (ISAC) 2020 which was released on June 25, 2021? – Indore and Surat
2. New book titled ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ which is published recently by Aleph Book Company is authored by? – Ruskin Bond
3. ____has recently become the first Rabies-free state of India? – Goa
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Kaizen Academy and Zen Garden in which state on June 27, 2021? – Gujarat
5. Book titled ‘Fiercely Female: The Dutee Chand Story’ containing story about Dutee Chand, the first openly homosexual athlete from India, is authored by? – Sundeep Mishra
6. Which country on June 28, 2021 operationalised the two units of giant Baihetan hydropower plant, which is the largest hydro project under construction worldwide? – China
7. United States and which other counry launched Sea Breeze naval exercises in the Black Sea? – Ukraine
8. India has been ranked at what position in the cybersecurity index released by United Nation’s ITU Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA)? – 10
9. Which country has started construction of fifth nuclear power unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu on June 29, 2021? – Russia
10. Which country was certified as malaria-free by World Health Organisation on June 30, 2021 after a 70-year effort of eradicating this mosquito-borne disease? – China
11. NATRAX (National Automotive Test Tracks), Asia’s longest High-Speed Track of 11.3 km for vehicles’ testing was on 30 June 2021 inaugurated at? – Indore
12. Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana has released book “Anomalies in Law and Justice” authored by former Supreme Court judge? – RV Raveendran
13. Stefan Lofven, has recently announced his resignation on June 28, 2021, after he lost a confidence vote in parliament is the prime minister of? – Sweden
14. Name the India’s oldest running newspaper which on July 1, entered its 200th year? – Mumbai Samachar
15. European Union (EU) has recently approved which Indian covid-19 vaccine? – Covishield
16. What is India’s rank in Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021? – 20