Current Affairs Quiz – July 04 & 05 2021
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1. Who has become the leading run-scorer in all formats in women’s cricket?
a) Mithali Raj
b) Veda Krishnamurthy
c) Harmanpreet Kaur
d) Smriti Mandhana
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Answer a) Mithali Raj. Mithali became the world’s most prolific batter in women’s internationals, overtaking Edwards’ 10,273 runs. Suzie Bates of New Zealand is third with 7849 runs. Stafanie Taylor (7832) and Meg Lanning (7024) round up the top five.
2. KN Bhattacharjee has been appointed new Lokayukta in which state?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Tripura
d) Telangana
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Answer c) Tripura. He has been appointed to the post for three years w.e.f. July 1. The Lokayukta Act has been in force in Tripura since 2008 and in 2012, the first Lokayukta was appointed in Tripura.
3. Indian Overseas Bank became the _____________ most-valued public lender.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth
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Answer b) Second. As Street discounts privatisation of the state-owned lender, its shares have appreciated nearly 80 per cent on the BSE in the past one month.
4. Which bank has tied-up with AWS for powering digital banking services?
a) HDFC
b) IDFC
c) ICICI
d) Axis Bank
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Answer d) Axis Bank. As part of the agreement, Axis Bank with help of AWS will build a portfolio of new digital financial services to bring advanced banking experiences to customers, including online accounts that can be opened in 6 min & instant digital payment.
5. Who won Formula 1’s Austrian Grand Prix 2021?
a) Valtteri Bottas
b) Lewis Hamilton
c) Lando Norris
d) Max Verstappen
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Answer d) Max Verstappen. Verstappen won the race ahead of Mercedes-AMG’s Valtteri Bottas and McLaren’s Lando Norris. Lewis Hamilton – Bottas’ teammate and Verstappen’s challenger for the 2021 Drivers’ championship – came home in fourth place.
