Current Affairs Quiz – July 24 2021
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1. Indian Olympic Association has roped in ____________________ as a sponsor for the Indian contingent at the ongoing Tokyo Games.
a) Adani Group
b) Tata
c) Reliance
d) Bharathi Cement
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Answer a) Adani Group. IOA secretary general Rajiv Mehta, who is in Tokyo, announced the development.
2. Mirabai Chanu won Silver at Tokyo 2020, who is associated with___________.
a) Boxing
b) Wrestling
c) Weightlifting
d) None of these
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Answer c) Weightlifting. China’s Zhihui Hou won the gold medal in the women’s 49-kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics, lifting a total of 210 kg, while Indonesia’s Windy Cantika Aisah won the bronze medal.
3. Aaykar Diwas (Income Tax Day) celebrated by CBDT on _____________.
a) July 19
b) July 21
c) July 22
d) July 24
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Answer d) July 24. In India, the Income Tax Day is celebrated every year on July 24, as it was on 24 July 1980 that Income Tax was introduced for the first time in India by Sir James Wilson.
4. Recently, which nation has approved genetically modified ‘Golden Rice’?
a) Indonesia
b) Malaysia
c) Singapore
d) Philipines
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Answer d) Philipines. “Golden Rice” which is genetically modified has been given approval for commercial production by Philippines. Health experts believe that this decision will save lives and combat childhood blindness in the developing regions of the world.
5. World Brain Day is observed on ______________.
a) July 19
b) July 21
c) July 22
d) July 24
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Answer c) July 22. ‘Stop Multiple Sclerosis’ the theme for the year 2021.
6. US authorized Emergency Fund of $100 million for ______________ migrants.
a) Syrian
b) Afghan
c) African
d) None of these
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Answer b) Afghan. President of USA, Joe Biden, has authorized 100 million USD from an emergency fund to meet the refugee needs which is stemming from the geo-political situation in Afghanistan, which also includes the special immigration Afghan visa applicants.
