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| Selected Weekly current affairs from 20th July to 25th July 2021 |
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1.With which country India has made a successful trial of movement of 34 km rail line?- Nepal.
2.Between which two railway stations this Nepal India Rail link has started its trial by IRCON?- Kurtha in the Mahottari district of Nepal to Jaynagar in the Madhubani district of Bihar.
3.Which film has won the Palme d'or award?- Titane.
4.Who has won the best actor prize in Cannes Film Festival for his lead performance in 'Nitram'?- Caleb Landry Jones.
5.Who has won the best actress prize in Cannes Film Festival for her performance in 'The Worst Persona in the World'?- Norwegian Renate Reinsve.
6.Who has won the Sparkassen Trophy chess tournament at Dortmund, Germany?- Viswanathan Anand.
7.Who has won the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone?- Lewis Hamilton.
8.What is the theme of World Day for International Justice 2021?- A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy.
9.What are the two Indian communities that have bagged this year's UNDP Equator Prize?- Snehakunja Trust and Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited.
10.Which institute has developed an AI tool, named NBDriver (neighbourhood driver) which can be used in analyzing the cancer-causing mutations in cells?- IIT, Madras.
11.Which has been used to conduct surveillance on ministers, opposition leaders, journalists, government officials and scientists of India?- Pegasus spyware.
12.Which award has been constituted by the Union Government to recognise the various players involved in the logistics supply chain in the country?- National Logistics Excellence Awards.
13.Which two organizations of Uttarpradesh have collaborated to launch an awareness campaign to grow high-quality Basmati rice at Jahangirpur?- BEDF and the Rice Exporters Association.
14.Which report has been released to support private healthcare during the ongoing pandemic?- Inequality Report 2021: India's Unequal Healthcare Story.
15.Which country has become the world's fifth-largest foreign exchange reserve holder?- India.
16.What is the declaration amount filed under 'Vivad se Vishwas' scheme?- 1.32 lakh.
17.Which country will host the Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) summit?- India.
18.What is the present Unemployment rate in the April-June quarter 2020?- 20.8%.
19.Which bill has been introduced by the union government for developing the entire navigation system of India, declared on 19th July,2021?- Marine Aids to Navigation Bill.
20.What is India's economic growth forecast by ADB ?- 10%.
21.How many rupees have been sanctioned by the Government for Project 75-India to build 6 submarines?- Rs 50,000 crores.
22.Where will be India's first 'green hydrogen' plant, built by IOC?- Mathura.
23.Which country has successfully tested its S-500, an air defence missile system at a southern training range of the country?- Russia.
24.Which material has been developed by DRDO for applications in aerospace structural forgings?- High strength Titanium alloy.
25.Which device has been developed by researchers of IIT, Ropar to regulate the oxygen flow from the cylinder by a patient?- AMLEX.
26.Which country rolled out a 600km per hr high-speed Maglev train?- China.
27.What is the new motto of the Olympics updated on 20th July?- Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together.
28.How many rupees has been invited as a global bid by BBNL for BharatNet broadband?- Rs. 19,041 cr.
29.In which launch vehicle Jeff Bezos and 3 others travelled to space and returned safely after 10min?- Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle.
30.Where will the Indian Institute of Heritage be constituted?- Noida.
31.What is the new spacecraft developed by NASA?- NEA Scout.
32.Who will host the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics after receiving approval from IOC?- Australia's Brisbane.
33.Which missile has been successfully tested that is also developed by DRDO?- Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile.
34.The three monuments of which state have been identified under the Adarsh Smarak Scheme?- Andhra Pradesh.
35.Which heritage site has been removed from UNESCO World Heritage sites on 21st July,2021?- Liverpool.
36.Which surface to air missile has been successfully tested by DRDO from Odisha?- Akash Missile (Akash-NG).
37.What is the Global growth rate declared by the IMF?- 6%.
38.Which country is going to set up its first office in Europe to strengthen its diplomatic presence?- Lithuania.
39.Which two cities have been selected by UNESCO under its 'Historic Urban Landscape Project'?- Orchha and Gwalior of MP.
40.Who has been appointed to the UN tax committee for the period of 2021 to 2025?- Rasmi Ranjan Das.
41.Which University has organized the World Universities Summit?- O.P. Jindal Global University.
42.How many rupees have been sanctioned by the Union Cabinet in the PLI scheme for specialty steel?- Rs.6,322-crore.
43.Which country has unveiled the world's first 3D-printed steel pedestrian bridge?- Amsterdam, Netherlands.
44.Recently which state of India has approved the Youth Policy to create a field for the youths?- Meghalaya.
45.Which UT will get first of its Central University in their state?- Ladakh.
46.Which state government has removed the upper age limit for transgender college students?- Kerala.
47.Which organization has joined the Indian Navy for maritime exercises in the Bay of Bengal for three day on 22nd july?- Carrier Strike Group, UK.
48.Which Indian athletes have become the latest world champions at the Cadet World Championship?- Priya and Tannu.
49.What is India's score on the latest Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia Pacific?- 90.32%.
50.Which bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 22nd July to prevent the staff of all the government-owned ordnance factories across the country from going on a strike?- Essential Defence Services Bill.
51.Which Indian state/UT launched the 'Automated auditory brainstem response system (AABR)', for new-born hearing screening?- Punjab.
52.What percentage of Indians are living poor quality of life reported by Danone India, a French packaged foods and beverages company?- 46.2%.
53."Checkmate" which was recently in the news is associated with which country?- Russia.
54.Which country has hosted the Cadet World Championship 2021?- Budapest, Hungary.
55.For which region WHO has launched its first Regional Status Report on Drowning Prevention?- South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions.
56.What percentage of stake will be sold by the government in LIC through an initial public offering?- 5 or 6%.
57.How many rupees have been sanctioned by the government to expand lab testing infrastructure?- Rs324 crore.
58.Which technology innovation hub has been launched by IIT Kanpur to find cyber security solutions and safeguard the cyberspace?- C3i.
59.The report Renewables Integration in India 2021 conducted by NITI Aayog and IEA based on which states of India?- Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
60.Which country has warned about the outbreak of Norovirus, a contagious disease?- UK.
61.Who has won a silver medal in weightlifting in the 49kg category in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?- Mirabai Chanu.
62.Which country has given approval, after modifying "golden rice", for commercial production?- Philippines.
63.Which country has authorized 100 million USD from an emergency fund to meet the special immigration Afghan visa applicants?- USA.
64.What is the theme of World Brain Day 2021?- Stop Multiple Sclerosis.
65.Who has won Alexander Dalrymple award 2019 of UK ?- Indian Navy's Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar.
66.What is the loan amount allotted by RBI to other banks' directors without board approval?- 5 crore.
67.Which health insurance company has rebranded itself as Niva Bupa?- Max Bupa Health Insurance.
68.Who is the third Indian tennis player to win a singles men's match at the Olympic Games?- Sumit Nagal.
69.Which country has unveiled the World's first clean nuclear reactor that doesn't need water for cooling?- China.
70.What are India's foreign exchange reserves in the week ended 16th July?- $611.895 billion.
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