Daily Current Affairs Quiz 10 July 2021

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 10 July 2021

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 10  July 2021: Based on the Current Affairs and Important News of 10 July 2021 we have framed important current affairs questions for banking and competitive exams. These current affairs quiz questions will be helpful for upcoming competitive exams. Give our online current affairs test every day to be prepared for all Current Affairs Quiz 10 July 2021. 

1. Name the winner of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee contest?
   A) Zaila Avant-garde
   B) Rishik Gandhasri
   C) Christopher Serrao
   D) Erin Howard
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   Option A

   Explanation: Zaila Avant-garde, an African-American, from New Orleans in Louisiana, has won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
2. Recently the Indian Army has named a firing range at Gulmarg in Jammu & Kashmir after which of these Bollywood actress?
   A) Priyanka Chopra
   B) Vidya Balan
   C) Deepika Padukone
   D) Anushka Sharma
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   Option B

   Explanation: The Indian Army has named a military firing range, situated at Gulmarg in the Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir, after Bollywood actress Vidya Balan. The firing range will now be called as ‘Vidya Balan Firing Range’.
3. The Ministry of Defence has inked Rs 499 crore contract with which entity for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force (IAF)?
   A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
   B) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
   C) Bharat Dynamics Limited
   D) Ordnance Factory Board
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   Option C

   Explanation:The Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The total worth of the deal is around Rs 499 crore. Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, being developed under India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
4. Jovenel Moise, has passed away after being assassinated on July 07, 2021. He was the President of which country?
   A) Haiti
   B) Guatemala
   C) Nicaragua
   D) Brazil
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   Option A

   Explanation: The President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, has passed away, following his assassination at his private residence in Pétion-Ville,  in the capital Port-au-Prince, on July 07, 2021. He was 53. Along with President Moise, his wife Martine was also injured during the attack. 
5. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), which was until now under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, has been shifted and brought under the purview of which Ministry?
   A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
   B) Ministry ofSocial Justice and Empowerment
   C) Ministry of Home Affairs
   D) Ministry of Finance
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   Option D

   Explanation: Centre has decided to bring the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) under the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Earlier, this DPE was under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
6. Which bank has launched the ‘Ghar Ghar Ration’ programme, an employee-led initiative for its low-income customers, affected by Covid-19?
   A) Bandhan Bank
   B) IDFC First Bank
   C) IndusInd Bank
   D) Axis Bank
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   Option B

   Explanation:The IDFC First Bank has launched a unique Employee-funded program called ‘Ghar Ghar Ration’ for its low-income customers who were affected by Covid-19. 
7. Who is the author of the book “The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha”?
   A) Kapil Sibal
   B) S. Jaishankar
   C) Jairam Ramesh
   D) Salman Khurshid
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   Option C

   Explanation:Former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has come out with his new book titled “The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha”.
8. Government has constituted a 25-member Development Council for Cement Industry (DCCI).Who is the Chairperson of this Council?
   A) Puneet Dalmia
   B) HM Bangur
   C) K C Jhanwar
   D) Madhavkrishna Singhania
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   Option A

   Explanation: Centre has set up a 25-member Development Council for Cement Industry (DCCI), to suggest ways for eliminating waste, obtaining maximum production, improve quality, reduce costs and promote standardization of products. The Council will be chaired by Dalmia Bharat Group CMD Puneet Dalmia.
9. In India, which day is observed as the National Fish Farmers’ Day?
   A) 07 July
   B) 08 July
   C) 09 July
   D) 10 July
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   Option D

   Explanation:The National Fish Farmers’ Day is celebrated every year on 10 July, by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in association with the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB).
10. The Akash missile is a medium range ____________ missile system
    A) Surface-To-Air
    B) Air-To-Air
    C) Surface-To-Surface
    D) Air-To-Surface
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    Option A

    Explanation: Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, being developed under India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).