Daily Current Affairs Quiz 18 July 2021
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- India’s first pod taxi will begin service from which city of the country?
A) Noida
B) Pune
C) Jaipur
D) Ahmedabad
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Option A
Explanation:The first-ever pod taxi service in India is soon to start running between the upcoming Noida International Greenfield Airport (or Jewar Airport) and Noida Film City in Greater Noida, having a distance of around 14 km.
- The trilateral table top exercise TTX-2021, was held recently, among the top defence officials in virtual format. Which country was not the participant in the exercise?
A) India
B) Australia
C) Maldives
D) Sri Lanka
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Option B
Explanation: A virtual trilateral table top exercise, TTX-2021, among the top defence officials from India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives was held from July 14 to July 15, 2021.
- Which among these airports has signed shareholder agreement with the Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) for the development of Jewar Airport?
A) Singapore Changi Airport
B) Hong Kong Airport
C) Zurich Airport
D) Dubai Airport
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Option C
Explanation:The Zurich Airport International has signed a shareholder agreement with the Noida International Airport Limited (NIAL) in Lucknow for the development of the Noida International Airport at Jewar.
- The Nelson Mandela International Day is observed annually on which day?
A) July 17
B) July 16
C) July 15
D) July 18
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Option D
Explanation: Nelson Mandela International Day (also Mandela Day) is held every year on July 18 globally to honour the legacy of the late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. The day 18 July marks the birth anniversary of the great South African leader, who was born in 1918.
- The Indian Navy recently received the first batch of two MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from the US Navy. How many such helicopters will be procured by India as per the deal signed for the same?
A) 52
B) 24
C) 18
D) 36
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Option B
Explanation: The Indian Navy received the first two MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) from the United States Navy on July 16, 2021, at Naval Air Station in North Island, San Diego. In February 2020, the Indian Navy and the US Navy had signed Rs 15,157 crore ($2.13 billion) deal to buy 24 MH-60 Romeo helicopters, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, under foreign military sales from the US government.
- Bonalu is an annual festival of which Indian state?
A) Telangana
B) West Bengal
C) Assam
D) Karnataka
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Option A
Explanation: The annual state festival ‘Bonalu’ began on July 11, 2021 in Telangana. It is celebrated in the month of Ashada Masam which falls in July/August. The Hindu Festival is celebrated in Twin Cities Hyderabad, Secunderabad and other parts of Telangana to worship Goddess Mahakali.
- Mamnoon Hussain, who has passed away recently was the former President of which country?
A) Afghanistan
B) Mauritius
C) Pakistan
D) Israel
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Option C
Explanation: Former President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain has passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 80. He served as the 12th President of Pakistan between September 2013 and September 2018.
- Name the digital platform launched by the government for the farmers to enable them in getting ‘right information at right time’ in their desired language
A) Kisan Sarovar
B) Kisan Sarathi
C) Kisan Madad
D) Kisan Karuna
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Option B
Explanation: The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnav jointly launched a digital platform ‘Kisan Sarathi’ to help farmers in getting ‘right information at right time’ in their desired language.
