Daily Current Affairs Quiz 19 and 20 July 2021
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 19 & 20 July 2021: Based on the Current Affairs and Important News of 19 & 20 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 19 & 20 July 2021.
As per the WWF-UNEP report titled, ‘A Future for All – A need for Human-Wildlife Coexistence’, what percent of tiger ranges in India are reported to be outside protected areas?
A) 35%
B) 40%
C) 22%
D) 51%
Option A
Explanation: The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have jointly developed b report titled ‘A Future for All – A need for Human-Wildlife Coexistence’. This new report states that 35 percent of tiger ranges in India are outside protected areas, leading to frequent human-animal conflict, which in turn affects over 75 percent of the world’s wild cat species.
Google Cloud has launched its second Cloud Region in India in which place?
A) Ahmedabad
B) Chennai
C) Hyderabad
D) Delhi NCR
Option D
Explanation: Google Cloud has launched a new Cloud Region in India at the Delhi NCR region, for customers and the public sector located in India and across Asia Pacific. The Delhi NCR region is the second such Google Cloud region in India and 10th in Asia Pacific region.
The International Chess Day is marked every year on which day?
A) 17 July
B) 19 July
C) 20 July
D) 16 July
Option C
Explanation: The International Chess Day is celebrated annually on July 20, since 1966, to celebrate one of the most ancient and most popular games in history that promotes fairness, equality, mutual respect and understanding among nations.
What is the new official name given to the High Court of the UT of J&K and Ladakh?
A) High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
B) High Court of UT of Ladakh and UT of Jammu & Kashmir
C) Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh
D) Universal High Court for UT of Ladakh and UT of Jammu & Kashmir
Option A
Explanation: The Ministry of Law and Justice has informed that the name of the ‘Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh’ has officially been changed to ‘High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh’. To bring this change, President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2021.
Which film has won the Palme d’Or award at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival?
A) A Hero
B) Titane
C) Nitram
D) All The Crows In The World
Option B
Explanation:The 2021 Cannes Film Festival was the 74th edition of the annual film festival. It took place from 6 to 17 July 2021 in the south of France. The Palme d’Or, which is thehighest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival, went to Titane, directed by Julia Ducournau.
The Artificial Intelligence-based algorithm to identify cancer-causing alterations in cells, have recently been developed by which institute?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Madras
D) IIT Hyderabad
Option C
Explanation: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed an Artificial Intelligence-based mathematical model to identify cancer-causing alterations in cells. The new algorithm will help to pinpoint genetic alterations responsible for cancer progression, which is difficult using present methodologies. It will make use of a relatively unexplored technique of leveraging DNA composition.
Two Indian organisations have bagged the Equator Prize 2021. The biennial award is presented by which organisation?
A) UNDP
B) WWF
C) WHO
D) UNEP
Option A
Explanation: Two communities from India namely Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyinar Producer Company Limited and Snehakunja Trust, have won the prestigious UNDP Equator Prize for 2021. It is the 12th edition of the award.
Which among these countries have agreed to set up a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform?
A) Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and United States
B) Finland, Germany, Sweden and United States
C) Turkey, Israel, Russia and United States
D) United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan
Option D
Explanation: The United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform, focused on enhancing regional connectivity.
Who has been chosen for the Olympic Laurel to be presented at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2021?
A) Willie Nelson
B) Lionel Messi
C) Muhammad Yunus
D) Abhijit Banerjee
Option C
Explanation: Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has been chosen to receive the Olympic Laurel at the upcoming Tokyo Games on 23 July 2021, becoming the second recipient of the award.
Who is the author of the book titled ‘The India Story’?
A) C. Rangarajan
B) Bimal Jalan
C) Urjit Patel
D) Raghuram Rajan
Option B
Explanation: Former RBI governor Bimal Jalan has written a new book titled ‘The India Story’, which focuses on India’s economic history and aims to provide lessons for the future of India’s political economy.
Name the winner of the British Grand Prix 2021?
A) Lewis Hamilton
D) Sebastian Vettel
B) Max Verstappen
C) Charles Leclerc
Option A
Explanation: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain), won the British Grand Prix 2021, for a record-extending eighth time. The event was held on July 18, 2021 at the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom
On which day of the year is Science Exploration Day observed?
A) 17 July
B) 18 July
C) 20 July
D) 19 July
Option C
Explanation: The Science Exploration Day (also called Moon Day) is marked every year on 20 July.
