Daily Current Affairs Quiz 22 July 2021
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- The Government has planned to set up Indian Institute of Heritage as a standalone institution, in which city?
A) Surat
B) Pune
C) Hyderabad
D) Noida
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Option D
Explanation:The Government of India is set to establish the Indian Institute of Heritage at Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar.
- The DRDO recently flight-tested Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM) for its minimum range. What is the operational range of MPATGM?
A) 5.0 km
B) 2.5 km
C) 1.0 km
D) 3.5 km
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Option B
Explanation: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested indigenously developed third generation Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on July 21, 2021 for its minimum range. It has an operational range of 2.5 km
- The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu addressed the World Universities Summit 2021. The Summit was organised by which university?
A) O.P. Jindal Global University
B) GD Goenka University
C) Ashoka University
D) Amity University
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Option A
Explanation: The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated and addressed the World Universities Summit as Chief Guest on 21 July 2021. The Union Education and Skill Development Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan also addressed the summit. The Summit was organized by O.P. Jindal Global University, located at Sonipat, Haryana.
- Which Indian company has acquired the US-based digital reading platform Epic?
A) Amazon India
B) Byju’s
C) Unacademy
D) Vedantu
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Option B
Explanation: The Edtech startup Byju’s has acquired US-based digital reading platform Epic for $500 million. Byju’s partnership with Epic will enable the company to create engaging and interactive reading and learning experiences for children globally.
- Who has been appointed as the Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha?
A) Thawar Chand Gehlot
B) Prakash Javadekar
C) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
D) Rajnath Singh
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Option C
Explanation: The Union minister for minority affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has been appointed as the Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.
- The DRDO successfully flight-tested the Akash-NG off Odisha Coast. The Akash-NG is which type of weapon system?
A) surface-to-air
B) air-to-surface
C) air-to-air
D) surface-to-surface
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Option A
Explanation:The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the New Generation Akash Missile (Akash-NG), from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha on July 21, 2021. The Akash-NG weapon system is a surface-to-air Missile that can strike targets at a distance of around 60 km and fly at a speed of up to Mach 2.5.
- Which city has been selected as the host city for the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games?
A) Canberra
B) Brisbane
C) Auckland
D) New South Wales
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Option B
Explanation:The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has voted Australian city of Brisbane as the host city for 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games. Brisbane is the third Australian city to host the Olympic Games after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.
