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Latest Current Affairs 2021 Questions and Answers
1. Joe Biden has nominated "Eric Garcetti", the Mayor of which city to read as Ambassador to India?
Ans. Los Angeles
2. In which state of Chirang Reserve Forest two new species of spiders have been found in the Jharbari range?
Ans. Assam
3. In Which day is celebrated (World Population day) all over the world?
Ans. 11th July
4. Which organization has released the Hunger Virus Multiplicity Report?
Ans. Oxfam Charitable Organization
5. Which National Institute and department have prepared the world's first oral cancer alternative?
Ans. Department of Biotechnology
6. The Cowin Global conclave has been organized by the government of which country?
Ans. India
7. Who is the winner of the 2021 Austrian Grand Prix?
Ans. Max Verstappen
8. Who is set to become the second Indian-born woman to fly to space after Kalpana Chawla?
Ans. Sirisha Bandla
9. Barram airbase which was recently in news, is located in which country?
Ans. Afganistan
10. Who organized the G20 High-Level Tax Seminar?
Ans. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
11. Who became the new President of the Kho-Kho Federation of India?
Ans. Sudhanshu Mittal
12. In which airport Operation Pravah started?
Ans. Cochin International Airport
13. In which city Golf Training Academy was launched?
Ans. Srinagar
14. Virbhadra Singh, the six-time Chief Minister of which state passed away?
Ans. Himachal Pradesh
15. Who was appointed as the new Education Minister of India?
Ans. Dharmendra Pradhan
16. The Union Ministry of Tourism has tied up with whom to strengthen the guest tourism industry?
Ans. Yatra
17. Which airline won Air Transport World’s Airline of the Year Award 2021?
Ans. Korean Airlines
18. Which ministry was formed to promote indigenously?
Ans. Industry Ministry of Cooperation
19. Who was appointed as the new Sports Minister of the country?
Ans. Anurag Thakur
20. Who became the new US Ambassador to India?
Ans. Atul Keshap
General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answer
1. The study of weather is called?
Ans. Meteorology
2. ___ the average atmospheric pressure at sea level as defined by the International Standard Atmosphere?
Ans. 101325 Pascals
3. Who coined the word "Ecology"?
Ans. Earnest Haeckel
4. What are saprophytes?
Ans. Living beings that feed on dead or decayed organic matter
5. Which country contributes the largest area of mangrove globally?
Ans. Indonesia
6. Sati (prevention) Act. 1987 is a law enacted by the government of which state?
Ans. Rajasthan
7. Protection of Women from domestic violence Act. was enacted in which year?
Ans. 2005
8. Agrostology is the study of ____?
Ans. Grass
9. The rate of heartbeat is accelerated by the ____ hormone?
Ans. Adrenaline
10. Who was the president of the Indian National Congress at the time of independence?
Ans. J.B.Kriplani
11. The largest country (in the area) in Africa is?
Ans. Algeria
12. What is the capital of union territory Lakshadweep?
Ans. Kavaratti
13. Who was the first Indian to receive Raman Magsaysay Award?
Ans. Vinoba Bhave in 1958
14. Who coined the name 'Pakistan'?
Ans. Chaudhary Rahmat Ali
15. ___ the first woman IPS officer of India?
Ans. Kiran Bedi
16. World No Tobacco Day is observed on?
Ans. 31st May
17. National anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' was first sung on?
Ans. 27th December 1911 at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress
18. Which emperor built the famous Grant Trunk Road from Peshawar to Calcutta?
Ans. Sher Shah Suri
19. Buland Darwaja at Fatehpur Sikri near Agra was built by?
Ans. Akbar
20. Vasco-de-Gama discovered the sea route to India of which year?
Ans. 1498
(Samadhi Sthals) Crematoriums of famous people in India
1. Mahatma Gandhi: Raj Ghat in Royal Steps
2. Lal Bahadur Shastri: Vijay Ghat, of Delhi Victory Platform
3. Chaudhary Charan Singh (PM): Kisan Ghat, of Delhi Farmer’s Platform
4. Rajiv Gandhi: Veer Bhumi in Delhi Land of Brave
5. Jawaharlal Nehru: Shanti Van in Delhi Garden of Peace
6. Indira Gandhi: Shakti Sthal in Delhi Place of Power
7. Sanjay Gandhi: Shanti Van, Delhi
8. Morarji Desai: Abhay Ghat, Ahmedabad
9. Doctor Shankar Dayal Sharma: Karma Bhumi Land of Duty
10. Dr Rajendra Prasad: Mahaprayan Ghat, Patna
11. Gulzarilal Nanda: Narayan Ghat, Ahmedabad
12. KR Narayanan: Uday Bhoomi, Delhi
13. PV Narasimha Rao: PV Ghat at Buddha Poornima Park
14. BR Ambedkar: Chaitya Bhoomi, Dadar
15. Krishna Kant (Vice-President): Nigambhoot Ghat
16. Giani Zail Singh (President): Ekta Sthal, Delhi Place of Unity
17. Jagjivan Ram (Deputy PM): Samta Stal Place of Equality
18. Devi Lal (Deputy PM): Sangharsh Stal Place of Struggle
19. Chandra Shekhar (PM): Jannayak Stal Place of People’s Leader
20. IK Gujral (PM): Smriti Sthal Place of Remembrance