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July 7 | Daily Current Affairs 2021

OBITUARY

1. Dilip Kumar passed away. He was related to which field?
A) Comedian
B) Director
C) Writer
D) Geologist
E) Politician
Answer: B) Director

• Mohammed Yusuf Khan popularly known as Dilip Kumar was an Indian actor and film producer.
• Popularly known as the ‘Tragedy King’ of Bollywood, Kumar was known as a method actor who was never limited to genres.
• Kumar debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata (1944), produced by Bombay Talkies.
• In a career spanning over five decades, Kumar worked in over 65 films. Kumar is known for roles in films such as the romantic Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling Aan (1952), the social drama Daag (1952), the dramatic Devdas (1955), the comical Azaad (1955), the epic historical Mughal-e-Azam (1960), the social dacoit crime drama Gunga Jamuna (1961), and the comedy Ram Aur Shyam (1967).

Awards:
Filmfare Award for Best Actor (8 times)
Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1994)

Honours:
Padma Bhushan (1991)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (1998)
Padma Vibhushan (2015)

2. Keshav Datt passed away. He was related to which sports?
A) Weightlifting
B) Football
C) Tennis
D) Hockey
E) Cricket
Answer: D) Hockey

• Two-time Olympic gold medal-winning hockey legend Keshav Datt died due to age-related ailments, marking the end of a glorious era in the sport.
• A formidable half-back, he was part of India’s historic feat at the 1948 Olympics where the country beat home team Britain 4-0 at the Wembley Stadium in London to win the first gold post Independence.
• Before the 1948 Olympics, Datt toured East Africa under the leadership of the iconic Major Dhyan Chand in 1947.

BANKING AND FINANCE

3. Which Bank has partnered with TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL) to introduce a digital network for facilitating electricity bill payments across 300 semi-urban and rural regions in the state?
A) SBM Bank India
B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) Federal Bank
D) IndusInd Bank
E) ICICI Bank
Answer: D) IndusInd Bank

• IndusInd Bank has partnered with TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL) — a joint venture between Tata Power and Odisha state government — to introduce a digital network for facilitating electricity bill payments across 300 semi-urban and rural regions in the state.
• Through the initiative, IndusInd Bank said it will impact the lives of over 20 lakh rural customers by making utility-based payment services available across the remotest areas of Odisha without having to make the customer travel long distances.

4. An awareness campaign on Cybersecurity has been launched by which bank aiming to educate people about various kinds of online frauds?
A) SBM Bank India
B) Canara Bank
C) Federal Bank
D) IndusInd Bank
E) ICICI Bank
Answer: B) Canara Bank

• An awareness campaign on Cybersecurity has been launched by Canara Bank aiming to educate people about various kinds of online frauds.
• A video song performed exclusively by the employees of Canara Bank throwing light on online frauds will be further released in all major Indian languages in coming days, a press release said here.
• The Canara Bank dedicated the video to the nation highlighting the importance of protecting account details by the customers and not sharing OTP, CVV, or PIN with anyone.
• The campaign was launched on July 3.

5. Which company has partnered with HDB Financial Services to offer a credit line and high-ticket personal loans to customers across multiple cities in India?
A) Patym
B) Google Pay
C) PayPal
D) Fabindia
E) FREO
Answer: E) FREO

• Neobank FREO has partnered with HDB Financial Services to offer a credit line and high-ticket personal loans to customers across multiple cities in India.
  Customers will get a personalised amount approved which they can start using immediately.
• As they repay the borrowed amount, the credit limit is replenished and they can continue withdrawing as much as they need.
• Interest is levied only on the amount the consumer uses, and not on the overall limit.
• This partnership offers consumers high-ticket personal loans of up to ₹10 lakh, which can be utilised for bigger expenses such as home renovation, buying a vehicle, planning a trip.

APPOINTMENTS

6. Which Ministry has had a new addition — the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE)?
A) Ministry of Agriculture
B) Ministry of Finance
C) Ministry of Tourism
D) Ministry of Minority Affairs
E) Ministry of Women & Child Development
Answer: B) Ministry of Finance

• Ahead of the Cabinet expansion, the Finance Ministry has had a new addition — the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), which was until now part of the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
• The Cabinet Secretariat has notified an amendment in the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961, which prescribes: “in THE FIRST SCHEDULE under the heading ‘13. Ministry of Finance (Vitta Mantralaya)’, after the sub-heading ‘(v) Department of Financial Services (Vittiya Sewayen Vibhag)’, following sub-heading shall be inserted, namely: – ‘(vi) Department of Public Enterprises (Lok Udyam Vibhag)’.”

AWARDS

7. _____ awarded Oscar in aviation industry, ‘Coping COVID-19 excellently’?
A) Chinese Air
B) Indian Air
C) Pakistani Air
D) France Air
E) Korean Air
Answer: E) Korean Air

• Korean Air was selected as the “2021 Airline of the Year” called the Oscar in the aviation industry by Air Transport World (ATW), an aviation media.
• The awards ceremony will be held in Boston on October 5.
• The ATW’s Airlines of the Year award has a huge honour that called the Oscar in the global aviation industry.
• ATW forms global judges team consisting of editors and analysts to select the best airline every year by comprehensively evaluating factors such as financial stability, business operation, customer service, sustainability and safety.
• It started in 1974 and this year is 47th.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

8. Indian naval ship Tabar conducts military exercise with which country Navy?
A) Italy
B) UK
C) Ireland
D) Iceland
E) Costa Rica
Answer: A) Italy

9. India and which country held meeting on the subject of “Personnel Management and Public Administration?
A) Italy
B) UK
C) Singapore
D) Iceland
E) Costa Rica
Answer: C) Singapore

• India and Singapore held a bilateral meeting through virtual mode under the aegis of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into between Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Public Service Division (PSD), Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore on 01st June, 2018 on the subject of “Personnel Management and Public Administration”.
• The bilateral meeting was led by Shri Sanjay Singh, Secretary, DARPG from Indian side and Mr. Loh Khum Yean, Permanent Secretary, PSD, Singapore from Singapore side.

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

10. Who inaugurated the virtual ‘India Pavilion’ at 74th Cannes Film Festival?
A) Dr Harsh Vardhan
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Prakash Javadekar
D) Kiren Rijiju
E) Arjun Munda
Answer: C) Prakash Javadekar

• Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the virtual ‘India Pavilion’ at 74th Cannes Film Festival.
• The 2021 edition of the Cannes Film Festival kick-started from July 6 and will conclude on July 17.
• Addressing the virtual inauguration, organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India, jointly with FICCI, the minister said this is the second year when the pavilions are virtually organised but the business is real including the creativity, talent, technology and India offers the best of these.

11. Who launched a mobile app ‘Matsya Setu’ to disseminate the latest freshwater aquaculture technologies to the country’s aqua farmers?
A) Dr Harsh Vardhan
B) Rajnath Singh
C) Prakash Javadekar
D) Giriraj Singh
E) Arjun Munda
Answer: D) Giriraj Singh

• The app has been developed by the ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA), Bhubaneswar, with the funding support of the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB).
• Matsya Setu app has species-wise/ subject-wise self-learning online course modules, where renowned aquaculture experts explain the basic concepts and practical demonstrations on breeding, seed production and grow-out culture of commercially important fishes like carp, catfish, scampi, murrel, ornamental fish, and pearl farming.

12. Which Organisation concludes first fintech cohort of ‘AIM-iLEAP’ as major step to accelerate Tech Start-ups across India?
A) CCI
B) CII
C) NTPC
D) NHAI
E) AIM
Answer: E) AIM

• In a move to give a major push to tech startups across the country, Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog Wednesday concluded its first fintech cohort of AIM-iLEAP- an initiative to back tech start-ups with much-needed access to industry, markets and investors.
• The fintech cohort was done through a series of thematic virtual demo days organised AIM in partnership with Startup Réseau and Visa as part of AIM-iLEAP (Innovative leadership for entrepreneurial agility and profitability) initiative.
• The program had kickstarted with the inaugural four-day bootcamp for “FinTech” start-ups (the chosen few from among the several AIM supported Fintech start-ups) from 14th to 17th June, 2021.

13. Vice President Addresses The ____ Meeting Of The Governing Council And ____ Meeting Of Governing Body Of Indian Council Of World Affairs (ICWA)?
A) 38,84
B) 19,20
C) 27,34
D) 11,27
E) 10,20
Answer: B) 19,20

• Former Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Ms Vijay Thakur Singh was appointed as the next Director General of the ICWA at the meeting as the term of Dr. TCA Raghavan will come to an end on 23 July 2021.

14. Which state approved Chief Minister’s COVID-19 affected livelihood support scheme?
A) Mizoram
B) Assam
C) Kerala
D) Manipur
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: D) Manipur

• Manipur Cabinet approved Chief Minister’s COVID-19 affected livelihood support scheme.
• The scheme aims to provide Rs 5000 in two equal installments to every identified family whose livelihood have been directly affected by COVID-19.

15. NABARD sanctions Rs 2891.15 lakh under RIDF scheme to which state?
A) Mizoram
B) Assam
C) Kerala
D) Manipur
E) Goa
Answer: E) Goa

16. The Union Government has created a separate Ministry of _____ for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’?
A) Sports
B) Medicine
C) Statistics
D) Education
E) Co-operation
Answer: E) Co-operation

• The Union Government has created a separate Ministry of Co-operation for realizing the vision of ‘Sahkar se Samriddhi’.
• This Ministry will provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.
• It will help deepen co-operatives as a true people based movement reaching upto the grassroots.

17. Which organisation organises 1st edition of Indo Pacific Business Summit in partnership with External Affairs Ministry?
A) CCI
B) CII
C) NTPC
D) NHAI
E) AIM
Answer: B) CII

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