Today's Event – 17th July 2021

• 1048- Damasus elected Pope and passed away 23 days later

• 1762- Former Russinan Emperor Peter III murdered

• 1955- Disneyland opened and dedicated by Walt Disney in California

• 2014- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed. All 298 people onboard died

• 2018- 120 killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Iraq

National Events-

• 78 terrorists killed in Kashmir by the Indian Army

• Jammu and Kashmir government forbids killing of cows and camels for the coming Eid

• Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan requests the universities to launch anti-dowry campaign

• K. Annamalai elected as BJP President of Tamil Nadu

• CBI has registered cases against firms on the grounds for defrauding SBI

        International Events-

• Pakistan postponed peace conference with Afghanistan till Eid

• South African president Cyril Ramaphosa dispatched police forces in a town near Durban to stabilize tensions between Indian and Black-African Communities

• US president Joe Biden states that situations in Hong Kong is deteriorating

• Pakistan and Russia have signed a deal to build a pipeline from Karachi to Lahore

• Pakistan promises China to probe bus bomb blasts that killed nine Chinese nationals

Job alerts-

• NPCIL Jobs for Trade Apprentice. Last date 16th August 2021

• NCL Jobs for Project Associates and others. Last date 27th July 2021

• WIHG Jobs for Scientists, Administrative Officers and other posts. Last date 16th August 2021

• ISM (Dhanbad)Jobs for Junior Assistants. Last date 31st August 2021

• NIRT Jobs for Consultants, Scientists, Technical Officer and others. Last date 19th and 20th July, 2021

Sports-

• Arch rivals India and Pakistan slotted into the same group for the T20 World Cup 2021

• Dasun Shanaka elected as captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team against India

• Novak Djokovic confirmed to play in the Olympics

• IOC chief Thomas Bach met with protests during Hiroshima visits

• Brazilian weightlifter Fernando Reis suspended for doping from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Technology-

• Apple released iOS public beta for users

Economy –

• Aviation sector is recovering slowly from the Pandemic

• Paytm filed paper with SEBI for Rs.16,600 crore IPO

• FedEx funds 100 million dollars to open India’s cross-border delivery

• RBI’s ban on Mastercard affects 5 private banks

• Petrol price rises while diesel price remains unchanged

Local –

• BJP President JP Nadda praises UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to turn Uttar Pradesh into one of the leading states

• CM Yogi Adityanath declares protocol for people coming to Uttar Pradesh

• Rs. 1 crore worth of ganja/cannabis rcovered by the Punjab Police

• Dengue cases rise in the Khorda district of Orissa

• A man named Bipin Sabat found dead with multiple injuries in Jharsuguda, Orissa

Person in News –

• T-Series Bhushan Kumar booked for rape

GK –

Who was the first ruler to issue Pure Arabic coin in India?

[A] Mohammad Ghori
[B] Qutubuddin Aibak
[C] Iltutmish
[D] Razia Sultan

Baburnama was written in which language?

[A] Para-Mongolic
[B] Chagatai Turkic
[C] Hijazi Arabic
[D] Bahrani Arabic

Which among the following was the Capital of Bahamani Sultanate?

[A] Halebidu
[B] Gulbarga
[C] Humpi
[D] Badami

Which among the following Sikh Gurus introduced the Gurmukhi Script?

[A] Guru Angad
[B] Guru Gobind Singh
[C] Guru Arjun Singh
[D] Guru Harrai

The infamous Third Battle of Panipat was fought between which among the following belligerents?

[A] British and Marathas
[B] Mughals and Marathas
[C] Afghans and British
[D] Marathas and Afghans