Today's Event – 21ST July 2021

• 230- Pope Pontian becomes 18th Pope after Urban I

• 1949- North Atlantic Treaty ratified by the US Senate

• 1960- Sirimavo Bandaranaike elected as Sri Lanka’s PM, becomes world’s first government head

• 2008- Ram Baran Yadav elected as First Nepali President

• 2012- Erden Eruc finished the first ever human powered world circumnavigation

National Events-

• Indian government states that no death has occurred in the States or Union Territories due to lack of oxygen supply

• US have allowed entry of Indian nationals despite a fall in covid cases

• Canada is allowing flight only for Indian nationals who have been vaccinated

• Indian government willing to talk issues related to the new farm laws with the farmer unions

• Death toll in Maharashtra rises up to 3656 due to covid

International Events-

• The Biden Administration has requested a Los Angeles federal court for the extradition of Tahawwur Rana to India on 2008 Mumbai Terror attacks

• Assassination attempt on the Transitonal President of Mali Col. Assimi Goita near the Grand Mosque

• The White House stated that social media companies are failing to stop misinformation related to Covid Pandemic

• Israel creates destructive bombardment over Lebanon

• Former rural teacher Pedro Castillo elected as President of Peru

Job alerts-

• Puri Court Jobs for clerk, stenographer and other posts. Last date 20th August 2021

• KGBV SK Nagar Jobs for Teacher, Cook and other posts. Last date 26th July 2021

• Charkhi Dadri Army Bharty Rally Jobs for Soldier and other posts. Last date 13th August 2021

• Ghazipur Jobs for Chowkidaar, Cook, Peon and other posts. Last date 21st July 2021

• Indian Navy Jobs for Sailors (MR) and other posts. Last date 23rd July 2021

Sports-

• Sri Lanka won toss against India; India chooses to bat in the 2nd ODI

• KL Rahul scores 101 in Select County XI in the absence of Virat Kohli

• Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe with 3-0 lead in the ODI Series

• New Olympic is now Faster, Higher, Stronger-Together or Citius , Altius, Fortius- Communis

• Olympic shooters suffer hot and humid climate of Tokyo

          Technology-

• Samsung preparing to release its new models on August 11th 2021

Economy –

• Above 12.9k removed from records and 87 of them were dissolved

• Sensex suffers an increased loss for the third day

• Rupee rises at 27 paise against the American dollar

• Oil seeds growth and palm oil production fails to meet target

• 7.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine offered to India

Environment –

• Climate conditions and floods across numerous regions of Europe worsens

Local –

• Chhattisgarh Congress planning to march to Raj Bhavan for cell phone tapping

• Jharkhand government managed to vaccinate only 15000 residents

• Delhi recorded 19 death and 44 active corona cases

• Nagpur district of Delhi is preparing for the 3rd wave of Corona

• 50 active cases and 33 recoveries recorded in Uttarakhand

GK –

Amrabad Tiger Reserve, which was making news recently, is located in which state/UT?

[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Telangana
[C] Andhra Pradesh

[D] Kerala

What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Navy to protect Indian vessels in the Gulf region?

[A] Operation Vanilla
[B] Operation Sankalp
[C] Operation Purple
[D] Operation Crude

What is the new nomenclature of the ‘Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh’?

[A] High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
[B] Common High Court of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
[C] Special High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
[D] High Court of Reorganised Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

The first case of monkeypox in humans was recorded in 1970 in which country?

[A] Kenya
[B] Democratic Republic of Congo
[C] USA
[D] Nigeria

Which country is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation host in 2021?

[A] China
[B] India
[C] USA
[D] New Zealand