Today's Event – 27th July 2021

• 1866- First permanent transatlantic cable completed from Ireland to Newfoundland

• 1890- Vincent Van Gogh shot himself and passed after 2 days

• 1921- It was proved that insulin helps regulate blood sugar

• 1929- Geneva Convention of 1929 which deals with Prisoners of War was signed by 53 nations

• 1955- Austrian State Treaty restored the Sovereignty of Austria

National Events- 

•  Congress Supremo Rahul Gandhi shows his support to farmers by driving a tractor to the Parliament

•  Minister of State for Defence says protecting the borders of India is the highest priority right now

•  CBI has booked AP based company Ind Tob International Pvt Ltd for defrauding banks of 20 crore rupees

•  Congress leader Shashi Tharoor demands a Supreme Court probe into Pegasus spyware

• Afghan army general Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai postponed his India visit

International Events- 

•  Saudi Arabia’s Foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud visited Pakistan to discuss diplomatic relationships and global problems

•  Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte vows to kill every drug peddler

•  Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi states that US troops are not required to fight ISIS

•  46 Afghan jawans take refuge in Pakistan after losing control of a border post to Taliban 

• President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are in talks to end combat in Iraq

Job alerts-

• BEL Jobs for Apprentice and other posts. Last date 10th August 2021

• Allahabad High Court Jobs for Clerk and other posts. Last date 28th August 2021

• SSB Jobs for Head Constable and other posts. Last date 8th August 2021

• APSWREIS Jobs for Principal, TGT, Caretaker and other posts. Last date 6th August 2021

• IIM Jammu Jobs for Non-faculty and other posts. Last date 1st August 2021

Sports-

•  Indian Olympic shooters prepare for mixed games at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

•  Recent Olympic Silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu to be appointed ASP of Manipur along with Rs. 1 crore cash prize

•  Indian women’s hockey team loses to Germany with 0-2 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

•  Indian table tennis player Sharath Kamal advances into the third round of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

• Australia wins the ODI series defeating West Indies by 6 wickets

Technology-

•  Realme Flash is on the verge of beating iPhone 12 in terms of charging

•  Nokia has announced of 3 new models XR20, 6310 and C30

Economy – 

•  Infosys was paid Rs.145 crore by the Government to create new income tax e-filing portal

•  Rupee falls by 2 paise at 74 against the US dollar

•  Shares all around the globe walls while Wall Street gains more

•  Auto component industry to grow by 20-23 % in the financial year 2022

• Sensex soars at 150 points; Nifty peaks at 15,850

Environment –

•  Monsoon to increase by 5% across India

•  Flood ravages the state of Maharashtra

Local –

•  Five people arrested in New Delhi for stealing buffaloes and selling them in Meerut

•  Over 1.4 lakh people vaccinated in Ranchi

•  Delhi has witnessed a rise in dengue cases

•  Madhya Pradesh government to provide annual increments to their employees

• Orissa government is planning to reop

GK – 

Which Indian became the third Indian to win Tennis singles match at Olympic?

[A] Somdev Devvarman
[B] Sumit Nagal
[C] Yuki Bhambri
[D] Rohan Bopanna

Which Ministry is implementing the Companies Act, 2013 in India?

[A] Finance Ministry
[B] Corporate affairs ministry
[C] MSME Ministry
[D] Commerce and Industries Ministry

Which is the major component of India’s foreign exchange reserves?

[A] Gold
[B] Foreign Currency assets
[C] SDR with IMF
[D] Reserve Position with IMF

Which space agency has been selected by NASA to provide launch services for Europa Clipper Mission?

[A] Blue Origin
[B] SpaceX
[C] Virgin Galactic
[D] Boeing

As per the recent data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO),what is the unemployment rate in 2019-20?

[A] 6.1%
[B] 5.4%
[C] 4.8%
[D] 3.2%