Current Affairs Quiz: 8 July 2021

8 July 2021: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as Veteran Congress leader Virbhadra Singh, Zomato IPO opening date and new Cabinet Ministers and their portfolios among others. 

1. Veteran Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away on July 8, 2021. He had served as the Chief Minister of which state for six terms?

a) Uttarakhand

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Rajasthan

2. Which nation's President was assassinated in his home on July 7, 2021?

a) Domican Republic

b) Haiti 

c) Puerto Pico

d) El Salvador 

3. When is the Zomato IPO opening date?

a) July 10th 

b) July 12th

c) July 13th 

d) July 14th

4. Who is the new Health Minister of India?

a) Ashwini Vaishnaw

b) Kiren Rijiju

c) Mansukh Mandaviya

d) G Kishan Reddy

5. Who has been appointed as the new Law Minister in India?

a) Kiren Rijiju

b) Ashwini Vaishnaw

c) Anurag Singh Thakur

d) Hardeep Singh Puri

6. Who has been appointed as the new Civil Aviation Minister?

a) Anurag Singh Thakur

b) Jyotiraditya Scindia

c) Narayan Rane

d) Bhupendra Yadav

7. Who is India's new Railways Minister? 

a) Ashwini Vaishnaw 

b) Bhupendra Yadav

c) Hardeep Singh Puri

d) Mansukh Mandaviya

8. Apna Dal Chief Anupriya Singh Patel has received which Ministry portfolio?

a) MoS in Ministry of Law and Justice

b) MoS in Ministry of Finance

c) MoS Ministry of External Affairs

d) MoS in Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Answers

1. (b) Himachal Pradesh

Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away in the early hours of July 8, 2021, after battling a prolonged illness. He was 87. The veteran leader was a nine-time MLA, a five-time Member of Parliament and had served as the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for six terms.

2. (b) Haiti 

Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated by gunmen in his home on July 7, 2021. His wife was also wounded in the attack, confirmed interim Prime Minister of Haiti, Claude Joseph. The police and military were in control of security in Haiti, which has a history of political upheaval and dictatorship. 

3. (d) July 14th

Zomato Initial Public Offering (IPO) will open for sale on July 14 and close on July 16, 2021. Zomato IPO price band has been fixed at Rs 72-76 per share. 

4. (c) Mansukh Mandaviya

Mansukh Mandaviya has taken charge as India's new Health Minister, replacing Dr Harsh Vardhan. He is among the seven ministers who got elevated to the Union Cabinet on July 7, 2021. Mansukh Mandaviya will take charge of the clubbed Ministry of Health and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

5. (a) Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju on July 7, 2021 took charge as the new Law and Justice Minister in the first major cabinet reshuffle in PM Modi's second government. The Minister assured that the ministry will always try to be transparent and approachable for the media so that it knows what the ministry is doing and how it is performing.

6. (b) Jyotiraditya Scindia

Jyotiraditya Scindia has been appointed as India's new Civil Aviation Minister, following his father's footsteps. His late father, Madhavrao Scindia had held the civil aviation portfolio under the PV Narasimha Rao-led central government between 1991 and 1993.

7. (a) Ashwini Vaishnaw 

Former IAS Officer Ashwini Vaishnaw has taken charge as India's new Railways Minister and IT Minister in the first major cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet on July 8, 2021. 

8. (d) MoS in Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Apna Dal President Anupriya Patel took charge as Minister of State in the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on July 7, 2021 as a part of the major cabinet reshuffle and expansion. She was earlier serving as the Minister of State in the Union Health Ministry from 2016 to 2019.