Q.1. Which city’s district jail started a nursery program where inmates grow decorative plants for the neighbourhood market?
ANS. Mangaluru
Q.2. Who has been named the National Security Guard’s (NSG) director general through 2027?
ANS. B Srinivasan
Q.3. Who was the first traded baseball player to play for two teams in the same game?
ANS. Danny Jansen
Q.4. Which business plans to introduce the 21″ front wheel Freedom 125 motorcycle powered by compressed natural gas?
ANS. Bajaj
Q.5. Which city will see the August 2024 launch of Uber’s bicycle taxi service?
ANS. Gaya
Q.6. Which nation has named three new deputy prime ministers to serve terms of 2021–2026?
ANS. Vietnam
Q.7. Which Indian state has started offering rewards for timely responses to traffic accidents as part of the Ayushman Jeevan Raksha Yojana?
ANS. Rajasthan
Q.8. Who wants to break the record and become the first female US Open champion since Serena Williams?
ANS. Coco Gauff
Q.9. Which year saw the founding of Kerala’s Magic Planet, the country’s first magical theme park?
ANS. 2014
Q.10. Which city will host the Paralympic Games in 2024, which will have 549 events and 4,400 athletes?
ANS. Paris
Q.11. Which city saw the opening of a shooting range named after Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker by Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia?
ANS. Gwalior
Q.12. What’s the name of the new Google app that offers cloud storage trials and simplifies service installation for Windows PCs?
ANS. Google Essentials
Q.13. What is the new maximum amount of time that the government is allowing to resolve complaints from citizens?
ANS. 21 days
Q.14. Who is acknowledged as being the first civilian space tourist from India, having just returned from space travel?
ANS. Gopichand Thotakura