1. Recently Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought) scheme has been started in which state?

Answer – Rajasthan

Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought) scheme has been started in Rajasthan. Project BOLD (Bamboo Oasis on Lands in Drought) is a project of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) which seeks to create bamboo based green patches in arid and semi-arid land areas. This is a unique and first of its kind scientific exercise that serves the joint national objectives of reducing desertification and providing livelihood and multi-disciplinary rural industry support.

2. Who has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand recently?

Answer – Pushkar Singh Dhami

Pushkar Singh Dhami has been appointed as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He is the youngest Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Pushkar Singh Dhami is an MLA from Khatima constituency in Udham Singh Nagar district. He was elected by the state leaders during the legislature party meeting in Dehradun. Pushkar Singh Dhami was also associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and also served as the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in Uttarakhand. Pushkar Singh Dhami served as the Officer on Special Duty to former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari in 2002.

3. Recently which country has been declared malaria free by the World Health Organization (WHO)?

North China

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared China malaria-free. This is a remarkable achievement for a country that recorded 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s. China is the first country in the WHO Western Pacific to be awarded malaria-free certification in more than 3 decades. Other countries in the region that have achieved this status include Australia (1981), Singapore (1982) and Brunei Darussalam (1987). Globally, 40 countries and territories have been granted malaria-free certification from WHO – most recently, El Salvador (2021), Algeria (2019), Argentina (2019), Paraguay (2018) and Uzbekistan (2018). are included.

4. Who is the author of the book “Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi’s Assassin”?

Answer – Dhawal Kulkarni

Dhawal Kulkarni is the author of the book "Nathuram Godse: The True Story of Gandhi's Assassin". The biography of Nathuram Godse, the infamous assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, depicts the man and his most defining work in the wider context of modern Indian history and contemporary society and politics.

5. Who has been appointed as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Paralympics, starting 24 August 2021?

Answer- Mariyappan Thangavelu

Mariyappan Thangavelu has been appointed as the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Paralympics, starting August 24. Thangavelu, who is defending the T-42 gold he won at the 2016 Rio Paralympics during the August 24 to September 5 showpiece in Tokyo, was selected for the honor by the national body's executive committee. He was awarded the country's highest sporting award, the Khel Ratna, last year, as one of 24 para-athletes selected by the selection committee for the Tokyo Paralympics. Thangavelu, a resident of Tamil Nadu's Salem district, suffered a permanent disability at the age of five when a bus crushed his right leg below the knee.

6. Recently which Indian wrestler has been banned for two years by the sport's world governing body UWW?

Answer – Sumit Malik

Indian wrestler Sumit Malik has been banned for two years by the sport's world governing body UWW. Because his B sample was also positive for the banned stimulant. She was handed a temporary suspension last month for failing a dope test during the World Olympic Qualifier event in Sofia, where she qualified for the Tokyo Games in the 125 kg category.

7. Who was Donald Rumsfeld?

Northeast US Secretary of Defense

Donald Rumsfeld was a former US Secretary of Defense. The two-time Secretary of Defense and one-time presidential candidate, whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of the modern US military, was exposed by the long and costly Iraq War. Rumsfeld is the only person to serve twice as Pentagon chief. For the first time, in 1975-77, he was the youngest ever. Recently he has passed away.

8. When was the Digital India initiative launched?

Answer – 1 July 2015

The Digital India initiative was launched on July 1, 2015. Digital India is the flagship scheme of the government to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. This scheme was launched by the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. Recently this scheme has completed 6 years.

9. When is the International Day of Cooperatives celebrated?

Answer – First Saturday of July

International Day of Cooperatives is celebrated every year on the first Saturday of July. In the year 2021, the contribution of cooperatives to tackle climate changeCelebrated with the aim of focusing on the Co-operative societies have been accepted as associations and enterprises through which citizens can effectively improve their lives by contributing to the economic, social, cultural as well as political advancement of their community and nation. Co-operatives employ 280 million people worldwide, which is 10% of the world's employed population.

10. When is 'Chartered Accountants (CA) Day' celebrated in India?

Answer – July 1

Chartered Accountants (CA) Day is celebrated every year on 1st July in India. This day is celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) was established in 1949 under an Act by the Parliament of India.