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The first Indian ever to win a gold medal in an athletics event at the Olympic games Ans: Neeraj Chopra  Neeraj Chopra spears historic gold in Javelin throw in 2 Tokyo Olympics 2020  Neeraj Chopra becomes the first Indian to win an athletics event in Olympics  It was also the nations second individual gold at Olympics, with Neeraj following in the foot steps of shooter Abhinav Bindra [gold medal in 2008 Beijing Olympics]  Neeraj ended India's 121-year wait for an athletics medal with his gold in the Javelin final. DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

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Name the virus that causes Covid-19 Ans: Severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus- 2 Or  NAMES OF COVID 19 NEW VARIANTS  SARS- CoV-2  The UN health agency, World Health Organisation,WHO, has given easy-to- say labels to two variants of the Covid- 19, first found in India.  The two variants are B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2.  The B.1.617.1 variant of the Covid 19 has been named as ‘Kappa’  The B.1.617.2 variant is named as ‘Delta.’

Name the Worlds first Plasmid DNA vaccine against SARs-COV-2 virus Ans: ZYCOV-D  ZyCoV-D is the first DNA based Covid vaccine in the world.  It is the first non injectable Covid vaccine in India  This vaccine is developed by Zydus Cadilla group .  It is the first Covid vaccine in India that can be administered to adults as well as those 12 and above . DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

Which Asian country was declared Malaria-Free by the World Health Organization recently? Ans: CHINA  China has been officially certified as ‘Malaria-free’ by the World Health Organization (WHO).   It is only the second country in the Asia Pacific region to get the tag, after Sri Lanka in 2016.   China has maintained zero indigenous malaria cases for four consecutive years.   In the 1940s, it had an estimated 30 million cases and 300,000 deaths per year. DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

Who is the fourth Indian to fly into space? Ans: Sirisha Bandla  Sirisha Bandla is the fourth Indian ever to go past the line of space after Rakesh Sharma, Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams  She is the second Indian-born woman after Kalpana Chawla to fly into outer space.  Sirisha Bandla is an Indian American aeronautical engineer and commercial astronaut.  She's the Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations for Virgin Galactic.  She flew on the Virgin Galactic Unity 22 mission. . DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

2020 MILLENNIUM TECHNOLOGY PRIZE WINNERS Ans: Shankar Balasubramanian and DISHA David Klenerman Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry The 2020 Millenium technology prize has been awarded to SHANKAR BALASUBRAMANIAN and DAVID KLENERMAN for their development of revolutionary DNA sequencing techniques. The Millennium Technology Prize is one of the world's largest technology prizes. It is awarded once every two years by Technology Academy Finland. The prize was inaugurated in 2004

Who is the first female swimmer to win seven medals in a single Olympic event? Ans: Emma Mckeon[Australia]  Emma Mckeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals in a single Olympic event.  She won seven medals at the Tokyo Olympics. She belongs to Australia.  She had broken the Olympic record twice in the Tokyo Olympic. She completed the 50m freestyle event in 24.02 seconds and set a world record and then again broken this record by completing the 50m freestyle in 24 seconds.  Emma Mckeon joins Michael Phelps, Matt Biondi and Otto, as the only swimmers to win five or more golds at one Games/event. DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

Who is the first woman to retain 100m and 200m titles at the Olympics? Ans: Elaine Thompson Herah  Elaine Thompson Herah is the first woman to retain 100m and 200m titles at the Olympics  At the Tokyo Olympics 2020, Elaine Thompson became the first woman to retain 100m and 200m Olympic titles.  She is from Jamaica.  She is a four-time Olympic champion  She set a national and Olympic record of finishing 100m ( women’s category ) race in 10.61 seconds. DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

Which country has topped the medals tally in Tokyo 2020 Olympics? Ans: USA  The United States topped the tally with 39 gold medals, just one ahead of China.  Host Japan finished third with 27 golds followed by Great Britain  India finished 48th with 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals. . The 2024 Olympics will be held in Paris, France. [Paris Olympics -2024] DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

WHICH COUNTRY WON THE FIRST WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP? Ans: NEW ZEALAND  New Zealand crowned first ICC World Test  Championship  New Zealand defeated India to win the first ICC World Test Championship.  The first test championship began in 2019 with the finals being played in 2021.  The top three teams, as a result are:  First: New Zealand; Second- India; Third- Australia. DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

 Who is the new Prime DISHA Minister of Israel? Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry Ans: Naftali Bennet  Naftali Bennet is the former defence minister of Israel and leader of the Yamina party  Benjamin Netanyahu was the longest serving PM of Israel .  New Israel President is Issac Herzog  Veteran Israeli politician, Isaac Herzog, has been elected as the President of the country during the 120 members parliamentary election for 2021.  The 60-year-old Herzog will be the 11th President of Israel, assuming office with effect from July 09, 2021.

Who is India's first Minister of newly formed Ministry of Co-operation? Ans:Amit Shah  Amit Shah becomes India's 1st Minister of newly formed Ministry of Co-operation  Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made new 'Ministry of Co-operation,' hoping to provide added catalyst to the cooperative movement in the country.  It is to be noted that \"Sahkar se samriddhi\" (Prosperity from cooperation) is the vision of the Ministry of Co-operation. DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

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Which is India's highest sporting honour? Ans:The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award  Khel Ratna Award, which is India’s highest sporting honour, and was named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, was on 6th August, 2021 rechristened in the honour of hockey legend Dhyan Chand.  The award will now be called as ‘Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’.  Goal is the title of the autobiography of Major Dhyan Chand. DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

Which is the first water plus city of India? Ans: Indore  Indore is the cleanest city in India.  Indore has now been declared as the first ‘water plus’ city of India under the Swachh Survekshan 2021.  A city can be declared as Water Plus only if all waste water released from households, commercial establishments, and the like is treated to a satisfactory level before releasing to the environment DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

World's tallest sand castle was built in which country? Ans: Denmark  The seaside town of Blokhus in Denmark is now home to the world’s tallest sandcastle.  The castle stands tall at 69.4 ft (21.16 m) and weighs nearly 5000 tonnes.  According to Guinness World Records, the castle is three metres taller than a castle built in Germany in 2019, which earlier held the title of being the world’s largest sandcastle.  The sandcastle is built using 4860 tonnes of sand.  The castle is a model of the virus wearing a crown as the creator wanted it to represent the power of the Coronavirus over the world. DISHA Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry

Name the satellite which GSLV-F10 failed to put into orbit? Ans: Satellite EOS-03  A technical anomaly preventing the ignition of DISHA GSLV-F10 rockets cryogenic upper stage Corporate Management of Schools, Changanacherry spelt disappointment for Indian space research organisation[ ISRO] ON 12 Aug 21 as the national space agency could not accomplish the mission to launch earth observation satelllite EOS-03 into intended orbit. SATELLITE EOS-03  EOS-03 satellite was expected to provide near real time imaging, which could be used for quick monitoring of natural disasters, episodic events and any short term events. The mission life of the satellite was 10 years.

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