CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 24TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 24^TH JULY 2019

1.        Name the bill passed in Lok Sabha, which states that besides Chief justice of India, a former Supreme Court judge can also be made the chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

A) Appointment of National Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019

B) Protection of National Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019

C) Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019

D) Appointment of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019

E) None of these

2.        Where will India’s first smart school campus to be launched by Singapore based Global Indian International School (GIIS)?

A) Hadapsar & Balewadi campuses in Pune, Maharashtra

B) Darjeeling campuses, West Bengal

C) Landour campuses in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

D) Shey campuses in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

E) None of these

3.        Which city is set to host the Asia’s biggest arm show, “11th biennial arms exhibition ‘DefExpo 2020’ “ in February 2020?

A) Mumbai, Maharashtra

B) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

C) Jaipur, Rajasthan

D) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

E) None of these

4.        What is the theme of the 11th biennial arms exhibition ‘DefExpo 2020’?

A) Theme – “India: Rise of Futurism”

B) Theme – “India: the emerging defence manufacturing hub”

C) Theme – “Unite India, Make India”

D) Theme – “India:Force in Transit

E) None of these

5.        Where was the 13th edition of the annual Global Healthcare Summit(GHS) held?

A) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

B) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

C) Hyderabad, Telangana

D) Bengaluru, Karnataka

E) None of these

6.        Where was the fifth Dornier squadron of the Indian Navy, “Indian Naval Air Squadron 313 (INAS 313)” commissioned recently?

A) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

B) Mumbai, Maharashtra

C) Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

D) Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

E) None of these

7.        Which country will be the first recipient of Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB)’s local currency financing?

A) Japan

B) India

C) Russia

D) China

E) None of these

8.        Name the bank, which reaffirmed its support to Andhra Pradesh with over $1 billion programme that covers health, agriculture, energy and disaster management sectors.

A) New Development Bank(NDB)

B) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB)

C) World Bank (WB)

D) Asian Development Bank(ADB)

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 23RD JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 23^RD JULY 2019

1.        How much percent of vote was registered in Lok Sabha by using the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS)?

A) 60.14%

B) 61.14%

C) 62.14%

D) 63.14%

E) None of these

2.        Name the Scheme, which was praised by International Energy Agency (IEA) for providing free cooking gas connection to poor.

A) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)

B) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana (PMAY-G)

C) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)

D) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)

E) None of these

3.        Who will head the reconstituted Group of Ministers (GoM), called the “Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM)” on Air India disinvestment?

A) Narendra Singh Tomar

B) Amit Shah

C) Narendra Modi

D) Ram Vilas Paswan

E) None of these

4.        Who has been appointed as the chairperson of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)?

A) Y. N. Sukthankar

B) Vishnu Sahay

C) Amita Prasad

D) S. S. Khera

E) None of these

5.        Which city topped the “most digitised cities” as per Razorpay Software Pvt Ltd’s digital transactions quarterly(April-June 2019 ) report, ‘The Era of Rising Fintech’?

A) Bengaluru

B) Hyderabad

C) Mumbai

D) Pune

E) None of these

6.        Which film has been included into NFAI(National Film Archives of India) recently?

A) Pink

B) Indu Sarkar

C) Raajneeti

D) Baadshaho

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 21ST – 22TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 21^ST – 22^TH JULY 2019

1.        Name the scheme launched by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the period 2018-2020 to combat cyber crime in India.

A) Indian Credit Collateral Crime Centre

B) Indian Capacity Cyber Crime Centre (I4C)

C) Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

D) Indian Collateral Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

E) None of these

2.        What is the name of UGC(University Grants Commission) Guide to Student Induction Programme released by Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in New Delhi?

A) “Deeksharambh”

B) “Scheme to Provide Quality Education(SPQE)”

C) “eBasta Scheme”

D) “Pahal Scheme”

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 20TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 20^TH JULY 2019

1.        How many days was given by cabinet for bankruptcy resolution process including litigations and another judicial process?

A) Within 310 days

B) Within 330 days

C) Within 350 days

D) Within 370 days

E) None of these

2.        Name the Campaign launched by Dr. Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi to sensitize and mobilize the people on measures about prevention and control of Vector-Borne Diseases (VBDs) like Malaria, Dengue, and Chikungunya.

A) Prevention of Vector Borne

B) Jagrukta Abhiyaan

C) Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana

D) My India Healthy India

E) None of these

3.        Which of the following states have now access to the Internet Saathi initiative, a collaborative programme of Google India and Tata Trusts which facilitate digital literacy among women in rural India?

A) Madhya Pradesh and Bihar

B) Uttar Pradesh and Haryana

C) Punjab and Odisha

D) Odisha and Meghalaya

E) None of these

4.        How many beaches of India were selected by Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to compete for the ‘Blue Flag’ certification?

A) 12 Beaches

B) 13 Beaches

C) 14 Beaches

D) 15 Beaches

E) None of these

5.        Which became the 76th country to sign the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement?

A) Tuvalu

B) Guam

C) Republic of Nauru

D) Republic of Palau

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 19TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 19^TH JULY 2019

1.       How many Gram Panchayats were linked with optical fibre under Bharat Net programme?

A)  1.28 Lakh Gram Panchayats

B)  1.5 Lakh Gram Panchayats

C)  1.75 Lakh Gram Panchayats

D)  2 Lakh Gram Panchayats

E)  None of these                                                                                         

2.       Which two countries hold the meetings in New Delhi to boost the bilateral cooperation to the next level in the field of space including assistance in India’s maiden human space flight mission ‘Gaganyaan’?

A)  India and Germany

B)  India and China

C)  India and Russia

D)  India and Japan

E)  None of these

3.       To protect which two Indian birds, Supreme Court (SC) has constituted a high powered committee to urgently frame and implement an emergency response plan?

A)  Bengal florican and Great Indian bustard

B)  Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican

C)  Forest owlet and Great Indian Bustard

D)  Bengal florican and Forest owlet

E)  None of these

4.       Name the gurdwara to which Pakistan government has allowed 5,000 Sikh pilgrims from India per day.

A)  Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib

B)  Gurdwara Janam Asthan

C)  Gurdwara Panja Sahib

D)  Gurdwara Dera Sahib

E)  None of these

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