FREE WEEKLY GK QUIZ ON 8TH JULY 2015

WEEKLY GK QUIZ 8-JULY
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1.       Where is the Headquarter of Asian Development Bank?

a.       Geneva                                  b. Manilla

c.   Singapore                              d. Bhutan

2.       In which state Paryavaran Mahotsav begins?

a.       Punjab                                   b. Gujarat

c   Sikkim                                     d. UP

3.       Which Bank launched Online Forex platform?

a.       SBI                                         b. PNB

c.   ICICI                                       d. HDFC

4.       Which service for weather alert was launched by union government?

a.       Now Cast                               b. Sakaar

c.    Gagan                                                d. Aakash

5.       In which year Battle of Waterloo was fought?

a.       1915                                      b. 1947

c.   1815                                       d. 1921

6.       Which application was launched to Aid National Mission for clean Ganga?

a.       Safar                                      b. Now cast

c.   Bhuvan                                  d. Gagan

7.       Who is appointed as Kerala’s Ayurveda Tourism Brand Ambassador?

a.       Sania Mirza                           b. Saina Nehwal

c.   Steffi Graf                              d. Sareena William

8.       Which country Tops in Swiss money list?

a.       India                                      b. UK

c.   USA                                         d. China

9.       Alibaba.com recently tied up with which bank for Small and medium enterprises?

a.       ICICI                                       b. HDFC

c.   Axis                                        d. SBI

10.  Which state banned sale of thermacol plates?

a.       Jharkhand                             b. Punjab

c.   Haryana                                 d. UP

11.  Which former Indian Woman Hockey captain died recently?

a.       Neha                                      b. Shashi Bala

c.   Urmila Sharma                      d. P.T.Usha

12.  India has how much Forex reserves in 2015?

a.       $354 bn                                 b. $650 bn     

c.   $ 1200 bn                              d. $ 450bn

13.  Which country is the world’s costliest place to live?

a.       USA                                        b. UK

c.   Angola                                    d. Canada

14.  When is World refugee Day observed?

a.       12^th June                                b. 18^th May

c.   20^th June                                d. 21^st June

15.  In which state modernised Anganwadi centre is launched?

a.       Haryana                                b. UP

c.   Mumbai                                  d. Jharkhand

16.   Which country topped in FDI recipient list?

a.       USA                                        b. China

c.   India                                       d. Dubai

17.  Who is appointed as new president of International cricket council?

a.       Jagmohan Dalmiya              b. Richard Henry

c.   Zaheer Abbas                                   d. Chritopher

18.  Which Guru founded Shri Anandpur Sahib?

a.       Guru Nanak Dev                  b. Guru Hargobind Singh

c.   Guru Teg bahadur               d. Guru Arjun Dev

19.  India retains which place  in recent ICC ODI ranking?

a.       First                                       b. Second

c.   seventh                                  d. Sixth

20.  Which team won FIFA U-20 world cup 2015?

a.       Serbia                                                b.Brazil

c.   New Zealand                         d. India

ANSWERS

1.        B

2.        C

3.        A

4.        A

5.        C

6.        C

7.        C

8.        B

9.        A

10.   A

11.   B

12.   A

13.   C

14.   C

15.   A

16.   B

17.   C

18.   C

19.   B

20.   A

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 6,7 JULY 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6,7 JULY 2015

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1.  FIRST MUDRA CARD LAUNCHED:

i.   Corporation Bank launched first MUDRA Card under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana.

ii.  The card is based on the RUPAY platform and facilitates the withdrawal and use of the working capital finance by micro entrepreneurs

MUDRA- Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency

2.  REVISED CLASSIFICATION OF WORLD’S ECONOMIES RELEASED:

i.   World Bank released classification of world’s economies based on Gross National Income

ii.  GNI calculations are based on world bank Atlas method.

iii.  About World Bank:       

Head quarter- Washington DC                                                   

Motto- Working for a World Free of Poverty                                                    

President- Jim Yong Kim

3.  LEWIS HAMILTON WON 2015 FORMULA 1 BRITISH GRAND PRIX TITLE:

i.    Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won 2015 Formula 1 British Grand Prix title

ii.  Britain’s Lewis Hamilton was followed by Germany’s Nico Rosenberg.

4.  SOUTH ASIAN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2015:

i.   India won 2015 South Asian Basketball Championship

ii.  India defeated Sri Lanka in the final to win the 4^th edition of the Championship.

Note: India was the winner of third(3^rd)  SABC championship

5.  WOMEN’S FIFA WORLD CUP  2015:

i.  USA won women’s FIFA world cup 2015.

ii.  USA defeated Japan in the final to win the world cup for the third time.

Note: Player of the Match- Carli Lioyd of US

6.  COPA AMERICA CUP FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT:

i.  Chile won the 2015 Copa America Cup Football tournament.

ii.  Chile defeated Argentina in the final

	PRESIDENT	CAPITAL	CURRENCY
Chile	Michelle Bachelet	Santiogo	Peso
Argentina	Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner	Buenos Aires	Peso

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 4,5 JULY 2015

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1.  ARMY LAUNCHED OPERATION SHIVA:

i.   Indian Army launched operation Shiva to Secure Amarnath Yatra.

ii.  Operation Shiva is launched to protect 59-day long Annual Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir

2.  R-PAUL SINGH NAMED FOR GCHERA WROLD AGRICULTURE PRIZE 2015:

i. Indian-American professor R.Paul Singh named for GCHERA world agriculture prize 2015.

ii.   GCHERA : Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture and Life Sciences

3.  SIR FAZLE HASAN ABED WON 2015 WORLD FOOD PRIZE:

i.    Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of Bangladesh won 2015 World Food Prize.

ii.  Fazle Hasan Abed is selected for his contributions towards reducing hunger in Bangladesh and 10 other countries through his organization BRAC.

BRAC- Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (1972)

4.  PROJECT TATKAL:

i.   State Bank of India launched project Tatkal

ii.  SBI launched Tatkal ,an initiative to provide doorstep services and expedite Home Loan Application (HLA) process.

iii.  This project will help home loan applicants to get the loan within 10 days after receipt of application form and relevant supporting documents

5.  E-MIGRATE SYSTEM FOR FOREIGN EMPLOYERS:

i.   India launched emigrate System for Foreign Employers.

ii. WWW. Emirate.gov.in is launched for foreign employers who wants to recruit Indian workers, including nurses.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 3 JULY 2015

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1.  CCEA APPROVED PMKSY:

i.   CCEA approved Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)

ii.  The Yojana is approved with an outlay of 50,000 crore rupees over a period of five years.

iii.  5300 crore rupees has been kept as the allocation for the financial year 2015-16

CCEA- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

2.  UP SINGH BECOMES INTERIM CMD OF OIL INDIA LIMITED:

i.   UP Singh is appointed as the Interim Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of state run oil India limited.

ii.  U P Singh has succeeded S K srivatava.

iii.  UP Singh is a Joint Secretary (Exploration) under Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

3. CHANDRASE KARAN RAMAKRISHNAN BECOMES CFO OF TATA MOTORS’ GROUP:

i.    Chandrasekaran Ramakrishnan is appointed as Chief financial officer (CFO) of india’s biggest automarker Tata Motors’ Group

4.  DARSHAN JAIN IS NAMED FOR US PRESIDENTIAL AWARD :

i.  Darshan Jain , an Indian-American teacher named for US Presidential Award.

ii. Darshan Jain is named for the prestigious Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science teaching.

iii.  Along with Darshan Jain, 108 mathematics and Science teachers are named as recipients of the Award.

5.   FIRST FEMALE JUDGE OF AFGHANISTAN SUPREME COURT:

i.    Anisa Rasouli is nominated as the first female Judge of Afghanistan Supreme Court.

ii.    Afgan President Ashraf Ghani nominated Anisa Rasouli’s name as the female Judge of the 9-member bench Supreme court.

Note:  Justice Fathima beevi was the first female judge of india’s Supreme Court appointed in 1989.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 2 JULY 2015

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1.  DIGITAL INDIA WEEK LAUNCHED:

i.   Prime Minister launched Digital India week to spread awareness about Digital India Programme.

ii.  Digital India Week is launched in New Delhi by the PM Narendra Modi.

iii.  Digital India Programme was launched in August, 2014.

2.  NSSO SURVEY:

i.   Literacy rate in Rural Areas- 71%.

ii.  .   Literacy rate in Urban Areas- 86%.

NSSO – National Sample Survey Office.

3.  FIRST DEVELOPED NATION TO DEFAULT ON IMF DEBT:

i. Greece became the first developed nation to default on IMF Debt.

ii.  Greece missed the deadline for payment of 1.7 billion dollar (1.5 billion Euro) to IMF.

About Greece- Capital- Athens.

                       Currency – Euro.

                       Prime Minister – Alexis Tsipras.

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