CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 14TH – 16TH SEP 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 14^TH – 16^TH SEP 2019

1.        Where was the 22nd session of the United Nations (UN) Committee on Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) held from September 2-3, 2019?

A) Geneva, Switzerland

B) Washington D.C., U.S

C) London, United Kingdom

D) Paris, France

E) None of these

2.        Where was the first meeting of the Apex Committee for DefExpo 2020 held?

A) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

B) New Delhi, Delhi

C) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

D) Guwahati, Assam

E) None of these

3.        What is the theme of 11th edition of DefExpo, which will be held for the first time in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from February 05 – 08, 2020?

A) Theme – ‘Digital Information of Defence’

B) Theme – ‘Indian Defence in the Transforming India’

C) Theme – ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’

D) Theme – ‘Defence and Indian Economy’

E) None of these

4.        Which state government has announced to launch online service for cow adoption and shed provisions under the MP govt’s initiative “Project Gaushala”?

A) Assam

B) Maharashtra

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Madhya Pradesh

E) None of these

5.        What is the rank of India in Global Malaria Cases in 2017 as per the report published in the Lancet journal?

A) 3rd

B) 4th

C) 2nd

D) 1st

E) None of these

6.        Name the first woman governor of Telangana & also the youngest state governor at the age of 58 among all the current governors.

A) Baby Rani Maurya

B) Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan

C) Anusuiya Uikey

D) Anandiben Patel

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 12TH – 13TH SEP 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 12^TH – 13^TH SEP 2019

1.        Which country has declared free from H5N1avian influenza (commonly known as bird flu) by OIE(Office International des Epizooties)-World Organisation for Animal Health?

A) China

B) Japan

C) India

D) United States

E) None of these

2.        Which Indian state will set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre (iWTC) to boost women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity?

A) Kozhikode, Kerala

B) Bengaluru, Karnataka

C) Mumbai, Maharashtra

D) New Delhi, Delhi

E) None of these

3.        Who headed the 6 member committee, that has submitted its report to the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das regarding development of housing finance securitisation market?

A) Yaquta Mandviwala

B) Harsh Vardhan

C) Satish Shankar

D) Siddhartha Karri

E) None of these

4.        What is the initial capital of the intermediary, which will be created by National Housing Bank (NHB) for standard-setting and market-making for the instruments by the panel headed by Harsh vardhan?

A) Rs. 2500 crore

B) Rs. 1500 crore

C) Rs. 1000 crore

D) Rs. 500 crore

E) None of these

5.        Which country has the largest share among developing countries in computer services industry?

A) India

B) Myanmar

C) Maldives

D) Bangladesh

E) None of these

6.        Which film won the “Golden Lion for Best Film” in the 76th edition of the annual Venice International Film Festival Awards for 2019?

A) The Lion King 2019

B) John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

C) Joker

D) Avengers: Endgame

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 13 SEPT 2019

DAILY GK 13 SEPT 2019

1.        Swachhta Hi Seva 2019

ü  Narendra Modi launched nationwide campaign “Swachhta Hi Seva 2019”(SHS) in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh(UP). The theme for 2019 is ‘plastic waste awareness and management’.

ü  This SHS which means “Cleanliness is service” is observed from 11th September to October 2nd 2019 as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission.

2.        SBI revises service charges

ü  State Bank of India(SBI) has announced revision in charges of deposits and withdrawals that will be effective from October 1, 2019. The new revision is applicable to cash withdrawals, non-maintenance in Average Monthly Balance(AMB) and deposits.

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DAILY GK 12 SEPT 2019

DAILY GK 12 SEPT 2019

1.        NADCP launched in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

ü  Narendra Modi launched National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

ü  NADCP aims to control the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in the livestock by 2025 and eradicate them by 2030.

2.        Global Malaria Cases in 2017

ü  According to a report published in the Lancet journal, India is ranked fourth in Global Malaria Cases in 2017. India has 4% of the cases worldwide behind the African countries Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique.

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DAILY GK 11 SEPT 2019

DAILY GK 11 SEPT 2019

1.        India declared free from H5N1 avian influenza

India has been declared free from H5N1 avian influenza (commonly known as bird flu) by OIE-World Organisation for Animal Health. The flu was last reported in 2017 with disease outbreaks in Odisha, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
India’s first iWTC in Kozhikode

ü  Kerala will set up India’s first International Women’s Trade Centre (iWTC) in Kozhikode to boost women entrepreneurship and secure gender parity.

2. 76^TH Venice International Film Festival Awards- held at Venice Lido.

ü  List of Winners:

       Golden Lion for Best Film: Joker

       Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize: J’accuse (An Officer and a Spy)

       Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Luca Marinelli

       Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Ariane Ascaride

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11TH AUG 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11^TH AUG 2019

1.        What is the overall life expectancy at birth in India for the year 2013-17 as per the Registrar General of India’s Sample Registration Survey (SRS)?

A) 69 years

B) 70 years

C) 65 years

D) 62 years

E) None of these

2.        Which states’ male and female have the best chance of living the longest in the country, with life expectancy of 73.3 years and 77.8 years respectively at birth?

A) Himachal Pradesh and Kerala

B) Punjab and Chhattisgarh

C) Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh

D) Delhi and Kerala

E) None of these

3.        What is the global life expectancy for the year 2019 as per the United Nations’ ‘World Population Prospects’ report?

A) 80.3 years

B) 72.6 years

C) 75.5 years

D) 74.5 years

E) None of these

4.        Where was the first helicopter summit 2019 held with the theme “expanding connectivity through helicopters”?

A) Guwahati, Assam

B) Kolkata, West Bengal

C) New Delhi, Delhi

D) Dehradun, Uttarakhand

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 10 SEPT 2019

DAILY GK 10 SEPT 2019

1. life expectancy at birth improved

ü  According to the “SRS Based Abridged Life Tables, 2013-17” released by the Registrar General of India, the overall life expectancy at birth in India improved to 69 years from 68.7 years in 2012-16.Life expectancy at birth to 69 years

2. Helicopter summit 2019

ü  Ministry of Aviation jointly with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organized the first helicopter summit 2019 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

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DAILY GK 9 SEPT 2019

DAILY GK 9 SEPT 2019

1)       National Youth Summit 2019

ü  The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the National Youth Summit 2019 held in New Delhi.It was organized by Youth Awakening Mission

2)       Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $ 200 million loan to upgrade about 2,100 kilometers of rural roads to all-weather standards in Maharashtra.

3)       19th Annual Asian Achievers Awards 2019

ü  The founder and Chairman of Vedanta Resources Limited, Anil Agarwal (65) has been given the lifetime achievement award at the 19^th  Annual Asian Achievers Awards 2019.

4)       Vijay Kumar Chopra elected as Chairman of PTI.

ü  Vijay Kumar Chopra, who is the Chief Editor of the Punjab Kesari Group of newspapers, was elected Chairman of PTI succeeding N Ravi, publisher and former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu.

ü  Also Vineet Jain were elected as Vice Chairman of PTI.

5)       ISRO lost Contact with Vikram Lander

ü  The communication from Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram lander to ISRO  ground station was lost before its soft landing on the south pole of the Moon. The contact was lost when the lander was 2.1km away from the surface of the moon.

ü  Chandrayaan-2 was launched on July 22, 2019, from GSLV Mk-III, nicknamed ‘Bahubali’ from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.Project consisted of 3 components namely the Orbiter, the Lander ‘Vikram’, and the Rover Pragyan (27kg).

6)       BKSP  successfully won U17 Girls Subroto Cup

ü  Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP) has successfully retained the 60^th edition of the Under 17 Girls Subroto Cup International Football 2019 title by defeating Neelamani English School, Manipur with 4-0 scores in the final held in Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.

7)       Nehru Trophy for the year 2019

ü  Snakeboat Nadubhagam Chundan  clinched the 67th Edition of the Nehru Trophy 2019 in the boat race held at the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, Kerala.

8)       Ram Jethmalani, Senior lawyer, and a former union law minister has passed away at his home in Delhi after suffering from prolonged illness. He was 95.

9)       International Literacy Day (ILD) was observed on September 8, 2019 with the theme ‘Literacy and Multilingualism’.

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DAILY GK 8 SEPT 2019

DAILY GK 8 SEPT

1)       First ‘Make in India’ Metro Coach

ü  PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Metro Coach in Mumbai under the ‘Make in India’ initiative at Mumbai. He also launched Rs.19,000 crore worth metro projects..

2)       Akash missile project for Air Force

ü  To strengthen the Indian Air Force (IAF), the central government has approved the procurement of 6 squadrons of indigenous Akash Air Defense missile for the Air Force at a cost of Rs 5,000 crore. They will be deployed along the borders with Pakistan and China.

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DAILY GK 7 SEPT 2019

DAILY GK 7 SEPT 2019

1.    IoE Status By The HRD Ministry

ü Ministry of Human Resource & Development (MHRD) awarded Institute of Eminence (IoE) status to a total of 5 institutions, and Letter of Intent (LoI) for granting the IoE to 5 private universities, based on the recommendation of the University Grants Commission(UGC).

ü They are as follows IoE

1.    Delhi University, (DU- New Delhi)

2.    Banaras Hindu University, (BHU-Varanasi- Uttar Pradesh)

3.    University of Hyderabad,(UoH- Telangana)

4.    Indian Institute of Technology- Madras, (IIT-M- Tamilnadu)

5.    IIT-Kharagpur, (IIT-Kgp- West Bengal)

ü LoI:

1.    Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham University, (Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu)

2.    Vellore Institute of technology, (VIT-Tamilnadu)

3.    JamiaHamdard University, (New Delhi)

4.    Kalinga Institute of Industrial ,Technology(KIIT-Odisha)

5.    Bharti Institute of Public Policy, (Mohali, Punjab)

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