CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 18TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 18^TH JULY 2019

1.        Who have been unanimously elected as members of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from Lok Sabha?

A) Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Vishnu Deo Sai & Jayant Sinha

B) Satya Pal Singh, Vishnu Deo Sai & Jayant Sinha

C) Vishnu Deo Sai, Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava & Jayant Sinha

D) Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Satya Pal Singh & Jayant Sinha

E) None of these

2.        Name the pension scheme under which 30,85,205 Persons have enrolled till July 10, 2019.

A) Atal Pension Yojana                                                               

B) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

C) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan

D) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

E) None of these

3.        How much amount is given as monthly pension to the beneficiaries after attaining the age of 60 years under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan?

A) Rs.3000

B) Rs.2000

C) Rs.1500

D) Rs.1000

E) None of these

4.        Which state is set to host the first-ever Himalayan States Conclave on 28th July, 2019?

A) Arunachal Pradesh

B) Sikkim

C) Himachal Pradesh

D) Uttarakhand

E) None of these

5.        Golden Jubilee Edition 2019 (50th edition) of International Film Festival of India(IFFI) to be celebrated in which state?

A) Mumbai, Maharashtra

B) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

C) Panaji, Goa

D) Hyderabad, Telangana

E) None of these

6.        More than how many people suffered hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide as per the report titled ”State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019” by United Nations agencies?

A) 810 million

B) 820 million

C) 830 million

D) 840 million

E) None of these

7.        Where was the foundation stone of Baba Guru Nanak International University (BGNIU) has been laid?

A) Nankana Sahib, Pakistan

B) Amritsar, India

C) Lahore, Pakistan

D) Attari, India

E) None of these

8.        Who will feature in Britain’s new £50 banknote that is expected to enter circulation by the end of 2021?

A) John von Neumann

B) Charles Babbage

C) Alan Turing

D) Joan Clarke

E) None of these

9.        Name the Supreme Court judge, who was appointed as the international judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) recently.

A) Justice H. L. Dattu

B) Justice AK Sikri

C) Justice Dipak Misra

D) Justice T. S. Thakur

E) None of these

10.    Which country has appointed former Indian cricketer & wicket-keeper, Kiran Shankar More as interim coach of its cricket team?

A) Bangladesh

B) Sri lanka

C) Newzealand

D) United States of America

E) None of these

11.    Name the Indian Sprinter, who won the gold medal in Women’s 100-metre at 30th Summer University Games (XXX Summer Universiade) 2019.

A) Hima Das

B) Dutee Chand

C) Swapna Barman

D) V. K. Vismaya

E) None of these

12.    Which country has won the top spot with 82 Medals (33 Gold, 21 Silver, 28 Bronze) in the 30th Summer University Games (XXX Summer Universiade) 2019?

A) India

B) China

C) Russia

D) Japan

E) None of these

13.    Which country is set to host the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) from March 15 to 26, 2020?

A) Switzerland

B) Russia

C) India

D) Japan

E) None of these

14.    Name the Indian general, who was awarded with the Mahavir Chakra for the 1971 Indo-Pak war and Kirti Chaka for the 1947 Hyderabad operations, passed away in Chandigarh recently.

A) Lt Gen Rajguru

B) Lt Gen Chandra Shekhar Azad

C) Lt Gen Ullaskar Dutta

D) Lt Gen JS Gharaya

E) None of these

15.    French government celebrates its National Day(also known as Bastille Day) on ________?

A) 12th July

B) 13th July

C) 14th July

D) 15th July

E) None of these

16.    Who lit the victory flame to mark the 20th anniversary of the successful culmination of Operation Vijay– Kargil Vijay Diwas -‘Remember, Rejoice and Renew’?

A) Amit Shah

B) Rajnath Singh

C) Ram Nath Kovind

D) Narendra Modi

E) None of these

17.    Who has been selected for Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships in the field of performing arts?

A) Tarun Bhattacharya

B) Zakir Hussain

C) Rajiv Naik

D) Malini Awasthi

E) None of these

18.    The researchers at which University have developed a low-cost filter to remove arsenic from water?

A) Delhi University

B) IIT Bombay

C) Tezpur University

D) IISC Bangalore

E) None of these

19.     Which state / UT government has launched “Happiness Utsav” in its schools?

A) Haryana

B) Rajasthan

C) Madhya Pradesh

D) Delhi

E) None of these

20.    From which city, the first-ever international commercial flight from Madhya Pradesh has launched?

A) Indore

B) Bhopal

C) Jabalpur

D) Gwalior

E) None of these