CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 31ST JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 31^ST JULY 2019

1.        Name the bill passed by Parliament of India which gives effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2019-20.

A) Governments Finance Bill 2019

B) Appropriation Bill 2019

C) Finance Bill 2019                                                                                  

D) Financial Proposal Bill 2019

E) None of these                                  

                                                                   

2.        Expand NSSO?

A) National Sample Survey Office

B) National Statistics Survey Office

C) National Sample Statistics Office

D) National Survey Office

E) None of these

3.        Which Indian Railway zone has introduced “Pink colored SLRcoach” (second Class -cum- Luggage-cum Guard’s Coach) for women, to specially help the women passengers with better safety and security?

A) South Western Railway (SWR)

B) North Western Railway (NWR)

C) South Eastern Railway (SER)

D) Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)

E) None of these

4.        What is the average monthly income per agricultural household from all sources as per the Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)?

A) Rs. 6,426

B) Rs. 6,326

C) Rs. 6,226

D) Rs. 6,126

E) None of these

5.        Which country has collaborated with World Health Organisation(WHO) to control the Ebola outbreak over the next six months by launching surveillance and vaccination training to the citizens?

A) Rwanda

B) Tanzania

C) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

D) Uganda

E) None of these

6.        Name the new platform based on a new class of non-banking financial institutions, called the account aggregator (NBFC-AA), which is introduced to Solve Fintech’s Data Problem.

A) “Shiksha Vani”

B) “Bhonga”

C) “Susthome”

D) “Sahamati”

E) None of these

7.        Who introduced the new platform “Sahamati” to Solve Fintech’s Data Problem?

A) Nandan Nilekani

B) Salil Parekh

C) Shaktikanta Das

D) Urjit Patel

E) None of these

8.        Which ministry has started conducting the 7th Economic Census (EC) for the year 2019 that commenced in Tripura on 29th July, 2019?

A) Minister of Human Resource Development(MHRD)

B) Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment(MSJE)

C) Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)

D) Minister of Finance(MoF)

E) None of these

9.        After how many year, 7th Economic Census (EC) for the year 2019 was held?

A) 3 Years

B) 5 Years

C) 7 Years

D) 10 Years

E) None of these

10.    India’s Current Account Deficit (CAD) is expected to remain at how much percent of GDP?

A) 2.3 %

B) 2.4 %

C) 2.5 %

D) 2.6 %

E) None of these

11.    How many days will be given to the promoters to re-take control of the company through agreements with creditors after insolvency proceedings begin?

A) 100 days

B) 45 days

C) 90 days

D) 180 days

E) None of these

12.    How much percent of Indian Gross Domestic Product(GDP) is contributed by Indian Cities?

A) 65% – 79%

B) 59% – 70%

C) 70% – 95%

D) 55% – 70%

E) None of these

13.    Name the first Indian, who was crowned with Miss Deaf World 2019 held in Mbombela, South Africa.

A) Vidisha Baliyan

B) Marlee Matlin

C) Rikki Poynter

D) Halle Berry

E) None of these

14.    Phumelela Mapukata of which country won the Mr. Deaf World 2019?

A) Tanzania

B) Brazil

C) South Africa

D) Lesotho

E) None of these

15.    Who was awarded with the People’s Choice Prize at the Boston International Sand Art Championship 2019?

A) Manas Kumar Sahoo

B) Sudarshan Pattnaik

C) Nitish Bharti

D) Rahul Arya

E) None of these

16.    Name the Indian Politician, who was appointed as the 29th Governor of Bihar.

A) Kalraj Mishra

B) Mridula Sinha

C) Jagdish Mukhi

D) Fagu Chauhan

E) None of these

17.    To which state, Anandiben Patel was appointed as the governor recently?

A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Maharshtra

D) Kerala

E) None of these

18.    Who was appointed as the next Director-General of the Border Security Force (BSF)?

A) K.N. Vyas

B) D K Pathak

C) V K Johri

D) Rajiv Mehrishi

E) None of these

19.    To which committee, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat was appointed as the chairman by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla?

A) Basel Committee

B) Estimates Committee

C) Sarkaria Committee

D) Bhurelal Committee

E) None of these

20.    Which country has deliverd the 1st batch of 4 AH-64E Apache Guardian Attack helicopters to Indian Air Force (IAF) at Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh(UP)?

A) China

B) Japan

C) Russia

D) United States

E) None of these

21.    Name the anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) drug recommended by World Health Organization (WHO) recently.

A) Dolutegravir

B) Rosuvastatin

C) Adalimumab

D) Loperamide

E) None of these

22.    SUPARCO, is the space agency of which country?

A) Ukraine

B) Romania

C) Pakistan

D) Nigeria

E) None of these

23.    By which year, Pakistan will send its first man to space?

A) 2021

B) 2022

C) 2023

D) 2024

E) None of these

24.    Who won 2019 Formula 1 German Grand Prix?

A) Max Verstappen

B) Sebastian Vettel

C) Lewis Hamilton

D) Charles Leclerc

E) None of these

25.    Name the Indian Chess Player, who won 46th National Women Chess Championship 2019 held in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.

A) Elina Danielian

B) Harika Dronavalli

C) Bhakti Kulkarni

D) Padmini Rout

E) None of these

26.    Which state received the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) affiliation after a wait of 40 years?

A) Bhopal

B) Chandigarh

C) Punjab

D) Haryana

E) None of these

27.    Jaipal Reddy passed away recently, he was associated with which field?

A) Politician

B) Actor

C) Director

D) Singer

E) None of these

28.    World Tiger Day is observed annually on _____.

A) July 27

B) July 28

C) July 29

D) July 25

E) None of these

29.    Which state ranked first with the highest number of tigers counted to 526?

A) Maharashtra

B) Rajasthan

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Madhya Pradesh

E) None of these

30.    Name the mobile application launched to estimate the tiger population in the country.

A) Monitoring System For Tigers-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrIPES)

B) Monitoring System For Tigers Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrPES)

C) Monitoring System For Tigers & Other wild life Status (M-STOWS)

D) Monitoring System For Tiger Conservation (M-STC)

E) None of these

31.    Which year is set as target for doubling tiger population in India?

A) 2027

B) 2020

C) 2022

D) 2025

E) None of these

32.    The 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG-2020) is scheduled to be held in which city?

A) Kanpur

B) Guwahati

C) Hyderabad

D) Chennai

E) None of these

33.    The Hindu Economic Forum (HEF) has launched its national chapter in which country recently?

A) Sri Lanka

B) Nepal

C) Myanmar

D) Thailand

E) None of these

34.    The scientists at which IIT have developed two-finger robotic hand to help paralysed stroke patients?

A) IIT-Bombay

B) IIT-Delhi

C) IIT-Kanpur

D) IIT-Indore

E) None of these

35.    Which is the host country for the 2019 edition of World Hepatitis Day (WHD)?

A) Bangladesh

B) Sri Lanka

C) India

D) Pakistan

36.    Jaipal Reddy, who passed away recently, was the veteran leader of which political party?

A) INC

B) BJP

C) CPI

D) BJD

E) None of these

37.    Which Indian woman boxer has won gold in the 51kg category at the 23rd President’s Cup?

A) Laishram Sarita Devi

B) Ankushita Boro

C) Simranjit Kaur

D) Mary Kom

E) None of these

38.    The 5th International Dharma-Dhamma conference was held in which city?

A) Dharamshala

B) Patna

C) Rajgir

D) Shimla

E) None of these