CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 31ST 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