DAILY GK 4 JULY

DAILY GK 4 JULY

1. UNION CABINET GIVES NOD TO GRANT OGAS STATUS TO PARAMILITARY FORCES

✔The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the proposal for grant of Organised Group ”A” Service status to Group ”A” executive cadre officers of Central Armed Police Forces  & extended the benefit of Non-Functional Financial Upgradation  and Non-Functional Selection Grade at an enhanced rate of 30%.

✔It will benefit around 1,200 officers and availed by the group ”A” officers of the Central Reserve Police Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force, Border Security Force, Central Industrial Security Force, and the Sashastra Seema Bal.

2. INDIAN AIR FORCE AND ARMÉE DE L’AIR (FRENCH AIR FORCE) PARTICIPATING IN A BILATERAL AIR EXERCISE GARUDA VI AT MONT DE MARSAN IN FRANCE

✔Indian Air Force and Armée de l’Air (French Air Force) are participating in the Garuda VI bilateral exercise at Mont de Marsan in France.

✔The objective of this excercise is to validate the latest defence strategies by enhancing the interoperability level of the French and Indian crews in air defence and ground attack missions.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 05TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 05^TH JULY 2019

1.        How much percent of India’s GDP is set as a target to raise health services expenditure by 2025?

A) 2.3%

B) 2.4%

C) 2.5%

D) 2.6%

E) None of these

2.        Name the secretary of state of United States (US), who visited India recently.

A) Jim Mattis

B) John Bolton

C) Mike Pence

D) Michael R. Pompeo

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 04TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 04^TH JULY 2019

1.        Who chairs the high powered 9 member committee of chief ministers for transforming Indian agriculture and raising farmers’ income, which will suggest policy measures, attract investments and raise growth in food processing?

A) Bhupesh Baghel

B) Pema Khandu

C) Sarbananda Sonowal

D) Devendra Fadnavis

E) None of these

2.        Which country has officially resumed commercial whaling for the first time in more than three decades?

A) China

B) Russia

C) Japan

D) India

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 03RD JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 03^RD JULY 2019

1.        BY WHICH YEAR THE SCHEME, “ONE NATION ONE RATION CARD” WILL BE AVAILABLE TO USERS IN INDIA?

A) 1 June 2020

B) 1 July 2020

C) 1 December 2019

D) 1 April 2020

E) None of these

2.        WHERE WAS THE G20 (GROUP OF 20) SUMMIT 2019 HELD?

A) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

B) Buenos Aires, Argentina

C) Osaka, Japan

D) Beijing, China

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 3 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 3 JULY 2019

1. N.S. VISHWANATHAN REAPPOINTED RBI DEPUTY GOVERNOR FOR ONE YEAR

✔N S Vishwanathan was re-appointed as the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India for one more year with effect from July 4, 2019.

✔He is in charge of regulation of banks, non-banking finance companies and cooperative banks.

✔Besides N S Vishwanathan, B P Kanungo and M K Jain were the two other deputy governors of RBI.

✔He is a also a member of Bimal Jalan committee which look into the appropriate economic capital framework for RBI.

2. JAPAN OFFICIALLY RESUMES COMMERCIAL WHALING AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS

✔Japan officially resumed commercial whaling for the first time in more than three decades after Tokyo’s controversial decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission.

✔Japan joined Iceland and Norway as the only nations to allow commercial whaling despite the IWC moratorium.

3. WORLD UFO DAY: 2 JULY 2019

✔World UFO day was observed all over the world to increase awareness among people about the existence of UFO.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 02ND JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 02^ND JULY 2019

1.        What is the interest rates of Senior Citizens Savings Scheme for the July-September quarter?

A) 8.7 percent

B) 8.6 percent

C) 8.5 percent

D) 8.4 percent

E) None of these

2.        What is the full form of LR?

A) Liquidity Ratio

B) Loan Rate

C) Leverage Ratio

D) Liability Rate

E) None of these

3.        What is the full form of CAD?

A) CAD – Current Asset Deficit

B) CAD – Current Account Deficit

C) CAD – Consumer Account Deposit

D) CAD – Consumer Asset Deficit

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 2 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 2 JULY 2019

1. ‘ONE NATION ONE RATION CARD’ SCHEME WILL BE AVAILABLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM JULY 1, 2020

✔The central government’s ambitious project of ‘One Nation One Card’, under which beneficiaries can buy subsidized foodgrains from any ration shop in the country, will begin on 1 July 2020.

✔The Centre has given states and Union Territories time till June 30, 2020, to use point of sale machines in the ration shops and roll out the scheme.

✔Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Tripura are the states already providing portability of Public Distribution System entitlements.

2. PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI’S VISITED JAPAN TO ATTEND THE G20 SUMMIT 2019

✔The G-20 Summit 2019 was held at the International Exhibition Center, Osaka, Japan. It was the 14th meeting of the G20.

✔The 2018 G20 Summit was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the 2020 G20 Summit will be held in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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DAILY GK 1 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 1 JULY 2019

1. $250-M LOAN PACT SIGNED BY INDIA AND WORLD BANK FOR REBUILD KERALA INITIATIVE

✔The Government of India, State Government of Kerala and World Bank signed a loan agreement of $250 million (Rs 1,725 crore) for the Kerala Resilient Programme.

✔This will enhance the state’s resilience against the impact of natural disasters and climate change.

2. PB ACHARYA SWORN IN AS THE GOVERNOR OF MANIPUR

✔Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur.

✔He is given the additional charge as the Governor of Manipur, in addition to his own duties as the Governor of Nagaland in the absence of Dr Najma Heptulla, Governor of Manipur.

3. GOVT CUTS INTEREST RATE ON SMALL SAVINGS SCHEMES

✔The GoI has reduced interest rates for small savings schemes by 10 basis points for the July-September quarter of the 2019-20 financial year.

✔Some schemes that will fetch lower interest rates are Kisan Vikas Patra (7.6%), Public Provident Fund (7.9%), Sukanya Samriddhi Account (8.4%).

4. IIT KANPUR HONOURS GOPICHAND WITH HONORARY DOCTORATE

✔IIT Kanpur honours India's chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand with honorary doctorate on the occasion of their 52nd convocation.

✔Former President APJ Abdul Kalam and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are past recipients of the honour.

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DAILY GK 30 JUNE 2019

DAILY GK 30 JUNE 2019

1. FLOW OF RAW SEWAGE INTO RIVER GANGA WILL BE STOPPED BY 2022

✔Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, in a national conference, exhibition and awards ceremony ‘Innovative Water Solutions’ in New Delhi announced that the flow of raw sewage into the Ganga river will be fully stopped by 2022.

✔States of Uttarakhand and Jharkhand have already achieved this and they have promised to make Ganga fit for holy rituals by December 2019.

✔Ernst & Young-ASSOCHAM report titled “Think-Blue” Effective Water Management: Integrating Innovation & Technology was released during the event.

✔India is ranked 122nd in the World in terms of contamination.

2. ALL GRAM PANCHAYATS BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY UNDER BHARATNET BY MARCH 2020

✔Electronics and IT Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad stated that all gram panchayats in the country will be connected with the high-speed broadband under BharatNet project by March 2020.

✔Its aim is to provide hassle-free high-speed broadband connectivity to 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across India.

✔Under phase 1 of BharatNet project,1 lakh gram panchayats were connected by the Government and it was completed in December 2017.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 01ST JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 01^ST JULY 2019

1.        How much fine will be imposed on the people for blocking ambulances as a part of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill?

A) Rs 20,000

B) Rs 30,000

C) Rs 10,000

D) Rs 50,000

E) None of these

2.        Which country has signed a loan agreement worth $400 Million with World Bank for the Program Towards Elimination of Tuberculosis(TB), which kills approximately half a million people in that country ?

A) Indonesia

B) India

C) China

D) Nigeria

E) None of these

3.        Which year is set as a target year by the government of India to end Tuberculosis(TB) ?

A) 2035

B) 2030

C) 2025

D) 2020

E) None of these

4.        What is the average base rate set by Reserve Bank of India for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) to be charged from their customers?

A) 9.75%

B) 9.25%

C) 9.55%

D) 9.18%

E) None of these

5.        Which international organization has released the report titled “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2018”?

A) Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership(REEEP)

B) International Energy Agency(IEA)

C) International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

D) International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA)

E) None of these

6.        Which country has became the low cost solar energy producer in the world as per International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)’s report “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2018”?

A) China

B) India

C) UK

D) US

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 29TH JUNE 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 29^TH JUNE 2019

1.        Which govt scheme has benefitted 2.22 crore villagers with Digital Education and now working towards the goal of making one lakh digital villages?

A) Pradhan Mantri Digital Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMDKVY)

B) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Digital Saksharta Yojana (PMSDSY)

C) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)

D) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DDUDSA)

E) None of these

2.        Who was appointed as the head of newly constituted committee for ensuring inter-ministerial coordination on resolving issues related to e-commerce?

A) Sanjay Kothari

B) Ramesh Abhishek

C) Pradeep Kumar Sinha

D) Nripendra Misra

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 29 JUNE 2019

DAILY GK 29 JUNE 2019

1. CABINET APPROVED BILL TO FINE PEOPLE WITH RS 10,000 FOR BLOCKING AMBULANCES

✔The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the bill to fine people with Rs 10,000 for blocking ambulances. The rule is the part of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill.

✔The Bill was approved as several cases were reported where ambulances were stuck for hours either due to agitation on roads, traffic or due to a minister’s visit.

2. INDIA AND WORLD BANK SIGN USD 400MN LOAN AGREEMENT TO ELIMINATE TB

✔The World Bank and the Government of India signed a loan agreement of $400 Million for the Program towards Elimination of Tuberculosis, which kills approximately half a million people in India every year. The program will cover nine States of India.

✔It will also support the government’s National Strategic Plan to end TB in India by 2025.

✔The $ 400 Million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has a 19-year maturity which includes a 5-year grace period.

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DAILY GK 28 JUNE 2019

DAILY GK 28 JUNE 2019

1. UNDER PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA SCHEME, 81,03,196 HOUSES WERE APPROVED

✔Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri announced that 81,03,196 houses were approved under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme.

✔Central Assistance of Rs. 51,113 crores was released under the PMAY(Urban).

✔State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary of the concerned State/Union Territories reviews the progress of implementation of the Mission ‘Housing for All by 2022’ at the State level.

2. RBI RECOMMENDS COMMERCIAL BANKS TO ADOPT EDUCATION LOAN SCHEME

✔India’s central banking institution, The Reserve Bank of India has advised all Scheduled Commercial Banks to adopt Education Loan Scheme which is formulated by Indian Banks’ Associatio.

✔The IBA scheme circulated to all member Banks including State Bank of India for providing financial support to meritorious students for pursuing higher education in India and abroad.

✔Loan up to Rs 10 lakh for study in India and upto Rs 20 lakh for study abroad. Collateral free loans upto Rs 7.5 Lakh under the Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Education Loans.

✔Repayment period of 15 years.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 28TH JUNE 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 28^TH JUNE 2019

1.        How much percent of Indian children under five years will still be stunted by 2022 as per the report on Food & Nutrition Security (FNS) of India?

A) 32.7%

B) 31.4%

C) 33.5%

D) 39.5%

E) None of these

2.        Which Indian state has highest stunted children under 5 years of age as per the report on Food & Nutrition Security (FNS) by UN’s (United Nations) World Food Programme and Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation?

A) Bihar

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Jharkhand

D) Meghalaya

E) None of these

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