CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 12TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 12^TH JULY 2019

1.        Where is the India’s first cow sanctuary Kamdhenu Gau Abhyaranya is located which will be privatised due to financial crises?

A) Maharashtra

B) Kerala

C) Himachal Pradesh

D) Madya Pradesh

E) None of these

2.        Where will be the India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre is set to be inaugurated?

A) Kottoor, Kerala

B) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

C) ‎Hyderabad, Telangana

D) Kolkata, West Bengal

E) None of these

3.        Which is the most expensive office location in the world as per the “Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey” (annual report) by CBRE, an American real estate consulting firm?

A) Beijing’s Finance Street

B) New York’s Midtown Manhattan

C) Hong Kong’s Central district

D) London’s West End

E) None of these

4.        Name the campaign adopted by Saudi Arabia along with motto ‘equality of women’ for the empowerment of Muslim women pilgrims in Haj 2019.

A) Smart Cities Mission

B) Digital India

C) Bharatmala

D) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

E) None of these

5.        By how much percent, the overall Homicide Rate declined in India as per the Global Study on Homicide 2019 by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)?

A) 40%

B) 30%

C) 20%

D) 10%

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 11 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 11 JULY 2019

1. INDIA’S FIRST ELEPHANT REHABILITATION CENTRE WILL BE SET UP AT KERALA’S KOTTOOR

✔India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre will be set up by the Kerala State Government in its ecotourism village of Kottoor.

✔Rs.105 crore has been allotted to this project which was launched by Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan.

✔At present, the center has only 15 elephants and it will be increased once work has been completed.

✔Now the state has 507 captive elephants & forest department plans to admit more captive elephants.

2. NEW DELHI’S CONNAUGHT PLACE IS THE 9TH MOST EXPENSIVE OFFICE LOCATION IN THE WORLD

✔According to “Global Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey” by CBRE, an American real estate consulting firm, New Delhi’s Connaught Place was the 9th most expensive office location in the world.

✔For the second year, Hong Kong’s Central district retained the top spot as the world’s most expensive market for prime office rents.

✔London’s West End was ranked 2nd followed by Hong Kong’s Kowloon, New York’s Midtown Manhattan and Beijing’s Finance Street.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11^TH JULY 2019

1.        Which has become the first train to be operated by private players in India?

A) New Delhi-Allahabad Allahabad Duronto Express

B) New Delhi-Agra Gatimaan Express

C) Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express

D) Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express

E) None of these

2.        Name the aerospace company, which has manufactured CH-47F (I) Chinooks helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF), that has arrived at the Mundra port in Gujarat.

A) Lufthansa

B) Boeing

C) Lockheed Martin

D) Airbus

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 10TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 10^TH JULY 2019

1.        Name the Operation launched by the Border Security Force (BSF) to fortify Anti-Infiltration Grid along the Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu.

A) Operation Steeplechase

B) Operation Vijay

C) Operation Sudarshan

D) Operation Polo

E) None of these

2.        SGB was in news recently, ‘S’ stands for _______________ ?

A) Securities

B) Sovereign

C) Standard

D) Statistics

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 10 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 10 JULY

1. TWO NEW HEAVY-LIFT CHINOOK HELICOPTERS FOR IAF ARRIVED AT THE MUNDRA PORT, GUJARAT

✔Boeing, American aerospace company, informed the arrival of 2 new heavy-lift CH-47F (I) Chinooks helicopters for the Indian Air Force at the Mundra port in Gujarat.

✔The CH-47 Chinook, advanced multi-mission helicopter, has unsurpassed ability to deliver heavy payloads to high altitudes. It is suitable for operations in the high Himalayas.

✔It was battle-tested in diverse, extreme conditions throughout the world and has proven capability to operate in the wide range of conditions.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 09TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 09^TH JULY 2019

1.        Which city is set to host the 3rd edition of International Sunflower Seed and Oil Conference (ISSOC) 2019?

A) Bengaluru, Karnataka

B) Maharashtra, Mumbai

C) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

D) Hyderabad, Telangana

E) None of these

2.        Where was the 43rd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held?

A) Baku, Azerbaijan

B) Washington D.C., United States

C) New Delhi, India

D) Moscow, Russia

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 8 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 8 JULY

1. THE 3RD EDITION OF INTERNATIONAL SUNFLOWER SEED AND OIL CONFERENCE 2019 WILL BE HELD IN MUMBAI

✔India will be hosting the 3rd edition of International Sunflower Seed and Oil Conference 2019 in Maharashtra, Mumbai with the aim to encourage better communications among sunflower oil producers, industry groups, academic researchers and local governments.

✔The 1st edition was held in 2015 at Shanghai, China and the 2nd edition was held in 2017 at Odessa, Ukraine.

✔India is the largest importer of sunflower oil with imports of about 2.8 million tones and globally the import is about 9.6 million tonnes.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 08TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 08^TH JULY 2019

1.        Which crop’s Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) was increased for 2019-20 Season by the Cabinet recently?

A) Rabi Crops

B) Zaid Crops

C) Kharif Crops

D) All the above

E) None of these

2.        Name the airports that are to be leased out to the highest bidder M/s. Adani Enterprises Ltd through Public Private Partnership (PPP).

A) Ahmedabad Airport

B) Lucknow Airport

C) Mangaluru Airport

D) All the above

E) None of these

3.        Which country has signed with India in the field of Health and ferry services?

A) Japan

B) Bangladesh

C) Maldives

D) Russia

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 7 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 7 JULY

1. HIGHLIGHTS OF UNION BUDGET 2019-20

✔Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speech and presented the Union Budget 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha.

✔She broke away from the tradition when she replaced the conventional leather briefcase with a bright red cloth bag to carry the Budget papers to the Parliament House.

✔ “Gaon, Garib and Kisan” (Village, Poor and Farmer) was the centre of all policies of the Modi 2.0 Government.

✔10-point Vision for the decade

• Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari: Minimum Government Maximum Governance.

• Achieving green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through a pollution-free India.

• Making Digital India reach every sector of the economy.

• Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite programmes.

• Building physical and social infrastructure.

• Water, water management, clean rivers.

• Blue Economy.

• Self-sufficiency and export of food-grains, pulses, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables.

• Achieving a healthy society via Ayushman Bharat, well-nourished women & children, safety of citizens.

• Emphasis on MSMEs, Start-ups, defence manufacturing, automobiles, electronics, fabs and batteries, and medical devices under Make in India.

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DAILY GK 6 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 6 JULY 2019

1. TOTAL FEMALE ENROLLMENT RATIO IN SECONDARY EDUCATION INCREASED TO 80.29% IN 2016-17: SMRITI IRANI

✔The Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani stated that the Gross Enrolment Ratio of girls in secondary education level has registered an increase of 80.29% in 2016-17 compared to 80.10 % in 2015-16.

✔Between 2015-16 and 2018-19, the sex ratio at birth witnessing an improvement from 923 to 931 at the national level.

✔When compared to the previous financial year 2017-18, SRB is showing an improving trend in 21 states or Union territory’s and stable in three states or UTs for 2018-19.

2. INDIA RANKS 86TH IN MOST POWERFUL PASSPORT INDEX 2019,

✔As per the recently released Henley Passport Index 2019, India ranks 86th in Most Powerful Passport index 2019.

✔Japan and Singapore secured the joint top spot as the most powerful passports in the world.

✔South Korea now holds second place on the index along with Finland and Germany and it is followed by Denmark, Italy, and Luxembourg.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 06TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 06^TH JULY 2019

1.        Who launched a commemoration of 4 years of Digital India initiative in an event at New Delhi?

A) Ravi Shankar Prasad

B) Narendra Modi

C) Amit Shah

D) Nitin Gadkari

E) None of these                                                                                                            

2.        ASK was in news recently, A stands for ________.

A) A- Agency

B) A- Aadhaar

C) A- Assets

D) A- Auction

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 5 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 5 JULY 2019

1. UIDAI started its first Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Delhi and Vijayawada

✔The Unique Identification Authority of India has operationalized its first “Aadhaar Seva Kendra” in Delhi and Vijayawada on pilot basis.

✔UIDAI has a plan to set up 114 such centres by the end of 2019 covering 53 Indian cities. The estimated cost of the project is between Rs 300-400 crore. i. It is owned by UIDAI.

✔ASK centres are addition to thousands of centers that are currently being run by post offices and banks and even in government premises (offering similar Aadhaar services).

2. Airtel Payments Bank ties up with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer the Bharti AXA Life POS Saral Jeevan Bima Yojana

✔The first live payments bank in the country, Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer Bharti AXA Life Point of Sale Saral Jeevan Bima Yojana, a pure life term insurance plan up to Rs 5 lakh which is aimed at the under-insured and uninsured segments in India.

✔The policy available at Airtel Payments Bank’s 25,000 retail outlets will be expanded to cover over 60,000 banking points.

✔The customers are offered the option of life cover between 3-5 lakh and it will soon be extended up to Rs 25 lakh.

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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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