DAILY GK 30 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 30 JULY 2019

1. AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME PER AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLD LESS THAN RS. 6500: AGRICULTURE MINISTRY

✔Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar stated that the average monthly income per agricultural household from all sources is Rs. 6,426 in the country based on survey conducted by NSSO.  

✔In April 2016, The Government had constituted an inter-ministerial committee to examine the issues relating to doubling of farmers’ income and recommend strategies to achieve that goal.

✔In September 2018, the Committee has submitted its Report to the Government & it considered the estimates of agricultural household’s income obtained from NSSO 70th round unit-level data as the base level income. The Committee has kept 2015-16 as the base year.

2. “PINK COACHES” INTRODUCED FOR WOMEN BY THE NORTHEAST FRONTIER RAILWAY ZONE

✔The Northeast Frontier Railway zone has introduced pink colored SLR coach for women. These pink coaches will help women passengers to identify their coach during rush hours.

✔Railway Police Force and ticket checking staff will be deployed by the railway authorities to stabilize the new system.

✔Initially a total of 8 trains in Rangiya district have begun the operations. They are- 6 trains between New Bongaigaon and Guwahati & 2 trains between Rangiya and Murkongselek.

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DAILY GK 29 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 29 JULY

1. Ministry of Mines organizes workshop called ‘Waste To Wealth’ on effective utilization of ‘Red Mud’ in New Delhi

✔The Ministry of Mines in association with the Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre Nagpur, has organized a workshop called ‘Waste To Wealth’ on productive utilization of ‘Red Mud’ in New Delhi.

✔The workshop discussed the present status regarding the generation of red mud and its safe disposal and utilization.

✔Deliberations were held to focus efforts for productive utilization of red mud with necessary government support, which will be a win-win situation for all the stakeholders. A road-map will also be prepared based on these Deliberations.

2. BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting 2019 held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

✔Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa Foreign Ministers Meet was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

✔India was represented by Gen. (retd) VK Singh who is the Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways.

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DAILY GK 28 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 28 JULY 2019

1. India, Saudi Arabia held discussions on bilateral hydrocarbon cooperation

✔Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel held a meeting with Mr Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia and Chairman of Saudi Aramco in New Delhi.

✔They discussed on improving India-Saudi Arabia hydrocarbon cooperation in order to strengthen the existing overall strategic partnership between the two countries.

✔Minister Al-Falih stressed on the need for capitalizing on the growing momentum in bilateral hydrocarbon cooperation.

✔Mr Pradhan discussed the current developments in the global oil and gas markets, raised India’s concerns on the recent increase in Asian Premium and the decision of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus members on extending production cuts, leading to oil price volatility and highlighted the adverse impact of these developments on the Indian economy.

2. Western Railways first printing press heritage gallery opened at Mahalaxmi, Mumbai

✔Western Railways opened its first printing press heritage gallery named Western Railway Mahalaxmi General Stores Depot at Mahalaxmi in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was inaugurated by V P Pathak, Member of the Railway Board.

✔It became the first press in Indian Railways to portray a heritage gallery of the printing and allied machines used in the Western Railway Printing Press since 1948.

3. 23 self-styled and unrecognized universities announced by the University Grants Commission

✔The University Grants Commission which coordinates, determines and maintains standards of higher education, has released a list of 23 universities which are declared “self-styled” and “unrecognized“. These universities contradict the UGC Act 1956.

✔Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of unrecognized universities – 8

✔It is followed by Delhi having 7 fake Universities.

✔Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Puducherry have 1 fake university each while West Bengal and Odisha have two fake universities each

4. INS Tarkash reached Saint Petersburg, Russia to take part in the Russian Navy Day parade

✔INS Tarkash which was constructed for the Indian Navy by Russia reached Saint Petersburg, Russia to take part in the Russian Navy Day parade celebrated on 28 July.

✔The Indian delegation is led by Vice Admiral Ajith Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command and INS Tarkash.

✔More than 40 ships, 40 planes and helicopters, and a total of 4000 service men will take part in the Navy day celebration.

5. Jordan opens its first underwater military museum

✔Jordan, an Arab country in Western Asia, opened its first Underwater Military Museum Dive Site, off its Red Sea coast, Aqaba.

✔The objective of the museum is to offer a new type of museum experience combining sports, environment and exhibits for divers, snorkelers and visitors on glass-bottomed boats.

✔It has several tanks, an ambulance, a military crane, a troop carrier, an anti-aircraft battery, guns, Jordanian Armed Forces AH-1 Cobra Helicopter, 19 decommissioned pieces of military hardware, submerged at depths up to 28 metres.

6. Indian government’s NHA and NATHEALTH signs MoU under Ayushman Bharat scheme

✔The National Health Authority and the Healthcare Federation of India signed MoU to improve efficiency of Service Delivery under Ayushman Bharat scheme which is also called as Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

✔Under the vision of “Health for All”, this collaboration will provide and enable interface for testing healthcare innovation ecosystem, adopting, funding, and providing mentorship in creating channels for scaling these innovations.

7. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appointed as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee

✔Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla appointed Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Congress floor leader in Lok Sabha as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.

✔It comprises of total 22 members which include 15 members from Lok Sabha and 7 members from Rajya Sabha.

8. Apple to acquire Intel’s smartphone modem business for a transaction value of $1 billion

✔Apple and Intel signed an agreement where Apple will acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business for $1 billion.

✔2,200 Intel employees will join Apple, along with intellectual property, equipment and leases.

9. Iran test-launched a medium-range missile Shahab-3

✔Iran test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile inside its borders- Shahab-3.

✔It is derived from a North Korean missile called the Nodong-A and can fly 1,150 to 2,000 kilometers, or up to 1,242 miles, depending on the variant.

10. Overview of ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun 2019 held in Suhl, Germany

✔International Shooting Sport Federation Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun 2019 was held at the Shooting Center, Suhl, Germany.

✔India won 4 Gold in team event & 6 in Individual event, 4 Silver in team event & 5 in Individual event and 3 Bronze in team event & 2 in Individual event.

✔India tops the medal tally followed by China, Germany, USA and Russia.

11. Hungarian teenager Kristof Milak broke the men’s 200 meters butterfly world record

✔A 19year-old swimmer Kristof Milak of Hungary broke men’s 200 metres butterfly world record to win the gold medal at the 18th FINA World swimming championships 2019 held in Gwangju, South Korea.

✔Milak was followed by Japan’s Daiya Seto and South African Chad le Clos.

✔At the 2018 European Aquatics Championships, he won the gold medal in the men’s 200-metre butterfly event.

12. Byju’s Replaces Oppo as new sponsor of Indian team till 2022

✔An e-learning platform, Byju’s will be the official Team India sponsor for a period of three years.

✔Byju’s will now be seen on the Indian team jersey from September 15 when India starts its South Africa tour.

13. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India, released book titled ‘New-Age Technology and Industrial Revolution 4.0’

✔The Vice President of India Shri Venkaiah Naidu released book titled ‘New-Age Technology and Industrial Revolution 4.0’ in New Delhi.

✔It is authored by Rajya Sabha Member, Dr Narendra Jadhav.

✔The launch was co-hosted by The Dialogue, a Delhi based think-tank which works on the intersection of technology, society and public-policy.

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DAILY GK 26 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 26 JULY 2019

1. POCSO (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with provision of death penalty passed by Rajya Sabha

✔Rajya Sabha passed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which provides for death penalty to the culprits in the cases of sexual assault and stringent punishments for other crimes against children.

✔It provides for the levy of fines and imprisonment up to 5 years to curb child pornography. In the event of a second or subsequent conviction, the punishment would be up to seven years and fine.

2. New Vande Bharat express completes Delhi-Katra trial run

✔The trial run of India’s fastest second Vande Bharat Express (also known as Train 18) on New Delhi to Katra(Jammu and Kashmir) route was successfully conducted by Indian Railways’ Northern Railway zone.

✔The train designed and manufactured by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, run at a speed of 160 km per hour & it reduces travel time between Delhi-Katra from 12 hours to 8 hours.

✔The Delhi-Katra express will have three stops include Ambala, Ludhiana, and Jammu.

✔The 2nd high-speed train will also help devotees who visit Vaishno Devi temple Shrine.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 25TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 25^TH JULY 2019

1.        Under which scheme more than 7 crore 32 lakh farmer families across India received the first and second instalments of Rs 2000?

A) Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

B) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)

C) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PMKSNY)

D) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)

E) None of these

2.        Expand UDAN?

A) UDAN – Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik

B) UDAN – Ude Desh Ka Adarsh Naagrik

C) UDAN – Ude Desh Ka Atal Naagrik

D) UDAN – Ude Desh Ka Amrut Naagrik

E) None of these

3.        Under which scheme the Centre has added 8 new air routes thus making the total operational routes to 194?

A) Metropolitian Connectivity Scheme(MCS)

B) Urban Connectivity Scheme(UCS)

C) Rural Connectivity Scheme(RCS)

D) Regional Connectivity Scheme(RCS)

E) None of these

4.        Name the drug banned by Union health minister, which is used in poultry industry for producing animals, aqua farming etc.

A) Tylosin

B) Colistin

C) Lincomx

D) Penicillin

E) None of these

5.        By which year, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has decided to declare all lanes at toll fee plaza on National Highways as ‘FASTag lanes’?

A) 1st May 2020

B) 1st December 2019

C) 1st January 2020

D) 1st April 2020

E) None of these

6.        Which state registered the highest number of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) frauds in India for the FY 2018-19 as per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, accessed by the Times of India (TOI)?

A) Karnataka

B) Maharashtra

C) Kerala

D) New Delhi

E) None of these

7.        Name the state, which became first in India to reserve 75% private jobs for locals?

A) Andhra Pradesh

B) Kerala

C) Tamil Nadu

D) Karnataka

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 25 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 25 JULY 2019

1. 12TH EDITION OF THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX FOR THE YEAR 2019

✔Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal launched the 12th Edition of the Global Innovation Index for the year 2019 in New Delhi.

✔The theme of the 2019 GII is “Creating Healthy Lives – The Future of Medical Innovation”.

✔The event was co-hosted by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in collaboration with the WIPO and CII.

✔India was ranked 52nd in 2019.

✔Switzerland topped the list.

2. IMF LOWERS INDIA’S GROWTH FORECAST FOR 2019-20 TO 7% FROM 7.3%

✔According to the IMF’s the latest update of WEO report 2019, India’s GDP growth expected to grow by 7% in 2019 and 7.2% in 2020.

✔It scales down its outlook for both the years due to a broad-based slowdown in consumption and investment demand in India.

✔IMF also cuts global growth projection by 10bps (Basis point) to 3.2% for 2019 and 3.5 percent in 2020 due to US tariff sanctions, Brexit related uncertainty.

✔World Bank projected India’s GDP growth rate remained at 7.5 percent for the next three financial year.

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DAILY GK 24 JULY 2019

DAILY GK 24 JULY 2019

1. UNDER PMKSNY, MORE THAN 7 CRORE 32 LAKH FARMER FAMILIES RECEIVED FIRST TWO INSTALMENTS OF RS 2000 EACH

✔Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, more than 7 crore 32 lakh farmer families across India received the first and second instalments of Rs 2000 each amounting to 14 thousand 646 crore rupees.

✔The list was topped by Uttar Pradesh followed by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

2. MAHARASHTRA TOPS IN ATM FRAUDS: RBI

✔According to the data of the RBI Maharashtra registered the highest number of ATM frauds in India for the FY 2018-19. It was followed by Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

✔There was an increase in ATM fraud cases up from 911 cases in 2017-18 to 980 in 2018-19.

✔The amount involved was decreased from Rs 65.3 crore in 2017-18 to Rs 21.4 crore in 2018-19.

✔Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura were the only three states which did not report a single incident.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 24TH JULY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 24^TH JULY 2019

1.        Name the bill passed in Lok Sabha, which states that besides Chief justice of India, a former Supreme Court judge can also be made the chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).

A) Appointment of National Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019

B) Protection of National Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019

C) Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019

D) Appointment of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019

E) None of these

2.        Where will India’s first smart school campus to be launched by Singapore based Global Indian International School (GIIS)?

A) Hadapsar & Balewadi campuses in Pune, Maharashtra

B) Darjeeling campuses, West Bengal

C) Landour campuses in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

D) Shey campuses in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

E) None of these

3.        Which city is set to host the Asia’s biggest arm show, “11th biennial arms exhibition ‘DefExpo 2020’ “ in February 2020?

A) Mumbai, Maharashtra

B) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

C) Jaipur, Rajasthan

D) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

E) None of these

4.        What is the theme of the 11th biennial arms exhibition ‘DefExpo 2020’?

A) Theme – “India: Rise of Futurism”

B) Theme – “India: the emerging defence manufacturing hub”

C) Theme – “Unite India, Make India”

D) Theme – “India:Force in Transit

E) None of these

5.        Where was the 13th edition of the annual Global Healthcare Summit(GHS) held?

A) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

B) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

C) Hyderabad, Telangana

D) Bengaluru, Karnataka

E) None of these

6.        Where was the fifth Dornier squadron of the Indian Navy, “Indian Naval Air Squadron 313 (INAS 313)” commissioned recently?

A) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

B) Mumbai, Maharashtra

C) Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

D) Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

E) None of these

7.        Which country will be the first recipient of Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB)’s local currency financing?

A) Japan

B) India

C) Russia

D) China

E) None of these

8.        Name the bank, which reaffirmed its support to Andhra Pradesh with over $1 billion programme that covers health, agriculture, energy and disaster management sectors.

A) New Development Bank(NDB)

B) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB)

C) World Bank (WB)

D) Asian Development Bank(ADB)

E) None of these

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