Current Affairs Quiz: June 19, 2019

Current Affairs 19 June 2019 Quiz

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1. Indian Railways has signed MoU with Which organisation for modernisation of signalling systems?
   A)ISRO
   B)Railtel
   C)IRCTC
   D)TCS
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The Railway Ministry release said that the Indian Railways signed the MoU with RailTel Enterprises Ltd (REL), a wholly-owned subsidiary company of RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, for modernization of signalling system on four sections, which includes Automatic Train Protection System with Long Term Evolution (LTE) based Mobile Train Radio Communication System (MTRC), together with provision of Electronic Interlocking (indoor) wherever required.
   
2. Which Airport is set to become the third International Airport in the North Eastern region?
   A)Guwahati
   B)Imphal
   C)Dispur
   D)Agartala
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: After Guwahati and Imphal, the Agartala airport is set to become the third international airport in the northeastern region by the end of this year or by early 2020.

3. The World Food India 2019 will held at which place?
   A)Mumbai
   B)Kanpur
   C)Chennai
   D)NewDelhi
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, said that the World Food India (WFI) 2019 will be held from November 1-4.

4. Which company’s digital currency “Libra” is coming in 2020?
   A)Microsoft
   B)TCS
   C)Google
   D)Facebook
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Facebook, the social networking giant on Tuesday announced a digital wallet subsidiary called ‘Calibra’ that would launch Blockchain-powered cryptocurrency ‘Libra’ next year to help nearly one billion people globally who don’t have a bank account but do have a mobile phone.

5. According to UN,India to overtake China as the world’s most populous country by Which year?
   A)2027
   B)2028
   C)2025
   D)2030
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: India is projected to overtake China as the world’s most populous country around 2027, according to a UN report.

6. As per Fitch Ratings,India to grow at how much percent in FY 2021-22?
   A)7.4%
   B)7.3%
   C)7.2%
   D)7.1%
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Fitch Ratings saw India’s growth for FY 2019-20 at 6.6 per cent and 7.1 per cent in 2021-22.

7. Which company announced the release of new feature “Selfiewala KYC”?
   A)iCICI Prudential
   B)ET Money
   C)Bank Bazar
   D)FundzBazar
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Online mutual fund investment platform FundzBazar announced the release of its new feature called ‘Selfiewala KYC’ for first-time mutual fund investors.

8. Which company has acquired startup called “Pull Panda”?
   A)Microsoft
   B)Accenture
   C)Google
   D)Amazon
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: To review codes, Microsoft-owned GitHub has acquired a US-based start-up called Pull Panda that makes collaboration tools for software teams at an undisclosed amount.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is the head office of FundzBazar?
   A)Chennai
   B)Vadodara
   C)Kolkata
   D)Ahmedabad
   
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   Option D
   

2. Where is the HQ of Fitch Ratings?
   A)London
   B)NewYork
   C)Nairobi
   D)Rome
   
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   Option B