Current Affairs 23 July 2019 Quiz
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- Which country recently launched moon mission Chandrayaan2 ?
A)Russia
B)China
C)India
D)USA
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Option C
Explanation: India successfully launched its second moon mission Chandrayaan-2, a feat which comes 11 years after the launch of Chandrayaan-1, from its most powerful rocket with a plan to land the rover on September 7 in the unexplored lunar south pole
- The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network has tied up with Which state government to send medical supplies via drones?
A)Bihar
B)Odisha
C)Telangana
D)Maharashtra
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Option C
Explanation: The World Economic Forum’s Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network and the Telangana government announced they are set to launch an innovative project to deliver emergency medical supplies such as blood and vaccines via drones.
- Which e commerce company launched “JEE Ready” application?
A)Paytm
B)Snapdeal
C)Amazon
D)Flipkart
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Option C
Explanation: Ecommerce and tech giant Amazon has forayed into the edtech space with the launch of an IIT JEE preparation app called JEE Ready. The app, which is Amazon’s first product in the edtech sector in India has already been installed more than a thousand times.
- Which bank is to be the first foreign bank to launch operations at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City)?
A)RBL Bank
B)HSBC Bank
C)Yes Bank
D)Standard Chartered Bank
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Option D
Explanation: UK-based Standard Chartered Bank has received in-principle regulatory approvals to set up its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). It will be the first foreign bank to launch operations at International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
- Which country to be the first country of recipient of local currency by the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB)?
A)Pakistan
B)China
C)uAE
D)India
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Option D
Explanation: India is set to be the first recipient of local currency financing by the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB).
- Who clinched the Mr South Asia Title?
A)Ahmed Bakshi
B)Ravinder Kumar Malik
C)Gurpreet Singh
D)Harmeet Gaur
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Option B
Explanation: Indian bodybuilder Ravinder Kumar Malik has clinched Mr. South Asia title. He has crowned the overall champion at 12th South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in Kathmandu.
- Who won the gold medal in men’s singles in the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships?
A)Manpreet Vohra
B)Abhishek Kumar
C)G Sathiyan Reddy
D)Harmeet Desai
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Option D
Explanation: Harmeet Desai and Ayhika Mukherjee bagged men’s single and women’s single gold respectively in the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, which concluded at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Delhi.
- Who claimed the WBA welterweight championship 2019?
A)Manny Pacquiao
B) Keith Thurman
C)Peter Thomson
D)Gerry Alberg
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Option A
Explanation: Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao claimed the WBA welterweight championship after scoring a split-decision win..
- Who wins Indonesia Open BWF Tour Super 1000 tournament(Women )held in Jakarta, Indonesia?
A)PV Sindhu
B)Vae Didi
C)Akane Yamaguchi
D)Lee Chiong
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Option C
Explanation: Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi wins Indonesia Open BWF Tour Super 1000 tournament held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Who has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the army?
A)Manoj Mukund Naravane
B)Bipin Rawat
C)Dalbir Singh
D)Karambir Singh
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Option A
Explanation: Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the army.
- Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of Reebok?
A)Varun Dhawan
B)Salman Khan
C)Akshay Kumar
D)Disha Patani
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Option A
Explanation: Leading fitness brand Reebok announces Bollywood actor and fitness enthusiast, Varun Dhawan, as their Indian brand ambassador. The brand recently also signed in Katrina Kaif as the new face.
- Who has been chosen for the Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy?
A)Sneha Vinayak Ranade
B)saumya Jain
C)S Sowmya
D)Dinyar Chhaterjee
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Option C
Explanation: Vocalist S. Sowmya has been chosen for the Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy. She will preside over the 93rd annual conference of the Academy.
- Recently Yukiya Amano passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Actor
B)Social Activist
C)Poet
D)Diplomat
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Option D
Explanation: Yukiya Amano, the Japanese diplomat who led the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for a decade and was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme, has passed away at 72.
- Recently Peter McNamara passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Journalist
B)Actor
C)Poet
D)Sports
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Option D
Explanation: Australian tennis player and three-time Grand Slam doubles champion Peter McNamara passed away in Germany. McNamara, 64, was suffering from prostate cancer.
STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Where is the HQ of International Atomic Energy Agency?
A)London
B)Rome
C)Montreal
D)Vienna
- Where is the HQ of World Economic Forum?
A)Rome
B)Confingno
C)Zurich
D)Cologny
