Current Affairs Quiz: July 24, 2018

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Current Affairs 24 July 2018 Quiz

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  1. The environment ministry has decided to re-introduce which scheme for awarding Indian authors for their original work in Hindi on subjects related to environment including pollution and climate change?

    A)Medini Puraskar Yojana
    B)Maiden Puraskar Yojana
    C)Ecomark Scheme
    D)National Plan on Climate Change

    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:     The environment ministry has decided to re-introduce a scheme for awarding Indian authors for their original work in Hindi on subjects related to environment including pollution and climate change.

  2. Government has set up a committee to check mob lynchings.Who will head this committee?
    A)Ajay Tyagi
    B)Rajiv Gauba
    C)Rajiv Sharma
    D)Dinesh Kumar
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    Option B
    Explanation:     The Centre has set up a high-level committee headed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to formulate steps to check mob lynchings and directed it to submit the recommendations within four weeks.

  3. Naveen Patnaik sets up a committee for development of Odia film industry.Who will head this committee?
    A)Pushpendra Singh
    B)Sashi Bhusan Behera
    C)Kirti Azad
    D)Sudarshan Bhagat
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:     Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik set up a ministerial committee for the development of Odia film industry. The panel,headed by Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera, would submit a report to the state government in one month regarding steps to be taken for development of Odia cine industry.

  4. India will setup 6 Border Haat with which country by march next year?
    A)Pakistan
    B)SriLanka
    C)Bangladesh
    D)China
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:     The India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on ‘Border Haat’ would finalise the places and related issues for six more such haats by March next year.

  5. Accoording to the results of a global survey by human rights group Walk Free Foundation (WFF),who topped the list in Global Slavery index?
    A)Bangladesh
    B)Eritrea
    C)South Korea
    D)North Korea
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:     According to the results of a global survey by human rights group Walk Free Foundation (WFF), India is home to 8 million slaves among its whopping population of 1.3 billion.
  6. Which bank has set up an “war room lawyer team” for bad loans recovery?
    A)Indian Bank
    B)Bank of India
    C)Bank of Baroda
    D)UCO Bank
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:     Bank of baroda has set up a dedicated team of lawyers to speed up recovery of bad loans that get embroiled in litigation.

  7. Who was declared as the men’s AIFF Player of the year?
    A)Robin Singh
    B)Subrata Pal
    C)Sunil Chhetri
    D)Gurpreet Singh
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:     The All India Football Federation (AIFF), the governing body of football in India named India and Bengaluru FC Captain Sunil Chhetri as the AIFF Player of the year in the Federation’s Executive Committee Meeting in Mumbai. The meeting was chaired by AIFF President Praful Patel.

  8. Who have won the men’s doubles title at Lagos International Badminton held in Abuja, Nigeria?
    A)Ajay jayaram and K.Srikanth
    B)PV Sindhu and K.Srikanth
    C)Mannu Attri and PV Sindhu
    D)Mannu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:     The senior national badminton champions Mannu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy have won the men’s doubles title at Lagos International Badminton held in Abuja, Nigeria.

  9. Which badminton player bagged gold at the recently-concluded Asian Junior Championship?
    A)PV Sindhu
    B)Lakshya Sen
    C)Hima Das
    D)K.Srikanth
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:     Badminton Association of India has decided to honour Lakshya Sen who bagged gold at the recently-concluded Asian Junior Championship.

  10. Who won the German GP 2018?
    A)Bill Aston
    B)Carlo Abate
    C)Lewis Hamilton
    D)Sebastian Vettel
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    Option C
    Explanation:     Four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton won the German GP 2018 despite starting from the 14th position on the grid. Hamilton’s championship rival Sebastian Vettel crashed while leading the race with 15 laps to go.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

  1. What is the currency of Bangladesh?
    A)Yuan
    B)Rupee
    C)Taka
    D)Kyat
    View Answer
    Option C

  2. Where is the HQ of Bank of Baroda?
    A)Ahmedabad
    B)Mumbai
    C)Pune
    D)Vadodara
    View Answer
    Option D

  3. The All india Football Federation was founded in which year?
    A)1958
    B)1945
    C)1937
    D)1940
    View Answer
    Option C

  4. Who is President of Badminton Association of India?
    A)Ajay Tyagi
    B)Praful Patel
    C)Devendra Kumar Sikri
    D)Himanta Biswa Sarma
    View Answer
    Option D

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