Current Affairs Quiz: July 27, 2018

Current Affairs 27 July 2018 Quiz

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  1. Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on which day?
    A)26 July
    B)28 July
    C)30 July
    D)2 May
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:
    The day marks India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil War and remembers those who sacrificed their lives for the country.

  2. R Ramanan, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission and Arvind Gupta CEO, MyGov launched which citizen centric platform of Government of India?
    A)Indian Invention Platform
    B)Innovate India Platform
    C)India Innovate Platform
    D)Indian Innovation Platform
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    R Ramanan, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission and Arvind Gupta CEO, MyGov launched the “#InnovateIndia Platform”,a collaboration between the Atal innovation Mission and MyGov, a citizen-centric platform of the Government of India.

  3. Under which scheme,all villages will be provided free WiFi services across India ?
    A)Atal Bhujal Yojana
    B) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
    C)Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
    D)Samagra Shiksha Scheme
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    Minister of State for communications Manoj Sinha in Lok Sabha told MP Virender Kashyap that all villages adopted by the Member of Parliaments under “Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana”will be provided free WiFi services across India by the Government.
  4. West Bengal passed a bill to change state’s name from West Bengal to which name?
    A)Banla
    B)Madras
    C)Bangla
    D)Biren
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    Almost two years after the West Bengal assembly passed a resolution to change the name of the State, the state assembly today passed a bill to change the state’s name from West Bengal to “Bangla” in all three different languages.

  5. Uttar Pradesh Government sets up a committee to look into demands of Shiksha Mitras.Who will head this committee?
    A)Devendra Kumar Sikri
    B)Ajay Sharma
    C)Ajay Tyagi
    D)Dinesh Sharma
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:
    The committee, formed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, would be headed by deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma and would have the principal secretaries of basic education, law and the finance department as its members.

  6. Which state government has constituted an inter-district council to identify the developmental priorities of the state?
    A)Jharkhand
    B)Haryana
    C)MP
    D)UP
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    The Haryana government has constituted an inter-district council, under the chairmanship of CM Manohar Lal Khattar ,to identify the developmental priorities of the state.
  7. 18th International Children’s Film Festival was inaugurated in which city?
    A)Lucknow
    B)Mumbai
    C)Kolkata
    D)Pune
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi inaugurated the 18th International Children’s Film Festival in Kolkata in which 36 films from 17 countries would be screened.

  8. The government has extended the date for filling income tax returns to which date?
    A)December 31
    B)August 31
    C)August 30
    D)September 25
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    In a relief for salaried tax payers, the government extended the date for filling income tax returns by one month till August 31.
  9. Global Disability Summit was held in which city?
    A)Washington D.C
    B)Pune
    C)London
    D)NewYork
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment attended the Global Disability Summit held in London on 24th July 2018. The motto of the conference was to firm up the commitments of the country leaders towards the cause of persons with disabilities.

  10. Google has tied up which company to help enterprises move to cloud?
    A)Accenture
    B)Infosys
    C)Microsoft
    D)TCS
    View Answer
    Option A
    Explanation:
    Taking its “strategic alliance” with Accenture forward, Google has formed a new partnership with the global professional services company to help enterprises build Cloud solutions tailored to their specific industries and needs.

  11. Who was presented with the International Player of the Year Award for 2017-18 by England’s Barmy Army?
    A)Fakhar Zaman
    B)Virat Kohli
    C)Steve Smith
    D)MS Dhoni
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    India captain Virat Kohli was presented with the International Player of the Year Award for 2017-18 by England’s Barmy Army as India concluded Day 1 of the practice match against Essex.

  12. Recently Swapan Sarkar passed away.He belongs to which profession?
    A)Actor
    B)Singer
    C)Writer
    D)Journalist
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:
    Veteran sports journalist Swapan Sarkar has passed away following diabetic complications

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

  1. Who is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?
    A)Bibek Debroy
    B)VK Saraswat
    C)Rajiv Kumar
    D)VK Paul
    View Answer
    Option C

  2. Where is the HQ of Accenture?
    A)NewYork
    B)Dublin
    C)London
    D)Cork
    View Answer
    Option B

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