Current Affairs Quiz: July 29, 2018

Current Affairs 29 July 2018 Quiz

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  1. Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the “National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme” with the goal of ending viral hepatitis by which year?
    A)2019
    B)2025
    C)2030
    D)2022
    View Answer
    Option C
    Explanation:
    Health Minister J.P. Nadda launched the “National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme”with the goal of ending viral hepatitis or inflammation of liver as a public health threat by 2030.
  2. Which state government announced a scheme that part away 10-15 percent of state government employees monthly salary if they are found guilty of not taking adequate care of their dependent elderly parents?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Assam
    C)West Bengal
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    Assam government has decided to implement a scheme to part away with 10 to 15 percent of state government employees monthly salary if they are found guilty of not taking adequate care of their dependent elderly parents and physically challenged siblings.

  3. Which state government passed resolution to rename state as “Bangla”?
    A)Kerala
    B)Jharkhand
    C)Assam
    D)WestBengal
    View Answer
    Option D
    Explanation:
    The move is aimed at climbing the alphabetical sequence of state names in which West Bengal appears last in the list now.

  4. Softbank has partnered with which company to unveil a digital payments service in Japan?
    A)Mobikwik
    B)Paytm
    C)Oxigen
    D) Freecharge
    View Answer
    Option B
    Explanation:
    SoftBank Group Corp. said it will unveil a digital payments service in Japan, and has partnered Paytm for the service. The service PayPay will be introduced by SoftBank’s JV PayPay Corporation. PayPay will team up with Paytm, a SoftBank Vision Fund portfolio company, to utilise Paytm’s technology and expertise in mobile payments.

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

  1. Where is the HQ of Softbank Group?
    A)Beijing
    B)London
    C)Tokyo
    D)NewYork
    View Answer
    Option C

  2. Who is the founder of Paytm?
    A)Kunal Bahl
    B)Kunal Shah
    C)Rohit Bansal
    D)Vijay Shekhar Sharma
    View Answer
    Option D

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