Current Affairs Quiz 9 July 2017 

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1. Which mobile app is launched by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) to assist users find accurate rates under the new tax regime?
   A) GSt Regime 
   B) GST Rates app
   C) GST Finder app
   D) GST Rates Finder
   
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    Option D
   Some Extra:
   Aiming to enhance the ease of doing business post the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) launched a mobile app ‘GST Rates Finder’ to assist users find accurate rates under the new tax regime.
2. How much amount has been allotted by the centre to Goa under Swadesh Darshan scheme?
   A) Rs 150 crore
   B) Rs 200 crore
   C) Rs 100 crore
   D) Rs 250 crore
   
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    Option C
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   The union tourism ministry has allotted Rs 100 crore to Goa under the Swadesh Darshan scheme to augment its tourist infrastructure and for the development of coastal circuits 
3. Which state government has announced cash awards for athletes winning medals in the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships being held in Odisha?
   A) Madhya Pradesh
   B) Odisha
   C) Karnataka
   D) Tamil Nadu
   
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    Option B
   Some Extra:
   The Odisha government has announced cash rewards for Odia athletes winning medals in the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships being held at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
4. Name the scheme launched by the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) for for raising awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
   A) Creative India; Professional India
   B) Inspired India; Innovative India
   C) Innovative India; Professional  India
   D) Creative India; Innovative India
   
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    Option D
   Some Extra:
   In a move designed to inspire Indian artists and young inventors towards protecting their creations and inventions, the government has launched a scheme for raising awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
   The scheme for IPR Awareness called – Creative India; Innovative India – has been launched by the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM).
5. Which of the followings state governments is going to launch ‘Green Spiti’ mission to increase forest cover to overcome water shortage in Spiti Valley.
   A) Andhra Pradesh
   B) Himachal Pradesh
   C) Arunachal Pradesh
   D) Madhya Pradesh
   
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    Option B
   Some Extra:
   Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has announced that a ‘Green Spiti’ mission would be launched for the Spiti Valley to increase forest cover to overcome water shortage. There is water scarcity problem in the Spiti area.
6. Which of the followings states has topped the list of states in issuance of soil health cards?
   A) Chhattisgarh
   B) Jharkhand
   C) Madhya Pradesh
   D) Maharashtra
   
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    Option A
   Some Extra:
   Chhattisgarh has topped the list among all the states in the country for having issued over 43 lakh soil health cards (SHCs) to farmers in the past two year.
7. By 2018, where will the India’s first university only for Dalit students come up?
   A) Bhubaneshwar
   B) Hyderabad
   C) Mumbai
   D) Pune
   
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    Option B
   Some Extra:
   Dalit students who wish to pursue their post-graduation in the state will have an exclusive university for them by next academic year in Hyderabad, Telangana.
8. Along which state’s border are Indian and Bangladesh going to construct bridge to facilitate trade and increase communication?
   A) Meghalaya
   B) West Bengal
   C) Tripura
   D) Mizoram
   
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    Option D
   
9. Over which river India and Bangladesh have decided to construct bridge in to facilitate trade and increase communication?
   A) Tuichawng River
   B) Karnaphuli River
   C) Khawthlangtuipui River
   D) Chhimtuipui River
   
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    Option C
   Some Extra:
   India and Bangladesh have decided to construct a bridge over Mizoram’s Khawthlangtuipui river to facilitate trade and improve communication between the two neighbours.
   Mizoram shares a 318 km unfenced border with Bangladesh.
10. Researchers of which university have invented first battery-free cellphone that requires from either ambient radio signals or light instead of battery?
    A) Cambridge University
    B) Harward University
    C) University of Washington
    D) University of Massachusetts
    
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     Option C
    Some Extra:
    Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have invented a phone that harvests the few microwatts of power it requires from either ambient radio signals or light and requires no batteries.
11. How many countries have adopted historic global treaty to ban Nuclear Weapons?
    A) 122
    B) 134
    C) 118
    D) 128
    
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     Option A
    Some Extra:
    The United Nations has adopted a historic global treaty banning nuclear weapons. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 122 members in favour.
12. Name the only country which voted against the ban of Nuclear Weapons after 122 members voted in favor of historic global treaty to ban Nuclear Weapons?
    A) Germany
    B) The Netherlands
    C) Singapore
    D) Costa Rica
    
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     Option B
    Some Extra:
    The treaty was adopted by a vote of 122 members in favour. The Netherlands was the only country who voted against the treaty. Singapore abstained from voting. Costa Rica’s ambassador, Elayne Whyte Gomez, was the president of the UN conference that negotiated the treaty.
13. Which of the following said that India is emerging as a front runner in the global fight against climate change?
    A) United Nations
    B) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
    C) BRICS New Development Bank
    D) World Bank
    
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     Option D
    Some Extra:
    India is emerging as a front runner in the global fight against climate change, the World Bank has said, noting that the solar power is gradually displacing coal as an energy source in India.
14. Name the Indian who has become world’s youngest woman commanders to fly a Boeing 777 airplane ever.
    A) Captain Manisha Kumar
    B) Captain Divya Kumar
    C) Captain Isha Kumar
    D) Captain Lavanya Kumar
    
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     Option B
    Some Extra:
    At a young age of 30, Captain Divya Ajith Kumar has become world’s youngest woman commanders to fly a Boeing 777 airplane ever.
15. In which of the following countries has the State Bank of India (SBI) launched its flagship service sbiINTOUCH to offer customers products like Savings Bank, Saral Bachat Account, etc. ?
    A) Myanmar
    B) Bangladesh
    C) Nepal
    D) Sri Lanka
    
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     Option C
    Some Extra:
    The sbiINTOUCH, inaugurated by SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya, will offer customers products like Savings Bank, Saral Bachat Account and Combo Savings Account and the branch will have facilities like kiosks for account opening, debit card printing and ATM.
16. Name the village named by the Nepal State Bank Ltd (NSBL) as first digital village which is the first of its kind digital initiative in Nepal banking industry?
    A) Lakshmipur Patari
    B) Bhumarashuwa
    C) Sindhupalchok
    D) Jaharsing Pauwa
    
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     Option D
    Some Extra:
    Bhattacharya, along with its subsidiary, Nepal State Bank Ltd (NSBL) also inaugurated the NSBL Digital Village, Jaharsing Pauwa, which would be the first of its kind digital initiative in Nepal banking industry along with INTOUCH.
17. Who has bagged Prime Minister’s trophy for ‘Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant’ in the country for the performance years 2014-2015 and 2015- 16?
    A) Jindal Steel & Power Ltd
    B) JSW Steel Ltd
    C) Steel Authority of India Limited
    D) Tata Steel Ltd
    
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     Option D
    Some Extra:
    Tata Steel Ltd has bagged Prime Minister’s trophy for ‘Best Performing Integrated Steel Plant’ in the country for the performance years 2014-2015 and 2015- 16. For the third consecutive year, Tata Steel has bagged the award.
18. World Health Organization has appointed whom as ‘goodwill ambassador for autism’ in South-East Asia Region comprising 11 countries?
    A) Fazlul Rahman
    B) Khaleda Zia
    C) Saima Wazed Hossain
    D) Kazi Zafar Ahmed
    
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     Option C
    Some Extra:
    The WHO South-East Asia Region has appointed Saima Wazed Hossain as ‘goodwill ambassador for autism’ in the region comprising 11 countries.
19. Who has been elected as the president of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI)?
    A) Raninder Singh
    B) Maninder Singh
    C) Rajender Singh
    D) Balvinder Singh
    
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     Option A
    Some Extra:
    Raninder Singh, son of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, has been re-elected the president of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) for another four-year term.
    
20. Name the Indian who has won the South Australian Open squash title held at Adelaide, Australia.
    A) Balvinder Singh Sidhu
    B) Navneet Singh Sodhi
    C) Harinder Pal Sandhu
    D) Raninder Singh
    
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     Option C
    Some Extra:
    India’s Harinder Pal Sandhu has won the South Australian Open squash title in the final at Adelaide, Australia.
21. Shriram Group with which bank has entered into a 90-day exclusive agreement to explore the possibility of a merger?
    A) IDFC Bank
    B) IDBI Bank
    C) HDFC Bank
    D) Bandhan Bank
    
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     Option A
    Some Extra:
    IDFC is likely to have about 75 per cent stake in the two Shriram group insurance companies — life and general. Shriram Transport Finance Company will continue as a standalone NBFC under IDFC while Shriram City Union Finance will get merged with IDFC Bank.

Static GK related to Today’s Current Affairs

22. Where is the headquarters of IDFC Bank situated?
    A) Chennai
    B) New Delhi
    C) Mumbai
    D) Mangalore
    
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     Option C
    
23. Gentlemen’s Quarterly has recently declared GQ’s The 50 Most Influential Young Indians which lists Ranveer Singh, Diljit Dosanj, Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm among others. GQ is an international monthly men’s magazine based in
    A) Berlin
    B) Paris
    C) Brussels
    D) New York
    
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     Option D
    Some Extra:
    The list released by the renowned GQ magazine includes pioneers in their respective field of work with names such as Aakash Ambani, Ranveer Singh, DiljitDosanjh, Ritesh Agrawal of Oyo Rooms, Vijay Shekhar Sharma of Paytm, PV Sindhu, Facebook’s India & Asia Managing Director, UmangBedi, Actor Rajkumar Rao, CEO of TAC Security-a Cyber-Security company Trishneet Arora amongst others..
24. Saima Wazed Hossain who has been appointed as ‘goodwill ambassador for autism’ in South-East Asia Region by World Health Organisation is the daughter of
    A) Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani
    B) Iran President Hassan Rouhani
    C) Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
    D) None of these
    
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     Option C
    
25. Where is National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) situated?
    A) Mumbai
    B) New Delhi
    C) Chennai
    D) Bhopal
    
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     Option B
    
26. Harinder Pal Sandhu represents India in which of the following games?
    A) Chess
    B) Badminton
    C) Tennis
    D) Squash
    
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     Option D 
27. Nepal State Bank Ltd (NSBL) is  joint venture between India’s State Bank of India and
    A) Employees Provident Fund of Nepal
    B) Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal
    C) Nepal Rastra Bank
    D) Both A and B
    
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     Option D
    Some Extra:
    Nepal SBI Bank Ltd. (NSBL) is the first Indo-Nepal joint venture in the financial sector sponsored by three institutional promoters, namely State Bank of India (SBI), Employees Provident Fund and Agricultural Development Bank of Nepal through a Memorandum of Understanding signed on 17 July 1992.
28. Where is Spiti Valley situated?
    A) Himachal Pradesh
    B) Karnataka
    C) Odisha
    D) Maharashtra
    
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     Option A
    
29. Where is Khawthlangtuipui river situated?
    A) Sikkim
    B) Mizoram
    C) Manipur
    D) Meghalaya
    
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     Option B
    

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