Current Affairs Quiz 23 July 2018
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- What is the new GST rate applicable on circulation and commemorative coins sold by Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd [SPMCIL] to Ministry of Finance?
A) Nil
B) 5%
C) 12%
D) 18%
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Option A
Explanation:
| Sanitary Napkins, Rakhi, Circulation and commemorative coins, sold by Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd [SPMCIL] to Ministry of Finance. |
18%12%/5% to Nil |
- Which country will host the 2018 BRICS Summit?
A) Russia
B) Brazil
C) China
D) South Africa
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Option D
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Rwandan capital Kigali on July 23 on the first leg of his five-day3-nation visit to Africa. This will be first-ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Rwanda. On the second leg, Mr Modi will visit Uganda which will be the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in over 20 years. On the final leg, Mr Modi will reach Johannesburg, South Africa to attend the 10th BRICS Summit.
- Name the players to clinch gold medal in men’s double event at the Lagos International Badminton Tournament.
A) Mannu Attri and Ramdam Misburn
B) Misha Zilberman and Rohan Kapoor
C) Mannu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy
D) Sumeeth Reddy and Misha Zilberman
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Option C
Explanation: Mannu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy won the men’s doubles title at Lagos International Badminton held in Nigeria. Women’s doubles event- Kuhoo Garg and Ria Mukherjee defeated Krishma Wadekar and V Harika.
- What is the proposed budget under the ‘SevaBhojYojna’ scheme for the fiscal year 2018-19?
A) Rs 175 crores
B) Rs 150 crores
C) Rs 200 crores
D) Rs 125 crores
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Option B
Explanation: Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent charge) for culture announced that the proposed total budget outlay of the ‘SevaBhojYojna’ scheme for the financial year 2018-19 and 2019-20 is Rs. 150.00 crores and Rs. 175.00 crores respectively.
- Star player Mesut Ozil recently announced his retirement. He was related to which sports?
A) Football
B) Golf
C) Tennis
D) Hockey
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Option A
Explanation: German footballer Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from the national team, in the wake of the controversy surrounding his recent meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.He also played for English club Arsenal.
- Who has been appointed as the head of the high level committee constituted to formulate steps to check mob lynchings?
A) Durga Shanker Mishra
B) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
C) Vijay Keshav Gokhale
D) Rajiv Gauba
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Option D
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. The Secretaries of the Departments of Justice, Legal Affairs, Legislative and Social Justice and Empowerment are members of the committee.
- Which among the given teams has won the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens Tournament?
A) England
B) South Africa
C) New Zealand
D) Australia
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Option C
Explanation: New Zealand won the Rugby World Cup Sevens final after defeating England 33-12 in the summit clash. South Africa won the bronze with a 24-19 win over Fiji. In Women’s final also New Zealand is the winner.
- The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats was held in which state?
A) Assam
B) Tripura
C) Meghalaya
D) Sikkim
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Option B
Explanation: The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats was held on 22-23 July 2018 in Agartala, Tripura.
- Which country is planning to launch the Parker Solar Probe in the space to conduct closer study of Sun?
A) India
B) Japan
C) China
D) United States of America
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Option D
Explanation: The US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is preparing to launch a probe in August 2018 to conduct deep study of the Sun for revealing multiple mysteries behind the star. The car- sized spacecraft called Parker Solar Probe will be first of its kind human made object ever developed for study of sun. It will have to face heat and radiation like no spacecraft has endured before.
- Which Indian state has achieved the top rank in the PAC’s Public Affairs Index 2018 to be the best governed state of India?
A) Kerala
B) Maharashtra
C) Tamil Nadu
D) West Bengal
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Option A
Explanation: Public Affairs Index 2018 released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC), Kerala stands as the best governed state in the country for the third consecutive year since 2016 . Bihar has been ranked last.
- Muhammed Anas Yahiya of India is related with which sports?
A) Badminton
B) Tennis
C) Athletics
D) Shooting
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Option C
Explanation: Star sprinter Muhammed Anas Yahiya once again entered the record books as he broke his own national record to win the 400 metres race at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji meet in Czech Republic. Anas set a time of 45.24 seconds to break his own record of 45.31 seconds which he had set during the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast earlier this year. In the women’s event, MR Poovamma won gold with a timing of 53.01 seconds.
- Name the newly appointed President of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India.
A) Balwinder Singh
B) Amit Anand Apte
C) Sanjay Gupta
D) CS Makarand lele
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Option B
Explanation: Amit Anand Apte has been appointed as the President of Institute of Cost Accountants of India. Balwinder Singh has been elected as the institute’s Vice President. The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, previously known as the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India, is a premier statutory professional accountancy body in India.
