Current Affairs Quiz 24 July 2018
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- How many agreements have been signed between India and Rwanda during PM Modi’s recent visit to the African nation?
A) 8
B) 12
C) 15
D) 5
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Option A
Explanation: India and Rwanda has signed eight agreements in various fields following delegation-level talks between Mr Modi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The agreements were signed in the areas of defence, agriculture and dairy production, trade and leather and allied sectors. The two sides also signed an agreement of $100 million for development of industrial parks and expansion of Special Economic Zones, and a similar amount for an agriculture irrigation scheme in that African nation
- The National Traders’ Conclave meet has been inaugurated in which city by the Confederation of All-India Traders?
A) Hyderabad
B) New Delhi
C) Kolkata
D) Surat
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Option B
Explanation: Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 3-day National Traders’ Conclave organised by the Confederation of All-India Traders in New Delhi.
- Who is the author of the book titled “Gandhi: the years that changed the world (1914-1948)”?
A) Diana Edulji
B) Madhav Gadgil
C) Ramachandra Guha
D) Bipan Chandra
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Option C
Explanation: Renowned historian and author, Ramachandra Guha has penned a book on Mahatma Gandi titled “Gandhi: the years that changed the world (1914-1948)”. It will be published by Penguin Random House India. and will be out by September 2018. Ramachandra Guha has authored books like “India After Gandhi” and “India Before Gandhi”.
- How many Indian sites have been identified to be developed as iconic tourist spot under Iconic Tourist Sites Development Project?
A) 30
B) 9
C) 21
D) 17
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Option D
Explanation:Ministry of Tourism has identified 17 sites in 12 clusters in the country for development under Iconic Tourist Sites Development Project.
- Based on the government data regarding the gross NPAs of banks for FY 2017-18, how many banks have positive net profit?
A) 2
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9
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Option A
Explanation: As per the data released by government on the Bank-wise details of gross NPAs as of March 2018, and operating profit, provision done and net profit/loss in FY 2017-18, only Indian Bank (Rs 1,259 crore) and Vijaya Bank (Rs 727 crore) are among the 21 PSBs have Positive Net Profit, while all other banks are in loss. Top three Banks according to Gross NPA ratio (%): 1. IDBI Bank Ltd (28%); 2. Indian Overseas Bank(25.3%); 3. UCO Bank (24.6%). Bank with least Gross NPA ratio: Vijaya Bank (6.3%) followed by Indian Bank (7.4%).
- The ‘Mukhyanmantri Kissan Aaye Badhotri Solar Yojna’ has been launched by which state/UT?
A) Maharashtra
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Delhi
D) Haryana
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Option C
Explanation: The Delhi Cabinet chaired by Shri Arvind Kejriwal has approved the ‘Mukhyanmantri Kissan Aaye Badhotri Solar Yojna’. Under this scheme farmers in the Delhi can lease out part of their agricultural land for setting up solar panels for additional income. Any farmer can rent out not more than one third of his land to a private firm to set up solar panels at a rate of Rs one lakh per annum per acre.
- Name the player to clinch gold medal in youth boys 5kg shot-put event during the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships in Vadodara.
A) Aniket Kala
B) Navtejdeep Singh
C) Adish Ghildiyal
D) Dhanvir Singh
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Option D
Explanation: Punjab shot-putter Dhanvir Singh and Kerala 400m hurdler Vishnu Priya set new meet records to win gold medals in their respective events in the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships in Vadodara. Dhanvir threw 19.69 metre to erase the earlier meet record of 19.34 m set by Navtejdeep Singh in 2011. The silver medal in the competition was claimed by Adish Ghildiyal of Uttarakhand followed by Aniket Kala of Uttarakhand for bronze.
- Mobile App Bijli Mitra has been unveiled by which state for farmers?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Bihar
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Option B
Explanation: Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje launched a mobile app ‘Bijli Mitra’ for farmers, registering a complaint regarding defunct transformers through the mobile app. The transformers will be replaced within 6 hours of the complaint.
- Which country has organised the world’s longest bicycle race “Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race”?
A) France
B) China
C) Russia
D) Switzerland
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Option C
Explanation: The first stage of the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race got started on July 24, 2018 in Moscow, Russia. Trans-Siberian race is the World’s longest bicycle race consisting of of 15 stages, from 260 km up to 1,372 km long.
- The government has announced that the sale and manufacture of all Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) non-compliant vehicles will be discontinued in India from____________
A) April 2020
B) January 2020
C) December 2020
D) June 2020
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Option A
Explanation: The sale and manufacturing of Bharat Stage-VI (BS-VI) non-compliant vehicles will not be allowed across the country from April 1, 2020. However, time till June 2020 has been given for registration of BS-IV vehicles manufactured up to March 2020.
- Justice Tahira Safdar has been appointed as the first ever female Chief Justice of the High Court of which country?
A) Indonesia
B) Turkey
C) Iraq
D) Pakistan
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Option D
Explanation: Justice Tahira Safdar has been named as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar. This will make Justice Safdar to be first-ever woman Chief Justice of a High Court in Pakistan. Justice Safdar will take charge of her new role following the retirement of incumbent Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Noor Muskanzai, who attains superannuation on the 31st August.
- Recently many banks and financial institutions have signed inter-creditor agreement (ICA) framework to resolve bad loans which are under Rs__________
A) Rs 100 crores
B) Rs 50 crores
C) Rs 500 crores
D) Rs 250 crores
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Option C
Explanation: Nearly two dozen Banks and Financial Institutions in India, including SBI and LIC, have signed the inter-creditor agreement (ICA) framework agreement to speed up the resolution of stressed assets in Rs 500-crore bracket that are under consortium lending.
- The 10th BRICS Summit will take place in which country?
A) Brazil
B) South Africa
C) India
D) China
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Option B
Explanation: The 10th BRICS summit will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from July 25 to July 27. Theme for 2018: ‘BRICS in Africa: Collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the fourth industrial revolution’.
- Name the winner of the 2018 German Grand Prix 2018.
A) Valtteri Bottas
B) Kimi Raikkonen
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Lewis Hamilton
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Option D
Explanation: Lewis Hamilton (Britain- Mercedes) won the German Grand Prix 2018 after Sebastian Vettel crashed while leading near the end. Valtteri Bottas finished second with Kimi Raikkonen taking third place.
- The government of Delhi has planned to generate 2000 MW of solar energy by which year?
A) 2025
B) 2030
C) 2045
D) 2050
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Option A
Explanation: The Delhi government plans to generate 2,000 MW in solar energy by 2025.
