Current Affairs Quiz 02 July 2018
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- Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Payments Council of India (PCI)?
A) Vishwas Patel
B) Sunil Kulkarni
C) Manish Patel
D) Rishi Gupta
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Option A
Explanation: Payments Council of India (PCI), has appointed Vishwas Patel as its new chairman.
- According to the new direction of the Lok Sabha speaker, the MPs of the Lok Sabha can now ask only____________ questions per day with effect from the upcoming session of the House
A) 7
B) 5
C) 8
D) 6
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Option B
Explanation: Lok Sabha members can ask only up to five questions per day now from the upcoming session of the House instead of ten allowed till now. If a member gives notices for asking more than five questions on a day, the remaining questions would be allowed to be raised the following day.
- The Bombay Stock Exchange has signed an agreement with the Bombay Metal Exchange (BME) for the growth and development of____________
A) Capital Stock Markets
B) Foreign Exchange Markets
C) Commodity Derivatives Markets
D) Inter-bank Lending Markets
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Option C
Explanation: Bombay Stock Exchange has entered into an agreement with the Bombay Metal Exchange (BME) for the growth and systematic development of commodity derivatives markets.
- Who among the following has not been inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame recently?
A) Ricky Ponting
B) Claire Taylor
C) Rahul Dravid
D) Sachin Tendulkar
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Option D
Explanation: Cricketer Rahul Dravid of India, Ricky Ponting of Australia and retired England woman wicketkeeper-batter Claire Taylor were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
- The National Doctors Day is observed annually on which day?
A) June 30
B) July 1
C) June 29
D) July 2
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Option B
Explanation: India celebrates the National Doctors’ Day on July 1 to honour the legendary physician, freedom fighter and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy.
- Which state/ UT has launched the ‘Happiness Curriculum’ programme for school students?
A) Delhi
B) Haryana
C) Chandigarh
D) Bihar
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Option A
Explanation: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the “Happiness Curriculum” for students of nursery to Class 8 in government schools. The curriculum was launched in the presence of the Dalai Lama. Students across schools can expect a ‘happiness’ period of 45 minutes. Each class will begin with a five-minute meditation session. The happiness period will also include value education and mental exercises.
- Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni was a wellknown_________
A) Journalist
B) Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture
C) Indian Navy Admiral
D) Litterateur
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Option C
Explanation: Former Indian Navy chief, Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni passed away at 86.
- T Latha has recently been appointed as the Managing Director & CEO of which bank?
A) Karur Vysya Bank
B) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
C) Nainital Bank
D) Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited
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Option D
Explanation: Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited has appointed T Latha as the Managing Director & CEO. She has taken over from G Sreeram, who has retired from the office on July 1, 2018.
- ‘Commercial tax at your doorstep’ Scheme has been launched by which state on GST Day?
A) Haryana
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Karnataka
D) Maharashtra
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Option B
Explanation: The Uttar Pradesh government on GST Day i.e July 01, 2018 launched ‘Commercial tax at your doorstep’ (Vaanijya Kar, Aapke dwaar) scheme under which officials of the department will personally contact the traders and resolve their problems.
- Based on the new census data between 2001 and 2011, which among the following languages has been recorded to be the fastest growing language in India?
A) Hindi
B) Bengali
C) Marathi
D) Sanskrit
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Option A
Explanation: According to news census data, Hindi has become the fasting growing language in India by adding close to 10 crore speakers between 2001 and 2011. Hindi is the most spoken language in the country and Bengali the second most spoken language. Sanskrit remains the least spoken among the scheduled languages.
- Name the mountain peak of China which has been inducted into UNESCO World Heritage List recently?
A) Mount Yandang
B) Mount Baigangjian
C) Mount Fanjingshan
D) Mount Mogan
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Option C
Explanation: Mount Fanjingshan, situated in China’s southwestern province of Guizhou, was included in the World Heritage List at the 42nd World Heritage Committee meeting in Bahrain. The IUCN or the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the official advisory body on the natural sites of the UNESCO heritage committee.
- What is the theme of the National Doctors Day 2018?
A) Zero tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical establishment
B) Doctors: A Force for Change; Improving Health System Resilience
C) Doctors beyond Cultural Borders
D) Health is Human Right: Doctors an Important Health Resource
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Option A
Explanation: Theme 2018- Zero tolerance to violence against doctors and clinical establishment.
- Which state is set to launch India’s first Khadi Mall to boost Khadi market?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Rajasthan
C) Gujarat
D) Jharkhand
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Option D
Explanation: Jharkhand will set up its first ‘khadi mall’ in the state to boost market for khadi and khadi made products. Land in the Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) campus will be made available to the Khadi Board to develop the country’s first Khadi mall.
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature has its headquarter at__________
A) The Hague, Netherlands
B) New York, United States
C) Gland, Switzerland
D) London, United Kingdom
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Option C
Explanation: The IUCN or the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the official advisory body on the natural sites of the UNESCO heritage committee.
- The ICC Hall of Fame features how many total cricketers inducted till date?
A) 75
B) 87
C) 92
D) 82
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Option B
Explanation: At the moment, there are 87 cricketers in the ICC Hall of Fame.
