Current Affairs Quiz – 19 June 2019

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  1. Which state has launched the Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana?
    A) Rajasthan

    B) Madhya Pradesh
    C) Bihar
    D) Haryana
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The state government of Rajasthan has announced that the unemployed youth having graduation or equivalent degree will be given unemployment allowance up to Rs 3,500 per month under the Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana. 
  2. The 12th ReCAAP ISC Capacity Building Workshop was organised in which city?
    A) Pune
    B) Mumbai
    C) Hyderabad
    D) New Delhi
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) along with the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC), is co-hosting the 12th Capacity Building workshop in New Delhi from June 19-20, 2019. 
  3. Who among these has been elected as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha?
    A) Arjun Ram Meghwal

    B) Om Birla
    C) Manoj Rajoria
    D) Dushyant Singh
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Om Birla has been unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha on June 19, 2019. 
  4. Which of these day is observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict?
    A) June 17

    B) June 18
    C) June 19
    D) June 20
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    Each year June 19 is observed as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. 
  5. As per the UN’s World Population Prospects 2019 report, which country is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country by 2027?
    A) United Kingdom

    B) Bangladesh
    C) Nigeria
    D) India
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    India is expected to surpass China to become the world’s most populous country in the next eight years, by or around 2027 as per the UN report ‘The World Population Prospects 2019. 
  6. Name the first ever satellite of Sri Lanka which has been launched into the orbit recently?
    A) Buddha-1
    B) Ravana-1
    C) Ceylon-1
    D) Maha-1
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    Sri Lanka’s first satellite ‘Ravana-1’, was successfully launched into orbit on June 17 from the International Space Station (ISS) along with two other BIRDS 3 satellites from Japan and Nepal. Raavana-1 will orbit 400-km away from the earth.
  7. Name the institute which has topped the QS World University Rankings 2020?
    A) Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

    B) Stanford University
    C) Harvard University
    D) University of Oxford
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The World-class Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has topped the latest QS World University Rankings for the eighth consecutive year. No other university has achieved top position for such a long run till now.
  8. Lalrinchhana who passed away recently was the former minister of which state?
    A) Tripura

    B) Assam
    C) Sikkim
    D) Mizoram
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    Former Mizoram minister and leader of Mizo National Front (MNF), Lalrinchhana, passed away suffering from cancer. He was 84.
  9. The Cricket Australia has signed a multi-year deal with which Indian IT firm for digital experience in cricket?
    A) Infosys

    B) HCL Technologies
    C) TCS
    D) Wipro
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    IT major, HCL Technologies has entered into multi-year contract with Cricket Australia (CA), the governing body of Australian cricket to provide digital experience to cricket fans, players, partners, employees, and volunteers across the country and around the world. HCL Tech will be the digital technology partner of CA. 
  10. How much amount has been approved by the Government of India for the State Cancer Institute at Government Medical College in Jammu?
    A) Rs 100 crore

    B) Rs 58 crore
    C) Rs 120 crore
    D) Rs 99 crore
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has approved 100 bedded State Cancer Institute at Government Medical College in Jammu worth Rs 120 crore to strengthen the tertiary level cancer services in the state.  
  11. BIRDS 3 Satellite project is run by which country?
    A) China

    B) India
    C) Japan
    D) Nepal
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    Option C
  12. How much amount of monthly allowance has been announced by the state government of Rajasthan for unemployed male graduates of the state?
    A) Rs 2500
    B) Rs 3000 
    C) Rs 3500
    D) Rs 4000
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    To be eligible for the scheme the applicants should be natives of Rajasthan. Male applicants will get Rs 3,000 per month. Women and differently-abled will get Rs 3,500 per month . The amount will be given for two years or until they get employed. 
  13. Which Indian institution has emerged as the best Indian institution as per 2020 QS World University Ranking?
    A) IIT Bombay

    B) IIT Delhi
    C) IISc Bengaluru
    D) IIt Kharagpur
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay), has emerged as the best institution of India in the 2020 QS World University Ranking. It is ranked 152 globally. No institute of India is in top 100. 
  14. The headquarter of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) is in which country?
    A) China

    B) United States
    C) India
    D) Singapore
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    The ReCAAP is the first regional Government-to-Government agreement to deal with piracy and armed robbery at sea in Asia. Its headquarter is in Singapore. 
  15. The World Population Prospects report is published by ____________
    A) World Bank

    B) INSEAD
    C) United Nations
    D) World Economic Forum
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    Option C

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