Current Affairs Quiz – 26 June 2019

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  1. RBI has directed that all data related to payments must be stored in systems located only in India and data processed abroad must be brought back to the country within __________
    A) 2 days

    B) 7 days
    C) 24 hours
    D) 10 days
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)  has said that all data related to payments must be stored in systems located only in India. RBI has also stated that in case of data processed abroad, the data should be deleted from the systems abroad and brought back to the country within 24 hours from payment processing.
  2. Name the newly appointed Director of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)
    A) Sanjeev Sharma

    B) Rajiv Gauba
    C) Krishna Bahadur Singh
    D) Samant Kumar Goel
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    The government has appointed Samant Goel,as the new Director of India’s external spy agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW).
  3. The 32nd edition of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Congress is being held in which city?
    A) New Delhi

    B) Hyderabad
    C) Pune
    D) Noida
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The 32nd Congress of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) has been orgainsed in Hyderabad from June 26 to July 3, 2019.It is the first time that the event is taking place in Asia. 
  4. When do we observed the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking?
    A) June 26

    B) June 25
    C) June 24
    D) June 22
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    Option A
    Explanation:
    The United Nations recognized International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed annually on 26 June, since 1989 to fight against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. The theme for 2019 is Health for Justice. Justice for Health
  5. Which of these firms has rolled out its new reward system named SuperCoins?
    A) Paytm

    B) Amazon
    C) Flipkart
    D) Ola
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    The E-commerce firm Flipkart has announced its multi-brand rewards ecosystem named ‘SuperCoins’, which will be rolled out from July 2019.  
  6. Who among the following has recently been listed among the UK’s 100 most influential women list?
    A) Sushma Swaraj

    B) Nirmala Sitharaman
    C) Nita Ambani
    D) Arundhati Bhattacharya
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The Houses of Parliament in London launched the ‘100 Most Influential in UK-India Relations: Celebrating Women’ list to mark India Day on June 24, 2019. The newly appointed Finance Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman is among the UK’s 100 most influential women for playing significant role in strengthening relations between India and the UK. 
  7. Who has been named as the new chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB)?
    A) Nityanand Rai

    B) Saket Kumar
    C) G. Kishan Reddy
    D) Arvind Kumar
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    1984 batch senior IPS officers Arvind Kumar has been appointed as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on June 26, 2019, for a fixed tenure of two-year effective from June 30. 
  8. Which of these sports federations has been stripped of Olympic status by IOC?
    A) IAAF

    B) BWF
    C) AIBA
    D) FIH
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially taken away the Olympic status from the world boxing governing body AIBA on June 26, 2019 following allegations of fraud and serious reputational, legal and financial crisis among the ruling authority. 
  9. Who among the following has been appointed as the Managing Director of Boeing Defence India (BDI)?
    A) Ashmita Sethi 

    B) Surendra Ahuja
    C) Pratyush Kumar
    D) Salil Gupte
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    Defence and aerospace major Boeing has appointed former Indian Navy official Surendra Ahuja as the Managing Director of Boeing Defence India (BDI). 
  10. How many Indian are the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)?
    A) 3

    B) 1
    C) 5
    D) 2
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    Narinder Batra, President of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has been elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 26, 2019 during the IOC Session in Laussane. Batra, who is also the President of International Hockey Federation (FIH), is the only Indian to be elected as the member of IOC with rare distinction of heading a National Olympic Committee as well as an international federation.The number of Indians who are currently active members of IOC will now rise to 2. 
  11. When is the Day of the Seafarer held?
    A) June 25

    B) June 26
    C) June 24
    D) June 21
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The Day of the Seafarer is held on every 25 June since 2011. The theme for the 2019 Day of the Seafarer is “I am onboard with gender equality’.
  12. Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the NITI Aayog?
    A) Vinod Paul

    B) Amitabh Kant
    C) Rajiv Kumar
    D) V. K. Saraswat 
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the extension of tenure of Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, for a further period of two years beyond June 30, 2019. He will now remain on the post till June 30, 2021 on the same terms and conditions, as approved earlier. 

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