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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 14th August 2019
1. World Elephant Day is an international annual event observed on _________.
August 10
August 12
August 14
August 16
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. August 12
Explanation: In 2012, the first international Elephant Day was celebrated. Some of the threats to both African and Asian elephants are:
– Poaching,
– Habitat loss
– Human-elephant conflict
– Mistreatment in captivity
2. _____ issued a final rule that denies green cards to legal immigrants who have received certain public benefits.
US
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. US
Explanation: This new regulation represents Donald Trump’s most ambitious effort to restrict undocumented immigration. According to the White House, 22 million non-citizen residents of the US who are using public services will not be able to obtain green cards/US citizenship.
3. Newly discovered Kajin Sara lake in ________ is all set to become the world’s highest lake.
Nepal
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Nepal
Explanation: The lake is situated at a height of 5,200 metres in Manang ( Nepal ). The lake is called Singar locally. It is said to have formed out of the water melted from the Himalayas.
4. _________ alumni have rolled out the world’s first automotive crutches that have the potential to stand on their own.
IIT Delhi
IIT Goa
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Hyderabad
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. IIT Delhi
Explanation: The product was developed by a startup called Flexmotiv. It intends to help the elderly and the handicapped. Flexmotiv is a leg-shaped structure with ‘toe and heel’ at the ends, unlike the normal crutches.
5._________ has launched the first residential project of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City).
Sobha Ltd.
Uday Ltd.
Reliance Industries
Infosys
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Sobha Ltd.
Explanation: Sobha Dream Heights is the first residential project of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). The 33-storey building will be the tallest residential project in Gujarat.
6._________ made history by becoming the first Indian to win a world title in motorsports.
Aishwarya Pissay
Sonali Ahuja
Niharika Munjal
Pooja Kumari
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Aishwarya Pissay
Explanation: Aishwarya won the FIM World Cup in the women’s category after the final round of the championship in Hungary. She became the first Indian to claim a world title in motorsports.
7. Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) is partnering with the local government in Jammu and Kashmir to organise an investors’ summit in __________ to attract investment to the region.
September 2019
October 2019
November 2019
January 2020
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. October 2019
Explanation: The J&K Investor Summit will provide the region with an opportunity to showcase its strengths, strategies and potential. The opening ceremony will be held on October 12 at Srinagar.
8. _______ is celebrated as ‘World Organ Donation Day’.
August 12
August 13
August 14
August 15
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. August 13
Explanation: This day is dedicated to motivate people to pledge to donate their organs. Statistically, at least 15 patients die waiting for an organ.
9.Bar Council of India (BCI) has imposed a _______ moratorium on the opening of new institutions barring national law universities, if proposed by a state.
2-year
3-year
4-year
5-year
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 3-year
Explanation: As per the Advocates Act, the sanction of BCI is necessary for starting a law college. It is worth mentioning that BCI unanimously approved the proposal of BCI member Ved Prakash Sharma to put moratorium in effect.
10. Reliance Industries Ltd announced a partnership with _______ for the Azure cloud platform.
Facebook
Microsoft
Google
Samsung
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Microsoft
Explanation: This robust partnership could help Jio extend its services to India’s start-up ecosystem. It poses a direct challenge to rivals like Amazon.com and Alphabet’s Google.
11.Alejandro Giammattei, a center-right businessman, was elected as the president of ___________.
Mauritius
Canada
Mexico
Guatemala
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Guatemala
Explanation: Giammattei, defeated former Sandra Torres, a social-democrat, according to preliminary results. Mr. Giammattei, worked as a doctor in the early 1980s during the country’s 36-year civil war.
12. ___________ launched the fifth edition of Swachh Survekshan 2020 (SS 2020), an annual cleanliness survey.
HRD Ministry
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Corporate Affairs Ministry
Agriculture Ministry
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Explanation: The survey will beconducted in January 2020. Alongside, the following have also been launched:
– Swachh Survekshan 2020 ToolkitS
– SBM Water PLUS Protocol and ToolkitS
– Swachh Nagar – an integrated waste management app
– AI enabled mSBM App
13.Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has invested in tech-enabled used car firm ________.
CARS24
Maruti Suzuki
Dacia
Abarth
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. CARS24
Explanation: CARS24 is one of the largest platforms for buying and selling cars in the country. It was founded in 2015. It has over 10,000 channel partners from more than 230 cities across the nation.
14. __________ is observed as International Left Handers Day.
August 17
August 24
August 13
July 29
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. August 13
Explanation: According to LiveScience, around 11% of the world’s population is left-handed. It gives left-handed people the chance to celebrate their unusual status.
15. As many as 10 MLAs of the Sikkim Democratic Front joined the ________ recently.
INC
BJP
TMC
BSP
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. BJP
Explanation: It is worth mentioning that BJP is running government with regional parties in all the NE states except Sikkim. Without violating the anti-defection law, two-thirds or more numbers of the MLAs of a party can join a new party.
