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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 4th August 2019
1. Darvaza gas crater, known locally as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, is located in __________.
Kazakhstan
India
Turkmenistan
Poland
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Turkmenistan
Explanation: Karakum Desert is the home to the strange human-made natural site. It was created in 1970s when a drilling rig accidentally punched into a massive underground natural gas cavern. Since 1971, it has now been burning non-stop.
2. Which ministry has launched a mobile application — Meghdoot — that will provide location, and crop and livestock-specific weather-based agro advisories to farmers in local languages?
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
NITI Aayog
None of these
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Correct Answer – E. None of these
Explanation: The ministries of Earth Sciences and Agriculture have launched this app named ‘Meghdoot’. Initially, its service would be available for 150 districts in different parts of the country.
3. Who has taken charge as Director (Operations) at Bengaluru-headquartered Hindustan Aeronautics Limited?
Sunil Kumar
M S Velpari
Rohit Chaudhary
Hansa Bansal
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. MS Velpari
Explanation: Velpari joined HAL as a management trainee in 1985. Notably, he was instrumental in the sustained growth of LCA production (from 2015-16 to 2018-19).
4.Shanghai Branch of ________ has become the first Indian Bank to be connected to China’s National Advance Payment System (CNAPS).
SBI
Bank of Baroda
ICICI Bank
HDFC
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. SBI
Explanation: People’s Bank of China (PBOC) launched CNAPS in 2008. After becoming a member, the branch can offer a real-time transfer of local funds within China.
5.___________ has granted infrastructure project status for a $10-billion plan to build the world’s first ultra-fast hyperloop project.
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Maharashtra
Explanation: The project is expected to cost about 700 billion rupees. It aims to link the financial hub of Mumbai with the neighbouring city of Pune. Notably, the route from Mumbai to Pune is one of India’s busiest (roughly 75 million passenger journeys every year).
6.‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ has been launched recently in which among the following states?
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
UP
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Gujarat
Explanation: Vhali Dikri Yojna is a cash incentive scheme for every girl child born in the state. The State Government will pay:
– Rs. 4,000 to every girl child (at the time of admission to Standard 4th)
– Rs. 6,000 (at the time of taking admission to Standard IX)
– Rs. 1-lakh (at the time of taking admission for higher education at the age of 18) a
– Another Rs. 1 lakh (at the time of marriage)
7. World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration which is being held every year from __________.
August 1 – 7
August 2 – 8
August 4 – 10
August 5 – 11
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. August 1 – 7
Explanation: World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) coordinates and organises this week. Its importance can be assessed with the fact that increased breastfeeding could avert 20,000 maternal deaths each year due to breast cancer.
8. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched India’s first large-scale trial for two new _____ vaccines.
TB
Dementia
COPD
Diabetes
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. TB
Explanation: TB incidence in the country is pegged at almost 2.8 million every year. Notably, India in 2017, had committed itself to eliminating TB by 2025. There are two vaccines being tested in the latest trial: Immuvac and VPM1002.
9.Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has set up a task force on employment headed by _________.
Narendra Modi
Amit Shah
Bibek Debroy
Rajiv Kumar
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Bibek Debroy
Explanation: EAC-PM is a non-constitutional, non-permanent body, which has been constituted, to give economic advice to the Government of India, specifically the PM. There is no fixed definition on the exact number of members and staff of the EAC-PM.
10. NHB is making available a liquidity infusion facility of ___________ for Housing Finance Companies as additional liquidity for individual housing loans.
₹10,000 crore
₹20,000 crore
₹40,000 crore
₹70,000 crore
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. ₹10,000 crore
Explanation: To improve flow of funds for housing loans, the step of infusion has been taken. From next week, finance ministry will hold meetings with various departments to come up with solutions to boost the MSME sector.
11.The Code on Wages Bill, 2019 amalgamates ______ existing labour laws into one.
2
3
4
6
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. 4
Explanation: Approximately 50 crore workers working in the organised and unorganised sector will be benefitted. The bill seeks to subsume four labour laws
– Minimum Wages Act
– Payment of Wages Act
– Payment of Bonus Act
– Equal Remuneration Act
12. __________ became the fourth African country to join the Global Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators.
South Africa
Nigeria
Libya
Egypt
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Nigeria
Explanation: This coalition was formed to follow up on the findings of IPBES assessment on Pollinators and Food Production. It is worth mentioning that Ethiopia was the first African nation to be part of this in 2017.
13. Roma Holocaust Memorial Day is held every year on _________.
August 1
August 2
August 4
August 6
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. August 2
Explanation: This day remembers the murders of thousands of Romani by the Nazis and their allies during 2nd World War. It is worth mentioning that nearly 20,000 people were murdered in Auschwitz.
14. Indian Army has successfully foiled an attempt by a BAT of the Pakistan Army in Jammu and Kashmir. Expand BAT.
Border Action Team
Borderless Active Team
Border Amateur Team
Border Actionable Team
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Border Action Team
Explanation: BATs are small units made up of Pakistani special forces & militants who conduct raids across the LoC. It has been assessed that these comprised highly trained professional commandos of Pakistan.
15._______ will launch the ‘Hope Probe’, the Arab world’s first spacecraft to Mars, in July 2020.
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Israel
UAE
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. UAE
Explanation: The space programme is known as the Emirates Mars Mission. It will be able to observe and investigate Mars’ lower and upper atmosphere simultaneously.
