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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 8th August 2019
1. Bangladesh signed a deal with ______ for the supply of uranium for its 2,400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).
Israel
France
India
Russia
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Russia
Explanation: Bangladesh, having a population of 160 million, is planning to produce 9% of its electricity from nuclear power. It is worth mentioning that both nations have also signed ‘spent fuel sent back’ agreement in 2017 for management of RNPP nuclear waste. It is worth mentioning that India has not been engaging with Pakistan since 2016 Pathankot attack.
2._________ has made India proud with a third successive victory in the beauty pageant Miss World Diversity.
Naaz Joshi
Alopa Arsh
Abhya Aghamani
Charu Meena
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Naaz Joshi
Explanation: Naaz was crowned Miss World Diversity 2019 in Mauritius. She competed against 14 other international contestants in Mauritius. Born a transgender, Naaz is a resident of Malviya Nagar, New Delhi.
3.Who has been named as Professional Cricketers Association’s (PCA) Player for the month of July 2019 for his consistent performances in the county championships?
R Ashwin
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
Rahul Dravid
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. R Ashwin
Explanation: Before heading to Tamil Nadu Premier League, Ashwin has played 3 matches for Nottinghamshire. It is worth mentioning that he was signed by the Nottinghamshire as their overseas player.
4. Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee (MPC) lowered its repo rate by an unconventional ____ basis points.
10
25
35
50
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. 35
Explanation: All members of the MPC (Monetary policy committee) unanimously voted to reduce the policy repo rate. The path of CPI inflation is now estimated at 3.1% for the 2nd quarter of FY20.
5. Indian government has sought 52 acres of land from ________ to expand the runway of Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram airport.
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Bangladesh
Explanation: The additional land sought is in the Brahmanbaria district of eastern Bangladesh. It is worth mentioning that AAI is now working to upgrade it to international standards in a ₹438-crore project.
6. Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings (RIIHL) is investing Rs _________ in Mumbai-based Fynd as part of its focus on consumer businesses and mobile phone services.
295.20 crore
515.21 crore
95.27 crore
1005.77 crore
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. 295.20 crore
Explanation: Fynd is an Indian technology startup funded by Google. It acts as an inventory management platform. Notably, Reliance has been increasing investments and acquisitions in the tech and Internet space.
7. India contributed USD _________ to the UN Palestine refugee agency recently.
3 million
5 million
8 million
10 million
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 5 million
Explanation: It is worth mentioning that India increased its annual financial assistance to the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) by four fold. UNRWA is mandated to provide life-saving services to Palestinian refugees across its five fields of operation (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, including East Jerusalem & Gaza Strip).
8. The U.S. has officially labeled _______ a currency manipulator.
China
India
Russia
Ukraine
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. China
Explanation: During the 2016 elections, Trump had promised to label China as a currency manipulator. China had a “long history of facilitating an undervalued currency” by intervening in the markets, according to the Treasury department.
9.Kandikuppa Sreekant has taken over as the chairman and managing director of __________.
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
ONGC
SAIL
Infosys
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
Explanation: His tenure will be till Dec. 31, 2023, the date of his superannuation, or until further orders (whichever is earlier). He has more than 33 years of experience in the power sector, involving investment appraisals, formulation of capital budgets & resource mobilisation.
10. __________ has announced “Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award in Space Science, Technology and Research” recently.
NITI Aayog
Ministry of Science & Technology
ISRO
FICCI
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. ISRO
Explanation: This award will recognise & reward journalists who have actively contributed towards the field of space science, & research. For this, the articles published from 2019 to 2020 will be considered.
11._________ has expelled Indian High Commissioner, Ajay Bisaria, as part of their downgrading process.
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Pakistan
Explanation: In the wake of India’s move of revoking special status for J&K, Pakistan will suspend trade with India in a downgrading of diplomatic ties. Notably, Pakistan also vowed to take the matter to the UN Security Council.
12. Rajya Sabha recently passed a Bill allowing the AERA to bid out any new airport at a pre-determined tariff structure. Expand AERA.
Airports Economic Regulatory Authority
Airports Economic Regulation Authority
Airports Economical Regulatory Authority
Aviation Economic Regulatory Authority
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Airports Economic Regulatory Authority
Explanation: The AERA (Airports Economic Regulatory Authority) is a regulator that has the powers to set the tariffs charged at airports. It is worth mentioning that President Kovind has also given his assent to The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India, AERA (Amendment) Bill- 2019.
13.National Handloom Day is observed annually on __________.
August 2
August 4
August 7
August 10
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. August 7
Explanation: This date was selected to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement (1905) to protest against the partition of Bengal by the British government. In 2015, PM Modi inaugurated the 1st National Handloom Day, in Chennai.
14.‘Mission Raftaar’, sometimes seen in the news, is associated with __________.
Railways Ministry
HRD Ministry
Personnel Ministry
PMO
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Railways Ministry
Explanation: The mission, announced in the Railway Budget 2016-17, aims for:
– Doubling of average speed of freight trains
– Increasing the average speed of all non-suburban passenger trains by 25 kmph in the next 5 years
Notably, Indian Railways has speeded up 261 trains, by up to 110 minutes.
15. Sushma Swaraj, senior BJP leader, passed away. Swaraj served as ________ in the first Narendra Modi government.
External Affairs Minister
HRD Minister
NITI Aayog Chief
Personnel Minister
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. External Affairs Minister
Explanation: Swaraj had a kidney transplant in 2016. It is worth mentioning that she opted out of contesting Lok Sabha polls earlier this year citing health reasons.
– Sushma Swaraj was the first woman chief minister of Delhi.
– She was also the only woman politician to deliver speech in at least 4 languages (Hindi, English, Sanskrit & Kannada)
