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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 21st July 2019
1. India and China will be carrying out a major military exercise called ‘Hand-in-Hand’ in ___________.
A. Tripura
B. Meghalaya
C. Punjab
D. Haryana
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Meghalaya
Explanation: The exercise will take place at Umroi (Meghalaya). The exercise was previously held in December last year at Chengdu, China. It is worth noting that the exercise didn’t take place in 2017 due to Doklam standoff.It will help facilitate better decision-making in healthcare supply chains.
2. Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Inland Waterways Authority of India?
A. Ashok Mehta
B. Ira Singhal
C. Amita Prasad
D. Rakesh Suneja
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Amita Prasad
Explanation: For development and regulation of inland waterways for shipping and navigation, IWAI came into existence in October 1986. The head office of the Authority is at Noida.
3. ___________ has pulled out of a key project for development of new state capital Amaravati for which it had committed $300 million.
A. AIIB
B. ADB
C. World Bank
D. IMF
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. World Bank
Explanation: The status of Amaravati Sustainable Infrastructure and Institutional Development Project is being shown as ‘dropped’ on the World Bank website. It must be mentioned here that the total project cost was $715 million.
4.Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen’s residence permit has been extended for ________ by the Union Home Ministry.
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 5 years
D. 10 years
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. 1 year
Explanation: In 1994, Nasreen had to leave Bangladesh in the wake of death threat for her alleged anti-Islamic views. Ms. Nasreen had also applied for permanent residency in India but no decision has been taken on it.
5.Who was recently elected as the new General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI)?
A. K Joshi
B. D Raja
C. Sudhakar Reddy
D. Renu Mishra
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. D Raja
Explanation: Raja is a sitting Member of the Rajya Sabha. It is worth noting that the CPI National Council is the party’s highest decision-making body, which unanimously approved the appointment.
6.NGT has asked the Delhi government to deposit Rs ________ with the CPCB for its failure to curb the problem of pollution in the city.
A. 10 crore
B. 25 crore
C. 40 crore
D. 100 crore
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 25 crore
Explanation: The order has been passed by the bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel. NGT had directed the Delhi chief secretary to co-ordinate with the municipal authorities concerned.
7. ________ has opened its 4,600-year-old “bent” pyramid to visitors, who can travel deep inside its tunnels to visit the chambers inside.
A. Syria
B. Egypt
C. Israel
D. Afghanistan
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Egypt
Explanation: The pyramid looks different to Egypt’s most famous pyramids, which have straight sides. It is considered to be an important milestone in pyramid construction. According to the reports, the tourism sector accounted for nearly 12% of Egypt’s GDP in 2018.
8. World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Network will embark on an innovative drone-delivery project called ”Medicine from the Sky” in ________.
A. Kerala
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Telangana
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Telangana
Explanation: The project will include a comprehensive study of drone-based deliveries for
– Blood
– Vaccines
– Medical samples and organs
9.__________ has announced two more districts, taking the number of new districts created so far this year to three, and raising the number of districts in the state to 35.
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Punjab
C. UP
D. Kerala
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Tamil Nadu
Explanation: Tenkasi district and Chengalpet will become the 34th and 35th districts of Tamil Nadu. It is worth noting that in January, the government had announced the creation of the state’s 33rd district (Kallakurichi).
10. Who has won FCG Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in California?
A. Sudip Roy
B. Meenakshi Luthra
C. Rohan Dixit
D. Arjun Bhati
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Arjun Bhati
Explanation: This tournament is one of the largest and most competitive annual events in junior golf. Bhati has been playing golf for about 5.5 years. Until now, he has won 107 out of 144 tournaments.
11.Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ released ___________, an UGC Guide to Student Induction Programme.
A. Deeksharambh
B. Rakshak
C. Ujjwala
D. Pareeksha
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Deeksharambh
Explanation: It is to help new students adjust and feel comfortable in the new environment. Additionally, UGC has also decided to conduct awareness and training programmes for this initiative.
12. Solar Charkha Mission, sometimes seen in the news, is associated with which among the following ministries?
A. MSME Ministry
B. HRD Ministry
C. Finance Ministry
D. Corporate Affairs Ministry
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. MSME Ministry
Explanation: This mission covers 50 clusters across the country. The role of the MSME sector is notable due to its importance in leveraging the demographic dividend of the country. Every cluster will employ 400 to 2000 artisans.
13.The International Police Expo 2019 was recently organised in _________.
A. Kolkata
B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Srinagar
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. New Delhi
Explanation: International Police Expo 2019 has been held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi (July 19 – July 20). It must be mentioned here that it is an interactive platform where police representatives of different countries can meet technology suppliers.
14. Who was appointed as private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently?
A. Vipul Sharma
B. Vivek Kumar
C. Kumar Raman
D. Harsha Natrajan
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Vivek Kumar
Explanation: Kumar was earlier a Director in the Prime Minister’s Office. It is worth noting that in 2014, he was appointed in the PMO as Deputy Secretary.
15.Who will now head a reconstituted group of ministers (GoM) on Air India disinvestment?
A. Arun Jaitley
B. Ravinder Kumar
C. Amit Shah
D. Narendra Modi
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Amit Shah
Explanation: The panel is supposed to work out modalities for the sale of Air India. This panel will now have 4 Ministers —
1. Amit Shah
2. Nirmala Sitharaman
3. Piyush Goyal
4. Hardeep Singh Puri
It must be mentioned here that Nitin Gadkari is no longer a part of the Air India panel.
