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1.Who has been appointed as the leader of Rajya Sabha?
Piyush Goyal
Thawar Chand Gehlot
Rahul Gandhi
Amit Shah
None of these
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Correct Answer –B. Thawar Chand Gehlot
Explanation: Mr Gehlot will now occupy the first seat in the House. Thawar Chand Gehlot is a prominent Dalit face of the BJP. He was appointed the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment.
2._______ became the first party from the Northeast to be given national status by the Election Commission.
NPP
Asom Gana Parishad
SDF
Bodoland People’s Front
None of these
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Correct Answer –A. NPP
Explanation: It was founded by former Meghalaya CM PA Sangma in 2012. The EC has also allotted the symbol of “Book” to the NPP as per the request of the party.
3. ______________ has recommended that the existing Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA) to incorporate the revised voting threshold.
Kasturirangan Committee
Sashakt Committee
Mukherjee Committee
RS Narang Committee
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Sashakt Committee
Explanation: The ICA has been executed by 35 banks and financial institutions in 2018. The ICA of July 2018 was operationalised in December 2018 by the Indian Banks Association (IBA).
4.________ announced the launch of a unique proprietary tool, ‘My Protection Quotient’ (MyPQ).
MaxLife Insurance
HDFC
SBI
PNB Metlife
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. MaxLife Insurance
Explanation: MyPQ is a smart tool designed to gauge the level of individual’s financial protection. It will further fortify its commitment to ensure financial protection in the country.
5.Who has been appointed the deputy leader of Rajya Sabha?
Arun Jaitley
Narendra Modi
Sushma Swaraj
Menaka Gandhi
None of these
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Correct Answer – E. None of these
Explanation: Piyush Goyal has been appointed the deputy leader of RS. He is currently a Rajya Sabha member from of Maharashtra. He was formerly the National Treasurer of the BJP.
6.Facebook has honoured Zonel Sougaijam from _________for discovering a WhatsApp bug that violated the privacy of a user.
Nagaland
Manipur
Arunachal Pradesh
Punjab
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Manipur
Explanation: His name is currently at the 16th position in the “Facebook Hall of Fame” for this year. It is worth mentioning that Facebook, purchased the messaging service WhatsApp in February 2014.
7. Which Bollywood actor has cleared the loans of over two thousand farmers from Bihar?
Ranbir Kapoor
Amitabh Bachchan
Ajay Devgan
Nana Patekar
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Amitabh Bachchan
Explanation: This is not the first time Bachchan has helped farmers. Last year, he’d cleared the loans of over one thousand farmers in UP.
8. Every year, ________ is celebrated as World Day Against Child Labour.
June 10
June 12
June 14
June 16
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. June 12
Explanation: The theme for 2019’s World Day against Child Labour is ‘children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams. Around 152 million children are still in child labour.
9.Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to the moon, would be launched on _____ Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan announced.
July 5
July 15
July 30
August 15
None of these
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Correct Answer –B. July 15
Explanation: The launch would take place at 2.51 am on board the GSLV MK-III vehicle from Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-2 is an advanced version of the previous Chandrayaan-1 mission, which was launched about 10 years ago.
10. Indian head coach Ravi Shastri and his support staff have been handed _____ extension beyond ICC World Cup as their contracts were coming to a close at the end of this tournament.
30 days
45 days
60 days
90 days
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 45 days
Explanation: Shastri was appointed in 2017 after Anil Kumble’s tenure ended prematurely in controversial circumstances. The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators decided to grant the extension.
11.International Albinism Awareness Day, sometimes seen in the news, is observed on ______.
June 11
June 13
June 21
June 24
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. June 13
Explanation: “Still Standing Strong” is the theme for this year’s International Albinism Awareness Day. It aims to stop the brutalities against people with albinism. It is a genetic condition resulting in little or no pigmentation in the skin, hair, and eyes.
12. World Blood Donor Day, sometimes seen in the news, is observed on ______.
June 18
June 24
June 30
July 6
None of these
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Correct Answer – E. None of these
Explanation: World Blood Donor Day is observed on 14th June every year. It is an opportunity to raise global awareness of the life-saving nature of blood.
13.________ has decided to invest an amount Rs.13,000 Crore in several ongoing as well as new projects in different states of India’s North- Eastern region.
USA
South Korea
Japan
Nepal
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Japan
Explanation: The areas of collaboration include Guwahati Water Supply Project, Northeast Road Network Connectivity Improvement Project, Sustainable Forest Management Project in Tripura, Forest Management Project in Nagaland etc.
14. RBI has set up a committee of experts headed by ___________ to reduce prices for customers on ATM transactions.
Rajiv Kumar
S Jaishankar
Piyush Goyal
VG Kannan
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. VG Kannan
Explanation: It has a specific mandate to review the existing interchange fee and pricing structures.
15.Who has once again become the sole Indian in the Forbes 2019 list of world’s highest-paid athletes?
Virat Kohli
MS Dhoni
Sachin Tendulkar
Yuvraj Singh
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Virat Kohli
Explanation: Kohli is last on the list of top-100 athletes. According to the Forbes list, Kohli estimated earnings is $21m (from endorsements) & $4m (from salary and winnings).
