Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 21st September 2019
GK & Current Affairs Questions – September 2019
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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 21st September 2019
1. Asian champion ________ became the first Indian to enter the finals of the World Men’s Boxing Championship.
Manish Kaushik
Amit Panghal
Rajiv Kumar
Teerath Singh
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Amit Panghal
Explanation: Panghal defeated Saken Bibissonov (Kazakhstan) to reach the final in 52kg category. It is worth mentioning that he claimed a 49kg category bronze in the 2017 Asian Championships.
2. Delhi Development Authority (DDA) recently approved the _______ policy that aims at focusing on development around or along a transit node or corridor to facilitate complete ease of access to the transit facilitates.
TOD
MOD
KOD
ROD
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. TOD
Explanation: The acronym TOD stands for Transit-Oriented Development policy. It would open up development opportunity to the private sector to bring in investment into the city building.
3. ________ has announced a new PPP Scheme, National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT).
HRD Ministry
Finance Ministty
Corporate Affairs Ministry
Personnel Ministry
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. HRD Ministry
Explanation: It aims to use AI (Artificial Intelligence) to make learning more personalised and customised as per the requirements of the learner. MHRD would act as a facilitator & create and maintain a National NEAT platform.
4. ______ has surpassed Mumbai to take the top spot for rupee trading.
Los Angeles
London
Paris
Islamabad
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. London
Explanation: The average daily volume for the rupee in the UK stood at $46.8 billion in April 2019 (India – $34.5 billion). It underlines the sense of urgency among local authorities to deepen the onshore market.
5.World Water Monitoring Day is celebrated annually on ______.
18 Sep
20 Sep
22 Sep
24 Sep
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. 18 Sep
Explanation: America’s Clean Water Foundation created this day. It aims to reach out to people all over the globe to raise awareness of water pollution issues and get people to test their local bodies of water.
6.______ has imposed sanctions on the Iranian national bank in the wake of attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
US
North Korea
Japan
Spain
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. US
Explanation: It is worth mentioning that Iran has denied responsibility for the attacks. Tensions between the Washington and Tehran have run high following Trump’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear pact.
7. Supreme Court directed the Juvenile Justice Committee to submit a report on the allegations of illegal detention and ill-treatment of children in _____.
Punjab
J&K
Himachal Pradesh
Rajasthan
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. J&K
Explanation: SC has asked the committee to submit its report within a week. The plea has been filed by child rights expert Enakshi Ganguly and first Chairperson of NCPCR Professor Shanta Sinha.
8. Malaysia Day is a holiday that is celebrated on ______ each year oriented around the founding of the Malaysian Federation.
Sep 10
Sep 16
Sep 25
Sep 30
None of these
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Correct Answer- B. Sep 16
Explanation: This date marks the joining together of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore to form Malaysia in 1963. The theme of this year’s celebration was Love Our Malaysia: A Clean Malaysia.
9.Taiwan has lost its second diplomatic ally _________ in a week as China steps up its campaign against the country ahead of presidential elections.
Kiribati
India
US
Japan
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Kiribati
Explanation: Kiribati moved to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and establish foreign relations with China. It must be mentioned here that Taiwan has been a de facto sovereign nation since the end of a civil war. While China still views the island as its territory.
10. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) inked MoUs with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for development of human-centric systems for the ________.
Gaganyaan
Suryayaan
Mangalyaan
ShukraYaan
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. GaganYaan
Explanation: ISRO aims to demonstrate human spaceflight capability before the 75th anniversary of India’s independence. Reportedly, under the Gaganyaan, three flights will be sent in orbit.
11. The first-ever World Patient Safety Day is observed on _______.
16 Sep
17 Sep
18 Sep
19 Sep
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 17 Sep
Explanation: Due to the enlarging numbers of people suffering avoidable harm, safety in health systems is a major global concern. The theme is “Patient Safety: a global health priority”.
12. The country’s first central police university will be set up by the Union home ministry in ________.
Chandigarh
Greater Noida
Mumbai
Bengaluru
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Greater Noida
Explanation: The land had been allotted to the Centre at a cost of Rs 372 crore. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) would provide all necessary support for the university.
13.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 50KW _____ next week during his visit to the UN.
Nehru Solar Park
Gandhi Solar Park
Rathore Solar Park
Ambedkar Solar Park
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Gandhi Solar Park
Explanation: It highlights India’s willingness to go beyond the talk on climate change. The installation costing about $1 million will generate 50 kilowatts of electricity.
14. Who chaired the 29th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council was held at Chandigarh?
Amit Shah
Narendra Modi
Rajnath Singh
S Rathore
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Amit Shah
Explanation: The five Zonal Councils were set up under the States Reorganization Act, 1956. The grouping comprises states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan besides UTs of J&K, Ladakh and Delhi. Notably, the Haryana chief minister was the vice-chairman and host of the meeting.
15. __________ launched “Bharosa” savings account services, designed for deepening the financial inclusion in the country.
Airtel Payments Bank
ICICI Bank
HDFC Bank
SBI
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Airtel Payments Bank
Explanation: It would offer Rs 5 lakh personal accident insurance. Airtel Payments Bank offers digital banking services through a network of 5,00,000 neighbourhood banking points.
