Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 22nd September 2019
GK & Current Affairs Questions – September 2019
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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 22nd September 2019
1. Who has been unanimously elected chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2019-20?
Madhukar Kamath
Ramit Kochar
Yashwant Kapoor
Mridula Sinha
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Madhukar Kamath
Explanation: Kamath has over four decades of experience in advertising and marketing services. He was instrumental in the acquisition and successful integration of Clarion Advertising. While Devendra V Darda was elected deputy chairman.
2. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan reached the US on Saturday on a “special aircraft” of __________.
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Israel
Turkey
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Saudi Arabia
Explanation: Reportedly, Pak PM was reportedly asked by the Saudi Crown Prince not to use a commercial flight. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave him, his private jet as Khan left for the U.S.
3. Maharashtra and Haryana will vote for new assemblies on ______.
Oct 21
Oct 24
Oct 27
Oct 30
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Oct 21
Explanation: Counting of votes in both the states will be held on October 24. The term of Maharashtra assembly ends on November 9, while Haryana’s on November 2.
4. Varnapakitt-2019, the two-day event for transgenders, is to be held in ______.
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Odisha
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Kerala
Explanation: The state’s social justice department conceptualised this unique event. The venue of the festival is expected to be the state capital. Notably, Kerala is the first state to unveil a ‘Policy for Transgenders’, in the country.
5.The Foundation For Excellence (FFE) presented the Education Excellence Award 2019 to Super 30 founder and noted mathematician _______.
Anand Kumar
Rakesh Kumar
Mritunjay Sharma
Rahul Choksi
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Anand Kumar
Explanation: Sh. Kumar was chosen for his contributions towards imparting education to the country’s needy students. It is worth mentioning that he has been running Super 30 program for the last 18 years to mentor 30 students free of cost.
6.A documentary based on Uttarakhand farmer’s life _______ has been recently nominated for the Oscars.
Moti Bagh
Kisaan
Karza
KamDhenu
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Moti Bagh
Explanation: It is a documentary film, which is based on the struggle of a farmer in a remote Himalayan village. Moti Bagh is jointly produced by Doordarshan and Public Service Broadcasting Trust.
7. OECD has cut the GDP growth forecast by 1.3 percentage points to _______.
4.6%
5.9%
6.2%
6.4%
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 5.9%
Explanation: OECD stands for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It is a forum of countries describing themselves as committed to democracy & the market economy.
8. Supreme Court recently fixed ________ as the deadline for concluding the hearings of the Ram janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case.
16 Oct
18 Oct
20 Oct
22 Oct
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 18 Oct
Explanation: Urging parties to stick to the schedule and conclude their arguments on time, SC hoped hearings in this case would be concluded by 18 Oct. Notably, CJI Gogoi is due to retire on 17 November. It is worth mentioning that the apex court on August 6 commenced day-to-day proceedings in the sensitive land dispute case.
9.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has constituted a working group on Social Stock Exchanges (SSE) under the chairmanship of ________.
Manoj Vajpayee
Ishat Hussain
Ramesh Chand
Sunil Jakhar
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Ishat Hussain
Explanation: The working group shall make recommendations to facilitate the raising of funds by social enterprises and voluntary organizations. It is worth mentioning that FM Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a social stock exchange for social enterprises, in July.
10. _______ has been rated as the world’s best real-time payment service in an analysis of 54 countries, according to the sixth annual Flavours of Fast report by FIS.
IMPS
Red Dot
Alipay
Square
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. IMPS
Explanation: IMPS is rated highest in FIS’s ‘Faster Payments Innovation Index’. According to the report, India remains the global leader in real-time payments.
11. __________ has decided to set up ‘Swachh Bharat World University’ in Wardha.
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Kerala
Punjab
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Maharashtra
Explanation: It will focus on research studies in sanitation, cleanliness and environment. For this purpose, a seven-member committee has been formed. It is being headed by the Minister of Education Vinod Tawde.
12. Former president of _______, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, commonly known as Ben Ali, passed away.
Tunisia
Egypt
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Tunisia
Explanation: Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has died in exile in Saudi Arabia. He was Tunisia’s former autocratic president whose oppressive rule inspired the first Arab Spring revolts.
13.Which among the following is the energy capital of the world?
Houston
Los Angeles
San Jose
Boston
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Houston
Explanation: It is home to 4,600 energy-related firms. It must be mentioned here that the new energy technologies such as hydraulic fracturing and deep-water offshore technology are centered in Houston.
14. International Day of Peace and Non-Violence (UN) is observed on _______.
20 Sep
21 Sep
22 Sep
23 Sep
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 21 Sep
Explanation: It is unofficially known as World Peace Day. UNhas declared “Climate Action for Peace” as a theme for International Day of Peace-2019. This day is dedicated to fortifying the principles of peace.
15. India Post expanded speed post service to _____ new foreign destinations in Asia, Europe and South America.
3
6
8
10
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 6
Explanation: As per the latest information, India Post currently provides speed post service to 100 countries. It is worth mentioning that EMS (Express Mail Service) enables its users to send documents and merchandise faster.
