Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 27th September 2019
GK & Current Affairs Questions – September 2019
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Daily Current Affairs Questions – 27th September 2019
1.The Reserve Bank of India has decided to increase the deposit withdrawal limit of PMC Bank to _________.
₹10,000
₹20,000
₹30,000
₹40,000
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. ₹10,000
Explanation: This comes as a relief to the crisis-hit Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank customers. It is worth mentioning that PMC Bank is a multi-state scheduled urban co-operative bank. It is operating in Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat, AP and MP.
2. President of India unveiled the first Indigenous High Temperature Fuel Cell System developed by ______.
CSIR
NITI Aayog
ISRO
DRDO
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. CSIR
Explanation: The Fuel Cells developed are based on High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane (HTPEM) Technology. Under India’s flagship program named “New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI), it has been launched.
3. World Contraception Day takes place on _____ every year.
Sep 25
Sep 26
Sep 27
Sep 28
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Sep 26
Explanation: It is a worldwide campaign to improve awareness of contraception. This campaign raises awareness of birth control. 211 million pregnancies are estimated to occur every year. Reportedly, access to contraceptives is even harder for adolescent girls and young women living in emergency settings.
4. The 17th edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships kicked off in _____.
Iran
Qatar
Syria
Israel
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Qatar
Explanation: The main events will take place in Khalifa International Stadium. More than 1,900 athletes will take part in 24 events over 10 days.
5.The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) recently organised an International Conference-cum-Buyer Seller Meet in ______.
Guwahati
Agartala
Patna
Varanasi
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Agartala
Explanation: It showcased the export potential of agricultural products from North East Region (NER) and Tripura in particular. More than 30 exporters and representatives of FPC/FPO from NE states also participated.
6.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has initiated a Rs 400 crore project, called Project NETRA, which stands for Network for space object Tracking and _______.
Analysis
Ameliorate
Absence
Asteroid
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Analysis
Explanation: The project is expected to give India its own capability in space situational awareness. The new SSA centre floated by ISRO would consolidate debris tracking activities.
7. Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva has been selected as the new managing director of the ______.
World Bank
IMF
UNESCO
UNGA
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. IMF
Explanation: She has become the first person from an emerging economy to become the IMF’s MD. The former World Bank chief executive starts her five-year term as MD from October 1. She is also the second woman after outgoing Christine Lagarde to head the IMF.
About IMF: The IMF was conceived at a UN conference in Bretton Woods, United States, in July 1944.
8. IT major ______ has received the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category.
Reliance
Infosys
Microsoft India
Facebook
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Infosys
Explanation: The award will be presented to Infosys at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Santiago, Chile. It is worth mentioning that Infosys has implemented energy efficiency measures and it also switched to renewable energy. Other facts:
Infosys had made a voluntary commitment to the UN to become carbon neutral, in 2011.
It also pledged to demonstrate its commitment to moving to a low carbon economy, at the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ platform.
9.______ has convened a Trusted News Summit bringing together senior figures from major global technology firms and publishing to help tackle the problem of Fake News.
BBC
Zee Media
Times of India
Fox News
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. BBC
Explanation: It has brought together senior figures from major global technology firms and publishing. The summit agreed to work collectively, where appropriate. The summit also agreed to work towards a joint online media education campaign.
10. Army Chief General ______ will take over as the new Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) from the outgoing Air Chief BS Dhanoa.
Bipin Rawat
Manan Malhotra
Shah Firdausi
Tushar Sharma
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Bipin Rawat
Explanation: The Chairman Chiefs of Staffs Committee is the seniormost officer in the three defence forces. General Rawat was commissioned into Fifth Battalion, the Eleventh Gorkha Rifles in 1978.
11. Olympic Medallist Yogeshwar Dutt and former Indian Hockey captain Sandeep Singh joined which among the following political parties?
BJP
INC
BSP
Akali Dal
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. BJP
Explanation: The joining of 2 sports stars is a big boost to the Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Notably, assembly polls will be held in Haryana in a single phase on October 21.
12. Abortion has been decriminalised in Australia’s most populous state of ______ after weeks of contentious debate.
New South Wales
South Australia
Tasmania
Queensland
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. New South Wales
Explanation: Alex Greenwich (the independent representative for Sydney) introduced the bill. The new law allows abortions to be performed by a doctor on request up to 22 weeks. New South Wales last year introduced “safe access zones” also.
13.Recently, Supreme Court order asked Punjab, _______ and Centre to sort out SYL issue amicably.
J&K
Himachal Pradesh
Haryana
Rajasthan
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Haryana
Explanation: The SYL issue dates back to 1966 at the time of reorganisation of Punjab. Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal (SYL Canal) is proposed to connect the Sutlej River (Punjab) to Yamuna canal (Haryana).
14. India will hold the second edition of joint hackathon with Singapore, the ‘Singapore India Hackathon 2019’ at ______.
IIM Ahmedabad
IIT Roorkee
IIT Delhi
IIT Madras
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. IIT Madras
Explanation: This year the hackathon is focused on three themes:
– Good Health and well-being
– Quality Education
– Affordable and Clean Energy
Top 4 teams will win prizes ($10,000, $8,000, $6,000 and $4,000 respectively). Its aim is to promote engagement and collaboration of student community in India with the rest of the world.
15. Centre has declared ten of the 24 districts in ________ as drought-affected recently.
Jharkhand
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
UP
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Jharkhand
Explanation: Among the 10 districts, Bokaro has been found to be the worst-hit. The central government made this announcement on the basis of rainfall analysis between August 1 and September 4.
