Current Affairs Quiz , 27 Jun 2019

1) Black Forest cup is associated with which of the following sports?

a) Boxing
b) Wrestling
c) Swimming
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• India’s junior women pugilists clinched seven medals, including five gold, while the team was adjudged the best of the tournament in the Black Forest Cup in Villingen, Schwenningen, Germany.

2) goAML is associated with which one of the following?

a) Anti-Money Laundering
b) Anti-Terrorism
c) Fight against Climate Change
d) Air pollution

Answer: a
• The UAE Central Bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) announced that it has launched the new anti-money laundering platform, called (goAML), to gather and analyse intelligence submitted by reporting entities, which is then analysed and disseminated to law enforcement authorities when deemed necessary.

3) Which of the following is not a member of Council of Europe?

a) France
b) Russia
c) Iceland
d) None of the above

Answer: d
• It includes 47 member states including 28 members of European Union and Russia.

4) Bimal Jalan committee is constituted to give recommendations on

a) Restructuring MSME funding
b) Corporate governance
c) Non-performing assets
d) Appropriate RBI reserves

Answer: d
• The Bimal Jalan Committee, constituted to suggest appropriate reserves that RBI should maintain and dividends it should pay to the government.

5) Strait of Hormoz divides

a) Oman and Iran
b) Iran and Saudi Arabia
c) Saudi Arabia and Egypt
d) Yemen and Somalia

Answer: a
• The Strait of Hormuz lies between Oman and Iran. It links the Gulf north of it with the Gulf of Oman to the south and the Arabian Sea beyond. It is 33 km wide at its narrowest point, with the shipping lane just three km wide in either direction.