Current Affairs Quiz , 26 Jul 2019

1) What is the theme of Global Innovation Index 2019.

a) Creating Healthy Lives — The Future of Medical Innovation
b) Innovation Feeding the World
c) Energizing the World with Innovation
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• India’s rank has been improved as it has reached at 52nd position in 2019 from 57th position in 2018.

2) Indian Army declared the Kargil mission successful on July 26, 1999; since then the day has been celebrated annually as Kargil Vijay Diwas. What was the name of the operation?

a) Operation Shakti
b) Operation Vijay
c) Operation All
d) None of the above

Answer: b
• Operation Vijay is also referred to as the Kargil War of 1999, which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil area of militants and infiltrators.

3) Van Dhan Vikas Kendras initiative is implemented through

a) Ministry of Forests
b) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
c) TRIFED
d) None of the above

Answer: c
• A workshop to flag the 100 days’ plan for implementation of the Van Dhan Scheme was organised by TRIFED of Ministry of Tribal Affiars

4) National Data Quality Forum (NDQF) was launched by

a) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
b) Indian Council of Agricultural Research
c) Central Statistics Organisation (CSO)
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The Indian Council for Medical Research’s National Institute for Medical Statistics (ICMR–NIMS), in partnership with Population Council, recently launched the National Data Quality Forum.

5) Which of the following company is selected as sponsor of Indian cricket team recently?

a) Byjus
b) Oppo
c) Vivo
d) None of the above

Answer: a
• The Indian cricketers will wear a new brand name on their official jerseys from September with Chinese mobile manufacturer Oppo transferring the sponsorship rights to online tutorial firm Byju’s, the BCCI announced on Thursday.