Current Affairs Quiz , 02 Jul 2020
1) Same Language Subtitling (SLS) project, which aims to help people to read and write through the subtitling of mainstream TV content is implemented by a) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) b) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment c) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting d) None of the above Answer: a • It aims […]
1) UnderPradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Anna Yojana, food items will be provided for a) Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) b) Priorityhousehold (PHH) ration cardholders c) Both (a) and (b) d) Neither (a) and (b) Answer: c • Food will be provided to all the beneficiaries under public distribution system (TPDS) for Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and […]
1) With regard to the evolution of continents, which among the following present day continents were the part of ancient Gondwana Landmass? a) Antarctica b) South America c) Australia d) All of the above Answer: d • Laurasia in the north became Europe, Asia, and North America. • Gondwana in the south dispersed to form […]
1) Which among the following is the state where maximum number of deaths are reported due to lightning? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Himachal Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Jammu and Kashmir Answer: a • Bihar is second after Uttar Pradesh with the maximum number of deaths due to lightning. 2) The Supreme Court has refused to […]
1) Order of the Nine Angles, recently heard in news, is an anarchist group founded in a) UK b) Canada c) Afghanistan d) Syria Answer: a • O9A is considered to be a satanic, anarchist group founded in the UK in the 1970s that now operates around the world, including in the US. 2) CCEA […]
1) Which among the following is correctly matched in the context of protest against partition of Bengal? a) Lala Lajpat Rai – Bengal b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Punjab c) Bipin Chandra Pal – Bombay d) None of the above Answer: d • Tilak opposed the moderate views of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, and was supported […]
1) Recently launched Credit Guarantee Scheme for Sub-ordinate Debt (CGSSD) aims at a) Telecommunication Sector b) MSME Sector c) Banking Sector d) None of the above Answer: b • The scheme would provide much-required support to around 2 lakh MSMEs and will help in reviving the economic activity in and through this sector. It will […]
1) International Comparison Program, recently released by World Bank, compares a) Purchase Power Parity b) Poverty Line c) Happiness index d) None of the above Answer: a • The World Bank has released new Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for reference year 2017, under International Comparison Program (ICP), that adjust for differences in the cost of […]
1) Which of the following statements is incorrect about Arms Trade Treaty? a) It regulates international sale of weapons b) It regulates domestic same of weapons c) China hasn’t signed the treaty. d) Both (b) and (c) Answer: d • It calls for the international sale of weapons to be linked to the human rights […]
1) Recently launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan is aimed at a) returned migrant workers b) unemployed urban workers c) Both (a) and (b) d) Neither (a) nor (b) Answer: a • The villages will join this programme through the common service centres and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. • The focus districts are chosen to provide maximum […]