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Quiz from Current Affairs 4 August 2018 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of August 4, 2018
- Supreme court will have how many judges for the first time after the Centre cleared the elevation of Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee?
A)4
B)3
C)5
D)7
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: The Supreme Court will have three serving women judges for the first time, after the Centre cleared the elevation of Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state got the highest number of LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana(PMUY)?
A)HP
B)Odisha
C)MP
D)UP
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Loksabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan handed over 5 crore LPG connections under PMUY to Smt Takrdiran of delhi in the Parliament House. The 5 crore feat has been achieved in the time period of over 2 years.
[/su_spoiler] - GST Council started a project to give how much percent as cashback to incentivise digital payment in the country?
A)12
B)15
C)20
D)10
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its meeting on Saturday decided to start a pilot project to give 20 per cent cashback of the GST paid to incentivise digital payment in the country.
[/su_spoiler] - A committee has been setup to look after the issues of MSMEs.Who will head this committee?
A)Arun Jaitley
B)Shiv Pratap Shukla
C)Tejasvani Yadav
D)Smriti Irani
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced that a committee has been setup to look after the issues of MSMEs.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state launched the “Swachhameva Jayate”campaign?
A)Telangana
B)UP
C)Karnataka
D)Odisha
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: The government of Karnataka launched the “Swachhameva Jayate”campaign in a bid to step up the cleanliness and hygiene efforts of the state. It programme, implemented by the Rural Decelopment and Panchayat Raj Department of the state, will first focus on rural areas.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state has topped in the list of 21 states with the most investment potential?
A)TamilNadu
B)Delhi
C)Gujarat
D)Odisha
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Delhi has toppled Gujarat from the top spot in a list of 21 states and UTs with the most investment potential, according to a report by economic think-tank NCAER.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state High Court banned the commercial use of elephants?
A)Haryana
B)UP
C)Odisha
D)Uttrakhand
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The Uttrakhand HC banned the use of elephants in Corbett Tiger Reserve besides restricting the number of vehicles entering its ranges in a day to 100.
[/su_spoiler] - DRDO developed landing gear for which Unmanned Aerial Vehicle?
A)Rustom4
B)Rustom1
C)Rustom2
D)Rustom3
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: An indigenously designed and developed landing gear for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) Rustom2 has been successfully tested.
[/su_spoiler] - Which country officially joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in SouthEast Asia?
A)India
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Iran
D)Iraq
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: In a ceremony on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Singapore,Iran officially joined the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in SouthEast Asia.
[/su_spoiler] - Which country topped the list of largest stock markets in the world?
A)USA
B)Japan
C)China
D)UK
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Japan has pipped China as the world’s second largest stock market. The Chinese market was worth $6.09 trillion next to Japan’s $6.17 trillion.USA topped the list.
[/su_spoiler] - Which company has become the first company to be given the certification to manufacture and personalise RuPay chip contact and contactless cards on the qSPARC v2 platform?
A)IDEMA
B)IBMI
C)IDKM
D)IDEMIA
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: French company IDEMIA has become the first company to be given the certification to manufacture and personalise RuPay chip contact and contactless cards on the qSPARC v2 platform.
[/su_spoiler] - India’s co-operative banking sector is set to undergo a transformation with which concept of Urban Co-operative Banks(UCBs)?
A)Reassemble
B)Reorganization
C)Umbrella Organisation
D)Formation Organisation
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: India’s co-operative banking sector is set to undergo a transformation with the concept of Umbrella Organisation(UO) of Urban Co-operative Banks(UCBs) seen as an answer to issues plaguing the sector.
[/su_spoiler] - Edelweiss Tokio Life insurance has tied up with which bank for bancassurance partnership?
A)SBI
B)Jio Payments Bank
C)Paytm Payments Bank
D)Fincare Small Finance Bank
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The stated aim is to push life insurance to the rural population. Through Fincare’s door-to-door banking, the life insurer says it would be able to learn more about the rural customers and design new products.
[/su_spoiler] - HDFC Life Insurance Company has inked an agreement with which Bank to sell insurance products?
A)BOB
B)Vijaya Bank
C)SBI
D)PNB
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: HDFC Life Insurance Compan inked an agreement with Vijaya Bank to tap customers of the state-owned lender.
[/su_spoiler] - Who was elected as new President of Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD)?
A)Jack Ma
B)Fayyaz Sheheryar
C)Fayaz Sarkar
D)Ajay Tyagi
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: The Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) elected Fayyaz Sheheryar,Director General Of All India Radio,as its new President.
[/su_spoiler] - Who was appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court
A)Geeta Mittal
B)Indira Banerjee
C)KM Joseph
D)Dipak Misra
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Justice Geeta Mittal was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, becoming the first woman judge in the history to head it.
[/su_spoiler] - Which film has won the first prize under the Short Film Award Scheme-2018 of the National Human Rights Commisson?
A)Lipstick Under my Burkha
B)Behind the Bars
C)The English Patient
D)Newton
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Shimla-based filmmaker Devkanya Lotheta’s film “Behind the Bars”has won the first prize under the Short Film Award Scheme-2018 of the National Human Rights Commisson.
[/su_spoiler] - Who is the author of “The Unending Game:A former R&AW Chief’s Insights into Espionage”?
A)Arundhati Roy
B)Ajay Sharma
C)Vikram Sood
D)Sonu Sood
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: “The Unending Game:A former R&AW Chief’s Insights into Espionage has been written by Vikram Sood. Vikram Sood is the former head of India’s foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing from 2000 to 2003.
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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Where is the HQ of National Human Rights Commission?
A)Pune
B)Lucknow
C)Mumbai
D)New Delhi
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
[/su_spoiler] - Where is HQ of Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union?
A)Kuala Lumpur
B)Paris
C)London
D)NewDelhi
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
[/su_spoiler] - Where is HQ of Vijaya Bank?
A)Chennai
B)Mumbai
C)Bengaluru
D)Pune
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
[/su_spoiler] - What is capital of Iran?
A)Tehran
B)Bishkek
C)Shiraj
D)Kabul
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
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