Current Affairs Quiz: July 18, 2019

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1. Recently Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan in Which state/UT?
   A)NewDelhi
   B)Uttar Pradesh
   C)Bihar
   D)Odisha
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan in Delhi to accelerate measures for prevention and control of Vector Borne Diseases like Malaria, Dengue and Chikungunya.

   
   
2. Which Indian women archer clinched silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games test event?
   A)Atoha Rani
   B)Deepika Kumari
   C)Dipa Karmakar
   D)Laxmirani Raju
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: India’s top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari has clinched silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games test event.

   
   
3. Who became the 2nd youngest player to score an international goal for the Indian football team?
   A)Jerry Zinsanga
   B)Surinder Mohra
   C)Narender Gahlot
   D)Gurpreet Singh
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: The 18-year-old Narender Gahlot became the second youngest player to score an international goal for the Indian football team.

   
   
4. Who recently resigned as MD of International Monetary Fund?
   A)Tedros Adhanham
   B)David Malpass
   C)Takayuki Nakao
   D)Christine Lagarde
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: International Monetary Fund, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde has resigned ahead of a decision on her nomination to become head of the European Central Bank, ECB.

   
   
5. Who has been elected as the European Commission’s first female president?
   A)Kamala Harris
   B)Ursula Von Der Leyen
   C)Tulsi Gabbard
   D)Kirsten Gillibrand
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the European Commission’s first female president. The 60-year-old German Minister called for a united and strong Europe, after being elected.

   
   
6. Who has been appointed as an international judge of the Singapore International Commercial court (SICC)?
   A)Madan Lokur
   B)AK Sikri
   C)Ranjan Gogoi
   D)PK Sinha
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Former Supreme Court judge, Justice AK Sikri, has been appointed as an international judge of the Singapore International Commercial court (SICC).

   
   
7. Which Women cricketer was Recently conferred with Arjuna Award?
   A)Jhulan Goswami
   B)Deepti Sharma
   C)Smriti Mandhana
   D)Mithali Raj
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Sports and Youth Affairs Minister conferred Arjuna Awards to tennis player Rohan Bopanna and Women cricketer Smriti Mandhana.

   
   
8. Recently Which 1971 war hero passed away who was awarded with the Maha Vir Chakra in the 1971 Indo-Pak war and Kirti Chakra in the 1947 Hyderabad operation?
   A)Dalbir Singh
   B)Mausam Ram Shekhawat
   C) Joginder Singh Gharaya
   D)Jaspreet Navjot Kaur
   
   
   

   
   Option C
   Explanation: Retired Lt Gen Joginder Singh Gharaya, who was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra in the 1971 Indo-Pak war and Kirti Chakra in the 1947 Hyderabad operations, passed away.

   
   
9. Recently Fernando Corbato passed away.He was related to which field?
   A)Journalist
   B)Sports
   C)Politics
   D)Computer pioneer
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Computer pioneer Fernando Corbato, who first used passwords to protect user accounts, has died aged 93.

   
   

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. What is the capital of Japan?
   A)Rome
   B)sensoji
   C)Tokyo
   D)Odaiba
   
   
   

   
   Option C

   
   
2. When was International Monetary Fund founded?
   A)1932
   B)1967
   C)1945
   D)1950
   
   
   

   
   Option C