Current Affairs MCQ 13th July 2019

Current Affairs MCQ 13th July 2019

Q1. Reliance Jio ties up with which of the following organizations for digital literacy initiative ‘Digital Udaan’?

1. Snapchat
2. Facebook
3. Whatsapp
4. Instagram

S1. Ans. {b}

Sol. Reliance Jio ties up with Facebook for digital literacy initiative ‘Digital Udaan’. The initiative will have audio-visual training in 10 regional languages.

 

Q2. The Henley Passport Index 2019 have ranked the Indian passport on the 86th position with a mobility score of 58. Which of the following 2 countries holds the top spot with a score of 189?

1. Japan and China
2. Russia and Singapore
3. Japan and Singapore
4. Japan and UK

S2. Ans. {c}

Sol. The Henley Passport Index 2019 have ranked the Indian passport on the 86th position with a mobility score of 58. The score points out that Indian passport holders can access 58 countries around the world without a prior visa. Japan and Singapore holds the top spot with a score of 189.

 

Q3. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has listed Babylon as a World Heritage Site. Babylon is developed as a walled city of mudbrick temples and towers, constituting the Tower of Babel, and the Ishtar Gate. Babylon is situated in which of the following countries?

1. Iraq
2. Iran
3. Israel
4. Oman

S3. Ans. {a}

Sol. UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has listed Iraq’s Babylon as a World Heritage Site. Babylon is developed as a walled city of mudbrick temples and towers, constituting the Tower of Babel, and the Ishtar Gate.

 

Q4. India’s first Design Development Center ‘Fashionova’ was launched in the Textile city Surat. The centre will promote the city in the field of the fashion design sector. Who among the following is the chief minister of Gujarat?

1. Nitish Kumar
2. Devender Fadanvis
3. Akhlesh Yadav
4. Vijay Rupani

S4. Ans. {d}

Sol. India’s first Design Development Center ‘Fashionova’ was launched in the Textile city Surat. The centre will promote the city in the field of the fashion design sector. Chief Minister of Gujarat: Vijay Rupani.

 

Q5. What is the theme for International Day of Cooperatives 2019?

1. Coops for Decent Work
2. Sustainable Societies through Coopration
3. The Power of Cooperative Societies
4. Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind

S5. Ans. {a}

Sol. The United Nations observes first Saturday of July every year as International Day of Cooperatives. The day is celebrated to increase the awareness of cooperatives. The event underscores the contributions of the cooperative movement in resolving the major problems addressed by the United Nations. 

Theme for 2019: COOPS 4 DECENT WORK.

 

Q6. Who has been appointed as the new chairman and managing director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited? 

1. Atul Sobti
2. Nalin Shinghal
3. Amit Vardhan
4. K Sivan

S6. Ans. {b}

Sol. Nalin Shinghal has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. He will replace Atul Sobti as the chairman and managing director of BHEL.

Q7. Who among the following has won the gold medal in the women’s 200m race in the Kutno Athletics Meet held in Poland? 

1. Hima Das
2. R Vithya
3. V K Vismaya
4. Sonia Baiseya

S7. Ans. {a}

Sol. Indian athletes have won 4 gold medals in the Kutno Athletics Meet held in Poland. Hima Das won the gold while V.K. Vismaya bagged the silver in the women’s 200m race.

Q8. Who has been appointed as director of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection for a period of three year? 

1. M K Jain
2. Sunil Mehta
3. B Harideesh Kumar
4. Rana Kapoor

S8. Ans. {c}

Sol. B Harideesh Kumar has been appointed as director of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection for a period of three years. Earlier, he was the Executive Director of Canara Bank.

Q9. Bonalu is the “state festival” of which state? 

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Telangana
3. Kerala
4. Odisha

S9. Ans. {b}

Sol. The annual Bonalu festival kicked off at the Jagadamba temple in historic Golconda Fort, Telangana. Bonalu is celebrated every year in the state during the first month of the monsoon season. Bonalu is the “state festival” of Telangana.

Q10. Which of the following has become the first and the only Indian manufacturing plant to be included in the WEF’s Lighthouse Network? 

1. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
2. Gail Limited
3. Tata Steel Kalinganagar
4. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

S10. Ans. {c}

Sol. Tata Steel Kalinganagar has been included in World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network. TSK in Odisha’s Jajpur district is the first and the only Indian manufacturing plant to be included in the WEF’s Lighthouse Network.