Current Affairs MCQ 26th July 2018
Q1. On the 1st leg of PM Modi’s 3-nation visit, India and Rwanda signed how many agreements following delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali?
(a) 8
(b) 7
(c) 6
(d) 5
(e) 4
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. India and Rwanda signed eight agreements following delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali. The two countries signed agreements in the fields of Defence, Trade, Agriculture, Leather and allied products and Dairy. Mr Modi became the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Rwanda on the first leg of his three-nation tour to Africa.
Q2. The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats concluded recently in ____________.
(a) Guwahati
(b) Agartala
(c) Shillong
(d) Dispur
(e) Darjeeling
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats concluded in Agartala, Tripura. During the two day meeting, both sides noted the positive impact of Border Haats on the livelihoods of the people living in areas adjoining the Haats.
Q3. Which of the following country has recently got its first-ever woman Chief Justice of a high court, Justice Tahira Safdar?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sri Lanka
(e) The UAE
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pakistan has got its first-ever woman Chief Justice of a high court. Justice Tahira Safdar was named as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar.
Q4. Nearly two dozen Banks and Financial Institutions have signed the inter-creditor agreement (ICA) framework to speed up the resolution of stressed assets which are under the 500-crore rupee bracket. The framework is part of the Project _____________.
(a) SAKSHAM
(b) SAMARTH
(c) SABAL
(d) SASHAKT
(e) SWAWLAMB
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Nearly two dozen Banks and Financial Institutions, including SBI and LIC, have signed the inter-creditor agreement (ICA) framework to speed up the resolution of stressed assets which are under the 500-crore rupee bracket. The framework is part of the Project SASHAKT, the report on bad bank drafted and submitted by the committee headed by Non-executive Chairman of PNB, Sunil Mehta.
Q5. The Lok Sabha passed the bill named ____________________, which has the provision of allowing a court trying an offence related to cheque bouncing, to direct the drawer to pay interim compensation to the complainant.
(a) Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2014
(b) Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015
(c) None of the given options is true
(d) Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2016
(e) Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Lok Sabha passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which has the provision of allowing a court trying an offence related to cheque bouncing, to direct the drawer to pay interim compensation to the complainant.
Q6. In which of the following state, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched development projects worth over 5400 crore rupees?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
(e) Odisha
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched development projects worth over 5400 crore rupees in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh. He addressed the gathering during Vikas Parv and farmers’ convention in the district.
Q7. Name the city in which, the Men’s team event of the World Junior Squash Championships has begun recently.
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Chennai
(c) Kochi
(d) New Delhi
(e) Guwahati
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Men’s team event of the World Junior Squash Championships has begun in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A total of 24 countries, divided into eight groups, are taking part. India, placed in Group-E alongside Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, is seeded fifth.
Q8. The Union Government has reduced the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana from Rs 1000 to _______________.
(a) Rs 750
(b) Rs 500
(c) Rs 250
(d) Rs 150
(e) Rs 100
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Union Government has reduced the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana from Rs 1000 to Rs 250. The minimum initial deposit to open the account has also been reduced to Rs 250.
Q9. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially launched its Olympic mascots ‘___________’ at a ceremony attended by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Committee’s President Yoshiro Mori.
(a) Someity
(b) Kastner
(c) Totoro
(d) Miraitowa
(e) Kureyon
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially launched its Olympic mascots ‘Miraitowa’ and Paralympic mascot ‘Someity’ at a ceremony attended by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Committee’s President Yoshiro Mori.
Q10. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially launched its Paralympic mascot ‘______________’.
(a) Anpanman
(b) Miraitowa
(c) Rilakkuma
(d) None of the given options is true
(e) Someity
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially launched its Olympic mascots ‘Miraitowa’ and Paralympic mascot ‘Someity’ at a ceremony attended by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Committee’s President Yoshiro Mori.
