Current Affairs 13th July 2019: Daily gk Updates Quiz

Current Affairs 13th July 2019: Daily GK updates quiz

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Q1. India have won 4 gold medals in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships. Championship is being hosted at ……..

(a) Ottawa,Canada

(b) Roseau,Dominica

(c) Taipei,Taiwan

(d) Apia,Samoa

(e) Bangkok,Thailand

Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(d)

Exp. India have won 4 gold medals in Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships held in Apia, Samoa. The Indian medallists are:

Men (Elite and junior): Achinta Sheuli has won 2 gold medals in 73kg event.

Junior: Gulam Navi has won gold medal in 67kg event.

Q2. Under the Rakhine State Development Programme, India has handed over 250 pre-fabricated houses to which of the following countries for the use of displaced returnees from Bangladesh?

(a) Bhutan

(b) Myanmar

(c) Malaysia

(d) Sri Lanka

(e) Nepal

Answer & Explanation
Ans.2.(b)

Exp. India handed over 250 pre-fabricated houses to Myanmar in Maung Daw for use of displaced returnees from Bangladesh. The Indian government had taken up the project under its Rakhine State Development Programme for $ 25M for a period of five years.

Q3. The Bharat Chamber of Commerce and the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi, signed an MoU  for promoting trade and investments between the BRICS countries and the eastern part of India. Which of the following country is not the members of the BRICS group?

(a) Brazil

(b) China

(c) Indonesia

(d) India

(e) Russia

Answer & Explanation
Ans.3.(c)

Exp. The Bharat Chamber of Commerce and the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi, signed an MoU  for promoting trade and investments between the BRICS countries and the eastern part of India. Members of the BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Q4. UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released the 2019 global MPI. What does “P” stands for in MPI?

(a) Poverty

(b) Publicity

(c) Priority

(d) Publication

(e) Period

Answer & Explanation
Ans.4.(a)

Exp. UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released the 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index.

Q.5. The 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting was held in ……..

(a) London

(b) Ottawa

(c) New Delhi

(d) Roseau

(e) Bangkok

Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting was held in London. External Affairs Minister conveyed India’s stand at the meet.

Q6. Who has been appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet as the Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs?

(a) George Raju

(b) Vijay Thakur Singh

(c) Vikas Swarup

(d) Jaideep Sarkar

(e) Anil Wadhwa

Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Vikas Swarup has been appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinetas as the Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs.

Q7. “US India Bilateral Trade Report” was released on the occasion of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum 2nd annual leadership summit. The summit was held in……..

(a) Washington

(b) Mumbai

(c) New York

(d) Chicago

(e) New Delhi

Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(a)

Exp. The US India Strategic and Partnership Forum 2nd annual leadership summit held in Washington. “US India Bilateral Trade Report” was released on the occasion.

Q8. North Korea has revised its constitution to make Kim Jong Un as official head of state, a promotion that could help normalise the isolated country’s diplomatic relations with the rest of the world. What is the Capital of North Korea?

(a) Pyongyang

(b) Seoul

(c) Budapest

(d) Kaesong

(e) Nampo

Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(a)

Exp. North Korea has revised its constitution to make Kim Jong Un as official head of state, a promotion that could help normalise the isolated country’s diplomatic relations with the rest of the world. North Korea Capital: Pyongyang.

Q9. The UK and Canada co-hosted the first Global Conference for Media Freedom in ……..

(a) Ottawa

(b) London

(c) Manchester

(d) Birmingham

(e) Bristol

Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(b)

Exp. The first Global Conference for Media Freedom co-hosted by the UK and Canada in London.

Q10. In which of the following cities Film Divisions will launch documentary film club “KSHITIJ”?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Lucknow

(c) Pune

(d) Jaipur

(e) Mumbai

Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(e)

Exp. Film Divisions will launch documentary film club “KSHITIJ” in Mumbai. The club will be launched by Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, in association with Indian Documentary Producer’s Association (IDPA).

 

 

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