Current Affairs 1st August 2019: Daily gk Updates Quiz

Current Affairs 1st August 2019: Daily GK updates quiz
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Q1. The International Cricket Council has named Michael Gough of England and ……………….. of the West Indies in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season.

(a) Ellis Achong

(b) Ian Gould

(c) Ravi Sundaram

(d) Simon Taufel

(e) Joel Wilson

Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(e)

Exp. The International Cricket Council has named Michael Gough of England and Joel Wilson of the West Indies in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season.

Q2. Name the african country with which India has signed MoUs to strengthen defence cooperation by sharing white shipping information and co-operation in the field of Hydrography.

(a) South Africa

(b) Algeria

(c) Mozambique

(d) Rwanda

(e) Uganda

Answer & Explanation
Ans.2.(c)

Exp. India, Mozambique sign 2 MoUs to strengthen defence cooperation. The two MoUs include an agreement on sharing white shipping information and another on co-operation in the field of Hydrography.

Q3. Name the IT company which has announced the launch of its state-of-the-art Cyber Defence Center in Bucharest, Romania.

(a) Tata Consultancy Services

(b) Tech Mahindra

(c) Wipro

(d) HCL Technologies

(e) Infosys

Answer & Explanation
Ans.3.(e)

Exp. Infosys has announced the launch of its state-of-the-art Cyber Defence Center in Bucharest, Romania.

Q4. Name the great novelist and celebrated storyteller whose birth anniversary is celebrated on 31 July every year.

(a) Jaishankar Prasad

(b) Munshi Premchand

(c) Suryakant Tripathi

(d) Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

(e) Sachchidananda Vatsyayan

Answer & Explanation
Ans.4.(b)

Exp. The birth anniversary of a great novelist and celebrated storyteller Munshi Premchand is celebrated on 31 July every year.

Q5. Who has been appointed as the Finance secretary by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet?

(a) Subhash Chandra Garg

(b) I.V. Subba Rao

(c) Sanjay Kothari

(d) Rajiv Kumar

(e) Samant Goel

Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the Finance secretary by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet.

Q6. Name the former RBI Deputy Governor and noted economist who passed away recently. He had the distinction of being the youngest RBI Governor.

(a) Harun R. Khan

(b) Subir Vithal Gokarn

(c) Rakesh Mohan

(d) G P Muniappan

(e) Vepa Kamesam

Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Former RBI Deputy Governor and Noted economist Subir Vithal Gokarn passed away. He had the distinction of being the youngest RBI Governor at the time.

Q7. In which city, Pakistan has opened a 1,000 year old Hindu temple for the first time since partition on the demand of the local Hindu community?

(a) Sialkot

(b) Islamabad

(c) Karachi

(d) Hyderabad

(e) Lahore

Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Pakistan has opened a 1,000 year old Hindu temple in eastern city Sialkot for worship for the first time since partition on the demand of the local Hindu community.

Q8. What is the theme of the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance going to be held in Shillong?

(a) Digital India: Success to Excellence

(b) Developing India: Success to Excellence

(c) Destiny India: Success to Excellence

(d) Dreaming India: Success to Excellence

(e) Descrbing India: Success to Excellence

Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(a)

Exp. The 22nd National Conference on e-Governance will be held in Shillong, Meghalaya. The theme of the conference is ‘Digital India: Success to Excellence’.

Q9. Name the Indian cricketer who has been suspended recently by Board of Control for Cricket in India for a doping violation.

(a) Sudeep Tyagi

(b) Shubman Gill

(c) Prithvi Shaw

(d) Shivam Mavi

(e) Kamlesh Nagarkoti

Answer & Explanation
Ans.9.(c)

Exp. Prithvi Shaw has been suspended by Board of Control for Cricket in India for 8 months for a doping violation.

Q10. With which colour Indian Railways ‘Northeast Frontier Railway zone’ will earmark a special portion of the SLR coach to specially help the women passengers with better safety and security?

(a) Black

(b) Blue

(c) Brown

(d) Red

(e) Pink

Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(e)

Exp. Indian Railways ‘Northeast Frontier Railway zone’ has started a unique initiative to earmark a special portion of the SLR coach with pink colour to specially help the women passengers with better safety and security.

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