Daily Current Affairs : 24th July 2020 | Daily GK update Quiz

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Daily Current Affairs 24th July 2020 Quiz:

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Q.1. By which year India will have 60% of its installed electricity generation capacity from renewable energy?

किस वर्ष तक भारत में अपनी स्थापित बिजली उत्पादन क्षमता का 60% नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा से होगा?

(a) 2023

(b) 2025

(d) 2028

(e) 2030

Answer & Explanation

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. India will have around 60 per cent of its installed electricity generation capacity from clean sources by 2030, Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said on 22nd July.

The minister also exuded confidence that the renewable energy capacity would touch 510 GW by 2030, including 60 GW of hydro power.

Q.2. Which country has launched Tianwen-1, its first Rover Mission to Mars?

किस देश ने तियानवेन -1, मंगल पर अपना पहला रोवर मिशन लॉन्च किया है?

(a) China / चीन

(b) Vietnam / वियतनाम

(d) Taiwan / ताइवान

(e) Mongolia / मंगोलिया

Answer & Explanation

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. China’s first fully homegrown Mars mission is on its way to the Red Planet. The Tianwen-1 mission launched atop a Long March 5 rocket from Hainan Island’s Wenchang Satellite Launch Center this morning (July 23).

Tianwen-1 is especially striking given that it’s China’s first stab at a full-on Mars mission.

Q.3. Which country has got observer status in World Trade Organization?

विश्व व्यापार संगठन में किस देश को पर्यवेक्षक का दर्जा मिला है?

(a) Azerbaijan / अज़रबैजान

(b) Georgia / जॉर्जिया

(d) Turkmenistan / तुर्कमेनिस्तान

(e) Armenia / अर्मेनिआ

Answer & Explanation

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. Turkmenistan has been granted Observer status (25th country) by the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council. Turkmenistan has become the last former Soviet republic to establish formal ties with the trade body.

The Central Asian country filed a request for Observer status in May and expressed willingness to trigger the talks on accession to the WTO within five years

WTO:

Director-General– Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo

Members– 164 countries and 25 Observer nations

Q.4. Which country has become 87th country to sign International Solar Alliance Framework Agreement?

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सौर गठबंधन फ्रेमवर्क समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर करने वाला कौन सा देश 87 वाँ देश बन गया है?

(a) Nicaragua / निकारागुआ

(b) Guatemala / ग्वाटेमाला

(d) Honduras / होंडुरास

(e) Belize / बेलीज

Answer & Explanation

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Nicaragua has become the 87th country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement, an initiative led by India to promote sustainable energy.

The agreement on behalf of the Central American country Nicaragua was signed by the Permanent Representative to the United Nations Jaime Hermida Castillo at the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York on 22, July 2020.

Q.5. With which bank LIC has signed agreement to distribute their policies?

किस बैंक के साथ LIC ने अपनी नीतियों को वितरित करने के लिए समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?

(a) State Bank of India / भारतीय स्टेट बैंक

(b) Union Bank of India / यूनियन बैंक ऑफ इंडिया

(d) Central Bank of India / सेंट्रल बैंक ऑफ इंडिया

(e) Allahabad Bank / इलाहाबाद बैंक

Answer & Explanation

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India and Union Bank of India, after its amalgamation with Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank, have announced a Corporate Agency Tie-up by which LIC policies will be distributed through the bank.

The bank will market LIC products of term insurance, pension, plan, children plan, ULIPs, and endowment schemes. Union Bank of India can act as a financial supermarket by offering a basket of products to its account holders, whereby they can select products according to their choice.

Note: About UBI and LIC

LIC Chairman: MR Kumar.

LIC Headquarter: Mumbai

Union Bank of India MD & CEO: Rajkiran Rai G.

Union Bank of India Headquarter: Mumbai

Tagline of Union Bank of India: Good People to Bank with.

Q.6. Reliance Industries Ltd has broken into the top 50 most valued companies globally after it became the first company with market capitalisation of over Rs 13 lakh crore. What is the rank of Reliance Industries in top 50 most valued companies globally?

13 लाख करोड़ रुपये से अधिक के बाजार पूंजीकरण वाली पहली कंपनी बनने के बाद रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज लिमिटेड वैश्विक स्तर पर शीर्ष 50 सबसे मूल्यवान कंपनियों में आ गई है। वैश्विक स्तर पर शीर्ष 50 सबसे मूल्यवान कंपनियों में रिलायंस इंडस्ट्रीज की रैंक क्या है?

(a) 35

(b) 39

(d) 45

(e) 48

Answer & Explanation

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. Reliance Industries Ltd has broken into the top 50 most valued companies globally after it became the first company with market capitalisation of over Rs 13 lakh crore.

The oil-to-telecom conglomerate is ranked 48th in market cap globally. Saudi Aramco is the company with the highest market cap of USD 1.7 trillion, followed by Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet.

Q.7. Who has become the new CEO & Director of MicroFinance Institutions Network (MFIN)?

माइक्रोफाइनेंस इंस्टीट्यूशंस नेटवर्क (MFIN) के नए सीईओ और निदेशक कौन बने हैं?

(a) BSV Prakash Kumar / बीएसवी प्रकाश कुमार

(b) Dinabandhu Mohapatra / दीनबंधु महापात्र

(d) V Balasubramaniam / वी बालासुब्रमण्यम

(e) RV Verma / आर वी वर्मा

Answer & Explanation

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. Alok Misra, currently Professor & Chairperson of Public Policy & Governance at MDI Gurgaon, will be taking over as CEO of MFIN from 1st August 2020. Dr. Misra takes over from the present CEO, Harsh Shrivastava, who has decided to move on after over 2 years at MFIN.

Q.8. Mukesh Ambani has now become world’s _______________ richest person, according to the Billionaires List by business magazine Forbes.

बिजनेस मैगजीन फोर्ब्स की अरबपतियों की लिस्ट के मुताबिक मुकेश अंबानी अब दुनिया के _______________ सबसे अमीर व्यक्ति बन गए हैं।

(a) 3^rd / तीसरा

(b) 4^th / चौथा

(d) 6^th / छठा

(e) 7^th / सातवाँ

Answer & Explanation

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani is now the fifth richest person in the world, according to the Billionaires List by business magazine Forbes. The chairman of oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries surpassed ace American investor Warren Buffett to take the fifth spot on the real-time ranking by Forbes, which estimated Mr Ambani’s wealth at $75 billion (Rs 5.61 lakh crore at $1 = Rs 74.76).

Mr Ambani is only next to Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose wealth is pegged at $89 billion.

Q.9. National Broadcasting Day is observed every year in India on _____________________.

भारत में हर साल _____________________ को राष्ट्रीय प्रसारण दिवस मनाया जाता है।

(a) 21 July / 21 जुलाई

(b) 22 July / 22 जुलाई

(d) 24 July / 24 जुलाई

(e) 25 July / 25 जुलाई

Answer & Explanation

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. 23rd July of every year is observed as the National Broadcasting Day across India to commemorate the first ever radio broadcast aired in India on 23rd July 1927 from the Bombay Station of a private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company.

Q.10. Where is the Headquarters of World Trade Organization (WTO)?

विश्व व्यापार संगठन (WTO) का मुख्यालय कहाँ है?

(a) Paris, France / पेरिस, फ्रांस

(b) Geneva, Switzerland / जिनेवा, स्विट्जरलैंड

(d) London, United Kingdom / लंदन, यूनाइटेड किंगडम

(e) New York, United States / न्यूयॉर्क, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका

Answer & Explanation

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Q.11. What is the capital of Nicaragua?

निकारागुआ की राजधानी क्या है?

(a) Caracas / कराकस

(b) San José‎ / सैन जोस

(d) Tegucigalpa / ‎ तेगूसिगल्पा

(e) ‎Havana‎ / हवाना

Answer & Explanation

Ans.11.(c)

Exp. Capital: Managua

Currency: Nicaraguan córdoba

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