Daily Current Affairs : 27th July 2020 | Daily GK update Quiz

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Daily Current Affairs 27th July 2020 Quiz:

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Q.1. Which state/UT government has launched web portal ‘Rozgar Bazar’?

किस राज्य / केंद्र शासित प्रदेश सरकार ने एक वेब पोर्टल ‘रोजगार बाजार ‘शुरू किया है?

(a) Chandigarh / चंडीगढ़

(b) Rajasthan / राजस्थान

(d) Assam / असम

(e) Madhya Pradesh / मध्य प्रदेश

Answer & Explanation

Ans.1.(c)

Exp. Arvind Kejriwal led government on July 27 launched a web portal to make job opportunities available to those who lost employment due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

The web portal named as ‘Rozgar Bazar’ can be used by those looking for jobs and also for employers looking to recruit people.

Q.2. In which state the Indian Railways is constructing the world’s first electrified double-stack container tunnel?

भारतीय रेलवे दुनिया के पहले विद्युतीकृत डबल-स्टैक कंटेनर सुरंग का निर्माण किस राज्य में कर रहा है?

(a) Maharashtra / महारष्ट्

(b) West Bengal / पश्चिम बंगाल

(d) Gujarat / गुजरात

(e) Haryana / हरियाणा

Answer & Explanation

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. The Indian Railways is constructing the world’s first electrified double-stack container tunnel near Haryana’s Sohna. A double-stack container goods train will be able to run at a speed of more than 100 km from within this tunnel.

The Railways constructed the one-km long tunnel within a year. The 500-km track has already been laid on both the corridors, on which the goods train has started running, while another 500-km track is going to be ready by August.

Q.3. Which Indian city is the 16th among the top 20 most surveilled cities in the world, according to an annual report published by the UK-based Comparitech?

ब्रिटेन स्थित कम्पेरिटेक द्वारा प्रकाशित एक वार्षिक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, कौन सा भारतीय शहर दुनिया के शीर्ष 20 सबसे अधिक सर्वेक्षण वाले शहरों में 16 वें स्थान पर है?

(a) Mumbai / मुंबई

(b) New Delhi / नई दिल्ली

(d) Hyderabad / हैदराबाद

(e) Chennai / चेन्नई

Answer & Explanation

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. Hyderabad with over three lakh surveillance cameras has been ranked 16th among the top 20 most surveilled cities in the world, according to an annual report published by the UK-based Comparitech. Interestingly, out of the 20 most surveilled cities, 18 were Chinese cities, with London and Hyderabad being the only cities outside of China to make the top 20.

The city of Taiyuan ranked at the top with 4,65,255 CCTV cameras. The other Indian cities that were listed included Chennai at 21 and Delhi ranked at 33.

Q.4. What is the rank of India among top 10 countries gaining forest area in the world as per the latest Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)?

संयुक्त राष्ट्र के खाद्य और कृषि संगठन (FAO) द्वारा जारी नवीनतम वैश्विक वन संसाधन मूल्यांकन (FRA) के अनुसार दुनिया के शीर्ष 10 देशों में वन क्षेत्र प्राप्त करने वालों में भारत का रैंक क्या है?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(d) 7

(e) 9

Answer & Explanation

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. India has been ranked third among the top 10 countries that have gained in forest areas in the last decade (2010-2020) as per the latest Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

FRA is a comprehensive assessment brought out by FAO after every five years since 1990 to assess the state of forests. India accounts for two percent of total global forest area. Top position china.

Q.5. Which country’s Consulate in Chengdu city of China has been closed?

चीन के चेंगदू शहर में किस देश का वाणिज्य दूतावास बंद कर दिया गया है?

(a) Russia / रूस

(b) Japan / जापान

(d) UK / ब्रिटेन

(e) USA / यू.एस.ए.

Answer & Explanation

Ans.5.(e)

Exp. The United States Consulate in Chengdu city of China was closed in response to the closure of Chinese consulate in Houston.

The Chengdu consulate was an important outpost for the US as it covered a large swath of the country including controversial autonomous region of Tibet. The consulate was opened by the then Vice President George Bush in 1985.

Q.6. CRPF Raising Day is celebrated on _____________ every year.

CRPF स्थापना दिवस हर साल _____________ को मनाया जाता है।

(a) 24 July / 24 जुलाई

(b) 25 July / 25 जुलाई

(d) 27 July / 27 जुलाई

(e) 28 July / 28 जुलाई

Answer & Explanation

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. The CRPF was raised on July 27, 1939 as the Crown representative Police under the British. It was then changed as Central Reserve Police force in 1949 under Sardar Vallabhai Patel. On July 27, 2020, the 82nd CRPF Raising Day is to be celebrated all over India.

Q.7. APJ Abdul Kalam Death Anniversary has been observed on _______________________.

एपीजे अब्दुल कलाम की पुण्यतिथि _______________________ पर मनाई गई।

(a) 20 July / 20 जुलाई

(b) 22 July / 22 जुलाई

(d) 26 July / 26 जुलाई

(e) 27 July / 27 जुलाई

Answer & Explanation

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. APJ Abdul Kalam was an aerospace scientist and a phenomenal teacher who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007, and widely referred to “People’s President”.

He collapsed while delivering a lecture at Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Shillong and died from an apparent cardiac arrest on July 27, 2015.

Q.8. After which country’s disqualification, India’s 2018 Asian Games 4x400m mixed relay medal has been upgraded to gold?

किस देश की अयोग्यता के बाद, भारत के 2018 एशियाई खेलों में 4x400 मीटर मिश्रित रिले पदक को स्वर्ण में अपग्रेड किया गया है?

(a) Bahrain / बहरीन

(b) Qatar / क़तर

(d) Australia / ऑस्ट्रेलिया

(e) Brazil / ब्राज़ील

Answer & Explanation

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. The Indian 4x400m mixed relay team’s silver medal in the 2018 Asian Games has been upgraded to gold following the disqualification of original winners Bahrain on account of a doping ban handed to one of its runners.

The Indian quartet of Mohammed Anas, MR Poovamma, Hima Das and Arokia Rajiv had clocked 3:15:71 behind Bahrain (3:11:89).

Q.9. Name the Indian-Origin Singapore Nurse who has got the President’s Award for COVID services.

उस भारतीय मूल की सिंगापुर नर्स का नाम बताइए जिसे COVID सेवाओं के लिए राष्ट्रपति पुरस्कार मिला है।

(a) Kala Narayanasamy / कला नारायणसामी

(b) Maheen Khan / महीन खान

(d) Anusha Shah / अनुषा शाह

(e) Chitra Srinivasan / चित्रा श्रीनिवासन

Answer & Explanation

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President’s Award for Nurses for serving on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kala Narayanasamy was among the five nurses given the award. Each recipient was awarded a trophy, a certificate signed by President Halimah Yacob and SGD 10,000 (USD 7,228).

Q.10. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?

मध्य प्रदेश के राज्यपाल के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?

(a) Baby Rani Maurya / बेबी रानी मौर्य

(b) Lal Ji Tandon / लाल जी टंडन

(d) Phagu Chauhan / फागू चौहान

(e) Satya Pal Malik / सत्य पाल मलिक

Answer & Explanation

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Smt. Anandiben Patel the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.

Presently, she is the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She has been given the additional charge of the Governor of Madhya Pradesh after the demise of Lal Ji Tandon.

Q.11. What is the currency of Bahrain?

बहरीन की मुद्रा क्या है?

(a) Dinar / दीनार

(b) Toman / टोमन

(d) Dirham / दिरहम

(e) Krone / क्रोन

Answer & Explanation

Ans.11.(a)

Exp. Capital: Manama

Currency: Bahraini dinar

Q.12. Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi?

दिल्ली के उपराज्यपाल कौन हैं?

(a) D K Joshi / डी के जोशी

(b) Praful Patel / प्रफुल पटेल

(d) Radha Krishna Mathur / राधा कृष्णा माथुर

(e) Girish Chandra Murmu / गिरीश चन्द्र मुर्मू

Answer & Explanation

Ans.12.(c)

Exp. Delhi (NCT): Shri Anil Baijal (Lieutenant Governor)

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