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[WpProQuiz 6885]1) The World Senior Citizen’s Day is celebrated on the _______ day every year.
a) 21st of August
b) 20th of August
c) 19th of August
d) 22nd of August
e) Fourth Sunday of August
2) Name the initiative launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Management for training the teachers across the country?
a) NISHTHA
b) UJAVAL
c) KARUNYA
d) SHIKSHA
e) PRATHISTA
3) Railways’ second double-decker Uday Express to run between which places?
a) Vijayawada and Chennai
b) Vijayawada and Bangalore
c) Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam
d) Vijayawada and Hyderabad
e) Vishakhapatnam and Tirupathi
4) Recently, which state has launched a universal health insurance scheme “Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana “ benefiting nearly 46 lakh families
a) Assam
b) Odisha
c) Punjab
d) Kerala
e) Meghalaya
5) Which state ranks the best among states for setting up a rooftop solar project, according to the Attractiveness Index (SARAL)?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Telangana
d) Karnataka
e) Andhra Pradesh
6) BookMyForex.com has partnered with which bank to launch co-branded Multi-Currency Forex Travel-card?
a) HDFC Bank
b) Axis Bank
c) Yes Bank
d) ICICI Bank
e) Kotak Mahindra Bank
7) Amazon has opened its largest office building globally in which of these cities?
a) Hyderabad
b) New Delhi
c) Ahmedabad
d) Bengaluru
e) Vijayawada
8) Who among the following has been signed as the brand endorsement with global sportswear major Puma.
a) Dutee Chand
b) Mithali Raj
c) Hima Das
d) Swapna Barma
e) P.V Sindhu
9) Russell Domingo was appointed as the head coach of which countries cricket team for the next two years?
a) Bangladesh
b) Pakistan
c) Sri Lanka
d) West Indies
e) South Africa
10) Which of these brands has recently retained the sponsorship rights for BCCI’s International and domestic matches?
a) Samsung
b) Vivo
c) Oppo
d) Paytm
e) Amazon
11) Who among these has won the 2019 South Asian Spelling Bee contest?
a) Neeraj Khemlani
b) Govindini Murty
c) Navneeth Murali
d) Rohit Gupta
e) None of these
12) Name the sports person who will be among co-chairs Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for India Economic Summit to be held here in October by the World Economic Forum?
a) PV Sindu
b) Saina Nehwal
c) Sania Mirza
d) Hima Das
e) Mithali Raj
13) Satendra Singh Lohia is a para athlete related to which sports?
a) Swimming
b) Discuss throw
c) Archery
d) Shooting
e) Jawling Throw
14) Babulal Gaur who died recently was the former Chief Minister of which state?
a) Bihar
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) West Bengal
d) Maharashtra
e) Meghalaya
15) Which organization has handed over the design of the Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian army in New Delhi recently ?
a) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
c) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
d) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
e) None of these
Answers :
1) Answer: A)
The World Senior Citizen’s Day is celebrated on the 21st of August each year.
The day is known to increase awareness of the factors and issues that affect older adults, such as age deterioration and the study of problems that affect their lives, elder abuse.
It is also a day to recognize and acknowledge the contributions of older people to society.
2) Answer: A)
The HRD Ministry launched the National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancements (NISHTHA) here aimed at training over 42 lakh teachers across the country.
NISHTHA is the world’s biggest such project and will focus on training 42 lakh teachers from across the country.
HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched the initiative’s website, training modules, primer booklet and mobile app built for the purpose.
3) Answer: C)
Railways’ second double-decker Uday Express will run between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada to cater to the busy route in the East Coast Railway zone.
The first Uday or Utkrisht double-decker Yatri Express was a specially-designed air-conditioned chair car which started service between Coimbatore and Bangalore in June 2018.
The trains are primarily allocated to routes with heavy passenger traffic. They are equipped with WiFi facility, have striking interiors, cushioned seating, and display screens.
Another Uday Express is proposed between Bangalore City and Chennai Central.
4) Answer: C)
Paying tribute to former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary, Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh launched his government’s flagship universal health insurance scheme ‘Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’, benefitting nearly 46 lakh families, in Mohali near Chandigarh.
e-cards were handed over to the first 11 beneficiaries to kick off the scheme, which would entitle beneficiaries to avail annual cashless treatment up to ₹5 lakh per family per year, including pre-existing diseases, was aimed at ensuring the best possible treatment to the beneficiaries free of cost.
Punjab has become the first state in the country to offer medical insurance cover to the maximum number of its people.
5) Answer: D)
Karnataka ranks the best among states for setting up a rooftop solar project, according to the Attractiveness Index (SARAL) released by Minster of New and Renewable Energy and Power R K Singh.
Telangana, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh come next in the rankings. All four states i.e. Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have been graded A++.
The state of Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked last. This rating has been designed collaboratively by MNRE, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF), Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Ernst & Young (EY).
6) Answer: C)
BookMyForex.com, the world’s first and largest marketplace for foreign exchange and remittances, announces the launch of a co-branded Multi-Currency Forex Travel-card in partnership with YES Bank and Visa to offer a seamless experience to Indian overseas travellers.
Customers will now be able to buy Forex Travel Cards at the click of a button on the BookMyForex platform and get free doorstep delivery across major cities in India.
Further, to promote the sale of forex travel cards over forex currency notes, BookMyForex will offer zero margin or exact inter-bank rates 24×7 on Forex card sales.
BookMyForex is also offering new age and increasingly popular contactless cards that allow a user to simply tap their card on a POS terminal, a must-have feature in countries such as the UK where some merchants only allow contactless payments.
7) Answer: A)
Amazon India inaugurated the largest company-owned campus, worldwide in Hyderabad, the only one outside the US. The e-commerce firm will house more than 15,000 employees out of the over 62,000 members of the India team.
The Hyderabad based campus is the only Amazon-owned office outside the United States and will house over 15,000 employees of its over 62,000 employee base in India.
Prior to this, the company had the largest buildings in Seattle that could house about 5,000 employees.
8) Answer: A)
India’s golden girl Dutee Chand has signed her first brand endorsement with global sportswear major Puma.
Chand joins her idol Usain Bolt to be a brand ambassador for Puma.
She was the third Indian woman to qualify for the summer Olympics. She is also the first Indian athlete to win a gold in the 100m event at the World Universiade Games held in Naples.
9) Answer: A)
Russell Domingo was appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh for the next two years.
He replaces Steve Rhodes whose tenure was not extended by the Bangladesh Cricket Board following the team’s eighth-place finish at the recently concluded World Cup in England and Wales.
Domingo, who earlier served as the South Africa coach
10) Answer: D)
One 97 Communications Pvt. Ltd, owners of Paytm, retained the sponsorship rights for BCCI’s International and domestic matches with a winning bid of Rs. 3.80 crore per match.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the deal with the Paytm, which had acquired the rights in 2015 for a four-year period.
The winning bid was at a price of Rs. 326.80 crores to be paid for 2019-23 home season. The winning bid was Rs. 3.80 crores which is at 58% incremental value in comparison to the previous per match value of Rs. 2.4 crores.
11) Answer: C)
An Indian-American teenager from New Jersey won the 2019 South Asian Spelling Bee (SAS Bee), after correctly spelling the word “flipe” to earn the national title and $3,000 grand prize.
The South Asian Spelling Bee (SASB) is an annual spelling bee platform in United States for children of South Asian descent.
12) Answer: C)
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and tennis star Sania Mirza will be among co-chairs for India Economic Summit to be held here in October by the World Economic Forum, where hundreds of Indian and global leaders would discuss India’s role in South Asia and on the world stage.
Mirza will co-chair the summit as a sportsperson and the UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia.
The two-day summit, scheduled for October 3-4, will be held by Geneva-based WEF in collaboration with industry body CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) under the theme of ‘Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World’.
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the meeting will address strategic issues of regional significance under four thematic pillars – the new geopolitical reality and new social, ecological and technological systems.
The WEF stated that India as the fastest-growing large economy in the world has demonstrated remarkable strength and resilience amid global slowdown.
13) Answer: C)
Divyang Satendra Singh Lohia from Madhya Pradesh has become the first Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel of America.
Satendra holds the Asian record of crossing both the English and Catalina channels.
The Indian Para Relay Team started 42 km of swimming at 10.57 p.m. from St. Catalina Island and finished swimming at Los Angeles at 10.30 a.m. Satyendra has also honoured with the Vikram Award, the highest sports award in Madhya Pradesh.
14) Answer: B)
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and senior BJP leader Babulal Gaur passed away.
Gaur (89) passed away due to caridiac arrest.
The veteran BJP leader served as Madhya Pradesh chief minister from 2004-2005 and represented his traditional Govindpura Vidhan Sabha seat 10 times.
15) Answer: C)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army at an event held at DRDO Bhawan.
DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy handed over the design of MMR to Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Devraj Anbu.
The ramp will provide strategic mobility for armoured and mechanized units and formations of the Army. It is portable, modular in design, which can be easily assembled or disassembled.
