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1) The International Day of the Tropics is observed every year on____________
a) June 28
b) June 29
c) June 27
d) June 26
e) June 25
2) A 3 member dispute resolution committee has been formed by the Ministry of Power to resolve disputes between renewable energy players and government agencies. Who among these is not the member of the committee?
a) MF Farooqui
b) A K Dubey
c) Kalyan Singh
d) Anil Swarup
e) None of these
3) In which of these states, Reserve Bank of India has recently opened the third Banking Ombudsman office of the state?
a) Karnataka
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Delhi
e) Telangana
4) Name the portal launched by RBI for Indian companies to report the Foreign Liabilities and Assets
a) CISBI
b) SACHET
c) FLAIR
d) NYAY
e) AMCIR
5) Name the India’s Largest cryptocurrency exchange that is terminating its digital asset trading services.
a) Binance
b) Zepbay
c) Phoenixfin
d) Koinex
e) None of these
6) Name the mobile application developed by BYPL and TERI to bring about a behavioural change in how consumers use electricity, will track energy consumption patterns.?
a) Susthome
b) Sidhatam
c) Apadhrama
d) Satyasava
e) Zusma
7) Indian-origin Priya Serrao has recently won the Miss Universe title of which country?
a) New Zealand
b) Australia
c) India
d) Finland
e) USA
8) Which IIT honours Gopichand with honorary doctorate recently?
a) IIT Hyderabad
b) IIT Kanpur
c) IIT Kharagpur
d) IIT Madras
e) IIT Roorke
9) The maiden World Youth Conference on Kindness will be held in which city?
a) Paris
b) Dhaka
c) New Delhi
d) Rome
e) Beijing
10) Conclave on ‘Transforming North East India through Science and Technology’ beings in which state?
a) Manipur
b) Meghalaya
c) Mizoram
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) Delhi
11) The Japanese city Kobe has exchanged a Letter of Intent (LoI) with which Indian city for a sister city partnership?
a) Indore
b) Kolkata
c) Guwahati
d) Ahmedabad
e) Raipur
12) The Ministry of Shipping has signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with which institution for setting up Centre for Inland and Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT)?
a) IIT Kanpur
b) IIT Delhi
c) IIT Bombay
d) IIT Kharagpur
e) IIT Madras
13) Which of these cities is the most expensive city to live in for expatriates, as per the Mercer’s 25th Annual Cost of Living Survey?
a) Hong Kong
b) Mumbai
c) Singapore
d) Tokyo
e) Chicago
14) Which Indian state has topped the list of most number of startups as per the data by DPIIT?
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Karnataka
e) Uttar Pradesh
15) Marcus Trescothick announces retirement from professional cricket. He plays for which country?
a) New Zealand
b) England
c) Australia
d) South Africa
e) West India
16) Mohammed Baji who died recently was a__________
a) Former President of Nigeria
b) Freedom Fighter
c) Journalist
d) Sportsperson
e) Film Maker
Answers :
1) Answer: B)
- The International Day of Tropics is observed every year on 29 June across the world with an aim to raise awareness to specific challenges faced by tropical areas and t far-reaching implications of issues affecting world’s tropical zone.
2) Answer: C)
- Union Power Minister R K Singh approved setting up a three-member resolution committee to resolve unforeseen disputes in clean energy projects.
- The three members are M F Farooqui (former DoT secretary/heavy industry secretary), Anil Swarup (former coal secretary/school education secretary) and A K Dubey (former sports secretary).
- The committee will address disputes between the solar/wind power developers and the Solar Energy Corporation of India/NTPC.
3) Answer: D)
- The Reserve Bank has opened third office of the Banking Ombudsman and Ombudsman for Digital Transactions (ODT) at its New Delhi office.
- While announcing the ODT in December last year, RBI had said that there was an emerging need for a dedicated, cost-free and expeditious grievance redressal mechanism as the digital mode for financial transactions was gaining traction in the country.
- The Banking Ombudsman scheme is an expeditious and inexpensive forum for bank customers for resolution of complaints relating to certain services rendered by banks.
- The scheme is introduced under Section 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 by RBI with effect from 1995.
4) Answer: C)
- The Reserve Bank of India has developed a portal Foreign Liabilities and Assets Information Reporting (FLAIR) system (https://flair.rbi.org.in) for Indian companies to report the Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA).
- RBI mandates that all Indian companies which have received FDI and/or made FDI abroad (i.e. overseas investment) in the previous year(s) including the current year, should file the annual return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA). Earlier this was reported via e-mail to RBI.
- Now the reporting will be done by companies via the FLAIR portal of RBI. The reporting is done on July 15th of each year.
5) Answer: D)
- India’s Largest cryptocurrency exchange, Koinex(Mumbai) terminating its digital asset trading services and other crypto-related operations citing regulatory uncertainty and disruption.
- It was facing problems with its payment services and gateways, along with non-crypto related transactions like payment of salaries, rent, and purchase of equipment.
6) Answer: A)
- Power distribution company BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) has tied up with several private organisations to launch a slew of initiatives including a ‘behavioural energy saving app’ to reduce electricity consumption.
- The app — Susthome — developed by BYPL and TERI to bring about a behavioural change in how consumers use electricity, will track energy consumption patterns.
- The app will guide enlisted consumers in reducing their energy consumption, carbon footprint and electricity bills by influencing their behavioural patterns. It will also provide customized solutions to make all such units energy-efficient.
7) Answer: B)
- India born Priya Serrao, whose family migrated to Australia from Middle East, has won the Miss Universe Australia title for 2019.
- A law graduate who currently works in Department of Jobs, Precincts and regions in Melbourne, Serrao was born in India. Her family later moved to Oman and Dubai before finally settling in Australia.
8) Answer: B)
- India’s chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand was bestowed upon an honorary doctorate by IIT Kanpur on the occasion of their 52nd convocation.
- The received the honour from former ISRO chairman and Chairman of board of Governors of IIT Kanpur, Prof K Radhakrishnan.
- Former President APJ Abdul Kalam and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are past recipients of the honour.
9) Answer: C)
- P Jindal Global University (JGU) and Delhi-based UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development) will jointly organise the first World Youth Conference on kindness from August 20-23 to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- JGU will host 100 youth leaders from across the world for the three-day conference on its campus in Sonipat while a part of the conference will also be held in Delhi. The university will also organise lectures by experts on the sidelines of the conference during that period.
- The World Youth Congress 2019 is being organised on the theme ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Gandhi for the Contemporary World: Celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.’
- The conference will culminate at New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan with panels comprising Nobel laureates, international experts and policy makers and also representatives of youth leaders.
10) Answer: B)
- In Meghalaya, a two-day North East Conclave 2019 on ‘Transforming North East India through Science and Technology’ began today at Shillong. It has been organised by the Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD).
- The initiative of the IBSD for organizing this conclave where leading experts and policymakers from different parts of the country along with local stakeholders come together to discuss on transforming North East India through Science and Technology.
11) Answer: D)
- Authorities from the Japanese city of Kobe exchanged a Letter of Intent (LoI) with their counterparts in Ahmedabad for a sister city partnership, which will pave the way for an enhanced economic relationship between the two vibrant cities as well as the two countries.
- The MoU will pave the way for an enhanced economic relationship between the two vibrant cities as well as the two countries.
12) Answer: D)
- A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between Ministry of Shipping and IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Kharagpur to set up Centre for Inland & Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) at IIT Kharagpur. CICMT is the first of its kind centre in India with the focus on indigenisation of ship designing, building and testing.
- The MoA was signed by IIT Kharagpur Director, Professor Partha P Chakraborty, and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping, Kailash Kumar Aggarwal in the presence of Shipping Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya in New Delhi.
- The cost of the project is Rs.69.20 crore and it is funded under Sagarmala programme. The funding for the project is for 5 years after which revenues generated from the end users will be used.
- At present, 4 European countries namely Germany, the Netherlands, Russia and Belgium have model testing facilities for ships.
13) Answer: A)
- Mumbai is India’s most expensive city and among the top 20 costliest cities surveyed in Asia for expatriates, with residential housing prices among the highest in the world, according to a survey by global consulting leader Mercer.
- According to Mercer’s 25th Annual Cost of Living Survey, Mumbai fell 12 spots and was ranked at the 67th position out of the 209 cities surveyed.
- Other Indian cities in the list include New Delhi at 118th place, Chennai (154), Bengaluru (179) and Kolkata (189). All four have dropped in ranking from last year.
- Hong Kong was ranked the costliest city in the world. Tunis is the lowest ranking city in the list and least expensive for expatriates.
14) Answer: A)
- Maharashtra ranks on top with 3,661 startups recognised by the government followed by Karnataka with 2,847, New Delhi with 2,552 and Uttar Pradesh by 1,566.
- A total of 19,351 startups across the country have been recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
15) Answer: B)
- Marcus Trescothick, the prolific England and Somerset opener, has announced that he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the current English domestic season. He amassed 5825 Test and 4335 ODI runs.
16) Answer: B)
- Eminent freedom fighter Mohammed Baji passed away.
- He was 103.
- After the freedom struggle, Baji was active in the Sarvodaya movement. He was the chairman of Utkal Gandhi Smarak Nidhi and a close associate of Utkal Sarvodaya Mandal.