CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 13TH JULY
2019
1.
Name the bill
approved by the cabinet, to provide social, economic and educational
empowerment for transgenders.
A) Transgender Persons (Providing Equality) Bill, 2019
B) Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
C) Transgender Persons (Right of Empowerment) Bill, 2019
D) Transgender Persons (Empowerment) Bill, 2019
E) None of these
2.
Which bill was
approved by the cabinet, to enhance the safety and healthy working conditions
to all workforce of the country?
A) Code on Working Conditions, Occupational Safety and Health Bill, 2019
B) Code on Occupational Safety, Working Conditions and Health Bill, 2019
C) Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working
Conditions Bill, 2019
D) Code on Health, Occupational Safety and Working Conditions Bill, 2019
E) None of these
3.
Which scheme was
announced in the Budget to consolidate 1,25,000 Km road length in the States
which connect habitations and to be implemented for the period from 2019-20 to
2024-25?
A) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana-III(PMSBY-III)
B) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-lll (PMGSY-III)
C) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana –III(PMGAY-III)
D) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-III(PMAY-III)
E) None of these
4.
Name the group,
which was banned by Union Cabinet under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act
1967?
A) Sikh Coalition
B) Khalistan Liberation Force
C) Sikhs for Justice
D) Babbar Khalsa
E) None of these
5.
Where was the India
– Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Troika Trade Ministers’
Meeting held?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Kolkata
D) Chennai
E) None of these
6.
Which film’s rare
footage was acquired by National Film Archive of India (NFAI) recently?
A) 1971
B) Vande Mataram
C) Hindustan Ki Kasam
D) Param Vir Chakra
E) None of these
7.
From which year,
France will impose green tax on plane tickets to fund less-polluting
transportation projects?
A) 2022
B) 2020
C) 2021
D) 2023
E) None of these
8.
Which country was
declared ‘measles-free’ nation by World Health Organization (WHO)?
A) Myanmar
B) Bangladesh
C) Sri Lanka
D) Nepal
E) None of these
9.
How much the total
amount is deposited in bank accounts so far, opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan
Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme?
A) Rs.1 lakh crore
B) Rs.1.5 lakh crore
C) Rs.2 lakh crore
D) Rs.1.5 lakh crore
E) None of these
10. What is the functioning time of the foreign exchange market,
which is recommended by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently?
A) 9 am to 12 pm
B) 10 am to 12 pm
C) 9 am to 9 pm
D) 9 am to 6 pm
E) None of these
11. World Population Day is observed annually on _________?
A) July 10
B) July 11
C) July 9
D) July 8
E) None of these
12. List the countries in BRICS?
A) Bangladesh, Romania, Ireland, Canada and South Africa
B) Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
C) Bhutan, Rwanda, India, Colombia and South Africa
D) Bulgaria, Rwanda, Ireland, Canada and South Africa
E) None of these
