MOST IMPORTANT COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR JULY 15, 2019

1.Chandrayaan-2 will be launched on __________.

(A) July 10th
(B) July 15th
(C) July 13th
(D) July 5

Answer:July 15th

2.Which of the following has become the first Political Outfit from the Northeast to get Status of National Party?

(A) All India United Democratic Front
(B) Hill State People's Democratic Party
(C) Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura
(D) National People's Party

Answer:National People's Party

3. DRDO's testing of HSTDV is to develop a hypersonic vehicle that will be powered by;

(A) Ramjet propulsion system
(B) Scramjet propulsion system
(C) LRAM jet propulsion system
(D) MRAM propulsion system

Answer:Scramjet propulsion system

4.Sinan Ozkok was appointed as the President of this company's Indian operations.

(A) Nissan
(B) Toyota
(C) Kia Motors
(D) Renault

Answer:Nissan

5.Which media company planned to launch updated Portal devices for video chat?

(A) Twitter
(B) Facebook
(C) Instagram
(D) Skype

Answer:Facebook

6.Who has been appointed as the deputy leader of BJP in the Lok Sabha?

(A) Amit Shah
(B) Piyush Goyal
(C) Rajnath Singh
(D) Thawarchand Gehlot

Answer:Rajnath Singh

7.Which Indian is the sole one to feature on the Forbes 2019 list of world's highest-paid athletes?

(A) Virat Kohli
(B) Mithali Raj
(C) PV Sindhu
(D) Sania Mirza

Answer:Virat Kohli

8.Name the Indian Company which has the Higher Market Value than IBM at $120.5 bn.

(A) TCS
(B) HDFC Bank
(C) Reliance Industries Limited
(D) ITC Limited

Answer:TCS

9.Which company clinches top spot in the world's most valuable brand ranking?

(A) Amazon
(B) Flipkart
(C) Samsung
(D) Apple

Answer:Amazon

10.RBI constitutes a six-member panel to review ATM interchange fee structure. It was led by;

(A) K Srinivas
(B) S Sampath Kumar
(C) V G Kannan
(D) Giri Kumar Nair

Answer:V G Kannan

11.Who has been elected as the new president of Kazakhstan?

(A) Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
(B) Imangali Tasmagambetov
(C) Karim Massimov
(D) Serik Akhmetov

Answer:Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

12.Which of the following country will enter into a trade deal with the United States?

(A) Taiwan
(B) Turkey
(C) China
(D) Brazil

Answer:China

13.Who among the following would visit India in June 2019 to forge relations with India?

(A) Sergey Lavrov
(B) Angela Merkel
(C) Vladimir Putin
(D) Mike Pompeo'

Answer:Mike Pompeo'

14.Who has been named as acting Central Vigilance Commissioner?

(A) Alok Verma
(B) Dineshwar Sharma
(C) Sharad Kumar
(D) Ajit Doval

Answer:Ajit Doval

15.Who is appointed as pro-tem speaker of Lok Sabha?

(A) Anant Kumar Hegde
(B) Virendra Kumar
(C) Ashwini Kumar Choubey
(D) Parshottam Rupala

Answer:Virendra Kumar

16.Pramod Sawant CM of Goa approves __________ quota for economically backward sections.

(A) 10%
(B) 11%
(C) 12%
(D) 15%

Answer:10%

17.Name the insurance company which has launched a unique proprietary tool named 'My Protection Quotient' (MySQL) to ensure financial protection in the country.

(A) Tata AIA Life
(B) Max Life Insurance Company
(C) Exide Life Insurance
(D) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

Answer:Max Life Insurance Company

18.Which country has decided to invest Rs 13,000 cr in India's northeast region?

(A) Russia
(B) US
(C) Germany
(D) Japan

Answer:Japan

19.For which community, the Union Government has decided to develop Eklavya Model Residential Schools?

(A) Dalits
(B) EWS
(C) Scheduled Castes
(D) Scheduled Tribes

Answer:Scheduled Tribes

20.What is the theme UN-Habitat Assembly 2019?

(A) Harnessing the power of technology in Healthcare
(B) Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared Future
(C) Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities
(D) Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities

Answer:Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities