IMPORTANT COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION FOR JULY 15 & 16, 2019

1. Who has recently been appointed World Bank Managing Director (MD) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)?

a) Anshula Kant
b) Rahul Sachdev
c) Amrita Dev
d) Bipin Singh

Answer: Anshula Kant

2.In order to facilitate trade between Bhutan and which country India has set up a waterway in Brahmaputra River?

a) Pakistan
b) China
c) Bangaldesh
d) Nepal

Answer: Bangladesh

3. Which tennis player recently won the second Wimbledon title by defeating Roger Federer?

a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Andy Murray
d) Stan Wawrinka

Answer: Novak Djokovic

4. Which leg-spinner of Afghanistan has been appointed the new captain of the team in all three formats?

a) Asgar Afghan
b) Gulbadin Naib
c) Hamid Hasan
d) Rashid Khan

Answer: Rashid Khan

5. Senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra has been appointed governor of which state?

a) Bihar
b) Jharkhand
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

6. Which nation won the ICC World Cup 2019?

a) England
b) New Zealand
c) Australia
d) Sri Lanka

Answer: England

7. Which nation will host the ICC World Cup 2023?

a) New Zealand
b) Sri Lanka
c) India
d) South Africa

Answer:India

8. Which state became the first to have the State Water Policy to conserve water?

a) Kerala
b) Meghalaya
c) Punjab
d) Bihar

Answer: Meghalaya

9. Which of following General Insurance Company will be merged with National Insurance Company Limited and United India Assurance Company Limited to create a single insurance entity?

a) Oriental India Insurance Company
b) Bharti Axa General Insurance
c) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
d) SBI General Insurance

Answer: Oriental India Insurance Company

10. Hussain Muhammad Ershad died recently. He was former President of which country?

a) Sri Lanka
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) India

Answer: Bangladesh

11. Which among the following players was left out from Sachin Tendulkar’s World Cup XI?

a) Virat Kohli
b) MS Dhoni
c) Rohit Sharma
d) Ravindra Jadeja

Answer: MS Dhoni

12. In the second round of talks on Kartarpur corridor, Pakistan has agreed to allow visa-free travel for how many pilgrims per day?

a) 1000
b) 3000
c) 7000
d) 5000

Answer: 5000

13. NASA is commemorating the 50th launch anniversary of which history mission in July?

a) Apollo 1
b) Apollo 13
c) Apollo 11
d) Apollo 5

Answer: Apollo 11

14. Which country has opened its air-space for India after five months?

a) China
b) UAE
c) Pakistan
d) Japan

Answer: Pakistan

15. The first international flight from this Indian city took for Dubai on July 15.

a) Jamshedpur
b) Indore
c) Dehradun
d) Bhopal

Answer: Indore

16. Which of the following personality was chosen by Bank of England to feature on new £50 note of Britain?

a) Alan Turing
b) James Watt
c) Jane Austen
d) Nan Shepherd

Answer: Alan Turing

17. The International Arbitration Court imposed over USD 5 billion penalty on which country for unlawful denial of a mining lease to a company?

a) India
b) Pakistan
c) USA
d) China

Answer:Pakistan

18. When is World Youth Skills Day observed every year globally?

a) 13 July
b) 14 July
c) 15 July
d) 16 July

Answer: 15 July

19. Which state government has recently announced the addition of Maithili language as an alternative subject from the 8th to 12th standard?

a) Delhi Government
b) UP Government
c) Bihar Government
d) Rajasthan Government

Answer: Delhi Government

20. Which country will host Shooting World Cup 2020?

a) China
b) South Korea
c) Japan
d) India

Answer: India