MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS JULY 9 & 10, 2019

1. Which Bank recently announced to pull out of global equities sales and trading to scale back investment banking?

a)      Deutsche Bank

b)      Barclays Bank

c)       HSBC India

d)      DBS Bank

Answer: Deutsche Bank

2. Prime Minister Modi recently unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at which city?

a)      New Delhi

b)      Ranchi

c)       Varanasi

d)      Karnal

Answer: Varanasi

3. India and which country recently resolved to exchange crucial information on drug trafficking and precursors?

a)      Russia

b)      Myanmar

c)       Nepal

d)      Maldives

Answer: Myanmar

4. Which helicopters arrived at the Mundra port in Gujarat for the Indian Air Force?

a)      Vikrant

b)      Chinook

c)       Rafael

d)      Tejas

Answer: Chinook

5. Reliance Jio tied-up with which social media platform for ‘Digital Udaan’ initiative?

a)      Facebook

b)      Instagram

c)       Twitter

d)      WhatsApp

Answer: Facebook

6. Which state government has announced for monthly Rs. 10K allowance for Padma award winners facing financial problem?

a)      Jharkhand

b)      Odisha

c)       Telangana

d)      Rajasthan

Answer: Odisha

7. Who has been recently appointed as head of the National Cricket Academy?

a)      MS Dhoni

b)      Sachin Tendulkar

c)       Rahul Dravid

d)      Harbhajan Singh

Answer: Rahul Dravid

8. According to the United Nations, which country has enriched uranium more than limit set in an international treaty of 2015?

a)      Iran

b)      Iraq

c)       Jordan

d)      Pakistan

Answer: Iran

9. Recently, how many countries have established a group of scientists to study the impact of climate change on Arctic ice?

a)      32

b)      25

c)       20

d)      17

Answer: 17

10. Which country has recently launched Soyuz Carrier Rocket with 33 Satellites?

a)      China

b)      Russia

c)       France

d)      Sri Lanka

Answer: Russia

11. India played Cricket World Cup 2019 semi finals with which team?

a)      England

b)      Australia

c)       New Zealand

d)      Sri Lanka

Answer: New Zealand

12. Who was appointed as the Director General in Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?

a)      Arun Kumar

b)      B S Bhullar

c)       Satish Dixit

d)      Nitesh Kumar

Answer: Arun Kumar

13. The RBI recently finalised a ‘Three Year Roadmap’ to improve supervision and regulation. What is the name of roadmap?

a)      Utkarsh 2022

b)      Utsaah 2022

c)       Vishwas 2022

d)      Vikalp 2022

Answer: Utkarsh 2022

14. Which state has recently announced a solar award in the name of Bharat Ratna M. Visvesvaraya?

a)      Telangana

b)      Maharashtra

c)       Odisha

d)      Karnataka

Answer: Karnataka

15. Which company has launched first electric SUV in India?

a)      Hyundai

b)      BMW

c)       Nissan

d)      Volkswagen

Answer: Hyundai

16. Rajya Sabha passes resolution imposing 200% customs duty on goods from which country?

a)      USA

b)      China

c)       Pakistan

d)      Bangladesh

Answer: Pakistan

17. According to latest report of UNESCO one in four children in which country will remain uneducated by 2030?

a)      India

b)      Argentina

c)       Iran

d)      Pakistan

Answer: Pakistan

18. DRDO carries out three successful tests of which tank destroyer missile in one day in Pokhran?

a)      Nag

b)      Prithvi

c)       Akash

d)      Agni

Answer: Nag

19.Which state government approves Aadhaar-linked payment for pension disbursal?

(A) Andra Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Jammu and Kashmir

(D) West Bengal

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

20.MOSAiC mission is a year-long expedition into which of the following ocean?

(A) Antarctica ocean

(B) Pacific ocean

(C) Arctic ocean

(D) Indian ocean

Answer: Arctic ocean