Current Affairs Quiz Set 77

  1. According to the latest merger plans of the Government of India, into how many banks will be 10 Public Sector Banks be merged?

 

  1. 12
  2. 4
  3. 7
  4. 9

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  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 30 unveiled a mega merger plan for public sector banks (PSBs), amalgamating 10 banks into 4.
  • The consolidation will bring down the total number of public sector banks in the country to 12 from 27 in 2017.

 

  1. Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank will be merged with which of the following banks?

 

  1. Union Bank of India
  2. Punjab National Bank
  3. Canara Bank
  4. Syndicate Bank

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  • Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank will be merged into Union Bank of India. This will mean a combined business of Rs 14.59 lakh crore, roughly twice the size of UBI currently. This will make it the fourth largest in terms of a network of branches with 9,600 branches.
  • Two banks coming from the South – Canara Bank with Syndicate Bank will be merged. The combined size of the business will be Rs 15.2 lakh crore, roughly 1.5 times that of Canara Bank currently. The combine will have the third-largest branch network in the country with 10,342 branches.

 

  1. Which of the following countries has test fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi?

 

  1. Iraq
  2. Iran
  3. Pakistan
  4. Israel

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  • Pakistan carried out a night training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, a move that coincides with its scaled-up effort to internationalise the Kashmir issue.
  • Major General Asif Ghafoor, spokesperson of Pakistan Armed Forces, tweeted that the exercise was successful and put out a 30-second video clip of the missile launch along with a group photograph of officers with the missile.
  • The ballistic missile is capable of “delivering multiple types of warheads upto 290 km”.

 

  1. When will be the International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) launched?

 

  1. 11 September 2019
  2. 10 September 2019
  3. 20 September 2019
  4. 23 September 2019

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  • The CDRI is proposed to be launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, USA on 23rdSeptember 2019. This event will bring together the largest number of Heads of States to generate commitments for combating the effects of climate change and resulting disasters, and will provide the high-level visibility required for the CDRI.
  • The CDRI will serve as a platform where knowledge is generated and exchanged on different aspects of disaster and climate resilience of infrastructure.
  • The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval for the Establishment of an International Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) along with its supporting Secretariat Office in New Delhi. The proposal was approved by the Prime Minister on 13thAugust, 2019.

 

  1. The Dindigul lock was given GI tag by the Geographical Indications Registry. To which of the following states does it belong?

 

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Maharashtra

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  • The Dindigul lock belongs to the state of Tamil Nadu.
  • The application for the lock was made by the Dindigul Lock, Hardware and Steel Furniture Workers Industrial Co-operative Society Limited, the Amarar Rajeev Gandhi Handloom Weavers Co-operative Production.
  • The famous Dindigul locks are known throughout the world for their superior quality and durability, so much so that even the city is called Lock City.

 

  1. Which of the following is true in context of becoming eligible for the judge of the Supreme Court?

 

  1. an advocate of high court for at least ten years
  2. an advocate of high court for at least eight years
  3. a judge advocate of high court for at least two years
  4. a judge advocate of high court for at least eight years

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     A citizen of India not exceeding 65 years age as per Article 124 of the constitution who has been

  • a judge of one high court or more (continuously), for at least five years, or
  • an advocate there, for at least ten years, or
  • a distinguished jurist, in the opinion of the president, power conferred by clause(2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India is eligible to be recommended for appointment, a judge of the supreme court.

 

  1. Where are the headquarters of NABARD situated?

 

  1. Lucknow
  2. Pune
  3. Delhi
  4. Mumbai

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  • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an apex development financial institution in India. It is an institution fully owned by Government of India, headquartered at Mumbai with regional offices all over India.

 

  1. How many High Courts are there in India in 2019?

 

  1. 21
  2. 22
  3. 23
  4. 25

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  • There are 25 High Courts in India at present (2019). These 25 High courts along with the Supreme Court form India's Judicial System. The jurisdiction of each High Court is over a state, a Union Territory, a group of states and Union Territories. Andhra Pradesh has the 25th high court in the country which became functional on 1 January 2019.

 

  1. Who among the following is the CEO and MD of the World Bank?

 

  1. Anshula Kant
  2. David Malpass
  3. Christine Lagard
  4. Audray Azoulay

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  1. Who among the following was the first woman Chief Justice of Supreme Court?

 

  1. Sindhu Satish
  2. Fathima Beevi
  3. Indu Malhotra
  4. Gita Mittal

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  • M. Fathima Beevi is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. Appointed to the apex Court in 1989, she became the first female judge to be a part of the Supreme court of India, and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any of the higher judiciaries in country.

 

   11. When is the International Day of Charity observed?

 

  1. 4 September
  2. 7 September
  3. 5 September
  4. 3 September

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  • The International Day of Charity officially was declared by the UN General Assembly in 2012.
  • Also, this day was created by the Hungarian Civil society initiative in 2011 with the support of the Hungarian parliament and Government.
  • 5 September is selected as the Date to celebrate the International Day of Charity because this date commemorates the anniversary of passing of Mother Teresa who worked tirelessly for the people who are in need, to overcome poverty, distress and suffering of the poorest in the world.

 

   12. Where will be India’s first ‘Garbage Café’ will be opened?

 

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Bihar
  3. Punjab
  4. Chhattisgarh

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  • India’s first ‘Garbage Café’ will soon be opened in Ambikapur city in north Chhattisgarh. It is initiative of Ambikapur municipal corporation. It aims to make Ambikar city plastic-free.
  • In this unique Café, poor people and rag pickers will get free food in exchange for one kilogram of plastic.
  • Besides they will also provided with breakfast in return for exchanging half a kilogram of plastic brought to the cafe. The collected garbage through this café will be sold at Solid Liquid Resources Management Centre.
  • Ambikapur city is Chhattisgarh’s first dustbin-free city. It has efficient solid waste management system. It has been hailed as second cleanest city the country in Swachhata rankings after Indore.

 

    13. From when will be there ban on single-use plastic in its various departments as well as the              public sector units under its administration?

 

  1. 11 September
  2. 12 September
  3. 13 September
  4. 15 September

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  • Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry has decided to ban single-use plastic in its various departments as well as the public sector units under its administration from September 15.
  • The decision was taken at a meeting held by Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan.
  • The department termed it as a small step to reduce single-use plastic usage and, to make people aware of viable alternative, while at the same time to improve the income and livelihood of rural women of India.

 

   14. When will Kargil to Kohima ultra-marathon commence?

 

  1. September 17
  2. September 19
  3. September 21
  4. September 22

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  • Commemorating 20 years of 'Vijay Diwas', the Indian Air Force is organising an ultra-marathon spanning over 4,500 km from Kargil to Kohima that will commence on September 21.
  • The run -- Kargil to Kohima (K2K): Glory Run -- will be from Kargil War Memorial at Dras in Jammu and Kashmir, and Kohima War Cemetery in Nagaland.
  • Kohima and Kargil are the two forward most outposts of India in the east and the north where two of the most fierce battles of modern India were fought in 1944 and 1999, respectively.
  • The run will commence on September 21 and culminate on November 6. A team of 25 air warriors will cover the distance of more than 4,500 mm in 45 days by running an average of 100 mm per day

 

  15. Who among the following is South Korea’s Defence Minister?

 

  1. Jang Kim Yen
  2. Kim Yong
  3. Man Ki Boon
  4. Jeong Kyeong-Doo

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