Current Affairs Quiz Set 84

  1. Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan?

 

  1. Kamla Beniwal
  2. Sachin Pilot
  3. Ashok Ghelot
  4. Banwari Lal

S: c

 

  1. Where was the Howdy Modi event held?

 

  1. Texas
  2. Florida
  3. Georgia
  4. Virginia

S: a

E:

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi played host to United States President Donald Trump at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, for an Indian-American rally dubbed the ‘Howdy Modi: Shared Dreams, Bright Futures’.
  • The mega ‘Howdy, Modi’ gala event saw around 50,000 Indian-Americans in attendance. Before this event, no US President has ever addressed a community event along with an Indian Prime Minister.

 

  1. For which of the following countries will India conduct a special training for its civil servants?

 

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Indonesia
  3. Malaysia
  4. Maldives

S: d

E:

  • India will conduct a two-week special training programme for Maldivian civil servants in Delhi and Mussoorie.
  • The training is part of a bilateral MoU on Training and Capacity Building Programme between the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) and the Maldives Civil Service Commission (CSC).
  • A 32-member delegation from Maldives has arrived at the NCGG campus in the hill station of Mussoorie.
  • India is the largest development partner for capacity building of Maldivian Civil Servants.

 

  1. Recently, how many new judges have been appointed to the Supreme Court?

 

  1. Three
  2. Seven
  3. Four
  4. Five

S: c

E:

  • Four new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court.
  • With the appointment, the judges' strength in the top court is now 34.
  • The new judges are -- Haryana High Court Chief Justice Krishna Murari, Himachal Pradesh High Court Chief Justice V. Ramasubramanian, Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Kerala High Court Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy.

 

  1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Union Human Resource Development Minister?

 

  1. Narendra Singh Tomar
  2. T C Ghelot
  3. Amit Shah
  4. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

S: d

 

  1. Who among the following launched the Management Information System (MIS) portal for stakeholders of the Accessible India Campaign (AIC)?

 

  1. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
  2. Amit Shah
  3. Narendra Singh Tomar
  4. Thaawarchand Gehlot

S: d

E-

  • Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the Management Information System (MIS) portal for stakeholders of the Accessible India Campaign (AIC).
  • Fully accessible for 'divyangjans', the MIS has been developed by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
  • The MIS portal will bring all the nodal ministries, and states and Union Territories on a single platform for monitoring the progress being made against each target of AIC.

 

  1. What will be the monetary fine imposed on the storage of e-cigarettes?

 

  1. 40,000
  2. 50,000
  3. 10,000
  4. 20,000

S: b

E-

  • Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Promulgation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Ordinance, 2019.
  • Electronic-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that produce aerosol by heating a solution containing nicotine, which is the addictive substance in combustible cigarettes. These include all forms of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Heat Not Burn Products, e-Hookah and the like devices. These novel products come with attractive appearances and multiple flavours and their use has increased exponentially and has acquired epidemic proportions in developed countries, especially among youth and children.
  • Upon promulgation of the Ordinance, any production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale (including online sale), distribution or advertisement (including online advertisement) of e-cigarettes shall be a cognizable offence punishable with an imprisonment of up to one year or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh or both for the first offence; and imprisonment of up to three years and fine up to Rs. 5 lakh for a subsequent offence.
  • Storage of electronic-cigarettes shall also be punishable with an imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to Rs 50,000 or both.


 

  1. What will be the monetary fine imposed in case of the first offence of manufacturing of e-cigrattes after the promulgation of Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Ordinance, 2019?

 

  1. 1 lakh
  2. 2 lakhs
  3. 3 lakhs
  4. 4 lakhs

S: a

E:

  • Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Promulgation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement) Ordinance, 2019.
  • Electronic-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that produce aerosol by heating a solution containing nicotine, which is the addictive substance in combustible cigarettes. These include all forms of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Heat Not Burn Products, e-Hookah and the like devices. These novel products come with attractive appearances and multiple flavours and their use has increased exponentially and has acquired epidemic proportions in developed countries, especially among youth and children.
  • Upon promulgation of the Ordinance, any production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale (including online sale), distribution or advertisement (including online advertisement) of e-cigarettes shall be a cognizable offence punishable with an imprisonment of up to one year or fine up to Rs. 1 lakh or both for the first offence; and imprisonment of up to three years and fine up to Rs. 5 lakh for a subsequent offence.
  • Storage of electronic-cigarettes shall also be punishable with an imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to Rs 50,000 or both.

 

  1. Consider the following for International Solar Alliance (ISA).

 

  1. ISA is headquartered in Bengaluru.
  2. ISA is an initiative of India.

 

  1. Only I
  2. Only II
  3. Both I & II
  4. None of the above

S: c

E:

  • The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of 121 countries initiated by India, most of them being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
  • It is headquartered in India.
  • In January 2016, Narendra Modi, and the then French President François Hollande jointly laid the foundation stone of the ISA Headquarters and inaugurated the interim Secretariat at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, India.

 

  1. What is the import duty imposed on the open cell LED panels?

 

  1. Nil
  2. 5%
  3. 10%
  4. 12%

S-a

E-

The government removed import duties on open cell LED panels used in the production of television sets, a move that could lower the input costs for TV makers who have been complaining about a slump in demand. Imported open cell panels, which constitute a chunk of cost for television sets, earlier attracted an import duty of 5%.

 

  1. Who among the following administers oath to the President of India?

 

  1. Chief Justice of India
  2. Judge of Supreme Court
  3. Prime Minister of India
  4. Union Finance Minister

S-a

 

  1. Who among the following is the first law officer of the country?

 

  1. Attorney General of India
  2. Solicitor General of India
  3. Chief Justice of India
  4. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

S-a

 

  1. How many judges including the Chief Justice of India do the Supreme Court of India have?

 

  1. 32
  2. 31
  3. 33
  4. 34

S-d

 

  1. Where are the headquarters of the World Bank situated?

 

  1. Washington DC
  2. New York
  3. Austin
  4. San Francisco

S:b

 

  1. Which article of the Indian constitution mandates a judge of the Supreme Court to retire at the age of 65?

 

  1. 124
  2. 122
  3. 121
  4. 120

S-a