Daily Current Affairs

7-8 July 2019

In July 2019, Which of the following state police has signs pact to implement

rooftop solar energy systems its buildings?

जलाई 2019 म, निमन म स निस राजय िी पनलस ि अपिी इमारत ो पर रफटॉप सौर ऊजाा

परणानलय ो ि लाग िरि ि नलए पर हसताकषर निए ह?

A. Haryana Police

B. Delhi Police

C. Karnataka Police

D. Gujarat Police

Which of the following state has topped in the ‘Agricultural Marketing

and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index’ (AMFFRI) index of NITI

Aayog?निमननलखित म स निस राजय ि निनत आईय ग ि ‘िनि निपणि और ििि

अििल सधार सचिाोि’ (AMFFRI) सचिाोि म शीिा सथाि परापत निया ह?

A. Jharkhand

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Gujarat

D. Maharashtra

According to Economic Survey 2019-20, India’s GDP is expected to grow at

________ in 2019-20?

आनथाि सिकषण 2019-20 ि अिसार, भारत िी जीडीपी 2019-20 म ________ बढि िी

उममीद ह?

A. 7%

B. 6.6%

C. 7.2%

D. 6.8%

According to Economic Survey 2019-20, India’s fiscal deficit has been

pegged at ________ of GDP for 2018-19.

आनथाि सिकषण 2019-20 ि अिसार, भारत िा राजि िीय घाटा 2018-19 ि नलए

जीडीपी ि ________ पर आोिा गया ह।

A. 2.9%

B. 3.4%

C. 1.5%

D. 2.4%

According to Economic Survey 2019-20, India’s foodgrain production has been

projected at ________.

आनथाि सिकषण 2019-20 ि अिसार, भारत ि िादयानन उतपादि ि ________ पर

अिमानित निया गया ह।

A. 176.1 million tonne

B. 283.4 million tonne

C. 251.9 million tonne

D. 423.5 million tonne

The 21st Commonwealth Championship for the year 2019 will be held in

__________.

ििा 2019 ि नलए 21 िी ो राषटर मोडल चखियिनशप __________ म आय नजत िी जाएगी।

A. Rajasthan

B. Punjab

C. Odisha

D. Maharashtra

Which state govt launches toll-free CM helpline 1076, recently?

हाल ही म निस राजय सरिार ि ट ल-फरी सीएम हलपलाइि 1076 शर िी ह?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. West Bengal

C. Andra Pradesh

D. Odisha

The founder of Working Women's Forum (WWF) & Padma Shri awardee, who

passed away recently is;

िनिि ग िमि फ रम (डबलयडबलयएफ) ि सोसथापि और पदम शरी अिाडी, नजििा हाल ही म

निधि ह गया;

A. Dr. Jaya Arunachalam

B. Sonika Chauhan

C. Jiah Khan

D. Kuljeet Randhawa

Who is appointed as an additional director on the Board of Directors

(BOD) of Jammu and Kashmir Bank by Reserve Bank of India?

भारतीय ररजिा बि दवारा जमम और िशमीर बि ि निदशि मोडल (BOD) म

अनतररकत निदशि ि रप म निस नियकत निया गया ह?

A. AK Misra

B. Suresh Kumar

C. Dinesh Gupta

D. Vikram Sharma

Which state has commissioned the longest Electrified Railway Tunnel?

निस राजय ि सबस लोबी निदयतीित रलि सरोग िा निमााण निया ह?

A. Maharashtra

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Karnataka

D. Kerala

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International Day of Cooperatives: 6 Julyसहिाररता िा अोतरााषटर ीय नदिस: 6 जलाई

● International Co-operative Day is an

annual celebration of the co-

operative movement observed on

the first Saturday in July since 1923.

● The day is celebrated to increase

awareness of cooperatives.

● 2019 theme: COOPS 4 DECENT

WORK

● अोतरााषटर ीय सहिाररता नदिस सहिाररता

आोद लि िा एि िानिाि उतसि ह, ज

जलाई 1923 ि बाद स जलाई ि पहल

शनििार ि मिाया जाता ह।

● सहिाररता ि बार म जागरिता बढाि ि

नलए यह नदिस मिाया जाता ह।

● 2019 थीम: COOPS 4 DECENT

WORK

Indian Railways commissions longest electrified tunnel

भारतीय रलि ि सबस लोबी निदयतीित सरोग शर िी- AIR

● South Central Railway has

commissioned the longest electrified

tunnel, measuring 6.6 Kms between

Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations.

● It is part of the recently completed

Obulavaripalli – Venkatachalam new

railway line.

● The tunnel has been completed in a

record time of 43 months.

● The construction of this tunnel paved the

way to operate freight trains on

Obulavaripalli - Venkatachalam -

Krishnapatnam Port new railway line for

a distance of 113 km.

● दनकषण मधय रलि ि सबस लोबी निदयतीित

सरोग िा निमााण निया ह, ज चरल पलली

और रपर सटशि ो ि बीच 6.6 निल मीटर

लमबी ह।

● यह हाल ही म परी हई ओबलिररपलली -

ििटचलम िई रलि लाइि िा नहससा ह।

● सरोग ि 43 महीि ि ररिॉडा समय म परा

निया गया ह।

● इस सरोग ि निमााण स 113 निमी िी दरी

ि नलए ओबलािररपलली - ििटचलम -

िषणापटिम प टा िई रल लाइि पर

मालगानिय ो ि सोचालि िा मागा परशसत

हआ।

Nasscom announces global cloud computing challenge

िसिॉम ि िनिि कलाउड िो पयनटोग चिौती िी घ िणा िी- money control

● Nasscom partners with National Skill

Development Corporation to organise

‘World Skills India’s International Cloud

Computing Challenge 2019’.

● Ten countries including India are

participating in the competition, along

with New Zealand, Belgium, Japan,

China, South Korea, Russia, Oman and

Ireland.

● “WorldSkills India” is an NSDC initiative

launched in 2011 to provide a platform to

the youth, along with industries and

educators.

● िसिॉम ि ‘िरला खिलस इोनडयाज

इोटरिशिल कलाउड िो पयनटोग चलज

2019’ िा आय जि िरि ि नलए

िशिल खिल डिलपमट िॉरप रशि ि

साथ ि साझदार िी ह।

● परनतय नगता म भारत सनहत दस दश

नयजीलड, बखियम, जापाि, चीि, दनकषण

ि ररया, रस, ओमाि और आयरलड ि

साथ भाग ल रह ह।

● “WorldSkills India” 2011 म शर िी

गयी NSDC िी एि पहल ह, ज उदय ग ो

और नशकषि ो ि साथ यिाओो ि एि मोच

परदाि िरि ि नलए शर िी गई ह।

Army Chief releases Kargil Tribute Songसिा परमि ि िारनगल शरदाोजनल गीत जारी निया

- AIR

● Army Chief General Bipin Rawat

has released a Kargil Tribute Song

to honour, salute and pay homage

to the Kargil martyrs and war

veterans.

● The song has been composed by

eminent Hindi lyricist Sammer

Anjaan and sung by Shatadru Kabir.

● The song was released as part of

the celebration of the 20th

anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas to

be celebrated on 26th of July.

● सिा परमि जिरल नबनपि राित ि िारनगल

शहीद ो और यद ि नदगगज ो ि सममाि,

सलामी और शरदाोजनल दि ि नलए एि

िारनगल शरदाोजनल गीत जारी निया ह।

● इस गीत ि परखयात नहोदी गीतिार सममर

अोजाि ि िो प ज निया ह और शतरदर िबीर

ि गाया ह।

● यह गीत 26 जलाई ि मिाए जाि िाल

िारनगल निजय नदिस िी 20 िी ो ििागाोठ ि

जशन ि नहसस ि रप म जारी निया गया ह।

Current Affairs asked in previous papers

RRB JE

May 2019 (Memory Based)

Who among has been named as the chief scientist of WHO?

डबलयएचओ ि मखय िजञानिि ि रप म निस िानमत निया गया ह?

A. Soumya Swaminathan

B. Gita Gopinath

C. Neeru Chadha

D. Balram Bhargava

• Soumya Swaminathan, a Deputy Director-General of the

World Health Organisation has been named Chief Scientist

of the WHO.

• निि सवासथय सोगठि िी एि उप महानिदशि सौमया

सवामीिाथि ि डबलयएचओ िा मखय िजञानिि िानमत निया

गया ह।

(March 2019)

Which of the following station is the first to get ISO certification in India?

भारत म आईएसओ परमाणि परापत िरि िाला पहला सटशि िौि सा ह?

A. Nagpur

B. Surat

C. Guwahati

D. Allahabad

• The Guwahati Railway Station has become the first ever

railway station in the Indian Railways to get an ISO

certification from the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

• गिाहाटी रलि सटशि राषटर ीय हररत अनधिरण (NGT) स

आईएसओ परमाणि परापत िरि िाला भारतीय रलि िा पहला

रलि सटशि बि गया ह

(April 2019)

Which of the India’s education technology startup has bagged a $25,000 Next Billion

Edtech Prize 2019?

भारत ि निस नशकषा परौदय नगिी सटाटाअप ि $ 25,000 िा िकसट नबनलयि एडटि पराइज 2019 जीता ह?

A. Dost Education

B. Byju's

C. Shiksha Foundation

D. Pulse

• India's education technology startup 'Dost Education' has bagged a

$25,000 tech prize along with two other winners from Tanzania and

Egypt.

• The Next Billion Edtech Prize 2019 recognises the most innovative

technology destined to have a radical impact on education in low

income and emerging world countries.

• भारत ि नशकषा परौदय नगिी सटाटाअप 'द सत एजिशि' ि तोजानिया और नमसर

ि द अनय निजताओो ि साथ $ 25,000 िा तििीिी परिार परापत निया ह।

• अगला नबनलयि एडटि पराइज 2019 िम आय और उभरत दनिया ि दश ो म

नशकषा पर मौनलि परभाि डालि ि नलए निय नजत सबस ििीि परौदय नगिी ि

मानयता दता ह।

(April 2019)

International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated every year on _______.

जनिि निनिधता ि नलए अोतरााषटर ीय नदिस हर साल _______ ि मिाया जाता ह।

A. 12 May

B. 20 May

C. 22 May

D. 19 May

• The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The

International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to

increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity

issues.

• सोयकत राषटर ि जि निनिधता ि मद ो िी समझ और जागरिता

बढाि ि नलए 22 मई ि अोतरााषटर ीय जनिि निनिधता नदिस

(IDB) घ नित निया ह।

(May 2019)

What is India’s rank on World Happiness Index?

िरला हपपीिस इोडकस म भारत िी रि कया ह?

A. 121

B. 130

C. 143

D. 140

• India was placed on 140 position in 2019 in the Global

Happiness Ranking.

• Finland on the top spot on the most happiest country for

the second consecutive year.

• गल बल हपपीिस र निो ग म भारत ि 2019 म 140 सथाि पर रिा

गया था।

• नफिलड लगातार दसर ििा सबस िश दश ि रप म पर शीिा

सथाि पर रहा ।

(March 2019)

FUN FACT WITH WIFISTUDY

Important Questions

India’s longest electrified tunnel has been inaugurated between Cherlopalli and

Rapuru stations. It measures about ________.

भारत िी सबस लोबी निदयतीित सरोग िा उदघाटि चरल पलली और रपर सटशि ो ि बीच

निया गया ह। यह लगभग _______ लमबी ह।

A. 2.3 km

B. 5.3 km

C. 8.1 km

D. 6.6 km

International Day of Cooperatives 2019 is/was observed every year on

________.

अोतरााषटर ीय सहिाररता नदिस 2019 इस साल ________ ि मिाया गया ह।

A. 4 July

B. 5 July

C. 6 July

D. 7 July

Now India has a total of _______ UNESCO world heritage sites?

अब भारत म िल _______ यिि निि धर हर सथल ह?

A. 36

B. 29

C. 39

D. 41

Nasscom has partnered with which of the following organisation to organise

‘World Skills India’s International Cloud Computing Challenge 2019’?

िसिॉम ि निमननलखित म स निस सोगठि ि साथ 'निि िौशल भारत ि अोतरााषटर ीय

कलाउड िमपपयनटोग चलज 2019' ि आय जि ि नलए भागीदारी िी ह?

A. National Bureau of Statistics

B. National Skill Development Corporation

C. All India Council for Technical Education

D. National Institute of Open Schooling

Who among the following is the composer of Kargil Tribute Song released by

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat?

सिा परमि जिरल नबनपि राित दवारा जारी निय गए िारनगल शरदाोजनल गीत ि सोगीतिार िौि

ह?

A. Alka Yagnik

B. Udit Narayan

C. Sameer Anjaan

D. Anand Raj Anand

Which government has approved over $9 million for relief and rehabilitation

work in cyclone-hit Odisha.

चकरिात परभानित ओनडशा म राहत और पििाास िाया ि नलए निस सरिार ि $ 9 नमनलयि स

अनधि िी मोजरी दी ह।

A. Sydney

B. Hong Kong

C. Thailand

D. Seoul

Who reviewed the National Film Heritage Mission in Pune?

पण म राषटर ीय नफलम निरासत नमशि िी समीकषा निसि िी?

A. Dharmendra Pradhan

B. Nitin Gadkari

C. Harsh Vardhan

D. Prakash Javadekar

Who launched a Digital India initiative at New Delhi?

िई नदलली म नडनजटल इोनडया िी पहल निसि शर िी?

A. Ravi Shankar Prasad

B. Dharmendra Pradhan

C. Ram Vilas Paswan

D. Rajnath Singh

Which country has recently replaced Singapore to become world's top-

ranked destination for expatriates?

हाल ही म निस दश ि परिानसय ो ि नलए दनिया िा शीिा सथाि पाि ि नलए नसोगापर िी

जगह ली ह?

A. Canada

B. Spain

C. Switzerland

D. Australia

Which country is the largest producer of milk?

दध िा सबस बिा उतपादि दश िौि सा ह?

A. China

B. India

C. USA

D. UK

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