General Awareness Questions | Current Affairs for Teaching Exams(Solutions)

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Q1. The International Day of Yoga is being observed on __________________ June every year.

Q1. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस हर वर्ष __________________ जून को मनाया जाता है.

(a) 23rd

(b) 21st

(d) 22nd

Q2. Which company will head the panel set up by SEBI to review margins on derivatives and submit its recommendations to the Secondary Market Advisory Committee?

Q2. कौन सी कंपनी डेरिवेटिव पर मार्जिन की समीक्षा करने के लिए सेबी द्वारा स्थापित पैनल का नेतृत्व करेगी और माध्यमिक बाजार सलाहकार समिति को अपनी सिफारिशें देगी?

(a) Metropolitan Clearing Corporation of India Limited /मेट्रोपॉलिटन क्लियरिंग कॉर्पोरेशन ऑफ इंडिया लिमिटेड

(b) FICCI /फिक्की

(d) NSE Clearing Limited /मैक्सिमस सिक्योरिटीज लिमिटेड

Q3. World Music Day is observed every year on-?

Q3. विश्व संगीत दिवस हर वर्ष कब मनाया जाता है -?

(a) 23rd June

(b) 19th June

(d) 22nd June

Q4. What is the theme of International Day of Yoga 2019?

Q4. अंतर्राष्ट्रीय योग दिवस 2019 का विषय क्या है?

(a) Yoga for Climate Action

(b) Yoga with Gurus

(d) Yoga is a Physical, Mental and Spiritual

Q5. World Archery appointed _______________________ as an independent person to sort out the ongoing mess in the Archery Association of India (AAI).

Q5. विश्व तीरंदाजी ने _________ को भारतीय तीरंदाजी संघ (AAI ) में जारी गड़बड़ी को सुलझाने के लिए एक स्वतंत्र व्यक्ति के रूप में नियुक्त किया.

(a) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

(b) Jitu Rai

(d) Abhinav Bindra

Q6. The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) (ECI) organized five-day training programme on Use of Technology in Elections for Election Officials of Union Election Commission of Myanmar. In which year the IIIDEM has established?

Q6. भारतीय अंतर्राष्ट्रीय लोकतंत्र और चुनाव प्रबंधन संस्थान (IIIDEM) (ECI) ने म्यांमार के केंद्रीय चुनाव आयोग के चुनाव अधिकारियों के लिए चुनाव में प्रौद्योगिकी के उपयोग पर पांच दिवसीय प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया. IIIDEM की स्थापना किस वर्ष में हुई है?

(a) 2009

(b) 2017

(d) 2011

Q7. Who has won the women’s javelin bronze in the 58th Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet, an IAAF World Challenge event?

Q7. एक IAAF वर्ल्ड चैलेंज इवेंट, 58 वें ओस्ट्रावा गोल्डन स्पाइक एथलेटिक्स मीट में महिलाओं के जेवेलिन थ्रो में किसने कांस्य पदक जीता है.

(a) Kashinath Naik

(b) Neeraj Chopra

(d) Annu Rani

Q8. Name the IT firm, which has signed a multi-year contract with Airbus for cabin and cargo design engineering recently?

Q8. किस आईटी फर्म ने हाल ही में केबिन और कार्गो डिजाइन इंजीनियरिंग के लिए एयरबस के साथ एक बहु-वर्षीय अनुबंध पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?

(a) Wipro

(b) Infosys

(d) Cognizant

Q9. A Standing Group of Secretaries (GoS) has been constituted on e-Commerce by Ministry of Commerce and Industry. GoS under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is constituted to ensure inter-ministerial/inter-departmental coordination on resolving issues, cutting across Ministries and Departments of Government of India in e-Commerce. Who is present Secretary of DPIIT?

Q9. वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय द्वारा ई-कॉमर्स पर सचिवों (GoS) का एक स्थायी समूह गठित किया गया है. भारत सरकार के मंत्रालयों और विभागों के ई-कॉमर्स में मुद्दों को सुलझाने हेतु अंतर-मंत्रालयीय/अंतर-विभागीय समन्वय सुनिश्चित करने के लिए सचिव, उद्योग और आंतरिक व्यापार संवर्धन विभाग (DPIIT) की अध्यक्षता में GoS का गठन किया जाता है. DPIIT के वर्तमान सचिव कौन हैं?

(a) Anuj Gupta

(b) Ramesh Abhishek

(d) Ravi Singh

Q10. According to Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Fund of Funds for Startups have provided financial support to 249 startups in last 3 years. The DPIIT is the monitoring agency and ______________________ is the operating agency for FFS.

Q10. उद्योग संवर्धन और आंतरिक व्यापार विभाग के अनुसार, फंड्स ऑफ़ फंड्स फॉर स्टार्टअप्स ने पिछले 3 वर्षों में 249 स्टार्टअपको वित्तीय सहायता प्रदान की है. DPIIT निगरानी एजेंसी है और ______________________ एफएफएस के लिए परिचालन एजेंसी है.

(a) SIDBI

(b) NABARD

(d) SEBI

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. The International Day of Yoga is being observed on 21st June every year. The International Day of Yoga aims to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga. This is the 5th Edition of International Day of Yoga. Theme: Yoga for Climate Action.

S2. Ans.(d)

Sol. NSE Clearing Ltd. will head the panel set up by SEBI to review margins on derivatives. The panel will submit its recommendations to the Secondary Market Advisory Committee. These margins on the derivatives segment are pushing up the cost of trading while not managing risk in the most efficient manner.

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. World Music Day is observed every year on June 21. Each year there are events in over 120 countries and 700 cities around the world, not including France where there were too many events to count. The event is also known as Fête de la Musique (or World Music Day) and originated in France in 1982.

S4. Ans.(a)

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. World Archery appointed Abhinav Bindra as an independent person to sort out the ongoing mess in the Archery Association of India (AAI).

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol. The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) (ECI) organized five-day training programme on Use of Technology in Elections for Election Officials of Union Election Commission of Myanmar. The Capacity Building Programs on Electoral technology is the 7th program in the series of the 09 programs scheduled across 2018-2019. Through efficient and scientific management of elections and electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has played a key role in strengthening the Indian democracy. Inspired by its vision on the philosophy of democracy as well as on the multifarious aspects of democratic ethos and operations, including most importantly, efficient and flawless delivery of free and fair elections, the ECI established the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in June 2011.

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol. Annu Rani won the women’s javelin bronze in the 58th Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet, an IAAF World Challenge event. While Croatia’s Sara Kolak took the gold and Slovenia’s Martina Ratej bagged the silver.

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. IT firm Tech Mahindra has signed a multi-year contract with Airbus for cabin and cargo design engineering. The contract aims to capitalise on the specialised skills and competencies in the growing cabin engineering business over the next few years.

S9. Ans.(b)

Sol. A Standing Group of Secretaries (GoS) has been constituted on e-Commerce by Ministry of Commerce and Industry. GoS under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is constituted to ensure inter-ministerial/inter-departmental coordination on resolving issues, cutting across Ministries and Departments of Government of India in e-Commerce. Secretary of DPIIT: Ramesh Abhishek.

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. According to Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Fund of Funds for Startups have provided financial support to 249 startups in last 3 years. The DPIIT is the monitoring agency and Small Industries Development Bank of India is the operating agency for FFS. FFS contributes to the corpus of SEBI registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). These AIFs in turn have to invest at least twice the contribution under FFS in startups.

General Awareness Questions | Current Affairs for Teaching Exams(Solutions)