29th July Most Important Current Affairs MCQ'S for JKSSB and JK Bank Exams.
Q.1) TRIFED has
inked an agreement with which institution for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)?
(1) IIT Delhi
(2) IIT Madras
(3) IIT
Hyderabad
(4) IIT Bombay
Correct Answer -
(1) IIT Delhi
Explanation:
TRIFED, a key
organization committed to the welfare and growth of the tribal people, under the
Ministry of Tribal Affairs has entered into a partnership with IIT Delhi for
the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) for the tribal development.
Q.2) Which of
the following announced the launch of a macadamization program for roads?
(1) Odisha
(2) Telangana
(3) Jammu and
Kashmir
(4) Nagaland
Correct Answer -
(3) Jammu and Kashmir
Explanation:
The Jammu and
Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu announced the launch of a macadamization
program for roads across the Union Territory.
Q.3) The fourth
edition of the Khelo India Youth Games is scheduled to be held in which of
these cities?
(1) Dharamshala
(2) Panchkula
(3) Lucknow
(4) Pithoragarh
Correct Answer -
(2) Panchkula
Explanation:
Haryana will
host the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in 2021, in Panchkula.
The games will be held after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which is scheduled to
take place from July 2021.
Q.4) ‘Rozgaar
Bazaar’ is a web portal launched by which state to bring job seekers and
employers on
one platform?
(1) Assam
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Uttar
Pradesh
(4) Delhi
Correct Answer -
(4) Delhi
Explanation:
The Government
of Delhi, led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has launched an online job
portal ‘Rozgaar Bazaar’, which will be beneficial for both, the job seekers and
employers, by bringing them together on one platform.
Q.5) India has
built the World’s first-ever Electrified Rail Tunnel capable of running Double
Stack Container Trains. In which state is it built?
(1) Uttar
Pradesh
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) West Bengal
(4) Haryana
Correct Answer -
(4) Haryana
Explanation:
The Indian
Railways is in the process of building the world’s first electrified tunnel
which is capable of running double-stacked container trains. The tunnel when
complete will be around 1 kilometer long and is situated near Rewari and Dadri
in Haryana.
Q.6) By which
year will the Indian Railways begin using Radio-Frequency Identification Tags (RFID)
for tracking all wagons?
(1) 2022
(2) 2023
(3) 2024
(4) 2025
Correct Answer -
(1) 2022
Explanation:
The Indian
Railways is to begin using Radio-Frequency Identification Tags (RFID) for
tracking all wagons by the year 2022. A total of 23,000 wagons have been
covered under the RFID project so far.
Q.7) Who has
been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the International Union of Railways?
(1) Vijay Verma
(2) Arun Kumar
(3) Shekhar
Kumar
(4) Puneet
Sharma
Correct Answer -
(2) Arun Kumar
Explanation:
International
Union of Railways, UIC, Paris, has nominated Director General of 54r2 Railway
Protection Force, Arun Kumar, as Vice-Chairman of its security platform.
Q.8) According
to a report published by the UK tech firm Comparitech, which Indian city has
ranked
16th in terms of
most surveilled city in the world?
(1) Delhi
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Kochi
Correct Answer -
(3) Hyderabad
Explanation:
Telangana’s
capital Hyderabad has found a place among the top 50 CCTV-surveilled cities in
the world. Chennai, ranked 21st overall, comes a close second in Indian
surveilled cities, while Delhi is a distant third at 33rd. Eighteen of the top
20 cities in the list are located in China, while third-ranked London is the
only city situated outside of China apart from Hyderabad.
Q.9) ‘Veli Band’
is a user-friendly wearable device launched by which institution to help comply
with
social
distancing norms during the current pandemic situation?
(1) IIM
Hyderabad
(2) IIM
Kozhikode
(3) IIM Lucknow
(4) IIM
Bengaluru
Correct Answer -
(2) IIM Kozhikode
Explanation:
The Indian
Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK)-based incubated startup, Qual5 India
Pvt Ltd (a female-led startup), has launched a unique user-friendly wearable
gadget, named as ‘Veli Band’ that helps in maintaining social distancing by
sending out an alarm in case of proximity with another person.
Q.10) With which
of the following did the Green Climate Fund (GCF) partnered to boost green
recovery from COVID-19?
(1) Asian Development
Bank
(2) World Bank
(3) United
Nations
(4) BRICS Bank
Correct Answer -
(1) Asian Development Bank
Explanation:
The Asian
Development Bank (ADB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) agreed to partner
toward a ‘green recovery’ for members confronting the harsh economic impact of
the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
Q.11) Which
country is set to launch the ASTHROS Mission to study Cosmos by sending a
telescope, on a football stadium-sized balloon?
(1) Japan
(2) Germany
(3) United
States
(4) Russia
Correct Answer -
(3) United States
Explanation:
NASA has planned
to launch a new mission ‘ASTHROS’, to observe wavelengths of light invisible
from the Earth, in a bid to find answers about the formation of giant stars in
the galaxy. Under the mission, NASA will send a telescope, on a football
stadium-sized balloon, high into the stratosphere. The telescope mission ASTHROS
stands for Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution
Observations at Sub millimeter-wavelengths.
Q.12) According
to a report by TERI, by the year 2025, what can be the drop in demand for
electricity in India due to COVID-19?
(1) 9-19%
(2) 6-16%
(3) 8-18%
(4) 7-17%
Correct Answer -
(4) 7-17%
Explanation:
According to
TERI’s new report, the demand for electricity in India will be lower by 7 to
17% due to COVID-19 by 2025. The report, titled ‘Bending the Curve: 2025
Forecasts for Electricity Demand by Sector and State in the Light of the COVID
Epidemic’, also suggests policy-makers, developers, distribution companies, and
investors need to be better prepared for the future, if the decline in demand
growth persists.
Q.13) How much
amount has been allocated by India to North Korea under WHO anti-tuberculosis
program?
(1) USD 2
million
(2) USD 1
million
(3) USD 3
million
(4) USD 4
million
Correct Answer -
(2) USD 1 million
Explanation:
India has
extended anti-tuberculosis medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to
North Korea in
response to a
request received from the World Health Organisation (WHO). The medical
assistance is given under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis program
in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Q.14) How much
amount will be funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST)‘India-
Russia Joint
Technology Assessment and Accelerated Commercialization Programme’?
(1) Rs 20 crore
(2) Rs 25 crore
(3) Rs 10 crore
(4) Rs 15 crore
Correct Answer -
(4) Rs 15 crore
Explanation:
The Department
of Science and Technology has launched the ‘India-Russia Joint Technology
Assessment and Accelerated Commercialization Program’. The program has been
jointly launched in partnership with the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Foundation for Assistance to Small
Innovative Enterprises (FASIE) of the Russian Federation. The program will run
over a period of two years DST will fund up to Rs 15 crores to 10 Indian
SMEs/start- ups
Q.15) According
to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List, Mukesh Ambani is at which position
in terms of richest persons in the world after his net worth swells past $75
billion?
(1) 5th
(2) 4th
(3) 3rd
(4) 7th
Correct
Answer - (1) 5th
Explanation:
India’s
richest man Mukesh Ambani is climbing up the global rich list very fast, and is
now the fifth richest in the world, climbing two ranks from barely a couple of
weeks ago.