Current Affairs Quiz Set 57

  1. Where will be the Golden Jubilee Edition of International Film Festival of India held?

 

  1. Panaji
  2. Pune
  3. New Delhi
  4. Mumbai

S-a

E-

  • The Golden Jubilee Edition of International Film Festival of India, IFFI will be held from 20th Nov till 28th November 2019 in Panaji, Goa.

 

  1. Who among the following was appointed as private secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

 

  1. Vivek Kumar
  2. Vishesh Sharma
  3. Vineet Modi
  4. Vashisht Garg

S-a

 

  1. Who among the following is heading the Supreme Court panel for Ayodhya mediation?

 

  1. F M Kalifullah
  2. Ranjan Gogoi
  3. Ravi Sankar
  4. Sriram Panchu

S-a

E-

  • The Supreme Court of India on March 8, 2019 decided to refer the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid title dispute case for mediation.
  • The apex court has formed a panel of mediators to resolve the issue, which will be headed by Supreme Court judge, Justice F M Kalifullah. The other members of the panel include spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Sankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu.
  • The Supreme Court has allowed mediation process in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to continue till July 31. The mediation panel will now submit its report on August 1, after which the court will decide whether a hearing is required in the case.

 

  1. Who among the following represented Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case at the International Court of Justice?

 

  1. Mahesh Jethmalani
  2. Ram Jethmalani
  3. Mukul Rohtagi
  4. Harish Salve

S-d

E-

  • Harish Salve represented Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case at the International Court of Justice.
  • In a major victory for India, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) called for an effective review and reconsideration of the conviction and sentencing of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, facing death in Pakistan on charges of spying, and held that a continued stay on execution constitutes an indispensable condition for the review.

 

  1. Which of the following launched the first international flight from Madhya Pradesh?

 

  1. Spice Jet
  2. Vistara
  3. Air India
  4. Emirates

S-c

E-  

  • Madhya Pradesh's commercial capital Indore made it to the international aviation map with national carrier Air India launching a flight service to Dubai from the international airport. Flight AI903 took wings from the Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport with 150 passengers after a traditional inaugural function.

 

  1. Which of the following releases the World Happiness Report?

 

  1. United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network
  2. United Nations Women
  3. World Economic Forum (WEF)
  4. UNICEF

S-a

E-

  • The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network has released the World Happiness Report 2019. TThe report ranks countries on six key variables that support well-being: income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity. The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network ranks the world’s 156 countries on “how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be.

 

  1. Who among the following issues the currency notes in India ?

 

  1. EXIM
  2. RBI
  3. SEBI
  4. Government of India

S-b

E-

  • Under Section 22 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, RBI has sole right to issue currency notes of various denominations except one rupee notes. The One Rupee note is issued by Ministry of Finance and it bears the signatures of Finance Secretary, while other notes bear the signature of Governor RBI.        

 

  1. How many permanent members are there in the United Nations Security Council?

 

  1. 12
  2. 5
  3. 10
  4. 11

S-b

E-

  • The United Nations Security Council is composed of 15 Members: Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of term year)

 

  1. Where are the headquarters of the International Solar Alliance situated?

 

  1. Switzerland
  2. France
  3. India
  4. Germany

S-c

E-

  • The headquarters of International Solar Alliance (ISA) are situated at the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in Gwal Pahari, Gurugram, India
  • In January 2016, Narendra Modi, and the then French President François Hollande jointly laid the foundation stone of the ISA.

 

  1. Where are the headquarters of International Criminal Court Situated?

 

  1. Hague
  2. New York
  3. Washington DC
  4. Paris

S-a

E-   

  • The headquarters of ICC are situated in The Hague in The Netherlands.
  • The ICC is different from the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
  • The main difference is that ICJ settles arguments between countries, but the ICC punishes people.

 

   11. Who among the following is the author of Chandra Shekhar - The Last Icon of                    Ideological Politics?

 

  1. Shri Harivansh
  2. Shri Ravi Dutt Bajpai
  3. Both (a) & (b)
  4. Shri Venkaiah Naidu.

S: c

E:

  • The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, released the book ‘Chandra Shekhar - The Last Icon of Ideological Politics.’
  • The book has been written by Shri Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha; and Shri Ravi Dutt Bajpai. The book release event was held at the Balayogi Auditorium, Parliament Library Building.
  • The Prime Minister presented the first copy of the book to the Vice President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu.

 

   12. Yukiya Amano recently passed away. He is related to which of the following?

 

  1. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  2. World Health Organisation
  3. UNESCO
  4. UNICEF

S: a

E:

  • The head of the global nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, has died at the age of 72.
  • He has led IAEA since 2009, and was due to step down in March because of an unspecified illness. During his tenure he had overseen a period of tense negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear programme.
  • He had taken over from Mohamed ElBaradei a decade ago and his third term was due to run until November 2021.
  • However, Amano appeared increasingly frail after undergoing an unspecified medical procedure in September.

 

  13. Which state in India as experienced maximum ATM frauds?

 

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Tami Nadu
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Maharashtra

S: d

E:

  • Maharashtra reported 233 cases of ATM fraud in 2018-19, the highest in the entire country, Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) data revealed. The data showed that Delhi grabbed the second spot with 179 cases, followed by Tamil Nadu with 147 cases of ATM fraud.

 

  14. Which of the following is the highest ranking company of Fortune Global 500 list ?

 

  1. ONGC
  2. GAIL
  3. Reliance Industries (RIL)
  4. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

S: c

E:

  • Reliance Industries (RIL) is now the highest-ranking Indian firm on the Fortune Global 500 list. This year, ranked 106, Reliance Industries (RIL) has replaced IOC (117) as the top-ranked Indian company on the Global 500 list.
  • State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) had been the top-ranked Indian company on the list and was first on the Fortune India 500 list which was started in 2010.
  • ONGC has moved up 37 places to 160th rank on the global list, while SBI lost 20 places to 236th rank. Tata Motors slipped 33 places to 265th position. BPCL rose 39 places to rank 275th spot, while Rajesh Exports slipped 90 places to rank 495th.

 

  15. Which of the following company topped the Fortune Global 500 list ?

 

  1. Walmart
  2. Sinopec Group
  3. Volkswagen
  4. China National Petroleum and State Grid

S: a

E:

  • US giant Walmart continues to top the Fortune 500 list followed by Chinese state-owned oil and gas company Sinopec Group, which moved one rank up. Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell was ranked third followed by China National Petroleum and State Grid.