Current Affairs Quiz: 23 July 2015

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1) World Population Day was observed recently on?

(A) July 10

(B) July 9

(C) July 11

(D) July 13

2) Who was on 14 July 2015 appointed as the Chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA)?

(A) Rakesh Sahni

(B) O.P. Rawat

(C) Kanhaiya Lal Agrawal

(D) Vivek Debroy

3) Which Indian city was recently selected as UNESCO "Cities of Music" under the Creative Cities Network?

(A) Coimbatore

(B) Varanasi

(C) Mysuru

(D) Surat

4) Who won the Wimbledon men's singles title 2015?

(A) Roger Federer

(B) Stan Wawrinka

(C) Rafael Nadal

(D) Novak Djokovic

5) India’s first railway line under PPP model was inaugurated on 14th July 2015 in which state?

(A) Kerala

(B) Gujarat

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Uttar Pradesh

6) Which player was the biggest earner at the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) auction held in Mumbai on 11 July 2015?

(A) Iain Hume

(B) Santhosh Jingan

(C) Ashish Chopra

(D) Sunil Chhetri

7) Maha Pushkaram festival which was in news recently as many people were killed in a stampede was held in which state?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) Haryana

(C) Punjab

(D) Odisha

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi  recently launched the Skill India campaign on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day on?

(A) July 11

(B) July 15

(C) July 16

(D) July 18

9) Name the commercial arm of ISRO which was in news recently as its website was defaced by hackers?

(A) VSSC

(B) SLP

(C) Antrix

(D) Sahara

10) Name the Indian film which recently won the best original screenplay in a Foreign Language award at the Madrid International Film Festival?

(A) PK

(B) Ship of Thesaus

(C) Mary Com

(D) Buddha In A Traffic Jam
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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 22 July 2015

Friends..Here is the Daily Current Affairs Updates for 22 July 2015. We haven’t updated the daily Current Affairs for last few days as there were not much news important from the competitive exam perspective. However we have covered the maximum in Current Affairs PDF July 2015 (Second Week). Hope you have already checked that.

1) BRICS bank began operations in China:

--> New Development Bank (NDB) floated by the BRICS nations, including India, to step up infrastructure funding in the emerging economies formally started its operations at its headquarters in Shanghai, China on 21 July 2015.

--> The bank is to start out with a capital of $50bn (£32bn) though the amount is to be doubled in the coming years.

--> The banks is expected to issue its first loans early next year.

--> Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei, Shanghai Mayor Yang Xiong and the bank’s President K V Kamath attended the opening ceremony held in a hotel in Shanghai.

--> The bank is seen as an alternative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund and will lend money to BRICS nation to help finance infrastructure projects. 

2) CCEA extended CCTNS deadline to March 2017:

--> The deadline for implementation of an ambitious online system, which will help in police verification for issuing passport, among others, was on 21 July 2015 extended till  March 2017 by the government.

--> Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of the Union Home Ministry to extend the deadline for implementation of Crime and Criminals Tracking network and Systems (CCTNS) project.

3) Union Government launched Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan:

--> Union Government has launched a national campaign Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan in a bid to create awareness and capacity building on Safe and Hygienic food for all.

--> It was launched by Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan in New Delhi.

4) Naomi Klein won 2015 American Book Award:

--> Noted Canadian author Naomi Klein has won the 36th edition of American Book Award 2015.

--> She has won this award for her environmental work This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate published in 2014.

5) ISRO successfully test-fired GSLV-Mark III rocket engine:

--> ISRO has successfully test-fired Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III project’s high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine.

--> It is India’s first indigenously designed and developed high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine capable of generating a nominal thrust of 19 tonnes.

6) Narendra Modi launched National Career Counselling Portal:

--> Narendra Modi launched India's biggest job portal called National Career Counselling Portal for the job seekers.

--> It has been done as a part of an effort to modernise all government-run employment centres.

--> Initiated by the Union Government, the project aspires to become one stop solution for the job seekers and providers.

--> The portal has been set up under the National Career Service (NCS) project.

7) Amelie Mauresmo inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame:

--> France`s tennis legend Amelie Mauresmo was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

--> She is a two-time Grand Slam winner viz. Australian Open (2006) and Wimbledon (2006).

--> She is also former world number one and had spent a total of 39 weeks atop in the rankings in 2004 and 2006.

8) Bhanu Pratap Sharma given additional charge as FSSAI chairperson:

--> Health and Family Welfare Secretary Bhanu Pratap Sharma was given additional charge of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI), Chairperson, for three months.

9) Sangram Singh becomes the first Indian to win WWP Heavyweight Championship:

--> Indian wrestler, Sangram Singh won the World Wrestling Professionals (WWP) Commonwealth Wrestling Heavyweight Championship on July 18.

--> The championship was held at Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
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Current Affairs Quiz: 22 July 2015 for Exams

Friends..Here is the Current Affairs Quiz for 22 July 2015 useful for all upcoming exams including RBI Assistant 2015, FCI Assistant 2015, LIC ADO 2015, SSC CGL 2015, SSC CHSL 2015, IBPS RRB 2015, IBPS PO 2015, SBI PO Mains 2015, OICL Assistant 2015 and other PSC Exams. Apart from this Current Affairs Quiz 2015 don’t forget to check Quiz on Computer Knowledge, GK, English etc from our Quiz Website for Exams. 

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1) Ashok Lahiri, former chief economic advisor was recently appointed as the chairman of?

(A) Bandhan Bank

(B) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(C) Post Bank of India

(D) Yes Bank

2) Seventh BRICS summit was held from 8 to 9 July 2015 in which city?

(A) New Delhi, India

(B) Guangzhou, China

(C) Ufa, Russia

(D) Durban, South Africa

3) Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA), developed by HRD ministry to inculcate a spirit of inquiry, creativity and love for science and mathematics in school children was on 9 July 2015 launched by?

(A) Smriti Irani

(B) Narendra Modi

(C) APJ Abdul Kalam

(D) Pranab Mukherjee

4) World Population Day was observed on 11 July 2015 with the theme?

(A) Investing in Young People

(B) Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy

(C) Universal Access to Reproductive Health

(D) Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies

5) Kagiso Rabada on 10 July 2015 became only the second cricketer in the history of ODI cricket to claim a hat-trick on ODI debut. He belongs to which team?

(A) South Africa

(B) Zimbabwe

(C) Kenya

(D) Bangladesh

6) Who won the Wimbledon Women’s Singles title 2015?

(A) Garbine Muguruza

(B) Serena Williams

(C) Martina Hingis

(D) Sara Errani

7) Powerful Typhoon Linfa has recently (July 2015) hit which country?

(A) Japan

(B) Indonesia

(C) India

(D) China

8) Legendary actor Omar Sharif who died recently, best known for his part in David Lean's ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, belongs to which country?

(A) England

(B) Iran

(C) Egypt

(D) UAE

9) Which country recently won the first Ashes Test?

(A) England

(B) Australia

(C) No Result

(D) Tie

10) Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis won Wimbledon women's doubles title 2015. Martina Hingis belongs to which country?

(A) Spain

(B) Switzerland

(C) Italy

(D) Serbia
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Quiz on Current Affairs: 21 July 2015

Friends..Here is the Daily Current Affairs Quiz for 21 July 2015 covering important happenings during the last few days. These questions will be very handy for all upcoming competitive exams. Also don’t forget to check Quiz questions from GK, English and Computer Sections. Check our Online Quiz site to participate in Quiz Series for each topic.

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1) World Boxing Organization (WBO) has recently stripped of the Welterweight World title 2015 won by whom in May 2015?

(A) Manny Pacquiao

(B) Floyd Mayweather

(C) Keith Thurman

(D) Kell Brook

2) University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently accorded the special heritage status to ___ colleges in India?

(A) 15

(B) 20

(C) 13

(D) 19

3) ISRO on 10 July 2015 successfully launched five British commercial satellites on board using?

(A) PSLV-C28

(B) PSLV-C29

(C) PSLV-C27

(D) PSLV-C31

4) India along with which country was recently inducted permanent member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)?

(A) Russia

(B) Pakistan

(C) Kazakhstan

(D) Bangladesh

5) Name the indigeniously-developed supersonic surface-to-air missile which was on 10 July 2015 formally inducted in the Indian Air Force?

(A) Agni

(B) Brahmos

(C) Akash

(D) Tejas

6) Prince Saud Al Faisal, the world's longest serving foreign minister who died on 9 July 2015 is from which country?

(A) Oman

(B) Tajikistan

(C) Saudi Arabia

(D) Iran

7) In which state India's first earthquake early warning system was recently installed?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Odisha

(C) Assam

(D) Uttarakhand

8) Bashar Nawaz who passed away on 9 July 2015 was a renowned poet, critic and orator in which language?

(A) Urdu

(B) Malayalam

(C) Hindi

(D) Kannada

9) Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka who recently broken the record for the longest time spent in space belongs to which country?

(A) USA

(B) UK

(C) Russia

(D) France

10) India and which country on 10 July 2015 signed an agreement to implement Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)?

(A) USA

(B) Russia

(C) China

(D) Singapore
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July 2015 Current Affairs PDF| eBook: Second Week

Friends..Here is the Free Current Affairs 2015 PDF Download for July Second Week. Here we have collected all the important happenings for the week (12 July 2015 to 18 July 2015) for Banking Section, National, and International, Sports, Awards, Achievements and other categories. Hope you have read the Current Affairs PDF of First Week. In case you missed Read Current Affairs July 2015 First Week PDF. 

1) Who won men’s singles title of Wimbledon 2015? - Novak Djokovic

Note: In the final clash played in London, Serbian Djokovic defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. Read Moreà http://goo.gl/vk1FTZ

2) Who won Wimbledon Women's Single title 2015? - Serena Williams

Note: In the final clash played at Centre Court, London, Williams (US) defeated Garbine Muguruza (Spain) in straight sets 6-4, 6-4. Read Moreà http://goo.gl/Yg6zga

3) Which T20 cup was on 15 July 2015 scrapped due to limited public following? - Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20)

4) Name the space probe of NASA which on 14 July 2015 made closest approach to Pluto? - New Horizons

Note: It was launched on 19 January 2006 as part of NASA's New Frontiers program.

5) Name the two Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise suspended by Justice RM Lodha-headed panel for IPL Betting Scandal 2013 on 14 July 2015? - Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Note: They were suspended for two years.

6) Name the top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair which on 11 July 2015 won women’s doubles title at Wimbledon 2015? - Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis

Note: They defeated Russian duo of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 5-7, 7-6, 7-5.

7) Leander Paes and along with whom on 12 July 2015 won mixed doubles title at Wimbledon 2015? - Martina Hingis

Note: They defeated the fifth seed Austrian-Hungarian team of Alexander Peya and Timea Babos 6-1, 6-1.

8) Who was on 13 July 2014 appointed as the Vice-Chief of the Indian Army? - Lieutenant General Man Mohan Singh Rai

9) Name the modern Indian artist who was on 14 July 2015 conferred with the highest French civilian honour, the Commandeur de la Legion d’ Honneur (the Legion of Honour)? - Sayed Haider Raza

10) Name the indigenously built Torpedo launch and recovery vessel (TLRV), which was on 16 July 2015 decommissioned after its 31 years service to the nation? - INS Astravahini

Note: The vessel had immensely contributed in the trials of indigenous torpedoes developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL).

11) Who was on 17 July 2015 appointed as Interim Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)? - Prashant Pathrabe

Note: Pathrabe succeeded incumbent Director DJ Narain who superannuated the office on 4 July 2015.

12) Indigenously developed helicopter-launched Nag (HeliNa) missile was on 12 July 2015 test fired at the Chandhan firing range in? - Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

13) Name the Indo-Vietnamese pair which on 12 July 2015 won the 2015 Wimbledon Boys’ Doubles title? - Sumit Nagal-Nam Hoang Ly

Note: With this win, the 17-year- old Sumit Nagal became the sixth Indian to win a Grand Slam junior title.

14) Vyapam scam in which state was in news in July 2015 as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 12 July 2015 constituted a special team of 40 officers to probe the multi-crore Vyapam scam? - Madhya Pradesh

15) World Youth Skills Day was observed globally on? - 15 July 2015

Note: The day was observed under the theme Youth skills for work and life in the post-2015 agenda.

16) Union Minister of Civil Aviation P Ashok Gajapathi Raju on 13 July 2015 formally launched the GAGAN system. Expand GAGAN? - GPS AIDED GEO AUGMENTED NAVIGATION

17) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 13 July 2015 returned to India after his six-nation tour of? - Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

18) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 16 July 2015 permitted ____ with Core Banking Solution (CBS) to issue ATM cards/ATM-cum-debit cards in tie with a sponsor banks? - Cooperative Banks

19) Reserve Bank of India on 17 July 2015 signed a Special Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of which country? - Sri Lanka

20) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 15 July 2015 constituted a committee to work out a five-year (medium-term) action plan for financial inclusion. The 14-member panel will be headed by? - Deepak Mohanty, RBI executive Director

21) Name the Uruguayan soccer legend who died on 16 July 2015, famous for his goal in stunning 2-1 victory over Brazil in the final game of the 1950 FIFA World Cup? - Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia

22) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 16 July 2015 approved the creation of an intra state transmission system in ____ states of the country? - seven

Note: The seven states include Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

23) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 15 July 2015 launched the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana in New Dehi. The programme aims to impart? - Skill training to 24 lakh youth during 2015-16

24) National Mission for Skill Development (NMSD) was on 15 July 2015 launched by? - Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

25) Union Ministry of Urban Development on 14 July 2015 launched the HRIDAY Scheme from Amritsar. HRIDAY stands for? - National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana

26) Name the Iconic Tamil music composer who died on 14 July 2015? - MS Viswanathan

27) Name Vivek Agnihotri's film which won the Best Original Screenplay award in the Foreign Language Category at the Madrid International Film Festival, Spain recently? - ‘Buddha in a Traffic Jam’

28) 55th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships was held between 10 July and 13 July 2015 in? – Chennai

29) Report of the ____ committee on Net Neutrality was on 16 July 2015 released by the Department of Telecommunications? - A K Bhargava

30) Union Cabinet on 16 July 2015 gave its approval to set up an expert group to classify the Caste names returned in the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011. The expert group will be chaired by? - Arvind Panagariya, Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog

31) Name the Indian American woman who was on 16 July 2015 honoured as Champions of Change by the White House of United States (US)? - Sunita Viswanath

32) Who was on 14 July 2015 appointed as the Chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA)? - Rakesh Sahni

33) India’s first railway-line built under PPP model was recently inaugurated in which state? – Gujarat

34) Name the Indian-origin scientist, who was recently elected to Royal Society of London? - Professor Kamal Bawa

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