Current Affairs Questions and Answers - July 08, 2015

Current Affairs Questions and Answers - July 08, 2015


Q1. Name the mobile app launched by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) on 7th July’15?

A. Pashu Poshan
B. Gau Seva
C. Safed Kranti
D. Dairy App

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ANSWER: A. Pashu Poshan

National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched a mobile application that will recommend a balanced diet for cows and buffaloes. It will help boost dairy farmers' income by raising milk yield and cutting feed cost.



Q2. What is the new National Floor Level Minimum Wage w.e.f 1st July’15?

A. 137
B. 160
C. 176
D. 186

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ANSWER: B. 160

National Floor Level Minimum Wage has been hiked from 137 rupees to 160 rupees per day which will be effective from first of this month.



Q3. By which year government aims to connect every Panchayat through broadband?

A. 2022
B. 2020
C. 2016
D. 2017

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ANSWER: C. 2016

As per the statement made by R S Sharma, Secretary Electronics and IT, the government has targeted to connect every Panchayat through broadband by December 2016.



Q4. What percent of voting has been recorded in the Bihar Legislative Council elections held on 7th July’15?

A. 39%
B. 46%
C. 67%
D. 94%

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ANSWER: D. 94%

Election for 24 seats of Bihar Legislative council passed off peacefully. An estimated 94% voting was recorded during poll. Counting of vote will take place on the 10th July’15. All eyes are on the result of this poll as the election has been dubbed as semifinal before the upcoming assembly polls in September-October with a grand alliance of JDU RJD and the NDA taking on each other.



Q5. Which state has launched the four major digital initiatives on 7th July ’15 on concluding day of Digital India Week?

A. Chhattisgarh
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Haryana

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ANSWER: D. Haryana

The initiatives include Phase-I of PARIVARTAN School MIS portal, ITI online admission portal, Knowledge Lit Career courses introduced by Haryana Knowledge Corporation Limited and implementation of digital university framework in Kurukshetra University.



Q6. Name the service that offers on-line platform to citizens for instant signing of their documents securely in a legally acceptable form, under the Indian IT Act 2000 and various Rules and Regulations therein?

A. Digital Sign
B. E- Signature
C. e-Hastakshar
D. i-signature

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ANSWER: C. e-Hastakshar

C-DAC through its e-Hastakshar initiative enables citizens with valid Aadhaar ID and registered mobile number to carryout digital signing of their documents on-line.



Q7. In collaboration with which state the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) launched the Green Phablet for the farmers?

A. Telangana
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Kerala

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ANSWER: A. Telangana

The Hyderabad-headquartered ICRISAT launched the Green Phablet, priced about ?18,600, for farmers in Telangana. The institute would maintain servers to safe keep the information. And even if the users lose their device, they could get back the information in no time.



Q8. Name the Indian scientist selected to the prestigious Royal Society as a fellow for his pioneering contributions to understanding the population biology of tropical forest trees?

A. Raj Vardhan
B. Kamal Bawa
C. Himakshi Devi
D. None of these

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ANSWER: B. Kamal Bawa

He is an internationally recognised evolutionary ecologist and a distinguished professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, was elected a fellow of the London-based society.



Q9. Name the cricketer who became the first Indian and second in women's ODI history to complete 5000 runs?

A. Jhulan Goswami
B. Rumeli Dhar
C. Mithali Raj
D. Harmanpreet Kaur

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ANSWER: C. Mithali Raj

She is the captain of Indian Women’s cricket team. She reached the record after her unbeaten 81 runs in the match against New Zealand where India was chasing a target of 220 runs. She also received the Arjuna Award in 2003 and the Padma Shri in 2015.



Q10. Name the first Arab woman to be appointed as an official for the prestigious Wimbledon Grand Slam?

A. Malala Yousafzai
B. Haifa Al Mansour
C. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
D. Aseel Shaheen

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ANSWER: D. Aseel Shaheen

Every year, the All England Club in London invites 60 overseas officials, and the 41-year-old Shaheen is one of them but the only one to create history.



Q11. Name the world’s first female twins to successfully climb Mount Everest?

A. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olse
B. Charlotte and Samantha Ronson
C. Tashi and Nungshi Malik
D. Karen and Kate Elson

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ANSWER: C. Tashi and Nungshi Malik

The siblings had scaled the highest peak in the world on May 19, 2013 at a tender age of 21 and they featured in the 60th edition of Guinness World Records.



Q12. Who has been nominated by China to be the first president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?

A. Jin Liqun
B. Narendra Modi
C. Xi Jinping
D. Ban Ki Moon

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ANSWER: A. Jin Liqun

He is the former Finance Minster of China. He was nominated by China to be the first president of the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).


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  • RE: Current Affairs Questions and Answers - July 08, 2015 -Tippu (07/08/15)
  • Thanx alot for this useful post