CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS and ANSWERS - JULY 08, 2015

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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

ANSWER: A. Pashu Poshan

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

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

ANSWER: B. 160

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

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

ANSWER: C. 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%

ANSWER: D. 94%

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

ANSWER: D. Haryana

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

ANSWER: C. e-Hastakshar

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

ANSWER: A. Telangana

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

ANSWER: B. Kamal Bawa

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

ANSWER: C. Mithali Raj

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

ANSWER: D. Aseel Shaheen

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

ANSWER: C. Tashi and Nungshi Malik

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

ANSWER: A. Jin Liqun