Current Affairs Quiz: July

Ques.1 Who has been appointed as the Director-General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)?

Answer. Ajay Mathur

Ques.2 Who was appointed as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund?

Answer. Maurice Obstfeld

Ques.3 Which bank was planning to start its operation from 1st October?

Answer. IDFC Bank

Ques.4 Name the NBFC in India which is planning to enter the mortgage business & have accorded permission from NABARD?

Answer.  Fullerton India

Ques.5 Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju launched the GAGAN system, which will offer seamless navigation to the  aviation industry. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) developed the system. What is the full form of GAGAN?

Answer. GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation(GAGAN)

Ques.6 From which series of PSLV, the Indian Space Research Organisation  launched five satellites, weighing 1,440  kg for a United Kingdom-based company?

Answer. PSLV C-28 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)

Ques.7 Name the countries Which agreed to open embassies in each other’s capitals after more than a half-century of hostilities.

Answer. USA and Cuba

Ques.8 The World Bank approved an additional loan of how much amount for the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor?

Answer. $650 million

Ques.9 According to the data released by World Bank, India’s GDP crossed how much amount in 2014?

Answer. $2-trillion mark

Ques.10 Which bank becomes the first bank in India to launch Watch Banking for Apple Watch?

Answer. HDFC

Ques.11 Name the bank which launched the MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) card under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) scheme?

Answer. Corporation Bank

Ques.12 With which country India, will sign a double taxation treaty and MoU for setting up an Ayurveda Chair?

Answer. Thailand

Ques.13 Who led the committee on railways which recommended private sector participation in the railways?

Answer. Bibek Debroy

Ques.14 From which state or UT, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Smart City initiative got its first nomination?

Answer. Puducherry

Ques.15 Who has been formally designated as the 16th Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA)?

Answer. Tunisia