Current Affairs Quiz – July 19 2019
1. Which sports person has nominated for IAAF Veteran Pin?
a) Anju George
b) PT Usha
c) Vijender Singh
d) Kamala Das
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Answer b) PT Usha. Former Olympic track and field athlete P T Usha nominated for the International Association of Athletics Federations Veteran Pin.
2. 10th Jagran Film Festival inaugurated in __________.
a) Mumbai
b) Kolkata
c) New Delhi
d) Chennai
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Answer c) New Delhi. The 10th Jagran Film Festival was inaugurated in an event held at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi. It was inaugurated by Prakash Javadekar Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting.
3. Johnny Clegg is passed away at 66, is associated with_________.
a) Musician and activist
b) Pop Singer
c) Social Activitist
d) Guitarist
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Answer a) Musician and activist. One of South Africa’s most celebrated musicians, Johnny Clegg, has died at the age of 66, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
4. Recently, which cricket team has suspended by ICC with immediate effect?
a) West Indies
b) South Africa
c) Pakistan
d) Zimbabwe
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Answer d) Zimbabwe. The International Cricket Council (ICC), in its Annual Conference meeting held in London , decided to suspend Zimbabwe Cricket with immediate effect.
5. Sarabjot Singh won gold in Junior world cuo, is associated with________.
a) Wrestling
b) Boxing
c) Shooting
d) None of these
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Answer c) Shooting. Extending India’s domination at the ISSF Junior World Cup, Sarabjot Singh shot a 239.6 to bag the men’s 10m air pistol gold, country’s ninth yellow metal at the event in Suhl, Germany.
6. Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan campaign is related to____________.
a) Disease
b) College
c) School
d) Food
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Answer a) Disease. It is a campaign aimed towards sensitizing and mobilising community for prevention and control of vector borne diseases (VBDs) such as Dengue, Chikungunya and Malaria.
7. According to report, Asia has ______of hungry people in the world.
a) 30%
b) 50%
c) 60%
d) 80%
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Answer c) 60% . Asia they are 820 million people enough to eat in 2018, up from 811 million in the previous year. It is the third year of increase in a row.
