02.08.2017 Current Affairs Quiz

1) Under National Food Security Act 2013, the beneficiaries of the PDS are entitled to _________ per person per month of cereals.
(A) 2kg
(B) 3kg
(C) 4kg
(D) 5kg
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Answer-(D) 5kg
Explanation:
1. Under Targeted PDS,

75% of rural population

50% of urban population are covered with uniform entitlement of 5kg / person / month.

2. Subsidised Price
Cereals at the following prices:
Rice – Rs 3 / kg
Wheat – Rs 2 / kg
Coarse grains – Rs 1 / kg
3. ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana’ (AAY) – ‘Poorest of the Poor’
Entitled to 35kg per household per month.
4. State wise coverage
Planning commission has determined it by using the NSS Household Consumption Survey data for 2011-12.

2) World Breastfeeding Week is an annual celebration which is being held every year from ___________.
(A) August 1 to 7
(B) July 1 to 7
(C) June 1 to 7
(D) May 1 to 7
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Answer-(A) August 1 to 7

3) On 31st July 2017, the Government of India appointed an expert committee under ___________ to ‘identify key data protection issues’ in India & to suggest draft data protection bill.
(A) A. P. Shah
(B) B. N. Krishna
(C) Madhav Gadgil
(D) Sri Krishna
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Answer-(A) B. N. Krishna

4) On 31st July 2017, the _________ Constitution Amendment bill, 2017 passed by Rajya Sabha for setting up of a National Commission for Backward Class.
(A) 122nd
(B) 123rd
(C) 124th
(D) 125th
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Answer-(B) 123rd

5)The Supreme Court has imposed a ban on the use of 5 harmful heavy metals in the manufacturing of firecrackers as they cause air & noise pollution. What are the 5 harmful heavy metals?
1. Lithium
2. Antimony
3. Mercury
4. Arsenic
5. Lead
6. Sodium
7. Potassium
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(B) 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
(C) 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7
(D) 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
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Answer-(A) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Explanation:
Petroleum & Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO) is responsible to ensure compliance of ban particularly in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu.

6) According to UN’s International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) ‘ICT Facts & Figures 2017’ report, India & China home to ________ % of Young Internet Users.
(A) 19
(B) 29
(C) 39
(D) 49
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Answer-(C) 39

7) _______ will host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and __________ will host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
(A) Paris & Los Angeles
(B) New York & Ontario
(C) Tokyo & Sydney
(D) Rio de janeiro & Durban
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Answer- (A) Paris & Los Angeles

8) ____________ is the Non-Cooperation movement day.
(A) August 1, 2017
(B) August 2, 2017
(C) August 8, 2017
(D) August 9, 2017
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Answer-(A) August 1, 2017
Explanation:
The movement was launched on 1st August 1920 by the INC under Mahatma Gandhi.

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