Current Affairs Quiz July 29 2016 Question And Answers

Ans:- B -Indian Meteorological Department – Explanation – The Union Ministry of Earth Science (MoES) has announced that India Meteorological Department (MID) will use supercomputer to forecast India’s annual summer monsoon. The forecast made by a supercomputer will be based on a dynamical monsoon model and will be operational from year 2017. This model will be used along with the present traditional ensemble model.

Ans:- A – Rajasthan – Explanation – Rajasthan state government aiming raise the farmer’s income by double within six years, i.e. by 2022.

Ans:- C – Armenia – Explanation – A Yazidi temple is under construction in American village, is set to bet world largest Yazidi Temple is expected to be completed next year.

Ans:- B – Axis Bank  – Explanation – Tata AIG General Insurance has launched an integrated travel product, for all Axis Bank customers through the bank’s one stop solution called ‘Happy Holidays Package’. The ‘Happy Holidays Package’ offers multiple travel benefits to go globe surfers such as Multi- Currency Forex Card and can be utilized up to 16 currencies.

Ans:- C – Dakshyani – Explanation – Dakshayani, 86 years old female Elephant from Kerala all set to enter the Guinness World Records as the oldest living elephant.

Ans:- A – Muttiah Muralitharan – Explanation – Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has been officially inducted into the ICC Hall of fame. He becomes the first Sri Lankan player to be inducted. The Sri Lankan was named by ICC along with three other cricketing legends viz two from Australia and one from England.

Ans:- D – Writer – Explanation – Mahasweta Devi, a colossal figure in Bengali literature and a respect social activist, passed away on 28^th July 2016 at Kolkata. She was 90. In a literary career spanning over half a century, she wrote over 120 books.

Ans:- B – Writer – Explanation – American author James Alan McPherson passed away on 27^th July 2016 in Iowa City, U.S. He was 72. McPherson was the first black author to receive the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1978.

Ans:- C – Bihdu Dalmia – Explanation – The Diary of a Lutyens’ Princes; Author: Bindu Dalmia. The patriarchal structure, where men are in authority over women in all aspects of society, has sadly been predominant in India for years.

Ans:- A – Disha – Explanation – Union Government on 28^th July 2016 announced the formation of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) that will be kown as ‘Disha’. First meeting of ‘Disha’ will be held on 13^th August 2016.

Ans:- B – 1% – Explanation – The Union Cabinet on 27^th July 2016 cleared changes to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitutional Amendment Bill. The changes include dropping 1 percent manufacturing tax and providing guarantee to compensate states for any revenue loss in the first five years of rollout of the proposed indirect tax regime.