GK & Current Affairs Quiz: September 8-9, 2019
September 9, 2019 May 21, 2021
1. Freedom fighter Heeralal Sharma, who passed away recently, was from which district of Rajasthan?
[A] Bikaner
[B] Udaipur
[C] Jaipur
[D] Kota
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Correct Answer: A [Bikaner]
Notes:
Freedom fighter Heeralal Sharma has passed away at the age of 95 in Bikaner, Rajasthan. He took active part in freedom struggle and was also jailed for two years.
2. The 28th cycle of Indo-Thai CORPAT has started in which city?
[A] Kochi
[B] Kolkata
[C] Bangkok
[D] Chennai
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Correct Answer: C [Bangkok]
Notes:
The 28th cycle of India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT) between the navies of the two countries has started in Bangkok, Thailand from September 5 to 15 to increase bilateral ties and maritime cooperation. The objectives of the Indo-Thai CORPAT are to ensure effective implementation of United Nations Conventions on Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS).
3. Abdul Qadir, who passed away recently, was the renowned leg-spinner of which country?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: B [Pakistan]
Notes:
Abdul Qadir Khan (63), Pakistan’s master leg-spinner, has passed away in Lahore on 7th September 2019. He played in 67 Tests and 104 ODIs had a total 368 wickets in his international career. Cricket pundits and writers believe that his biggest achievement was to keep the art of wrist spin alive during the eras of the 70s and 80s when fast bowlers dominated world cricket.
4. Who is the head of the task force to draw project pipeline for infrastructure?
[A] Shobhana K. Pattanayak
[B] Arun Goyal
[C] Rajiv Kumar
[D] Trilochan Mohapatra
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Correct Answer: C [Rajiv Kumar]
Notes:
The Union government has constituted a task force for drawing up National Infrastructure Pipeline of Rs 100 lakh crore from the fiscal year 2019-20 to 2024-25. The Task Force headed by Rajiv Kumar (Economic Affairs Secretary) will identify technically feasible and economically viable infrastructure projects that can be initiated in the current fiscal. The National Infrastructure Pipeline would include greenfield and brownfield projects costing above 100 crore rupees. It also enables robust marketing of the pipeline of projects requiring private investment through the India Investment Grid and National Investment & Infrastructure Fund.
5. Which country has been declared free from Avian Influenza (H5N1)?
[A] Nepal
[B] India
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
India has been declared free from Avian Influenza (H5N1) by the OIE-World Organisation for Animal Health. The status will last only till another outbreak is reported. H5N1 is a highly contagious viral disease that particularly affects domestic poultry such as chickens, turkeys and ducks. The virus can also infect humans causing death in some cases.
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