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Quiz: JIGYASA, Daily Current Affairs Quiz, July 13, 2017
- Question 1 of 10
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Which State has become the first State in the country to enact a law against social boycott from caste panchayats in July 2017?
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Maharashtra has become the first State in the country to enact a law against social boycott from caste panchayats. President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod to implement the Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill in the State.
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Maharashtra has become the first State in the country to enact a law against social boycott from caste panchayats. President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod to implement the Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill in the State.
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Which of the following State/States exempted from the ban on sale of liquor within 500 metres of National and State Highways?
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The Supreme Court allowed Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands to join the club of Sikkim and Meghalaya, both of which enjoy full exemption from the court’s ban on sale of liquor within 500 metres of National and State Highways.
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The Supreme Court allowed Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands to join the club of Sikkim and Meghalaya, both of which enjoy full exemption from the court’s ban on sale of liquor within 500 metres of National and State Highways.
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel told a parliamentary panel that the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes are still being counted. The RBI informed the Standing Committee on Finance, headed by
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel told a parliamentary panel that the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes which were deposited in banks after November 8 are still being counted. The RBI informed the Standing Committee on Finance, headed by senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily.
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel told a parliamentary panel that the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes which were deposited in banks after November 8 are still being counted. The RBI informed the Standing Committee on Finance, headed by senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily.
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Who was the first Former Brazilian President found guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison in July 2017?
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison, the highest-profile conviction yet in the sprawling graft investigation that has jailed dozens of Brazil’s elite. Brazil’s first working class president will remain free while an appeal is heard, but he is now also the country’s first ex-president to be convicted in a criminal proceeding at least since democracy was restored in the 1980s.
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Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was found guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to almost 10 years in prison, the highest-profile conviction yet in the sprawling graft investigation that has jailed dozens of Brazil’s elite. Brazil’s first working class president will remain free while an appeal is heard, but he is now also the country’s first ex-president to be convicted in a criminal proceeding at least since democracy was restored in the 1980s.
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Name the US lawmaker, who has introduced for the first in the country’s history an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump?
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A US lawmaker, Brad Sherman has introduced an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump charging him of obstruction of justice in the federal investigation of the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. This is the first time that a US lawmaker has introduced an article of impeachment against Trump, who was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20.
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A US lawmaker, Brad Sherman has introduced an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump charging him of obstruction of justice in the federal investigation of the Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. This is the first time that a US lawmaker has introduced an article of impeachment against Trump, who was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20.
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Boko Haram is an Islamic extremist/terror group based in which of the following countries?
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Four Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 19 people in a series of attacks that targeted a civilian self-defense force and the people who gathered to mourn their deaths, police in northeastern Nigeria said. Boko Haram is an Islamic extremist/terror group based in northeastern Nigeria, also active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon. The group was led by Abubakar Shekau until August 2016, when he was succeeded by Abu Musab al-Barnawi.
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Four Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 19 people in a series of attacks that targeted a civilian self-defense force and the people who gathered to mourn their deaths, police in northeastern Nigeria said. Boko Haram is an Islamic extremist/terror group based in northeastern Nigeria, also active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon. The group was led by Abubakar Shekau until August 2016, when he was succeeded by Abu Musab al-Barnawi.
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The comedian Pikotaro has adapted his catchy song, Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen’, to promote the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. He belongs to which country?
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Japanese comedian Pikotaro has adapted his catchy song, Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen’, to promote the United Nations’ sustainable development goals.
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Japanese comedian Pikotaro has adapted his catchy song, Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen’, to promote the United Nations’ sustainable development goals.
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Consumer inflation fell to a record low of ___________ per cent in June, which is the lowest level of inflation since the series began in 2012.
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Consumer inflation fell to a record low of 1.54 per cent in June, easing further from May’s 2.18 per cent, after a drop in food prices. This is the lowest level of inflation since the series began in 2012 and also below the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target of 4.0 per cent for an eighth successive month.
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Consumer inflation fell to a record low of 1.54 per cent in June, easing further from May’s 2.18 per cent, after a drop in food prices. This is the lowest level of inflation since the series began in 2012 and also below the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target of 4.0 per cent for an eighth successive month.
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Who became the first player to cross 6000 runs in the history of women’s ODI during the ICC World Cup match against Australia at Bristol?
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India captain Mithali Raj scripted history as she became the all-time leading run-getter in women’s one-day internationals. Mithali made her ODI debut against Ireland in June 1999.
Mithali became the first player to cross 6000 runs in the history of women’s ODI during the ICC World Cup match against Australia at Bristol.
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India captain Mithali Raj scripted history as she became the all-time leading run-getter in women’s one-day internationals. Mithali made her ODI debut against Ireland in June 1999.
Mithali became the first player to cross 6000 runs in the history of women’s ODI during the ICC World Cup match against Australia at Bristol.
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Which of the following countries scientists have discovered the smallest-known star in the universe in July 2017?
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Scientists have discovered the smallest-known star in the universe — slightly larger than Saturn in size — which may possibly have Earth-sized planets with liquid water in its orbit. Researchers from University of Cambridge in the U.K. identified the star located about 600 light years away, called EBLM J0555-57Ab as it passed in front of its much larger companion.
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Scientists have discovered the smallest-known star in the universe — slightly larger than Saturn in size — which may possibly have Earth-sized planets with liquid water in its orbit. Researchers from University of Cambridge in the U.K. identified the star located about 600 light years away, called EBLM J0555-57Ab as it passed in front of its much larger companion.
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