Daily Current Affair Quiz: 18th July 2020
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July 18, 2020
1. Which of the following statements are true?
1. New Development Bank is an initiative of BRICS countries.
2. Shanghai is the Headquarters of NDB.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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NDB fast tracked financial assistance to BRICS countries including Emergency Assistance of one billion dollar to India to combat COVID-19.
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NDB is an initiative of BRICS countries signed into Agreement during the sixth BRICS summit in Fortaleza in 2014 and it came into existence as a legal entity in Ufa Summit in 2015.
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Headquarter: Shanghai.
2. Daporijo bridge is located at
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim
Ans: a
Justification:
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It is strategic bridge in Arunachal Pradesh, as it will allow the speedier movement of men and logistics material towards Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China.
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It is built over Subansiri river, a right bank tributary of Brahmaputra river
3. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. Global Soft Power Index is released by UNDP.
2. The index considers three parameters — familiarity, reputation and influence.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: b
Justification:
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It is released by UK based Brand Finance. The index considers three parameters — familiarity, reputation and influence.
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The top four nations were the US, Germany, the UK (despite Brexit) and Japan. India ranked 27th — below China (5), the UAE (18) and even Saudi Arabia (26).
4. Which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. Uighurs are a predominantly Muslim, Turkic ethnicity
2. They lives in China’s Xinjiang Province.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: c
Justification:
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Recently, US approved Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 which calls for sanctions on Chinese officials deemed responsible for the oppression of Uighur Muslims.
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Uighurs are a predominantly Muslim, Turkic ethnicity who live in China’s Xinjiang Province. They are culturally and ethnically close to Central Asian nations
5. Wadi Rum is located at
(a) Jordan
(b) Syria
(c) Iraq
(d) Israel
Ans: a
Justification:
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It is a desert that lies in far south of Jordan. It is also called valley of Moon.
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Wadi Rum is set on a high plateau at western edge of Arabian Desert. Wadi means a bed or valley of a stream that is usually dry except during rainy season.
