Current Affairs 29 July 2020 : The daily current Affairs quiz of our website is aims to help all the candidates or such aspirant who prepared for the govt exams like Bank PO/Clerk, SSC , Railway, Railway NTPC, RRB, LIC, IBPS, Police Recruitment, Teacher Recruitment and any other govt jobs.


Q.1) TRIFED has inked an agreement with which institution for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan(UBA)?
(1) IIT Delhi
(2) IIT Madras
(3) IIT Hyderabad
(4) IIT Bombay 

Correct Answer - (1) IIT Delhi 

Explanation:
  • TRIFED, a key organizations committed to the welfare and growth of the tribal people, under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has entered into a partnership with IIT Delhi for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) for the tribal development.

Q.2) Which of the following announced the launch of a macadamisation program forroads?
(1) Odisha
(2) Telangana
(3) Jammu and Kashmir
(4) Nagaland 

Correct Answer - (3) Jammu and Kashmir 

 Explanation:
  • The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu announced the launch of a macadamisation program for roads across the Union Territory.

Q.3) The fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games is scheduled to be held in which of these cities?
(1) Dharamshala
(2) Panchkula
(3) Lucknow
(4) Pithoragarh 

Correct Answer - (2) Panchkula 

 Explanation:
  • Haryana will host the fourth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games in 2021, in Panchkula. The games will be held after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which is scheduled to take place from July 2021.

Q.4) ‘Rozgaar Bazaar’ is a web portal launched by which state to bring job seekers and employers on one platform?

(1) Assam 
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Delhi 

Correct Answer - (4) Delhi 

 Explanation:
  • The Government of Delhi, led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, has launched an online job portal ‘Rozgaar Bazaar’, which will be beneficial for both, the job seekers and employers, by bringing them together on one platform. The portal can be accessed at http://jobs.delhi.gov.in/

Q.5) India has built World’s first-ever Electrified Rail Tunnel capable of running Double Stack Container Trains. In which state is it built?

(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Tamil Nadu
(3) West Bengal
(4) Haryana 

Correct Answer - (4) Haryana 

 Explanation:
  • The Indian Railways is in the process of building the world’s first electrified tunnel which is capable of running double stacked container trains. The tunnel when complete will be around 1 kilometre long and is situated near Rewari and Dadri in Haryana.

Q.6) By which year will the Indian Railways begin using Radio-Frequency Identification Tags (RFID) for tracking all wagons?

(1) 2022
(2) 2023
(3) 2024
(4) 2025 

Correct Answer - (1) 2022 

 Explanation:
  • The Indian Railways is to begin using Radio-Frequency Identification Tags (RFID) for tracking all wagons by the year 2022. A total of 23,000 wagons have been covered under the RFID project so far.

Q.7) Who has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of the International Union ofRailways? 

 (1) Vijay Verma
(2) Arun Kumar
(3) Shekhar Kumar
(4) Puneet Sharma 

Correct Answer - (2) Arun Kumar 

Explanation:
  • International Union of Railways, UIC, Paris, has nominated Director General of 54r2 Railway Protection Force, Arun Kumar, as Vice-Chairman of its security platform.

Q.8) According to a report published by the UK tech firm Comparitech, which Indian city has ranked 16th in terms of most surveilled city in the world?

(1) Delhi
(2) Chennai
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Kochi 

Correct Answer - (3) Hyderabad 

 Explanation:
  • Telangana’s capital Hyderabad has found a place among the top 50 CCTV-surveilled cities in the world.
  • Chennai, ranked 21st overall, comes a close second in Indian surveilled cities, while Delhi is a distant third at 33rd. Eighteen of the top 20 cities in the list are located in China, while third-ranked London is the only city situated outside of China apart from Hyderabad.

Q.9) ‘Veli Band’ is a user-friendly wearable device launched by which institution to help comply with social distancing norms during the current pandemic situation?

(1) IIM Hyderabad
(2) IIM Kozhikode
(3) IIM Lucknow
(4) IIM Bengaluru 

Correct Answer - (2) IIM Kozhikode 

 Explanation:
  • The Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK)-based incubated startup, Qual5 India Pvt Ltd (a female-led startup), has launched a unique user-friendly wearable gadget, named as ‘Veli Band’ that helps in maintaining social distancing by sending out alarm in case of proximity with another person.

Q.10) With which of the following did the Green Climate Fund (GCF) partnered to boost green recovery from COVID-19?

(1) Asian Development Bank 
(2) World Bank
(3) United Nations
(4) BRICS Bank 

Correct Answer - (1) Asian Development Bank 

Explanation:
  • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) agreed to partner toward a ‘green recovery’ for members confronting the harsh economic impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.