SSC Bank Exams Current Affairs of 24th July 2019

Q1) Who will take over as the Vice Chief of Army Staff from August 31?

A. Lt Gen Devraj Anbu B. Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane C. Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar D. Lt Gen S K Srivastava

Q2) Who has won the women’s singles title at the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held in Cuttack?

A. Ayhika Mukherjee B. Manika Batra C. Ankita Das Naina Jaiswal

Q3) The government has set a target for the installation of Rooftop Solar projects of __________MegaWatt by 2022 in the country?

A. B. C. D.

30,000 MW 25,000 MW 50,000 MW 40,000 MW

Q4) National Broadcasting Day is observed every year in India on?

A. B. C. D.

22 July 21 July 23 July 20 July

Q5) Boris Johnson has been elected as new Prime Minister of which country?

A. Germany B. Sweden C. Argentina D. United Kingdom

Q6) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the GDP Growth rate for India at ________ % in 2019?

A. B. C. D.

7.2% 7.3% 7.0% 7.1%

Q7) 113th Birth Anniversary of which freedom fighter was observed on 23 July 2019?

A. Chandra Shekhar Azad B. Surendranath Banerjee C. Birsa Munda D. Jayaprakash Narayan

Q8) Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has launched a lightweight bullet proof jacket named what at International Police Expo 2019?

A. Bhabha Kavach B. Yudhh Kavach C. Karna Kavach D. Surya Kavach

Q9) 13th edition of the annual Global Healthcare Summit(GHS) was held in which city?

A. Chennai B. Hyderabad C. Mumbai D. Lucknow

Q10) Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen’s residence permit has been extended for how many years by the Union Home Ministry?

A. 2 years B. 3 years C. 5 years D. 1 year

Q11) The British Airways has canceled its services for a week to which city?

A. Damascus B. Kyiv C. Cairo D. Tehran

Q12) Which company has topped the 2019 Fortune Global 500 ranking?

A. Walmart B. Sinopec Group C. State Grid D. Apple

Q13) Which state government has decided to bring legislation in the Assembly for ensuring the job security of Journalists in the State?

A. Uttar Pradesh B. Assam C. Manipur D. West Bengal

Q14) Which state government has tabled its first Supplementary Budget of more than Rs 13,595 crore for the current financial year 2019-20?

A. Madhya Pradesh B. Gujarat C. Uttar Pradesh D. Himachal Pradesh

Q15) Who has clinched the women's titles in the sixth Bengal Open squash tournament?

A. Tanvi Khanna B. Shameena Riaz C. Soniya Bajaj D. Aparajitha Balamurukan

Q16) India’s first govt Wild Bird Rescue Centre is likely to come up at which city?

A. Shimla B. Amravati C. Pune D. New Delhi

Q17) Which state has become first in the country to reserve 75% private jobs for locals?

A. Maharashtra B. Andhra Pradesh C. Rajasthan D. Tamil Nadu

Q18) Li Peng who passed away recently was the former Prime Minister of which country?

A. Japan B. South Korea C. China D. Thailand

Q19) Which state has passed a bill providing 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the state?

A. Rajasthan B. Chhattisgarh C. Madhya pradesh D. Uttar Pradesh

Lok Sabha passes Motor Vehicles(Amendment) Bill  The bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to provide for road safety.

 The Bill proposes a scheme to allow cashless treatment of victims in a road accident during the golden hour.  The golden hour is defined as the time period of up to one hour following a traumatic injury, during which the likelihood of preventing death through prompt medical care is the highest.

 In case of the death, the compensation has been raised from 25 thousand to two lakh rupees, and in case of grievous injury, it will be from 12,500 Rs to 50,000 rupees.

ďƒ˜ In India around 1.50 lakh people die and 5 lakh people injured annually in road accidents.

ďƒ˜ Govt appreciated the measures taken by the Tamil Nadu Government in reducing the number of accidents by 29 per cent in the last two years and the Centre will adopt the Tamil Nadu model in reducing the accidents.