Govt. Jobs Daily Current Affairs MCQ 19th September 2024

1. Security Transaction Tax is what type of tax?

A. Corporate Tax
B. Indirect Tax
C. Sales Tax
D. Direct Tax

2. Venus orbiter mission will be launched in which year?
A. 2024
B. 2026
C.2028
D.2027

3. Who is appointed the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs?
A. Subramanian Swamy
B. Shashi Tharoor Shashi Tharoor
C. S. Jaishankar
D. Piyush Goyal

4. Which Indian group allegedly took over Kenya’s JOMO airport?
A. Adanis
B. Mahindra Group
C. Tata Group
D. Reliance

5. Indo Bangladesh extradition treaty was signed in the year?
A.2015
B.2017
C.2010
D.2013

6. West Bengal has how many fast track courts as of 2023?
A. 90
B.88
C.85
D.80

7. Next QUAD meeting will be held in which place?
A. Canberra, Australia
B. Wilmington, Delaware, USA
C. New Delhi, India
D. Tokyo, Japan

8. Recently, pager bombing was targeted at which militant group?
A. Hamas
B. Al-Qaeda
C. ISIS
D. Hizbollah

9. What is the full form of PMJUGY?
A. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Upliftment Gramin Yojna
B. Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Gramin Yojna
C. Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gramin Yojna
D. Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gramin Yojna

10. Mohan Bagan SG held a goalless draw in AFC 2 tournament against FC Racson Kulob. Kulob is from which country?
A. Turkmenistan
B. Kyrgyzstan
C. Uzbekistan
D. Tajikistan

Answer and explanation

1. D) Direct Tax
STT is a kind of financial transaction tax which is similar to tax collected at source (TCS). STT is a direct tax levied on every purchase and sale of securities that are listed on the recognised stock exchanges in India.

2. C) 2028
While Chandrayaan-4 is scheduled for launch in 2027, Shukrayaan or Venus Orbiter Mission is scheduled for launch in March 2028.

3. B) Shashi Tharoor
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor will head the Standing Committee on External Affairs

4. A) Adanis
A press release, allegedly issued by Adani Energy Solutions, part of the Adani Group, has gone viral on social media. In it, the company allegedly threatens Kenyan protestors demonstrating against the proposed handover of Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the Adani Group.

5. D) 2013
The Extradition Treaty between India and Bangladesh was signed at Dhaka on 28th January, 2013 during the visit of the Home Minister of India to Bangladesh.

6. B) 88
According to the reply, West Bengal had 88 functional fast track courts till May 2023

7. B) Wilmington, Delaware, USA
US President Joe Biden will host the fourth Quad Leaders Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, on September 21, welcoming leaders from India,

8. D) Hizbollah
In what appears to be a new warfare tactic, Lebanon experienced a series of explosions on Wednesday involving walkie-talkies and solar equipment. This incident followed the simultaneous detonation of 5,000 pager devices a day earlier, targeting the militant group Hezbollah.

9. D) Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gramin Yojna
Pradhan Mantri-Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan (PMJUGA), an umbrella package to implement existing schemes in 63,000 Scheduled Tribe-majority villages. For instance, the Swadesh Darshan scheme was launched a decade ago, in 2014-15, though the tribal homestay proposal may be a new element.

10. D) Tajikistan
Mohun Bagan’s AFC Champions League Two campaign began on a frustrating note as they played out a goalless draw against