OBJECTIVE GK – 3RD AUG 2019
1.
Which country has
partnered with India & launched the “Innovation for Clean Air” (IfCA)
initiative in Bengaluru to test interventions related to equality and support
India’s transition to EV (electric vehicles) integration?
A) United States(US)
B) Japan
C) United Kingdom(UK)
D) Russia
E) None of these
2.
What is the
position of India among the highest risk country in the world as per the Verisk
Maplecroft’s Water Stress Index 2019?
A) 38th
B) 35th
C) 40th
D) 46th
E) None of these
3.
In which four
states, One Nation One Ration Card scheme was launched in order to boost the
National Food Security?
A) Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat
B) Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat
C) Telangana, Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat
D) Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka and Gujarat
E) None of these
4.
Name the state,
which has launched a special digitized policing system called “Automated
Multi-modal Biometric Identification System (AMBIS)” to aid police
investigations.
A) Gujarat
B) Kerala
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
E) None of these
5.
Which country has
exempted visa fees for Indian tourists which range from $20 to $40?
A) Sri Lanka
B) Myanmar
C) Maldives
D) Thailand
E) None of these
6.
Which sector’s Non
Performing Assets (NPA) can be directly sold by domestic banks to investors
abroad as part of the one-time settlement (OTS) on behalf of the borrowing
company?
A) Production and Commercial mortgages
B) Manufacturing and Infrastructure sectors
C) Commercial mortgages and Manufacturing
D) Infrastructure sectors and Commercial mortgages
E) None of these
7.
Name the bank that
will be converted into small finance bank(SFB) with the aim to provide
micro-credit at the doorsteps to individuals and SME’s(Small and medium-sized
enterprises).
A) Jio Payments Bank
B) Airtel Payments Bank
C) India Post Payments Bank(IPPB)
D) Aditya Birla Payments Bank
E) None of these
8.
Which entity has
partnered with Edelweiss Tokio Life insurance to offer mobile-based group
insurance solutions for the customers?
A) MobiKwik
B) Paytm
C) FreeCharge
D) PhonePe
E) None of these
9.
Union Ministry of
Finance of India has imposed definitive anti-dumping duty on Import of Purified
Terephthalic Acid (PTA) from which countries?
A) Pakistan and China
B) Singapore and Malaysia
C) South Korea and Malaysia
D) South Korea and Thailand
E) None of these
10.
Who was honoured
with prestigious Entrepreneur of the year award 2019 in the event hosted by
America’s Business Magazine Entrepreneur India?
A) Suneil Shetty
B) Ruhan Rajput
C) Milind Soman
D) Arjun Rampal
E) None of these
11.
Name the youngest
doctor of Gulbarga (Kalaburagi), Karnataka, who was felicitated with ‘Pride of
Nation Award’ by the Defence Minister of India, Rajnath Singh.
A) Balamurali Ambati
B) Heenal Raichura
C) Vinayak S Hiremath
D) Akrit Jaswal
E) None of these
12.
Who was appointed as
the 20th governor of Nagaland?
A) RN Ravi
B) Krishan Kant Paul
C) Padmanabha Acharya
D) Ashwani Kumar
E) None of these
13.
Name the Indian
Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) Officer, who took over as the Controller General
of Accounts (CGA).
A) Raosaheb Danve
B) Babul Supriyo
C) Girraj Prasad Gupta
D) Ramdas Athawale
E) None of these
14.
To which government
agency, Rakesh Asthana was appointed as the Director General?
A) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
B) Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI)
C) National Investigation Agency(NIA)
D) Intelligence Bureau(IB)
E) None of these
15.
Which institute
scientists have developed the world’s first robot hand for the rehabilitation
of stroke patients?
A) Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Madras
B) Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi
C) Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
D) Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
E) None of these
16.
Name the telescope
of NASA, which has discovered 3 new planets in a new planetary system TOI 270
which are the smallest and nearest known to date at just 73 light-years away
from our earth.
A) Transmitting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
B) Kepler space telescope(KST)
C) James Webb Space Telescope(JWST)
D) Spitzer Space Telescope(SST)
E) None of these
17.
Who topped in the
Badminton World Federation ranking in Women’s singles event?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) PV Sindhu
C) Nozomi Okuhara
D) Akane Yamaguchi
E) None of these
18.
Name the founder of
the largest coffee chain in India, Cafe Coffee Day(CCD), who passed away
recently.
A) V. G. Siddhartha Hegde
B) Harshad Mehta
C) Harivansh Rai Bachchan
D) B.M. Khaitan
E) None of these
19.
The 52nd ASEAN
Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-5B) has taken place in which city?
A) Jakarta
B) Kuala Lumpur
C) Nay Pyi Taw
D) Bangkok
E) None of these
20.
Which former Indian
Cricketer has been honoured with Bharat Gaurav Award?
A) Sunil Gavaskar
B) Kapil Dev
C) Ajit Wadekar
D) Anil Kumble
E) None of these
21.
What is the theme
of the 2019 edition of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons?
A) Human
Trafficking: call your government to action
B) Act to protect and assist trafficked persons
C) Unite to eradicate human trafficking
D) Protect rights of human trafficking victims
E) None of these
22.
The Innovation for
Clean Air (IfCA) has been launched by India & which country in Bangaluru?
A) UK
B) France
C) Belgium
D) South Africa
E) None of these
23.
Which union
ministry has launched the Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) in New Delhi?
A) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Finance
D) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
E) None of these
24.
The National
Security Guard (NSG) works under which union ministry?
A) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) Ministry of Law and Justice
D) Ministry of Defence
E) None of these
25.
Which Indian
personality has been honoured with the prestigious 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award?
A) K Sivan
B) Anna Hazare
C) Ravish Kumar
D) Mary Kom
E) None of these
26.
Which state
government has launched ‘Save Green, Stay Clean’ campaign?
A) West Bengal
B) Punjab
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Haryana
E) None of these
27.
Which state / UT
has announced free electricity for people using up to 200 units under a
domestic connection?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Maharashtra
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Delhi
E) None of these
28.
Who is the author
of the book “Tools and Weapons: The Promise and The Peril of the Digital Age”?
A) Sundar Pichai
B) Brad Smith
C) Satya Nadella
D) Jeff Bezos
E) None of these
29.
The Indian
Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) is located in which city?
A) Jaipur
B) Bhopal
C) Dehradun
D) Delhi
E) None of these
30.
What is the theme
of the 2019 edition of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW)?
A) Breastfeeding and Work: Let\’s Make It Work!
B) Sustaining Breastfeeding Together
C) Breastfeeding: Foundation of Life
D) Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding
E) None of these
