CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 1ST – 2ND
AUG 2019
1.
How much amount
will be pledged to India over the next 3 years (2020-2B) in support of new
flagship initiatives, by ADB?
A) $12 Billion
B) $18 Billion
C) $10 Billion
D) $15 Billion
E) None of these
2.
Where was the 7th
Community Radio Sammelan for the year 2019 held?
A) Mumbai, Maharashtra
B) New Delhi, Delhi
C) Kolkata, West Bengal
D) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
E) None of these
3.
Where was the
India’s 1st automated battery charging & changing station for e-buses inaugurated?
A) New Delhi, Delhi
B) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
C) Guwahati, Assam
D) Ahmedabad,
Gujarat
E) None of these
4.
Gorewada
International Zoo will be set up in which state?
A) Nagpur,
Maharashtra
B) Gurgaon, Haryana
C) Badarpur, Delhi
D) Guwahati, Assam
E) None of these
5.
Which city topped
in the 2019 world’s Safe Cities Index?
A) Seoul
B) Tokyo
C) Osaka
D) Singapore
E) None of these
6.
What is the rank of
Indian city, Mumbai in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s(EIU) World’s Safe city
index(SCI) 2019?
A) 45th
B) 46th
C) 48th
D) 52nd
E) None of these
7.
Bank fraud cases
are increased by how much percentage for the year 2018-19?
A) 45%
B) 20%
C) 15 %
D) 30%
E) None of these
8.
Name the
organization, which has tied up with Mastercard and RBL Bank & launched its
mobile payment and digital wallet service for RBL Bank’s Mastercard credit card
customers.
A) Samsung India
B) PayPal India
C) Paytm India
D) FreeCharge India
E) None of these
9.
Who was reappointed
as the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for the next 1 year?
A) Pramod Chandra
Mody
B) Rani Singh Nair
C) Shushil Chandra
D) Atulesh Jindal
E) None of these
10. Which country has test fired ballistic missile, named
“Ghaznavi” on 28th August, 2019?
A) Russia
B) China
C) India
D) Pakistan
E) None of these
11. Pakistan’s “Ghaznavi” is which type of missile?
A) Anti-tank guided missile
B) Surface-to-surface
ballistic missile
C) Anti-ballistic missile
D) Surface-to-air cruise missile
E) None of these
12. Which School clinched U-14 Subroto Cup International
Football tournament title 2019?
A) Our Lady Mount Carmel High School
B) Bijando of Unique Model Academy
C) B Romalsawma of Saidan Secondary School
D) Mizoram’s Saidan
Secondary School
E)
None of these
13. Which island is chosen by Indonesian government to set up
its new capital?
A) Borneo island
B) Sumatra island
C) Java island
D) Sulawesi island
E) None of these
14. Name the bank, which has merged with Oriental Bank of
Commerce(OBC) and United Bank of India and became the second largest bank.
A) Indian Bank
B) Union Bank of India
C) Canara Bank
D) Punjab National
bank(PNB)
E) None of these
15. How much amount is infused to the public sector banks
inorder to boost the economy?
A) Rs 50500 crore
B) Rs 45500 crore
C) Rs 55250 crore
D) Rs 35500 crore
E) None of these
16. How much be the total count of public sector banks(PSB) in
India after the merger of 10 public sector banks to form 4 largest PSBs?
A) 12
B) 15
C) 17
D) 20
E) None of these
17. Which month is set as a deadline by Reserve Bank of
India(RBI) for Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs) including digital wallets, to
do full KYC(Know your customer)?
A) December 31, 2019
B) March 31, 2020
C) April 30, 2020
D) February 28,
2020
E) None of these
18. What is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India of April
to June quarter of 2019-20 as per the Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation?
A) 6%
B) 5.5%
C) 5%
D) 6.5%
E) None of these
19. Who was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in
Prime Minister’s Office(PMO) after Nripendra Misra’s relieved on 30th August,
2019?
A) Samant Goel
B) Sanjay Kothari
C) Pradeep
Kumar(PK) Sinha
D) Pramod Kumar Misra
E) None of these
20. Who released a book titled ‘Jin Dhoondha Tin Paaiyan’ in
Hindi, which covers a wide range of issues including crime, violence, police,
sports and social media?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Amit Shah
C) Narendra Modi
D) Manohar Lal
Khattar
E) None of these
21. Kandangi saree, which has got GI tag, is associated to which
sports?
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Telangana
E) None of these
22. The Government e Marketplace (GeM) has signed pact with
which organisation to enable growth of MSMEs, Start-ups and Women
Entrepreneurs?
A) NABARD
B) SIDBI
C) NHB
D) IRDA
E) None of these
23. Who has become the
first Indian woman para-athlete to be conferred Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award?
A) Manasi Joshi
B) Deepa Malik
C) Karamjyoti Dalal
D) Pooja Rani
E) None of these
