CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 12TH AUG 2019


CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 12TH AUG 2019
1.        Which state government has launched the Small Savings Incentive Scheme with an objective to stop people from transacting with ‘suspicious’ non-banking private financial institutions?
A) Rajasthan
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Odisha
D) Assam
E) None of these

2.        Where will the India’s first underwater train project is set to launch?
A) Kolkata, West Bengal
B) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
C) Guwahati, Assam
D) Mumbai, Maharashtra
E) None of these

3.        Under which river, the India’s first underwater train project is set to launch?
A) Torsa River
B) Hooghly river
C) Teesta River
D) Damodar River
E) None of these

4.        Where was the 2 day 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 held?
A) Mumbai, Maharashtra
B) Shillong, Meghalaya
C) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
D) New Delhi, Delhi
E) None of these

5.        Name the exercise, which is to be participated by all the members of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) including India and Pakistan.
A) Lamitye VIII
B) Vinbax 1
C) Khanjar V
D) ‘Tsentr (centre)
E) None of these


6.        Where will the exercise, ‘Tsentr (centre) under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held on September 10-21, 2019?
A) Mailly be camp, France
B) Surabaya, Indonesia
C) Orenburg, Russia
D) Mahe, Seychelles
E) None of these

7.        Who headed the Task Force, which recommends the extension of onshore market hours to 9 am to 9 pm, from 9 am to 5 pm, to improve access of overseas users?
A) Nandan Nilekani
B) R Gandhi
C) Shyamala Gopinath
D) Usha Thorat
E) None of these

8.        Name the Small Finance Bank, that received the Scheduled bank status from Reserve Bank of India(RBI) recently.
A) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
B) ESAF Small Finance Bank
C) Jana Small Finance Bank
D) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
E) None of these

9.        Which entity ranked first in the best workplace in India as per the LinkedIn’s fourth edition?
A) Flipkart
B) Amazon
C) OYO
D) Uber
E) None of these

10.    Which state won the film friendly state award in 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019?
A) Mizoram
B) Uttarakhand
C) Maharashtra
D) Meghalaya
E) None of these

11.    Name the actors, who won the Best Actor(Male) award in 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019.
A) Ranveer Singh, Hrithik Roshan
B) Vicky Kaushal, Ranbir Kapoor
C) Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal
D) Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal
E) None of these

12.    Hellaro of which language was awarded with the Best Feature Film award in 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019?
A) Hindi
B) Kannada
C) Gujarati
D) Malayalam
E) None of these

13.    Who won the best actor(Female) in the 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019?
A) Keerthy Suresh
B) Deepika Padukone
C) Alia Bhatt
D) Priyanka Chopra
E) None of these

14.    Which country’s Archery Association was suspended by World Archery (WA)?
A) Russia
B) India
C) Pakistan
D) Srilanka
E) None of these

15.    Name the chess player, who won the 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan International tournament that held at Hunan province, China.
A) Krishnan Sasikiran
B) Baskaran Adhiban
C) Pentala Harikrishna
D) Surya Shekar Ganguly
E) None of these

16.    What was the theme of International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 2019?
A) Theme – “Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Education”
B) Theme – “Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement”
C) Theme – “Indigenous peoples”
D) Theme – “Indigenous Languages”
E) None of these

17.    Name the act that will be amended by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 to improve road safety.
A) Motor Vehicles Act, 1987
B) Motor Vehicles Act, 1989
C) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
D) Motor Vehicles Act, 1986
E) None of these

18.    How much amount is penalized for an individual for driving without license as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019?
A) 2000
B) 5000
C) 7000
D) 10000
E) None of these

19.    Which bank has signed a corporate agency agreement with the Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd, which will deliver a wide range of insurance policies to its customers?
A) Indian Overseas Bank
B) Bank of India
C) Indian Bank
D) State Bank of India
E) None of these

20.    Name the entity, which launched the India’s first corporate credit card called ‘Freedom Card’ for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
A) ZipCash Card
B) Itz Cash
C) OxiCash
D) EnKash
E) None of these

21.    Which state sets a world record by planting over 22 crore saplings by its mega greenery plantation drive, “Vriksharopan Mahakumbh” in a day?
A) Kerala
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Maharashtra
E) None of these

22.    What was the theme of the World Biofuel Day 2019?
A) Theme – “Energizing the World with Innovation”
B) Theme – “Biofuels – cost effective & environment friendly substitutes to conventional fuels”
C) Theme – “Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO)”
D) Theme – “Significant and measurable World Earth Day impact”
E) None of these