CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 1ST – 2ND AUG 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 1^ST – 2^ND 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