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GENERAL AWARENESS FOR SBI CLERKS AUGUST 28 TO AUGUST 14 2020 (REVERSE ORDER_
GENERAL AWARENESS FOR SBI CLERKS AUGUST 28 TO AUGUST 14 2020 (REVERSE ORDER_
Q1. According to the data provided by
Ministry of Finance to Rajya Sabha, which state has topped the list of Pradhan
Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in availing loans to women? (a) Karnataka (b) West Bengal (c) Odisha (d)
Tamil Nadu (e) Kerala
Q2. National e-Governance Division has
partnered with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited to enable delivery of
_______ services to citizens through the network of 3.75 lakh CSCs. (a) UMANG (b) SWAVALAMBAN (c) UTSAV (d) ULLAS (e)
SASHAKT
Q3. Name the person who has been
appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Mutual
Fund (MF). (a) Bhargav Dasgupta (b) Ritesh
Kumar (c) Vinay Tonse (d) Sanjeev Srinivasan (e) Samir H. Shah
Q4. Name the England player who has
become the first fast bowler in the cricket history to take 600 Test wickets. (a) Chris Woakes (b) Jofra Archer (c) Ben
Stokes (d) Stuart Broad (e) James Anderson
Q5. The World Water Week 2020 will be
observed as the World Water Week at Home from 24th August to _________ 2020. (a) 28th August (b) 27th August (c) 26th
August (d) 25th August (e) 29th August
Q6. Name the book named based on one of
India’s most respected cricket coaches, Vasoo Paranjape, will be released in
September 2020. (a) The Test of My Life (b) Wide
Angle (c) A Century Is Not Enough (d) Cricket Drona (e) 281 and Beyond
Q7. Name the private sector bank which
has launched a new savings account called the “Axis Liberty Savings Account” to
target the millennial customers. (a)
Yes Bank (b) Axis Bank (c) Kotak Mahindra Bank (d) HDFC Bank (e) ICICI Bank
Q8. Name the university which has
signed an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set
up a Space Innovation-cum-Incubation centre at the university. (a) Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha
(b) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (c) Indian Institute of Technology
Delhi (d) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (e) Veer Surendra Sai
University of Technology, Odisha
Q9. Who is the present Chairperson of
Competition Commission of India? (a)
Sunil Kumar (b) Ashok Kumar Gupta (c) Sukhbir Singh Sandhu (d) R S Sharma (e)
Pravin Kumar Purwar
Q10. Which of the following has
developed a “Vendor Performance Evaluation System” to create a transparent and
comprehensive ‘Performance Rating’ System for its Consultants, Contractors and
Concessionaires? (a) National Human Rights
Commission of India (b) NITI Aayog (c) Unique Identification Authority of India
(d) National Highways Authority of India (e) Telecom Regulatory Authority of
India
Q11. Name the Mobile App that has been
launched to provide support in conducting countrywide online training of NCC
cadets. (a) NCC Trainer (b) DGNCC
Training (c) NCC Youth (d) DGNCC Cadet (e) NCC Mobile
Q12. Which of the following will launch
the India Component of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport
Initiative for Asia (TIA) to decarbonize transport in India? (a) NITI Aayog (b) National Development
Council (c) Central Pollution Control Board (d) Central Information Commission
(e) National Informatics Centre
Q13. Name the writer-journalist,
Commentator and Pop sociologist, who won the National Magazine Award and the
Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, passed away recently. (a) Fay Kanin (b) Pamela Tiffin (c) Gail
Sheehy (d) Jill Clayburgh (e) Monica Lewinsky
Q14. The Archaeological Survey of
India’s Hampi Mini Circle in ________ has been converted into a full fledged
circle. (a) Karnataka (b) Jharkhand (c)
Odisha (d) Assam (e) Bihar
Q15. What is the theme for World Water
Week 2020 at Home? (a) Water for society – including
all (b) Water, Ecosystems and Human Development (c) Water and waste: Reduce and
reuse, once again (d) Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action (e) Water
and Jobs
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d) Sol. According to the data provided by
Ministry of Finance to Rajya Sabha, Tamil Nadu has topped the list of Pradhan
Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in availing loans to women.
S2. Ans.(a) Sol. National e-Governance
Division has partnered with CSC e-Governance Services India Limited to enable
delivery of UMANG services to citizens through the network of 3.75 lakh CSCs.
S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Vinay Tonse has been
appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Mutual
Fund (MF).
S4. Ans.(e) Sol. England’s James Anderson has
become the first fast bowler in the cricket history to take 600 Test wickets.
S5. Ans.(a) Sol. The World Water Week 2020
will be observed as the World Water Week at Home from 24th August to 28th
August 2020.
S6. Ans.(d) Sol. A book named ‘Cricket Drona’
on one of India’s most respected cricket coaches, Vasoo Paranjape, will be
released in September 2020.
S7. Ans.(b) Sol. Axis Bank has launched a new
savings account called the “Axis Liberty Savings Account” to target the
millennial customers.
S8. Ans.(e) Sol. Veer Surendra Sai University
of Technology, Odisha, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has
signed an agreement to set up a Space Innovation-cum-Incubation centre at the
university.
S9. Ans.(b) Sol. Chairperson of Competition
Commission of India is Ashok Kumar Gupta.
S10. Ans.(d) Sol. National Highways Authority
of India has developed a “Vendor Performance Evaluation System” to create a
transparent and comprehensive ‘Performance Rating’ System for its Consultants,
Contractors and Concessionaires.
S11. Ans.(b) Sol. “DGNCC Training” Mobile App
has been launched to provide support in conducting countrywide online training
of NCC cadets.
S12. Ans.(a) Sol. NITI Aayog will launch the
India Component of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)–Transport
Initiative for Asia (TIA) to decarbonize transport in India.
S13. Ans.(c) Sol. Writer-journalist,
Commentator and Pop sociologist, Gail Sheehy passed away. She won the National
Magazine Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.
S14. Ans.(a) Sol. The Archaeological Survey of
India’s Hampi Mini Circle in Karnataka has been converted into a full fledged
circle.
S15. Ans.(d) Sol. The theme for World Water
Week 2020 at Home is ‘Water and Climate change: Accelerating Action’.
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AUGUST 27
Q1. Name the Indian table tennis star
who has recently announced her retirement from the sport.
(a) Naina Jaiswal
(b) Neha Aggarwal
(c) Shamini Kumaresan
(d) Poulomi Ghatak
(e) Manika Batra
Q2. The Agriculture Department of
__________ has set up an e-auction portal to enhance trading of GI-tagged
‘Kashmir Saffron’.
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Punjab
(e) Ladakh
Q3. Which of the
following continent was recently certified by ARCC, an independent body set up
by WHO, free from wild Polio virus.
(a) Asia
(b) North America
(c) Africa
(d) Australia
(e) Europe
Q4. Name the
organisation which has launched a dedicated debt and credit guarantee product
named as “Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Program for Non-Banking Finance
Companies-Micro Finance Institutions”.
(a) SEBI
(b) NABARD
(c) SIDBI
(d) PFRDA
(e) IRDAI
Q5. Name the person who has won the
first gold medal for India at the Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind
Sports Olympiad.
(a) Akrit Jaswal
(b) Sushma Verma
(c) Lydia Sebastian
(d) Aravind Chithambaram
(e) Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Jonnalagadda
Q6. Ahmedabad Railway Division has
launched the Baggage Sanitization and Wrapping machine at Ahmedabad Railway
Station, __________
(a) Haryana
(b) Odisha
(c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal
(e) Assam
Q7. Name the person who has recently
resigned as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Energy
Exchange (IEX).
(a) Mukesh Kumar Surana
(b) M V Gowtama
(c) Nalin Singhal
(d) Rajiv Mehta
(e) Rajiv Srivastava
Q8. Name the former
President of the Republic of Congo who served as the president of country from
1992 to 1997, passed away recently.
(a) Paul Kagame
(b) Pascal Lissouba
(c) Ali Bongo Ondimba
(d) Faustin-Archange Touadera
(e) Jovenel Moise
Q9. Which of the
following private sector bank has started using the satellite data (imagery
from Earth observation satellites) to assess credit worthiness of its customers
belonging to the farm sector?
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) Yes Bank
(c) HDFC Bank
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(e) Axis Bank
Q10. Name the insurance company which
has launched an insurance product called “Shagun – Gift an Insurance”. It is a
unique gift of Personal Accident policy.
(a) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
(b) Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co Ltd
(c) SBI General Insurance
(d) Bharti Axa General Insurance Company Ltd
(e) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd
Q11. WWF-India Kerala State Office is
joining hands with the Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam for
the first-ever state ________ in Kerala.
(a) Dragonfly Festival
(b) Flower Festival
(c) Birds Festival
(d) Butterfly Festival
(e) Fly Festival
Q12. Name the person
who has been given the additional charge of Managing Director and CEO of Indian
Energy Exchange (IEX).
(a) Anamika Roy Rashtrawar
(b) Satyanarayan Goel
(c) Pravin Kumar Purwar
(d) Sunil Kumar
(e) Ravinder Takkar
Q13. Who is the present chairman of
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development?
(a) RV Verma
(b) Ajay Tyagi
(c) Mohammad Mustafa
(d) Govinda Rajulu Chintala
(e) Subhash Chandra Khuntia
Q14. _________ has released the Export
Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020 in partnership with the Institute of
Competitiveness to examine export preparedness and performance of Indian
states.
(a) NITI Aayog
(b) National Development Council
(c) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(d) Reserve Bank of India
(e) State Bank of India
Q15. APEDA has signed
an MoU with AFC India Limited, and National Cooperative Union of India to
synergize the activities in the interest of agriculture and allied sectors.
What does “E” stands for in APEDA?
(a) External
(b) Entertainment
(c) Enterprise
(d) Entrepreneurship
(e) Export
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian table tennis star Poulomi Ghatak has announced her retirement
from the sport.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Agriculture Department of Jammu and Kashmir has set up an
e-auction portal to enhance trading of GI-tagged ‘Kashmir Saffron’.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC), an
independent body set up by the World Health Organization (WHO), has certified
the African continent free from wild Polio virus.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. NABARD has launched a dedicated debt and credit guarantee
product named as “Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Program for
Non-Banking Finance Companies-Micro Finance Institutions”.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Neelakantha Bhanu Prakash Jonnalagadda has won the first gold
medal for India at the Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports
Olympiad.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ahmedabad Railway Division has launched the Baggage
Sanitization and Wrapping machine at Ahmedabad Railway Station, Gujarat.
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer, Rajiv Srivastava has resigned form the post.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Former President of the Republic of Congo, Pascal Lissouba
passed away. He served as the president of country from 1992 to 1997.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. ICICI Bank has started using the satellite data (imagery from
Earth observation satellites) to assess credit worthiness of its customers
belonging to the farm sector.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. SBI General Insurance has launched an insurance product called
“Shagun – Gift an Insurance”. It is a unique gift of Personal Accident policy.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. WWF-India Kerala State Office is joining hands with the
Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam for the first-ever state
Dragonfly Festival in Kerala.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Satyanarayan Goel has been given the additional charge of Managing
Director and CEO of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX).
S13. Ans.(d)
Sol. Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development is Govinda Rajulu Chintala.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. NITI Aayog has released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI)
2020 in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness to examine export
preparedness and performance of Indian states.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development
Authority has signed an MoU with AFC India Limited, and National Cooperative
Union of India to synergize the activities in the interest of agriculture and
allied sectors.
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AUG 26TH
Q1. Who among the following has
launched the book named “Gastric Cancer” edited by Dr Ashok K. Vaid?
(a) Jitendra Singh
(b) Nitin Gadkari
(c) Prahlad Singh Patel
(d) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
(e) Smriti Irani
Q2. Australian all-rounder ____________
has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket.
(a) Glenn Maxwell
(b) Shaun Marsh
(c) Pat Cummins
(d) Cameron White
(e) Alex Carey
Q3. Which team has
lifted the UEFA Champions League 2019-20 title?
(a) Real Madrid
(b) Paris Saint-Germain
(c) Juventus
(d) Barcelona
(e) Bayern Munich
Q4. Name the mobile app launched by the
Indian Air Force, to provide career related details to aspirants who wish to join
Indian air force?
(a) Join IAF
(b) IAF Data
(c) IAF Know
(d) MY IAF
(e) IAF Aspirants
Q5. Sophia Popov has
won the 2020 Women’s British Golf Open. She is from which country?
(a) Portugal
(b) Germany
(c) Russia
(d) Australia
(e) Britain
Q6. How much amount has been approved
as loan by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank for Mumbai Urban Transport
Project-III?
(a) USD 1000 million
(b) USD 500 million
(c) USD 300 million
(d) USD 100 million
(e) USD 250 million
Q7. The India Pavilion at the Army-2020
International Military and Technical Forum was inaugurated by Secretary
(Defence Production) Raj Kumar at __________.
(a) China
(b) Israel
(c) Russia
(d) Japan
(e) USA
Q8. Which of the
following country recently launched its 5th Earth observation satellite
Gaofen-9 (05)?
(a) USA
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) UAE
(e) China
Q9. Which company has bagged the
“Swachhta Hi Seva award” for transforming Neyveli Township into a plastic-free,
green campus?
(a) NTPC
(b) NLCIL
(c) BHEL
(d) Indian Oil
(e) ONGC
Q10. Name the app launched by the Tata
Group to bring together the country’s disparate sales sector to offer a range
of consumer goods.
(a) Super services app
(b) Offer app
(c) Super offer app
(d) Super app
(e) Super Sales app
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched a book on cancer
“Gastric Cancer” edited by Dr Ashok K. Vaid.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Australian all-rounder Cameron White has announced his
retirement from all forms of professional cricket.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. German professional sports club, Bayern Munich won the UEFA
Champions League 2019-20 title by defeating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Air Chief MarshalRakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, the Chief of
the Air Staff has launched a mobile application named ‘MY IAF’.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. German Golfer Sophia Popov won the Women’s British Open 2020
title (rebranded as 2020 AIG Women’s Open) by defeating Thailand’s Jasmine
Suwannapura by two strokes at Royal Troon in Scotland.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has signed a loan
agreement (with Government of India, the Government of Maharashtra and Mumbai
Railway Vikas Corporation) for a $500 million Mumbai Urban Transport
Project-III.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. The India Pavilion at the Army-2020 International Military and
Technical Forum was inaugurated by Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar and
Indian Ambassador DB Venkatesh Verma at Moscow, Russia.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. China has successfully launched 5th Earth observation
satellite, Gaofen-9 (05), from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest
China.
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. NLCIL, the Navratna CPSE, has bagged the award for making
extremely valuable contribution in the implementation of the “Swachhta Hi Seva
Programme” from the Government of India.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tata Group is launching a new app purported to bring together
the country’s disparate sales sector to offer a range of consumer goods in a
“super app”.
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AUGUST 25BUY AUG 25NOW
Q1. Which day is being observed by the
United Nations every year as “International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave
Trade and its Abolition”?
(a) 26 August
(b) 25 August
(c) 24 August
(d) 23 August
(e) 22 August
Q2. Name the private sector bank which
has launched a new initiative named ‘Gig-a-Opportunities’ to attract skilled
talent that can work with the bank remotely, from anywhere in the country.
(a) Axis Bank
(b) Yes Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
Q3. Name the person who
has been appointed by the Government of India as the managing director (MD) of
the State Bank of India (SBI).
(a) Karnam Sekar
(b) Padmaja Chunduru
(c) Ashwani Bhatia
(d) Aditya Puri
(e) Sandeep Bakhshi
Q4.
_________ and Bharti AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd. have announced that they
will combine their insurance businesses through a share swap deal to create
India’s 3rd largest general insurance entity.
(a) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
(b) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
(c) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Limited
(d) New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
(e) ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Q5.
Who among the following has authored the book titled as ‘One Arranged Murder’
that will be released globally on September 28, 2020?
(a) Abhishek Kapoor
(b) Chetan Bhagat
(c) Amish Tripathi
(d) Vidhu Vinod Chopra
(e) Durjoy Datta
Q6.
Name the mobile app recently launched by Union Minister for road transport and
highways, Nitin Gadkari to monitor plantation along national highways.
(a) Vriksha Path
(b) Green Track
(c) Tree Route
(d) Harit Path
(e) Green Marg
Q7.
Which of the following application has introduced an innovative feature ‘Open
API Service’ to help the people, businesses and the economy in its efforts to
return to normalcy?
(a) Paytm
(b) Aarogya Setu
(c) Mobikwik
(d) Flipkart
(e) Whatsapp
Q8.
Name the legendary South African all-rounder who has become the fourth South
African player to be inducted into International Cricket Council’s Hall of
Fame.
(a) Mark Boucher
(b) Graeme Smith
(c) Shaun Pollock
(d) Makhaya Ntini
(e) Jaques Kallis
Q9.
Hallmarking of precious metals will be mandatory from 1st June _____
(a) 2021
(b) 2022
(c) 2023
(d) 2024
(e) 2025
Q10.
Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has e-inaugurated “Tribes India
Showroom” in?
(a) Bangalore
(b) New Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Mumbai
(e) Lucknow
Q11.
Name the Pakistan batting great who has become the sixth Pakistani player to be
inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.
(a) Javed Miandad
(b) Zaheer Abbas
(c) Mudassar Nazar
(d) Majid Khan
(e) Hanif Mohammad
Q12.
Which of the following ministries has signed a MOU with the Travel Agents
Association of India and FICCI Ladies Organisation with primary objective of
women empowerment?
(a) Ministry of Rural Development
(b) Ministry of Finance
(c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(d) Ministry of Home Affairs
(e) Ministry of Tourism
Q13.
The longest river ropeway of India has been inaugurated in which state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Assam
(c) West Bengal
(d) Maharashtra
(e) Tamil Nadu
Q14.
TRIFED has launched _________, a mobile van stacked fully with Van Dhan natural
produce and has been launched to boost the sales and enhance tribal income in
these challenging times.
(a) Tribes Kart
(b) Tribal Van
(c) Tribes Moving Mart
(d) Tribes Vehicle
(e) Tribes India on Wheels
Q15.
Name the former Australian captain who has become the ninth woman player to be
inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.
(a) Isa Guha
(b) Alison Mitchell
(c) Lisa Sthalekar
(d) Ellyse Perry
(e) Ebony Rainford-Brent
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. United Nations observes 23 August every year as “International
Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition”.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Axis Bank has launched a new initiative named
‘Gig-a-Opportunities’ to attract skilled talent that can work with the bank
remotely, from anywhere in the country.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Government of India has appointed Ashwani Bhatia as the
managing director of the State Bank of India.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. and Bharti AXA
General Insurance Co. Ltd. have announced that they will combine their
insurance businesses through a share swap deal to create India’s 3rd largest
general insurance entity.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Chetan Bhagat has authored the book titled as ‘One Arranged
Murder’ that will be released globally on September 28, 2020.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union Minister for road transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari has
launched a mobile app named ‘Harit Path’ to monitor plantation along national
highways.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Aarogya Setu has introduced an innovative feature ‘Open API
Service’ to help the people, businesses and the economy in its efforts to
return to normalcy.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Legendary South African all-rounder Jaques Kallis has become the
fourth South African player to be inducted into International Cricket Council’s
Hall of Fame.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Hallmarking of precious metals will be mandatory from 1st June
2021.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has
e-inaugurated “Tribes India Showroom” in Mumbai.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pakistan batting great Zaheer Abbas has become the sixth
Pakistani player to be inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall
of Fame.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Ministry of Tourism has signed a MOU with the Travel Agents
Association of India and FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) with primary objective
of women empowerment.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. The longest river ropeway of India has been inaugurated in
Assam.
S14. Ans.(e)
Sol. “Tribes India on Wheels”,launched by TRIFED, is a mobile van
stacked fully with Van Dhan natural produce and has been launched to boost the
sales and enhance tribal income in these challenging times.
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Former Australian captain Lisa Sthalekar has become the ninth
woman player to be inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of
Fame.
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AUGUST 23
Q1. Which of the following firm will be
the official sponsor of the Indian team for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics?
(a) Tata Group
(b) Hinduja Group
(c) Aditya Birla Group
(d) INOX Group
(e) Reliance Group
Q2. Name the ministry which has inked
an MoU with Ministry of Shipping to promote skill development in port and
maritime sector.
(a) Ministry of Skill Development
(b) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
(c) Ministry of Defence
(d) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(e) Ministry of Home Affairs
Q3. Name the Indian Table Tennis player
who will be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for year 2020.
(a) Mouma Das
(b) Madhurika Patkar
(c) Manika Batra
(d) Sharath Kamal
(e) Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
Q4. Name the person who has been
appointed as the new Election Commissioner of India by the Government of India.
(a) Rajiv Gauba
(b) Sanjay Kothari
(c) Trilochan Mohapatra
(d) Rajiv Kumar
(e) V.P. Joy
Q5. Name the snooker player who has won
the World Snooker Championship 2020.
(a) Judd Trump
(b) Neil Robertson
(c) Mark Selby
(d) Mark Williams
(e) Ronnie O’Sullivan
Q6. The Chhatarpur Police of __________
has been running a campaign “Ek Sankalp-Bujurgo ke naam” in the midst of corona
infection in the state.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Rajasthan
Q7. Name the Indian institution which
has signed an MoU with the Switzerland-based HELP Logistics to produce
humanitarian logistics in India and the region by offering consulting services.
(a) IIM Bangalore
(b) IIM Rohtak
(c) IIM Lucknow
(d) IIM Indore
(e) IIM Kozhikode
Q8. Name the bank which has launched a
“Green Deposit Programme” exclusively for corporate clients to finance green
initiatives and environment friendly projects.
(a) Yes Bank
(b) Axis Bank
(c) HSBC India
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) HDFC Bank
Q9. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has
launched an Interceptor Boat ‘ICGS C-454’ in Surat, Gujarat. Who is the present
Director-General of Indian Coast Guard?
(a) Rakesh Asthana
(b) Surjeet Singh Deswal
(c) Rajesh Chandra
(d) A P Maheshwari
(e) Krishnaswamy Natarajan
Q10. Name the Indian fast bowler who
will be conferred the Arjuna Award for year 2020.
(a) Varun Aaron
(b) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
(c) Mohammed Shami
(d) Ishant Sharma
(e) Umesh Yadav
Q11. Which state government has signed
a ‘plan of cooperation’ with Israel government to resolve water crisis in
Bundelkhand region?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) West Bengal
(d) Gujarat
(e) Odisha
Q12. Name the Indian wrestler who will
be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for year 2020.
(a) Neha Rathi
(b) Geetika Jakhar
(c) Sakshi Malik
(d) Alka Tomar
(e) Vinesh Phogat
Q13. The proposed acquisition of
C&S Electric Limited by _________ has received the approval of the
Competition Commission of India (CCI).
(a) Robert Bosch
(b) Nestle
(c) Siemens Limited
(d) Infosys Limited
(e) International Business Machines Corporation
Q14. Name the Indian Golf player who
will be conferred the Arjuna Award for year 2020.
(a) Ridhima Dilawari
(b) Sharmila Nicollet
(c) Smriti Mehra
(d) Aditi Ashok
(e) Diksha Dagar
Q15. Name the university which will be
conferred the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Maka) Trophy 2020.
(a) Panjab University, Chandigarh
(b) Jadavpur University, Kolkata
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
(d) Anna University, Chennai
(e) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced that the
INOX Group will be the official sponsor of the Indian team for the rescheduled
Tokyo Olympics.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Ministry of Skill Development has inked an MoU with Ministry
of Shipping to promote skill development in port and maritime sector
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Indian Table Tennis player Manika Batra will be conferred the
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for year 2020.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Government of India has appointed Rajiv Kumar as the new
Election Commissioner of India.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Ronnie O’Sullivan has won the World Snooker Championship 2020.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Chhatarpur Police of Madhya Pradesh has been running a
campaign “Ek Sankalp-Bujurgo ke naam” in the midst of corona infection in the
state.
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. IIM Kozhikode has signed an MoU with the Switzerland-based
HELP Logistics to produce humanitarian logistics in India and the region by
offering consulting services.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The HSBC India has launched a “Green Deposit Programme”
exclusively for corporate clients to finance green initiatives and environment
friendly projects.
S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has launched an Interceptor Boat
‘ICGS C-454’ in Surat, Gujarat. Director-General of Indian Coast Guard is
Krishnaswamy Natarajan.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma will be conferred the Arjuna
Award for year 2020.
S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Uttar Pradesh government has signed a ‘plan of cooperation’
with Israel government to resolve water crisis in Bundelkhand region.
S12. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat will be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna Award for year 2020.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The proposed acquisition of C&S Electric Limited by
Siemens Limited has received the approval of the Competition Commission of
India (CCI).
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian Golf Player Aditi Ashok will be conferred the Arjuna
Award for year 2020.
S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. Panjab University, Chandigarh will be conferred the Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad (Maka) Trophy 2020.
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AUG 21
Q1. Name the Indian
cricketer who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Sports eyewear brand
“Oakley”.
(a) Yuzvendra Chahal
(b) Hardik Pandya
(c) Dinesh Karthik
(d) Rohit Sharma
(e) Prithvi Shaw
Q2.
Union Cabinet has approved the creation of NRA, a multi-agency body which will
be responsible to conduct a Common Eligibility Test (CET). NRA stands for?
(a) National Recruitment Agency
(b) National Reservation Agency
(c) National Result Agency
(d) National Registration Agency
(e) National Revenue Agency
Q3.
Name the person who has sworn in as the 54th President of Dominican Republic.
(a) Wanda Vazquez Garced
(b) Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona
(c) Manuel Marrero Cruz
(d) Andrew Holness
(e) Laurentino Cortizo
Q4.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a ________ to support the
construction of the modern, high-speed Delhi-Meerut regional rapid transit
system.
(a) USD 5 billion
(b) USD 4 billion
(c) USD 3 billion
(d) USD 2 billion
(e) USD 1 billion
Q5.
Which day is being celebrated in India as Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day every
year?
(a) 22nd August
(b) 21st August
(c) 20th August
(d) 19th August
(e) 18th August
Q6.
Name the company which has tied up with Kotak Mahindra General Insurance to
offer COVID-19 insurance cover of up to Rs 1 lakh against gold loan.
(a) Bajaj Finance Limited
(b) Muthoot Finance
(c) Hindustan Unilever Limited
(d) HDFC Life Limited
(e) Manappuram Finance Ltd
Q7.
Which day is being celebrated in India as Indian Akshay Urja Day or Renewable
Energy Day every year?
(a) 19th August
(b) 20th August
(c) 21st August
(d) 22nd August
(e) 23rd August
Q8.
Name the Ayurvedic based Biodegradable Face Mask which has been launched
recently by the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology.
(a) Facecure
(b) Rakshapati
(c) Facesafe
(d) Mukhpati
(e) Pavitrapati
Q9.
Name the company which has acquired majority equity stake in Chennai-based
Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd. as well as in its subsidiaries.
(a) Piramal Group
(b) Genesis Colors Limited
(c) Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
(d) Larsen & Toubro Limited
(e) Cipla Limited
Q10.
Name the private sector bank which has launched a unique digital solution ‘Loan
against Securities’ under its loan in seconds platform.
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) Axis Bank
(d) YES Bank
(e) Kotak Mahindra Bank
Q11.
5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament was jointly organized by
Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, and the Parliament of _______ with the
support of the United Nations.
(a) Austria
(b) Australia
(c) Greece
(d) Germany
(e) Slovenia
Q12.
Name the former British tennis player who passed away recently. She won the
women’s doubles alongside Althea Gibson at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon in
1956.
(a) Alice Marble
(b) Maria Bueno
(c) Angela Buxton
(d) Shirley Fry
(e) Doris Hart
Q13.
Name the digital initiative that enables opening of savings account instantly
and was recently launched by the Lakshmi Vilas Bank.
(a) LVB InstaGo
(b) LVB DigiGo
(c) LVB GoOnline
(d) LVB FastGo
(e) LVB GoSaving
Q14.
Lok Sabha Speaker _________ participated in the inaugural ceremony of the 5th
World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
(a) Shripad Yesso Naik
(b) M. Venkaiah Naidu
(c) Prahalad Singh Patel
(d) Om Birla
(e) Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Q15.
Name the anti-microbial body suit recently launched by the Defence Institute of
Advanced Technology.
(a) Corona Kavach
(b) Amar Vastra
(c) Saviour Suit
(d) Anti-Corona Suit
(e) Aushada tara
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma has been appointed as the brand
ambassador of Sports eyewear brand “Oakley”.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Union Cabinet has approved the creation of National Recruitment
Agency (NRA), a multi-agency body which be responsible to conduct a Common
Eligibility Test (CET).
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona has been sworn in as the 54th
President of Dominican Republic.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 1 billion to
support the construction of the modern, high-speed Delhi-Meerut regional rapid
transit system.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day is being celebrated in India
on 20th August every year on the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi.
S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. Muthoot Finance has tied up with Kotak Mahindra General
Insurance to offer COVID-19 insurance cover of up to Rs 1 lakh against gold
loan.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian Akshay Urja Day or Renewable Energy Day is observed on
20th August every year.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Defence Institute of Advanced Technology has launched an
Ayurvedic based Biodegradable Face Mask “Pavitrapati” which will act as a virus
neutraliser to provide resistance against the bacteria/virus.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has acquired majority
equity stake in Chennai-based Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd. as well as in its
subsidiaries.
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. YES Bank has launched an unique digital solution ‘Loan against
Securities’ under its loan in seconds platform.
S11. Ans.(a)
Sol. 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament (5WCSP) was
jointly organized by Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, and the Parliament of
Austria with the support of the United Nations.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Former British tennis player Angela Buxton passed. She won the
women’s doubles alongside Althea Gibson at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon in
1956.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lakshmi Vilas Bank has launched “LVB DigiGo” a digital initiative
that enable opening of savings account instantly.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla participated in the inaugural
ceremony of the 5th World Conference of Speakers of Parliament.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Defence Institute of Advanced Technology has launched an
anti-microbial body suit named as “Aushada tara”.
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AUGUST 20
Q1. Name the person who has stepped
down as the Election Commissioner of India as he is set to join the
Philippines-based Asian Development Bank as the vice-president.
(a) Pramod Kumar Mishra
(b) Achal Kumar Jyoti
(c) Om Prakash Rawat
(d) Ashok Lavasa
(e) Sunil Arora
Q2. Which of the following company has
bagged the title sponsorship rights of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020?
(a) Dream 11
(b) BalleBaazi
(c) Paytm
(d) WinZO
(e) Swiggy
Q3. Which day is being observed
globally as World Humanitarian Day (WHD) every year?
(a) 17th August
(b) 18th August
(c) 19th August
(d) 20th August
(e) 21st August
Q4. Name the person who has been
appointed as the Governor of Meghalaya.
(a) Bandaru Dattatraya
(b) Satya Pal Malik
(c) Satyadeo Narain Arya
(d) Anusuiya Uikey
(e) Phagu Chauhan
Q5. Name the Computer scientist who
invented the “pixel” and scanned the world’s first digital photograph, passed
away recently.
(a) James Clerk Maxwell
(b) Walker Evans
(c) Edward Steichen
(d) John Dominis
(e) Russell Kirsch
Q6. Name the company which has signed
an MoU with IIT Patna to encourage industry focused applied research in the
areas of Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing and Machine
Learning.
(a) Flipkart
(b) Amazon
(c) Snapdeal
(d) OLX Group
(e) Google
Q7. Name the payment bank which has
launched an Aadhaar Authentication based digital savings account “Jan
BachatKhata” which will provide new age digital banking experience to customers.
(a) India Post Payments Bank
(b) Airtel Payments Bank
(c) Jio Payments Bank
(d) Fino Payments Bank
(e) Paytm Payments Bank
Q8. Which of the following institution
has retained the top position in the “Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation
Achievements (ARIIA)” 2020 for being the best centrally funded institution in
India?
(a) IIT Madras
(b) IIT Bombay
(c) IIT Mandi
(d) IIT Guwahati
(e) IIT Delhi
Q9. Name the Indian cricketer who has
become fourth cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to be
conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
(a) Suresh Raina
(b) Hardik Pandya
(c) Rohit Sharma
(d) Shikhar Dhawan
(e) Ravindra Jadeja
Q10. Name the person who has resigned
as the President of Mali with the immediate effect.
(a) Lazarus Chakwera
(b) Nana Akufo-Addo
(c) Mahammed Dionne
(d) Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga
(e) Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Q11. ________ based surveillance system
has been introduced by the Indian Railways for Railway security.
(a) CCTV
(b) Soldier
(c) Hidden Eye
(d) Artificial Intelligence
(e) Drone
Q12. A mobile application has bee
launched for Urban Local Bodies (ULB) functionaries to source loan applications
of street vendors under which scheme?
(a) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(b) Prime Minister Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi Scheme
(c) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
(d) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
(e) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
Q13. Name the England World Cup winner
and all-rounder who has announced her retirement from all forms of cricket.
(a) Sarah Taylor
(b) Tamsin Beaumont
(c) Jenny Gunn
(d) Katherine Brunt
(e) Laura Marsh
Q14. Delhi Police has signed an MoU
with AIIA to offer Ayurveda Preventive and Promotive health services in the
residential colonies of Delhi Police through a mobile unit named ___________
and Police Wellness Centres.
(a) Moksha Rath
(b) Dhanwantari Rath
(c) Aayu Rath
(d) Rakshantri Rath
(e) Ayurved Rath
Q15. Name the Indian wrestler who has
been recommended for India’s highest sporting honour, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award 2020.
(a) Sushil Kumar
(b) Sakshi Malik
(c) Jinder Mahal
(d) Vinesh Phogat
(e) Yogeshwar Dutt
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ashok Lavasa has stepped down as the Election Commissioner of
India as he is set to join the Philippines-based Asian Development Bank as the
vice-president.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The title sponsorship rights of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020
has been bagged by the fantasy gaming start-up “Dream 11“.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is observed globally on 19th August
every year.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Satya Pal Malik has been appointed as the Governor of
Meghalaya.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. Computer scientist Russell Kirsch who invented the “pixel” and
scanned the world’s first digital photograph, passed away.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Flipkart has signed an MoU with IIT Patna to encourage industry
focused applied research in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Natural
Language Processing and Machine Learning.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Fino Payments Bank has launched an Aadhaar Authentication
based digital savings account “Jan BachatKhata” which will provide new age
digital banking experience to customers.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. IIT Madras has retained the top position in the “Atal Ranking
of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)” 2020 for being the best
centrally funded institution in India.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Rohit Sharma has become fourth cricketer after Sachin
Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award.
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned with
the immediate effect.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Drone based surveillance system has been introduced by the
Indian Railways for Railway security.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. A mobile application has bee launched for Urban Local Bodies
(ULB) functionaries to source loan applications of street vendors under the Prime
Minister Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi Scheme.
S13. Ans.(e)
Sol. England World Cup winner and all-rounder, Laura Marsh has
announced her retirement from all forms of cricket.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Delhi Police has signed an MoU with AIIA to offer Ayurveda
Preventive and Promotive health services in the residential colonies of Delhi
Police through a mobile unit named ‘Dhanwantari Rath’ and Police Wellness Centres.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been recommended for India’s
highest sporting honour, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020.
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AUGUST 19
Q1. Name the web platform which has
been recently launched by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) along with
the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
(a) E-Playground
(b) E-Football
(c) E-Khiladi
(d) E-Pathshala
(e) E-Krida
Q2. Name the first bullion index of
India to be launched by the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX).
(a) Bulldex
(b) Hexadex
(c) Commodex
(d) Marketdex
(e) Indiadex
Q3. United Kingdom has launched an
“Innovation Challenge Fund” of _________ in India.
(a) £1 Million
(b) £2 Million
(c) £3 Million
(d) £4 Million
(e) £5 Million
Q4. Which state government has announced
to launch a student centric scheme named as “Padhai Tuhar Para”?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Gujarat
Q5. Who among the following has
authored a new book titled, “Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020″?
(a) Kapil Isapuari
(b) R L Bhat
(c) Arjun Subramaniam
(d) Tade Ipadeola
(e) Raghav Bahal
Q6. Name the Tribal Health and
Nutrition Portal which has been launched by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs to
offer health and nutrition related information of the tribal population of
India on a single platform.
(a) Shakti
(b) Aarogya
(c) TribeHealth
(d) Manushya
(e) Swasthya
Q7. Name the person who has been
appointed by the Government of India as the new director-general of the Border
Security Force (BSF).
(a) Archana Ramasundram
(b) Surjeet Singh Deswal
(c) A P Maheshwari
(d) Rakesh Asthana
(e) Satya Narayan Pradhan
Q8. The 13th Session of the
India-______ Joint Commission Meeting on Trade, Economic and Technical
Cooperation was held to review the continuing growth of broad based cooperation
between the two countries.
(a) Iran
(b) UAE
(c) Iraq
(d) France
(e) Germany
Q9. Name the Indian director-actor who
passed away recently. He directed some popular Bollywood movies like Force,
Drishyam and Madaari.
(a) Deepak Shivdasani
(b) Sharad Kelkar
(c) Ritesh Shah
(d) Rajat Kapoor
(e) Nishikant Kamat
Q10. Name the person who has been
appointed as the executive director (ED) of the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI).
(a) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
(b) Mohammad Mustafa
(c) GP Garg
(d) RV Verma
(e) Govinda Rajulu Chintala
Q11. Name the Indian classical vocalist
who was a recipient of India’s fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri in
1975; Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987 and Padma Bhushan in 1999, passed
away recently.
(a) Amjad Ali Khan
(b) Sanjeev Abhyankar
(c) Hariprasad Chaurasia
(d) Bhimsen Joshi
(e) Pandit Jasraj
Q12. Name the company which has
partnered with the Central Water Commission in order to take flood forecasting
initiative to send numerous public alerts to people in impacted regions across
India.
(a) Reliance Industries Limited
(b) Amazon
(c) Google
(d) Flipkart
(e) Paytm
Q13. Which state government has
announced to launch a Bluetooth-based programme “Bultu Ke Bol” to provide study
materials to students living in remote areas and do not have access to internet
facility?
(a) Kerala
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Tripura
(d) Nagaland
(e) Mizoram
Q14. Quality Control Lab has been set
up by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in Porbandar,
________
(a) Gujarat
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
(e) Maharashtra
Q15. Which state government has
announced to launch a “Radhabai Diagnostic Centre Scheme” to offer pathology
and other testing facilities to people at concessional rates?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Bihar
(e) Chhattisgarh
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. All India Football Federation (AIFF) has launched the web
platform “E-Pathshala” in partnership with the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) will launch India’s
first bullion index named “Bulldex”.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. United Kingdom has launched an “Innovation Challenge Fund” of
£3 Million in India.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Chhattisgarh government has announced to launch a student
centric scheme named as “Padhai Tuhar Para”.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Retired Air Vice Marshal, Arjun Subramaniam has authored a new
book titled, “Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020″.
S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched the Tribal Health and
Nutrition Portal “Swasthya” to offer health and nutrition related information
of the tribal population of India on a single platform.
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Government of India has appointed Rakesh Asthana as the new
director-general of the Border Security Force (BSF).
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 13th Session of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting on
Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation was held to review the continuing
growth of broad based cooperation between the two countries.
S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Director-actor Nishikant Kamat passed away. He directed some
popular Bollywood movies like Force, Drishyam and Madaari.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has
appointed GP Garg as executive director (ED).
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Indian classical vocalist, Pandit Jasraj passed away. He was a
recipient of India’s fourth-highest civilian award, Padma Shri in 1975; Sangeet
Natak Akademi Award in 1987 and Padma Bhushan in 1999.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. Google has partnered with the Central Water Commission in
order to take flood forecasting initiative to send numerous public alerts to
people in impacted regions across the country.
S13. Ans.(b)
Sol. Chhattisgarh government has announced to launch a Bluetooth-based
programme “Bultu Ke Bol” to provide study materials to students living in
remote areas and do not have access to internet facility.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Quality Control Lab has been set up by the Marine Products
Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in Porbandar, Gujarat.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Chhattisgarh government has announced to launch a “Radhabai
Diagnostic Centre Scheme” to offer pathology and other testing facilities to
people at concessional rates.
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AUGUST 18
Q1. Name the former Indian Captain who
has announced his retirement from the International Cricket. He was the only
captain to win all three major ICC trophies.
(a) Sourav Ganguly
(b) Rohit Sharma
(c) Virat Kohli
(d) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(e) Shikhar Dhawan
Q2. Name the new initiative which has
been launched recently by the Union Minister of Youth and Sports, Kiren Rijiju
to promote fitness among every citizen.
(a) Fit India Youth Club
(b) Fit India Community
(c) Fit India Youth Marathon
(d) Fit India Yoga
(e) Fit India Healthy India
Q3. Name the private sector bank which
has has launched “Shaurya KGC Card” for Indian armed forces personnel.
(a) Yes Bank
(b) HDFC Bank
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank
(e) Axis Bank
Q4. Which country chaired the 4th
Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working Group held recently?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) South Africa
(d) Brazil
(e) Russia
Q5. Name the campaign recently launched
by the Ministry of AYUSH to aware people about the valuable information about
strengths of various Ayush-based solutions for enhancing immunity and
preventing diseases.
(a) Ayush for Strength
(b) Ayush for Immunity
(c) Ayush for Life
(d) Ayush for Health
(e) Ayush for Purity
Q6. Name the Mercedes racer who has
recently won the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2020 held at Circuit de
Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain.
(a) Max Verstappen
(b) Lance Stroll
(c) Valtteri Bottas
(d) Lewis Hamilton
(e) Sergio Pérez
Q7. Name the public sector bank which
has launched a campaign named ‘DIGITAL APNAYEN’ to encourage customers to use
digital banking channels.
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Bank of India
(c) State Bank of India
(d) Canara Bank
(e) Bank of Baorda
Q8. Name the Indian batsman who recently
announced his retirement from the International Cricket. He represented India
in 226 ODIs, 78 T20Is and 18 Tests in his cricketing career.
(a) Wriddhiman Saha
(b) Dinesh Karthik
(c) Parthiv Patel
(d) Suresh Raina
(e) Robin Uthappa
Q9. Which state government has rolled
out “Yellow Chain” a centralized e-commerce platform, to encourage local
business and entrepreneurship in the state?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Tripura
(c) Manipur
(d) Assam
(e) Sikkim
Q10. Name the person who has been
appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of GoAir Airline.
(a) Ajay Singh
(b) Ashwani Lohani
(c) Kaushik Khona
(d) Leslie Thng
(e) Aireen Omar
Q11. Name the former Indian cricketer
and Uttar Pradesh minister who passed away recently. He was honoured with the
Arjuna Award in 1981.
(a) Roger Binny
(b) Sandeep Patil
(c) Madan Lal
(d) Ravi Shastri
(e) Chetan Chauhan
Q12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
announced the “OSOWOG” plan which will connect 140 countries through a common
grid that will be used to transfer solar power. OSOWG stands for?
(a) One Sun, One World, One Grid
(b) One Solar, One World, One Grid
(c) One Sun, One World, One Growth
(d) One Solar, Open World, Open Grid
(e) One Sun, One Wave, One Grid
Q13. Name the person who has been
appointed by an e-mobility start-up, eBikeGO as its brand ambassador.
(a) Harbhajan Singh
(b) Pravin Kumar
(c) Ravichandran Ashwin
(d) Anil Kumble
(e) Munaf Patel
Q14. Name the ministry which has
launched a campaign “Ayush for Immunity” to aware people about the valuable
information about strengths of various Ayush-based solutions for enhancing
immunity and preventing diseases.
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of AYUSH
(c) Ministry of Food Processing Industries
(d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(e) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Q15. Name the campaign recently
launched by the Punjab National Bank to encourage customers to use digital
banking channels.
(a) Insta Banking
(b) Adopt Digi-services
(c) Digi Change
(d) Go-Online
(e) Digital Apnayen
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Former Indian Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced his
retirement from the International Cricket. He was the only captain to win all
three major ICC trophies.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Union Minister of Youth and Sports, Kiren Rijiju has launched
“Fit India Youth Club” initiative to promote fitness among every citizen.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. HDFC Bank has launched “Shaurya KGC Card” for Indian armed
forces personnel.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Russia chaired the 4th Meeting of the BRICS Anti-Drug Working
Group.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ministry of AYUSH has launched a campaign “Ayush for Immunity”
to aware people about the valuable information about strengths of various
Ayush-based solutions for enhancing immunity and preventing diseases.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Great Britain) has won the Formula
One Spanish Grand Prix 2020 held at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Punjab National Bank has launched a campaign named ‘DIGITAL
APNAYEN’ to encourage customers to use digital banking channels.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian batsman Suresh Raina has announced his retirement from
the International Cricket. He represented India in 226 ODIs, 78 T20Is and 18
Tests in his cricketing career.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nagaland government has rolled out “Yellow Chain” a
centralized e-commerce platform, to encourage local business and
entrepreneurship in the state.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kaushik Khona has been appointed as the Chief Executive
Officer of GoAir Airline.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Former Indian cricketer and Uttar Pradesh minister, Chetan
Chauhan passed away. He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1981.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the “One Sun, One World,
One Grid (OSOWOG)” plan which will connect 140 countries through a common grid
that will be used to transfer solar power.
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. An e-mobility start-up, eBikeGO has appointed Indian cricketer
Harbhajan Singh as its brand ambassador.
S14. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ministry of AYUSH has launched a campaign “Ayush for Immunity”
to aware people about the valuable information about strengths of various
Ayush-based solutions for enhancing immunity and preventing diseases.
S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Punjab National Bank has launched a campaign named ‘DIGITAL
APNAYEN’ to encourage customers to use digital banking channels.
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AUGUST 15
1. Union Minister of Chemicals and
Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda has announced the establishment of a Price
Monitoring and Resource Unit (PMRU) in which state?
(a) Odisha
(b) West Bengal
(c) Haryana
(d) Karnataka
(e) Tamil Nadu
Q2. Name the person who has assumed
charge as the Director General Naval Operations (DGNO).
(a) Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
(b) Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar
(c) Vice Admiral G S Pabby
(d) Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar
(e) Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar
Q3. Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports will organise the ____________ from 15th August to 02nd October 2020 to
mark the 74th Independence Day of India.
(a) Freedom Marathon
(b) Swasth Bharat Run
(c) Fit India Freedom Run
(d) Fight Against COVID Marathon
(e) Independent India Marathon
Q4. AUM Photonic System has been
indigenously developed for real-time remote monitoring of air quality. AUM
stands for?
(a) Air Ultimate-quality Monitoring
(b) Air Ultra-quality Monitoring
(c) Air Under-quality Monitoring
(d) Air Unform-quality Monitoring
(e) Air Unique-quality Monitoring
Q5. Name the country which has
successfully tested its advanced missile defence system, “Arrow-2” ballistic
missile interceptor.
(a) Iraq
(b) Iran
(c) Israel
(d) China
(e) Russia
Q6. Which state government would
provide Rs 830 per month each to 17 lakh poor families under the ambitious
“Orunodoi” scheme, to financially empower women?
(a) Assam
(b) Nagaland
(c) Manipur
(d) Tripura
(e) Sikkim
Q7. Which day is observed globally as
the World Organ Donation Day every year?
(a) 17th August
(b) 16th August
(c) 15th August
(d) 14th August
(e) 13th August
Q8. Name the person who has been
appointed as non-executive chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBH).
(a) Natarajan Chandrasekaran
(b) Subhash Sheoratan Mundra
(c) Mahesh Kumar Jain
(d) B.P. Kanungo
(e) M.D. Patra
Q9. Name the Malayalam poet-lyricist,
who passed away recently. He is a recipient of Guru Shreshta Award of Kerala
Sangeetha Nataka Akademi in 2015.
(a) Bichu Thirumala
(b) Sreekumaran Thampi
(c) Rafeeq Ahammed
(d) Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma
(e) Chunakkara Ramankutty
Q10. The Naval Innovation and
Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) has been launched by the Raksha Mantri
___________
(a) Amit Shah
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Nirmala Sitharaman
(d) Ravi Shankar Prasad
(e) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Q11. Name the Indian Coast Guard
Offshore Patrol Vessel which was been launched recently. It is the 4th in the
series of five OPVs.
(a) Vikramaditya
(b) Viraat
(c) Shivalik
(d) Sarthak
(e) Jalashwa
Q12. Name the book on climate change
which would be released by the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, along
with German environmental journalist, Franz Alt.
(a) The Uninhabitable Earth
(b) Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World
(c) The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
(d) Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet
(e) The End of Nature
Q13. The traditional festive sweet dish
‘Khaje’, spicy Harmal Chilli and Myndoli Banana has obtained GI tag from the
Geographical Indications Registry. The products belongs to which of the
following state?
(a) Goa
(b) Kerala
(c) Gujarat
(d) Bihar
(e) Tamil Nadu
Q14. Name the person who has took
charge as the Chief Executive Officer of Indiabulls Ventures Ltd, a subsidiary
company of IBHFL.
(a) Ramakrishnan Mukundan
(b) Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
(c) Rono Dutta
(d) Sameer Gehlaut
(e) Rakesh Sharma
Q15. Name the advanced missile defence
system which was successfully tested by Israel recently.
(a) Raytheon
(b) Arrow 2
(c) SPY-6 Radar
(d) Patriot Advanced Capability-3
(e) THAAD
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda
Gowda has announced the establishment of a Price Monitoring and Resource Unit
(PMRU) in Karnataka.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM has become the
Director General Naval Operations (DGNO).
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will organise the “Fit
India Freedom Run” from 15th August to 02nd October 2020.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Air Unique-quality Monitoring (AUM) Photonic System has been
indigenously developed for real-time remote monitoring of air quality.
S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Israel has successfully tested its advanced missile defence
system, “Arrow-2” ballistic missile interceptor.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Assam government would provide Rs 830 per month each to 17
lakh poor families under the ambitious “Orunodoi” scheme, to financially
empower women.
S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. The World Organ Donation Day is observed globally on 13th
August every year.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Subhash Sheoratan Mundra has been appointed as non-executive
chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBH).
S9. Ans.(e)
Sol. Malayalam poet-lyricist, Chunakkara Ramankutty passed away. He
is a recipient of Guru Shreshta Award of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi in
2015.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO)
has been launched by the Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh.
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Sarthak’ has been
launched. It is the 4th in the series of five OPVs.
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will release a new
book titled “Our Only Home: A Climate Appeal to the World” along with German
environmental journalist Franz Alt.
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Goa’s traditional festive sweet dish ‘Khaje’, spicy Harmal Chilli
and Myndoli Banana (Moira Banana) has obtained Geographical Indication tag from
the Geographical Indications Registry.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sameer Gehlaut has took charge as the Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of Indiabulls Ventures Ltd, a subsidiary company of IBHFL.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. Israel has successfully tested its advanced missile defence
system, “Arrow-2” ballistic missile interceptor.
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AUGUST 14
Bank Maha Pack
Q1. How many police personnels have
been awarded the “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation”
for the year 2020?
(a) 101
(b) 81
(c) 151
(d) 121
(e) 71
Q2. ____________ is observing
“Cleanliness Week” from 10th August in order to mark the Independence Day.
(a) Indian Railways
(b) NITI Aayog
(c) State Bank of India
(d) National Development Council
(e) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India
Q3. Name the actor who has topped the
list of “The Highest-Paid Actors Of 2020” released by Forbes magazine.
(a) Vin Diesel
(b) Jason Statham
(c) Dwayne Johnson
(d) Robert Downey, Jr.
(e) Chris Hemsworth
Q4. Name the organisation which has
organised the “India@75 Summit – Mission 2022” that focused on ‘reinventing
technology in India’.
(a) National Association of Software and Service Companies
(b) The Energy and Resources Institute
(c) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(d) Quality Council of India
(e) Confederation of Indian Industries
Q5. Name the person who has been
appointed as a new Chairman of Indian Council for Research on International
Economic Relations (ICRIER).
(a) Mohit Thukral
(b) Pramod Bhasin
(c) Raman Roy
(d) NV Tyagarajan
(e) Rajat Gupta
Q6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
announced to introduce a mechanism of ‘Positive Pay’ feature for all cheques of
value _________ and above.
(a) Rs 50,000
(b) Rs 5,00,000
(c) Rs 1,00,000
(d) Rs 10,000
(e) Rs 10,00,000
Q7. Name the veteran sports journalist
who passed away recently. He worked with the Indian Express and The Times of
India and ended his freelance career in the early 1990s.
(a) Sambit Bal
(b) Bhavana Balakrishnan
(c) GK Menon
(d) Rohit Brijnath
(e) Rahul Bhattacharya
Q8. SBM Academy is a phone-based
academy and offers a 60-minutes module, which is an IVR based training course.
“SBM” in SBM Academy stands for?
(a) Swasth Bharat Mission Academy
(b) Surakshit Bharat Mission Academy
(c) Sashakt Bharat Mission Academy
(d) Shreshth Bharat Mission Academy
(e) Swachh Bharat Mission Academy
Q9. Second edition of Student
Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP 2.0) has been rolled out by the Niti Aayog’s
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) in collaboration with which company?
(a) Hewlett-Packard Company
(b) Lenovo Group Limited
(c) Acer Inc.
(d) Dell Technologies
(e) Samsung
Q10. _________ has launched the “W-GDP
Women Connect Challenge” across India in association with US Agency for
International Development (USAID) and Women’s Global Development and
Prosperity.
(a) Sakhya Women’s Guidance Cell
(b) Reliance Foundation
(c) Shikshan Ane Samaj Kalyan Kendra
(d) Sayodhya Home For Women In Need
(e) ActionAid India
Q11. Name the person who chaired the
meeting of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 to
deliberate on measures to ensure availability of vaccines as well as its
delivery mechanism.
(a) V K Sarawat
(b) Prof Ramesh Chand
(c) Dr Rajiv Kumar
(d) Amitabh Kant
(e) Dr V K Paul
Q12. The proposed combination filed by
Keihin Corporation, Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd., Showa Corporation and Hitachi
Automotive Systems, Ltd has received the approval from?
(a) Competition Commission of India
(b) Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd
(c) Securities and Exchange Board of India
(d) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
(e) Reserve Bank of India
Q13. Name the organisation which has
launched a special two-month campaign ‘Special Revival Campaign’ for revival of
lapsed life policies.
(a) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
(b) New India Assurance Co. Ltd
(c) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(d) Oriental Insurance Company Ltd
(e) SBI Life Insurance Company
Q14. Who among the following has been
selected by the Public Enterprises Selection Board as the next chairman of
Steel Authority of India Limited?
(a) Soma Mondal
(b) Rohit Mathur
(c) S Manoharan
(d) Mukesh Kumar Surana
(e) Sushil Chandra Mishra
Q15. Name the Indian actor who is the
only Indian to be listed among the top 10 world’s highest-paid actors of 2020
list released by Forbes magazine.
(a) Shahrukh Khan
(b) Ajay Devgn
(c) Saif Ali Khan
(d) Akshay Kumar
(e) Amitabh Bachchan
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. A total of 121 Police personnel have been awarded the “Union
Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” for the year 2020.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian Railways is observing “Cleanliness Week” from 10th
August in order to mark the Independence Day.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Dwayne Johnson has topped the list of “The Highest-Paid Actors Of
2020” released by Forbes magazine.
S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) has organised the
“India@75 Summit – Mission 2022” that focused on ‘reinventing technology in
India’.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pramod Bhasin has been appointed as a new Chairman of Indian
Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced to introduce a
mechanism of ‘Positive Pay’ feature for all cheques of value Rs 50,000 and
above.
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Veteran sports journalist, GK Menon passed away. He worked
with the Indian Express and The Times of India and ended his freelance career
in the early 1990s.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Swachh Bharat Mission Academy has been launched. SBM
Academy is a phone-based academy and offers a 60-minutes module, which is an
IVR based training course.
S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Second edition of Student Entrepreneurship Programme (SEP 2.0)
has been rolled out by the Niti Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) in
collaboration with Dell Technologies.
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Reliance Foundation has launched the “W-GDP Women Connect
Challenge” across India in association with US Agency for International
Development (USAID) and Women’s Global Development and Prosperity.
S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Dr V K Paul has chaired the meeting of National Expert Group
on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 to deliberate on measures to ensure
availability of vaccines as well as its delivery mechanism.
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol. The proposed combination filed by Keihin Corporation, Nissin
Kogyo Co., Ltd., Showa Corporation and Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd has
received the approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI).
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Life Insurance Corporation of India has launched a special
two-month campaign ‘Special Revival Campaign’ for revival of lapsed life
policies.
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. Soma Mondal has been selected by the Public Enterprises
Selection Board (PESB) as the next chairman of Steel Authority of India
Limited.
S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Akshay Kumar is the only Indian to be listed among the top 10
world’s highest-paid actors of 2020 list released by Forbes magazine.
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