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QUESTIONS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS OF AUGUST 2019
1. Which team won the Durand Cup 2019 football tournament? a. FC Goa b. Mohun Bagan c. Gokulam Kerala d. East Bengal
2. Which country conferred the King Hamad Order of Renaissance award on the Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi? a. Saudi Arabia b. Bahrain c. Turkey d. Egypt
3. In which country was the G-7 summit held in August 2019? a. France b. Japan c. Russia d. United Kingdom
4. Whom did PV Sindhu defeat to win the 2019 BWF World Championship singles title in August 2019? a. Nozomi Okuhara b. Ratchanok Intanon c. Chen Yufei d. Carolina Marin
5. Which country recently unveiled its long range surface to air missile defence system named Bavar 373? a. Israel b. Russia c. China d. Iran
6. In which city did the company Amazon.com recently inaugurate its single largest campus in the world? a. Pune b. Bengaluru c. Noida d. Hyderabad
7. Which award was conferred on Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman for his role in combat with Pakistani fighter jets? a. Mahavir Chakra b. Vir Chakra c. Vayu Sena Medal d. Ashok Chakra
8. As per the latest announcements on banks merger, which bank is being merged with Canara Bank? a. Syndicate Bank b. Corporation Bank c. Dena Bank d. Bank of India
9. With which of the following channels is journalist Ravish Kumar associated? a. Aaj Tak b. News Nation c. NDTV d. ABP News
10. Which of the following is not a part of joint venture company named Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL)? a. NALCO b. Hindustan Copper c. Mineral Exploration Company d. ONGC
11. VG Siddhartha was the founder of which of the following companies? a. Cafe Coffee Day b. Barista c. Costa Coffee d. Subway
12. With which of the following titles was Naaz Joshi of India crowned recently? a. Miss Teen USA b. Miss World diversity c. Miss Physique d. Miss Olympia
13. On which channel was the episode of Man vs Wild featuring Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi telecast? a. National Geographic b. Discovery c. Animal Planet d. NatGeo Wild
14. In which of the following locations was the Man vs Wild film featuring Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi shot? a. Dudhwa National Park b. Nanda Devi National Park c. Kanha National Park d. Jim Corbett National Park
15. Virat Kohli became the second highest run grosser Indian in one-day internationals. Who was at the second position before him? a. Saurav Ganguly b. Rahul Dravid c. MS Dhoni d. Mohd Azharuddin
16. In which city were the World Police and Fire Games held in August 2019? a. Beijing b. Hangzhou c. Wuhan d. Chengdu
17. Who of the following won the bronze medal at the BWF World Badminton Championship 2019 in Basel, Switzerland in August 2019? a. Sameer Verma b. Kidambi Srikanth c. B Sai Praneeth d. HS Prannoy
18. Which country launched a humanoid robot named FEDOR to International Space Station in August 2019? a. Russia b. USA c. Japan d. China
19. With which of the following sports is Komalika Bari associated? a. Chess b. Archery c. Gymnastics d. Shooting
20. With which of the following sports is Sumit Nagal associated? a. Tennis b. Badminton c. Boxing d. Cricket
21. Who is the director of the Hindi film Mission Mangal? a. Sujeeth b. Nikhil Advani c. Nitesh Tiwari d. Jagan Shakti
22. Who or the following para-athletes has been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2019? a. Devendra Jhajharia b. Suyash Jadhav c. Rajinder Singh d. Deepa Malik
23. Hellaro, the film which has been awarded the National Award for the best feature film has been made in which language? a. Gujarati b. Marathi c. Telugu d. Kannada
24. For which of the following attributes was Ravish Kumar awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019? a. Stemming the destructive tide of youth violence b. Harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless
c. Building the quality and force of media’s truth telling d. Championing justice, case after painful case
25. Tawlhlohpuan, a kind of fabric which has been given the GI tag recently is native to – a. Sikkim b. Nagaland c. Tripura d. Mizoram
26. Who of the following Indian cricketers was awarded the Arjuna Award for 2019? a. Gautam Gambhir b. Ravindra Jadeja c. Ajinkya Rahane d. Cheteswar Pujara
27. Which of the following has been conferred the National Award for Most Film Friendly state? a. Maharashtra b. Rajasthan c. Uttarakhand d. Sikkim
28. Which of the following states has been ranked at the top in Composite Water Management Index 17-18 among the non-Himalayan states? a. Bihar b. Kerala c. Gujarat d. Punjab
29. In the recently announced merger of banks which bank is being merged with Indian Bank? a. Syndicate Bank b. Andhra Bank c. Corporation Bank d. Allahabad Bank
30. What is the rank of India in the Global GDP rankings for 2018 released by World Bank? a. Fifth b. Sixth c. Seventh d. Eighth
Answers
1. c 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. d 6. d 7. b 8. a 9. c 10. d 11. a 12. b 13. b 14. d 15. a 16. d 17. c 18. a 19. b 20. a 21. d 22. d 23. a 24. b 25. d 26. b 27. c 28. c 29. d 30. c
20. Sumit Nagal won the first set against Roger Federer in his opening match at the US Open 2019.