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CURRENT AFFAIRS WEEKLY POCKET (03 August 2020 to 08 August 2020)

Q1.Recently which state government has launched an innovative virtual cybercrime awareness programme named as ‘E-Raksha Bandhan’? Ans. Andhra Pradesh Q2. Recently Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been elected as the President of which country? Ans. Guyana Q3. Recently which country became the first Arab country to open a nuclear power plant? Ans. United Arab Emirates Q4. Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar has released a book titled “Siyasat Mein Sadasyata” authored by whom? Ans. Vijay Kumar Choudhary Q5. Recently who has won the Formula One British Grand Prix 2020 held at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom? Ans. Lewis Hamilton Q6. Recently Rajya Sabha MP and leader Amar Singh has passed away, he was related to which political party? Ans. Samajwadi Party Q7. Recently Kamal Rani Varun has passed away, she was the Cabinet Minister of which state? Ans. Q8. Recently who has taken over the charge as Director General, News Services Division of All India Radio? Ans. Jaideep Bhatnagar Q9. Recently who has taken over as chief of Indian Air Force's Western Air Command? Ans. VR Chaudhari Q10. Recently “Bharat Air Fibre Services” has been inaugurated by the Union Minister Shri Sanjay Dhotre in which state? Ans. Maharashtra Q11. The prominent Northern Ireland politician and former Nobel Prize winner, John Hume has passed away, he was awarded by Nobel Prize in which field? Ans. Peace Q12. Recently Mark Anthony Phillips has been sworn in as Prime Minister of which country? Ans. Guyana Q13. Recently Sashidhar Jagdishan was appointed of as the next Chief Executive Officer of which bank? Ans. HDFC Bank Q14. Recently the Department of Defence Ministry of Defence has signed a tripartite MoU with the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances and which IIT? Ans. IIT

Q15. Who is the author of the book, titled “Vishesh: Code To Win”, which was published by the publishing house Bluerose? Ans. Nirupama Yadav

Q16. Rajesh Kumar was appointed as Chief Secretary of which state recently? Ans. Manipur Q17. Recently the Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel has been launched by which Union Minister? Ans. Narendra Singh Tomar

Q18. Recently World Cup winner footballer, Benedikt Howedes has retired from football, he is related to which country? Ans. Germany Q19. Recently which Private sector lender Bank has launched an Automated Voice Assistant ‘AXAA’? Ans. Axis Bank

Q20. Recently Infosys Finacle was selected to digitally transform the transaction banking business of national bank of which country? Ans. Bahrain Q21. Recently India has extended Line of Credit worth 18 million US dollars to which country for the expansion of fishing facilities at Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company? Ans. Maldives Q22. Recently William English who has passed away, he was co-creator of which computer accessory? Ans. Mouse Q23. Recently which state government has launched a social security scheme “Shaheed Mahendra Karma Tendupatta Sangrahak Samajik Suraksha Yojana” for tendu leave collectors in the state? Ans. Chhattisgarh Q24. Recently who was appointed by President as the next Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? Ans. Manoj Sinha

Q25. Recently how much amount was contributed by India to the India-UN development partnership fund? Ans. USD 15.50 million Q26. What is the name of former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, who has passed away recently? Ans. Ram Pradhan

Q27. Recently the “Thenzawl Golf Resort” Project has been virtually inaugurated by which Union Minister in Mizoram? Ans. Prahlad Singh Patel Q28. Recently which insurance company launched new services and products for COVID-19? Ans. Aditya Birla Health Insurance Q29. Recently which company has announced multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services? Ans. Bharti Airtel Limited

Q30. Recently Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar has passed away, he was the former Chief Minister of which state? Ans. Maharashtra

Q31. Recently Country's first Kisan Special Parcel Train flagged off from which railway station? Ans. Devlali Railway Station (Maharashtra) Q32. Who was appointed as the ambassadors of Win Trade Fantasy Sports recently? Ans. Harmanpreet Kaur and Suresh Raina Q33. Recently the famous fiction writer and Pulitzer Prize-winner, Shirley Ann Grau has passed away, she was related to which country? Ans. US Q34. Who has been appointed as the 14th Comptroller and Auditor General of India? Ans. Girish Chandra Murmu Q35. Recently India’s first mobile RT-PCR COVID lab named ‘Mobile Infection Testing and Reporting lab’ was developed by which institute? Ans. Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru Q36. Recently which state government launched “Mahila Evam Kishori Samman Yojana” & “Mukhya Mantri Doodh Uphar Yojana” for girls and women? Ans. Haryana Q37. Recently which payments bank has partnered with Bharti AXA General Insurance to offer “smart plan shop package policy”? Ans. Airtel Payments Bank Q38. Who is the author of the book titled ‘RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations’? Ans. Yatish Yadav Q39. Which edition of Hiroshima Day was observed on 6th August 2020? Ans. 75th Q40. Recently Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, has bagged first prize in Smart India Hackathon, who is the chancellor of DIAT? Ans. Rajnath Singh Q41. Recently who has been appointed as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission? Ans. Pradeep Kumar Joshi Q42. Recently which State/UT has launched a new “Electric Vehicle Policy”? Ans. Delhi

Q43. Recently who has been appointed as Inspector General in Central Reserve Police Force? Ans. P S Ranipse Q44. India will take part in the multilateral military “Russian Kavkaz 2020” strategic command-post exercise to be held in which city? Ans. Astrakhan, Russia

Q45. The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 that was postponed due to Covid-19, it will be held in which country in 2022? Ans. Australia Q46. Which is the most valuable brand in the world as per FutureBrand Index 2020? Ans. Apple Q47. Railways of which country has launched Overhead Equipment (OHE) Inspection app for real-time monitoring recently? Ans. India

Q48. Recently which state has become the first state in India to partner with Google India to provide learning tools for schools? Ans. Maharashtra Q49. 6th edition of National Handloom Day was observed on which date? Ans. 7th August

Q50. Who is the author of the book ‘Amazing ’? Ans. Neena Rai