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1. Who was appointed as the 20th of 4. Name the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) ? Officer, who took as the Controller General of 1) RN 2) Accounts (CGA) . 3) 4) Ashwani Kumar 1) 2) 5) None of these 3) Girraj Prasad Gupta 4) 1. Answer – 1) RN Ravi 5) None of these On August 1, 2019, RN Ravi (A 1976-batch Indian 4. Answer – 3) Girraj Prasad Gupta Police Service officer of the cadre,), a former On August 1, 2019, Girraj Prasad Gupta(a Intelligence Bureau(IB) officer was sworn in as the 1983-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) 20th governor of Nagaland. Arup Kumar Goswami, Officer) took over as the Controller General of Chief Justice (Acting) of Gauhati High Court(HC) Accounts (CGA) in New . He succeeds Anthony administered the oath of office to Ravi at the Raj Lianzuala as the new CGA, Department of Bhavan in Kohima, Nagaland. Ravi succeeds Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. He held higher Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, whose tenure positions in the Central Board of Direct Taxes ended on July 19, 2019. (CBDT), Ministry of Rural Development and served 2. To which ministry, Ravi Capoor was appointed as as the Director of National Institute of Financial the secretary ? Management (NIFM), .Gupta, as an 1) Ministry of External Affairs Additional Controller General of Accounts, got 2) Ministry of Minority Affairs credit for the work in development and implementation of Public Financial Management 3) Ministry of Finance System (PFMS), a backbone IT (Information 4) Technology) infrastructure for Direct Benefit 5) None of these Transfer (DBT) in Government of . Answer – 4) Ministry of Textiles 2. 5. To which government agency, Rakesh Asthana was On August 1, 2019, Ravi Capoor (an Indian appointed as the Director General ? Administrative Service (IAS) officer of 1986 batch) 1) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) took charge as secretary in the Ministry of Textiles 2) Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) in . He succeeds Raghvendra Singh. He 3) National Investigation Agency(NIA) was in charge of Mines & Minerals, Forest & Environment, Act East Policy Affairs, and Public 4) Intelligence Bureau(IB) Enterprises Department as Additional Chief 5) None of these Secretary, , from the period of 2016 to 2019. 5. Answer – 1) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Besides he also had the portfolios of Industry and The Appointments Committee chaired by Prime Commerce & worked as additional Development Minister has given additional Commissioner, Handicrafts from 2002 to 2004. charge to 1984-batch cadre IPS officer 3. Who was appointed as the Secretary of Department Rakesh Asthana, Director General of Civil Aviation for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade security (DG CAS), as the new DG of Narcotics (DPIIT) ? Control Bureau (NCB) by approving “entrustment of 1) Shripad Yesso Naik 2) Guruprasad Mohapatra the additional charge of the post of Director 3) 4) Krishan Pal General Narcotics Control Board”. The post of NCB was lying vacant as incumbent Abhay was 5) None of these appointed as a director Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 3. Answer – 2) Guruprasad Mohapatra National Police Academy, , On August 1, 2019, Guruprasad Mohapatra (an IAS Telangana.Asthana will serve as the DG of NCB for Officer of 1986 batch) assumed charge of the office the next 6 months or till new incumbent is of Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry appointed. and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in New Delhi. He Who was appointed as the Special Secretary to replaces Ramesh Abhishek.Guruprasad Mohapatra. 6. President Ram Nath Kovind ? Prior to this appointment, he served as chairman of 1) Sanjay Agarwal 2) Samant Kumar Goel the Airports Authority of India (AAI), a statutory body working under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, 3) E.L. S.N Bala Prasad 4) Nripendra Misra where he brought many changes in AAI’s strategic 5) None of these operations. 6. Answer – 3) E L S N Bala Prasad 70 On July 31, 2019, According to the Appointments 10. To which entity, Siddhartha Mohanty was Committee of the Cabinet, Government of appointed as the Managing Director & Chief India(GoI), E L S N Bala Prasad, a 1986 batch IAS Executive Officer ? officer of Bihar cadre has been upgraded to the rank 1) Indiabulls Housing Finance of Special Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind 2) LIC Housing Finance in the rank under Central Staffing Scheme.He was 3) Dewan Housing Finance Corporation earlier served as Officer on Special Duty(OSD) to 4) PNB Housing Finance the President. 5) None of these 7. Name the Indian theoretical physicist, who was 10. Answer – 2) LIC Housing Finance appointed as the new director of Italy based On August 3, 2019, Siddhartha Mohanty(Odisha) International Centre for Theoretical (ICTP) has assumed charge as MD(Managing Director) & for a five year term . CEO(Chief Executive Officer) of LIC Housing 1) 2) Finance (Life Insurance Corporation HFL) one of the 3) Abhas Mitra 4) largest housing finance companies in India. He 5) None of these replaces Shri Vinay Shah. Prior to this appointment, 7. Answer – 1) Atish Dabholkar Mohanty was Chief Operating Officer (COO)with LIC Atish Dabholkar(56), an Indian theoretical HFL.In 1985, Mohanty started his career as a direct physicist from Kolhapur, has been recruit officer with LIC of India. He was also the appointed as the new director of Italy based Executive Director(Legal)with LIC prior to joining International Centre for (ICTP) to the LIC HFL.He also worked as Chief of for a five year term starting in November 2019 with Investments(Monitoring), Regional Head of the rank of Assistant Director-General of the United marketing in LIC in the States of Maharashtra, Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Gujarat, and .In LIC, he has a vast experience in Organization (UNESCO). He succeeds Fernando the areas of Marketing, HR, Investments, and Legal. Quevedo, who has led the centre since 2009. He is 11. Who was appointed as the next High Commissioner currently the head of ICTP’s high energy, of India to the Republic of Cyprus on 2nd August, and astroparticle physics section. He joined ICTP in 2019? 2014 on secondment from Sorbonne Université and 1) Madhumita Hazarika Bhagat the National Center for Scientific Research, where 2) Naveen Srivastava he has been a research director since 2007. 3) Renu Pall 8. Who has been accredited concurrently as the next 4) Alok Kumar Sinha permanent representative of India to the economic 5) None of these Community of West African States ( ECOWAS) ? Answer – 1) Madhumita Hazarika Bhagat 1) Natarajan Krishnan 2) Abhay Thakur 11. On August 2, 2019, Ministry of External Affairs Ms. 3) B. N. Chakrvarthy 4) Rikhi Jaipal Madhumita Hazarika Bhagat was appointed as the 5) None of these next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of 8. Answer – 2) Abhay Thakur Cyprus. She is a 1999 batch Indian Foreign Current high Commissioner of India to the Federal Service(IFS) Officer presently working as Joint Republic of Nigeria, Shri Abhay Thakur has been Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. She accredited concurrently as the next permanent succeeds RK Raghavan. representative of India to the economic Community 12. Who was appointed as the interim Chief Executive of West African States ( ECOWAS). He is 1992 batch Officer (CEO) of HSBC ? Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer. He will be 1) Yun Lien Lee 2) Ewen James Stevenson residing in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. 3) NoelQuinn 4) Mark Edward Tucker 9. Who was appointed as the director (operations) in 5) None of these Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)? Answer – 3) NoelQuinn 1) C.B. Ananthakrishnan 2) R Madhavan 12. HSBC bank announced that the Chief Executive 3) M S Velpari 4) V. M. Chamola Officer (CEO) of HSBC John Flint steps down from 5) None of these his post after 1.5years and is to be replaced by 9. Answer – 3) M S Velpari NoelQuinn, head of HSBC’s global commercial M S Velpari replaces Sunil Kumar as the director banking unit, as the new interim CEO. (operations) at the Bengaluru based Hindustan 13. Who was appointed as the new director Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). The appointment comes (exploration) in Oil and Natural Gas after Sunil Kumar was superannuated from his Corporation(ONGC) ? service.Mr. Velpari joined HAL as a management 1) Shashi Shanker 2) Ajay Kumar Dwivedi trainee in 1985 and also held various posts like 3) Subhash Kumar 4) Rajesh Kumar Srivastava Chief of Project of LCA-(Light Combat Aircraft)- Tejas at the LCA division. 5) None of these 13. Answer – 4) Rajesh Kumar Srivastava 71 On August 5, 2019, Indian multinational oil and gas On August 8,2019, Five Rajya Sabha members company, ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) include Mahesh Poddar (BJP), K Keshava Rao (TRS), has appointed Rajesh Kumar Srivastava as its new Vijayasai Reddy (YSRCP), Dola Sen (TMC) and director (exploration). He replaces Mr. A K Dwivedi, Sasmit Patra (BJD) have been elected unopposed to who superannuated on 31 July 2019.Srivastava the parliamentary joint committee on office of earned his Master’s Degree in Engineering Geology profit. The chairman of the committee is yet to be from IIT(Indian Institute of Technology), , nominated. while Rakesh Sinha , BJP (Bharatiya joined ONGC as Geologist in 1984 at Krishna ) MP(member of parliament)has been Godavari Basin, Rajahmundry, . nominated as a member of the Press Council of 14. To which entity, Sandeep Kumar Gupta was India(PCI)by Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah appointed as the new Director (Finance)? Naidu. 1) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) 18. Who was the elected as the interim president of the 2) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC) (INS) party ? 3) National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC) Limited 1) Sonia Gandhi 2) A. K. Antony 4) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL) 3) P. Chidambaram 4) Priyanka Vadra 5) None of these 5) None of these 14. Answer – 1) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) 18. Answer – 1) Sonia Gandhi On August 3, 2019, State-owned oil and gas On August 10, 2019, The Congress Working company, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has Committee (CWC), the highest decision-making appointed Mr. Sandeep Kumar Gupta as its new body of the party, selected Sonia Gandhi, aged 72, Director (Finance). Earlier, he was Executive as the interim president of the Indian National Director (Corporate Finance) at IndianOil’s Congress party. She had held the post of Congress Corporate Office. He replaces A K Sharma, who President between 1998 and 2017. She succeeds retired as finance director in May 2019. Rahul Gandhi. 15. Who was appointed as the chairman and managing 19. To which country, Ghotu Ram Meena was director(MD) of Power Grid Corporation of India appointed as the next Ambassador of India? Ltd ? 1) Angola 2) Rwanda 3) Nigeria 1) Ghanshyam Prasad 2) Seema Gupta 4) Republic of Congo 5) None of these 3) Kandikuppa Sreekant 4) K Sreekant 19. Answer – 4) Republic of Congo 5) None of these On August 8, 2019, As per the Ministry of External 15. Answer – 3) Kandikuppa Sreekant Affairs, (GoI), Shri Ghotu Ram On August 6, 2019, The Indian state-owned electric Meena has been appointed as the next Ambassador utility company, Power Grid Corporation of India of India to the Republic of Congo. He is presently Ltd. has appointed Kandikuppa Sreekant as its serving as Counsellor, Embassy of India, Kyiv, chairman and managing director(MD) till Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). He December 31, 2023, or until further orders, replaces Ms. Nina Tshering La.The Republic of whichever is earlier. He replaces Ravi P Singh Congo has supported India’s candidature in various (director (personnel), who held the post of international forums. Government of India chairman & MD of the company give away the approved a line of US $ 89.9 million for the additional charge. development of the transportation system in congo in 2014 & approved another line of credit for US $ Whose tenure as Managing Director of State Bank 16. 55 million for a greenfield 600 TPD rotary of India(SBI) was extended to another 2 years . kiln-based cement plant project. India also donated 1) Chandan Sinha 2) Basant Seth medicines worth US $ 200,000 to the Republic of 3) Dinesh Kumar Khara 4) Rajiv Kumar Congo in 2010. 5) None of these 20. Name the first woman, who is set to be appointed as 16. Answer – 3) Dinesh Kumar Khara the President of Indian National Science On August 8, 2019, The Appointments Committee of Academy(INSA). the Cabinet, Government of India has extended the 1) Chandrima Shaha 2) Renu Khanna Chopra tenure of State Bank of India(SBI) Managing 3) Archana Bhattacharyya 4) Manju Bansal Director (MD)Dinesh Kumar Khara by another 2 5) None of these years with effect from August 9, 2019, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. 20. Answer – 1) Chandrima Shaha Former director of the National Institute of How many Rajya Sabha members have been elected 17. Immunology (NII), Delhi, Ms Chandrima Shaha (66) unopposed to the parliamentary joint committee on is all set to become the first woman president of the office of profit ? Indian National Science Academy (INSA) from 1) 5 2) 4 3) 7 4) 10 January 1, 2020. She will succeed Ajay K. Sood. She 5) None of these was the vice- of ’s first women’s 17. Answer – 1) 5 team and also the first woman cricket commentator for All India Radio (AIR). 72 21. Who was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer On August 13, 2019, Queen of Indian athletics, P T (CFO) of YES Bank ? Usha (Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha) from 1) Maheswar Sahu 2) Anurag Adlakha Payyoli (Kerala) has appointed as one of the six 3) Anil Jaggia 4) Ravinder Kumar Khanna members of the Asian Athletics Association’s (AAA) 5) None of these Athletes Commission, in recognition of her outstanding achievements at the continental stage. Answer – 2) Anurag Adlakha 21. This is the 2nd time she has been appointed a On August 10, 2019, YES bank had made Anurag member of the Commission. Adlakha as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) replacing Raj Ahuja who previously served as the 25. Who was appointed as the Drug Controller General senior group president and head of financial of India (DCGI) of Central Drugs Standard Control management of YES bank, will now be in charge of Organisation (CDSCO) ? strategy, planning, and functions of the bank. 1) D.K Chauhan 2) A. K. Pradhan Appointed as Group Chief Strategy Officer, Raj 3) VG Somani 4) K. Bangarurajan Ahuja will report to the bank’s Managing director. 5) none of these 22. Who was elected as the 51st President of Guatemala 25. Answer – 3) VG Somani ? On August 14, 2019, The Appointment Committee of 1) Mario Estrada the Cabinet (ACC) appointed VG Somani as Drug 2) Alejandro Eduardo GiammatteiFalla Controller General of India (DCGI) of Central Drugs 3) Sandra Torres Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in Level 14 4) Zury Ríos of the Pay Matrix as per the 7th Central Pay Commision (CPC), on deputation basis, for a period 5) None of these of 3 years. He is currently Joint Drugs Controller of 22. Answer – 2) Alejandro Eduardo GiammatteiFalla India. He succeeds Dr. S. Eswara Reddy, who was on On August 11, 2019, Conservative Alejandro ad-hoc position for the post of DCGI. Eduardo GiammatteiFalla was elected as Who was appointed as the Director of National Guatemala’s 51st President defeating Sandra 26. Institute of Health and Family Welfare(NIHFW) for Torres, Former first lady(spouse of Alvaro Colom- a period of 5 years on August 14, 2019 ? 47th Guatemala president) by gaining more than 1) Balram Bhargava 2) Randeep Guleria 58% of the votes. Giammattei succeeds outgoing corruption tainted president Jimmy Morales (50th 3) Arun Singhal president of Guatemala). Morales will be leaving 4) Harshad Pandurang Thakur office in 2020 in the month of January.Giammattei, 5) None of these a 63 year old doctor and former prison chief was 26. Answer – 4) Harshad Pandurang Thakur defeated in three previous presidential elections. On August 14, 2019, The Appointments Committee 23. Name the first Indian judge, who was appointed to of the Cabinet, Government of India(GoI) has made the Supreme Court of Fiji recently. Harshad Pandurang Thakur as the Director of 1) Madan Lokur 2) Arjan Kumar Sikri National Institute of Health and Family 3) Altamas Kabir 4) Ashok Bhushan Welfare(NIHFW) for a period of 5 years. He replaces 5) None of these Shri. Sudhansh Pant. 23. Answer – 1) Madan Lokur 27. Who was appointed as the President of Paytm on On August 12, 2019, the president of Fiji August 19, 2019 ? Major.General(Retd) Jioji Konrote has appointed 1) Vijay Shekhar Sharma 2) Pallavi Shroff Justice Madan Lokur from India as the new 3) Ravi Adusumalli 4) Madhur Deora Supreme Court (SC) judge of Fiji.Madan Lokur 5) None of these sworn in as Fiji’s SC judge. He will serve as the 27. Answer – 4) Madhur Deora judge of the non resident panel of the Supreme On August 19, 2019, Indian largest digital wallet Court of Fiji.The swearing in ceremony was company, Paytm has promoted its CFO (chief conducted and the oath was administered by financial officer) Madhu Deora as President of the president of Fiji in presence of Chief Justice Kamal company. On May 3, 2019, Bhushan Patil quits as a Kumar and others.This is the first time ever an president of Paytm. Indian has been appointed to the Supreme Court of 28. Who was appointed as the new MD(Managing another country. Director) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of 24. Who was appointed as one of the six members of the Vodafone Idea ltd on August 20,2019 ? Asian Athletics Association’s (AAA) Athletes 1) Vikram Singh Mehta 2) Ravinder Takkar Commission for the second time on 13th August, 3) Chittaranjan Dua 4) Sunil Sood 2019? 5) None of these 1) Humpy Koneru 2) P T Usha 28. Answer - 2) Ravinder Takkar 3) 4) The Board of Vodafone Idea, has appointed 5) None of these Ravinder Takkar, who is currently Vodafone Group’s 24. Answer – 2) P T Usha representative in India, as the new MD(Managing 73 Director) and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) with 33. Who was appointed as the Union home secretary immediate effect. Takkar replaces CEO Balesh recently ? Sharma, who has stepped down citing personal 1) Nripendra Misra 2) Ajay Kumar Bhalla reasons. 3) Sanjay Kothari 4) I. V. Subba Rao 29. Who was appointed as the new cabinet secretary 5) None of these recently ? 33. Answer – 2) Ajay Kumar Bhalla 1) Rajiv Gauba 2) Ajit Seth As per the Appointments Committee of the cabinet, 3) P. K. Sinha 4) Kamal Pande Government of India(GoI), Ajay Kumar 5) None of these Bhalla(1984-batch Assam- cadre IAS 29. Answer – 1) Rajiv Gauba officer)has been appointed as the new Union home On august 21,2019 the Union Home Secretary Rajiv secretary with fixed two-year tenure till August Gauba, was appointed as the new cabinet secretary 2021. He succeeds Rajiv Gauba, who was appointed (the most powerful position in the country’s civil as the new cabinet secretary. service), replacing PK Sinha. He is appointed for a 34. Who was concurrently accredited as the next High period of two years from august 30,2019, approved Commissioner of India to the Cook Islands? by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet 1) Riva Ganguly Das 2) Ruchira Kamboj (ACC). 3) Sangeeta Bahadur 4) Padmaja 30. Name the IAS (Indian Administrative 5) None of these Service)officer, who was appointed as the Defence 34. Answer - 4) Padmaja Secretary of India . On August 23, 2019, Ministry of External Affairs 1) Y. N. Sukthankar 2) N. R. Pillai (MEA), Government of India concurrently 3) Vishnu Sahay 4) Ajay Kumar accredited Ms. Padmaja as the next High 5) None of these Commissioner of India to the Cook Islands, with 30. Answer – 4) Ajay Kumar residence in Suva. She is presently the High On August 21, 2019, The Appointments Committee Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji. She of the Cabinet (ACC), Government of India(GoI) has succeeds Vishvas Vidu Sapkal. made Ajay Kumar, a 1985 batch IAS (Indian 35. Who was elected as the President of Nauru ? Administrative Service) officer of Kerala cadre as 1) Sprent Dabwido 2) Hilda Heine the new Defence Secretary but without 2 years’ 3) Lionel Aingimea 4) Marcus Stephen tenure. He will replace Sanjay Mitra (a 1982 batch 5) None of these West Bengal-cadre IAS officer) whose term ends on Answer – 3) Lionel Aingimea August 23, 2019. 35. On August 27, 2019, former human rights lawyer 31. Which country’s Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte Lionel Aingimea won the presidential election of stepped down recently ? the pacific nation Nauru by defeating his rival David 1) Greece 2) Italy 3) 4) Adeang by 12-6 votes. Aingimea is now the 15th 5) None of these President of Nauru succeeding the outgoing 31. Answer – 2) Italy President Baron Waqa. The Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, an 36. To which country, Pavan Kapoor was appointed as independent, announced his resignation on August the Ambassador of India ? 20 to the President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella. The 1) resignation was done after the Deputy PM (Prime 2) (UAE) Minister) Luigi Di Maioand the leader of the 3) far-right League and Matteo Salvini (also Deputy 4) PM), announced a motion of no confidence against 5) None of these Conte. 36. Answer – 2) United Arab Emirates(UAE) 32. Abdalla Hamdok sworn in as the Prime Minister of According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), which country ? Government of India(GoI), Shri Pavan Kapoor, the 1) Sudan 2) 3) Algeria 4) Egypt 1990 cadre Indian Foreign Service(IFS) officer has 5) None of these been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to 32. Answer - 1) Sudan the United Arab Emirates(UAE).He replaces On August 20,2019 economist Abdalla Hamdok Navdeep Singh Puri, who has been heading the took charge as the new prime minister(15th) of Indian mission in UAE since October 2016. Sudan embarking three year transition to civilian 37. Who was appointed as the President of Paytm ? rule after military authoritarian Omar al-Bashir was 1) Munish Varma 2) Ravi Adusumalli forced to step down from president post by rage 3) Pallavi Shroff 4) Amit Nayyar protests. The chief justice of Sudan Abbas Ali Babiker administered the swearing-in ceremony 5) None of these held at the Presidential Palace in Khartoum. He 37. Answer – 4) Amit Nayyar succeeded Mohamed Tahir Ayala. Indian e-commerce payment system Paytm has appointed Amit Nayyar as its new president. His 74 appointment comes a week after Madhur Deora, the Bank(LVB),Parthasarathi Mukherjee announced his Chief Financial Officer(CFO) was also elected as the resignation from the bank on August 28, 2019 President of Paytm. owing to personal reasons. 38. Who was appointed as the Chairman-cum- 41. Name the MD and Group CEO of ICRA, who was Managing Director(CMD) to Coal India Limited expelled by its Board of Directors (BoD) recently . (CIL) ? 1) Arun Duggal 2) Naresh Takkar 1) Pramod Agrawal 2) Sanjiv Soni 3) Vipul Agarwal 4) Ranjana Agarwal 3) S N Prasad 4) Anil Kumar Jha 5) None of these 5) None of these 41. Answer – 2) Naresh Takkar 38. Answer – 1) Pramod Agrawal The Board of Directors (BoD) of rating agency ICRA Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has (formerly Investment Information and Credit selected Pramod Agrawal, a 1991 batch Indian Rating Agency of India Limited), an affiliate of Administrative Service (IAS) officer for the post of Moody’s, has terminated the services of its Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Coal India Managing Director (MD) and Group Chief Executive Limited (CIL). He will succeed incumbent Anil Officer (CEO) Naresh Takkar. He was facing an Kumar Jha retiring in January 2020. enquiry into allegations related to the 39. Who was reappointed as the chairman of Central Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for the next 1 year ? case. Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) Vipul 1) Pramod Chandra Mody 2) Rani Singh Nair Agarwal will hold the responsibility for the 3) Shushil Chandra 4) Atulesh Jindal day-to-day operations of the company until a new CEO is appointed. 5) None of these 42. Who was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty 39. Answer – 1) Pramod Chandra Mody (OSD) in Prime Minister’s Office(PMO) after The Appointment Committee of Cabinet(ACC) Nripendra Misra relieved on 30th August 2019 ? headed by the Prime Minister(PM), has given its 1) Samant Goel 2) Sanjay Kothari approval to extension/reappointment of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) chairman Pramod 3) Pradeep Kumar(PK) Sinha 4) Pramod Kumar Misra Chandra Mody for an additional period of 1 year. 5) None of these 40. Which bank’s Managing Director(MD) and Chief 42. Answer – 3) Pradeep Kumar(PK) Sinha Executive Officer(CEO), Parthasarathi Mukherjee On August 30, 2019, Former Cabinet Secretary announced resignation on August 28, 2019 ? Pradeep Kumar(PK) Sinha ,a 1977 batch IAS officer 1) ICICI Bank 2) Axis Bank of Cadre has been appointed as 3) Lakshmi Vilas Bank(LVB) 4) Karur Vysya Bank Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Prime Minister’s Office(PMO) after Nripendra Misra’s request to be 5) None of these relieved as Principal Secretary was accepted by 40. Answer – 3) Lakshmi Vilas Bank(LVB) Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Managing Director(MD) and Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Lakshmi Vilas ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

1. Name the entity, which acquired BlueTalon that 3) Tata Group 4) Reliance Industries helps enterprises to set policies for how their 5) None of these employees can access their data for undisclosed 2. Answer - 4) Reliance Industries sum . 7-year-old startup Fynd, which is a 1) Wipro 2) TCS 3) Google 4) Microsoft Google-backed firm that connects retailers with 5) None of these online stores and consumers, is now acquired by 1. Answer – 4) Microsoft Reliance industries.The acquisition announcement Microsoft acquired BlueTalon, a data privacy and was made by Fynd’s co-founder Harsh governance service, for an undisclosed sum. Shah.Reliance industries will now own 87.6% stake BlueTalon works with leading Fortune 100 in Fynd.The acquisition has been made at a cost of companies. It helps enterprises to set policies for 295 crore Indian rupees( $42.33 million). how their employees can access their 3. Name the entity, which was acquired by former Axis data.Microsoft acquired BlueTalon. BlueTalon will Bank chief Dharmesh Mehta along with clutch of become part of the Azure Data Governance group.It investors for an undisclosed amount. had raised $25.87 million and was backed by firms 1) Comfort Securities Limited 2) IDFC Securities Ltd like Biosys Capital, Signia Venture Partners, 3) Brics Securities Limited 4) Gigantic Securities Ltd Maverick Capital, and Divergent Ventures. 5) None of these 2. Which entity has acquired Google backed firm 3. Answer – 2) IDFC Securities Ltd –Fynd ? 1) Tata Consultancy Services 2) L and T 75 Former Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive 3) Walmart 4) Amazon Officer (CEO) of Axis Capital, Dharmesh Mehta and 5) None of these other investors bought 100% stake in IDFC 4. Answer - 4) Amazon Securities Ltd from IDFC Financial Holding Amazon will acquire a 49% stake in Kishore Company (IDFC FHCL) for an undisclosed amount. Biyani-led Future Coupons Ltd for an undisclosed Both the entities entered into an agreement to amount. Amazon has agreed to make an equity sell/acquire the stake. investment in Future Coupons Ltd. It will have both 4. Which organization has acquired 49% stake in voting and non-voting shares. With this, amazon Kishore Biyani-led Future Coupons Ltd recently? acquired around a 3.6 percent stake in the Future 1) Rakuten 2) AliExpress group. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. Which countries researchers developed a new which are the smallest and nearest known to date at computer model that can help accurately predict just 73 light-years away from our earth. air pollution levels in the region using certain 1) Transmitting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) climatic patterns related to the ocean ? 2) Kepler space telescope(KST) 1) and 3) James Webb Space Telescope(JWST) 2) China and the United States 4) Spitzer Space Telescope(SST) 3) India and the United States 5) None of these 4) Japan and Russia 3. Answer – 1) Transmitting Exoplanet Survey Satellite 5) None of these (TESS) 1. Answer – 2) China and the United States The Transmitting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) The team of researchers from China and the United of NASA has discovered 3 new planets which are the States developed a new computer model that can smallest and nearest known to date. The planets help accurately predict air pollution levels in the include a small, rocky super-Earth and 2 region a season in advance. The data from El Niño Sub-neptunes orbiting a dwarf just 73 and Antarctic Oscillation events can be used to light-years away from our earth. A paper describing predict air pollution levels in northern India. It will the system was published in the journal Nature allow the government to forecast aerosol pollution . Planet System on TOI (TESS Object of conditions in winter and formulate plans for Interest) 270.The members present in the planetary pollution control.The research was published in the system are a dwarf star which is 40% smaller than journal Science Advances. the size of the sun and the three exoplanets which 2. Which institute scientists have developed the are named as TOI 270b, TOI 270c, TOI 270d orbiting world’s first robot hand for the rehabilitation of the star every 3.4 days 5.7 days and 11.4 days stroke patients ? respectively. The innermost planet is the TOI 270b 1) Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Madras and is expected to be 25% bigger than earth.The 2) Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Delhi TOI 270c and TOI 270d are Neptune like planets which are half the size of our icy giants( Uranus and 3) Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur Neptune). 4) Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur 5) None of these 4. Researchers from which institute, have developed a ‘zero loss’ process called Hydro Thermal Answer – 3) Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) 2. Carbonization (HTC) for wet Municipal Solid Waste Kanpur (MSW) management ? The scientists at the Indian Institutes of Technology 1) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi (IIT) Kanpur have developed the world’s first robot 2) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras hand for the rehabilitation of stroke patients. It is a 3) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur two-finger robotic hand (exoskeleton) that uses a four-bar mechanism and has four degrees of 4) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur freedom (DOF). It uses brain signals, with the help 5) None of these of the brain-computer interface (BCI).The 4. Answer – 4) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), exoskeleton is operated by a MEGA (Molecular Kharagpur Evolutionary Genetics Analysis) microcontroller of A research team from Indian Institute of 300 Mhz and powered by a battery which costs Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have developed a ‘zero around Rs 15,000.It was developed by Professor loss’ process called Hydro Thermal Carbonization Ashish Dutta and Professor K S Venkatesh. In order (HTC) for the Indian conditions which can to develop the product, they had partnered with the effectively manage mixed Municipal Solid Waste University of Ulster, , and their (MSW) with high moisture content where MSW can teacher Girijesh Prasad, who belongs to Gorakhpur. be converted into biofuel, soil amendment, and 3. Name the telescope of NASA, which has discovered absorbents.The research was led by Professor 3 new planets in a new planetary system TOI 270 Brajesh Kumar Dubey from the Department of Civil 76 Engineering at IIT Kharagpur.Only 20-30% of and wind speed and direction, which play critical organic fraction of municipal solid waste was roles in agricultural operations. It also gives recycled to biofuel using the existing waste advisories to farmers on how to take care of the incineration processes. crops and livestock. Information given by the app is 5. Name the super earth located about 31 light-years in the form of images, maps, and pictures. The app away, which was discovered by NASA’s Translating is available on Google Play Store & it also been Exoplanets Survey Satellite (TESS) . integrated with WhatsApp and Facebook to help 1) TOI 216 b 2) HD 219666 b farmers share advisories with them. The app would 3) GJ 357 d 4) HD 1397 b be available for 150 districts in different parts of the country & It will be extended to other parts of 5) None of these the country in a phased manner. 5. Answer – 3) GJ 357 d Where did India test-fired a sophisticated A super-Earth was discovered by an international 8. all-weather and all-terrain two Quick Reaction team of astronomers led by Lisa Kaltenegger and is Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) recently ? considered to be the first potentially habitable 1) , world outside our own solar system. Super earth The super-Earth is named as GJ 357 d and it was 2) Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh discovered by NASA’s Translating Exoplanets Survey 3) Bengaluru, Satellite (TESS) according to new modelling 4) Chandipur, Odisha 5) None of these research in “Astrophysical Journal Letters”.This 8. Answer – 4) Chandipur, Odisha super Earth, GJ 357 d located about 31 light-years On August 4, 2019, India test-fired a sophisticated away from our solar system is more massive than all-weather and all-terrain two Quick Reaction earth and could contain liquid on its surface.The Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) from a mobile discovery of the GJ 357 system was announced in truck-based launch unit at complex 3 of the the journal “Astronomy & Astrophysics” by Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha, Astronomers of Spain in July. Now, the system has which was developed by the Defence Research and GJ 357 b, GJ 357 c and GJ 357 d. Development Organisation (DRDO) for the India 6. Which entity has launched the initiative to support Army. weavers, artisans, and makers of handicrafts 9. What is the strike range of newly tested Quick through its platform? Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) ? 1) Flipkart 2) Amazon 3) Google 4) Microsoft 1) 30-35 km 2) 25-30 km 5) None of these 3) 35-40 km 4) 40-45 km 6. Answer – 1) Flipkart 5) None of these On July 31, 2019, , Minister of State, 9. Answer – 2) 25-30 km Finance and Corporate Affairs and Kalyan QRSAM, the state-of-the-art missile, uses solid-fuel Krishnamurthy, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of propellant and has a range of 25-30 km.It is Flipkart Group launched ‘Samarth’, an initiative of equipped with electronic countermeasures against Flipkart, to support weavers, artisans, and makers jamming by aircraft radars. It can be mounted on a of handicrafts to its platform. It will help the truck and stored in a canister.The first trial of the community to on-board and sell the goods on the QSRAM was conducted on June 4, 2017. internet.Flipkart has tied up with 5 10. Where did Indian Space Research Organization Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to help (ISRO) laid foundation stone for Space Situational the artisans use the online marketplace to sell the Awareness Control Centre ? products. 1) Bhiwandi, Thane, Maharashtra 7. Name the mobile app launched by Minister for 2) Peenya, Bengaluru, Karnataka Earth Science, Science and Technology Dr. Harsh 3) Kapuluppada, , Andhra Pradesh Vardhan to help farmers . 4) Koothattukulam, Ernakulam, Kerala 1) HelpFarmers 2) Landmand 5) None of these 3) Agriculture 4) Meghdoot Answer – 2) Peenya, Bengaluru 5) None of these 10. On August 2, 2019, Chairman of Indian Space Answer – 4) Meghdoot 7. Research Organization (ISRO) Dr. K Sivan laid On August 2,2019, As a part of Digital India foundation stone for Space Situational Awareness initiative & and bring technology to farmers, the Control Centre at Peenya, Bengaluru, Karnataka minister for Earth Science, Science and Technology which will host a range of activities related to the Dr. Harsh Vardhan has launched a new mobile protection of Indian space assets from inactive application called “Meghdoot” in New Delhi, satellites, pieces of orbiting objects, near-earth developed by experts from the India Meteorological asteroids and adverse space weather conditions. Department (IMD) and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology(IITM) and the Indian Council of 11. Which country recently unveiled the three Agricultural Research(ICAR). The app will provide precision-guided missiles “Yasin”, “Balaban” and a forecast relating to temperature, rainfall, humidity, new series of “Ghaem” ? 1) 2) 3) 4) 77 5) None of these 1) OnePlus 2) Huawei Technologies 11. Answer – 2) Iran 3) Samsung 4) Xiaomi On August 6, 2019, Iran unveiled three 5) None of these precision-guided missiles “Yasin”, “Balaban” and a 15. Answer – 2) Huawei Technologies new series of “Ghaem” in . The air-to-air On August 9, 2019, Huawei Technologies launched missiles were developed jointly by the Ministry of its own Operating System (OS) named Defence of Iran and Sa Iran, also known as Iran HongMengOS in Chinese/ HarmonyOS in English. Electronics Industries. Yasin is a smart, The first version of the OS will be launched later in guided-missile with folding wings that can be fired 2019 in its smart screen products. It is a part of from a range of 50 kilometres (30 miles) of its Huawei’s play in the Internet of Things (IoT). It can target from manned or unmanned aircraft. be used across different devices from smartphones 12. What is the name of the world’s thinnest gold to smart speakers and even sensors.Over the next developed by scientists from the University of three years, the OS will be used in other devices, Leeds, United Kingdom (UK) ? including wearables and car head units. 1) Microseaweed 2) Nanoseaweed 16. Where was the India’s first-of-its-kind clinical 3) Smallseaweed 4) Atomseaweed ecotoxicology facility inaugurated? 5) None of these 1) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), 12. Answer – 2) Nanoseaweed 2) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Scientists from the University of Leeds, United 3) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur Kingdom (UK), claim to have created the world’s 4) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi thinnest gold (periodic table representation of gold 5) None of these is Au) which is one million times thinner than Answer – 4) All India Institute of Medical Sciences fingernail of human. As it appears to be green in the 16. (AIIMS), Delhi water, researchers named it gold “nanoseaweed”. On August 9, 2019, India’s first-of-its-kind clinical This paperwork was published in the journal ecotoxicology facility was inaugurated at the All Advanced Science. The lead author of the study is India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. It author Sunjie Ye. will investigate the increasing number of diseases 13. Name the Brahmos missile batteries, which was resulting from exposure to environmental toxins approved by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), contaminating water, food, and air. It will provide chaired by . diagnostic and research services to all the clinical 1) Software Defined Radio (SDR Tactical) departments dealing with diseases due to 2) Next-Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries ecotoxicity. (NGMMCB, Long Range) 17. Which entity launched the fifth Fast Patrol Vessel 3) Both 1 and 2 (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard(ICG) ? 4) Liquid propellant Coastal Batteries(LPCB, Long Range) 1) Goa Shipyard(GS) 5) None of these 2) Bharat Earth Movers Limited(BEML) 13. Answer - 3) Both 1 and 2 3) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) On August 8, 2019, The Defence Acquisition Council 4) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders(MDS) (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh 5) None of these approved the procurement of indigenous Software 17. Answer – 3) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Defined Radio (SDR Tactical) worth Rs 1,100 crore Engineers (GRSE) and Next-Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal On August 10,2019 the Garden Reach Shipbuilders Batteries (NGMMCB, Long Range) for the Indian and Engineers (GRSE) which is a premier warship Navy worth Rs 1,247 crore. builder based at , launched the fifth Fast 14. Which country’s satellite, AMOS-17 was launched Patrol Vessel (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard(ICG). by US (United States) carrier rocket Falcon 9 ? The miniratna Category 1 PSU( Public Sector Unit), 1) Syria 2) Russia 3) Iran 4) Israel GRSE, launched the FPV at its Rajan Bagan 5) None of these Dockyard unit, Kolkata. 14. Answer – 4) Israel 18. What is the name of the fifth Fast Patrol Vessel The US (United States) carrier rocket Falcon 9 (FPV), which is launched by the Garden Reach carried Israel’s satellite AMOS-17 off the pad in Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Florida, America. This is SpaceX’s 25th reflight of Coast Guard(ICG) ? an orbit class rocket and also this booster’s third 1) Kumbhir 2) Corvette 3) Shishumar flight.Launch At sharp 23:24 GMT (Greenwich Mean 4) Kanaklata Barua 5) None of these Time) the rocket was launched from Cape 18. Answer – 4) Kanaklata Barua Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, America. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) 15. Name the entity, which launched its own Operating which is a premier warship builder based at System (OS) named HongMengOS in Chinese/ Kolkata, launched the fifth Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) HarmonyOS in English . for the Indian Coast Guard(ICG). The ship is the last 78 series of the five FPVs built by GRSE.It is to be to bridge the currentregulatory system’s gap that Commissioned as Kanaklata Barua, named after a does not cover all the medical devices and in-vitro freedom fighter from Assam.The first ship of FPV diagnostic device (IVD). class is ICGS (Indian Coast Guard Ship) 22. Name the first country that compiled National Priyadarshini that was commissioned on March 27, Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) . 2019. 1) Russia 2) 3) United States 19. Name the app, which is set to be launched by the 4) India 5) None of these government of India to aid farmers in accessing 22. Answer - 4) India cutting- edge technology at affordable prices . India has got its first National Essential Diagnostics 1) Uber for tractors 2) Uber for agriculture List (NEDL) finalized by the Indian Council of 3) Uber for farmers 4) Uber for equipments Medical Research (ICMR). The objective of the list is 5) None of these to bridge the currentregulatory system’s gap that 19. Answer – 1) Uber for tractors does not cover all the medical devices and in-vitro The agricultural Ministry and the centre decided to diagnostic device (IVD). With this, India became the launch a farm equipment rental app to aid farmers first country to compile such a list. in accessing cutting- edge technology at affordable 23. Which drug has recently got approval from United prices. Farmers can book and hire agricultural States(US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for equipment and use them on rent basis. Through treating extensively drug resistant Tuberculosis this initiative, small farmers will be able to make (XDR TB) which is estimated to have a mortality use of tools equipped with technology that are rate of 60% ? expensive to own.Uber for tractors’.The app is 1) Pretomanid 2) Bedaquiline expected to be launched by the end of August 3) Delamanid 4) Clofazimine 2019.The name ‘Uber for tractors’ was kept by the 5) None of these govt. keeping in mind the popular app ‘Uber’. Just Answer – 1) Pretomanid like uber connects to cabs, this ‘uber for tractors’ 23. will reach the grassroot level people and The United States(US) Food and Drug farmers.Trial run for the app was conducted in four Administration (FDA) gave approval to a new drug states. They are Chattisgarh, , named Pretomanid, for treating extensively drug and Punjab. resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB) which is estimated to have a mortality rate of 60%.Pretomanid was 20. Researchers from which institute has fabricated a developed by New York based non profit rechargeable iron ion battery designed using mild organisation TB alliance.It is used as a combination steel as the anode ? of drugs along with bedaquiline and linezolid 1) Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Madras collectively called as BPaL regimen. 2) Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Bombay 24. Which country has launched the commercial use 3) Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Delhi rocket named Smart Dragon-1(SD1) with 3 satellites 4) Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kharagpur ? 5) None of these 1) Japan 2) Russia 3) China 4) United States 20. Answer – 1) Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) 5) None of these Madras 24. Answer – 3) China For the first time, a team of Researchers led by On August 17, 2019, A new rocket for commercial Ramaprabhu Sundara at Indian Institute of use named Smart Dragon-1 (SD-1) with 3 satellites, Technology(IIT) Madras has fabricated a developed by the China Rocket Company affiliated rechargeable iron ion battery designed using mild to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology steel as the anode.The rechargeable iron ion (CALVT) was launched successfully from the battery is cost-effective and it will store a high Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. amount of energy in the battery & also displayed They will be used for remote sensing services, good stability with 54% capacity retention at the communication and Internet of Things (IoT).3 end of 50 cycles. satellites were developed by 3 separate 21. Which organization has finalized India’s first -based companies.SD-1 has a total length of National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) ? 19.5 metres, a diameter of 1.2 metres and a take-off 1) University Grants Commission(UGC) weight of about 23.1 tonnes. 2) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 25. Name the new class of Robotic System that has a 3) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CISR) human hand like grasping, manipulation and 4) Department of Science and Technology locomotion abilities, which was developed by team 5) None of these of researchers from Indian Institute of Technology 21. Answer – 2) Indian Council of Medical Research Madras (IITM) . (ICMR) 1) GraspRobo 2) GraspMan India has got its first National Essential Diagnostics 3) GraspHand 4) GraspSystem List (NEDL) finalized by the Indian Council of 5) None of these Medical Research (ICMR). The objective of the list is 25. Answer – 2) GraspMan 79 A team of researchers led by Asokan Thondiyath at 5) None of these Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) have 29. Answer – 3) Defence Research and Development developed a new class of Robotic System called Organisation (DRDO) “GraspMan’, which has a human hand like On August 20, 2019, The Defence Research and grasping, manipulation and locomotion abilities. Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman, and 26. Which state government categorized Nicotine as Secretary of the Department of Defence (Research & “Class A poison” in order to strengthen the Development- R&D) G. Satheesh Reddy handed over enforcement of the ban on production and sale of the design of the Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to electronic cigarettes ? the in an event held at the DRDO 1) Karnataka 2) Maharashtra bhawan in New Delhi. 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Kerala 30. What is the maximum load bearing capacity of 5) None of these Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR), that is designed by 26. Answer – 1) Karnataka Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety The Government of Karnataka amended the (CFEES)? Karnataka Poisons (Possession and Sale) Rules 1) 70 metric tonne (MT) 2) 100 metric tonne (MT) 2015 and notified Nicotine as “Class A poison” in 3) 150 metric tonne (MT) 4) 50 metric tonne (MT) order to strengthen the enforcement of the ban on 5) None of these production and sale of electronic cigarettes. The 30. Answer – 1) 70 metric tonne (MT) new rules are called the Karnataka Poisons The MMR with a load-bearing capacity of 70 metric (Possession and Sale) Rules, 2019. Key Points: i. The tonne (MT), was handed over to Vice Chief of Army ban was imposed after the study conducted the Staff, Lt Gen Devraj Anbu.It has been designed and High Powered Committee on Tobacco Control developed by the Centre for Fire, Explosive and headed additional Chief Secretary of Karnataka, Environment Safety (CFEES), which is DRDO’s Vandita Sharma. premier research laboratory. MMR: The MMR is 27. Researchers from which institute has invented two designed and developed for the Indian Army for distinct and special membranes that can separate reducing Strategic Mobility time of mobilising oil and water, even under harsh conditions ? Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV). Portable 1) IIT Delhi 2) IIT Kanpur 3) IIT Madras modular design with easy assembling and 4) IIT 5) None of these disassembling are the features of MMR. 27. Answer - 3) IIT Guwahati 31. Name the World’s largest processor with 1.2 trillion On August 19, 2019, the researchers from the transistors that was unveiled recently . Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, 1) Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) Assam invented two distinct and special 2) MediaTek Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) membranes that can separate oil and water, even 3) Qualcomm Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) under harsh conditions. This development is 4) Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) expected to be used in applications of oil spill 5) None of these management. The work is published in ACS Answer – 4) Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering journal. 31. New artificial intelligence (AI) company Cerebras 28. Name the second planet that lies about 63 light Systems based in United States(US) has unveiled years away from Earth, which was discovered by the world’s largest single silicon-based processor, the astronomers from Institute for Planetary the Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine (WSE) with 1.2 sciences and Astrophysics, Grenoble, France (IPAG) trillion transistors, the basic on-off electronic 1) Tau Boötis b 2) Gliese 581 b switches that are the building blocks of silicon 3) Kepler-5b 4) B Pictoris c chips. 5) None of these 32. Which of the NASA’s mission has obtained 1st 28. Answer – 4) B Pictoris c high-resolution measurements of an interplanetary Astronomers at the Institute for Planetary sciences shock event? and Astrophysics, Grenoble, France (IPAG) have 1) Balloon Array for RBSP Relativistic Electron Losses discovered a 2nd planet called ‘B Pictoris c’. It is (BARREL) roughly around 3,000 times more massive than 2) Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) Earth. It orbits Beta Pictoris star, which is about nearly twice the mass of Sun and lies about 63 light 3) Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) years away from Earth. 4) Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) 29. Which organization has handed over the design of 5) None of these the Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian army 32. Answer - 2) Magnetospheric Multiscale mission in New Delhi recently ? (MMS) 1) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL) America’s space agency, NASA’s (National 2) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Aeronautics and Space Administration) 3) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) has 4) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) obtained 1st high-resolution measurements of an 80 interplanetary shock event. These shocks are 36. Answer - 1) ‘Fedor’(Final Experimental launched from the Sun which continually releases Demonstration Object Research) streams of charged particles called the solar wind, On August 22, 2019, Russia launched its first which has 2 types, slow and fast. When a fast unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid stream of solar wind overtakes a slower stream, it robot named ‘Fedor’ (Final Experimental creates a shock wave. Demonstration Object Research) in Soyuz MS-14 33. Which year is set as target by National Aeronautics spacecraft from Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in and Space Administration (NASA) for an . It will spend 10 days learning to assist interplanetary mission to Jupiter’s smallest moon astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). Europa, named “Europa Clipper Mission” ? 37. What is the name of the rock on Mars, which is kept 1) 2020 2) 2022 3) 2023 4) 2025 in honour of the iconic English band by National 5) None of these Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ? 33. Answer – 3) 2023 1) Led Zeppelin Rock 2) Rolling Stones Rock National Aeronautics and Space Administration 3) The Beatles Rock 4) Pink Floyd Rock (NASA), United States (US) space agency, has 5) None of these confirmed the next phase of development of the 37. Answer - 2) Rolling Stones Rock Europa Clipper Mission, an interplanetary mission On August 23, 2019, National Aeronautics and to Jupiter’s smallest moon Europa, with the target Space Administration (NASA) named a rock on Mars to launch by 2023. It will be conducting an in-depth in honour of the iconic English band, The Rolling exploration of Jupiter’s moon Europa and Stones. The team behind NASA’s InSight lander has investigate whether the icy moon can have suitable named a Martian rock after the band: ‘Rolling conditions for sustaining life and increase our Stones Rock.’ The InSight mission is led by NASA’s insights into astrobiology. Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). 34. Which energy was declared as the renewable 38. Where was the National Centre for Avian energy by R K Singh, Power and New & Renewable Ecotoxicology centre inaugurated ? Energy Minister recently ? 1) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 2) Kolkata, West Bengal 1) Wind Energy 2) Biomass Energy 3) New Delhi, Delhi 4) Mumbai, Maharashtra 3) Hydrogen Energy 4) Ocean energy 5) None of these 5) None of these 38. Answer - 1) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 34. Answer – 4) Ocean energy On Aug 24, 2019, The Union Environment, Forest On August 22, 2019, proposal to declare ocean and Climate Change and Information and energy as renewable energy was approved by R K Broadcasting Minister inaugurated the National Singh,Power and New & Renewable Energy Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre Minister.According to the proposal, all forms of for Ornithology and Natural Sciences ((SACON) in ocean energy, such as tidal, wave, ocean thermal Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. energy conversion, will now be considered as 39. Who inaugurated the National Centre for Avian renewable energy and also be eligible for meeting Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology non-solar renewable purchase obligations (RPO). and Natural Sciences (SACON) in Coimbatore, 35. Which country launched its air defence system Tamil Nadu ? called “Bavar-373” recently ? 1) 2) Harsh Vardhan 1) China 2) Japan 3) Iran 4) Russia 3) 4) 5) None of these 5) None of these 35. Answer – 3) Iran 39. Answer – 3) Prakash Javadekar The Iranian Defense Ministry has unveiled its new On Aug 24, 2019, The Union Environment, Forest home-grown air defence system called “Bavar-373” and Climate Change and Information and at a time of increasing tensions between Iran & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has United States(US) since US President Donald Trump inaugurated the National Centre for Avian in 2018 withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear deal Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology -2015 and reimposed sanctions on Iran. and Natural Sciences ((SACON) in Coimbatore, 36. Name the Russia’s first unmanned rocket carrying a Tamil Nadu. life-size humanoid robot, that was launched 40. Which country is expected to supply semi-cryogenic recently in Soyuz MS-14 . engine technology and critical components for 1) ‘Fedor’(Final Experimental Demonstration Object India’s first human space mission Gaganyaan for Research) the year 2021 ? 2) ‘ASIMO’(Advanced Step in Innovative Mobiliy) 1) Japan 2) United States 3) Russia 3) Robocop 4) France 5) None of these 4) ‘RADA’(Robotic Experimentation) 40. Answer – 3) Russia 5) None of these India is in talks with Russia for a wider range of cooperation in the space sector to supply 81 semi-cryogenic engine technology and critical 44. Which country has launched the World’s first components for India’s first human space mission floating nuclear reactor, “Akademik Lomonosov” ? Gaganyaan for the year 2021.According to 1) India 2) United States Roscosmos (Russian state run space corporation), a 3) France 4) Russia top level meeting between Russia and India 5) None of these regarding the mission cooperation is likely to be Answer – 4) Russia held during the 5th Eastern Economic Forum(EEF) 44. The world’s first floating nuclear reactor Akademik from September 4-6 in Vladivostok, Russia. Lomonosov was launched by Russia on August 23, 41. Name the first artificial intelligence (AI) processor 2019, and had set up on a 5000 km journey to of Intel that was launched recently . northeastern Siberia from Arctic port of Murmansk 1) Spring Hill or Nervana NNP (neural network processor) -I (north Arctic region), and the trip is expected to last 1000 between 4-6 weeks depending on the ice amounts 2) Radeon Instinct or Nervana ANP (neural network and weather. Despite warnings by processor) -I 1000 environmentalists the journey was started as the 3) A11 Bionic Neural Engine or Nervana ANP (neural network reactor is vulnerable to storms and could also produce radioactive wastes. processor) -I 1000 4) Kirin 970 or Nervana ALP (neural network processor) -I 45. Name the app launched by Arhan Bagati to help Paralympians to look up accessible places in 1000 during 2020 Paralympics Games . 5) None of these 1) IndianPara 2) IndPara 41. Answer – 1) Spring Hill or Nervana NNP (neural 3) IndTokyo 4) ParaTokyo network processor) -I 1000 5) None of these Intel Corp launched its latest processor named Answer – 3) IndTokyo ‘Spring Hill’ or Nervana NNP (neural network 45. On August 25, 2019, Arhan Bagati, Awareness and processor) -I 1000, at the HotChips 2019 Impact Ambassador of Paralympic Committee of symposium for high-performance chips at Stanford India has launched a mobile application called University in California, United States. It is Intel’s “IndTokyo” to help para-athletes to look up first artificial intelligence (AI) chip. accessible places in Tokyo, Japan during their visit 42. Which country has partnered with India to develop to the city for the 2020 Paralympics Games. and launch a unique constellation of around 10 Researchers from which institute, have developed a low-earth orbit satellites ? 46. fully grown meat in their Biomaterial and Tissue 1) Japan 2) United States Engineering laboratory ? 3) Russia 4) France 1) IIT-Kanpur 2) IIT-Delhi 5) None of these 3) IIT-Guwahati 4) IIT-Kharagpur 42. Answer – 4) France 5) None of these India and France have formalized the development Answer – 3) IIT-Guwahati and launch of a unique constellation of around 10 46. Researchers from the IIT-Guwahati (Assam), have low-earth orbit satellites. It will continuously developed a fully grown meat in their Biomaterial provide maritime surveillance and security.The and Tissue Engineering laboratory. Claimed to be satellite-based Automatic Identification System natural, the meat is formulated and is applied for (AIS) will detect, identify and track a range of patent rights for production. Also, it has improvised vessels moving in the Indian ocean region and nutritional values as per customer needs. guard against aggression, terrorism, piracy, smuggling, source of oil slicks and also be useful for 47. Which Aerospace company has delivered its 11th rescues. C-17 Globemaster III Transport Aircraft to the Indian Air Force(IAF) in order to boost the airlift 43. Name the World’s first floating nuclear reactor that requirements ? was launched recently . 1) Boeing 2) BAE Systems 1) Changjiang 2) Akademik Lomonosov 3) Lockheed Martin 4) Airbus 3) Fangchenggang 4) Hongyanhe I 5) None of these 5) None of these Answer - 1) Boeing 43. Answer – 2) Akademik Lomonosov 47. American aerospace company Boeing has delivered The world’s first floating nuclear reactor Akademik its 11th C-17 Globemaster III Transport Aircraft to Lomonosov was launched on August 23, 2019, and the Indian Air Force (IAF) in order to boost the had set up on a 5000 km journey to northeastern airlift requirements. It can carry large combat Siberia from Arctic port of Murmansk (north Arctic equipment, troops and humanitarian aid across region), and the trip is expected to last between 4-6 long distances in all weather conditions. weeks depending on the ice amounts and weather. Despite warnings by environmentalists the journey 48. Who launched the mobile application “Janaushadhi was started as the reactor is vulnerable to storms Sugam”, which would help in searching for outlets and could also produce radioactive wastes. and generic medicines ? 82 1) Ram Nath Kovind 2) 50. Answer – 4) Pakistan 3) D.V. Sadananda Gowda 4) Narendra Modi On August 28, 2019, the Pakistan army successfully 5) None of these test-fired its 290km range missile name “Ghaznavi” 48. Answer – 3) D.V. Sadananda Gowda during its night training launch. On August 27, 2019, Union Minister for Chemicals 51. Pakistan’s “Ghaznavi” is which type of missile ? and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, in New 1) Anti-tank guided missile Delhi launched the mobile application 2) Surface-to-surface ballistic missile “Janaushadhi Sugam” which would help in 3) Anti-ballistic missile searching for outlets and generic medicines. 4) Surface-to-air cruise missile Reduction in the cost of “Jan Aushadhi Suvidha 5) None of these Oxo-Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin” was also Answer – 2) Surface-to-surface ballistic missile announced. The napkins will now be available at Rs 51. On August 28, 2019, the Pakistan army successfully 1 per pad from its previous amount of Rs 2.50. test-fired its 290km range surface to surface 49. Name the world’s largest Integrated Online ballistic missile (SSM) name “Ghaznavi” during its Junction launched for school education to improve night training launch. the school education system . Scientists from which institute have developed the 1) “Education” 2) “Shagun” 52. biggest-ever computer chip using carbon nanotubes 3) “Shala” 4) “Gunvatta” (CNT)- RV16XNano ? 5) None of these 1) Yale University 49. Answer – 2) “Shagun” 2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) On August 28, 2019, the Union Minister for Human 3) Resource Development(MHRD) Shri Ramesh 4) Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched “Shagun” which is 5) None of these one of the world’s largest Integrated Online Junction for school education to improve the school 52. Answer – 2) Massachusetts Institute of Technology education system. It was launched in New Delhi (MIT) where a booklet about Shagun was also released in Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of the presence of Minister of State for HRD, Shri Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA, have developed . The portal for shagun is the biggest-ever computer chip using carbon htpp://shagun.govt.in. nanotubes (CNT)- RV16XNano. This was published in the journal Nature.RV16X-Nano is a 16-bit Which country has test fired ballistic missile, 50. processor that contains 14,000 transistors — named “Ghaznavi” on 28th August, 2019? electronic switches. These switches are made up of 1) Russia 2) China 3) India 4) Pakistan CNT — tiny cylinders made of rolled-up, atom-thick 5) None of these sheets of graphene ENVIRONMENT

1. Which state has the highest number of 5) None of these elephants(6049) as per the wild elephant population 2. Answer – 1) census released by Union environment ministry ? Remains of the World’s largest parrot, Heracles 1) Maharashtra 2) Meghalaya inexpectatus that lived 19 million years ago have 3) Kerala 4) Karnataka been discovered in New Zealand which is well 5) None of these known for giant birds. It is nicknamed as 1. Answer – 4) Karnataka “Squawkzilla”. The report on this bird has been Union environment ministry that released the wild published in the latest edition of Biology Letters. elephant population census, taken once in every 3. Which state’s ox-bow lake received the 1st five years by India state of Forest report has ‘Community Reserve’ status in the state recently ? estimated that there are totally 29,964 elephants in 1) West Bengal 2) Uttar Pradesh the country as per the 2017 census which is a bit 3) Bihar 4) high compared to the 2012 elephant census having 5) None of these 29,576 elephants. With over 6049 elephants, 3. Answer – 3) Bihar Karnataka ranks first in the state wise category, and Gogabeel, an ox-bow lake (measures 88 hectares ) is followed by Kerala. in Katihar district of Bihar has been declared as 2. Where was the fossils of the World’s largest parrot, state’s 1st ‘Community Reserve’. Gogabeel, which is named Heracles inexpectatus & nicknamed as the 15th Protected Area (PA) in Bihar, is formed “Squawkzilla” that lived 19 million years ago from the flow of the rivers Mahananda and Kankhar discovered ? in the north and the Ganga in the south and east. 1) New Zealand 2) 4. Which UN body has released the report titled 3) Fiji 4) Iceland “climate change, desertification, land degradation, 83

sustainable land management, food security, and Global Trends in Forest Wildlife Populations” stated greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems” ? that the number of forest wildlife populations have 1) Environmental Protection Agency declined on average by 53% since 1970 due to 2) United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) Habitat loss and degradation, over exploitation and 3) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Climate change. 4) International Union for Conservation of Nature 8. Which organization has released the first-ever 5) None of these global assessment of forest biodiversity, “Below the Canopy: Plotting Global Trends in Forest Wildlife 4. Answer – 3) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Populations” ? 1) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) On august 8,2019,The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) based in , 2) Forest Stewardship Council(FSC) reported that land is under pressure 3) The Nature Conservancy from humans and climate change. The report also 4) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural stated that keeping Global warming below 2°c by Organization(UNESCO) reducing greenhouse gas can somehow sort out the 5) None of these issue as different uses of land i.e., Forests, 8. Answer – 1) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) agriculture, urbanisation are affecting as well as According to the first-ever global assessment of getting affected by climate change.This was the first forest biodiversity, “Below the Canopy: Plotting time IPCC focused fully on land sector. Global Trends in Forest Wildlife Populations” by 5. By which year, India has promised to produce World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the number of carbon sink additionally of about 2.5 – 3 billion forest wildlife populations have declined on tones by increasing forest cover, planting etc.? average by 53% since 1970 due to Habitat loss and 1) 2032 2) 2035 3) 2040 4) 2025 degradation, over exploitation and Climate change. 5) None of these 9. Which organization released the report titled 5. Answer – 1) 2032 "Global SO2 emission hotspot database: Ranking India promised to produce carbon sink additionally the world’s worst sources of SO2 pollution" ? of about 2.5 – 3billion tonnes by 2032 by increasing 1) Greenpeace forest cover, planting etc. 2) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and 6. Which journal published the report named, “The Development(OECD) global decline of freshwater megafauna”, stating 3) World Health Organization(WHO) that the giant river animals have been reduced to a 4) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural great extent in the last 50 years ? Organization(UNESCO) 1) Nature 2) Global Change Biology 5) None of these 3) Journal of Veterinary Science Answer – 1) Greenpeace 4) Journal of Biotechnology 9. Non-governmental environmental organization, 5) None of these Greenpeace released a report titled “Global SO2 6. Answer – 2) Global Change Biology emission hotspot database: Ranking the world’s As per the report named, “The global decline of worst sources of SO2 pollution”. It is written by freshwater megafauna”, the giant river animals Sunil Dahiya and Lauri Myllyvirta. that once were in huge numbers have been reduced Name the country, which is the world’s top emitter to a great extent in the last 50 years. This was 10. of anthropogenic sulphur dioxide(SO2) as per published in the journal Global Change Biology. It is Greenpeace’s report "Global SO2 emission hotspot stated in the journal that the majority of the giant database: Ranking the world’s worst sources of SO2 freshwater animal species are prone to extinction. pollution" . 126 freshwater species around 72 countries were 1) Japan 2) Russia 3) India 4) Pakistan assessed for the study. It was found that freshwater species population declined by 88% and scientists 5) None of these attribute the reason for this loss to be from human 10. Answer – 3) India activities like damming of rivers and population, India is the world’s top emitter of anthropogenic killing of animals for meat, skins and eggs. sulphur dioxide(SO2) in the world with more than 7. How much percent of forest wildlife populations 15% of all the SO2 hotspots, tracked by NASA’s have declined since 1970 as per WWF’s “Below the (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Canopy: Plotting Global Trends in Forest Wildlife OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument) satellite. Populations” ? Norilsk smelter complex in Russia is the largest SO2 1) 50% 2) 45% 3) 53% 4) 55% emission hotspot in the world, followed by China, Mexico, Zagroz (Iran) and Kriel in Mpumalanga 5) None of these province (). 7. Answer – 3) 53% Which of the following fish species is not among the According to the first-ever global assessment of 11. one discovered by researchers from the Rajiv forest biodiversity, “Below the Canopy: Plotting Gandhi University (RGU), ? 84 1) Mystus prabini 2) Garra simbalbaraensis 14. Name the organization, which has released the 4th 3) Exostoma kottelati 4) Garra ranganensis report of “Skin and Bones Unresolved: An Analysis 5) None of these of Tiger Seizures from 2000-2018” . 11. Answer – 2) Garra simbalbaraensis 1) National Wildlife Federation On August 18, 2019 researchers from the Rajiv 2) TRAFFIC Gandhi University (RGU), Arunachal Pradesh have 3) World Wide Fund for Nature discovered 5 new fish species in various districts of 4) Wildlife Conservation Society the state. The discovered fish species are: 5) None of these 14. Answer – 2) TRAFFIC Fish species Place On August 21, 2019, TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network revealed that nearly 2000 Mystus prabini Sinkin and Dibang rivers in Lower Dibang tigers were poached between 2000 and 2018 in valley district. India which is the home for more than half of the Exostoma kottelati Ranga river in Lower subansiri district. global tiger population (75%). This was reported in Creteuchiloglanis Tawangchu river in Tawang district. the 4th report of “Skin and Bones Unresolved: An tawangensis Analysis of Tiger Seizures from 2000-2018”. Garra ranganensis Ranga river 15. Which country topped in the overall tiger seizure category between 2000 and 2018 as per TRAFFIC ? Physoschistura Dibang and Lohit rivers in lower Dibang 1) China 2) 3) India harkishorei valley district. 4) 5) None of these 15. Answer - 3) India 12. Which organization has released a report titled, India, which is the home of the world’s largest wild “Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis” Tiger population, tops the countries among overall stating that economic growth to be affected by seizure category. It accounted for 40.5% of total water pollution ? incidents (463) and 26.5% of tigers seized (626). 1) World Bank 16. Name the animal, which was moved to protect for 2) World Trade Organization (WTO) the first time by the nations in the world during the 3) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Convention on International Trade in Endangered 4) United Nations (UN) Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 2019, in 5) None of these Geneva, Switzerland . 12. Answer – 1) World Bank 1) Giraffe 2) Giant panda 3) Cheetah On august 20, 2019 According to the World Bank 4) Hippopotamus 5) None of these report- “Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water 16. Answer – 1) Giraffe Crisis”,one-third of the potential economic growth At the global meeting on endangered species, the will be affected in heavily water polluted areas Convention on International Trade in Endangered leading to invisible crisis of water quality.The Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 2019, in report explains with new data and methods of how Geneva, Switzerland, CITES member nations have a bacteria combination, sewage, chemicals, and agreed to protect giraffes for the 1st time, which plastics suck oxygen from water supplies and draws the praise from conservationists.The vote transform water into poison for people and passed 106-21, with 7 abstentions.The move would ecosystems. regulate the trade in giraffe, hunted for their skin, 13. Name the entity, which has partnered with meat, bones, and tails, while stopping short of a full Discovery India and West Bengal government to ban. protect the mangrove forest, Sundarbans . 17. To which of the following genus, the newly 1) Forest Stewardship Council discoverd 7 new species of insects that can walk or 2) World Economic Forum run on the surface of the water belong ? 3) The Nature Conservancy 1) Hydrometra 2) Mesovelia 4) World Wide Fund (WWF) India 3) Gerromorpha 4) Microvelia 5) None of these 5) None of these 13. Answer – 4) World Wide Fund (WWF) India 17. Answer - 2) Mesovelia Discovery India and World Wide Fund (WWF) India The journal ‘Zootaxa’ has published about 7 new have tied up with the Forest Directorate, the species of insects that can walk or run on the government of West Bengal and local communities surface of the water. This was discovered by in the Sundarbans. It is done as a move to protect scientists of the ‘Zoological Survey of India’. The the Sundarbans– the mangrove forest, habitat of species belongs to the genus Mesovelia ranging Bengal tigers, to reduce the tiger-human conflict from 1.5 mm to 4.5 mm equipped with hydrophobic and also as part of a global movement “Project CAT setae (bristles) on their legs and are pale green in -Conserving Acres for Tigers”. colour with silver-white wings and black veins. 85 18. Where was the Rare Peacock Parachute Spider or suggested that all water bodies in Delhi must be Gooty Tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica) provided with Unique Identification Numbers (UID) discovered ? after properly demarcating them and mapping 1) Villupuram, Tamil Nadu 2) , Kerala them on GPS (Global Positioning System) platforms 3) Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh 4) Warangal, Telangana in order to conserve them. 5) None of these 20. Name the organization, which released the “Special 18. Answer – 1) Villupuram, Tamil Nadu Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing A team of researchers at the Puducherry-based Climate (SROCC)”, that warned on rising seas, Indigenous Biodiversity Foundation (IBF) have storm surges and melting permafrost . discovered Peacock Parachute Spider, a deeply 1) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) endangered species of tarantula for the 1st time 2) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) beyond its natural habitat in the Eastern Ghats. It 3) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was found resting in a cave in Pakkamalai Reserve 4) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Forests near Gingee in Villupuram district of Tamil 5) None of these Nadu(TN). 20. Answer – 1) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate 19. Who headed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Change (IPCC) committee that suggests the Unique Identification The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Numbers (UID) for water bodies in Delhi ? (IPCC) “special report” on oceans and Earth’s 1) S. N. Hussain 2) Suryanarayan Naidu frozen zones, known as the cryosphere, has warned 3) Venkata Ramulu 4) S P Garg on rising seas, storm surges and melting 5) None of these permafrost. It is a draft of a major United Nations 19. Answer - 4) S P Garg (UN) report obtained by AFP, slated for release in The National Green Tribunal (NGT) committee Monaco on September 25, 2019. headed by former high court judge Justice S P Garg SPORTS

1. Who topped in the World Federation Sheratov was found guilty of supporting betting ranking in Women’s singles event ? activity & fixing in connection with a match 1) 2) PV Sindhu involving his club Dordoi FC(Football Club) at 2017. 3) 4) Iliaz Alimov and Abduaziz Mahkamov were found 5) None of these guilty of fix matches involving their club FC Alay in 2017 and 2018 season of the AFC Cup.Abduaziz Answer – 4) Akane Yamaguchi 1. Mahkamov was also conspired to fix matches In the recently released women’s singles ranking by involving FC Alay in 2017 and 2018. Badminton World Federation, India’s star players PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have retained 5th spot 3. Where was the Magomed Salam Umakhanov and 8th spot respectively. The ranking is topped by Memorial International Boxing Tournament 2019 Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi. ’s Tai Tzu held ? Ying was overtaken by Akane Yamaguchi to become 1) Manila, 2) , the new world no.1 champion. Japan’s Nozomi 3) Kaspiysk, Russia 4) , Indonesia Okuhara is ranked second and Tai Tzu Ying is 5) None of these ranked third in the BWF rankings. In BWF men’s 3. Answer – 3) Kaspiysk, Russia ranking japan’s is ranked first The Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial whereas India’s Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer International Boxing Tournament 2019 was held in Verma are ranked 10th and 13th respectively. Kaspiysk, Russia. It was the 21st Edition organized 2. Kursanbek Sheratov is associated with which sport by European Boxing Confederation (EUBC). Indian ? boxers claimed 6 medals at the tournament- 2 1) Football 2) Cricket 3) Badminton golds, 1 silver, and 3 bronze. 4) 5) None of these 4. Lovlina Borgohain is associated with which sport ? 2. Answer – 1) Football 1) Boxing 2) Football 3) Cricket 4) Wrestling Kursanbek Sheratov is associated with football, he 5) None of these was in news on August 2, 2019, Four football 4. Answer – 1) Boxing players have been banned for life by AFC (Asian Lovlina Borgohain belong to Boxing.Recently Boxer Football Confederation, the governing body of Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) defeated Italy’s Assunta in and Australia )for Canfora and Neeraj (57kg) defeated Russia’s Malika match-fixing at the AFC Cup in the year of 2017 and Shakhidova. They both clinched gold 2018. The four players include Kursanbek Sheratov, medals.Gaurav Solanki had to settle for a silver Vladimir Verevkin and Iliaz Alimov (all ), against ’s Abdulkhay Abduaziz Mahkamov (). Kursanbek 86 Sharakhmatov.Pooja Rani (75kg), Govind Sahani 5) None of these (49Kg) and Jony (60Kg) settled for bronze. 8. Answer - 2) 5. Who won the Men’s singles title in Toyota Thailand 24-year-old Vinesh Phogat won her 3rd consecutive Open (Badminton) 2019 ? gold in women’s 53kg category in the Open 1) Chou Tien-chen 2) Angus Ng Ka Long Wrestling Tournament in Warsaw, the capital of 3) 4) Poland. She defeated wrestler Roksana of Poland by 5) None of these 3-2. She had won gold at the Grand Prix of Spain and at the Yasar Dogu International at Istanbul, 5. Answer - 1) Chou Tien-chen Turkey in July 2019. The Toyota Thailand Open (Badminton) 2019 was held at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, 9. Dwayne (47), popularly known as “The Thailand from July 30 to August 4, 2019. It was the Rock” was associated with which field ? sixteenth tournament of the 2019 Badminton World 1) Actor 2) Producer 3) Wrestler 4) All the above Federation (BWF) World Tour and a part of the 5) None of these Thailand Open championships. The tournament 9. Answer – 4) All the above was organized by the Badminton Association of An American actor, producer, and a professional Thailandwith sanction from the BWF, with the total wrestler, Dwayne Johnson(47), popularly known by prize money of $350,000. It was Super 500 level his ring name “The Rock” has officially announced tournament. his retirement from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) while he did not rule out the possibility of a Category Winner Runner comeback in future. Men’s Singles Chou Tien-chen Angus Ng Ka Long 10. Which country’s cricketer Daniel Vettori (Taiwan) () announced retirement recenty ? 1) 2) West Indies Women’s Singles (China) 3) New Zealand 4) Australia (Thailand) 5) None of these 10. Answer – 3) New Zealand 6. Name the first Indian doubles pair, who win Men’s Cricketing board for Kiwi players announced that Doubles in Toyota Thailand Open (Badminton) 2019 Jersey no. 11 of New Zealand all-rounderDaniel 1) & Vettori has been retired at the age of 40. Vettori has 2) Parupalli Kashyap & played over 291 ODI () 3) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & matches and 113 Tests for New Zealand, in which he 4) & Chirag Shetty picked up 362 and amassed 4,531 runs with 5) None of these the bat, including six centuries and 23 6. Answer – 3) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag half-centuries. Shetty 11. Who has become the second-fastest batsman to Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became score 25 test centuries overtaking Indian Skipper the first Indian doubles pair to win a BWF Super 500 ? title in Men’s Category. 1) Aaron Finch 2) 7. Who won the Hungarian Grand prix 2019 ? 3) 4) 1) Charles Leclerc 2) Sebastian Vettel 5) None of these 3) Max Verstappen 4) Lewis Hamilton 11. Answer – 4) Steve Smith 5) None of these Former Australian captain Steve Smith has 7. Answer – 4) Lewis Hamilton overthrown Indian Skipper Virat Kohli to become Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton overtook red bull’s Max the second-fastest batsman to score 25 test Verstappen in the final moments of the Formula 1 centuries during the second innings of the first Hungarian grand prix to win the title. He outpaced Ashes test match against England. The chart is max verstappen to the second spot.This is Lewis topped by Australian cricketer, Sir Don Bradman. Hamilton’s 7th victory at the Hungaroring Smith recorded this feat in his 119th innings ( race track in Mogyród, , where whereas Sir Don Bradman achieved this feat in just formula 1 Hungarian grand prix is held) and also 68 innings. 81st of his career.Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel and 12. Who was disqualified for dope violation after 7 Charles Leclerc took third and fourth spot years which makes the Indian men’s team 20km respectively.The Hungarian Grand Prix called as race walk to win bronze medal in IAAF World Race Magyar Nagydíj in Hungary. Walking Cup 2012 at , Russia ? 8. Name the Indian wrestler, who won the gold medal 1) Ruslan Dmytrenko 2) Tom Bosworth in women’s 53kg category in the Poland Open 3) Paquillo Fernández 4) Yohann Diniz Wrestling Tournament in Warsaw, Poland. 5) None of these 1) Babita Kumari 2) Vinesh Phogat 12. Answer – 1) Ruslan Dmytrenko 3) 4) 87 Athletics Federation of India (AFI) stated that after globe.He has played 101 Tests in which he scored the Indian men’s 20km race walk team had finished 6,453 runs with 12 hundred with the highest score 4th in the IAAF World Race Walking Cup held back of 302, 260 One Day Internationals-ODIs (6,083 in 2012 at Saransk, Russia, they have now (2019) runs with 5 hundred) and 71 (T20) been awarded the upgraded bronze medal position Internationals (2,140 runs). following the disqualification of a member (Ruslan 16. Which city will host the 10th AASF (Asia Dmytrenko )of the second-placed Ukrainian team Federation)Asian Age Group Championships 2019 for dope violation.Background: The Indian team of from September 24, 2019, to October 2, 2019 ? K T Infra, Babubhai Panucha, and Surinder Singh 1) (Russia) 2) Guwahati(Assam) missed a chance to finish with a medal in 2012 after 3) Beijing(China) 4) (Karnataka) finishing behind China(1st place), Ukraine(2nd) 5) None of these and Australia(3rd). 16. Answer – 4) Bangalore(Karnataka) Sally Pearson announces her retirement, she 13. For the first time, Bangalore(Karnataka) will host belongs to which sport ? the 10th AASF (Asia Swimming Federation) Asian 1) Badminton 2) Cricket Age Group Championships 2019 starting from 3) Athletics 4) Football September 24, 2019, to October 2, 2019, will give 5) None of these the country’s swimming enthusiasts an opportunity 13. Answer – 3) Athletics to witness the aquatic event. Former Olympic champion and Australia’s most 17. Which country topped in the International Cricket awarded athlete, Sally Pearson(32) has announced Council(ICC) test ranking ? her retirement after suffering from persistent 1) 2) New Zealand injuries throughout the past year. Pearson won gold 3) India 4) Australia at the 2012 Olympic Games in the 100m 5) None of these hurdles as well as a silver medal in the 100m hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2013 17. Answer – 3) India World Championships.She won the 8 major On August 06, 2019 the ICC (International Cricket championship medals for Australia throughout her Council) Test rankings were released. The list was 16-year career.Pearson was also named as 2011 topped by India followed by New Zealand (2nd) and IAAF(International Association of Athletics South Africa(3rd) respectively. Federations )Female Athlete of the Year after 18. Who became the first woman to win cycling’s winning her first world title. Transcontinental Race 2019 ? 14. Name the South Africa’s leading -taker, who 1) Fiona Kolbinger 2) Beryl Burton announced retirement from recently . 3) Emma Pooley 4) Jeannie Longo 1) 2) 5) None of these 3) Morne Morkel 4) AB de Villiers 18. Answer – 1) Fiona Kolbinger 5) None of these Germany’s cancer researcher Fiona Kolbinger, aged 14. Answer – 2) Dale Steyn 24, became the first woman to win cycling’s 36-year-old South Africa’s Wicket taker DaleSteyn Transcontinental Race 2019 (No.7) from Bulgaria to who made his test debut in 2004 announced France. She cycled for more than 2,485 miles across retirement from test cricket, and has so far taken Europe in just over 10 days, 2 hours and 48 439 wickets in 93 tests. The reason for his minutes. Britain’s Ben Davies finished second who retirement is to prolong his playing career. He will completed the race in 10 days, 13 hours and 10 be available to play for one-day and T20 minutes.? Internationals.Currently, Dale Steyn is in 8th 19. Who won the men’s singles title in the Washington position in the all-time test list and took 26 Open (Citi Open) 2019 ? five-wicket hauls. 1) Michael Venus 2) Nick Kyrgios 15. Which country’s former captain Brendon McCullum 3) 4) Raven Klaasen announced retirement from all forms of cricket ? 5) None of these 1) Bangladesh 2) Australia 19. Answer – 2) Nick Kyrgios 3) England 4) New Zealand The Washington Open (Citi Open) 2019 was held at 5) None of these the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in 15. Answer – 4) New Zealand Washington DC, United States from July 29- August Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, 4, 2019. It was the 51st Edition for Men’s Category aged 37, has announced retirement from all forms & 9th Edition for Women’s Category. The of cricket. He will retire after the conclusion of the tournament was a part of the Association of Tennis ongoing Global T20 , which will be played Professionals (ATP) World Tour 500 series of the against Tigers on August 11, 2019. He 2019 ATP World Tour, and of the Women’s Tennis plays for Nationals. He had retired from all Association (WTA) International tournaments of the forms of international cricket in 2016 but 2019 WTA Tour. Nick Kyrgios beats Daniil Medvedev continued to play in various T20 leagues across the and won men’s singles title. 88 20. Which country’s tennis player, Jessica Pegula won retirement from professional football.He won the the women’s singles title in the Washington Open 2011 Copa America competition in which his father (Citi Open) 2019 ? and grandfather had also won during their times. 1) Russia 2) Australia 3) America 4) Italy 24. Which country’s Archery Association was 5) None of these suspended by World Archery (WA) ? 20. Answer – 3) America 1) Russia 2) India 3) Pakistan 4) Srilanka Jessica Pegula of America won her first WTA title of 5) None of these her career at the Citi Open. 24. Answer – 2) India The World Archery (WA) has suspended the Archery Category Winner Runner Association of India (AAI) due to the internal factionalism (dispute and disagreements within the Men’s Singles Nick Kyrgios Daniil Medvedev body). (Australia) (Russia) 25. Who will head the 12 member panel, which will Women’s Singles Jessica Pegula (Italy) decide the national sports awards to athletes and (America) coaches ? Men’s Doubles Raven Klaasen Jean-Julien Rojer 1) Kamlesh Mehta 2) Sandeep Pradhan (South Africa) & () & 3) Mukundakam Sharma 4) Michael Venus (New Horia Tecau 5) None of these Zealand) () 25. Answer - 3) Mukundakam Sharma Women’s Doubles Cori Gauff & Caty Maria Sanchez This year’s national sports awards to athletes and McNally (America) (America) & Fanny coaches will be decided by a 12 member panel. This Stollar (Hungary) panel features 6-time world boxing champion M.C. and former Indian football team captain . The national sports awards are 21. Name the country, which is set to host the Women’s to be given on National Sports Day falling on August World Boxing Championships 2019 . 29, which marks the birth anniversary of legendary 1) Japan 2) Russia 3) India 4) China hockey player Major Dhyan Chand. Head of 5) None of these committee: The committee is headed by retired 21. Answer – 2) Russia Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mukundakam Boxers MC Mary Kom, a six-time world champion, Sharma. and Lovlina Borgohain, World and Asian 26. Name the chess player, who won the 2019 Belt and bronze-medallist, are selected for the upcoming Road China Hunan International tournament that Women’s World Boxing Championships 2019 which held at Hunan province, China. are scheduled to be held from October 3- 13, 2019 1) Krishnan Sasikiran 2) Baskaran Adhiban in Russia. 3) Pentala Harikrishna 4) Surya Shekar Ganguly 22. Who became the 1st player in T20 cricket history to 5) None of these claim a 7-wicket haul while playing against the Answer – 4) Surya Shekar Ganguly Bears in 2019 Vitality Blast held in 26. Grace Road, England, and Wales? 36-year-old ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas 1) Kagiso Rabada 2) Trent Boult Corporation) staff from Kolkata, Surya Shekar Ganguly, won the 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan 3) Colin Ackermann 4) Jasprit Bumrah International tournament, a chess competition held 5) None of these at Hunan province, China.Started as a fifteenth 22. Answer - 3) Colin Ackermann seed, he finished with 7 points from 9 round to win Colin Ackermann(28), a South African cricketer the game. He collected 27.5 Elo points and was also who plays for Leicestershire Foxes has set the new awarded $50,000 (Rs. 35 lakh). T20(Twenty20) world record with he took seven 27. Hashim Amla of which country retired from wickets for just 18 runs (7-18) to victory by 55 runs international cricket ? against the Birmingham Bears in 2019 Vitality Blast 1) South Africa 2) Lesotho held in Grace Road, England, and Wales. He 3) Kenya 4) Namibia surpassed the previous T20 best of (6-5), taken by Malaysian bowler, Arul Suppiah for Somerset 5) None of these against Glamorgan in 2011. 27. Answer – 1) South Africa 23. Diego Forlan announced retirement recently, he South African batsman Hashim Amla, aged 36, belongs to which sport ? announced his retirement from all forms of 1) Football 2) Cricket 3) Tennis 4) Badminton international cricket. He will pay for domestic cricket and the Mzansi Super League in South 5) None of these Africa. In his 15-year career, he appeared in 349 23. Answer – 1) Football matches across three formats and scored 18,762 40 year old former Uruguay captain and runs. He hit 55 international centuries.He is the Manchester United’s English Premier League winner Diego Forlan officially announced his 89 only South Africa batsman to score a triple 31. Which country’s women’s cricket team created — 311 against England at in 2012. world record for most consecutive wins(17 wins) by 28. Name the Indian sports association, which has surpassing Australian Women cricket team(16 agreed to come under the jurisdiction of the wins) ? anti-doping watchdog, National Anti Doping 1) 2) Philippines Agency (NADA) after years of resisting the move. 3) Thailand 4) India 1) Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) 5) None of these 2) Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) 31. Answer – 3) Thailand 3) All India Football Federation (AIFF) The Women’s Cricket team of Thailand rewrote a 4) Archery Association of India (AAI) world record by winning 17th successive T20 5) None of these international match and surpassed the record held 28. Answer – 1) Board of Control for Cricket in by Australian Women (16 victories). They won the India(BCCI) match against the Netherlands in the fifth match of On August 10,2019, The Indian Sports Secretary, an ongoing Women’s T20I Quadrangular Series Radheshyam Jhulaniya stated that the Board of 2019 in the Netherlands. The other 2 teams of the Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) has agreed to quadrangular series are Ireland and come under the jurisdiction of the anti-doping .England and Zimbabwe (14), and New watchdog, National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) Zealand (12) are the 3 other teams who have after years of resisting the move.BCCI had raised a registered 10 or more successive wins in the T20 number of concerns(quality of the dope testing kits, format. competence of pathologists and sample collection) 32. Where was the Men's tournament for 2019 Rogers but finally agreed to come under NADA after the Cup held, presented by National Bank of Canada? sports ministry gave assurances about resolving 1) , Canada 2) London, United Kingdom issues of the cricket board.Background: BCCI 3) , Germany 4) Canberra, Australia calling itself an autonomous body,and was against 5) None of these the signing up with NADA for a period of time. The 32. Answer – 1) Quebec, Canada Indian cricket board decided in march 2019 to work / presented by with the country’s anti-doping agency on a trial National Bank of Canada was held from August period of 6 months. 5-11, 2019. The Men’s tournament was held at IGA 29. Who won gold medal in 65kg men’s freestyle Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Women’s competition at Tbilisi Grand Prix 2019 ? tournament was held at , Toronto, 1) 2) Ontario, Canada. It was the 139th edition of Men’s 3) 4) Saurav Gurjar tournament with prize money of $5.7 million and 5) None of these 128th Edition of Women’s tournament with prize 29. Answer – 1) Bajrang Punia money of $2.8 million. It was a part of the Indian Wrestler Bajrang Punia won gold in 65kg Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour men’s freestyle competition at Tbilisi Grand Prix Masters 1000 of the 2019 ATP Tour, and of the 2019 against Iran’s Peiman Bibyani by 2-0. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Premier 5 event was held at the New Sports Palace, Tbilisi, tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour, and 2019 Georgia and was organised by the Georgian United States (US) Open Series event. Wrestling Federation. It is the fourth gold medal for 33. Who won the Men’s Singles title in the 2019 Rogers Punia after winning gold at Dan Kolov, Asian Cup/ Canadian Open ? Championship and Ali Aliev tournament. 1) 2) 30. Who won gold medal in the women’s singles 3) Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev category in the Bulgarian Junior International 4) 5) None of these Championship 2019 ? 33. Answer – 2) Rafael Nadal 1) Aditi Bhattwon 2) Tanisha Crasto 3) Shruti Mishra 4) Samiya Imad Faruqui Category Winner Runner 5) None of these Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal (Spain) Daniil Sergeyevich 30. Answer – 4) Samiya Imad Faruqui Medvedev (Russia) Indian junior shuttlers won 6 medals- 3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze at the Bulgarian Junior Women’s Singles Bianca Vanessa International Championships 2019 held at Sports Andreescu (America) Hall “Vasil Levski”, Pazardzhik, Bulgaria from Men’s Doubles Marcel Granollers & Wesley August 8-11, 2019. It was organised by the (Spain) & Horacio Koolhof (Netherlands) Badminton World Federation (BWF). In the Zeballos (Argentina) women’s single’s category, India’s Samiya Imad Women’s Doubles Barbora Krejcíková & Anna-Lena Groenefel Faruqui won gold by defeating Anastasiia Katerina Siniaková (Germany) & Demi Shapovalova of Russia by 9-21, 21-12, 22-20 points. () Schuurs (Netherlands) 90 34. Tennis Player, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu of which women’s medal thus making more Women’s medal country won the women’s singles title in 2019 than men’s medal. Rogers Cup/ Canadian Open ? 39. Which of the following sports are to be included in 1) Russia 2) Spain 3) America 4) Canada the (CWG) 2022? 5) None of these 1) Women’s T20 (twenty-twenty) cricket 34. Answer – 4) Canada 2) Beach Bianca Vanessa Andreescu belong to Canada. 3) Para-table tennis 35. Who won the Men’s singles title in the Hyderabad 4) All the above Open (Badminton) 2019 officially known as IDBI 5) None of these Federal Life Insurance Hyderabad Open 2019 ? 39. Answer – 4) All the above 1) Na Sung-seung 2) Muhammad Shohibul Fikri The three newly added sports are Women’s T20 3) 4) Loh Kean Yew (twenty-twenty) cricket. beach volleyball and 5) None of these Para-table tennis.Birmingham will also have the 35. Answer – 3) Sourabh Verma largest Commonwealth Para-table programme. The Hyderabad Open (Badminton) 2019, officially There are a total of 7 mixed events with the known as IDBI Federal Life Insurance Hyderabad additional confirmed programme. Open 2019, was held at G.M.C. Balayogi SATS 40. Which sport is excluded from the Commonwealth Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India from August 6 Games (CWG) 2022 ? -11, 2019. The total prize money of the tournament 1) Shooting 2) Badminton 3) Tennis 4) Football was $75,000. The 5th Super 100 tournament of 5) None of these 2019 BWF World Tour was organized by the 40. Answer – 1) Shooting Badminton Association of India (BAI), sanctioned Commonwealth Games Chief Louise Martin by Badminton World Federation (BWF). Sourabh announced that Shooting will not be part of the Verma (India) won the men’s singles title. 2022 CWG even despite India’s threat of boycotting 36. Which team won the 3rd edition of Ultimate Table the entire event in form of protest. Tennis (UTT) 2019 in New Delhi ? 41. Who became the first Indian woman to win the FIM 1) 2) Goa Challengers (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) Bajas 3) 4) Dabang Delhi 2019 in Varpalota, Hungary ? 5) None of these 1) Neha Dabas 2) Mira Erda 36. Answer – 1) Chennai Lions 3) AishwaryaPissay 4) Alisha Abdullah On August 11, 2019, Chennai Lions has captured the 5) None of these title for the 1st time by defeating defending 41. Answer – 3) AishwaryaPissay champions Dabang Delhi with (8–1) scores in the 23 year old Indian motorsport rider, final of the 3rd edition of AishwaryaPissay from Bengaluru became the first (UTT) 2019 played at Thyagaraj Stadium in New woman from India as well as the first Indian to win Delhi. Chennai Lions team was led by Sharath the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Kamal where Dabang Delhi led by Sathiyan Motocyclisme) Bajas World cup with a tally of 65 Gnansekaran. points. The final round of the championship was 37. Who won the Most Valuable Player Of The League held at Varpalota, Hungary. She was the only one to (Male) award in the 3rd edition of Ultimate Table compete all the four rounds over her rivals and Tennis (UTT) 2019 in New Delhi ? represented TVS (Thirukkurungudi vengaram 1) Jon Persson 2) Sathiyan G Sundaram) motors. 3) Tiago Apolonia 4) 42. Where was the Under-19 Tri-Series 2019(India, 5) None of these Bangladesh and England) held ? 37. Answer – 2) Sathiyan G 1) Sylhet, Bangladesh Sathiyan G won the most valuable player of the 2) Hove, United Kingdom (UK) league(Male) in the 3rd edition of Ultimate Table 3) New Delhi, India Tennis (UTT) 2019 played at Thyagaraj Stadium in 4) Dhaka, Bangladesh New Delhi. 5) None of these 38. Where will the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 42. Answer – 2) Hove, United Kingdom (UK) to be held ? India’s U-19 cricket team defeated Bangladesh in 1) , France 2) Birmingham, England finals by 6 wickets at the County Ground, Hove in 3) London, United Kingdom 4) Berlin, Germany United Kingdom (UK) and clinched the Under-19 5) None of these Tri-Series 2019 Title. Tri-nation series between 38. Answer – 2) Birmingham, England India, Bangladesh and England was held from July The Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 which is to 21-August 11, 2019 in England. Bangladesh had be held in Birmingham, England will be the first scored 261 runs, all out in 50 overs and India major multi-sport event to give additional spot to reached the target and scored 264 runs for 4 wickets in 48.4 overs.The captain of Indian U-19 91 team was Priyam Garg and of U-19 Bangladesh team 47. Who became the first woman in the world to make a was Akbar Ali. “triple-double”( two flips and three twists in the air) 43. Name the Indian woman wrestler, who won silver floor exercise landing at the 2019 US(United States) medal in Medved event 2019 in Minsk, . Gymnastics Championships held at Kansas city, 1) Sakshi Malik 2) Babita Kumari Phogat Missouri, US ? 3) Geeta Phogat 4) Vinesh Phogat 1) Laurie Hernandez 2) Aly Raisman 5) None of these 3) Gabby Douglas 4) Simone Arianne Biles 5) None of these 43. Answer – 4) Vinesh Phogat On August 11, 2019, Indian woman wrestler Vinesh 47. Answer – 4) Simone Arianne Biles Phogat (53kg), aged 24, settled for silver in the final 22 year old American Artistic gymnast Simone of the Medved event 2019 in Minsk, Belarus. She Arianne Biles became the first woman in the world suffered a 0-10 (technical superiority) defeat to make a “triple-double” floor exercise landing against N Malisheva of Russia. She had won 3 which is a finale featuring two flips and three twists consecutive gold medals at the Grand Prix of Spain, at the 2019 US(United States) Gymnastics Yasar Dogu International and Poland Open in 2019. Championships held at Kansas city, Missouri, US.Simone Biles.The event was held from August 44. Who won the men’s doubles 40-plus title in 2019 8-11.The triple double involves two flips and three Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Senior twists in the air( only 2 men in the world have done Championships, officially BWF World the move successfully).Biles was part of the “final Senior Badminton Championships Katowice 2019 ? five” gold medal winning team at the 2016 1) Ajith Haridas and Vijay Lancy Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, . 2) Ajith Haridas and Parupalli Kashyap 3) Parupalli Kashyap and Srikanth Kidambi 48. Which country’s cricket association announced a new guidelines with the International Cricket 4) Srikanth Kidambi and Vijay Lancy Council’s (ICC) gender recognition policy to include 5) None of these transgender players to play cricket ? 44. Answer - 1) Ajith Haridas and Vijay Lancy 1) England 2) Bangladesh In the 2019 Badminton World Federation (BWF) 3) Australia 4) New Zealand World Senior Championships, officially YONEX BWF 5) None of these World Senior Badminton Championships Katowice Answer - 3) Australia 2019, Ajith Haridas and Vijay Lancy of India won 48. the men’s doubles 40-plus title by defeating Danish On august 8, 2019, cricket Australia took a pair of Esben Kaempegaard and Morten Rasmussen revolutionary move announcing new guidelines by 19-21, 21-17, 21-19. The 9th Edition of BWF with the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Senior Badminton Championship 2019 was gender recognition policy to include transgender held from August 4-11, 2019 at Spodek, Katowice, players to play cricket. The transgender players Poland. The duo are members of the Madras Cricket willing to play for the state and national women’s Club, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. team will have to undergo a test to verify testosterone level limit set out in the policy. The 45. Who topped in the recently released ATP testosterone concentration should be less than 10 (Association of Tennis Professionals) rankings ? nanomoles per litre over at least for 12 months and 1) 2) players should demonstrate consistency in their 3) Rafael Nadal 4) elected gender on a daily basis. 5) None of these 49. Gaby Lewis is associated with which sport ? 45. Answer - 4) Novak Djokovic 1) Football 2) Cricket 3) Tennis 4) Badminton According to the recently released ATP (Association 5) None of these of Tennis Professionals) rankings as of August 12, Answer - 2) Cricket 2019, Serbian professional tennis player, Novak 49. Openers Gaby Lewis and Orla Prendergast’s Djokovic remains stays at the top position by scored 112 runs making the highest collecting 12,325 points in the list, a huge lead over partnership for any wicket for Ireland women in the 2nd placed Rafael Nadal on 7,945 points. The T20Is. top five players in the latest ATP rankings: 50. Which country’s Women cricket team has made two 46. Wesley Sneijder announced retirement recently, he records in the 2019 Netherlands Women’s is associated with which sport ? Quadrangular series against the Netherlands and 1) Tennis 2) Chess 3) Football 4) Cricket also became history by posting the highest T20 5) None of these Internationals score ? 46. Answer – 3) Football 1) Ireland 2) Netherland 3) Australia 4) Bangladesh On August 13, 2019, Former Real 5) None of these professional footballer, Wesley Sneijder (35) of Answer – 1) Ireland Netherlands has announced his retirement from 50. Ireland women’s cricket team made two records in football after arranging a business deal with Dutch the 2019 Netherlands Women’s Quadrangular football club FC Utrecht. series against the Netherlands held at Sportpark 92 Het Schootsveld cricket ground in Deventer, 1) Aurangabad Military Station, Maharashtra Netherlands from August 8-14, 2019. It made 2) Jabalpur Military Station, Madhya Pradesh history by posting the highest T20Internationals 3) Kanpur Military Station, Uttar Pradesh score made by a team. They scored 213-4 from 20 4) Jaisalmer Military Station, Rajasthan overs. Other records: It is also the second highest 5) None of these T20I team score for Ireland(men or women) and Answer – 4) Jaisalmer Military Station, Rajasthan 7th highest team score in T20I history.Irish Opener 54. Gaby Lewis made her second ever T20I half-century 5th edition of ‘International Army Scout Masters with a total score of 71 runs from 41balls marking Competition 2019’ held in Jaisalmer Military her highest T20I score. Station, Rajasthan from August 6-14,2019. Indian Army was trained under the aegis of Southern 51. Which country’s cricket team, won the T20 Physical Command. Disability (PD) World Cricket Series 2019 that held in Worcester, England ? 55. Which country’s Army team has won the 5th edition 1) Zimbabwe 2) Bangladesh of ‘International Army Scout Masters Competition 2019 ? 3) England 4) India 1) Kazakhstan 2) India 5) None of these 3) China 4) Russia Answer - 4) India 51. 5) None of these India won the T20 Physical Disability (PD) World Answer – 2) India Cricket Series 2019 after defeating England by 36 55. runs in the final held at the New Road Stadium in Indian Army team participated for the 1st time& Worcester, England. The tournament was organized has emerged as the winner among 8 teams in five by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). 6 stages of the 5th edition of ‘International Army teams- India, Pakistan, , England, Scout Masters Competition 2019’ held in Jaisalmer Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe had participated in the Military Station, Rajasthan from August 6-14,2019. tournament. Indian Army was trained under the aegis of Southern Command. 52. Name the state cricket association, which gets full member status in the Board of Control for Cricket 56. Where was the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) in India(BCCI) by the Committee of Administrators Junior Track Cycling World Championships 2019 (CoA) . held ? 1) Jharkhand 2) 1) Ankara, Turkey 2) London, UK 3) 4) Uttar Pradesh 3) Frankfurt, Germany 4) Paris, France 5) None of these 5) None of these Answer – 3) Frankfurt, Germany 52. Answer – 2) Uttarakhand 56. The Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) have UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) Junior Track been granted full membership in the BCCI (Board of Cycling World Championships 2019 held in Control for Cricket in India) by the Committee of Frankfurt, Germany. Administrators (CoA) on August 13, 2019.The 57. Who were all the part of India’s first gold in Men association has been inducted as member cycling team Category at UCI Junior Track Cycling association and as a full member with amendments World Championships 2019 ? that are required to be communicated by CoA. 1) Esow Alben, Ronaldo Singh and Rojit Singh 53. Who won the gold medal in 86-kg junior freestyle 2) Bikram Singh, Ronaldo Singh and Rojit Singh category at the Junior World Championships 2019 3) Manjeet Singh, Bikram Singh and Ronaldo Singh in ? 4) Sanuraj Sanandaraj, Bikram Singh and Ronaldo Singh 1) Yogeshwar Dutt 2) Pawan Kumar 5) None of these 3) Deepak Punia 4) Sushil Kumar 57. Answer – 1) Esow Alben, Ronaldo Singh and Rojit 5) None of these Singh 53. Answer – 3) Deepak Punia Cyclists Esow Alben, Ronaldo Singh and Rojit Singh On August 14, 2019, Wrestler Deepak Punia won of India won the first cycling gold by defeating gold in 86-kg junior freestyle category by beating Australia in men’s team sprint event at UCI (Union Alik Shebzukhov of Russia at the Junior World Cycliste Internationale) Junior Track Cycling World Championships 2019 at Tallinn, Estonia. With this, Championships 2019 held in Frankfurt, Germany. he became the first Indian in 18 years to win the Bronze was won by Great Britain. The event was title. The last Indians to emerge gold medallists at held from August 14-18, 2019. the junior were Ramesh 58. Which football club won the first UEFA (Union of Kumar (69 kg) and Palwinder Singh Cheema (130 European Football Associations ) Super Cup that kg) in 2001.In the 92kg, Vicky Chahar defeated held in Istanbul, Turkey ? ’s Batmagnai Eenkhtuvshin and claimed 1) Arsenal 2) Manchester City the bronze medal. 3) Chelsea 4) Liverpool 54. Where was the 5th edition of ‘International Army 5) None of these Scout Masters Competition 2019’ held ? 58. Answer - 4) Liverpool 93 On August 15, 2019, Football club, Liverpool 3) India 4) Chinese Taipei produced their best to win the 44th UEFA Super Cup 5) None of these 2019 by beating Chelsea with 5–4 on penalties at 63. Answer – 3) India the Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey.UEFA Super Cup In the Under- 12 Asian Tennis Team Championship 2019.It was the first UEFA (Union of European 2019 held in Kazakhstan, India defeated Chinese Football Associations ) Super Cup& It was Taipei by 2-1 in the summit clash and clinched the Liverpool’s 4th Super Cup victory with the previous gold medal. The final was a tie of three matches – 2 victories in the year of 2005, 2001& 1977. singles and one double. India won both the singles 59. Who head the Cricket Advisory Committee(CAC), matches but lost the doubles match. Manas which selects the head coach of the Indian men’s Dhamme and Tamil Nadu’s Pranav Rethin won their cricket team ? singles matches. ii. Manas Dhamme & Arnav 1) 2) Paprakar lost in the doubles match. They are 3) Sunil Gavaskar 4) trained at the Adar Poonawalla Maharashtra Tennis 5) None of these Academy under coach Aditya Madkekar and trainer 59. Answer – 2) Kapil Dev Kaifi Afzal. Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) headed by Kapil 64. Where was the 18th edition of World Police and Fire Dev, is formed to select the head coach of the Indian Games (WPFG) 2019 held ? men’s cricket team for 2 years, ending with the 1) Chengdu, China 2) Moscow, Russia 2021 T20 (Twenty 20) World Cup in India. 3) Odisha, India 4) Paris, France 60. Who was appointed as the head coach of the Indian 5) None of these men’s cricket team for 2 years, ending with the 2021 64. Answer – 1) Chengdu, China T20 (Twenty 20) World Cup in India on August 16, 18th edition of World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) 2019? 2019, held at Chengdu in China from August 1) 2) 11-17,2019. 3) Mike Hesson 4) Ravi Shastri 65. Ashish Kapoor is associated with which sports ? 5) None of these 1) Football 2) Tennis 60. Answer – 4) Ravi Shastri 3) Cricket 4) Badminton On August 16, 2019, Cricket Advisory Committee 5) None of these (CAC) headed by Kapil Dev, former Indian cricketer, 65. Answer – 2) Tennis unanimously re-appointed Ravi Shastri as the head On August 17, 2019, Ashish Kapoor, an Assistant coach of the Indian men’s cricket team for 2 years, Inspector General (AIG) in Vigilance Bureau of ending with the 2021 T20 (Twenty 20) World Cup in Punjab has clinched 2 gold medals for India in both India. It will be Shastri’s fourth stint with the singles and doubles Tennis events during the 18th national team, earlier, having served as the Cricket edition of World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) Manager (2007 tour of Bangladesh), Team Director 2019, held at Chengdu in China from August (2014-2016) and head coach (2017-2019). 11-17,2019. 61. Samson Siasia was banned from which sport for 66. Who won the 2019 Bombay Gymkhana Youth lifetime ? Open title ? 1) Football 2) Cricket 3) Tennis 4) Badminton 1) Aditya Mehta 2) Yasin Merchant 5) None of these 3) 4) Kreishh Gurbaxani 61. Answer – 1) Football 5) None of these On August 16, 2019, FIFA’s (Federation 66. Answer – 4) Kreishh Gurbaxani Internationale de Football Association) Mumbai based Kreishh Gurbaxani who is currently adjudicatory chamber of the independent ethics at the no. 2 spots in the India junior snooker committee banned former Nigeria coach of Nigeria rankings won the 2019 Bombay Gymkhana Youth Football Federation (NFF), Samson Siasia, aged 52, Snooker Open title on August 14, 2019. He defeated for lifetime as he was found guilty of violation of Odisha’s Asutosh Padhy for 5-4 in the 4-hour final the FIFA Code of Ethics. contest. 62. Where was the Under- 12 Asian Tennis Team 67. Which country’s cricketer, has equaled Championship 2019 held ? ’s record tally of sixes(69) in Test 1) Tajikistan 2) Uzbekistan 3) Kyrgyzstan cricket during a test match against Srilanka ? 4) Kazakhstan 5) None of these 1) Pakistan 2) Bangladesh 62. Answer – 4) Kazakhstan 3) New Zealand 4) Australia Under- 12 Asian Tennis Team Championship 2019 5) None of these held in Kazakhstan 67. Answer – 3) New Zealand 63. Which country won gold in the Under- 12 Asian New Zealand’s fast bowler Tim Southee now Tennis Team Championship 2019 that held in equaled former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s Kazakhstan ? record tally of sixes in Test cricket, on the first day 1) Kazakhstan 2) Kyrgyzstan of the Test match between Srilanka and 94 New-Zealand that was held at Galle, Srilanka. Both 72. Answer – 2) Serbia Tendulkar and Southee have made 69 sixes in the India’s junior women boxers team has clinched 12 Test cricket. medals(4 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals) at the 68. Where will the 2019 World Youth chess 3rd Nation”s Cup 2019 held in Sports Hall ,Vrbas, championship to be held from October 1-13, 2019 ? Serbia from August 14-18,2019. 4 Gold medal 1) Hanoi, 2) Moscow, Russia winner are Tamanna() 48 kg, Ambeshori 3) Bangkok, Thailand 4) Mumbai, India Devi() 57 kg, Preeti Dahiya(Haryana) 60 kg, 5) None of these Priyanka (Haryana) 66 kg. 58. Answer – 4) Mumbai, India 73. Who topped the latest International Cricket The 2019 World Youth chess championship is to be Council(ICC)’s test batsmen rankings? held in Mumbai from October 1-13, at the 1) Virat Kohli 2) Renaissance Hotel in Powai, Mumbai under the 3) Steve Smith 4) Kane Williamson aegis of All-India Chess Federation and organized 5) None of these by the All-Marathi chess Association. 73. Answer – 1) Virat Kohli 69. Who became the first person to replace as a On August 19, 2019, The latest test batsmen concussion in Test cricket while playing rankings were released by the ICC (International against England in 2019 Ashes Series in Lord’s, Cricket Council). The list was topped by India’s London ? Virat Kohli followed by Australia’s Steve Smith at 1) 2) Mitchell Swepson the second spot overtaking New Zealand captain 3) 4) Kane Williamson. 5) None of these 74. Which team has won the Dolo-650 Bangalore Cup All 69. Answer – 1) Marnus Labuschagne India Hockey Tournament 2019 ? Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne born in South 1) Steel Authority of India(SAIL) Africa became the first person to replace as a 2) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC) concussion substitute in Test cricket. He replaced 3) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) Steve Smith who suffered a delayed concussion 4) Army XI caused by a blow on the back of the neck by 5) None of these England’s ’s bowling during the second 74. Answer - 3) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) match of 2019 Ashes Series in Lord’s, London. Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) won the title in 70. Who won 300m women’s gold medal in Athleticky the Dolo-650 Bangalore Cup All India Hockey Mitink Reiter Event 2019 in the Czech Republic ? Tournament 2019 by beating Army XI by 5-0. It was 1) V.K.Vismaya 2) M. R. Poovamma the second title for IOCL in a fortnight after 3) Hima Das 4) Dutee Chand Bangalore Super Division 2019. It was the 4th 5) None of these Edition of the tournament held at the Field Marshal KM Cariappa Hockey Arena, Bangalore. 70. Answer – 3) Hima Das In the 300m races held at the Athleticky Mitink 75. Who won the men’s singles title in Cincinnati Reiter Event 2019 in the Czech Republic, Indian Masters/ Western & Southern Open 2019 ? sprinters Hima Das and Mohammad Anas won gold 1) Filip Polášek 2) Ivan Dodig in the women’s and men’s category respectively.It 3) 4) Daniil Medvedev was the sixth gold in European races by Hima Das 5) None of these since July 2, 2019. 75. Answer – 4) Daniil Medvedev 71. Ashley Cole announced retirement, he is associated The Cincinnati Masters/ Western & Southern Open with which sport ? 2019 was held from August 12-18, 2019 at the 1) Badminton 2) Football Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, a northern 3) Tennis 4) Cricket suburb of Cincinnati, in the United States. It was the 5) None of these 118th men’s edition and the 91st women’s edition. It was the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) 71. Answer - 2) Football World Tour Masters 1000 tournament for men with On August 18, 2019, Former Chelsea, Arsenal, and the prize money $6,735,690 and WTA (Women’s England football player Ashley Cole aged 38, Tennis Association) Premier 5 Tournament for announced his retirement from football, ending his women with the prize money $2,944,486. 20-year playing career. It is expected that he would be pursuing a career in coaching.Born on 20 76. Who was appointed as the honorary life member of December 1980 in London, Cole began his youth Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on 19th August, career at Arsenal making his debut in 1999. He won 2019? two Premier League(PL) titles, three FA cups(The 1) 2) football association challenge cup). 3) Mitchell Johnson 4) Dimuth Karunaratne 72. Where did 3rd Nation’s Cup 2019 held ? 5) None of these 1) Russia 2) Serbia 3) Malaysia 4) Thailand 76. Answer - 3) Mitchell Johnson 5) None of these 95 On August 19, 2019, The Marylebone Cricket Club 80. Answer – 4) (MCC) stated that Former Australian fast bowler On August 17, 2019 Russell Domingo was appointed Mitchell Johnson (37) has been elected as an as the head coach of Bangladesh Cricket Team Honorary Life Member of the MCC, the custodian of (Men), replacing (English cricket the rules of cricket, during the second Test between coach and former cricketer) by the Bangladesh Australia and England of 2019 Ashes Series at Cricket Board (BCB). Russel will remain as the head Lords’s London. coach for the next two years. 77. Name the Indian Cricketer, whose life time ban was 81. Where did Hockey Olympic test event 2020 held? reduced to seven year ban, which comes to end by 1) New Delhi, India 2) Tokyo, Japan 2020 . 3) Beijing, China 4) Moscow, Russia 1) Ajay Jadeja 2) S. Sreesanth 5) None of these 3) Ajay Sharma 4) 81. Answer – 2) Tokyo, Japan 5) None of these Olympic test event for hockey held from 17-21 Aug 77. Answer – 2) S. Sreesanth 2019 held at Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. On August 20, 2019, BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain has 82. Which country’s hockey team won both the Men’s ordered for the reduction in the ban of Indian and Women’s Olympic Test Event 2019 in Tokyo, cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth (S. Japan ? Sreesanth), who was alleged in a match-fixing 1) China 2) Japan 3) India 4) New Zealand scandal in 2013. His ban period is now lowered to 7 5) None of these years by the Supreme Court (SC) which will end by September 2020 setting aside the BCCI disciplinary 82. Answer - 3) India committee’s order banning him for a lifetime. Indian Hockey teams (Men & Women) has won the Olympic test event for hockey held from 17-21 Aug Who was not among the 1st Asian para-swimming 78. 2019 held at Oi Hockey Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, team, that cross the Catalina Channel (42 km)of during Tokyo 2020 Games test events. “READY US(United States) in just 11 hours 34 minutes? STEADY TOKYO” is the official brand name and logo 1) Rimo Saha 2) Jagdish Chandra for the test events Tokyo 2020. The name of the 3) Soma Biswas 4) Chetan hockey test event was “READY STEADY TOKYO – 5) None of these Hockey”. It was organized by the Tokyo Organising 78. Answer – 3) Soma Biswas Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games. A Soma Biswas is an athlete, who specialises in the test event is a dress rehearsal to confirm and heptathlon.Indian Para-swimming team of 6 improve the competition and Games operation members comprising Para swimmer Satendra Singh capabilities in order to ensure a successful Lohia from (Madhya Pradesh) has created operation during the Olympic and Paralympic history by becoming the 1st Asian swimmer team to Games. cross the Catalina Channel (42 km )of US(United 83. Where was the 18th edition of World Police and Fire States) in just 11 hours 34 minutes. Rohan More Games (WPFG) 2019 held ? was the coach of the team. Besides Satendra, others 1) New Delhi, India 2) Tokyo, Japan in the Indian team include, Rimo Saha (Bengal), 3) Chengdu, China 4) Moscow, Russia Jagdish Chandra (Rajasthan), Chetan 5) None of these (Maharashtra), Anjani Patel () and Gita Choudhary (Maharashtra) were involved to cross 83. Answer – 3) Chengdu, China the channel. CISF (Central Industrial Security Force ) have won 10 medals (5 Gold, 3 Silver & 2 Bronze medals) for Satendra Singh Lohia is associated with which 79. India at the recently-concluded 18th edition of sport ? World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) 2019, held at 1) Swimming 2) Tennis Chengdu in China from August 8-18, 2019. CISF DG 3) Badminton 4) Cricket Rajesh Ranjan felicitated the sports personnel for 5) None of these their excellent performance at the games. 79. Answer – 1) Swimming 84. Which sports’ nation-wide adaptive programme Satendra Singh Lohia is associated with Swimming. named, “Op-Blue Freedom” was flagged off recently He was recently in news because he was a part of 6 ? member Para swimmer who has created history by 1) Scuba 2) Paragliding becoming the 1st Asian swimmer team to cross the 3) Surfing 4) Wakeboarding Catalina Channel (42 km )of US(United States) in 5) None of these just 11 hours 34 minutes. 84. Answer – 1) Scuba diving Who was appointed as the head coach of 80. Op-Blue Freedom’ a first of its kind in Asia, a Bangladesh Cricket team ? nation-wide adaptive scuba diving programme for 1) 2) people with disabilities as well as for able-bodied 3) 4) Russell Domingo persons. It was launched by sports minister 5) None of these (independent charge) and former 96 Indian football team captain Baichung Bhutia at non-conformities with the International Standard Talkatora garden, New Delhi. for Laboratories (ISL), as identified during a WADA 85. Which organization has become the title sponsor of site visit in New Delhi, with effect from August 20, the Indian cricket board’s domestic and 2019.The disciplinary proceedings were initiated by international matches for the next five years i.e till WADA’s Laboratory Expert Group (LabEG) in May 2023 ? 2019 and the process was carried out by an 1) Vivo 2) Paytm 3) FreeCharge independent disciplinary committee as per the 4) Oppo 5) None of these procedure. 85. Answer – 2) Paytm 89. Who won a gold medal in wrestling (86kg category) On August 21, 2019, The Chief Executive Officer at the 2019 World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) (CEO) of Board of Control for Cricket in India held in Chengdu, China ? (BCCI), Rahul Johri announced that Paytm will 1) Vinesh Phogat 2) Sakshi Malik continue as the title sponsor of the Indian cricket 3) Babita Kumari 4) Manjit board’s domestic and international matches for the 5) None of these next five years i.e till 2023. The bid from One 97 89. Answer – 4) Manjit Communications, holding company of Paytm, was On August 22, 2019, Assistant-Sub-Inspector (ASI) the winning bid for Rs 326.80 crore. At Rs 3.80 of Haryana, Manjit, won a gold medal in wrestling crore per match, Paytm’s bid was at 58% (86kg category) at the 2019 World Police and Fire incremental value in comparison to the previous Games (WPFG) held in Chengdu, China. Previously per match value of Rs 2.4 crore. Manjit has won two gold medals at the WPFG-2011 86. Who will chair the 28-member Advisory Committee held at New York (America) and WPFG-2015 at that was formed for Fit India Movement which aims Virginia. to encourage people to inculcate physical activity 90. Monali Jadhav is associated with which sport ? and sports ? 1) Paintball 2) Archery 1) Narinder Batra 2) Sunil Gavaskar 3) Fencing 4) Shooting 3) Sachin Tendulkar 4) Kiren Rijiju 5) None of these 5) None of these 90. Answer – 2) Archery 86. Answer – 4) Kiren Rijiju Monali Jadhav belongs to Archery.Constable Monali The 28-member Advisory Committee under the Jadhav of Jalamb police station in Buldhana district chairmanship of sports minister Kiren Rijiju was of Maharashtra had also won three medals (2 golds formed for Fit India Movement which aims to & 1 bronze), at the WPFG International encourage people to inculcate physical activity and Championship. She also created record scoring 716 sports in their everyday lives. It will be launched by out of 720 points in the game representing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 29, 2019. Police Force. She previously secured 9th position at 87. Who was appointed as India’s new coach ? the Shanghai 2019 Hyundai Archery World Cup 1) 2) Milind Soman stage 2 in Shanghai held in May 2019.She won the 3) Vikram Rathour 4) MSK Prasad gold in target and field archery and settled for a 5) None of these bronze medal in the ‘3D Archery’ in WPFG. 87. Answer – 3) Vikram Rathour 91. Where was the 2019 World Archery Youth Former opener Vikram Rathour, aged 50, was Championships held ? appointed as India’s new batting coach. He 1) Berlin, Germany 2) , Italy succeeds Sanjay Bangar. Bharath Arun and R 3) Madrid, Spain 4) Paris, France Sridhar retained as bowling and fielding coaches 5) None of these respectively.The senior national selection 91. Answer – 3) Madrid, Spain committee headed by MSK Prasad recommended 3 The 2019 World Archery Youth Championships took names each for all the support staff positions and place from 19-25 August 2019 in Madrid, Spain. the top names in each category will be appointed India had totally won 2 golds and 1 bronze in this after the formalities with regards to Conflict of recently concluded championship. Interest declaration is complete. 92. Komalika Bari, who is in news recently is associated 88. Which country’s National Dope Testing Laboratory with which sport ? (NDTL) was suspended for 6 months by World 1) Archery 2) Fencing 3) Badminton Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) due to 4) Shooting 5) None of these non-conformities with the International Standard 92. Answer - 1) Archery for Laboratories (ISL) ? Komalika Bari, becoming the recurve cadet world 1) Srilanka 2) Russia 3) Pakistan 4) India champion at the World Archery Youth 5) None of these Championship by defeating higher-ranked Sonoda 88. Answer – 4) India Waka of Japan 7-3 in the final. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) suspended 93. Where was the 129th edition of or 2019 the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Durand Cup held ? Laboratory (NDTL) of India for 6 months due to 97 1) Guwahati, Assam 2) Kochi, Kerala PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win gold in the 3) Chennai, Tamil Nadu 4) Kolkata, West Bengal BWF World Championships. 5) None of these 99. Who won the Men’s Singles title in the Badminton 93. Answer - 4) Kolkata, West Bengal World Federation (BWF) World Championships 94. Which Football Club had won the 2019 Durand cup 2019 ? for the second time in the 131 years ? 1) 2) 1) Real Kashmir 2) Gokulam Kerala 3) 4) Kento Momota 3) Chennai City 4) Army Green 5) None of these 5) None of these 99. Answer - 4) Kento Momota 94. Answer - 2) Gokulam Kerala 100. Name the entity, which has acquired official On August 24, 2019 the Gokulam Kerala Football partners’ rights from Board of Control for Cricket club(FC) defeated Mohun Bagan team at the finals in India(BCCI) for its international and domestic of the 2019 Durand cup (129th edition) match held matches along with Dream11 and ACC Cement and at in Kolkata. Kerala lifted the Ambuja Cement . title for the second time in the 131year history of 1) Tata Motors Limited 2) Honda Motor India Ltd the oldest football tournament in Asia by defeating 3) Hyundai Motor India Ltd 4) Audi India Pvt Ltd Mohun bagan team with a 2-1 score. 5) None of these 95. Who won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball award 100. Answer – 3) Hyundai Motor India Ltd for top goal scoring and best player category in the On August 23, 2019, The National governing body 2019 Durand cup ? for cricket, BCCI(Board of Control for Cricket in 1) Jose Antonio Vicuna 2) Fernando Santiago Valera India, Mumbai) has stated that Sporta Technologies 3) Marcus Joseph 4) CK Ubaid Pvt. Ltd. (Dream11), LafargeHolcim (ACC Cement 5) None of these and Ambuja Cement) and Hyundai Motor India Ltd. have acquired the official partners’ rights for its 95. Answer – 3) Marcus Joseph international and domestic matches set to take Marcus Joseph (Gokulam Kerala FC)- Golden Boot place from 1st September 2019 – 31st March 2023. and Golden Ball award for top goal scoring and best player category respectively. CK Ubaid (Gokulam 101. Who was the first serving Lieutenant General-rank Kerala FC)- Golden Glove award for outstanding officer of the Indian Army to complete 1200 km of performance. France’s oldest and toughest cycle competition,19th Paris Brest-Paris circuit (PBP) 2019 ? 96. ______edition of Badminton World Federation 1) Anil Puri 2) Manoj Mukund Naravane (BWF) World Championships held recently . 1) 25th 2) 24th 3) 20th 4) 21st 3) Ranbir Singh 4) Satinder Kumar Saini 5) None of these 5) None of these Answer - 1) Anil Puri 96. Answer - 1) 25th 101. Total 2019 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Lieutenant General Anil Puri(56) has become the World Championships, an annual tournament was first serving Lieutenant General-rank officer of the held from August 19-25, 2019 at St. Jakobshalle in Indian Army to complete 1200 km of France’s , Switzerland. It was the 25th Edition. oldest and toughest cycle competition. He achieved this feat by cycling non-stop for 90 hours without 97. Name the first Indian male shuttler, who secured a sleeping on the 19th Paris Brest-Paris circuit (PBP) medal in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 2019 held from 18-22 August 2019. The race started World Championships 2019 after 36 years . from the Paris suburb of Rambollet and ended at 1) 2) Srikanth Kidambi the Brest Military Port in France. 3) 4) B. Sai Praneeth 102. Which organization will organize the National 5) None of these inter-district junior athletics meet 2019(NIDJAM), 97. Answer - 4) B. Sai Praneeth world’s largest talent hunt programmes for a single B. Sai Praneeth became the first Indian male sport ? shuttler in 36 years to secure a medal in the BWF 1) International Association of Athletics Federations(IAAF) World Championships. He lost to Kento Momota in 2) Indian Olympic Association the semifinal and settled for bronze. 3) Sports Authority of India 98. Who is the first Indian Badminton Player, to win 4) Athletics Federation of India(AFI) gold medal in the Badminton World Federation 5) None of these (BWF) World Championships 2019, which is his/her Answer - 4) Athletics Federation of India(AFI) 3rdsuccessive final? 102. On August 23, 2019, The Union Sports Minister 1) B. Sai Praneeth 2) PV Sindhu Kiren Rijiju has unveiled a multi-national food and 3) Saina Nehwal 4) Srikanth Kidambi beverage company, Nestle Milo’s association as title 5) None of these sponsor for the National inter-district junior 98. Answer – 2) PV Sindhu athletics meet 2019(NIDJAM), the world’s largest talent hunt programmes for a single sport which 98 will be organized by AFI(Athletics Federation of 1) Cricket 2) Football India). 3) Tennis 4) Badminton 103. Which state will host the National inter-district 5) None of these junior athletics meet 2019(NIDJAM)? 107. Answer – 4) Badminton 1) Maharashtra 2) Andhra Pradesh Pramod Bhagat is associated with Badminton, he 3) Telangana 4) Karnataka was in news recently because he won Men’s Singles 5) None of these Standing Sport Classes – SL 3, Pramod Bhagat won 103. Answer – 2) Andhra Pradesh gold in 2019 Badminton World Federation (BWF) On August 23, 2019, The Union Sports Minister Para-Badminton World Championships.Other gold Kiren Rijiju has unveiled a multi-national food and winners are:In the Men’s Doubles Standing Sport beverage company, Nestle Milo’s association as title Classes – SL 3, SL 4 Pramod Bhagat & Manoj Sarkar sponsor for the National inter-district junior clinched gold. iii. In the Women’s Singles Standing athletics meet 2019(NIDJAM) to be held on Sport Classes – SL 3, Manasi Girishchandra Joshi November 24 -26, 2019 in Andhra Pradesh(AP). won the gold. 104. Which stadium is set to be renamed as 108. Who topped in the ICC test bowler ranking 2019 Stadium in memory of Arun Jaitley ? released recently ? 1) Punjab Cricket Association Stadium 1) 2) Kagiso Rabada 2) Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium 3) James Anderson 4) 3) 5) None of these 4) Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium 108. Answer – 1) Pat Cummins 5) None of these The Test Bowling Rankings is topped by Australian cricketer Pat Cummins with 908 points. 104. Answer – 4) Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium The governing body of Cricket activities in the Delhi 109. Name the Indian all rounder, who was ranked 4th in state, the Delhi and District Cricket Association the ICC test all-rounder 2019 ranking . (DDCA) has decided to rename the Feroz Shah Kotla 1) M S Dhoni 2) Cheteshwar Pujara Stadium in Delhi as in the 3) 4) Virat Kohli memory of the cricket body’s former president who 5) None of these passed away on August 24, 2019. He served as the 109. Answer – 3) Ravindra Jadeja president of the DDCA from 1999 to 2013. Ravindra Jadeja ranked 4th in the ICC test 105. Who won the 2019 GoPro British Grand Prix all-rounder 2019 ranking. MotoGP at Silverstone circuit, United 110. Which stadium has received provisional clearance Kingdom(UK) ? & became the first venue for the upcoming 1) Alex Rins 2) Valentino Rossi Fédération Internationale de Football Association 3) Marc Márquez 4) Maverick Viñales (FIFA) U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020 ? 5) None of these 1) Bangalore Football Stadium, Bangalore 105. Answer – 1) Alex Rins 2) Kalinga Stadium of Bhubaneswar, Odisha On August 25, 2019, Spain born motorcycle racer 3) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Alex Rins of Suzuki motors won the 2019 GoPro 4) , Goa British Grand Prix MotoGP race at Silverstone 5) None of these circuit, United Kingdom(UK) overthrowing Honda’s 110. Answer – 2) Kalinga Stadium of Bhubaneswar, Marc Marquez to second place by 0.013 seconds. Odisha 106. Where was the 2019 Badminton World Federation On August 27, 2019, Kalinga Stadium of (BWF) Para-Badminton World Championships held Bhubaneswar, Odisha was named as the first venue ? for the upcoming Fédération Internationale de 1) Beijing, China 2) Basel, Switzerland Football Association (FIFA) U-17 Women’s World 3) Geneva, Switzerland 4) Washington D.C., U.S. Cup India 2020 after getting provisional clearance. 5) None of these The U-17(under 17) World Cup will be held in India 106. Answer – 2) Basel, Switzerland in 2020. The 2019 Badminton World Federation (BWF) 111. Which country’s cricket player Cecil Wright(85), Para-Badminton World Championships was held announced retirement recently? from August 20-25, 2019 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, 1) Australia 2) Bangladesh Switzerland. It was the 12th edition of the 3) India 4) West Indies tournament. It was the first time that 5) None of these Para-Badminton World Championships is held 111. Answer – 4) West Indies together with World Badminton Championships in On August 27, 2019, West Indies cricket player Cecil the same venue, as 2019 BWF World Championships Wright with a career spanning 60 years, announced was held from 19 to 25 August at St. Jakobshalle in his retirement from all forms of cricket at the age of Basel, Switzerland. 85. He will play his last match representing 107. Pramod Bhagat is associated with which sport ? Uppermill cricket club (England), against Pennine 99 League Side Springhead cricket club of England on 5) None of these September 7, 2019. 116. Answer – 3) 112. Where was the 45th edition of the World Skills Srilankan cricketer Ajantha Mendis (34), who made International Competition for the year 2019 ? his debut in 2008, announced his retirement from 1) Berlin, Germany 2) Paris, France all forms of cricket on August 28, 2019.SL cricketer 3) , Russia 4) Moscow, Russia Ajantha mendis retires.He was famous for his 5) None of these “carrom ball”. He snapped 70 wickets in 19 Tests, 152 in 87 ODIs and 66 in 39 T20Is. Currently, he is 112. Answer – 3) Kazan, Russia the only bowler to take 6-wicket-hauls in T20s The 45th Edition of the World Skills International twice. Competition for the year 2019, a biennial event, was held at Kazan Expo International Exhibition 117. Who won gold medal in women’s 400m race that Centre, Kazan, Russia from August 22- 27, 2019. It held at the International Athletic Meeting – Josef was inaugurated by the Russian Prime Minister Seckar Memorial (MJS) in Brno, Czech Republic ? Dmitry Medvedev. This global-level skills 1) M. R. Poovamma 2) VK Vismaya competition was held for the first time in Russia. It 3) Hima Das 4) Dutee Chand was a grand event in the arena of vocational skills. 5) None of these 113. Who won a Gold medal in Water Technology & also 117. Answer – 2) VK Vismaya conferred with ‘Best of Nation’ amongst the Indian Indian sprinter VK Vismaya, aged 22, clinched gold competitors during World Skills International in women’s 400m race which was held at the Competition 2019? International Athletic Meeting – Josef Seckar 1) Shubham Singh 2) S Aswatha Narayana Memorial (MJS) in Brno, Czech Republic. She 3) Nidhin Prem 4) Faruk Ahmed finished the race in 52.12s which was her personal 5) None of these best. 113. Answer – 2) S Aswatha Narayana 118. Who became the 1st Indian cricketer to score 6044 S Aswatha Narayana who won a Gold medal in runs as well as 305 in first-class cricket during the Water Technology was also awarded as ‘Best of 58th season of 2019–20 ? Nation’ amongst the Indian competitors. He was 1) Parvez Rasool 2) Rohan Prem trained by Rajat Kumar Samantaray, Professor, CV 3) 4) Hanuma Vihari Raman Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 5) None of these 114. Which country will host the 47th WorldSkills 118. Answer – 3) Jalaj Saxena Competition in 2023 ? Jalaj Saxena (32), an Indian cricketer who plays as 1) Lyon, France 2) Pyongyang, North Korea an all-rounder for Kerala has set a big record in 3) Tokyo, Japan 4) Shanghai, China first-class cricket.Kerala all-rounder Jalaj Saxena. 5) None of these The record was made during the 58th season of Duleep Trophy 2019–20 match between India Red 114. Answer – 1) Lyon, France and India Blue played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Lyon, France will host the 47th WorldSkills Bengaluru, Karnataka. Saxena took 3 wickets for Competition in 2023. The 46th WorldSkills India Blue with which he completed his 300 wickets Competition will be held in September 2021 in in first-class cricket. With this, he became the only Shanghai, China. cricketer to score 6044 runs in first-class cricket, as 115. Who became the 1st Indian to complete the 555 kms well as 305 wickets and still not have played for long marathon at 10th edition of ‘La Ultra The High’ Team India. marathon 2019 held in Ladakh, Jammu, and Which School clinched U-14 Subroto Cup Kashmir(J&K) ? 119. International Football tournament title 2019 ? 1) Fauja Singh 2) Budhia Singh 1) Our Lady Mount Carmel High School 3) D P Singh 4) Ashish Kasodekar 2) Bijando of Unique Model Academy 5) None of these 3) B Romalsawma of Saidan Secondary School Answer – 4) Ashish Kasodekar 115. 4) ’s Saidan Secondary School Ashish Kasodekar from flashed the flag by 5) None of these becomeing the 1st Indian to complete the 555 kms long 10th edition of ‘La Ultra The High’ marathon 119. Answer – 4) Mizoram’s Saidan Secondary School 2019 held in Ladakh, Jammu, and Kashmir(J&K). On August 29, 2019, Saidan Secondary School of Ashish came in 3rd at 126 hrs 18 min to finish the Mizoram clinched their maiden Subroto Cup distance. International Football tournament title 2019 by defeating defending champions Unique Model Which country’s Cricketer, Ajantha Mendis retires 116. Academy, Manipur by 2-0 in the U-14 boys’ category from all forms of cricket recently? at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi. It is Asia’s 1) New Zealand 2) Bangladesh largest youth football tournament. 3) Sri Lanka 4) India 100 OBITUARY

1. Which country’s cricketer Malcolm Nash was 4. Name the veteran wind energy campaigner and a passed away recently ? founder of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), 1) Pakistan 2) England 3) Australia 4) Bangladesh who passed away recently . 5) None of these 1) Liming Qiao 2) Steve Sawyer 1. Answer – 2) England 3) Morten Dyrholm 4) Ben Backwell Former England cricketer Malcolm Nash, who was 5) None of these best known for being hit by Sir for 4. Answer – 2) Steve Sawyer six sixes in an over has passed away after he On July 31, 2019, Steve Sawyer, famed wind energy collapsed while attending a dinner at Lord’s Cricket campaigner and a founder of the Global Wind Ground in London. He was 74.He was born on 9 May Energy Council (GWEC) has passed away in an 1945 in Abergavenny, United Kingdom(UK).He took Amsterdam (Netherlands) hospital due to lung 993 first-class wickets in a 17-year career between cancer. He was 63. He spent over ten years between 1966 and 1983 and was Glamorgan’s leading 2007 and 2017 as a general secretary at wicket-taker when they won the County GWEC.Known for stubborn courage and an ability to Championship in 1969.His name was forever linked inspire others, Sawyer came into the global with that of Sobers after the sober went on the spotlight after the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior attack during a in 1968. It vessel by the French agents in Auckland harbor on was the first time any batsman had hit six sixes in a July 10, 1985.Greenpeace photographer Fernando six-ball over in first-class cricket. Pereira was killed by French secret service which 2. Harold ‘Hal’ Prince passed away recently, he was blew two holes in the Rainbow Warrior’s hull, associated with which field ? sinking the vessel, when Sawyer was on board 1) Theatre Singer and Producer celebrating his 29th birthday. 2) Theatre Actor and Producer 5. Karpuri Devi passed away recently, she was 3) Theatrical producer and director associated with which field ? 4) Theatre Actor and Singer 1) Gouache - opaque watercolor medium 5) None of these 2) Gouache - opaque watercolor medium 2. Answer – 3) Theatrical producer and director 3) Fresco secco paintings On July 31, 2019, Broadway legend Harold ‘Hal’ 4) Madhubani painting and Sujni Prince, aged 91, passed away in Reykjavík, Iceland 5) None of these after a brief illness. He was an American theatrical 5. Answer - 4) Madhubani painting and Sujni producer and director. Born on January 30, 1928 in On July 30, 2019, Madhubani painting and Sujni Manhattan, New York, United States, he had won 21 artist Karpuri Devi, aged 94, passed away at the Tony Awards over the course of his career.He was a Heart Hospital at Mangarauni village in Madhubani producer and director known for his work on many district of Bihar where she was undergoing classic musicals including, “Damn Yankees,” “West treatment. She hailed from Ranti village of Bihar Side Story,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Cabaret,” and belonged to the first generation of Mithila and “Sweeny Todd.” painting artists.The National Award recipient 3. Name the founder of the largest coffee chain in contributed towards setting up of the Mithila India, Cafe Coffee Day(CCD), who passed away Museum which is located in Tokamachi hills in recently . Japan’s Niigata region. ii. She was the recipient of 1) V. G. Siddhartha Hegde 2) Harshad Mehta several state awards and national merit certificate 3) Harivansh Rai Bachchan 4) B.M. Khaitan given by the Ministry of textiles, Union government. 5) None of these 6. Name the deceased 2019 National Bravery Awardee, 3. Answer – 1) V. G. Siddhartha Hegde who won the award for saving his uncle from the Indian billionaire and a founder of the largest jaws of a crocodile . coffee chain in India, Cafe Coffee Day(CCD), V. G. 1) Netravati M Chavan 2) Mamata Dalai Siddhartha Hegde has been found dead on the 3) Situ Mallick 4) Karanbeer Singh banks of the near Mangaluru. 5) None of these Siddhartha was the son-in-law of former Karnataka 6. Answer – 3) Situ Mallick chief minister SM Krishna.Hailing from the On August 2, 2019, Situ Mallick, aged 16, passed Chikmagalur district of Karnataka, he established away in a road accident near Jarimula under Cafe Coffee Day in 1996, which is an Indian café Rajnagar area of Kendrapara district, Odisha. He chain owned by Coffee Day Global Limited serves had saved his uncle from the jaws of a crocodile and 1.8 billion cups of coffee, annually, in six countries was awarded National Bravery Award 2019 like Malaysia, Egypt, the Czech Republic, and instituted by the Indian Council for Child Welfare Austria. from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Situ Mallick 101 and his cousin Bapu Mallick were the 2 persons Noted educationalist, journalist and social worker killed in a road accident. YG Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy passed away in 7. Oscar awardee, D.A. Pennebaker passed away Chennai due to cardiac arrest. She was 93. Born on recently, he was associated with which field ? 8 November 1925 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 1) Production 2) Singing Rajalakshmi played a major role in setting up of the 3) Acting 4) Film Making Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan(PSBB) group of schools.She received the Padma Shri award in 2010 5) None of these for her contribution to the field of education and Answer – 4) Film Maker 7. literature. On August 1, 2019, D.A. Pennebaker, the Oscar-winning documentary maker of America, 11. Which country’s contemporary poet and fiction passed away at Long Island, New York, the US due to writer Jean Arasanayagam passed away recently ? natural causes. He was 94.Pennebaker.Born on July 1) India 2) Srilanka 3) 4) Pakistan 15, 1925 in Evanston, Illinois, United States, he was 5) None of these the recipient of honorary Academy Award/ Lifetime 11. Answer - 2) Srilanka Oscar in 2013 by the Academy of Motion Picture Renowned Srilankan contemporary poet and fiction Arts and Sciences. writer Jean Arasanayagam passed away at the age 8. Name the deceased gujarati journalist, author and of 88 in Kandy, Sri Lanka due to old age ailments. columnist, who worked in gujarati publications like The author has written over 50 books focused Chitralekha, Mumbai Samachar, Janshakti, mainly on civil wars, ethnic and religious turmoils Sandesh, Yuva Darshan, Jansatta, Vyapar and in Sri Lanka as her subject. She was survived by her Abhiyan. husband and two daughters. 1) Kanti Bhatt 2) Shujaat Bukhari 12. Name the former External Affairs Minister, 3) Sudip Datta Bhaumik 4) Santanu Bhowmik youngest-ever Cabinet Minister & first woman 5) None of these Chief Minister of Delhi, who passed away recently . 1) Padmaja Naidu 2) Sharada Mukherjee 8. Answer – 1) Kanti Bhatt On August 4, 2019, Veteran Gujarati journalist, 3) Kumudben Joshi 4) author, and columnist Kanti Bhatt, aged 88, passed 5) None of these away in Mumbai, Maharashtra after a long 12. Answer – 4) Sushma Swaraj illness.Kanti Bhatt. Born on July 15, 1931 in Sachra The senior BJP() leader and village in erstwhile Bhavnagar state of Gujarat, he India’s former external affairs minister(EAM) had joined journalism in 1966 in Mumbai.He Sushma Swaraj passed away in All India Institutes worked as a journalist, writer, columnist, and of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi due to a editor in various Gujarati publications like massive heart attack. She was 67. Born on 14 Chitralekha, Mumbai Samachar, Janshakti, February 1952 in Ambala Cantt town of Haryana, Sandesh, Yuva Darshan, Jansatta, Vyapar and Sushma started her political life with the Akhil Abhiyan. Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the RSS’(Rashtriya 9. Which sport’s commentator, Anant Setalvad passed Swayamsevak Sangh) student wing, and later away recently ? joined the BJP. She was the external affairs minister 1) Badminton 2) Cricket in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet from 26 3) Football 4) Tennis May 2014 to 30 May, 2019, only the 2nd woman in the role after Indira Gandhi. Swaraj was known for 5) None of these her active presence on social media, often replying 9. Answer – 2) Cricket to calls and messages of distress from Indians Long term member in and abroad. veteran cricket commentator, Anant Setalvad from Nobel Prize winner, Toni Morrison passed away Mumbai, passed away at the age of 84 due to old 13. recently, she was a ______. age ailments. He is survived by his two sons. He was 1) Novelist 2) Politician 3) Singer 4) Social Activist a cricket commentator for All India Radio (AIR) in , BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in 5) None of these India) tournaments and also for some test matches 13. Answer – 1) Novelist from the mid-1960s13 to 1980s.He shared the mike Famous novelist Toni Morrison who won the Nobel with former test opener and ex-selection panel Prize for literature in 1993, passed away at the age Chief on AIR.His last rites would of 88, due to old age ailments. She was born as take place at Worli crematorium,Mumbai. Chloe Ardelia Wofford on 18 February 1931 in Ohio, 10. Name the educationalist, journalist, social worker America. She was the first African American to win and Padma Shri awardee, who passed away the Nobel Prize for literature. Most of her work recently . focused on the African community, African women 1) Sanjit Roy 2) Kapil Sibal and their struggles in life. She won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, “Beloved” in 1988.She was made 3) YG Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy an officer of the French Legion of Honour in 4) Ashish Rajpal 5) None of these 2010.She was awarded the US Presidential Medal of 10. Answer – 3) YG Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy 102 Freedom in 2012 by the then-president Barack On August 10, 2019, Renowned freedom fighter Obama. Dayanidhi Nayak, aged 95, passed away after 14. Name the bollywood filmmaker & also the maternal undergoing treatment at a private hospital for old grandfather of Hritik , who passed away age-related ailments at Panimora village, Bargarh, recently . Odisha. He had struggled against the British 1) Raj Kanwar 2) J. Om Prakash Government during the Quit India movement (8 3) Anant Balani 4) Mukul S. Anand August 1942). He was also jailed for 9 months and he was one of the 32 freedom fighters from 5) None of these Panimora. 14. Answer – 2) J. Om Prakash Name the former Additional Solicitor General On 6 August 2019 veteran Bollywood filmmaker 18. (ASG) and senior advocate of India, who passed and also the maternal Grandfather of Bollywood away recently . actor Hritik Roshan, J. Om Prakash, passed away at 1) K.M. Nataraj 2) AmarendraSharan his residence in Mumbai at the age of 92. 3) Atmaram Nadkarni 4) Vikramjit Banerjee Name the Eight time National Wrestling Alliance 15. 5) None of these (NWA) world heavyweight champion, who is also known as “King of The Ring” passed away recently . 18. Answer - 2) AmarendraSharan 1) Mike Von Erich 2) Jeff Peterson On August 12, 2019, former Additional Solicitor 3) Janet Wolfe 4) Harley Race General (ASG) and senior advocate AmarendraSharan passed away at the age of 69 due 5) None of these to heart attack in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.He is 15. Answer – 4) Harley Race survived by his wife, two daughters and a Born on April 11, 1943 in Missouri,America, Eight son.Sharan served as ASG in the supreme court time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) world during UPA-I (United Progressive Alliance) regime heavyweight champion, Harley Race died at the age from 2004-2009. He also served as special counsel of 76 due to lung cancer. Known as King of the Ring, for CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) in coal Harley wrote his autobiography named “King of the block allocation scam case. Ring: The Harley Race Story” in 2004.He also had Dorothy Olsen, who participated in world war II other nicknames such as Handsome, Mad dog, 19. passed away recently, she was a ______. greatest wrestler on God’sGreen Earth etc. 1) Pilot 2) Journalist 3) Politician 16. Name the deceased greek artist, who was well 4) Social Activist 5) None of these known for his kinetic sculptures . Answer – 1) Pilot 1) Raphael 19. On July 23, 2019, A member of a group of civilian 2) Takis(Panayiotis Vassilakis) volunteers who flew planes during World War II, 3) Tomasso Masaccio Dorothy Eleanor Olsen, aged 103, passed away in 4) Giorgione University Place, Washington, United States. Born 5) None of these on July 10, 1916 in Woodburn, Oregon, US, she flew 16. Answer – 2) Takis(Panayiotis Vassilakis) about 60 missions as part of the 6th Ferry Group of Takis(Panayiotis Vassilakis,),a Greek artist known the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). She was for his kinetic sculptures, known for artworks that the recipient of Congressional Gold Medal in 2010. made use of technology, motion and light and were 20. Arafat, whose real name is Ange Didier Huon from displayed in art galleries and museums around the Ivory Coast passed away recently, he was world has passed away in , Greece at the age associated with which field ? of 93. He was the founder of Takis Foundation,a 1) Direction 2) Production research Center for the Art and the Sciences that 3) Acting 4) Music contains a museum, garden and the sculptor’s 5) None of these studio, and aims to promote the appreciation of the visual arts.His works adorn the most important 20. Answer - 4) Music museums of the world which include George On August 12, 2019, Ivorian musician DJ Arafat Pompidou Center for Contemporary Art (Paris), the (Real name: Ange Didier Huon), aged 33, passed MOMA and the Guggenheim Museum (New York), away in a road crash at a hospital in Abidjan, Ivory the De Menil Collection (Houston), the Coast. Born on January 26, 1986 in Yopougon, Ivory (London), the Peggy Guggenheim Collection coast, he had issued 11 albums, mainly of (Venice). “coupe-decale” – a dance music form combining rapid percussion, choppy rhythms with hip Renowned freedom fighter Dayanidhi Nayak 17. hop-style vocals.He was named as the “Best Artist of passed away recently, he belong to which state ? the Year” at the Ivorian “Coupé-décalé” Awards in 1) Rajasthan 2) Tamil Nadu 2016 and 2017.He was the recipient of 2 WatsUp TV 3) West Bengal 4) Odisha Africa Music Video Awards in the year 2016. 5) None of these 21. Name the veteran Litterateur and first 17. Answer – 4) Odisha photojournalist of Nepal, who passed away recently in Kathmandu, Nepal . 103 1) Madan Mani Dixit 2) Gwen Ifill Kanchi Veerans. it is expected that financial 3) Art Buchwald 4) Katharine Graham burdens and liabilities were the reasons for his 5) None of these death. He served as a national selector from 2004-2006 after retirement and coached the Tamil 21. Answer - 1) Madan Mani Dixit Nadu team during the 2012-13 season. On August 15, 2019, Nepal’s veteran Litterateur and Journalist, Madan Mani Dixit, aged 96, passed away 25. Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee, Neelam Sharma in Kathmandu. He was suffering from pneumonia. passed away recently, she was a ______. Born on February 17, 1923, in Kathmandu, he was 1) Social Activist 2) Journalist the first photojournalist of Nepal. He is the author 3) Anchor 4) Politician of Nepali literary masterpieces, namely “Madhavi”, 5) None of these “Meri Nilima” and “Rigveda”.He was awarded the 25. Answer - 3) Anchor Madan Puraskar for his literary masterpiece Neelam Sharma, one among the founding anchors “Madhavi” and won the prestigious Madan of Doordarshan News (Former anchor) for more Puraskar of Nepal. than 2 decades, passed away after battling with 22. José Luis Brown passed away , he was associated cancer on August 17,2019. Sharma, a strong with which sport ? advocate for women empowerment started her 1) Tennis 2) Badminton career in Doordarshan in 1995 and was known for 3) Cricket 4) Football her programmes like ‘Tejaswini’ and ‘Badi Charcha’ 5) None of these .She was awarded the 2018 ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ by the Shri Ram Nath Govind. 22. Answer – 4) Football Argentina’s winner José Luis 26. Name the deceased Padma Shri awardee and Brown passed away on August 12, 2019, at the age renowned social worker, who dedicated his life to of 62 in La Plata, Argentina after suffering from treat and service leprosy patients . Alzheimer’s for a long time.Argentina’s football 1) Goparaju Ramachandra Rao2) Damodar Ganesh Bapat legend José Luis Brown.Born on November 10, 3) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar 4) Saraswathi Gora 1956, in Ranchos, Argentina, José made 36 5) None of these appearances for his country and scored the first 26. Answer - 2) Damodar Ganesh Bapat goal of 1986 World Cup final led by Diego On August 16, 2019, Padma Shri awardee and Maradona, against West Germany(Argentina won renowned social worker Damodar Ganesh Bapat, 3-2). ii. Commonly known as Tata, José worked as aged 84, passed away at a hospital in Chhattisgarh. coach of the U-23 team of Argentina that won a gold He had dedicated his life to the treatment and medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. service of leprosy patients at Bhartiya Kushta 23. Name the Dutch Princess and youngest sister of Nivarak Sangh in Janjgir-Champa district. He was former Queen of the Netherlands- Beatrix, who the recipient of Padma Shri in 2018 from the passed away recently . President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind for his 1) Margaret 2) Christina 3) Odette 4) Grace Kelly service to the society.He was born in Amaravati 5) None of these district of Maharashtra. 23. Answer – 2) Christina 27. Which country’s novelist, Rizia Rahman passed On August 16, 2019, The youngest sister of former away due to cancer & kidney ailments recently ? Queen of the Netherlands- Beatrix, Dutch Princess 1) 2) India 3) Nepal 4) Bangladesh Christina, aged 72, passed away after a battle with 5) None of these bone cancer at the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague, 27. Answer – 4) Bangladesh Netherlands.Dutch Princess Christinai. She was Noted Bangladeshi novelist, Rizia Rahman passed born on February 18, 1947 at Soestdijk Palace, away due to cancer & kidney ailments in Dhaka, Netherlands. Former Queen Beatrix had reigned as Bangladesh. She was 79.Bangladeshi novelist Rizia the Queen of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 Rahmani. Born on 28 December 1939, Kolkata & until her abdication on 30 April 2013. moved to Bangladesh, then known as East Bengal, 24. VB Chandrasekhar passed away recently, he was after the 1947 .She began writing associated with which sport ? stories at the age of 8 & got her credit with a 1) Tennis 2) Badminton number of novels and short stories. 3) Cricket 4) Football 28. Oscar nominated, Peter Fonda passed away 5) None of these recently, he was a ______. 24. Answer – 3) Cricket 1) Actor 2) Producer 3) Director 4) Singer Former opening batsman of India, VB 5) None of these Chandrasekhar, popularly known as VB, died at the 28. Answer – 1) Actor age of 57 at his house in Chennai, TamilNadu. The On August 16, 2019, Renowned Hollywood actor death is suspected to be suicide as he was found Peter Fonda died at the age of 79 at his home in Los hanging at his home. The former cricketer owned Angeles, America, due to Respiratory failure from “V B Kanchi Veerans” team in the TamilNadu lung cancer.Hollywood actor Peter Fonda.Born on Premier League. He invested Rs.3 crores in the 23 February 1940 in New York, America, Peter 104 Fonda is best known for his role as Wyatt in 1969 awarded the Sahitya Akademi award for his book movie “Easy Rider”.He was nominated for an Oscar “Gawache Arth” (The Lost Meaning) in 1999. The (Academy Awards) in the Best Actor category in book was based on the life of Punjabis in 1984 Anti 1997 for his portrayal of a beekeeper in movie Sikh riots. He was also awarded Punjab’s highest ‘Ulee’s Gold’. He also won the Golden Globe award literary honor- Punjabi Sahit Rattan in 2015. for the role. 33. Mohammed Zahur ‘Khayyam’ Hashmi passed away 29. Name the deceased Triple Oscar-winning and triple recently, he was a ______. BAFTA-winning animator, who was best known 1) Music Director-Composer 2) Actor - Music Director from the film, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” . 3) Music Director - Producer 4) Music Ditrector - Director 1) Alexander Williams 2) Richard Williams 5) None of these 3) Milt Kahl 4) Stubby Kaye 33. Answer – 1) Music Director-Composer 5) None of these On August 19, 2019, Veteran composer Mohammed 29. Answer – 2) Richard Williams Zahur ‘Khayyam’ Hashmi passed away aged 92. On August 16, 2019, Triple Oscar-winning and triple Suffering from lung infection he was admitted at a BAFTA-winning animator who was best known for hospital in Mumbai where he died of cardiac creating Roger Rabbit, Richard Williams, aged 86, arrest.music director-composer Khayyam. He passed away in Bristol, United Kingdom (UK). He started his career at the age of 17 and composed was born in Toronto, Canada on March 19, 1933. He music for many hit films like ‘Kabhie was best known for serving as an animation Kabhie’,’Umrao Jaan, ‘Trishul’, ‘’ and ‘Shola director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) and Aur Shabnam’.He was honoured Sangeet Natak for his unfinished feature film ‘The Thief and the Akademi Award for creative music by the Sangeet Cobbler’ (1993). Natak Akademi in 2007 and the 30. Which state’s former Chief Minister, Jagannath (third highest civilian award) in the year 2011. In Mishra passed away recently ? 1977, he won 3 for Best Music for 1) Jharkhand 2) Assam 3) Meghalaya “Kabhie Kabhie” and 1982 for Umrao Jaan, and a 4) Bihar 5) None of these lifetime achievement award in 2010. 30. Answer - 4) Bihar 34. Which state’s former Chief Minister, Babulal Gaur Jagannath Mishra, former Bihar chief minister and passed away recently ? JD(U) i.e., Janata Dal (United) leader passed away 1) Maharashtra 2) Madhya Pradesh after battling cancer on August 19, 2019. He was 3) Bihar 4) Kerala undergoing treatment in New Delhi and breathed 5) None of these his last there. He hailed from Balua Bazar in Supaul 34. Answer – 2) Madhya Pradesh district, Bihar. Former Chief Minister (CM)of Madhya Pradesh & 31. Ranjit Guru passed away recently, he was a and BJP(Bharatiya Janata Party) leader Babulal ______. Gaur passed away in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh after 1) Politician 2) Actor 3) Journalist a prolonged illness. He was 89. Gaur, born on June 4) Social Activist 5) None of these 2, 1930, at Naugeer village in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, was served as the Chief Minister of Answer – 3) Journalist 31. Madhya Pradesh from August 2004 to November Senior journalist & editor of Odia daily Sambad, 2005.He was the only BJP leader who won 10 Ranjit Guru passed away following a brief illness in consecutive elections in the Madhya Pradesh Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He was 61. He got his credit Legislative Assembly. by highlighting important issues through his writings and columns.He was also associated with 35. What was the last position served by Arun Jaitley popular newspapers of Anandabazar Patrika and before taking retirement from his political career The Asian Age. citing his health issues ? 1) External Affairs Minister 2) Home Affairs Minister 32. Name the deceased Punjabi writer, who won 3) Finance Minister 4) Defence Minister Sahitya Akademi award for his book “Gawache Arth” (The Lost Meaning) in 1999 . 5) None of these 1) Niranjan Singh Tasneem 2) Mahasweta Devi 35. Answer - 3) Finance Minister 3) Khushwant Singh 4) Govind Pansare On August 24,2019, former Finance Minister Shri 5) None of these ArunJaitley passed away at the age of 66 due to health related ailments at the All India Institute of Answer - 1) Niranjan Singh Tasneem 32. Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi where he Eminent Punjabi writer and Sahitya Akademi underwent treatment several weeks after suffering (1999) award winner Professor Niranjan Singh from breathlessness and restlessness. Tasneem passed away at his residence in , Punjab due to old age ailments on August 17, 2019. 36. Arun Jaitley has served as the Vice President to He is survived by wife, two daughters and a son. His which of the following sport organization ? last Punjabi novel was ‘Talaash Hoyi Sadeevi’ (year 1) Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) 2000) and his last published work was ‘Sahitkaari 2) Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Atey Sahitik Paripekh’(2014). Awards: He was 3) International Cricket Council (ICC) 105 4) All India Football Federation (AIFF) 1) Volkswagen 2) Audi 5) None of these 3) Mercedes-Benz 4) BMW Motorrad 36. Answer – 1) Board of Control for Cricket in India 5) None of these (BCCI) 40. Answer – 1) Volkswagen ArunJaitley also served as a Vice President of Board On August 27, 2019 Austria born Ferdinand Karl of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Piëch, the engineer known for creating a revolution 37. Name the deceased American philanthropist & in German automaker Volkswagen in the 1990s co-owner of Koch Industries, who is the 11th richest passed away at the age of 82.Piëch who was the person in the world . great grandson of Ferdinand Porsche,founder of 1) David Hamilton Koch 2) Gussie Busch German automobile Porsche, was the Chairman and 3) John Connally 4) Gérard Louis-Dreyfus Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Volkswagen Group 5) None of these in 1993 during which he turned it into a large conglomerate (large corporation) now. 37. Answer - 1) David Hamilton Koch On August 23, 2019, World’s 11th richest person (As 41. Name the deceased bengali actor, who was well on June 2019) with a net worth of $42 billion (about known by the National award winning movie £34billion), an American philanthropist & co-owner Ganadevata . of Koch Industries, David Hamilton Koch, aged 79, 1) Madhabi Mukherjee 2) Monu Mukhopadhyay passed away in Southampton, United States. He 3) Nimu Bhowmik 4) Anamika Saha struggled with prostate cancer. Koch Industries was 5) None of these known for refining crude oil, making fertilizer, 41. Answer – 3) Nimu Bhowmik producing Dixie cups and Quilted Northern toilet On August 27, 2019, Veteran Bengali actor Nimu paper. He was born on May 3, 1940, in Wichita, Bhowmik, aged 84, passed away at his home in Kansas, US. Kolkata due to cardiac arrest. He was born on 38. Name the India's first woman Director General of November 14, 1935, in Dinajpur district of Police (DGP), who passed away recently . undivided Bengal.He played major roles in Bengali 1) Padmavathy Bandopadhyay 2) Mitali Madhumita classics such as ‘Ganadevata’ (1979), ‘Baghini’ 3) Punita Arora (1968), ‘Dadar Kirti’ (1980), ‘Guru Dakshina’ 4) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya (1987) and ‘Dash Mash Das Diner Galpo’ (2019) which was his last film. 5) None of these 42. Nicolas Leoz was associated with which sport ? 38. Answer – 4) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya 1) Tennis 2) Football 3) Cricket On August 26, 2019, India’s first woman Director General of Police (DGP), Kanchan Chaudhary 4) Badminton 5) None of these Bhattacharya, passed away in Mumbai, 42. Answer – 2) Football Maharashtra after an illness. She was born in On August 28, 2019, Former South American Himachal Pradesh and lived in , Punjab football chief Nicolas Leoz, aged 90, passed away in and Delhi. She was the second woman IPS (Indian Asuncion, Paraguay after heart failure. He was a key Police Service) officer of India after Kiran Bedi. suspect in the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de 39. Name the Kirti Chakra (peacetime gallantry award) Football Association) corruption scandal awardee, Naval war hero and Indian Navy investigated by the United States (US) Justice Commander, who passed away recently . Department in 2015. He had served as the President 1) Naik Mohan Nath Goswami of the Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL) from 1986 to 2013. 2) Santosh Yashwant Mahadik 3) Noel Kelman 43. Name the deceased comedian, who won Emmy 4) Subedar Mahendra Singh awards for her works in Comedy Series on Rhoda . 1) Valerie Harper 2) Heath Ledger 5) None of these 3) Alan Rickman 4) Michael Clarke Duncan Answer – 3) Noel Kelman 39. 5) None of these On August 23, 2019, Goa born Kirti Chakra(peacetime gallantry award) awardee, 43. Answer – 1) Valerie Harper Commander Noel Kelman, passed away at the age of On August 30, 2019, Veteran comedian and 92 in Porvorim, Goa due to old age ailments. four-time Emmy winner Valerie Harper, aged 80, Kelman who was a founder member of the Goa passed away in Los Angeles, United States. She was Branch of the All India Anglo Indian Association suffering from different health issues over the was awarded Kirti Chakra in 1962 for his valour in years. She was born on August 22, 1939 in Suffern, 1961 Goa liberation to oust Portuguese from the New York. Anjadip island. 40. Austria born engineer, Ferdinand Karl Piëch was associated with which automaker company? 106 BOOKS & AUTHORS

1. Who authored the book titled “Tools and Weapons: 4. Answer – 4) ‘Listening, Learning and Leading’ The Promise and The Peril of the Digital Age” that The book ‘Listening, Learning and Leading’ depicts the biggest stories of Microsoft ? marking Shri Venkaiah Naidu’s two years of service 1) Carol Ann Browne & John W. Thompson as vice president was launched by Union Home 2) Brad Smith & Carol Ann Browne minister at Kalaivanar Arangam, 3) Padmasree Warrior & John W. Thompson Chennai during the function organized by 4) Brad Smith & John W. Thompson Information and Broadcasting Ministry. 5) None of these 5. Who authored the book on the life of actor 1. Answer – 2) Brad Smith & Carol Ann Browne titled “Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar” ? The book co-authored by Microsoft President Brad 1) R.K. Narayan 2) Salman Rushdie Smith & Carol Ann Browne, a director of 3) Chetan Bhagat 4) Satyarth Nayak communications at Microsoft, titled “Tools and 5) None of these Weapons: The Promise and The Peril of the Digital 5. Answer – 4) Satyarth Nayak Age” will be released on September 11, 2019. It is On August 13, 2019, Penguin Random House India published by Hachette Publishers.Tools and has announced a book on the life of the actor, Weapons The Promise and The Peril of the Digital Sridevi titled “Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar” on Age. The foreword is written by .The book her 56th birth anniversary. The book is written by depicts the biggest stories of Microsoft. author-screenwriter Satyarth Nayak.Sridevi -Girl 2. Who will co-author the book titled “The Book Woman Superstar.The book recalled the life and ofGutsy Women” to honour famous women times(in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and personalities ? cinema) of the legendary actor Sridevi will 1) Hilary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton be published under the Ebury Press imprint of 2) Sarah Palin and Chelsea Clinton Penguin Random House. It is expected to release on 3) Nancy Pelosi and Hilary Clinton August 29, 2019.The book also talks about her innings after her big-screen comeback in 2012 with 4) Margaret Thatcher and Nancy Pelosi “English Vinglish” film. 5) None of these Name the author of the book titled ‘Kashmir’s Answer – 1) Hilary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton 6. 2. untold story: Declassification’ which portrays the American politician, diplomat, lawyer, writer and time of political and geographical consolidations of public speaker Hilary Rodham Clinton (called as Jammu & Kashmir(J&K), beginning from the era of Hilary Clinton) and her daughter Chelsea Clinton Maharaja Gulab Singh till the present day. are teamed up to write a book called “The Book of 1) Iqbal Chand Malhotra 2) Maroof Raza gutsy Women” to honour famous women 3) G D Bakshi 4) Both 1 and 2 personalities. This book includes portraits of more than 100 famous women personalities.The Clintons 5) Both 2 and 3 (Hilary and Chelsea) were represented by Robert 6. Answer - 4) Both 1 and 2 Barnett, attorney of Washington DC, Book titled ‘Kashmir’s untold story: 3. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Resurgent Declassification’ by Bloomsbury publishers was India’ ? announced on August 14, 2019. The book portrays 1) A. Ghosh 2) Bimal Jalan 3) M. Narasimham the time of political and geographical consolidations of Jammu & Kashmir(J&K), 4) Dr. C.Rangarajan 5) None of these beginning from the era of Maharaja Gulab Singh till 3. Answer – 2) Bimal Jalan the present day.Kashmir’s untold On August 6,2019, Former Governor of Reserve story-Declassified.The book is authored by Delhi- Bank of India, Bimal Jalan’s new Book ‘Resurgent based filmmaker Iqbal Chand Malhotra and defence India’ launched in New Delhi. The book talks about analyst Maroof Raza. The book will be released on key priorities that can be implemented by the new September 18, 2019. government in national interest, irrespective of the Who authored the book titled “Second Night” which political agenda of the party that come to power. 7. describes and focuses on friendship, love and loss in The book has been published by Harper Collins. the life of a woman ? 4. Name the book based on Vice President of India, 1) Rajiv Dogra 2) Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu’s two years in office, that 3) Salman Rushdie 4) Chetan Bhagat was launched by Amit Shah . 5) None of these 1) ‘Great Soul: Venkaiah Naidu’ Answer - 1) Rajiv Dogra 2) ‘The Life of Venkaiah Naidu in Office’ 7. Former Indian diplomat, Television 3) ‘The Accidental Vice President’ commentator,writer and artist Rajiv Dogra wrote 4) ‘Listening, Learning and Leading’ his latest (third) novel “Second Night” published by 5) None of these Rupa. This novel describes and focuses on 107 friendship, love and loss in the life of a 5) None of these woman.Rajiv Dogra pens latest novel “Second 10. Answer – 4) Peter Baker Night”. Jabalpur(Madhya Pradesh) born Rajiv A book on Barack Obama, former United States (US) Dogra has previously penned two books on the President, titled “Obama: The Call of History” has Indo-Pak relations named “Where borders bleed: been written by Peter Baker, the Chief White House An insider’s account of Indo-Pak Relation” and on Correspondent for The New York Times. It gives an the Durand Line(border line between Pakistan and in-depth account of Obama’s years in office. It has Afghanistan) named “Durand’s curse: A line across been published by Penguin India. Pathan Heart”. 11. Who released a book titled ‘Jin Dhoondha Tin 8. Who launched the book called ‘the Diary of Manu Paaiyan’ in Hindi, which covers a wide range of Gandhi’(1943-44) in New Delhi recently ? issues including crime, violence, police, sports and 1) Amit Shah 2) Ram Nath Kovind social media ? 3) Narendra Modi 4) 1) Ram Nath Kovind 2) Amit Shah 5) None of these 3) Narendra Modi 4) 8. Answer – 4) Prahlad Singh Patel 5) None of these On August 22, 2019, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel, Union 11. Answer – 4) Manohar Lal Khattar Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture On August 30, 2019, Chief Minister of Haryana, and Tourism has launched the book called ‘the Manohar Lal Khattar released a book titled ‘Jin Diary of Manu Gandhi ’(1943-44) at a function in Dhoondha Tin Paaiyan’ in Hindi at , the auditorium of Nehru Memorial Museum and written by senior IPS () officer Library, New Delhi. It has been brought out by O P Singh, an ADGP (Additional Director General of National Archives of India, an Attached Office under Police) rank officer in Haryana police, who is the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of 150th currently Special Officer to the Haryana chief anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in collaboration minister. It is the third book of the officer which with Oxford University Press covers a wide range of issues including crime, 9. Who is the author of the book titled “Big Billion violence, police, sports and social media. Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story”, which 12. Who is the author of the book titled “A Short History narrates the story of how Binny Bansal and Sachin of Indian Railways”, which covers the history of Bansal built e-commerce giant Flipkart ? Indian Railways from the 1830s to the new 1) 2) MihirDalal high-speed Train 18? 3) Aravind Adiga 4) Kiran Desai 1) Kamleshwar 2) Amitav Ghosh 5) None of these 3) Rajendra B Aklekar 4) Shrilal Shukla 9. Answer - 2) MihirDalal 5) None of these A new book recounting the story of how Binny 12. Answer – 3) Rajendra B Aklekar Bansal and Sachin Bansal (both-former founders of A new book called “A Short History of Indian flipkart) built e-commerce giant Flipkart written by Railways”, written by veteran journalist and author Mihir Dalal is launched on August 21,2019. The Rajendra B Aklekar on the history of Indian book is titled as “Big Billion Startup: The Untold Railways details the journey of the national Flipkart Story” and is published by “Pan Macmillan transporter starting from the 1830s(almost 15 India”. years before the official train run of 1853) to the 10. Who written the book titled, “Obama: The Call of new high-speed Train 18 and Prime Minister(PM) History” ? Narendra Modi’s ambitious bullet train project has 1) Philip Rucker 2) Maggie Haberman been introduced in Mumbai, Maharashtra. 3) Susan Glasser 4) Peter Baker

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To encourage breastfeeding and improve the health Awareness programmes like puppet shows, skits, of babies around the world, the first week of August 108 dance and drama, films, slide shows, etc will be 6. What was the theme of International Day of the organised. This nutrition intervention will help the World’s Indigenous People 2019? govt. to achieve Sustainable Development 2030 and 1) Theme – “Indigenous Peoples' Right to Education” National Nutrition Goals. 2) Theme – “Indigenous peoples' migration and movement” 2. Hiroshima Day is observed annually on ______. 3) Theme – “Indigenous peoples” 1) August 3 2) August 4 4) Theme – “Indigenous Languages” 3) August 5 4) August 6 5) None of these 5) None of these 6. Answer - 4) Theme – “Indigenous Languages” 2. Answer - 4) August 6 International Day of the World’s Indigenous People Hiroshima Day was observed on August 6, 2019. It was observed on August 9, 2019. It is celebrated to marks the anniversary of the atomic bombing of raise awareness about the protection of the rights Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan by the United of the world’s indigenous population. The theme of States (US) in 1945. During World War II, an International Day of the World’s Indigenous American B-29 bomber had dropped the first Peoples 2019 is ‘‘Indigenous Languages”. atomic bomb nicknamed ‘Little Boy’ on Hiroshima 7. What was the theme of the World Biofuel Day 2019 ? on August 6, 1945.Three days later i.e on August 9, 1) Theme – “Energizing the World with Innovation” 1945, a second atomic bomb “Fat Man” was 2) Theme – “Biofuels - cost effective & environment friendly dropped on the city of Nagasaki. substitutes to conventional fuels” National Handloom Day is celebrated on ______3. 3) Theme – “Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil 1) August 3 2) August 5 3) August 7 4) August 6 (UCO)” 5) None of these 4) Theme – “Significant and measurable World Earth Day Answer – 3) August 7 3. impact” The 5th National Handloom Day is celebrated on August 7, 2019 to honour the Handloom weavers of 5) None of these the country and also to highlight the Handloom 7. Answer – 3) Theme – “Production of Biodiesel from industry. A function to mark the occasion was held Used Cooking Oil (UCO)” at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The first National Inorder to create awareness about the importance Handloom Day was inaugurated in Chennai at the of non-fossil fuels as an alternative to conventional centenary of Madras University by the Prime fossil fuels and highlight the various efforts made Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 7th August by Government in the biofuel sector, August 10 is 2015.August 7 was chosen to commemorate observed as WorldBiofuel Day. The theme for the Swadeshi Movement that was launched in Calcutta World Biofuel Day 2019 is “Production of Biodiesel Townhall in 1905 protesting against Bengal’s from Used Cooking Oil (UCO)”. partition by the British govt that ruled the Country. 8. Name the founder of Indian Space Research 4. Quit India Movement also known as August Kranti Organisation(ISRO) & father of the Indian Space Andolan, was celebrated across India on _____ . Program, whose 100th birth anniversary was 1) 6th August 2) 7th August 3) 8th August observed on 12 August, 2019. 4) 5th August 5) None of these 1) A. S. Kiran Kumar 2) C. V. Raman 4. Answer – 3) 8th August 3) 4) The 77th anniversary of Quit India Movement, also 5) None of these known as August Kranti Andolan, was celebrated 8. Answer – 3) Vikram Sarabhai across India on 8 August 2019. The Quit India On August 12,2019,The founder of ISRO (Indian movement aimed to help India attain complete Space Research Organisation) and is known as the independence, a historic milestone in the Indian Father of the Indian Space Program, Vikram freedom struggle, had begun on 8 August 1942 Sarabhai’s 100th birth anniversary observed on 12 under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. India August,2019 across the country.On August 12,2019, gained independence 5 years after the movement. To commemorate the birth centenary of Dr Vikram 5. Nagasaki Day is observed annually on ______. Sarabhai, ISRO has launched a year-long 1) August 8 2) August 9 3) August 7 4) August 6 programmes and functions (include science and 5) None of these space exhibitions, competitions for school children, journalism awards and speeches by eminent Answer – 2) August 9 5. personalities) will end on 12th August, 2020 Nagasaki Day was observed on August 9, 2019. On this day, the United States had dropped an atomic 9. World Elephant Day is celebrated on ______. bomb known as “Fat Man” on Nagasaki city of 1) August 12 2) August 11 Japan in 1945 during World War II. The first bomb 3) August 10 4) August 9 nicknamed ‘Little Boy’ was dropped on the city of 5) None of these Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945. 2019 marks 9. Answer – 1) August 12 the 74th anniversary of the disastrous event. Observed every year on August 12, The World Elephant Day is celebrated to create awareness and bring attention to the urgent plight (dangerous 109

situation) of Asian and African elephants. The day 3) August 12 4) August 11 was first launched on August 12, 2012. 5) None of these 10. Which country is set to ban ivory sales by 2021 ? 14. Answer – 2) August 14 1) India 2) 3) Malaysia On August 14, 2019, Pakistan observed its 73rd 4) Bangladesh 5) None of these Independence Day as ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’, 10. Answer – 2) Singapore after India revoked Article 370 of the Constitution. Singapore announced on World elephant day that The Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan Syed ivory sales will be banned from the country from Haider Shah read out the message of Pakistan 2021.This comes as an initiative launched by the President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan, Singapore govt. to tighten its campaign against hosted on the Chancery’s lawns, by hoisting the illegal wildlife trade.The announcement followed Pakistani flag to the tune of its national two years of consultation with non Government anthem.Pakistan has announced to celebrate groups, ivory retailers and public. August 15 – India’s Independence Day – as “Black Day”. 11. World organ donation day observed on ______. 1) August 12 2) August 11 3) August 13 15. ______Independence Day was celebrated on 4) August 10 5) None of these 15th August, 2019 . 1) 72 2) 73 3) 74 4) 75 Answer - 3) August 13 11. 5) None of these The organ donation day is observed every year on August 13 to create awareness about organ 15. Answer – 2) 73 donation. Aim: To motivate people to donate organs On August 15, 2019, India celebrated its 73rd thus saving lives after their death. According to the Independence Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi National Health Portal, there are nearly 5Lakh unfurled the national flag at the Red Fort, New people dying due to lack of available organs.Spain Delhi. has the highest donor rate in the world at 16. How much amount will be invested in 46.9million people followed by at 34 Infrastructure building by the government of India million as of 2017. ? 12. On which date, International Left-Handers Day was 1) Rs 75 lakh cr 2) Rs 50 lakh cr observed to promote awareness of the 3) Rs 100 lakh cr 4) Rs 10 lakh cr inconveniences faced by left-handers ? 5) None of these 1) August 12 2) August 11 3) August 10 16. Answer – 3) Rs 100 lakh cr 4) August 13 5) None of these Government to invest Rs 100 lakh cr in 12. Answer - 4) August 13 infrastructure building. One nation, one International Left-Handers Day was observed on constitution spirit has become a reality after August 13, 2019. The objective of this day is to scrapping of provisions of Article 370. There is a promote awareness of the inconveniences faced by ‘huge’ scope for improvement in the tourism sector left-handers in a predominantly right-handed and everyone should visit at least 15 tourist world.International Left-Handers Day.13 August destinations within India by 2022. India can was designated as the International Lefthanders become a 5 trillion dollar economy in the next 5 Day by The Left-Handers Club &It was first observed years. on the 13th of August, in 1976.Only 10% of the 17. Name the mission launched by government of India world’s population is left-handed and this has to ensure safe drinking water to all households . remained roughly the case for thousands of years. 1) Jal Jeevan Mission 2) Jal Dayal Mission Men are also more likely to be left-handed. 3) Jal Suraksha Mission 4) Jal Sansad Mission 13. What was the theme of the International Youth Day 5) None of these 2019 ? 17. Answer - 1) Jal Jeevan Mission 1) Theme – “Youth Building Peace” Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure safe drinking water to 2) Theme – “Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable all households was announced. Government will Consumption and Production” spend Rs 3.5 lakh crore for it. Government has an 3) Theme – “Transforming education” aim is to reach among first 50 nations in ease of 4) Theme – “Safe Spaces for Youth” doing business. Implementation of GST achieved One Nation, One Tax. India achieved One Nation, 5) None of these One Grid in the energy sector. Arrangements have 13. Answer – 3) Theme – “Transforming education” been made for One Nation, One Mobility Card and The International Youth Day was observed on India endorsed the idea of One Nation, One Election August 12,2019 to recognize the efforts put in by emphasizing the need for democratic discussions the youth for the betterment of the society. The on the issue. PM gave a motto to boost digital 2019 theme is “Transforming education”. payment- ‘Yes to digital payment, No to cash’. 14. On which date, Pakistan observed its Independence 18. World photography day is celebrated on Day as Kashmir Solidarity : Day ? ______. 1) August 13 2) August 14 1) August 16 2) August 17 3) August 18 110 4) August 19 5) None of these in 1897 that, female Anopheles mosquitoes 18. Answer – 4) August 19 transmit malaria between humans. The name, On August 19, 2019, World photography day was Mosquito comes from Spanish word meaning “little celebrated across the world. The aim of this day is fly”.They spread diseases like malaria, West Nile to encourage people to express their feelings, virus, dengue, chikungunya, Zika among human emotions and social thinking through their beings. photography skills. 23. ______edition of International Day of Remembrance 19. On which date, World Humanitarian Day is and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed observed ? on 21st August, 2019 . 1) August 19 2) August 17 1) 4th 2) 3rd 3) 2nd 4) 1st 3) August 18 4) August 16 5) None of these 5) None of these 23. Answer – 3) 2nd 19. Answer – 1) August 19 On August 21, 2019, The 2nd International Day of The world humanitarian day (WHD) 2019 was Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of observed on August 19, 2019. The day was observed Terrorism has observed with the aim to focus on the to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives for resilience of victims and their families. UN humanitarian services. The Campaign for the 2019 Secretary-General, António Guterres informed World Humanitarian Day is ‘Women General Assembly that Terrorism continues to pose Humanitarians’. It aims to draw attention towards a major threat to individuals, families, and the work of women in crises throughout the world. communities. The UN has been working to provide resources, mobilize the international community 20. When is Parsi New Year ‘Navroz or Jamshedi and better address the needs of victims of terrorism Navroz’ celebrated ? by sensitizing the States. 1) August 19 2) August 17 3) August 18 World Senior Citizen Day is observed annually on 4) August 16 5) None of these 24. ______? 20. Answer – 2) August 17 1) August 21 2) August 20 On August 17, 2019, Parsis residing in India 3) August 19 4) August 18 celebrated their new year ‘Navroz or Jamshedi 5) None of these Navroz’. It marks the Iranian and Persian New year. The day is dedicated to the beginning of spring. 24. Answer – 1) August 21 Navroz means a “new day” and the Parsi New Year The World Senior Citizen Day was observed on is popularly referred as Pateti. Zoroastrians across August 21, 2019 across the world. The day is the globe celebrated the New Year on March 21, recognized to create awareness of the condition of 2019, by following Fasli/Bastnai calendar. elder people and support them through senescence.The day was first announced on 14th of Whose birth anniversary on August 20 is 21. December in the year 1990, by the United Nations commemorated as Sadbhavana Diwas (harmony General Assembly(UNGA) & it was celebrated for day)? the first time on October 1, 1991.The day originates 1) Morarji Desai 2) Lal Bahadur Shastri from the time of 1988. It was formally settled by the 3) Indira Gandhi 4) Rajiv Gandhi former president of the United States of America i.e. 5) None of these Ronald Reagan. He had marked the 5847 21. Answer – 4) Rajiv Gandhi declarations on August 19, 1988, which showed Every year on August 20, Sadbhavana Diwas August 21 as the National Senior Citizens Day. (harmony day) is celebrated commemorating the 25. The first ‘International Day Commemorating the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister (PM) Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Rajiv Gandhi. This day is observed to encourage the Belief’ was observed on ______. national integration, peace, affection and 1) August 20, 2019 2) August 22, 2019 communal harmony among the of all 3) August 21, 2019 4) August 19, 2019 religions. 2019 commemorates the 75th birth 5) None of these anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi. Senior leaders paid tribute to him at a prayer meeting organized at 25. Answer – 2) August 22, 2019 “Veer Bhumi”, a memorial of Rajiv Gandhi in New On August 22, 2019, The world observed Delhi. ‘International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief’ for the World Mosquito Day is observed annually on ______. 22. 1st time.International Day for Victims of Acts of 1) August 17 2) August 18 3) August 20 Violence based on Religion or Belief on 22 August 4) August 19 5) None of these 2019 It aims to honor the victims and survivors of 22. Answer - 3) August 20 disgraceful acts who often remain forgotten. World Mosquito Day is observed on 20 August 2019 26. What was the theme of the International Day for the to raise awareness about the diseases caused by the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition female mosquitoes. This day honor the British 2019 ? doctor Sir Ronald Ross’s groundbreaking discovery 1) Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice 111

2) If you want Peace and Development, Work for Social On August 29,2019, National Sports Day was Justice observed across the country to create awareness 3) Human Trafficking: “Call Your Government To Action about sports in public. August 29, 2019 marks the 114th birth anniversary of India’s hockey legend, 4) Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social Partners Major Dhyan Chand. 5) None of these 31. Who launched the ‘Fit India’ Movement campaign 26. Answer – 1) Remember Slavery: The Power of the on National Sports day ? Arts for Justice 1) Narendra Modi 2) Ram Nath Kovind The International Day for the Remembrance of the 3) Rajnath Singh 4) Amit Shah Slave Trade and its Abolition adopted by the United 5) None of these Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is observed every year on 31. Answer – 1) Narendra Modi August 23. This day is observed as a remembrance On August 29, 2019, Prime Minister (PM) Shri of people involved in the tragedy of the Narendra Modi has launched a nation-wide ‘Fit transatlantic slave trade. The theme for the year India’ Movement on the occasion of National Sports 2019 is “Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts Day in New Delhi. He urged the people to head the for Justice“. This Day also marked the 25th Fit India campaign &stated that this initiative is the anniversary of “UNESCO’s Slave Route Project: need of the hour & will take India towards a Resistance, Liberty, Heritage” healthier future by preventing lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, hypertension. He also Which month is set to be celebrated as the month of 27. congratulated all sportspersons on the occasion of nutrition as part of ‘POSHAN Abhiyaan’ as per National Sports Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ? 1) July 2) August 3) September 32. Who won the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure 4) November 5) None of these Awards 2018 under Life Time Achievement category 1) Dipankar Ghosh 2) Prabhat Raju Koli Answer – 3) September 27. 3) Wangchuk Sherpa 4) RameshwerJangra On August 25,2019 the Prime Minister(PM) of India 5) None of these Shri Narendra Modi announced in his “Mann Ki Baat”programme(PM addressing the nation 32. Answer – 3) Wangchuk Sherpa programme) to celebrate September month, as a Shri Wangchuk Sherpa won the Life Time month of nutrition as part of ‘POSHAN Achievement in the Tenzing Norgay National Abhiyaan’(National Nutrition Mission). Adventure Awards 2018. 28. On which date, Women’s Equality Day is celebrated 33. Name the first Paralympian, who was awarded with annually ? Award . 1) August 26 2) August 25 1) Varun Singh Bhati 2) 3) August 24 4) August 23 3) 4) 5) None of these 5) None of these 28. Answer - 1) August 26 33. Answer – 4) Deepa Malik Women’s Equality Day is celebrated on August 26, Deepa Malik won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2019. It commemorates the passage of the 19th Award.She is the first Paralympian to receive the Amendment in the United States of America (USA) prestigious honour . that provides equal rights to women, including the 34. Which University won the Maulana Abul Kalam right to vote. It is an annual event in the US. Azad (Maka) Trophy, 2019 ? 29. National Eye Donation Fortnight is observed from 1) Lovely Professional University, Punjab ______. 2) Panjab University, Chandigarh 1) August 23- September 6 2) August 24- September 7 3) Chandigarh University, Ajitgarh, Punjab 3) August 26- September 9 4) August 25- September 8 4) Chitkara University, Chandigarh 5) None of these 5) None of these 29. Answer - 4) August 25- September 8 34. Answer – 2) Panjab University, Chandigarh The National Eye Donation Fortnight is observed Panjab University, Chandigarh won the Maulana every year from August 25- September 8, 2019. It Abul Kalam Azad (Maka) Trophy, 2019. aims to create mass public awareness about the 35. International Day of the Victims of Enforced importance of eye donation and to motivate people Disappearances is observed on ______. to pledge their eyes for donation after death. 1) 30th August 2) 29th August 30. Whose birth anniversary is celebrated as National 3) 28th August 4) 27th August Sports Day on 29th August ? 5) None of these 1) Balbir Singh Sr. 2) Dhyan Chand 35. Answer – 1) 30th August 3) Kripal Singh 4) Aavishkar Salvi The United Nations (UN) jointly with the Amnesty 5) None of these International observes the International Day of the 30. Answer - 2) Dhyan Chand Victims of Enforced Disappearance every year on 112 August 30. The day aims to increase awareness about the number of enforced disappearances around the world. Static GK Q & A –August 2019

1. Dam is located in which state ? 21. What is the Capital and Currency of Britain? Karnataka Currency: Pound sterling & Capital: London 2. Who is the MD and CEO of India Post Payments 22. Where is the headquarter of Badminton World Bank (IPPB) ? Federation (BWF) held ? Suresh Sethi Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal 23. Banjul International Airport is located in which Trade (DPIIT) works under which ministry? country ? Ministry of Commerce and Industry Gambia 4. Prithvi Shaw is associated with which sport ? 24. Who is the Prime Minister of New Zealand ? Answer – Cricket Jacinda Ardern 5. Who is the CEO of Microsoft ? 25. Where is the headquarter of HSBC ? Satya Narayana Nadella London, UK 6. Ellyse Perry is associated with which sport ? 26. Who is the President of South Africa ? Answer – Cricket Cyril Ramaphosa 7. Jaldapara National Park is located in which state ? 27. What is the Capital and Currency of Iran ? West Bengal Capital: Tehran & Currency: Iranian rial 8. Who is the President of Nigeria ? 28. Who is the Chairman & Managing Director of Oil Muhammad Buhari and Natural Gas Corporation(ONGC) ? 9. Where is the headquarter of World Bank located ? Shashi Shanker Washington, D.C.,United States 29. Valmiki National Park is located in which state ? 10. Who is the CEO of Credit Rating Information Bihar Services of India Limited(CRISIL) ? 30. Where is the head quarter of Mastercard located ? Ashu Suyash United States 11. Name the freedom fighter, who designed national 31. Who is the President of National Council of Applied flag. Economic Research (NCAER) ? Answer - Pingali Venkaiah Nandan Nilekani 12. Footballer, Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini belongs 32. Who is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan ? to which country ? Ashok Gehlot Answer – Argentina 33. Where is the head quarter of World Customs 13. Where is the headquarter of Asian Football Organization (WCO) located ? Confederation(AFC) located ? Brussels, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 34. Who is the governor of Karnataka ? 14. Who is the Managing Director of National Housing Bank (NHB) ? 35. Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) works under Sarada Kumar Hota which organization ? 15. Kadana Dam is located in which state ? National Payments Corporation of India(NPCI) Gujarat 36. Dhudhwa National park is located in which state ? 16. Who is the president of European Boxing Uttar Pradesh Confederation (EUBC) ? 37. Who is the MD and CEO of National Stock Exchange Franco Falcinelli (NSE) ? 17. What is the Capital and Currency of Republic of Vikram Limaye Cyprus ? 38. What is the tagline of ? Capital: Nicosia & Currency: Euro Your Tech-friendly bank 18. What is the tagline of Karnataka Bank ? 39. Where is the headquarter of Asian Development Your Family Bank Across India Bank (ADB) ? 19. Ranthambore National Park is located in which Mandaluyong, Manila, Philippines state ? 40. Who is the President of Pakistan ? Rajasthan Arif Alvi 20. Who is the director of Indian Institute of Forest 41. Who is the United Nations General Assembly Management (IIFM) ? (UNGA) 74th session president ? Dr. Pankaj Srivastava 113 Prof. Tijjani Muhammad Bande 62. Under which ministry, National Sample Survey 42. Where is the Virasat-e-Khalsa museum located ? Office (NSSO) works ? Answer - Punjab Ministry of Statistics of the Government of India 43. Who is MD & CEO of Jana Small Finance Bank ? 63. What is the tagline of Bank of Baroda (BoB) ? Ajay Kanwal India’s International Bank 44. How many Deputy governors are there in Reserve 64. Who is the Chairman of State Bank of India(SBI) ? Bank of India(RBI) ? Rajnish Kumar 4 65. What is the Capital and Currency of France ? 45. Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which Capital: Paris & Currencies: Euro, CFP franc state ? 66. Where is the head quarter of Asian Athletics Odisha Association(AAA) located ? 46. Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary is located in which Bangkok, Thailand state ? 67. Who is the President of Asian Development Answer – Tamil Nadu Bank(ADB) ? 47. Who is CEO of Board of Control for Cricket in Takehiko Nakao India(BCCI) ? 68. What is the tagline of HDFC Bank ? Rahul Johri We understand your world 48. What is the tagline of Indian Bank ? 69. Who is the MD & CEO of AXIS bank ? Your own bank Amitabh Chaudhry 49. Name the Indian Naval Ship(INS), which visited 70. Wular lake is located in which State/UT ? Norway as part of Western Fleet Overseas Jammu and Kashmir Deployment . 71. Who is the Interim President of Board of Control for Answer - INS Tarkash Cricket in India(BCCI) ? 50. When was Ministry for Law and Justice formed ? CK Khanna 1833 72. Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state? 51. Bhimbandh Wild Life Sanctuary is located in which Answer - Raipur, Chhattisgarh state ? 73. Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation Bihar (CDSCO) works under which ministry ? 52. What is the Capital and Currency of Republic of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Congo ? 74. Mount APSARASAS-II is located in which UT/State? Capital: Brazzaville & Currency: Central African CFA franc Answer - Ladakh 53. Who is the MD & CEO of HDFC Life Insurance 75. Who is the MD and CEO of National Payments Company ? Corporation of India(NPCI) ? MD&CEO: Vibha Padalkar Mr. Dilip Asbe 54. What is the tagline of Union Bank of India(UBI) ? 76. Expand IAMAI ? Good people to bank with Answer – The full form of IAMAI is Internet and Mobile 55. Who is the Water Resources Secretary of Association of India Bangladesh ? 77. Who is the President and CEO of World Wide Kabir Bin Anwar Fund(WWF) ? 56. Name the actor, whose autobiography titled Carter Roberts “Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly” was 78. Buxa National Park is located in which state ? launched in New York . West Bengal Answer - 79. What is the Capital and Currency of Brazil ? 57. Who is the President of Badminton Association of Capital: Brasilia & Currency: Brazilian real India (BAI) ? 80. Where is the headquarter of IDFC Securities Ltd located ? 58. What is the tagline of YES bank ? Mumbai Experience our Expertise 81. Nehru Zoological Park is located in which state ? 59. Kanger Valley National Park is located in which Answer – Telangana state ? Chattisgarh 82. Who is the Interim President of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) 60. Who is the Union Minister of Health and Family C.K. Khanna Welfare ? Dr. Harsh Vardhan 83. What is the Capital and Currency of United Kingdom ? 61. Who is the President of Badminton World Capital: London & Currency: Pound sterling Federation (BWF) ? Poul-Erik Høyer 84. Who is the Ministry of State for Corporate Affairs ? 114 Shri Anurag Singh Thakur Haryana 85. Jabro dance is associated with which State/UT ? 107. Where is the head quarter of World Wide Fund Ladakh (WWF) located ? 86. Where is the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium located ? Gland, Switzerland Answer – Delhi 108. What is the tagline of YES Bank ? 87. Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which Experience our Expertise state ? 109. Who is the President of World Bank ? Chhattisgarh David Malpass 88. Who is the Chairperson of National Council of 110. Where is the headquarter of SAARC(South Asian Teacher Education (NCTE) ? Association for Regional Corporation) located ? Dr. Satbir Bedi Kathmandu, Nepal 89. Expand BASIC Countries? 111. Bir Moti Bagh Wildlife sanctuary is located in which Brazil, South Africa, India, and China state ? 90. Who is the Governor of Nagaland ? Punjab R.N.Ravi 112. Who is the Director General of United Nations 91. Where is the country’s largest brackish water Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization lagoon, Chilika lake located ? (UNESCO) ? Answer – Odisha Audrey Azoulay 92. Where did 'Shyamoli'- the heritage house of 113. What is the Capital and Currency of Sudan ? Rabindranath Tagore inaugurated ? Capital- Khartoum & Currency- Sudanese pound Answer – West Bengal 114. What is the tagline of Karur Vysya Bank(KVB) ? 93. Name the weekly express which was suspended by Smart way to Bank India that connects in Rajasthan to 115. Where is the headquarter of Financial Action Task Karachi in Pakistan . Force(FATF) located ? Answer – Thar Link Express Paris, France 94. Who is the Chairperson of National Green 116. Sultanpur National Park is located in which state ? Tribunal(NGT) ? Haryana Adarsh Kumar Goel 117. Who is the CEO of National Dope Testing 95. What is the Capital and Currency of ? Laboratory (NDTL) of India ? Capital: Thimphu & Currency: Bhutanese Ngultrum Radhey Shyam Julaniya 96. Name the Indian Navy Frigate, that visited Spain 118. Where is the headquarter of Asian Infrastructure recently . Investment Bank(AIIB) located ? Answer – INS Tarkash Beijing, China 97. Mount Kangchengyo is located in which city ? 119. What is the tagline of Bandhan Bank ? Answer – Sikkim Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai 98. Mohammad Shahzad is associated with which sport 120. Who is the CEO of Food Safety and Standards ? Authority of India (FSSAI) ? Answer – Cricket Pawan Kumar Agarwal 99. Abohar Wildlife Sanctury is located in which state ? 121. Kalaburagi airport is located in which state ? Punjab Answer – Karnataka 100. Where is the headquarter of National Institute of 122. What is the Capital and Currency of Cook Islands ? Solar Energy (NISE) located ? Capital: Avarua & Currency: New Zealand dollar, Cook Islands Gurgaon, Haryana dollar 101. What is the Capital and Currency of Iceland ? 123. Who is the President of Federation of Indian Capital- Reykjavík & Currency- Icelandic króna Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI) ? 102. Who is the President of Srilanka ? Sandip Somany Maithripala Sirisena 124. Chandoli National Park is located in which state ? 103. Where is the head quarter of World Economic Maharashtra Forum (WEF) located? 125. Where is the headquarter of Forbes magazine Cologny, Geneva, Switzerland located ? 104. Who is the Union Minister of State for Tourism & New Jersey, U.S. Culture (Independent Charge) ? 126. Hollongi Airport is located in which state ? Prahlad Singh Patel Itanagar, Arunchal Pradesh 105. Who is the President of Kenya ? 127. Who is the Director General of World Health Uhuru Kenyatta Organization (WHO) ? 106. Sultanpur National park is located in which state ? Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 115 128. Where is the headquarter of Badminton World 141. Mount Kun is located in which state ? Federation (BWF) located ? Ladakh Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 142. Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which 129. National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) works state ? under which ministry ? Odisha Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW) 143. What is the Capital and Currency of Thailand ? 130. Salt Lake Stadium is located in which state ? Capital- Bangkok & Currency- Thai baht Kolkata, West Bengal 144. Who is the Director General of Meteorology of India 131. Crater Mitra in moon, which was recently in news is Meteorological Department(IMD) ? named after ______. Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra Sisir Kumar Mitra 145. Who is the President of Russia ? 132. Irfan Ahmed and Nadeem Ahmed is associated with Vladimir Putin which sport ? 146. Corbett Tiger Reserve was located in which state ? Cricket Uttarakhand 133. Nandankanan Zoological Park is located in which 147. Where is the headquarter of Bureau of Police state ? Research and Development(BPRD) located ? Answer – Odisha New Delhi Female elephant Julie passed away at the Nandankanan 148. Subroto Cup is associated with which sport ? Zoological Park of Odisha. Football 134. Who is the President of Federation of Indian 149. Who is the Chairman & MD of Small Industries Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI) ? Development Bank of India (SIDBI)? Sandip Somany Mohammad Mustafa 135. What is the tagline of Canara Bank ? 150. What is the tagline of RBL Bank ? Together we can Apno ka Bank 136. Which Indian Naval Ship(INS) visited Dakar, 151. Ramgarh Tal Lake is located in which state ? Senegal ? Uttar Pradesh INS Tarkash 152. Who is the Chair Person of Central Board of Direct Who is the president of Fédération Internationale 137. Taxes (CBDT) ? de Football Association (FIFA) ? Pramod Chander Mody Gianni Infantino 153. What is the Capital and Currency of Ghana ? 138. What is the Capital and Currency of Nauru ? Capital: Accra & Currency: Ghanaian cedi Capital – Yaren & Currency – Australian dollar 154. Who is the MD and CEO of National Payments Who is the Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and 139. Corporation of India (NPCI) ? Development Authority of India(IRDAI) ? Dilip Asbe Dr. Subhash C. Khuntia 155. Pin Valley National Park is located in which state ? 140. Where is the head quarter of Paytm located ? Himachal Pradesh Noida, Uttar Pradesh