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A Journey Derailed, Is a Book Authored by ______(1) Kapil Sibal (2) Rajeev Shukla (3) Abhishek Singhvi (4) Manish Tewari (5) Shashi Tharoor 1. Hriday Hazarika won a gold medal in junior men's 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Championships. It is taking place in which city? (1) Munich (2) Changwon (3) Rio de Janeiro (4) Sydney (5) Fort Benning Correct option : 2 Solution: 16-year-old Hriday Hazarika won gold in the junior men's 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Championships in Changwon, Korea. 2. India and _______ will form a working group for Gaganyaan, first manned space mission. (1) USA (2) Israel (3) Russia (4) France (5) Germany Correct option : 4 Solution: India and France announced a working group for Gaganyaan, Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) first manned space mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day. The announcement was made at the sixth edition of Bengaluru Space Expo. The National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) is the French government space agency. HQ- Paris 3. Shades of Truth – A Journey Derailed, is a book authored by __________ (1) Kapil Sibal (2) Rajeev Shukla (3) Abhishek Singhvi (4) Manish Tewari (5) Shashi Tharoor Correct option : 1 Solution: Shades of Truth – A Journey Derailed, is a book authored by Kapil Sibal focusing on the failures of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in the past four-and-a-half years. 4. Who among the following has recently been signed as the brand ambassador of BSNL? (1) Vinesh Phogat (2) Mary Kom (3) Hima Das (4) Swapna Barman (5) Rahi Sarnobat Correct option : 2 Solution: BSNL roped in Indian boxer MC Mary Kom as its brand ambassador for two years. BSNL will run television commercials, print advertisements and tariff plan endorsement with Kom. 5. Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, who recently passed away was associated with which field? (1) Sports (2) Politics (3) Literature (4) Film industry (5) Science Correct option : 3 Solution: Bhagwati Kumar Sharma noted Gujarati language author and poet passed away. Sharma wrote novels, short stories, poetry, essays and criticism and received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandraka in 1984 and Sahitya Academy award in 1988 for his novel ‘Assoryalok’. 6. India and Sri Lanka recently began their bilateral naval exercise. What is it called? (1) INDSRI (2) SRIIND (3) INDLAN (4) SLINEX (5) LANIND Correct option : 4 Solution: India and Sri Lanka began their bilateral naval exercise - SLINEX off Lanka's Trincomalee focusing on anti-piracy exercises, gun firings, cross-deck helicopter operations and anti-surface operations. 7. Which mobile app was recently launched for Indian Railways e-procurement system? (1) Aapoorti (2) Purak (3) Bharan (4) Jutaan (5) Paritosh Correct option : 1 Solution: Aapoorti Mobile App of Indian Railways was launched recently to improve the ease of doing business with Indian Railways. Aapoorti mobile app is launched for the Indian Railways e-procurement system (IREPS). 8. The government recently increased the limit for filing loan recovery application in the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT) by banks to _________ (1) Rs 10 lakh (2) Rs 20 lakh (3) Rs 30 lakh (4) Rs 25 lakh (5) Rs 15 lakh Correct option : 2 Solution: The government doubled the pecuniary limit to Rs 20 lakh for filing loan recovery application in the Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT) by banks and financial institutions. The move is aimed at helping reduce pendency of cases in DRTs. There are 39 DRTs in the country. 9. Which of the following is correct about SIDBI? (1) It was established on Gandhi Jayanti (2) It is a wholly owned subsidiary of government of India (3) Its capital is in Hyderabad (4) Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is operated by SIDBI (5) None of the above is true Correct option : 5 Solution: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) was established in the year 1990 (2nd April 1990) under the Small Industries Development Bank of India Act 1989 as a subsidiary of Industrial Development Bank of India IDBI. Head Quarters: Lucknow. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is operated by NABARD. 10. Which of the following major ports of India is NOT correctly matched with its state? (1) Vishakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh (2) Paradip: Tamil Nadu (3) Ennore: Tamil Nadu (4) Mormugao: Goa (5) Tuticorin: Tamil Nadu Correct option : 2 Solution: Paradip port is located in Odisha. The rest are correctly matched with their states. 11. The first-ever meeting of Education Ministers in the history of G-20 was held recently in ____________ (1) Peru (2) Chile (3) Argentina (4) Venezuela (5) Brazil Correct option : 3 Solution: The Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. Satya Pal Singh attended a G-20 Education Ministers’ Meeting held at Mendoza, Argentina. It was the first ever meeting of Education Ministers in the history of G-20. G20 has 19-member states and European Union 12. A powerful typhoon _______ has hit Japan which is the strongest storm in 25 years. (1) Typhoon Nona (2) Typhoon Yolanda (3) Typhoon Urduja (4) Typhoon Jebi (5) Typhoon Zeny Correct option : 4 Solution: A powerful typhoon Jebi has slammed into western Japan. It comes soon after parts of Japan were hit by torrential rains in July that killed more than 200 people. The storm is the strongest to hit the country in 25 years. A typhoon is Japan's version of a hurricane 13. Who among the following defeated Serena Williams in women’s US Open final? (1) Naomi Osaka (2) Shuko Aoyama (3) Rika Fujiwara (4) Nao Hibino (5) Miyabi Inoue Correct option : 1 Solution: Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams in straight sets and won the women’s final of the United States Open. She became first Japan born woman to win a Grand Slam final. Grand Slam tournaments are 4 most important annual tennis events 14. Walmart's acquisition of 77% stake in Flipkart has made the income tax department richer by around __________ (1) Rs 1000 crore (2) Rs 5000 crore (3) Rs 10000 crore (4) Rs 15000 crore (5) Rs 20000 crore Correct option : 3 Solution: Walmart's acquisition of 77% stake in Flipkart has made the income tax department richer by over Rs 10,000 crore. The payment by Walmart brings to an end the uncertainty regarding tax dues related to the $16-billion transaction. Walmart is a US-based company founded by Sam Walton in 1962. 15. Axis Bank has recently appointed Amitabh Chaudhry as its MD & CEO. He was previously associated with ______ (1) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance (2) Birla Sun Life Insurance (3) Exide Life Insurance (4) HDFC Standard Life Insurance (5) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Correct option : 4 Solution: Axis Bank has appointed Amitabh Chaudhry as its MD & CEO from January 1, 2019, for a period of three years. He is the MD & CEO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company at present. Shikha Sharma is the current MD and CEO of Axis Bank 16. Anshula Kant has recently been appointed as Managing Director of SBI by the government. With her appointment, SBI now has how many MDs? (1) 6 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 2 (5) 4 Correct option : 5 Solution: State Bank of India said the Government has appointed Anshula Kant as Managing Director of the Bank. Prior to this appointment, Kant was the bank's Deputy Managing Director. With this appointment, SBI now has four MDs - PK Gupta, DK Khara and Arijit Basu. SBI has a 23% market share in assets, 25% loan and deposits market 17. Which of the following negotiable instruments other than Cheques can be crossed? (1) Bill of Exchange (2) Demand Draft (3) Promissory Notes (4) Both 1 and 2 (5) Both 2 and 3 Correct option : 2 Solution: A crossing is applicable in the case of cheques and demand drafts only and not in case of Bill of Exchange or promissory notes. 18. 'Dollu Kunitha’ is a popular folk-dance form which state? (1) Karnataka (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Kerala (4) Odisha (5) Andhra Pradesh Correct option : 1 Solution: Dollu Kunitha (dance), is a major popular drum dance of Karnataka. Other important dances of Karnataka are – Yakshagana, Veeragase, Bayalata dance. 19. Who among the following was awarded the inaugural Meryl Streep Award for Excellence at the first Women in Film and Television (WIFT) India Award function? (1) Aishwarya Rai (2) Priyanka Chopra (3) Deepika Padukone (4) Sri Devi (5) Rekha Correct option : 1 Solution: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was awarded the inaugural Meryl Streep Award for Excellence at the first Women in Film and Television (WIFT) India Award function in the USA. It is established to honor the best female talent in Bollywood and Hollywood. WIFT India is part of WIFT International, a network which promotes professional development and achievement for women in the film industry, video, and other screen-based media. 20. Satrughna Pandav was recently honored with the 39th edition of the Sarala Puraskar. He is a noted poet in which language? (1) Odia (2) Marathi (3) Hindi (4) Maithili (5) Gujarati Correct option : 1 Solution: Noted Odia poet Satrughna Pandav bagged the 39th edition of the Sarala Puraskar for his work “Misra Dhrupad”. Pandeet Umesh Chandra Kar was awarded Ila Panda Sangeet Samman and Binod Moharana received Ila Panda Chitrakala Samman. 21. Which of the following countries recently celebrated its 70th anniversary as a nation which has not use ballistic missiles? (1) Russia (2) China (3) France (4) Israel (5) North Korea Correct option : 5 Solution: North Korea staged a huge military parade that focussed on peace and development to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation but refrained from displaying its most advanced missiles. It featured armored personnel carriers, multiple rocket launchers 22. Recently, a 2,000-foot-long unmanned structure floating boom was designed to collect plastic debris from which ocean? (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Arctic Ocean (4) Southern Ocean (5) Indian Ocean Correct option : 2 Solution: A 2,000-foot-long unmanned structure floating boom was designed to corral plastic debris littering the Pacific Ocean.
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