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Current Affairs GK 22-31 August 2019 Page 1 of 11 Current Affairs GK 22-31 August 2019 1. Which of the following cricket stadium will be Correct Answer: C. Rabat renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium, in memory of Explanation: The capital of Morocco is Rabat. its former president? 5. Whose birth anniversary on August 20 is A. Wankhede Stadium commemorated as Sadbhavana Diwas (harmony B. Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium day)? C. Eden Gardens A. Morarji Desai D. Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium B. Lal Bahadur Shastri Correct Answer: D. Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium C. Indira Gandhi Explanation: The Delhi and District Cricket D. Rajiv Gandhi Association (DDCA) on Tuesday decided to rename Correct Answer: D. Rajiv Gandhi Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium as Arun Jaitley Stadium Explanation: Every year on August 20, Sadbhavana in memory of its former president, who passed Diwas (harmony day) is celebrated away on Saturday. commemorating the birth anniversary of former 2. The NGT has formed a committee to examine Prime Minister (PM) Rajiv Gandhi. This day is illegal sand mining in which river? observed to encourage the national integration, A. Kaveri peace, affection and communal harmony among B. Damodar the Indian people of all religions. 2019 C. Ganga commemorates the 75th birth anniversary of Rajiv D. Yamuna Gandhi. Senior leaders paid tribute to him at a Correct Answer: D. Yamuna prayer meeting organized at "Veer Bhumi", a Explanation: The National Green Tribunal has memorial of Rajiv Gandhi in New Delhi. formed a committee to examine alleged illegal 6. Which organization recently released a report sand mining in the Yamuna river after the chief 'Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis'? executive officer of Delhi Jal Board moved the A. UNESCO green panel on the matter. B. UNICEF 3. Indian-American teenager who has won the 2019 C. WHO South Asian Spelling Bee contest is; D. World Bank A. Syamantak Payra Correct Answer: D. World Bank B. Kavya Kopparap Explanation: As per the report 'Quality Unknown: C. Navneeth Murali The Invisible Water Crisis'released by World Bank D. Dhruv Gaur there is direct relation between water pollution Correct Answer: C. Navneeth Murali and economic growth. According to the analysis by Explanation: Navneeth Murali, an Indian-American the World Bank, poor water quality is affecting teenager from New Jersey, has won the 2019 economic growth and worsening health South Asian Spelling Bee (SASB) contest. The prize conditions. money for this contest is USD 3,000. The SASB is 7. The book 'Straight from the Heart' has been an annual spelling bee platform in the US for written by? children of South Asian descent. The competition A. Imran Khan is open to any student at or below the age of 14, B. Sunil Gavaskar who has at least one parent or grandparent who is C. Kapil Dev of South Asian descent, or whose lineage can be D. Sachin Tendulkar traced to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Correct Answer: C. Kapil Dev Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and/or Sri Lanka. Explanation: Kapil Dev has written three 4. The capital of Morocco is______ autobiographical works. By God's Decree came out A. Pretoria in 1985 and Cricket my style in 1987. He released B. Addis Ababa his most recent autobiography, titled Straight from C. Rabat the Heart in 2004. D. Algiers Page 2 of 11 8. According to Greenpeace data, which country is C. China the largest emitter of SO2? D. Japan A. USA Correct Answer: A. USA B. China Explanation: The 46th G-7 summit, 2020 will be C. India held in USA. D. Japan 13. According to India Ratings and Research, what is Correct Answer: C. India the GDP growth of India for 2019-20? Explanation: According to Greenpeace, India is the A. 7.2% largest emitter of SO2 in the world with more than B. 6.8% 15% of all the anthropogenic sulphur dioxide (SO2) C. 6.5% hotspots detected by NASA OMI (Ozone D. 6.7% Monitoring Instrument) satellite. Correct Answer: D. 6.7% 9. Amazon has opened its largest campus in the Explanation: India Ratings and Research has world in __________. revised its projection of the India's GDP growth in A. Chennai financial year 2019-20 to 6.7%. It has reduced the B. Hyderabad GDP growth rate from 7.3% to 6.7%. It expects C. Mumbai GDP growth to recover to 7.4% in the second half D. Bengaluru of financial year 2019-20. Correct Answer: B. Hyderabad 14. Which three banks will be merged into a single Explanation: Amazon has opened its largest entity to form the second largest bank of India? campus in the world in Hyderabad. The campus A. PNB, OBC & United Bank of India covers 1.8 million square feet and can B. Indian Bank, OBC, Syndicate Bank accommodate 15,000 workers. This is Amazon's C. Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank & PNB first owned-building outside of the US and and is D. PNB, Corporation Bank & Bank of India also its largest tech base outside the Seattle Correct Answer: A. PNB, OBC & United Bank of headquarters, which has about 155,000 contract India employees. Explanation: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman 10. PM Modi recently inaugurated Mangdechhu on August 30, 2019 announced the merger of hydroelectric power plant in which country? several banks under the Bank Consolidation plan. A. Nepal Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, B. Bhutan United Bank of India will be merged as one single C. Sri Lanka entity. Punjab National Bank will be the anchor D. Singapore bank. Correct Answer: B. Bhutan 15. Which nation has launched its own Space Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Command? Saturday inaugurated the Mangdechhu A. Russia hydroelectric power plant, one of the major B. China projects under Bhutan's initiative to generate C. United States 10,000 MW hydropower by 2020 with the Indian D. Israel government's support. Correct Answer: C. United States 11. By which year, government of India has set goals Explanation: US President Donald Trump launched to eliminate HIV/AIDS? the US Space Command on August 29, 2019. A. 2030 Trump announced the establishment of the space B. 2035 command as the newest US military combatant C. 2040 command in a ceremony at the Rose Garden, D. 2050 White House. Correct Answer: A. 2030 16. Who among the following cricketers has come Explanation: The Indian government has set a goal out of his retirement and made himself available to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030. National AIDS for all formats? Control Organization (NACO) has played a very big A. Shoaib Malik role in significantly reducing the prevalence of B. Yuvraj Singh HIV/AIDS in the country, and that too faster than C. Ambati Rayudu the global rates D. Hashim Amla 12. Next G-7 summit in 2020 will be held in________ Correct Answer: C. Ambati Rayudu A. USA Explanation: Ambati Rayudu, who had announced B. India his retirement on July 3, made a u-turn and said Page 3 of 11 that he would like to come out of retirement on region made up 6 of the top-10 safest cities. August 30, 2019. Ambati Rayudu wrote a letter to Mumbai and New Delhi are the only 2 Indian cities Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA., in which he that made an appearance on the index. said, "I would like to bring to your notice that I 21. Recently Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree of would like to come out of retirement and play which state got Geographical Indication Tag? cricket in all formats.” A. West Bengal 17. Which state government has banned wearing of B. Tamil Nadu jeans and T-shirts by the employees in the state C. Manipur secretariat? D. Assam A. Bihar Correct Answer: B. Tamil Nadu B. Gujarat Explanation: Two well-known products from Tamil C. Odisha Nadu — Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree — have D. Jharkhand been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by Correct Answer: A. Bihar The Geographical Indications Registry in Chennai. Explanation: Bihar Government has imposed a ban 22. Recently Nimu Bhowmik passes away.He was on wearing of T-shirts and jeans by the employees related to which field? in the state secretariat. The government has A. Journalist ordered the employees to wear decent, simple, B. Social Activist sober and comfortable clothes in the office. C. Actor 18. The final list of the National Register of Citizens D. Philosopher (NRC), will be published on 31st August. It is Correct Answer: C. Actor associated with which among the following Explanation: Veteran actor Nimu Bhowmik who states? essayed major character roles in Bengali classics A. Assam such as ‘Ganadebata’, ‘Baghini’ and ‘Dadar Kirti’ B. UP has passed away following prolonged illness. He C. Himachal Pradesh was 84. D. J&K 23. Who was re appointed as chairman of Central Correct Answer – A. Assam Board of Direct Taxes? Explanation: Currently, the NRC is unique to A. Ravneet Singh Assam and has been called the largest citizenship B. Pramod Sawant exercise in India and possibly globally. C. Pramod Chandra Mody 19. Deendayan Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban D. Rishi Rana Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), a flagship Correct Answer: C. Pramod Chandra Mody mission under the __________ has been Explanation: The Appointments Committee of the conferred the prestigious SKOCH Governance Cabinet (ACC. , headed by Prime Minister Gold Award. Narendra Modi, has approved “re-appointment” of A. HRD Ministry Pramod Chandra Mody for a period of one year. B. Housing & Urban Affairs Ministry Mody was to retire on August 31. C. Corporate Affairs Ministry 24. Who bagged the Forward of the Season award for D. Personnel Ministry the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign? Correct Answer – B.
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