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No. of Questions : 40 Full Mark : 40 Time : 20 Min Correct : ___ WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 06.08.2019 TO 11.08.2019 No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________ Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________ Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______ 1. What amount of penalty will be imposed on individual for driving without license as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019? A) 2000 B) 5000 C) 7000 D) 10000 2. What is the name of the e – journal that is launched with a view to make aspirants aware of job opportunities in government sector including PSU’s? A) Empowerment B) Ready C) Rozgar Samachar D) Focus 3. What will be the eligible age of couple, who need a child by surrogacy method as per the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 ? A) Woman- 25 to 50 years, Man- 31 to 58 years B) Woman- 23 to 50 years, Man- 26 to 55 years C) Woman- 27 to 52 years, Man- 30 to 57 years D) Woman- 29 to 55 years, Man- 32 to 60 years 4. Which entity is set to buy 20 % stake of RIL’s oil and chemicals business, making it one of India’s biggest FDI deal? A) Saudi Aramco B) Abu Dhabi National Oil CompanyC) PETRONAS D) Gazprom 5. Which country’s women’s cricket team created world record for most consecutive wins by surpassing Australian Women cricket team? A)England B)New Zealand C) Thailand D) India 6. How much penalty will be imposed to the manufacturer or an endorser for misleading advertisement by the CCPA as per the Consumer Protection Bill, 2019? A) Fine of Rs10 lakh and imprisonment for up to 2 years B) Fine of Rs15 lakh and imprisonment for up to 3 years C) Fine of Rs20 lakh and imprisonment for up to 4 years D) Fine of Rs15 lakh and imprisonment for up to 5 years 7. Who will be the first woman to be appointed as the President of Indian National Science Academy(INSA)? A)Chandrima Shaha B)Renu Khanna Chopra C) Archana Bhattacharyya D) Manju Bansal 8. Which team won the 3rd edition of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) 2019? A) Chennai Lions B) Goa Challengers C) U Mumba D)Dabang Delhi 9. Which state has the highest number of elephants as per the wild elephant population census? A) Maharashtra B) Meghalaya C) Kerala D) Karnataka 10. Where will the India’s first underwater train project set to launch? A) Kolkata B) Varanasi C) Guwahati D) Mumbai 11. Which country has the highest number of living languages as per Ethnologue, a directory of languages? A) Papua New Guinea B) Indonesia C) Nigeria D) United States 12. From which month, RBI has decided to allow the NEFT services to be active 24×7? A) January 2020 B) November 2019 C) December 2019 D) April 2020 13. Which rivers interlinking project got approval from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)? A) Gomti and Betwa B)Kosi and Mechi C)Dihing and Manas D)Kulsi and Kopili 14. What is the new monetary threshold limit for an appeal before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) as per the CBDT? A) Rs 20 lakh B) Rs 30 lakh C) Rs 40 lakh D) Rs 50 lakh 15. Ghotu Ram Meena was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which country? A) Angola B) Rwanda C) Nigeria D) Republic of Congo 16. Which entity ranked first in the best workplace in India as per the LinkedIn’s 4th edition? A) Flipkart B) Amazon C) OYO D) Uber 17. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Resurgent India’? A) A. Ghosh B) Bimal Jalan C) M. Narasimham D)Dr.C.Rangarajan 18. Where was the fossils of the World’s largest parrot, named Heracles inexpectatus& nicknamed as “Squawkzilla” discovered? A) New Zealand B) Australia C) Fiji D) Iceland 19. Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana is launched by which state govt.? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Jharkhand C) Bihar D)Chattisgarh 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 1 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 06.08.2019 TO 11.08.2019 20. Which bank will provide loan for improving road infrastructure in 34 districts of Maharashtra to connect rural areas with markets and services? A) ADB B) NDB C) World Bank D) IMF 21. As per RBI’s approval, how much has been allowed on lending to agriculture through NBFCs? A) Rs.10 lakh B) Rs.15 lakh C) Rs.20 lakh D) Rs.25 lakh 22. Who will head the 12 member panel, which will decide the national sports awards to athletes and coaches? A) Kamlesh Mehta B) Sandeep Pradhan C)Mukundakam Sharma D) Anju Bobby George 23. Which country was labeled as a currency manipulator for the first time in 25 years by the United States(US)? A) North Korea B) Russia C) China D) Japan 24. Name the former External Affairs Minister, who passed away recently? A) Padmaja Naidu B) Sharada Mukherjee C)Kumudben Joshi D) Sushma Swaraj 25. What was the theme of the World Biofuel Day 2019? A) Energizing the World with Innovation B) Biofuels – cost effective & environment friendly substitutes to conventional fuels C) Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil D) Significant and measurable World Earth Day impact 26. Whose tenure as MD of SBI was extended to another 2 years? A) Chandan Sinha B) Basant Seth C) Dinesh Kumar Khara D) Rajiv Kumar 27. National Handloom Day is celebrated on A) August 3 B) August 5 C) August 7 D) August 6 28. Who was appointed as the CMD of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd? A) Ghanshyam Prasad B) Seema Gupta C)Kandikuppa Sreekant D) K Sreekant 29. Which organization has signed an agreement with National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) to initiate a skill development programme in the solar thermal energy sector? A) OPEC B) IAEA C) WTO D) UNIDO 30. Which state sets a world record by planting over 22 crore saplings in a day by its mega greenery plantation drive? A) Kerala B) Uttar Pradesh C) Gujarat D) Maharashtra 31. Which Insurance company has launched a initiative called “Speed Dial – your partner for life”? A) Exide Life Insurance B) Max Life Insurance C) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance D) Aegon Life Insurance 32. Who has become the second-fastest batsman to score 25 test centuries overtaking Indian Skipper Virat Kohli? A) Aaron Finch B)Kane Williamson C) David Warner D) Steve Smith 33. Nobel Prize winner, Toni Morrison who passed away recently, was famous in which field? A) Novelist B) Politician C) Singer D) Social Activist 34. What is the revised minimum period of Child Care Leave (CCL) for the female and single male service officers working in defence sector? A) 30 days B) 15 days C) 5 days D) 45 days 35. Which state topped in the breastfeeding report released by health ministry based on Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the country? A) Bihar B) Uttar Pradesh C) Rajasthan D) Manipur 36. Who topped in the 2019 Forbes magazine’s highest paid women in sports list? A) Simona Halep B) Angelique kerber C) Naomi Osaka D) Serena Williams 37. Which year is set as target to achieve the goal of ending morbidity and mortality in children due to diarrhea? A) 2020 B) 2030 C) 2022 D) 2025 38. What is the Repo rate as per the 3rd Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy of RBI for the year 2019-20? A) 5.65 % B) 5.15 % C) 5.40 % D) 5.75 % 39. Who headed the Task Force, which recommends the extension of onshore market hours to improve access of overseas users? A) Nandan Nilekani B) R Gandhi C)Shyamala Gopinath D) Usha Thorat 40. Which state won the film friendly state award in National Film Awards 2019? A) Mizoram B) Uttarakhand C) Maharashtra D) Meghalaya 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 2 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 06.08.2019 TO 11.08.2019 ANSWER KEYS 1 B 21 A 2 C 22 C 3 B 23 C 4 A 24 D 5 C 25 C 6 A 26 C 7 A 27 C 8 A 28 C 9 D 29 D 10 A 30 B 11 A 31 B 12 C 32 D 13 B 33 A 14 D 34 C 15 D 35 D 16 A 36 D 17 B 37 C 18 A 38 C 19 B 39 D 20 A 40 B 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 3 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .
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