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Current Affairs for 1 to 7 September, 2019 Current Affairs for 1 to 7 September, 2019 1. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Maharashtra? 1. Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2. Arif Mohammed Khan 3. Bandaru Dattatraya 4. Kalraj Mishra 5. Tamilisai Soundararajan Answer A 2. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Kerala? 1. Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2. Arif Mohammed Khan 3. Bandaru Dattatraya 4. Kalraj Mishra 5. Tamilisai Soundararajan Answer B 3. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh? 1. Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2. Arif Mohammed Khan 3. Bandaru Dattatraya 4. Kalraj Mishra 5. Tamilisai Soundararajan Answer C 3. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Rajasthan? 1. Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2. Arif Mohammed Khan 3. Bandaru Dattatraya 4. Kalraj Mishra 5. Tamilisai Soundararajan Answer D 4. Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Maharashtra? 1. Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2. Arif Mohammed Khan 3. Bandaru Dattatraya 4. Kalraj Mishra 5. Tamilisai Soundararajan Answer E 5. ‘Gorewada International Zoo’ is situated in which of the following state? 1. Tamilnadu 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. 4. Maharashtra 5. Gujarat 6. None of these Answer C 6. What is the theme of ‘Rashtriya Poshan Mah’ 2019? 1. Feeding Is Important 2. Every Child Is Important 3. Feeding For Every Child 4. Complementary Feeding 5. None of these Answer D 7. Govt. allowed had to be used in railway stations for tea. Kulhad is made up of which of the following material? 1. Plastic 2. Thermal 3. Chemicals 4. Mud 5. None of these Answer D 8. IT ministry has signed a pact with which of the following company for ‘Build For Digital India’? 1. Infosys 2. Facebook 3. Microsoft 4. Google 5. None of these Answer D 9. Which of the following film is going to become the first plastic-free film? 1. Rangeela Raja 2. Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Lga 3. Coolie No.1 4. Thackrey 5. None of these Answer C 10. SAFF - Under 15 championship 2019 has won by which of the following country? 1. Sri Lanka 2. Pakistan 3. India 4. Nepal 5. Maldivas Answer C 11. SAFF - Under 15 championship 2019 held in which of the following city? 1. Delhi 2. Mumbai 3. Kolkata 4. Chennai 5. None of these Answer C 12. Tajinder Pal clinched Silver Medal in which of the following sports? 1. Badminton 2. Tennis 3. Chess 4. Shot Put 5. None of these Answer D 13. Which of the following player has won ‘F1 Belgian GrandPrix’? 1. Sebastian Vettel 2. Valtteri Bottas 3. Charles Leclerc 4. Lewis Hamilton 5. None of these Answer C 14. Which of the following Indian bowler has become the 3rd Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in test cricket? 1. Ravichandran Ashwin 2. Ishant Sharma 3. Jasprit Bumrah 4. Mohammed Shami 5. None of these Answer C 15. Which of the following person has honored with Global Goalkeeper award 2019? 1. Salman Khan 2. Virat Kohli 3. Narendra Modi 4. Shahrukh Khan 5. None of these Answer C 16. Eastern Economic Summit 2019 held in which of the following country? 1. USA 2. Japan 3. Russia 4. China 5. None of these Answer C 17. Which of the following state government has announced 5000 Cr interest penalty waiver on crops? 1. Haryana 2. Punjab 3. Maharashtra 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. None of these Answer A 18. ‘Garvi Gujarat Bhavan’ launched in which of the following city? 1. Mumbai 2. Chennai 3. Kolkata 4. Delhi 5. None of these Answer D 19. Bangladesh has launched it's National TV Channel ‘BTV’ in which of the following country? 1. Pakistan 2. Sri Lanka 3. India 4. Bhutan 5. Nepal Answer C 20. Who is the most successful skipper in test cricket for India?\ 1. MS Dhoni 2. Sourav Ganguly 3. Mohammad Azharuddin 4. Virat Kohli 5. None of these Answer D 21. ISSF World Cup 2019 held in which of the following country? 1. Japan 2. China 3. India 4. Brazil 5. USA Answer D 22. Who has been appointed as the new president of ‘Ukraine’? 1. Armen Sarkissian 2. Oleksiy Honcharuk 3. Ashraf Afghani 4. Mauricio Macri 5. None of these Answer C 23. An Indian origin woman ‘Shireen Mathews’ was nominated for district court judge in which of the following country? 1. USA 2. Canada 3. UK 4. Japan 5. China Answer A 24. Which of the following country has been selected for ‘Chairmanship Of Association Of World Election Bodies’? 1. Russia 2. China 3. India 4. USA 5. UK Answer C 25. How many funds India to contribute globally for AIDS, TB, Malaria? 1. USD 32 Million 2. USD 12 Million 3. USD 22 Million 4. USD 10 Million 5. None of these Answer C 26. Which of the airport has got India’s tallest ATC tower? 1. Delhi 2. Mumbai 3. Chennai 4. Kolkata 5. None of these Answer A 27. ‘Nuakhai’ is celebrated in which of the following state? 1. Tamilnadu 2. Kerala 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Odisha 5. None of these Answer D 28. ‘Terracotta Grinder’ has been launched in which of the following city of India? 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Uttarakhand 4. Arunachal Pradesh 5. None of these Answer B 29. ESIC tied up with which of the following bank for real-time payments? 1. Bank Of Baroda 2. State Bank Of India 3. Union Bank Of India 4. Punjab National Bank 5. None of these Answer B 30. ‘Hamilton Masakadza’ announced retirement from international cricket, He played for which of the following cricket team? 1. West Indies 2. South Africa 3. Canada 4. Zimbabwe 5. None of these Answer D 31. ‘Professor Muhammad Yunus’ conferred with ‘Lamp Of Peace Of Saint Francis’. He belongs to which of the following country? 1. Afghanistan 2. India 3. Pakistan 4. Bangladesh 5. None of these Answer D 32. Which of the following shrine topped the ‘Swachh Iconic Places’? 1. Durga Devi 2. Renuka Devi 3. Mansa Devi 4. Vaishno Devi 5. None of these Answer D 33. “National Teachers’ Day” is celebrated on which of the following day? 1. 11 April 2. 5 September 3. 2 October 4. 25 December 5. None of these Answer B 34. ‘Yudh-Abhyas’ is the military exercise between which of the following country? 1. India - Sri Lanka 2. India - South Africa 3. India - USA 4. India - Russia 5. None of these Answer C 35. Asia’s first 5th Generation VR - Based simulator center launched in which of the following city? 1. Chennai 2. Banglore 3. Pune 4. Mumbai 5. Delhi Answer A 36. Who holds the world record for youngest captain in test cricket? 1. Gream Smith 2. Tatenda Taibu 3. Rashid Khan 4. Virat Kohli 5. None of these Answer C 37. ‘DigiSmart’ credit card has been launched by which of the following bank? 1. ICICI Bank 2. Deutsche Bank 3. Standard Chartered Bank 4. HSBC 5. None of these Answer C 38. ‘Mobile Science Exhibition - 2019’ has been flagged off from which of the following place? 1. Leh 2. Jammu 3. Srinagar 4. Ladakh 5. None of these Answer D 39. ‘C-Plan App’ has launched by the police of which of the following state? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Maharashtra 3. Gujarat 4. Jharkhand 5. Bihar Answer A 40. ‘Jai Bheem Mukhyamantri Yojana’ launched by which of the following state government? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Bihar 3. Delhi 4. Punjab 5. Haryana Answer C 41. A famous personality ‘Kiran Nagarker’ passed away. Which of the following profession is related to him? 1. Singer 2. Writer 3. Dancer 4. Musician 5. None of these Answer B 42. A famous leader “Sukhdev Singh Libra” passed away. He was associated with which of the following political party? 1. Akali Dal 2. BJP 3. Congress 4. BSP 5. None of these Answer C 43. A book ‘Siksha-Experience as an Education Minister’ has been written by which of the following personality? 1. R.P Nishank 2. Yashwant Sinha 3. Manish Sisodia 4. Smriti Irani 5. None of these Answer C 44. Which of the following has become the head coach & chief selector of Pakistan cricket team? 1. Mohammad Yusuf 2. Shoaib Akhter 3. Misbah-Ul-Haq 4. Inzamam-Ul-Haq 5. None of these Answer C 45. Country’s first zone for children near the railway station has launched by which of the following state? 1. Kerala 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Tamilnadu 4. Karnataka 5. None of these Answer B 46. As per the reports published in September 2019, What is India’s rank among countries in gold reserves? 1. 3rd 2. 7th 3. 5th 4. 9th 5. None of these Answer D 47. Which of the following state has won the IT Excellence Award 2019 in disaster management? 1. Odisha 2. Karnataka 3. Kerala 4. Tamilnadu 5. None of these Answer A 48. CBSE partnered with which of the following firm to build AI learning for schools? 1. Google 2. Facebook 3. Microsoft 4. Byjus 5. Vedantu Answer C 49. Robert Mugabe passed away. He has been president of which of the following country? 1. Kenya 2. South Africa 3. Guyana 4. Zimbabwe 5. None of these Answer D 50. ‘SLINEX’ is a joint navy exercise between which two countries? 1. Sri Lanka - Afghanistan 2. India - Pakistan 3. India - Sri Lanka 4. Indonesia - Pakistan 5. None of these Answer C .
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