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August Current Affairs from 18 to 24, 2019 1. Who has been appointed as President of Paytm? A) Rohana Mahajan B) Madhur Deora C) Gaurav Kapoor D) Jaspreet Singh E) None of these Answer B 2. ‘Manmohan Singh’ becomes a member of Rajya Sabha from which of the following state? A) Punjab B) Rajasthan C) Madhya Pradesh D) Tamilnadu E) None of these Answer B 3. Pakistan Army Chief gets an extension for how many years? A) 1 Year B) 5 years C) 4 years D) 3 years E) None of these Answer D 4. ‘Sadbhavna Divas’ is observed on which of the following day? A) 1 August B) 1 July C) 20 August D) 1 September E) 10 September Answer C 5. ‘Sadbhavna Divas’ is observed on the birth of which of the following former Prime Minister? A) Indira Gandhi B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee C) Morarji Desai D) Rajeev Gandhi E) None of these Answer D 6. First Chemical Engineering & Technology Institute is to be established in which of the following state? A) Himachal Pradesh B) Uttarakhand C) Gujarat D) West Bengal E) None of these Answer C 7. Who has been appointed as the new coach of the Bangladesh Cricket team? A) Andrew Strauss B) Marcus Trescothick C) Russel Domingo D) Graham Gooch E) Mohd. Ashraful Answer C 8. Which of the following Australian cricketer has become the life member of MCC Honourary? A) Ricky Ponting B) Adam Gilchrist C) Andrew Symonds D) Mitchel Johnson E) None of these Answer D 9. Which of the following team is on the top in ICC test ranking before the start of the ICC World Championship? A) New Zealand B) India C) Australia D) England E) Pakistan Answer B 10. Who is the current president of ‘Zambia’? A) Charles Mitchel B) Jair Bolsnairo C) Edgar Chagwa Lungu D) Ashraf Ghani E) None of these Answer C 11. Which of the following state government has launched ‘Live Tracking System’ for buses? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Tripura C) Uttar Pradesh D) Delhi E) Maharashtra Answer E 12. Wipro partnered with Which of the following institution to form ‘WIRIN’? A) IISc Banglore B) IIT Delhi C) IIT Mumbai D) IIIT Banglore E) None of these Answer A 13. “World Senior Citizens’ Day” is observed on which of the following day? A) 21 July B) 21 September C) 21 August D) 21 January E) None of these Answer C 14. “International Day Of Remembrance & Tribute To The Victims Of Terrorism” is observed on which of the following day? A) 21 July B) 21 September C) 21 August D) 21 January E) None of these Answer C 15. Who has been appointed MD & CEO of Vodafone Idea? A) S. Ravishanker B) Ravindra Takkar C) Gopal Vittal D) Rohan Mehta E) None of these Answer B 16. “‘Former CM - Babulal Gaur” passed away. He has been a Chief Minister For which of the following state? A) Maharashtra B) Bihar C) Gujarat D) Madhya Pradesh E) None of these Answer D 17. ‘Bunker Museum’ inaugurated by the president of India in which of the following state? A) Gujarat B) Karnataka C) Tamilnadu D) Maharashtra E) Punjab Answer D 18. ‘School Fagadaba’ scheme has been launched in which of the following state? A) West Bengal B) Arunachal Pradesh C) Manipur D) Assam E) None of these Answer C 19. ‘World Humanitarian Day’ is observed on which of the following day? A) 1 August B) 19 August C) 1 July D) 19 July E) None of these Answer B 20. ‘World Photography Day’ is observed on which of the following day? A) 1 August B) 19 August C) 1 July D) 19 July E) None of these Answer B 21. Nari Shakti Award Winner - ‘Neelum Sharma’ passed away. She was related to which of the following profession? A) Acting B) Dancing C) Journalism D) Singing E) None of these Answer C 22. ‘Jagannath Mishra’ passed away. He was a former Prime Minister in which of the following state? A) Maharashtra B) Gujarat C) Jharkhand D) Bihar E) None of these Answer D 23. Which of the following cricket player has become the first Concussion Substitute Cricket Player in test cricket? A) Steve Smith B) James Anderson C) Marnus Labuschagne D) Virat Kohli E) Jason Holder Answer C 24. U-12 Asian Tennis Championship held in which of the following country? A) Afghanistan B) Maldivas C) Sri Lanka D) Kazakhstan E) Kyrgyzstan Answer D 25. Who has been appointed Cabinet Secretary Of India? A) Rajib Gauba B) P.K Sinha C) Ajay Kumar D) Sanjay Mitra E) None of these Answer A 26. “International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts Based on Violence Based on Religion or Belief” is observed on which of the following day? A) 21 August B) 1 August C) 11 July D) 1 September E) None of these Answer A 27. BookMyForex has partnered with which of the following bank to launch Forex Card on Visa network? A) Punjab National Bank B) Yes Bank C) Axis Bank D) ICICI Bank E) None of these Answer B 28. Which of the following country has banned single-use plastics on Everest? A) China B) Nepal C) India D) Pakistan E) None of these Answer B 29. ‘NISHTHA’ initiative has taken by the Ministry of HRD for the training of ___________. A) Students B) Teachers C) Unskilled Youth D) Civil Servants E) None of these Answer B 30. ‘Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’ has launched by which of the following state? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Punjab C) Haryana D) Uttarakhand E) None of these Answer B 31. As per the ministry of Power, which of the following state has emerged as the best state for setting up a rooftop solar attractiveness index ’SARAL’? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Tamlinadu C) Karnataka D) Tamilnadu E) None of these Answer C 32. In which of the following city, Amazon has launched its largest campus in the world? A) Gurugram B) Mumbai C) Hyderabad D) Bangalore E) Pune Answer C 33. ‘Olympic Test Event’ 2019 has launched in which of the following country? A) Brazil B) Egypt C) Japan D) China E) None of these Answer C 34. Who has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of India? A) Ajay Kumar Bhalla B) Anil Kapoor C) Rajiv Gauba D) Mukesh Rawat E) None of these Answer A 35. “International Day Of Remembrance For The Slave Trade & Its Abolition” is observed on which of the following day? A) 30 July B) 1 December C) 2 August D) 23 August E) None of these Answer D 36. Which of the following country was invited to the G7 summit even without having a membership? A) Pakistan B) Australia C) Sri Lanka D) China E) India Answer E 37. Which of the following state is appointing a third party agency to tea industry problem? A) Sikkim B) Assam C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Tripura E) Mizoram Answer B 38. Which of the person will head the “Fit India Movement” campaign? A) R.P Nishank B) Kiren Rijiju C) Narendra Modi D) Amit Shah E) None of these Answer A 39. SEBI has announced a reward of how much amount to insider trading informants? A) 20 Lakh B) 50 Lakh C) 80 Lakh D) 1 Crore E) None of these Answer D 40. As per CBDT, a small startup with turnover up to how much amount to get promised tax holiday? A) 25 Cr B) 50 Cr C) 10 Cr D) 100 Cr E) None of these Answer A 41. As per the RBI, What are the new timings for the RTGS system? A) 8 AM to 7 PM B) 6 AM to 6 PM C) 7 AM to 6 PM D) 8 AM to 8 PM E) None of these Answer A 42. ‘Monali Jadhav’ has won how many medals at the World Police Games 2019? A) 3 B) 1 C) 2 D) 4 E) None of these Answer A 43. Who has been appointed as a new batting coach of the Indian Cricket Team? A) Sanjay Bagar B) Sunil Mehta C) Narayan Singh D) Vikram Rathour E) None of these Answer D 44. Which of the following has topped the list of Forbes’ highest-paying actors? A) Dwayne ‘Rock’ Johnson B) Akshay Kumar C) Paul Rudd D) Jackie Chan E) Chris Hemsworth Answer A 45. “Poshan Abhiyan Awards 2019” has distributed in which of the following city? A) Chennai B) Patna C) Delhi D) Mumbai E) None of these Answer C 46. Biennial Multilateral Naval Exercise ‘MILAN’ to be held in which of the following city? A) Visakhapatnam B) Chennai C) Goa D) Mumbai E) None of these Answer A 47. ‘Bavar-373’ missile has been launched by which of the following country? A) UAE B) Iran C) Pakistan D) Afghanistan E) Saudi Arabia Answer B 48. Who has become the new prime minister of Sudan? A) Abdalla Hamdok B) Mohamed Tahir Ayala C) Mortaza Moussa D) Bakri Hasan Saleh E) None of these Answer A 49. ‘Pushkin Award’ is the highest international award in which of the following language? A) Russian B) Italian C) British English D) American English E) None of these Answer A 50. ‘Navneet Murali’ has won 2019 South Asian Spelling Bee Contest. He is the civilian of ________. A) India B) USA C) UK D) Pakistan E) Sri Lanka Answer B 51. Which of the following company has retained the title sponsorship rights for all the cricket matches of Indian Cricket Team? A) Paytm B) Byju’s C) Oppo D) Vivo E) Amazon Answer A .