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75+ August Question-Answers www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co 1. who among the following wrestler has won the Ans. A. first gold medal for India in the Asian Games Sol: Senior BJP leader Lalji Tandon has been 2018? appointed the Governor of Bihar, replacing A. Bajrang Punia B. Sakshi Malik Satya Pal Malik. C. Kavita Devi D. Udey Chand 5. Which country hosted the 2018 Shanghai E. None of these Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Ans. A. Mission? Sol: India’s dominating wrestle Bajrang Punia A. China B. India opened India’s gold medal account by C. Pakistan D. Russia defeating Japan’s Daichi Takatani in the final E. Kazakhstan of Men’s freestyle 65 kg. category in the Asian Ans. D. Games 2018. Sol: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization 2. Who has been elected as the new President of (SCO) Peace Mission 2018 exercise started at Mali? Chebarkul, Russia. A. Milton Obote In the exercise, the Russian Army has the B. Amadou Sanogo major participation of 1,700 personnel C. Idi Amin followed by China with 700 and India with 200 D. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita personnel. E. None of these The SCO Peace Mission Exercise is one of the Ans. D. major defence cooperation initiatives amongst Sol: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been re- SCO nations and will be a landmark event in elected as the new President of Mali for a five- the history of SCO defence cooperation. year term after winning a landslide in a runoff 6. Which state government will organize youths’ ballot. conclave ‘ATAL’ in September 2018? 3. Which of the following committees has been A. Punjab B. Arunachal Pradesh constituted by the Food Safety and Standards C. Uttarakhand D. Uttar Pradesh Authority of India (FSSAI) to look into the draft E. Bihar food labelling and display regulations? Ans. B. A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Sol: The Arunachal Pradesh government will B. Veerappa Moily Committee organize a youths’ conclave “ATAL – Arunachal C. B Sesikeran Committee Transformation & Aspirational Leadership” in D. Bhaskar Ramamurthy committee Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) on September E. Suresh Mathur Committee 2018. Ans. C. 7. IFSC Code is a 11-digit alphanumeric code that Sol: The Food Safety and Standards Authority is used for NEFT, RTGS and IMPS fund of India (FSSAI) has constituted a three- transfers. In ‘IFSC’ ‘I’ stands for___. member committee headed by B Sesikeran A. International B. Internal (former director of National Institute of C. Information D. Indian Nutrition) to look into the draft food labelling E. Institutional and display regulations. Ans. D. The regulations have proposed making red Sol: IFSC Code is the acronym for Indian colour-coded labels mandatory on packaged Financial System Code developed by RBI - food products which are high in fat, sugar and Reserve Bank of India as a unique salt contents. Identification code to each of the bank 4. Who has been appointed the new Governor of branches in India. Bihar? The Bank IFSC Code consists of 11 alpha- A. Lalji Tandon numeric characters that uniquely identifies a B. Satya Pal Malik bank-branch participating in the RTGS and C. Ganga Prasad NEFT system. D. Satyadev Narayan Arya The Payment System Applications such as Real E. Kaptan Singh Solanki Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), National 2 www.gradeup.co Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Sol: The Odisha Government has launched a Centralized Funds Management System health insurance scheme ‘Gopabandhu (CFMS) uses Bank IFSC code to identify the Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana’ for transaction data. journalists of the state. 8. SARFAESI Act is an Indian law. It allows banks Under this scheme, at least five members of and other financial institutions to auction the journalist’s family would be covered. residential or commercial properties to recover The scribes will get their health insurance card loans. In SARFAESI, E stands for- from the District Information and Public A. Economic B. Enforcement Relations Officer (DIPRO) in their respective C. Entitlement D. Emerging districts. E. Energy 12. ‘Mahi Bajaj Sagar dam’ is located in which Ans. B. state? Sol: SARFAESI stands for Securitisation and A. Gujarat B. Madhya Pradesh Reconstruction of Financial Assets and C. Punjab D. Rajasthan Enforcement of Security Interest. E. Maharashtra 9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has Ans. D. announced to launch a new lavender coloured Sol: Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is a dam across the banknote for which of the following Mahi River. It is situated 16 kilometres from denominations? Banswara town in Banswara district Rajasthan, A. Rs 100 B. Rs 500 India. The dam was constructed between 1972 C. Rs 50 D. Rs 10 and 1983 for the purposes of hydroelectric E. Rs. 20 power generation and water supply. It is the Ans. A. second largest dam in Rajasthan. It is named Sol: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has after Jamnalal Bajaj. announced that the bank is planning to release 13. Baglihar Hydro Electric Power Project is a new lavender-coloured Rs 100 note which located in which of the following Indian states? would have RBI Governor Urjit Patel’s A. Himachal Pradesh B. Uttarakhand signature on it. C. Punjab D. Jammu and Kashmir 10. The book “Gandhi: The Years That Changed E. None of these the World, 1914-1948” has been written by Ans. D. _____. Sol: Baglihar Damalso known as Baglihar A. R P Dhokalia B. Anita Desai Hydroelectric Power Project is a run-of- C. Olive Schlieden D. Ramachandra Guha the-river power project on the Chenab River E. C Banda in the southern Doda district of the Indian Ans. D. controlled state of Jammu and Kashmir. Sol: The book ‘Gandhi: The Years That 14. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport Changed the World, 1914-1948’ has been is located in which state? written by Ramachandra Guha. A. Madhya Pradesh B. Rajasthan It will be published by Penguin Random House C. Lakshadweep D. Maharashtra India. E. Uttar Pradesh The book will not only tell the story of Gandhi's Ans. D. life, from his departure from South Africa to Sol: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International his dramatic assassination in 1948, but also Airport is located in the city of Nagpur, in the history of our freedom movement and its Maharashtra. It is named after Dr B.R. many strands. Ambedkar, best known for drafting the Indian 11. Which state government has launched the constitution and an intellectual who fought for scheme “Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Dalit assertion. Bima Yojana” for journalists? 15. Keibul Lamjao, world's only floating national A. Punjab B. Odisha park is located in which of the following states? C. Bihar D. Assam A. Assam B. Tripura E. Uttar Pradesh C. Manipur D. Arunachal Pradesh Ans. B. E. None of these 3 www.gradeup.co new IFSC codes after rationalisation/merger Ans. C. with associate banks and BMB. Sol: The Keibul Lamjao National Park is in SBI had 22,428 branches across the country Bishnupur district of Manipur. The Keibul by the end of the first quarter of the current Lamjao, the only floating national park in the fiscal. world, is home to the last of the brow-antlered 19. Who has won the women’s singles Gold at Asia deer ,one of the most endangered deer in the Games Badminton Championship 2018 in world. Jakarta? 16. Veteran journalist and author Kuldip Nayar A. Tai Tzu Ying B. Saina Nehwal passed away. He served as the High C. PV Sindhu D. Sung Ji-hyun Commissioner of India to the __________. E. Akane Yamaguchi A. UK B. Japan Ans. A. C. USA D. Germany Sol: Chinese Taipei's Tzu Ying has won the E. China gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games Ans. A. Badminton Championship 2018 in Jakarta. Sol: Veteran journalist, author and human PV Sindhu lost 13-21 16-21 to Tai Tzu Ying rights activist, Kuldip Nayar passed away in (World No 1). New Delhi. 20. The National Sports Day is celebrated on Nayar served as High Commissioner of India ______every year to mark the birthday of to the UK in 1990 and as a member of the legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand. Rajya Sabha. A. 27th August B. 26th August Mr Nayar was the author of 15 books including C. 25th August D. 19th August “Beyond the Lines”, “India after Nehru” and E. 29th August “Emergency Retold”. Ans. E. 17. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Sol: The National Sports Day is celebrated on the Defence Research and Development 29th August every year to mark the birthday Organisation (DRDO)? of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand. A. Arnav Singh B. S Christopher Dhyan Chand Known as ‘The Magician’ of C. V Ramakrishnan D. G Satheesh Reddy hockey for his superb ball control. E. S Chandrasekhar In 1956, The Government of India awarded Ans. D. him the third highest civilian honour of Padma Sol: Renowned aerospace scientist Dr G Bhushan. Satheesh Reddy has been appointed as the 21. Who has become the first Indian javelin new chairman of the Defence Research and thrower to win gold medal at the Asian Games Development Organisation (DRDO) for a 2018? period of two years. A. Rajesh Bind B. Jagdish Bishnoi The Defence Research and Development C. Neeraj Chopra D. Narender Ranbir Organisation (DRDO) is an agency charged E. Kashinath Naik with the military's research and development, Ans. C. headquartered in New Delhi, India. Sol: Indian javelin thrower ‘Neeraj Chopra’ has 18. Which of the following bank has changed become the first Indian to win gold medal at names and IFSC codes of nearly 1,300 the Asian Games 2018. Chopra managed a branches across the country? personal best throw of 88.06 to bag the top A.
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