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1) International Left Handers Day is observed annually on ________.
a) Second Monday of August
b) August 11
c) August 12
d) August 13
e) Second Sunday of August
2) Environment minister Prakash Javadekar launches website for COP14. What is the URL of the website?
a) uncdcop14india.gov.in
b) unccdcop14india.gov.in
c) uncccop14india.gov.in
d) unccadcop14india.gov.in
e) None of these
3) Bar Council of India has imposed a ____ year moratorium on opening of new institutions barring national law universities, if proposed by a state
a) 3 year
b) 4 year
c) 5 year
d) 2 years
e) 1.5 years
4) Who has released Doordarshan’s patriotic song Watan in New Delhi?
a) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
b) Prakash Javadekar
c) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
d) Narendra Singh Tomar
e) None of these
5) Name the new programme that is launched by KVIC on World Tribal Day.
a) Kadhi Mela
b) Silk Mission
c) Leather Mission
d) Cotton Mela
e) None of these
6) Recently, South Korea has decided to remove _______ from a list of nations receiving preferential trade list.
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) Singapore
e) Pakistan
7) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of ____ million dollar to upgrade rural roads to all-weather standards in 34 districts of Maharashtra.
a) $ 100 million
b) $ 250 million
c) $ 150 million
d) $ 300 million
e) $ 200 million
8) Reliance Jio and ______________ announced the long-term relationship to accelerate digital transformation of the Indian economy & society.
a) Facebook
b) Google
c) Oracle
d) Microsoft
e) IBM
9) Gogabeel, an ox-bow lake, has been declared as the state’s first ‘Community Reserve’. The lake is located in which state?
a) Goa
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Punjab
e) Rajasthan
10) India’s first-of-its-kind clinical ecotoxicology facility was inaugurated at the ______.
a) AIIMS, Bhopal
b) AIIMS, Delhi
c) AIIMS, Raipur
d) AIIMS, Hyderabad
e) AIIMS, Jodhpur
11) Who has been named as the first ever female President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA)?
a) Manju Bansal
b) Chandrima Shaha
c) B K Thelma
d) Renu Khanna Chopra
e) None of these
12) Alejandro Giammattei was elected as the president of _________________.
a) Honduras
b) Nicaragua
c) Guatemala
d) Belize
e) El Salvador
13) Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Congo?
a) Ghotu Ram Meena
b) Srivastsava Sharma
c) Nandan Niketan
d) Keertana Shanmugham
e) None of these
14) Recently, Melbourne’s University honours which bolloywood actor with a doctorate degree.
a) Shahrukh Khan
b) Salman Khan
c) Amitabh Bachan
d) Amir Khan
e) None of these
15) Which of these institutions has developed the world’s first self-standing axillary crutch Flexmotiv?
a) IIT Delhi
b) IIT Kanpur
c) IIT Bombay
d) IIT Madras
e) IIT Kharagpur
16) Which company launches its own operating system Harmony OS?
a) Sony
b) Huawei
c) Samsung
d) Xiaomi
e) Motorola
17) Name the first Indian who recently claimed a world title in motorsports.
a) Alisha Abdullah
b) Aishwarya Pissay
c) Garima Avtar
d) Mira Erda
e) Neha Dabas
18) Vinesh Phogat lost to which player in the finals of Medved event in Belarus?
a) Charlotte Flair
b) Becky Lynch
c) N Malisheva
d) Sasha Banks
e) None of these
19) Who has won the 2019 Rogers Cup in men’s single event?
a) Daniil Medvedev
b) Stan Wawrinka
c) Rafael Nadal
d) Novak Djokovic
e) Rodger Federer
20) Name the player who has clinched the Canadian Open (Tennis) 2019 in women’s single event?
a) Bianca Andreescu
b) Serena Williams
c) Lesia Tsurenko
d) Karolína Pliskova
e) None of these
21) Amarendra Sharan has died recently at the age of 70. He was the former ____________.
a) RBI Governor
b) Chief Economic Advisor
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Additional Solicitor General
e) Lok Shaba Speaker
Answers :
1) Answer: D)
- International Left Handers Day is observed annually on August 13 to celebrate the uniqueness and differences of the left handers. The day was first observed in 1976 by Dean R. Campbell, founder of the Lefthanders International.
2) Answer: B)
- Union Environment minister Prakash Javadekar launched a website ‘unccdcop14india.gov.in
- The website contains all the information related to COP14.
- The 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP14), will take place on 2-13 September 2019 at the India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi NCR
- The main aim of the conference includes Reversing land degradation and its outcomes while accelerating positive achievements for people and for ecosystems with a view to deliver on Sustainable Development Goals.
3) Answer: A)
- Bar Council of India has imposed a three-year moratorium on opening of new institutions barring national law universities, if proposed by a state.
- The council has also requested state governments and universities to stop unfair means and to fill up vacancies of law teachers in all colleges and universities within a period of four months.
4) Answer: B)
- Union Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar released patriotic song “Watan” produced by Doordarshan to mark the occasion of Independence Day, 2019 in New Delhi
- The song is sung by famous Bollywood singer Shri Javed Ali, penned by lyricist Shri Alok Shrivastav and musically composed by Shri Dushyant
- The song pays tribute to New India. It highlights several path breaking initiatives of the government including the determination and vision behind the recent successful launch of “Chandrayaan 2”. The song also pays tribute to the bravery and valour of our armed forces and the martyrs of the country.
5) Answer: C)
- Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) launched a new programme “Leather Mission” under which the commission will give leather kits to the leather artisans across the nation.
- KVIC distributed 50 leather kits and 350 bee-boxes in Rajasthan’s Sirohi district on the World Tribal Day.
- So far KVIC has distributed over 1.15 lakh bee-boxes among the marginalised community across the country which has provided jobs to over 11,500 people.
6) Answer: C)
- South Korea has decided to remove Japan from a list of nations receiving preferential trade list
- South Korean Trade Minister Sung Yun-mo stated that the government was removing Japan from the country’s 29-country “white list” because it has failed to uphold international principles while managing its export controls on sensitive materials.
7) Answer: E)
- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $200 million to upgrade rural roads to all-weather standards in 34 districts of Maharashtra to better connect rural areas with markets and services.
- Roads in rural areas would be upgraded to all-weather standards which will boost links between local residents and economic centres across the state
- The total cost of the project is $296 million, of which the government will provide $96 million. It is due for completion at the end of September 2024.
8) Answer: D)
- Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, and Microsoft Corp. are embarking on a unique, comprehensive, long-term strategic relationship aimed at accelerating the digital transformation of the Indian economy and society.
- In combining efforts, Jio and Microsoft aim to enhance the adoption of leading technologies like data analytics, AI, cognitive services, blockchain, Internet of Things, and edge computing among small and medium enterprises to make them ready to compete and grow, while helping accelerate technology-led GDP growth in India and driving adoption of next-gen technology solutions at scale.
9) Answer: C)
- Gogabeel, an ox-bow lake in Bihar’s Katihar district, has been declared as the state’s first ‘Community Reserve’.
- Gogabeel is formed from the flow of the rivers Mahananda and Kankhar in the north and the Ganga in the south and east. It is the fifteenth Protected Area (PA) in Bihar.
- The water body was notified as a 57 hectare Community Reserve and a 30-hectare ‘Conservation Reserve’.
10) Answer: B)
- India’s first-of-its-kind clinical ecotoxicology facility was inaugurated at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
- It will investigate the increasing number of diseases resulting from exposure to environmental toxins contaminating water, food and air.
- It will provide diagnostic and research services to all the clinical departments dealing with diseases due to ecotoxicity.
11) Answer: B)
- Former director of the National Institute of Immunology Chandrima Shaha has been elected as the first woman president of the reputed Indian National Science Academy (INSA).
- Shaha is currently Professor of Eminence at the National Institute of Immunology, an institute under the Department of Biotechnology.
- INSA established in January 1935 in New Delhi is the apex body of Indian scientists representing all branches of science and technology to promote science in India and harness scientific knowledge for the cause of humanity and national welfare.
12) Answer: C)
Alejandro Giammattei, a center-right businessman and former prisons director making his fourth bid for the presidency, was elected as Guatemala’s president in a runoff election where corruption and a migration crisis were the two top issues.Mr. Giammattei, 63 years old, defeated former first lady Sandra Torres, a social-democrat.
13) Answer: A)
- Shri Ghotu Ram Meena has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Congo.
- At present Meena is serving as a counsellor, Embassy of India in Kyiv
14) Answer: A)
- Shahrukh Khan has been conferred with an honorary degree, Doctor of Letters by the La Trobe University of Melbourne, Australia during his visit to University as the chief guest of the 10th edition Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2019 (IFFM).
- He received this honour in recognition of his humanitarian efforts towards underprivileged children, empowering women through MEER foundation, and his achievements in Bollywood.
15) Answer: A)
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi alumni rolled out the world’s first automotive crutches. And, they have the potential to stand on their own.
- The product was developed by a startup called Flexmotiv which was started by IIT Delhi students Arvind S.A, Adepu Srinivas and Girish Yadav. They were assisted from AIIMS, New Delhi.
- It is the world’s first self-standing axillary crutch. At an initial stage of using the crutch, there is always a requirement of support, but Flexmotiv is designed in a way that can be used without taking any support.
- The product intends to help the elderly and the handicapped, by presenting an easy-to-use solution for walking disabilities. It is also useful for patients with spinal cord injuries, fractures and arthroplasty of knee and hip joints.
16) Answer: B)
- Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co unveiled its own operating system Harmony OS
- Harmony is the next-generation system based on microkernel, and it can be distributed to all scenarios, including smart TVs, automobiles, and wearables, and other hardware.
- In China, The software will be known as Hongmeng
- The operating system will be released as an open-source platform worldwide to encourage adoption.
17) Answer: B)
- Aishwarya Pissay (Bangalore) became the first Indian to claim a world title in motorsports, winning the FIM World Cup in the women’s category after thes final round of the championship in Hungary.
- The 23-year old from Bengaluru also finished second in the FIM Junior category
- She won the first round in Dubai and was placed third (Portugal), fifth (Spain) and fourth (Hungary) in the subsequent outings, finished with a tally of 65 points
18) Answer: C)
- Top Indian woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat lost to N Malisheva of Russia in the 53kg final of the Medved event in Minsk, Belarus.
- The 24-year-old Vinesh was contesting her fourth consecutive final event of the season winning all the earlier three events.
- Before this, Vinesh won gold at 2019 Poland Open wrestling tournament, Grand Prix of Spain and Yasar Dogu International at Istanbul, Turkey.
- Rio Olympics bronze medallist Sakshi Malik settled for bronze in the 62kg category.
- The Indian women wrestling team bagged four silver and three bronze medals in the tournament.
- In the men’s freestyle, Ravi Dahiya was the lone medallist with a bronze in the 57kg category.
19) Answer: C)
2019 Rogers Cup/ Canadian Open presented by National Bank was held from August 5-11, 2019. The Men’s tournament was held at IGA Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Women’s tournament was held at Aviva Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Rafael Nadal (of Spain) has won the Men’s single title and Bianca Andreescu (of Canada) has won the Women’s Single title at the Canadian Open (Tennis) 2019. Canadian Open is also known as Rogers Cup.
20) Answer: A)
2019 Rogers Cup/ Canadian Open presented by National Bank was held from August 5-11, 2019. The Men’s tournament was held at IGA Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Women’s tournament was held at Aviva Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Rafael Nadal (of Spain) has won the Men’s single title and Bianca Andreescu (of Canada) has won the Women’s Single title at the Canadian Open (Tennis) 2019. Canadian Open is also known as Rogers Cup.
21) Answer: D)
- Senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General Amarendra Sharan passed away
- Amarendra Sharan had served as the Additional Solicitor General of India for a five year term between August 2004 and June 2009
- He was also appointed as an amicus curiae by the apex court which was hearing a petition seeking fresh investigation in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
