It does not matter how

slowly you go as long as you

do not stop.
 Question of the day

Recently, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju handed over

________ crore rupees to the medallists of the
Para-Badminton World Championship.

हाल ही में , खेल मंत्री किरे न ररजििू ने पैरा-बैडममंटन

विश्ि चैजपपयनमिप िे पदि वििेताओं
िो________िरोड़ रुपये ददए।

1) 1.48
2) 1.60
3) 1.82
4) 2.20
5) 2.42
 Question of the day

How many medals were won by the Indian team at

the 45th WorldSkills Kazan 2019 competition, in
Russia?

रूस में 45िीं विश्िजकिल्स िजान 2019 प्रततयोगिता में

भारतीय टीम ने कितने पदि िीते?

1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
5) 6
 Question 1
Read the following statements carefully:
1. The Union Cabinet approved the Establishment of an International Coalition for
Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) along with its supporting Secretariat Office in
New Delhi.
2. The proposal was approved by the Prime Minister on 13th August 2019.
3. The CDRI is proposed to be launched at the UN Climate Action Summit in Tokyo,
Japan on 23rd September 2019.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

तनपनमलखखत िथनों िो ध्यान से पढें :

1. िेंद्रीय मंत्रत्रमंडल ने नई ददल्ली में अपने सहायि सगचिालय िायाालय िे साथ आपदा रोधी
बतु नयादी ढांचे (CDRI) िे मलए एि अंतरााष्ट्रीय िठबंधन िी कथापना िो मंिरू ी दी।
2. प्रकताि िो 13 अिकत, 2019 िो प्रधान मंत्री द्िारा अनम ु ोददत किया िया था।
3. CDRI िो िापान िे टोक्यो में 23 मसतंबर 2019 िो संयक् ु त राष्ट्र िलिायु िारा िाई मिखर
सपमेलन में लॉन्च िरने िा प्रकताि है ।
उपरोक्त िथनों में से िौन सा/से िथन सही है /हैं?

1) Only 1 / िेिल 1
2) Only 1 and 2 / िेिल 1 और 2
3) Only 1 and 3 / िेिल 1 और 3
4) Only 2 and 3 / िेिल 2 और 3
5) All of the above / सभी सही हैं
 Answer
Only 1 and 2 / केवल 1 और 2
Solution:
• The Union Cabinet approved the Establishment of an
International Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (CDRI) along with its supporting
Secretariat Office in New Delhi.
• The proposal was approved by the Prime Minister on
13th August 2019.
• The CDRI is proposed to be launched at the UN Climate
Action Summit in New York, USA on 23rd September
2019.
 Question 2

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel

Dharmendra Pradhan lead a business delegation from
oil & gas as well as steel sectors to ________ in August
2019.

पेरोमलयम और प्रािृतति िैस और इकपात मंत्री धमेंद्र प्रधान

अिकत 2019 में तेल और िैस और इकपात क्षेत्रों पर ________
में एि व्यापाररि प्रतततनगधमंडल िा नेतत्ृ ि िरें िे।

1) Tokyo / टोक्यो
2) Moscow / मॉकिो
3) Singapore / मसंिापरु
4) New York / न्ययू ॉिा
5) Kuala Lumpur / िुआला लप
ु परु
 Answer
Moscow / मॉस्को
Solution:
• Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel
Dharmendra Pradhan lead a business delegation
from oil & gas as well as steel sectors to Moscow
from 29-30 August 2019.
• This is his first overseas’ visit since his assumption
of office.
• He will also participate in an Energy Dialogue with
Russian and Indian Oil & Gas and Steel Companies
 Question 3
Read the following statements carefully:
1. A MoU between the Indian Navy and India Meteorological Department was signed at Naval
Base, Kochi on 28 Aug 19 for the handing over of Cyclone Detection Radar (CDR) building by IMD to
the IN.
2. The CDR building was constructed during the period 1983-86 inside the Naval Base, having an S-
band Cyclone Detection Radar installed by M/s Bharat Electronics Limited.
3. The building is set to be utilised by Indian Naval Meteorological Analysis Centre (INMAC), an
operational unit set up in 2013 with the mandate to provide daily meteorological information/
forecasts to users across the Navy such as IN ships and establishments.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

तनपनमलखखत िथनों िो ध्यान से पढें :

1. भारतीय नौसेना और भारत मौसम विज्ञान विभाि िे बीच IMD द्िारा IN िो साइक्लोन डडटे क्िन रडार
(CDR) त्रबजल्डंि िो सौंपने िे मलए 28 अिकत 19 िो नौसेना बेस, िोजचच में एि समझौता ज्ञापन पर हकताक्षर
किए िए।
2. CDR त्रबजल्डंि िा तनमााण 1983-86 िी अिगध िे दौरान नौसेना बेस िे अंदर हुआ था, जिसमें मैससा भारत
इलेक्रॉतनक्स मलममटे ड द्िारा कथावपत एस-बैंड साइक्लोन डडटे क्िन रडार था।
3. त्रबजल्डंि िा उपयोि भारतीय नौसेना मौसम विज्ञान विश्लेषण िेंद्र (INMAC) द्िारा किया िाता है , िो
2013 में कथावपत एि पररचालन इिाई है , िो नौसेना में उपयोिितााओं िो दै तनि मौसम संबंधी
िानिारी/पि ू ाानम
ु ान प्रदान िरने िैसे िायों िे मलए है ।
उपरोक्त िथनों में से िौन सा/से िथन सही है /हैं?

1) Only 1 / िेिल 1 2) Only 1 and 2 / िेिल 1 और 2

3) Only 1 and 3 / िेिल 1 और 3 4) Only 2 and 3 / िेिल 2 और 3
5) All of the above / सभी सही हैं
 Answer
All of the above / सभी सही हैं
Solution:
• A MoU between the Indian Navy and India Meteorological
Department was signed at Naval Base, Kochi on 28 Aug 19 for
the handing over of Cyclone Detection Radar (CDR) building by
IMD to the IN.
• The CDR building was constructed during the period 1983-86
inside the Naval Base, having an S-band Cyclone Detection
Radar installed by M/s Bharat Electronics Limited.
• The building is set to be utilised by Indian Naval
Meteorological Analysis Centre (INMAC), an operational unit
set up in 2013 with the mandae to provide daily
meteorological information/ forecasts to users across the Navy
such as IN ships and establishments.
 Question 4
What is the theme of the 12th India Security Summit, held in
August 2019?

अिकत 2019 में आयोजित 12िें भारत सुरक्षा मिखर सपमेलन िा विषय
क्या है ?

1) Towards a Secure Future / एि सरु क्षक्षत भविष्ट्य िी ओर

2) Securing Digital India / डडजिटल इंडडया िो सरु क्षक्षत िरना
3) Towards New National Cyber Security Strategy / नई राष्ट्रीय
साइबर सरु क्षा रणनीतत िी ओर
4) Flourishing in an insecure environment / असरु क्षक्षत िातािरण में
पनपना
5) Cyber4All: An Inclusive, Sustainable, Developmental, Safe and
Secure Cyberspace / साइबर4ऑल: एि समािेिी, सतत,
वििासात्मि, सरु क्षक्षत और सरु क्षक्षत साइबर कपेस
 Answer
Towards New National Cyber Security Strategy / नई
राष्ट्रीय साइबर सरु क्षा रणनीति की ओर
Solution:
• The 12th India Security Summit on the theme Towards
New National Cyber Security Strategy was held on 28
August 2019.
• During the conference, many issues were discussed
such as protection of critical national infrastructure,
emerging cyber threats: incidents, challenges and
response.
• India is the third-largest user of internet and cyber
crime has increased manifold in recent years
 Question 5

Where has the Indian Bank opened MSME CPC

(centralised processing centre) in August 2019?

अिकत 2019 में इंडडयन बैंि ने MSME CPC

(िेंद्रीयिृत प्रसंकिरण िेंद्र) िहााँ खोला है ?

1) New Delhi / नई ददल्ली

2) Mumbai / मप ु बई
3) Bengaluru / बेंिलरु
ु
4) Chennai / चेन्नई
5) Kolkata / िोलिाता
 Answer

Chennai / चेन्नई
Solution:
• Indian Bank has opened MSME CPC (centralised
processing centre) in Chennai.
• The centralised processing centre will give a boost
to the bank’s MSME portfolio and will lead to
speedy disposal of micro, small and medium
enterprises’ loans.
• The bank has also deployed skilled manpower in
the CPC to improve credit quality and shorten
transaction processing time.
 Question 6

Where was an Indo-Israel joint venture’s Astra

Rafael Communication System inaugurated in
August 2019?

अिकत 2019 में भारत-इजराइल संयक् ु त उद्यम एकरा

राफेल संचार प्रणाली िा उद्घाटन िहााँ किया िया था?

1) New Delhi / नई ददल्ली

2) Mumbai / मप ु बई
3) Pune / पण
ु े
4) Hyderabad / है दराबाद
5) Lucknow / लखनऊ
 Answer
Hyderabad / है दराबाद
Solution:
• An Indo-Israel joint venture’s Astra Rafael
Communication System was inaugurated in Hyderabad.
• The system will design, develop and manufacture
tactical communication systems for Indian armed
forces.
• The Joint Venture between Astra Microwave and Israel’s
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has become India’s
first private sector firm to manufacture software-
defined radios in multiple variants.
 Question 7

Recently, the Minister of State for Culture & Tourism

launched an integrated NOC online Application
Processing System for National Monuments Authority in
________.

हाल ही में , संकिृतत और पयाटन राज्य मंत्री ने ________में

राष्ट्रीय कमारि प्रागधिरण िे मलए एि एिीिृत एनओसी
ऑनलाइन एप्लीिेिन प्रोसेमसंि मसकटम लॉन्च किया।

1) Ahmedabad / अहमदाबाद
2) Bhopal / भोपाल
3) Agra / आिरा
4) New Delhi / नई ददल्ली
5) Mumbai / मप ु बई
 Answer
New Delhi / नई ददल्ली
Solution:
• The Minister of State for Culture & Tourism launched an
integrated NOC online Application Processing System for
National Monuments Authority in New Delhi.
• This will help in online processing of applications requesting
NOC for construction-related work in the prohibited and
regulated area of ASI protected monuments.
• 6 new states will be part of it including MP, Haryana, Punjab,
and Telangana.
 Question 8

Recently, Shashi Shanker was honoured with the

Distinguished Fellowship of the Institute of Directors
(IOD) 2019. He is the Chairman & Managing Director of
________.

हाल ही में , िमि िंिर िो इंकटीट्यट

ू ऑफ डायरे क्टसा (IOD)
2019 िी प्रततजष्ट्ठत फैलोमिप से सपमातनत किया िया। िह
________ िे अध्यक्ष और प्रबंध तनदे िि हैं।

1) NTPC
2) ONGC
3) IOCL
4) SAIL
5) GAIL
 Answer
ONGC
Solution:
• ONGC CMD (Chairman & Managing Director) Shashi
Shanker was honoured with the Distinguished
Fellowship of the Institute of Directors (IOD) 2019.
• He was honoured during the 29th Institute of Directors
(IOD) Annual Day Ceremony for his distinguished
contribution to business and society.
• The theme of this year’s IOD Annual Day Ceremony was
‘Future Boards: Leading Strategy to Embrace
Sustainability’
 Question 9

Which of the following documentaries won the award

at the 14th edition of the ‘We Care Film Festival on
Disability Issues’?

तनपनमलखखत में से किस डाक्यम

ू ें री कफल्म ने िी िेयर
कफल्म फेजकटिल ऑन डडसएत्रबमलटी इश्यि ू िे 14िें
संकिरण में परु किार िीता?

1) Inside Job / इनसाइड िॉब

2) Phantom India / फेंटम इंडडया
3) I’m Jeeja / आई ऍम िीिा
4) Beyond All Boundaries / त्रबयॉन्ड ऑल बाउड्री
5) Inshallah, Kashmir / इंिाल्लाह, िश्मीर
 Answer
I’m Jeeja / आई ऍम जीजा
Solution:
• Indian documentary film I’m Jeeja won the award at the 14th
edition of the ‘We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues’.
• It won the award in the ‘Under 30 minute’ category.
• The documentary directed by Swati Chakraborty attempts to
explore the lives and battles of people living with the disability.
• Another Indian film 'Post Dark' received a jury mention in
‘Under 5 minutes’ category.
 Question 10

In August 2019, the Union Cabinet approved ________%

FDI under automatic route in coal mining and associated
infrastructure.

अिकत 2019 में , िेंद्रीय मंत्रत्रमंडल ने िोयला खनन और

सपबंगधत बतु नयादी ढांचे में किचामलत मािा िे तहत
________% FDI िो मंिरू ी दी।

1) 100
2) 90
3) 80
4) 70
5) 60
 Answer
100
Solution:
• The Union Cabinet relaxed Foreign Direct Investment
rule for foreign single-brand retailers and permitted
foreign investment in contract manufacturing and coal
mining.
• 100% FDI under automatic route in coal mining and
associated infrastructure has been approved.
• 26% FDI has also been allowed under government route
for uploading and streaming of News and Current Affairs
through Digital Media.
 Question 11

Where will the 25th Senior Women’s National

Football Championship be held in September
2019?

मसतंबर 2019 में 25िीं सीतनयर मदहला राष्ट्रीय

फुटबॉल चैजपपयनमिप िहााँ आयोजित िी िाएिी?

1) Nagaland / निालैंड
2) Sikkim / मसजक्िम
3) Assam / असम
4) Arunachal Pradesh / अरुणाचल प्रदे ि
5) Manipur / मखणपरु
 Answer
Arunachal Pradesh / अरुणाचल प्रदे श
Solution:
• The 25th Senior Women’s National Football
Championship will be held in Arunachal Pradesh for the
first time from September 10-24, 2019.
• The tournament will be held in the oldest town of the
state Pasighat in East Siang District.
• A total of 30 teams from across the country,
representing various States, Union Territories and Indian
Railways will participate in the tournam
 Question 12

Who visited Ladakh to inaugurate a Vigyan Mela

in August 2019?

अिकत 2019 में एि विज्ञान मेले िा उद्घाटन िरने

िे मलए लद्दाख िा दौरा किसने किया था?

1) Narendra Modi / नरें द्र मोदी

2) Rajnath Singh / रािनाथ मसंह
3) Amit Shah / अममत िाह
4) Venkaiah Naidu / िें िैया नायडू
5) Ram Nath Kovind / राम नाथ िोविंद
 Answer

Rajnath Singh / राजनाथ ससिंह

Solution:
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Ladakh to
inaugurate a Vigyan Mela on 29 August 2019.
• It will showcase crops and grains suitable for
growing in high altitude areas.
• His visit to Ladakh was his first to the UT after it
was carved out from the state of Jammu and
Kashmir.
• He inaugurated the 26th Ladakhi Kisan Jawan
Vigyan Mela at Defence Institute Of High Altitude
Research( DIHAR)
 Question 13

When is the National Sports Day

celebrated?

राष्ट्रीय खेल ददिस िब मनाया िाता है ?

1) 26 August / 26 अिकत
2) 27 August / 27 अिकत
3) 28 August / 28 अिकत
4) 29 August / 29 अिकत
5) 30 August / 30 अिकत
 Answer
29 August / 29 अगस्ि
Solution:
• National Sports Day 2019 is being celebrated
on 29 August across India.
• It marks the birth anniversary of the legendary
hockey player Major Dhyan Chand, who was
born on August 29 in the year 1905.
• The day is observed every year to spread
awareness about the importance of sports and
games in the life of every individual.
• 29 August was proclaimed as the country’s
National Sports Day in 2012.
 Question 14

PM Narendra Modi launched a nation-wide Fit

India Movement on the occasion of ________.

प्रधानमंत्री नरें द्र मोदी ने________िे अिसर पर

दे िव्यापी कफट इंडडया मि ू में ट िी िरु
ु आत िी।

1) World Health Day / विश्ि किाक्य ददिस

2) International Day of Yoga / अंतरााष्ट्रीय योि
ददिस
3) India’s Independence Day / भारतीय कितंत्रता
ददिस
4) National Sports Day / राष्ट्रीय खेल ददिस
 Answer

National Sports Day / राष्ट्रीय खेल ददवस

Solution:
• PM Narendra Modi launched a nation-wide Fit
India Movement on the occasion of National Sports
Day on 29 August 2019.
• The campaign is aimed at encouraging people to
inculcate physical activity and sports in their day to
day life.
• President Ramnath Kovind gave away the national
sports awards in New Delhi.
• Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik were conferred
with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
 Question 15
In August 2019, J&K Governor announced that in coming 2-
3 months, about 50,000 government jobs will be provided
to the youths of the State. Who is the governor of J&K?

अिकत 2019 में, िपमू-िश्मीर िे राज्यपाल ने घोषणा िी कि

आने िाले 2-3 महीनों में, राज्य िे यि
ु ाओं िो लिभि 50,000
सरिारी नौिररयां प्रदान िी िाएंिी। िपमू-िश्मीर िा ििनार
िौन है ?

1) Satya Pal Malik / सत्य पाल ममलि

2) Acharya Dev Vrat / आचाया दे ि व्रत
3) Mridula Sinha / मदृ ल
ु ा मसन्हा
4) Jagdish Mukhi / ििदीि मख ु ी
5) Lalji Tandon / लालिी टं डन
 Answer

Satya Pal Malik / सत्य पाल मसलक

Solution:
• J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik announced that in
coming 2-3 months, about 50,000 government jobs
will be provided to the youths of the State.
• The Administration is opening mobile phone
connectivity in Kupwara and Handwara districts of
Kashmir and soon it will be opened in other
districts as well.
• 50 more degree colleges will be set up in the state.
 Question 16
Recently, the MoU between the Government of the
Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of
________ was approved on Cooperation in the Field of
Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy.

हाल ही में, भारत सरिार िे िणराज्य और ________िणराज्य

सरिार िे बीच समझौता ज्ञापन िो पारं पररि गचकित्सा प्रणाली
और होपयोपैथी िे क्षेत्र में सहयोि पर अनम
ु ोददत किया िया।

1) Ghana / घाना
2) Guinea / गिनी
3) Egypt / ममस्र
4) Turkey / ति
ु ी
5) Morocco / मोरक्िो
 Answer

Guinea / गगनी
Solution:
• The MoU between the Government of the Republic
of India and the Government of the Republic of
Guinea was approved on Cooperation in the Field
of Traditional Systems of Medicine and
Homeopathy.
• The MoU was signed on 2 August 2019 during the
3-day visit of the President Shri Ram Nath Kovind
to Guinea.
• It will be of great importance to both countries
considering their shared cultural heritage.
 Question 17

In August 2019, the Union Cabinet approved the

MoU between India and ________ in the Field of
Traditional Systems of Medicine.

अिकत 2019 में , िेंद्रीय मंत्रत्रमंडल ने भारत और________

िे बीच पारं पररि गचकित्सा पद्धतत िे क्षेत्र में समझौता
ज्ञापन िो मंिरू ी दी।

1) Gabon / िैबॉन
2) Democratic Republic of the Congo / डेमोक्रेदटि
रीपजललि ऑफ द िॉिो ं
3) Rwanda / रिांडा
4) Gambia / िाजपबया
5) Burundi / बुरुंडी
 Answer
Gambia / गाम्बबया
Solution:
• The Union Cabinet approved the MoU between India
and Gambia in the Field of Traditional Systems of
Medicine.
• The MoU will provide a framework for cooperation
between India and Gambia for the promotion of
traditional systems of medicine and will mutually benefit
the 2 countries in this field.
• The MoU was signed in Gambia on 31 July 2019 during
the visit of the President Shri Ram Nath Kovind.
 Question 18

Who among the following will be honoured with

the 2019 UEFA President’s Award?

तनपनमलखखत में से किसे 2019 यई

ू एफए राष्ट्रपतत
परु किार से सपमातनत किया िाएिा?

1) Zinedine Zidane / जिनेददन जिदान

2) Eric Cantona / एररि िैं टोना
3) David Beckham / डेविड बेिहम
4) Andrea Pirlo / एंडड्रया वपरलो
5) Ronaldinho / रोनाजल्डन्हो
 Answer
Eric Cantona / एररक कैं टोना
Solution:
• Former Manchester United forward player Eric Cantona
will be honoured with the 2019 UEFA President’s Award.
• The award recognises outstanding achievements and
professional excellence of the player.
• He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux,
Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his
career at Manchester United where he won four
Premier League titles in five years and two League and
FA Cup Doubles.
 Question of the day

Leh District Deputy Commissioner, Sachin Kumar

Vaishya, launched ________ vaccine in August
2019.

लेह जिला उपायक्

ु त सगचन िुमार िैश्य ने अिकत
2019 में ________ िैक्सीन लॉन्च किया।

1) Roseola / राकयोला
2) Adenovirus / एडडनोिायरस
3) Rotavirus / रोटािायरस
4) Norovirus / नोरोिायरस
5) Viral Meningitis / िायरल मेतननिाइदटस
 Question of the day

In which city of Gujarat was the first fleet of eco-

friendly electric buses flagged off by the Union
Home Minister Amit Shah in August 2019?

अिकत 2019 में िेंद्रीय िह

ृ मंत्री अममत िाह द्िारा
पयाािरण िे अनिु ू ल इलेजक्रि बसों िा पहला बेड़ा
िि
ु रात िे किस िहर में रिाना किया िया था?

1) Ahmedabad / अहमदाबाद
2) Jamnagar / िामनिर
3) Vadodara / िडोदरा
4) Surat / सरु त
5) Rajkot / राििोट