[GKmojo] August 2019 File

1. Which sport is added for the first time to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Games?
A. Curling
B. Fencing
C. Powerlifting
D. Table Tennis Mixed Doubles

Answer: Option D
For the first time in the Olympic Games' history, Table Tennis Mixed
Doubles event added in a new Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games. Manika
Batra to pair with Sharath Kamal for mixed doubles spot in Tokyo
Olympics. Table tennis had appeared at the Summer Olympics in eight
previous occasions beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
The 2008 Games in Beijing, China saw men's &women's singles and
team events.

2. Which city has named the world's best city for students according to
QS Best Student Cities Ranking?
A. London
B. Tokyo
C. Melbourne
D. Paris

Answer: Option A
London has named the world's best city for students for the 2nd
consecutive year, beating Tokyo and Melbourne that came 2nd and 3rd,
respectively, on a new worldwide ranking. According to the rankings,
India's best student city is Bengaluru (81st), followed by Mumbai (85th),
Delhi at 113th and Chennai at 115th, out of a total of 120th cities in the
list.

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3. Who has been appointed the new Finance Secretary of India?
A. Neeraj Kumar Gupta
B. Girish Chandra Murmu
C. Rajiv Kumar
D. Atanu Chakraborty

Answer: Option C
Rajiv Kumar, a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of
Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed the new Finance Secretary. He
succeeded Subhash Chandra Garg, who is currently the power secretary.

4. Which is the largest automobile manufacturing company in the world

in the year 2019?
A. Toyota
B. BMW
C. Ford
D. Volkswagon

Answer: Option D
Volkswagon became the largest automobile manufacturing company in
the world in the year 2019 by displacing Toyota from the leading
position.

5. According to the World Bank, India ranks __________ largest

economy in 2018.
A. 10
B. 8
C. 6
D. 7

Answer: Option D
According to the World Bank, India has been pushed to the 7th place in
the global GDP rankings in 2018. In 2017, India had emerged as the 6th
largest economy. The US remains the top economy with a GDP of $20.5

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trillion in 2018. China was the 2nd largest economy with $13.6 trillion,
while Japan took the 3rd place with $5 trillion. India's GDP was at $2.7
trillion in 2018, while UK and France were at $2.8 trillion.

6. Which company has acquired a data privacy and governance service,

BlueTalon, recently?
A. Microsoft
B. IBM
C. Dell
D. Hewlett-Packard

Answer: Option A
Microsoft acquired BlueTalon, a data privacy and governance service, for
an undisclosed sum. BlueTalon works with leading Fortune 100
companies. It helps enterprises to set policies for how their employees
can access their data. BlueTalon will become part of the Azure Data
Governance group. It had raised $25.87 million and was backed by firms
like Biosys Capital, Signia Venture Partners, Maverick Capital, and
Divergent Ventures.

7. Name of the Indian journalist who has been selected for the Ramon
Magsaysay Award 2019.
A. Ravish Kumar
B. Arnab Goswami
C. Rajdeep Sardesai
D. Shekhar Gupta

Answer: Option A
Ravish Kumar has been named for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay
Award 2019. Ravish Kumar is among the five recipients of the 2019
Magsaysay award, the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize.

8. Name the founder of the largest coffee chain in India, Cafe Coffee
Day(CCD), who passed away recently.
A. V. G. Siddhartha Hegde

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 B. Harshad Mehta
C. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
D. B.M. Khaitan

Answer: Option A
Indian billionaire and a founder of the largest coffee chain in India, Cafe
Coffee Day (CCD), V. G. Siddhartha Hegde has been found dead on the
banks of the Netravati river near Mangaluru. Siddhartha was the son-in-
law of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna. Hailing from the
Chikmagalur district of Karnataka, he established Cafe Coffee Day in
1996, which is an Indian cafe chain owned by Coffee Day Global Limited
serves 1.8 billion cups of coffee, annually, in six countries like Malaysia,
Egypt, the Czech Republic, and Austria.

9. As per which committee's report, UGC has recommended 20

institutions for Institutes of Eminence (IoE)?
A. Ambika Soni committee
B. N S Vishwanathan committee
C. Viral Acharya committee
D. N Gopalaswami committee

Answer: Option D
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has recommended the grant
of the Institute of Eminence (IoE) status to 20 institutions such as IITs
Madras and Kharagpur, Delhi University, University of Hyderabad,
Amritha Vishwa Vidyapeetham and VIT. The recommendations are
based on the reports of the Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) under
the chairmanship of N Gopalaswami. The aim of Institute of Eminence
(IoE) scheme is to develop 20 world-class institutions which would put
India on the global education map. Those selected will be given greater
autonomy and freedom to decide fees, course durations and governance
structures. The public institutions will also receive a government grant of
Rs 1,000 crore, while the private institutions will not get any funding
under the scheme.

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10. Which Article was scrapped by the Parliament recently?
A. Article 370
B. Article 356
C. Article 377
D. Article 246

Answer: Option A
Article 370 was scrapped by the Parliament on August 5, 2019, after
Union Home Minister tabled the historic amendment in the Parliament.
All the clauses of Article 370 were revoked, except Clause 1 which states
that J&K is a part of India.

11. Which company has acquired majority stake of Google-backed firm -

Fynd?
A. HCL Technologies
B. Tata Consultancy Services
C. Infosys
D. Reliance Industries

Answer: Option D
7-year-old Mumbai startup Fynd, which is a Google-backed firm that
connects retailers with online stores and consumers, is now acquired by
Reliance Industries. The acquisition announcement was made by Fynd's
co-founder Harsh Shah.

12. Which player topped Forbes magazine's list of highest-paid women

player in sports category?
A. Serena Williams
B. Venus Williams
C. Naomi Osaka
D. Maria Sharapova

Answer: Option A

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13. Which of following article has been abrogated by the Modi
Government, recently?
A. Article 356
B. Article 307
C. Article 376
D. Article 370

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Centre revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and
Kashmir and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two union
territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

14. How many UT will be in India once the articles 370 an 35A are
completely are completely revoked?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10

Answer: Option C
The two new UT (Union Territories) will be J&K and Ladakh,

15. Who among the following won the Bharat Ratna the country's highest
civilian award 2019?
A. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B. Pranab Mukherjee
C. VS Naipaul
D. Kiran Bedi

Answer: Option B
Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, singer Bhupen Hazarika
and Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh have been conferred
Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in 2019.

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16. Which actors got best actor award in National Film Awards 2019?
A. Ayushmann Khuranna and Ranveer Singh
B. Ayushmann Khuranna and Vicky Kaushal
C. Vicky Kaushal and Salman Khan
D. Vicky Kaushal and Akshay Kumar

Answer: Option B
Ayushmann Khuranna for Andhadhun and Vicky Kaushal for Uri : The
Surgical Strike.

17. Which of the following scheme is to promote the electric and hybrid
vehicle technology to ensure the growth?
A. FAME
B. RISE
C. NPRT
D. EAHV

Answer: Option A
FAME of India is to promote the electric and hybrid vehicle technology
to ensure the growth. Phase-I is the fast adoption and manufacturing of
the electric and hybrid vehicle in India from 2015. Phase-II is to boost
the electrical vehicle mobility and to increase it in commercial fleets
from this 2019.

18. Which movie got the award of Best Feature Film in National Film
Awards 2019?
A. Uri
B. Hellaro
C. Padman
D. Andhadhundh

Answer: Option B
Hellaro a Gujarati film directed by Abhishek Shah.

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19. The world's first-ever thermal battery plant was inaugurated in which
state?
A. Maharashtra
B. Odisha
C. West Bengal
D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Option D
The world's first-ever thermal battery plant was inaugurated in Andhra
Pradesh in Amaravati.

20. What was the theme of 2019 International Youth Day?

A. Youth Building Peace
B. Transforming education
C. Safe Spaces for Youth
Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and
D.
Production

Answer: Option B
The International Youth Day was observed across the world on August 12
to recognize the efforts put in by the youth for the betterment of the
society. The 2019 theme of the day is "Transforming education". It aims
to promote the ways to engage the youth and make them more actively
involved in their communities through positive contributions.

21. Who will be awarded with Vir Chakra in 2019?

A. Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhman
B. Captain Saurabh Verma
C. Wing Commander JS Verma
D. Captain Suresh Tiwari

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Answer: Option A
Abhinandan Varthaman, Indian Air Force pilot, is likely to be awarded a
Vir Chakra for his gallantry. Five Mirage-2000 fighter jet pilots who
dropped bombs on the terror facility of the Jaish-e-Mohammed will also
get the Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry.

22. Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly" is the autobiography

of_________
A. Amitabh Bachchan
B. Dilip Kemar
C. Mahesh Bhatt
D. Anupam Kher

Answer: Option D
"Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly" is the autobiography of
bollywood actor Anupam kher.

23. Who was appointed as the first Lokpal of India?

A. Sumitra Mahajan
B. Nanintara Pandya
C. Pinaki Chandra Ghose
D. Ranjan Gogoi

Answer: Option C
Retired Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is appointed as the
first Lokpal of India by a committee consisting of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Lok Sabha
speaker Sumitra Mahajan on 23 March 2019 wheareas the members are
appointed w.e.f 27 March 2019.

24. Who is the highest paid bank chief executive in India for the FY19?
A. Sandeep Bakhshi
B. Uday Kotak
C. Aditya Puri

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 D. Amitabh Chaudhry
Answer: Option C
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HDFC Bank Aditya Puri, who led
the bank since its inception 25 years ago, is the highest paid bank chief
executive in India with a monthly basic salary of Rs 89 lakh in FY19. The
data was compiled from annual reports. Perks and other privileges were
not taken into account because these are treated differently by various
banks.

25. Who becomes first batsman to score 20,000 international runs in a

decade?
A. K. L. Rahul
B. Rohit Sharma
C. MS Dhoni
D. Virat Kohli

Answer: Option D
Virat Kohli has become the first batsman to score 20,000 international
runs in a decade during the match against West Indies on August 14,
2019. He has scored 20,502 runs across three formats out of which he
has scored 20,018 runs in the ongoing decade. He achieved this feat on
the way to his match-winning hundred against the West Indies in the
third ODI match. Former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting held the
record for scoring most international runs in a decade with 18,962 to his
credit in the 2000s.

26. As per Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), how

much amount will be provided to eligible farmers on attaining the age of
60?
A. Rs 3000
B. Rs 4000
C. Rs 5000
D. Rs 2000

Answer: Option A

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The Union Government has recently started registration for the Pradhan
Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) with an aim to improve the
life of Small and Marginal Farmers of the country. This scheme for
farmers has been announced in the Union Budget 2019-20. The scheme
is voluntary and contributory for farmers in the entry age group of 18 to
40 years and a monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- will be provided to them
on attaining the age of 60 years. The farmers will have to make a
monthly contribution of Rs.55 to Rs.200, depending on their age of
entry, in the Pension Fund till they reach the retirement date i.e. the age
of 60 years. The Central Government will also make an equal
contribution of the same amount in the pension fund. The spouse is also
eligible to get a separate pension of Rs.3000/- upon making separate
contributions to the Fund.

27. Who among the following has been conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna Award 2019?
A. Neeraj Chopra
B. Hima Das
C. Vinesh Phogat
D. Bajrang Punia

Answer: Option D
Bajrang Punia awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019. It is the
highest country award in India. Bajrang Punia is set to be awarded the
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019.The country's highest sporting
honour. Punia will be rewarded with the award for his consistent
showing in the field of wrestling. His contribution in bringing laurels to
the country. Punia along with Vinesh Phogat was recommended by the
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for the prestigious award.

28. Who has been appointed as the Head coach of the Indian cricket
team?
A. Anil Kumble
B. Saurav Ganguly
C. Ravi Shashtri
D. Sachin Tendulkar

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Answer: Option C
Ravi Shashtri has been appointed as the Head coach of the Indian team.

29. Ravinder Takkar appointed as MD-CEO of this company.

A. Vodafone Idea
B. Airtel
C. Tata DoCoMo
D. Paytm

Answer: Option A
Ravinder Takkar has been appointed as the MD and CEO of Idea-
Vodafone Merger. He is currently a board member of Vodafone Idea and
Indus Towers, where he is responsible for all Vodafone Group interests
in India. He will replace Balesh Sharma after his resignation as the chief
executive officer of Vodafone Idea (VIL).

30. According to Greenpeace data, Which country is the largest emitter

of SO2?
A. South Africa
B. Russia
C. China
D. India

Answer: Option D
India is the largest emitter of anthropogenic sulphur dioxide in the
world, as per the data released by environmental NGO Greenpeace on
August 19, 2019. Anthropogenic sulphur dioxide is produced from
burning of coal and it is known to largely contribute to air pollution.

31. Amazon has opened its largest campus in the world in __________.
A. Chennai
B. Hyderabad
C. Mumbai
D. Bengaluru

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Answer: Option B
Amazon has opened its largest campus in the world in Hyderabad. The
campus covers 1.8 million square feet and can accommodate 15,000
workers. This is Amazon's first owned-building outside of the US and
and is also its largest tech base outside the Seattle headquarters, which
has about 155,000 contract employees.

32. Which country will be giving its highest civilian award 'Order of Zaid'
to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi?
A. Saudi Arabia
B. S. Korea
C. N. Korea
D. UAE

Answer: Option D
The award is after the name of UAE's founding father Sheikh Zayed bin
Sultan Al Nahyan. It assumes special significance as it was awarded to
Prime Minister Modi in the year of the birth centenary of Sheikh Zayed.

33. Name the country which launched the world's first floating nuclear
reactor with a capacity of 35 megawatts.
A. Iran
B. China
C. Russia
D. Israel

Answer: Option C
Russia launched the world's first floating nuclear reactor. The vessel
weighs 21,000 tons and has two reactors with a capacity of 35 megawatts
each. This reactor loaded with nuclear fuel, the Akademik Lomonosov
left the Arctic port of Murmansk to begin its 5,000 kilometres (3,000-
mile) voyage to Pevek in northeastern Siberia.

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34. Who has been appointed as the new Defence Secretary?
A. Ajay Kumar
B. Sanjay Batra
C. Sanjay Mitra
D. Rajiv Mehrishi

Answer: Option A
Ajay Kumar has been appointed the new Defence Secretary. He will
replace Sanjay Mitra whose term ends on August 23, according to the
Prime Minister-headed Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

35. Who has been appointed as the new batting coach of India's men's
cricket team?
A. Rahul Dravid
B. Vikram Rathour
C. Nayan Mongia
D. Saurav Ganguly

Answer: Option B
Vikram Rathour Vikram Rathour has been appointed as the new batting
coach of India's men's cricket team by the BCCI.

36. Name the Indian player who won gold at the 2019 BWF World
Championships.
A. P. C. Thulasi
B. Ashwini Ponnappa
C. PV Sindhu
D. Saina Nehwal

Answer: Option C
Indian badminton and World number five PV Sindhu won gold at the
BWF World Championships 2019. She became the first-ever Indian
badminton player to win a gold medal at the event. PV Sindhu defeated
world number four Nozomi Okuhara of Japan and secured 21-7, 21-7.

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This is her fifth medal at the world championships. With this, she has
become only the fourth singles player ever to have a full set of world
championship medals.

37. Which organization has acquired 49% stake in Kishore Biyani-led

Future Coupons Ltd recently?
A. Amazon
B. AliExpress
C. Walmart
D. Kroger

Answer: Option A
Amazon will acquire a 49% stake in Kishore Biyani-led Future Coupons
Ltd for an undisclosed amount. Amazon has agreed to make an equity
investment in Future Coupons Ltd. It will have both voting and non-
voting shares. With this, amazon acquired around a 3.6 percent stake in
the Future group.

38. Critical components to India's Gaganyaan mission to be supplied by

which of the following country?
A. Russia
B. Iran
C. France
D. Japan

Answer: Option A
India is in talks with Russia for a wider range of cooperation in the space
sector to supply semi-cryogenic engine technology and critical
components for India's first human space mission Gaganyaan for the
year 2021. According to Roscosmos (Russian state run space
corporation), a top level meeting between Russia and India regarding the
mission cooperation is likely to be held during the 5th Eastern Economic
Forum(EEF) from September 4-6 in Vladivostok, Russia. As per a
contract signed on June 27 this year between Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) and Russian space agency Glavkosmos(part of
Roscosmos), 4 Indians are to be trained at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut
Centre.

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39. Which country awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'The King
Hamad Order of the Renaissance'?
A. UAE
B. Bahrain
C. Israel
D. Sudan

Answer: Option B
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred the 'King Hamad
Order of the Renaissance' by Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman
Al Khalifa in recognition of his efforts to strengthen bilateral relations
with the key Gulf nation. Narendra Modi, the first Indian prime minister
to visit Bahrain, received the honour.

40. Who headed the committee, that recommends on ease of credit,

marketing, technology, delayed payments etc?
A. N. K. Singh
B. UK Sinha
C. Ajit Doval
D. Deepak Parekh

Answer: Option B
As per UK Sinha Committee recommendations, such as on ease of credit,
marketing, technology, delayed payments etc. made within 30 days.

41. Name the company which has launched its first artificial intelligence
chip 'Spring Hill'.
A. Qualcomm
B. IBM
C. Intel Corp
D. HP

Answer: Option C

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Intel Corp launched its latest processor named 'Spring Hill' or Nervana
NNP (neural network processor) -I 1000, at the HotChips 2019
symposium for high-performance chips at Stanford University in
California, United States. It is Intel's first artificial intelligence (AI) chip.
The Spring Hill processor is based on a 10-nanometer Ice Lake
architecture. It will allow it to cope with high workloads using minimal
amounts of energy.

42. PM Modi announces to celebrate __________ as a month of

nutrition.
A. November
B. October
C. September
D. December

Answer: Option C
The Prime Minister(PM) of India Shri Narendra Modi announced in his
"Mann Ki Baat" programme (PM addressing the nation programme) to
celebrate September month, as a month of nutrition as part of 'POSHAN
Abhiyaan '(National Nutrition Mission). To achieve improvement in
nutritional status of Children from 0-6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant
Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner during the next
three years beginning 2017-18.

43. Name the stadium which will soon be renamed as Arun Jaitley
Stadium?
A. Feroz Shah Kotla stadium
B. Wankhede Stadium
C. Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
D. Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

Answer: Option A
Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium will be renamed as Arun Jaitley
Stadium in the memory of the late Union Minister, who had served as
the DDCA President from 1999 to 2013.

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44. This bank launches India's first OTP facility for ATM cash
withdrawals above Rs.10,000.
A. HDFC Bank
B. SBI Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. Canara Bank

Answer: Option D
Canara Bank, one of the largest public sector banks in India has
launched India's first one-time password (OTP) facility for ATM
withdrawals over Rs.10,000 in a day. This extra security armor will
protect the card users from illegally withdrawing money from ATMs
(Automated Teller Machine). Many banks have started taking steps to
protect their customers from ATM fraud. On March 15, 2019, The State
Bank of India( SBI) has also launched YONO (You Only Need One) Cash
Services for customers to withdraw money from ATMs without a card.

45. Which country Launches World's First Ever Facial Biometric Data
Based Seafarer Identity Document?
A. Israel
B. Japan
C. India
D. China

Answer: Option C
India became the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer
Identity Document (BSID), capturing the facial biometric data of
seafarers. Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, MoS (I/C) Shipping and Chemical
& Fertilizers launched the project in New Delhi. He also handed over the
new BSID cards to five Indian seafarers. The new facial biometric
technology is a marked improvement over the two finger or iris based
biometric data, with modern security features.

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46. The bollywood actor who has made it to the 4th position on the
Forbes magazine's Worlds Highest-Paid Actors of 2019 is _______
A. Shahrukh Khan
B. Salman Khan
C. Amir Khan
D. Akshay Kumar

Answer: Option D
National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar has made it to the fourth
position on the Forbes magazine's Worlds Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019
list. According to the list on forbes.com Akshay has raked in $65 million.
Hollywood star Dwayne 'Rock' Johnson tops the Forbes list of the 10
highest-paid actors.

47. Name the e-commerce portal which the Union Government is

planning to launch for MSME's for marketing and selling their products.
A. Sales Craft
B. Bharat Craft
C. Marketing Craft
D. Kranti Kraft

Answer: Option B
The government is working on creating an e-portal in 2-3 years called
Bharat Craft which would be similar to e-portal such as Amazon and
Alibaba.

48. By which year, government of India has set goals to eliminate

HIV/AIDS ?
A. 2030
B. 2035
C. 2040
D. 2050

Answer: Option A

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The Indian government has set a goal to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030.
National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) has played a very big role
in significantly reducing the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the country, and
that too faster than the global rates.

49. Next G-7 summit in 2020 will be held in________

A. USA
B. India
C. China
D. Japan

Answer: Option A
The 46th G-7 summit, 2020 will be held in USA.

50. In which country the 45th G7 Summit for the year 2019 was held?
A. Germany
B. USA
C. France
D. Germany

Answer: Option C
The 45th G7 Summit for the year 2019 was held in Biarritz, France from
24 to 26 August, 2019. The next G7 Summit (46th) for the year 2020 will
be held in the United States

51. Which football team has won the 2019 Durand Cup tournament?
A. Chennaiyan
B. Mohun Bagan
C. Gokulam Kerala
D. New Delhi(Armed Force)

Answer: Option C
Durand Cup 2019 Gokulam Kerala has beaten Mohun Bagan to win the
title.

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52. What is the theme of the 45th G7 summit, which was held in France?
"Fighting income and gender inequality and protecting
A.
biodiversity".
B. "Make it a poverty free world".
C. "Make it a war free world".
D. "Fighting water pollution"

Answer: Option A
On this theme, "fighting income and gender inequality and protecting
biodiversity", G 7 meeting was held this year.

53. which is the first bank to introduce OTP facility for ATM withdrawl?
A. Bank oF India
B. SBI
C. PNB
D. Canara Bank

Answer: Option D
Public sector lender Canara Bank has launched the first OTP facility for
ATM withdrawals. In order to offer a more secured and safe system,
Canara bank will activate OTP facility for cash withdrawals of Rs 10,000
or more in a day.

54. National Sports Day is celebrated in India every year on_________

A. 26th August
B. 27th August
C. 28th August
D. 29th August

Answer: Option D
Every year on August 29, India celebrates National sports day. This year
PM Modi has launched the Fit India Movement. Every year on August

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29, India celebrates its National sports day. The day is celebrated to
honor the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand Singh.

55. Name the world's largest Integrated Online Junction launched for
school education to improve the school education system.
A. Education
B. Shagun
C. Shala
D. Gunvatta

Answer: Option B
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development (MHRD) Shri
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' launched "Shagun" which is one of the
world's largest Integrated Online Junction for school education to
improve the school education system. It was launched in New Delhi
where a booklet about Shagun was also released in the presence of
Minister of State for HRD, Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre. The portal for
shagun is htpp://shagun.govt.in.

56. What is the position of Mumbai on the Safe Cities Index (SCI)?
A. 45
B. 32
C. 52
D. 61

Answer: Option A
Mumbai ranked as the 45th safest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI).
Delhi got at the 52nd position. The report was released by the Economist
Intelligence Unit The cities in the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region made up six
of the top-10 safest cities with Tokyo taking the top spot. Tokyo, Apac
cities dominated the SCI 2019. Singapore and Osaka got second and
third while Sydney and Melbourne made it to the top-10 cities list. Hong
Kong dropped out of this group since 2017.

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