WORLD GEOGRAPHY GK QUESTION WITH COMPETITIVE EXAM

1. Which is claimed to be the coldest place in Asia?

Answer: Dras

2.Where is Asia’s longest and highest ropeway?

Answer: Auli, Garhwal, Himalayas 

3.What is the river Ganga called in Bangladesh?

Answer: Padma

4.Pakistan has borders with two countries of Asia. Which are they?

Answer:Afghanistan and India

5.In which important city is Jeddah the port?

Answer:Mecca 

6.Which is the legendary Pass which links pakistan with Afganistan?

Answer:Khyber Pass 

7. which country is Nagev Desert located

Answer:Israel

8.The mesopotamia is now called

Answer:Iraq

9.Which Mediterranean island is considered an independent Asian country?

Answer:Cyprus

10.The famous island in the Arabian Sea is a part of yemen. Which island?

Answer: Sacotra

11.The UAE separates two parts of a country. Which country?

Answer: Oman

12.Mongolia’s great desert is called

Answer: Gopi Desert

13.Which is the longest river in Asia

Answer: yangtze

14.Who published the Theory of continental Drift?

Answer: German meterologist Alfred Wegener in 1915

15.What divides Asia from North America?

Answer: Berring Strait

16.Which country is the third largest producer of electric energy?

Answer: Japan

17.Where is the world’s largest Sea port?

Answer: Shanghai, China

18.Most of which country is occupied by the Anatolian plateau

Answer:Turkey

19.Which is the second largest country in terms of population?

Answer:India

20.World’s most destructive earthquake occurred in which country?

Answer:Japan in 1923 

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST 30,2019

1. Which three banks will be merged into a single entity to form the 2nd largest bank of India?

a) PNB, OBC & United Bank of India
b) Indian Bank, OBC, Syndicate Bank
c) Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank & PNB
d) PNB, Corporation Bank & Bank of India

Answer: PNB, OBC & United Bank of India

2. Which nation has launched its own Space Command?

a) Russia
b) China
c) United States
d) Israel

Answer: United States

3. Who among the following cricketers has come out of his retirement and made himself available for all formats?

a) Shoaib Malik
b) Yuvraj Singh
c) Ambati Rayudu
d) Hashim Amla

Answer: Ambati Rayudu

4. Which of the following banks will not be merged and will continue to work individually?

a) Allahabad Bank
b) Bank of India
c) Andhra bank
d) Union Bank of India

Answer: Bank of India

5. Which regional bank has not been merged with another bank recently?

a) Bank of Maharashtra
b) Andhra Bank
c) Allahabad Bank
d) Corporation Bank

Answer: Bank of Maharashtra

6. Which state government has banned wearing of jeans and T-shirts by the employees in the state secretariat?

a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Odisha
d) Jharkhand

Answer: Bihar

7. How many 'foreign tribunals' have been formed in Assam to complain if names are excluded in NRC list?

a) 800
b) 900
c) 1000
d) 1100

Answer:1000

8. Which among the following is the first country in the world to issue a Biometric seafarers Identification Document (BSID) by collecting facial biometric data of seafarers?

a) USA
b) India
c) China
d) Pakistan

Answer: India

9. The UGC has constituted a high-level committee to inquire the alleged sale of fake degrees by universities. The committee will comprise how many members?

a) Five
b) Three
c) Two
d) Four

Answer: Five

10. Which historical monument has started the baby-feeding room facility for the first time in India?

a) Taj Mahal
b) Qutub Minar
c) Red Fort
d) Nahargarth Fort

Answer: Taj Mahal

INDIAN ECONOMIC GK QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1. Who is the current CEO of the NITI Aayog?

(a) Rajeev Kumar

(b) Arvind Subramanyam

(c) Amitabh Kant

(d) Narendra Modi

Answer:Amitabh Kant

2.Interim budget is also known as....

(a) Mini budget

(b) Vote on Account

(c) Both a and b

(d) None of these

Answer:Both a and b

3.Which of the following statement is correct about the NITI Aayog?

(a) NITI Aayog was Formed 25 January 2016

(b) NITI Aayog comes under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(c) The full form of NITI Aayog is National institute for Transforming India

(d) The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India

Answer:The NITI Aayog is a policy think tank of the Government of India

4.Which article of the Constitution envisages Budget?

(a) Article 280

(b) Article 110

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 112

Answer: Article 112

5.When was NITI Aayog established?

(a) 1 January 2015

(b) 25 January 2016

(c) 14 May 2014

(d) 1 July 2015

Answer:1 January 2015

6.In budget 2019-20, the government set the target to distribute....... LPG connections under the Ujjawala Yojna.

(a) 6 cr

(b) 10 cr

(c) 5 cr

(d) 8 cr

Answer:8 cr

7.What is the target (in terms of GDP) of Fiscal Deficit for FY 2019-20?

(a) 3.1%

(b) 3.5%

(c) 3.4%

(d) 4.4%

Answer:3.4%

8.Who of the following is the part of Governing Council of NITI Aayog?

(a) All Chief Ministers of the states

(b) Chief Ministers of Delhi and Puducherry

(c) Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Island

(d) All of the above

Answer:All of the above

9.What is the biggest item of government expenditure in budget 2019-20?

(a) Loan repayment

(b) Defense expenditure

(c) Expenditure on Central Plans

(d) Share of the states in taxes and fees

Answer:Share of the states in taxes and fees

10.Which of the following is not the function of the NITI Aayog?

(a) To evolve a shared vision of national development priorities sectors and strategies

(b) To foster cooperative federalism

(c) To give final approval to the Five Year Plans of India

(d) To create a knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurial support system

Answer:To give final approval to the Five Year Plans of India

11.What is the biggest item of income of the central government in 2019-20 budget?

(a) Goods and Service Tax

(b) Corporation tax

(c) Borrowings and other liabilities

(d) a and b both are equal

Answer:a and b both are equal

12.Which of the following district topped the rank of Aspirational district for the period of June 1, 2018, and October 31, 2018.

(a) Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

(b) Mewat (Haryana)

(c) Pakur (Jharkhand

(d) Hailakandi (Assam)

Answer:Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

13.The rate which the income tax is imposed in India is called....

(a) Digressive rate

(b) Progressive rate

(c) Regressive rate

(d) Proportionate rate

Answer:Digressive rate

14.Which of the following is not matched correctly about NITI Aayog?

(a) NITI Aayog head office: Delhi

(b) Narendra Modi: Chairman

(c) Parent Agency: Government of India

(d) NITI Aayog replaced: National Development Council

Answer:NITI Aayog replaced: National Development Council

15.How much cess is imposed currently by the Central Government?

(a) 4%

(b) 3.5%

(c) 3%

(d) 0.5%

Answer:4%

IMPORTANT DAYS IN SEPTEMBER 2019 FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.1st September is celebrated as:

A. World Coconut Day
B. National Nutrition Week
C. V-J Day
D. None of the above

Answer:National Nutrition Week

2.3rd September is celebrated as

A. Skyscraper Day
B. Vistory over Japan Day
C. World First Aid Day
D. National Fried Clam Day

Answer:Skyscraper Day

3.On which date Teacher's Day is celebrated?

A. 2 September
B. 3 September
C. 4 September
D. 5 September

Answer: 5 September

4.Why Teachers Day is celebrated on 5 September?

A. Abdul Kalam birthday
B. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan birthday
C. Swami Vivekananda birthday
D. None of the above

Answer: Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan birthday

5.International Literacy Day is observed on

A. 6 September
B. 7 September
C. 8 September
D. 9 September

Answer: 8 September

6.8 September is also celebrated as

A. Brazilian Independence Day
B. International Day of Charity
C. World Suicide Prevention Day
D. World Physical Therapy Day

Answer: World Physical Therapy Day

7.Name the harvesting festival that falls in the month of September?

A. Onam
B. Pongal
C. Makar Sankranti
D. Bhogali Bihu

Answer: Onam

8.14 September is celebrated as

A. World First Aid Day
B. World Suicide Prevention Day
C. Hindi Divas
D. International Day of Charity

Answer:Hindi Divas

9.International Day of Democracy is observed on

A. 13 September
B. 14 September
C. 15 September
D. 16 September

Answer: 15 September

10.Malaysia Day is celebrated on

A. 15 September
B. 16 September
C. 17 September
D. 18 September

Answer: 16 September

11.16 September is celebrated as

A. Engineer's Day
B. International Day of Peace and Non-Violence
C. International Talk Like a Pirate Day
D. World Ozone Day

Answer:World Ozone Day

12.What is the theme of World Maritime Day 2019?

A. Empowering women
B. To promote women in maritime
C. Empowering women in the maritime community
D. Increase women in maritime community

Answer:Empowering women in the maritime community

13.26 September is observed as

A. Day of Deaf
B. World Contraception Day
C. European Day of Languages
D. Rose Day

Answer:World Contraception Day

14.International Translation day is celebrated on

A. 27 September
B. 28 September
C. 29 September
D. 30 September

Answer: 30 September

15.World Heart day is celebrated on

A. 25 September
B. 27 September
C. 28 September
D. 29 September

Answer: 29 September

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION FOR AUGUST 28, 2019

1. Who among the following is not a part of the five-member GoM set up by the government for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh?

a) Smriti Irani
b) Ravi Shankar Prasad
c) Jitendra Singh
d) Thawar Chand Gehlot

Answer: Smriti Irani

2.Who is the present minister of Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution?

A.Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
B.Shri Suresh Kumar 
C.Shri Amit Shah
D.Shri Prakash Javedakar

Answer: Shri Ram Vilas Paswan

3. The Supreme Court has referred the Article 370 petitions for hearing to a special constitution bench. The bench will comprise how many members?

a) Three
b) Four
c) Two
d) Five

Answer: Five

4.Who is to be honoured with UEFA President Award?

A.Eric Cantona 
B.Guy Roux 
C.Bobby Robson
D.Paolo Maldini

Answer: Eric Cantona

5.Who has been appointed as the new Chairperson of PMLA Appellate Tribunal?

a) Vijay Kumar Bist
b) Sanjay Karol
c) Sunil Gaur
d) Ajay Kumar Mittal

Answer: Sunil Gaur

6.The Indian Railways has decided to offer how much discount in its AC Chair car trains like Shatabdi, Tejas?

a) 30 percent
b) 25 percent
c) 15 percent
d) 20 percent

Answer: 25 percent

7.IndTokyo launched to help Paralympians to look up accessible places in Tokyo during _____________?

A.2020 Paralympics Games
B.2019 Paralympics Games 
C.2022 Paralympics Games
D.2021 Paralympics Games

Answer: 2020 Paralympics Games

8.Which telecom company topped the telecom market with highest revenue share in the April-June quarter?

a) Airtel
b) Jio
c) BSNL
d) Vodafone Idea

Answer: Jio

9.Who became the first Flight Commander of a flying unit?

A.Bhawana Kanth
B.Avani Chaturvedi 
C.Mohana Singh
D.S Dhami

Answer: S Dhami

10.Who has become the first IPS officer to be honoured with the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2018?

a) Manikandan K
b) Prabhat Raju Koli
c) Wangchuk Sherpa
d) Aparna Kumar

Answer: Aparna Kumar

11.Who released the India child well being index 2019?

A.World Vision India 
B.NITI Aayog 
C.IFMR LEAD
D.A and C

Answer: A and C

12.When is the National Sports Day observed every year in India?

a) 27th August
b) 28th August
c) 29th August
d) 30th August

Answer: 29th August

13.Name the India’s first woman Director General of Police (DGP) who passed away recently.

a) Kanchan Chaudhary
b) Kavita Chauhan
c) Rashmi Upadhaya
d) Ruchi Sharma

Answer: Kanchan Chaudhary

14.The Indian Institute of Petroleum recently established a plant to turn plastic waste into diesel in which city?

a) Ranchi
b) Dehradun
c) Kanpur
d) Pune

Answer: Dehradun

15.Which city will host the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties of UNCCD?

a) New Delhi
b) Tokyo
c) Beijing
d) Kuala Lumpur

Answer: New Delhi

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1. This Union Minister passed away on August 24, 2019 after prolonged illness.

Answer:Arun Jaitley 

2.Which among the northeastern and Himalayan states has topped under the theme incremental change in the CWMI 2.0 index?

Answer:Uttarkhand

3. Which Indian player has become the first-ever to clinch the Badminton World Championship title?

Answer:PV Sindhu

4.How many Gold medal in World Archery Youth Championship 2019?

Answer:2

5.PM Modi launched the RuPay card in which among the following gulf countries?

Answer: UAE

6.Where is the headquarters of Amazon located?

Answer:Seattle, Washington, United States 

7.Which country awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance'?

Answer:Bahrain

8.Under which scheme of Kerala does the Norka-Roots spend Rs.25 crore in 2018 to provide financial support to NRKs returning to their native place?

Answer:Santhwana scheme

9.According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, all the pending GST refund would be returned to the MSME’s within how many days?

Answer:30 days

10.Which Country honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with The Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen award?

Answer:Maldives

11.Whose 109th birth anniversary was commemorated on August 26, 2019?

Answer:Mother Teresa

12.When is the Women’s Equality Day observed?

Answer:August 26

13.Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani launched Project SU.RE in which city?

Answer:Mumbai

14.Who was selected for the Outstanding Engineer Award-2019 by Institution of Engineers in India?

Answer:Prabhakar Singh

15.Which team won Durand Cup-2019 title?

Answer:Gokulam Kerala FC

GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

1.The post of State Information Commissioner is created due to the existence of..

Answer:Right to Information Act

2.Which among the following is a Plurinational State officially ?

Answer:Bolivia

3.The State Information Commissioner holds the office for the period of..

Answer: 5years

4.Name the Border Guarding Force at Indo-China Border?

Answer:Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP)

5. Who can remove the State Information Commissioner?

Answer:The Governor of the state

6.What is the length of border that India shares with China?

Answer:3488 km

7.What is the full form of DWCRA?

Answer: Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas

8.Albert Sabin is known for developing which of the following vaccines?

Answer:Polio vaccine

9.India-Bangladesh border is at which number the longest in the world?

Answer:Fifth

10.Which Indian state shares longest border between India and Bangladesh?

Answer:West Bengal

11.What is the minimum age to be appointed as the Chief Minister of a state?

Answer:25 years

12.Which country has the highest productivity of rice?

Answer:China

13.Who provide oath to other ministers of the state other than the Chief Minister?

Answer:Governor

14.which is the top fruit producer in India?

Answer: Maharashtra

15.Which is the largest spice producing state in India?

Answer:Andhra Pradesh

COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR AUGUST 19 TO 25 , 2019

1.Who among the following has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the National Sports Awards 2019?

a) Ravindra Jadeja
b) R. Ashwin
c) Deepa Malik
d) Dipa Karmakar

Answer: Deepa Malik

2.Who has been appointed as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, recently?

a) Jagath Dias
b) Jagath Jayasuriya
c) Shavendra Silva
d) Daya Ratnayake

Answer: Shavendra Silva

3. A raging fire has engulfed this rain forest, which contributes to about 20 percent of the earth’s oxygen.

a) Amazon
b) Nile
c) Congo
d) New Guinea

Answer: Amazon

4.Who heads the High Powered Committee(HPC) of chief ministers for transforming Indian agriculture & raising farmers' income?

a) Narendra Singh Tomar
b) Vijay Rupani
c) Kamal Nath
d) Devendra Fadnavis

Answer: Kamal Nath

5. Who among the following was arrested by CBI in relation to the INX Media corruption case?

a) Yashwant Sinha
b) P. Chidambaram
c) Arun Jaitley
d) Pranab Mukharjee

Answer: P. Chidambaram

6.When did World Photography Day observed?

a) 12th August
b) 17th August
c) 19th August
d) 22nd August

Answer: 19th August 

7. The Direct Tax Code (DTC) task force has recommended a major cut in corporate tax for both domestic and foreign companies. What is the newly recommended corporate tax rate?

a) 25 percent
b) 30 percent
c) 15 percent
d) 20 percent

Answer: 25 percent

8.Which state government has decided to set up Atal Bihari Vajpayee residential schools for children of labourers?

a) Andra Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Haryana

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

9. Which glacier in Iceland has lost its identity due to climate change?

a) Okjokull
b) Sesami
c) Milami
d) Sumatra

Answer: Okjokull

10. Which country is the largest emitter of SO2, according to Greenpeace data?

a) Russia
b) India
c) China
d) Saudi Arabia

Answer: India

11.Who has been recently honoured with A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award?

a) Manjul Bhargav
b) Pranav Mukherjee
c) K. Sivan
d) Anil Kakodkar

Answer: K. Sivan

12. Which country bestowed its highest civilian award 'Order of Zayed’ upon Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a) Bhutan
b) Thailand
c) UAE
d) Japan

Answer: UAE

13.Who gave the call for 'Evergreen Revolution'?

a) M. S. Swaminathan
b) VergheseKurien
c) Tribhuvandas Patel
d) H. M. Dalaya

Answer: M. S. Swaminathan

14. Which among the following Indian structures featured in Time’s 2019 list of 100 greatest places in world?

a) The Light Box Restroom
b) Nalanda Ruins
c) Galden Namgey Lhatse
d) Statue of Unity

Answer: Statue of Unity

15. US President Donald Trump recently showed interest in buying which nation?

a) Iceland
b) Ireland
c) Cuba
d) Greenland

Answer: Greenland

16.Recently, which district of Tamil Nadu has been trifurcated to form two more new districts out of that?

a) Salem
b) Vellore
c) Madurai
d) Coimbatore

Answer: Vellore

17. Which court has agreed to examine validity of new triple talaq law?

a) Delhi HC
b) Madras HC
c) Supreme Court
d) Allahabad HC

Answer: Supreme Court

18. What will be the retirement age of the Central Armed Police Force personnel as per the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs?

a) 58
b) 59
c) 60
d) 61

Answer: 60

19. PM Modi recently inaugurated Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant in which country?

a) Bangladesh
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Malaysia

Answer: Bhutan

20.The book 'Cricket My Style' has been written by?

a) Imran Khan
b) Sunil Gavaskar
c) Kapil Dev
d) Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: Kapil Dev

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1. Who among the following has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the National Sports Awards 2019?

a) Ravindra Jadeja
b) R. Ashwin
c) Deepa Malik
d) Dipa Karmakar

Answer: Deepa Malik

2. PM Modi recently inaugurated Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant in which country?

a) Bangladesh
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Malaysia

Answer: Bhutan

3. Which former Chief Minister of Bihar recently died in Delhi at the age of 83?

a) Jagannath Mishra
b) Jeetan Ram Manjhi
c) Satyendra Narayan Singh
d) Chandrashekhar Singh

Answer: Jagannath Mishra

4. Punjab and Haryana High Court started its first virtual court through video conferencing in which city?

a) Panipat
b) Rohtak
c) Hisar
d) Faridabad

Answer: Faridabad

5. Which country hosted the 28th BASIC Ministerial meeting on Climate Change?

a) India
b) Brazil
c) China
d) USA

Answer: Brazil

6. Which country is the largest emitter of SO2, according to Greenpeace data?

a) Russia
b) India
c) China
d) Saudi Arabia

Answer: India 

7. Which country hosts the world’s largest SO2 emission hotspot?

a) China
b) South Africa
c) India
d) Russia

Answer: Russia

8. Researchers have discovered five new species of fish in which state?

a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Manipur
c) Assam
d) Meghalaya

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

9. The NGT has formed a committee to examine illegal sand mining in which river?

a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Cauvery
d) Godavari

Answer: Yamuna 

10. When was World Humanitarian Day 2019 observed?

a) August 20th
b) August 18th
c) August 19th
d) August 17th

Answer: August 19th


11. What will be the retirement age of the Central Armed Police Force personnel as per the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs?

a) 58
b) 59
c) 60
d) 61

Answer: 60

12. Which nation accused India of waging "fifth-generation warfare” by using water as a weapon?

a) China
b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh
d) United States

Answer: Pakistan

13. Whose 75th birth anniversary was observed on August 20, 2019?

a) Rajiv Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) A P J Abdul Kalam
d) Narendra Modi

Answer: Rajiv Gandhi

14. The Direct Tax Code (DTC) task force has recommended a major cut in corporate tax for both domestic and foreign companies. What is the newly recommended corporate tax rate?

a) 25 percent
b) 30 percent
c) 15 percent
d) 20 percent

Answer: 25 percent

15. Which glacier in Iceland has lost its identity due to climate change?

a) Okjokull
b) Sesami
c) Milami
d) Sumatra

Answer: Okjokull

16. Which country will be bestowing its highest civilian award 'Order of Zayed’ upon Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a) Bhutan
b) Thailand
c) UAE
d) Japan

Answer: UAE

17. Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has recently been elected as a member of Rajya Sabha from which state?

a) Rajasthan
b) Punjab
c) Gujrat
d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Rajasthan

18. The music composer of films like 'Umrao Jaan', 'Bazaar', 'Kabhi Kabhi' passed away recently. What was his name?

a) Omar Abdul Bhatt
b) Mohammad Khayyam
c) Amzad Hussain
d) None of the above

Answer: Mohammad Khayyam

19. Which country described recent US missile test as 'escalation of military tensions'?

a) North Korea
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) South Korea

Answer: Russia

20. Which court has agreed to hear Facebook’s plea for transfer of Aadhaar- social media linking cases?

a) Delhi MC
b) Allahabad HC
c) Supreme Court
d) Madras HC

Answer: Supreme Court

GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.Who was the founder of the Theosophical Society in India and started the Home Rule League?

Answer: Annie Besant

2.Who among the following known as Pocket Hercules?

Answer: Manohar Aich

3.Who was the first president of Uzbekistan?

Answer: Islam Karimov

4.Who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first woman to ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent?

Answer: Junko Tabei

5.Which among the following region was most affected by the Revolution of 1857 ?

Answer: Awadh

6. Who was the Viceroy of India during Swadeshi Movement?

Answer: Lord Curzon

7.Who among the following opened cooperative stores and headed the Swadeshi Wastu Pracharini Sabha during Swadeshi Movement?

Answer: Lokmanya Tilak 

8.Which of the following extremist leader murdered Kennedy on April 30, 1908?

Answer: Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki

9.Who supported the Swadeshi Movement during the Banaras session of the Indian National Congress?

Answer: G K Gokhale

10.Which among the following events was a major set back to Khilafat Movement?

Answer: Revolution in Turkey

11. In 1953, under whose chairmanship was the first OBC Commission formed ?

Answer: Kaka Kalelkar

12.Which among the following books was authored by Mahatma Gandhi?

Answer: Hind Swaraj

13. In which year, first census was conducted in India ?

Answer: 1872

14.“Springing Tiger: A Study of a Revolutionary” is a biographical work on __?

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

15. The drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji was formally accepted in which among the sessions of the Indian National Congress?

Answer: Calcutta Session ,1896

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.When will the World Sanskrit Diwas 2019 be celebrated?

a) 14 August
b) 15 August
c) 16 August
d) 17 August

Answer: 15 August

2.Who has recently won ‘Doodle for Google’ 2019 award?

a) Misty Lawrance
b) Jane Peterson
c) Arantza Pena Popo
d) Andrew Cornwell

Answer: Arantza Pena Popo

3.Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is to be awarded ________.

a) Vir Chakra
b) Param Vir Chakra 
c) Mahavir Chakra
c) Ashoka Chakra

Answer: Vir Chakra

4.What is the name of the event where the Indian flag will be hoisted in J&K in 73rd Independence Day of India for the first time?

a) Jashn-ul-Fitr
b) Jashn-e-Azad 
c) J&K-e-Fitr
d) None of the above

Answer: Jashn-e-Azad

5.Which of the following group sought for the partition of the country?

a) Indian National Congress
b) Bengal Province Party 
c) Swaraj Party
d) Muslim League

Answer: Muslim League

6.India celebrates ________ Independence Day of 15 August.

a) 72nd
b) 73rd 
c) 74th
d) None of these

Answer: 73rd

7.Which State won the Best innovation and initiative leadership award 2019?

a) Maharashtra
b) kerala 
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat

Answer: Rajasthan

8.Which Ministry launched Swachh Nagar app?

a) Ministry of Textiles
b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 
c) Ministry of Jal Shakti
d) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Answer: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

9.What is the theme of the Swachh Survekshan 2020?

a) ODF++ goals
b) Cleanliness is Our Right 
c) Clean India 2020
d) None of the above

Answer: Cleanliness is Our Right

10. Who is the first Indian to claim a World Title in Motorsports

a) PT Usha
b) Aishwarya Pissay 
c) Nithya Suresh
d) Seetha Sharma

Answer: Aishwarya Pissay

11.Donald Trump accused which two countries of taking advantage of the WTO’s ‘developing economies’ tag?

a) China and Japan
b) India and Pakistan
c) Pakistan and China
d) India and China

Answer: India and China

12.IWF has provisionally suspended five athletes belonging to which nation?

a) India
b) Japan
c) Russia
d) China

Answer: Russia

13.Which government launches E-Step, a programme for student entrepreneurs

a) Andhra pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Bihar

Answer: Karnataka

14._________ finally brings fingerprint authentication to Android beta users

a) Whatsapp messenger
b) Twitter 
c) Instagram
d) Snapchat

Answer: Whatsapp messenger

15.Where was the World Education Summit (WES) held?

a) Kolkata
b) Jaipur 
c) Itanagar
d) New Delhi

Answer: New Delhi

COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST 14, 2019

1.Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana is related to -

Answer: Pursuing Philately as a hobby

2.India's first energy-efficient railway station is -

Answer: Kacheguda

3.Where is National Crafts Museum located?

Answer: New Delhi

4.“Operation Number Plate” was launched by which protection force?

Answer: Railway Protection Force

5.Who created and produced the patriotic song “Watan”?

Answer: Doordarshan

6.Which prasadam of Tamil Nadu recently got GI Tag?

Answer: Panchamirtham

7.Which state is to launch ‘Rythu Bharosa’ programme on October 15?

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

8.Which country introduced Surabaya scheme, by which passengers can swap trash for travel tickets?

Answer: Indonesia

9.Which minister recently launched Water Plus Protocol and Swachh Nagar app?

Answer: Hardeep Singh Puri

10.Global investors summit is going to be held in which city?

Answer: Sri Nagar

11.Recently an MoU signed between Naval Air Enclave (NAE) Kochi and which International Airport for ensuring safe , secure and uninterrupted military air operations?

Answer: Cochin International Airport Limited

12.Who has been appointed as the New Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh?

Answer: Naresh Kumar

13.The “Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation” was constituted in which year?

Answer: 2018

14.Women's T20 Cricket has been confirmed for inclusion at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in which year?

Answer: 2022

15.NITI Aayog recently launched the fourth edition of Women Transforming India Awards in

Answer: Delhi

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS

1. From which source India got concept of Single order of court?

Answer: Government of India Act, 1935

2.Who can remove the Judge of the Supreme Court?

Answer: President

3.What is the current salary of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer: 1 lakh Rupees

4.Which of the following Article talks about the establishment of the Supreme Court?

Answer: Article 124

5.Which of the following word have not been written in the preamble of the Indian Constitution?

Answer: Indians

6.Which year is related to Berubari Case?

Answer: 1960

7.What is the true meaning of "Secular"?

Answer: All religions are equal in the eyes of the government

8.Who among the following said that the preamble of the Indian Constitution is "The Key note of the Constitution"?

Answer: Ernest Barker

9."The language of Preamble" of Indian constitution is taken from the constitution of

Answer: Australia

10.Which one of the following article deals with the appointment of the Prime Minister and other ministers?

Answer: Article 75

11.Who among the following shall communicate to the president all the decisions of the council of ministers under article 78?

Answer: Prime minister

12.The Supreme Court of India at present contains the following number of Judges?

Answer: 31 judges

13.Who among the following appoints the Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme Court?

Answer: President

14.Which article of the constitution of India provides the composition and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India?

Answer: Article 124

15.Mr. T.S. Thakur is the ...................Chief Justice of India.

Answer: 43rd

16.Which of the following amendment act amended the Preamble of the Indian constitution?

Answer: 42nd Amendment act

17.“The independence of Judiciary”  in Indian constitution is taken from.

Answer: Britain

18.When was the first Parliamentary Forum on Children constituted?

Answer: 2006

19. When was the first Parliamentary Forum on Youth constituted?

Answer: 2006

20.When was the first Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation and Management constituted?

Answer: 2005

COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIR QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST 11,2019

1.How many times Sushma Swaraj have been elected as a Member of Parliament?

a) 3
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

Answer: 7

2.What is the full form of "FPI"?

a) Foreign Party Investment
b) Foreign Portfolio Investment
c) Fast Portfolio Investment
d) Foreign Price Index

Answer: Foreign Portfolio Investment

3.Who among the following was the chairman of the expert group, looking into the process of developing a “Service Price Index” for India?

a) Prof. Abhijit Sen
b) Prof. C P Chandrashekhar
c)K C Chakrabarty
d) None of them

Answer: Prof. C P Chandrashekhar

4.India played its first one day international with which country and in which year?

a) England 1974
b) Australia 1976
c) New Zealand 1975
d) England

Answer: England 1974

5.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) RUSA

Answer: FAME

6.Which State is at the bottom rankings in Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the country?

a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Bihar
d) Uttarakhand

Answer: Bihar

7.The first among the P-5 countries to say that revocation of article 370 is an internal matter of India?

a) France
b) UK
c) USA
d) Russia

Answer: Russia

8.Which organization has recently launched Jeevan Amar Plan?

a) SBI
b) ICICI
c) RBI
d) LIC

Answer: LIC

9. 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

Answer: Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhman

10. Who became the youngest Indian cricketer to score double hundred in First class cricket?

a) Shubman Gill
b) Hanuma Vihari
c) Wriddhiman Saha
d) Shreyas Iyer

Answer: Shubman Gill

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST 10,2019

1. Who among the following was conferred the Bharat Ratna honour?

a) Ram Nath Kovind
b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) Arun Jaitely
d) Meira Kumar

Answer: Pranab Mukherjee

2. World Archery suspended the Archery Association of which among the following countries?

a) India
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Bangladesh

Answer: India

3. Who among the following cricketers announced his retirement from all forms of International cricket on August 8, 2019?

a) Dale Steyn
b) Imran Tahir
c) Hashim Amla
d) Quinton de Kock

Answer: Hashim Amla

4. ISRO has decided to set up the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in which city?

a) Chennai
b) Noida
c) Kochin
d) Bengaluru

Answer: Bengaluru

5. Which state government has launched Mission Shakti sports initiative?

a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Jharkhand

Answer:  Maharashtra

6. Which film won the Best Popular Film award in 66th National Film Awards?

a) Mahanati
b) Uri
c) Stree
d) Badhaai Ho

Answer: Badhaai Ho

7. Which Ministry launched the Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha drive recently?

a) Ministry of Human Resource Development
b) Ministry of Jal Shakti
c) Ministry of Home Affairs
d) Ministry of Defence

Answer: Ministry of Human Resource Development

8. Which state topped the Breastfeeding, Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices in India?

a) Kerala
b) Haryana
c) Manipur
d) Sikkim

Answer: Manipur

9. Which Minister launched the electronic version of Rozgar Samachar?

a) Suresh Prabhu
b) Prakash Javadekar
c) Ram Nath Kovind
d) Dharmendra Pradhan

Answer: Prakash Javadekar

10. India recently signed which international convention on mediation?

a) UNISA
b) UNCAC
c) UNFCCC
d) UNCBD

Answer: UNISA

IMPORTANT WORLD GEOGRAPHY QUESTION FOR COMPETITVE EXAM

1. The “Ninety East Ridge” is a submarine volcanic ridge located in __?

[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Indian Ocean
[D] Arctic Ocean

Answer: Indian Ocean 

2. The “Helmand Province” of Afghanistan is famous for cultivation of __:

[A] Tobacco
[B] Opium
[C] wheat
[D] Cotton

Answer: Opium 

3.The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the following Islands of Japanese Archipelago?

[A] Honshu and Kyushu respectively
[B] Honshu and Shikoku respectively
[C] Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively
[D] Kyushu and Shikoku respectively

Answer: Honshu and Kyushu respectively

4.Which of the following countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?

[A] Portugal and Morocco
[B] Algeria and Spain
[C] Morroco and Spain
[D] Algeria and Portugal

Answer: Morroco and Spain

5.Which of the following places of the world is known for ‘Guano’, a uniquely-produced natural fertilizer which has a high concentration of nitrates?

[A] Tierra del Feugo
[B] Atacama desert
[C] Minas Gerais of Brazil
[D] Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru

Answer: Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru

6.Laterite soils’ are formed due which of the following actions?

[A] Leaching
[B] Erosion
[C] Deposition of fertile riverine silt
[D] Mechanical Weather

Answer: Leaching 

7.Pemba’ and ‘Zanzibar’ Islands of Africa are famous for the cultivation and export of:

[A] Cloves
[B] Sugarcane
[C] Tobacco
[D] Coffee

Answer: Cloves 

8.Which of the following mountain ranges form the longest mountain chain in the world?

[A] The Rockies of North America
B] The Andes of South America
[C] The Transantarctic Range
[D] The Great Dividing Range of Australia

Answer: The Andes of South America

9.‘Samarqand’ was invaded and destroyed by Alexander in 329 B.C. and Chengiz Khan in 1221 A.D. It is one of the important cultural and industrial city of Central Asia which is located in :

[A] Afghanistan
[B] Turkmenistan
[C] Uzbekistan
[D] Iran

Answer: Uzbekistan

10.‘Oxus’ is the ancient name of which of the following rivers?

[A] Tigris
[B] Euphrates
[C] Amu Darya
[D] Syr Darya

Answer: Amu Darya

IMPORTANT GK QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITVE EXAM

1. Article 343 of Constitution of India is related to:

Answer: Official Language of the Union government shall be Hindi in Devanagari script

2. How many Digits are there in Debit Card Number?

Answer:16

3. As per 2011 Census, what is the population density per square kilometer?

Answer: 382 per square kilometre

4. War and peace book written by:

Answer: Leo Tolstoy

5. Who has presented the budget maximum number of times?

Answer: Morarji Desai

6. Who was the 17th Lok Sabha Speaker?

Answer: Om Birla

7. When was the National Flag of India adopted in its present form?

Answer:22 July 1947

8.Which element present in water can cause cancer?

Answer: Arsenic

9. Who was the 5th guru in Sikh Religion?

Answer: Guru Arjan

10. India UK relationship has included whom as one of the top women of India?

Answer: Nirmala Sitharaman

11.How many times has the emergency been implemented in India?

Answer: 3

12.Who is the Minister of Water Resources?

Answer: Nitin Gadkari

13.What is the SI unit of power of a lens?

Answer: Dioptre

14.Which State has the longest coastline in India?

Answer: Gujarat (7516.6 kilometers)

15.Time trial is used in which sport?

Answer: Cycling

16.Which river falls in Arab Sagar?

Answer: Indian Subcontinental rivers which fall into Arabian Sea are Indus, Narmada and Tapti.

17.How many Schedules are there in the Indian constitution?

Answer: 12 schedules

18.Right against Discrimination comes under which section of Constitution of India?

Answer: Article 15

19.Who was the first Indian Woman to Swim across Indian Channel?

Answer: Arati Saha

20.Pin Valley National Park is located in which State?

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

21.Where is Hawa Mahal situated?

Answer: Jaipur

22.Bhavai Dance is a Folk Dance of which State?

Answer: Rajasthan

23.Who has been named as ‘Parrot of India’?

Answer: Amir Khosrow

24.Longest bone in Human Body:

Answer: Femur

25.Who built the Kailash Temple at Ellora?

Answer: Krishna I

GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.Oxygen and Ozone are:

A. Allotropes
B. Isotopes
C. Isomers
D. Isobars

Answer:Allotropes

2. What is the correct definition of Fiat Money?

A. Money on the order of apex bank
B. Money on the order of Parliament
C. Money on the order of the government
D. None of the above

Answer:Money on the order of the government

3.Which of the following movement was for the restoration of Sikh sovereignty after the annexation of Punjab by the British?

A. Movement of Pagal Panthis
B. Satara Distrubances
C. Kuka Movement
D. Kittur Rising

Answer:Kuka Movement

4.Which of the following island is famous for boat racing in India?

A. Wellingdon Island
B. Pumban Island
C. Sriharikota Island
D. None of the above

Answer:Wellingdon Island

5.Which is the primary and major source of irrigation in India?

A. Tanks
B. Wells & Tube wells
C. Canals
D. Rain fed

Answer:Wells & Tube wells

6.Which of the following type of farming is done with slush and burn method on the jungles of north-eastern part of India?

A. Intensive Farming
B. Plantation Farming
C. Mixed Farming
D. Shifting Farming

Answer:Shifting Farming

7.Which of the following gas is directly respondent for the depletion of ozone layer?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

Answer:Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

8.Which gases employed for the respiratory activities of sailors (divers)?

A. Oxygen and Nitrogen
B. Oxygen and Helium
C. Oxygen and Argon
D. Oxygen and Neon

Answer:Oxygen and Helium

9.Who said that ‘National Calamity’ on the failure of Non-Cooperation Movement to prevent the public mass from demoralisation?

A. Subash Chandra Bose
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. C R Das
D.  Vitthal Patel

Answer:Subash Chandra Bose

10.Kidneys remove which of the following waste product from body?

A. Uric Acid
B. Urea
C. Ammonia
D. All of the above

Answer:All of the above

11.Which of the following gland regulates the sugar level in blood in the range 70-160mg/100 cubic cm of blood either by the process of glycogenesis or by glycogenolysis?

A. Serous Gland
B. Kidneys
C. Liver
D. Pancreas

Answer:Liver

12.Find out substance that causes permanent hardness of water:

A. Carbonates of calcium and magnesium
B. Bicarbonates of calcium and magnesium
C. Chloride and sulphate of the calcium and magnesium
D. None of these

Answer:Chloride and sulphate of the calcium and magnesium

13.India’s highest waterfalls Jog (Gershoppa) is situated on which river?

A. Sabarmati
B. Pumba
C. Sharavati River
D. Periyar

Answer:Shravati River

14.Which of the following ancient text deals with the ploughing rituals?

A. Shatapatha Brahmana
B. Upanishads
C. Aranyakas
D. Brahamanas

Answer:Shatapatha Brahmana

15.Who among the following was the founder of the Chola dyanasty?

A. Rajaraja I
B. Vijalaya Chola
C. Krishna I
D. Krishnadev Rai

Answer:Vijalaya Chola

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION WITH ANSWER FOR AUGUST 5, 2019

1. Which Article was scrapped by the Parliament recently?

a) Article 370
b) Article 356
c) Article 377
d) Article 246

Answer: Article 370

2. Which of the following Articles got revoked alongside Article 370?

a) Article 174
b) Article 244
c) Article 153
d) Article 35A

Answer:Article 35A

3. Which of the following would be the new Union Territory without Legislature?

a) Puducherry
b) Chandigarh
c) Ladakh
d) Jammu

Answer: Ladakh

4. Which institution or body passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 on 5 August 2019?

a) President
b) Lok Sabha
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Parliament

Answer: Lok Sabha

5. Which Surface-to-Air missile was successfully flight-tested by DRDO recently?

a) QRSAM
b) NAG
c) Agni
d) Dhanush

Answer: QRSAM

6. As per the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in which state ‘Bharati Huda’, a rural settlement, had thrived about 3600 years ago?

a) Odisha
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala

Answer: Odisha

7. How many individuals will be scanned under the Human Genome Mapping Project of Government of India?

a) 12,000
b) 16,000
c) 20,000
d) 22,000

Answer: 20,000

8. As per UGC notice, all universities in India will get a final subscription to access which Swedish anti-plagiarism software?

a) Dravin
b) Urkund
c) Inkis
d) Pitras

Answer: Urkund

9. How much grant has been approved by centre government Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project?

a) Rs 2,300 crore
b) Rs 31,00 crore
c) Rs 3,400 crore
d) Rs 4,900 crore

Answer: Rs 4,900 crore

10. What is the name of former Maldives president who was taken to detention centre after being returned to the country?

a) Ahmed Adeeb
b) Mohammad Morsi
c) Waheed Hassan
d) Abdulla Yameen

Answer: Ahmed Adeeb

COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR AUGUST 2, 2019

1.India slipped to which position in the Global GDP ranking in 2018?

a) 7th place
b) 8th place
c) 6th place
d) 9th place

Answer:7th place

2.Which nation has banned face-covering cloth including burqa and niqab in schools, hospitals and public transport?

a) Australia
b) Spain
c) Iceland
d) Netherlands

Answer:  Netherlands 

3.Which three Central PSU’s have agreed to set up a joint venture, KABIL to ensure consistent supply of critical minerals to Indian market?

a) BHEL, NALCO and HCL
b) BEML, GAIL, GIC
c) NALCO, HCL, MECL
d) IFCI, IDPL, HLL

Answer: NALCO, HCL, MECL

4.Indian Army has launched how many e-cars in its pilot project to combat air pollution?

a) 7
b) 5
c) 10
d) 12

Answer: 10

5.Which Indian journalist has been selected for the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019?

a) Rajdeep Sardesai
b) Arnab Goswami
c) Ravish Kumar
d) Shekhar Gupta

Answer:Ravish Kumar

6.Which Indian state has signed an MoU with the Survey of India to organize mapping and land survey of 40,000 villages by drones?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Telangana
d) Odisha

Answer: Maharashtra

7.Which city is hosting the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting?

a) Bangkok
b) New Delhi
c) Tokyo
d) Colombo

Answer:Bangkok

8.Which member of the board of directors of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was given the additional responsibility of Chairman of the Authority?

a) Rahul Sachdeva
b) Anuj Aggarwal
c) Manoj Sinha
d) Sachin Shankar

Answer: Anuj Aggarwal

9.Who received "Champions of Empathy Award" for spreading awareness about hepatitis?

a) Doordarshan
b) NDTV
c) Zee Entertainment Enterprises
d) StarPlus

Answer: Doordarshan

10.Who released the 4th cycle of All India Tiger Estimation 2018?

a) Rajnath Singh
b) Narendra Modi
c) Amit Shah
d) Ram Nath Kovind

Answer: Narendra Modi

11.When did World Day Against Trafficking in Persons celebrate?

a) 31st July
b) 30th July
c) 29th July
d) 28th July

Answer: 30th July

12.Who was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Tripura?

a) Jagdeep Dhankhar
b) E. S. L. Narasimhan
c) Ganga Prasad
d) Ramesh Bais

Answer: Ramesh Bais

13.Who was appointed as the new speaker of Karnataka Assembly?

a) S Suresh Kumar
b) Jagadish Shettar
c) KS Eshwarappa
d) Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

Answer: Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri

14.Lok Seva Bhawan is the new name of this state's Secretariat.

a) Andra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal

Answer: Odisha

15.Name the mobile application launched to estimate the tiger population in the country.

a) Monitoring System For Tigers-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrIPES)
b) Monitoring System For Tigers Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrPES)
c) Monitoring System For Tigers & Other wildlife Status (M-STOWS)
d) Monitoring System For Tiger Conservation (M-STC)

Answer: Monitoring System For Tigers-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrIPES)

16.Who has been appointed as Ombudsman officer of Indian Federation of Sports Gaming, recently?

a) Madan Lokur
b) Arjan Kumar Sikri
c) Jasti Chelameswar
d) Ashok Bhushan

Answer: Arjan Kumar Sikri

17. 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: Table Tennis Mixed Doubles

18.Which country topped Asia In Dell Global Women Entrepreneur Cities Index 2019?

(A) Singapore
(B) Indonesia
(C) Pakistan
(D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: Singapore

19.Name the country which announced one-month free visa on arrival to foreign nationals from nearly 50 nations.

(A) Maldives
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Myanmar
(D) Sri Lanka

Answer: Sri Lanka

20.Jerlin Anika has bagged 4 medals at 2nd World Deaf Youth Badminton Championships 2019. She is from which Indian state?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Punjab
c) Gujarat
d) Rajasthan

Answer: Tamil Nadu

GK QUESTION ON IMPORTANT DAYS IN AUGUST 2019

1.First Sunday of August is celebrated as:

A. Friendship Day
B. National Mountain Climbing Day
C. Yorkshire Day
D. None of the above

Answer: Friendship Day

2.4th August is celebrated as:

A. Yorkshire Day
B. National Fried Clam Day
C. U.S. Coast Guard Day
D. World UFO Day

Answer: U.S. Coast Guard Day

3.Hiroshima Day is observed on:

A. 3 August
B. 4 August
C. 5 August
D. 6 August

Answer: 6 August

4.12 August is celebrated as:

A. Nagasaki Day
B. International Youth Day
C. World Zoonoses Day
D. Canada Day

Answer: International Youth Day

5.Quit India Movement is observed on:

A. 6 August
B. 8 August
C. 9 August
D. 11 August

Answer:  8 August

6.International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples is celebrated on:

A. 3 August
B. 5 August
C. 7 August
D. 9 August

Answer: 9 August

7. On which date U.S dropped a bomb named 'Fat Man' on Japan?

A. 7 August, 1940
B. 8 August, 1942
C. 9 August, 1943
D. 9 August, 1945

Answer: 9 August, 1945

8.International Lefthanders Day is celebrated on:

A. 11 August
B. 12 August
C. 13 August
D. 14 August

Answer: 13 August

9.15 August is celebrated as:

A. Independence Day in India
B. Victory over Japan day
C. National Day of mourning (Bangladesh)
D. All the above

Answer: All the above

10.World Photography Day is observed on:

A. 16 August
B. 17 August
C. 18 August
D. 19 August

Answer: 19 August

11.To commemorate the memory of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on which day Sadbhavna Diwas is observed?

A. 19 August
B. 20 August
C. 22 August
D. 23 August

Answer: 20 August

12. World Mosquito Day is observed on:

A. 20 August
B. 22 August
C. 23 August
D. None of the above

Answer: 20 August

13.National Sports Day is celebrated in honour of:

A. Dhyan Chand
B. Kapil Dev
C. Dhanraj Pillay
D. Kothajit Singh

Answer: Dhyan Chand

14.Malaysia National Day is celebrated on:

A. 26 August
B. 27 August
C. 19 August
D.31 August

Answer: 31 August

15.26 August is celebrated as:

A. Small Industry Day
B. Women's Equality Day
C. Indian Akshay Urja Day
D. World Humanitarian Day

Answer:  Women's Equality Day

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR AUGUST 1, 2019

1. The Supreme Court has order transfer of all 5 Unnao cases to which city’s court?

a) Delhi

b) Chandigarh

c) Lucknow

d) Pune

Answer: Delhi 

2. Who among the following was expelled by BJP for being the main accused in the Unnao case?

a) Sanjay Singh 

b) Kuldeep Singh Sengar

c) BC Patil

d) Mahesh Kumutali

Answer: Kuldeep Singh Sengar

3. RN Ravi was recently sworn in as the Governor of which state?

a) Meghalaya

b) Manipur 

c) Mizoram

d) Nagaland

Answer: Nagaland 

4. Which among the following states does not fall under the one nation one ration card pilot project?

a) Karnataka

b) Maharashtra

c) Telangana

d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Karnataka

5. Delhi Government recently announced to provide free electricity to households consuming up electricity up to what power?

a) 100 units

b) 150 units

c) 200 units

d) 250 units

Answer: 200 units

6. India and United Kingdom jointly launched Innovating for Clean Air Initiative in which city?

a) London

b) Bengaluru

c) New Delhi

d) Glasgow

Answer: Bengaluru

7. Which city will host the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019? 

a) Shillong

b) Darjeeling

c) Kanpur

d) Rishikesh

Answer: Shillong

8. The Union Cabinet recently approved to set up the ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) in which city?

a) Moscow

b) Singapore City

c) London

d) New York

Answer: Moscow

9.1 IAF receives 1st batch of 4 AH-64E Apache Guardian Attack helicopters from which of the following country?

a) Singapore

b) China

c) Russia

d) US

Answer: US

10.Where did South Asia Air Quality Tech Camp organise?

a) Kathmandu

b) Pokhara

c) Mumbai

d) New Delhi

Answer: Kathmandu