Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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

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