16 IMPORTANT QUESTION BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIR OF AUGUST MONTH

16 IMPORTANT QUESTION BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIR OF AUGUST MONTH

1. Which city gets its first private space museum recently?
A)Bhopal
B)Lucknow
C)Surat
D)Hyderabad

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Option D
Explanation: Hyderabad’s first private space museum in collaboration with
Indian SpaceReserach Organisation (ISRO) has been inaugurated.

2. Which ministry Recently issued a draft notification to amend the Central
Motor Vehicle Rules, allowing motor vehicles and their parts, components,
assemblies and sub-assemblies to be affixed with permanent and nearly
invisible microdot?
A)Ministry of Corporate Affairs
B)Ministry of Road Transport And Highways
C)Ministry of External Affairs
D)Ministry of Defence

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Option B
Explanation: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a
draft notification to amend the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, allowing
motor vehicles and their parts, components, assemblies and sub-assemblies
to be affixed with permanent and nearly invisible microdots that can be read
physically with a microscope and identified with an ultra violet light source.

3. Which Railway Zone has started a unique initiative to earmark a special
portion of the SLR coach with pink colour?
A)Southern Zone
B)Central Zone
C)Northern Zone
D)North East Frontier Zone

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Option D
Explanation: Indian Railways ‘Northeast Frontier Railway zone’ has
started a unique initiative to earmark a special portion of the SLR coach
with pink colour.

4. How much assistances was given by India to Gambia during Ram Nath
Kovind visit?
A)USD 500000
B)USD 300000
C)USD 600000
D)USD 200000

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Option A
Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind held delegation-level talks with
his Gambian counterpart President Adama Barrow in Banjul and promised
to extend an assistance of USD 500,000 in support of skill development and
cottage industry projects in the West African country.

5. Which state processed the largest percentage of solid waste in 2018
according to data provided by Parliament?
A)Karnataka and Odisha
B)Bihar and Karnataka
C)Telangana and Odisha
D)Chhattisgarh and Telangana

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Option D
Explanation: Chhattisgarh and Telangana processed the largest percentage
of solid waste they generated in 2018 (until November), according to data
provided to Parliament. Chhattisgarh generated a total 601,885 MTPA
(metric tonne per annum) of waste, and was able to process 84% of it. The
corresponding numbers for Telangana were 2,690,415 MTPA and 73%.

6. Recently Union Cabinet approved MoU between ISRO and Which country
space agency?
A)Zimbabwe
B)Netherlands
C)Ukraine
D)Bolivia

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Option D
Explanation: Union Cabinet approved the Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) signed between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and
Bolivian space agency for exploration and uses of outer space.

7. According to QS Rankings,Which city has been ranked best city for
students in India?
A)Delhi
B)Bengaluru
C)Chennai
D)Mumbai

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Option B
Explanation: Debuting at 81st position globally, Bengaluru has been
ranked India’s best city for students in the global ranking agency QS’
(Quacquarelli Symonds) latest Best Student Cities Ranking 2019. However,
in terms of affordability, Bengaluru is ranked seventh globally.

8. Which city tops the list in Asia in Dell Global Entrepreneur Women Cities
Index 2019?
A)Kathmandu
B)Beijing
C)Singapore
D)NewDelhi

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Option C
Explanation: According to the latest “Women Entrepreneur Cities Index
2019”, sponsored by Dell and conducted by London-based global
information provider, IHS Markit, Singapore tops in Asian city ranked at
21st position, while Indian cities Bengaluru(Karnataka) and Delhi were
ranked 43rd (7th in Asia) and 50th (10th in Asia) respectively.

9. In which city, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Money Museum at Council
House Street located?
A)Lucknow
B)Pune
C)Mumbai
D)Kolkata

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Option D
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Money Museum at Council
House Street in Central Kolkata, which opened earlier this year, has been
drawing a lot of attention for its unique initiative. The museum has been
built with an aim to improve people’s knowledge of the banking system
with the help of interactive displays.

10.Which company has acquired data privacy firm BlueTalon?
A)Google
B)TCS
C)Amazon
D)Microsoft

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Option D
Explanation: Microsoft has acquired data privacy, governance service firm
BlueTalon. BlueTalon helps enterprises set policies for how their employees
can access their data. BlueTalon works with leading Fortune 100 companies
to eliminate data security blind spots and gain visibility and control of data.

11.Recently Venugopal Rao announced his retirement.He was related to which
sports?
A)Tennis
B)Baseball
C)Football
D)Cricket

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Option D
Explanation: Former India batsman and Andhra Pradesh skipper
Venugopal Rao has announced retirement from all forms of the game.

12.Who became the first cricketer of either gender to reach the rare milestone
of scoring 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets in the T20 format?
A)Stephen Taylor
B)Mag Lanning
C)Smriti Mandhana
D)Ellyse Perry

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Option D
Explanation: Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry became the first cricketer
of either gender to reach the rare milestone of scoring 1000 runs and taking
100 wickets in the T20 format.

13.Who has been recently named in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires
for 2019-20 season?
A)Aleem Dar and Rod Tucker
B)Simon Tofel and Michael Gough
C)Kumar Dharmasena and Joel Wilson
D)Michael Gough and Joel Wilson

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Option D
Explanation: The International Cricket Council has named Michael Gough
of England and Joel Wilson of the West Indies in the Emirates ICC Elite
Panel of Umpires for 2019-20 season.

14.Who has been given additional charge of Narcotics Control Bureau?
A)Rishi Kumar Shukla
B)Rakesh Asthana
C)Alok Chaturvedi
D)Sumon Rae

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Option B
Explanation: Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the
entrustment of additional charge of the post of Director General, Narcotics
Control Bureau (NCB) to Rakesh Asthana.

15.Who was felicitated ‘The Society Global Indian Icon Award 2019’, for
excellence in the field of law?
A)Vikas Chaturvedi
B)Rakesh Jain
C)Dinesh Tiwari
D)MR Kumar

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Option C

Explanation: Recently in a glittering event hosted in London by the
Society Magazine, Advocate Mr. Dinesh Tiwari was felicitated ‘The
Society Global Indian Icon Award 2019’, for excellence in the field of law.

16.Recently Subir Vitthal Gokarn passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Philosopher
B)Actor
C)Poet
D)Economist
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Option D
Explanation: Noted economist and former RBI Deputy Governor Subir
Vithal Gokarn has passed away after a brief illness.