SSC & Bank Exams Daily Current Affairs - English By Dr Gaurav Garg | Free PDF Download

Q1) The government has approved which scheme that can be continued even beyond the 12th five year plan period ?

A.Pradhan Mantri Vyay Vandana Yojana

B.Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

C.Pradhan Mantri Surakasha Beema Yojana

D.Pradhan Mantri jyoti Beema Yojana

Q2) The government has appointed whom as Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) till September 2020 ?

A.Ashok Kumar Mathur

B.Ram Sewak Sharma

C.Subhash Chandra Khuntiya

D.Ajay Tyagi

Q3) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has decided to provide a discount of __________on pulses, to various States for distribution under welfare schemes like mid-day meal, Public Distribution System (PDS) etc?

A.Rs 12/kg

B.Rs 10/kg

C.Rs 15/kg

D.Rs 14 /kg

Q4) World Biofuel Day is observed every year on which date ?

A.August 11

B.August 10

C.August 8

D.August

Q5) Which state’s cabinet has approved to waive Rs.9,448.61 crore existing farm loans in respect of cooperative banks?

A.Madhya Pradesh

B.Odisha

C.Rajasthan

D.Karnataka

Q6) Who was elected as the Rajya Sabha’s Deputy Chairman post?

A.Harivansh Narayan Singh

B.BK Hariprasad

C.PJ Kurien

D.Ananth Kumar

Q7) Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched which portal that aims to provide one integrated platform and portal for online courses?

1. SAKSHAM

2. UTKARSH

3. VIVEK

4. SWAYAM

Q8) Which Biosphere reserve has become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India that has been included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)?

A.Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve

B.Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve

C.Panna Biosphere Reserve

D.Khangchenzonga Biosphere Reserve

Q9) Which Indian American personality has won the International Geography Bee World Championship 2018 in the junior varsity division?

A.Anand Sharma

B. Avi Goyal

C. Sam Mehta

D. Janaki Ammal

Q10) Mathrubhumi, the leading media group of which state, has launched its new venture ‘Mathrubhumi Media School’ ?

A.Kerala

B.Gujarat

C.Rajasthan

D.Karnataka

Q11) In which state, on August 9, 26 civilians were dead due to heavy rains and a red alert was issued in many areas?

A.Arunachal Pradesh

B.Odisha

C.Kerala

D.Uttar Pradesh

Q12) Which country has announced plans to put tariffs of 25% on US products worth $16 billion, the latest move in an escalating trade war?

A.Iran

B.China

C.India

D.Russia

Q13) Which High Court has removed “begging” from the category of crime?

A.Mumbai High Court

B.Delhi High Court

C.Patna High Court

D.Allahabad High Court

Q14) Which 400m world champion of Kenya died in a car crash?

A.Nancy langat

B.Asbel keyprope

C.Nicolas Bett

D.Edwin Soi

Q15) Which Australian golfer died recently?

A.Adam Scott

B.Jason Day

C.Tiger Woods

D.Jarrod Lyle

Q16) Who has become the youngest one to took an oath as the 60th President of Colombia?

A.Ivan Duque

B.Gustavo Petro

C.Peter Thomas

D.Juan Manual Santos

Q17) International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to grow at __________% in the 2019-2020 fiscal year?

A.7.3 %

B.7.4 %

C.7.5 %

D.7.6 %

Q18) PayPal and which Bank has partnered to offer safer, faster and convenient payment experiences to bank’s card holders ?

A.Axis Bank

B.HDFC bank

C.Yes Bank

D.ICICI Bank

Q19) Which bank has launched an online platform “MyDeal” to raise funds through capital markets?

A.HSBC

B.Axis Bank

C.HDFC bank

D.Yes Bank

Q20) The Communications exercise “Pacific Endeavor” 2018 (PE-18) has been started in which country?

A.India

B.Nepal

C.Japan

D.Cambodia

Q21)On August 5, 2018, External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj ended the fourday trip to three countries. Which of following countries she did not travel to?

A.Kazakhstan

B.Kyrgyzstan

C.Uzbekistan

D.Turkmenistan

Q22) Sushma Swaraj inaugurated a twoday Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival in which city?

A.Tashkent

B.Bishkek

C.Astana

D.Almaty

Q23) Which state cabinet has approved a revised policy on adventure sports?

A.Himachal Pradesh

B.Uttarakhand