Q1) Brendon McCullum has announced retirement from all forms of cricket, he hails from which country?
A. South Africa
B. New Zealand
C. Australia
D. England
Q2) Hiroshima Day was observed on?
A. 5 August
B. 4 August
C. 6 August
D. 2 August
Q3) Indian Film actor Aamir Khan has launched the Mission Shakti Sports Initiative in which state?
A. Gujarat
B. Rajasthan
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Q4) In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, a 3-D Smart Traffic Signal called ‘Intelights‘ was launched in which city?
A. Noida
B. Mohali
C. New Delhi
D. Hyderabad
Q5) Which series of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2019-20 was opened for Subscription on 5 August?
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Second
D. Fifth
Q6)Which company has announced to buy majority stake in a Mumbai based technology startup ‘Fynd’ which is funded by Google?
A. Microsoft
B. Wipro
C. Tata
D. Reliance
Q8) Apple in partnership with which company has started the issue of its Credit Card that is named “Apple Card”?
A. MasterCard
B. Citibank
C. Goldman Sachs
D. American Express
Q9) Who was conferred with Karthik Bose Lifetime Achievement award of the Cricket Association of Bengal’s (CAB’s)?
A. Raju Mukherjee
B. Sourav Ganguly
C. Arun Lal
D. Pragyan Ojha
Q10) Which state has flagged of five anti-riot police vehicle known as ‘vajra’?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Assam
C. West Bengal
D. Sikkim
Q11) Name the Renowned educationist and founder of the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) Group of Schools who passed away recently?
A. Kiran Bir Sethi
B. Geeta Dharmaranjan
C. Shaila Brijnath
D. Y.G.Parthasarathy
Q12) The US treasury department has labeled which country as a “currency manipulator”?
A. Russia
B. China
C. Spain
D. Poland
Q13) Bill mandating death penalty for ‘honour killing’ was passed in which state’s Legislative Assembly?
A. Gujarat
B. Bihar
C. Rajasthan
D. Uttar Pradesh
Q14) Toni Morrison who passed away recently was a famous _________?
A. Author
B. Singer
C. Politician
D. Actor
Q15) Dale Steyn who plays for which country has announced his retirement from Test Cricket?
A. England
B. South Africa
C. West Indies
D. Australia
Q16) Who has been named as Professional Cricketers Association’s Player of the month of July 2019?
A. Virat Kohli
B. Ravindra Jadeja
C. Ravichandran Ashwin
D. Rohit Sharma
Q17) The third edition of India’slargest e ducation brainstorming event, the ScooNews Global Educators Fest (SGEF) will be held in which city?
A. Bengaluru
B. New Delhi
C. Pune
D. Udaipur
Q18) The 2nd All India Annual Conference of Indian Information Service Officers was held in which city?
A. Bhopal
B. New Delhi
C. Nashik
D. Raipur
Q19) Which insurance company has launched an affordable and flexible Jeevan Amar Plan?
A. Bharti AXA
B. LIC
C. Bajaj Allianz
D. Max
Q20) Pathamadai Silk Mat of which state has recently granted a GI tag?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Odisha