Q1) NITI Aayog Hosted Investors Conference at which place ?
A.Andaman and Nicobar
B.Lakshadweep Islands
C.Daman & Diu
D.A & B
Q2) According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, three states have emerged as the new hotspots for HIV, which of the following is one among them?
A.Meghalaya
B.Maharashtra
C.Andhra Pradesh
D.Karnataka
Q3) International Youth Day is celebrated on ?
A.August 8
B.August 9
C.August 11
D.August 12
Q4) World Elephant Day is celebrated on which date?
A.August 12
B.August 10
C.August 8
D.August 13
Q5) Lok Sabha has passed which Bill by voice vote to extend the facility of ‘proxy voting’ to overseas Indians ?
A.Public Act 2018
B.Proxy Representation Act 2017
C.Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2017
D.None of these
Q6) The Parker Solar Probe is the first NASA mission to be named after which living individual?
A.Dr. Eugene Parker
B.Dr. Thomas Parker
C.Dr. Antony Parker
D.Dr. Steve Parker
Q7) Which country has signed a contract on admission of its service members in Russia’s Military Training Institutes ?
A.India
B.Pakistan
C.Bhutan
D.Bangladesh
Q8) Nobel laureate who was known for his novels, ‘A House for Mr. Biswas’ and ‘A Bend in the River’, has died recently, what was his name?
A.Harold Pinter
B.Bob Dylan
C.William Golding
D.V S Naipaul
Q9) Who has been appointed as Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) ?
A.Khayati Mishra
B.Rekha Sharma
C.Konkana Rai
D.Vishakha Verma
Q11) Who is the new acting Army Chief of Nepal?
A.Raja Kohli
B.Anup Oli
C.Purna Chandra Thapa
D. Rajendra Chhetri
Q12) Central Silk Board (CSB) has notified the new species of silkworm eggs, what is its name?
A.BDR-11
B.BDR-10
C.BDR-30
D.BDR-15
Q14) ) Recently the managing director of Bajaj Electricals died, what was his name?
A.Shekhar Bajaj
B.Anant Bajaj
C.Anuj Bajaj
D.Sahil Bajaj
Q15) The Trump administration has suspended more than a decade-long military training programme of which country at the US institutions?
A.China
B.India
C.Russia
D.Pakistan
Q16) Which bank will sell two non-performing assets (NPAs) worth about Rs 2,490 crore and has invited bids for them on August,20 ?
A.Punjab National Bank
B.State Bank of India
C.Bank of Baroda
D.UCO Bank
Q17) Pakistan’s which Maritime Security Ship (PMSS) is scheduled to reach Sri
Lanka’s Colombo Port on a four-day goodwill visit from August 13-16 ?
A.Kashmir
B.Azmat
C.Khalid
D.Lahore
Q18) Indian Navy has launched which major rescue and relief operation in floodhit Kerala?
A.Rahat
B.Madad
C.Saathi
D.Bharosa
Q19) Indian Army also has launched an Operation to rescue people in flood-hit Kerala. What is the name of the operation?
A.Aashraya
B.Sahyog
C.Saath
D.Upkaar
Q20) India will triple its ethanol production over the next four years till ___________ and this will save ₹12,000 crore in the country’s oil import bill?
A.2021
B.2023
C.2022
D.2020
Q21) According to the UN, China has kept one million people captive. They belong to which ethnic group ?
A.Uighurs
B.Ambundu
C.Dinka
D.Hausa
Q22) Which is the largest river basin in India?
A.Godavari Basin
B.Ganga Basin
C.Yamuna Basin
D.Narmada Basin
Q23) Which river originates from Amarkantak?
A.Mahanadi
B.Godavari
C.Krishna
D.Narmada
Q24) Who was the first woman president of Congress?
A.Annie Besant
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Usha Mehta
D.Madame Cama
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