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

Q1) The Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) has been removed from the ambit of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and has brought under the domain of which ministry?
1. Ministry of External Affairs
2. Ministry of Finance
3. Ministry of Home Affairs
4. Ministry of Defence
Finance Secretary – Hasmukh Adhia Defence Secretary – Sanjay Mitra Foreign Secretary – Vijay Gokhle Cabinet Secretary – P K Sinha Home Secretary – Rajeev Gauba
Q2) In which country was the third BRICS Film Festival organized?
A.Russia
B.China
C.India
D.South Africa
Best Film – Newton (Directed by Amit Masurkar) Best Actress – Bhanita Das (Village Rockstars)
Q3) Which Indian film received the Best Film Award in the BRICS Film Festival?
A.Piku
B.Newton
C.Raazi
D.Pink
Q4) What is the name of the person who has resigned from the position of Chief Executive Officer of Paytm Payments Bank? She will now lead as Chief Operating Officer of ‘New Retail’ initiative.
A.Anisha Singh
B.Renu Satti
C.Avni davada
D.Naina Lal Kidwai
Q5) Who has been appointed as the next Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command?
A.Anil Kumar Chawla
B.Ajit Kumar
C.A K Chawla
D.Karmbir Singh
Command HQs 1. Western Naval Command Mumbai 2. Eastern Naval Command Vishakhapatnam 3. Southern Naval Command Cochin
Q6) Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) has appointed whom as Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India ?
A.Jayant Rikhye
B.Kishore Kharat
C.Surendra Rosha
D.Parvez Ahmed
Q7) Which famous Bengali writer passed away recently? The Hindi film “A Doctor’s Death” was made on the story “Abhimanyu” written by him.
A.Ikram Ali
B.Ramapad Chowdhury
C.Joy Goswami
D.Subodh Sarkaar
Q8) International Friendship Day is celebrated on?
A.July 31
B.July 28
C.July 29
D.July 30
Q9) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman handed over two types of indigenously built high-power multi-fuel engine to the army, one engine is V-46-6 and second one is ________?
A.V92G2
B.V92C2
C.V92S2
D.V92F2
Q10) As per the study conducted by the researchers at the School of Environmental Studies at Jadavpur University, there has been an increase in arsenic levels in Paddy Plants of which state?
A.Punjab
B.Uttar Pradesh
C.West Bengal
D.Madhya Pradesh
Q11) Who will be honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award for this year?
A.Gopalakrishna Gandhi
B.Kesari Nath Tripathi
C.Satya Pal Malik
D.Jagdish Mukhi
20 August – Sadhbhavna Diwas/National Harmony Day – Rajeev Gandhi 31 October–National Unity Day-Vallabhbhai Patel 19 November–National Integration Day–Indira Gandhi
Q12) Which desktop software is launched by the Central IT Ministry, with the help of it, one can edit the scanned documents?
A.E-Lekh
B.E- Aksharayana
C.E-Sampadan
D.E-Lafz
Q13) The European Union has decided to move the block’s “Anti-piracy Atalanta patrol” headquarters from London to where ?
A.Paris
B.French port of Brest
C.Port of Durban
D.Spanish Port of Rota
Q14) Which country has granted India the Strategic Trade Authorization status STA-1, this status has been accorded largely to its NATO allies ?
A.China
B.America
C.Russia
D.France
Q15) Which amendment bill has been approved by Lok Sabha for change in homeopathy sector?
A.Homeopathy AYUSH (Amendment) Bill 2018
B.Homeopathy Ayurveda Council (Amendment) Bill 2018
C.Homeopathy Siddha Council (Amendment) Bill 2018
D.Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill 2018
Q16) Which Indian – American has taken over the position of CEO of the Democratic National Party of USA?
A.Bobby Jindal
B.Seema Nanda
C.Richer Sharma
D.Vivi Cherry
Q17) Where was the first Nepal-India think tank summit organized?
A.New Delhi
B. Kathmandu
C. Lucknow
D. Gandhinagar
Q18) Prime Minister Modi has announced the release of _________ and Nelson Mandela’s twin postage stamps in South Africa?
A.A P J Abdul Kalam
B.Mahatma Gandhi
C.Chandrashekhar Azad
D.Bhagat Singh
Q19) President Ram Nath Kovind launched the ‘Sanchar Kranti Yojna‘ in which state ?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D.Gujarat
Q20) Which state has launched the smartphone distribution scheme called ‘Mobile Tihar‘?
A.Madhya Pradesh
B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Odisha
D.Chhattisgarh
Q21) Which company has surpassed Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to become the most valued company in India ?
A.Wipro
B.HCL
C.Reliance
D.ITC
Q22) Scientists have discovered a new shape from human cells, what is the name of this shape ?
A.Scutoid
B.Rhompent
C.Rectoid
D.Octoid
Q23) The government of Odisha will built a riverine port in the Kendrapara district, on which river it will be built?
A.Brahmani River
B.Subarnarekha River
C.Godavari River
D.Mahanadi
Q24) Which dynasty came after the Tughlaq dynasty in India?
A.Gupta Dynasty
B.Sayyid dynasty
C.Khilji Dynasty
D.Mughal dynasty
Q25) In 1528, _________ defeated Rajputs at Chanderi?
A.Humayu
B.Akbar
C.Jahangir
D.Babur
Q26) Who has written the book of God of Antarctica?
A.Yashwardhan Shukla
B.Andy Marino
C.Raghav Bahal
D.Neel Mukherjee
Q.27 Which Indian actress was among the jury members of the 2018 edition of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence?
1. Priyanka Chopra
2. Aishwarya Rai
3. Nandita Das
4. Shilpa Shetty