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- Ranipet and Tirupattur are the newly announced districts of which state?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Odisha
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Kerala
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Option C
Explanation: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami has announced that Vellore district of the state will be trifurcated into three. Two other new districts will be carved out from Vellore namely Ranipet and Tirupattur, while Vellore will continue to function as a separate district.
- Which team has won the 2019 UEFA Super Cup?
A) Liverpool
B) Arsenal
C) Manchester United
D) Chelsea
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Option A
Explanation: Liverpool surpassed Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to win the 2019 UEFA Super Cup held at Vodafone Park Stadium, Istanbul in Turkey on August 14, 2019.
- RBI has amended the Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015 and made it compulsory to have a minimum of __________ branch in each state/UT to accept deposit under the scheme.
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Four
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Option B
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has issued an amendment to the Gold Monetization Scheme, 2015. As per the amendment: Banks have to identify at least one branch in a State/Union Territory where they have presence to accept the deposits under the Scheme.
- The Ministry of Defence has approved a committee to review Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 and Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2009 under the Chairmanship of Director General (Acquisition). Who is the current Director General (Acquisition)?
A) Arun Prakash
B) Sureesh Mehta
C) Apurva Chandra
D) L Ramdas
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Option C
Explanation: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved setting up of a Committee to review the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 and Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2009. The committee will be headed by Director General (Acquisition). Shri Apurva Chandra is the present Director General (Acquisition).
- Which state has launched the School Fagadaba scheme to improve the infrastructure of government schools?
A) Manipur
B) Haryana
C) Maharashtra
D) Odisha
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Option A
Explanation: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has launched a scheme named “School Fagadaba” to improve the infrastructure of government schools in the state.
- Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei are the latest addition in the GI tag list. The products belong to which state?
A) Nagaland
B) Sikkim
C) Assam
D) Mizoram
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Option D
Explanation: Recently, 3 new products have been registered in the latest additions to the GI list by the Geographical Indication (GI) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. The newly listed products are Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from the state of Mizoram and Tirur Betel leaf from Kerala.
- Which country was the host nation for the 28th Ministerial Meeting of BASIC Countries held in August 2019?
A) India
B) Brazil
C) China
D) South Africa
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Option B
Explanation: The BASIC countries held its 28th Ministerial meeting on Climate Change from 14th to 16th August in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Shri Prakash Javadekar represented India.
- The 2019 Aadi Mahotsav (National Tribal Festival) has been organised in which of these places?
A) Srinagar
B) Baramulla
C) Kargil
D) Leh
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Option D
Explanation: TheGovernor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Satya Pal Malik inaugurated the Aadi Mahotsav (National Tribal Festival) on August 17, 2019 at Polo Ground, Leh-Ladakh. The 9 days long festival will conclude on August 25, 2019. It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India & Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED). TRIFED is the basically the ‘Service provider’ & ‘Market Developer’ of the festival. The theme of the festival is – A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft, Culture and Commerce”.
- Based on the latest data of RBI, the foreign exchange reserve of India rose to lifetime highest in the week till August 9, 2019. The foreign exchange reserve stood at _____________
A) $445.754 billion
B) $440.591 billion
C) $430.572 billion
D) $435.620 billion
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Option C
Explanation: As per Reserve Bank of India’s Data, India’s foreign exchange reserves surged by $1.620 billion to $430.572 billion in the week to August 9 on rise in foreign currency assets. This is the lifetime high of India’s foreign asset. The country’s gold reserves surged by $1.591 billion to $26.754 billion.
- Renowned journalist Neelum Sharma who died recently was the founder anchor of which of these news channel?
A) CNBC
B) DD News
C) India Today
D) NDTV
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Option B
Explanation: Veteran journalist and senior anchor at Doordarshan (DD) News, Neelum Sharma passed after suffering from cancer.
- How many MoUs have been signed between India and Bhutan during the visit of PM Modi to the foreign nation recently?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 6
D) 12
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Option A
Explanation: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his visit to Bhutan. There along with PM of Bhutan, Lotay Tshering, our PM Modi has signed 10 MoUs including one power purchase agreement and also launched RuPay Card in Bhutan.
- Who is the author of the book ‘Kashmir’s Untold Story: Declassified’?
A) Gurvinder Singh and Gaurav Arya
B) Ritwik Ghatak and Sushant Sareen
C) Adoor Gopalakrishnan and G. D. Bakshi
D) Iqbal Chand Malhotra and Maroof Raza
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Option D
Explanation: A new book titled ‘Kashmir’s Untold Story: Declassified’, which reveals amazing insights about the history of Jammu and Kashmir is soon to be released. The book has been written by filmmaker Iqbal Chand Malhotra and defence analyst Maroof Raza. Published by Bloomsbury, the book will hit stands on September 18.
- The biennial multilateral naval exercise MILAN will be held in which city in 2020?
A) Visakhapatnam
B) Andaman and Nicobar
C) Kochi
D) Thiruvananthapuram
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Option A
Explanation: The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command (ENC), Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain has announced that the Indian Navy will organise the multilateral naval exercise MILAN at Visakhapatnam in March 2020.
- The San-Sadhan Hackathon launched by the government is related to :
A) Special Marathon arranged for the member of Parliament
B) Affordable toilets for the disabled
C) Art competition for school children at national level by government
D) Training physically challenged people on setting up start ups
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Option B
Explanation: Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), under Swachh Bharat Mission has launched the San-Sadhan Hackathon with an aim to have functional, accessible and well-maintained toilets for the disabled. Under San-Sadhan Hackathon, startups, student innovators, technology enthusiasts, academicians and industry experts have been invited by the Central government to create composite and affordable toilet solutions for Divyang or physically challenged people.
- Sebi has restricted the Mutual fund houses from parking funds of the scheme in which type of deposits of commercial banks if the said bank has invested in that scheme?
A) Long Term Deposit
B) Mid Cap Deposit
C) Short Term Deposit
D) Medium Term Deposit
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Option C
Explanation: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued clarification pertaining to investment in Short Term Deposits (STDs) of scheduled commercial banks. SEBI has said that: Trustees/Asset Management Companies (AMCs)/Mutual fund houses shall ensure that no funds of a scheme is parked in STD of a bank which has invested in that scheme.
- Tirur Betel leaf of which state has received the GI tag?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Kerala
C) Maharashtra
D) Assam
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Option B
Explanation: Tirur Betel leaf from Kerala is used for vine known for its mild stimulant action and medicinal properties.
- Tamil Nadu has announced to trifurcate Vellore district into three. After the creation of new districts, the state will have how many total number of districts?
A) 32
B) 35
C) 37
D) 39
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Option C
Explanation: After the completion of the formation of the 2 new districts, Tamil Nadu will have a total of 37 districts.
- PM Modi has launched the Rupay Card in Bhutan. Bhutan is the ____ country where RuPay Card has been launched.
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
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Option B
Explanation: Bhutan is the second country after Singapore, where RuPay card has been launched.
- The United Nations Framework for Climate Change (UNFCC) Conference of Parties (COP-25) will be held in which country?
A) Chile
B) United States
C) Germany
D) Argentina
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Option A
Explanation: This was a preparatory meeting in view of United Nations Framework for Climate Change (UNFCC) Conference of Parties (COP-25) to be held in Santiago, Chile in December 2019.
- Which of these countries is not a member of the BASIC countries?
A) India
B) Sri Lanka
C) China
D) Brazil
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Option B
Explanation: The BASIC countries include Brazil, South Africa, India and China
