Current Affairs Quiz – 29 August 2019

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  1. Name the winner of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2019
    A) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

    B) Deepa Malik
    C) Sonia Lather
    D) Swapna Barman
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    Option B
    Explanation: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2019- Ms. Deepa Malik- Para Athletics
  2. Who is the incumbent Chairman of CBDT, whose tenure has been extended for one year?
    A) Pramod Chandra Mody

    B) Sushil Chandra 
    C) Arun Kumar Jain
    D) Prakash Chandra
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the tenure of Pramod Chandra Mody as the Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for one year. 
  3. Which is the first bank in India to deploy industrial ‘Robotic Arms’ to count currency notes at its currency chests?
    A) HDFC Bank

    B) Axis Bank
    C) ICICI Bank
    D) State Bank of India
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    ICICI Bank has become the first in the country to deploy industrial ‘Robotic Arms’ to count currency notes at its currency chests across the country. 
  4. Who has been named as the next Chairman of Coal India Limited to succeed A K Jha?
    A) Arun Nath Singh

    B) Pramod Agarwal
    C) Rishabh Biswas
    D) Damodar Gulathi
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    Pramod Agarwal has been selected as the next Chairman of the state-owned Coal India Limited by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB). He will succeed incumbent Chairman Anil Kumar Jha who will retire in January 2020. 
  5. Ajantha Mendis has recently announced retirement from all forms of cricket. He represented which country?
    A) Sri Lanka
    B) New Zealand
    C) West Indies
    D) Australia
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    Ajantha Mendis, a professional Sri Lankan cricketer has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket at the age of 34. He last played for Sri Lanka in 2015.
  6. Which Indian city has topped the Safe Cities Index 2019 released by Economist Intelligence Unit?
    A) Ahmedabad

    B) Mumbai
    C) Indore
    D) Bengaluru
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The Economist Intelligence Unit has released the Safe Cities Index 2019. Tokyo has topped the list while Mumbai is the top Indian city in the list at 45th rank.
  7. India observes the National Sports Day on_______________
    A) August 27

    B) August 28
    C) August 29
    D) August 30
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    India observes the National Sports Day, also called Rashtriya Khel Divas, on 29 August every year to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, regarded as nation’s greatest hockey player of all time. 
  8. The nation-wide Fit India Movement has been launched by PM Modi in which city?
    A) Mumbai

    B) Pune
    C) Noida
    D) New Delhi
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    Option D
    Explanation:
     Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a nation-wide ‘Fit India Movement’ at Indira Gandhi Stadium complex in New Delhi on August 29, 2019. It has been launched on National Sports Day. 
  9. Elavenil Valarivan has recently claimed a gold medal for India. She is related to which sports?
    A) Shooting

    B) Tennis
    C) High Jump
    D) Badminton
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    In shooting, Elavenil Valarivan claimed her maiden senior World Cup gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle competition at 2019 ISSF World Cup, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
  10. Who is the head of the committee formed by the government for Fit India Movement?
    A) Jitendra Singh

    B) Kiren Rijiju
    C) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
    D) Pema Khandu
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    Recently government had formed a committee for Fit India Movement with sports minister Kiren Rijiju as its head. 
  11. Which city has topped the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIUs) Safe Cities Index 2019?
    A) London

    B) Dubai
    C) Tokyo
    D) Paris
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    The Economist Intelligence Unit has released the Safe Cities Index 2019. Tokyo has topped the list while Mumbai is the top Indian city in the list at 45th rank
  12. Parthasarathi Mukherjee has resigned as the MD and CEO of which bank?
    A) Bank of Maharashtra

    B) Syndicate Bank
    C) UCO Bank
    D) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
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    Option D
    Explanation: 
    Parthasarathi Mukherjee the MD and CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank has announced his resignation citing personal reasons.
  13. The 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship will be held in which state?
    A) Arunachal Pradesh

    B) Gujarat
    C) Uttarakhand
    D) Odisha
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    Option A
    Explanation: 
    The 25th edition of the Senior Women’s National Football Championship will be held in Arunachal Pradesh from September 10 – 24, 2019. 
  14. When is the International Day against Nuclear Tests observed?
    A) August 27

    B) August 29
    C) August 28
    D) August 26
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    Option B
    Explanation: 
    The International Day against Nuclear Tests is held on August 29 since 2010. 
  15. The National Sports Day is observed in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of___________
    A) Milkha Singh

    B) Dhanraj Pillay
    C) Dhyan Chand
    D) Dilip Tirkey
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    Option C
    Explanation: 
    India observes the National Sports Day, also called Rashtriya Khel Divas, on 29 August every year to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, regarded as nation’s greatest hockey player of all time. Major Dhyan Chand Singh won Olympics gold medals for India in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936. He has scored over 400 goals in his career, from 1926 to 1948. He was popularly known as “The Wizard” for his magical touch, superb control, creativity and extraordinary goal-scoring feats.

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