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- Who has emerged as the world’s richest person in the latest edition of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index?
A) Jeff Bezos
B) Bill Gates
C) Bernard Arnault
D) Warren Buffett
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Option A
Explanation: According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Microsoft Inc’s Founder Chairman Bill Gates has regained the second-richest spot in the world rich list. Earlier in July 2019, Europe’s richest person Bernard Arnault replaced Bill Gates in the Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index to become the second-richest person in the world. Bill Gates’ net worth was estimated at $106 billion, whereas the net worth of Bernard Arnault dropped to $97.8 billion as of August 04, 2019. Jeff Bezos, on the other hand, remains the world’s richest person in the list with net worth of USD 114 billion.
- The QR-SAM surface-to-air missile was successfully test-fired by India on August 4, 2019. The missile has been developed by DRDO and _____________
A) Bharat Dynamics Limited
B) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
C) Bharat Electronics Limited
D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
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Option C
Explanation: India conducted the successful test-firing of Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM) from launch complex III of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha on August 4, 2019. The sophisticated all-weather and all-terrain missile has jointly been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Electronics Ltd for the Indian Army.
- Name the winner of Hungarian Grand Prix 2019
A) Max Verstappen
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Vatteri Bottas
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Option B
Explanation: Mercedes driver, Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula 1, Hungarian Grand Prix 2019. This is the 8th win for him in this season. Also, this was his seventh win in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
- The 10th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial Meeting was held in which country?
A) Malaysia
B) Vietnam
C) Indonesia
D) Thailand
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Option D
Explanation: The External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was on two-day visit to Thailand from August 1-2, 2019 to attend key ministerial meetings of the regional forums of ASEAN, Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) and East Asia Summit. Jaishankar co-chaired the 10th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Ministerial Meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh. The Ministers agreed to hold the 11th MGC Ministerial Meeting on the margins of ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in 2020 in Vietnam.
- Who has been sworn in as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of LIC Housing Finance (LIC HFL)?
A) Siddhartha Mohanty
B) Shaji Varghese
C) Vinay Shah
D) Kapish Jain
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Option A
Explanation: Siddhartha Mohanty has assumed charge as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of LIC Housing Finance (LIC HFL).
- What was the profession of Kanti Bhatt who died recently?
A) Actor
B) Scientist
C) Journalist
D) Painter
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Option C
Explanation: The renowned Gujarati journalist, author and columnist, Kanti Bhatt passed away in Mumbai. He was 88.
- India’s first ever underwater transport tunnel has been constructed in which city?
A) Delhi
B) Kolkata
C) Bengaluru
D) Mumbai
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Option B
Explanation: Kolkata Metro has constructed the first-ever transport tunnel in the country which will pass through underwater. The East-West Metro corridor will pass through under Hooghly river and it will become the first such river crossing in the country. Kolkata metro is spending Rs 8,572 crore on this entire project.
- Name the Indian duo who have won the men’s doubles title of Thailand Open (Badminton)
A) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
B) B. Sumeeth Reddy and Manu Attri
C) Pranav Chopra and Chetan Anand
D) Valiyaveetil Diju and Anup Sridhar
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Option A
Explanation: In Badminton, the Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty claimed the men’s doubles title of Thailand Open in Bangkok by defeating Chinese pair of Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen.
- Anant Setalvad who passed away recently was a veteran commentator of which of these sports?
A) Football
B) Golf
C) Hockey
D) Cricket
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Option D
Explanation: Legendary cricket commentator Anant Setalvad passed away at the age of 84 years.
- What is the rank of Mukesh Ambani in the August 2019 edition of Bloomberg Billionaires Index?
A) 15th
B) 20th
C) 18th
D) 25th
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Option C
Explanation:Asia’s richest person Mukesh Ambani has slipped to 18th place in the index with total net worth of $47.2 billion, which is 7 percent less compared to last month.
