BANKING CURRENT AFF. QUIZ IN ENGLISH AUG. 2019

BANKING CURRENT AFF. QUIZ

TECH PKPRAJAPAT

BANKING CURRENT AFF TEST PAPER 08 TO 12 AUG .2019

1.       Which act is to be amended by Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 ?
1) Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1991
2) Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1981
3) Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971
4) Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1961
5) None of these

2.       Which states’ National Institutes of Design (NID) seeks to be declared as the institutions of national importance as per the National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ?
1) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Haryana
2) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana
3) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana
4) Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam and Haryana
5) None of these

3.       Name the bank that funds the draft Environment and Social Management Framework(ESMF) for integrated coastal management .
1) Reserve Bank of India(RBI)
2) World Bank(WB)
3) Asian Development Bank(ADB)
4) New Development Bank(NDB)
5) None of these

4.       What is the name of the e – journal that is launched with a view to make aspirants aware of job opportunities in government sector including public sector enterprises?
1) Empowerment
2) Ready
3) Rozgar Samachar
4) Focus
5) None of these

5.       Who launched the e-version of Rozgar Samachar with an objective to spread awareness about job ?
1) Shri Prakash Javadekar
2) Narendra Modi
3) Rajnath Singh
4) Amit Shah
5) None of these

6.       Which organization has signed an agreement with National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) to initiate a skill development programme in the solar thermal energy sector?
1) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)
2) International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA)
3) World Trade Organization(WTO)
4) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
5) None of these

7.       Where was the 7th meeting of India Bangladesh home minister level talks held ?
1) Dhaka, Bangladesh
2) New Delhi, India
3) West Bengal, India
4) Khulna, Bangladesh
5) None of these

8.       Which institute has partnered with National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) for developing turbines that can generate electricity by harnessing the ocean waves?
1) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati
2) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur
3) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras
4) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
5) None of these

9.       Which country has the highest number of living languages(840 languages), as per Ethnologue, a directory of languages ?
1) Papua New Guinea
2) Indonesia
3) Nigeria
4) United States
5) None of these

10.   What is the rank of India as per the Ethnologue, a directory of languages which lists 7,111 living languages worldwide ?
1) 13th
2) 10th
3) 5th
4) 4th
5) None of these

11.   Which year is designated as United Nations’ International Year of Indigenous Languages with the aim to enhace native tongues in 5 major areas ?
1) 2020
2) 2019
3) 2025
4) 2022
5) None of these

12.   Which country has decided to downgrade diplomatic ties with India and suspend bilateral trade, after India decided to revoke Article 370 of the Indian Constitution ?
1) Myanmar
2) Nepal
3) Pakistan
4) United States
5) None of these

13.   Name the bank, that will provide $200 million loan for improving road infrastructure in 34 districts of Maharashtra to connect rural areas with markets and services .
1) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
2) New Development Bank(NDB)
3) World Bank(WB)
4) International Monetary Fund(IMF)
5) None of these

14.   Which bank has signed a bancassurance agreement with State Bank of India(SBI)Life Insurance to provide SBI’s suite of insurance products to its customers?
1) Indian Overseas Bank
2) Bank of India
3) Canara Bank
4) Indian Bank
5) None of these

15.   Name the Insurance company which has launched a initiative called “Speed Dial – your partner for life” with the aim to provide a quick and easy resolution of policy servicing needs to customers by allocating a relationship manager .
1) Exide Life Insurance
2) Max Life Insurance
3) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
4) Aegon Life Insurance Company
5) None of these

16.   Which product of Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance is to be offered to Indian Bank customers after Indian Bank & Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance inked a pact ?
1) Wealth Assure Plan
2) Pension Plan
3) Life insurance plan
4) Child insurance plan
5) None of these

17.   Name the stock exchanges, which received permission from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to operate jointly in Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City under the proposed programme ‘Connect’ .
1) National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX)
2) Shanghai Stock Exchange(SSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE)
3) New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX)
4) Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE)
5) None of these

18.   Who topped in the 2019 Forbes magazine’s highest paid women in sports list ?
1) Simona Halep
2) Angelique kerber
3) Naomi Osaka
4) Serena Williams
5) None of these

19.   At what position P.V. Sindhu placed, the only Indian women athelete in the top 15 2019 Forbes magazine’s highest paid women in sports list ?
1) 12th
2) 13th
3) 15th
4) 10th
5) None of these

20.   Whose tenure as Managing Director of State Bank of India(SBI) was extended to another 2 years .
1) Chandan Sinha
2) Basant Seth
3) Dinesh Kumar Khara
4) Rajiv Kumar
5) None of these

21.   How many Rajya Sabha members have been elected unopposed to the parliamentary joint committee on office of profit ?                                                                                          

1) 5
2) 4
3) 7
4) 10                                                                          

5) None of these

22.   Which state has the highest number of elephants(6049) as per the wild elephant population census released by Union environment ministry ?
1) Maharashtra
2) Meghalaya
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
5) None of these

23.   Name the country, which is set to host the Women’s World Boxing Championships 2019 .
1) Japan
2) Russia
3) India
4) China
5) None of these

24.   Who became the 1st player in T20 cricket history to claim a 7-wicket haul while playing against the Birmingham Bears in 2019 Vitality Blast held in Grace Road, England, and Wales?
1) Kagiso Rabada
2) Trent Boult
3) Colin Ackermann
4) Jasprit Bumrah
5) None of these

25.   Diego Forlan announced retirement recently, he belongs to which sport ?
1) Football
2) Cricket
3) Tennis
4) Badminton
5) None of these

26.   Name the Eight time National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) world heavyweight champion, who is also known as “King of The Ring” passed away recently .
1) Mike Von Erich
2) Jeff Peterson
3) Janet Wolfe
4) Harley Race
5) None of these

27.   Who is the author of the book titled ‘Resurgent India’ ?
1) A. Ghosh
2) Bimal Jalan
3) M. Narasimham
4) Dr. C.Rangarajan
5) None of these

28.   Quit India Movement also known as August Kranti Andolan, was celebrated across India on _____ .
1) 6th August
2) 7th August
3) 8th August
4) 5th August
5) None of these

29.   Which act will be repealed by the newly approved National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill, 2019 ?
1) Indian Medical Council Act, 1954
2) Indian Medical Council Act, 1956
3) Indian Medical Council Act, 1955
4) Indian Medical Council Act, 1953
5) None of these

30.   Under which scheme, the Department of Heavy Industry sanctioned 5,095 e-buses for intra-city operations, 400 e-buses for intercity operation & 100 e-buses for last-mile connectivity to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ?
1) Digital Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electronic vehicles (DAME) India- Phase II
2) Electronic Manufacturing of (Hybrid) Vehicles (EMV) India- Phase II
3) Digital Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric vehicles (DAME) India- Phase II
4) Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric vehicles (FAME) India- Phase II
5) None of these

31.   Which state government has launched the Small Savings Incentive Scheme with an objective to stop people from transacting with ‘suspicious’ non-banking private financial institutions ?
1) Rajasthan
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Odisha
4) Assam
5) None of these

32.   Where will the India’s first underwater train project is set to launch ?
1) Kolkata, West Bengal
2) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
3) Guwahati, Assam
4) Mumbai, Maharashtra
5) None of these

33.   Under which river, the India’s first underwater train project is set to launch ?
1) Torsa River
2) Hooghly river
3) Teesta River
4) Damodar River
5) None of these

34.   Which state topped in the breastfeeding report released by health minister based on Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the country ?
1) Bihar
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Rajasthan
4) Manipur
5) None of these

35.   Name the software which has been chosen to be accessed for free for checking plagiarism by Indian Universities through a global tender process.
1) Geogebra
2) Encarta
3) Urkund
4) Celestia
5) None of these

36.   Who launched Samagra Siksha -Jal Suraksha drive with an objective to create awareness among school children about water conservation ?
1) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
2) Bhagat Singh Koshyari
3) Harish Rawat
4) Arjun Munda
5) None of these

37.   Where was the 2 day 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 held ?
1) Mumbai, Maharashtra
2) Shillong, Meghalaya
3) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
4) New Delhi, Delhi
5) None of these

38.   Name the exercise, which is to be participated by all the members of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) including India and Pakistan .
1) Lamitye VIII
2) Vinbax 1
3) Khanjar V
4) ‘Tsentr (centre)
5) None of these

39.   Where will the exercise, ‘Tsentr (centre) under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to be held on September 10-21, 2019 ?
1) Mailly be camp, France
2) Surabaya, Indonesia
3) Orenburg, Russia
4) Mahe, Seychelles
5) None of these

40.   ECB was in news recently, what does ‘B’ stands for _________ .
1) Borrowing
2) Bank
3) Bankruptcy
4) Balance
5) None of these

41.   Which entity has raised a fresh equity of Rs 522 crore ($75 million) as External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) of Singapore ?
1) Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd(DHFL)
2) Punjab National Bank Housing Finance Limited (PNBHFL)
3) LIC Housing Finance Limited(LICHFL)
4) Indiabulls Housing Finance
5) None of these

42.   Who headed the Task Force, which recommends the extension of onshore market hours to 9 am to 9 pm, from 9 am to 5 pm, to improve access of overseas users ?
1) Nandan Nilekani
2) R Gandhi
3) Shyamala Gopinath
4) Usha Thorat
5) None of these

43.   Name the Small Finance Bank, that received the Scheduled bank status from Reserve Bank of India(RBI) recently .
1) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
2) ESAF Small Finance Bank
3) Jana Small Finance Bank
4) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
5) None of these

44.   Which entity ranked first in the best workplace in India as per the LinkedIn’s fourth edition ?
1) Flipkart
2) Amazon
3) OYO
4) Uber
5) None of these

45.   Which state won the film friendly state award in 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019?
1) Mizoram
2) Uttarakhand
3) Maharashtra
4) Meghalaya
5) None of these

46.   Name the actors, who won the Best Actor(Male) award in 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019.
1) Ranveer Singh, Hrithik Roshan
2) Vicky Kaushal, Ranbir Kapoor
3) Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal
4) Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal
5) None of these

47.   Hellaro of which language was awarded with the Best Feature Film award in 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019 ?
1) Hindi
2) Kannada
3) Gujarati
4) Malayalam
5) None of these

48.   Who won the best actor(Female) in the 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019 ?
1) Keerthy Suresh
2) Deepika Padukone
3) Alia Bhatt
4) Priyanka Chopra
5) None of these

49.   Name the organization which instituted the Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award in Space science .
1) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL)
2) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
3) Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO)
4) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL)
5) None of these

50.   Name the Brahmos missile batteries, which was approved by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Rajnath Singh .
1) Software Defined Radio (SDR Tactical)
2) Next-Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (NGMMCB, Long Range)
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Liquid propellant Coastal Batteries(LPCB, Long Range)
5) None of these

51.   Which country’s satellite, AMOS-17 was launched by US (United States) carrier rocket Falcon 9 ?
1) Syria
2) Russia
3) Iran
4) Israel
5) None of these

52.   Where was the fossils of the World’s largest parrot, named Heracles inexpectatus & nicknamed as “Squawkzilla” that lived 19 million years ago discovered ?
1) New Zealand
2) Australia
3) Fiji
4) Iceland
5) None of these

53.   Which country’s Archery Association was suspended by World Archery (WA) ?
1) Russia
2) India
3) Pakistan
4) Srilanka
5) None of these

54.   Who will head the 12 member panel, which will decide the national sports awards to athletes and coaches ?
1) Kamlesh Mehta
2) Sandeep Pradhan
3) Mukundakam Sharma
4) Anju Bobby George
5) None of these

55.   Name the chess player, who won the 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan International tournament that held at Hunan province, China.
1) Krishnan Sasikiran
2) Baskaran Adhiban
3) Pentala Harikrishna
4) Surya Shekar Ganguly
5) None of these

56.   Hashim Amla of which country retired from international cricket ?
1) South Africa
2) Lesotho
3) Kenya
4) Namibia
5) None of these

57.   Nagasaki Day is observed annually on ____________ .
1) August 8
2) August 9
3) August 7
4) August 6
5) None of these

58.   What was the theme of International Day of the World’s Indigenous People 2019?
1) Theme – “Indigenous Peoples’ Right to Education”
2) Theme – “Indigenous peoples’ migration and movement”
3) Theme – “Indigenous peoples”
4) Theme – “Indigenous Languages”
5) None of these

59.   Which act will be amended by the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2019 that aimed to make India, a hub of domestic and global arbitration for settling commercial disputes ?
1) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1997
2) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
3) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1995
4) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1994
5) None of these

60.   Who can chair the Arbitration Council of India (ACI) as per the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2019 ?
1) Judge of the Supreme Court
2) Judge of a High Court
3) Chief Justice of a High Court
4) Individual with great knowledge in conduct of the arbitration
5) Any one of the above

61.   Name the act that will be amended by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 to improve road safety .
1) Motor Vehicles Act, 1987
2) Motor Vehicles Act, 1989
3) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
4) Motor Vehicles Act, 1986
5) None of these

62.   Who headed the Group of Transport Ministers (GoM), which recommends the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ?
1) Sanjeev Ranjan
2) Manoj Kumar
3) V. K. Singh
4) Yoonus Khan
5) None of these

63.   How much amount is penalized for an individual for driving without license as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 ?
1) 2000
2) 5000
3) 7000
4) 10000
5) None of these

64.   Who inaugurated the inter-State portability in two clusters of adjoining States of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana and Gujarat & Maharashtra, for achieving the objective of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ ?
1) Ram Vilas Paswan
2) Nitish Kumar
3) Ravi Shankar Prasad
4) Narendra Singh Tomar
5) None of these

65.   11 States/UT have implemented the intra-State portability for achieving the objective of ‘One Nation One Ration Card’, which of the following is not among the 11 States/UT ?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Gujarat
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Haryana
5) None of these

66.   Under which ministry National Entrepreneurship Awards (NEA) will be presented?
1) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
2) Ministry of Rural Development
3) Ministry of Human Resource Development
4) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
5) None of these

67.   Name the farmers financial assistance program of Jharkhand government, which was launched by the vice president of India, M.Venkaiah Naidu .
1) Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana
2) Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana
3) Mukhyamantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
4) Mukhyamantri Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana
5) None of these

68.   How much amount is provided to farmers of Jharkhand as a financial assistance under Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana, who holds farmlands of two acres ?
1) 10,000
2) 5,000
3) 15,000
4) 7,000
5) None of these

69.   Which bank has signed a corporate agency agreement with the Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd, which will deliver a wide range of insurance policies to its customers?
1) Indian Overseas Bank
2) Bank of India
3) Indian Bank
4) State Bank of India
5) None of these

70.   Name the entity, which launched the India’s first corporate credit card called ‘Freedom Card’ for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) .
1) ZipCash Card
2) Itz Cash
3) OxiCash
4) EnKash
5) None of these

71.   Name the co-branded health focused credit card launched by RBL Bank in collaboration with Practo .
1) RBL & Practo Plus
2) RBL Bank Practo Plus
3) RBL Practo Health Plus
4) RBL & Practo Credit Plus
5) None of these

72.   Which bank has collaborated with Social Alpha to mentor &support the start-ups including inclusion, healthcare, and environment in India over the next 18 months ?
1) DBS Bank India
2) Standard Chartered
3) Citibank
4) Bank of China (Hong Kong)
5) None of these

73.   Name the organization, which has collaborated with HDFC Bank, Mastercard, Common Service Centres (CSCs) of Meity and Global Linkers & launched the Digi Vyapari- Safal Vyapari to accelerate usage of digital payments .
1) Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
2) World Trade Organization(WTO)
3) Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT)
4) Organisation of Petroleum exporting countries (OPEC)
5) None of these

74.   How much percent of cargo will be transported through coastal shipping and inland waterways over the next 10 years as per the centre’s target ?
1) 100%
2) 75%
3) 50%
4) 25%
5) None of these

75.   Which state sets a world record by planting over 22 crore saplings by its mega greenery plantation drive, “Vriksharopan Mahakumbh” in a day ?
1) Kerala
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) None of these

76.   Name the Indian sports association, which has agreed to come under the jurisdiction of the anti-doping watchdog, National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) after years of resisting the move.
1) Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI)
2) Indian Hockey Federation (IHF)
3) All India Football Federation (AIFF)
4) Archery Association of India (AAI)
5) None of these

77.   Name the deceased greek artist, who was well known for his kinetic sculptures .
1) Raphael
2) Takis(Panayiotis Vassilakis)
3) Tomasso Masaccio
4) Giorgione
5) None of these

78.   What was the theme of the World Biofuel Day 2019 ?
1) Theme – “Energizing the World with Innovation”
2) Theme – “Biofuels – cost effective & environment friendly substitutes to conventional fuels”
3) Theme – “Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO)”
4) Theme – “Significant and measurable World Earth Day impact”
5) None of these

79.   What is the revised minimum period of Child Care Leave (CCL) for the female and single male service officers working in defence sector ?
1) 30 days
2) 15 days
3) 5 days
4) 45 days
5) None of these

80.   Which country has decided to set up a Joint Technical committee for optimum utilization of Ganges water with India under the Ganga Water Sharing Treaty 1996 ?
1) Bangladesh
2) Bhutan
3) Myanmar
4) China
5) None of these

81.   Name the insurgency group, which has signed a tripartite settlement agreement with Indian government and Tripura government to abjure the path of violence and agreed to abide by the Constitution of India .
1) All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF)
2) People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
3) National People’s Liberation Front (NPLF)
4) National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT)
5) None of these

82.   Under which act, National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT) was banned since the year 1997?
1) Unlawful Acts against Indian Consitution Act, 1965
2) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,1967
3) Legal Services Authorities Act, 1965
4) Prevention of Public Property Act, 1964
5) None of these

83.   Which Life Insurance Company has been added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International’s Global Standard Index while Union Bank of India(UBI) was removed from its India Smallcap Index?
1) Max Life Insurance Company Ltd.
2) SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.
3) HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.
4) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Ltd.
5) None of these

84.   Who was the elected as the interim president of the Indian National Congress(INS) party ?
1) Sonia Gandhi
2) A. K. Antony
3) P. Chidambaram
4) Priyanka Vadra
5) None of these

85.   To which country, Ghotu Ram Meena was appointed as the next Ambassador of India?
1) Angola
2) Rwanda
3) Nigeria
4) Republic of Congo
5) None of these

86.   Name the entity, which launched its own Operating System (OS) named HongMengOS in Chinese/ HarmonyOS in English .
1) OnePlus
2) Huawei Technologies
3) Samsung
4) Xiaomi
5) None of these

87.   Which state’s ox-bow lake received the 1st ‘Community Reserve’ status in the state recently ?
1) West Bengal
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) Jharkhand
5) None of these

88.   Who won gold medal in 65kg men’s freestyle competition at Tbilisi Grand Prix 2019 ?
1) Bajrang Punia
2) Sushil Kumar
3) Yogeshwar Dutt
4) Saurav Gurjar
5) None of these

89.   Renowned freedom fighter Dayanidhi Nayak passed away recently, he belong to which state ?
1) Rajasthan
2) Tamil Nadu
3) West Bengal
4) Odisha
5) None of these

90.   Which year is set as target to achieve the goal of ending morbidity and mortality in children due to diarrhea ?
1) 2020
2) 2030
3) 2022
4) 2025
5) None of these

91.   How many member committee was set up by the government to resolve dispute between the Indian Railways and Steel Authority of India (SAIL) regarding issues related to the quantity and supply of high-quality steel rails ?
1) Three
2) Four
3) Five
4) Six
5) None of these

92.   Name the Union Territory, which was formed with legislature as per the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Reorganisation Act, 2019 .
1) Ladakh
2) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)
3) Srinagar
4) Both 1 & 2
5) None of these

93.   What is the new monetary threshold limit for an appeal before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) as per the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) ?
1) Rs 20 lakh
2) Rs 30 lakh
3) Rs 40 lakh
4) Rs 50 lakh
5) None of these

94.   Who inaugurated the 2 day exhibition on Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) spinoff Technologies for non-power applications in New Delhi ?
1) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
2) Ajit Kumar Doval
3) Rakesh Gupta
4) Nripendra Misra
5) None of these

95.   Which entity is set to buy 20 % stake of RIL’s oil and chemicals business, making one of India’s biggest FDI(foreign direct investment) deal for about $15 billion (approximately Rs 1.06 lakh crore)?
1) Saudi Aramco
2) Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
3) PETRONAS
4) Gazprom
5) None of these

96.   Name the entity, which has announced 10 year long-term strategic relationship with Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited to accelerate the digital transformation of Indian economy and society .
1) Accenture
2) Microsoft Corporation
3) Oracle Corporation
4) Intel
5) None of these

97.   Which Indian state has unfurled a 15-km long national flag by forming a human chain & entered the Champions Book of World Records for the longest tricolor flag ahead of Independence day ?
1) Kolkata, West Bengal
2) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
3) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
4) Raipur ,Chhattisgarh
5) None of these

98.   Who has been conferred with an honorary degree, Doctor of Letters by the La Trobe University of Melbourne, Australia ?
1) Akshay Kumar
2) Aamir Khan
3) Shah Rukh Khan
4) Salman Khan
5) None of these

99.   Name the first woman, who is set to be appointed as the President of Indian National Science Academy(INSA).
1) Chandrima Shaha
2) Renu Khanna Chopra
3) Archana Bhattacharyya
4) Manju Bansal
5) None of these

100.           Who was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of YES Bank ?
1) Maheswar Sahu
2) Anurag Adlakha
3) Anil Jaggia
4) Ravinder Kumar Khanna
5) None of these

101.           Where was the India’s first-of-its-kind clinical ecotoxicology facility inaugurated?
1) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal
2) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur
3) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur
4) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi
5) None of these

102.           Which UN body has released the report titled “climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems” ?
1) Environmental Protection Agency
2) United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)
3) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
4) International Union for Conservation of Nature
5) None of these

103.           By which year, India has promised to produce carbon sink additionally of about 2.5 – 3 billion tones by increasing forest cover, planting etc.?
1) 2032
2) 2035
3) 2040
4) 2025
5) None of these

104.           Which journal published the report named, “The global decline of freshwater megafauna”, stating that the giant river animals have been reduced to a great extent in the last 50 years ?
1) Nature
2) Global Change Biology
3) Journal of Veterinary Science
4) Journal of Biotechnology
5) None of these

105.           Who won gold medal in the women’s singles category in the Bulgarian Junior International Championship 2019 ?
1) Aditi Bhattwon
2) Tanisha Crasto
3) Shruti Mishra
4) Samiya Imad Faruqui
5) None of these

106.           Which country’s women’s cricket team created world record for most consecutive wins(17 wins) by surpassing Australian Women cricket team(16 wins) ?
1) Cambodia
2) Philippines
3) Thailand
4) India
5) None of these

107.           Where was the Men’s tournament for 2019 Rogers Cup held, presented by National Bank of Canada?
1) Quebec, Canada
2) London, United Kingdom
3) Berlin, Germany
4) Canberra, Australia
5) None of these

108.           Who won the Men’s Singles title in the 2019 Rogers Cup/ Canadian Open ?
1) Horacio Zeballos
2) Rafael Nadal
3) Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev
4) Marcel Granollers
5) None of these

109.           Tennis Player, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu of which country won the women’s singles title in 2019 Rogers Cup/ Canadian Open ?
1) Russia
2) Spain
3) America
4) Canada
5) None of these

110.           Who won the Men’s singles title in the Hyderabad Open (Badminton) 2019 officially known as IDBI Federal Life Insurance Hyderabad Open 2019 ?
1) Na Sung-seung
2) Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
3) Sourabh Verma
4) Loh Kean Yew
5) None of these

111.           Which team won the 3rd edition of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) 2019 in New Delhi ?
1) Chennai Lions
2) Goa Challengers
3) U Mumba
4) Dabang Delhi
5) None of these

112.           Who won the Most Valuable Player Of The League (Male) award in the 3rd edition of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) 2019 in New Delhi ?
1) Jon Persson
2) Sathiyan G
3) Tiago Apolonia
4) Sharath Kamal
5) None of these

113.           Name the book based on Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu’s two years in office, that was launched by Amit Shah .
1) ‘Great Soul: Venkaiah Naidu’
2) ‘The Life of Venkaiah Naidu in Office’
3) ‘The Accidental Vice President’
4) ‘Listening, Learning and Leading’
5) None of these

114.           Name the founder of Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) & father of the Indian Space Program, whose 100th birth anniversary was observed on 12 August, 2019.
1) A. S. Kiran Kumar
2) C. V. Raman
3) Vikram Sarabhai
4) Satish Dhawan
5) None of these

115.           World Elephant Day is celebrated on ___________ .
1) August 12
2) August 11
3) August 10
4) August 9
5) None of these

116.           Which country is set to ban ivory sales by 2021 ?
1) India
2) Singapore
3) Malaysia
4) Bangladesh
5) None of these

ANSWER KEY

BANKING CURRENT AFF ANSWER KEY 08 TO 12 AUG 2019

1.      Answer – 3) Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971

2.      Answer – 1) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam and Haryana

3.      Answer – 2) World Bank(WB)

4.      Answer – 3) Rozgar Samachar

5.      Answer – 1) Shri Prakash Javadekar

6.      Answer – 4) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

7.      Answer – 2) New Delhi, India

8.      Answer – 3) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras

9.      Answer – 1) Papua New Guinea

10. Answer –  4) 4^th

11. Answer – 2) 2019

12. Answer – 3) Pakistan

13. Answer – 1) Asian Development Bank (ADB)

14. Answer – 4) Indian Bank

15. Answer – 2) Max Life Insurance

16. Answer – 3) Life insurance

17. Answer – 1) National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX)

18. Answer – 4) Serena Williams

19. Answer – 2) 13^th

20. Answer – 3) Dinesh Kumar Khara

21. Answer – 1) 5

22. Answer –  4) Karnataka

23. Answer – 2) Russia

24. Answer –  3) Colin Ackermann

25. Answer – 1) Football

26. Answer – 4) Harley Race

27. Answer – 2) Bimal Jalan

28.   Answer – 3) 8th August

29.   Answer – 2) Indian Medical Council Act, 1956

30.   Answer – 24) Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric vehicles (FAME) India- Phase II

31.   Answer – 3) Odisha

32.   Answer – 1) Kolkata, West Bengal

33.   Answer – 2) Hooghly river

34.   Answer – 4) Manipur

35.   Answer –  3) Urkund

36.   Answer – 1) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank

37.   Answer – 2) Shillong, Meghalaya

38.   Answer – 4) ‘Tsentr (centre)

39.   Answer – 3) Orenburg, Russia

40.   Answer – 1) Borrowing

41.   Answer – 2) Punjab National Bank Housing Finance Limited (PNBHFL)

42.   Answer – 4) Usha Thorat

43.   Answer – 3) Jana Small Finance Bank

44.   Answer – 1) Flipkart

45.   Answer – 2) Uttarakhand

46.   Answer – 4) Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal

47.   Answer – 3) Gujarati

48.   Answer – 1) Keerthy Suresh

49.   Answer – 2) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

50.   Answer – 3) Both 1 and 2

51.   Answer – 4) Israel

52.   Answer – 1) New Zealand

53.   Answer – 2) India

54.   Answer – 3) Mukundakam Sharma

55.   Answer – 4) Surya Shekar Ganguly

56.   Answer – 1) South Africa

57.   Answer – 2) August 9

58.   Answer – 4) Theme – “Indigenous Languages”

59.   Answer – 2) Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996

60.   Answer – 5) Any One of the above

61.   Answer – 3) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

62.   Answer – 4) Yoonus Khan

63.   Answer – 2) 5000

64.   Answer –  1) Ram Vilas Paswan

65.   Answer – 3) Madhya Pradesh

66.   Answer – 4) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

67.   Answer – 2) Mukhyamantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana

68.   Answer –  1) 10,000

69.   Answer – 3) Indian Bank

70.   Answer – 4) EnKash

71.   Answer – 2) RBL Bank Practo Plus

72.   Answer – 1) DBS Bank India

73.   Answer – 3) Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT)

74.   Answer – 4) 25%

75.   Answer – 2) Uttar Pradesh

76.   Answer – 1) Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI)

77.   Answer – 2) Takis(Panayiotis Vassilakis)

78.   Answer – 3) Theme – “Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO)”

79.   Answer – 3) 5 days

80.   Answer – 1) Bangladesh

81.   Answer – 4) National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT)

82.   Answer – 2) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,1967

83.   Answer – 3) HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.

84.   Answer – 1) Sonia Gandhi

85.   Answer – 4) Republic of Congo

86.   Answer – 2) Huawei Technologies

87.   Answer – 3) Bihar

88.   Answer – 1) Bajrang Punia

89.   Answer – 4) Odisha

90.   Answer – 3) 2022

91.   Answer – 1) Three

92.   Answer – 2) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)

93.   Answer – 4) Rs 50 lakh

94.   Answer – 3) Rakesh Gupta

95.   Answer – 1) Saudi Aramco

96.   Answer – 2) Microsoft Corporation

97.   Answer – 4) Raipur ,Chhattisgarh

98.   Answer – 3) Shah Rukh Khan

99.   Answer – 1) Chandrima Shaha

100.           Answer –  2) Anurag Adlakha

101.           Answer – 4) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi

102.           Answer – 3) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

103.           Answer – 1) 2032

104.           Answer – 2) Global Change Biology

105.           Answer – 4) Samiya Imad Faruqui

106.           Answer – 3) Thailand

107.           Answer – 1) Quebec, Canada

108.           Answer – 2) Rafael Nadal

109.           Answer – 4) Canada

110.           Answer – 3) Sourabh Verma

111.           Answer – 1) Chennai Lions

112.           Answer – 2) Sathiyan G

113.           Answer – 4) ‘Listening, Learning and Leading’

114.           Answer – 3) Vikram Sarabhai

115.           Answer – 1) August 12

116.           Answer –  2) Singapore