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Current Affairs Quiz: August 25 2019

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Questions Based on Current Affairs August 25 2019

  1. Who inaugurated the Project SU.RE(Sustainable Resolution), a joint project of CMAI(Clothing Manufacturers Association of India)& IMG Reliance(International Management Group in Mumbai, Maharashtra ?
    1) Nirmala Sitharaman
    2) Narendra Modi
    3) Amit Shah
    4) Smriti Zubin Irani
    5) None of these
    Answer –  4) Smriti Zubin Irani
    Explanation:
    On August 22, 2019, The Union Minister for Textiles Smriti Zubin Irani has inaugurated Project SU.RE(Sustainable Resolution), a joint project of CMAI(Clothing Manufacturers Association of India)& IMG Reliance(International Management Group, during Lakme Fashion Winter/Festive 2019 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

  2. Which country’s ship named ‘Stratton’, visited India recently ?
    1) Japan
    2) United States
    3) Russia
    4) France
    5) None of these
    Answer –  2) United States
    Explanation:
    On August 23, 2019, United States Coast Guard (USCG) ship Stratton on the maiden visit to India arrived at Chennai port as a part of a goodwill visit. Deputy Inspector General Sanjeev Dewan, TM Commander Coast Guard along with officials from Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and USCG graced the occasion.

  3. Where was the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) Stratton took part in an Indo-USCG joint exercise held ?
    1) Chennai
    2) Visakhapatnam
    3) Hyderabad
    4) Thiruvananthapuram
    5) None of these
    Answer –  1) Chennai
    Explanation:
    Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and USCG Stratton took part in an Indo-USCG joint exercise off the Chennai coast. Coast Guard ships and aircraft of the two countries took part in the exercise around five nautical miles off the city coast in the Bay of Bengal.From the Indian side, ICG Shaurya and ICG Abheek ships and Chetak helicopter took part in the exercise which focused on anti-piracy, search and rescue, and fire fighting operations.The US cutter ship ‘Stratton’, 127-metre-long and 43-metre-tall, and an aircraft associated with the vessel were part of the operation.

  4. Which state has topped in the implementation of free medicine scheme as per the National Health Mission (NHM) ?
    1) Gujarat
    2) Assam
    3) Rajasthan
    4) Uttar Pradesh
    5) None of these
    Answer – 3) Rajasthan
    Explanation:
    In the rankings issued by the National Health Mission (NHM), Rajasthan Government Chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s flagship free medicine scheme secured the first rank among the 16 states in India. In Rajasthan, the scheme was launched on October 2, 2011.Performance of the states was assessed on the basis of 10 parameters like the effective implementation of Drugs and Vaccine Distribution Management System (DVDMS), stock of essential drugs, value of drugs about to expire along with other such parameters.

  5. Heritage postal stamp of which railway station was introduced recently by Indian actor, film producer, Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) ?
    1) Ghatkopar railway station
    2) Santacruz railway station
    3) Borivali railway station
    4) Bandra railway station
    5) None of these
    Answer –  4) Bandra railway station
    Explanation:
    On August 24, 2019, Indian actor, film producer, Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) has introduced heritage postal stamp of Bandra station in Mumbai, Maharashtra on the completion of 150 years of the railway station.

  6. Expand KYC ?
    1) Know Your Capacity
    2) Know Your Customer
    3) Know Your Capital
    4) Know Your Consumer
    5) None of these
    Answer –  2) Know Your Customer
    Explanation:
    Full form of KYC is Know Your Customer.

  7. Which of the following organization was permitted to use the Aadhaar based bank mandated KYC (Know Your Customer) to avoid repeating the process for the customers on 24th August, 2019?
    1) Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)
    2) State financial corporations of India
    3) Stock exchanges in India‎
    4) Housing finance companies of India‎
    5) None of these
    Answer –  1) Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)
    Explanation:
    On August 24, 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman notified that the Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) will be permitted to use the Aadhaar based bank mandated KYC (Know Your Customer) to avoid repeating the process for the customers. The move will simplify and quicken up the process of availing credit.Background: The government had amended the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) Act 2002 to allow digital KYC. The amendment clarifies the various modes by which banks and NBFCs can capture the customers’ data electronically and also allowed the financial entities to capture full details through eKYC, removing the need to provide the physical documents. It allowed the use of electronic documents besides physical documents to do the KYC Process.

  8. Who presented the 4th Edition of annual ANUBHAV awards 2019 ?
    1) Santosh Gangwar
    2) Shripad Naik
    3) Jitendra Singh
    4) Harsh Vardhan
    5) None of these
    Answer –  3) Jitendra Singh
    Explanation:
    On August 23, 2019, The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State for Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Departments of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh presented the 4th Edition of annual ANUBHAV awards 2019 at a function organized by the Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in New Delhi. There were 7 awardees. The winners are: JN Mogal (Vehicle Operator (Retd.) DRDO (A&A)), Sita Ram Himral (Postman), S.Kanagaraj (Asst Sub-Inspector, Central Reserve Police Force), Madan Gopal (Inspector, Central Industrial Security Force), Ms. Kshipra Misra (Scientist F (Retd.) Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS)), Basheer Ahammad Kaji (Sub-Inspector, Central Reserve Police Force), and Suresh N. (Technical Officer –D (Retd.), Department of Space)

  9. Which organization has instituted the 35th Smart Policing Awards at Homeland Security 2019 Conference, in New Delhi ?
    1) All India Management Association(AIMA)
    2) Confederation of Indian Industry(CII)
    3) National Association of Software and Services Companies(NASSCOM)
    4) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI)
    5) None of these
    Answer –  4) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI)
    Explanation:
    On August 23, 2019, The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Jitendra Singh has presented 35 Smart Policing Awards, instituted by FICCI(Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) at Homeland Security 2019 Conference, in New Delhi. He also released a compendium on ‘Best Practices in Policing’ during the event.

  10. Who topped in the Forbes magazine’s world’s Highest-Paid actresses of 2019 list with the earning of $56 million ?
    1) Reese Witherspoon
    2) Scarlett Johansson
    3) Sofia Vergara
    4) Nicole Kidman
    5) None of these
    Answer – 2) Scarlett Johansson
    Explanation:
    As per the recently released Forbes magazine’s world’s Highest-Paid actresses of 2019 list, Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson (United States) has topped for the 2nd consecutive year with the earning of $56 million. She got her earnings with the great success of her summer Marvel film Avengers: Endgame (April 2019). No Indian actresses got a mention in the top 10 position.

  11. Name the Professor of Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU), who was awarded with the 2019 Pushkin Medal at an event organised at the Russian Center for Science and Culture .
    1) Meeta Narain
    2) Abhijit Banerjee
    3) Homi K. Bhabha
    4) Amartya Sen
    5) None of these
    Answer –  1) Meeta Narain
    Explanation:
    On August 21, 2019 professor Meeta Narain of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was awarded the 2019 Pushkin Medal at an event organised at the Russian Center for Science and Culture. She was honoured with the award for her extraordinary contribution to Russian studies abroad.

  12. Which firm, entered into the 2019 Guinness World Records for creating the largest online video album of people waving the Indian flag during its ‘No matter where I am, #IAMINDIAN‘ campaign ?
    1) Waze
    2) LastPass
    3) Likee
    4) TikTok
    5) None of these
    Answer –  3) Likee
    Explanation:
    On August 23, 2019, short video creation platform, Likee entered the 2019 Guinness World Records (formerly The Guinness Book of Records) for creating the largest online video album of people waving the Indian flag during its ‘No matter where I am, #IAMINDIAN‘ campaign.

  13. Who was concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Cook Islands ?
    1) Riva Ganguly Das
    2) Ruchira Kamboj
    3) Sangeeta Bahadur
    4) Padmaja
    5) None of these
    Answer –  4) Padmaja
    Explanation:
    On August 23, 2019, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India concurrently accredited Ms. Padmaja as the next High Commissioner of India to the Cook Islands, with residence in Suva. She is presently the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji. She succeeds Vishvas Vidu Sapkal.

  14. What is the name of the rock on Mars, which is kept in honour of the iconic English band by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ?
    1) Led Zeppelin Rock
    2) Rolling Stones Rock
    3) The Beatles Rock
    4) Pink Floyd Rock
    5) None of these
    Answer –  2) Rolling Stones Rock
    Explanation:
    On August 23, 2019, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) named a rock on Mars in honour of the iconic English band, The Rolling Stones. The team behind NASA’s InSight lander has named a Martian rock after the band: ‘Rolling Stones Rock.’ The InSight mission is led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

  15. Where was the National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology centre inaugurated ?
    1) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
    2) Kolkata, West Bengal
    3) New Delhi, Delhi
    4) Mumbai, Maharashtra
    5) None of these
    Answer –  1) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
    Explanation:
    On Aug 24, 2019, The Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting Minister inaugurated the National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural Sciences ((SACON) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

  16. Who inaugurated the National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural Sciences (SACON) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu ?
    1) Ravi Shankar Prasad
    2) Harsh Vardhan
    3) Prakash Javadekar
    4) Piyush Goyal
    5) None of these
    Answer –  3) Prakash Javadekar
    Explanation:
    On Aug 24, 2019, The Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated the National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural Sciences ((SACON) in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

  17. Who won a gold medal in wrestling (86kg category) at the 2019 World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) held in Chengdu, China ?
    1) Vinesh Phogat
    2) Sakshi Malik
    3) Babita Kumari
    4) Manjit
    5) None of these
    Answer – 4) Manjit
    Explanation:
    On August 22, 2019, Assistant-Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Haryana, Manjit, won a gold medal in wrestling (86kg category) at the 2019 World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) held in Chengdu, China. Previously Manjit has won two gold medals at the WPFG-2011 held at New York (America) and WPFG-2015 at Virginia.

  18. Monali Jadhav is associated with which sport ?
    1) Paintball
    2) Archery
    3) Fencing
    4) Shooting
    5) None of these
    Answer –  2) Archery
    Explanation:
    Monali Jadhav belongs to Archery.Constable Monali Jadhav of Jalamb police station in Buldhana district of Maharashtra had also won three medals (2 golds & 1 bronze), at the WPFG International Championship. She also created record scoring 716 out of 720 points in the game representing Indian Police Force. She previously secured 9th position at the Shanghai 2019 Hyundai Archery World Cup stage 2 in Shanghai held in May 2019.She won the gold in target and field archery and settled for a bronze medal in the ‘3D Archery’ in WPFG.

  19. Name the deceased American philanthropist & co-owner of Koch Industries, who is the 11th richest person in the world .
    1) David Hamilton Koch
    2) Gussie Busch
    3) John Connally
    4) Gérard Louis-Dreyfus
    5) None of these
    Answer –  1) David Hamilton Koch
    Explanation:
    On August 23, 2019, World’s 11th richest person (As on June 2019) with a net worth of $42 billion (about £34billion), an American philanthropist & co-owner of Koch Industries, David Hamilton Koch, aged 79, passed away in Southampton, United States. He struggled with prostate cancer. Koch Industries was known for refining crude oil, making fertilizer, producing Dixie cups and Quilted Northern toilet paper. He was born on May 3, 1940, in Wichita, Kansas, US.

Static GK Quiz based on Current Affairs:

  1. Kalaburagi airport is located in which state ?
    Answer – Karnataka
    Explanation:
    The Karnataka government on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Airports Authority of India for the development, operation and maintenance of Kalaburagi airport.The signing of the agreement would open the doors of the Hyderabad-Karnataka region in terms of aviation connectivity to Bengaluru and also to the entire country, the government said in a release.It would facilitate overall economic development of backward Hyderabad-Karnataka region, that has been provided special status under article 371 J of the Constitution.

  2. What is the Capital and Currency of Cook Islands ?
    Answer – Capital: Avarua & Currency: New Zealand dollar, Cook Islands dollar

  3. Who is the President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI) ?
    Answer – Sandip Somany

  4. Chandoli National Park is located in which state ?
    Answer – Maharashtra

  5. Where is the headquarter of Forbes magazine located ?
    Answer – New Jersey, U.S.





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