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A Learning Portal from Recruitment India
A Learning Portal from Recruitment India
Abhishek Verma
Saurabh Chaudhary
Lakshay Sheron
Deepak Kumar
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Answer: Option BExplanation
Shooter Saurabh Chaudhary (16) has clinched gold in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games in Indonesia on August 21. It is India’s first shooting gold in the ongoing event. While another Indian shooter, Abhishek Verma won bronze in the same event. India have won five medals in shooting at the Games so far.
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Which state government has announced that it will name three awards after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for poetry, journalism, and administration?
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Rajasthan
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On August 19, 2018, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan announced that the state government will name three awards after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. One ward will be for poets (as former PM was also a poet). The second ward will be for the outstanding contribution in the field of journalism. And the third ward would be for good work in administration.
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Which former Indian Army chief has been awarded the United States (US) ‘Legion of Merit’?
Bipin Rawat
Vijay Kumar Singh
Dalbir Singh Suhag
Bikram Singh
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Former Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag has been awarded the United States (US) ‘Legion of Merit (Degree of commander)’ on August 17, 2018, at Pentagon, Washington DC. The award was given to Singh for exceptionally meritorious service as Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) from August 2014 to December 2016. With this, he became the 2nd Indian military officer to get this award after General Rajendrasinghji Jadeja in 1946. The Legion of Merit is awarded in four degrees – Degree of Chief Commander, Degree of commander, Degree of the officer, Degree of Legionnaire.
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According to the new directive of Home Ministry; ATM won’t be replenished with cash after …………. in cities.
10 PM
9 PM
8 PM
7 PM
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Answer: Option BExplanation
No ATM will be replenished with cash after 9 pm in cities and 6 pm in rural areas as per the new directive of Home Ministry. The deadline for putting money in the ATMs located in Naxal-hit areas is 4 pm. The new Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) would come into effect from February 8, 2019.
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Chennupati Vidya passed away following a heart attack, in Andhra Pradesh, on 18th August 2018. What was her profession?
Politician
Singer
Poet
Spiritual Leader
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Answer: Option AExplanation
On 18th August 2018, former member of Lok Sabha, Chennupati Vidya passed away following a heart attack, in Andhra Pradesh. Chennupati Vidya was 84 years. She was elected to the Parliament as a Congress contestant from Vijayawada constituency in 1980 and 1989. She had won the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in honour of her services to women. She was involved in social service through the Atheist Centre in Vijayawada, established by her father Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (GoRa), who was an atheist movement leader.
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Which body has announced a phased rollout of live face recognition feature with telecom service providers from September 15, 2018?
NITI Aayog
CSO (Central Statistics Office)
UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India)
RBI (Reserve Bank of India)
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On August 18, 2018, UIDAI announced a phased rollout of live face recognition feature with telecom service providers from September 15. This would be used as an additional mode of authentication by the telecom service providers. The ‘live face photo’ capture would be done to obtain eKYC for issuance of mobile SIMs. The TSP shall store both the photos in its database for audit purpose. At least 10 per cent of their total monthly authentication transactions shall be performed using face authentication.
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The International team of scientists has recently cracked the genetic code of which cultivated crop for the first time?
Maize
Rice
Pulses
Wheat
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Answer: Option DExplanation
For the first time, the International team of scientists including 18 from India cracked the genetic code of wheat, the world’s most widely cultivated crop. The information generated will help to identify genes controlling complex agronomic traits such as yield, grain quality, resistance to diseases and pests, as well as tolerance to drought, heat, water logging and salinity. The research, which is published in Journal ‘Science’, stated that the DNA sequence of bread wheat has been ordered and it represents the highest quality genome sequence generated to date. The reference genome covers 94% (14.5 Gb) of the entire wheat genome. The bread wheat has a complex hexaploid genome which is 40 times larger than that of the rice genome and 5 times larger than the human genome. The availability of high-quality reference genome would accelerate the breeding of climate-resilient wheat varieties to feed the ever-increasing world population and help address global food security in the decades to come.
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Which Indian sportsperson has clinched India’s first Gold in the 18th Jakarta Asian Games 2018?
Mary Kom
Bajrang Punia
Apurvi Chandela
Neeraj Chopra
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On August 19, Wrestler Bajrang Punia clinched India’s first gold medal in the 18th Asian Games after defeating Takatani Daichi of Japan in the men’s 65 kg freestyle title bout in Jakarta, Indonesia. Punia, who hails from Haryana, had won three consecutive gold medals — 2018 CWG (Gold Coast), Tbilisi Grand Prix (Georgia) and Yasar Dogu International (Istanbul) — ahead of the 2018 Asian Games. Earlier, Indian shooters Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar won the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event at the 2018 Asian Games. It was India’s first medal in the ongoing event.
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What is the scientific name of the deadly agricultural pest “Fall Armyworm”, which has been spotted in Telangana?
Chortoicetes terminifera
Heteronychus arator
Spodoptera frugiperda
Mythimna convecta
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Answer: Option CExplanation
The deadly agricultural insect-pest “Fall Armyworm (FAW)” has been recently spotted at a few places in the districts of Karimnagar, Kamareddy, Sangareddy, Medak and Gadwal in Telangana. It is known to attack and destroy several varieties of crops, but it prefers maize and sorghum because of the sweetness in their leaves. The Fall Armyworm (or Spodoptera frugiperda) is a species in the order of Lepidoptera and is the larval life stage of a fall armyworm moth. In its larval stage, it can cause significant damage to crops, if not well managed. The lifespan of the pest is 30 to 60 days and each generation can migrate to a distance of more than 400 km. It is considered deadly as it has caused massive agricultural losses in several countries in Africa. The worm was first found in Karnataka in the country and later spread to Tamil Nadu.
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As per data of SEBI, investments through participatory notes into Indian capital markets declined to over nine-year low of _____ till July-end?
Rs 80,341 crore
Rs 78,890 crore
Rs 35,989 crore
Rs 99,789 crore
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Answer: Option AExplanation
On August 18, 2018, according to SEBI data, investments through participatory notes into Indian capital markets declined to over nine-year low of Rs. 80,341 crore till July-end. This is a total value of P-note investments in Indian markets – equity, debt, and derivatives are taken together. This is the lowest level since April 2009 when the cumulative value of such investments stood at Rs 72,314 crore.
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Which of the following is the 2018 World Humanitarian Day (WHD) theme?
#ShareHumanity
#ImpossibleChoices
#OneHumanity
#NotATarget
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Answer: Option DExplanation
The World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is held every year on August 19 to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world. The day recognizes humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes. The campaign theme of 2018 WHD is #NotATarget. The day was designated by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to commemorate the 19th August 2003 bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Who among the followings was awarded with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2018?
Krishna Gopalacharya
Subramanian Swamy
P K Mishra
Gopalkrishan Gandhi
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi was honored with this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award for promoting communal harmony and peace. Rajiv Gandhi was born on 20 Aug 1948 and every year this award is given to an individual for their outstanding work towards peace and secularism.
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What will be the new name of Chhattisgarh’s capital?
Naya Raipur
Raipur
Atal Nagar
AtalBihariNagar
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Chhattisgarh’s proposed capital, Naya Raipur, will now be named Atal Nagar after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Which body will host the 2018 Asia Cup (cricket) from 15th to 28th September 2018?
Asian Cricket Council (ACC)
Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI)
Emirates Cricket Board
International Cricket Committee (ICC)
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On August 17, 2018, BCCI officially handed over its hosting rights to the Emirates Cricket Board for the upcoming Asia Cup 2018. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Emirates Cricket Board signed an agreement for this purpose. This tournament would be held from September 15 to 28 in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Countries participating in the event are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They will be joined by a sixth team — the winner of the Asian Cricket Council qualifier event. The major attraction of this tournament is two assured Indo-Pakistan clashes.
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Which of the following cities is the venue of the 11th World Hindi Conference (WHC) 2018?
New Delhi
Port Louis
Johannesburg
Paramaribo
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Answer: Option BExplanation
The 11th World Hindi Conference 2018 (WHC) has started in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, with theme “Hindi World and Indian Culture” on August 18. It was organized by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India (GoI) in association with the Government of Mauritius. More than 2000 delegates from India and various countries of the world will deliberate on 8 subtopics on 2018 theme during the 3-day conference. The aim of the Conference is to expand the reach of the Hindi language at a global level. The WHC was started in 1975 to make the Hindi language a medium of service and knowledge and enable it to move forward with the time. Since then, Hindi has made remarkable progress and it has become one of the prominent languages of the world.
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Which organization launched a new campaign named ‘Our Safety, Our Rights’, among children against sexual abuse, on 17th August 2018?
Infosys Foundation
Gates Foundation
Amnesty International India
Save the girl child
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On August 17, 2018, Amnesty International India launched a new campaign named ‘Our Safety, Our Rights’, among children against sexual abuse. The campaign will culminate on October 11 – International Day of the Girl Child. To help them understand and identify sexual abuse. The campaign in collaboration with Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti, People’s Action for Rural Awakening (PARA) and Institute of Social Education. 50,000 students, parents, teachers and children from 400 schools, across four Indian states will be participating in this campaign.
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First Indian woman to win Gold in wrestling in Asian Games History is?
Kavita Devi
Sakshi Malik
Vinesh Phogat
BabitaKumari
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Vinesh Phogat won India a gold medal by beating Yuki Irie of Japan on Aug 20 in the final of the women’s wrestling at the Asian Games 2018. Vinesh defeated Yuki 6-2 in the 50kg category to bag the gold medal. She also became the first Indian woman wrestler to win a gold medal at the Asian Games.
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Which state government has lifted family income ceiling for the beneficiaries of women welfare scheme ‘Kanyashree’?
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
West Bengal
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Answer: Option DExplanation
On August 16, 2018, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee lifted family income ceiling for the beneficiaries of women welfare scheme ‘Kanyashree’. Earlier the ceiling was: Rs 120,000 or less. This would cost the state government an additional Rs 200 crore. The state had already incurred an annual expenditure of Rs 1200 crore under the scheme in 2017.
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Which state has launched Dial 100 Mobile app, to help the needy at the time of emergency?
Chhattisgarh
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Uttarakhand
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On 15th August 2018, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Dial 100 Mobile app, to help the needy at the time of emergency. Once Madhya Pradesh Police receive a call through Dial 100 mobile app, they will reach the location as soon as possible, to help the people in distress. Shivraj Singh Chouhan also announced that more CCTV cameras will be fixed outside schools, public and private areas.
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Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Mali?
Alpha Oumar Konare
Dioncounda Traore
Soumaila Cisse
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
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Answer: Option DExplanation
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been re-elected as the new President of Mali for a five-year term after winning a landslide in a runoff ballot. He picked up 67.17% of the vote against 32.83% for opposition challenger and former finance minister Soumaila Cisse. Keita will take office on September and his immediate challenges include strengthening a 2015 peace accord between the government, its allies, and former Tuareg rebels. Mali is a landlocked nation home to at least 20 ethnic groups where the majority of people live on less than $2 a day.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away following a long-term illness, in Delhi, on 16th August 2018. How many times did he serve as Prime Minister of India?
2
3
4
5
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On 16th August 2018, former Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, passed away following a long-term illness, at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was 93 years old. He was born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He entered politics during the Quit India movement in 1942. He was one of the founding members of Jan Sangh, the parent organization of BJP, in 1951.
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Name the Managing Director of National Housing Bank (NHB) who has recently resigned from his post?
Ranjit Sitharaman
Sriram Kalyanaraman
Surjeet Bhalla
Ravi Verma
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Answer: Option BExplanation
The government has accepted the resignation of National Housing Bank (NHB) Managing Director Sriram Kalyanaraman. Sriram Kalyanaraman was alleged for adopting unethical practices for sanctioning refinance facility to several housing finance companies. The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) ordered an inquiry against him, few months back. Sriram Kalyanaraman was the first private sector candidate to be appointed as MD &CEO of NHB in 2015. He was appointed for a five-year term. Earlier, he was Director-Business Development at Equifax Credit Information Services Pvt Ltd.
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India celebrated its _____ Independence Day on 15th August 2018?
65th
70th
72nd
75th
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Answer: Option CExplanation
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Who was given the additional charge as Governor of Chhattisgarh, on 15th August 2018?
Jagdish Mukhi
Anandiben Patel
Raghubar Das
Vidyasagar Rao
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On 15th August 2018, Madhya Pardesh Governor Anandiben Patel was sworn in as Governor of Chhattisgarh. President Ram Nath Kovind gave Anandiben Patel the additional charge as Governor of Chhattisgarh following the death of Chhattisgarh governor Balramji Dass Tandon. Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi administered the oath of office to Anandiben Patel. Anandiben Patel will perform additional duties as Chhattisgarh governor until regular arrangements for the office of the governor of Chhattisgarh are made.
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NASA recently launched Parker Solar Probe mission to study………?
Sun’s outer atmosphere
Mars’s inner atmosphere
Jupiter’s surface
Saturn’s surface
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Answer: Option AExplanation
US space agency NASA has launched its mission to send a satellite closer to the Sun than any before. The Parker Solar Probe rocket lifted off from Florida, USA. The probe is set to become the fastest-moving manmade object in history.
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Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) has signed a loan agreement with which German bank for EUR 200 million?
KfW Bank
Deutsche Bank
DZ Bank
Commerz Bank
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Answer: Option AExplanation
On August 15, 2018, Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) inked a loan agreement with German bank KfW in Frankfurt for EUR 200 million. This would be used to finance clean energy projects in India. This is REC’s fourth line of credit under Indo-German development cooperation.
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Rajabhau Godse, who passed away recently, was associated with which political party?
INC
BJP
Shiv Sena
NCP
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Answer: Option CExplanation
Rajabhau Godse (57), the former Shiv Sena Member of Parliament (MP) from Nashik , has passed away in Nasik, Maharashtra on August 17, 2018. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nashik constituency in 1996. He had also been the city and district unit chief of the Sena after starting his political career as Sarpanch of village Sansari in the district.
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Name the girl who became India’s latest Woman Grandmaster (WGM), on 12th August 2018?
M Swetha
R Vaishali
Pinky Reddy
Pihu Chawla
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Answer: Option BExplanation
On 12th August 2018, R Vaishali became India’s latest Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is the elder sister of R. Praggnanandhaa, who became the second youngest Grand Master in the world in June 2018. She is 17 years old. She completed her third and final WGM norm in the Riga Technical University Open chess tournament in Riga, Latvia.
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Which element’s discovery was made 150 years ago on August 18, 1868?
Hydrogen
Helium
Sodium
Mercury
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Answer: Option BExplanation
The element Helium (He) was discovered by astronomers 150 years ago on August 18 in 1868 while studying the total solar eclipse from Guntur, a coastal district of Andhra Pradesh. The Helium was discovered by a team of Madras Observatory led by Norman Robert Pogson. The Madras Observatory now houses the Nungambakkam Meteorological Observatory.
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Which bank’s server was under a malware attack for 2 days between August 11 and August 13 and an amount of Rs 94 crore has been transferred off?
Canara Bank
Karnataka Bank
Cosmos Bank
DBS Bank
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Answer: Option CExplanation
On August 14, 2018, Cosmos bank announced that the server of the Pune-based bank was under a malware attack for 2 days between August 11 and August 13 and an amount of Rs 94 crore has been transferred off. The fraudulent transactions were carried out via cloning of thousands of the bank’s debit cards and 25 ATMs located in Canada, Hong Kong and a few in India. The cards of the cooperative bank customers that were cloned were of Visa and Rupay. The malware attack was on the switch, which is operative for payment gateways of Visa and Rupay debit cards.
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