With the release of IBPS PO 2019 notification all candidates preparing for banking exams have their task cut out. There can be no overstating the significance of systematic preparation required for cracking the Current Affairs questions asked in a PO / Clerical examination. These questions can be cracked easily by gathering knowledge that is in sync with the exam pattern.
However, it’s easier said than done as one requires experience to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information. But Vidya Guru, the Institute for Best IBPS Coaching in Delhi / NCR, has made it easier for you by periodically coming up with quiz sets of expected General Awareness questions.
August 2019 Current Affairs
Question 1. Jagdeep Dhankhar has recently been appointed Governor of
Answer: West Bengal
Question 2. Chandrayaan-2, world’s 1st mission to probe the south pole of the moon, was launched by GSLV Mk-III which is also being called
Answer: Bahubali
Question 3. Chandrayaan-2 was launched successfully from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. What is the name of its lander?
Answer: Vikram
Question 4. Who has been appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh?
Answer: Lalji Tandon
Question 5. Which of the following cricketers has not been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame?
Answer: None of these
Question 6. Where did the G-7 finance ministers & central bank governors meeting take place recently?
Answer: Chantilly, France
Question 7. Ramesh Bais has been appointed as the Governor of which of the following states?
Answer: Tripura
Question 8. India’s 1st space-tech park is going to be set up in
Answer: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Question 9. The deadline approved by the cabinet for the resolution process under Insolvency & Bankruptcy code is
Answer: 330 days
Question 10. Name the politician who was recently appointed as the Governor of Bihar.
Answer: Phagu Chauhan
Question 11. Which of the following is true with respect to monetary policy announcements made recently?
Answer: All of the above
Question 12. Name the firm that has recently become the official sponsor of the Indian cricket team.
Answer: Byju’s
Question 13. Anandiben Patel was recently appointed Governor of
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Question 14. North Korea won the 2019 Hero Intercontinental Cup which was held in
Answer: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Question 15. Boris Johnson has become the Prime Minister of
Answer: United Kingdom
Question 16. BS Yediyurappa has once again become the Chief Minister of
Answer: Karnataka
Question 17. Through which of the following platforms does RBI plan to make bank account opening and operating paperless?
Answer: Sahamati
Question 18. Who among the following has been appointed Governor of Nagaland?
Answer: RN Ravi
Question 19. Hand-in-Hand 2019, a bilateral military exercise between India and China, is going to be held in
Answer: Umroi, Meghalaya
Question 20. What was the venue of the BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting that took place recently?
Answer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Question 21. After West Bengal, the ‘Rasagola’ of which state has received a GI (Geographical Indication) tag?
Answer: Odisha
Question 22. Who among the following was recently appointed as the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee?
Answer: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Question 23. Which of the following is going to be ISRO’s 1st solar mission?
Answer: Aditya-L1
Question 24. Journalist Ravish Kumar recently won the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award. The award, which is also known as Asia’s Nobel, is given in the memory of Ramon Magsaysay who was the President of
Answer: Philippines
Question 25. Name the joint venture company that has been established by National Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO), Mineral Exploration Company Limited (MECL) and Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL).
Answer: Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL)
Question 26. Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution have been revoked in the context of reorganization of Jammu & Kashmir?
Answer: Article 370 & Article 35A
Question 27. The 7th Economic Census of India has kick started from which of the following states?
Answer: Tripura
Question 28. Where did the ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting take place recently?
Answer: Bangkok, Thailand
Question 29. RBI has raised the limit for a bank’s exposure to a single Non-Banking Finance Company to ___ of the Bank’s Tier-I capital.
Answer: 20%
Question 30. Khelo India Youth Games 2020 are going to be held in
Answer: Guwahati, Assam
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