Current Affairs Quiz-25 to 31 August, 2019-DEE /Assam Police/Medical
Weekly Current Affairs 2019
25 Aug To 31 August
1. Which Indian player has become the first-ever to clinch the Badminton World Championship title?
a)Ashwini Ponappa
b)Rituparna Das
c)Saina Nehwal
d)PV Sindhu
2. PM Modi launched the RuPay card in which among the following gulf countries?
a)UAE
b)Bahrain
c)Saudi Arabia
d)Oman
3. Whose 109th birth anniversary was commemorated on August 26, 2019?
(a) Lady Diana
(b) Queen Elizabeth
(c) Mother Teresa
(d) Madame Curie
4. When is the Women’s Equality Day observed?
a)August 25
b)August 24
c)August 23
d)August 26
5. Which team won Durand Cup-2019 title?
a)Mohun Bagan
b)Army Red
c)FC Kochin
d)Gokulam Kerala FC
6. Who was selected for the Outstanding Engineer Award-2019 by Institution of Engineers in India?
a)Anoop Ranjan
b)Prabhakar Singh
c)Vishv Pratap Singh
d)Arvind Gaur
7. Which stadium will soon be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium?
a)Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium
b)Wankhede Stadium
c)Feroz Shah Kotla stadium
d)Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
8. Which item has been banned by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation while travelling in planes?
a)MI Phone
b)Samsung Charger
c)Lenovo Laptop
d)Apple Mac Book
9. Which country will be the host of G7 summit 2020?
a)Germany
b)United Kingdom
c)Japan
d)United States
10. Name the India’s first woman Director General of Police (DGP) who passed away recently.
a) Kanchan Chaudhary
b) Kavita Chauhan
c) Rashmi Upadhaya
d) Ruchi Sharma
Weekly Current Affairs 2019
11. When is the National Sports Day observed every year in India?
a) 27th August
b) 28th August
c) 29th August
d) 30th August
12. When was Fit India movement launched?
a) August 28th
b) August 15th
c) August 27th
d) August 29th
13. When will India launch a nation-wide ban on single-use plastic?
a) October 2nd
b) October 31st
c) September 1st
d) September 30th
14. How many colleges will be opened in the region of Jammu and Kashmir by Government of India?
a) 30
b) 40
c) 50
d) 60
15. Which three banks will be merged into a single entity to form the 2nd largest bank of India?
a) PNB, OBC & United Bank of India
b) Indian Bank, OBC, Syndicate Bank
c) Allahabad Bank, Canara Bank & PNB
d) PNB, Corporation Bank & Bank of India
16. Which nation has launched its own Space Command?
a) Russia
b) China
c) United States
d) Israel
17. Which historical monument has started the baby-feeding room facility for the first time in India?
a) Taj Mahal
b) Qutub Minar
c) Red Fort
d) Nahargarth Fort
18. How many ‘foreign tribunals’ have been formed in Assam to complain if names are excluded in NRC list?
a) 800
b) 900
c) 1000
d) 1100
19. Which state government has banned wearing of jeans and T-shirts by the employees in the state secretariat?
a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Odisha
d) Jharkhand
20. Who among the following cricketers has come out of his retirement and made himself available for all formats?
a) Shoaib Malik
b) Yuvraj Singh
c) Ambati Rayudu
d) Hashim Amla
Answers:
| 1-D | 5-D | 9-D | 13-A | 17-A |
| 2-A | 6-B | 10-A | 14-C | 18-C |
| 3-C | 7-C | 11-C | 15-A | 19-A |
| 4-D | 8-D | 12-D | 16-C | 20-C |