IBPS RRB PO/Clerk Mains Current Affairs Quiz: 30th August 2019

(a) Chandigarh

(b) West Bengal

(c) Odisha

(d) Delhi

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Sol. Delhi government will launch mega 10-week campaign “10 Hafte, 10 Baje 10 minute Har Ravivar, Dengue Par War” against dengue and chikungunya.

(a) 6.7

(b) 6.8

(c) 6.9

(d) 7.0

(e) 7.1

Sol. India Ratings and Research has revised its projection of the India’s GDP growth in financial year 2019-20 from 7.3% to 6.7%.

(a) Rangana Herath

(b) Suraj Randiv

(c) Dilhara Fernando

(d) Farveez Maharoof

(e) Ajantha Mendis

Sol. Ajantha Mendis, the mystery spinner from Sri Lanka, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

(a) Towards Stronger National Cyber Security Strategy

(b) Towards Modernised National Cyber Security Strategy

(c) Towards New National Cyber Security Strategy

(d) Towards Upgraded National Cyber Security Strategy

(e) Towards Updated National Cyber Security Strategy

Sol. The 12th India Security Summit was held in New Delhi. The theme of the summit was “Towards New National Cyber Security Strategy”.

(a) Biometric Seafarer Identification Document

(b) Biometric Sea-aadhar Identity Document

(c) Biometric Seafarer Identity Domicile

(d) Biometric Sea-aadhar Identification Document

(e) Biometric Seafarer Identity Document

Sol. India has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID), which captures the facial biometric data of seafarers.

(a) 29 August

(b) 28 August

(c) 27 August

(d) 26 August

(e) 25 August

Sol. United Nations observes International Day Against Nuclear Tests on 29 August every year. It is observed to increase awareness and education about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions.

(a) Sprent Dabwido

(b) Baron Waqa

(c) Hilda Heine

(d) Lionel Aingimea

(e) Taneti Mamau

Sol. Lionel Aingimea won the presidential election of the pacific nation “Nauru” to become the 15th President, succeeding the outgoing President Baron Waqa.

(a) Gaddam Dharmendra

(b) Pavan Kapoor

(c) Dinesh Bhatia

(d) Satbir Singh

(e) Navdeep Suri

Sol. Pavan Kapoor has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates by the Ministry of External Affairs.

(a) Babasaheb Kupeka

(b) Haribhau Bagade

(c) Arunlal Gujarathi

(d) Dattaji Nalawade

(e) Navnitbhai Shah

Sol. Socialist leader and former MLA of Palghar Navnitbhai Shah passed away.

(a) A K Jha

(b) Mukesh Kumar Surana

(c) Pramod Agarwal

(d) Shashi Shanker

(e) Sanjiv Singh

Sol. Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has selected Pramod Agarwal as the next chairman of Coal India.

(a) Indian Army

(b) Border Security Force

(c) Indian Air Force

(d) Indian Coast Guard

(e) Indian Navy

Sol. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Navy to hand over Cyclone Detection Radar (CDR) building to naval forces for meteorological purposes.

(a) Pramod Chandra Mody

(b) Dhirendra Pal Singh

(c) Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas

(d) Ram Sevak Sharma

(e) Nagendra Nath Sinha

Sol. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the extension of one year to the tenure of CBDT Chairman Pramod Chandra Mody.

(a) Sashakt Bharat Movement

(b) Sports Fit Movement

(c) Khelo Bharat Movement

(d) Fit India Movement

(e) Fitness From Sports Movement

Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the “Fit India Movement” on the occasion of National Sports Day.

(a) Coal

(b) Bauxite

(c) Lead

(d) Limestone

(e) Mica

Sol. Union Cabinet has allowed 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) via automatic route in coal mining and contract manufacturing.

(a) Joginder Pal

(b) Fatehjang Singh Bajwa

(c) Lakhbir Singh Lodhiangal

(d) Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa

(e) Rajnish Kumar Babbi

Sol. Congress (MLA) from the Mukerian assembly seat in Punjab, Rajnish Kumar Babbi passed away.