IBPS RRB PO/Clerk Main Current Affairs
The Current Affairs section comes under the General Awareness which is as important as the formulas are for mathematics calculations, so this section is one that needs your undivided attention. You cannot pile up all the news and read them in a go, you need to be up to the mark when it comes to daily affairs of the world. So here in Adda247, we prepare quizzes on daily news that holds importance considering the banking examinations, like IBPS RRB mains, IBPS PO/Clerk and many more. IBPS RRB PO Main 2019 is just one step away & you need to ace the mains examination for this you will have to compete with thousands. So to help you out in the finals, here is the 22nd August 2019 Quiz on the current affairs of the previous day.
Q1. Name the Indian para swimmer who has become the first Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel of America?
(a) Sharath Gayakwad
(b) Suyash Jadhav
(c) Prasanta Karmakar
(d) Satendra Singh Lohia
(e) Niranjan Mukundan
Q2. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has handed over the design of __________________ Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army at a ceremony held in New Delhi.
(a) Mobile
(b) Motor
(c) Mid-Range
(d) Magnetic
(e) Middle
Q3. Which company has announced a strategic partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to conduct advanced applied research in autonomous systems, robotics and 5G?
(a) Tata Consultancy Services
(b) HCL Technologies Limited
(c) Infosys Limited
(d) Reliance Industries Limited
(e) Wipro Ltd.
Q4. Name the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh who passed away recently. He served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from August 2004 to November 2005.
(a) Shivraj Singh Chouhan
(b) Babulal Gaur
(c) Digvijaya Singh
(d) Shyama Charan Shukla
(e) Sunderlal Patwa
Q5. The 2nd Uday (Utkrisht Double-Decker Air Conditioned Yatri) Express of Indian Railway’s will run between ______________________ and Vijayawada.
(a) Kanpur
(b) New Delhi
(c) Jaipur
(d) Ranchi
(e) Visakhapatnam
Q6. An IIT-Delhi-incubated start-up working on the design and development of inclusive learning resources for visually impaired people won the NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award 2019 for developing a multisensory kit. What is the name of that kit?
(a) PeoplesVison
(b) LightVision
(c) TouchVision
(d) FullVision
(e) ExpertVision
Q7. Name the Indian-American teen who has won the South Asian Spelling Bee competition 2019 and a cash prize of $3,000.
(a) Navneeth Murali
(b) Pranav Nandakumar
(c) Vayun Krishna
(d) Sumit Pichai
(e) Kamal Murali
Q8. Name the former Indian pace bowler whose life ban has been reduced to 7 years. He was banned for life in September 2013, along with his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, for indulging in alleged spot-fixing in the IPL.
(a) Dhawal Kulkarni
(b) Stuart Binny
(c) Ankit Sharma
(d) Munaf Patel
(e) Shanthakumaran Sreesanth
Q9. Which state government has launched a universal health insurance scheme "Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana" which will allow beneficiaries to avail annual cashless treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
(e) Haryana
Q10. The 9th Session of the India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held in ______________________________
(a) New Delhi
(b) Ranchi
(c) Jaipur
(d) Lucknow
(e) Hyderabad
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian Para Swimmer Satendra Singh Lohia has become the first Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel of America.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army at a ceremony held at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi.
S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. Wipro announced a strategic partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to conduct advanced applied research in autonomous systems, robotics and 5G.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Babulal Gaur passed away. He served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh from August 2004 to November 2005.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The second Uday (Utkrisht Double-Decker Air Conditioned Yatri) Express of Indian Railway’s will run between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. An IIT-Delhi-incubated start-up working on the design and development of inclusive learning resources for visually impaired people won the NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award 2019 for developing a multisensory kit named TouchVision.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian-American teen, Navneeth Murali has won the South Asian Spelling Bee competition 2019 and a cash prize of $3,000.
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Former Indian pace bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth’s life ban has been reduced to 7 years. He was banned for life in September 2013, along with his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, for indulging in alleged spot-fixing in the IPL.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Punjab government has launched a universal health insurance scheme "Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana" which will cover nearly 46 lakh families. The scheme will allow beneficiaries to avail annual cashless treatment up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. The 9th Session of the India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held in New Delhi.
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