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20-08-2024 Current affairs
(1) Who was the Director General (DG) of Indian Coast Guard who has passed away? ?
A.
Rakesh Pal
B.
Upendra Dwivedi
C.
Anil Chauhan
D.
Nalin Prabhat
Show Answer
(A) Rakesh Pal
(2) Manyachiwadi has become the first 'Solar Village' of which state? ?
A.
Madhya Pradesh
B.
Chhattisgarh
C.
Rajasthan
D.
Maharastra
Show Answer
(D) Maharastra
(3) India has sent 1400 kg of anti-cancer drugs to which country? ?
A.
Jordan
B.
Syria
C.
Iran
D.
Iraq
Show Answer
(B) Syria
(4) Indian Navy's INS Tabar has visited which country? ?
A.
Indonesia
B.
Japan
C.
Denmark
D.
Philippines
Show Answer
(C) Denmark
(5) Who has won the Western Indian Billiards Final? ?
A.
S Srikrishna
B.
Ashok Shandilya
C.
Pankaj Advani
D.
Geet Sethi
Show Answer
(C) Pankaj Advani
(6) Nepal Academy and which university of India have signed an agreement for Nepali language and culture research? ?
A.
Delhi University
B.
University of Hyderabad
C.
Jawarharlal Nehru University
D.
Banaras Hindu University
Show Answer
(D) Banaras Hindu University
(7) Who has become the Chairman of Public Accounts Committee? ?
A.
Rahul Gandhi
B.
KC Venugopal
C.
Akhilesh Yadav
D.
Mamata Banerjee
Show Answer
(B) KC Venugopal
(8) Shiveluch volcano is located in which country which has erupted recently? ?
A.
Russia
B.
America
C.
Japan
D.
Indonesia
Show Answer
(A) Russia
(9) The Women's Under-19 World Cup 2025 will be held in which country? ?
A.
Bangladesh
B.
Sri Lanka
C.
India
D.
Malaysia
Show Answer
(D) Malaysia
(10) When is World Mosquito Day Celebrated? ?
A.
13 August
B.
14 August
C.
19 August
D.
20 August
Show Answer
(D) 20 August
(11) Who has been named the flag bearer at the 2024 Paris Paraolymics? ?
A.
Sumit Antil
B.
Bhagyashree Yadav
C.
Both A and B
D.
None of these
Show Answer
(C) Both A and B
(12) Where has the 17th Divya kala Mala begun? ?
A.
Raipur
B.
Bhopal
C.
Lucknow
D.
Dehradun
Show Answer
(A) Raipur
(13) Who has become the new Defence Secretary of India? ?
A.
Rajesh Kumar
B.
Deepti Gaur
C.
Manoj Govil
D.
Vivek Joshi
Show Answer
(A) Rajesh Kumar
(14) Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyam Vikas Yojana has been launched in which state? ?
A.
Madhya Pradesh
B.
Chhattisgarh
C.
Rajasthan
D.
Uttar Pradesh
Show Answer
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(15) The Voice of Global South event has been hosted by which country? ?
A.
South Africa
B.
Namibia
C.
Ethiopia
D.
India
Show Answer
(D) India
(16) Which country has offered its own citizens to leave the country? ?
A.
Jordan
B.
Syria
C.
Sweden
D.
Switzerland
Show Answer
(C) Sweden
(17) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Textiles Pabitra Margherita is on an official visit to how many countries? ?
A.
8 countries
B.
7 countries
C.
5 countries
D.
9 countries
Show Answer
(C) 5 countries
(18) Who has recently become the CEO of Starbucks? ?
A.
Neil Mohan
B.
Laxman Narasimhan
C.
Brian Nicol
D.
Sundar Pichai
Show Answer
(C) Brian Nicol
(19) Dadar, Panvel, Kandivali and Dahisar railway stations have been included in the AMRUT India station scheme. When was this Scheme started? ?
A.
2023
B.
2024
C.
2022
D.
2021
Show Answer
(A) 2023
(20) Which day is observed as World Humanirarian Day? ?
A.
August 10
B.
August 13
C.
August 14
D.
August 19
Show Answer
(D) August 19
(21) How many new Ramsar sites have been announced in India recently? ?
A.
3
B.
5
C.
6
D.
8
Show Answer
(A) 3
(22) Recently India and which country have signed an agreement to set up a water technology centre? ?
A.
Israel
B.
Sri lanka
C.
Chinese
D.
Bhutan
Show Answer
(A) Israel
(23) Who has recently joined Yes Bank as Retail head? ?
A.
Raghav Ji
B.
T Mittal
C.
Shekhar Suman
D.
Sumit Bali
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(D) Sumit Bali
(24) Recently 2+2 meeting between Indian and which country will be held in New Delhi ? ?
A.
Chinese
B.
Vietnam
C.
America
D.
Japan
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(D) Japan
(25) The 'Passenger Ferry Sevice' started between in which countries on 16th August? ?
A.
India and Bangladesh
B.
India and Myanmar
C.
India and Srilanka
D.
Srilanka and Bangladesh
Show Answer
(C) India and Srilanka
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