IBPS Current Affairs 2018-19 July-August (Clerk/PO/MT/RRB/SO) Ques-Ans
IBPS Current Affairs
IBPS Current Affairs 2018: Every year, Institute
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August 2018 on this web page.
IBPS August Current Affairs:
By going through IBPS Guide Current Affairs
August, you will come to know about what are going on in the entire world. Current
affairs include all the topics related to news, entertainment, sports, gossips
etc.
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IBPS Current Affairs
- Chhattisgarh CM Launch Mobile Distribution Scheme 'Mobile Tihar'
- Rajasthan Signs MoU For The 1st Cow Sanctuary in State
- US Elevated India’s Status To STA-1 To Ease Export Controls For High-Tech Product Sales
- Scientists Discover New Shape 'Scutoid' From Human Cells
- 1st Nepal-India Think Tank Summit Begins in Kathmandu
- Reliance Beats TCS to Become India's Most Valued Company
- 3rd BRICS Film Festival Concluded: Complete List of Indian Winners
- Surendra Rosha Named HSBC India CEO
- Renu Satti Quits As Paytm Payments Bank CEO
- Veteran Bengali Writer Ramapada Chowdhury Passes Away
- Unified Commanders’ Conference 2018 Starts in New Delhi
- Meghalaya Milk Mission Launched in Shillong
- Indian Railways Launches ‘Mission Satyanishtha’
- Invest India and UAE Ministry Sign MoU for Technological Cooperation
- NGT Forms Monitoring Committee For Clean Yamuna Project
- PM Modi Launched Projects Worth Rs60,000 crore in Lucknow
- International Tiger Day: 29 July
- World Day against Trafficking in Persons: 30 July
- Mohun Bagan ‘Ratna’ Conferred on Pradip Chowdhury
- ONGC Presented With INFRA Icon Award
- Yasar Dogu International, Turkey: Bajrang Punia Wins Gold
- Prabhat Koli, 1st Asian Teen to Swim UK-France Channel
- Sourabh Verma Lifts Russian Open Badminton Trophy
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Question 1: Who has taken over
charge as new Director-General (DG) of National Investigation Agency (NIA)?
[A] Jainam Shah
[B] Ankit
Awasthi
[C] Sharad Kumar
Sinha
[D] Yogesh
Chander Modi
Answer: D
Explanation:
Yogesh
Chander Modi, a 1984 batch IPS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, has taken
charge as new Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) and will
hold the post till his superannuation, i.e. May 31, 2021. He succeeded Sharad
Kumar Sinha, who completed his tenure on October 30, 2017.
Question 2: Who has been
appointed as the Karnataka’s first woman Director General and Inspector General
of Police (DG-IGP)?
[A] Neelmani N.
Raju
[B] Minal Reddi
[C] Pooja
Chandra
[D] Deepali
Murthy
Answer: A
Explanation:
Neelmani
N. Raju, a 1983 batch IPS officer, has been appointed as the Karnataka’s
first-ever woman Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP). She
will take over from Rupak Kumar Dutta, who is retiring from service.
Question 3: Who has been elected
as the 95th Prime Minister of Japan?
[A] Tadamori
Oshima
[B] Shinzo Abe
[C] Hirotaka
Akamatsu
[D] Junichiro
Koizumi
Answer: B
Explanation:
Japanese
lawmakers have reelected Shinzo Abe as the country’s 95th Prime Minister on
November 1, 2017 after his party won a landslide victory in last month’s
general election. Abe was reelected by both Houses of the Diet. The prime
minister will now form his cabinet. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has
reappointed all of his Cabinet Ministers, following his reelection by the Diet
as country’s leader, to ensure continuity of his policies.
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Question 4: Who has won the 2017
men’s singles National Badminton Championships?
[A] Kidambi
Srikanth
[B] Pranaav
Jerry Chopra
[C] H S Prannoy
[D] Kashyap
Parupalli
Answer: C
Explanation:
H S
Prannoy has won the men’s singles title at the 82nd Senior National
Championship Senior National Badminton Championships in Nagpur, Maharashtra on
November 8, 2017. He defeated higher ranked Kidambi Srikanth in the final by
21- 15, 16- 21, 21-7.
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Question 5: Which country to
host the Organic World Congress (OWC) – 2017?
[A] Turkey
[B] India
[C] China
[D] Israel
Answer: B
Explanation:
The
19th edition of Organic World Congress (OWC- 2017) will be held at India Expo
Centre in Greater Noida from Nov 9-11. The International Federation of Organic
Farming Movements (IFOAM) and OAFI are organizing the event where 55 seeds
group from 15 Indian states will showcase 4,000 varieties of seeds. It will see
the participation of 1,400 representatives from 110 countries, and 2000
delegates from India.
Question 6: The Indo-Bangladesh
joint military exercise “Sampriti-7” has started in which of the following
states?
[A] Meghalaya
and Mizoram
[B] Tripura and
West Bengal
[C] Assam and
Odisha
[D] Nagaland and
Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: A
Explanation:
The
Indo-Bangladesh joint military exercise “Sampriti-7” has started in its
northeastern states of Meghalaya and Mizoram from November 6, 2017. This is the
7th edition of the joint training exercise, which will end on November 18. The
13-day exercise will be conducted at India’s Jungle Warfare School at Vairengte
in Mizoram and at the Joint Training Node at Umroi in Meghalaya.
Question 7: Who is leading the
Indian delegation in the 4th India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue -2017?
[A] Smriti Irani
[B] Suresh
Prabhu
[C] Thawar Chand
Gehlot
[D] Jagat
Prakash Nadda
Answer: B
Explanation:
The
4th India-Canada Annual Ministerial Dialogue has started in New Delhi on
November 13, 2017. The Indian delegation is led by the Commerce and Industry
Minister Suresh Prabhu and the Canadian International Trade Minister,
François-Philippe Champagne is leading the Canadian delegation.
Question 8: The 2017 Public
Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is celebrated on which date in India?
[A] November 11
[B] November 13
[C] November 12
[D] November 14
Answer: C
Explanation:
The
Public Service Broadcasting Day (PSBD) is observed every year on November 12 to
commemorate the first and last visit of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma
Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947. He addressed the
displaced people, who had temporarily settled at Kurukshetra in Haryana after
partition.
Question 9: Who is leading the
Indian delegation in the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2017 (ABIS 2017)?
[A] Nirmala
Sitharaman
[B] Narendra
Modi
[C] Dharmendra
Pradhan
[D] Arun Jaitley
Answer: B
Explanation:
The
ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2017 (ABIS 2017) has started in Manila,
Philippines from November 12 to serve as a platform for conversations among
regional and global stakeholders in the ASEAN Economic Community. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi is leading the Indian delegation in the 3-day summit.
Question 10: Who has been
appointed as the president of the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC –
2020)?
[A] Vishwapati
Trivedi
[B] Vijay Prasad
Dimri
[C] M L Khan
[D] Krishna S
Chaturvedi
Answer: B
Explanation:
Scientist
Dr Vijay Prasad Dimri has been appointed as the president of the 36th
International Geological Congress (IGC), a global platform for the advancement
of earth science, to be held in New Delhi from March 2 -8, 2020. He succeeded
Shailesh Nayak. India is hosting the IGC in 2020 after a period of 56 years.
Question 11: Kunwar Narayan, who
passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Politics
[B] Journalism
[C] Sports
[D] Poetry
Answer: D
Explanation:
Kunwar
Narayan (90), the renowned poet in Indian literature, has passed away in New
Delhi on November 15, 2017. He was honoured with many awards such as Sahitya
Akademi Award in Hindi (1995), Jnanpith Award (2005) and Padma Bhushan (2009).
Question 12: Which Indian personality
has been appointed as advisory board member of the Financial Stability
Institute (FSI) of the BIS?
[A] Raghuram
Rajan
[B] Kaushik Basu
[C] Amartya Sen
[D] Urjit Patel
Answer: D
Explanation:
RBI
Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as advisory board member of the
Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the Bank of International Settlement
(BIS). The FSI assists financial sector authorities worldwide in strengthening
their financial systems. The FSI was jointly created in 1998 by the BIS and the
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Question 13: Which city is
hosting the 2017 Women’s Youth World Boxing Championship (YWBC)?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Pune
[C] Kochi
[D] Guwahati
Answer: D
Explanation:
The
2017 Women’s Youth World Boxing Championship (YWBC) has started in Guwahati,
Assam on November 19, 2017. Approx 200 participants from 38 countries will be
seen in action in this knockout tournament. The preliminaries will take place
from November 19 to 22, the semi-finals on November 24 and 25 and the finals on
November 26.
Question 14: Which country’s
cricket team has clinched the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup tournament?
[A] Malaysia
[B] Pakistan
[C] India
[D] Afghanistan
Answer: D
Explanation:
Afghanistan
U-19 cricket team has clinched the 2017 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19
Asia Cup tournament by defeating Pakistan in the final by 185-run at the
Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 19, 2017. It is
their first Asia Cup title.
Question 15: Jana Novotna, the
former Wimbledon tennis champion passed away. She hails from which country?
[A] Czech
Republic
[B] France
[C] Italy
[D] Germany
Answer: A
Explanation:
Jana
Novotna (49), a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic, has passed
away in Brno, Czech Republic on November 19, 2017. She won the women’s singles
title at Wimbledon in 1998, 12 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles and four mixed
doubles titles. She was also inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005. She
reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 in 1997, and achieved the
No. 1 ranking in doubles.
Question 16: The Rani Jhansi
Marine National Park (RJMNP) is located in which state/UT?
[A] Puducherry
[B] Uttar
Pradesh
[C] Lakshadweep
[D] Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
Answer: D
Explanation:
The
Rani Jhansi Marine National Park (RJMNP) is located in the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands in the Bay of Bengal and covers an area of 256.14 square kilometres. It
was founded in 1996 and commemorates Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (1828-58).
The park provides shelter to some very crucial wildlife and habitats which
include Dugongs, Crocodiles, Marine Life, Coral Reefs, Mangroves, Terrestrial
Moist forest and birds.
Question 17: IKEA has launched
its first experiential centre “IKEA Hej HOME’ in India at which city?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Delhi NCR
[D] Mumbai
Answer: A
Explanation:
IKEA,
the Swedish furnishing retailer, has launched its first experiential centre
“IKEA Hej (Hello) HOME’ in India at Hyderabad. The Hej Home, designed and set
up over a six-month duration, highlights what the retailer stands for and what
to expect from an IKEA store. It is an exhibition of IKEA products and
solutions which its future customers can actually buy it from its store (in
Hyderabad) in spring 2018.
Question 18: David Cassidy, the
noted singer has passed away. He hailed from which country?
[A] England
[B] United
States
[C] Germany
[D] France
Answer: B
Explanation:
David
Cassidy (67), the teen and pre-teen idol who starred in the 1970s sitcom ‘The
Partridge Family’, and sold millions of records as the musical group’s lead
singer, has passed away in Florida, United States on November 21, 2017.
Question 19: Ritu Phogat has
clinched silver in which category at the under-23 Senior World Wrestling
Championship-2017 in Poland?
[A] 48kg
[B] 52kg
[C] 68kg
[D] 57kg
Answer: A
Explanation:
Ritu
Phogat has clinched the silver medal in Under-23 Senior World Wrestling
Championship at Poland. She lost against Turkish Wrestler Demirhan in the gold
medal bout of women’s 48 kilogram category. In Semifinal, Ritu defeated Chinese
Wrestler Jiang Zhu 4-3 points to reach the finals. Ritu had won the gold medal
at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in 2016.
Question 20: Which country to
host 36th International Geological Congress (IGC – 2020)?
[A] Nepal
[B] India
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Sri Lanka
Answer: B
Explanation:
The
36th edition of International Geological Congress (IGC – 2020) will be held in
New Delhi, India in the year 2020. The event is being jointly funded by the
Ministry of Mines (MoM) and Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) with the active
support of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and the Science Academies
of the other neighbouring co-host countries – Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and
Sri Lanka.
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Newspaper:
Reading Newspaper on daily basis
is a good habit. Candidates can score qualifying marks in any competitive/
entrance exam by getting daily updates from newspaper. All the candidates are
advised to read 2-3 papers Such as “The Times of India,” “The Hindu,” “Dainik
Bhaskar,” “The Telegraph” etc. it will helps you get updates that is what is
going on around the country and the world in all ways.
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basis to get updates. Watching News channel is the best source of latest events
in all fields.
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Manorama to crack IBPS Exam. These top magazines will gives you information in
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