300 Best MCQs August Set 3 by Dr.

Gaurav Garg

IMPORTANT DAYS
● Patriots’ day is observed annually on August 13 in Manipur..
● On August 14, 2020, the 74th Naga Independence Day was celebrated in the states of Nagaland and Manipur.
● World Humanitarian Day - 19 August.
● Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day – 20 August.
● Indian Akshay Urja Day or Renewable Energy Day - 20th August.
● World Mosquito Day 2020: August 20.

OBITUARIES
● Former India cricketer Chetan Chauhan passed away due to Covid-19.
● Malayalam lyricist Chunakkara Ramankutty passes away.
● Nishikant Kamat, director of Drishyam and Madaari, dies at 50 of multiple organ failure.
● Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj passed away.
● Computer scientist Russell Kirsch, who invented pixel, passed away at 91.

Q) 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will take place in which state?
A.Maharashtra B.Assam
C.Goa D.Karnataka

Q) The largest Tribal Freedom Fighters museum is being constructed in which of the following states?
A.Gujarat B.Madhya pradesh
C.Uttar Pradesh D.Jharkhand

● Rajpipla - Gujarat
● Ranchi (Jharkhand) - Birsa Munda
● Raipur (Chhattisgarh) - Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh
● Lambasingi (Andhra Pradesh) - Shri Alluri Seetha Ram Raju
● Kozhikode (Kerala)
● Hyderabad (Telangana)
● Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) - Tantia Bhil , Shaheed Bhima Nayak , Ramji Gond
● Senapati (Manipur) - Rani Gaidinilu
● Kelsi (Mizoram)

Q) Which has become the first private company to test rocket engine named “Raman” in India?
A.Agnikul Cosmos B.Bellatrix Aerospace
C.Pixxel D.Skyroot Aerospace

Q) Which state has launched a Smart Connect Scheme to provide free smartphones to the students of class 12?
A.Gujarat B.Punjab
C.Haryana D.Madhya Pradesh

Q) Which state government has launched 'Karma Sathi Prakalpa' scheme?

A.Chhattisgarh B.Rajasthan
C.West Bengal D.Assam

Q) Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) has developed a Ayurvedic based Biodegradable face mask named
“what”?
A.Abhay B.Shudhi
C.Pavitrapati D.Aarya

Q) Which country has launched the Clean Plate Campaign?

A.India B.China
C.Japan D.Australia

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Q) eBikeGO has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador?
A.Virat Kohli B.Rohit Sharma
C.Suresh Raina D.Harbhajan Singh

Q) Who has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of Indiabulls Housing Finance (IBHFL)?
A.Harun R. Khan B.Rakesh Mohan
C.Subhash Sheoratan Mundra D.Anand Sinha

Q) Which state has launched a centralized e-commerce platform named “Yellow Chain”?
A.Manipur B.Goa
C.Nagaland D.Himachal Pradesh

Q) Which bank has launched the “Shaurya KGC Card” that will offer agriculture loans for military and paramilitary
professionals?
A.Axis Bank B.Yes Bank
C.HDFC Bank D.ICICI Bank

Q) Which bank has launched a campaign named ‘DIGITAL APNAYEN’ to encourage customers to use digital banking
channels?
A.Punjab National Bank B.State Bank of India
C.Bank of Baroda D.Canara Bank

Q) Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of GoAir?

A.Rohit Nandan B.Kaushik Khona
C.Ajay Singh D.Rono Dutta

Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the launch of which new campaign under which all Indians will be given
health IDs?
A.India Health Mission B.Digital Health Cards
C.Electronic Health Mission D.National Digital Health Mission

Q) Which of the following ministries has launched a portal named as SRIJAN?

A.Ministry of Agriculture B.Ministry of AYUSH
C.Ministry of Defence D.Ministry of Education

Q) Which state has topped in implementation of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Scheme
(AMRUT)?
A.Odisha B.Madhya pradesh
C.Gujarat D.Andhra Pradesh

Q) Which IIT has developed a UVGI based room disinfectant device named “UV Safe”
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Roorkee
C.IIT Ropar D.IIT Bombay

Q) India and which African country have signed an agreement on space cooperation?
A.Sudan B.Libya
C.Nigeria D.Ethiopia

Q) According to data from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which dwarf planet holds large reservoirs of sea water beneath its
surface?
A.Eris B.Makemake
C.Haume D.Ceres

Q) Microsoft Research Lab has developed a Machine Translation tool for which Tribal language?
A.Gondi B.Santali
C.Maria D.Lodha

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Q) Gangadhar Meher Lift Canal System is a project of which state?
A.West Bengal B.Rajasthan
C.Jharkhand D.Odisha

Q) Who has won the title of the World Snooker Championship 2020?
A.Ray Reardon B.Steve Davis
C.Kyren Wilson D.Ronnie O'Sullivan

Q) Who is the author of the book “One arranged murder”?

A.Chetan Bhagat B.Manav Kaul
C.Sudeep Nagarkar D.Nikhil Mahajan

Q) The Indian Railways is constructing the world's tallest pier bridge across which river in Manipur?
A.Ijai B.Barak
C.Teesta D.Sonai

Q) The Core Investment Companies with assets over ______ will have to appoint a chief risk officer (CRO) as per the
guidelines of RBI?
A.Rs 2,000 crore B.Rs 1,000 crore
C.Rs 5,000 crore D.Rs 4,000 crore

Q) European Union has launched the project ‘Nirmanshree’ for which two states?
A.Gujarat & Rajasthan B.Maharashtra & Odisha
C.Goa & Assam D.Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand

Q) RBI has approved the transfer of how much amount as surplus to the Central Government for the accounting year
2019-20?
A.₹30,128 crore B.₹60,128 crore
C.₹47,128 crore D.₹57,128 crore

Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ''Atal Tunnel” in which state in September 2020?
A.Uttarakhand B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Gujarat D.Uttar Pradesh

Q) PM Narendra Modi launched which Project during his speech at the 74th Independence Day celebrations?
A.Project Tiger B.Project Elephant
C.Project Great Indian bustard D.Project Dolphin

Q) Which state has announced to launch “Padhai Tuhar Para” scheme?

A.Madhya Pradesh B.Jharkhand
C.Rajasthan D.Chhattisgarh

Other Schemes launched -

✓ Bultu Ke Bol - A Bluetooth-based programme will be rolled out to provide study materials to students living in
remote areas and do not have access to internet facility.
✓ Mukhyamantri Slum Swasthya Yojana - to offer health facilities to the people at their doorstep with the help of 70
mobile medical units in all the 14 municipal corporations.
✓ Radhabai Diagnostic Centre Scheme - will be rolled out to offer pathology and other testing facilities to people at
concessional rates.

Q) The Ministry of AYUSH has launched a three-month campaign to raise awareness about affordable practices for boosting
immunity. Name the campaign?
A.Food and Immunity B.Diet and Health
C.Natural Immunity D.Ayush for Immunity

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Q) Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Border Security Force (BSF)?
A.S S Deswal B.Rakesh Asthana
C.Rajesh Ranjan D.Rajni Kant Misra

Q) Which company has won the title sponsorship for Indian Premier League 2020?
A.Dream 11 B.Patanjali
C.Byju’s D.Unacademy

Q) Satya Pal Malik has been appointed as the new Governor of which state?
A.Assam B.Meghalaya
C.Chhattisgarh D.Uttarakhand

Q) Government has formed a five member panel to probe into Kozhikode plane crash under whose chairmanship?
A.Ravi Krishna B. S S Chahar
C.Ashutosh Vasistha D.G. Rajsekhar

Q) The Gwalior-Chambal Expressway will be named after which late Political Leader?
A.Arun Jaitely B.Sushma Swaraj
C. Manohar Parrikar D.Atal Bihar Vajpayee

Q) The All India Football Federation and Sports Authority of India have joined hands to launch
which web platform to promote football?
A.E-Pathshala B.E- Shiksha
C.E- Khel D.E- Sambhawna

Q) Who is the author of the book “Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020″?
A.Satish Kumar Sareen B.Anil Yashwant Tipnis
C.Arjun Subramaniam D.Pradeep Vasant Naik

Q) Which Payments Bank has launched an Aadhaar Authentication based digital savings account Jan
BachatKhata?
A.Airtel Payments Bank B.India Post Payments Bank
C.Fino Payments Bank D.Jio Payments Bank

Q) Which IIT Institution has won the top position in the ARIIA 2020 under the ‘Best Centrally Funded Institution’ category?
A.IIT Delhi B.IIT Hyderabad
C.IIT Madras D.IIT Kharagpur

Institute of National Importance, Central Universities & CFTIs :-

● Rank 1: IIT-Madras
● Rank 2: IIT-Bombay
● Rank 3: IIT-Delhi
● Rank 4: IISc, Karnataka
● Rank 5: IIT-Kharagpur

In government and government-aided universities, the rank-holders were :-

● Rank 1: Institute of Chemical Technology
● Rank 2: Panjab University
● Rank 3: Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University
● Rank 4: Anand Agricultural University
● Rank 5: Periyar University

✓ For the first time, ARIIA 2020 rankings had a special prize category for women-only higher educational institutions. The
winners of this category included:
1. Avinashilingam Institute For Home Science And Higher Education For Women (Tamil Nadu)
2. Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women

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Q) Sports eyewear brand “Oakley” has appointed whom as its Brand Ambassador for India?
A.Rohit Sharma B.Virat Kohli
C.Ajinkya Rahane D.Hardik Pandya

Q) Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda has inaugurated an e-portal on tribal health and nutrition. What is the name of this
Portal?
A.Swasthya B.Sehat
C.Sudhar D.Shakti

Q) Which company has announced a new initiative called The Anywhere School?
A.Facebook B.Infosys
C.Wipro D.Google

Q) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the Uttar Pradesh government's request to change the name of which
Railway Station to “Banaras”?
A.Manduadih B.Azamgarh
C.Padrauna D.Bijnor

Q) Who has been conferred with the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's special award?
A.Soumya Swaminathan B.Nandini Harinath
C.Ramesh Raskar D.Shivram Bhoje

Q) The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched an online farm-to-fork service platform called ______?
A.Krishak.com B.VedKrishi.com
C.JevikKrishi.com D.Kisan.com

Q) The first World Solar Technology Summit will be inaugurated by whom?

A.Jean Castex B.Narendra Modi
C.Scott Morrison D.Donald Trump

Q) Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has acquired a majority stake of which Online Pharmacy for ₹ 620 Crore?
A.EMEDIX B.Myramed
C.Netmeds D.Swasthyashopee

Q) Which bank has launched a unique digital solution called ‘Loan against Securities’?
A.Axis Bank B.Yes Bank
C.HDFC Bank D.ICICI Bank

Q) Luis Rodolfo Abinader has sworn in as President of which country?

A.Haiti B.Nicaragua
C.Jamaica D.Dominican Republic

Q) The Union Cabinet has accorded its approval for leasing which AAI airport through PPP mode to M/s Adani Enterprises
Ltd for a period of 50 years?
A.Jaipur B.Guwahati
C.Thiruvananthapuram D.All of the above

Q) Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has asked to use _______ per cent of
CAMPA funds for plantation drives and afforestation?
A.80% B.50%
C.60% D.40%

Q) India along with Japan and which country will launch a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI)?
A.Russia B.Australia
C.United States D.South Korea

Q) Which city has been declared as the cleanest city of india in Swachh Survekshan 2020?
A.Surat B.Indore
C.Navi Mumbai D.Bhopal

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 POSITION STATE NAME ULB NAME SCORE

#1 Madhya Pradesh Indore 5647.56

#2 Gujarat Surat 5519.59

#3 Maharashtra Navi Mumbai 5467.89

#4 Chhattisgarh Ambikapur 5428.31

#5 Karnataka Mysore 5298.61

#6 Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada 5270.32

States with Less than 100 ULBs :- States with More than 100 ULBs :-
POSITION STATE NAME SCORE POSITION STATE NAME SCORE

#1 Jharkhand 2325.42 #1 Chhattisgarh 3293.56

#2 Haryana 1678.84 #2 Maharashtra 2895.29

#3 Uttarakhand 1230.00 #3 Madhya Pradesh 2358.05

#4 Sikkim 1222.88 #4 Gujarat 2308.48

#5 Assam 1217.78 #5 Punjab 1836.64

Q) Who has sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago?
A.Keith Rowley B.Patrick Manning
C.Basdeo Panday D.George Chambers

Q) Which company will be the official sponsor of the Indian team for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics?
A.Reliance Industries B.INOX Group
C.Edelweiss Group D.Byju’s

Q) Francisco Asue was reappointed as Prime Minister of which country?

A.Cameroon B.Equatorial Guinea
C.Gabon D.Cuba

Q) Which state has announced to reserve all the government jobs for the people of the state?
A.Chhattisgarh B.Uttar Pradesh
C.Madhya Pradesh D.Gujarat

Q) People’s Bank of China has acquired a very small stake in which private bank of India?
A.ICICI Bank B.Yes Bank
C.Axis Bank D.Bandhan Bank

Q) Which has become the second zoo to house hunting cheetahs as part of the Animal Exchange Programme?
A.Bengaluru zoo B.Lucknow zoo
C.Mysuru zoo D.Thrissur Zoo

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