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CURRENT AFFAIRS (NEWS 24 AUGUST 2018) National Park State Govind National Park akhand Hemis National Park Jammu and Kashmir Eravikulam National Park Kerala Manas National Park Assam Sariska National

Sanctuary Assam Country Capital Currency Namibia Windhoek Dollar, Rand Bahrain Manama Dinar Botswana Gaborone Pula Benin Porto-Novo Franc Burundi Bujumbura Franc State : Statehood: 24 January 1950

1 CURRENT AFFAIRS (NEWS 24 AUGUST 2018) National Park State Govind National Park akhand Hemis National Park Jammu and Kashmir Eravikulam National Park Kerala Manas National Park Assam Sariska National Park Rajasthan Wildlife Sanctuary State Barda Wildlife Sanctuary Gujarat Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary Himachal Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary Rajasthan Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary akhand Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary Assam Country Capital Currency Namibia Windhoek Dollar, Rand Bahrain Manama Dinar Botswana Gaborone Pula Benin Porto-Novo Franc Burundi Bujumbura Franc State : Statehood: 24 January 1950 Capital: Lucknow Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath Governor: Ram Naik Districts: 75 Lok Sabha Seat: 80+ Rajya Sabha Seat: 31 Official languages: Hindi Border (State): Rajasthan,, Himachal, Delhi, akhand, Madhya, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh Border (Country): Nepal Dudhwa National Park Okhla Bird Sanctuary Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Narora Atomic Power Station Times Now News Shardul Vihan has won the in men's double trap event in 2018 Asian Games. श र द ल व ह न न 2018 एवशय ई ख ल म पदर ष क डबल ट र प प रव स पर म रज पर क ज ह Timesnownews Indian tennis player Ankita Raina has won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2018 Asian Games. भ र य ट वनस वखल ड अ वक र न न 2018 एवशय ई ख ल म मवहल एकल म क स य पर क ज ह Days National Technology Day International Nurses Day International Day for Biological Diversity Anti-tobacco Day World Environment Day Date 11 May 12 May 22 May 31 May 5 June 2018 Asian Games: Shooting : G: 2 + S: 4 + B: 2 = T: 8 Saurabh Chaudhary Rahi Sarnobat Deepak Kumar Sanjeev Rajput Lakshay 10m Air Pistol 25m Pistol 10m Air Rifle category 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men Men s Trap Maharashtra Delhi

Shardul Vihan Apurvi Chandela + Ravi Kumar Abhishek Verma Men's Double Trap E 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol 2018 Asian Games: Wrestling : G: 2 + S: 0 + B: 1 = T: 3 Bajrang Punia Vinesh

Grewal Women's Sanda -60kg -56kg -60kg -65kg _ AC: Rajasthan RK: UP _ Union Minister Arun Jaitley has taken charge as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs.

Minister of Coal Constituency: Rajya Sabha = MP = Maharashtra The Hindu Eminent writer and journalist Kuldip Nayar has passed away recently. He was 95.

Kuldip Nayar was a veteran Indian journalist, human right activist, author and ex-high commissioner of India to United kingdom.

2 Shardul Vihan Apurvi Chandela + Ravi Kumar Abhishek Verma Men's Double Trap E 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team 10m Air Pistol 2018 Asian Games: Wrestling : G: 2 + S: 0 + B: 1 = T: 3 Bajrang Punia Vinesh Phogat Divya Kakran Men s Freestyle 65kg Category 50kg Category 68kg Category 2018 Asian Games: Wushu : G: 0 + S: 0 + B: 4 = T: 4 Roshibina Devi Naorem Santosh Kumar Suryabhanu Pratap Singh Narender Grewal Women's Sanda -60kg -56kg -60kg -65kg _ AC: Rajasthan RK: UP _ Union Minister Arun Jaitley has taken charge as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs. National Arun Jaitley Constituency: Rajya Sabha = MP = Piyush Goyal Manipur Jammu and Kashmir क द र य म त र अर ण ज टल न व त त और क प र ट म मल क म त र क र प म क य भ र स भ ल ह Minister of Railways + Minister of Coal Constituency: Rajya Sabha = MP = Maharashtra The Hindu Eminent writer and journalist Kuldip Nayar has passed away recently. He was 95. प रवसद ध ल खक और पत रक र कद लर प न यर क ह ल ह म वनर न ह गय ह 95 ष क थ Obituary Mr. Nayar, a Punjabi, was born in Sialkot in Kuldip Nayar was a veteran Indian journalist, human right activist, author and ex-high commissioner of India to United kingdom. He was also nominated as a Member of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament in He was a former editor of the Indian Express, was also the author of 15 books including Beyond the Lines, India after Nehru and Emergency Retold. In 2015, he was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to journalism at the eighth edition of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence awards. 9th edition of Mountain Echoes Literature Festival has been started in Thimphu, Bhutan. म उ ट न इक ज स वहत य मह त स क 9 स स करण भ ट न क वथम फ म शदर ह आ ह Fourth Bimstec Summit will be held at Kathmandu in Nepal. च थ वबम सट क वशखर सम म लन न प ल क क ठम ड म आय वज ह ग Summit Fourth Summit of Heads of State/Government of Bay of Bengal Initiativefor Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) will be held at Kathmandu in Nepal on August 30 and 31. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the summit. This was stated by India's Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri in Kathmandu. Theme: "Towards a peaceful, Prosperous and Sustainable Bay of Bengal Region"

BIMSTEC Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Establishment: 6 June 1997 Secretariat: Dhaka, Bangladesh Member Country: (7) Bangladesh, India,

भ र य मवहल ट म क ज ग र ब ज झदलन ग स म न ट -20 अ रर ष ट ट र य स अपन स न य स क घ षण क ह According to Moody s Global Macro Outlook, India's Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate is expected to 7.

5% रहन क अनदम न ह Economy Moody's Investors Service Type: Subsidiary Moody's Investors Service, often referred to as Moody's, is the bond credit rating business of Moody's Corporation.

Founded: 1909 Headquarters: New York City, United States Economy Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has become the first Indian company to cross 8 trillion market capitalization.

Market Capitalization: Market capitalization, commonly known as market cap, is calculated by multiplying a company s outstanding shares by the company s stock price per share.

3 BIMSTEC Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Establishment: 6 June 1997 Secretariat: Dhaka, Bangladesh Member Country: (7) Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan, and Nepal Secretary General: M. Shahidul Islam Hindustan Times Indian women s team pacer Jhulan Goswami has announced her retirement from T-20 Internationals. भ र य मवहल ट म क ज ग र ब ज झदलन ग स म न ट -20 अ रर ष ट ट र य स अपन स न य स क घ षण क ह According to Moody s Global Macro Outlook, India's Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate is expected to 7.5 % म ड क ग ल बल म क र आउटलदक क अनदस र, व य ष म भ र क सकल घर ल उत प र क वद ध र र 7.5% रहन क अनदम न ह Economy Moody's Investors Service Type: Subsidiary Moody's Investors Service, often referred to as Moody's, is the bond credit rating business of Moody's Corporation. Moody's, along with Standard & Poor's and Fitch Group, is considered one of the Big Three credit rating agencies. Founded: 1909 Headquarters: New York City, United States Economy Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has become the first Indian company to cross 8 trillion market capitalization. The Reliance Industries taking its m-cap to Rs 8,04,691 crore. On July 12, 2018, the company had reclaimed the $100bn market capitalization (m-cap) mark. Market Capitalization: Market capitalization, commonly known as market cap, is calculated by multiplying a company s outstanding shares by the company s stock price per share. ICICI Bank has announced partnership with Manchester United. आईस आईस आई ब क न म नच स टर य न इट ड क स थ स झ र र क घ षण क ह Agreement ICICI Bank, India s private sector bank, has agreed to a multi-year partnership with Manchester United, bringing a range of competitive co-branded credit and debit card to the club s 35 million Indian followers. According to the announcement, the Bank will be offering fans of the club two types of credit card Manchester United Platinum Credit Card and Signature Credit Card. Each card will come with competitive rates, as well as qualifying for a wide range of exclusive privileges and discounts on merchandise from Manchester United online store and other affiliated partners in India. ICICI Bank: Founded HQ: Mumbai, Maharashtra Manchester United F.C.: Manchester United Football Club, commonly known as Man. United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Reliance Industries (RIL) has become the first Indian company to cross Rs 8 lakh crore Market Capitalisation. ररल य स इ डस ट र ज (आरआईएल) 8 ल ख कर ड र पय क ब ज र प ज करण क प र करन ल पहल भ र य क पन बन गई ह

4 QUESTION (NEWS 24 AUGUST 2018) Q.1 Wrestler Divya Kakran has won in 68 KG category in 2018 Asian Games. She is from which State? पहल न वर व य क कर न न 2018 एवशय ई ख ल म 68 वकग र ग म क स य पर क ज ह ह वकस र ज य स ह? Ans: / उत तर प रर श Q.2 Chhattisgarh Government has decided to re-name as Atal Nagar in memory of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. छत त सगढ सरक र न स ग य प रर नम त र अटल वबह र जप य क य र म क "अटल नगर" क र प म पदन न वम करन क फ सल वकय ह Ans: Naya Raipur/ नय र यपदर Q.3 Grant Elliott has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He is from which country? ग र ट इवलयट न वक रक ट क सभ र प स स न य स क घ षण क ह ह वकस र श स ह? Ans: New Zealand/ न य ज ल ड Q.4 Gurudas Kamat has passed away recently. He was the. गदर र स क म क ह ल ह म वनर न ह गय ह थ Ans: Politician/ र जन Q.5 Who has been appointed as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? वकसक जम म -कश म र क र ज यप ल क र प म वनयदक त वकय गय ह? Ans: Satya Pal Malik/ सत य प ल मवलक Q.6 Which State Government has decided to name the Bundelkhand Expressway as 'Atal Path'? वकस र ज य सरक र न बद र लख ड एक सप र स क 'अटल पथ' क र प म न वम करन क फ सल वकय ह? Ans: / उत तर प रर श Q.7 Sanjeev Rajput has won the in the 50m Rifle 3 positions event at Asian Games He is from which state? स ज र जप न 2018 एवशय ई ख ल म 50 म टर र इफल थ र प ज श स प रव स पर म रज पर क ज ह ह वकस र ज य स ह? Ans: / हररय ण Q.8 Prashant Agrawal has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of. प रश अग र ल क गणर ज य क वलए भ र क अगल उच च यदक त क र प म वनयदक त वकय गय ह Ans: Namibia/ न म वबय Q.9 Rahi Sarnobat has won the gold medal in the 25m pistol event at the 2018 Asian Games. She is from which state? र ह सरन ब न 2018 एवशय ई ख ल म 25 म टर वपस टल प रव स पर म स ण पर क ज ह ह वकस र ज य स ह? Ans: Maharashtra/ मह र ष ट ट र Q.10 World Mosquito Day is observed every year on to raise awareness about the causes of malaria. व श व मच छर वर स मल ररय क क रण क ब र म ज गर क बढ न क वलए प रत य क ष क मन य ज ह Ans: 20 August/ 20 अगस Q.11 In which city, Five northern states, Himachal, Punjab, Rajasthan, akhand and Union territories of Delhi and Chandigarh have decided to set up centralised secretariat to tackle the drug menace? वकस शहर म प च उत तर र ज य हररय ण, वहम चल प रर श, प ज ब, र जस थ न, उत तर ख ड और वर ल ल और च ड गढ क द र श वस प रर श न नश ल र ओ क ख र स वनपटन क वलए क द र क सवच लय स थ वप करन क फ सल वकय ह? Ans: Panchkula, / प चकद ल, हररय ण Q.12 Which of the following National Park is located in Kerala? वनम नवलवख म स क न स र ष ट ट र य उद य न क रल म वस थ ह? 1. Govind National Park/ ग व र र ष ट ट र य उद य न 2. Hemis National Park/ ह वमस र ष ट ट र य उद य न 3. Eravikulam National Park/ एर व कद लम र ष ट ट र य उद य न 4. Manas National Park/ म नस र ष ट ट र य उद य न 5. Sariska National Park/ सररस क र ष ट ट र य उद य न Ans: Eravikulam National Park/ एर व कद लम र ष ट ट र य उद य न Q.13 Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Gujarat? वनम नवलवख म स क न स न यज अभय रण य गदजर म वस थ ह? 1. Barda Wildlife Sanctuary/ बरर न यज अभय रण य 2. Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary/ वकब बर न यज अभय रण य 3. Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary/ र र न यज अभय रण य 4. Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary/ वब स र न यज अभय रण य 5. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary/ प वब र न यज अभय रण य Ans: Barda Wildlife Sanctuary/ बरर न यज अभय रण य Q.14 What is the Capital of Namibia? न म वबय क र जर न क य ह? 1. Windhoek/ व डह क 2. Manama/ मन म 3. Gaborone/ ग ब र न 4. Porto-Novo/ प ट -न 5. Bujumbura/ बदज बदर Ans: Windhoek/ व डह क Q.15 Which Day is observed as the World No tobacco Day? क न स वर न व श व ब क वनष र वर स क र प म मन य ज ह? May/ 11 मई May/ 12 मई May/ 22 मई May/ 31 मई 5. 5 June/ 5 ज न Ans: 31 May/ 31 मई Q.1 Shardul Vihan is related to which sports? श र द ल व ह न वकस ख ल स स ब वर ह? 1. Badminton/ ब डवम टन 2. Shooting/ श वट ग 3. Tennis/ ट वनस 4. Table Tennis/ ट बल ट वनस 5. Weightlifting/ भ र त त लन Ans: Shooting/ श वट ग Q.2 Indian tennis player Ankita Raina has won the in the women's singles at the 2018 Asian Games. She is from which state? भ र य ट वनस वखल ड अ वक र न न 2018 एवशय ई ख ल म मवहल एकल म क स य पर क ज ह ह वकस र ज य स ह? 1. Gujarat/ गदजर 2. Maharashtra/ मह र ष ट ट र 3. Andhra / आ ध र प रर श 4. Madhya / मध य प रर श

5. Karnataka/ कन टक Ans: Gujarat/ गदजर Q.3 Union Minister Arun Jaitley has taken charge as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs. He is Rajya Sabha MP from which state?

Rajasthan/ र जस थ न Ans: / उत तर प रर श Q.4 Kuldip Nayar has passed away recently. He was the. कद लर प न यर क ह ल ह म वनर न ह गय ह थ 1. Economist/ अथ श स त र 2. Scientist/ ज ञ वनक 3.

5 5. Karnataka/ कन टक Ans: Gujarat/ गदजर Q.3 Union Minister Arun Jaitley has taken charge as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs. He is Rajya Sabha MP from which state? क द र य म त र अर ण ज टल न व त त और क प र ट म मल क म त र क र प म क य भ र स भ ल ह ह वकस र ज य स र ज यसभ स सर ह? 1. Gujarat/ गदजर 2. / उत तर प रर श 3. Maharashtra/ मह र ष ट ट र 4. / हररय ण 5. Rajasthan/ र जस थ न Ans: / उत तर प रर श Q.4 Kuldip Nayar has passed away recently. He was the. कद लर प न यर क ह ल ह म वनर न ह गय ह थ 1. Economist/ अथ श स त र 2. Scientist/ ज ञ वनक 3. Journalist/ पत रक र 4. Cricketer/ वक रक टर 5. Athlete/ एथल ट Ans: Journalist/ पत रक र Q.5 In which city, 9th edition of Mountain Echoes Literature Festival has been started? वकस शहर म म उ ट न इक ज स वहत य मह त स क 9 स स करण म शदर ह आ ह? 1. Beijing, China/ ब वज ग, च न 2. New Delhi, India/ नई वर ल ल, भ र 3. Dhaka, Bangladesh/ ढ क, ब ग ल र श 4. Moscow, Russia/ म स क, र स 5. Thimphu, Bhutan/ वथम फ, भ ट न Q.6 Jhulan Goswami is related to which sports? झदलन ग स म वकस ख ल स स ब वर ह? 1. Badminton/ ब डवम टन 2. Hockey/ ह क 3. Cricket/ वक रक ट 4. Tennis/ ट वनस 5. Table Tennis/ ट बल ट वनस Ans: Cricket/ वक रक ट Q.7 In which city, Fourth Bimstec Summit will be held? वकस शहर म च थ वबम सट क वशखर सम म लन आय वज ह ग? 1. Kathmandu, Nepal/ क ठम ड, न प ल 2. Dhaka, Bangladesh/ ढ क, ब ग ल र श 3. New Delhi, India/ नई वर ल ल, भ र 4. Thimphu, Bhutan/ वथम फ, भ ट न 5. Bangkok, Thailand/ ब क क, थ ईल ड Ans: Kathmandu, Nepal/ क ठम ड, न प ल Q.8 According to Moody s Global Macro Outlook, India's Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate is expected to in the Financial Year म ड क ग ल बल म क र आउटलदक क अनदस र, व य ष म भ र क सकल घर ल उत प र क वद ध र र रहन क अनदम न ह % % % % % Ans: 7.5 % Q.9 Which company has become the first Indian company to cross Rs 8 lakh crore Market Capitalisation? क नस क पन 8 ल ख कर ड र पय क ब ज र प ज करण क प र करन ल पहल भ र य क पन बन गई ह? 1. Reliance Industries (RIL)/ ररल य स इ डस ट र ज (आरआईएल) 2. TCS/ ट स एस 3. HDFC Bank/ एचड एफस ब क 4. HUL/ एचय एल 5. ITC/ आईट स Ans: Reliance Industries (RIL)/ ररल य स इ डस ट र ज (आरआईएल) Q.10 Which Bank has announced partnership with Manchester United? वकस ब क न म नच स टर य न इट ड क स थ स झ र र क घ षण क ह? 1. ICICI Bank/ आईस आईस आई ब क 2. HDFC Bank/ एचड एफस ब क 3. Dena Bank/ र न ब क 4. UCO Bank/ य क ब क 5. Axis Bank/ एवक सस ब क Ans: ICICI Bank/ आईस आईस आई ब क TOLL FREE NO : (9 am to 6 pm)

Question of the Day Which was the first bank purely managed by Indians? (c) Bank ofindia (d) Allahabad bank

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