General Knowledge - Current Affairs

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Here I have came up with my next round of Question and Answer session which you will find interesting with new facts
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Current Affairs 29th August 2018

Q: Which country bans the discretionary use of state funds, first-class air travel by Govt officials?

Ans: Pakistan.

(Imran Khan Led Pakistan Government has banned the discretionary use of state funds for Government officials as a part of its austerity drive)

Q: Which country won the Men’s Carrom World Cup?

Ans: Sri Lanka

(Sri Lanka Beat India in the finals to lift the Carrom World cup on 26th August 2018)

Q: Which country became the first country in the world to make sanitary products free for all students?

Ans: Scotland

(Students in School, Colleges and Universities of Scotland are provided with free sanitary products which is considered as a basic requirement by the Scottish Government)

Q: Who appointed as Assocham Secretary General?

Ans: U. K Varma.

(The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India appointed U.K. Varma who was a retired Secretary of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: Government of India)

Q: Who inaugurated “Jaipur Foot” camp in Vietnam?

A: Shushma Swaraj.

(Shushma Swaraj inaugurated the “Jaipur Foot: in the city of Hanoi in Vietnam, it was an act which could deepen the strategic relation with Vietnam)

Q: What is the new name of Google’s Tez App?

A: Google Pay

(Google for India has renamed Google Tez as Google Pay which offers new features like preapproved loans)

Q: Who has appointed as Assistant Secretary-General & Head of New York office of UNEP?

A: Satya Tripathi.

(United Nation Environment Program appointed Satya Tripathi A Veteran Economist and UN official as Assistant Secretary General and Head of New York Office)

Q: Which country won Women’s Carrom Championship at World Cup?

A: India

(Indian Women Rashmi Kumari, Kajal Kumari & S. Apoorva beat Sri Lankan Women with out giving up a single game to lift the world carom title)

Q: Which bank named world’s best bank in nod to its digital innovation?

A: DBS Bank

(Global Finance has conferred DBS Bank as the World best Global Bank 2018 for its leadership in Digital Transformation)

Q: In which country Scientists Discovered Deep-Sea Coral Reef recently?

A: USA

(Giant deep sea Coral Reef has been discovered in South Carolina in USA)

Q: Recently in which country G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting was held?

A: Salta, Argentina.

(G20 includes 19 countries and European Union which works with a motto of “Building Consensus for fair and sustainable development among the countries)

Q: Which state launched ‘Mu Hero” Program?

A: Odhisha.

(Mu Hero (I am hero) is the Campaign which will be held to recognize exemplary works by boys and girls to wards social transformation)_

Q: Which state government has decided to organize youths conclave “ATAL” on September 2018?

A: Arunachal Pradesh.

(Arunachal Pradesh to organize Arunachal Transformation and Aspirational Leadership program which provides stage for more than 1000 youths for their brainstorming Ideas about transformation of the State)

Q. Why can’t the Government print an unlimited currency?

A: There are no limitations on printing cash on any government. At that point ofr what reason don’t dovernments print as much money notes as they like? The Appropriate reason is Inflation.

This is because if the Govt print unlimited currency then there would be an increase in the flow of currency that will increase purchasing power of the people. This will tend to raise the prices of the product and results in the down fall of the currency and cases will be like as in Zimbabwe or Somalia where people have to carry a lot of money even to buy a packet of bread.

Q: Who has won the Asian Games Women’s Heptathlon Gold?

A: Swapna Barman

(Heptathlon consists of seven events which includes: 100M race, High Jump, Shot Put, 200m Race, Long Jump & 800M Race, Swapna Barman from India Clinched Gold in the event in spite of her Jaw Injury)