DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2/08/19

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2/08/19

1. India slipped to which position in the Global GDP ranking in 2018?
a) 7th place  b) 8th place   c) 6th place  d) 9th place

2. Which nation has banned face-covering cloth including burqa and niqab in schools, hospitals and public transport?
a) Australia   b) Spain   c) Iceland   d) Netherlands

3. Which three Central PSU’s have agreed to set up a joint venture, KABIL to ensure consistent supply of critical minerals to Indian market?
a) BHEL, NALCO and HCL  b) BEML, GAIL, GIC  c) NALCO, HCL, MECL
d) IFCI, IDPL, HLL

4. Indian Army has launched how many e-cars in its pilot project to combat air pollution?
a) 7 b) 5 c) 10 d) 12

5. Which Indian journalist has been selected for the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019?
a) Rajdeep Sardesai b) Arnab Goswami c) Ravish Kumar d) Shekhar Gupta

6. Which Indian state has signed an MoU with the Survey of India to organize mapping and land survey of 40,000 villages by drones? 
a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Telangana d) Odisha

7. Which city is hosting the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting?
a) Bangkok  b) New Delhi  c) Tokyo  d) Colombo

8. Which member of the board of directors of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was given the additional responsibility of Chairman of the Authority?
a) Rahul Sachdeva  b) Anuj Aggarwal  c) Manoj Sinha  d) Sachin Shankar