International

Question: Name the country which won the T20 Physical Disability (PD) World Cricket Series 2019.
[A].

India

[B].

England

[C].

Bangladesh

[D].

Pakistan

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

India won the T20 Physical Disability (PD) World Cricket Series 2019 after defeating England by 36 runs in the final held at the New Road Stadium in Worcester, England. The tournament was organized by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). 6 teams- India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, England, Bangladesh, and Zimbabwe had participated in the tournament. The Indian team had scored 180/7 in the first innings, while England could only score 144/9. The team was coached by former Mumbai coach Sulakshan Kulkarni.

Question: Jyske Bank launched the world’s first negative interest rate mortgage. It belongs to which country?
[A].

Russia

[B].

China

[C].

Japan

[D].

Denmark

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Denmark’s third-largest bank Jyske Bank launched the world’s first negative interest rate mortgage. The bank handling out loans to homeowners where the charge is minus 0.5% a year. It has begun offering borrowers a 10-year deal at -0.5%. Jyske bank borrowers will make a monthly repayment, as usual, The amount still outstanding will be reduced each month by more than the borrower.

Question: Name the country that in December 2016 demonetised its biggest banknotes.
[A].

Venezuela

[B].

Zimbabwe

[C].

Cuba

[D].

Nigeria

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

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Question: IWF has provisionally suspended five athletes belonging to which nation?
[A].

India

[B].

Japan

[C].

Russia

[D].

China

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced on August 14, 2019 that it has provisionally suspended five Russian weightlifters, including a 2012 Olympic bronze medallist, after conducting dope tests on samples recovered from the Moscow lab.

Question: With which country South Korea launches the Largest Air Exercise?
[A].

Uk

[B].

US

[C].

Brazil

[D].

India

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

South Korea and the United States launched their largest-ever joint aerial drills. The annual US-South Korean drill, called Vigilant Ace, will run for 5-days, with six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to be deployed among the more than 230 aircraft taking part. Around 12,000 US service members, including from the Marines and Navy, have joined South Korean troops.

Question: India in October 2016 signed MoU for setting up of Techo Park in a country. Name the country.
[A].

Iran

[B].

Afghanistan

[C].

Palestine

[D].

Bangladesh

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

Question: According to UNCTAD’s port liner shipping connectivity index, which port has been ranked as the best connecting port in the world?
[A].

Singapore

[B].

Shanghai

[C].

Rotterdam

[D].

Qingdao

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Shanghai port has topped UNCTAD’s 2019 ranking of the world’s best-connected ports, released on 7 August. The Chinese port garnered a connectivity score of 134 points, followed by the ports of Singapore (124.63 points), Pusan (114.45 points) in Korea and Ningbo (114.35 points), also in China.

Question: Gotthard Base Tunnel is the world’s longest and deepest tunnel. In which country is it situated in?
[A].

Germany

[B].

France

[C].

Switzerland

[D].

Italy

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

No answer description available for this question.

Question: With which country India sign MoU in Urban Transport Sector?
[A].

UK

[B].

Malaysia

[C].

Pakistan

[D].

Bangladesh

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

India and United Kingdom (UK) will soon sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the urban transport sector for cooperation in policy planning, technology. The draft of MoU was finalised by Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari and Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport of UK. It will also help in promoting digital transactions and induction of high capacity diesel and electric vehicles (EVs) in India.

Question: India and __________ sign comprehensive anti-terror pact.
[A].

Germany

[B].

Russia

[C].

Afghanistan

[D].

Canada

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

India and Russia have signed comprehensive anti-terror pact agreement for enhancing bilateral cooperation in tackling all forms of terrorism and count. The agreement was signed by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev in Moscow after they held wide-ranging talks. Both countries emphasized the need to the strength of the relationship between them which has been consolidated in past 70 years in all areas.