1.Which state has started the seventh economic census recently?
a Telangana
b. Tripura
c. Assam
d. Odisha
Answer: b.
Seventh Economic Census of Tripura Central Government has been started from Tripura State. It will also be started in other states in August and September. The census is expected to be completed by December 2019 whereas in the year 2020, it is likely to be released.
2. According to a report recently released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, what is the number of tigers in India?
a 2967
b. 2890
c. 2712
d. 2600
Answer: a. 2967
On the occasion of International Tiger Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a report which states that the number of tigers has increased to 2967 in the country. Prime Minister Modi said that India has achieved the goal of doubling the number of tigers 4 years ago. While releasing the All India Tiger Estimate Report 2018, the Prime Minister said that India is the world’s largest and safest place with about 3,000 tigers.
3. President Ramnath Kovind recently became the first Indian President to go to Africa?
a Mauritius
b. Seychelles
c. Egypt
d. Benin
Answer: d. Benin
President Ramnath Kovind has left for the state trips to the three African countries of Benin, Gambia and Guinea. This is the first visit of any President of India to these three countries. President Ramnath Kovind has visited 23 countries so far in his tenure.
4. Which of the following has recently been selected as the new Director General of BSF?
a R. P. Sinha
b. J. S. Tripathi
c. V. K. Zohari
d. A.D.Gangal
Answer: c. Vk.johri
Madhya Pradesh Cadre IPS officer V.K. Be the new Director General of the Zone Border Security Force (BSF). He is currently working in Raw (Research and Analysis Wing). They will replace Rajni Kant Mishra who retires on August 31.
5. What is the name of the Speaker of the Meghalaya assembly and the former Chief Minister of the state who died recently?
a Twokuper roy
b Devanand Raman
c. Ajit Pal Singh
d. Vivek Joshi
Answer: a. Two-queen Roy-
Meghalaya speaker speaker and former state Chief Minister of Jharkhand Roy died in a hospital in Gurgaon. He was 64 years old. Born in the year 1954, Roy formed a coalition government in 2008 with the UDP and some other parties.
