Most Important One Liner Questions of August Part-I

Most Important One Liner Questions of August Part-I
1.

The U.S. Embassy in Nepal has organized a South Asia
Air Quality Tech Camp to address political, social, andscientific facets of the problem inAnswer: Kathmandu

12.

In which city, Pakistan has opened a 1,000 year old
Hindu temple for the first time since partition on the
demand of the local Hindu community?
Answer: Sialkot

2.

India has signed a deal worth around Rs 1,500 crorewith which country to acquire R-27 air-to-air missiles
to be equipped on the Su-30 MKI combat aircraft?
Answer: Russia

13.

What is the theme of the 22nd National Conference on
e-Governance going to be held in Shillong?
Answer: Digital India: Success to Excellence

14.

Name the Indian cricketer who has been suspended
recently by Board of Control for Cricket in India for a
doping violation.
Answer: Prithvi Shaw

15.

With which colour Indian Railways ‘Northeast
Frontier Railway zone’ will earmark a special portionof the SLR coach to specially help the women
passengers with better safety and security?
Answer: Pink

16.

Microsoft has acquired data privacy, governanceservice firm which works with leading Fortune 100
companies to eliminate data security blind spots andgain visibility and control of data.
Answer: BlueTalon

17.

Name the eminent fashionista, social entrepreneur
and philanthropist who has been felicitated with theprestigious ‘Indian Woman of Influence’ award at theHouse of Lords, the United Kingdom Parliament,
London.
Answer: Priya Priyadarshini Jain

18.

The International Cricket Council has launched theinaugural World Test Championship thus setting thestage for a long tournament in red-ball cricket todetermine the World Test Champion. The finals of theWorld Test Championship will held in-?
Answer: United Kingdom

19.

Atal ______________ Mission (AIM), is an initiative of NITI
Aayog, will launch a new program for community
innovation to make innovation ecosystem socially
inclusive as well as to ensure equitable distribution of
infrastructure for innovation across the country to
encourage the spirit of innovation.
Answer: Innovation

20.

Union Health Minister has inaugurated the laboratorycomplex (Lab 3) at NCDC and the new building of
National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme(NVBDCP) at the 110th Annual Day celebrations of
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Name theUnion Health Minister of India?
Answer: Harsh Vardhan

3.

Name the former Indian player and Andhra Ranjicaptain who has announced his retirement from all
forms of cricket.
Answer: Y. Venugopal Rao

4.

Which state will host the 22nd National Conference on
e-Governance?
Answer: Meghalaya

5.

The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed norms for enduse of money raised through ECBs for corporates aswell as liquidity starved non banking lenders. What
does "C" stands for in ECB?
Answer: Commercial

6.

The International Cricket Council has named Michael
Gough of England and _______________ of the West Indies
in the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Umpires for 2019-20
season.
Answer: Joel Wilson

7.

Name the African country with which India has signed
MoUs to strengthen defence cooperation by sharing
white shipping information and co-operation in thefield of Hydrography.
Answer: Mozambique8.

Name the IT company which has announced thelaunch of its state-of-the-art Cyber Defence Center in
Bucharest, Romania.
Answer: Infosys

9.

Name the great novelist and celebrated storyteller
whose birth anniversary is celebrated on 31 July every
year.
Answer: Munshi Premchand10.

Who has been appointed as the Finance secretary by
the Appointments Committee of Cabinet?
Answer: Rajiv Kumar

11.

Name the former RBI Deputy Governor and noted
economist who passed away recently. He had thedistinction of being the youngest RBI Governor.
Answer: Subir Vithal Gokarn

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Name the Australian all-rounder who have become
29. Which technological institution has developed ecofriendly solar cells using with the help of ‘kumkum
the first cricketer to reach the milestone of scoringdye’?
1000 runs and taking 100 wickets in the T20 format.
Answer: IIT Hyderabad
Answer: Ellyse Perry

22.

Name the West African country to which India
extended the assistance of USD 500,000 to support theskill development and cottage industry projects in the
country.
Answer: Gambia

30.

Lok Sabha Speaker has announced that the Lower
House will become paperless from the next session,
which will save crores of rupees to the exchequer.
Who is the speaker of Lok Sabha?
Answer: Om Birla

23.

Who has been given the additional charge of the postof Director General Narcotics Control Bureau by the
Appointments Committee of Cabinet?
Answer: Rakesh Asthana

31.

Foreign Ministers from South East Asia attended the52nd ASEAN summit held inAnswer: Bangkok

32.

Name the former Glamorgan’s legendary left-arm
bowler who passed away recently. He became famous
after Garfield Sobers hit him for six sixes in an over.
Answer: Malcolm Nash

33.

East Bengal club will award its highest honour "Bharat
Gaurav" to which of the following sports personality
on its 100th foundation day celebrations?
Answer: Kapil Dev

34.

The postal department has decided to convert the
India Post Payments Bank into a SFB to provide micro
credit at the doorsteps to individuals and SME’s. What
does SFB stands for?
Answer: Small Finance Bank

35.

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel has
launched Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) in
New Delhi, to encourage the spirit of innovation at thecommunity level. Who is the Minister of Petroleum
and Natural Gas & Steel?
Answer: Dharmendra Pradhan

36.

Name the Ministry which has recently launched acompetition for designing a Postage Stamp along with
the First Day Cover to commemorate Golden Jubilee
edition of International Film Festival of India.
Answer: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

37.

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) will set up a
Pashmina testing centre in partnership with the
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council(LAHDC) in ..............
Answer: Leh

38.

In which Indian city, the Innovating for Clean Air(IfCA), a UK-India joint initiative providing Indian and
UK stakeholders opportunities to test interventions
related to air quality and EV integration, waslaunched?
Answer: Bengaluru

39.

Name the theoretical physicist from India who has
been appointed as the new director of Abdus Salam
International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in
Trieste, Italy.
Answer: Atish Dabholkar

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26.

Name the Indian Air Force Wing Commander who has
become the first Indian Air Force pilot to perform awingsuit skydive jump.
Answer: Tarun Chaudhri
Who has been appointed as the ombudsman andethics officer of the Indian Federation of Sports
Gaming (IFSG), country’s self-regulatory industry
body for the online fantasy sports gaming sector?
Answer: Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri
Which India news channel was awarded with the“Champions of Empathy Award” for spreadingawareness about hepatitis?
Answer: DD News

27.

Name the renowned entrepreneur who was awarded
the prestigious Entrepreneur Award of 2019 for his
contributions and achievements in the businessindustry.
Answer: Ruhan Rajput

28.

As per the Cabinet's approval, where would ISRO set
up its new unit "ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU)"
which will support the ongoing bilateral programmesof cooperation in space technology and will act onbehalf of ISRO?
Answer: Moscow, Russia

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Culture and Tourism Minister flagged off a mobile
51. Name the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) officer
who recently took charge as the Controller General oflibrary bus service in which state/UT under the
Accounts (CGA).
scheme “Ghar Ghar Dastak Ghar Ghar Pustak”, which
Answer: Giriraj Prasad Gupta
aims to reach out to readers especially those in slums,
resettlement colonies and rural areas?
52. Bhasha Mukherjee, a 23-year-old Indian origin doctor
Answer: Delhi
was crowned__________________.
Answer: Miss England 2019
Name the Indian journalist who has been awarded the2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award for “harnessing
53. Name the state who became the first state to adopt ajournalism to give voice to the voiceless”.
digital fingerprint and iris scanning system to aid
Answer: Ravish Kumar
police investigations.
Name an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer
who has assumed charge as the Secretary of Ministryof Textiles?
Answer: Ravi Capoor

Answer: Maharashtra
54.

The Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, aspart of its strategic commitment to improving global
trade, is conducting India’s first national (TRS). Whatis the full form of TRS?
Answer: Time Release Study

55.

Name the technical institution which has developed atechnology "Hydro Thermal Carbonization (HTC)"
which can generate energy from solid waste byconverting municipal solid waste to biofuel, soil
amendment and absorbents.
Answer: IIT Kharagpur

President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the"National Order of Merit" by the President of Guinea.
What is the name of present president of Guinea?
Answer: Alpha Conde

56.

45.

Ratings agency CRISIL has cut its forecast for India’s
GDP growth to ..................... from 7.1% for FY 2019-20.
Answer: 6.9%

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) being observed
from 1st to 7th August 2019. What is the theme ofWorld Breastfeeding Week (WBW)?
Answer: Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding

57.

46.

According to the World Bank, India has been pushed
to the 7th place in the global GDP rankings in 2018.
Which country has topped the rankings with a GDP of$20.5 trillion in 2018?
Answer: United States

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated exhibitions
on Mahatma Gandhi and Khadi at the “Ebunjan
Theatre” in the ___________.
Answer: Gambia

58.

Name the bank who was recently allowed by Reserve
Bank of India(RBI) for regular banking services in the
country.
Answer: Bank of China

59.

Name the first bank of India who recently get thelicense to do business in local currency and also
inducted to the China’s National Advance Payment
System (CNAPS) by the People’s Bank of China(PBOC).
Answer: SBI, Shanghai

60.

Gujarat
Chief
Ministerhaslaunched
the____________________ from his home town Rajkot,
Gujarat. The scheme for the welfare of the girl child.
Answer: Vhali Dikri Yojna

61.

Name the Soccer player who recently suspended by
the Soccer body CONMEBOL for 3 months because ofaccusations of corruption he made at the latest Copa
America.
Answer: Lionel Messi

62.

Name the freedom fighter who design the National
Flag of India and whose 143rd birth anniversary
recently celebrated?
Answer: Pingali Venkayya

43.

44.

Name the actor who voiced Disney’s Minnie Mouse formore than 30 years and passed away recently.
Answer: Russi Taylor

47.

One Nation-One Ration Card scheme was launched ona pilot basis in 4 states. Which of the following state
does not belong to that group of 4 states?
Answer: Haryana

48.

Which state government has launched an awarenesscampaign ‘Save Green, Stay Clean’ for preserving thegreenery and keeping the environment clean?
Answer: West Bengal

49.

50.

Name the IAS Officer who has assumed charge as thesecretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade.
Answer: Guruprasad Mohapatra
A joint venture company ".................. Bidesh India
limited" has been set up with the participation of 3
Central Public Sector Enterprises: National Aluminium
Company Limited, Hindustan Copper Limited andMineral Exploration Company limited, ensure supplyof critical Minerals to Indian domestic market.
Answer: Khanij

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For promoting friendship and partnership between
74. Name the city where Isro has set up a directorate ofIndia and Guinea president Ram Nath Kovind has been
space situational awareness and management aiming
awarded the National Order of Merit by the President
at protecting high valued space assets from spaceof Guinea. What is the Capital of Guinea?
debris close approaches and collisions.
Answer: Conakry
Answer: Bengaluru
SBI is the only Indian bank to have obtained thelicense to do business in local currency and also
inducted to the CNAPS by the People’s Bank of China(PBOC). Who is the present Chairman of SBI?
Answer: Rajnish Kumar

75.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attended 10th
Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) in ______________.
Answer: Bangkok, Thailand

76.

Reserve Bank of India has imposed a collective
penalty of Rs 11 crore on 7 public sector banks. Whichof the following bank are not under this penalty
imposed by RBI for violating norms?
Answer: Canara Bank

65.

Gujarat Chief Minister has launched the ‘Vhali Dikri
Yojna’ from his home town Rajkot, Gujarat. Who is thepresent CM of Gujarat?
Answer: Vijay Rupani

66.

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton hunted down Max
Verstappen to win the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Hamilton belongs to which of the following Car team?
Answer: Mercedes

77.

French inventor Franky Zapata is 1st person in thehistory to cross the _______________ on the jet-powered
hoverboard.
Answer: English Channel

67.

Cricket commentator_____________________ who used to
draw pictures of the game’s progress on airwaves
with his fine command of the English language, fromthe mid 1960s through to the 1980s, passed away.
Answer: Anant Setalvad78.

Lalit Kala Akademi celebrates which edition of his
Foundation Day in this year?
Answer: 65th

79.

Human Resources Development Minister inaugurating
Technology Expo at IIT Delhi to showcase the latest
innovation in the field of science and technology. Whois the present HRD minister?
Answer: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank80.

India test-fires Surface to Air-Missile from Chandipur.
Chandipur test range is situated in which island of
Odisha?
Answer: Abdul Kalam Island

81.

Name the district of Punjab which have launched a 3D Smart Traffic Signal which consists of sensors which
would automatically switch on the green and red
signals depending upon the number of vehicles
coming from that particular side.
Answer: Mohali

68.

69.

India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
scripted a piece of history by breaching the ‘Chinese
Wall’ of reigning World champions Li Jun Hui and Liu
Yu Chen, with a victory in the men’s doubles final of
the ________________ championship in Bangkok.
Answer: Thailand Open badminton
Name the all-weather tracked-chassis Quick Reaction
Surface-to-Air Missile which was recently launched by
DRDO of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur inOdisha.?
Answer: QR-SAM

70.

Name the Veteran Gujarati journalist, author,
columnist, writer and editor who has passed away
recently?
Answer: Kanti Bhatt

71.

Name the IIT institute where recently Human
Resources Development Minister inaugurating
Technology Expo?
Answer: IIT Delhi

72.

HSBC has announced the departure of its Chief
Executive Officer John Flint Noel Quinn, the head of
HSBC’s Global Commercial Banking unit. What is thefull form of HSBC.
Answer:Hongkong
andShanghai
Banking
Corporation

73.

Name the IT Company who recently appoints
Debashis Chatterjee as MD and CEO.
Answer: Mindtree

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Name the South African bowler who has recently
93. Scientists of Swinburne University of Technology haveannounced his retirement from Test cricket and has
developed an automated system that uses artificial
also played 93 Tests for South Africa.
intelligence (AI) to detect and capture fast radio
Answer: Dale Steynbursts (FRBs) in real-time. Swinburne University ofTechnology is located inThe 3rd edition of India’s largest education
Answer: Australia
brainstorming event, the ScooNews Global Educators
Fest (SGEF) will held in94. The Centre has approved a Kosi-Mechi river
Answer: Udaipur
interlining project worth Rs 4,900 crores inAnswer: Bihar
Name an initiative recently launched by Maharashtra
minister Sudhir Mungantiwar to train athletes from95. The 2nd All India Annual Conference of Indian
Chandrapur and Gadchiroli for international events
Information Service Officers was organized with alike the Olympics.
view to attain greater integration of all Media Units
Answer: Mission Shakti
under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
Who is the Union Minister of Information &Name the Indian wrestler who has won gold medal in
Broadcasting Ministry?
the women’s 53kg category event at Poland Open
Answer: Prakash Javadekar
wrestling tournament held in Warsaw.
Answer: Vinesh Phogat

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91.

92.

5 Anti-Riot police vehicle which comes with special
features for quick response, automatic multi-barrel
launchers for tear gas, with a capacity of 12 persons
and a battery backup for long hours was flagged offfrom Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The Anti-Riot
police vehicle is also known as ..................
Answer: Vajra
The 2nd All India Annual Conference of IndianInformation Service Officers was organized with aview to attain greater integration of all Media Units
under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting washeld inAnswer: New Delhi
Which state assembly has recently passed Bills against
mob lynching and honour killing, making them thecognisable, non–bailable and non-compoundable
offences with life imprisonment and a fine up to Rs 5
lakh?
Answer: Rajasthan
Name an Indian off-spinner who has been named as
Professional Cricketers Association’s Player of themonth of July 2019.
Answer: Ravichandran Ashwin
Name the country which was recently officiallylabeled by the United States as a “currency
manipulator”.
Answer: China
Australian Super and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
will invest $1 billion each in the NIIF Master Fund.
NIIF stands for
Answer: National Investment and Infrastructure FundThe Super-Earth planet named GJ 357 d was
discovered in early 2019 owing to NASA’s Transiting
Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Where is theheadquarter of NASA?
Answer: Washington, D.C.

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96.

Name the 1st full time woman external affairs
minister of India who passed away recently.
Answer: Sushma Swaraj

97.

Which Asian country has signed a deal with Russia forthe supply of uranium for its 2400 MW Rooppur
Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP)?
Answer: Bangladesh

98.

The 5th edition of International Army Scout Masters
Competition with teams from 8 countries including
India, China and Russia as participants wasinaugurated at the ..................... Military Station.
Answer: Jaisalmer

99.

Name the former educationist who received the
Padma Shri award in 2010 for her contribution to thefield of education, passed away recently.
Answer: Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy

100. Name the German cancer researcher who won themixed annual Cycling event "Transcontinental Race"
which is 4,000 km long from Burgas in Bulgaria to
Brest in France.
Answer: Fiona Kolbinger
101. Name the former Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister who
passed away recently.
Answer: S. Jennifer Chandran102. On which day India celebrates National Handloom Day
every year to honour the handloom weavers in the
country and also highlight India’s handloom industry.
Answer: 07 August103. How much amount has been contributed by India to
the United Nations Relief and Works Agency(UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees?
Answer: 5 million USD
104. Name the 1st African American woman who won theNobel Prize in literature, passed away recently.
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105. SEBI has approved ............... Stock Exchange and116. Name the tennis star who topped the List Of HighestNational Stock Exchange of India Ltd to operate jointly
Paid Female Athletes 2019 published by Forbes for ain
Gujarat
International
Finance
Tec-City,
4th consecutive year with estimated total earnings ofGandhinagar.
$29.2 million.
Answer: Singapore
Answer: Serena Williams
106. The Rajya Sabha has passed the Consumer Protection
Bill, 2019 which aims to set up a Central Consumer
Protection Authority to promote, protect and enforce
the rights of consumers as a class. The bill will replace
the Consumer Protection Act, ................
Answer: 1986
107. Name the Australian tennis star who defeated Russia’s
Daniil Medvedevhas to won the ATP Washington Open
title.
Answer: Nick Kyrgios
108. In its 3rd Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee
meeting, the Reserve Bank of India has reduced thepolicy repo rate from 5.75% toAnswer: 5.40%
109. Which Indian technological institutions has developed
a portable device to detect bacteria without cell
culture or microbiological assays?
Answer: IIT-Guwahati
110. India celebrates National Handloom Day every year tohonour the handloom weavers in the country and also
highlight India’s handloom industry. Which of thefollowing has been chosen as the venue for thecelebrations of the day for its rich tradition ofHandlooms?
Answer: Bhubaneswar
111. In its 3rd Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee
meeting, the Reserve Bank of India has reduced thereal GDP growth for 2019-20 from 7% toAnswer: 6.9%
112. Who is the Managing Director & Chief Executive
Officer of GIFT City?
Answer: Tapan Ray

117. The Reserve Bank of India will make available the
NEFT system on a 24×7 basis from December 2019 as
per the Payment System Vision 2021 document. What
does NEFT stands for?
Answer: National Electronic Funds Transfer
118. Name the veteran director who passed away recently.
He was best known for his box office hits like Ayee
Milan Ki Bela, Aaye Din Bahar Ke, Aya Sawan Jhoom
Ke, Aas Paas and Aandhi.
Answer: J Om Prakash119. India observes ............... every year as anniversary of
Quit India movement or August Kranti Din which isconsidered as one of the important milestones in thehistory of freedom struggle of our country.
Answer: 08 August120. The National Institute of Solar Energy have signed anagreement with which international organization toinitiate a skill development programme for different
levels of beneficiaries in the solar thermal energy
sector.
Answer: United Nations Industrial Development
Organization
121. Which state government will launch the "Navodayam"
scheme to provide a lifeline for thousands of ailing
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in thestate.
Answer: Andhra Pradesh
122. Which ministry has launched e-Rozgar Samachar
which is the corresponding version of Employment
News (English) to make aspirants aware of job
opportunities in government sector including public
sector enterprises?
Answer: Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

113. The scientists of which of the following universities
have created the world’s thinnest gold measuring 2
atoms thick or million times thinner than a fingernail.
Answer: University of Leeds
114. The Rajya Sabha has passed the Consumer Protection
Bill, 2019. Who is the Union Minister of Consumer
Affairs, Food & Public Distribution?
Answer: Ram Vilas Paswan
115. Which Indian regulatory has decided to set up a"Central Payment Fraud Registry" to track frauds inthe payment systems under which payment system
participants will be provided access to the registry fornear-real time fraud monitoring.
Answer: Reserve Bank of India

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123. Name a professional wrestler who won numerous
133. The Rajya Sabha has passed a bill which proposes toindividual and tag-team titles in the 1960s, 1970s andincrease the strength of Supreme Court from 30 to1980s and was also known as WWE’s ‘King of the............ judges.
Ring’, passed away recently.
Answer: 33
Answer: Harley Race
134. Mastercard announced the launch of "ICE a next124. Name the legendary Uruguay striker who has
generation, mobile-first authentication solution" thatannounced his retirement from professional football.
aims to deliver an uninterrupted mobile payment
He won the Golden Ball award after being adjudged
experience. Who is the President and Chief Executive
the best player of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Officer of Mastercard?
Answer: Diego Forlan
Answer: Ajay Banga
125. Who has assumed the charge of the chairman and135. Andhra Pradesh government will launch the
managing director of Power Grid Corporation of
Navodayam scheme to provide a lifeline for thousands
India?
of ailing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Answer: Kandikuppa Sreekant(MSMEs) in the state. Who is the Governor of Andhra
126. India’s transsexual woman was crowned Miss World
Pradesh?
Diversity 2019 in the beauty pageant held in Port
Answer: Biswabhusan HarichandanLouis, Mauritius.
136. Name an actor who will be felicitated with the Charlie
Answer: Naaz Joshi
Chaplin Award by the British Academy’s Los Angeles
127. With which country Uttar Pradesh government has
branch during the 2019 Britannia Awards.
extended its bilateral agreements till 2024, which
Answer: Steve Coogan
seeks cooperation and exchange of the knowledge andtechniques in the fields of solid waste management,
137. The Department of Heavy Industry has sanctioned
spatial planning, water management.
5595 electric buses under the phase II of FAME India
Answer: Netherlands
scheme. What does FAME stands for?
Answer: Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of128. Name the Bengaluru based Housing startup which is a
(Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles
co-living provider, has acquired i2Stay Co-living which
offers spaces to those who move out of theirhometown?
Answer: Grexter Living
129. Mastercard announced the launch of "ICE a nextgeneration, mobile-first authentication solution" thataims to deliver an uninterrupted mobile payment
experience. What does ICE stands for?
Answer: Identity Check Express
130. Which Indian technical institution has partnered with
National Institute of Ocean Technology to harness
electricity from ocean waves?
Answer: IIT Madras
131. The Tarava police station in the Subarnapur district of............... has been adjudged as one of the 10 best police
stations in the country in the annual ranking for theyear 2018 on the basis of smart policing, citizencentric policing, community policing and use oftechnology for better grievance redress mechanism.
Answer: Odisha132. Which state government has launched new higher
education model "Resource Assistance for Colleges
with Excellence" to create a pool for sharing offacilities which will benefit the colleges lacking
infrastructure.
Answer: Rajasthan

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138. As per the Health and Family Welfare Ministry's
report on Breastfeeding, which state has topped therankings in Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child
Feeding Practices in the country?
Answer: Manipur
139. Name the US carrier rocket which was loaded with
Israeli AMOS-17 communication satellite andsuccessfully lifted off from a space center in Florida.
Answer: Falcon 9140. Name the Cricket board which has announced newtransgender inclusive policy which will enabletransgender players to play the game of cricket at thehighest levels.
Answer: Cricket Australia
141. Union HRD Minister will launch ‘Samagra .....................
Suraksha’ to create awareness about Water
Conservation among all school students in the
country.
Answer: Shiksha-Jal
142. The NITI Aayog will launch the 4th edition of WomenTransforming India (WTI) Awards. What will be thetheme for this year's awards?
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143. The Asia Book of Records has confirmed the record of153. Which movie has received the "Best Feature Film‘maximum footfall in a museum in a day’ in the nameAward" as per the 66th National Film awardsof Virasat-e-Khals which is located in Anandpur Sahib
announced recently?
town of ...................... The name of museum will feature
Answer: Hellaro
in the next edition of the Asia Book of Records.
154. Ayushmann Khuranna and .................... has won theAnswer: Punjab"Best Actor" award as per the 66th National Film
144. Name the South African batsman who has retired fromawards announced recently?
all formats of international cricket and has played 124
Answer: Vicky Kaushal
Tests, 181 ODIs and 44 T20Is between his 15-yearlong cricketing career.
155. United Nations celebrates International Day of theAnswer: Hashim Amla
World’s Indigenous Peoples to raise awareness of theneeds of these population groups. What is the theme
145. Name the country which has unveiled 3 precisionfor this year?
guided air-to-air missiles named the “Yasin”,
Answer: Indigenous Languages“Balaban” and a new series of the “Ghaem”.
Answer: Iran
156. Name the mission launched by the Khadi and Village
146. India and .................... have agreed to set up a Joint
Industry Commission on World Tribal Day underTechnical committee for optimum use of Ganges
which the commission will give leather kits to thewater.
leather artisans across the nation.
Answer: Bangladesh
Answer: Leather Mission
147. The World Archery (WA) has suspended the Archery
Association of which country for violating the WA’s
guidelines by electing two parallel bodies.
Answer: India
148. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD
200 million loan for improving road infrastructure in
34 districts of which of the following Indian states?
Answer: Maharashtra
149. Which day is celebrated by United Nations every year
as International Day of the World’s Indigenous
Peoples to raise awareness of the needs of these
population groups.
Answer: 09th August150. 5 lakh Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh havebeen issued fraud-proof cards named "BIMS" as an
identity document, jointly issued by Bangladeshi
authorities
andUNHCR.
BIMS
standsfor...............................
Answer: Bio-metric Identity Management System

157. The 3rd International Electric Vehicle Conclave wasinaugurated at the International Centre for
Automotive Technology (ICAT) in .................., Haryana.
Answer: Manesar
158. Which state government has launched a drive“Vriksharopan Mahakumbh” on the occasion of 77th
anniversary of Quit India Movement. This drive hascreated world record after planting more than 22
crore saplings in the state.
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
159. The controlling board of which of the following sports
in India has agreed to come under the ambit of the
National Anti-Doping Agency.
Answer: Cricket
160. “One Nation One Ration Card” scheme to be rolled out
in India from June 1, ...................
Answer: 2020

151. President Ram Nath Kovind has signed National
Medical Commission Bill which will replace the nearly
63-year-old Indian Medical Council Act. Who is theUnion Health Minister of India?
Answer: Harsh Vardhan
152. The National Entrepreneurship Awards 2019 aim tohonouroutstanding young first
generation
entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders for their
exceptional
contribution
inentrepreneurshipdevelopment. The National Entrepreneurship Awards
is instituted by which of the following Indianministries?
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161. Name the public sector bank which has entered into a170. Which team defeated Dabang Delhi in the finals by 8-1
to win the Ultimate Table Tennis league?
corporate agency agreement with Cholamandalam MS
Answer: Chennai Lions
General Insurance Company Ltd. under which thebank will distribute the latter’s insurance products to
171. Which player has been been awarded the UEFA’s Goal
its customers through its traditional and digitalof the Season award for 2018-19?
platform.
Answer: Lionel Messi
Answer: Indian Bank
172. Name the tennis star who defeated Russian Daniil
162. Which day is commemorated by Japan every year as
Medvedev by 6-3, 6-0 recently to win in Montreal to
the Nagasaki day? On this day in 1945, the United
win 35th Masters crown.
States dropped an atomic bomb code named “FatAnswer: Rafael Nadal
Man” on Nagasaki, Japan.
173. Name the private sector bank who partnered with
Answer: 09 August
digital healthcare platform Practo to launch an
163. President has approved the Motor Vehicles
industry-first co-branded health credit card.
(Amendment) Act, 2019. The ACT proposes a scheme
Answer: RBL Bank
which allows cashless treatment of victims in a road174. The event, organised by Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam
accident during the "..................... Hour" which is definedFoundation has entered the Champions Book of Worldas the time period of up to one hour following a
Records (for the longest tricolour) after thousands oftraumatic injury, during which the likelihood ofstudents and members of several social organisations
preventing death through prompt medical care is theunfurled a 15-km long national flag by forming ahighest.
human chain ahead of the Independence day. The
Answer: Golden
event was held in ...................
164. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, has
Answer: Chhattisgarh
hosted an ‘At Home’ reception for ........................ on the175. Name an Indian wrestler who defeated Iran’s Peimanoccasion of the 77th anniversary of Quit India Day
Bibyani by 2-0 in the 65 kg final of the men’s freestyle(August 9) at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
competition to win gold at Tbilisi Grand Prix held in
Answer: Freedom Fighters
Tbilisi, Georgia.
Answer: Bajrang Punia
165. Name the stealth frigate of the Indian Navy which has
arrived in Norway for a 3 day visit as part of Western
176. World Biofuel Day is observed every year on ............. toFleet Overseas Deployment.
create awareness about the importance of non-fossil
Answer: INS Tarkash
fuels as an alternative to conventional fossil fuels.
Answer: 10th August
166. Name an Indian biologist who is set to become the 1st
woman president of the Indian National Science
177. Which technology company has announced a
Academy.
partnership with Reliance Jio to accelerate the digital
Answer: Chandrima Shahatransformation in India?
167. Which state government has launched the ‘Mukhya
Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana’ under which money
would be directly transferred into the bank accountsof farmers in the state?
Answer: Jharkhand
168. Name an Indian Badminton star who defeated
Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew in final clash to win the
Men’s Singles title in the Hyderabad Open.
Answer: Sourabh Verma
169. The United Nation observes ...................... every year as"International Youth Day" to examine how
governments, young people and youth-led and youth
focused organizations, as well as other stakeholders,
are transforming education.
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178. Name an Indian scientist and innovator whose 100thbirth anniversary was recently celebrated and who isalso considered as the father of India’s space program.
Answer: Vikram A Sarabhai179. Which country has decided to remove Japan from its
preferred trade list because Japan has failed to upholdinternational principles while managing its export
controls on sensitive materials?
Answer: South Korea
180. The 14th Session of the Conference of the Parties tothe United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (COP14), will take place on 2-13
September 2019 at ........................., India.
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181. World Biofuel Day is observed every year to create
192. Which airline will become the 1st Indian airline to fly
over the North Pole while connecting New Delhi andawareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as
North America on Independence Day?
an alternative to conventional fossil fuels. What is theAnswer: Air India
theme for year 2019?
Answer: Production of Bio-diesel from Used Cooking
193. The book, titled ‘Sridevi: Girl Woman Superstar’ will
Oil
be launched on Sridevi’s 56th birth anniversary. The
182. Name the author of the recently released book
“Listening, Learning & Leading”.
Answer: M Venkaiah Naidu
183. Union Environment minister launched a website‘unccdcop14india.gov.in', which contains all theinformation related to the Conference of the Parties tothe United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (COP14). Who is the Union
Environment Minister of India?
Answer: Prakash Javadekar
184. The United Nation observes "International Youth Day"every year to examine how governments, young
people and youth-led and youth focusedorganizations, as well as other stakeholders, aretransforming education. What was the theme for2019?
Answer: Transforming education
185. What is the currency of japan?
Answer: Yen
186. Who has been elected as the new president of
Guatemala?
Answer: Alejandro Giammattei
187. Name the senior advocate who served as the
Additional Solicitor General in the Supreme Court
from 2004 to 2009, passed away recently.
Answer: Amarendra Sharan188. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador ofIndia to the Republic of Congo?
Answer: Ghotu Ram Meena
189. Researchers from which technical institution havedeveloped a low-cost diagnostic device which canperform various pathological tests by using bloodtaken from a fingerprick?
Answer: IIT Kharagpur
190. National Payments Corporation of India hasannounced that AePS has crossed the milestone ofover 200 million transactions during July 2019. AePS
stands for ...................
Answer: Aadhaar enabled Payment System
191. Name the patriotic song which is produced by
Doordarshan to mark the occasion of Independence
Day, 2019.
Answer: Watan

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book is written by author-screenwriter ...................
Answer: Satyarth Nayak
194. Name the tennis star who won the Rogers Cup tennis
tournament 2019 held in Toronto, Canada.
Answer: Bianca Andreescu
195. Name the mission recently launched by Indian Armyin Jammu which aims to ensure basic necessities andessential services are available in the region post theabrogation of the provisions of Article 370 andreorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir.
Answer: Mission Reach Out
196. Name the business-to-business payments startup
which has launched the country’s first corporate
credit card called ‘Freedom Card’ for small andmedium enterprises (SMEs).
Answer: EnKash
197. Name the Ivory Coast music star who was also named“Best Artist of the Year” at the Ivorian “Coupe-decale”
Awards in 2016 and 2017 passed away recently.
Answer: DJ Arafat
198. Name an Indian who made history by becoming thefirst Indian to win a world title in motorsports after
winning the FIM World Cup held in Varpalota,
Hungary.
Answer: Aishwarya Pissay
199. The Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports (I/C)
conferred the National Youth Awards for excellent
work and contribution in different fields ofdevelopment and social service. Who is Union
Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports (I/C)?
Answer: Kiren Rijiju
200. The safety measures for the children travelling on
motorcycles have been included in the Motor Vehicles(Amendment) Act 2019 under which Central
government has made “Headgear” mandatory forchildren above ................ while travelling on a
motorcycle.
Answer: 4 years
201. Name the operating system recently launched bychinese telecom giant Huawei.
Answer: HarmonyOS
202. President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent to legislation
for bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, and two Union
Territories, Jammu and Kashmir and ................ will
come into existence on October 31.
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203. Freedom fighter Dayanidhi Nayak passed away. Nayak
214. Name the gymnast who made history after performing
has struggled against the British Government during
the perfect landing which featured “two flips and
the Quit India movement and he was a devout
three twists” in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships
follower of Mahatma Gandhi. He was from which ofheld in Kansas City.
the following states?
Answer: Simone Biles
Answer: Odisha
204. Who is the CEO of Huawei?
Answer: Ren Zhengfei
205. National Payments Corporation of India hasannounced that AePS has crossed the milestone ofover 200 million transactions during July 2019. Whois the MD & CEO of NPCI?
Answer: Dilip Asbe
206. Which state has won the “best innovation andinitiative leadership award” for its achievements inhigher education in the World Education Summit2019 held in New Delhi?
Answer: Rajasthan
207. Name the Indian Air Force's pilot who will behonoured with the "Vir Chakra" on Independence Day.
He also became the face of a tense militaryconfrontation between India and Pakistan when his
MiG-21 was shot down during the aerial combat
between Indian and Pakistani air forces.
Answer: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman
208. Name the Bengaluru based artificial intelligencestart-up which will be acquihired by ride-hailingcompany "Ola".
Answer: Pikup.ai
209. Name the special drive launched by Railway
Protection Force (RPF) of Indian Railways to identify
and verify all vehicles parked in Railway premises,
circulating area, parking and even in the ‘No Parking’areas for a longer duration.
Answer: Operation Number Plate
210. A missile destroyer, ........................ which is a Japanese
Maritime Self Defence Force Ship, visited Kochi on a 2
day goodwill visit.
Answer: JS Sazanami

215. Which Indian International Airport have signed a MoU
with Naval Air Enclave for commencement of naval air
operations?
Answer: Cochin International Airport Limited
216. Name the Netherlands’ most-capped player who
represented the country 134 times and announced hisretirement from football recently.
Answer: Wesley Sneijder217. The Central government has rolled out scheme which
will allow state-run banks (PSBs) to purchase assets
of non-banking and housing finance companies(NBFCs and HFCs). NBFCs will be able to sell ..........% ofstandard assets, worth up to Rs 5,000 crore, as on
March 31.
Answer: 20%
218. Name an app recently launched by Union Housing and
Urban Affairs Ministry which will allow users to havewaste: solid, wet or construction and demolition(C&D) collected by their urban local bodies.
Answer: Swachh Nagar
219. Commonwealth Games Federation and ICC hasannounced the inclusion of Women's Cricket in the2022 Commonwealth Games to be held in .......................
Answer: Birmingham
220. Name the legendary Indian sprinter who has been
appointed as a member of the Asian Athletics
Association’s (AAA) Athletes Commission.
Answer: P.T. Usha

211. Name the Argentina's footballer who passed away
recently. He also scored Argentina's opening goal in
the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany.
Answer: Jose Luis Brown
212. Which Indian state will host the Global Investors
Summit to be held in October, 2019?
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
213. Which country's government has awarded Indian chef
Priyam Chatterjee with ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite
Agricoleto’? He has also become the 1st Indian chef tobe awarded with the ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite
Agricoleto’ award.
Answer: France

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