CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2018 August 11 -31 (Chapter -4)

106. Which state government has decided to re-name its new capital city as “Atal Nagar” in memory of late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee?
Chhattisgarh 

107. Imran Khan was sworn in as Prime minister of which country?
Pakistan

108. The first-ever International Day of Remembrance and tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on which date?
August 21

109. For which country Mario Abdo Benitez sworn in as the 50th President?
Paraguay

110. The book “281 and Beyond” is the autobiography of which Indian cricketer?
V V S Laxman

111. ‘Kanyashree Prakalpa scheme’ is the flagship women welfare and United Nations (UN) award winning scheme of
West Bengal

112. Which country’s national team has clinched the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-15 Women’s Championship 2018?
India

113. Bharti Axa Life Insurance and which payments Bank entered into an alliance to offer the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana’ (PMJJBY)?
Airtel Payments Bank

114. Who has become first Indian woman wrestler to bag gold at the 18th Asian Games 2018?
Vinesh Phogat

115. Mario Abdo Benítez has been sworn in as the new President of which country?
Paraguay

116. Which former Indian Army chief has been awarded the United States ‘Legion of Merit’?
Dalbir Singh Suhag

117. Sports person Ajit Wadekar who passed away recently, he was related to which sports?
Cricket
118. Which Indian Shooter bagged a Silver in the men’s 10-metre Air Rifle event at the Jakarta Asian Games 2018 ?
Deepak Kumar

119. Who became the first bowler to take 100 Test wickets at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground?
James Anderson

120. Which Indian personality has been conferred the WHO World No Tobacco Day 2017 Award?
SK Arora (Delhi government’s additional director of health)

121. India will participate for the first time in the joint SCO Peace Mission Exercise, being conducted from August 22-29 at
Russia

122. Recently tested Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘Helina’ is helicopter-launched version of which missile?
Nag

123. Which bank ranked as India’s Most Patriotic Brand ?
State Bank of India

124. On which date, the 2018 World Mosquito Day (WMD) was observed recently?
August 20

125. Which state to inaugurate its first licensed Hisar Airport ?
Haryana

126. Which Indian shooter has clinched India’s 1st shooting gold at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games?
Saurabh Chaudhary

127. Prasar Bharati has tied up with which organization to telecast the Independence Day programme live online?
Google and YouTube

128. At the 2018 World Hindi Conference (WHC), the Panini Language Laboratory has been gifted by Government of India (GoI) to which country?
Mauritius

129. Which country is considering to ban internet from 12 am to 6 am daily for teenagers under 17 years of age?
Malaysia

130. Which Indian sportsperson has clinched India’s first Gold in the 18th Jakarta Asian Games 2018?
Bajrang Punia

131. Which railway station was ranked the cleanest station in the A1 Category in a cleanliness report released by the Ministry of Railways?
Jodhpur railway station

132. On which date, the 2018 World Photography Day was observed recently?
August 19

133.  Famous sports person Hakam Singh who passed away recently, he was related to which sports?
Race walk

134. The Amnesty International India has launched which campaign to create awareness among children to identify sexual abuse?
Our Safety, Our Rights

135. Which state is hosting the ‘One District One Product’ Summit 2018?
Uttar Pradesh

136. The festival of the historic Esala Maha Perehera has started in which neighboring country of India?
Sri Lanka

137. Who will be India’s flag-bearer in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games?
Neeraj Chopra

138. Which state is host to the 2018 International Conference on Recent Advances in Food Processing Technology?
Tamil Nadu

139. Who has been voted the most influential woman in history as per the recent Readers of BBC History magazine poll?
Marie Curie

140. Esow Alben, who scripted history by winning the India’s first junior cycling World Cup medal, hails from which state/UT?
Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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