CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 August 01 to 15 (Chapter - 02)
41. Who won the 2019 Rogers Cup tennis tournament?
- Bianca Andreescu
42. Which Indian cricketer has been conferred with Karthik Bose Lifetime Achievement award?
- Arun Lal
43. Which Life Insurance Company has been added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International's Global Standard Index while Union Bank of India(UBI) was removed from its India Smallcap Index?
- HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd
44. Which state government has launched Mission Shakti sports initiative?
- Maharashtra
45. Researchers from which Institute low-cost diagnostic device?
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
46. Which Indian wrestler bagged gold in women's 53kg category of the 2019 Poland Open wrestling tournament?
- Vinesh Phogat
47. By how many basis points has the RBI reduced the repo rate, most recently?
- 35
48. India’s first 3-D Smart Traffic Signal ‘Intelights' has launched in which city?
- Mohali
In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Mohali traffic police have launched 3-D Smart Traffic Signal devised by the students of a Chandigarh university. The wireless system, called 'Intelights', has been installed at the traffic crossing near the Airport Road, on a pilot project basis, and will regulate traffic signals with a smart bird's eye view wireless sensor system.
49. Who will be awarded Vir Chakra in 2019?
- Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhman
50. Nobel laureate Toni Morrison has passed away. She was from which country?
- USA
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in Beloved, Song of Solomon and other works transformed American letters by dramatising the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88. Morrison is perhaps best known for her best-selling novel Beloved, based on the true story of African-American slave Margaret Garner. The book won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction was turned into a 1998 movie starring Oprah Winfrey. Her latest novel, God Help the Child, was published in 2015.
51. Who won the Best Director award at the 66th National Film Awards?
- Aditya Dhar
52. Which city has been chosen as the venue for the main event of the 5th National Handloom Day (NHD)?
- Bhubaneswar
53. Who has been appointed as the green ambassador of Manipur?
- Valentina Elangbam
Valentina Elangbam, a 9-year-old girl from Manipur, has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the Chief Minister's Green Manipur Mission.
54. Which state government has launched a new higher education model "RACE"?
- Rajasthan
Rajasthan Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati on August 6, 2019, inaugurated a new higher model, titled Resource Assistance for Colleges with Excellence (RACE). The model will help the colleges situated in small towns facing a shortage of faculties and infrastructure.
55. When World Biofuel Day is observed?
- August 10
56. Which organisation has announced the Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award?
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
57. Which department conducted India's first national Time Release Study?
- Department of Revenue
58. Which Indian Grandmaster has won the 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan International chess tournament?
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly
59. Which state's Kosi-Mechi river interlinking became the second major river interlinking project in India?
- Bihar
60. According to Ethnologue, which country has the highest number of ‘living’ indigenous languages in the world?
- Papua New Guinea
61. What is the revised number of judges in the Supreme Court (SC) including Chief Justice of India (CJI) as per the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill 2019?
- 34
62. Which state has topped the rankings in Health Ministry report card on “Breastfeeding & Infant & Child feeding Practices”?
- Manipur
63. How many times Sushma Swaraj has been elected as a Member of Parliament?
- 7
3 times in Rajya Sabha and 4 times in Lok Sabha
64. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Tribal Day?
- ‘Indigenous Languages’
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (or World Tribal Day) is observed on August 9
65. Which museum has entered the Asia Book of Records for becoming the most visited museum in India?
- Virasat-e-Khalsa museum
Punjab's Virasat-e-Khalsa Museum has set a place in the Asia Book of Records for becoming the most visited museum in India. The museum had 20569 visitors on a single day. It will feature in the next edition of the Asia Book of Records.
66. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of 22nd National Conference on e-Governance?
- Digital India: Success to Excellence
In Meghalaya, the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 was held at Shillong on August 8-9, 2019 with the theme “Digital India: Success to Excellence
67. Which actors got the best actor award in National Film Awards 2019?
- Ayushmann Khuranna and Vicky Kaushal
68. The Kerala Government has signed MoU with which organisation to develop Space Park?
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
69. Who won the Bharat Ratna the country's highest civilian award 2019?
- Pranab Mukherjee
70. Which union ministry has launched ‘Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha’ drive?
- Ministry of Human Resource Development
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will launch ‘Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha’ drive on Friday i.e. 9th August 2019to create awareness about Water Conservation among all school students in the country. This mega drive will be launched at Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Auditorium, Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 in Delhi Cantt.
71. The researchers at which IIT have developed a portable device to detect bacteria without cell culture or microbiological assays?
- IIT Guwahati
72. Which state has won the most film-friendly state award at 2018 National Film awards?
- Uttarakhand
73. Which veteran leader of The BJP passed away recently, who was became a senior advocate in the supreme court at the age of 34?
- Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj was an Indian politician and a Supreme Court lawyer. A senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, Swaraj served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Indira Gandhi.
74. Which movie has won the Best Feature Film award at the 2018 National Film awards?
- Hello (Gujarati)
75. Which state /UT government has launched a project titled 'Oral History Programme'?
- Delhi
41. Who won the 2019 Rogers Cup tennis tournament?
- Bianca Andreescu
42. Which Indian cricketer has been conferred with Karthik Bose Lifetime Achievement award?
- Arun Lal
43. Which Life Insurance Company has been added to the Morgan Stanley Capital International's Global Standard Index while Union Bank of India(UBI) was removed from its India Smallcap Index?
- HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd
44. Which state government has launched Mission Shakti sports initiative?
- Maharashtra
45. Researchers from which Institute low-cost diagnostic device?
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
46. Which Indian wrestler bagged gold in women's 53kg category of the 2019 Poland Open wrestling tournament?
- Vinesh Phogat
47. By how many basis points has the RBI reduced the repo rate, most recently?
- 35
48. India’s first 3-D Smart Traffic Signal ‘Intelights' has launched in which city?
- Mohali
In a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country, Mohali traffic police have launched 3-D Smart Traffic Signal devised by the students of a Chandigarh university. The wireless system, called 'Intelights', has been installed at the traffic crossing near the Airport Road, on a pilot project basis, and will regulate traffic signals with a smart bird's eye view wireless sensor system.
49. Who will be awarded Vir Chakra in 2019?
- Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhman
50. Nobel laureate Toni Morrison has passed away. She was from which country?
- USA
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a pioneer and reigning giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in Beloved, Song of Solomon and other works transformed American letters by dramatising the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88. Morrison is perhaps best known for her best-selling novel Beloved, based on the true story of African-American slave Margaret Garner. The book won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction was turned into a 1998 movie starring Oprah Winfrey. Her latest novel, God Help the Child, was published in 2015.
51. Who won the Best Director award at the 66th National Film Awards?
- Aditya Dhar
52. Which city has been chosen as the venue for the main event of the 5th National Handloom Day (NHD)?
- Bhubaneswar
53. Who has been appointed as the green ambassador of Manipur?
- Valentina Elangbam
Valentina Elangbam, a 9-year-old girl from Manipur, has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the Chief Minister's Green Manipur Mission.
54. Which state government has launched a new higher education model "RACE"?
- Rajasthan
Rajasthan Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati on August 6, 2019, inaugurated a new higher model, titled Resource Assistance for Colleges with Excellence (RACE). The model will help the colleges situated in small towns facing a shortage of faculties and infrastructure.
55. When World Biofuel Day is observed?
- August 10
56. Which organisation has announced the Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award?
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
57. Which department conducted India's first national Time Release Study?
- Department of Revenue
58. Which Indian Grandmaster has won the 2019 Belt and Road China Hunan International chess tournament?
- Surya Shekhar Ganguly
59. Which state's Kosi-Mechi river interlinking became the second major river interlinking project in India?
- Bihar
60. According to Ethnologue, which country has the highest number of ‘living’ indigenous languages in the world?
- Papua New Guinea
61. What is the revised number of judges in the Supreme Court (SC) including Chief Justice of India (CJI) as per the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill 2019?
- 34
62. Which state has topped the rankings in Health Ministry report card on “Breastfeeding & Infant & Child feeding Practices”?
- Manipur
63. How many times Sushma Swaraj has been elected as a Member of Parliament?
- 7
3 times in Rajya Sabha and 4 times in Lok Sabha
64. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Tribal Day?
- ‘Indigenous Languages’
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (or World Tribal Day) is observed on August 9
65. Which museum has entered the Asia Book of Records for becoming the most visited museum in India?
- Virasat-e-Khalsa museum
Punjab's Virasat-e-Khalsa Museum has set a place in the Asia Book of Records for becoming the most visited museum in India. The museum had 20569 visitors on a single day. It will feature in the next edition of the Asia Book of Records.
66. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of 22nd National Conference on e-Governance?
- Digital India: Success to Excellence
In Meghalaya, the 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 was held at Shillong on August 8-9, 2019 with the theme “Digital India: Success to Excellence
67. Which actors got the best actor award in National Film Awards 2019?
- Ayushmann Khuranna and Vicky Kaushal
68. The Kerala Government has signed MoU with which organisation to develop Space Park?
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
69. Who won the Bharat Ratna the country's highest civilian award 2019?
- Pranab Mukherjee
70. Which union ministry has launched ‘Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha’ drive?
- Ministry of Human Resource Development
Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will launch ‘Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha’ drive on Friday i.e. 9th August 2019to create awareness about Water Conservation among all school students in the country. This mega drive will be launched at Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Auditorium, Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2 in Delhi Cantt.
71. The researchers at which IIT have developed a portable device to detect bacteria without cell culture or microbiological assays?
- IIT Guwahati
72. Which state has won the most film-friendly state award at 2018 National Film awards?
- Uttarakhand
73. Which veteran leader of The BJP passed away recently, who was became a senior advocate in the supreme court at the age of 34?
- Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj was an Indian politician and a Supreme Court lawyer. A senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, Swaraj served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi government. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Indira Gandhi.
74. Which movie has won the Best Feature Film award at the 2018 National Film awards?
- Hello (Gujarati)
75. Which state /UT government has launched a project titled 'Oral History Programme'?
- Delhi
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