CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 August 16 to 31 (Chapter - 02)
36. Which state government has launched exclusive education TV channel "Kalvi Tholaikkatchi"?
- Tamil Nadu
37. Monali Jadhav, who won 3 medals at World Police Games, is from which state?
- Maharashtra
38. Under Digital India campaign, the Banjari village of which district of Madhya Pradesh has become an integral part of the digital map of the country?
- Katni
39. Which country has been blacklisted by Asia-Pacific Group of FATF for its failure to comply with terror funding standards?
- Pakistan
40. Who has taken charge as new Prime Minister of Sudan?
- Abdalla Hamdok
41. Which Union Ministry has recently declared ocean energy as green power?
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
42. Which union ministry has organized a ‘San-Sadhan’ Hackathon for Divyangjan accessible toilets?
- Ministry of Jal Shakti
43. The first-ever International Day for Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief is observed on which date?
- August 22
44. Which company has recently bagged title sponsorship rights for Indian cricket team for 5 years?
- Paytm
45. The Telangana government has signed pact with which tech company for 'Digital Telangana'?
- Google
46. Which Indian Professor has been conferred the Pushkin Medal 2019?
- Meeta Narain
47. On which date, the World Senior Citizen’s Day (WSCD) is celebrated?
- August 21
48. Which country has launched rocket carrying life-sized robot “Fedor” to International Space Station (ISS)?
- Russia
49. Who is the newly appointed Defence Secretary of India?
- Ajay Kumar
The government on Wednesday appointed Ajay Kumar as Defence Secretary, Brij Kumar Agarwal as Secretary to the Lokpal and Subash Chandra as Secretary of Department of Defence Production. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the appointments.
50. Which state has acquired first position in the SARAL – ‘State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index’?
- Karnataka
51. Which international organisation has released a report titled 'Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis'?
- World Bank
52. On which date, the Communal Harmony Day is celebrated in India?
- August 20
53. Which Indian sprinter has won gold in men’s 300m at the 2019 Athleticky Mitink Reiter event in Czech Republic?
- Mohammad Anas
54. The researchers at which IIT have developed method to make biofuel with sugar and salt?
- IIT Hyderabad
55. Which Indian-American teenager has won the 2019 South Asian Spelling Bee contest?
- Navneeth Murali
56. Satendra Singh Lohia, who became the first Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel of America, is from which state?
- Madhya Pradesh
57. Which state government has rolled ‘Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’ health insurance scheme?
- Punjab
58. Which Indian personality has been conferred the UAE’s highest civil honour 'Order of Zayed'?
- Narendra Modi
59. Which renowned scientist has bagged the prestigious J C Bose Fellowship?
- K Thangaraj
60. Which country’s team has won the 2019 T20 Physical Disability Cricket World Series?
- India
61. Which union ministry has launched the 5th edition of Swachh Survekshan 2020 ?
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
62. India’s first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) has finalized by which organisation?
- ICMR
63. Who has been awarded Tamil Nadu government’s Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award?
- Kailasavadivoo Sivan
64. Which state government has rolled out the Grama and Ward Volunteer system ?
- Andhra Pradesh
65. Which state government has decided to set up Atal Bihari Vajpayee residential schools for children of labourers?
- Uttar Pradesh
66. The National Tribal Festival “Aadi Mahotsav” has started in which region?
- Ladakh
In a major push to strengthen the once-ignored economy of Ladakh, the newly-formed Union Territory is set to host its first-ever national tribal festival 'Aadi Mahotsav' on August 17 in Leh.
36. Which state government has launched exclusive education TV channel "Kalvi Tholaikkatchi"?
- Tamil Nadu
37. Monali Jadhav, who won 3 medals at World Police Games, is from which state?
- Maharashtra
38. Under Digital India campaign, the Banjari village of which district of Madhya Pradesh has become an integral part of the digital map of the country?
- Katni
39. Which country has been blacklisted by Asia-Pacific Group of FATF for its failure to comply with terror funding standards?
- Pakistan
40. Who has taken charge as new Prime Minister of Sudan?
- Abdalla Hamdok
41. Which Union Ministry has recently declared ocean energy as green power?
- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
42. Which union ministry has organized a ‘San-Sadhan’ Hackathon for Divyangjan accessible toilets?
- Ministry of Jal Shakti
43. The first-ever International Day for Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief is observed on which date?
- August 22
44. Which company has recently bagged title sponsorship rights for Indian cricket team for 5 years?
- Paytm
45. The Telangana government has signed pact with which tech company for 'Digital Telangana'?
46. Which Indian Professor has been conferred the Pushkin Medal 2019?
- Meeta Narain
47. On which date, the World Senior Citizen’s Day (WSCD) is celebrated?
- August 21
48. Which country has launched rocket carrying life-sized robot “Fedor” to International Space Station (ISS)?
- Russia
49. Who is the newly appointed Defence Secretary of India?
- Ajay Kumar
The government on Wednesday appointed Ajay Kumar as Defence Secretary, Brij Kumar Agarwal as Secretary to the Lokpal and Subash Chandra as Secretary of Department of Defence Production. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the appointments.
50. Which state has acquired first position in the SARAL – ‘State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index’?
- Karnataka
51. Which international organisation has released a report titled 'Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis'?
- World Bank
52. On which date, the Communal Harmony Day is celebrated in India?
- August 20
53. Which Indian sprinter has won gold in men’s 300m at the 2019 Athleticky Mitink Reiter event in Czech Republic?
- Mohammad Anas
54. The researchers at which IIT have developed method to make biofuel with sugar and salt?
- IIT Hyderabad
55. Which Indian-American teenager has won the 2019 South Asian Spelling Bee contest?
- Navneeth Murali
56. Satendra Singh Lohia, who became the first Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel of America, is from which state?
- Madhya Pradesh
57. Which state government has rolled ‘Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’ health insurance scheme?
- Punjab
58. Which Indian personality has been conferred the UAE’s highest civil honour 'Order of Zayed'?
- Narendra Modi
59. Which renowned scientist has bagged the prestigious J C Bose Fellowship?
- K Thangaraj
60. Which country’s team has won the 2019 T20 Physical Disability Cricket World Series?
- India
61. Which union ministry has launched the 5th edition of Swachh Survekshan 2020 ?
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
62. India’s first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) has finalized by which organisation?
- ICMR
63. Who has been awarded Tamil Nadu government’s Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award?
- Kailasavadivoo Sivan
64. Which state government has rolled out the Grama and Ward Volunteer system ?
- Andhra Pradesh
65. Which state government has decided to set up Atal Bihari Vajpayee residential schools for children of labourers?
- Uttar Pradesh
66. The National Tribal Festival “Aadi Mahotsav” has started in which region?
- Ladakh
In a major push to strengthen the once-ignored economy of Ladakh, the newly-formed Union Territory is set to host its first-ever national tribal festival 'Aadi Mahotsav' on August 17 in Leh.
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