CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 August 16 to 31 (Chapter - 01)
1. Which Cabinet approves free rides for women in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) from 29 October?
- Delhi
2. The Malayala Manorama New Conclave 2019 was held in which city of Kerala?
- Kochi
3. Where was the World Skills competition 2019 held?
- Kazan, Russia
4. S Aswatha Narayana, who won Gold in Water Technology at the 2019 World Skills Kazan International Competition 2019, is from which state?
- Odisha
5. Who won gold in the World Skills competition 2019 for the first time for India?
- Aswatha Narayana
6. The 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship is being held in which state?
- Arunachal Pradesh
7. Who became the first Indian woman para-athlete to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in the Para-Athletics category?
- Deepa Malik
8. Which state has been ranked first at the India Child Well-Being Index?
- Kerala
9. When is the National Sports Day 2019 observed?
- 29 August
10. Which former footballer has won the 2019 UEFA President’s Award?
- Eric Cantona
11. Where is the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Cyclone Detection radar (CDR) building, that is to be handed over to the Indian Navy, located?
- Kochi
12. Which Indian app clinched mobile app at the 2019 US Technovation Challenge?
- Maitri
13. Where was the nation-wide Fit India Movement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched?
- New Delhi
14. Manasi Joshi, who won gold at the 2019 BWF Para Badminton World Championships, is from which city?
- Rajkot
15. Who to present Yoga Awards and release 12 AYUSH Commemorative Postal Stamps?
- Shri Narendra Modi
16. Which E-commerce major has launched Military Veterans Employment programme in India?
- Amazon
17. Shaheen VIII is the joint military exercise between Pakistan & which country?
- China
18. Who won gold in womens 400m held at MJS athletics Czech Republic?
- V K Vismaya
19. Who is representing India at the 2019 Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Bangkok?
- Birender Singh Dhanoa
20. Which state 150-year-old Dindigul locks and Kandangi sarees secure GI tag?
- TamilNadu
21. The 7th 'Community Radio Sammelan' is scheduled to be held in which city?
- Delhi
22. What is the name of the mobile app developed by Five Indian women that connect kids at orphanages with old-age homes?
- Maitri
23. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, who passed away recently, was the India’s first woman DGP. She was from which state?
- Punjab
The first woman Director General of Police (DGP), Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, passed away following an illness in Mumbai. Bhattachary, a 1973 batch IPS officer, made history when she was appointed the DGP of Uttarakhand in the year 2004. She retired as the DGP on October 31, 2007. After retirement, she took a plunge into politics by contesting the 2014 Lok Sabha election on an Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) ticket from Haridwar constituency. However, she could not make it to the lower house of Parliament.
24. Who ranked as the highest paid woman in music for the year 2019
- Taylor Swift
25. The 4th edition of the Internet of Things India Congress 2019 held in which city?
- Bengaluru
26. When is the International Day against Nuclear Tests observed?
- 29 August
27. The researchers at which IIT has produce collagen from waste eel skin?
- IIT-Hyderabad
28. Where was the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence conference 2019 held?
- Thailand
29. Who has been chosen for the ‘Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2019’ by the Institution of Engineers (India)?
- Prabhakar Singh
30. The UNCCD’s Conference Of Parties (COP 14) is being held in which country?
- India
31. Which football team has won the 2019 Durand Cup tournament?
- Gokulam Kerala
32. What is the theme of the 45th G7 summit?
- Fighting Inequality
The G7 is a collective of seven of the world's most industrialized and developed economies. Their political leaders come together annually to discuss important global economic, political, social and security issues. This year, the 45th G7 summit will be held on August 24-26, 2019, in Biarritz, France. It will focus on fighting income and gender inequality and protecting biodiversity.
33. Who has become the first Indian-ever to win World Badminton Championships gold?
- PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships, crushing Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in just 38 minutes in a one-sided final on Sunday 25 August.
34. Who is the head of CVC committee to examine bank frauds above 50 crore?
- T M Bhasin
35. The researchers at which IIT have develop lab grown meat?
- IIT-Guwahati
- Delhi
2. The Malayala Manorama New Conclave 2019 was held in which city of Kerala?
- Kochi
3. Where was the World Skills competition 2019 held?
- Kazan, Russia
4. S Aswatha Narayana, who won Gold in Water Technology at the 2019 World Skills Kazan International Competition 2019, is from which state?
- Odisha
5. Who won gold in the World Skills competition 2019 for the first time for India?
- Aswatha Narayana
6. The 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship is being held in which state?
- Arunachal Pradesh
7. Who became the first Indian woman para-athlete to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in the Para-Athletics category?
- Deepa Malik
8. Which state has been ranked first at the India Child Well-Being Index?
- Kerala
9. When is the National Sports Day 2019 observed?
- 29 August
10. Which former footballer has won the 2019 UEFA President’s Award?
- Eric Cantona
11. Where is the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Cyclone Detection radar (CDR) building, that is to be handed over to the Indian Navy, located?
- Kochi
12. Which Indian app clinched mobile app at the 2019 US Technovation Challenge?
- Maitri
13. Where was the nation-wide Fit India Movement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched?
- New Delhi
14. Manasi Joshi, who won gold at the 2019 BWF Para Badminton World Championships, is from which city?
- Rajkot
15. Who to present Yoga Awards and release 12 AYUSH Commemorative Postal Stamps?
- Shri Narendra Modi
16. Which E-commerce major has launched Military Veterans Employment programme in India?
- Amazon
17. Shaheen VIII is the joint military exercise between Pakistan & which country?
- China
18. Who won gold in womens 400m held at MJS athletics Czech Republic?
- V K Vismaya
19. Who is representing India at the 2019 Indo Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Bangkok?
- Birender Singh Dhanoa
20. Which state 150-year-old Dindigul locks and Kandangi sarees secure GI tag?
- TamilNadu
21. The 7th 'Community Radio Sammelan' is scheduled to be held in which city?
- Delhi
22. What is the name of the mobile app developed by Five Indian women that connect kids at orphanages with old-age homes?
- Maitri
23. Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, who passed away recently, was the India’s first woman DGP. She was from which state?
- Punjab
The first woman Director General of Police (DGP), Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, passed away following an illness in Mumbai. Bhattachary, a 1973 batch IPS officer, made history when she was appointed the DGP of Uttarakhand in the year 2004. She retired as the DGP on October 31, 2007. After retirement, she took a plunge into politics by contesting the 2014 Lok Sabha election on an Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) ticket from Haridwar constituency. However, she could not make it to the lower house of Parliament.
24. Who ranked as the highest paid woman in music for the year 2019
- Taylor Swift
25. The 4th edition of the Internet of Things India Congress 2019 held in which city?
- Bengaluru
26. When is the International Day against Nuclear Tests observed?
- 29 August
27. The researchers at which IIT has produce collagen from waste eel skin?
- IIT-Hyderabad
28. Where was the Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence conference 2019 held?
- Thailand
29. Who has been chosen for the ‘Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2019’ by the Institution of Engineers (India)?
- Prabhakar Singh
30. The UNCCD’s Conference Of Parties (COP 14) is being held in which country?
- India
31. Which football team has won the 2019 Durand Cup tournament?
- Gokulam Kerala
32. What is the theme of the 45th G7 summit?
- Fighting Inequality
The G7 is a collective of seven of the world's most industrialized and developed economies. Their political leaders come together annually to discuss important global economic, political, social and security issues. This year, the 45th G7 summit will be held on August 24-26, 2019, in Biarritz, France. It will focus on fighting income and gender inequality and protecting biodiversity.
33. Who has become the first Indian-ever to win World Badminton Championships gold?
- PV Sindhu
PV Sindhu became the first Indian to win the BWF World Championships, crushing Japan's Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7 in just 38 minutes in a one-sided final on Sunday 25 August.
34. Who is the head of CVC committee to examine bank frauds above 50 crore?
- T M Bhasin
35. The researchers at which IIT have develop lab grown meat?
- IIT-Guwahati
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