In this post, we are providing 100 monthly current affairs questions with answers of August 2019 month. it important for all competitive exams.
1 Union Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated Gorewada International Zoo in which city?
- Pune
- Kanpur
- Nagpur
- Kochi
Ans- C) Nagpur
2. Which Caribbean nation has released the Gandhi postal stamp to the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Lucia
- Dominican Republic
Ans- d.Dominican Republic
3. Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree of which state have been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka
Ans- a. Tamil Nadu
4. The Uttarakhand state government has decided to form a Special Tiger Force for which Tiger Reserve?
- Rajaji Tiger Reserve
- Kalagarh Tiger Reserve
- Corbett Tiger Reserve
- Orang Tiger Reserve
Ans- C. Corbett Tiger Reserve
5. Who will be honored with the 2019 UEFA President’s Award?
- David Beckham
- Wayne Rooney
- Zinedine Zidane
- Eric Cantona
Ans- d. Eric Cantona
6. Which country has successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Ghaznavi’?
- Pakistan
- Iraq
- Taiwan
- Iran
Ans- a. Pakistan
7. Who has become India’s first junior World Champion in 18 years?
- Udey Chand
- Palwinder Singh Cheema
- Ramesh Kumar
- Deepak Punia
Ans- d. Deepak Punia
8. Kolkata Knight Riders have appointed whom as the head coach?
- Trevor Bayliss
- Brendon McCullum
- Virendra Sehwag
- Sanath Jayasuriya
Ans- b. Brendon McCullum
9. The book “The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation” is Authored by whom?
- Amitav Ghosh
- Ravish Kumar
- Shashi Tharoor
- Vikram Seth
Ans- b. Ravish Kumar
10. A powerful tropical storm Krosa has hit which country recently?
- China
- South Korea
- Japan
- Norway
Ans- C. Japan
11. The first deployment of the Railway’s commando unit CORAS (Commando for Railway Security) will be in which state?
- Bihar
- Jharkhand
- Chhattisgarh
- Uttar Pradesh
Ans-c. Chhattisgarh
12. Who has been conferred with Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam award for the year 2019 by the Tamil Nadu government?
- K Sivan
- Ritu Karidhal
- Muthayya Vanitha
- A S Kiran Kumar
Ans- a) K Sivan
13. Which state has announced the “Mo Sarkar” initiative with an aim to ensure transparency in the governance of the state?
- Bihar
- Rajasthan
- Andhra Pradesh
- Odisha
Ans- d. Odisha
14. The country Indonesia has decided to move its capital from Jakarta to ______?
- Medan
- Padang
- Borneo
- Palu City
Ans-C. Borneo
15. Which country has launched the Smart Dragon-1 rocket (SD-1) recently?
- Japan
- Russia
- Israel
- China
Ans- d. China
16. Which airline has become the first Indian airline to fly over the North Pole?
- IndiGo
- Air India
- Go Air
- Spice Jet
Ans- b.Air India
17.According to a report by Greenpeace, which country is the world’s largest emitter of anthropogenic Sulphur dioxide?
- China
- India
- United States
- Japan
Ans- a.India
18. Which state has approved the conservation plan of Ansupa Lake?
- Himachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Odisha
- Andhra Pradesh
Ans- c. Odisha
19. Who has claimed gold medals in both singles and doubles titles in Tennis events during the World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) 2019?
- Gaurav Yadav
- Balbir Kumar Bawa
- Ashish Kapoor
- Sharad Satya Chauhan
Ans- C. Ashish Kapoor
20. Which startup has won NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award 2019?
- Samarth
- Robin hood
- Sarthak
- Touch Vision
Ans- d)Touch Vision
21. Who won the 2019 South Asian Spelling Bee competition?
- S Saumya
- Priya Pardshini
- Birsa Mundas
- Navneet Murali
Ans- d)Navneet Murali
22. Who has become the first Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel of America?
- Nihal Chaturvedi
- Nandan Singh
- Satendra Singh Lohia
- Sanjeev Singh Natiyal
Ans- C)Satendra Singh Lohia
23. The Neelum Sharma Tejaswini award and the Achyutananda Sahoo Award awarded by Which organization?
- Doordarshan
- NITI Aayog
- Prasar Bharti
- Indian Space Research Organisation
Ans- C)Prasar Bharti
24. Which state government launched Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’?
- Assam
- Bihar
- Haryana
- Punjab
Ans- d)Punjab
25. President Edgar Chagwa Lungu Recently arrived in India. He is the President of Which country?
- Croatia
- Austria
- Ukraine
- Zambia
Ans- d)Zambia
26. Who was awarded the prestigious Clark R Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award for the year 2019 in Geneva?
- Biswa Busan
- Amar Singh
- Vivek Menon
- Sandeep Patil
Ans- C)Vivek Menon
Explanation: Vivek Menon, head of Delhi-based conservation non-profit, Wildlife Trust of India was awarded the prestigious Clark R Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award for the year 2019 in Geneva.
27. Who was conferred with the Pushkin Medal, the highest International Award given to a scholar of Russian language and literature?
- Priyal Chatterjee
- Meeta Narain
- Seema Sharma
- Priyanka Dubey
Ans- b)Meeta Narain
Explanation: Prof. Meeta Narain of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was conferred with the Pushkin Medal, the highest International Award given to a scholar of Russian language and literature for outstanding contribution to Russian studies abroad.
28. Recently Abdalla Hamdok was sworn in as new PM of which country?
- South Korea
- Sudan
- Vietnam
- Ukraine
Ans- b)Sudan
29. Who was appointed as a new Defence Secretary?
- Ravneet Gill
- Sanjay Mitra
- Ajay Kumar
- Sanjay Bhalla
Ans- C)Ajay Kumar
30. Who was appointed as a new Cabinet Secretary?
- NK Singh
- PK Sinha
- Sanjay Mitra
- Rajiv Gauba
Ans- d)Rajiv Gauba
31. From Which day, Indian Railways to enforce a ban on single-use plastic?
- Dec 31
- Dec 25
- Oct 1
- Oct 2
Ans- d)Oct 2
32. Who launched the book titled “The Diary of Manu Gandhi”?
- Prahlad Patel
- Giriraj Singh
- Rajnath Singh
- Narendra Modi
Ans- a)Prahlad Patel
33. Recently who resigned as interim CEO of NDTV?
- Prannoy Roy
- Vishwas Ranjit
- Suparna Singh
- PV Ramesh
Ans- C) Suparna Singh
34. Which bank has appointed Srinivasan Vaidyanathan as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO)?
- YES Bank
- Federal Bank
- HDFC Bank
- ICICI Bank
Ans- C)HDFC Bank
35. Who was appointed as Home Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs?
- S S Sridhar
- Ajay Rathour
- Ajay Kumar Bhalla
- PV Ramesh
Ans- C)Ajay Kumar Bhalla
36. Who was conferred ‘The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance’ by Bahrain?
- Smriti Irani
- Ram Nath Kovind
- Narendra Modi
- Venkaiah Naidu
Ans- C)Narendra Modi
37. Who won British Grand Prix?
- Nico Rosberg
- Alex Rins
- Lewis Hamilton
- Max Verstappen
Ans- c)Lewis Hamilton
38. Who won the gold medal at the 2019 World Youth Archery Championship?
- Akanksha Singh
- Naaz Joshi
- Komalika Bari
- Shreya Jadhav
Ans- C)Komalika Bari
39. Who won the BWF World Championships title in Basel, Switzerland?
- Nozomi Okuhara
- Aleck Yamaguchi
- Serena Williams
- PV Sindhu
Ans- d)PV Sindhu
40. Recently the country’s first women DGP passed away. Name her?
- Kanchan Chowdhury Bhattacharya
- Kavya Koreppu
- Akanksha Singh Chaturvedi
- Priyanka Dubey
Ans- a)Kanchan Chowdhury Bhattacharya
41. Who was given Lifetime Achievement Award At Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards2019?
- Dipankar Ghosh
- Wangchuk Sherpa
- Chen Yufi
- Aparna Kumar
Ans- b)Wangchuk Sherpa
42. Who has become the first female officer in the country to become the Flight Commander of a flying unit?
- S Dhami
- Mohana Singh
- Akanksha Singh
- Kavya Koverrupu
Ans- a)S Dhami
43. Which company has appointed Amit Nayyar as its President?
- Google Pay
- Paytm
- Byju
- Mobikwik
Ans- b)Paytm
44. Who has become the first Indian to complete the 555 kms long ‘La Ultra The High’ marathon in Ladakh?
- Manish Sarkar
- Ashish Kasodekar
- Pramod Bhagat
- Nimish Singh
Ans- b)Ashish Kasodekar
45. Which state /UT Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium will be renamed after Arun Jaitley?
- Bihar
- Delhi
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
Ans- b)Delhi
46. Pakistan jointly exercised ‘Shaheen-VIII’ exercise with which country?
- Nepal
- Australia
- China
- Oman
Ans- C)China
47. The 45th G-7 Summit held in Which country?
- China
- France
- UAE
- India
Ans- b)France, Biarritz
48. Which state will have three deputy CMs for the first time?
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Bihar
- Odisha
Ans- a)Karnataka :Govind Makthappa Karajol, CN Ashwath Narayan and Laxman Sangappa Savadi
49. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Aqua Aquaria India 2019 in which city?
- Hyderabad
- KochiPune
- Mumbai
Ans- a)Hyderabad
50. which state CM inaugurated ‘walk to work’ campaign under Fit India Movement?
- Manipur
- Mizoram
- Meghalaya
- Nagaland
Ans- C)Meghalaya
51. Recently Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree of which state got Geographical Indication Tag?
- West Bengal
- Tamil Nadu
- Manipur
- Assam
Ans- b)Tamil Nadu
52. Who was re-appointed as chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes?
- Ravneet Singh
- Pramod Sawant
- Pramod Chandra Mody
- Rishi Rana
Ans- C)Pramod Chandra Mody
53. rime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a nation-wide ‘Fit India Movement’ from which city?
- Mumbai
- Bengaluru
- Lucknow
- New Delhi
Ans- d) New Delhi
54. Which country has unveiled its new missile defense system “Bavar-373”?
- Iran
- Israel
- Taiwan
- India
Ans- a). Iran
55. Who has been appointed as Team India’s new batting coach?
- Sanjay Bangar
- Bharath Arun
- R. Sridhar
- Vikram Rathour
Ans- d) Vikram Rathour
56. Who has become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean?
- Priya Jhingan
- Aarohi Pandit
- Gunjan Saxena
- Nivedita Choudhary
Ans- b) Aarohi Pandit
57. Who has been conferred the ‘Pushkin Medal – 2019’?
- Meeta Narain
- Anita Vaidya
- Nishtha Sharma
- Suniti Singh
Ans- a) Meeta Narain
58. Super 50 program was recently launched in which state?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Jharkhand
- Uttar Pradesh
- Maharashtra
Ans-d) Maharashtra
59. Who has become the first Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel of America?
- Sandeep Sejwal
- Sajan Prakash
- Satyendra Singh Lohia
- Anshul Kothari
Ans- C) Satyendra Singh Lohia
60. Postal Department has released a stamp of which train recently, the price of the stamp is kept at Rs 5?
- UDAY Express
- Humsafar Express
- Vande Bharat Express
- Antyodaya Express
Ans- C. Vande Bharat Express
61. Which state has announced to set up ‘Lemru Elephant Reserve’ to provide a permanent habitat for the wild elephants in the state?
- Karnataka
- Odisha
- Rajasthan
- Chhattisgarh
Ans- d) Chhattisgarh
62. Which country will honor the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the “Order of Zayed“?
- Qatar
- UAE
- Saudi Arab
- Kuwait
Ans- b) UAE
63. Who is the author of the novel “Second Night”?
- Sharat Sabharwal
- Rajiv Dogra
- Vijay K. Nambiar
- Satish Chandra
Ans- b) Rajiv Dogra
64. Which country has become the World’s first country to launch Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID)?
- Russia
- India
- United States
- China
Ans- b) India
65. The 12th India Security Summit was held in which city recently?
- Aligarh
- New Delhi
- Udaipur
- Vellore
Ans- b) New Delhi
66. National Sports Day 2019 is observed every year on?
- 28 August
- 27 August
- 30 August
- 29 August
Ans- d) 29 August
67. Who has been selected as the next chairman of Coal India?
- A K Jha
- Pramod Agarwal
- Anil Kumar Chaudhary
- Shashi Shanker
Ans- b) Pramod Agarwal
68. Lionel Aingimea has won the election for President of which country?
- Kiribati
- Palau
- Tuvalu
- Nauru
Ans- d) Nauru
69. Which bank has launched India’s first one-time password (OTP) facility for ATM withdrawals?
- Canara Bank
- Indian Bank
- Punjab National Bank
- State Bank of India
Ans- a) Canara Bank
70. The new Android version or Android Q of Google will now be officially known as ?
- Android 14
- Android NL
- Android 10
- Android XV
Ans- C. Android 10
71. Who has been chosen for the ‘Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2019’ by the Institution of Engineers (India)?
- Prabhakar Singh
- Nand Kumar Sai
- Vinod Kumar Yadav
- Utpal Bora
Ans- a) Prabhakar Singh
72. September month celebrated as a month of ___?
- Martyrs
- Artificial Intelligence
- Science
- Nutrition
Ans- d) Nutrition
73. Which country has launched the floating nuclear reactor in the Arctic?
- Finland
- Russia
- Denmark
- china
Ans- b) Russia
74. ASEAN summit,52nd is being held in which country?
- Vietnam
- Malaysia
- Thailand
- Japan
Ans-C) Thailand
75. Who has been appointed as the new finance secretary?
- Subhash Chandra Garg
- Rajiv Kumar
- Anshu Prakash
- Atanu Chakraborty
Ans-b) Rajiv Kumar
76. Name the first Indian bank which has been linked up with China National Advance Payment System?
- Bank of Baroda
- Yes bank
- Axis Bank
- State Bank of India
Ans- d) State Bank of India
77. Who has been the given additional charge of the post of Director General Narcotics Control Bureau?
- Rakesh Asthana
- Abhay
- Sudeep Lakhtakia
- Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar
Ans-a) Rakesh Asthana
78. Who has been nominated as a Director on the Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India?
- Subhash Chandra Garg
- H R Khan
- Rajiv Bhalla
- Atanu Chakraborty
Ans-d) Atanu Chakraborty
79. The Ministries of Earth Sciences and Agriculture have launched which mobile application to help farmers?
- Meghdoot
- Barkha
- Amber
- Nabh
Ans-a) Meghdoot
80. Who has took over as the Controller General of Accounts (CGA)?
- Atanu Chakraborty
- Giriraj Prasad Gupta
- Subhash Chandra Garg
- Ranveer Bhatia
Ans- b) Giriraj Prasad Gupta
81. Who has been awarded the MS Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection
- Jose Graziano da Silva
- Achim Steiner
- Kenneth M Quinn
- Antonio Guterres
Ans- C) Kenneth M Quinn
82. Who is the author of the book Resurgent India?
- Bimal Jalan
- Raghuram Rajan
- Urjit Patel
- R Gandhi
Ans-a) Bimal Jalan
83. Which movie has won the Best Hindi Film award at the 66th National Film awards?
- Raazi
- Andhadhun
- Uri
- Badhai Ho
Ans- b)Andhadhun
84. The Indian Army has launched “Mission Reach Out” in which city?
- Pahalgam
- Jammu
- Kulgam
- Srinagar
Ans- b) Jammu
85. Who is the author of the book “Bolna Hi Hai”?
- Rajat Sharma
- Om Malik
- Ravish Kumar
- Vinod Dua
Ans- C) Ravish Kumar
86. Which company has launched an initiative called ‘Samarth’, aimed at bringing India’s artisans, weavers, and handicraft producers onto e-commerce?
- Tata
- Amazon
- Flipkart
- Big Bazaar
Ans-c) Flipkart
87. Yasin, Balaban, and Ghaem are the three missiles launched by which country?
- Israel
- Iran
- Pakistan
- Iraq
Ans- d) Iraq
88. Who has been appointed as India’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates?
- Navdeep Suri
- Akash Nigam
- Pavan Kapoor
- Surjeet Pate
Ans- Pavan Kapoor
89. Which country was struck by super typhoon Lekima?
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Thailand
- China
Ans- C) China
90. Which mobile company has launched the Mobile Operating System named Harmony OS?
- Huawei
- Samsung
- Xiaomi
- Oppo
Ans- a)Huawei
91. Which state government has launched a new higher education model called as Resource Assistance for Colleges with Excellence (RACE)?
- Madhya Pradesh
- Odisha
- Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
Ans- d) Rajasthan
92. Gogabeel, an ox-bow lake in which state, has been declared as the state’s first ‘Community Reserve’?
- Himachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
Ans- d) Bihar
93. The players of which sports will now come under the ambit of the National AntiDoping Agency (NADA)?
- Hockey
- Cricket
- Table Tennis
- Golf
Ans- b)Cricket
94. Sushma Swaraj was the youngest Cabinet minister of which state/UT at the age of 25?
- Gujarat
- Punjab
- Haryana
- New Delhi
Ans- C)Haryana
95. Who has sworn in as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of state-owned Power Grid Corporation?
- Anil Kumar Chaudhary
- Shashi Shanker
- Kandikuppa Sreekant
- Gurdeep Singh
Ans- c) Kandikuppa Sreekant
96. Which state has topped the rankings in Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the country?
- Gujarat
- Nagaland
- Himachal Pradesh
- Manipur
Ans- d) Manipur
97. Alejandro Eduardo Giammattei Falla has been elected as the new President of which country?
- Honduras
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Belize
Ans- c) Guatemala
98. Who will become the first woman to head the Indian National Science Academy (INSA)?
- Geeta Dharmarajan
- Vasudha Prakash
- Chandrima Shaha
- Vimla Kaul
Ans- c)Chandrima Shaha
99. In which country the multilateral military exercise ‘TSENTR-2019’ is scheduled to be held from 10 September to 21 September?
- Magnolia
- Turkmenistan
- Russia
- China
Ans- c) Russia
100. Which state launched Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Odisha
C)Bihar
D)Haryana
Ans- d)Haryana
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