IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION WITH ANSWER FOR AUGUST 5, 2019

1. Which Article was scrapped by the Parliament recently?

a) Article 370
b) Article 356
c) Article 377
d) Article 246

Answer: Article 370

2. Which of the following Articles got revoked alongside Article 370?

a) Article 174
b) Article 244
c) Article 153
d) Article 35A

Answer:Article 35A

3. Which of the following would be the new Union Territory without Legislature?

a) Puducherry
b) Chandigarh
c) Ladakh
d) Jammu

Answer: Ladakh

4. Which institution or body passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2019 on 5 August 2019?

a) President
b) Lok Sabha
c) Rajya Sabha
d) Parliament

Answer: Lok Sabha

5. Which Surface-to-Air missile was successfully flight-tested by DRDO recently?

a) QRSAM
b) NAG
c) Agni
d) Dhanush

Answer: QRSAM

6. As per the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in which state ‘Bharati Huda’, a rural settlement, had thrived about 3600 years ago?

a) Odisha
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala

Answer: Odisha

7. How many individuals will be scanned under the Human Genome Mapping Project of Government of India?

a) 12,000
b) 16,000
c) 20,000
d) 22,000

Answer: 20,000

8. As per UGC notice, all universities in India will get a final subscription to access which Swedish anti-plagiarism software?

a) Dravin
b) Urkund
c) Inkis
d) Pitras

Answer: Urkund

9. How much grant has been approved by centre government Kosi-Mechi Interlinking project?

a) Rs 2,300 crore
b) Rs 31,00 crore
c) Rs 3,400 crore
d) Rs 4,900 crore

Answer: Rs 4,900 crore

10. What is the name of former Maldives president who was taken to detention centre after being returned to the country?

a) Ahmed Adeeb
b) Mohammad Morsi
c) Waheed Hassan
d) Abdulla Yameen

Answer: Ahmed Adeeb