IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST 10,2019

1. Who among the following was conferred the Bharat Ratna honour?

a) Ram Nath Kovind
b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) Arun Jaitely
d) Meira Kumar

Answer: Pranab Mukherjee

2. World Archery suspended the Archery Association of which among the following countries?

a) India
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Bangladesh

Answer: India

3. Who among the following cricketers announced his retirement from all forms of International cricket on August 8, 2019?

a) Dale Steyn
b) Imran Tahir
c) Hashim Amla
d) Quinton de Kock

Answer: Hashim Amla

4. ISRO has decided to set up the Space Situational Awareness Control Centre in which city?

a) Chennai
b) Noida
c) Kochin
d) Bengaluru

Answer: Bengaluru

5. Which state government has launched Mission Shakti sports initiative?

a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Jharkhand

Answer:  Maharashtra

6. Which film won the Best Popular Film award in 66th National Film Awards?

a) Mahanati
b) Uri
c) Stree
d) Badhaai Ho

Answer: Badhaai Ho

7. Which Ministry launched the Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha drive recently?

a) Ministry of Human Resource Development
b) Ministry of Jal Shakti
c) Ministry of Home Affairs
d) Ministry of Defence

Answer: Ministry of Human Resource Development

8. Which state topped the Breastfeeding, Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices in India?

a) Kerala
b) Haryana
c) Manipur
d) Sikkim

Answer: Manipur

9. Which Minister launched the electronic version of Rozgar Samachar?

a) Suresh Prabhu
b) Prakash Javadekar
c) Ram Nath Kovind
d) Dharmendra Pradhan

Answer: Prakash Javadekar

10. India recently signed which international convention on mediation?

a) UNISA
b) UNCAC
c) UNFCCC
d) UNCBD

Answer: UNISA