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August 2019 GK, Current Affairs 1st to 31 August 2019 Daily Quiz, Pdf, Objective Questions: Current Affairs Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based on General Knowledge (GK) and General Science (GS) Questions for UPSC, State PSC, SSC, Police exam, Railway exam, SBI, Bank PO, IBPC, SSC, LDC, UDC, Army, Air force, Navy, Coast Guard, Bank Clerk, TET and all entrance examination with current affairs News, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) available on Website www.IndiaGK.net and Android Apps with daily updates.
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29, 30, 31 July 2019 GK, Current Affairs Quiz, Questions

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29, 30, 31 July 2019 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for July 2019, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based on General Knowledge (GK) and General Science (GS) Questions for UPSC, State PSC, SSC, Police exam, Railway exam, SBI, Bank PO, IBPC, SSC, LDC, UDC, Army, Airforce, Navy, Coast Guard, Bank Clerk, TET and all entrance examination with current affairs News, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) available on Website www.IndiaGK.net and Android Apps with daily updates:.  

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Current Affairs Questions on 29, 30, 31 July 2019 :
Jagdeep Dhankar was sworn in as the Governor of which state? 
A. Rajasthan
B. West Bengal 
C. Maharashtra
D. Odisha
Answer: B
Explanation: Jagdeep Dhankar has been sworn in as the Governor of West Bengal. The Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court T.B Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office and Secrecy to him at a simple function in Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.

 Who was appointed as the 28th Governor of Madhya Pradesh ?
A. Draupadi Murmu
B. Satyadev Narayan Arya
C. Lalji Tandon
D. Satya Pal Malik
Answer: C
Explanation: On July 29, 2019, Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lalji Tandon was sworn in as the 28th Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was administered oath by the Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Ravi Shankar Jha at a function in Raj Bhawan, Bhopal in the presence of Chief Minister Kamal Nath, state ministers and bureaucrats.

 Who was appointed as the new speaker of Karnataka Assembly?
A. Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri
B. Jagadish Shettar
C. K S Eshwarappa
D. S Suresh Kumar
Answer: A
Explanation: Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has been elected as the new Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Former Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had resigned from his post soon after BS Yediyurappa government won floor test in the house. 

 Which sport is dropped from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games(CWG) ?
A. Cricket
B. Tennis
C. Triathlon
D. Shooting
Answer: D

Explanation: Shooting is dropped out from the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games(CWG). The CWG Federation left out shooting from the 2022 Birmingham Games in its Executive Board meeting on June 2019. It recommended the inclusion of three new sports(beach volleyball (men and women), women’s T20 cricket and para-table tennis (men and women)..............Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK
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27, 28 July 2019 GK, Current Affairs Quiz, Questions

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27, 28 July 2019 Current Affairs MCQs, Quiz, Questions: Current Affairs for July 2019, Daily Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for India GK, World GK and current affairs with Collection of daily objective type Question by www.Indiagk.net based on General Knowledge (GK) and General Science (GS) Questions for UPSC, State PSC, SSC, Police exam, Railway exam, SBI, Bank PO, IBPC, SSC, LDC, UDC, Army, Airforce, Navy, Coast Guard, Bank Clerk, TET and all entrance examination with current affairs News, Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) available on Website www.IndiaGK.net and Android Apps with daily updates:.  

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Current Affairs Questions on 27, 28 July 2019 :
Who took over as the new Defence Secretary of the United States of America (USA) on 23 July 2019?
A. Mark Esper
B. Ryan McCarthy
C. Patrick M. Shanahan
D. Heather Wilson
Answer: A
Explanation: US Army veteran Mark Esper was sworn in as US' Defence Secretary (Defence Minister) on 23 July 2019 following confirmation by the Senate. Esper succeeded James Mattis, who resigned in December last year following differences with US President Donald Trump over the withdrawal of American troops from Syria.

 Who was appointed as the CMD of MTNL?
A. Sunil Kumar
B. P K Purwar
C. Sanjeev Kumar
D. Rakesh Nangia
Answer: A
Explanation: On July 25, 2019, A state-owned telecommunications service provider, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited(MTNL) ’s director Sunil Kumar has been given additional charge of chairman and managing director of the company. He succeeds P K Purwar who was recently appointed the chairman and managing Director of BSNL(Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited).

 Which Union Minister will head the panel to examine and suggest ways to prevent workplace sexual harassment?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Amit Shah
D. Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer: C
Explanation: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be heading a panel of four cabinet ministers formed to examine and suggest ways to prevent workplace sexual harassment. The Members of the panel are - Smriti Irani and Nirmala Sitharaman.

 What is the revised Goods & Service Tax (GST) rate of all Electric Vehicles (EVs) in India ?
A. 0%
B. 15%
C. 18%
D. 5%
Answer: D

Explanation: The GST Council made the following changes in the GST rate on supply of goods and services which will be effective from August 1, 2019: The GST rate on all Electric Vehicles (EVs) was reduced from 12% to 5%. The GST rate on charger or charging stations for EVs was reduced from 18% to 5%. Hiring of electric buses (of carrying capacity of more than 12 passengers) by local authorities was exempted from GST...........Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK
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25, 26 July 2019 GK, Current Affairs Quiz, Questions

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Current Affairs Questions on 25, 26 July 2019 :
According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook, July 2019 what will be the growth rate of India in year 2020-21?
A. 7.2%
B. 7.3%
C. 7.4%
D. 7.5%
Answer: A
Explanation: According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook, July 2019, India’s economy will grow at 7% in the year 2019, picking up to 7.2 % in the year 2020-21.

 Former chief justice of which country recently seeks political asylum in Canada?
A. Pakistan
B. Srilanka
C. India
D. Bangladesh
Answer: D
Explanation: Bangladesh’s first non-Muslim chief justice S K Sinha has sought political asylum in Canada, reported the newspaper Corriere Canadese published in Canada. Justice Sinha had earlier sought asylum in the US but he did not get any favourable response there. He had left the country in October 2017 for Australia a few months before his due date of retirement in January 2018. A day after his departure the SC had issued a statement citing charges of money laundering, graft and moral turpitude against him. A Dhaka court has fixed August 28 for the submission of the probe report against Justice S.K.Sinha and eleven others. In his autobiography published last year Justice S.K. Sinha claimed that he stepped down as Chief Justice due to intimidation and threats. The allegations have been denied by the government.

 Amendment to the RTI Act approved on 25th July 2019 by.... ?
A. Loksabha
B. Rajyasabha
C. None of above
D. Supreme court
Answer: B
Explanation: Parliament on 25th July 2019 approved the amendment to the RTI Act, with Rajya Sabha on passing it after negating an Opposition-sponsored motion to send it to a House committee for greater scrutiny. The motion was negated by 117 members voting against the motion and 75 members voting in favour. The Amendment Bill stipulates that the terms of office of the Central and State Information Commissioners (CIC/SIC) will be determined by the Central government as against the existing provision which guarantees a fixed term of five years or up to an age of 65 years. In addition, the Bill also proposes that their salaries, allowances, and other terms and conditions of service will be determined by the Central government.............Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK
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RTI Amendment Bill passed by Rajya Sabha

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Parliament on 25th July 2019 approved the amendment to the RTI Act, with Rajya Sabha on passing it after negating an Opposition-sponsored motion to send it to a House committee for greater scrutiny. The motion was negated by 117 members voting against the motion and 75 members voting in favour.
The Amendment Bill stipulates that the terms of office of the Central and State Information Commissioners (CIC/SIC) will be determined by the Central government as against the existing provision which guarantees a fixed term of five years or up to an age of 65 years. In addition, the Bill also proposes that their salaries, allowances, and other terms and conditions of service will be determined by the Central government.
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Andhra Pradesh passes Bill for 75% jobs to locals in factories

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Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed Andhra Pradesh Employment of Local Candidates in Industries and Factories Bill, 2019. The bill mandates reserved employment of at least 75% state candidates (locals) in all private industrial units and factories, irrespective of whether companies get financial or any other help from government. With this bill Andhra Pradesh became 1st state to reserve jobs for locals in respective units.

Key Features of Bill

  • The 75% reservation to local is provided in private jobs across all categories such as- factories, industrial units, joint ventures (JVs) as well as projects taken up under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
  • If locals with necessary skills are not available, then companies must train them in association with state government and hire them.
  • Existing industries, factories, joint ventures and PPP projects will have to comply with these provisions within a period of 3 years from date of commencement of Act. Companies will have to provide quarterly reports about local appointments to a nodal agency.
  • Only those units that are listed in 1st schedule of Factories Act (mostly hazardous industries like petroleum, pharmaceuticals, coal, fertilisers and cement, among others) will be exempted from the new Act, after government approval.
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23, 24 July 2019 GK, Current Affairs Quiz, Questions

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Current Affairs Questions on 23, 24 July 2019 :
Three time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit passed away recently, she was the chief minister of which state ?
A. Bihar
B. West Bengal
C. Delhi
D. Odisha
Answer: C
Explanation: On July 20, 2019, Former 3 time chief minister of Delhi from Congress Sheila Dikshit passed away at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, Okhla in New Delhi due to cardiac arrest. She was 81 years old.Born on March 31, 1938 in Kapurthala, Punjab, she had served as the president of Delhi Congress, chief minister of Delhi for 15 years from 1998-2013 and the governor of Kerala.She became a Member of Parliament (MP) for the first time from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh in 1984.

 Chandrayaan-2 is scheduled to take off from which among the following places?
A. Sriharikota
B. Porbandar
C. Chandipur
D. Pokhran
Answer: A
Explanation: Chandrayaan-2 launch is scheduled for 22 July 2019 at 2.43 pm IST from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-2 consists of an orbiter that will observe the surface of the Moon and become a source of communication between Earth and the Moon mission.

 Which state’s Chief Minister (CM), H D Kumaraswamy has submitted resignation after losing majority in Assembly ?
A. Telangana
B. Karnataka
C. Goa
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: B
Explanation: The Chief Minister (CM) of Karnataka H D Kumaraswamy (59) of Janata Dal (Secular) submitted the resignation to the Governor Vajubhai Vala after the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government lost majority in Karnataka Assembly. The resignation was accepted with immediate effect but Kumaraswamy was asked to continue as caretaker CM till alternative arrangements are made. He served as the CM for 14 months. The confidence motion moved by Kumaraswamy was defeated with 99 voting in favour and 105 against it.

 Who has been chosen as the next Prime Minister of United Kingdon?
A. Adward Luke
B. Jeremy Hunt
C. Boris Johnson
D. Karl Parkinson
Answer: C
Explanation: British politician & a Leader of the Conservative Party Boris de Pfeffel Johnson(55), who has promised to lead Britain out of the European Union(28-nation bloc) with or without a deal by the end of October 2019 won the contest to be the British prime minister(PM) succeeds Theresa May,who got stepped down over her failure to get parliament to ratify her Brexit deal.

 Name the state, which became first in India to reserve 75% private jobs for locals?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Maharashtra
C. Gujarat
D. Karnataka
Answer: A
Explanation: Andhra Pradesh Assembly under the Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy passed the Andhra Pradesh Employment of Local Candidates in Industries/Factories Act, 2019, which reserves 75% private job to locals across factories, industrial units, joint ventures and private projects taken under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.Under the new law, private companies will have to train locals if people with suitable skills are not available.With this, it became the first state in India to reserve jobs for the locals in the private & industrial concerns.
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