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Daily OneLiner GK Questions and Answers AUGUST 7-15,2019

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AUGUST 7-15,2019 GK ONLINER CA:


1. Union Government scrapped article 370 and 35A in J&K
and introduced a new bill named “J&K Reorganisation
Bill 2019” which bifurcated the state of Jammu and
Kashmir into 2 new Union Territories: Jammu & Kashmir
and Ladakh.

2.National Academy of Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, celebrated

its 65th Foundation Day in New Delhi.

3. The Rajya Sabha has passed the Consumer Protection
Bill, 2019. The bill will lead to setting up of a Central
Consumer Protection Authority to promote, protect and
enforce the rights of consumers as a class.

4. India contributed 5 million USD to the UN Palestine

refugee agency and called for ensuring sustained
financial support for the organization's work. The
the amount was hand over to the United Nations Relief and
Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian Refugees.

5. The Rajya Sabha has passed a Bill for more judges in
Supreme Court. The bill proposed an increase in the
sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 30 to 33
judges.

6. The 66th National Film Awards have been announced by
Rahul Rawail, head of the Jury for feature films. The Jury
unanimously conferred the award for the Most Film
Friendly State to "Uttarakhand".

7. The Department of Heavy Industry has sanctioned 5,595
electric buses under phase II of Faster Adoption and
Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME)
India scheme.

8. India and Bangladesh have agreed to set up a Joint
The technical committee for optimum use of Ganges water.
Union HRD Minister will launch ‘Samagra Shiksha-Jal
Suraksha’ to create awareness about Water
Conservation among all school students in the country


9. The United States has officially labeled China a "currency
manipulator". The US has accused China of using yuan to
gain an “unfair competitive advantage” in trade.

10. Bangladesh signed a deal with Russia for the supply of
uranium for its 2400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
(RNPP).

11.5 lakh Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh have been
issued identity documents by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).


12. Iran unveiled 3 precision-guided air-to-air missiles
named the "Yasin", "Balaban" and a new series of the
"Ghaem"


13. India successfully test-fired its all-weather tracked chassis Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM), jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Bharat Electronics Ltd, from a mobile launcher at launch complex III of the IntegratedTest Range at Chandipur in Odisha.

14.The 5th edition of International Army Scout Masters
Competition with teams from 8 countries including
India, China, and Russia as participants was inaugurated
at the Jaisalmer Military Station under the aegis of the
Southern Command.

15.INS Tarkash has arrived in Norway for a 3 day visit as
part of Western Fleet Overseas Deployment.

16. Legendary Uruguay striker Diego Forlan has announced

his retirement from professional football.

17.The 77th anniversary of the August Kranti Din or Quit
India Movement, which is considered as one of the
important milestones in the history of freedom struggle
of our country, is being observed.

18. South African batsman Hashim Amla has retired from all
formats of international cricket.

19. The World Archery (WA) has suspended the Archery
Association of India for violating its guidelines.
Cricket Australia has announced a new transgender-inclusive policy. 

20. This policy will enable transgender players to play the game of cricket at the highest levels.


21. United Nations observes 9th August every year as International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
The theme for the year 2019: Indigenous Languages.

22. Japan commemorates the 9th of August every year as the
Nagasaki day. On August 9, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.

23. The Board Of Control For Cricket In India has agreed to
come under the ambit of the National Anti-Doping
Agency. 

24. Scientists have developed an automated system that
uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and capture fast
radio bursts (FRBs) in real-time.

25. The Super-Earth planet named GJ 357 d was discovered

in early 2019 owing to NASA's Transiting Exoplanet
Survey Satellite (TESS), a mission designed to comb the
heavens for exoplanets.

26. Arunachal Pradesh State Home Minister has flagged of 5
Anti-Riot police vehicle, also known as Vajra, from Police
Headquarter in Itanagar.

27. Maharashtra has launched an initiative Mission Shakti to
train athletes from Chandrapur and Gadchiroli for
International events like the Olympics.

28. The Rajasthan Assembly passed Bills against mob
lynching and honour killing, which make the cognisable,
no–bailable and non-compoundable offences with life
imprisonment and a fine up to Rs 5 lakh.

29. The Centre has approved a Kosi-Mechi river interlinking
project in Bihar. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 4,900
crore.

30. The Andhra Pradesh government will launch the

Navodayam scheme which is an outreach programme for
thousands of ailing Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state.

31.Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh
Bhati inaugurated the new higher education model,
titled Resource Assistance for Colleges with
Excellence(RACE) in Rajasthan.

32.Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 200
million loan for improving road infrastructure in 34
districts of Maharashtra.

33.Uttar Pradesh's "Vriksharopan Mahakumbh" drive has
created world record after planting more than 22 crore
saplings. The drive was launched on the occasion of 77th

anniversary of Quit India Movement.

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