August Month Current Affairs Capsule


1. To which country, India offered US$ 100 million line of credit for developmental projects?
Ans: Benin

2. Which is the popular dessert of Odisha that has recently received geographical Indication tag?
Ans: Odisha Rasagola

3. Which is the two year long tournament of ICC inaugurated on 1st August 2019?
Ans: World Test Championship

4. Who is the new Chief Minister of Karnataka?
Ans: B.S.Yediyurappa

5. What was the theme of World Hepatitis day 2019 (28nd July)?
Ans: 'Invest in Eliminating Hepatitis'

6. Which city hosted 2019 Himalayan Conclave?
Ans: Mussoorie

7. Who is appointed as new Director General of Border Security Force?
Ans: V.K. Johri

8. Which city hosted Global Expert meeting on Shark Trade?
Ans:  Kochi

9. As per Union Government, which state tops in solar rooftop installations in area?
Ans: Gujarat

10. Which country unveiled its first underwater military museum?
Ans:  Jordan


11. Which country test fired medium range, ballistic missile called 'Shahab-3' with nuclear weapon carrying capacity?
Ans: Iran

12. Which is the first species to be declared endangered as a result of deep sea mining?
Ans:  Scaly foot snail

13. Who is appointed as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee?
 Ans: Adir Ranjan Chowdary

14. Who is the chairman of panel of cabinet ministers to examine ways to prevent workplace sexual harassment?
Ans: Amit Shah

15. What is the name of Indian armed force's first ever simulated space warfare exercise?
Ans: IndSpaceEx

16. Who is the new Indian origin Home Secretary of Britain?
Ans: Priti Patel

17. Which is the first state in India to reserve 75% jobs for local youths?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh


18. Which space agency is preparing 'Artemis' programme that would send first women to moon?
Ans: NASA

19. Name the Indian badminton player who clinched silver in Indonesia Open?
Ans: P.V. Sindhu

20. Who won 2019 Sangitha Kalanidhi Award?
Ans: S. Sowmya

21. Who is the new General Secretary of Communist Party of India?
Ans: D. Raja

22. Which state is going to set up India's first Space tech park?
Ans: Kerala

23. Which development project in India was recently dropped by World Bank?
Ans: Amaravati Sustainable Infra-structure and Institutional Development Project

24. Who was appointed as the new Indian Ambassador to Israel?
Ans: Sanjeev Kumar Singla

25. Who was elected as the European Commission's first female president?
Ans: Ursula von der Leyen

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