CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JULY 2019

NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS

NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS - JULY 2019

The sixth of eight indigenously built LCU MK IV class ships 'LCU L 56' was
commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Landing Craft
Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command on 29th Utility
July 2019. What is the full form of LCU?

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed a deal with Russia for buying air-to-
air missiles worth over Rs 1500 crore. The missiles will be fitted on the Su- R-27
30MKI fighter planes. What is the name of these missiles?

Which Indian leader will be seen in a never-seen-before avatar on August

12, 2019 when he ventures into the wilderness of Uttarakhand along with Prime Minister
Bear Grylls, the host of the popular television show 'Man vs Wild' on Narendra Modi
Discovery Channel?

Name the former Union Minister who passed away on 28th July 2019? S Jaipal Reddy

Who announced his resignation as the Karnataka Assembly Speaker on

K R Ramesh
July 29, 2019 following the adoption of confidence motion moved by chief
Kumar
minister B S Yediyurappa?

Guwahati,
At which place the 2020 Khelo India Youth Games will be held?
Assam

On which day the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas was observed
26th July
across India?

Remember,
What was the theme of Kargil Vijay Diwas 2019 which was observed on
Rejoice and
July 26 to commemorate India's victory in 1999?
Renew

Who has taken charge as the new Governor of Andhra Pradesh? Biswa Bhusan

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Which Indian Naval Ship is participating in the Russian Navy Day Parade? INS Tarkash

Name India's leading education and learning app which has been named as
the new official Team India (cricket) sponsor from September 2019 - South
Byju's
Africa Home series onwards until March 2022 replacing mobile phone brand
Oppo?

In which state MS Dhoni, a Lieutenant Colonel (Honorary) in the Parachute

Jammu and
Regiment of the Territorial Army joined the Victor Force of the 106 Territorial
Kashmir
Army Battalion (Para)?

Which premier engineering educational institute has launched AI App

IIT Kharagpur
CARE4U for the benefit of senior citizens?

Assembly of which state has unanimously passed an amendment bill on

Madhya
July 23 raising reservation in government jobs and education for Other
Pradesh
Backward Classes (OBC) to 27 per cent from the present 14 per cent.

On which day the National Broadcasting Day is observed every year in

23rd July
India?

Lt Gen Manoj
Who is appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Army succeeding Lt Gen D
Mukund
Anbu, who will retire on August 31, 2019?
Naravane

The India Space Research Organisation's _____________ moon orbiter,

lander and rover launch into space atop a GSLV Mark III-M1 rocket from the Chandrayaan-2
Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota Island on July 22, 2019.

Who has been appointed as the Governor of Chhattisgarh? Anusuiya Uikey

Which General Insurance Company will be merged with National Insurance Oriental India
Company Limited and United India Assurance Company Limited to create a Insurance
single insurance entity? Company

University
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development released the Grants
‘Deeksharambh’ guide for student induction programme of which institution? Commission
(UGC)

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 Which Indian cricketer has recently been inducted to ICC Hall of Fame and Sachin
thus became the sixth Indian cricketer to be included in it? Tendulkar

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime

Minister Narendra Modi has approved the expenditure on pre-investment Arunachal
activities and various clearances for Dibang Multipurpose Project (MPP) for Pradesh
an amount of Rs 1600 crore. This project will come up in which state?

The 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship began in which city of

Cuttack
India?

Which state has announced to increase the financial assistance given to the
Maharashtra
families of martyrs from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 1 crore?

India has set up a waterway in Brahmaputra River to facilitate trade

Bangladesh
between Bhutan and which country?

Who has been appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh? Kalraj Mishra

Which state became the first to have the State Water Policy to achieve
sustainable development, management and use of water resources with Meghalaya
community participation?

Which public sector bank recently announced to do away with charges on

State Bank of
NEFT and RTGS transactions through internet and mobile banking from
India
July 1?

Which Indian athlete won gold in 100m race during 30th Summer University
Dutee Chand
Games held in Italy?

What is the name of three-year medium-term strategy finalised by the

UTKARSH 2022
Reserve Bank of India for improving regulation and supervision of the RBI?

Name the former cricketer who has been appointed as head of National
Rahul Dravid
Cricket Academy (NCA), Bengaluru?

According to 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index, India lifted 271

UN
million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest
Development
reductions in the multidimensional poverty index values during the period.
Programme
Which United Nations body released this report?

India's Child mortality reduced to what percent from 4.5 per cent as per the 2.2 per cent

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 Multidimensional Poverty Index 2019?

Name the Patna-based educationist and founder of the 'Super 30'

programme whose real life was depicted in the movie 'Super 30' starring Anand Kumar
Hrithik Roshan?

Under which operation launched by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) as

many as 1,371 people were arrested and over 69,294 bottles were seized in
Operation Thirst
an all India drive to crackdown the selling of unauthorised packaged
drinking water?

Who was appointed as the Director General in Directorate General of Civil

Arun Kumar
Aviation (DGCA)?

Which company has launched first electric SUV in India? Hyundai Motor

Against which country Indian Parliament adopts resolution concerning 200

Pakistan
per cent duty on its goods originating or exported from it?

American aerospace major Boeing announced the arrival of two new heavy-
lift helicopters for the Indian Air Force at the Mundra port in Gujarat. What is Chinook
the name of this helicopter?

Name the digital literacy programme launched by Reliance Jio in

collaboration with social media platform Facebook to teach how to use Digital Udaan
internet to first timers?

Government of which state has decided to provide Rs 10,000 per month to

Odisha
Padma award winners of the state facing financial problem?

Which Indian batsman became the first in the world to score 5 centuries in a
Rohit Sharma
World Cup tournament?

Which indigenous missile has recently been upgraded from 290 kilometers
BrahMos
range to 500 kilometers range?

Which city of India has recently been included in the list of World Heritage
Jaipur
Sites by UNESCO?

India will buy 'Strum Ataka' anti-tank missile from which country for Rs 200
Russia
crore?

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 Which state government has decided to prepare the National Citizen
Nagaland
Register on the basis of Assam Government?

The Economic Survey has projected __ percent growth in India's GDP in

7
2019-20.

The longest electrified railway tunnel situated between Cherlopalli and

Rapuru Railway stations, and measuring 6.6 kilometres has been Andhra Pradesh
commissioned by South Central Railway (SCR) in which state?

Yeoman
Name the butterfly species which has been officially declared as state
(Cirrochroa
butterfly of Tamil Nadu?
thais)

Name the Indian test cricketer who has been banned for 8 months from
Prithvi Shaw
playing all forms of cricket for testing positive for doping?

Name the north-eastern state from which the Union Government has
Tripura
commenced the 7th Economic Census of the country?

Smt Sheila
Name the former Chief Minister of Delhi who died at the age of 81?
Dikshit

Name the leader of the Congress party who has been appointed as the Adhir Ranjan
Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC)? Chowdhury

Reliance
Name the private sector company which has become the highest ranked
Industries
Indian company in the Fortune Global 500 list?
Limited (RIL)

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