DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13/08/19

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13/08/19

1. Who was elected as the first woman President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA)?

a) Chandrima Shaha b) Aditi Pant c) Shubha Tole d) Yamuna Krishnan

2. Which nation has introduced new rules to deny green cards to immigrants using public benefits?

a) Canada b) UK c) US d) Germany

3. Which court refused to pass any order on J&K saying that it will wait for normalcy to return to the state?

a) Delhi HC b) Madras HC c) Supreme Court d) Allahabad HC

4. Who has become the first Indian to win world title in motorsports?

a) Aishwarya Pissay b) Mehul Sahney  c) Mrinal Pandey  d) Rita Vieira

5. The MCC has decided to review overthrow rules after an overthrow incident in the ICC World Cup final 2019 involving which two players?

a) Kane Williamson and Jos Buttler b) Ben Stokes and Martin Guptill

c) Tom Latham and Jason Roy d) James Neesham and Chris Woakes

6. The Bar Council of India (BCI) recently imposed moratorium of how much period on opening of new law institutions?

a) 1 Year b) 2 Years c) 3 Years d) 4 Years

7. Which Union Minister launched the Swachh Survekshan 2020 recently?

a) Amit Shah b) Hardeep Singh Puri c) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

d) Smriti Irani

8. Name the waste management mobile app that was launched recently to track waste collection.

a) Swachh Nagar App b) Swachh Prayavaran App

c) Swachh Prakarti App d) Swachh Gali App