CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 February 12 to 21 (Chapter - 01)1. The International Advertising Association (IAA) a global organisation inaugurated its first ever World Congress in.........
- Kochi
2. Which country has launched its first semi-heavy missile-equipped submarine ‘Fateh’?
- Iran
3. Who was the Former interim President and former Afghan mujahideen commander passed away at the age of 93?
- Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
4. Namvar Singh, who passed away in New Delhi on Feb 19, was the renowned writer of which language?
- Hindi
5. Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated Muga silk seed production centre in which state?
- Meghalaya
6. Which sportswoman has won the 2019 Qatar Open Tennis title?
- Elise Mertens (Belgium)
7. Who won a Professional Photographer of the Year title in the 7th National Photography Awards?
- SL Shanth Kumar
8. Who won the World Sportsman of the Year award at the 2019 Laureus World Sports Honours?
- Novak Djokovic
9. Sandeep Mohan Bhatnagar and Ashok Kumar Pandey was appointed as the members of this organisation, recently.
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
10. Who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th National Photography Awards?
- Ashok Dilwali
11. Which union minister launched an initiative SWAYAT to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through e Transactions on Government e Marketplace (GeM) in New Delhi?
- Suresh Prabhu
12. Which state government has decided to host the 79th session of Indian History Congress ?
- Madhya Pradesh
13. Who is the author of Banned Punjabi Poem 'Khooni Vaisakhi' on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre to be published in English after 99 years?
- Nanak Singh
14. India’s first-ever diesel to electric converted locomotive twin engine has been flagged off at which city?
- Varanasi
On 19th Feb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first ever diesel to electric converted locomotive twin engine of ten thousand Horse Power at DLW Varanasi. It's a complete ‘Make in India’ initiative & the conversion is an Indian R& D innovation for the entire world.
15. India and this country signed an MoU on the Reciprocal facilitation of procedures for issue of Business Visa.
- Morocco
16.Who launched a pan-India number: 112 for Women Safety along with Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi?
- Rajnath Singh
The Government of India has launched a pan-India service of the single emergency helpline number ‘112’ for immediate assistance services from police (100), fire (101), health (108) and women (1090).
17. Which country recently submits formal bid to host 2032 Olympics?
- Indonesia
18. The Andhra Pradesh government has signed a 30 year concession agreement with the UAE-based company “National Central Cooling Company PJSC (DFM: Tabreed)” to offer District Cooling solutions to the greenfield city of ........
- Amaravati
19. India's First Hi-Tech Forensic Lab NCFL and CyPAD inaugurated in........
- New Delhi
20. Who is the recipient of the 2019 Martin Ennals human rights prize?
- Abdul Aziz Muhamat
21. India's first drainage-cleaning robot Bandicoot was introduced in ...........
- Kumbakonam (Tamil Nadu)
22. Which India-based NGO has won the 2019 Laureus Sport for Good award?
- Yuwa
23. Which country signed the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance with India?
- Argentina
24. Who has won the women's singles event at the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships 2019?
- Saina Nehwal
25. Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma inaugurated India's very first 'Fulldome 3D Digital Theatre' in which city?
- Kolkata
26. The 40th International Annual Desert Festival 2019 has started in which district of Rajasthan?
- Jaisalmer
27. Which Ministry has recently published a guidelines to establish charging station for EV (Electric Vehicles) at every 25 km to outline the ways to build fueling points?
- Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs
28. Which state assembly has recently passed a Bill to make Sanskrit the 2nd official language of the state?
- Himachal Pradesh
29. Which country has won the team event at the first Mallakhamb World Championship 2019?
- India
30. Which Indian official has been appointed by UN as Controller & Assistant Secretary-General (ASG) for Programme Planning, Budget and Finance in the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC).
- Chandramouli Ramanathan
31. M C Mary Kom was named as women's training Ambassador for -----------
- PUMA
32. Which Indian-origin Professor has been appointed director of South Africa's Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance?
- Professor Faizel Ismail
33. Which country recently rejected an appeal by US Vice President Mike Pence to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal?
- Germany
34. The municipal corporations has won the first prize at the Swachhata Excellence awards 2019?
- Raigarh municipal corporation (Chhattisgarh)
35. Who organised a 2-day workshop on "Committee of Creditors: An Institution of Public Faith" in Mumbai?
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI)
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