CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 April 01 to 10 (Chapter - 03)
61. Former Miss India runner up Sana Dua has been designated as the brand ambassador of which state election department?
- Jammu and Kashmir
62. Which Indian personality has been honoured with Croatia's highest civilian award- the Grand Order of the King of Tomislav?
- President Ram Nath Kovind
63. Which country tops in the latest FIFA world football rankings?
- Belgium
64. Name the Bollywood actor who was conferred with Honorary Doctorate from University of Law, London.
- Shah Rukh Khan
65. Who is elected as the Chicago's first openly gay Mayor as well as the first African-American woman?
- Lori Lightfoot
66. Name the Rifle Shooter, who won a gold medal, broke Junior World Record and Asian Record in 10m Air Rifle Women Junior event.
- Shreya Agarwal
67. Which IIT has tied up with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy to develop training module?
- IIT Kharagpur
68. Which country launches the world's first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks?
- South Korea
69. Which Island was notified as Island Protection Zone (IPZ) 2019 by Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change recently?
- Andaman and Nicobar Island
70. What is the theme of the 13th edition of Earth Hour 2019?
- Connect2Earth
* The 13th edition of Earth Hour 2019 was observed on March 30 with the theme "Connect2 Earth" to encourage people across the world to turn off non-essential electric lights for one hour from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
71. The European Union has launched two World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes against which two countries?
- India, Turkey
72. Which IIT has successfully converted petroleum waste toluene into a useful product?
- IIT Madras
* Using platinum nanocatalyst, a two-member team at the IIT Madras has successfully converted petroleum waste-product toluene into benzoic acid. Benzoic acid is used as a food preservative (E210) and medicine for fungal/bacterial infection.
73. Garuda Prakashan launched the book named 'Saffron Swords- Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders'. The author of the book is;
- Manoshi Sinha Rawal
74. The variety of Turmeric gets the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India?
- Kandhamal Haldi
'Kandhamal Haldi', a variety of turmeric indigenous to southern Odisha, has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India, an organization functioning under the auspices of the Union ministry of commerce & industry.
75. Who builds the longest suspension bridge 'Matiri Bridge' over the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region?
- Indian Army
76. Which of the city is to Vote through Ballot Papers in the Lok Sabha Election 2019?
- Nizamabad, Telangana
After the date for withdrawal of nominations ended March 29, as many as 185 contests remain in the fray, a majority of them being farmers. Considering the number of contestants, the State body initially thought that they might have to go back to ballot papers for voting. Each EVM will have a maximum of 16 names of candidates and their respective symbols. Now, the Election Commission is forced to switch back to the practice of ballot papers.
77. What is the name of Japan's new imperial era?
- Reiwa
78. Which international organisation has launched 'The State of the Global Climate' report?
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
79. When was World Piano Day observed?
- 29th March
80. Which state celebrated 'Utkal Diva' the 84th foundation day on April 1, 2019?
- Odisha
81. Who is the author of the book "Gandhi: The Writer"?
- Bhabhani Bhattacharya
82. Google and this company join hands to carry out voice-based financial transactions.
- Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management
83. Which State has introduced the braille-enabled ballot papers at all polling booths?
- Meghalaya
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