CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 March 21 to 31 (Chapter - 01)1. Who had been chosen for the 16th C V Kunhiraman literary award 2019?
Sugathakumari
2. Which state Chief Electoral Officer has launched the Enajori initiative for PwD?
- Assam Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Sahu
* It is a joint initiative of CEO Assam and Social Welfare Department with an objective to make the ensuing Lok Sabha Election 2019 accessible for people with disability (PwD) voters, the spirit of which finds an encouraging place in the Constitution of India under Article 326.
3. Which district has become the world’s first district using both 5G coverage and broadband gigabit network as China seeks to establish lead over the US and other countries?
- Hongkou
* Shanghai’s Hongkou becomes world’s 1st 5G district. 5G, the next generation of cellular technology, will have download speed 10-100 times faster than the 4G LTE networks.
4. Which Indian personality is the recipient of the Oxford University's Bodley Medal 2019?
- Amartya Sen
5. A forest guard named Alemba Yimchunger had been conferred with the ‘Earth Day Network Star Award’ by Earth Day Network, an international environmental NGO based in United States. He belongs to which state?
- Nagaland
6. Which Indian teacher has won the 2019 Martha Farrell Award in the category of 'Most Promising Individual'?
- Manu Gulati
* Manu Gulati, a teacher from a Delhi government school, was honoured with the 2019 Martha Farrell Award in the Most Promising Individual category for her decades of efforts in enabling a gender-neutral society by coaching boys and girls in Delhi schools.
* The Martha Farrell Awards began in 2017. Instituted in the memory of Dr Martha Farrell, a prominent activist for gender equality and women’s empowerment, the award is co-sponsored by Rizwan Adatia Foundation (RAF) and Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA) and supported by Martha Farrell Foundation (MFF). The award gives a prize money of Rs 1.5 lakh to each of the winners in two categories-
Most promising individual (any gender), Best organisation for Gender Equality.
7. Which shipyard became the ‘first Indian shipyard’ to build and deliver 100 warships?
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
8. Prafulla Rajguru, the veteran journalist and academician passed away on March 28, 2019. He was from which state?
- Assam
9. Which IIT has successfully converted petroleum waste-product toluene into benzoic acid that is used as a food preservative (E210) and medicine for fungal/bacterial infection?
- IIT Madras
10.The scientists from which country have discovered a network of lakes beneath Totten glacier in East Antarctica?
- Australia
11. Which automotive company builds its ‘largest energy storage system in Asia’?
- Tesla
12. What is the theme of 2019 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade?
- “Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice”
13. Which is the world’s longest salt cave near the desert site that is discovered by Israeli researchers recently?
- Malham Cave
14. Sharda corridor plan, is related to which country?
- Pakistan
* The Pakistan government approved a proposal to establish a corridor that will allow Hindu pilgrims from India to visit Sharda Peeth, an ancient Hindu temple and cultural site in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
* Sharda Devi temple is one of the ancient temples of Hindus, located in the Neelum Valley in PoK
* The temple is at least 5,000 years old and was established in 237 BC during Ashoka's reign
* The decision to open the Sharda Temple Corridor is being seen as a major step by Pakistan towards peace with India
15. The Home Ministry announced that the next census of India will be carried out in which year?
- 2021
16. Ashitha, who passed away recently, was the well-known writer of which language?
- Malayalam
* Malayalam short story writer and poet Ashitha (63) passed away in a private hospital in Thrissur at around 12.55 am on Wednesday March 27, 2019.
* Her notable works include 'Mazhameghangal', 'Oru Streeyum Parayathath', 'Vismaya Chhihnangal,' 'Apoorna Viramangal,' and 'Ashithayude Kathakal'.
* Ashitha received Edassery Award in 1986 for her poem Vismaya Chihnangal.She also received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for her short story collection 'Ashithayude Kadhakal'.
17. Government launched Blockchain Powered E-Marketplace for Coffee sellers in which city?
- New Delhi
18. On which date, the 2019 World Theatre Day is observed recently?
- March 27
19. Tashigang village is now the highest polling station in the world. The village is in which state?
- Himachal Pradesh
20. India has successfully tested its first-ever Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile capability under which of the mission?
- Mission Shakti
India conducted its first anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test on Wednesday 27th March, successfully destroying a low earth orbit satellite in space by using a missile which covered a distance of 300 km to engage the target.
21. In a report released by the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), Young Lives – an international study on childhood poverty, which state records second highest number of child marriages?
- Tripura
22. What is the theme of the 2019 World Tuberculosis Day ?
- "It's time"
23. Name the NRI scientist who has been conferred with the Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Award by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind?
- Dr Rajendra Joshi
24. Who has become the first batsman to score 5,000 runs in IPL history?
- Suresh Raina
25. Graham Reid to be appointed as India men’s hockey coach. He belongs to which country?
- Australia
26. Which county has launched a programme "Lose to Win" to help overweight employers?
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
27. Who was named BCCI’s Ethics Officer on interim basis?
- DK Jain
28. Who is the recipient of the Global Teacher Prize 2019?
- Peter Tabichi
29. Who was appointed as Deputy CM of Goa?
- Manohar Ajgaonkar
30. Who has been elected as new President of Basketball Federation of India ?
- K Govindaraj
31. Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Benin?
- Abhay Thakur
32. The Langkawi International Maritime Aero Expo (LIMA) 2019 has started in ............?
- Malaysia
33. Which railway station has received Gold Rating by the Indian Green Building Council?
- Vijayawada Railway Station
34. Which Indian organisation has organized FinTech Conclave 2019?
- NITI Aayog
35. Which IIT researchers here have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based low-power electronic hardware system that can help in detecting malaria, tuberculosis, intestinal parasite and cervical cancer in a few milliseconds?
- IIT Delhi
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