CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 March 21 to 31 (Chapter - 02)36. On 21st March, Italy’s PRISMA Earth observation satellite launched into orbit by the European Vega rocket from the Guiana Space Center in --------------.
- French Guiana
37. Which Social-networking site launched two new India-specific tools ‘Candidate Connect’ and ‘Share You Voted’ to boost civic engagement on its platform during the general elections that commence in April?
38. Which of the Indian institutes has developed an anti cancer anti-inflammatory drug conjugated to the human serum Albumin?
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology
39. Name the ‘Young Scientist Programme’ that is launched by ISRO for school children.
- YUVIKA
40. What is the theme of the 2019 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination?
- “Mitigating and countering rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies”.
41. Who won the Gold Medal at Asian Airgun Championship
- Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary
42. The researchers of which country have developed a new automated non-invasive technique for diagnosing eye surface cancer?
- Australia
43. With which country India signed an MoU to promote exchange of information and technical cooperation in the field of housing and human settlement?
- Morocco
44. What is the theme of the 2019 World Meteorological Day ?
- The Sun, the Earth and the weather
45. Cricketer Bruce Yardley passed away. He belongs to which country?
- Australia
46. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 WEF global Energy Transition index?
- 76th
47. Name the agri-digital platform that is going to be developed by Bank of Baroda in association with six companies in order to provide solutions for all major agricultural requirements?
- Baroda Kisan
48. What is the theme of the 2019 World Water Day ?
- ‘Leaving no one behind’
* The World Water Day is observed every year on 22nd March
49. Who was honoured with Croatia’s highest civilian award – the Grand Order of the King of Tomislav.
- Ram Nath Kovind
50. Kazakhstan has officially renamed its capital Astana to ............
- Nursultan
51. Azali Assoumani re-elected as President of which African country in a single round after an election the opposition rejected as fraudulent?
- Comoros
52. Which Indian company would provide digital solution for French Open?
- Infosys
53. Who was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Morocco?
- Shambhu S. Kumaran
54. Which Indian hockey player has been named as member in Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) committee?
- Sardar Singh
55. RBI appoints five-member committee to deepen digital payments. Who was choosen as the chairman of the committee?
- Nandan Nilekani
56. The first-ever high-level dialogue on Indo-Pacific Cooperation (HLD-IPC) was held in .........
- Jakarta, Indonesia.
57. Paralympic high jumper Girish Gowda appointed as Lok Sabha Elections Ambassador of which state?
- Karnataka
58. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 UN World Happiness Index?
- 140th
59. An international seminar on ‘Sanskrit: a common treasure for India and Nepal’ held at which city?
- Shimla
60. On which date, the 2019 World Poetry Day (WPD) is celebrated recently?
- March 21
61. Which company tops in the recently released ‘’India’s Most Consumer-Focused Brands 2019′?
- Samsung
62. ESPNcricinfo has tied up with which IIT to launch Superstats AI tool to analyse cricket statistics?
- IIT Madras
63. Which country won the 2019 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships the second edition of the tournament?
- China
64. Who has been appointed the next Chief of Naval Staff ?
- Vice Admiral Karambir Singh
65. Who won Life Time Achievement Award in the 64th Film Fare Awards 2019?
- Sridevi
66. The researchers at which university in US have developed a new method to purify water used in oil refinement?
- Purdue University in the USA
67. Name the famous folk artist, music director and writer who has passed away recently.
- Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi
* Eminent folk artist, radio commentator, harmonium player, music composer and author Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi passed away at the age of 99 due to illness at Houston in the USA. Anasuya Devi was born on May 12, 1920, in Kakinada to Vinjamuri Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao, an Indian stage actor, Telugu-Sanskrit pandit, and author.
* She was honoured with a Doctorate by Andhra University in 1977 and received a lifetime achievement award in America and ‘Queen of Folk’ award in Paris.
68. Which country’s team has clinched the 2019 SAFF Women's Championship?
- India
69. Which stadium hosted the 2019 Lingshui China Masters was a badminton tournament?
- Agile Stadium in China
70. Who is the recipient of the 2018 Vyas Samman?
- Hindi writer Liladhar Jagudi
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