CURRENT AFFAIRS- 2019 April 21 to 30 (Chapter - 03)
61. What is the theme of the 2019 World Earth Day?
- Protect our species
The World Earth Day (WED) is observed every year on the 22nd of April
62. When does India observe the National Panchayati Raj Day?
- April 24
63. Who has been appointed as India's new High Commissioner to South Africa?
- Jaideep Sarkar
64. Who is named as brand ambassador of Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC)?
- Vikas Khanna
65. On which date, the 2019 World Liver Day is observed recently?
- April 19
66. Which country declared joint border ‘reaction force’ with Pakistan?
- Iran
67. Which country to host the G20 Summit in 2020?
- Saudi Arabia
68. Which country ranked 17th in Global Startup Ecosystem?
- India
69. What is India’s rank in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index?
- 140th
70. What was the name of the 3rd guided missile destroyer, which was launched recently under project 15B?
- INS Imphal
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has launched India’s third Project 15B Visakhapatnam-class guided-missile destroyer, the future INS Imphal, in Mumbai on April 20
71. Exercise Varuna 2019 will be conducted between India and which country?
- France
72. How many states and Union territories so far joined a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number '112'?
- 20
73. Who has become India's first female scientist to be elected Royal Society Fellow?
- Dr Gagandeep Kang
The Royal Society of London has announced a list of 51 eminent scientists elected to its fellowship in the year 2019. Among these are Gagandeep Kang, who is now with the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad. Dr Kang is the first Indian woman to be elected to the Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). Apart from Hamied and Kang, four other Indian scientists became Royal Fellows. Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Yusuf Hamied was elected an Honorary Fellow.
74. Which company became India’s 1st retail company to cross Rs 1 lakh crore in annual revenues?
- Reliance Retail Ltd
75. Which Indian cricketer has been appointed brand ambassador of bus ticketing platform ‘redBus’?
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
76. Who is appointed as a new Chairman of Export Promotion Council for Handicraft (EPCH)?
- Shri Ravinder Kumar Passi
77. Jerrie Cobb, who passed away recently, was the first female astronaut candidate of which space agency?
- NASA
78. Changi airport gets world's tallest 131-ft indoor waterfall. The airport is located in
- Singapore
79. Christina Koch, who will set a new record for the longest spaceflight by a woman, is the astronaut of which space agency?
- NASA
80. Universe's first molecule that formed almost 14 billion years ago, recently detected by NASA is ______.
- Helium hydride
81. On which date, the 2019 National Civil Services Day is celebrated in India recently?
- April 21
- Protect our species
The World Earth Day (WED) is observed every year on the 22nd of April
62. When does India observe the National Panchayati Raj Day?
- April 24
63. Who has been appointed as India's new High Commissioner to South Africa?
- Jaideep Sarkar
64. Who is named as brand ambassador of Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC)?
- Vikas Khanna
65. On which date, the 2019 World Liver Day is observed recently?
- April 19
66. Which country declared joint border ‘reaction force’ with Pakistan?
- Iran
67. Which country to host the G20 Summit in 2020?
- Saudi Arabia
68. Which country ranked 17th in Global Startup Ecosystem?
- India
69. What is India’s rank in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index?
- 140th
70. What was the name of the 3rd guided missile destroyer, which was launched recently under project 15B?
- INS Imphal
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has launched India’s third Project 15B Visakhapatnam-class guided-missile destroyer, the future INS Imphal, in Mumbai on April 20
71. Exercise Varuna 2019 will be conducted between India and which country?
- France
72. How many states and Union territories so far joined a pan-India network of single emergency helpline number '112'?
- 20
73. Who has become India's first female scientist to be elected Royal Society Fellow?
- Dr Gagandeep Kang
The Royal Society of London has announced a list of 51 eminent scientists elected to its fellowship in the year 2019. Among these are Gagandeep Kang, who is now with the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad. Dr Kang is the first Indian woman to be elected to the Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). Apart from Hamied and Kang, four other Indian scientists became Royal Fellows. Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Yusuf Hamied was elected an Honorary Fellow.
74. Which company became India’s 1st retail company to cross Rs 1 lakh crore in annual revenues?
- Reliance Retail Ltd
75. Which Indian cricketer has been appointed brand ambassador of bus ticketing platform ‘redBus’?
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
76. Who is appointed as a new Chairman of Export Promotion Council for Handicraft (EPCH)?
- Shri Ravinder Kumar Passi
77. Jerrie Cobb, who passed away recently, was the first female astronaut candidate of which space agency?
- NASA
78. Changi airport gets world's tallest 131-ft indoor waterfall. The airport is located in
- Singapore
79. Christina Koch, who will set a new record for the longest spaceflight by a woman, is the astronaut of which space agency?
- NASA
80. Universe's first molecule that formed almost 14 billion years ago, recently detected by NASA is ______.
- Helium hydride
81. On which date, the 2019 National Civil Services Day is celebrated in India recently?
- April 21
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