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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 30th April 2019

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1) When is the International Workers’ Memorial Day observed?

a) April 26

b) April 28

c) April 25

d) April 27

e) April 30

2) When is the International Dance Day celebrated?

a) April 29

b) April 27

c) April 28

d) April 30

e) April 26

3) Which day is observed on 30th April

a) World Asthma Day

b) Ayushman Bharat Diwas

c) World Milk Day

d) Photography Day

e) None of these

4) Environmental Ministry forms panel for effective implementation of NCAP. Who is the chairman of the committee?

a) C K Mishra

b) Anand Sharma

c) Vikram Seth

d) Ravindra Nayak

e) None of these

5) Which Indian company acquires Philippines largest personal care company Splash Corporation?

a) Infosys

b) TCS

c) Wipro

d) HCL

e) Tech Mahindra

6) Who has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Lokpal?

a) Pradeep Kumar Sinha

b) Ypgesh Narayan

c) Dilip Kumar

d) Amit Singhal

e) None of these

7) Who among the given has been appointed as the technical director by AIFF for the Indian National football team?

a) Fabio Cannavaro

b) Isac Doru

c) Jerzy Brzęczek

d) Stanislav Cherchesov

e) None of these

8) Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of Indian Air Force to take office from May 01, 2019?

a) Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha

b) Balakrishnan Suresh

c) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

d) Shirish Baban Deo

e) None of these

9) The SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet 2019 has been organised in which country?

a) India

b) Kyrgyzstan

c) China

d) Nepal

e) Singapore

10) Which Indian ships are participating in the ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise (FTX)?

a) INS Kolkata & INS Shakti

b) INS Sahyadri & INS Kolkata

c) INS Arighat & INS Shakti

d) INS Kamorta & INS Kolkata

e) INS Kolkata & INS Arighat

11) Who become first Indian wrestler to fight at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden?

a) Gurpreet Singh

b) Deepak Punia

c) Sunil Kumar

d) Bajrang Punia

e) None of these

12) Name the winner of men’s single title at the 2019 Badminton Asia Championships?

a) Kento Momota

b) Chen Long

c) Shi Yuqi

d) Srikanth Kidambi

e) None of these

13) Who among the following has won the 2019 Barcelona Open?

a) Kei Nishikori

b) Rafael Nadal

c) Fernando Verdasco

d) Dominic Thiem

e) None of these

14) Petra Kvitova has won the Stuttgart’s Porsche Grand Prix 2019. She represents which country?

a) Russia

b) Czech Republic

c) Germany

d) Romania

e) France

15) Chaudhary Vidyasagarwho passed away recently was a ________ by profession.

a) Journalist

b) Politician

c) Actor

d) Director

e) Sports Person

Answers:

1) Answer:  B)

The International Workers Memorial Day is held annually all over the world on April 28 to remember the workers who were killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their working environment and also take action to ensure that such tragedies are not repeated. The day is also known as Workers’ Memorial Day, International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of Mourning. Theme for 2019: “Dangerous substances – get them out of the workplace”.

2) Answer: A)

International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute, the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO. The event takes place every year on 29th April, the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet.

3) Answer: B)

Ayushman Bharat Diwas is to be celebrated across the country on 30 April. It is a National Health Protection Scheme (AB-NHPA) announced its launch by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence speech of 2018.Let us tell you that Ayushman Mitra has a plan to provide employment to the unemployed. This scheme is a part of India’s plan. Let us study about the Ayushman Bharat scheme through this article, what is its specialty and how it will work, what will be the salary of Ayushman Mitra, recruitment, eligibility criteria of Ayushman Mitra etc.

4) Answer: A)

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MOEFCC) announced that the committee will be under the chairmanship of its Secretary, C K Mishra, and will have one chief secretary each from over 20 states and union territories, including Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh, as its members.In its endeavour to implement the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), launched to tackle the air pollution menace in the country, the Centre has constituted a steering committee. The committee will provide overall guidance and directions for effective implementation of the NCAP for each financial year

5) Answer: C)

Wipro Consumer Care signed an agreement to acquire Splash Corporation, a Philippines-based personal care company. Wipro stated that this is the company’s 11th acquisition in the consumer line business, and the 9th acquisition in the personal care segment overall. Splash is the largest Philippine personal care player and among the top five in the Philippines market. It recorded a revenue of $80 million last year.

6) Answer: C)

Senior IAS officer Dilip Kumar was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Lokpal.He has been appointed for a period of six months on additional charge basis or till a new incumbent joins the post.

7) Answer: B)

All India Football Federation confirms the appointment of Mr. Isac Doru as its new Technical Director. Mr. Doru was selected from a list of over 60 candidates.The 56-year old comes with a rich experience of almost 29 years in International Football across many countries namely France, Japan, USA, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Qatar amongst others. He was last employed as the Sporting Director of three-time J-league Champions Yokohama Marinos FC.

8) Answer: C)

Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria will take over as the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force on May 1 succeeding Air Marshal Anil Khosla.Bhadauria is at present heading IAF’s Bengaluru-based Training Command and in his earlier avatar as the Deputy Chief, he was the chairman of the Indian negotiating team for the 36 Rafale combat aircraft deal with France.

9) Answer: B)          

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart, General Wei Fenghe at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet at Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.India is also keen on deepening its security-related cooperation with SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS) which specifically deals with issues relating to security and defence

10) Answer: A)

Two warships of the Indian Navy have reached the South Korean port city of Busan after participating at an international maritime parade off the coast of Qingdao in China. INS Kolkata and INS Shakti are in Busan as part of a deployment of the eastern fleet to the South China Sea. In a demonstration of India’s Act East policy and the Indian Navy’s increasing footprint and operational reach, Indian naval ships Kolkata and Shakti have arrived at Busan, South Korea on a three-day visit as part of deployment of the Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea on April 28. The Navy said the two ships will participate in the ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Busan.

11) Answer: D)

Bajrang Punia is set to become the first wrestler from India to fight at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York. The 25-year-old, who won the gold medal in the 65-kg category at the ongoing Asian Wrestling Championships earlier this week, is the first Indian wrestler to be invited by the American governing body. Bajrang Punia will take part in the “Grapple at the Garden — Beat the Streets” fight night, scheduled to be held on May 6. He is currently the World No.1 in the 65-kg weight category.

12) Answer: A)

The 2019 Badminton Asia Championships was held at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in China from 23 to 28 April 2019.

Category Winners Runners
Men’s singles Kento Momota (Japan) Shi Yuqi (China)
Women’s singles Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) He Bingjiao (China)

Men’s doubles

Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe (Japan) Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)

Women’s doubles

Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan (China) Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara (Japan)

Mixed doubles

Wang Yilü and Huang Dongping (China)

He Jiting and Du Yue (China)

13) Answer: D)

Dominic Thiem overpowered Daniil Medvedev to win the Barcelona Open title, boosting his credentials as a potential Roland Garros champion.He is also the first Austrian to take the Barcelona title since Thomas Muster in 1996.

14) Answer: B)

World number three Petra Kvitova beat Estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-3 7-6(2) to win Stuttgart’s Porsche Grand Prix 2019 held in Stuttgart, Germany from April 22-28, 2019. This was the second title of the year for the Czech based Kvitova while the 27th of her career.

15) Answer: B)

Former Himachal Pradesh minister and senior BJP leader Chaudhary Vidyasagar passed away at the age of 84 in Kangra near Dharamshala.Vidyasagar was a four-time MLA from Kangra assembly constituency and worked as a minister in the state governments led by Shanta Kumar and Prem Kumar Dhumal.

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