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Daily Current Affairs 29 March 2019
Daily Current Affairs
29 March 2019
Which of the following country has approved the proposal to open the Sharda
Peeth corridor with India?
निम्ननिखित में से निस देश िे भारत िे साथ शारदा पीठ गनियारा िोििे िे प्रस्ताव िो मंजूरी
दी है?
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Bhutan
The world's largest e-waste recycling facility has been inaugurated in which of
the following city?
नवश्व िी सबसे बडी ई-िचरा रीसाइखलंग सुनवधा िा उद्घाटि निम्ननिखित में से निस शहर में
निया गया है?
A. London
B. Moscow
C. Tokyo
D. Dubai
According to New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019, the time for approving
applications have been changed to _______ for drugs manufactured in India.
िए ड्र ग्स और खलनििि टर ायि नियम 2019 िे अिुसार, भारत में निनमित दवाओं िे निए
आवेदिों िो मंजूरी देिे िा समय बदििर _______ िर नदया गया है।
A. 10 days
B. 30 days
C. 50 days
D. 90 days
On 26 March 2019, The first Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition has been
flagged off to which of the following mountains?
26 माचि 2019 िो, पहिे भारतीय सेिा पवितारोहण अनभयाि िो निम्ननिखित में से निस पवित
िे निए रवािा निया गया है?
A. Yala Peak
B. Kala Patthar
C. Makalu
D. Nanga Parbat
RBI has slapped a penalty of _________ on Punjab National Bank for
non-compliance of SWIFT operations.
RBI िे SWIFT पररचाििों िे गैर-अिुपािि िे निए पंजाब िेशिि बैंि पर
_________ िा जुमाििा िगाया है।
A. Rs 1 crore
B. Rs 4 crore
C. Rs 5 crore
D. Rs 2 crore
Joint Naval Exercise of India and Australia AUSINDEX is to be held in
__________.
भारत और ऑस्ट्र ेनिया AUSINDEX िा संयुक्त िौसेिा अभ्यास __________ में आयोनजत
निया जािा है।
A. Cochin
B. Vishakhapatnam
C. New Delhi
D. Odisha
Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of
Morocco?
मोरक्को िे साम्राज्य में भारत िे अगिे राजदूत िे रूप में निसे नियुक्त निया गया है?
A. Gopalkrishna Gandhi
B. Shambhu S Kumaran
C. Karma Topden
D. Apa Pant s
Which e-commerce company joined hands with google to allow its users to pay
via Google Pay?
निस ई-िॉमसि िंपिी िे अपिे उपयोगितािओं िो Google पे िे माध्यम से भुगताि िरिे िी
अिुमनत देिे िे निए Google िे साथ हाथ नमिाया है?
A. Myntra
B. Flipkart
C. Ebay
D. Amazon
Who topped the Asian Rich List 2019 with Rs 2.3 lakh crore?
2.3 िाि िरोड रुपये िे साथ एनशयि ररच निस्ट् 2019 में िौि शीर्ि पर रहा?
A. Hinduja family
B. Lakshmi Mittal & family
C. SP Lohia
D. Mukesh Ambani family
When did World Theatre Day celebrated?
नवश्व रंगमंच नदवस िब मिाया गया?
A. 22nd March
B. 23rd March
C. 2th March
D. 27th March
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IIT-Delhi develops an AI-based system to detect malaria and other diseases
आईआईटी-नदल्ली िे मिेररया, अन्य बीमाररयों िा पता िगािे िे निए एआई-आधाररत
प्रणािी नविनसत िी
- Times of India
● Researchers at the Indian Institute of
Technology-Delhi have developed an Artificial
Intelligence-based electronic hardware system
to detect malaria, tuberculosis, an intestinal
parasite, and cervical cancer in milliseconds.
● The researchers said that their system can be
used for healthcare access in resource-
constrained areas with limited access to human
specialists.
● The IITD researchers have demonstrated a
proof-of-concept (PoC) low-power rapid AI
hardware implementation based microscopy
diagnostic support system for four different
diseases: Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cervical
Cancer and Intestinal Parasite Infection.
● The work was showcased at Rashtrapati
Bhawan and also received the prestigious
Gandhian Young Technology Innovation Award
(GYTI) in 2018.
● इंनड्यि इंस्ट्ीटू्यट ऑफ टेक्नोिॉजी-नदल्ली िे
शोधितािओं िे नमिीसेिंड् में मिेररया, तपेनदि, आंतों
में परजीवी और गभािशय ग्रीवा िे िैं सर िा पता िगािे
िे निए एिआनटिनफनशयि इंटेनिजेंस-आधाररत
इिेक्ट्र ॉनिि हाड्िवेयर नसस्ट्म नविनसत निया है।
● शोधितािओं िे िहा नि उििी प्रणािी िा उपयोग
मािव संसाधि िे सीनमत उपयोग िे साथ संसाधि-
नववश के्षत्ों में स्वास्थ्य सेवा पहंच िे निए निया जा
सिता है।
● IITD िे शोधितािओं िे चार अिग-अिग बीमाररयों िे
निए पू्रफ-ऑफ-िॉने्सप्ट (पीओसी) िो-पावर रैनपड्
एआई हाड्िवेयर िायािन्वयि आधाररत माइक्रोस्कोपी
ड्ायग्नोखस्ट्ि सपोटि नसस्ट्म िा प्रदशिि निया है ये
बीमारी है, मिेररया, तपेनदि, ग्रीवा िैं सर और आंतों में
परजीवी संक्रमण।
● यह िायि राष्ट्र पनत भवि में प्रदनशित निया गया था और
इसिे 2018 में प्रनतनित गांधीवादी युवा प्रौद्योगिोनगिी
िवाचार पुरस्कार (GYTI) भी प्राप्त निया।
India, African Union ink MoU on health sciences cooperation
स्वास्थ्य नवज्ञाि सहयोग पर भारत और अफ्रीिी संघ िे बीच एमओयू
- Business Standard
● The Indian Council of Medical Research
and the African Union (AU) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
which formalised the India-Africa Health
Sciences Collaborative Platform (IAHSP)
by establishing a framework.
● It will pave the way for cooperation in
R&D, capacity building, health services,
pharmaceutical trade, and manufacturing
capabilities.
● The IAHSP was established after the first
India-Africa Health Sciences Meet in
2016 in New Delhi.
● The IAHSP strengthens cooperation in
the health sector in a structured and
organized manner.
● भारतीय नचनित्सा अिुसंधाि पररर्द और अफ्रीिी
संघ (एयू) िे एि समझौता ज्ञापि (एमओयू) पर
हस्ताक्षर निए, नजसिे एि रूपरेिा िी स्थापिा
िरिे इंनड्यि अफ्रीिि साइंस िोिैबोरेनटव
पे्लटफोमि (IAHSP) िो औपचाररि रूप नदया।
● यह अिुसंधाि एवं नविास, क्षमता निमािण, स्वास्थ्य
सेवाओ,ं फामािसु्यनटिि व्यापार और नवनिमािण
क्षमताओं में सहयोग िा मागि प्रशस्त िरेगा।
● IAHSP िी स्थापिा 2016 में िई नदल्ली में पहिी
भारत-अफ्रीिा स्वास्थ्य नवज्ञाि बैठि िे बाद िी
गई थी।
● IAHSP संरनचत और संगनठत तरीिे से स्वास्थ्य
के्षत् में सहयोग िो मजबूत िरता है।
Savita Punia to lead Indian women’s hockey team in Malaysia tour
सनवता पुनिया मिेनशया दौरे में भारतीय मनहिा हॉिी टीम िा िेतृत्व िरेगी- Times of India
● Goalkeeper Savita will captain an 18-
strong Indian women's hockey team
for the five-match series against
Malaysia starting from 4th of April.
● Hockey India announced that Savita
will stand in for regular skipper Rani
Rampal, who is nursing an injury.
● Rajani Etimarpu has joined the squad
as the second goalkeeper
● गोििीपर सनवता मिेनशया में चार अपै्रि
से शुरू होिे वािी पांच मैचों िी शंृ्ििा
िे निए 18-मजबूत भारतीय मनहिा हॉिी
टीम िी िप्तािी िरेंगी।
● हॉिी इंनड्या िे घोर्णा िी नि सनवता
नियनमत रूप से िप्ताि रािी रामपाि िी
जगह िेगी, जो चोनटि हैं।
● दूसरे गोििीपर िे रूप में रजिी एनतमापूि
टीम में शानमि िी गई हैं।
Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary bag Gold medal at Asian AirgunChampionship
मिु भािर-सौरभ चौधरी िे एनशयि एयरगि चैखियिनशप में स्वणि पदिजीता
- Business Standard
● Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary
have bagged a Gold medal in the 10-
metre Air Pistol Mixed team event at the
12th Asian Airgun Championship at
Taoyuan in Taipei.
● The teenage Indian duo went on to win
the five-team final with a score of 484.8
points.
● The pair made it to the Final after
smashing the world record in the
qualification.
● 17-year-old Manu and 16-year-old
Saurabh shot a combined score of 784,
breaking the record set by Russians
Vitalina Batsarashkina and Artem
Chernousov at the European
Championships
● मिु भािर और सौरभ चौधरी िे ताइपे में 12 वी ं
एनशयाई एयरगि चैखियिनशप में 10 मीटर
एयर नपस्ट्ि नमक्स्ड टीम इवेंट में स्वणि पदि
जीता है।
● निशोर भारतीय जोडी िे पांच टीमों िे फाइिि
में 484.8 अंिों िे साथ जीत दजि िी।
● इस जोडी िे क्वािीनफिेशि में नवश्व ररिॉड्ि िो
तोडिर फाइिि में जगह बिाई।
● 17 वर्ीय मिु और 16 वर्ीय सौरभ िे यूरोपीय
चैंनपयिनशप में रूस िे नवटानििा
बैट्सरानशनििा और आटेम चेििसोव द्वारा
निधािररत ररिॉड्ि िो तोडते हए, 784 िा संयुक्त
स्कोर बिाया था।
Malayalam writer Ashita passes away
मियािम िेखििा अनशता िा निधि
- The Indian Express
● Well-known Malayalam writer and poet
Ashita passed away at the age of 63.
● As many as twenty books including
poems, translations and children's
literature were published on Ashita's
name.
● Some of her noted works include
'Apoorna Viramangal, 'Vismaya
Chhihnangal and Ashithayude Kathakal.
● Ashita has been the recipient of several
awards including the prestigious
Padmarajan Award - Thathagatha
(2000), Lalithambika Antharjanam Award
(1994) and Edaserri Award (1986).
● सुप्रनसद्ध मियािम िेखििा और िनवनयत्ी
अनशता िा 63 वर्ि िी आयु में निधि हो गया।
● अनशता िे िाम पर िनवताएँ, अिुवाद और बाि
सानहत्य सनहत बीस पुस्तिें प्रिानशत हईं।
● उििी िुछ प्रनसद्ध िृनतयों में 'अपूणाि
वीरमंगि,' नवस्मय नचहंगि’ और ‘अनशथयुडे्
िथिि’ शानमि हैं।
● अनशता िो िई पुरस्कारों से सम्मानित निया
गया है, नजिमें प्रनतनित पद्मराजि पुरस्कार -
थाथागाथा (2000), िनितांनबिा अंतजििम
पुरस्कार (1994) और एड्सेरी अवाड्ि (1986)
शानमि हैं।
Qatar
Key Facts About Qatar
• Capital: Doha• Official language: Arabic• Currency: Riyal • Emir: Tamim bin Hamad• Prime Minister: Abdullah bin Nasser• Independence from the United Kingdom: 3 September 1971• National animal: The Arabian oryx is the national animal of Jordan, Oman, the
United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar.• National Bird: Falcons are National Birds of Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia,
Romania, and Yemen.• Boundaries: Its sole land border is with neighbouring country Saudi Arabia to
the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf.
Facts about Qatar• Qatar is a country located in Western Asia, occupying the small
Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. • Islam is the official religion of Qatar. • Qatar is a high-income economy, backed by the world's third-largest natural gas reserves
and oil reserves.• Most of the country consists of a low, barren plain, covered with sand. • The highest point in Qatar is Qurayn Abu al Bawl at 103 metres.• The Jebel Dukhan area also contains Qatar's main onshore oil deposits, while the natural
gas fields lie offshore, to the northwest of the peninsula.• Before the discovery of oil, the economy of the Qatari region focused on fishing and
pearl hunting. • Oil was discovered in Qatar in 1940, in Dukhan Field.• With no income tax, Qatar (along with Bahrain) is one of the countries with the lowest
tax rates in the world. • The unemployment rate in June 2013 was 0.1%.
Facts about Qatar• Qatar is among the top ten leading producers of LNG – liquefied natural gas.• Qatar will host the next FIFA World Cup to be staged in 2022.• The opening trip of the World Motocross championship was held in Qatar in February
2015.• Qatar is home to one hundred and eighty different nationalities.• Qatar Airways recently supplanted Emirates to claim the title of best carrier at the annual
World Airline Awards. It is the fourth time Qatar Airways has claimed the top prize, having won in 2011, 2012 and 2015.
• Qatar is the country where a natural disaster is least likely to strike. The most dangerous are Vanuatu, followed by Tonga and the Philippines.
• There are two men for every woman in Qatar. Why? Because it’s a land built by immigrants, most of whom are young and male.
• Qatar is ranked 12th out of 153 countries in the Global Peace Index, and is one of the safest countries in the world to live in for both families and individuals relocating alone.
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orbiting target satellite in LEO. LEO stands for ________.
भारत िे नड्फें स इंटरसेप्टर नमसाइि िा सफितापूविि परीक्षण निया है, नजसिे LEO में भारतीय
पररक्रमा िक्ष में उपग्रह िो िष्ट् िर नदया है। LEO िा अथि ________ है।
A. Light Environment Orbit
B. Low Earth Orbit
C. Lesser Engaged Orbit
D. Light Engaged Orb
India has signed an MoU on health sciences cooperation with
which of the following?
भारत िे निम्ननिखित में से निसिे साथ स्वास्थ्य नवज्ञाि सहयोग पर समझौता
ज्ञापि पर हस्ताक्षर निए हैं?
A. China
B. Japan
C. African Union
D. European Union
Who among the following has been reappointed as the MD and CEO of
Maruti Suzuki India?
मारुनत सुजुिी इंनड्या िे एमड्ी और सीईओ िे रूप में निम्ननिखित में से निसे नफर
से नियुक्त निया गया है?
A. Kenichi Ayukawa
B. Rajiv Bajaj
C. Pawan Munjal
D. Mary Barra
Which of the following country hosted the maximum number of Olympic
games by hosting 4 Summer Olympics and 4 Winter Olympics?
निम्ननिखित में से निस देश िे 4 ग्रीष्मिािीिओिंनपिऔर 4 शीतिािीिओिंनपि
िी मेजबािी िरिेओिंनपि िेिों िी अनधितम संख्या िी मेजबािी िी?
A. Japan
B. United States
C. Japan
D. China
Who among the following will lead Indian women’s hockey team in
Malaysia tour?
निम्ननिखित में से िौि मिेनशया दौरे में भारतीय मनहिा हॉिी टीम िा िेतृत्व िरेगा?
A. Navjot Kaur
B. Nikki Pradhan
C. Savita Punia
D. Deepika Thakur
Name the organization, that presents National Academy Awards.
उस संगठि िा िाम बताइए, जो राष्ट्र ीय अिादमी पुरस्कार प्रदाि िरता है।
A. Indian Numismatic Historical and Cultural Research
Foundation
B. Lalit Kala Academy
C. Life & Art Academy
D. National Center For Performing Arts
Which State government has launched initiatives to educate
voters?
निस राज्य सरिार िे मतदाताओं िो नशनक्षत िरिे िे निए पहि िी है?
A. Assam
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Uttar Pradesh
Which country won the 2nd edition of Badminton Asia Mixed Team
Championships?
बैड्नमंटि एनशया नमक्स्ड टीम चैंनपयिनशप िा दूसरा संस्करण निस देश िे जीता?
A. China
B. Japan
C. India
D. Malaysia
Who launched a Young Scientist Programme 'YUVIKA' for Schoolkids?
सू्किी बच्ों िे निए एि युवा वैज्ञानिि िायिक्रम 'YUVIKA' िा शुभारंभ निसिे
निया?
A. Microsoft
B. ISRO
C. DRDO
D. BARC
Which of the following railway station has received Gold Rating by the
Indian Green Building Council?
निम्ननिखित में से निस रेिवे से्ट्शि िो भारतीय ग्रीि नबखडंग िाउंनसि द्वारा गोड
रेनटंग प्राप्त हई है?
A. Vadodara Station
B. Itarsi Junction
C. Allahabad Junction
D. Vijayawada railway station
