Daily Current Affairs

1 May 2019

Who among the following will be the first Indian to play county cricket for

Hampshire?

निमिलिखित म स कौि हमपशायर क लिए काउटी करिकट ििि वािा पहिा भारतीय होगा?

A. Virat Kohli

B. Rishabh Pant

C. Shikhar Dhawan

D. Ajinkya Rahane

Who among the following will be the first Indian to compete at Madison

Square Garden wrestling event?

मडिसि सकवायर गािडि कशती परनतयोगगता म परनतसकपराड करि वािा पहिा भारतीयकौि होगा?

A. Sakshi Malik

B. Bajrang Punia

C. Vinesh Phogat

D. Yogeshwar Dutt

India became a full-time member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

(SCO) in the year ________.

भारत वरड ________ म शघाई सहयोग सगठि (SCO) का परडकालिक सदसकय बि गया था।

A. 2008

B. 2017

C. 2018

D. 2014

Which of the following country bans all types of face coverings that

prevent anyone from being identified?

निमिलिखित म स करकस दश ि सभी परकार क फस कवररग पर परनतबर िगाया ह जोकरकसी को भी पहचाि जाि स रोकता ह?

A. Bangladesh

B. UAE

C. Sri Lanka

D. Pakistan

On International Dance Day 2019, Karima Mansour is circulated throughout

the world. She is from which of the following country?

अतरराषटर ीय नतय दिवस 2019 पर, करीमर मसर कर सिश परी िदनयर म परसरररत दकयर

गयर। वह दनमनदिखित म स दकस िश स ह?

A. France

B. Egypt

C. Russia

D. China

Which of the following company is going to set up a CyberSecurity Fusion

Centre (CSFC) in Frisco, Texas, US?

निमिलिखित म स कौि सी कपिी करिसकको, टसास, यएस म साइबर लसयोररटी फयजि सटर(CSFC) सकथापपत करि जा रही ह?

A. Wipro

B. Infosys

C. HCL Technologies

D. Tata Consultancy Services

World Veterinary Day 2019 is observed on 28th April. Its theme is;

पवशव पश गचकरकतसा ददवस 2019 28 अपरि को मिाया जाता ह। इसका पवरय ह;

A. Value of Vaccination

B. The role of the veterinary profession in sustainable

development to improve livelihoods.

C. Antimicrobial Resistance

D. Give food security and safety

Who is appointed as the technical director by AIFF?

AIFF दवारा तकिीकी निदशक क रप म करकस नियत करकया गयाह?

A. Jorge Castelo

B. Gaioz Darsadze

C. Scott O'Donnell

D. Doru Isac

Which team wins Arjan Singh Memorial International hockey

tournament?

अजडि लसह ममोररयि इटरिशिि हॉकी टिाडमट करकस टीम ि जीता ह?

A. SCR Hyderabad

B. ICF Chennai

C. Air Force team, Bangladesh

D. Sri Lankan Air Force

UN observes World Day for Safety and Health at Work day on __________.

सयकत ररषटर __________ पर करया दिवस पर सरकषर और सवरसथय क दिए दवशव दिवस

कर अविोकन करतर ह।

A. 29th April

B. 26th April

C. 27th April

D. 28th April

Wipro Consumer Care acquires Splash Corporation

पवपरो कजयमर कयर ि सकिश कॉपोरशि का अगरगरहर करकया- Business Today

● Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting

(WCCL) has acquired the Philippines-

based personal care maker Splash

Corporation.

● WCCL is the consumer care business of

software provider Wipro Ltd.

● Splash Corporation is among the top five

local companies in the Philippines,

where it gets 85% of its annual revenue

of around $80 million.

● The transaction is expected to

strengthen the consumer care portfolio in

personal care apart from completing its

South East Asian footprint.

● Wipro chairman: Azim Premji

● Headquarters: Bangalore

● पवपरो कजयमर कयर एि िाइदटग (WCCL) िकरफिीपीस ससकथत पसडिि कयर मकर सकिशकॉपोरशि का अगरगरहर करकया ह।

● WCCL, सॉफटवयर परदाता Wipro Ltd. कापसडिि कयर वयवसाय ह।

● सकिश कॉपोरशि करफिीपीस की शीरड पाचसकथािीय कपनियो म स एक ह, जहा इस अपिवापरडक राजसकव का िगभग 85%, 80

लमलियि िॉिर लमिता ह।● ििदि स यह उममीद की जाती ह करक वह

दकषिर पवड एलशयाई फटपपरट को परा करि कअिावा वयसतगत दिभाि म उपभोतादिभाि पोटडफोलियो को भी मजबत करगा।

● पवपरो क अधयि: अजीम परमजी● मखयािय: बगिोर

Isac Doru appointed as AIFF technical director

इसाक दोर को एआईएफएफ क तकिीकी निदशक क रप म नियत करकया गया- Business Standard

● All India Football Federation (AIFF)

appointed Isac Doru as its new

technical director.

● Doru was selected from a list of over

60 candidates who had applied for the

post.

● The 56-year-old comes with a rich

experience of almost 29 years in

international football across several

countries including France, Japan,

USA, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Qatar

amongst others

● ऑि इडिया फटबॉि फिरशि (AIFF) िइसाक दोर को अपिा िया तकिीकी निदशकनियत करकया।

● िोर को 60 स अगरक उममीदवारो की सची मस चिा गया था सजनहोि इस पद क लिएआवदि करकया था।

● 56 वरीय वयसत िास, जापाि, अमररका, रोमानिया, सऊदी अरब, कतर सदहत कई दशोम अतरराषटरीय फटबॉि म िगभग 29 वरो कसमदर अिभव क साथ आत ह।

Claire Polosak to be the first female umpire in men's ODIियर पोिोसाक पररो क विि म पहिी मदहिा अपायर बिी

- Business Standard

● Australia's Claire Polosak made

history by becoming the first female

umpire to stand in a men's one-day

international.

● She officiated in the final of the World

Cricket League Division 2 between

hosts Namibia and Oman.

● Polosak has already stood in 15

women's ODIs, the first one in

November 2016 between Australia

and South Africa.

● She has also umpired the semi-final of

the Women's T20 World Cup in 2018

between England and India and four

matches at the 2017 Women's World

Cup.

● ऑसकरलिया की ियर पोिोसाक ि पररो कएक ददवसीय अतरराषटरीय मच म अपायररगकरि वािी पहिी मदहिा अपायर बिकरइनतहास रच ददया।

● उनहोि मजबाि िामीबबया और ओमाि कबीच पवशव करिकट िीग डिवीजि 2 क फाइििम भाग लिया।

● पोिोसाक पहि स ही 15 मदहिा विि मअपायर रह चकी ह सजसम िवबर 2016 मऑसकरलिया और दकषिर अिीका क बीच पहिामच था।

● उनहोि इगिि और भारत क बीच 2018 ममदहिा टी 20 पवशव कप क समीफाइिि और2017 मदहिा पवशव कप म चार मचो मअपायररग की ह।

Raheem Sterling named 2019 FWA footballer of the year

राहीम सकटलििग को वरड 2019 का एफिबलयए फटबॉिर िालमत करकया गया- Business Standard

● Raheem Sterling has been voted the

2019 Footballer of the Year by the

Football Writers’ Association.

● He was more than 100 votes ahead of

Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk.

● The FWA Women’s Footballer of the

Year award for 2019 was awarded to

Manchester City’s England forward

player Nikita Parris.

● रहम सकटलििग को फटबॉि राइटसड एसोलसएशिदवारा 2019 क फटबॉिर ऑफ द ईयर चिागया ह।

● वह लिवरपि क डिफ िर पवरगगि वाि िजकस 100 मत स अगरक आग थ।

● 2019 क लिए FWA मदहिा फटबॉिर ऑफ दईयर का परसककार मिचसकटर लसटी क इगििकी फारविड खििाडी निकरकता पररस को ददयागया।

India finished on the top spot at ISSF World Cup

ISSF दवशव कप म भररत शीरा सथरन पर रहर- Business Standard

● India topped the standings at the

International Shooting Sport

Federation, ISSF World Cup in

Beijing.

● India bagged four medals comprising

3 Gold and a Silver.

● China followed India in the Beijing

edition by bagging 2 gold, as many

silver and a bronze.

● In the last edition in New Delhi, India

had jointly topped the standings with

Hungary.

● बीसजग म अतराडषटरीय निशािबाजी ििमहासघ क, आईएसएसएफ पवशव कप मभारत शीरड पर रहा।

● भारत ि 3 सकवरड और एक रजत सदहत चारपदक हालसि करकए।

● चीि 2 सकवरड, एक रजत और एक कासकयजीतकर बीसजग ससककरर म भारत स पीछरहा।

● िई ददिी म पपछि ससककरर म, भारत िहगरी क साथ सयत रप स शीरड सकथािहालसि करकया था।

Japan's Kento Momota retains his Badminton Asia Championshipsजरपरन क क टो मोमोटर न अपन बडदमटन एदशयर चदपयनदशप को बरकररर

रिर- All India Radio

● There was a double golden delight for

Japan at Badminton Asia

Championships.

● World number one Kento Momota

retained his Badminton Asia

Championships title in Shanghai.

● He defeated Shi Yuqi of China 21-12,

11-11, 21-18.

● There was more joy for Japan as

Akane Yamaguchi became the first

Japanese to win the women's crown

by defeating He Bingjiao.

● बिलमटि एलशया चपपयिलशप म जापाि कलिए दोहरी सकवखरडम िशी थी।

● पवशव क िबर एक क टो मोमोटा ि शघाई मअपिा बिलमटि एलशया चपपयिलशपखिताब बरकरार रिा।

● उनहोि चीि क शी यकी को 21-12, 11-11,

21-18 स हराया।● जापाि क लिए और अगरक िशी हई

योकरक अकाि यामागची ि ही बबगजाओको हराकर मदहिाओ का ताज जीति वािीपहिी जापािी बि गई।

Former Indian footballer Pungam Kannan passed awayपवा भररतीय फटबॉिर पगम कननन कर दनधन

- DNA India

● Former India footballer Pungam

Kannan died following a prolonged

illness.

● He played 14 matches for India & was

the former Mohun Bagan & East

Bengal forward.

● He also won Santosh Trophy for

Bengal twice in a row (1971-73) and

was the top-scorer.

● It was legendary German coach

Dettmar Cramer who had given him

the best appreciation by calling him

'Pele of Asia' in 1968.

● भारत क पवड फटबॉिर पगम कनिि कािबी बीमारी क बाद निरि हो गया।

● उनहोि भारत क लिए 14 मच िि और पवडमोहि बागाि और पवी बगाि क लिएफोरविड िित थ।

● उनहोि िगातार दो बार (1971-73) मबगाि क लिए सतोर रॉफी जीती और शीरडसककोरर रह।

● परलसदर जमडि कोच िटमार िमर ि उनह1968 म 'पि ऑफ एलशया' कहकर सवडशरषटठसराहिा दी थी।

Belgium

Key Facts About Belgium

• Capital: Brussels• Official language: Dutch, French and German• Currency: Euro• Monarch: Philippe• Prime Minister: Charles Michel• National Bird: Common kestrel• Boundaries: It Shares its boundaries with France, Germany, Luxembourg,

Netherlands.

Facts about Belgium• Belgium is a country in Western Europe.• The sovereign state is a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system.• It is one of the six founding countries of the European Union. Today, the European

Union has a total of 28 countries.• Belgium is divided into three main geographical regions with the coastal plain in the

north-west, the central plateau and the Ardennes uplands in the south-east. • Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or Communities: the Dutch-speaking,

which constitutes about 59 percent of the population, and the French-speaking Community, which comprises about 40 percent of all Belgians. A small German-speaking Community.

• Belgium is a low-lying country which is mostly flat. Belgium has an average elevation of 181 m above sea level. Bhutan has the highest average elevation of all the countries in the world – 3,280 m.

• Belgium is also known as the “Battlefield of Europe” because the country served as a battlefield between many European powers and during the two World Wars as well.

Facts about Belgium• The Borengebouw — the first skyscraper – in Europe was also built in Belgium in 1932.• Chocolate production in the country dates back to 1635. Today, the country has more than

2,000 chocolate shops, and it produces over 173,000 tons of chocolate every year.• Belgium is the world’s second most chocolate exporting ($2.9bn in 2016) country after

Germany ($4.5bn in 2016).• With the diamond trade happening in Antwerp since 1447, the city is also known as the

world’s diamond capital.• The headquarters of NATO, located in Brussels, Belgium.• One of the world’s biggest and most famous electronic dance music festivals,

Tomorrowland, is held every year in Boom, Belgium. • The flag of Belgium and Germany have the same color combination – black, yellow and

red. However, the orientation of the colors is different.

Belgium Germany

Who among the following has been as named 2019 FWA Women’s footballer of

the year?

निमिलिखित म स करकस 2019 एफिबलयए मदहिा फटबॉिर क रप म िालमत करकया गया ह?

A. Jill Scott

B. Nikita Parris

C. Demi Stokes

D. Georgia Stanway

Recently Pungam Kannan passed away. He was associated with which of the

following sports?

हाि ही म पगम कनिि का निरि हो गया। वह निमिलिखित म स करकस िि स समबगरत थ?

A. Wrestling

B. Boxing

C. Long Jump

D. Football

India won a total of ____ gold medals at the International Shooting Sport

Federation, ISSF World Cup in Beijing.

भारत ि बीसजग म अतराडषटरीय शदटग सकपोटड फिरशि, ISSF पवशव कप म कि ____

सकवरड पदक जीत।A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

Who among the following is the chairman of Wipro?

निमिलिखित म स कौि पवपरो क चयरमि ह?

A. Vishal Sikka

B. Lakshmi Mittal

C. Azim Premji

D. Gautam Adani

Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers signed a contract with the Defence

Ministry to build _______ anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft

गरडान रीच दशपदबलडसा एड इजीदनयसा न रकषर मतररिय क सरथ _______ पनडबबी रोधी

उथि परनी क वॉटरकररफट क दनमराण क दिए एक अनबध पर हसतरकषर दकए

A. 4

B. 2

C. 8

D. 16

Who is the head of the CPWD committee to formulate design policy for building

construction?

भवि निमाडर क लिए डिजाइि िीनत तयार करि क लिए CPWD सलमनत क परमि कौि ह?

A. S C Khuntia

B. Mayur Srivastava

C. Manoj Kapoor

D. M K Sharma

Which telescope is used for confirming that the Universe is expanding about 9%

faster than expected?

करकस टिीसककोप का उपयोग इस बात की पसषटट क लिए करकया जाता ह करक बरहमाि उममीद स9% तजी स पवसकतार कर रहा ह?

A. Keck Observatory

B. Galileo National Telescope

C. Hubble Space Telescope

D. Spitzer Space Telescope

Which of the following city has set a new Guinness World Record for the

number of national flags raised in a city for 24 hours?

निमिलिखित म स करकस शहर ि 24 घट क लिए एक शहर म उठाए गए राषटरीय धवजकी सखया क लिए एक िया गगिीज विड ररकॉिड बिाया ह?

A. Cairo

B. Tehran

C. Beirut

D. Dubai

UNICEF and __________ has signed a LOI for children Empowerment.

यनिसफ और __________ ि बचचो क सशसतकरर क लिए LOI पर हसकतािरकरकए ह।

A. Ministry of Human Resource Development

B. Ministry of Home Affairs

C. National Development Council

D. NITI Aayog

A six-year-old boy Derek C Lalchhanhima receives PETA India's

'Compassionate Kid' Award 2019. He belongs to which Indian state?

छह सरि क एक िडक डरक सी िरिछदनमर को पटर इदडयर कर 'कमपरसटट दकड'

अवरडा 2019 पररपत हआ। वह दकस भररतीय ररजय स सबदधत ह?

A. Mizoram

B. Tripura

C. Manipur

D. Telangana