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- Name the first ever Indian women to be elected as the Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)?
A) David G. Lalloo
B) Peter Hotez
C) Gagandeep Kang
D) Dipan Ghosh
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Option C
Explanation: The Royal Society of London has announced the list of 51 eminent scientists who have been elected to its fellowship in the year 2019. India’s Gagandeep Kang has become the first Indian woman to be elected to the Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), in 359-year history of the prestigious scientific academy.
- The 18th Asian Billiards will be held in which city in 2019?
A) Hyderabad
B) Pune
C) Chennai
D) Chandigarh
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Option D
Explanation: The 18th Asian Billiards, 20th U-21 Asian Snooker and the 3rd Ladies Asian Snooker Championships will take place at Sector 19 Community Centre in Chandigarh, India, from April 27 to May 3, 2019.
- The bilateral Naval exercise VARUNA 2019 will take place between India and which other country?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Singapore
D) Nepal
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Option B
Explanation: India and France will conduct their largest ever naval exercise ‘Varuna’ in May 2019. The objective of this exercise is to expand the strategic partnership between India and France in the Indian Ocean region (IOR).
- Name the app launched by the Election Commission to provide near-realtime availability of voter turnout during elections across India
A) Voter Turnout
B) Voter Present
C) Total Voter
D) Voter Bunch
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Option A
Explanation: The Election Commission (EC) has launched a mobile application named “Voter Turnout” that provides near-realtime availability of voter turnout during elections across India.
- Name the Union Finance Minister of Pakistan who recently stepped down from the post?
A) Ali Haider Zaidi
B) Pervez Khattak
C) Asad Umar
D) Shafqat Mahmood
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Option C
Explanation: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Asad Umar abruptly quit the Cabinet on April 18, 2019. Umar took the decision as he was dissatisfied with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s desire for Umar to take the Energy Minister portfolio instead of Finance as part of a Cabinet reshuffle.
- The annual marine exercise CARAT is organised by which country?
A) United Kingdom
B) China
C) Singapore
D) United States
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Option D
Explanation: The United States Navy began its 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise series on April 19, 2019 at Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka.
- RBI has recently signed a Statement of Commitment (SoC) for which of the following codes?
A) ET Global Code
B) FX Global Code
C) MSF Global Code
D) NE Global Code
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Option B
Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has signed a Statement of Commitment (SoC) to the FX Global Code (“Code”). The FX Global Code (known as Code) represents a set of principles generally recognized as good practice in the wholesale foreign exchange market (“FX Market”).
- Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga recently resigned as the Prime Minister of which country?
A) Mali
B) Peru
C) Bolivia
D) Algeria
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Option A
Explanation: The Prime Minister of Mali, Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga has resigned along with his entire government on April 18, 2019 over its failure to handle violence in the West African country.
- Which country is organizing the International Fleet Review (IFR) in 2019?
A) United Kingdom
B) Pakistan
C) India
D) China
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Option D
Explanation: Two Indian Navy warships, namely the destroyer INS Kolkata and tanker INS Shakti, will participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) to be held at Qingdao, China on April 23. The celebrations are being held by the Chinese as part of the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Navy.
- The late Alan García, who died recently after shooting himself, was the former President of which country?
A) Palestine
B) Egypt
C) Peru
D) Slovakia
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Option C
Explanation: The former President of Peru, Alan García, passed away after shooting himself. He was 69.
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