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- 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
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Option C
Explanation: Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria will take over as the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force from May 1, 2019 and would be looking after all the air operations being carried out by the force. He will succeed Air Marshal Anil Khosla who is superannuating on April 30, 2019.
- Who among the following has won the 2019 Barcelona Open?
A) Kei Nishikori
B) Rafael Nadal
C) Fernando Verdasco
D) Dominic Thiem
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Option D
Explanation: The third seed Dominic Thiem defeated seventh seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia 6–4, 6–0 to claim the 2019 Barcelona Open.
- When is the International Dance Day celebrated?
A) April 29
B) April 27
C) April 28
D) April 30
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Option A
Explanation: The International Dance Day is observed globally on April 29 each year to encourage participation and education in dance through events and festivals.
- The SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet 2019 has been organised in which country?
A) India
B) Kyrgyzstan
C) China
D) Russia
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Option B
Explanation: The Defence Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman is on a three days visit to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meet. The SCO meeting is being held in the run-up to the SCO summit, which is expected to take place in June 2019.
- 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
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Option C
Explanation: Senior IAS officer Dilip Kumar has been appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Lokpal on April 29, 2019. This is the first official appointment of a bureaucrat in Lokpal.
- Name the winner of the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
A) Max Verstappen
B) Sebastian Vettel
C) Lewis Hamilton
D) Valtteri Bottas
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Option D
Explanation: Mercedes racing driver Valtteri Bottas won the 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix on April 28, 2019. With this, the Finnish player claimed the Formula One world championship lead from teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was second.
- The import duty on wheat has been increased by the government to what percent?
A) 30%
B) 40%
C) 20%
D) 50%
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Option B
Explanation: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has hiked the customs duty on wheat to 40 percent from 30 percent in order to curb imports and protect the domestic industry.
- Divyansh Singh Panwar is an Indian player related to which sports?
A) Shooting
B) Tennis
C) Badminton
D) Boxing
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Option A
Explanation: He won silver medal in ISSF World Cup 2019 in Men’s 10m Air Rifle
- When was the World Veterinary Day 2019 observed globally?
A) April 29
B) April 28
C) April 27
D) April 26
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Option C
Explanation: The World Veterinary Day is observed on the Fourth Saturday of April every year. In 2019, the day falls on April 27. The theme of the 2019 World Veterinary Day is ‘Value of Vaccination’.
- The Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Maritime Security Field Training Exercise (FTX) is being held in which country?
A) Indonesia
B) Singapore
C) China
D) South Korea
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Option D
Explanation: The Indian naval ships INS Kolkata and INS Shakti reached Busan in South Korea on April 28 to participate in the three days ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise (FTX). The exercise is a part of deployment of the Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea.
- 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
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Option B
Explanation: All India Football Federation (AIFF) has appointed Romanian coach Isac Doru as the new technical director of the Indian national football team.
- How many medals have been won by India in the 2019 ISSF World Cup in Beijing?
A) 7
B) 6
C) 5
D) 4
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Option D
Explanation: India topped the medals tally in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2019 by bagging total 4 medals comprising 3 Gold and 1 Silver at the Beijing edition of the Rifle/Pistol event.
- 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
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Option A
Explanation: The Indian naval ships INS Kolkata and INS Shakti reached Busan in South Korea on April 28 to participate in the three days ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise (FTX). The exercise is a part of deployment of the Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea.
- The Central government has raised the minimum support price (MSP) on wheat for the year 2019 by what percent?
A) 4%
B) 2%
C) 6%
D) 3%
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Option C
Explanation: The wheat’s minimum support price (MSP) or the price at which the government buys from farmers has been raised by 6% at Rs 1,840 per 100 kg in 2019, from Rs 1,735 in 2018, in order to fix the support price at a minimum of 1.5 times the production cost.
- Petra Kvitova has won the Stuttgart’s Porsche Grand Prix 2019. She represents which country?
A) Russia
B) Czech Republic
C) Germany
D) Romania
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Option B
Explanation: 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.
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