Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2019
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41. What is the theme of the 2019 World Malaria Day (WMD)?
[A] Zero malaria starts with me
[B] Ready to beat malaria
[C] Sustain Gains, Save Lives: Invest in Malaria
[D] Invest in the future: defeat malaria
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Correct Answer: A [Zero malaria starts with me]
Notes:
The World Malaria Day (WMD) is observed every year on 25th of April to raise awareness and funds for the treatment and prevention of the disease. The day also highlights the need for sustained investment and political commitment for malaria prevention, control and elimination. As part of the WMD 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched grassroots campaign ‘Zero malaria starts with me’ to keep malaria high on the political agenda, mobilize additional resources, and empower communities to take ownership of malaria prevention and care.
42. Cyril Almeida, who won the 2019 IPI World Press Freedom Hero award, is from which country?
[A] Pakistan
[B] Iran
[C] Myanmar
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: A [Pakistan]
Notes:
Pakistani journalist Cyril Almeida has won the World Press Freedom Hero award of The International Press Institute (IPI) for his critical and tenacious coverage of the civil-military relations in Pakistan. Almeida is an assistant editor and columnist at Pakistani daily ‘Dawn’ & is currently facing sedition charges in the country. The IPI is a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 100 countries. IPI’s World Press Freedom Hero Award honours journalists who have made critical contributions to the promotion of press freedom, particularly in the face of great personal risk.
43. What is the theme of 2019 World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD)?
[A] Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined
[B] Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity
[C] Innovation — Improving Lives
[D] Reach for Gold: IP and Sports
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Correct Answer: D [Reach for Gold: IP and Sports]
Notes:
The World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) is observed every year on April 26 across the globe to spread awareness about the role that intellectual property rights like patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyright play in encouraging innovation and creativity. It aims to increase people’s awareness and understanding of the intellectual property. The main purpose of intellectual property law is to encourage the creation of a large variety of intellectual goods for consumers. The 2019 theme is ‘Reach for Gold: IP and Sports’. Intellectual property refers to creations of the mind, inventions, literary and artistic works, and symbols, names and images used in commercial activities.
44. Rama Sengupta Paul, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality in which field?
[A] Arts
[B] Journalism
[C] Mountaineering
[D] Poetry
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Correct Answer: C [Mountaineering]
Notes:
Rama Sengupta Paul (66), the Veteran lady mountaineer, has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal. She led the first successful all-women expedition to Kedarnath Dome in Garhwal Himalaya which was organized by city-based Himalayan Association to commemorate the International Year of Women in 1975.
45. Puranik Yogendra, who has become the first ethnic Indian to contest and win an election in Japan, is from which of the following Indian cities?
[A] Patna
[B] Udaipur
[C] Pune
[D] New Delhi
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Correct Answer: C [Pune]
Notes:
Puranik Yogendra (or Yogi) from Pune has become the first ethnic Indian to contest and win an election in Japan. He has been elected to Edogawa Ward assembly of Tokyo. Hence, this is the first-ever victory of a naturalized Japanese of Indian origin in elections in Japan. Yogi went to Japan to pursue higher studies in 1997 and worked with various IT companies there. He lived there for 20 years and has been the resident of Edogawa for 15 years. Puranik believes that his ties with his adopted home were strengthened after Japan went through earthquake and tsunami in 2011 and he came to know more about the country when would visit the affected area on weekends to help the people affected due to two calamities. Soon after, he obtained Japanese citizenship and came to enter politics; he was fielded by the Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) of Japan in the recent polls.
46. Who is the head of the IRDA committee to review microinsurance framework?
[A] C K Khanna
[B] Manoj Muntashir
[C] Suresh Mathur
[D] Shekhar Gupta
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Correct Answer: C [Suresh Mathur]
Notes:
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has recently constituted a 13-member Committee to review the regulatory framework on microinsurance and recommend measures to increase the demand for such products. . The committee, under the chairmanship of IRDAI Executive Director Suresh Mathur, has been tasked with suggesting product designs with customer-friendly underwriting, including easy premium payment methods and simple claims settlement procedures. The committee has representatives from life, general and health insurance companies in the public and private sectors.
47. Which International organisation has announced that Qatar will officially abolish its controversial exit visa system for all foreign workers by the end of 2019?
[A] ILO
[B] UNIDO
[C] UNESCO
[D] WHO
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Correct Answer: A [ILO]
Notes:
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has recently announced that Qatar will officially abolish its controversial exit visa system for all foreign workers by the end of 2019. It must be noted that Qatar has introduced a series of labour reforms since its selection as the 2022 World Cup host, with the event setting in motion a huge construction programme employing foreign workers. In September 2018, Qatar approved legislation to scrap the “kafala”, or sponsorship, system which required that foreign workers obtain permission from their employers to leave the country. In February 2019, Qatar said it was committed to labour reform following an Amnesty International report that the 2022 World Cup host was failing to stop widespread labour abuse. As part of its pledge to reform the labour section, Qatar has also introduced a monthly minimum wage of 750 riyals ($206) and agreed to work closely with the ILO, which now has an office in the capital.
48. MERA India has been launched to eliminate malaria from India by which year?
[A] 2025
[B] 2030
[C] 2022
[D] 2028
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Correct Answer: B [2030]
Notes:
The Indian Council of Medical Research has launched the ‘Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) India’ to eliminate malaria from India by 2030. The initiative is a conglomeration of partners working on malaria control. The principal activity of the alliance is to prioritise, plan, conduct, scale up and translate relevant research in a coordinated and combinatorial way in order to have a tangible impact of this research on the population at risk for malaria. The MERA India does not intend to duplicate international efforts rather complement this on a national scale while contributing to the broader global agenda. The alliance will facilitate trans-institutional coordination and collaboration around a shared research agenda which responds not only to programmatic challenges and addresses gaps in available tools but also pro actively contributes to targeted research. It aims to harness and reinforce research in coordinated and combinatorial ways in order to achieve tangible impact on malaria elimination.
49. Who of the following has/ have secured 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota?
[A] Divyansh Singh Panwar
[B] Apurvi Chandela
[C] Abhishek Verma
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
In shooting, Abhishek Verma secured India’s fifth Olympic quota place by winning the 10m air pistol gold medal at the ISSF World Cup at Beijing, China on April 27, 2019. He clinched the top spot with a total score of 242.7. This is India’s fifth 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota after Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela (10m air rifle women), Saurabh Choudhary (10m Air Pistol men) and Divyansh Singh Panwar had secured berths.
50. Who is the head of the committee to review the Economic Capital Framework (ECF) for the RBI?
[A] Subhash Chandra Garg
[B] Hasmukh Adhia
[C] Rajiv Mehrishi
[D] Bimal Jalan
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Correct Answer: D [Bimal Jalan]
Notes:
The six-member expert committee led by former RBI governor Bimal Jalan was appointed on December 26, 2018 to review the Economic Capital Framework (ECF) for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It is in news recently because the Jalan panel is likely to submit its report by June 2019. The panel is expected to spell out details regarding how the RBI should handle its reserves and whether it can transfer its surplus to the government. The report is also expected to detail the amount the central bank should transfer to the government. The terms of reference of the committee would be to review status, need and justification of various provisions, reserves and buffers presently provided for by the RBI. The committee will also review best practices followed by the central banks globally in making assessment and provisions for risks, to which central bank balance sheets are subjected.
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