Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2019

1. Who has been elected as the new chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC)?
[A] Nakul Chopra
[B] Partho Dasgupta
[C] Punit Goenka
[D] Milan Sharma

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2. The National Salt Satyagraha Memorial (NSSM) is located in which of the following districts of Gujarat?
[A] Mehsana
[B] Kheda
[C] Bharuch
[D] Navsari

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3. The Kala Ghoda Arts Festival (KGAF-2019) has started in which of the following cities?
[A] Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Jaipur

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4. Who has become the first Indian golfer to grab Australian LPGA card?
[A] Diksha Dagar
[B] Astha Madan
[C] Vani Kapoor
[D] Ridhima Dilawari

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5. What is the theme of the 2019 World Wetlands Day (WWD)?
[A] Forests and Wetlands
[B] Wetlands and Climate Change
[C] Wetlands for our Future
[D] Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future

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6. Who is the recipient of the 2019 Kalamaharshi Baburao Painter Award at the 2019 Kolhapur International Film Festival (KIFF)?
[A] Gajendra Ahire
[B] Abhijit Deshpande
[C] Govind Nihalani
[D] Rohini Hattangadi

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7. Ramesh Bhatkar, who passed away recently, was the renowned actor of which regional cinema?
[A] Marathi
[B] Tamil
[C] Telugu
[D] Odia

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8. Which city is the venue of the ICT Academy Bridge 2019 conference?
[A] Jaipur
[B] New Delhi
[C] Pune
[D] Chennai

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9. Which space telescope has discovered a new dwarf galaxy ‘Bedin 1’ in the cosmic neighbourhood?
[A] Astro 2
[B] Astrosat
[C] Hisaki
[D] Hubble

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10. Aribam Syam Sharma, who has decided to return his Padma Shri award in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill of 2016, is from which north-eastern state?
[A] Manipur
[B] Mizoram
[C] Nagaland
[D] Tipura

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