Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2019

41. Which state government has recently constituted a Transgender Welfare Board (TWB)?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Himachal Pradesh

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42. Who won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th National Photography Awards?
[A] Shanth Kumar
[B] Gurdeep Dhiman
[C] Ashok Dilwali
[D] Kirti Das

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43. Who has become the first woman President of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI)?
[A] Pramila Mehta
[B] Gautami Kapoor
[C] Radha Sharma
[D] G C Anupama

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44. What is the theme of the 2019 International Mother Language Day (IMLD)?
[A] Linguistic diversity and multilingualism count for sustainable development
[B] Indigenous Languages as a factor in development, peace and reconciliation
[C] Towards Sustainable Futures through Multilingual Education
[D] Quality education, language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes

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45. Which state Police has inducted India’s first humanoid robot officer?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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46. Which of the following telescopes has recently helped to discover 300000 new galaxies?
[A] LOFAR
[B] Hubble
[C] Spitzer Space
[D] Euclid

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47. Which IIT has tied up with Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) to address public health issues?
[A] IIT-Bombay
[B] IIT-Indore
[C] IIT-Kanpur
[D] IIT-Madras

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48. Which news agency has launched the world’s first female AI news anchor ‘Xin Xiaomeng’?
[A] Central News Agency
[B] Kyodo
[C] Xinhua
[D] Yonhap

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49. Which Indian personality is the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region?
[A] Amitabh Bachchan
[B] Sachin Tendulkar
[C] Virat Kohli
[D] Kapil Dev

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50. Which Indian Grandmaster has lifted the 2019 Cannes International Open trophy?
[A] Krishnan Sasikiran
[B] Parimarjan Negi
[C] Pentala Harikrishna
[D] Abhijeet Gupta

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