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Q1. Who among the first ever women empire in a men’s One Day International?

1. Claire Polosak
2. Kathy Cross
3. Kathy Polosak
4. Claire Cross

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• Claire Polosak is the first woman to umpire a men’s one-day international.
• She officiated the final of the World Cricket League Division 2, between Oman and Namibia, who both secured ODI status after finishing in the top two positions of the table.

Q2. Where is 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup being held?

1. England and Wales
2. New Delhi and Mumbai
3. Dubai and UAE
4. London and Scotland

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• The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup, an international cricket tournament contested by the men's national teams of the ICC.
• It is being hosted by England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July 2019.

Q3. Where will be India’s first music museum situated?

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Punjab
3. Maharashtra
4. Haryana

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• India’s first music museum will be set up with assistance from the Central Government in Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu, the birth place of Saint Tyagaraja, one of the Trinity of Carnatic music.
• The other two of the Trinity are Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri.

Q4. What is the stake of government of India in the National Housing Bank (NHB)?

1. 70 percent
2. 80 percent
3. 90 percent
4. 100 percent

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• The Reserve Bank of India has exited the National Housing Bank (NHB) by selling its entire stakes to government for Rs 1,450 crore 

Q5. What is the goal of India’s ‘Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA)’ campaign?

1. 2022
2. 2030
3. 2031
4. 2032

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• The Indian Council of Medical Research has launched the 'Malaria Elimination Research Alliance (MERA) India' - a conglomeration of partners working on malaria control - in order to prioritise, plan and scale up research to eliminate the disease from India by 2030.
• 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 on the population who are at risk of malaria.

Q6. Who among the following has been appointed as the Home Minister of India?

1. Amit Shah
2. Rajnath Singh
3. Narendra Modi
4. Ramesh Pokhriyal

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Q7. Who among the following has been appointed as the Finance Minister of India?

1. Amit Shah
2. Rajnath Singh
3. Nirmala Sitharaman
4. Ramesh Pokhriyal

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• Nirmala Sitharaman has been appointed as India's first woman full-time finance minister.
• Indira Gandhi did hold the post for a brief while during 1970-71, she managed the ministry as additional charge while she herself was the Prime Minister of India.

Q8. Who among the following has been appointed as the first female referee in France’s top football league?

1. Sarah Thomas
2. Stéphanie Frappart
3. Bibiana Steinhaus 
4. Maria Thomas

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• Stéphanie Frappart has been appointed as the first female referee in France’s top football league-Ligue 1.

Q9. The Government has created 'Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar' to honour whom?

1. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Bhagat Singh
4. Swami Vivekananda

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• The government of India instituted an annual award titled ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar’.
• The award recognises all Indian Citizens and organisations who have excelled in areas of Disaster Management.
• The award will be announced every year on 23rd January on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and for 2019, 8th Battalion of NDRF was selected for the award.

Q10. Which of the following banks will be merged with Bharat Financial Inclusion (BFIL)?

1. HDFC
2. Indusind Bank
3. HDFC
4. Axis bank

S: b

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• National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved the merger of IndusInd Bank with Bharat Financial Inclusion (BFIL).
• Post-merger, BFIL will become a subsidiary of the Bank.
• Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited BFIL is a non-banking finance company, licensed by the Reserve Bank of India.

Q11. Which country has successfully created the world’s first artificial crater on asteroid?

1. Russia
2. Japan
3. Malaysia
4. Maldives

S: b

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• Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what they called the first-ever artificial crater on an asteroid.
• Hayabusa2 probe fired an explosive device at the Ryugu asteroid to blast a crater in the surface and scoop up material, aiming to reveal more about the origins of life on Earth.

Q12. Who among the following has been appointed as the President of Brazil?

1. Jair Bolsonaro
2. Fernando Haddad
3. Ciro Gomes
4. Fernando Hadad

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E: Former Army captain, Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil's President after defeating  leftist opponent Fernando Haddad.

Q13. Who among the following has won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019?

1. Rana Dasgupta
2. Moan Dasgupta
3. Lakshmi Dasgupta
4. Mita Dasgupta

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• The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 was awarded to author Rana Dasgupta for his 2010 novel “Solo” which is a tale of estrangement and the ultimate failure of material existence.
• TagorePrize is founded and launched with a strong vision to be a platform and a vehicle for improving and inspiring World Peace, Literature, Art and Education.

Q14. When is the National Panchayati Raj Day observed?

1. 22 April
2. 21 April
3. 24 April
4. 29 April

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• Ministry of Panchayati Raj commemorates the National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2019. 
• This day marks the passing of Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24 April 1993.
• The first Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated in 2010.

Q15. How much gold did RBI buy from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2018?

1. 9 metric tonnes
2. 7 metric tonnes
3. 5 metric tonnes
4. 4 metric tonnes

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• As per its annual report, the RBI bought nearly 8.5 metric tonnes of gold between December 2017 and June 2018 taking the level of gold reserves to 566.23 metric tonnes.
• This was the first time that the central bank had bought gold since its purchased 200 million metric tonnes from the International Monetary Fund in 2009.