Daily Current Affairs 29 March 2019 Which of the following country has approved the proposal to open the Sharda Peeth corridor with India? निम्ननिखित में से निस देश िे भारत िे साथ शारदा पीठ गनियारा िोििे िे प्रस्ताव िो मंजूरी दी है?

A. China B. Pakistan C. Nepal D. Bhutan The world's largest e-waste recycling facility has been inaugurated in which of the following city? नवश्व िी सबसे बडी ई-िचरा रीसाइखलंग सुनवधा िा उद्घाटि निम्ननिखित में से निस शहर में निया गया है?

A. London B. Moscow C. Tokyo D. Dubai According to New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019, the time for approving applications have been changed to ______for drugs manufactured in India. िए 蕍रग्स और खलनििि टरायि नियम 2019 िे अिुसार, भारत में निनमित दवाओं िे निए आवेदिों िो मंजूरी देिे िा समय बदििर ______िर नदया गया है।

A. 10 days B. 30 days C. 50 days D. 90 days On 26 March 2019, The first Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition has been flagged off to which of the following mountains? 26 माचि 2019 िो, पहिे भारतीय सेिा पवितारोहण अनभयाि िो निम्ननिखित में से निस पवित िे निए रवािा निया गया है?

A. Yala Peak B. Kala Patthar C. Makalu D. Nanga Parbat RBI has slapped a penalty of ______on Punjab National Bank for non-compliance of SWIFT operations. RBI िे SWIFT पररचाििों िे गैर-अिुपािि िे निए पंजाब िेशिि बℂि पर ______िा जुमाििा िगाया है। A. Rs 1 crore B. Rs 4 crore C. Rs 5 crore D. Rs 2 crore Joint Naval Exercise of India and Australia AUSINDEX is to be held in ______. भारत और ऑस्ट्रेनिया AUSINDEX िा संयुक्त िौसेिा अभ्यास ______में आयोनजत निया जािा है।

A. Cochin B. Vishakhapatnam C. New Delhi D. Odisha Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Morocco? मोरक्को िे साम्राज्य में भारत िे अगिे राजदूत िे 셂प में निसे नियुक्त निया गया है?

A. Gopalkrishna Gandhi B. Shambhu S Kumaran C. Karma Topden D. Apa Pant s Which e-commerce company joined hands with google to allow its users to pay via Google Pay? निस ई-िॉमसि िंपिी िे अपिे उपयोगितािओं िो Google पे िे माध्यम से भुगताि िरिे िी अिुमनत देिे िे निए Google िे साथ हाथ नमिाया है?

A. Myntra B. Flipkart C. Ebay D. Amazon Who topped the Asian Rich List 2019 with Rs 2.3 lakh crore? 2.3 िाि िरोड 셁पये िे साथ एनशयि ररच निस्ट् 2019 में िौि शीर्ि पर रहा?

A. Hinduja family B. Lakshmi Mittal & family C. SP Lohia D. Mukesh Ambani family When did World Theatre Day celebrated? नवश्व रंगमंच नदवस िब मिाया गया?

A. 22nd March B. 23rd March C. 2th March D. 27th March DLB 12 DLB 13 DLB 14 DLB 15 DLB 16 DLB 17 DLB 18 DLB 19 DLB 20 DLB 21 DLB 22 IIT-Delhi develops an AI-based system to detect malaria and other diseases आईआईटी-नदल्ली िे मिेररया, अन्य बीमाररयों िा पता िगािे िे निए एआई-आधाररत प्रणािी नविनसत िी - Times of India ● Researchers at the Indian Institute of ● इंन蕍यि इंस्ट्ीट्यूट ऑफ टेक्नोिॉजी-नदल्ली िे Technology-Delhi have developed an Artificial शोधितािओं िे नमिीसेिं蕍 में मिेररया, तपेनदि, आंतों Intelligence-based electronic hardware system में परजीवी और गभािशय ग्रीवा िे िℂसर िा पता िगािे to detect malaria, tuberculosis, an intestinal िे निए एि आनटिनफनशयि इंटेनिजेंस-आधाररत parasite, and cervical cancer in milliseconds. इिेक्ट्रॉनिि हा蕍िवेयर नसस्ट्म नविनसत निया है। ● The researchers said that their system can be ● शोधितािओं िे िहा नि उििी प्रणािी िा उपयोग used for healthcare access in resource- मािव संसाधि िे सीनमत उपयोग िे साथ संसाधि- constrained areas with limited access to human नववश क्षे配ों में स्वास्थ्य सेवा पहंच िे निए निया जा specialists. सिता है। ● The IITD researchers have demonstrated a ● IITD िे शोधितािओं िे चार अिग-अिग बीमाररयों िे proof-of-concept (PoC) low-power rapid AI निए प्रूफ-ऑफ-िॉन्सेप्ट (पीओसी) िो-पावर रैनप蕍 hardware implementation based microscopy diagnostic support system for four different एआई हा蕍िवेयर िायािन्वयि आधाररत माइक्रोस्कोपी diseases: Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cervical 蕍ायग्नोखस्ट्ि सपोटि नसस्ट्म िा प्रदशिि निया है ये Cancer and Intestinal Parasite Infection. बीमारी है, मिेररया, तपेनदि, ग्रीवा िℂसर और आंतों में ● The work was showcased at Rashtrapati परजीवी संक्रमण। Bhawan and also received the prestigious ● यह िायि राष्ट्र पनत भवि में प्रदनशित निया गया था और Gandhian Young Technology Innovation Award इसिे 2018 में प्रनतनित गांधीवादी युवा प्रौद्योगिोनगिी (GYTI) in 2018. िवाचार पुरस्कार (GYTI) भी प्राप्त निया। India, African Union ink MoU on health sciences cooperation स्वास्थ्य नवज्ञाि सहयोग पर भारत और अफ्रीिी संघ िे बीच एमओयू - Business Standard ● The Indian Council of Medical Research ● भारतीय नचनित्सा अिुसंधाि पररर्द और अफ्रीिी and the African Union (AU) signed a संघ (एयू) िे एि समझौता ज्ञापि (एमओयू) पर Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) हस्ताक्षर निए, नजसिे एि 셂परेिा िी थापिा which formalised the India-Africa Health िरिे इंन蕍यि अफ्रीिि साइंस िोिैबोरेनटव Sciences Collaborative Platform (IAHSP) प्लेटफोमि (IAHSP) िो औपचाररि 셂प नदया। by establishing a framework. ● यह अिुसंधाि एवं नविास, क्षमता निमािण, स्वास्थ्य ● It will pave the way for cooperation in सेवाओं, फामािस्युनटिि व्यापार और नवनिमािण R&D, capacity building, health services, क्षमताओं में सहयोग िा मागि प्रशस्त िरेगा। pharmaceutical trade, and manufacturing ● IAHSP िी थापिा 2016 में िई नदल्ली में पहिी capabilities. भारत-अफ्रीिा स्वास्थ्य नवज्ञाि बैठि िे बाद िी ● The IAHSP was established after the first गई थी। India-Africa Health Sciences Meet in ● IAHSP संरनचत और संगनठत तरीिे से स्वास्थ्य 2016 in New Delhi. क्षे配 में सहयोग िो मजबूत िरता है। ● The IAHSP strengthens cooperation in the health sector in a structured and organized manner. to lead Indian women’s hockey team in Malaysia tour सनवता पुनिया मिेनशया दौरे में भारतीय मनहिा हॉिी टीम िा िेतृत्व िरेगी - Times of India ● Goalkeeper Savita will captain an 18- ● गोििीपर सनवता मिेनशया में चार अप्रैि strong Indian women's hockey team से शु셂 होिे वािी पांच मैचों िी �ृंििा for the five-match series against िे निए 18-मजबूत भारतीय मनहिा हॉिी Malaysia starting from 4th of April. टीम िी िप्तािी िरेंगी। ● Hockey India announced that Savita will stand in for regular skipper Rani ● हॉिी इंन蕍या िे घोर्णा िी नि सनवता Rampal, who is nursing an injury. नियनमत 셂प से िप्ताि रािी रामपाि िी ● has joined the squad जगह िेगी, जो चोनटि हℂ। as the second goalkeeper ● दूसरे गोििीपर िे 셂प में रजिी एनतमापूि टीम में शानमि िी गई हℂ। Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary bag Gold medal at Asian Airgun Championship मिु भािर-सौरभ चौधरी िे एनशयि एयरगि चैखियिनशप में स्वणि पदि जीता - Business Standard ● Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary ● मिु भािर और सौरभ चौधरी िे ताइपे में 12 वीं have bagged a Gold medal in the 10- एनशयाई एयरगि चैखियिनशप में 10 मीटर metre Air Pistol Mixed team event at the एयर नपस्ट्ि नमक्स्ड टीम इवेंट में स्वणि पदि 12th Asian Airgun Championship at जीता है। Taoyuan in Taipei. ● निशोर भारतीय जोडी िे पांच टीमों िे फाइिि ● The teenage Indian duo went on to win में 484.8 अंिों िे साथ जीत दजि िी। the five-team final with a score of 484.8 ● इस जोडी िे क्वािीनफिेशि में नवश्व ररिॉ蕍ि िो points. तोडिर फाइिि में जगह बिाई। ● The pair made it to the Final after ● 17 वर्ीय मिु और 16 वर्ीय सौरभ िे यूरोपीय smashing the world record in the चℂनपयिनशप में 셂स िे नवटानििा qualification. बैट्सरानशनििा और आटेम चेििसोव द्वारा ● 17-year-old Manu and 16-year-old निधािररत ररिॉ蕍ि िो तोडते हए, 784 िा संयुक्त Saurabh shot a combined score of 784, breaking the record set by Russians स्कोर बिाया था। Vitalina Batsarashkina and Artem Chernousov at the European Championships Malayalam writer Ashita passes away मियािम िेखििा अनशता िा निधि - The Indian Express ● Well-known Malayalam writer and poet ● सुप्रनसद्ध मियािम िेखििा और िनवनय配ी Ashita passed away at the age of 63. अनशता िा 63 वर्ि िी आयु में निधि हो गया। ● As many as twenty books including ● अनशता िे िाम पर िनवताएँ , अिुवाद और बाि poems, translations and children's सानहत्य सनहत बीस पुस्तिें प्रिानशत हईं। literature were published on Ashita's ● उििी िुछ प्रनसद्ध िृनतयों में 'अपूणाि name. वीरमंगि,' नवस्मय नचहंगि’ और ‘अनशथयु蕍े ● Some of her noted works include िथिि’ शानमि हℂ। 'Apoorna Viramangal, 'Vismaya ● अनशता िो िई पुरस्कारों से सम्मानित निया Chhihnangal and Ashithayude Kathakal. गया है, नजिमें प्रनतनित पद्मराजि पुरस्कार - ● Ashita has been the recipient of several थाथागाथा (2000), िनितांनबिा अंतजििम awards including the prestigious पुरस्कार (1994) और ए蕍सेरी अवा蕍ि (1986) Padmarajan Award - Thathagatha शानमि हℂ। (2000), Lalithambika Antharjanam Award (1994) and Edaserri Award (1986).

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• Capital: Doha • Official language: Arabic • Currency: Riyal • Emir: Tamim bin Hamad • Prime Minister: Abdullah bin Nasser • Independence from the United Kingdom: 3 September 1971 • National animal: The Arabian oryx is the national animal of Jordan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar. • National Bird: Falcons are National Birds of Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Romania, and Yemen. • Boundaries: Its sole land border is with neighbouring country Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. Facts about Qatar • Qatar is a country located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. • Islam is the official religion of Qatar. • Qatar is a high-income economy, backed by the world's third-largest natural gas reserves and oil reserves. • Most of the country consists of a low, barren plain, covered with sand. • The highest point in Qatar is Qurayn Abu al Bawl at 103 metres. • The Jebel Dukhan area also contains Qatar's main onshore oil deposits, while the natural gas fields lie offshore, to the northwest of the peninsula. • Before the discovery of oil, the economy of the Qatari region focused on fishing and pearl hunting. • Oil was discovered in Qatar in 1940, in Dukhan Field. • With no income tax, Qatar (along with Bahrain) is one of the countries with the lowest tax rates in the world. • The unemployment rate in June 2013 was 0.1%. Facts about Qatar • Qatar is among the top ten leading producers of LNG – liquefied natural gas. • Qatar will host the next FIFA World Cup to be staged in 2022. • The opening trip of the World Motocross championship was held in Qatar in February 2015. • Qatar is home to one hundred and eighty different nationalities. • Qatar Airways recently supplanted Emirates to claim the title of best carrier at the annual World Airline Awards. It is the fourth time Qatar Airways has claimed the top prize, having won in 2011, 2012 and 2015. • Qatar is the country where a natural disaster is least likely to strike. The most dangerous are Vanuatu, followed by Tonga and the Philippines. • There are two men for every woman in Qatar. Why? Because it’s a land built by immigrants, most of whom are young and male. • Qatar is ranked 12th out of 153 countries in the Global Peace Index, and is one of the safest countries in the world to live in for both families and individuals relocating alone. DLB 38 India has successfully tested Defence Interceptor Missile that destroyed Indian orbiting target satellite in LEO. LEO stands for ______. भारत िे न蕍फेंस इंटरसेप्टर नमसाइि िा सफितापूविि परीक्षण निया है, नजसिे LEO में भारतीय पररक्रमा िक्ष में उपग्रह िो िष्ट् िर नदया है। LEO िा अथि ______है।

A. Light Environment Orbit B. Low Earth Orbit C. Lesser Engaged Orbit D. Light Engaged Orb India has signed an MoU on health sciences cooperation with which of the following? भारत िे निम्ननिखित में से निसिे साथ स्वास्थ्य नवज्ञाि सहयोग पर समझौता ज्ञापि पर हस्ताक्षर निए हℂ? A. China B. Japan C. African Union D. European Union Who among the following has been reappointed as the MD and CEO of Maruti Suzuki India? मा셁नत सुजुिी इंन蕍या िे एम蕍ी और सीईओ िे 셂प में निम्ननिखित में से निसे नफर से नियुक्त निया गया है?

A. Kenichi Ayukawa B. Rajiv Bajaj C. Pawan Munjal D. Mary Barra Which of the following country hosted the maximum number of Olympic games by hosting 4 Summer Olympics and 4 Winter Olympics? निम्ननिखित में से निस देश िे 4 ग्रीष्मिािीि ओिंनपि और 4 शीतिािीि ओिंनपि िी मेजबािी िरिे ओिंनपि िेिों िी अनधितम संख्या िी मेजबािी िी? A. Japan B. United States C. Japan D. China Who among the following will lead Indian women’s hockey team in Malaysia tour? निम्ननिखित में से िौि मिेनशया दौरे में भारतीय मनहिा हॉिी टीम िा िेतृत्व िरेगा?

A. Navjot Kaur B. C. Savita Punia D. Name the organization, that presents National Academy Awards. उस संगठि िा िाम बताइए, जो राष्ट्र ीय अिादमी पुरस्कार प्रदाि िरता है।

A. Indian Numismatic Historical and Cultural Research Foundation B. Lalit Kala Academy C. Life & Art Academy D. National Center For Performing Arts Which State government has launched initiatives to educate voters? निस राज्य सरिार िे मतदाताओं िो नशनक्षत िरिे िे निए पहि िी है?

A. Assam B. Gujarat C. Tamil Nadu D. Uttar Pradesh Which country won the 2nd edition of Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships? बै蕍नमंटि एनशया नमक्स्ड टीम चℂनपयिनशप िा दूसरा संस्करण निस देश िे जीता?

A. China B. Japan C. India D. Malaysia Who launched a Young Scientist Programme 'YUVIKA' for Schoolkids? स्कूिी ब楍ों िे निए एि युवा वैज्ञानिि िायिक्रम 'YUVIKA' िा शुभारंभ निसिे निया?

A. Microsoft B. ISRO C. DRDO D. BARC Which of the following railway station has received Gold Rating by the Indian Green Building Council? निम्ननिखित में से निस रेिवे स्ट्ेशि िो भारतीय ग्रीि नबखडंग िाउंनसि द्वारा गोड रेनटंग प्राप्त हई है? A. Vadodara Station B. Itarsi Junction C. Allahabad Junction D. Vijayawada railway station