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Current Affairs Q&A PDF Current Affairs Q&A PDF 2019 Contents Current Affairs Q&A – April 2019 .............................................................................................................................. 2 INDIAN AFFAIRS .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS .................................................................................................................................... 22 BANKING & FINANCE .............................................................................................................................................. 38 BUSINESS & ECONOMY ........................................................................................................................................... 62 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS .................................................................................................................................. 75 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS ................................................................................................................................. 92 ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS ................................................................................................................................ 109 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ..................................................................................................................................... 112 ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................................................ 127 SPORTS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 132 OBITUARY ................................................................................................................................................................. 152 BOOKS & AUTHORS ............................................................................................................................................... 159 IMPORTANT DAYS ................................................................................................................................................. 162 Static GK Q & A – April 2019 ................................................................................................................................... 177 Subscribe(Buy) Current Affairs PDF 2019 - Pocket, Study and Q&A (English & Hindi) AffairsCloud Recommends Oliveboard Mock Test RBI Grade B 2019: Live Class + Practice SBI Clerk 2019: Live Class + Practice SBI PO 2019: Take 30 Tests, 1 Free Railways RRB JE 2019: Take 15 Tests, 1 Free SSC CGL: 50 Tests (30 Tier I + 20 Tier II) 1 | Page Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2019 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs Q&A PDF Current Affairs Q&A – April 2019 INDIAN AFFAIRS 1)Name the Prime Minister of Republic of Guinea,who addressed the 14th CII-EXIM Bank conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership held in New Delhi recently. 1) Kabiné Komara 2) Jean-Marie Dore 3) Ibrahima Kassory Fofana 4) Mamady Youla 5) None of these Answer – 3) Ibrahima Kassory Fofana Explanation: Prime Minister of Guinea, Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana arrived in New Delhi along with his delegation on 16th March 2019 and met Indian President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President, Shri Venkaiah Naidu to improve the bilateral ties between India and Guinea.Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana addressed the inaugural session of the 14th CII-EXIM Bank conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership held New Delhi.India is one of the top trading partners of Guinea and India-Guinea bilateral ties was around 900 million US Dollars in 2017-18. 2)Which country’s Navy department has signed first reliable communication link with the Indian Navy and Pacific Naval Commands under the COMCASA pact? 1) China 2) Japan 3) Russia 4) US 5) None of these Answer – 4) US Explanation: India and the US have structured the first reliable communication link between the Indian Navy & US Central as well as Pacific Naval Commands under the COMCASA pact at New Delhi,India. i. The Indo-US military-information sharing pact, COMCASA was signed at the 2+2 bilateral summit on 6th September, 2018. ii. By implementing the path-breaking agreement, COMCASA the US has initiated the Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module GPS System in some of C-130 and C-17 transport aircraft. iii. US has given assurance of not disclosing India’s data with another country and without prior permission US couldn’t access it. 3)COMCASA agreement was recently in news,what is the full form of COMCASA? 1) Complementation, Communications and Security Agreement 2) Communications, Compatibility and Security Agreement 3) Compatibility, Communications and Security Agreement 4) Communications, Compressibility and Security Agreement 5) None of these Answer – 2) Communications, Compatibility and Security Agreement Explanation: COMCASA (Communications, Compatibility and Security Agreement).Indo-US military-information sharing pact, COMCASA was signed at the 2+2 bilateral summit on 6th September, 2018. ii. By implementing the path-breaking agreement, COMCASA the US has initiated the Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module GPS System in some of C-130 and C-17 transport aircraft. India will gain access to the US Naval intelligence other than just regulating joint operations in the future.It will further aid the 2 | Page Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2019 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs Q&A PDF militaries to work in a conducive and ‘interoperable’ environment, without which previously India had to rely on less secure systems.Pact will Help in building an “interoperable” enviroment for militaries of both nations. 4)Who is the head of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal,which is constituted to review a ban imposed on Jamaat-e-Islami & JKLF? 1) Justice Chander Shekhar 2) U.K. Sinha 3) Amitabh Kant 4) Bimal Jalan 5) None of these Answer – 1) Justice Chander Shekhar Explanation: The Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, to determine the sufficient cause to ban Jamaat-e-Islami, and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) faction. It will be headed by Justice Chander Shekhar of the Delhi High Court.The tribunal has been formed by Government after exercising its powers conferred by the sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.In last two months, Jel and JKLF were declared as unlawful associations by Centre. These are active in Jammu & Kashmir.The JKLF is led by Yasin Malik while JeI is led by Jalaluddin Umri. 5)Name the third edition of bilateral maritime exercise between Australia and India that held in Visakhapatnam. 1) VAJRA PRAHAR 2) COBRA GOLD 3) AUSINDEX 19 4) AUSIND 19 5) None of these Answer – 3) AUSINDEX 19 Explanation: The Third edition of India-Australia bilateral exercise, AUSINDEX 19 will be held from 2nd April to 16th April 2019 at Vishakhapatnam. The bilateral exercise will deepen defence and strategic relationship between the two countries.The Focus of the exercise will be on anti-Submarine warfare.More than 1000 Australian defence personnel from Navy, Army and Air Force will visit India making this the largest defence force deployment of Australia in India.Australian Navy ships HMAS Success and HMAS Parramatta arrived in Chennai on 28th March and these ships will participate in military exercise with Indian Navy in Vishakhapatnam. 6)Where was the 4th Meeting of India-Ukraine Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation (IU-WGTEC) held? 1) New Delhi, India 2) Kiev, Ukraine 3) Mumbai,India 4) Lviv, Ukraine 5) None of these Answer – 1) New Delhi, India Explanation: On 2nd April, 2019, India and Ukraine have discussed bilateral trade featuring the importance of exports and imports between the 2 countries. The deliberation was part of the 4th Meeting of India-Ukraine Working Group on Trade and Economic Cooperation (IU-WGTEC) held in New Delhi. Both the countries should share the mandatory requirement to be fulfilled at the time of exporting or importing of any product to promote trade.Both the countries have agreed to cooperate in the fields of small and medium 3 | Page Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2019 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs Q&A PDF entrepreneurship, Leather, Tobacco, Gems and Jewellery, Tea Sector, Industry, Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Investment.The 5th meeting of the Working Group on Trade, Economic and Cooperation (IU-WGTEC) will be held in Kyiv, Ukraine. 7)Over which river does the Indian Army constructed longest suspension bridge named ‘Maitri’? 1) Brahmaputra River 2) Yamuna River 3) Indus River 4) Godavari River 5) None of these Answer – 3) Indus River Explanation: The Indian Army has achieved a record-breaking feat by constructing ‘Maitri’, the 260-feet longest suspension bridge over the Indus river in the Leh-Ladakh region in just 40 days.The combat engineers belonging to ‘Sahas aur Yogyata’ regiment of ‘Fire and Fury Corps’ of the Indian Army undertook the construction of ‘Maitri’.500 tonnes of bridge equipment and construction material was ferried to build this bridge.The bridge “Maitri” was inaugurated on 1st April, ’19 by Naik Phunchok Angdus (Retd.), an 89-year-old war veteran along with war veterans of 1947-1948, 1962, 1971 and 1999 in the presence of Lt. 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