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Current Affairs Questions on 19 to 25 March 2019 :
Who was sworn-in as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa?
A. Anant Geete
B. Pramod Sawant
C. Ramkrishna Dhavlikar
D. Vijai Sardesai
Answer: B
Explanation: Goa Legislative Assembly Speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Pramod Sawant was sworn-in as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa in a late-night ceremony, hours after his predecessor, Manohar Parrikar was cremated with state honours.
Which team won its maiden Indian Super League (ISL) title for 2019 on 17 March 2019?
A. Bengaluru FC
B. Kolkata FC
C. Goa FC
D. Deccan FC
Answer: A
Explanation: Bengaluru FC defeated FC Goa 1-0 in the final at Mumbai on 17 March 2019 to clinch maiden Indian Super League (ISL) title. ISL is India’s premier football league title that was started in 2013-14. This was the fifth edition of ISL and featured 10 teams.
Which company to approach NCLT against Reliance Communication to recover Rs. 700 crore?
A. Airtel
B. Nokia
C. BSNL
D. Idea
Answer: C
Explanation: State-owned telecom firm BSNL will approach National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to recover dues of about Rs. 700 crore from Reliance Communications, according to official sources. Earlier, debt-ridden RCom in its plea before the NCLAT said that it wants to voluntarily go back into the insolvency process, as it will help selling its assets in a time bound manner. It had moved the appellate tribunal, seeking directions to the 37 lenders led by SBI to release ?260 crore directly to Ericsson. However, lenders of RCom have opposed the plea, saying that it will lead to outgo of public money for settling payment of a private party. BSNL has roped Singh and Kohli law firm for the suit. The case filing got delayed due to collection of invoices from all circle offices.
Who was appointed as India's first Lokpal on March 19, 2019?
A. Dinesh Kumar Jain
B. Pinaki Chandra Ghose
C. Pradip Kumar Mohanty
D. Ajay Kumar Tripathi
Answer: B
Explanation: India gets its first Lokpal six years after the passage of Act, former Supreme Court judge, Pinaki Chandra Ghose was on March 19, 2019 appointed as India’s first Lokpal also known as the anti-corruption ombudsman.
Afghanistan created history by achieving its first-ever Test victory on 18 March 2019. This historic victory came against which country?
A. England
B. Bangladesh
C. Ireland
D. Pakistan
Answer: C
Explanation: Afghanistan achieved its first-ever Test match victory, beating Ireland by seven wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Dehradun on 18 March 2019. This historic win came in its second Test only after getting ICC recognition in 2017. Rahmat Shah's twin half-centuries and Rashid Khan's maiden 5-wicket haul helped Afghanistan create history.
Gauri Sawant has been appointed as the first transgender election ambassador in which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Maharashtra
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Telangana
Answer: B
Explanation: The Election Commission of India has appointed transgender social activist Gauri Sawant, as one of the 12 election ambassadors from Maharashtra. During 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections there was no record of transgender voters. Sawant's appointment is expected to help more people from the category to get registered during the final phase of voters enrollment.........Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK
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