Current Affairs 19th September 2019 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which state government has launched Mukhyamantri Dal Poshit Yojana?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Punjab
C. Nagaland
D. Manipur
Answer [A] Uttarakhand
2. On which date, the National Hindi Divas (NHD) is celebrated in India?
A. September 16
B. September 13
C. September 14
D. September 15
Answer [C] September 14
3. Which Indian athlete has become the brand ambassador of PepsiCo’s sports drink brand Gatorade?
A. Bajrang Punia
B. Vinesh Phogat
C. Hima Das
D. Saurabh Chaudhary
Answer [C] Hima Das
4. The 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup is scheduled to be held in which country?
A. Sri Lanka
B. South Africa
C. West Indies
D. India
Answer [D] India
5. Who is the author of the book “Fortune Turners: The Quartet That Spun India To Glory”?
A. Dicky Rutnagur
B. Boria Majumdar
C. Aditya Bhushan
D. N S Ramaswami
Answer [C] Aditya Bhushan
6. Cryodrakon boreas, which is in news recently, is associated to which type of species?
A. Pterosaurs
B. Rapidosaurus
C. Dinosaurs
D. Stegosaurus
Answer [A] Pterosaurs
7. Where is the headquarters of the Botanical Survey of India (BSI)?
A. Pune
B. Chennai
C. Kolkata
D. Delhi
Answer [C] Kolkata
8. According to the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), what is the India’s position in the world to provide international standard bulletproof jackets?
A. 4th
B. 5th
C. 6th
D. 8th
Answer [A] 4th
9. Which Veteran Indian Army officer has been appointed to lead United Nations’ Mission in War-hit-Yemen?
A. Abhijit Guha
B. Divya Ajit Kumar
C. Satinder Kumar Saini
D. K. Sreeram Kumar
Answer [A] Abhijit Guha
10. Which state government has launched ‘Jan Soochna Portal’?
A. Punjab
B. Odisha
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer [D] Rajasthan