DAILY GK 15 MAY 2019


DAILY GK 15 MAY 2019
1. INDIAN ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE HOLD JOINT EXERCISE BULL STRIKE
All three services, Indian Army, Navy and Air Force hold joint exercise Bull Strike at Teressa Island in Andaman and Nicobar.

2. CEAT INTERNATIONAL CRICKET AWARDS 2019
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has bagged the International Cricketer of the Year Award and Smriti Mandhana has won International Woman Cricketer of Year Award. Virat Kohli has also won the Best Batsman Award.
  • The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Mohinder.
  • Indian Pacer, Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the International Bowler of the Year Award.
  • International Test Cricketer of the Year: Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
  • International ODI Cricketer of the Year: Rohit Sharma (India)
  • International T20 Player of the Year: Aaron Finch (Australia)


3. GS LAKSHMI BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN FEMALE ICC MATCH REFEREE
Indian cricketer GS Lakshmi became the first ever female match referee to be included into the International Cricket Council’s International Panel of Match Referees.

4. DRDO CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT TEST OF ABHYAS
Defence Research and Development Organization successfully conducted the flight test of ABHYAS. ABHYAS is a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target drone.
The flight test was conducted from an Interim Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.