DAILY GK 26 OCT 2019
1. ‘Ex
Shakti -2019’
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‘Ex Shakti -2019‘,
a joint exercise of the Armies of India and France held in the
Mahajan Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan. The exercise will be
fully focused on anti-terrorist operations.
2. Global
Health Security Index 2019
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is the first comprehensive assessment of epidemic and pandemic threats
globally.In this Index, India was ranked 57th out
of 195 countries with a score of 46.5 out of 100.
The United States (US) topped the list globally, overall with a score of 83.5, followed by United Kingdom (77.9).
The United States (US) topped the list globally, overall with a score of 83.5, followed by United Kingdom (77.9).
3. New
Visa rules to visit Brazil
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As per the Brazilian President Jair
Messias Bolsonaro (64), Indian tourists and businessmen would not
need a visa to come to Brazil. It has been decided to reduce the visa requirements
for the people of China and India.
4. WB $165M
loan to small farmers in Odisha
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The World Bank has signed a
tripartite $ 165 million loan agreement with Government of
India (GoI), Government of Odisha, with the aim to Support Climate
Resilient Agriculture for 125,000 Smallholder Farmers from 15 districts in
Odisha.
5. Wisden
India Almanack Cricketer of the Year 2019
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Indian cricketers Jasprit Bumrah & Smriti
Mandhana won 7th Edition of Wisden India
Almanack Cricketer of the Year 2019 award. They are the 2 Indians
among the 5 winners. The other 3 winners are Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman, Sri
Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne and Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan.
6. world’s
richest man Bill Gates
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Bill Gates Microsoft
co-founder, has crowned the title of world’s richest man 2019 by
beating Jeffrey Preston Bezos the founder & CEO of Amazon.
7. ICC
U19 Cricket World Cup 2020
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The International Cricket
Council (ICC) announced that the 13th edition
of ICC Under-19 (U19) Cricket World Cup 2020 will
be held in South Africa from January 17- February 10, 2020.Benoni and Kimberley are
the other host cities
8. World
Deaf Tennis Championships 2019
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The 2nd Edition of World
Deaf Tennis Championships 2019 was held in Antalya, Turkey.
India’s unseeded Prithvi Sekhar, defeated third seed Jaroslav
Smedek of the Czech Republic by 6-4, 6-3 points and clinched the men’s singles
title
9. Vijay
Hazare Trophy 2019-20
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Karnataka clinched
the 18th season of Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 also
known as the Ranji One-Day Trophy. The final match was held between
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and the match was called off due to rain and Karnataka
was declared as winners by 60 runs via VJD method (Jaydevan System or Gokul
Gurandi system). Final Match was held at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru,
Karnataka.
10. Odisha
launched SAP to stop child marriage
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Odisha govt has launched a Strategic Action
Plan(SAP) at a conference in the state organized on prevention of child
marriage which is to be implemented between 2019-2024, will
function with the support of UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) &
UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) to end child marriage in the state by
2030.
