Current Affairs Date 26 April 2019
SC stays inquiry commission proceedings into late Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's death
SC refuses to interfere with EC's order banning release of PM Modi’s biopic
Scientists unearth 220 million-year-old dinosaur fossils in Argentina
Indonesia releases Ramayana stamp for 1st time celebrating centuries old cultural bonds
Sri Lankan Defence Secretary resigns over Easter blasts
Current Affairs Quiz
1) When the World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated every year?
a) 24 April
b) 25 April
c) 26 April
d) 27 April
Ans : c) 26 April
2) Former Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag was recently appointed as India's High Commissioner to which country?
a) Sweden
b) Seychelles
c) South Africa
d) Saudi Arabia
Ans : (b) Seychelles
3) The Indian Council of Medical Research recently launched the ‘MERA India' to eliminate which disease by 2030?
a) Dengue
b) Malaria
c) Tuberculosis
d) Typhoid
Ans : b) Malaria
4) Who has been appointed as the third judge in the special inquiry panel set up to probe sexual harassment charges against the Chief Justice after Justice N V Ramana recused himself?
a) Justice Indu Malhotra
b) Justice R Banumathi
c) Justice UU Lalit
d) Justice AM Khanwilkar
Ans : (a) Justice Indu Malhotra
5) The Supreme Court has chosen which among the following retired Justices to hold inquiry into claims of conspiracy against CJI?
a) Justice AK Sikri
b) Former CJI Dipak Misra
c) Justice Kurian Joseph
d) Justice A K Patnaik
Ans : (d) Justice A K Patnaik