The General Awareness Section plays an important role in scoring well above cut off marks in any competitive exam. The Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs mainly. So you need to prepare well this section to score good marks. Here is the Daily GK Update to get you acquainted with the top events that made the headlines today!
- UK Capital: London, Currency: Pound sterling.
- Qatar's Hamad International Airport
- Tokyo International Airport.
- Athens International Airport.
5. 400 KMPH: Japan Tests World's Fastest Bullet Train
ii. Once it enters operation around 2030, it will run at speeds of up to 360 kph (224 mph), comfortably making it the world's fastest bullet train.
Static/Current Takeaways Important For SBI Mains 2019:
- Japan Capital- Tokyo, Currency- Japanese yen, PM- Shinzo Abe.
- Capital of Nigeria: Abuja, Currency: Nigerian naira.
- State of Eritrea Capital: Asmara, Currency: Eritrean nakfa.
Awards
- Some of the famous awardees of McCain Institute Award are - Malala Yousafzai (2015) and Dikembe Mutombo (2016).
- Lewis Hamilton also won Bahrain and Chinese Grand Prix of 2019.
- Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been named the Premier League Player of the Season.
ii. Currently, Mir is placed on the third position in the ICC's ODI bowling ranking, which is topped by Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami.
ii. Achievements:
- At Barcelona, he won two LaLiga titles and the 2009 Champions League.
- Toure also captured the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations playing for the Ivory Coast.
- He was named the African Footballer of the Year in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
ii. The committee, headed by Shyam Thapa, interviewed the four candidates for the post- Stimac, Albert Roca, Hakan Ericson, and Lee and zeroed in on Stimac.
ii. Kieron Pollard top-scored with his unbeaten 41-run knock. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the most successful wicket-keeper in the history of IPL by taking his dismissals tally to 132.
iii. Let's have a look at some interesting Statistics of IPL 2019:
- Orange Cap- David Warner of Sunrisers Hyderabad scored most runs: 692 Runs in 12 Matches.
- Purple Cap- Imran Tahir of Chennai Super Kings took most wickets: 26 Wickets in 17 Matches.
- Jonny Bairstow of Sunrisers Hyderabad Highest Individual Score: 114 Runs.
ii. It was the 18th edition of the event on the ATP World Tour and 11th on the WTA Tour.
Here is the complete list of winners of 2019 Madrid Open
ii. It is a one-stop solution, exclusively dedicated to providing updates, articles, news, interviews, etc. from the world of women’s cricket. Publisher of the magazine is Yash Lahoti.
ii. The theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2019 is ‘Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution.’.
ii. The theme for 2019 International Nurses Day 2019 is "Nurses – A Voice to Lead – Health for All". It was first celebrated by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) in 1965.
ii. He received a Padma Shri award, the country's fourth highest civilian award, in January 2019.
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