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1
Which of the following announced its partnership with International Cricket Council as
the official sponsor for the upcoming men's cricket World Cup in March 2019?
GoDaddy announced its partnership with International Cricket Council (ICC) as
the official sponsor for the upcoming men's cricket World Cup on 12 March
2019.
The 2019 World Cup will be held in the UK from May 30 to July 14, 2019.
Under the partnership, GoDaddy will get visibility on the ground, perimeter of
the boundary, side screen during the matches.
MS Dhoni is its brand ambassador.
2
Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Axis Bank?
Axis Bank has appointed Rakesh Makhija as Non-Executive Chairman for a period of 3 years. He will take over from Sanjiv Misra when his term ends on July 17.
IoT (Internet of Things) India Congress, will be held in Bengaluru from August
22-23, 2019.
It will include tracks on segments such as healthcare, manufacturing, smart
cities, energy, cybersecurity, skills and development, IoT Standards, and
agriculture.
The announcement of the 4th edition of it was made by the Institution of
Engineering and Technology (IET) IoT Panel at a conference.
Shri Raghuram Rajan received Yaswantrao Chavan National Award.
5
From which state was a star-speckled frog species with several features resembling
frogs found in South America and Central Africa was discovered in March 2019?
A star-speckled frog species with several features resembling frogs found in
South America and Central Africa was discovered in the Western Ghats in
Wayanad, Kerala.
The frog has been named Astrobatrachus Kurichiyana after the indigenous
community living of Kurichiyarmala.
An analysis revealed that the frog separated from its near relative almost 60 to
70 million years ago.
British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989, while working at European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland. On April 30, 1993, CERN put WWW software in the public domain.
7
Where is the 5th South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Championship
being held in March 2019?
Defending champion India will take on the Maldives in the 5th South Asian
Football Federation (SAFF) Women's Championship in Biratnagar, Nepal on 13
March 2019.
In the 6-team competition, India has been drawn in Group B with Maldives and
Sri Lanka. Host Nepal has been kept in Group A with Bangladesh and Bhutan.
India remained unbeaten in 19 matches from last 4 editions of the
championship.
8
Which Indian athlete was selected as Barbie role model & was presented with a one-of-a-kind doll by Barbie?
Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar was selected as Barbie role model & was presented with a one-of-a-kind doll by Barbie as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary. She was part of the ‘Shero’ program launched in 2015 by the company.
9
Who has been appointed as the coach of Spanish football club Real Madrid in March
2019?
Zinedine Zidane has been re-appointed as the coach of Spanish football club
Real Madrid till 2022.
He replaced Santiago Solari, who was sacked after less than five months in
charge.
Zidane resigned from the club after leading it to three consecutive Champions
League titles.
10
To support which Country's start-up ecosystem did Facebook launch ‘Facebook Hubs'?
