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  • Question
  • Asia's first woman neurosurgeon who passed away at the age of 86 recently?


  • Options
  • A. TS Kanaka
  • B. Dheera Ananthakrishnan
  • C. Jayashree Srinivasan
  • D. Aruna Ganju

  • Correct Answer
  • TS Kanaka 

    Explanation
    Dr. TS Kanaka, the continent's first woman neurosurgeon, passed away after a brief illness at the age of 86. She was the third woman neurosurgeon in the whole world. Born on March 31, 1932, and raised in Chennai, she obtained her MBBS degree in December 1954, and Master of Surgery in Neurosurgery in March 1968.

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    • 1. Name the Social entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu, who was ranked 45th in the Fortune magazine's 2019 list of the world's greatest leaders for inventing low cost pad making machine.

    • Options
    • A. Naveen Krishna
    • B. Sandeep Ahuja
    • C. Arunachalam Muruganantham
    • D. Smita Ram
    • Discuss
    • 2. Who has been conferred with the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2018?

    • Options
    • A. Akshaya Patra Foundation
    • B. Yohei Sasakawa
    • C. Vivekananda Kendra
    • D. Ekal Abhiyan Trust
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which scheme of the West Bengal government has won the 2019 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) award in Capacity Building category?

    • Options
    • A. Sabooj Sathi
    • B. Kanyashree
    • C. Utkarsh Bangla
    • D. Rupashree Prakalpa
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following will be the official mascot of 13th COP of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (COP CMS 13)?

    • Options
    • A. Great hornbill
    • B. Yellow-footed green pigeon
    • C. Indian roller
    • D. Great Indian Bustard
    • Discuss
    • 5. The first Asia-Pacific (APAC) central bank to begin interest rate easing cycle is;

    • Options
    • A. Central Bank of Sri Lanka
    • B. Bangladesh Bank
    • C. People's Bank of China
    • D. Reserve Bank of India
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following banks have been designated as the RBI's list of D-SIBs?

    • Options
    • A. PNB, BoB, Dena Bank
    • B. SBI, BoB and ICICI Bank
    • C. HDFC, Yes, and Axis Bank
    • D. SBI, ICICI and HDFC
    • Discuss
    • 7. Name the Bank which got RBI approval for holding up to 9.9 percent stake in Bandhan Bank.

    • Options
    • A. SBI
    • B. Yes
    • C. Axis
    • D. HDFC
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following company is going to set up a CyberSecurity Fusion Centre (CSFC) in Frisco, Texas, US?

    • Options
    • A. Wipro
    • B. Infosys
    • C. HCL Technologies
    • D. Tata Consultancy Services
    • Discuss
    • 9. Who becomes the first Indian to grab Australian LPGA Card?

    • Options
    • A. Vani Kapoor
    • B. Aditi Ashok
    • C. Diksha Dagar
    • D. Ankita Tiwana
    • Discuss
    • 10. When did World Intellectual Property Day observed?

    • Options
    • A. 21 April
    • B. 24 April
    • C. 26 April
    • D. 23 April
    • Discuss


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