Daily Current Affairs Quiz 19th December 2018

This year, the Gender Gap Index as released by World Economic Forum (WEF), was topped by Iceland with a score of 0.858, holding the top spot in the index for the 10th consecutive year. Norway ranked at 2nd, Sweden at 3rd, and Finland at 4th.

Assam government has announced 3 schemes for the welfare of farmers on 19 December 2018. The 3 schemes are the Assam Farmers’ Credit Subsidy Scheme (AFCSS), Assam Farmers’ Interest Relief Scheme (AFIRS), and Assam Farmers’ Incentive Scheme (AFIS). Under AFCSS, farmers who took loans from banks and whatever amount they repaid, 25% of the money will be reimbursed by the state government.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched GSLV-F11 which carried communication satellite GSAT-7A. The satellite is meant to enhance the communication infrastructure of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The Civil Aviation Ministry along with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) launched the app named 'GAS 2019' on 19 December 2018. The app is for the 'Global Aviation Summit' will be held in Mumbai on January 2019. The app enables users to interact with the co-delegates and speakers besides providing a platform for networking through personal and group chats.

Bengal's 16-year-old leg-spinner Prayas Ray Barman became the youngest crorepati in IPL after being bought by RCB for ?1.5 crore.

India’s largest cancer hospital, National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Jhajjar District started the trial run of its Outpatient Department on 18 December 2018. NCI is a project under Delhi AIIMS. It will be headed by Dr. GK Rath who is also the chief of Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital at AIIMS. It will be the nodal institution for all activities related to cancer in the country

The Wax Museum in Jaipur unveiled a figure of cricketer MS Dhoni to mark its second anniversary. Weighing 56 kg, of which 19 kg is wax and the rest is fibre, the statue is five feet and nine inches tall, and is designed by sculptor Susanta Roy.

The highest leopard mortality rate was recorded in Uttarakhand with 93 deaths in 2018.

Vogo, a scooter sharing start-up, has partnered with Ola, the ride-hailing company.

Actress Deepika Padukone has been named the top Indian star of 2018, by the global film and TV website IMDb. Shah Rukh Khan was second on the list, followed by Aamir Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.