DAILY GK 15 MAY 2019
1. INDIAN
ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE HOLD JOINT EXERCISE BULL STRIKE
✔All
three services, Indian Army, Navy and Air Force hold joint exercise Bull Strike
at Teressa Island in Andaman and Nicobar.
2. CEAT
INTERNATIONAL CRICKET AWARDS 2019
✔Indian
skipper Virat Kohli has bagged the International Cricketer of the Year Award and
Smriti Mandhana has won International Woman Cricketer of Year Award. Virat
Kohli has also won the Best Batsman Award.
- The
Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Mohinder.
- Indian
Pacer, Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the International Bowler of the Year
Award.
- International
Test Cricketer of the Year: Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
- International
ODI Cricketer of the Year: Rohit Sharma (India)
- International
T20 Player of the Year: Aaron Finch (Australia)
3. GS
LAKSHMI BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN FEMALE ICC MATCH REFEREE
✔Indian
cricketer GS Lakshmi became the first ever female match referee to be included
into the International Cricket Council’s International Panel of Match Referees.
4.
DRDO CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT TEST OF ABHYAS
✔Defence
Research and Development Organization successfully conducted the flight test of
ABHYAS. ABHYAS is a High-speed Expendable Aerial Target drone.
✔The
flight test was conducted from an Interim Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.
