Top Current Affairs : 13 March 2019
13 March 2019: The Current Affairs section QuickMySupport to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated cover topics such as First Lokayukta Chairman, ICC World Cup 2019 and Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov among others.
1. India fetched what position in the latest report of the World Gold Council in terms of the quantum of gold holding?
ANS: 11th
As per the latest report of the World Gold Council, India has the 11th largest gold reserve and the current gold holding is pegged at 607 tonnes. The top spot is occupied by US gold reserves of 8,133.5 tonnes, followed by Germany at second with 3,369.7 tonnes gold reserves.
2. Russian Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov passed away at the age of 88 in the beginning of March. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his outstanding contribution in which field?