Obituary Current Affairs

January 2019

1. Norman Gimbel, the Oscar & Grammy-winning lyricist has passed away. He was from which country?

Ans: United States

2. CH Lokanath, who passed away recently, was the veteran stage and cine artist of which language?

Ans: Kannada

3. Dibyendu Palit, who passed away recently, was the renowned writer of which language?

Ans: Bengali

4. Lenin Rajendran, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?

Ans: Film Making

5. Michael Atiyah was the noted mathematician of which country, who passed away recently?

Ans: United Kingdom

6. Shivakumara Swami was the spiritual leader of which sect, who passed away recently?

Ans: Shaivism

7. Masazo Nonaka, who passed away recently, was the world’s oldest man of which country?

Ans: Japan

8. Bhanu Prakash Singh, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?

Ans: Politics

9. Russell Baker, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author has passed away. He was from which country?

Ans: United States

February 2019

1. Alaa Mashzoub, who was recently shot dead, was the renowned novelist of which country?

Ans: Iraq

2. Ramesh Bhatkar, who passed away recently, was the renowned actor of which regional cinema?

Ans: Marathi

3. Ladu Kishore Swain, who passed away recently, was the current MP from which Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha?

Ans: Aska

4. Albert Finney, who passed away recently, was the Oscar-nominated actor of which country?

Ans: England

5. Vijaya Bapineedu, who passed away recently, was the prominent film director-producer of which regional cinema?

Ans: Telugu

6. Kodi Ramakrishna, who passed away recently, was the well-known film director of which regional cinema?

Ans: Telugu

March 2019

1. Dr. Zhores Alferov, who passed away recently, was the physicist & Nobel Prize laureate of which country?

Ans: Russia

2. Vinod Kashyap, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field?

Ans: Journalism

3. Maate Mahadevi, who passed away recently, was the spiritual head of which of the following communities?

Ans: Lingayat

4. Darryl D’Monte, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality in which field?

Ans: Journalism

5. Chinmoy Roy, who passed away recently, was the veteran actor of which regional cinema?

Ans: Bengali

6. Haku Shah, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?

Ans: Art

7. Ashitha, who passed away recently, was the well-known writer of which language?

Ans: Malayalam

8. Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, who passed away recently, was the renowned folk folk artist of which state?

Ans: Andhra Pradesh

9. Prafulla Rajguru, the veteran journalist and academician passed away recently. He was from which state?

Ans: Assam

April 2019

1. J Mahendra, who passed away recently, was the veteran filmmaker of which regional cinema?

Ans: Tamil

2. C R Anandavally, who passed away recently, was the well-known dubbing artist of which regional cinema?

Ans: Malayalam

3. Kartik Chandra Rath, who passed away recently, was the noted theatre personality of which state?

Ans: Odisha

4. Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner, who passed away recently, was from which country?

Ans: South Africa

5. Pradeep Choubey, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality in which field?

Ans: Poetry

6. Dr SK Shivakumar, who passed away recently, was the renowned scientist in which field?

Ans: Space

7. Amar Paul, who passed away recently, was the legendary folk singer of which language?

Ans: Bengali

8. Rama Sengupta Paul, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality in which field?

Ans: Mountaineering