One Liners of the Day, 19 April 2019

Days of the month

• Theme of World Heritage Day 2019 - Rural Landscape.

Defence

• "IN-VPN BILAT EX-2019", the second edition of the bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Vietnam Peoples’ Navy at/ off - Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam.

National

• No. of UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in India – 37.

Persons in News

• Author of the book “The Verdict: Decoding India's Elections” - Prannoy Roy and Dorab Sopariwala.

Sports

• 2nd Marshal Arjan Singh Memorial International Hockey Tournament is being organised in - Chandigarh.

Science and Technology

• First time in the world, scientists of this country unveiled a 3D print of a heart with human tissue and vessels on April 15 – Israel.

General Knowledge

• Vietnam - Capital: Hanoi; Currency: Vietnamese dong.
• In 1966, the first IAF officer to be promoted to air chief marshal - Marshal Arjun Singh.
• In India, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is a statutory body formed by - Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. 
• International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day) - April 18.
• The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) – founded in: 1965; Headquarter: Paris, France.
• The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - founded in: 1945; Headquarter: Paris, France.