DAILY GK 27 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 27 MAY 2019

1. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO MERGE CSO AND NSSO

✔Central government has decided to merge two institutions the Central Statistical Organisation and the National Sample Survey Office to create new statistical body National Statistical Office under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation).

2. SWEDEN TO HOST WORLD LEADERS CONFERENCE TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM IN OCTOBER 2020

✔Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced that Sweden will host an International Conference against Anti-Semitism in memory of the Holocaust in October 2020. It will held in Malmo, Southern Sweden.

3. SEBI CONSTITUTED PANEL SUGGESTED SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO FPI REGULATIONS

✔Securities and Exchange Board of India constituted panel suggested significant changes to Foreign Portfolio Investors Regulations including simplified registration requirements for certain categories and barring entities that fail to furnish beneficial ownership details.

✔The working group on SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2014 headed by former RBI deputy governor R Khan after consultations with various stakeholders had submitted the report.

4. RBI MODIFIED THE NORMS ON VRR INVESTMENT BY FPIS

✔Reserve Bank of India has modified the norms on Voluntary Retention Route investment by Foreign Portfolio Investors by fixing the investment limit at Rs. 54,606.55 crore.

✔Now FPIs can invest up to Rs 54,606.55 crore under the VRR, which allows to park funds in both government securities as well as corporate debt.

5. WIRECARD TEAMS UP WITH INDIA TO ISSUE PAN CARDS

✔Wirecard, a German Payments Company announced that it would work with India to simplify the process of issuing tax identity cards which required for opening bank accounts, transfer money and complete business transactions.

6. LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHAILESH TINAIKAR OF INDIA APPOINTED TO HEAD UN PEACEKEEPING OPERATION IN SOUTH SUDAN

✔The commandant of the Indian Army Infantry School, Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar has been appointed as the new force commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

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DAILY GK 26 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 26 MAY 2019

1. INDIA BANNED BANGLADESH TERROR OUTFIT JAMAAT-UL-MUJAHIDEEN

✔also known as Jammat-ul-Mujahideen India or Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Hindustan.

2. JOAN MIRO PRIZE 2019

✔contemporary artist Nalini Malani became the first Indian to be awarded with 7th Joan Miro Prize 2019.

✔It was announced by the Barcelona-based Fundacio Joan Miro . It is one of the most prestigious contemporary art awards in the world.

3. ISRO’S NEW COMMERCIAL ARM ‘NEWSPACE INDIA LIMITED INAUGURATED IN BENGALURU

✔Indian Space Research Organisation has inaugurated its new commercial arm ‘NewSpace India Limited’ in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

✔NSIL was inaugurated by Dr. K Kasturirangan, ISRO’s advisor, in the presence of ISRO’s chairman Dr. K Sivan.

✔On March 6, 2019 NSIL was incorporated for the purpose of utilising research and development activities carried out by ISRO in the area of space with an authorised share capital of Rs 100 crore and initial paid up capital of Rs 10 crore.

4. INDIA OPEN INTERNATIONAL BOXING TOURNAMENT 2019

✔India Open International Boxing Tournament 2019 was held in at Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Assam

✔India won total 57 medals which includes 12 gold, 18 silver and 27 bronze medals.

5. INTERNATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN’S DAY 2019: MAY 25

✔The forget-me-not flower is the symbol of International Missing Children’s Day.

6. JUSTICE DN PATEL APPOINTED AS NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE OF DELHI HIGH COURT

✔The Collegium in its resolution of March 2019, recommended judge of Jharkhand High Court, DN Patel as chief justice of Delhi HC.

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DAILY GK 25 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 25 MAY 2019

1. U20 MAYORS SUMMIT HELD IN TOKYO

✔The second Urban 20 (U20) Mayors summit was held in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan.

✔The themes of the summit were Climate Action, Circular Economy, Social Inclusion and Integration, Sustainable Economic Growth and Gender Equality.

✔The U20 Mayors summit takes place one month ahead of the G20 summit which is to be held in Osaka, Japan.

2. UN DAG HAMMARSKJOLD MEDAL TO JITENDER KUMAR

✔The UN (United Nations) Dag Hammarskjold Medal will be awarded posthumously to Indian Police Officer Jitender Kumar during the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers,

✔Late Jitender Kumar sacrificed his life while serving the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

✔Chancy Chitete, a soldier from Mali will be honoured with the UN’s highest peacekeeping award.

✔India is the fourth largest contributor of uniformed personnel to the UN peacekeeping.

3. PAKISTAN MILITARY TEST-FIRED BALLISTIC MISSILE SHAHEEN-II

✔Pakistan military has test-fired its surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II which is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads. The range of the missile is up to 1500 km.

4. INTERNATIONAL COMMONWEALTH DAY: MAY 24

✔The theme for this year is ‘A Connected Commonwealth’.

✔Commonwealth Day was earlier known as the Empire Day.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 26TH – 27TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 26^TH – 27^TH MAY 2019

1.        Name the product launched by Corporation Bank for GST- registered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

A) Corp SME Sufia

B) Corp SME Sugam

C) Corp SME Suvidha

D) Corp SME Surmi

E) None of these

2.        Which organization has released the report titled “Women in Business and Management: The business case for change” which revealed gender diversity good for business and economy?

A) World Intellectual Property Organization

B) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

C) United Nations

D) International Labour Organisation (ILO)

E) None of these

3.        Name the contemporary artist, who became the first Indian to be awarded with Joan Miro Prize.

A) Sheela Gowda

B) Nalini Malani

C) Bharti Kher

D) Shilpa Gupta

E) None of these

4.        What is the name of the Moon mission 2024 which was unveiled by National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)

A) Kosmos

B) Artemis

C) Surveyor

D) Explorer

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 25TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 25^TH MAY 2019

1.        Where was the Border Personnel Meet (BPM) of Indian and Chinese army held?

A) Ladakh

B) New Delhi

C) Mumbai

D) Kolkata

E) None of these

2.        Which government agency has organized 5th Smart Cities India 2019 Expo in New Delhi recently ?

A) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC)

B) National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI)

C) India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)

D) State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STCI)

E) None of these

3.        Who headed the high level panel, which suggested the issuance of ‘Elephant Bonds’ for infrastructure projects and investing undisclosed income?

A) Sanjeev Sanyal

B) Rajiv Kher

C) Adil Zainulbhai

D) Surjit Bhalla

E) None of these

4.        Where was the second Urban 20 (U20) Mayors summit held?

A) Tokyo, Japan

B) Beijing, China

C) Berlin, Germany

D) Buenos Aires, Argentina

E) None of these

5.        What is the maximum rate of service charge revised by Reserve Bank of India(RBI) for the non-chest bank branches, which has deposited in the modern Currency Chests(CC)?

A) Rs.7 per packet

B) Rs.8 per packet

C) Rs.6 per packet

D) Rs.9 per packet

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 24 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 24 MAY 2019

1. FIRST PACIFIC VANGUARD NAVAL EXERCISE HELD NEAR GUAM

✔The four countries US, Japan, South Korea and Australia have kicked off first-of-its kind Pacific Vanguard Naval Exercise near Guam.

2. WHO HAS DECLARED ALGERIA AND ARGENTINA AS MALARIA-FREE COUNTRIES

✔World Health Organization has officially declared Algeria and Argentina as malaria-free countries after recording no new cases for more than three years. Now, the numbers of malaria free countries increased to 38 from 36.

3. ADB GRANTED $750 MN LOAN TO INDIA FOR RAILWAY TRACK ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT

✔Asian Development Bank has inked an agreement with Indian Railway Finance Corporation, an entity owned by Government of India to provide USD 750 million long-term financing for the Railways Track Electrification Project.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 24TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 24^TH MAY 2019

1.      Which city has become the most vulnerable cities to cyberattacks in 2019 as per the report titled “The Annual Threat Report 2019” by Quick Heal Security Labs?

1) Kolkata

2) Bengaluru

3) Mumbai

4) New Delhi

5) None of these

2.      Which country topped in the Kids Right Index 2019, released by Kids Right Foundation recently?

1) Spain

2) Iceland

3) United States

4) Portugal

5) None of these

3.      What is the rank of India, in the Kids Right Index 2019 released by Kids Right Foundation?

1) 115

2) 116

3) 118

4) 117

5) None of these

4.      Name the public sector bank, which has collaborated with FMCG arm of The Art of Living, to provide a discount of 15% to its customers.

1) Indian Bank

2) Union Bank of India

3) State Bank of India (SBI)

4) Canara Bank

5) None of these

5.      What is the deadline set by Food Safety and Standards Authority in India for the small organic producers, having an annual turnover, over Rs 12 lakh to sell their products directly to customers without certification?

1) May 2020

2) April 2020

3) June 2020

4) Jan 2020

5) None of these

6.      Name the entity, that has signed a defence contract worth of Rs 300 crore with Indian Navy for implement Radio Frequency Identification based Access Control System.

1) Tech Mahindra

2) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd ( HAL)

3) Bharat Electronics Ltd ( BEL)

4) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd

5) None of these

7.      Indian economy is projected to ______ percent for the fiscal year 2020 as per the United Nations?

1) 7.2%

2) 7.5%

3) 7.1%

4) 7.3%

5) None of these

8.      Name the Indian Sculptor, who was ranked first in Hurun India Art List 2019.

1) Anish Kapoor

2) Akbar Padamsee

3) Krishen Khanna

4) Jogen Chowdhury

5) None of these

9.      Which entity has become the India’s biggest firm in terms of revenue by overtaking Indian Oil Corporation?

1) Hindustan Unilever

2) Larsen & Toubro

3) Reliance Industries Limited(RIL)

4) Tata Group

5) None of these

10.  Mueenul Haq appointed as High Commissioner to India, he belongs to which country?

1) Pakistan

2) Afhanistan

3) Bangladesh

4) Maldives

5) None of these

11.  Name the earth observation satellite, which was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation  recently.

1) Microsat-R

2) RISAT-2B

3) IRNSS-1I

4) Cartosat-2

5) None of these

12.  What is the redefined constant for kilogram, which is decided during General Conference on Weights and Measures?

1) Boltzmann constant

2) Planck constant

3) Avogadro constant

4) Character constant

5) None of these

13.  Who is the author of the book titled “Coming Round the Mountain”?

1) R.K. Narayan

2) Ruskin Bond

3) Khushwant Singh

4) Mulk Raj Anand

5) None of these

14.  Jokha Alharthi , who won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, is from which country?

Iran

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Oman

15.  Which of the following countries has launched the permanent residency system “Golden Card”?

UAE

India

Myanmar

Sri Lanka

16.  Which Indian diplomat will be conferred the Japan’s second highest national award- The Order of the Rising Sun?

Sujatha Singh

Nirupama Rao

Shyam Saran

Shivshankar Menon

17.  Which of the following High courts has ruled that the United Nations is not a State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India?

Delhi High Court

Madras High Court

Bombay High Court

Calcutta High Court

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