CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 12TH – 13TH MAY 2019


CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 12TH – 13TH MAY 2019
1.        In which state the Char Dham Yatra had begun during the occasion of Akshay Tritiya?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Uttarkhand                                                                            
D) Himchal Pradesh
E) None of these

2.        Qantas Airways of which country has operated world’s first zero waste commercial flight named ‘QF739’?
A) Australia
B) United States
C) Germany
D) Russia
E) None of these

3.        Find the name of Financial technology that had launched India’s first UPI Bahi Khata(Digital Ledger) for merchants.
A) Rubique
B) PayMe India
C) BharatPe
D) Paisa Dukaan
E) None of these

4.        FDA approved has approved first vaccine named Dengvaxia for the prevention of dengue disease. The vaccine is also known as _________.
A) CYD-TDV
B) CVD-TYV
C) CDV – TYD
D) CVV –TDY
E) None of these


5.        Amul has announced its sponsorship with which cricket team in upcoming World Cup 2019?
A) Bangladesh team
B) Sri Lankan team
C) Indian team
D) Afghanistan team
E) None of these

6.        _________________ is commemorating ‘2019’ as the ‘Year of Next of Kin’.
A) Indian Army
B) Indian Navy
C) Indian Air Force
D) Indian Coast Guard
E) None of these

7.        Which state police has deployed the first Anti-Naxal Women’s Commando unit named ‘Danteshwari Ladake’ or ‘Fighters of Goddess Danteshwari’?
A) Odisha
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Jharkhand
E) None of these

8.        Where was the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) meeting held?
A) Bengaluru
B) Kochi
C) Mumbai
D) New Delhi
E) None of these

9.        Name the Indian airport, which has ranked 8th among the top 10 Best Airport’s in the World, as per the survey by Air Help.
A) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
B) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
C) Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
D) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
E) None of these

10.    Hamad International Airport topped in the best airport in the world survey conducted by Air Help.It is located in which country?
A) Japan
B) Greece
C) Qatar
D) Brazil
E) None of these

11.    Name the exercise, in which Indian Naval Ships, INS Kolkata & INS Shakti participated along with the ships of Japan, Philippines and US, that held in South China Sea.
A) Corpat
B) Varuna
C) Konkan
D) Group Sail
E) None of these

12.    15th Finance Commission of India (FCXV) was in news recently, who is the chairman of the commission?
A) Shaktikanta Das
B) N.K. Singh
C) Anoop Singh
D) Ajay Narayan Jha
E) None of these

13.    Which Indian IT firm has surpassed Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and becomes India’s most valued firm?
A) Mphasis
B) Wipro
C) Infosys
D) Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)
E) None of these

14.    Where is India’s first ever ice café located, which was created by Border Road Organisation(BRO) officials recently ?
A) Gaya, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
B) Vijay Pur, Samba, Jammu and Kashmir
C) Nowshera,Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir
D) Zangla ,Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir
E) None of these

15.    Who was appointed as the President of the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA)?
A) Joseph Deiss
B) Tijjani Mohammad Bande
C) John William Ashe
D) Abdelaziz Bouteflika
E) None of these

16.    Name the microprocessor, which is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by the team of researchers from IIT-Bombay.
A) AJIT
B) CLIPPER
C) MARIAH
D) RIGEL
E) None of these

17.    Which of the following golfers has been honoured with 2019 US Presidential Medal of Freedom?
A) Rickie Fowler
B) Phil Mickelson
C) Tiger Woods
D) Justin Rose
E) None of these

18.    Which Indian city is hosting the World Customs Organisation (WCO) regional custom heads meeting?
A) Shimla
B) Pune
C) Kochi
D) New Delhi
E) None of these

19.    Which Indian personality has been appointed as new SDG Advocate of UN?
A) Chewang Norphel
B) Sonam Wangchuk
C) Jadav Payeng
D) Dia Mirza
E) None of these

20.    India’s first UPI Bahi Khata for merchants has been launched by which fintech start-up company?
A) Paytm
B) BharatPe
C) PhonePe
D) MobiKwik
E) None of these