CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 19TH – 20TH MAY 2019


CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 19TH – 20TH MAY 2019
1.        Name the state, which has around 35% of India’s total Graphite reserves, as per the report released by Geological Survey of India (GSI).
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) None of these

2.        Name the country, which has attained ‘Observer‘ status in CTBTO (The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation) and also got access to it’s International Monitoring System (IMS) data.
A) Russia
B) Australia
C) U.S.
D) India
E) None of these

3.        Which country has become the first in Asia, to legalise same-sex marriage?
A) Philippines
B) Vietnam
C) Taiwan
D) Thailand
E) None of these

4.        Name the Maritime Exercise between Singapore and India that held in Singapore recently.
A) SIMBEX
B) Varuna
C) INDRA NAV
D) SLINEX
E) None of these

5.        Name the scheme launched by Government of Saudi Arabia for the first time to give permanent residency to certain expatriates by allowing them to own real estates.
A) “Privileged Maja”
B) “Privileged Talo”
C) “Privileged Huis”
D) “Privileged Iqama”
E) None of these


6.        Which financial institution, has launched a pilot scheme for fintech Non Banking Financing Companies (NBFCs) in order to boost digital lending ?
A) Reserve Bank of India(RBI)
B) Export–Import Bank of India(Exim Bank)
C) Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI)
D) Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI)
E) None of these

7.        Name the General Insurance Company which has partnered with IBM to jointly setup data lab in India to improve business efficiency and profitability.
A) HDFC ERGO
B) ICICI Lombard
C) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
D) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance
E) None of these

8.        Name the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS), that has decommissioned in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
A) ICGS Rajdhwaj
B) ICGS Samarth
C) ICGS Samrat
D) ICGS Vigraha
E) None of these

9.        Who is the head of 5 member panel constituted by Reserve Bank of India(RBI) for promoting digital payments?
A) Sanjay Jain
B) Kishore Sansi
C) Nandan Nilekani
D) H R Khan
E) None of these

10.    Who is one among the winner of Sasakawa Award 2019 presented by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Sushma Swaraj
C) Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra
D) Narendra Modi
E) None of these

11.    Name the Indian Youtuber, who was named among the Top 10 ‘Next Generation Leaders 2019’ by Time Magazine.
A) Sandeep Maheshwari
B) Gaurav Chowdhary
C) Bhuvaneshvar Bam
D) Ajey Nagar
E) None of these

12.    Which country has received the first pair of Mi-24 attack helicopters from India?
A) Syria
B) Afghanistan
C) Iraq
D) Tajikistan
E) None of these

13.    Which type of missile is test fired recently, that is manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)?
A) Long Range surface to air Missile(LRSAM)
B) Air-to-Air Missiles(AAM)
C) Beyond-Visual-Range Air-To-Air Missile (BVRAAM)
D) Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM)
E) None of these

14.    Winner of International Cricket Council(ICC) world cup 2019 will receive _________ the highest prize money in the history of the tournament?
A) 1 million Dollar
B) 3 million Dollar
C) 2 million Dollar
D) 4 million Dollar
E) None of these

15.    National Dengue Day is observed annually on ___________?
A) May 16
B) May 17
C) May 15
D) May 18
E) None of these

16.    What was the theme of World Hypertension Day 2019?
A) Theme – “Awareness of high blood pressure”
B) Theme – “Know Your Blood Pressure”
C) Theme – “Know Your Numbers”
D) Theme – “Treat to goal”
E) None of these

17.    Which country to host the 2023 Asian Cup Football tournament?
A) Japan
B) India
C) South Korea
D) China
E) None of these

18.    Which Indian judge has been appointed as Judge of Supreme Court of Fiji?
A) Sharad Arvind Bobde
B) Madan B Lokur
C) N V Ramana
D) Abhay Manohar Sapre
E) None of these

19.    Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA)?
A) S. Abdul Nazeer
B) Arjan Kumar Sikri
C) Navin Sinha
D) Vineet Saran
E) None of these