CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 23RD MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 23^RD MAY 2019

1.      Name the subsidiary of World Bank, which has collaborated with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), enabling world’s first Blockchain Bond Transaction using Bond i.

A) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

B) International Development Association (IDA)

C) International Finance Corporation (IFC)

D) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

E) None of these

2.      PoS is in news recently,the term PoS refers to _________?

A) Progress of Statements

B) Process of Sales

C) Point of Sales

D) Progess of Sales

E) None of these

3.      By what percent, the usage of debit card swipes on Point of Sales (PoS) terminals rise in March 2019 from its previous year, as per the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) data?

A) 35%

B) 27%

C) 30%

D) 25%

E) None of these

4.      Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) having assets over __________ crore, was directed to appoint chief risk officer (CRO) by Reserve Bank of India(RBI)?

A) Rs.7000 crore

B) Rs.2000 crore

C) Rs.10000 crore

D) Rs 5000 crore

E) None of these

5.      Name the cloud computing platform worth Rs.7500 crore, which is set to be established by NITI Aayog for creating an institutional framework for artificial intelligence (AI) in the country.

A) AIRAWAT

B) CLOUD

C) CLCOMP

D) AICLOUD

E) None of these

6.      Find the government agency which has reduced the prices of 9 Non-Scheduled Cancer Drugs by 87%.

A) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI)

B) Drug Controller General of India(DCGI)s

C) National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)

D) Central Drugs Standard Control Organization(CDSCO)

E) None of these

7.      Which Indian mountain was included by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the tentative list of World Heritage Sites recently?

A) Mount Lakshmi

B) Mount Rishi Pahar

C) Mount ShahiKangri

D) Mount Kailash (KailashMansarovar)

E) None of these

8.      Name the first black African woman, who conquered Mt. Everest in her fourth attempt recently.

A) SarayKhumalo

B) Tracee Ellis Ross

C) Ava DuVernay

D) Lena Waithe

E) None of these

9.      Who was re-elected as the president of Indonesia?

A) SutanSjahrir

B) Malcolm Turnbull

C) JokoWidodo

D) PrabowoSubianto

E) None of these

10.  Name the social media platform of India, which sponsored Indian Wheelchair Cricket Association(WCA) for Asia cup 2019.

A) Sulekha

B) Helo

C) Quora

D) LinkedIn

E) None of these

11.  National Anti-Terrorism Day 2019 is observed annually on ____________?

A) May 24

B) May 23

C) May 21

D) May 22

E) None of these

12.  When was World AIDS Vaccine Day (WAVD) observed?

A) May 21

B) May 20

C) May 19

d) May 18

E) None of these