CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 28TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 28^TH MAY 2019

1.        Which two institutions are merged to create new statistical body National Statistical Office (NSO) under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)?

i. Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

ii. National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)

iii. National Statistical Organisation (NSO)

A) Option i & ii

B) Option i & iii

C) Option ii & iii

D) All the above options

E) None of these

2.        Who headed the National Statistical Commission which has suggested to create new statistical body National Statistical Office (NSO) by merging Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)?

A) Amitav Ghosh

B) M. Narasimham

C) C Rangarajan

D) I. G. Patel

E) None of these

3.        Which country is set to host World Leaders Conference to Combat Anti-Semitism in October 2020?

A) India

B) Swedan

C) Russia

D) U.S.

E) None of these

4.        Who is the head of the SEBI constituted panel that suggested significant changes to Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) Regulations recently?

A) M Narasimham

B) Dr. Y V Reddy

C) S Venkitaramanan

D) R Khan

E) None of these

5.        RBI modified the norms on VRR investment recently, VRR stands for _____________?

A) VRR – Volatile Retention Rate

B) VRR – Voluntary Retention Route

C) VRR – Voluntary Route Rate

D) VRR – Volatile Rate for Radical business

E) None of these

6.        Name the global internet technology and financial services provider which collaborated with India to issue Permanent Account Number (PAN) card.

A) Steinhoff International

B) Evotec A.G.

C) Comdirect

D) Wirecard

E) None of these

7.        How much percent of vote was casted thus becoming the highest vote turnout during the 2019 Lok Sabha Election?

A) 83.27%

B) 78.27%

C) 67.47%

D) 77.77%

E) None of these

8.        Who was appointed as the new force commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)?

A) Devraj Anbu

B) Shailesh Tinaikar

C) I.S. Ghuman

D) Anil Kumar Bhatt

E) None of these

9.        Which of the following countries has been officially recognized as malaria-free in the WHO African Region?

A) Nigeria

B) Morocco

C) Algeria

D) Tanzania

E) None of these

10.    What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Bee Day (WBD)?

A) Join hands to Protect Bees

B) Save the Bees

C) Praise Bees & their working

D) Save Bees, Save Ecosystem

E) None of these

11.    Which Indian scientist has won the 2019 German chemistry prize at the 4th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference?

A) Siva Umapathy

B) B Sesikeran

C) Ankur Patwardhan

D) S Chandrasekhar

E) None of these

12.     What is the India’s GDP forecast in FY 20, as per latest UN-WESP 2019 Mid-year Update?

A) 7.4%

B) 7.3%

C) 7.1%

D) 7.2%

E) None of these