CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 3RD MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 3^RD MAY 2019

1.        Name the Indo-French (India & France) bilateral naval exercise that held in the Arabian sea of Goa coast.

A) Varuna 19.1

B) Konkan 19.1

C) Corpat 19.1

D) Simbex 19.1

E) None of these

2.        Which public sector bank, has become the first bank in the country that has linked its deposit accounts and short term loans to an external benchmark?

A) State Bank of India (SBI)

B) Canara Bank

C) Indian Bank

D) Bank of Baroda

E) None of these

3.        Name the Ship building and repairing company, which has signed a contract with defence ministry to build eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts (ASWSWCs) for Indian Navy at the cost of Rs 6311.30 crore.

A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

B) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd.

C) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited

D) Goa Shipyard

E) None of these

4.        Which Non-profit association has entered a strategic partnership with GE Healthcare to enhance digital healthcare solutions?

A) Internet and Mobile Association of India(IAMAI)

B) Confederation of Indian Industry(CII)

C) National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)

D) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI)

E) None of these

5.        Environmental lawyer Alfred Brownell won Goldman Environmental Prize 2019,he belongs to which country?

A) Mongolia

B) North Macedonia

C) Chile

D) Liberia

E) None of these

6.        Who ascended the throne, ushering in the Reiwa era after his father Akihito abdicated?

A) Fushimi

B) Taishō

C) Naruhito

D) Hirohito

E) None of these

7.        Indian Army mountaineering expedition team has sited mysterious footprints of which mythical creature near Makalu Base Camp, located in North-Eastern Himalayas?

A) Yeti

B) Monster

C) Werewolf

D) Unicorn

E) None of these

8.        What was the theme of the International Labour Day 2019?

A) Theme – “Celebrating the International Labour Movement”

B) Theme – “Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement”

C) Theme – “Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social Partners”

D) Theme – “Create peace, solidarity and decent work”

E) None of these

9.        Name the deceased director, who was the first African American and the youngest-ever film-maker nominated in Oscar Awards.

A) Denise LaSalle

B) Frankie Muse Freeman

C) John Singleton

D) Edwin Hawkins

E) None of these

10.    Who was the author of the biography of diplomat-politician V K Krishna Menon titled “Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of V K Krishna Menon”?

A) Ruskin Bond

B) Jairam Ramesh

C) Arundhati Roy

D) Salman Rushdie

E) None of these