CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 5TH – 6TH MAY 2019


CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 5TH – 6TH MAY 2019
1.        Where was the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting 2019 held?
A) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
B) Beijing, China
C) Dushanbe, Tajikistan
D) Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
E) None of these

2.        Where was the 11th meeting of the joint working group on counter-terrorism between India and Australia held recently?
A) New Delhi, India
B) Sydney, Australia
C) Mumbai, Australia
D) Canberra, Australia
E) None of these

3.        Which country is set to host the 45th G7 summit in August, 2019?
A) Japan
B) Italy
C) France
D) Canada
E) None of these

4.        India’s largest telecom operator, Vodafone Idea Ltd has notified a 5-year multi-million-dollar with IBM in which of the following sectors?
A) Implementing IOT (Internet of Things)
B) IT outsourcing deal
C) 5G Implementation
D) Gaming
E) None of these

5.        What is the growth projection of Asia-Pacific region in the year 2019, as per the Asian Development Bank?
A) 6.5%
B) 5.5%
C) 6%
D) 5.7%
E) None of these

6.        Which department has signed joint agreement with Income Tax Department for decreasing black money generation?
A) Revenue Department
B) Financial Services Department
C) Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)
D) Expenditure Department
E) None of these


7.        Which country has emerged as the top most country to attract Indian FDI with 52 projects in the year 2018?
A) US
B) UK
C) Singapore
D) UAE
E) None of these

8.        Name the Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) who has been included as the member of the Advisory Council to the 15th Finance Commission.
A) Ajay Narayan Jha
B) N. K. Singh
C) Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian
D) Arvind Mehta
E) None of these

9.        To which country, Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas was appointed as the Ambassador of India?
A) Mali
B) Cameroon
C) Nigeria
D) Republic of Senegal
E) None of these

10.    Which country’s Airborne Early Warning and Control Helicopter named ‘Kamov Ka-31’ is set to be acquired by Indian Navy?
A) China
B) Russia
C) US
D) Japan
E) None of these

11.    International Firefighters Day is observed annually on ______________?
A) 3rd May
B) 1st May
C) 2nd May
D) 4th May
E) None of these

12.    Which colour number plates should be used by all types of electric vehicles as per the guidelines issued by central government?
A) Green
B) Blue
C) Orange
D) Green Yellow
E) None of these

13.    Which mountain pass has been opened for the 14th edition of Sino-Indian(China-India) border trade?
A) Mana Pass, Uttarakhand
B) Baralacha La, Himachal Pradesh
C) Nathu La in Sikkim
D) Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh
E) None of these

14.    Which Institute has signed MoU with Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) for setting up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies in India as a part of commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Madras
E) None of these

15.    Name the cyclone that has hit the Indian States of Odisha and West Bengal recently.
A) Cyclone Hudhud
B) Cyclone Gaja
C) Cyclone Phailin
D) Cyclone Fani
E) None of these

16.    Cyclone Fani hits Odisha and West Bengal recently, the word ‘Fani’ means ______________?
A) Snake
B) Cobra
C) Heavy Storm
D) Destruction
E) None of these

17.    Where was the 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue(ACD) held recently?
A) Moscow, Russia
B) New Delhi, India
C) Doha, Qatar
D) Jakarta, Indonesia
E) None of these

18.    What was the theme of 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue held in Doha, Qatar?
A) “Future across the globe”
B) “Partners in Progress”
C) “Climate change & Food security”
D) “Citizen well-being & happiness”
E) None of these

19.    Which stock exchange was banned for 6 months owing to the Co-Location Case by the Market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
A) Madras Stock Exchange
B) National Stock Exchange(NSE)
C) Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE)
D) Calcutta Stock Exchange
E) None of these

20.    Name the country that become the third largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India during 2017-18.
A) Singapore
B) Mauritius
C) US
D) Netherlands
E) None of these

21.    Name the former chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who has been conferred France’s highest civilian award “Knight of the Legion of Honour” recently.
A) Udupi Ramachandra Rao
B) Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
C) A S Kiran Kumar
D) G.Madhavan Nair
E) None of these

22.    Who was appointed as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO)?
A) Tod D. Wolters
B) Jens Stoltenberg
C) Stuart Peach
D) Général André Lanata
E) None of these

23.    Name the Indian wrestler, who won the Ali Aliev Wrestling Tournament, that held in Kaspiysk in Dagestan, Russia.
A) Sushil Kumar
B) Bajrang Punia
C) Yogeshwar Dutt
D) Jeet Rama
E) None of these

24.    Name the deceased American actor, who was well known for his character ‘Chewbacca’ in Star Wars films .
A) Peter Mayhew
B) Cory Monteith
C) Ryan Dunn
D) Corey Haim
E) None of these

25.    When was the National Space Day 2019 observed?
A) May 2nd
B) May 1st
C) April 30th
D) May 3rd
E) None of these