CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 9TH MAY 2019


CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 9TH MAY 2019
1.        Where did India-US Bilateral trade meeting held?
A) Kolkata
B) Mumbai
C) New Delhi                                                  
D) Bengaluru
E) None of these

2.        The life and works of which Politician is set to be filmed jointly by India and Bangladesh?
A) Obaidul Quader
B) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
C) Kazi Nazrul Islam
D) Hussain Muhammad Ershad
E) None of these

3.        Which country’s parliament has approved a constitutional reform to remove the post of prime minister recently?
A) Mali
B) Ivory Coast
C) Nigeria
D) Senegal
E) None of these


4.        Who is the Prime Minister of Mali, succeeding Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, who resigned after Ogossagou massacre?
A) Boubou Cisse
B) Modibo Keita
C) Moussa Mara
D) Oumar Tatam Ly
E) None of these

5.        What is the revised housing loan limit to an individual in metropolitan centre’s under Priority sector Lending (PSL) RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) and SFBs (Small Finance Banks)?
A) Rs.40 Lakh
B) Rs.35 Lakh
C) Rs.25 Lakh
D) Rs.30 Lakh
E) None of these

6.        What is the reason behind the fall in Direct tax collections of Rs 82,000 crore in 2018-19?
A) Technological Development
B) Social and Political Factors
C) Shortage in low corporate tax collections
D) Demonetisation
E) None of these

7.        Name the Blockchain based service launched by tech giant, Microsoft.
A) Azure Blockchain Service
B) Abra Blockchain Service
C) Ardor Blockchain Service
D) Bitswift Blockchain Service
E) None of these

8.        John Campbell and Shai Hope scored 365 runs and surpassed the Pakistan’s opening stand world record in ODI cricket, they belong to which country?
A) New Zealand
B) West Indies
C) Bangladesh
D) South Africa
E) None of these

9.        World Athletics Day 2019 is observed annually on _____________?
A) 5th May
B) 6th May
C) 7th May
D) 4th May
E) None of these

10.    What was the theme of the World Asthma Day 2019?
A) Theme – “Never too early, never too late. It’s always the right time to address airways disease”
B) Theme – “STOP for Asthma”
C) Theme – “Allergy and Asthma”
D) Theme – “You Can Control Your Asthma”
E) None of these