CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 26 MARCH 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 26 MARCH 2019

1.        Who won Life Time Achievement Award in the 64th Film Fare Awards 2019?

A) Sridevi

B) Amitabh Bachchan

C) Aamir Khan

D) Shah Rukh Khan

E) None of these

2.        Which film won the 64th Film Fare Awards 2019 under the Best Film Category?

A) Patmaavat

B) Sanju

C) Andhadhun

D) Raazi

E) None of these

3.        Who is the author of the book ‘Every Vote Counts’, released by former Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari in New Delhi?

A) Navin Chawla

B) Arundhati Roy

C) Vikram Seth

D) Salman Rushdie

E) None of these

4.        What was the theme of the World Tuberculosis Day 2019?

A) Theme – ‘Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world’

B) Theme – ‘Its time’

C) Theme – ‘Unite to End TB’

D) Theme – ‘World free from TB’

E) None of these

5.        Fitch Ratings has recently cut India’s GDP growth forecast for FY20 from 7.0% to _____?

A) 6.9%

B) 6.8%

C) 6.6%

D) 6.5%

E) None of these

6.        Which Indian company would provide digital solution for French Open?

A) Tata

B) Reliance

C) Wipro

D) Infosys

E) None of these

7.        Which Indian hockey player has been named as member in Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) committee?

A) Manpreet Singh

B) Sandeep Singh

C) Sardar Singh

D) Dilip Tirkey

E) None of these

8.        India’s deepest shaft cave has discovered in which of the following states?

A) Meghalaya

B) Arunachal Pradesh

C) Assam

D) Odisha

E) None of these

9.        Which of the following airlines has become the first Indian low-cost airline to join IATA?

A) JetLite

B) SpiceJet

C) IndiGo

D) Air India Express

E) None of these

10.    What is the India’s rank in the 2019 UN World Happiness Index?

A) 116th

B) 140th

C) 135th

D) 124^th

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 25 MARCH 2019

DAILY GK 25 MARCH 2019

1. INDIA RANKS 76TH ON WEF GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION INDEX

✔India has moved up 2 places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index. The annual list, compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum, has ranked 115 economies on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability.

✔Sweden remains on the top and is followed by Switzerland and Norway in the top three.

2. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA HAS APPOINTED A FIVE-MEMBER COMMITTEE UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF NANDAN NILEKHANI TO STRENGTHEN DIGITAL PAYMENTS

✔Reserve Bank of India has appointed 5-member committee under the chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani to strengthen digital payments as well as to boost financial inclusion through Financial Technology.

✔The purpose of the event is to shape India’s predominance in FinTech, build the future strategy and policy to uplift the financial inclusion.

✔With the revolution in the FinTech sector India’s aim is to emerge as a 10 trillion dollar economy.

3. PETER TABICHI CONFERRED WITH GLOBAL TEACHER PRIZE FOR 2019

✔Peter Tabichi has been conferred with the prestigious Global Teacher Prize for 2019 at a ceremony in Dubai hosted by Hollywood actor, Hugh Jackman.

✔The award recognises the “exceptional” teacher’s commitment to pupils in a remote part of Kenya’s Rift Valley.

4. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE:  25TH MARCH

✔International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was observed all over the world to raise awareness about the dangers of racism and to honour and to remember people who suffered for the slavery system.

✔The theme for International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade 2019 is “Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice”.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 25 MARCH 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ - 25 MARCH 2019

1.        Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has turned down which of the following bank’s proposal to change its name recently?

A) IDBI Bank

B) Dena Bank

C) Bank of Baroda

D) Vijaya Bank

E) None of these

2.        Which country won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2019 for the fifth year consecutively?

A) Bangladesh

B) Maldives

C) Nepal

D) India

E) None of these

3.        Which Indian English word is added as the 650th entry in Oxford Dictionary?

A) Mantra

B) Chuddies

C) Loot

D) Multan

E) None of these

4.        According to the world airport traffic rankings 2018 by Airports Council International (ACI),which Indian airport became the 12th busiest airport in the world?

A) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

B) Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)

C) Kempegowda International Airport

D) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

E) None of these

5.        Government crosses disinvestment target for the financial year 2018-19 by _________ crore against its target Rs.80000 crore.

A) 5000 crore

B) 10000 crore

C) 2000 crore

D) 7000 crore

E) None of these

6.        Who was appointed as the 24th chief of naval staff of India?

A) Robin K Dhowan

B) Devendra Kumar Joshi

C) Karambir Singh

D) Nirmal Kumar Verma

E) None of these

7.        Which technology company in partnership with the University of Washington developed a storage device that can translate digital information into DNA?

A) Intel

B) IBM

C) Google

D) Microsoft

E) None of these

8.        Name the Operation launched by India to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) support to Mozambique,which was hit by cyclone IDAI.

A) Operation Sahayata 19

B) Operation Trident 19

C) Operation Cactus 19

D) Operation Parakram 19

E) None of these

9.        Lasith Malinga announced his retirement from international cricket after ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020.He belongs to which country?

A) Srilanka

B) Pakistan

C) Bangladesh

D) India

E) None of these

10.    What was the theme of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that is observed on 23rd March?

A) Theme – “Weather-Ready, Climate-Smart”

B) Theme – “The Sun, the Earth and the Weather”

C) Theme – “Understanding Clouds”

D) Theme – “Climate and Water”

E) None of these

11.    When was Martyr’s Day (88th) or Shaheed Diwas observed?

A) 21st March

B) 22nd March

C) 23rd March

D) 20th March

E) None of these

12.    Name the Indian low-cost airlines that has joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA), recently.

A) Indigo

 B) Air India

 C) SpiceJet

 D) Kingfisher

E) Vistara

13.    What is the theme for the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2019?

A) End TB by 2025

B) It’s time

 C) It's Now or Never

D) High Time to End TB

 E) None of the given theme is correct

14.    RBI declined which Bank’s proposal to name change after its merger with LIC?

A) Dena Bank

B) IDBI Bank

C) Andhra Bank

D) Karur Vysya Bank

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DAILY GK 24 MARCH 2019

DAILY GK 24 MARCH 2019

1. AN OVERVIEW OF 64TH FILM FARE AWARDS 2019

✔The 64th Filmfare Awards 2019 was held at Jio Garden, Mumbai. The event was hosted by Bollywood’s leading Actors, Directors, Musicians and Singers.

✔Best Film award won by Raazi, Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) won by Ranbir Kapoor (Sanju), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) won by Alia Bhatt (Raazi) and Best Director won by Meghna Gulzar (Raazi).

2. JUSTICE PK MISHRA APPOINTMENT AS ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE OF CHHATTISGARH HC AND AND AK TRIPATHI APPOINTMENT AS MEMBER OF LOKPAL

✔Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court A K Tripathi resigned from the post after he got appointed as the Member of the Lokpal and P K Mishra appointed as acting Chief Justice.

3. IN THE INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE, CHENNAI SUPER KINGS BATSMAN SURESH RAINA MADE A NEW RECORD TO SURPASS 5,000 RUNS

✔Suresh Raina, a batsman of Chennai Super Kings became the first batsman to make a record by surpassing 5,000 runs in the Indian Premier League in Chennai. Now Virat Kohli who has 4,954 runs needs 51 runs to become the leading run-scorer in the IPL.

4. FORMER WORLD NUMBER 6 BADMINTON PLAYER JOACHIM PERSSON BANNED OVER MATCH-FIXING

✔35 year old Badminton player Joachim Persson of Denmark was banned for 18 months by the Badminton World Federation for match-fixing. He was ordered to pay $4,500.

5. NAVIN CHAWLA’S NEW BOOK TITLED ‘EVERY VOTE COUNTS’ WAS LAUNCHED BY FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA, HAMID ANSARI

✔Former Chief Election Commissioner of India Navin Chawla’s book ‘Every Vote Counts’ was launched by former Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari in New Delhi.

✔This book is about how the electoral machinery works in India. The book has been published by HarperCollins India.

6. MARCH 24 OBSERVED AS WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY

✔World Tuberculosis Day was observed on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis.

✔The theme for World Tuberculosis Day 2019 is ‘Its time’ which will draw the attention of the global leaders towards the immediate need to end the global epidemic tuberculosis.

✔World Health Organization and the Global Fund and Stop TB launched a joint initiative ‘Find. Treat. All #End TB’ on the World TB day.

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DAILY GK 23 MARCH 2019

DAILY GK 23 MARCH 2019

1. DELHI IGI AIRPORT BECOMES THE 12TH BUSIEST IN THE WORLD AS PER ACI REPORT

✔In accordance with the preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2018 released by Airports Council International, the Indira Gandhi International Airport of New Delhi has elevated 4 ranks to reach at 12th spot in terms of busiest airport as compared to 2017’s 16 spot.

✔The list of world’s busiest airports by passenger traffic ranking has been topped by Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (US) followed by Beijing Capital International Airport (China) and Dubai International Airport (UAE).

2. VICE ADMIRAL KARAMBIR SINGH TO BE DESIGNATED AS NEXT CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF

✔Vice Admiral Karambir Singh has been appointed as the 24^th chief of naval staff. He will succeed present Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba.

✔At present, he is a Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam. He has been honored with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal.

3. SAINA NEHWAL NAMED AS TSJA SPORTS PERSON OF THE YEAR

✔Annual Telangana Sports Journalist Association named London Olympics Bronze medalist Saina Nehwal as sportsperson of the year.

✔Pullella Gopichand as Coach of the Year and PV Sindhu as Outstanding Performer in women’s section.

4. WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY OBSERVED ON MARCH 23

✔World Meteorological Day is observed annually on March 23 to commemorate the establishment of World Meteorological Organization in 1950.

✔The theme 2019 was “The Sun, the Earth and the Weather”.

5. 88TH MARTYRS’ DAY OF BHAGAT SINGH, SUKHDEV AND SHIVARAM OBSERVED ON 23RD MARCH

✔Martyr’s Day (88th) or Shaheed Diwas observed on 23rd March every year in India to commemorate the death anniversary of three of India’s freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Hari Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar.

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Current Affairs QUIZ 23 MARCH 2019

Current Affairs QUIZ 23 MARCH 2019

1. Name the Indian rail coach manufacturer,which became the world’s largest rail coach manufacturer surpassing Chinese manufacturers.

Indian Railway Coach Factory,Haldia

Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli

Integral Coach Factory (ICF),Chennai

Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala

None of these

2. What is the rank of India, according to the United Nation’s World Happiness Report 2019?

127

130

133

140

None of these

3. Union Defence Minister decided to purchase 10 lakh hand grenades worth ________ crores for Indian Army under ‘Make in India’ programme?

Rs.400 crores

Rs.450 crores

Rs.550 crores

Rs.500 crores

None of these

4. Name the first latin American,who won the 2019 Templeton Prize worth $1.4m for combining science and spirituality in his work.

King Abdullah II

Marcelo Gleiser

Dalai Lama

Mike Brown

None of these

5. What is the name of the new service unveiled by Google that allows people to play high-end games without purchasing expensive consoles?

Stadia

GDC

GDC 2019

Streaming service

None of these

6. Where did 5 member team discovered,India’s deepest shaft cave during the 28th edition of the annual ‘Caving in the Abode of the Clouds Expedition’?

Nagaland

Maharashtra

Meghalaya

Mizoram

None of these

7. Which country has been stopped from hosting the Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup?

India

Pakistan

Srilanka

Mozambique

None of these

8. When was World Poetry Day observed?

19th March

20th March

21st March

18th March

None of these

9. Who among the following was honoured with Vyas Samman 2018 for his collection of poems “Jitne Log Utne Prem”?

Mannu Bhandari

Mridula Garg

Kedarnath Singh

Shiv Prasad Singh

Leeladhar Jagudi

10. Which of the following bank has signed a pact with the Bank of China to boost business opportunities?

SBI

PNB

BoB

ICICI

HDFC

11. The International Day of Forests is held annually on_________.

21 March

22 March

18 March

20 March

25 March

12. The theme for International Day of Forests 2019 is _________.

Human, Animal and Forests

Learn to Save Forests

Educate To save Forests

I, We and Forests

Forests and Education

13. Which of the following country has imposed an immediate ban on assault weapons?

New Zealand

USA

Australia

UK

Norway

14. What is the theme for World Water Day 2019?

World and Water

Human, Forests and Water

I, We and Water

Leaving No One Behind

Leaving Nothing Behind

15. Dick Dale passed away Recently. He was popularly known as _________.

A) Dancer                    

B) Actor                       

C) Guitarist                 

D) Scientist

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