DAILY GK 6 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 6 MAY 2019

1. ADB LAUNCHED $5 BILLION HEALTHY OCEANS ACTION PLAN AT ITS 52ND ANNUAL MEETING

✔Asian Development Bank launched 5$ billion Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region.

✔The Plan was launched at the 52nd Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of Governors, Fiji.

✔ADB President is Mr. Takehiko Nakao.

2. DRAGAN MIHAILOVIC APPOINTED AS NEW HEAD COACH FOR INDIAN MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM

✔Serbia’s Dragan Mihailovic has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian Men’s Volleyball team by the Volleyball Federation of India.

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DAILY GK 5 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 5 MAY 2019

1. INDIA-AUSTRALIA JOINT WORKING GROUP ON COUNTER-TERRORISM

✔The 11th meeting of the joint working group on counter-terrorism between India and Australia held at Canberra, Australia.

2. VODAFONE IDEA COLLABORATES WITH IBM AND SIGNS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR IT DEAL

✔Vodafone Idea Ltd, India’s largest telecom operator signed a 5-year multi-million-dollar IT outsourcing deal with International Business Machines Corporation.

3. ACCORDING TO ADB’S REPORT, ASIA-PACIFIC IS ESTIMATED TO GROW 5.7% IN 2019

✔According to Takehiko Nakao, President and Chairperson of Asian Development Bank, the Asia-Pacific region is supposed to grow at 5.7% in 2019.

4. LONDON TOPS CITIES FOR INDIAN INVESTMENTS 

✔UK became the top-most nation to attract Indian FDI with 52 projects. US attracted Indian FDI with 51 projects while the UAE with 32 projects.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 5TH – 6TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 5^TH – 6^TH 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

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 4TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 4^TH MAY 2019

1.        Who was designated as ‘global terrorist’ by 1267 Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recently?

A) Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh

B) Masood Azhar

C) Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar

D) Rashid Rauf                                               

E) None of these

2.        Which country’s parliament has become the first national legislative body in the world to declare a Environment and Climate Emergency?

A) United Kingdom

B) United States

C) Russia

D) China

E) None of these

3.        Name the bill signed into a law recently by Russian President Vladimir Putin, inorder to allow Russian authorities gain control over the Internet.

A) Internet Solitarity

B) Lone Internet

C) Sovereign Internet

D) Internet Control

E) None of these

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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

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DAILY GK 2 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 2 MAY 2019

1. INDIA 4TH BIGGEST MILITARY SPENDER IN 2018: SIPRI REPORT

✔India was the world’s fourth biggest military spender in 2018 behind the United States, China, and Saudi Arabia, according to new data think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. India was the fifth largest military spender in 2017.

✔According to the SIPRI data, China was the second-largest military spender in 2018. India accounts for 3.7% of the global defence spending.

2. US WITHDRAWS FROM UN ARMS TRADE TREATY

✔US President Donald Trump stated that his administration is withdrawing the U.S. signature from the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, in response to concerns from gun rights activists that it could impinge on Americans’ right to bear arms.

3. PFA AWARDS 2018/19 ANNOUNCED: COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS

✔Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk and Arsenal Women Football Club's Vivianne Miedema were named Professional Footballers' Association Players' Player of the Year for the 2018-19 season.

• PFA Young Player of the Year: Raheem Sterling, Manchester City & Georgia Stanway, Manchester City
• PFA Special Achievement Award: Steph Houhgton: Former England and WBA

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 2ND MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 2^ND MAY 2019

1.      WHICH THINK TANK HAS RECENTLY PREDICTED THAT THE MILITARY EXPENDITURE OF INDIA GREW BY 3.1% TO REACH $66.5 BILLION?

1)      Peace Research Institute Oslo

2)      Center for Strategic and International Studies

3)     Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

4)      NITI Aayog

5)      None of these

2.      ACCORDING TO STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SIPRI) REPORT, WHICH COUNTRY BECAME THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MILITARY SPENDER IN 2018?

1)      India

2)      Saudi Arabia

3)     US

4)      China

5)      None of these

3.      WHICH INDIAN E-COMMERCE PAYMENT SYSTEM AND DIGITAL WALLET COMPANY HAS LAUNCHED A NEW OPTION OF RECURRING PAYMENTS FOR ITS MERCHANTS?

1)      MobiKwik

2)      PhonePe

3)      FreeCharge

4)     Paytm

5)      None of these

4.      NAME THE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH HAS COLLABORATED WITH WISHFIN INSURANCE TO BECOME THE FIRST COMPANY TO SELL 2-WHEELER POLICIES VIA WHATSAPP.

1)     Bharti AXA General Insurance

2)      HDFC ERGO General Insurance

3)      National Insurance Company Limited

4)      SBI General Insurance Company Ltd

5)      None of these

5.      WHAT IS THE REVISED GDP GROWTH OF INDIA FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2019-20, AS PER INDIA RATINGS AND RESEARCH COMPANY?

1)      7.2%

2)      7.1%

3)     7.3 %

4)      7.5%

5)      None of these

 

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 1ST MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 1^ST MAY 2019

1.        Which economic corridor was excluded from the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) recently?

A) China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC)

B) China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

C) Nepal-China-India Economic Corridor(NCIEC)

D) Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor

E) None of these

2.        Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has recently proposed the rules on opening and processing which account of corporate borrowers to prevent diversion of funds?

A) Recurring Deposit Account

B) Current Account

C) Deposit account

D) Fixed Deposit Account

E) None of these

3.        Name the Indian golfer, who has been awarded with “Outstanding achievement as a player award for the year 2019” at the 4th Edition of the annual India Golf Industry Association (GIA).

A) Arjun Atwal

B) Jyoti Randhawa

C) Anirban Lahiri

D) Gaganjeet Bhullar

E) None of these

4.        Where was the Asian Wrestling Championship 2019 held?

A) Beijing, China

B) Jakarta, Indonesia

C) New Delhi, India

D) Xi’an, China

E) None of these

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