DAILY GK 9 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 9 MAY 2019

1. FINLAND HELD THE 11TH ARCTIC COUNCIL MINISTERIAL MEETING IN ROVANIEMI

✔Finland held the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi, Finland.

✔Arctic States concluded the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting by signing a joint agreement as the Arctic Council Ministers meet, passed the Chairmanship from Finland to Iceland. International Maritime Organization was authorized as a new Observer.

✔India was re-elected as an Observer to Arctic Council and India committed to contribute more to Arctic Council.

2. MAX LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD DEDICATED THE 6TH DAY OF EACH MONTH AS ‘PROTECTION DAY’

✔Max Life Insurance Co Ltd has notified that it will commemorate the 6th day of each month as ‘Protection Day’.

✔The objective of this initiative was to raise awareness on financial protection.

✔The Company will also start an initiative called the “Super Customer Week“, in which the customers will be taught about the different facets of financial protection.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 9TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 9^TH 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

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Monthly GK Capsules April 2019

Monthly GK Capsules April 2019

Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share the official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of April 2019. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 8TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 8^TH MAY 2019

1.        Where was the India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Sherpas meeting held recently?

A) Kolkata, West Bengal

B) Bengaluru, Karanataka

C) Mumbai, Maharashtra

D) Cochin, Kerala

E) None of these

2.        Where was the G7 Environment Ministers Meeting held to discuss about climate crisis?

A) Rome, Italy

B) Metz, France

C) Ottawa, Canada

D) Paris, France

E) None of these

3.        Which bank has slipped by 3 notches to come down to the 10th spot as most valued bank?

A) State Bank of India

B) ICICI Bank

C) Yes Bank

D) HDFC Bank

E) None of these

4.        Name the product from Indonesia, which has been imposed Anti Dumping Duty by Government of India recently.

A) Splenda

B) Saccharin

C) Stevia

D) Isomalt

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 7 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 7 MAY 2019

1. IBSA SHERPAS MEET IN COCHIN

✔India, Brazil and South Africa Sherpas meeting was held in Cochin.

2. G7 ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS MEETING HELD IN METZ, FRANCE

✔The G7’s (Group of Seven) Environment Ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States gathered for a 2-day meeting in Metz, France to discuss on steps required to handle deforestation, plastic pollution, depletion of coral reefs.

3. INCOME TAX E-FILERS DROP BY OVER 6.6 LAKH IN 2018-19

✔According to Income Tax Department’s e-filling website, income tax e-filings in 2018-19 have dropped by over 6.6 lakh.

4. NEPAL’S 18 YEAR OLD GIRL, BANDANA SETS GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS FOR LONGEST DANCING

✔Nepali teenager, Bandana danced continuously for 126 hours to set a Guinness World Records on “Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual”.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 7TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 7^TH MAY 2019

1.        Which bank has launched the 5$ billion Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region recently?

A) Bank for International Settlements

B) World Bank

C) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB)

D) Asian Development Bank (ADB)

E) None of these

2.        Where was the 52nd Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of Governors held during which they launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans?

A) Frankfurt, Germany

B) Nadi, Fiji

C) Manila, Philippines

D) Yokohama, Japan

E) None of these

3.        Who was appointed as the new head coach of the Indian Men’s Volleyball team?

A) Roque Dias

B) Neelam Kapur

C) Dragan Mihailovic

D) Francis Marwein

E) None of these

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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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