DAILY GK 15 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 15 MAY 2019

1. INDIAN ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE HOLD JOINT EXERCISE BULL STRIKE

✔All three services, Indian Army, Navy and Air Force hold joint exercise Bull Strike at Teressa Island in Andaman and Nicobar.

2. CEAT INTERNATIONAL CRICKET AWARDS 2019

✔Indian skipper Virat Kohli has bagged the International Cricketer of the Year Award and Smriti Mandhana has won International Woman Cricketer of Year Award. Virat Kohli has also won the Best Batsman Award.

• The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Mohinder.
• Indian Pacer, Jasprit Bumrah was honoured with the International Bowler of the Year Award.
• International Test Cricketer of the Year: Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
• International ODI Cricketer of the Year: Rohit Sharma (India)
• International T20 Player of the Year: Aaron Finch (Australia)

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 15TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 15^TH MAY 2019

1.        Who has led the Indian delegation during an official visit to Vietnam to enhance bilateral ties?

A) Sushma Swaraj

B) Ram Nath Kovind

C) Narendra Modi

D) M Venkaiah Naidu

E) None of these

2.        Which non-life insurance provider has launched a scheme termed ‘Mosquito Disease Protection Policy’ which will cover a person against common mosquito-borne diseases?

A) United India Insurance Company

B) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company

C) Reliance General Insurance Company Limited

D) Aviva Life Insurance Company Limited

E) None of these

3.        Scientists from which university has created the World’s Smallest Colour Pixels by trapping the particles of light?

A) Oxford University

B) University of Cambridge

C) Harvard University

D) University College London

E) None of these

4.        Which team won the 12th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) or IPL 2019?

A) Chennai Super Kings

B) Mumbai Indians

C) Delhi Capitals

D) Sunrisers Hyderabad

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 14 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 14 MAY 2019

1. NABARD LAUNCHED NABVENTURES- ITS MAIDEN FUND TO GIVE SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE, FOOD, RURAL START-UPS

✔A subsidiary of NABARD (The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), Nabventures notified its first time funding termed ‘NABVENTURES Fund I‘ which is a Rs 700-crore venture capital fund for equity investments to provide support for agriculture, food and rural start-ups (which would help improve rural livelihoods).

2. HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LAUNCHED ‘MOSQUITO DISEASE PROTECTION POLICY’ WHICH WILL COVER PEOPLE AGAINST COMMON MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES

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DAILY GK 13 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 13 MAY 2019

1. FACEBOOK HAS SELECTED LONDON AS THE CENTER TO DEVELOP WHATSAPP’S MOBILE PAYMENT SERVICE

✔CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that it has selected London to be the center to launch WhatsApp Pay. The reason to choose London than US City is  because WhatsApp is widely used in UK and London is considered as a Hub for Fintech.

✔WhatsApp has 1.5 billion users globally, out of which, more than 200 million users are in India.

2. INDIAN ACTRESS DIA MIRZA APPOINTED UN ADVOCATES FOR SDGS

✔The United Nations Secretary–General Antonio Guterres has appointed 17 new advocates to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. These include the Indian actress Dia Mirza and the Chief of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma.

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DAILY GK 12 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 12 MAY 2019

1. UNITED NATIONS TO HOLD OCEAN CONFERENCE 2020 IN PORTUGAL

✔United Nations General Assembly has decided to hold Ocean Conference 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal from June 2 to 6, 2020 with a theme of “Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions.”

2. IGOR STIMAC TO BE APPOINTED INDIAN FOOTBALL TEAM COACH

✔Croatia’s Igor Stimac has been appointed as Indian men’s team coach

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 12TH – 13TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 12^TH – 13^TH MAY 2019

1.        In which state the Char Dham Yatra had begun during the occasion of Akshay Tritiya?

A) Madhya Pradesh

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Uttarkhand                                                                            

D) Himchal Pradesh

E) None of these

2.        Qantas Airways of which country has operated world’s first zero waste commercial flight named ‘QF739’?

A) Australia

B) United States

C) Germany

D) Russia

E) None of these

3.        Find the name of Financial technology that had launched India’s first UPI Bahi Khata(Digital Ledger) for merchants.

A) Rubique

B) PayMe India

C) BharatPe

D) Paisa Dukaan

E) None of these

4.        FDA approved has approved first vaccine named Dengvaxia for the prevention of dengue disease. The vaccine is also known as _________.

A) CYD-TDV

B) CVD-TYV

C) CDV – TYD

D) CVV –TDY

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 11 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 11 MAY 2019

1. HYDERABAD’S RAJIV GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RANKED AMONG TOP 10 IN THE WORLD-SURVEY BY AIR HELP

✔In a survey conducted by Air Help, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad has been ranked as the world’s 8th Best Airport.

✔Qatar Airways topped the list. Best Airports of 2019 is Hamad International Airport, Qatar.

2. BANK CREDIT UP BY 13.24% AND DEPOSIT UP BY 10.03% IN FY19

✔According to Reserve Bank of India data, the bank credit grew by 13.24 percent in financial year 2019 (FY19) to Rs 97.67 lakh crore as compared to 10.3 percent in FY18 and the deposits up by 10.03 percent in FY19 to Rs 125.72 lakh crore as compare to 6.7 percent in FY18.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 10TH – 11TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 10^TH – 11^TH MAY 2019

1.        Who has headed the ‘chintan baithak’ session for stakeholders in renewable energy industry held in New Delhi recently?

A) S. K. Shukla

B) R. K. Singh

C) Anand Kumar

D) Narendra Modi

E) None of these

2.        Which country was re-elected as an observer to Arctic Council?

A) Russia

B) U.S.

C) India

D) Bangladesh

E) None of these

3.        Name the country, whose bilateral trade with India in the sectors of merchandise and services has grown by 12.6% from USD 126 billion in 2017 to USD 142 billion in 2018.

A) Japan

B) Russia

C) U.S.

D) China

E) None of these

4.        What was the theme of the World Red Cross Day or Red Crescent Day 2019?

A) Theme – Less known Red Cross stories

B) Theme – #Love

C) Theme – Memorable smiles from around the world

D) Theme – Together for Humanity

E) None of these

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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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