CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 1ST JUNE 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 1^ST JUNE 2019

1.        Which armed force of India, has signed an agreement with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for selecting and training astronaut for Gaganyaan Programme.

A) Indian Army

B) Indian Air Force

C) Indian Navy

D) Both 1 & 2

E) Both 2 & 3

2.        Who is the head of 6 member panel on secondary market for corporate loans constituted by Reserve Bank of India recently?

A) R A Sankara Narayanan

B) MatamVenkata Rao

C) T N Manoharan

D) H Krishnamurthy

E) None of these

3.        FDI was in news recently, what is the full form of FDI?

A) FDI – Fair Trade deficit Interest

B) FDI – Finance Deficit Interest

C) FDI – Financially Descendant Interest

D) FDI – Foreign Direct Investment

E) None of these

4.        Who won the global book prize “Nine Dots Prize 2019” for the essay “Bread, Cement, Cactus”?

A) Salman Rushdie

B) Arundhati Roy

C) Annie Zaidi

D) Vikram Seth

E) None of these

5.        Which Indian airport gets ‘International’ status as per sub-rule (b) of rule 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950?

A) Sri Sathya Sai Airport, Andhra Pradesh

B) Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport, Madhya Pradesh

C) Balurghat Airport, West Bengal

D) NagarjunaSagar Airport, Andhra Pradesh

E) None of these

6.        Who was appointed as the 8th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea ?

A) Sam Abal

B) Sir Michael Somare

C) Peter O’Neill

D) James Marape

E) None of these

7.        Who sworn in as the second chief minister of Andhra Pradesh post its bifurcation on 30th May, 2019?

A) Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

B) N. Chandrababu Naidu

C) B. Gopala Reddy

D) NeelamSanjiva Reddy

E) None of these

8.        Who assumed charge as the Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)?

A) Arup Raha

B) Birender Singh Dhanoa

C) Sunil Lanba

D) Bikram Singh

E) None of thes

9.        Who authored the book titled “An Autobiography of Moon”, which was released by Prof. Ashutosh Sharma in New Delhi recently?

A) Dr. Ramesh Shishu

B) Dr. M.S.S Murthy

C) Dr. Govind Bhattacharya

D) Dr. Felix Bast

E) None of these

10.    Name the book launched by former american professional basketball player, Lamar Odom that reveals the dark secrets of his life.

A) Playing It My Way

B) The Immortal Life of Lamar Odom

C) Darkness to light

D) Long Walk to Freedom

E) None of these

11.    On which date, International Everest Day was observed?

A) May 28

B) May 29

C) May 30

D) May 27

E) None of these

12.    What was the theme of World Digestive Health Day 2019?

A) Theme – “Reaching out – connect to your community”

B) Theme – “Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere”

C) Theme – “Viral Hepatitis: Lift the Global Burden”

D) Theme – “Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer”

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 31ST MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 31^ST MAY 2019

1.        Where was the 72nd session of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s World Health Assembly held?

A) Beijing, China

B) Geneva, Switzerland

C) Washington D.C., U.S

D) Jakarta, Indonesia

E) None of these

2.        What was the theme of the 72nd session of the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s World Health Assembly?

A) Theme – “Media Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities”

B) Theme – “Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared Future”

C) Theme – “Universal Health Coverage: Leaving no one behind”

D) Theme – “Harnessing the power of technology in Healthcare”

E) None of these

3.        Which country topped the World Competitiveness Rankings 2019 released by IMD (Institute for Management Development)?

A) Singapore

B) United States

C) Switzerland

D) UAE

E) None of these

4.        What is the rank of India in by IMD (Institute for Management Development)’s World Competitiveness Rankings 2019?

A) 44th

B) 41st

C) 42nd

D) 43rd

E) None of these

5.        What is the new time limit of Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) for customer transactions from earlier 4.30 P.M, revised by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently?

A) 6 P.M.

B) 5 P.M.

C) 4 P.M.

D) 7 P.M.

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 30 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 30 MAY 2019

1. 72ND WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY 2019

✔The 72nd session of the World Health Organisations World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland.

✔The theme of this year is “Universal Health Coverage: Leaving no one behind”.

✔WHO appointed four new goodwill ambassadors for promoting global health.

• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – He was former President of Liberia.
• Cynthia Germanotaa – She is President of “Born This Way Foundation”
• Alisson Becker – He is goalkeeper of the Brazilian and Liverpool football team
• Natalia Loewe Becker – She is medical doctor and health advocate from Brazil.

2. INDIA RANKED 43RD IN COMPETITIVENESS, SINGAPORE TOPPED THE CHART

✔India ranked 43rd most competitive economy in the world.

✔Singapore topped the chart followed by Hong Kong SAR and US at the 2^nd and 3^rd spot.

✔UAE first time entered into the top 5 rankings. Last year in 2018 UAE ranked 7th.

✔Venezuela ranked last in the rankings due to high inflation, poor access to credit and weak economy.

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DAILY GK 29 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 29 MAY 2019

1. IAF CHIEF B S DHANOA LEADS ‘MISSING MAN’ FORMATION IN TRIBUTE TO HEROES OF KARGIL

✔Recently, Indian Air Force’s Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa flew the ‘missing man’ formation in a MiG-21 aircraft to pay tributes to Squadran Leader Ajay Ahuja and heroes of the Kargil war. Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command Air Marshal R Nambiar also companied B S Dhanoa in the flypast organised at Air Force Station in Bhisiana.

✔B S Dhanoa led a four MiG-21 aircraft ‘Missing Men’ to honour the valour and supreme sacrifice of men who were killed in action during ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ at Kargil, J&K.

2. GDP GROWTH IN Q4 LIKELY TO MODERATE TO 6.1-5.9%: SBI REPORT

✔According to the Ecowrap Report of State Bank of India, GDP growth in the fourth quarter ended March 2019 is likely to moderate to 6.1-5.9%. As a result, entire growth rate for fiscal 2018-19 can be slipped down to below 7%.

✔The dip in growth rate may propel the Reserve Bank of India to cut rates to 0.50%. 1% point cut in the Cash reserve Ratio can release Rs 1.28 lakh crore, reducing lending rates by 0.15% and improve banks’ profitability by Rs 12,000 crore annually.

✔The growth estimated for January-March period is at 6.1-5.9% leading to annual growth rate of 6.9%.

✔The Gross Value Added growth for Q4, FY 19 is estimated at 6% or it could be slipped marginally below 6% at 5.9%.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 30TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 30^TH MAY 2019

1.        Who lead the ‘Missing Man’ formation, which is conducted to honour Squadran Leader Ajay Ahuja and heroes of the Kargil war who were killed during ‘Operation Safed Sagar’?

A) Subroto Mukherjee

B) B S Dhanoa

C) R Nambiar

D) Anil Khosla

E) None of these

2.        Where was the India and China Industry Cooperation Forum held recently?

A) Guizhou, China

B) Mumbai, India

C) Beijing, China

D) New Delhi, India

E) None of these

3.        Which entiy has become the first Indian fund house to launch WhatsApp transaction platform for mutual fund transactions?

A) HDFC Mutual Fund

B) Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund

C) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund

D) Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 29TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 29^TH MAY 2019

1.        For whom the sahara hostel has been inaugurated by Anij Baijal in NewDelhi?

A) Disabled Childrens

B) Disabled Military Personnel

C) ‘Naval Widows’ or ‘Veer Naris’

D) Retired Military Personnel

E) None of these

2.        Where was India’s first Tree Ambulance inaugurated?

A) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

B) Kolkata, West Bengal

C) Bengaluru, Karnataka

D) Mumbai, Maharashtra

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 28TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 28^TH MAY 2019

1.        Which two institutions are merged to create new statistical body National Statistical Office (NSO) under Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)?

i. Central Statistical Organisation (CSO)

ii. National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)

iii. National Statistical Organisation (NSO)

A) Option i & ii

B) Option i & iii

C) Option ii & iii

D) All the above options

E) None of these

2.        Who headed the National Statistical Commission which has suggested to create new statistical body National Statistical Office (NSO) by merging Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)?

A) Amitav Ghosh

B) M. Narasimham

C) C Rangarajan

D) I. G. Patel

E) None of these

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