CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 26TH – 27TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 26^TH – 27^TH MAY 2019

1.        Name the product launched by Corporation Bank for GST- registered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

A) Corp SME Sufia

B) Corp SME Sugam

C) Corp SME Suvidha

D) Corp SME Surmi

E) None of these

2.        Which organization has released the report titled “Women in Business and Management: The business case for change” which revealed gender diversity good for business and economy?

A) World Intellectual Property Organization

B) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

C) United Nations

D) International Labour Organisation (ILO)

E) None of these

3.        Name the contemporary artist, who became the first Indian to be awarded with Joan Miro Prize.

A) Sheela Gowda

B) Nalini Malani

C) Bharti Kher

D) Shilpa Gupta

E) None of these

4.        What is the name of the Moon mission 2024 which was unveiled by National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)

A) Kosmos

B) Artemis

C) Surveyor

D) Explorer

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 25TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 25^TH MAY 2019

1.        Where was the Border Personnel Meet (BPM) of Indian and Chinese army held?

A) Ladakh

B) New Delhi

C) Mumbai

D) Kolkata

E) None of these

2.        Which government agency has organized 5th Smart Cities India 2019 Expo in New Delhi recently ?

A) Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC)

B) National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI)

C) India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)

D) State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STCI)

E) None of these

3.        Who headed the high level panel, which suggested the issuance of ‘Elephant Bonds’ for infrastructure projects and investing undisclosed income?

A) Sanjeev Sanyal

B) Rajiv Kher

C) Adil Zainulbhai

D) Surjit Bhalla

E) None of these

4.        Where was the second Urban 20 (U20) Mayors summit held?

A) Tokyo, Japan

B) Beijing, China

C) Berlin, Germany

D) Buenos Aires, Argentina

E) None of these

5.        What is the maximum rate of service charge revised by Reserve Bank of India(RBI) for the non-chest bank branches, which has deposited in the modern Currency Chests(CC)?

A) Rs.7 per packet

B) Rs.8 per packet

C) Rs.6 per packet

D) Rs.9 per packet

E) None of these

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DAILY GK 24 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 24 MAY 2019

1. FIRST PACIFIC VANGUARD NAVAL EXERCISE HELD NEAR GUAM

✔The four countries US, Japan, South Korea and Australia have kicked off first-of-its kind Pacific Vanguard Naval Exercise near Guam.

2. WHO HAS DECLARED ALGERIA AND ARGENTINA AS MALARIA-FREE COUNTRIES

✔World Health Organization has officially declared Algeria and Argentina as malaria-free countries after recording no new cases for more than three years. Now, the numbers of malaria free countries increased to 38 from 36.

3. ADB GRANTED $750 MN LOAN TO INDIA FOR RAILWAY TRACK ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT

✔Asian Development Bank has inked an agreement with Indian Railway Finance Corporation, an entity owned by Government of India to provide USD 750 million long-term financing for the Railways Track Electrification Project.

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 24TH MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 24^TH MAY 2019

1.      Which city has become the most vulnerable cities to cyberattacks in 2019 as per the report titled “The Annual Threat Report 2019” by Quick Heal Security Labs?

1) Kolkata

2) Bengaluru

3) Mumbai

4) New Delhi

5) None of these

2.      Which country topped in the Kids Right Index 2019, released by Kids Right Foundation recently?

1) Spain

2) Iceland

3) United States

4) Portugal

5) None of these

3.      What is the rank of India, in the Kids Right Index 2019 released by Kids Right Foundation?

1) 115

2) 116

3) 118

4) 117

5) None of these

4.      Name the public sector bank, which has collaborated with FMCG arm of The Art of Living, to provide a discount of 15% to its customers.

1) Indian Bank

2) Union Bank of India

3) State Bank of India (SBI)

4) Canara Bank

5) None of these

5.      What is the deadline set by Food Safety and Standards Authority in India for the small organic producers, having an annual turnover, over Rs 12 lakh to sell their products directly to customers without certification?

1) May 2020

2) April 2020

3) June 2020

4) Jan 2020

5) None of these

6.      Name the entity, that has signed a defence contract worth of Rs 300 crore with Indian Navy for implement Radio Frequency Identification based Access Control System.

1) Tech Mahindra

2) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd ( HAL)

3) Bharat Electronics Ltd ( BEL)

4) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd

5) None of these

7.      Indian economy is projected to ______ percent for the fiscal year 2020 as per the United Nations?

1) 7.2%

2) 7.5%

3) 7.1%

4) 7.3%

5) None of these

8.      Name the Indian Sculptor, who was ranked first in Hurun India Art List 2019.

1) Anish Kapoor

2) Akbar Padamsee

3) Krishen Khanna

4) Jogen Chowdhury

5) None of these

9.      Which entity has become the India’s biggest firm in terms of revenue by overtaking Indian Oil Corporation?

1) Hindustan Unilever

2) Larsen & Toubro

3) Reliance Industries Limited(RIL)

4) Tata Group

5) None of these

10.  Mueenul Haq appointed as High Commissioner to India, he belongs to which country?

1) Pakistan

2) Afhanistan

3) Bangladesh

4) Maldives

5) None of these

11.  Name the earth observation satellite, which was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation  recently.

1) Microsat-R

2) RISAT-2B

3) IRNSS-1I

4) Cartosat-2

5) None of these

12.  What is the redefined constant for kilogram, which is decided during General Conference on Weights and Measures?

1) Boltzmann constant

2) Planck constant

3) Avogadro constant

4) Character constant

5) None of these

13.  Who is the author of the book titled “Coming Round the Mountain”?

1) R.K. Narayan

2) Ruskin Bond

3) Khushwant Singh

4) Mulk Raj Anand

5) None of these

14.  Jokha Alharthi , who won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, is from which country?

Iran

Saudi Arabia

UAE

Oman

15.  Which of the following countries has launched the permanent residency system “Golden Card”?

UAE

India

Myanmar

Sri Lanka

16.  Which Indian diplomat will be conferred the Japan’s second highest national award- The Order of the Rising Sun?

Sujatha Singh

Nirupama Rao

Shyam Saran

Shivshankar Menon

17.  Which of the following High courts has ruled that the United Nations is not a State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India?

Delhi High Court

Madras High Court

Bombay High Court

Calcutta High Court

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DAILY GK 23 MAY 2019

DAILY GK 23 MAY 2019

1. Mumbai tops the list of most vulnerable cities to cyberattacks in 2019

✔Quick Heal Security Labs in its report titled “The Annual Threat Report 2019” has disclosed that Mumbai topped the list of 15-city which are more vulnerable to cyberattcks in 2019. The other two cities which followed Mumbai are: Delhi and Bengaluru.

✔The report has also revealed that Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal are the top three states which are prone to cyberattacks.

2. India ranked 117th in Kids Right Index

✔Kids Right Index has ranked countries on the basis of how much they adhere to and are equipped to improve child rights. India ranked 117th out of 181 countries and Iceland topped the ranking followed by Portugal.

3. UAE launched ‘golden card’ permanent residency scheme

✔The United Arab Emirates has launched ‘golden card’ permanent residency scheme to woo wealthy investors and exceptional talents such as doctors, engineers, scientists, students and artist. This move can attract Indian professionals and businessmen to UAE and total 6,800 people will get benefit of the scheme under the first round of applications. The program was launched by UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 23RD MAY 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 23^RD MAY 2019

1.      Name the subsidiary of World Bank, which has collaborated with Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), enabling world’s first Blockchain Bond Transaction using Bond i.

A) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

B) International Development Association (IDA)

C) International Finance Corporation (IFC)

D) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

E) None of these

2.      PoS is in news recently,the term PoS refers to _________?

A) Progress of Statements

B) Process of Sales

C) Point of Sales

D) Progess of Sales

E) None of these

3.      By what percent, the usage of debit card swipes on Point of Sales (PoS) terminals rise in March 2019 from its previous year, as per the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) data?

A) 35%

B) 27%

C) 30%

D) 25%

E) None of these

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