CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 4TH JUNE 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 4^TH JUNE 2019

1.        On 31st May 2019, ‘In the first meeting of Cabinet, Prime Minister has approved major changes in the ‘Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme (PMSS)’ under the ____________.

A) National Research Fund

B) National Empowerment Fund

C) National Defence Fund

D) National Fund for Educational Development

E) None of these

2.        How much of monthly pension has been approved by cabinet to small traders, businessmen, and shopkeepers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana (PM-KPY) on 31st May 2019?

A) 2000

B) 2500

C) 3000

D) 3500

E) None of these

3.        Under which scheme Union Cabinet has approved the extension from earlier two hectares of land to all eligible farmer families, irrespective of the size of their landholding?

A) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana

B) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana

C) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana

D) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

E) None of these

4.        Cabinet approved new initiative to control Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and __________to support livestock rearing farmers.

A) Encephalitis

B) Brucellosis

C) Cowpox

D) Syphilis

E) None of these

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 2nd and 3RD JUNE 2019

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 2nd and 3^RD JUNE 2019

1.        Where was the SWIFT India and South Asia Conference 2019 held?

A) New Delhi, Delhi

B) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

C) Kolkata, West Bengal

D) Mumbai, Maharashtra

E) None of these

2.        Which city is set to host the 10th National Science Film Festival of India(NSFFI) in the year 2020?

A) Agartala, Tripura

B) Kolkata, West Bengal

C) Chennai, Tamil Nadu

D) Mumbai, Maharashtra

E) None of these

3.        Which of the following identity proof is to submitted to banks by the customers who receive any benefit or subsidy under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) as per Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

A) Aadhaar number

B) Permanent Account Number (PAN)

C) Both 1 & 2

D) Either 1 or 2

E) None of these

4.        CPI was in news recently, what does C stands for ____________?

A) Currency

B) Consumer

C) Commodity

D) Capital

E) None of these

5.        Which international organization has visited India as the chief guest of PM Modi’s Swearing-in Ceremony?

A) South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Countries

B) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

C) BRICS Countries

D) Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)

E) None of these

6.        To which ministry, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar the first career diplomat has sworn in as cabinet minister on 31st May, 2019?

A) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

B) Ministry of Human Resource Development

C) Ministry of Food Processing Industries

D) Ministry of External Affairs

E) None of these

7.        Name the first helicopter pilot who became 24th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) recently.

A) Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma

B) Admiral Sunil Lanba

C) Admiral Karambir Singh

D) Admiral Arun Prakash

E) None of these

8.        Which IIT has signed with Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) to set up Space Technology Cell (STC) within the premises?

A) IIT Mumbai

B) IIT Guwahati

C) IIT Delhi

D) IIT Kharagpur

E) None of these

9.        Who won gold medal in 10 metre air pistol in Men’s Category and broke his own world record?

A) Jitu Rai

B) Saurabh Chaudhary

C) Abhishek Verma

D) Vijay Kumar

E) None of these

10.    What was the theme of the World No Tobacco Day 2019?

A) Theme – “Tobacco and Lung health”

B) Theme – “Tobacco and heart disease”

C) Theme – “Tobacco – a threat to development”

D) Theme – “Get Ready for Plain Packaging”

E) None of these

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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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