CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 19TH – 20TH
MAY 2019
1.
Name the state, which has around 35% of
India’s total Graphite reserves, as per the report released by Geological
Survey of India (GSI).
A) Andhra
Pradesh
B) Arunachal
Pradesh
C) Madhya
Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) None of
these
2.
Name the country, which has attained
‘Observer‘ status in CTBTO (The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Organisation) and also got access to it’s International Monitoring System (IMS)
data.
A) Russia
B) Australia
C) U.S.
D) India
E) None of
these
3.
Which country has become the first in
Asia, to legalise same-sex marriage?
A) Philippines
B) Vietnam
C) Taiwan
D) Thailand
E) None of
these
4.
Name the Maritime Exercise between
Singapore and India that held in Singapore recently.
A) SIMBEX
B) Varuna
C) INDRA NAV
D) SLINEX
E) None of
these
5.
Name the scheme launched by Government
of Saudi Arabia for the first time to give permanent residency to certain
expatriates by allowing them to own real estates.
A) “Privileged
Maja”
B) “Privileged
Talo”
C) “Privileged
Huis”
D) “Privileged
Iqama”
E) None of
these
6.
Which financial institution, has
launched a pilot scheme for fintech Non Banking Financing Companies (NBFCs) in
order to boost digital lending ?
A) Reserve Bank
of India(RBI)
B) Export–Import
Bank of India(Exim Bank)
C) Small
Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI)
D) Securities
and Exchange Board of India(SEBI)
E) None of
these
7.
Name the General Insurance Company
which has partnered with IBM to jointly setup data lab in India to improve
business efficiency and profitability.
A) HDFC ERGO
B) ICICI
Lombard
C) Bajaj
Allianz General Insurance
D) IFFCO
Tokio General Insurance
E) None of
these
8.
Name the Indian Coast Guard Ship
(ICGS), that has decommissioned in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
A) ICGS
Rajdhwaj
B) ICGS
Samarth
C) ICGS
Samrat
D) ICGS
Vigraha
E) None of
these
9.
Who is the head of 5 member panel
constituted by Reserve Bank of India(RBI) for promoting digital payments?
A) Sanjay
Jain
B) Kishore
Sansi
C) Nandan
Nilekani
D) H R Khan
E) None of
these
10. Who is one
among the winner of Sasakawa Award 2019 presented by United Nations Office for
Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)?
A) Ram Nath
Kovind
B) Sushma
Swaraj
C) Dr. Pramod
Kumar Mishra
D) Narendra
Modi
E) None of
these
11. Name the
Indian Youtuber, who was named among the Top 10 ‘Next Generation Leaders 2019’
by Time Magazine.
A) Sandeep
Maheshwari
B) Gaurav
Chowdhary
C) Bhuvaneshvar
Bam
D) Ajey Nagar
E) None of
these
12. Which country
has received the first pair of Mi-24 attack helicopters from India?
A) Syria
B) Afghanistan
C) Iraq
D) Tajikistan
E) None of
these
13. Which type of
missile is test fired recently, that is manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited
(BDL)?
A) Long Range
surface to air Missile(LRSAM)
B) Air-to-Air
Missiles(AAM)
C) Beyond-Visual-Range
Air-To-Air Missile (BVRAAM)
D) Medium-Range
Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM)
E) None of
these
14. Winner of
International Cricket Council(ICC) world cup 2019 will receive _________ the highest
prize money in the history of the tournament?
A) 1 million
Dollar
B) 3 million
Dollar
C) 2 million
Dollar
D) 4 million
Dollar
E) None of
these
15. National
Dengue Day is observed annually on ___________?
A) May 16
B) May 17
C) May 15
D) May 18
E) None of
these
16. What was the
theme of World Hypertension Day 2019?
A) Theme –
“Awareness of high blood pressure”
B) Theme –
“Know Your Blood Pressure”
C) Theme –
“Know Your Numbers”
D) Theme –
“Treat to goal”
E) None of
these
17. Which country
to host the 2023 Asian Cup Football tournament?
A) Japan
B) India
C) South
Korea
D) China
E) None of
these
18. Which Indian
judge has been appointed as Judge of Supreme Court of Fiji?
A) Sharad
Arvind Bobde
B) Madan B
Lokur
C) N V Ramana
D) Abhay
Manohar Sapre
E) None of these
19. Who has been
appointed as the new chairperson of News Broadcasting Standards Authority
(NBSA)?
A) S. Abdul
Nazeer
B) Arjan
Kumar Sikri
C) Navin
Sinha
D) Vineet
Saran
E) None of
these
