CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 24TH 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
