CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ 5TH – 6TH
MAY 2019
1.
Where was the
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting 2019 held?
A) Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan
B) Beijing,
China
C) Dushanbe,
Tajikistan
D) Nur-Sultan,
Kazakhstan
E) None of
these
2.
Where was the
11th meeting of the joint working group on counter-terrorism between India and
Australia held recently?
A) New Delhi,
India
B) Sydney,
Australia
C) Mumbai,
Australia
D) Canberra,
Australia
E) None of
these
3.
Which country
is set to host the 45th G7 summit in August, 2019?
A) Japan
B) Italy
C) France
D) Canada
E) None of
these
4.
India’s
largest telecom operator, Vodafone Idea Ltd has notified a 5-year
multi-million-dollar with IBM in which of the following sectors?
A) Implementing
IOT (Internet of Things)
B) IT
outsourcing deal
C) 5G
Implementation
D) Gaming
E) None of
these
5.
What is the
growth projection of Asia-Pacific region in the year 2019, as per the Asian
Development Bank?
A) 6.5%
B) 5.5%
C) 6%
D) 5.7%
E) None of
these
6.
Which department
has signed joint agreement with Income Tax Department for decreasing black
money generation?
A) Revenue
Department
B) Financial
Services Department
C) Goods and
Services Tax Network (GSTN)
D) Expenditure
Department
E) None of
these
7.
Which country
has emerged as the top most country to attract Indian FDI with 52 projects in
the year 2018?
A) US
B) UK
C) Singapore
D) UAE
E) None of
these
8.
Name the
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) who has been included as the member of the
Advisory Council to the 15th Finance Commission.
A) Ajay
Narayan Jha
B) N. K.
Singh
C) Dr.
Krishnamurthy Subramanian
D) Arvind
Mehta
E) None of
these
9.
To which
country, Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas was appointed as the Ambassador of India?
A) Mali
B) Cameroon
C) Nigeria
D) Republic
of Senegal
E) None of
these
10.
Which
country’s Airborne Early Warning and Control Helicopter named ‘Kamov Ka-31’ is
set to be acquired by Indian Navy?
A) China
B) Russia
C) US
D) Japan
E) None of
these
11.
International
Firefighters Day is observed annually on ______________?
A) 3rd May
B) 1st May
C) 2nd May
D) 4th May
E) None of
these
12.
Which colour
number plates should be used by all types of electric vehicles as per the
guidelines issued by central government?
A) Green
B) Blue
C) Orange
D) Green
Yellow
E) None of
these
13.
Which
mountain pass has been opened for the 14th edition of Sino-Indian(China-India)
border trade?
A) Mana Pass,
Uttarakhand
B) Baralacha
La, Himachal Pradesh
C) Nathu La
in Sikkim
D) Rohtang
Pass, Himachal Pradesh
E) None of
these
14.
Which
Institute has signed MoU with Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) for setting up
a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies in India as a part of
commemoration of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?
A) IIT Kanpur
B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Delhi
D) IIT Madras
E) None of
these
15.
Name the
cyclone that has hit the Indian States of Odisha and West Bengal recently.
A) Cyclone
Hudhud
B) Cyclone
Gaja
C) Cyclone
Phailin
D) Cyclone
Fani
E) None of
these
16.
Cyclone Fani
hits Odisha and West Bengal recently, the word ‘Fani’ means ______________?
A) Snake
B) Cobra
C) Heavy
Storm
D) Destruction
E) None of
these
17.
Where was the
16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue(ACD) held recently?
A) Moscow,
Russia
B) New Delhi,
India
C) Doha,
Qatar
D) Jakarta,
Indonesia
E) None of
these
18.
What was the
theme of 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue held in Doha,
Qatar?
A) “Future
across the globe”
B) “Partners
in Progress”
C) “Climate
change & Food security”
D) “Citizen
well-being & happiness”
E) None of
these
19.
Which stock
exchange was banned for 6 months owing to the Co-Location Case by the Market
regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?
A) Madras
Stock Exchange
B) National
Stock Exchange(NSE)
C) Bombay
Stock Exchange(BSE)
D) Calcutta
Stock Exchange
E) None of
these
20.
Name the
country that become the third largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
in India during 2017-18.
A) Singapore
B) Mauritius
C) US
D) Netherlands
E) None of
these
21.
Name the
former chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who has been
conferred France’s highest civilian award “Knight of the Legion of Honour”
recently.
A) Udupi
Ramachandra Rao
B) Krishnaswamy
Kasturirangan
C) A S Kiran
Kumar
D) G.Madhavan
Nair
E) None of
these
22.
Who was
appointed as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization(NATO)?
A) Tod D.
Wolters
B) Jens
Stoltenberg
C) Stuart
Peach
D) Général
André Lanata
E) None of
these
23.
Name the
Indian wrestler, who won the Ali Aliev Wrestling Tournament, that held in
Kaspiysk in Dagestan, Russia.
A) Sushil
Kumar
B) Bajrang
Punia
C) Yogeshwar
Dutt
D) Jeet Rama
E) None of
these
24.
Name the
deceased American actor, who was well known for his character ‘Chewbacca’ in
Star Wars films .
A) Peter
Mayhew
B) Cory
Monteith
C) Ryan Dunn
D) Corey Haim
E) None of
these
25.
When was the
National Space Day 2019 observed?
A) May 2nd
B) May 1st
C) April 30th
D) May 3rd
E) None of
these
