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JUNE 2019 Assignment 01 Current GK JUNE 2019 Assignment 01 MBA Current GK June Test 01 DIRECTION for question 1 -25: Mark the best option: 1. Food grains production stood at __________ million tones, as per the 3rd Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19 by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare ? A) 285.37 million tonnes B) 283.37 million tonnes C) 287.37 million tonnes D) 289.37 million tonnes 2. Which multinational insurance company and financial services provider headquartered in Toronto, Canada, is set to buy a 49% stake in Mahindra group’s assets management arm, Mahindra Mutual Fund? A) Prudential Financial B) Cigna C) Empire Life D) Manulife Financial 1 3. Which country has signed an Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with India on 18th March 2016? A) Marshall Islands B) Solomon Islands C) Nauru D) Fiji 4. Which organization released a report on “Benchmarking India’s Payment Systems” which provides a comparative position of the payment ecosystem in India relative to comparable payment systems? A) Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) B) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority(IRDAI) C) Reserve Bank of India(RBI) D) Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA) 5. Name the web mapping service, which launches three new public transport features in India. A) WikiMapia B) Google Maps C) Bing Maps D) MapQuest 2 6. Name the organization, whose founder and Executive Chairman Azim Premji is set to retire on June 30, 2019 . A) Larsen & Toubro B) Wipro C) Infosys D) HCL Technologies 7. Who launched Swachh Survekshan 2020 League in New Delhi recently ? A) Pralhad Joshi B) Shripad Yasso Naik C) Hardeep Singh Puri D) Narendra Singh Tomar 8. What was the theme of the Word Ocean day that was observed on June 8, 2019? A) Theme – ‘Encouraging solutions for a healthy ocean’ B) Theme – ‘Preventing plastic pollution’ C) Theme – ‘Gender and the Ocean’ D) Theme – ‘Our oceans, our responsibility’ 3 9. Where was the new species of dung beetle named “Enoplotrupes tawangensis” was found ? A) Meghalaya B) Himachal Pradesh C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh 10. Who inaugurated the exhibition titled “Unknown Masterpieces of Himachal Folk Art”, at National Museum, New Delhi ? A) Prahalad Singh Patel B) Rameswar Teli C) Pratap Chandra Sarangi D) Santosh Kumar Gangwar 11. Name the former Chief Election Commissioner, who has been appointed as electoral officer to supervise the BCCI elections that is to be held on October 22. A) R. K. Trivedi B) Sukumar Sen C) N Gopalaswami D) T. S. Krishnamurthy 4 12. World Brain Tumor Day is observed annually on ____________? A) June 7 B) June 8 C) June 6 D) June 5 13. Name the Cyclone Man, who was appointed as the chief of India Meteorological Department (IMD) for a period of five years. A) Madhavan Nair Rajeevan B) Laxman Singh Rathore C) K.J. Ramesh D) Mrutyunjay Mohapatra 14. Name the book on biodiversity series, released during World Environment Day 2019. A) The diversity of life B) Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet C) Reptiles of the Northern Western Ghats D) The World Without Us 5 15. Who became the world’s 1st billionaire rapper as per the forbes magazine ? A) Snoop Dogg B) Kanye West C) Eminem D) Jay-Z 16. Name the Telangana based NGO, which bagged the United Nation’s Equator Prize for 2019. A) Rural Health Care Foundation B) Deccan Development Society (DDS) C) Desire Society D) Rural Development Society 17. Name the first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives as a temporary speaker. A) Shivana Jorawar B) Jayshree Ullal C) Pramila Jayapal D) Mira Nair 6 18. Which country has launched “Long March 11 rocket “ for the first time to space from a platform on a large semi-submersible barge in the Yellow Sea? A) Russia B) U.S. C) Japan D) China 19. Name the deceased musician, who won grammy award six time. A) Lari White B) Malcolm John Rebennack C) Dolores O’Riordan D) Micki Varro 20. Which country has secured the hosting rights of the 2023 Asia Cup by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ? A) China B) Korea C) Russia D) India 7 21. Name the Indian footballer, who becomes the most capped football player surpassing the former Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia. A) Sandesh Jhingan B) Sunil Chhetri C) Balwant Singh D) Udanta Singh 22. Who was re-appointed as National security Advisor (NSA) for 5 years and gets cabinet rank thus becoming first NSA to receive the cabinet rank? A) M. K. Narayanan B) Ajith Doval C) Shivshankar Menon D) Brajesh Mishra 23. Name the scheme for which the ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship waived fee for SC/ST candidates who join vocational training. A) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana B) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana C) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana D) Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS) 8 24. Who chaired the high level meeting to review the status of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) held in New Delhi? A) Venkaiah Naidu B) Dr. Harsh Vardhan C) Narendra Modi D) Ram Nath Kovind 25. Which organization has launched the new Index to measure fiscal performance titled ‘Fiscal Performance Index'(FPI) ? A) World Economic Forum B) Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) C) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI) D) NASSCOM 9 Answer Keys Q. No. Key Q. No. Key 1. B 16. B 2. D 17. C 3. A 18. D 4. C 19. B 5. B 20. A 6. B 21. B 7. C 22. B 8. C 23. D 9. C 24. B 10. A 25. B 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. C 15. D 10 .
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