Current GK

JUNE 2019 Assignment 01

After +2 Current GK June Test 01

DIRECTION for question 1 -25: Mark the best option:

1. Where was India’s first and world’s third Dinosaur Museum-cum-Park inaugurated ?

A) Uttar Pradesh B) C) New Delhi D)

2. Where was the new species of dung beetle named “Enoplotrupes tawangensis” was found ?

A) Meghalaya B) Himachal Pradesh C) Arunachal Pradesh D)

3. 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

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4. 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

5. World Brain Tumor Day is observed annually on ______?

A) June 7 B) June 8 C) June 6 D) June 5

6. Which senior BJP leader has been named among the 100 most influential women driving the UK- India relationship forward alongside one of Britain’s senior-most Cabinet ministers Penny Mordaunt?

A) B) Najma Heptulla C) D)

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7. Which renowned US fashion icon, actress, author and socialite who reigned during the 1970s and 1980s as a designer jeans pioneer, died recently at the age of 95?

A) Gloria Vanderbilt B) Barbara Hutton C) Donna Karan D) Liz Claiborne

8. Name the Indian aircraft, which went missing with 13 people in Assam and later found crashed.

A) C-130J Super Hercules B) Boeing 73 C) Antonov AN-32 Aircraft D) Embraer Legacy 600

9. What was the theme of first-ever World Food Safety Day 2019 ?

A) Theme – “Building partnerships through global food value Chain” B) Theme – “Shaping a New India” C) Theme – “International Food and Hospitality” D) Theme – “Food Safety, everyone’s business”

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10. Name the central African country, which has the highest number of child marriage among males that accounted for 28%.

A) Central African Republic B) Republic of Chad C) DR Congo D) Cameroon

11. Name the 12 year strategy plan adopted by the cabinet of United Arab Emirates (UAE) .

A) ‘National Strategy for Climate Action 2031’ B) ‘National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031’ C) ‘National Strategy for Health 2031’ D) ‘National Strategy for Pollution 2031’

12. Mount Sinabung, which was in news recently is located in which country ?

A) Western Indonesia B) Western Iceland C) Western El Salvador D) Western Japan

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13. Which country has joined hands with Government of India for setting up maritime museum near ancient Harappans civilization at Lothal in Gujarat?

A) Srilanka B) Portugal C) France D) Bangladesh

14. Name the scheme launched by Jal Shakti Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat which aims to provide clean drinking tap water to the 14 crore households in India .

A) Nal Se Jal B) Jal nal yojna C) Se Jal yojana D) Jal Yojana

15. Where was the world’s highest operating automated weather stations was installed by National Geographic Society recently ?

A) Mount Kamet B) Mount Nanda Devi C) Mount Everest D) Mount Kirat Chuli

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16. Which Indian archer has clinched a gold medal in the women’s recurve event at stage three of World Cup in Salt Lake City of US?

A) Laxmirani Majhi B) Bombayla Devi Laishram C) Atanu Das D) Deepika Kumari

17. How many cabinet Committees were reconstituted by the government recently under the transaction of business rules?

A) Seven B) Six C) Eight D) Nine

18. Which armed force has launched an online platform, Retired Officers Digital Records Archive (RODRA (https://rodra.gov.in) for a better connection with armed forces veteran officers and family pensioners ?

A) Indian Army B) Indian Navy C) Indian Air Force D) All the above

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19. Which of the following countries were elected to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as Non- permanent Members for a period of 2-year ?

A) Estonia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam B) Latvia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam C) Belarus, Latvia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tunisia D) Belarus, Latvia, Niger, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Cyprus

20. Which organization has revealed that 1 in 5 children (23 million) were married off before the age of 15 ?

A) United States Children’s Bureau B) Child Welfare Information Gateway C) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) D) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

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21. Bancha became India’s first all-solar kitchen village, it is in which state?

A) Kolasib district of Mizoram B) Kiphire district of Nagaland C) Betul district of Madhya Pradesh D) Nanded district of Maharashtra

22. What is the rank of India in 3rd End of Childhood Index for the year 2019, released by United Kingdom (UK) based non-profit organisation ‘Save the Children’ ?

A) 119 B) 117 C) 115 D) 113

23. Who won the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2019 award for a history book in English ?

A) Govind Sharma B) Devika Cariapa C) Vijay Sharma D) Salim Sardar Mulla

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24. 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

25. 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)

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Answer Keys

Q. No. Key Q. No. Key 1. D 16. D 2. C 17. C 3. A 18. A 4. C 19. A 5. B 20. D 6. C 21. C 7. A 22. D 8. C 23. B 9. D 24. B 10. A 25. D 11. B 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. C

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