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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS

1. From which country is India buying Romeo Seahawk helicopter for its Navy? a. United States b. United Kingdom c. France d. Israel

2. Which of the following spices native to Kandhamal in Odisha received the GI tag recently? a. Garlic b. Cardamom c. Turmeric d. Cinnamon

3. Recently, platinum jubilee of Kangla Tongbi battle was commemorated in April 2019. In which state is Kangla Tongbi, the site of a fierce WWII battle located? a. Mizoram b. Manipur c. Nagaland d. Arunachal Pradesh

4. Cyril Almeida who has been awarded the World Press Freedom Hero Award by the International Press Institute writes for which newspaper? a. Washington Post b. The Telegraph c. New York Times d. The Dawn

5. Which city hosted the first ever summit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un? a. Vladivostok b. Volgograd c. Yekaterinburg d. Moscow

6. Which country released a commemorative stamp on Ramayana to mark 70 years of its diplomatic ties with India? a. Thailand b. Japan c. Indonesia d. Cambodia

7. Volodymyr Zelensky, a television serial comedian recently became the President of which country? a. Uzbekistan b. Ukraine c. Azerbaijan d. Georgia

8. Dhanush long-range artillery guns were recently handed over to the Indian Army by the Ordnance Factory Board. At which place are the guns being manufactured by the OFB? a. Avadi b. Amethi c. Jabalpur d. Chandrapur

9. Which team has the won the 2019 Santosh Trophy football tournament? a. Services b. Railways c. Punjab d. Goa

10. In how many phases are the 2019 General Elections to the Lok Sabha being held? a. 8 b. 7 c. 6 d. 5

11. Which country awarded the Order of the Zayed medal to the Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi? a. Egypt b. Saudi Arabia c. Iran d. UAE

12. To which political party does Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, who won the Israel elections recently, belong? a. Likud b. Yesh Atid c. Telem d. Agudat Yisrael

13. With which of the following sports is Harsheel Dani associated? a. Tennis b. Squash c. Badminton d. Chess

14. Mayuri Kango, a well-known actress was recently appointed the industry head of which of the following companies? a. Amazon India b. Google India c. Microsoft India d. Oracle

15. Who of the following did not figure in the Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2019? a. Menaka Guruswamy b. Arundhati Katju c. Mukesh Ambani d. Ratan Tata

16. Which institute topped the overall NIRF India Rankings 2019 for higher educational institutions? a. IIT, Chennai b. IISc, Bengaluru c. IIT, Kharagpur d. IIM, Ahmedabad 26

17. Who is the author of the book Quichotte? a. VS Naipaul b. Salman Rushdie c. Arundhati Roy d. Arvinda Adiga

18. At which of the following places did the world’s largest plane, Stratolaunch make its maiden flight? a. Atacama desert b. Sahara desert c. Mojave desert d. Arabian desert

19. Who of the following was awarded the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Achievement Award 2019? a. Salim Khan b. Javed Akhtar c. Gulzar d. Prasoon Joshi

20. What is the rank of India in the World Press Freedom Index 2019? a. 140 b. 160 c. 80 d. 110

21. Which team won the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament? a. Japan b. India c. South Korea d. Malaysia

22. What is the name of first satellite of Sri Lanka launched from the US recently? a. Kumbha I b. Raavana I c. Simhala I d. Eelam I

23. Order of St. Andrew, the Apostle which was awarded to the Indian PM Shri Narendra Modi is the highest civilian award of which country? a. Spain b. Vatican City c. Russia d. Italy

24. Chakan da Bagh crossing point between India and Pakistan is located in which State? a. Jammu & Kashmir b. Punjab c. Rajasthan d. Gujarat

25. On which of the following vessels did a fire accident occur in April 2019 claiming the life of a naval officer Lt Cdr DS Chauhan? a. INS Viraat b. INS Vikramaditya c. INS Ranjit d. INS Chakra

26. Which of the following diseases has reappeared in the United States due to peoples’ refusal to get vaccinated against it? (The disease was reported as eliminated in the year 2000) a. Small Pox b. Rabies c. Swine flu d. Measles 27. Which company owns the popular app Tik Tok? a. ByteDance b. Pinterest c. Instagram d. Facebook

28. Claire Polosak who became the first woman to umpire in a men’s one-day international belongs to which country? a. New Zealand b. Australia c. England d. South Africa

29. Which telescope photographed the first ever image of a black hole recently? a. Hubble’s Telescope b. Spitzer Space Telescope

c. Event Horizon Telescope d. Green Bank Telescope

30. Who of the following has been named the Wisden’s Leading Women’s Cricketer in the World 2018- 19? a. Dane van Niekerk b. Mithali Raj c. Smriti Mandhana d. Alyssa Healy

Answers

1. a 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. c 9. a 10. b 11. d 12. a 13. c 14. b 15. d 16. a 17. b 18. c 19. a 20. a 21. c 22. b 23. c 24. a 25. b 26. d 27. a 28. b 29. c 30. c