WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 07.05.2019 TO 14.05.2019 No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________ Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________ Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______ 1. What was the theme of the World Red Cross Day 2019? A) Less known Red Cross stories B) #Love C) Memorable smiles from around the world D) Together for Humanity 2. Who has won the Spanish Grand Prix held in Barcelona? A) Charles Leclerc B) Valtteri Bottas C) Lewis Hamilton D) Max Verstappen 3. Which Telecommunications company has tied up with HDFC Life to provide life cover for its prepaid customers? A) BSNL B) Reliance Jio C) Bharti Airtel D) Vodafone Idea Limited 4. Name the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) drone, which was recently test fired by DRDO? A) AURA B) ABHYAS C) Lakshya D) Nishant 5. Subhash Chand is appointed as Ambassador of India to which of the following country? A) Eritrea B) Ethiopia C) Somalia D) Djibouti 6. Name the Indian actress, who has been appointed among 17 new UN advocate to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A) Deepika Padukone B) Priyanka Chopra C) Dia Mirza D) Anushka Sharma 7. Which of the following is commemorating „2019‟ as the „Year of Next of Kin‟? A) Indian Army B) Indian Navy C) Indian Air Force D) Indian Coast Guard 8. Name the India‟s longest-serving corporate chief, who was also the founder of ITC Pvt. Limited who passed away recently? A) BhishmaNarain Singh B) Chandrasekhar Rath C) Yogesh ChanderDeveshwar D) Kedarnath Singh 9. Who was appointed as coach of Indian men‟s football team? A) Graham Reid B) Gulam Rabbani C) Lalnghinglova Hmar D) Igor Stimac 10. Which country‟s parliament has approved a constitutional reform to remove the post of prime minister recently? A) Mali B) Ivory Coast C) Nigeria D) Senegal 11. Name the organization, that has released the report titled „Forecasting the future need and gaps in requirements for public health professionals in India upto 2026‟ stating that India faces severe shortage of healthcare providers? A) SAARC B) WHO C) ASEAN D) UNESCO 12. Name the Indian airport, which has ranked 8th among the top 10 Best Airport‟s in the World, as per the survey by Air Help? A) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport B) Kempegowda International Airport C) Indira Gandhi International Airport D) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport 13. Name the Indian Cricketer, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award in CEAT International Cricket Awards 2019? A) Anil Kumble B) Ajay Jadeja C) Mohinder Amarnath D) Gul Mohammad 14. Who has become the highest wicket-taking women spinner in ODI cricket recently? A) Cathryn Fitzpatrick B) Suzie Bates C) Sana Mir D) Jhulan Goswami 15. Which two countries topped in illegal sand mining, as per the report titled “Sand and Sustainability: finding new solutions for environmental governance of global sand resources” released by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)? i.China ii.Japan iii.U.S iv.India A) Option i& ii B) Option i& iv C) Option ii & iii D) Option iii & iv 16. Which state police has deployed the first Anti-Naxal Women‟s Commando unit named „DanteshwariLadake‟ or „Fighters of Goddess Danteshwari‟? A) Odisha B) Chhattisgarh C) Madhya Pradesh D) Jharkhand 17. Which private sector bank has appointed Balachandra Y V as its Chief Operation Officer (COO)? A) Axis Bank B) HDFC Bank C) Karnataka Bank D) ICICI Bank 18. Name the national agency that organized a meeting of the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) recently? A) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) B) Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) C) Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) D) Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D) 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 1 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 07.05.2019 TO 14.05.2019 19. Who was appointed as the brand ambassador of Merchant service and UPI payments app BharatPe? A) Amitabh Bachchan B) Shahrukh Khan C) Aamir Khan D) Salman Khan 20. NOTTO has issued guidelines according to which organ allocation to foreign nationals should be approved by it.What is the full form of NOTTO? A) National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) B) National Organ & Testicle Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) C) National Organ Transplant after Testing Organisation (NOTTO) D) National Organ Transplanation after Testing Organisation (NOTTO) 21. What is the name of the world‟s first exclusive women‟s cricket magazine that was launched in Jaipur, Rajasthan recently? A) WOMENCRIC B) CRICZONE C) CRICWOMEN D) CRICKETMAG 22. By what percent does the bank credit grows for the financial year 2018-19, as per the RBI? A) 12.24% B) 12.54% C) 13.24% D) 13.54% 23. Who was appointed as the CEO of LIC Mutual Fund recently? A) Girish Chandra Murmu B) Subhash Chandra Garg C) Vipin Anand D) Dinesh Pangtey 24. Where was the 2 day ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) held? A) New Delhi B) Kolkata C) Chennai D) Mumbai 25. WHO partnered with IFBA to eliminate industrially produced trans fat (iTFA) from food supply worldwide by 2023.Expand A in IFBA? A) Association B) Alliance C) Adviser D) Administration 26. What is the name of the mission to moon, that is set to be achieved by National Aeronautics and Space Organization(NASA) in the year 2024? A) Artemis B) Voyager C) Pioneer D) Chandra 27. Name the report, released by United Nation to notify that 40% of amphibian species and 1 million of insect and fauna are at risk of extinction within decades? A) World Wildlife Crime Report B) Global Environment Outlook C) Global Assessment D) Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 28. What is the name of the joint exercise carried out by the India Armed Forces namely Indian Army, Navy and Air Force? A) Bull Strike B) Emerald Mercury C) Desert Strike D) Shatrujeet 29. Name the aircraft, that entered the Indian air space from an unauthorised air route recently? A) Antonov An-13 B) Antonov An-12 C) Antonov An-14 D) Antonov An-15 30. Name the Indian regulatory body, whose subsidiary Nabventures launched „NABVENTURES Fund I‟ to provide support for agriculture, food and rural start-ups? A) NABARD B) RBI C) SEBI D) IRDAI 31. Who was appointed as the President of the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA)? A) Joseph Deiss B) Tijjani Mohammad Bande C) María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés D) Abdelaziz Bouteflika 32. Name the former Indian cricketer, who has become the first woman to be appointed to ICC‟s international panel of match referees? A) GS Lakshmi B) Deepa Marathe C) Kalyani Dhokarikar D) Manju Nadgoda 33. National Technology Day is observed annually on A) May 8 B) May 11 C) May 10 D) May 9 34. Amul has announced its sponsorship with which cricket team in upcoming World Cup 2019? A) Bangladesh B) Sri Lankan C) Indian D) Afghanistan 35. Name the global analytical company, which has released a report stating that Discoms will return to pre- UDAY (UjwalDiscom Assurances Yojana) levels of Rs 2.6 lakh crore by 2020? A) India Ratings & Research B) Moody C) CRISIL D) Fitch 36. Name the deceased West Indies cricketer, who was named as Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1967? A) Seymour Nurse B) Jasper Vinall C) Ian Folley D) Darryn Randall 37. Which edition of the Venice Biennale has started in Italy recently? A) 55th B) 50th C) 58th D) 60th 38. What is the name of the world‟s fastest bullet train that is tested by Japan recently? A) ALFA-X B) Renfe AVE C) Korail KTX D) Maglev 39. Who won the Most Valuable Player award in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019? A) KL Rahul B) Imran Tahir C) David Warner D) Andre Russell 40. Scientists from which university has created the World‟s Smallest Colour Pixels by trapping the particles of light? A) Oxford University B) University of Cambridge C) Harvard University D) StanfordUniversity 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 2 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 07.05.2019 TO 14.05.2019 ANSWER KEYS 1 B 21 B 2 C 22 C 3 C 23 D 4 B 24 A 5 A 25 B 6 C 26 A 7 A 27 C 8 C 28 A 9 D 29 B 10 D 30 A 11 B 31 B 12 D 32 A 13 C 33 B 14 C 34 D 15 B 35 C 16 B 36 A 17 C 37 C 18 A 38 A 19 D 39 D 20 A 40 B 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 3 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .