WEEKLY CURRENTAFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 22.04.2019 TO 27.04.2019

No. of Questions: 40 Correct: ______Full Mark: 40 Wrong: ______

Time: 20 min Mark Secured: ______

1. Which country topped the Index of Cancer Preparedness for 2019 released by Economist Intelligence Unit? A) Romania B) Netherlands C) Germany D) Australia 2. Which entity has collaborated with Post for digitizing 1.5 lakh post offices in India? A) TCS B) Microsoft C) IBM D) Intel 3. Which country has recently set up Coordinating Council for attracting foreign investments, mainly from India? A) Turkmenistan B) Uzbekistan C) Kyrgyzstan D) Kazakhstan 4. Which International organisation has issued recommendations on the usage of screen for kids under 5 years of age? A) United Nations B) UNESCO C) WHO D) UNICEF 5. Indian Army and National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited, has signed MoU to build four underground tunnels along the borders of which country? i. Bangladesh ii. China iii. Pakistan iv. Afghanistan A) Option i & ii B) Option ii & iv C) Option iii & ii D) Option iv & i 6. Where was the Asian Boxing Championship 2019 held? A) Beijing B) Bangkok C) Jakarta D) New Delhi 7. Who won the Corporate Excellence award in the Manufacturing Industry, from Enterprise Asia of Malaysia for 2019? A) Andreas Dulger B) Thomas Koetzing C) Prasanna Kumar Rao D) Rainer Dulger 8. What is the name of the world’s first floating nuclear power plant that is tested by Rosenergoatom of Russia? A) Bashkir B) Balakovo C) Akademik Lomonosov D) Beloyarsk 9. When was the first official International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace observed? A) 21st April B) 22nd April C) 24th April D) 23rd April 10. Which insurance company has launched a new product “cyber defence insurance”, to protect businesses from financial and reputational losses due to cyber-attacks? A) National Insurance Company Limited B) United India Insurance C) Star Health and Allied Insurance D) SBI General Insurance 11. As per the Stanford study published in the journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences”, Indian Economy shrunk by what percent due to global warming? A) 50% B) 31% C) 40% D) 65% 12. As per RBI’s recent approval, HDFC Bank is permitted to hold what percent stake in Bandhan Bank following the Gruh Finance deal? A) 5% B) 7.5% C) 9.9% D) 12% 13. Which of the following financial institutions are now fully owned by central government of India after RBI divested its entire stake? i. NHB ii. SIDBI iii. NABARD iv. IRDAI A) Option i& ii B) Option i& iii C) Option ii & iv D) Option i& iv 14. Which is the sole Indian institute featured in the QS EMBA Rankings 2019? A) Indian Institute of Management Calcutta B) Indian Institute of Management-Bengaluru C) Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad D) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee 15. Which motif is depicted in the back side of the new Rs.20 denomination note? A) Mangalyaan B) Ellora caves C) Hampi with Chariot D) Sanchi Stupa 16. Who has became the first woman umpire to stand in a men’s ODI in the final match of ICC World Cricket League 2? A) Claire Polosak B) Meg Lanning C) Nicola Carey D) Ashleigh Gardner 17. Two new bird species named as ‘Wakatobi white-eye’ and ‘Wangi-Wangi white-eye’ was found in which country? A) Srilanka B) India C) Bangladesh D) Indonesia

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WEEKLY CURRENTAFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 22.04.2019 TO 27.04.2019

18. Who has translated the book “Indian Constitution” in Konkani language? A) Ruskin Bond B) Stephen Quadros Permude C) Salman Rushdie D) Jhumpa Lahiri 19. Which planet in the solar system has a massive solid inner core according to NASA’s recent report? A) Mercury B) Saturn C) Mars D) Venus 20. Volodymyr Zelensky has recently elected as the President of which country? A) Iceland B) Moldova C) Ukraine D) Belarus 21. Which financial inclusion program of India is set to cross Rs 1 lakh crore accounts? A) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana B) Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana C) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana D) Sukanya Samriddhi Account 22. FSSAI has banned import of milk and milk products from which country? A) China B) Pakistan C) Bangladesh D) Japan 23. Which public sector bank has launched India’s first ‘Green Car Loan’ to encourage customers to buy electric vehicles? A) Bank of Baroda B) Canara Bank C) State Bank of India D) Indian Bank 24. Which tech giant has became the world’s third entity to cross worth $1 trillion? A) Amazon B) Microsoft C) Apple D) IBM 25. What is the custom duty of wheat, which is revised by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) recently? A) 20% B) 50% C) 30% D) 40% 26. What is the revised interest rate of Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) for 2018-19? A) 8.45% B) 8.55% C) 8.35% D) 8.65% 27. Which country has attained the One Day International (ODI) status for the first time? A) Canada B) USA C) Papua New Guinea D) Namibia 28. Name the private sector bank which has received NCLT nod to merge with a microfinance company, Bharat Financial Inclusion (BFIL)? A) IndusInd Bank B) Axis Bank C) Federal Bank D) HDFC Bank 29. Mount Agung which erupted recently is located in which country? A) Indonesia B) Malaysia C) Philippines D) Thailand 30. What was the theme of the Earth Day 2019? A)Conserve the Earth B) Protecting Our Species C) Go Green to conserve Earth D) Protect Our Earth 31. Which public sector bank’s authorized capital was increased by the central government in consultation with RBI recently? A) Canara Bank B) State Bank of India C) Bank of Baroda D) Allahabad Bank 32. Who was appointed as the CMD of Indian Overseas Bank? A) Ajay Kumar Srivastava B) Karnam Sekar C) T.C.A.Ranganathan D) K. Swaminathan 33. Who won the International Press Institute’s World Press Freedom Hero award in 2019 for his “critical” & “Tenacious Coverage” of the civil-military relations in Pakistan? A) Mazhar Ali Khan B) Cyril Almeida C) Rafael Marques D) Gen Ziaul Haq 34. Name the British Indian Novelist, who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019? A) Salman Rushdie B) Rudyard Kipling C) Preti Taneja D) Rana Dasgupta 35. RBI has extended the ombudsman scheme coverage to non-deposit taking NBFCs having asset size of how much worth? A) 100 crore B) 50 crore C) 20 crore D) 75 crore 36. Name the product, which is set to be launched by government of India to curb tax evasion? A) E-GST Portal B) Electronic invoices C) Integrated GST D) Electronic GST 37. Where was the Asian Athletics Championship 2019 held recently? A) Wembley, London B) Milan, Italy C) Beijing, China D) Doha, Qatar 38. Who was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of ? A) Lalit Mansingh B) Salman Haidar C) Ausaf Sayeed D) Dalbir Singh Suhag 39. Which city is selected as the World Book Capital for the year 2019? A) , B) Sharjah, UAE C) Jerusalem, Israel D) Ankara, Turkey 40. Which country has tested the world’s most advanced malaria vaccine in a bid to prevent the disease? A) Burundi B) Malawi C) Mozambique D) Zimbabwe

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WEEKLY CURRENTAFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 22.04.2019 TO 27.04.2019

ANSWER KEYS 1 D 21 C 2 A 22 A 3 D 23 C 4 C 24 B 5 C 25 D 6 B 26 D 7 C 27 B 8 C 28 A 9 C 29 A 10 D 30 B 11 B 31 D 12 C 32 B 13 B 33 B 14 B 34 D 15 B 35 A 16 A 36 B 17 D 37 D 18 B 38 D 19 A 39 B 20 C 40 B

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