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www.gradeup.co 1 www.gradeup.co 1.Who sworn-in as the new Chief E. Biju Patnaik Minister of Arunachal Pradesh? Ans. C A. Dorjee Khandu Sol. B. Jarbom Gamlin Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen C. Nabam Tuki Patnaik (73-years) sworn in as the chief D. Pema Khandu minister of Odisha for the fifth time in a E. None of these row (since 2000). Ans. D Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal Sol. administrated the oath of office and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader secrecy to Mr. Patnail and his cabinet Prema Khandu (39-years) sworn-in as colleagues at the IDCO exhibition ground the new Chief Minister of Arunachal in Bhubaneswar. Pradesh. The Biju Janata Dal secured 112 seats BJP won an impressive 41 seats [JD(U) - [BJP-23, INC-9, CPI(M)-1] in the 147- 7, (NPP- 5), (IND-2), (INC-4), (PPA-1)] member Odisha Assembly in the recently in the 60-seat house in the Assembly concluded elections. elections. The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh 4.Who among the following has won the is the chief executive of the Indian state 2019 Monaco Grand Prix at Monaco? of Arunachal Pradesh. A. Valtteri Bottas B. Daniel Ricciardo 2.What is the theme of 2019 C. Sebastian Vettel International Day of United Nations D. Kimi Raikkonen Peacekeepers? E. Lewis Hamilton A. Green and Healthy World Ans. E B. Peacekeeping is a global partnership Sol. C. UN Peacekeeping: Past, Present, and Lewis Hamilton has won the Monaco Future Grand Prix 2019 to extend his D. Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace championship lead over Mercedes E. Honouring our Heroes teammate Valtteri Bottas. Ans. D Hamilton struggled with grip in the latter Sol. stages and was under constant pressure The theme for the 2019 International from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Day of UN Peacekeepers is “Protecting The Monaco Grand Prix (Run since 1929) Civilians, Protecting Peace.” is a Formula One motor race held each The ‘International Day of United Nations year on the Circuit de Monaco. Peacekeepers’ is being observed on 29th May to pay tribute those who served in 5.Which of the following countries has the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping launched the nuclear-powered ice operations. breaker name ‘Ural’? International days are occasions to A. Russia educate the public on issues of concern, B. United States to mobilize political will and resources to C. Australia address global problems and to D. China celebrate and reinforce achievements of E. Japan humanity. Ans. A Sol. Russia’s nuclear energy agency, 3.Who sworn-in as the new Chief Rosatom has come up with the nuclear- Minister of Odisha? powered ice breaker name as Ural, at A. Hemananda Biswal the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. B. Giridhar Gamang Ural is the third of the new LK-60Ya C. Naveen Patnaik class of nuclear-powered ice breaker. D. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 2 www.gradeup.co The first two are Arktika and Sibir. Gell-Mann transformed physics by Arktika is expected to enter operation in devising a method for sorting subatomic 2020, Sibir in 2021 and Ural in 2022. particles into simple groups of eight based on an electric charge, spin and 6.Who sworn-in as the new Prime other characteristics. Minister of Australia? He called his method the “eightfold way” A. Malcolm Turnbull after the Buddhist Eightfold Path to B. Scott Morrison enlightenment. C. Tony Abbott Mr. Mann received the Nobel Prize in D. Kevin Rudd Physics in 1969 for his work on the E. John Howard theory of elementary particles. Ans. B Sol. 9.Veeru Devgan passes away in Mumbai. Scott Morrison has been sworn in as He was associated with ________. Australia's Prime Minister. A. Journalism He was sworn in by Queen Elizabeth's B. Politics official representative in Australia, C. Science Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, at D. Film a ceremony in the capital, Canberra. E. None of these Deputy Prime Minister Michael Ans. D McCormack was also sworn in. Sol. Bollywood’s most famous stunt and The Prime Minister of Australia is the action choreographer, Veeru Devgn (77- head of government of Australia. years) passes away in Mumbai. Mr. Devgan was behind the fight and 7.Which of the following cities hosted the action scenes for over 80 Hindi films second part of the Indo-French joint including ‘Phool Aur Kaante’ (1991), ‘Mr. naval exercise, ‘Varuna 19.2’? India’ (1987), and ‘Himmatwala’ (1983) A. Hyderabad among various others. B. Chennai He was married to Veena, and had four C. Djibouti children with her, including actor Ajay D. Visakhapatnam Devgan and director Anil Devgan. E. None of these Ans. C 10.Who has been re-elected as the Sol. The second part of the Indo-French President of Badminton Asia? naval exercise christened as ‘Varuna A. Himanta Biswa Sarma 19.2’ was held in Djibouti. B. Anton Aditya Subowo The first part of the exercise ‘Varuna C. Moosa Nashid 19.1’ was held off the Goa coast from D. Rajendra Kumar 1st to 10th May 19. E. None of these Ans. B 8.Nobel laureate and Physicist Murray Sol. Indonesia's Anton Aditya Subowo Gell-Mann passed away. He belonged to was re-elected as the President of which country? Badminton Asia for another four years. A. Russia There were seven other people who B. China were selected as the vice-presidents of C. USA Badminton Asia. D. UK The Badminton Association of India's E. None of these president Himanta Biswa Sarma has also Ans. C been elected as the vice-president. Sol. Nobel laureate and American physicist, 11.Who has won the 10 m Air Pistol gold Murray Gell-Mann (89-years) passed in ISSF shooting world cup in Munich, away at his home. Germany? 3 www.gradeup.co A. Abhishek Verma C. Rajasthan B. Shivam Shukla D. Assam C. Anish Bhanwala E. Bihar D. Saurabh Chaudhary Ans. A E. None of these Sol. The architectural heritage of Orchha Ans. D town in Madhya Pradesh have been Sol. India's Saurabh Chaudhary (17- included in UNESCO’s tentative list of year) has won 10m Air Pistol Gold world heritage sites following a proposal beating his own World Record in ISSF sent by the Archaeological Survey of shooting World Cup, in Munich, India (ASI) to the U.N. body. Germany. Orchha is situated on the banks of the Mr. Chaudhary scored 246.3 bettering Betwa river, located around 80 km away his previous best of 245 points that were from Tikamgarh district in Madhya set in New Delhi World Cup Shooting in Pradesh. February 2019. Orchha was built by king Rudra Pratap Singh of Bundela dynasty in the 16th 12.The International Day of Action for century. Women’s Health is observed every year on _____. 15.Who is the current Chief Minister of A. May 27 Sikkim? B. May 26 A. Pawan Kumar Chamling C. May 15 B. Sanchaman Limboo D. May 28 C. B B Gurung E. May 20 D. Prem Singh Tamang Ans. D E. Kazi Lhendup Dorjee Sol. The International Day of Action for Ans. D Women’s Health is observed every year Sol. on May 28 (since 1987) to raise Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) awareness on the issues related to President Prem Singh Tamang (51- women’s health Sexual and Reproductive years) was sworn-in as the new Chief Health and Rights (SRHR). Minister of Sikkim. He succeeds outgoing Chief Minister 13.Which of the following banks has Pawan Chaling to become the 6th CM of launched ‘Bank of Wheels’ service? the state. A. Union Bank of India Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (founded in B. Canara Bank 2013) won a slender majority in the 32- C. Indian Overseas Bank member legislative assembly by bagging D. State Bank of India 17 seats against 15 won by Sikkim E. Punjab National Bank Democratic Front (SDF). Ans. C Prem Singh Tamang is better known Sol. The Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has as P. S. Golay. launched a new service named ‘Bank on • Pawan Kumar Chamling of the Sikkim Wheels’ in its 16 lead districts in the Democratic Front was the longest state of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and serving Chief Minister of Sikkim from Kerala. 1994-2019. 14.The heritage town of Orchha has 16.Veteran leader P.P.C. Joshi passed been included in the tentative list of away after a prolonged illness. He was UNESCO world heritage site. The associated with which political party? heritage town of ‘Orchha’ located in A. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) _______. B. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) A. Madhya Pradesh C. Communist Party of India (CPI) B. Odisha D. Samajwadi Party (SP) 4 www.gradeup.co E. Indian National Congress (INC) C. China Ans. C D. Indonesia Sol. E. None of these Veteran communist leader P.P.C. Joshi Ans. C (80-years) passed away at his house in Sol. Puppalaguda after a prolonged illness. China has won the badminton world His penchant for publishing led him to mixed-team championship, Sudirman start Prachee Publications, subsequently Cup 2019 (16th edition) in Nanning, handed over to Nava Telangana China. Publications, which published several They beat Japan in men's doubles, books. women's singles and men's singles to clinch the title for an 11th time. 17.Who has become the first foreign In the latest Men' singles match Shi Yuqi leader to meet Japan’s Emperor stunned world champion Kento Momota Naruhito? 15-21, 21-5,21-11. A. Xi Jinping The 2019 Sudirman Cup is the biennial B. Vladimir Putin international badminton championship C. Donald Trump contested by the mixed national teams D.