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New Batch 3 June 2019 P R E P A R E D A N D P R E S E N T E D B Y DEFENCE OFFICERS ACADEMY 10 June 2019 *JUNIOR WING-D-22, NEHRU COLONY DEHRADUN (U.K.) 17 June 2019 *SENIOR WING- 153, E.C. ROAD DEHRADUN(U.K.) PHONE: 7060503010, 7060500801 / 802 / 803 24 June 2019 About defence officers academy

A L I T T L E B I T A B O U T Defence Officers Academy is a D E F E N C E O F F I C E R S premier Defence coaching institute A C A D E M Y in Nehru Colony, Dehradun which prepares candidates for various examinations for entrance to schools and institutions such as RIMC, Sainik Schools, RMS, NDA, IMA/OTA, AFCAT and ACC. Established in 2015 with an aim to provide high quality transformational training to students, Defence Officers Academy trains to improve their individual performance so that their full Team DOA potential can be reached and they can do best possible in the entrance exams.

0 1 Vision & Mission

Vision: To provide best training to the young candidates so that they can join the defence schools and to produce employable resource for defence sector. We aim to remain source of inspiration for society to make the future better with the help of our Team DOA knowledge, imagination and Motto: The motto of Defence innovation. Officers Academy is “ Dhairya Se Jeet “ and the training provided to students makes them walk on path of continuous improvement to achieve victory with patience.

0 2 Current Affairs MAY 2019

1. Who has been named the 2019 footballer of the year by the football writers Association (FWA)? a) Lionel Messi b) Raheem Sterling c) Neymar d) Francesco Totti

2. Who has been appointed as the new Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF)? a) Om Prakash Mehra b) Anil Khosla c) Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria d) Dilbagh Singh

3. Which Indian golfer has won the outstanding achievement as a player award at the 4th edition of the annual Indian Golf industry association (GIA) awards? a) Shiv Kapur b) Gagan Jeet Bhullar c) Anirban Lahiri d) Rashid khan

4. Which country has launched the 45- day ‘Mt. Everest Cleaning Campaign’? a) China b) Bhutan c) India d) Nepal

5. Which of the following cities has set a new Guinness World Record for the number of National Flags raised in a city for 24 hours? a) Beirut b) Riyadh c) Abu Dhabi d) Manama

6. Claire Polosak, who became the first female umpire to stand in a men\’s ODI, is from which country? a) West Indies b) South Africa c) New Zealand d) Australia

7. What is the name of the 2019 International Labour day (ILD)? a) Celebrating the international Labour movement b) Let’s value work by providing the jobless with start- up capital support c) Sustainable Pension for all: The role of the social partners. d) Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement

8. India’s biggest stucco sculpture has recently unearthed in which of the following states? a) Telangana b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala

9. Which country has recently honored 1971 war hero Lt. Gen JFR Jacob with a plaque on Ammunition Hill Wall of Honour? a) Russia b) Israel c) Bangladesh d) Nepal

10. Which hockey player has been nominated for the 2019 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? a) Chinglensana Singh Kangujam b) P R Sreejesh c) Akashdeep Singh d) Romesh Pathania

0 3 11. Indo- French joint naval exercise ‘Varuna 19.1’ has started in which of the following places? a) Tamil Nadu b) Karnataka c) Goa d) Kerala

12. Which country has become India’s top crude oil supplier in 2018-19 fiscal year? a) Iraq b) Saudi Arabia c) Iran d) UAE

13. Mawmluh cave, sometimes seen in the news, is associated to which of the following states? a) Meghalaya b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Nagaland d) Mizoram

14. Where is the headquarters of the International Press Institute (IPI)? a) Washington b) Berlin c) Vienna d) New York

15. Which Indian wrestler has won gold in the men’s 65 kg freestyle at the 2019 Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament? a) Mausam Khatri b) Bajrang Punia c) Rahul Aware d) Sumit Malik

16. Which of the following parliaments has become the first in the world to declare climate emergency? a) United Kingdom b) United States c) Japan d) Germany

17. Which of the following state city police has launched an all women police patrol unit ‘Rani Abbakka force’? a) Karnataka b) Tamil Nadu c) Kerala d) Andhra Pradesh

18. Which former ISRO chief has been bestowed with France’s highest civilian award? a) U Ramachandra Rao b) G Madhavan Nair c) A S Kiran Kumar d) Satish Dhawan

19. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Firefighter’s Day is observed recently? a) May 4 b) May 3 c) May 5 d) May 2

20. Which Indian sportswomen has attained the World no.1 position in the women’s 10m air rifle event? a) Manu Bhaker b) Anisa Sayyed c) Apurvi Chandela d) Anjum Moudgil

0 4 21. Which Indian squash player has won the women’s title at the 2019 Asian Individual Squash Championship? a) Anwesha Reddy b) Dipika Pallikal Karthik c) Joshna Chinappa d) Misha Grewal

22. INS Vela, which is launched under Indian navy’s Project -75, is the joint venture of India and which of the following country? a) United states b) France c) Germany d) Russia

23. Bandana, who set a new Guinness world record on Longest Dancing Marathon by an individual is from which country? a) India b) Nepal c) Sri Lanka d) Pakistan

24 Which country is the current chair of the 2019 G-7 summit? a) France b) India c) Chile d) Australia

25. 'GRIHA for existing day schools’, which is in news recently, is associated to which of the following issues? a) Mid day meal b) Quality education c) Environment d) All of the above

26. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court? a) Subhash Reddy b) A S Dave c) P R Ramachandra Menon d) Hemant Gupta

27. Who has been appointed as new coach of Indian volleyball team? a) Pryemyslaw Gaszyoski b) Dragan Mihailovic c) Valadimir Radosevic d) Michel Sidibe

28. The book “game changer” is the autobiography of which of the following cricketers? a) Waqar Younis b) Javed Miandad c) Shahid Afridi d) Imran Khan

29. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Red Cross Day (WRCD)? a) #peace b) #love c) # humanity d) #unity

30. Which of the following countries are members of inter-governmental forum Arctic Council? a) Canada, Denmark & India b) Russia, Sweden & United States c) Russia, India & China d) France, Iceland & Germany

0 5 31. India’s first natural ice café is located in which of the following states? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Jammu and Kashmir c) Sikkim d) Arunachal Pradesh

32. Which country’s privately developed rocket ‘momo-3’ reached outer space? a) South Korea b) France c) Japan d) China

33. Pakkamalai Reserve Forests is located in which state? a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Andhra Pradesh

34. Which of the following golfers has been honoured with 2019 US Presidential Medal of Freedom? a) Rickie Fowler b) Phil Mickelson c) Tiger Woods d) Justin Rose

35. The 2019 Brahmakalashothsava festival has started in which of the following states? a) Maharashtra b) Karnataka c) Andhra Pradesh d) Odisha

36. Which well known actor has written the novel ”Dopehri’? a) Sanjay Dutt b) Pankaj Kapur c) Naseeruddin Shah d) R .Madhavan

37. Which of the following countries participated in the naval exercise ‘Group Sail’ in the disputed South China Sea? a) Japan, Philippines and India b) Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia c) Brunei, Philippines and Indonesia d) United States, Vietnam and Philippines

38. Which of the following countries has officially become the 2nd country in the world to declare a climate emergency? a) Ireland b) Finland c) Norway d) Sweden

39. On which date, the 2019 edition of National Technology Day (NTD) is celebrating in India? a) May 13 b) May 12 c) May 11 d) May 10

40. Where is the headquarters of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL)? a) Raipur b) Ahmadabad c) Nagpur d) Navi Mumbai

0 6 41. Who won the 2019 men’s singles title at the Madrid Open Tennis Tournament? a) Roger Federer b) Stefanos Tsitsipas c) NAVAK Djokovic d) Rafael Nadal

42. Andre Russell, who has been named Most Valuable Player at the 2019 IPL tournament, is from which of the following teams? a) Sunrises Hyderabad b) Kolkata Knight Riders c) Chennai Super Kings d) Mumbai Indians

43. Which city is organizing the 2019 World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meeting of developing countries? a) New Delhi b) Pune c) Raipur d) Bhopal

44. Which Indian cricketer has been featured in the world’s first exclusive women’s cricket magazine “CRICZONE”? a) Sophie Devine b) Harmanpreet Kaur c) Mitahli Raj d) Smriti Mandhana

45. Apache Guardian helicopters, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which of the following countries? a) Japan b) United States c) France d) Germany

46. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court? a) Dinesh Maheshwari b) Gangambike Mallikarjun c) Abhay Shriniwas Oka d) Neelamani M Raju

47. Which of the bowlers has been adjudged as 2019 CEAT International Bowler of the year? a) Jasprit Bumrah b) Kuldeep Yadav c) Rashid Khan d) Ashutosh Aman

48. Who of the following spinners has become the world’s most successful women’s ODI spinner? a) Cathryn Fitzpatrick b) Sana Mir c) Jhulan Goswami d) Rajeshwari Gayakwad

49. Which country has stated test run on world\’s fastest ever bullet train “ALFA-X”? a) France b) Japan c) China d) South Korea

50. Yuvika 2019, which is in news recently, is associated to which of the organizations? a) ISRO b) RBI c) BSNL d) DRDO

0 7 51. Who won the women’s singles title at the 2019 Madrid Open tennis tournament? a) Serena Williams b) Noami Osaka c) Simona Halep d) Kiki Bertens

52. Who has been appointed as the first female match referee by ICC? a) Mary Waldron b) Shivani Mishra c) Jacqueline Williams d) G S Lakshmi

53. Who has become the world’s first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA)? a) Sarla Thakral b) Aarohi Pandit c) Durba Banerjee d) Avani Chaturvedi

54. In Madhya Pradesh, women will handle the entire work of counting votes in which of the following districts? a) Jabalpur b) Indore c) Harda d) Burhanpur

55. Teressa Island is located in which of the following union territories of India? a) Lakshadweep b) Puducherry c) Daman and Diu d) Andaman and Nicobar island

56. Which country to host the 2023 Asian Cup Football tournament? a) Japan b) India c) South Korea d) China

57. Which country has recently blocked all language editions of Wikipedia? a) United states b) China c) Iran d) Russia

58. Which Indian judge has been appointed as Judge of Supreme Court of Fiji? a) Sharad Arvind Bobde b) Madan B Lokur c) N V Ramana d) Abhay Manohar Sapre

59. The first full–fledged Services Selection Board (SSB) of Indian Navy has opened in which of the following cities? a) Kolkata b) Chennai c) Kochi d) Mumbai

60. Who is the author of the book ”Coming Round The Mountain”? a) Ruskin Bond b) Devdutt Pattanik c) Ashok Rajagopalan d) Anushka Ravishankar

0 8 61. Which Indian personality has been awarded the UN Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction? a) Ajit Kumar Doval b) P K Mishra c) Nripendra Mishra d) Kunal Sinha

62. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Metrology Day (WMD)? a) The international system of units –Light b) The international system of units-Commerce c) The international system of units- Transport d) The international system of units-Fundamentally better

63. Who clinched the men’s title at the 2019 Italian Open Tennis tournament? a) Novak Djokovic b) Rafael Nadal c) Roger Federer d) Andy Murray

64. Which state has become the first Indian state to list Masala Bond in overseas market? a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Odisha d) Karnataka

65. The 26th naval drill exercise “SIMBEX-19” has started between India and which of the following countries? a) Sweden b) Singapore c) South Africa d) Saudi Arabia

66. Which of the following mountaineers has successfully scaled Mt. Everest for record 23rd time? a) Dachhiri Sherpa b) Kami Rita Sherpa c) Apa Sherpa d) Phurba Tashi Sherpa

67. Which International Organization has celebrated the 2nd edition of International Day of Light (IDL-2019)? a) UNESCO b) UNICEF c) UNIDO d) UNWTO

68. The researchers at which space agency has found evidence of water, organics on Kuiper Belt object ‘Ultima Thule’? a) NASA b) JAXA c) ISRO d) CNES

69. Which of the following social media platforms has become the team sponsor of Indian Wheelchair Cricket Association for 2019 Asia Cup? a) Instagram b) Twitter c) Helo d) Facebook

70. Jokha Alharthi, who won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, is from which country? a) Iran b) Saudi Arabia c) UAE d) Oman

0 9 71. ISRO has successfully launched its radar imaging satellite RISAT-2B through which launch vehicle? a) PSLV-C44 b) PSLV-C46 c) PSLV-C47 d) PSLV-C45

72. The 8th Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR-2019) has started at which of the following sites? a) Port Blair b) Minicoy c) Daman and Diu d) Kavaratti

73. Priyanka Mohite, who has become the first Indian woman to successfully scale Mount Makalu, is from which state? a) Karnataka b) Chhattisgarh c) Maharashtra d) Kerala

74. Which Indian peacekeeper will be honoured posthumously with 2019 UN Dag Hammarskjold Medal? a) Gautam Bambawale b) Atul Khare c) Jitendra Kumar d) Raveesh Kumar

75. On which date .the 2019 edition of National Anti Terrorism Day (NATD) is observed in India? a) May22 b) May 23 c) May 21 d) May 20

76. Which of the following high courts has ruled that the United Nations is not a State under Articles 12 of the Constitution of India? a) Delhi High Court b) Madras High Court c) Bombay High Court d) Calcutta High Court

77. Chancy Chitete, who has been conferred with the 2019 UN’s highest peacekeeping award, was from which country? a) Malawi b) Nigeria c) Egypt d) Zambia

78. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 Kids Right Index? a) 11th b) 100th c) 117th d) 104th

79. Who has become the India’s first woman fighter pilot to quality to undertake combat missions? a) Avani Chaturvedi b) Mohana Singh c) Sunaina Rajput d) Bhawana Kanth

80. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)? a) Biodiversity and Sustainable tourism b) Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health c) Biodiversity for Sustaining People and Their Livelihoods d) Biodiversity for Sustainable Development

1 0 81. Chagos Archipelago is located in which of the following oceans? a) Atlantic Ocean b) Pacific Ocean c) Arctic Ocean d) Indian Ocean

82. Who has become the first black African woman to conquer Mt. Everest in her fourth attempt? a) Taytu Betul b) Dambisa Moyo c) Phuti Malabie d) Saray Khumalo

83. Which Indian scientist has won the 2019 German chemistry prize at the 4th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference? a) Siva Umapathy b) B Sesikeran c) Ankur Patwardhan d) S Chandrasekhar

84. Which of the following football teams has clinched the 2019 Indian Women’s League? a) Manipur Police b) FC Alakhpura c) Gokulam Kerala d) Sethu FC

85. Which space agency has unveiled schedule for ’Artemis’2024 Moon mission? a) CNES b) NASA c) JAXA d) Roscosmos

86. Which of the following organizations has successfully flight tested Inertial Guided Bond (IGB) from Sukhoi combat jet? a) BARC b) MARCOS c) DRDO d) VSSC

87. Which Russian–made aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally certified to operate on indigenous Bio-jet fuel? a) AN-31 b) AN-33 c) AN-32 d) AN-35

88. On which date, the 2019 edition of World Turtle Day (WTD) is observed recently? a) May 25 b) May 24 c) May 22 d) May 23

89. India has banned terror outfit Jammat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) under which anti- terror law? a) POTA b) AFSPA c) NSA d) UAPA

90. Which of the following teams has clinched the 2019 Sudirman Cup badminton tournament? a) Germany b) South Korea c) Japan d) China

1 1 91. Which of the following countries have started the first-of-its-kind naval drill exercise “Pacific Vanguard’? a) Japan, South Korea and Australia b) Russia, China and Turkey c) India, Australia and United States d) United States New Zealand and Canada

92. Who won the 2019 Dylan Thomas prize? a) Zoe Gilbert b) Novuyo Rosa Tshuma c) Guy Gunaratne d) Sarah Perry

93. Who has been sworn-in as the new chief minister of Sikkim? a) Arun Uperti b) Kunga Nima Lepcha c) Prem Singh Tamang d) Sonam Lama

94. Mahesh Mangaonkar is associated to which sports? a) Tennis b) Badminton c) Squash d) Chess

95. Which country has launched the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker’Ural’? a) United States b) France c) Russia d) Germany

96. Rahi Sarnobat, who booked 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota for India, is associated to which sports? a) Shooting b) Badminton c) Sprint d) Wrestling

97. Which Indian Army Officer has been appointed the commander of UN Mission in South Sudan? a) Raghu Viswas b) Shailesh Tinaikar c) Manjit Singh d) Narendra Singh Rathore

98. Who won the 2019 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix? a) Valtteri Bottas b) Sebastian Vettel c) Max Verstappen d) Lewis Hamilton

99. Which Indian writer has been announced as the 2019 winner of the $100,000 Nine Dots Prize? a) K Joshi b) Meera Kumari c) Annie Zaidi d) Yawar Ahmad

100. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Everest Day (IED) is observed recently? a) May 27 b) May 29 c) May 30 d) May 28

1 2 101. Ivo Karlovic, who has become the Oldest Man to win a match at French Open, is from which country? a) Croatia b) Spain c) France d) Germany

102. Which state government has decided to set up India’s first ‘Blockchain District’? a) Karnataka b) Andhra Pradesh c) Telangana d) Jharkhand

103. Which state government has launched Aroma Mission to boost medical plants? a) Tripura b) Nagaland c) Mizoram d) Meghalaya

104. Which of the following countries is /are member states of BIMSTEC? a) Indonesia b) Kyrgyzstan c) Thailand d) Mauritius

105. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 edition of the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings? a) 43rd b) 41st c) 44th d) 42nd

106. Who has been bestowed with the lifetime recognition Award by the Confederation of Horticulture Association of India? a) Harpreet Kaur b) Mrinal Saxena c) N Kumar d) Vijay Sen

107. The Union Environment Ministry has launched the theme song ‘Hawa Aane De’ to spread awareness about Air pollution. It is written by which of the following lyricists? a) Prasoon Joshi b) Kausar Munir c) Swanand Kirkire d) Vairamuthu Ramasamy

108. Who has taken charge as the new Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)? a) Kirath Singh b) Karambir Singh c) Bimal Verma d) Siddharth Rajput

109. Which state police has decided to use laser guns to crack down on over-speeding? a) Punjab b) Kerala c) Gujarat d) Tamil Nadu

110. Which airport of Madhya Pradesh has been declared as International Airport? a) Raja Bhoj Airport b) Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal c) Dumna Airport d) Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport

1 3 Answer Keys

1. B 21. C 41. C

2. C 22. D 42. B

3. B 23. B 43. A

4. D 24. A 44. D

5. A 25. C 45. B

6. D 26. C 46. C

7. C 27. B 47. A

8. A 28. C 48. B

9. B 29. B 49. B

10. B 30. B 50. A

11. C 31. B 51. D

12. A 32. C 52. D

13. A 33. A 53. B

14. C 34. C 54. C

15. B 35. B 55. D

16. A 36. B 56. D

17. A 37. A 57. B

18. C 38. A 58. B

19. A 39. C 59. A

20. C 40. B 60. A

1 4 Answer Keys

61. B 81. D 101. A

62. D 82. D 102. C

63. B 83. C 103. D

64. A 84. D 104. C

65. B 85. B 105. A

66. B 86. C 106. C

67. A 87. C 107. C

68. A 88. D 108. B

69. C 89. D 109. C

70. D 90. D 110. D

71. B 91. A

72. A 92. C

73. C 93. C

74. C 94. C

75. C 95. C

76. A 96. A

77. A 97. B

78. C 98. D

79. D 99. C

80. B 100. B

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Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.

You cannot b-elieve in God until you believe in yourself.

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We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

You have to dre-am before your Team DOA dreams can come true.

- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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