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No. of Questions : 40 Full Mark : 40 Time : 20 Min Correct : ___ WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 26.05.2019 TO 02.06.2019 No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________ Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________ Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______ 1. India’s first Tree Ambulance was inaugurated recently at which place? A)Chennai B) Kolkata C) Bengaluru D) Mumbai 2. Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill of which country resigned recently? A) Papua New Guinea B) Thailand C) Singapore D) New Zealand 3. Which organization has recognized ‘burn-out’ as medical condition and ‘gaming disorder’ as illness? A) WHO B) United Nations C) UNESCO D) UNICEF 4. Abhay Kumar has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to which country? A) Spain B) Nigeria C) Comoros D) Madagascar 5. Prem Tinsulanonda, Former prime minister & royal confidante of which country passed away at the age of 98 recently? A) Philippines B) Vietnam C) Thailand D) Cambodia 6. Which two organisations has been merged to form National Statistical Office(NSO) under MOSPI? i) Central Statistical Office ii) National Sample Survey Organisation iii) National Statistical Organisation A)Option i & ii B) Option i & iii C) Option ii & iii D) None of these 7. Who has been sworn in as the 6th CM of Sikkim? A) Pawan Kumar Chamling B) Prem Singh Tamang C) Nar Bahadur Bhandari D) None of these 8. Which country launched the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker named ‘Ural’? A) India B) Russia C) China D) Japan 9. Name the cryptocurrency, which is set to be launched by Facebook in 2020? A) Petro B) Bitcoin C) GlobalCoin D) Sovereign 10. Who was conferred with ‘Lifetime Recognition Award’ by the Confederation of Horticulture Association of India? A) P.Malarvizhi B) N Kumar C) C.R.Anandakumar D) J.Suresh 11. Under which articles, RBI has extended the time limit of RTGS for customer transactions ? A) Section 18 of Transfer of Funds Act B) Section 18 of RBI Act C) Section 18 of Payment and Settlement Systems Act 2007 D) Section 18 of Banking Regulation Act 12. Name the tribal woman of Odisha, who became the youngest MP of India? A) Poonam Mahajan B) Heena Gavit C) Priyanka Singh Rawat D) Chandrani Murmu 13. Name the city which became the southernmost city in the world? A) Puerto Varas B) Puerto Natales C) Puerto Montt D) Puerto Williams 14. Which city is set to host the 10th National Science Film Festival of India(NSFFI) in the year 2020 ? A) Agartala B) Kolkata C) Chennai D) Mumbai 15. Name the Padma Shri & Sahitya Akademi Awardee, who author the book “Naxal movement” in West Bengal in the year 1978, which was now translated to English? A) Vikram Seth B) Salman Rushdie C) Arundhati Roy D) Nabaneeta Dev Sen 16. Which airline has become the fourth Indian Airline to have 100 aircraft fleet? A) SpiceJet B) IndiGo C) Air India D) Jet Airways 17. Central Pollution Control Board(CPCB) has penalised how many states with Rs 1 crore for not submitting their action plans on Plastic disposal? A) 22 B) 25 C) 24 D) None of these 18. Where the world’s rarest Albino Panda was caught on camera for the first time? A) North Ossetia-Alania, Russia B) Hokkaidō, Japan C) Southwestern Sichuan province of China D) Northeast coast of Venezuela 19. Who won the Palme d’Or award for the film ‘Parasite’ in 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival? A) Kim Ki-duk B) Kim Jee-woon C) Bong Joon-ho D) Park Chan-wook 20. What was the theme of the World Hunger Day 2019? A) “#Our Actions are our Future” B) “#SustainabilityIs” C) “#Agricultural Cooperatives” D) “#Change the future of migration” 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 – 26.05.2019 TO 02.06.2019 21. Who were all the part of India’s first all women crew to fly a medium lift helicopter? i. Parul Bhardwaj ii. Aman Nidhi iii. Hina Jaiswal iv. Kara Hultgreen A) Option i,ii & iii B) Option i,ii C) Option ii,iii.iv D) Option I,ii,iv 22. What is the rank of India in IMD (Institute for Management Development)’s World Competitiveness Rankings 2019? A) 44th B) 41st C) 42nd D) 43rd 23. The head of the member countries of which international organization has visited India as the chief guest of PM Modi’s Swearing-in Ceremony? A) SAARC B) ASEAN C) BRICS D) BIMSTEC 24. What was the unemployment rate in India for the year 2017-2018 as per the survey conducted by NSSO? A) 6.1% B) 6.2% C) 6.3% D) 6.4% 25. Which Football Club had won UEFA Europa League 2019? A) Arsenal B) Manchester City C) Liverpool D) Chelsea 26. What is the GDP growth of India for the financial year 2020 as per FICCI ? A) 7.4% B) 7.3 % C) 7.1% D) 7.2 % 27. As per the new restrictions imposed by CSD canteens, what is the purchase limit of cheaper cars for the officer category of the defence personnel excluding GST? A) Rs 10 Lakh B) Rs. 15 Lakh C) Rs. 12 Lakh D) Rs. 20 Lakh 28. Who won the Monaco Grand Prix 2019? A) Sebastian Vettel B) Lewis Hamilton C) Max Verstappen D) Valtteri Bottas 29. What is the theme UN-Habitat Assembly 2019? A) “Harnessing the power of technology in Healthcare” B) “Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared Future” C) “Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities” D) “Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities” 30. Which Indian State, is now permitted to export fruits and vegetables to Saudi Arabia? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Andhra Pradesh C) Kerala D) Karnataka 31. Flood in which river becomes the longest-lasting in over 90 years since the “Great Flood” of 1927? A) Mississippi River B) Missouri River C) Ohio River D) Monongahela River 32. How much billion dollar is invested in India through FDI, as per the DPIIT? A) USD 44.37 billion B) USD 45.37 billion C) USD 46.37 billion D) USD 47.37 billion 33. To which Indian state, ADB has approved $350 million loan to rehabilitate two state highways and other road improvement project? A) Kerala B) Bihar C) Tamilnadu D) Chattisgarh 34. Who has become the youngest council of ministers in second term of Modi government ? A) Giriraj Singh B) Piyush Goyal C) Smriti Irani D) Harsh Vardhan 35. Which entiy has become the first Indian fund house to launch WhatsApp transaction platform for mutual fund transactions? A) HDFC Mutual Fund B) Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund C) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund D) Motilal Oswal AMC 36. Who has been honoured with Dr. Lee Jong-Wook Memorial prize 2019 for public health at the 72nd World Health Assembly? A) Soumya Swaminathan B) Vishwa Mohan Kotach C) Balram Bhargava D) None of these 37. Which entity has signed an MOU with Ministry of MSME for the year 2019-20 to provide enhanced services? A) NABARD B) NSIC C) SIDBI D) KVIC 38. Which Indian airport gets ‘International’ status recently? A) Sri Sathya Sai Airport B) Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport C) Balurghat Airport D) Nagarjuna Sagar Airport 39. Who won the global book prize “Nine Dots Prize 2019” for the essay “Bread, Cement, Cactus” ? A) Salman Rushdie B) Arundhati Roy C) Annie Zaidi D) Vikram Seth 40. Which public sector bank has introduced a mobile van facility named “Bank on Wheels” to provide door-step banking facility, especially for senior citizens? A) Canara Bank of India B) State Bank of India C) Bank of Baroda D) Indian Overseas Bank 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 – 26.05.2019 TO 02.06.2019 ANSWER KEYS 1 A 21 A 2 A 22 D 3 A 23 D 4 C 24 A 5 C 25 D 6 A 26 C 7 B 27 C 8 B 28 B 9 C 29 D 10 B 30 C 11 C 31 A 12 D 32 A 13 D 33 D 14 A 34 C 15 D 35 D 16 A 36 C 17 B 37 B 18 C 38 B 19 C 39 C 20 B 40 D 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 3 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .
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