WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 29.01.2019 TO 03.02.2019 No. of Questions : 40 Correct : ____________ Full Mark : 40 Wrong : _____________ Time : 20 min Mark Secured : _______ 1. Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) signed an agreement with which international agency for India‟s participation in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021? a) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) b) United Nations International Children‟s Fund (UNICEF) c) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) d) World Economic Forum (WEF) 2. Civil Aviation ministry launched India‟s first Geographical Indication (GI) store at Dabolim International Airport in which state? a) Maharashtra b) Kerala c) Sikkim d) Goa 3. Which state was awarded the “Best State Overall” for its active participation in the national campaign “Swasth Bharat Yatra”, organized by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)? a) Sikkim b) Meghalaya c) Tamil Nadu d) Kerala 4. Geroge Fernandes who passed away due to prolonged illness of Alzhemier‟s disease was the former a) Defence Minister of India b) Reserve Bank Governor c) Vice President of India d) Chief Minister of Kerala 5. Where was the first Swadesh Darshan Project inaugurated by Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons ? a) Gangtok, Sikkim b) Shimla, Himachal Pradesh c) Calicut, Kerala d) Darjeeling, West Bengal 6. What was the rank of India in the Global Corruption Index 2018 released by Transparency International? a) 45 b) 23 c) 67 d) 78 7. Name the common digital currency launched by the central banks of United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia ? a) Moolah b) Aber c) Siaro d) Urzo 8. When was National Martyr‟s Day or Sarvodaya Day observed to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi who was assassinated by Nathuram Dodse? a) January 31 b) January 30 c) January 29 d) January 28 9. UNESCO announced which year as The International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements in Paris? a) 2019 b) 2020 c) 2021 d) 2022 10. Who took charge as the Director General of NCC (DGNCC) in New Delhi? a) Lt Gen Arun Kumar b) Lt Gen Naresh Prabhu c) Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra d) Lt Gen Sumit Rawat 11. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under Ministry of Commerce and Industry was renamed as a) Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade b) Department of Industrial Promotion and Trade c) Department Industrial Support and Commerce d) Department of Commerce and Trade 12. Name India‟s current Ambassador to Argentina who was appointed as the new Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia? a) Prakash Raj b) Sanjiv Ranjan c) Atul Saini d) Sriram Parthasarathy 13. Which Indian cricketer became the first female player to play 200 ODIs during the 3rd and Final ODI against New Zealand? a) Harmanpreet Kaur b) Mithali Raj c) Smriti Mandhana d) Jhulan Goswami 14. International Cricket Council (ICC) signed a five-year global partnership deal with which beverage manufacturer? a) PepsiCo b) Coca-Cola c) Carlsberg Group d) Clear Water Group 15. Who became the first Hindu woman to be appointed as a civil judge in Pakistan? a) Mahisha Bhatt b) Suman Kumari c) Anu Chhabra d) Rani Adnani 16. South Korea‟s Ki Sung-yueng announced his retirement from which sport? a) Cricket b) Football c) Hockey d) Basketball 17. Which was announced as Punjab State Aquatic Animal by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh ? a) Irrwady Dolphin b) Indus River Dolphin c) Bluebird Sialia sialis d) Indus River Oyster 18. Union Minister of State for Railways and Communication Mr Manoj Sinha released a special postage stamp of the Indian Postal Department on Kumbh Mela, worth a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 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 – 29.01.2019 TO 03.02.2019 19. Where did Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launch the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) which will act as the hub of ISRO‟s future manned missions? a) Bengaluru b) Hyderabad c) New Delhi d) Mumbai 20. Name the Indian cricketer who ranked first in the ICC ODI women‟s batter rankings? a) Mithali Raj b) Smriti Mandhana c) Harmanpreet Kaur d) Jhulan Goswami 21. Which team won the title of the 4th edition of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) held in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh? a) Punjab Royals b) Haryana Hammers c) UP Dangal d) Veer Marathas 22. Which state topped in the ranking of best practices followed by states in budget formulation, as per a survey by Transparency International? a) Tamil Nadu b) Rajasthan c) Assam d) Telangana 23. Which state became the first to set up price monitoring and research unit (PMRU) to track violation of prices of essential drugs and medical devices? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Uttarakhand c) Gujarat d) Kerala 24. Which state launched a scholarship scheme named „KALIA Chhatravritti Yojana‟, for the children of farmers under Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme? a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Sikkim c) Odisha d) Jharkhand 25. 33rd Surajkund International Craft Mela has started in which place? a) Delhi b) Rajasthan c) Haryana d) Punjab 26. Who was appointed the part-time Chairman of Federal Bank? a) Shyam Srinivasan b) Dilip Sadarangani c) Arun Thomas d) Paramesh Nair 27. What was the theme of World Wetlands Day celebrated recently? a) Conservation of Wetland b) Wetlands and Climate Change c) Wetlands and the Environment d) Wetland Preservation 28. Which airlines recently resumed its services from New Delhi to the holy city of Najaf in Iraq after 25 years? a) Air India b) Air Asia c) Lufthansa d) Tiger Air 29. When the World Cancer Day is celebrated every year? a) 4 February b) 5 February c) 6 February d) 7 February 30. Which organisation recently issued advisory guidelines requesting banks to waive off the processing, documentation, inspection, ledger folio charges for the Kisan Credit Card Scheme? a) Indian Banking Association b) Reserve Bank of India c) Securities and Exchange Board of India d) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry 31. Which country celebrated its 71st Independence Day recently? a) Bangladesh b) Sri Lanka c) Myanmar d) Malaysia 32. As per Finance Ministry, two RRBs Pallavan Gramin Bank and Pandyan Gramin Bank will be merged to form which bank? a) Kerala Gramin Bank b) TamilNadu Gramin Bank c) Karnataka Gramin Bank d) Sikkim Gramin Bank 33. 20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav was inaugurated in which city? a) Mumbai b) Chennai c) New Delhi d) Lucknow 34. 2nd ASEAN India Youth Summit was inaugurated in which city? a) Pune b) Guwahati c) Dispur d) Shillong 35. What is the theme of this year‟s World Cancer Day? a) We Will b) We can,I can c) Awareness about cancer d) I am and I will 36. The Kala Ghoda Art Festival began in which city? a) Mumbai b) Chennai c) Pune d) Lucknow 37. In which country, 13th edition of Men‟s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be played? a) Australia b) India c) England d) South Africa 38. Reserve Bank of India eased out the operational curbs on Bank of India (BoI), Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) and which other bank and also allowed them to exit from Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework fully? a) Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) b) Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) c) Indian Bank (IB) d) Canara Bank 39. Central Statistical Office (CSO) revised the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) Growth forecast to what percent from earlier estimate of 6.7%? a) 6.9 % b) 7.0 % c) 7.2 % d) 7.4 % 40. Which state launched the 2nd Phase of Pasupu-Kumkuma (Turmeric-Kumkum) scheme and welfare pension ? a) Tamil Nadu b) Telangana c) Andhra Pradesh d) Karnataka 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 – 29.01.2019 TO 03.02.2019 ANSWER KEYS 1 c 21 b 2 d 22 c 3 c 23 d 4 a 24 c 5 a 25 c 6 d 26 b 7 b 27 b 8 b 28 a 9 a 29 a 10 c 30 a 11 a 31 b 12 b 32 b 13 b 33 c 14 b 34 b 15 b 35 d 16 b 36 a 17 b 37 b 18 d 38 a 19 a 39 c 20 b 40 c 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 3 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .