WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 23.09.2019 TO 28.09.2019

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

Time : 20 min Mark Secured : ______

1. Which organization has tightened the rules for debt Mutual Funds of India for improving risk management and ensuring sufficient liquidity? A) AMFI B) IRDAI C) RBI D) SEBI 2. Which company topped the Forbes “World’s best ‘regarded’ companies list 2019”? A) Netflix B) Microsoft C) Visa D) Ferrari 3. What will be the theme of the Indian International Science Festival (IISF)? A) RISEN India – Research, Innovation, and Science Empowering the Nation B) RISEN India – Science for Transformation C) RISEN India – Building Partnerships Impacting Society D) RISEN India – Making of a New India 4. Which two states, with a medium population <50 lakhs, were awarded as best performers in TB control? A) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat B) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh C) Tripura & Sikkim D) Puducherry and Daman and Diu 5. Who won the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2019? A) Valtteri Bottas B) Lewis Hamilton C) Sebastian Vettel D) Charles Leclerc 6. Which Co-operative Bank was prohibited from business transactions of any kind by RBI? A)Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank Ltd B) Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank Ltd C) Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd D) Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Limited 7. Name the company, which has roped in PV Sindhu as its brand ambassador for two years? A) Elo B) American Express C) Visa D) Mastercard 8. Which country topped the World Digital Competitiveness Rankings 2019 by IMD? A) United State(US) B) Sweden C) Denmark D) Singapore 9. Which state received the Best state award 2019 during the World Tourism Day 2019? A) Uttarakhand B) Andhra Pradesh C)Telengana D)Kerala 10. Which Indian State has signed an ‘sister state agreement’ for cooperation in economic development, clean energy, higher education, tourism, cultural exchange, health and also trade-investment with New Jersey of USA? A) Maharashtra B) Gujarat C) Assam D) Uttar Pradesh 11. Which year is set as target across the countries to reduce their net carbon emissions to zero during the UN Climate Action Summit 2019? A) 2060 B) 2050 C) 2030 D) 2045 12. Under which scheme, Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) approved the construction of 1.23 lakh houses? A) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana– Rural (PMAY-R) B) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana– Urban (PMAY-U) C) Pradhan Mantri Bima Yojana– Urban (PMBY-U) D) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana-Rural(PMUY-R) 13. Which organization has launched the ‘Green Bond’ fund for central banks to promote green finance? A) ADB B) BIS C) World Bank D) IMF 14. Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2019 was held at which of the following place? A) New Delhi B)Pasighat C) Jabalpur D) Cuttack 15. Name the President of Republic of Mongolia, who recently visited India? A)Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj B)Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh C)Khaltmaagiin Battulga D)Miyeegombyn Enkhbold 16. Who was appointed as the chairman of the International Egg Commission ? A) Suresh Chitturi B) K. Somi Reddy C) Suresh Rayudu D)Chitturi Jagapati Rao 17. Telecom company, which has tied up with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer prepaid plan for its users along with insurance protection plan? A) BSNL B) Reliance Jio C) Vodafone Idea D) Bharti Airtel 18. In which tiger reserve, new species of snake called Thackeray’s Cat Snake discovered? A) Sahyadri tiger reserve B)Satpura Tiger Reserve C)Kanha Tiger Reserve D)Sariska Tiger Reserve

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WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 23.09.2019 TO 28.09.2019

19. What was the theme of the Global SME Business Summit for the year 2019? A) Strong Global SME Partnerships for Sustained Growth and Equitable Development B) Fostering growth through Partnerships C) Building Partnerships through Global Value Chains D) Making Indian MSMEs Globally Competitive 20. How much percent of the last pay drawn by the central government employees is given as the pension, who dies within 7 years of service? A) 50% B) 40% C) 30% D) 35% 21. Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas was appointed as the next Indian ambassador of which country? A) Republic of Guinea Bissau B) Guinea C) Equatorial Guinea D) Gabon 22. Which Indian Coast Guard Ship was commissioned by Rajnath Singh at the Chennai Port recently? A) ICGS Rajdhwaj B) ICGS Varaha C)INS Khanderi D) ICGS Samrat 23. On the scale of five years, which scale’s average global temperature was the hottest ever on record as per United Nations? A) 2012-2016 B) 2013-2017 C) 2014-2018 D) 2015-2019 24. Who won the Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) Ramanujan prize for the year 2019? A)Yifeng Liu B) Jack Thorne C) Adam Harper D) Maryna Viazovska 25. Where was the Primetime Emmy Awards for 2019 held? A) Washington D.C. B) California C) Los Angeles D) New York 26. Name the Indian, who was presented with Veteran Pin by the IAAF in recognition of her contribution to the growth of sport during 52nd IAAF Congress? A) P.T. Usha B) Sunita Rani C) D) 27. United Nations (UN)’s Climate Action Summit 2019 was held at which place? A) Geneva B) New Delhi C) Washington D.C. D) New York 28. Name the policy launched by Airtel Payments Bank recently to protect its customers from mosquito-borne diseases? A) Diseases Protection Policy (DPP) B) Diseases Protection Policy against Mosquito(DPPM) C) Mosquito-borne Diseases Protection Policy (MbDPP) D) Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy (MDPP) 29. Carolina Marin who won women’s singles title in China Open 2019, belong to which country? A) Hungary B) Spain C) Portugal D) Romania 30. Name the Indian Business women, who topped among the women in the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2019? A) Neelam Dhawan B) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw C)Smita V Crishna D) Roshni Nadar 31. Who announced to conduct first ever “digital census” in India in 2021? A)Amit Shah B)Narendra Modi C)Nitin Gadkari D)Harsh Wardhan 32. What percentage of deaths were caused by malnutrition in India 2017? A) 65.2% B) 61.2% C) 72.2% D) 68.2% 33. What is the name of the book that describes about the stories/achievements of 50 Indian women role models? A) Girl Power: Indian Women Who Broke the Rules B) The Woman Warrior C) Girl Power: Life on the Road D) The Woman Upstairs 34. What was the theme of the World Maritime Day (WMD) 2019? A) Empowering women in the maritime community B) Our Heritage – Better Shipping for a Better Future C) Connecting Ships, Ports and People D) Shipping: indispensable to the world 35. Name the Indian duo, who won the IBSF World Snooker Team Championship 2019? A) and Ashok Sandilya B) Aditya Mehta and Geet Sethi C) Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta D)Geet Sethi and Pankaj Advani 36. Which country’s two-time president, Jacques Rene Chirac passed away recently? A) Turkey B) Germany C) Russia D) France 37. What is the GDP growth of India for the FY 2019-20 as per the ADB? A) 6.9% B) 7.2% C) 6.5% D) 7.1% 38. Where was the Football Awards 2019 held? A) Paris B) Moscow C) Milan D) Beijing 39. What is the name of the first ever tri-services exercise between India and the USA? A)Ajeya Warrior B) Prabal Dostyk C) Tiger Triumph D)Sampriti 40. Who was selected for the 2019 Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian Cinema? A) Aamir Khan B)Akshay Kumar C) Shahrukh Khan D) Amitabh Bachchan

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WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 23.09.2019 TO 28.09.2019

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

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