Current Affairs Grade 5 & 6 Term I 1. Name the place known as Chirapunjee of South India. Agumbe – Shimoga district in Karnataka. 2. Coorg Arabica, Wayaad Robust, Chikmangalur Arabica, Araka Valley Arabica and Baba Budan Giris Arabica got a GI Tag recently. What are these a variety of? (GI Tag: Geographical Index Tag) Coffee. 3. The art work titled ‘The Persistence of Chaos’ has been created by artist Guo O Dong. At a private auction its bidding crossed $ 1 million. What is this artwork? It’s a Samsung laptop loaded with 6 different types of malware 4. Who was the first cricketer to take a hat-trick in a World Cup ODI match? Chetan Sharma, India . 5. How many players make up an indoor cricket team? 8 PLAYERS 6. Which two players hit the fastest century in the T 20 cricket? David Miller and Rohit Sharma. 7. Who designed the latest Indian cricket team jersey for the World Cup? Nike. 8. Who is the youngest player to play ICC cricket world Cup? Which is his team and what is his age? Mujeeb Ul Rahman playing for, Afghanistan. He is 18 years old. 9. Who threw the fastest ball in cricket? Shoaib Akhthar. (161.3kph) 10. Which two team played the first ever International cricket match? USA and Canada. 11. Who is known as the ‘Tractor Queen’ of India? Malaika Srinivasan, CEO and Chairman of TAFE (Tractor and Farm Equipment) established in a span of 25 years. 12. Who is the first Indian Women Shooter to be ranked No .1 in the World? Heena Sidhu. 13. Which is the only Airline in India to hire only female Flight attendants because they are lighter and can save up $ 500,000 per year in fuel? GO AIR. 14. Which Continent has the highest number of beaches? Australia. (Nearly 10,000 of them) 15. Which is the only country that has no Army and is recognized as the World’s most peaceful country? Iceland. 16. Which country will be the first country on the planet to achieve Zero Emission by 2050? Costa Rica. 17. Name India’s Lunar Exploration Mission launched on 22 July 2019 after a successful first Mission. Chandrayan II 18. Name the crypto currency launched by Face book on June 18, 2019 that has been banned by RBI in India. (it is gaining the popularity over the World like the Bit coin) Libra. 19. What does the term ‘Unicorn' in Business mean? Unicorn is a privately (independently) held startup company over 1 billion Dollar. 20. Which was the last letter to be added to the English Alphabets? 'J'. 21. What is been banned by The Supreme Court of Spain which got started 500 years back? Bullfighting. 22. Who is the new Prime Minister of Greece and what is the name of his party? Kyriakose Mitsotkkis; Conservative party. 23. What is the collective noun for Flamingoes? Flamboyance. 24. What was launched in1990 and has for a tagline-‘India at Her Best’? Limca Book of World Records. 25. Which place in Kerala is declared a Widow friendly Panchayath? Vannapuram. 26. Name the bowler who has bowled the most number of maiden overs in the 2019 World Cup? Jasprit Bumrah, 25 years. (He did 9 maiden overs not conceding a single run.) 27. Name the special software program facebook recently launched to help the social media giant track misinformation about itself including rumours spread on whatsapp ,viral posts etc. and it will debunk false claims and false news . Stormchaser. 28. Name the project which is a very crucial and important campaign launched by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for Water Conservation and water security. Jal Shakti Abhayan 29. Which is the first fully organic state in India ? Sikkim 30. What is the theme of the first ever World Food Safety Day which was celebrated on 7 June by FSSAI? What’s the expansion of FSSAI? Food Safety –Everyone’s Business. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. 31. Which movie beats Avatar’s 10 year record of the top grossing film? Avengers :End game 32. Which movie is based on the 2013 Mission Mangalyan ? Who stars in it? Mission Mangal; Starring Akshay Kumar ,Vidhya Balan among others 33. What is the ‘Padmanabaiah Committee’ famous for? Police Reforms. 34. ‘X’ is a fruit that contains ‘Y’ which is almost equivalent to Mother’s milk. Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’ X : Jackfruit; Y: Lauric Acid . 35. Who is the new PM of UK replacing Teresa May? Boris Johnson. 36. In which country WHO declared the Ebola Virus a Global Emergency? Congo (Africa) 37. Which country has the longest serving Prime Minister? What is his name? Japan; Shinzo Abe 38. Which country host the World Acquatic Championship 2019 July? South Korea 39. What is the name of the corridor that is going to be open between India and Pakistan? Kartapur corridor 40. India remembered the contribution of two patriots in the Independent Era on 23rd July ,2019. Who are they? Bal Gangadar Tilak; Chandrashekar Azad 41. Which is the World’s largest Marsupial? The Red Kangaroo. 42. Name the players that are referred to as the BIG THREE in Men’s Tennis. Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. 43. Where is Haneda Airport situated? Why was it in the news recently? Haneda Airport in Tokyo. It is declared the cleanest Airport of 2019 in the world according to a survey carried out by IATA and World Airport Survey. 44. Name the next mission to the moon that ISRO is planning. What is special about it? GAGANYAN; ISRO is preparing to send women Astronauts to the moon for the first time. 45. Name the historic Bill that was passed in the Parliament on 5th August. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Re organization Bill 46. 6th August is an unforgettable Day in the World Calendar . Why? World Hiroshima Day. 47. Who has earned the title ‘Australia’s superman’ after a commendable performance in the Asher Cup 2019? Steve Smith. 48. Which co. has launched Audio Sunglasses that can replace headphones? Bose. 49. Who will lead the Indian Hockey Team for the Olympic Test in Japan in 2020? Harmanpreet Kaur. 50. Which will be the first Union Territory with 100 % Buddhist population? Ladakh. ************ .