Grade V- VI 2019-2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS Term-2 1. Who will be the new Sri Lankan President? A: Gotabaya Rajapaksa 2. What is the ‘Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award’? A: It is the Kolkata International film festival award for the best movie. 3. What is the disastrous calamity that swept across Australia? A: Forest Fire. 4. What is the ‘Yellow Vest’ protest which celebrated its first anniversary in Paris? A: The rise in fuel taxes in France. 5. What was Mickey originally going to be named? A: Mortimer 6. Who is the newly sworn 47th Chief Justice of India? A: Sharad Arvind Bobde. 7. Where was the first ever winter grade Diesel launched by IOC that remains unfrozen in high- altitude sectors? a. A: Ladakh. 8. How did Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru get the name Pandit? A: He was from the community of Kashmiri Hindi Pandits. 9. What was International Children’s Day initially called? A: Rose Day, later to Flower Sunday. 10. Who was the person Nehru used to refer as his Blood Brother who was also from Kashmir? A: : Sheikh Abdullah. 11. Where in London did Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah get trained in Law? A: Inner Temple. 12. Nehru died of a heart attack on 27 May 1964.The gun carriage used for his state funeral was later used for the state funeral of another International personality in India. Identify the person. A: Mother Teresa. 13. Which is the first city in India that will setup Air Purifiers outdoors in the city? A: Hyderabad. 14. What is X-57 Maxwell? A: NASA’s first Electric Aircraft. 15. What is the name of the disastrous cyclone raging in parts of Eastern India? A: Bulbul. 16. What was the commodity India has decided to import 1 lakh tones In the wake of a severe shortage, which will be supplied across Indian markets to curb the rising prices? A: Onions. 17. Name the master brain behind modern day electoral reforms, the Ex Chief Election Commission passed away at 86. A: T N Sheshan. 18. Whose mannequin was recently displayed in Pakistan War Museum? A: IAF wing commander –Abhinandan Varthaman. 19. Who won the men’s singles Title at the Scottish Open 2015 in Badminton? A: Lakshya Sen. (18 years) 20. Who was appointed as the pro term speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly to administer oath of thanks to 288 MLAs? A: Kalidas Kolambkar. 21. November in India is celebrated as what Day? A: Constitution Day. 22. Who won the International Children’s Day Peace prize? A: Greta Thunberg 23. UP has started an immunization campaign against which disease? A: Filaria. 24. Name the first Women Pilot of the Indian Navy to join Naval operations. A: Lieutenant Shivangi from Muzzaffarpur, Bihar. 25. Which is the World’s most uninhabitable place? A: Dallol geo thermal field in Ethiopia. 26. Where is the UN World Tourism Organization Headquartered? A: Madrid, Spain. 27. The Floating School Project of which country has won the Prestigious Aga Khan Architecture Award? A: Bangladesh. 28. January 4th is celebrated as a particular Day worldwide. Name it. A: Braille Day 29. Who is the all-rounder who retired from all formats of Cricket after a career spanning 16 years? A: Irfan Pathan. 30. Which Electric car maker crossed 80 million Dollar market value adding 48 million more in just 7 month, beating other giants like GM and Ford? A: TESLA ************* .