<p><strong>Grade V- VI 2019-2020 </strong><br><strong>CURRENT AFFAIRS Term-2 </strong></p><p>1. Who&nbsp;will be the new Sri Lankan President? <br>A: Gotabaya Rajapaksa </p><p>2. What is the ‘Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award’? </p><p>A: It is the Kolkata International film festival award for the best movie. <br>3. What&nbsp;is the disastrous calamity that swept across Australia? <br>A: Forest Fire. </p><p>4. What is the ‘Yellow Vest’ protest which celebrated its first anniversary in </p><p>Paris? A: The rise in fuel taxes in France. </p><p>5. What&nbsp;was Mickey originally going to be named? <br>A: Mortimer </p><p>6. Who&nbsp;is the newly sworn 47<sup style="top: -0.25em;">th </sup>Chief Justice of India? <br>A: Sharad Arvind Bobde. </p><p>7. Where&nbsp;was the first ever winter grade Diesel launched by IOC that remains&nbsp;unfrozen in highaltitude sectors? a. A:&nbsp;Ladakh. </p><p>8. How&nbsp;did Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru get the name Pandit? <br>A: He was from the community of Kashmiri Hindi Pandits. </p><p>9. What was International Children’s Day initially called? </p><p>A: Rose Day, later to Flower Sunday. <br>10. Who was the person Nehru used to refer as his Blood Brother who was also from Kashmir? <br>A: : Sheikh Abdullah. </p><p>11. Where in London did Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah get trained in Law? <br>A: Inner Temple. </p><p>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. <br>13. Which is the first city in India that will setup Air Purifiers outdoors in the city? <br>A: Hyderabad. </p><p>14. What is X-57 Maxwell? </p><p>A: NASA’s first Electric Aircraft. </p><p>15. What is the name of the disastrous cyclone raging in parts of Eastern India? <br>A: Bulbul. </p><p>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. </p><p>17. Name the master brain behind modern day electoral reforms, the Ex Chief Election Commission passed away at 86. <br>A: T N Sheshan. </p><p>18. Whose mannequin was recently displayed in Pakistan War Museum? <br>A: IAF wing commander –Abhinandan Varthaman. </p><p>19. Who won the men’s singles Title at the Scottish Open 2015 in Badminton? </p><p>A: Lakshya Sen. (18 years) <br>20. Who was appointed as the pro term speaker of the Maharashtra Assembly to administer oath of thanks to 288 MLAs? <br>A: Kalidas Kolambkar. </p><p>21. November in India is celebrated as what Day? <br>A: Constitution&nbsp;Day. </p><p>22. Who won the International Children’s Day Peace prize? </p><p>A: Greta Thunberg <br>23. UP has started an immunization campaign against which disease? <br>A: Filaria. </p><p>24. Name the first Women Pilot of the Indian Navy to join Naval operations. <br>A: Lieutenant Shivangi from Muzzaffarpur, Bihar. </p><p>25. Which is the World’s most uninhabitable place? </p><p>A: Dallol geo thermal field in Ethiopia. <br>26. Where is the UN World Tourism Organization Headquartered? <br>A: Madrid, Spain. </p><p>27. The Floating School Project of which country has won the Prestigious Aga Khan Architecture <br>Award? <br>A: Bangladesh. </p><p>28. January 4<sup style="top: -0.25em;">th </sup>is celebrated as a particular Day worldwide. Name it. <br>A: Braille Day </p><p>29. Who is the all-rounder who retired from all formats of Cricket after a career spanning 16 years? <br>A: Irfan Pathan. </p><p>30. Which Electric car maker crossed 80 million Dollar market value adding 48 million&nbsp;more in just 7 month, beating other giants like GM and Ford? <br>A: TESLA </p><p>************* </p>