WEEKLY CURRENTAFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 28.04.2019 TO 06.05.2019 No. of Questions: 40 Correct: ____________ Full Mark: 40 Wrong: _____________ Time: 20 min Mark Secured: _______ 1. Which ministry has constituted a committee to implement the National Clean Air Program (NCAP) recently? a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy d) Ministry of Rural Development 2. Name the Indo-French(India & France) bilateral naval exercise that was held in the Arabian sea of Goa coast. a) Varuna 19.1 b) Konkan 19.1 c) Corpat 19.1 d) Simbex 19.1 3. Which public sector bank, has become the first bank in the country that has linked its deposit accounts and short term loans to an external benchmark? a) State Bank of India (SBI) b) Canara Bank c) Indian Bank d) Bank of Baroda 4. What was the theme of the International Labour Day 2019? a) Theme – “Celebrating the International Labour Movement” b) Theme – “Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement” c) Theme – “Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social Partners” d) Theme – “Create peace, solidarity and decent work” 5. Who was designated as „global terrorist‟ by 1267 Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) recently? a) Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh b) Masood Azhar c) Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar d) Rashid Rauf 6. Which country‟s parliament has become the first national legislative body in the world to declare a Environment and Climate Emergency? a) United Kingdom b) United States c) Russia d) China 7. Name the Indian Shooter, who attained number one ranking globally in women‟s 10m Air Rifle category as per recent International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) ranking a) ApurviChandela b) Tejaswini Sawant c) RahiSarnobat d) Heena Sidhu 8. Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu has released a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of which spiritual icon? a) Manavala Mamunigal b) Sri Vedanta Desikan c) Yamunacharya d) Nathamuni 9. Cyclone Fani hits Odisha and West Bengal recently, which country has suggested the name „Fani‟? a) Maldives b) Myanmar c) Oman d) Bangladesh 10. Which stock exchange was banned for 6 months owing to the Co-Location Case by the Market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)? a) Madras Stock Exchange b) National Stock Exchange(NSE) c) Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) d) Calcutta Stock Exchange 11. Name the country that become the third largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India during 2017-18. a) Singapore b) Mauritius c) US d) Netherlands 12. Name the former chief of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who has been conferred France‟s highest civilian award “Knight of the Legion of Honour” recently. a) Udupi Ramachandra Rao b) Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan c) A S Kiran Kumar d) G.Madhavan Nair 13. Which colour number plates should be used by all types of electric vehicles as per the guidelines issued by central government? a) Green b) Blue c) Orange d) Green Yellow 14. Which country is set to host the 45th G7 summit in August, 2019? a) Japan b) Italy c) France d) Canada 15. Which country‟s Airborne Early Warning and Control Helicopter named „Kamov Ka-31‟ is set to be acquired by Indian Navy? a) China b) Russia c) US d) Japan 16. Which institute has launched a new initiative named Global Registry of Violent Deaths (GReVD) ? a) International Institute for Strategic Studies(IISS) b) Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) c) Center for Strategic and International Studies(CSIS) d) Peace Research Institute Oslo(PRIO) 17. Where was the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers‟ Meeting 2019 held? a) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan b) Beijing, China c) Dushanbe,Tajikistan d) Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 18. Name the Scheme, which is set to be reinforced by the CSC (Common Services Centre) e-Governance Services India Limited along with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)Kanpur. a) DeenDayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana b) Pradhan Mantri Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana c) Unnat Bharat Abhiyan d) Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY) 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 1 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENTAFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 28.04.2019 TO 06.05.2019 19. Which bank has launched the 5$ billion Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region recently? a) Bank for International Settlements b) World Bank c) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB) d) Asian Development Bank (ADB) 20. Who was appointed as the new head coach of the Indian Men‟s Volleyball team? a) Roque Dias b) Neelam Kapur c) Dragan Mihailovic d) Francis Marwein 21. Name the fashion e-commerce platform, which has roped ViratKohli and Anushka Sharma as its first official brand ambassadors. a) Jabong b) Ajio c) Koovs d) Myntra 22. Which country has launched its first private rocket named „Momo-3‟ into space recently? a) Japan b) China c) Russia d) US 23. World Laughter Day is observed annually on a) First Sunday of May b) First Saturday of May c) First Wednesday of May d) First Friday of May 24. Which bank has slipped by 3 notches to the 10th spot as a most valued bank? a) State Bank of India b) ICICI Bank c) Yes Bank d) HDFC Bank 25. Who was conferred with V K Krishna Menon Award 2019 in UK for his contribution as a pioneer of decolonised journalism? a) Benni Joseph Mavelil b) Balakrishnan c) Mahendra Chaudhry d) G D Robert Govender 26. Which of the following Indian Navy‟s frontline missile destroyer has been decommissioned after 36 years of service? a) INS Tarangini b) INS Kirpan c) INS Nipatd d) INS Ranjit 27. Name the Indian Men‟s Squash player, who won the Men‟s Asian Individual Squash Championship 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. a) Saurav Ghosal b) Harinder Pal Sandhu c) Kush Kumar d) Mahesh Mangaonkar 28. Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has recently proposed the rules on opening and processing which account of corporate borrowers to prevent diversion of funds? a) Recurring Deposit Account b) Current Account c) Deposit account d) Fixed Deposit Account 29. Who became the first Indian Wrestler, invited by the American governing body to fight at New York‟s Iconic Madison Square Garden? a) Yogeshwar Dutt b) Sushil Kumar c) Bajrang Punia d) Saurav Gurjar 30. Who is the author of the book titled “Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook” which speaks about the possibility of coalition government after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls? a) Amitav Ghosh b) Vikram Seth c) Saba Naqvi d) Anita Desai 31. Which intergovernmental organization has released a report titled “No Time to Wait: Securing the future from drug-resistant infections”, stating that if no action is taken, by 2050, drug-resistant diseases could cause 10 million deaths? a) World Bank b) World Health Organization c) United Nations d) North Atlantic Treaty Organization 32. Name the cricketer, who was appointed as the first non-British president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). a) Chris Gayle b) Sachin Tendulkar c) Kumar Sangakkara d) Sunil Gavaskar 33. Name the giant asteroid which will fly past Earth on April 13, 2029. a) 101955 Bennu b) 4179 Toutatis c) 99942 Apophis d) 2062 Aten 34. As per India Ratings and Research,what will be India‟s GDP growth for 2019-20 fiscal? a)7.5% b)7.3% c)7.8% d)7.1% 35. According to a recent report,which company displaced Apple Inc to claim no 2 spot in smartphones maker in first quarter? a)Oppo b)Huawei c)Samsung d)Mi 36. Who has recently been included as the member of the Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission? a)Shaktikanta Das b)Viral Acharya c)Mahesh Kumar Jain d)Dr KrishnaMurthi Subramaniam 37. What is the rank of India in latest ICC T20 team rankings? a)5th b)4th c)3rd d)2nd 38. Which mountain pass has been opened for the 14th edition of Sino-Indian(China-India) border trade? a) Mana Pass, Uttarakhand b) Baralacha La, Himachal Pradesh c) Nathu La in Sikkim d) Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh 39. Which department has signed joint agreement with Income Tax Department for decreasing black money generation? a) Revenue Department b) Financial Services Department c) Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) d) Expenditure Department 40. Who was appointed as the new head coach of the Indian Men‟s Volleyball team? a) Roque Dias b) Neelam Kapur c) Dragan Mihailovic d) Francis Marwein 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 2 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] WEEKLY CURRENTAFFAIRS QUESTION DISCUSSION – 28.04.2019 TO 06.05.2019 ANSWER KEYS 1 b 21 d 2 a 22 a 3 a 23 a 4 c 24 c 5 b 25 a 6 a 26 d 7 a 27 a 8 b 28 b 9 d 29 c 10 b 30 c 11 d 31 c 12 c 32 c 13 a 33 c 14 c 34 b 15 b 35 b 16 b 36 d 17 a 37 a 18 c 38 c 19 d 39 c 20 c 40 c 1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRPF Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 3 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web : www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] .