MOST IMPORTANT COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIR FOR MAY 24,2019

1. Name the fighter aircraft from which Indian Air Force successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile.

(a) Mirage 2000
(b) MiG 21 Bison
(c) Su-30 MKI
(d) Mi-29

Answer: Su-30 MKI

2. The Defence Research and Development Organisation is an agency of the Government of India, charged with the military’s research and development, headquartered in ___________, India.

A. Pune
B. Mumbai
C. Bangalore
D. New Delhi

Answer:New Delhi

3.Name the Flight Lieutenant rank officer who became the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force to qualify to undertake missions by day on a fighter aircraft.

(a) Avni Chaturvedi
(b) Kamala Singh
(c) Srimala Das
(d) Bhawana Kanth

Answer:Bhawana Kanth

4. Where is the headquarter of Bharti Airtel?
A. Pune
B. Mumbai
C. Bangalore
D. New Delhi

Answer:New Delhi

5.Which among the following company/organization has recently announced its biggest defence order worth over Rs 300 crore with the Indian Navy.

(a) Tech Mahindra
(b) Reliance Defence
(c) HAL
(d) BEL

Answer:HAL

6.What is the theme of National Girl Child Day?
A. Empowering Girl Child for a Greater Tomorrow
B. Empowering Girl Child for a Brighter Tomorrow
C. Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow
D. Empowering Girls for a Greater Tomorrow

Answer:Empowering Girls for a Brighter Tomorrow

7.Name the life insurer that has been conferred with the FICCI Claims Excellence Award.

(a) Aegon Life Insurance Co. Ltd
(b) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited
(c) Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd
(d) Bharti AXA Life Insurance

Answer:Bharti AXA Life Insurance

8. Indian Institute of Technology __________, Punjab has developed an Android App named “Roshni”.
A. Ropar
B. Indore
C. Jammu
D. Mohali

Answer: Ropar

9.The 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo was held recently in _____.

(a) New Delhi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai(d) Guwahati

Answer:New Delhi

10.Indian Navy has commenced the largest ‘Coastal Defence Exercise: ____________’ off the Indian coast.
A. OCEAN VIGIL
B. E VIGIL
C. SEA VIGIL
D. C VIGIL

Answer: SEA VIGIL

11. ISRO will launch Military Satellite Microsat-R at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, ___________ as its first mission of 2019.
A. Kochi
B. Sriharikota
C. Bangalore
D. Vizag

Answer: Sriharikota

12.The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared which of the following two countries as malaria-free?

(a) Algeria and Bulgaria
(b) Algeria and Argentina
(c) Bulgaria and Argentina
(d) Finland and Ireland

Answer:Algeria and Argentina

13.Name the organization/group that has overtaken the 151-year-old Tata group to emerge as India’s most valuable by way of market capitalization (m-cap).

(a) Reliance Group
(b) Mittal Group
(c) HDFC group
(d) ONGC

Answer:HDFC group

14.Who won 2019 Italian Open Tennis tournament?

(A) Novak Djokovic
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Roger Federer
(D) Andy Murray

Answer:Rafael Nadal

15.What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Metrology Day (WMD)?

(A) The International System of Units - Light
(B) The International System of Units - Commerce
(C) The International System of Units - Transport
(D) The International System of Units - Fundamentally better

Answer:The International System of Units - Fundamentally better

16.The voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 was held in how many constituencies?

(A) 542
(B) 543
(C) 544
(D) 545

Answer:542

17.What is the name of the deceased internet sensation cat nicknamed as Grumpy Cat?

(A) Paddles
(B) Tardar Sauce
(C) Tuxedo Stan
(D) Barsik

Answer:Tardar Sauce

18.Who is appointed as Pakistan's High Commissioner to India?

(A) Ibn Hibban
(B) Ashraf Ali Thanwi
(C) Muhammad Iqbal
(D) Moin-ul-Haq

Answer:Moin-ul-Haq

19.Which of the following has launched two new formats of the game AirBadminton and Triples?

(A) KBA
(B) BAI
(C) BWF
(D) BAM

Answer:BWF

20.Name the country which has approved sales of air defense missiles to South Korea and Japan.

(A) China
(B) US
(C) Russia
(D) India

Answer:US