MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR FOR MAY 23,2019

1.Legacy Accelerators, Antano and Harini were honored with the 'Award for Honour' by which ministry?

(A) Ministry of Rural Development

(B) Ministry of Labour and Employment

(C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(D) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

Answer:Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

2.Who won the Best Child Actor Award at 19th New York Indian Film Festival?

(A) Aaryamann

(B) Namit Shah

(C) Khushi Dubey

(D) Sunny Pawar

Answer:Sunny Pawar

3.India delivered 2 Mi-24 helicopters to which of the following country?

(A) Kazakhstan

(B) Afghanistan

(C) Bangladesh

(D) North Korea

Answer:Afghanistan

4.Which short film won Nespresso Talents 2019 in Cannes?

(A) The Good Girl

(B) Test Drive

(C) Seed Mother

(D) Ankul

Answer:Seed Mother

5.Who chaired a committee of RBI regarding the promotion of digital payments?

(A) Kishore Sansi

(B) Nandan Nilekani

(C) Vishal Sikka

(D) Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Answer:Nandan Nilekani

6. World Bee Day was observed on __________.

(A) 20th May

(B) 19th May

(C) 18th May

(D) 17th May

Answer:20th May

7.The Cabinet of this state decides to provides approval for the promulgation of an ordinance on Maratha quota.

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Andra Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Maharashtra

Answer:Maharashtra

8.Name the organization, which has offered India an Observer status and access to IMS data.

(A) CTBTO

(B) OPCW

(C) WIPO

(D) UNIDO

Answer:CTBTO

9.The world famous Chinese-American architect who designed the Louvre Pyramid passed away in New York.

(A) Richard Meier

(B) Ieoh Ming Pei

(C) Frank Gehry

(D) Norman Foster

Answer:Ieoh Ming Pei

10.2019 International Army Scout Masters Competition will be held in which of the following city?

(A) Udaipur

(B) Jaisalmer

(C) Varanasi

(D) Dehradun

Answer:Jaisalmer

11.Who among the following was felicitated by Council of European Chambers of Commerce in India and a European Union delegation in Mumbai?

(A) Dharmendra

(B) Anil Kapoor

(C) Amitabh Bachchan

(D) Shahrukh Khan

Answer:Anil Kapoor

12.CBIC launches a project for CBIC officers for over 400 formations of CBIC across India. The name of the project is;

(A) BUDGET

(B) ROBIN

(C) SPARROW

(D) NIRBA

Answer:SPARROW

13.Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant were named as the brand ambassadors of this company.

(A) Garnier

(B) Himalaya MEN

(C) NIVEA

(D) Clean and Clear

Answer:Himalaya MEN

14.The first Indian state, which taps into the masala bond market.

(A) Karnataka

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) West Bengal

(D) Kerala

Answer:Kerala

15.Which state government approves setting up of Farmers Commission?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Gujarat

(C) Punjab

(D) Meghalaya

Answer:Meghalaya

16.As per which report, Indian YouTuber Ajay Nagar is named among the Top 10 'Next Generation Leaders 2019'?

(A) Facebook

(B) Rolling Stone

(C) Time Magazine

(D) Redbook

Answer:Time Magazine

17.Who has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Eswatini?

(A) Jaideep Sarkar

(B) George Raju

(C) Radha Venkataraman

(D) Nina Tshering La

Answer: Radha Venkataraman

18. Who inaugurated the Website of the Lokpal, recently?

(A) Ranjan Gogoi

(B) Narendra Modi

(C) Ram Nath Kovind

(D) Shri Pinaki Chandra Ghose

Answer:Shri Pinaki Chandra Ghose

19.The 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament has started in __________.

(A) Guwahati

(B) Ranchi

(C) Patna

(D) Bhopal

Answer:Guwahati

20.What is the theme of 2019 World Hypertension Day?

(A) Know Your Numbers

(B) Healthy diet, healthy blood pressure'

(C) Treat to goal

(D) Measure your blood pressure at home

Answer: Know Your Numbers