MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR MAY 30, 2019

1.Who won the 2019 Dylan Thomas prize?

A.Zoe Gilbert
B.Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
C.Guy Gunaratne
D.Sarah Perry

Answer:Guy Gunaratne

2.India and China Industry Cooperation Forum was held in __________, China.

A.Guizhou
B.Yunnan
C.Sichuan
D.Hunan

Answer:Guizhou

3.Scott Morrison has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of __________.

A.Singapore
B.Germany
C.Australia
D.Malaysia

Answer:Australia

4.What is the theme UN-Habitat Assembly 2019?

A.Harnessing the power of technology in Healthcare
B.Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared Future
C.Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities
D.Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities

Answer:Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities

5.Along with which country, Sri Lanka and Japan signed a deal to develop container terminal at Colombo?

A.Bangladesh
B.Nepal
C.India
D.Myanma

Answer:India

6.Name the organization, which has tied up with Oriental Bank of Commerce to offer loans for purchase of equipment under a co-lending arrangement.

A.Paisalo Digital Ltd
B.Paisalo Digital Ltd
C.MAS Financial Services Ltd
D.Srei Equipment Finance

Answer:Srei Equipment Finance

7.Who is the new President of Nigeria?

A.Kingsley Moghalu
B.Muhammadu Buhari
C.Murtala Muhammed
D.Yakubu Gowon

Answer:Muhammadu Buhari

8.Which organization has recognized 'burn-out' as medical condition and 'gaming disorder' as illness ?

A.World Health Organization (WHO)
B.United Nations
C.United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)
D.United Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF)

Answer:World Health Organization (WHO)

9.Which financial service firm launched Trade AI Engine in partnership with IBM?

A.IndusInd Bank
B.Kotak Mahindra Bank
C.HDFC Bank
D.Standard Chartered

Answer:Standard Chartered

10.RBI constitutes a committee for Housing Finance Securitisation Market. Who is the head of the panel?

A.Renu Karnad
B.Preveen Chauhan
C.K Srinivasa Rao
D.Harsh Vardhan

Answer:Harsh Vardhan

11.Name the Indian shooter who won the gold in 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2019 in Munich.

A.Anisa Sayyed
B.Tejaswini Sawant
C.Anjum Moudgil
D.Rahi Sarnobat

Answer:Rahi Sarnobat

12.The first match of ICC World Cup 2019 will be held between with which two nations?

A.England vs South Africa
B.South Africa vs Australia
C.Pakistan vs England
D.Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

Answer:England vs South Africa

13.Which of the following became the fourth Indian Airline to have 100 aircraft fleet?

A.GoAir
B.SpiceJet
C.Air Asia
D.Air India Express

Answer:SpiceJet

14.Name the film for which, Indian filmmaker, Achyutanand Dwivedi won third prize in the international section of Nespresso Talents in 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival.

A.Anukul
B.Seed Mother
C.Period End of Sentence
D.Manto

Answer:Seed Mother

15.Who plans to restore Elo ratings of Indian players who were banned by All-India Chess Federation?

A.Turkish Chess Federation
B.FIDE
C.ChessBase
D.Chess.com

Answer:FIDE

16.The CM of this state launched a new project to boost medicinal plant cultivation, recently.

A.Meghalaya
B.Punjab
C.Gujarat
D.Telangana

Answer:Meghalaya

17.Who has been appointed as new CTO of Walmart?

A.Aarti Upadhyay
B.Suresh Kumar
C.Anushka Shankar
D.Megha Sharma

Answer:Suresh Kumar

18.Which state cabinet has approved the Rs 93 crore cloud-seeding programme?

A.Assam
B.Karnataka
C.Tamilnadu
D.Andra Pradesh

Answer:Karnataka

19.The United States recently removed which country from its currency monitoring watchlist?

A.Japan
B.China
C.Russia
D.India

Answer:India

20.What is the position of India in the most competitive economy across the world?

A.43
B.28
C.32
D.55

Answer:43

World Tuberculosis Day | The Election Commission of India (ECI) | Shaheed Divas or Martyr’s Day -Current Affairs in march

1.World Tuberculosis Day 2019 was observed on March 24th with the theme “It’s time”.World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated in about thedevastating consequence of TB and how to end the global epidemic of this lung disease.World Tuberculosis Day is establised on March 24th 1882,
TB bacterium was discovered by Dr Robert Koch.TB bacterium marked the first step towards diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

2.Divya Karnad became First Indian Woman to honoured with ‘Future for Nature Award’ for her work on marine conservation. She is second Indian to receive this award after Dr. Charudutt Mishra.

3.Football Delhi Presented first-ever Football Ratna award to Noted Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri.

4.The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued guidelines to media on various issue related to elections like exit polls, publication of results etc.The advisory by the election commission states that exit polls can only be telecast after the final phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections ends on May 19.

5.The Defence Ministry has announced the appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next Navy chief. He will succeed Admiral Sunil Lanba, who is is retiring on 31 March.
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh has been honoured with Ati Vishist Seva Medal and Param Vishist Seva Medal (2018) for his service.

6.On March 23rd, India observed Shaheed Divas or Martyr’s Day as a tribute to the Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary. The supreme sacrifice of these revolutionaries continues to inspire generations in India.Bhagat Singh along with his associates Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru were hanged to death for the killing 21-year-old British police officer John Saunders on March 23rd 1931.

7.WhatsApp and National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) have decided to work together to impart digital literacy for curbing thmenace of fake news before the general elections.

8.The Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally inducted the Chinook heavy-lift helicopters made in the US. The Chinook helicopters ordered from Boeing in September 2015, were commissioned into the IAF’s 126 Helicopter Unit.

9.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has opened the registration for recently launched Young Scientist Programme.The programme also referred to as “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” (Yuvika) is aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space application.The selection for the programme is based on their performance from 8th Std marks.Those interested can register through the link https://yuvika.isro.gov.in/yuvika/.

10.Indian mountaineer Arunima Sinha became world’s first woman amputee to climb Mountain Vinson Massif (highest peak of Antarctica with Height 4892 Metres). In 2013, she became first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest.