Showing posts with label Most import current affair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Most import current affair. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION WITH ANSWER JULY 8,2019

1. Which Political Leader recently shared a blog on water conservation titled 'A Daughter, A Tree and A Teacher'?

a) Shashi Tharoor
b) Narendra Modi
c) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
d) Arun Jaitley

Answer: Narendra Modi

2. Which Indian batsman became the first in the world to score 5 centuries in a World Cup tournament?

a) Virat Kohli
b) KL Rahul
c) Rohit Sharma
d) MS Dhoni

Answer: Rohit sharma

3. Which Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) will be delivered to the Indian Navy in 2021 for advanced trials?

a) Rafael
b) Vikrant
c) Tejas
d) MG-21

Answer: Vikrant

4. Which indigenous missile has recently been upgraded from 290 kilometers range to 500 kilometers range?

a) Prithvi-2
b) Agni-II
c) Naag
d) BrahMos

Answer: BrahMos

5. Which city of India has recently been included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO?

a) Lucknow 
b) Ranchi
c) Jaipur
d) Ludhiana

Answer: Jaipur

6. Which of the following country's government has recently banned wearing naqaab in government offices?

a) France
b) Tunisia 
c) Belgium
d) South Africa

Answer: Tunisia

7. Which among the following cricketers announced his retirement from ODIs after World Cup 2019 knockout?

a) Shakib Al Hasan 
b) Shoaib Malik 
c) Sarfaraz Ahmed
d) Chris Gayle

Answer: Shoaib Malik

8. Which cricketer retained his top position in the latest ICC Batsmen rankings?

a) Rohit Sharma
b) David Warner 
c) Virat Kohli
d) Shakib Al Hasan

Answer: Virat Kohli

9. Which Union Territory has decided to introduce a bi-cycle sharing scheme?

a) Puducherry 
b) Chandigarh 
c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
d) Daman and Diu 

Answer: Pondicherry

10. The first world cup semi-final match will be played at which cricket ground?

a) Headingley 
b) Old Trafford
c) Edgbaston 
d) Trent Bridge 

Answer: Old Trafford

Friday, July 5, 2019

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR JULY 3, 2019

1. The Supreme Court has asked which state’s government to deposit Rs 100 crore fine imposed by NGT?

a) Nagaland
b) Meghalaya
c) Assam
d) Manipur

Answer: Meghalaya

2. Which nation has declared the Balochistan Liberation Army as a global terrorist organization?

a) United States
b) United Kingdom
c) India
d) Russia

Answer: United States

3. Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated to lead EU Commission. She belongs to which nation?

a) France
b) Italy
c) Germany
d) Portugal

Answer: Germany 

4. India ended which team’s chances in the World Cup 2019 by beating them by 28 runs on July 2, 2019?

a) Bangladesh
b) Pakistan
c) Sri Lanka
d) West Indies

Answer:Bangladesh

5. Which state declared Yeoman as the state’s butterfly?

a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Odisha

Answer: Tamil Nadu

6. Which country banned single-use plastic shopping bags with effect from 1 July 2019?

a) China
b) Japan
c) Australia
d) New Zealand

Answer: New Zealand

7. PM Narendra Modi constituted a High-powered Committee of Chief Ministers for ‘Transformation of Indian Agriculture’. The Committee is headed by whom?

a) Yogi Adityanath
b) Devendra Fadnavis
c) Manohar Lal Khattar
d) Vijay Rupani

Answer: Devendra Fadnavis

8. Which organisation launched the STRIDE scheme to boost research culture in institutions?

a) Ministry of Human Resource Development
b) University Grants Commission
c) Central Board of Secondary Education
d) Ministry of Skill Development

Answer: University Grants Commission

9.Go Tribal campaign by Tribes India launched in which city?

a) Pune
b) Mumbai
c) Hyderabad
d) New Delhi

Answer: New Delhi

10.Recently, Konark Publishers Pvt Ltd, published a book named as "A Prime Minister to Remember- Memories of a Military Chief". Who is the author of the book?

a) C P Mohanty
b) Admiral Sushil Kumar
c) Gurpal Singh Sangha
d) PS Rajeshwar

Answer: Admiral Sushil Kumar

11.By which year, all gram panchayats(GPs) in the country will be connected with the high-speed broadband under BharatNet project?

a) 2030
b) 2025
c) 2020
d) 2022

Answer: 2025

12. Who has taken charge as the Managing Director of National Housing Bank?

a) Prasant Kumar
b) Sarada Kumar Hots
c) Pankaj Jain
d) Kamalkishore C. Jani

Answer: Sarada Kumar Hota

13.As per the draft regulation issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority(FSSAI), what is the color code label for sugary and salty foods?

a) Red
b) Yellow
c) Green
d) Blue

Answer: Red

14.How much fine will be imposed on the people for blocking ambulances as a part of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill?

a) Rs 10,000
b) Rs 20,000
c) Rs 35,000
d) Rs 50,000

Answer: Rs 10,000

15. Krishi kiosk, a scheme for farmers was launched in the state of __________.

a) Punjab
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Haryana

Answer: Haryana

16.Name the Indian Navy Ship which reaches Alexandria as part of the Overseas Deployment program, recently.

a) INS Tabar
b) INS Tarkash
c) INS Talwar
d) INS Shivalik

Answer: INS Tarkash

17.What is the name of the low-cost neonatal breathing device invented by Nitesh Kumar Jangir for saving the lives of newborn babies?

a) Save
b) Breathe
c) Saans
d) Live

Answer: Saans

18.Who has been appointed as the Chief Secretary (CS) of Tamil Nadu, recently?

a) K Shanmugam
b) JK Shanmugam
c) K.Gopal
d) Shambhu Kallolikar

Answer: K Shanmugam

19.hich state Government launched a crop insurance scheme, Bangla Shashya Bima (BSB) for the farmers?

a) Andra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) West Bengal
d) Punjab

Answer:  West Bengal

20.BYPL, a power distribution company, launched the energy-saving app recently. What is the name of the app?

a) Ecobee Smart Thermostat
b) Green Outlet
c) Just home
d) Energy Cost Calculator

Answer: Just home




Thursday, July 4, 2019

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR JULY 2, 2019

1. Which batsman became the first Indian to cross 1000-run mark in 2019?

a) Virat Kohli
b) Rohit Sharma
c) KL Rahul
d) Rishabh Pant

Answer: Rishabh Pant

2. India recently signed a deal to buy ‘Strum Ataka’ anti-tank missile from which country?

a) Russia
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Israel

Answer:  Russia

3. Who became the highest run scorer of ICC World Cup 2019 after the India vs Bangladesh World Cup cricket match?

a) Rohit Sharma
b) David Warner
c) Virat Kohli
d) Shakib Al Hasan

Answer:Rohit Sharma

4. Which Country has left membership of International Whaling Commission and resumed hunting whales?

a) China
b) USA
c) Japan
d) South Korea

Answer:Japan

5. Union Jal Shakti Ministry recently launched which initiative for water conservation and water security in 1592 stressed blocks in 256 districts?

a) Jal Shakti Abhiyan
b) Jal Shakti Morcha
c) Jal Shakti Yojana
d) Jal Shakti Samman

Answer:Jal Shakti Abhiyan

6. Which Indian government department is taking trails of Tri-NETRA technology?

a) Ministry of HRD
b) Indian Railways
c) Commerce Industry
d) FICCI

Answer: Indian Railways 

7. Which state government has decided to prepare the National Citizen Register on the basis of Assam Government?

a) Karnataka
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Nagaland
d) Manipur

Answer: Nagaland

8. Which state government approved amendment in the Factory Act of 1948 to allow women for working in the night shift?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Goa
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Goa

9.What is the name of the satellite that India is planning to send to study the sun's corona?

a) Aditya-L1
b) Viraj 1
c) Aditya-L2
d) Viraj 2

Answer: Aditya-L1

10.Which ministry has observed Swachhta Pakhwada (cleanliness fortnight) from 1st June to 15th June 2019?

a)Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
b)Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
c)Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
d) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Answer: Ministry of New and Renewable Energy


Friday, June 28, 2019

IMPORTANT COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR JUNE 28, 2019

1.Lessons Life Taught Me, Unknowingly is the Auto-Biography of which Veteran Actor?

(A) Sanjay Dutt
(B) Anupam Kher
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Anil Kapoor

Answer: Anupam Kher

2.Who is the India's Sherpa at the 14th G20 Summit in Osaka?

(A) Pramod Kumar Misra
(B) Piyush Goyal
(C) A.K. Dhasmana
(D) Suresh Prabhu

Answer:Suresh Prabhu

3.As per NITI Aayog's health index 2019, which state topped in the list?

(A) Kerala
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Haryana

Answer: Kerala

4.Name the Indian author who has been appointed the new director of Nehru Centre in London.

(A) Amish Tripathi
(B) Kiran Desai
(C) Vikram Seth
(D) Amitav Ghosh

Answer: Amish Tripathi

5.How much penalty amount has been proposed for not providing way to emergency vehicles under the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill approved by cabinet?

(A) 5000
(B) 8500
(C) 10000
(D) 15000

Answer: 10000

6.Which country's citizen should have a visa to enter India via Pakistan, China, Hong Kong and Macau?

(A) Japan
(B) Bhutan
(C) Maldives
(D) Nepal

Answer: Nepal

7.Recently, The Council of Europe has restored which nation's voting rights?

(A) Russia
(B) Germany
(C) United Kingdom
(D) Japan

Answer: Russia

8.The Central Public Works Department constituted a 7 member group for the implementation of vision document. It was chaired by whom?

(A) M K Sharma
(B) C K Verma
(C) Harish Kumar
(D) Naimuddin

Answer: M K Sharma

9.Padma Vibhushan E.Sreedharan recently resigned as the Principal Advisor to which of the metro corportation?

(A) DMRC
(B) LMRC
(C) KMRC
(D) MMRC

Answer: LMRC

10.This IT firm has announced a partnership with Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE) in its digital transformation journey.

(A) IBM
(B) Infosys
(C) TCS
(D) Tech Mahindra

Answer: Infosys

11.Who won the FIH Women's Series 2019?

(A) India
(B) Japan
(C) Netherland
(D) Belgium

Answer: India

12.When did International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed?

(A) 26 June
(B) 25 June
(C) 24 June
(D) 23 June

Answer: 26 June

13.Who become the first Chinese to head the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization?

(A) Han Changfu
(B) Ma Xiaowei
(C) Yi Gang
(D) Qu Dongyu

Answer: Qu Dongyu

14.Name the company which has patnered with the Bank of Baroda to improve credit for dealership inventory financing, recently.

(A) Ashok Leyland
(B) Ford
(C) Maruti Suzuki
(D) Hyundai

Answer: Maruti Suzuki

15.Ashleigh Barty becomes world No.1 women tennis player after winning the Birmingham Classic. She belongs to which country?

(A) Australia
(B) Germany
(C) Brazil
(D) Denmark

Answer: Australia

16.Which country proposed to host 2023 IOC session?

(A) Egypt
(B) South Africa
(C) India
(D) Morocco

Answer: India

17.India scraped $500 million arms deal with this country for the purchase of Spike anti-tank missiles.

(A) Russia
(B) Israel
(C) Japan
(D) US

Answer: Israel

18.Which of the following has launched a Complaint Management System to improve customer experience in timely redressal of grievances?

(A) Axis
(B) ICICI
(C) RBI
(D) SBI

Answer: RBI

19.Who won the 27th edition of the Halle Open Singles 2019?

(A) David Goffin
(B) Roger Federer
(C) Karen Khachanov
(D) Andreas Seppi

Answer: Roger Federer

20.Who has launched a hefty rocket with 24 payload military and scientific research satellites, recently?

(A) Boeing
(B) NASA
(C) SpaceX
(D) ISRO

Answer: SpaceX





Tuesday, June 25, 2019

LATEST AND MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR JUNE 24 & 25, 2019

1.Which retail giant has to pay over 282 mn for violating anti-corruption regulations in 4 countries?

(A) Amazon
(B) Target
(C) Best Buy
(D) Walmart

Answer: Walmart

2. Minister of State (I/c) for Civil Aviation inaugurated the Air Traffic Flow Management Central Command Centre in __________.

(A) Lucknow
(B) Kolkata
(C) New Delhi
(D) Mumbai

Answer: New Delhi

3.Who won the Prime Minister's Award for outstanding contribution for promotion and development of Yoga in Individual category (National) during International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2019?

(A) Swami Kavalayananda
(B) Swami Sivananda Saraswati
(C) Swami Rajarshi Muni
(D) Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Answer: Swami Rajarshi Muni

4.Which state government planned to launch "Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (SSBY)" a universal health insurance scheme from July 2019?

(A) Haryana
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Punjab
(D) Andra Pradesh

Answer: Punjab

5.Who has proposed to sell only e-vehicles after 2030?

(A) Ministry of External Affairs
(B) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(C) NITI Aayog
(D) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Answer: NITI Aayog

6.What is the income tax limit for 2019-20?

(A) Rs 2.5 lakh
(B) Rs 3 lakh
(C) Rs 3.5 lakh
(D) Rs 4 lakh

Answer: Rs 3 lakh

7.Recently, who won the "Save water Hero" award?

(A) Kailash Satyarthi
(B) Makarand Tilloo
(C) Akshaya Patra
(D) Amitabh Ghosh

Answer: Makarand Tilloo

8.Kaleshwaram irrigation project was inaugurated in __________.

(A) Telangana
(B) Andra Pradesh
(C) Haryana
(D) Karnataka

Answer: Telangana

9.World Music Day was observed on;

(A) June 21
(B) June 20
(C) June 19
(D) June 17

Answer: June 21

10.Who has signed a contract with Airbus for cabin and cargo design engineering?

(A) Tech Mahindra
(B) Infosys
(C) IBM
(D) TCS

Answer: Tech Mahindra

11.Who has been appointed as India's representative in the Council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)?

(A) Alok Shekhar
(B) Shefali Juneja
(C) Jitendra Singh
(D) Nikil Kumar

Answer: Shefali Juneja

12.Where was the Folksam Grand Prix 2019 held?

(A) Sollentuna, Sweden
(B) Karlstad, Sweden
(C) Gothenburg, Sweden
(D) Stockholm, Sweden

Answer:Sollentuna, Sweden

13.Who became the second Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in ICC one-day international cricket world cup?

(A) Jasprit Bumrah
(B) Mohammad Shami
(C) Ravinder Jadeja
(D) Yajuvendra Chahal

Answer: Mohammad Shami

14.International Olympic Committee(IOC) has provisionally lifted the ban from this country regarding hosting international sports events?

(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Srilanka
(D) Bangladesh

Answer: India

15. NHA and ICICI Foundation signed an MoU to train 15,000 personnel under which of the following scheme?

(A) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
(B) Ayushman Bharat Scheme
(C) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana
(D) Sukanya Samriddhi Account

Answer:Ayushman Bharat Scheme

16.Which of the following countries have the most Internally displaced persons as per the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR)'s annual report titled "Global Trends"?

(A) Iraq and Ukraine
(B) Syria and Colombia
(C) Libya and Israel
(D) Venezuela and Turkey

Answer: Syria and Colombia

17.Which country in the world hosted World Environment Day 2019?

(A) France
(B) United States
(C) China
(D) India

Answer: China

18. NASA's First Astrobee Robot starts flying in the space, recently. It was named as;

(A) Bunny
(B) Robocop
(C) Gerry
(D) Bumble

Answer: Bumble

19.Who inaugurated the Air Traffic Flow Management- Central Command Centre in New Delhi?

(A) Piyush Goyal
(B) Prakash Javadekar
(C) R. K. Singh
(D) Hardeep Singh Puri

Answer: Hardeep Singh Puri

20.Which of the following countries is hosting the FIFA 2019 women's world cup?

(A) Russia
(B) Uruguay
(C) Argentina
(D) France

Answer: France

21.SEBI sets up panel to review margins on derivatives. It was headed by;

(A) India International Exchange
(B) NSE Clearing Ltd
(C) BSE Ltd
(D) OTC Exchange of India

Answer: NSE Clearing Ltd

22.Which Indian State will be benefitted by the India-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge 1 (Feni Bridge/ Maitree Setu) constructed over Feni River?

(A) Meghalaya
(B) Manipur
(C) Tripura
(D) Mizoram

Answer:Tripura

23.What is the name of google's parent organization? Or, Google is a subsidiary of which of these multinational conglomerate?

(A) Alphabet
(B) Alpha
(C) YouTube
(D) Apple

Answer: Alphabet

24.When was the central bank of India, the RBI got nationalized?

(A) 1st Jan 1949
(B) 28th Aug 1947
(C) 1st Jan 1947
(D) 28th Aug 1947

Answer: 1st Jan 1949

25.Name the first satellite launched by Sri Lanka from the International Space Station (ISS) along with with two other BIRDS 3 satellites from Japan and Nepal.

(A) Cartosat-2A
(B) INSAT-4CR
(C) Ravana-1
(D) Kalpana-1

Answer:  Ravana-1

Saturday, June 1, 2019

MOST IMPORTANT COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIR FOR MAY 2019

1.Who has launched a recurring payment service for merchants?

(A) PayPal
(B) Google Pay
(C) Paytm
(D) Chase Bank

Answer:Paytm

2. Name the Indian Football player who has recommended for 2019 Arjuna Award.

(A) Subrata Pal
(B) Sunil Chhetri
(C) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
(D) Udanta Singh

Answer:Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

3.Which economic corridor was excluded from the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) recently?

(A) China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC)
(B) Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor
(C) Nepal-China-India Economic Corridor(NCIEC)
(D) China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Answer:Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor

4.Name the Organisation, which has recently released the 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR).

(A) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
(B) Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO)
(C) International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
(D) World Food Programme

Answer:International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

5.President Ram Nath Kovind appointed whom as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court?

(A) Mohammad Rafiq
(B) Abhay Shreeniwas Oka
(C) Raghvendra Singh Chauhan
(D) Vijay Kumar Bist

Answer:Abhay Shreeniwas Oka

6. Name the Indian athlete who has included in World Relays team.

(A) Dutee Chand
(B) Hima Das
(C) Swapna Barman
(D) Arpinder Singh

Answer:Hima Das

7.According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), what is the position of India in the world's military spender in 2018?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

Answer:4

8.Where did the 11th India-Iran Joint Consular Committee Meeting held?

(A) Pune
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) New Delhi
(D) Kolkata

Answer:New Delhi

9.Name the country which has raised a complaint at the World Trade Organization about India's duties on mobile phones?

(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) US
(D) Malaysia

Answer: Japan

10.16th May is celebrated as the Statehood Day of this state.

(A) Kerala
(B) Goa
(C) Sikkim
(D) Rajasthan

Answer:Sikkim

11. Who is appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Nauru?

(A) Suresh Sharma
(B) Nitish Yadav
(C) Padmaja
(D) Vivek Rajan

Answer:Padmaja

12.Name the Nepali who Scales Mt Everest for 23rd Time.

(A) Jamling Tenzing Norgay
(B) Ang Dorje
(C) Phurba Tashi
(D) Kami Rita

Answer: Kami Rita

13.2023 Asian Cup Football tournament will be hosted by;

(A) China
(B) India
(C) South Korea
(D) Philippines

Answer:China

14.NMCG, HCL Foundation, and INTACH inked MoU for Rudraksha Plantation in which state?

(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Rajasthan

Answer:Uttarakhand

15.Which scheme of the West Bengal government has won the 2019 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) award in Capacity Building category?

(A) Sabooj Sathi
(B) Kanyashree
(C) Utkarsh Bangla
(D) Rupashree Prakalpa

Answer:Utkarsh Bangla

16.The first Destination Bank to launch debit card based e-mandates On NPCs E-Mandate API Platform.

(A) Syndicate Bank
(B) IDBI Bank
(C) RBL Bank
(D) Kotak Mahindra Bank

Answer: Kotak Mahindra Bank

17.Who has distributed a special kit SAECKs to investigate sexual assault cases?

(A) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(B) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Answer:Ministry of Home Affairs

18.Which of the following institute ranked 12th in APAC?

(A) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
(B) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
(C) Indian Institute of Management, Indore
(D) Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata

Answer:Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

19. Which armed force started online registration of women for recruitment?

(A) Indian Navy
(B) Indian Air Force
(C) Indian Army
(D) Indian Coast GuarD

Answer:Indian Army

20. Which of the following country has launched the pilot tests for the world's first malaria vaccine "RTS-S"?

(A) Malawi
(B) Ghana
(C) Kenya
(D) Zimbabwe

Answer: Malawi

Monday, May 27, 2019

MOST IMPORTANT COMPITITVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR MAY 28,2019

1.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu make an order to protect which bread in Vijayawada?

(A) Brahman cattle

(B) Ongole cattle

(C) Nellore cattle

(D) Sahiwal cattle

Answer:Ongole cattle

2.Shaheen-II was successfully testfired by this country, recently.

(A) Pakistan

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Nepal

(D) Russia

Answer:Pakistan

3.Which of the following state records 15% GSDP growth in FY19?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Telangana

Answer:Telangana

4.Name of the Indian Doctor who gets 'Global Asian of the Year' Award for Contribution to Women's Healthcare Ecosystem.

(A) D.Malarvizhi

(B) Hema Divakar

(C) Neelam Keller

(D) Indira Hinduja

Answer:Hema Divakar

5. Dr. Ankur Patwardhan won 'German Chemistry Prize' by securing the second place in Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge. He belongs to which Indian city?

(A) Pune

(B) Kolkata

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Bengaluru

Answer:Pune

6.Name the scientist and financial expert, who recommended a strategy to reduce oil imports while submitting their report to Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan.

(A) Anil Kakodkar and Sidharth Pradhan

(B) Avinash Agarwal and N K Singh

(C) Anil Kakodkar and Bimal Jalan

(D) Avinash Agarwal and Sidharth Pradhan

Answer:Anil Kakodkar and Sidharth Pradhan

7.The seventh King of Malaysia who passed away at the age of 88 in Kuala Lumpur is;

(A) Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar

(B) Sultan Muhammad V

(C) Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah

(D) Tengku Abdul Fahd Mu'adzam Shah

Answer:Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar

8.The first naval exercise, which has participants from four countries viz the United States, Japan, South Korea and Australia that held near Guam, United States.

(A) Sahyog-Hyeoblyeog

(B) The rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)

(C) Pacific Vanguard

(D) Naseem-Al-Bahr (Sea Breeze)

Answer: Pacific Vanguard

9. Who ranks the top position in ODI all-rounder ahead of World Cup?

(A) Rashid Khan

(B) Mohammad Nabi

(C) Shakib Al Hasan

(D) Kedar Jadhav

Answer:Shakib Al Hasan

10.Wirecard, a payments company of this country would work with India to issue PAN cards.

(A) Australia

(B) Russia

(C) Germany

(D) Singapore

Answer:Germany

11.Who has been elected as the new President of South Africa?

(A) Julius Malema

(B) Cyril Ramaphosa

(C) Mmusi Maimane

(D) Thabo Mbeki

Answer:Cyril Ramaphosa

12.How many teams will participate in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar?

(A) 32

(B) 28

(C) 36

(D) 25

Answer:32

13.Which country banned the use of Chinese digital wallets Alipay and WeChat, recently?

(A) Thailand5

(B) Bhutan

(C) Nepal

(D) India

Answer:Nepal

14.576th RBI's Central Board meeting held at __________.

(A) Surat

(B) Pune

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Chennai

Answer:Chennai

15.Which city hosts 2019 World Championships in Athletics?

(A) Eugene, United States

(B) Barcelona, Spain

(C) Doha, Qatar

(D) Rome, Italy

Answer: Doha, Qatar

16.What is the GDP growth of India for the financial year 2020 as per the United Nation's report World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019 Mid-year Update?

(A) 7.1%

(B) 7.2%

(C) 7.3%

(D) 7.4%

Answer:7.1%

17.Name the bank which agrees to buy a stake in INX for Rs 31 crore.

(A) Yes Bank

(B) Axis Bank

(C) HDFC Bank

(D) ICICI Bank

Answer:ICICI Bank

18.What is the theme of 19th World Turtle Day?

(A) Save Turtles

(B) Adopt, Don't Shop

(C) Rescue Tortoise

(D) None of these

Answer:Adopt, Don't Shop

19. NITI Aayog planned to establish a cloud computing platform for creating an institutional framework for artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. It was named as;

(A) AIRAWAT

(B) AICLOUD

(C) NITI CLOUD

(D) CL COMP

Answer:AIRAWAT

20.Name a documentary filmmaker, film historian, writer, educationist, and researcher passed away at South Delhi.

(A) Bimal Roy

(B) Satyajit Ray

(C) Vijaya Mulay

(D) Ritwik Ghatak

Answer:Vijaya Mulay

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR FOR MAY 27,2019

1.Which Industrial equipment supplier has collaborated with the Satish Dhawan Space Centre to manufacture India's largest liquid hydrogen storage tank?

A.Reliance Industries Limited
B.Hindusthan Unilever Limited
C.Nittan India Tech Private Limited
D.VRV Asia Pacific Private Limited

Answer:VRV Asia Pacific Private Limited

2.Where did Sekisui Open Squash 2019 held?

A.France
B.Norway
C.Switzerland
D.Germany

Answer:Switzerland

3.Name of the artist, who became the first Indian to be awarded with Joan Miro Prize.

A.Sheela Gowda
B.Shilpa Gupta
C.Bharti Kher
D.Nalini Malani

Answer:Nalini Malani

4.Name of the Moon mission 2024 which was unveiled by National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

A.Kosmos
B.Artemis
C.Surveyor
D.Explorer

Answer:Artemis

5.What is the maximum rate of service charge revised by Reserve Bank of India(RBI) for the non-chest bank branches, which has deposited in the modern Currency Chests(CC)?

A.Rs.7 per packet
B.Rs.6 per packet
C.Rs.9 per packet
D.Rs.8 per packet

Answer:Rs.8 p.er packet

6.Which of the following country using CFC-11 or Trichlorofluoromethane, a banned Ozone-Depleting chemical against 1987 Montreal Protocol?

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

Answer:China

7.Which of the following product was launched by Corporation Bank for GST- registered Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

A.Corp SME Sufia
B.Corp SME Sugam
C.Corp SME Suvidha
D.Corp SME Surmi

Answer:Corp SME Suvidha

8.What was the theme of 2019 International Commonwealth Day?

A.Holocaust Remembrance and Education: Our Shared Responsibility
B.A Connected Commonwealth
C.linguistic diversity and multilingualism for sustainable development
D.Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women's lives

Answer:A Connected Commonwealth

9.Where did Archery World Cup Stage 3 2019 held?

A.Rabat, Morocco
B.Antalya, Turkey
C.Lima, Peru
D.Tokyo, Japan

Answer:Antalya, Turkey

10.Which international organization has unveiled a new strategy to tackle global snakebite "Emergency"?

A.WHO
B.UNESCO
C.FAO
D.ILO

Answer:WHO

11.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has inaugurated its new commercial arm 'NewSpace India Limited' (NSIL) at __________.

A.Mumbai, Maharashtra
B.Kolkata, West Bengal
C.Guwahati, Assam
D.Bengaluru, Karnataka

Answer:Bengaluru, Karnataka

12.International Missing Children's Day 2019 was observed on ___________.

A.25th May
B.24th May
C.23rd May
D.22nd May

Answer:25th May

13.On which date, World Thyroid Day is celebrated?

A.May 27
B.May 26
C.May 25
D.May 22

Answer:May 25

14.The commandant of the Indian Army Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar was appointed as the new force commander of the United Nations Mission to which country?

A.Syria
B.South Sudan
C.Nigeria
D.Ethiopia

Answer:South Sudan

15.Which country has manufactured IAF's AN-32 aircraft that formally certified to operate on indigenous bio-jet fuel?

A.Japan
B.China
C.Russia
D.United States

Answer:Russia

16.Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone signed an agreement to develop and operate a container terminal in which country?

A.Myanmar
B.Nepal
C.SriLanka
D.Bangladesh

Answer:Myanmar

17.Where was the Border Personnel Meet(BPM) of Indian and Chinese army held?

A.Ladakh
B.New Delhi
C.Mumbai
D.Kolkata

Answer:Ladakh

18.Which of the following Russian-made aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally certified to operate on indigenous Bio-Jet fuel?

A.AN-31
B.AN-33
C.AN-32
D.AN-35

Answer:AN-32

19.Name the Indian compound team, that won the Archery World Cup Stage 3 2019.

A.Sumangala Sharma, Dhulchand Damor and Limba Ram
B.Mangal Singh Champia, Dola Banerjee and Satyadev Prasad
C.Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini
D.Rahul Banerjee, Tarundeep Rai and Jayanta Talukdar

Answer:Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini

20.Recently, who among the following was appointed as one of the judge of Supreme Court?

A.Justice Sanjay Kumar Seth
B.Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar
C.Justice Vijaya Tahilramani
D.Justice A S Bopanna

Answer:Justice A S Bopanna

Friday, May 24, 2019

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

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








Wednesday, May 22, 2019

MOST IMPORTANT COMPETITIVE EXAMS CURRENT AFFAIR FOR MAY 22, 2019

1. Union Ministry of Environment is creating a new DNA Database of which animal in order to curb poaching?

(A) Indian Rhinos

(B) Crocodile

(C) Dolphin

(D) Chimpanzee

Answer:Indian Rhinos

2.Who imposed a combined fine of $1.2 billion on 5 banks for currency rigging?

(A) WTO

(B) NATO

(C) United Nations

(D) European Union

Answer: European Union

3.Which country's people is seeking help to reduce their alcohol intake, as per the 8th edition of Global Drug Survey 2019?

(A) Thailand

(B) India

(C) Malaysia

(D) Singapore

Answer: India

4.Which of the following country approves Permanent Residency for First Time?

(A) Morocco

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Dubai

(D) Kuwait

Answer:Saudi Arabia

5.International Museum Day is celebrated on 18th May every year. The theme for International Museum Day (IMD) 2019 is;

(A) Museums for a Sustainable Society

(B) Museums and Cultural Landscapes

(C) Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition.

(D) Museum and memory

Answer: Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition.

6.When did World AIDS Vaccine Day is celebrated?

(A) May 19

(B) May 18

(C) May 20

(D) May 21

Answer:May 18

7.Name the missile which was tested by the Indian Navy.

(A) Kh-35

(B) Sizzler

(C) MRSAM

(D) Brahmos Hypersonic Missile

Answer:MRSAM

8.The third round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and __________ was held in New Delhi.

(A) Botswana

(B) Tanzania

(C) Kenya

(D) Cameroon

Answer:Botswana

9.Name the online writing of Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) project launched for Group 'B' and 'C' Officers of Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC).

(A) OPT(Officers Performance Tools)

(B) SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window)

(C) PAOW (Performance Appraisal Online Window)

(D) PAOLO (Performance Appraisal Online Window for Officers)

Answer:SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window)

10.This Indian state will to go paperless under E Vidhan initiative.

(A) Andra Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Kerala

Answer:Kerala

11.hich financial institution, has launched a pilot scheme for fintech Non-Banking Financing Companies (NBFCs) in order to boost digital lending?

(A) Reserve Bank of India(RBI)

(B) Export-Import Bank of India(Exim Bank)

(C) Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI)

(D) Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI)

Answer:Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI)

12.Which Football Confederation to have first-ever female referee team?

(A) Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

(B) Confederation of African Football (CAF)

(C) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)

(D) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)

Answer:Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

13. Name the Maritime Exercise between Singapore and India that held in Singapore recently.

(A) SIMBEX

(B) Varuna

(C) INDRA NAV

(D) SLINEX

Answer:SIMBEX

14.Who was backed by India for the position of next President of the United Nations General Assembly?

(A) Syed Akbaruddin

(B) Maria Fernanda Espinosa

(C) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

(D) Andreas Mavroyiannis

Answer:Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

15.Where did the 11th India-Iran Joint Consular Committee Meeting held?

(A) Pune

(B) Ahmedabad

(C) New Delhi

(D) Kolkata

Answer:New Delhi

16.Name the country which has raised a complaint at the World Trade Organization about India's duties on mobile phones?

(A) Japan

(B) China

(C) US

(D) Malaysia

Answer:Japan

17.16th May is celebrated as the Statehood Day of this state.

(A) Kerala

(B) Goa

(C) Sikkim

(D) Rajasthan

Answer:Sikkim

18. Who is appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Nauru?

(A) Suresh Sharma

(B) Nitish Yadav

(C) Padmaja

(D) Vivek Rajan

Answer:Padmaja

19.Name the Nepali who Scales Mt Everest for 23rd Time.

(A) Jamling Tenzing Norgay

(B) Ang Dorje

(C) Phurba Tashi

(D) Kami Rita

Answer: Kami Rita

20.2023 Asian Cup Football tournament will be hosted by;

(A) China

(B) India

(C) South Korea

(D) Philippines

Answer:China

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ QUESTION FOR APRIL 1,2019



                 CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ QUESTION FOR                                                   APRIL 1,2019



1. ______ has decided to make gay sex, adultery punishable with death by stoning.

(A)North Korea
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Yemen
(D) Brunei
(E) Oman

Answer: Brunei

2. Which country has been designated as the guest of honor at the Paris Book fair in 2020?

(A)Indonesia
(B)India
(C)China
(D)Maldives
(E) Germany

Answer: India

3. ________ launched the independent music label ‘IncInk’.

(A) AR Rahman
(B) Alia Bhatt
(C) Ranveer Singh
(D) Javed Akhtar
(E) Rohit Shetty

Answer:Ranveer Singh

4 The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously passed the resolution to combat _______.

(A) Desertification
(B) Terror funding
(C) Biological weapons
(D) Climate Change
(E) Water Retention

Answer: Terror funding

5. How much interest to be carried out on Kisan Vikas Patra in the April-June quarter?

(A) 8.0%
(B)6.6%
(C)7.2%
(D)7.7%
(E) 7.8%

Answer:7.8%

6. Which Miniratna category Central Public Sector Enterprise came out with the Initial public offering (IPO) recently?

(A)Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd
(B) Airline Allied Services Ltd
(C) Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd
(D) Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd
(E) Oil and Gas Corporation of India

Answer: Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd

7. GAIL India has signed an MoU with which organization for cooperation in the development of solar power projects?

(A) SAIL
(B)BHEL
(C)BEL
(D)TCS
(E) KIOCL

Answer: BHEL

8. Germany has extended a ban on arms export to ______ by six months.

(A) Iran
(B) Yemen
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Pakistan
(E) China

Answer: Saudi Arabia

9. Which among the following events has been recommended by the IOC for the 2024 Paris Olympics?

(A) Hip Hop
(B) Figure Skating
(C) Wakeboard
(D) Breakdancing
(E) Running

Answer:Running

10. Who has been appointed as BCCI interim Ethics Officer?

(A) Retired Justice DK Jain
(B) Retired Justice Kurian Joseph
(C) Retired Justice Amitava Roy
(D) Retired Justice MB Lokur
(E) Retired Justice C C Jain

Answer: Retired Justice DK Jain

11. Recently, how many varieties of Indian coffee have been awarded the GI tag that will enhance its visibility globally?

(A)5
(B)6
(C)7
(D)8
(E) 9

Answer:5

12. Which nation has barred its opposition leader, Juan Guaido from public office for 15 years?

(A) Italy
(B) Venezuela
(C) Argentina
(D) Colombia
(E) UAE

Answer:Venezuela

13. Which country will host 2019 ASEAN school games?

(A)China
(B)India
(C)Nepal
(D)Indonesia
(E) UAE

Answer:Indonesia

14. Who was appointed as All India Congress Committee election observer for Maharashtra?

(A)VK Sen
(B)KK Sharma
(C)R Raghav
(D)M Mistry
(E)S Mehta

Answer:M Mistry

15. When is World Piano day observed?

(A)31 march
(B)29 march
(C)30 march
(D)26 march
(E) 25 march

Answer:29 march


Monday, April 1, 2019

.Rajasthan Day|Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO)|Skytrax World Airport Awards | Important Current Affair

1.Rajasthan Day is celebrated every year on March 30 to commemorate the day on which the state of Rajasthan came into existenceRajasthan earlier known as Rajputana came into existence on March 30, 1949The United State of Rajasthan was inaugurated by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on 18th April 1948.

2.Kandhamal Haldi a variety of turmeric indigenous to southern Odisha earns Geographical indication (GI) tag.Kandhamal Haldi gives strong aroma and has a high medicinal value.
Kandhamal Haldi has more oleoresin and volatile oil contents compared to other turmeric varieties.

3.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched an electronic intelligence satellite ‘Emisat’ for the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) along with 28 third party satellites.The first time, the launch also demonstrated new technology of putting payloads into three different orbits with a new variant of the Polar Satellite .

4.The state of Odisha celebrates Odisha Divas or Utkala Divas every year on April 1st to commemorate the state formation day. In 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was itself split to form Bihar Province and Orissa Province.The name of the state was changed from Orissa to Odisha, and the name of its language from Oriya to Odia, in 2011.

5.Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has become the “first Indian shipyard” to build and deliver 100 warships. The 100th warship ‘IN LCU L-56’ has been handed over to the Indian Navy.GRSE had handed over its 99th warship, ‘ICGS Priyadarshini’, an advanced ‘Fast Patrol Vessel’ to the Indian Coast Guard.Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) is a shipbuilding company in India under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence in kolkata.

6.Zuzana Caputova has won Slovakia’s presidential election, making her the country’s head offirst female  state.she is nominated by the governing party. She won 58% of the vote, with Mr Sefcovic trailing on 42%. Mr Sefcovic is the vice president of the European Commission.Slovakia is a member of the European Union and NATO. Slovakia was the “other half” of Czechoslovakia, which split into two countries in 1993.

7.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stated that all branches of public sector lenders Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank will function as branches of Bank of Baroda (BoB) from April 1, 2019, and the proposed merger Bank of Baroda with Dena and Vijaya Bank will be affected from April 1.

8.The Union Home Ministry has announced setting up of a Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) to ensure synergised and concerted action against terror financing and terror-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir.TMG will also investigate the network of various channels being used to fund terror and terror-related activities and take coordinated actionto stop the flow of such funds.to stop the flow of such funds.additional director general of police (ADGP) and have representatives from th Intelligence Bureau (IB), CBI, NIA, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT),and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

9.The European Parliament has voted for an EU-wide ban on single-use plastic products such as the straws, cutlery and cotton buds that are clogging the world's oceans.Single-use plastics, or disposable plastics, are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. They release toxic chemicals (additives that were used to shape and harden the plastic) which make their way into our food and water supply.

10.Skytrax World Airport Awards which lists the Best 100 Airports of the World was released by the UK-based Skytrax.The accolade was awarded at the Passenger Terminal Expo 2019 in London.Singapore’s Changi Airport has been crowned the world’s best aviation hub for the
seventh time in a row. Singapore Changi Airport is well known for it.rooftop swimming pool, two 24-hour movie theatres and shopping spots.second place is tokyo International Airport (Haneda) won accolade as World’s Best Domestic Airport and World’s Cleanes Airport.
Third place is Incheon International  Airport also won the accolade for World’s Best Transit Airport.