MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIR FOR MAY 21,2019

1.Name the IT firm which signed an MoU with Rakuten Aquafadas on building enhanced customer experience offerings.

(A) Infosys

(B) TCS

(C) Tech Mahindra

(D) Wipro

Answer:Tech Mahindra

2.Which among the following company has achieved 10 million production milestone in the country?

(A) Hero

(B) KTM

(C) Suzuki

(D) Yamaha Motor

Answer:Yamaha Motor

3.Who was awarded the prestigious Sasakawa Award 2019?

(A) Narendra Modi

(B) Venkaiah Naidu

(C) Nripendra Misra

(D) Pramod Kumar Mishra

Answer:Pramod Kumar Mishra

4.The multilateral maritime security field exercise, Asian Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) was held in __________.

(A) Russia

(B) Germany

(C) Singapore

(D) India

Answer:Singapore

5.South Asian Games Gold medalist, swimmer MB Balakrishnan passed away recently. He belongs to which Indian state?

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Karnataka

(C) Andra Pradesh

(D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: Tamil Nadu

6.Nitin Chugh was appointed as the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of this Small Finance Bank recently.

(A) Fincare Small Finance Bank

(B) Equitas Small Finance Bank

(C) Jana Small Finance Bank

(D) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Answer:Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

7.What was the theme of the Global Influence of Asian Civilizations forum?

(A) Good Governance - Focus on Aspirational Districts

(B) Building consensus for fair and sustainable development

(C) Addressing the Critical Challenges of Our Time: Interdependence, Mutual Prosperity, and Universal Values

(D) Asian Values for the World

Answer:Asian Values for the World

8.Who has tied-up with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company to co-create new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solutions?

(A) IBM India

(B) Accenture

(C) TCS

(D) Microsoft

Answer:IBM India

9.Who has been appointed as the first chief of Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD)?

(A) Ajay Kumar

(B) Subhash Bhamre

(C) Sanjay Mitra

(D) AK Dhingra

Answer:AK Dhingra

10.When did the 2nd edition of the International Day of Light is celebrated?

(A) May 18

(B) May 17

(C) May 16

(D) May 14

Answer:May 16

11.Recently, ICGS __________ was decommissioned at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

(A) Veera

(B) Vigraha

(C) Samrat

(D) Rajdhwaj

Answer:Vigraha

12.Who has named as the US Next Deputy Attorney General?

(A) Laurie Smith

(B) Jeffrey A. Rosen

(C) William Barr

(D) Steven Mnuchin

Answer:Jeffrey A. Rosen

13.Who launched the BSE StAR MF app to help mutual fund distributors to accelerate transactions process

(A) BSE

(B) NSE

(C) Shenzhen Stock Exchange

(D) Copenhagen Stock Exchange

Answer: BSE

14.The 11th India-Iran Joint Consular Committee was held in __________.

(A) Pune

(B) Kolkata

(C) New Delhi

(D) Hyderabad

Answer: New Delhi

15.The world's largest optical telescope was developed by;

(A) Australia

(B) Japan

(C) India

(D) China

Answer: India

16.Scientists from which country found a new bird-like Dinosaur named "Alcmonavis Poeschl"?

(A) US

(B) China

(C) Germany

(D) Switzerland

Answer:Germany

17.What is the theme of 6th Session of the biennial Global Platform for (DDR) Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2019)?

(A) Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Societies

(B) Globalization towards Occupational Health and Safety

(C) Optimize Applications. Transform the Business. Drive Growth

(D) Reimagining the Knowledge Enterpris

Answer:Resilience Dividend: Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Societies

18.As per the Geological Survey of India, which Indian state has the 35% of India's Graphite Deposits?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Gujarat

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer:Arunachal Pradesh

19. Which organization offered India an 'Observer' status and an access to the International Monitoring System (IMS) data?

(A) CTBTO

(B) IAEA

(C) UNIDO

(D) OPCW

Answer:CTBTO

20. ISRO launched a 2-week long summer vacation residential program. It was named as;

(A) Yuva Vaigyanik Kendra (Yuvika-2019)

(B) Yuva Vaigyanic Karyakram (Yuvika-2019)

(C) Yuva Vaigyanic Hrishikesh (Yuvika-2019)

(D) Yuva Vaigyanic Kaushal Vikas Yojana (Yuvika-2019)

Answer:Yuva Vaigyanic Karyakram (Yuvika-2019)

Most Important Recent CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ on April, 2019

Current Affairs Quiz

1) What is the theme of the 2019 World Earth Day(WED)?

A) Protect our species
B) Nature for Water
C) Better Water, Better Jobs
D) Water and Energy

 Answer: Protect our species


2) Which Indian armed force has launched guided missile destro

A) Indian Army
B) Indian Airforce
C) Indian Navy
D) Indian Coast Guard

 Answer: Indian Navy


3) Who won the 2019 presidency election of Ukraine?

A) Petro Poroshenko
B) Volodymyr Zelensky
C) Leonid Kravchuk
D) Viktor Yushchenko

 Answer: Volodymyr Zelensky


4) The Naval Commanders’ Conference – 2019 will be held in which of the following cities?

A) New Delhi
B) Kochi
C) Kolkata
D) Shimla

 Answer: New Delhi


5) Amar Paul, who passed away recently, was the legendary folk singer of which language?

A) Odia
B) Tamil
C) Bengali
D) Urdu

 Answer: Bengali


6) Which country has recently adopted the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031?

A) Saudi Arabia
B) India
C) UAE
D) Iran

 Answer: UAE


7) Which Indian movie has won the best cinematography at 2019 Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF)?

A)Kayamkulam Kochunni
B) Odiyan
C) Bhayanakam
D) Eeda

 Answer: Bhayanakam


8) Who has been appointed as a new Chairman of Export Promotion Council for Handicraft (EPCH)?

A) Ravinder Kumar Passi
B) B. Ajith Kumar
C) Nimisha Sajay
D) Rajesh Sharma

 Answer: Ravinder Kumar Passi


9) Which UN agency has listed the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy among world’s major industrial accidents of 20th century?

A) ILO
B) WHO
C) FAO
D) ITU

 Answer: ITU


10) Which football team has won the 2019 Santosh Trophy?

A) Karnataka
B) Goa
C) Punjab
D) Services

 Answer: Services


11) A site containing 220-million-year-old fossilized remains of dinosaurs has recently discovered in which country?

A) Iran
B) Argentina
C) New Zealand
D) Australia

 Answer: Argentina


12) Who has been appointed as India's new High Commissioner to South Africa?

A) Akshay Sen
B) Jaideep Sarkar
C) Suhel Ajaz Khan
D) Manjul Bhargava

 Answer: Jaideep Sarkar


13) Who was the author of the Jallianwala Bagh poem 'Khooni Vaisakhi'?

A) Karnail Singh
B) Vir Singh
C) Nanak Singh
D) Navdeep Singh

 Answer: Nanak Singh


14) Which of the following banks has become the first public sector bank in India to meet RBI’s EMV mandate?

A) Canara Bank
B) SBI
C) PNB
D) BoB

 Answer: SBI


15) Which country to host the G20 Summit in 2020?

A) Japan
B) Saudi Arabia
C) India
D) Sri Lanka

 Answer: Saudi Arabia


16) What is the India’s rank in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index (WPFI)?

A) 138th
B) 108th
C) 140th
D) 155th

 Answer: 140th


17) On which date, the 2019 World Liver Day (WLD) is observed recently?

A) April 19
B) April 18
C) April 17
D) April 16

 Answer: April 17


18) Exercise Varuna 2019 will be conducted between India and which country?

A) Maldives
B) Germany
C) France
D) United Kingdom

 Answer: France


19) Which of the following Indian Navy ships is / are participating in the International Fleet Review (IFR-2019)?

A) INS Vikrant
B) INS Kolkata
C) INS Kamorta
D) All the above

 Answer: INS Kolkata


20) Who has become the India's first female scientist to be elected Royal Society Fellow?

A) Rohini Godbole
B) Gagandeep Kang
C) Anna Mani
D) Ritu Karidhal

 Answer: Gagandeep Kang