Booker Prize | Booker Prize Winner 2021 - TNPSC Government Exam Questions

 

1. Who has won 2021 Booker Prize?

Damon Galgut

2. The 2021 Booker prize winner is from which country?

South Africa

3. What is the name of the Book which won the 2021 Booker prize?

The Promise

4. India will achieve net-zero carbon emissions by which year, as per PM Modi’s address at the climate summit in Glasgow?

2070

5. What is the name of Captain Amarinder Singh's new party?

Punjab Lok Congress

6. Which country has become the first one to approve oral Covid pill?

UK

7. Who won Nizami Ganjavi Award?

Tedros Ghebreyesus

8. Which party retained its absolute majority in Japan's Parliamentary Elections?

Liberal Democratic Party

9. Which Indian cricketer has hinted at his comeback in February 2022?

Yuvraj Singh 

10. Asgar Afghan has announced retirement from all forms of cricket. He played for which country's national cricket team?

Afghanistan

Karbi Anglong Agreement | First Civilian Space Mission - Current Affairs

 

1. The Karbi Anglong Agreement was signed by the centre with which state's ethnic community?

Assam

2. Which nation has launched a new Green visa? 

UAE

3. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest by-elections from which constituency?

Bhabanipur

4. Which state government has decided to issue domicile certificates to the students studying outside the state? 

Chhattisgarh

5. Who has been named as the acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan?  

Mullah Hasan Akhund

6. When will the world's first all-civilian space mission-Inspiration4 be launched? 

September 15th

7. IOC has suspended which nation until the end of 2022 after it failed to send a team to Tokyo Olympic Games 2020? 

North Korea

8. When is World Rose Day for cancer patients observed?

September 22nd

9. The Eden beach that received Blue Flag certification recently is located in which state/ UT? 

Puducherry

10. When is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday celebrated? 

September 17th

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e-auction | China's carrier rocket | All Government Exam Current Affairs

1.Where was Tech mahindra headquarters located?

Pune

2. Where was HCL Technologies headquarters located?

Noida

3. Where was Reserve Bank of India located?

Mumbai

4. When CSIR Institute was established?

1942 (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)

5. Where is the headquarters of BSNL located?

New Delhi 

6. Who obtained first place in India's top 10 most Googled business tycoons?

Ratan Tata

7.Who launches common e-auction platform for assets attached by banks?

Nirmala Sitharaman 

8. Reserve Bank of India large cooperative banks to report all exposures of Rs ________crore

5 crore

9. Which country successfully launched largest carrier rocket?

China

10. How many submarines are build by Indian Navy?

24

11. Who is honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award?

Amitabh Bachchan

12. How many languages did All India Radio organized National Symposium of Poets 2020?

22

TNPSC Group II currrent affairs | Golden Shoe title

1. What percentage of growth was recorded in the recently concluded Livestock Census in India as compared to the year 2012?

4.63 percent

2.When International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed?

17 October

3. Which of the following footballer has won this year's Golden Shoe title?

Lionel Messi

4. Which scheme has been launched by the Central Government to encourage girl students to pursue STEM education?

Vigyan Jyoti Yojana
(Through this scheme, 100 girls from 550 districts will be trained by the year 2020-2025. )

5.Which Chief Minister of an Indian state has recently biked 122 kilometres to promote adventure tourism in his state?

Pema Khandu

6.Which State/UT Chief Minister has announced the Odd-Even scheme to curb pollution starting from November 4 to 15?

Delhi

7.How many matches in international cricket Mithali Raj has won as Indian women team’s captain?

100

8. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced India's GDP growth forecast for the year 2019-20 from 7 percent to what percentage?

6.1%

9.What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index 2019?

102

(India is ranked 102 in the Global Hunger Index of 117 countries.  )

10. Who among the following has won Booker Prize 2019?

Margret Atwood

11.Which scheme was recently launched by FSSAI on the occasion of World Food Day?

Food Safety Mitra

12.India and which country is organizing a joint military exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’?

Japan

13.Who has been recently appointed as new law secretary?

Anoop Kumar Mendiratta

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTION WITH ANSWER JULY 19, 2019

1. When will the Ministry of Commerce & Industry launch the Global Innovation Index 2019 (GII)?

a) 20th July
b) 22nd July
c) 24th July
d) 26th July

Answer: 24th July

2. Who was appointed as the Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a) Vivek Kumar
b) Sanjeev Kumar Singla
c) Ashok Singh
d) Gautam Tripathi

Answer: Vivek Kumar

3. Which country signed agreement with India to upgrade railway lines?

a) Bangladesh
b) Sri Lanka
c) Nepal
d) Mauritius

Answer:Sri Lanka

4. Where city hosted the 10th Jagran Film Festival?

a) Kanpur
b) Mumbai
c) Noida
d) New Delhi

Answer: New Delhi

5. The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development released the ‘Deeksharambh’ guide for student induction programme of which institution?

a) CBSE
b) UGC
c) ICSE
d) IB

Answer: UGC

6. Which among the following cricketers has been inducted to ICC Hall of Fame?

a) Saurav Ganguly
b) Yuvraj Singh 
c) Sachin Tendulkar
d) Virat Kohli

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

7. Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon’s surface, marking a giant leap for mankind, on which date?

a) July 12th
b) July 20th
c) July 21st
d) July 15th

Answer:July 20th 

8. Who has passed the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019?

a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) Union Cabinet
d) NITI Aayog

Answer: Lok Sabha

10.This state/UT government has recently announced the addition of Maithili language as an alternative subject from the 8th to 12th standard.

(A) Haryana
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Delhi
(D) Jharkhand

Answer:Delhi

11.2019 World Youth Skills Day was observed on July 15 with the theme of;

(A) Learning to learn for life and work
(B) Improving the image of TVET
(C) Youth skills for work and life
(D) SkillsChangeLives

Answer: Learning to learn for life and work

12.Who was the captain of ICC world cup winning cricket team?

(A) Ben Stokes
(B) Kane Williamson
(C) Eoin Morgan
(D) Jason Roy

Answer: Eoin Morgan

13.Which is the host country of 2020 Shooting World Cup?

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

Answer: India

14.Who among the following was chosen by Bank of England to feature on the new £50 note of Britain?

(A) Alan Turing
(B) James Watt
(C) Jane Austen
(D) Nan Shepherd

Answer: Alan Turing

15.How much of people have enrolled under PM Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme?

(A) 10 Lakh Person
(B) 18 Lakh Person
(C) 22 Lakh Person
(D) 30 Lakh persons

Answer: 30 Lakh persons

16.The 21st edition of Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship was inaugurated by;

(A) Shri Ganeshi Lal
(B) Shri Naveen Patnaik
(C) Shri Narendra Modi
(D) Shri Ram Nath Kovind

Answer: Shri Ganeshi Lal

17.China has gifted warship 'P625' to which of the following country?

(A) Bangladesh
(B) Myanmar
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka

Answer: Sri Lanka

18.Who is the CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank?

(A) Uday Kotak
(B) Ritesh Agarwal
(C) Sriharsha Majesty
(D) Ashish Hemrajani

Answer: Uday Kotak

19.Indian sports person Sreeshankar wins gold at Tatyana Kolpakova International Athletics meet 2019 at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He is from which state?

(A) Odisha
(B) TamilNadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Punjab

Answer: Kerala

20.NASA is commemorating the 50th launch anniversary of which history mission in July?

(A) Apollo 1
(B) Apollo 13
(C) Apollo 11
(D) Apollo 5

Answer: Apollo 11

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

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

MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR JUNE 13, 2019

1. Who was conferred with 'Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak' during the 2-day Subordinate Officers Conclave 2019?

(A) Navik Vinod
(B) V. S. R. Murthy
(C) K. R. Nautiyal
(D) Krishnaswamy Natarajan

Answer:Navik Vinod

2.Which of the following bank introduced repo rate-linked home loans?

(A) Axis Bank
(B) State Bank of India
(C) Canara Bank
(D) HDFC Bank

Answer:State Bank of India

3.Who launched Swachh Survekshan 2020 League in New Delhi recently?

(A) Pralhad Joshi
(B) Shripad Yasso Naik
(C) Hardeep Singh Puri
(D) Narendra Singh Tomar

Answer:Hardeep Singh Puri

4.Where did India's First Dinosaur Museum Park inaugurated?

(A) Maharashtra
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Andra Pradesh

Answer:Gujarat

5.Name the country which has organized a 'Gandhi Cycle Rally for Peace' recently.

(A) Turkey
(B) Sudan
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Afghanistan

Answer:Saudi Arabia

6.Who won the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix title?

(A) Max Verstappen
(B) Valtteri Bottas
(C) Sebastian Vettel
(D) Lewis Hamilton

Answer:Lewis Hamilton

7.India ranks __________ out of 176 countries at the End of Childhood Index.

(A) 113
(B) 88
(C) 143
(D) 125

Answer:113

8.Which of the following trading platforms for retail participants?

(A) National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
(B) Clearcorp Dealing Systems (India) Limited
(C) Legal Entity Identifier India Limited
(D) Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL)

Answer:Clearing Corporation of India Limited (CCIL)

9.Which among the following has decided to go ahead with extradition laws despite massive protest?

(A) Taiwan
(B) Australia
(C) Mauritius
(D) Hong Kong

Answer:Hong Kong

10.Who won the Men's Singles in 2019 French Open tennis recently?

(A) Dominic Thiem
(B) Rafael Nadal
(C) Jeremy Chardy
(D) Fabrice Martin

Answer:Rafael Nadal

11.The main event of International Yoga Day will be organized in __________.

(A) Patna
(B) Pune
(C) Lucknow
(D) Ranchi

Answer:Ranchi

12.Which planet will be the brightest object in the sky in June, besides the sun and the moon?

(A) Venus
(B) Satur
(C) Jupiter
(D) Mercury

Answer:Jupiter

13.Which among the following company Wins Gold Award In South Africa?

(A) Mahindra
(B) Toyota
(C) Renault
(D) Audi

Answer:Mahindra

14.Which union ministry has instituted the Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS) Samman?

(A) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
(B) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
(C) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(D) Ministry of Human Resource Development

Answer:Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

15.Which manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, was awarded best-performing Production Unit in the field of the environment?

(A) Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
(B) Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Karnataka
(C) Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, Punjab

Answer:Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Karnataka

16.Which entity's electrical and automation (EA) business has acquired by Schneider Electric India Private Ltd and MacRitchie Investments?

(A) Mindtree
(B) Hindustan Unilever
(C) ITC Limited
(D) Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)

Answer:Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T)

17.Who has signed an MoU with the Maldives Civil Services Commission?

(A) NCGG
(B) LBSNAA
(C) DOPT
(D) Unique Shiksha

Answer:NCGG

18. Where did Western Command Children Summer Adventure Camp 2019 organized?

(A) Shimla
(B) Manali
(C) Darjeeling
(D) Ladakh

Answer:Manali

19.Which of the following state has been levied 1% calamity cess in India?

(A) Odisha
(B) Gujarat
(C) Kerala
(D) Uttarakhand

 Answer:Kerala

20.Who has sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?

(A) E.S.L. Narasimhan
(B) Koramutla Sreenivasulu
(C) N. Chandrababu Naidu
(D) Y S Jaganmohan Reddy

Answer: Y S Jaganmohan Reddy

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

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 QUESTION ANSWER FOR GOVERNMENT EXAM

1.How many players are banned by FIFA for Life over Match-Fixing?

A. 5
B. 25
C. 12
D. 8

Answer:8

2.Who has reduced the minimum subscription requirement for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)?

A. SEBI
B. SIDBI
C. NITI Aayog
D. Ministry of Finance

Answer:SEBI

3.Abhishek Verma won the gold medal at __________ air pistol in the ISSF World Cup.

A. 10m
B. 20m
C. 30m
D. 50m

Answer:10m

4.Who has collaborated with MobiKwik to launch a smart digital insurance product to enhance financial inclusion?

A. Tata AIA
B. Max Life Insurance
C. Aegon Life Insurance Company
D. ICICI Prudential

Answer:Aegon Life Insurance Company

5.Which of the following becomes first major airline to operate plastic-free flight?

A. Emirates
B. Jet Airways
C. Etihad Airways
D. Singapore Airlines

Answer:Etihad Airways

6.Which organization is set to partner with the Embassy of the US to jointly promote domestic investments during 'Select USA 2019' summit that will be held in Washington DC?

A. Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI)
B. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)
C. National Productivity Council (NPC)
D. Project Exports Promotion Council of India (PEPC)

Answer:Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI)

7.Who become the first female referee who taken charge for a Ligue 1 Conforama match in French?

A. Stephanie Frappart
B. Bibiana Steinhaus
C. Louisa Cadamuro
D. Laura Georges

Answer:Stephanie Frappart

8.Who wins Asian Snooker Tour Title?

A. Babar Masih
B. Aditya Mehta
C. Pankaj Advani
D. Mei Xiwen

Answer:Pankaj Advani

9.Who among the following received the 2019 Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize?

A. Manoj Michigan
B. Rana Dasgupta
C. Toni Morrison
D. J. K. Rowling

Answer:Rana Dasgupta

10.Coast Guard Vessel ICGS C-441 was commissioned at __________.

A. Haldia
B. Vizhinjam
C. Mundra
D. Kochi

Answer:Vizhinjam

11.Who has been appointed as the 52nd Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA)?

A. Vinakshi Gupta
B. Anuradha Mitra
C. Madhulika P Sukul
D. Rajendra Kumar Nayak

Answer:Rajendra Kumar Nayak

12.Name the software company which becomes World's Third Company with the one trillion dollars.

A. Adobe
B. Microsoft
C. IBM
D. Oracle

Answer:Microsoft

13.Which cricket theme won their first one-day international status recently?

A. Sri Lanka
B. India
C. USA
D. Pakistan

Answer:USA

14.Which bank launched India's first 'Green Car Loan' (Electric Vehicle) to encourage customers to buy electric vehicles?

A. Canara Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. State Bank of India

Answer:State Bank of India

15.The World Immunization Week 2019 observed from 24-30th April. It's theme is;

A. Immunization saves lives
B. Protect your world - get vaccinated
C. Close the immunization gap
D. Protected Together: Vaccines Work

Answer:Protected Together: Vaccines Work

16.Tejinder Pal Singh Toor was recently in news he belongs to which sport?

A. Javelin throw
B. Shot put
C. Heptathlon
D. 3000m steeplechase

Answer:Shot put

17.Who acquired secondhand Goods Marketplace Zefo?

A. OLX
B. Quickr
C. LinkedIn
D. Sulekha

Answer:Quickr

18.International Girls in ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Day 2019 was observed on __________.

A. April 25
B. April 24
C. April 23
D. April 21

Answer:April 25

19.Who has named as IPI's 71st World Press Freedom Hero in 2019?

A. Abu Zeid
B. Cyril Almeida
C. Daphne Caruana Galizia
D. Swati Chaturvedi

Answer:Cyril Almeida

20.Who has been honoured with the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2019?

A. Boman Irani
B. Madhur Bhandarkar
C. Subhash Ghai
D. Arjun Rampal

Answer:Madhur Bhandarkar