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Monthly Current Affairs Capsule & Quiz May 2019
Labour Day: 1 May
May Day is also called Workers' Day or International
Workers' Day is observed every year on 1 May.
• The day celebrates the struggle, dedication
and commitment of the working class.
• Labour Day has its origins in the labour union
movement in the United States in the 19th
century when the industrialists used to exploit
the labour class and made them work up to 15
hours a day.
• The theme of Labour Day 2019 is 'Uniting
Workers for Social and Economic
Advancement'.
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascends the
throne
Japan's new emperor, Naruhito, has formally
ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his
father, Akihito.
• Emperor Akihito abdicated thanking the
people for their support over the last three
decades and expressing hope for a peaceful
future.
• In a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in
Tokyo, Naruhito became the 126th Emperor
of Japan.
• The emperor in Japan holds no political
power but serves as a national symbol.
Benjamin Netanyahu sworn-in as Israel's PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was
among the 120 newly-elected members who were
sworn-into country's new Parliament.
• He was sworn in three weeks after his victory
in the national election.
• His Likud party won 35 seats in the election,
the same as his main opponent from the
centrist Blue and White alliance, led by
former military chief Benny Gantz.
• Support from smaller right-wing parties
allied to Likud led to a majority of 65
parliament members supporting Benjamin
Netanyahu.
UN designates Masood Azhar as a global terrorist
The United Nations designated Pakistan-based Jaish-
e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a "global
terrorist".
• The decision came after China lifted its hold
on a proposal to blacklist him.
• A "global terrorist" designation will subject
Azhar to an assets freeze, travel ban and an
arms embargo.
• France, US and UK had moved a fresh
proposal to declare Azhar as a global terrorist
at the UN in the wake of the Pulwama terror
attack.
• Jaish-e-Mohammed had claimed
responsibility for the attack. China had put a
technical hold on the proposal, blocking it for
the fourth time to designate Azhar.
World Press Freedom Day: 3 May
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated every year
on 3 May.
• This day was proclaimed by the UN General
Assembly in December 1993, following the
recommendation of UNESCO's General
Conference.
• The theme of World Press Freedom Day this
year is ‘Media for Democracy: Journalism
and Elections in Times of Disinformation’.
• The 26th celebration of World Press Freedom
Day is jointly organized by UNESCO,
African Union Commission and the
Government of Ethiopia.
• The main event is being held at the African
Union Headquarters at Addis Ababa.
The UK becomes the first parliament to declare a
climate emergency
The UK is the first national government to declare an
environmental and climate emergency.
• The decision marks a renewed sense of
urgency in tackling climate change.
• Eleven days of protests by the Extinction
Rebellion activist group caused major
disruptions in central London in recent
weeks.
• There is no single definition of what that
means climate emergency but many local
areas say they want to be carbon-neutral by
2030.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama of
Thailand
Thailand has crowned its new King Maha
Vajiralongkorn, marking the first ascension of a new
monarch in seven decades.
• King Vajiralongkorn is the tenth monarch of
the Chakri dynasty, which has reigned since
178
• The last coronation was held in 1950 for the
king's father Bhumibol Adulyadej.
• Thailand has been run by an arch-royalist
junta since 201 The monarchy takes primacy
in the country but it is buttressed by the army.
Points to remember
• Capital: Bangkok
• Currency: Thai Baht
World Laughter Day: 5 May 2019
World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday
of May and this year it falls on May
• The first time this day was celebrated on May
10, 1998, by Madan Kataria in Mumbai.
• This day is marked to spread laughter all
around as it helps to cure many problems that
could be emotional or physical.
• Laughters is the best medicine and can cure
anything.
First Japanese Commercial Rocket Launched,
Reaches Orbit
A Japanese aerospace startup funded by a former
internet maverick successfully launched a small
rocket into space.
• It is the first commercially developed
Japanese rocket to reach orbit.
• Interstellar Technology Inc. said the
unmanned MOMO-3 rocket exceeded 100
kilometres in altitude before falling into the
Pacific Ocean
• Founded in 2013 by Horie, former Livedoor
Co. president, Interstellar Technology aims
to develop low-cost commercial rockets to
carry satellites to space.
World Asthma Day: 7 May 2019
World Asthma Day (WAD) is organized by the
Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) towards
increasing awareness about asthma and its
management across the world.
• It is observed every year on the first Tuesday
of May.
• On this day activities are carried out
throughout the world to motivate asthma
patients to keep their asthma under control.
• The theme for WAD 2019 is ‘STOP for
Asthma’: where STOP stands for Symptom
Evaluation, Test Response, Observe and
Assess, and Proceed to Adjust Treatment.
India to attend G-7 meet in France
India will be attending the Group of 7 industrialised
nations meet organised by France in Biarritz in
August along with Australia, Chile and South Africa.
• The invitation to Australia, France and Chile
besides India reflects the French emphasis on
the Indian Ocean and the Pacific region.
• The G-7 groups together the US, Britain,
France, Italy, Canada, Japan and Germany.
World Red Cross Day: 8 May
Every year the 8th of May is celebrated as World Red
Cross and Red Crescent Day.
• The day is celebrated as it marks the birth
anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of
the Red Cross and International Committee
of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the first
recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
• World Red Cross Day commemorates the
principles of “International Red Cross and
Red Crescent Movement”.
• It is celebrated on May 8 to pay tribute to the
people participated in the event as well as
remembering their contribution to helping
people in need.
• 2019 Theme: #love
Points to remember
• International Committee of the Red Cross
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
NASA to crash spacecraft into an asteroid in 2022
The US space agency NASA revealed its plan to hit
a small moonlet target in a double asteroid system
with a spacecraft in 202
• It is its first mission to demonstrate a
planetary defence technique.
• The Double Asteroid Redirection Test
(DART) will get one chance to hit its target.
• The asteroid, called Didymoon or Didymos
B, is a moon asteroid around 150 meters tall
orbiting a larger body Didymos A.
India signs protocol for export of chilli meal to
Chinese markets
India and China signed a protocol for the export of
Indian chilli meal to China.
• This is the fourth protocol signed between the
two nations over the past year allowing the
export of farm commodities from India.
• Chilli meal is the residue left after oil is
extracted from chillies.
• It is widely used as an industry input in
manufacturing chilli sauce and other similar
products.
• India is the world's largest producer,
consumer and exporter of chillies.
Ireland becomes the second country to declare a
climate emergency
Ireland has declared a climate emergency in their
country, to be the second country after Britain to do
so.
• An amendment to a parliamentary report
declaring a climate emergency and calling on
parliament to examine how the Irish
government can improve its response to the
issue of biodiversity loss was accepted. • Britain's parliament became the first in the
world to declare a climate emergency,
passing the largely symbolic motion on May
The US approves dengue vaccine Dengvaxia
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
approved the first vaccine for dengue, Dengvaxia.
• FDA has also placed significant restrictions
on its use because the vaccine has been
shown to put some people at heightened risk. • It can be only given to the people aged 9 to
16 who live in areas where dengue is endemic
and who are shown by lab testing already to
have been infected with the disease. • The Philippines, which became the first
country to approve it in 2016, was also the
first to ban it in February this year over safety
concerns. • Dengvaxia is produced by the French
pharmaceutical firm Sanofi Pasteur.
UN to hold the 2020 ocean conference in Lisbon
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided
to hold its 2020 high-level conference early June in
Portugal's Lisbon.
• The conference aims to support t he
sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine
resources. • The UNGA decides that the theme of the
conference shall be ‘scaling up ocean action
based on science and innovation for the
implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking,
partnerships and solutions.’
International Day of Families: 15 May
The International Day of Families is observed on the
15th of May every year.
• The day aims to provide an opportunity to
promote awareness of issues relating to
families and to increase knowledge of the
social, economic and demographic processes
affecting them. • The day was proclaimed by the UN General
Assembly in 199 • IDF 2019 theme: ‘Families and Climate
Action: Focus on SDG 13’.
Mexico City declares environmental emergency
and postpones football semi-final
Mexico City has declared an environmental
emergency.
• It ordered vehicles off the road and
postponing the semi-finals of the first-
division football league as a blanket of smog
enveloped in the capital. • A series of wildfires on the city's outskirts
have combined with stagnant weather
conditions to cloak the metropolitan area of
more than 20 million people in a grey cloud.
• It had decided to postpone the first leg of the
first-division semi-final between Leon and
Mexico City club America.
China blocks all language editions of Wikipedia
China has broadened its block of online encyclopedia
Wikipedia to include all language editions.
• According to a report by the Open
Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)
China has started blocking all language
editions of Wikipedia last month. • Previously, most editions of Wikipedia
besides the Chinese language version were
available. • China's online censorship apparatus 'Great
Firewall' blocks a large number of foreign
sites in the country, such as Google,
Facebook and The New York Times.
Trump unveils merit-based immigration system
US President Donald Trump has rolled out a merit-
based immigration system.
• Foreigners, including hundreds and
thousands of Indian professionals and skilled
workers, waiting to get Green Cards or
permanent legal residency will be benefited
from this scheme. • President Trump said under the proposed
system permanent legal residency would be
given based on points for their age,
knowledge, job opportunities and civic sense.
• The proposals significantly increase the
quota for skilled workers from the existing
nearly 12 per cent to 57 per cent. • Besides, immigrants will be required to learn
English and pass a civics exam prior to
admission.
Israel proposes India to be the focus country in
Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020
Israel proposes India to be the focus country in
Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020 at Cannes Film
Festival.
• Indian delegation met Ms Eti Cohen, Director
of Film Department and Council, Israel who
announced the recommendation. • Israel also proposed the idea of making
concept-based films in India, with a focus on
regional and small budget films. • Also, India has been positioned prominently
on the Pocket Guide of Marche Du Film,
Cannes Film Market, which celebrates Indian
cinema as the world’s largest film industry.
World Telecommunication and Information
Society Day: 17th May
World Telecommunication & Information Society
Day is observed all over the world on 17th May.
• The purpose of WTISD is to help raise
awareness of the possibilities that the use of
the Internet and other information and
communication technologies (ICT) can bring
to societies and economies, as well as of ways
to bridge the digital divide. • The theme for World Telecommunication &
Information Society Day 2019 is ‘Bridging
the Standardization Gap’.
World Hypertension Day 2019: 17 May
World Hypertension Day is celebrated on May 17
every year.
• The main aim of the day is to educate the
public and increase awareness of
hypertension, which is also commonly
known as high blood pressure. • Hypertension is a major cause of a range of
health problems such as strokes, heart attacks
and kidney disease, and can also contribute to
dementia. • The theme for this year is 'Know Your
Numbers'.
Saudi Arabia approves permanent residency for
the first time
The Saudi government has approved for the first time
a scheme that gives permanent residency to certain
expatriates, allowing them to own real estate in the
kingdom and reside with their families without a
Saudi sponsor.
• The decision aimed at attracting long-term
investments as the government tries to
diversify the economy and boost domestic
spending. • The "Privileged Iqama" system will offer a
permanent residence scheme and one that can
be renewed annually to highly skilled
expatriates and owners of capital funds. • The decision will attract more investors and
entrepreneurs to Saudi Arabia to help drive
private sector growth and expand
employment opportunities for Saudis.
Saudi Arabia calls an emergency meeting of GCC
in Makkah on May 30
Saudi Arabia has called the leaders of the Gulf Co-
operation Council (GCC) member states as well as
the heads of state of Arab League to convene two
emergency summits in Makkah on the 30th of this
month.
• The emergency meetings called by Saudi
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to look
into the recent acts of sabotage against
commercial vessels off the UAE waters and
the terror attacks on two Saudi pumping
stations, and their consequences on the
region. • UAE and Bahrain have welcomed Saudi's
call.
Points to Remember
• Gulf Cooperation Council HQ: Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia • Arab League HQ: Cairo, Egypt
Australian PM Scott Morrison wins federal
elections
In Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison's
Liberal-National Coalition won the federal elections.
• Prime Minister Morrison has declared victory
after his coalition defied opinion polls and
secured a surprise win over the opposition
Labor Party. • Opposition Labor Party leader Bill Shorten
has announced that he is resigning after
accepting defeat. • The final result of the elections is yet to be
announced, however, with more than 70 per
cent of votes counted the Coalition is ahead
in 74 seats in its quest for a 76-seat majority.
World Bee Day: 20 May 2019
United Nations General Assembly has declared 20
May as World Bee Day.
• Every year on May 20, World Bee Day is
celebrated in order to bring the attention of
the global public towards the significance of
preserving bees as well as other pollinators.
• The day marks the birth anniversary of Anton
Janša, who in the 18th century pioneered
modern beekeeping techniques in his native
Slovenia and praised the bees for their ability
to work so hard while needing so little
attention.
• Bees play a crucial role as pollinators to
provide food, food security and nutrition,
sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, climate
change mitigation and a healthy environment.
India-Singapore Naval drill, SIMBEX begins in
the South China Sea
The Navies of India and Singapore are participating
in the annual maritime bilateral exercise SIMBEX in
the South China Sea.
• The sea phase of the bilateral naval drill
started and will continue till 22 May 201
• The various maritime combat exercises such
as firing on aerial or surface targets, advanced
aerial tracking, coordinated targeting
exercises and tactical exercises on the surface
or air scenarios are being conducted during
the exercise.
• The Indian Naval ships INS Kolkata and INS
Shakti are taking part in the bilateral naval
exercise, along with long-range maritime
patrol aircraft Poseidon-8I.
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue
and Development: 21 May
On 21st May, the UAE celebrated World Day for
Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development to
highlight its efforts in promoting tolerance and
cultural diversity.
• The event coincides with the country’s
declaration of 2019 as the Year for Tolerance.
• The day provides an opportunity to help
communities understand the value of cultural
diversity and learn how to live together in
harmony.
CSIR-NPL introduce Redefined International
System of Units
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and
National Physical Laboratory, CSIR-NPL introduced
redefined International System of Units for the
country.
• The redefined systems are Kilogram, Kelvin,
Mole and Ampere.
• The new SI is being implemented worldwide
from 20th May 2019 i.e. the World
Metrology Day.
• The purpose of a system of units is to enable
world-wide coherence of measurements.
8th Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol Exercise
Myanmar Navy Ship UMS King TabinShweHtee
(773) and UMS Inlay (OPV-54) have arrived Port
Blair on 20 May for the ‘Opening Ceremony’ of the
8th Indo-Myanmar coordinated patrol (IMCOR), at
Andaman and Nicobar Command.
• The CORPAT initiative between the two
navies is meant to address issues of terrorism,
illegal fishing, drug trafficking, human
trafficking, poaching and other illegal
activities inimical to the interest of both
nations.
• Started in Mar 2013, the CORPAT series has
enhanced the mutual understanding and
fostered improved professional interaction
between the two navies.
• The ships would patrol along the
International Maritime Boundary Line
(IMBL) between the two countries covering
a distance of approximately 725 Kms over a
period of four days.
International Day for Biological Diversity: 22
May
According to the United Nations, May 22 is
celebrated as the International Day for Biological
Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and
awareness of biodiversity issues.
• In December 2000, the UN General
Assembly adopted 22 May as IDB, to
commemorate the adoption of the text of the
Convention on 22 May 199
• 2019 Theme: Our Biodiversity, Our Food,
Our Health
Facebook Registers New Fintech Firm in
Switzerland
Facebook has set up a new financial technology
company in Switzerland focusing on blockchain and
payments as well as data analytics and investing.
• Libra Networks, with Facebook Global
Holdings as a stakeholder, was registered in
Geneva on May
UAE launches 'Golden Card' scheme
The United Arab Emirates launched a permanent
residency scheme to woo wealthy individuals and
exceptional talents.
• The "Golden Card" programme is open to
investors and "exceptional talents" such as
doctors, engineers, scientists, students and
artists.
• This move is expected to attract more Indian
professionals and businessmen to the Gulf
nation.
• The first group of 6,800 investors from over
70 countries with investments totalling 100
billion dirhams (USD 27 billion) were being
given permanent residency.
Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as president of South
Africa
South African lawmakers have re-elected Cyril
Ramaphosa as the president of the country.
• Members of Parliament from the African
National Congress have chosen the head of
state in the parliament's first post-election
sitting.
• The party won 230 out of 400 seats in the
election on May
• The African National Congress party won the
ballot with 55 per cent of the vote, its thinnest
majority since the end of apartheid.
Points to remember
• Capitals: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
• Currency: South African Rand
International Commonwealth Day: 24 May
On 24th May 2019, people in Commonwealth
countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and
Americas, the Pacific and Europe observe
Commonwealth Day.
• The 53 members of the Commonwealth span
the entire globe.
• It is observed in countries that were once part
of the British Empire.
• The Theme of this year's Commonwealth
Day is "A Connected Commonwealth".
Points to Remember
• Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and
Australia are the oldest-standing members of
the Commonwealth; they all joined in 193
• Canada is the largest member at nearly 10
million sq.km.
• India is the most populous member with over
one billion inhabitants while Nauru is the
smallest member, with a mere 13,000 people.
WHO declares Algeria, Argentina malaria-free
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared
Algeria and Argentina as malaria-free, with no
recorded cases of indigenous transmission of the
disease since 2013 and 2010 respectively.
• Contracted through the bite of an infected
mosquito, malaria remains one of the world’s
leading killers.
• Algeria is the second country in the WHO
African Region to be officially recognized as
malaria-free, after Mauritius, which was
certified in 197
• Argentina is the second country in the WHO
Region of the Americas to be certified after
Paraguay in June 201
Points to Remember
• Algeria Capital: Algiers
• Argentina Capital: Buenos Aires
India stopped importing oil from Iran after US
waivers expired
India has stopped importing oil from Iran after
American waivers granted to eight buyers expired
early this month.
• India depends heavily on West Asia for its
energy needs and is against any further
escalation of tension in the region.
• India has joined Greece, Italy, Taiwan and
Turkey to become the latest country to
comply with the US sanctions on Tehran over
its nuclear programme.
• The US reimposed sanctions on Iran in
November after pulling out of a 2015 nuclear
accord between Tehran and six world
powers.
• To reduce Iran's crude oil export to zero, the
US on the 2nd of this month ended the
waivers that had allowed the top buyers of
Iranian oil, including India, to continue their
imports for six months.
Africa Day: 25 May
25 May is observed as Africa Day every year.
• It commemorates the foundation of the
Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on 25
May 1963, which is now known as the
African Union.
• May 25, 2019, will mark 56 years since
Africa Day was conceived in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
Points to remember
• African Union HQ: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Members: 55
British PM Theresa May announces the
resignation
British Prime Minister, Theresa May announced that
she is quitting as UK Conservative leader on June 7
in the best interests of the country.
• She is paving the way for a contest to decide
the new Prime Minister after she failed to win
over her ministers with a revised strategy to
withdraw Britain from the European Union.
• She had kept Queen Elizabeth II informed of
her exit timetable, meaning she would be
presiding over US President Donald Trump's
state visit to the UK in early June.
NASA unveils schedule for 'Artemis' 2024 Moon
mission
NASA unveiled the calendar for the "Artemis"
program that will return astronauts to the Moon for
the first time in half a century.
• It also includes eight scheduled launches and
a mini-station in lunar orbit by 202
• The original lunar missions were named for
Apollo - Artemis was his twin sister in Greek
mythology, and the goddess of hunting,
wilderness and the Moon.
• Artemis 1: It is planned for 2020. It will be an
uncrewed flight test mission around Moon.
• The mission will last up to Artemis 3 that will
put astronauts on lunar soil in 2024, including
the first woman.
Trump becomes the first foreign leader to meet
new Japanese emperor
US President Donald Trump got the red carpet
treatment at Japan's Imperial Palace where he made
history, becoming the first world leader to meet with
the new emperor of Japan.
• Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne on
May 1, opening what is called the era of
"Reiwa," or "beautiful harmony."
• The US President is on a four-day state visit
to Japan.
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill
resigns
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill
resigned from his post after weeks of unrest in the
government.
• The announcement came after high-profile
defections from his Government to the
opposition.
• O'Neill has handed over leadership to Sir
Julius Chan, who will become prime minister
for the third time.
• Earlier this month, Mr O'Neill staved off an
attack on his leadership by adjourning the
country's Parliament for three weeks ahead of
a planned vote of no confidence in him.
Points to Remeber
• Capital: Port Moresby
• Currency: Papua New Guinean kina
International Day of UN Peacekeepers observed
The International Day of United Nations
Peacekeepers was observed on 29 May 201
• The objective is to pay tribute to the
invaluable contribution by the uniformed and
civilian personnel and to honour more than
3,800 peacekeepers who have lost their lives
while rendering peacekeeping services.
• The theme this year is “Protecting Civilians,
Protecting Peace”.
International Everest Day: 29th May
International Everest Day was observed on 29 May.
• Nepalese Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand's
Edmund Hillary had climbed the Mt Everest
on this day in 1953, as the first humans to
achieve the feat.
• Nepal decided to observe the day as
International Everest Day since 2008 when
the legendary climber Hillary passed away.
• The day is celebrated with memorial events,
processions, and special events in
Kathmandu and the Everest region.
The US removes India, Switzerland from its
currency monitoring list
The Trump administration removed India from its
currency monitoring list of major trading partners,
citing certain developments and steps being taken by
New Delhi addressing some of its major concerns.
• Switzerland is the other nation that has been
removed from the list.
• However, the list includes China, Japan,
South Korea, Germany, Italy, Ireland,
Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam among
others.
Saudi Arabia lifts the export ban on fruits and
vegetable from Kerala
Kerala's fruits and vegetable exporters have heaved a
sigh of relief following the lifting of the export ban
by Saudi Arabia after the Nipah virus attack last year.
• Kerala has received a communication in this
regard from the Saudi Arabian authorities
that has led to the commencement of direct
exports from the state.
• With the lifting of the embargo, Kozhikode
airport was alone handling 20 tonnes of fruits
and vegetables per day valued at $50,000 to
various destinations in Saudi.
• A similar proportion has also been moving
from the other two airports of Kochi and
Thiruvananthapuram to Dammam, Riyadh
and Jeddah airports.
World No-Tobacco Day: 31st May
Every year, on 31 May, the World Health
Organization (WHO) and global partners celebrate
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD).
• The annual campaign is an opportunity to raise
awareness on the harmful and deadly effects of
tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure,
and to discourage the use of tobacco in any
form.
• The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2019 is
on "tobacco and lung health."
2. Trump announces tariffs on all Mexico goods
US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs
on all goods coming from Mexico in a bid to curb
illegal immigration.
• From 10 June a five per cent tariff would be
imposed and slowly raised until the Illegal
Immigration problem is remedied.
• President Trump has declared a national
emergency to tackle what he claims is a crisis
at the US southern border.
3. Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari sworn in for the
second term as president
Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn in for a second
term as Nigeria's president.
• The 76-year-old leader was sworn in amid tight
security in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
• He did not make a speech during the low-
profile event attended by members of the
diplomatic community.
• Buhari, a former military ruler, won 56 per cent
of the votes to defeat his main challenger,
former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the
Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP).
India will have Defence Cyber Agency soon
In a bid to bolster its capabilities to tackle threats
emanating from hackers, mostly from China and
Pakistan, India is all set to have Defence Cyber
Agency (DCA).
• Senior Navy officer Rear Admiral Mohit
Gupta will be the first head of the DCA.
• The DCA will include a lot of existing
capability with the armed forces for tackling
threats in the cyber domain and will also have
the elements of DRDO working in it.
Gujarat and Maharashtra celebrate their
foundation day
Gujarat and Maharashtra Day is annually celebrated
on May 1 to mark region attaining statehood on May
1, 1960.
• Gujarat is also known as the 'Jewel of
Western India'.
• Gujarat was formed along with Maharashtra
after it was divided from Bombay state.
• However, there is no official celebration this
year due to the model code of conduct.
IGNOU to launch a course on GST
The Indira Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU) will launch an awareness programme on
Goods and Services Tax (GST).
• The program will be launched in
collaboration with the Bombay Stock
Exchange
• The programme, which will be launched by
IGNOU's School of Management Studies
aims to impart the basic knowledge and skills
required to fulfil various requirements under
the GST Act.
• Those who have passed Class 12 are eligible
for the course, which will be offered in
January and July cycle of admissions.
Indo-French joint naval exercise Varuna 11
begins off Goa coast
The first part of the Indo-French joint naval exercise,
Varuna 11 is being held off the Goa coast from 1 to
10 May 201
• The exercise is being conducted in two
phases.
• The harbour phase at Goa would include
cross-visits, professional interactions and
discussions and sports events.
• Varuna 12, the second part of the exercise, is
scheduled to be held in May end in Djibouti.
Chandrayaan-2 to be launched in July
India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 will be
launched on a day between 9 and 16 July 201
• The Indian Space Research Organisation said
that the Chandrayaan-2’s lander will touch
down near the Moon's south pole on 6th
September.
• Chandrayaan-2 will have three modules in it,
an orbiter, a lander named Vikram and a rover
known as Pragyan.
• Chandrayaan-2 will be launched using India's
most powerful rocket GSLV-Mark-
VP Venkaiah Naidu releases postage stamp to
commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri
Vedanta Desikan
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released a postage
stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary
of Sri Vedanta Desikan in New Delhi.
• Mr Naidu said the textbooks must throw light
on the lives of great saints and spiritual icons
such as Sri Vedanta Desikan.
• Sri Vedanta Desikan was a Sri Vaishnava
guru/philosopher and one of the most brilliant
stalwarts of Sri Vaishnavism in the post-
Ramanuja period.
• He was a poet, devotee, philosopher and
master-teacher (desikan).
BHEL successfully commissions two units of a lift
irrigation project in Telangana
The Central Public Sector undertaking Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully
commissioned two motor - pump set units for the
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) in
Telangana.
• Under the scheme, 89 cubic metres per
second of water will be lifted to a height of
106 metres from the Sripada Yellampalli
reservoir to Medaram reservoir and will be
used for irrigation and water supply in nearby
drought-prone areas.
• In Telangana, BHEL has so far
commissioned 27 pump-motor projects
totalling to 753 MW.
Points to Remember
• BHEL Headquarters: New Delhi
• CEO: Atul Sobti
• Founded: 1964
Government and IIT-Delhi to set up a Centre of
Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies
To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi, the Office of the Principal
Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India
and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
have come together to bring the best of science and
technology to implement waste management in
India.
• The Govt of India and IIT Delhi have signed
a Memorandum of Understanding in New
Delhi for setting up a Centre of Excellence
for Waste to Wealth Technologies
• The partnership will provide an effective
platform for stakeholders to bring together
integrated approaches for effective recycling,
reuse and resource recovery of waste.
Cyclone Fani makes landfall in Odisha's Puri
The landfall process of extremely severe Cyclone
Fani began nearly at 8 am on 3 May 2019, close to
Puri in Odisha
• The area recorded a wind speed of 145
kilometres per hour.
• The process of landfall will continue for the
next three hours.
• The area along Puri is witnessing winds with
a speed of 145 kilometres per hour that could
reach up to 180-200 kmph.
• A cyclone making a landfall implies that the
first arm of the cyclone has reached the land.
Green number plates are now mandatory for all-
electric vehicles
The Indian government had earlier proposed a
special green-coloured number plate for all-electric
vehicles in the country.
• The Central government has now asked the
state transport departments to make it
mandatory for all EVs to use the green
number plates.
• The special number plate is supposed to have
the vehicle number spelt out in white colour
on a green background.
• The new mandate is supposed to help provide
preferential treatment to the vehicles with no
carbon emissions.
IIT Indore pips older peers to feature in top 50
Asia University Rankings
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore
enters in the top 50 Times Higher Education (THE)
Asia University Rankings.
• It has yet again pipped its older peers like IIT
Bombay, Delhi, and Madras to be the only
IIT to rank.
• The latest rankings, however, have seen the
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru
maintain its lead position at 29th, same as last
year.
• On the other hand, IIT Bombay which ranked
44 last year, fell 10 places to be ranked at 54th
position this year.
Asia-Pacific economies are set to grow steadily at
7 per cent: ADB
According to the bank’s Asian Development Outlook
2019 report released in April, developing Asia is
projected to grow by 7 per cent this year.
• Mr. Nakao said that consumer and investor
behaviour could be undermined by trade
tensions between countries.
• The bank’s lending grew to a record $26
billion in 2018, 10% higher compared to 201
Points to Remember
• Headquarters: Mandaluyong, Philippines
• Founded: 19 December 1966
• Membership: 68 countries
Defence ministry approves Navy's Rs 3,600-crore
deal with Russia for 10 Kamov-31 helicopters
The defence ministry has approved the procurement
of 10 Kamov Ka-31 Airborne Early Warning and
Control helicopters for the Indian Navy.
• The cost of the deal would be around Rs
3,600 crore.
• The 10 helicopters would be deployed on the
aircraft carriers and warships of the Navy
including the INS Vikrant and Grigorovich-
class frigates.
• The Navy has a fleet of Russian Kamov-28
choppers which were procured in the 1980s
and need to be upgraded for future
operations.
Indian Navy’s frontline missile destroyer INS
Ranjit to be decommissioned
INS Ranjit, the Indian Navy’s frontline missile
destroyer, will be decommissioned at the naval
dockyard in Visakhapatnam on May
• It had served the Indian Navy for 36 years.
• INS Ranjit was the third of the five Kashin-
class destroyers built by erstwhile USSR and
was commissioned in 198
• INS Ranjit was at the forefront of keeping the
nation secure and participated in a number of
operations.
LIC HFL launches Udyam centre
LIC Housing Finance (LIC HFL) has launched
‘Udyam’, a skill centre in Bengaluru.
• It was launched in association with Lok
Bharti Education Society.
• The Centres of Excellence will provide
training to marginalised youth in the BFSI,
retail, and IT/ ITES sectors.
Points to remember
• Headquarters: Maharashtra
• CEO: Vinay Sah
e-Governance Services India ties up with IIT-
Kanpur to upscale Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
Common Service Centre’s (CSC) e-Governance
Services India Limited has tied up with Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur to upscale
‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’.
• ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ is an initiative of the
Ministry of HRD. It aims to find solutions to
accelerate sustainable growth in rural India.
• Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, IIT-
Kanpur has brought together 15 leading
higher education institutions from Uttar
Pradesh.
• These institutes will adopt gram panchayats
and equip them with all citizen-centric
services through CSCs.
Indian Navy launches fourth Scorpene class
submarine
The fourth of Indian Navy’s stealth Scorpene class
Submarines of Project 75 was launched at the
Mazagon Dock Limited at Mumbai in Maharashtra.
• The submarine has been named ‘Vela’ after
an earlier submarine.
• The steel cutting for this submarine
commenced in July 200 The submarine has
completed joining of all its sections.
• The submarines are being built at Mazagon
Dock Limited, with the main collaborator
being M/s Naval group, France.
CEA included in finance panel’s advisory council
Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy
Subramanian has been included in the Advisory
Council of the 15th Finance Commission as its
member.
• The Advisory Council was set up in April
2018 to advise the commission on any issue
or subject related to the terms of reference
(ToR) of the commission.
• In December 2018, the government
appointed Subramanian of Indian School of
Business (ISB), Hyderabad as the chief
economic advisor in the finance ministry for
three years.
Points to Remember
• The 15th Finance Commission was
constituted in November 201
• The role of Commission is to give
recommendations for devolution of taxes and
other fiscal matters to the central government
for 5 years, commencing from April 1, 2020.
• Chairman: N.K. Singh
India and UK in talks to build copycat Naval
supercarrier
The UK is in talks with the Indian government on
building a new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier along
the lines of Britain's HMS Queen Elizabeth.
• The talks are underway for the Indian Navy
to buy detailed plans for the 65,000-ton
British warship to build a so-called "copycat
supercarrier" and will be named INS Vishal
in 202
• It is intended to be the second aircraft carrier
to be built in India after INS Vikrant (IAC-1),
and the first supercarrier to be built in India.
Microsoft unveils its own blockchain-based
service
Microsoft has unveiled fully-managed Azure
Blockchain Service.
• It would simplify the formation, management
and governance so that businesses can focus
on workflow logic and application
development.
• Instead of supporting cryptocurrency
transactions, Azure Blockchain Service will
let businesses develop their applications on
its Cloud-based platform.
• Microsoft has also announced a partnership
with J.P. Morgan to make ‘Quorum’ the first
ledger available in Azure Blockchain
Service.
NIOS, NHMPH ink MoU in Mumbai
The National Institute of Open Schooling Ministry of
Human Resources Development and National Health
Mission of Public Health Department of Government
of Maharashtra signed a Memorandum of
Understanding in Mumbai.
• The MOU focused on offering Vocational
programmes to the Health Service Providers
of National Health Mission (NHM) through
National Institute of Open Schooling.
• It aims to impart uniform structured and
quality training to Multipurpose Health
Workers, Class Ill Male Health Workers and
Community Health Workers followed by
their assessment evaluation and certification.
India re-elected as an observer to inter-
governmental forum Arctic Council
India has been re-elected as an observer to inter-
governmental forum Arctic Council.
• The Arctic Council promotes cooperation,
coordination and interaction among Arctic
states on common issues, particularly on
sustainable development and environmental
protection.
• At the 11th Arctic Council ministerial
meeting at Rovaniemi, Finland and India re-
elected as Observer of the Arctic Council.
India, Bangladesh to jointly produce a movie on
life, works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman
India and Bangladesh will co-produce a film on the
life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman and a documentary on Bangladesh
Liberation War.
• The co-production was earlier announced by
the Prime Ministers of both the countries.
• The movie will be directed by acclaimed
filmmaker Shyam Benegal, along with the
writer Atul Tiwari.
• Co-production of a documentary on
Bangladesh Liberation War was also
discussed.
59th BRO Raising Day
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) celebrated its
59th Raising Day on 7 May 201
• It was formed on 7 May 1960.
• BRO is a leading road construction agency
under the Ministry of Defence with a primary
role of providing road connectivity in border
areas.
• It executes road construction and
maintenance works along the Northern and
Western frontiers primarily to meet the
strategic requirements of the Army.
• It is responsible for over 53,000 Km roads.
Points to remember
• BRO Director General: Lt. Gen.Harpal Singh
• Parent organisation: Ministry of Defence
MNRE holds ‘Chintan Baithak’ with the
stakeholders of Renewable Energy (RE) sector
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) held
a ‘Chintan Baithak’ with the stakeholders of the
Renewable Energy sector in New Delhi.
• The ‘Baithak’ (meet) was chaired by
Secretary, MNRE, Shri Anand Kumar.
• The meeting deliberated upon various issues
pertaining to the RE sector viz. solar, wind,
bio-energy, small-hydro, regulatory issues,
bidding & pricing, demand forecasting,
financing of RE projects, energy storage,
Make in India, skilling India’s RE workforce
etc.
• Various policy interventions were suggested
for the sector by the stakeholders at ‘Chintan
Baithak’ and MNRE will consider these
suggestions.
Drug firm Merck Ltd renamed as Procter &
Gamble Health Ltd
Drug firm Merck Ltd has been renamed as Procter &
Gamble Health Ltd.
• The name has been changed following P&G's
global acquisition of the consumer health
business of Merck KGaA, Germany.
• The company has received approval from the
Registrar of Companies, Mumbai,
Maharashtra, for change of name from Merck
Ltd to Procter & Gamble Health Ltd.
Desert Storm 2019 started
Desert Storm 2019, touted to be the longest Cross-
Country Rally in India started.
• The four-day-long Rally will see over 100
teams competing in high temperatures, dune
crossings and fast technical gravel straights.
• It comprises 600 km of extremely harsh
Special Stages in addition to over 900 km of
Transport Stages.
• The first stage, covering a distance of 158
km, is starting from Bikaner in Rajasthan.
Vice President Naidu to embark on 4-day visit to
Vietnam
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will embark on a
four-day official visit to Vietnam.
• The visit is expected to enhance India’s
comprehensive strategic partnership with the
Southeast Asian nation.
• Apart from holding one-on-one talks with the
leaders of Vietnam, the Vice President will
participate in the 16th United Nations Day of
Vesak at Tam Chuc pagoda in Vietnam
Points to remember
• Vietnam Capital: Hanoi
• Currency: Vietnamese Dong
Chhattisgarh cops deploy first ever anti-Naxal
women's commando unit
The Chhattisgarh police for the first time has
inducted women commandos in the District Reserve
Guard in its frontline anti-Naxal force.
• These women commandos were part of the
security forces' "short action teams" that
eliminated three Naxal "commanders" in the
past one month.
• The specially-raised squad, christened
'Danteshwari Ladake', or fighters of Goddess
Danteshwari, was inducted in the state's
Naxal-hit Dantewada district.
• Of the 30 recruits, 10 are surrendered women
Naxals, while 10 others are assistant
constables who were part of the erstwhile
Salwa Judum (anti-Naxal militia) movement.
158th birth anniversary of Tagore
The 158th birth anniversary of Rabindra Nath Tagore
is being celebrated all over West Bengal.
• According to the Bengali calendar, Tagore
was born on the 25th day of Boishakh month.
Subsequently, West Bengal celebrates
Tagore’s birthday as per the Bengali
calendar, which overlaps with either May 8
or May 9 on the Gregorian calendar.
• However, in other states, Rabindranath
Tagore Jayanti is observed as per the
Gregorian calendar on May
Points to Remember
• He is the only known person to have written
the national anthems for two different
countries. Jana Gana Mana, the national
anthem for India, and Amar Sonar Bangla,
the national anthem for Bangladesh.
• He won Nobel Prize for Literature in 191
Max Life Insurance to mark 6th of every month
as Protection Day
Max Life Insurance Co Ltd announced that it will
dedicate the 6th day of every calendar month as
'Protection Day'.
• The day aims to increase awareness around
the concept of financial protection.
• As a part of this initiative, a wide range of
initiatives will be rolled out across Max Life's
network.
• The Company will also drive a "Super
Customer Week", where customers across
the board will be educated about various
aspects of financial protection.
Airtel and Hughes to merge their VSAT
operations in India
Telecom major Bharti Airtel and Hughes
Communications India Ltd (HCIL) announced the
merger of their VSAT (Very Small Aperture
Terminal) satellite communications operations in
India.
• The companies did not disclose the financial
details of the transaction, which is subject to
approvals by relevant authorities.
• Hughes will have majority ownership in the
combined entity and Sunil Mittal-led Airtel
will have a significant shareholding.
• HCIL, a subsidiary of Hughes Network
Systems, is one of the leading broadband
satellite service operators in India.
INS Kolkata and Shakti undertake Group Sail
with Japan, Philippines, US naval ships
Two Indian Navy ships Kolkata and Shakti carried
out 'Group Sail' with naval ships of Japan,
Philippines and the USA in the South China Sea from
May 3 to May
• The 'Group Sail' was aimed to deepen the
existing partnership and foster mutual
understanding among participating navies.
• At Qingdao in China, both the ships had
participated in the International Fleet Review
(IFR) as part of the 70th Anniversary
Celebration of People's Liberation Army
PLA (Navy).
CBIC organises a meeting of regional heads of
Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of
the WCO in Kochi
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC)
organised a meeting of the Regional Heads of
Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of
the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Kochi
from 08th to 10th May 201
• India is hosting this meeting in its capacity as
Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific region that it
assumed on 1st July 2018 for a two-year
period.
• The meeting will take stock of the progress
being made in carrying forward the
programmes and initiatives of WCO.
• This meeting is being chaired by Mr Pranab
Kumar Das, Chairman, CBIC.
Reliance Industries' subsidiary acquires iconic
British toy retailer Hamleys
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries has
announced it will acquire iconic British toy-maker
Hamleys for 696 million pounds (around Rs 620
crore) in an all-cash deal.
• Founded in 1760, Hamleys is the oldest and
largest toy shop in the world with 167 stores
in 18 countries.
• It is currently owned by Chinese fashion
conglomerate C Banner International, which
had acquired it for 100 million pounds in 201
Facebook chooses London as a base for
WhatsApp payments
Facebook has chosen London as the centre for the
global roll-out of WhatsApp pay.
• It has been chosen before the social media
giant launches its digital payments service on
the mobile messaging platform in India. • Facebook said it chose the UK, where
WhatsApp is far more popular than the US
because it attracts a multicultural workforce
from many of the countries where WhatsApp
is widely used, such as India. • Out of WhatsApp user base of 5 billion
people, more than 200 million people are in
India.
5th United Nations Global Road Safety Week
The Fifth United Nations Global Road Safety Week
is taking place from May 6 to 1
• 2019 theme: ‘Leadership for road safety’ • This major worldwide campaign was
requested by the United Nations General
Assembly in April 2018 on improving global
road safety. • The Global status report on road safety 2018
shows that road traffic crashes claim
approximately 35 million lives across the
world every year.
National technology day: 11 May 2019
National Technology Day is observed every year on
the 11th of May in India.
• It acts as a reminder of the anniversary of
mission Shakti. • Shakti is the Pokhran nuclear test which was
held on the 11th of May, 199 • The day highlights the important role of
Science in our daily lives and encourages
students to embrace Science as a career
option. • Hansa 3, India’s first indigenous aircraft was
first tested on the same day in 1998 in
Bangalore. • Successful test firing of Trishul, a short-range
missile made in India, was also done on the
same day.
WTO Ministerial Meeting of Developing
Countries in New Delhi
A WTO Ministerial meeting of developing countries
is being hosted by India in New Delhi on 13-14 May
201
• Sixteen developing countries, Six Least
Developed Countries (LDC) (Argentina,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Brazil, Central
African Republic (CAR), Chad, China,
Egypt, Guatemala, Guyana, Indonesia,
Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Malaysia,
Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
Turkey, Uganda)and DG, WTO are
participating in the meeting. • The two-day meeting will be interactive in
order to provide an opportunity for the
Ministers to discuss various issues and the
way forward. • This meeting at New Delhi is an effort to
bring together the developing countries and
Least Developed Countries on a platform for
sharing common concerns.
Mother’s Day: 12 May 2019
Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of
every May to honour motherhood and pay homage to
mothers who have and continue to inspire us all.
• It is believed that the bond between a mother
and her child is the strongest, and Mother’s
Day appreciates the same.
• This year, the occasion falls on May 1
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reveals mock-up of
new lunar lander spacecraft
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos showcased a mock-up of
a new lunar lander spacecraft.
• He said that the spacecraft will be able to take
equipment and humans to the moon by 202 • The spacecraft was built by his Blue Origin
rocket company and is called Blue Moon. • Blue Moon is planned to be capable of
delivering 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) to the surface
of the Moon and can also be used as a cargo
vehicle to support NASA’s outer space
activities.
ISRO to launch RISAT-2B from Sriharikota on
May 22
Indian Space Research Organization ISRO is
scheduled to launch the nation’s latest radar
imaging satellite RISAT-2B on 22nd May.
• It will be lifted off by the workhorse rocket
PSLV-C46 in its 48th flight. • It will zoom into space from the First Launch
Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at
Sriharikota, 90 km north of Chennai. • RISAT-2B is a modern radar imaging earth
observation satellite. It will be placed in an
orbit of 555 km from the earth.
Indian Air Force gets first Apache Helicopter
from the US
The first Apache Helicopter AH-64E(I) was formally
handed over to the Indian Air Force, IAF at Boeing
production facility in Mesa, Arizona, USA.
• The IAF had signed a contract with the US
Government and Boeing Company in
September 2015 for 22 Apache helicopters. • The first batch of the helicopters is scheduled
to be shipped to India by July this year. • These helicopters will provide a significant
edge in any future joint operations in support.
World’s 1st parent-wise genome for buffaloes
developed
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
has developed the world’s first complete parent-wise
genome assembly called “NDDB_ABRO_Murrah”
of riverine buffaloes.
• This comes after the successful launch of
INDUSCHIP, a customized genotyping chip
for indigenous cattle and their crosses. • Buffaloes contribute more than 50% to the
total milk production in India which is the
world’s largest milk producer. • The development of genome assembly will
help in improving genetics of the buffaloes
and enhancing their productivity further.
Vice President inaugurates 'Jaipur Foot Artificial
Limb' fitment camp
On the 3rd day of his Vietnam visit, Vice President
M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the artificial limb
fitments to the beneficiaries at the Embassy of India
in Hanoi under India for Humanity initiative.
• Naidu inaugurated the Jaipur Foot Artificial
Limb Fitment Camp in Hanoi during his four-
day official visit to Vietnam.
• The Camp is being held under the 'India For
Humanity' program in the context of the
150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. • The iconic Jaipur Foot is lighter than all the
other artificial limbs and has transformed the
lives of thousands and helped them lead a life
of dignity.
I&B Secretary Amit Khare leads Indian
Delegation to Cannes Film Festival
India Pavilion is set to be inaugurated at Cannes Film
Festival, which will be held from 14th to 25th May
2019 in Cannes, France.
• The Pavilion will showcase Indian cinema
across linguistic, cultural and regional
diversity, with the aim of forging
international partnerships in distribution,
production, filming in India. • The Indian Delegation this year will be led by
Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting • The Film Delegation would consist of Shri
Prasoon Joshi, Chairman, CBFC and
acclaimed filmmakers Shri Rahul Rawail,
Shri Shaji N. Karun and Shri Madhur
Bhandarkar.
Central teams arrive in Odisha to assess the
damage by cyclone Fani
A nine-member central team reached Odisha to
assess the damage caused by Cyclone Fani that
ravaged the state's coastal districts on May 3 and left
64 dead.
• The inter-ministerial team is being led by
Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Home
Affairs Vivek Bharadwaj. • Before beginning the on-the-spot assessment
in the affected areas, the team members will
be briefed by Special Relief Commissioner B
P Sethi.
• The team will be split into two groups. They
will visit Puri and Khurda districts, the worst
affected by the cyclone, on May 13 and 1
Spectacular Thrissur Pooram festival begins in
Kerala
The 2019 edition of the Thrissur Pooram is an
extravagant temple festival in Kerala.
• It is held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in
Thrissur every year on the Pooram day - the
day when the moon rises with the Pooram
star. • A 54-year-old elephant ‘Thechikottukavu
Ramachandran’ also participated in the
festival. • It was banned after it killed two people earlier
this year. • Ramachandran, the tallest elephant of the
state, pushed open the southern entrance of
the shrine amid thunderous cheers of the
people gathered on the temple ground.
Central government extends the ban on LTTE for
five years
The Central Government has extended the ban on the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for
another five years.
• The ban has been extended under sub-
sections (1) and (3) of section 3 of the
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
with immediate effect.
• LTTE was a Tamil militant and political
organization that was based in northeastern
Sri Lanka. • It was founded in May 1976 by Velupillai
Prabhakaran.
DRDO conducts a successful flight test of
ABHYAS
Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) conducted a successful flight test of
ABHYAS - High-speed Expendable Aerial Target
(HEAT) from Interim Test Range, Chandipur in
Odisha.
• The flight test was tracked by various
RADARS and Electro Optic Systems and
proved its performance in a fully autonomous
waypoint navigation mode. • The configuration of ABHYAS is designed
on an in-line small gas turbine engine and
uses indigenously developed MEMS-based
navigation system for its navigation and
guidance. • The performance of the system was as per
simulations carried out and demonstrated the
capability of ABHYAS to meet the mission
requirement for a cost-effective High-speed
Expendable Aerial Target.
Young Scientist Programme 'Yuvika2019'
inaugurated
The Young Scientist Programme ‘Yuvika2019’ has
been inaugurated by Indian Space Research
Organisation, ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan.
• The two-week residential summer vacation
programme spread over four ISRO centres in
Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram,
Ahmedabad and Shillong are attended by 110
students. • The programme will help in inculcating
scientific temper in the students. • The participants will be visiting the spaceport
of India, Satish Dhawan Space Centre in
Shriharikota during this programme.
Indonesian Coast Guard ship arrives in Port Blair
Indonesian Coast Guard ship ‘Tanjung Datu’ arrived
in Port Blair along with a high-level delegation led
by First Admiral Eko Murwanto.
• The aim of this goodwill visit is to enhance
bilateral cooperation between the Coast
Guards of two countries. • The ship ‘KN Tanjung Datu’ is a Patrol
Vessel. The ship has a complement of 25
officers and 40 sailors. • During her stay in Port Blair, various
professional exchanges including Table Top
exercise and Sea Exercise will be conducted.
India's retail inflation picks up to 92% in April
Retail inflation rose marginally to 92 per cent in
April this year, mainly due to the rise in food prices.
• According to the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation data released,
the inflation based on the Consumer Price
Index (CPI) was 86 per cent in the previous
month and 58 per cent in April last. • According to the Central Statistics Office
(CSO) data the inflation in the food basket
was 1 per cent last month, up from 0.3 per
cent in March this year. • CPI-based inflation data is an important
indicator of the economy as the Reserve Bank
of India mainly factors in it while arriving at
its monetary policy.
HDFC ERGO launches 'Mosquito Disease
Protection Policy'
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
announced the launch of 'Mosquito Disease
Protection Policy'.
• This new policy will cover an individual
against common mosquito-borne diseases
like Dengue Fever, Malaria, Chikungunya,
Japanese Encephalitis, Kala-azar, Lymphatic
Filariasis and Zika Virus. • According to the report published by
National Health Profile 2018, there has been
an alarming rise in dengue cases in India, an
increase of 300 per cent between 2009-201 • These diseases also lead to hospitalisation
adding burden on expense or affecting the No
Claim Bonus of any standard Health
Insurance.
Kami Rita Sherpa scales Mt. Everest for record
23rd time
The 49-year-old Sherpa climber Kami Rita scaled
Mount Everest for the 23rd time.
• He broke his own record of the most
successful ascents of the world's highest
peak. • The Sherpa climber, who hails from Thame
village in Solukhumbu district, first scaled
the Mount Everest on May 13, 199 • He has already climbed most of the peaks
above 8,000 m including K2, Cho-Oyu,
Lhoste, and Annapurna among others. • The route taken by him was pioneered by
New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary and
Sherpa Tenzing Norgay when they became
the first climbers to reach the summit in 195
India to co-chair Consultative Group (CG) of
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and
Recovery (GFDRR)
India has been unanimously chosen as co-chair of the
Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for
Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the
fiscal year 2020.
• The decision was taken during the meeting of
GFDRR held in Geneva, Switzerland. • GFDRR is a global partnership that helps
developing countries better understand and
reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards
and climate change.
• It is is a grant-funding mechanism, managed
by the World Bank, that supports disaster risk
management projects worldwide.
Exercise Bull Strike at Teressa Island, Andaman
The military drill named as Exercise Bull strike was
conducted to showcase joint operations capability of
the armed forces.
• During the exercise, the army personnel got
the chance to display their prowess by
undertaking company level airborne
operation at Teressa island, Andaman
Nicobar. • 170 troops from three services carried out
para drop operations in a Combat Free Fall
and Static Line mode.
Jaisalmer gets Ready to Host International Army
Scout Masters Competition 2019
International Army Scout Masters Competition as a
part of International Army Games will be organised
under the aegis of Konark Corps at Jaisalmer from 24
July to 17 August 201
• The event will witness the participation of the
Mechanised Infantry Scout Teams of eight
countries including Russia who is the
founding member of this format of
International Army Games. • The International Army Scout Masters
Competition will be conducted in five stages. • It will test the overall skills of Mechanised
Infantry Scouts in simulated battlefield
scenarios.
Indian Navy’s Service Selection Board
Inaugurated At Kolkata
Admiral Sunil Lanba, the Chief of Naval Staff
inaugurated Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Service
Selection Board (SSB) at Diamond Harbour, near
Kolkata.
• SSB (Kolkata) is located approximately 55
km away from central Kolkata. • This is the fifth Service Selection Board of
the Indian Navy and caters for selection of
both Permanent and Short Service
Commission officers. • The other Boards are located in Bhopal,
Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam and Coimbatore. • SSB (Kolkata) has the capacity to screen
approximately 5000 officer-candidates
annually.
MoU signed for Plantation of Rudraksha Trees in
Uttarakhand
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed
between National Mission for Clean Ganga, HCL
Foundation and INTACH for taking up a project of
Plantation of Rudraksha Trees in Uttarakhand.
• Trees will be planted as a part of CSR
initiative under the Namami Gange
Programme. • The project aims at planting 10 thousand
Rudraksha trees in the catchment area of river
Ganga in Uttarakhand in association with the
local community and other stakeholders. • It will also help in generating income for
people residing in those areas.
Workshop on Artificial Bio Organs held in
Visakhapatnam
Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) has
recently organized a one-day workshop on Organ
Bio Printing at the Kalam Convention Center, AMTZ
Campus in Visakhapatnam.
• The workshop aims to strengthen Indo-
Australian Cooperation and achieve the
development of the 3D printing industry in
both countries. • The workshop explored 3D printing, an
innovative technology that covers all medical
disciplines and offers new opportunities in
diagnostics and therapy.
India signs ‘Christchurch Call’ to action to
combat online extremism
To combat online extremism, India has decided to
sign an international call initiated by the
governments of France and New Zealand along with
top social media companies after the Christchurch
attacks.
• The document called "Christchurch Call To
Action" was signed and adopted on with
participation from 26 nations. • Participants were asked to pledge to eliminate
terrorist and violent extremist content on
social media and other online platforms.
Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube resigns with
immediate effect
Jet Airways Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube
resigned from the company with immediate effect on
citing "personal reasons".
• He is the fifth top-level official to quit the
company after its deputy CEO and Chief
Financial Officer Amit Agarwal and
company's Chief People Officer (CPO) Rahul
Taneja put in their resignation papers. • The airline ceased operations temporarily
around mid-April due to the acute liquidity
crisis. • Most of the airline's board members have also
quit in the last month. • Former Chief Election Commissioner Nasim
Zaidi had also resigned from the Jet Airways
board as its Non-Executive and Non-
Independent Director citing time constraints
and personal reasons.
NSG commandos summit Mt Everest in maiden
attempt
Commandos of the National Security Guard, NSG,
scaled the Mount Everest, the world's highest peak,
in their maiden attempt.
• The NSG team led by Lt Col J P Kumar
successfully unfurled the Indian flag at the
8,848-metre tall peak. • The 12-member team was flagged off by
Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba on March 29
from in New Delhi. • Five other members of the team are likely to
summit the peak on May 22 as per schedule.
11th Joint Consular Committee meet between
India, Iran held in Delhi
The 11th Joint Consular Committee meeting between
India and Iran took place in New Delhi.
• Both sides discussed the early conclusion of
Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance on
civil and commercial matters and extending
the longer duration of e-Visa for each other
nationals on reciprocity. • The meeting provided an opportunity to
review the status of ongoing cooperation in
consular and visa related issues. • It also discusses ways and means to further
expand people to people contacts and
promote friendly exchanges between India
and Iran.
Lokpal website launched
The website of the Lokpal has been launched.
• The website, www.lokpal.gov.in, was
inaugurated by Chairperson Justice Pinaki
Chandra Ghose in presence of all the
Members of Lokpal in New Delhi. • It provides basic information about the
working and functioning of the anti-
corruption ombudsman. • The Lokpal is the first institution of its kind
in India established under the Lokpal and
Lokayuktas Act, 2013 to inquire and
investigate into allegations of the corruption
against public functionaries.
Points to remember
• Chairperson of Lokpal is Pinaki Chandra
Ghose
Sikkim Statehood Day: 16th May
Sikkim celebrated its 43rd statehood day on 16 May
201
• It was on this day in 1975 that Sikkim had
officially become the 22nd state under the
Union of India. • In 1975 Kazi Lhendup Dorjee became its first
chief minister. • Points to remember • Governor: Ganga Prasad • Chief Minister: Pawan Chamling • Rajya Sabha seats: 1 • Lok Sabha seats: 1
Indian Navy conducts successful fire trial of
MRSAM
The Indian Navy achieved a significant milestone in
enhancing its Anti-Air Warfare Capability with the
maiden cooperative engagement firing of the
Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM).
• The firing was undertaken on the Western
Seaboard by Indian Naval Ships Kochi and
Chennai. • In test the missiles of both ships were
controlled by one ship to intercept different
aerial targets at extended ranges. • The firing trial was carried out by the Indian
Navy, DRDO and Israel Aerospace
Industries. • The MRSAM has been manufactured by
Bharat Dynamics Limited.
Centre issues drought advisory to 6 states, asks
them to use water judiciously
Centre has issued a drought advisory to Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and
Tamil Nadu.
• It also asked them to use water judiciously as
water storage in dams dropping to a critical
level. • The drought advisory is issued to states when
the water level in reservoirs is 20 per cent less
than the average of live water storage figures
of the past 10 years. • Central Water Commission monitors water
storage available in 91 major reservoirs
across the country. • According to the report the total water
storage available is 22 per cent of the total
storage capacity of these reservoirs.
Spanish Naval ship on Mumbai visit from May 18
to 23
Spanish Navy ship 'Mendez Nunez' with a crew of 30
officers and 135 sailors is on Mumbai visit from May
18 to 2
• The ship is on Overseas Deployment and is
docked at the Mumbai Port Trust. • 'Mendez Nunez' will interact with Rear
Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer
Commanding, Maharashtra Naval Area,
during its stay. • The visit by the Spanish Navy ship to
Mumbai would further strengthen the
existing bonds between the two navies.
Elections for 17th Lok Sabha conclude
successfully
Elections for the 17th Lok Sabha concluded
successfully.
• The election for 542 seats was held in seven
phases.
• Overall around 70 per cent polling was
recorded in all the phases.
• That this year's general elections were more
peaceful as compared to the 2014 edition.
• With the completion of the polling process,
the fate of 8,049 candidates, who were in the
fray for 542 Lok Sabha seats has been sealed
into the EVMs.
• Counting of votes for Lok Sabha and
assembly elections will be done on 23rd May.
Sushma Swaraj to attend SCO foreign ministers
meet in Bishkek from May 21
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will attend
a two-day meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) in Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek
• During the meeting, several pressing issues
including a thread of terrorism are expected
to be discussed.
• The Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) will
exchange views on topical issues of
international and regional importance,
besides reviewing the preparation for the
SCO Summit in Bishkek from June 13-1
• The SCO was founded at a summit in
Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia,
China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan,
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
• Along with India, Pakistan was also granted
SCO membership in 201
Kerala first Indian state to tap into masala bond
market
The Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board’s
(KIIFB) celebrated its debut Masala Bond listing on
the London Stock Exchange with a special market
open ceremony.
• Kerala is the first Indian state to tap into the
market for masala bonds.
• KIIFB, a state government agency, had raised
Rs 2,150 crore through its debut masala bond
issue.
• KIIFB plans to raise Rs 5,000 crore through
masala bonds to fund large and critical
infrastructure projects in Kerala.
• Indian Rupee denominated overseas bonds
are popularly known as masala bonds.
ISRO successfully launches earth observation
satellite RISAT-2B
Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully
launched its earth observation satellite RISAT-2B
from Sriharikota.
• ISRO's trusted launcher PSLV-C46 carrying
RISAT-2B blasted off from the Satish
Dhawan Space Centre.
• RISAT-2B meant for application in fields
such as surveillance, agriculture, forestry and
disaster management support.
• It will replace the RISAT-2, which was
launched in 200
• The RISAT-2B is equipped with a synthetic
aperture radar that can take pictures of the
earth during day and night, and also under
cloudy conditions.
Telangana city offers last rites for poor at Rs 1
Seeking to ensure a decent funeral for the poor, the
civic body in Karimnagar city of Telangana will
launch a scheme next month under which last rites
can be performed for just one rupee.
• The 'Antim Yatra Aakhri Safar' would be
launched on June 15 and Rs 10 crore had
already been allotted for the initiative, which
would take care of the funeral as per the
religious customs of the deceased.
• The middle and low-income group people
can avail the facility by paying only Rs 1 as
charges for cremation.
• The scheme will be extended to all,
irrespective of caste and religion.
• Under the scheme, the municipal corporation
of the town will provide wood, pieces of
sandalwood and kerosene to the family of the
deceased for performing the last rites.
India to grow at 1% in FY'20: United Nations'
report
A report by the United Nations says India's economy
is projected to grow at 1 per cent in the fiscal year
2020.
• The report says that the Indian economy
expanded by 2 per cent in 201
• The report said, strong domestic consumption
and investment will continue to support
growth, which is projected at 0 per cent in
2019 and 1 per cent in 2020.
IAF successfully fires BrahMos air version missile
from frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft
Indian Air Force successfully fired the BrahMos air
version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter
aircraft.
• The BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet
supersonic cruise missile that can be
launched from submarine, ships, aircraft, or
land.
• It is the fastest supersonic cruise missile in
the world.
• It is a joint venture between Russia and India.
India performs poorly in kids right index, ranks
117
India stands in a lowly 117th position out of 181
countries in the Kids Right Index.
• It is an annual global index which ranks how
countries adhere to and are equipped to
improve child rights.
• Countries are judged on five indicators: the
right to life, right to education, right to health,
right to protection and enabling environment
for child rights.
• Iceland secured the top position in the index
followed by Portugal.
Affiliation of ICG ship Shaurya with 3rd (Naga
Hills) battalion of Assam Rifles
An Affiliation Charter has been signed between 3rd
(Naga Hills) Battalion of Assam Rifles and Indian
Coast Guard Ship ‘Shaurya’ at Shillong.
• The affiliation has been signed as an effort to
enhance inter Armed Forces Cooperation and
utilise each other’s assets for training and
sports.
• Assam Rifles is the oldest Para Military
Force of India with a rich history of valour,
courage and tradition.
• Assam Rifles have 46 Battalions manning the
Indo-Myanmar border and countering the
insurgency in the northeast states.
• On the contrary, the ICG, with 142 ships &
62 aircraft is one of the youngest Armed
Force under Ministry of Defence.
Bhawana Kanth becomes the 1st fighter pilot to
qualify to undertake combat missions
Indian Air Force officer Flight Lieutenant Bhawana
Kanth has become the first day-time Indian woman
fighter pilot.
• This comes after she completed her day
operational syllabus as a fighter pilot on the
MiG-21 Bison aircraft.
• Officials said the next woman fighter pilot to
undertake missions by day is Flight
Lieutenant Avani Chaturvedi.
Indra Nooyi receives an honorary degree from
Yale University
Former PepsiCo chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi was
presented with an honorary degree by the prestigious
Yale University.
• She recieved the award in recognition of her
achievements in business and for being a
global role model who encouraged women
and girls to see themselves as top corporate
executives.
• In 2006, Nooyi became the first woman to
helm the global food and beverage giant
PepsiCo. She stepped down in October 2 last
year as PepsiCo's CEO.
Jagan Mohan Reddy to be sworn in as CM of
Andhra Pradesh on May 30
In Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress Chief Jagan
Mohan Reddy will be sworn in as chief minister of
Andhra Pradesh on 30 May at Vijayawada.
• Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced this
following his party achieving inching
towards a landslide victory in the legislative
elections for Andhra Pradesh Legislative
assembly held on April 11th.
Points to remember
• Governor: E. S. L. Narasimhan
• Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly seats:
175
5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo inaugurated
The 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo, including
Transport India, Solar India, Buildings India and
Water India expos, was inaugurated by Durga
Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and
Urban Affairs, Government of India, at the Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi.
• It was organised by India Trade Promotion
Organization (ITPO) and Exhibitions India
Group.
• The event builds upon Government of India's
'Smart Cities Mission' through a display of a
vast array of products and solutions relevant
to building smart cities in India.
Sahara - A Hostel for the Veer Naris
Hon'ble Lt Governor of Delhi Shri Anil Baijal
inaugurated the Sahara Naval Hostel for the ‘Veer
Naris’ at Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.
• The unique project steered by the Indian
Navy for ‘Naval Veer Naris’ has been built in
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
partnership with National Buildings
Construction Corporation (NBCC).
• The hostel addresses a long term need felt
towards the rehabilitation of Naval ‘Veer
Naris’ and provide them with a safe and
secure environment which will help them
rebuild their lives.
Cabinet passes a resolution recommending
dissolution of 16th Lok Sabha
The Union Cabinet has passed a resolution
recommending the dissolution of the 16th Lok
Sabha.
• The Cabinet met in New Delhi under the
chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and took a decision in this
regard. Now, Mr Modi will meet President
Ram Nath Kovind.
• After the Cabinet's recommendation, the
President will dissolve the present Lok
Sabha. The term of the 16th Lok Sabha will
end on the 3rd June and the 17th Lok Sabha
has to be constituted before that date.
• The process to form a new House will be
initiated when the Chief Election
Commissioner along with Election
Commissioners.
BJP led NDA set to form new govt at Centre
The BJP has surpassed its previous record of 282 Lok
Sabha seats in 2014, winning 303 constituencies and
leading in one in the 543 member house.
• Elections were held in 542 constituencies. All
the results have come in except Arunachal
West.
• The Congress failed to make a mark and the
party could hardly improve its tally of 44 in
the previous Lok Sabha and secured 52 seats
in 2019 elections.
• The DMK gets third positions winning 23
seats followed by Trinamool Congress and
YSR Congress 22 each.
• Two-time BJP MP C R Patil came close to
surpassing the all-time victory margin in Lok
Sabha polls as he won the Navsari seat in
Gujarat by garnering 89 lakh more votes than
his rival - the highest margin in 2019 polls.
Pawan Chamling era ends in Sikkim after over
24 years
Five-time Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling's
era ended in Sikkim after over 24 years in power as
his party SDF lost the state elections.
• While Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) got
15 seats in the hill state, Sikkim Krantikari
Morcha, which came into being in 2013,
bagged 17 seats, one more than required for a
majority in the 32-member Assembly.
• He was the country’s longest-serving Chief
Minister.
Pak successfully tests ballistic missile Shaheen-II
Pakistan successfully test-fired surface-to-surface
ballistic missile Shaheen-II.
• It is capable of hitting targets as far as 1,500
kilometres away, bringing major Indian cities
under its range.
• Shaheen-II is a highly capable missile that
fully meets Pakistan’s strategic needs
towards the maintenance of desired
deterrence stability in the region.
Isro's new commercial arm NewSpace India
officially inaugurated
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial
arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro),
was officially inaugurated in Bengaluru.
• NSIL's main objective is to scale up industry
participation in Indian space programmes.
• Specifically, it will be responsible for
manufacturing the and production of Small
Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) and Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) through
technology transfer mechanisms.
Naveen Patnaik all set for record fifth term as
Odisha CM
Naveen Patnaik is all set to take oath as chief minister
of the State for a record fifth term in a row.
• BJD headed by him has won a decisive
victory in the assembly polls bagging 112 of
the 146 assembly seats, polls for which were
held along with the Lok Sabha elections.
• The 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly which
was formed on June 12, 2014, will complete
its term on June 11, 201
DRDO successfully test fires Akash-1S surface to
air defence missile system
Defence Research and Development Organisation
(DRDO) successfully test fired the Akash-1S surface
to air defence missile system.
• Akash-1S is a new version of the missile
which is fitted with an indigenous seeker.
• In the last two days, this is the second
successful test of the missile by the DRDO.
• The Akash-1S is capable of striking down
enemy fighter jets and drones very
effectively.
India invites BIMSTEC leaders for the swearing-
in ceremony of PM Modi
India has invited the leaders of the BIMSTEC
Member States for the swearing-in ceremony of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• President of the Kyrgyz Republic, who is the
current Chair of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization, and the Prime Minister of
Mauritius, who was the Chief Guest at this
year's Pravasi Bhartiya Divas, have also been
invited.
• Prime Minister Modi will take oath for the
second term on 30 May.
• President Ram Nath Kovind will administer
the Oath of Office and Secrecy to Mr Modi
and other members of Union Council of
Ministers at a function in Rashtrapati
Bhavan.
Points to remember
• BIMSTEC stands for Bay of Bengal Initiative
for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation.
• Member States: Bangladesh, India,
Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and
Bhutan.
India's first all-women medium-lift chopper crew
flies the battle mission
Three women officers of the Indian Air Force made
history as they became the country's first 'All Women
Crew' to fly a Medium Lift Helicopter.
• They flew a Mi-17 V5 helicopter for a Battle
Inoculation Training mission.
• Flight Lt Parul Bhardwaj (Captain), Flying
Officer Aman Nidhi (Co-pilot) and Flight
Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal (Flight Engineer)
have become country's first 'All Women
Crew' to fly a Medium Lift Helicopter.
• A Mi-17 V5 helicopter for a Battle
Inoculation Training mission taking off and
landing from restricted areas at a forward
airbase in South Western Air Command.
P S Golay sworn-in as Sikkim Chief Minister
along with 11 Cabinet ministers
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, SKM President Prem
Singh Golay (Tamang) took oath as the New Chief
Minister of Sikkim.
• Governor Ganga Prasad administered the
oath of office and secrecy to Mr. Golay and
his council of ministers at Paljor Stadium in
Gangtok.
• Along with Mr Golay, 11 cabinet ministers
were also administered the oath.
Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, to head
UN peacekeeping operation in South Sudan
The commandant of the Indian Army Infantry
School, Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, has
been appointed the commander of the UN Mission in
South Sudan (UNMISS), the second biggest
peacekeeping operation.
• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
announced that Mr Tinaikar will succeed
Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi of
Rwanda who will complete his assignment.
• Mr Tinaikar will command over 16,000
peacekeepers, about 2,400 from India, in
UNMI.
Four new Delhi High Court judges take the oath
Four new Delhi High Court judges, including a
woman judge, were sworn in, taking the working
strength of the court to 40.
• Justices Talwant Singh, Rajnish Bhatnagar,
Asha Menon and Brijesh Sethi were
administered the oath by Delhi High Court
Chief Justice Rajendra Menon.
• The Delhi High Court has an approved
strength of 60 and faces a shortage of 20
judges.
• Including Justice Menon, there are eight
woman judges in the Delhi High Court.
Scientists break the record for highest-
temperature superconductor
Scientists have discovered superconductivity at the
highest temperatures ever recorded.
• The researchers at the University of Chicago
in the US studied a class of materials in which
they observed superconductivity at
temperatures of about minus 23 degrees
Celsius.
• Superconductivity is the ability to conduct
electricity perfectly.
• The material offers zero resistance to
electrical current and cannot be penetrated by
magnetic fields.
• However, scientists have previously only
been able to create superconducting materials
when they are cooled to extremely cold
temperatures initially, minus 240 degrees
Celsius and more recently about minus 73
degrees Celsius.
• Since such cooling is expensive, it has limited
their applications in the world at large.
NSIC signs MOU with Ministry of MSME for the
Year 2018-19
The National Small Industries Corporation Limited,
NSIC signed an MoU with Ministry of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises for the year 2019-20.
• The MoU envisages provision of enhanced
services by NSIC under its marketing,
financial, technology and other support
services schemes for MSMEs in the country.
• The Corporation projects to increase revenue
from operation by 22 per cent.
• The Corporation also plans to enhance its
activities in the areas of imparting
entrepreneurship and skill development
training by targeting 45 per cent growth in the
number of trainees.
NGT directed the government to ban ROs where
dissolved solids in the water below 500 mg/litre
The National Green Tribunal, NGT, has directed the
government to ban water purifiers where total
dissolved solids (TDS) in water are below 500 mg
per litre.
• A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice
Adarsh Kumar Goel passed the order after
perusing a report of a committee formed by
it.
• The tribunal also directed to sensitise public
about the ill effects of demineralised water.
Points to remember
• Reverse Osmosis (RO) is a water treatment
process that removes contaminants from
water by using pressure to force molecules
through a semipermeable membrane.
Chennai gets a unique tree ambulance
Chennai has launched a unique tree ambulance on the
occasion of International Day for Biological
Diversity.
• The tree ambulance initiative is the brainchild
of Green man of India, Dr K Abdul Ghani and
the project is being sponsored by the SASA
Group.
• It provides services like first-aid treatment
are uprooted tree planting, seed bank, seed
ball distribution, plant distribution, aiding
tree plantation, shifting trees, a survey of
trees and removal of dead trees.
• The ambulance has helpers and a plant
expert, who carry gardening tools, water,
manure, and pesticide with them.
Hindi version of Digital Dilemma launched by
Oscar academy President John Bailey
President of Oscar Academy, John Bailey e-launched
the Hindi translation of an Academy Publication,
"Digital Dilemma", at a function in Delhi.
• The translation of the Academy publication
into Hindi is important in order to reach out
to film fraternity in India.
• This book will help filmmakers in
understanding and planning the storage of
born-digital material.
• National Film Archive of India had signed an
MoU with the Academy to translate the
publication into Hindi so that it can benefit
various stakeholders in the country.
Record 78 women MPs elected to 17th Lok
Sabha
Record 78 women candidates have been elected to
the Lok Sabha in the recently held general elections.
• According to the Election Commission, the
number has grown from the previous 62
women who were elected to the 16th Lok
Sabha in 201
• In the country's first general elections in
1951, twenty-four women were elected to the
Lower House, and since then, the number has
been increasing.
IAF signs MoU with ISRO for crew selection,
training for Gaganyaan Programme
Indian Air Force has signed an MoU with ISRO for
crew selection and training for the prestigious
Gaganyaan Programme.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his
Independence Day address last year, had
announced the launch of Gaganyaan - India's
maiden human spaceflight programme by
202
• This programme will provide a unique micro-
gravity platform in space for conducting
experiments and test for future technologies.
India Moves up to rank 43 in competitiveness
India has moved up one place to rank 43rd most
competitive economy in the world on the back of its
robust economic growth.
• Singapore has toppled the US to grab the top
position.
• Singapore has moved up to the top, from the
third position last year, while the US has
slipped to the third place in the 2019 edition
of the IMD World Competitiveness
Rankings.
Goa celebrates its statehood day
Goa celebrates its statehood day on 30 May.
• It was on this day in 1987 Goa became the
25th state of the Indian Union.
• Before this, Goa, along with Daman and Diu,
was a union territory.
Points to Remember
• Capital: Panaji
• Rajya Sabha seats: 1
• Lok Sabha seats: 2
Narendra Modi takes oath as PM for the second
term
National Democratic Alliance leader Narendra Modi
was sworn in as Prime Minister for the second
consecutive term.
• President Ram Nath Kovind administered the
oath of Office and Secrecy to him and a team
of 57 ministers.
• Besides 24 Cabinet ministers including Amit
Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman,
Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani, and Piyush Goyal,
nine were sworn in as Minister of State with
Independent charge and another 24 as Minister
of State.
• The new Modi Government has the maximum
representation of 10 faces from Uttar Pradesh,
followed by seven from Maharashtra, six from
Bihar and four from Madhya Pradesh.
5. Health Ministry organises a national workshop
for Population Research Centres (PRCs)
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is organizing
a two-day orientation workshop for Population
Research Centres (PRCs) in New Delhi
• This workshop was organised to highlight the
various features of the flagship schemes of
the Health Ministry for concurrent
monitoring.
• Inaugurating the national workshop at New
Delhi, Ms. Preeti Sudan, Secretary (HFW)
stated there is an urgent need for PRCs to
reinvent themselves to become more
relevant.
6. FICCI survey forecasts India's GDP growth at
7.1% for FY20
The country's median GDP is forecast at 7.1 per cent
for FY20 and 7.2 per cent for FY 21.
• The industry body FICCI's economic outlook
survey said that the minimum and
maximum growth estimate stood at 6.8 per
cent and 7.3 per cent, for 2019-20.
• The survey was conducted in May 2019
among economists belonging to the
industry, banking and financial services
sectors.
• Inflation is expected to remain moderate and
the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based
inflation rate is projected at 3.1 per cent in
2019-20.
• The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based
inflation has a median forecast of 4 per cent
for 2019-20.
SEBI bars NSE from the securities market for 6
months
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI) on April 30 directed the National Stock
Exchange to return Rs 625 crore with 12 per cent per
annum interest in the co-location case.
• The regulator has also barred the exchange
from the securities market for six months.
• This means the NSE cannot access the capital
market in terms of IPO for six months.
India's eight core industries grow 7% in March
2019
India's eight core industries grew 7 per cent in March
201
• The eight core sectors include coal, crude oil,
natural gas, refinery products, fertilizers,
steel, cement, and electricity.
• On a year-on-year basis, the FY19 core
industries growth remained unchanged at 3
per cent.
• The crude oil sector continued its contraction
in March, contracting 2% compared with a
contraction of 1% in the previous month.
State Bank of India links interest rates to RBI's
repo rate
State Bank of India has moved to a new interest rate
regime on large savings account deposits as well as
short-term loans.
• In March, SBI had announced that it will link
its interest rate on savings account with a
balance above ₹1 lakh and short-term loans
like overdraft and cash credit facility to
Reserve Bank of India's repo rate, effective 1
May 201
• The interest rates on large SBI savings
account deposits and interest rate on some
short-term loans will automatically change as
and when RBI changes its repo rate.
• This will help in better transmission of RBI's
policy rates into the banking system.
Goods and Services Tax collection at an all-time
high
Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection scales
record high of Rs 13 lakh crore in April, highest ever
collection since GST implementation.
• The GST collections in April jumped to its
highest level of Rs 1,13,865 crore since its
rollout in 201
• While collections have been gradually
increasing since August, they hit a record
high last month of Rs 06 lakh crore, up from
Rs 97,247 crore in the previous month.
• The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed
for the month of March up to 30th April 2019
is 713 lakh.
RBI penalizes PhonePe, Vodafone m-pesa for
regulatory non-compliance
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slapped
penalties on five Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI)
issuers and two remittance service providers for non-
compliance of regulatory norms.
• The banking regulator imposed a penalty of
Rs 05 crore on Vodafone m-pesa and Rs 1
crore each on PPIs like Phonepe, GI
Technology and My Mobile Payments.
• A penalty of Rs 5 lakh was also levied on Y-
Cash Software Solutions.
• Remittance service providers like Western
Union Financial Services and MoneyGram
Payment Systems were penalized for Rs 267
lakh and Rs 12 lakh, respectively.
London top choice for Indian investors with
record investments in 2018
London emerged as the top choice for Indian
investors ahead of other cities such as Dubai and
Singapore.
• The investments by Indian companies in the
British capital reaching an all-time high last
year.
• The UK emerged as the topmost country to
attract Indian FDI with 52 projects, ahead of
the US (51) and the UAE (32), in 201
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from India
into London increased by 255 per cent from
2017 to 201
Vodafone Idea signs multi-million dollar IT deal
with IBM
India's largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea Ltd
announced a five-year multi-million-dollar IT
outsourcing deal with tech giant IBM.
• The collaboration will contribute to
Vodafone Idea’s merger synergy objectives
by decreasing its IT-related costs.
• This partnership will offer Vodafone Idea
with a hybrid cloud based digital platform to
enable engagement with its 387 million
subscribers.
SBI Card raises ₹700 crore from banks
SBI Card raised ₹700 crore from several financial
institutions including its parent State Bank of India
(SBI).
• It aims to grow above the industry average.
• SBI Cards and Payment Services Pvt. Ltd
(SBI Card) raised ₹100 crore from ICICI
Securities Primary Dealership Ltd, ₹250
crore from State Bank of India and ₹50 crore
each from Canara Bank and Axis Bank by
issuing non-convertible debentures (NCDs)
at 15% coupon.
Yes Bank acquires 179% stake in CG Power
Yes Bank has acquired eight crore shares in electric
equipment maker CG Power and Industrial
Solutions.
• The acquired shares represent 179 per cent
ownership in the company
Points to remember
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• MD & CEO: Ravneet Gill
BharatPe launches India’s first UPI Bahi Khata
for merchants
BharatPe - India's first Fintech start-up enabling
payments for merchants through interoperable UPI
QR codes, has announced its foray into merchant
services with a new app.
• The app allows merchants to record their
cash/credit (Udhar) sales customer wise,
request accounts receivable from customers
via SMS payment links, and keep track of
accounts payable to suppliers, among other
services. • The BharatPe app also serves as a networking
platform for merchants to connect with other
BharatPe merchants near them.
RBI releases vision document for e-payment
system
Reserve Bank of India has released a vision
document for ensuring a safe, secure, convenient,
quick and affordable e-payment system.
• The document has been named as ‘Payment
and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019
– 2021’. • It said that the bank will implement the
approach outlined in this Vision during the
period 2019 - 202
• The 'no-compromise' approach towards
safety and security of payment systems
remains a hallmark of the vision.
India’s overall exports registered positive growth
of 34% in April
India’s overall exports, combining Merchandise and
Services, in April this year is estimated to be around
44 billion US dollars.
• It showed positive growth of 34 per cent over
April last year. • Overall imports in last month are estimated to
be around 53 billion dollars with a positive
growth of 5 per cent over the corresponding
period of last year. • Taking merchandise and services together,
the overall trade deficit for last month is
estimated at around nine billion dollars as
compared to around seven billion dollars in
the same period last year.
Spencer's Retail to acquire Nature's Basket for
Rs 300 cr
Sanjiv Goenka Group's Spencer's Retail will acquire
Godrej Industries' grocery chain Nature's Basket for
Rs 300 crore.
• Natures Basket's acquisition will make
Spencer's Retail a national player, giving it
access to the western parts of India through
its 36 stores in prime locations in Mumbai,
Pune and Bangalore. • Natures Basket Limited (NBL), a 100 per
cent subsidiary of Godrej Industries and
reported turnover of Rs 3328 crore for the
year 2018-1 • The company sells various food products and
beverages through its retail stores and online
platform.
BSNL Partners With Google to Expand WiFi
Footprint
On the occasion of World Telecom Day, state-run
telecom major BSNL has partnered with Google to
increase access to its WiFi footprint in the country.
• With the launch of this service, people across
the country will be able to enjoy BSNL's free
WiFi services.
• This initiative will allow customers to use
BSNL's high-speed internet services on
WiFi.
• BSNL is also taking steps to increase the rural
WiFi footprint, promoting the government's
'Digital India' initiative.
Points to remember
• BSNL CEO: Anupam Shrivastava
• Headquarters: New Delhi
SBI ties up with FMCG arm of The Art of Living
The State Bank of India (SBI) has announced a
strategic partnership with the FMCG arm of The Art
of Living - Sri Sri Tattva.
• YONO users can avail a discount of 15 per
cent on the entire range of products offered.
• The products offered by Sri Sri Tattva
includes food, personal care, healthcare,
homecare, BYOGI apparels and Shankara
skincare products.
• Sri Sri Tattva will make YONO's online
marketplace richer with product portfolio in
the organic, wellness and Ayurvedic
domains, giving SBI customers formidable
shopping experience.
Reliance beats Indian Oil Corp to become the
biggest Indian company by revenue
Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani's oil-to-telecom
conglomerate Reliance Industries has toppled state-
owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) to become the
country's biggest company by revenue.
• Reliance in the 2018-19 fiscal year that ended
March 31, reported a turnover of Rs 23 lakh
crore.
• In comparison, IOC posted a turnover of Rs
17 lakh crore for the fiscal, according to
regulatory filings by the two companies.
• It was also the most profitable company in the
country with a net profit of more than double
that of IOC in FY201
Snapdeal close to acquiring ShopClues
Online marketplace Snapdeal is close to buying its
nearest rival ShopClues in an all-stock deal.
• The deal is likely to see ShopClues investors
get one Snapdeal share if the merger goes
through in this planned structure, and will
likely give them a 10% stake in the combined
entity.
• If the deal materializes, it will herald a big
consolidation move in the long-tail e-
commerce market, which has largely catered
to small-town customers, away from the core
audience of established e-commerce
companies Amazon and Flipkart.
ADB to provide $750 mn loans to India for
railway track electrification project
Multilateral funding agency Asian Development
Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to provide
$750 million long-term financing to electrify railway
tracks in India.
• It is the largest single non-sovereign loan
ever committed by ADB to Indian Railway
Finance Corporation (IRFC) to fund the
railways track electrification project.
• As part of a broad modernisation programme
that will help India's railway sector transition
to electric power and away from dependence
on fossil fuels
Points to remember
• ADB Headquarters: Mandaluyong,
Philippines
• President: Takehiko Nakao
• Membership: 68 countries
HDFC group overtakes Tata group as India’s
most valuable
The HDFC group has overtaken the 151-year-old
Tata group to emerge as India's most valuable by way
of market capitalization (m-cap).
• According to a report the combined market
value of the five listed companies of the
HDFC group - HDFC, HDFC Bank, HDFC
Life, HDFC Asset Management and Gruh
Finance - stood at Rs 166 lakh crore as on
May 20, 201
• The combined m-cap of 29 Tata group
companies stood at Rs 164 lakh crore, about
Rs 2,000 crore less than that of the HDFC
group.
Standard Chartered partners with IBM to launch
Trade AI Engine
Standard Chartered has officially launched the Trade
AI Engine, a joint solution developed in partnership
with IBM.
• It has been launched to enhance the client
experience in trade document processing
through increased operational efficiency and
strengthened operational control.
• Traditional documentary trade requires
millions of data elements in paper-based,
unstructured documents that are often issued
by various companies and needs to be
reviewed through a largely manual process.
• With the implementation of the Trade AI
Engine powered by IBM, this time-
consuming and high-risk process is now
significantly automated.
Corporation Bank launches ‘Corp SME Suvidha’
for MSMEs
Corporation Bank has launched ‘Corp SME
Suvidha’, a product for GST-registered MSMEs.
• The product has been designed as part of the
bank’s efforts to provide the best products to
the MSME sector.
• PV Bharathi, Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation bank,
launched the product in Mangaluru.
Indian Overseas Bank launches ‘Bank on Wheels’
facility
Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has launched ‘Bank on
Wheels’ facility in 14 of its lead districts in Tamil
Nadu and Kerala, besides Vijayawada.
• The mobile van facility will enable the
public, especially senior citizens,
conveniently get door-step banking facility
available at identified locations of the lead
districts.
• A dedicated banking correspondent will
accompany the vehicle with a micro-ATM
inside the van to take care of services such as
account opening, enrollment of customers in
Social Security Scheme, passbook printing,
and other financial inclusion activities.
Points to Remember
• Indian Overseas Bank Headquarters:
Chennai
• CEO: R. Subramaniakumar
RBI extends RTGS timings from 4:30 pm to 6 pm
To facilitate high-value fund transfers, the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) has announced an extension of
timings for customer transactions through Real Time
Gross Settlement (RTGS) by one and half hours from
4:30 PM to 06 PM.
• The new timing will be effective from 1st
June.
• The RTGS is an online fund transfer system,
supported by the RBI, which enables money
transaction on a real-time basis.
Points to remember
• The minimum amount for the transaction
under this system is Rs 2 lakh.
• There is no upper limit on the value of funds
that can be transferred via the RTGS system.
RBI sets up a task force on secondary market
development in corporate loans
The RBI has constituted a task force to suggest policy
and regulatory interventions required for the
development of the secondary market in corporate
loans.
• The six-member body will be headed by
Canara Bank Chairman T N Manoharan.
• It has been set up to review the existing state
of the market for loan sale/transfer in India
as well as the international experience in
loan trading.
Kumar Sangakkara announced as first non-
British President of MCC
Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was
announced as the first non-British President of
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
• He will take up his one-year post on October
1, 201
• Sangakkara's nomination was announced by
the MCC's current President Anthony
Wreford, at the MCC Annual General
Meeting at Lord's Cricket Ground.
• MCC was founded in 1787 and has been
based at Lord’s, which it owns, since 181
• It is the guardian of the Laws of the game.
Points to Remember
• The Laws of Cricket is a code which specifies
the rules of the game of cricket worldwide.
Since 1788, it has been owned and
maintained by its custodian, the Marylebone
Cricket Club (MCC) in London.
Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
takes over as Vice Chief of Air Staff
Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria took
over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff.
• An alumnus of the National Defence
Academy, Air Marshal Bhadauria was
commissioned in the fighter stream of Indian
Air Force in 1980.
• He won the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’ for
standing first in the overall order of merit.
• Prior to assuming the present appointment, he
was the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of
Training Command.
• During his illustrious career, he was
commended by the Chief of Air Staff and has
been awarded Param Vishist Seva Medal, Ati
Vishist Seva Medal and Vayu Sena Medal.
Bombay Stock Exchange appoints first
independent woman Director
BSE, formerly known as the Bombay Stock
Exchange has appointed its first independent woman
director Jayshree Vyas.
• She is a qualified chartered accountant.
• She was working as Managing Director of
Shree Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank,
Ahmedabad, since 198
• She played a pivotal role in the launching of
the first financial literacy programme in Sewa
Bank in 200
Points to remember
• BSE Founded: 9 July 1875
• Chairman: S. Ravi
Myntra appoints Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma
as first brand ambassadors
Walmart-owned Myntra has appointed Indian
captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka
Sharma as the online fashion company’s first official
brand ambassadors.
• The duo would help the company launch a
brand campaign for shopping on the firm’s e-
commerce platform.
• This is the largest ever brand campaign for
Myntra where it is targeting to reach over 100
million potential customers.
Justice PR Ramachandra Menon sworn in as
chief justice of the Chhattisgarh HC
Justice PR Nair Ramachandra Menon has been
appointed as the Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh
High Court.
• He is presently serving as a Judge of the
Kerala High Court.
• Governor Anandiben Patel administered him
the oath of office
Points to remember
• Chhattisgarh Governor: Anandiben Patel
• Chief Minister: Bhupesh Baghel
• Rajya Sabha seats: 5
• Lok Sabha seats:11
India's Jagjit Pavadia re-elected to International
Narcotics Control Board
India's Jagjit Pavadia was re-elected to the
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for
another term.
• Ms Pavadia has been a member of the INCB
since 2015 and her current term is set to
expire in 2020.
• Jagjit Pavadia has been re-elected for a five-
year term beginning 2nd March 2020.
• The victory added to India's successful record
of winning crucial elections at the UN and to
the world organisation's subsidiary bodies.
Gates Foundation names Hari Menon as Country
Director in India
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named M Hari
Menon as the Country Director in India effective
from May 2
• Menon will replace Nachiket Mor, who held
this position for the past three years and
resigned last month.
• With an endowment of $50.7 billion, Gates
Foundation is the world’s largest private
philanthropic organisation and has offices in
Delhi and Patna.
• It plays an influential role in India in public
policy, funding research and providing aid
and grants towards rolling out projects in
public health, sanitation, digital financial
inclusion, agriculture, and gender equality.
Actress Dia Mirza, Alibaba chief among 17 new
SDG Advocates of UN
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres has appointed 17 global figures as the new
advocates to drive action and solidify global political
will for the ambitious Sustainable Development
Goals.
• These include Indian actress Dia Mirza and
Alibaba chief Jack Ma. • The new class of Sustainable Development
Goals, SDG, Advocates are influential public
figures committed to raising awareness,
inspiring greater ambition and pushing for
faster action on the SDGs.
Dinesh Pangtey appointed as CEO of LIC
Mutual Fund
Dinesh Pangtey has been appointed as Chief
Executive Officer of LIC Mutual Fund.
• He started his career as a direct recruit officer
with LIC of India in 1984 and has risen
through the ranks to this senior position. • Prior to taking over as CEO of LIC Mutual
Fund, Dinesh Pangtey was Director and
Chief Executive Officer at LIC HFL AMC.
Former RBI Deputy Governor R Gandhi
appointed an additional director on Yes Bank
board
Former Reserve Bank Deputy Governor R Gandhi
has been appointed as an additional director on the
board of Yes Bank.
• The appointment is for a period of two years
with effect from May 14, 2019, to May 13,
202 • Gandhi was RBI Deputy Governor during
April 2014 and April 201
India's GS Lakshmi became the first woman on
ICC international panel of match referees
India's G.S. Lakshmi has become the first woman to
be appointed to ICC's international panel of match
referees.
• She will be eligible to officiate in
international games with immediate effect. • Lakshmi, who first officiated as a match
referee in domestic women's cricket in 2008-
09, has overseen three women's ODI matches
and three women's T20 International
matches. • Claire Polosak had become the first ever
woman umpire to stand in a men's ODI,
earlier this month.
Sanjiv Puri appointed ITC's new Chairman
FMCG major ITC Ltd has appointed company
Managing Director Sanjiv Puri as its Chairman with
immediate effect.
• He has been appointed following the demise
of Y. C. Deveshwar who was serving as the
Chairman and Non-Executive Director.
• Puri has been a director on the board of the
company since 2015 and was appointed the
Chief Executive Officer in February 201 • He had led ITC Infotech India Ltd, a wholly
owned subsidiary of the company as its
Managing Director from May 2006 to August
200
Croatian World Cupper Igor Stimac appointed
Indian football team coach
Croatian World Cupper Igor Stimac has been
appointed Indian football team head coach for a two-
year term.
• The national team has been without a coach
since the departure of Stephen Constantine in
January 201 • The appointment was made by the All India
Football Federation's Executive Committee. • The 51-year-old Stimac was part of Croatia's
1998 World Cup squad and has over 18 years
of coaching experience.
Jeffrey Rosen confirmed as US deputy attorney
general
The United States Senate has voted to confirm
Jeffrey Rosen as deputy attorney general.
• He will be the second-ranking official at the
Justice Department. • Rosen replaces Rod Rosenstein, who left the
department last week.
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank appoints Nitin
Chugh as next MD and CEO
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited has appointed
Nitin Chugh as its next Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) from December 1, 201
• The bank has received the approval of its
application for Chugh's appointment, from
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on May 14,
201 • Nitin Chugh will join the bank by August
2019 as President and will work closely with
Samit Ghosh, existing MD and CEO to
ensure a smooth transition. • He will take over as the MD and CEO from
December 1, 2019, upon the Samit Ghosh's
retirement.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy takes oath as Ukraine's
new President
Volodymyr Zelenskiy took oath as new President of
Ukraine, announcing snap parliamentary elections at
the same ceremony.
• Jelensky has no experience of politics before,
but she won a huge victory in the presidential
election last month.
• Zelinskiy became Ukraine's youngest post-
Soviet President after he scored a landslide
election victory against incumbent Petro
Poroshenko.
Points to Remember
• Capital: Kyiv
• Currency: Ukrainian hryvnia
Pakistan appoints Mueen Ul Haq as High
Commissioner to India
Pakistan has appointed career diplomat Mueenul Haq
as the High Commissioner to India.
• Prime Minister Imran Khan approved
appointments of over two dozen ambassadors
in various countries including India, China
and Japan.
• Haq, the current ambassador to France, has
previously served as chief of protocol at the
Foreign Office.
• The post of High Commissioner to India fell
vacant after Sohail Mehmood was appointed
Pakistan's new foreign secretary.
Joko Widodo elected President of Indonesia for
the second term
Indonesia's Joko Widodo has been re-elected as
president of the country.
• The elections commission has said Widodo
won the election by a 55 per cent to 45 per
cent margin over Prabowo Subbiano.
• 57-year-old Widodo had been widely
predicted to win according to unofficial
results.
Points to Remember
• Capital: Jakarta
• Currency: Indonesian rupiah
Anton Aditya Subowo re-elected as President of
Badminton Asia
Indonesia's Anton Aditya Subowo was re-elected as
the President of Badminton Asia on.
• As a result, he will continue as the President
for another four years.
• There were seven other people who were
selected as the vice-presidents of Badminton
Asia.
• The Badminton Association of India's
president Himanta Biswa Sarma has also
been elected as the vice-president.
• Badminton Asia also got in a new Secretary-
General in Moosa Nashid from the Maldives.
Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia's Prime
Minister
Scott Morrison has been sworn in as Australia's
Prime Minister, 11 days after retaining the position
in the country's general election.
• He was sworn in by Queen Elizabeth's
official representative in Australia,
Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, at a
ceremony in the capital, Canberra.
• Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack
was also sworn in.
• Morrison's revamped Cabinet, which
includes a record seven women.
Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal sworn in as Chief
Justice of Meghalaya HC
Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal has been sworn in as the
Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
• Governor Tathagata Roy administered him
the oath of office in a ceremony at Raj
Bhavan, Shillong.
• Justice AK Mittal was appointed as the Chief
Justice of the Meghalaya High Court by the
President of India on May 22nd 201
• The Office of the Chief Justice of Meghalaya
High Court fell vacant upon the retirement of
Justice MY Mir.
• Justice AK Mittal was the judge of the Punjab
and Haryana High Court before his
appointment as the Chief Justice of the
Meghalaya High Court.
Ex-ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar Awarded
France's Highest Civilian Honour
Former ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar was
conferred with France's highest civilian award -
Chevalier de l'Ordre national de la Lgion d'Honneur.
• He was awarded for his contribution to India-
France space cooperation.
• Kumar was the chairman of the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) from 2015 to
2018
• Created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the
Ordre national de la Lgion d'Honneur
(National Order of the Legion of Honour) is
the highest civilian award given by the
French for outstanding service to France.
Points to Remember
• ISRO Headquarters: Bengaluru
• Founder: Vikram Sarabhai
• Founded: 15 August 1969
• Director: Kailasavadivoo Sivan
Donald Trump awards highest US civilian
honour to Tiger Woods
US President Donald Trump on bestowed Tiger
Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
nation's highest civilian honour.
• He described the golfer as "one of the greatest
athletes in the history of sports."
• Woods is only the fourth and the youngest
golfer ever to have received the highest
American civilian award.
Dr P.K. Mishra conferred with prestigious
Sasakawa Award 2019
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
(UNDRR) conferred Sasakawa Award 2019 for
Disaster Risk Reduction to Dr Pramod Kumar
Mishra, Additional Principal Secretary to Prime
Minister of India.
• The award was announced at the Award
Ceremony during the ongoing 6th Session of
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
(GPDRR) 2019 at Geneva. • The United Nations Sasakawa Award is the
most prestigious international award in the
area of Disaster Risk Management. • A total grant of USD 50,000 is distributed
among the winners which can be either
organizations or individuals. • The theme of the 2019 Sasakawa award was
“Building Inclusive and Resilient Societies”.
Indian short film wins Nespresso Talents award
in Cannes
Indian filmmaker, Achyutanand Dwivedi's film,
"Seed Mother", won the third prize in the
international section of Nespresso Talents 2019 in
Cannes.
• The three-minute film celebrates the
exceptional spirit of Rahibai Soma Popere, a
woman who champions the use of local seeds
and traditional methods of farming in villages
of Maharashtra.
• Held annually as part of the Cannes Critics'
Week to encourage new perspectives in
filmmaking. • This year's theme was 'We Are What We Eat',
aimed at exploring the world, experiencing
diversity.
Kapil Sharma is the Most Viewed Stand-up
Comedian in India and Abroad
Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma has been
acknowledged as the most viewed stand-up
comedian in India and abroad by the World book of
Records London.
• He started his career as a stand-up comedian,
Kapil initially performed on several comedy
shows.
• But it was his separate show Comedy Nights
With Kapil which brought him immense
fame.
• Not only comedy, but Kapil also tried his
hand at acting with Bollywood films like Kis
Kisko Pyaar Karoon and Firangi.
• The 38-year-old is currently hosting The
Kapil Sharma Show on television.
Oman author Jokha Alharthi wins Booker
International Prize
An author from Oman has won the prestigious Man
Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies".
• It is the story of three sisters of a desert
country confronting its slave-owning past
and a complex modern world.
• Jokha Alharthi, the first Arabic-language
writer to take the prize, will split the 50,000
pounds or 64,000 US dollar purse with her
UK-based translator, Marilyn Booth.
• "Celestial Bodies" beat five other finalists
from Europe and South America, including
last year's winner, Poland's Olga Tokarczuk.
• The prize is a counterpart to the Man Booker
Prize for English-language novels and is open
to books in any language that has been
translated into English.
Indian peacekeeper to be honoured
posthumously by UN
An Indian peacekeeper is among the 119 military,
police and civilian personnel will be honoured with a
prestigious UN medal this year for courage and
sacrifice in the line of duty.
• Police Officer Jitender Kumar made the
supreme sacrifice while serving in the United
Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission
in the Central African country of Congo.
• He will be honoured posthumously with the
Dag Hammarskjold Medal.
• He will be honoured on 29 May as the world
organisation observes the International Day
of UN Peacekeepers.
• India's Permanent Representative to the UN
Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin would collect
the medal on behalf of the fallen Indian
peacekeeper.
Sunny Pawar wins 'Best Child Actor' at DFW
South Asian Film Festival
After a big win at the New York Indian Film Festival,
'Lion' fame Sunny Pawar won the 'Best Child Actor'
award for 'Chippa' at the 5th DFW South Asian Film
Festival.
• The festival focuses on a wide range of films
promoting the perspectives and voices of the
South Asian community.
• The 11-year-old boy Sunny shot to fame with
Australian director Garth Davis' acclaimed
2016 film 'Lion' for which he won an
AACTA award.
• Written and directed by Safdar Rahman,
'Chippa' is a coming of age film about a 10-
year-old boy who on the eve of his tenth
birthday receives a letter from his long-absent
father. He then decides to leave his pavement
abode to find his father.
Artist Nalini Malani wins Joan Miró prize
Artist Nalini Malani has won the seventh edition of
the Joan Miró Prize.
• Miro international award is considered one of
the most prestigious art awards in the world.
• The recipient gets prize money of 70,000-
Euro ($78,000) cash prize.
• Malani (born in Karachi in 1946) is a film,
photography, installation, video art and
performance artist.
Acharya Balkrishna receives 'UNSDG 10 Most
Influential People in Healthcare Award'
Acharya Balkrishna, the managing director and chief
executive officer of Patanjali Ayurveda, was
felicitated with ‘UNSDG 10 Most Influential People
in Healthcare Award’ at UN Headquarters in
Geneva.
• The United Nations had chosen Acharya
Balkrishna, among the 10 most influential
people in healthcare.
• He has been invited to Geneva on May 25 to
deliver a talk among other speakers from
UNICEF and WHO.
• For the first time, UNSDG felicitated
renowned people from across the world in the
health sector.
Points to remember
• Patanjali Ayurved is a company producing
range Ayurvedic medicinal and personal care
products, among other consumer items.
• Popular yoga guru Baba Ramdev co-founded
the company along with Balkshrina.
Indian para-athletes clinch medals at Asian Road
Para-cycling championships
Indian para-athletes came up with a brilliant
performance to secure a silver and two bronze
medals at the Asian Road Para-cycling
championships.
• The championship held at Tashkent,
Uzbekistan.
• Divij Shah clinched silver while Asian Para
Games bronze medallist Gurlal Singh and
Hand cyclist Sudhakar Marathe claimed
bronze.
Apurvi Chandela attains world number one spot
in women's 10 m air rifle event
Indian shooting ace Apurvi Chandela attained the
world number one position in the women's 10m air
rifle event.
• Her compatriot Anjum Moudgil rose to
number two after consistent performances in
recent years.
• She is among the five Indian shooters to have
already secured 2020 Olympics quotas for the
country.
• Among men, Divyansh Singh Panwar's
World Cup exploits in Beijing helped him
reach world number four spot in 10 metres air
rifle category.
Bajrang Punia bags gold in Ali Aliyev wrestling
tournament
World number one Bajrang Punia won the gold
medal in the Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament in
Kaspiisk, Russia.
• He defeated Viktor Rassadin in the finals of
men's 65kg freestyle.
• The 25-year-old had won a gold medal last
week at the Asian Championships in Xi'an,
China.
Jaipur to host Asian youth Women Handball
Championship
Jaipur will host the 8th Asian Youth Women
Handball Championship.
• In this event 10 teams, including defending
champions South Korea will participate.
• It is the first time that the prestigious
tournament would be played in the city from
August 21 to 30.
India retain top spot in Tests, England No. 1 in
ODIs
India retained its top position in the ICC Test
rankings.
• Also, England remained the number one ODI
side in the latest annual rankings released in
Dubai.
• India also moved two points in the second
position in the ODI rankings behind England.
• India with 260 points has dropped three
places to fifth in the latest list of men's
Twenty20 International team rankings.
Indian boxers win six medals at 36th Feliks
Stamm International Boxing
Indian boxers finished with a rich haul of six medals,
including two gold at the 36th Feliks Stamm
International Boxing Tournament in Warsaw,
Poland.
• Gaurav Solanki and Manish Kaushik bagged
one gold each.
• Indian boxers also clinched a silver and three
bronze.
• The 22-year-old Solanki out-punched
England's William Cawley 5-0 in 52-
kilogram category.
• In the 60-kilogram weight category, Kaushik
beat Morocco's Mohamed Hamout 4-
Saurav Ghoshal & Joshna Chinappa win Asian
Individual Squash Championship titles
Ace Indian squash players Saurav Ghoshal and
Joshna Chinappa won their respective Asian
Individual Squash Championship titles in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Saurav Ghoshal defeated Leo Au Chun Ming
of Hong Kong
• Joshna Chinappa, on the other hand, retained
her title as she beat top seed Annie Au of
Hong Kong, 11-5, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6 in the
women's final event.
• Ghoshal who had become the first Indian
male player to reach the top ten of the world
rankings is the finalist of the previous edition.
Amul to be the principal sponsor of Afghanistan
cricket team at ICC World Cup
Dairy major Amul will be the principal sponsor of
the Afghanistan cricket team for the upcoming ICC
World Cup hosted by England and Wales.
• This is the third time that Amul is sponsoring
a cricket team in the World Cup.
• The company had associated with New
Zealand and Holland teams in earlier World
Cup tournaments.
• The logo of brand Amul will appear on the
leading arm of the Afghanistan team playing
jerseys as well as on the training kits
throughout the showpiece event.
Kiki Bertens beats Simona Halep to win Madrid
Open
Kiki Bertens beat two-time Madrid Open champion
Simona Halep 6-4, 6-4 to take the women's title.
• The seventh-ranked Dutch became the first
woman to win the Madrid title without
dropping a set. • In the men's competition, Novak Djokovic
will face Stefanos Tsitsipas in men's final.
• Barbara Strycova and Hsieh Su-Wei won the
women's doubles title, beating Dabrowski
and Xu Yifan 6-3, 6-1 in the final.
Mumbai beat Chennai by one run to win record
4th IPL title
Mumbai Indians became IPL champions for the
fourth time after defeating Chennai Super Kings by
one run in a thrilling final in Hyderabad.
• Last ball dismissal of Shardul Thakur by
paceman Lasith Malinga registered a final
win for Mumbai over Chennai. • Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the
most successful wicket-keeper in the history
of IPL by taking his dismissals tally to 132,
surpassing his India teammate Dinesh
Karthik. • Orange cap: David Warner • Purple cap: Imran Tahir
Novak Djokovic wins Madrid Open title
Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia beat Stefanos
Tsitsipas of Greece 6-3, 6-4 to win his third Madrid
Open title.
• Djokovic lifted the title in Madrid after
progressing through the week without losing
a set and has now won 33 Masters titles - the
same number as Rafael Nadal and five more
than Roger Federer. • Djokovic and Nadal will now attempt to
claim a 34th Masters title in Rome this week.
Lewis Hamilton wins Spanish Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix for a
third consecutive year after overtaking Mercedes
teammate Valtteri Bottas at the first turn in
Barcelona.
• Red Bull's Max Verstappen clinched the 3rd
spot and was voted as the F1 driver of the day. • Hamilton's win at the Spanish Grand Prix
brings his tally to 76 F1 victories in all.
Virat Kohli bags International batsman and
cricketer of the year
India captain Virat Kohli bagged the International
Cricketer and Batsman of the Year award during the
CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards
201
• Pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who made a mark for
India and IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, was
adjudged as International Bowler of the Year. • Young prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal, who
performed exceptionally over the year was
awarded Junior Cricketer of the Year. • Legendary Mohinder Amarnath, who played
a key role in India's 1983 World Cup triumph,
was bestowed with the 'CCR International
Lifetime Achievement Award'.
Sana Mir becomes the highest wicket-taking
spinner in ODIs
Pakistan's Sana Mir became the most successful ODI
spinner in the world.
• She gained this title after dismissing Sune
Luus of South Africa in the third match of the
ICC Women's Championship. • Sana, who made her debut in 2005, is
presently the third-ranked bowler. • She had become the first Pakistan bowler to
top the ICC rankings in October last year. • Currently, Mir is placed on the third position
in the ICC’s ODI bowling ranking, which is
topped by Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami.
China to host the 2023 Asian Cup after Korea
withdraws a bid
South Korea has abandoned its bid to stage Asian
Cup Football tournament in 2023, leaving the sole
other bidders China with a free run to become hosts.
• The KFA announced the joint bid in March,
but diplomatic contacts between Pyongyang
and Seoul have since dwindled with North
Korea-US nuclear talks deadlocked. • Thailand and Indonesia had also previously
expressed interest in hosting the 2023 event,
but dropped their bids earlier.
USD 10 million on offer in ICC World Cup
Ten million US Dollars or a little more than 70 crore
rupees are on offer in the upcoming ICC men's
cricket World Cup.
• The 46-day tournament will be played across
11 venues in the United Kingdom from 30th
of this month. • Besides a trophy, the World Cup winner will
earn a cash award of 4 million US dollars or
about 28 crore rupees which are the highest
prize money on offer in the history of the
tournament. • The runners-up take home 2 million US
Dollars or about 14 crore rupees. • The losing semifinalists will get around 5
crores 60 lakh rupees. • There are six prizes of about 70 lakh rupees
each for teams that pass the league stage.
Official 2019 ICC World Cup song released
The ICC released the official song of the 2019 Men’s
World Cup - ‘Stand By’ with LORYN and
Rudimental across all streaming platforms.
• ‘Stand By’- a collaboration between new
artist LORYN and one of the UK’s most
successful and influential acts, Rudimental -
will be played in ground and city events
across the tournament. • It is the fifth time that the Cricket World Cup
will be held in England and Wales, following
1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999 World Cups.
2nd India Open International Boxing
Tournament to be held in Guwahati
The Second India Open International Boxing
tournament will be held in Guwahati from 20 to 24th
July.
• 200 players from 16 countries will take place
in the event.
• India will field a strong contingent of 38 men
and 37 women in the tournament including
Mary Kom in 51-kilogram category. • The competition will be held in a total of 18
categories, 10 in men and 8 in women. • The gold medalist will get 2500 US dollar
and Silver medalist will earn 1000 US dollar.
BFA launches two new formats of the game -
AirBadminton & Triples
The world body governing Badminton, BFA, has
launched two new formats of the game -
AirBadminton and Triples.
• The new formats will have new dimensions
of the court and an innovative shuttlecock
called Air shuttle.
• Traditional competitive badminton has been
an indoor game.
• AirBadmintion will be outdoor sports.
• In Triples format, the match will be played
between a team of three players each with the
presence of at least one female.
Rafael Nadal clinches Italian Open 2019 title
In Tennis, defending champion Rafael Nadal of
Spain has clinched the Italian Open 2019 title after
beating Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 in the final.
• This is Nadal's ninth Italian Open title and is
the 81st title of Nadal's career.
• Nadal also broke a tie with Djokovic by
claiming a record 34th ATP Masters 1000
crown.
• In Women's single Czech's Karolina Pliskova
registered two straight-set victories against
Britain's Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-4 to claim the
Italian Open title.
Ashish to lead 3-member Indian gymnastics team
in World Challenge Cup
A three-member team led by 2010 Asian Games
bronze medallist Ashish Kumar will represent India
at the second World Challenge Cup Series
gymnastics tournament in Osijek, Croatia from May
23 to 2
• Besides Ashish, the Indian contingent will
also have Rakesh Kumar Patra and Shraddha
Talekar.
• The World Challenge Cup is a major FIG
event with broader participation of 110
gymnasts from 30 different countries.
Sethu FC crowned as Indian Women's League
champions
Sethu FC beat Manipur Police by SC 3-1 to win the
Indian Women's League trophy.
• Sethu FC from Madurai emerged champions
of the third edition of the Indian Women's
League at the Guru Nanak Stadium in
Ludhiana.
• Trailing 0-1 in the first half, Sethu FC made
a stunning comeback back to defeat Manipur
Police SC 3-1 in the final.
3 Indian boxers win Gold medal in 2nd India
open International Boxing tournament
3 Indian boxers have won Gold medal so far in the
second India open International Boxing tournament
in Guwahati.
• Deepak defeated Govind Kumar in 49 kg
final while in 52 kg category, Amit Panghal
defeated Sachin.
• In women's 54 kg, local favourite Jamuna
Boro defeated Sandhyarani and also qualified
for the World Championship.
• In 56 kg, Kavinder Singh Bisht lost to
Thailand's opponent in the final.
• Matches are being held in 18 categories.
Bong Joon Ho's 'Parasite' strikes gold at Cannes
this year
South Korean director Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite"
bagged the Palme d'Or at the 72nd Cannes Film
Festival in France.
• Bong Joon Ho received the festival's coveted
top prize from French cinema icon Catherine
Deneuve at a closing ceremony.
• Belgium's Dardenne brothers won the best
director award for their story of a radicalised
Muslim youth "Young Ahmed".
• British actress Emily Beecham won the best
actress award for psychological chiller "Little
Joe".
• Antonio Banderas named the best actor for
his role of a filmmaker in Pedro Almodovar's
self-reflexive "Pain and Glory".
ISSF World Cup begins in Germany
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
World Cup will begin at Munich in Germany.
• Indian shooters Apurvi Chandela, Anjum
Moudgil and Elavenil Valarivan will be
vying for top honours at the event.
• The opening day of the competition will see
women's 10 metres Air Rifle final.
• A total of 919 athletes from 98 countries will
be competing for the 17 Tokyo Olympics
quota places available, besides a coveted
ISSF World Cup medal.
• India already has five quota places in Rifle
and Pistol competitions and it can pick up a
maximum of 12 further quota places from
Munich.
India bags 57 medals at India Open International
tournament
India bags a total of 57 medals including 12 Gold, 18
Silver and 27 Bronze at India Open International
Boxing tournament in Guwahati.
• MC Mary Kom, Shiva Thapa, L Sarita Devi
and Naman Tanwar won gold in their
respective finals.
• This was Mary's second gold in the
tournament, having won in 48 kg last year in
the capital.
Men's compound team wins bronze in Archery
World Cup
The men's compound team of Rajat Chauhan,
Abhishek Verma and Aman Saini earned India a
solitary bronze medal in the Archery World Cup
Stage III at Antalya in Turkey.
• The trio put up a solid performance to edge
out higher seeded Russian team of Anton
Bulaev, Alexander Dambaev and Pavel
Krylov 235-230 in the bronze medal play-off.
• The Women's compound team of Jyoti
Surekha Vennam, Muskan Kirar and Swati
Dudhwal lost to Great Britain's Layla
Annison, Ella Gibson and Lucy Mason by
two points in the contention for a bronze
medal.
• The third stage of the World Cup is the last
meet before the World Championships in the
Netherlands.
Apurvi Chandela bags gold medal in 10m Air
Rifle in ISSF World Cup
Indians had a good day at the year's third
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
World Cup Rifle and Pistol tournament in Munich,
Germany.
• Apurvi Chandela grabbed a gold, winning the
women's 10m Air Rifle competition after a
closely-fought contest.
• She shot a score of 251 in the final to outshine
Wang Luyao of China, who shot 250.
• This was Apurvi's second ISSF World Cup
gold of the year followed by a world record
score in New Delhi in February.
• This was also her career's fourth ISSF medal.
India's Mahesh Mangaonkar wins Sekisui Open
In squash, India's Mahesh Mangaonkar triumphed
for the second time in the Sekisui Open in Kriens,
Switerzland.
• Sekisui Open is a Challenger tour event of the
Professional Squash Association (PSA), the
world body which governs the sports.
• Top-seeded Mahesh beat third seed Bernat
Jaume of Spain in four games 11-9, 3-11, 11-
5, 11-5 to win his 8th PSA title.
China beat Japan to win the 2019 Sudirman Cup
China won the badminton world mixed-team
championship, Sudirman Cup 2019 in Nanning,
China.
• They beat Japan in men's doubles, women's
singles and men's singles to clinch the title for
the 11th time.
• In the latest Men' singles match, Shi Yuqi
stunned world champion Kento Momota 15-
21, 21-5,21-1
• Japan have never won the Sudirman Cup.
Saurabh Chaudhary wins 10m Air Pistol after
beating his own World record
In ISSF shooting World Cup, in Munich Germany,
India's Saurabh Chaudhary has won 10m Air Pistol
Gold beating his own World Record.
• The 17-year-old Chaudhary scored 243
bettering his previous best of 245 points that
were set in New Delhi World Cup Shooting
in February this year.
• Chaudhury has already secured a berth for the
Tokyo Olympics.
• Also, India's Rahi Sarnobat won the gold in
25m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in
Munich.
• She also sealed a quota place for India in the
event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
8. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 begins
The 12th edition of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
began in England and Wales.
• England won the first match of the
tournament at The Oval in London when they
defeated South Africa.
• This year’s world cup is being played as a
round-robin tournament similar to how the
1992 World Cup.
9. India concludes best ever ISSF WC
performance in Munich
India produced their best ever show at the ISSF
World Cup with a total tally of five gold medals in
Munich, Germany.
• India topped the medals tally with five golds
and a silver.
• Second-placed China bagged nine medals -
two gold, two silver and five bronze medals.
• India gold medallists included Apurvi
Chandela in the Women's 10 metres Air
Rifle, Rahi Sarnobat in the Women's 25m
Pistol and Saurabh Chaudhary in the men's
10m Air Pistol.
• The pair of Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh
Singh Panwar first won the 10m Air Rifle
mixed team gold.
• Teenage pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh
Chaudhary backed them up with the 10m Air
Pistol mixed team title.
Last captive white tiger Bajirao dies at 18
Bajirao, the last captive white tiger at the Sanjay
Gandhi National Park in Mumbai died at the age of 1
• The tiger had been suffering from chronic
ankylosis on the left shoulder and chronic
senile generalised arthritis for the last four
years.
• Bajirao was born at the Sanjay Gandhi
National Park in 200
Former billiards player Derek Sippy dies
Former billiards player, coach and administrator
Derek Sippy died in Mumbai.
• The news of Sippy's death was confirmed to
PTI by Manav Panchal, Honorary Secretary
of the Billiards and Snooker Association of
Maharashtra (BSAM).
• Sippy was in his 60s and died following a
massive heart attack.
• He served the BSAM in various capacities
and was its secretary for several years.
• He was the Indian team's coach at recently
concluded Asian Under-21 Boys Snooker
and Asian Women Snooker tournament in
Chandigarh.
NR Madhava Menon, the father of modern legal
education, passes away
Prof NR Madhava Menon, an educationist, scholar
and the pioneering spirit behind modern legal
education in India, passed away.
• Menon was the founder director of the
National Law School of India University
(NLSIU) Bangalore and headed it for 12
years.
• He established West Bengal National
University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) in
1998 and later presided as the founder
director of Judicial Academy (NJS), Bhopal,
till 200
• He authored several books on Indian legal
education, the legal profession and judicial
training.
Sahitya Akademi awardee Thoppil Mohamed
Meeran passed away
Noted novelist and Sahitya Akademi awardee
Thoppil Mohamed Meeran passed away.
• Saaivu Naarkkaali (The Reclining Chair),
released in 1995, bagged him the prestigious
Sahitya Akademi Award in 199 • In recognition, he received 8 awards
including the Sahitya Akademi Award and
Tamil Nadu Kalai Ilakkiya Perumantram
Award in 199
Bhojpuri folk singer Hiralal Yadav passed away
Padma Shri awardee Bhojpuri folk singer Hiralal
Yadav died at the age of 9
• The veteran musician passed away after a
prolonged illness. • Yadav was famously known as 'Birha
Samrat'. • Yadav was felicitated with Padma Shri award
this year in January 2019 and was also
honoured with Yash Bharti award by the
Uttar Pradesh government in 201
Three-time Formula 1 World Champion, Niki
Lauda dies aged 70
The former Formula One driver and three-time world
champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70.
• Niki Lauda, who won titles in 1975, 1977 and
1984, was hugely admired, respected and
liked within F1 community.
• He competed in 171 races and won 2
• Post his racing career, he became an airline
entrepreneur.
• Recently he was working as a non-executive
chairman for the Formula 1 Mercedes team
with British driver Lewis Hamilton.
Ajay Devgn's father Veeru Devgan passes away
Ajay Devgn's father, Veeru Devgan passed away due
to cardiac arrest in Mumbai.
• The late director was suffering from
breathing problems after which he was
immediately admitted to the Surya Hospital,
Santa Cruz.
• The veteran director choreographed action
scenes in more than 80 Hindi films including
'Hindustan Ki Kasam' where his son played
the lead against Amitabh Bachchan.
Shahid Afridi released his autobiography:
‘Game Changer’
Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi
releases his biography, Game Changer.
• The book is co-authored by Afridi and
journalist Wajahat S Khan.
• When Afridi smashed a 37-ball century
against Sri Lanka in 1996, he not only
registered the fastest-ever one-day ton, he
also became the youngest player to score 100
runs in an international.
Quiz May 2019
Q. Labour Day is celebrated every year on
_______.
30 April
1 May
29 April
2 May
3 May
Q. Which of the following country is the host
of Asian Road Para-cycling championships
2019?
China
Laos
Indonesia
Uzbekistan
Tajikistan
Q. Naruhito became the 126th Emperor of
which of the following country?
Norway
Japan
UK
Netherlands
Finland
Q. Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI) bars NSE from the securities market
for ______ because of co-location case.
2 Months
4 Months
6 Months
8 Months
1 Year
Q. Which of the following is not a part of 8
core industries in India?
Coal
Fertilizers
Natural gas
Clothing
Cement
Q. In March 2019, India's eight core
industries grow at a growth rate of ________.
2.5%
4.7%
7.6%
3.1%
8.1%
Q. Which of the following state is also known
as ‘Jewel of Western India’?
Punjab
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Karnataka
Q. The state of Maharashtra gained its
statehood day on _________.
1 April 1950
1 April 1957
1 April 1960
1 May 1960
1 May 1957
Q. Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as
the Prime Minister of which of the following
country?
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Ethiopia
Uzbekistan
Q. Who among the following will be the first
head of Defence Cyber Agency?
Mohit Gupta
Rahul Jaiswal
Sachin Singh
Amit Mishra
Ankur Trivedi
Q. Varuna is a joint military exercise between
India and ________.
Russia
Iran
France
USA
Bangladesh
Q. The joint military exercise Varuna is being
conducted in 2 stages, the First stage 19.1 has
been started in Goa and the second stage 19.2,
will be conducted in _________.
Oman
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Djibouti
Madagascar
Q. Who among the following took over as
Vice Chief of Air Staff?
Anil Khosla
Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
Balakrishnan Suresh
Jasbir Walia
Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha
Q. UN designated Masood Azhar as a global
terrorist, he was the chief of which of the
following terrorist organisation?
Jaish-e-Mohammed
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Al-Qaeda
ISIS
Al-Nusra Front
Q. Which of the following country used its
veto for four times to ban Masood Azhar to
designate as a global terrorist?
France
UK
Germany
China
USA
Q. Who among the following gained world
number one spot in women's 10 m air rifle
event?
Mehuli Ghosh
Apurvi Chandela
Anjum Moudgil
Heena Sidhu
Manu Bhaker
Q. Which of the following statement is not
true with reference to Chandrayaan-2?
Chandrayaan-2 will be launched between 9
and 16 July 2019.
It will touch down near the Moon's south pole
on 6th September.
Chandrayaan-2 will have three modules an
orbiter, a lander and a rover.
It will be launched using PSLV-XL
All are correct.
Q. Which of the following bank links interest
rates to RBI's repo rate?
Punjab National bank
State Bank of India
Indian Bank
Canara Bank
ICICI Bank
Q. Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection
has crossed a mark of ________ in April
2019.
Rs Rs 1 lakh crore
Rs 1.26 lakh crore
Rs1.13 lakh crore
1.41 lakh crore
Rs .96 lakh crore
Q. Who among the following is the custodian
of the ‘Laws of Cricket’?
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club
None of these
Q. AS Kiran Kumar has been awarded
France's Highest Civilian Honour. He was the
former chief of which of the following
organisation?
Defence Research and Development
Organisation
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Indian Space Research Organisation
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
None of these
Q. Who among the following won gold in Ali
Aliyev wrestling tournament?
Bajrang Punia
Yogeshwar Dutt
Sushil Kumar
Narsingh Pancham Yadav
Parveen Rana
Q. World Press Freedom Day is observed
every year on _______.
1 May
2 May
3 May
4 May
5 May
Q. Vice president released special stamps on
the birth _______ anniversary of Sri Vedanta
Desikan?
100
200
500
750
1000
Q. Which of the following parliament
becomes the first parliament to declare a
climate emergency?
USA
China
UK
France
Russia
Q. Sripada Yellampalli reservoir and
Medaram reservoir are located in which of
the following Indian state?
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
Q. Who among the following is the Chairman
and मद्रासanaging director of Bharat Heavy
Electricals Limited?
Pawan Munjal
Atul Sobti
Aditya Puri
Nikesh Arora
Shyam Srinivasan
Q. Which of the following institute will help
the Indian government to set up a Centre of
Excellence for Waste to Wealth
Technologies?
IIT Mumbai
IIT Kanpur
IISC Bangalore
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Delhi
Q. Cyclone Fani makes landfall in which of
the following Indian state?
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Odisha
Karnataka
Q. Indian Space Research Organisation was
founded in the year _______.
1988
1969
1948
1925
1954
Q. Which of the following city will host
Asian youth Women Handball
Championship?
Pune
Jaipur
New Delhi
Gandhinagar
Indore
Q What is the base colour for the number
plates of electric vehicles?
Black
Blue
Green
Yellow
Orange
Q. Which of the following Indian university
topped Times Higher Education (THE) Asia
University Rankings?
IIT Delhi
IISC Banglore
IIT Kharagpur
IIT Indore
IIT Mumbai
Q. According to the latest ranking released by
ICC, What is India’s rank in the Test
matches?
1
2
3
4
5
Q. RBI has imposed a fine of Rs _______ on
Vodafone m-pesa for the non-compliance of
regulatory norms?
Rs 1.23 crore
Rs 2.54 crore
Rs 3.05 crore
Rs 11.85 crore
Rs 9.45 crore
Q. In May 2019, which of the following
Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) has not
been fined by the RBI?
Phonepe
GI Technology
My Mobile Payments
Oxigen
Vodafone m-pesa
Q. Who among the following has been
appointed as the first independent woman
Director of Bombay Stock Exchange?
Rajni Prajapati
Sunita Singhal
Jayshree Vyas
Mohini Sharma
None of these
Q. Bombay Stock Exchange was founded in
the year ________.
1875
1920
1855
1929
1945
Q. Which of the following city has emerged
as the top choice for Indian investors?
Dubai
London
Moscow
Paris
Amsterdam
Q. In May 2019, What is India’s current rank
in men's Twenty20 International?
1
2
3
4
5
Q. King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been
crowned as the King of which of the
following country?
Japan
Thailand
China
Laos
Cambodia
Q. Indian Navy will buy 10 Kamov-31
helicopters from which of the following
country?
China
Russia
France
USA
Israel
Q. LIC Housing Finance (LIC HFL) has
launched ‘Udyam’, a skill centre in which of
the following city?
New Delhi
Bangalore
Gandhinagar
Guwahati
Pune
Q. The 2019 World Laughter Day was
celebrated on _________.
30 April
2 May
5 May
4 April
19 April
Q. Asian Development Bank has predicted
the growth rate of the Asia Pacific region at
________.
5.7%
4.8%
2.9%
7.6%
6.8%
Q. Asian development bank was founded in
the year ________.
1992
1966
1973
1982
1957
Q. What is the currency of Thailand?
Rubel
Bhat
Kyat
Dollar
Yen
Q. Indian Navy will decommission its
frontline missile destroyer named as
_________.
INS Daga
INS Ranjit
INS Rajput
INS Rana
INS Ranvijay
Q. Vodafone Idea signs multi-million dollar
IT deal with which of the following
company?
HCL
IBM
TCS
Microsoft
Adobe
Q. Who among the following is the CEO of
LIC HFL?
Vighnesh Shahane
Sanjeev Nautiyal
Vinay Sah
N.S. Kannan
Vibha Padalkar
Q. Recently Who among the following has
been included in the Advisory Council of the
15th Finance Commission as its member?
Comptroller and Auditor General
Chief Economic Advisor
Chairman of UPSC
Chief Justice of India
Chief Election Commissioner
Q. Who among the following is the Chairman
of the 15th Finance commission?
Ajay Narayan Jha
N.K. Singh
Arvind Subramanian
Rajiv Mehrishi
R. K. Singh
Q. e-Governance Services India ties up with
IIT-Kanpur and other 15 institutes in India to
scale up ________.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
Smart Cities Mission
Digital India
Mission Indradhanush
Skill India
Q. Who among the following has been
appointed as the first brand ambassadors of
Myntra?
Aamir Khan
Virat Kohli
Anushka Sharma
M.S Dhoni
Both B & C
Q. What is the name of the first Commercial
Rocket launched by Japan?
Falcon 9
Dream Chaser Cargo System
MOMO-3
The Colt I
Dragon 2
Q. The 36th Feliks Stamm International
Boxing Championship took place at which of
the following location?
China
Poland
Austria
France
Australia
Q. Who among the following won the gold
medal at Feliks Stamm International Boxing
Championship?
Gaurav Solanki
Manish Kaushik
Naman Tanwar
Both 1&2
1, 2 & 3
Q. Saurav Ghoshal is associated with which
of the following sports?
Golf
Squash
Badminton
Shooting
Chess
Q. What was the name of last captive white
tiger that died at the Sanjay Gandhi National
Park?
Shera
Bholu
Bajirao
Bahadur
Lakshay
Q. What is the name recently launched fourth
Scorpene class submarine?
Shakti
Vela
Triveni
Veena
None of These
Q. World Asthma Day 2019 is celebrated on
________.
5 May 2019
6 May 2019
7 May 2019
8 May 2019
9 May 2019
Q. What is the theme of the 2019 World
Asthma Day?
Allergy and Asthma
STOP for Asthma
Better air better breathing
You Can Control Your Asthma
Unite to overcome asthma
Q. Which of the following country is not a
part of the G7 group?
South Africa
France
Italy
Canada
Japan
Q. Which of the following country will
participate in the 55th G7 summit on the
invitation of France?
Australia
India
Chile
South Africa
All of these
Q. In May 2019, which of the following
company has unveiled its own blockchain-
based service?
IBM
Microsoft
Adobe
Apple
Q. In May 2019 SBI Card raised
________crore from various financial
institutions including its parent State Bank of
India (SBI).
₹200 crore
₹700 crore
₹500 crore
₹1000 crore
₹1300 crore
Q. Who among the following has been
conferred with the Presidential Medal of
Freedom by the USA?
Serena Williams
Tiger Woods
Michael Phelps
Muhammad Ali
Chris Evert
Q. Recently Derek Sippy died. He was
associated with which of the following
sports?
Golf
Chess
Billiards
Shooting
Table Tennis
Q. Game Changer is the autobiography of
which of the following cricketer?
Imran Khan
Sahid Afridi
VVS Laxman
Shane Warne
Sanath Jayasuriya
Q. India is in talks with which of the
following nation to build Indias’s first
supercarrier named as ‘INS Vishal’?
Russia
France
UK
Germany
USA
Q. World Red Cross Day is celebrated every
year on ________.
5 May
6 May
7 May
8 May
9 May
Q. What is the theme of the 2019 World Red
Cross Day?
#Love
Less known Red Cross stories
Memorable smiles from around the world
#Gettogether
Everywhere for Everyone
Q. The headquarters of International
Committee of the Red Cross is located in
which of the following country?
Austria
France
Switzerland
Italy
Belgium
Q. National Institute of Open Schooling
signed an MoU with the National Health
Mission of Public Health Department of
which of the following state for offering
Vocational programmes?
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Q. In May 2019, Which of the following
country has been re-elected as an observer to
inter-governmental forum Arctic Council?
China
India
Australia
France
Denmark
Q. India will produce a film on the works of
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with the partnership
of which of the following country?
Oman
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Q. Border Roads Organisation was formed in
the year ________.
1981
1971
1960
1992
1996
Q. Which of the following is the parent
organisation for Border Roads Organisation?
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
National Highways Authority of India
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Rural Development
Ministry of Shipping
Q. Recently organised ‘Chintan Baithak’ is
related to which of the following sector?
Nuclear power
Renewable Energy
Steel industry
Crude oil
None of these
Q. Drug firm Merck Ltd has been renamed as
________ after P&G's global acquisition.
Lupin Limited
Procter & Gamble Health Ltd
Aurobindo Pharma
Pfizer
Merck & Co.
Q. Justice PR Ramachandra Menon has been
appointed as the Chief justice of which of the
following courts?
Madras High Court
Kerala High Court
Delhi High Court
Chhattisgarh High Court
Punjab High Court
Q. What is the capital of Vietnam?
Manila
Hanoi
Phnom Penh
Vientiane
Bangkok
Q. Chhattisgarh cops deploy first ever anti-
Naxal women's commando unit named
as_____.
Veer Bhawani
Danteshwari Veer
Danteshwari Ladake
Danteshwari Sipahi
Danteshwari Sena
Q. Rabindranath Tagore is the only known
person to have written the national anthems
for two different countries. They are India
and ______.
Nepal
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Bhutan
Q. Hughes, a satellite communications
company will merge with which of the
following telecom company?
Bharti Airtel
Idea Vodafone
BSNL
Jio
None of these
Q. Which of the following insurance
company has decided to mark 6th of every
month as Protection Day?
HDFC Life
ICICI Prudential
Max Life Insurance
Life Insurance Corporation
Tata AIA
Q. Which of the following bank has acquired
12.79% stake in CG Power?
ICICI Bank
Axis Bank
Yes Bank
Canara Bank
HDFC Bank
Q. Recently, NR Madhava Menon passed
away he was also known as _________.
Father of Indian Rubber Industry
Father of modern legal education
Father of Modern Genetics in India
Father of Coal development in India
Father of modern Madhubani art
What is the number of Rajya Sabha seats in
Chhattisgarh?
12
3
5
9
16
Q. Who among the following is the current
MD and CEO of Yes bank?
Shikha Sharma
Vikram Pandit
Ravneet Gill
Uday Kotak
Deepak Parekh
Q. Which of the following city hosted a
meeting of the regional heads of Customs
Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the
(WCO)?
Chennai
Pune
Banglore
Kochi
Gandhinagar
Q. In May 2019, India signs protocol for
export of which of the following product to
Chinese markets?
Grapes
Chilli Meal
Basmati rice
Fish oil
Mango
Q. INS Kolkata and Shakti undertake
participated in ‘Group Sail’ exercise with
which of the following countries?
Japan
Philippines
USA
A and B
A, B and C
Q. Who among the following has been re-
elected to the International Narcotics Control
Board (INCB)?
Jagjit Pavadia
Roshni Sinha
Uma Bhaskar
Reena Pal
None of these
Q. Who among the following has been named
as the country director of India for the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation?
Rahul Prajapati
Hari Shyam Singh
Hari Menon
Anuj Tripathi
Akshar Gill
Q. NASA plans to crash a spacecraft into an
asteroid in the year ________.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Q. In terms of space technology, DART
stands for ________.
Data Augmentation Reaction Test
Double Asteroid Redirection Test
Data Astronaut Reaction Test
Dynamic Astroid Reaction Test
None of these
Q. Amul will sponsor which of the following
cricket team at 2019 ICC World Cup?
Australia
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Q. Which of the following group of industries
has acquired iconic British toy retailer
Hamleys?
Aditya Birla Group
Reliance Industries
Tata Group
ITC Limited
Wipro
Q. Which of the following country is the
world's largest producer, consumer and
exporter of chillies?
India
China
South Africa
Brazil
Chile
Q. The United Nations has appointed how
many global figures as the new Sustainable
Development Goals advocates?
14
17
21
26
22
Q. Who among the following Indian is a part
of new Sustainable Development Goals
advocates od the United Nations?
Virat Kohli
Deepika Padukone
Dia Mirza
Priyanka Chopra
Akshay Kumar
Q. National technology day is observed every
year on which of the following day?
10 May
11 May
9 May
13 May
8 May
Q. Which of the following event took place
on National Technology Day?
Pokhran nuclear test
The final test of Trishul missile
Test flight of indigenous aircraft, Hansa 3
A and B
A, B and C
Q. Which of the following becomes the
second country to declare a climate
emergency?
China
Germany
France
Italy
Ireland
Q. Which of the following is the first country
to declare a climate emergency on 1 May
2019?
Britain
Germany
Switzerland
Norway
Denmark
Q. Which of the following city will host
WTO Ministerial Meeting of Developing
Countries?
Pune
New Delhi
Chennai
Kolkata
Patna
Q. Which of the following city has been
chosen as a base for WhatsApp payments by
Facebook?
Moscow
Rome
Shanghai
London
Vienna
Q. What is the theme for 5th United Nations
Global Road Safety Week?
Leadership for road safety
Come together for road safety
Drive slow, drive safe
Safe roads, safe nation
None of these
Q. Which of the following start-up launched
India’s first UPI Bahi Khata for merchants?
MyPe
BharatPe
QuickPe
SwiftPe
KhataPe
Q. Mothers Day is celebrated every year on
________.
1st Tuesday of May
2nd Saturday of April
2nd Sunday of May
1st Monday of May
3rd Monday of May
Q. What is the name new lunar lander
spacecraft showcased by Amazon?
Falcon9
Bits
Blue moon
High moon
Drive moon
Q. What is the name of the recently approved
dengue vaccine by the US?
Dengflow
Dengtide
Dengvaxia
Denguplosum
None of these
Q. Which of the following statement is not
true with reference to RISAT-2B?
Indian Space Research Organization ISRO
will launch RISAT-2B on 22nd May.
It will be lifted off by PSLV-C46 in its 48th
flight.
It will be launched from Satish Dhawan
Space Centre at Sriharikota
RISAT-2B is a modern radar imaging earth
observation satellite.
All are correct
Q. Indian Air Force has received the first
Apache helicopter from which of the
following country?
Russia
USA
France
Germany
Italy
Q. Which of the following company is the
manufacturer of Apache Helicopter AH-
64E(I)?
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
BAE Systems
General Dynamics
Q. Which of the following country is the
largest producer of milk in the world?
China
India
USA
Canada
Brazil
Q. Who among the following won Madrid
Open women’s title?
Simona Halep
Maria Sharapova
Kiki Bertens
Venus Williams
Caroline Garcia
Q. Recently, Thoppil Mohamed Meeran
passed away. He was a famous _______.
Singer
Economist
Flute player
Writer
Film director
Q. NDDB has developed the world’s first
complete parent-wise genome assembly
called “NDDB_ABRO_Murrah” of riverine
buffaloes. NDDB stands for _______.
New Delhi Development Board
New Dairy Development Board
National Department of Development Board
National Dairy Development Board
None of these
Q. The United Nation will hold the 2020
ocean conference in which of the following
city?
London
Paris
Lisbon
Geneva
Bern
Q. Vice President, inaugurated the Jaipur
Foot Artificial Limb Fitment Camp in which
of the following country?
Laos
Vietnam
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Q. Who among the following leads Indian
Delegation to Cannes Film Festival?
P. Upendra
Amit Khare
Shashi S. Vempati
A. Surya Prakash
Supriya Sahu
Q. Which of the following country hosts
Cannes Film Festival?
Poland
Denmark
France
Italy
Switzerland
Q. Who among the following leads the team
deployed to Odisha to assess the damage by
cyclone Fani?
Vivek Bharadwaj
Rahul Prajapati
Akash Shridhar
Ajay Jaiswal
None of these
Q. The Thrissur Pooram festival is celebrated
in which of the following Indian state?
Nagaland
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Q. Which of the following team won the
2019 VIVO IPL?
Chennai Super Kings
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Delhi Capitals
Mumbai Indians
Kolkata Knight Riders
Q. Who among the following won the Orange
Cap in the 2019 VIVO IPL?
KL Rahul
Shikhar Dhawan
David Warner
Chris Gayle
Rishabh Pant
Q. Who among the following won Madrid
Open men’s title?
Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Andy Murray
Dominic Thiem
Q. Recently, Hiralal Yadav passed away. He
was a famous ________.
Writer
Singer
Poet
Director
Journalist
Q. In terms of defence technology HEAT
stands for ________.
High-arm Expendable Air Technology
High-altitude Exponential Aerial Target
High-speed Expendable Aerial Target
High-speed Encoded Aerial Technology
None of these
Q. What is the name given to the Young
Scientist program inaugurated by Indian
Space Research Organisation in May 2019?
MisssionYuva2019
ShikshitDesh2019
Pathshala2019
Yuvika2019
YoungIndia2019
Q. In May 2019, ‘KN Tanjung Datu’ arrived
in Port Blair. It is the Coast Guard ship of
which of the following country?
China
Japan
Indonesia
Vietnam
Myanmar
Q. In April 2019, India's retail inflation
stands at ________.
1.62%
2.11%
2.92%
3.96%
3.67%
Q. Who among the following won
International Cricketer and Batsman of the
Year at CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR)
International awards 2019?
MS Dhoni
Virat Kohli
Rishabh Pant
Shikhar Dhawan
K L Rahul
Q. Who among the following won
International Bowler of the Year at CEAT
Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards
2019?
Jasprit Bumrah
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Ishant Sharma
Imran Tahir
Rashid Khan
Q. Sana Mir becomes the highest wicket-
taking spinner in ODIs. She plays
International cricket from which of the
following country?
India
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Q. Which of the following general insurance
company announced the launch of 'Mosquito
Disease Protection Policy'?
ICICI Lombard
HDFC ERGO
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
Iffco Tokio
New India Assurance
Q. Who among the following won 2019
Spanish Grand Prix?
Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton
Valtteri Bottas
Daniel Ricciardo
Sebastian Vettel
Q. Central government extends the ban on
LTTE for five years. LTTE stands for
_______.
Liberal Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Liberation Team of Tamil Eelam
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Liberation Tigers of Telangana Eelam
None of these
Q. Which of the following country will co-
chair Consultative Group (CG) of Global
Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
(GFDRR)?
Russia
USA
France
India
Indonesia
Q. Which of the following city has declared
an environmental emergency and postpones
football semi-final?
Paris
Dubai
Shanghai
Mexico City
New York
Q. Who among the following became the first
woman on ICC international panel of match
referees?
Sune Luus
G.S. Lakshmi
Claire Polosak
Ranjani Sinha
None of these
Q. Who among the following had become the
first ever woman umpire to stand in a men's
ODI?
Sarah Taylor
Claire Polosak
Anya Shrubsole
Alyssa Healy
None of these
Q. In May 2019, Who among the following
holds the world record for scaling Mt. Everest
for a record 23 times?
Lhakpa Sherpa
Kami Rita Sherpa
Phurba Tashi
Apa Sherpa
Jordan Romero
Q. Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing
Norgay became the first climbers to reach the
summit of Mt. Everest in which of the
following year?
1972
1985
1999
1953
1967
Q. Former RBI Deputy Governor R Gandhi
appointed as an additional director of which
of the following bank?
ICICI Bank
Yes Bank
HDFC Bank
Syndicate Bank
Bandhan Bank
Q. Recently Indian Navy has inaugurated a
Service Selection Board at ________.
Chennai
Kolkata
Mangalore
Pune
Kandla
Q. Which of the following is not a Service
Selection Board of Indian Navy?
Bhopal
Bengaluru
Visakhapatnam
Coimbatore
Gandhinagar
Q. International Day of Families is observed
every year on ________.
14 May
11 May
15 May
13 May
9 May
Q. NMCG, HCL Foundation and INTACH
inked MoU for Rudraksha Plantation in
which of the following Indian state?
Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Jammu and Kashmir
Q. A one-day workshop on Artificial Organ
Bio Printing was held at ________.
Kochi
Visakhapatnam
Lucknow
New Delhi
Chennai
Q. Igor Stimac has been appointed as the
Indian football team coach. He was part of
which of the following country’s football
team?
France
Russia
Ukraine
Croatia
Japan
Q. Recently, Which of the following country
has blocked all language editions of
Wikipedia?
Japan
USA
China
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Q. What is the name given to the RBI’s vision
document for e-payment system?
Payment and Settlement Systems in India:
Vision 2019 - 2021
Ensuring Digital Payments in India: Vision
2019 - 2021
Digital Payments, Need of the hour: Vision
2019 - 2021
E-Payment, a Boon to Economy: Vision 2019
- 2021
None of these
Q. ‘Christchurch Call To Action’ is an
initiative of which of the following country?
France
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
A and B
A, B and C
Q. India’s overall exports registered positive
growth of ________ in April 2019?
2.37%
1.99%
1.71%
1.34%
2.72%
Q. Vinay Dube has resigned from the post of
CEO of which of the following company?
Air India
Britannia Industries Ltd
Jet Airways
Nestle India
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
Q. The document Christchurch Call is an
initiative to ________.
Protect the ozone layer
To combat online extremism
To eliminate Tuberculosis from the world
To decrease dependency on fossil fuels
To protect the Christian community
Q. Who among the following has been
appointed as the new chairman of ITC Ltd?
Rahul Dixit
Sachin Karnwal
Sandeep Puri
Ankur Pathak
Ajay Joshi
Q. In May 2019, Which of the following
country has unveiled a merit-based
immigration system?
China
Russia
USA
France
Germany
Q. Which of the following division of Indian
Armed forces scaled the Mount Everest in its
maiden attempt?
National Security Guard
Assam Rifles
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
National Disaster Response Force
Sashastra Seema Bal
Q. 11th Joint Consular Committee meet
between India, Iran had been conducted at
________.
Pune
Kolkata
New Delhi
Mumbai
Kochi
Q. Who among the following is the
chairperson of Lokpal in India?
Anil R. Dave
Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Arun Kumar Mishra
Ranjan Gogoi
Pinaki Misra
Q. The statehood day of Sikkim is celebrated
on ________.
18 May
17 May
16 May
15 May
14 May
Q. Who among the following is the current
governor of Sikkim?
B. D. Mishra
Lalji Tandon
Mridula Sinha
Ganga Prasad
Kaptan Singh Solanki
Q. Which of the following country will be the
focus country in Jerusalem Film Festival,
2020?
USA
Oman
India
China
Germany
Q. Who among the following has been
conferred with prestigious Sasakawa Award
2019?
N.D Thakur
Rahul Prajapati
P. K. Mishra
Amit Kumat Yadav
C.P Sinha
Q. Prestigious Sasakawa Award is related to
________.
Protection of biodiversity hot spots
Disaster Risk Management
Environmental Protection
Providing basic education to children
None of these
Q. Which of the following country will host
the 2023 Asian Cup?
Indonesia
Bangladesh
India
China
South Korea
Q. Indian Navy conducts successful fire trial
of MRSAM. MRSAM stands for ________.
Movable Radar Surface to Air Missile
Movable Region Surface to Air Missile
Medium Range Surface to Air Missile
Moderate Radioactive Surface to Air Missile
None of These
Q. What prize money will be awarded to the
winner of ICC World Cup 2019?
1 Million US dollars
2 Million US dollars
3 Million US dollars
4 Million US dollars
5 Million US dollars
Q. World Telecommunication and
Information Society Day is celebrated every
year on ________.
11 May
16 May
19 May
17 May
21 May
Q. Sanjiv Goenka Group's Spencer's Retail
will acquire ________for Rs 300 crore.
Grofers
Bigbasket
Nature's Basket
Spar
Infibeam
Q. In May 2019, Which of the following
country has approved permanent residency
for the first time?
UAE
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Kuwait
Q. Who among the following has been
confirmed as US deputy attorney general?
William Barr
Elaine Chao
Jeffrey Rosen
Dave Cortese
Laurie Smith
Q. Who among the following has been
appointed as the MD and CEO of Ujjivan
Small Finance Bank?
Rahul Sinha
K. L Bajaj
Nitin Chugh
Amit Pal
Ajay Dhingra
Q. World Hypertension Day is celebrated
every year on ________.
12 May
18 May
17 May
14 May
19 May
Q. What is the theme of World Hypertension
Day?
Reduce tension stay relaxed
Reduce salt consumption
Know Your Numbers
Know yourself
None of these
Q. What is the total prize money offered in
2019 ICC World Cup?
5 Million US dollars
10 Million US dollars
15 Million US dollars
12 Million US dollars
20 Million US dollars
Q. Which of the following country called for
an emergency meeting of Gulf Co-operation
Council member countries on May 30?
Oman
UAE
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Q. The headquarters of the Arab League is
located in which of the following country?
Turkey
Jordan
Egypt
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Q. Centre issues drought advisory to 6 states,
asks them to use water judiciously. Which of
the following sate is not one of them?
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Q. What is the name of the Spanish Naval
ship that is on a visit to Mumbai from May 18
to 23?
Mendez Nunez
Raden Eddy Martadinata
Sindurala
Vanguard
Victory
Q. Who among the following won Australian
federal elections?
Bill Shorten
Jacinda Ardern
Scott Morrison
Simon Bridges
None of these
Q. Which of the following Indian short film
won Nespresso Talents award at Cannes
2019?
Ahalya
Seed Mother
Chutney
Taandav
Kriti
Q. What was the theme of Nespresso Talents
awards at Cannes 2019?
Encourage all
We Are What We Eat
It all starts with a home
In search of food
None of these
Q. The official song of the 2019 Men’s
World Cup titles as ________.
It is Better
Stand By
Paly well
It is important
Now or never
Q. Which of the following city will host 2nd
India Open International Boxing
Tournament?
Guwahati
Pune
Chandigarh
Ranchi
Chennai
Q. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will be
hosted by England and Wales for the
________ time?
3
4
5
6
7
Q. World Bee Day is celebrated every year
on _______.
17 May
20 May
16 May
19 May
21 May
Q. The foreign ministers of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation are scheduled to
meet at ________ in May 2019.
Tashkent
Bishkek
Dushanbe
Moscow
Ashgabat
Q. SIMBEX is a joint military exercise
between India and ________.
France
Indonesia
Australia
Sri Lanka
Singapore
Q. The SIMBEX 19 is taking place at which
of the following location?
Java Sea
Andaman Sea
South China Sea
Strait of Malacca
Sunda Strait
Q. The 2019 election took place for the
formation of ________ Lok Sabha.
17th
18th
15th
11th
19th
Q. In 2019 Lok Sabha elections total voting
took place for about ________ candidates 7
phases.
5,733
5,836
8,049
9,125
4,745
Q. Which of the following became the first
Indian state to tap into masala bond market?
Telangana
Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Gujarat
Q. BSNL partners with which of the
following company to expand WiFi
footprint?
TCS
IBM
Microsoft
Q. Who among the following is the CEO of
BSNL?
Rakesh Mukherjee
Adesh Mishra
Nayan Das
Anupam Shrivastava
Pankaj Taneja
Q. Which of the following statement is not
correct in reference to the new announcement
made by Badminton World Federation?
BFA has launched two new formats of the
game, AirBadminton and Triples.
The new formats will have new dimensions
of the court
AirBadmintion will be indoor sports.
In Triples format, the match will be played
between a team of three players each with the
presence of at least one female.
All are correct
Q. World Day for Cultural Diversity for
Dialogue and Development is celebrated
every year on ________.
20 May
21 May
22 May
19 May
18 May
Q. CSIR and National Physical Laboratory
have redefined some International System of
Units for the country. Which one of the
following is unit is not a part of them?
Kilogram
Kelvin
Coulomb
Mole
Ampere
Q. 8th Indo - Myanmar Coordinated Patrol
exercise is scheduled to take place at
________.
Daman and Diu
Bora Bora
Goa
Andaman and Nicobar
Maldives
Q. Who among the following took oath as the
new president of Ukraine?
Petro Poroshenko
Igor Kolomoisky
Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Yuriy Boyko
Nadiya Savchenko
Q. Who among the following has been
appointed as Pakistan’s High Commissioner
to India?
Mueen ul Haq
Sohail Mahmood
Naghmana Hashmi
Ghulam Dastgir
Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Q. Who among the following has been re-
elected as president of Indonesia?
Sandiaga Uno
Joko Widodo
Amien Rais
Abdul Somad
Fahri Hamzah
Q. According to the World book of Records
London, Who among the following has been
acknowledged as the most viewed stand-up
comedian in India and abroad?
Zakir Khan
Sunil Grover
Ali Asgar
Johnny Lever
Kapil Sharma
Q. Which of the following country will host
World Challenge Cup Series gymnastics
tournament?
Italy
Serbia
Croatia
Belgium
France
Q. Recently, Niki Lauda has died. He was
associated with which of the following
sports?
Golf
Baseball
Basketball
Badminton
Formula One Racing
Q. The World Metrology Day is observed
every year on ________.
20 May
21 May
22 May
19 May
18 May
Q. International Day for Biological Diversity
is observed every year on ________.
21 May
22 May
23 May
24 May
25 May
Q. The recently launched earth observation
satellite RISAT-2B has been launched using
________ launcher.
PSLV-C11
RLV-TD
GSLV Mk III
PSLV-C46
LVM-3
Q. Jokha Alharthi wins Booker International
Prize for her novel ________.
The Years
Celestial Bodies
The Pine Islands
The Remainder
The Shape Of The Ruins
Q. International Day of UN Peacekeepers is
observed every year on which of the
following day?
23 May
29 May
22 May
27 May
25 May
Q. Who among the following is an Indian
peacekeeper to be honoured posthumously
with the Dag Hammarskjold Medal?
Rashul Shridhar
Jitender Kumar
Pankaj Singh
Ankit Pal
Vikrant Joshi
Q. According to the latest United Nations'
report, the Indian economy is expected to
grow at ________ in the fiscal year 2020.
7.2
6.9
7.1
6.8
7.6
Q. Which of the following bank has
announced a strategic partnership with the
FMCG arm of The Art of Living - Sri Sri
Tattva?
Punjab National Bank
State Bank of India
ICICI Bank
Axis Bank
Bandhan Bank
Q. Which of the following become the
biggest Indian company by revenue?
Indian Oil Corporation
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Reliance Industries Ltd
NTPC Limited
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Q. Which of the following city will start
'Antim Yatra Aakhri Safar' scheme to offers
last rites for poor at Rs 1?
Nizamabad
Hyderabad
Karnal
Karimnagar
Sonipat
Q. Who among the following won the 'Best
Child Actor' award at DFW South Asian Film
Festival?
Priyanka Bose
Sunny Pawar
Abhishek Bharata
Dev Joshi
Shruti Bisht
Q. Brahmos is a joint venture between India
and _________.
Japan
Russia
America
China
France
Q. Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as
the president of which of the following
countries?
Ghana
Morocco
South Africa
Kenya
Nigeria
Q. Which among the following countries
have launched the 'Golden Card' scheme?
France
UAE
USA
India
Japan
Q. Which among the following companies is
planning to buy Shopclues?
Amazon
Flipkart
Myntra
Snapdeal
Paytm
Q. An Affiliation Charter has been signed
between Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Shaurya’
and which of the following paramilitary
force?
Border Security Force
Central Industrial Security Force
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
National Security Guards
Assam Rifles
Q. Recently Indra Nooyi receives an
honorary degree from Yale University. She is
the former CEO of ________.
Nestlé
PepsiCo
Unilever
Procter and Gamble
Q. Which of the following country has
topped in Kids Right Index?
Germany
Iceland
France
Denmark
Norway
Q. What is India’s rank in the recently
published Kids Right Index?
110
124
117
94
77
Q. What is the name given to the new Fintech
firm registered by Facebook in Switzerland?
Blue moon
Libra Networks
Data Networks
Elite technologies
None of these
Q. Who among the following has become the
first day-time Indian woman fighter pilot?
Bhawana Kanth
Avani Chaturvedi
Shubhangi Swaroop
Divya Ajith Kumar
Mohana Singh
Q. What is the currency of South Africa?
Yen
Rand
Euro
Dollar
Pound
Q. International Commonwealth Day is
celebrated every year on ________.
22 May
23 May
24 May
25 May
26 May
Q. What is the theme of the 2019
International Commonwealth Day?
A Connected Commonwealth
Towards a Common Future
Commonwealth for Future
The idea of a new commonwealth
None of these
Q. What is the number of members of
Commonwealth Nations?
32
53
48
62
39
Q. The World Health Organization (WHO)
has declared which of the following
country/countries as Malaria free?
Algeria
Argentina
Indonesia
A and B
A, B and C
Q. India has stopped importing oil from
which of the following country after US
waivers expired?
Iraq
UAE
Iran
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Q. Who among the following will be sworn
in as the be sworn in as Chief Minister of
Andhra Pradesh?
N. Chandrababu Naidu
K. Chandrashekar Rao
Jagan Mohan Reddy
Pawan Kalyan
N. T. Rama Rao
Q. What is the total number of seats in
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly?
113
175
221
197
154
Q. 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo has been
inaugurated in which of the following city?
Pune
Mumbai
New Delhi
Chennai
Gandhinagar
Q. In May 2019, Asian Development Bank
has signed an agreement to provide ________
loan to India for railway track electrification
projects.
$250 mn
$1200 mn
$500 mn
$1000 mn
$750 mn
Q. Which of the following has overtook Tata
group as India’s most valuable by way of
market capitalization (m-cap)?
Aditya Birla Group
HDFC Group
Essar Group
State Bank of India
ITC Limited
Q. Africa Day is celebrated every year on
________.
23 May
24 May
25 May
26 May
27 May
Q. What is the number of countries in the
African Union?
28
33
48
55
64
Q. Recently, Theresa May announced her
resignation. She is the Prime Minister of
which of the following country?
Germany
France
Britain
Poland
Hungary
Q. What is the name given to the recently
inaugurated hostel for the Indian Navy for
‘Naval Veer Naris’ New Delhi?
Sahara
Shakti
Avni
Veer
Shaurya
Q. Amit Panghal, who has recently won a
gold medal, is related to which of the
following sports?
Badminton
Chess
Boxing
Table tennis
Football
Q. The second India open International
Boxing tournament is being held at
________.
Mumbai
New Delhi
Patna
Guwahati
Pune
Q. What is the total number of seats won by
BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha elections?
298
300
303
306
310
Q. Standard Chartered has partnered with
which of the following company to launch
Trade Engine in India?
IBM
Amazon
Apple
Q. Who among the following served as
longest-serving Chief Minister of any state in
India?
Pema Khandu
Naveen Patnaik
N. Biren Singh
Pawan Chamling
Pramod Sawant
Q. Which of the following country has tested
ballistic missile Shaheen-II?
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Myanmar
Q. Naveen Patnaik will take oath as chief
minister of ________ for the 5th time?
Arunachal Pradesh
Sikkim
Odisha
Andhra Pradesh
Jharkhand
Q. Which of the following country will host
International Shooting Sport Federation
(ISSF) World Cup 2019?
France
South Korea
Germany
China
Italy
Q. Apurvi Chandela is related to which of the
following sports?
Badminton
Boxing
Shooting
Short Put
Long Jump
Q. India bags a total of ________ medals at
India Open International tournament in
Guwahati.
48
22
84
57
65
Q. The Indian team has won ________
medal/medals at Archery World Cup Stage
III at Antalya in Turkey?
Gold
Silver
Bronze
None of these
Both A and B
Q. Which of the following movie has bagged
the Palme d'Or at the 72nd Cannes Film
Festival in France?
The Wild Goose Lake
A Hidden Life
Parasite
Young Ahmed
Sorry We Missed You
Q. Who among the following won the best
actor award at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival
in France?
George Clooney
Antonio Banderas
Don Johnson
Eddie Murphy
Danny Trejo
Q. Which of the following bank has launched
Corp SME Suvidha’ for MSMEs?
Bandhan Bank
Canara Bank
Indian Bank
Corporation Bank
IDBI Bank
Q. What is the name given to the commercial
arm of Indian Space Research Organisation?
New Space India Limited
Space India Limited
Bharat Space Limited
New India Limited
None of these
Q. NASA has unveiled a schedule for a
project named as_______ 2024 Moon
mission?
Blue moon
Artemis
Explorer
Day time
Lander
Q. Who among the following became the first
foreign leader to meet new Japanese
emperor?
Xi Jinping
Donald Trump
Naomi Osaka
Kim Jong-un
Vladimir Putin
Q. Who among the following has resigned as
the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea?
Peter O'Neill
James Marape
Don Polye
Charles Abel
Julius Chan
Q. What is the capital of Papua New Guinea?
Port Vila
Wellington
Canberra
Port Moresby
Suva
Q. Who among the following has won the
seventh edition of the Joan Miró Prize?
Jitish Kallat
Arpita Singh
Bhupen Khakhar
Atul Dodiya
Nalini Malani
Q. Miró prize is given in the field of _______.
Literature
Arts
Music
Dance
Journalism
Q. Who among the following has been re-
elected as President of Badminton Asia?
Anton Aditya Subowo
Jassem Kanso
Tirta Juwana Darmadji
Ali Almarri
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Q. Apurvi Chandela bags ________ in 10m
Air Rifle in ISSF World Cup?
Gold medal
Silver medal
Bronze medal
None of these
Both A and B
Q. Sekisui Open is related to which of the
following sports?
Badminton
Squash
Tennis
Volleyball
Handball
Q. Which of the following country won the
2019 Sudirman Cup?
Japan
India
China
France
Russia
Q. Who among the following won the Sekisui
Open?
Saurav Ghosal
Tom Richards
James Willstrop
Mahesh Mangaonkar
Ramit Tandon
Q. Akash-1S is an _________ missile system
to destroy targets.
Surface to Air
Surface to Surface
Air to Air
Surface to Air and Surface
None of these
Q. India has invited the leaders of ________
group for the swearing-in ceremony of PM
Modi?
ASEAN
SAARC
G20
G7
BIMSTEC
Q. Which of the following country is not a
member of BIMSTEC?
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Thailand
Q. Who among the following is a part of
India’s first ‘All Women Crew' to fly a
Medium Lift Helicopter?
Parul Bhardwaj
Aman Nidhi
Hina Jaiswal
A and B
A, B and C
Q. Who among the following has been sworn
in as the Chief Minister of Sikkim?
Sarbanda Sonowal
Prem Singh Golay
Pema Khandu
Bhupesh Baghel
Vijay Rupani
Q. Who among the following is the governor
of Sikkim?
Lalji Tandon
Mridula Sinha
Najma Heptulla
Jagdish Mukhi
Ganga Prasad
Q. Who among the following will head UN
peacekeeping operation in South Sudan?
I.S. Ghuman
Anil Kumar Bhatt
Shailesh Tinaikar
S K Upadhyay
Gopal R
Q. After the appointment of 4 new judges, the
number of Delhi High Court judges has been
increased to ________.
22
16
40
31
57
Q. Rahi Sarnobat is related to which of the
following sports?
Chess
Boxing
Shooting
Badminton
Basketball
Q. Recently, Veeru Devgan passed away. He
was a famous ________.
Poet
Music composer
Movie director
Journalist
Cricketer
Q. The researchers at the University of
Chicago managed to gain superconductivity
at ________.
-23℃
-11℃
-53℃
-82℃
-67℃
Q. Which of the following organisation
signed an MoU with Ministry of Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises to enhanced
services for the year 2019-20?
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development
Small Industries Development Bank of India
MMTC Ltd
Khadi and Village Industries Commission
National Small Industries Corporation
Limited
Q. National Green Tribunal has directed the
government to ban water purifiers where
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in water are
below_________.
200 mg/litre
300 mg/litre
1000 mg/litre
500 mg/litre
800 mg/litre
Q. Scott Morrison has been sworn in as the
Prime Minister of which of the following
country?
Germany
Austria
Australia
Belgium
New Zealand
Q. Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal has been sworn
in as the Chief Justice of which of the
following High Court?
Meghalaya High Court
Punjab High Court
Delhi High Court
Haryana High Court
None of these
Q. Which of the following bank has launched
the ‘Bank on Wheels’ facility?
Indian Bank
Canara Bank
IDBI Bank
Bandhan Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
Q. According to the recent announcement by
RBI, the Real Time Gross Settlement
(RTGS) facility is available up to _______.
05:00 PM
05:30 PM
06:00 PM
06:30 PM
07:00 PM
Q. What is the minimum limit of RTGS
transaction?
Rs 20,000
Rs 50,000
Rs 1,00,000
Rs 2,00,000
Rs 5,00,000
Q. Recently, Oscar Academy has announced
the Hindi translation of it's of an Academy
Publication named as ________.
ACES
Spectral Similarity Index (SSI)
Digital Dilemma
Gravity
Like Magic
Q. The Indian Overseas Bank is
headquartered at ________.
Mumbai
Banglore
Pune
Kolkata
Chennai
Q. International Day of UN Peacekeepers is
observed every year on _______.
27 May
28 May
29 May
30 May
31 May
Q. What is the theme of the 2019
International Day of UN Peacekeepers?
70 Years of Service and Sacrifice
Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace
Investing in Peace around the world
Maintaining peace all around the world
None of these
Q. International Everest Day is observed
every year on _______.
27 May
28 May
29 May
30 May
31 May
Q. Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary had
climbed the Mt Everest in the year ________.
1963
1953
1983
1974
1942
Q. The US has removed ________ and
________ from its currency monitoring list.
India and Switzerland
India and China
Bangladesh and Australia
Iran and India
Turkey and Iran
Q. Saudi Arabia has lifted the export ban on
fruits and vegetable from which of the
following Indian country?
Gujarat
Uttarakhand
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
Q. How many women MPs were elected in
the 17th Lok Sabha?
64
71
78
82
91
Q. ISRO has signed an MOU for crew
selection, training of Gaganyaan
Programme?
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Air India
Bharat Dynamics Limited
Indian Coast Guard
Indian Air Force
Q. India ranked _______ on 2019 IMD
World Competitiveness Rankings?
56
43
22
35
76
Q. Goa became the _______ state of the
Indian Union in the year 1987.
23th
24th
25th
26th
27th
Q. World No-Tobacco Day is observed
every year on ________.
30 May
31 May
1 June
2 June
3 June
Q. Donald Trump has announced ________
tariff on all goods coming from Mexico in a
bid to curb illegal immigration?
2%
5%
10%
12%
15%
Q. Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn in
as the president of which of the following
country for the second term?
Mali
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
Ethiopia
Q. Along with Narendra Modi how many
Cabinet ministers took oath for the Office
and Secrecy?
24
18
32
11
35
Q. Which of the following city hosted a 2-
day workshop on Population Research
Centres (PRCs)?
Kanpur
New Delhi
Chennai
Mumbai
Pune
Q. Who among the following is the head of
a task force set up by RBI for corporate
loans?
C. P. Gurnani
Vineet Nayyar
T N Manoharan
Samit Ghosh
Parvez Ahmad
Q. FICCI forecasts India's GDP growth at
________ for FY20.
7.3%
7.2%
7.1%
6.9%
6.8%
Q. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is being
played as a ________ which similar to the
1992 World Cup.
Round-Robin tournament
Knock Out tournament
Single Elimination
Double Elimination
Pyramid tournament
Q. Which of the following country has
topped the 2019 ISSF World Cup in
Munich, Germany?
China
Germany
India
France
Germany
Q. Anjum Moudgil is associated with which
of the following sports?
Chess
Hockey
Long Jump
Badminton
Shooting
