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1) Which day is observed on 26th April?
a) Legal Services Day
b) World Intellectual Property Day
c) World Day of Handicapped
d) National Post Day
e) World Immunization Day
2) According to Fitch Ratings, which is the first central bank of Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to start interest rate easing cycle?
a) Central Bank of the Russia
b) Federal Reserve
c) Bank of Mexico
d) RBI
e) None of these
3) Which among the given banks has received the approval from National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) recently to merge with the NBFC Bharat Financial Inclusion?
a) Yes Bank
b) Kotak Mahindra Bank
c) IndusInd Bank
d) HDFC Bank
e) Karnataka Bank
4) Name the Indian cryptocurrency exchange which has launched first of its kind wholesale cryptocurrency trading platform.
a) Zebpay
b) BuyUcoin
c) UNOCOIN
d) Coinsecure
e) None of these
5) Which airways has become the first airline in the Gulf region to operate a flight without any single-use plastics on board?
a) Oman Air
b) Guldf Air
c) Etihad Airways
d) Emirates
e) Air Arabia
6) Ex-army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag appointed as India high commissioner to which country?
a) Maldives
b) Madagascar
c) Seychelles
d) Mauritius
e) None of these
7) Who among the following has become the first female to be appointed as the Zonal Manager of Life Insurance Corporation of India for South Central Zone
a) Usha Sangwan
b) Rajni Patwardhan
c) Sarojini Dikhale
d) Mini Ipe
e) None of these
8) Who has been honored with the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Award 2019?
a) Helen
b) Javed Akhtar
c) Salim Khan
d) Mahesh Bhatt
e) Madhur Bhandarkar
9) Name the winner of Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2019 for Literature?
a) Swapan Saha
b) Manoj Michigan
c) Rana Dasgupta
d) N K Salil
e) Visherwar Iyer
10) Which cityhosted the ABU Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness 2019?
a) New Delhi
b) Bejing
c) Khatmandu
d) Colombo
e) Thimphu
11) How may medals have been won by India at the 2019 Doha Asian Athletics Championships?
a) 17
b) 21
c) 19
d) 23
e) 15
12) Saurabh Chaudhary is an Indian athlete related to which event?
a) Javelin Throw
b) Shot Put
c) 10,000 m
d) Relay Race
e) 10 metres Air Pistol
Answers:
1) Answer: B)
World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on 26 April. The theme for the year 2019 is Reach for Gold: IP and Sports. The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life” and “to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe”
2) Answer: D)
The Reserve Bank of India is the first central bank in the Asia-Pacific region to begin an explicit interest rate easing cycle. The monetary policy committee led by Shaktikanta Das cut the repo rate by 0.25 percentage point in February 2019 and again by 0.25 percentage point in March 2019, taking the total repo rate down to 6 per cent, the lowest in about nine years since 2010 Inflation at 2.9 per cent has remained within the RBI’s comfort zone of 4 per cent (+/- 2 per cent). Fitch has predicted GDP growth rate of 6.8% in FY20 for India.
3) Answer: C)
NCLT Mumbai approves IndusInd Bank and Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd merger. As per the report, the merger is expected to complete within 2-4 weeks. Post-merger, microfinance firm Bharat Financial will become a subsidiary of the private lender
4) Answer: B)
BuyUcoin, is a New Delhi based Indian Cryptocurrency Exchange, which is the second oldest Cryptocurrency Exchange in India, has announced the launch of a new and unique platform for wholesale cryptocurrency trading which allows its users to trade on a large scale with low price fluctuations.The platform currently works on free trading model, charges zero fee on any trade. The platform is aptly described and known as OTC (Over-the-counter) desk. It is preferred by traders who deal with cryptocurrency in bulk and want to resist much price fluctuations during the trade.
5) Answer: C)
The UAE’s flag carrier Etihad Airways has become the first airline in the Gulf region to operate a flight without any single-use plastics on board. The objective is to raise awareness about pollution. The milestone flight is part of Etihad’s pledge to reduce single-use plastic usage by 80 per cent not just in-flight, but across the entire organisation by the end of 2022
6) Answer: C)
Former Army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag has been appointed as India’s next high commissioner to Seychelles. General (retired) Suhag was the Army chief from July 31, 2014, to December 31, 2016. He was also part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka in 1987. India is developing Assumption Island in Seychelles as a naval base to expand its footprint in the strategically-key region
7) Answer: D)
Mini Ipe took charge as zonal manager of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), South Central Zone. She is the first woman zonal manager (in-charge) of the corporation. LIC’s South Central Zone comprises the States of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Prior to the present assignment, she was executive director (International Operations) looking after the foreign operations of LIC’s subsidiaries, joint ventures and branches. She has also worked as director and CEO of LICHFL Financial Services Ltd.
8) Answer: C)
National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, popular scriptwriter Salim Khan and yesteryears dancing diva Helen were honoured with the prestigious Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at a ceremony
- For music and art – Classical dancer, Smt. Sucheta Bhide-Chapekar
- Lifetime award (Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar) – Salim Khan
- Special Award – Madhur Bhandarkar (for his contribution to Indian Cinema)
- Special Award – Helen (for her contribution to Indian Cinema)
- The Vagvilasini Award – Vasant Abaji Dahake (for Literature)
- Mohan Wagh Award – Bhadrakali Productions “Soyare Sakal” (for Best Drama of the Year)
- Anandmayee Puraskar – Pandit Suresh Talwalkar of Taalyogi Ashram (for espousing a social cause)
9) Answer: C)
The second edition of Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize was awarded to author Rana Dasgupta for his 2010 novel “Solo”, a tale of estrangement and the ultimate failure of material existence.An amount of $10,000, a Tagore statue and a certificate for contribution to literature was given to Dasgupta. The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for social achievement was awarded to Yohei Sasakawa, the World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, for “his incredible efforts to uproot leprosy and great contribution to world peace”. The Prize was also awarded to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as “a beacon of democracy”,
10) Answer: C)
5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness began in Kathmandu. The theme of the two-day summit is “Media Solutions for Sustainable Future: Saving Lives, Building Resilient Communities”. Nepal’s Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota inaugurated the summit. The basic aim of the summit is to address the issue of fully utilizing media’s potential of accelerating climate action and disaster preparedness and connect stakeholders to media professionals for collaboration and joint practical projects.
11) Answer: A)
The 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championship concluded in Doha, Qatar. India ended at the fourth spot in the medals tally with 3 Gold, 7 Silver and 7 Bronze. Bahrain topped the table with 11 Gold, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze. China was second with 10 Gold, 13 Silver and 7 Bronze The four-day event saw participation from 63 nations across the world.
Gold winners
Tejinder Pal Singh Toor- Men’s Shot put
Gomathi Marimuthu- Women’s 800 m
U. Chitra- Women’s 1500 m
12) Answer: E)
India opened its medal account with gold each in 10 metres Air Rifle Mixed Team and 10 metres Air Pistol Mixed team events at ISSF World Cup in Beijing. Young shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary took the top spot in the 10 metres Air Pistol Mixed Team event. Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Singh Panwar won the gold in the 10 metres Air Rifle Mixed Team event.
