Who among the following is the Chairman of the 15th Finance commission?

निम्ननिखित में से कौि 15 वें नवत्त आयोग के अध्यक्ष हैं?

A. Ajay Narayan Jha

B. N.K. Singh

C. Arvind Subramanian

D. Rajiv MehrishiDaily Current Affairs

9th May 2019

World Asthma Day 2019 is celebrated on ________.

नवश्व अस्थमा निवस 2019 ________ को मिाया गया है

A. 5 May 2019

B. 6 May 2019

C. 7 May 2019

D. 8 May 2019

Which of the following country is not a part of the G7 group?

निम्ननिखित में से कौि सा िेश G7 समूह का नहस्सा िह ीं है?

A. South Africa

B. France

C. Italy

D. Canada

In May 2019 SBI Card raised ________crore from various financial institutions

including its parent State Bank of India (SBI).

मई 2019 में SBI कार्ड िे अपिे मूि भारत य से्टट बैंक (SBI) सनहत नवनभन्न नवत्त य सींस्थािोीं से

________करोड़ रुपये निए।

A. ₹200 crore

B. ₹700 crore

C. ₹500 crore

D. ₹1000 crore

Which of the following is the first aircraft carrier built in India?

निम्ननिखित में से कौि भारत में निनमडत पहिा नवमाि वाहक है?

A. INS Virat

B. INS Vikrant

C. INS Arihant

D. INS Kadambh

Game Changer is the autobiography of which of the following cricketer?

गेम चेंजर निम्ननिखित में से नकस निकेटर क आत्मकथा है?

A. Imran Khan

B. Sahid Afridi

C. VVS Laxman

D. Shane Warne

Which institution recently rejected plea by 21 opposition parties for 50%

VVPAT verification?

नकस सींस्था िे हाि ह में 50% व व प एट सत्यापि के निए 21 नवपक्ष ििोीं द्वारा यानचका

िाररज क ?

a) Election Commission of India

b) Supreme Court

c) Delhi High Court

d) Central Government

The Election Commission has allowed relaxation of the model code of conduct

in which among the following states?

चुिाव आयोग िे निम्ननिखित राज्ोीं में से नकस में आिशड आचार सींनहता में छूट ि है?

a) Karnataka

b) Jammu and Kashmir

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

Which bank has slipped by 3 notches to come down to the 10th spot as most

valued bank?

कौन सा बैंक 3 पायदान खिसककरसबसे मूल्यवान बैंक केरूप में 10 वें स्थान पर

आगया है?

1) State Bank of India

2) ICICI Bank

3) Yes Bank

4) HDFC Bank

Name the product from Indonesia, which has been imposed Anti Dumping

Duty by Government of India recently.

इंडोनेशिया से उत्पादका नाम बताएं, शिसे हाल ही में भारत सरकार द्वारा एंटी

डंशपंग डू्यटी लगाया गया है।

1) Splenda

2) Saccharin

3) Stevia

4) Isomalt

Name the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War hero, who was honoured with a

plaque on the Wall of Honour at the Ammunition Hill.

1971 के बांग्लादेि मुखि संग्राम के नायक, शिन्हें गोला-बारूदकी पहाडी पर

सम्मानकी दीवार पर एक पशिका से सम्माशनत शकया गया था।

1) Jack Farj Rafael (JFR) Jacob

2) K M Shafiullah

3) Chittoronjon Datta

4) Abu Taher

World Red Cross Day: 8 Mayनवश्व रेर् िॉस निवस: 8 मई

- News 18

● 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

● International Committee of the Red Cross

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

● हर साि 8 मई को नवश्व रेर् िॉस और रेर् निसेंट

रे् के रूप में मिाया जाता है।

● यह इस निि मिाया जाता है, क्ोींनक यह रेर् िॉस

और ICRC क अींतराडष्ट्र य सनमनत के सींस्थापक

और िोबेि शाींनत पुरस्कार के पहिे प्राप्तकताड

हेिर रु्िेंट क जयींत है।

● नवश्व रेर् िॉस निवस "अींतराडष्ट्र य रेर् िॉस और

रेर् निसेंट आींिोिि" के नसद्ाींतोीं को याि करता

है।

● यह 8 मई को िोगोीं को श्रद्ाींजनि अनपडत करिे के

निए मिाया जाता है और इस आयोजि में भाग

िेिे के साथ-साथ िोगोीं क मिि के निए उिके

योगिाि को याि नकया जाता है।

● 2019 थ म: # िव

● इींटरिेशिि कमेट ऑफ़ ि रेर् िॉस: नजिेवा,

खिट्जरिैंर्

NIOS, NHMPH ink MoU in Mumbai

मुींबई में NIOS और NHMPH के ब च एक MoU साइि हुई

- All India Radio

● 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.

● मािव सींसाधि नवकास मींत्रािय के राष्ट्र य मुक्त

नवद्यािय नशक्षा सींस्थाि और महाराष्ट्र सरकार के

सावडजनिक िास्थ्य नवभाग के राष्ट्र य िास्थ्य

नमशि िे मुींबई में एक समझौता ज्ञापि पर

हस्ताक्षर नकए।

● एमओयू िे िेशिि इींस्ट टू्यट ऑफ ओपि सू्कनिींग

के माध्यम से राष्ट्र य िास्थ्य नमशि (एिएचएम) के

निए िास्थ्य सेवा प्रिाताओीं को व्यावसानयक

कायडिमोीं क पेशकश करिे पर ध्याि कें नित

नकया।

● इसका उदे्दश्य बहुउदे्दश य िास्थ्य कायडकताड वगड,

क्लास III के पुरुष िास्थ्य कायडकताड और

सामुिानयक िास्थ्य कायडकताड को उिके मूल्ाींकि

और प्रमाणि के बाि समाि सींरनचत और गुणवत्ता

प्रनशक्षण प्रिाि करिा है।

India re-elected as an observer to inter-governmental forum Arctic Council

भारत को अींतर-सरकार फोरम, आकड नटक काउीं नसि के पयडवेक्षक के रूप में नफर से चुिा

गया- All India Radio

● 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.

● भारत को अींतर-सरकार फोरम आकड नटक

काउीं नसि के पयडवेक्षक के रूप में नफर से चुिा

गया है।

● आकड नटक पररषि आम मुद्दोीं पर, नवशेष रूप से

सतत नवकास और पयाडवरण सींरक्षण पर

आकड नटक राज्ोीं के ब च सहयोग, समन्वय और

बातच त को बढावा िेत है।

● 11 व ीं आकड नटक पररषि क मींनत्रस्तर य बैठक

रोवेिेम में, नफ़ििैंर् और भारत को आकड नटक

पररषि के पयडवेक्षक के रूप में नफर से चुिा

गया।

59th BRO Raising Day

ब आरओ का 59 वााँ स्थापिा निवस

- PIB

● Border Roads Organisation (BRO)

celebrated its 59th Raising Day on 7 May

2019.

● 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.

● BRO Director General: Lt. Gen.Harpal

Singh

● Parent organisation: Ministry of Defence

● स मा सड़क सींगठि (BRO) िे 7 मई 2019

को अपिा 59 वाीं स्थापिा निवस मिाया है।

● इसका गठि 7 मई 1960 को हुआ था।

● स मावती के्षत्रोीं में सड़क सींपकड प्रिाि करिे क

प्राथनमक भूनमका के साथ रक्षा मींत्रािय के

तहत BRO एक अग्रण सड़क निमाडण एजेंस

है।

● यह मुख्य रूप से सेिा क सामररक

आवश्यकताओीं को पूरा करिे के निए उत्तर

और पनिम स माओीं के साथ सड़क निमाडण

और रिरिाव कायों को पूरा करता है।

● यह 53,000 नकिोम टर से अनधक सड़कोीं के

निए नजमे्मिार है।

● ब आरओ के महानििेशक

● मूि सींगठि: रक्षा मींत्रािय

MNRE holds ‘Chintan Baithak’ with the stakeholders of Renewable Energy (RE) sector

एमएिआरई ‘नचींति बैठक’ से ररनू्यएबि ऊजाड (आरई) के्षत्र के नहतधारकोीं के साथ िाया

- Business Standard

● 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.

● िव ि और िव करण य ऊजाड मींत्रािय (MNRE)

िे िई निल्ल में अक्षय ऊजाड के्षत्र के नहतधारकोीं के

साथ एक 'नचींति बैठक' का आयोजि नकया।

● ‘बैठक’ (म नटींग) क अध्यक्षता एमएिआरई सनचव

श्र आिींि कुमार िे क थ ।

● बैठक में आरई के्षत्र से सींबींनधत नवनभन्न मुद्दोीं पर

नवचार-नवमशड नकया गया नजसमे सौर, पवि, जैव-

ऊजाड, िघु-हाइर्र ो, नियामक मुदे्द, बोि और मूल्

निधाडरण, माींग पूवाडिुमाि, आरई पररयोजिाओीं के

नवत्तपोषण, ऊजाड भींर्ारण, मेक इि इींनर्या, भारत

क आरई कायडबि आनि शानमि है।

● सेक्टर के निए ‘नचींति बैठाक’ में नहतधारकोीं द्वारा

नवनभन्न ि नतगत हस्तके्षपोीं का सुझाव निया गया था

और एमएिआरई इि सुझावोीं पर नवचार करेगा।

Drug firm Merck Ltd renamed as Procter & Gamble Health Ltdर्र ग फमड मकड निनमटेर् का िाम बििकर प्रॉक्टर एीं र् गैंबि हेल्थ निनमटेर्

कर निया गया- Money Control

● 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.

● र्र ग फमड मकड निनमटेर् का िाम बििकर

प्रॉक्टर एीं र् गैंबि हेल्थ निनमटेर् कर निया

गया है।

● जमडि के मकड केज एए के उपभोक्ता

िास्थ्य व्यवसाय के प एीं र् ज के वैनश्वक

अनधग्रहण के बाि िाम बिि निया गया है।

● मकड निनमटेर् से प्रॉक्टर एीं र् गामा हेल्थ

निनमटेर् में िाम बिििे के निए कीं पि को

रनजस्टर ार ऑफ कीं पि ज, मुींबई, महाराष्ट्र से

मींजूर नमि गई है।

Desert Storm 2019 startedरे्जटड स्टॉमड 2019 क शुरुआत हुई

- All India Radio

● 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.

● रे्जटड स्टॉमड 2019, भारत में सबसे िींब िॉस-

कीं टर रैि शुरू हुई।

● चार नििोीं तक चििे वाि रैि में 100 से

अनधक ट में उच्च तापमाि, रेत के ट िे िॉनसींग

और बजर वाि पनियोीं में प्रनतस्पधाड करत

नििेंग ।

● इसमें 900 नकम से अनधक पररवहि चरणोीं के

अिावा 600 नकम के नवशेष कठोर चरण

शानमि हैं।

● पहिा चरण 158 नकम क िूर तय करिे के

निए राजस्थाि के ब कािेर से शुरू हुआ है।

Switzerland

Key Facts About Switzerland

• Capital: Bern• Official language: German, French, Italian, Romansh• Currency: Swiss franc• President: Ueli Maurer• National flower : Edelweiss• Boundaries: It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany

to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.

Facts about Switzerland• Switzerland is a country situated in western, central, and southern Europe.• It is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau

and the Jura.• Vienna has been named the best city in the world to live in this year followed by Zurich.• The very first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Jean Henri Dunant, a Swiss, in 1901.

He is the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross.• “The World’s Smallest Toolbox”– the Swiss Army knife – was invented by Karl Elsener.• The World Wide Web was invented by Tim Berners Lee in Switzerland in 1989.• The first waterproof watch was invented by Rolex in 1927 in Switzerland. • Nescafe, the world’s first instant coffee, was invented in 1938 in Switzerland, too.• Switzerland was not involved in any of the two world wars; World War I (Jul 28, 1914 –

Nov 11, 1918) and World War II (Sep 1, 1939 – Sep 2, 1945.)• Switzerland’s crime and unemployment rates are amongst the lowest in the world. • The country is also famous for its technological innovation and strong banking system.

Facts about Switzerland• Swiss consumption of chocolates per capita is the highest in the world.• Half of the luxury watches produced in the world come from Switzerland. Brands like

Tissot, TAG Heuer, Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Longines are all Swiss.• The large Hadron Collider in the world’s largest particle physics laboratory– CERN – is in

Switzerland.• Switzerland has enough underground bunker capacity that it can hide its entire population

in case of a nuclear war.• A giant three-legged chair in Geneva, Switzerland is dedicated to the opposition of using

land mines. It is known as “The Broken Chair.”• Fuel economy in Switzerland is measured in “quantity per distance” (liters per 100 km)• Switzerland is one of the two countries in the world to have a square flag.

The other is Vatican City.

Facts about Switzerland● The Alps is credited with being the youngest, largest, highest, and

most densely populated mountain range in Europe. It is estimated to have formed some 45 million years ago.

● The region of the Alps which falls in Switzerland is referred to as Swiss Alps.

● Switzerland is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe as 65% of its total landmass is covered under the Alps.

● Dufourspitze of Monte Rosa at 4,634 m is the highest point in Switzerland.

● Switzerland’s economy also relies heavily on tourism.

Facts about SwitzerlandThe country headquarters the following organisations:

• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Geneva, Switzerland• World Health Organisation Geneva, Switzerland• International Labour Organisation Geneva, Switzerland• International Committee of the Red Cross Geneva, Switzerland• World Trade Organisation Geneva, Switzerland• World Meteorological Organisation Geneva, Switzerland• World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva, Switzerland• International Organization for Standardization Geneva, Switzerland• World Economic Forum Geneva, Switzerland• International Organization of Migration (IOM) Geneva, Switzerland• International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Zurich, Switzerland• Worldwide Fund for Nature Gland, Switzerland• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland, Switzerland

World Red Cross Day is celebrated every year on ________.

नवश्व रेर् िॉस निवस हर वषड ________ को मिाया जाता है।

A. 5 May

B. 6 May

C. 7 May

D. 8 May

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?

राष्ट्र ीय मुि शवद्यालयी शिक्षा संस्थान ने राष्ट्र ीय स्वास्थ्य शमिन के सावविशनकस्वास्थ्य शवभाग के साथ एक

समझौता ज्ञापन पर हस्ताक्षर शकए, िो शनम्नशलखित में से शकस राज्य में व्यावसाशयक कायवक्रम कोसव करने के

शलए है?

A. Jharkhand

B. Madhya Pradesh

C. Maharashtra

D. Telangana

Border Roads Organisation was formed in the year ________.

सीमा सडक संगठन का गठन वर्व ________ में शकया गया था।

A. 1981

B. 1971

C. 1960

D. 1992

The headquarters of International Committee of the Red Cross is

located in which of the following country?

रेडक्रॉस की अंतरावष्ट्र ीय सशमशत का मुख्यालय शनम्नशलखित में से शकस देि में

खस्थत है?

A. Austria

B. France

C. Switzerland

D. Italy

The 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting held at _______

11 वी ंआकव शटक पररर्द मंत्री स्तरीय बैठक _______ में आयोशित हुई।

A. Denmark

B. Finland

C. China

D. Italy

As per the report released by digital marketing platform SEMrush, who is the

most followed politician globally?

a) Narendra Modi

b) Barack Obama

c) Donald Trump

d) Vladimir Putin

Name the Father of modern legal education in India who passed

away recently.

a) Kirpal Singh

b) Ajit Bedi

c) NR Madhava Menon

d) Vikas Grover

Purple frog will soon be crowned as amphibian of which state?

a) Odisha

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Karnataka

d) Kerala

Which nation has appealed to the international community to

lift travel warnings?

a) New Zealand

b) Sri Lanka

c) Australia

d) China

Which country has terminated its Black List of Indian-origin

people?

a) India

b) Australia

c) New Zealand

d) China

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