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Institute of Banking Preparation for Selection May 2019

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Table of Contents Current Affairs: Important Days ....................................................................................................................................... 2

Current Affairs: Appointments ......................................................................................................................................... 3

International Appointments: ........................................................................................................................................ 3

National Appointments: ............................................................................................................................................... 3

New Cabinet Ministers of India 2019: ........................................................................................................................... 3

New CM of Indian States: ............................................................................................................................................. 4

Current Affairs: Awards and Honours ............................................................................................................................... 4

CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2019 ................................................................................................... 4

Current Affairs: Banking and Finance ............................................................................................................................... 5

Current Affairs: Defence .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Current Affairs: Economic Affairs ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Current Affairs: International ..........................................................................................................................................10

Current Affairs: MoU & Agreements: ..............................................................................................................................13

International Agreements: ..........................................................................................................................................13

National Agreements: .................................................................................................................................................15

Current Affairs: National .................................................................................................................................................15

Current affairs: Science and technology ..........................................................................................................................28

Inventions / Discovery .................................................................................................................................................29

Space Science..............................................................................................................................................................30

App & Web Portal .......................................................................................................................................................32

Current Affairs: Sports ....................................................................................................................................................32

100 MCQ for Practice: .....................................................................................................................................................35

Answers ..........................................................................................................................................................................44



Current Affairs: Important Days

Date Important Day Theme for 2019

1-May World Labor Day “Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social Partners”.

3-May World Press Freedom day “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections In Times of Disinformation”

4-May World International Firefighters’ Day (IFFD)Health Day

5-May World Hand Hygiene Day

7-May World Athletics Day

8-May World Red Cross Day World Red Cross Day 2019 theme is “#love”.

8-May World Thalassaemia Day 2019 Universal access to quality thalassaemia healthcare services : Building bridges with and for patients

10-May World Lupus Day

11-May World Migratory Bird Day 2019 Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution

12-May International Nurses Day ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead, Health for All.’

15-May International Day of Families “Families and Climate Action: Focus on SDG 13

16-May International Day of Living Together in Peace

16-May International Day of Light

17-May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Bridging the standardization gap.

17-May World Hypertension Day “Know your numbers.”

17-May International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

18-May International Museum Day “Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition”

18-May World AIDS Vaccine Day

20-May World Bee Day

21-May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

22-May International Day for Biological Diversity Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health

23-May International Day to End Obstetric Fistula

25-May World Thyroid Day

25-May International Missing Children’s Day

28-May Amnesty International Day

28-May World Hunger Day

28-May V.D Savarkar’s birth anniversary

29-May International Day of UN Peacekeepers “Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace”

29-May World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) “Early Diagnosis and Treatment of GI Cancer.

30-May World Multiple Sclerosis Day

31-May World No Tobacco Day “tobacco and lung health.”



Current Affairs: Appointments

International Appointments:

Name Designation

Dr. Baqir Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Cyril Ramaphosa Re-elected as South African president

Scott Morrison Australia’s prime minister

Indian-origin Anita Bhatia Deputy Executive Director UN – WOMEN

National Appointments:

Name Designation

Mr.Narendra Modi PM of India

Admiral Karambir Singh Navy Chief

Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian New Member of Finance Commission’s Advisory Council.

R. Gandhi An additional director on the board of private sector lender Yes Bank

Akshay Kumar TAFE’s brand ambassador

Igor Stimac Indian football team coach

Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court

Vice-Admiral Atul Kumar Jain Chief of Eastern Naval Command

New Cabinet Ministers of India 2019:

Name Designation

Rajnath Singh Defence

Amit Shah Home Affairs

Nirmala Sitharaman Finance; Corporate Affairs

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar External Affairs

Nitin Gadkari Road Transport and Highways; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

DV Sadananda Gowda Chemical and Fertilizers

Ram Vilas Paswan Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Narendra Singh Tomar Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Rural Development; Panchayati Raj

Ravi Shankar Prasad Law and Justice; Communications; Electronics and Information Technology

Harsimrat Kaur Badal Food Processing Industries

Thawarchand Gehlot Social Justice and Empowerment

Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Human Resource Development

Arjun Munda Tribal Affairs

Smriti Irani Women and Child Development; Textiles

Dr Harsh Vardhan Health and Family Welfare; Science and Technology; Earth Sciences

Prakash Javdekar Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Information and Broadcasting

Piyush Goyal Railways; Commerce and Industries

Dharmendra Pradhan Petroleum and Natural Gas; Steel

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minority Affairs

Prahlad Joshi Parliamentary Affairs; Coal; Mines



Mahendra Nath Pandey Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Arvind Sawant Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise

Giriraj Singh Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Jal Shakti

New CM of Indian States:

Name Designation

Prem Singh Tamang CM of Sikkim

Pema Khandu CM of Arunachal Pradesh

Naveen Patnaik CM of Odisha

Y.S.R.Jagan Mohan Reddy CM of Andhra Pradesh

Current Affairs: Awards and Honours

Person/Organisation Award

Tiger Woods Presidential Medal of Freedom

L&TMRH Gold for boosting metro rail image

Madonna, a pioneer for gay rights GLAAD Media Awards 2019

Luke Shaw Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award

Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra Sasakawa Award 2019

Achyutanand Dwivedi’s short film Won the third prize in the international section of Nespresso Talents 2019 in Cannes.

Oman author Jokha Alharthi Man Booker International Prize

Shyam Saran The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star’.

Rajasthan Health Department WHO award

CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2019

Person Award

Virat Kohli International Cricketer and Batsman of the Year award

Smriti Mandana International Women Cricketer of the Year

Jasprit Bumrah International Bowler of the Year

Cheteshwar Pujara International Test Cricketer of the Year

Rohit Sharma International ODI Cricketer of the Year

Aaron Finch International T20 Player of the Year

Rashid Khan International T20 Bowler of the Year

Yashasvi Jaiswal Junior Cricketer of the Year

Kuldeep Yadav Outstanding performance of the year award

Ashutosh Aman Domestic Cricketer of the Year

Mohinder Amarnath ‘CCR International Lifetime Achievement Award’



Current Affairs: Banking and Finance Bank credit grows 13.2% in FY19

Bank credit grew by 13.2% in financial year 2018-19 as compared to 10.3% in the previous financial year, mainly

aided by loans to services and retail sector. Deposit growth also gained momentum, growing by 10% as

compared to 6.7% a year ago.

Central banks step up gold buying in 2019

According to the latest Gold Demand Trends report by the World Gold Council, central banks bought 145.5

tonnes of gold in the first quarter a 68% jump from the same period in 2018 and also the strongest start to a

year since 2013.

RBI okays MD appointment at Ujjivan SFB

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Nitin Chugh, the digital banking head of HDFC

Bank, as the managing director and chief executive officer of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.

RBI to create regulatory cadre

The Reserve Bank of India’s Central Board has decided to create a specialized supervisory and regulatory cadre.

The cadre is being created with a view to strengthening the supervision and regulation of commercial banks,

urban cooperative banks and nonbanking financial companies.

Current Affairs: Defence India’s military spending up by 3.1% in 2018

Worldwide, military expenditure rose by 2.6% from 2017 to reach $1.8 trillion in 2018, according to SIPRI data.

India’s spending rose by 3.1%, while Pakistan’s military spending rose by 11%. The five biggest spenders were

the U.S., China, Saudi Arabia, India and France.

IAF carries out first-of-its-kind operation ‘eastern neighbour

The Indian Air Force has focussed on air defence preparedness in the eastern and north-eastern sector with an

eye on the country’s ‘eastern neighbour’.

IAF carried out a drill of its Sukhoi Su-30 jets from the civilian airport on the outskirts of Guwahati. It was the

first-of-its-kind operation, also conducted in Kolkata and Durgapur in West Bengal.

Launch of Fourth Scorpene Class Submarine – VELA

Vela, the fourth Scorpene class submarine being constructed by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited for the

Indian Navy, was launched. This event reaffirms the steps taken by MDL in the ongoing ‘Make In India’

programme, which is being actively implemented by the Department of Defence Production (MoD).



INS Ranjit gets decommissioned upon completion of 36 years

INS Ranjit, a Rajput class destroyer was decommissioned at a solemn yet grand ceremony at Naval Dockyard,

Visakhapatnam culminating a glorious era on 06 May 19.The ship commissioned on 15 September 1983 by

Captain Vishnu Bhagwat in erstwhile USSR has rendered yeoman service to the nation for 36 years.

DRDO Successfully Conducts Flight Test of ABHYAS

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS – High-

speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) from Interim Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha.

IN Ships Kolkata and Shakti undertake Group Sail

IN Ships Kolkata and Shakti carried out Group Sail with naval ships of Japan, Philippines and the United States of

America in the South China Sea from 03 May to 09 May 19. The Phase II is scheduled from 09 May to 12 May 19

in the South China Sea.

On completion of Phase II, all participating ships including IN Ships Kolkata and Shakti are scheduled to

participate in the International Maritime Defence Expo (IMDEX) 2019 in Singapore.

Chief of Naval Operations United States Navy visit to India

Admiral John Michael Richardson, Chief of Naval Operations, US Navy, is on an official tour to India from 12 to

14 May 2019. Indian Navy and US Navy interact regularly at bilateral and multilateral forums and participate in

maritime exercises such as MALABAR and RIMPAC.

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.

SIMBEX-19

On successful completion of IMDEX 19, IN ships Kolkata and Shakti are continuing their stay at Singapore to

participate in the annual Singapore India Maritime Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX-2019 scheduled from 16 May to 22

May 19. In addition to IN ships Kolkata and Shakti, long range maritime patrol aircraft Poseidon-8I (P8I) will also

participate in simbex-19.

8th Indo – Myanmar Coordinated Patrol

Myanmar ships UMS King TabinShweHtee and UMS Inlay would undertake a coordinated patrol with Indian

Naval Ship Saryu from 20 – 28 May 19.

Started in Mar 2013, the CORPAT series has enhanced the mutual understanding and meant to address issues of

terrorism, illegal fishing, drug trafficking, human trafficking, poaching and other illegal activities inimical to

interest of both nations.

IAF successfully fires BrahMos air version missile from Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft



Indian Air Force successfully fired the BrahMos air version missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.

The Indian Air Force became the first Air Force in the world to have successfully fired an air launched 2.8 Mach

surface attack missile of this category on a sea target on November 2017. This was the second such live launch

of the weapon.

U.S., Japan, S.Korea, Australia hold first naval drills in Western Pacific

S. Navy ships conducted joint drills with warships from allies Japan, Australia and South Korea in their first

combined exercise in the Western Pacific, the U.S. Navy. The Pacific Vanguard exercise took place near the U.S.

island of Guam.

IAF’s AN-32 Aircraft formally Certified to Operate on Indigenous Bio-Jet Fuel

IAF’s formidable workhorse, the Russian made AN-32 aircraft was formally fleet certified to fly on blended

aviation fuel containing up to 10% of indigenous bio-jet fuel. The indigenous bio-jet fuel was first produced by

the CSIR-IIP lab at Dehradun in 2013.

Eastern Command Unit Test- Fired BrahMos Missile from Car Nicobar Islands

A BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile was successfully test-fired by a Unit of Eastern Command, Indian Army

from Car Nicobar Islands as part of joint training by Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. The Combat

missile was test fired on a specially designed target chosen at a range of 270 Kms. BrahMos missile has by now

established itself as a major ‘Force Multiplier’ in modern day battlefield.

DRDO Successfully Flight-Tested Guided Bomb

Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a 500 kg class Inertial Guided

Bomb from Su-30 MKI Aircraft from the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan.

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).

DRDO successfully test fires Akash-1S

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. The

Akash-1S is capable of striking down enemy fighter jets and drones very effectively.

Current Affairs: Economic Affairs Amazon eyes $5 bn in exports from India

E-commerce giant Amazon’s Global Selling programme has achieved a significant milestone of $1 billion in

cumulative e-com exports sales from India in the last three years.



E-tailer clocks $1 billion in three years, records 56% growth in Indian e-com exporter count for 2018.

India and U.S. Hold Bilateral Trade Meeting

India and the United States held the India-U.S. Bilateral Trade meeting in New Delhi. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of

Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation and Mr. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, United States of America

co-chaired the bilateral meeting

US-China tensions threat to world economy: IMF chief

Expressing concern over fresh trade tensions between the United States and China, International Monetary

Fund chief Christine Lagarde has said that the tensions between the US and China are the main threat to the

world economy.

HDFC to auction Jet’s office space

Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) has decided to put office space of grounded

airline Jet Airways in Bandra Kurla Complex on the block after the company defaulted on loan repayment.

TAFE inks pact with PCRA on energy use

TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Ltd.) has signed a pact with Petroleum Conservation Research Association

(PCRA) to aid efficient utilisation of energy in agriculture.

Ratan Tata invests in Ola Electric Mobility

Tata Group chairman emeritus Ratan Tata has invested an unspecified amount in Ola Electric Mobility to support

its ambitions to scale EV deployment in India. Mr. Tata is also an early investor in ANI Technologies Pvt Ltd, Ola’s

parent company.

Walkaroo announces Aamir Khan as its new Brand Ambassador

Walkaroo as a footwear brand was conceived and launched in 2013, Aamir Khan, has been signed up as

Walkaroo’s new brand ambassador.

JSW forays into paints business

JSW Group has forayed into the Rs. 42,000-crore organised paints business in the country with the launch of JSW

Paints. According to industry estimates, India’s organised paints industry is expected to cross Rs. 50,000 crore in

value by 2020 with a CAGR of 15%.

NACIN conducted GST Practitioners Examination

The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) has been authorized to conduct an

examination for confirmation of enrollment of Goods and Services Tax Practitioners (GSTPs).

India delays levying retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods to June 16



India delayed the implementation of higher tariffs on some goods imported from the United States to June 16,

according to a government statement. The new duties were to come into force from May 16.

India’s overall exports registered positive growth of 1.34% in April this year

India’s overall exports, combining Merchandise and Services, in April this year is estimated to be around 44

billion US dollars with a positive growth of 1.34 per cent over the April last year.

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 move comes as the apex bank expects the number of digital transactions to increase more than four times

to 8,707 crore in December 2021.

RBI released the ‘Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 – 2021’, with its core theme

of ‘Empowering Exceptional E-payment Experience’, envisages to achieve “a highly digital and cash-lite society”

through the goal posts of competition, cost-effectiveness, convenience and confidence (4Cs).

Reliance-BP makes first bid for oil block

Reliance Industries and its British partner BP Plc have made their first bid for oil and gas exploration acreage by

bidding for one of the 32 blocks up.

Sundaram-Clayton sets up U.S. unit

Sundaram-Clayton Limited (SCL), a member of the TVS group, has announced the setting up of a facility in South

Carolina. The U.S. facility is set up through its subsidiaries.

Textile machinery expo in Africa

The India International Textile Machinery Exhibitions Society (India ITME Society) will organise ITME Africa 2020

between February 14 and 16 next year at Addis Ababa. It is co-organised by the Ethiopian Chamber of

Commerce and Sectoral Associations.

India to grow at 7.1% in FY’20: United Nations’ report

A report by the United Nations says India’s economy is projected to grow at 7.1 per cent in the fiscal year 2020

on the back of strong domestic consumption and investment.

SEBI panel moots changes to FPI rules

SEBI Proposes liberalised investment cap, review of prohibited sectors and allowing off-market transactions. The

committee has proposed alignment of regulations for FPIs and Alternate Investment Funds (AIFs) and the

harmonisation between investment restrictions in FPI regulations and Foreign Exchange Management Act

(FEMA). FPIs are currently not permitted to invest in liquid and money market mutual fund schemes.



High-level committee submits its recommendations on crude oil imports

A High-Level Committee constituted by the Centre has submitted its recommendations to bring down India’s

dependence on crude oil imports. he High-Level Committee consisted of Dr Anil Kakodkar, eminent Scientist and

Sidharth Pradhan, an expert on financial and tax issues.

Yamaha opens first India unit to make musical instruments

Yamaha Corporation of Japan opened its first factory in India for musical instruments with a view to make it an

export hub. The facility can produce 1.50 lakh portable keyboards and two lakh acoustic guitars annually.

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.

Current Affairs: International

Japan gets a new Emperor

Japan welcomed the start of a new Reiwa imperial era and a new emperor, Emperor Naruhito (59) was formally

invested after his father, Akihito, 85, stepped down. Akihito, the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in two

centuries, became an active symbol of peace, reconciliation and democracy during his three-decade Heisei era.

Nepal to start construction of railways linking Kathmandu with India, China

Nepal is planning to start construction of railways linking Kathmandu with India and China through the Detailed

Project Reports of Birgunj-Kathmandu and Rasuwagadhi-Kathmandu railways, which connecting Kathmandu to

both India and China by railways, will be prepared and construction works will be started within two years.

US to propose hike in H-1B application fee

The Trump administration is proposing a hike in the H-1B visa application fee to increase funding for the

expansion of an apprentice programme, which trains American youths in technology related activities.

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality

occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

India re-elected as 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.



India, Bangladesh to jointly produce 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.

Iran likely to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal

Iran is likely to announce today that it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it struck with world powers.

The move comes a year after President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord.

India, UK agree to boost Indo-Pacific cooperation

India and the United Kingdom agreed to increase their collaboration in the fields of Indo-Pacific cooperation,

climate change, disaster resilience, development in third world countries amongst other areas.

India, Vietnam to strengthen cooperation in atomic energy, defence and security

India and Vietnam agreed to further strengthen cooperation in defence and security, peaceful uses of atomic

energy and outer space, oil and gas and renewable energy as Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu concluded his

four-day visit to the Southeast Asian country.

US issues new warning to ships after ‘sabotage’ off UAE

The U.S. issued a new warning to sailors over alleged “acts of sabotage” targeting ships off the coast of the

United Arab Emirates amid heightened regional tensions between America and Iran.

Pompeo to meet Putin in Sochi

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit a top military flight test centre and inspect new weaponry.

Mr. Pompeo will visit Mr. Putin in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi for the highest-level talks between Moscow

and Washington in nearly a year.

Chinese navy launches two new guided missile destroyers

China, which is developing its navy at a feverish pace, has commissioned two more guided missile destroyers

taking the total of such warships to 20 with more in the pipeline.

The Chinese navy for the first time in its history has logistic bases in Djibouti in the Indian Ocean and is

developing Pakistan’s Gwadar port in the Arabian Sea.

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 started blocking all

language editions of Wikipedia last month.

Austria approves headscarf ban in primary schools



Austria has approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools. However, patka head covering

worn by Sikh boys or the Jewish kippa would not be affected, says the government.

Trump to propose merit-based immigration policy

US President Donald Trump is all set to announce a new proposal to overhaul the immigration policy that would

give preference to foreigners based on merit rather than preference to family ties.

The move could end the agonising Green Card wait for hundreds and thousands of Indian professionals.

US, France join UAE probe into sabotage of ships

US and France join UAE in the investigation of sabotage of commercial ships. The US and France are assisting the

UAE in its investigations into the sabotage attack on four commercial cargo ships in the Sea of Oman.

Trump announces new green card system

S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a proposal that will include significant changes to the way

green cards are allocated, by dramatically reducing the number of family-based green cards and moving towards

a points-based (“merit-based”) system that will reward, among other factors, education, skills and English

language proficiency.

Iran, India discuss visa extension

Iran at present provides visa-on-arrival to Indian travellers which is given as a paper visa. Iranian visas are also

given to Indians online and through missions. Two days after the visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif,

India held the 11th Consular Committee Meeting with Iran.

U.S. lifts metal tariffs on Canada, Mexico

President Donald Trump announced a deal to lift U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Canada and

Mexico that had created friction between the neighbours and blocked a new North American free trade

agreement.

In Japan, driverless tractors are on the move

This driverless tractor came in the market in December 2018. It can sense any obstruction on the field and come

to an automatic halt when needed. It can make U-turns using GPS technology to determine its location.

Joko Widodo elected President of Indonesia for second term

Indonesia’s Joko Widodo has been re-elected as president of the country, beating rival Prabowo Subianto, a

retired general.

Serbia lawmakers amend penal code to introduce life sentence without parole



In Serbia, lawmakers today amended the penal code to introduce a life sentence without parole, despite

concerns voiced by the Council of Europe. Until now, the maximum sentence in Serbia, which seeks to join the

European Union, was 40 years in prison.

Pakistan appoints Mueenul Haq as High Commissioner to India

Pakistan has appointed career diplomat Mueenul Haq as the High Commissioner to India. Haq, the current

ambassador to France, has previously served as chief of protocol at the Foreign Office.

India votes in favour of UNGA resolution demanding UK withdraw from Chagos Archipelago

India was among 116 nations to vote in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that demanded the UK

withdraw its “colonial administration” from the Chagos Archipelago unconditionally within six months,

supporting Mauritius in its quest for the restoration of sovereignty over the island chain in the Indian Ocean.

Pakistan successfully test-fires ballistic missile Shaheen-II

Pakistan successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II, capable of hitting targets as far as

1,500 kilometers away, bringing major Indian cities under its range.

“Shaheen-II Missile is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads upto a range of 1,500 km.

Shaheen-II is a highly capable missile which fully meets Pakistan’s strategic needs towards maintenance of

desired deterrence stability in the region”.

China unveils 600 kmph magnetic levitation train prototype

China has unveiled a prototype magnetic levitation train with a designed maximum speed of 600 kmph, which its

manufacturers say could pose a major competition to the airline industry.

Theresa May will quit as Conservative leader on June 7

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she will step down as U.K. Conservative Party leader on June

7, sparking a contest to become the country’s next Prime Minister.

Current Affairs: MoU & Agreements:

International Agreements: India and China sign protocol for Export of Indian Chilli Meal

Commerce Secretary, Anup Wadhawan and Vice Minister, General Administration of Customs of China (GACC),

Li Guo, held a meeting in New Delhi to discuss trade related issues of pending Indian request for clearance of

agricultural products. At the end of the meeting a protocol was signed for export of chilli meal from India to

China.

USEFUL INFO

President Xi Jinping



Premier Li Keqiang

Capital Beijing

Currency Renminbi

IIT-D signs MoU with Taiwanese university

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan, signed a Memorandum

of Understanding (MoU) to establish and offer a Joint Doctoral Degree Programme to students who work

together and carry out joint research.

USEFUL INFO

President Tsai Ing-wen

Premier Su Tseng-chang

Capital Taipei

Currency New Taiwan dollar

Sri Lanka, Japan, India sign deal to develop East Container Terminal at Colombo Port

Sri Lanka, Japan and India signed an agreement to jointly develop the East Container Terminal at the Colombo

Port. The joint initiative is estimated to cost between $500 million and $700 million.The signing of the

Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) is significant, given that the countries had been negotiating the deal since

last year, with little success.

USEFUL INFO

President Maithripala Sirisena

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Capital Colombo

Currency Sri Lankan rupee

India finalises projects worth over Rs 16 crore to Maldives

India has finalised projects worth more than 16 crore rupees to Maldives, as part of its grant assistance to

develop socio-economic infrastructure in the neighbouring country, particularly in the field of health and

sanitation.

Agreements were finalized for purchase and delivery of 11 land ambulances to hospitals and health centres

across Maldives, establish emergency medical services on an island, providing outdoor fitness equipments for 61

islands and building of classrooms in two of the islands.

USEFUL INFO

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

Vice President Faisal Naseem

Capital Male



Currency Maldivian rufiyaa

National Agreements: Contract Signing with M/S CSL and M/S GRSE

Contracts for Sixteen Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) ships have been signed for

construction of eight ships each from M/s CSL, Kochi and GRSE, Kolkata respectively. Contract Signing with M/S

CSL and M/S GRSE for Acquisition of Sixteen Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) for Indian

Navy

MoU for Joint Collaboration on Cancer Research

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), M/o Science and Technology and the Department of Atomic Energy

(DAE), Government of India signed an MOU for supporting joint collaborative research programmes in the area

of Cancer.

Konkan Railways signs agreement with Nepal

Konkan Railways Corporation Ltd (KRCL) signed an agreement with Nepal’s Department of Railways under which

the former will supply two 1600 HP DEMU train sets.

MoU signed for Plantation of Rudraksh 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 Rudraksh Trees in Uttarakhand as a part of CSR initiative under

the Namami Gange Programme.

NSIC signs MOU with Ministry of MSME

The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) 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.

Current Affairs: National

Registration of all motor vehicles stopped

The issuing of certificate of registration (RC) for all classes of motor vehicles has been blocked from May 02, in

the country for not integrating high security registration plate (HSRP) with the ‘Vahan’ database.

In-flight connectivity likely in next three months



International airlines could start providing Internet onboard over Indian skies in the next three months

becoming the first to do so, while domestic passengers may have to wait for another “7 to 9 months” to start

sending WhatsApp texts, browsing Twitter, streaming movies and making phone calls.

India, UK in talks to build Naval super carrier under ‘Make in India’

The United Kingdom 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 as part of the ongoing ‘Make in India’ project .

Sushma Swaraj, Shah Mehmood Qureshi to attend SCO meet

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will attend the

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Foreign Ministers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

United Nations funding to make Mysuru a ‘sustainable city’

The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has identified Mysuru as one of the pilot cities

as part of a project titled ‘Sustainable Cities’ Integrated Approach’.

Mysuru is the only city identified in the State while the four other cities selected in the country are Vijayawada,

Guntur, Bhopal and Jaipur.

AAI moves to take over Jet office space

Airports Authority of India (AAI) started the process of taking over offices of Jet Airways at various airports,

along with cancelling Airport Entry Passes of employees.

WTO Ministerial Meeting of Developing Countries

A WTO Ministerial meeting of developing countries is being hosted by India in New Delhi on 13-14 May 2019.

Sixteen developing countries, Six Least Developed Countries (LDC) and DG, WTO are participating in the

meeting.

PepsiCo withdraws all cases against potato farmers

PepsiCo has withdrawn all its cases against nine Gujarat farmers who grew its protected potato variety used to

make Lays chips, including cases seeking damages of Rs.1.05 crore each from small farmers.

Supreme Court extends Ayodhya mediation

A five-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi gave the Supreme Court-appointed mediation

committee time till August 15 to continue with its efforts to resolve the prolonged and strife-ridden Ayodhya

title dispute.

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.

The Indian Delegation this year will be led by Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.



Central government extends 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 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) with immediate effect.

CTBTO invites India to be an observer at meetings

The executive secretary of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Lassina Zerbo, has invited

India to be an observer in the CTBT. Being an observer would give India access to data from the International

Monitoring System a network which when complete will consist of 337 facilities

DNA database coming up for Indian rhino

The Union Environment Ministry has embarked on a project to create DNA profiles of all rhinos in the country.

By 2021, the project’s deadline, the Indian rhino could be the first wild animal species in India to have all its

members DNA-sequenced.

There are about 2,600 rhinos in India, with more than 90% of the population concentrated in Assam’s Kaziranga

National Park.

‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ campaign launched

Ahead of the International Day of Biological Diversity celebrated on May 22, UN Environment India and Wildlife

Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of India launched an awareness campaign ‘Not all animals migrate by choice’ to

be displayed at major airports across the country.

UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador and recently appointed Secretary-General’s SDG Advocate, Dia Mirza

inaugurated the campaign

India cuts off UN panel after Jammu & Kashmir report

Reacting to a submission from the Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC) on the alleged violations in

Jammu and Kashmir, India has informed the United Nations body that it will no longer entertain any

communication with the HRC’s Special Rapporteurs

Four Judges elevated to Supreme Court

The Centre has cleared four names recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium for elevation as judges of the

apex court. The four appointed judges are Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice A S Bopanna, Justice B R Gavai and

Justice Surya Kant.

Supreme Court will reach its full sanctioned strength of 31 judges after the appointment of four new judges. As

of now, the apex court is functioning with 27 judges including the Chief Justice.

NHA to collaborate with cancer grid



In the first such move to bring in uniform standards of patient care to battle cancer, the National Health

Authority (NHA) and National Cancer Grid (NCG) have signed an MoU under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan

Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).

Four new Supreme Court judges sworn in

Four new judges of the Supreme Court were take the oath of office by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. With

the swearing in of the four judges, the number of judges in the Supreme Court stands at 31, the full sanctioned

strength of the top court.

Cabinet approves dissolution of the Sixteenth Lok Sabha

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, gave its approval to the Resolution

advising the President to dissolve the Sixteenth Lok Sabha, which was constituted on 18.05.2014.

Article 83(2) of the Constitution stipulates that the House of the People. The life of the present Lok Sabha is,

therefore, to expire on June 3, 2019.

Election Commission of India submits list of newly elected members

A copy of the Notification issued by the Election Commission of India in terms of Section 73 of the

Representation of People’s Act, 1951, containing the names of Members elected to the House of the People

following General Elections to the 17thLok Sabha was submitted by them to the Hon’ble President.

Narendra Modi to be sworn in as Prime Minister for second term on May 30

Narendra Modi will be sworn in as the Prime Minister for the second time at 7 p.m. on May 30 at the Rashtrapati

Bhavan. President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath, a Rashtrapati Bhavan

Hindi version of ‘Digital Dilemma’

John Bailey, President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (popularly known as Oscar Academy), e-

launched the Hindi translation of an Academy Publication, “Digital Dilemma”, in Delhi.

John Bailey said that there are many challenges thrown by the technological changes in the film storage medium

and this book will help film makers in understanding and planning the storage of born-digital material.

Indo-Pak meet on Kartarpur corridor

Officials from Pakistan and India held a meeting to discuss the modalities for a corridor linking Dera Baba Nanak

shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur across the border. The meeting took

place at the Kartarpur Zero Point.

Goa celebrates its statehood day

Goa celebrates its statehood day on May 30. 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.



Jammu and Kashmir Government unveils Healthcare Investment Policy-2019

Jammu and Kashmir Government unveiled Healthcare Investment Policy-2019. As per the new Health Care

Investment Policy, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir will promote and encourage the private parties and

entrepreneurs for setting up healthcare infrastructure in the state by providing subsidies and incentives.

Action plan formulated to reduce infant mortality rate in J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir Government has formulated a comprehensive action plan to reduce the Infant

Mortality Rate (IMR) to a single digit by the year 2020 in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, an official

spokesman said yesterday.

Indian peacekeeper to be honoured posthumously with UN medal

An Indian peacekeeper is among the 119 military, police and civilian personnel who will be honoured this year

with a prestigious UN medal this year for courage and sacrifice in the line of duty.

Andhra Pradesh

USEFUL INFO Capital Amaravati/Hyderabad

Chief Minister Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan

Selvaraj is NABARD CGM in A.P. region

Selvaraj has taken charge as the Chief General Manager (CGM) of Andhra Pradesh Regional Office of the

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

Lifetime Achievement Award for Sobha Naidu

Eminent Kuchipudi dancer and Padma Sri Awardee Sobha Naidu was presented Lifetime Achievement Award by

Nartanasala Dance Academy at the All-India Dance Festival organised at Vizianagaram.

Human Library, Vizag

Human library is the organisation that enables both the old and young alike to converse with “the living book A

new kind of library that aims at not judging people and listening to their stories .Human Library is a worldwide

organisation that was developed in Copenhagen in the spring of 2000.

Shakti, the new weapon in police arsenal

‘Shakti’ seems to be the new weapon in the police department’s arsenal, which will be wielded effectively to

protect women from harassment and victimisation. ‘Women in blue’ to come to the rescue of women in

distress.



ARUNACHAL PRADESH

USEFUL INFO Capital Itanagar

Chief Minister Pema Khandu

Governor B. D. Mishra.

Arunachal has 35 % of India’s graphite deposits, says GSI

The Geological Survey of India, GSI, has revealed that 35 per cent the country’s Graphite deposits of the country

is found in Arunachal Pradesh.

The GSI presented the data during its annual interactive meeting with the Department of Geology and Mining

and Government of Arunachal Pradesh in Itanagar.

Assam

USEFUL INFO Capital Dispur

Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal

Governor Jagdish Mukhi

Delhi

USEFUL INFO

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Governor Anil Baijal

IGNOU to begin course on GST

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) announced that it was beginning a programme on Goods

and Services Tax (GST) in collaboration with the Bombay Stock Exchange Institute Limited from its July 2019

session.

Postal stamps of Vedanta Desikan unveiled

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu unveiled commemorative postage stamps on the 750th birth anniversary of

‘Vedanta Desikan’ a religious philosopher.

SDMC launches waste segregation campaign

A campaign to encourage ‘segregation of waste at source’ was started by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation

at three model wards. The SDMC identified R.K Puram, Andrews Gunj and Janakpuri South for the campaign.



EC established 24 hr EVM Control Room at Nirvachan Sadan

Election Commission has established a 24 hour EVM Control Room at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. This will

monitor complaints relating to polled EVMs.

Goa

USEFUL INFO Capital Panaji

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

Governor Mridula Sinha

Gujarat

USEFUL INFO Capital Gandhinagar

Chief Minister Vijay Rupani

Governor Om Prakash Kohli

Seaplane project

Putting the seaplane project near Statue of Unity on fast track, the Gujarat government has planned to install a

“trash rack”, a mesh-like structure that will prevent crocodiles in Narmada reservoir from populating the Magar

Talav or crocodile pond adjacent to the dam.

The trash rack is nothing but a mesh grill that will be installed in a 300-m-long channel that connects Pond Two

with Pond Three, which has been found suitable for the seaplane project.

Himachal Pradesh

USEFUL INFO Capital Shimla

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur

Governor Acharya Dev Vrat

Jammu and Kashmir

USEFUL INFO Capital Jammu (Winter) Srinagar (Summer)

Chief Minister -

Governor Satya Pal Malik



Karnataka

USEFUL INFO Capital Bengaluru

Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy

Governor Vajubhai Vala

Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka sworn in as Chief Justice of Karnataka HC

Justice Oka took over the helm of the Karnataka High Court from Acting Chief Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy.

Justice Swamy had been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice in January this year after erstwhile Chief Justice,

Dinesh Maheshwari was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Photo expo at Kukkarahalli lake

Titled ‘Life in Kukkarahalli Kere’, it was unveiled near the lake as an initiative to celebrate the biodiversity of the

place. Organised by Wild Mysuru, the exhibition features photographs taken by 45 nature enthusiasts

showcasing the diverse life forms supported by the ecosystem.

Kerala

USEFUL INFO Capital Thiruvananthapuram

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Governor P. Sathasivam

CSL inks Rs. 6,311-crore pact to build anti-submarine ships for Navy

Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL) signed a contract worth Rs. 6,311.32 crore for the construction of eight Anti-

Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASWSWCs) for the Indian Navy.

Film workshop for kids

The Navyug Children’s Theatre and Movie Village, in association with the Kerala Children’s Film Society, is

organising a five-day film workshop for children at the Thanmaya Media Centre.

Transgender student performs at a varsity inter-zone fest in Kerala

In a first in the State, a transgender student competed in a dance contest in a university interzone arts festival.

Riya also demanded reservation for trans students in NCC. A graduate in fashion designing and a fashion

designer by profession, Riya is now pursuing her second graduation.

Mariyumma is new head of Arakkal royal family



Octogenarian Adiraja Mariyumma, alias Cheriya Bikkunhu Beevi, is the new head of the Arakkal family, the royal

house that once ruled old parts of Kannur and controlled some islands which form part of Lakshadweep.

KSCDC opens new outlet

The Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation (KSCDC) has opened a new outlet attached to its factory at

Pullor in Irinjalakuda. The KSCDC has launched around 18 value-added products.

The corporation has also bagged the award for launching highest number of value added products in the market

for the second consecutive year at KAJU India 2019, a conference of All India Cashew Producers and Traders.

Free OS to power computers in schools

Over 2,00,000 computers in schools across the State will soon be powered by the latest version of the Linux-

based Free Operating System that offers a variety of applications for educational and general purposes. The

Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has rolled out the new version named “IT@School

GNU/ Linux 18.04”. Based on the Ubuntu OS LTS edition, the system features several free applications

customised as per the State school curriculum.

Panel set up for revision of town Plan Act

The State government has appointed a committee with Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government

Department, as chairman to look into the revision of the Kerala Town and Country Planning Act 2016. At the

same time, the government also appointed a sub-working committee headed by T.K.A. Nair, to look into the

revision of TCP Act.

ESAF Bank registers 234% profit

The Kerala-based ESAF Small Finance Bank Ltd. has recorded a 234% increase in its net profit for the financial

year 2019, in its second year of operation, largely led by its higher interest income and efficient NPA

Management.

Roshni project to cover 40 schools this academic year

Buoyed by the stupendous success of its innovative project Roshni, which is aimed at enhancing the educational

performance of migrant children, the district administration is set to roll out the project in 20 more schools in

the new academic year.

KITE to make physics experiments easier

Higher secondary students will now be able to undertake physics experiments in digital form, courtesy the

Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE).

KITE will make available a free and open source software (FOSS) and hardware ‘ExpEYES’ (Experiments for Young

Engineers and Scientists) that can be connected to laptops.

IIITM-K to soon move to new swanky facility on Technocity campus



The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management–Kerala (IIITM-K), an autonomous institution

under the State government, is set to shift to a new world-class campus in Technocity at Pallipuram.

Established in 2000, IIITM-K is currently located at Technopark Trivandrum and is affiliated to the Cochin

University of Science and Technology (CUSAT).

Madhya Pradesh

USEFUL INFO Capital Bhopal

Chief Minister Kamal Nath

Governor Anandiben Patel

Maharashtra

USEFUL INFO Capital Mumbai

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Governor Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao

104 Mumbai cops to get DG’s Insignia

The DGP presents the award every year on Maharashtra Day to police personnel selected from across ranks

based on their track record and incidents where they displayed exemplary action. This year, of the 800

personnel to be honoured from all over the State, 104 are from Mumbai.

Jazeera Airways wants India to increase number of seats

Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways, the Middle East’s first private airline, is keen that India increases the bilateral

agreement of 12,000 seats a week. It will be the first low-cost carrier to fly between a Gulf Cooperation Council

country and Europe in June, and is eagerly eyeing an India expansion.

Kohinoor’s Consumer Electronics Show 2019

Fast-growing electronics retail chain Kohinoor announces the third edition and India’s biggest electronics festival

Consumer Electronics Show 2019, in partnership with the Mumbai International Consumer Fair.

Mumbai likely to be first to try out ‘One Nation One Card’ system

Mumbai may well become the first city where the government will implement its ambitious One Nation One

Card policy, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the Ahmedabad Metro in March.

SpiceJet launches 12 flights from T2 in slots left vacant by Jet



After Indigo, GoAir and Air Asia, now SpiceJet has launched 12 flights from Terminal 2 at the Mumbai airport.

Since April, the carrier has introduced 77 new flights, including 48 flights connecting Mumbai, 16 connecting

Delhi and eight between Mumbai and Delhi.

Oscar Academy chief to be part of Marathi film awards event

John Bailey, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, will be the special invitee for this

year’s Maharashtra State Marathi Film Awards ceremony. It is for the first time that the president of the

academy will be part of an awards ceremony in India.

Meghalaya

USEFUL INFO Capital Shillong

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma

Governor Tathagata Roy

ODISHA

USEFUL INFO Capital Bhubaneshwar

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik

Governor Ganeshi Lal

Cyclone Fani

The Cyclonic storm Fani hits Odisha severly. The speed of the wind may be 170- to 180 km per hour. Cyclone

Fani pronounced as Foni name was suggested by Bangladesh. It means ‘Snake’ or ‘hood of snake’.

RAJASTHAN

USEFUL INFO Capital Jaipur

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Governor Kalyan Singh

Desert Storm 2019 set to start



Desert Storm 2019, touted to be the longest Cross-Country Rally in India is set to kick off on May 08.The four-

day-long Rally will see over 100 teams competing in high temperatures, treacherous dune crossings and fast

technical gravel straights.

Tamil Nadu

USEFUL INFO Capital Chennai

Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Governor Banwarilal Purohit

Kyrgyzstan women officers get training in OTA

Five women officers of the Kyrgyzstan Defence Forces picked up rifles and fired shots at the target at the

Officers Training Academy, Chennai. Weapons training is one of the many activities undertaken by the five

Kyrgyz women officers for the past two weeks at OTA.

VIT inks pact with Spanish varsity

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Universidad de

Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Toledo, Spain, for academic and research cooperation, exchange of faculty and

students, conduct of joint seminars and conferences, and exchange of scholarly publications.

Chennai police gear up to tackle bio-chemical threats

The Chennai police are gearing up to tackle biological and chemical sabotage in the city. With technical support

from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), the city police have installed Mobile Radiation Detection System

(MRDS) devices in its patrol vehicles.

Chennai to get its first unmanned substation

The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has identified a substation to be upgraded

into an unmanned substation, the first of its kind in the city. The 33 kilo volt (KV)/11 KV substation, located right

at Anna Salai, has been chosen for the upgrade. It was constructed only a year ago.

VIT bags European award for excellence

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) has been conferred award for the best university in India for

Internationalization of Higher Education by UNICA, a network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe, with

its headquarters at Brussels, Belgium.

Photography exhibition held to mark World Museum Day

A photography exhibition depicting various historical moments was organised at the Government Museum,

Vellore, to mark World Museum Day. Karigiri glazed potteries gave visitors a glimpse of the people’s lifestyle.

Tamilnadu Petro profit rises 14%



Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd., (TPL) has reported a 14.36% growth in its standalone net profit to Rs. 11.39 crore

for the quarter ended March 31 from the Rs. 9.96 crore registered during the year-earlier period.

Telangana

USEFUL INFO Capital Hyderabad

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao

Governor Narasimhan

New record in property tax collection

In a record-breaking feat, a dozen Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across Telangana collected 100% property tax of

the demand raised in the financial year 2018-19 while another 25 of them collected up to 98%.

CSIR-IICT gets ‘Kilo Lab’ to scale up drug research

A 10-crore Kilo Lab that would help scale up drug development research in a completely sanitised atmosphere, a

first such facility in the public sector, was opened at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT).

Named after Padma Bhushan A.V. Rama Rao, it is a first such lab in public sector.

Indonesia for ‘sister city’ agreement with Vijayawada

Wooing tourists to Jakarta located on the north-west coast of Java and the volcanic forested mountains at Bali

from the Telugu States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and promoting cultural bonding and education by

signing ‘sister city’ agreement with Vijayawada top Indonesia’s agenda.

Enhanced social security pensions from June

The State government has announced its resolve to implement the enhanced Aasara pensions, social welfare

pensions, for different categories of people with effect from June. The eligible beneficiaries will receive

enhanced pensions from the month of July. There are over 39 lakh eligible beneficiaries covered under different

categories of pensions at present.

Uttar Pradesh

USEFUL INFO Capital Lucknow

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Governor Ram Naik

24-hour power supply to rural areas for agricultural work



In Uttar Pradesh, after successful implementation of SAUBHAGYA scheme, the government is now planning to

provide 24-hour power supply to the rural areas of the state for agricultural work.

The state government will focus on providing quality power to the people of the state so that there will be no

tripping or fluctuations and voltage issues

Current affairs: Science and technology India’s first mega science exhibition

Vigyan Samagam, India’s first mega science exhibition, kicked off in Mumbai recently. The travelling expo is

organised by the Department of Atomic Energy and the Department of Science and Technology.

Google’s New Privacy Tools

Google announced new privacy tools intended to give people more control, The company also announced

updates for its artificially intelligent voice assistant as well as a cheaper Pixel phone and a rebranding of his

smart-home products.

Redefined units of measurement of kilogram, Kelvin, mole and ampere

General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) at BIPM has unanimously adopted the resolution to

redefine four of the seven base units, the kilogram (SI unit of weight), Kelvin (SI unit of temperature), mole (SI

unit of amount of substance), and ampere (SI unit of current).

The new SI is being implemented worldwide from 20th May 2019 i.e. the World Metrology Day.

Coral bleaching observed near Mandapam, Keezhakkarai, Palk Bay

The National Centre for Coastal Research, an institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, in India, has a field

research station in the Gulf of Mannar region, and researchers have found an alarming pattern of bleaching in

the reefs in Mandapam, Keezhakkarai and Palk Bay.

FDA okays $2M medicine, most expensive ever

The Food and Drug Administration approved the most expensive medicine ever, for the treatment, called

Zolgensma, for a rare disorder that destroys a baby’s muscle control and kills nearly all of those with the most

common type of the disease within a couple of years.

‘World’s rivers loaded with antibiotics waste’

Rivers worldwide are polluted with antibiotics that exceed environmental safety thresholds by up to 300 times,

according to research unveiled at a conference on May 27.

Scientists found one or more common antibiotics in two-thirds of 711 samples taken from rivers in 72 countries,

they told a meeting of environmental toxicologists in Helsinki.



Inventions / Discovery Robot from IIT Madras checks pipelines for leakage

Researchers from IIT Madras have developed a robot to check pipelines for leaks and other faults. Named

Endobot, this robot is to be marketed by an IIT Madras incubated startup, Solinas Integrity, founded by the

researchers.

IIT Delhi 3D prints human skin

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have successfully 3D bioprinted human skin models

that have certain anatomically relevant structural, mechanical and biochemical features similar to native human

skin.

IIT Kanpur identifies novel molecule to control hyper inflammation

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur have identified and characterised a novel small

protein molecule that can effectively control inflammation leading to better treatment outcomes.

India’s newest pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh

India has a fifth brown pit viper but with a reddish tinge. A team of herpetologists led by Ashok Captain have

described a new species of reddish-brown pit viper, a venomous snake with a unique heat-sensing system, from

a forest in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.

IIT-B researchers develop ‘Made in India’ microprocessor

Engineers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have developed a microprocessor called

AJIT, the first to be conceptualised, designed, developed and manufactured in India. The innovation, which has

brought industry, academia and the government together, could reduce the country’s dependence on imports.

A lens that can turn smartphone into a microscope

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have devised low-cost lenses that will elevate

smartphone cameras to the power of a microscope. The lens with a resolution of 1.4 micrometre, which has

been prepared by using natural interface, has been successfully tested.

Kolkata researchers use novel compound to kill cancer cells

Researchers at Kolkata’s the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB) and the Indian Association for the

Cultivation of Science (IACS) have designed and synthesised about 25 quinoline derivatives that show potent

anticancer activity.

‘Rain-loving’ snake discovered in Mizoram

It’s literally raining reptiles in the Northeast, and the latest to be discovered has a Mizo name that means rain-

loving. This is new to science, the discovery is locally called Ruahlawmrul or rain-loving snake.

IMTECH’s novel compound treats colistin-resistant bacteria



A novel compound isolated from a soil bacterium shows promise in killing Gram-negative bacteria (Klebsiella

pneumoniae and E. coli) that are resistant to colistin, a powerful, last-line antibiotic.

Western Ghats yields a new species of Amaranthus

A team of researchers from three colleges in the State and the Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram,

have reported a new edible plant species belonging to the genus Amaranthus from the southern Western Ghats

of Kerala.

IIT Bombay fabricates wearable supercapacitor

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have fabricated a wearable supercapacitor that

can store and deliver power ranging from microwatt to milliwatt. The energy stored in the device can power GPS

location-based transmitters or a 1.8 volt LED.

IISc team confirms breakthrough in superconductivity at room temperature

Putting to rest all doubts and criticism, a team led by Prof. Anshu Pandey from the Indian Institute of Science

(IISc), Bengaluru confirms that their material exhibits major properties of superconductivity at ambient

temperature and pressure.

Seawater from Ice Age tucked in rocks discovered in Indian Ocean

In a first, scientists have discovered the remnants of seawater dating back to the Ice Age, tucked inside rock

formations in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Researchers from the University of Chicago in the U.S. made the

discovery on a months-long scientific mission exploring the limestone deposits that form the Maldives.

New geological epoch — the Anthropocene

On May 21, a 34-member panel of the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) voted 29-4 in favour of designating

a new geological epoch — the Anthropocene. The decision reflects how various facets of the Earth have been

shaped by human activity.

The vote signals the end of the Holocene Epoch, which began 11,700 years ago.

New species of wasp identified in Goa

A new species of wasp from the genus Kudakrumia has been recently identified by scientists in Goa. The wasp,

Kudakrumia rangnekari, has been named after Goa based researcher Parag Rangnekar.

Space Science SpaceX to send organs on a chip to the International Space Station

SpaceX is reportedly set to send microchips embedded with living human cells or so-called organs on a chip to

help understand how space travel affects humans.



The set of tissue chips modelling kidneys, bone and cartilage, blood-brain barrier, and lungs is scheduled to

arrive at the International Space Station (ISS) in the next few days.

Chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan-2, the lunar lander mission planned to be launched during July 9-16, will have 14 Indian payloads

or study devices. The 3,800-kg spacecraft includes an orbiter which will circle the moon at 100 km; a five-legged

lander called Vikram that will descend on the moon on or around September 6; and a robotic rover, Pragyan,

that will probe the lunar terrain around it.

Shrinking Moon generating lunar quakes

The Moon is shrinking as its interior cools, getting over 50 metres skinnier through the last several hundred

million years and causing quakes on the lunar surface. The Moon is steadily shrinking, causing wrinkling on its

surface and quakes, according to an analysis of imagery captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

All-seeing radar imaging satellite

RISAT-2B, the satellite due to be launched before dawn on May 22 from Sriharikota, will mark the resumption of

a vital ring of Indian all-seeing radar imaging satellites after seven years. RISAT-2B is to be followed by RISAT-

2BR1, 2BR2, RISAT-1A, 1B, 2A and so on.

SpaceX launches first satellites for Musk’s Starlink internet service

High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday on a mission to

carry the first batch of five dozen small satellites into low-Earth orbit for his new Starlink internet service.

PSLV-C46 successfully launches RISAT-2B

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C46) successfully launched the RISAT-2B satellite from Satish Dhawan

Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This was the 72ndlaunch vehicle mission from SDSC

SHAR, Sriharikota and 36th launch from the First Launch pad.

RISAT-2B is a radar imaging earth observation satellite weighing about 615 kg. The satellite is intended to

provide services in the field of Agriculture, Forestry and Disaster Management.

ISRO, IAF ink pact for astronaut training

The Indian Air Force and the Indian Space Research Organisation signed an MoU for getting Indian astronauts

trained for ISRO’s Gaganyaan. The development formally involves IAF’s Bengaluru-based medical arm, the

Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM), in the programme as the nodal centre to train the first set of Indian

astronauts.

The 10,000-crore Gaganyaan is planned for 2022, the 75th year of Indian independence.

‘Forbidden’ planet discovered in Neptunian Desert



Astronomers said they have discovered a rogue exoplanet with its own atmosphere in the Neptunian Desert.

NGTS-4b, nick-named ‘The Forbidden Planet’ is smaller than Neptune but three times the size of Earth, said

researchers led by the University of Warwick in the UK.

App & Web Portal Amazon Pay enables instant money transfer on Android

Amazon Pay launched person-to-person (P2P) payments for Android users who can now make instant bank-to-

bank transfers using the UPI platform on the Amazon app.

Bharti Airtel launches Wynk Tube music app

Bharti Airtel launched a music application Wynk Tube an extension of its existing Wynk Music app. Wynk Tube

will allows users to stream audio and video of popular tracks within the same interface.

PayPal integrates One Touch with Google Smart Lock in India

PayPal introduced its One Touch experience by Google Smart Lock in India. The feature, supported on Android,

allows users to register their devices with PayPal.

Website of Lokpal inaugurated

The Website of the Lokpal was inaugurated by the Chairperson, Justice Shri Pinaki Chandra Ghose in presence of

all the Members of Lokpal. The Website can be accessed at http://lokpal.gov.in.The Lokpal is the first institution

of its kind in independent India, established under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.

The Government appointed Justice Shri Pinaki Chandra Ghose, as the first Chairperson of the Lokpal who was

administered oath on 23rd March, 2019 by the President of India.

Kochi City start-up launches taxi aggregation app

City-based technology start-up Mindmaster Technologies has developed a GPS-based application for the

unorganised taxi-auto sectors called PIU. It aims to unite taxi-auto drivers in the unorganised sector on the lines

of the existing online taxi aggregators.

Current Affairs: Sports CRICKET

Riyan Parag becomes youngest player to score half-century in IPL

Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag has become the youngest player to score an IPL half-century. The 17-year-old

from Assam achieved this feat against Delhi Capitals in a match in New Delhi.

First in Indian cricket: Women State captains to have voice at BCCI Conclave



During the May 17 conclave in Mumbai, the captains and coaches of the women’s State teams will be joining

their male counterparts in giving an assessment of the just-concluded domestic season. In a first, the BCCI will

be inviting all the State captains of the women’s teams at its ‘Annual Domestic Captains and Coaches Conclave’.

IPL 2019: Mumbai Indians clinch their record fourth title

Mumbai Indians pipped Chennai Super Kings to a record fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) title in twelfth

season of the IPL 2019.

First woman to be inducted into ICC match referee panel

India’s G.S. Lakshmi has become the first woman to be appointed to ICC’s international panel of match referees

and will be eligible to officiate in international games with immediate effect. Claire Polosak had become the first

ever woman umpire to stand in a men’s ODI, earlier this month.

ICC World Cup: Anti-corruption officer for each team

In a first, all the 10 participating teams at the upcoming ICC World Cup will have a dedicated anti-corruption

officer attached with it to deliver a corruption-free tournament.

ICC releases official song for cricket World Cup

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’ collaboration between new artist LORYN and one of the UK’s most successful

and influential acts, Rudimental.

BCCI elections on October 22

The Committee of Administrators said that the much awaited BCCI elections will be held on October 22. The CoA

announced the elections date after due consultation with the apex court appointed amicus curiae P.S. Narsimha.

TENNIS

ITF women’s tennis tournament

Ankita Raina won the quarterfinals and enters into semifinals of ITF women’s tennis tournament.

Madrid Open Final:

Stefanos Tsitsipas pulled off one of the biggest wins of his short but remarkable career by beating Rafael Nadal

on Spanish soil to book his place in the Madrid Open final against World No.1 Novak Djokovic.

Kiki Bertens won the biggest title of her career, beating Simona Halep in the final while also becoming the first

woman ever to win the championship without dropping a set.

Madrid Open: Djokovic claims his 33rd Masters

Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal as a 33-time Masters champion when he win over Stefanos Tsitsipas to claim

a third Madrid Open title.



FOOTBALL

Two new FIFA award categories for women’s football

Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) announced two new award categories to promote

women’s football across the globe. The two new award categories are off Women’s goalkeeper of the year and a

women’s team of the year.

Doha dedicates landmark for 2022 World Cup

Located 15km south of Doha, the Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah will host group stage matches and a

quarterfinal game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Nasser Al Khater, CEO of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, asserted that a decision to expand the event to 48

teams would not be unilateral and be taken only if Qatar and FIFA agree to it.

FIFA drops 48-team World Cup plan

FIFA has shelved a proposed expansion of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams, dealing a blow to the world

football body’s president Gianni Infantino.

SHOOTING

Shooting World Cup:

Apurvi Chandela won her second gold medal of the season, dominating the women’s air rifle on the opening day

of the shooting World Cup.

Shooting World Cup

Asian Games champion Rahi Sarnobat defeated reigning World Champion and former Olympic champion Olena

Kostevych 37-36 to clinch the gold in women’s sports pistol and also booked an Olympic quota in the shooting

World Cup. Saurabh Chaudhary won the men’s 10m Air Pistol gold.

Manu Bhaker secures India 7th Olympic quota

In shooting, young shooter Manu Bhaker secured India its seventh Olympic quota with a fourth-place finish in

the women’s 10 meter air pistol event of the ISSF World Cup in Munich, Germany,. This is India’s first quota in

women’s 10 meter pistol.

Shooting World Cup

In Shooting, India produced their best ever show at the ISSF World Cup with a total tally of five gold medals in

Munich, Germany. By capturing five of the 10 gold medals,Indian shooting was able to assert its class and

firepower. China did win nine medals, but had only two gold.



100 MCQ for Practice: 1) Which among the following day observed on May 31st every year?

a) World No Tobacco Day

b) World Hunger Day

c) International Everest Day

d) World Press Freedom Day

e) World AIDS Vaccine Day 2) Which among the following states has launched the Healthcare Investment Policy-2019 to boost medical tourism in the state?

a) Chhattisgarh

b) Jammu & Kashmir

c) Rajasthan

d) Madhya Pradesh

e) Andhra Pradesh 3 )Name the head of the pannel formed by RBI to develop secondary market for corporate loans?

a) Sanjaya Gupta

b) Pranjul Bhandari

c) T N Manoharan

d) Chandan Sinha

e) Dr. Harsh Vardhan 4) FICCI survey forecasts India’s GDP growth at what percentage for the financial year 2020?

a) 8.1%

b) 8.7%

c) 9.2%

d) 7.1%

e) 7.8% 5) Name the head of the committee formed by RBI on the Development of Housing Finance Securitisation Market?

a) Chandan Sinha

b) T N Manoharan

c) Sanjaya Gupta

d) Pranjul Bhandari

e) Dr. Harsh Vardhan 6) Who among the following persons take charge as new Navy Chief?

a) Ram Dawlath Singh

b) Praneeth Singh

c) Narendra Singh

d) Vikram Singh

e) Karambir Singh 7) Who administered the oath of office of PM Narendra Modi?

a) President Ram Nath Kovind

b) CJI Ranjan Gogoi

c) MP Maneka Gandhi

d) Both A and B

e) Both A and C 8) Who among the following was elected as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea?

a) James Marape

b) Sam Abal

c) Bill Skate

d) Rabbie Namaliu

e) None of these. 9) Who among the following has taken over Vice Admiral Karambir Singh to be appointed as the new Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC)?

a) Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain

b) Vice Admiral G. Ashok Kumar

c) Vice Admiral Robin K. Dhowan

d) Vice Admiral R. P. Suthan

e) None of these 10) Carmine Caridi died recently. He was a famous ____________

a) Physician

b) Actor

c) Politician

d) Astronomer

e) Scientist 11) A unique Tree Ambulance service was recently launched in which city?

a) Chennai

b) Vishakhapatnam

c) Hyderabad

d) Kochi

e) Coimbatore 12) Orchha town of ______ added to the Tentative List of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites

a) Kerala

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Tamil Nadu



d) Bihar

e) Mizoram 13) What is the expected growth rate of India’s GDP for the financial year 2018-19 as estimated by India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra)?

a) 6.6%

b) 7.2%

c) 6.9%

d) 7.0%

e) 7.5% 14) Which among the following companies planning to launch its own cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin, by 2020?

a) Google

b) Facebook

c) Youtube

d) Instagram

e) Twitter 15) Who won the 2019 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas Prize?

a) Sri Lankan writer Guy Gunaratne

b) Indian writer Ira Trivedi

c) Chinese writers Mo Yan

d) Pakistan writer Rafia Zakaria

e) None of these 16) Who has recently won the 2019 Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health?

a) Vijay Krishna

b) Mahantesh Valmiki

c) Seetha Meenan

d) Balaram Bhargava

e) Usha Choudhary 17) PM of Papua New Guinea resigned recently. What is his name?

a) Ashraf Ghani

b) Mauricio Macri

c) Tigran Sargsian

d) Charles Michel

e) Peter O’Neill 18) Who sworn in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?

a) J.J.Singh

b) Nabam Tuki

c) Pema Khandu

d) Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa

e) Prem Singh Tamang 19) DRDO test fired the new version of _______ surface-to-air defence missile?

a) Agni

b) Akash

c) Trishul

d) Prithvi

e) Vayu 20) Who won gold in men’s 10m air rifle in ISSF World Cup 2019?

a) Pang Wei

b) Rizvi Shahzar

c) Saurabh Chaudhary

d) Abhinav Bindra

e) None of these

21) World Thyroid Day observed on what day?

a) May 20

b) May 22

c) May 23

d) May 25

e) May 27 22) Who became first foreign leader to meet new Japanese emperor?

a) David Cameron

b) Donald Trump

c) Dilma Rousseff

d) François Hollande

e) None of these 23) Name the special product launched by the Corporation Bank for MSME customers?

a) Corp SME Seva

b) Corp SME Suvidha

c) Corp SME Saksham

d) Corp SME Saumya

e) Corp SME Suguna 24) Who receives ‘UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award’?

a) Baba Ramdev

b) Jaggi Vasudev

c) Acharya Balkrishna

d) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

e) None of these 25) The government has decided to merge the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) to form a NSO. What



does NSO stand for?

a) National Settlements Organisation

b) National Semantics Organisation

c) National Statistical Office

d) New Secular Organisation

e) National Statistics Organisation 26) Name the Lieutenant General who assumed, to be head UN peacekeeping operation in South Sudan?

a) Shailesh Tinaikar

b) Shakthi Tinaikar

c) Suresh Tinaikar

d) Sailesh Tinaikar

e) None of these 27) Who among the following has recently been appointed as the Vice President of Badminton Asia Council (BAC)?

a) Pijush Hazarika

b) Siddhartha Bhattacharya

c) Akhil Gogoi

d) Himanta Biswa Sarma

e) None of the above

28) Who has been sworn in the new CM of Sikkim?

a) Prem Singh Golay

b) Ganga Prasad Oli

c) Pawan Kumar Chamling

d) Naveen Patnaik

e) Jagdish Mukhi 29) Justice DN Patel appointed next Chief Justice of which high court?

a) Punjab and HaryanaHigh Court

b) Calcutta High Court

c) High Court of Gujarat

d) Delhi High Court

e) TripuraHigh Court

30) Who became youngest Lok Sabha MP?

a) Sri Devi Murmu

b) Chandrani Murmu

c) Deepika Murmu

d) Nayama Murmu

e) Preethi Murmu 31) Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) will upgrade an unmanned substation in which city, the first of its kind in the city.

a) Coimbatore

b) Madhurai

c) Thiruvananthapuram

d) Erode

e) Chennai 32) Which state government has given out funds ranging from ₹1.2 lakh to ₹20 lakh to over 30 startups as part of its program iStart?

a) Rajasthan

b) West Bengal

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Tamil Nadu

e) Punjab 33) Recently, RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 crore on which among the following banks for its failure to fully automate the non-performing asset (NPA) identification process?

a) Corporation Bank

b) Vijaya Bank

c) Nainital Bank

d) Lakshmi Vilas Bank

e) Karnataka Bank 34) NABARD has launched its own NABVENTURES Fund for agriculture and rural development startups. What is the total corpus of the fund?

a) Rs 500 crore

b) Rs 700 crore

c) Rs 900 crore

d) Rs 600 crore

e) Rs 800 crore 35) Which of these insurance companies has launched the Mosquito Disease Protection Policy to cover people against vector borne diseases?

a) ICICI Lombard

b) HDFC ERGO General Insurance

c) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

d) Bharti AXA General Insurance

e) None of these 36) Who has been appointed as the MD & CEO of ITC Limited?

a) Hemant Bhargava

b) Anand Nicolos

c) Nakul Anand

d) Sanjiv Puri

e) Rajiv Tandon

37) Who has been appointed as Chief Executive



Officer of LIC Mutual Fund?

a) Dinesh Pangtey

b) Mahesh Bhoopathy

c) Maneesh Patel

d) Sidharth Kaul

e) None of these 38) Which of these IPS officers has recently been honored with 2019 McCain Institute Award?

a) Chadalavada Umesh Chandra

b) Sanjukta Parashar

c) Raju Narayana Swamy

d) Chhaya Sharma

e) None of these 39) Public service broadcaster Doordarshan has launched a souvenir store on which online shopping website?

a) Flipkart

b) Amazon

c) Ebay

d) Snapdeal

e) None of these 40) ICICI Bank joins hands with which travel portal to launch multi-currency card?

a) MakeMyTrip

b) Goibibo

c) Yatra

d) Cleartrip

e) SkyScanner

41) When is the World Turtle Day observed?

a) May 21

b) May 22

c) May 23

d) May 24

e) May 25 42) Who is elected as the second chief minister of divided Andhra Pradesh recently?

a) Chandrababu Naidu

b) Jagan Mohan Reddy

c) Nara Lokesh

d) Pawan Kalyan

e) None of these 43) Asian Development has signed an MoU to provide ____________ million loan to India for railway track electrification project.

a) $ 845

b) $ 750

c) $ 600

d) $ 880

e) $ 720 44) Which company overtakes Tata Group as India’s largest by the way of market capitalization.

a) Indian Oil Corporation

b) Reliance Industries

c) Bharat Petroleum

d) Air India

e) HDFC group 45) Name the agency that has declared Algeria & Argentina malaria-free.

a) WHO

b) UNICEF

c) Worldbank

d) FAO

e) ILO 46) Which of these insurance companies has won the FICCI Claims Excellence Award?

a) Aviva Life Insurance

b) Bharti AXA Life Insurance c) Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance

d) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

e) Birla Sun Life Insurance 47) Name the Indian who receives honorary degree from Yale University for achievements in business.

a) Indra Nooyi

b) Shakthi Kanth Das

c) Manohar Noori

d) Swetha Manoj

e) Mekhala Patekar 48) Who won conferred with ‘German Chemistry Prize’

a) Dr. Ankur Patwardhan

b) Dr . Suresh Krishnan

c) Dr. Vikram Suraj

d) Dr. Dinesh Karthik

e) None of these 49) Name the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet

a) Avani Chaturvedi

b) Anny Divya



c) Shubhangi Swaroop

d) Bhawana Kanth

e) None of these 50) Who won ‘Global Asian of the Year’ Award for Contribution to Women’s Healthcare Ecosystem?

a) Hema Divakar

b) Nithya Suresh

c) Rashmi Narayana

d) Niranjani kumar

e) None of these 51) Every year National Technology Day is observed on 11 May to highlight the important role of Science in our daily lives. What is the theme of the day for the year 2019?

a) Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future

b) Technology for inclusive and sustainable growth

c) Technology enablers of Startup India

d) Inclusive Innovation for India

e) None of these 52) The Central Bank of which of these countries has recently printed $50 note with spelling mistake of RESPONSIBILITY?

a) Germany

b) Britain

c) New Zealand

d) Australia

e) Switzerland 53) Ireland becomes second country to declare ‘climate emergency’. Which is the first country to declare climate emergency?

a) India

b) USA

c) UK

d) Germany

e) Singapore 54) The first global Mega-Science Exhibition ‘Vigyan Samagam’ was held in which city?

a) Chennai

b) Hyderabad

c) Pune

d) Mumbai

e) Amaravathi 55) Who has been named as the new Vice – Chairman of IFFCO?

a) Balvinder Singh Nakai

b) Dileep Sanghani

c) Udai Shanker Awasthi

d) Prem Chandra Munshi

e) None of these 56) The WTO Ministerial Meeting of the developing countries will be held in which Indian city in 2019?

a) Hyderabad

b) Mumbai

c) New Delhi

d) Gurugram

e) Noida 57) Which Indian company is going to acquire British toy-maker Hamleys for Rs. 620 crore?

a) Hot Wheels

b) Reliance

c) Funskool

d) Mattel Inc

e) None of these 58) Facebook has chosen which among the following countries as the centre for the global roll-out of WhatsApp pay?

a) Indonesia

b) India

c) Russia

d) Italy

e) London 59) Microprocessor AJIT is the first to be conceptualised, designed, developed and manufactured in India developed by which IIT?

a) IIT Madras

b) IIT Bombay

c) IIT Roorkee

d) IIT Delhi

e) IIT Khanpur 60) The ‘Blue Moon’ lunar lander project has been launched by ___________

a) Jeff Bezos

b) Bill Gates

c) Larry Page

d) Mark Zuckerberg

e) Kevin Systrom

61) When is the World Metrology Day observed?

a) May 18

b) May 19

c) May 20



d) May 21

e) May 22 62) When is The National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed?

a) May 21

b) May 20

c) May 19

d) May 18

e) May 17 63) Which among the following Gramin Bank among top banking performers in country?

a) Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank

b) Allahabad UP Gramin Bank

c) Telangana Grameena Bank

d) Tripura Gramin Bank

e) Vananchal Gramin Bank 64) World Bank had partnered with which business bank to enable blockchain-based secondary market bond recording?

a) African Development Bank

b) Asian Development Bank

c) European Investment Bank

d) Reserve Bank of Australia

e) Commonwealth Bank of Australia 65) NITI Aayog has proposed a plan worth _____________to create an institutional framework for artificial intelligence (AI).

a) Rs 2,500 crore

b) Rs 7,500 crore

c) Rs 5,500 crore

d) Rs 1,500 crore

e) Rs 6,500 crore 66) Which company has registered a new financial technology company, Libra Networks, in Geneva, Switzerland.

a) Microsoft

b) Facebook

c) Alphabet

d) Amazon

e) Instagram 67) FSSAI has relaxed certification norms for small organic food producers with annual turnover of Rs _____________ to sell their produce directly to end consumers without certification

a) Rs 12 lakh

b) Rs 10 lakh

c) Rs 15 lakh

d) Rs 8 lakh

e) Rs 13 lakh 68) Recently, which telecom company has partnered with Google to increase access to its WiFi footprint in the country?

a) BSNL

b) IDEA

c) AIRTEL

d) RELIANCE

e) None of these 69) Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been sworn in as the new President of which country?

a) Mozambique

b) Bolivia

c) Poland

d) Ukraine

e) Uganda 70) Joko Widodo elected as President of which country?

a) Israel

b) Indonesia

c) Khazikistan

d) Phillippines

e) Malaysia

71) When is the World AIDS Vaccine Day is observed?

a) May 15

b) May 16

c) May 17

d) May 18

e) May 19 72) International Museum Day is observed on _________.

a) 18 May

b) 17 May

c) 16 May

d) 15 May

e) Second Sunday in May 73) Which Asian country recently has legalized Same-sex marriage?

a) Thailand

b) Taiwan

c) Vietnam

d) Cambodia



e) Laos 74) Which among the following nations has approved permanent residency for select expatriates?

a) Saudi Arabia

b) Iran

c) Iraq

d) Kuwait

e) Qatar 75) Which of these states become the first Indian state to issue Masala Bond?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Kerala

c) Gujarat

d) Maharashtra

e) Andhra Pradesh 76) Name the initiative that is launched by HDFC Capital Advisors to promote technologies to make affordable housing more affordable.

a) HeArt

b) HeSpl

c) HeEas

d) HeAff

e) None of these 77) Name the Indian YouTuber who named by Time magazine among Next Generation Leaders’ 2019.

a) Ajay Nayer

b) Ajay Mittal

c) Ajay Nagar

d) Ajay Patel

e) Ajay Saumitri 78) Nitin Chugh has been named to be the new MD & CEO of which bank?

a) Jana Small Finance Bank

b) AU Small Finance Bank

c) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

d) ESAF Small Finance Bank

e) None of these 79) Which IT company has tied-up with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, to co-create new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solutions?

a) TCS

b) IBM

c) Infosys

d) HCL

e) None of these

80) Which of these Indian Coast Guard Ships has been decommissioned recently?

a) ICGC Vigraha

b) ICGS Samarth

c) ICGS Vaibhav

d) ICGS Saubhagya

e) None of these 81) When is International Day of the Midwife celebrated every year?

a) May 04

b) May 05

c) May 06

d) May 07

e) May First Sunday 82) Every year International No Diet Day is a day that is celebrated on May 6th. When is the day first observed?

a) 1991

b) 1992

c) 1993

d) 1994

e) 1995 83) Every year on what day the World Athletic Day is observed every year to raise awareness about sports among youth?

a) May 04

b) May 05

c) May 06

d) May 07

e) May 08 84) G-7 industrialised nations meet 2019 is going to hosted by which country?

a) US

b) Britain

c) France

d) Italy

e) Canada 85) The Finance Ministry has, imposed an anti-dumping duty of approximately what amount per tonne on the import of saccharine from Indonesia?

a) $ 1630

b) $ 1530

c) $ 1730

d) $ 1830

e) $1430



86) Which among the following states has recently passed an Act allowing the shops and businesses to remain open 24 hours?

a) Rajasthan

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Gujarat

e) Karnataka 87) What is the new housing loan limit for Regional Rural Banks and Small Finance Banks to individuals in metropolitan centres under the priority sector lending?

a) Rs 35 lakh

b) Rs 25 lakh

c) Rs 55 lakh

d) Rs 45 lakh

e) Rs 55 lakh 88) ADB has launched an Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region. What will be the total investment in the plan?

a) USD 2 billion

b) USD 3 billion

c) USD 4 billion

d) USD 5 billion

e) USD 6 billion 89) Stevo Pendarovski becomes the President of which country?

a) Montenegro

b) North Macedonia

c) Kosovo

d) Bulgaria

e) None of these 90) Who has been awarded the 2019 V K Krishna Menon award?

a) Mahendra Chaudhary

b) K G Balakrishan

c) Benni Joseph Mavelil

d) G D ‘Robert’ Govender

e) None of these 91) Who will be the Chairman of the committee formed by CPWD to bring out the Safety Manual of the department?

a) Prabhakar Singh

b) Sunil Kumar Garg

c) K M Soni

d) Ravindra Kumar Thathu

e) None of these 92) Which coloured number plates are now mandatory for electric vehicles.

a) Red

b) Yellow

c) Orange

d) Blue

e) Green 93) Which city police launched an all-women police patrol unit “Rani Abbakka Force”.

a) Bengaluru

b) Mysore

c) Hyderabad

d) Mangaluru

e) Chennai 94) What is the new interest rate of Savings bank account in SBI for balances above Rs 1 lakh the is effective from 1st May 2019?

a) 3.25%

b) 3.5%

c) 2.75%

d) 2.5%

e) 2.25%

95) GST collections in April stood at ₹ _____________

a) 1 lakh crore

b) 1.13 lakh crore

c) 1.06 lakh crore

d) 98,114 crore

e) 95,753 crore 96) Who among the following has been appointed as the first independent woman director by BSE?

a) Jayshree Vyas

b) Minush Vyas

c) Sukanya Vyas

d) Tejaswini Vyas

e) Manousha Vyas 97) The Goldman Environmental Prize is given by which country?

a) France

b) Germany

c) Russia

d) Mexico

e) United States



98) With which Maharatna company did Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), signed an MoU for cooperation on various projects related to e-mobility?

a) SAIL

b) BHEL

c) CIL

d) BPCL

e) NTPC 99) The phase I of Indo-French joint naval exercise, “Varuna-19” is organised in which state?

a) Tamil Nadu

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Odisha

d) Karnataka

e) Goa 100) Name the Indian Riffel shotter who attains world number one spot in Women’s 10m Air Rifle Event.

a) Rani Sarnobat

b) Heena Sidhu

c) Apurvi Chandela

d) Anjum Moudgil

e) Manu Bhaker



Answers:

1) Answer: A) 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)Answer: B) Jammu and Kashmir Government unveiled Healthcare Investment Policy-2019. This follows the State Administrative Council decision taken in this regard on March 08, 2019. As per the new Health Care Investment Policy, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir will promote and encourage the private parties and entrepreneurs for setting up healthcare infrastructure in the state by providing subsidies and incentives Accordingly, 30% subsidy on capital investment will be provided for setting up of multi-speciality Hospitals, Super Specialty Hospitals, Medical Colleges, Nursing Colleges and Paramedical Colleges. Interest subsidy shall be provided @ 5% per annum on term loan subject to a ceiling of Rs. 15 lakh per year for a period of five years from the date of operationalization of the project. Also, the subsidized power tariff rates shall apply as applicable to Industries Sector. 100 % subsidy on purchase and installation of DG sets with an upper ceiling of Rs. 45 lakh.

3) Answer: C) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a six-member committee on the Development of Secondary Market for Corporate Loans to come up with recommendations to increase the efficiencies of the debt market and aid in the resolution of stressed assets The six-member body, headed by Canara Bank Chairman T N Manoharan, 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

4) Answer: D)

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 stated 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, while, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation has a median forecast of 4 per cent for 2019-20.

5) Answer: E) The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a six-member committee on Development of Housing Finance Securitisation Market. The committee, headed by Harsh Vardhan, Senior Advisor, Bain & Co, will review the regulations relating to mortgage-backed securitisation (MBS) currently in place, and make specific recommendations on suitably aligning the same with international norms The committee will review the existing state of mortgage securitisation in India and various issues constraining market development, and to develop the market further The committee will submit its report by the end of August 20196) Answer: E) The Armed Forces Tribunal cleared the way for Vice Admiral Karambir Singh to become the next Navy Chief, while it deferred for four weeks the matter of Vice Admiral Bimal Verma which seeks to quash Singh’s appointment Vice Admiral Singh, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam Singh will be the first helicopter pilot to become chief of Naval Staff.7) Answer: A) 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 at a glittering ceremony on the forecourts of the Rashtrapati Bhawan 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.

One-third of the total ministers in the Cabinet are first-timers, including BJP president Amit Shah and former Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Two former Chief Ministers – Ramesh Pokhriyal from Uttarakhand and Arjun Munda from Jharkhand – have taken oath as Union ministers for the first time. President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena, President of Myanmar, U Win Myint, President of Bangladesh, Md. Abdul Hamid, Prime Minister of Bhutan, Dr Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Nepal, K P Sharma Oli, Special Envoy of Thailand, Grisada Boonrach, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sooronbay Jeenbekov and Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth witnessed the event8) Answer: A) James Marape, a former finance minister and critic of a major global gas development deal, has been elected by parliament as the prime minister of Papua New Guinea (PNG) His election came after weeks of political turmoil that saw his predecessor, Peter O’Neill, resign having lost the support of the House after more than seven years in power

9) Answer: A) Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, AVSM, VSM took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC) succeeding Vice Admiral Karambir Singh The outgoing FOC-in-C, Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, will assume the charge as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS)

10) Answer: B) Carmine Caridi, known for roles in The Godfather franchise, has passed away Caridi first appeared in the Godfather franchise in 1974, when he played Carmine Rosato in The Godfather Part II. He returned in 1990 as Albert Volpe in The Godfather Part III. In 2004, Caridi became the first person to be expelled from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

11) Answer: A) A unique ‘Tree Ambulance’ service – an initiative to provide care to trees besides spread green cover, was launched by Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu. The service launched for the first time in the state, aims at providing first aid treatment to trees, uprooted tree planting, seed bank, seed ball distribution, plant

distribution, aiding tree plantation, shifting trees, survey of trees and removal of dead trees. The ambulance can be availed through the helpline number – 9941006786. People can register themselves as volunteers in their website- www.treeambulance.org. Expressing delight over flagging off the ‘Tree Ambulance’ on the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity 2019.

12) Answer: B) The architectural heritage of Orchha town in Madhya Pradesh which depict peculiar style of the Bundela dynasty have been included in the tentative list of the UNESCO’s world heritage sites following a proposal sent by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to the United Nations (UN) body. Orchha is situated on the banks of the Betwa river. It is located around 80 km away from Tikamgarh district in Madhya Pradesh and 15 km from Jhansi of Uttar Pradesh. Orchha was built by king Rudra Pratap Singh of Bundela dynasty in the 16th century. The ancient town is famous for its Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha fort complex, Raja Mahal among others.

13) Answer: C) India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said that it expects India’s GDP growth rate during 2018-19 to be 6.9 per cent as against the advance estimate of 7 per cent. It said the fourth quarter (January to March) GDP growth to decelerate to 6.3 per cent from 6.6 per cent in the third quarter (October to December 2018). There will be another fourth-quarter GDP slowdown starting from the fourth quarter of 2017-18. Clearly, FY19 will be the second consecutive year of an economic slowdown in India. It said that 2018-19 will be the second consecutive year of an economic slowdown in India. The GDP growth was 7.2 per cent during 2017-18.

14) Answer: B) Facebook plans to launch its cryptocurrency by the first quarter of next year The currency, which is being referred to internally as “GlobalCoin,” will reportedly be available in around a dozen countries at launch, where it’s expected to offer people affordable and secure payments without the need for a bank account.

15) Answer: A) Debut novelist Guy Gunaratne has won the £30,000 Swansea University International Dylan Thomas prize



for In Our Mad and Furious City.

The British-Sri Lankan writer, 35, who is also a human-rights documentary film-maker, was also longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker prize and won this year’s Jhalak prize for the novel.

16) Answer: D) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Professor Balram Bhargava recently won the 2019 Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health. He was bestowed with the award at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva. He bagged the award for his achievements as a clinician, innovator, researcher and trainer.

17) Answer: E) Prime Minister Peter O’Neill of Papua New Guinea resigned, as a flood of high-level defections from his governing party led him to step down after almost eight years in power. He has handed over the leadership responsibility to Sir Julius Chan, who would now serve on the post for third term.

18) Answer: C) Pema Khandu will be sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the second term. After a landslide victory in the Assembly elections with 41 seats in the 60-seat house.

19) Answer: B) 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.

20) Answer: C) Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in 10m Air Pistol Event at the ISS Shooting World Cup in Munich on May 27, 2019 This is the second gold of the season for the 17-year-old sensation. The first was secured in New Delhi tournament. Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat also bagged the top podium spot in the 25 metre pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2019 in Munich. With this,the total gold won by India has now reached three. The first gold was won by Apurvi Chandela in 10 m air rifle event.

21) Answer: D) The World Thyroid Day is celebrated every year on May 25 to promote awareness and understanding of thyroid health and the advances made in treating thyroid diseases. The World Thyroid Day was established in 2008 by the European Thyroid Association and the American Thyroid Association.

22) Answer: B) Donald Trump became the first foreign leader to meet with Japan’s newly enthroned Emperor Naruhito. Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne on May 1, opening what is called the era of “Reiwa,” or “beautiful harmony.” The US President, who is on a four-day state visit to Japan, was treated to a welcome ceremony full of pomp and pageantry.

23) Answer: B) 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 best products to MSME sector. PV Bharathi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the bank, launched the product in Mangaluru.

24) Answer: C) Patanjali Ayurved Limited’s Managing Director, Acharya Balkrishna received the ‘UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award’ on behalf of Patanjali Group of Institutions in Geneva 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

25) Answer: C) The Statistics and Programme Implementation has decided to merge the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) into National Statistical Office (NSO) in a major restructuring move. According to the order, Statistical Wing, comprising the NSO with constituents as the CSO and the NSSO, to be an integral part of the main ministry. The NSSO conducts large-scale surveys and brings out reports on health, education, household expenditure and other social and economic indicators. The NSSO and the CSO were functioning independently.

26) Answer: A)



United Nations, 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 Tinaikar will succeed Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi of Rwanda who will complete his assignment. The mission was created in 2011 when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan. Sixty-seven peacekeepers have died while serving in the mission.

27) Answer: D) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma has been elected as the vice-president of Badminton Asia Council. BAC president Anton Subowo also appointed BAI secretary (tournaments) Omar Rashid as the deputy chairman of Badminton Asia’s development.

28) Answer: A) Sikkim Governor Ganga Prasad has invited the Sikkim Karantikari Morcha (SKM) President and leader of latislative party Prem Singh Golay to form the New Government in the state. Prem Singh Golay will take oath as New Chief Minister of Sikkim along with his council of ministers at Palzor Stadium in Gangtok. SKM Party defeated the SDF party who ruled the state for 25 years under it’s leader Pawan Chamling as longest service Chief Minister in Sikkim.

29) Answer: D) The Central Government has cleared the appointment of Justice DN Patel as the next Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. The appointment was made pursuant to a Collegium resolution passed earlier this month. The resolution was passed in view of the impending retirement of current Chief Justice Rajendra Menon in June this year.

30) Answer: B) BJD’s Chandrani Murmu became the youngest ever Lok Sabha MP. The 25 year old B-Tech Graduate won the reserved Keonjhar, Odisha’s seat by defeating a two time MP from BJP Ananta Nayak. The Keonjhar Lok Sabja seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.

31) Answer: E) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has identified a substation to

be upgraded into an unmanned substation — the first of its kind in the city.The 33 kilo volt (KV)/11 KV substation, located right at the heart of the central business district of Anna Salai, near the Express Mall on Woods Road, has been chosen for the upgrade. It was constructed only a year ago. Once the substation becomes unmanned, there will not be any need for posting maintenance staff and it can be operated remotely.

32) Answer: A) Rajasthan government has given out funds ranging from ₹1.2 lakh to ₹20 lakh to over 30 startups as part of its program iStart Rajasthan. The funds were disbursed under the program’s financial incentives like sustenance allowance, seed funding, marketing assistance and Techno Fund. The startups that received funding reportedly included Hippo Cabs, mPass and others.

33) Answer: C) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹1 crore on Nainital Bank for its failure to fully automate the non-performing asset (NPA) identification process, despite specific directions issued in this regard.This action is based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance, and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.

34) Answer: B) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) announced a Rs 700-crore venture capital fund for equity investments in agriculture and rural-focused startups.NABARD has been contributing to other funds till now and this is the first time that the rural development bank has launched a fund of its own. The fund has been launched by Nabventures, a subsidiary of NABARD, and has a proposed corpus of Rs 500 crore with an option to retain over-subscriptions of Rs 200 crore, called as the greenshoe option. NABARD has given an anchor commitment for the fund, which will be investing across startups engaged in agriculture, food and rural development space

35) Answer: B) HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India’s third-largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, 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. This cover is available for individuals between the age group of 91 days to 65 years. This policy also provides international cover to individuals and covers all the vector-borne diseases listed in the policy document.

36) Answer: D) ITC Managing Director Sanjiv Puri has been appointed as the chairman by the Board of Directors. His new designation will now be chairman and managing director.

37) Answer: A) 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.

38) Answer: D) The McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University is pleased to present the 2019 Award for Courage and Leadership to Chhaya Sharma, an officer of the Indian Police Service who is currently serving as deputy inspector general (DIG) at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India.The McCain Institute award is given to those who show courage on behalf of human rights, humanitarian compassion, justice, freedom, and human dignity.

39) Answer: B) Public service broadcaster Doordarshan has launched a souvenir store on online shopping website Amazon India. The company, one of Prasar Bharti’s divisions, is also trying to make younger viewers familiar with their famous shows, such as Hum Log, Buniyaad, Ye Jo Hai Zindagi, Malgudi Days, Ramayana and Mahabharat. DD Souvenir gallery was started on 21 June, 2018 and in view of its success and demand, India’s public service broadcaster Doordarshan has started an online store through on Amazon India platform, for selling branded articles like cup, T-shirt and Water bottles. Doordarshan is India’s first broadcaster which has started Souvenir store. Online souvenir store will not only strengthen the relation with viewers but also help in establishing Doordarshan brand value.

40) Answer: B)

ICICI Bank announced the launch of a co-branded multi-currency card with online travel booking portal Goibibo. Anyone travelling abroad, whether they hold an ICICI Bank savings account or not, can apply for the Goibibo ICICI Bank Travel Card on the Goibibo website and mobile app.The card also includes benefits of up to ₹20,000, including gift vouchers of ₹15,000 from Goibibo. Additionally, customers get 40 paise discount on currency conversion rate on loading of a minimum of $1,000. Further, they get the advantage of complimentary card protection from theft and loss up to ₹5 lakh. It also provides flat 15 per cent discount at more than 100 Indian restaurants across six foreign cities, including Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, London, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. The card also offers travel insurance between ₹2 lakh and₹10 lakh.

41) Answer: C) The World Turtle Day is held on May 23 every year to raise awareness and increase knowledge and respect for turtles and tortoises and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive. The theme for 2019 World Turtle Day is “Adopt, Don’t Shop.”

42) Answer: B) In Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy will be sworn in as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on 30th of this month at Vijayawada. According to the latest trends, the YSRC is heading for a landslide victory by winning around 150 assembly seats out of 175 in the state.

43) Answer: B) Multilateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement to provide USD 750 million equivalent in Indian rupee 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. IRFC will use the proceeds from the loan to install electric traction equipment along about 3,378 kilometres of existing railway lines to enable migration of passenger and freight traffic from diesel to electric traction.

44) Answer: E) 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).

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. 11.66 lakh crore as on May 20, 2019 while the combined m-cap of 29 Tata group companies stood at Rs. 11.64 lakh crore, about Rs 2,000 crore less than that of the HDFC group.

45) Answer: A) Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by WHO as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least 3 consecutive years. Algeria is the second country in the WHO African Region to be officially recognized as malaria-free, after Mauritius, which was certified in 1973. Argentina is the second country in the WHO Region of the Americas to be certified in 45 years, after Paraguay in June 2018. Algeria and Argentina reported their last cases of indigenous malaria in 2013 and 2010 respectively.

46) Answer: B) Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a private life insurer, has been conferred with the FICCI Claims Excellence Award. The recognition comes for its customer-friendly claims services in the life insurance sector. The insurer improved its individual claim settlement ratio, the number of claims paid to the number of claims received, to 96.85 per cent in financial year 2017-18.

Vikas Seth, MD and CEO of Bharti AXA Life Insurance.

47) Answer: A) Former PepsiCo chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi was presented with an honorary degree by the prestigious Yale University, 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. Nooyi, who received a degree in Master of Public and Private Management from the university’s Yale School of Management in 1980, was presented with the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.

48) Answer: A) In a international competition ‘Elsevier Foundation-ISC3 Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge’, a project idea by Ankur Patwardhan from Pune has bagged the second prize of €25,000. His project named ‘Butterfly attractant for pollination and ecosystem health’ is about the relation between chemistry and ecosystem.

Patwardhan is currently working as head of the ‘Annasaheb Kulkarni Biodiversity Department’ at Abasaheb Garware College, Pune.

49) Answer: D) Scripting history, Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth became the first woman pilot of the Indian Air Force to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet. Kanth has completed operational syllabus for carrying out combat missions on Mig-21 Bison aircraft during day time. She is the first woman fighter pilot to be qualified to undertake missions by day on a fighter aircraft. Three women — Kanth, Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh — were commissioned as flying officers in July 2016, less than a year after the government decided to open the fighter stream for women on an experimental basis.

50) Answer: A) Bengaluru-based medical doctor Hema Divakar was honoured with the ‘Global Asian of the Year 2018-19’ award in Dubai recently for her yeomen services and contributions to the women’s healthcare ecosystem, in India. Hema received the award at the Asian Business & Social Forum 2019 under the ‘In Service of the Society and the Nation’ category from UAE’s Trade Promotion Director Mohammed Naser Hamdan Al Zaabi. The award is conferred on those who stand out for vision, action and ingenuity and represent contemporary ideas to make global impact.

51) Answer: A) Every year National Technology Day is observed on 11 May to highlight the important role of Science in our daily lives and encourage students to opt science as an option for career. On this day Shakti, the Pokhran nuclear test was held on 11 May, 1998. Theme for the year 2019 is Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future

52) Answer: D) The Reserve Bank of Australia confirmed a printing error on the new 50 dollar note after a radio station posted a photo on social media sent in by a listener.An Instagram post by radio station Triple M revealed the typo mistake on the note just above the shoulder of Edith Cowan The note came into circulation on Oct. 18, 2018 with new security features designed to deter counterfeiting and with tactile elements for the visually impaired. Cowan was the first Australian



woman to serve as a member of parliament from 1921 to 1924. She has featured on the reverse of Australia”s 50-dollar note since 1995

53) Answer: C) Ireland has become the second country in the world to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency.Ireland followed in the footsteps of the United Kingdom, which declared a climate emergency earlier this month The governments of Wales and Scotland have also declared climate emergencies.

54) Answer: D) India’s first global science exhibition, ‘Vigyan Samagam’, began at the Nehru Science Centre in Mumbai.This multi-venue science exhibition, which will take place in planned in the four cities – Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and New Delhi – is scheduled to take place for a duration of 11 months. This is jointly organised by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Department of Science and Technology (DST), the funding agencies of theses projects, the National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) and Ministry of Culture.

55) Answer: B) Cooperative major Iffco elected Balvinder Singh Nakai as its Chairman and Dileep Sanghani as Vice Chairman.The election was held at the 48th Annual General Body meeting of the Indian farmers fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco). Balvinder Singh Nakai is a farmer – co-operator – who has been deeply involved in providing strength to Indian cooperative movement for the last three decades

56) Answer: C) The World Trade Organisation, WTO, ministerial meeting of developing countries will take place on 13-14 in New Delhi. It will provide an opportunity to the Ministers to discuss various issues and the way forward. On the first day, there will be a meeting of senior officers of the participating countries. Sixteen developing countries and six Least Developed Countries are participating in the meeting.

57) Answer: B) The Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries announced it will acquire iconic British toy maker Hamleys, a 259-year-old toy-maker, for around Rs. 620 crore (nearly 68 million pounds) in an all-cash deal. It is currently owned by Chinese fashion conglomerate C Banner International, which had acquired it for 100 million pounds in 2015. Hamleys started with a single-

store shop, Noah’s Ark, in 1760. It now has 167 stores across 18 countries. Besides the UK, it has stores in China, Germany, Russia, India, South Africa and West Asia.

58) Answer: E) Facebook has chosen London as the centre for the global roll-out of WhatsApp pay, before the social media giant launches its digital payments service on the mobile messaging platform in India. WhatsApp, which has 1.5 billion users globally, would hire nearly 100 people in London to focus on the digital payments service and additional operations staff would be hired in Dublin. Facebook chose the UK, where WhatsApp is far more popular than the US, because it attracts a multicultural workforce from many of the countries

59) Answer: B) Engineers from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) have developed a microprocessor called AJIT, the first to be conceptualised, designed, developed and manufactured in India. The innovation, which has brought industry, academia and the government together, could reduce the country’s dependence on imports. The project was funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and IIT Bombay. Powai Labs, a Mumbai-based company, has invested in the venture, and will own, market and support the product.

60) Answer: A) Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world and head of space company Blue Origin, announced his intent to participate in the new race to the Moon with a high-tech lander to carry vehicles and equipment.Blue Moon is a vehicle and has been under development for the last three years. However, no specific date of launch has been announced by Jeff yet.The vehicle will be capable of carrying scientific instruments, four self-driving rovers and a future pressurised vehicle for humans.

61) Answer: C) May 20 is World Metrology Day, commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875. The theme for World Metrology Day 2019 is The International System of Units – Fundamentally better. This treaty provides the basis for a coherent measurement system worldwide that underpins scientific discovery and innovation, industrial manufacturing and international trade, as well as the



improvement of the quality of life and the protection of the global environment.

62) Answer: A) National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed every year on 21 May to spread awareness about the violence caused by the terrorists and also in the memory of former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi who passed on this day.

63) Answer: D) Posting net profit for seven consecutive years, the Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) is among India’s top three out of 46 regional rural banks (RRBs) in terms of profit, business and growth. TGB Chairman is Mahendra Mohan Goswami. After some of them merger with commercial banks, currently India has 46 RRBs against the earlier 56. The Central government has a 50 percent stake in TGB, the United Bank of India (UBI) has 35 per cent, while the 15 per cent is held by the Tripura government. Like other nationalised banks, the TGB has been providing all modern facilities to the customers, including computerised, online financial transactions and mobile banking, besides ATM (Automated Teller Machine) services.

64) Answer: E) World Bank had partnered with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) to enable blockchain-based secondary market bond recording. The secondary trading project was performed on the Blockchain Operated New Debt Instrument (bond-i), a platform based on the Ethereum blockchain. It was reportedly developed by CommBank’s Blockchain Centre of Excellence at the CommBank’s Innovation Lab in Sydney as part of the global banking institutions mission to explore and build on the potential of distributed ledgers. Just last year, the World Bank issued the bond-i, claiming that it was created, allocated, and managed with the use of blockchain technology.

65) Answer: B) Niti Aayog has circulated a cabinet note to provide Rs 7,500 crore for the establishment of AIRAWAT, a cloud computing platform along with research institutes. This is part of the policy think tank’s proposal to create an institutional framework for artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. The expenditure Finance Committee is expected to take up the note soon. According to the proposal, the funding would be used to set up five institutes or centres of research excellence (CORE), 20 international centres for transformational AI (ICTAI),

along with AIRAWAT, a cloud computing platform that can be accessed by anyone. It is estimated that AI will add $957 billion to India’s GDP by 2035, boosting India’s annual growth by 1.3 percentage points.

66) Answer: B) Facebook has registered a new financial technology company, Libra Networks, in Geneva, Switzerland. The new subsidiary, with Facebook Global Holdings as the stakeholder, aims to provide financial and technology solutions and develop related hardware and software. It focus on “investing, payments, financing, identity management, analytics, big data, blockchain, and other technologies.” Facebook was working on “Facebook Coin.” – a stablecoin pegged to a basket of different foreign currencies. The cryptocurrency project even reached the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

67) Answer: A) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has decided to relax certification norms for small original producers or producer organisations with an annual turnover of up to Rs. 12 lakh till April 1, 2020. According to the regulations, all organic food sold in the country needs to be certified either under National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) or Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India). However, these small organic producers and aggregators will not be allowed to use ‘Jaivik Bharat logo’ on their products. The Jaivik Bharat logo is an identity mark to distinguish organic products from non-organic ones.

68) Answer: A) 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 use BSNL’s high speed internet services on WiFi. There are 38,000 BSNL Wi-Fi hotspot locations operational in India. One can access these by buying Wi-Fi vouchers that are priced starting at Rs 19. Google has previously completed the rollout of RailWAccording to an Analysys Mason study, public Wi-Fi will connect 40 million new users to the internet by 2019

69) Answer: D) Ukraine has sworn in comedian Volodymyr Zelensky as the country’s sixth president. Immediately after the swearing in of oath, 41 year old Volodymyr Zelenskiy



announced the dissolution of the parliament of the country which is known as Verkhovna Rada.

70) Answer: B) Indonesia’s Joko Widodo has been re-elected as president of the country. Widodo – widely known as Jokowi – and his vice-presidential running mate, Ma’ruf Amin, won the April 17 election by a 55.5 percent to 44.5 percent margin over Prabowo and Sandiaga Uno

71) Answer: D) Worlds AIDS Vaccine Day or HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is observed every year on 18 May. This day marks the efforts of thousands of researchers, scientists, health professionals who have contributed to the process of finding safe and effective AIDS medicine. It is also an opportunity to educate communities about the importance of preventive HIV vaccine research.

72) Answer: A) International Museum Day is observed on 18 May every year to raise awareness about the museum and their role in the society. Theme for the year 2019 is Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition. The International Council of Museums (ICOM) created International Museum Day in 1977. The organisation suggested a proper theme every year which may include globalisation, bridging cultural gaps and care for the environment.

73) Answer: B) Taiwan has legalised same-sex marriage, the first of any Asian state, with the passage of legislation giving same-sex couples the right to marry.Taiwan’s constitutional court had imposed deadline two years ago, which said that excluding same-sex couples from marriage was unconstitutional and the legislature must pass laws allowing same-sex marriage by May 24, 2019, or they would automatically become law.

74) Answer: A) 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 is 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.

75) Answer: B) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rang the opening bell at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to mark the listing of masala bonds sold by Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).KIIFB, a state government agency, had raised Rs 2,150 crore through its debut masala bond issue at a fixed interest rate of 9.723% per annum. 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.

76) Answer: A) HDFC Capital Advisors Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of HDFC, has announced the launch of its new initiative termed ‘HeART’ that seek to promote technologies to make affordable housing more affordable.The HDFC Affordable Real Estate and Technology (HeART) programme seeks to mentor, partner and invest in real estate technology companies that drive innovation and efficiencies within the affordable housing ecosystem. HeART will support businesses which are innovating and building technology solutions to enhance the supply of affordable housing

77) Answer: C) Indian YouTuber Ajey Nagar has been named by Time magazine among its Next Generation Leaders’ 2019.A list of only 10 young people from around the world who are forging new paths in politics, music and other spheres. Nagar, 19, popularly known as CarryMinati’ has nearly 7 million subscribers for his YouTube channel. India overtook the US in 2018 to become the country with the biggest YouTube audience in the world. And with his energetic presentation style and Hindi lyrics, Nagar is now one of the most followed YouTubers in India.

78) Answer: C) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, a subsidiary of the listed entity Ujjivan Financial Services announced the appointment of Nitin Chugh as its MD and CEO for aperiod of three years with effect from December 1, 2019.This appointment comes at the end of a succession planning process undertaken by the bank as the present tenure of Samit Ghosh as the MD and CEO of the bank will conclude on November 30, 2019. Nitin Chugh will take over as the president of the bank from August 2019 and will work closely with Samit Ghosh till November 30, 2019 to ensure a smooth transition.



79) Answer: B) IBM India announced that it has tied-up with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, India’s third-largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, to co-create new Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solutions.Teams from HDFC ERGO and IBM Services will work together to develop and test new solutions. This will help to better address customer queries, ensure faster turnaround time and draw deeper customer insights for a better omni-channel experience.

80) Answer: A) Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Vigraha, a frontline offshore patrol vessel decommissioned on May 15th. After 29 glorious years of service from 1990 to 2019, the ship was decommissioned at the coast guard jetty.ICGS Vigraha was the seventh offshore patrol vessel built by the Mazagaon Dock Limited, Mumbai and it was commissioned on April 12, 1990. The ship was later based at Visakhapatnam and has been instrumental in protecting the east coast in general and Andhra Pradesh coast in particular since then.

81) Answer: B) International Midwives Day 2019 is celebrated on May 5th every year. First International Day of the Midwife (IDM) was celebrated on 5th of May in the year 1991 using the theme “Towards safe birth for all by the year 2000”. It is celebrated as a day to honor the midwives for their big contribution towards the health of the people across the nations.

82) Answer: B) International No Diet Day is a day that is celebrated on May 6th and is a day used to raise awareness to not only how unhealthy fad dieting can be but also to acknowledge the beauty and diversity of all body types.It is also a day to raise awareness about the various dieting disorders which exist. Disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. This day was first created in 1992 by Mary Evans to help people appreciate their own bodies

83) Answer: d) Every year the World Athletic Day is observed every year on 7 May to raise awareness about sports among youth, in schools and institutions to promote athletics as the primary sport. And to introduce new talent and youngsters in the field of athletics

84) Answer: c)

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, in a sign of the recognition of India’s growing economic heft in the international arena.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.

85) Answer: A) The Finance Ministry has, on the recommendations of the Commerce Ministry, imposed an anti-dumping duty of $1,633.17 per tonne on the import of saccharine from Indonesia.Saccharine is a compound most commonly used in sugar-substitute sweeteners. Indonesia, until recently, accounted for a large chunk of India’s saccharine imports. In 2017-18, India imported $4.36 million worth of saccharine from Indonesia, which is 43% of the total imports of the sugar-substitute compound. However, imports from Indonesia have declined since then. In the April 2018 to February 2019 period, India imported only $1.48 million worth of saccharine from Indonesia, about 20% of its total imports from around the world.

86) Answer: D) Shops and other businesses in Gujarat can remain open round the clock now with the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2019 coming into force from May 1.With this, commercial establishments in municipal corporations limits, or those near national highways, railway stations, state transport depots, hospitals and petrol pumps will be allowed to operate 24 hours. The shops and commercial entities operating near state highways and within municipality limits can now operate between 6 am to 2 am. The act replaced the Gujarat Shops and Establishments Act of 1948, which prohibited shops and other businesses from operating between 12 am to 6 am. Under the new act, working hours for women employees can be between 6 am and 9 pm, which could be relaxed only if a written request is made and after the authorities consider safety issues.

87) Answer: A) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased the eligibility cap on home loans extended by regional rural banks and small finance banks to Rs. 35 lakh in metropolitan areas and Rs. 25 lakh in other centres, provided the overall cost of the dwelling unit in the



metropolitan centres and other centres does not exceed Rs. 45 lakh and Rs. 30 lakh.All such loans will be now classified by these banks as priority sector loans. The existing family income limit of Rs. 2 lakh per annum to be eligible for loans for housing projects exclusively for construction of houses for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Low Income Groups (LIG), is revised to Rs. 3 lakh per annum for EWS and Rs. 6 lakh per annum for LIG, in alignment with the income criteria specified under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

88) Answer: D) The Asian Development Bank has launched a 5 billion dollar action plan aimed at protecting the Pacific Ocean and promoting economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.The initiative was launched at the 52nd Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of Governors in Fiji. The $5 billion action plan will run between 2019–2024. The ADB announced the launch of the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies. The organization wants to help reduce land-based sources of marine pollution, including waste water and plastic waste. It also wants to protect marine ecosystems and create sustainable business opportunities in tourism and the fisheries industry.

89) Answer: B) Stevo Pendarovski, supported by the ruling Social Democrats (SDSM), has won the North Macedonian presidency in a run-off vote.Pendarovski had 51.7% of votes whereas Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, his challenger, had 44.7% votes. Siljanovska-Davkova is North Macedonia’s first female candidate and a university professor.

90) Answer: D) G D ‘Robert’ Govender, an Indian-origin journalist in South Africa, has been honoured in the UK with 2019 V K Krishna Menon award for his outstanding contribution as a pioneer of decolonised journalism.The South Africa-born journalist was awarded posthumously during an event to mark the 123rd birth anniversary of Indian diplomat and politician V K Krishna Menon.

91) Answer: D) The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has constituted a 10-member committee to bring out ‘Safety Manual’ of the department.According to a CPWD official, the committee, headed by Additional Director General (ADG) K M Soni. The move is aimed at

ensuring safety of engineers and workers working in various projects of the agency which comes under the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry

92) Answer: E) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has announced a green registration mark for all battery-operated vehicles, where private vehicles will bear white fonts on a green background on the number plate and commercial vehicles will have a yellow font on a green background. The new mandate is supposed to help provide a preferential treatment to the vehicles with no carbon emissions, like parking, free entry in congested areas as well as a concessional toll on highways.

93) Answer: D) Mangaluru City Police has launched an all-women police patrol unit in the city.Flagging off the ‘Rani Abbakka Force’ in Mangaluru. Karnataka police is giving utmost importance to the protection of women and children.

94) Answer: C) Earlier, the savings bank account of SBI carried an interest rate of 3.50 per cent for deposits up to Rs 1 crore and 4 per cent for deposits above Rs 1 crore. From May 1, only deposits in savings account above Rs 1 lakh will be impacted and will henceforth carry a flexible interest rate. Savings account balance below Rs 1 lakh will continue to carry the fixed rate of interest of 3.5 per cent. Savings bank interest rate for balances above Rs 1 lakh w.e.f 1st May 2019 will be 2.75 per cent below RBI’s repo rate i.e. 3.25 per cent. The RBI repo rate is currently at 6 per cent. SBI home loan to continue being linked to its MCLR Small depositors will not be impacted

95) Answer: B) The Goods and Services Tax, GST collection scaled all-time high of over 1.13 lakh crore rupees in April, up from 1.06 lakh crore rupees in the previous month.Out of the total gross GST revenue collected in April, Central GST is 21 thousand 163 crore rupees, State GST is 28 thousand 801 crore rupees, Integrated GST is 54 thousand 733 crore and cess is 9 thousand 168 crore rupees. Revenue in April 2019 was 10.05 per cent higher than April 2018 (Rs. 1,03,459 crore). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for March up to April 30 is 72.13 lakh. The revenue in April 2019 is 16.05 per cent higher than the monthly average GST revenue reported in financial year 2018-19 (Rs. 98,114



crore).The total revenue earned by the central government and state governments after regular and provisional settlement in April 2019 is 47 thousand 533 crore rupees for CGST and 50 thousand 776 crore rupees for SGST. For FY20, GST collection has been budgeted at Rs. 13.71 lakh crore, which means the average monthly collection should be slightly over Rs. 1.14 lakh crore.

96) Answer: A) Bombay Stock Exchange has finally appointed its first independent woman director Jayshree Vyas. BSE already has two non-executive women directors namely Usha Sangwan and Rajeshree Sabnavis on its Board.

97) Answer: E) Six grassroots environmental activists will receive the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize. Dubbed the Green Nobel Prize, the Goldman Prize honors environmental activists from each of the six continental regions: Europe, Asia, North America, Central and South America, Africa, and islands and island nations. This year is the 30th anniversary of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.This year’s winners are Alfred Brownell from Liberia, Bayarjargal Agvaantseren from Mongolia, Ana Colovic Lesoska from North Macedonia, Jacqueline Evans from the Cook Islands, Alberto Curamil from Chile, and Linda Garcia from the United States.

98) Answer: B) Bharat Heavy Electricals and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), an autonomous body affiliated to the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises have signed an MoU for cooperation on various projects related to e-mobility.BHEL’s unique strength as technology developer and implementer

and ARAI’s advanced facilities and expertise in design, testing and certification of mobility products, will generate synergies in implementing solutions for Electric & Trolley Bus, EV Chargers, Battery & Charger testing, etc.

99) Answer: E) The first part of the Indo-French joint naval exercise, Varuna 19.1 is being held off the Goa coast from 1 to 10 May 2019. The exercise will see the participation of the French Navy’s aircraft carrier FNS Charles de Gaulle, two destroyers, FNS Forbin and FNS Provence, the frigate FNS Latouche-Treville, the tanker FNS Marne and a nuclear submarine. From the Indian side, the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, destroyer INS Mumbai, the Teg-class frigate, INS Tarkash, the Shishumar- class submarine, INS Shankul, and the Deepak- class fleet tanker, INS Deepak, are taking part in the exercise. Varuna 19.2, the second part of the exercise, is scheduled to be held in May end in Djibouti.

100) Answer: C) Indian shooting ace Apurvi Chandela attained the world number one position in the women’s 10 metres air rifle event while compatriot Anjum Moudgil rose to number two. The rifle ace from Jaipur is among the five Indian shooters to have already secured 2020 Olympics quotas for the country. Anish Bhanwala, another of India’s talented young shooter, secured the 10th spot in 25 metres Rapid Fire Pistol category.

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