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1) When is the World Tuna Day celebrated?
a) May 1
b) May 2
c) April 30
d) First Thursday of May
e) First Saturday of May
2) Which day is observed on 3rd May?
a) World Press Freedom Day
b) World Refugee Day
c) CISF Raising Day
d) World Laughter Day
e) World Radio Day
3) The parliament of which country has become the first in the world to declare Environment and Climate Emergency?
a) France
b) United States
c) United Kingdom
d) Germany
e) Australia
4) Who launched the postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan.
a) Ram Nath Kovind
b) Narendra Modi
c) Rajnath Singh
d) Arun Jaitley
e) Venkaiah Naidu
5) Recetly, LIC HFL launched Udyam centre at which cuty?
a) New Delhi
b) Bengaluru
c) Chennai
d) Lucknow
e) Mumbai
6) Which country was the biggest recipient of funds from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the year 2018?
a) India
b) South Africa
c) China
d) Japan
e) Russia
7) Which has emerged as the Third Largest Foreign Direct Investor in Indiaduring2017-18?
a) UAE
b) Iraq
c) Iran
d) Netherlands
e) USA
8) Who has taken charge as Zonal Manager of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in the south?
a) Manoj Sharma
b) K. Kadiresan
c) Pratap Rudra
d) Kasinadh Choudary
e) None of these
9) Name the singer to win record breaking number of Billboard Music Awards in its history?
a) Beyonce
b) Chris Brown
c) Justin Bieber
d) Drake
e) None of these
10) Who wins the gold medal at the Ali Aliyev Wrestling Tournament.
a) Bajrang Punia
b) Sushil Kumar
c) Yogeshwar Dutt
d) Mahaveer Singh Phogat
e) Pawan Kumar
11) Who has been named as the first non – British President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)?
a) Kumar Sangakkara
b) Saurav Ganguly
c) Sanath Jayasuriya
d) Mahela Jayawardane
e) Sunil Gavaskar
12) Master Hirannaiah who died recently was a well known artist of which film industry?
a) Bengali
b) Malayalam
c) Kannada
d) Hindi
e) Telugu
Answers:
1) Answer: B)
The World Tuna Day is held on 2 May since 2017 to highlight the importance of Tuna fish to the marine ecosystem and the global economy and raise awareness about proper conservation and management to prevent them from crashing.The United Nations General Assembly officially recognized the Day in December 2016.
2) Answer: A)
World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General Conference. Since then, 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day. Theme for 2019 is Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation. The 26th celebration of World Press Freedom Day is jointly organized by UNESCO, the African Union Commission and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. The main event will take place in Addis Ababa.
3) Answer: C)
The UK Parliament has passed a declaration for Environment and Climate Emergency on May 01, 2019. Hence the Parliament of the UK has become the first parliament, or the UK has become the first country to pass a declaration on climate emergency.This was a lot of pressure from the opposition Labour leaders for “rapid and dramatic action” to protect the environment for generations to come. The fight for this Climate Emergency was lead by a group called Extinction Rebellion. What does Climate Emergency mean: It means that from now climate and the environment would be at the very centre of all government policy, rather than being on the fringe of political decisions.
4) Answer: E)
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu released a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan in New Delhi.Sri Vedanta Desikan called for world peace and said that peace and humanity formed the basis of the spiritual teachings of great saints.
5) Answer: B)
LIC Housing Finance (LIC HFL) has launched ‘Udyam’, a skilling centre in Bengaluru. It was launched in association with Lok Bharti Education Society, the implementing partner. Centres of Excellence (CoE) have been launched in Delhi and Bengaluru, and later on will expand to other cities
6) Answer: A)
India was the biggest recipient of funds from Asian Development Bank last year and would continue to get sovereign loans in excess of USD 3 billion in 2019.ABD will continue to make investment in rural connectivity, urban development and skill development, among others. India received nearly 25 per cent of the total loans sanctioned last year. New commitments included USD 21.6 billion in loans, grants and investments from ADB’s own resources, exceeding the target of USD 19.71 billion and up 10 per cent from 2017.
7) Answer: D)
The Netherlands has emerged as the third largest foreign direct investor in India during2017-18, with investments pegged at about $2.67 billion across sectors.The Netherlands was also the second largest destination for foreign investment by Indian companies, after Singapore, with investments worth $12.8 billion in 2017.
8) Answer: B)
Kadiresan has taken charge as Zonal Manager of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in the south. He will oversee the operations of 13 divisional offices, 261 branch offices and 262 satellite offices covering Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Union Territories of Puducherry and Lakshadweep. Prior to this posting, he was the executive director (pension and group schemes), LIC, Central Office, Mumbai.
9) Answer: D)
The Billboard Music Awards took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.The 32-year-old Drake has broken yet another record for his album ‘Scorpion’, as he now has the distinction of having won the most Billboard Music Awards ever. After taking home 12 awards, Drake’s number of wins reached a total of 27. He surpasses Taylor Swift, who has won 23 BBMAs overall.
10) Answer: A)
World number one Bajrang Punia won the gold medal as he defeated Viktor Rassadin in the finals of men’s 65kg freestyle in the Ali Aliyev wrestling tournament in Kaspiisk, Russia.The 25-year-old Indian grappler had won a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Xi’an, China.
11) Answer: A)
Kumar Sangakkara named as first non-British President of MCC. Kumar Sangakkara, the former Sri Lanka captain, has been announced as the first non-British President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), and will take up his one-year post on October 1, 2019. Sangakkara’s nomination was announced by current president, Anthony Wreford, at the MCC annual general meeting at Lord’s.
12) Answer: C)
Noted Kannada theatre personality Master Hirannaiah died. He was 85 years old and was suffering from a liver complication.His mega hit play ‘Lanchavatara’ had a free form where Master Hirannaiah included a commentary on the day’s politics making the play new with every staging.
