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1. The Economist Group have recently announced ____________ as its new chief executive.
A. Ritika Mohapatra
B. Lara Boro
C. Lord Deighton
D. Chris Stibbs
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Lara Boro
Explanation: She has great experience in both business-to-consumer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) information markets. This change will take effect later this year, according to the Economist Group.
2._____ has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time that children under five should get.
A. UNICEF
B. WHO
C. CARE
D. Amnesty International
E. None of these
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Correct Answer –B. WHO
Explanation: The guidelines are almost similar to that of American Academy of Pediatrics. According to WHO, children under 1 shouldn’t have any screen time. However those under 5 shouldn’t spend more than 1 hour watching screens every day.
3. _______ has reached a valuation of one trillion dollars for the first time, making it the third publicly-traded company in history to reach the threshold. A. Walmart
B. Alibaba
C. Microsoft
D. Infosys
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Microsoft
Explanation: After posting a 19% increase in profits, Microsoft has reached a valuation of one trillion-dollars for the first time. By posting profits of $8.8bn, Microsoft beat Wall Street expectations.
4.Which among the following has named Javier Pérez-Tasso as its new CEO?
A. SWIFT
B. MV Transportation
C. The Economist
D. Tata Elxsi
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. SWIFT
Explanation: SWIFT stands for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. The SWIFT is a global member-owned cooperative. It is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. SWIFT does not facilitate funds transfer. Rather, it sends payment orders.
5. Who defeated Ehsan Heydari Nezhad of Iran to claim the inaugural Asian Snooker Tour title?
A. Pankaj Advani
B. Brijesh Damani
C. Yasin Merchant
D. Geet Sethi
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Pankaj Advani
Explanation: Pankaj Advani is a 21-time world snooker and billiards champion. He had earlier won the second leg of the Tour in China.
6.‘Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook’, sometimes seen in the news, is authored by _______.
A. Arundhati Roy
B. Akash Verma
C. Saba Naqvi
D. Hardik Patel
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Saba Naqvi
Explanation: The handbook traces the history of coalition governments in India. Naqvi analyses if coalition governments are a better bet for a country as diverse as India.
7.Who has been appointed as the 52nd Controller General of Defence Accounts?
A. Rajendra Kumar Nayak
B. Sushil Mathur
C. Rakesh Munjal
D. Sumit Joshi
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Rajendra Kumar Nayak
Explanation: He is an MA in Political Science from Rajasthan University. Before taking over as the CGDA, he was the Additional Controller General of Defence Accounts, Ministry of Defence.
8.Which country is set to abolish its controversial exit visa system for all foreign workers by the end of 2019?
A. India
B. Qatar
C. Sri Lanka
D. Myanmar
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Qatar
Explanation: Since its selection as the 2022 World Cup host, Qatar has introduced a series of labour reforms. Notably, in September 2018, Qatar approved legislation to scrap the “kafala”, or sponsorship system.
9.A federation of 25 Himas or Khasi kingdoms plan to revisit the 1948 agreements that made ___________ a part of India.
A. Nagaland
B. Meghalaya
C. Assam
D. Manipur
E. None of these
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Correct Answer –B. Meghalaya
Explanation: The revisiting aims at safeguarding tribal customs and traditions from Central laws. It is worth mentioning that the 25 Khasi states had signed the Instrument of Accession & Annexed Agreement with the Dominion of India between December 1947 & March 1948.
10. Arms Trade Treaty, sometimes seen in the news, entered into force in _______.
A. 2012
B. 2014
C. 2016
D. 2018
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 2014
Explanation: This is the first-ever global treaty to establish international norms which aim to prevent conventional weapons from being used for war crimes & human rights abuses. Recently, this treaty was in news as US President Donald Trump has said he will withdraw his country from the treaty. The agreement is a threat to America’s second amendment right to bear arms, according to the US National Rifle Association
11.Which among the following nations pledged £4 million to support global anti-slavery projects?
A. Britain
B. US
C. Russia
D. India
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Britain
Explanation: The funding would be used to run workshops on modern slavery in South Africa, besides improving support for survivors in India.
12. The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation has recently taken place in which among the following nations?
A. Russia
B. China
C. India
D. Germany
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. China
Explanation: With the signing of deals worth USD 64 billion, China’s high-profile 2nd Belt and Road Forum ended recently. President Xi said market principles will apply in all Belt and Road cooperation projects. It’s worth mentioning that India boycotted the BRI summit for the second time in a row.
13. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), pre-monsoon rainfall from March to April, has recorded ____ deficiency.
A. 12%
B. 21%
C. 27%
D. 39%
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. 27%
Explanation: Pre-monsoon rainfall is a phenomenon that is critical to agriculture in some parts of the country. The highest deficiency of 38% was recorded in the northwest India, followed by the Southern peninsula division.
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14. _________ is taking steps to ban personality quiz apps from its platform, more than a year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
A. Twitter
B. Facebook
C. Google
D. Snapchat
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Facebook
Explanation: Facebook recently updated its platform policies to say that apps such as personality quizzes will no longer be allowed. This ban is part of a larger effort to limit what user information developers have access to.
15.The Supreme Court of _________ rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld their sentences for their reporting on the military’s brutal crackdown on Rohingya Muslims?
A. Bangladesh
B. India
C. Myanmar
D. Sri Lanka
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Myanmar
Explanation: The reporters were arrested in December 2017. After being accused of illegally possessing official documents, they were sentenced last September. Both journalists shared with their colleagues the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting recently.
