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1.Who was honoured with the 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership recently?
Alka Lamba
Chhaya Sharma
Priyanka Gandhi
Naveen Ranjan
None of these
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Correct Answer –B. Chhaya Sharma
Explanation: It is worth mentioning that Sharma has led teams in detection and investigation of sensitive criminal cases. While, solving Nirbhaya’s case is considered as the biggest milestone of her career.
2.International Nurses Day (IND) is observed around the world on ______.
11th May
12th May
13th May
14th May
None of these
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Correct Answer –B. 12th May
Explanation: It is celebrated on birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. Her far-sighted ideas and reforms have greatly transformed the modern healthcare.
3.__________ has/have been named as the wealthiest people in the UK for a third time, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Sri & Gopi Hinduja
Valerie Moran
Jorn Rausing
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Sri & Gopi Hinduja
Explanation: With a fortune of 22 billion pounds, Indian-origin brothers (Sri & Gopi Hinduja) dominate the annual rich list of Britain’s wealthiest.
4.Who is all set to come out with his debut novel “Dopehri”?
Narendra Modi
Pankaj Kapur
Lalu Yadav
Mamta Banerjee
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Pankaj Kapur
Explanation: It will be published by HarperCollins later this year. It would be in three editions—Hindi (in Urdu script), Hindi (in Devanagari script) and in English.
5.Which among the following recently launched India’s 1st UPI Bahi Khata For Merchants?
FreeCharge
PayTm
Bharat Pe
Google Tez
None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Bharat Pe
Explanation: This app allows merchants to record their cash/credit sales. It also serves as a networking platform for merchants to connect with other merchants on this platform.
6.Which among the following beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 run in the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) final?
Kings XI Punjab
Mumbai Indians
Delhi Capitals
RCB
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Mumbai Indians
Explanation: It is worth mentioning that Rohit Sharma maintained his 100% record in IPL finals. As he has led Mumbai Indians to their record-breaking 4th title.
7.UNGA recently decided to hold its 2020 high-level conference early June in _______.
Spain
Portugal
Poland
Ukraine
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Portugal
Explanation: The 2020 United Nations Conference will be convened to support the Implementation of SDG-14. From June 2 to 6, 2020, this meet will be held.
8. _____ has partnered with the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to eliminate the trans fat recently.
NITI Aayog
UNDP
WHO
BRICS
None of these
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Correct Answer- C. WHO
Explanation: Trans Fat is also known as the worst form of fat in food. It is responsible for over 5,00,000 deaths globally from coronary heart disease annually.
9.For the first time, researchers have sighted nests of the grizzled giant squirrel, at ____________.
Pakkamalai Reserve Forest
Jim Corbett National Park
Dachigam National Park
Sanjay Gandhi National Park
None of these
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Correct Answer –A. Pakkamalai Reserve Forest
Explanation: It is usually known to nest in the Western Ghats. It has been categorised as “near threatened” (by the Red List) and listed under Schedule II of CITES.
10.The first brown bear sighting in which among the following countries in more than a century has been confirmed by wildlife experts?
US
Brazil
Russia
Portugal
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Portugal
Explanation: Since the 19th century, brown bears have been extinct in Portugal. The animal was spotted in the Montesinho Natural Park. Reportedly, the bear belongs to a population living in the western Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.
11.Who has been appointed president of the United Nations General Assembly?
Muhammad Bande
Rita Duggal
Saddam Buhari
Imran Khusro
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Muhammad Bande
Explanation: He is the second Nigerian to be president of the UN General Assembly. It is worth mentioning that between 2000 and 2004, he served as Director-General of CAFRAD, Africa’s premier intergovernmental centre for governance reform.
12. Islamic State (IS) has claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in which among the following countries?
India
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Myanmar
None of these
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Correct Answer – A. India
Explanation: After a clash between militants and security forces, IS has claimed for the very first time that it has established a “province” in India. It called the new province, as “Wilayah of Hind”.
13.Headline inflation, will increase by 0.60 percentage points to _____in 2019-20, according to the report by the research arm of domestic ratings agency Crisil.
3.0 %
4.0%
4.5%
6.0%
None of these
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Correct Answer – B. 4.0%
Explanation: Headline Inflation is one of the key gauge tracked by the RBI for setting its policy rates. Notably, Reserve Bank is committed to ensuring inflation is at 4% (with a 2% leeway on either side).
14.This year’s World Migratory Bird Day is dedicated to highlighting the problem of pollution with the theme: __________________.
Save Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution
Protect Birds: Be the Key to Plastic Pollution
Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Pollution
Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution
Explanation: It’s an annual awareness-raising campaign. It highlights the need for the conservation of migratory birds & their habitats.
15.Dachigam National Park, sometimes seen in the news, is in which among the following states?
Kerala
Odisha
Punjab
Jammu & Kashmir
None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Jammu & Kashmir
Explanation: The park is famous for its unique and diverse wildlife and bird species. It contains the last viable Hangul population in the world.
