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Current Affairs 2019 May One Liner Quiz Questions and Answer
| Question | Answer |
| Who is named 2019 FWA footballer of the year | Raheem Sterling |
| Which board announces new internal exams for class 10s Mathematics and English paper | CBSE |
| Who is the only female cricketer recommended by BCCI for Arjuna Award 2019? | Poonam Yadav |
| What is the theme of Labour Day 2019? | Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement |
| Who became First Indian Wrestler to fight at New Yorks Iconic Madison Square Garden? | Bajrang Punia |
| Who became the first female umpire to officiate in a mens ODI at the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 event? | Claire Polosak |
| Which country topped the SIPRI Report on biggest Military Spender in 2018? | US |
| Which of the following has announced its withdrawal from the UN Arms Trade Treaty? | US |
| based healthtech startup earns gold wings at Japans Hack Osaka | India |
| Hima Das has been named in Indias women 4x400m relay team for the World Relays which begin in on May 11 | Japan |
| Where is the Directorate of Indian Defence University IDU organizing a 2day workshop on Space Warfare and Technology in May 2019? | New Delhi |
| Who is appointed as the Vice Chief of Air Staff? | Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria |
| Who attained the world number one position in the womens 10 metres air rifle event in 2019? | Apurvi Chandela |
| Who is appointed as the first nonBritish president of the Marylebone Cricket Club? | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Who has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by Hockey India | PR Sreejesh |
| Which country named its retaliatory action against India on February 27 as Operation Swift Retort? | Pakistan |
| Who has become the first Indian to break into the top25 of world rankings in Table Tennis? | G Sathiyan |
| Which of the following designated Masood Azhar as global terrorist recently? | UN Security Council |
| Who was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty OSD in the office of Lokpal in 2019? | Dilip Kumar |
| hen is the Maharashtra Day and Gujarat Day celebrated in India? | May-01 |
| Who won gold at Ali Aliev tournament in Russia? | Bajrang Punia |
| Which act mandated a certain class of companies must have at least one woman director on board? | Companies Act of 2013 |
| Which country stands the first largest destination for foreign investment by Indian companies? | Singapore |
| Which of the following can maintain a body temperature higher than that of the surrounding water? | Tuna |
| When is the World Tuna day observed? | 2nd May |
| Who is appointed as the first independent woman director of Bombay Stock Exchange BSE? | Jayshree Vyas |
| When is the World Press Freedom Day celebrated? | 3rd May |
| Who becomes 1st Indian to break into top 25 of World Rankings in Table Tennis | G Sathiyan |
| Which of the following is the worlds 10th largest stock exchange? | Bombay Stock Exchange BSE |
| Which company launched One Touch with the help of Google Smart Lock for seamless transactions? | PayPal |
| Which City Police launched an allwomen police patrol unit Rani Abbakka Force? | Mangaluru |
| Which IIT inked MoU to launch Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies? | IIT Madras |
| The Central government has made mandatory for all Electric Vehicles EVs to use the number plates | green |
| Indian Postal Department released Postage Stamp to commemorate 750th Birth Anniversary of | Shri Vivekananda |
| Who was conferred with Frances highest civilian honour Chevalier de lOrdre national de la Legion dHonneur in May 2019? | A S Kiran Kumar |
| Where was the 6th round of peace talks between USA and Taliban held? | Qatar |
| Which of the following has signed an MoU with Indian Medical Association for imparting skill education in Paramedical Courses to the learners? | PSEB |
| When is the International Firefighters Day IFFD is observed? | 4th may |
| Who among the following has been hired by the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation for its operations in India? | Sanjay Ubale |
| When is the Coal Miners Day observed? | 4th May |
| World Tuna Day is observed on which day? | 2nd May |
| Which country conferred ExISRO chief AS Kiran Kumar with its highest civilian award Chevalier of Order of the Legion of Honour? | France |
| Justice Ravindra Bhat was appointed as the Chief Justice of which state High Court? | Rajasthan |
| Which company became Worlds 2nd largest smartphone maker? | Huawei |
| Which city will host the 8th Asian Youth Women Handball Championship? | Jaipur |
| Which country became Indias top crude oil supplier meeting more than a fifth of the countrys oil needs in 201819 fiscal year? | Iraq |
| When will the massive asteroid called 99942 Apophis will fly past earth? | 2029 |
| The first World Laughter Day gathering took place in | Mumbai India |
| LIC Housing Finance LIC HFL has launched Udyam a skilling center in which city? | Bengaluru |
| The 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue ACD was held in which country? | Qatar |
| Who won the mens title in the Asian Individual Squash Championship held in Malaysia in May 2019? | Saurav Ghoshal |
| Which institute collaborates with CSC eGovernance Services India to scaleup Unnat Bharat Abhiyan scheme | IIT Kanpur |
| Where was the 11th meeting of Joint Working Group on CounterTerrorism held in 2019? | Canberra |
| Bandana who set a Guinness World Records on Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual is from | Nepal |
| Who have been appointed as the brand ambassadors of Myntra in 2019? | Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma |
| Which of the following ISROs latest radar imaging reconnaissance satellite is to be launched in the end of the May month? | RISAT 2BR1 |
| The fourth of Indian Navys stealth Scorpene class Submarines of Project 75 was launched at the Kanhoji Angre Wet Basin of Mazagon Dock Limited It has been named | Vela |
| Which country first privately developed rocket Momo3 which was launched into space successfully? | Japan |
| Which of the following is the first Hollywood film to cross the ?300 crore mark in India? | Avengers Endgame |
| Narendra Modi reached Odishas capital Bhubaneswar to visit districts hit by Cyclone Fani Who is the Governor of Odisha? | Ganeshi Lal |
| Who is honoured with V K Krishna Menon Award? | G D Robert Govender |
| Which bank Card raised Rs 700 crore from banks and financial institutions to grow above industry average? | SBI Card |
| Who is appointed as coach Of Indian Volleyball Team? | Dragan Mihailovic |
| Which country recently honoured the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War Hero Lt Gen JFR Jacob? | Israel |
| IBSA Sherpas meet concluded in | Cochin |
| Which of the following scheme is introduced by the government to boost the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles in the country? | FAME II scheme |
| Who won the Asian Individual Squash Championship titles? | Saurav Ghosal Joshna Chinappa |
| Which of the following is to bring 100 companies under the countrys largest annual trade mission program? | US |
| Who is appointed as the the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court? | Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi |
| Which State got approval from Election Commission in the model Code of Conduct for conducting drought relief works in the state? | Maharashtra |
| Which country joined with India to produce film on the life of Mujibur Rahman? | Bangladesh |
| Which company released its own fully managed Azure Blockchain Service? | Microsoft |
| Which board announces two new award categories to promote womens football globally? | Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA |
| Which company announced 1 Billion Investment In India? | Mastercard |
| Who named a new government after the Ogossagou Massacre? | Ibrahim Boubacar |
| Who directs banks to enhance housing loan limits for eligibility under priority sector lending? | Reserve Bank of India |
| When is the World Red Cross Day observed? | 8th May |
| India was reelected as an observer to Arctic Council in its 11th ministerial meeting Where was the meeting held? | Rovaniemi Finland |
| Which of the following is to be named as Keralas state amphibian? | Purple Frog |
| Who has been elected as the President of Panama? | Laurentino Cortizo |
| Which ministry held chintan baithak session for stakeholders in renewable energy industry? | Ministry of New and Renewable EnergyMNRE |
| Which insurance company observed the 6th day of each month as Protection Day to raise awareness on financial protection? | Max Life Insurance Company |
| Who is appointed as Head of Marketing for India and South Asia for Visa? | Shri Sujatha V Kumar |
| Who is reelected to the International Narcotics Control Board INCB ? | Jagjit Pavadia |
| Which company merged with Hughes India broadband satellite business? | Bharti Airtel |
| Who initiated the US Presidential Medal of Freedom award? | US President Truman |
| Which of the following brown pit viper was recently found in India? | Arunachal pit viper |
| When is the World Thalassemia Day 2019 observed? | 8th May |
| Which of the following golfer was awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom 2019? | Tiger Woods |
| The 1st microprocessor which was conceptualised designed developed and manufactured in India under Made in India initiative is | AJIT |
| Finance Commission hold meetings with Eminent Economists | 15th |
| WTO Ministerial Meeting of Developing Countries to be held in | New Delhi |
| Chooses London As Base For WhatsApp Payments | |
| Human rights groups urge to protect asylum seekers | Sri Lanka |
| introduced worlds highest resolution image sensor with 64 megapixels for smartphones | Samsung |
| What are the 4 countries undergoes the Group Sail naval exercise in the South China Sea SCS? | US India Japan and the Philippines |
| Who unveiled the reusable Blue Moon vehicle a new lunar lander spacecraft | Amazons Jeff Bezos |
| When is the International Nurses Day IND observed? | 12th May |
| What is the theme for the International Nurses Day IND 2019? | Nurses A voice to lead Health for All |
| US hiked tariff on billion Chinese imports | 200 |
| Who has been conferred with the 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership? | Ramesh yadav |
| Which country had begun testing the ALFAX version of its fastestever Shinkansen bullet train that could reach 400 km per hour? | Japan |
| Which city has been selected by facebook as the center to develop WhatsApps mobile payment service? | London |
| th Venice Biennale is held from 11th May to 24th November 2019 at | Italy |
| United Nations to hold Ocean Conference 2020 in | Portugal |
| Who won the Player of the Match in the Final of IPL 2019? | Jasprit Bumrah |
| Who is the Vice Chief of the Air Staff VCAS of Indian Air Force IAF? | Birender Singh Dhanoa |
| Who won the Indian Premier League IPL 2019 title? | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Who won the Madrid Open 2019 title? | Novak Djokovic |
| Which of the following has proposed a mobile application to aid visually impaired persons in identifying Indian currency notes? | RBI |
| Who is appointed as CEO of LIC Mutual Fund? | Dinesh Pangtey |
| Which country navy launched two Type 052D new guided missile destroyers? | Chinese Navy |
| Who won English Premier League football title? | Manchester City |
| Who won Spanish Grand Prix Title? | Lewis Hamilton |
| Which of the following was included in Basel Conventions 2019 held in Geneva Switzerland? | Plastic Waste |
| Which of the following is the Oldest joint stock bank in India? | Allahabad Bank |
| Which national institute launched Nab Ventures and its maiden fund to give support to agriculture food rural startups? | NABARD |
| Who won the Premier League Player of the Season award? | Virgil van Dijk |
| Who is appointed as the UKs new Poet Laureate? | Simon Armitage |
| When is the World Migratory Bird Day WMBD observed? | 11th May |
| Which two Indian Cricketers won International Cricketers of the year award at CEAT International Cricket Awards 2019 | Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana |
| Which is the first country to measure its success based on citizens wellbeing? | New Zealand |
| Who is appointed as the additional director on the board of Yes Bank? | RGandhi |
| Which Country complained at the World Trade Organization WTO about Indias 20 import duties on mobile phones? | Japan |
| Indias smallest Orchid was recently discovered in Assam | Lecanorchis taiwaniana |
| Indias DRDO recently flight tested a Highspeed Expendable Aerial Target HEAT at Balasore Odisha | ABHYAS |
| along with online travel booking portal Goibibo launched cobranded multicurrency card | ICICI Card |
| Who is the first indian woman to become ICC match referee? | GS Lakshmi |
| What is the theme for International Day of Families 2019? | Families and Climate Action Focus on SDG 13 |
| When is the International Day of Families is observed? | 15th May |
| An MoU was signed in May 2019 between National Mission for Clean Ganga HCL Foundation and INTACH for taking up a project of Plantation of Rudraksh Trees in | Uttarakhand |
| Who is appointed as New Chairman of ITC? | Sanjiv Puri |
| Which of the following organisations has launched the online writing of APARs in SPARROW for over 46000 of its Group B C officers in 2019? | Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs |
| Who is to head the military space agency which is to be set up at Bengaluru? | Air Vice Marshal SP Dharkar |
| Where did the Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone organise a 1day workshop on Organ Bio Printing in May 2019? | Visakhapatnam |
| Who is appointed as the head coach of the Indian football team? | Igor Stimac |
| When is the International Day of Families observed every year? | 15th May |
| Where was the Christchurch Call to Action where India signed held? | Paris |
| Which of the following banks along with online travel booking portal Goibibo launched a cobranded multicurrency card in May 2019? | ICICI |
| has passed the most restrictive abortion Bill in the US | Alabama |
| Which country will host the 5th Army International Scout Masters Competition as part of the International Army Games? | India |
| Council of European Chambers of CommerceCEUCC to honour for promoting Childrens Rights | Anik Kapoor |
| What is the theme of the World Telecommunication Day 2019? | ICT entrepreneurship for social impact |
| When is the World Telecommunication Day celebrated? | 17th of May |
| Who is appointed as the Judge of Supreme Court of Fiji? | Retd Justice Madan Lokur |
| Which Country has been selected to host Asian Cup Football tournament in 2023 after South Koreas withdrawal? | China |
| Who is the chairperson of Lokpal? | Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose |
| What is the website that India recently launched for the functioning of the anticorruption ombudsman? | Lokpal |
| Who is appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Nauru? | Padmaja |
| When Sikkim Statehood Day is observed ? | May-16 |
| Eleventh India Iran Joint Consular Committee Meeting JCCM in | New Delhi |
| Which state Cabinet provides approval for the promulgation of ordinance on Maratha quota ? | Maharashtra |
| IndiaBotswana Foreign Office Consultations held in | New Delhi |
| the first Digital Legislature of the country | Himachal Pradesh |
| Which State has announced that it is to undertake EVidhan an initiative to digitize all records? | Kerala |
| is the first Asian country to legalise samesex marriage | Taiwan |
| When is the International Museum Day observed? | 18th May |
| Where is the headquarters of Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD located? | Paris France |
| Which small finance bank appointed Nitin Chugh as MD and CEO? | Ujjivan Small Finance Bank |
| What is the theme of the International Museum Day IMD? | Museums as Cultural Hubs The future of tradition |
| Which Football Confederation to have firstever female referee team? | Asian Football Confederation AFC |
| Which company Partners With France Based Firm Rakuten Aquafadas | Tech Mahindra |
| The bacterium Escherichia coli is found mainly in | Human Intestine |
| Who became the first cricketer with 100 million social media followers? | Virat Kohli |
| Who is appointed as the US deputy attorney general? | Jeffrey Rosen |
| Who instituted the UN Sasakawa Award? | Nippon Foundation |
| Who was awarded the Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction? | Pramod Kumar Mishra |
| Which System did the Saudi government approve for the first time for investors and skilled expatriates approved to stimulate the national economy? | Privileged Iqama Scheme |
| Ieoh Ming Pei has died at age of 102 years He was a World famous | Architect |
| Bob Hawke has died at the age of 89 He was the Former Prime Minister of | Australia |
| Which network partnered with Google for expanding WiFi footprint? | BSNL |
| Which state became first state to list Masala Bond in overseas market? | Kerala |
| Which country set Guinness World Records of largest laundry lesson with the participation of 400 young men? | India |
| What is the name of the fastest train completed 1 Lakh kilometers without missing single trip? | Vande Bharata Express |
| Who launched an initiative termed as HDFC Affordable Real Estate and Technology Programme HeART? | HDFC Capital Advisors |
| PV Sindhu Saina Nehwal to spearhead Indian challenge at Sudirman Cup in | China |
| Who was awarded the John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award 2019? | Nancy Pelosi |
| Who recently set record on lowest 36hole in the US PGA Championship? | Brooks Koepka |
| The previous record on lowest 36hole in the US PGA Championship was held by | Nick Price |
| Who won the Womens Singles Italian Open 2019 title? | Karolna Plkov |
| Which of the following organizations has registered its new secretive cryptocurrency firm Libra Networks LLC in Geneva Switzerland ? | |
| Which charity entered the Guinness Book of World Records for its hunger relief efforts? | PCT Humanity |
| Which research institute announced to conduct seven Mega Missions for upcoming 10 years and also prepared a roadmap for the next 30 years? | Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO |
| Under which Ministry does the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority NPPA function? | Ministry of Chemicals Fertilizers |
| Who is appointed as Pakistans High Commissioner to India? | Moin ul Haque |
| Which state Government to revamp Ujala Clinics for adolescents ? | Rajasthan |
| Who has been reelected as the President of Indonesia? | Joko Widodo |
| Who won the 2019 ITF mens Futures tennis title? | Anirudh Chandrasekar and Niki Poonacha |
| Which day is observed as World Metrology Day ? | 20th May |
| When is the AntiTerrorism day observed in India? | 21st May |
| Who won Booker International Prize ? | Jokha Al Harthi |
| Who became the first black african women to conquer Mt Everest in her fourth attempt? | Saray Khumalo |
| launches Ola money SBI Card ? | OLA |
| Which company became Indias biggest company by revenue? | Reliance Industries |
| Which State recently promulgated ordinance for SEBC quota in PG medical education? | Maharashtra |
| Who Registers New Fintech Firm in Switzerland? | |
| IMCOR is a coordinated patrol between | India and Myanmar |
| Helo becomes team sponsor of Indian Wheelchair Cricket Association for | Asia Cup |
| Which Ministry plans to introduce an Artificial Intelligence AI system in the MCA 21 portal? | Ministry of Corporate affairs |
| When is the International Day for Biological Diversity observed? | May-22 |
| assembly passed a bill in March 2019 to bring back total prohibition of liquor in the northeastern state after four years | Mizoram |
| Which state plans to introduce caravans in major spots to boost tourism | Tamil Nadu |
| Which of the following Indian cricketer joined the BJP in March 2019? | Gautam Gambhir |
| Who is the recipient of the 2019 Templeton Prize? | Marcelo Gleiser |
| Which of the following has been awarded Frost Radar best practices award for Growth Innovation and Leadership in the global building energy management system segment in 2019 ? | EcoEnergy Insights |
| India Post released a special stamp cover on Ice Stupa in | Leh |
| Who has won the 2019 Templeton Prize for his work blending science and spirituality? | Marcelo Gleiser |
| Which of the following spacecraft has its mission of the asteroid Ryugu? | Hayabusa2 |
| RBI declined which Banks proposal to name change after its merger with LIC? | IDBI Bank |
| Recently who has been honoured with the Freedom of the City Of London award? | Sanjiv Chadha |
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