Daily Current Affairs 24th May 2019

1) Name the Indian Naval ship, which participated in 8th Indo-Myanmar coordinated patrol (IMCOR) .

Ans:- INS Saryu

2) By what percent, the usage of debit card swipes on Point of Sales (PoS) terminals rise in March 2019, as per the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) data?

Ans:- 27%

3) According to Commerce Ministry data, what is the growth rate of India in April 2019?

Ans:- 1.34%

4) NITI Aayog planned to establish cloud computing platform for creating an institutional framework for artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. It was named as;

Ans:- AIRAWAT

5) Which of the following bank launched a customized product for the salaried class?

Ans:- Karnataka Bank

6) Recently, this company has signed a defence contract worth of Rs 300 crore with Indian Navy.

Ans:- Tech Mahindra

7) Who is the author of the book titled "Coming Round the Mountain"?

Ans:- Ruskin Bond

8) Recently, ISRO has launched PSLV C-46 rocket by carrying this earth observation satellite from Andhra Pradesh.

Ans:- RISAT-2B

9) Which bank has signed an agreement to provide USD 750 million to India for Railway Track Electrification?

Ans:- Asian Development Bank

10) The campaign launched by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of India and UN Environment India in order to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade ahead of international day of biological diversity is;

Ans:- Not all animals migrate by choice

11) Researchers from which university has developed microscope for surgery without cutting skin ?

Ans:- University of British Columbia(UBC)

12) Name the company which overtakes Tata group to emerge as India's most valuable.

Ans:- HDFC Group

13) Where did the 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo inagurated?

Ans:- New Delhi

14) Jagan Mohan Reddy was sworn in as chief minister of which Indian state?

Ans:- Andhra Pradesh

15) Who among the following has been ranked first on Hurun India Art List 2019?

Ans:- Anish Kapoor

16) Who has been Sworn in As Ukraine's New President?

Ans:- Volodymyr Zelensky

17) Which insurance company has been conferred with the FICCI Claims Excellence Award?

Ans:- Bharti AXA Life Insurance

18) Who received John F Kennedy (JFK) Profile in Courage Award 2019?

Ans:- Nancy Pelosi

19) Where did SCO MeetingOof Council of Foreign Ministers held?

Ans:- Bishkek

20) IAF successfully test fired the aerial version of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile at __________.

Ans:- Andaman and Nicobar Island