Important Weekly Current Affairs Quiz from 15-21st May 2019

1) Which of the following bank launched a co-branded multi-currency card along with online travel booking portal Goibibo?

Ans:- ICICI Bank

2) Who launched Online Souvenir Store in Partnership with Amazon India?

Ans:- Doordarshan

3) IAAF World Relays 2019 was held in __________.

Ans:- Japan

4) RBI Appoints whom as an additional director for the board of private sector lender YES Bank?

Ans:- R Gandhi

5) What was the theme of the Indian Pavillion in the 58th Venice Biennale that held in Italy?

Ans:- 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi

6) Where did the Cannes Film Festival begins?

Ans:- France

7) Indian Navy's 1st Full-Fledged SSB Opened at __________.

Ans:- Kolkata

8) According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Who have been named as the wealthiest people in the UK?

Ans:- Hinduja Group

9) Name the Indian Cricketer, who won the Lifetime Achievement Award in CEAT International Cricket Awards 2019

Ans:- Mohinder Amarnath

10) Who won the International Cricketer of the Year Award in CEAT International Cricket Awards 2019?

Ans:- Virat Kohli

11) Who won the women's singles title at the 2019 Madrid Open tennis tournament?

Ans:- Kiki Bertens

12) Who has become the world's most successful women's ODI spinner?

Ans:- Sana Mir

13) Who of the following has been conferred with the 2019 CEAT International Bowler of the Year?

Ans:- Jasprit Bumrah

14) Which of the following team won the Fairplay Award in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019?

Ans:- Sunrisers Hyderabad

15) What is the name of the joint exercise carried out by the India Armed Forces that was held in Teressa Island, Andaman and Nicobar?

Ans:- Bull Strike

16) Who is appointed as New Chairman of ITC?

Ans:- Sanjiv Puri

17) The World Telecommunication Day celebrated on May 17. The theme for 2019 is;

Ans:- Bridging the standardization gap

18) Which country recently blocked all editions of Wikipedia?

Ans:- China

19) Who launched a document named 'Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 - 2021' recently?

Ans:- RBI

20) Who received the Knighthood by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales?

Ans:- Andy Murray

21) 2023 Asian Cup Football tournament will be hosted by;

Ans:- China

22) Who is appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Nauru?

Ans:- Padmaja

23) Name the Nepali who Scales Mt Everest for 23rd Time.

Ans:- Kami Rita

24) Scientists from which country found a new bird like Dinosaur named "Alcmonavis Poeschli"?

Ans:- Germany

25) Nitin Chugh was appointed as the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of this Small Finance Bank recently.

Ans:- Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

26) Which Indian actor has collaborated with American TV host David Letterman for a Netflix special?

Ans:- Shahrukh Khan

27) Who was awarded with the prestigious Sasakawa Award 2019?

Ans:- Pramod Kumar Mishra

28) The world's largest optical telescope was developed by;

Ans:- India

29) Name the Maritime Exercise between Singapore and India that held in Singapore recently.

Ans:- SIMBEX

30) When did World AIDS Vaccine Day is celebrated?

Ans:- May 18

31) Name the missile which was teste by the Indian Army.

Ans:- MRSAM

32) Name the online writing of Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) project launched for Group 'B' and 'C' Officers of Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC).

Ans:- SPARROW (Smart Performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window)

33) The third round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and __________ was held in New Delhi.

Ans:- Botswana

34) What is the theme of 2019 World Hypertension Day?

Ans:- Know Your Numbers

35) Who won the Best Child Actor Award at 19th New York Indian Film Festival?

Ans:- Sunny Pawar

36) World Bee Day was observed as __________

Ans:- 20th May

37) The first Indian state, which tap into masala bond market.

Ans:- Kerala

38) Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant was named as the brand ambassadors of this company.

Ans:- Himalaya MEN

39) 2019 International Army Scout Masters Competition will be held in which of the following city?

Ans:- Jaisalmer

40) Who has been elected as the President of Indonesia?

Ans:- Joko Widodo

41) The voting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 was held in how many constituencies?

Ans:- 542

42) Who is appointed as Pakistan's High Commissioner to India?

Ans:- Moin-ul-Haq

43) Who won 2019 Italian Open Tennis tournament?

Ans:- Rafael Nadal

44) How many missions have been announced by ISRO to be conducted in next 10 years?

Ans:- 7

45) Who launched a scheme named 'HeART' to Mentor Real Estate Technology Companies?

Ans:- HDFC Capital