Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2019

41. Kalpana Dash, who passed away recently, was the noted woman mountaineer of which state?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Odisha
[C] Punjab
[D] Himachal Pradesh

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42. Who is the head of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) tribunal for adjudicating ban on LTTE?
[A] I S Mehta
[B] M K Sharma
[C] Sangita Dhingra Sehgal
[D] V Kameswar Rao

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43. Which of the following redefined International System of Units has been introduced by CSIR-NPL?
[A] Mole
[B] Second
[C] Metre
[D] Candela

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44. On which date, the 2019 edition of International Everest Day (IED) is observed recently?
[A] May 27
[B] May 29
[C] May 30
[D] May 28

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45. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers?
[A] Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace
[B] Courage for Peace
[C] Law, Order, Peace
[D] Peacekeeping Is a Global Partnership

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46. Murray Gell-Mann, who passed away recently, won 1969 Nobel Prize in which category?
[A] Medicine
[B] Physics
[C] Chemistry
[D] Peace

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47. Who is the head of the RBI committee for secondary market in corporate loans?
[A] Bahram Vakil
[B] T N Manoharan
[C] Abizer Diwan
[D] Anand Srinivasan

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48. Carmine Caridi, who passed away recently, was the renowned actor of which country?
[A] France
[B] United Kingdom
[C] United States
[D] Germany

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49. The Union Environment Ministry has launched the theme song ‘Hawa Aane De’ to spread awareness about Air pollution. It is written by which of the following lyricists?
[A] Prasoon Joshi
[B] Kausar Munir
[C] Swanand Kirkire
[D] Vairamuthu Ramasamy

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50. ISRO has signed pact with which Indian armed force for astronaut training?
[A] Indian Air Force
[B] Indian Army
[C] Indian Navy
[D] Indian Coast Guard

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