Monthly Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2018
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31. Who has been sworn-in as new Chief Justice of Manipur High Court?
[A] Mohammad Yaqoob Mir
[B] Ramalingam Sudhakar
[C] M B Lokur
[D] Alok Aradhe
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Correct Answer: B [Ramalingam Sudhakar]
Notes:
Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Manipur High Court on May 18, 2018. He was administered the oath of office by Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, the acting governor of Manipur, at the Raj Bhawan in Imphal. Prior to this post, Justice Sudhakar has served as Acting Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Now, Justice Alok Aradhe has become the Acting Chief Justice of J & K High Court. Beside him, Justice Mohammad yaqoob Mir has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
32. Who has been elected as Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC)?
[A] Himanta Biswa Sarma
[B] Devender Singh
[C] Omar Rashid
[D] Ajay Kumar Singhania
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Correct Answer: A [Himanta Biswa Sarma]
Notes:
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the President of Badminton Association of India (BAI), has been elected as the Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC) during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the continental body in Bangkok, Thailand.
33. Which state government will launch the ‘Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana’ to ensure safety of girl students?
[A] Jharkhand
[B] Manipur
[C] Assam
[D] Haryana
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Correct Answer: D [Haryana]
Notes:
The Haryana Government will launch the ‘Chatra Parivahan Suraksha Yojana’ to ensure safety of girl students. For facilitating women, the state government has opened women police stations in districts. Besides, women help desks have also been set up. Earlier, women constituted 6% of the police force which has now been increased to 9% by the present government. Now, it has been decided to further increase this percentage to 11.
34. Which country’s hockey team has won the 5th Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2018?
[A] South Korea
[B] India
[C] China
[D] Myanmar
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Correct Answer: A [South Korea]
Notes:
The Indian women’s Hockey team failed to defend its crown at the 5th Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2018, as it lost to hosts South Korea, 0-1 in the summit clash at the Sunrise Stadium in Donghae City on May 20. South Korea set a resolute defence and scored the only goal of the match in the 24th minute when Youngsil Lee found the back of the net from a field effort. With this, South Korea has lifted the title for the 3rd time after having won it in 2010 and 2011. India, on the other hand, finished second best for the second time after having lost to Japan in the final of the 2013 edition. Indian striker Vandana Katariya was declared player of the tournament while youngster Lalremsiami was named as the upcoming player of the tournament. Besides, striker Navneet Kaur and Vandana Katariya finished as joint top-scorer in the tournament along with China’s Xiaoming Song.
35. Bernard Lewis, who passed away recently, was associated with which field?
[A] Politics
[B] Sports
[C] Science
[D] History
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Correct Answer: D [History]
Notes:
Bernard Lewis (101), the renowned Jewish-American historian, has passed away in New Jersey, United States on May 19, 2018. He was one of the most famous and influential Middle East scholars in the world who warned of a “clash of civilizations” between Islam and the West. His influential books shaped generations of scholars on the West Asian region but whose views stirred fierce passions. Mr. Lewis, who was born in London and was a long-time professor at Princeton University, was a Cold War hawk, a strong pro-Israel Jew, and influential among White House and Pentagon planners of the U.S.-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. The books included The Arabs in History (1950), The Emergence of Modern Turkey (1961), and The Crisis of Islam (2003).
36. Which eminent personality will chair the panel discussion on ‘Future of Governance’ ?
[A] J Satyanarayana
[B] B N Srikrishna
[C] R C Lahoti
[D] Ajit Doval
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Correct Answer: B [B N Srikrishna]
Notes:
Justice B N Srikrishna, who heads the high-level committee on framing new data protection norms for India, will chair a panel discussion on ‘Future of Governance’, which is scheduled to be held on May 24. The panel discussion will focus on various aspects related to data privacy, an issue that has become increasingly relevant in the digital era. The event is being organised as part of a series of talks on Digital Technologies and their impact on society, human psyche and economies. It is hosted by India International Centre (IIC) in collaboration with NITI Aayog and Centre for Policy Research (CPR). J Satyanarayana, Chairman of Aadhaar-issuing body “Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)”, is also scheduled to speak at the upcoming session.
37. Who is the newly elected President of Venezuela?
[A] Henri Falcon
[B] Hugo Chavez
[C] Javier Bertucci
[D] Nicolas Maduro
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Correct Answer: D [Nicolas Maduro]
Notes:
Nicolas Maduro Moro, the leftist leader and Venezuela’s President, has been re-elected to a second six-year term. Maduro hailed his win as a victory against imperialism, but his rival candidates have rejected the electoral process and called for new elections. The vote was marked by low turnout. Meanwhile, the United States, European Union and several of Venezuela’s Latin American neighbours said they would not recognize the results of the election, saying the conditions did not exist for a free and fair poll. Reeling from a 5th year of recession, falling oil production and U.S. sanctions, Venezuela is seeing growing levels of malnutrition and hyperinflation, and mass emigration.
38. Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani, the veteran writer & novelist has passed away. She was associated with which literary language?
[A] Telugu
[B] Malayalam
[C] Hindi
[D] Odia
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Correct Answer: A [Telugu]
Notes:
Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani (78), the veteran Telugu writer & novelist, has passed away at California, United States on May 21, 2018. She hailed from Kaza village of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh. She was considered among the top fiction writers of her time. An author of over 40 novels, her works mainly centered on human relationships. Some of her famous novels include Murali Krishna, Radha Krishna, Aagamana, Aathmeeyulu, Abhijata, Secretary, Jeevana Tarangalu and Kalala Kougili. Many of her literary works have been adapted to film and TV screenplays. Her last notable contribution for films has been Trivikram Srinivas’s A..Aa, inspired by her novel ‘Meena’.
39. The Madhya Pradesh government has launched ‘My MP Rojgar Portal’ as part of which programme to provide jobs to youths?
[A] Pahal
[B] Udaan
[C] Savera
[D] Ujjala
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Correct Answer: A [Pahal]
Notes:
The Madhya Pradesh government has launched ‘My MP Rojgar Portal’ as a part of the ‘Ham Chhu Lenge Asman’ Mukhyamantri Career Counselling programme ‘Pahal’ in Bhopal on May 22, 2018. The portal is equipped with providing jobs to youths as per their educational qualification, skills and interest and ensuring availability of able candidates to employers as per need of their business. This portal has been prepared by Madhya Pradesh Skill Development and Employment Generation Board under youth empowerment mission. On this portal, youth can get opened employment account by registering his profile as per qualification. He can choose place of employment, job sector, and job role through the portal. On searching in profile account, he could know the number of jobs and posts and employers as per this interest and ability. Online applications can be submitted for jobs in the companies.
40. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI)?
[A] C K Prasad
[B] R. Banumathi
[C] Madan Lokur
[D] Kurian Joseph
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Correct Answer: A [C K Prasad]
Notes:
C K Prasad, the retired judge of the Supreme Court of India (SCI), has been appointed the chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI) for a second term. Prasad headed the media watchdog for three years from November 2014. He had succeeded Justice Markanday Katju. The Press Council of India is a statutory body with a mandate to act as a watchdog to oversee the conduct of the print media. It was reconstituted for three years in October, 2014 and the term ended in October 2017. According to the Press Council Act, the council shall consist of a chairman and 28 other members.
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