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- When is the International Nurses Day observed?
A) May 11
B) May 12
C) May 10
D) May 9
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Option B
Explanation: International Nurses Day (IND) is observed globally on 12 May to celebrate the contributions that nurses make to society. The theme for the International Nurses Day 2019 is ‘Nurses – A Voice to Lead –Health for All’.
- Government has announced to set up a committee to look into steel availability for engineering exporters. Who will head the committee?
A) Secretary Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
B) Chairman of FICCI
C) Union Minister of Commerce & Industry
D) Director General of Foreign Trade
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Option D
Explanation: The government has decided to set up a committee to be Chaired by the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) that will look into availability of steel at competitive prices for engineering goods exporters.
- Hiralal Yadav who passed away recently was a well known singer of which language?
A) Melayalam
B) Bengali
C) Bhojpuri
D) Odia
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Option C
Explanation: The veteran Bhojpuri vocal artist Hiralal Yadav passed away in Varanasi. He was 93. Yadav was a well known Bhojpuri folk singer from the ‘Birha’ genre.
- Name the Indian who has been named in the newly formed group of 17 SDG Advocates by United Nations?
A) Dia Mirza
B) Aamir Khan
C) Priyanka Chopra
D) Amitabh Bachchan
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Option A
Explanation: Indian actress Dia Mirza has been named as one of the 17 advocates for the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by United Nations.The new group of ‘SDG Advocates’ appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will be committed to raising awareness, inspiring greater ambition and pushing for faster action on the SDGs, which were adopted by world leaders on September 25, 2015.
- Name the world’s high speed bullet train which is being tested by Japan?
A) DAWN-X
B) ALFA-X
C) JADE-X
D) GAMA-X
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Option B
Explanation: Japan began the testing of the world’s fastest bullet train called ALFA-X on May 10, 2019 and this testing will continue for a period spanning three years. The latest version of Shinkansen train is capable of reaching speeds as much as 400 kilometers per hour (249 miles per hour).
- The United Nations Ocean Conference will be held in which city in 2020?
A) Berlin
B) Warsaw
C) Paris
D) Lisbon
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Option D
Explanation: The second edition of the United Nations Ocean Conference, to support the sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources, will be held in Lisbon, Portugal in early June 2020. The first edition was held in United States in 2017.
- Who among the following has topped the 2019 UK Rich List by Sunday Times?
A) Alisher Usmanov
B) David and Simon Reuben
C) Sri and Gopi Hinduja
D) Sir James Dyson and family
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Option C
Explanation: The billionaire Hinduja brothers have been named as the wealthiest people in the UK for a third time as per the Sunday Times Rich List 2019. The UK Rich List 2019 is the 31st edition of the annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in the United Kingdom, published by The Sunday Times on 12 May 2019.
- Which of these films has won the highest number of awards at the 2019 BAFTA awards?
A) The Favourite
B) Roma
C) First Man
D) Bohemian Rhapsody
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Option A
Explanation: The 72nd British Academy Film Awardsalso known as the BAFTA was held on 10 February 2019 by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
- What is the theme of the Indian Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale?
A) Deep See Blue Surrounding
B) May You Live in Interesting Times
C) Swallowed Sun
D) Our Time for a Future Caring
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Option D
Explanation: The 58th International Art Exhibition is being held from May 11 to November 24, 2019 curated by Ralph Rugoff. The theme of the 58th International Art Exhibition ‘May You Live in Interesting Times’ India is participating at the art world’s oldest Biennale after a gap of 8 years since 2011.
- Peggy Lipton who passed away recently was a well known _____________
A) Photographer
B) Actor
C) Astronaut
D) Journalist
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Option B
Explanation: Renowned American actress and model, Peggy Lipton (Margaret Ann Lipton) passes away at the age of 72.
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