Current Affairs Quiz – 18 May 2019

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1. The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) has received national agricultural higher education project (NAHEP). The project is funded by____________
   A) NABARD
   B) Ministry of Finance
   C) Asian Development Bank
   D) World Bank
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) has received the mandate to implement Rs.69.41 crore national agricultural higher education project (NAHEP). It is a three-year project and is funded by the World Bank. It calls for investments in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Leadership in Agricultural Higher Education. 
2. How much amount will be provided to each school by the government every year to set up nutrition garden?
   A) Rs 5000
   B) Rs 10000
   C) Rs 4000
   D) Rs 7000
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Union Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) has issued guidelines for setting up nutrition gardens in schools. Under the initiative, each school will get Rs 5000 per year to each school to set up the garden.
3. Which of these retail firm has decided to acquire Nature’s Basket grocery chain?
   A) Grofers
   B) Bigbasket
   C) Spencer’s Retail
   D) Future Retail
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Sanjiv Goenka Group’s Spencer’s Retail will acquire Godrej Industries’ grocery chain Nature’s Basket for Rs 300 crore. Natures Basket Limited (NBL) is a 100 percent subsidiary of Godrej Industries and reported turnover of Rs 338.28 crore for the year 2018-19.
4. The Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) of Indian Navy has been manufactured by______________
   A) Ordnance Factory Board
   B) Bharat Dynamics Limited
   C) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited
   D) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The Indian Navy has successfully test-fired a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM). MRSAM will enhance anti-air warfare capability of the Indian Navy. The DRDO has jointly developed the missile in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries. The MRSAM has been manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited.
5. Which country has recently made the Guinness World Record for the largest laundry lesson?
   A) Thailand
   B) Malaysia
   C) China
   D) India
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: India has achieved the Guinness World Records certificate for the largest laundry lesson with 400 young Indian men participating across the country to learn laundry lessons. 
6. Who among the following has been awarded the Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction?
   A) Pramod Kumar Mishra
   B) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
   C) Ajit Doval
   D) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has conferred the Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction to Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra. He is an Additional Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India. 
7. When is the International Light Day celebrated?
   A) May 18
   B) May 16
   C) May 15
   D) May 17
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The International Day of Light is celebrated on 16 May each year. This is the second International Day of Light after its inauguration in 2018. It is celebrated by UNESCO. 
8. The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management is a national-level research center located in which city?
   A) New Delhi
   B) Kolkata
   C) Hyderabad
   D) Mumbai
   
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   Option C
   
9. Which of the following countries is involved jointly with India in the development of Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM)?
   A) Israel
   B) Germany
   C) France
   D) United Kingdom
   
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   Option A
   
10. The Sasakawa Award is presented by which organisation?
    A) European Union
    B) World Trade Organisation
    C) World Bank
    D) United Nations
    
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    Option D
    

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