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- Name the artist who has topped the maiden edition of the Hurun India Art List 2019?
A) Akbar Padamsee
B) Krishen Khanna
C) Anish Kapoor
D) Jogen Chowdhury
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Option C
Explanation: Indian-origin British contemporary sculptor, Anish Kapoor, has topped the first edition of the Hurun India Art List 2019, in which 24% of artists listed were women.
- The National Dengue Day is held annually on ___________
A) May 19
B) May 16
C) May 17
D) May 18
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Option B
Explanation: India observes the National Dengue Day on May 16 as recommended by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
- Who among the following has won the men’s single title at the 2019 Italian Open?
A) Rafael Nadal
B) Novak Djokovic
C) Juan Sebastián Cabal
D) Dominic Thiem
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Option A
Explanation: Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 in the final to claim his ninth Italian Open title.
- India recorded trade deficit with how many Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) bloc member countries in financial year 2018-19?
A) 16
B) 15
C) 12
D) 11
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Option D
Explanation: India’s recorded trade deficit with 11 out of 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) bloc members in the financial year 2018-19, as per the provisional trade data available.
- World Bank has tied up with which bank to enable blockchain-based secondary market trading for its bond-i?
A) CIM Bank
B) Bank of Melbourne
C) Commonwealth Bank of Australia
D) Royal Bank of Canada
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Option C
Explanation: World Bank has partnered with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) to enable recording of blockchain-based secondary market trading for its bond-i. The bond will be the world first bond to be both issued and traded via the use of distributed ledger technologies.
- When is the International Museum Day observed?
A) May 17
B) May 18
C) May 19
D) May 16
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Option B
Explanation: International Museum Day (IMD) is held every year on 18 May. The theme for 2019 IMD is Museums as Cultural Hubs: The Future of Tradition
- The Whitathon Run was organised in which city recently to raise awareness on early detection of eye cancer?
A) New Delhi
B) Ahmedabad
C) Mumbai
D) Hyderabad
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Option D
Explanation: The second edition of the Whitathon Run was organised in Hyderabad, Telangana by LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) on May 19 to raise awareness on early detection of eye cancer in children known as Retinoblastoma (White Reflex)
- Which of these is true about the newly introduced AirBadminton and Triples games of BWF?
I. They will be an outdoor game
II. They shall be men’s tournament only
III. The new format of games will have unique shuttlecock called Airshuttle
A) Only I & III
B) Only II & III
C) Only I & III
D) All I, II & III
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Option A
Explanation: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has launched two new formats of the game namely AirBadminton and Triples. The main difference between the traditional badminton and the two new formats will be the shuttlecock and the design and dimensions of the court. Unlike the traditional badminton games which are indoors, AirBadmintion will be outdoor sports. The Triples format match will be played between a team of three players each with at least one female. The innovative shuttlecock used in the new format will be called Airshuttle.
- Sammy Shore who passed away recently was one of the well known ____________ of the world
A) Journalist
B) Comedian
C) Singer
D) Painter
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Option B
Explanation: The legendary stand-up comedian Sammy Shore, passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA ending his 70-year-long career. He was 92.
- The World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week 2019 was held from ____________
A) May 7-13
B) May 19-25
C) May 13-19
D) May 25-31
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Option C
Explanation: The Whitathon Run was organised as a part of annual World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week which was observed from May 13 to 19, 2019.
- Which of these Universities researchers have created the world’s first living organism with a fully synthetic DNA structure?
A) Cambridge University
B) Harvard University
C) Stanford University
D) Columbia University
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Option A
Explanation: Researchers at Cambridge University have created the world’s first living organism with a fully synthetic DNA structure. The microbe created is a strain of bacteria normally found in the soil and living in human intestines and requires much smaller set of genetic instructions as compared to natural microbes of its type.
- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) bloc consists of how many member countries?
A) 11
B) 18
C) 21
D) 16
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Option D
Explanation: RCEP is a free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and the six Asia-Pacific states with which ASEAN has existing free trade agreements (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand).
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