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Current Affairs 26 May 2019 Quiz

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Quiz from Current Affairs 25 May 2019 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of May 25, 2019

1. Who has become the first Indian woman to successfully scale amount Makalu?
   A)Akanksha Mohan
   B)Sakshi Jain
   C)Himani Chakraborty
   D)Priyanka Mohite
   
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Priyanka Mohite, the 26-year-old Satara based mountaineer, has become the first Indian woman to successfully scale Mount Makalu — the fifth-highest mountain in the world at 8,481 metres.
   
   
   

   
   




2. Recently RBI released draft norms on liquidity risk management for NBFCs in terms of LCR.What is C in LCR?
   A)Common
   B)Command
   C)Cover
   D)Coverage
   
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: RBI stated that all non-deposit-taking non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) with an asset size of Rs 5,000 crore and above, and all deposit-taking NBFCs irrespective of their asset size, have to maintain a liquidity buffer in terms of a Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR).
   
   

   
   


3. Which bank launched Corp SME Suvidha product?
   A)Bank of Baroda
   B)Canara Bank
   C)SBI
   D)Corporation Bank
   
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Corporation Bank has launched ‘Corp SME Suvidha’, a product for GST-registered MSMEs. The product has been designed as part of the bank’s efforts to provide the best products to the MSME sector.
   
   

   
   


4. Who clinched the 2nd edition of India Open Boxing Tournament in 51 kg category?
   A)Mary Kom
   B)Vanlal Duati
   C)Karmabir Singh
   D)Vinesh Phogat
   
   
   
   

   
   Option A
   Explanation: Six-time world champion Mary Kom in the 51 kg category clinched the second edition of the India Open Boxing Tournament at the Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi AC Indoor Stadium in Guwahati, Assam
   
   

   
   


5. Recently Naveen Patnaik was sworn as CM of which state?
   A)Jharkhand
   B)Odisha
   C)Himachal Pradesh
   D)Uttar Pradesh
   
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   Explanation: Odisha’s ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) headed by incumbent Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is all set to form a government for a fifth consecutive term. The new Cabinet is likely to be sworn-in on 27th May.
   
   

   
   


6. Recently Theresa May announced her retirement.She was the former PM of which country?
   A)Netherlands
   B)Australia
   C)Thailand
   D)Britain
   
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: British Prime Minister Theresa May announced resignation from her post. She will resign on 7 June. Her announcement triggers the start of a contest to replace her as Conservative leader and Prime Minister.
   
   

   
   


7. Who won the Joan Miro Prize for 2019?
   A)Shivani Dixit
   B)Rishi Agarwal
   C)Shreya Mathur
   D)Nalini Malani
   
   
   
   

   
   Option D
   Explanation: Indian contemporary artist Nalini Malani has won the Joan Miro Prize for 2019, the Barcelona-based Fundacio Joan Miro has announced. One of the most prestigious contemporary art awards in the world, it recognises present-day work by artists who show the same spirit of exploration, innovation, commitment and freedom that characterised Spanish painter and sculptor Joan Miro’s life and work.
   
   

   
   

STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. Where is the HQ of Corporation Bank?
   A)Chennai
   B)Mangaluru
   C)pune
   D)Kolkata
   
   
   
   

   
   Option B
   
   
   

   
   


2. Where is the HQ of RBI?
   A)Lucknow
   B)pune
   C)Delhi
   D)Mumbai
   
   
   
   

   
   Option D