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A Quiz First Published: May 9, 2018 | Last Updated:May 9, 2018

1. The birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore has

Affair celebrated on which date in India?
[A] May 8
Affair Current GK [B] May 9
[C] May 7
And GK [D] May 6

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Current Affairs - May, 2018 Correct Answer: B [May 9]
Current Affairs - April 2018  Notes:
Current Affairs - Mar. 2018  The birth anniversary of Asia’s rst Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore
has celebrated on May 9, 2018. Rabindra Jayanti is popularly called
Current Affairs - Feb. 2018 
Poncheeshe Boishakh and being celebrated ceremoniously and jauntiness
Current Affairs - Jan. 2018 
all across West Bengal and Bangladesh. A revered poet, mercurial writer,
Current Affairs - Dec. 2017  and a cursive painter Tagore was a proli c composer with 2,230 songs to
Current Affairs - Nov. 2017  his credit. His songs are known as Rabindra Sangeet. Tagore has
composed the national anthems of both India and Bangladesh. Tagore was
Current Affairs -Oct. 2017 
highly in uential in introducing Indian culture to the West and is generally
Current Affairs - Sept. 2017 
regarded as the outstanding creative artist of modern India. Tagore’s own
Current Affairs - August 2017  English translations of his collection of Bengali poems Gitanjali fetched
Current Affairs - July 2017  him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Tagore’s works were widely
translated into English, Dutch, German, Spanish, and other European
Current Affairs - June 2017 
languages.
Current Affairs - May 2017
2. Who has been named the new Prime Minister of Armenia?
Current Affairs - April 2017 [A] Nikol Pashinian
Current Affairs - March 2017 [B] Serzh Sargsyan
[C] Emma Khashmanyan
Current Affairs - February 2017
[D] Mike Minasyants
Current Affairs - January 2017 

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Current Affairs - 2017 

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Correct Answer: A [Nikol Pashinian]
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Notes:
CURRENT AFFAIRS CATEGORY
On May 8, Nikol Pashinian has become the new Prime Minister of Armenia
National Current Affairs
,when a Parliament dominated by his political foes elected him by a 59-to-
State Current Affairs 42 vote. He has been the leader of the ongoing 2018 Armenian non-
International Affairs violent protests which forced Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and his
Economy & Banking   government to resign.The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of
Armenia, but can be removed by a vote of no con dence in Parliament.
Science & Techonlogy 
3. What is the India’s rank in the Lowy Institute Asia-Paci c Power Index?
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[A] 5th
Bills and Acts [B] 7th
Defence Current Affairs [C] 6th
[D] 4th
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Awards & Honours Correct Answer: D [4th ]

Notes:
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India has been ranked 4th out of 25 nations in the Asia Paci c region
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listed on the Lowy Institute Asia Paci c Power Index. The inaugural index,
Government Schemes  compiled by Australian think tank The Lowy Institute, has pegged India as
the “giant of the future”. The index measures a country’s overall power in
an average of 8 parameters —economic resources, military capability,
resilience, future trends, diplomatic in uence, economic relationships,
defense networks and cultural in uence. The index is topped by United
States, followed by China and Japan.
4. The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) has signed a
MoU with MSME Ministry for FY 2018-19. Where is the headquarters of
NSIC?
[A] Kochi
[B] Patna
[C] New Delhi
[D] Ahmedabad

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Correct Answer: C [New Delhi]

Notes:
The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC) has recently
signed a MoU with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSME) for the year 2018-19.The MoU envisages provision of enhanced
services by NSIC under its marketing, nancial, technology and other
support services schemes, for MSMEs in the country. The corporation
projects to increase its total business by 21.30% from Rs. 22,258 crore in

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the year 2017-18 to Rs. 27,000 crore in the year 2018-19. The NSIC is a
Mini Ratna PSU established by the Government of India (GoI) in 1955.
The headquarters is located in New Delhi. It is the nodal of ce for several
schemes of Ministry of MSME such as Performance & Credit Rating,
Single Point Registration, MSME Databank, National SC ST Hub, etc.
5. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Costa Rica?
[A] Fabricio Alvarado Munoz
[B] Carlos Alvarado
[C] Epsy Campbell Barr
[D] Luis Guillermo Solís

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Correct Answer: B [Carlos Alvarado]

Notes:
Journalist Carlos Alvarado has been sworn-in as the new President of
Costa Rica on May 8, 2018. In April 2018, he won the presidential
election (second round) with 61% votes. Alvarado swept to victory
against conservative Protestant singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz. At 39,
Alvarado is the country’s youngest president in modern history. He has
spoken out in support of marriage equality, building a green transport
network for the nation and for spurring economic growth to ght against
insecurity.
6. Who has been appointed as the country head for Google Cloud business in
India?
[A] Mohit Pande
[B] Nitin Bawankule
[C] Roopa Thakur
[D] Shilpa Mathur

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Correct Answer: B [Nitin Bawankule]

Notes:
Google has appointed Nitin Bawankule as the country head for its cloud
business in India. He will take over from Mohit Pande who has quit the
company. Bawankule will report to Rick Harshman, Managing Director of
Asia Paci c, Google Cloud. Nitin has been with Google India for over six
years as sales head for multiple verticals including e-commerce, retail,
classi eds, and education. He has over 20 years of experience in the
digital, technology and consumer industry with stints at Dell, Motorola
Mobility, Whirlpool and Godrej GE Appliances.
7. The Union Government has launched the website of Digital India Internship
Scheme in which city?
[A] Chennai
[B] Pune

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[C] Lucknow
[D] New Delhi

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Correct Answer: D [New Delhi]

Notes:
On May 9, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched the website
of Digital India Internship Scheme in New Delhi. Under this scheme, 25
interns will be inducted for a period of three months. These interns will be
paid a stipend of Rs. 10, 000 per month. The internship is an opportunity
for a student to secure rst hand and practical work experience under the
guidance of quali ed and experienced Supervisor and Mentor. It also aims
at active participation in the learning process through experimentation
and putting into practice the knowledge acquired in the classrooms.
8. The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has approved modern animal-
free testing for drugs. Where is the headquarters of IPC?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Ghaziabad
[C] Kolkata
[D] Shimla

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Correct Answer: B [Ghaziabad]

Notes:
In its 2018 edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia, the Indian Pharmacopoeia
Commission (IPC) has approved modern, animal-free tests for drug
manufacturers. This step would spare animals from suffering due to drug
experiments. The 2018 edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia has provided
guidelines on tests for drugs manufactured and marketed in India. In it,
IPC has replaced the pyrogen test carried out on rabbits and the abnormal
toxicity test carried out on guinea pigs and mice with tests that can be
done in test tubes. The guidelines in the edition will come into effect from
July 1. The pyrogen test is carried out to check impurity or substance that
can cause adverse side-effects. For the test, the drug is injected into a
rabbit and the animal is closely observed for feverish symptoms. The
abnormal toxicity test is carried out to check potential hazardous
biological contamination in vaccine formulation. IPC is an autonomous
institution of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare which sets
standards for all drugs that are manufactured, sold and consumed in India.
It is headquartered in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
9. The Gokak falls is located in which state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Mizoram
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Karnataka]

Notes:
The Gokak falls is a waterfall located on the Ghataprabha River, a
tributary of the Krishna river, in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The
waterfall is horse shoe shaped at the crest, with a ood breadth of 177
metres. There is a hanging bridge across the river which stands 14m
above the rock bed. The bridge was built during British rule. One of the
interesting features of this place is the monuments from the Chalukya era
that are found on either bank of the rocky gorge. are the monuments from
the Chalukya era that are present on either banks of the rocky gorge.
Another attraction of this place is the very old river-front temple
dedicated to Lord Mahalingeshwara, built in the Later Chalukya style of
architecture. There is also an old electricity generation station and
electricity was generated here for the rst time in 1887.
10. The Balphakram National Park is located in which state?
[A] Meghalaya
[B] Nagaland
[C] Mizoram
[D] Tripura

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Correct Answer: A [Meghalaya]

Notes:
The Balpakram National Park is home to wide species of plants and
animals and is located in the midst of the Garo Hills in Meghalaya. The
national park is full of sprawling vegetation consisting of sub tropical and
deciduous trees. The park is famous for the golden cat and the barking
deer. Other animals include Wild water buffalo, Red panda, Elephant and
eight species of cats including Tiger and Marbled cat. Wide species of
baboons and monkeys are also found in the forest. It is famous for pitcher
plant and many medicinal plants called ‘Dik.ke’.

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