1. What is the name of the
assistant-CEO of Oracle, who died recently at the age of 62?
a. Jerem Dumani
b. Mark herd
c. Joseph Innills
d. Robert Dwayne
ANSWER: b. Mark
Hurd
Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd died at the age of
62. He has also been the CEO of HP before this. Mark Hurd joined the
company in 2010 as a director of Oracle. He had vast experience of almost
40 years. During his tenure, there was a 37% increase in annual profits of
Oracle.
2. In how many days will
the special Buddha Circuit train started by IRCTC travel to Buddhist places in
India and Nepal?
a. Eight
b. Nine
c. Ten
d. Eleven
ANSWER: a. Eight
IRCTCs have started rail service in the name of
Buddha Circuit Special Train. This train is equipped with modern
facilities and will travel to different places in eight days. In the
train, a digital locker has been provided to protect the valuables of the
passengers. In this train, a dining car has been provided for the
simultaneous dining of 64 people.
3. In the final match of
the Test series series played in Ranchi between India and South Africa, which
player has the opportunity to make a debut for the Indian team at the age of
30?
a. Ajay Poonia
b. Sanjay Singh
c. Shahbaz Nadeem
d. Rashid Faizan
ANSWER: c. Shahbaz
Nadeem
Shahbaz Nadeem is a spin bowler and made his
debut in the last Test match to be played between India and South
Africa. He is 30 years old. Shahbaz Nadeem, who has been playing
first class cricket since the year 2004, has got a chance in the Test team
after 15 years. In this match, he will support R Ashwin and Ravindra
Jadeja.
4. For the first time in
the history of space, how many women walked the space without a male partner?
a. Four
b. Three
c. A
d. two
ANSWER: d. Two
NASA American astronauts Christina Koch and
Jessica Mir created history by taking a spacewalk together. NASA has said
that this was the first time that only women were walking in space. During
this time there was no male astronaut with him. This was Christina Koch’s
fourth for the spacewalk, while Jessica Mir was the first spacewalk.
5. According to UNICEF,
which country has recorded the highest number of deaths of children under 5 in
2018?
a. India
b. China
c. Russia
d. Pakistan
ANSWER: a.
According to Bharat UNICEF,
many of these children are at risk of under-development of brain, difficulty in
remembering, weak immunity and infection and diseases. In Pakistan,
4,09,000 children in the age group of 0-5 died and stood third.