1. Indian Air Force (IAF)
has decided to stop three big acquisition projects worth how many crores?
a. 5000 crores
b. 8000 crores
c. 7000 crores
d. 4000 crores
ANSWER: b. Rs
8000 crore
Air Force Chief RKS Bhadoria informed on 18 May
that the Army will no longer pursue its plan to purchase additional Pilatas
basic trainer aircraft. There was also a plan to buy additional hawk
(trainer aircraft) but this purchase has also been stopped at the
moment. There was also another Jaguar re-engineering scheme which was
completely dependent on imports, but the Air Force has decided to stop the
project as well. Under this plan, Jaguar fighter jets were to be equipped
with new engines from Honeywell Corporation of America.
2. How many million dollar
agreement has been signed by World Bank and Government of India recently?
a. 750 million dollars
b. 550 million dollars
c. 450 million dollars
d. 150 million dollars
ANSWER: a. The
$ 750 million
World Bank has assured $ 1 billion in aid to
accelerate India’s COVID-19 Social Security Response Program. Its main
objective is to protect vulnerable families affected by the COVID-19
epidemic. This program has increased the World Bank’s total commitment to
India from $ 1 billion to $ 2 billion. In April 2020, the World Bank
announced financial support of US $ 1 billion.
3. How many million US
dollars has been provided by India to the United Nations Relief and
Construction Agency working for the welfare of Palestinian refugees?
a. 5 million US dollars
b. 8 million US dollars
c. 4 million US dollars
d. 2 million US dollars
ANSWER: d. US
$ 2 million
This assistance has been provided for major
programs and services of the United Nations Relief and Construction Agency,
including education and health, during the crisis situation of
coronovirus. The United Nations Relief and Construction Agency (UNRWA) has
praised India’s support for operating its basic services, a time when the whole
world is facing the challenges posed by the Kovid-19 epidemic.
4. Indian Steel
Association has recently appointed its new president?
a. Dilip Ummen
b. Rahul Sachdeva
c. Mohit Aggarwal
d. Dinkar Tyagi
ANSWER: a. Dilip
Umain
Indian Steel Association has appointed Dilip
Ummen as its new president. His term has started immediately. Earlier,
the term of Tata Steel CEO TV Narendran on this post was to end in
August. He decided to step down as president on May 1 before that. Dilip
Ummen has been unanimously elected president for two years. The statement
of the Indian Steel Association said that Dilip Ummen has more than 37 years of
experience in the steel industry. He is studying from Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.
5. Which country’s Prime
Minister Thomas Thabane has formally resigned from his post?
a. Liberia
b. Lesotho
c. Mozambique
d. Iran
ANSWER: b. Lesotho
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane of the African
country of Lesotho has formally resigned from his post. He was being
accused of being involved in the murder case of his ex-wife in 2017. Prime
Minister Thomas Thabane said that the time has come for him to retire from the
theaters of a great action and take leave from the public
office. 80-year-old Thabe had been saying for a long time that he was
going to retire. Finance Minister Moketsi Mohoro will be PM in his place.