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Weekly CA Quiz: May 2018 1st Week PDF Who among the following has been appointed as the new parttime chairman of the Kotak Mahindra Bank? A) Murali M. Natrajan B) Shankar Acharya C) Prakash Apte D) Shailendra Bhandari

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The state government of Maharashtra has signed an MoU with which country to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation? A) France B) United Kingdom C) Malaysia D) Germany

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Name the winner of the Best Actor (male) award at the 2018 Dada Saheb Phalke Awards. A) Akshay Kumar B) Tiger Shroff C) Irrfan Khan D) Shahrukh Khan

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Who has become the principal director general of the Press Information Bureau (PIB)? [A] Nikunj Srivastav [B] Sitanshu Kar [C] Varsha Suri [D] Devesh Chaturvedi

The GOBAR-DHAN scheme has launched from which state to promote wealth and energy from waste? A) Rajasthan B) Gujarat C) Haryana D) Uttar Pradesh

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Who has won the 2018 Stuttgart Open? A) Karolina Pliskova B) Simona Halep C) Coco Vandeweghe D) Sloane Stephens

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Which city to host the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBS2019)? [A] Bengaluru [B] New Delhi [C] Gandhinagar [D] Varanasi

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Which bank has recently launched an advanced version of interactive humanoid, IRA 2.0, to assist and guide the customers inside the bank branch? A) ICICI Bank B) HDFC Bank C) Kotak Mahindra Bank D) Federal Bank P P Lakshaman, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports? [A] Football [B] Tennis [C] Badminton [D] Boxing

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15. What is the India’s rank in the list of doping violations, as per latest report of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)? [A] 9th [B] 6th [C] 5th [D] 8th 16. The “2018 Vijay Prahar” exercise of Indian Army has started in which state? [A] Rajasthan [B] Punjab [C] Kerala [D] Tamil Nadu

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11. Who has been appointed as the new chief coach of Indian men’s Hockey team by the Hockey India? A) Harendra Singh B) Sjoerd Marijne C) Shirash Pal Singh D) G E Sridharan

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10. The first-ever joint Army exercise “Harimau Shakti 2018” has started between India and which country? [A] Singapore [B] Vietnam [C] Malaysia [D] Indonesia

17. Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament? [A] Ghulam Nabi Azad [B] Mallikarjun Kharge [C] Jyotiraditya Scindia [D] Kamal Nath

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12. When is the International Labour Day observed? A) May 2 B) April 30 C) May 1 D) April 29

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13. The Government of India (GoI) has launched which nationwide Karyashala for farmer outreach as part of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan? [A] Kisan Kalyan Karyashala [B] Krishi Jyoti Karyashala [C] Kisan Jyoti Karyashala [D] Krishi Kalyan Karyashala 14. Who has won the ‘Miss Koovagam 2018’ beauty pageant title? [A] Sukanyeah [B] Amita

18. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)? [A] Nilesh Sathe [B] Badri Singh Bhandari [C] Subhash Chandra Khuntia [D] VK Sharma

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24. Which country has achieved the top spot in the latest ICC ODI Team Rankings? A) India B) England C) South Africa D) New Zealand 25. The Union Government has decided to establish India’s second biggest airport in which of the following states? A) Maharashtra B) Kerala C) Goa D) Karnataka

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20. The World Asthma Day is observed annually on_______ A) May 1 B) April 30 C) Last Monday of April D) First Tuesday of May

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19. Which country has achieved the top spot in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test team rankings released on May 1, 2018? A) South Africa B) Australia C) India D) New Zealand

26. The India- South Africa business summit which concluded recently was held in which city? A) Johannesburg B) New Delhi C) Cape Town D) Mumbai

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21. The 9th India Japan Energy Dialogue was held in which city? A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai C) New Delhi D) Gurgaon

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22. Name the player to attain the top position in the recent ISSF World Rankings in the 10m Air Pistol category? A) Om Prakash Mitharval B) Jitu Rai C) Shahzar Rizvi D) Ravi Kumar 23. Based on the report of the BMI Research, a Fitch group company, what is the projected growth rate of India’s GDP for the fiscal 2018-19? A) 7.6%

27. Which state has become the first Indian state to provide digitallysigned land record receipts? [A] Maharashtra [B] Punjab [C] Haryana [D] Uttar Pradesh

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34. Who among the following has been awarded the Best Actor award (female) at the 65th National Film Awards? A) Manisha Koirala B) Divya Dutta C) Sridevi D) Bhumi Pednekar

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29. Who has been sworn-in as the acting governor of Manipur? [A] Devendra Kumar Joshi [B] E.S Lakshmi Narasimhan [C] BD Mishra [D] Jagdish Mukhi

33. What is the rank of the Indian star player PV Sindhu in the recently released Badminton World Federation (BWF) Rankings in women’s single category? A) Tenth B) Fifth C) Third D) Second

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28. Which city hosted the national workshop on Data Requirements for Disaster Risk Reduction Database? [A] Bhopal [B] Surat [C] Udaipur [D] New Delhi

35. Which Indian-American personality has been appointed as the interim judge to a US civil court of New York City? [A] Krishna Kaur [B] Priyanka Jain [C] Deepa Ambekar [D] Jeeva Singh

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30. Who has won the 2018 Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix tournament? [A] Lewis Hamilton [B] Daniel Ricciardo [C] Sebastian Vettel [D] Kimi Raikkonen

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31. When is the World Press Freedom Day observed? A) May 2 B) May 3 C) May 1 D) May 4 32. Who among the following has been appointed as the new head coach of the Australian National Cricket Team? A) Justin Langer B) Michael Bevan C) Greg Blewett D) Darren Lehman

36. Which city is hosting the 4th edition of Vibrant North East 2018? [A] New Delhi [B] Guwahati [C] Shillong [D] Agartala

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42. Digital Champions Programme has been launched by which organisation to share knowledge about digital solutions with the youth of the nation? A) Reliance Jio B) Amazon C) Google D) Paytm 43. The 12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers was held in which of the following countries? A) London, United Kingdom B) Tehran, Iran C) Manila, Philippines D) Kathmandu, Nepal

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38. Who has been named the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year for 201718? [A] Cristiano Ronaldo [B] Lionel Messi [C] Kevin De Bruyne [D] Mohamed Salah

C) IBM D) Apple

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37. Which Indian boxer has been conferred with the WBC Asia Boxer of the Year Award? [A] Neeraj Goyat [B] Shiva Thapa [C] Neerav Tomar [D] Vijender Singh

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39. Who has been appointed to ICICI Bank’s board as an Additional (Independent) Director? [A] Jeevesh Kumar [B] Radhakrishnan Nair [C] Tushaar Shah [D] Rajiv Sabharwal

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40. The 4th Regional Conference on ‘Futuristic, Resilient and Digital Infrastructure’ was held in which city? [A] Bengaluru [B] New Delhi [C] Ahmedabad [D] Agartala 41. NITI Aayog has partnered with entity to make use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in agriculture? A) Google B) Microsoft

44. Manish Raniga has recently assumed the charge of Chief Commercial Officer of which airlines? A) Jet Airways B) IndiGo C) SpiceJet D) GoAir 45. Which among the following Nobel Prize has been suspended from being given in the year 2018? A) Mathematics B) Economics C) Literature D) Peace

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52. Which Indian city is set to host 6 day long Festivals of Bharat in May 2018? A) Mumbai B) Hyderabad C) New Delhi D) Amritsar

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47. The 19th edition of TOONZ Animation Masters Summit 2018 was held in which state? [A] Tamil Nadu [B] Kerala [C] Maharashtra [D] Telangana

51. What is the rank of India in the AT Kearney Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index 2018? A) 9 B) 11 C) 7 D) 15

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46. The sports initiative ‘Star Khel Mahakumbh’ has launched from which state? [A] Himachal Pradesh [B] Andhra Pradesh [C] Uttar Pradesh [D] Madhya Pradesh

53. According to the Asian Developments Bank’s report, India’s economy is expected to grow at _______ percent in 2018 A) 7.3% B) 7.5% C) 7.4% D) 7.6%

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48. Which state government has launched ‘Go To Village’ Mission? [A] Mizoram [B] Nagaland [C] Manipur [D] Tripura

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49. The 2018 World Cartoonist’s Day is observed on which date? [A] May 6 [B] May 5 [C] May 4 [D] May 7

50. According to the TRA’s Brand Trust Report 2018, which among the following has been ranked as the most trusted FMCG brand in India? A) Patanjali B) Dabur C) Parle D) Nestle

54. Star Khel Mahakumbh-a sports initiative- has been launched in which Indian city? A) Lucknow B) Gandhinagar C) Gurugram D) Dharamshala 55. According to TRA’s Brand Trust Report 2018, name the brand which has become India’s Most Trusted Brand? A) Sony

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57. Which Indian state has roped in a Pakistani girl as the brand ambassador for its ‘Swachh Jamui Swasth Jamui’ initiative? A) Bihar B) Jharkhand C) Uttar Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh

59. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has celebrated its 58th Raising Day on which date? [A] May 4 [B] May 5 [C] May 7 [D] May 6

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56. The 15th edition of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2019 will be held in which city? A) Ahmedabad B) New Delhi C) Bengaluru D) Varanasi

58. Which Indian squash player has won the 2018 Abu Dhabi Open squash title? [A] Cyrus Poncha [B] Harinder Pal Sandhu [C] Ramit Tandon [D] Mahesh Mangaonkar

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60. Who among the following has been awarded the 2018 ONV Literary Prize? A) M T Vasudevan Nair B) Anuja Akathoot C) Sugathakumari D) Sumesh Krishnan

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7. Who is the Director- General of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)? A) Lt. Gen Ashok Ambre B) Lt. Gen Harpal Singh C) Lt. Gen Manoj Pande D) Lt Gen Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava 8. The Tiroda Thermal Power Station is located in which state? [A] Goa [B] Maharashtra [C] Tamil Nadu [D] Kerala

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2. Who is the Chairman of the Telecom Commission of India? A) Smita Sabharwal B) Aruna Sundar Rajan C) Armstrong Pame D) Shivdeep Lande

6. Name the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) A) Ajay Tyagi B) Yaduvendra Mathur C) Sriram Kalyanaraman D) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala

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1. Mauricio Macri is the President of which country? A) Vietnam B) Malaysia C) Argentina D) Iran

3. What is the currency of South Africa? A) South African dollar B) South African pula C) South African rand D) South African peso

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4. Who is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Communications? A) Giriraj Singh B) Manoj Sinha C) Mahesh Sharma D) Rao Inderjit Singh

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5. Who is the Chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)? A) Ram Sevak Sharma B) T. S Vijayan C) Hemant Contractor D) Karnal Singh

9. The Kapileshwar Temple is located in which state of India? A) Bihar B) Odisha C) Karnataka D) Madhya Pradesh 10. Kanger Ghati National Park is located in which state? A) Maharashtra B) Chhattisgarh C) Haryana D) Madhya Pradesh

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