Where was 28th Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group held?

Where was 28th Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group held?

options

1) Latvia

2)Lithuania

3)Estonia

4)Belarus

answer

1) Latvia


Other details

28th Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was held in Jūrmala, Latvia between 14th and 15th June 2018

The NSG plenary meeting was chaired by Ambassador Jānis Zlamets of Latvia

 last meeting was held in Bern in 2017

one of the points discussed was to continue to consider the implementation of the 2008 Statement on Civil Nuclear Cooperation with India and discussed the relationship with India

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a multilateral export control regime and a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment and technology that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.

The NSG was founded in response to the Indian nuclear test in May 1974 and first met in November 1975.

A series of meetings in London from 1975 to 1978 resulted in agreements on the guidelines for export; these were published as INFCIRC/254  by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

these guidelines are known as the Zangger "Trigger List"


Latvia is a country on the Baltic Sea between Lithuania and Estonia.

Capital: Riga
Capital and largest city: Riga; 
Currency: Euro

As of 2018, the NSG has 48 participating governments:

     Argentina
     Australia
     Austria
     Belarus
     Belgium
     Brazil
     Bulgaria
     Canada
     People's Republic of China
     Croatia
     Cyprus
     Czech Republic
     Denmark
     Estonia
     Finland
     France
     Germany
     Greece
     Hungary
     Iceland
     Ireland
     Italy
     Japan
     Kazakhstan
     Latvia
     Lithuania
     Luxembourg
     Malta
     Mexico
     Netherlands
     New Zealand
     Norway
     Poland
     Portugal
     Romania
     Russia
     Serbia
     Slovakia
     Slovenia
     South Africa
     South Korea
     Spain
     Sweden
      Switzerland
     Turkey
     Ukraine
     United Kingdom
     United States

Who was Martin Bregman ?

Who was Martin Bregman ?

Options

1)  film producer

2)actor

3)singer

4)none of the above

answer

1)  film producer


Other details

Martin Bregman  was an American film producer and personal manager.

Bregman produced many films including Scarface, Sea of Love, Venom, Serpico,  The Bone Collector and The Adventures of Pluto Nash.

 

which company adopted economic plan to allow more foreign workers?

which company adopted economic plan to allow more foreign workers?

Options

1) Japan

2)china

3)korea

4)laos

answer

1) Japan


Other details

    Japan’s Cabinet has adopted an economic plan that would allow more foreign workers.
    This comes as the country seeks to make up for its rapidly ageing population and declining workforce.
    Japan is to relax visa requirements in sectors facing severe labour shortages such as nursing care, agriculture, construction and transport.
    It will also start accepting highly skilled professionals.
    However, workers would only be allowed to stay in the country for up to five years as visitors, not as immigrants.
    Also, their family members would not be allowed to accompany them.
    The number of foreign workers in Japan has nearly doubled over the past five years to 1.28 million last year.

who was Marga Faulstich ?

who was Marga Faulstich ?

Options

1) glass chemist

2)biologist

3)mathematician

4)none of the above

answer

1) glass chemist


Other details

Marga Faulstich was a German glass chemist.

 She worked for Schott AG for 44 years. 

During this time, she worked on more than 300 types of optical glasses.

 40 patents were registered in her name. 

She was the first woman executive at Schott AG

London Breed has been elected as Mayor of which city?

London Breed has been elected as Mayor  of which city?

Options

1) San Francisco

2)Los Angeles

3)Chicago

4)New York City


answer

1) San Francisco

Other details

 San Francisco elected London Breed as its first African-American woman Mayor

Breed, who served as the president of San Francisco's board of supervisors, defeated former state Senate, Mark Leno, as the counting of votes continued a week after the elections took place

London Nicole Breed is an American politician from California who is the mayor-elect of the City and County of San Francisco. She currently serves as the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and supervisor for District 5

San Francisco, in northern California, is a hilly city on the tip of a peninsula surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay.
 

2018 FIFA World Cup

2018 FIFA World Cup

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010.

This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament in Germany, the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe and the eleventh time that it has been held in Europe.

 It is expected to be the most expensive football championship in history, budgeted at US$11.8-14 billion surpassing the cost of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The final tournament will involve 32 national teams, which include 31 teams determined through qualifying competitions and the automatically qualified host team.

Of the 32 teams, 20 will be making back-to-back appearances following the last tournament in 2014, including defending champions Germany,

Iceland and Panama will both be making their first appearances at a FIFA World Cup.

 A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities.

The final will take place on 15 July at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

The winners of the World Cup will qualify for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup. 

who will be presented with Lumiere Award ?

 who will be presented with Lumiere Award ?

Options

1) Jane Fonda

2) marlon brando

3)al pacino

4)none of the above

answer

1) Jane Fonda



Other details

American activist Jane Fonda will receive this year's Lumiere Award in Lyon, France.

Jane Seymour Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model.

She is also a two-time Academy Award winner, two-time BAFTA Award winner, and four-time Golden Globe Award winner.

Festival director Thierry Fremaux will present the Oscar winner with the prize.

The largest international festival of classic cinema, the Lumiere Festival will take place from October 13 to October 21.

SAARC Development Fund to hold 2-day conclave in Delhi next month

SAARC Development Fund will hold a two-day partnership conclave here next month, aimed at strategic growth in the South Asia region through project collaboration and regional integration

SDF Executive Director is Sunil Motiwal

The conclave proposes to solicit cross-border project co-financing under the "social, economic and infrastructure windows of SDF"

The  concepts to be discussed during the conclave for funding would be energy, transportation, ICT, trade and commerce, agriculture and allied sectors, and poverty alleviation, among others.



The Thimphu-based SDF was established by the heads of the eight SAARC Member States -- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- in April 2010 to promote peoples' welfare in the region, improve their quality of life, and accelerate economic growth, social progress and poverty alleviation.

Mauritius Senior International Badminton Tournament

Mauritius Senior International  Badminton Tournament

Indian women's doubles pair of Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker defeated Maldivian pair of Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq and Fathimath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq to win the Mauritius Senior International Tournament

Mauritius Senior International Tournament was   played at Rose Hill in Mauritius

 Simran Singhi and Ritika Thaker  won their second international title

The Indian pair was seeded second in the tournament

They defeated the  number one seeded pair 21-17, 21-12

Simran and Ritika,  are number one ranked U-19 pair of India,

Indian scientists discover planet 600 light years away

Indian scientists discover planet 600 light years away

A team of scientists from the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, discovered a sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size exoplanet,

it is about 27 times the mass of Earth and six times the radius of Earth.

 The planet revolves around a Sun-like star, some 600 light years away from Earth.

The discovery was made by measuring the mass of the planet using the indigenously designed ‘PRL Advance Radial-velocity Abu-Sky Search’ (PARAS) spectrograph integrated with 1.2m telescope at PRL’s Gurushikar Observatory in Mount Abu.

With this discovery, India has joined a select league of countries which has discovered planets around stars.

 The planet was found to go around the star in about 19.5 days.

The surface temperature of the planet was found to be around 600 degrees Celsius, as it is very close to the host star. It is seven times nearer to its star, in comparison with Earth-Sun distance. This might make it uninhabitable

The discovery is of importance for understanding the formation mechanism of such super-Neptune or sub-Saturn kind of planets, that are too close to the host star, according to scientists.

Paras spectrograph made an independent measurement of the mass of the planet body, as it was necessary for discovery after data from Nasa’s K2 (Kepler2) photometry could not confirm the planetary nature of the system.

 

Maria Bueno was associated with which sport?

Maria Bueno was associated with which sport?

Options

1) tennis

2)badminton

3)table tennis

4)squash

answer

1) tennis


Other details

Maria Esther Andion Bueno was a professional tennis player from Brazil.

During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 Major titles, making her the most successful South American female tennis player in history

Maria Bueno was Legendary Brazilian tennis player

In 1960, Bueno became the first woman ever to win all four Grand Slam double titles in one year (three with Darlene Hard and one with Christine Truman).

Maria Bueno won three Wimbledon and four US championship singles titles.

She was a singles finalist at the Australian Championships and the French Championships, losing both finals to Margaret Smith.

 Bueno reached at least the quarterfinals in each of the first 26 Grand Slam singles tournaments she played.
 

Farhad Forbes elected global chairman of Family Business International

Farhad Forbes elected global chairman of Family Business International

Farhad Forbes, Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall, has been elected global Chairman of Family Business Network International,
.
He is the first non-European to hold this prestigious position.

 FBN International is the world's leading family business organisation.


It was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

FBN International brings together over 3,400 family businesses, 11,000 individual members including 4,500 Next-Generation members.

It has 31 chapters in 65 countries including a Confederation of Indian Industry - FBN International chapter in India.

Forbes Marshall is a leading manufacturer of steam engineering and control instrumentation solutions.

Their products and services help industries save energy, improve process quality and throughput, and run a clean and safe factory.

when is UN Russian Language Day celebrated?

when is UN Russian Language Day celebrated?

Options

1) June 6

2)June 7

3)June 8

4)June 9


answer

1) June 6

other details

UN Russian Language Day is observed annually on June 6.

 The event was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2010.

UN Russian Language Day coincides with the birthday of Aleksandr Pushkin, a Russian poet who is considered the father of modern Russian literature

The initiative of the UN Language Days was launched in February 2010 in order to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and to promote equal use of all six of the UN's official working languages throughout the organization

When is International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing celebrated?

When is International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing celebrated?

options

1) June  5

2)June  6

3)June  7

4)June  8

answer

1) June  5


Other details

In 2015, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean of the FAO proposed that an initiative be launched to declare an International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

a proposal was submitted to the attention of the thirty-second session of FAO Committee on Fisheries.

The Committee on Fisheries endorsed the proposal for the declaration of 5 June as the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.  The date reflects the day when the Port State Measures Agreement officially entered into force as an international treaty.

treaty is the first international legally-binding instrument specifically devoted to the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

The proposed draft resolution was submitted to the 40th Session of the FAO Conference (July 2017) for approval. In December 2017 the UN General Assembly in its annual resolution on sustainable fisheries proclaimed 5 June as the International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

 In the same resolution the UN also declared 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture, which will help focus attention on the small-scale fishermen and women who comprise 90 percent of the world's fisheries work force.

Where is Fuego volcano located?

Where is Fuego volcano located?

Options

1) Guatemala

2)Mexico

3)Honduras

4)El Salvador

answer

1) Guatemala

Other details

Volcán de Fuego   is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments.

It is about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Antigua Guatemala, one of Guatemala’s most famous cities and a tourist destination

The Fuego volcano, is about 40km south-west of the capital Guatemala City,

it has erupted frequently since the Spanish conquest and as recently as in June 2018

Guatemala, a Central American country south of Mexico, is home to volcanoes, rainforests and ancient Mayan sites.

Capital: Guatemala City Trending

Capital and largest city: Guatemala City;
Currency: Guatemalan quetzal
President: Jimmy Morales

the US and which country have agreed to permanently restore the direct postal service?

 the US and which country have agreed to permanently restore the direct postal service?

Options

1) cuba

2)peru

3)brazil

4)chile

answer

1) cuba

Other details



    Cuba and the US have agreed to permanently restore the direct postal service between the two countries.

    This service allows the postal delivery of mail, parcels, and express courier deliveries on direct flights between Cuba and the United States, and through post offices in both countries.

    The direct postal service between the two neighbouring nations was suspended by Havana in 1968.

Cuba is a Caribbean island nation under communist rule.
Capital: Havana
President: Miguel Díaz-Canel
Currencies: Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso

 

where is 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup being played?

where is 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup being played?

Options

1) Bangladesh,

2)India,

 3)Malaysia,

4)Sri Lanka

answer

1) Bangladesh,

Other details

The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup is the seventh edition of the ACC Women's Asia Cup, organized by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).

 It is scheduled to take place between 3 and 10 June 2018 in Malaysia, and is the third edition played as a 20-over tournament.

The tournament is contested between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

 India are the defending champions.

Mariano Rajoy was Prime Minister of which country?

Mariano Rajoy was Prime Minister  of which country?

Options

1) Spain

2)Italy

3)France

4)Germany

answer

1) Spain


Other details

Mariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 2011 to 2018, when a vote of no-confidence ousted his government.

Spain, a country on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula, includes 17 autonomous regions with diverse geography and cultures.

Capital: Madrid
Currency     Euro[

when is World Milk Day celebrated?

when is World Milk Day celebrated?

Options

1) June 1

2)June 3

3)June 4

4)June 2

answer

1) June 1


Other details

 

Vikas Gowda was associated with which sport?

Vikas Gowda was associated with which sport?
Options
1) discus throw
2) javelin throw
3) archery
4) shooting

answer

1) discus throw


Other details

Vikas Shive Gowda is an Indian discus thrower and Shot putter.

 Born in Mysore, he grew up in Frederick, Maryland in the United States.

His father, Shive, coached the 1988 Indian Olympic track team.

Vikas Gowda is a Padma Shri awardee in 2017

His personal best throw is 66.28 meters which is also Indian national record in discus throw, was achieved in 2012

He won his first gold medal in Asian Championships in 2013 in Pune, with a throw of 64.90 meters.

In shot put his personal record stands on 19.62 meters

Asian Games
Silver medal – second place     2014 Incheon     
Bronze medal – third place     2010 Guangzhou     
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place     2014 Glasgow     
Silver medal – second place     2010 New Delhi     
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place     2013 Pune     
Gold medal – first place     2015 Wuhan     
Silver medal – second place     2011 Kobe     
Bronze medal – third place     2005 Incheon     
Bronze medal – third place     2017 Bhubaneswar      .

Where was 2nd edition of SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group Meeting held?

Where was 2nd edition of SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group Meeting  held?

Options

1)  China,

2) Russia,

3)Kazakhstan,

4)Uzbekistan


answer

1)  China,


Other details

The 2nd meeting of SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group Meeting was held in Beijing on may 28 2018

This was the second meeting of the Contact Group following the expansion of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in June 2017 with India becoming its full member.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Charter was signed in June 2002 and entered into force on 19 September 2003

These countries, except for Uzbekistan, had been members of the Shanghai Five group, founded on 26 April 1996 in Shanghai.

 India and Pakistan joined SCO as full members on 9 June 2017 at a summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.


Headquarters: Beijing, China
Deputy Secretaries General: Sabyr Imandosov; Wang Kaiwen; Aziz Nosirov; Vladimir Potapenko
Secretary General: Rashid Alimov
Founded: 26 April 1996
Official language: Chinese and Russian
Founders: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan


Membership
   
8 member states


     China
     India
     Kazakhstan
     Kyrgyzstan
     Pakistan
     Russia
     Tajikistan
     Uzbekistan

4 observer states


     Afghanistan
     Belarus
     Iran
     Mongolia

6 dialogue partners


     Armenia
     Azerbaijan
     Cambodia
       Nepal
     Sri Lanka
     Turkey

4 guest attendances

     ASEAN
     CIS
     Turkmenistan
     UN

 

where was 108th session of UNWTO Executive council organized?

where was 108th session of UNWTO Executive council  organized?

Options

1) Spain

2)Germany

3)France

4)Italy


answer


1) Spain


Other details

108th session of UNWTO Executive Council was held, in San Sebastian, Spain.

The UNWTO Executive Council conducts meetings at least two times a year. The next meeting is to be held in Bahrain.

As of July 2017, membership of the UNWTO included 156 states,  six territories (Flemish Community (1997), Puerto Rico (2002), Aruba (1987), Hong Kong (1999), Macau (1981), Madeira (1995)),  and two permanent observers (Holy See (1979), Palestine (1999))

The Executive Council is UNWTO's governing board, responsible for ensuring that the Organization carries out its work and adheres to its budget.

It meets at least twice a year and is composed of members elected by the General Assembly in a ratio of one for every five full members.

As host country of UNWTO's headquarters, Spain has a permanent seat on the Executive Council. Representatives of the associate members and affiliate members participate in Executive Council meetings as observers

The World Tourism Organization is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. Wikipedia
Headquarters: Madrid, 
Founded: 1975
Abbreviation: UNWTO; OMT
Parent organization: United Nations

Who was Philip Roth?

Who was Philip Roth?

Options

1) author

2)actor

3)singer

4)none of the above


answer

1) author


Other details

Philip Milton Roth was an American novelist.

Roth wrote more than 30 books, including the 1991 memoir "Patrimony,"

he wrote  "American Pastoral," for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998

which is the first latin American nation to join NATO?

which is the first latin American nation to join NATO?


Options


1)Columbia

2)Venezuela

3)Peru

4)Brazil




answer

 1)Columbia


Other details

 One year after reaching partnership deal through a peace agreement with South America, Colombia on Friday (local time) has formally joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced the formalising of its global partner status.

Colombia joined the ranks of Afghanistan, Australia, Iraq, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, New Zealand and Pakistan.

The announcement was made on the same day that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said that Colombia would be officially invited to join the group.

Colombia is a country at the northern tip of South America.

President: Juan Manuel Santos Trending
Capital: Bogotá
Capital and largest city: Bogotá; 
Currency: Colombian peso
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.

Twelve countries were part of the founding of NATO: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Chairman of the NATO Military Committee: General Petr Pavel, Czech Land Forces

Supreme Allied Commander Europe: General Curtis Scaparrotti, United States Army

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Abbreviation: NATO, OTAN

Founded: 4 April 1949, Washington, D.C., United States


Membership
   
29 states


    Albania
    Belgium
    Bulgaria
    Canada
    Croatia
    Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Estonia
    France
    Germany
    Greece
    Hungary
    Iceland
    Italy
    Latvia
    Lithuania
    Luxembourg
    Montenegro
    Netherlands
    Norway
    Poland
    Portugal
    Romania
    Slovakia
    Slovenia
    Spain
    Turkey
    United Kingdom
    United States

what is mekunu ?

what is mekunu ?


options

1) cyclone

2)river

3)mountain

4)sea


answer

1) cyclone


Other details

Cyclone Mekunu is a cyclone near  southern Oman and yemen

cyclone   was near west of Salalah, the second largest city in Oman


two ships from the Indian Navy, INS Deepak and INS Kochi have sailed from Mumbai containing humanitarian aid material as well as helicopters equipped for rescue operations

Cyclone Mekunu, which hit the Yemeni island of Socotra earlier

Oman, a nation on the Arabian Peninsula,

Capital: Muscat
Currency: Omani rial
Capital and largest city: Muscat;

Yemen, officially known as the Republic of Yemen, is an Arab sovereign state in Western Asia at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second-largest country in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 square kilometres

Capital: Sana'a
Currency: Yemeni rial
Capital and largest city: Sana'a

When is Commonwealth Day celebrated?

When is Commonwealth Day celebrated?

Options

1) May 24

2)May 25

3)May 26

4)May 27


answer

1) May 24


Other details

Commonwealth Day,   is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations, often held on the second Monday in March.

 Commonwealth Day was earlier known as Empire Day. It is an annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations.

 It is celebrated on the second Monday in March in many countries.

 In India it is celebrated on 24th May.

The theme for Commonwealth Day 2018 is: ‘Towards a Common Future’.

Commonwealth Day is a public holiday in some parts of the Commonwealth, but not presently in Britain

The Commonwealth of Nations , formerly (1931–1949) the British Commonwealth,  also known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

The Commonwealth operates by intergovernmental consensus of the member states, organised through the Commonwealth Secretariat and non-governmental organisations, organised through the Commonwealth Foundation

Headquarters     London, England, United Kingdom

53 states

Leaders
  Head
    Elizabeth II (designate - Prince Charles)
 Secretary-General
    Patricia Scotland
  Chair-in-Office
    Theresa May
Establishment
 Balfour Declaration
    19 November 1926
  Statute of Westminster
    11 December 1931
  London Declaration
    28 April 1949

AB de Villiers was associated with which sport?

AB de Villiers  was associated with which sport?

Options

1) cricket

2)rugby

3)hockey

4)tennis


answer

1) cricket


Other details

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers, commonly known as AB de Villiers, is a former South African international cricketer who played for the South African national team and Titans in domestic cricket. He retired from all forms of cricket on 23rd May, 2018.


De Villiers, who debuted for South Africa in December 2004, appeared in 114 Test matches scoring 8765 runs at an average of 50.66. He has 22 centuries and 46 half-centuries to his name in cricket's longest format.

which company will buy EMI Music ?

which company will buy EMI Music ?

options

1) Sony Corp

2)Universal Music Group

3)Capitol Records

4)none of the above


answer

1) Sony Corp


Other details

Sony Corp  would pay about $2.3 billion to gain control of EMI Music Publishing,

Wholly owned unit Sony Corporation of America will buy all of the roughly 60 percent stake in EMI Music held by Mubadala Investment Company, increasing Sony's holding to 90 percent and making it a consolidated subsidiary

The acquisition is the biggest so far by new CEO Kenichiro Yoshida,

EMI Group Limited was a British multinational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London.
At the time of its break-up in 2012, it was the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, and was one of the big four record companies

Founded     31 March 1931
Headquarters     Westminster, London,

Sony Music Entertainment is an American record label conglomerate owned by Sony and incorporated as a general partnership of Sony Music Holdings Inc. through Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. 
Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States

Executives: Rob Stringer (CEO), Kevin Kelleher (COO),

who won the European Golden Shoe 2018?

who won the European Golden Shoe 2018?

Options

1) Lionel Messi

2)Cristiano Ronaldo

3)Neymar

4)Antoine Griezmann







answer





1) Lionel Messi

answer

Lionel Messi won a record fifth European Golden Shoe after ending La Liga season with 34 goals

It is the fifth time Messi has claimed the award (2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2016-17),

The European Golden Shoe, formerly known as the European Golden Boot, is an association football award presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league.

From its inception in the 1967–1968 season, the award, originally called Soulier d'Or, which translates from French as Golden Shoe or Boot, has been given to the top goalscorer in all European leagues that season.

 Originally presented by L'Équipe magazine, it has been awarded by the European Sports Media since the 1996–1997 season.

Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentine national team

Who won the 5th Asian women's Champions Trophy?

Who won the 5th Asian  women's Champions Trophy?

options

1) South Korea

2)India

3)sri lanka

4)Bhutan

answer

1) South Korea


Other details

The Indian women's Hockey team failed to defend its crown at the fifth Asian Champions Trophy, as it lost to hosts South Korea, 0-1 in the summit clash at Donghae City

this was  India's first defeat of the tournament.

South Korea has lifted the title for the third time after having won it in 2010 and 2011.

India,  finished second best for the second time after having lost to Japan in the final of the 2013 edition

Indian striker Vandana Katariya was declared player of the tournament

youngster Lalremsiami was named as the upcoming player of the tournament.

striker Navneet Kaur and Vandana Katariya finished as joint top-scorer in the tournament along with China's Xiaoming Song

The Asian Hockey Champions Trophy is an event held annually by the Asian Hockey Federation (since 2011). It features the Asian Games top field hockey teams competing in a round robin format

Thomas cup is associated with which sport?

Thomas cup is associated with which sport?

Options

1)  badminton

2)tennis

3)table tennis

4)squash

answer


1)  badminton


Other details

Thomas cup Badminton tournament is starting in Thailand, Bangkok

The Thomas Cup,  is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF)

 The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982 tournament, amended from being conducted every three years since the first tournament held in 1948–1949.

The final phase of the tournament involves twelve teams competing at venues within a host nation and is played concurrently with the final phase of the world women's team championships, the Uber Cup (first held in 1956–1957).

Since 1984 the two competitions have been held jointly at the various stages of play.

Of the twenty-eight Thomas Cup tournaments held since 1948–1949, only five nations have won the title.

Indonesia is the most successful team, having won the tournament thirteen times.

China, which did not begin to compete until the 1982 series, follows Indonesia with nine titles, while Malaysia has won five titles. Japan and Denmark both have one.


The 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup  will be the 30th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 27th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF).

The tournament will be hosted by Bangkok, Thailand.

The matches will be played at IMPACT Arena. It will be the first time that Thailand has hosted the tournament and the first time this event has been held in Southeast Asia since 2010 in Malaysia.

Denmark are the defending men's champions, and China are the defending women's champions.

lalchand Rajput has been appointed as interim head coach of which cricket team?

lalchand Rajput has been appointed as interim head coach of which cricket team?

Options

1) Zimbabwe

2)ireland

3)afghanistan


4)nepal


answer

1) Zimbabwe


Other details

the Zimbabwe Cricket council appointed 56 year old former Indian Cricketer Mr Lalchand Rajput as the interim head coach of Zimbabwe

He replaced Heath Streak

Zimbabwe had previously lost to qualify in March for ICC world Cup

Lalchand Sitaram Rajput   is a former Indian cricketer and the interim head coach of the Zimbabwe national team.

Rajput played in two Tests and four ODIs from 1985 to 1987.

he served as manager of the Indian national team for a brief period, and also coached Afghanistan from 2016 to 2017.

He has also held administrative positions with the Mumbai Cricket Association.

Rajput was appointed as the manager of the winning Indian cricket team for the Twenty20 World Championship 2007 held in South Africa.

Rajput was the coach of the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2008.


The Zimbabwe cricket team represents Zimbabwe in international cricket. It is administered by Zimbabwe Cricket (formerly known as the Zimbabwe Cricket Union or ZCU). Zimbabwe is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International status.
 

When is World Tell-communication and Information Society Day celebrated?

When is World Tell-communication and Information Society Day celebrated?


Options

1) 17 May

2)18 May

3)19 May

4)16 May

answer

1) 17 May


Other details

World Information Society Day was proclaimed to be on 17 May by a United Nations General Assembly resolution, following the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis

World Telecommunication Day
The day had previously been known as 'World Telecommunication Day' to commemorate the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on 17 May 1865.  It was instituted by the Plenipotentiary Conference in Malaga-Torremolinos in 1973.

The main objective of the day is to raise global awareness of societal changes brought about by the Internet and new technologies. It also aims to help reduce the digital divide.

World Information Society Day

In November 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society called upon the UN General Assembly to declare 17 May as World Information Society Day to focus on the importance of ICT and the wide range of issues related to the information society raised by WSIS. The General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/RES/60/252) in March 2006 stipulating that World Information Society Day shall be celebrated every year on 17 May. The first World Information Society Day took place on Wednesday, 17 May 2006.
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

In November 2006, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, decided to celebrate both events on 17 May as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. The updated Resolution 68 invites Member States and Sector Members to celebrate the day annually by organizing appropriate national programmes 
 

who won the europa cup 2017-18?

who won the europa cup 2017-18?

Options

1)Marseill
2)Salzburg
3)Arsenal
4)Atlético Madrid

answer

4)Atlético Madrid


Other details


Atletico Madrid defeat Olympique Marseille 3-0 to win Europa League

The 2018 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, the 47th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 9th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018,  between French side Marseille and Spanish side Atlético Madrid

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann achieved a unique first as the Frenchman downed compatriots Marseille with a Europa League final double
Griezmann is now the first French player to  score two in a Champions League or Europa League final, including the European Cup or UEFA Cup forerunners  of each trophy

The UEFA Europa League is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions.

Previously called the UEFA Cup, the competition has been known as the UEFA Europa League since the 2009–10 season,
following a change in format. For UEFA footballing records purposes,
the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League are considered the same competition, with the change of name being simply a rebranding

In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup.
 For the 2004–05 competition a group stage was added prior to the knockout phase.
The 2009 re-branding included a merge with the UEFA Intertoto Cup, producing an enlarged competition format,
 with an expanded group stage and changed qualifying criteria.
The winner of the UEFA Europa League qualifies for the UEFA Super Cup,
and since the 2014–15 season the winner of the UEFA Europa League also qualifies for the next edition of the UEFA Champions League.
 The winner enters at the group stage.

The title has been won by 28 different clubs, 12 of which have won the title more than once.
 The most successful clubs in the competition are Sevilla and with five titles.
The current champions are Atlético Madrid after defeating Marseille in the final to win the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Club Atlético de Madrid,   commonly known as Atlético Madrid, or simply as Atlético or Atleti,
is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, that plays in La Liga.
Manager: Diego Simeone
Arena/Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain

Who was awarded France’s player of the year 2018?

Who was awarded France’s player of the year 2018?

options

1) Neymar

2)Kylian Mbappé

3)Edinson Cavani

4)Marco Verratti

answer

1) Neymar


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 Paris saint-Germain’s brazilian forward footballer Neymar was named France’s player of the Year at an award ceremony in Paris. He received his award from former Brazilian international player Ronaldo as a part of 27th UNFP (French National Professional Football Players Union) trophy Ceremony.

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team

Where was first South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network meeting held?

Where was first South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network meeting held?

Options

1)  India

2)Afghanistan 

3)Bangladesh  

4)Bhutan

answer

1)  India


Other details

South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) is an inter-governmental wildlife law enforcement support body of South Asian countries namely - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

SAWEN was officially launched in January, 2011 in Paro Bhutan.

It promotes regional cooperation to combat wildlife crime in South Asia

In 2016 the Union Cabinet gave permission to adopt the statute of SAWEN.

where is 2018 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy being payed?

Options

1) south Korea

2) China

3) Japan

4) Laos

answer



1) south Korea


Other details

The 2018 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy will be the 5th edition of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy for women.

The tournament will be held in Donghae City.

The top five Asian teams (China, India, Japan, South Korea and Malaysia) will participate in the tournament which involves round-robin league among all teams followed by play-offs for final position

The Asian Hockey Champions Trophy is an event held annually by the Asian Hockey Federation (since 2011).

 It features the Asian Games top six field hockey teams competing in a round robin format.

Pakistan and India are the most successful teams in Asian Hockey Champions Trophy; Pakistan and India have won the trophy twice.

India is the defending champion of the Men's Trophy.

 They won their second title in 2016 by beating Pakistan 3-2 in the final.

India is the defending champion of the Women's Trophy.

When was World Migratory Bird Day celebrated in 2018?

When was  World Migratory Bird Day celebrated in 2018?

options

1)  12  May

2)11  May

3)13  May

4)14  May

answer

1)  12  May


Other details

international Migratory Bird Day is a conservation initiative that brings awareness on conserving migratory birds and their habitats throughout the Western Hemisphere.

This program is dedicated to international conservation efforts and environmental education in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

 The World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated twice a year, on the Second Saturday in May and in October. It will also be observed on 13th October 2018.

 theme 2018 is: “Unifying our Voices for Bird Conservation”.

2018 is the “Year of the Bird”.

who was David W. Goodall ?

who was David W. Goodall ?


options

1) botanist

2)mathematician

3)archaeologist

4)none of the above


answer

1) botanist


Other details

David William Goodall AM was a British-born Australian botanist and ecologist. He was influential in the early development of statistical methods in ecology, particularly the study of vegetation.

 

where was SCO Tourism Ministers’ conference held?

Options

1) China

2)Russia

3)Kazakhstan

4)Uzbekistan

answer

1) China


Other details

the SCO Tourism Ministers’ conference was held in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.

This is the first tourism ministerial meeting between member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Charter was signed in June 2002 and entered into force on 19 September 2003

These countries, except for Uzbekistan, had been members of the Shanghai Five group, founded on 26 April 1996 in Shanghai.

India and Pakistan joined SCO as full members on 9 June 2017 at a summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Abbreviation     SCO
Formation     15 June 2001(superseded Shanghai Five group, founded on 26 April 1996)

Headquarters     Beijing, China
Membership
   
8 member states

4 observer states

6 dialogue partners

4 guest attendances

Official language
    Chinese and Russian
Secretary General
    Rashid Alimov
Deputy Secretaries General
    Sabyr Imandosov
Wang Kaiwen
Aziz Nosirov
Vladimir Potapenko

uber has entered into partnership with which space organization for flying taxi?

uber has entered into partnership with which space organization for flying taxi?

Options

1) Nasa

2)Isro

3)ESA

4)China National Space Administration


answer

1) Nasa


Other details



    NASA and Uber have signed an agreement to explore putting flying taxis in the skies over US cities.
    NASA will begin simulations for so-called “urban air mobility” vehicles that also include delivery drones.
    NASA said the goal is to create a rideshare network that will allow residents to hail a small aircraft the same way Uber users can now use an app to call a car.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. 
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Founded: 29 July 1958, United States of America

Uber Technologies Inc. is a peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations in 633 cities worldwide.
CEO: Dara Khosrowshahi (30 Aug 2017–)
Founded: March 2009, San Francisco, California, United States
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Founders: Travis Kalanick, Garrett Camp

When is World Red Cross celebrated?

When is World Red Cross celebrated?

options

1)  8 May

2)9 May

3)10 May

4)7 May


answer

1)  8 May


other details


World Red Cross is an annual celebration of the principles of the International Red Cross  Movement.

World Red Cross  is celebrated on 8 May each year.
 This date is the anniversary of the birth of Henry Dunant, who was born 8 May 1828.

He is the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.

When is World Laughter Day celebrated?

When is World Laughter Day celebrated?

Options

1)  first Sunday of May

2) first Sunday of March

 3)first Sunday of April

 4)first Sunday of June



answer

 1)  first Sunday of May


Other details

World Laughter Day takes place on the first Sunday of May of every year

 The first celebration was on May 10, 1998, in Mumbai, India,

The day is now celebrated worldwide

Arsène Wenger was coach of which football team?

Arsène Wenger was coach of which football team?

options

1) Arsenal

2)Manchester city

3)Manchester united

4)liverpool

answer

1) Arsenal


Other details

Arsène Wenger OBE is a French football manager and former player. He has been the manager of Arsenal since October 1996, where he has since become the club's longest-serving manager and most successful in terms of major titles won.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England, that plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

The club has won 13 League titles, a record 13 FA Cups, two League Cups, the League Centenary Trophy, 15 FA Community Shields, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

 It is also the only English club to go a 38-match league season unbeaten, receiving  a special gold Premier League trophy

Which state in US became the world's fifth largest economy?

Which state in US became the world's fifth largest economy?

Options

1) California

2)Washington

3)Michigan

4)New York



answer


1) California



Other details

California’s economy has surpassed that of the United Kingdom to become the world’s fifth largest

 California’s gross domestic product of $2.7tn has overtaken the UK’s $2.6tn.

The State’s GDP rose by $127bn in the period from 2016 to 2017, while the UK’s economic output fell slightly over that time when measured in US dollars, due in part to exchange rate fluctuations. British GDP has fallen steadily from $3tn in 2014

California’s economic output is now surpassed only by the total GDP of the United States, China, Japan and Germany.

California last had the world’s fifth largest economy in 2002 but fell as low as 10th in 2012 following the great recession.

Since then, the largest US state has added 2 million jobs and grown its GDP by $700bn, now contributing a little over 14% of the US economy despite having 12% of the US population,

California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles

Capital: Sacramento

When is International Firefighters' Day celebrated?

When is International Firefighters' Day celebrated?

options

1) May 4

2)May 5

3)May 6

4)May 7

answer

1) May 4


Other details

international Firefighters' Day (IFFD) is observed on May 4.

It was instituted after proposal emailed out across the world on January 4, 1999 due to the deaths of five firefighters in tragic circumstances in a bushfire in Australia.

red and blue ribbon is the symbols of International Fire Fighters Day,  the red stood for the element of fire whereas the blue would represent the element of water.

 

when is World Press Freedom Day celebrated?

when is World Press Freedom Day celebrated?

Options

1) 3 May

2)4 May

3)5 May

4)6 May

answer

1) 3 May

Other details

The United Nations General Assembly declared May 3 to be World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day to raise awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression enshrined under Article 19 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and marking the anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in Windhoek in 1991.

UNESCO also marks World Press Freedom Day each year by bringing together media professionals, press freedom organisations and UN agencies to assess the state of press freedom worldwide

 In 1993, the UN General Assembly declared May 3 as World Press Freedom Day

theme: "Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law

New Shepard Space Capsule was launched by which company?

 New Shepard Space Capsule was launched by which company?

Options

1) Blue Origin

2)SpaceX

3)Virgin Galactic

4)none of the above


answer

1) Blue Origin


Other details

Blue Origin, the private space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its passenger spaceship New Shepard on a test flight

The New Shepard 2.0 rocket and capsule, both of which have flown in space before, lifted off from Blue Origin's West Texas launch site

Blue Origin launched New Shepard to a target altitude of 351,000 feet (106,984 meters)

Sunday's launch marked the second flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard 2.0 vehicle (after a successful December 2017 test launch) and eighth test flight overall for the company's New Shepard program.

An earlier version of New Shepard launched a series of missions in 2015 and 2016 before it was retired

Blue Origin's New Shepard 2.0 space capsule is designed to fly six passengers on suborbital space tourism flights

Blue Origin, LLC is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company headquartered in Kent, Washington. 
Founder: Jeff Bezos
Founded: 8 September 2000
Headquarters: Kent, Washington, United States
Owner: Jeff Bezos
Number of employees: 1,000

when is World Asthma Day observed?

when is World Asthma Day observed?

Options

1)  first Tuesday of May

2) first Tuesday of March

 3)first Tuesday of April

4)none of the above

answer

1)  first Tuesday of May


Other details

World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.

 World Asthma Day takes place on the first Tuesday of May.

theme of this year’s event is ‘Never too early, never too late’.

The inaugural World Asthma Day was held in 1998

When is International Jazz Day celebrated?

When is International Jazz Day  celebrated?

Options

1) April 30

2)April 29

3)April 28

4)April 27

answer

1) April 30


Other details

International Jazz Day is an International Day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2011 "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe."

 It is celebrated annually on April 30.

 The brainchild of jazz pianist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock, Jazz Day is chaired by Hancock along with the sitting UNESCO Director-General.

The celebration is recognized on the calendars of both UNESCO and the United Nations.

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, an American NGO also chaired by Hancock, is the lead organizational partner for Jazz Day.

The Institute coordinates activities in the UNESCO member states as well as the Global Host Celebration.

Saint Petersburg, Russia is the Global Host City for International Jazz Day 2018.

International Jazz Day is chaired and led by the UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay