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Current Affairs May 2019
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Latest current affairs for the month of May 2019 are given below. Hope you like it.
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| Who is the new Defence Minister of India? | Rajnath Singh |
| Who is the new Home Minister of India | Amit Shah |
| Who is the new Finance Minister of India | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| For complete list of new Cabinet Ministers, Click Here | |
| Which legendary cricketer of India has made his debut as a commentator in the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019? | Sachin Tendulkar |
| What is the position of India in the latest ICC ODI Team Rankings? | Second |
| Which Indian state celebrated its statehood on May 30? | Goa |
| Which group of countries were invited by India to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 30, 2019? | BIMSTEC |
| Which surface to air missile was successfully test fired from Interim Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odhisa by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)? | AKASH-MK-1S |
| Which Indian Insititution launched a competition for its logo and mottoo on May 28, 2019? | Lokpal |
| Who took oath as the new Chief Minister of Sikkim? | Prem Singh Golay |
| Who will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh? | Pema Khandu |
| Name the YSR Congress Chief who will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on May 30? | Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| To which Asian country India has recently delivered a pair of Mi-24 attack helicopters? | Afghanistan |
| Who is the youngest BJP candidate to win in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 from Bangalore South seat? | Tejaswi Surya (Age - 28 years) |
| On which date the 28th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was observed across India? | 21st May |
| Name the Indian spinner who recently started lifestyle brand CheQmate? | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Which Bollywood actor has been appointed by UPI payments app BharatPe as its Brand Ambassador? | Salman Khan |
| In how many constituencies the voting for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was held? | 542 |
| In which state 26 reservoirs have reached "zero storage" according to statistics put out by the Water Conservation department of state government? | Maharashtra |
| Aiming at a 'cash-lite' society, which institution released a vision document for ensuring a safe, secure, convenient, quick and affordable e-payment system as it expects the number of digital transactions to increase more than four times to 8,707 crore in December 2021? | Reserve Bank of India |
| Which team defeated Chennai Super Kings by 1 run in a last-ball thriller to become the 1st team to win the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the 4th time? | Mumbai Indians |
| Which player became the Player of the Series in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019? | Andre Russell |
| Which player won the Purple Cap in IPL season 2019 for taking highest number of wickets? | Imran Tahir |
| Which player won the Orange Cap in IPL season 2019 for scoring highest number of runs? | David Warner |
| Former Congress leader Kadavoor Sivadasan passed away on May 17. He was a five-time MLA from which Indian state? | Kerala |
| On which day the National Dengue Day is observed every year in India? | 16th May |
| Which state has 35 percent of the country's Graphite deposits as per the Geological Survey of India (GSI)? | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Which department launched MANAV : Human Atlas Initiative on May 10, towards improving knowledge on human physiology? | Department of Biotechnology (DBT) |
| What is the name of famous folk singer, also known as 'Birha Samrat', who passed away recently? | Hiralal Yadav |
| What is the name of Kerala's largest temple festival which began on May 12? | Thrissur Pooram |
| What is the theme of Indian Army in 2019 to reach out to the next of kin of battle casualties, ex-servicemen and serving soldiers? | Year of Next of Kin |
| Name the retired Supreme Court judge who has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji? | Madan Bhimrao Lokur |
| Which US-based magazine recently released its cover featuring image of PM Narendra Modi with headline 'India's Divider in Chief'? | TIME |
| India recently was re-elected as Observer to which international forum? | Arctic Council |
| 158th Birth Anniversary of which Nobel laureate was celebrated in India recently? | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Which Indian has been re-elected to International Narcotics Control Board for a five-year term beginning on March 2, 2020 and expiring on March 1, 2025? | Jagjit Pavadia |
| Which Indian Navy Ship, a Rajput class destroyer, was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam after having served for 36 years? | INS Ranjit |
| The Indian Navy launched which Scorpene-class submarine, the fourth of six underwater warships being built in India with French collaboration, with an aim to boost Indian capability to defend and secure the strategic sea lanes? | INS Vela |
| Name the Indian shooter who attained the world number one position in the women's 10m air rifle event recently? | Apurvi Chandela |
| RBI announced to issue Rs 20 banknotes of greenish-yellow colour. The new Rs 20 banknotes will bear which heritage site? | Ellora Caves |
| Name the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) drone which was successfully tested from Interim Test Range (ITR) in Odisha’s Chandipur? | Abhyas |
| Name the All India Football Federation president who has become the first Indian to be elected as the member of FIFA Executive Council for a period of 4 years? | Praful Patel |
| Which country has conferred its highest civilian honour named Zayed Medal upon the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi? | UAE |
| From which country India is procuring Kamov-31 Airborne Early Warning and Control helicopters for the Indian Navy | Russia |
| Name the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who has been conferred France's highest civilian award Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honour? | Dr. AS Kiran Kumar |
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS AND EVENTS
| On which day World No Tobacco Day is observed across the world? | 31st May |
| Which country removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners after certain developments and steps were taken by India to avert concerns surrounding foreign exchange irregularities? | |
| On which day International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed across the world? | 29th May | USA |
| Which country is hosting the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup from 30 May to 14 July 2019? | England and Wales |
| How many teams are participating in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup? | 10 teams |
| Which activity has been officially labelled by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as an addictive disorder? | Excessive gaming |
| On which day Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019 is observed? | 28th May |
| The ICC World Cup 2019 will begin in England and Wales on? | 30th May |
| Name the Chinese technology giant against which the US-based company Google Inc has announced suspension of its services? | Huawei |
| Who has been recently re-elected as the President of South Africa? | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Name the 41 year old Omani author who won the Man Booker International Prize 2019 for her novel - Celestial Bodies? | Jokha Alharthi |
| What is the name of farthest place in universe where NASA’s spacecraft has recently found evidence of water? | Ultima Thule |
| On which day World Metrology Day is observed every year? | 20th May |
| Who was elected as the President of Indonesia for the second term? | Joko Widodo |
| Which tennis sportsperson received the Knighthood by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales in recognition of his services to tennis? | Sir Andy Murray |
| On which day the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed every year? | 17th May |
| Which country has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage? | Taiwan |
| Which country’s President has declared a national emergency to protect its computer networks from espionage? | United States of America (USA) |
| Which country will host the 2023 Asian Football Cup? | China |
| Which country recently blocked all editions of Wikipedia? | China |
| Who sworn in as the prime minister of Australia recently? | Scott Morrison |
| Which treaty was amended recently by around 180 countries to include Plastic Waste? | Basel Convention |
| Which country has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package under which the cash-strapped country will receive $ 6 billion over three years? | Pakistan |
| During which period the Global Road Safety Week was celebrated across the world? | May 6 to May 12 |
| What was the theme of United Nations Global Road Safety Week which was observed from May 6 to May 12? | Leadership for Road Safety |
| Which sportsperson was awarded with the highest US civilian honour? | Tiger Woods |
| On which day the World Press Freedom Day 2019 was observed across the world? | May 3 |
| Name the Nepalese Sherpa climber who has scaled Mount Everest for a 23rd time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest peak? | Kami Rita |
| Which US-based software company has unveiled the World's 1st Election Software named ElectionGuard that lets the voter track his vote till the end? | Microsoft |
| Name the Sri Lankan cricketer who has become the first non-British person to be appointed the President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for a period of one year from 1st Oct 2019? | Kumar Sangakkara |
| Who is the author of the book - Game Changer? | Shahid Afridi |
| What was the theme of the International Labour Day observed on May 1? | Sustainable Pension for All: The Role of Social Partners |
| Which country has become the first in the world to declare an environment and climate emergency in its Parliament? | United Kingdom |