15, 16 May 2019 GK, Current Affairs Quiz, Questions

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Current Affairs Questions on 15, 16 May 2019 :
Which Indian retired judge was appointed a judge of Fiji Supreme Court, as was disclosed on 16 May 2019?
A. Justice Mehul Thakur
B. Justice Ranjit Singh
C. Justice Madan Lokur
D. Justice Niti das
Answer: C
Explanation: Justice (retired) Madan B. Lokur has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji as a judge of its non-resident panel. Fiji is a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean. He was judge of the Supreme Court of India and had demitted office on 31 December 2018. He will join in his new role on 15 August 2019 and will have tenure of three years)

Which country has become the second country in the world after UK to declare ‘climate emergency’ ?
A. Russia
B. U.S.
C. Ireland
D. China
Answer: C
Explanation: Ireland becomes second country in the world after UK to declare ‘climate emergency’.The country’s climate action minister, Richard Bruton, warned climate change was the greatest threat facing humanity and the level of urgency was justified. An amendment to a parliamentary report declaring a “climate emergency” and calling on parliament “to examine how (the Irish government) can improve its response to the issue of biodiversity loss” was accepted without a vote late Thursday. Irish Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, who moved the amendment, called the decision “historic”.

Which nation’s President is set to propose a merit-based immigration policy?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Japan
D. Australia
Answer: A
Explanation: US President Donald Trump is set to announce a new proposal to overhaul the legal immigration system to give preference to foreigners based on merit rather than family ties. The decision could largely benefit thousands of Indian professionals, who end up waiting for long to get the Green Card.

Samuel Sanchez was in news recently, he belongs to which sport?
A. Cycling
B. Football
C. Cricket
D. Badminton
Answer: A
Explanation: Spain’s Samuel Sanchez, the 2008 Olympic road race champion, has been given a two-years back-dated ban after testing positive for human growth hormones in 2017. The International Cycling Union accepted Sanchez’s explanation that a contaminated supplement was at the root of the problem but said Monday it was banning him until August 2019. The 41-year-old was sacked by his then team BMC at the time of the test, just ahead of the Vuelta a Espana 2017..............Check More at INDIA GK" App: tinyurl.com/IndiaGK

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