When is world No Tobacco Day observed?

When is world No Tobacco Day observed?

Options

1) 31 May

2)30 May

3)29 May

4)28 May

answer

1) 31 May

other details

World No Tobacco Day which is observed around the world every year on May 31.

The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987.

In 1987, the WHO's World Health Assembly passed Resolution WHA40.38, calling for April 7, 1988 to be "a world no-smoking day". The objective of the day was to urge tobacco users worldwide to abstain from using tobacco products for 24 hours, an action they hoped would provide assistance for those trying to quit.


In 1988, Resolution WHA42.19 was passed by the World Health Assembly, calling for the celebration of World No Tobacco Day, every year on May 31. Since then, the WHO has supported World No Tobacco Day every year, linking each year to a different tobacco-related theme


theme tobacco as a threat to development.

when is International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated?

when is International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers celebrated?

options

1) 29 May

2)30 May

3)28 May

4)27 May

answer

1) 29 May

Other details

 The "International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers", May 29, is "a day to pay tribute to all the men and women who have served and continue to serve in United Nations peacekeeping operations for their high level of professionalism, dedication, and courage and to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace

theme  2017   “Investing in Peace Around the World.”

Who won Copa del Rey 2016-17?

Who won Copa del Rey 2016-17?

Options

1) Barcelona

2)Alavés

3)Atletico madrid

4)Athletic bilbao

answer

1) Barcelona

Other details

The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams.

Number of teams: 83
Date founded: 1903

Who was Gregg Allman?

Who was Gregg Allman?

options

1) singer

2)Actor

3)Author

4)Athlete

answer


1) singer


Other details

Gregory LeNoir Allman was an American musician, singer and songwriter

Where was G7 nations summit held in may 2017?

Where was G7 nations summit held in may 2017?

Options

1) Italy

2)Canada

3)France

4)Germany

answer

1) Italy

Other details

Leaders of the Group of Seven nations have begun a summit in Italy.

 Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni is chairing the meeting in Taormina on the southern Italian island of Sicily

The Group of 7 (G7) is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The European Union is also represented within the G7

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is Prime Minister of which country?

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth is Prime Minister of which country?


options

1) Mauritius

2)seychelles

3)bhutan

4)nepal

answer

1) Mauritius

Other details

Pravind Kumar Jugnauth  is a Mauritian politician who is Prime Minister of Mauritius, in office since 2017, and also holds another portfolio as Minister of Finance.

who has been appointed as WHO Director-General in may 2017?

who has been appointed as WHO Director-General in may 2017?

Options

1) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

2)Flavia Bustreo

3)Philippe Douste-Blazy

4)David Nabarro

answer

1) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Other details

The Member States of WHO elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as the new Director-General of WHO.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is an Ethiopian politician, academic, and public health authority who served in the government of Ethiopia as Minister of Health from 2005 to 2012 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2016

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will take place of Dr Margaret Chan

Who was roger moore?

Who was Roger Moore?

Options

1) Actor

2)singer

3) Painter

4) author

answer

1) Actor


Other details

Sir Roger George Moore   was an English actor.

He played the British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985.

 He is also known for playing Simon Templar in the television series The Saint between 1962 and 1969

When is International Day for Biological Diversity celebrated?

When is International Day for Biological Diversity  celebrated?


options

1) 22 May

2)23 May

3)24 May

4)25 May

answer

1) 22 May

Other details

The International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day) is a United Nations–sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues. It is currently held on May 22

who won Serie A Italian football tournament 2016-17?

who won Serie A Italian football tournament 2016-17?

Options

1) Juventus

2)AS Roma

3)AC Milan

4)Inter Milan


answer



1) Juventus



Other details

Serie A,  s a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since the 1929–30 season.


Founded: 1898
Number of teams: 20
Current champion: Juventus F.C. (32nd title)
Most championships: Juventus (32 titles)
Headquarters: Milan, Italy

Juventus Football Club S.p.A.  is a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont and founded in 1897 as Sport-Club Juventus 

since 1923 has been managed by the industrial Agnelli family (The Agnelli family is an Italian multi-industry business dynasty founded by Giovanni Agnelli, one of the original founders in Piedmont (in 1899) of what became the FIAT motor company. )

Manager: Massimiliano Allegri
Arena/Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Location: Turin, Italy

When is World Metrology Day celebrated?

When is  World Metrology Day celebrated?

Options

1) 20 May

2)21 May

3)22 May

4)23 May

answer

1) 20 May

Other details

World Metrology Day celebrates the signature by representatives of seventeen nations of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875.

The Convention set the framework for global collaboration in the science of measurement and in its industrial, commercial and societal application.  

Who has won the Whitley Award 2017?

Who has won the Whitley Award 2017?

Options

1) Purnima Barman

2)Purnima sen

3)Purnima das

4)Purnima de

answer


1) Purnima Barman

Other detail

Purnima Barman, has won the Whitley Award, a prestigious international nature conservation prize, in honour of her work to protect the greater adjutant stork and its wetland habitat

The Whitley Awards are awarded annually by the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) to recognise and celebrate effective national and regional conservation leaders across the globe.

The awards are worth £35,000 and are now amongst the most high profile of conservation prizes - they have been called the "Green Oscars"

The Whitley Awards were established in 1994 by Edward Whitley

who won France Ligue 1 football torunament 2017?

who won France Ligue 1 football torunament 2017?

Options

1) AS Monaco FC

2)Olympics Lyonnais

3)FC Nantes

4)Paris Saint Germain

answer

1) AS Monaco FC

Other details

Ligue 1, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition.

Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco or simply Monaco, is a Monaco-based football club. Wikipedia
Arena/Stadium: Stade Louis II
Manager: Leonardo Jardim

When is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrated?

When is World Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrated?

Options

1) 17 May

2)18 May

3)19 May

4)16 May


answer

1) 17 May



Other details

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.

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  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

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.

Where was Antikythera mechanism recoverd from?

Where was Antikythera mechanism recoverd from?

Options

1) greece

2) France

3) Italy

4) Spain

answer

1) greece

Other details

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek analogue computer and orrery used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes

The artefact was recovered from the Antikythera shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera,

Edouard Philippewas appointed as prime minister of which country?

 Edouard Philippewas appointed as  prime minister of which country?


options

1) France

2) spain

3) Italy

4) Germany

answer

 1) France

Other details

President Emmanuel Macron has chosen   mayor Edouard Philippe as France's new Prime Minister

Édouard Philippe is a French lawyer and politician, serving as the Prime Minister of France since 15 May 2017

Who won the Madrid Open title 2017?

Who won the Madrid Open title 2017?

options

1) Rafael Nadal

2)Dominic Thiem

3)Roger Federer

4)Novak Djokovic

answer

 1) Rafael Nadal

Other details

Spain's Rafael Nadal won the fifth Madrid Open title.

 He defeated  Dominic Thiem of Austria to win in straight sets 7-6, 6-4. 

When is mothers day 2017 celebrated?

When is mothers day 2017  celebrated?

options1

1)  May 14

2)May 15

3)May 16

4)May 17

answer

1)  May 14

Other details

Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May every year.

For 2017 Mother's Day date is May 14.

Who was Eldar Ryazanov?

Who was Eldar Ryazanov?

Options

1) film maker

2) Athlete

3) Painter

4) singer

answer

1) film maker

Other details

Eldar Alexandrovich Ryazanov was a Russian film director and screenwriter

when is World Migratory Bird Day celebrated?

when is World Migratory Bird Day celebrated?

Options

1) 10  May

2)11  May

3)12  May

4)13  May

answer

1) 10  May

Other details

In 2006, the United Nations established World Migratory Bird Day to be held on the second weekend of May every year. The event was founded as an effort of the UN's Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds to raise awareness of the migratory linkages between regions of the globe. World Migratory Bird Day events have been held in 118 nations. 

Gamalama is a volcano in which country?

Gamalama is a volcano in which country?

Options

1) Indonesia

2) Japan

3) kenya

4) Laos

answer

1) Indonesia

Other details

Gamalama is a near-conical stratovolcano that comprises the entire Ternate island in Indonesia. The island lies off the western shore of Halmahera island in the north of the Maluku Islands. 

What is the ,mascot of 22nd Asian Athletics Championship ?

What is the ,mascot of 22nd Asian Athletics Championship ?

options

1) Olive Ridley turtle

2)royal bengal tiger

3)Cheetah

4)Asiatic lion

answer

1) Olive Ridley turtle

Other details

22nd Asian Athletics Championship will be held  at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar capital  of Odisha  , India

Around 600 athletes including 20 world champions of 45 countries will participate at the international event.

The olive ridley sea turtle, also known as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a medium-sized species of sea turtle found in warm and tropical waters, primarily in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They can also be found in warm waters of Atlantic ocean
 

who was Ferdinand Monoyer?

who was Ferdinand Monoyer?

options

1) ophthalmologist

2)archaeologist

3)physicist

4)mathematician 

answer

1) ophthalmologist

Other details

Ferdinand Monoyer was a French ophthalmologist, known for introducing the dioptre in 1872. He invented the Monoyer chart, used to test visual acuity

The world's second most spoken native language is?

The world's second most spoken native language is?

Options

1) Chinese

2) Hindi

3) Urdu

4) Spanish

Answer
4) Spanish

Other information

Spanish or Castilian, a language that is born in the Spanish region of Castile

More than 400 million people as a native language is Spanish are spoken

Around the world in terms of number of speakers after Mandarin is the second

Spanish is one of the six official languages ​​of the United Nations, and the European Union, the Organization of American States, and the South American Nations is used as an official language

who won Asian Boxing Championships?

who won Asian Boxing Championships?

options

1) Elnur Abduraimov

2)Shiva Thapa

3)Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai

4)Shan Jun


answer






1) Elnur Abduraimov


Other details

Elnur Abduraimov of  Uzbekistan won  gold medal against Shiva Thapa of  India in Asian Boxing Championship at Tashkent capital city of Uzbekistan

  

Net Neutrality is associated with which of the following?

Net Neutrality is associated with which of the following?

 

Options

1) internet

2) Tv Broadcasting

3) Radio Access

4) software Distribution

answer

1) internet

Other Details

Net neutrality (also network neutrality, Internet neutrality, or net equality) is the principle that Internet service providers and governments should treat all data on the Internet equally, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, site, platform, application, type of attached equipment, or mode of communication.

which country build the first ever quantum computing machine?

which country build the first ever quantum computing machine?

Options

1) china

2)Japan

3)Korea

4)Laos

answer

1) china

Other details

Shanghai Institute for Advanced Studies of University of Science and Technology,build the first ever quantum computing machine that is 24,000 times faster 

who won Snooker World Title 2017?

who won Snooker World Title 2017?

options

1) Mark Selby

2)Ronnie O'Sullivan

3)Judd Trump

4)John Higgins

answer

1) Mark Selby

other details

England’s Mark Selby pdefeated  John Higgins 18-15 in the final of the World snooker championship

He won it  for the third time

Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker player from Leicester.

He is the reigning World and UK snooker champion and is the current world number one 

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   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 Declaration of Windhoek, a statement of free press principles put together by African newspaper journalists in 1991

UNESCO marks World Press Freedom Day by conferring the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 

The Prize is named in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist

when is International Workers' Day or Labour Day celebrated?

when is International Workers' Day or Labour Day celebrated?

options

1) May1

2)May2

3)May3

4)May4

answer

1) May1

Other details

International Workers' Day, also known as Labour Day in some countries, is a celebration of labourers and the working classes that is promoted by the international labour movement which occurs every year on May Day (1 May)

who won Tallahassee Challenger title men's doubles 2017?

who won Tallahassee Challenger title  men's doubles  2017?

options

1) Leander  Paes and Scott Lipsky

2)Leonardo Mayer and Maximo Gonzalez

3)Henri Kontinen and John Peers

4)Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan

answer

1) Leander  Paes and Scott Lipsky

Other details

Leander  Paes and Scott Lipsky won the Tallahassee Challenger title of the men's doubles

The top-seeded Indo-American pair Paes and Scott Lipsky defeated Argentine third seeds Leonardo Mayer and Maximo Gonzalez 4-6, 7-6, 10-7