• World Metrology Day is an event occurring on the [latex]20^{th}[/latex] of May celebrating the International System of Units.


• The date is the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875. Metrology is the study of measurement.

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• US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Iran, suggesting it will be destroyed if a conflict breaks out between the two countries.


• "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran," he said in a tweet. "Never threaten the United States again"


• The US has deployed additional warships and planes to the Gulf in recent days.

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• Google has barred phone maker Huawei off from some updates to the Android operating system, dealing a blow to the Chinese firm.


• New Huawei smartphones will also lose access to popular Google apps.


• The move comes after the Trump administration added Huawei to a list of companies that American firms cannot trade with unless they have a licence.

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• At least 14 people were injured after a roadside explosion targeted a tourist bus, carrying 25 South African citizens, close to Egypt’s Giza Pyramids, state media reported.


• “The bus was hit but it didn’t look like it exploded,” Mona Zeidan, an eyewitness told CNN. Egypt’s state-run Ahram daily said that a device exploded near the bus, while the windshield of another vehicle was damaged.

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• The state security agency confirmed late only that six women and five men died in the incident in the Guamŕ neighborhood of the Parŕ state capital, Belem.


• A gang of gunmen reportedly attacked a bar in the capital of Brazil’s northern Parŕ state and authorities said 11 people were killed.

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• The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flash points in the U.S.-China relationship, which also include a trade war, U.S. sanctions and Taiwan.


• The U.S. military said one of its warships sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense ties between the world's two biggest economies.

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• National carrier Air India, which had commenced direct services from Mumbai to New York’s John F Kennedy airport in December 2018, has decided to discontinue the flights, reportedly owing to poor demand.


• AI officials said the Mumbai-New York flight operation was causing losses to the airline.


• However, the airline will continue to operate direct flights from Mumbai to Network.

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• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met Afghanistan's High Peace Council Secretary Umer Daudzai, who briefed her on the outcome of the recently held 'Loya Jirga' or peace meeting in Kabul.


• A historic "loya jirga" peace summit in Kabul was held earlier this month with delegates from across Afghanistan demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire, and President Ashraf Ghani saying he was conditionally prepared to implement the call.

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• Singapore-bound flight of a private carrier, which took off from Tiruchirapalli, made an emergency landing at the Chennai airport on Monday following a 'spark' in the engine, officials said.


• The flight landed safely. Nobody was injured in the incident and all 170 passengers were safely disembarked, they said.

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• About 64.15 per cent people - 1 percent more than 2014 - cast their votes in the seventh and the last phase of elections, held on 59 seats across eight states.


• Bengal witnessed crude bombs, lathicharge and claims of attacks on the BJP candidates. Rival groups threw crude bombs at Bhatpara and were brought under control only when the police used batons.

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• Finding a solution to the continuing turmoil in the NBFC sector, which has been facing an asset-liability mismatch as well as funding issues, is set to top the agenda of the new government at the Centre.


• The distress among non-banking financial companies is being closely monitored by both the Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India.

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• Going digital has benefits for enterprises, but shifting the entire offline process into a mobile app may be worth even more as private life insurer Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance discovered in its ongoing digital journey.


• The decision to move its entire insurance consultants’ (agents) hiring process to its mobile app iRecruit is paying rich dividends for the company.

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• Nadal defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 for a record 34rd Masters, leaving his vanquished foe to label the Spaniard as “the number one favourite for Roland Garros”.


• Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal said he can’t wait to hit the clay courts of Roland Garros after claiming his first title this season and ninth Italian Open trophy.


• Nadal defeated world number one Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 for a record 34rd Masters, leaving his vanquished foe to label the Spaniard as “the number one favourite for Roland Garros”.

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• The rest of us would struggle with a regular 3x3 Rubik's cube, a 20-year-old Mumbai resident has set a new Guinness world record by solving the maximum number of pyraminx (pyramid-shaped Rubik's cubes) underwater.


• Chinmay Prabhu, who had attempted the world record on December 9 last year, achieved the feat in just one minute and 48 seconds.

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• Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma has been acknowledged as the most viewed stand-up comedian in India and abroad by the World book of Records London.


• "It's a proud moment for all of us. We congratulate the king of comedy, Kapil, for being recognised as one of the most viewed stand-up comedians in India and abroad and for promoting animal rights by World Book Of Records," read a post on the official Twitter page of Sony TV.

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• Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky will formally become the country's new president at a ceremony in the capital, Kiev.


• Mr Zelensky, who has no previous political experience, scored a landslide victory in last month's presidential election.


• He ousted incumbent Petro Poroshenko who had been in power since 2014.

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• Last month, a spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station carrying, among other cargo, small cube-shaped robots called Astrobees.


• The devices are designed to operate in the space lab’s unique microgravity environment, offering assistance to the astronauts located on the ISS.

A. 17[latex]^{th}[/latex] May B. 18[latex]^{th}[/latex] May C. 19[latex]^{th}[/latex] May D. 20[latex]^{th}[/latex] May Answer: C

A. Sri Lanka B. Afghanistan C. Qatar D. Bangladesh Answer: B

A. Nandan Nilekani B. Kishore Sansi C. Sanjay Jain D. Aruna Sharma Answer: A

A. Aamir Khan B. Amitabh Bachchan C. Salman Khan D. Akshay Kumar Answer: C

A. 542 B. 543 C. 544 D. 545 Answer: A

A. Karnataka B. Maharashtra C. West Bengal D. Telangana Answer: B

A. 20[latex]^{th}[/latex] May B. 19[latex]^{th}[/latex] May C. 21[latex]^{st}[/latex] May D. 22[latex]^{nd}[/latex] May Answer: C

A. 7 B. 8 C. 10 D. 11 Answer: A

A. Saudi Arabia B. Sri-Lanka C. Spain D. Singapore Answer: D

A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9 Answer: B

A. 16[latex]^{th}[/latex] May B. 17[latex]^{th}[/latex] May C. 19[latex]^{th}[/latex] May D. 20[latex]^{th}[/latex] May Answer: D

A. Garima Avtar B. Aishwarya Adwani C. Ria Dabas D. Sneha Sharma Answer: D

A. USS Chung Hoon B. USS Preble C. USS Michael Murphy D. Both 1 and 2 Answer: D

A. China B. Kazakhstan C. Russia D. Kyrgyzstan Answer: D

A. Bangkok B. Dubai C. Guangzhou D. Singapore Answer: C

1.Robonaut, a free-ying robot system has had its rst hardware checks on the International Space Station. 2.The system is actually a trio of robots, named Honey, Queen, and Bumble, which are propelled by electric fans. 3.They can return to their docking station to recharge their batteries.

A. Only 1 B. Only 1 and 2 C. Only 1 and 3 D. Only 2 and 3 Answer: D

A. Vision B. Sight C. Glide D. Jump Answer: D

A. Rahul Arora B. Satish Bhartendu C. Mudasir Nazir Wani D. Faisal Devji Answer: C

A. M.S. Dhoni B. Dwayne Bravo C. A.B Devilliers D. Virat Kohli Answer: D

1. Alcohol 2. Tobacco 3. Cannabis

A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Only 3 D. All of the above Answer: D

A. Myanmar B. India C. Bhutan D. Bangladesh Answer: D

A. USA B. England C. Singapore D. Malaysia Answer: C

A. Tech Mahindra B. Infosys C. Cognizant D. Accenture Answer: A

A. Karnataka B. Kerala C. Tamil Nadu D. Maharashtra Answer: B

A. Bharti Airtel B. Jio C. BSNL D. Tata Docomo Answer: C

1.The government plans to introduce articial intelligence system in the MCA 21 portal. 2.This would make the compliance process easier as well as ensure routine enforcement activities are done round-the-clock on autopilot basis. 3.MCA 21 is the electronic backbone for the dissemination of information to all stakeholders.

A. Only 1 B. Only 1 and 2 C. Only 1 and 3 D. All are correct Answer: D

A. Golf B. Tennis C. Chess D. Badminton Answer: D

A. Gangtok B. Guwahati C. Shillong D. Imphal Answer: B

A. Central B. Northern C. Training D. Eastern Answer: D