General Knowledge

Option: A
Explanation :on 27-05-2019 Amina Hanif 15 year old and Siddiqa Batool 17 year old, residents of Hushey valley of Ghanche, are also the granddaughters of famous mountaineer Abdul Karim known as Little Karim.
The two young mountaineers had started their adventure with their father, Mohammad Hanif, who is also a climber, thus becoming the youngest mountaineers to summit the highest peak in Spain.
According to Alpine Club of Pakistan, the two girls have also been invited by the France Mountaineering Federation to climb some rock walls there.

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Option: C
Explanation :The UK retained sovereignty over the islands after Mauritius gained its independence from Britain in 1968.
On 25 February 2019, the judges of the International Court of Justice by thirteen votes to one stated that the United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring to an end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago as rapidly as possible. On 22 May 2019, the United Nations General Assembly debated and adopted a resolution that affirmed that the Chagos archipelago, which has been occupied by the UK for more than 50 years, “forms an integral part of the territory of Mauritius”. The resolution gives effect to an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demanded that the UK “withdraw its colonial administration … unconditionally within a period of no more than six months”. 116 states voted in favour of the resolution, 55 abstained and only 5 countries supported the UK.

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Option: C
Explanation :The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is the price of a representative basket of wholesale goods. Some countries (like the Philippines) use WPI changes as a central measure of inflation. But now India has adopted new CPI to measure inflation. However, United States now report a producer price index instead.
It also influences stock and fixed price markets. The WPI is published by the Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.The Wholesale Price Index focuses on the price of goods traded between corporations, rather than goods bought by consumers, which is measured by the Consumer Price Index. The purpose of the WPI is to monitor price movements that reflect supply and demand in industry, manufacturing and construction. This helps in analyzing both macroeconomic and microeconomic conditions.

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Option: D
Explanation :Core inflation is the change in the costs of goods and services but does not include those from the food and energy sectors. This measure of inflation excludes these items because their prices are much more volatile. It is most often calculated using the consumer price index (CPI), which is a measure of prices for goods and services.
Core inflation is measured by both the CPI and the core personal consumption expenditures index (PCE). The PCE represents the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the U.S. Since inflation is a measure of the trend in rising prices, PCE is an important metric in determining inflation. However, core PCE and CPI are similar, and both help to determine how much inflation is in the economy.

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Option: C
Explanation :According to the Alpine Club Pakistan, Mirza Ali achieved the feat after successfully climbing Mount Everest on Wednesday-22-May-2019. He scaled the mountain at 2:16am, to become the first Pakistani to climb seven summits in seven continents.
Ali is the brother of Samina Baig, the first Pakistani woman to climb Mount Everest.
Col (retd) Abdul Jabbar Bhatti is the fourth Pakistani to successfully scale Mount Everest. He achieved this remarkable feat in May 2017. He is also the first Pakistani from Punjab to scale Mount Everest.
The other three Pakistanis Nazir Sabir, Hassan Sadpara and Samina Baig to climb Mount Everest belong to the Gilgit-Baltistan region.

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Option: A
Explanation :Ashok Bhaseen, President of Thyroid Federation International say “There are still many people living with some kind of thyroid disorder without diagnosis. The International Thyroid Awareness Week is now in its 11th year, and I promise we at Thyroid Federation International and its member countries won’t rest until testing and diagnosis rates improve globally. This year we’re helping people to recognize the many faces of thyroid disorders so they can visit a healthcare professional and get tested as soon as possible.“

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Option: A
Explanation :Cyril Ramaphosa has been sworn in for a five-year term as South Africa’s president. He took the oath of office on 25-May-2019 in front of some 30,000 people at a stadium in Pretoria.
Mr Ramaphosa first took office last year 15-Feb-2018 after former president Jacob Zuma was pressured to resign amid corruption scandals that damaged public faith in the ANC(African National Congress).

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Option: C
Explanation :The World Health Organization on 23-05-2019 unveiled a new strategy to dramatically cut deaths and injuries from snakebites, warning a dearth of antivenoms could soon spark a “public health emergency”.
Each year nearly three million people are bitten by poisonous snakes, with an estimated 81,000-138,000 deaths. Another 400,000 survivors suffer permanent disabilities and other after-effects, according to WHO figures.
WHO, which two years ago categorised “snakebite envenoming” as a Neglected Tropical Disease, presented a strategy aimed at cutting snakebite-related deaths and disabilities in half by 2030.

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Option: C
Explanation :Niki Lauda, the Austrian former Formula One legend and three-time World Championship winner, has died at the age of 70. 21-May-2019

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Option: D
Explanation :22-May-2019 Omani author Jokha Alharthi has become the first Arabic-language writer to win the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for Celestial Bodies, a novel that deals with family connections and history in the coming-of-age account of three sisters.
Alharthi’s book beat five other shortlisted novels from Europe and South America to take the prize, which celebrates translated fiction from around the world and included a $64,000 award divided equally between author and translator.

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