Pakistan & World Current Affairs

May 2019
3rd Week

1. President Trump has effectively banned U.S. companies from doing

business with?
Huawei
 Huawei -------- Chinese Mobile Company

2. East Timor to become world’s 1st _______ Nation.

Plastic- Neutral

3. International Day of Families Celebrated on?

15 May
 15 May 2019 Theme -------- “Families & Climate Action”

4. World Hypertension Day celebrated on?

17 May
 17 May 2019 Theme -------- “Know your numbers”

5. World Telecommunication Day celebrated on?

17 May
6. International Museum Day Celebrated on?
18 May
 18 May 2019 Theme----- “Museums as cultural Hubs: The Future of
Tradition”

7. Taiwan approves same-sex marriage in _____for Asia.

1st

8. US air Strike kill ____ Afghan policeman by Mistake.

17

9. ______ becomes first Pakistani to conquer world’s seven 8000m peaks?

Ali Sadpara
 Peak in Nepal------ Lhotse
 Height ------- 8516 Meter

10. World cup 2019 winner to get record ________ Prize Money.
$4 Million

11. US state Department approves _______ Sale of Missiles to South Korea.

$ 314 Millions
12. Former CIA agent sentenced to ______ years in prison for selling
information to china.
20 Years

13. French drug smuggler sentenced to death in ______?

Indonesia

14. Name of the newly appointed chairman of National Disaster Management

Authority (NDMA)?
Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal
 Replace --------- Omar Mahmood Hayat

15. Fardel Minister for Narcotics control & Former Sindh Chief Minister
_______ Passes Away.
Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar.
 Age ------ 52 years.

16. Senior Hindko Writer & Poet _______ Passes Away.

Ismail Awan
 Age ------ 81 years.

17. Mountaineer Mirza Ali from Gilgit Baltistan Scale ________?

Mount Everest
18. Omani women Jokha Alharthi became the 1st Arab Author to win the ___?
Man Booker International Prize
 Novel -------- Celestial Bodies

19. PM Imran Khan has given nod to the youth development program
named?
Wazir-i-Azam Kamyab Naujawan Programme” (WAKNP)

20. Mohmand Dam will irrigate ______acres of Land?

15,100 acres
 Will Generate 800 MW -------- Hydroelectricity

21. Who is the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs?
Mr. Muhammad Usman Dar

22. First Wheel Chair Asia Cup 2019 was won by which team?
Pakistan
 Finale --------- India vs Pakistan
 Venue -------- Nepal

23. Who is elected as the Chairman of National Assembly Finance Panel?

Asad Umar
24. Who is the Current Federal Minister of Science and Technology?
Fawad Chaudhry

25. Name the Youngest Pakistani Player who scored 150+ Run in an ODI
inning?
Imam ul Haq
 Against ------ England 2019

26. Who is the Current Pakistani High Commissioner to India?

Mr. Moeen-ul-Haq

27. Which country releases 572 Pakistani prisoners in Ramadan?

UAE

28. Which Country declares a climate emergency on 1 May 2019?

UK
 UK ------ United Kingdom
 PM ----- Theresa May
 Capital ----- London
 Currency ---- Pound Sterling
 29. _____Becomes Second Country after Britain to Declare Climate
Emergency in May 2019?
Ireland (10 May 2019)
 President ---- Michael D. Higgins
 Capital -------- Dublin
 Currency ------ Euro

30. Which Country has hosted a World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial
meeting of developing countries on 13-14 May 2019?
India
 Aim of WTO -------- WTO is an intergovernmental Organization that is
concerned with the regulation of international trade b/w nations.
 Founded --------------- Jan 1, 1995
 HQ ----------------------- Geneva, Switzerland
 Members ---------------- 164 Countries
 Director-General ----- Roberto Azevêdo

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