CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2019- CLASSES IV & V
1) Nirmala Sitharaman became India's first woman Finance Minister. 2) Rajnath Singh has been appointed as the new Defence Minister, while BJP chief Amit Shah became the new Home Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will keep Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space Ministry. 3) Admiral Karambir Singh took charge as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) from Adm. Sunil Lamba, who stepped down upon retirement. 4.) Indian-origin Anita Bhatia has been appointed as the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres as the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nation. 5) ICC World Cup 2019 began from 30th May in England. England played the opening match against South Africa. The World Cup span 48 matches in all. Total of 10 teams participated in this tournament. 6.) Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO successfully launched earth observation satellite RISAT-2B tha...