SSC 2019–20 (For CGL, CPO, CHSL, MTS & Railway Examinations) fg Un h /English Gaurav Sir SURE 60 PUBLICATION CURRENT AFFAIRS (With Explanation) JULY – 2019 (443 Questions) AUGUST – 2019 (466 Questions) SEPTEMBER – 2019 (402 Questions) OCTOBER – 2019 (400 Questions) NOVEMBER – 2019 (300 Questions) DECEMBER – 2019 (464 Questions) JANUARY – 2020 (165 Questions) [Updated till 21st January]
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(d) ConradAnker/dkWujksM ,adjAns:–(a)CanadianmountaineerPatrickMorrowwas the firstman toclimbtheSevenSummitsin�986./dukMk ds ioZrkjksgh iSfVªd eksjksZ 1986 esa lsou (7) lfeV~l ij p<+us okys igys O;fDr FksA3. __________isthefirstIndiantosummitthesevenhighest
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(a) PSRajeshwar/ih,l jkts'oj(b) CherishMathson/psfj'k eSFklu(c) NavkaranjitSinghDhillon/uod.kZthr flag f<Yyks
(d) RanveerSinghJamwal/j.kohj flag tEokyAns:–(d)IndianArmyofficerColonelRanveerSinghJamwalisthefirstIndian to summit the sevenhighestpeaks spreadacross thesevencontinents.HeisarecipientofIndia’shighestadventureaward,TenzingNorgayNationalAdventureAward. JamwalisalsothefirstofficerfromtheIndianArmytoachievethis
Ans:–(b)India has signed Rs.�00 crore deal with Russia to acquireStrumAtaka.Theanti-tankmissilewillbeaddedtothefleetofMi-35attackchoppersofIndianAirForce(IAF).ThisdealcomesinwakeofanIAF’sattempttokeepitselfbattle-readyinsituationslikepost-Balakotaerialstrikes.TheStrumAtakaanti-tank missile would give an added capability to Mi-35attack choppers of IAF to take out enemy tanks and otherarmouredelements./Hkkjr us LVªe ,Vkdk dk vf/Xkzg.k djus ds fy, :l ds lkFk 200 djksM+ #i;s ds le>kSrs ij gLrk{kj fd, gSaA ,aVh&VSad felkby dks Hkkjrh; ok;q lsuk (IAF)ds Mi-35vVSd gsfydkWIVjksa ds csM+s esa tksM+k tk,XkkA ;g lkSnk ,d Hkkjrh; ok;qlsuk ds ç;kl ds en~nsutj gS] tks ckykdksV ds gokbZ geys ds ckn dh fLFkfr;ksa esa [kqn dks ;q¼ ds fy, rS;kj j[kus dh dksf'k'k djrk gSA LVªe vVkdk ,aVh&VSad felkby nq'eu ds VSad vkSj vU; c[rjcan rRoksa dks ckgj fudkyus ds fy, Hkkjrh; ok;qlsuk ds ,evkbZ&35 geys ds gsfydkWIVjksa dks ,d vfrfjDr {kerk nsXkkA7. SaudiArabiaincreasedIndia’sHajquotaby__________
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(a) 30,000 (b) 45,000(c) 60,000 (d) 80,000
Ans:–(a)Saudi Arabia increased India’s Haj quota by 30,000.SaudiArabiaincreasedIndia’sHajquotaby30,000.Itwaslikethethirdhikein3years.Itisincreasedfrom�,70,000to�00,000.Indians get a chance to visit annual Islamic pilgrimage toMecca/lÅnh vjc us Hkkjr ds gt dksVk esa 30]000 dh o`f¼ dhA lÅnh vjc us Hkkjr ds gt dksVk esa 30]000 dh o`f¼ dhA 3 lky esa ;g rhljh c<+ksrjh FkhA bls 1]70]000 ls c<+kdj 200]000 fd;k Xk;k gSA Hkkjrh;ksa dks eDdk esa okf"kZd bLykfed rhFkZ ;k=kk ij tkus dk ekSdk feyrk gSA**8. Who is the author of the book “A Prime Minister to
Former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar Former NavyChief Admiral Sushil Kumar authored a book named “APrimeMinistertoRemember-MemoriesofaMilitaryChief”gotreleased./iwoZ usoh phiQ ,Mfejy lq'khy dqekj us ^^, çkbe fefuLVj Vw fjesEcj&eseksjht vkWiQ v fefyVªh phiQ* uke dh ,d iqLrd tkjh dhA9. WhowoninnovationawardinUK? fczVsu esa uokpkj iqjLdkj fdlus thrk\
(a) SureshKumar/lqjs'k dqekj
(b) RajeshSharma/jkts'k 'kekZ(c) VikramSingh/foØe flag
(d) NiteshKumarJangir/furs'k dqekj tkafXkM+Ans:–(d)NiteshKumarJangirwoninnovationawardinUK.AnIndianengineer, Nitesh Kumar Jangir won the CommonwealthSecretary-General’sInnovationforSustainableDevelopmentAward �0�9. The award won in the “People” category inLondon, UK (United Kingdom)./furs'k dqekj tkafXkM+ us ;wds esa uokpkj iqjLdkj thrkA Hkkjrh; bathfu;j] furs'k dqekj tkafXkM+ us dkWeuosYFk egklfpo dk vfo"dkj lrr fodkl iqjLdkj 2019 thrkA ;g iqjLdkj yanu] ;wds (;wukbVsM fdaXkMe) esa ^^ihiy** Js.kh esa thrk Xk;kA�0. GovtistointroducenewGSTreturnfilingsystemwhich
wouldreplace_____________. ljdkj dks u, th,lVh fjVuZ iQkbfyaXk flLVe dh 'kq#vkr
Ans:–(d)The Andhra Pradesh government has formed a committeeon the Power PurchaseAgreements (PPAs) on � July. The
committee will review, negotiate and reduce the high windandsolarpowerpurchasepricesandsubmit its report in45days. The convener of the 8-member committee is Sri KVijayanad,AP-TranscoJointManagingDirector.Membersofthe committee are Buggana Rajendranath Reddy (Finance),Balineni Srinivasa Reddy (Energy), Advocate GeneralSubrahmanyam Sriram, Principal Advisor to CM AjeyaKallam,PrincipalSecretary(Finance)S.S.Rawat,Secretary(Energy) N. Srikant, Special Secretary to CM D. Krishna,APSPDCL formerCMDGopalReddy./vka/z çns'k ljdkj us 1 tqykbZ dks ikoj ijpst vXkzhesaV (PPA)ij ,d lfefr cukbZ gSA lfefr mPp iou vkSj lkSj ÅtkZ [kjhn dh dherksa dh leh{kk] ckrphr vkSj de djsXkh vkSj 45 fnuksa esa viuh fjiksVZ nsXkhA 8 lnL;h; lfefr ds la;sktd Jh ds fot;uM] ,ih&Vªkaldks la;qDr çca/ funs'kd gSaA lfefr ds lnL; gSa] cqXkuk jktsaæukFk jsM~Mh (foÙk)] ckfyusuh Jhfuokl jsM~Mh (ÅtkZ(] egkf/oDrk lqczeg~.;e Jhjke] lh,e ds çeq[k lykgdkj vt; dyke] ç/ku lfpo (foÙk) ,l,l jkor] lfpo (ÅtkZ) ,u- Jhdkar] fo'ks"k lfpoA lh,e Mh Ñ".kk] APSPDCLiwoZ lh,eMh Xkksiky jsM~MhA��. Which State has formed a committee on the Power
Ans:–(b)The Andhrapradesh government has formed a committeeon the Power PurchaseAgreements (PPAs) on � July. Thecommitteewillreview,negotiateandreducethehighwindandsolarpowerpurchasepricesandsubmititsreportin45days.The Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMS) inAndhraPradesh State are in financial crisis as the power purchaseduesamountedtoRs.�0,000crore./vka/zns'k ljdkj us 1 tqykbZ dks ikoj ijpst vXkzhesaV (PPA)ij ,d lfefr cukbZ gSA lfefr mPp iou vkSj lkSj ÅtkZ [kjhn dh dherksa dh leh{kk] ckrphr vkSj de djsXkh vkSj 45 fnuksa esa viuh fjiksVZ nsXkkhA vka/z çns'k jkT; esa fo|qr forj.k daifu;ka (DISCOMS)foÙkh; ladV esa gSa D;ksafd fctyh dh [kjhn cdk;k jkf'k 20]000 djksM+ #i;s gSA��. Who is the Speaker of the �7th session of the Lok
Sabha? yksdlHkk ds 17osa l=k ds vè;{k dkSu gSa\
(a) OmBirla/vkse fcjyk
(b) VirendraKumar/ohjsUæ dqekj
(c) SmitraMahajan/lqfe=kk egktu
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(d) ArunJaitley/v#.k tsVyhAns:–(a)OmBirlaisanIndianpoliticianwhoisthe�7thandcurrentSpeakeroftheLokSabha.HeservesaMemberofParliamentfortheKota-BundiconstituencyinRajasthan./vkse fcjyk ,d Hkkjrh; jktuhfrK gSa tks yksdlHkk ds 17osa vkSj orZeku vè;{k gSaa og jktLFkku esa dksVk&cwanh fuokZpu {ks=k ds fy, laln lnL; gSaA�3. Which article of Indian Constitution sets qualifications
(c) Article67/vuqPNsn 67 (d) Article84/vuqPNsn 84Ans:–(d)Article84inTheConstitutionOfIndia�949QualificationformembershipofParliamentApersonshallnotbequalifiedtobechosentofillaseatinParliamentunlesshe(a)isacitizenof India, and makes and subscribes before some personauthorisedinthatbehalfbytheElectionCommissionanoathoraffirmationaccordingtotheformsetoutforthepurposeintheThirdSchedule;(b)is,inthecaseofaseatintheCouncilofStates,notlessthanthirtyyearsofageand,inthecaseofaseat in theHouseof thePeople,not less than twenty fiveyears of age; and (c) possesses such other qualifications asmaybeprescribed in thatbehalfbyorunderany lawmadebyParliament./Hkkjr ds lafo/ku esa vuqPNsn 84 1949 laln dh lnL;k ds fy, ;ksX;rk fdlh O;fDr dks laln esa lhV Hkjus ds fy, rc rd ;ksX; ugah ekuk tk,Xkk tc rd fd og (,) Hkkjr dk ukXkfjd u gks] vkSj pquko vk;ksXk 'kiFk ;k iqf"V djus okys fdlh O;fDr dks vf/Ñr djus ls igys mldh lnL;rk ysrk gS ;k cukrk gSA rhljh vuqlwph esa bl mn~ns'; ds fy, fu/kZfjr çi=k ds vuqlkj] ([k) jkT;ksa dh ifj"kn esa ,d lhV ds ekeys esa] rhl o"kZ ls de mez dk ugha gS vkSj] lnu esa lhV ds ekeys esa yksXk] iPphl o"kZ ls de mez ds ugha] vkSj (Xk) laln }kjk cuk, Xk, fdlh Hkh dkuwu ds rgr ,slh vU; ;ksX;rk,a gSa tks ml laca/ esa fu/kZfjr dh tk ldrh gSaA**�4. When was the Ordinance for the Central Educational
Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill �0�9issued?
dsaæh; 'kSf{kd laLFkkuksa (f'k{kd laoXkZ esa vkj{k.k) fo/s;d 2019 dc tkjh fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
Ans:–(c)The Lok Sabha passed the Central Educational Institutions(Reservation inTeachers’ Cadre) Bill �0�9 in � July �0�9.TheBillseekstoreplaceanOrdinancewhichwasissuedin
March./yksdlHkk us 1 tqykbZ 2019 dks dsaæh; 'kSf{kd laLFkkuksa (f'k{kdksa ds laoXkZ esa vkj{k.k) fo/s;d 2019 dks ikfjr dj fn;kA fo/s;d ekdpZ esa tkjh ,d vè;kns'k dh tXkg ysuk pkgrk gSA�5. WhichofthefollowingBilldidtheLSpasstoreplacethe
ordinanceissuedinMarch? fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl fo/s;d us ekpZ esa tkjh vè;kns'k dks
cnyus ds fy, ,y,l ikl fd;k Fkk\(a) .EducationalInstitutionsandResearch(ReservationinTeachers’Cadre)Bill�0�8/'kSf{kd laLFkku vkSj vuqla/ku (f'k{kd laoXkZ esa vkj{k.k) fo/sd; 2018(b) B.Central Educational Institutions (Reservation inTeachers’Cadre)Bill�0�9/dsaæh; 'kSf{kd laLFkku (f'k{kd laoZ esa vkj{k.k) fo/s;d 2019(c) Higher Education Commission of India Bill �0�8/Hkkjrh; mPp f'k{kk vk;ksXk fo/s;d 2018
(d) Education Amendment Bill �0�9/f'k{kk la'kks/u fo/s;d 2019
Ans:–(b)The Lok Sabha passed the Central Educational Institutions(ReservationinTeachers’Cadre)Bill�0�9in�July�0�9.TheBillseekstoreplaceanOrdinancewhichwasissuedinMarch.The House unanimously passed the Bill. The oppositiondemandedthebilltobereferredtothestandingcommitteeforacomprehensivereview./yksdlHkk us 1 tqykbZ 2019 dks dsaæh; 'kSf{kd laLFkkuksa (f'k{kdksa ds laoXkZ esa vkj{k.k) fo/s;d 2019 dks ikfjr dj fn;kA fo/s;d ekpZ eas tkjh ,d vè;kns'k dh tXkg ysuk pkgrk gSA lnu us loZlEefr ls fo/s;d ikfjr fd;kA foi{k us O;kid leh{kk ds fy, fo/s;d dks LFkk;h lfefr ds ikl Hksts tkus dh ekaXk dhA�6. When was the International Security Alliance (ISA)
launched? varjkZ"Vªh; lqj{kk XkBca/u (vkbZ,l,) dc ykWUp fd;k Xk;k
Fk\
(a) �0�6 (b) �0�7(c) �0�8 (d) �0�9
Ans:–(b)TheAlliancewaslaunchedinFebruary�0�7.Theobjectiveofprotectingthesafetyofthecommunitiesandtheprosperityof the countries by combating organized and transnationalcrimes.�7. WhichCountryhoststheInternationalSecurityAlliance
(ISAs)firstjointsecurityexercisenamedISALEX�9? fdl ns'k us varjkZ"Vªh; lqj{kk XkBca/u (ISAs)dks la;qDr :i
(c) Slovakla/Lyksokfd;k (d) UAE/la;qDr vjc vehjkrAns:–(d)Abu Dhabi is hosting the ISALEX�9, the InternationalSecurity Alliance (ISAs) first joint security exercise. Theexercisebeganon30June.Theexercisewillsimulateareal-lifesecuritythreatinavirtualcontext,totestthereadinessofthe different teams and to evaluate the tools, strategies andproceduresdevelopedjointlybetweenmembercountries.�8. WhoisthepresentHRDMinister? orZeku lalk/u ea=kh dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(b)Max Verstappen won �0�9Austrian Grand Prix.Red Bull’sMax Verstappen won the �0�9 Austrian Grand Prix.Hedefeated Ferrari’s, Charles LeclercMercedes Valtteri Bottasmetcontinuouswinandfinisheswiththethirdone.30. Whichstatedeclared‘TamilYeoman’or‘TamilMaravan’
asitsstatebutterflyrecently? gky gh esa fdl jkT; us ^fey ;kseu* ;k ^rfey ekjou* dks
Ans:–(c)World UFO Day is observed on July � every year.Themain objective of celebrating this day is to encourage thegovernmenttorevealtheirfliesonUFOsightingsandrelatedinformation.34. Dr.KrishnaSaksena’sbook‘WhispersofTime’launched
Ans:–(a)Japanofficiallyresumescommercialwhalingaftermorethan30 years.They decided to withdraw from the InternationalWhalingCommission(IWC).Withthis,JapanjoinedIcelandandNorwayastheonlynationstoallowcommercialwhalingdespitetheIWCmoratorium.37. Japanofficiallyresumescommercialwhalingaftermore
than______ tkiku vkf/dkfjd rkSj ij ------- ls vf/d ds ckn okf.kfT;d
(d) VeenaKumar/oh.kk dqekjAns:–(a)Indo-TibetanBorderPolice(ITBP)DeputyInspectorGeneralofPolice(DIG)AparnaKumarbecamethefirstcivilservanttoscaleMountDenaliItisthehighestpeakinNorthAmerica.She is the first civil servant and IPSofficer to achieve thisrarefeat.39. WhoiselectedtotheboardofIATA? IATAds cksMZ esa fdls pquk tkrk gS\
(a) SureshKumar/lqjs'k dqekj
(b) RameshKumar/jes'k dqekj
(c) DineshKumar/fnus'k dqekj
(d) AjaySingh/vt; flagAns:–(d)
AjaySinghiselectedtotheboardofIATA.40. ____________bank approved $350 Million Loan for
ChhattisgarhRoadImprovementProject ------------------------ cSad us NÙkhlXk<+ lM+d lq/kj ifj;kstuk ds
(d) $8�0millions/$8�0djksM+Ans:–(a)Asian Development Bank approved $ 350 millions forChhattisgarhRoadImprovementProject.4�. WhereistheheadquartersofNALCO? ukYdks dk eq[;ky; dgka gS\
Ans:–(c)Governmentof Indiahas signed aMoUwith IBM India touse AI in agriculture. The pilot study will be conductedfor the Kharif crop season �0�9 in three districts namelyBhopal,RajkotandNanded,inMadhyaPradesh,GujaratandMaharashtra,respectively.Oncethestudyisdone,theWatsonDecisionPlatformof IBMwillgive solution in the fieldofagriculture through AI and weather technology at villagelevel/farmlevel.46. EconomicSurveywhichwastabledbyFinanceMinister
Ans:–(b)PoznanAthleticsGrandPrix�0�9washeld inPoland.StarIndian sprinter Hima Das won the women’s �00m gold inthechampionship.Shewasclocked�3.65sonherwaytothe�00mgold.49. WhoistheMinisterofAgriculture&FarmersWelfare? Ñf"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=kh dkSu gSa\
(a) NarendraSinghTomar/ujsaæ flag rksej(b) ThaawarChandGehlot/Fkkoj pan Xkgyksr(c) RaviShankarPrasad/jfo'adj çlkn
(d) HarsimratKaurBadal/gjflejr dkSj cknyAns:–(a)NarendraSinghTomarisanIndianpoliticianandamemberof the�7thLokSabha.He is theMinisterofAgriculture&FarmersWelfareandMinisterofRuralDevelopment in theSecondModiministry.50. Delhi police has signed MoU with ________ to set up
rooftopsolarenergysystems. fnYyh iqfyl us Nr ij lkSj ÅtkZ ç.kkyh LFkkfir djus ds fy,
-------------- ds lkFk le>kSrk Kkiu ij gLrk{kj fd, gSaA
Ans:–(a)TheDelhipolicehassignedanagreementwithSolarEnergyCorporation of India (SECI) to set up rooftop solar energysystems in over �00 of its buildings across the city. Underthe agreement, the SECI will support the implementationofgrid-connected rooftopsolarphotovoltaicsystemson theestablishmentsofDelhipolice.5�. WhoistoheadRBI’snewpaneltoreviewtheregulatory
(d) HKJena/,pds tsukAns:–(a)ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hassetupasix-memberworkinggroup to review the regulatory and supervisory frameworkfor core investment companies (CICs). The panel will beheaded by Tapan Ray, Non-Executive Chairman, CBI. Themovecomesasthecorporategroupstructuresbecomesmorecomplexandlayered.TheworkinggrouphasbeenaskedtosubmititsreportbyOctober3�,�0�9.5�. WhichMinistryintroducedtheDigiYatraPolicy? fdl ea=kky; us fMth ;k=kk uhfr dh 'kq#vkr dh\
(a) A.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting/lwpuk vkSj çlkj.k ea=kky;(b) B.Ministry of Electronics and InformationTechnology/bysDVªkWfuDl vkSj lwpuk çkS|ksfXkdh ea=kky;
Ans:–(d)Government releases policy on biometric based digitalprocessing of passengers at airports. Union Ministry ofCivilAviationhasreleasedpolicyonbiometricbaseddigitalprocessing of passengers at airports called Digi Yatra. Theinitiative seeks to promote paperless and hassle-free air
travel.53. WhendidUSwithdrawfromtheINFtreaty? vesfjdk us laf/ ls dc okil fy;k\
(a) �0�6 (b) �0�7(c) �0�8 (d) �0�9
Ans:–(c)The USA already announced the withdrawal decision fromtheINFtreatyinOctober�0�8.TheINFTreatywassignedin �987 between US President Ronald Reagan and USSRPresidentMikhailGorbachev.54. What is the timedurationof the INF treatywhichwas
Ans:–(d)The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty wasSignedonDecember�987. ItwassignedbyU.S.PresidentRonald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary MikhailGorbachev. It is a �987 arms control agreement betweenthe United States and the Soviet Union with an Unlimitedduration.55. Which Country first withdrew from the Intermediate-
Ans:–(a)US first withdrew from the Intermediate-Range NuclearForces treaty (INF). The Russian President Vladimir Putinhas signed a bill that suspends Russia’s participation in thenucleararmstreaty.Putin’sdecreeformalizesthewithdrawalofRussiafromthe�987Intermediate-RangeNuclearForcestreaty(INF)withtheUnitedStates.ThemovecomesafterthewithdrawalofUSfromthepact.56. WhichStategovernmenthasannouncedpipedwaterfor
The Uttar Pradesh State government has announced pipedwaterforeveryruralhomeinthestatewithintwoyears.TheYogiAdityanath-ledgovernmenthasalreadybegunitsworkon the piped water programme. The State has planned todivideJalNigam’sworkintourbanandruralareasforbetterimplementation. The works are carried out under SwachhBharatAbhiyan.57. WhenKarnatakaBankwasfounded? dukZVd cSad dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
(a) �958 (b) �9�4(c) �965 (d) �948
Ans:–(b)Karnataka Bank was founded on �9�4.Karnataka Banklaunched a web tool named VASOOL SO-Ft (VASOOLSOFAST)fordigitizingNPArecoveryprocess.58. Whichstategovernmentlaunchedtoll-freeCMhelpline
(d) tamilNadu/rfeyukMqAns:–(a)Uttar Pradesh government launched toll-free CM helpline�076.Uttar Pradesh government launched a toll-free ChiefMinisterhelpline�076.Thisschemewillenablepeoplefromacrossthestatetoregistertheircomplaintsandatime-boundactionwillbetaken.59. WhoisappointedasanadditionaldirectorontheBoard
of Directors (BOD) of Jammu and Kashmir Bank byReserveBankofIndia
Ans:–(a)AKMisraisappointedasanadditionaldirectorontheBoardofDirectors(BOD)ofJammuandKashmirBankbyReserveBankofIndia.60. In which State has the South Central Railway
commissioneditslongestelectrifiedtunnel? nf{k.k eè; jsyos us fdl jkT; esa viuh lcls yach fo|qrhÑr
Ans:–(b)Mario Draghi OMRI is an Italian economist serving asPresident of the European Central Bank since �0��. HepreviouslyservedastheChairmanoftheFinancialStabilityBoardfrom�009to�0��andGovernoroftheBankofItalyfrom�005to�0��.6�. TheIndiaInternationalCooperativesTradeFair(IICTF)
Ans:–(b)The First ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair(IICTF)isgoingtobeheldatPragatiMaidan,NewDelhifrom��th till�3thOctober,�0�9.Thefairwill focuson textiles,Fast-movingconsumergoods(FMCG),Healthandhospitality,TradeandMarketingandCreditServicesandFinance.63. UScelebratedits_________IndependenceDayon4July
Ans:–(c)The United States of America celebrated its IndependenceDayonJuly4,�776.Thisyearmarksthe�43rdcelebrationoftheAmericannationalholidayandcommemoratesthesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependenceoftheUSin�776.
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64. WhendoesUScelebrateitsIndependenceDay? vesfjdk dc viuk Lora=krk fnol eukrk gS\
(d) 4August/4 vXkLrAns:–(b)The United States of America celebrated its IndependenceDayonJuly4,�776.Thisyearmarksthe�43rdcelebrationoftheAmericannationalholidayandcommemoratesthesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependenceoftheUSin�776.65. India is engaged in creating ________, a 900-MW
hydroelectricproject,inNepal. usiky esa Hkkjr 900 esXkkokV dh iufctyh ifj;kstuk --------
Ans:–(b)Arun III is an under-construction run-of-the river-typehydro-electric project constructed by SJVNArun III PowerDevelopment Company Private Limited (a wholly ownedsubsidiaryofSJVNLtd) inNepalat theArunRiver.Inthisproject, 900 megawatts of electricity was expected to beproduced.66. How much did the Centre allot for the foreign aid to
(d) Rs.�,�75crore/1]275 djksM+ #i;sAns:–(c)The Indian government has raised the foreign aid to NepalfromRs.750crorein�0�8toRs.�,050croreinthe�0�9-�0Budget.Itisanincreaseof40%.67. WhichofthefollowingSolarsailspacecraftwassentby
PlanetarySociety? fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk lkSy iky varfj{k ;ku IySusVjh
Ans:–(a)The Planetary Society said that its crowdfunded spacecraftLightSail�sentitsfirstsignalstoEarthonJuly�.Theyalsosaidthatthespacecraftisrunningvarioustests.ThePlanetary
Society is an American non-governmental, non-profitfoundation.68. WhenNITIAayogwasformed? NITIAayogdk XkBu dc gqvk\
(a) �0�5 (b) �0�9(c) �0�6 (d) �0�8
Ans:–(a)NITIAayog was formed in the year �0�5. NITI (NationalInstitution for Transforming India) Aayog released its“AgriculturalMarketingandFarmerFriendlyReformsIndex”(AMFFRI)fortheyear�0�9.69. Who launched Agricultural Marketing and Farmer
Ans:–(a)AmitShahtolaunchBJP’smembershipdriveinTelangana.Hewillalsoattendastate-levelmeetingwiththeBJPleadersatShamshabad.7�. Which country ranked 86th in Most Powerful Passport
index�0�9 eksLV ikojiQqy ikliksVZ baMsDl 2019 esa fdl ns'k us 86oka LFkku
ik;k
(a) India/bafM;k (b) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
(c) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;k (d) SriLanka/JhyadkAns:–(a)Indiacountry ranked86th inMostPowerfulPassport index�0�9.Around�99countriesintheworldbasedontheirVisa-Free Scores showed that Indian passport ranked at 86thpositionwithamobilityscoreof58.
(d) Karnataka/dukZVdAns:–(a)GujaratstaterankedsecondintheAgriculturalMarketingandFarmerFriendlyReformsIndex�0�9.Themainreasonis torankstatesandunionterritoriesbasedontheimplementationof seven provisions proposed under the modelAgriculturalProduceMarketCommittee(APMC)Act.75. Centreannounced_________astheregulatorofhousing
financeCompanies(HFCs) dsaæ us vkokl foÙk dafiu;ksa (HFC)ds fu;ked ds :i esa
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(a) SEBI/lsch(b) RBI/Hkkjrh; fjtoZ cSad(c) NHC/,u,plh(d) Noneoftheabove/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
strengthenoversightoftheshadowbanksandimprovetheiraccess to funding by providing guarantees for purchases oftheirassets.76. Which country introduced the Miyawaki technique of
Ans:–(c)Miyawaki is a Japanese technique introduced by JapanesebotanistAkiraMiyawaki,thathelpsbuilddense,nativeforestsinashorttime.Miyawakimethodhelpstocreateaforestinjust�0to30years,whilethroughconventionalmethodstakesanywherebetween�00to300years.77. Which State government has introduced the Japanese
MiyawakimethodofafforestationinIndia? fdl jkT; ljdkj us Hkkjr esa ouhdj.k dk tkikuh fe;kokdh
Ans:–(a)Telangana government has introduced the Japanese“Miyawaki” method of afforestation to grow urban forestsandexpandthegreencoveraswellastomeetthestipulatedplantation target under the Telanganaku Haritha Haaram(TKHH).78. HowmanyknownZoonoticdiseasesarethere? t+wuksfVd jksXk fdrus Kkr gSa\
(a) �00 (b) 300(c) �50 (d) �00
Ans:–(c)Thereareabout�50knownzoonoticdiseases.Itisallaboutspreadofinfectiousdiseasebetweenspecies,donebyavectorfromanimalstohumansandfromhumantootheranimals.79. WorldZoonosesdayisobservedon________. fo'o Zoonosesfnol ------------ ij euk;k tkrk gSA
(c) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;k (d) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjcAns:–(a)Indiatotrain�800BangladeshiCivilServantsatMussoorie.Eighteen hundred Bangladeshi mid-career civil servantstrainedattheNationalCentreforGoodGovernance(NCGG)inMussoorie.86. Which company gets green light for London taxi
(d) London,UK/yanu] ;wdsAns:–(a)The�0�9FIFAWomen’sWorldCupwastheeightheditionoftheFIFAWomen’sWorldCup,thequadrennialinternationalfootball championship contested by �4 women’s nationalteamsrepresentingmemberassociationsofFIFA.Ittookplacebetween7Juneand7July�0�9inLyon,France.9�. When was the first time FIFA Women’s World Cup
conducted? iQhiQk efgyk fo'o di igyh ckj dc vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �99� (b) �995(c) �000 (d) �008
Ans:–(a)The FIFA Women’s World Cup competition is being heldevery four years since �99�. U.S. women’s national soccerteam(USWNT)wonitsfirstWorldCupin�99�inChina.9�. The Nepal government has laid a provision that if a
usiky ljdkj us ,d çko/ku j[kk gS fd ;fn dksbZ ioZrkjksgh de ls de ----------- dpjk okil ykrk gS rks og ekmaV ij p<+;us ds fy, 'kqYd okil dj nsXkkA
(a) �Kg/�fdXkzk (b) 4kg/4fdXkzk
(c) 6kg/6fdXkzk (d) 8kg/8 fdXkzkAns:–(d)AspertheNepal’sregulation,thecountrycharges$��,000asroyaltyand$7�0foraNepaliclimbertoscalethe8,848-meter-tallmountain.TheNepalgovernmenthaslaidaprovisionthatifaclimberbringsbackatleast8kgofgarbagethenitwillrefund.Ithasbeenclaimedthatpilesoftrasharestillfoundinthemountain.Ifitprevails,itwillcauseanadverseimpactonhealthandtheenvironment.93. Which of the following Indian City is called the Pink
City? fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl Hkkjrh; 'kgj dks Xkqykch 'kgj dgk tkrk gS\
(a) Surat/lwjr (b) Jalpur/t;iqj
(c) Indore/bankSj (d) Patna/iVukAns:–(b)Jaipur is thecapitalofIndia’sRajasthanstate.Itevokestheroyal family that once ruled the region and that, in �7�7,foundedwhatisnowcalledtheOldCity,or“PinkCity”foritstrademarkbuildingcolor.94. WhereistheheadquartersofUnitedNationsEducational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)located?
(d) Madrid,Spain/eSfMªM] LisuAns:–(a)The United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganization(UNESCO)isaoneofthespecializedagenciesof the United Nations (UN). It is headquartered in Paris,France.95. Which city recently entered into the UNESCO World
HeritageSitelistforitsiconicarchitecturallegacy? gky gh esa fdl 'kgj esa vius çfrf"Br okLrq fojklr ds fy,
;wusLdks dh fo'o fojklr LFky lwph esa ços'k fd;k gS\
(a) Mangaluru/eaXkyq: (b) Ahmedabad/vgenkckn
(c) Jaipur/t;iqj (d) Kolkaa/dksydkrkAns:–(c)ThewalledcityofJaipurhasenteredintotheUNESCOWorldHeritageSitelistonJuly6.Jaipuriswellknownforitsiconicarchitectural legacy. It has become the second city of thecountrytoenterintotheUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteafterAhmedabad.96. InwhichyeardidtheSaltMarchhappen? ued ekpZ fdl o"kZ esa gqvk Fkk\
Ans:–(a)3rd edition of International Sunflower Seed and OilConference(lSSOC) �0�9 will be held in Mumbai.Thefunction will take place in Maharashtra, Mumbai.The mainaimtoencouragebettercommunicationsamongsunfloweroilproducers,andindustrygroups.�00.WhoistheCEOofYesBank ;l cSad ds lhbZvks dkSu gSa
Ans:–(b)RavneetGill is theCEOofYesBank.YESBankacquireda9.47%stake indrycellbatterymaker,Eveready IndustriesIndiabyinvokingsharespledgedbyMcLeodRussel.�0�.YESBankacquires______stakeinEvereadyIndustries
Ans:–(d)Centre fixes price for Sovereign Gold Bonds at 3,443 pergram.TheuniongovernmentfixedthepriceatRs3,443pergramforthenewseriesofsovereigngoldbonds(SGBs).�03.Who retains top position among batsmen in latest ICC
Ans:–(a)IndianArmysignedanMoUwithNeGDtodeveloprevampedapp.TheyarethepartofMinistryofElectronicsandInformationTechnology (MeitY)They will maintain the centraliseddatabaseforpersonnel,equipmentandmajorstorestoprovidemanagement-related information to Integrated HeadquartersofMinistryofDefence(Army).�05.Whowongoldmedalinthe53kgcategoryattheGrand
PrixofSpain�0�9? Lisu ds Xkzka çh 2019 esa 53 fdyksXkzke oXkZ esa fdlus Lo.kZ ind
thrk\
(a) BabitaKumari/cfcrk dqekjh
(b) DivyaKakran/fnO;k dkdjku
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(d) VineshPhogat/fous'k iQksXkVAns:–(d)India’stopwrestlerVineshPhogatwonherfirstgoldmedalaftershiftingto53kgcategoryandDivyaKakranclaimedthetophonoursinthe68kgcategoryattheGrandPrixofSpain�0�9atMadrid,Spain. In the championship, India finishedsecondwith�30pointsinteamchampionshipbehindRussiawhichsecured�65.�06.When was the Copa América, the international men’s
associationfootballchampionshipintroduced? dksik vesfjdk] varjjk"Vªh; iq#"k la?k iqQVckWy pSfEi;uf'ki dc
'kq: dh XkbZ Fkh\
(a) �900 (b) �9�6(c) �934 (d) �957
Ans:–(b)The �0�9 CopaAmérica was the 46th edition of the CopaAmérica, the international men’s association footballchampionship.Itwasfoundedin�9�6.�07.WhichBankhasintroducedtheUtkarsh�0��strategy? fdl cSad us mRd"kZ 2022 j.kuhfr is'k dh gS\
(d) RBS/vkjch,lAns:–(a)TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)boardhasfinalizedUtkarsh�0��, a medium term strategy, to improve regulation andsupervision,amongotherfunctionsofthecentralbank.�08.How much did the Indian government allocate for the
Gaganyaan Mission, the Indian Human SpaceflightProgramme?
(d) Rs.�5,000crore/15]000 djksM+ #-Ans:–(b)GaganyaanisanIndiancrewedorbitalspacecraft.Themissionis intendedtobe thebasisof theIndianHumanSpaceflightProgramme. It was announced by Prime Minister NarendraModiin�0�8.ItwasapprovedbytheUnionCabinetin�0�8.ThemissionworthRs.�0,000crore.�09.ISRO signed contract with ________ for the selection
support,medicalexaminationandspacetraining.
bljks us p;u leFkZu] fpfdRlk ijh{kk vkSj varfj{k çf'k{k.k ds fy, -------------------- ds lkFk vuqca/ ij gLrk{kj fd,A
Ans:–(a)Indian Space Agency, Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO), has signed a contract with Glavkosmos, a Russiancompany. The agreement aims for the selection support,medicalexaminationandspacetrainingofIndianastronautsfor the country’s proposed maiden manned space missionGaganyaan.��0.WhofoundedDashanamiSampradaya,Hindumonastic
Ans:–(d)Shankaracharya founded Dashanami Sampradaya, Hindumonastic tradition of single-staff renunciation. He is an8th century (788 AD) Indian philosopher and theologian.He is associated with Maya Theory, Advaita Vedanata(Non-Dualism), Tarak Brahma. His books are Bhashya-commentariesonGitaandothertexts,PrakaranGranths.���.WhowrotethebookVivekadeepiniinitially? 'kq: esa foosdnhfiuh iqLrd fdlus fy[kh gS\
(d) Nammalvar/ukekyokjAns:–(c)Vivekadeepini was initially written byAdi ShankaracharyawhoisoneofIndia’sgreatestspiritualandliterarygeniuses.���.BrazilbeatsPeruinthefinaltoliftthe_________ czkt+hy us is: dks iQkbuy esa gjk fn;k ------------------
(a) FIFAWorldCup/iQhiQk fo'o di
(b) UEFAChampionsLeague/;wiQ+k pSfEi;Ul yhXk(c) UEFA European Championship/;wbZ,iQ, ;wjksih; pSafi;uf'ki
(d) Copa America �0�9 title/dksik vesfjdk 2019 dk
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f[krkcAns:–(d)BrazilbeatsPeruin thefinal to lift theCopaAmerica�0�9title.The46thEditionofCopaAmericaheldbetween�4Juneto7July�0�9at6venuesinthehostcountry.��3.Operation Sudarshan was carried ouot in the Pakistan
borderin_________. vkWijs'ku lqn'kZu dks -------------- esa ikfdLrku lhek ij fLFkr
Ans:–(c)The Border Security Force (BSF) launched OperationSudarshan, a massive exercise, with an aim to fortify theanti-infiltrationgridalongthePakistanborderinPunjabandJammu.TheoperationwaslaunchedonJuly�.BSFplanstofinishtheoperationwithinafortnightandbeattheirbasesbyJuly�5.��4.WhichoneamongthesevenCentralArmedPoliceForces
(d) NationalSecurityGuard/jk"Vªh; lqj{kk XkMZAns:–(b)The Border Security Force (BSF) launched OperationSudarshan, a massive exercise, with an aim to fortify theanti-infiltrationgridalongthePakistanborderinPunjabandJammu.TheoperationwaslaunchedonJuly�.BSFplanstofinishtheoperationwithinafortnightandbeattheirbasesbyJuly�5.��5.Uttar Pradesh govt set target to become _________
economyincomingyears mÙkj çns'k ljdkj us vkus okys o"kks± esa ------------- vFkZO;oLFkk
Ans:–(b)Iranbreachesuraniumenrichmentcapsetby troubled�0�5nucleardeal.Iransurpassingthecapandreaching4.5percentenrichment announced by the country’s atomic energyorganisationspokesmanBehrouzKamalvandi.��8._______beatsPeruinthefinaltolifttheCopaAmerica
Ans:–(c)BrazilbeatsPeruin thefinal to lift theCopaAmerica�0�9title.BrazildefeatedPeruwith3-�scorestoclinchtheCopaAmericaTitle�0�9inthefinals.��9.WithWhichcountryIndiawillplaysemifinalmatchat
WorldCup�0�9? fdl ns'k ds lkFk Hkkjr fo'o di 2019 esa lsehiQkbuy eSp
[ksysXkk\
(a) SouthAfrica/nf{k.k vÚhdk
(b) NewZealand/U;wthySaM(c) Australia/vkWLVªsfy;k
(d) SriLanka/JhyadkAns:–(b)India andNewZealandwill play semifinalmatch atWorldCup�0�9.Indiawon sevenoutof theirninematches in theWorldCup�0�9leaguestage.��0.WhoistheCEOfoLikedin? fyADMbu ds lhbZvks dkSu gSa\
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(a) JeffWeiner/tsiQ osu (b) EvanSpiegel/boku LihXky(c) JanKoum/tku dkSe
(d) KevinSystrom/dsfou flLVªkseAns:–(a)Jeffrey“Jeff”WeinerisanAmericanbusinessman.HeisthechiefexecutiveofficerofLinkedIn,abusiness-relatedsocialnetworkingwebsite.HestartedwithLinkedInonDecember�5,�008,asInterimPresident.WeinerplayedaninstrumentalroleinLinkedIn’sacquisitionbyMicrosoftfor$�6billioninJune�0�6.���.When was National Cricket Academy (NCA)
Ans:–(a)The National Cricket Academy (NCA) was established in�000 and is located in Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru,KarnatakainIndia.TheNCAwasfoundedundertheideaofcricket administrator and formerBCCIPresidentRajSinghDungarpur. NCA provides training to the young cricketerswho are identified as having the potential to represent theIndiancricketteam.���.WhereistheNationalCricketAcademy(NCA)located? jk"Vªh; fØdsV vdkneh (NCA)dgka fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(d)The National Cricket Academy (NCA) was established in�000 and is located in Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru,KarnatakainIndia.TheNCAwasfoundedundertheideaofcricket administrator and formerBCCIPresidentRajSinghDungarpur.��3.WhereistheheadquartersofUnitedNationsMissionin
Ans:–(c)United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is theUnitedNations’snewestpeacekeepingmissionfortherecentlyindependentSouthSudan.Theunitbecameindependenton9July�0��.��5.WhatisthecurrencyofGreece? Xkzhl dh eqæk D;k gS\
Ans:–(b)KyriakosMitsotakis,theGreekconservativeleader,sworninasthePrimeMinisterofGreece.TheelectionresultgaveNewDemocracy an outright majority with �58 seats in the 300-memberGreekparliament.HeisEU’smostindebtedmemberwhopromisedtoendadecadeofeconomiccrisis.��7.WhichcellisdestroyedbytheHumanImmunodeficiency
cellintheimmunesystem.ATcellisatypeoflymphocytewhichdevelopsinthethymusglandandplaysacentralroleintheimmuneresponse.TcellscanbedistinguishedfromotherlymphocytesbythepresenceofaT-cellreceptoronthecellsurface.��8.Kyriakos Mitsotakis sworn in as the Prime Minister of
______ D;kjhdksl feRlksrfdl us ------------ ds ç/kuea=kh ds :i eas
Ans:–(c)MSDhonibecametheonlysecondIndianplayertoreachthe350-gamemarkinOne-DayInternationalcricket(ODI).Hehasbeentaggedasoneofthebestfinishersinthesport.DhoniledIndiafrom�007 to�0�7.UnderDhoni’scaptaincywonitssecondchampionshipinthecricketworldcup.HealsoledIndiatoNo.�positionintheICCRankings.�30.WhowonNETPACawardinBucheonfilmfestival cqdsu fiQYe iQsfLVoy eas fdlus NETPACvokMZ thrk
(a) Guesthouse/vfrfFk Xk`g
(b) TheLodge/Bgjus dk LFkku
(c) Gaffairs/th ekeyksa(d) GullyBoy/Xkyh ckW:
Ans:–(d)GullyBoywonNETPACawardinBucheonfilmfestival.Film-makerZoyaAkhtar’sdirectorial‘GullyBoy’wontheNetworkforthePromotionofAsianCinema(NETPAC)Awardatthe�3rdBucheonInternationalFantasticFilmFestival(BIFAN)inSouthKorea.�3�.Who chooses Ashutosh Gupta as country manager for
Ans:–(b)IndiacommittedtoexpeditiouslycompleteworkonKartarpurcorridor.The pilgrims have easy, smooth, secure and safeaccesstoGurdwaraKartarpurSahibthroughouttheyear.�35.WhendidtheBharatChamberofCommerceestablished
Ans:–(a)BCC was initially established in �900 as the “MarwariChamber of Commerce” at Calcutta. Following IndianIndependence,in�949Chamberre-christeneditselfasBharatChamberCommerce.�36.WhoinksMoUWithBRICSChamberofCommerceand
Ans:–(d)InJunetheRBIannounced�5bpsreporatecutintheMonetaryPolicyreview.Itisexpectedtoreducestill,inthenextmeetingofthemonetarypolicycommitteewhichisscheduledfor5-9August.�39.________ of the Indian Constitution permits the J&K
state’s legislature to define permanent resident of thestate.
Article35AoftheIndianConstitutionpermitstheJ&Kstate’slegislature to define permanent resident of the state. It wasaddedtotheConstitutionthroughasituationaryPresidentialOrder, i.e., The Constitution (Application to Jammu andKashmir)Order,�954whichwasissuedbythePresidentofIndiaon�4May�954.�40.WhichArticleofIndianConstitutionprovidesautonomous
Ans:–(a)The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is theregulator of the civil aviation. It is headquartered in NewDelhi.ItfunctionsundertheMinistryofCivilAviation.Thebodyinvestigatestheaviationaccidentsandincidents.�4�.________andAshalataDeviconferredwithtophonours
atAIFFAwards. ,vkbZ,iQ vokM~Zl esa 'kh"kZ lEeku ds lkFk ------------- vkSj
(d) RameshKumar/jes'k dqekjAns:–(b)SunilChhetri,Indianmen’sfootballteamcaptainnamedtheMen’sFootballerof theyear�0�9at theAll IndiaFootballFederation‘s(AIFF)Awards.�43.Who is appointed as the head of aviation regulator
DirectorateGeneralofCivilAviation(DGCA)? ukXkj foekuu egkfuns'kky; (DGCA)ds çeq[k ds :i esa fdls
Ans:–(b)Arun Kumar is appointed as the head of aviation regulatorDirectorateGeneralofCivilAviation(DGCA)on9July.Heiscurrently theadditional secretary in theMinistryofCivilAviation. His appointment was approved by the PM led-Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. Department ofPersonnelandTrainingissuedtheorderoftheappointment.�44.HowmanyrailwayzonesarethereinIndia? Hkkjr esa fdrus jsyos tksu gSa\
(a) �3 (b) �8(c) �0 (d) �3
Ans:–(b)IndianRailwaysdividesitsoperationsintozones,whicharefurther sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisionalheadquarters.Thereareatotalof�8zones.�45.Which of the Northeast Frontier Railways Project won
BestInnovationAwardon9July? 9 uoacj dks iwoksZÙkj lhekar jsyos ifj;kstuk esa ls fdlus loZJs"B
(d) �5lakhcrore/15 yk[k djksM+ #-Ans:–(c)RILoutpaceTCStobecomethemostvaluedfirmbym-capwithmorethan8lakhcrore.�47.New Delhi’s Connaught Place is the _______ most
Ans:–(a)Defence Ministry signed MoU with IPFC and NRDC.Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC), Departmentof Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and NationalResearch Development Corporation (NRDC), Ministry ofScience and Technology signed an MoU with a vision tobridgethecapacityshortfall.�49.India’sfirstelephantrehabilitationcentrewillbesetupat
Ans:–(c)AirtelAfricahasbeenlistedasthethird-largeststockontheboursebymarketvalue.On9June,NigerianStockExchangereportedthattheAirtelAfricahasa�.36trillionnaira($4.4bn)flotation.AirtelAfricaoperatesacross�4Africancountries.�5�.When is NASA’s Imaging Xray polarimetry explorer
(IXPE)missionexpectedtolaunch? uklk dk besftaXk ,Dljs iksfyesVªh ,DlIyksjj (IXPE)fe'ku dc
ykWUp gksus dh mEehn gS\
(a) �0�9 (b) �0�0(c) �0�� (d) �0��
Ans:–(c)NASA’sImagingXraypolarimetryexplorer(IXPE)missionaimstouncoverthemysteriesbehindblackholesandneutronstars. The cost estimated for the mission is $50.3 million.The mission plans to launch three space telescopes. Thesetelescopes will be capable of analyzing the polarization ofcosmicX-rays.TheIXPEmissionisexpectedtobelaunchedfromtheKennedySpaceCentreinApril�0��.�5�.ImagingXraypolarimetryexplorer(IXPE)missionplans
tolaunch_________telescopes. besftaXk ,Dljs iksfyesVªh ,DlIyksjj (IXPE) fe'ku us --------
nwjchuksa dks ykWUp djus dh ;kstuk cukbZ gSA
(a) 3 (b) 4(c) 5 (d) �
Ans:–(a)NASA’sImagingXraypolarimetryexplorer(IXPE)missionaimstouncoverthemysteriesbehindblackholesandneutronstars. The cost estimated for the mission is $50.3 million.The mission plans to launch three space telescopes. Thesetelescopes will be capable of analyzing the polarization ofcosmicX-rays.TheIXPEmissionisexpectedtobelaunchedfromtheKennedySpaceCentreinApril�0��.�53.What is the cost estimated for the Imaging Xray
Ans:–(c)AmrabadTigerReserveislocatedinTelangana.Afterfindingthepresenceofatleast�3tigersand356preyspeciesintheAmrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR), the state forest departmenthasestimatedthatthepresentpreypopulationcansupport3�to40tigersinthenextfewyears.�55.Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has
Ans:–(d)Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) hasrecommended for the surveyandexplorationofuranium inAmrabadTigerReserve,Telangana.�56.Which State Cabinet approved for the procurement of
Ans:–(a)The Delhi Cabinet has approved for the procurement of�,650 low-floor buses by the Delhi Transport Corporation(DTC)andtheDelhiIntegratedMulti-ModalTransitSystem(DIMTS) Ltd. The government approval is a boost to thepublic transport. The �,000 air-conditioned low-floor busesthat are to be procured by DTC will start rolling out fromJanuary�0�0andtheentirefleetwillbeontheroadsofthecitybyMay�0�0.�57.WhendidtheWorldPopulationreach5billion,astheday
Ans:–(b)Dr. K.C.Zachariah suggested the day in which populationreachedFiveBillionwhenheworkedasSeniorDemographeratWorldBankon��July�987.TheeventwasfirstsuggestedbytheGoverningCounciloftheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP)in�989.�58.USAstands_______inworldpopulation. fo'o tula[;k esa la;qDr jkT; vesfjdk -------------- gSA
Ans:–(a)USAstands3rdinworldpopulationonlynexttoChinaandIndia.ThepopulationofUSAis3.�9million.PopulationofChinais�.4billionandIndiais�.3billion.�59.WhenwastheWorldPopulationDayfirstobserved? fo'o tula[;k fnol igyh ckj dc euk;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) `�963 (b) �978(c) �989 (d) �994
Ans:–(c)TheeventwasfirstsuggestedbytheGoverningCounciloftheUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in �989.Dr. K.C.Zachariah suggested the day in which populationreachedFiveBillionwhenheworkedasSeniorDemographeratWorldBankon��July�987.�60.WhenistheWorldPopulationDayisobserved? fo'o tula[;k fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(c)WorldPopulationDaywasobservedonJuly��.Itisobservedevery year. The day focuses towards the urgency and thesignificanceofissuesrelatedtopopulation.TheDayhasbeencelebratedfornearlythreedecadesnow.�6�.______willimposegreentaxonplaneticketsfrom�0�0 ------------- 2020 ls gokbZ tgkt ds fVdV ij Xkzhu VSDl yXkkrs gSa
(a) NewZealand/U;wthySaM (b) France/Úkal
(c) Russia/:l (d) Australia/vkWLVªsfy;kAns:–(b)France will impose green tax on plane tickets from �0�0.French government is to impose a tax of up to €18 on plane tickets for all flights from airports in France to fund less-pollutingtransportationprojects.
Ans:–(c)ICSI launches UDIN to improve corporate governance.Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) rolled outaninitiativeintheformofaUniqueDocumentIdentificationNumber(UDIN).�65.HowmuchdidtheCentreallocatedforPradhanMantri
GramSadakYojana-lll(PMGSY-III)? ç/kuea=kh Xkkze lM+d ;kstuk III(PMGSY-III)ds fy, dsaæ us
fdruk vkoaVu fd;k\
(a) Rs.65,500crore/.65,500djksM+ #-
(b) Rs.70,�50crore/70,�50djksM+ #Ik;s
(c) Rs.78,750crore/78,75djksM+ #i;s
(d) Rs.80,�50crore/80,�50djksM+ #Ik;sAns:–(d)PM led-Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)approved for the launch of Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana-lll (PMGSY-III). The estimated cost of Rs.80,�50crore.Thefundswouldbesharedintheratioof60:40betweentheCentreandstateforallstatesexceptforeightnortheasternandthreeHimalayanstates.�66.WhoistheChairmanofCommitteeonEconomicAffairs
Ans:–(d)The kerala State government has decided to form NonResident Keralites’ Affairs (NORKA), an Non-ResidentKeralites(NRK)investmentcompanywhichaimstochannelinvestmentsfromoverseasKeralitesformajorinfrastructuredevelopmentinthestate.�68.CurrentWorldChessChampionMagnusCarlsenisfrom
_____. orZeku fo'o 'krjat pSafi;u eSXul dkyZlu -------------- ls gSA
(d) DingLiren/fMaXk fyjuAns:–(c)Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the �0�9 Croatia GrandChessTourtitle.HesecuredeightpointsanddefeatedWesleySo of United States with seven points.ViswanathanAnandendedupwith4.5pointsandfinished��th.�7�._____ranksbestperforminginthefieldofeducation ----------- f'k{kk ds {ks=k eas loZJs"B çn'kZu djus okyk jSad
Ans:–(b)Walmart acqui-hired � startups FloCare and BigTrade.Walmart brought onboard the teams of the two Bengaluru-basedcompaniestohelpstrengthenitscustomertechnologyandsupplychain.�74._______announced Katrina Kaif as the new brand
ambassador -------------- us u, czkaM ,acslMj ds :i esa dSVjhuk dSiQ dh
Ans:–(a)ReebokannouncedKatrinaKaifasthenewbrandambassador.Fitness brand Reebok appointed Bollywood actor KatrinaKaifasitsnewbrandambassadorinIndia.Thiswillenhance
(d) Hyderabad/gSnjkcknAns:–(a)FilmDivisionstolaunchdocumentaryfilmclubinMumbai.An acclaimed documentary film “Secret Life of Frogs” byAjayandVijayBediscreenedastheinauguralfilm./d�76.Prasar Bharati signs MoU with ______ for research
(d) IITBombay/vkbZvkbZVh ckWEcsAns:–(b)Prasar Bharati signs MoU with IIT Kanpur for researchcollaboration.�77._______ signs MoU with IIT Kanpur for research
�79._____ and EU hold high-level talks on migration,mobility
--------------- vkSj EU çokl] Xkfr'khyrk ij mPp&Lrjh; okrkZ djrs gSa
(a) India/bafM;k (b) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
(c) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;k (d) SaujdiArabia/lÅnh vjcAns:–(a)ndia and EU hold high-level talks on migration, mobility.India and the European Union (EU) held the fifth high-level dialogue on migration and mobility (HLDMM) Theydiscussedstepsaimedatrealizingthefullpotentialoffurtherstrengtheningcooperationinthekeyareas.�80.Who is the Minister responsible for the Ministry of
(b) NarendraSinghTomar/ujsaæ flag rksej(c) ShripadYessoNaik/Jhikn ;slks ukbd(d) RaoInderjitSingh/jko baæthr flag
Ans:–(b)Ministry ofAgriculture and Farmers’ Welfare is headed byMinisterofAgricultureNarendraSinghTomar.TheMinistersof State are Abhishek Singh Chauhan, Krishna Raj andParsottambhaiRupala.�8�.WhoisappointedasthenextMDandCFOoftheWorld
(d) KalpanaMorparla/dYiuk eksjikfj;kAns:–(a)The World Bank Group announced that Anshula Kant, anIndiannational,hasbeenappointedasitsnextMDandCFOon��July.AnshulaKantisthefirstwomanCFOoftheBank.�8�.The Union Agriculture Ministry in Indira Gandhi
Agriculture University has recently set up an AgriBusinessIncubationCentrein_________.
bafnjk Xkka/h Ñf"k fo'ofo|ky; eas dsaæh; Ñf"k ea=kky; us gky gh esa -------------- ,d Ñf"k O;olk; Å"ek;u dsaæ dh LFkkiuk dh gSA
Ans:–(c)TheUnionAgricultureMinistryinIndiraGandhiAgricultureUniversityofRaipurhassetupanAgriBusinessIncubationCentreinChhattisgarh.TheUniversityreportedthattheAgriBusinessIncubationCentrehasbeensetupundertheschemeRAFTAAR,aNationalAgricultureDevelopmentScheme.�83.When did the West Bengal government observed Save
Ans:–(d)WestBengalgovernmentobservedSaveWaterDayon��July.TheDayaims to raiseawarenessonconservationonwater.WestBengalChiefMinisterMamataBanerjeeparticipatedinamarchonJuly��.�84.Taiwanisina________wortharmssaledealwithU.S.
Ans:–(a)Taiwan is in a $�.� bn worth arms sale deal with U.S.companies.TheChineseForeignMinistryhadalreadylodgedformal complaints expressing strong dissatisfaction andresoluteoppositionatthepotentialweaponssale.Theweaponsaleincludesbattletanksandanti-aircraftmissiles.�85.What is the maximum limit of fund transactions in
NationalElectronicFundsTransfer(NEFT)? jk"Vªh; bysDVªkWfud iQaM VªkaliQj (,ubZ,iQVh) esa iQaM ysunsu dh
The headquarters of SBI located in Mumbai, Maharashtra.SBIisthelargestcommercialbankandthelargestmortgagelenderacrossthecountry.SBIhas��,0�0branchesand58,000ATM/CDMacrossIndia.�87.WhichBankrecentlywaivedoff thechargesonRTGS,
NEFTandIMPS? gky gh esa fdl cSad us RTGS,NEFTvkSj IMPSij yXkus
(c) DenaBank/nsuk cSad (d) IndianBank/Hkkjrh; cSadAns:–(a)StateBankofIndia(SBI)haswaivedthechargesonNationalElectronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time GrossSettlement (RTGS) transactions through YONO, Internet,andmobilebanking.ThiswillbeeffectivefromJuly�.SBIhasalsodecidedtodoawaywiththechargesonfundtransferusingtheImmediatePaymentService(IMPS)throughmobilephones.ItwillbeeffectivefromAugust�.�88._____ to vote on bill to remove country-cap on Green
Card Xkzhu dkMZ ij daVªh&dSi gVkus ds fy, fcy ij -----------
(d) Dineshraj/fnus'k jktAns:–(c)Vikas Swarup is appointed Secretary of Overseas IndianAffairs.�90.WhowonCONCACAFGoldCupfinal ftlus CONCACAFXkksYM di iQkbuy thrk
(a) France/Úkal (b) Mexico/esfDldks
(c) Australia/vkWLVªsfy;k (d) NewYork/U;w;kWdZAns:–(b)Mexico defeated USA to claim their eighth CONCACAFGoldCuptitle.JonathanDosSantosscoredthewinninggoal
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in73rdminforMexicointhethrillingfinal.�9�.Whichcoalplanttobeturnedintosolarpark? fdl dks;yk la;a=k dks lkSj ikdZ esa cnyuk gS\
(c) Tiroda Thermal Power Station/fVjksnk FkeZy ikoj LVs'ku
(d) Rajghatcoalplant/jkt?kkV dks;yk la;a=kAns:–(d)Rajghatcoalplantcoalplanttobeturnedintosolarpark.DelhigovernmentannouncedthattheRajghatthermalpowerplantofficially shut and turned into a solar park.A 5,000 KW ofsolarpowerwillbeproducedatthe45-acreplantsite.�9�.IndiaHoldsFirstEverArtificialLimbFitmentCampin
_______ Hkkjr us ------------- esa igyh ckj Ñf=ke vaXk fiQVesaV dSai
Ans:–(b)India Holds First Ever Artificial Limb Fitment Camp inTanzania.The doctrine of Humanity, India offering to theworldsincelongagothrough‘actions’.�93.WestbengalGovernorreleasesBengaliversionof_____
Ans:–(b)ThemonsoonsessionoftheGoastateAssemblybeganon�5July.Threemembersoftheally,DeputyChiefMinisterVijaiSardesai, Water Resources Minister Vinod Palyekar, RuralDevelopment Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar and IndependentMLAandRevenueMinisterRohanKhaunte,weredroppedtoaccommodatethenewmemberstothecabinate.�97.KSUMtohostWomenStartupSummit�0�9on_______
inKochi ds,l;w,e us dksfPp esa --------- ij efgyk LVkVZvi f'k[kj
draftawaterpolicy? fdl jkT; ljdkj us ty uhfr dk elkSnk rS;kj djus okyk
igyk Hkkjrh; jkT; cuk Xk;k\
(a) Tripura/f=kiqjk (b) Assam/vle
(c) Manipur/ef.kiqj (d) Meghalaya/es?kky;Ans:–(d)Meghalaya became the first Indian state to draft a waterpolicytoensurewaterconservation,issuesandprotectionofwater resources in the State. The Meghalaya State Cabinetapproved the draft on July ��, �0�9. The approved policyintended to achieve sustainable development by Meghalayastategovernment.�0�.Who won the Wheelchair Women’s Singles in the
WimbledonChampionship�0�9? foacyMu pSafi;uf'ki 2019 eas Oghyps;j efguyk ,dy fdlus
thrk\
(a) AnlekvanKoot/,uhd oSu dwV
(b) DiededeGroot/fMMs Ms XkzksV(c) CaraBlack/dkjk CySd
(d) Martinanavratilova/ekfVZuk uojkfryksokAns:–(a)NetherlandsAniek van Koot won theWheelchairWomen’sSinglescategoryintheWimbledonChampionship�0�9.ShealsowontheWheelchairWomen’sDoublescategoryparingwithNetherlandsDiededeGroot.�03.WhereisWimbledonlocated? foacyMu dgka fLFkr gS\
(a) US/vesfjdk (b) UK/;wds
(c) Canada/dukMk (d) Austria/vkWfLVª;k
Ans:–(b)Wimbledon is a district and town of south-west London,England, 7.� miles (��.4 km) south-west of the centre ofLondon,UK.�04.WhowontheWimbledonChampionship�0�9title? foacyMu pSfEi;uf'ki 2019 dk f[krkc fdlus thrk\
(d) SimonaHalep/fleksuk gkysiAns:–(d)Simona Halep won the Wimbledon Championship �0�9title. She created Wimbledon history by becoming the firstRomaniantowintheGrandslam�0�9title.Shesecured6-�,6-�anddefeatedseven-timechampionSerenaWilliams.�05.For the construction 8.30 lakh houses in West Bengal,
Ans:–(c)TheWestBengalstategovernmenthasdecidedtoconstruct8.30lakhhousesforpoorpeoplelivingintheruralareas,undertheBanglarBariproject.ThecostwillbesharedbetweentheCentralanstheStategovernment.Thecentrewillbear60%and the statewillbear40%.The toiletswillbeconstructedunderMissionNirmal.�06.Whatisthecostallotedfortheconstructionofeachhouse
Ans:–(a)The Ministry of Rural Development increased the financialallotmenttotheWestBengalstategovernmentasitperformedgood in the last fiscal year. Around Rs.3.75 lakh will beallottedtoconstructeachhouseundertheBanglarBariprojectproject.�07.Which State government is to construct 8.30 lakh
Ans:–(d)TheWestBengalstategovernmenthasdecidedtoconstruct8.30 lakh houses for poor people living in the rural areas,undertheBanglarBariproject.Thehouseswillbeconstructedinthecurrentfinancialyear.�08.WhereistheheadquartersofTVSMotor? Vhoh,l eksVj dk eq[;ky; dgka gS\
Ans:–(a)The head quarters of TVS Motor is Chennai.TVS Motorcompany launched India’s first ethanol-based motorcycleTVSApache RTR �00 Fi E�00 Their main aim is to helpreducecrudeimportsandreduceairpollution.�09.KSUMtohostWomenStartupSummit�0�9onAugust�
in___________ ds,l;w,e --------------- esa 1 vXkLr dks efgyk LVkVZvi f'k[kj
Ans:–(b)Eleventh editionofMekongGangaCooperationmeet �0�9held in New DelhiThe meeting was attended by SeniorOfficialsfromall6MGCMemberStates.���.WhowonfifthWimbledontitle? ikapoka foacyMu f[krkc fdlus thrk\
(d) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjcAns:–(d)British-Pakistani Boxer Amir Khan clinched the WBCInternationalWelterweight�0�9titleinJeddah,SaudiArabia.The Olympic silver medallist defeated theAustralian boxerBillyDib.TheeventwasorganisedbyKhan’sSuperBoxingLeague in association with the General SportsAuthority ofSaudiArabia.��3.Who won the WBC International Welterweight �0�9
(d) VijenderSingh/fotsUæ flagAns:–(a)British-Pakistani Boxer Amir Khan clinched the WBCInternationalWelterweight�0�9titleinJeddah,SaudiArabia.The Olympic silver medallist defeated theAustralian boxerBillyDib.��4.Union Bank of India was fined _________ for non-
compliance with the directions on the cybersecurityframeworkinbanksissuedbytheRBI.
Ans:–(b)RBIalsofinedRs.�0lakhonUnionBankfornon-compliancewiththedirectionsonthecybersecurityframeworkinbanksissuedbytheRBI.TheRBIaccusedUnionBankofIndiathatit failed to carry out the cybersecurity framework in �0�6.RBI’s examination revealed reports of generation of sevenfraudulentmessagesworth$�7�millionthroughtheSWIFT
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systemofthebank.��5.RBI fined Rs.7 crore as _________ did not comply
with the fraud risk management and classification andreportingoffrauds.
(d) StateBankofIndia/Hkkjrh; LVsV cSadAns:–(d)RBI fined Rs.7 crore as SBI did not comply with thedirectionsissuedbytheRBIonIncomeRecognitionandAssetClassification(IRAC)norms,codeofconductforopeningandoperatingcurrent accounts and reportingofdataonCentralRepository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC), andfraud risk management and classification and reporting offrauds.��6.Where will the Golden Jubilee Edition of International
Ans:–(d)The Golden Jubilee Edition of International Film Festivalof India (IFFI) has been scheduled to be held from �0-�8November �0�9 in Panaji, Goa. The Union Minister forInformationandBroadcastingPrakashJavadekarannouncedthescheduleregardingIFFI�0�9.��7.When was International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
founded? baVjus'kuy fiQYe iQsfLVoy vkWiQ bafM;k (IFFI)dh LFkkiuk dc
dh XkbZ Fkh\
(a) �95� (b) �965(c) �973 (d) �978
Ans:–(a)IFFIwasfoundedin�95�.Thefilmfestivalisoneofthemostsignificant film festivals inAsia. IFFI isbeingorganised inGoa since �004 under the leadership of Chief Minister ofGoa.TheInternationalFilmFestivalofIndiabecamegloballycompetitiveafterits35thedition.��8.HowmanygoldsdidIndiabagin Hkkjr us fdrus Lo.kZdkjksa dks cSXk fn;k
(a) 3 (b) 6
(c) � (d) �Ans:–(b)Indians bagged 6 gold, 3 silver and � bronze at KladnoMemorialAthleticsMeetatKladnoinCzechRepublic.IndianathleteMohammadAnaswongoldinmen’s400mandHimaDaswongoldinwomen’s�00mevent��9.Whowongoldinmen’s400meventatKladnoMemorial
AthleticsMeetatKladnoinCzechRepublic? psd Xk.kjkT; esa dYnuksa esa dYnuksa eseksfj;y ,FkysfVDl ehV esa
iq#"kksa dh 400 ehVj Li/kZ esa Lo.kZ ind fdlus thrk\
Ans:–(b)Indian athlete Mohammad Anas won gold in men’s 400meventatKladnoMemorialAthleticsMeetatKladnoinCzechRepublic.Indiansbagged6gold,3silverand�bronze.��0.Who won gold in women’s �00m event at Kladno
MemorialAthleticsMeetatKladnoinCzechRepublic? psd Xk.kjkT; esa dYnuks esa dYnuksa eseksfj;y ,FkysfVDl ehV esa
efgykvksa dh 200 ehVj Li/kZ esa Lo.kZ ind fdlus thrk\
(a) Archana/vpZuk (b) LilliDas/fyyh nkl(c) HimaDas/gsek nkl (d) DuteeChand/nqrh pan
Ans:–(c)Hima Das won gold in women’s �00m event at KladnoMemorial Athletics Meet at Kladno in Czech Republic.Indiansbagged6gold,3silverand�bronze.���.WhenwastheFranceNationalDay�0�9celebrated? Úkal jk"Vªh; fnol 2019 dc euk;k Xk;k Fkk\
Ans:–(c)The French government celebrated the National Day on �4July. On this Day the French President Emmanuel Macronannouncedthatthenationistocreateanewnationalmilitaryspace force command that would eventually be part of thecountry’sairforce.���.WhoisthePrimeMinisterofSriLanka? Jhyadk ds ç/kuea=kh dkSu gSa\
(a) SureshKumar/lqjs'k dqekj
(b) RanilWickremesinghe/jkfuy foØefla?ks
(c) Nareshlyer/ujs'k v;~;j
(d) MahindaRajaprakase/efgank jktçdk'k
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RanilWickremesingheisthePrimeMinisterofSriLanka.��3.Who is the youngest Indian cricketer to hit debut Test
Ans:–(a)Prithvi Shaw becomes youngest Indian to hit debut Testcentury.TeenagerPrithviShawbecametheyoungestIndiantomakeacenturyonhisTestdebutondayoneofthefirstTestagainstWestIndiesinRajkot.��4.How many member countries are there in the World
(d) Bihar/fcgkjAns:–(c)WorldBankplannedtooffer$�50milliontoKerala.Themainaimisatenhancingthestate’sresilienceagainsttheimpactsof natural disasters and climate change in the wake of lastyear’sfloods.��6.Govtplanstosetup_______Ayushwellnesscentresin
ongoingfiscal ljdkj us pkyw foÙk o"kZ esa ---------- vk;q"k dY;k.k dsaæ LFkkfir
djus dh ;kstuk cukbZ gS
(a) �,500 (b) 4,�00(c) �,800 (d) 3,600
Ans:–(b)Govtplanstosetup4,�00Ayushwellnesscentresinongoingfiscal.��7.________appointsSarvitaSethiinM&Arole ---------------- ,e ,aM , (M&A)Hkwfedk esa lfoZrk lsBh dks
Ans:–(c)India is to host the International Shooting Sport Federation(ISSF)CombinedWorldCupfromMarch�5-�6,�0�0.TheeventswillbeheldinNewDelhi,India.�30.WhichcountryistohosttheInternationalShootingSport
Federation(ISSF)CombinedWorldCup�0�0? baVjus'kuy 'kwfVaXk LiksVZ iQsMjs'ku (ISSF) la;qDr fo'o di
Ans:–(d)India is to host the International Shooting Sport Federation(ISSF)CombinedWorldCupfromMarch�5-�6,�0�0.ISSFfinalisedandapprovedthefinaldatesoftheevents.�3�.USbans__________armychiefoverRohingya ‘ethnic
cleansing’ jksfgaX;k ij tkrh; liQkbZ dks ysdj vesfjdk dk çfrca/
Ans:–(c)TheUScelebratedthe50thanniversaryofApollo��onJuly�6,�0�9.OnJuly�6,�969,theApollo��crewliftedoffinaHuntsville-designedSaturnVrocketforahistoricvisittothemoon.�34.First-ever Himalayan States Conclave to be hosted by
Ans:–(d)TheIndianAthleticsFederation(IAF)hasdecidedtohosta�4HoursAsiaandOceaniaChampionshipsin�0�0anda�00kmAsiaandOceaniaChampionshipsin�0��inBangalore.ItaimstoboosttheultraraceinIndia.�38.Who covered a distance of �50 km in �4 hours and
won bronze in the �0�8 �4-hours Asian and OceaniaChampionships?
(a) SunilSharma/lquhy 'kekZ(b) LalluDas/yYyw nkl(c) UllasNarayana/mYykl ukjk;.k(d) BudhiaSingh/cqf/;k flag
Ans:–(c)Indiawonanindividualandteammedalinthe�0�8�4-hoursAsianandOceaniaChampionshipsinTaipei.UllasNarayanacoveredadistanceof�50kmin�4hoursandwonbronzeandan Indian teamcomposedofUllas,SunilSharmaandLalluparticipatedintheevent.�39.Where is the head quarters of International Centre for
(c) Germany/teZuh (d) US/vesfjdkAns:–(d)ICSID was established in �966. It is headquartered inWashington, D.C., United States. ICSID arbitrates for legaldispute resolution and conciliation between internationalinvestors.
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�40.On which Country did the International Court ofArbitration, recently, imposeapenaltyof$5billionfordenyingamininglease?
fdl ns'k us baVjus'kuy dksVZ vkWiQ vkfcZVªs'ku] us gky gh esa] [kku iV~Vs ls budkj djus ds fy, $5 fcfy;u dk tqekZuk yXkk;k\
(a) Iran/bZjku (b) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
(c) Iraq/bjkd (d) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjcAns:–(b)International Court ofArbitration has imposed a penalty ofover$5billiononPakistanasitunlawfullydeniedaminingleasetoacompanycalledTethyanCopperCompanyforRekoDiqprojectin�0��.Thispenaltyisoneofthebiggestinthehistoryofcash-strappedPakistan.�4�.WherewastheISSFJuniorWorldCup�0�9held? ISSFtwfu;j fo'o di 2019 dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
Ans:–(b)The Maharashtra Cabinet approved a four-fold increase inthe financial assistance given to families of martyred anddisabled soldiers hailing from the state on �6 July. Kin ofmartyred soldiers will now get Rs.� crore. Previously, theyweregivenRs.�5 lakh.ThegovernmentwillprovideRs.60lakhtosoldiersleft5�-�00%disabled,insteadofthecurrentRs.�5lakhapproved.�47.Palaubecamethe_______countrytojointheInternational
SolarAlliance(ISA). iykÅ varjkZ"Vªh; lkSj XkBca/u (vkbZ,l,) esa 'kkfey gksus okyk
Ans:–(b)Palau,anarchipelagoofmorethan500islandsinOceania,hasbecome 76th signatory country to join the International SolarAlliance(ISA).TheagreementwasopenedforsignatureduringCOP��atMarrakech,Moroccoon�5November�0�6.�48.Which Country recently joined the International Solar
Alliance(ISA)? gky gh esa dkSu lk ns'k varjkZ"Vªh; lkSj XkBca/u (vkbZ,l,) esa
(d) CookIslands/dqd }hilewgAns:–(b)Palau, an archipelagoofmore than500 islands inOceania,hasbecome76th signatorycountry to join the InternationalSolarAlliance(ISA).Theagreementwasopenedforsignature
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during COP�� at Marrakech, Morocco on �5 November�0�6.�49.Whowongoldinwomen’s49kgcategoryweightlifting
Ans:–(c)Indian team secured the first spot in the medal tally ofCommonwealth Weightlifting Championship �0�9 held atSamoa, a country in Oceania. Mirabai Chanu won gold inwomen’s49kgwithatotalliftof�9�kg.Sheisgoldmedalistat�0�8CommonwealthGamesand�0�8KhelRatnaawardee.�50.Where was the Commonwealth Weightlifting
(c) Fiji/fiQ+th (d) Vanuatu/okuqvrqAns:–(b)Indian team secured the first spot in the medal tally ofCommonwealth Weightlifting Championship �0�9 held atSamoa,acountryinOceania.37Indianplayersparticipatedin theCommonwealthWeightliftingChampionship inApia,Samoa.�5�.InternationalJusticeDayobservedon_____________ varjkZ"Vªh; U;k; fnol ---------- ij euk;k Xk;k
Ans:–(a)Saudi Arabia intercepts drone launched by Yemeni rebels.The drone launched by the Houthi rebels from Yemen’sGovernorateofSanaatowardtheSaudicityofJizan.ASaudi-ledcoalitionalliedwithYemen’sGovernmenthasbeenatwarwiththeHouthissince�0�5.�54.India, __________exchange views on combating terror
financing Hkkjr ----------- vkrad foÙkiks"k.k dk eqdkcyk djus ij fopkjksa
dk vknku&çnku djrk gS
(a) Romania/jksekfu;k (b) Uzbekistan/mT+csfdLrku
(c) Russia/:l (d) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;kAns:–(b)India and Uzbekistan exchange views on combating terrorfinancing.�55.As per BSI report, India hosts _________ species of
Ans:–(a)The ISSF Junior World Cup, Sarabjot Singh scored �39.6tobagthemen’s�0mairpistolgold,country’sninthyellowmetal at the event.India both the men’s and women’s �0mair pistol crowns with �4-year-old Esha Singh winning thewomen’sevent.�59.SportsPerson_______nominatedforIAAFVeteranPin LiksV~Zl ilZu -------------IAAFosVju fiu ds fy, ukekafdr
(d) HeenaSidhu/ghuk fl¼wAns:–(b)FormerOlympictrackandfieldathletePTUshanominatedfor the International Association of Athletics FederationsVeteran PinThe olympic track for her long and meritoriousservicetothecauseofWorldAthletics.�60.WhoinstitutedtheNelsonMandelaInternationalDay? usYlu eaMsyk varjkZ"Vªh; fnol dh LFkkiuk fdlus dh\
Ans:–(c)TheUnitedNationsobservedtheNelsonMandelaInternationalDay,alsopopularlyknownasMandelaDay,on�8Julyeveryyear. The United Nations instituted the day to mark thebirthdayofSouthAfrica’sformerpresident,NelsonMandela,whichfallson�8July.Itwasestablishedintheyearon�009.�6�.UnitedNationsobservedtheNelsonMandelaInternational
Dayon_________. la;qDr jk"Vª us ------------- dks usYlu eaaMsyk varjkZ"Vªh; fnol
Ans:–(c)TheUnitedNationsobservedtheNelsonMandelaInternationalDay,alsopopularlyknownasMandelaDay,on�8Julyeveryyear. The United Nations instituted the day to mark thebirthdayofSouthAfrica’sformerpresident,NelsonMandela,whichfallson�8July.Itwasestablishedintheyearon�009.�6�.TurkeyboughtF-35fighterjetsfrom_________. rqdhZ us----------------ls F-35 iQkbVj tsV~l [kjhnsA
programme? F-35iQkbVj tsV çksXkzke ls vesfjdk us fdl ns'k dks gVk;k\
(a) UK/;wds
(b) Russia/:l(c) China/phu(d) Turkey/rqdhZ
Ans:–(d)The United States removed Turkey from the F-35 fighterjet programme on �7 July. It is a move that had been longthreatenedandexpectedafterAnkarabeganacceptingdeliveryofanadvancedRussianmissiledefencesystem.�64._______has60%ofhungrypeopleintheworld ------------- esa nqfu;k ds 60» Hkw[ks yksXk gSa
Ans:–(a)Asiahas60%ofhungrypeopleintheworld.Asiatheyare8�0millionpeopleenoughtoeatin�0�8,upfrom8��millioninthepreviousyear.Itisthethirdyearofincreaseinarow.�66.PrimeMinisterNarendraModi tosharehis thoughts in
MannKiBaaton_________ ç/kuea=kh ujsaæ eksnh us eu dh ckr esa vius fopkj lk>k djus
(d) Kerala/dsjyAns:–(c)Odisha envisages new Industrial Policy to attract newinvestments.�68.____________togettwonewdistricts ------------------------dks nks u, ftys feyrs gSa
(a) TamilNadu/rfeyukMq(b) Kerala/dsjy
(c) WestBengal/if'pe caXkky(d) Karnataka/dukZVd
Ans:–(a)
TamilNadutogettwonewdistricts�69.WhowonIndia’sninthgoldinISSFJuniorWorldCup fdlus ISSFtwfu;j fo'o di esa Hkkjr dks ukSoka Lo.kZ
(d) Articel�9�/vuqPNsn 292Ans:–(b)CFIofCentrewasestablishedunderArticle�67oftheIndianConstitution and State Government’s was established underArticle�66oftheIndianConstitution.�73.Who is the current Comptroller and Auditor General
Ans:–(b)Securities andExchangeBoardof India (SEBI), the capitalmarkets regulator, has opposed the Centre’s proposal totransfer surplus money to the Consolidated Fund of India(CFI).�75.Indiatobefreeof___________by�0�5 2025 rd Hkkjr ------------- ls eqDr gksXkk
(a) Flu/Ýyw(b) Tuberculosis/{k; jksXk(c) Malaria/eysfj;k(d) Typhoid/vka=k Toj
Ans:–(a)Czech Republic hosted the Tabor Athletics Meet �0�9.Assam’sHimaDas,theIndianSprinter,wonherfourthgoldinthe�00meventandMuhammadAnaswongoldinmen’s400mevent.�77.Who won gold in the �00m event at aTaborAthletics
MeetinCzechRepublic? psd Xk.kjkT; esa Vkcj ,FkysfVDl ehV esa 200 ehVj Li/kZ esa
on�7 July.Sheclocked�3.�5 seconds.This isher4thwinin �5 days.VKVismaya won the silver and clocked �3.43seconds.�78.______tobefreeofTuberculosisby�0�5 ------------ 2025 rd {k; jksXk ls eqDr gks
Ans:–(b)ICCCricketHallofFamewas launchedon�January�009inDubai.TheHalloffamewaslaunchedbytheInternationalCricketCouncil (ICC) inassociationwith theFederationofInternational Cricketers’ Associations (FICA). The Hall offameincludes8womenoutofthe89inductees.�8�.Which state Traffic Police Launch New E-Payment
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Ans:–(b)MHA launched 7 components Indian Cyber CrimeCoordinationCentre(I4C)for�0�8-�0�0.�86.HowmanymemberStatesarethereinSAARC? lkdZ esa fdrus lnL; ns'k gSa\
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(d) China/phuAns:–(a)TheISSFJuniorWorldCup�0�9washeldinSuhl,Germany.India has topped the championship by securing �0 gold, 9silverand5bronzewithatotalof�4medals.�88.WhichCountrytoppedthemedalstallyintheISSFJunior
WorldCup�0�9? ISSFtwfu;j fo'o di 2019 esa fdl ns'k us ind rkfydk esa
(d) India/phuAns:–(d)India has topped the championship by securing �0 gold,9silverand5bronzewitha totalof�4medals in theISSFJuniorWorldCup�0�9inSuhl,Germany.�89.Whowongoldinthemen’srifleintheISSFJuniorWorld
Cup�0�9? ISSFtwfu;j fo'o di 2019 esa iq#"kksa dh jkbiQy eas Lo.kZ
Ans:–(b)AishwaryaPratapSinghTomarwongold in themen’s riflein the ISSF JuniorWorld Cup �0�9 in Suhl, Germany. HiswinhasmadeIndiatotopthemedalstallyintheISSFJuniorWorldCup.�90.WhoistheVice-PresidentofNitiAayog? uhrh vk;ksXk ds mikè;{k dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(a)RajivKumariscurrentlythevice-chairmanoftheNITIAayog.He is the chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Economicsand Politics in Pune and founding director of Pahle IndiaFoundation,anon-profitresearchorganisationthatspecialisesinpolicy-orientedresearchandanalysis.�9�.Which State is to host the first-ever Himalayan states’
Ans:–(d)Uttarakhand State government is to host the first-everHimalayan states’ conclave on July �8 in Mussoorie,Uttarakhand. The prime focus of the meeting will be onsustainabledevelopment.�9�.Indiahasagreedtosetup________ofREcapacitiesby
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(d) -30degC/&30 fMXkzh lhAns:–(d)MRSAM system is equipped with a modern ground-basedmulti-function 3D rotating active phased array radar. Theradarprovideshigh-qualityAirSituationPicture (ASP)andweaponsupportunderadverseoperationalandenvironmentalconditions. It has an intercept range between 70-�00 km.MSRAMiscapableofoperatingattheextremeconditionof-30degCandanaltitudeof3.5km.�94.TheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)hasreducedIndia’s
Ans:–(c)The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reduced India’sgrowthforecastforthecurrentfinancialyearto7%.Earlier,ithadannouncedagrowthestimationof7.�%.ItreportedinitsAsianDevelopmentOutlook�0�9.�95.CCEAapprovedthe________megawattsDibanghydro
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Ans:–(b)SAARC Film Festival �0�9 held at the National FilmCorporationCinemaHall,Colombo,SriLanka.�99.________ seizes British oil tanker in the Strait of
30�.When Pradhan Mantri KISAN Samman Nidhi Schemelaunched?
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Ans:–(b)ThisschemeisintroducedbytheNarendraModiGovernment.Theschemegoteffectivefrom0�.��.�0�8.Aimofthescheme:Tosupplementthefinancialneedsofthefarmersandplantoensure proper crop health and appropriate yields and plantowardsthediet.303.UnionMinisterPiyushGoyaltolaunchGlobalInnovation
Ans:–(c)Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal plannedtolaunchtheGlobalInnovationIndex(GII)onJuly�4.Thethemeoftheeventis304.When did the Sheila Dikshit’s cremated with full state
Ans:–(a)Sheila Dikshit, three-time chief minister of Delhi, who iscredited with the “all-round” development of the nationalcapitalwascrematedwith full statehonourson july��.Shepassed away due to a cardiac arrest.As per her wish, theCongressleaderwaslaidtorestusingtheCNGmethod.305.HowmanytimedidSheiladikshitbecamechiefminister
Ans:–(c)Sheila Dikshit, three-time chief minister of Delhi, who iscredited with the “all-round” development of the nationalcapitalwascrematedwithfullstatehonoursonjuly��.306.WhatisthescheduleddatetobeginjapanopenBadminton
Ans:–(d)The��thDefExpoIndia-�0�0isscheduledtobeheldforthefirst time in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow.Main themeof the DefExpo India-�0�0 will be ‘India: The EmergingDefence Manufacturing Hub’ and focus will be on ‘DigitalTransformationofDefence’.308.EleventhDefExpoIndia-�0�0tobeheldin________ X;kjgoka MsiQ,Dliks Hkkjr&2020 dks --------- esa vk;ksftr fd;k
Ans:–(a)NikhatZareengotqualified to�ndofThaiboxing tourney.Nikhat Zareen a former Junior world champion who gotselectedtothesecondroundoftheThailandOpenInternationalBoxing tournament. They are in the 5�-kilogram category.TheboxerbelongstoHyderabad.3��.Prithu Gupta of Delhi selected as Indias_____
(d) S.SudhakarReddy/,l lq/kdj jsM~MhAns:–(b)D. Raja who is the Rajya Sabha member is appointed thegeneralsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyofIndia(CPI).HewillreplaceSudhakarReddy3�4.WhowonMrSouthAsiatitle?
(d) MinalRohit/ehuy jksfgrAns:–(b)Chandrayaan-� is the first ever Indian space mission thatwasledbywomenscientist.MuthayyaVanitha,asaprojectdirector,hasledthemissionfromthestart.3�6.ThespacesegmentofChandrayaan-�includesanorbiter,
(b) lander/ySaMj(c) rover/?kqearw(d) noneofthese/bueas ls dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(b)TheChandrayaan-�spacecraftweighsaround3.8tonnes.Thetotal estimated cost for the mission was Rs.978 crore, thatisRs.603crore for the space segment andRs.375crore forthelaunch.ThespacesegmentofChandrayaan-�includesanorbiter,alandernamedVikram,arovernamedPragyan.3�7.Indiaisthe__________countrytolaunchspacecraftto
Ans:–(b)Indian Navy commissions 5th Dornier Aircraft Squadronin Chennai.ndian NavalAir Squadron (INAS) 3�3 It is thefifthDornieraircraftsquadroncommissionedintotheIndianNavybyAdmiralKarambirSingh,PVSMAVSMADCChiefoftheNavalStaffTheceremonyheldatNavalAirEnclave,Meenambakkam.3�4.ThirteenthGlobalHealthcareSummitorganizedbyAAPI
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Ans:–(b)Thereare�47boxersfrom37countriesaretakingpartinthetournamenttotestthemselvesagainstsomeoftheworld’sbestpugilistsaheadoftheWorldChampionshipsslatedlaterintheyear.FivewomenandsixmenfromIndiawillmeetandtheywillcontinuetillJuly�7.3�7.Central Government favors it’s _____contribution to
(d) KatieHoff/dsVh gkWiQAns:–(b)BritainswimmerAdamPeatybreak theworld record in themen’s�00-meterbreaststrokeattheWorldChampionshipsinGwangju,SouthKorea.Hecompensatedthepreviousrecordof 57.�0 seconds.This record was made by at last year’sEuropeanChampionships.3�9.WhoisappointedasJointSecretarytothePresident? jk"Vªifr ds la;qDr lfpo ds :i eas fdls fu;qDr fd;k tkrk
Ans:–(a)VandeBharatExpress,alsoknownasTrain�8isanIndiansemi-highspeedintercityelectricmultipleunitcompleteditstestrunfromNewDelhitoKatraineighthours.Thetraincanrunuptoamaximumspeedof�60kmperhour.333.Which express completes its second trial test run from
Delhitokatrain8hours�0�9? 8 ?kaVs 2019 esa fnYyh ls dVjk rd pyus okyh viuh nwljh
(d) Nonefotheabove/bueas ls dksbZ Hkh ughaAns:–(a)VandeBharatExpressexpresscompletesitssecondtrialtestrunfromDelhitokatrain8hours�0�9.334.HowmanyArchaeologicalSiteMuseumscurrentlyunder
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Ans:–(c)Currently there are 48Archaeological Site Museums underArchaeological Survey of India (ASI) . Out of these �Archaeological Site Museums, namely Velha Goa andNagarjunakonda,havebeendigitisedduring�stphasethroughJATAN.335.Whattypeofsoftwaresystemisusedforcreatingdigital
Ans:–(a)JATAN is used for creating digital collections in variousmuseums and digital archival tools for managing NationalPortalandDigitalRepositoryforIndianmuseums.336.Which day is celebrated as Mohun Bagan Day every
Ans:–(a)MOHUNBAGANRATNAAWARD is anawardpresentedeachyearonMohunBaganDaytooutstandingformerplayer.Everyyear�9JulyiscelebratedasMohunBaganDay.Itisonthisdayin�9��theMarinersbecame�stclubtodefeata
(d) TamilNadu/rfeyukMqAns:–(b)Andhra Pradesh state becomes first state to Reserve 75%PrivateJobsforLocalYouths.340.How many cost acquired for Next generation
sequencing(NGS) facilityGeneticproject that launchedin�0�9______
(d) 8crore/8 djksM+ #-Ans:–(d)NGSisacquiredatacostofRs.8crore.Itcansequence30human genomes a day ,It would costs around ₹1 lakh to sequenceonegenomeusingthisfacility34�.How many kilometres did Motihari-Amlekhgunj Oil
(c) Motihari/eksfrgkjh(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(a)FormerUnionMinisterKalrajMishra tookoathas thenewGovernor of Himachal Pradesh in Shimla.Kalraj MishrareplacedAcharyaDevvrat,whohasbeenshiftedtoGujarat.343.WhoistheGovernorofHimachalpradesh�0�9_____ 2019 esa fgekpy ds jkT;iky dkSu gSa --------
(a) KalrajMishra/dyjkt feJ
(b) AcharyaDevvrat/vkpk;Z nsoozr
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(d) Noneofthese/bueas ls dksbZ ughaAns:–(a)Onjuly�3,FormerUnionMinisterKalrajMishratookoathas thenewGovernorofHimachalPradesh inShimla.KalrajMishra replacedAcharya Devvrat, who has been shifted toGujarat.344.Asian Development Bank sanctions_________power
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(d) 6,�8�crores/6]282 djksM+Ans:–(b)Asian Development Bank sanctions �,9�5 crores powerprojectinTripura.345.WhowonnumberonespotinICCTestRankings ftlus ICCVsLV jSafdaXk esa uacj ,d LFkku gkfly fd;k
Ans:–(a)ViratKohli(India)ToppedtheTestBattingRankingsHealsotopped the ODI Batting Rankings.Babar Azam (Pakistan)-ToppedtheT�0IBattingRankings.346.WhowithdrawsfundingtoAmaravatiprojectfundingto
(d) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjcAns:–(b)ScientistsinBangladeshdevelopedamethodtoconvertJutefibre into low cost biodegradable cellulose sheets namedSonali.Itisusedtowrapmaterialalongwithacarrybag.349.Which country congratulated India for Chandrayaan-�,
WantstoWorkTogetherinSpaceExplorations? fdl ns'k us paæ;ku&2] Lisl ,DlIyksjs'ku esa lkFk dke djus
(d) ArvindSawant/vjfoan lkoarAns:–(b)Smriti Zubin Irani is the Minister of Women and ChildDevelopment. she is a Member of Parliament in the lowerhouse.SherepresentsAmethi,UttarPradesh.35�.Indiaand________bilateral scheme launchedonPilot
Ans:–(b)India and UK bilateral scheme launched on Pilot basis.TheUKEIRI Mobility Programme launched on a pilot basisto support Britain’s universities to collaborate with Indianpartners to facilitate the United Kingdom (UK) students tovisitIndiaduringtheirstudies.UKERIstandsfor‘UK-IndiaEducationResearchInitiative’.
Ans:–(c)Amidthepoliticalcrisisinthestate,KarnatakaChiefMinisterHD Kumaraswamy resigned from the post after meetingGovernorVajubhaiValaonjuly�3.354.WhendidtheGovernmentconstitutedanInter-Ministerial
Committee(IMC)_________ ljdkj us ,d varj&ea=kky; lfefr (IMC)dk XkBu dc fd;k
Ans:–(a)Governmenthadconstitutedan Inter-MinisterialCommittee(IMC) on � November �0�7 Secretary of Department ofEconomic Affairs for studying issues related to virtualcurrenciesandtoproposespecificactiontobe takenin thismatter.355.Which committee on Virtual Currencies headed by
(c) Educationcommittee/f'k{kk lfefr(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(a)Inter-MinisterialCommitteeonVirtualCurrenciesheadedbyfinance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg has submitted itsreporttothegovernment.356.Who assigned as Deputy Governor of RBI to run the
(d) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;kAns:–(b)UnionMinisterofCommerce&IndustryandRailwaysShriPiyush Goyal launched the Global Innovation Index (GII)�0�9TheeventwaslaunchedinNewDelhi359.NationalDataQualityForum:launchedby_______
Ans:–(b)AcelestialobjecthaslandedinavillageofMadhubani,Bihar.Theobjectweighsmore than�0kilograms. Ithasmagneticproperties.The object looks like a piece of rock. It glittersmuchmorethanthatofanunpolishedstone.36�.WhoisappointedasBritain’sfirstIndianHomeSecretary
in�0�9? 2019 esa fczVsu ds igys Hkkjrh; Xk`g lfpo ds :i esa fdls
Ans:–(b)Priti Patel, an ardent Brexiteer who was among the mostvocalcriticsofTheresaMay’sBrexitstrategy,tookchargeasBritain’s first Indian-originhomesecretaryaspartofPrime
Ans:–(d)Reliance Industries (RIL) has topped the Indian companyto feature in the latest Fortune Global 500 list. The Indiancompany that standsnext toRIL is the state-run IndianOilCorporation(IOC).Ithassecured��7thrank.364.Which Indian company topped the Fortune Global 500
listin�0�9? fdl Hkkjrh; daiuh us 2019 esa iQkWP;wZu Xykscy 500 lwph esa
Ans:–(d)Vine snake is of Proahaetulla antiqua species. The specieswasfirstdiscoveredin�0��andlookedsimilartoAhaetulladispar, a small-sizedvine snakewith similarmorphologicalcharacters.366.Whichtypeofsnake,whichhasevolvedaround�6million
Ans:–(a)Researchers have discovered a new vine snake species,believedtohaveevolvedaround�6millionyearsago,inthesouthernWesternGhats.367.Union Minister Piyush Goyal reviews preparations of
IndiasParticipationinDubaiWorldExpo____ dsaæh; ea=kh ih;w"k Xkks;y us nqcbZ oYMZ ,Dliks esa bafM;kl
Ans:–(a)LokSabhapassedtheMuslimWomen(ProtectionofRightsonMarriage)Bill,�0�9on�5July.TheBillwasintroducedbytheLawMinisterRaviShankarPrasad.Thebillisforthejustice,respectanddignityofwomen.TheBillcriminalisesinstanttripletalaqamongMuslims.Italsoapprovesajailtermofthreeyearsforthehusband.369.DCC imposes penalty of ________ crore on Airtel,
VodafoneIdeaonrecommendationsbyTRAI VªkbZ dh fliQkfj'kksa ij Mhlhlh us ,;jVsy] oksMkiQksu vkbfM;k
Ans:–(b)Digital Communications Commission (DCC) onrecommendations by the Telecom Regulatory Authority ofIndia (TRAI) approved the penalty of Rs.3050 crore ThisimposedonBhartiAirtelandVodafoneIdea.Reason:FornotprovidingpointsofinterconnectiontoReliance.37�.WhatisthemaximumoperatingspeedoftheMetroliteis
(c) vulnerable/pisV esa(d) leastconcern/de ls de fpark
Ans:–(b)Researchers of Queen’s University Belfast found that thescaly-footsnailisthefirstspeciestobedeclaredendangeredas a result of deep-seamining.The InternationalUnion forConservationofNature(IUCN)hasalsoaddedthescaly-footsnailtoitsglobalRedList,theinternationalinventoryofat-riskspecies.375.Whichspeciesisthefirsttobedeclaredendangeredasa
(d) PacificViperfish/ç'kkar okbijfiQ+'kAns:–(c)ResearchersofQueen’sUniversityBelfastfoundthatthescaly-footsnailisthefirstspeciestobedeclaredendangeredasaresultofdeep-seamining.ThestudyalsocoversassessmentsofanimalslivingindeepseahydrothermalventsintheIndianOcean.376.Ehsan Mani is currently the Chairman of __________
(d) Pakistan/ikfdLrkuAns:–(d)Ehsan Mani is a Pakistani chartered accountant who is theformerpresidentofInternationalCricketCouncilandcurrentChairmanofPakistanCricketBoard.377.WhoisappointedastheheadoftheInternationalCricket
Ans:–(d)NorthKoreasuccessfullytest-firedtwoshort-rangemissilesfromitseasterncoastalcityofWonsanon�5July.Themissilesflewabout430kmandreachedanaltitudeof50km.380.How much does the Delhi government plan to pay an
Ans:–(d)TheDelhigovernmentplanstopayanannualrentofRs.77,000foranacreofagricultural land to farmers.Thismoveof thegovernmenthasbeenresentedbyamajorityfarmersastheyfeelthattheirlivelihoodisunderthreat.38�.WhoStategovernmenthasplannedtobuilda�,000acre
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(d) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;kAns:–(b)China vows to take military measures to defeat separatistsaroundTaiwanissue.384.______________extendswarmestcongratulatorywishes
(d) KashmirWar/d'ehj ;q¼Ans:–(b)President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M VenkaiahNaiduandPrimeMinisterNarendraModipaidtributetothemartyrsofKargilWaronthe�0thanniversaryofKargilVijayDiwas.389.WhatisthecostestimatedfortheDeepOceanMission
(d) Rs.�5,000crore/15]000 djksM+ #-Ans:–(a)TheDeepOceanMission(DOM)aimstoexplorethedeepestrecesses of the ocean. It is a five year project. The costestimatedfortheprojectisRs.8,000crore.390.WherewillthethirdeditionofKheloIndiaYouthGames
Ans:–(b)Ministry of Sports has announced that the third edition ofKhelo India Youth Games will be held in Guwahati fromJanuary �8-30, �0�0. The announcement was made by theSportsMinisterKirenRijijuon�7July.39�.Boeingisan/a_________aerospacecompany. ckbaXk ,d ------------ ,;jksLisl daiuh gSA
Ans:–(b)The Boeing Company is an American multinationalcorporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes,rotorcraft,rockets,satellites,telecommunicationsequipment,andmissilesworldwide.39�.WhattypeofhelicopterswerehandedovertotheIAFby
(d) UH-60BlackHawk/;w,p&60 CySd gkWdAns:–(c)US aerospace major Boeing handed over the first batch oftheAH-64EApachehelicoptersof the��helicopters to theIndianAirForce(IAF).Anotherbatchoffourchopperswillbedeliverednextweek.
Ans:–(a)Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan is the current DirectorGeneralofMilitaryOperations(DGMO)oftheIndianArmy.Heassumedthisofficeon30January�0�8.HewaspreviouslytheCommander,IIICorpsoftheIndianArmyandtookoverthisrolefromLt.GeneralAbhayKrishna.394._____________ keeps Fair and Remunerative Price of
Ans:–(b)InternationalTigerDaywasobservedon�9July.Thedayaimstoraiseawarenessfortheconservationoftigerconservation.Itpromotesaworldwidesystemthataimstoprotectthenationalhabitatsof tigersand raisepublicawareness regarding tigerconservationissues.40�.Where was the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit �0�0
(d) Turkey/rqdhZAns:–(c)WorldHepatitisDaywasobservedon�8Julyeveryyear.ThisyeartheWorldHepatitisDaywashostedbyPakistan.Alltheglobal events related to the day were held in Islamabad on�7-�8July,�0�9.404.WhenistheWorldHepatitisDaywasobserved? fo'o gsisVkbfVl fnol dc euk;k Xk;k\
Ans:–(c)The Congress leader and former Union Minister S JaipalReddy,77,passedawayonJuly�8.Hewas suffering frompneumonia.406.WherewasthethirdIndia-AfricaSummit�0�5held? rhljk Hkkjr&vÚhdk f'k[kj lEesyu 2015 dgka vk;ksftr fd;k
(d) CellouDaleinDiallo/lsyks MSfyu Mk;yksAns:–(a)PatriceGuillaumeAthanaseTalonPresidentofBeninsince6April�0�6.HeisaBeninesebusinessmanandpolitician.408.Which Indian President first visited the West African
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Ans:–(a)Union Government to begin fieldwork for 7th EconomicCensusfromTripura4�4.WhoistheIndianDefenceMinistertovisitMozambique
(c) NirmalaSitharaman/fueZyk lhrkje.k(d) RajnathSingh/jktukFk flag
Ans:–(d)India and Mozambique signed two Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) at Maputo, Mozambique during thevisitbyIndianDefenceMinisterRajnathSinghfrom�8Julyto30July�0�9.ThisisthefirsttimethatanIndianDefenceMinister has visited Mozambique. It agreement aims tostrengthenthedefencecooperationon�9July.4�5.HowmanytigersarethereinIndiaaccordingtotheAll
Ans:–(d)PM Narendra Modi released theAll IndiaTiger EstimationReport �0�8. The massive tiger census is conducted everyfouryears.Indianowhas�,967tigers.Thegrowthinthe4thcycleoftheTigerCensushasbeena33%.4�6.WherewastheRevereBeachInternationalSandSculpting
Ans:–(c)IndiaandMyanmarsignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)ondefenceco-operation.TheMoUwassignedaftertalksbetweentheMinisterofStateforDefence,ShripadNaikand Myanmar’s Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services(CDS),SeniorGeneralMinAungHlainghere.SeniorGeneralfromMyanmarArmy theneighbouring country took strongactionagainstIndianinsurgentgroupsoperatingontheirsoilunderOperationSunrise�.4�8.IndianNavyship_________wascommissionedintothe
IndianNavyatVisakhapatnam. Hkkjrh; ukSlsuk ds tgkt ---------- dks fo'kk[kkiÙkue esa Hkkjrh;
(d) Zambia/tkfEc;kAns:–(b)India and Mozambique signed two Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) at Maputo, Mozambique during thevisitbyIndianDefenceMinisterRajnathSinghfrom�8Julyto30July�0�9.ThisisthefirsttimethatanIndianDefenceMinisterhasvisitedMozambique.4��.FaguChauhanswornas________Governor iQkXkw pkSgku us --------- jkT;iky ds :i esa 'kiFk yh
Ans:–(b)Fagu Chauhan, a six-time member of the Uttar PradeshAssembly.He was sworn in as the �9th Governor of Bihar.He was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice ofthePatnaHighCourtAmreshwarPratapShahi.FaguChauhanwontheassemblyelectionsin�996and�00�.4�3.Who partners with whatsapp to promote women
(d) ArunachalPradesh/v#.kkpy çns'kAns:–(a)Odisha gets GI tag for its version of Rasgulla after Westbengal4�5.India and ____review progress made in effective
Ans:–(a)IndiaandChinareviewedprogressmadeintheimplementationofvariousconfidencebuildingtomaintainpeaceandtranquilityalongtheircommonbordersintherun-uptoasummitoftheleadersofthetwocountries.4�6.India and __________ sign MoU on defence co-
operation Hkkjr vkSj ------------ j{kk lg;ksXk ij le>kSrk Kkiu ij gLrk{kj
Ans:–(b)IndiaandMyanmarsignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)ondefenceco-operation.TheMoUwassignedaftertalksbetweentheMinisterofStateforDefence,ShripadNaikand Myanmar’s Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services(CDS),SeniorGeneralMinAungHlainghere.SeniorGeneralfromMyanmarArmy theneighbouring country took strongactionagainstIndianinsurgentgroupsoperatingontheirsoilunderOperationSunrise�.4�7._______getsGItagforitsversionofRasgullaafterWest
(d) WestBengal/if'pe caXkkyAns:–(b)The Geographical indicator (GI) granted to Odisha for the‘Odisharasgulla’,morethantwoyearsafterWestBengalwonitsownGItagforthedelectableeasternsweet.TheChennai-basedGIRegistryissuedaformalcertificationforthe‘Odisharasgulla’onitswebsite.4�8.Whichcolor is introduced forwomenby theNortheast
(d) China/phuAns:–(c)JusticeA.K.Sikri servedasa former judgeof theSupremeCourtofIndiaandwasrecentlyappointedasa judgein theSingaporeInternationalCommercialCourt.430.What is the cost estimated for the Smart agricopter to
eliminate manual spraying of pesticides in agriculturalfields?
Ans:–(a)IndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)MadrashavedevelopedaSmartagricopter.TheCostestimationoftheagricopteristobearoundRs5.�lakh.43�.When did Munshi Premchand, a great novelist and
storyteller,born? egku miU;kldkj vkSj dgkuhdkj eqa'kh çsepan dk tUe dc
Ans:–(b)Premchandwasbornon3�stJuly�880inLamhiVillagenearVaranasi. Munshi has written more than �50 short stories,numberofessaysandnovelsunderthenamePremchand.43�.India celebrated the birth anniversary of Munshi
Premchandon3�July.Whoishe? Hkkjr us 31 tqykbZ dks eqa'kh çsepan dh t;arh eukbZA og dkSu
Ans:–(a)ThebirthanniversaryofMunshiPremchand,agreatnovelistandstoryteller,iscelebratedon3�Julyeveryyear.Premchand’sstories confront the truth of the society and underlines theimportanceoftruth,justiceandloyalty.Hisstoriesaimedtocreateawarenessamongthepublicaboutnationalandsocialissues.433.WhenwastheNon-CooperationMovementstarted? vlg;ksXk vkanksyu dc 'kq: fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �9�6 (b) �9�7(c) �9�9 (d) �9�0
Ans:–(d)On � August �9�0, Non-Cooperation Movement wasannouncedformally.ItwasorganizedbyMohandas(Mahatma)Gandhi, to induce the British government of India to grantself-government,orswaraj, to India. Itwasanunsuccessfulattempt.Itwasheldbetween�9�0-�9��.434.TheCentreistoconduct__________NationalConference
one-Governance�0�9. dsaæ dks bZ&Xkous±l 2019 ij ---------- jk"Vªh; lEesyu vk;ksftr
Ans:–(c)The Centre is to organize the ��nd National Conferenceon e-Governance �0�9 on 8-9thAugust, �0�9 at Shillong,Meghalaya. The Conference will be co-ordinated by theDepartmentofAdministrativeReforms&PublicGrievances(DARPG) with Ministry of Electronics & InformationTechnology (MeitY), Government of India and the StateGovernmentofMeghalaya.435.TheNationalConferenceone-Governance�0�9will is
tobeheldat__________. bZ&Xkous±l 2019 ij jk"Vªh; lEesyu -------- ij vk;ksftr fd;k
(d) Tripura/f=kiqjkAns:–(b)The Centre is to organize the ��nd National Conferenceon e-Governance �0�9 on 8-9thAugust, �0�9 at Shillong,Meghalaya. The Conference will be co-ordinated by theDepartmentofAdministrativeReforms&PublicGrievances(DARPG) with Ministry of Electronics & InformationTechnology (MeitY), Government of India and the StateGovernmentofMeghalaya.436.WhenwastheOrdinancefortheBanningofUnregulated
DepositSchemesBillpassed? vfu;fer tek ;kstukvksa ds çfrca/ ds fy, vè;kns'k dc
Ans:–(c)The Rajya Sabha has passed the Banning of UnregulatedDeposit Schemes Bill, �0�9. The Bill aims to introduce amechanism that will curb the ponzi schemes.The Bill willnow replaced the Ordinance promulgated on February ��,�0�9.437.Centralgovernmentaimstoachieve---------digitization
Ans:–(b)Union Minister of MinorityAffairs, MukhtarAbbas Naqviexamined center government set a target to achieve “�00%DigitizationofWaqfpropertiesacross thecountry in its�st�00days.TheconferenceisheldattheNationalConferenceof State and Union Territories Waqf Boards organized bythe Central Wakf Council, held in New Delhi. The awardwas around 8 ”mutawalli” under the “Qaumi Waqf BoardTaraqiatiScheme”forbettermanagementofwaqfproperties.Geographic Information System (GIS)/ Global PositioningSystem(GPS)mapping isbeingusedonawar footingwiththehelpofIITRoorkeeandtheAligarhMuslimUniversitytoachievethetarget.438.InfosyslaunchesCyberDefenceCenterin_________ bUiQksfll us ------ esa lkbcj j{kk dsaæ 'kq: fd;k
(d) Russia/:lAns:–(a)Infosys announced the launch of its state-of-the-art CyberDefenceCenter inBucharest,Romania.TheDefenceCenterisanexpansionofservicesdeliveredthroughInfosysDigitalInnovationCenterwhichopenedinBucharest.439.Which Indian City got listed in Dell Global Women
Ans:–(a)According to the latest “Women Entrepreneur Cities Index�0�9”, sponsored by Dell and conducted by London-basedglobalinformationprovider,IHSMarkit,TheSingaporetopsinAsiancityrankedat��stposition.440.Pakistan opens _____-year-old Shawala Teja Singh
templeinPunjabforworshipafter7�years ikfdLrku us iatkc esa -------- o"kZ iqjkuk 'koyk rstk falg eafnj
Ans:–(b)JagdeepDhankharaformerLokSabhaMemberofParliament(MP)fromJhunjhunu,Rajasthan.Heisasupremecourtlawyersworninasthe�8thgovernorofWestBengal.44�.Tamil Nadu girl won _____in World Deaf Youth
BadmintonChampionship rfeyukMq dh yM+dh us -------- fo'o cf/j ;qok cSMfeaVu
pSafi;uf'ki thrh
(a) Bronze/ihry(b) Gold/lsuk(c) Silver/pkanh(d) NoneofThese/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(a)TamilNadugirlJerlinAnikawonthegoldmedalintheWorldDeaf Youth Badminton Championships.The competition isheldinTaipeilastweek.443._____launchesCyberDefenceCenterinRomania ------------ us jksekfu;k esa lkbcj j{kk dsaæ dk 'kqHkkjaHk fd;k
Ans:–(b)Infosys announced the launch of its state-of-the-art CyberDefenceCenter inBucharest,Romania.TheDefenceCenterisanexpansionofservicesdeliveredthroughInfosysDigitalInnovationCenterwhichopenedinBucharest.
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(a) Ministry of Science and Technology (MST)/foKku vkSj çkS|ksfXkdh ea=kky; (MST)(b) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)/uohu vkSj uohdj.kh; ÅtkZ ea=kky; (MNRE)(c) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)/i`Foh foKku ea=kky; (MoES)(d) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME)/lw{e] y?kq vkSj eè;e m|e ea=kky; (MSME)
committee,headedbytheDirector-General(Acquisitions)toreviseandaligntheprocedureofDefenceprocurementwith the aim of strengthening the ‘Make in Indiainitiative’?
(d) SVRanganath/,koh jaXkukFkAns:–(a)Coffee Day also named Nitin Bagmane as interim chiefoperatingofficer(COO)approvalbytheboard.�5�.Whoisappointedasthenewfinancesecretary? u, foÙk lfpo ds :i esa fdls fu;qDr fd;k Xk;k gS\
RajivKumarisappointedasthenewfinancesecretary.TheappointmentwasapprovedbytheAppointmentsCommitteeof Cabinet (ACC). He is to head one of the key economicpolicy making divisions of the government the ministry offinance.HeisexpectedGettingtheNBFCsbackontheirfeetisonemajor thing thatneeds tobe takenupby the financesecretary.�53.Indian Air Force launched an IAF’s facilitation-cum-
publicitypavilionin________. Hkkjrh; ok;qlsuk us -------------- esa vkbZ,,iQ dh lqfo/k&lg çpkj
eaMi 'kq: fd;kA
(a) Mumbai/eqacbZ(b) Kolkata/dksydkrk
(c) Delhi/fnYyh(d) Hyderabad/gSnjkckn
Ans:–(c)The Indian Air Force launched an IAF’s facilitation-cum-publicity pavilion in Delhi. It was inaugurated by UnionHRDMinisterRameshPokhriyalon3�July. Ithasa flightsimulator.�54.ThesettingupofISROTechnicalLiaisonUnit(ITLU)in
MoscowisISRO’s__________project. ekLdks esa ISROrduhdh laidZ bdkbZ (ITLU)dh LFkkiuk
(d) Gaganyaan/XkXku;kuAns:–(d)TheUnionCabinetapprovedthesettingupofISROTechnicalLiaison Unit (ITLU) in Moscow. The move comes as theIndia Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) cooperationwithRussiaontheGaganyaanproject, India’shumanspacemissionprogramme.�55.TheUnionCabinetapprovedthesettingupoftheISRO
TechnicalLiaisonUnit(ITLU)in_________. dsaæh; eaf=keaMy us ---------------- esa bljks rduhdh laidZ bdkbZ
(ITLU)dh LFkkiuk dks eatwjh nhA
(a) US/vesfjdk
(b) UK/;wds
(c) Russia/:l(d) China/phu
Ans:–(c)TheUnionCabinetapprovedthesettingupofISROTechnicalLiaison Unit (ITLU) in Moscow. The move comes as the
India Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) cooperationwithRussiaontheGaganyaanproject, India’shumanspacemission programme. The process has been planned to becompletedwithinsixmonthsfromthedateofapproval.�56.Whowastheformerspeaker,whoquithispositionon�9
(d) SSureshKumar/,l lqjs'k dqekjAns:–(a)K.RamappaRameshKumarisaFormerspeakerofKarnatakaLegislativeAssembly. He announced his resignation on �9July.�57.Australia Ellyse Perry becomes ____cricketer to reach
Ans:–(d)Hyderabadisfacinganysuchissuesintheforeseeablefutureeven if there is low rainfall, all thanks to the Telanganagovernment’s massive ₹80,190 crore Kaleshwaram lift irrigationprojectlaunchedinJune.�60._________signs deal to acquire R-�7 Missiles from
Russia ---------------- :l ls vkj&27 felkbyksa dk vf/Xkzg.k djus ds
(d) T.HanumanthaRao/Vh- guqeaFkk jkoAns:–(a)Dr.GuruprasadMohapatra,anIndianAdministrativeService(IAS)Officerof�986batchchargeoftheofficeofSecretary,Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPI).�6�.Which Country was the first Country to become the
Ans:–(d)TheinitiativetoformacoalitionwastakenbytheNetherlandsonDecember��,�0�6.Moroccobecameamemberof thisgroup.�63.Which Country initiated the global coalition to protect
Ans:–(d)TheinitiativetoformacoalitionwastakenbytheNetherlandson December ��, �0�6 at the Conference of the Parties–ConventionofBiologicalDiversityheldinMexico.�64.MotorVehicles(Amendment)Bill,�0�9hasbeenpassed
(d) SupremeCourt/lqçhe dksVZAns:–(c)Rajya Sabha passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment)Bill, �0�9 with �08 votes in favour and �3 against it. Theamendmentaimstoimproveroadsafety,enhancethepenaltyfortrafficviolations,facilitatecitizensindealingwithtransportdepartmentsandcurbcorruption.TheBillwaspassedinLokSabhaon�3July.�65.Who is theMinister ofFinance in the�7thLokSabha
assembly? 17oha yksdlHkk fo/kulHkk eas foÙk ea=kh dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(a)Nirmala Sitharaman is currently serving as the Minister ofFinanceandMinisterofCorporateAffairs.SheisamemberoftheRajyaSabha,upperhouseoftheIndianParliament,since�0�4.�66.Mrutyunjay Mohapatra replaced __________ as
the Director General (DG) of India MeteorologicalDepartment(IMD).
e`R;qat; egkik=k us ------------- dks Hkkjr ekSle foKku foHkkXk (IMD)ds egkfuns'kd (DG)ds :i esa çfrLFkkfir fd;kA
(a) RajendraKumar/jktsaæ dqekj
(b) KSHosalar/ds ,l gkslyj
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(d) K.J.Ramesh/ds- ts- jes'kAns:–(d)Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, 54, took charge as the DirectorGeneral(DG)ofIndiaMeteorologicalDepartment(IMD).HewillreplaceK.J.Ramesh,whoheadedtheweatherdepartmentforoverthreeyears.�67.Where is the headquarters of India Meteorological
Ans:–(d)The headquarters of India Meteorological DepartmentlocatedatNewDelhi.Itwasestablishedon�875.TheIMDisresponsiblefortheweatherandclimate-relatedforecastsinthe country. It is also mandated to issue warning to peopleaboutsevereweatherphenomenon.�68.UponRBI’srelaxationforECBnorms,theECBcanbe
Ans:–(c)TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hasfurtherrelaxedthenormsrelatedtoexternalcommercialborrowing(ECB).BorrowersareallowedtoraiseECBswithaminimumaveragematurityperiod of 7 years for repayment of rupee loans that can beavaileddomesticallyforcapitalexpenditure.�69.WhoassumedChargeasSecretaryTextiles? çHKkjh lfpo ds :i esa çHkkj fdlus Xkzg.k fd;k\
Ans:–(b)India is among 48 countries whose citizens have beenexemptedfromvisafeesfortourismpurposesItisdonebytheSriLankangovernment.Thedecisionwasannouncedduringamediaconference inColombo.The tourismministerJohnAmaratungasaidvisafeesrangedfrom�0to40USdollars,willnotbechargedforgrantofonemonthvisafortourism.�7�.WhichCountryofficiallyannounceditswithdrawalfrom
theIntermediate-RangeNuclearForcesTreaty? fdl ns'k us vkf/dkfjd rkSj ij baVjehfM,V&jsaV U;wfDy;j
iQkslsZl laf/ ls viuh okilh dh ?kks"k.kk dh\
(a) Russia/:l(b) US/vesfjdk
(c) Japan/tkiku(d) None/dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(b)The US has officially withdrawn from the Intermediate-RangeNuclearForcesTreaty (INF) treatywithRussia.TheUSaccusedRussiaofviolatingtheINFtreaty’sagreementinrecentyears.ThewithdrawalannouncementwasmadebytheUSPresidentDonaldTrump.�7�.WhatarethecountriesparticipatedintheINFtreaty? INFlaf/ esa fdu ns'kksa us HkkXk fy;k\
(a) US,Japan/vesfjdk] tkiku
(b) Russia,Korea/:l] dksfj;k
(c) US,Russia/vesfjdk] :l
(d) Russia,Japan/:l] tkikuAns:–(c)The countries participate in the INF treaty are the US andRussia. The agreement prohibits both the countries fromfielding ground-launched cruise missiles that could flybetween3�0and3,400miles.�73.Whoisawardedthe�0�9RamonMagsaysayAward? 2019 jseu eSXlsls iqjLdkj ls fdls lEekfur fd;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(d)NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar was awarded the �0�9Ramon MagsaysayAward.Along with Ravish Kumar, fourotherwinnerswerealsohonoured.TheawardeesareKoSweWin from Myanmar, Angkhana Neelapaijit from Thailand,RaymundoPujanteCayabyabfromPhilippines,KimJong-KifromSouthKorea.�74._____irksIndiaofferstomediateinKashmirrow ------------- Hkkjr us d'ehj iafDr esa eè;LFkrk djus dh is'kd'k
Ans:–(c)Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill �0�9facilitates power to the Director-General of the NationalInvestigationAgency (NIA) to grant approval of seizure orattachmentofpropertywhen thecase is investigatedby theagency.�76.GSTcollectioninthemonthofJulysurpassedthe_____
__markinJuly�0�9. tqykbZ ds eghus esa th,lVh laXkzg tqykbZ 2019 esa --------- ds
fu'kku dks ikj dj Xk;kA
(a) Rs.�lakhcrore/1 yk[k djksM+ #i;s
(b) Rs.�.5lakhcrore/1-5 djksM+ #i;s
(c) Rs.�lakhcrore/2 yk[k djksM+ #i;s
(d) Rs.5lakhcrore/5 yk[k djksM+ #i;sAns:–(a)GST collection in July surpassed the Rs.� lakh crore markafteraslumpintheJunemonth.Centre’sdatareportedthatthetotaldisposalunderGoodsandServicesTax(GST)wasreportedtobeRs.�.0�lakhcroreinJuly�0�9.
�77.What is the name of the campiagn launched by WestBengal?
Ans:–(c)FortheimplementationoftheOneNationOneRationCardscheme, the Centre has formed the State Apex CommitteeunderthechairmanshipoftheChiefSecretaryoftheStateandtheStateProjecte-MissionTeam.�80._______launchesawarenesscampaignSaveGreen,Stay
Clean ------------ us tkXk#drk vfHk;ku dh 'kq:vkr dh Xkzhu dks
West Bengal government launched an awareness campaignnamed‘SaveGreen,StayClean’forpreservingthegreeneryandkeepingtheenvironmentcleaninthestate.ThecampaignlaunchedStateChiefMinisterMamataBanerjeeinKolkata.�8�.Which Country has the highest TB incidences of the
world? fo'o esa lcls vf/d Vhch ds ekeys fdl ns'k esa gS\
Ans:–(b)Electric vehicle technology is an alternative to combat airpollutionandtoreducecarbonemissionfootprint.TheEESLhasplayedavitalroleinprovidingthesee-vehiclestovariousGovernment agencies. Several other Indian automobilemanufacturersincludingTataMotorsandMahindrahavealsotakentheinitiativeinmanufacturingElectricCars.�83.IndianArmyhasemployedelectriccars(E-cars)forthe
useofGovernmentofficialsin_________. Hkkjrh; lsuk us ----------- esa ljdkjh vf/dkfj;ksa ds mi;ksXk ds
Ans:–(c)The Indian Army has launched an ecological initiative byemploying electric cars (E-cars) for theuseofGovernmentofficialsinDelhi.E-carsinitiativewaslaunchedbytheArmyin partnership with Energy Efficiency Services Limited(EESL)undertheMinistryofPower.�84.Whichofthefollowingcountryhavethethebestreserves
oflithiumandcobaltintheworld?
fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl ns'k eas nqfu;k esa fyfFk;e vkSj dksckYV dk lcls vPNk HkaMkj gS\
Ans:–(d)Alisha Cowie is an English model and beauty pageanttitleholder who was crowned Miss England �0�8. SherepresentedEnglandattheMissWorld�0�8pageant.�86.WhowascrownedMISSENGLAND�0�9? fel baXySaM 2019 dk rkt fdls iguk;k Xk;k\
Ans:–(b)BhashaMukherjee,anIndian-origindoctor,hasbeencrownedMISSENGLANDonMissEnglandcompetitioninLondon.Theeventwasheld from3�July to�August.Thewinnersbagged over GBP 30,000 worth of prizes, which include aluxuryholidaytoMauritius.�87.According to Forbes Real-Time Rankings, who is the
richestmanintheworld? iQksClZ fj;y&Vkbe jSafdaXk ds vuqlkj] nqfu;k eas lcls vehj
(d) WarrenBuffett/okjsu ciQsVAns:–(b)According to Forbes Real-Time Rankings, Jeff Bezos isworth $��7.8 billion. Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder andphilanthropist Bill Gates, found wealthier than the second-richestperson.
(d) YangHulyan/;kaXk gqb;kuAns:–(c)Bloomberg report said that MacKenzie Bezos is now theworld’sthird-richestwoman.MacKenzieisnowtheex-wifeofAmazonCEOJeffBezos.�89._________governmentplanstocreateaprotectedmarine
anintegralpartofIndia. dsaæ us ------------- dks fujLr dj fn;k gS tks tEew&d'ehj dks
Hkkjr dk vfHkUu vaXk cuk nsXkkA
(a) Article�30/vuqPNsn 130
(b) Article370/vuqPNsn 370
(c) Article�60/vuqPNsn 260
(d) Article�89/vuqPNsn 189Ans:–(b)
TheGovernmentofIndiaannouncedrepealingArticle370andintroducedtheJammuandKashmirReorganisationBill,�0�9intheRajyaSabhaon5August.ThiswillnowrepealspecialstatustoJammuandKashmir.TheresolutoinwaspassedbyHomeMinisterAmitShahintheupperhouse.TheaborgationofArticle370willmakeJ&KanintegralpartofIndia.�9�.When was the first trial of QRSAM Missile was
conducted? QRSAMfelkby dk igyk ijh{k.k dc fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
Baghtakeplace? tfy;kaokyk ckXk dk ujlagkj fdlds vkns'k ls gqvk Fkk\
(a) ColReginaldDyer/duZy jsftukYM Mk;j
(b) ColSanders/duZy lSaMlZ
(c) ColonelBerkeley/duZy cdZys
(d) ColonelWilliam/duZy fofy;eAns:–(a)Jallianwala Bagh memorial was established in �95�. ThememorialwasestablishedtomarkthemassacreofunarmedpeopleonApril�3,�9�9atthepublicgardeninAmritsar.ThemassacrewasorderedbytheBritishIndianArmyunderthecommandofColReginaldDyer.�97.WhorestoresIndia’swaterbodiesinIndia? Hkkjr esa Hkkjr ds ty fudk;ksa dks dkSu iquLFkkZfir djrk gS\
(a) SureshKumar/lqjs'k dqekj
(b) ArunKrishnamurthy/v#.k Ñ".kewfrZ
(c) DineshKumar/fnus'k dqekj
(d) VivekSharma/foosd 'kekZAns:–(b)
ArunKrishnamurthyrestoresIndia’swaterbodiesinIndia.�98.Who is the Chairman of Indian Space Research
(d) VijayKeshavGokhale/fot; ds'ko Xkks[kysAns:–(b)Kailasavadivoo Sivan, an Indian space scientist, is theChairperson of the Indian Space Research Organization.The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisationis the highest-ranked official of the Indian Space ResearchOrganisation(ISRO),thespaceagencyoftheIndia.�99.ISRO is to the Space Situational Awareness Control
Ans:–(d)The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) ChairmanK.Sivan laid the foundation stone for the Space SituationalAwarenessControlCentreinBengaluru.TheCentreaimstoatprotectthehighvaluespaceassetsfromspacedebris’closeapproach and collisions. It is an important milestone in theprogressofISRO.�00.WhereistheheadquartersofNationalFilmDevelopment
Ans:–(c)TheRajasthanStateLegislativeAssemblypassedtheRajasthanProtection from Lynching Bill, �0�9. The ParliamentaryAffairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced the Bill in theStateAssembly.TheBillaimstoprovidestricterpunishmenttocurbsuchLynchingincidents.�0�.WhichisthefirstStatetopassananti-lynchingBillinthe
(d) Manipur/ef.kiqjAns:–(d)ThefirstStatetohaveananti-lynchinglawinadditiontootheroffencesundertheIndianPenalCode(IPC)isManipur.�03.________ Home Minister flags off riot control vehicle
Ans:–(b)The Rajya Sabha cleared the Jammu and KashmirReorganisation Bill �0�9 on 6 August. The Bill proposedbifurcationofthestateofJammuandKashmirintotwoUnionTerritories.�06.JammuandKashmirReorganisationBill�0�9proposed
bifurcatethestateofJ&Kinto�UTsnamely__________.
tEew vkSj d'ehj iquXkZBu fo/s;d 2019 us tEew&d'ehj jkT; dks 2 dsUæ 'kkflr çns'kksa esa --------- ds :i esa çLrkfor fd;kA
(a) LehandLadakh/ysg vkSj yn~nk[k
(b) KashmirandLeh/d'ehj vkSj ysg
(c) JammuandLeh/tEew vkSj ysg
(d) Mammu-Kashmir and Ladakh/tEew&d'ehj vkSj yn~nk[k
Ans:–(d)The Rajya Sabha cleared the Jammu and KashmirReorganisation Bill �0�9 on 6 August. The Bill proposedbifurcationofthestateofJammuandKashmirintotwoUnionTerritoriesnamelyLadakhandJammu-Kashmir.
�07._______ briefs UN Security Council on scrapping ofspecialstatustoJammuandKashmir
(d) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;kAns:–(b)India briefs UN Security Council on scrapping of specialstatustoJammuandKashmir.�08.Who is the Minister responsible of the Ministry of
(d) SmritiIrani/Le`fr bZjkuhAns:–(b)Ram Vilas Paswan is an Indian politician from Bihar andthecurrentCabinetMinisterofConsumerAffairs,FoodandPublicDistribution.�09.Which edition of All India Annual Conference of IIS
Officerswasrecentlyheld? gky gh esa vkbZ,,l vf/dkfj;ksa ds vf[ky Hkkjrh; okf"kZd
lEesyu gky gh esa -------- dks vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k FkkA
(a) Mumbai/eqacbZ(b) Kolkata/dksydkrk
(c) Hyderabad/gSnjkckn(d) NewDelhi/ubZ fnYyh
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TheSecondAllIndiaAnnualConferenceofIndianInformationService(IIS)OfficerswasheldatPravasiBhartiyaKendrainNewDelhion5August.���.Surrogacy Regulation Bill �0�9 ban _________
surrogacy. ljksXkslh fofu;eu fo/s;d 2019 ------------- ljksXkslh ij çfrcaèk
Ans:–(b)TheLokSabhapassedtheSurrogacy(Regulation)Bill,�0�9on5August�0�9.TheBillaimstobancommercialsurrogacyin the country. Itwas introducedbyUnionHealthMinisterHarshVardhan.���.________ briefs UN Security Council on scrapping of
(d) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;kAns:–(b)India briefs UN Security Council on scrapping of specialstatustoJammuandKashmir.��3._____unveilsthreenewprecision-guidedmissiles --------- rhu ubZ lVhd&funsZf'kr felkbyksa dk vukoj.k djrk
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(a) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
(b) Iran/bZjku(c) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjc
(d) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;kAns:–(b)Iranunveiledthreeprecision-guidedmissileswiththedefenceminister todefend itself in the faceofUS“viciousnessandconspiracies”.��4.WhobecomesPowerGridCMD? ikoj fXkzM lh,eMh dkSu curk gs\
(a) DilipKumar/fnyhi dqekj
(b) KandikuppaSreekant/dkafndqIik Jhdkar
(c) VikramSharma/foØe 'kekZ
(d) SureshKumar/lqjs'k dqekj
Ans:–(b)Kandikuppa Sreekant becomes Power Grid CMD.State-owned Power Grid Corporation Director (Finance)KandikuppaSreekanttookchargeasthecompany’schairmanand managing director. Kandikuppa Sreekant assumed thechargeofthechairmanandmanagingdirectorofPowerGridCorporationofIndia.��5.WhowonMissWorldDiversity�0�9? fel oYMZ Mk;oflZVh 2019 fdlus thrh\
Ans:–(b)Naaz Joshi made the country proud with a third successivevictory in the beauty pageant Miss World Diversity. Shecompeted against �4 other international contestants inMauritius.��6.WhenistheNationalHandloomDayisobserved? jk"Vªh; gFkdj?kk fnol dc ek;k tkrk gS\
(a) �August/1 vXkLr
(b) �5July/15 tqykbZ(c) 7August/7 vXkLr
(d) �3September/13 flracjAns:–(c)The National Handloom Day is observed on 7th Augusteveryyear.Tomarktheoccasion,thenationholdsafunctionat Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The Day is observed atWeavers’ServiceCentresindifferentStates.��7.WhichStatepassedabillagainsthonourkilling? fdl jkT; us lEeku gR;k ds f[kykiQ ,d fo/s;d ikfjr
(d) Bihar/fcgkjAns:–(a)Rajasthan State LegislativeAssembly passed the RajasthanProhibitionofInterferencewiththeFreedomofMatrimonialAlliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition Bill, �0�9on5thAugust.TheBillwasintroducedbytheParliamentaryAffairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal. The Bill aims to curbincidentsofhonourkillingintheState.��8.WhereistheGIFTcitylocatedinIndia? Hkkjr esa GIFT'kgj dgka fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(b)Indira Gandh is the first woman to hold the office of theMinistry of External Affairs. She held the office from 6September�967to�3February�969.��0.Who led the third bi-monthly policy review by the
(d) AndhraPradesh/vka/z çns'kAns:–(a)Delhi government has announced that ��,000 hotspots willbe installed to provide Wi-Fi before the end of �0�9. Theannouncement was made by CM Arvind Kejriwal. It alsoannouncedthat4,000hotspotswillbeinstalledatbusstops.TheStategovt.hasplannedtoinstall�,40,000moreCCTVsintheState.��7.What is thenameof theprogramwhichis launchedby
(d) SukanyaSamriddhiYojana/lqdU;k le`f¼ ;kstukAns:–(a)Life Insurance Corporation of India new term plan JeevanAmarlaunched��8.What is the name of the higher education model by
Ans:–(a)A new higher education model launched in Rajasthan fordistribution of faculties and movable assets among thegovernment colleges at the district level to rationalize theavailabilityofresources.��9.RelianceIndustriessettobringTiffanystoresto_______
____ fjyk;al baMLVªht us fViQ+uh LVkslZ dks --------- esa ykus dh rS;kjh
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(a) Australlia/vkWLVªsfy;k
(b) USA/vesfjdk
(c) India/bafM;k(d) Iran/bZjku
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RelianceIndustriessettobringTiffanystorestoIndia.�30._________ has longer staying power in the worsening
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(d) ArunachalPradesh/v#.kkpy çns'kAns:–(a)Rajasthan state government launched new higher educationmodelnamedRACE.�36.______ExpandsbillercategoriesforBharatBillPayment
(d) AsianDevelopmentBank/,f'k;kbZ fodkl cSadAns:–(b)The Reserve Bank of India allows all categories of billersto accept prepaid recharges under the Bharat Bill PaymentSystem(BBPS).�37.__________ approved the procurement of a Software
DefinedRadio(SDR)andtheNextGenerationMaritimeMobile Coastal Batteries (NGMMCB) for the IndianNavy.
Ans:–(d)The Ministry of Defence got its approval from DefenceAcquisitionCouncil(DAC)fortheprocurementofaSoftwareDefined Radio (SDR) and the Next Generation MaritimeMobileCoastalBatteries(NGMMCB)fortheIndianNavy.�38.________approvedUSD�00millions to improveroad
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(a) CentralBank/dsaæh; vf/dks"k
(b) ADB/,f'k;kbZ fodkl cSad
(c) BankofAmerica/cSad vkWiQ vejhdk
(d) HSBCBank/,p,lchlh cSadAns:–(b)ADB approved USD �00 millions to improve roadinfrastructurein34districtsofMaharashtra.�39._________ has highest number of living indigenous
Ans:–(a)UnitedNationsreportsaidthatthePapuaNewGuineahasthehighestnumberof living indigenous languages in theworldwith840.Indiastandsfourthwith453.�40.WhoisthePrimeMinisterofPapuaNewGuinea? ikiqvk U;w fXkuh ds ç/kuea=kh dkSu gSa\
(d) JamesMarape/tsEl ekjisAns:–(d)James Marape is a Papua New Guinean politician and theeighth Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. He has beenamemberoftheNationalParliamentofPapuaNewGuineasinceJuly�007.�4�.Which of the following country is linguistically the
world’smostdiversecountry?
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(a) Spain/Lisu(b) PapuaNewGuinea/ikiqvk U;w fXkuh
(c) UAE/la;qDr vjc vehjkr
(d) India/bafM;kAns:–(b)PapuaNewGuineaislinguisticallytheworld’smostdiversecountry with more than 700 native tongues. Around 80%of thecountry’speoplearenotexposedtomodernlife.Thepeoplelivewithinanon-monetarisedeconomydependentonsubsistenceagriculture.�4�.IndiasignedaUNConventionagreementin_________
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Ans:–(b)The Odisha government launched Odisha Small SavingsIncentive Scheme, a small savings scheme, for �0�9. Theobjectiveoftheschemeistopreventpeoplefromtransactingwithsuspiciousnon-bankingprivatefinancialinstitutions,inthegreedofhighreturns.�44.Where is India’s first underwater train project to be
Ans:–(b)India’s first underwater train project in Kolkata under theHugli river is about to be completed. Union RailwaysMinister,Piyush Goyal announced that themetrowill soonbeoperational.�45.WhoistheFatherofIndianSpaceprogramme? Hkkjrh; varfj{k dk;ZØe ds tud dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(b)The Uttar Pradesh State government and Netherlands haveextended the existing bilateral agreement of cooperation inseveralfieldsbyanotherfiveyears.�47.Whichofthefollowingschemeistopromotetheelectric
andhybridvehicletechnologytoensurethegrowth? fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lh ;kstuk fodkl lqfuf'pr djus ds
Ans:–(d)The SDR will facilitate high-speed data and secure voicecommunication with anti-jamming capability. SoftwareDefinedRadiowasdevelopedbytheDefenceResearchandDevelopment Organisation (DRDO), Bharat ElectronicsLimited(BEL)andtheNavy’sWeaponsElectronicsSystemsEngineeringEstablishment(WESEE).�5�.WhoisthecurrentDefenceMinisterofIran? bZjku ds orZeku j{kk ea=kh dkSu gSa\
(a) Imrankhan/bejku [kku(b) AmirHataml/vehj gVkeh
(c) AlilZaba/vfy t+ck
(d) MohamadFaizal/eksgEen iQStyAns:–(b)The current Defence Minister of Iran is Brigadier-GeneralAmirHatami.�5�.Who is the fifth president of India to receive Bharat
(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ughaAns:–(a)Pranab Mukherjee is the fifth president of india to receiveBharatRatna.Mukherjeewas thepresidentof indiabetween�0��and�0�7.�53.WhatisthehighestawardamongRepublicofIndia? Hkkjrh; Xk.kjkT; eas loksZPp iqjLdkj dkSu lk gS\
(a) BharatRatna/Hkkjr jRu(b) PadmaShri/in~eJh(c) PadmaBusan/in~e Hkw"k.k(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(a)Bharat Ratna Is the highest award among republic of indiaandhighestrecognitioninserviceandperformanceinhighestorderwithoutanydistinctionofsex,race,position.�54._______govtwilllaunchNavodayamscheme -------------- ljdkj uoksn; ;kstuk 'kq: djsXkh
Ans:–(d)Virasat-e-KhalsaisamuseumofSikhism,locatedintheholytown,Anandpur Sahib, near Chandigarh, the capital of thestateofPunjab,India.�59.Whichofthefollowingschemeistopromotetheelectric
andhybridvehicletechnologytoensurethegrowth? fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lh ;kstuk fodkl lqfuf'pr djus ds
Ans:–(b)The Ministry of Heavy Industries and PISC has sanctioned5595 electric buses in 64 cities for intracity and intercityoperations under the second phase of FAME India scheme.The aim of this scheme is to encourage faster adoption ofelectricandhybridvehicle.�6�.WhichState is at thebottom rankings inBreastfeeding
and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in thecountry?
ns'k esa Lruiku vkSj f'k'kq vkSm ;qok cky vkgkj çFkkvksa esa dkSu lk jkt; lcls fupys ik;nku ij gS\
Ans:–(c)Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhanreleased a report on Breastfeeding in New Delhi. UttarPradesh,RajasthanandBiharareat thebottompositionsofthereportcard.�6�.Which State topped the rankings in Breastfeeding
and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in thecountry?
fdl jkT; us Lruiku vkSj f'kl'kq vkSj ;qok cky f[kyk çFkkvksa esa ns'k esa jSafdaXk esa lcls Åij gS\
(b) Brex/czs,Dl(c) Nubank/uwcSad(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(b)EnKash launched the country’s first corporate credit cardcalled ‘Freedom Card’ for small and medium enterprises(SMEs).TheFreedomCardisatruecommercialcreditcardwithopenacceptance.�7�.How many crores did Jharkhand state government will
(d) �345crores/2345 djksM+Ans:–(c)The Jharkhand state government will spend an amount of��50crores for increasing the incomeof farmers indoubleby�0�0.�73.WhoinaugurateaschemeMukhyamantriKrishiAshirwad
(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ughaAns:–(a)Shri Venkaiah Naidu inaugurate a scheme MukhyamantriKrishi Ashirwad Yojana for the farmers having farmlandsoflessthan�acreto5acreswillbeprovidedbyRs5,000-�5,000.�74.What is the one nation one ration card system has its
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(a) Foodgrains/vukt
(b) Money/iSls(c) Freestovescheme/eqÝr pwYgk ;kstuk(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(a)Theonenationonerationcard is thesystemhas itsable tobuysubsidisedfoodgrainsfromrationshopsinanypartofthecountryatlowcost.�75.Whoinauguratesinterstateportabilityintwoclustersof
(d) GuatemalaDollar/XokVsekyk MkWyjAns:–(a)Quetzal is the Currency of Guatemala. The Capital ofGuatemalaisGuatemalaCity.�77.WhoiselectedasthePresidentofGuatemalacountry? XokVsekyk ns'k ds jk"Vªifr ds :i esa fdls pquk tkrk gS\
(d) AlvaroColom/vyokjks dksyacAns:–(a)The Conservative Alejandro Giammattei was elected asGuatemala’s president defeating former first lady SandraTorresinarun-offinthecountry’sSupremeElectoralCouncilcourt.�78.WhatisthecapitalofNepal? usiky dh jkt/kuh D;k gS\
(a) Pokhara/iks[kjk(b) Kathmandu/dkBekaMw
(c) Lalitpur/yfyriqj(d) Nagarkot/uXkjdksV
Ans:–(b)Nepal is a landlocked country in SouthAsia. Nepal is the48th largest country for population.The capital of Nepal iskathmandu.�79.WhereistheKajinsaralakelocated? dftu lkj >hy dgka fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(d)Mountaineers discovered the Kajin Sara lake in ManangdistrictofNepalafewmonthsago.ThislakeinNepalhassetanewrecordofbeingtheworld’shighestlakeandreplacedTilichoLakeofNepal.�80.Wherewasthe�0�9RogersCupheld?
(d) Mayall'sObject/es;y dh oLrqAns:–(b)Researchers from the Max Planck Institute, Germany havefound the largest black hole ever. It was named Holmberg�5A.TheblackholewasobservedatthecenterofHolm�5A,the central galaxy ofAbell 85 which is about 700 millionlight-yearsaway.Theradiusoftheblackholeisaboutradiusisabout790Astronomicalunit(AU).�87.WhereistheNationalCraftsMuseumlocated? jk"Vªh; f'kYi laXkzgky; dgka fLFkr gS\
TheNAEisaNavalaviationfacilitycomprisinganindependentdispersal, aircraft hangar, administrative building and taxitrack.ItislocatedonthenorthwestofKochiairport.�89.BarCouncilofIndia imposed_______banonopening
newlawcolleges. ckj dkmafly vkWiQ bafM;k us u, ykW dkWyst [kksyus ij ------
Ans:–(a)FIM World Cup �0�9 was held in Hungary. FIM worldcup is the class of motorcycling racing which uses ElectricMotorcycleswithatopspeedof�70kmperhour.�9�.WhatisthecostofthesteelmodelofINSKolkata? vkbZ,u,l dksydkrk ds LVhy ekWMy dh dher D;k gS\
(a) Rs.7lakh/7 yk[k #-(b) Rs.�5lakh/15 yk[k #-
(c) Rs.��lakh/12 yk[k #-(d) Rs.�0lakh/20 yk[k #-
Ans:–(c)Jamia Millia Islamia, the public central university, at NewDelhi is to unveil a model of the Indian naval ship INSKolkataattheUniversityon�5August.TheRs.��lakhsteelshipmodelwasdonatedbytheIndianNavytotheUniversity.TheUniversityhasagreementswith theIndianArmy,NavyandAirForceaswellastheCoastGuard.�93.WhereistheJamiaMilliaIslamiaUniversitylocated? tkfe;k fefy;k bLykfe;k fo'ofo|ky; dgka fLFkr gS\
(d) INSKirpan/vkbZ,u,l fdjikuAns:–(c)Jamia Millia Islamia, the public central university, at NewDelhiistounveilamodeloftheIndiannavalshipINSKolkataattheUniversityon�5August,theIndependenceday.�95.Centreintroducesapartialguaranteeschemefor______
(d) GuayakiGoldenTea/Xkqvk;kdh XkksYMu VhAns:–(b)InAssam,akilogramofGoldenButterflyteastruckgoldattheGuwahatiTeaAuctionCentre (GTAC)as itwas soldatRs.75,000. This is a new international record bettering theprevioushighofRs.70,50�perkg.�98.Which orthodox tea variety was sold One kilogram at
Ans:–(a)ManohariGold is a specialtyorthodox teavarietywas soldOne kilogram at Rs.50,000 in the Guwahati Tea AuctionCentre(GTAC).�99.Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is to be
awarded________. foaXk dekaMj vfHkuan orZeku dks ----------- ls lEekfur fd;k
Ans:–(a)Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander AbhinandanVarthaman will be awarded theVir Chakra gallantry medalon Independence Day. The Vir Chakra award is an IndiangallantryawardforactsofBraveryonthebattlefield.
Ans:–(d)The�4theletsWorldEducationSummit(WES)heldatNewDelhi. It is a � day summit.The summit was organised byEletsTechnomediaPvtLtd inassociationwithGovernmentof Nagaland, Government of Manipur, Government ofUttarakhandand theGovernmentofRajasthan.Thesummitwas powered by NoPaperForms on 9-�0 August in Delhi�0�9.30�.WhichMinistrylaunchedSwachhNagarapp? LoPN uXkj ,si fdl ea=kky; us ykWUp fd;k\
Ans:–(d)MinistryofHousingandUrbanAffairs(MoHUA)launchedSwachhNagar app, amobile applicationunder theSwachhSurvekshan�0�0.Throughtheapp,peoplewillbeabletogettheirhouseholdwastethatcanbepickedupbyurbanmunicipalbodies.Themoveisapartofthecleanlinessrankingsofcities.It was inauguratedby the Union Minister of State HardeepSinghPurionthesameoccasion.303.________appwaslaunchedbyMinistryofHousingand
Ans:–(d)MinistryofHousingandUrbanAffairs(MoHUA)launchedSwachhNagar app, amobile applicationunder theSwachhSurvekshan�0�0.Throughtheapp,peoplewillbeabletogettheirhouseholdwastethatcanbepickedupbyurbanmunicipalbodies.Themoveisapartofthecleanlinessrankingsofcities.It was inauguratedby the Union Minister of State HardeepSinghPurionthesameoccasion.304.Whichbankto issuerevisednormsforhousingfinance
Ans:–(b)TheTamilNaduhas30GItagsforvariousproductsincludinghandicrafts such as Salem fabric and Kancheepuram silk,agriculturalitemslikeVirupakshiHillbanana,ErodeturmericandMaduraiMalli.308.InwhichStatedoesthePalaniMurugantemplelocated? iykuh eq#Xku eafnj fdl jkT; esa fLFkr gS\
(a) Kerala/dsjy
(b) AndhraPradesh/vka/z çns'k
(c) Karnataka/dukZVd
(d) TamilNadu/rfeyukMqAns:–(d)ArulmiguDandayudhapaniSwamiTempleisoneoftheSixAbodes of Murugan. It is located in the city of Palani inDindiguldistrict,TamilNadu,India.309.Howmuchdoes theONGCplan to invest in �5major
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(a) Rs.�5,000crores/25]000 djksM+ #i;s
(b) Rs.�0,000crores/10]000 djksM+ #i;s
(c) Rs.33,000crores/33]000 djksM+ #Ik;s
(d) Rs.83,000crores/88]000 djksM+ #i;sAns:–(d)The Energy major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) isinvestingaroundRs83,000crorein�5majorprojectstoboostoilandgasproductionhasstagnatedin�0�8.3�0.WhoistheChiefMinisterofPunjab? iatkc ds eq[;ea=kh dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(b)Thethirdphaseofthe‘Jung-E-Azadi’memorialatKartarpur,Punjab was dedicated to the people who were killed in theJallianwalaBaghmassacreandtheunsungheroeswhowereincarceratedintheAndamanCellularjailduringthefreedomstruggle.3��.UnderwhichSchemedid�6 IndianStates signaMoU
Ans:–(a)MinistryofTextilessignedaMemorandumofUnderstandingwith �6 State governments. The MoU signed to offer skilltraining programmes under the Samarth scheme. The aimof the Samarth scheme is to promote self-employment,entrepreneurial development in traditional handloom,handicraft, jute, wool and silk segments. It is a scheme forcapacitybuildinginthetextilessector.3�3.Textile Ministry signed MoU with ______to offer skill
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Ans:–(b)Ladakh becomes a Union Territory after the bifurcation ofJammuandKashmircelebratedIndependenceDaywithlocalBJPMPJamyangTseringNamgyal.3�7.WhowasconferredwithA.P.J.AbdulKalamaward? fdls fn;k tkrk gS A.P.J.vCnqy dyke iqjLdkj\
(a) KSivan/ds flou
(b) SureshKrishna/lqjs'k Ñ".k
(c) KSridhar/ds- Jh/j
(d) NityaAnand/fuR;k vkuanAns:–(a)Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman KSivanawardedtheDrAPJAbdulKalamAwardbytheTamilNadugovernment.3�8.MoHUAtoOrganize____________NationalWorkshop
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(a) Sixdays/N% fnu(b) Oneday/,d fnu
(c) Twodays/nks fnu(d) Threedays/rhu fnu
Ans:–(b)MoHUA to Organize One day National Workshop Cum
Ans:–(b)TheNationalInstituteofHealthandFamilyWelfare(NIHFW)establishedon9thMarch�977bythemergeroftwonational-level institutions namely the National Institute of HealthAdministration and Education (NIHAE) and the NationalInstituteofFamilyPlanning(NIFP).3��.WhoisthePresidentofBrazil? czkthy ds jk"Vªifr dkSu gSa\
(a) AfonsoPena/viQksalks isuk
(b) JairBolsonaro/tk;j cksYlukjks(c) DelfimMoreira/MsfYiQe eksfjjk(d) Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva/yqbt+ buflvks ywyk nk flYok
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(a) Khaka,Bangladesh/<+kdk] caXykns'k
(b) Lstanbul,Turkey/balrkacqy] rqdhZ
(c) SaoPaulo,Brazil/lkvks ikmyks czkthy
(d) Tokyo,Japan/VksD;ks] tkikuAns:–(c)FifthMeetingOfBRICSMinisterOfEnvironmentHeld InSaoPaulo,Brazil.3�6.Who is appointed as Head Coach of Indian Cricket
Ans:–(b)Harshad Pandurang Thakurappointed as the director ofNationalInstituteofHealthandFamilyWelfare.TheproposalofappointmentwasapprovedbytheappointmentsCommitteeoftheCabinet.3�8.Tirurbetelvine,whichrecentlygottheGITag,isfrom
(d) AndhraPradesh/vka/z çns'kAns:–(b)Tirur betel vine is produced from Kerala. It is valued itsmedicinal properties and its mild stimulant action. It ismainlycultivated inTirur,Tanur,Tirurangadi,Kuttippuram,MalappuramandVengarablockpanchayathsofMalappuramDistrict.3�9.Mizo Puanche, which recently got the GITag, is from
________state. fet+ks iqaps] ftls gky gh esa thvkbZ VSXk fek gS] ------- jkT; ls
Ans:–(c)Mizo Puanchei is a colourful Mizo shawl/textile fromMizoram. It is considered as the most colourful among theMizotextiles.ItisimportantandanessentialpossessionforeveryMizolady.Itisanimportantmarriageoutfitinthestate.ItisthemostcommonlyusedcostumeinMizofestivedancesandofficialceremonies.330.Tawlhlohpuan, which recently got the GI Tag, is from
Ans:–(d)Tawlhlohpuan is a Mizoram made medium to heavy,compactlywoven,goodqualityfabric.It isknownforwarpyarns,warping,weaving&intricatedesignsthataremadebyhand.33�.WhichCountry is the first tohaveaNationalEssential
Ans:–(c)IndianCouncilofMedicalResearch(ICMR)finalisedIndia’sfirst National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL). India hasnowbecomethefirstcountrytocompilesuchalist.33�.WhofinalisedIndia’sfirstNationalEssentialDiagnostics
The �0�9 UCI JuniorTrack CyclingWorld Championshipswas held from �4 to �8 August �0�9 at Frankfurt (Oder),Germany. The track cycling championship event happenseveryyear.334.Who won gold at the World Junior Track Cycling
Championships�0�9? fo'o twfu;j VªSd lkbfdfyaXk pSafi;uf'ki 2019 esa fdlus Lo.kZ
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(a) Australia/vkWLVªsfy;k
(b) China/phu(c) India/bafM;k(d) UK/;wds
Ans:–(c)Indian men’s team won the Team Sprint gold medal at theWorld Junior Track Cycling Championships in Frankfurt,Germany.Ateamof4memberscreatedthehistorybywinningIndia’sfirst-evergoldinaworldlevelcyclingcompetition.335.________became India’s first Indianairline tooperate
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Ans:–(a)Air India became India’s first Indian airline to operatecommercial flightsoverflying thepolar region.The airlinesflewitsBoeing777aircraftovertheNorthpole.TheBoeing777wasDelhi-SanFranciscoflight.336.____ conduct the �3th edition of Central Teacher
Ans:–(c)Garra Simbalaraensis was found in Himachal Pradesh’sSimbalbara river. Garra simbalaraensis measured 69 mmstandard length without caudal fin. It has a yellowish-greycolourfadingventrally.339.The recently found fish species Glyptothorax gopii is
from__________. gky gh esa ikbZ XkbZ eNyh dh çtkfr XykbiksFksjSDl Xkksih ----- ls
(d) Mizoram/fetksjeAns:–(d)Glyptothorax gopii, a new species of catfish was found inMizoram’s Kaladan river. This species measured 63 mmstandard length without caudal fin. It has an axe-shapedanterior nuchal plate which makes it distinct from otherspeciesofthegenusGlyptothorax.340.PMModilaunched_________inBhutantoenhancethe
countriesrelationshipindigitalpayments. ih,e eksnh us fMftVy Hkqxrku esa ns'kksa ds laca/ksa dks c<+kus ds
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(a) Paytm (b) RuPay(c) PhonePe (d) Noneofthese
Ans:–(b)PM Modi launched the RuPay Card in Bhutan to enhancethecountriesrelationshipindigitalpayments,andtradeandtourism. He launched it by making a purchase at SimtokhaDzong.Itcurrentlyfunctionsasamonasticandadministrativecentre,Itwasbuiltin�6�9byShabdrungNamgyalandisoneoftheoldestdzongsinBhutan.
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34�.Centre has chosen __________ as the pension fundmanagerforthePMLaghuVyapariMaanDhanscheme.
dsaæ us ih,e yXkq O;kikjh eu /u ;kstuk ds fy, isa'ku iQaM eSustj ds :i esa ------- dks pquk gSA
(a) SBI/LVsV cSad vkWiQ bafM;k
(b) ICICI/vkbZlhvkbZlhvkbZ
(c) LIC/,yvkbZlh
(d) HDFC/,pMh,iQlhAns:–(c)Centrehasestablishedapensionfundfortheimplementationof the PM Laghu Vyapari Maan Dhan scheme. Centre haschosen the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India asthepension fundmanager.Hence, itwillbe responsible formanagingthepensionfund,centralrecordkeepingagencyandresponsibleforpensionpayout.34�.Which Country is to host World Youth Chess
Ans:–(b)Forthefirsttimeever,IndiaistohosttheWorldYouthChessChampionship�0�9.TheAllIndiaChessFederation(AICF)won the bid to conduct the WorldYouth and Junior Chesschampionships�0�9inthecountry.343.TheWorldYouthChessChampionship�0�9istobeheld
Ans:–(d)For the first time ever, India is to host the World YouthChess Championship �0�9.TheAll India Chess Federation(AICF)won thebid toconduct theWorldYouthandJuniorChesschampionships�0�9inthecountry.Thechampionshipwillbeheldfrom�Octoberto�3October�0�9inMumbai,Maharashtra.344.Who won gold in the women’s 300m category at the
AthletickyMitinkReiter�0�9?
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Ans:–(a)IndiansprinterHimaDaswongoldattheAthletickyMitinkReiter event in the Czech Republic. She won gold in thewomen’s300mcategory.Thisisher6thgoldmedalthisyear�0�9.OnJuly�0,sheclinchedgoldinherpet400meventatNoveMestointheCzechRepublic.345.Who won gold in the men’s 300m category at the
AthletickyMitinkReiter�0�9? ,FkysfVd ferd jhVj 2019 esa iq#"kksa dh 300 ehVj Js.kh esa
(d) RameshPokhriyal/jes'k iks[kfj;kyAns:–(b)The5thmeetingof theNepal-India JointCommission is totakeplacefromAugust��to��,�0�9inKathmandu,Nepal.The External Affairs Minister (EAM) S.Jaishankar is toparticipateinthemeeting.Hewillco-chairthemeetingalongwithhisNepalesecounterpartPradeepKumarGyawali.349.Where will the fifth meeting of the Nepal-India Joint
Ans:–(a)The5thmeetingof theNepal-India JointCommission is totakeplacefromAugust��to��,�0�9inKathmandu,Nepal.The External Affairs Minister (EAM) S.Jaishankar is toparticipateinthemeeting.Hewillco-chairthemeetingalongwithhisNepalesecounterpartPradeepKumarGyawali.350.Centre is to set up Central Institute of Chemical
EngineeringandTechnology(CICET)in_________. dsaæ dks ------------ esa dsaæh; jklk;fud bathfu;fjaXk vkSj çkS|ksfXkdh
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(c) Maharashtra/egkjk"Vª(d) Kerala/dsjy
Ans:–(a)TheCentreisplanningtosetupIndia’sfirstCentralInstituteofChemicalEngineeringandTechnology(CICET)inGujarat.TheaimistoboostthechemicalindustryinIndia.35�.Who is appointed as Commander of the Sri Lankan
(d) AdamaZampa/vnkek t+EikAns:–(b)Former Australian player Mitchell Johnson elected as anHonorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club(MCC).355.Whichcountryisthetopemitterofsulfurdioxide(SO�)
(d) Kthangarja/ds FkaXkjktAns:–(d)K Thangaraj, chief scientist at the Centre for Cellular andMolecularBiology(CCMB),Hyderabad,Telangana,wonthisyear’sJCBoseFellowship.357.Whichteamretaintop-spotinICCtestrankings? dkSu lh Vhe vkbZlhlh VsLV jSafdaXk esa 'kh"kZ LFkku ij cjdjkj
gS\
(a) England/baXkySaM(b) Australia/vkWLVªsfy;k
(c) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
(d) India/bafM;kAns:–(d)ICCIndianskipperViratKohliretainedthetopspotintheTestbatsmen’srankings.ItisofficiallyreleasedbytheInternationalCricketCouncilinDubai.358.BabulalGaurwhopassedawayrecentlyisa______ ckcwyky XkkSj ftudk gky gh esa fu/u gks Xk;k] os ------ gSa
(a) Singer/Xkk;d(b) Economist/vFkZ'kkL=kh
(c) Entrepreneur/O;olk;h(d) Politician/jktuhfrK
Ans:–(d)On ��st august,Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister andsenior BJP leader Babulal Gaur passed away at a privatehospitalduetocardiacarrest.Hewassufferingfromvariousold-ageailmentsandhospitalisedforquitesometime.359.WhichofthefollowingStatewasseverelyaffectedbythe
CycloneFani? fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk jkT; pØokr iQkuh ls cqjh rjg
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(a) MadhyaPradesh/eè; çns'k(b) Odisha/vksfM'kk
(c) TailNadu/rfeyukMq(d) Karnataka/dukZVd
Ans:–(b)ExtremelySevereCyclonicStormFanithestrongesttropicalcyclone tostrike the IndianstateofOdishasincePhailin in�0�3.FanioriginatedfromatropicaldepressionthatformedwestofSumatraintheIndianOceanon�6April.360.With which country did India sign a MoU for the
cooperationintheDisabilitySector? fodykaXkrk ds {ks=k esa lg;ksXk ds fy, Hkkjr us fdl ns'k ds
(d) Australia/vkWLVªsfy;kAns:–(d)During the visit of the President of India to Australia onNovember�0�8,theGovernmentofIndiaandtheGovernmentof Australia signed an MoU for Cooperation in DisabilitySector.AfollowupfortheimplementationoftheMoUwastakenin�0�9February.AspertheMoU,theIndiangovernmenttookactionfortheempowermentofpersonswithdisabilitieswhichincludedenactmentoftheRPwDAct,�0�6.36�.WhoistheSecretaryofDepartmentofDefenceR&Dand
Ans:–(c)DrG.SatheeshReddyisanIndianAerospaceScientist.HeisthecurrentChairmanofDefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D,Government of India and Director General, AeronauticalDevelopmentAgency.36�.WhichCountryrecentlytestfireda500kilometersrange
ground-basedcruisemissileatSanNicolasIsland? gky gh eas fdl ns'k us lSu fudksyhl }hi ij 500 fdyksehVj
thatiscapablecovering500kilometersinrangeatSanNicolasIsland,California,theUS.ThisrangeofmissileswerebannedintheIntermediate-RangeNuclearForces(INF)treatysignedbetweentheUSandRussia.ThisisthefirstmissiletestdonebytheUSafterwithdrawingfromtheINFtreaty.363.When will the 74th UN General Assembly (UNGA)
sessionbeheld? 74osa la;qDr egklHkk (UNGA)l=k dk vk;kstu dc gksXkk\
Ans:–(a)The eighteenth summit of ‘South Asian Association ofRegional Cooperation’ (SAARC) was held in Kathmandu,thecapitalofFederalDemocraticRepublicofNepalduring�6–�7November�0�4.365.Which Country boycotted the �9th SAARC summit
whichwassupposedtobeheldin�0�6? fdls ns'k us 2016 esa gksus okys 19osa lkdZ lEesyu dk cfg"dkj
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(a) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
(b) India/bafM;k(c) SriLanka/Jhyadk
(d) Nepal/usikyAns:–(b)The�9thSAARCsummitwassupposedtoheldin�0�6.Butthesummitwascanceledafter Indiaboycotted themeeting.Indiaprotestedafter the terrorattackat themilitarybase inUri in JammuandKashmironSeptember�0�6.Theattackkilled�9soldiers.AfterIndiaboycottedtheSAARCsummitcountries including Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistanwalkedout.India’sdecisionistosetupdiplomaticpressureonPakistan.IndiaalsodeclaredthatitwillparticipateonlyifPakistantookstepstotackleterrorism.366.Who hands over design of Mobile Metallic Rampto
(d) Potassiumhydroxide/iksVsf'k;e gkbMªksDlkbMAns:–(b)Government of Karnataka amended the Karnataka Poisons(Possession and Sale) Rules �0�5. He notified Nicotineas “Class A poison”.The main aim is to strengthen theenforcementofthebanonproductionandsaleofelectroniccigarettes. The new rules are called the Karnataka Poisons(PossessionandSale)Rules,�0�9.368.WhenistheWorldSeniorCitizensDayobserved? fo'o ofj"B ukXkfjd fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �5August/15 vXkLr
(b) �3August/13 vXkLr
(c) �7August/17 vXkLr
(d) ��August/21 vXkLrAns:–(d)WorldSeniorCitizensDayiscelebratedon��Augustacrosstheworld.Thedayisobservedeveryyear.Thedayaimstoincreaseawareness about the issues that affectolder adults.It also provides an opportunity to appreciate the elders fortheirdedication,accomplishments,andtheservicestheygivethroughouttheirlives.369.Ministry of Human Resource Development launched
Ans:–(b)TheMinistryofHumanResourceDevelopmentlaunchedtheNational Initiative for School Heads and Teachers HolisticAdvancements(NISHTHA).Itaimedattrainingover4�lakhteachers to boost education and employment focusing onreskillingtheteachingworkforce.370.Who is appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary for a
(d) DCRajappa/Mhlh jktIikAns:–(a)TheUnionHomeSecretaryRajivGaubaisappointedasthenextCabinetSecretaryforatenureoftwoyears.Gaubaisa�98�-batchIASofficeroftheJharkhandcadre.37�.Dr.Ajay Kumar will replace ________ as the Defence
SecretaryintheMinistryofDefence. MkW- vt; dqekj j{kk ea=kky; esa j{kk lfpo ds :i esa ------- dh
Ans:–(c)Dr.Ajay Kumar has been appointed as Defence Secretaryin theMinistryofDefence.Theappointmentwasapprovedby theAppointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). DrKumarwill replaceShriSanjayMitraashis tenureendson�3August.37�.When is the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Major
(d) September30/30 flracjAns:–(c)TheMinistryofYouthAffairsandSportshasannouncedtheawardees of the National sports awards �0�9. The awardrecognizes thesuccessivepersons in the fieldofgamesand
sports.ThePresidentof Indiawill award the awardees at aspeciallyorganizedfunctionattheRashtrapatiBhawan.TheawardswillbegivenonthebirthanniversaryofhockeywizardMajorDhyanChandwhichiscelebratedastheNationalSportsDayonAugust�9.373.Wherewastheone-dayNationalConferenceofTourism
Ans:–(d)Union Ministry of Tourism organized a one-day NationalConferenceofTourismMinistersinNewDelhi.ThemeetwasinauguratedbyUnionMinisterofStateforTourism&CultureShriPrahladSinghPatel.374.Which version of the new Incredible India portal was
launched by the Tourism Minister one-day NationalConferenceofTourismMinistersconcludedrecently?
Ans:–(b)TheTourismMinisterlaunchedtheHindiversionofthenewIncredible India portal at one-day National Conference ofTourismMinistersconcludedtheconference.375.____________ commemorates first glacier lost due to
Ans:–(a)TheIndianGovernmenthasopened�37mountainpeaksforforeigners desirous of obtaining Mountaineering Visa formountaineeringandtrekking.38�.Where was the �+� intersessional and the Maritime
Security Dialogue between India and the U.S. officialsheld?
Ans:–(a)The �+� intersessional and the Maritime Security DialoguebetweenIndiaandtheU.S.officialsisbeindheldintheNavalPostgraduateSchoolatMonterey,California.38�.WherewastheAsia-PacificGroup(APG)�0�9meeting
(d) Sweden/LohMuAns:–(c)TheAsia-Pacific Group (APG), might blacklist Pakistan inthemeetingthatisheldinCanberra,Australia,on�5August.383.Pakistan was _______ by FinancialAction Task Force
ranking? jk"Vªh; LokLF; fe'ku (NHM)jSafdaXk esa dkSu lk jkT; 'kh"kZ ij
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(a) Karnataka/dukZVd
(b) Bihar/fcgkj(c) AndhraPradesh/vka/z çns'k
(d) Rajasthan/jktLFkkuAns:–(d)Rajasthan’sfreemedicineschemesecuredthehighestpositionwith first ranking issued by the National Health Mission(NHM) among the sixteen states of the country. NHM freedrug service was introduced by the Ministry of health andfamilywelfare(MoHFW)forallstates/UTs.390.WhoisthePresidentofIran? bZjku dk jk"Vªifr dkSu gS\
surface-to-airmissileairdefensesystem? fdl ns'k us Lons'kh yach nwjh dh] lrg ls gok esa ekj djus
okyh felkby ok;q j{kk ç.kkyh dk vukoj.k fd;k gS\
(a) Iran/bZjku(b) Russia/:l(c) US/vesfjdk
(d) Pakistan/ikfdLrkuAns:–(a)
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Iran has unveiled the Bavar-373 system, a defence missilesystem,on��August.Themissilewasunveiledby IranianPresidentHassanRouhanionIran’sNationalDefenseIndustryDay.Bavar-373systemisanindigenouslong-range,surface-to-air missile air defense system.The missile is capable oftargeting planes at more than 300 km, lock it at about �50kmandshootingdowntargetsatadistanceof�00km.ThismissileisacompetitortotheRussianS-300missilesystem.39�.WhereistheRenovatedALIMCOOrthoticsandProsthetic
(d) Telangana/rsyaXkkukAns:–(b)TheUnionMinisterforSocialJusticeandEmpowermentShriThaawarchand Gehlot inaugurated the RenovatedALIMCOOrthotics and Prosthetic Centre (AOPC) and ResidentialcomplexbuildingofALIMCOHeadquartersatKanpur,UttarPradeshon��August.393.RBIallows recurring transactionsup to -------oncards
fromSep� vkjchbkZ 1 flracj ls dkMZ ij ------------ rd vkorhZ ysunsu dh
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(a) July�5/15 tqykbZ(b) August��/22 vXkLr
(c) September�5/25 flracj(d) October�5/15 vDVwcj
Ans:–(b)International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts ofViolence Based on Religion or Belief observed onAugust��.395.WWFand_____________tieupwithforestdirectorate
topreserveSundarbans WWF vkSj ------------ us lqanjou ds laj{k.k ds fy, ou
Ans:–(b)Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Dr.Jitendra Singh presented the Smart PolicingAwards at theHomelandSecurity�0�9conferencewhichwasheldinNewDelhi.35officerswereawardedtheSmartpolicingAwards.
Ans:–(d)The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate changehasannounced that it is to relax themandatorychargingofleaserentofRs.30,000/-perMWforwindpowerprojects.The announcement was made by the Union Minister forEnvironment,ForestandClimateChange,PrakashJavadekaratareviewheldinNewDelhion��August.40�.Indiaconductedanti-satelliteteston_________satellite
inMarch�0�9. Hkkjr us ekpZ 2019 esa -------------- miXkzg ij ,aVh&lSVsykbV
(d) GSAT-4/thlSV&4Ans:–(b)India had shot down the Microsat-R satellite on March �7,�0�9. It intended todemonstrate that it canshootdown thespace-basedinfrastructureofanenemycountry.Indiaisonlythefourthcountrytohavedemonstratedthiscapability.40�.AkshayKumartakes___________spotinForbeshighest
paidactorslist�0�9
v{k; dqekj iQksClZ esa lcls vf/d HkqXkrku okys vfHkusrkvksa dh lwph 2019 esa --------------- LFkku ij gSa
(a) �5th/15oha(b) 4th/4(c) 9th/9(d) �6th/16oha
Ans:–(b)AkshayKumar takes4th spot inForbeshighestpaidactorslist�0�9.403.FirstWorldYouthConferenceonKindnesswasheld in
_______________ n;k ij igyk fo'o ;qok lEesyuk ------- esa vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k
WorldHeritageCity fdl jkT; us iqjh dks fo'o /jksgj 'kgj ds :i esa fodflr
djus ds fy, 500 djksM+ #i;s dh ?kks"k.kk dh
(a) Odisha/vksfM'kk
(b) TamilNadu/rfeyukMq(c) Kerala/dsjy
(d) Andhrapradesh/vka/z çns'kAns:–(a)OdishastateannouncesRs.500croretodevelopPuriasWorldHeritageCity.405.Which team VC discusses Rice Fortification Pilot
Scheme fdl Vhe ds ohlh us pkoy fdyscanh ik;yV ;kstuk ij ppkZ
Ans:–(d)CWMI comprises of nine themes that include attention togroundwater and restoration of water bodies. Under thethemeincrementalchangeintheindex,UttarakhandamongstnortheasternandHimalayanstates.409.WhichUnionTerritorystandsfirstinthesecondRound
of Composite Water Management Index (CWMI �.0)amongtheUTs?
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NITIAayogreleasedthesecondRoundofCompositeWaterManagementIndex(CWMI�.0)inNewDelhi.ThereportsaidthatPuducherryhasbeendeclaredas the top-rankedamongtheUTs.ThisisthefirsttimetheUnionTerritories(UTs)havesubmittedtheirdata.4�0.Whenwas theNon-ResidentKeralitesAffairsNORKA
Ans:–(a)TheNon-ResidentKeralitesAffairsNORKAwasestablishedin�996.Thedepartmentaimedat redressing thegrievancesofNon-ResidentKeralites(NRKs).ItalsoaimstostrengthentheconnectionbetweentheNRKsandthegovernment.Itwillalso address the NRKs drawback, safeguarding their rightsandrehabilitatingthereturnees.4��.WhichCountryhonouredPrimeMinisterNarendraModi
Ans:–(c)Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with theMaldives’highesthonour“RuleofNishan Izzuddeen”on8June�0�9duringhistwo-daystatevisit tothecountry.TheprestigiousawardwaspresentedtoModibyPresidentIbrahimMohamedSolihduringaceremony.4��.WhatisthecapitalofBahrain? cgjhu dh jk/kuh D;k gS\
(a) Manama/eukek(b) Riffa/fjiQk(c) Qatar/drj
(d) AlBahrain/vy cgjhuAns:–(a)BahrainistheislandcountrylocatedbetweenQatarandSaudiArabia.ThecapitalofBahrainisManama.4�3.ShriNarendraModilaunchesRuPaycardin________ Jh ujsaæ eksnh us ------------ esa RuPaydkMZ ykWUp fd;k
(d) VimalaMehra/foeyk esgjkAns:–(a)KiranBediisthefirstwomantojointheIndianPoliceService.Sheremainedinservicefor35yearsbeforetakingvoluntaryretirement in �007 as Director-General, Bureau of PoliceResearchandDevelopment.4�8.________ has announced that it is to provide � GBPS
Ans:–(c)Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BharatNet) has alsoannounced that it is toprovide�GBPSconnectivity. It canexpand up to �0 GBPS. BharatNet has been set up by theGovernment of India. It functions under the Department ofTelecommunications.Itaimstoestablish,manage,andoperatethe National Optical Fibre Network to provide a minimumof �00 Mbit/s broadband connectivity to all �50,000 grampanchayatsinthecountry.4�9.CentreplanstoprovideWi-Fitoallvillagesunder____
(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ughaAns:–(a)CentreplanstoprovideWi-Fitoallvillageswithconnectivitybetween �0mbps to �00 mbps speed under the GramNetinitiative.TheannouncementwasmadebyMinisterofStateforCommunicationsShamraoDhotreatthe36thFoundationDay celebrations of Centre for Development of Telematics(C-DOT),Delhion�6August.4�0.WhereistheheadquartersofIRCTCLocated? IRCTCdk eq[;ky; dgka fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(b)The 4th edition of India’s largest confluence of digitaltechnology,theInternetofThings(IoT)IndiaCongress�0�9heldinBengaluru,Karnataka.4�6.SeventhCommunityRadioSammelantobeheldin____
______? lkroka lkeqnkf;d jsfM;ks lEesyu ---------- esa vk;ksftr fd;k
Ans:–(a)TherankFlightCommanderisthesecondincommandoftheunit. Dhamini is a permanent commission officer of IAF’sflyingbranch.Shehasbeenflyingchoppers.SheisaFlightcommanderinIAF.4�8.Who became the first Flight Commander of a flying
Ans:–(d)IndianAirForce’s(IAF)WingCommanderSDhamitheFlightCommander of a flying unit. She became the first femaleofficerinthecountrytobecometheFlightCommanderofaflyingunit.4�9.Fedorisofficiallyknownas_________. iQsMksj dks vkf/dkfjd rkSj ij ------------ ds :i esa tkuk tkrk
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(a) SkybotF-�A/LdkbZ ckWV ,iQ&2,
(b) SkybotF-A/LdkbZ ckWV ,iQ&,
(c) SkybotF850/LdkbZ ckWV ,iQ 850
(d) SkybotF650/LdkbZ ckWV ,iQ 650Ans:–(c)A humanoid machine named Fedor, Russia’s first robot inspacearrivedat the InternationalSpaceStation(ISS)on�7Augusty.FinalExperimentalDemonstrationObjectResearch(Fedor)isofficiallyknownasSkybotF850.430.Which of the following State featured the bottom the
Indiachildwellbeingindex�0�9? fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl jkT; us Hkkjr ds fupys fgLls dks 2019
(d) Meghalaya/es?kky;Ans:–(d)World Vision India and IFMR LEAD released a report onthe India childwell-being index�0�9on�7August. In theIndex states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh,and Puducherry topped the charts. States like Meghalaya,JharkhandandMadhyaPradeshrankedbottomintheindex.43�.WhoreleasedtheIndiachildwellbeingindex�0�9? fdlus Hkkjr ds cPps dks 2019 ds lwpdkad esa 'kkfey
(d) AandC/, vkSj lhAns:–(d)WorldVisionIndiaandIFMRLEADreleasedareportontheIndiachildwell-beingindex�0�9on�7August.Thereportbythenon-governmentorganizationandtheresearchinstituteaimed to lookat the India fairsonchildwell-beingusinga
compositechildwell-beingindex.43�.Which Country is hosting the COP-�4 United Nations
Ans:–(c)India is hosting the Conference of Parties (COP) �4 of theUnited Nations Convention to Combat geologic process(UNCCD)fromsep�-�3inNoida.433.UnionatmosphereMinisterPrakashJavadekardeclareda
projectonIndiacanrestore________hectareland. dsaæh; ok;q ea=kh çdk'k tkoM+sdj us Hkkjr ij ,d ifj;kstuk
Ans:–(a)TheUnionatmosphereMinisterPrakashJavadekardeclaredaprojecton Indiacan restore50lakhhectare landby�030.An associate ahead with international conference ashoregeologicfortheprocessoftwenty-ninepercentofIndia’stotalgeographicalregionisdegraded.434.Whendid theGovernmentof India first launch theJan
Ans:–(b)The public sector Indian Bank signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with TataAIG General Insurance toofferavarietyofgeneralinsuranceproductstoitscustomers437.GorewadaInternationalZootobesetupat___________
XkksjokM+k varjkZ"Vªh; fpfM+;k?kj ---------- esa LFkkfir fd;k tk,Xkk
(d) Maitri/eS=khAns:–(d)Five Indian women have developed a mobile app namedMaitri. The app connects kids at orphanages with old-agehomes. The app was developed for the people affected byloneliness,depression.Theapppermitsuserstovolunteerandpresenttoold-agehomesandorphanages.439.WherewasthetwelfthIndiaSecuritySummitheld? ckjgoka Hkkjr lqj{kk f'k[kj lEesyu dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k
Ans:–(c)The��thIndiaSecuritySummitwasheldinNewDelhion�9August.Thesummit focusedonseveralproblems includingthe protection of important national infrastructure, risingcyberthreatslikeincidents,challengesandresponsibilities.440.WhereistheheadquartersofMoneyTap? euhVSIk dk eq[;ky; dgka gS\
Ans:–(b)SIDBI Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI)partneredwithIncuspazeSolutionsPrivateLimited(Incuspaze)toopenacoworkingspace,designedforMicro,SmallandMediumEnterprises(MSMEs)andstartups.445.Research arm of Indian Railways analysis styles and
Ans:–(b)The Research arm of Indian Railways analysis styles andStandardsOrganization(RDSO)isorganizingaspecialMegatraffickerMeetinLucknowon30thAugust.IndustriesacrossthecountryinvitedforthistraffickermeettoencouragetheirparticipationinIndianRailwaystoofferchaindevelopment.Noparticipationfeeforattendingthemeet.446.When is the International Day against Nuclear Tests
observed? ijek.kq ijh{k.k ds f[kykiQ varjkZ"Vªh; fnol dc ek;k tkrk
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(a) �5August/25 vXkLr
(b) �6August/26 vXkLr
(c) �9August/29 vXkLr
(d) 30August/30 vXkLrAns:–(d)The International Day of the Victims of EnforcedDisappearances is observed on 30 August every year. TheDaywasestablishedbytheinternationalorganizationGeneralAssemblyresolution.448.Who was popularly known as the Wizard of Indian
(a) DhyanChand/è;kupan(b) BalbirSingh/cychj flag(c) DhanrajPillay//ujkt fiYys(d) roopSingh/:i flag
Ans:–(a)Dhyan Chand is popularly known as the Wizard of IndianHockey. He secured over 400 goals in �� years during theperiod�9�6to�948.HeisregardedasIndia’sgreatesthockeyplayer ever. Under his leadership, the Indian Hockey teamachievedseveralvictories.HeledIndiainto3Olympicgoldmedalsin�9�8,�93�and�936.449.WhenistheNationalSportsDay�0�9observed? jk"Vªh; [ksy fnol 2019 dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �5August/15 vXkLr
(b) ��August/12 vXkLr
(c) �9August/29 vXkLr
(d) �August/1 vXkLrAns:–(c)The National Sports Day is celebrated nation-wide on�9 August �0�9. The Day is celebrated to mark the birthanniversaryofhockeylegendMajorDhyanChand.450.Where is theIndiaMeteorologicalDepartment’s (IMD)
Cyclone Detection radar (CDR) building, that is to behandedovertotheIndianNavy,located?
Ans:–(d)Indian Navy (IN) signed a Memorandum of understanding(MoU)withIndiaMeteorologicalDepartment(IMD)atnavalBaseinKochi,Kerala.TheMoUaimstohandletheCycloneDetectionradar(CDR)buildingbyIMDtotheIN.45�.WherewastheCII’s�4thSustainabilitySummitheld? CIIdk 14oka fLFkjrk lEesyu dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
Ans:–(c)Centre plans to achieve �00% electrification of railways inthenext�0years.TheannouncementwasmadebytheUnionMinisterPiyushGoyalattheCII’s�4thSustainabilitySummitheldinNewDelhion�8-�9August�0�9.45�.WheredidtheresearchersdiscoverthePeacockParachute
SpiderorGootyTarantulainTamilnadurecently? 'kks/drkZvksa us gky gh esa rfeyukMq esa e;wj iSjk'kwV LikbMj ;k
(d) Theni/rsuhAns:–(a)ResearchersofthePuducherry-basedIndigenousBiodiversityFoundation(IBF)discoveredaPeacockParachuteSpiderorGootyTarantula in thePakkamalaiReserveForestsclose toVillupuramdistrict,TamilNadu.453.Wherewasthenation-wideFitIndiaMovementbyPrime
IndiaMovementontheNationalSportsday,�9August.Theevent was launched at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in NewDelhi.454.Wholaunchedthenation-wideFitIndiaMovement? d
Ans:–(b)PrimeMinisterNarendraModilaunchedthenation-wideFitIndiaMovementappealedtoeachsubjecttostayhealthyandwork.455.The Environment Ministry released _________ to �7
Ans:–(d)Air India has banned the usage of single-use plastic on theflightofitssubsidariesfromOctober�,�0�9.ThesubsidiariesofAIrIndiaareAirIndiaExpressandAllianceAir.Also,AirIndiahasannouncedthat in itssecondphase, thesingle-useplasticwillbebannedinallAirIndiaflights.46�.FromwhentheDelhiwomencantakefreeridesinDelhi
TransportCorporation(DTC)? fnYyh ifjogu fuXke (MhVhlh) esa fnYyh dh efgyk,a dc
(d) Iran,N.Korea/bZjku] mÙkj dksfj;kAns:–(a)USPresidentDonaldTrumplaunchedthespaceCommandtodefendAmerica’s interests in thenextwar-fightingdomain.The US is to unveil the new Space Command called asSPACECOM.ItwillbetheUS’ssixthbranchofthemilitary,U.S.SpaceForce,forspacedefense.TheTrumpadministrationhasknown thatRussia andChinawill cause a threat to theUS.Tochallengethem,theUSAhasannounceditsnewspacecommandSPACECOM.464.Which country is to launch SPACECOM, a Space
Ans:–(a)USPresidentDonaldTrumplaunchedthespaceCommandtodefendAmerica’s interests in thenextwar-fightingdomain.The US is to unveil the new Space Command called asSPACECOM.465.Whichorganwillbeaffectedbythemicroorganismthat
Ans:–(b)The microorganism that causes TB affects the lungs andhas severe coughs or sneezes. The symptoms like cough,sometimes with blood-tinged, weight loss, night sweats,and fever. Patients with active symptoms would require aprotractedcourseoftreatmentinvolvingmultipleantibiotics.466.Whichstatecabinetclearstheverticalpropertyrules? dkSu lk jkT; eaf=keaMy ÅèokZ/j laifÙk fu;eksa dks eatwjh nsrk
Ans:–(b)33. Which organization has signed an MoU with Ministry
of Railways for facilitating green initiatives in IndianRailways?
fdl laXkBu us Hkkjrh; jsy esa gfjr igyksa dh lqfo/k ds fy, jsy ea=kky; ds lkFk ,d le>kSrk Kkiu ij gLrk{kj fd, gSa\
(a) ConfederationofIndianIndustries(CII)/dkWUiQsMjs'ku vkWiQ bafM;u baMLVªh(b) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce andIndustry(FICCI)/Hkkjrh; okf.kT; ,oa m|ksXk egkla?k(c) National Association of Software and ServicesCompanies(NASSCOM)/us'kuy ,lksfl,'ku vkWiQ lkWÝVos;j ,.M lfoZlst daiuh (usldkWe)
Ans:–(b)49. Name the exercise that held in DONGUZ ranges near
Orenburg, Russia under the Shanghai CooperationOrganisation(SCO)andInter-ServicesPublicRelations(ISPR) which has participants from SCO membercountries.
Ans:–(d)The West Bengal State Assembly passed West Bengal(PreventionofLynching)Bill,�0�9.TheBillaimstopreventandpunishmobassaultsandlynching.ThestategovernmentmentionedthattheBillwaspassedastheCentrehasfailedtotaketheinitiative.�55.WhichStatebanned��brandsofpanmasalaforaperiod
Ans:–(c)Biharstategovernmenthasbanned��brandsofpanmasalacontaining magnesium carbonate for a period of one year.In the notice issued, it said that the manufacture, storage,distribution, transportationor saleofpanmasalacontainingmagnesiumcarbonatehasbeenbannedinBihar.�56.WithwhichcompanydidMinistryofITpartnerforthe
Ans:–(c)The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY) signed a statement of intent (SoI) with Google.The agreement aimed to implement Build for Digital Indiaprogramme.Theaimoftheinitiativeistomotivatethecollegestudents across India to innovate and produce some goodtechnologysolutionsformajorsocialchallengesofIndia.�57.What is the name of the Lander of the Chandrayaan-�
mission? paæ;ku&2 fe'ku ds ySaMj dk uke D;k gS\
(a) Vikranth/foØkaFk
(b) Pragyan/çKku(c) Vikram/foØe
(d) Kranti/ØkafrAns:–(c)The mission’s lander is called Vikram named after VikramSarabhai, the founder of the Indian space programme. TheVikram lander will detach from the orbiter and descendto a low lunar orbit of 30 km × �00 km (�9 mi × 6� mi)using its 800 N (�80 lbf) liquid main engines. It will thenperforma comprehensive checkof all its on-board systemsbefore attempting a soft landing, deploy the rover, andperformscientificactivities forapproximately�4days.Theapproximatecombinedmassofthelanderandroveris�,47�kg(3,�43lb).�58.WhereisRiodeJaneirolocated? fj;ks Mh tusfj;ks dgka fLFkr gS\
(d) Brazil/czkftyAns:–(d)RiodeJaneiroisahugeseasidecityinBrazil,famedforitsCopacabanaandIpanemabeaches,38mChristtheRedeemerstatueatopMountCorcovadoandforSugarloafMountain,agranitepeakwithcablecarstoitssummit.�59.Which state government has placed a ban on wearing
Ans:–(a)The Uttarakhand government has determined to make aSpecial Tiger Force for Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve is ableto facilitate function the abundant required second layer ofprotectionwiththebigcat.�6�.Where will the Joint Naval Annual Quality Conclave
Ans:–(c)NavalQualityAssuranceEstablishments is tohost theJointNavalAnnualQualityConclave(JNAQC)inVisakhapatnamon5September.ItwillbehostedunderthechargeofDirectorGeneralQualityAssurance(DGQA),MinistryofDefence.�6�.Japan-India Defence Ministerial Meeting was held in
__________. tkiku&Hkkjr j{kk ea=kh cSBd ------------ esa vk;ksftr dh XkbZ
Ans:–(b)The Japan–India Defence Ministerial Meeting was held inTokyo on � September. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath
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Singhco-chairedthemeetingalongwiththeDefenceMinisterof Japan Takeshi lwaya. The meeting was held during thetwo-day visit of Rajnath Singh to Japan. The held talks tostrengthenbilateralarrangements.�63.WhichCountryishostingthe�4thConferenceofParties
(d) VoyagerSpacecraft/ok;stj varfj{k ;kuAns:–(a)The asteroid researchers aim for the smaller body of thedoubleDidymosasteroidsbetweenEarthandMars.Forthispurpose,NASAisbuildingtheDoubleAsteroidImpactTest,orDartspacecraft.TheDoubleAsteroidRedirectionTestisaplannedspaceprobethatwilldemonstratethekineticeffects
Ans:–(b)ARAI, an independent body, was established in �966. It isaffiliated to the Ministry of Heavy Industries and PublicEnterprises. It is a prime Testing and CertificationAgencynotifiedbythegovernmentunderRule��6ofCentralMotorVehicleRules,�989.�7�.Dr.S.Radhakrishnanwasthe_______VicePresidentand
________. ----------- esa DGCA}kjk Mªksu dks Hkkjr esa dke djus dh vuqefr
nh XkbZ FkhA
(a) October�0�7/vDVwcj 2017
(b) October�0�6/vDVwcj 2016
(c) October�0�8/vDVwcj 2018
(d) October�0�0/vDVwcj 2010Ans:–(a)Drone is a flying robot which is remote-controlled. It isallowedtoworkinIndiabyDGCAinOctober�0�7.�74.WhenistheInternationalDayofCharityobserved? varjkZ"Vªh; pSfjVh fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(c)Exercise TSENTR �0�9 is a component of the annualexercises part of the RussianArmed Forces like an annualcoachingcycle.ExerciseTSENTR�0�9isconductedbytheCentralmilitarycommissionofRussia.Thisyeartheexerciseis planned to be held between 9-�3 September at DonguzcoachingrangesinRussia.�77.WhoistheauthorofthenovelCuckold? CuckoldmiU;kl dk ys[kd dkSu gS\
Ans:–(c)Cuckold is a �997 book by Indian author Kiran Nagarkarandhis thirdnovel. It isahistoricalnovelset in theRajputkingdomofMewar,Indiaduringthe�6thcenturythatfollowsthe lifeofMaharajKumar,a fictionalcharacterbaseduponthereallifePrinceBhojRaj.�78.KiranNagarkar,whopassedawayrecently,wasa_____
(d) VikramSharma/foØe 'kekZAns:–(b)Dr.B.BalaBhaskaristhenextnewlyappointedAmbassadorofIndiatotheKingdomofNorway-�86.Which state govt to reduce land allotment rates in
industrialareasby30? fdl jkT; ljdkj us vkS|ksfXkd {ks=kksa eas Hkwfe vkoaVu njksa dks
Ans:–(b)The Swachh Mahotsav event �0�9 was held in Delhi. theeventwasorganizedbytheMinistryofJalShakthi.�89.Who gave Swachh India awards to the outstanding
(d) MinisterPrakashJavadekar/ea=kh çdk'k tkoM+sdjAns:–(a)PresidentRamnathKovindgaveSwachhIndiaawardstotheoutstandingperformanceinSwachhMahotsavevent�0�9.�90.Where was the Western Air Commanders Conference
Ans:–(a)FormerUnionMinisterKalrajMishra tookoathas thenewGovernor of Rajasthan on 9 September �0�9. The oath ofofficewasadministeredbyRajasthanHighCourt(HC)ChiefJusticeShripathiRavindraBhat.�9�.WhorepresentedIndiainthe7thRegionalComprehensive
(a) SmritiIrani/Le`fr bZjkuh(b) ThawarChandGehlot/Fkkoj pan Xkgyksr(c) PiyushGoyal/ih;w"k Xkks;y(d) NitinGadkari/fufru XkMdjh
Ans:–(c)
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The 7th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP)ministerialmeetingisbeingheldfrom8-�0September�0�9 at Bangkok,Thailand. In the meeting �0 members ofASEAN countries, their six free trade agreement (FTA)partners. India will be represented by the Union Ministerof Commerce & Industry and Railways Piyush Goyal.After RCEP, he will be holding bilateral meetings with hiscounterpartsfromRussia,Japan,China,Singapore,Indonesia,Thailand,Australia,NewZealand.�93.ChinatoinvestUSD�bnin____________development
projects phu --------------- fodkl ifj;kstukvksa esa USD�bndk fuos'k
djrk gS
(a) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;k(b) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
(c) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjc
(d) Iran/bZjkuAns:–(b)
ChinatoinvestUSD�bninPakistandevelopmentprojects./�94.WhendidtheRBIformUKSinhacommittee? RBIus ;wds flUgk flefr dk XkBu dc fd;k\
Ans:–(b)In June �0�9, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) constituteda committee under former SEBI Chairman UK Sinha toaddress issues regarding the sustainability of Micro, SmallandMediumEnterprises(MSMEs).�95.WhenwastheGreatNorthRuninitiated? XkszV ukWFkZ ju dc 'kq: fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
Ans:–(a)The��nd Session of theUN Committeeon ConventionontheRightsofPersonswithDisabilities (CRPD)washeldatUNHRCinGeneva.�98.Whowon themen’selite in theGreatNorthRun fora
(d) MoFarah/eks iQjkgAns:–(d)MoFarahwinsarecordsixthconsecutiveGreatNorthRun.It is his sixth consecutive win. He finished the race with adurationof59min7sec.�99.WhichtrafficpolicepartneredwithGooglemapsforreal
(d) Rewari/jsokM+hAns:–(b)The Gurugram traffic police from the Haryana State havepartneredwithGooglemapsforrealtimetrafficupdates.Thetieupwillprovidetrafficrelatedinformationinrealtimeforpublic use. The Gurugram traffic police with Google mapswill share the information such as planned road closures,diversions,trafficalertsregardingroadcrashetc.TheGooglemapswillimmediatelyrespondthethegivensearchconditions
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andupdatetheinformationonitspublicmaps.300.InwhichStatedoesGurugramlocated? Xkq#Xkzke fdl jkT; eas fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(b)TheBJPpartyoftheGujaratgovernmentdeclaredareductionoffineamountsunderthemotorvehicle(MV)ActasRs�,000fromRs�0,000,ParliamentpassedmotorvehicleBillof�0�9OnJuly3�st.30�.Where was the two new species of ginger, which was
Ans:–(c)Research Scientists from the biological science Survey ofIndia(BSI)havediscovered�newspeciesofginger.Zingiberprenense has been discovered from the Peren district ofNagaland and Zingiber dimapurense was found within theDimapurinNagalandon��thSept.303.WhoistheDeputyPrimeMinisterofSingapore? flaXkkiqj ds mi ç/ku ea=kh dkSu gSa\
(a) LawrenceWong/kWjsal oksaXk(b) HeiJon/gs; tkWu
(c) Chunloog/pqu yksXk(d) HengSweeKeat/gsaXk Los dsV
Ans:–(d)Heng Swee Keat is a Singaporean politician.A member ofthecountry’sgoverningPeople’sActionParty,heiscurrentlyDeputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. He waspreviously the Minister for Education from May �0�� toSeptember�0�5.304.IndianInstituteofScience(IISC)in__________theonly
Indianentryinthetop300lastyear ----------------- esa Hkkjrh; foKku laLFkku (IISC)fiNys lky 'kh"kZ
(UNCCD)established? la;qDr jk"Vª la?k us e#LFkyhdj.k (UNCCD)dh LFkkiuk dc
dh Fkh\
(a) �985 (b) �98�(c) �994 (d) �000
Ans:–(c)UNCCD was established in �994. There are �97 countriesparticipating in the convention. It aims to improve thelivingconditionsofpeopleindrylands.Italsoworkstowardmaintaining and restoring land and soil productivity and tomitigatetheeffectsofdrought.307.WhereistheheardquartersofIAF? Hkkjrh; ok;qlsuk dk eq[;ky; dgka gS\
Ans:–(c)InternationalDayforSouth-SouthCooperationisobservedon��September.South-Southcooperationisabroadframeworkwhere the South Countries have collaborated in variousdomains including political, economic, social, cultural,environmental and technical domains. The day celebratesthe political, social and economical developments made byregionsandcountriesinthesouthinrecentyears.309._________membersofCISFsuccessfullysummittedMt.
Satopanthpeak CISFds ----------- lnL;ksa us ekmaV lrksiaFk pksVh ij liQyrkiwoZd
Ans:–(a)PrimeMinisterNarendraModilaunchedthePradhanMantriLaghu Vyaparik Mandhan Yojana and Swarojgar pensionschemes in Jharkhand during his visit. During his visit, healso laid the foundation for the new building of JharkhandSecretariat.3��.Which country recently joined theworldAntimicrobial
Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R&D)Hub?
gky gh esa fdl ns'k us ,aVhekbØksfc;y jsflLVsal (AMR)fjlpZ ,aM MsoyiesaV (R&D)gc esa 'kkfey gq,\(a) Japan/tkiku(b) NorthKorea/mÙkj dksfj;k
(c) India/Hkkjr(d) Norway/ukWosZ
Ans:–(c)India joined the world Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)Research and Development (R&D) Hub as a new member.From �0�9, India will be a member of Board of Membersofficially. Now India will be working with all the partnersunderthehub.Itwillfocusonnewresearchtoaddressdrug-resistantinfections.3�3.Indiatodevelop60supercomputersin____________ Hkkjr ---------- esa 60 lqij daI;wVj fodflr djus ds fy,
_________Hksy us -------------- esa 1]320 esXkkokV FkeZy IykaV 'kq: fd;k
(a) Odisha/vksfM'kk
(b) TamilNadu/rfeyukMq(c) Kerala/dsjy
(d) WestBengal/if'pe caXkkyAns:–(a)
BHELcommissions�,3�0MWthermalplantinOdisha.
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3�5.Which Country has topped as the world’s top oilexporter?
fdl ns'k us nqfu;k ds 'kh"kZ rsy fu;kZrd ds :i esa 'kh"kZ LFkku çkIr fd;k gS\
(a) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjc
(b) Russia/:l(c) US/vesfjdk
(d) UAE/la;qDr vjc vehjkrAns:–(c)US has topped the world’s top oil exporter. The countrydefeated Saudi Arabia and Russia. According to theInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),inJune,theUSexportsofcrudetopped3millionbarrelsperday.Thispusheditstotaloilexportstonearly9millionbarrelsperday.ThishasprovetheUSwithanewstatusasoneoftheworld’smostinfluentialenergyproducers.3�6.Maitree�0�9militaryexerciseistobeheldin________
(d) September/flracjAns:–(d)The Defence Ministry of India announced a joint militaryexercise between India and Thailand as MAITREE �0�9.Theexerciseisaimedtoshareexperiencethataregainedtocounter-terrorismoperations.Theexercisewillbeconductedat Foreign coachingNode of Umroi in Meghalaya from �6Septemberto�9Septemberof�0�9.3�7.HRDMinisterConfersCBSETeachersAward�0�8To
________________ ekuo lalk/u fodkl ea=kh us lhch,lbZ f'k{kd iqjLdkj 2018
(d) Russia/:lAns:–(a)The contract for modernization of Air Defence advancedKashmir and radar Fregat MAE on P-�5 of ships wassigned between the Ministry of Defence and Russia’s JSCRosoboronexportlandon��thSept�0�9inDelhi.3��.Whichcountryhastheworld’slargestrenewableenergy
(c) Lurcher/pksj(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(a)AirIndiadenotesanoperatinglossofaroundRs4600crorewithinthelastfiscalyearduetohigheroilcostsandexchangelosses however the debt-laden carrier expects to show theprofitofRs700to800crorein�0�9-�0.3�6.Which state government has sent a group of senior
administrators to Australia for highway safety usingSafe System Solution and to emulate the best practiceprocedureswithaworkshop?
(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ughaAns:–(a)The Tamil Nadu government has sent a group of senioradministrators to Australia for highway safety using SafeSystemSolutionandtoemulatethebestpracticeprocedureswithaworkshop.3�7.Who is appointed as the first Chancellor of Rai Sports
TheHeadquartersofIndiaPostisNewDelhi.336.India Post Starts Speed Post Service to ________New
ForeignCountries Hkkjr iksLV ------------ u, fons'kh ns'kksa esa LihM iksLV lsok 'kq:
djrk gS
(a) six/Ng(b) seven/lkr(c) eight/vkB
(d) nine/ukSAns:–(a)India Post Starts Speed Post Service to Six New ForeignCountries.337.WhichstateHealthMinisterlaunchesnewprojects? fdl jkT; ds LokLF; ea=kh us ubZ ifj;kstukvksa dh 'kq#vkr
Ans:–(b)USPresidentDonaldTrumphasappointedRobertO’Brienasthenewnationalsecurityadviser.HewillreplaceJohnBolton.He will Mr.Trump’s fourth national security adviser. HecurrentlyheadshostagenegotiationsattheStateDepartment.ItisbelievedthatMr.O’Brienisthehighest-rankingMormonmemberoftheTrumpadministration.343.NTPCLtd.hasunveileditsplanstosetupa5gigawatt
(GW)solarparkin_________. NTPCLtd.us ----------------- esa 5 XkhXkkokV (GW)lksyj ikdZ
Ans:–(b)India’slargestenergyconglomerateNTPCLtd.hasunveileditsplans tosetupa5gigawatt (GW)solarpark inGujarat.Thissolarpark isexpected tobe thebiggest in thecountry.Themoveof the company is toward cleaner energy.NTPChaslocatedaspotinGujaratfortheproject.344.Whichofthefollowinghaslaunchedaprojecttohelpthe
Ans:–(d)Google introduced a project to help the Indian customerswho use �G phones without requiring data or an internetconnection.345.Google collaborated with _________ for its gStation
Ans:–(d)Ulaanbaatar ia the capital and largest city of Mongolia. Itis situated on theTuul River on a windswept plateau at anelevationof4,430feet.347.WherewastheExerciseChangthangPraharheld? O;k;ke pkaXkFkkaXk çgkj dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) Ladakh/yn~nk[k(b) J&K/tEew vkSj d'ehj
(c) Leh/ysg(d) NewDelhi/ubZ fnYyh
Ans:–(a)IndianArmyconductedExerciseChangthangPrahar, a rareexercise in Eastern Ladakh bordering China. Such massiveexerciseisheldforthefirsttimeintheregion.Itwasconductedatanaltitudeof��,000feet.348.IndianArmyconductedrareexerciseChangthangPrahar
in__________ Hkkjrh; lsuk us ----------- esa nqyZHk vH;kl fd;k
IndianArmyconductedrareexerciseinEasternLadakh.349.WhichcompanyhasannouncedtheClimatePledge? DykbesV Iyst dh ?kks"k.kk fdl daiuh us dh gS\
(a) Microsoft/ekbØkslkWÝV
(b) Google/XkwXky(c) Amazon/vekt+ksu
(d) Flipkart/fÝyidkVZAns:–(c)AmazonFounderandCEOJeffBezoshaveannouncedTheClimatePledge.Thepledge is a commitment to meetParisAgreement’sgoal�0yearsearlybyachievingnet-zerocarbonacrossbusinessesby�040.350.WhereistheheadquartersofSEBI? lsch dk eq[;ky; dgka gS\
TheheadquartersofSEBIisMumbai.35�.Which IIT ranks among top institutes in QS Graduate
EmployabilityRankings? QSXkzstq,V ,EiykW;fcfyVh jSafdaXk esa 'kh"kZ laLFkkuksa eas ls dkSu
lk IITjSad djrk gS\
(a) IITRanchi/vkbZvkbZVh jkaph
(b) IITRoorkee/vkbZvkbZVh #M+dh
(c) IITBombay/vkbZvkbZVh ckWEcs
(d) IITAhmedabad/vkbZvkbZVh vgenkcknAns:–(c)IIT Bombay ranks among top institutes in QS GraduateEmployabilityRankings-35�.Which movie has been nominated for the 9�nd Oscar
Ans:–(d)Indian wrestlers Deepak Punia won the World WrestlingChampionships �0�9 and secured his Olympics quota. Hebecame the fourth Indian wrestler to secure a berth for theTokyoOlympics�0�0.354.WhendoesthetermendfortheHaryanaassembly? gfj;k.kk fo/kulHkk ds fy, dk;Zdky dc lekIr gksrk gS\
Ans:–(a)The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced thatthe schedule for elections inHaryanawill takeplaceon��October�0�9.ThetermofHaryanaassemblywillexpire�onNovember�.ECannouncedthatthedateofnotificationison�7September.Thelastdateofnominationwillbe4Octoberand scrutiny will take place on 5 October.The last date ofwithdrawalofcandidatureis7October.355.Where was the Magnificent Performing Arts Award
Ans:–(a)TheMagnificentPerformingArtsAwardceremonywasheldatthe��stCenturyIconAwardsinLondon.SonuNigam,thePopularBollywoodplaybacksinger,washonouredwith theaward.NigamwasamongahostofwinnersacrossarangeofcategoriesatagalaawardsceremonyheldattheUK.356.When was Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC)
for-profit, voluntary organization. It consists of publishers,advertisers, and advertising agencies as members. ABCconducts pioneering work to develop audit procedures tocertify the circulation figures of publications which aremembersofABC.357.WhendoesthetermendfortheMaharashtraassembly? egkjk"Vª fo/kulHkk dk dk;Zdky dc lekIr gksrk gS\
(a) October�5/25 vDVwcj
(b) October�9/29 vDVwcj
(c) November�/2 uoacj(d) November9/9 uoacj
Ans:–(d)TheElectionCommissionofIndia(ECI)announcedthattheschedule for elections inMaharashtrawill takeplaceon��October �0�9. The term of the Maharashtra assembly endsonNovember9.Theelection in thestateswillbeheld inasinglephase.ECannouncedthatthedateofnotificationison�7September.358.Whichcountryrecordedbesteverperformance in�0�9
WorldWrestlingChampionships? fdl ns'k us 2019 fo'o dq'rh pSafi;uf'ki esa loZJs"B çn'kZu
Ans:–(d)CentralBoardofDirectTax(CBDT)hassetupNationale-AssessmentCentre (NeAC) inDelhi.NeAcaims toexpandthe scope of e-governance and ease of doing business.Themove comes after the announcement by PM Modi duringtheNationalConferenceofTaxOfficialsin�0�7tocreateatransparentandcorruption-freeassessmentsystem.360.WhichState-ownedbankhaspartneredwithMaxBupa,
a health insurance company to offer a wide range of
Ans:–(b)Max Bupa, a health insurance company, has announced abancassurance corporate agency agreement with the state-owned IndianBank.Thepartnershipwill further strengthenMaxBupa’sfootprintintheSouthernmarket.Theagreementaims to offer a wide range of products and services to thecustomers.36�.Where was the 6th Reunion of the Corps ofArmyAir
Ans:–(b)The6thReunionoftheCorpsofArmyAirDefence(AAD)wascelebratedon�0and��Sep�0�9atArmyADCollege,Gopalpur, Odisha.The reunion provided a platform for theinteractionamongtheservingandretiredArmyAirDefencegunnerstorenewtheirties.ItalsopaidtributestothemartyredcomradesandhonouredtheVeerNaries.36�.What is the name of the portal developed by Bank of
(d) InsureKisan/chek fdlkuAns:–(a)Thestate-ownedBankofBarodahaslauncheditsagridigitalplatform Baroda Kisan. The Baroda Kisan platform canbe accessed on mobiles by farmers. The web-based portalBarodaKisanisexpectedtomeetalltheneedsoffarmers.Itprovidesdetailsincludingweatherforecasts,cropconditions,themoisture levelsof the soil, informationoncropworms,marketprices,specialcrop-relatedconsultation.
(d) LionelMessi/ykW;uy eSlhAns:–(c)The The Best FIFA Men’s Player was initiated in the year�0�6. The award recognizes the excellence in associationfootballteamandindividualachievements.Thefirstawardee,in�0�6,oftheawardisCristianoRonaldo.365.Centre introducedAssistance for Deep Sea Fishing for
thefishermenin________ dsaæ us ----------- esa eNqvkjksa dss fy, Xkgjs leqæ esa eNyh idM+us
(d) WestBengal/if'pe caXkkyAns:–(b)Centre introducedAssistance for Deep Sea Fishing for thefishermeninTamilNadu366.India’s ________largest railway overbridge in West
Bengal if'pe caXkky esa Hkkjr dk ------------- largestjsyos vksojfczt
(d) Alloftheabove/Åij ds lHkhAns:–(d)SwedishteenagerGretaThunbergwasnamedasoneoffourwinners of the �0�9 Right Livelihood Award. Along withThunberg, 3 other visionaries were awarded. The awardrecipients are: Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, Chinesewomen’srightslawyerGuoJianmei,DaviKopenawaoftheYanomamipeople, theBrazilian indigenous leader,WesternSahara human rights defender Aminatou Haidar. The 4laureatesreceivedacashawardof�millionSwedishcrowns($�03,000)each.369.WherewastheIBSFWorld6Reds�0�9held? IBSFoYMZ 6 jsM~l 2019 dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) Thailand/FkkbZySaM(b) Laos/ykvksl
(c) Myanmar/E;kaekj(d) Bangladesh/ckaXykns'k
Ans:–(c)Laxman Rawat clinched the International Billiards andSnooker Federation (IBSF)World 6Reds title in Mandalay,Myanmar. He defeated Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif andsecured6-5toclinchthetitle.370.Author Neha J Hiranandani’s book titled Girl Power:
IndianWomenWhoBrokeTheRuleswasreleased.Thenew book elaborates the struggles and achievementsof stories of 50 Indian women role models. The bookincludesthecontemporarywomenlikeOlympicmedallistPVSindhu,ActressPriyankaChopra,SubhasiniMistry,Chandro Tomar. It also includes historical figures likequeenAbbakkaofChowtadynasty.
(d) China/phuAns:–(d)China unveiled Beijing Daxing International Airport, afuturistic airport, that resembles a giant starfish opened inBeijing.TheairportwasinauguratedbytheChinesePresidentXiJinping.375.Who was honoured with the prestigious IAAF Veteran
PinAwardatthe5�ndIAAFconference? 52osa IAAFlEesyu esa çfrf"Br IAAFo;kso`¼ fiu iqjLdkj
ls fdls lEekfur fd;k Xk;k\
(a) SomaBiswas/lksek fcLokl(b) Ashwini/vf'ouh
(c) ShinyAbraham/'kkbuh vczkge
(d) PTUsha/ihVh Å"kkAns:–(d)International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)honoured the former Indian athlete and Olympian PT UshawiththeprestigiousIAAFVeteranPinAward.Ushareceivedthe award from the IAAF president Sebastian Coe at the5�nd IAAF conference in Doha. IAAF Veteran PinAwardrecognizestheeffortsoftheplayerswhohavemadematchlesscontributionstoathletics.376.Wherewasthe5�ndIAAFconferenceheld? 52oka IAAFlEesyu dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) Doha/nksgk(b) Qatar/drj
(c) Dubai/nqcbZ(d) Ajman/vteku
Ans:–(a)The5�ndIAAFconferencewasheld inDoha.InternationalAssociation of Athletics Federations (IAAF) honouredthe former Indian athlete and Olympian PT Usha with theprestigiousIAAFVeteranPinAward.377.What is the name of the plan launched by BSNL on
Ans:–(a)TherankFlightCommanderisthesecondincommandoftheunit. Dhamini is a permanent commission officer of IAF’sflyingbranch.Shehasbeenflyingchoppers.SheisaFlightcommanderinIAF.385.Who became the first Flight Commander of a flying
Ans:–(d)IndianAirForce’s(IAF)WingCommanderSDhamitheFlightCommander of a flying unit. She became the first femaleofficerinthecountrytobecometheFlightCommanderofa
flyingunit.386.Fedorisofficiallyknownas_________. iQsMksj dks vkf/dkfjd rkSj ij ---------- ds :i esa tkuk tkrk
gSA
(a) SkybotF-�A/LdkbZ ckWV ,iQ&2,
(b) SkybotF-A/LdkbZ ckWV ,iQ&,
(c) SkybotF850/LdkbZ ckWV ,iQ 850
(d) SkybotF650/LdkbZ ckWV ,iQ 650Ans:–(c)A humanoid machine named Fedor, Russia’s first robot inspacearrivedat the InternationalSpaceStation(ISS)on�7Augusty.FinalExperimentalDemonstrationObjectResearch(Fedor)isofficiallyknownasSkybotF850.387.Which of the following State featured the bottom the
Indiachildwellbeingindex�0�9? fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl jkT; us Hkkjr ds fupys fgLls dks 2019
(d) Meghalaya/es?kky;Ans:–(d)World Vision India and IFMR LEAD released a report onthe India childwell-being index�0�9on�7August. In theIndex states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh,and Puducherry topped the charts. States like Meghalaya,JharkhandandMadhyaPradeshrankedbottomintheindex.388.The Conference of Parties-�4 has been scheduled to
happenin_________. ikfVZ;ksa dk lEesyu&14 ---------------- esa gksus okyk gSA
(d) November�0�9/uoacj 2019Ans:–(b)India is hosting the Conference of Parties (COP) �4 ofthe United Nations Convention Combat geologic process(UNCCD) from �-�3 September in Noida. It is expectedthat over5,000 representatives frommore than�97will beparticipatinginthetwo-weekconference.389.What is thenameof themobileappdevelopedbyFive
(d) Maitri/eS=khAns:–(d)Five Indian women have developed a mobile app namedMaitri. The app connects kids at orphanages with old-agehomes. The app was developed for the people affected byloneliness,depression.Theapppermitsuserstovolunteerandpresenttoold-agehomesandorphanages.390.WherewasthetwelfthIndiaSecuritySummitheld? ckjgoka Hkkjr lqj{kk f'k[kj lEesu dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k
Ans:–(c)The��thIndiaSecuritySummitwasheldinNewDelhion�9August.Thesummit focusedonseveralproblems includingthe protection of important national infrastructure, risingcyberthreatslikeincidents,challengesandresponsibilities.39�.WhereistheheaquartersofFintechCompany? fiQuVsd daiuh dk eq[;ky; dgka gS\
Disappearancesobserved? dc ls ykXkw fooknksa ds ihfM+rksa dk varjkZ"Vªh; fnol euk;k tkrk
gS\
(a) �5August/25 vXkLr
(b) �6August/26 vXkLr
(c) �9August/29 vXkLr
(d) 30August/30 vXkLrAns:–(d)The International Day of the Victims of EnforcedDisappearances is observed on 30 August every year. TheDaywasestablishedbytheinternationalorganizationGeneralAssemblyresolution.394.Who was popularly known as the Wizard of Indian
(a) DhyanChand/è;kupan(b) BalbirSingh/cychj flag(c) DhanrajPillay//ujkt fiYys(d) RoopSingh/:i flag
Ans:–(a)Dhyan Chand is popularly known as the Wizard of IndianHockey. He secured over 400 goals in �� years during theperiod�9�6to�948.HeisregardedasIndia’sgreatesthockeyplayer ever. Under his leadership, the Indian Hockey teamachievedseveralvictories.HeledIndiainto3Olympicgoldmedalsin�9�8,�93�and�936.395.WhenistheNationalSportsDay�0�9observed? jk"Vªh; [ksy fnol 2019 dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �5August/15 vXkLr
(b) ��August/12 vXkLr
(c) �9August/29 vXkLr
(d) �August/1 vXkLrAns:–(c)The National Sports Day is celebrated nation-wide on�9 August �0�9. The Day is celebrated to mark the birthanniversaryofhockeylegendMajorDhyanChand.396.WherewastheCII’s�4thSustainabilitySummitheld? CIIdk 14oka fLFkjrk lEesyu dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
Ans:–(c)Centre plans to achieve �00% electrification of railways inthenext�0years.TheannouncementwasmadebytheUnionMinisterPiyushGoyalattheCII’s�4thSustainabilitySummitheldinNewDelhion�8-�9August�0�9.397.WheredidtheresearchersdiscoverthePeacockParachute
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SpiderorGootyTarantulainTamilnadurecently? 'kks/drkZvksa us gky gh esa rfeyukMq esa e;wj iSjk'kwV LikbVj ;k
(d) Theni/rSuhAns:–(a)ResearchersofthePuducherry-basedIndigenousBiodiversityFoundation(IBF)discoveredaPeacockParachuteSpiderorGootyTarantula in thePakkamalaiReserveForestsclose toVillupuramdistrict,TamilNadu.398.AswathaNarayanawon__________intheWorldSkills
competition v'oFk ukjk;.k us fo'o dkS'ky çfr;ksfXkrk esa ---------- thrk
(a) Silver/pkanh(b) Gold/lksuk(c) Bronze/ihry(d) Noneofthese/buesa ls dksbZ ugha
Ans:–(b)
AswathaNarayanawongoldinheWorldSkillscompetition399.Which Cabinet approves free rides for women in DTC
from�9October? 29 vDVwcj ls MhVhlh esa efgykvksa ds fy, eqÝr lokjh dks
Ans:–(d)Air India has banned the usage of single-use plastic on theflightofitssubsidariesfromOctober�,�0�9.ThesubsidiariesofAIrIndiaareAirIndiaExpressandAllianceAir.Also,AirIndiahasannouncedthat in itssecondphase, thesingle-useplasticwillbebannedinallAirIndiaflights.40�.WhichStatehasapprovedfreeridesforwomeninDelhi
TransportCorporation(DTC)? fdl jkT; us fnYyh ifjogu fuXke (MhVhlh) esa efgykvksa ds
Ans:–(c)The Delhi Cabinet has approved free rides for women onDelhiTransportCorporation(DTC)busesaswellasitsclusterbuses.TheproposalwasapprovedbythecabinetattheDelhiSecretariat.
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OCTOBER CURRENT 2019�. WhichstatepolicetoConductPlogRunforSwachand
(d) PMNarendraModi/ih,e ujsanz eksnhAns:–(a)AyushmanBharatwaslaunchedbythePrimeMinisteron�3September�0�8.ItwaslaunchedundertheAyushmanBharatMissionofMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare(MoHFW)inIndia.CEOisInduBhushanandDeputyCEOisDr.DineshArora./d�4. Where was the World Athletics Championships �0�9
Ans:–(b)Keralahasemergedontopamong�0largestatesintermsofqualityofschooleducationintheSchoolEducationQualityIndex (SEQI). SEQI was jointly released by NITI Aayog,Ministry of Human Resource Development and the WorldBank, alongside sectoral experts. The report is based onindexingofstatesandUnionTerritories(UTs)onthelearningoutcomesforschool-goingchildren./d�6. WhenwastheInternationalcoffeedayinitiated? varjkZ"Vªh; dkWiQh fnol dc 'kq: fd;k x;k Fkk\
NAMwasformedon�970.NAMisanAmericannonprofit,non-governmentalorganization.Itisavolunteerorganizationthatprovidesadviceonhealthandmedicaladvice./d�8. Who is awarded as most Inspiring Indian Bollywood
ActorinUK? fczVsu esa lcls izsj.kknk;d Hkkjrh; ckWyhoqM vfHkusrk ds :i esa
fdls lEekfur fd;k tkrk gS\
(a) AnilKapoor/vfuy diwj
(b) SanjayKapoor/lat; diwj
(c) ShahidKapoor/'kkghn diwj
(d) D.VikramSharma/foØe 'kekZAns:–(b)Sanjay Kapoor awarded as the most Inspiring IndianBollywoodActorinUK/d�9. WhenistheInternationalcoffeedaycelebrated? varjkZ"Vªh; dkWiQh fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(a)Gandhi Jayanthi is celebrated on � October in India. The
Day marks the to mark the birth anniversary of MohandasKaramchand Gandhi.The day is celebrated every year. Hisbirth anniversary is observed as the International Day ofNonviolence./d��. ParyatanParv�0�9spreadthemessageof__________. i;ZVu ioZ 2019 us-----------dk lans'k iSQyk;kA
(d) Tourismisamust/i;ZVu ,d t:jh gSAns:–(b)ParyatanParv�0�9aimstopropagatethemessageofDekhoApna Desh with the objective to encourage Indians to visitvarioustouristdestinationsofthecountry.ItalsospreadthemessageofTourismforAll./d�3. When is the International Day of Non-Violence
observed? varjkZ"Vªh; vfgalk fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) 4June/twu(b) �October/vDVwcj
(c) ��December/fnlEcj(d) 5January/tuojh
Ans:–(b)InternationalDayofNon-Violenceisobservedon�October.ThedayisobservedonthebirthdayofMahatmaGandhi.HeistheleaderoftheIndianindependencemovementandpioneerofthephilosophyandstrategyofnon-violence.Thedayaimstodisseminatethemessageofnon-violence,includingthrougheducationandpublicawareness./d�4. WhenwasMohandasKaramchandGandhiborn? eksgunkl djepan xka/h dk tUe dc gqvk Fkk\
Ans:–(d)AIM,NITIAayog’sAtalTinkeringLabs(ATL)andUNICEFIndia, including Generation Unlimited, have launched TheGandhian Challenge. The Gandhian Challenge providesa platform for every child across India to innovative, usingGandhi’sprinciples,solutionsforasustainableIndiaoftheirdreams./d�6. WhenwastheChamparanSatyagrahaheld? paikj.k lR;kxzg dc vk;ksftr fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �9�7(b) �9�9(c) �9��(d) �9�4
Ans:–(a)TheChamparanSatyagrahaof�9�7wasthefirstSatyagrahamovementinspiredbyGandhiandamajorrevoltintheIndianIndependenceMovement.Itwasafarmer’suprisingthattookplaceinChamparandistrictofBihar,IndiaduringtheBritishcolonialperiod./d�7. Which Ministry launched the Documentation
Ans:–(c)Ministry of Finance has launched the DocumentationIdentification Number (DIN) system of the Central BoardofDirectTaxes (CBDT)on�October�0�9.On thedayoflaunching, about �7,500 communications with DIN weregenerated.DINsystemhasbeencreatedasperthedirectionofFinanceMinisterMs.NirmalaSitharaman./d�8. Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu
Ans:–(a)The headquarters of United Nations General Assembly(UNGA)locatedatNewyork/d3�. When International Day of Non Violence started to
celebrateuniversally? tc varjkZ"Vªh; fgalk dk varjkZ"Vªh; fnol lkoZHkkSfed :i ls
euk;k tkus yxk\
(a) �007(b) �008(c) �009(d) �0�0
Ans:–(a)International Day of Non Violence started to celebrateuniversallyontheyear�007/d3�. NitinGadkarilaunchescowdungsoapsand_________? fufru xMdjh us xkscj lkcqu vkSj---------------------ykWUp fd;k\
Ans:–(b)The Meghalaya government inked an environment-friendlydealwithacementcompany,DalmiaCement,tohelpmakethe state plastic-free by �0��. Dalmia along with TopcemCement,oneofNortheast’sleadingcementbrands,announcedthattheyhavedecidedtobuyplasticwastetobeusedasfuel,insteadofcoal./d4�. IndianRailwayshasplannedtobuild_________Vande
Bharattrainsby�0��. Hkkjrh; jsyos us 2022 rd--------------oans Hkkjr Vsªusa cukus dh
(d) BandC/ch vkSj lhAns:–(d)The currencies in use in the Palestinian territories are theIsraelinewshekelandtheJordaniandinar.TheEgyptianpound(EGP) is thecurrencyofEgyptandGazaStrip (Palestinianterritories)./d43. Howmanyworkersaretrainedforfirsttoiletcollege igys 'kkSpky; dkWyst ds fy, fdrus Jfedksa dks izf'kf{kr
fd;k tkrk gS\
(a) 4500(b) 3,�00(c) �800(d) �650
Ans:–(b)
Indiafirsttoiletcollegetrains3,�00workers./d44. WhichstatebanspanmasalaonGandhiJayanti? xka/h t;arh ij fdl jkT; us iku elkyk ij izfrca/ yxk;k\
Ans:–(d)The Odisha government has launched Mo Sarkar (or MyGovernment)initiativeon3October�0�9.ItwaslaunchedbyOdishaChiefMinisterNaveenPatnaik.Healsoreleasedtheofficiallogoandcharteroftheprogramme./d5�. Whereisthe�0�9WorldAthleticsChampionshipsheld? 2019 fo'o ,FkysfVDl pSafi;uf'ki dgk¡ vk;ksftr dh tkrh
gS\
(a) Qatar/drj
(b) UAE/la;qDr vjc vehjkr
(c) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjc
(d) India/HkkjrAns:–(a)�0�9 World Athletics Championships, the �7th edition, isheldatKhalifa InternationalStadium,Doha,Qatar from�7September-6October./d5�. ExerciseKAZIND�0�9isanexercisebetween______. O;k;ke dkth 2019-------------ds chp ,d O;k;ke gSA
(a) IndiaandKazakhstan/Hkkjr vkSj dtkfdLrku
(b) IndiaandMongolia/Hkkjr vkSj eaxksfy;k
(c) IndiaandMaldives/Hkkjr vkSj ekynho
(d) IndiaandChina/Hkkjr vkSj phuAns:–(a)Exercise KAZIND-�0�9, a joint military exercise, betweenIndiaandKazakhstanisbeingheldinPithoragarh,Uttarakhand.The ��-day exercise was inaugurated by Brig SK Mandal,Commanderof the Ill Independent InfantryBrigade. Itwillconcludeon�5October�0�9./d53. WhenisthefeastdayofFrancisofAssisicelebrated? izQkafll vkWiQ vlhlh dk ioZ dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �3July/13 tqykbZ(b) �4August/24 vxLr
(c) 4October/4 vDVwcj
(d) �6December/26 fnlEcjAns:–(c)Saint Francis of Assisi (��8� - ���6) isthe most popularChristiansaint.Hisradiantspiritisabeaconforthoseseekingalifeofmeaningandservice.ThefeastdayofFrancisofAssisi,thepatronsaintofanimals,iscelebratedon4October./d
54. WhenistheWorldAnimalDaycelebrated? fo'o i'kq fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(d)Exercise KAZIND-�0�9, a joint military exercise, betweenIndiaandKazakhstanisbeingheldinPithoragarh,Uttarakhand.The ��-day exercise was inaugurated by Brig SK Mandal,Commanderof the Ill Independent InfantryBrigade. Itwillconcludeon�5October�0�9./d56. WhichCountryhasannouncedthatitistoleaveOPEC? fdl ns'k us ?kks"k.kk dh gS fd mls vksisd(OPEC)NksM+uk gS\
Ans:–(c)EcuadorhasannouncedthatitistoleaveOPEC,the�4-nationbloc,from�January�0�0.Themoveisbasedontheissuesandinternalchallengesthatthecountrymusttakeonrelatedtofiscalsustainability.Ecuadorisoneofthesmallestmembersof the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)./d57. PMModijointlyinauguratedametroexpressandhospital
in______________? ih,e eksnh us la;qDr :i ls------------------------esa ,d esVªks ,Dlizsl
Ans:–(a)IndianArmy Corps of Signals was formed on �5 February�9��CorpsofSignalsisanarmoftheIndianArmy.Ithandlesmilitarycommunications.ThecorpsworkswiththeDRDOtodevelopcommandandcontrolsoftware./d68. HLTrivediwhopassedawayrecentlyisa/an_______. ,p,y f=kosnh ftudk gky gh esa fu/u gks x;k gS] ,d----------
gSA
(a) author/ys[kd(b) doctor/fpfdRld
(c) politician/jktuhfrK(d) singer/xk;d
Ans:–(b)PadmaShriawardeeandrenownedkidneytransplantsurgeonDr. Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi passed away on �October. He died due to age-related illnesses. Trivedi washailed as an expert in handling kidney transplant surgeries.HelefthiscareerinCanadaandsetuptheKidneyDiseasesandResearchCenteratAhmedabadwithanaimtoservethepeopleofthiscountry.Hewasthefounder-directorofthecity-basedInstituteofKidneyDiseasesandResearchCenter./d69. WhoisappointedastheMDandCEOofPNB? PNBds ,eMh vkSj lhbZvks ds :i esa fdls fu;qDr fd;k x;k
Ans:–(d)ThegovernmenthasappointedChSSMallikarjunaRaoastheManagingDirector(MD)andChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)ofPunjabNationalBank (PNB).Theproposal toappointedMallikarjuna was initiated by the Department of FinancialServices./d70. FordMotorCo.hasagreedaJointVenturewith_____. iQksMZ eksVj daiuh us----------------ds lkFk ,d la;qDr mn~e; ij
Ans:–(c)Ford Motor Co has agreed for a joint venture (JV) withMahindra and Mahindra. A joint announcement was madebyAnandMahindra,chairmanofMahindraGroup,andBillFord, chairman of Ford. The transaction is expected to becompletedby�0�0./d7�. Who conducted the Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC)
(a) GoaMaritimeAgency(GMA)/xksok eSjhVkbe ,tsalh(b) National Maritime Agency (NMA)/jk"Vªh; leqnzh ,tsalh
(c) NationalSecurityAgency(NSA)/jk"Vªh; lqj{kk ,tsalh(d) Indian Maritime Academy (IMA)/Hkkjrh; leqnzh vdkneh
Ans:–(c)TheGoaMaritimeConclave(GMC)�0�9washeldatGoafrom3Octoberto4October�0�9.Theconclavewasinauguratedby the National Security Advisor, Shri Ajit Kumar Doval.TheconclavewasconductedbytheNavalWarCollege,theNationalSecurityAgency(NSA)./d7�. RBIimposesabanon________from5October. fo'o varfj{k lIrkg dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) October�-7/�–7vDVwcj
(b) October4-�0/4–�0vDVwcj
(c) October7-�3/7–�3vDVwcj
(d) October��-�7/��–�7vDVwcjAns:–(b)WorldSpaceWeekisobservedfrom4Octoberto�0October�0�9.ItisthelargestspaceeventonEarth./d73. RBI announces theNEFT fund transfer to be available
Ans:–(a)Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that the online money
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transferthroughNationalElectronicFundsTransfer(NEFT)willbeavailable�4x7fromnowonwards.Theannouncementwas made by the six-member Monetary Policy Committee(MPC)ofRBI./d74. InwhichStateoftheUSdidUberlaunchUberCopter? vesfjdk ds fdl jkT; esa mcsj us mcj dksIVj ykWUp fd;k\
(a) California/dSfyiQksfuZ;k
(b) NewYork/U;w;kWdZ
(c) Virgina/oftZfu;k(d) Florida/ÝyksfjMk
Ans:–(b)UberTechnologiesInc(UBER.N)haslaunchedUberCopter,the helicopter services, in New York. The users will soonbeabletobookhelicopterflightstoJohnF.Kennedy(JFK)International airport through their apps. The flights areoperatedbyHeliFliteShares,alicensedcompany./d75. Gruh Finance is the affordable housing finance arm of
Ans:–(b)GruhFinanceisthehousingfinancearmofHDFCLtd.IthasaloanportfolioofRs.�7,700crore.InthemonthofJanuary�0�9,GruhFinancewas takenover byBandhanBank in ashare-swapdeal.andinMarch�0�9,theBandhanBankhasreceivedano-objectioncertificatefromtheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)fortheacquisitionofGruhFinance./d76. WhichBank is tobemergedwithGruhFinanceon�7
(d) BandhanBank/ca/u cSadAns:–(d)Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank and Ahmedabad-based GruhFinanceannouncedthatitwillbemergedon�7October�0�9.TheNationalCompanyLawTribunal(NCLT)hasclearedtheschemeofamalgamationforthemerger.TheschemehasbeenapprovedbyNCLT’sKolkataandAhmedabadbenches/d77. ISRO has plans to set up India’s own space station by
Ans:–(c)ISROhasplanstosetupIndia’sownspacestationby�030.ItistheextensionoftheambitiousprojectGaganyaanmission./d78. Since when does France shares a Strategic Partnership
withIndia? izQakl Hkkjr ds lkFk j.kuhfrd lk>snkjh dc ls djrk gS\
(b) BiswabhusanHarichandan/fcLoHkw"k.k gfjpanu(c) SarbanandaSonowal/lckZuan lksuksoky(d) NongthombamBirenSingh/uksaxFkksEce chjsu flag
Ans:–(a)Jai Ram Thakur is the �4th and the current Chief Ministerof Himachal Pradesh. He was elected the BJP legislativeparty leaderon�4December�0�7after thedefeatofChiefMinisterial candidate of BJP, Prem Kumar Dhumal in theassemblyelectionsheldinNovember�0�7./d80. How much did the HDFC bank provide to the Chief
the Pragati Rath of the HDFC bank. During the launchingoccasion,thebankprovidedachequeRs.�croretotheChiefMinister’sReliefFund.ThebankhasalsoannouncedthatitistolaunchtheSustainableLivelihoodInitiativeintheState./d8�. Whatisthethemeof�0�9WorldSpaceWeek? 2019 fo'o varfj{k lIrkg dk fo"k; D;k gS\
(a) TheMoon:Gateway to theStars/n ewu xsVos Vw n LVklZ
(b) FortheBenefitofAll/lHkh ds ykHk ds fy,
(c) ReachtheSkieswithaleap/,d Nykax ds lkFk vkleku ij igqapsa
(d) NoneoftheAbove/buesa ls dksbZ Hkh ughaAns:–(a)WorldSpaceWeekisobservedfrom4Octoberto�0October�0�9.It is thelargestspaceeventonEarth.The�0�9themefor theweekisTheMoon:Gatewayto theStars.Theweekshowcasessomeofthecreative,innovativeandpopulareventsthatbroughtpeopletogethertocelebratespace./d8�. _________ is to use blockchain technology among the
shrimpfarmersinAndhraPradesh? --------------vak/z izns'k esa >haxk fdlkuksa ds chp CykWdpsu rduhd
dk mi;ksx djuk gS\
(a) Costco/dkWLVdks
(b) Amazon/ohjkaxuk(c) Microsoft/ekbØkslkWÝB
(d) Walmart/okWy&ekVZAns:–(d)Walmartunveileditspilotprojectusingblockchaintechnologyamong the shrimp farmers in Andhra Pradesh. The use ofblockchaintechnologytotrackshrimpexportsfromIndiatoanoverseasretailerisfirstofitskind./d83. BSNLhaspartneredwith_________toletusersconnect
Ans:–(b)Forbes released its �0�9 edition of the Forbes 400 list thatranksthewealthiestpeopleinAmerica.Tomakeitintothelist,theindividualsneedaminimumnetworthof$�.�billion./d85. Whohastoppedastherichestwomanintheworldinthe
(d) AbigailJohnson/vchxSy tkWuluAns:–(a)Forbes released its �0�9 edition of the Forbes 400 list thatranksthewealthiestpeopleinAmerica.AliceWaltonof theWalmartdynasty toppedas therichestwomanin theworld.Shehasanetworthof$5�.4billion.SheistheonlydaughterofWalmartfounderSamWalton.TheWaltonsarethewealthiestfamilydynastyintheUS./d86. WhichpartoftheUKhaspassedalawtobanthesmacking
ofchildren? fczVsu ds fdl fgLls us cPpksa ds /weziku ij izfrca/ yxkus ds
fy, ,d dkuwu ikfjr fd;k gS\
(a) NorthernIreland/mÙkjh vk;jySaM
(b) Scotland/LdkWVySaM
(c) England/baxySaM(d) Wales/osYl
Ans:–(b)Scotland has become the first part of the United Kingdomto ban the smacking of children. The country introduced alawthatmakessmackingthechildrenacriminaloffenceforparentsandcarerstousephysicalpunishmentagainstachild./d87. WhoisappointedastheUNESCO’sgoodwillambassador
Ans:–(d)The United Nations’ cultural agency, the United NationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO),hasappointedMexicanactressYalitzaAparicioasitsgoodwillambassador for indigenouspeoples.Shewillbehelping theUNESCO’s work among the indigenous peoples across theworldbypreserving theirculturalheritageandenvironmentknowledgeandfightingforequalaccesstoeducation./d88. Which government Rs.60 crore for the construction of
Ans:–(b)The Goa government released Rs.60 crore for the super-specialtyblockbeingconstructedattheGoaMedicalCollegeHospital(GMCH)inBambolim,Goa.Thefundwillbepaidin��installmentsofRs.��croreeach./d89. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved a hike in
assistance to thenextofkin for all categoriesofbattlecasualtiesfromRs.�lakhto________.
j{kk ea=kh jktukFk flag us 2 yk[k #i;s ls ysdj--------------rd ;q¼ ds grkgrksa dh lHkh Jsf.k;ksa ds fy, ifjtuksa dks lgk;rk esa c<+ksrjh dks eatwjh nhA
Ans:–(c)Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved a 4-fold hikein assistance to the next of kin for all categories of battlecasualties.The fundhasbeenhiked fromRs.� lakh toRs.8lakh. The amount will be granted under the Army BattleCasualtiesWelfareFund(ABCWF)./d90. Under which department the Army Battle Casualties
(d) Department of Health and Welfare/LokLFk; vkSj dY;k.k foHkkx
Ans:–(c)TheABCWFwasestablishedinJuly�0�7.ItfunctionsunderDepartmentofEx-ServicemenWelfare(ESW).Itwassetupafter a large number of people willingly offered to providemonetary assistance to the families of battle casualtiesfollowinganincidentinFebruary�0�6atSiachen.�0soldierswereburiedinanavalanche./d9�. TheTejasexpressrunsfrom__________. rstl ,Dlizsl--------------------ls pyrh gSA
(a) NewDelhitoLucknow/ubZ fnYyh ls y[kuÅ(b) NewDelhitoAgra/ubZ fnYyh ls vkxjk
(c) NewDelhitoJaipur/ubZ fnYyh ls t;iqj(d) NewDelhitoVaranasi/ubZ fnYyh ls okjk.klh
Ans:–(a)Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged offTejas express from Charbagh railway station in Lucknowon 5 October. This is India’s first private train. It will runbyIRCTCsixdaysaweekexceptforTuesday.IntheTejasexpress,ahigh-qualitymealwillbeservedtothepassengersontheLucknow-NewDelhiTejasexpress./d9�. WhereisBambolimlocated? cEcksfye dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
(d) NASA/uklkAns:–(d)NASAhasplannedtoconductanall-femalespacewalkagain.It is conducting 6 months after the first attempt had to becanceledbecauseofalackofavailablespacesuitsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation./d94. IRCTCoffersfreetravelinsuranceof_________tothe
passengerstravellingontheTejasexpress. vkbZvkjlhVhlh rstl ,Dlizsl esa ;k=kk djus okys ;kf=k;ksa dks---
------------------dk eqÝr ;k=kk chek iznku djrk gSA
Ans:–(b)Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged offTejasexpressfromCharbaghrailwaystationinLucknowon5October.Forthefirsttime,IRCTCoffersfreetravelinsuranceofRs.�5lakhtothepassengerstravellingonthetrain./d95. Who are the astronauts participate in the all-female
spacewalkaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation? varjkZ"Vªh; varfj{k LVs'ku ij lokj lHkh efgyk varfj{k ;kf=k;ksa
esa varfj{k ;k=kh dkSu gSa\
(a) ChristinaKoch/fØLVhuk dksp
(b) JessicaMeir/tsfldk ehj
(c) AngelinaJake/,atsfyuk tsd(d) A&B/, ,aM ch
Ans:–(d)NASAhasplannedtoconductanall-femalespacewalkagain.It is conducting 6 months after the first attempt had to becanceledbecauseofalackofavailablespacesuitsaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation.ThespaceagencyannouncedthatChristinaKochandJessicaMeirarescheduledtoparticipateinthespacewalktogetheron��October./d96. When was Army Battle Casualties Welfare Fund
TheABCWFwasestablishedinJuly�0�7.ItfunctionsunderDepartmentofEx-ServicemenWelfare(ESW).Itwassetupafter a large number of people willingly offered to providemonetary assistance to the families of battle casualtiesfollowinganincidentinFebruary�0�6atSiachen.�0soldierswereburiedinanavalanche./d97. Who flagged off theTejas express, India’s first private
(a) Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal/jsy ea=kh ih;w"k xks;y
(b) CMJaiRamThakur/lh,e t; jke Bkdqj
(c) UP CM Yogi Adityanath/;wih ds lh,e ;ksxh vkfnR;ukFk
(d) CMPramodSawant/lh,e izeksn lkoarAns:–(c)Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged offTejas express from Charbagh railway station in Lucknowon5October.ThisisIndia’sfirstprivatetrain.ItwillrunbyIRCTCsixdaysaweekexceptforTuesday./d98. When did the Prime Minister Narendra Modi lay the
foundationstone for theGoaMedicalCollegeHospital(GMCH)?
iz/kuea=kh ujsanz eksnh us xksok esfMdy dkWyst vLirky (th,elh,p) dk f'kykU;kl@uhao iRFkj dc fd;k\
Hkkjr esa ckaXykns'k dh iz/ku ea=kh 'ks[k glhuk dh ;k=kk ds nkSjku Hkkjr us ckaXykns'k ds lkFk fdrus izkstsDV ij gLrk{kj fd,\
(a) 7(b) 9(c) �0(d) �4
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met PrimeMinisterNarendraModiforbilateraltalkson6October.Thetwocountriessigned7pactsincoreareasnamelytransport,connectivity,capacitybuildingandculture./d�00.Howmuchdidthecentreinitiallyallotfortheconstruction
of Goa Medical College Hospital (GMCH) when PMNarendraModilaidythefoundationstonein�0�8?
xksok esfMdy dkWyst vLirky (th,elh,p) ds fuekZ.k ds fy, dsanz us 'kq:vkr esa fdruk vkoaVu fd;k Fkk tc ih,e ujsanz eksnh us 2018 esa vk/kjf'kyk j[kh Fkh\
Ans:–(c)TurkeyisborderedbyGreeceandBulgariatoitsnorthwest,Georgiatoitsnortheast,ArmeniaandIrantotheeast,IraqandSyriatothesouth/d�0�.WhenisthenationalWildlifeWeekcelebratedinIndia? Hkkjr esa jk"Vªh; oU;tho lIrkg dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(d) ÉdouardRoger-Vasselin/vkSMZ jkstj&oklsfyuAns:–(a)Novak Djokovic, World No.�, won the �0�9 Japan Opentitleon6October.HedefeatedtheAustralianqualifierJohnMillman to win the title. Djokovic secured 6-3, 6-� andmarkedhis�0thwininatournamentmaindrawdebutinhiscelebratedcareer./d�04.WhatisthecurrencyofTurkey? rqdhZ dh eqnzk D;k gS\
(a) Turkishlira/rqdhZ yhjk
(b) Turkishdinar/rqdhZ nhukj
(c) TurkishShekhel/rqdhZ 'ks[ksy
(d) Turkishmart/rqdhZ ekVZAns:–(a)
ThecurrencyofTurkeyisTurkishlira./d�05.InwhichStatedoescityNagpurlocated? 'kgj ukxiqj fdl jkT; esa fLFkr gSa\
Ans:–(b)NagpurisalargecityinthecentralIndianstateofMaharashtra.The �9th-century Nagpur Central Museum displays itemsfound locally, including fossils, sarcophagi and Mughalweaponry./d�06.ShriRajnathSingh to leave for__to receive�stRafale
fighteraircraft? Jh jktukFk flag dks izFke jkisQy yM+kdw foeku---------ds fy,
cars? Hkkjr esa 150 fefy;u Mªkboj gSa vkSj dsoy---------------dks
bysfDVªd dkj pkfg,\
(a) 8000
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Ans:–(a)India has �50 million drivers and only 8,000 want electriccars./d�08.______tolaunchamilitaryoperationinnorthernSyria? --------------mRrjh lhfj;k esa ,d lSU; vfHk;ku 'kq: fd;k\
(d) Iran/bZjkuAns:–(a)India and Bangladesh signed MoU to set up coastalsurveillance/d���.HowmanymembersgotNobelPrizeforMedicine? fpfdRlk ds fy, fdrus lnL;ksa dks ukscsy iqjLdkj feyk\
(a) 3(b) 5(c) 4(d) 6
Ans:–(a)
Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to William Kaelin andGreggSemenzaofUS,PeterRatcliffeofBritain./d���.Which country oil firm withdraws from USD 5 billion
Hero Women’s Indian Open �0�9 is a golf tournament ontheLadiesEuropeanTour.It isplayedat theDLFGolfandCountryClubinGurugram,Haryana./d��6.Whowonthe�0�9ChinaOpenWomen’ssinglestitle? 2019 pkbuk vksiu efgyk ,dy f[krkc fdlus thrk\
(a) SofiaKenin/lksfiQ;k dsfou
(b) BethanieMattek-Sands/csFkkuh ekVsd&lSaM~l
(c) NaomiOsaka/ukvkseh vkslkdk
(d) CarolineWozniacki/dSjksyhu oksfTu;kdhAns:–(c)Japanese Tennis player Naomi Osaka won the �0�9 ChinaOpen title. She defeated world number oneAshleigh BartytowinhersecondWomen’sTennisAssociation(WTA)Tour�0�9title./d��7.Whowonthe�0�9ChinaOpenMen’ssinglestitle? 2019 pkbuk vksiu iq#"k ,dy f[krkc fdlus thrk\
In�985,theWorldHabitatDaywasdesignatedtobeobservedon the first Monday of October every year by the UnitedNations.WorldHabitatDaywas firstcelebrated in theyear�986withthethemeShelterisMyRight.Nairobihostedtheobservancethatyear./d��0.WhenistheWorldHabitatDayobserved? fo'o i;kZokl fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) 7October/vDVwcj
(b) ��October/vDVwcj
(c) 3November/uoEcj(d) �3November/uoEcj
Ans:–(a)WorldHabitatDayisobservedon7October�0�9.Thedayaims to reflect on the state of the towns and cities and thebasic rightofall toadequateshelter. Italsoaims to remindtheworldofitscollectiveresponsibilityforthefutureofthehumanhabitat./d���.IndianArmyorganizesVeerKutumbRallyin_________
USAstronautsComplete�stOf5PowerUpgradeSpacewalks/d��8.WhenistheIndianAirForceDayobserved? Hkkjrh; ok;q lsuk fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) 4October/4 vDVwcj
(b) 8October/8 vDVwcj
(c) �0October/10 vDVwcj
(d) �5October/15 vDVwcjAns:–(b)Indiacelebratedits87thAirForceDayon8thOctober�0�9.The year �0�9 is special because the IndianAir force willbereceiving thefirstof36 long-awaitedRafalefighter jets.DefenceMinisterRajnathSingh,whoisonavisittoFrancewillreceivethefighterjets./d��9.WhichmonthisobservedastheBreastCancerAwareness
(d) November/uoacjAns:–(c)The month of october is observed as the Breast CancerAwareness Month every year. The annual campaign aimsto raise awareness of the disease. It also helps to increaseattention and support for awareness, early detection, andtreatmentaswellaspalliativecareofthisdisease./d�30.Indiacelebrated________IndianAirForceDayon8th
October�0�9? Hkkjr us 8 vDVwcj 2019 dks------------------Hkkjrh; ok;q lsuk fnol
euk;k\
(a) 58th/58 osa(b) 7�nd/72 oka(c) 87th/87 osa(d) 93rd/93 osa
Ans:–(c)Indiacelebratedits87thAirForceDayon8thOctober�0�9.The year �0�9 is special because the IndianAir force willbereceiving thefirstof36 long-awaitedRafalefighter jets.DefenceMinisterRajnathSingh,whoisonavisittoFrancewillreceivethefighterjets./d�3�.Which of the following website the first-ever national
(d) e-Oralsensitize/bZ&vksjy laosnhdj.kAns:–(a)Centre launched the e-Dantseva website and mobileapplication, the first-ever national digital platform, on oralhealth information and knowledge dissemination. It waslaunchedbyDr.HarshVardhan,UnionMinisterofHealthandFamilyWelfare on 7 October in New Delhi. e-DantSeva isthefirst-evernationaldigitalplatform.Itaimstoprovideoralhealthinformationbothintheformofawebsiteandmobileapplication./d�3�.WhenwastheIndianAirForce(IAF)founded? Hkkjrh; ok;q lsuk (IAF)dh LFkkiuk dc dh xbZ Fkh\
(a) �93�(b) �948(c) �956(d) �963
Ans:–(a)TheIndianAirForce(IAF)wasfoundedon8October�93�./d�33.Who developed the e-Dentseva, the first-ever national
(d) A&B/, ,aM chAns:–(b)Centre launched the e-Dantseva website and mobileapplication, the first-ever national digital platform, on oralhealthinformationandknowledgedissemination.e-DantSevainitiativewasdevelopedbytheMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfarealongwithAIIMSandotherstakeholders./d�34.WhereistheHindonAirForceStationlocated? fgaMu ok;q lsuk LVs'ku dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(c)AirForceStationHindanisanIndianAirForcebaseundertheWesternAirCommand.ItislocatedinGhaziabad,UttarPradesh.ItisthebiggestandlargestairbaseinAsiaand8thintheworld.Itsareameasured�4kmroundedand55squarekilometres.ThisbasecelebratesAirForceDayon8October./d�35.Who launched the e-Dentseva, the first-ever national
Ans:–(b)Centre launched the e-Dantseva website and mobileapplication, the first-ever national digital platform, on oralhealth information and knowledge dissemination. It waslaunchedbyDr.HarshVardhan,UnionMinisterofHealthandFamilyWelfare on 7 October in New Delhi. e-DantSeva isthefirst-evernationaldigitalplatform.Itaimstoprovideoralhealthinformationbothintheformofawebsiteandmobileapplication./d�36.WhenistheWorldPostDayobserved? fo'o Mkd fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(a)Bern is the capital city of Switzerland. It is built around acrookintheAareRiver.Ittracesitsoriginsbacktothe��thcentury,withmedievalarchitecturepreservedintheAltstadt,OldTown./d�39.When was the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI)
Ans:–(b)GlobalCompetitiveness Index (GCI)was launched in�979by WEF. It analyzes the competitiveness landscape of �4�economies. It measures through �03 indicators includinginflation,digitalskills,lifeexpectancyandtradetariffs./d�40.WhereisKutchlocated? dPN dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(a)Kutchdistrict is adistrictofGujarat state inwestern India.Covering an area of 45,674 km², it is the largest district ofIndia.ThepopulationofKutchisabout�,09�,000.Ithas�0Talukas,939villagesand6Municipalities./d�4�.WhenwastheUniversalPostalUnionestablished? ;wfuolZy iksLVy ;wfu;u dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
(a) �874(b) �857(c) �898(d) �906
Ans:–(a)
The day is celebrated to mark the anniversary of theestablishmentoftheUniversalPostalUnion.Itwasestablishedin �874 in Bern, Switzerland. In �969, the UPU CongressdeclaredWorldPostDayinthemeetingheldinTokyo,Japan.More than �50 World countries joined to participate in theannualcelebrationsonthatday./d�4�.India ranked _________ on the �0�9 Global
CompetitivenessIndex. 2019 oSf'od izfrLi/kZRedrk lwpdkad eas Hkkjr--------------LFkku
ij jgkA
(a) 44th/44 osa(b) 5�nd/52 osa(c) 68th/68 osa(d) 76th/75 osa
Ans:–(c)Singapore topped the �0�9 Global Competitiveness Index(GCI)andpushed theUS to thesecondplace. India ranked68thon theGCI.The list iscompiledby theGeneva-basedWorldEconomicForum(WEF)./d�43.WhowonthePhysicsNobelPrizein�0�9? 2019 esa HkkSfrdh ukscsy iqjLdkj fdlus thrk\
Ans:–(a)TheDelhigovernmentlaunchedtheFarishteDilliKeschemeon 8th October after the successful trial run of the goodSamaritan scheme. The scheme was launched by the ChiefMinister of DelhiArvind Kejriwal.The trial of the schemesaved3,000lives.TheDelhiPolicesupportedthescheme./d�45.Who won the ��st World Gymnastics Championships
Ans:–(b)Simone Biles, ��, set the record by clinching the WorldGymnasticsChampionships�0�9inStuttgart,Germany.ThisisSimoneBiles’��stmedalatthechampionships.Withthistitle, she became the most decorated women’s gymnast inhistory.ShedefeatedRussia’sSvetlanaKhorkinatowinthetitle./d�46.Who became the first woman cricketer to complete �0
Ans:–(b)MithaliRajcompleted�0yearsininternationalcricketon8October.Shebecamethefirst-everwomancricketerplayertoachievethemilestone.SheachievedthisfeatinthefirstOne-dayInternational(ODI)againstSouthAfricaattheRelianceStadiuminVadodara,Gujarat./d�47.Which State government has changed the integrated
emergencynumberforpolicerecently? gky gh esa fdl jkT; ljdkj us iqfyl ds fy, ,dhd`r
Ans:–(b)The Goa government launched ��� as the new integratedemergency number for police, fire and medical emergencycontact. This replaces the traditional dial number �00. TheannouncementwasmadebytheGoaChiefMinisterPramodSawan.TheserviceshavebeenlaunchedwiththehelpoftheUnionMinistryofHomeAffairs./d�48.To which Country did India hand over �0,000 vials of
anti-rabiesvaccines? Hkkjr us fdl ns'k dks ,aVh&jscht Vhds ds 10]000 ls vf/d
Ans:–(c)India handed over �0,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccines toMyanmar.ThemoveistohelpMyanmarinitsfightagainsttheRabiesdisease.ThehandingoverceremonywasheldinYangon, Myanmar on 8 October. The vials ofAnti-RabiesVaccineswerehandedoverbytheDeputyChiefofMissionSumitSethtoMyanmar’sDirectorGeneralofDepartmentofMedicalResearch[DG(DMS)]ZawThanHtunattheIndianEmbassyinMyanmar./d�49.WhenwastheSecretaryofState’sAwardforCorporate
Excellence(ACE)awarded? dkWiksZjsV ,Dlsysal ds (ACE) fy, jkT; lfpo iqjLdkj dc
iznku fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �965(b) �984(c) �963(d) �999
Ans:–(d)The Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence(ACE)isestablishedin�999.Thefirstrecipientoftheawardis Xerox, Brazil and F.C. Schaffer &Associates, Ethiopia.TheawardrecognizesUScompaniesthatpromoteandupholdhighstandardsasresponsiblemembersoftheircommunitieswheretheydobusiness./d�50.Where was the �0�9 World Artistic Gymnastics
Ans:–(c)�0�9 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was heldat Stuttgart, Germany from 4 October to �3 October �0�9.Around548Competitorsfrom9�nationsparticipatedintheChampionship./d�5�.WhenistheWorldMentalHealthDayobserved? fo'o ekufld LokLF; fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �0October/10 vDVwcj
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(c) �November/1 uoEcj(d) 30March/30 ekpZ
Ans:–(a)WorldMentalHealthDay isobservedon�0Octobereveryyear.Thedayisobservedwithanaimtoraiseawarenessofmentalhealthissuesaroundtheworld.Italsoaimstomobilizeeffortsinsupportofmentalhealth.TheDayaimstoprovideanopportunityforallorganizations,NGOsandstakeholderswho work on mental health issues to discuss and promotetheir work to make mental health care a reality for peopleworldwide./d�5�.WhenisNationalPostalDayobservedinIndia? Hkkjr esa jk"Vªh; Mkd fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �3September/23 flarcj(b) �0October/10 vDVwcj
(c) ��December/12 fnlacj(d) ��July/12 tqykbZ
Ans:–(b)NationalPostalDayiscelebratedinIndiaon�0Octobereveryyear.Thedayisobservedtocommemoratetheroleplayedbythe Indian postal department for the past �50 years. IndianpostalcelebratedasanextensionofWorldPostDay,whichiscelebratedon9October./d�53.WhenwastheIndiapostfounded? Hkkjr iksLV dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ Fkh\
(a) �857(b) �9�9(c) �854(d) �9�4
Ans:–(c)Indianpostal service isan integralpartof India.Thepostalservices in India has given a best performance despite thediversityinculture,traditionanddifficultgeographicalterrains.The India post was founded in �854 by Lord Dalhousie. ItfunctionsundertheMinistryofCommunications.TheMinisterresponsibleisRavishankarPrasad./d�54.WhenwastheWorldMentalHealthDayfirstinstituted? fo'o ekufld LokLF; fnol igyh ckj dc 'kq: fd;k x;k
Fkk\
(a) �965(b) �983(c) �99�(d) �004
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WorldMentalHealthDaywasinitiatedbytheWorldFederationforMentalHealth(WFMH)in�99�.WFMHestablishedthatdaywithanobjectivetoraiseawarenessaboutmentalhealthconditionsfromdepressiontosuicidearoundtheworld./d�55._______exitfromFacebooksLibracryptocurrency. ---------------is+Qlcqd fyczk fØIVksD;wjsalh ls ckgj fudysaA
Ans:–(b)PaymentserviceproviderPayPaldroppedoutofFacebook’sLibra cryptocurrency. It has become the first company toexit theLibraAssociation.Thereasoncitedwas theprojectcontinuestofacequeriesfromregulatorsaroundtheworld.Italsosaidthatitistofocusonadvancingtheexistingmissionandbusinessprioritiesofthecompany./d�56.WhoistheDirector-GeneralofArmyAviationCorps? vkehZ ,fo,'ku dkWIlZ ds egkfuns'kd dkSu gSa\
(a) LtGenPKBharali/ysfÝVusaV tujy ih ds
(b) LtGenKanwalKumar/ysfÝVusaV tujy daoy dqekj
(c) LtGenPrasadKumar/ysfÝVusaV tujy izlkn dqekj
(d) LtGenPramodSingh/ysfÝVusaV tujy izeksn flagAns:–(a)Army Aviation Corps was established in �986. Director-GeneralisLtGenPKBharaliandAdditionalDirectorGeneralisMajGenKanwalKumar.ItisapartoftheIndianArmy.ItisheadquarteredinNewDelhi./d�57.WhereistheheadquartersofLibraAssociationlocated? fyczk ,lksfl,'ku dk eq[;ky; dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(c)The Libra Association is an independent, not-for-profitmembership organization. It is headquartered in Geneva,Switzerland. Initially, the Libra association was backed by�8groupsofmultinational companies andnonprofits and aFacebooksubsidiary,Calibra./d�58.How many members are currently present in the Libra
AssociationaftertheexitofPayPal? isiy ds fudyus ds ckn rqyk ,lksfl,'ku eas orZeku esa fdrus
lnL; gSa\
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Ans:–(c)Initially, the Libra association was backed by �8 groups ofmultinational companies and nonprofits and a Facebooksubsidiary,Calibra.NowwiththeexitofPayPal,thereare�7membersinthegroup.Calibraleadstheassociation./d�59.Who was declared as the Muslim Woman of the Year
Ans:–(c)Army Aviation Corps was established in �986. Director-GeneralisLtGenPKBharaliandAdditionalDirectorGeneralisMajGenKanwalKumar.ItisapartoftheIndianArmy.ItisheadquarteredinNewDelhi.TheCorpshasliveduptothemotto of Swift and Sure.They proved their strength in thebattlefieldlikeSiachenGlacier,theRannofKutchinGujarat.Sofar,theArmyAviationCorpshasreceivedtwoMahaVirChakra,�6VirChakra,�3ShauryaChakra,��5SenaMedalsand45MentioninDespatchesawards./d�6�.TheGreatGreenWalloftheSaharaandSahelisledby
the________. lgkjk vkSj lgsy dh egku gjh nhokj-----------------ds usr`Ro esa
TheGreatGreenWalloftheSaharaandSahelisledbytheAfricanUnion(AU).Thecreationofthegreenwallaimedtocombattheimpactsofclimatechangeanddesertification.TheAfricanGreatgreenwallis7,600kmlongand�5kmwide.Around�5%ofthewalliscompletedwithmillionsoftreesplantedinSenegal,Nigeria,andEthiopia,sofar./d�6�.Who is appointed as the ambassador for Cultsport
armedforces? fdl ns'k us gky gh esa efgykvksa dks l'kL=k cyksa esa lsok djus
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(a) UAE/la;qDr vjc vehjkr
(b) Iran/bZjku(c) Afghanistan/viQxkfuLrku
(d) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjcAns:–(d)Saudi Arabia announced that it will allow women in thekingdom to serve in the armed forces. Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, hasapproved various other reforms that are aimed at wideningwomen’srights./d�66.Whenwasthe4thWorldConferenceonWomenheld? efgykvksa ij 4 oka fo'o lEesyu dc vk;ksftr fd;k x;k
Fkk\
(a) �985(b) �976(c) �995(d) �000
Ans:–(c)In �995, the 4thWorld Conference onWomen was held inBeijing,China.Theconferencedetermined to recognize therights of women and girls as human rights. It adopted theBeijing Declaration and Platform for Action which is themostcomprehensivepolicyagendafortheempowermentofwomen./d�67.WhenistheInternationalGirlChildDayobserved? varjkZ"Vªh; ckfydk fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(d) �3September/23 flrEcjAns:–(c)International Day of the Girl Child is globally observedon �� October every year.The day aims to meet the needsandchallengesfacedbygirls. Italsoaims topromotegirls’empowermentandthefulfillmentoftheirhumanrights./d�68.WhenwastheWorldObesityDayestablished? fo'o eksVkik fnol dc LFkkfir fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �000(b) �007(c) �00�(d) �0�5
Ans:–(d)World Obesity Day was initiated by the World Obesity
Federationintheyear�0�5.Theannualcampaignaimedtostimulateandsupportpracticalactions thatwillhelppeopleachieveandmaintainahealthyweightandreversetheglobalobesitycrisis./d�69.Where was the 4th World Conference on Women was
held? efgykvksa ij 4 oka fo'o lEesyu dgk¡ vk;ksftr fd;k x;k
Ans:–(a)In �995, the 4thWorld Conference onWomen was held inBeijing,China.Theconferencedetermined to recognize therights of women and girls as human rights. It adopted theBeijing Declaration and Platform for Action which is themostcomprehensivepolicyagendafortheempowermentofwomen./d�70.Whoisappointedasthechiefmarketingofficer(CMO)
Ans:–(d)Researchers found remains of Siamraptor suwati, a newspecies of giant meat-eating Dinosaur in Thai province ofNakhonRatchasima.Theremainsthatwerefoundedincludeskull, backbone, limbs and hip fossils. It belonged to four
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individuals of the new species. The Palaeontologists havenamedthenewspeciesSiamraptorsuwati. ItwasnamedsotohonourbothThailandandSuwatLiptapanlop,abenefactoroftheresearch./d�7�.WhichStatelaunchedIndia’sfirstGarbageCafe? fdl jkTj; us Hkkjr dk igyk dpjk dSisQ 'kq: fd;k\
Ans:–(c)he IndianRailwayshas launchedawebsiteandmobileappthatwillfacilitatethepassengerstoregistertheircomplaintsonline. The website was launched by the Union ministerNityanand Rai. The passengers can loging to the websitewww.railways.delhipolice.gov.inandthemobileappSahyatrican file their complaints regarding the issues they face intherailway.Thiswillfacilitatetherailwaypolicetoaddressthe complaints of passengers from across India and crimedetectionbyintegratingthecriminaldatabaseonline./d�74.Whoisappointedasthechiefoperatingofficer(COP)of
(d) AnitaPai/vuhrk ikbZAns:–(d)YesBankLtdappointedAnitaPaiasthechiefoperatingofficer(COP).AnitaPai served as the senior generalmanager andheadofATMbusinessatICICIBankLtd.Shewill leadthe
bank’soperationsandservicedelivery.Shewillbeinchargeoftheinformationtechnology(IT)functionsofthelender./d�75.Which spacecraft was launched for the first time to
(a) MEV-�(b) Mir-VIII/ehj VIII(c) IMS-VI/vkbZ,e,l VI (d) Intelsat90�/baVylSV 901
Ans:–(a)US-based Northrop Grumman Corporation launched thefirst satellite-servicingspacecraft roboticMissionExtensionVehicle-� (MEV-�) successfully. It was launched aboarda Russian Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome inKazakhstan.ItwaslaunchedalongwiththeEutelsat5WestBcommunicationssatellite/d�76.WhichorganizationinitiatedtheWorldObesityDay? fo'o eksVkik fnol fdl laLFkk us 'kq: fd;k\
(a) WorldHealthOrganization/fo'o LokLF; laxBu(b) TheUnitedNation/n ;wukbVsM us'ku(c) WorldObesityFederation/fo'o eksVkik isQMjs'ku(d) Global Obesity and Health Care Institute/Xykscy vkscsflVh ,aM gsYFk ds;j baLVhV~;wV
Ans:–(c)World Obesity Day was initiated by the World ObesityFederationintheyear�0�5.Theannualcampaignaimedtostimulateandsupportpracticalactions thatwillhelppeopleachieveandmaintainahealthyweightandreversetheglobalobesitycrisis./d�77.WhenistheWorldObesityDayobserved? fo'o eksVkik fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(d)WorldObesityDayisobservedgloballyon��Octobereveryyear.Thedayaimstoraiseawarenessabouttheprevalence,severity, and diversity of weight stigma. The obesity oftenreinforces inaccurate and negative stereotypes about theweightwhichcanleadtoweightstigma./d�78.Thegovt. has collaboratedwith________ to introduce
POSHANatlasunderPOSHANAbhiyan? ljdkj us POSHANvfHk;ku ds rgr POSHAN,Vyl 'kq:
Ans:–(d)ThegovernmentistointroducePOSHANatlasunderPOSHANAbhiyan, a mission introduced to ensure the attainment ofmalnutritionfreeIndiaby�0��.TheannouncementwasmadebyUnionMinisterofWCDSmriti Iraniat the5thNationalCouncil on India’s Nutrition Challenges. POSHAN atlas isdevelopedbytheMinistryofWomenandChildDevelopment(WCD) in association with the Bill & Melinda GatesFoundationandDeendayalResearchInstitute./d�79.WhatwasthethemeoftheInternationalGirlChildDay
(d) Health and nutrition of girl/yM+dh dk LokLF; vkSj iks"k.k
Ans:–(c)ThethemeofInternationalDayoftheGirlChild�0�8is‘ASkilledGirlforce’,whichlaysemphasisoneducationandskillenhancementrequiredforthegirlchildtodaysothatsheentersthe workforce fully skilled, up-to-date with the technologyanddigitalization,adecadefromnow./d�80.WhenwastheInternationalGirlChildDayobservation
initiated? varjkZ"Vªh; ckfydk fnol dc 'kq: fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �99�(b) �995(c) �004(d) �0��
Ans:–(d)On�9December�0��,theUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly(UNGA)adopteda resolution66/�70 todeclare��Octoberas the International Day of the Girl Child. The resolutionrecognized girl’s rights and the challenges that girls facearoundtheworld.ThefirstInternationalDayoftheGirlChildwas observed on �� October �0�� with the theme EndingChildMarriage./d�8�.Mumbai��thwealthiestcityintheworldNewyorkwon
(d) ShriNitinGadkari/Jh fufru xMdjhAns:–(a)Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu conferred highest CivilianHonourofComoros./d�84.Who becomes first Indian to smash 40 international
(c) Prevention of Blindness Week/CykabMusl ohd dh jksdFkke
(d) NationalNutritionWeek/jk"Vªh; iks"k.k lIrkgAns:–(b)National Postal Week observed from October 9 to October�5/d�0�.Which country joined with India at Military Exercise
(d) October��th/21 oka vDVwcjAns:–(a)National Postal Week observed from October 9 to October�5./d�08._____tohavefirstOlympicHospitalityHouseinTokyo? -------------VksD;ks esa igyk vksyafid gkWfLiVSfyVh gkml gS\
Ans:–(b)The headquarters of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) isNewDelhi/d���.WhenistheWorldStandardsDayobserved? fo'o ekud fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �August/2 vxLr
(b) �8September/18 flrEcj(c) �4October/14 vDVwcj
(d) ��December/12 fnlEcjAns:–(c)World Standards Day is observed on �4th October �0�9.Thedayisobservedeveryyear.Thedayisobservedtoraiseawarenessofthesignificanceofstandardizationtotheglobaleconomy./d���.When was the World Standard Day officially
established? fo'o ekud fnol vkf/dkfjd rkSj ij dc LFkkfir fd;k x;k
Fkk\
(a) �946(b) �959(c) �970(d) �985
Ans:–(c)WorldStandardDaywasformedin�946whentheofficialsfrom�5countriesmettocreateaninternationalorganizationthat will focus to facilitate standardization.World StandardDaywasofficiallyestablishedby the thenPresidentof IES(International Organization for Standardization) Mr. FarukSünterin�970./d��3.WhereisLinzlocated? fyat+ dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
(d) FarukSünter/iQk:d lagkjdAns:–(d)WorldStandardDaywasformedin�946whentheofficialsfrom�5countriesmettocreateaninternationalorganizationthat will focus to facilitate standardization.World StandardDaywasofficiallyestablishedby the thenPresidentof IES(International Organization for Standardization) Mr. FarukSünterin�970./d��5.WherewastheDutchOpen�0�9held? Mp vksiu 2019 dgk¡ vk;ksftr fd;k x;k Fkk\
Ans:–(a)IndianshuttlerLakshyaSenwontheDutchOpenmen’ssinglestitle atAlmere, Netherlands.This is his maiden BadmintonWorldFederation(BWF)WorldTourtitle.HewonthetitlebydefeatingYusukeOnoderaofJapaninthesummit.Hesecured�5-����-�4��-�5todefeatOnodera./d��6.Where was the BRICS Culture Ministers Meet �0�9
(d) SaoPaulo/lkvks ikmyksAns:–(c)BRICSCultureMinisters’MeetwasheldatCuritiba,Brazil.ShriPrahladSinghPatel,UnionMinisterofStateforCultureandTourism(IndependentCharge),participatedinthemeeting.Inthemeeting,thecountriesreaffirmedtocontributetowardsstrongerbondsoffriendshipandcooperationinculturalfieldsamongstmembercountries.��7.Whenwas theDutchopenbadmintonheld for the first
time?
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Ans:–(a)IndianshuttlerLakshyaSenwontheDutchOpenmen’ssinglestitle atAlmere, Netherlands.This is his maiden BadmintonWorldFederation(BWF)WorldTourtitle.HewonthetitlebydefeatingYusukeOnoderaofJapaninthesummit.Hesecured�5-����-�4��-�5todefeatOnodera.��9.WhereisCuritibalocated? dwfVZck dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(d)Sierra Leone is the Chairman of the African Union (AU)Committee of ten nations on United Nations Reforms,including UNSC reforms. The currency of Sierra Leone isLeone.���.WherewilltheAdvancesinSustainablePolymers(ASP-
Ans:–(b)IndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)-Guwahatihaspartneredwith Japan’s Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT). ThepartnershipaimstoorganizeaninternationalsymposiumonAdvancesinSustainablePolymers(ASP-�9)from�4Octoberto�8OctoberattheKIT,Matsugasaki,Kyoto,Japan.��3.WherewastheInternationalThinkTankMeeting(ITT)
Ans:–(c)The Indian government is to invest over $60 billion todevelop natural supply and distribution infrastructure. TheannouncementwasmadebyOilMinisterDharmendraPradhanattheInternationalThinkTankMeeting(ITT)inNewDelhion�3October.��4.When was the International Day for Disaster Risk
Reductionwasinitiated? vkink tksf[ke U;wuhdj.k ds fy, varjkZ"Vªh; fnol dc 'kq:
fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �963(b) �987(c) �989(d) �995
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Ans:–(c)The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction wasinitiated in �989. The day was established by the UnitedNations General Assembly (UNGA) to promote a globalcultureofrisk-awarenessanddisasterreduction.��5.HowmanymedalsdidIndiawinattheAIBAWomen’s
WorldBoxingChampionships? AIBAefgyk fo'o eqDdsckth pSafi;uf'ki esa Hkkjr us fdrus
Ans:–(a)Indiais thethird-largestenergyconsumerintheworldaftertheUSandChina.��7.The U.S. observes _________ October as White Cane
SafetyDayeveryyear. vesfjdk------------------vDVwcj dks gj lky OgkbV dsu lsÝVh Ms
ds :i esa ns[krk gSA
(a) �0(b) �5(c) �0(d) �6
Ans:–(b)White Cane Safety Day is observed on �5 October in theUnited States every year. The day aims to celebrate thesuccessachievedbytheblindandvisuallyimpairedpeople.Thedaystandsasaremindertoshowtheimportantsymbolofblindnessandthetoolofindependence,thewhitecane.��8.WorldBankforecastsIndia’sGDPforecastfor�0�9-�0
Ans:–(b)WorldBanksaidthatIndia’sgrowthrateisprojectedtofallto6%in�0�9-�0from7%followingthedecelerationintheinitial quarters of this fiscal. World Bank said that India isexpectedtograduallyrecoverto6.9%inFY��and7.�%inFY��initslatesteditionoftheSouthAsiaEconomicFocus.InApril�0�9,WorldBankprojected India’sgrowth rate as7.5%.��9.Which State launched the YSR Rythu Bharosa PM-
Kisaanscheme? fdl jkT; us okbZ,lvkj jk;Fkq Hkjkslk ih,e&fd'ku ;kstuk 'kq:
(d) Maharashtra/egkjk"VªAns:–(c)Andhra Pradesh State government launched YSR RythuBharosa-PMKisaan, the flagship farmerassistancescheme.The scheme was launched by the AP Chief Minister YSJagan Reddy. YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisaan was namedafter former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. Underthe scheme, 54 lakh farmers will get Rs.�3,500 over threeinstallments.�30.WhoisthegovernorofHimachalPradesh? fgekpy izns'k ds jkT;iky dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(a)BandaruDattatreyaistheGovernoroftheStateofHimachalPradesh.HewastheMemberofLokSabhaforSecunderabadsince�0�4.HebelongstotheBharatiyaJanataParty.BorninHyderabad,Dattatreyagraduatedwithasciencedegree.�3�.WhenwastheBookerprizeinstituted? cqdj iqjLdkj dc 'kq: fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �969(b) �975(c) �98�(d) �990
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Ans:–(a)The Man Booker Prize established in �969 as a literaryprizeawardedannuallyforthebestoriginalnovelwritteninEnglishandpublishedintheUK.In�005,TheManBookerInternationalPrizewascreatedtoawardwritersbi-annuallyinrecognitionofabodyofworkratherthanonetitle.�3�.WhobecametheoldestwinneroftheBookerPrize? cqdj iqjLdkj ds lcls iqjkus fotsrk dkSu cus\
Ans:–(d)MargaretAtwood became the oldest winner of the BookerPrize. Her novelTheTestaments became the fastest-sellinghardbacknovelinfouryearsonitspublicationinSeptember.ThebookisafollowupofTheHandmaid’sTalewhichisset�5years.�33.WhoisappointedasthenewUnionLawSecretary? u, dsanzh; dkuwu lfpo ds :i esa fdls fu;qDr fd;k x;k
(d) RohitSharma/jksfgr 'kekZAns:–(b)Anoop Kumar Mendiratta is appointed as the new UnionLawSecretary.Thisisthefirsttimesuchanappointmenthasbeen made.Anoop Kumar is currently the serving DistrictandSessionsJudgeintheNorth-EastDistrict,KarkardoomaCourts,NewDelhi.�34.WhoistheauthorofthebookGirl,Woman,Other? xyZ] oqeu] vnj iqLrd ds ys[kd dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(b)BernardineEvaristo is theauthorof thebookGirl,Woman,Other.ShewontheManBookerPrizeforthebook.�35.CORPATisaNavalbilateralexerciseheldbetweenIndia
Ans:–(a)TheCoordinatedPatrol(CORPAT)exerciseisheldbetweenIndia and Bangladesh. BN-IN ships undertook CoordinatedPatrol (CORPAT) exercise from �0 October to �� October�0�9. It is the second edition of IN – BN CORPAT in theNorthBayofBengal.�36.Dr.APJAbdulKalamservedasthe_________President
ofIndia. MkW ,ihts vCnqy dyke us Hkkjr ds------------jk"Vªifr ds :i esa
Ans:–(b)Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was born on �5 October �93� atRameswaram,TamilNadu,India.From�00�-�007,heservedasthe��thPresidentofIndia.Hewasanaerospacescientist.Kalamplayedavital role in thePokhran-IInuclear tests in�998,whichearnedhimthetitleMissileManofIndia.�37.WhendidtheUNdeclare�5OctoberasWorldStudents’
Day? la;qDr jk"Vª us 15 vDVwcj dks fo'o Nk=k fnol ds :i esa dc
?kksf"kr fd;k\
(a) �008(b) �009(c) �0�0(d) �0��
Ans:–(b)United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared �5October,thebirthdayofDr.APJAbdulKalamastheWorldStudent’sDay in�0�0.Since then, theday iscelebratedon�5Octoberacrosstheworld.UNdeclaredthedaytohonourKalam’s love and dedication towards education, teaching,students,andhisfocusandeffortsinpromotingeducation.�38.WhendidthegovernmentofIndiaconductthePokhran-
IInucleartests? Hkkjr ljdkj us iks[kj.k&2 ijek.kq ijh{k.k dc fd;k Fkk\
(a) �99�(b) �995(c) �998(d) �999
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Ans:–(c)ThePokhran-IItestswereaseriesoffivenuclearbombtestexplosionsconductedbyIndiaattheIndianArmy’sPokhranTestRangeinMay�998.�39.India is to launch ________ Sewa Service trains to
Ans:–(a)Indian Railways announced that it is to launch �0 SewaService trains. The Sewa Service trains will include dailytrainsbetweenDelhiandShamli,BhubaneswarandNayagarhtown,MurkongselexandDibrugarh,KotaandJhalawarcityandCoimbatoreandPalani.�40.WhenistheWorldStudents’Daycelebrated? fo'o Nk=k fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(d) ��October/21 vDVwcjAns:–(c)�5 October is celebrated as theWorld Students’ Day everyyear.ThedaymarksthebirthanniversaryoftheformerIndianPresidentandgreatscientist,Dr.APJAbdulKalam.�4�.IndianRailways(IR)hasannouncedthatitwillbecomea
Ans:–(d)Indian Railways (IR) has announced that it will become anet-zerocarbonemitterby�030.ThemovewillbeapartofIndia’sstrategytocombatclimatechange.TheannouncementwasmadebyrailwaysandcommerceministerPiyushGoyalattheIndiaEnergyForumbyCERAWEEKinNewDelhi.�4�.MinistryofShippingOrganizedthe_________Meeting
of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) inNewDelhi.
ukSogu ea=kky; us ubZ fnYyh esa leqnzh jkT;ksa fodkl ifj"kn (MSDC)dh--------------cSBd dk vk;kstu fd;kA
Ans:–(b)MinistryofShippingOrganizedthe�7thMeetingofMaritimeStates Development Council (MSDC) in New Delhi on �5October. The Ministry Of Shipping announced that it is tointroduceaplan todevelopaNationalGridforPortsbasedonsynergybetweentheMajorandMinorportsinthecountry.The plan will be developed with six months. The MSDCmeetingwaschairedbyShriMansukhMandaviya,MoS(I/C)forShippingandMoSChemicalandFertilizers.�43.WhenwasWorldFoodDayfirstobserved? fo'o [kkn~; fnol igyh ckj dc euk;k x;k\
(a) �98�(b) �973(c) �965(d) �994
Ans:–(a)TheWorldfooddaywasestablishedbythemembercountriesoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganisation(FAO)inNovember�979at the�0thGeneralConference.On�6October�98�,TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly (UNGA)announcedtheobservationoftheWorldfooddayon�6October.ThefirstWorldfooddaywasobservedin�98�.ThedayaimstohonortheestablishmentdateofFAO.�44.HowmanyMinorportsarethereinIndia? Hkkjr esa fdrus y?kq canjxkg gSa\
(a) �08(b) �04(c) �83(d) �34
Ans:–(b)Thereare�04MinorportsinIndia.Among�04Minorports,only 44 are functional. The Ministry of Shipping plans torevivetheMinorports.�45.When was the Maritime States Development Council
(d) �000Ans:–(c)MSDC is the advisory body that ensures the developmentoftheMaritimesector.ItwasestablishedinMay�997.ItisheadquarteredinNewDelhi.ItfunctionsundertheMinistryofShipping.TheMinisterresponsibleisMinisterresponsibleShriMansukhL.Mandaviya.�46.WhenistheWorldfooddayobserved? fo'o [kkn~; fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(d)WorldFoodDayisobservedon�6Octobereveryyear.Thedayisobservedeveryyearbypeoplefromaroundtheworld.The day aims to tackle global hunger. On this day, peoplereaffirmtheircommitmenttoeradicateworldwidehungerforalifetime.�47.Whereisthe36thMIPCOM�0�9held? 36ok¡ MIPCOM�0�9dgk¡ vk;ksftr fd;k x;k gS\
Ans:–(c)ServicesExportsPromotionCouncil(SEPC)launchedIndiaIntellectualProperty(IP)Guidein36thMIPCOM�0�9on�6OctoberatCannes,France.MIPCOM�0�9isbeingheldfrom�4October to�7October for theMedia andEntertainment(M&E)industry.�48.Who issued guidelines on ‘on tap’ authorization of
paymentsystems? Hkqxrku iz.kkfy;ksa ds* vkWu VSi* izkf/dj.k ij fn'kkfuZnsZ'k fdlus
Ans:–(b)The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued guidelines on ‘ontap’ authorization of payment systems on �5 October. Theguidelines,includingminimumnetworthcriteriafordifferententities. The guidelines aim to encourage innovation andcompetitionamongtheentities.
�49.Which Space agency unveiled two new spacesuits formoonwalking?
fdl varfj{k ,tsalh us pkanuh ds fy, nks u, varfj{k ;ku dk vukoj.k fd;k\
(a) ISRO/bljks(b) NASA/uklk(c) JAXA(d) ESA/bZ,l,
Ans:–(b)NASA, the American space agency, unveiled two newspacesuits tailored for future moonwalking astronauts. Thetwo new spacesuits are prepared for the upcomingArtemisprogram.In�0�4,NASAwillbesendingastronautsbacktothemoon.TwoNASAengineersstagedthefirstzero-gravityspace-wearunderNASA’sArtemismoonprogram.Thisisthefirstsuitdesignedinabout40years.�50.__________receivedtheBestAirlineawardbyAndaman
Ans:–(d)GoAirreceivedtheBestAirlineawardbyAndamanTourismAward�0�9initsfirsteditionforits leadershipinattainingon-time performance for �� consecutive months. TheAndaman Tourism Award ceremony was organized at PortBlair in association with theAndaman Ministry of tourismandAndamanAssociationofTourOperators.�5�.Whichcompany isdevelopinganArtificial intelligence
Ans:–(c)Thepublic-sectorgiantBharatElectronicsLimited(BEL)hasannouncedthatitisdevelopinganArtificialintelligence(AI)-based tool for analysis of terrorist activities.The firmaimstoutilizetheuseofAIinthesecurityfield.Thetoolwillbeusedinscreeningandsegregatingrawinformationandassist
Ans:–(d)Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 4�st DRDODirectors Conference in New Delhi on �5 October. TheChiefs of the three forces, DRDO Chairman G SatheeshReddy,NationalSecurityAdviserAjitDovalwasamongthedelegationsthatwerepresentintheconference.Thediscussionincluded efforts taken by DRDO to ensure technologicaladvancementoftheIndianforcestosafeguardthecountry.�54.When was the National Green Tribunal (NGT)
established? us'kuy xzhu fVªC;wuy dh LFkkiuk dc dh xbZ Fkh\
(a) �00�(b) �996(c) �0�0(d) �0�5
Ans:–(c)NGTwasestablishedon�8October�0�0undertheNationalGreenTribunalAct �0�0. It is headquartered in Delhi.TheChairpersonofNGTisJusticeAdarshKumarGoel.NGThasbeen set up to handle the expeditious disposal of the casespertainingtoenvironmentalissues.NGTisgiventhepowertohearallcivilcasesrelatedtoenvironmentalissuesandcaseslinkedtotheimplementationoflawslistedintheScheduleIoftheNGTAct.�55.WhenwastheEuropeanBusiness&TechnologyCentre
(EBTC)established? ;wjksih; O;kikj vkSj izkSn~;ksfxdh dsanz (EBTC)dh LFkkiuk dc
dh xbZ Fkh\
(a) �000(b) �003(c) �005(d) �008
Ans:–(d)European Business & Technology Centre (EBTC) wasestablished in�008. It isco-fundedby theEuropeanUnion(EN).ItisheadquarteredinNewDelhi.ItiscoordinatedbyEUROCHAMBRES,theAssociationofEuropeanChambersof Commerce and Industry. It aims to promote EuropeantechnologiesandinnovationstosuitthelocalneedsinIndiathroughvariousprojects,programs,andinitiativesbyenablingIndo-Europeancollaborations.�56.WholaunchedtheTeamCashlessIndiacampaign? Vhe dS'kysl bafM;k vfHk;ku fdlus pyk;k\
(d) Paytm/isVh;eAns:–(c)Mastercard and its brand ambassador MS Dhoni havelaunched Team Cashless India campaign. It aims to bringmore merchants and customers on board to boost digitalpayments in India. The move is in line with Mastercard’sendeavortocreateanecosystemthatencouragesuserstousedigitalpaymentsfortheirday-to-daypurchases.�57.When was the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan
ArogyaYojana(PM-JAY)launched? vk;q"eku Hkkjr iz/kuea=kh tu vkjksX; ;kstuk (PM-JAY)dc
'kq: dh xbZ Fkh\
(a) �0�4(b) �0�6(c) �0�7(d) �0�8
Ans:–(d)WhenwastheAyushmanBharatPradhanMantriJanArogyaYojana(PM-JAY)waslaunchedinSeptember�0�8.AyushmanBharat isahealthcarescheme.Theschemeaims toprovidehealthassuranceto50crorepooranddeprivedpeopleinruralandurbanareas.�58.HowmanyUnicorns, start-ups,ofHurunResearch, are
Ans:–(b)Jammu University organized the five-day youth festivalSangam �0�9-�0. It was conducted by Jammu University’sBhaderwahcampusinassociationwiththeRashtriyaRifles.The youth festival was inaugurated by Lt. General RanbirSingh, the General Officer Commanding-in-chief, NorthernCommand.�60.India is the _______ largest producer of coffee in the
world. Hkkjr nqfu;k esa dkWiQh dk----------------lcls cM+k mRiknd gSA
(a) 3rd(b) 6th(c) 9th(d) ��th
Ans:–(b)India is the sixth-largest producer of coffee in the world.It produces about 5% of the total world coffee production.Countries like India,Vietnam, Indonesia,Nepalaccount foralmost33%oftheworld’scoffeeproductioninAsia.�6�.WhoinstitutedtheWorldMathsDay? fo'o xf.kr fnol dh LFkkiuk fdlus dh\
Ans:–(c)TheWorldMathsDaywasfirstinstitutedby3PLearningin�007.The3PLearningcompanywasfoundedin�003andisheadquartered inSydney,Australia.Thecompanypartneredwith United Nations International Children’s EmergencyFund(UNICEF)toreachchildrenwithlearningresourcesandteachingaidsacrosstheworld.�6�.Which Country is to host the 5th Edition of theWorld
Ans:–(b)Bengaluruhasbeenselectedtohostthe5thEditionofWorldCoffee Conference from 7-9 September �0�0. InternationalCoffee Organization (ICO) that functions under the UnitedNations.TheMinistryofCommerce&Industry,GovernmentofIndia,willhostthe3-dayevent.ThethemeoftheconferenceisSustainabilityThroughConsumption.�63.WhenwastheCompetitionCommissionofIndia(CCI)
established? Hkkjrh; izfrLi/kZ vk;ksx (CCI)dh LFkkiuk dc dh xbZ Fkh\
(a) �995(b) �998(c) �000(d) �003
Ans:–(d)CompetitionCommissionof India (CCI)was formedon�4October �003.The chairman isVijay KumarAgarwal.TheSecretaryofCCIisPKSingh.CCIisresponsibleforenforcingtheCompetitionAct�00�acrossIndia.�64.When was the International Day for the Eradication of
Ans:–(c)On��December�99�,theUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly(UNGA)adoptedaresolution47/�96toobserve�6Octoberas theInternationalDayfor theEradicationofPoverty.Theyear�0�9marks the�7thanniversaryof thedeclarationbyUNGA.Thedaywasinstitutedtoprovideanopportunitytoacknowledgetheeffortandreflectsthewillingnessofpeopleliving in poverty to use their expertise to contribute to theeradicationofpoverty.�65.WhoisthePresidentofNASSCOM? NASSCOMds vè;{k dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(b)CharitiesAidFoundation (CAF)was founded in theUK in�974.ItisheadquarteredinKent,UK.CAFisaregisteredUKcharity.Itpromotesgeneraldonationtocharities.�69.Whatwasthebaseyearforthe�0�9WorldGivingIndex
Ans:–(c)Indiaranked8�ndinthe�0�9WorldGivingIndex(WGI).ThesurveyrankingwasreleasedbytheCharitiesAidFoundation(CAF), an international organization. It aims to promotegivingtotransformlivesandcommunitiesacrosstheworld.ThesurveywasconductedbyCAFoverthepastdecade,�009to�0�8.Thesurveycovered�.3millionpeopleworldwide.�70.WhenistheGlobalHandwashingDayobserved? Xykscy gSaMokf'kax Ms dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �0October/vDVwcj
(b) �5October/vDVwcj
(c) �November/uoEcj(d) ��November/uoEcj
Ans:–(b)Global Handwashing Day is celebrated on �5 Octobereveryyear.TheDay is observed to increase awareness andunderstanding about the importance of handwashing withsoap. Italsoencouragespeople tohandas it isaneffectiveandaffordablewaytopreventdiseasesandsavelives.�7�.FirstRoboticrestauranttwohumanoidstoservecustomers
(d) Russia/:lAns:–(a)TheMiG�9fighteraircraftoftheIndianAirForce(IAF)willbe flying alongside the Eurofighter Typhoon. The F-�6 inIndia’sbilateralairexercisewithOman.�74.Which country signed deal to lease Pacific island in
Solomons? lksykseu esa iz'kkar n~ohi dks iV~Vs ij nsus ds fy, dkSu ls ns'k
ds ladsr gSa\
(a) China/phu(b) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
(c) Russia/:l(d) Indonesia/baMksusf'k;k
Ans:–(a)
ChinasignsdealtoleasePacificislandinSolomons.�75.BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO scheme to empower
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing thefirsteditionofASIAHEALTH�0�9from�6Octoberto�9October�0�9inNewDelhi.TheconferenceincludedalltheeventsandinitiativesoftheHealthcareDepartment.�77.When was the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
formed? Hkkjrh; mn~;ksx ifjla?k (CII)dk xBu dc gqvk\
(a) �895(b) �9�0(c) �9�5(d) �953
Ans:–(a)Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organization workswiththeGovernmentonpolicyissues.CIIactsasacatalystforchangeinIndia’seconomicpolicyreforms.Itwasformedin�895.�78.When was the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
formed? la;qDr jk"Vª ekuokf/dkj ifj"kn (UNHRC)dk xBu dc
gqvk\
(a) �000(b) �00�(c) �004(d) �006
Ans:–(d)United Nations Human Rights Council was formed on �5March�006.ItisheadquarteredinGeneva,Switzerland.�79.Centre approved the proposal for admission of girl
Ans:–(b)DefenceMinisterShriRajnathSinghapprovedtheproposalforadmissionofgirlchildreninSainikschools.Theapprovalwillbeeffectivefromacademicsession�0��-��inaphasedmanner.�80.Which Country got its approval from UNGA to be
added as a member of the UN Human Rights Council(UNHRC)?
Ans:–(c)TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly(UNGA)approvedtheaddition ofVenezuela to its 47-member UN Human RightsCouncil (UNHRC). It was opposed by Venezuela has beenunderasevereeconomiccollapse.�8�.Wherewillthenextdefenceexpo,inFebruary�0�0,be
held? iQjojh 2020 esa vxyk j{kk ,Dliks dgk¡ vk;ksftr fd;k
Ans:–(c)MoDistoconductthenextdefenceexpoinLucknowinthefirstandsecondweeksofFebruary�0�0.Inthedefenceexpo,defence industries supported by the Defence Research andDevelopment Organisation (DRDO) and private enterpriseswillshowcasetheirworth.�8�.When was the Central Bank of the European Union
formed? ;wjksih; cSad dk lsaVªy cSad dc cuk;k x;k Fkk\
(d) WorldBank/fo'o cSadAns:–(c)FormerIMFchiefChristineLagardeisappointedheadoftheEuropeanCentralBank(ECB).ShewasnominatedtobecomethePresidentoftheEuropeanCentralBankbytheEuropeanUnionCouncil.�85.Who is appointed as the head of the European Central
Ans:–(d)MemorandumofCooperation(MOC)wassignedduringthevisitofPrimeMinisterShriNarendraModi to Japan in thecontext ofAyushman Bharat of India andAsia Health andWell-BeingInitiative(AHWIN)ofJapaninOctober�0�8.�87.WhoisappointedastheDirector-GeneraloftheNational
SecurityGuard(NSG)?(a) AnupKumarSingh/vuwi dqekj flag
Ans:–(a)Ahmedabad city Police Commissioner Anup Kumar Singhwas appointed as the Director-General of the NationalSecurity Guard (NSG) by the Ministry of Home Affairs.The recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs forSingh’spromotionwassenton�0OctobertotheDepartmentof Personnel and Training (DoPT). The appointment wasapproved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet(ACC).�88.MinistryofDefenceisexpectinganestimateofincrease
(d) Rs.65,000crore/djksM+Ans:–(b)An estimate made by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) saidthatIndiaisexpectingatathree-foldjump,aroundRs35,000crore, in its defence exports by �0�4. The announcementabouttheestimatewasmadebyArmyChiefGenBipinRawatataneventoftheIndigenousDefenceEquipmentExportersAssociationheldatNewDelhi.�89.WithwhichCountrydidIndiasign4MoUs,duringthe
recentvisitofPresident inOctober�0�9, including thesharingofwhiteshippinginformation?
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(a) Ethiopia/bfFk;ksfi;k(b) TheUS/vesfjdk
(c) Malaysia/eysf'k;k(d) Philippines/fiQyhihal
Ans:–(d)IndianPresidentRamNathKovindisonafivedaysvisittothePhilippines.PresidentKovindheld talkswithhisPhilippinecounterpartRodrigoDuterte.IndiaandthePhilippinessigned4 MoUs during President Kovind’s visit. The agreementsincludethesharingofwhiteshippinginformationbetweenthePhilippineCoastGuardandtheIndianNavy.�90.__________is an exchange of advance information on
the movement and identity of commercial non-militarymerchantvessels
(d) Redshippinginformation/yky f'kfiax tkudkjhAns:–(c)White shipping information is an exchange of advanceinformation on the movement and identity of commercialnon-militarymerchantvessels.�9�.Iodine is required for the synthesis of the __________
(d) Triiodothyronine/VªkbZvk;ksMksFkk;jksfuuAns:–(a)Iodineisrequiredforthesynthesisofthethyroidhormones,thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). It is essential forthe normal growth and development and well-being of thehumanbeing.Themicronutrientisrequiredaround�00-�50microgramsinthebody.�9�.WhowontheVogueawardforEntrepreneurOfTheYear
(d) Kathmandu,Nepal/dkBekaMw] usikyAns:–(b)The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit has beenscheduled to be held between �5 October and �6 October�0�9 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The �8th NAM summit �0�9
Ans:–(b)Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand won the Vogue award forSportspersonoftheYear�0�9.DuteeChandholdsthenationalrecordinwomen’s�00m.Shehasbroughtmanylaurelstothecountryandstate. InOctober,sheclocked��.��seconds inthe semi-finalofwomen’s�00meventat the59thNationalOpen Athletics Championships �0�9 in Ranchi. With thisscore she broke the own previous national record of ��.�6seconds.She aims towingoldmedal for India in the�0�0TokyoOlympics.�95.Where was the 54thAll India Railway Rifle Shooting
(d) Bhopal/HkksikyAns:–(a)AyonikaPaul,CommonwealthGames’ silvermedalist,wonthesecondpositionintheindividual�0mAirRifleeventatthe 54th All India Railway Rifle Shooting Championshipat the Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune on �9 October. Sherepresented the Central Railway zone of Indian Railways.Theshootingchampionshipwillconcludeon��October.ThechampionshiphasseveraltopIndianshooterscompeting.�96.WhendoesIndiacelebrateStatisticsDay? Hkkjr lakf[;dh fnol dc eukrk gS\
�97.WorldStatisticsDayisobservedevery______years. fo'o lakf[;dh fnol gj----------------o"kZ esa euk;k tkrk gSA
(a) 5(b) 6(c) 8(d) �0
Ans:–(a)WorldStatisticsDayis tobeobservedon�0October�0�0.The day aims to show that good data and statistics areindispensable for informeddecision-makingbyallactors insociety.The United Nations celebrates the event every fiveyears.ThedaywasinstitutedbytheUnitedNationsin�0�0.�98.WhenwastheWorldStatisticsDayinstituted? fo'o lakf[;dh fnol dc LFkkfir fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �000(b) �005(c) �0�0(d) �0�5
Ans:–(c)WorldStatisticsDayis tobeobservedon�0October�0�0.The day aims to show that good data and statistics areindispensable for informeddecision-makingbyallactors insociety.The United Nations celebrates the event every fiveyears.ThedaywasinstitutedbytheUnitedNationsin�0�0.TheUNGeneralAssembly(UNGA)passedtheresolutionon3June�0�5. Itwasfirstcelebratedon�0October�0�0. In�0�0,�03countries,5�Africancountries,�99.WhenistheWorldStatisticsDayobserved? fo'o lakf[;dh fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �0October/vDVwcj
(b) �5October/vDVwcj
(c) �4November/uoEcj(d) �4December/fnlEcj
Ans:–(a)WorldStatisticsDayis tobeobservedon�0October�0�0.The day aims to show that good data and statistics areindispensable for informeddecision-makingbyallactors insociety.300.Which country is to host the 9�st Interpol General
Ans:–(c)India’sproposal tohost the9�st InterpolGeneralAssemblyin �0�� was approved by the member countries of theinternational police cooperation body. The proposal wasinitiatedbytheHomeMinisterAmitShahtoInterpolSecretaryGeneral Jurgen Stock on 30 August. CBI Director RishiKumarShuklamoved theproposalbefore the88thGeneralAssemblyinSantiago,Chile.Theproposalwaspassedwithanoverwhelmingmajority.30�.WhenwastheInterpolfounded? baVjiksy dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ Fkh
(a) �9�3(b) �935(c) �945(d) �96�
Ans:–(a)Interpol was founded in �9�3. Interpol is an internationalpolicecooperationorganization.Thereare�94memberstates.Theorganizationhas�00yearsofexperienceininternationalcooperation in policing. The organization has 90-millionrecordsspreadthatareacross�7database.30�.WhereistheheadquartersofInterpollocated? baVjiksy dk eq[;ky; dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
(a) Paris/isfjl (b) Nice(c) Lille/fyyh(d) Lyan
Ans:–(d)Interpol was founded in �9�3. Interpol is an internationalpolicecooperationorganization.ItisheadquarteredatLyon,France. There are �94 member states. The organizationhas �00 years of experience in international cooperation inpolicing.Theorganizationhas90-millionrecordsspreadthatareacross�7database.303.WhichisthecapitalofAzerbaijan? vtjcStku dh jkt/kuh dkSu lh gS\
304.How many member states are there in Interpol, aninternationalpolicecooperationorganization?
varjjk"Vªh; iqfyl lg;ksx laxBu] baVjiksy esa fdrus lnL; jkT; gSa\
(a) �85(b) �4�(c) �94(d) �03
Ans:–(c)Interpol is an international police cooperation organization.Thereare�94memberstates.Theorganizationhas�00yearsof experience in international cooperation in policing. Theorganizationhas90-millionrecordsspreadthatareacross�7database.305.Where is the Col. Chewang Rinchen Setu bridge
Ans:–(c)ThebridgewasconstructedbytheBorderRoadsOrganisation(BRO) of India. The bridge is built between Durbuk andDaulatBegOldieineasternLadakhatanaltitudeof�4,650feet. The bridge is named in honor of Colonel ChewangRinchen,whowasoneofthehighlydecoratedofficersintheIndianArmyfromLadakh,andhewasawardedtheMahaVirChakaratwice.306.How much hike in bus fares did the Assam State
governmentintroduce? vle jkT; ljdkj us cl fdjk, esa fdruh c<+ksrjh dh\
(a) �0%(b) ��%(c) �0%(d) �5%
Ans:–(d)TheAssam StateAssembly also passed a �5% hike in busfares.307.WhenwasthelasttimeIndianPresidentvisitedJapan? vkf[kjh ckj Hkkjrh; jk"Vªifr tkiku dc x, Fks\
(a) �985(b) �990(c) �995(d) �998
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Ans:–(b)The last visit to Japan was in �990 by the then President,Ramaswamy Venkatraman. He attended the enthronementceremoniesofEmperorEmeritusAkihito,whosteppeddownin�0�8.308.WhodevelopedtheAkashmissilesysteminIndia? Hkkjr esa vkdk'k felkby iz.kkyh dk fodkl fdlus fd;k\
(a) DRDO/MhvkjMhvks
(b) CSIR/lh,lvkbZvkj
(c) HAL/,p,,y(d) BEL
Ans:–(a)Akash missile system was developed in India by DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO).On�5-�7May �0�9, DRDO successfully test-fired AKASH-MK-�S,the surface to air missile (SM) from Odisha.Akash Mk�SmissileisanupgradedversionoftheexistingAKASHmissilewithindigenousSeeker.309.When was theAkash missile systemAKASH-MK-�S,
thesurfacetoairmissile(SM)tested? vkdk'k felkby iz.kkyh AKASH-MK-�S,lrg ls gok esa
felkby (SM)dk ijh{k.k dc fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �0�6(b) �0�7(c) �0�8(d) �0�9
Ans:–(d)Akash missile system was developed in India by DefenceResearchandDevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO).On�5-�7May �0�9, DRDO successfully test-fired AKASH-MK-�S,the surface to air missile (SM) from Odisha.Akash Mk�SmissileisanupgradedversionoftheexistingAKASHmissilewithindigenousSeeker.3�0.KartarpurcorridorconnectsIndiawith________. djrkjiqj dWkfjMksj Hkkjr dks---------------ls tksM+rk gSA
Ans:–(b)IndiancricketerRohitSharmasmashedtheformerAustraliacricketer Don Bradman’s record of highest average in TestcricketinRanchi,Jharkhand�0Oct.HesettherecordondaytwoofthethirdTestmatchagainstSouthAfrica.Hebrokethe7�-year-oldrecordthatwaspreviouslyheldbyBradmanbyscoringanaverageof99.84.Bradman,thelegendaryAustraliacricketerhadanaverageof98.��.3�4.WhereisSiachenBaseCamplocated? fl;kfpu csl dSai dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
(a) Tajikistan/rtkfdLrku
(b) Chile/fpyh(c) India/Hkkjr(d) China/phu
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Ans:–(c)SiachenBaseCamp is theworld’shighestmilitarizedzone.ItislocatedintheeasternKarakoramrangeintheHimalayasintheIndianStateofJammuandKashmir.Itisthesecond-longestglacierintheworld’snon-polarareas.3�5.TheSiachenGlacier is locatedat analtitudeof around
________intheKarakoramrangenearLadakh. fl;kfpu Xysf'k;j yík[k ds ikl dkjkdksje jsat esa yxHkx------
Ans:–(b)TheSiachenGlacierislocatedatanaltitudeofaround�0,000ft in the Karakoram range. In the base, the soldiers battlefrostbite and high winds Avalanches. The temperature atSiachencanreducetoaslowasdegreesCelsius.3�6.WhatisthefaredidPakistanannounceasaservicefee
Ans:–(b)ThefaredidPakistanannounceasaservicefeeforthepilgrimstoKartarpurSahibis$�0.TheIndiangovernmenthasaskedPakistantoreconsideritsdemandforcharging$�0servicefeeapilgrimtoKartarpurSahib.3�7.When was the European Open Championship
established? ;wjksih; vksiku pSfEi;uf'ki dc LFkkfir dh xbZ Fkh\
(a) �00�(b) �008(c) �0�0(d) �0�6
Ans:–(d)EuropeanOpenwasfoundedin�0�6.TheEuropeanOpenisamen’sAssociationofTennisProfessionals(ATP)Tour�50tournaments.3�8.With which country India is to sign an MoU for the
(d) Bhutan/HkwVkuAns:–(c)IndiaandPakistanaretosignaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)on�3OctoberfortheopeningoftheKartarpurcorridor.The corridor will link two importantSikh shrines on eitherside.TheIndiangovernmenthasaskedPakistantoreconsideritsdemandforcharging$�0servicefeeapilgrim.3�9.WhichcountryunveiledSmartDragonandTenglong,the
Ans:–(d)Chinaunveiledanewgenerationofcommercialcarrierrockets,SmartDragonandTenglong,on�0OctobertocompetewithIndia. The move by China aims to attract the global spacelaunchmarket.Also,aTenglongliquid-propellantrocketwasunveiledby theChinaRocket, acommercial spacewingofChina’s leading rocket-maker China Academy of LaunchVehicleTechnology.3�0.Where was the European Open �0�9 Championship
Ans:–(a)The European Open is a men’s Association of TennisProfessionals (ATP) Tour �50 tournament. It was held inAntwerp,Belgium.The�0�9 tournamentwasheld from�4Octoberto�0October�0�9.3��.What is the medal tally of India at the Denmark Para-
BadmintonInternationaltournament�0�9? MsuekdZ iSjk&cSMfeaVu varjkZ"Vªh; VwukZesaV 2019 esa Hkkjr dh
ind rkfydk D;k gS\
(a) �0(b) �4
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Ans:–(a)Indianpara-badmintonplayerswonthe�0�9DenmarkPara-Badminton International Tournament with a medal tally of�0medals.Indiawongoldmedalsinboththewomen’sandmen’ssinglesinfinals.3��.When did IAF the first BrahMos surface-to-surface
variantinIndia? IAFus Hkkjr esa igyk czgeksl lrg ls lrg ij pyus okyk
laLdj.k dc cuk;k\
(a) �998(b) �995(c) �00�(d) �004
Ans:–(c)InJune�00�,thefirstBrahMossurface-to-surfacevariantwastest-firedfromtheIntegratedTestRange(ITR),Chandipur,inaverticallaunchconfiguration.InJune�004,IAFconductedinthesametestrangefromamobilelauncher.3�3.The US Air Force receives its first anti-drone laser
(d) SafranAns:–(b)TheUSdefensemajor,Raytheondeliveredthefirstanti-dronebuggytotheUSAirForce.In�0�8,thecompanyintroducedtechnology. The US Air Force received will deploy theweapon overseas for a year-long experiment. The Countrywill train operators on how to use the system while testinghoweffectiveitisinreal-worldconditions.3�4.WhereisVizeBayoffNovayaZemlyalocated? uksok;k tseY;k esa fo,t+ cs dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
(a) Antarctic/vaVkdZfVdk
(b) Arctic/vkdZfVd
(c) Iceland/vkblySaM
(d) Himalayanrange/fgeky;u jsatAns:–(b)The cove of Vize off the north-eastern shore of NovayaZemlyadividestheBarentsandKaraseas.ItislocatedintheArcticocean.
Hkkjrh; fof'k"V igpku izkf/dj.k (UIDAI)dk xBu dc fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �005(b) �000(c) �00�(d) �009
Ans:–(d)The Unique IdentificationAuthority of India (UIDAI) wasfounded on �8 January �009. It is headquarters in NewDelhi,India.UIDAIwasestablishedundertheprovisionsoftheAadhaarAct,�0�6.Thestatutorybodywasformedwiththe mandate to issue Unique Identification numbers (UID)(Aadhaar)toallresidentsofIndiatoeliminateduplicateandfakeIDentities.3�6.WherewastheFirstIndiaBangladeshStakeholdersMeet
Ans:–(b)The month of October �0�9 marks �5 years of Pulse PolioProgramme in India. The Silver Jubilee of the Pulse PolioProgrammeistobecelebratedon3�October�0�9.Ministryof Health & Family Welfare is to organize an event at Dr.Ambedkar International Center, Janpath, New Delhi. IndiawasdeclaredPoliofreein�0�4.3�9.When was a polio case reported for the last time in
India? Hkkjr esa vkf[kjh ckj iksfy;ks dk ekeyk dc ntZ fd;k x;k
Fkk\
(a) �0�0(b) �0��(c) �0�3(d) �0�4
Ans:–(d)IndiawasdeclaredPoliofreein�0�4.ThelastreportedcasesofPolioinIndiawerefromWestBengalandGujaraton�3January�0��.In�0�9,morethan�7crorechildrenacrossthecountrywereadministeredpoliodrops.330.WhenwasIndiadeclaredPoliofree? Hkkjr dks iksfy;ks eqDr dc ?kksf"kr fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �0�0(b) �0��(c) �0�4(d) �0�5
Ans:–(c)IndiawasdeclaredPoliofreein�0�4.ThelastreportedcasesofPolioinIndiawerefromWestBengalandGujaraton�3January�0��.In�0�9,morethan�7crorechildrenacrossthecountrywereadministeredpoliodrops.33�.When was the Pulse Polio Immunization programme
launchedinIndia? Hkkjr esa iYl iksfy;ks izfrj{k.k dk;ZØe dc 'kq: fd;k x;k
Fkk\
(a) �988(b) �99�(c) �995(d) �998
Ans:–(c)In India, the Pulse Polio Immunization programme waslaunched in�995.Under thePulsePolioProgramme,poliodropswouldbeadministeredtochildrenlessthanfiveyears
ofage.Theprogrammeaims toprotect children frompoliodisease. The programme conducts two nationwide masspolio vaccination campaigns and two to three sub-nationalcampaignseachyear.33�.IAFistoacquire_________TejasLightCombatAircraft
Ans:–(c)TheIndianAirForce(IAF)istosignadealwithHindustanAeronauticsLtd(HAL)foracquiring83TejasLightCombatAircraft(LCA).Thenegotiationsoverthepriceofthefighterjetsarealmostdone.333.What is the range of the IAF’s BrahMos surface-to-
felkbyksa dh jsat ,d eksckby IysViQWkeZ ls D;k gS\
(a) �00km/fdeh
(b) 300km/fdeh
(c) 350km/fdeh
(d) 400km/fdehAns:–(b)TheIndianAirForce(IAF)hastest-firedBrahMossurface-to-surfacemissilessuccessfullyatTrakIsland in theAndamanNicobar islands on �� October. The weight of the surface-to-surface missile is �.5-tonne. The range of the is around300km. IAF tested themissile tohit targetswithpin-pointaccuracyattargetsfixedatadistanceof300km.334.Who discovered five new islands in the Vize Bay off
NovayaZemlya,theremoteArctic? lqnwj vkdZfVd ds uksok;k tseY;k ls okbt cs esa ikap u, n~ohiksa
Ans:–(d)YES Bank won the DigiDhan Mission Digital PaymentsAward �0�8-�9 for the Overall Performance in DigitalPayments. Union Minister of Communication, Electronics&IT,andLaw&JusticeRaviShankarPrasadpresentedtheawardattheMeitYStartupSummit�0�9heldinDelhi.TheawardrecognizedtheBank’sleadershipintheDigitalPaymentspace thatwasbackedby robust innovationand technologyframeworks.336.Which special number is recognized on the National
Ans:–(b)National Mole day is observed on �3 October. The dayrecognizes a special number in chemistry. The celebrationstake place between 6:0� AM and 6:0� PM. The time anddateofcelebrationarederivedfromtheAvogadro’snumber.Avagadro’snumberisapproximately6.0�×�0^�3.337.WhatisthecurrencyofTunisia? V~;wuhf'k;k dh eqnzk D;k gS\
Ans:–(d)Avagadro’s number is approximately 6.0�×�0^�3. It isdefinedasthenumberofparticles,atoms,ormoleculesinonemoleofa substance. It isoneof the sevenbaseSIunitsofmeasurement.TheconstantAvogadroisnamedaftertheearly�9th-centuryItalianscientistAmedeoAvogadro.Avogadro’snumberisatermcloselyrelatedtotheAvogadroconstant.339.WhatisthemaximumsoundrecordedbytheScreaming
Ans:–(b)The central government launched Indradhanush � to coverlowimmunizationpockets.Vaccinesof��variouskindsareincludedunderthemission.�0outofthe��vaccinecategorieswillbeusednationwide,andtheother twovaccineswillbeputundersub-vaccinationlevels.343.WhenistheWorldPolioDaycelebrated? fo'o iksfy;ks fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �7May/17 ebZ(b) ��August/vxLr
(c) �4October/vDVwcj
(d) �3November/uoacjAns:–(c)WorldPolioDayiscelebratedon�4October.Thedayaimstoraiseawarenessandresourcestosupportthepolioeradicationeffort.Onthisday,Rotariansandotherpartnersreachouttoleadersandcommunitiestoengagethemintheeffortthroughvarious events, fundraisers, and social media campaigns tosupportaGlobalPolioEradicationInitiative(GPEI).344.WhereistheWhitebellbirdspeciesfound? lisQn csycMZ iztkfr dgk¡ ikbZ tkrh gS\
Ans:–(d)ThewhitebellbirdorProcnia albus is a bird species in thefamily Cotingidae. The bird is found in Guianas forest,Venezeula,ParáofBrazil.Themalebirdiswhite incolour,andthefemaleisolivewithyellowishstreaksincolour.345.WhenwastheUnitedNationsestablished? la;qDr jk"Vª dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ Fkh\
(d) A&B/, ,aM chAns:–(d)Jonas Salk andAlbert Bruce Sabin. In the �950s, Salk andSabindevelopedseparatevaccines,onefromkilledvirusandthe other from a live virus, to combat the dreaded diseasepolio.JonasSalkbecameanationalherowhenheallayedthefearofpoliowithhisvaccine,approvedin�955.347.WushuWorldChampionships�0�9isthe_______edition
Ans:–(b)The�0�9WorldWushuChampionshipswasthe�5theditionoftheevent.ItwashostedbyShanghai,China.Theeventwasheldfrom�0–�3October�0�9.348.InhowmanycountriesaretheSnowLeopardfound? fge rsanqvk fdrus ns'kksa esa ik;k tkrk gS\
(a) 8(b) �0(c) ��(d) �5
Ans:–(c)SnowLeopardisfoundin��countries,namelyIndia,China,Mongolia, Russia, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan,andUzbekistan.349.Where was the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem
Ans:–(d)The 4th steering committee meeting of the Global SnowLeopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) Program wasorganizedbyMoEFCCon�3-�4October�0�9atNewDelhi.TheydiscussedtheeffortsneededforsustainabledevelopmentintheSnowLeopardhabitats.350.Whowongoldatthe48KgcategoryintheWushuWorld
Championships�0�9? oq'kw fo'o pSafi;uf'ki 2019 esa 48 fdyksxzke oxZ esa fdlus
Lo.kZ ind thrk\
(a) PraveenKumar/izoh.k dqekj
(b) KiranSingh/fdj.k flag
(c) VarunSinghBhati/o#.k flag HkkVh(d) AmitKumarSaroha/vfer dqekj ljksgk
Ans:–(a)PraveenKumarwongoldatthe48Kgcategoryinthe�0�9WushuWorldChampionshipsheldatShanghai,China.Withthiswin,Praveenbecame the first Indian (male) towin thetitle.HedefeatedRusselDiazofthePhilippinesbysecuring�-� in the men’s sanda event of the �5th World WushuChampionships.35�.__________ won the �0�9 DigiDhan Mission Fin-tech
Ans:–(c)BharatPe has won the DigiDhan Mission Fin-tech Award�0�8-�0�9 for ‘Innovation in Digital Payments throughEmerging Technology’ at the MeitY Start-up Summit �0�9held in Delhi. The award aims to promote digital paymentinIndia.TheawardwaspresentedbytheUnionMinisterofCommunication, Electronics & IT and Law & Justice RaviShankarPrasad.35�.Which country is to host the �0�9 Global Bio-India
(d) India/HkkjrAns:–(d)For the first time, India is hosting the Global Bio-India�0�9summit,oneof the largestbiotechnologystakeholdersconglomerate,inNewDelhifrom��to�3November�0�9.The announcement regarding the summit was made by theUnionMinisterforScienceandTechnologyDr.HarshVardhanon�4October.353.WhowasawardedtheUdyogRattanAwardin�0�9? 2019 esa mn~;ksx jru iqjLdkj ls fdls lEekfur fd;k x;k\
(a) AnupSingh/vuwi flag
(b) KiranTilak/fdj.k fryd
(c) KumarSanjayKrishna/dqekj lat; Ñ".k
(d) SumeetJerath/lqehr tsjFkAns:–(a)Shri. Thakur Anup Singh, Marg ERP Ltd’s Chairman andManagingDirectorwereawardedtheUdyogRattanAward-�0�9 by the Institute of Economic Studies. The awardrecognized his exceptional work in transforming the IndianindustrylandscapehowMSMEscanacceleratetheirbusinessusingtechnology.354.Which of the following is a new generation alternate
fuel? fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lh ubZ ih<+h oSdfYid bZ/u gS\
Ans:–(d)Biofuels,Compressednaturalgas (CNG),Liquefiednaturalgas (LNG),orelectricvehiclecharging isanewgenerationalternatefuel.355.When was the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
formed? Hkkjr&frCcr lhek iqfyl (ITBP)dk xBu dc gqvk\
(a) �948(b) �956(c) �96�(d) �978
Ans:–(c)ITBPis formed inOctober�96�andheadquartered inNewDelhi. ITBP functions under the Ministry of HomeAffairs.TheministerresponsibleisNirmalaSitharaman.Thedirector-
Ans:–(a)ThegovernmentofIndiahasapprovedTamilNadu’sproposalto establish six new medical.The Centre will enter into anMoUwiththeTamilNadugovernmentforbuildingeachofthesixmedicalcolleges.357.Which State approved various projects under the
ABADHAscheme? fdl jkT; us ABADHA;kstuk ds rgr fofHkUUk ifj;kstukvksa
Nadu, how much amount will be borne by the Centralgovernment?
rfeyukMq esa 6 u, esfMdy dkWystksa dh LFkkiuk ds fy, dsanz ljdkj n~okjk fdruh jkf'k ogu dh tk,xh\
(a) 49%(b) 60%(c) 54%(d) 50%
Ans:–(b)For the establishment of 6 new medical colleges in TamilNadu,60%offundingwillbebornebytheCentreand40%bytheState.Accordingly,theCentrehadsanctionedRs.�,�70crore,and theStategovernmentwill share fundsamount toRs.780crore.359.Where is the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA)
Ans:–(c)TheAyurveda day is observed on �5 October �0�9. Everyyear,theNationalAyurvedaDayiscelebratedontheoccasionof Dhanwantari Jayanti (Dhanteras). The government is toorganizethefourthAyurvedaDayattheNationalInstituteofAyurveda(NIA)inJaipur,Rajasthan.DhanwantariPujanandNationalDhanwantariAyurvedaAwards�0�9ceremonyaretobeheldatNIA.360.WhenistheNationalAyurvedaDayobservedinIndia? Hkkjr esa jk"Vªh; vk;qosZn fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(d)TheAyurveda day is observed on �5 October �0�9. Everyyear,theNationalAyurvedaDayiscelebratedontheoccasionof Dhanwantari Jayanti (Dhanteras). The government is toorganizethefourthAyurvedaDayattheNationalInstituteofAyurveda(NIA)inJaipur,Rajasthan.36�.WhenwastheNationalAyurvedadaycelebratedforthe
�sttimebytheMinistryofAYUSH? vk;q"k ea=kky; n~okjk igyh ckj jk"Vªh; vk;qosZn fnol dc
______Index. ,u,lbZ baMsDl fyfeVsM us fuÝVh feMdSi 150 DokfyVh---------
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(a) 50(b) �00(c) �00(d) 500
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NSE IndicesLtd launched theNiftyMidcap�50Quality50Index, anewsmartbeta index,on�4October. Itwill tracktheperformanceofmid-capcompaniesbasedonprofitability,leverage,andearningsgrowthvariability.363.Which State launched the Mukhya Mantri Kanya
SumangalaYojana? fdl jkT; us eq[;ea=kh dU;k lqeaxyk ;kstuk 'kq: dh\
(a) Telangana/rsyaxkuk(b) J&K/tEew vkSj d'ehj
(c) UttarPradesh/mÙkj izns'k(d) Bihar/fcgkj
Ans:–(c)Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterYogiAdityanath launched theMukhya Mantri Kanya SumangalaYojana in Uttar Pradeshon �5 October. He launched by transferring the amount tothe account of beneficiaries. He also launched the KanyaSumangalawebportalandgaveawaycertificatesandsymbolicchequestosomebeneficiaries.364.Whenwas the58th raisingdayof Indo-TibetanBorder
Police(ITBP)celebrated? Hkkjr&frCcr lhek iqfyl (ITBP)dk 58 oka LFkkiuk fnol dc
Ans:–(d)The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) celebrated its 58thRaising Day on �4 October �0�9. Special events wereconducted in ITBP’s headquarters in Greater Noida, UttarPradesh.MoSHomeKishanReddyattendedthefunctionandpaid tributes to themartyrsof thecentral armed forces andwitnessed the raising day parade celebrations. The paradeshowcasedcourageandvalourofvariouscontingents.365.TheFutureInvestmentInitiative(FII)Forumistobeheld
Ans:–(c)TheFutureInvestmentInitiative(FII)ForumistobeheldinRiyadh.ThePrimeMinisterwillbeattendingthethirdsessionof the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Forum in Riyadh.
Ans:–(a)ZozoChampionship�0�9isaprofessionalgolftournamentinInzai,Japan.Itwasco-sanctionedbytheJapanGolfTourandthePGATour.39�.WhenwasParamahansaYoganandaborn? ijegal ;ksxkuan dk tUe dc gqvk Fkk\
(a) �889(b) �893(c) �90�(d) �903
Ans:–(b)ParamahansaYoganandawasbornin�893.Heisconsideredoneof thepreeminentspiritualfiguresofmoderntimes.Hediedin�95�.393.WhenwastheInternationalAnimationDayproclaimed? varjkZ"Vªh; ,uhes'ku fnol dc ?kksf"kr fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �995(b) �998(c) �00�(d) �005
Ans:–(c)InternationalAnimationDaywasproclaimedin�00�bytheAssociation Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA).This day commemorates the first public performance ofEmile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique in Paris, �89�. In �895,theCinematographofLumierebrothersoutshoneReynaud’sinvention and drove Emile to bankruptcy. His publicperformance of animation entered the history of opticalentertainments as shortly as predating the camera-mademovies.394.Which country is to hold the first phase of Bishwa
(d) Bangladesh/ckaXykns'kAns:–(d)Bangladesh is to hold the first phaseofBishwa Ijtema, thesecondlargestcongregationof theMuslimcommunityafterHajj.BishwaIjtemawillbeheldfrom�0-��January�0�0inDhaka.ThesecondphaseoftheIjtemawillbeheldfrom�7to�9January�0�0.395.WhenwasthefirstWorldDayforAudiovisualHeritage
observed? vkWfM;ksfotqvy gsfjVst ds fy, igyk fo'o fnol dc euk;k
x;k Fkk\
(a) �995(b) �998(c) �005
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(d) �007Ans:–(d)In �005, the United Nations Education, Scientific, andCulturalOrganization (UNESCO)approved theobservationof World Day ForAudiovisual Heritage every �7 October.The�005biennialmeetingurgedtheconservationmeasuresof important audiovisual files. The first World Day forAudiovisualHeritagewasobservedon�7October�007.396.WhoisthePrimeMinisterofLebanon? yscuku ds iz/kuea=kh dkSu gSa\
(d) KimChang-ho/fde pkax&gksAns:–(b)Nirmal“Nims”Purja,aNepaleseclimber,hassummitedtheworld’s �4highest peaks in a periodof sixmonths and sixdays,whichis�89days.Hesmashedthepreviousrecordbymorethansevenyears.HeclimbedtheMountShishapangmaat �6,335 feet inTibet. He summited the world’s �4 tallestmountainsinrecordtime.398.Which State is the first to enact a law on contract
Ans:–(b)ThegovernmentofIndiaisplanningtoopen�00additionalairports by �0�4.The decision was made at a meeting thatwasheldtoreviewtheinfrastructurethatisneededby�0�5.The move is towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’sannouncement to double the infrastructureprojects in a bidto revivegrowthandachievea targetofmaking Indiaa$5trillioneconomyby�0�5.
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NOVEMBER CURRENT - 2019�. Whichof the followingmountaieer fromNepalcreated
Ans:–(b)PasighatistheheadquarterofEastSiangdistrictintheIndianstateofArunachalPradesh.SituatedattheeasternfoothillsoftheHimalayasat�55metersabovemeansealevel,PasighatisArunachal’soldesttown.�53.What is the deadline fixed by India to eradicate
Ans:–(c)Indiafixedadeadlineof�0�5toeradicatetuberculosis(TB)againsttheglobaldeadlineof�030.�54.WhereistheChhathfestivalcelebratedinIndia? Hkkjr esa NB ioZ dgk¡ euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(c)Donald Watson coined the term Vegan which was derivedfrom the word Vegetarian in �944. During that time, thedifferentiation was that Vegans did not consume dairyproducts. It then extended to eggs, and by �95�, veganismbecame a movement of people who did not partake in theexploitationofanimals.�56.Chandrayaan-� detected _________ from the lunar
exosphere. pUnz;ku&2 us panz cfgHkkZx ls--------------------dk irk yxk;kA
Ans:–(b)TheIndianSpaceAgency,IndianSpaceResearchOrganisation(ISRO), reported that Chandra’s Atmospheric CompositionExplorer-� (CHACE-�)payloadonChandrayaan-�detectedArgon-40 (40Ar) from the lunar exosphere. Among theradiogenic gases present on the surface of the Moon, 40Aris one of the isotopes ofArgon, which is a noble gas.Thedetection of 40Ar in the lunar exosphere is significant forISROasithasahighescaperate.�57.WithwhichBankdidGovernmente-Marketplace(GeM)
signMoUforpayment-relatedservices? fdl cSad us Hkqxrku ls lacaf/r lsokvksa ds fy, ljdkj
(d) A&C/, vkSj lhAns:–(d)Governmente-Marketplace(GeM)signedMoUwithIndianBank and Canara Bank for payment-related services. TheMoU will provide a paperless, cashless, and transparentpaymentsystemontheGeMportal.Theagreementwillcreate
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anefficientprocurementsystemforgovernmententities.�58.Who assumed charge as Secretary of the Ministry of
(a) SanjeevNandanSahai/latho uanu lgk;(b) SubhashChandraGarg/lqHkk"k panz xxZ(c) RajKumarSingh/jktdqekj flag
(d) KiranBabu/fdj.k ckcwAns:–(a)Sanjeev Nandan Sahai has assumed charge as Secretary oftheMinistryofPower.Previously, he served as theSpecialSecretary in the Ministry of Power. He succeeded SubhashChandraGarg,whoretiredon3�October.Gargisaformerfinancesecretary.Hehadsoughtvoluntaryretirement,anditwasapprovedbythegovernment.�59.Where was the seventh Meeting of the Economic and
Ans:–(a)The seventh Meeting of the Economic and FinancialPartnershipheldinNewDelhion�November.Themeetwasco-chairedbyNirmalaSitharaman,MinisterofFinanceandStevenMnuchin,theUSSecretaryoftheTreasury.�60.WhoistobeappointedastheMD&CEOofIndusInd
Ans:–(b)Sumant Kathpalia has been selected by the private sectorlender IndusIndBankas thenewMD&CEOof theBank.KathpaliaiscurrentlyservingastheheadofconsumerloansattheHindujas-promotedlender.�6�.WhereistheSafdarjangHospital(SJH)located? liQnjtax vLirky (SJH)dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(b)Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. HarshVardhan inaugurated the robotic surgery facility in theSafdarjungHospital,NewDelhi.�6�.Germany has announced it plans to invest �00 million
Ans:–(b)The German Chancellor Dr.Angela Merkel announced thatGermanywouldinvest�billioneurosoverthenextfiveyears.The purpose of the investment is environmentally-friendlyurban mobility in India. Germany also plans to invest �00millioneurosinreformingthebussectorinTamilNadu.�63.WherewasthefirstIndiaInternationalScienceFestival
Ans:–(b)ThefirstandsecondIISFwereheldinNewDelhi.ThethirdeditionwasheldinChennai,andthefourthIISFwasheldinLucknow.Itwitnessedawidespreadfootfallfromover�0lakhpeople,includingforeigndelegates.ItisorganizedjointlybyScience&Technology-relatedMinistriesandDepartmentsoftheGovernmentofIndiaandVijnanaBharati(Vibha).�64.What is the cost allocated for the setting up of Anti-
Human-Trafficking-Units(AHTUs)acrossIndia? Hkkjr Hkj esa ,aVh&g;weu&VSªfiQfdax&;wfuV~l (AHTUs) dh
LFkkiuk ds fy, D;k ykxr vkoafVr dh xbZ gS\
(a) Rs.�0crore/djksM+
(b) Rs.50crore/djksM+
(c) Rs.�00crore/djksM+
(d) Rs.��0crore/djksM+Ans:–(c)
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CentreistosetupAnti-Human-Trafficking-Units(AHTUs).The cost to be allocated for the implementation is Rs.�00crores.ThefundingoutwillbeoftheNirbhayaFund.�65.Whenwas the free tradeagreement (FTA)negotiations
Ans:–(d)The free tradeagreement (FTA)negotiationsbetween Indiaand Germany was launched in �007.The countries witnessproblemsduetothekeyissueslikeintellectualproperty(IP)rights, duty cut in automobile and spirits, and liberal visaregime.�66.WhoisthePresidentofBrazil? czkthy ds jk"Vªifr dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(b)Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and retiredmilitary officer who has been the 38th president of Brazilsince � January �0�9. He served in the country’s ChamberofDeputies,representingthestateofRiodeJaneiro,between�99�and�0�8.�67.__________ introduced its Nano-technology based
(d) KiranDesai/fdj.k nslkbZAns:–(b)MadhuriVijaywonthe�0�9JCBPrizeforLiteratureforhernovelThe Far Field. Sir MarkTully announced the winnerinalivebroadcastonsocialmedia.Vijay,hasbeenselectedfromashortlistthatfeaturednovelsfromfiveaccomplishedwriters.�69.When was the Central Research Institute of Unani
Ans:–(b)CRIUMHyderabadwasestablishedin�97�inDecember.Theinstitute is sponsoredby the IndianGovernment-sponsored.The Unani medicine research center and outpatient clinicis located inHyderabad. It functionsunderCentralCouncilfor Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Departmentof Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, andHomoeopathy(AYUSH)oftheMinistryofHealth&FamilyWelfare.�70.WhatistheprizemoneyfortheJCBPrizeforLiterature
Ans:–(a)JCBPrize forLiteratureawardestablished in�0�8. It isanIndianliterary.AprizemoneyofRs.�5lakhisawardedtoadistinguishedworkoffictionbyanIndianwriterworkinginEnglishortranslatedfictionbyanIndianwriter.TheDirectorof the literary award is Rana Dasgupta. The winners areannouncedeveryNovember.�7�.When was the Wastelands Atlas released for the first
time? igyh ckj osLVySaM ,Vyl dc tkjh fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �998
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(b) �000(c) �00�(d) �004
Ans:–(b)The Wastelands Atlas was prepared by the Department ofLand Resources in collaboration with the National RemoteSensingCentre(NRSC).Previously,theDepartmentofSpacehaspublishedWastelandsAtlasesof India in theyear�000,�005,�0�0and�0��editions.�7�.Centrepartnershipwith___________launchedtheSkills
Buildplatform. ----------------ds lkFk dsanz lk>snkjh us dkS'ky fuekZ.k eap dk
(d) Microsoft/ekbØkslkWÝVAns:–(c)CentreistolaunchtheSkillsBuildplatformincollaborationwith IBM. It was announced by the Directorate General ofTraining(DGT),whichfunctionsundertheMinistryofSkillDevelopment&Entrepreneurship(MSDE).�73.When was the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
established? vk;q/ fuekZ.kh cksMZ (OFB)dh LFkkiuk dc dh xbZ Fkh\
(a) �7��(b) �788(c) �8�4(d) �888
Ans:–(a)The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) was founded in �7��.OFBisengagedintesting,marketing,research,andlogisticsofacomprehensiveproductrangeintheareasofair,land,andsea systems. It functions under the Department of DefenceProductionoftheMinistryofDefence(MoD).�74.CambodiaandBangladeshbecamethefirstparticipants
tojointheExerciseCARATin_________. dacksfM;k vkSj ckaXykns'k------------------esa O;k;ke dSjsV esa 'kkfey
gksus okys igys izfrHkkxh cusA
(a) �000(b) �00�(c) �005(d) �0�0
Ans:–(d)In �0�0, Cambodia and Bangladesh became the first
Ans:–(d)The biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers’ Conference isbeingheldinColombo,SriLanka.Theconferencewillbeheldon4-7November�0�9.UnionMinisterforLawandJusticeRaviShankarPrasadwillrepresentIndiaattheconference.�76.Centralgovernmentistoestablishsportstrainingcentres
at_________locationsinIndia. dsanz ljdkj Hkkjr esa-----------------LFkkuksa ij [ksy izf'k{k.k dsanz
LFkkfir djuk gSA
(a) five/ikap(b) eight/vkB
(c) ten/nl(d) fifteen/ianzg
Ans:–(a)The Union Minister Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot announcedthat thegovernment is toestablishsports trainingcentresatfivelocationsinthecountry.Thecentreswillbeexclusivelyusedforthedifferently-abledpeople.�77.Indian Railways introduced _________ in the 69th
FoundationDayofWesternRailway. Hkkjrh; jsyos us if'pe jsyos ds 69 osa LFkkiuk fnol esa--------
Ans:–(b)IndianRailwayscelebratedtheoccasionof69thFoundationDay ofWestern Railway on 5 November �0�9. During theoccasion, Indian Railways introduced Uttam Rake in itsinauguralrunasLadiesSpecial local trainfromChurchgatetoVirar.�78.Forthefirsttime,Whichspacecraftcrossedtheboundary
Ans:–(c)The US space agency reported that NASA’s Voyager �spacecrafthadcrossedtheboundarythatmarkstheedgeoftheSun’srealmandthestartoftheinterstellarspace.Byachievingthisfeat,Voyager�becamethesecondhuman-madeobjecttojourneyoutoftheSun’sinfluenceafterVoyager�’ssolarexitin�0��.�79.WhenwastheHighEnergyMaterialsResearchLaboratory
Ans:–(b)Gujarat state government has announced that the State willhave over 30 GW of renewable energy by �0��.The Statehasalsopreparedtheroadmapforthegenerationofrenewableenergy.�8�.Whichstateistobanauto-rickshawsrunningondieselon
6November�0�9? 6 uoacj 2019 dks Mhty ij pyus okys vkWVks&fjD'kk ij
izfrca/ fdl jkT; esa gS\
(a) Odisha/vksfM'kk
(b) UttarPradesh/mÙkj izns'k
(c) Bihar/fcgkj(d) Karnataka/dukZVd
Ans:–(c)Biharstategovernmenthasannouncedabanonauto-rickshawsrunningondieselon6November�0�9. Itwillbeeffectivefrom3�January�0��.ThemovecomesafterPatnarecordedtheworst airqualityof the season in Indiaon5November�0�9,withtheAirQualityIndex(AQI)reachingalarminglyhighlevels.TheAQIremainedat3�4inDelhi,butitreached4�4inPatna.�8�.WhowontheRajaRamMohanRoyawardofthe�0�9
Ans:–(a)The Press Council of India (PCI) presented the NationalAwardsForExcellenceinJournalism,�0�9,on6November�0�9. Chairman of Rajasthan Patrika Pvt. Limited GhulabKothari won the Raja Ram Mohan Roy award. He wasawardedforhiscontributiontojournalism.�83.India was declared ________ in its internet freedom
Ans:–(a)TheFreedomHousereleaseditsFreedomontheNet(FoTN)reportfortheyear�0�9.ThetitleofthereportisTheCrisisof Social Media. The report recorded an overall decline inglobal internet freedom between June �0�8 and May �0�9.India securedanoverall scoreof55 in theFreedomon theNet�0�9report.Indiawasdeclaredpartlyfreeinitsinternetfreedomstatus.�84.Who installed the two Health ATMs at the Charbagh
Ans:–(a)TheIndianRailways(IR)hasinstalledtwoHealthATMsattheCharbaghrailwaystationinLucknow,UttarPradesh.Thekioskswillprovide�6healthcheck-upsforRs.50-�00.Itwasinstalled and promoted by YOLO Health ATM. The moveaims to achieve the objectives of the Fit India programme.HealthATMsareusedby50-60personsdaily.�85.When was the National Cancer Control Programme
established? jk"Vªh; dSalj fu;a=k.k dk;ZØe dc LFkkfir fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �975(b) �984(c) �985(d) �99�
Ans:–(a)National Cancer Control Programme was established in�975.Thedaywasinitiatedwithanaimtoprovidethecancertreatment facilities in the country. The programme wasmodifiedin�984-85toprovidethrusttopreventionandearlydetectionofcancer.�86.WhichcountryhostedNoMoneyForTerrorConference
(d) Bhutan/HkwVkuAns:–(a)NepalprotestsanewpoliticalmapofIndia.MinistryofForeignAffairs of Nepal Kathmandu is committed to protectingNepal’sterritorialintegrity.�90.Manu Bhaker bagged gold medal in women _____air
pistolevent? euq Hkkdj us efgykvksa esa Lo.kZ ind thrk-----------------;j fiLVy
Li/kZ\
(a) �0m/ehVj(b) ��m/ehVj(c) �5m/ehVj(d) �4m/ehVj
Ans:–(a)ManuBhakerwongoldinwomen’s�0mairpistoleventVivaanKapoor, and Manisha Keer won the yellow metal in juniortrapmixedeventattheAsianShootingChampionships.�9�.Google India appoints former Star and Disney head
TheheadquartersofYamahaMotorsisJapan.�00.Maruti Suzuki India cuts production for 8th straight
monthin____________ ek#fr lqtqdh bafM;k us 8 osa lh/s eghus ds fy,--------------esa
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(a) October/vDVwcj
(b) September/flrEcj
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Ans:–(a)MarutiSuzukiIndiacutsproductionfor8thstraightmonthinOctober.�0�.Under how many categories were the �0�9 National
EntrepreneurshipAwardscategorized? 2019 ds jk"Vªh; mn~;ferk iqjLdkj dks fdruh Jsf.k;ksa esa
oxhZÑr fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) 3(b) 7(c) 9(d) ��
Ans:–(a)The winners of the National Entrepreneurship Awards�0�9wereawardedunder threecategories:A�category forinitial investments up to Rs. � lakh,A� category for initialinvestmentsbetweenRs.�lakhtoRs.�0Lakh,A3categoryforinitialinvestmentbetweenRs.�0lakhtoRs.�crore.�0�.MILAN�0�0hasbeenscheduledtobeheldat_______. MILAN �0�0 dks-------------------------esa vk;ksftr fd;k tkuk
Ans:–(c)MILAN �0�0 will enhance the professional interactionbetweenfriendlyforeignnavies.TheprogrammeofMILAN�0�0hasbeenscheduledtobeconductedatVisakhapatnaminMarch�0�0.Itaimstostrengthenandlearnfromeachother’sideasandbestpracticesinthemaritimedomain.�03.IndianOilCorporationLimitedhasplanstosetupanew
Ans:–(d)IOCL submitted a proposal that sought EnvironmentalClearanceforIOCL’sproposed�00KLPDLigno-Cellulosic�GEthanolPlantinBaholi,Panipat,Haryana.TheMinistryofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChange(MoEFCC)approved
(d) NaveenPatnaik/uohu iVuk;dAns:–(a)CaptainAmarinder Singh is an Indian politician serving asthe �5th and current Chief Minister of Punjab.An electedMember of the LegislativeAssembly from Patiala, he wasalsothepresidentofPunjabPradeshCongressCommittee,thestatedivisionoftheIndianNationalCongress.�05.Who presented the �0�9 National Entrepreneurship
(d) Mastodons/eLrksMksalAns:–(a)The Vietnam mouse-deer, also known as the silver-backedchevrotain, is a speciesof even-toedungulate in the familyTragulidaethatatpresentisonlyknownfromVietnam.Itistheworld’ssmallestungulateorhoofedanimal.�07.WhereisSurangaBawadilocated? lqjaxk ckoM+h dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(c)Haryana Police has announced to carry out a month-longspecial drive from �0 November �0�9. The drive aims tochecktheavailabilityandusageofe-cigarettesandallotherformsofelectronicnicotinedeliverysystemsacrossHaryana.The move comes after the announcement of the Centralgovernment thatrecentlyprohibitede-cigarettes throughthepromulgationoftheProhibitionofE-Cigarettes(production,manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution,storage,andadvertisement)Ordinance�0�9.�09.WhichcountrydoesnotshareaborderwiththeRepublic
Natural Gas (CNG) terminal in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. TheproposedinvestmentfortheCNGterminalprojectisRs.�,900crore.TheapprovalforthefacilitywasgivenbytheGujaratInfrastructureDevelopmentBoardheadedbychiefministerVijayRupani.Itisexpectedthatitwouldbetheworld’sfirstCNGportterminal.���.Which work of Monoranjan Bori was selected for the
Ans:–(a)Monoranjan Bori’s manuscript Moh-jokh has been selectedfortheMuninBarkotokiLiteraryAward�0�9.���.Where was the Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine
Ans:–(d)The 58th Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ISAM)Annual Conference has been scheduled to be held on �4-�6 November �0�9 at the Institute ofAerospace Medicine,IndianAir Force, Bengaluru. It will be inaugurated byAirChiefMarshalRKSBhadauria.��3.WhendidIndiaandChinatrainthefirstbatchofAfghan
diplomats? Hkkjr vkSj phu us viQxku jktuf;dksa ds igys cSp dks dc
Ans:–(a)Exercise Tiger Triumph, a joint tri-services HumanitarianAssistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) between India andtheUS,commencedatVisakhapatnamon�3November.Theexercisewillbeheldfrom�3-��November�0�9.��5.Where was the �4th Asian Shooting Championship
(d) Jakarta/tdkrkZAns:–(a)The�0�9AsianShootingChampionshipsisthe�4theditionof theAsian Shooting Championships. The event was heldfrom5 to�3November�0�9,atLusailShootingComplex,Doha,Qatar.��6.WhenwastheWorldDiabetesDayintroduced? fo'o e/qesg fnol dc 'kq: fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �975(b) �98�(c) �985(d) �99�
Ans:–(d)The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the WorldHealthOrganization (WHO) introduced theWorldDiabetesDay in �99�. The day was established in response to thesuddenriseofdiabetesaroundtheworld.Thisdayiscelebratedworldwide in �60 countries and territories. Blue-lit publicmonumentsandother lightingceremonieson�4Novemberhavelongsymbolizedaninternationalgestureofsolidarityfordiabetesawareness.��7.WhenistheChildren’sdaycelebratedinIndia? Hkkjr esa cky fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Children’sdayiscelebratedon�4thNovemberinIndiaeveryyear.ThedaypaystributetothefirstPrimeMinister,PanditJawaharlal Nehru, by celebrating his birth anniversary.ThedayacknowledgesNehruforhiscontributiontowardsbuildingthe nation and for his love for Children.The nation fondlyremembershimasChachaNehru.��8.WithwhichCountryIndiahasdecidedtoworktounearth
(d) China/phuAns:–(b)ndia and Switzerland decided to work more closely onunearthing black money on �3 November �0�9. PrimeMinister Narendra Modi and Swiss President Ueli’ Maurersignedabilateralagreementforenhancedcooperationinthefight against tax evasion, Both the countries have workedcloselyforexpeditiousinformationexchangeintaxmatters.��9.What is the financialmessaging systemused inChina,
(d) CBS/lhch,lAns:–(a)The Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) is apayment system thatoffers clearingand settlement servicesforitsparticipantsincross-borderRMBpaymentsandtrade.It is a significant financial market infrastructure in China.CIPSissometimesreferredtoastheChinaInterbankPaymentSystem.��0.Where was the ��th edition of the Asian Business
Ans:–(a)The ��th edition of the Asian Business Leadership Forum
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(ABLF) held in Dubai, the UAE. It was an outstandingsuccesswithaglitteringline-upofAsia’sprominentleaders,includingtop-levelUAEleadership,Ministersanddignitariesandprominentbusinessstalwarts.���.ThroughwhichamongthefollowingStatedoesMahanadi
riverflow? fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl jkT; esa egkunh unh cgrh gS\
(d) ArjunRamMeghwal/vtqZu jke es?kokyAns:–(d)ArjunRamMeghwalisanIndianpoliticianbelongingtotheBharatiyaJanataPartyandformerpartyChiefWhipin�6thLokSabha.Currently,heisUnionMinisterofStateforHeavyIndustriesandPublicEnterprises.��3.CCI approved the merger of the BNP Paribas (BNPP)
(d) HSBC/,p,lchlhAns:–(a)CompetitionCommissionofIndia(CCI)approvedthemergerof the BNP Paribas (BNPP) Mutual Fund and the Baroda(BOB)MutualFund.CCIexercisedapprovalunderSection3�(�)oftheCompetitionAct,�00�.TheapprovalwillmergetheBNPParibasMutualFundandtheBOBMutualFund.��4.Which State launched the Mana Badi Nadu Nedu
scheme?
ek.kk cknh ukMq usMq ;kstuk fdl jkT; us 'kq: dh\
(a) Karnataka/dukZVd
(b) AndhraPradesh/vka/z izns'k
(c) Bihar/fcgkj(d) Odisha/vksfM'kk
Ans:–(b)Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddylaunched Mana Badi Nadu Nedu, which means our schoolthen and now, programme on the occasion of the NationalChildren’sdayon�4November�0�9.TheManaBadiNaduNeduprogramaimstoreformTelugupeopletocompetewiththeworld.TheStateaimstodevelopbyeducatingthepeopleoftheState.Thestategovernmentisexpectingthateducationcaneradicatepoverty.��5.WhoisthegovernorofJharkhand? >kj[kaM dk jkT;iky dkSu gS\
Ans:–(a)DraupadiMurmu isan Indianpoliticianwho is the8thandcurrentGovernorofJharkhandsinceMay�0�5.��6.WhenwasthePressCouncilofIndiaformed? Hkkjrh; izsl ifj"kn dk xBu dc fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �955(b) �966(c) �97�(d) �983
Ans:–(b)The Press Council of India was formed in �966 under thePressCouncilActof�978. It exercises authority evenoverthe instruments of the state in its duty to safeguard theindependenceofthepress.ItensuresthattheIndianpressisnotaffectedbyanyexternalmatter.��7.Where is the UNESCO’s Education Commission
located? ;wusLdks dk f'k{kk vk;ksx dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
(a) Vienna/fo;uk(b) Stockholm/LVkWdgkse
(c) Paris/isfjl(d) Davos/nkoksl
Ans:–(c)The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
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Organization(UNESCO)isaspecializedagencyoftheUnitedNations(UN)basedinParis,France.��8.WhenistheInternationalDayforToleranceobserved? lfg".kqrk ds fy, varjkZ"Vªh; fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �3March/ekpZ(b) 8August/vxLr
(c) �0September/flracj(d) �6November/uoacj
Ans:–(d)InternationalDayforToleranceisobservedon�6Novembereveryyear.Thedayaimstostrengthentolerancebyfosteringmutual understanding among cultures and peoples. TheInternationalDayforToleranceaimstoeducatepeopleabouttheneedfortoleranceinsocietyandtohelpthemunderstandthenegativeeffectsof intolerance.Italsocreatesawarenessinpeopletolearnaboutrespectingandrecognizingtherightsandbeliefsofothers.��9.Which Country topped the World Para-Athletics
Championships�0�9? fo'o iSjk&,FkysfVDl pSafi;uf'ki 2019 esa fdl ns'k us 'kh"k
(d) Pune/iq.ksAns:–(b)The Driving Cities Index released by European car partsretailerMisterAuto,apartof thePSAGroup, reported thatMumbahadbeenratedastheworld’sworstcitiestodrivein�0�9.The retailer releasedadetailed studyon thebest andworstplacesintheworldtodrivein.�3�.Wholaunchedtheanti-bacterialLEDbulbBactiglow? ,aVh&cSDVhfj;y ,ybZMh cYc cSfDVXyks dks fdlus ykWUp
Ans:–(c)SyskaGrouplaunchedananti-bacterialLEDbulbBactiglowSSK-BAB-9W Bulb. The bulb is made with microbialdisinfection properties that electrocute harmful bacteriapresentinaroom.�3�.NationalInitiativeforNISHTHAwaslaunchedin____. fu'kk ds fy, jk"Vªh; igy------------------esa 'kq: dh xbZ FkhA
Ans:–(b)Epilepsyisachronicdisorderofthebrain.Itischaracterizedbyrecurrentseizuresorfits.Theseizuresarecausedasaresultofsudden,excessiveelectricaldischargesintheneurons,thebraincells.Itaffectspeopleofanyage,andeachagegrouphasuniqueconcernsandproblems.�34.Who inaugurated the National Summit on Good,
Replicable Practices and Innovations was held in NewDelhi?
ubZ fnYyh esa xqM] jsfIydscy izSfDVl vkSj buksos'ku ij vk;ksftr us'kuy lfeV dk mn~?kkVu fdlus fd;k\
InnovationswasheldinNewDelhion�6November�0�9.Itwas inaugurated by Dr. HarshVardhan, Union Minister forHealth&FamilyWelfare.�35._________studentsfromIndiawonprizesatOxfordBig
ReadAsiaPrizeattheAsialevel. --------------------Hkkjr ds Nk=kksa us ,f'k;k Lrj ij vkWDliQksMZ fcx
jhM ,f'k;k iqjLdkj esa iqjLdkj thrsA
(a) 5(b) �0(c) �6(d) �4
Ans:–(a)Five students from India won prizes at Oxford Big ReadAsia Prize at theAsia level.Among the five students, fourwerefromNagpurwhileonefromMadurai.Atotalof6000submissions from schools from China, Malaysia, Pakistan,and India participated in the competition. This competitionprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytoaugmenttheambitoftheirreadingandalsodemonstratetheirliteraryandcreativeskills.�36.Which country partnered with Shillong in the India
Ans:–(d)ThefourtheditionoftheIndiaInternationalCherryBlossomfestival, �0�9, was celebrated in Shillong, Meghalaya. Thefestivalwascelebratedfrom�3-�6November�0�9.HavingastheRepublicofKoreaasapartnercountry,severalK-events,including a K-Pop concert and also a K-cuisine stall, wereorganized.Also,KoreaexhibitedopportunitiesforEducationin South Korea, in collaboration with the Korean CulturalCentreIndia.�37.Where was the India International Cherry Blossom
ThefourtheditionoftheIndiaInternationalCherryBlossomfestival, �0�9, was celebrated in Shillong, Meghalaya. Thefestival was celebrated from �3-�6 November �0�9. The�0�9festivalwasjointlycelebratedbyIndiaandSouthKoreafor the first time.The festivalwitnessed theuniqueautumnflowering of Himalayan Cherry Blossoms. Several eventswereconductedatthefestival.�38.WhichistheadministrativecapitalofSriLanka? Jhyadk dh iz'kklfud jkt/kuh dkSu lh gS\
(a) Colombo/dksyacks
(b) Kandy/dSaMh
(c) SriJayawardenepuraKotte/Jh t;o/Zuiqjk dksVVs
(d) Negombo/usxksacksAns:–(c)Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, commonly known as Kotte,is the official, administrative capital of Sri Lanka. SriJayawardenepuraKotte isasatellitecityand locatedwithintheurbanareaofSriLanka’sdefactoeconomicandlegislativecapital,Colombo.�39.WhatisthestrikerangeofthemissileAgni-II? felkby vfXu&II dh LVªkbd jsat D;k gS\
(a) �,000to�,500km/fdeh
(b) �,800to�,300km/fdeh
(c) �,000to3,500km/fdeh
(d) �,�00to3,800km/fdehAns:–(c)Agni-II is a versatile surface-to-surface medium-rangenuclear-capable missile. Agni-II is an intermediate-rangeballisticmissile(IRBM)withtwosolid-fuelstages,andaPostBoost Vehicle (PBV) integrated into the missile’s Re-entryVehicle(RV).ThestrikerangeofthemissileisAgni-II�,000to3,500km.�40.Where was the National Agrochemicals Congress
Ans:–(a)The first-ever National Agrochemicals Congress was heldinPusa,NewDelhi.ThemeetingwasinauguratedbyUnionMinisterforAgricultureandFarmersWelfare,NarendraSinghTomar.Themeetingwasheldfrom�3-�6November.�4�.Whereis theBilateralMaritimeExerciseZa’ir-Al-Bahr
(d) Dhahran// gj.kAns:–(b)The Bilateral Maritime Exercise Za’ir-Al-Bahr, Roar of theSea,isbeingconductedfrom�7-��November�0�9inDoha,Qatar. The exercise is held between the Indian Navy andQatariEmiriNavalForces.�4�.Uttar Pradesh State government is planning to rename
(d) Agrawe/vxjkosAns:–(c)TheYogiAdiyanath-led Uttar Pradesh State government isplanning to renameAgra toAgravan.ThestategovernmenthasaskedthehistorydepartmentofDr.BhimraoAmbedkarUniversityinAgratolookforhistoricalevidenceifthecitywasknownbyanyothername.Theresearchershavebeguntheresearchregardingthenamechange.�43.WhenwastheWorldToiletDaydesignated? fo'o 'kkSpky; fnol dc ukfer fd;k x;k Fkk\
(d) AnuerinDonald/vuqfju MksukYMAns:–(a)Theprevious record for thehighest individual score inT�0was setbyEnglandbatsmanAlexHales.He strucka scoreof87from3�balls.Currently,AustralianbatterChrisLynnscored the highest-ever individual score in the T�0 formaton�8Novemberat theSheikhZayedStadium,AbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmirates.�45.What is the strike range of Shaheen-I nuclear-capable
surface-to-surfaceballisticmissile? 'kkghu&I ijek.kq&l{ke lrg ls lrg ij ekj djus okyh
cSfyfLVd felkby dh LVªkbd jsat D;k gS\
(a) 450km/fdeh
(b) 650km/fdeh
(c) �000km/fdeh
(d) �500km/fdehAns:–(b)Pakistan successfully test-fired Shaheen-I missile on �8November �0�9. It is a nuclear-capable surface-to-surfaceballistic missile. The missile can strike targets up to 650kilometres.Thetest-firingofthemissilecomesamidstIndo-PaktensionsoverNewDelhirevokingJammuandKashmir’sspecialstatus.�46.WhatisthereferencedateforthenextcensusinIndia? Hkkjr esa vxYkh tux.kuk ds fy, lanHkZ frfFk D;k gS\
(d) �June�0�0/1 twu 2020Ans:–(c)UponthesuggestionsoftheTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee,certain changes have been made in the questionnaire. Thereferencedateforthecensuswillbeon�March�0��.ButforJammuandKashmir,HimachalPradeshandUttarakhand,itwillbe�October�0�0.�47.When was the operation of the Golden Chariot train
Ans:–(c)TheGujaratStategovernmentplans toban thesaleof junkfood in schools and in the50marea around them.Thebanaims to encourage the consumption of healthy food amongchildren.Earlier,theFoodSafetyandStandardsAuthorityofIndia(FSSAI)recommendedabanonthesaleoffoodhighinfat,salt,andsugar(HFSS)inschools.Thestategovernmentisalsoplanningtoframedraftrulesforthesame.�49.Which humanoid robot is used to transport documents
(a) Sophie�.0/lksiQh 2-0(b) Sona�.5/lksuk 1-5(c) Roger�.�/jkstj 1-2(d) VikramI/foØe I
Ans:–(b)ThemodernrailwaycoachfactoryisusingahumanoidrobotSona�.5 to transportdocuments fromoneplace toanother.Thehumanoid robotSona�.5wasbuilt byNajavunjpavad,Jaipur.Itwassuccessfullytestedon�8November.Themovebythefactoryaimstoestablishnewdimensionsinthefieldofmodernity.�50.The next Census in India will be taken in ________
languages. Hkkjr esa vxyh tux.kuk--------------------Hkk"kkvksa esa yh tk,xhA
(a) �3(b) �5(c) �8(d) �6
Ans:–(c)TheExpenditureFinanceCommittee(EFC)hasestimatedthecost for the Census �0�� to be around Rs.8,754 crore.Thenationwideexercisewillbeconductedin�6languages.TheannouncementonCensus�0��wasmadebytheMinisterofStateforHomeAffairsNityanandRai.
(d) TaroAso/rkjks vklksAns:–(a)PrimeMinisterAbeShinzobecamethelongest-servingprimeminister in thehistoryof Japan’sconstitutionalgovernmentasonNovember�0,�0�9.Hehasserved�,887dayssofar.HesurpassedthepreviousrecordheldbyKatsuraTaro,withatotalof�,886daysinoffice.�5�.Which moon of Jupiter has been found to have the
presenceofwatervapor? c`gLifr ds fdl panzek esa ty ok"i dh mifLFkfr ikbZ xbZ
Ans:–(a)NASA,theUSspaceagency,hasconfirmedthepresenceofwatervaporononeofthe79moonsofJupiter.Theresearchersdetected plume-like forms of water vapor above Europa’sicysurface,whichweredetectedasawavelengthofemittedinfraredlight.�53.ThegovernmentistoestablishtheNationalInstitutefor
Ans:–(b)TheUnionCabinetledbyPMNarendraModiapprovedtheestablishment of the National Institute for SOWA-RIGPAin Leh, an autonomous organization under the Ministry ofAYUSHon�0November�0�9.�54.Wherewastheworld’sfirstMuslimyogacamp? fo'o dk igyk eqfLye ;ksx f'kfoj dgk¡ Fkk\
(a) Kathmandu/dkBekaMq
(b) Uttarakhand/mRrjk[kaM
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(d) Manipur/ef.kiqjAns:–(b)Theworld’sfirstMuslimyogacampbeganatKanvaAshraminKotdwar townofUttarakhandon�0-�4November�0�9.The yoga camp shows the health benefits associated withpractisingYoga.�55.Whichisthelargestmooninthesolarsystem? lkSjeaMy dk lcls cM+k panzek dkSu lk gS\
Ans:–(a)Chandipur, is a beach in Baleswar District, Odisha, India.ThebeachislocatedontheshoreoftheBayofBengalandis approximately �6 kilometers from the Baleswar RailwayStation.�58.Whowongoldmedalinthemen’s�0airrifleeventinthe
ISSFWorldCupFinal? ISSFfo'o di iQkbuy esa iq#"kksa dh 10 ,;j jkbiQy Li/kZ esa
Ans:–(b)InternationalChildren’sPeacePrizewasinstitutedin�005.ItislocatedinAmsterdam,Netherlands.Theawardconstitutesa cash prize of €100,000 ($123,000). The award is presented everyyear.�60.________StategovernmentreleasedthenewLandPolicy
Ans:–(a)Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal released thenewLandPolicy�0�9.ItwaspreparedbytheRevenueandDisasterManagementDepartment.ThestategovernmenthasputalotofeffortintopreparingtheLandPolicytosafeguardtheinterestoftheindigenouspeople.�6�.Whichcountrymadethelargestbiotechnologyconference
GlobalBio-IndiaSummit�0�9concludes? fdl ns'k us tSo&izkSn~;ksfxdh lEesyu Xykscy ck;ks&bafM;k lfeV
Ans:–(b)WorldLargestFlowerCarpetMadeOutofBengaluruMarigoldinDubaientersGuinnessRecords.�77.WhichcountryattendedWATECConferenceinIsrael? bT+kjkby esa okVsd lEesyu esa fdl ns'k us Hkkx fy;k\
Ans:–(b)Intel Partners With MediaTek to Bring 5G Support toLaptops.�8�.WherewastheDPWorldTourChampionshipheld? Mhih oYMZ Vwj pSfEi;uf'ki dgk¡ vk;ksftr dh xbZ Fkh\
(a) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjc
(b) Madrid/eSfMªM(c) Dubai/nqcbZ(d) London/yaMu
Ans:–(c)DP World Tour Championship �0�9 was held at JumeirahGolfEstates,Dubai,UAEfrom��-�4November�0�9.�8�.HowmanyIndianUniversities ranked in theQSWorld
UniversityRankings:Asia�0�0? QSoYMZ ;wfuoflZVh jSafdax esa fdrus Hkkjrh; fo'ofon~;ky;ksa dks
LFkku fn;k x;k% ,f'k;k 2020\
(a) 45(b) 57(c) 73(d) 96
Ans:–(d)Indiahas96universitiesrankedintheQSWorldUniversityRankings: Asia �0�0. Out of these, �0 are new entries.The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) leadsnationallyattheoverall34thplace,anditisfollowedbyIITDelhi(IIT-D)inthe43rdplaceandbyIITMadras(IITM)inthe50thposition.Thecountryhas3�institutesamongthetop�50.�83.AshokLeylandsignedanMoUwith_________toenter
(d) HDFC/,pMh,iQlhAns:–(c)AshokLeylandhassignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MoU)withICICIBank.TheMoUaimstoenterintoastrategicfinancingpartnershipfortwoyears.Theagreementbetweenthe company and the bank will enable both the partners tooffercustomizedfinancialsolutionstocustomersacrossIndiawithafocusonsemi-urbanandruralgeographies.�84.ThePSLV_______rocketcarried�3nanosatellitesalong
withCartosat-3. ih,l,yoh------------------jkWdsV us dkVksZlSV&3 ds lkFk 13
uSukslsVsfyV~l ys x,A
(a) C-5�(b) C-47(c) C-39(d) C-�3
Ans:–(b)ISRO, the Indian Space Agency, successfully launched itsthird-generationEarth-imagingsatelliteCartosat-3intospacefromtheSatishDhawanSpaceCentreinSriharikotainAndhraPradesh. The PSLV C-47 rocket carried �3 nanosatellitesalongwithCartosat-3.�85.Sumatranrhinocerosisunderthe__________categoryof
(a) Extinct/foyqIr(b) Criticallyendangered/xaHkhj [krjs(c) endangered/[krjs esa(d) vulnerable/pisV esa
Ans:–(b)Sumatran rhinoceros alsoknownashairy rhinoceros,Asiantwo-horned rhinoceros is the smallest rhinoceros. Theweightrangesfrom500to�,000kg.InternationalUnionforConservationofNature(IUCN)hasplaceditinthecriticallyendangeredcategoryofitsredlist.�86.WhowasawardedthehonoraryfellowshipbytheRoyal
(c) NirmalaSitharaman/fueZyk lhrkje.k(d) RajnathSingh/jktukFk flag
Ans:–(a)G Satheesh Reddy, the Chairman of Defence Research andDevelopment Organisation (DRDO), was awarded thehonoraryfellowship.TheawardwaspresentedbytheRoyalAeronauticalSocietyoftheUnitedKingdom.�87.TheArmsActAmendmentBill,�0�9madeamenndments
Committee? fo'o fojklr lfefr esa fdrus lnL; ns'k gSa\
(a) �8(b) ��(c) �5(d) �7
Ans:–(b)The World Heritage Committee consists of representativesfrom��memberstatestotheconventionelectedbytheUnitedNations GeneralAssembly.TheWorld Heritage Committeemeetsonceeveryyear.�9�.TowhichcompanydidISROtransferredspacegradeLi-
Ioncelltechnology? us fdl daiuh dks Lisl xzsM Li-Ionlsy rduhd gLrkarfjr
dh\
(a) HAL/,p,,y(b) BEL(c) BHEL(d) TATA/VkVk
Ans:–(c)Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) transferred itsindigenous technology to produce space-grade lithium-ioncells(Li-ioncells)toBharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL)aspertheTTAsignedonMarch�0�8.BHELissettinguptheLi-IonproductionfacilitynearBangaloreinKarnataka.Theannouncement was given by the Union Minister ofAtomicEnergyandSpaceDr.JitendraSingh.�9�.Whoisthe40thPresidentoftheUSA? ;w,l, ds 40 osa jk"Vªifr dkSu gSa\
(d) GeraldFord/tsjkYM iQksMZAns:–(a)Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician whoservedasthe40thpresidentoftheUnitedStatesfrom�98�to �989 and became the highly influential voice of modernconservatism.�93.TheChennai-Kanyakumari IndustrialCorridor (CKIC)
projectinTamilNaduhasbeenestimatedtobecompleted
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Ans:–(a)TheChennai-KanyakumariIndustrialCorridor(CKIC)projectinTamilNaduhasbeenestimatedtobecompletedby�0�4.ItisapartoftheEastCoastEconomicCorridor(ECEC).�94.Where is the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ans:–(a)BharatRatnaShriAtalBihariVajpayeeEkanaCricketStadiumisaninternationalstandardcricketstadiuminLucknow,UttarPradesh. With a seating capacity of 50,000, it became thethird-largestinternationalcricketstadiuminIndia.�95.WhenwastheAirForceBilateralAgreementsignedby
IndiaandSingapore? Hkkjr vkSj flaxkiqj n~okjk ok;q lsuk n~foi{kh; le>kSrs ij dc
gLrk{kj fd, x,\
(a) �00�(b) �003(c) �007(d) �009
Ans:–(c)TheAirForceBilateralAgreementwassignedbyIndiaandSingaporein�007.Itwasrenewedin�0�7.JMTisheldundertherenewedagreement.�96.Where was the �0�9 World Wind Energy Conference
Ans:–(b)American rock climber Brad Gobright passed away afterfallingoffamountaininMexico.Hewas3�yearsold.HefellonanalmostsheerfaceknownasElSenderoLuminosoontheElToromountainintheElPortreroChico,Monterrey.�98.Whenwasthe�3thIndia-JapanAnnualSummitheld? 13oka Hkkjr&tkiku okf"kZd f'k[kj lEesyu dc vk;ksftr fd;k
x;k Fkk\
(a) �0�6(b) �0�7(c) �0�8(d) �0�9
Ans:–(c)The �+� meeting is held after the decision made by PrimeMinisterModiandPrimeMinisterAbeduringthe�3thIndia-Japan Annual Summit. The Summit was held in Japan inOctober�0�8toinstituteaForeignandDefenceMinisterialDialogueforfurtherdeepeningbilateralSecurityandDefencecooperation.�99.Where was the �+� India-Japan Foreign and Defence
Ans:–(c)India-JapanForeignandDefenceMinisterialDialogue�+�isheldinNewDelhion30November�0�9.ThedialoguewillbechairedbytheDefenceMinisterRajnathSingh.Themeetingprovides an opportunity for the two countries to strengthendefenceandsecuritycooperation.300.What is the cost of the Jammu and Srinagar metro
(d) Rs.9,590crore/djksM+Ans:–(d)TheJammu&KashmirgovernmenthasfixedSeptember�0�4as the deadline to start the operations on the metro projectforJammuandSrinagar.TheestimatedcostoftheprojectisRs.9,590crore.
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DECEMBER – 2019�. In India, the first bank of limited liability, manages by
(d) OudhCommercialBank/vo/ okf.kfT;d cSadAns:–(d)InIndia,thefirstbankoflimitedliabilitymanagesbyIndiansand founded in �88� was Oudh Commercial Bank./Hkkjr esa Hkkjrh;ksa n~okjk izcaf/r lhfer ns;rk rFkk 1881 esa LFkkfir igyk cSad vo/ okf.kfT;d cSad FkkA�. Insurance cover for bank deposits in our country is
providedby–––––––. gekjs ns'k esa cSad dh tekjkf'k;ksa ij chek doj-----------------n~okjk
miyC/ djk;k tkrk gSA
(a) SBI/,lchvkbZ
(b) DICGC/MhvkbZlhthlh
(c) GIC/thvkbZlh
(d) LIC/,yvkbZlhAns:–(b)Insurancecoverforbankdepositsinourcountryisprovidedby DICGC./gekjs ns'k esa cSad dh tekjkf'k;ksa ij chek doj MhvkbZlhthlh n~okjk miyC/ djk;k tkrk gSA3. Under whose charimanship the Planning Commission
(d) Pune/iq.ksAns:–(a)EXIM Bank head quarters located at Mumbai. Export–ImportBankofIndia(EXIMBank)isaspecializedfinancialinstitution,whollyownedby/eqacbZ esa fLFkr EXIMcSad dk gsM DokVZjA ,DliksVZ&bEiksVZ cSad vkWiQ bafM;k (EXIMBank),d fo'ks"k foRrh; laLFkku gS] tks Hkkjr ljdkj ds LokfeRo esa gS] ftls 1982 esa LFkkfir fd;k x;k FkkA5. Where is the Headquarters of New Development Bank
Ans:–(d)The New Development Bank, formerly referred to as theBRICS Development Bank, is a multilateral developmentbankestablishedbytheBRICScountries./U;w MsoyiesaV cSad] ftls igys fczDl MsoyiesaV cSad ds :i esa tkuk Fkk] fczDl ns'kksa n~okjk LFkkfir ,d cgqi{kh; fodkl cSad gSA6. GoodPeopletogrowwith"isaTaglineofwhichBank? ^^xqM ihiy Vw xzks fon** fdl cSad dh ,d VSxykbu gS\
(d) Crossedcheque/js[kkafdrAns:–(c)Apost-datedchequecannotbepaidbefore itsduedate.Ananti-dated cheque is payable within three months from thedatespecifiedonthecheque./,d mRrj&fnukafdr psd dk Hkqxrku mldh fu;r frfFk ls iwoZ ugha fd;k tk ldrkA psd ij fun"V frfFk ls rhu eghuksa ds Hkhrj ,d iwoZ&fnuakfdr psd ns; gksrk gSA��. TheRupaycard lunchhasmadeSuadiArabia the third
nation in West Asia to initiate India’s digital paymentsystem.WhichwasthefirstothernationexceptIndiatolaunchtheRuPaycard?
(a) Toreducethegovernmentshareintheprivatesector./futh {ks=k esa ljdkj dk fgLlk de djuk
(b) ToreducegovernmentshareintheFDI./,iQ-Mh-vkbZ-
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esa ljdkj ds fgLls dks de djuk
(c) ToreducegovernmentshareinMarket./cktkj iwath esa ljdkj dk fgLlk de djuk(d) Toreducethegovernmentshareinthepublicsector./lkoZtfud mn~;ksxksa esa ljdkj dk fgLlk de djuk
(a) It is release of funds by RBI in Open Market/[kqys cktkj esa vkjchvkbZ n~okjk fuf/;k¡ tkjh djuk(b) ItisstandbyfacilitytobanksbyRBIforinfusionofliquidity/pyfuf/ dks miyC/ djus ds fy, vkjchvkbZ n~okjk cSadks dks vkikrh lqfo/k(c) It is buyingor sellingofgovernmentbonds in theopenmarketbyCentralBanktoinjectorsuckliquidityfromthesystem/dsanzh; cSad n~okjk iz.kkyh esa pyfuf/ ykus vkSj gVkus ds fy, [kqys cktkj esa ljdkjh ckaM dks [kjhnuk ;k cspukA
(a) It is release of funds by RBI in Open Market/[kqys cktkj esa vkjchckbZ n~okjk fuf/;k¡ tkjh djukA(b) ItisstandbyfacilitytobanksbyRBIforinfusionofliquidity/pyfuf/ dks miyC/ djus ds fy, vkjchvkbZ n~okj cSadks dks vkikrh lqfo/k (c) It is buyingor sellingofgovernmentbonds in theopenmarketbyCentralBanktoinjectorsuckliquidityfromthesystem/dsanzh; cSad n~okjk iz.kkyh esa pyfuf/ ykus vkSj gVkus ds fy, [kqys cktkj esa ljdkjh ckaM dks [kjhnuk ;k cspukA
(d) Alloftheabove/mi;qDrZ lHkh
Ans:–(c)4�. Whichmajormarketsegmentsareunder the regulatory
ambitoftheReserveBankofIndia? fjt+oZ cSad fofu;ked {ks=kkf/dkj esa vkus okyk izeq[k cktkj
Ans:–(c)Stagflation refers to economic condition where economicgrowthisverysloworstagnantandpricesarerising./LVSxÝys'ku ,d ,slh vkfFkZd fLFkfr dks lanfHkZr djrk gS tgka vkfFkZd fodkl cgqr /hek ;k fLFkj gksrk gS vkSj dhersa c<+rh tkrh gSaA43. Which of the following operation cannot be done by
SmallFinanceBanks? y?kq foRr cSadksa n~okjk fuEu esa ls dkSu lk dk;Z ugha fd;k tk
ldrk gS\
(a) SellForex/fons'kh eqnzk cspuk(b) SellMF/,e,iQ cspuk(c) Can convert to full-fledge bank/iw.kZr;k cSad es ifjorZu
(d) GrantLargeLoans/cM+s Í.k vuqnkuAns:–(d)SmallfinancebanksareatypeofnichebanksinIndia.Bankswithasmallfinancebanklicensecanprovidebasicbankingserviceofacceptanceofdepositsandleading./y?kq foRr cSad Hkkjr esa ,d vkyk cSad gSaA ,d Nksrs foRr cSad ykblsal okys cSad tek vkSj Í.k nsus dh Lohd`fr dh ewyHkwr cSafdx lsok iznku dj ldrs gSaA44. Which of the following statement is/are true about
NABARD? ukckMZ ds ckjs esa fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk dFku lgh gSa\
(d) Togetherwecan/Vwxsnj oh dSuAns:–(b)IndusInd Bank Limited is a Mumbai based Indian newgenerationbank,establishedin�994./baMlbaM cSad fyfeVsM ,d eqacbZ fLFkr Hkkjrh; ubZ ih<+h dk cSad gS] ftls 1994 esa LFkkfir fd;k x;k FkkA46. NASDAQisastockexchangeofwhichofthefollowing
country? uSLMsd fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl ns'k dk LVkWd ,Dlpsat gS\
(a) China/phu(b) UnitedStates/la;qDr jkT; vesfjdk
(c) Japan/tkiku(d) UnitedKingdom/;wds
Ans:–(b)The NASDAQ Stock Market, also known as Nasdaq is anAmericanstockexchange./uSLMSd LVkWd ekdsZV] ftls uSLMSd ds uke ls Hkh tkuk tkrk gS ,d vesfjdh LVkWd ,Dlpsat gSaaA47. If Reserve Bank of India reduces the Bank Rate, what
willbeitsimpact? vxj Hkkjrh; fjt+oZ cSad cSad nj dks de dj nsrk gS] rks bldk
D;k vlj gksxk\
(a) Liquiditydecrease/rjyrk de gks tk,xh
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(b) Liquidityincrease/rjyrk esa o`f¼ gksxh(c) No change in liquidity/rjyrk esa dksbZ ifjorZu ugha gksxk
(d) Allofthese/;s lHkhAns:–(b)IfReserveBankofIndiareducestheBankRate,liquiditywillincrease./vxj Hkkjrh; fjt+oZ cSad cSad nj dks de dj nsrk gS] rks rjyrk esa o`f¼ gksxh48. CurrentBankrate_____. orZeku cSad nj-----------A
(a) 4.50(b) 5.�5(c) 5.40(d) 4.65
Ans:–(c)
CurrentBankrateis5.40percent/orZeku cSad nj 5-40 izfr'kr gSA49. In which year the financial market reforms begin with
Ans:–(d)In�985 the financialmarket reformsbeginwithSukhamoyChakravartyandVaghulCommittee./lq[ke; pØorhZ vkSj ok?kqy lfefr ds lkFk 1985 esa foRrh; cktkj lq/kj 'kq: gq,A50. Which was the first Indian RRB that achieved Core
BankingSolution(CBS)in�0��? 2011 esa dksj cSfdax lek/ku (lhch,l) izkIr djus okyh
Ans:–(b)Rushikulya Gramya Bank was the first Indian RRB thatachievedCoreBankingSolution(CBS)in�0��./2011 esa dksj cSfdax lek/ku (lhch,l) izkIr djus okyk igyk Hkkjrh; vkjvkjch
Ans:–(c)ThailandhasbeenelectedasamemberoftheWorldHeritageCommittee. It was selected during the ��nd session of theGeneral Assembly of States Parties to the World HeritageConventioninParis.7�. WhichIndianrankedamongthetop�0oftheReal-Time
Ans:–(d)RelianceIndustries(RIL)chiefMukeshAmbanirankedasthe9thrichestpersongloballyintheReal-TimeBillionairesListofForbes.Hisnetworthwas$60billion.Ambanimadeittothedailylistofthetop�0richestpeopleintheworldbecauseoftheincreaseinthesharepriceofhisflagshipfirmRelianceIndustries.73. Where did the Indian Navy test-fire the Brahmos
supersoniccruisemissile? Hkkjrh; ukSlsuk us czg~eksl lqijlksfud Øwt felkby dk ijh{k.k
tosetupitscampusinthecountry? fdl ns'k ds lkFk Hkkjr us fo'ofo|ky; dks ns'k esa viuk
ifjlj LFkkfir djus esa l{ke cukus ds fy, gLrk{kj fd,\
(a) Qatar/drj
(b) Dubai/nqcbZ(c) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjc
(d) Cyprus/lkbçlAns:–(a)Maharashtra’s Savitribai Phule Pune Universit (STPU)and Qatar’s Milestone International Education signed amemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)toenabletheUniversitytosetupitscampusinDoha.75. WhenwastheWorldAIDSDayfirstobserved? fo'o ,M~l fnol igyh ckj dc euk;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �980 (b) �980(c) �988 (d) �994
Ans:–(c)WorldAIDSDaywasfirstobservedon�stDecember�988.The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS(UNAIDS ) took the lead on campaigning forWorldAIDSDayfrom�994-�004.76. IndiahasreaffirmedtosupportButan’s________5-year
Ans:–(b)The �nd Annual India-Bhutan Development CooperationTalks have held New Delhi. The talks aimed at renewingIndia’s commitment to supporting projects under Bhutan’songoingtwelfthfive-yearplan,thatisfrom�0�8-�3.77. Wherewasthe50thInternationalFilmFestivalofIndia
Ans:–(c)The50thInternationalFilmFestivalofIndia(IFFI)hasbeenscheduled was held from �0th November to -�8 November�0�9inGoa.78. Which country was elected as a member of the World
(d) Cyprus/lkbçlAns:–(b)ThailandhasbeenelectedasamemberoftheWorldHeritageCommittee. It was selected during the ��nd session of theGeneral Assembly of States Parties to the World HeritageConventioninParis.79. MukeshAmbanirankedasthe__________richestperson
globally in the Real-Time Billionaires List of Forbes�0�9.
eqds'k vackuh dks iQksClZ 2019 dh fj;y&Vkbe fcfy;us;lZ fyLV esa oSf'od Lrj ij ---------- lcls vehj O;fDr ds :i esa LFkku fn;k Xk;k gSA
(a) 5th/5oha(b) 7th/7oha(c) 8th/8oha(d) 9th/9oha
Ans:–(d)RelianceIndustries(RIL)chiefMukeshAmbanirankedasthe9thrichestpersongloballyintheReal-TimeBillionairesListofForbes.Hisnetworthwas$60billion.Ambanimadeittothedailylistofthetop�0richestpeopleintheworldbecauseoftheincreaseinthesharepriceofhisflagshipfirmRelianceIndustries.80. WhenistheWorldAIDSDayobserved? fo'o ,M~l fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(b)TheFrench-Swissco-produceddramafilmParticlesdirectedbyBlaiseHarrisonandproducedbyEstelleFialonwon theGoldenPeacockAwardatthe50thInternationalFilmFestivalofIndia(IFFI).Itisanambitiousyetmodestfilmaboutthemysteriesofbeingateenager.8�. With the selectionThailand as a member of theWorld
Heritage Committee, it would be serving the WorldHeritageCommitteeforthefourthtimeandtheperiodof________.
Ans:–(c)ThailandhasbeenelectedasamemberoftheWorldHeritageCommittee. It was selected during the ��nd session of theGeneral Assembly of States Parties to the World HeritageConventioninParis.Therepresentativesfrom�93countriescast their votes to fill nine vacant seats on the ��-memberWorld Heritage Committee. With this selection, it will bethe fourth time Thailand has served on the World HeritageCommittee.Thetermwouldendin�0�3.83. Which state celebrated the Indigenous Faith Day on �
(d) ArunachalPradesh/v#.kkpy çns'kAns:–(d)The Indigenous Faith Day (IFD) �0�9 was celebrated on �December in Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh. The Day aims topreservetherichcultureandidentityoftheState.Thefunction
waspresidedbyTezulegislatorKarikhoKri.TheprogrammewasorganizedbytheIndigenousFaithandCulturalSocietyofArunachalPradesh(IFCSAP)ofTezu.84. Nagalandwascarvedoutfrom________. ukXkkySaM dks ----------- ls rjk'kk Xk;k FkkA
(a) Assam/vle
(b) ArunachalPradesh/v#.kkpy çns'k
(c) Manipur/ef.kiqj(d) Myanmar/E;kaekj
Ans:–(a)Nagaland celebrated its 57th statehood day on � December�0�9. Nagaland was carved out of Assam in �963. On �December�963,Dr.SRadhakrishnaninauguratedNagalandasthe�6thstateofthecountry.85. AjitDoval is the_________NationalSecurityAdvisor
Ans:–(a)Ajit Doval is the 5th National Security Advisor (NSA) tothePrimeMinisterof India.He assumedofficeon30May�0�4.In�004-05,heservedastheDirectoroftheIntelligenceBureau.86. Nagaland celebrated ________ statehood day on �
Ans:–(c)Nagaland celebrated its 57th statehood day on � December�0�9. Nagaland was carved out of Assam in �963. On �December�963,Dr.SRadhakrishnaninauguratedNagalandasthe�6thstateofthecountry.TheStategovernmentorganizedvariouseventsandfunctionsduringtheoccasion.87. When was the International Day for the Abolition of
Ans:–(d)International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observedeveryyearon�December.Onthisdaypeoplesharetheirviewtowards slavery in writings through opinion pieces, poetry,interviews,shortstories,featurearticles,andotherpublishedmaterial.88. WhenwastheNagalandStateformed? ukXkkySaM jkT; dk XkBu dc gqvk\
Ans:–(b)Nagaland celebrated its 57th statehood day on � December�0�9.NagalandwascarvedoutofAssamin�963.89. InwhichstateisBhopallocated? Hkksiky fdl jkT; esa fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(b)BhopalisacityinthecentralIndianstateofMadhyaPradesh.It’soneofIndia’sgreenestcities.Therearetwomainlakes,theUpperLakeandtheLowerLake.90. Who is appointed as the new Controller General of
Accounts(CGA)witheffectfrom�December�0�9? 1 fnlacj 2019 ls u, fu;a=kd egkys[kkdkj (CGA)ds :i
Ans:–(a)The government appointed Soma Roy Burman as the newController General of Accounts (CGA) with effect from �December�0�9.Ms.Burmanisthe�4thCGAofIndia.Sheistheseventhwomantoholdthisposition.9�. WhenwastheBhopalgastragedyhappened? Hkksiky XkSl =kklnh dc gqbZ Fkh\
(a) �966 (b) �976
(c) �984 (d) �99�Ans:–(c)The Bhopal gas tragedy happened on the night of �nd and3rdDecemberof�984.Thetragedyoccurredbecauseoftheunintentionaldischargeof thepoisonousMethyl Isocyanate(MIC) and some other chemicals released from the UnionCarbideChemicalPlantinBhopal.9�. SomaRoyBurmanisthe_________ControllerGeneral
Ans:–(c)The government appointed Soma Roy Burman as the newController General of Accounts (CGA) with effect from �December�0�9.Ms.Burmanisthe�4thCGAofIndia.Sheistheseventhwomantoholdthisposition.93. Whicheditionof theExerciseMitraShaktibeganon�
Ans:–(d)The �0-day-long Hornbill Festival of Nagaland began atKisama, Nagaland on � December.The �0th edition of theHornbillfestivalwasinauguratedbytheStateGovernorR.N.Ravi.95. ExerciseHAND-IN-HAND�0�9isthe________edition
Ans:–(a)NewDelhiistohosttheNationalSikhGames(NSG)�0�0.Thegamewillbeheldfrom9-��January�0�0acrossvariousvenues in New Delhi. NSG is dedicated to the 550th birthanniversaryofGuruNanakDev.98. Whowonthe�0�9Ballond’Orawardastheworld’sbest
(d) AbbyWambach/vCch okEcpAns:–(b)Megan Rapinoe won the Ballon d’Or as the world’s bestplayer.ShebeatLucyBronzeandAlexMorgantoclaimthetitle.InJuly�0�9,theUnitedStatestotheWorldCuptitle.99. Where was the India-Sweden High-Level Dialogue on
InnovationPolicyheld? uokpkj uhfr ij Hkkjr&LohMu mPp&Lrjh; okrkZ dgka vk;ksftr
Ans:–(b)AnIndia-SwedenHigh-LevelDialogueonInnovationPolicywasheldinNewDelhi.ThemeetingwaschairedbyPMModi,King Carl XVI Gustaf It aims to provide overall strategicdirectionforjointinnovationpolicy.�00.Whowonthe�0�9Ballond’Orawardastheworld’sbest
Ans:–(a)UNGAannounced�983-�99�astheUnitedNationsDecadeof Disabled Persons. In �99�, the United Nations GeneralAssembly(UNGA)passedtheresolution47/3.Theresolutionaimedtopromotetherightsandwell-beingofdisabledpersonsinallaspectsofsociety.�0�.LionelMessibroketherecordsetbyCristianoRonaldo
(d) 3000km/3000 fd-eh-Ans:–(d)RussianPresidentVladimirPutin andChinesePresidentXiJinping launched the Siberia pipeline project. The pipelinewilltransportnaturalgasfromSiberiatonortheastChina.ThemoveaimstoboosttheeconomicandpoliticaltiesbetweenRussia and China. It is a 3,000-km-long Power of Siberiapipeline.�05.WhendidCentrepasstheordinancetobane-cigarettes? bZ&flXkjsV ij çfrca/ yXkkus ds fy, dsaæ us vè;kns'k dc ikfjr
Games? nf{k.k ,f'k;kbZ [ksyksa esa fdrus lnL; ns'k gSa\
(a) 8 (b) ��(c) �3 (d) �5
Ans:–(a)SAG was held for the first time in September �984 inKathmandu,Nepal.Thegamesareheldonceevery�years.ItisheldamongtheAsianathletes.SouthAsiaOlympicCouncil(SAOC) is thegoverningbodyofSAG.The8membersofSAG are India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan,Afghanistan,theMaldives,Nepal,andSriLanka.�07.WhenwastheRegionalConnectivitySchemelaunched? jhtuy dusfDVfoVh Ldhe dc 'kq: dh XkbZ Fkh\
(a) �0�5 (b) �0�6(c) �0�7 (d) �0�8
Ans:–(c)Regional Connectivity Scheme was launched in �0�7. Theschemeisapartofthegovernment’svisiontooperationalizeover �00 airports in smaller towns and cities over the nextfiveyears.�08.WhenwastheSpecialProtectionGroupformed? Lis'ky çksVsD'ku Xkqzi dk XkBu dc fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �98� (b) �985(c) �988 (d) �99�
Ans:–(c)SpecialProtectionGroupwasformedin�988byanactoftheParliament of India. It is headquartered in New Delhi.ThespecialforceprovidessecuritytothePrimeMinisterofIndiaandtheformerPrimeMinistersofIndiaTheDirectorofSPGisArunKumarSinha.�09.WhenwasthePersonalDataProtectionBilldrafted? ilZuy MsVk çksVsD'ku fcy dc rS;kj fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �0�6 (b) �0�7(c) �0�8 (d) �0�9
Ans:–(c)The draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill, �0�9 wasprepared by a high-level expert group chaired by formerSupreme Court judge B.N. Srikrishna in �0�8. The inter-ministerialconsultationdelayedthepassingoftheBill.��0.WithwhichcountrydidIndiasigntheJointDeclaration
Ans:–(c)TheUnionCabinetassessedandapprovedtheJointDeclarationof Intent (JDI) between India and Germany. The JDI wasaimedat strengthening thecooperationonstrategicprojectsinthefieldofRailways.TheJointDeclarationofIntentwassignedinthemonthofNovember�0�9.���.MongoosewaslistedinSchedule_______(PartII)ofthe
Ans:–(d)ThemongooseisasmallcarnivoranfoundinsouthernEurasiaand mainlandAfrica. It is listed in Schedule II (Part II) oftheWildlifeProtectionAct,�97�.Aspertheact,smugglingMongoose or possession of its body part is a non-bailableoffence.���.WhereisLothallocated? yksFku dgka fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(a)LothalwasoneofthesouthernmostcitiesoftheancientIndusValley Civilization, located in the Bhāl region of the modern stateofGujarat.��3.WhenwastheWildlifeCrimeControlBureau(WCCB)
established? oU;tho vijk/ fu;a=k.k C;wjks (WCCB)dh LFkkuk dc dh XkbZ
Ans:–(c)TheYamunasometimescalled the Jamunaor Jumna, is thelongestand thesecond largest tributary riverof theGanges(Ganga)innorthernIndia.��6.WithwhichcountrydidIndiasignMoUtoestablishthe
Ans:–(b)The Himachal Pradesh State Cabinet approved to sign thememorandum of understanding (MoU) to sell the water ofRiverYamunafromMaharashtra’sshareatTajewalacorridor.TheCabinetmeetingwaschairedbyChiefMinisterJaiRamThakur.Withthisdecision,theStatewouldearnRs.��croreperannum.��0.Indian ranked _________ in the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development’s Business-to-Consumer(B�C)E-commerceIndex�0�9.
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Ans:–(c)India ranked 73rd in the United Nations Conference onTrade and Development’s Business-to-Consumer (B�C) E-commerce Index�0�9.The rankingwas conducted for �5�countries.���.The _________ edition of the Startup India Global
Ans:–(a)The�ndeditionof theStartupIndiaGlobalVentureCapitalSummitis tobeheldfrom6-7December�0�9inGoa.Thesummit aims to support the Fund Managers and LimitedPartnersofTopGlobalVentureCapitalFirms.���.WhenistheInternationalVolunteerDayobserved? varjkZ"Vªh; Lo;alsod fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �0July/10 tqykbZ(b) ��August/12 vXkLr
(c) 8October/8 vDVwcj
(d) 5December/5 fnlacjAns:–(d)InternationalVolunteerDayisobservedon5Decembereveryyear. The day provides a unique chance for volunteers andorganizationstocelebratetheirefforts,tosharetheirvalues.��3.When was the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Ans:–(b)TheInternationalFinanceCorporation(IFC)wasestablishedon�0July�956.ItisheadquarteredinWashington,U.S.��4.WhenwasthefirstWorldSoilDayobserved? igyk fo'o e`nk@feV~Vh fnol dc euk;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �990 (b) �994(c) �008 (d) �0�4
Ans:–(d)In �00�, the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS)recommendedtheobservationoftheWorldSoilDayannuallyon 5 December. Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO)supported the institution of the day with the support of theKingdom ofThailand. In June �0�3, the day was endorsedby FAO. In December �0�3, the United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA) designated 5 December �0�4. The firstWorldSoilDaywasobservedin�0�4.��5.WhenistheWorldSoilDayobserved? fo'o e`nk@feV~Vh fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(d) 5Dec/5 fnlacjAns:–(d)WorldSoilDayisobservedon5December�0�9.Itisobservedevery year. It highlights the problem due to populationexpansion.Itraisestheprofileofhealthysoil.��6.The ________ edition of National Public Procurement
Ans:–(a)The 3rd edition of National Public Procurement Conclavebegan held in New Delhi. The two-day deliberations anactionable agenda will emerge that will facilitate workcontractsintheformoftenderstobemadeavailableontheGeMportalinthefuture.��7.Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)
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(b) BHEL/Hksy(c) BEL/chbZ,y(d) DRDO/MhvkMhvks
Ans:–(b)Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) signedanMoUwithBharatHeavyElectricalsLimited (BHEL)on5December�0�9.TheMoUwillbeeffectiveforfiveyears’duration.TheMoUwasaimedtocooperate,collaborateandpursue industrial application-oriented research programmesanditscommercializationonalargescale.��8.In which year was/will be the Aqua Line Metro
Ans:–(c)TheAquaLineofthemetrowasinauguratedinJanuary�0�9.ItconnectsNoidaandGreaterNoida.Themetrolinecoversadistanceofalmost30km.��9.________ State government partnered with the World
Ans:–(c)PunjabStategovernmentpartneredwiththeWorldEconomicForum(WEF)todesignaPublic-Privatepilotonshared,cleanandelectricmobility.Themoveaimstocombatthegrowingproblemofenvironmentalpollutioninthestate.�30.Takehiko Nakao was the ________ President ofAsian
Ans:–(b)MasatsuguAsakawahasbeenelectedasthePresidentoftheAsian Development Bank (ADB) by the Bank’s Board ofGovernors.Mr.Asakawa iscurrently servingas theSpecialAdvisor toJapan’sPrimeMinisterandMinisterofFinance.Hewillbeassumingtheofficeon�7January�0�0.Hewillbethe�0thPresidentofADB.�3�.WorldHealthOrganisation(WHO)hasannounced_____
Ans:–(c)The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)establishedon�July�949.ItisheadquarteredatNewDelhi,India.�34.When was the Eat Right India initiative started by
Ans:–(d)Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)certifiedMumbaiCentral railwaystationasIndia’sfirstEatRightStation.Itratedthestationwithfourstarsrating.Themove comes under the Eat Right India initiative started byFSSAIin�0�8.�35.WhenwasthePradhanMantriSwasthyaSurakshaYojana
approved? çèkkuea=kh LokLF; lqj{kk ;kstuk dc LohÑr dh XkbZ Fkh\
(a) �00� (b) �003(c) �006 (d) �0�0
Ans:–(c)The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)was approved in March �006. The scheme aims to correctthe imbalances in the availability of affordable healthcarefacilitiesinthedifferentpartsofthecountryingeneral,andaugmenting facilities for quality medical education in theunder-servedStatesinparticular.
�36.How much did the Cabinet Committee on EconomicAffairs (CCEA) approve for the up-gradation of the39 Government Medical Colleges and Institutions(GMCIs)?
(d) Rs.400crore/400 djksM+ #i;sAns:–(b)CabinetCommitteeonEconomicAffairs (CCEA)approvedthe proposal for the up-gradation of the 39 GovernmentMedicalCollegesandInstitutions(GMCIs)inthethirdphaseofPMSSYon7thNovember�0�3.ItalsoapprovedacostofRs.�50croreeach,Rs.��0crorefortheCentralContributionandRs.30crorefortheStateShare.�37.Whoisappointedas theSeniorSecurityAdvisor in the
HomeMinistry? Xk`g ea=kky; esa ofj"B lqj{kk lykgdkj ds :i esa fdls fu;qDr
(d) SandeepKumar/lanhi dqekjAns:–(a)Former advisor to the Governor of the erstwhile state ofJammuandKashmir,KVijayKumar,isappointedasaSeniorSecurityAdvisorintheUnionHomeMinistry.�38.The_________NagalandHoneyBeeDaywascelebrated
inKohima. dksfgek esa ----------- ukXkkySaM guh ch Ms euk;k Xk;kA
Ans:–(b)The �nd Nagaland Honey Bee Day was celebrated on 5December�0�9attheHeritage,OldDCBungalow,Kohima,Nagaland.�39.HowmanysectionswerethereinitiallyintheDirectorate
GeneralFireServices,CivilDefence? ukXkfjd lqj{kk egkfuns'kky; esa fdrus vuqHkkXk Fks\
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(c) 4 (d) 5Ans:–(c)The Directorate General Fire Services, Civil Defence wasestablished on �7th November �96�. It functions under theMinistryofHomeAffairsGovernmentofIndia.Initially,therewereonlyfoursectionsnamelyFireSection,CivilDefence,HomeGuards,andCommunicationSection.�40.In its 5th Monetary policy, RBI lowered its real GDP
growth forecast for �0�9-�0 from ________ in theOctoberpolicyto5%.
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(a) 5.3% (b) 6.�%(c) 6.7% (d) 7.0%
Ans:–(b)Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its fifth bi-monthlymonetarypolicystatement for�0�9-�0. In its5thMonetarypolicy,RBIlowereditsrealGDPgrowthforecastfor�0�9-�0from6.�%intheOctoberpolicyto5%.�4�.When was the Directorate General Fire Services, Civil
Defenceestablished? ukXkfjd lqj{kk egkfuns'kky; dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
(a) �953 (b) �96�(c) �968 (d) �97�
Ans:–(b)The Directorate General Fire Services, Civil Defence wasestablished on �7th November �96�. It functions under theMinistryofHomeAffairsGovernmentofIndia�4�.What is the repo rate announced the Monetary Policy
Ans:–(c)Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its fifth bi-monthlymonetary policy statement for �0�9-�0. The policy wasprepared by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)-led byGovernorShaktikantaDas.Thereporateremainsthesameas5.�5%.Itwasnotchangedduetoinflationpressure.�43.WhenistheCivilDefenceDaycelebrated? ukXkfjd lqj{kk fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) 3�November/31 uoacj(b) �December/2 fnlacj
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Ans:–(c)CivilDefenceDay is celebratedon6December�0�9.Dayisobservedeveryyear.Thedayaims tomakeawareof thecitizensandhighlighttheimportanceofCivilDefence.�44.RBI released _________ bi-monthly monetary policy
Ans:–(c)Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its fifth bi-monthlymonetary policy statement for �0�9-�0. The policy wasprepared by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)-led byGovernorShaktikantaDas.BoththeRBIandgovernmentareworkingincoordinationtoachievegrowth.�45.Which State is to merge Krushak Assistance for
Livelihood and Income Augmentation (Kalia) schemewiththeCentre’sPradhanMantriKisanSammanNidhi(PM-Kisan)yojana?
Ans:–(a)TheOdishaStategovernmentismergingtheState’sKrushakAssistanceforLivelihoodandIncomeAugmentation(Kalia)scheme with the Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan SammanNidhi(PM-Kisan)yojanaduetofinancialconstraint.�46.WhichteamwontheMaryleboneCricketClub’s(MCC)
Christopher Martin-Jenkins (CMJ) Spirit of CricketAwardfor�0�9?
(d) India/bafM;kAns:–(c)NewZealandcricketteamwasawardedwiththeMaryleboneCricket Club’s (MCC) Christopher Martin-Jenkins (CMJ)Spirit of Cricket Award for �0�9. The New Zealand teamdefeatedtheWorldCupfinalagainstEnglandtowinthecup.Theteamdisplayedalevelofsportsmanshipintheevent.�47.WherewilltheExerciseINDRA�0�9beheld? ,Dljlkbt INDRA2019 dgka vk;ksfr fd;k tk,Xkk\
Ans:–(d)Exercise INDRA �0�9 is a joint, tri-services exercise heldbetweenIndiaandRussia.TheexercisewillbeconductedinIndiafrom�0-�9December�0�9.ItwillholdsimultaneouslyatBabina,Pune,andGoa.�48.When was the CMJ Spirit of Cricket award �0�9
instituted? lh,ets fLifjV vkWiQ+ fØdsV vokMZ 2019 dc LFkkfir fd;k
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Ans:–(a)TheCMJSpiritofCricketawardwasinstitutedbyMaryleboneCricketClub(MCC)andtheBBCin�0�3.�49.WherewastheIndiaWaterImpactSummitheld? Hkkjr ty çHkko f'k[kj lEesyu dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k
Ans:–(b)The 4th India Water Impact Summit was held from 5-7December �0�9 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. TheSummit was organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti andtheCentre forGangaRiverBasinManagementandStudies(cGanga)ledbyIITKanpur.�50.WhichStategovernmentlaunchedtheFirstPashuKisan
creditcardsinIndia? fdl jkT; us Hkkjr esa igyk i'kq fdlku ØsfMV dkMZ ykWUp
Ans:–(d)In �996, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)adoptedresolutionA/RES/5�/33anddeclaredtheobservanceoftheInternationalCivilAviationDayon7December.�5�.MinistryofInformationandBroadcastingis toconduct
Ans:–(d)MinistryofInformationandBroadcastinghasinvitedentriesfor the 8th National Photography Awards. It released theguidelines for theawards.Theawardsareorganizedby thePhotoDivision,MinistryofInformationandBroadcasting.�53.WhenistheInternationalCivilAviationDayobserved? varjkZ"Vªh; ukXkfjd mM~M;u fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(d)Fit India Plogging Run was launched on � October �0�9.TheeventconcludedatDelhi’sJawaharLalNehruStadium.The run covered50 cities across the country.Over 36 lakhpeoplefrom6�,000locationsparticipatedacrossthecountry.ItwasorganizedjointlybySportsAuthorityofIndia(SAI),Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), National ServiceScheme (NSS), NGOs, KendriyaVidalaya and several otherorganizations.�55.WhenwastheIndianCoastGuardestablished? Hkkjrh; rVj{kd dh LFkkiuk dc dh XkbZ Fkh\
MinistryofDefencehasempoweredIndianCoastGuard(CG)hastoboard,searchanyvesselandarrestpeopleforoffenceswithinthemaritimezoneofthecountry.�58.When was the Indian Armed Forces Flag Day first
Ans:–(c)After Independence, thegovernment setupacommitteeon�8August�949,tostrengthenandmanagethewelfareofitsdefence personnel.The IndianArmed Forces Flag Day hasbeenobservedsince�949.�59.When did the Indian government set up a committee
to strengthen and manage the welfare of its defencepersonnelafterindependence?
Ans:–(a)TheUnionMinisterforfoodprocessingHarsimratKaurBadalinaugurated Avantee mega Food Park in Dewas, MadhyaPradesh.ThisisthefirstfoodparkinCentralIndia.�6�.Where is the Kempegowda International Airport
Ans:–(d)Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced changesin its health insurance policy in order to provide benefitsto employees involved in LGBT employees, a same-sexrelationship.TCSbecamethefirstTataGroupcompaniestobringthechange.�63.Which State launched the booklet on the life and
Ans:–(b)The Delhi government launched a booklet on the life andteachings of Dr. BRAmbedkar for students of class 6-8 ingovernmentschools.ThebookletwaslaunchedonAmbedkar’s63rddeathanniversary.�64.Whichstate’scentralcommitteeofdifferentethnicgroups
Ans:–(c)6December�0�9markedthe63rddeathanniversaryofDr.BRAmbedkar.BhimraoRamjiAmbedkar(�4April�89�–6December�956),popularlyknownasBabasahebAmbedkar,wasanIndianjurist,economist,politicianandsocialreformerwhoinspiredtheDalitBuddhistmovementandcampaignedagainstsocialdiscriminationtowardstheuntouchables(Dalits),whilealsosupportingtherightsofwomenandlabour.�66.As per Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) new health
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(a) 40% (b) 50%(c) 65% (d) 70%
Ans:–(b)TataConsultancyServices(TCS)hasannouncedchangesinitshealthinsurancepolicyinordertoprovidebenefitstoemployeesinvolvedinLGBTemployees.Theinsurancepolicywillcoverupto50%costofsexorgenderreassignmentsurgery.�67.When did the Exim Bank sign an agreement with
Ans:–(a)On��April�0�9,theEximBanksignedanagreementwithBangladesh’sArmedForcesDivision.TheagreementwastoprovideIndia-supportedlineofcredit(LoC)$500milliontoBangladesh. The agreement under the LoC came to effectfrom7November�0�9.�68.How much did Japan invest for various North-Eastern
(d) Rs.�6,000crore/16]000 djksM+ #-Ans:–(b)Japan has invested in the development of India’s Northeastprojectswithitshistoricalties.JapanhascommittedRs.�3,000croreforthepurpose.�69.WhoistoleadIndiaintheupcoming�+�Dialogue? vkXkkeh 2$2 laokn ea Hkkjr dk usr`Ro djus okyk dkSu gS\
(d) A&B/, ,aM chAns:–(d)IndiaandtheUSareplanningtosingadefencetechnology-sharing pact.The two countries will sign a deal at the �+�dialogueon�9DecemberinWashington,theUS.TheIndiansidewillbeledbydefenceministerRajnathSinghandexternalaffairsministerSJaishankartothedialogue.�70.Whereisthe�+�dialoguebetweenIndiaandtheUSto
(d) Mumbai/eqacbZAns:–(b)IndiaandtheUSareplanningtosingadefencetechnology-sharing pact.The two countries will sign a deal at the �+�dialogueon�9DecemberinWashington,theUS.TheIndiansidewillbeledbydefenceministerRajnathSinghandexternalaffairsministerSJaishankartothedialogue.�7�.The annual summit between Prime Minister Narendra
Ans:–(b)TheannualsummitbetweenPrimeMinisterNarendraModiand his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe is to take placebetween�5-�7December�0�9.TheannouncementwasmadebytheExternalAffairsMinistry.Thesummit isexpectedtotakeplaceinGuwahati,Assam.�7�.Whichbanksignedanagreementoflineofcredit(LoC)
Ans:–(a)Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance On�� April �0�9, the Exim Bank signed an agreement withBangladesh’s Armed Forces Division. The agreement wastoprovideIndia-supportedlineofcredit(LoC)$500milliontoBangladesh.TheagreementundertheLoCcametoeffectfrom7November�0�9.�73.The _________ India-Myanmar Foreign Office
Ans:–(d)The�8thIndia-MyanmarForeignOfficeConsultationswasheldinNewDelhion6December�0�9.TheIndiandelegationwasledbyForeignSecretary,ShriVijayGokhale,andtheMyanmardelegationwasledbyPermanentSecretary,USoeHan.�74.Which countries student is to travel to India to launch
tolaunchasatellite,Duchifat3.Thethree�7to�8yearsoldare the students of Sha’ar HaNegev High school in Israel’ssouthernregion.�75.Where is the headquarters of Royal Bank Of Scotland
Ans:–(a)Royal Bank Of Scotland was founded in �7�7. It isheadquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It is owned byNatWestHoldings.�76.WhenwastheHumanLibrarymovementfirststarted? ekuo iqLrkdy; vkanksyu igyh ckj dc 'kq: fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
Ans:–(a)The Royal Bank Of Scotland was founded in �7�7. It isheadquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It is owned byNatWestHoldings.�78.WherewastheHumanLibraryeventheld? ekuo iqLrdky; dk;ZØe dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
Ans:–(c)KarnatakaconductedaHumanLibraryevent inMysuruon8 December �0�9. Human Library is spread across variousmetropolitan cities including Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi,BengaluruinIndia.�79.WhereistheSohaeSatelliteLaunchingStationlocated? lksgs lSVsykbV ykWfUpaXk LVs'ku dgka fLFkr gS\
(a) Japan/tkiku(b) N.Korea/mÙkj dksfj;k
(c) S.Korea/,l- dksfj;k
(d) China/phuAns:–(b)NorthKoreacarriedoutaveryimportanttestatitslong-rangerocket launch site, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, on8December.NorthKoreastated that the resultof the latesttest will have an important effect on changing the strategicpositionofNorthKorea.�80.WhenwastheMissUniversepageantformed? fel ;wfuolZ istsaV dk XkBu dc fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �95� (b) �963(c) �934 (d) �975
Ans:–(a)MissUniversebeautypageantisheldeveryyear.Itwasformedon�8June�95�.ItisrunbyMissUniverseOrganization.�8�.The __________ India Water Impact Summit �0�9 in
NewDelhi. ubZ fnYyh esa -------- Hkkjr ty çHkko f'k[kj lEesyu 2019A
(a) 4th/4okW(b) 6th/6Bk(c) 8th/8okW(d) �0th/10okW
Ans:–(a)MinisterofJalshaktisaid thatGangahasbecomeoneof�0cleanestriversintheworldamongthemajorriverscategory.The announcement was made by the Jalshakti MinisterGajendra Singh Shekhawat at the 4th India Water ImpactSummit,�0�9inNewDelhi.�8�.Indiaranked_________intheGlobalClimateRiskIndex
�0�0. Hkkjr Xykscy DykbesV fjLd baMsDl 2020 esa ----- LFkku ij jgkA
Ans:–(c)InternationalAnti-CorruptionDayisobservedon9December.The day aims to raise awareness about corruption and themeasuresthatcanbetakentocombatcorruption.�84.Whichriverhasbecomeoneof�0cleanestriversinthe
world? dkSu lh unh dh 10 lcls LoPN ufn;ksa esa ls ,d cu XkbZ gS\
Ans:–(c)MinisterofJalshaktisaid thatGangahasbecomeoneof�0cleanestriversintheworldamongthemajorriverscategory.The announcement was made by the Jalshakti MinisterGajendra Singh Shekhawat at the 4th India Water ImpactSummit,�0�9inNewDelhi.�85.AirtellaunchesWi-Ficallingservicein_________. ,;jVsy us ---------------- esa okbZ&iQkbZ dkfyaXk lsok 'kq: dhA
AirtellaunchesWi-FicallingserviceinDelhi-NCR�86.WhenNSEwasfounded? NSEdh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
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Ans:–(b)NSEheadquarterswasfoundedon�99�.NationalStockExchangeofIndiaLimitedistheleadingstockexchangeofIndia.�87.Where is theheadquartersofNationalSmall Industries
TheheadquartersofNationalSmallIndustriesCorporationisNewDelhi.�88.The second phase of the Atal Innovation Mission
(AIM) and Scientific International Research In UniqueTerrestrialStation(SIRIUS)DeepTechnologyLearningand Innovation Programme �0�9 culminated. WhichCountry’sprogrammeisSIRIUS?
Ans:–(c)ThesecondphaseofNITIAayog’sAtalInnovationMission(AIM) and Russia’s Scientific International Research InUnique Terrestrial Station (SIRIUS) Deep TechnologyLearningandInnovationProgramme�0�9culminatedasthe�5Indianstudentsreturnedwithbestpracticesofcontemporaryinnovationandentrepreneurship.�89.National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) signed
MoUwith_________ for thedevelopmentofMinistryof Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)EcosysteminIndiainOil&GasSector.
Ans:–(d)AMemorandumofunderstanding(MoU)wassignedbetweenNational Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) andAramcoAsia.TheMoUwassignedbySh.P.Udayakumar,Director(P&M) from NSIC and Mr. Mohammed Al Mughirah,President,AramcoAsia.�90.When was the National Stock Exchange (NSE)
established? us'kuy LVkWd ,Dlpsat (,u,lbZ) dh LFkkiuk dc dh XkbZ
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The National Stock Exchange (NSE) was established in�99�.�9�.WorldAnti-DopingAgency(WADA)banned________
for a four-year term from all major sporting events onDecember�0�9.
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Ans:–(a)TheWorldAnti-DopingAgency(WADA)bannedRussiaforafour-yeartermfromallmajorsportingevents.Thedecisionwas made at Wada’s executive committee in a meeting inLausanne,Switzerland.�9�.Where is the headquarters of the World Anti-Doping
Ans:–(b)WorldAnti-DopingAgency(WADA)wasestablishedon�0November�999bytheInternationalOlympicCommittee.ItisheadquarteredinMontreal,Quebec,Canada.�93.Whichcountry reported the firstpoliocase in�7years
(December�0�9)? 27 lky (fnlacj 2019) esa fdl ns'k us igyk iksfy;ks ekeyk
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(a) Maldives/ekynhi(b) SriLanka/Jhyadk
(c) Malaysia/eysf'k;k(d) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
Ans:–(c)Malaysiareportedthefirstpoliocasein�7years.Thehealthauthorities reported thata three-month-oldMalaysian infanthasbeendiagnosedwithpolio.ThisisthefirstcasereportedintheAsia-Pacificcountryin�7years.�94.When did Human rights law came into existence in
India? Hkkjr esa ekuo vf/dkj dkuwu dc fLrRo esa vk;k\
(a) �950 (b) �967
(c) �988 (d) �993Ans:–(d)HumanrightslawcameintoexistenceinIndiafromSeptember�8, �993.This Commission has made its recommendationstotheGovernmenttoprotecttherightsofordinarycitizens,children, women, elderly human rights, and people of theLGBTcommunityinthecountry.�95.WhenwastheWorldTravelAwards(WTA)established? fo'o ;k=kk iqjLdkj (WTA)dh LFkkiuk dc dh XkbZ Fkh\
(a) �993 (b) �997(c) �000 (d) �004
Ans:–(a)WorldTravelAwards(WTA)wasestablishedin�993.WTAacknowledgesandrewardsexcellenceacrossallkeysectorsofthetravel,tourismandhospitalityindustries.Thewinnersoftheawardareselectedbyaninternationaljuryofhospitalityexperts,mainlyfromtheWorldTravelandTourismCouncil.�96.Which city is selected as the world’s leading Sports
(d) London/yanuAns:–(a)AbuDhabiisselectedastheworld’sleadingSportstourismDestination for the seventh consecutive time. The decisionwas made at the �6th edition of the World Travel Awards(WTA)thatisbeingheldinMuscat,Oman.�97.When was the first International Mountain Day
celebrated? igyk varjkZ"Vªh; ioZrh; fnol dc euk;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �003 (b) �005(c) �008 (d) �0�0
Ans:–(a)The UN declared �00� as the UN International Year ofMountains.Thefirstinternationaldaywascelebratedforthefirsttimein�003.�98.WhendidEritrea-Ethiopiaborderwarhappen? bfjfVª;k&bfFk;ksfi;k lhek ;q¼ dc gqvk Fkk\
Ans:–(b)InternationalMountainDayisobservedon��December.Thedayaimstoraiseawarenessaboutconservingthemountains.Areportsaysthat�5%oftheworld’spopulationlivesinthemountains.Itisnecessarytoconservethemountains.Mountainconservation is a crucial factor for sustainabledevelopmentGoal�5(SDG-�5).�00.WhichyearwasdeclaredastheUNInternationalYearof
Ans:–(c)The UN declared �00� as the UN International Year ofMountains.Thefirstinternationaldaywascelebratedforthefirsttimein�003.�0�.WhendidEritreagetindependencefromEthiopia? bjhfVª;k dks bfFk;ksfi;k ls Lora=krk dc feyh\
Ans:–(b)Switzerland is to serve as a partner for BioAsia �0�0 hasscheduled to be held between �7-�9 February �0�9 inHyderabad, Telangana. The announcement was made byJayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of the Industries andCommerceandInformationTechnologyofTelangana.�04.Which country topped the �0�9 South Asian Games
championship? 2019 lkmFk ,f'k;u XksEl pSafi;ujf'ki esa fdl ns'k us VkWi fd;k\
(a) Nepal/usiky(b) SriLanka/Jhyadk
(c) India/bafM;k(d) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
Ans:–(c)The �3th South Asian Games concluded in Nepal on �0December�0�9.Indiatoppedthechampionshipwithamedaltally of 3�� medals, of which �74 gold, 93 silver, and 45bronze.�05.WhendidIndiaratifytheUnitedNationsConventionon
theLawoftheSea(UNCLOS)? Hkkjr us leqæ ds dkuwu (UNCLOS)ij la;qDr jk"Vª lEesyu
dh iqf"V dc dh\
(a) �994 (b) �995(c) �997 (d) �999
Ans:–(b)UNCLOS was signed on �0 December �98� at MontegoBay,Jamaica.ItistheresultofthethirdeditionoftheUnitedNations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III)internationalagreement. Ithappenedbetweentheyear�973and�98�.IndiahadratifiedtheUNCLOSin�995.�06.How many place/s of the ranking remain unoccupied
as none of the countries assessed is already on a pathcompatiblewiththeParisclimatetargets?
jSafdaXk eas ls fdrus LFkku@LFkku [kkyh jg Xk, gSa D;ksafd fdlh Hkh ns'k }kjk ewY;kadu ugah fd;k Xk;k gS tks igys ls gh isfjl tyok;q y{;ksa ds vuq:i gS\
(d) Firstfive/igys ikapAns:–(c)The first three places of the ranking remain unoccupied asnoneofthecountriesassessedisalreadyonapathcompatiblewiththeParisclimatetargets.�07.Howmanyfast-trackspecialcourts(FTSC)didtheCentre
proposetosetupinIndia? dsaæ ljdkj us Hkkjr esa fdrus iQkLV&VªSd Lis'ky dksVZ (FCS)
dk çLrko j[kk Fkk\
(a) 685 (b) 900(c) �0�3 (d) ����
Ans:–(c)The Centre has proposed to set up �0�3 fast-track specialcourts(FTSC)forspeedytrialanddisposalofrapeandothersexualassaultcasesin�0�9.�08.WhobecamethefirstplayerinIndiancrickettofeaturein
Ans:–(b)WasimJaffer,theformerIndiaopener,becamethefirstplayerinIndiancrickettofeaturein�50Ranjimatches.�09.Which State is to set up fast-track special courts
(d) Bihar/fcgkjAns:–(a)TheOdishaStategovernmenthasplannedtosetup45fast-track special courts (FTSC) in the State. It aims to ensurespeedy trial of cases involving crime against women andchildren. The announcement was made by the State lawministerPratapJena.��0.Which state is to set up a virtual police station in the
State’suniversity? fdl jkT; esa jkT; ds fo'ofo|ky; esa ,d vkHkklh iqfyl
LVs'ku LFkkfir fd;k tkuk gS\
(a) AndhraPradesh/vka/z çns'k
(b) Karnataka/dukZVd
(c) Kerala/dsjy
(d) TamilNadu/rfeyukMqAns:–(a)AndhraPradeshistosetupavirtualpolicestation(VPS)intheAndhraUniversity(AU).Itwillbethefirstofitskind.Itwillhelp the students to reportviolenceor anyother crimeonline.Theplan toestablishVPSwas initiallyproposedbyAUvice-chancellorPrasadReddyinAugust�0�9.���.WhoisappointedasthenextHighCommissionerofIndia
totheRepublicofGhana? ?kkuk Xk.kjkT; esa Hkkjr ds vXkys mPpk;qDr ds :i esa fdls
(d) Dr.T.SureshBabu/MkW- Vh- lqjs'k ckcwAns:–(b)C. Sugandh Rajaram has been appointed as the next HighCommissioner of India to the Republic of Ghana. Rajaram ispresently the Consul General, Consulate General of India toSouthernGermany.HewillreplaceBirenderSinghYadavasthenextHighCommissionerofIndiatotheRepublicofGhana.���.Where was the Symposium on Scope of Science of
AyurvedainGlobalHealth�0�9? oSf'od LokLF; 2019 esa vk;qosZn ds foKku ij laXkks"Bh dgka Fkh\
Ans:–(c)GovernmentorganizedaSymposiumonScopeofScienceofAyurvedainGlobalHealthon��DecemberatNewDelhi.ThesymposiumaimedtosensitizealltheAmbassadorsandHighCommissionersandimpart themwiththeinformationaboutadvancedresearchandrecentdevelopmentsinAyurveda.��3.Whenwasthebarcodescannedforthefirsttime? igyh ckj ckjdksM LdSu dc fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �953 (b) �974(c) �986 (d) �998
Ans:–(b)ThefirstproductthatwasscannedwasapacketofWrigley’sJuicyFruitchewinggum.IttookplaceinJune�974inOhio.��4.George Laurer who passed away recently is the co-
(d) smartphones/LekVZiQksUlAns:–(c)George Laurer, the US engineer who helped develop thebarcode, has passed away at the age of 94. When he wasworking as an electrical engineer with IBM, he developedUPCorbarcode.Hedevelopedascannerthatcoulddigitallyreadcodes.Heusedstripestoprintthecodes.��5.When did United Nations General Assembly pass the
resolution on global health and accelerate the progresstowardUniversalHealthCoverage(UHC)?
la;qDr jk"Vª egklHkk us oSf'od LokLF; ij çLrko dc ikfjr fd;k vkSj ;wfuolZy gsYFk dojst (;w,plh) dh fn'kk esa çXkfr dks Xkfr nh\
Ans:–(d)The Seven BIMSTEC Countries are Bhutan, Bangladesh,India,Myanmar,Nepal,SriLanka,Thailand.��7.When is the International Universal Health Coverage
Dayobserved? varjkZ"Vªh; lkoZHkkSfed LokLF; dojst fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) ��December/12 fnlacj(b) �4August/14 vXkLr
(c) �3March/13 ekpZ(d) �7May/17 ebZ
Ans:–(a)International Universal Health Coverage Day is observedon��Decembereveryyear.ThedayisobservedgloballytohighlighttheimportanceofUniversalHealthCoverage(UHC)
forstrongandresilienthealthsystems.Thedayremindsthateveryperson,despitewhotheyareorwheretheylive,shouldbeabletogetthequalityhealthcaretheyneedwithoutfacingfinancialhardship.��8.Where was the 4th Bay of Bengal Initiative for
Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation(BIMSTEC)Summitheld?
(d) Beijing/chftaXkAns:–(c)The4thBayofBengalInitiativeforMulti-SectoralTechnicaland Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit atKathmandu,Nepalon30-3�stAugust�0�9.��9.When was the first International Day of Neutrality
observed? rVLFkrk dk igyk varjkZ"Vªh; fnol dc euk;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) �004 (b) �008(c) �0�3 (d) �0�7
Ans:–(d)InternationalDayofNeutralitywasofficiallydeclaredbytheUNGeneralAssembly(UNGA)resolutionadoptedinFebruary�0�7.Thedaywasfirstobservedon��December�0�7.TheobservanceofthedayshowsthatNeutralityisveryimportantfortheUnitedNationstogaintheconfidenceandcooperationof all the member countries to operate independently andeffectively.��0.Asian Development Bank (ADB) reduced India’s
Ans:–(b)AsianDevelopmentBank (ADB) reduced India’s economicgrowth forecast for FY �0�9-�0 to 5.�%. It reduced uponanalyzingtheslowingjobprospects,ruraldistressexacerbatedby poor harvest and credit crunch. The bank has predictedthe growth will pick up to 6.5% next year on supportivegovernmentpolicies.���.WhendidtheUNGeneralAssembly(UNGA)officially
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declaretheInternationalDayofNeutrality? la;qDr jk"Vª egklHkk (UNGA)us vkf/dkfjd rkSj ij varjkZ"Vªh;
rVLFkrk fnol dh ?kks"k.kk dc dh\
(a) �006 (b) �009(c) �0�4 (d) �0�7
Ans:–(d)International Day of Neutrality was officially declared by theUNGeneralAssembly(UNGA)resolutionadoptedinFebruary�0�7.Thedaywasfirstobservedon��December�0�7.���.The IFSCsAuthority Bill, �0�9, which was passed by
Lok Sabha will amend ________ Acts, including theSEBIAct,IRDAAct,andPFRDAAct.
Ans:–(d)The International Financial Services Centres AuthorityBill, �0�9,whichwaspassedbyLokSabhawill amend�4Acts, includingtheSEBIAct, theInsuranceRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthority (IRDA)Act and the Pension FundRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthority(PFRDA)Act.��3.WhenistheInternationalDayofNeutralityobserved? rVLFkrk dk varjkZ"Vªh; fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) �4August/14 vXkLr
(b) ��October/21 vDVwcj
(c) �0November/10 uoacj(d) ��December/12 fnlacj
Ans:–(d)InternationalDayofNeutralityisobservedon��December.Thedayaimedtopromotetheuseofpreventivediplomacy,whichisthecorethemeoftheUN.TheUNconductsaimedto enhance public awareness of the value of neutrality ininternationalrelations.��4.Poland asked for an extension up to _______ in the
EuropeanUnion’sclimateneutralityagreement? ikSySaM us ;wjksih; la?k ds tyok;q rVLFkrk le>kSrs esa -------- rd
foLrkj ds fy, dgk\
(a) �055 (b) �060(c) �070 (d) �075
Ans:–(c)TheEuropeanUnion(EU)leftPolandoutofa�050climateneutrality agreement. The country resisted the plan duringhoursofintensedebateandwasleftoutofthenewcommitment.
Ans:–(c)TheEuropeanUnion(EU)leftPolandoutofa�050climateneutralityagreement.TheagreementispartofaplantomakeEurope the first climate-neutral continent. Poland was leftout as itdemandedmore funds for economic transitionandsupportfornuclearpower.��7.WhowasnamedastheBusinessPersonoftheYear�0�9
TheUnitedStates imposednew sanctionson Iran’s biggestairline and its shippingnetworkon��December�0�9.USaccusedthemoftransportinglethalaidandweaponsofmassdestructionproliferation.��9.State Bank of India (SBI) announced a reduced �-year
marginalcost-basedlendingrates(MCLR)by________ Hkkjrh; LVsV cSad (SBI)us -------------- }kjk de 1&o"kZ dh
lhekar ykXkr&vk/kfjr m/kj njksa (MCLR)dh dh ?kks"k.kk dhA
Ans:–(c)State Bank of India (SBI) announced a reduced �-yearmarginalcost-basedlendingrates(MCLR)by�0bps.MCLRwillbereducedto7.90%from8%.Thenewrateswillcometoeffectfrom�0December�0�9.Alltheotherratesremainthe same. This is the eighth consecutive MCLR cut in thefinancialyear�0�9.�30.WhereisRaipurlocated? jk;iqj dgka fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(b)A three-day National Tribal Dance Festival will be heldinRaipur,Chhattisgarh.The festival is tobeheldon�7-�9December�0�9.�3�.WhenwastheParliamentaryattackhappen? lalanh; geyk dc gqvk Fkk\
(a) �5June/15 twu(b) �0August/20 vXkLr
(c) 30October/30 vDVwcj
(d) �3December/13 fnlacjAns:–(d)On �3 December �00�, five terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) attackedthe Parliament complex and opened fire killing nearly ninepeopleandinjuring�6others.�33.WhendidtheParliamentAttackhappeninIndia? Hkkjr esa laln geyk dc gqvk\
(a) �993 (b) �996(c) �998 (d) �00�
Ans:–(b)President Ram Nath Kovind and the Union Ministers paidtribute to those who lost their lives in the �00� Parliamentattack.Thedaymarks the�8thanniversaryof theattackontheIndianParliament.�34.WherewasthesixthJointCommissionMeetingbetween
(d) MadhyaPradesh/eè; çns'kAns:–(c)The ‘MoSarkar’ programmewas launchedbyOdisha stategovernment.Itaimedatmakinggovernancepeople-centric.�36.Which state included the Department ofAgriculture &
(d) TamilNadu/rfeyukMqAns:–(c)The Odisha State Government included the Department ofAgriculture&Farmers’Empowermentunder thestate’sMoSarkarprogramme. Itwasannouncedby theChiefMinisterNaveen Patnaik. Under this, the Chief Minister wouldpersonallycallupthefarmersandtaketheirfeedbackontheservices thatareprovidedby thedepartmentActionwillbetakenontheemployeesofthedepartmentiftheGovernmentreceivesnegativefeedbackfromthefarmers.�37.WhichStatehasreceivedtheKrishiKarmanAwardfive
(d) Punjab/iatkcAns:–(a)Odisha, in the agriculture field, has received the KrishiKarmanAwardfivetimes.�38.Whichstatewonthe�0�9WorldHabitatAward? fdl jkT; us 2019 fo'o gSfcVsV iqjLdkj thrk\
(d) Bihar/fcgkjAns:–(c)OdishaStategovernmentwashonouredwiththe�0�9WorldHabitatAward.The award recognized the State’s ambitiousprojectJagaMission.TheawardwasconferredbytheWorldHabitat, a UK based organization, in association with theUnitedNations(UN)-Habitat.Theprogrammehassetaglobalbenchmarktoempowertheurbanpoor.�39.Indiaistohostthe36thInternationalGeologicalCongress
(IGC)in________. Hkkjr dks ------------- esa 36osa varjkZ"Vªh; HkwoSKkfud dkaXkzsl (IGC)
dh estckuh djuh gSA
(a) NewDelhi/ubZ fnYyh(b) Kolkata/dksydkrk
(c) Srinagar/JhuXkj(d) Guwahati/XkqokgkVh
Ans:–(a)India is to host the 36th International Geological Congress(IGC)inNewDelhiduringthefirstweekofMarch�0�0.ItispopularlydescribedastheOlympicsofGeosciences.
�40.Which State adopted Trakea to make forensic reportstamper-proof?
iQkWjsafld fjiksVZ dks lqjf{kr cukus vkSj NsM+NkM+ u djus ds fy, fdl jkT; us Vªsfd;k dks viuk;k\
Ans:–(a)Haryana Police has adopted Trakea, a unique barcodingsoftwaretomakeforensicreportstamper-proof.Thetechniquewill ensure the thousands of forensic reports that form thebackboneofthecriminalinvestigationsystemandsubsequenttrialsinthecourtsoflaw,arenottamperedwith.�4�.Whichcountryistohostthe36thInternationalGeological
Ans:–(b)India is to host the 36th International Geological Congress(IGC)inNewDelhiduringthefirstweekofMarch�0�0.ItispopularlydescribedastheOlympicsofGeosciences.�4�.WhowontheSportsPersonformaleofthe�0�9FICCI
(d) MithaliRaj/ferkyh jktAns:–(c)RaniRampalwontheSportsPersonofthe�0�9FICCIIndiaSportsAwards.�44.________ has signed an agreement with UNESCO
MGIEP to enable school teachers to adopt technologyin classrooms by using Information CommunicationTechnology(ICT)tools.
--------------- us lwpuk lapkj çkS|ksfXkdh (ICT)VwYl dk mi;ksXk djds Ldwy ds f'k{kdksa dks d{kkvksa esa çkS|ksfXkdh dks le{k djus ds fy, UNESCOMGIEPds lkFk ,d le>kSrs ij gLrk{kj fd, gSaA
(a) IBM/vkbZch,e
(b) DELL/MSy(c) Infosys/baiQksfll(d) TCS/Vhlh,l
Ans:–(b)DellTechnologies has signed an agreement with UNESCOMahatmaGandhiInstituteofEducationforPeace(MGIEP)toenableschoolteacherstoadopttechnologyinclassroomsbyusingInformationCommunicationTechnology(ICT)tools.�45.Whowon theBestSports Journalist award in the�0�9
FICCIIndiaSportsAwards? 2019 FICCIbafM;k LiksV~Zl vokM~Zl esa loZJs"B [ksy i=kdkj
(d) LiberalDemocrats/mnkj çtkra=koknhAns:–(c)PrimeMinisterBorisJohnson’sConservativepartywonthe�0�9UK’sGeneralelectionwithamajorityvote.�48.How many Indian-origin candidates were elected to
Ans:–(b)PrimeMinisterBorisJohnson’sConservativepartywontheUN’s General election with a majority vote. Indian-origincandidates in both the ruling Conservative and oppositionLabourpartieshaveregisteredequallystrongresultsofsevenwinsoneachside.Around�5MPshavemadeintotheUK’sHouseofCommons,thelowerhouse.�49.The Aircraft Amendment Bill, �0�9 will enhance the
maximum limitof fine from the existingRs.�0 lakh to________.
,;jØkÝV vesaMesaV fcy] 2019 tqekZuk dh vf/dre lhek dks ekStwnk 10 yk[k #i;s ls c<+kdj -------- dj nsXkkA
(d) Rs5crore/5 djksM+ #i;sAns:–(c)The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra ModiapprovedtheintroductionoftheAircraft(Amendment)Bill,�0�9.TheBillamendtheAircraftAct,�934(XXIIof�934).The bill will enhance the maximum limit of fine from theexistingRs.�0lakhtoRs.�crore.�50.WhenistheWorldEnergyConservationDayobserved? fo'o ÅtkZ laj{k.k fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
The day aims to highlight the importance of energyconsumption. This Day creates a sense of urgency on theissuesinvolved.�5�.How many wholesale regulated markets have been
Ans:–(c)585 wholesale regulated markets have been integrated withe-NAMplatform.�5�.WhenistheOSIRIS-RExspacecraftexpectedtoreturnto
earthwithasamplecollection? OSIRIS-RExvarfj{k ;ku dks uewuk laXkzg ds lkFk i`Foh ij
ykSVus dh mEehn dc gS\
(a) �0�� (b) �0��(c) �0�3 (d) �0�4
Ans:–(c)OSIRIS-REx sample collection has been scheduled for thelatterhalf of�0�0.The spacecraft is expected to return theasteroidsamplestoEarthon�4September�0�3.�53.Over________acrossIndiahavebeenregisteredonthe
NationalAgricultureMarket(e-NAM)platform. iwjs Hkkjr esa ----------- dks jk"Vªh; Ñf"k cktkj (e-NAM)IysViQkWeZ
ij iathÑr fd;k Xk;k gSA
(a) �,05,000lakhfarmers/1]05]00 yk[k fdlku
(b) �,��,800lakhfarmers/�,��,800yk[k fdlku
(c) �,48,750lakhfarmers/�,48,750yk[k fdlku
(d) �,65,000lakhfarmers/�,65,000yk[k fdlkuAns:–(d)Thegovernmentsaidthatover�,65,000lakhfarmersacrossIndiahavebeenregisteredontheNationalAgricultureMarket(e-NAM) platform. The announcement was made by theAgriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra SinghTomar.�54.Where was the first meeting of the National Ganga
PrimeMinisterShriNarendraModichairedthefirstmeetingof theNationalGangaCouncil inKanpur,UttarPradeshon�4December.�55._________ of the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO),
2013 esa MªXk çkbl daVªksy vkWMZ (DPCO)dk --------- vlk/kj.k ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa nok dh dherksa esa of¼ ;k deh ls lacaf/r gSA
(a) Paragraph8/vuqPNsn 8
(b) Paragraph�9/vuqPNsn 19
(c) Paragraph�8/vuqPNsn 28
(d) Paragraph35/vuqPNsn 35Ans:–(b)Paragraph �9 of the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO),�0�3,dealswithanincreaseordecreaseindrugpricesunderextraordinarycircumstances.�56.WhichspacecraftisonamissiontoasteroidBennu? dkSu lk varfj{k ;ku csUuq ds {kqæXkzg ds fy, ,d fe'ku ij
Ans:–(a)TheOSIRIS-RExisaNASAasteroidstudyandsample-returnmission.Themission’smaingoalistoobtainasampleofatleast 60 grams from �0�955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earthasteroid,andreturnthesampletoEarthforadetailedanalysis.�57.WhichsitedidNASAselectasabackupforthesample
collectiononasteroidBennu? {kqæXkzs csUuw ij uewuk laXkzg ds fy, uklk us fdl lkbV dk p;u
(d) Fialtae/fiQ;kyrk,Ans:–(c)NASAhasfinallyselectedasamplecollectionsiteonasteroidBennuafterthearrivalofOSIRIS-RExspacecraftinDecember�0�8onasteroidBennu.TheOSIRIS-RexmissionteamhasselectedthesitedesignatedNightingale,whichislocatedinacraterhighinBennu’snorthern hemisphere. The team has also selected site Osprey ofBennuasabackupsamplecollectionsite.�58.Thegovernmentisplanningtoallot________mines,as
Ans:–(a)On �3 December �0�9, the Ministry of Coal initiated theauctionprocessofcoalmines.Themovebythegovernmentistoreducecoalimports.Afterthepoorparticipationofinvestorsinthepreviousroundsofcoalauctions,thegovernmentisnowfinallyconsideringallotmentofsixminessoon.�59.WhichsitedidNASAselectforthesamplecollectionon
asteroidBennu? {kqæXkzg csUuw ij uewuk laXkzg ds fy, uklk us fdl lkbV dk
Ans:–(c)WorldEconomicForum(WEF)hasannounced4winnersforthe�6thCrystalAward.Thewinnerswillbeawardedduringthe opening session of the WEF Annual Meeting �0�0 atDavos-Klosters,Switzerland,onJanuary�0,�0�0.�64.WherewastheseventheditionofExerciseMitraShakti-
Ans:–(a)The seventh edition of Exercise Mitra Shakti-VII �0�9
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concludedon�4December�0�9atAundhMilitaryStation,Pune.The exercise was held between the IndianArmy andthe Sri LankanArmy. The exercise is a part of the UnitedNationspeacekeepingforces.Theexercisewasheldfrom�-�4December�0�9.�65.TheIncomeTaxDepartmentannouncedthatthedeadline
Ans:–(a)TheIncomeTaxDepartmentannouncedthatitismandatoryto link the PAN with Aadhaar by the end of �0�9 on �5December. Itannounced that thedeadline for the linkingofthe Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar wasextended till 3� December by the Central Board of DirectTaxes(CBDT)throughanorderissuedinSeptember�0�9.�66.Bangladeshwasseperatedfrom_________. ckaXykns'k dks ------------- ls vyXk dj fn;k Xk;k FkkA
(a) WestPakistan/if'pe ikfdLrku
(b) North-WestPakistan/mÙkj&if'pe ikfdLrku
(c) EastPakistan/iwohZ ikfdLrku
(d) North-EastPakistan/mÙkj&iwoZ ikfdLrkuAns:–(c)Bangladesh was seperated from East Pakistan. The bordersofmodernBangladeshwereestablishedwith the separationofBengalandIndiainAugust�947,whentheregionbecameEastPakistanasapartofthenewlyformedStateofPakistanfollowingtheBoundaryofthePartitionofIndia.�67.WhowascrownedasthefirstMissWorld? igyh fel oYMZ ds :i esa fdls rkt iguk;k Xk;k\
Ans:–(a)TheoldestrunninginternationalbeautypageantwascreatedbyEricMorleyin�95�.ThefirstMissWorldwasDenisePerrierof France. MissWorld is one of the Big Four internationalbeauty pageants. The other three are Miss Universe, MissInternational,andMissEarth.�68.WhenistheVijayDiwascelebrated?
Ans:–(d)Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh was crowned Miss World at anannualbeautypageantheldatthe69thannualbeautypageantheldinExceLLondon,UKon�4December.OphelyMezinoofFrancewasadjudgedfirst,runners-up.IndiawasrepresentedattheannualbeautypageantbySumanRao.Shewasdeclaredsecondrunners-upandwascrownedasMissWorldAsia.�70.WhichStatepoliceforcedidnotreceivethePresident’s
Ans:–(d)Gujarat police was honoured with the President’s Coloursaward on �5 December �0�9. Gujarat became the seventhstatepoliceforceinIndiatobebestowedwiththehonourofthePresident’sColours.Earlier, itwas awarded to statesofMadhyaPradesh,UttarPradesh,Delhi,JammuandKashmir,TripuraandAssam.�7�.WhereistheheadquartersofNALCOlocated? ukYdks dk eq[;ky; dgka fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(d)NALCO was incorporated in �98�. It is a Navratna groupACPSE that functionsunder theMinistryofMines. IndianGovernmentholds5�%equityofNALCO.ItisheadquarteredatBhubaneswar,Odisha.�7�.WhoisappointedastheChiefInformationOfficer(CIO)
lwpuk vf/dkjh (CIO)ds :i esa fdls fu;qDr fd;k Xk;k gS\
(a) JacksonHole/tSDlu gksy(b) MarillynHewson/ekfyZu g~;qlu(c) RichardVentre/fjpMZ osaVªs(d) RajaSingh/jktk flag
Ans:–(c)Richard Ventre has been appointed as the Adani Ports &Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) as its Chief InformationOfficer (CIO). Ventre’s role will include executing thetechnologystrategythatenablesAPSEZ’svisiontobecomealeadingintegratedlogisticsandportcompany.�73.NALCOfunctionsunder________. ukYdks --------------- ds rgr dk;Z djrk gSA
incorporated? us'kuy ,Y;qfefu;e daiuh (NALCO)dks dc 'kkfey fd;k
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Ans:–(b)NALCO was incorporated in �98�. It is a Navratna groupACPSE that functionsunder theMinistryofMines. IndianGOvernmentholds5�%equityofNALCO.ItisheadquarteredatBhubaneswar,Odisha.�75.Whoisappointedasthechairman-cum-managingdirector
(d) PrajeshKamal/çts'k deyAns:–(a)SridharPatrawasappointedasthechairman-cum-managingdirector of the National Aluminium Company (NALCO).Patra is currently serving as the Director (Finance) in theNationalAluminiumCompanyLimited(NALCO).�76.WhoisIndia’sfirstGrandmaster? Hkkjr dk igyk XkzSaMekLVj dkSu gS\
(d) KrishnanSasikiran/Ñ".ku 'kf'kfdj.kAns:–(c)Viswanathan Vishy Anand is an Indian chess grandmasterand a former World Chess Champion. He became the firstgrandmasterfromIndiain�988.AnandheldtheFIDEWorldChessChampionshipfrom�000to�00�,thusbecomingthefirstAsiantodoso.�77.Which Article gives power to the Governor to take
Ans:–(a)Article�53ofConstitution:TheArticlesaysthatthereshallbe Governor for each state. The seventh ConstitutionalAmendmentAct,�956hasfacilitatedtheappointmentofthesamepersonasagovernorfortwoormorestates.�78._________ is the largest producer of orange fruit in
Manipur. ------------- ef.kiqj esa ukjaXkh@larjk iQy dk lcls cM+k mRiknd
TamenglongdistrictisthelargestproduceroforangefruitinManipur.Also, it is expected that Tamenglong orange willsoonreceiveaGeographicalIndicationTaggingCertificate.�79.WhereistheOrangefestivalcelebrated? vkWjsat@larjk R;kSgkj dgka euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) Meghalaya/es?kky;(b) Assam/vle
(c) Tripura/f=kiqjk(d) Manipur/ef.kiqj
Ans:–(d)The State-level Orange Festival began in Manipur on �6December.Thefestivalwillbeheldon�6-�8December�0�9.The3-dayfestivalwasinauguratedbyChiefMinisterN.BirenSinghatdistrictheadquartersTamenglong.�80.Wherewas the first JointTri-Services INDRAexercise
Ans:–(a)The first Joint Tri-Services of the INDRA exercise wasconducted in �0�7. The aim of the exercise is to boostinteroperabilityandcooperationbetweentheIndianNavyandtheRussianNavy.Thefirst-everJointTri-ServicesExercisewasheldintheEasternMilitaryDistrictKhabarovskofRussiainOctober�0�7.�8�.__________ operationalized National Electronic Funds
Transfer(NEFT)System�4X7fromDecember�0�9. ----------------- us fnlacj 2019 ls jk"Vªh; bysDVªkWfud iQaM VªkaliQj
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(c) ICICI/vkbZlhvkbZlhvkbZ
(d) HDFC/,pMh,iQlhAns:–(a)The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) operationalized NationalElectronicFundsTransfer(NEFT)System�4X7from��:00amon�6December�0�9.AftermakingtheNEFToperationalona�4X7basis,around��.40lakhtransactionsweresettledinthefirsteighthoursafterwidely-usedNEFT.�8�.Around850Indiantroopswhoservein________have
receivedtheUnitedNationsMedal.
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Ans:–(a)Around 850 Indian troops who serve in South Sudan havereceivedtheUnitedNationsMedal.TheawardrecognizedthestrongcontributionoftheIndianpeacekeeperstobuildpeaceinconflict-affectedSouthSudanandtogoaboveandbeyondtheirdutiestosupportlocalcommunities.�83.Whowonthewomen’sBestcricketerandODIplayerof
Ans:–(c)Australian wicketkeeperAlyssa Healy was named the BestT�0IPlayer.ThetopT�0cricketerwonthetitleforasecondstraightyear.�84.WhowontheIndiaCyberCopoftheYear�0�9award? o"kZ 2019 dk bafM;k lkbcj dkWi fdlus thrk\
Ans:–(b)CBIofficerBPRajuhaswontheIndiaCyberCopoftheYear�0�9 award by the National Association of Software andServicesCompanies(NASSCOM)-DataSecurityCouncilofIndia(DSCI).�85.TheCentrehasdecidedtoextendthemissionperiodof
(d) YogeshwarDutt/;ksXks'oj nÙkAns:–(c)Indian Wrestler Deepak Punia has been named the JuniorFreestyleWrestleroftheYearbytheUnitedWorldWrestling(UWW).Hewastransittedfromjuniortotheseniorcircuit.PuniabecamethefirstIndianwrestlertowinajuniorworldtitlein�8years.�87.Whowonthe�0�9TansenAward? 2019 rkulsu iqjLdkj fdlus thrk\
Ans:–(a)Vocalist Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas will be presented with theNationalTansenAwardfor�0�9duringtheTansenFestival.TheawardwasinstitutedbytheMadhyaPradeshgovernment.TheawardrecognizestheoutstandingexponentsofHindustaniclassicalmusic.ItcarriesacashprizeofRs.�lakh.�88.WhereistheTansenSamarohfestivalcelebrated? rkulsu lekjksg mRlo dgka euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) Amritsar/ve`rlj
(b) Jaipur/t;iqj(c) Ahmedabad/vgenkckn
(d) Gwalior/Xokfy;jAns:–(d)TheMusicfestivalTansenSamarohbeganinGwalior,MadhyaPradeshon�7December.Thefestivalwillbeheldfrom�7-��December�0�9.Thepopularclassicalmusic festivalbeganwiththetraditionalstylewiththerecitationsofHarikathaandMilad.�0�9 is the95thyearof thefestival. It isoneof the
oldestandesteemedclassicalmusicfestival.�89.WhenistheMinoritiesRightsDayobserved? vYila[;d vf/dkj fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) ��May/21 ebZ(b) �3August/13 vXkLr
(c) �5October/15 vDVwcj
(d) �8December/18 fnlacjAns:–(d)MinoritiesRightsDayisobservedon�8DecemberinIndia.The day aims to remind about the rights of minorities andtoeducatepeopleabout it. It focuseson religiousharmony,respect, and a better understanding of all minorities’communitiesinIndia.�90.Which country ranked last in the World Economic
(d) Syria/lhfj;kAns:–(a)Yemen ranked the worst and secured �53rd (last) rank andIraq is �5�nd and Pakistan was ranked �5�st in the WorldEconomicForum’sGenderGapReport.�9�.Which country topped the World Economic Forum’s
Ans:–(b)NationalCentreforScientificResearch(CNRS)istheresearchorganization of French government. CNRS, the largestfundamentalresearchorganizationinEurope,wasestablishedin�939.Itisaninterdisciplinarypublicresearchorganizationthat functions under the administrative supervision of theFrenchMinistryofHigherEducationandResearch.�93.WhereistheheadquartersofUNESCOlocated? UNESCO/;wusLdks dk eq[;ky; dgka fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(d)TheheadquartersofUNESCO(UnitedNations,Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization) is located on Placede Fontenoy, in Paris, France.The offices of UNESCO arefoundintheY-shapedmainbuildingwhichwasinauguratedinNovember�958.�94.WherewasthemilitancyaffectedfamiliesofJammuand
Ans:–(c)Militancy affected families of Jammu and Kashmir wereshifted to Nagrota, a small town near Jammu, a few yearsback.Inordertohelpthemtosustaintheirexistence,KVICstartedanapkinstitchingcenterinNagrotain�0�6.�95.WhenistheWorldArabicLanguageDayobserved? fo'o vjch Hkk"kk fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(b)World Arabic Language Day is observed on �8 Decembereveryyear.ThedayaimstocelebratethemultilingualismandculturaldiversityoftheUnitedNations.ThecelebrationofthedayisheldatUNESCOHeadquartersinParis,France.�96.Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has
signed an agreement with ________ to increase the
outreach and availability of these Rumals through adigitalplatform.
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(a) Googlepay/XkwXky is(b) PhonePe/iQksu is(c) Amazonpay/vestu is
(d) Paytm/isVh,eAns:–(d)Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) hassignedanagreementwithPaytmtoincreasetheoutreachandavailabilityoftheseRumalsthroughadigitalplatform.Ithascommittedtosell�CrorepacketsofKhadiRumalthroughitsonlineandofflineplatformsandmobileapplication.�97.WhenistheInternationalMigrantsDayobserved? varjkZ"Vªh; çoklh fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(c)InternationalMigrantsDayisobservedon�8December.Thedayaimstoeducatepeople that treatingeverymigrantwithdignityisoneofthefundamentalrequirements.�98.What is the cost estimated for the first-ever Special
(SEZ)in_________. dsaæ ----------------- esa igyh ckj fo'ks"k vkfFkZd {ks=k ,lbZtSM
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(b) Manipur/ef.kiqj
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(c) Tripura/f=kiqjk(d) Meghalaya/es?kky;
Ans:–(c)Centreistosetupthefirst-everSpecialEconomicZone(SEZ)inTripura.TheannouncementwasmadebytheMinistryofCommerceandIndustryon�6December�0�9.300.WHOapprovedabiosimilarmedicineforthedrug___ WHOMCY;w,pvks uis nok ds fy, ,d ck;ksflfeyj nok ----
Ans:–(b)TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hasnowapprovedabiosimilarmedicinethatisderivedfromlivingsourcesinsteadofthechemicals.Theaimistomakebreastcancertreatmentaffordable to women globally.This approval fromWHO isfirst of such kind. The Trastuzumab drug has proved highefficacyincuringearly-stagebreastcancerandinsomecasesmoreadvancedformsofthedisease.Theannualcostof thedrugis$�0,000.30�.The House of Representatives of the US has voted to
impeach President Donald Trump as he misused thepowerofhisoffice topressure________to investigatetheBidens.
(d) Tajikistan/rtkfdLrkuAns:–(c)TheHouseofRepresentativesoftheUShasvotedtoimpeachPresidentDonaldTrumpon�8December�0�9.Thevotingof impeachmentwason thegroundsofabuseofpowerandobstruction of Congress. The House chamber voted �30 to�97toadoptthefirstoftwoimpeachmentarticles.OneoftheallegationsishemisusedthepowerofhisofficetopressureUkrainetoinvestigatetheBidens.TheHousevoted��9to�98onasecondarticlethataccusedhimofobstructingCongress.30�.WhichofthefollowingPresidentwasimpeachedinU.S.
history? vesfjdh bfrgkl esa fuEufyf[kr esa ls fdl jk"Vªifr ij
Ans:–(d)PresidentTrumpwillbethethirdpresidentinU.S.historytobeimpeached.TheothertwoPresidentswhowereimpeachedwere PresidentAndrew Johnson in �868 and President BillClintonin�998.303.Ministry of Railways organized the _________ edition
of the Conference on Wagon Development for NewCommoditieson�9December�0�9.
Ans:–(b)Ministry of Railways organized the third edition of theConference on Wagon Development for New Commoditieson�9December�0�9.304.WhichcompanylaunchedthefirstBharatBondETF? fdl daiuh us igyk Hkkjr ckWUM bZVh,iQ ykWUp fd;k\
Ans:–(d)EdelweissAssetManagementCompanyhas issued the firstBharatBondETF,thecorporatebondexchange-tradedfundinthecountry.Thebondissuewillcloseon�0December�0�9.The investors can subscribe to the exchange-traded fund(ETF)withaminimumunitsizeofRs.�,000.305.WherewastheJantacliniclaunchedrecently,inDecember
�0�9? fnlacj 2019 esa] gky gh esa turk fDyfud dgka ykWUp fd;k
RajasthanChiefMinisterAshokGehlotinauguratedthefirstJantaclinicatValmikiBastiinMalviyaNagar,Jaipuron�8December �0�9. The chief minister had announced Jantaclinicsduringthestatebudget.306.________ Edition of the book Exam Warriors was
released by the Union Minister for Social Justice andEmpowermentShriThaawarchandGehlotonDecember�0�9.
(a) Current/orZeku(b) savings/tek iwath(c) DEMAT/MhesV(d) Noneoftheabove/buesa ls dksbZ Hkh ugha
Ans:–(b)TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hasinstructedbankstomakeallonlinepaymentsdonethroughNationalElectronicFundsTransfer(NEFT)andReal-timegrosssettlement(RTGS)freeofcostforsavingsaccountholders.Somebankshavealreadymadeitfreeandsomebankhasbeenaskedtodoso.Itwillcome to effect from � January �0�0.The move is to boostdigitalretailpaymentsinthecountry.308.ThenewrateannouncedbytheGoodsandServicesTax
(d) June�0�0/twu 2020Ans:–(c)TheGoodsandServicesTax(GST)Councilfixedauniformtax rate of �8% on both state and private lottery.The GSTCouncilwaschairedbytheUnionFinanceMinisterNirmalaSitharamaninNewDelhi.ThenewrateforthelotterywillbeeffectivefromMarch�0�0.309.Where was the �0�9 Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Ans:–(c)TheGoodsandServicesTax(GST)Councilfixedauniformtax rate of �8% on both state and private lottery.The GSTCouncilwaschairedbytheUnionFinanceMinisterNirmalaSitharamaninNewDelhi.ThenewrateforthelotterywillbeeffectivefromMarch�0�0.3�0.Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed MoUs with
(d) B&C/ch vkSj lhAns:–(d)The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) signed twomemorandum of understandings (MoU) with Bank ofMaharashtra andUCOBank.TheMoUaimed toprovideanumber of services.The MoU will facilitate the transfer offundsthroughGeMPoolAccounts(GPA).3��.WherewastheVaccinationonWheelsCliniclaunched? OghYl fDyfud ij Vhdkdj.k dgka 'kq: fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
Ans:–(b)Jignesh Patel, a fellow at the Center for HealthcareEntrepreneurship (CfHE) at IIT Hyderabad, launched aVaccinationonWheelsClinicinPune.TheservicewasstartedincollaborationwiththeBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Mr. Patel received a grant under the Foundation’s Grand
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ChallengesExplorations.3��.Who was honoured at the Silver Jubilee International
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(a) ArjunSagar/vtqZu lkXkj
(b) KalidasaRaj/dkyhnkl jkt
(c) R.Nagaswamy/vkj- ukXkkLokeh
(d) KnDikshit/ds ,u nhf{krAns:–(c)RenownedarchaeologistR.NagaswamywashonouredattheSilverJubileeInternationalConferenceofArtheldinDhakabyBangladeshCultureMinisterK.M.Khalid.HewashonouredforthecontributionofNagaswamytoart,archaeology,history,andculture.3�3.When was the National Science Foundation (NSF)
established? jk"Vªh; foKku iQkmaMs'ku (NSF)dh LFkkiuk dc dh XkbZ Fkh\
(a) �950 (b) �963(c) �97� (d) �978
Ans:–(a)The National Science Foundation (NSF) was established in�950.3�4.Who is appointed as the to lead the National Science
Ans:–(a)Portugal is to launch a Gandhi Citizenship Education PrizewithanaimtopromoteMahatmaGandhi’sideals.Themovecomesas thecountrywasinspiredbythedifferent thoughtsand quotes of Mahatma Gandhi. The first edition of theGandhi Citizenship Education Prize has been dedicated toanimalwelfare.3�7.WhendidtheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly(UNGA)
identifysolidarityasoneofthefundamentalanduniversalvalues and designated �0 December of each year asInternationalHumanSolidarityDay?
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observed? varjkZ"Vªh; ekuo ,drk fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(d)International Human Solidarity Day is observed on �0December. The day celebrates unity in diversity. The day
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reminds the governments to respect their commitments tointernational agreements. It also encourages new initiativesforpovertyeradication.3�9.Which exercise was held to check preparedness of the
navytothwartanyattemptbytohijackamerchantvesselor attempt forced entry of a rogue or commandeeredmerchantvessel?
(d) ExerciseCOPE/vH;kl lhvksihbZAns:–(c)TheIndianNavyconductedExerciseApharan,a largescaleAntiHijackingExerciseoffthePortofKochion�8December�0�9. It focused on the preparedness of the navy to thwartanyattemptbytohijackamerchantvesselorattemptforcedentryofarogueorcommandeeredmerchantvesselintoKochiharbour.3�0.WherewastheExerciseApharanheld? O;k;ke vijg.k dgka vk;ksftr fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) Vishakapatnam/fo'kk[kkiÙkue(b) Kochi/dksfPp
(c) Kolkata/dksydkrk
(d) Chennai/psUubZAns:–(b)TheIndianNavyconductedExerciseApharan,a largescaleAntiHijackingExerciseoffthePortofKochion�8December�0�9.Theexerciseinvolvedallstakeholders.ThisisthefirsttimesuchalargescaleexercisewasheldinKerala.3��.Which of the following was launched to promote
fy, fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu lk ykWUp fd;k Xk;k Fkk\
(a) EChONetwork/EChOusVodZ
(b) SocioNetwork/SociousVodZ
(c) e-researchcentre/bZ&vuqla/ku dsaæ
(d) Noneoftheabove/buesa ls dksbZ ughaAns:–(d)GovernmentofIndialaunchedEChONetworkinNewDelhion �9 December �0�9. It was launched by Prof. K VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Adviser to the GovernmentofIndia.EChONetworkaimstopromoteenvironmentaland
CollaborationWithGatesFoundation? fdl vkbZvkbZVh laLFkku us XksV~l iQkmaMs'ku ds lg;ksXk ls
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(a) IITMadras/vkbZvkbZVh eækl
(b) IITRookree/IIT#M+dh
(c) IITMumbai/vkbZvkbZVh eqacbZ
(d) IITHyderabad/vkbZvkbZVh gSnjkcknAns:–(d)IIT Hyderabad Fellow launched Vaccination On Wheels inCollaborationWithGatesFoundation.330.First vegetable shipment from Varanasi flagged off to
(d) Ranchi/jkaphAns:–(a)FirstvegetableshipmentfromVaranasiflaggedofftoDubaiviasearoute.33�.WhowonGoldin6thQatarInternationalCupinDoha? nksgk esa 6osa drj baVjus'kuy di esa XkksYM fdlus thrk\
(a) KarnamMalleswari/d.kZe eYys'ojh
(b) MirabaiChanu/ehjkckbZ pkuw(c) SantoshiMatsa/larks"kh eRl(d) SwatiSingh/Lokfr flag
Ans:–(b)MirabaiChanuwonGold in6thQatar InternationalCup inDoha.33�.Who addressed the Valedictory Session of the
Ans:–(b)Union Ministers Shri Nitin Gadkari and Dr. Jitendra SinghaddressedtheValedictorySessionoftheConference.333.Whichcountrylauncheditsfirstsatelliterecently? gky gh esa fdl ns'k us viuk igyk miXkzg ykWUp fd;k\
(a) Japan/tkiku(b) France/Úkal
(c) Ethiopia/bfFk;ksfi;k(d) Israel/btjk;y
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Ethiopialauncheditsfirstsatellite.334.Which minister handed over hands over Citizenship
(d) ShriRajnathSingh/Jh jktukFk flagAns:–(b)ShriMansukhMandaviyahandsoverCitizenshipcertificatesissued by Government of India to 7 Pakistani Refugees inKutch.335.Justice GulzarAhmed sworn-in as �7th _______Chief
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(d) ShriRameshkrishna/Jh jes'k Ñ".kAns:–(b)Minister of State for Human Resource Development ShriSanjayDhotreconferstheNationalICTAwards�0�7.349.HowmanydollarsdidAsianDevelopmentBankloanto
(d) AkileshSharma/vf[kys'k 'kekZAns:–(b)Shiv Das Meena is appointed as Chairman of Patna MetroRailCorporation.360.WhichcountryalongwithOmansignedMoUtoenhance
Ans:–(b)Indian Red Cross Society is a voluntary humanitarianorganizationtoprotecthumanlifeandhealthbasedinIndialocatedatNewDelhi.364.Where National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
(d) Patna/iVukAns:–(b)National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development isan Apex Development Financial Institution in India.It isheadquarteredatMumbai-365.ShriHarshVardhanShringlaappointedas____________
_UNinGeneva Jh g"kZo/Zu J`aXkyk dks ftusok esa --------- UNds :i esa fu;qDr
Ans:–(a)Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) located atHyderabad.TheCentralForensicScienceLaboratory(CFSL)of the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, which fulfills theforensicrequirementsinthecountry-367.WherewasFederationofIndianChambersofCommerce
Ans:–(b)Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & IndustrylocatedatNewDelhi.368.Whoadded$�8billiontohisfortunein�0�9? fdlus 2019 esa vius laifÙk esa 18 fcfy;u MkWyj tksM+s\
(d) MukeshAmbhani/eqds'k vackuhAns:–(d)Asia’s richest man MukeshAmbani adds $�8 billion to hisfortunein�0�9-369.Who inaugurated DNA Analysis Centre at CFSL
Chandigarh?
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Ans:–(c)Nityanand Rai inaugurates DNA Analysis Centre at CFSLChandigarh.370.WhoattendsIntegratedFinancialAdvisorsWorkshop? ,dhÑr foÙkh; lykgdkj dk;Z'kkyk esa fdlus HkkXk fy;k\
(a) ShriRajnathSingh/Jh jktukFk flag(b) ShriRajeshSharma/Jh jkts'k 'kekZ(c) ShriVikramSingh/Jh foØe flag
Ans:–(a)QuickReactionSurface-to-AirMissile(QRSAM)isamissiledeveloped by the Defence Research and DevelopmentOrganisation(DRDO).Theoperationalrangeis30km.378.Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Ans:–(b)India first Transgender University to come up in UttarPradesh.398.WhotookoverasAssochamPresident? ,lkspSe ds vè;{k ds :i esa fdlus inHkkj laHkkyk\
(d) VikramSharma/foØe 'kekZAns:–(b)K Vasu baggedYoung ScientistAwards and Best ResearchPaperawardinISSARNationalConference.400.WhichstateGoodGovernanceIndexonbigstates? cM+s jkT;ksa esa lq'kklu lwpdkad esa dkSu lk jkT; 'kh"kZ ij gS\
Ans:–(b)HemantSoren to takeoath as JharkhandCMonDecember�9.403.NationalTribalDanceFestivalbeginsin___________ jk"Vªh; tutkrh; u`R; egksRlo -------- esa 'kq: gksrk gS
�0years? fdl ns'k us 10 lky esa fons'kh dk igyk fu"iknu fd;k\
(a) China/phu(b) Japan/tkiku(c) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
(d) Netherlands/uhnjySaM
Ans:–(b)Japan executed its first foreigner in �0 years on a Chinesemanconvicted in the�003murder and robberyof a familyoffour.409.India set to cross _______ renewable energy capacity
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Ans:–(a)Karnataka Bank Limited is India’s twelfth largest privatesectorbank.ItsheadquartersisMangalore4�6.Which country liberalizing financial system scraps
Ans:–(b)India ranks 47th in house price appreciation during July,September. India stood at ��th position in the April-Junequarterof�0�9,witha7.7percentyear-on-yearriseinhomeprices.4�9.WhichcountrybannedIndianVehiclesOnPokharaRoads
AheadofNewYear? fdl ns'k us u, lky ds iks[kjk jksM ij Hkkjrh; okguksa ij
(d) SriLanka/JhyadkAns:–(a)NepalbannedvehicleswithIndiannumberplatesfromrunninginthetouristhubofPokharaaheadofthenewyear.4�0.Which bank signed two-year deal withAshok Leyland
Ans:–(b)Karnataka Bank launched tab banking service. The TABbankingaccountopeningprocess,theBankcanon-boardtheprospectivecustomerandopentheSavingsBankAccount.4��.Whichcountryplannedtosendwarshippatrolplanesto
protectJapaneseshipsinMiddleEast? fdl ns'k us eè; iwoZ esa tkikuh tgktksa dh lqj{kk ds fy,
appprovidesdetailedinformationabouttheday-to-dayevents;participatingexhibitors;DefencePublicSectorUndertakings(DPSUs),guestspeakersofseminars,webinars;publicationsaboutelectronicbrochuresande-books;mapsanddirectionsofthevenuesandcityweather.4�5.Who conferred with the American Academy of
(d) Dr.RajeshSharma/MkW- jkts'k 'kekZAns:–(b)Dr. Santosh G Honavar, India’s ophthalmologist conferredwith the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO)highestawardLifeAchievementhonor.HeisthefirstIndianchosen for the honor. The award presented to Dr. HonavarrecentlyattheAnnualMeetingoftheAmericanAcademyofOphthalmologyheldinSanFrancisco.4�6.WherewasTechmahindraheadquarterslocated? Vsd efgaæk dk eq[;ky; dgka fLFkr Fkk\
Ans:–(a)MadhyaPradesh,the5-dayMandufestival,startedinMandu,aworld-famouspicturesquetouristdestinationlocatedinDhardistrictofthestate.4�8.Where was the headquarters of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Ans:–(b)The headquarters of Kotak Mahindra Bank located atMumbai.4�9.WherewasHCLTechnologiesheadquarterslocated? ,plh,y VsDuksykWth dk eq[;ky; dgka fLFkr Fkk\
Ans:–(b)ReserveBankofIndiaisIndia’scentralbank,whichcontrolstheissueandsupplyoftheIndianrupee.43�.WhenCSIRInstitutewasestablished? lh,lvkbZvkj laLFkku dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
(a) �94� (b) �94�(c) �943 (d) �944
Ans:–(b)CouncilofScientificandIndustrialResearchestablishedbytheGovernmentofIndiainSeptemberof�94�autonomousbody emerged as the largest research and developmentorganisationinIndia.43�.WhereistheheadquartersofBSNLlocated? ch,l,u,y dk eq[;ky; dgka fLFkr gS\
Ans:–(b)RatanTataobtainedfirstplaceinIndia’stop�0mostGoogledbusinesstycoonsTataGrouppatriarchGoogle’smostsearchedIndianbusinesspersonalityin�0�9.HeheadstheTataGroupfor �� years credited with transforming the group from aconventionalcorporatehouseintoa$�00billion434.Who launches common e-auction platform for assets
Ans:–(b)ReserveBankof India largecooperativebanks to reportall
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exposures of Rs 5 crore.Reserve Bank of India created aCRILCofcommercialbanksall India financial institutions,andindividualnon-bankingfinancialcompanieswithmultipleobjectives,which,amongothers,includestrengtheningoffsitesupervision and early recognition of financial distress. RBIannouncedthattobringUCBswithassetsofRs500croreandaboveundertheCRILCreportingframework.437.Which country successfully launched largest carrier
Ans:–(b)Airports Authority of India (AAI)environmental clearancefromtheMinistryofEnvironment,ForestandClimateChangeforthree,first-of-its-kindinthecountry,wateraerodromesinAndamanandNicobarIslands.44�.WhoisappointedasCMDOfShippingCorporationOf
(d) VikramKumar/foØe dqekjAns:–(b)Shipping Corporation of India appointed as H.K. Joshi,Chairperson & Managing Director (CMD). The companyholdstheadditionalchargeofthepostofDirector(Finance).443.Which bank introduced OTP-based ATM Transactions
ForWithdrawalofAmountsAboveRs�0,000? fdl cSad us 10]000 #i;s ls vf/d dh jkf'k dh fudklh ds
Ans:–(b)StateBankofIndiaintroducedOTP-basedATMTransactionsForWithdrawalofAmountsAboveRs�0,000fromJanuary.444.Whoisappointedasnewlabourcommissioner? u, Je vk;qDr ds :i esa fdls fu;qDr fd;k Xk;k gs\
(d) ShriVikramKumar/Jh foØe dqekjAns:–(b)PM Narendra Modi launches a social media campaign insupportofCAAontwitter.HepostedavideoofsadguruandquotedthehistoricalproofofIndia.446.KoneruHumpywonWorldRapidChesstitlein_______
______ dksus: gaih us --------------- esa fo'o jSfiM 'krjat dk f[krkc
Ans:–(b)KoneruHumpywonWorldRapidChess title inRussiaanddefeatedChinasLeiTingjie.HumpyaccumulatedninepointstiedwithTingjie.Indianlosttheopeningsetbeforemakingaspeedyrecoveryinthesecondround.447.WhichstateexemptsWomenfromHPPSCHPSSCExam
Ans:–(b)Himachal Pradesh government decided to exempt womenfrompaying theapplication fee forgovernment recruitmentexams. The fee exemption applicable to women candidateswho apply for any recruitment advertised by the state’sPublic Service Commission (HPPSC) and Staff SelectionCommission(HPSSC).448.Whichstategovtlaunchesonlineplatformforissuanceof
(d) AndhraPradesh/vka/z çns'kAns:–(b)ChiefMinisterNaveenPatnaiklaunchedtheonlineplatformfor the issuance of income certificate, residence certificate,caste certificate without any fees, and based on the self-certificationsystemofaskingfortheSolvencycertificatebythedepartments.449.Which country issued revised local GDP figures under
newmechanismfrom�0�0? fdl ns'k us 2020 ls u, ra=k ds rgr la'kksf/r LFkkuh; thMhih
Ans:–(c)IRCTCtolaunchTejastrainfromAhmedabadtoMumbaionJanuary �7.The train is equipped with all modern onboardfacilitiesforensuringhigh-levelcomfort topassengers.ThepassengersaretravelingonthetrainprovidedwithRailTravelInsurance of up to ₹25 lakhs, free of cost by the IRCTC45�.HowmanyindicatorsareindicatedMinistryofStatistics
and Programme Implementation’s National IndicatorFramework?
NITIAayoglaunchestheDashboard�0�9-�0.TheSDGIndiaIndex and Dashboard track the progress of States and rankallStatesandUnionTerritorieson�00indicatorsdrawnfromthe Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’sNationalIndicatorFrameworkcomprising306indicators.45�.WhoishonouredwithDadasahebPhalkeAward? nknk lkgc iQkyds iqjLdkj ls fdls lEekfur fd;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(a)The50thDadasahebPhalkeAwardshonoredlegendaryactorAmitabh Bachchan with India’s highest film honor for hisstupendouscontributiontoIndiancinema.453.TheDhanuJatrabasedonthemythologicalstoryofLord
Ans:–(b)Thefamous��-dayDhanuJatracelebratedasthelargestopen-airtheatreoftheworldbeginsatBargarhinwesternOdisha.The Jatra based on the mythological story of Lord KrishnaandhisdemonuncleKingKansa.454.AdaniPowerrankedasthe__largestcorporationinIndia
Ans:–(c)Thecurrent trainingmodulepart completedatanestimatedcostofRs.30.00 lakhs.Thesestepswillease theprocessoftraining,audit/inspections,enhancethethroughputaswellasalotoftime,energy.457.Which country planned $35 billion power reforms to
termgovtsecuritiesin�ndspecialOMO? Hkkjrh; fjt+oZ cSad us 2 djksM+ ds fo'ks"k vks,evks esa fdrus
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(a) 9,�00 (b) 8,500(c) �0,000 (d) 7,500
Ans:–(c)ReserveBankof Indiabought�0,000crore rupeesof long-term government securities and sold 8,50� crore rupees ofthreeshort-termbonds.459.Which social media introduced helpline number for
Ans:–(b)UttarPradeshStateRoadTransportCorporation (UPSRTC)launchedadedicatedwomenhelpline, ‘Damini,’which is a
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callingandaWhatsAppserviceforthesafetyofwomen.Theuniquenumber“8��4�-77777”subscribedforthehelplineisanextensionofthe‘NirbhayaYojana.460.When Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
founded? vçR;{k dj vkSj lhek 'kqYd cksMZ dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
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Ans:–(b)CentralBoardof IndirectTaxesandCustoms is the agencyresponsibleforadministeringCustoms,GST,CentralExcise,ServiceTaxandNarcoticsinIndia.46�.Wholaunchedthebiometric-enabledCentralisedAccess
(c) ShriHardeepSinghPuri/Jh gjnhi flag iqjh(d) ShriRajeshSharma/Jh jkts'k 'kekZ
Ans:–(c)Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for CivilAviation,launchedthebiometric-enabledCentralisedAccessControl System (CACS) and e-BCAS Project TrainingModule.46�.Which railway station did Indian Railways introduces
NewPassengerfriendlyInformationSystem? Hkkjrh; jsyos us fdl jsyos LVs'ku ls U;w iSlsatj ÚsaMyh lwpuk
Ans:–(b)Indian Railways introduces New Passenger friendlyInformation System at Anakapalle Station in VijayawadaDivision.463.Whichelectricitysettoraiseupto$�.5billionabroad? fons'kksa esa 1-5 fcfy;u MkWyj rd dh fctyh dkSu lh LFkkfir
Ans:–(b)Indiacommencesworld’slargestevervaccinationprogrammetocontrolFMD&Brucellosisin�0�9.ThemaintoprovideuniquePashuAadharto535millionanimals3. What is the estimated cost of National Infra Pipeline
Ans:–(b)The estimated cost of National Infra Pipeline plan is about�0�trillion.4. Wherewas�0��CommonwealthGamesscheduled? 2022 jk"VªeaMy [ksy dgk¡ fu/kZfjr fd;k x;k Fkk\
Ans:–(d)RailwayProtectionForce isa security force,establishedbytheRailwayProtectionForceAct,�957.TheheadquartersofRailwayProtectionForcelocatedatNewDelhi.7. WhenUnifiedPaymentsInterfacewasintroduced? ;wfuiQkbM isesaV~l baVjisQl dc is'k fd;k x;k Fkk\
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Ans:–(b)Unified Payments Interface is an instant real-time paymentsystemdevelopedbyNationalPaymentsCorporationofIndia.TheUPIwasintroducedintheyear�0�6.8. Who commences worlds largest ever vaccination
Ans:–(c)IndianRailways is India’snational railwaysystemoperatedbytheMinistryofRailways.Foundedontheyear�853.��. WhenHuaweiwasfounded? gqvkosbZ dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ Fkh\
(a) �987(b) �99�(c) �989(d) �990
Ans:–(a)Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched a NationalInfrastructure Pipeline coordination mechanism with aninvestment plan worth ₹102 trillion in the next five years.��. WhoservesasIndianOlympicAssociationPresident? Hkkjrh; vksyafid la?k ds vè;{k ds :i esa dkSu dk;Z djrk
Ans:–(a)RailwayProtectionForce isa security force,establishedbytheRailwayProtectionForceAct,�957.Itisfoundedby�7July�87�.�6. What was the number used in Indian Railways for
Ans:–(b)Indian Railways made to overcome the inconvenience overmultiplehelplinenumbersforgrievancesandinquiryduringrailway travel, Indian Railway integrated railway helplinesintosinglenumber.The�07�numberusedforaccidentsandsafety.�7. Where was the headquarters of Indian Space Research
Ans:–(b)The headquarters of Indian Space Research OrganisationlocatedatBengaluru.�8. ISRO to set up second launch port in ___________
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(a) Thoothukodi/rwrwdqM+h
(b) Dharmapuri//eZiqjh(c) Krishnagiri/Ñ".kkfxjh
(d) Namakkal/ueDdyAns:–(a)IndianSpaceResearchOrganisationestablishasecondlaunchport in Thoothukodi district in Tamilnadu exclusively tolaunchsmallsatellitelaunchvehicles.�9. Chinalaunches__________powerfulnavaldestroyersin
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ServiceCollegein________ ----------------esa jk"Vªh; iQk;j lfoZl dkWyst ds u, ifjlj dks
(d) DineshRaj/fnus'k jktAns:–(b)VKYadavtakechargesasRailwayBoardChairmanforonemore year. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinetapprovedthere-employmentofVKYadavastheChairmanofRailwayBoardforoneyear.��. WhichstateCMlaunchedK-RERAtobringtransparency
inrealestatesector? fdl jkT; ds eq[;ea=kh us fj;y ,LVsV {ks=k esa ikjnf'kZrk ykus
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Ans:–(b)Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched the Kerala RealEstate Regulatory Authority .The main aim to boost theconfidenceofcustomersandbringinmoretransparencyintherealestatesector,RealEstateRegulatoryAuthority(RERA)�3. Who is appointed as Air Officer-in-Charge
withIndia? fdl ns'k us vkf/dkfjd rkSj ij Hkkjr ds lkFk ijek.kq izfr"Bkuksa
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(a) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjc
(b) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
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Ans:–(b)Pakistan shared a list of its nuclear installations with Indiaunderabilateralagreement.ThelisthandedovertoanIndianHigh Commission official in accordance with Article-II ofthe Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against NuclearInstallationsandFacilitiesbetweenPakistanandIndia.�5. What is the new one integrated Helpline number for
Ans:–(b)GuinnessWorld Records known from its inception in �955until�000astheGuinnessBookofRecords.�7. WhenUIDAIwasfounded? UIDAI/;wvkbZMh,vkbZ dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ Fkh\
Ans:–(b)China launches two powerful naval destroyers in year ofharvest for military.China adding new naval ships on amonthlybasis.3�. Which state govt launched Cyber Safe Women
Ans:–(b)Maharashtra Government launched a Cyber Safe Womeninitiative under which awareness camps held across all thedistrictsofthestateregardingcybersafety.3�. Fifth IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship �0�0
Ans:–(c)The fifth Ice HockeyAssociation of India (IHAI) NationalIceHockeyChampionship�0�0beginsinLeh.Theinauguralmatch in the Under-�0 Boys category between ChandigarhandHaryana.33. Which state government appoints two Disha Special
Ans:–(b)AndhraPradeshgovernment-appointedIndianAdministrativeService (IAS) official Dr. Kritika Shukla and Indian PoliceService(IPS)officialMDeepikaasSpecialOfficers.34. KVICopenedfirstsilkprocessingplantin___________ KVICus----------------esa igyk js'ke izlaLdj.k la;a=k [kksyk
Ans:–(c)KhadiandVillageIndustriesCommission(KVIC)afirstSilkProcessing Plant inaugurated at Surendranagar in Gujarat.The cost of production of silk yarn increases the sale andavailabilityofrawmaterialforGujaratiPatolaSarees.35. WhogoteighthinlatestOlympicqualificationrankings? uohure vksyafid ;ksX;rk jSfdax esa fdls vkBoka LFkku feyk\
(a) GaganNarang/xxu ukjax(b) MirabaiChanu/ehjkckbZ pkuw(c) DhyanChand/è;kupan(d) VijenderSingh/fotsUnz flag
Ans:–(b)Mirabai Chanu got eighth in latest Olympic qualificationrankings.36. PMNarendraModidisburses��,000crorerupeesto___
ofnon-essentialitemsbyIndia? Hkkjr n~okjk xSj&vko';d oLrqvksa ds vk;kr ij vadq'k yxkus
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(a) 375(b) 37�(c) 376(d) 378
Ans:–(b)Indiaissettofinalizestricterqualitystandardsfor37�itemsaim at curbing imports of non-essential items such as toys,plastic goods, sports items, and furniture, especially fromChina.39. TheplantsetupbyakhadiinstitutionatthecostofRs
_______lakhs [kknh laLFkk n~okjk----------------yk[k #i;s dh ykxr ls LFkkfir
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(a) 80(b) 75(c) 78(d) 79
Ans:–(b)The cost of production of silk yarn increases the sale andavailabilityofrawmaterialforGujaratiPatolaSareeslocally.Theplant setupbyakhadi institutionat the costofRs75lakhsinwhichKVICcontributedRs60lakh.40. Which country ranked second for highest number of
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(d) Finland/fiQuySaMAns:–(a)AccordingtoUNICEF,Anestimated67,385babieswereborninIndia.Globally,overhalfofthesebirthswereestimatedtohave taken place in eight countries - India (67,385), China(46,�99),4�. WhenIceHockeywasfounded? vkbl gkWdh dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
(a) �9�4(b) �9�0(c) �9�3(d) �9�6
Ans:–(b)IceHockeywasfoundedontheyear�9�0.FifthIHAINationalIceHockeyChampionship�0�0beginsinLeh4�. How many Disha Special Officers are appointed by
Ans:–(b)Andhra Pradesh Government appoints two Disha SpecialOfficers.43. Which country created a record for highest number of
babiesbornonNewYearDay? fdl ns'k us u, lky ds fnu iSnk gksus okys cPpksa dh la[;k
ds fy, ,d fjdkWMZ cuk;k\
(a) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjc
(b) India/Hkkjr(c) Iran/bZjku(d) Russia/:l
Ans:–(b)Indiarecordedthehighestnumberofbabiesbornworldwideon New Year’s Day. The world’s second-most populouscountry registering an estimated 67,385 births out of the
nearly400,000babiesborngloballyonthatday.44. Whodisburses��,000crorerupeestosixcrorefarmers? d
Ans:–(c)Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the �07thIndianScienceCongress(ISC)attheUniversityofAgriculturalSciences,Bengaluru.46. Dixon Technologies planned to manufacture LED TVs
Ans:–(b)South Korean electronics Samsung and Noida-based DixonTechnologiesjointlymanufactureLEDtelevisionsinIndia.48. Adanitobuy75%stakein______________Port
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Ans:–(b)Maharashtra Government launched a Cyber Safe Womeninitiativeunderwhichawarenesscampsacrossallthedistrictsofthestateregardingcybersafety.50. Union Government sanctions _________EV charging
(d) SaudiArabia/lÅnh vjcAns:–(b)Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named asthe Deputy Head of the Revolutionary Guards foreignoperationsarmEsmailQaanitoreplaceQasemSoleimaniasitscommander.Soleimanikilled inapre-dawnUSstrike inBaghdad.5�. India stronglycondemnedvandalismatNankanaSahib
Ans:–(b)India strongly condemned vandalism at Nankana SahibGurudwara in Pakistan. The Pakistan Government to takeimmediatestepstoensurethesafety,security,andwelfareofthemembersoftheSikhcommunity.53. WorldBrailleDayobservedon_______________ fo'o cszy fnol---------------------ij euk;k x;k
Ans:–(b)World Braille Day observed on January 4th. The day ismarkedrememberingthebirthanniversaryofLouisBraille,theinventorofBrailleforpeoplewithvisualdisabilities.54. Adanitobuy_______stakeinKrishnapatnamPort Ñ".kkiVue iksVZ esa-----------------fgLlsnkjh [kjhnus ds fy, vnkuh
(a) 7�%(b) 75%(c) 74%(d) 76%
Ans:–(b)Indialargestprivatesectorportoperatoragreedtobuya75%stakeinKrishnapatnamPortCo.Ltd(KPCL)atanenterprisevalueof�3,500crores,APSEZ.55. WhenUnifiedPaymentsInterfacewasintroduced? ;wfuiQkbM isesaV~l baVjisQl dc is'k fd;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �0�5(b) �0�6(c) �0�7(d) �0�8
Ans:–(b)Unified Payments Interface is an instant real-time paymentsystemdevelopedbyNationalPaymentsCorporationofIndia.Itisfoundedat�0�6.56. WhenBorderSecurityForcewasfounded? lhek lqj{kk cy dh LFkkiuk dc dh xbZ Fkh\
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Ans:–(b)BorderSecurityForce is theborderdefenceorganisationofIndia.BorderSecurityForcewasfoundedintheyear�96557. What is the estimated population of Middle East
Ans:–(b)TheMiddleEastisatranscontinentalregionwhichincludesWesternAsia,andallofTurkeyandEgypt.58. WhenSamsungwasfounded? lSelax dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ Fkh\
(a) �940(b) �938(c) �945(d) �94�
Ans:–(b)Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerateheadquarteredinSamsungTown.DixonTechnologiesplannedtomanufactureLEDTVsforSamsung.59. USsends______morearmytroopstoMiddleEast vesfjdk eè; iwoZ esa----------vf/d lSU; VqdfM+;ksa dks Hkstrk gS
(a) 3,800(b) 3,000(c) 4,600(d) 4,500
Ans:–(b)TheUnitedStatesofAmericaaround3,000armytroopstotheMiddleEastkillingofIranianCommanderQasemSoleimaniorderedbyPresidentDonaldTrump.60. How many hospitals de-empanelled and 4.5 cr fine
Ans:–(b)Around�7�alreadyde-empanelledand the list ofhospitalsimposedpenaltybythecentralgovernment.MorethanINR4.5croreleviedonhospitalsindulginginmalpractices.6�. Which bank asks customers to update mobile numbers
(d) CorporationBank/dkWiksZjs'ku cSadAns:–(b)StateBankofIndiaaskscustomerstoupdatemobilenumbersforATMcashwithdrawals.6�. WhenIncomeTaxDepartmentwasfounded? vk;dj foHkkx dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
(a) �86�(b) �860(c) �863(d) �865
Ans:–(b)IncomeTaxDepartmentisagovernmentagencyundertakingdirecttaxcollectionoftheGovernmentofIndia.IncomeTaxDepartmentwasfoundedintheyear�860.63. Which stategovernmentemployeesnowgetDAatpar
TheheadquartersofISROlocatedatBengaluru.65. When Indian Space Research Organisation was
founded? Hkkjrh; varfj{k vuqla/ku laxBu dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
(a) �970(b) �969(c) �97�(d) �975
Ans:–(b)Indian Space Research Organisation is the space agency ofthe Government of India has its headquarters in the city ofBengaluru.66. WhoisthechairpersonofStateBankofIndia? Hkkjrh; LVsV cSad ds vè;{k dkSu gSa\
Ans:–(b)IncomeTaxDepartmentisagovernmentagencyundertakingdirecttaxcollectionoftheGovernmentofIndia.68. WhenStateBankofIndiawasfounded? Hkkjrh; LVsV cSad dh LFkkiuk dc gqbZ\
(a) �808(b) �806(c) �807(d) �809
Ans:–(b)StateBankof India(SBI) isanIndianmultinational,publicsector banking and financial services statutory body. StateBankofIndiawasfoundedintheyear�806.69. Which state CM constitutes panels for Rs �500 paddy
Ans:–(a)Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel to set up acommittee toensure thepaymentofRs�500perquintal tofarmersagainstprocurementofpaddy.73. IndiaForexreservestouchalltimehighof__________
Ans:–(b)The �07th Indian Science Congress (ISC) is held from 3-7January �0�0 at the University ofAgricultural Sciences inBengaluru,Karnataka.ISCwillprovidethedesiredplatformtothefarmerswhointroducedinnovationsinagriculture.Thetheme of the �07th ISC is Science and Technology: RuralDevelopment.78. The Yoga Science meet was organized as part of the
Ans:–(a)PatolaisthetrademarkSareeofGujarat.Itisoneofthemosteminent symbols of Indian Craftsmanship. It is priced veryhighandisoutofreachofcommonwomen.TherawmaterialispurchasedfromKarnatakaorWestBengal,wherethesilkprocessingunitsaresituated.Thisincreasesthecostoffabricmanifolds.8�. What is the cost estimated for the Khadi and Village
Industries Commission (KVIC)’s first Silk processingplant?
Ans:–(c)The KVIC launched its first Silk Processing Plant atSurendranagar.Themajorinitiativewouldhelpcutdownthecost of production of silk yarn drastically and increase thesaleandavailabilityofrawmaterialforGujaratiPatolaSareeslocally.ThecostoftheplantisRs.75lakhinwhichKVIChascontributedRs.60 lakh.Theunithasgeneratedemploymentfor90 localwomen,amongwhich70womenbelongto theMuslimcommunity.8�. _________ division will be the nodal point in India’s
foreignministry. -------------------foHkktu Hkkjr ds fons'k ea=kky; esa uksMy fcanq
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Ans:–(d)The Ministry of External Affairs has announced that it isto set up a new division on New and Emerging StrategicTechnologies(NEST).NESTdivisionwillbethenodalpointinIndia’sforeignministry.Itwillhandleallmattersconnectedto new and emerging technologies including the exchangeof views with foreign governments and coordination withdomestic ministries and departments. NEST will deal withemergingchallengesandscenarios.83. How many awards are to be conferred under the first
Ans:–(a)Kochi to host the global meet on the marine ecosystem,MECOS-3. The 3rd international symposium on marineecosystems-challenges and opportunities (MECOS-3) inKochifrom7-�0January�0�0.ThemeetingwillbeheldattheCentralMarineFisheriesResearchInstitute,Kochi,Kerala.85. Who implemented the Street Lighting National
Ans:–(b)Government’sflagshipprogrammeUnnatJyotibyAffordableLEDs for All (UJALA) and LED Street Lighting NationalProgramme(SLNP),markeditsfifthanniversaryon5January�0�0. The schemes have been implemented by EnergyEfficiencyServicesLimited(EESL),ajointventureofPSUsunderthePowerMinistry.86. India has ranked _______ in the Travel & Tourism
Ans:–(b)NavigationfacilitiesforvisuallyimpairedwasinauguratedatChandigarhrailwaystationinPunjabon5January�0�0.Thisfacilityhasbeen introducedby the IndianRailwayStationsDevelopment Corporation through Bengaluru-based NGOAnuprayaas. Chandigarh is the fifth Railway station in thecountryandfirstinNorthIndiatohavethisfacility.88. TheDefExpoIndia-�0�0istobeheldin_________. MsiQ,Dliks@DefExpo India-�0�0 dks-----------------esa vk;ksftr
Ans:–(b)The ��th biennial edition of DefExpo India- �0�0 is to beheldfrom5-8February�0�0inLucknow,UttarPradesh.ThepreparationswerereviewedbytheDefenceMinisterRajnathSingh on 5 January �0�0. It is expected to be the largestexhibitionfortheworld’sdefencecompaniestodisplaytheirland,seaandaircapabilitiesatasingleexhibition.89. TheIndianArmyistosignanMoUwith_______forthe
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(a) 3rd(b) �st(c) 4th(d) 5th
Ans:–(a)Kolkata Police has started the third edition of the Sukanyaprojecton6January�0�0.Theprojectaimstoprovidegirlsstudyinginschoolsandcollegesinthecitywithself-defencetraining.9�. CISFobserve________astheYearofmobility. d
(a) �0�7(b) �0�8(c) �0�9(d) �0�0
Ans:–(d)TheCentralIndustrialSecurityForce(CISF)hasannouncedthat it is toobserve�0�0as theYearofmobility.Thisyear
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willhaveaspecialfocusonthecreationofmoreresidentialunitsandtheimplementationofvariouswelfaremeasuresforthetroops.93. WhichPoliceinitiatedtheSukanyaproject? lqdU;k ifj;kstuk fdl iqfyl us 'kq: dh\
(d) AndhraPolice/vka/z iqfylAns:–(c)Sukanya project was initiated by the Kolkata Police’sCommunityPolicingWingwithanaimtoprovideself-defencetraining togirl studentsofcity-basedschools, colleges,anduniversities. The project is funded by Women and ChildDevelopment and Social Welfare Department of the WestBengalstategovernment.94. WhatisthecurrencyofCroatia? Øks,f'k;k dh eqnzk D;k gS\
(a) SuchetaSatish/lqpsrk lrh'k(b) TaruniJoshi/r#.kh tks'kh(c) ArijitSingh/vfjthr flag
(d) TonyKakkar/Vksuh dDdjAns:–(a)Dubai-basedIndiangirlSuchetaSatish,whocansingin��0languages,wontheGlobalChildProdigyAwards�0�0.The�3-year-old known is as the Dubai Indian High School’snightingale. Along with Sucheta Satish, �00 other GlobalChildprodigiesacrosstheworldwerehonouredattheawardceremonyindifferentcategories.96. WhoistheDirector-General(DG)oftheCentralIndustrial
Ans:–(d)Indiahasextendeda lineofcredit (LOC)of$75million toCubaforfinancingsolarparks.TheannouncedwasmadebytheReserveBankofIndia(RBI).ThemovecomesfollowingtheagreementsignedbetweenExport-ImportBankof India(EximBank)andBancoExteriorDeCubaon�6July�0�9thatcameintoeffectfrom��December�0�9.98. Currently, ________ is providing training for the first
setof fourastronautcandidates for the firstGaganyaanmissionof�0��.
Ans:–(c)India is currently paying a huge sum to Russia for thetraining of the first set of four astronaut candidates for thefirst Gaganyaan mission of �0��. Also, HSP work is splitacross various centres like Vikram Sarabhai Space CentreinThiruvananthapuramandtheU.R.RaoSatelliteCentreinBengaluru.99. WhoiselectedasthePresidentofCroatia? Øks,f'k;k ds jk"Vªifr ds :i esa fdls pquk tkrk gS\
Ans:–(b)Zoran Milanovic won Croatia’s presidential election. HeCroatia’s center-left former prime minister. He defeatedcenter-rightincumbentKolindaGrabar-Kitarovicinasecond-roundvote.Thepresidentialelectionwasheldon��December�0�9.HebelongstotheSocialDemocrats(SDP).�00.ISROistosetupIndia’sworld-classfacilityfortraining
astronautsinthreeyearsat__________. (ISRO)bljks dks-------------------ij rhu o"kksZa esa varfj{k ;kf=k;ksa
Ans:–(b)ISROhasannouncedtosetupIndia’sworld-classfacilityfortrainingastronautsinthreeyearsatChallakereinChitradurgadistrict of Karnataka. The announcement was made by K.Sivan,ISROChairmanandSecretary,DepartmentofSpace.�0�.Which State launched the MyGov portal on 6 January
Ans:–(b)Himachal State government unveiled the Himachal MyGovportal on 6 January �0�0. The portal was launched by theHimachalChiefMinisterJaiRamThakur.ThisisexpectedtostrengthenpublicparticipationintheGovernanceprocess.HealsolaunchedtheCMAppontheoccasion.Withthislaunch,theStatehasbecome��thStatetohavethisfacility.�0�.IPSofficerRajivRaiBhatnagarretiredas theDirector-
Ans:–(c)CommerceandIndustry&RailwaysMinisterPiyushGoyalinauguratedtheNationalStockExchange(NSE)KnowledgeHubinNewDelhion6January�0�0.ThehubisprovidedanArtificialIntelligence(AI)poweredlearningecosystemwhichwill assist the Banking, Financial services, and insurance(BFSI)sector.�04.WhichStatecelebratestheZofestival? T+kks@ZomRlo fdl jkT; esa euk;k tkrk gS\
(a) Bihar/fcgkj(b) Odisha/vksfM'kk
(c) Tripura/f=kiqjk(d) Mizoram/fetksje
Ans:–(d)TheMizoramstategovernmentisorganizingtheZoFestivalfrom 9 January �0�0. The festival is a part of the State’sendeavour to unify different tribes of Mizo. The FestivalwillbeorganizedunderthebannerZoKutpui inat least�0differentcitiesacrosstheglobe.�05.TheMizopopulationidfoundin________. feT+kks tula[;k vkbZMh-----------------esa ikbZ tkrh gSA
Ans:–(d)The Mizo population is found in Manipur, Tripura, andMizoram across India. So far �� Mizo clans have beenidentified.Thesetribalpeoplearenativetothenorth-easternpartofIndia,westernBurma(PresentMyanmar)andEasternBangladesh.�06.AkbarPadamseewhopassedawayrecentlyisafamous
(d) entrepreneur/O;olk;hAns:–(b)One of India’s best-known artists,Akbar Padamsee passedawayinCoimbatoreon6January�0�0.Hewas9�yearsold.�07.WhichStateishostingtheGlobalInvestorsMeet�0�0? Xykscy bUosLVlZ ehV 2020 dh estckuh dkSu lk jkT; dj jgk
gS\
(a) TamilNadu/rfeyukMq(b) Kerala/dsjy
(c) UttarPradesh/mRrj izns'k(d) Bihar/fcgkj
Ans:–(b)Kerala is organizing the Global Investors Meet ‘ASCEND�0�0’. The meet will be held from 9-�0 January �0�0 inKochi,Kerala.ThemeetwillbeorganizedbytheIndustriesDepartmentofthestategovernment.�08.WhenistheJournalists’Daycelebrated? i=kdkj fnol dc euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(c)Journalists’Daywascelebratedon6January�0�0.ThedayisobservedeveryyearinMaharashtra.ThedayisobservedinthememoryoflatethespianjournalistBalshashtriJambhekar.�09.The �0�0 Khelo India University Games has been
(d) Manipur/ef.kiqjAns:–(b)ThefirsteditionofKheloIndiaUniversityGameshasbeenscheduled to be held at the Kalinga Institute of IndustrialTechnology(KIIT)UniversityinBhubaneswar.��0.WhichisthefirstnewspaperintheMarathilanguage?
Ans:–(c)Thefirstnewspaper in theMarathi languagenamedDarpanwaspublishedon6January�83�.Thereleasedatealsomarkshis birth anniversary. He was the editor of Darpan duringBritishRuleinIndia.Hediedon�8May�846.���.HowmanyArmyBaseWorkshops (ABWs)areneeded
for theGovernmentOwnedContractorOperatedmodeloftheIndianArmy?
Ans:–(b)The GOCO model was recommended by the Lt. Gen. DBShekatkar (Retd.) committee. The model aims to enhancecombatcapabilityand re-balancingdefenceexpenditure.Asper the committee’s recommendations, the government hasdecided todisband twoadvancebaseworkshops,one staticworkshop and four ordnance depots and eight Army BaseWorkshops(ABWs)arerecommendedtobecorporatizedontheGOCOmodel.���.Which State celebrates the International Kite Festival
�0�0? fdl jkT; us varjkZ"Vªh; irax egksRlo 2020 euk;k\
Ans:–(b)The 3�st International Kite Festival was launched atthe Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It wasinauguratedbyChiefMinisterVijayRupani.Thefestivalwillbeconductedfrom7-�4Januaryindifferentpartsofthestate.ThefestivalbecameanidentityofGujarat.��3.WhoiselectedasthePMofSpain? Lisu ds ih,e ds :i esa fdls pquk tkrk gS\
Ans:–(c)The 3�st International Kite Festival was launched atthe Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It wasinauguratedbyChiefMinisterVijayRupani.Thefestivalwillbeconductedfrom7-�4Januaryindifferentpartsofthestate.ThefestivalbecameanidentityofGujarat.��5.WhoistheauthorofthebookKarmayoddhaGranth? deksZn; xzaFk dk ys[kd dkSu gS\
Ans:–(a)TheUnionMinisterforHomeAffairsAmitShahreleasedabooktitledKarmayoddhaGranthinNewDelhion7January�0�0. In his book,Amit Shah has shared the life of PrimeMinisterShriNarendraModi.��6.MadhavpurMelaiscelebratedin_________. ek/oiqj esyk-----------------esa euk;k tkrk gSA
Ans:–(a)ThefirsteditionofKheloIndiaUniversityGameshasbeenscheduled to be held at the Kalinga Institute of IndustrialTechnology(KIIT)University inBhubaneswar.KheloIndiaUniversityGamesisaninitiativeoftheGovernmentofIndiatoempowerthesportssector.ItaimstomouldthefutureofbuddingsportsstarsinIndia.Thegameswillbeheldfrom��Februaryto�March�0�0.��9.WhichStatecelebratestheJournalists’Day? i=kdkj fnol fdl jkT; esa euk;k tkrk gS\
Ans:–(a)Kerala is organizing the Global Investors Meet ‘ASCEND�0�0’. The meet will be held from 9-�0 January �0�0 inKochi,Kerala.ThemeetwillbeorganizedbytheIndustriesDepartmentofthestategovernment.���.The________editionofMaharashtraKesariKusti�0�0
Ans:–(c)The 63rd edition of Maharashtra Kesari Kusti �0�0 beganon3 January�0�0at theShivChhatrapatiSportsComplexBalewadi,MahalungeinPune,Maharashtra.Itwasheldfrom3-7January.���.Which of the following is the European Union’s Earth
ObservationProgramme? fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu ;wjksih; la?k dk i`Foh voyksdju
dk;ZØe gS\
(a) Aura/vkSjk
(b) Terra//jrh(c) Copernicus/dksijfudl
(d) Aquatin/,DokfVuAns:–(c)Copernicus is the EU’s Earth Observation Programme. Itconsists of a complex set of systems that collect data frommultiplesources.Thecollectedinformationwillbeprocessedandprovidesuserswithinformationthroughasetofservicesthat address the atmosphere, climate change, land, marine,emergencymanagement,andsecurity.��3.HowmanystateswilltheIndradhanushGasGridLimited
TheIndradhanushGasGridLimitedaimstocover8North-Eastern states namelyArunachal Pradesh,Assam, Manipur,Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura. ThegovernmentplanstodeveloptheGasPipelineGridinalltheeightstatesoftheNorth-Easternregion.��4.The________PravasiBharatiyaDivas(PBD)isobserved
inJanuary�0�0. ----------------izoklh Hkkjrh; fnol (PBD)tuojh 2020 esa euk;k
tkrk gSA
(a) ��(b) �3(c) �6(d) �8
Ans:–(c)The �6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is observed on 9January�0�0.ThedayiscelebratedtorecognizetheoverseasIndianswhohavecontributedtothedevelopmentofIndia.��5.WherewastheMaharashtraKesariwrestlingcompetition
Ans:–(a)Indian equestrian Fouaad Mirza became the first Indian toqualify for theTokyo Olympics officially. He ended a waitspanningtwodecades.InternationalFederationforEquestrianSports(FEI)issuedthelatestrankingsthatincludedallresultsbetween�January�0�9to3�December�0�9.��7.WhichiscalledtheCityofDestiny?
Ans:–(d)Visakhapatnam,theCityofDestinyistohostMILAN�0�0.TheInternationalNavaleventhasbeenscheduledtobeheldinMarch�0�0.ViceAdmiralSNGhormade,ChiefofStaffENCreviewed the preparations at the Eastern Naval Command(ENC)on7January�0�0.��9.WhichState is toconduct theeventAdalat for the first
Ans:–(d)The Kerala StateYouth Commission has scheduled a state-level Adalat to be held at Thiruvananthapuram. It aims toencouragethetransgendercommunitytoopenupaboutvariousissuesfacedbythemandforspeedygrievanceredressal.�30.WhichIndianequestrianwasthefirsttoparticipateinthe
(b) HarshvardhanSadgir/g"kZ/Zu lnxhj(c) UdeyChand/mfn pan(d) KiranSingh/fdj.k flag
Ans:–(b)Indian wrestler Harshvardhan Sadgir won the MaharashtraKesarititleinthe63rdwrestlingeventatBalewadinearPuneon7January�0�0.HedefeatedhisopponentShaileshShelekofLaturtoclaimthetitle.�33.Whichyearwasrecordedas thesecondhottestyearon
recordandendedthehottestdecadeinhistory? fdl o"kZ dks fjdkWMZ ij nwljs lcls xeZ o"kZ ds :i esa ntZ fd;k
Ans:–(c)The �6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is observed on 9January�0�0.ThedayiscelebratedtorecognizetheoverseasIndianswhohavecontributedtothedevelopmentofIndia.�35.TheCentralGovernmenthasstartedaSchemetosetup
_______FastTrackSpecialCourts (FTSCs) across thecountry.
Ans:–(a)CensusIndia�0��willbeginon�Aprilandwillendon30September �0�0. The Census will be conducted through amobilephoneapplication.Themoveaimstomoveawayfromthetraditionalpenandpaper.�37.The_________editionoftheParikshaPeCharcha�0�0
programme is to be held on �0 January �0�0 in NewDelhi.
ifj{kk is ppkZ 2020 dk;ZØe dk----------------------laLdj.k 20 tuojh 2020 dks ubZ fnYyh esa vk;ksftr fd;k tkuk gSA
(a) 3rd(b) 4th(c) 5th(d) 6th
Ans:–(a)SevenstudentsfromJammuDivisionhavebeenselectedforthe3rdeditionoftheParikshaPeCharcha�0�0programmewhich will be held on �0 January �0�0. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi will be interacting with the students fromacrossthecountryatTalkatoraStadium,NewDelhi.�38.WhichBank launched themyAppsapplication toboost
Ans:–(b)Inafirst,HDFCBanklaunchedthemyAppsapplicationon9January�0�0.TheappaimstoboostdigitalpaymentsinIndia.The app will benefit urban local bodies, housing societies,localclubsandgymkhanas,andreligiousinstitutions.�39.________ State Government launched a wage subsidy
Ans:–(d)Kerala State Government launched a wage subsidy schemeforthefirstfiveyearsfornewventuresgettingregisteredfrom�April�0�0.TheschemewasunveiledbytheChiefMinisterPinarayi Vijayan on 9 January �0�0 at the Global InvestorSummitASCEND�0�0.�40.ThePulsesConclave�0�0hasbeenscheduledtobeheld
Ans:–(a)ThePulsesConclave�0�0(TPC�0�0)hasbeenscheduledtobeheldfrom��-�4February�0�0inLonavala,Maharashtra.TheannouncementwasmadebytheIndiaPulsesandGrainsAssociation(IPGA), thenodalbodyfor India’spulses tradeandindustryon9January�0�0.�4�.Which State government signed MoU with a German
Ans:–(c)World Hindi Day is observed on �0 January �0�0. It isobservedeveryyear.Thedayensures topromote theHindilanguagearoundtheworld.WorldHindiDayisdifferentfromNationalHindiDay.�43.InSeptember�0�9,thegovernmenthasidentified_____
___wetlandsforpriorityrestorationinthenext5years. flracj 2019 esa] ljdkj us vxys 5 o"kksZa esa izkFkkfedrk cgkyh
Ans:–(b)In September �0�9, the government has identified �30wetlands for priority restoration in the next 5 years. It hasalsodirected theStates tosubmit their respective integratedmanagementplan.�44.FRESIAmachineshavebeeninductedbyBROtoclear
(d) France/izaQklAns:–(c)The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has inducted sevenhigh-techsnowcutterFRESIAmachinesfromItaly toclearthesnowfallthatblocksimportanthighwaysandroadsintheKashmirValleyeverywinter.BROhasreceivedfourof themachinesandtherestwillbeimportedsoon.�45.When did Bengaluru host Indian Science Congress for
thefirsttime? csaxyq# us igyh ckj Hkkjrh; foKku dkaxzsl dh estckuh dc
dh\
(a) �963(b) �987(c) �00�(d) �0�3
Ans:–(b)Bengaluruhosted the sciencecongress for the third time. Itearlierconductedtheeventin�987and�00�.�46.How much did the Andhra Pradesh State government
allocate for the ________ on the Zero Budget NaturalFarming(ZBNF).
(d) Rs.�67crore/djksM+Ans:–(a)TheAndhraPradeshGovernmenthassignedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU)withtherepresentativesofaGermanfirm,KFW,inAmaravati,AndhraPradeshtoimplementZeroBudgetNaturalFarminginthestate.TheagreementaimstoscaleuptheongoingprojectwithKFW.TheYSJaganmohanReddy led-State government has allocated Rs.304 crore ontheproject.Theprojectaimedtocover�.39lakhfarmersinaround600villagepanchayatsandpromotenaturalfarming.�47.Who is the Director-General of the Border Roads
(d) Dr.GuttaMuniratnam/MkWA xqV~Vk eqfujRueAns:–(d)Famous Agricultural Scientist Dr. Gutta Muniratnam waschosen as the first recipient for Muppavarapu NationalAwardforSocialService.TheawardcarriedacashprizeofRs.5 lakh and citation.Dr.GMuniratnamwas awarded forhis extraordinary contribution to improving the quality ofpeople’slivesthroughsocialservice.�49.Odisha’s High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA)
approved _________ for a new greenfield aluminarefineryunit.
(d) Rs.9,000crore/djksM+Ans:–(c)Odisha’sHigh-LevelClearanceAuthority(HLCA)approvedRs.8,000croreforanewgreenfieldaluminarefineryunit.TheprojectwasproposedbyAdityaBirlaGroup-ownedHindalcoIndustries.�50.WhenwasthefirstWorldHindiConferenceobserved? izFke fo'o fganh lEesyu dc euk;k x;k Fkk\
(a) �966(b) �953(c) �975(d) �980
Ans:–(c)The first World Hindi Conference was held on �0 January�975. Itwas inauguratedby the thenPrimeMinister IndiraGandhi.�5�.WhichstatelaunchedtheAmmaVodischemetosupport
low-incomefamilies? fdl jkT; us de vk; okys ifjokjksa dk leFkZu djus ds fy,
(d) TamilNadu/rfeyukMqAns:–(c)TheAndhra Pradesh State government launched theAmmaVodi scheme. Itwas launchedby theAndhraPradesh chiefministerYSJaganMohanReddyon9January�0�0.AmmaVodicanbetranslatedas‘mother’slap’inTelugu.Theschemewillbeimplementedon�6January�0�0.�5�.WhatisthecolourusedinthenewlogoofAPLA? APLAds u, yksxks izrhd fpUg esa fdl jaxk dk mi;ksx fd;k
x;k gS\
(a) Green/gjk(b) Saffron/dslj
(c) White/lisQn(d) Blue/uhyk
Ans:–(d)TheArunachalPradeshStateLegislativeAssemblyadoptedanewlogoon9January.Thelogoreflectsthedistinctidentityandcultureofthestate.Thebluecolourofthelogodenotestheautonomyoftheassemblysecretariat.�53.World Bank estimated a _______ growth rate in fiscal
Ans:–(a)TheWorldBankestimateda5%growthrateinfiscal�0�9-�0�0forIndia.TheWorldBank’supdateis in linewiththeReserve Bank of India’s (RBI) October policy estimate inwhichitslashedtheIndianeconomy’sexpectedgrowthto5%forthefiscalyear�0�9-�0�0.�54.WhichStateLegislativeAssemblyadoptedanewlogoon
Ans:–(b)The �3rd National Youth Festival (NYF) �0�0 has beenscheduledtobeheldfrom��-�6JanuaryatIndiraPratishthan,Lucknow.The festival will be jointly inaugurated by ChiefMinister,UttarPradeshYogiAdityanathandMinisterofState(I/C)forYouthAffairs&Sports,ShriKirenRijiju.�57.WhichstateishostingtheNationalYouthFestival(NYF)
Ans:–(c)The �3rd National Youth Festival (NYF) �0�0 has beenscheduledtobeheldfrom��-�6JanuaryatIndiraPratishthan,Lucknow.The festival will be jointly inaugurated by ChiefMinister,UttarPradeshYogiAdityanathandMinisterofState(I/C)forYouthAffairs&Sports,ShriKirenRijiju.TheNYF�0�0isorganizedbytheMinistryofYouthAffairsandSportsandStateGovernmentofUttarPradesh.�58.Whichofthefollowingisnotawater-solublefertilizer?
fuEufyf[kr esa ls dkSu ikuh esa ?kqyu'khy moZjd ugha gS\
(a) AGRONPK/Ñf"k ,uihds
(b) AGROCN/Ñf"k lh,u
(c) AGROMKP/Ñf"k ,edsih
(d) AGROPHP/Ñf"k ih,pihAns:–(d)AGRO NPK, AGRO CN, AGRO MKP are water-solublefertilizersandAGROPHPisnotawater-solublefertilizer.�59.WingsIndia�0�0hasbeenscheduledtobeheldin____
Ans:–(b)WingsIndia�0�0hasbeenscheduledtobeheldatBegumpetAirportinHyderabadfrom��-�5March�0�0.Theeventisexpectedtoboostaviation.�60.Which country topped the Eurasia Group report as the
ds :i esa ;wjsf'k;k lewg dh fjiksVZ esa lcls Åij gS\
(a) US/vesfjdk
(b) China/phu(c) Russia/:l(d) Pakistan/ikfdLrku
Ans:–(b)Eurasia Group’s world’s top geopolitical risks for �0�0 listwere toppedby-elections in theUSand followedbyeventsanddevelopmentsliketheUS-Chinatechnologytugofwaron5GandthetradewarbetweenChinaandtheUS.�6�.From which country did GIAC import water-soluble
fertilizersinAhmedabad,Gujarat? thvkbZ,lh us fdl ns'k esa vgenkckn] xqtjkr esa ikuh esa
aims to encourage the use of high-grade agri-inputs in thestate.Itimported300tonnesofwater-solublefertilizersfromChina.�6�.WhereisBegumpetAirportlocated? csxeisV gokbZ vM~Mk dgk¡ fLFkr gS\
(d) Warangal/okjaxyAns:–(a)BegumpetAirport in Hyderabad, also known as HyderabadOldAirport,isacivilenclavelocatedinBegumpet.TheairportishometotheRajivGandhiAviationAcademy,theTelanganaStateAviationAcademyandtheBegumpetAirForceStationoftheIndianAirForce.�63.EurasiaGroupreportedthatthepoliticalriskconsultancy
Ans:–(a)EurasiaGroup reported that India is oneof theworld’s topgeopolitical risks for �0�0. The political risk consultancyIndiaunderPrimeMinisterNarendraModiwaslistedasthefifthbiggestgeopoliticalriskof�0�0.�64.NametheStatethatistosetupzoologicalgardenspread
across���acres? ml jkT; dk uke crkb, tks 121 ,dM+ esa iSQyk izk.kh mn~;ku
Ans:–(d)Uttar Pradesh State government is to set up a zoologicalgardenspreadacross���acresinGorakhpur,UP.Thezooistobenamedafter thesocialistandfreedomfighterShaheedAshfaqullahKhan.�65.Which State to the front runner category of the State