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Year 2019 Current Affairs

January to December 2019

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Polity - 4

Appointment - 36

Economic - 69

Defence - 101

Military exercise - 121

Events - 133

Days - 154

Book-writer - 219

Sports - 230

Awards - 312

Index - 403

Scientific Researches - 438

Historical Places - 467

Deaths - 472

Culture - 498

Schemes - 503

Foreign - 559

GI tag - 606

Governor & CM - 610


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Parliament / Politics

Who is the Speaker of 17th Lok Sabha?

a. Maneka Gandhi

b. Uma Bharti

c. Sambita Patra

d. Om Birla

Answer: d. Om Birla

Central Government

Prime Minister: Narendra Modi

Prime Minister is also in-charge of these

ministries:

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and

Pensions;

Department of Atomic Energy;

Department of Space; And

All important policy issues; And

All other departments not allocated to any

minister.

Cabinet Ministers:

• Rajnath Singh - Defence Minister.

• Amit Shah - Home Minister.

• Nitin Jairam Gadkari - Minister of Road

Transport and Highways; And Minister of

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.


• DV Sadananda Gowda - Minister of

Chemicals and Fertilizers.

• Nirmala Sitharaman - Finance Minister and

Minister of Corporate Affairs.

• Ram Vilas Paswan - Minister of Consumer

Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

• Narendra Singh Tomar - Minister of

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Minister of

Rural Development; And Minister of

Panchayati Raj.

• Ravi Shankar Prasad - Minister of Law and

Justice; Minister of Communications and

Minister of Electronics and Information

Technology.

• Harsimrat Kaur Badal - Food Processing

Industries Minister.

• Thawar Chand Gehlot- Minister of Social

Justice and Empowerment.

• Subrahmanyam Jaishankar - Foreign

Minister.

• Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank - Human

Resource Development Minister.

• Arjun Munda - Minister of Tribal Affairs

• Smriti Zubin Irani - Minister of Women and

Child Development and Minister of Textiles.

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan - Minister of Health and

Family Welfare; Minister of Science and

Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.

• Prakash Javadekar - Minister of

Environment, Forest and Climate Change and

Minister of Information and Broadcasting.


• Piyush Goyal - Railway Minister and Minister

of Commerce and Industry.

• Dharmendra Pradhan - Minister of Petroleum

and Natural Gas; And Steel Minister.

• Mukhtar Abbas Naqv - Minority Affairs

Minister.

• Prahlad Joshi - Minister of Parliamentary

Affairs; Minister of Coal; And Minister of

Mines.

• Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey -Minister of Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship.

• Arvind Ganpat Sawant - Minister of Heavy

Industries and Public Enterprises.

• Giriraj Singh - Minister of Fisheries, Animal

Husbandry and Dairy

• Gajendra Singh Shekhawat - Minister of

Water Power.

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Who is the 47th Chief of India?

a. S A Bobde b. N V Ramanna

c. Indu Malhotra d. Arun Mishra

Answer: a. S A Bobde

- His full name is Sharad Arvind Bobde.

- Justice Bobde took oath on 18 November 2019

- He will remain as Chief Justice till 23rd April

2021.

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Which party won the most seats in

Jharkhand assembly election 2019 result?


a. B J P

b. Congress

c. JM

d. RJD

Answer: c. JM

- Votes were counted for the 81 assembly seats

of Jharkhand on 23 December 2019.

Seats according to party -

JMM = 30

BJP = 25

Congress = 16

RJD = 1

AJSU = 2

Jharkhand vikash morcha = 3

Seats by alliance

JMM + INC + RJD = 47

BJP = 25

JVM = 3

AJSU = 2

Other = 4

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Allahabad High Court revoked the

membership of which Vidhan Sabha member

in December 2019 because of contesting on

the basis of wrong documents?

a. Amrish Patel

b. Abdulla Azam Khan

c. Mahendra Awadhesh

d. Zakir Hussain

Answer: b. Abdulla Azam Khan


- The court said that Abdullah Azam was not 25

years old at the time of election.

- He is the son of Samajwadi Party MP Azam

Khan.

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Under which law did the government shut

down the internet in 8 states and union

territories of the country in December 2019?

a. CRPC, 1973

b. Indian Telegraph Act, 1985

c. Temporary Suspension of Telecom Services

(Public Emergency or Public Safety) Rules, 2017

d. All of the above

Answer: d. All of the above

- Governments under different circumstances

resort to different laws to ban internet service.

Protests have been taking place across the

country ever since the revised law of citizenship

(CAA) came into existence on 13 December.

In December 2019, the internet remained stalled

in these states for several days.

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How many Bills were passed by both the

Houses in the Winter Session of Parliament

(2019)?

a. 10 bills

b. 12 Bills

c. 15 bills

d. 20 bills

Answer: c. 15 bill


Out of these 15 bills, 11 were passed in both the

houses in this session.

In this session, 14 bills were passed in Lok

Sabha and 15 in Rajya Sabha.

- Winter session of Parliament lasted from 18

November to 13 December 2019.

A total of 20 meetings were held during this

period in 26 days.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi said

that in this session, the working efficiency of Lok

Sabha was 116% and that of Rajya Sabha was

99%.

Among the important bills passed by both the

houses during the session

- Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019

- SPG Amendment Bill,

- Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial

Amendment Bill,

- The Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill, 2019

(SC ST reservation to be extended for ten years)

- Taxation law amendment bill

- The Electronic Cigarettes (Production,

Manufacture, Import, Export, Distribution,

Storage and Advertising) Restrictions Bill, 2019

- The Ordnance Act (Amendment) Bill, 2019

- Chitfund Amendment Bill

- Bill related to the rights of bisexual persons

- The National Capital Territory (Recognition of

Property Rights of Residents of Unauthorized

Colonies) Bill, 2019

- The Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill, 2019

- International Financial Services Center

Authority Bill, 2019


Which Assembly passed the bill to complete

the hearing of the rape case in 14 days and

the provision of death sentence to the

convict in 21 days, on 13 December 2019?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Bihar

c. Telangana

d. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: d. Andhra Pradesh

- The name of the law will be - Andhra Pradesh

Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2019

With this, Andhra Pradesh has become the first

state to include the provision of capital

punishment in the case of rape.

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After Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and

Mizoram, the Central Government has now

implemented the Inner Line Permit(ILP) in

which fourth state, so that permission has to

be taken to go there first?

a. Manipur b. Assam

c. Tripura d. Meghalaya

Answer: a. Manipur

Manipur is the fourth state after Arunachal

Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram where the

Inner Line Permit ie ILP has come into force.

- Inner line permit is a travel document issued by

the Government of India (for its citizens), so that

they can travel for a specified period in a

protected area.


- Meaning, if someone from any part of India

goes to Manipur, then he cannot go there until

he gets permission.

- President Ram Nath Kovind signed this order

on 11 December 2019.

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Who was appointed the chairperson of the

Public Accounts Committee of Parliament?

a. Adhiranjan Chaudhary

b. Amit Shah

c. Om Birla

d. Meenakshi Lekhi

Answer: a. Adhiranjan Chowdhury

- He is the leader of the Congress Parliamentary

Party in the Lok Sabha.

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What is the name of the largest union

territory of the country?

a. Jammu – Kashmir b. Ladakh

c. Delhi d. Puducherry

Answer: b. Ladakh

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh is R. K. Mittal.

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Name the largest district in the country?

a. Kargil b. Jammu

c. Srinagar d. Leh

Answer: d. Leh (District of Ladakh)


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In which district are the districts of Gilgit,

Gilgit Wazarat , Chilhas presently in the

possession of Pakistan?

a. Kargil b. Jammu

c. Leh d. Srinagar

Answer: c. Leh

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Muzaffarabad and Mirpur, occupied by

Pakistan, are situated to which union territory

map?

a. Jammu – Kashmir b. Ladakh


Answer: a. Jammu - Kashmir

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Who issues the official map of the country?

a. Geological survey of India

b. Survey of India

c. Archaeological survey of India

d. None of these

Answer: b. Survey of India

- Surveyor General of India: Lt. General Lagirish

Kumar.

How many centrally administered states

(UTs) are there in the country?

a. 6

b. 7


c. 8

d. 9

Answer: d. 9

- Earlier there were 7 union territories in the

country, but Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh have

become two separate union territories.

UT (Union Territorries) in the country

- Jammu Kashmir - Ladakh

- Delhi - Puducherry

- Chandigarh - Andaman and Nicobar Islands

- Dadar & Nagar Haveli - Daman & Diu

- Lakshadweep

With this change, now the number of union

territories in the country has increased to 9.

- On August 5, the government decided in the

Parliament to remove two sections of Article 370

and 35A from Jammu and Kashmir.

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Name the first Lieutenant Governor of UT

Jammu and Kashmir?

a. G C Murmu

b. Radha Krishna Mathur

c. P S Sreedharanpillai

d. Satyapal Malik

Answer: a. GC Murmu (Girish Chandra

Murmu)

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Name the first Lieutenant Governor of UT

Ladakh?

a. GC Murmu

b. Radha Krishna Mathur

c. PS Sreedharanpillai

d. Satya Pal Malik

Answer: b. Radha Krishna Mathur

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Name the last Governor of Jammu and

Kashmir

a. GC Murmu b. Radha Krishna Mathur

c. PS Sreedharanpillai d. Satyapal Malik

Answer: d. Satyapal Malik

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Winter session of Parliament started on 18

November 2019. Which of the following is the

session of Rajya Sabha?

a. 200th

b. 205th

c. 225th

d. 250th

Answer:d. 250th

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Under which Article of the Constitution,

President's rule continued in Maharashtra

from November 12 to 23?


a. Article 365

b. Article 356

c. Article 352

d. None of these

Answer:b. Article 356

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Which cabinet minister associated with Shiv

Sena has resigned from the Union Cabinet?

a. Rahul Raut

b. Arvind Ganpat sawant

c. Arvind Kumar

d. None of these

Answer: b. Arvind Ganpat sawant

- He had the responsibility of Ministry of Heavy

Industries and Public Enterprise

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Under which law / rule did the Prime Minister

recommend the removal of President's rule in

Maharashtra from the President without

cabinet approval?

a. Govt. of India President Rules

b. Govt. of India Business Rules

c. Govt. of India Transaction Rules

d. The Government of India (Transaction of

Business) Rules 1961

Answer:d. The Government of India

(Transaction of Business) Rules 1961


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Name the alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and

Congress?

a. National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

b. United Progressive Alliance (UPA)

c. Progressive Alliance (UPA)

d. Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA)

Answer d. Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA)

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Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra

Fadnavis held the post of CM for how many

days in his second term?

a. 2 days b. 3 days

c. 4 days d. 5 days

Answer b. 3 days

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Uddhav Thackeray became ………th Chief

Minister of Maharashtra on 28 November?

a. 15th

b. 18th

c. 20th

d. 29th

Answer : b. 18th


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The constitutional bench of how many judges

of the Supreme Court ruled that the Chief

Justice of India (CJI Office) is under the

purview of the RTI?

a. 4

b. 5

c. 10

d. 12

Answer :b. 5

- This Constitutional Bench was presided over by

the then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.The

Constitutional Bench comprised of Justice N.V.

Raman, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice

Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjeev Khanna.

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The Home Ministry has revoked the

citizenship of Ramesh Chennamaneni, who is

the legislator of which state?

a. Tamil Nadu b. Telangana

c. Karnataka d. Andra Pradesh

Answer :b. Telangana

- Ramesh Chennamaneni is from TRS party and

MLA from Vemulawada

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Which state government's cabinet has


decided to create the Foreign Cooperation

Department?

a. Uttar Pradesh b. Haryana

c. Punjab d. Andra Pradesh

Answer b. Haryana

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The Parliament has approved the merger of

which of the two Union Territories (UTs) ?

a. Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

b. Chandigarh and Delhi

c. Daman and Diu and Dadar and Nagar Haveli

d. Andaman Nicobar and Puducherry

Answer c. Daman and Diu and Dadar and

Nagar Haveli

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In which state the Law Commission has

drafted a bill to enact a strong law to stop

forced conversions?

a. Karnataka b. Uttarakhand

c. Odisha d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer d. Uttar Pradesh

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Which state government has issued helpline

number 14400 for complaints related to

corruption?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Haryana


c. Andra Pradesh

d. Maharashtra

Answer c. Andra Pradesh

- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan

Mohan Reddy released this help line number.

On this helpline number, people can complain

about corruption activities in government

departments.

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In which state will it be necessary to get

outsiders registered for staying for more than

24 hours?

a. West Bengal b. Assam

c. Meghalaya d. Himachal Pradesh

Answer: c. Meghalaya

- The state government has recently approved

an ordinance to change the MRSSA (Meghalaya

Residents Safety and Security Act, 2016).

- According to the Deputy CM Prestone Tynsong

'there is a rule under section 4 (a) of it, which

states that any person who is not a Meghalaya

citizen and wants to stay in the state for more

than 24 hours, shall have to inform about it

(Registration for it to be done)

- Violation of this law will be taken under Indian

Penal Code (IPC).

- This law is for those people, who want to come


to Meghalaya as tourists, labourers or for

business or other reasons.

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Jammu - Kashmir has become the ………

Union Territory of Legislative Assembly?

a. Second b. The third

c. Fourth d. Fifth

Answer: b. The third

Delhi and Puducherry are already the Union

Territory of the Legislative Assembly.

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Which state government has decided not to

give government jobs to persons having

more than two children from the year 2021?

a. Rajasthan b. Manipur

c. Assam d. Uttarakhand

Answer: c. Assam

The Union Cabinet has decided to regularize

illegal colonies of which union territory?

a. Puducherry b. Chandigarh

c. Delhi d. Andaman Nicobar

Answer: c. Delhi

- With this, 40 lakh people living in illegal

colonies will get the right of ownership.


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Which party won the most seats in Haryana

assembly elections?

a. JJP b. Congress

c. BJP d. INLD

Answer: c. BJP

- In the 90-seat Haryana Vidhan Sabha, the

Bharatiya Janata Party got the maximum seats

(40).

However, it was far away from majority.

- Indian National Congress has got 31 seats.

- Jananayak Janata Party (JJP) has got 10

seats.

- Finally, BJP formed the govt. with the support

of JPP & some independent.

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Which party won the most seats in

Maharashtra assembly elections?

a. BJP b. Congress

c. NCP d. Shiv Sena

Answer: a. BJP

- BJP has got 105 seats in Maharashtra

Assembly with 288 seats.

- While Shiv Sena has got 56 seats.

- NCP has got 54 seats and Congress has got

44 seats.

- In Maharashtra, BJP and Shiv Sena alliance

got majority.


- But finally, Shiv Sena, NCP & Congress made

an alliance Maharashtra Vikash Aghadi (MVA) &

formed govt.

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Which foreign delegation visited Kashmir for

the first time after the removal of the

provisions of Article 370?

a. British MPs

b. European Union MPs

c. German MPs

d. None of these

Answer: b. European Union MPs

- Although the European Union Parliament has

said that the visit of MPs is private.

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According to the amendment in the rules by

the Law Ministry, how many people over the

age will now be able to use the postal ballot?

a. 70

b. 65

c. 80

d. 75

Answer: c. 80

The Law Ministry has amended the rules to

increase the scope of 'absentee voters'.

The Law Ministry has issued this directive by

amending the Election Rules, 1961.


- Under this, senior citizens and disabled voters

above 80 years of age have been included, who

will be able to vote through postal ballot.

- 'Absentee voter' refers to a person who is

unable to reach the polling station.

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The Central government have decided to

withdraw SPG protection of which leaders?

a. Sonia Gandhi

b. Rahul Gandhi

c. Priyanka Gandhi

d. All of the above

Answer: d. All of the above (Sonia Gandhi,

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi)

- The Ministry of Home Affairs has taken this

decision.

- Now they have been given Z plus level of

security.

- Now, CRPF commandos are protecting the

Gandhi family.

Which state's anti-terrorism law was

approved by the President, in which tapped

telephone conversations would now be

considered a valid proof?

a. Gujarat b. Bihar

c. Maharashtra d. Haryana

Answer: a. Gujarat


- President Ramnath Kovind gave his approval to

the 'Gujarat Terrorism and Organized Crime

Control (GCTOC) Bill' (Gujarat Control of

Terrorism and Organized Crime Bill).

- was considered a controversial anti-terrorism

law.

- In this BJP-ruled state, this bill was passed in

March 2015.

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Which state assembly has passed a bill to

increase the maximum sentence from three

years to seven years against conversion by

force, inducement or through marriages

solemnised for the “sole purpose” of

adopting a new religion?

a. Bihar b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Maharashtra d. Assam

Answer: b. Himachal Pradesh

- The name of this bill is Religious Freedom Bill

2019.

- This bill will replace the Himachal Pradesh

Religious Freedom Act 2006.

- The new law provides for imprisonment of up to

seven years, while the old law provided for

imprisonment for three years.

- If any marriage is just for conversion, then it will

be considered invalid under section five of this

bill.


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Which sections of Article 370 of the

Constitution have been scrapped by the

President?

a. section 1 b. Section 2

c. Section 3 d. b and c

Answer: d. b and c (section 2 and section 3)

- The central government has not completely

removed Article 370. Actually, Article 370 is

divided into three parts. Section 1, Section 2 and

Section 3.

According to the statement of the Home Minister

in Parliament, 370 (1) is properly maintained.

Whereas only 370 (2) and (3) have been

removed.

- The order to remove both sections of section

370 has come into force immediately with the

President's notification. With this, Section 35A

was also abolished, which stated dual citizenship

in the state.

What is 370 (1)

According to its provision, various articles of the

constitution can be applied to Jammu and

Kashmir by presidential order after consulting the

government of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Who has been appointed the chairman of the

Public Accounts Committee of Parliament?


a. Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary b. Amit Shah

c. Om Birla d. Meenakshi lekhi

Answer: a. Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary

- He is the leader of the Congress Parliamentary

Party in the Lok Sabha.

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What are the provisions in the Motor Vehicles

(Amendment) Act 2019?

a. 5000 fine for driving without license

b. 10,000 fine for drunken driving

c. A fine of 5000 on the phone while driving

d. All of the above


- The specialty of this law will be that the amount

of fine will increase by 10 percent every year.

Some important points:

- A fine of Rs 1000/- would be imposed on not

wearing seat belt.

- A person not wearing helmet will be disqualified

from holding license for three months with a fine

of Rs 1,000.

- Earlier there was no provision for not giving

way to vehicles engaged in emergency services,

but now a fine of Rs 10,000 or jail term of up to 6

months or both can be imposed.

- Driving without a license can result in a fine of

Rs 5,000 or up to three months in jail or both. If

caught again, a fine of 10,000 rupees or up to 1


year can be imprisoned or both.

- Despite disqualification, a fine of Rs 5,000 will

be imposed on driving or imprisonment for three

months or both.

➤ For the very first time on speeding or racing

on road, a fine of Rs 5000 in the first or jail for

three months or both, but if caught a second

time, it can be a fine of Rs 10,000 or jail for up to

1 year or both.

➤ Overloading - Fine at the rate of Rs 20000/-

and Rs 2000/- per ton.

(Note - Although many states have exempted

monetary fines in this rule.)

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What is the provision in the Muslim Women

(Protection of Marriage Rights) Act 2019?

a. Declaring Instant triple talaq (talaq-e-biddah)

as illegal

b. Provision to immediately consider triple talaq

as a cognizable offense, ie police can arrest

without warrant.

c. There is a provision for a sentence of three

years for instant divorce.

d. all of the above

Answer: d. all of the above

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What is the maximum provision of

punishment in the POSCO (Amendment) Act

2019?


a. Capital punishment

b. Life imprisonment

c. 20 years imprisonment

d. None of these

Answer: a. Capital punishment

- Those who commit sexual assault on a child

under 16 years of age shall be punished with

imprisonment of up to 20 years, which may carry

life imprisonment as well as fine.

- In the case of rape with children, the minimum

punishment has been increased from 10 years to

20 years and maximum punishment could be

death penalty .

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Which of the following provisions is there in

the Anti Terror Bill (The Unlawful Activities

(Prevention) Amendment Law 2019 (UAPA))?

a. Along with organizations, individuals can also

be declared terrorists

b. The assets of terrorists and terrorist

organizations will be confiscated

c. a. and b.

d. None of these

Answer: c. a. and b.

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A committee has submitted the draft of the

National Education Policy to the Union


Minister of Human Resource Development,

who is the chairman of this committee?

a. Nripendra Mishra

b. Dr. Kasturirangan

c. Ajay Bisaria

d. None of these

Answer: b. Dr. Kasturirangan

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In which country did PM Narendra Modi make

his first foreign trip in his second term?

a. Malaysia

b. Maldives

c. Mali

d. Bangladesh

Answer: b. Maldives

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In which country did PM Narendra Modi

inaugurate the coastal surveillance radar

system made in India?

a. South Africa b. Israel

c. Maldives d. None of these

Answer: c. Maldives

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Name the oldest mosque in Maldives, whose

protection was announced by PM Narendra

Modi in the Parliament there?


A Saturday Mosque

b. Friday Mosque / Hukuru Miski

c. Mali Mosque

d. None of these

Answer: b. Friday Mosque / Hukuru Miski

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PM Narendra Modi addressed the Parliament

of Maldives on 8 June, what is the name of

this Parliament?

a. The People's Parliament

b. The People's Majlis

c. The People's Organization

d. None of these

Answer: b. The People's Majlis

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Under which policy did PM Narendra Modi

visit Sri Lanka on 9 June after Maldives in his

second term?

a. Neighbour First (Neighbourhood First)

b. Friends nations

c. BIMSTEC Policy

d. None of these

Answer: a. Neighbour First (Neighbourhood

First)

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Which political party of Northeast India


became the first party to achieve the status

of National Party?

a. Assam Gana Parishad

b. National People's Party

c. North East Democratic Alliance

d. Bodoland People's Front

Answer: b. National People's Party

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Where did S Jaishankar make his first foreign

tour after assuming the office of foreign

minister?

a. Nepal b. Afghanistan

c. Bhutan d. None of these

Answer: c. Bhutan

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Who has been appointed as the working

president of Bharatiya Janata Party?

a. Rajnath Singh b. J P Nadda

c. Nitin Gadkari d. Amit Shah

Answer: b J P Nadda

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How many judges' Constitutional Bench

ruled on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid

land dispute in Ayodhya?

a. 4 b. 5

c. 6 d. 7


Answer: b. 5

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Who was the fifth judge of the constitutional

bench that ruled on the Ram Janmabhoomi-

Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya along

with the then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi,

Ashok Bhushan, DY Chandrachud & SA

Bobde?

a. Aqeel Abdul Qureshi

b. Mohammad rafiq

c. S. Abdul Nazir

d. Radhakrishna Pathak

Answer: c. S. Abdul Nazir

- The then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice

Ashok Bhushan, Justice DY Chandrachud,

Justice SA Bobde (new CJI on 18 November)

and Justice S Abdul Nazir.

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To whom has the Supreme Court decided to

give ownership of the controversial land of

Ayodhya?

a. 'Ramlala' balswaroop of Lord Ramchandra

b. Nirmohi Arena

c. Ramjanmabhoomi Trust

d. Sunni Central Waqf Board

Answer: a. 'Ramlala' balswaroop of Lord

Ramchandra


- A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court gave

a unanimous verdict by 5-0.

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What direction did the Supreme Court give to

the Central Government for the construction

of a temple on the controversial land of

Ayodhya?

a. Forming a committee b. Create trust

c. Law making d. None of these

Answer: b. Create trust

-The Supreme Court has asked the Center to

form a trust for the construction of the temple.

- Supreme Court has asked the Center to make

a plan within three months, according to which

the Board of Trustees will be decided. These

people will see the work of temple construction.

- The court rejected the claim of Nirmohi Akhara,

the party in the land dispute, but asked it to be

included in the trust for the construction of the

temple.

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How much area of the controversial land of

Ayodhya has the Supreme Court given to

'Ramlala'?

a. 67.7 acres of land b. 2.77 acres

c. 1.27 acres d. None of these

Answer: b. 2.77 acres


----------------------------

The Supreme Court has advised the Center

and the State government to give how much

land for the construction of the mosque in

Ayodhya's controversial land decision?

a. 67.7 acres b. 2.77 acres

c. 5 acres d. None of these

Answer: c. 5 acres

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Under which Article of the Constitution, the

Supreme Court asked the Central

Government to form a trust for the disputed

2.77 acres of land in Ayodhya?

a. Article 142 b. Article 146

c. Article 182 d. Article 112

Answer: a. Article 142

--------------------------

Under which Article of the Constitution, the

Supreme Court ordered the Muslims to give 5

acres of land for construction of mosque in

Ayodhya?

a. Article 142 b. Article 146

c. Article 182 d. Article 112

Answer: a. Article 142

----------------------------

How many pages did the Supreme Court give


it’s decision on the controversial land

dispute case in Ayodhya?

a. 1145 b. 1245

c. 1345 d. 1045

Answer: d. 1045

- CJI Ranjan Gogoi read the excerpts of this

much awaited decision in a packed court room

with lawyers and journalists and it took them 45

minutes.

-------------------------

The verses (Shlokas) of which religious

books have been included as witnesses(

proofs) by the Supreme Court in the Ayodhya

land dispute case?

a. Valmiki Ramayana

b. Skanda Purana

c. a and b

d. None of these

Answer: c. a and b (Valmiki Ramayana and

Skanda Purana)


Appointments

Who was appointed as Foreign Secretary by

the Central Government?

a. Anita Nair

b. Harsh Vardhan Shringla

c. Ruchi Ghanshyam

d. None of these

Answer: b. Harsh Vardhan Shringla

--------------

The Union Government has merged eight

cadres of officers of Railways into which

cadre?

a. IRMS

b. IAS

c. IRS

d. IFS

Answer: a. IRMS (Indian Railway Management

Service)

- Indian Railway Management Service

- To become an officer, now candidates, like

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

candidates, have to appear in the UPSC Civil

Services Prelims Exam.

-------------------------------

Who is the chairman of the trade organization

FICCI?

a. Usha Kothari

b. Vandan Sarita


c. Sangeeta Reddy

d. None of these

Answer: c. Sangeeta Reddy

----------------------------------

Which American citizen of Indian origin has

been made the director of the National

Science Foundation (NSF) of America?

a. Rahul Sachdeva

b. Pankaj Agnihotri

c. Sethuraman Panchanathan

d. Pramod Mistry

Answer: c. Sethuraman Panchanathan

- US government body NSF helps in research

work in all non-medical fields including science

and engineering.

---------------------------------

Who was appointed the first Lokayukta of

Telangana?

a. G. Chandraya

b. CV Ramulu

c. K. Chandrasekhar Rao

d. Tamilisai Soundararajan

Answer: b. CV Ramulu

- This appointment was made in December

2019.

- He is a former judge of the Hyderabad High

Court.

-----------------------------


Who was appointed the new Chairman and

Managing Director (CMD) of GIC (General

Insurance Corporation India)?

a. Amresh Shrivastava

b. Aarohi Mukherjee

c. Devesh Srivastava

d. Devendra Sharma

Answer: c. Devesh Srivastava

-----------------------------

Who was appointed the new director of

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police

Academy?

a. Atul Karnwal

b. Aarohi Mukherjee

c. Amresh Shrivastava

d. None of these

Answer: a. Atul Karnwal

----------------------------------

Who has been appointed as CMD of NALCO?

a. Shridhar Patra

b. Rakesh Shukla

c. Sambita Patra

d. None of these

Answer: a. Shridhar Patra

- Chairman of National Aluminum Company

Limited (NALCO)

-------------------------

Who is the chairman of Indian Oil

Corporation (IOC)?

a. Srikanth Madhav Vaidya


b. SSV Ramkumar

c. G. K. Satish

d. Sanjeev Singh

Answer: a. Srikanth Madhav Vaidya

- He will replace Sanjeev Singh who is retiring in

June 2020.

- Vaidya will take over as chairman in June and

will have a three-year term.

------------------------

Actor Salman Khan has been named the

brand ambassador of which beverage

product?

a. Pepsi

b. Coca-Cola

c. Thumbs up

d. Slice

Answer: a. Pepsi

-------------------------

Under whose leadership has the Supreme

Court set up a commission to investigate the

alleged encounter by the police in the

Hyderabad rape and murder case?

a. VS Sirpurkar

b. RS Parikh

c. Rajendra Menon

d. AK Sikri

Answer: a. VS Sirpurkar

- Supreme Court on 12 December 2019 ordered

the creation of a commission of inquiry.


- VS Sirpurkar is a retired Supreme Court

Justice. Full name is Justice Vikas Sridhar

Sirpurkar.

-------------------------

Who was sworn in as the 47th Chief Justice

(CJI) of the country?

a. Justice Ranjan Gogoi

b. Justice Arun Mishra

c. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde

d. None of these

Answer: c. Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde

----------------------------

Who has been appointed the new country

manager of Google India?

a. Sanjay Gupta b. R. Madhavan

c. Modesty d. Rajan Anandan

Answer a. Sanjay Gupta

- He will take over in 2020. He has been made

the Country Manager and Vice President of

Google India.

-----------------------

An administrative council has been formed in

the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,

who was its chairman?

a. Chief Secretary

b. Lt. governor


c. Vice-Governor's Advisor

d. None of these

Answer b. Lt. governor

--------------------------

Recently who resigned as the chairman of

Zee Entertainment?

a. Pankaj Patel b. Amit Goenka

c. Subhash Chandra d. MA Yusuf Ali

Answer c. Subhash Chandra

---------------------------------

Who was appointed the new chairman of the

Staff Selection Commission (SSC)?

a. Vijay Tiwari b. Rakesh Paswan

c. Braj Raj Sharma d. None of these

Answer: c. Braj Raj Sharma

-------------------------------

Who has been appointed as the new CEO of

UIDAI?

a. Pankaj Kumar b. Nandan Nilekani

c. NR Narayana Murthy d. Rakesh Kumar

Answer: a. Pankaj Kumar

- He is a 1987 batch IAS officer.

--------------------------

Who is the chairman of BCCI?


a. R. M. Lodha b. Vinod Rai

c. Jai Shah d. Saurabh Ganguly

Answer: d. Saurabh Ganguly

- He took over charge on 23 October 2019.

- He has become the 39th head of BCCI.

- Vice President of BCCI: Mahim Verma,

- Secretary: Jai Shah

- Treasurer: Arun Dhumal

- Joint Secretary: Jayesh George

-----------------------------

Who has been appointed the Director General

of National Security Guard (NSG)?

a. Arun Tiwari b. Anup Singh

c. Alok Prasad d. Bhushan Singh

Answer: b. Anup Singh

- His term will be till 30 September 2020.

---------------------------

Who is the Principal Secretary to the Prime

Minister?

a. PK Mishra b. Nripendra Mishra

c. PK Sinha d. None of these

Answer: a. PK Mishra

-----------------------

Who is the prime advisor to the Prime

Minister?


a. PK Mishra b. Nripendra Mishra

c. PK Sinha d. None of these

Answer: c. PK Sinha

-----------------------

Who is the chairman of the three-member

advisory committee to oversee the division of

assets between Ladakh and Jammu and

Kashmir (Union Territory)?

a. Giriraj Prasad Gupta b. Arun Goyal

c. Sanjay mitra d. None of these

Answer: c. Sanjay mitra

- Other members of the committee are Arun

Goyal and Giriraj Prasad Gupta.

- This committee has been formed by the

Ministry of Home Affairs.

------------------------

What is the maximum limit for a person to

receive a gift which he is not required to

inform to the Government as per the new

amendment of the Foreign Contribution

(Regulation) Act (FCRA), 2011?

a. Rs 1 lakh b. 2 lakhs

c. Rs 3 lakh d. Rs 5 lakh

Answer: a. Rs 1 lakh

- It has recently been amended. Earlier, the limit

was Rs 25,000 as per the market value of the gift

in India.


------------------------------

Who was elected the new head of the

International Monetary Fund (Managing

Director)?

a. David Lipton b. Geeta Gopinath

c. Kristalina Georgieva d. Christine Lagarde

Answer: a. Kristalina Georgieva

- She is an economist from Bulgaria.

------------------------------

Who is the first tribal female commercial

pilot?

a. Anupriya Patel

b. Anupriya Madhumita Lakra

c. Anupriya Pandora

d. Anupriya Rakesh

Answer: b. Anupriya Madhumita Lakra

- She is a tribal resident of Odisha.

-----------------------

Who has been appointed as the 25th Director

General (DG) of BSF (Border Security Force)?

a. Lachhu Ram

b. Rajni Kant Mishra

c. Vivek Kumar (VK) Johri

d. Sanjeev Kumar Singh

Answer: c. Vivek Kumar (VK) Johri

- He took charge on August 31, 2019.

-------------------


Who has been appointed as the chairman of

the World Election Body Association

(AWEB)?

a. Joseph Rofer

b. Johnson Row

c. Alif Anwar

d. Sunil Arora

Answer: d. Sunil Arora

- Chief Election Commissioner of India has

become the chairman of the World Election Body

Association (AWEB).

- His term will be two years.

---------------------

Who has been appointed the new cabinet

secretary of the country?

a. Rajiv Kumar

b. Rajiv Gauba

c. Rakesh Sinha

d. NR Pillai

Answer: b. Rajiv Gauba

------------------------------

Who is the Secretary of Defence of India?

a. Rakesh Kumar b. Ajay Vikram

c. Rajeev Gauba d. Ajay Kumar

Answer: d. Ajay Kumar


Who became the new chairman and

managing director of Power Grid Corporation

of India?

a. Azhar Umri

b. Vijay Kapoor

c. Kandikuppa Srikanth

d. None of these

Answer: c. Kandikuppa Srikanth

-------------------

Who has been appointed as the Finance

Secretary by the Central Government?

a. Arvind Panagariya

b. Subhash Chandra Garg

c. Rajiv Kumar

d. None of these

Answer: c. Rajiv Kumar

-------------------

Who has been appointed the new

chairperson of the National Anti-profiteering

Authority?

a. Badri Narayan Sharma

b. Ajay Kumar Pal

c. Shrikant Sharma

d. None of these

Answer: a. Badri Narayan Sharma


Who became the first female flight

commander of India?

a. Ishtar Jahan

b. Shalija Dhami

c. Avni Chaturvedi

d. None of these

Answer: b. Shalija Dhami

- She took over as flight commander of Chetak

helicopter unit at Hindon Airbase, Ghaziabad.

---------------------------

Who has been appointed as the Green

Ambassador of Manipur?

a. Valentina Elangbam b. Arun Shourie

c. Vimala Pandey d. Ajay Paswan

Answer: a. Valentina Elangbam

- She is 9 years old and is a fifth class student.

------------------------

Who was appointed the chairman of the

National Book Trust?

a. Anamika

b. Govind Prasad Sharma

c. Prashant Dhawan

d. None of these

Answer: b. Govind Prasad Sharma

- Establishment of National Book Trust - Year

1957.


-------------------

Which period has been declared by

Government of India as International

Construction Technology Year?

a. April 2019 - March 2020

b. July 2019 - March 2020

c. April 2019 - March 2022

d. None of these

Answer: a. April 2019 - March 2020

- Construction – Technology year will focus on

advanced construction technology which is

necessary to meet the increasing demand for

home construction in the country.

---------------------------

Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah was again

elected President of the Asian Olympic

Committee, from which country?

a. Brazil b. Saudi Arab

c. UAE d. Kuwait

Answer: d. Kuwait

- The headquarters of the committee is located in

Kuwait City.

-------------------------------

Who was appointed Director General of

National Archives?


a. RK Rahat

b. PK Singh

c. PV Ramesh

d. None of these

Answer: c. PV Ramesh

----------------------

Who was appointed the new director of

Bhabha Atomic Research Center?

a. Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary

b. Ajay Kumar Sahni

c. Ajit Kumar Mohanty

d. Raje Singh

Answer: c. Ajit Kumar Mohanty

------------------------

Which Indian-American has been elected as

the Goodwill Ambassador of the United

Nations Development Program?

a. Vijaya Lakshmi b. Rahat Indori

c. Vinod Kumar Mehta d. Padma Lakshmi

Answer: d. Padma Lakshmi

-------------------------

Which Indian was appointed the Chief

Scientist of the World Health Organization?

a. Dr. Vijay Kumar

b. Dr. James


c. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

d. None of these

Answer: c. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

--------------------------------

Which Indian was awarded an honorary

doctorate by University of Peace?

a. Venkaiah Naidu

b. Narendra Modi

c. Vijay Kumar Jaiswal

d. None of these

Answer: a. Venkaiah Naidu

- The University of Peace was established in

1980 after passing resolution 35/55 of the United

Nations General Assembly.

- The main campus of this university is located in

a country called Costa Rica in Central America.

----------------------

Who was appointed the chairman of LIC?

a. Akhil Srivastava b. SK Goswami

c. Rajendra Mittal d. MR Kumar

Answer: d. MR Kumar

- LIC was established on 1 September 1956.

- Headquarters – Mumbai

---------------------------------

Who was appointed India's first transgender

election ambassador?


a. Gauri Sawant b. Rani Mukherjee

c. Rajendra share d. None of these

Answer: a. Gauri Sawant

- For the first time in India, a transgender has

been elected an election ambassador. She hails

from Maharashtra. The appointment took place

in March.

- Transgender people got the right to vote for the

first time in 2014, following a Supreme Court

order.

----------------------------

Who has been nominated India's first

Lokpal?

a. AK Banerjee b. Pinaki Chandra Ghosh

c. Rajendra Mittal d. None of these

Answer: b. Pinaki Chandra Ghosh

- He is a former Supreme Court judge.

-----------------------

Who became the first woman Chief

Economist of the International Monetary

Fund?

a. Geeta Gopinath b. Raghuram Rajan

c. Geeta Shivani d. None of these

Answer: a. Geeta Gopinath

- Geeta Gopinath is the 11th Chief Economist of

the International Monetary Fund.


-------------

Who is the Chairman of Railway Board?

a. Vinod Kumar Yadav

b. Ashutosh Mishra

c. Santosh Yadav

d. K.K.Mittal

Answer: a. Vinod Kumar Yadav

-------------

Who is the Vice President and MD of

Facebook India?

a. Mohan Sachdeva b. Ajeet mohan

c. Kumar Solanki d. Mohan Prabhakar

Answer: b. Ajeet mohan

------------------------

Who is India's ambassador to China?

a. Vikram Misri b. Gautam Bambawale

c. Rakesh Asthana d. None of these

Answer: a. Vikram Misri

-----------------

Who is the Director General of Sashastra

Seema Bal (SSB)?

a. Vivek Majumdar b. Pawan Bansal

c. Kumar Rajesh Chandra d. Ajeet Ranade

Answer: c. Kumar Rajesh Chandra


Who is the Chief Information Commissioner

in Central Information Commission?

a. Rajesh Awasthi

b. Sudhir Bhargava

c. Vanaja N. Sarna

d. Neeraj Kumar Gupta

Answer: b. Sudhir Bhargava

-------------------

Which Indian was again appointed as the

Regional Director of South East Asia Region

of WHO?

a. Dr. Poonam Khetrapal

b. Rajendra Menon

c. Upendra Kumar

d. None of these

Answer: a. Dr. Poonam Khetrapal

-----------------------------------

Who was appointed as Chairman and CMD of

BSNL?

a. Vikas Swaroop

b. Imran Akhtar

c. Praveen Kumar Purwar

d. None of these

Answer: c. Praveen Kumar Purwar

-------------

Who has been appointed the new Speaker of

the European Parliament?


a. David Maria Sassoli

b. Roger David

c. Mariano

d. None of these

Answer: a. David Maria Sassoli

--------------

Who has been appointed the new head of the

European Central Bank?

a. David Maria Sassoli

b. Christine Lagarde

c. Rogan Frederer

d. None of these

Answer: b. Christine Lagarde

- Christine Lagarde, Director General of the

International Monetary Fund (IMF), will be the

new head of the European Central Bank.

- She will be the first woman to head the

European Central Bank.

-------------------

Who has recently taken over as the full-time

Director General of DGCA?

a. Arun Kumar b. Praveen Kumar

c. Ashwini Chaubey d. Vikas Sharma

Answer: a. Arun Kumar

----------------------------

Which Indian was appointed MD and CFO

(Chief Financing Officer) of World Bank?


a. PK Gupta b. Anshula Kant

c. Dinesh Kumar d. Arijit Basu

Answer: b. Anshula Kant

-----------------

Who among the following has been

appointed as Judge of Singapore

International Commercial Court (SICC)?

a. Justice RK Pachauri

b. Justice BS Verma

c. Justice SS Dhingra

d. Justice AK Sikri

Answer: d. Justice AK Sikri

------------------

Which cricketer has been created as the

brand ambassador of redBus?

a. Virat Kohli

b. Virender Sehwag

c. Rahul Dravid

d. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Answer: d. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

-----------------

Which cricketer has been created as the

brand ambassador of Funtasy 11?

a. Ajit Agarkar

b. Laxmipati balaji

c. Ramesh Powar

d. Murali Karthik


Answer: d. Murali Karthik

Funtasy 11 is a gaming startup.

-------------------------

Who has been appointed as the Managing

Director of Twitter India?

a. Balaji Krish

b. Manish Maheshwari

c. Taranjit Singh

d. Amitabh Kant

Answer: b. Manish Maheshwari

- He has been the Digital CEO of Network 18.

----------------

Who was elected the new president of the

World Bank?

a. Ivanka Trump b. David Malpass

c. Isaka Vorotawa d. None of these

Answer: b. David Malpas

----------------------

Who was appointed the new President of the

Federation of Indian Industry (CII)?

a. Vikram Kirloskar b. Aditya Birla

c. Adi Godrej d. None of these

Answer: a. Vikram Kirloskar


-----------------

Who has recently been appointed MD & CEO

of Canara Bank?

a. R.A. Sankaranarayanan

b. Arvind R. Subramanyam

c. Vivek Bansal

d. Jyoti Kumar Verma

Answer: a. R.A. Sankaranarayanan

----------------

Who was appointed the CMD of NBCC

(National Building Construction

Corporation)?

a. Rajendra Rajan b. Anoop Kumar Mittal

c. Shiv Das Meena d. None of these

Answer: c. Shiv Das Meena

-----------------------

Who was recently sworn in as the Chief

Justice of the Bombay High Court?

a. Justice Anant Hegde

b. Justice Basant Sawant

c. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog

d. None of these

Answer: c. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog

---------------------

Who has been appointed as the first woman

Vice Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia

University?


a. Nazma Akhtar b. Sabiri Khatoon

c. Ajda Jasheen d. Sara Malik

Answer: a. Nazma Akhtar

- She is the first woman to get this position in the

university's history of almost 100 years.

-------------------

Who has been appointed the chairman of the

Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts

(EPCH)?

a. Ravinder Kumar Passi

b. Ajay Kumar Passi

c. Amarendra Kumar Tiwari

d. None of these

Answer: Answer: a. Ravinder Kumar Passi

-------------------

Who was appointed the CEO of ICC?

a. Ajay Vikram

b. Manu Bhakar

c. Asma Jahangir

d. Manu Sahni

Answer: d. Manu Sahni

(Note - ICC Chairman is Shashank Manohar)

--------------------------------

Who became the first independent female

director of Bombay Stock Exchange?


a. R Madhavan

b. M. Jayashree Vyas

c. Mamta Vajpayee

d. None of these

Answer: b. M. Jayashree Vyas

-------------------

Which of these has become the new emperor

of Japan?

a. Akohito b. Naruhito

c. Jovailo d. Heisei

Answer: b. Naruhito

-------------------

Name the king of Thailand, who was recently

appointed constitutional emperor?

a. Vajiralongkorn

b. Suthida Tidjai

c. Bhumibol Adulyadej

d. None of these

Answer: a. Vajiralongkorn

-------------------------

Whom has Fashion e-commerce platform

Myntra appointed its first official brand

ambassador?

a. Ajay Devgan and Kajol

b. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

c. Sania Mirza

d. None of these


Answer: b. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

-------------------

Recently which Indian judge was included in

the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral

Tribunal?

a. Justice (retd) AK Sikri

b. Justice (retd) KS Radhakrishnan

c. Justice RS Khan

d. None of these

Answer: b. Justice (retd) KS Radhakrishnan

-------------------

Which Indian has been appointed as the

Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals

of the United Nations?

a. Sania Mirza

b. Amitabh Bachchan

c. Abhishek Bachchan

d. Diya mirza

Answer: d. Diya mirza

------------------------

Which Indian has been re-elected to the

International Narcotics Control Board?

a. Aviral Panagariya b. Avinash Chandra

c. Jagjit Pavadia d. None of these

Answer: c. Jagjit Pavadia


- She is a member of the International Narcotics

Control Board since 2015.

---------------------

Who is the first woman to join the

International Panel of ICC Match Referees?

a. GS Lakshmi b. Chhaya Sharma

c. Basanti Devi d. None of these

Answer: a. GS Lakshmi

------------------

Who has been appointed as Chairman of

News Broadcasting Standards Authority

(NBSA)?

a. Justice Vijay Bhavani

b. Abhay Sreeniwas Oka

c. Justice AK Sikri

d. None of these

Answer: c. Justice AK Sikri (former Supreme

Court judge)

----------------

What is the name of the youngest MP of the

country elected in the Indian Lok Sabha

Elections 2019?

a. Ambika Singh

b. Lalita Kumari

c. Chandrani Murmu

d. Pratibha Anand

Answer: c. Chandrani Murmu


- She has reached the House after contesting

from Keonjhar Lok Sabha seat on Biju Janata

Dal (BJD) ticket.

---------------------

Who has been appointed as the President of

Indian Export Federation?

a. Vipul Purohit

b. Sharad Kumar Saraf

c. Ajay Kumar Dubey

d. Virat Singh

Answer: b. Sharad Kumar Saraf

-------------------

Which company has appointed Sandeep Patil

as Managing Director (India)?

a. Flipkart b. Truecaller

c. Facebook d. Amazon

Answer: b. Truecaller

-------------------

Who has been appointed as the brand

ambassador by the state government to

promote yoga in Goa?

a. Ramdev

b. Namrata Menon

c. Yusuf Zaidi

d. None of these

Answer: b. Namrata Menon


Who was appointed the head of the Navy of

India?

a. Sunil Lamba

b. Ajendra Pal Singh

c. Karambir Singh

d. None of these

Answer: c. Karambir Singh

- He replaced Admiral Sunil Lamba.

-------------------

The central government has re-appointed Ajit

Doval as NSA (National Security Advisor).

What status has been given to him along with

it?

a. State Minister

b. Cabinet Minister

c. Prime minister

d. None of these

Answer: b. Cabinet Minister

Earlier, NSA was given the status of Minister of

State.

-------------------

Which Indian has been elected external

auditor of the World Health Organization

(WHO)?

a. Rajiv Mahrishi

b. VK Shanglu


c. Vinod Rai

d. Shashikant Sharma

Answer: a. Rajeev Mahrishi

- He is also the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor

General) of India.

-------------------------

The Central Government has reconstituted

the NITI Aayog and made whom it’s Deputy

Chairman?

a. Amit Shah

b. Rajiv Kumar

c. Narendra Singh

d. Ajay Kumar

Answer: b. Rajiv Kumar

- Rajiv Kumar has again been appointed as the

Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog.

-----------------

Who is the new executive chairman of

Wipro?

a. Rashad Premji

b. Abidali Jade Neemuchwala

c. Azim Premji

d. None of these

Answer: a. Rashad Premji

-------------------


Who has been appointed the Director General

of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)?

a. Ajay Pal Singh Rana

b. Umaid Singh Mohapatra

c. Ajay Kumar Tyagi

d. Mrityunjay Mohapatra

Answer: d. Mrityunjay Mohapatra

- He is also called Cyclone Man

--------------------------

Who has been appointed the interim

chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank?

a. Pervez Ahmed b. RK Chibber

c. Adil Khan d. None of these

Answer: b. RK Chibber

-------------------

Which state has 5 deputy CMs appointed for

the first time in the country's history?

a. Tamil Nadu

b. Kerala

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Bihar

Answer: c. Andra Pradesh

- Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (CM) Jagan

Mohan Reddy.


Which Indian was elected a member of the

American Philosophical Society?

a. Karan Thapar b. Romila Thapar

c. Ashok Thapar d. Girish Banerjee

Answer: b. Romila Thapar

--------------------

Who was appointed the Director General of

Bureau of Police Research & Development?

a. RS Jadoun

b. VS Kaamudi

c. SR Singh

d. None of these

Answer: b. VS Kaamudi

----------------------------

Who is the brand ambassador of Japanese

electronics firm Casio India for its product G-

Shock?

a. Salman Khan

b. Tiger shroff

c. Shahrukh Khan

d. Amitabh Bachchan

Answer: b. Tiger shroff

---------------

Who has been appointed by the Central

Government as the new Chairman-cum-

Managing Director [CMD] of Mahanadi

Coalfield Limited?


a. Yusuf Khan

b. Anubhav Paswan

c. Ajay Kumar Shukla

d. None of these

Answer: c. Ajay Kumar Shukla

--------------

Who has been appointed as its new brand

ambassador by Hero MotoCorp Limited?

a. Yerry Fernando Mina Gonzalez

b. Sachin Tendulkar

c. Saurabh Ganguly

d. Manu bhakar

Answer: a. Yerri Fernando Meena Gonzalez

- Yerri Mina holds the record for the most goals

scored in a single World Cup by a defender in

the 2018 FIFA (Federation Internationale de

Football Association) World Cup, France.

--------------------------

Who has been appointed the director of the

Nehru Center in London?

a. Amish Tripathi

b. Arun Tripathi

c. Umesh Tripathi

d. Rajendra Swaroop Tripathi

Answer: a. Amish Tripathi

------------------------

Who has been appointed the new head of


Intelligence Bureau (IB) by the Central

Government?

a. Arvind Kumar

b. Samant Kumar Goyal

c. Arvind Paswan

d. Vijay Kumar Thakur

Answer: a. Arvind Kumar

---------------------

Who has been appointed as the new head of

the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) by

the Central Government?

a. Arvind Kumar

b. Samant Kumar Goyal

c. Arvind Paswan

d. Vijay Kumar Thakur

Answer: b. Samant Kumar Goyal

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Who has been appointed the new head of the

Indian Coast Guard?

a. K. Natarajan

b. R Sundaram

c. RV Pillai

d. Amar Nath Paswan

Answer: a. K. Natarajan


Economic

Which bank has implemented OTP based

ATM cash withdrawal process?

a. SBI and ICICI

b. PNB and HDFC

c. HDFC and PNB

d. RBI

Answer: a. SBI and ICICI

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Which e-auction platform has been

launched by the Finance Minister, in which

there will be online auction of assets

attached by banks?

a. eMitra

b. eBkray

c. eBhakti

d. eRaja

Answer: b. eBkray (E-Sales)

- This platform will be able to auction online the

assets attached by banks.

- The platform will provide links of all PSB's e-

auction property information, search properties

etc.

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Central Government has approved the grant

of Rs 8,655 crore as new capital to which

three banks in December 2019?

a. Allahabad Bank, UCO Bank, SBI

b. HDFC Bank, UCO Bank, SBI


c. UCO Bank, Indian Bank, SBI

d. Allahabad Bank, UCO Bank and Indian

Overseas Bank

Answer: d. Allahabad Bank, UCO Bank and

Indian Overseas Bank

- Rs 2,153 crore to Allahabad Bank,

2,142 crore to UCO Bank and

- 4,630 crores will be released to Indian

Overseas Bank (IOB).

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Who completed the acquisition of the debt-

ridden Ruchi Soya Industries?

a. Reliance Industries

b. Patanjali Ayurved

c. Britannia

d. Nestle

Answer: b. Patanjali Ayurved

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Which financial organization decided to

simultaneously buy and sell bonds under

'Operation Twist' on 23 December 2019?

a. SBI

b. RBI

c. HDFC

d. ICICI

Answer: b. RBI

- In the financial world, the operation of buying

and selling bonds simultaneously by the central

bank is known as Operation Twist.


- The US Central Bank Federal Reserve did this

about a decade ago.

- In the fiscal year 2011-12, the US Federal

Reserve had taken such a step in view of making

long-term debt cheaper.

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Who became the third Indian company to

cross the hundred billion dollar mark in

terms of market capital?

a. Reliance Industries Limited

b. Tata Consultancy Services

c. HDFC bank

d. SBI

Answer: c. HDFC Bank (in December 2019)

- First Reliance Industries Limited crossed the

hundred billion dollar market cap.

- While Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was

the second company.

- Now the third company has become HDFC.

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How much has the GST Council fixed the

GST rate for lottery?

a. 5%

b. 12%

c. 18%

d. 28%

Answer: d. 28%

- The Goods and Services Tax Council has fixed

the GST rate at 28% on state-run and private

lottery.


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Who has been appointed the head of the

Group of Ministers (GoM) on Integrated

Goods and Services Tax (IGST) in place of

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman?

a. Dharmendra Pradhan

b. Narendra Modi

c. VK Singh

d. Sushil Kumar Modi

Answer: d. Sushil Kumar Modi

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Reliance Industries decided to sell telecom

tower assets of Jio to which company for Rs

25,215 crore?

a. Airtel

b. Vodafone idea

c. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

d. None of these

Answer: c. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP

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In the second quarter (July-September) of the

financial year,what was the GDP growth rate

of the country?

a. 7 percent

b. 6.5 percent

c. 5 percent

d. 4.5 percent

Answer d. 4.5 percent

- GDP growth rate in the first quarter was 5

percent.


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What was the industrial growth of the core

sector in the country in October 2019?

a. - 5.8 percent

b. - 4.8 percent

c. - 3.8 percent

d. - 2.8 percent

Answer a. - 5.8 percent

- Core Sector - 8 Major Industries: Coal, Crude

Oil, Natural Gas, Cement, Steel, Electricity,

Fertilizer, Refinery Products.

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What was the fiscal deficit of the country in

the first seven months of the financial year

(April to October 2019)?

a. 6.2 trillion rupees

b. 7.2 trillion rupees

c. 8.2 trillion rupees

d. 9.2 trillion rupees

Answer b. 7.2 trillion rupees {7.2 lakh crore

rupees} ($ 100.32 billion)

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Name the first company in the country with a

market capitalization of 10 lakh crores?

a. Tata Sons

b. Reliance Industries Limited


c. TCS

d. Infosys

Answer b. Reliance Industries Limited

- Reliance's market capitalization at BSC

(Bombay Stock Exchange) exceeded one million

crore rupees on 28 November due to RIL's good

performance in the stock market.

- Last month i.e. in October 2019, Reliance

Industries crossed the market capitalization of

nine lakh crores.

- Reliance Industries is the sixth largest

petrochemical company in the world.

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In the first half (April to September) of the

financial year 2019, how many rupees fraud

cases were reported in government banks?

a. 95,760 crores

b. 96,760 crores

c. 97,760 crores

d. 98,760 crores

Answer a. 95,760 crores

- 5,743 total fraud cases.

- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave this

information in the Rajya Sabha on 19 November

2019.

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The Central Government has decided not to

issue Consumer Expenditure Survey

(Consumer Expenditure Survey) for 2017-18,

who has done this survey?

a. NSO

b. NTO

c. RBI

d. Finance Ministry

Answer a. NSO (National Statistics Office)

Actually, its report got in the media.

Accordingly, in 2017-18, the average monthly

expenditure of the countrymen has come down

to Rs 1,446 as compared to Rs 1,501 in 2011-

12.

- This is a decline of 3.7%. Whereas each time it

used to grow.

- The survey was conducted between July 2017

and June 2018.

- For the first time in the last 40 years, consumer

spending has come down.

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The BRICS Trade Council has set a target of

how much mutual trade till the next Summit

(2020)?

a. 400 billion dollars

b. 50 billion dollars

c. 300 billion dollars

d. 500 billion dollars


Answer d. 500 billion dollars

- The 11th BRICS Summit took place in Brazil on

13 and 14 November 2019.

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Which company incurred the largest loss in

Indian corporate history (Rs 50,921 crore)?

a. Reliance Communications

b. Vodafone idea

c. Airtel

d. BSNL

Answer b. Vodafone idea

- Vodafone Idea has a loss of Rs 50,921 crore in

the second quarter (July-September 2019).

- While Airtel has said that it has suffered a loss

of Rs 23,045 crore.

- It is being said that this is the biggest loss in

India's telecom history.

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In which city will the SCO's Council of Heads

of Government 2020 be organized in India?

a. Mumbai b. Chennai

c.New Delhi d. Shimla

Answer c. New Delhi

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The Union Cabinet has approved to increase


the authorized capital of Food Corporation of

India (FCI) from 3500 crores to how much?

a. 5,000 crores

b. 10,000 crores

c. 15,000 crores

d. 20,000 crores

Answer b. 10,000 crores

Formation of FCI - Under Food Corporation Act

1964

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Which foreign company has Cardekho, an

online company in the automotive sector,

acquired?

a. Carmudi b. Bimudi

c. Transco d. None of these

Answer a. Carmudi

- CarDekho acquired Carmudi, a Philippine

online classified car advertising company.

- Cardekho already exists in the Indonesian

market. There, the company operates under the

brand name OTO.com.

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The Union Cabinet has approved the creation

of an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) of

how much amount to complete the stalled

housing project?


a. 10,000 crores b. 15,000 crores

c. 20,000 crores d. 25,000 crores

Answer: d. 25,000 crores

- The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi has taken this decision on 6th

November 2019.

- For this, a fund of 10 thousand crores will be

made available by the government.

The remaining amount will be borne by several

institutions including SBI and LIC.

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India has decided not to sign World's Largest

Free Trade Pact, name it?

a. RCEP b. UCEP

c. RERA d. None of these

Answer: a. RCEP

- RCEP: The Regional Comprehensive

Economic Partnership

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The World Bank has recently reduced India's

projected growth rate to what percent for the

current financial year?

a. 6 percent b. 5 percent

c. 7 percent d. 8 percent

Answer: a. 6 percent


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To how much has the Central Government

raised the minimum support price (MSP) of

wheat for 2019-20?

a. Rs 2,025 per quintal

b. Rs 1,925 per quintal

c. Rs 1,825 per quintal

d. Rs 1,840 per quintal

Answer: b. Rs 1,925 per quintal

- The central government has increased the

MSP of wheat by 85 rupees.

- MSP of barley also increased by Rs 85 to Rs

1,525 per quintal.

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To what extent has the central government

decided to increase the minimum support

price (MSP) of pulses?

a. Rs 88 per quintal

b. Rs 85 per quintal

c. 200 per quintal

d. 325 per quintal

Answer: d. 325 per quintal

- MSP of lentils increased by Rs 325 to Rs 4,800

per quintal.

- MSP of gram increased by Rs. 255 to Rs.

4,875 per quintal.

- MSP of rapeseed / mustard increased by Rs

225 to Rs 4,425 per quintal


- MSP of Sunflower increased by Rs 270 to Rs

5,215 quintal

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The Central Government has decided to

merge which two government telecom

companies?

a. BSNL and MTNL

b. BSNL and VSNL

c. MTNL and VSNL

d. None of these

Answer: a. BSNL and MTNL

- On 23 October 2019, the Union Cabinet

chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took

this decision.

- The government has approved a revival

package of Rs 68,751 crore for loss-making

public sector telecom companies.

Under the scheme, government bonds worth Rs

15,000 crore will be issued. - While assets worth

Rs 38,000 crore will be sold and collected.

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Which state / union territory has the highest

minimum wage in the country?

a. Karnataka

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Maharashtra

d. Delhi

Answer: d. Delhi


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The Delhi government has increased the

minimum wage (unskilled) to how much?

a. Rs 4628 per month

b. Rs 8632 per month

c. Rs 12244 per month

d. Rs14842 per month

Answer: d. Rs 14842 per month

- The National Minimum Wage (unskilled) is

4628, while in Delhi it has now tripled to Rs

14842.

State/ unskilled/ semi-skilled/skilled

Delhi /14,842 /16,341/ 17,991

Uttar Pradesh /5,750 /6,325 /7,085

Haryana/ 8,827 /9,268 /10,218

Gujarat/ 8,190/ 8,398 /8,632

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How many rupees commemorative coin was

released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on

the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of

Mahatma Gandhi in Ahmedabad, Gujarat?

a. 150 rupees b. 200 rupees

c. 100 rupees d. 50 rupees

Answer: a. 150 rupees

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For which industry has the HS Code recently

been released for recognition in international

trade?


a. Khadi b. Honey

c. Milk d. The cloth

Answer: a. Khadi

What is HS Code:

- Harmonized system is a six-digit international

identification code.

- It is developed by the World Customs

Organization.

- With the HS code, now consumption abroad

can be marked separately from textile.

Currently, more than 200 countries are using the

HS code system for the collection of international

trade data.

- Khadi and Village Industries Commission

(KVIC)

Khadi and Village Industries Commission -

Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena

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How much TDS would now be deducted for

cash withdrawals exceeding Rs 1 crore with

effect from September 1, 2019?

a. 10%

b. 7%

c. 5%

d. 2%

Answer: d. 2%

- The Department of Revenue, Ministry of

Finance has made this provision in order to


discourage cash transactions and move towards

a low cash economy.

- It means TDS will be levied on cash

withdrawals over one crore rupees from a bank

or any place.

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Which type of loans has RBI ordered banks

to link to the repo rate?

a. Home loan

b. Auto loan

c. Personal loan

d. All types of loans

Answer: d. All types of loans

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The central government has announced the

merger of how many public sector banks &

converting them into 4 banks?

a. 10 b. 8

c. 5 d. 4

Answer: a. 10

- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

made this announcement on 30 August 2019.

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The central government has announced the

merger of which Banks with Punjab National

Bank?


a. Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank

of India

b. State Bank of India and Union Bank

c. Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank

d. None of these

Answer: a. Oriental Bank of Commerce and

United Bank of India

- It will be the second largest bank in the country,

with an estimated turnover of Rs 17.95 lakh

crore.

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The Central Government has announced the

merger of which banks with Canara Bank?

a. Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank

of India


c. Syndicate Bank

d. None of these

Answer: c. Syndicate Bank

- It will be the fourth largest bank in the country.

Its estimated turnover will be Rs 15.20 lakh

crore’

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Union Government has announced the

merger of which banks with Union Bank of

India?


a. Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank


c. Syndicate Bank

d. None of these

Answer: a. Andhra Bank and Corporation

Bank

- It will be the fifth largest bank in the country. Its

estimated turnover will be -14.6 lakh crores.

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The Union Government has announced the

merger of which banks with Indian Bank?

a. Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank

b. Allahabad Bank c. Syndicate Bank

d. None of these Answer: b. Allahabad

Bank

- It will be the seventh largest bank in the

country. Its estimated turnover will be - 8.08 lakh

crore.

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Merger-1

- Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of

Commerce and United Bank of India - (Second

largest bank, business - Rs. 17.95 lakh crore)

Merger-2

- Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank

- (Fourth largest bank, turnover-Rs.15.20 lakh

crore)


Merger-3

Union Bank, Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank

- (Fifth largest bank, turnover - Rs. 14.6 lakh

crore)

Merger-4

- Indian Bank, Allahabad Bank

- (Seventh largest bank, turnover-Rs. 8.08 lakh

crore)

- After merger of these 10 banks there will now

be four banks.

As of March 2017, the number of public sector

banks in the country was 27.

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In the year 2017, the Modi government

merged banks in its last tenure also .

State Bank of India (SBI) , it’s 5 of its

associate banks-

- State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur,

- State Bank of Hyderabad,

- State Bank of Mysore,

- State Bank of Travancore,

- State Bank of Patiala

- and Bharatiya Mahila Bank were merged.

After this, in 2019 they merged Bank of Baroda

with:

- Vijaya Bank and

- Dena Bank

- Another bank IDBI Bank's majority share was

bought by LIC. This made it a private bank.


- So there are now 18 public sector banks.

Of these, 10 banks will be merged into four

banks.

After this, 12 public sector banks will remain.

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In the first quarter (April-June 2019) of the

current financial year, the GDP growth rate of

the country decreased to?



Answer: a. 5 percent

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How much amount has been announced by

the RBI to the Central Government as

Surplus Fund and Dividend?

a. 1.13 Lakh Crore b. 1.24 lakh crores

c. 1.76 lakh crores d. 1.89 lakh crores

Answer: c. 1.76 lakh crores

- RBI transfer a large part of this amount i.e. Rs

1.23 lakh crore from Surplus Fund and the

remaining Rs 52,637 crore from Surplus

Reserve.

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Based on the recommendations of which

committee, has RBI announced a grant of Rs

1.76 lakh crore to the central government?


a. Bimal Jalan Committee

b. RK Dhawan Committee

c. Rakesh Tiwari Committee

d. None of these

Answer: a. Bimal Jalan Committee

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According to the latest World Bank report,

the Indian economy has fallen from number 5

to what place in the world?

a. 7th

b. 8th

c. 9th

d. 10th

Answer: a. 7th

- The crown of the fifth major economy of the

world has been taken away from India.

According to World Bank data, in the year 2018,

Britain and France's economy recorded higher

growth than India, due to which they have

jumped one place each.

- Britain has reached 5th position while France

has been placed at sixth position.

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The Central Government has reduced GST on

electric vehicles from 12% to how much?

a. 5%

b. 10%


c. 11%

d. 8%

Answer: a. 5%

- This decision has been taken in the meeting of

Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on 28

July under the chairmanship of Union Finance

Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

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The first state in the country to issue spice

bonds on the London Stock Exchange?

a. Bihar b. Maharashtra

c. Kerala d. Gujarat

Answer: c. Kerala

- Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board

{KIIFB} has issued spice bonds worth Rs 2150

crore.

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According to the latest report of the

Geological Survey of India (GSI), which state

has 35 percent of India's graphite reserves?

a. Arunachal Pradesh

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Himachal Pradesh

d. Punjab

Answer: a. Arunachal Pradesh


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Whom has The Prevention of Money

Laundering Court declared the country's first

fugitive economic criminal?

a. Nirav Modi

b. Anil Ambani

c. Mehul Choksi

d. Vijay Mallya

Answer: d. Vijay Mallya

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Which bank has merged with Bank of Baroda

& Dena Bank ?

a. Canara Bank

b. Vijaya Bank

c. Bank of India

d. Overseas bank

Answer: b. Vijaya Bank

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While presenting the budget 2019, the central

government has set a target of creating an

economy of how much amount in the next

five years?

a. 5 trillion dollars b. 3 trillion dollars

c. 2 trillion dollars d. 50 trillion dollars

Answer: a. 5 trillion dollars


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According to the budget speech given by

Nirmala Sitharaman, which institute will be

established to promote research in the

country?

a. National Research Foundation

b. National Scholars Foundation

c. Research Institute of India

d. All India Research Institute

Answer: a. National Research Foundation

- The finance minister announced stablish the

foundation in the chairmanship of Prime Minister

Narendra Modi.

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'Utkarsh 2022' is related to which

organization?

a. State Bank of India

b. IIT

c. Reserve Bank of India

d. None of these

Answer: c. Reserve Bank of India

- RBI has recently finalized the three-year

roadmap, named it 'Utkarsh 2022'.

- It aims to improve the regulation and

supervision of the central bank.

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Which new section has been added to the

SEBI Act to take action against entities that

tamper with electronic databases?

a. HAS33 b. 15HAA

c. UE33 d. None of these

Answer: b. 15HAA

According to the Finance Bill 2019, a new

section "15HAA" has been added to the SEBI

Act, under this section action will be taken

against units that tamper with electronic

database.

- Now SEBI can impose a fine of up to Rs 1

crore on the broker for not following the rules.

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Which Payments Bank has announced to

cease operations?

a. Paytm Payments Bank

b. Vodafone Payments Bank

c. Airtel Payments Bank

d. Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank

Answer: d. Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank

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Recently who became the first non-banking

financial company (NBFC) to receive $ 100

million green energy funding from AIIB

(Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank)?


a. HFDC

b. L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Limited

c. Money market d. None of these

Answer: b. L&T Infrastructure Finance

Company Limited

- This loan amount will be used for wind and

solar energy projects.

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Which is the first Indian state to receive

funds under World Bank's Climate

Resistance Capacity Program?

a. Kerala

b. Bihar

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Delhi

Answer: a. Kerala

- The World Bank has approved $ 250 million for

Kerala's "Resilient Kerala Program (RKP)" under

the Climate Resistance Capacity.

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For which project Life Insurance Corporation

of India (LIC) will provide a loan facility of Rs

1.25 lakh crore by the year 2024?

a. Bharatmala Project

b. Sagar Project

c. Power Project

d. Smart city Project


Answer: a. Bharatmala Project

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Who is the chairman of the cryptocurrency

panel proposing to ban private digital

currency in India?

a. Rahul Mathur

b. Rajendra Tiwari

c. Subhash Chandra Garg

d. None of these

Answer: c. Subhash Chandra Garg

- This committee has recommended that private

cryptocurrency should be banned in the country.

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India has been removed from which status by

the US under which thousands of goods

could be exported to the US at no charge?

a. ASP b. GSP

c. CSP d. CTBT

Answer: b. GSP

GSP means Generalized System of Preferences.

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Which Indian PSU was the most profitable

company in the financial year 2018-19?

a. IOCL b. ONGC

c. BPCL d. Coal India

Answer: b. ONGC


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Which companies have signed an agreement

to build a joint venture for the construction of

the world's longest LPG pipeline from Kandla

to Gorakhpur?

a. IOCL, BPCL, HPCL

b. BPCL, HPCL

c. HPCL, IOCL

d. Reliance and Adani

Answer: a. IOCL, BPCL, HPCL

- Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), Bharat

Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL),

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

(HPCL)

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On which financial transaction has the RBI

abolished levy of fees to promote digital

transactions?

a. RGTS

b. NEFT

c. IMPS

d. RGTS and NEFT

Answer: d. RGTS and NEFT

RGTS: Real Time Gross Settlement System

NEFT: National Electronic Funds Transfer

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According to RBI report, the share of e-


money in India's payment systems has

increased to what percentage in 2017 as

compared to the year 2012?


c. 20.4 percent d. 21.5 percent

Answer: d. 21.5 percent

- RBI's new report 'Benchmarking India's

Payment Systems' states that the share of e-

money in India's payment systems has

increased to 21.5 percent in 2017 from 0.8

percent in 2012.

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By which year has the central government

set a target of making India's economy 5

trillion dollars (5 thousand billion dollars =

350 lakh crore rupees)?

a. 2020 b. 2022

c. 2024 d. 2030

Answer: c. 2024

- In the 5th meeting of the Governing Council of

NITI Aayog, PM Narendra Modi said this on 15

June 2019.

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According to the latest RBI report, how many

rupees of bank fraud were reported in the last

11 years (2008-09 and 2018-19)?


a. 2.05 lakh crores b. 1.05 lakh crores

c. 5 lakh crores d. 3.05 lakh crores

Answer: a. 2.05 lakh crores

- There have been a total of 53,334 fraud cases

in 11 years.

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The Government of India has reduced the

contribution rate under the Employees State

Insurance Act from 6.5% to how much?

a. 5% b. 4%

c. 3% d. 2%

Answer: b. 4%

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Facebook has announced the launch of

digital currency by which name?

a. Lotu b. Libra

c. Hink d. Currency

Answer: b. Libra

- Facebook will launch Libra next year (2020).

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Which insurance company has launched

cyber defence insurance?

a. SBI General Insurance

b. National Insurance

c. Max Life

d. None of these


Answer: a. SBI General Insurance

- To protect businesses from financial and

reputational losses due to cyber attacks, we

have our new product - Cyber Defence

Insurance.

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Which bank has launched India's first 'Green

Car Loan'?

a. SBI b. PNB

c. RBI d. HDFC

Answer: a. SBI

- On 22 April 2019 World Earth Day, SBI has

launched India's first 'Green Car Loan' to

encourage people to buy electric vehicles.

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What is the percentage increase in India's

exports in the financial year 2018-19?



Answer: b. 9 percent

- The Ministry of Commerce has released its

data recently.

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The country's largest car manufacturer has

decided to stop selling diesel cars from April

1 next year. Name this company?


a. Hyundai b. Mahindra

c. Ford d. Maruti Suzuki

Answer: d. Maruti Suzuki

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RBI has announced the issuance of new 20

rupee notes, which historical place is

depicted in it?

a. Qutub Minar b. Taj Mahal

c. Red Fort d. Ellora Cave

Answer: d. Ellora Cave

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Which IT company has signed an agreement

with India Post to improve the postal

system?

a. Tata Consultancy Services

b. Infosys

c. Live

d. None of these

Answer: a. Tata Consultancy Services

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The Reserve Bank of India, after the

recommendation of which committee,

decided to sell its stake in NABARD and NHB

to the government?

a. Amrit Lal Nagar Samiti

b. Narasimhan Committee


c. Ayaz Kumar

d. None of these

Answer: b. Narasimhan Committee

The Reserve Bank of India has sold its entire

stake in NABARD and National Housing Bank

(NHB) to the government for Rs 20 crore and Rs

1,450 crore respectively.

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Which country was India's largest crude oil

supplier in 2018-19?

a. Saudi Arabia b. Iran

c. Iraq d. UAE

Answer: c. Iraq

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In what name has NABARD started a Rs 700

crore venture capital fund to fund startups in

rural areas?

a. Nabventures b. Nesventure

c. Grameenventure d. None of these

Answer: a. Nabventures

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Defence Who became the 28th Army Chief (Army

Chief) of India?

a. Mukund Narwane

b. Karambir Singh

c. Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadoria

d. Bipin Singh

Answer: a. General Mukund Narwane

- He replaced General Bipin Rawat on 31

December 2019, who retired on the same day.

- Narwane's term will be till April 2022

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Who is the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

of India?

a. General Bipin Rawat

b. General Mukund Narwane

c. General Asif Khan

d. General BS Tyagi

Answer: a. General Bipin Rawat

----------------------------

What is the maximum age limit for the post of

Chief of Defence Staff ?

a. 62 years

b. 65 years

c. 70 years

d. 75 years

Answer: b. 65 years


According to the Ministry of Defence, this

amendment has been done in December 2019

under the rules of Army, Navy and Airforce.

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Which armed force has banned the use of

social media site and Facebook App by its

employees?

a. ITBP

b. Navy and Army

c. CISF

d. B S F

Answer: b. Navy and Army

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Which fighter plane of the Indian Air Force

flew its last flight to Jodhpur on 27 December

2019 before retirement?

a. MiG-21

b. Mirage-2000

c. MiG-29

d. MiG-27

Answer: d. MiG-27

- MiG-27 fighter jet is known as the hero of

Kargil war.

- It took its last flight from Jodhpur on 27

December.

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The second 2 + 2 talks between India and US

were held in which city on 18 December

2019?

a. New Delhi


b. Washington

c. New york

d. Mumbai

Answer: b. Washington

In this meeting, Foreign Minister S.K. Jaishankar

and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US

Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and US

Secretary of Defence Mark Esper participated.

In the meantime, the two countries signed the

Industrial Security Agreement for the transfer of

defence technology.

In addition, an agreement was signed for

cooperation in the field of space and defence.

2 + 2 dialog (2 + 2 dialog)

- It is based on the 2 + 2 dialogue between India

and Japan, in which the foreign ministers and

secretaries of both the countries and the defence

ministers and secretaries take part.

- This dialogue will replace the Indo-US Strategic

and Business Dialogue.

- The objective of this dialogue is to promote

strategic cooperation between the two countries

and to maintain security and peace in the Indo-

Pacific region.

- Strategic, defence and defence relations are

the focal points of discussion in this dialogue.

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The International Exhibition on Naval

Weapons NAVARMS-19 was held in which

city on 12–13 December 2019?

a. Bhopal

b. Bangalore


c. Delhi

d. Lucknow

Answer: c. Delhi

- It was organized by the Indian Navy in

association with the Indian Industry Association

(CII).

- This event has been going on since the year

2007.

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For the first time, India decided to open

which missile test range to another country

for testing?

a. Chandipur Integrated Test Range, Odisha

b. Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Andhra

Pradesh

c. Vikram Sarabhai Space Station, Kerala

d. None of these

Answer a. Chandipur Integrated Test Range,

Odisha

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India has signed a Letter of Intent for the

missile test of which country in the

Chandipur Integrated Test Range?

a. North Korea

b. Sri Lanka

c. Singapore

d. France

Answer c. Singapore


- Letter of Intent was signed between the two

during the visit of Defence Minister Rajnath

Singh to Singapore.

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Which central paramilitary force has been

proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs to

merge with ITBP?

a. B S F

b. CISF

c. CRPF

d. Assam Rifles

Answer d. Assam Rifles

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently

visited the Kranji War Memorial of which

country?

a. Malaysia b. Bhutan

c. Indonesia d. Singapore

Answer d. Singapore

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Name the first woman Judge Advocate

General (JAG) of the Indian Army sent on a

foreign mission?

a. Lieutenant Colonel Kamala Sharma

b. Lt Col Shanti Verma

c. Lieutenant Colonel Jyoti Sharma

d. None of these

Answer c. Lieutenant Colonel Jyoti Sharma


- She will serve the government of the East

African country of Seychelles as a legal expert

and give her opinion about the Defence and

Military Act.

- Earlier, in September 2019, Wing Commander

Anjali Singh was appointed as the first female

military diplomat at the Indian Embassy in

Russia.

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The central government has banned the rebel

group "Hynniewtrep National Liberation

Council" (HNLC), which state is the

organization active in?

a. Mizoram

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Nagaland

d. Meghalaya

Answer d. Meghalaya

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The central government has extended the

ban on the National Democratic Front of

Bodoland (NDFB) for five years, in which

state is it active?

a. Mizoram

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Assam

d. Meghalaya

Answer c. Assam


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A t which place did the Indian Army first test

the anti-tank missile 'Spike' missile in

November 2019?

a. Pokhran of Rajasthan

b. Mhow in Madhya Pradesh

c. Balasore of Orissa

d. None of these

Answer b. Mhow in Madhya Pradesh

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The Central Government has announced to

open the world's highest war zone for

tourists, name it?

a. Kargil

b. Siachen

c. Kanchenjunga

d. None of these

Answer: b. Siachen

- The area from Siachen Base Camp (located at

an altitude of 12,300 feet) to Kumar Post

(situated at an altitude of 15,600 feet) will now

be open for tourists.

- This will boost tourism in Ladakh.

- Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern

Karakoram range of the Himalayas.

- The length of this glacier is 76 kilometers, it is

the longest glacier in the Karakoram range.

- Its height is between 3,620 meters to 5,753


meters.

- India controlled Siachen Glacier in 1984 by

Operation Meghdoot.

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France handed over the first Rafale fighter jet

to India, what is its tail number?

a. RB 001

b. Modi 001

c. India 001

d. PR 001

Answer: a. RB 001

- First Rafale's tail number is RB001. The

number is dedicated to Air Force Chief RKS

Bhadauria who played a key role in the Rafale

Deal.

- On 8 October 2019, Defence Minister Rajnath

Singh reached Marinac Airbase in Bordeaux,

France and received the first Rafale fighter jet

from France.

- It is a trainer aircraft.

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Who became the first female flight

commander of India?

a. Ishtar Jahan

b. Shalija Dhami

c. Avni Chaturvedi

d. None of these

Answer: b. Shalija Dhami


- She took over as flight commander of Chetak

helicopter unit at Hindon Airbase of Ghaziabad.

- The post of flight commander is the second

major post in the flight commander unit, meaning

that Dhami is the second major officer in the unit

after the commanding officer.

- The first fighter pilot is Avani Chaturvedi.

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Which company has manufactured Apache

helicopters inducted into Indian Air Force on

3 September 2019?

a. Boeing b. Airbus

c. Dassault d. None of these

Answer: a. Boeing

- Indian Airforce included eight Apache

helicopters built by American aerospace

company Boeing.

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Who has been appointed the new chairman

of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (Army-Navy-

Airforce)?

a. Air Marshal BS Dhanao

b. General Bipin Rawat

c. Rajnath Singh

d. Admiral Karmaveer Singh

Answer: b. General Bipin Rawat


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Who is the Chief of Air Force?

a. Air Marshal HS Arora

b. Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadoria

c. Air Marshal Anil Khosla

d. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

Answer: b. Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh

Bhadoria

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Who is the Deputy Chief of Air Force?

a. Air Marshal HS Arora

b. Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadoria

c. Air Marshal Anil Khosla

d. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

Answer: a. Air Marshal HS Arora

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Who has become the first female military

diplomat?

a. Wing Commander Anjali Singh

b. Wing Commander Ananya Sen

c. Wing Commander Sunanda Arya

d. Wing Commander Aarti Prajapati

Answer: a. Wing Commander Anjali Singh

- Wing Commander Anjali Singh has become the

first woman military diplomat of India to be

deployed for any Indian mission abroad.

- Russian Embassy tweeted that Anjali has taken


over as 'Deputy Air Attache' at the Indian

Embassy.

- She took office on 10 September.

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India successfully test-fired its indigenously

built air-to-air 'Astra' missile with which

fighter plane on 17 September?

a. Sukhoi 30 MKI b. Mig 21

c. Tejas d. None of these

Answer: a. Sukhoi 30 MKI

The state-of-the-art missile has a strike range of

more than 70 km which can fly towards the

target at a speed of 5,555 km per hour.

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Submarine INS Khanderi was inducted into

the Navy on 28 September, under which

project was it prepared?

a. Project 75

b. Project Scorpene

c. Project 85

d. Project submarine

Answer: a. Project 75

- Under Project 75, India is building the next

generation indigenous submarine.

- India's second Scorpene class Submarine INS

Khanderi joined the Navy on 28 September

2019.


- INS Khanderi was inducted into the Navy in the

presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and

Naval Chief Admiral Karambir Singh.

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Submarine INS Khanderi has the ability to

dive to a depth of how many meters in the

sea?

a. 300 meters b. 450 m

c. 350 m d. 650 m

Answer: c. 350 m

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Which country has supplied the bomb SPICE-

2000 to the Indian Air Force (IAF)?

a. United States of america

b. Israel

c. Russia

d. China

Answer: b. Israel

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Rajnath Singh became the first Defence

Minister to fly in which home-built aircraft?

a. Jaguar

b. Mirage

c. Sukhoi

d. Tejas

Answer: d. Tejas


- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh rode Tejas, a

light fighter aircraft made in the country in

Bengaluru and with this he became the first

Defence Minister of the country to do so.

- The aircraft, designed by Hindustan

Aeronautical Limited (HAL), was first conceived

in 1983.

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Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement

with which country to purchase R-27 missiles

in July 2019?

a. Israel

b. Usa

c. Russia

d. France

Answer: c. Russia

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The AH-64E Apache helicopter inducted into

the Indian Air Force is built by which

country?

a. France

b. USA

c. Britain

d. Germany

Answer: b. USA

- AH-64E Apache Attack Helicopter

manufactured by American Company Boeing is


considered to be the most modern and deadly

helicopter in the world.

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In May 2019, Indian Navy warships INS

Kolkata and INS Shakti participated in which

joint military exercise in the South China

Sea?

a. Group Sail

b. War games

c. Black Hawk

d. Push Above

Answer: a. Group Sail

Japan, Philippines and USA also participated in

this war exercise.

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In which place did the three Indian armies

practice 'Bull Strike' exercise in May 2019?

a. Teresa Island

b. North Sentinel Island

c. Carlo Island

d. Sound island

Answer: a. Teresa Island

- This island is located in the Andaman and

Nicobar Islands.

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What is the status given by the Ministry of

Defence to the Ex. Military Nursing Staff?


a. Soldier

b. Nursing staff

c. Ex-servicemen

d. None of these

Answer: c. Ex-servicemen

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The Simbex-2019 (SIMBEX-19) naval war

exercise took place between India and which

country from 16 May to 22 May 2019?

a. Singapore

b. Nepal

c. China

d. Russia

Answer: a. Singapore

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Who has been appointed the first head of the

Armed Forces Special Operations Division?

a. Major General A.K. Dhingra

b. Major General R.K. Solitaire

c. Major General P.K. Awasthi

d. Major General Sundar Bharoch

Answer: a. Major General A.K. Dhingra

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Which aircraft has been certified by the

Indian Airforce to operate with buoy-jet fuel?

a. AN 32 b. Dryness

c. Mig 21 d. None of these


Answer: a. AN 32

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The first Rafale fighter plane will join which

squadron of the Air Force?

a. Golden Arrow 10 Squadron

b. Agra 18 Squadron

c. Golden Arrow 17 Squadron

d. None of these

Answer: c. Golden Arrow 17 Squadron

- This squadron was commanded by Air Chief

Marshal BS Dhanoa during the Kargil War in

1999.

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Which aircraft has been deployed by the

Indian Navy for anti-piracy operations in the

Gulf of Aden near Oman?

a. P-8 India (P-8I)

b. AN - 32

c. C-130J

d. None of these

Answer: a. P-8 India (P-8I)

- India has been taking anti-piracy operations in

the Gulf of Aden since 2008.

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With which country has India signed a deal

worth Rs 300 crore for the purchase of SPICE

Bomb?


a. USA

b. UK

c. Uae

d. Israel

Answer: d. Israel

- The Indian Air Force has signed a deal worth

Rs 300 crore to purchase more than 100 Spice

Bombs from Israel.

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Which Air Force ship went missing on June 3

from Mechuka airbase near China border in

Arunachal Pradesh?

a. Sukhoi SU-30

b. C-130J

c. C-130 Hercules

d. AN-32

Answer: d. AN-32

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Which agency has announced the creation of

an agency to deal with space war?

a. DSRO

b. Apro

c. SWMO

d. OSWP

Answer: a. DSRO - Defence Space Research

Agency (DSRO)


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Which two countries' armies organized

Operation Sunrise 2?

a. India and China

b. India and Nepal

c. China and Pakistan

d. India and Myanmar

Answer: d. India and Myanmar

Under this operation, active terrorist groups were

targeted in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam.

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What was the codename of India's Airstrike

(26 February 2019) in Balakot, Pakistan?

a. Operation Monkey

b. Operation Panic

c. Operation Fox

d. Operation tiger

Answer: a. Operation monkey

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Which artillery Gun was recently added to the

Indian Army?

a. Dhanush Howitzer

b. T90

c. Howitzer

d. None of these

Answer: a. Dhanush Howitzer


- It is developed by the Ordnance Factory Board

(OFB), Kolkata based on the requirements of the

Indian Army and manufactured by the Gun

Carriage Factory (GCF), Jabalpur.

That's why it is also called 'Desi Bofors'.

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Project-75 India is related to which Indian

armed force?

a. Navy

b. Air Force

c. Army

d. CRPF

Answer: a. Navy

- To control the increasing dominance of China

in the Indian Ocean region, the Indian Navy has

launched Project 75 India. - Under this project

the Navy wants to build six conventional diesel-

electric submarines.

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Under which ministry has the Central

Government established the Indo-Pacific

wing?

a. Ministry of Finance

b. home Ministry

c. Ministry of Defense

d. foreign Ministry

Answer: d. Foreign Ministry


- It aims to carry forward the Indo-Pacific policy

presented by Prime Minister Modi at the Shangri-

La Dialogue in 2018.

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Which country went to participate in the

International Fleet Review held at the 70th

anniversary celebrations of naval warship

INS Kolkata and Shakti PLA?

a. China

b. America

c. Russia

d. Spain

Answer: a. China

- Both these warships arrived in Qingdao, China

on 21 April 2019.


Military Exercises

The fifth round of maritime talks between

India and Japan was held in which city on 26

December 2019?

a. New Delhi

b. Tokyo

c. Mumbai

d. Chennai

Answer: b. Tokyo

- During this dialogue both countries agreed to

further strengthen maritime cooperation.

- The first round of the India-Japan Maritime

Dialogue was held in 2013 in New Delhi.

- For India and Japan, the importance of

maritime security is immense, economically both

countries depend on maritime trade. Therefore, it

is necessary to work together for the protection

of maritime trade.

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The annual 'Surya Kiran' military exercise

which was concluded on December 16, 2019

was held between which two countries ?

a. India - Bangladesh

b. India - Sri Lanka

c. India - Nepal

d. India - China

Answer: c. India - Nepal

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The 'Indra practice' organized between

which two countries on 10 to 19 December

2019?

a. India and China

b. India and USA

c. India and France

d. India and Russia

Answer: d. India and Russia

- This is a tri-service exercise. Meaning that

three armies took part.

- The opening ceremony of this exercise was

held in Babina, Uttar Pradesh.

- The main event was held in Goa and Pune.

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A 'sea power' (Samudra Shakti) naval

exercise was organized between India and

the navies of which country?

a. Nepal b. China

c. Japan d. Indonesia

Answer d. Indonesia

- On November 12, 2018, the first bilateral naval

exercise 'Samudra Shakti' was conducted

between India and Indonesia.

- This exercise was conducted in the Bay of

Bengal.

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Which first female officer has been selected

by Navy to be deployed abroad as 'Naval

Attche'?


a. Karbi Gogoi b. Lalitha Mathur

c. Anjali Mohan d. Nandini Awasthi

Answer a. Karbi Gogoi

- She is Lieutenant Commander in the Navy.

- The Navy has selected Karbi Gogoi as

Assistant Naval Attache at the Indian Embassy

in Moscow.

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In which state was the 'Tiger Triumph' tri-

service military exercise organized between

the US and India (13 to 21 November)?

a. Gujarat b. Andra Pradesh

c. Rajasthan d. Mizoram

Answer b. Andra Pradesh

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The maritime exercise "Zair-Al-Bahr" (roar of

the sea) took place between which

countries?

a. India and Qatar

b. India and Bangladesh

c. India and Saudi Arabia

d. India and Yemen

Answer a. India and Qatar

- The event took place from 17 to 21 November

2019.

- This was the first joint bilateral maritime

exercise between India and Qatar.


Kajind is a military exercise between which

countries?

a. India and Israel

b. India and Sri Lanka

c. India and Nepal

d. India and Kazakhstan

Answer: d. India and Kazakhstan

- This exercise was held from 02 October to 15

October 2019 in Pithoragarh.

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Which joint military exercise took place

between India and France from 31 October to

13 November 2019?

a. Defence-2019

b. Practice power-2019

c. Might

d. Vaibhav-2019

Answer: b. 'Practice power-2019'

- This military exercise took place in Rajasthan.

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Which Indian armed force has decided to

organize a practice called 'Sindhu

Sudarshan' from 29 November to 4 December

2019?

a. Army

b. Air Force


c. Navy

d. B S F

Answer: a.Army

- This exercise was held in the desert of

Rajasthan from 29 November to 4 December

2019.

- 40,000 jawans participated in it.

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The military exercise 'Ekuverin' was held in

Pune, Maharashtra between which countries?

a. India - Maldives

b. India - Nepal

c. India - China

d. India – Russia

Answer: a. India – Maldives

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The 'Dharma Guardian' practice took place

between India and which country from 19

October to 2 November 2019?

a. China

b. Japan

c. America

d. France

Answer: b. Japan

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Vajra Prahar 2019 military exercise was

organized between India and which country?

a. Japan

b. China

c. USA

d. France

Answer: c. USA

- The exercise started in Seattle, US on 13

October and lasted till 28 October, 2019.

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'Shinyu Maitri' aerial warfare exercise took

place between India and which country from

17 to 23 October 2019?

a. China

b. Japan

c. Myanmar

d. Bhutan

Answer: b. Japan

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'Eastern Bridge-V' war exercise was

organized by India along with which

country's air force?

a. Saudi Arabia

b. Oman

c. Egypt

d. Azerbaijan

Answer: b. Oman


- This exercise started on 17 October, it will

conclude on 26 October.

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Which Indian armed force conducted the

Changthang Prahar war exercise in Ladakh?

a. Army

b. Air Force

c. Navy

d. B S f

Answer: a. Army

- During this time the army practiced to improve

its war fighting ability.

Infantry, mechanized forces, T-72 tanks, artillery

guns and UAVs were used in this exercise.

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In which state was the 'Himvijay' war exercise

organized in October 2019?

a. Uttar Pradesh b. Tripura

c. Mizoram d. Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: d. Arunachal Pradesh

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In which country is the multinational practice

called Tsentr 2019 organized?

a. China

b. Japan


c. Australia

d. Russia

Answer: d. Russia (Orenburg)

- The exercise was held between 9 September to

23 September.

- The forces of China, Kazakhstan, India,

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan

participated in this exercise.

SLINEX 2019 exercise is conducted between

which two countries?

a. India and Pakistan

b. India and China

c. India and Sri Lanka

d. India and USA

Answer: c. India and Sri Lanka

- SLINEX (Sri Lanka India Naval Exercise) 2019

- Held between 7 September and 14 September.

- There is a seventh version of SLINEX in 2019.

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The war exercise 2019 between India and US

was organized in which city from 5

September to 18 September?

a. Delhi b. Washington

c. New York d. Mumbai



- The event is being held at the joint base Lewis-

McChord in the US capital Washington.

- This is the 15th edition of 'War Practice'.

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The war exercise 2019 between India and US

was organized in which city from 5

September to 18 September?

a. Delhi

b. Washington

c. New York

d. Mumbai


- The event is being held at the joint base Lewis-

McChord in the US capital Washington.

- This is the 15th edition of 'War Practice'

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Which company has manufactured Apache

helicopters inducted into Indian Air Force on

3 September 2019?

a. Boeing b. Airbus

c. Dassault d. None of these

Answer: a. Boeing

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Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement

with which country to purchase R-27 missiles

in July 2019?


a. Israel

b. USA

c. Russia

d. France

Answer: c. Russia

- India has signed a Rs 1,500 crore deal with

Russia for the purchase of air-to-air R-27

missiles.

- These missiles will be deployed in the fighter

aircraft Sukhoi-30 MKI.

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Which Indian Navy warship participated in

the Russian Navy Parade Day on 28 July?

a. INS Tarkash

b. INS Vikrant

c. INS Vikramaditya

d. INS Talwar

Answer: c. INS Tarkash\

- The Indian delegation was headed by Vice

Admiral Ajit Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-

Chief, Western Naval Command and INS

Tarkash.

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'Al Nagah 2019' joint military exercise was

organized between India and which other

country?


a. Russia

b. Oman

c. Sri Lanka

d. Japan

Answer: b. Oman

- Its third edition was held in Mount Jabal Al

Akhdar (Oman) from 12 to 25 March 2019.

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'Sampriti war exercise' took place between

India and which country in March 2019?

a. Bangladesh

b. Sri Lanka

c. Afghanistan

d. Usa

Answer: a. Bangladesh

- It was organized in Tangail, Bangladesh.

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The 12th joint military exercise 'Bold

Kurukshetra-2019' between India and which

country concluded on 11 April?

a. Nepal

b. China

c. Singapore

d. Russia

Answer: c. Singapore


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“Mitra Shakti-VI” exercise was held between


a. India and Sri Lanka

b. India and Pakistan

c. India and America

d. India and China

Answer: a. India and Sri Lanka

A war exercise called Mitra Shakti was organized

between India and Sri Lanka from 26 March to 8

April. It began on 26 March in Diyatalawa, Sri

Lanka.

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What was the name of the Naval exercises

organized between India and Vietnam from 13

to 16 April 2019 ?

a. IN-VPN BILAT EX b. Peace war EX

c. Indo Vietnam EX d. None of these

Answer: a. IN-VPN BILAT EX

- This exercise took place in Cam Ranh Bay,

Vietnam.


Events Which country has been chosen as the Focus

Country at the 44th Calcutta Book Fair?

a. Russia b. China

c. France d. USA

Answer: a. Russia

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The first Global Refuge Forum was held in

which city on 17–18 December 2019?

a. New York

b. Paris

c. New Delhi

d. Geneva

Answer: d. Geneva

- It was organized by the United Nations Human

Rights Agency and the Government of

Switzerland.

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National Tribal Dance Festival was organized

in which city of Chhattisgarh on December

27-29, 2019?

a. Bilaspur b. Raipur

c. Durg d. Bhilai

Answer: b. Raipur

- Around 1400 artists participated in this dance

festival.


- Artists from Sri Lanka, Belarus, Uganda and

Bangladesh took part in it.

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Where was the first meeting of National

Ganga Council held on 14 December 2019?

a. New Delhi

b. Patna

c. Lucknow

d. Kanpur

Answer: d. Kanpur (Chandrashekhar Azad

Agricultural University)

- The President of the National Ganga Council is

the Prime Minister.

There were many ministers including UP CM

Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand CM Trivendra

Singh Rawat, Union Environment Minister

Prakash Javadekar.

- It also entrusted the council with overall

responsibility for pollution prevention and

rejuvenation of the Ganges river basin, including

the Ganges and its tributaries.

----------------------

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe postponed tour to

India due to protests in Assam, where was

the summit meeting between the two

countries to be held on December 15 to 17?

a. New Delhi

b. Guwahati

c. Dispur

d. Mumbai

Answer: b. Guwahati


There was a massive protest in Assam over the

new citizenship law.

Due to this, the summit meeting between Prime

Minister Narendra Modi and Japan's PM Shinzo

Abe was postponed.

-----------------------

Which country's President has been made

the Chief Guest of Republic Day 2020?

a. Russia b. Ukraine

c. Switzerland d. Brazil

Answer d. Brazil

- President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, will be the

chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations of

India next year.

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The famous Harihar area of Bihar, Sonepur

Mela, is mainly which of the following?

a. Cattle fair

b. Bird fair

c. Chhath Mela

d. None of these

Answer a. Cattle fair

- Sonepur fair is held every year on Kartik

Purnima (November-December) in Sonepur,

Bihar.

- The fair is also known as 'Harihar Kshetra

Mela'.


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Who inaugurated the Integrated Check Post

in the Indian Part of Kartarpur Corridor on 9th

November?

a. Narendra Modi

b. Amit Shah

c. Rajnath Singh

d. Manmohan singh

Answer a. Narendra Modi

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When is the 550th birth anniversary of Guru

Nanak Dev being celebrated?

a. 12 November

b. 13 November

c. 14 November

d. Nov 15

Answer a. 12 November 2019

- Guru Nanak was the founder and first Guru of

the Sikh community.

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What is the theme of 11th BRICS Summit

2019?

a. BRICS Integration

b. Unity for economic growth

c. Be one for the future

d. Economic Growth for Innovative Future


Answer d. Economic Growth for Innovative

Future

- Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi attended

the 11th BRICS Summit on 13 November 2019

in Brazil.

BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South

Africa

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In which country will the 12th BRICS Summit

2020 be held?

a. China

b. Russia

c. South Africa

d. India

Answer b. Russia

- It will be held in July 2020.

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Where was the fifth International Yoga

Conference (15 November 2019) held?

a. Mysore

b. Patna

c. Mumbai

d. Chennai

Answer a. Mysore

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When was the World Heritage Week

organized by UNESCO?


a. 14 to 20 November

b. 20 to 24 November

c. 19 to 25 November

d. 30 November to 6 December

Answer c. 19 to 25 November

- There are 38 World Heritage Sites in the

country. Out of these, 30 are cultural sites

(cultural sites) and seven are natural sites

(natural sites). In addition there is a mixed site.

World Heritage sites in India - Cultural Site

(30)

Place and Announced Year

- Agra Fort (1983)

- Ajanta Caves (1983)

- Nalanda, Archaeological Site of Nalanda

Mahavihara, Bihar (2016)

- Buddhist Monument at Sanchi (1989)

- Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

(2004)

- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria

Terminus) (2004)

- Churches and Convents of Goa (1986)

- Elephanta Caves (1987)

- Ellora Caves (1983)

- Fatehpur Sikri (1986)

- Great Living Chola Temple (1987,2004)

- Group of monuments at Hampi (1986)

- Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram (1984)

- Group of Monuments at Pattadakal (1987)

- Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2013)


- Historical City of Ahmedabad (2017)

- Humayun's Tomb, Delhi (1993)

- Jaipur City, Rajasthan (2019)

- Khajuraho Group of Monuments (1986)

- Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Bodh Gaya

(2002)

- Mountain Railways of India (1999,2005,2008)

- Qutub Minar and its monuments, Delhi (1993)

- Rani-ki-Vav (Stepwell of the Queen) in Patan,

Gujarat (2014)

- Red Fort Complex (2007)

- Bhimbetka's Rock Shelter (2003)

- Sun Temple, Konark (1984)

- Taj Mahal (1983)

- Archaeological Work of La Corbusier, an

outstanding contribution to the modern

movement (2016)

- Jantar Mantar, Jaipur (2010)

- Mumbai's Victorian Gothic and Art Deco

Ensemble (2018)

Natural Sites (7)

- Great Himalayan National Park Conservation

Area (2014)

- Kaziranga National Park (1985)

- Keoladeo National Park (1985)

- Manas Wildlife Sanctuary (1985)

- Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National

Park (1988,2005)

- Sunderban National Park (1987)

- Western Ghats (2012)


Mixed Site (1)

- Khangchendzonga National Park

(Kanchenjunga National Park - Sikkim) (2016)

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Where was the National Tribal Festival 'Adi

Mahotsav 2019' held (16 November to 30

November)?

a. Delhi b. Lucknow

c. Ranchi d. Bastar

Answer: a. Delhi

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Which country is the partner country in the

39th Indian International Trade Fair?

a. China

b. Japan

c. Afghanistan

d. South Korea

Answer: c. Afghanistan

- Indian International Trade Fair started on 14

November at Pragati Maidan in Delhi.

- The theme of this trade fair is based on "Ease

of Doing Business".

- Afghanistan is the partner country in this fair,

while South Korea is the focus country.

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In which state was the first agricultural


international buyer-seller conference

organized?


b. Rajasthan

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Odisha

Answer a. Arunachal Pradesh

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'Arun Bhoomi' is the first Hindi newspaper of

which state?

a. Kerala

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Telangana

d. Arunachal Pradesh

Answer d. Arunachal Pradesh

- In November, Arunachal Pradesh Chief

Minister Pema Khandu launched the first Hindi

newspaper of the state, 'Arun Bhoomi'.

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Governor's conference was held at

Rashtrapati Bhavan on 23-24 November 2019,

it was the .........

a. 20th

b. 40th

c. 50th

d. 80th

Answer c. 50th


In which city is the 8th International Tourism

Mart being organized?

a. Dispur

b. Imphal

c. New Delhi

d. None of these

Answer b. Imphal (Manipur)

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Who led the Indian Parliamentary Party at the

6th G20 Parliament Speaker's Summit?

a. Rajnath Singh b. Narendra Modi

c. Piyush Goyal d. Om Birla

Answer: d. Om Birla

- The event was organized by Inter Parliament

Union in Tokyo, Japan on 4 November 2019.

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In which city was the Future Investment

Initiative 2019 (FII) conference held, in which

PM Narendra Modi took part?

a. New Delhi b. Riyadh

c. Abu Dhabi d. Dubai

Answer: b. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

- Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia.

- This event is happening from 29 to 31 October

2019.


Who represented the Indian delegation at the

18th Head of Nations Summit of the Non-

Aligned Movement?

a. Narendra Modi

b. Ramnath Kovind

c. M. Venkaiah Naidu

d. Rajnath Singh

Answer: c. M. Venkaiah Naidu

- The 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement

was held in Baku, Azerbaijan on 25–26 October

2019.

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In which country will the 91st Interpol

General Assembly be organized in 2022?

a. England

b. France

c. China

d. India

Answer: d. India

- Earlier in India, Interpol General Assembly was

organized in 1997.

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Which historical city of India held the second

informal meeting between Prime Minister

Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping?

a. Mahabalipuram

b. Wuhan


c. Chennai

d. Ratlam

Answer: a. Mahabalipuram

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In which city was the Internet of Things (IoT)

India Congress 2019 organized?

a. Coimbatore

b. Varanasi

c. Pune

d. Bangalore

Answer: d. Bangalore

- This was the fourth edition.

- Its theme was "Mainstreaming the Internet of

Things".

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Howdy Modi was organized in which US city?

a. New york

b. Houston

c. Washington

d. Texas

Answer: b. Houston\

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In which city was the 52nd ASEAN Foreign

Ministers' Meeting held?

a. New Delhi

b. Bangkok


c. Mumbai

d. Chennai

Answer: b. Bangkok

- Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.

- The 52nd ASEAN Foreign Minister's Meeting

was held from 29 July to 3 August.

- Foreign Minister S Jaishankar represented

India.

ASEAN

- Inter-governmental organization of 10

Southeast Asian countries

- Member Countries: Indonesia, Malaysia,

Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei,

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam

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Where was the fifth International Dharma-

Dhamma Conference held on 27-28 July

2019?

a. Rajgir

b. Patna

c. Gaya

d. Varanasi

Answer: a. Rajgir (Bihar)

- The conference was inaugurated by Union

Minister Kiren Rijiju.

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Cleanliness Festival 2019 ( Swachchta

Mahotsava) was organized on 6 September

2019 in which city?

a. New Delhi

b. Mumbai

c. Patna

d. Chennai

Answer: a. New Delhi

- Cleanliness Festival 2019( Swachchta

Mahotsava) was organized at Vigyan Bhawan,

New Delhi.

- The event was organized by the Union Ministry

of Water Power.

On this occasion, President Ram Nath Kovind

presented the Swachh Bharat Awards.

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In which city did the Garuda-VI practice

between India and France begin?

a. Delhi

b. Chandigarh

c. Mont- de -Marsan

d. None of these

Answer: c. Mont- de - Marsan, France

- This exercise took place between 1 to 12 July,

2019.


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Where will the prestigious IIFA Awards 2019

of India be held?

a. Bhutan b. Sri Lanka

c. China d. Nepal

Answer: d. Nepal

- This is the twentieth International Indian Film

Academy Award (IIFA).

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Athi Varadar is a celebration of which state?

a. Tamil Nadu

b. Orissa

c. Bihar

d. None of these

Answer: a. Tamil Nadu

- The festival started in Kanchipuram, Tamil

Nadu.

In this festival, the deity is taken out once in 40

years, the last time the deity was taken out of the

temple on July 2, 1979.

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India launched Chandrayaan 2 on 22 July

2019. Name its rover?

a. Vikram

b. Pragyan

c. Chandrayaan

d. Chandra rover


Answer: b. Pragyan

- Chandrayaan 2 was launched with the help of

rocket GSLV-Mark-III.

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India launched Chandrayaan 2 on 22 July

2019. Name its lander?

a. Vikram

b. Pragyan

c. Chandrayaan

d. Chandra rover

Answer: a. Vikram

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Where was the SAARC Film Festival 2019

held?

a. New Delhi

b. Mumbai

c. Lahore

d. Colombo

Answer: d. Colombo

- Bengali film, Nagarkirtan was awarded Best

Feature Film.

- Best Director Award went to Kaushik Ganguly

for Nagarkirtan.

- Riddhi Sen won the Best Actor Award and

Prabuddh Banerjee won the Best Original Score

award for Nagarkirtan.


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In which city was the 5th International Police

Expo 2019 organized on 19-20 July?

a. Mumbai

b. Lucknow

c. New Delhi

d. None of these

Answer: c. New Delhi

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11th DefExpo India - 2020 will be held from 5-

6 February 2020 in which city?

a. Lucknow

b. Patna

c. Kanpur

d. Chennai

Answer: a. Lucknow

- The theme will be "India - Emerging Hub of

Defence Manufacturing".

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According to the instructions of the Supreme

Court, how many cases will be registered in

any district of the country under the POCSO

Act?

a. More than 100

b. More than 200

c. More than 300

d. More than 400


Answer: a. More than 100

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Which country was made the Guest of

Honour at the Abu Dhabi International Book

Fair (ADIBF) 2019?

a. Pakistan

b. Sri Lanka

c. China

d. India

Answer: d. India

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In which country will the G-20 summit be

organized in 2020?

a. Saudi Arab b. India

c. Pakistan d. USA

Answer: a. Saudi Arab

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In which country will the G-20 summit be

organized in 2022?

a. Saudi Arab

b. India

c. Pakistan

d. USA

Answer: b. India


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India will organize Varun 2019 exercise in

association with which country?

a. Pakistan

b. Bangladesh

c. France

d. None of these

Answer: c. France

A "Varun naval exercise" will be held between

India and France in May.

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When is the birth anniversary of Babasaheb

Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar celebrated?

a. 14 April

b. 6 December

c. 15 April

d. 13 April

Answer: a. 14 April

- He was born on 14 April 1891. While died on 6

December 1956.

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Cyclonic storm Fani (FANI) first reached

which part of India on 3 May?

a. West Bengal

b. Odisha

c. Kerala

d. Maharashtra


Answer: b. Odisha

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Who represented the Indian delegation in the

ministerial meeting of the 16th Asian

Cooperation Dialogue?

a. General V.K Singh

b. Sushma Swaraj

c. Rajnath Singh

d. Narendra Modi

Answer: a. Minister of State for External

Affairs General V.K. Singh

- Asia Cooperation Dialogue was organized from

30 April to 2 May 2019 in Doha, Qatar.

- Its theme was "Partners in Progress".

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Who is the first woman in the world to cross

the Atlantic Ocean alone in Light Sports

Aircraft (LSA)?

a. Captain Arohi Pandit

b. Captain Radhika Apte

c. Captain Susheela Das

d. None of these

Answer: a. Captain Arohi Pandit

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In which state was Mela Kheer Bhavani

organized?


a. Karnataka

b. Jammu and Kashmir

c. Punjab

d. Himachal Pradesh

Answer: b. Jammu and Kashmir

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Which country will host the 14th session of

the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of the

UNCCD (United Nations Convention to

Combat Desertification)?

a. Pakistan

b. China

c. Afghanistan

d. India

Answer: d. India

- will be held at the India Expo Center and Mart,

New Delhi from September 2 to 13, 2019.

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Important Days

When is the Foundation Day of South Asian

Association for Regional Cooperation

(SAARC) celebrated?

a. 8 December

b. 9 December

c. 10 December

d. 11 December

Answer: a. 8 December

- The Declaration of the SAARC Group was

signed on 8 December 1985. Therefore this day

is celebrated.

- The last SAARC Summit was held in

Kathmandu in 2014.

- The 2016 summit was to be held in Islamabad,

Pakistan, but India refused to participate in it

after the Uri terror attack. The conference was

cancelled after Bangladesh, Bhutan and

Afghanistan also declined.

- Headquarters: Kathmandu, Nepal

SAARC Members - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,

Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, Bhutan and

Afghanistan

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Which state was ranked first in the Union

Territories category in the Good Governance

Index (Good Governance Index) 2019

released by the Central Government?

a. Jammu and Kashmir

b. Puducherry


c. Delhi

d. Chandigarh

Answer: b. Puducherry

It is followed by Chandigarh, Delhi, Daman and

Diu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar and

Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep.

------------------------------

When is National Good Governance Day

celebrated?

a. 24 December

b. 25 December

c. 26 December

d. 27 December

Answer: b. 25 December

- Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee

was born on 25 December 1924.

- His birthday is celebrated as Good Governance

Day.

- This day was first celebrated in 2014.

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In which city did Prime Minister Modi unveil

the 25-feet-high statue of former Prime

Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th

birth anniversary (25 December 2019) ?

a. New Delhi

b. Mumbai

c. Noida

d. Lucknow

Answer: d. Lucknow


- This statue has been installed in the Lok

Bhavan (Secretariat) of Lucknow.

- The weight of the statue is 5 tons. It was

brought from Rajasthan to Lucknow.

---------------------------------

When is National Consumer Day celebrated?

a. 22 December

b. 23 December

c. 24 December

d. 25 December

Answer: c. 24 December

- On December 24, 1986, the Consumer

Protection Act, 1986 was approved by the

President.

Therefore, this day is celebrated as National

Consumer Day.

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When is National Mathematics Day

celebrated?

a. 22 December

b. 23 December

c. 24 December

d. 25 December


- This day was announced by Dr. Manmohan

Singh on 26 February 2012.

- This day is celebrated in memory of the great

mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.

- Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on December

22, 1887 in Erode, Madras Presidency.

- He died on April 26, 1920.


---------------------------------

When is National Farmers Day celebrated?

a. 22 December

b. 23 December

c. 24 December

d. 25 December


- This day is celebrated in memory of former

Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan

Singh.

- This day is also celebrated as Charan Singh

Jayanti.

- On 23 December 1902, Chaudhary Charan

Singh was born.

- Chaudhary Charan Singh was the fifth Prime

Minister of India, he was the Prime Minister of

the country from 28 July 1979 to 14 January

1980.

- He died on 29 May 1987 in New Delhi.

---------------------------------

When is International Human Unity Day

celebrated?

a. 20 December

b. 21 December

c. 22 December

d. 23 December


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On what day is Minority Rights Day

celebrated?


a. 12 December

b. 18 December

c. 14 December

d. 10 December


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On which day is the Victory Day celebrated to

commemorate the victory of the Indian Army

in the Indo-Pak war of 1971?

a. 16 December

b. 17 December

c. 18 December

d. 19 December


In 1971, on this day in front of India, Pakistan

had accepted its defeat.

- On 16 December 1971, 93,000 Pakistani

soldiers surrendered before the Indian Army

Commander Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Arora in Dhaka.

After 12 days of war, Pakistan gave up and East

Pakistan became an independent country.

- Bangladesh was formed after India's victory in

this war.

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On the recommendation of India, which day

has the United Nations General Assembly

(UNGA) declared International Tea Day?

a. 15 December

b. 20 December

c. 22 December

d. 21 May


Answer: d. 21 May

----------------------

When is International Day of Neutrality

celebrated?

a. 12 December

b. 13 December

c. 14 December

d. 15 December


- It aims to spread awareness about the value of

neutrality in international relations.

-------------------------

When is National Energy Conservation Day

celebrated?

a. 12 December

b. 13 December

c. 14 December

d. 15 December


- This day is celebrated, under the Ministry of

Vidyut, with the objective of spreading

awareness about the importance of energy

efficiency and conservation.

- This day is being organized by the Bureau of

Energy Efficiency under the Union Ministry of

Energy since 1991.

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When was the 69th death anniversary of

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel celebrated?


a. 12 December 2019

b. 13 December 2019

c. 14 December 2019

d. 15 December 2019

Answer: d. 15 December 2019

- India's first Home Minister Sardar Patel died on

15 December 1950 in Mumbai.

- He was born on 31 October 1875 in Kheda

district of Gujarat to a peasant family.

----------------------------

When is International Mountains Day

celebrated?

a. 1 December

b. 5 December

c. 10 December

d. 11 December

Answer: d. 11 December

-The theme this time was- Mountains matter for

Youth.

- The day was established by the United Nations

General Assembly in 2003 by passing a

resolution.

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When is International Universal Health

Coverage Day celebrated?

a. 11 December

b. 08 December

c. 14 December

d. 12 December

Answer: d. 12 December


- Celebration of this day was started in 2017 by

the United Nations.

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When is the Foundation Day of UNICEF

celebrated?

a. 10 December

b. 13 December

c. 11 December

d. 09 December


- UNICEF was established on 11 December

1946 by the United Nations General Assembly.

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On which state's foundation day is the

Hornbill Festival organized?

a. Madhya Pradesh

b. Maharashtra

c. Mizoram

d. Nagaland

Answer: d. Nagaland

Nagaland was given the status of state on 1

December 1963, Nagaland was the 16th state of

India.

- Hornbill Festival is organized in Nagaland from

1 to 10 December.

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When is Indian Navy's submarine day

celebrated?

a. 8 December


b. 9 December

c. 10 December

d. 11 December


- On December 8, 1967, the country's first

submarine INS Kaveri was inducted into the

Indian Navy.

After 29 years of service, this submarine was

lifted from circulation on 31 May 1996.

- INS Kaveri was a submarine purchased from

Russia.

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On which day is International Human Rights

Day celebrated?

a. 8 December

b. 9 December

c. 10 December

d. 11 December


- Topic - 'Youth should take steps for human

rights'.

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When is National Legal Services Day

celebrated?

a. 7 November b. 8 November

c. 9 November d. 10 November

Answer c. 9 November

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On which day is National Education Day


celebrated?

a. 10 November

b. 11 November

c. 12 November

d. 13 November

Answer b. 11 November

- This day is celebrated on the birth anniversary

of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education

Minister of India.

--------------------------

When is National Cancer Awareness Day

celebrated?




----------------------------

When is 'World Science Day for Peace and

Development' celebrated for peace and

development?




----------------------------

When is World Diabetes Day celebrated?

a. 12 November

b. 13 November


c. 14 November

d. Nov 15


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In whose memory is Children's Day

celebrated on 14 November?

a. Jawahar Lal Nehru

b. Dr. BR Ambedkar

c. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan

d. A P J Abdul Kalam

Answer a. Jawahar Lal Nehru

- This day is celebrated in memory of “chacha”

Nehru.

- The first Prime Minister of the country, Nehru

was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad.

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When is Mass Broadcasting Day celebrated

in India?

a. 11 November

b. 12 November

c. 13 November

d. 14 November


On this day in 1947, Mahatma Gandhi came to

the studio of All India Radio for the first time and

spoke on the radio.


- This day was declared as Public Broadcasting

Day in the year 2000.

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When is World Pneumonia Day celebrated?

a. 11 November

b. 12 November

c. 13 November

d. 14 November


- This day is being celebrated every year since

2009.

- Theme of the year 2019 - Healthy Lungs for all

----------------------------

When is World Toilet Day celebrated?

a. 19 November

b. 20 November

c. 21 November

d. 22 November

Answer a. 19 November

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Which day has been dedicated by the United

Nations to commemorate people killed in

road accidents?

a. First sunday of november

b. Second sunday of november

c. Third sunday of november

d. Fourth sunday of November


Answer c. Third Sunday of November (17

November)

- It is celebrated on the third Sunday of

November every year.

On this day, the people and their family

members are remembered.

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International Men’s Day is celebrated on

which day?

a. 19 November

b. 18 November

c. 17 November

d. 16 November

Answer a. 19 November

- This day is mainly celebrated to protect men

from discrimination, exploitation, oppression,

violence and inequality and to give them their

rights.

- The theme of this year's day is "Making a

Difference for Men and Boys."

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When is National Epilepsy Day celebrated?

a. 7 November

b. 17 November

c. 27 November

d. None of these



- 120 million people in India suffer from epilepsy.

- Neurocysticerosis is the most common cause

of epilepsy in people aged 15 to 50 years.

- It is often caused by eating infected pork or un-

washed underground vegetables.

- Some causes of epilepsy are also genetic.

National Epilepsy Day is observed every year on

17 November to spread awareness in the society

about epilepsy

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On which day is World Fisheries Day

celebrated?


c. 21 November d. Nov 15


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When is World Television Day celebrated?

a. 11 November

b. 20 November

c. 21 November

d. Nov 15


- It aims to shed light on the role of broadcast

media.

--------------------------

When was World Antibiotic Awareness Week


(WAAW) 2019 celebrated?

a. 4 - 10 November

b. 11- 27 November

c. 18 - 24 November

d. None of these

Answer c. 18 - 24 November

- 2019 Theme - "Antibiotics: Handle with Care"

- This objective is to prevent the misuse of

antibiotics.

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When was World Chronic Obstructive

Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day 2019

celebrated?



Answer d. 20 November

- It is celebrated on the third Wednesday of

November every year.

- This time it was on 20 November.

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On which day is the Constitution Day

celebrated every year in India?

a. 22 November

b. 24 November

c. 25 November

d. 26 November

Answer d. 26 November


- On this day, the efforts of Dr. Bhimrao

Ambedkar, the creator of the Constitution, are

remembered.

- Constitution was adopted on 26 November

1949 on behalf of the Constituent Assembly of

India.

- This day is also the birth anniversary of Dr.

Ambedkar.

----------------------------

On which day is National Milk Day celebrated

in India?

a. 25 November

b. 26 November

c. 27 November

d. 24 November


- This day is the birthday of Dr. Varghese Kurien,

called the father of the White Revolution.

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What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness

Week 2019 (28 October to 2 November)?

a. Integrity - a way of life

b. Be vigilant

c. Honesty in life

d. None of these


Answer: a. Integrity - a way of life

- The Central Vigilance Commission celebrates

the week of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as

Vigilance Awareness Week every year.

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When is World Polio Day celebrated?

a. 22 October

b. 23 October

c. 24 October

d. 25 October

Answer: c. 24 October

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On which day is United Nations Day

celebrated?

a. 20 October

b. 21 October

c. 24 October

d. 22 October


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When is International Snow Leopard Day

celebrated?

a. 21 October b. 22 October

c. 23 October d. 24 October



The purpose of this day is to emphasize the

protection of snow leopards in the Himalayan

region.

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When was National Postal Week celebrated?

a. 9 to 15 October

b. 10 to 16 October

c. 6 to 12 October

d. None of these

Answer: a. 9 to 15 October

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When is World Post Day celebrated?



Answer: a. 9 October

- It commemorates the founding of the Universal

Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland in 1874.

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On which day is the World Day Against the

Death Penalty celebrated?



Answer: b. 10 October

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When is World Food Day celebrated?

a. 14 October


b. 15 October

c. 16 October

d. 17 October


----------------------------

International Rural Women's Day is

celebrated on which day?

a. 11 October

b. 12 October

c. 13 October

d. 15 October

Answer: d. 15 October

----------------------------

When is International Day for Natural

Disaster Reduction celebrated?

a. 10 October

b. 11 October

c. 12 October

d. 13 October

Answer: d. 13 October

The theme of the Day of 2019 is "Reduce

disaster damage to critical infrastructure and

disruption of basic services".

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When is International Poverty Eradication

Day celebrated?




Answer: a. 17 October

- The theme of International Poverty Eradication

Day this year is "Theme: Acting together to

Empower Children, their families and

Communities to End Poverty" (Working unitedly

to empower children, their families and

communities to end poverty).

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When is World Iodine Deficiency Disorders

(IDD) Prevention Day celebrated?

a. 20 October

b. 21 October

c. 22 October

d. 23 October

Answer: b. 21 October

- Every year this day is celebrated on 21

October.

- It aims to spread awareness about the

importance of iodine.

- Iodine is very important for normal thyroid

function and body development.

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Which state government has declared the

year 2020 as the Artificial Intelligence Year?


a. Telangana

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Bihar

d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: a. Telangana

- A national level data science centre will also be

built in Telangana.

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On which day is the World Habitat Day

celebrated?

a. First Monday of August

b. First Monday of January

c. First Monday of October

d. First Monday of November

Answer: c. First Monday of October

This year, World Habitat Day was observed on

7th October.

- This year’s theme - "Frontier Technology as an

innovative tool to convert waste into money"

---------------------------

When is Mental Health Day celebrated?

a. 8 October

b. 9 October

c. 10 October

d. 11 October



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When is the International Day Against

Nuclear Testing celebrated?

a. 9 August

b. 19 August

c. 29 August

d. None of these

Answer: c. 29 August

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When is National Hindi Day celebrated in

India?

a. 14 September

b. 15 September

c. 16 September

d. 17 September

Answer: a. 14 September

On September 14, 1949, the Constituent

Assembly elected the official language of India

under Hindi Article 343.

- Hindi language is written in Devanagari script.

There are a total of 22 scheduled languages in

the constitution.

- In India, Hindi and English are officially used for

official work.

- As per 2011 census, 43.63% of Indians use

Hindi as their mother tongue.

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What day is World Ozone Day celebrated?


a. 13 September

b. 14 September

c. 15 September

d. 16 September

Answer: d. 16 September

- This year i.e. World Ozone Day 2019 theme is

'32 years and Healing '.

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On which day is Engineers Day celebrated?

a. 10 September

b. 12 September

c. 14 September

d. 15 September


- This day is celebrated to commemorate the

birthday of Dr. Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya,

the renowned engineer of India.

- He was born on 15 September 1861 in Mysore.

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When is International Day of Democracy

celebrated?

a. 15 September b. 16 September

c. 17 September d. 18 September


- The theme of International Democracy Day

2019 is 'Participation'

----------------------


When is International Ozone Conservation

Day celebrated?

a. 15 September

b. 16 September

c. 17 September

d. 18 September

Answer: b. 16 September

- It aims to spread awareness about the

conservation of ozone layer and find solutions

for its conservation.

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On which day is World Alzheimer's Day

celebrated?

a. 24 September

b. 23 September

c. 22 September

d. 21 September


- This disease is commonly known as amnesia.

- Earlier this disease was commonly found in the

elderly, but now young people are also falling

victim to it.

- It is named after Doctor Alois Alzheimer.

-----------------------------

On which day is 'World Peace Day'

celebrated?





- This year the theme of International Day of

Peace is named - Climate Action for Peace.

On which date does the Indian Army

celebrate Haifa Day every year?

a. 22 September

b. 23 September

c. 24 September

d. 25 September

Answer: b. 23 September

- Haifa Day is celebrated in Israel every year on

23 September and the Indian Army also

celebrates this day as Haifa Day

- Haifa is a major city of Israel. India played a

major role in liberating it from the Turks'

occupation.

- 44 soldiers of India were martyred in this war.

- Soldiers were sent from India to help the British

Army.

- Since Haifa was liberated only on 23

September 1918, this day is celebrated as Haifa

Day.

--------------------------

When is World Tourism Day celebrated?


a. 25 November

b. 26 November

c. 27 November

d. 28 November

Answer: c. 27 November

- The theme of World Tourism Day this time is

"Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future for All"

- India got the responsibility of hosting the World

Tourism Day 2019 this year.

- Every year different countries host this day.

When is National Science Day celebrated?

a. 28 February

b. 28 June

c. 28 April

d. 28 May

Answer: a. 28 February

- It is celebrated in memory of Scientist and

Nobel Prize winner C.V. Raman.

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What was the theme of National Science Day

2019?

a. Science for all

b. Impact of science

c. Science for people, people for science

d. None of these

Answer: c. Science for people, people for

science


-----------

When is International Mother Language Day

celebrated?

a. 21 February

b. 26 February

c. 28 February

d. 1 February

Answer: a. 21 February

--------------------

When is International Child Cancer Day

celebrated?

a. 25 February

b. 27 February

c. 15 February

d. 1 February

Answer: c. 15 February

---------------------------

When is World Radio Day celebrated?

a. 12 February

b. 23 February

c. 3 February

d. 13 February

Answer: d. 13 February

----------------

When is the International Day of Women and

Girls in Science celebrated?


a. 10 February

b. 11 February

c. 1 February

d. 21 February

Answer: b. 11 February

----------------------

When is World Cancer Day celebrated?

a. 1 February

b. 2 February

c. 4 February

d. 3 February

Answer: c. 4 February

------------------

When is World Sparrow Day celebrated?

a. 20 March

b. 22 March

c. 21 March

d. 20 November

Answer: a. 20 March

- The theme of World Sparrow Day 2019 is "I

Love Sparrows".

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When is the International Day of Happiness

celebrated?

a. 22 March

b. March 21


c. 20 March

d. 25 March

Answer: c. 20 March

- In the year 2019, the theme of this day was

"Happier Together".

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When is World Water Day celebrated?

a. 21 March b. 22 March

c. 24 March d. 27 March

Answer: b. 22 March

- The theme of the year 2019 is "Leaving No

One Behind".

--------------------------------

When is International Forest Day celebrated?

a. March 21

b. 21 June

c. 21 May

d. 21 April

Answer: a. March 21

- Theme of 2019 is “ Forest and Education”.

------------------------------

When is world poetry day celebrated?



Answer: b. March 21


The day was approved by UNESCO in 1999.

------------------------

When is World Meteorological Day

celebrated?

a. 23 May

b. 23 April

c. 23 June

d. 23 March

Answer: d. 23 March

- Year 2019 Theme - "Sun, Earth and Weather"

---------------------------------

When is World (TB) Tuberculosis Day

celebrated?



Answer: c. 24 March

- India has set a target to make India TB free by

the year 2025.

---------------------------------

When is World Theater Day celebrated?

a. 27 June b. 27 March

c. 27 May d. 27 April

Answer: b. 27 March

------------------------------

When is Rajasthan Day celebrated?


a. 30 February

b. 30 June

c. 30 March

d. None of these

Answer: c. 30 March

Rajasthan was established on 30 March 1949.

------------------------------

What is the theme of International Wildlife

Day 2019 held on 3 March?

a. Water is life

b. Save water

c. Underwater Life: For People and Homes

d. None of these

Answer: c. Underwater Life: For People and

Homes

---------------------------------

When is International Women's Day

celebrated?

a. 8 March

b. 12 March

c. 11 March

d. 10 March

Answer: a. 8 March

-----------------------------

When is Tibet National Rebellion Day

celebrated?


a. 11 April

b. 10 March

c. 30 March

d. None of these

Answer: b. 10 March

- On March 10, 1959, thousands of Tibetans

protested on the streets of Lhasa against the

illegal occupation of Tibet by China.

------------------------------

When is World Kidney Day celebrated?

a. On second Thursday of March

b. On second Thursday of July

c. On second Thursday of April

d. None of these

Answer: a. On second Thursday of March

Theme of the Year 2019 - "Kidney Health for

Everyone Everywhere"

-----------------

When is World Consumer Rights Day

celebrated?



Answer: d. 15 March

------------------------------

When is National Youth Day celebrated?


a. 2 January

b. 10 January

c. 11 January

d. 12 January

Answer: d. 12 January

National Youth Day is celebrated every year on

12 January on the occasion of the birthday of

social reformer, thinker Swami Vivekananda.

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On which day is International Braille Day

celebrated?

a. 03 January b. 04 January

c. 05 January d. 06 January

Answer: b. 04 January

In memory of Louis Braille

-------------

When is International Customs Day

celebrated?

a. 12 January

b. 22 January

c. 21 January

d. 26 January


-------------

When was the first United Nations Education

Day celebrated?


a. 24 January 2019

b. 24 January 2018

c. 24 January 2017

d. 24 January 2016

Answer: a. 24 January 2019

The proposal was prepared by 58 countries

including Nigeria for International Education Day.

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In which city was the Pravasi Bharatiya

Sammelan 2019 organized?

a. Varanasi b. Kolam

c. Lucknow d. Prayagraj

Answer: a. Varanasi

-------------

When is Army Day celebrated in India?

a. 11 January

b. 15 January

c. 25 January

d. 5 January

Answer: b. 15 January

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When is National Voters Day celebrated?

a. 20 January

b. 21 January

c. 22 January

d. 25 January



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When is National Girl Child Day celebrated?

a. 14 January

b. 27 January

c. 22 January

d. 24 January


National Girl Child Day is celebrated every year

in India on 24 January, with the aim of spreading

awareness about child sex ratio at all levels and

promoting the empowerment of girls.

--------------

When is World Population Day celebrated?

a. 12 July b. 23 July

c. 11 May d. 11 July

Answer: d. 11 July

------------------

When is National Doctor's Day celebrated in

India?

a. 3 July b. 4th of July

c. 1 July d. None of these

Answer: c. 1 July

- This day is celebrated in honor of Dr. Bidhan

Chandra Roy, the physician and the second


Chief Minister of West Bengal, whose birth and

death coincidentally are of the same day.

-------------------

When is World Youth Skills Day celebrated?

a. 12 July b. 11 January

c. 21 July d. 15 July

Answer: d. 15 July

- Theme "Learning to Learn for Life and Work"

-------------------

When is the World Day for International

Justice celebrated?

a. 20 July

b. 17 July

c. 12 July

d. 23 July

Answer: b. 17 July

------------------

When is International Shark Awareness Day

celebrated?

a. 11 July

b. 14 July

c. 3 July

d. None of these

Answer: b. 14 July

- Theme "Sharks in Peril: The Need to Work in

the Mediterranean"


----------------------

When was Nelson Mandela International Day

2019 celebrated?



Answer: c. 18 July

This year marks the 101st birth anniversary of

Nelson Mandela, who was born on July 18,

1918.

------------------------------

Which great freedom fighter's birth

anniversary is celebrated on 23 July every

year?

a. Bhagat Singh

b. Rajguru

c. Chandrashekhar Azad

d. Ram Prasad Bismil

Answer: c. Chandrashekhar Azad

- Shaheed Chandrashekhar Azad was born on

23 July 1906 in Bhabra village of Jhabua district

of Madhya Pradesh.

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When was the 159th Income Tax Day

celebrated in India?

a. 24 July

b. 25 July


c. 21 July

d. 22 July

Answer: a. 24 July

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Which anniversary is being celebrated in the

year 2019 of Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrated

every year on 26 July?

a. 17th

b. 18th

c. 19th

d. 20th

Answer: d. 20th

- Kargil War started from 03 May 1999.

- This war lasted for about two and a half months

and ended on 26 July 1999.

--------------

On which day is National Panchayati Raj Day

celebrated?

a. 24 April b. 23 April

c. 22 April d. 21 April

Answer: a. 24 April

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On which day is Earth Day celebrated

worldwide?

a. 20 April

b. 22 April


c. 21 April

d. 15 April

Answer: b. 22 April

-------------------

When is National Fire Service Week

celebrated?

a. 14 April to 20 April

b. 24 April to 30 April

c. 11 April to 18 April

d. None of these

Answer: a. 14 April to 20 April\

- This time’s theme - Fire prevention is better

than fire fighting '

----------------

Intellectual Property Day is celebrated all

over the world on which day?

a. 22 April

b. 24 April

c. 20 April

d. 26 April

Answer: d. 26 April

----------------------

When is United Nations English Language

Day celebrated?

a. 23 April

b. 24 April


c. 25 April

d. 26 April

Answer: a. 23 April

- April 23 is William Shakespeare's date of birth

and death. For this reason, this day was chosen

as English Language Day

----------------

What is the theme of World Heritage Day

2019 celebrated on 18 April?

a. Urban landscape

b. Rural landscape

c. Tell heritage

d. None of these

Answer: b. Rural landscape

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When is National Civil Service Day

celebrated?

a. 21 April

b. 22 April

c. 23 April

d. 24 April

Answer: a. 21 April

---------------

On which day is World Book and Copyright

Day celebrated?


a. 22 April

b. 23 April

c. 25 April

d. 20 April

Answer: b. 23 April

-------------------

When is the World Immunization Week being

celebrated in 2019?

a. 20 to 24 April

b. 21 to 38 April

c. 24 to 30 April

d. None of these

Answer: c. 24 to 30 April

Its theme "Protected together: Vaccines work".

--------------------------------

When is Safety and Health Day celebrated at

the workplace around the world?

a. 24 April 2019

b. 25 April 2019

c. 26 April 2019

d. 28 April 2019

Answer: d. 28 April 2019

------------------

What is the theme of World Allergy Week

2019?

a. Global problem of food allergy

b. Global problem of air pollution allergy


c. Global chemical allergy problem

d. None of these

Answer: a. Global problem of food allergies

This year World Allergy Week was observed

between 7 and 13 April.

-----------------

When is World Liver Day celebrated?

a. 11 April

b. 12 April

c. 19 April

d. 21 April

Answer: c. 19 April

-----------------

When is World Haemophilia Day celebrated?

a. 19 April

b. 18 April

c. 17 April

d. None of these

Answer: c. 17 April

- It was the 30th World Haemophilia Day.

- The theme of this year's World Haemophilia

Day is 'To proceed and recognize' or 'Outreach

and Identification'.

-----------------


When is Himachal Day celebrated?


c. 15 April

d. 16 April

Answer: c. 15 April

- Himachal Pradesh was formed on April 15,

1948.

---------------

When was the 100th anniversary of

Jallianwala Bagh massacre celebrated?

a. 11 April 2019

b. 12 April 2019

c. 13 April 2019

d. 14 April 2019

Answer: c. 13 April 2019

- On April 13, 1919, hundreds of people were

killed in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar. It is the

saddest massacre in the history of India.

------------

On which day is International Manned Space

Flight Day celebrated worldwide?


c. 12 April d. 13 April

Answer: c. 12 April


On this day, Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union

flew in space for the first time. This day is

celebrated in memory of this.

----------------------

When is National Maritime Day celebrated?

a. 3 April

b. 5 April

c. 4 April

d. 6 April

Answer: b. 5 April

-----------------------

When is World Health Day celebrated?

a. 17 April

b. 27 April

c. 7 April

d. None of these

Answer: c. 7 April

Theme - "Universal Health Coverage"

-----------------

When is World Homeopathy Day celebrated?

a. 10 April

b. 7 April

c. 17 April

d. 27 April

Answer: a. 10 April


-----------------------

When is National Safe Motherhood Day

celebrated?

a. 7 April

b. 11 April

c. 17 April

d. 27 April

Answer: b. 11 April

Theme - "Midwives for Mothers"

-------------------

On which day is Press Independence Day

celebrated?

a. 30 April

b. may 1st

c. 2 May

d. 3 May

Answer: d. 3 May

------------------------------

What is the theme of 3 May World Press

Freedom Day 2019?

a. Media liability

b. Mass media

c. Media for democracy

d. None of these

Answer: c. Media for Democracy

------------------------------

When is International Firefighters' Day

celebrated?


a. 4 May 2019

b. 5 May 2019

c. 6 May 2019

d. 1 May 2019

Answer: a. 4 May 2019

- Red and blue ribbon is the symbol of

International Fire Day.

-------------------------

When was Coal Miners Day 2019 celebrated?

a. May 1st

b. 2 May

c. 3 May

d. 4 May

Answer: d. 4 May

---------------------

When was World Laughter Day celebrated in

the year 2019?

a. May 5, 2019 b. May 6, 2019

c. May 7, 2019 d. May 8, 2019

Answer: a. May 5, 2019

----------------------

What is the theme of World Asthma Day 2019

celebrated on the first Tuesday of May?

a. STOP for asthma

b. It's time to control asthma

c. You can control your asthma

d. None of these


Answer: a. STOP for asthma ( STOP means

Symptom evaluation, Test response, Observe &

assess, Proceed to adjust treatment)

- World Asthma Day is celebrated all over the

world on the first Tuesday of May every year.

- The theme of World Asthma Day for the year

2019 is 'Stop for Asthma'.

---------------------------

When is International Midwives’ Day

celebrated?

a. 3 May b. 4 May

c. 5 May d. 6 May

Answer: c. 5 May

The theme of this year's celebration was

'Midwives: Defenders of Women's Rights'

When is International Road Safety Week

celebrated?

a. 01 to 07 May b. 06 to 12 May

c. 15 to 21 May d. 22 to 28 May

Answer: b. 06 to 12 May

-----------------

When was the 158th birth anniversary of

Rabindra Nath Tagore celebrated?

a. 9 May 2019

b. 10 May 2019


c. 11 May 2019

d. 12 May 2019

Answer: a. 9 May 2019

- The 158th birth anniversary of Ravindra Nath

Tagore, the first Nobel laureate in Asia and

composer of India's national anthem, was

celebrated on 9th May 2019.

----------------------

When is Red Cross Day celebrated?

a. 7 May

b. 8 May

c. 9 May

d. 10 May

Answer: b. 8 May

----------------------

When was International Migratory Bird Day

2019 celebrated recently?

a. 11 May b. 12 May

c. 13 May d. 10 May

Answer: a. 11 May

- It is celebrated twice a year, on the second

Saturday in May and October.

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When was National Technology Day 2019

celebrated to mark India's technological

progress?


a. 10 May

b. 11 May

c. 12 May

d. 13 May

Answer: b. 11 May

- This day commemorates the successful launch

of the Shakti-I nuclear missile on May 11, 1998

at Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan.

-------------------------

When is International Nurses Day 2019

celebrated?

a. 10 May b. 11 May

c. 12 May d. 14 May

Answer: c. 12 May

-----------------

When is the International Day of Living

Together in Peace celebrated?

a. 14 May

b. 15 May

c. 16 May

d. 17 May

Answer: c. 16 May

-----------------

When is International Family Day celebrated?

a. 14 May

b. 15 May


c. 16 May

d. 17 May

Answer: b. 15 May

- This day is declared by the United Nations (UN)

General Assembly.

---------------------

When is the state day of Sikkim celebrated?

a. 11 May

b. 14 May

c. 16 May

d. 18 May

Answer: c. 16 May

- On 16 May 1975, Sikkim was officially merged

into the Union of India.

---------------------

When is World Telecom and Information

Society Day celebrated?

a. 15 May b. 16 May

c. 17 May d. 18 May

Answer: c. 17 May

- Theme 'Reducing the standardization gap'.

---------------------

When is National Dengue Day celebrated?

a. 13 May b. 15 May

c. 16 May d. 22 May

Answer: c. 16 May


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When is World Hypertension Day celebrated?

a. 13 May b. 17 May

c. 16 May d. 22 May

Answer: b. 17 May

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To promote digital payments, the committee

constituted under whose chairmanship has

suggested 'Payment and Settlement Systems

in India: Vision 2019 - 2021' to the RBI

Governor?

a. HR Khan

b. Kishore Sansi

c. Aruna Sharma

d. Nandan Nilekani

Answer: d. Nandan Nilekani

---------------------

When is World Bee Day celebrated?

a. 14 May

b. 16 May

c. 18 May

d. 20 May

Answer: d. 20 May

- This year's theme - 'Save the Bees'

----------------------

When is International Museum Day

celebrated?


a. 14 May b. 16 May

c. 18 May d. 20 May

Answer: c. 18 May.

--------------------

Which state has announced the year 2020 as

Farmers' Year?

a. Meghalaya

b. Mizoram

c. Punjab

d. Kerala

Answer: a. Meghalaya

---------------------

When is International Biodiversity Day

celebrated?

a. 18 May b. 20 May

c. 22 May d. 24 May

Answer: c. 22 May

- The theme this time - our biodiversity, our food,

our health

------------------

When is International Turtle Day celebrated?

a. 23 May

b. 24 May

c. 25 May

d. 26 May

Answer: a. 23 May


-------------------

When is Statistics Day celebrated?

a. 29 June

b. 30 June

c. 27 June

d. 28 June

Answer: a. 29 June

-------------------------

When is International Asteroid Day

celebrated?

a. 29 June

b. 30 June

c. 27 June

d. 28 June

Answer: b. 30 June

------------------

When is World Milk Day celebrated?

a. 1 June b. 2 June

c. 3 June d. 4 June

Answer: a. 1 June

- Theme of this time - Drink milk today and every

day.

-------------------

When is Telangana State Formation Day

celebrated?

a. 1 June

b. 2 June


c. 3 June

d. 4 June

Answer: b. 2 June

- Telangana was established on 2 June 2014.

---------------

When is World Environment Day celebrated?

a. 3 June b. 4 June

c. 5 June d. 6 June

Answer: c. 5 June

- World Environment Day 2019 theme is 'Air

pollution'.

-----------------------

When is World Cycle Day celebrated?

a. 3 June

b. 4 June

c. 5 June

d. 6 June

Answer: a. 3 June

------------------------------

When is the International Day for Children of

Aggression celebrated?

a. 1 June

b. 2 June

c. 3 June

d. 4 June

Answer: d. 4 June


------------------------------

When is World Ocean Day celebrated?

a. 6 June

b. 7 June

c. 8 June

d. 9 June

Answer: c. 8 June

- The theme of World ocean day 2019 is 'Gender

and the Ocean'.

-------------------

When is World Brain Tumor Day celebrated?

a. 6 June

b. 7 June

c. 8 June

d. 9 June

Answer: c. 8 June

---------------------

On which day is the World Child Labour

Prohibition Day organized?

a. 12 June

b. 15 June

c. 10 June

d. 08 June

Answer: a. 12 June

--------------

When is World Blood Donor Day celebrated?


a. 11 June b. 12 June

c. 13 June d. 14 June

Answer: d. 14 June

-----------------

When is World Desertification and Drought

Prevention Day celebrated?



Answer: b. 17 June

------------------

What is the theme of 5th International Yoga

Day 2019?

a. Yoga with gurus

b. Yoga by gurus

c. Yoga and gurus

d. Learn Yoga by Guru

Answer: a. Yoga with gurus

- International Yoga Day is observed on 21 June

every year since 2014.

-----------------------

When is World Music Day celebrated?



Answer: c. 21 June


- The theme of World Music Day 2019 is 'Music

at the intersections'.

----------------

When is World Refugee Day celebrated?

a. 20 June

b. 18 June

c. 14 June

d. 19 June

Answer: a. 20 June

The theme is "Step With Refugees - Take a Step

on World Refugee Day".

-------------------

When is International Literacy Day

celebrated?



Answer: c. 8 September

----------------------

When is National Teachers' Day celebrated in

India?




Teachers' Day is celebrated to commemorate

the birth anniversary of the first Vice President

and second President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli

Radhakrishnan.


- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on 5

September 1888 in the Madras Presidency of

British India.

-------------------------------

When is International Day of Philanthropy

celebrated?

a. 5 September

b. 6 September

c. 7 September

d. 8 September


----------------------

When is the International Day Against

Nuclear Testing celebrated?

a. 9 August

b. 19 August

c. 29 August

d. None of these


-----------------------


writer Amrita Pritam celebrated?

a. 27 August 2019

b. 31 August 2019

c. 30 August 2019

d. None of these


Answer: b. 31 August 2019

- Amrita Pritam was born on 31 August 1919 in

Gujranwala, Punjab province of Pakistan.

- She died on 31 October 2005.

-------------------------

When is World Coconut Day celebrated?




--------------------

When is World Organ Donation Day

celebrated?

a. 23 August b. 14 August

c. 11 August d. 13 August

Answer: d. 13 August

-----------------

When is International Youth Day celebrated?

a. 14 August

b. 12 August

c. 17 August

d. 22 August

Answer: b. 12 August

-----------------------

National Sports Day is celebrated on 29th

August, on the birth anniversary of which

sportsperson?


a. Major Dhyanchand

b. Sachin Tendulkar

c. Kapil Dev

d. None of these

Answer: a. Major Dhyanchand

- On August 29, 114th birthday of hockey

magician Major Dhyanchand was celebrated.

- He was born in 1905 in Allahabad.

--------------------

When is Harmony Day celebrated in India?



Answer: d. 20 August

- Former Prime Minister of the country Shri Rajiv

Gandhi was born on 20 August,

------------------

When is World Senior Citizen's Day

celebrated?



Answer: a. 21 August

------------------------------

When is World Biofuel Day celebrated?

a. August 15

b. 26 August


c. 10 August

d. 5 August


-----------------


Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian space

program celebrated?

a. 12 August 2019

b. 13 August 2019

c. 11 August 2019

d. 10 August 2019

Answer: a. 12 August 2019

- He was born on 12 August 1919 in

Ahmedabad.

---------------------

When is National Handloom Day celebrated

in India?



Answer: c. 7 August

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What is the theme of World Tribal Day (9

August) 2019?

a. Foreign languages

b. Indigenous dialect

c. Indigenous state

d. Indigenous languages


Answer: d. Indigenous languages

--------------------

What is the theme of World Breastfeeding

Week 2019 by Food and Nutrition Board?

a. Empower parents, Enable Breastfeeding

b. Breastfeeding boon

c. Breastfeeding Healthy Children

d. None of these

Answer: a. Empower parents, Enable

Breastfeeding

- World Breastfeeding week was observed

between 1 to 7 August, 2019.

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When is World Day Against Human

Trafficking observed?

a. 29 July

b. 30 July

c. 31 July

d. 2 August

Answer: b. 30 July

- 2019 theme is 'Human trafficking: Call your

government To Action'.

-----------------


When is World Breastfeeding Week

celebrated?

a. 2 to 8 August

b. 1 to 7 August

c. 31 August

d. 30 August

Answer: b. 1 to 7 August

------------------------------

When is International Tigers Day celebrated?

a. 30 July

b. 1 August

c. 31 July

d. 29 July

Answer: d. 29 July

------------------------------

When is World Hepatitis Day celebrated?

a. 28 July

b. 29 July

c. 30 July

d. 31 July

Answer: a. 28 July

-------------------

When is the death anniversary of Dr. APJ

Abdul Kalam celebrated?

a. 25 July

b. 26 July


c. 27 July

d. 28 July

Answer: c. 27 July

- Former President of India and Indian Missile

Man APJ Abdul Kalam died on 27 July 2015 due

to a heart attack while delivering a lecture in

Shillong.

- He was born on 15 October 1931 in

Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.

-------------------

When is National Broadcasting Day

celebrated in India?



Answer: d. 23 July

- On July 23, 1927, the first radio broadcast was

started in India.

- It was broadcast from a Bombay station under

a private company "Indian Broadcasting

Company".

That is why National Broadcasting Day is

celebrated in India on this day.

--------------------

Which month has been declared by the

Central Government as 'National Nutrition

Month' in 2019?


a. July

b. August

c. September

d. October

Answer: c. September

- Its aim is to end the problem of malnutrition in

the country.


Books-Writers

Who is the author of the book "Politics of

Opportunism: Regional Parties, Coalitions,

Centre-State Relations in India"?

a. Raghuram Rajan b. S. Gurumurthy

c. RNP Singh d. Neeraj Bajpai

Answer: c. RNP Singh

- He is a former officer of the Intelligence

Bureau.

---------------------------------

Who is the author of the book 'Mind Master:

Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life'?

a. Viswanathan Anand

b. Susan Ninan

c. a and b

d. None of these

Answer: c. a and b (Vishwanathan Anand and

Susan Ninan)

-------------------------

Who is the author of the book "Bridget

Nation"?

a. Raghuram Rajan

b. N. Chandrasekaran

c. Roopa Purushottam

d. b and c

Answer: d. b and c (N. Chandrasekaran and

Rupa Purushottam)


- PM Narendra Modi launched this book on 20

October 2019.

- N. Chandrasekaran - Chairman of Tata Sons

- Rupa Purushottam - Chief Economist, Tata

Sons

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Who is the author of the book 'Mind Master:

Winning Lessons from a Champions Life'?

a. Manmohan Singh b. Ratan Tata

c. Viswanathan Anand d. Rohit Sharma

Answer: c. Viswanathan Anand

- In this book Vishwanathan Anand has

mentioned his best victory and worst defeat.

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Who is the author of the book 'Rethinking

Good Govennance'?

a. Amit Shah

b. M. Venkaiah Naidu

c. Ramnath Kovind

d. Vinod Rai

Answer: d. Vinod Rai

- Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

has written this book. It was recently launched by

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.

Who is the author of the book 'Education'?


a. Manish Sisodia b. Arvind kejriwal

c. Abhivan Pandey d. Pranab Mukherjee

Answer: a. Manish Sisodia

In this book, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish

Sisodia has told about the new experiences and

experiences of schooling in Delhi.

- This book was launched by former President

Pranab Mukherjee on 6 September 2019.

----------------------

Who is the author of the book "Kashmir's

Untold Story: Declassified"?

a. Rakesh Upadhyay

b. Iqbal Chand Malhotra and Maroof Raza

c. Meher Chandra Rajput

d. None of these

Answer: b. Iqbal Chand Malhotra and Maroof

Raza

- The book is written by filmmaker Iqbal Chand

Malhotra and defence expert Maroof Raza.

- It has described the history of Kashmir upto the

present, the special situation of Kashmir has also

been described in this book.

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Who is the author of the book 'Saraswati

Civilization: A Paradigm Shift in Ancient

Indian History'?


a. Major General (Retd) GD Bakshi

b. General (retired) VK Singh

c. Vasant Shinde

d. None of these

Answer: a. Major General (Retd) GD Bakshi

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Who is the author of the book "Fire and Fury

Corps - Saga of Valor, Fortitude and

Sacrifice"?

a. General Dalbir Singh Suhag

b. Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh

c. General VK Singh

d. General VP Malik

Answer: b. Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh

- He is the Commander of the Northern

Command of the Indian Army.

- This book contains the details of the history and

achievements of the Indian Army's "Fire and

Fury".

- This is the Army Division, formed in October

1962.

- "Fire and Fury" protects the Line of Control

(LoC) and Line of Actual Control (LAC) in

Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.

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Who is the author of the book "Designing

Destiny: The Heartfulness Way"?


a. Amarendra Singh

b. Vijay Kumar

c. Kamlesh Patel

d. Rajesh Pilot

Answer: c. Kamlesh Patel

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Who is the author of the book "Tiger

Woman"?

a. Sirsho Bandopadhyay

b. Rajesh Joshi

c. Harmendra Singh

d. None of these

Answer: a. Sirsho Bandopadhyay

- Sirsho Bandopadhyay is a Bengali novelist.

- This novel is based in Calcutta in the 1880s.

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Who is the author of the book "Every Vote

Counts - The Story of India's Elections"?

a. Vijay Kumar

b. Naveen Chawla

c. Anandi Ben Patel

d. None of these

Answer: b. Naveen Chawla

- He is the former Chief Election Commissioner.

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Who is the author of the book "Indian Fiscal

Federalism"?


a. Dr. Y. V. Reddy

b. DY Patil

c. Rajendra Ranjan

d. None of these

Answer: a. Dr. Y. V. Reddy

- He is the former Governor of RBI. The co-

author of this book is Dr. G. R. Reddy.

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Who is the author of the book "Gandhi: The

Writer"?

a. VK Singh

b. YK Tiwari

c. Lalu Prasad Yadav

d. Bhavani Bhattacharya

Answer: d. Bhavani Bhattacharya

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Who is the author of a book titled 'A Prime

Minister to Remember: Memoirs of a Military

Chief'?

a. Admiral Sushil Kumar

b. Rajiv Kumar

c. Amit Kumar

d. None of these

Answer: a. Admiral Sushil Kumar

- This book has been written by Admiral Sushil

Kumar, former Chief of Naval Staff.

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Who is the author of the book "Kargil: Untold

Stories from the War"?

a. Rachna Bisht Rawat

b. Amish Tripathi

c. Ajay Baital

d. None of these

Answer: a. Rachna Bisht Rawat

- This book is based on the writer's interviews

with the families of the soldiers and martyrs who

took part in the war.

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Who is the author of the book

'Chandrashekhar: The Last Icon of

Ideological Politics'?

a. Meenakshi lekhi

b. Harivansh

c. Ravidutt Vajpayee

d. b. And c

Answer: d. b. And c. (Harivansh, Deputy

Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and Ravidutt

Vajpayee, who is doing doctorate on Indo-China

relations from Deakin University, Melbourne

(Australia))

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Name the autobiography written by former

Pakistan national cricket team captain Shahid

Afridi?


a. Afridi

b. Sixer

c. Boom Boom

d. Game changer

Answer: d. Game changer

- The book is co-written by Afridi and journalist

Wajahat S Khan.

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Which actor has written a novel called

"Doophari"?

a. Pankaj Kapoor

b. Shahrukh Khan

c. Amarendra Tyagi

d. None of these

Answer: a. Pankaj Kapoor

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Who is the author of the book 'Coming

Round the Mountain'?

a. PK Mishra

b. Padma Lakshmi

c. Chetan Bhagat

d. Ruskin Bond

Answer: d. Ruskin Bond

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Who is the author of the book "Politics of

Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook"?


a. Arul Hasan

b. Ahsan Jaffrey

c. Saba Naqvi

d. None of these

Answer: c. Saba Naqvi

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Who is the author of the book 'My Seductious

Heart'?

a. Priyanka Chopra

b. Taslima Nasreen

c. Arundhati Roy

d. None of these

Answer: c. Arundhati Roy

-----------------------

Name the author of the book 'New Delhi

Conspiracy'?

a. Priyanka Chopra

b. Taslima Nasreen

c. Arundhati Roy

d. Meenakshi Lekhi

Answer: d. Meenakshi Lekhi

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Who is the author of the book 'Cricket World

Cup: The Indian Challenge'?

a. Rahul Dravid

b. Sachin Tendulkar


c. Ashish banerjee

d. Ashish Ray

Answer: d. Ashish Ray

Eminent cricket broadcaster Ashish Ray has

written a new book based on the World Cup,

which tells the journey of India from 1975 till

now.

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Whose autobiography is 'My Life, My

Mission'?

a. Swami Agnidev

b. Swami Ramdev

c. Narendra Modi

d. Rajnath Singh

Answer: b. Swami Ramdev

- He has written this book with senior journalist

Uday Mahurkar.

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Who is the author of the book "Let's Talk on-

Air: Conversations with Radio Presenters"?

a. Rakesh Anand Bakshi

b. RK Dhawan

c. Ratnesh Kumar

d. None of these

Answer: a. Rakesh Anand Bakshi

- This book describes the life of 14 popular radio

presenters in India.


Who is the author of the book "Undaunted:

Saving the Idea of India"?

a. Kuldeep Nayyar

b. Narendra Modi

c. P Chidambaram

d. None of these

Answer: c. P Chidambaram

- In this book, the present government has been

criticized on various grounds.

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Who is the author of the book "India in

Distress"?

a. Lalu Prasad Yadav

b. Akhilesh Yadav

c. Mamta Banerjee

d. None of these

Answer: c. Mamta Banerjee

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Sports Fast bowler Peter Siddle announced his

retirement in December 2019, he is a player

from which country?

a. India

b. England

c. New Zealand

d. Australia

Answer: d. Australia

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Which Indian grandmaster won the World

Rapid Championship 2019 (Chess) title?

a. Koneru Humpy

b. Viswanathan Anand

c. Lei Tingjie

d. None of these

Answer: a. Koneru Humpy

- Koneru Humpy made this achievement after

defeating China's Lei Tingjie in the Blitz Playoff

on 28 December 2019.

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Who was chosen as the international

competition ambassador of the 17th Tata

Mumbai Marathon?

a. Shannon Miller

b. Sania Mirza

c. Sachin Tendulkar

d. Narendra Modi


Answer: a. Shannon Miller

- He is an American gymnast.

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In which year has tennis player Leander Paes

announced his retirement?

a. 2020

b. 2021

c. 2022

d. 2019

Answer: a. 2020

- Paes, 46, made this announcement on 25

December 2019.

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Which medals did Manu Bhakar win in the

Senior and Junior category of Women's 10m

Air Pistol in National Shooting

Championships 2019?

a. gold medal

b. silver medal

c. bronze medal

d. None of these

Answer: a. gold medal

- Manu won Gold in Individual and Team events

in Senior and Junior category of 10m Air Pistol.

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Which Indian cricketer broke the 22-year-old

record of Sri Lankan batsman Sanath

Jayasuriya for scoring the most runs in a

calendar year (2019)?

a. Virat Kohli

b. Rohit Sharma


c. Rishabh Pant


Answer: b. Rohit Sharma

Sanath Jayasuriya scored 2387 runs in the year

1997 as an opener.

- Rohit Sharma scored 2442 runs as an opener

in the year 2019.

- Now Rohit Sharma has overtaken him.

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Which player of the South African cricket

team has announced his retirement from

international cricket in December 2019?

a. Hashim Amla

b. Kagiso Rabada

c. Stephen cook

d. Vernon Philander

Answer: d. Vernon Philander

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Which Indian cricketer has been named as

the captain of Cricket Australia (CA) test

team of this decade?

a. Virat Kohli

b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

c. Ravichandran Ashwin

d. Rahul Dravid

Answer: a. Virat Kohli

- Virat Kohli has been included in both Test and

ODI teams. He is the only Indian player to be

selected in both teams.


- It is an honorary team, a team is formed to give

prestige to the cricketers of the world. This team

does not play.

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Cricket Australia (CA) declared ODI team of

this decade, which Indian cricketer has been

named as its captain?

a. Virat Kohli



d. Rahul Dravid

Answer: b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

- Cricket Australia announced their ODI and Test

team of the decade on 24 December 2019.

- MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma have been

included in the ODI team.

- Virat Kohli has been included in both Test and

ODI teams. He is the only Indian player to be

selected in both teams.

- It is an honorary team, a team is formed to give

prestige to the cricketers of the world. This team

does not play.

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Which Indian shuttler won the title of men's

singles in Bangladesh Junior International

Badminton Series 2019?

a. Amir Bawana

b. Maisnam Meiraba Luwang

c. Ismail Usman

d. None of these

Answer: b. Maisnam Meiraba Luwang


- Indian shuttler Maisnam Meiraba Luwang has

won the men's singles title in Bangladesh Junior

International Badminton Series 2019.

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Who won the 2019 ITF World Tennis

Championship title in men's singles?

a. Roger Frederer

b. Rafael Nadal

c. Stephanos TSitsipas

d. None of these

Answer: b. Rafael Nadal

- He was the World No.1 player in the year

2019.

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Who won the 2019 ITF World Tennis

Championship title in women's singles

category?

a. Ashleigh Barty

b. Sania Mirza

c. Isto Mirza

d. None of these

Answer: a. Ashleigh Barty

- He is Australia's tennis player.

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Which female weightlifter won two new

national records along with winning bronze

medal in Qatar International Cup 2019?

a. Karnam Malleshwari

b. Hina Khan

c. Jigisha Patel


d. Rakhi Halder

Answer: d. Rakhi Halder

She made this record by lifting a total of 218 kg

with 95 kg in snatch and 123 kg in clean and

jerk.

--------------------------------

Which club won the FIFA Club World Cup

2019?

a. Real Madrid

b. Flamingo

c. Liverpool

d. None of these

Answer: c. Liverpool

Liverpool is a football club in England.

- Liverpool defeated Club Flamingo of Brazil to

win the Club World Cup title.

- In the year 2018, this competition was won by

Real Madrid.

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Which country team has been chosen as the

'Team of the Year' 2019 by FIFA for the

second time in a row?

a. Russia

b. France

c. Belgium

d. Brazil

Answer: c. Belgium

- In this list, world champion France remains

second and Brazil remains third.

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State the status of Indian football team in

FIFA's December 2019 rankings?

a. 98

b. 100

c. 105

d. 108

Answer: d. 108

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Which medal did Indian weightlifter Mirabai

Chanu win in the 6th Qatar International

Cup?

a. Gold

b. A bronze

c. Silver

d. None of these

Answer: a. Gold

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Who is the first Indian to take two hat-tricks

in ODI (ODI) cricket?

a. Kuldeep Yadav

b. Virat Kohli

c. Jaspreet Bumrah

d. Mohammad Shami

Answer: a. Kuldeep Yadav

- Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav made history on

18 December 2019.

- He achieved a hat-trick in the second ODI

against West Indies.


- Earlier, he did the first hat-trick against

Australia in 2017 at the Eden Gardens ground in

Kolkata.

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Who was selected for International Cricket

Council (ICC) Woman Cricketer of the Year

2019 (Rachel Hayhoe-Flint Award)?

a. Alyssa Healy

b. Alice perry

c. Chanida Sutthiruang

d. Smriti Mandhana

Answer: b. Alice Perry (Australia)

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Who was selected for the ICC Women's ODI

(One Day International) Player of the Year

2019 title?

a. Alyssa Healy

b. Alice Perry


d. Memorize

Answer: b. Alice Perry (Australia)

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Who was selected for ICC Women's T20 I

(T20 International) Player of the Year 2019

title?

a. Alyssa Healy

b. Alice Perry


d. Smriti Mandhana

Answer: a. Alyssa Healy (Australia)


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Who was selected for the ICC Women's

Emerging Player of the Year 2019 title?

a. Alyssa Healy

b. Alice Perry


d. Smriti Mandhana

Answer: c. Chanida Sutthiruang (Thailand)

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Which Indian player has been included in ICC

Women's ODI and T20 Team of the Year 2019

(both)?

a. Smriti Mandhana

b. Jhulan Goswami

c. Poonam Yadav

d. Shikha Pandey

Answer: a. Smriti Mandhana

- Indian women's team opener Smriti Mandhana

was included in the ICC Women's ODI and T20

Team of the Year.

Bowlers Jhulan Goswami, Poonam Yadav and

Shikha Pandey have also been included in the

ODI team.

- Deepti Sharma got into T20 team with

Mandhana.

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Who was the captain of ICC Women's ODI

International and T20 International Team of

the Year 2019?

a. Smriti Mandhana

b. Meg Lanning



d. Alice Perry

Answer: b. Meg Lanning (Australia)

- Meg Lanning of Australia has been elected

captain of both ODI International and T20

International teams.

----------------------------

Who has been made Brand Ambassador of

Spanish Football League 'La Liga' ?

a. Rohit Sharma

b. Virat Kohli

c. Lionel Messi

d. Bichhendri Pal

Answer: a. Rohit Sharma

In December 2020, he was made the brand

ambassador.

- He is the first non-footballer to become the

brand ambassador of La Liga.

- La Liga are among the most popular football

leagues in the world.

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Aleem Dar, who holds the record for umpiring

the most Test matches, is from which

country?

a. Afghanistan

b. England

c. Pakistan

d. India

Answer: c. Pakistan


- Aleem Dar has broken the record of umpiring

Steve Bucknor in most Test matches.

- Dar achieved this feat in the Test match played

in Perth between Australia and New Zealand,

this was Aleem Dar's 129th Test match.

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How many medals did India win in the 13th

South Asian Games?

a. 310

b. 312

c. 173

d. 44

Answer: b. 312

- The 13th South Asian Games ended in Nepal.

- India won the most medals (312), including 174

gold medals, 93 silver medals and 45 bronze

medals.

- Host Nepal is second and Sri Lanka is third.

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Who became the first Indian player to play

150 Ranji matches?

a. Devendra Bundela

b. Wasim Jaffer

c. Mohammad Kaif

d. Rahul Dravid

Answer: b. Wasim Jaffer

- Veteran batsman Wasim Jaffer became the first

cricketer to play 150th Ranji match in the Ranji

Trophy season started on 9 December 2019.

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The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)

imposed a four-year ban on which country so

that it will not be able to participate in the

Olympics, FIFA World Cup and Paralympics?

a. China

b. Russia

c. India

d. USA

Answer: b. Russia

- Russia will no longer participate in the Japan

Olympics in 2020 and the Football World Cup in

2022 in Qatar.

Due to this ban of WADA, now Russia will

neither be able to host any kind of games for the

next four years nor will it tender for hosting the

Olympic 2032 and Paralympic Games 2032.

------------------------

Which country will host the Men's Hockey

World Cup in the year 2023?

a. England

b. Malaysia

c. Canada

d. India

Answer d. India

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35th National Junior Athletics Championship

2019 was held in which state?

a. Bengaluru, Karnataka

b. Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

c. Guwahati, Assam

d. Bhubaneswar, Odisha


Answer b. Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

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Who is in the first place in the men's ODI

batting rankings of ICC Player Rankings 2019

released in November?

a. Rohit Sharma b. Virat Kohli

c. Babar Azam d. David Warner

Answer b. Virat Kohli

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Who is the first in the men's ODI (ODI)

bowling rankings of ICC Player Rankings

2019 released in November?

a. Jaspreet Bumrah b. Trent Bolt

c. Mujib ur Rehman d. Kagiso Rabada

Answer a. Jaspreet Bumrah

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Who is first in the ICC Player Rankings 2019

Men's ODI All-Rounder Rankings


a. Hardik Pandya

b. Mohammad Nabi

c. Ben stokes

d. Chris vox

Answer c. Ben Stokes (England)

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Who is first in the ICC Player Rankings 2019


Men's ODI Team Rankings released in

November?

a. India

b. New zealand

c. Australia

d. England

Answer d. England

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Q. What is India's position in the ICC Player

Rankings 2019 Men's T20 Team Rankings


a. The first b. Second

c third d. Fifth

Answer d. Fifth

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Who is in the first place in the Men’s T20

batting rankings of ICC Player Rankings 2019


a. Babar Azam

b. David mallen

c. Rohit Sharma

d. Lokesh Rahul

Answer a. Babar Azam (Pakistan)

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Who is in the first place in the Mens T20

Bowling rankings of ICC Player Rankings

2019 released in November?


a. Jaspreet Bumrah b. Trent Bolt

c. Rashid Khan d. Kagiso Rabada

Answer c. Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

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Which player won the gold medal in the

javelin-throw competition at the World Para-

Athletics Championships?

a. Ajit Pal Singh

b. Sunder Singh Gurjar

c. Arjun Singh Malik

d. Devendra Verma

Answer b. Sunder Singh Gurjar

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Which medal did Para athlete Sandeep

Chaudhary win in the World F-Athletics

Championships in the joint F42-64 category

in the Javelin throw event?

a. Gold b. Silver

c. Bronze d. None of these

Answer a. Gold

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Who has become the second player in the

world to score 2 double centuries in the

lowest innings in a Test match?

a. Mayank Agarwal

b. Virat Kohli

c. Rohit Sharma


d. Cheteshwar Pujara

Answer a. Mayank Agarwal

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Which Indian player has been named in the

TIME 100 Next list?

a. Rohit Sharma b. Duti Chand

c. Smriti Mandhana d. PV Sindhu

Answer b. Duti Chand

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What is thw new name of the International

Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)?

a. Athletics Union b. World athletics

c. Union of athletics

d. World Athletics Federation

Answer b. World athletics

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Who has become the first Asian country to

put match fixing in the category of crime?

a. Bangladesh

b. India

c. Pakistan

d. Sri Lanka

Answer d. Sri Lanka

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Which Indian boxer has been selected as a


member in the International Boxing

Association (AIBA) Athletes Commission?

a. Mary Kom

b. Laishram Sarita Devi

c. Vipin Sawant

d. None of these

Answer b. Laishram Sarita Devi

--------------------------------

India's shooter Manu Bhakar won which

medal in the 10 meter pistol event of ISSF

Shooting World Cup?

a. Gold

b. Silver

c. Bronze

d. None of these

Answer a. Gold

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India's shooter Elavenil Valarivan won which

medal in the 10 meter air rifle event of ISSF

Shooting World Cup?

a. Gold

b. Silver

c. Bronze

d. None of these

Answer a. Gold

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India's shooter Divyansh Panwar won which


medal in the 10 meter air rifle event of ISSF

Shooting World Cup?

a. Gold b. Silver


Answer a. Gold

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India played an international test match with

which country for the first time with pink

ball?

a. Pakistan

b. Bangladesh

c. Afghanistan

d. England

Answer b. Bangladesh

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After 20 years who achieved Olympic quota

in horse riding for India?

a. Rajendra Singh

b. Fawad Mirza

c. Yusuf Mirza

d. Amar Jeet Tyagi

Answer b. Fawad Mirza

----------------------------

Who is the winner of 18th FIFA Under 17

World Cup Trophy 2019?


a. Spain

b. Mexico

c. Brazil

d. France

Answer c. Brazil

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India won its first pink ball test match from

which country?

a. Pakistan

b. Sri Lanka

c. Bangladesh

d. Brazil

Answer c. Bangladesh

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Which batminton player won the men's

singles title of the Scottish Open 2019?

a. Rafael Nadal

b. Lakshya Sen

c. George Gimmick

d. Matthew Orwell

Answer b. Lakshya Sen

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Which country won the Davis Cup 2019 title?

a. India b. Japan

c china d. Spain

Answer d. Spain


- Rafael Nadal of Spain won the 6th Davis Cup

title for Spain. He is the world's number-1 player.

- While this is Rafael Nadal's 32nd consecutive

win in the Davis Cup.

- He has become the first player in the

tournament's 119-year history to win 32

consecutive matches.

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Which player won the Swiss Open Indoor

Championship title (tennis) for a record 10th

time?

a. Alex Minaur b. Roder French

c. Roger Federer d. None of these

Answer: c. Roger Federer

- Swiss tennis star Roger Federer held the Swiss

Open Indoor Championship title for the 10th time

here on 27 October 2019.

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Shakib Al Hasan who has been banned for

two years by The International Cricket

Council (ICC) is the captain of which

country?

a. Pakistan

b. Bangladesh

c. Myanmar

d. Usa

Answer: b. Bangladesh


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Which country will organize the FIFA Club

World Cup 2021?

a. France b. Japan

c. Afghanistan d. China

Answer: d. China

-------------------------

Who is the winner of Vijay Hazare Trophy

2019?

a. Tamil Nadu

b. Karnataka

c. Bihar

d. Assam

Answer: b. Karnataka

- Karnataka defeated Tamil Nadu by 60 runs in

the final of Vijay Hazare Trophy to clinch the title.

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Which country did the Indian women's

hockey team defeat to qualify for the Tokyo

Olympics?

a. USA b. Russia

c. Canada d. China

Answer: a. USA

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Which country did the Indian men's hockey


team defeat to qualify for the Tokyo

Olympics?

a. USA b. Russia

c. Canada d. China

Answer: b. Russia

Which Indian won the men's singles title in

the 2019 Bahrain International Series

Badminton?

a. Juhi Devangan

b. Jason Anthony Ho Shu

c. Gaurav Prasad

d. Priyanshu Rajawat

Answer: d. Priyanshu Rajawat

- He defeated Jason Anthony Ho-sho of Canada

in the final.

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Which Indian won the mixed doubles title in

the 2019 Bahrain International Series

Badminton?

a. Juhi Devangan and Venkat Gaurav Prasad

b. Juhi Devangan and Priyanshu Rajawat

c. Priyanshu Rajawat and Venkat Gaurav Prasad

d. None of these

Answer: a. Juhi Devangan and Venkat

Gaurav Prasad


- The duo became champions after defeating

Thailand's Pannavat Therapanithan and Kanayat

Sudchoichom.

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Mithali Raj,the first captain of the Indian

women's team has won how many matches

in international cricket?

a. 100 matches b. 200 matches

c. 300 matches d. 150 matches

Answer: a. 100 matches

Mithali Raj has achieved this feat after winning

the ODI series 3-0 against South Africa.

Mithali Raj has captained 167 matches.

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Who became the winner of World Billiards

Champion 2019?

a. Sourav Kothari

b. Peter Gilchrist

c. Ami Adhar

d. Robert d'souza

Answer: b. Peter Gilchrist

- On 12 October 2019, Peter Gilchrist of

Singapore defeated Indian player Saurabh

Kothari to win this championship.

----------------------------

Which medal did Mary Kom win at the World

Boxing Championships 2019?


a. Gold b. Silver


a. Answer: c. Bronze (Bronze Medal)

- Mary kom lost to Turkish boxers in the semi-

finals.

After winning this medal, Mary Kom has beome

a boxer to win the maximum medals at the World

Boxing Championships.

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Who is the gymnast who has won the most

world medals?

a. Liu Tingting b. Vitali Sherbo

c. Simon Biles d. Li Shijia

Answer: c. Simon Biles

- She is an American and is called Gymnastic

Queen.

---------------------------------

Who became the winner of IBSF World

Billiards Champion (Long-Up Format {Long

Format}) 2019?

a. Sourav Kothari

b. Peter Gilchrist

c. Ami Adhar

d. Robert d'souza






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Which football player has won the European

Golden Shoe title for the 2018-19 season?

a. Christian Ronaldo b. Harry ken

c. Lionel Messi d. Virgil van

Answer: c. Lionel Messi

- Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, who scored

36 goals for Barcelona, was awarded the Golden

Shoe Award for the sixth time and is the first

player to win this award for three consecutive

years.

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What rule has the ICC announced to choose

a winner in case of a tie in a match in place of

the maximum number of boundaries?

a. Super over

b. Three balls

c. knock out

d. First run

Answer: a. Super over

According to the ICC, if a match is now a tie,

then its result will be extracted through the super

over and this super over will be played until one

team scores more runs than the other.

- Actually, after England and New Zealand

scored 15–15 in the Super Over in the World


Cup 2019, England were declared winners due

to more boundaries.

- This led to controversy. For this reason, now

the super over has been made the basis of

victory.

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What is the new name of Ferozeshah Kotla

Stadium?

a. Amar Singh Stadium b. Arun Jaitley Stadium

c. Narendra Modi Stadium d. Bhagat Singh

Stadium

Answer: b. Arun Jaitley Stadium

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Who won the 2019 International Billiards &

Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Billiards

Championship title in Myanmar?

a. Pankaj Advani b. Rakesh Advani

c. Ajay Vikram Singh d. None of these

Answer: a. Pankaj Advani

- This is Pankaj's 5th title in the last 6 years in

the short format of billiards.

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Who won the men's doubles title of Japan

Open 2019?

a. Novak Djokovic and Nicolas Mahut

b. Nicolas Mahut and Edward Rodger


c. Edourd Roger Vasselin

d. None of these

Answer: a. Novak Djokovic and Nicolas

Mahut

(Pair of France's Nicolas Mahut and Edouard

Rodger Vasselin)

- They defeated Croatia's pair of Nicola Mektich

and Franco Skugor 7-6, 6-4 in the final.

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Who won the men's singles title of Japan

Open 2019?

a. Novak Djokovik b. Nicolas Mahut

c. Ed0oud Roger Vasselin

d. John Millman

Answer: a. Novak Djokovik

- He defeated John Millman of Australia.

- Japan Open is a men's tennis competition, held

at Musashino Forest Sports Park, Tokyo.

- This competition is being organized since 1973.

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Who is the first batsman to score two

centuries in the first Test match as an

opener?

a. Rohit Sharma

b. Virat Kohli





- Rohit Sharma created history by scoring a

century in both innings of a Test match played

against South Africa. He set a record by hitting

13 sixes in this test.

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Who has become the first Indian batsman in

history to be stumped in both innings of a

Test?

a. Rohit Sharma

b. KL Rahul

c. Virat Kohli

d. Shikhar Dhawan


Before Rohit Sharma, no Indian batsman has

been dismissed in both innings of the same Test

match.

- In the first innings of the match, Quinton

Dickock stumped Rohit Sharma off the ball of

Keshav Maharaj of South Africa.

Keshav Maharaj, who dismissed Rohit Sharma

in the first innings, took his wicket in the second

innings as well.

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Who won the gold medal in the 110 kg weight

category at the World Powerlifting

Championships?


a. Anubhav Singh

b. Jakov Vichova

c. Surendra Singh

d. HK Sharma

Answer: c. Surendra Singh

- Resident of Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

- This championship took place in Coimbatore,

Tamil Nadu.

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Who is the first female cricketer to complete

20 years in international cricket?

a. Harmanpreet Kaur b. Mithali Raj

c. Rajni Yadav d. Meera Kumar

Answer: b. Mithali Raj

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Which batsman has scored the most double

centuries in Test cricket from India?

a. Rohit Dhawan

b. Virat Kohli

c. Virender Sehwag

d. None of these

Answer: b. Virat Kohli

- He made this record during the Test match

against South Africa.

- He scored his seventh double century in Test

cricket on 11 October 2019.

- Kohli left behind Sachin Tendulkar and


Virender Sehwag, who scored 6 double

centuries in Test cricket.

- The record for most (12) double centuries in

Tests is in the name of Australian legend Sir Don

Bradman

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Which Indian woman runner broke her own

national record in the 59th National Open

Athletics Championship and won the gold

medal in the women's 100m event?

a. Duti Chand b. Sudha Singh

c. PT Usha d. Tintu Luka

Answer: a. Duti Chand

Duti completed the 100-meter race in 11.22

seconds in the semi-finals of the ongoing 59th

National Open Athletics Championships at Birsa

Munda Athletics Stadium, Ranchi.

- Duti broke her own record, which she made

during the Asian Championship in April this year.

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Who became the winner of World Billiards

Champion 2019?

a. Sourav Kothari

b. Peter Gilchrist

c. Ami Adhar

d. Robert d'souza






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In which state will the 25th Senior Women's

National Football Championship (September

10 to September 24, 2019) be held?


b. Kerala

c. Bihar

d. Punjab


- The championship will be held in a town called

Pasighat in East Siang district.

- 30 teams from across the country will

participate in this championship.

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Who has become the third Indian bowler to

take a hat-trick in Test cricket?

a. Jasprit Bumrah

b. Virat Kohli

c. Sachin Tendulkar

d. KL Rahul

Answer: a. Jasprit Bumrah

- He did this feat against West Indies on 21

August 2019.

- Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a hat-

trick in Tests for India.


- He took hattrick (Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist

and Shane Warne) against Australia in 2001 in

Kolkata.

After them, this feat was done by fast bowler

Irfan Pathan (Salman Butt, Younis Khan and

Mohammad Yusuf) against Pakistan in 2006.

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Who is the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to

take 50 catches in Test cricket?

a. Parthiv Patel

b. Rishabh Pant

c. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

d. Dinesh Karthik

Answer: b. Rishabh Pant

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Under whose captaincy has India won the

most Test matches?

a. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

b. Sourav Ganguly

c. Virat Kohli

d. None of these

Answer: c. Virat Kohli

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Which form of cricket has Mithali Raj

announced to retire from?

a. One day

b. T20


c. Test

d. All of the above

Answer: b. T20

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In which Indian stadium is the Virat Kohli

Pavilion Stand built?

a. Wankhede Stadium

b. Eden Garden Stadium

c. Nehru Stadium

d. Arun Jaitley Stadium

Answer: d. Arun Jaitley Stadium

- The new pavilion stand of Arun Jaitley Stadium

has been named after Virat Kohli in view of his

unmatched contribution to cricket.

- Arun Jaitley Stadium was formerly known as

Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium.

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Indian sportsman Ronaldo Laitonjam is

associated with which sport?

a. Cycling

b. Cricket

c. Volleyball

d. Tennis

Answer: a. Cycling

- He won the fourth gold medal in the 2019 Track

Asia Cup competition.

- India has won the most medals in this


competition, India has won 10 gold, 8 silver and

7 bronze medals.

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Which Indian cricket team's former captain

has been appointed as the first Chancellor of

Haryana Sports University?


b. Kapil Dev

c. Anil Kumble

d. Saurabh Ganguly

Answer: b. Kapil Dev

- Haryana Sports University is the third sports

university in the country which has been started

by a state government.

Prior to this, sports universities are being

operated in Gujarat (Swarnim Gujarat Sports

University) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu Physical

Education and Sports University).

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Former Indian all-rounder Dinesh Mongia

announced his retirement from which form of

cricket on 17 September 2019?

a. One day cricket b. Test cricket

c. T20 cricket d. All formats of cricket

Answer: d. All formats of cricket

- He last played cricket matches for Punjab in

2007.


- Member of the World Cup runners-up team in

the year 2003.

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Who became the first Indian wrestler to

qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

a. Vinesh Phogat b. Rashmi Desai

c. Madhuri Phogat d. None of these

Answer: a. Vinesh Phogat

- She qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by

defeating America's Sarah Hildebrandt at the

World Wrestling Championships.

- Many women have competed in Olympics, but

Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian wrestler

to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Indian Wrestler Vinesh Phogat has recently

won which medal in the 53 kg weight

category of the World Wrestling

Championships in Kazakhstan?

a. gold medal

b. silver medal

c. bronze medal

d. None of these

Answer: c. bronze medal

- Vinesh Phogat is the first Indian wrestler to

achieve quota for Tokyo Olympics.


- Vinesh Phogat is the 2014 Commonwealth

Games gold medalist in women's wrestling.

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Which team won the 2019 Under-19 Asia Cup

cricket tournament?

a. Bangladesh b. Pakistan

c. Sri Lanka d. India

Answer: d. India

- India's Under-19 cricket team has won this title.

- India defeated Bangladesh by 5 runs in the

final.

- India has also won this title in 1989, 2003,

2012, 2013-14, 2016, 2018.

- 'Man of the Match' went to Atharva Ankolekar

of India.

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What is the name of India's youngest

cricketer to play international women's

Twenty20 cricket?

a. Nandini Dasgupta

b. Shefali Verma

c. Deepti Tyagi

d. Kalpana Narayan

Answer: b. Shefali Verma

- She is only 15 years old.

-She participated in the match against South

Africa at the age of 15 and 239 days.


Before Shefali, Gargi Banerjee was the youngest

player to debut in international cricket from India.

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Who is the first Indian male boxer to win a

silver medal at the World Boxing

Championships?

a. Amit Panghal

b. Gaurav Bidhuri

c. Manish Kaushik

d. Shiva Thapa

Answer: a. Amit Panghal

- He became the first Indian male boxer to win a

silver medal at the World Championship.

- He won this medal in the 52 kg weight

category.

Manish Kaushik won the bronze medal in the

63kg category.

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Who became the winner in the men's singles

category in Denmark Open Badminton

Competition 2019?

a. Kento Momota b. Nozomi Okuhara

c. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon d. Kevin Sanjay

Sukamuljo

Answer: a. Kento Momota (Japan)


Who became the winner in the women's

singles category in Denmark Open

Badminton Competition 2019?

a. Bik Ha

b. Nozomi Okuhara

c. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon

d. Jung Kyung-Eun

Answer: b. Nozomi Okuhara

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Who is the Indian to win a gold medal in the

men's Sanda category at the Wushu World

Championships 2019?

a. Alok Kumar

b. Praveen Kumar

c. Bhaskaran Pathak

d. None of these

Answer: b. Praveen Kumar

- Praveen Kumar won the gold medal on 23

October at the ongoing Wushu World

Championships 2019 in Shanghai, China.

- Praveen defeated Diaz 2–1 in the men's Sanda

category of the 15th World Wushu

Championship.

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What is the mascot for the 2022 Winter

Olympics?

a. Elephant

b. Tiger


c. Bing dwen dwen

d. cheerful panda

Answer: c. Bing Dwen Dwen (smiling panda)

- The Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, the

capital of China ( 4 to 20 February 2019).

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Which player won the FIFA Best Male Player

2019?

a. Lionel Messi

b. Jürgen Klopp

c. Daniel Zasori

d. Marc-Andre Ter Steg

Answer: a. Lionel Messi

- Barcelona star striker Lionel Messi won the

award for the sixth point and became the first

player to do so.

- Lionel Messi has previously won this award in

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2015.

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Who received the FIFA Best Female Player

2019 award?

a. Jill Ellis

b. Jürgen Klopp

c. Silvia Greco

d. Megan Rapinoe

Answer: d. Megan Rapinoe

- America's Forward Megan Rapinoe won this

award among women.

- She belongs to America and she played an


important role in winning the World Cup to

America's team.

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Who won the FIFA Best Male Coach 2019

Award?

a. Jill Ellis

b. Jürgen Klopp

c. Silvia Greco

d. Megan Rapinoe

Answer: b. Jürgen Klopp

- He is German.

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Who won the FIFA Best Female Coach 2019

Award?

a. Jill Ellis

b. Jürgen Klopp

c. Silvia Greco

d. Megan Rapinoe

Answer: a. Jill Ellis

- She is an American.

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Who won the FIFA Best Male Goalkeeper

2019 Award?

a. Van Veenendaal

b. Jürgen Klopp

c. Daniel Zsori

d. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen


Answer: d. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen

- He is German.

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Who won the FIFA Best Female Goalkeeper

2019 Award?

a. Van Veenendaal

b. Jürgen Klopp

c. Daniel Zasori

d. Megan Rapinoe

Answer: a. Van Veenendaal

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FIFA Best Player 2019: Complete List of

Awards

Best Male Player 2019: Lionel Messi

Best Female Player 2019: Megan Rapinoe

Best Men's Coach 2019: Jurgen Klopp

Best Women's Coach 2019: Jill Ellis

Puskus Award: Daniel Zsori

Best Male Goalkeeper 2019: Marc-Andre Ter

Stegen

Best Female Goalkeeper 2019: Van Veenendaal

Best Fan Award 2019: Sylvia Greco

Best Fair Play Award: Leeds United and Marcelo

Bielassa

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Which athlete was awarded the Veteran Pin

Award by the International Athletics

Foundation (IAAF)?


a. PT Usha b. Mary Kom

c. Vinesh Phogat d. Sania Mirza

Answer: d. PT Usha

- She is popularly known as Udan Pari.

- PT Usha received this award at the 52nd

Conference of the IAAF on 24 September in

Doha (Qatar).

- PT Usha has received the Arjuna Award in

1983.

In 1985, he was also awarded the Padma Shri.

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Which country has recently won the Under 18

SAFF Football Championship-2019?

a. Nepal b. Japan

c. Bangladesh d. India

Answer: d. India

- Indian football team defeated Bangladesh to

win the title of SAFF Under-18 Championship.

- India defeated Bangladesh 2–1 in the title

match played in Nepal.

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Which cricketer has made a record of playing

100 international T20 matches for the first

time in India?

a. Smriti Mandhana b. Harmanpreet Kaur

c. Virat Kohli d. Rohit Sharma

Answer: b. Harmanpreet Kaur


- She is followed by Rohit Sharma, who has

played 95 International T20 matches.

- In the women's cricket world, 10 players have

played more than 100 T20 Internationals so far.

- New Zealand's Suzy Bates is in first place

having played 111 matches.

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Which Indian male player recently made the

record for playing the 100th International T20

match?

a. MS Dhoni

b. Virat Kohli

c. Shikhar Dhawan

d. Rohit Sharma

Answer: d. Rohit Sharma

- He made a record of playing the 100th match

as soon as he took part in the second T20 match

played against Bangladesh.

- He is the first male cricketer to make this

record.

Before that, Harmanpreet Kaur has played 100

T20 cricket matches.

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Which team won the Deodhar Trophy 2019

title?

a. India A

b. India B


c. India C

d. India D

Answer: b. India B

- India B defeated India C by 51 runs and won

the Deodhar Trophy.

- It was chosen among the three teams selected

by the BCCI.

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Which country's team won the Rugby World

Cup 2019?

a. England

b. South Africa

c. USA

d. Japan

Answer: b. South Africa

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Which player won the US Open 2019 Men's

Singles title (Mans Singles)?

a. Rafael Nadal

b. Daniil Medvedev

c. Roger Frederer

d. None of these

Answer: a. Rafael Nadal

- Spain's legendary player Rafael Nadal won the

19th Grand Slam title of his career.

- He defeated Daniil Medvedev of Russia.


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Who won the women's singles title at the US

Open (Tennis) 2019?

a. Bianca Andreescu

b. Serena Williams

c. Bianca Chatterjee

d. None of these

Answer: a. Bianca Andreescu

- She is Canadian and only 19 years old tennis

player.

- She thus prevented Serena from winning her

record 24th Grand Slam.

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Which state's sedan secondary school team

won the Under-14 Subroto Cup International

Football Tournament?

a. Karnataka

b. Mizoram

c. Assam

d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: b. Mizoram

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Which player has the record of becoming the

youngest captain of Test cricket?

a. Virat Kohli

b. Rashid Khan

c. AB de Villiers

d. Joe Roots


Answer: b. Rashid Khan (Afghan cricketer)

- Rashid Khan went on to captain the Test match

at the age of 20 years 350 days.

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Which Indian wrestler has been given top

priority in the World Championship?

a. Bajrang Punia

b. Sushil Kumar

c. Yogeshwar Dutt

d. Pawan Kumar

Answer: a. Bajrang Punia

- Top seed has been given in the 65 kg freestyle

category of the World Wrestling Competition held

from 14 September in Noor Sultan of

Kazakhstan.

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Who is the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to

take 50 catches in Test cricket?

a. Parthiv Patel

b. Rishabh Pant


d. Dinesh Karthik

Answer: b. Rishabh Pant

- He did this feat in the ongoing Test series

between India and the West Indies.

-He has beaten the record of previous Test


cricketer M S Dhoni.

- - Rishabh Pant caught 50 catches in 11 Tests

while Mahendra Singh Dhoni took 50 catches in

15 Tests.

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Under whose captaincy has India won the

most Test matches?


b. Sourav Ganguly

c. Virat Kohli

d. None of these


- Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India has

won 28 Test matches in 48 Tests.

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Which form of cricket has Mithali Raj

announced to retire from?

a. One day b. T20

c. Test d. All of the above

Answer: b. T20

Although she will continue to play ODI cricket.

⦁ Mithali Raj made this announcement on 3

September 2019.

⦁ Mithali Raj has the record of playing the most

matches and scoring the most runs for India in

T20 cricket.

⦁ Mithali Raj has scored a total of 2,364 runs in

89 T20 Internationals.


⦁ Mithali Raj is the first woman to score a double

century in a Test cricket match.

⦁ She had secured first position in the ICC World

Rankings in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012.

⦁ Mithali Raj is the only woman cricketer to cross

6,000 runs in women's one day international

cricket.

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Who is the first Indian player to win a gold

medal at the World Badminton Championship

(WBC)?

a. Mansi Joshi

b. Saina Nehwal

c. Jwala Gutta

d. PV Sindhu

Answer: d. PV Sindhu

- PV Sindhu won this championship on 25

August,

- She created history by defeating No.4 Omi

Okuhara, the world number 4 player.

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Which state will host the 36th National

Games (from 20 October to 4 November

2020)?

a. Assam b. Goa

c. Odisha d. West Bengal

Answer: b. Goa


- After being postponed again, now the 36th

National Games will be held in Goa from October

20 to November 4 next year.

- The 36th National Games will be held in Goa

from October 20 to November 4, 2020.

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BCCI has given the title sponsorship rights of

the Indian team to which company for the

next five years?

a. Facebook

b. Twitter

c. Paytm

d. None of these

Answer: c. Paytm

- The main sponsor is BYJU’s

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Satendra Singh Lohia who became the first

Asian swimmer to cross the Catalina Channel

of America, belongs to which state?

a. Punjab

b. Odisha

c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Chhattisgarh

Answer: c. Madhya Pradesh

- He has also crossed the English Channel.

- Satendra Singh Lohia is from Gwalior. He

crossed the Catalina Channel in 11 hours 34

minutes with a five-member team,


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Who is the first Indian to win a gold medal at the

World Junior Wrestling Championships after 18

years?

a. Deepak Rohgi

b. Deepak Punia

c. Rakeb Bajaj

d. None of these

Answer: b. Deepak Punia

- Deepak Punia won the gold medal in the 86 kg

category in Tallinn, Estonia, defeating Russia's

Alik Shebzukhov in the final.

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Which former Indian athlete has been

appointed as a member of the "Athletes

Commission of the Asian Athletics

Association"?

a. P.T. Usha

b. PV Indus

c. RK Rahmat

d. None of these

Answer: a. P.T. Usha

- The "Athletes Commission of the Asian

Athletics Association" consists of 6 members,

the Chairman of the Commission is Andrea

Abduvaliev of Uzbekistan.

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Which state launched Mission Shakti for the

game?

a. Bihar

b. Rajasthan

c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Maharashtra

Answer: d. Maharashtra

- Film actor Aamir Khan launched an initiative

called "Mission Shakti" of Maharashtra

Government, to provide training to players from

tribal areas for international competitions.

- It aims to prepare tribal students for the 2024

Olympics.

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Which Indian female wrestler won the gold

medal in the 53 kg weight category in the

2019 Poland Open wrestling competition?

a. Rani Rogato

b. Vinesh Phogat

c. Sushma Bhati

d. None of these

Answer: b. Vinesh Phogat

- In September 2019, Vinesh Phogat will

represent India at the World Championships in

Nursultan, Kazakhstan.


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Who has become the” highest sixes”

cricketer in T20 International cricket?

a. Rohit Sharma

b. VardanSharma

c. Virat Kohli

d. Sunil Lamba


- Rohit Sharma has overtaken Caribbean Storm

opener batsman Chris Gayle in the matter of

hitting sixes in T20 international cricket.

- Rohit has now got 107 sixes in 96 matches.

- He also became the first batsman to score

2400 runs at international level.

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Jerlin Anika who won the gold medal at the

2019 World Deaf Youth Badminton

Championships, is from which state?

a. Odisha

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Himachal Pradesh

d. Tamil Nadu

Answer: d. Tamil Nadu

- This championship was held in Taipei, Taiwan.

-She has also won two silver and one bronze

medals in the under-18 category.

Jerlin Anika is just 15 years old and studies in

class 10 in Madurai.


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Who is the first player (women and men) to

score 100 wickets and 1000 runs in a T20

International match?

a. Alice Parry

b. Smriti Mandhana

c. Shahid Afridi

d. Virat Kohli

Answer: a. Alice Parry (Australian cricketer)

- She is a female cricketer of Australia.

-She made this record on 28 July 2019, when

her team was playing against England.

Parry, 28, has played 104 T20 Internationals till

28 July, scoring 1005 runs and taking 103

wickets in total.

Talking about men's cricket, Pakistan's Shahid

Afridi came closest to this double. He has 1416

runs and 98 wickets in T20 International to his

credit.

Talking about the batsmen who have scored the

most runs in T20 International cricket in men's

cricket, Rohit Sharma of India is at the top in this

list. Rohit has scored 2331 runs in 94 matches.

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Who has been appointed by the Indian

Federation of Sports Gaming (IFSG) as

Ombudsman and Ethics Officer?

a. Justice AK Sikri

b. Justice Mukesh Meena


c. Justice RK Dhawan

d. None of these

Answer: a. Justice AK Sikri

------------

Who won the Formula One German Grand

Prix 2019?

a. Roger Frederer

b. Max Verstappen

c. Sebastian Vettel

d. None of these

Answer: b. Max Verstappen

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For how many months did BCCI suspend

cricketer Prithvi Shaw from cricket for failing

the doping test?

a. 8 months

b. 9 months

c. 10 months

d. 12 months

Answer: a. 8 months

- This suspension is from 16 March 2019 to 15

November 2019.

- During this time Prithvi Shaw will be suspended

from all formats of the game.

Apart from Shaw, two other domestic players

Akshay Dullarwar of Vidarbha and Divya Gajraj

of Rajasthan were also found guilty of violating

the Anti-Doping Code of the Cricket Board.


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What is a dope test?

- Dope test is done to catch the use of strength

enhancing drugs.

- Urine samples of players are taken in dope test

before any event or during training camp. These

tests are conducted by NADA (National Anti

Doping Agency) or WADA (World Anti Doping

Agency).

- Nada's labs are in Delhi and Wada's labs are in

many places in the world.

- WADA was established on 10 November 1999

in Switzerland to stop the growing trend of drugs

in international games. After this, NADA was

established in every country.

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Which Union Territory team has recently

been recognized by the BCCI?

a. Chandigarh

b. Andaman Nicobar

c. Puducherry

d. Daman Diu

Answer: a. Chandigarh

- Now the Chandigarh team can take part in

Ranji Trophy.

Apart from this, the Chandigarh team can

participate in all the domestic competitions

organized by the BCCI.


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Which company recently became the

sponsor of the Indian cricket team?

a. Byju

b. Lux

c. Mi

d. None of these

Answer: a. Byju

- Now his name will be seen on the jersey of the

Indian cricket team.

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The Central Government has approved the

establishment of a sports centre in which city

for the physically challenged (Divyang)?

a. Gwalior

b. Agra

c. Jaipur

d. Udham Singh Nagar

Answer: a. Gwalior

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Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in

the 65 kg freestyle at the Dan Kolov-Nicola

petrov 2019 tournament in Bulgaria?

a. Sakshi Malik b. Sarita More

c. Bajrang Punia d. None of these

Answer: c. Bajrang Punia

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Which sport has been included for the 2022

Asian Games, not previously included?

a. Cricket

b. Racing

c. Badminton

d. None of these

Answer: a. Cricket

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Which team won the 2019 Syed Mushtaq Ali

Trophy?

a. Bihar

b. Punjab

c. Karnataka

d. None of these

Answer: c. Karnataka

- This trophy is organized by BCCI.

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In which country will the FIFA U-17 Women's

World Cup 2020 be held?

a. Britain

b. France

c. Sri Lanka

d. India

Answer: d. India

- This event is held every two years.

- In 2018 it was held in Uruguay, which was won

by Spain.


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Which team recently won the Indian Super

League (Football) title?

a. Delhi FC

b. Chennai FC

c. Bangalore FC

d. None of these

Answer: c. Bengaluru

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How many medals did India win in the

Special Olympic Games 2019?

a. 338

b. 368

c. 868

d. 968

Answer: b. 368

- This includes 85 gold, 154 silver and 129

bronze medals.

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Which team won the title of SAFF Women's

Championship 2019?

a. India

b. Afghanistan

c. China

d. Sri Lanka

Answer: a. India

- India won this title by defeating Nepal in the


final.

- This final match was played at the Shaheed

Rangshala Stadium in Biratnagar, Nepal.

- SAFF - South Asian Football Federation

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Who became the President of Indian

Basketball Association?

a. K. Govindaraj b. R. Madhavan

c. K. Gopal Swami d. None of these

Answer: a. K. Govindaraj

- He was again elected to this post.

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The International Olympic Committee has

recommended which sports to be included in

the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?

a. Cricket b. Basketball

c. Breakdancing, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing

and Surfing

d. None of these

Answer: c. Breakdancing, Skateboarding,

Sport Climbing and Surfing

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Which player won the ICC Cricket of the Year

2018 title?

a. Sachin Tendulkar

b. Virat Kohli



d. None of these


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Where was the second edition of Khelo India

Games organized?

a. Chandigarh b. Patiala

c. Mumbai d. Pune

Answer: d. Pune

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Who became the youngest player to win a

gold medal at the Khelo India Youth Games

2019?

a. Umaid Singh

b. Abhinav Shaw

c. Manik Shaw

d. None of these

Answer: b. Abhinav Shaw

He won a gold medal in shooting. He is only 10

years old.

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Who became the captain who took the most

catches in a match?


b. Adam Gilchrist

c. Virat Kohli

d. Sarfaraz Ahmed


Answer: d. Sarfaraz Ahmed

The current captain of the Pakistani cricket team,

Sarfraz Ahmed, took 10 catches in the Test

match played against South Africa. With this, he

overtook Dhoni and Adam Gilchrist.

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Which country won the 2019 Hopman Cup

title?

a. India

b. Switzerland

c. Pakistan

d. France

Answer: b. Switzerland

Switzerland won the 31st edition of the Hopman

Cup in Perth, Australia, with Roger Federer and

Belinda Bencich in the Swiss team.

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Name the first player to win the Hopman Cup

three times?

a. Alexander Zverev

b. Angel Kerber

c. Roger Federer

d. Belinda Bencich


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After how many years, India won the cricket

test series in Australia?


a. 25 years

b. 30 years

c. 40 years

d. 71 years

Answer: d. 71 years

- Indian team has won this four-match Test

series 2-1.

Cheteshwar Pujara was given the Man of the

Series award for his outstanding performance.

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Which player defeated Saina Nehwal to win

Indonesia Masters 2019 title?

a. Zhang Shuai

b. Carolina Marin

c. Samantha Stosur

d. None of these

Answer: b. Carolina Marin

- This was Saina's first Indonesia Masters title.

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Who won the men's singles title at the

Australian Open 2019 tennis tournament?

a. Roger Frederer b. Rafael Nadal

c. Marin d. Novak Djokovik

Answer: d. Novak Djokovik

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Who won the women's singles title at the

Australian Open 2019 tennis tournament?


a. Noami Osaka b. Petra Kvitova

c. Sania Mirza d. None of these

Answer: a. Noami Osaka

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Who won the Men's double category title at

the Australian Open 2019 tennis tournament?

a. John Pearce and Henry Quinton

b. Pierre-Hughes Herbert and Nicolas Mahut

c. Henry Quinton and Nicolas Mahut

d. None of these

Answer: b. Pierre-Hughes Herbert and

Nicolas Mahut

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Who won the women's double category title

at the Australian Open 2019 tennis

tournament?

a. Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai

b. Taymiya Babos and Christina Mladenovic

c. Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai

d. None of these

Answer: c. Samantha Stosur and Zhang

Shuai

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Which team won the ODI Cricket World Cup

2019?

a. England

b. India


c. New Zealand

d. Afghanistan

Answer: a. England

- England has won the ODI Cricket World Cup

for the first time.

- Ben Stokes, who performed brilliantly in

England in this match, was declared Man of the

Match.

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Who was chosen as Player of the Series in

Cricket World Cup 2019?


b. Kane Williamson

c. Virat Kohli

d. None of these

Answer: b. Kane Williamson

- New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was

named Player of the Series.

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Which Indian has been elected a member of

the International Olympic Committee?

a. Abhishek Das

b. Narinder Batra

c. Virat Kohli

d. None of these

Answer: b. Narinder Batra


- He is the President of the Indian Olympic

Association.

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Who has been appointed the head of the

National Cricket Academy?


b. Vijay Tiwari

c. Rahul Dravid d. None of these

Answer: c. Rahul Dravid

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The ICC has recently announced the World

Cup team of the tournament, which Indian

players have been included in it?

a. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

b. MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma

c. Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma

d. Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma

Answer: c. Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma

- New Zealand captain Ken Williamson, who has

become the player of the tournament, has been

made the captain of this team.

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Which country will host the International

Shooting World Cup 2020?

a. Indonesia b. Thailand

c. South Korea d. India

Answer: d. India


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Who is the runner up to win the fifth gold

medal in 19 days?

a. PT Usha

b. Hima Das

c. Anandi Das

d. None of these

Answer: b. Hima Das

- First Gold: On July 2, Hima took part in the 200

meter race at the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix.

She won the gold by completing that race in

23.65 seconds.

- Second Gold: Hima won the gold medal by

completing the 200 meters race in 23.97

seconds at the Kutno Athletics Meet in Poland

on 7 July.

- Third Gold: Hima completed the women's 200

meters race in 23.43 seconds at the Kladno

Memorial Athletics held in the Czech Republic on

13 July.

- Fourth Gold: Won Gold Medal in 200 meter

race in 'Tabor Athletics' on 17 July.

- Fifth Gold: On 20 July, Hima also won the gold

medal in the 400 meter race of an international

event released in the Czech Republic.

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Who won the women's singles title at the

2019 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament?


a. Aruna Das

b. Serena Williams

c. Simona Halep

d. None of these

Answer: c. Simona Halep

- She hails from Romania.

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Which Indian wicketkeeper batsman has

recently started two months training in the

parachute regiment of the Territorial Army in

Jammu and Kashmir?

a. Dinesh Karthik


c. Naman Ojha

d. Parthiv Patel

Answer: b. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

- Former captain of Indian team Mahendra Singh

Dhoni was given the rank of honorary lieutenant

colonel in the Territorial Army / Territorial Army in

the year 2011.

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Which former Indian batsman has recently

been inducted into the Hall of Fame by the

International Cricket Council (ICC)?

a. Sachin Tendulkar

b. Saurabh Ganguly

c. Yuvraj Singh

d. Kapil Dev


Answer: a. Sachin Tendulkar

The ICC had inducted former cricketers Bishan

Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Anil

Kumble and Rahul Dravid in the Hall of Fame

from India before Sachin.

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Which cricket team has been suspended by

the ICC with immediate effect on government

interference?

a. Zimbabwe Cricket Team

b. Australia cricket team

c. Indian Cricket Team

d. England cricket team

Answer: a. Zimbabwe Cricket Team

After this ban, now Zimbabwe will not be able to

play international cricket until the ICC removes

this ban from them.

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Which Indian player is at number one in the

ICC Test batsmen rankings?


b. Rohit Sharma

c. Virat Kohli

d. Shikhar Dhawan


- This report has been released on 22 July 2019.

- New Zealand captain Ken Williamson (913


points) is at number two.

- and Cheteshwar Pujara (881 points) is third.

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Which place has Ravindra Jadeja ranked in

the ICC Test Bowlers rankings?

a. Second b. The third

c. Fifth d. The sixth

Answer: d. The sixth

- Team India's Ravindra Jadeja and

Ravichandran Ashwin are in sixth and tenth

position respectively.

- While in first place is Australia's fast bowler Pat

Cummins.

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What is the position of India in ICC Test Team

Rankings?

a. First b. Second

c. Third d. The fourth

Answer: a. The first

India ranks first in the team rankings, followed by

New Zealand (2), South Africa (3), England (4)

and Australia (5).

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Which position has the Indian football team

recently got in the world rankings released

by FIFA?


a. 105

b. 111

c. 103

d. 125

Answer: c. 103

- Belgium at number one

- Brazil in second place

- France on third

- England and fourth

- Uruguay is on the fifth

-------------------------------------------------- -

Which team has recently won the Santosh

Trophy 2019 title?

a. Mumbai

. Surat

c. Services

d. West Bengal

Answer: c. Services

- Services football team represents Indian

Defense Services in Santosh Trophy.

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Indian boxer Amit Panghal won which medal

in the 52 kg weight category of the Asian

Championship?

a. Silver medal b. Gold medal

c. Bronze medal d. None of these

Answer: b. Gold medal


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Which Indian player won the 2019 Dutch

International Badminton title?

a. Harsheel Dani

b. Anubhav Khanna

c. Suresh Kunwar

d. None of these

Answer: a. Harsheel Dani

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How many medals did India win in the Asian

Boxing Championship 2019?

a. 10

b. 11

c. 12

d. 13

Answer: d. 13

- Boxer Amit Panghal won the gold medal in the

52 kg category.

- Boxer Pooja Rani won gold medal in 81 kg

category.

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In the Asian Athletics Championships 2019,

India finished fourth by winning how many

medals?

a. 17 medals

b. 15 medals

c. 18 medals

d. 4 medals


Answer: a. 17 medals

- It consists of 3 Gold, 7 Silver (Silver) and 7

Bronze (Bronze).

Gold medal winners of India.

- The first gold medal was won by 30-year-old

Gomthi Marimuthu in the 800 meters.

- Tejinder Pal Singh Toor won the gold medal in

the men's shot put.

- PU Chitra won gold in the 1500 meter race.

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Which Indian wrestler won the gold medal in

the Asian Wrestling Championship 2019?

a. Yogeshwar Dutt

b. Sakshi Malik

c. Ravindra Khatri

d. Bajrang Poonia

Answer: d. Bajrang Poonia

- World No.1 wrestler Bajrang Punia has given

India the first gold medal in 65 kg category.

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Which player won India's first gold medal at

the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships?

a. Parul Chaudhary

b. Annu Rani

c. Gomthi Marimuthu

d. Gavit Murali

Answer: c. Gomthi Marimuthu


- On 22 April 2019, Gomti won the gold medal in

the 800 meters race. This is India's first gold

medal in the championship.

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Which Indian player won the 2019 Dutch

International Badminton title?

a. Vipin Mehta

b. Mike faint

c. PV Sindhu

d. Harsheel Dani

Answer: d. Hersheel Dani

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Who became the first captain to win 100

matches in IPL?

a. Virat Kohli

b. Kane Williamson



Answer: d. Mahendra Singh Dhoni

- Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh

Dhoni has become the first captain to win 100

matches in the history of IPL.

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73-year-old Isaac Hayek has become the

oldest football player in the world, he

belongs to which country?


a. Israel

b. Palestine

c. America

d. France

Answer: a. Israel

- He played professional football at the age of

73.

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Which female boxer won the gold medal in

the 54 kg category at the Cologne Boxing

World Cup 2019?

a. Sakshi Rohilla

b. Aarti Teotia

c. Tripti Desai

d. Meena Kumari

Answer: d. Meena Kumari

- The event was held on 13 April 2019 in

Cologne, Germany.

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Who won the 2019 Miami Open tennis

tournament title in men's singles?

a. Graham Reid

b. Peter Black

c. Roger Federer

d. None of these


Legendary tennis player Roger Federer won the


2019 Miami Open tennis tournament title in the

men's singles category. In the final, they

defeated last-time winner John Isner. This is

Roger Federer's 28th Masters title and overall

101st title.

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Who has become the first female umpire of a

men's ODI cricket match?

a. Claire Polosak

b. Rajani Kumari

c. Maxi

d. None of these

Answer: a. Claire Polosak

- She is 31 years old. And hails from Australia.

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Which team won the Sultan Azlan Shah

hockey tournament?

a. South Korea

b. USA

c. India

d. Pakistan

Answer: a. South Korea

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Which country recently won the ICC Test

Championship mace for the third consecutive

time?


a. India b. Pakistan

c. South Africa d. None of these

Answer: a. India

----------------------------

Who won the 2019 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand

Prix competition?

a. Honey Osaka b. Roger Federer

c. Louis Hamilton d. None of these

Answer: c. Louis Hamilton

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In which weight class did Meena Kumari win

gold medal in Cologne Boxing World Cup

2019?

a. 94 kg b. 64 kg

c. 54 kg d. 34 kg

Answer: b. 54 kg

- Cologne Boxing World Cup 2019 was held in

Cologne, Germany. India won a total of five

medals in this competition.

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Who was elected the Goodwill Ambassador

of the Indian team in the Street Child Cricket

World Cup?

a. Ajuman Tiwari

b. Neha Dhupia

c. Mithali Raj

d. Rahul Dravid


Answer: c. Mithali Raj

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Divyansh Singh Panwar, who qualified for

Tokyo Olympics, is related to which sport?

a. Cricket

b. Shooting

c. Racing

d. None of these

Answer: b. Shooting

- Divyansh Panwar recently won a silver medal

in the 10-meter air rifle event at the ISSF World

Cup, with which he has qualified for the 2020

Tokyo Olympics.

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Player Abhishek Verma is related to which

game?

a. Cricket

b. Swimming

c. Shooting

d. None of these

Answer: c. Shooting

- He won a gold medal in the International

Shooting Federation (ISSF) World Cup in

Beijing, which he won in the 10 meter air pistol

event.

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Which position did India get in the medal


table in 2019 ISSF (International Shooting

Sport Federation) World Cup 3?

a. First

b. Second

c. Third

d. The fourth

Answer: a. The first

- India won 5 gold medals and a total of 6

medals and topped the medal table.

Shooter Event Name Medal

Saurabh Chaudhary (World Record) 10m Air

Pistol Gold

Apurvi Chandela 10m Air Rifle Gold

Rahi Sarnobat 25m Pistol Gold

Divyansh Singh Panwar, Anjum Moudgil-10

Meter Air Rifle (Mixed Team) - Gold

Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhakar: 10m Air

Pistol (Mixed Team) Gold

------------------------

Which Indian footballer has become the one

to have played the maximum number of

international football matches?

a. Anirudh Thapa

b. Sunil Chhetri

c. Abhishek Yadav

d. Robin Singh

Answer: b. Sunil Chhetri

- Sunil Chhetri played his 108th match for India


in the Kings Cup against Karkau, however India

lost in this match.

----------------------------

Who won the French Open 2019 Men's

Singles title for the 12th time, setting a

record?

a. Rafael Nadal

b. Dominic Theme

c. Novak Djokovic

d. None of these

Answer: a. Rafael Nadal

----------------------

Yuvraj Singh retired from which of the

following types of cricket?

a. One day cricket

b. Domestic cricket

c. IPL

d. International cricket

Answer: d. International cricket

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Who won the 2019 Pacific International

Snooker Championship?

a. Sourav Kothari

b. Anil Kothari

c. Ajay Kothari

d. Vimal Kothari

Answer: a. Sourav Kothari


- The event took place in Melbourne, Australia.

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Renowned badminton player Lee Chong Wei

has announced his retirement, he is a player

from which country?

a. China b. Malaysia

c. Singapore d. New zealand

Answer: b. Malaysia

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In which country will the Winter Olympic

Games be held in 2026?

a. USA b. France

c. Germany d. Italy

Answer: d. Italy

---------------------

Indian wrestler Bajrang Poonia has won

which medal in the Ali Aliyev tournament

played in Russia on 02 May 2019?

a. Silver medal b. Gold medal

c. Bronze medal d. None of these

Answer: b. Gold medal

- Bajrang Punia has won the gold medal in the

65 kg weight category.

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As the official sponsor of the cricket team of

which neighboring country, has the Indian

dairy brand Amul tied up for the Cricket

World Cup 2019?


a. Pakistan

b. Bangladesh

c. Sri Lanka

d. Afghanistan

Answer: d. Afghanistan

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Who is the winning team of IPL 2019?

a. Chennai Super Kings

b. Mumbai Indians

c. Delhi Capitals

d. None of these

Answer: b. Mumbai Indians

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Which player has won the Orange Cap title in

IPL 2019?

a. Virat Kohli

b. David Warner

c. Imran Tahir

d. MS Dhoni

Answer: b. David Warner

He is a player of the Sunrisers Hyderabad team.

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Which player has won the Purple Cap title in

IPL 2019?

a. Shubman Gill b. David Warner

c. Imran Tahir d. Ambati Rayudu


Answer: c. Imran Tahir

- Chennai Super Kings team player Imran Tahir

won the Purple Cap title.

Who has won the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix

title?

a. Alexander Albon b. Walteri Bottas

c. Sebastian Vettel d. Lewis Hamilton

Answer: d. Lewis Hamilton

------------------------------

In which country will the 2023 Asian Cup

football tournament be held?

a. Russia b. India

c. China d. Bangladesh

Answer: c. China


Awards Who won the title of Miss World 2019?

a. Toni-Ann Singh

b. Opelie Mezzino

c. Suman Rao

d. Vanessa Ponce

Answer: a. Toni-Ann Singh (Jamaican resident)

- Indian-origin Jamaican-based Toni-Ann Singh

(23 years) was elected Miss World 2019.

- The event was held in London.

- Suman Rao of India was the second runner-up

at number three in Miss World competition.

Miss World and Miss Universe were elected in

2019

- In 2019, both Miss World and Miss Universe

black beauties have been selected.

- Earlier on 8 December 2019, 26 year old

Jojibini Tunji Miss Universe 2019 of South Africa

was elected.

------------------------

Who won the title of Miss World Asia 2019?

a. Aditi Rao

b. Suman Rao

c. Aastha Chatterjee

d. Tony V Singh

Answer: b. Suman Rao

Suman Rao was born on 23 November 1998 in

Udaipur, Rajasthan.


- Her father Ratan Singh Rao is a jeweller, while

mother Sushila Kunwar Rao is a homemaker.

------------------------

Which authors were awarded the Akashdeep

Samman-2019?

a. Amit Rajadesai and Gyanranjan

b. Vidyut Bharti and Akhil Sharma

c. Dalbir Singh and Gyanranjan

d. Gyanranjan and Bhalchandra Nemade

Answer: d. Gyanranjan and Bhalchandra

Nemade

Under this, he was given five lakh rupees and

citation.

- Bhalchandra Nemade is a famous Marathi

litterateur.

- While Gyanranjan is a Hindi writer.

- This award is given by the Media Institute

'Amar Ujala'.

-------------------------------

Which actor was honored with the

Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the President on

29 December 2019?

a. Nana Patekar

b. Amitabh Bachchan

c. Shahrukh Khan

d. Alok Nath

Answer: b. Amitabh Bachchan

Dadasaheb Phalke Award

- Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award

given by the Government of India.


- This award is given to a person for his lifetime

contribution to Indian cinema.

- This award started from the year 1969 on the

birth centenary of Dadasaheb Phalke.

- This award was presented to actress Devika

Rani for the first time.

-------------------------------

Who was described the world's most famous

teenager on the decade by the United

Nations?

a. Greta Thunberg

b. Malala Yousafzai

c. Marley Diaz

d. Christina Martin

Answer: b. Malala Yousafzai

- The United Nations has stated this in its report

'Decade in Review'.

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Who was honored with the Army Design

Bureau Excellence Award 2019 for bullet

proof jacket 'universal armor'?

a. Major Anoop Mishra

b. Major Alok Verma

c. Lieutenant Vimal Jalan

d. None of these

Answer: a. Major Anoop Mishra

- He has been given this honour for the

development of 'universal armour'.

- Sarvatra Kavach is an indigenously

manufactured bullet proof jacket.


- This jacket sniper can protect soldiers from

steel bullets also.

--------------------------------

Who was selected for the Sahitya Akademi

Award 2019 for his contribution to the

English language?

a. Shashi Tharoor

b. Anees Salim

c. Chinoid cavity

d. Nand Kishore Acharya

Answer: a. Shashi Tharoor

- This award has been received for 'An Era of

Darkness' written by him on the British era.

- This book was released in 2016.

--------------------------

Who was selected for the Sahitya Akademi

Award 2019 for his contribution to the Hindi

language?

a. Shashi Tharoor

b. Anees Salim

c. Chinmay Guha


Answer: d. Nand Kishore Acharya

- He has been givenit for the poem “Cheelte

huey Apne Ko'.

- The honour will be given on 25 February 2020

in New Delhi.

- The prize is given as a tamaraphalak, shawl

and an amount of one lakh rupees.

-----------------------


Sahitya Akademi Award 2019

• Assamese - Jayashree Goswami Mahant -

Chanakya (novel)

• Badla - Chinmaya Guha - Ghumar Darja

Thele (essay)

• Bodo - Phukan Chandra Basumatari - Aakhai

Athumanifroy (Poem)

• Dogri - Om Sharma 'Jandrayadi' - Badralata

Darpan (Essay)

• English - Shashi Tharoor - An Era of

Darkness (non-fiction prose)

• Gujarati - Ratilal Borisagar - Mojma re woon

re! (Essay)

• Hindi - Nand Kishore Acharya - Peeling

Yourself (Poem)

• Kannada - Vijaya - Kudi Esaru

(Autobiography)

• Kashmiri - Abdul Ahad Hajini - Akh Yaad Akh

Qayamat (Story Collection)

• Konkani - Nilba A Khandekar - The Words

(Poem)

• Maithili - Kumar Manish Arvind - Gingeek

Orion Karate (poem)

• Malayalam - V. Madhusudhanan Nair - Achan

Piranna Vidu (Poem)

• Manipuri - Beryl Thanga (L Biramangal

Singh) - E Amadi Adungigi Ethat (novel)

• Marathi - Anuradha Patil - Probably Ajunahi

(Poem)

• Odia - Tarun Kanti Mishra - Bhaswati (Story

Collection)

• Punjabi - Kirpal Kazakh - Endless (Story

Collection)

• Rajasthani - Ramswaroop Kisan - Barika

Baat (Story Collection)


• Sanskrit - Nenna-Madhusudan -

Pragyachakshusham (poem)

• Santali - Kali Charan Hembram - Sisirajali

(Story Collection)

• Sindhi - Ishwar Murjani - Jijal (Story

Collection)

• Tamil - Cho. Dharman - Sul (novel)

• Telugu - Bandi Narayana Owner -

Sepatbhoomi (novel)

• Urdu - Shafe Kidwai - Savneh-e-Sir Syed: A

Bajjid (Biography)

• Nepali language awards will be announced

later.

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Who won the DSC Award 2019 in South Asian

Literature?

a. Amitabh Bagchi

b. Anees Salim

c. Chinmay Guha


Answer: a. Amitabh Bagchi

- He has received this award for his novel 'Half

the Night is Gone'.

- The award was announced at the IME Nepal

Literature Festival in Nepal.

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In which country were Indian peacekeepers

honoured with United Nations medals?

a. South Africa

b. South Sudan

c. Nepal

d. Congo


Answer: b. South Sudan

- 850 Indian peacekeepers working in South

Sudan were awarded the United Nations Medal.

Indian soldiers have been given this honour for

their contribution in establishing peace in Sudan

and for selfless service.

At present, there are 2,342 Indian soldiers and

25 police personnel working in the UNMISS -

United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

- Mission in this country was started in July 2011

when South Sudan gained independence from

Sudan.

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Which state government has been awarded

the 'World Habitat Award' by UN Habitat?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Odisha

c. Karnataka

d. Uttarakhand

Answer: b. Odisha

- Government of Odisha conferred 'World Habitat

Award' for 'Jaga Mission'.

Under this mission, the Odisha government

provided land rights certificates to 52, 682 urban

poor families living in slums.

- This mission is being carried out by Tata Trust

and Norman Foster Foundation.

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Which port was declared as 'Port of Call'

under the "Coastal Shipping Agreement"

between India and Bangladesh?


a. Mongla

b. Chattogram

c. a and b

d. None of these

Answer: c. a and b

- The Ministry of Shipping (Ministry of Shipping -

Ministry of shipping) announced that Mongla and

Chattogram (both in Bangladesh) have been

declared as Port of Call under the "Coastal

Shipping Agreement" between India and

Bangladesh.

-------------------------

Which city was chosen as the Sports

Tourism Destination at the 2019 World Travel

Awards?

a. Mumbai

b. Abu Dhabi

c. Jaipur

d. Paris

Answer: b. Abu Dhabi

- Abu Dhabi has been given this title for the 7th

consecutive time.

- It is the capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Whom has Time magazine selected 'Person

of the Year' for the year 2019?

a. Greta Thunberg

b. Narendra Modi

c. Hamid Karzai

d. Donald trump


Answer: a. Greta Thunberg

- Greta has achieved this honour at the youngest

age.

- She has been talked about her influential and

aggressive speeches.

- She also gave a speech at the United Nations

Climate Action Summit this year.

- Wherein, she said “ how dare you”.

- This speech was praised all over the world.

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Puma has appointed Sunil Chhetri as brand

ambassador, with which sport is he

associated?

a. Cricket

b. Tennis

c. Football

d. Chase

Answer: c. Football

- Sunil Chhetri is currently ranked second in the

list of current goal scorers in international

football.

----------------------------

Who was selected by the Indian Jnanpith for

the 33rd Murtidevi Award?

a. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari

b. Akhilesh Chandra

c. Suryapratap Bhushan

d. Ashutosh Mishra

Answer: a. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari


- He is the former president of Sahitya Akademi

and a noted poet-critic.

- Madhusudan Anand, director of the Bharatiya

Jnanpith has made this announcement.

- It has been decided to award for his work 'Asti

Aur Bhavati'.

- In the Murthy Devi Award to be given by

Jnanpith, Dr. Tiwari will be given Saraswati

statue, citation and a prize money of four lakh

rupees.

- Murti Devi Award is given to a work written in

constitutionally recognized language.

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Which Indian has been elected to the board

of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New

York?

a. Deepika Padukone

b. Nita Ambani

c. Sania Mirza

d. Priyanka Chopra

Answer b. Nita Ambani

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Which Indian won the BRICS Innovator Prize

2019 (BRICS-Young Innovator Award)?

a. Ramesh Prakash

b. Ravi Prakash

c. Anand Bharti

d. Vijay Mittal

Answer b. Ravi Prakash


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Who has been selected for Indira Gandhi

Peace Prize 2019?

a. Manmohan Singh

b. Juliun Assange

c. David Attenborough

d. None of these

Answer c. David Attenborough

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Who was given the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

2018?

a. CSE b. Sunita Narayan

c. Manmohan Singh d. None of these

Answer a. CSE (Centre for Science and

Environment)

- On behalf of CSE, its Director General Sunita

Narayan took this award.

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Who has been chosen as Person of the Year

2019 by PETA India?

a. Maneka Gandhi b. Hrithik Roshan

c. Virat Kohli d. Alia Bhatt

Answer c. Virat Kohli

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Who has been given the Children's Right

Foundation International Children's Peace

Prize 2019?


a. Greta Thunberg and Divina Maloum

b. Greta Thunberg and Neha Gupta

c. Greta Thunberg and Abraham M. Keita

d. Leena Davaluri

b. Answer a. Greta Thunberg and Divina

Maloum

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Who was awarded the Bihari Award for the

year 2018?

a. Manisha Kulshrestha

b. Nanda Bhardwaj

c. Hemant Shesh

d. Alka Saraogi

Answer a. Manisha Kulshrestha

- She has been awarded this award for her novel

'Swapnapash' on 22 November 2019.

- The K.K. The Birla Foundation award is given

annually to a writer of Rajasthan for his notable

contribution to Hindi or Rajasthani language.

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Chitharesh Natesan who recently became Mr.

Universe 2019 is from which state?

a. Rajasthan b. Bihar

c. Kerala d. Odisha

Answer c. Kerala

- He became the first Indian to win the title of Mr.

Universe.

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Whose motto is "Ma Gridhah:

Kasyasvidhanam", which has been released

recently?

a. Indian Standards Bureau

b. Lokpal

c. Vigilance Commission

d. Finance Ministry

Answer b. Lokpal

- Ma Gridha = Greed, don't do it,

- Kasyasvit = someone,

- Dhanam = of wealth

Ma Gridha: Kasyasvidhanam" - Do not covet

anyone's wealth.

- Lokpal Chairman Pinaki Chandra Ghose

launched the Lokpal logo and motto on 27

November.

- The logo of the Lokpal includes the shapes of

the ombudsman, the people, vigilance, the law

and the judicial.

The Chairman of Lokpal: Justice Pinaki Chandra

Ghose

The Members of Lokpal:

- Justice Dilip Babasaueb Bhosale (Judicial

Member),

- Justice Pradeep Kumar Mohanty (Judicial

Member),

- Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi (Judicial Member),

- Dinesh Kumar Jain (Non-Judicial Member),

- Archana Ramasundaram (Non-Judicial

Member),

- Mahender Singh (Non-Judicial Member) &


- Dr Inderjeet Prasad Gautam (Non-Judicial

Member),

- Secretary Lokpal - B. K. Agarwal

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Which word has been chosen by Oxford

Dictionary as Word of the Year 2019?

a. Climate emergency

b. Terrorism

c. Clean environment

d. None of these

Answer a. Climate emergency

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Which is the first university in Madhya

Pradesh to get A + grade from NAAC?

a. Vikram University

b. Makhanlal Chaturvedi University of Journalism

c. Devi Ahilya University

d. None of these

Answer c. Devi Ahilya University

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name of Darbhanga Airport in Bihar after

whom?

a. Darbhanga Maharaj b. Vidyapati

c. Sanjay Kumar d. None of these

Answer b. Vidyapati

- The proposed Darbhanga airport will be named

after the famous Maithili poet Vidyapati.


- Bihar Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha made this

announcement.

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Which economist of Indian origin won the

2019 Nobel Prize in Economics?

a. Raghuram Rajan

b. Abhijeet Banerjee

c. Rakesh Khanna

d. Vijay Chauhan

Answer: b. Abhijeet Banerjee

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Which three economists won the 2019 Nobel

Prize in Economics?

a. Abhijeet Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael

Kramer

b. Abhijeet Banerjee, Raghuram Rajan, Michael

Kramer

c. Viswajit Ghosh, Abhijeet Banerjee, Esther

Duflo

d. None of these

Answer: a. Abhijeet Banerjee, Esther Duflo

and Michael Kramer

- All three will be given the Nobel of Economics

for their efforts towards reducing global poverty.

- Abhijeet Banerjee and Esther Duflo are

spouses.

- After 21 years, an Indian was elected for Nobel

prize in Economics.


- Earlier Professor Amartya Sen was given this

honor in 1998.

Esther Duflo (France)

- Youngest woman to win Nobel in economics.

- The second woman to get the Nobel of

Economics.

- She has been an advisor to former US

President Barack Obama.

Michael Kramer

- He is American.

- Kramer is a professor at Harvard University.

54 years old, a development economist.

Abhijeet Banerjee

- Abhijeet Banerjee's full name is Abhijeet

Vinayak Banerjee.

- Born on 21 February 1961 in Kolkata.

- Mother Nirmala Banerjee was a professor at

Kolkata's Centre for Studies in Social Sciences.

- Father Deepak Banerjee was the head of

Economics Department in Presidency College.

- Abhijeet did his graduation at Presidency

College, Kolkata.

- MA in Economics from JNU in 1983.

- PhD from Harvard University in 1988.

Abhijeet is 58 years old and a US citizen.

- Abhijeet Banerjee and his wife Esther Duflo are

currently Professor of Economics at

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in

the US.

- Abhijeet has written 7 books on Economics to

guide the world.


- He gained fame in 2011 from his book Poor

Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to

Fight Global Poverty.

- Banerjee, along with Duflo and Sendil

Mullinathan, founded Abdul Latif Jamil Poverty

Action Lab (J-Pal) in the year 2003.

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Which country's Prime Minister was selected

for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize?

a. India: Narendra Modi

b. Pakistan: Imran Khan

c. Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu

d. Ethiopia: Abi Ahmed Ali

Answer: d. Ethiopia: Abi Ahmed Ali

- Ethiopia is an African country.

- He will be given this prestigious award for

playing a major role in resolving the border

dispute with neighboring Eritrea for years.

- Abi Ahmed, 43 years old, is also known as

'Nelson Mandela' of Ethiopia.

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How many Indians or people of Indian origin

have been selected for the Nobel Prize till

now?

a. 6

b. 7


c. 8

d. 9

Answer: d. 9

- Prior to Abhijeet Banerjee, 8 Indians have

received Nobel honors.

i. Rabindra Nath Tagore (1913)

- Nobel was awarded in the field of literature.

ii. CV Raman (1930)

- Nobel in the field of Physics was awarded. This

award was given to him for his work on the

spread of light.

iii. Har Govind Khurana (1968)

- Indian-American Khurana was awarded this

honor in the field of Physiology or Medicine.

- Nobel Prize in 'Explaining the Genetic Code

and Its Functions in Protein Synthesis'

iv. Mother Teresa (1979)

- was given for her efforts in the service of

humanity.

v. Subramanian Chandrasekhar (1983)

- Indian-American Chandrasekhar was awarded

the Nobel of Physics along with William A. Faller.

- This award was given to him in the field of

theoretical study of physical processes in the

development and structure of stars.

vi. Amartya Sen (1998)

- Nobel was awarded in 1998 for his efforts

towards welfare economics.

vii. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan

- India-born Ramakrishnan was awarded in

chemistry in 2009.


- This honor was conferred with two other

scientists on the study of the structure and

function of ribosomes.

viii. Kailash Satyarthi (2014)

- was awarded the Nobel for Peace.

- He was given this honor along with Pakistan's

child rights activist Malala Yusufzai.

ix. Abhijeet Banerjee (2019)

5 Nobel Prizes to people with Indian citizenship

- Rabindranath Tagore (Literature) (1913)

- CV Raman (Science) (1930)

- Mother Teresa (Peace) (1979)

- Amartya Sen (Economics) (1998)

- Kailash Satyarthi (Peace) (2014)

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Which scientists have been selected for the

Nobel Prize for Medicine / Physiology

(Medicine) (Year 2019)?

a. William G. Kaelin b. Peter j. Ratcliffe

c. Greg L. Semenza d. All of the above

Answer: d. All of the above (William G. Kaelin

of America, Greg L. Semenza and Peter J.

Ratcliffe of Britain)

- These scientists discovered how human cells

sense and adapt to changes in oxygen levels.

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Who won the 2019 Sakharov Prize for Human

Rights?


a. Ilham Tohti b. Rajendra Mathur

c. RK Madhavan d. John milton

Answer: a. Ilham Tohti

- The European Union Parliament has

announced this.

- Ilham Tohti, an Uyghur economist fighting for

the rights of China’s Uyghur minority was given

this prestigious honor for human rights.

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Which African country gave the highest

civilian honor 'The Order of the Green

Crescent' to Vice President M Venkaiah

Naidu?

a. South Africa b. Comoros

c. Madagascar d. Mozambique

Answer: b. Comoros

- M. Venkaiah Naidu was on a tour of Comoros

and Sierra Leone from 10 October to 14

October.

On 12 October here, Comoros President Ajali

Asoumani gave this honor.

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Who was selected for the 31st 'Indira Gandhi

National Integration Award' (2017-18)?

a. Chandi Prasad Bhatt b. Satish Dhawan

c. TM Krishna d. Gulzar

Answer: a. Chandi Prasad Bhatt


85-year-old Gandhian environmentalist Bhatt

has been associated with the Chipko movement.

– He is also the recipient of Padma Bhushan,

Ramon Magsaysay and Gandhi Peace Prize.

'Indira Gandhi National Integration Award'

- The Congress instituted this award in memory

of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

- Indira Gandhi Peace Prize is given in memory

of former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.

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Who has got the first position in "Forbes

India Rich List 2019"?

a. Mukesh Ambani

b. Azim Premji

c. Hinduja Brothers

d. Gautam Adani

Answer: a. Mukesh Ambani

- Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani

is ranked first for 12 consecutive years.

- Mukesh Ambani has total assets of $ 51.4

billion. Mukesh Ambani's total assets have

increased by four million dollars compared to last

year

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Who has got second place in "Forbes India

Rich List 2019"?

a. Anil Ambani

b. Azim Premji


c. Hinduja Brothers

d. Gautam Adani

Answer: d. Gautam Adani

- Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani has

jumped eight places to become the second

richest Indian in this list.

- Gautam Adani has total assets of $ 15.7 billion.

According to Forbes, Adani has got this success

due to all kinds of business from the airport to

the data center.

- Anil Ambani is out of the top 10 list.

Top 10 list

1. Mukesh Ambani 2. Gautam Adani

3. Hinduja Brothers 4. Pallonji Mistry

5. Uday Kotak 6. Shiva Nadar

7. Radhakrishna Damani 8. Godrej Family

9. Lakshmi Mittal 10. Kumar Birla

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Which Indian nun was given the status of a

saint by Pope Francis 93 years after her

death?

a. Mariam Thresia

b. Madam Maria

c. Maryam Sen

d. None of these

Answer: a. Mariam Thresia

- Pope Francis in Vatican City announced to

grant her the title of Saint on 13 October 2019.


- Mariam Thresia made a great effort for the

education and empowerment of girls in Kerala.

- 93 years after her death,she was given the title

of saint.

Mariam Thresia

- She was born on 26 April 1876 in Thrissur

district, Kerala.

She died on 8 June 1926 at the age of 50.

- Mariam Thresia established a congregation

called Holy Family.

This institution, founded by her in 1914, now has

about 2000 nuns.

- Mariam Thresia built and operated many

schools, hostels, orphanages and convents.

- Sister Mariam Thresia has often been

compared to Mother Teresa because of her

service.

A total of five received the title of Saint in 2019

Sister Mariam Thracia of India

- British Cardinal John Henry Newman,

- Swiss Marguerite Bays

- Sister Dulce Lopes of Brazil and

- Italian sister Giuseppina Vannini

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Which Union Minister led the Indian

delegation during the declaration of the title

of Saint Mariam Thresia in Vatican City?

a. S. Jaishankar

b. V. Muralitharan


c. K. Rajasekaran

d. None of these

Answer: b. V. Muralitharan (Minister of State

for External Affairs)

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Who has been selected by the Press Council

of India (PCI) for the Rajaram Mohan Roy

Award 2019?

a. Ravish Kumar

b. Gulab Kothari

c. Rajesh Joshi

d. Rajdeep Sardesai

Answer: b. Gulab Kothari

- He is the President of Rajasthan Patrika Group.

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Who is the first black woman to win the

Booker Prize?

a. Bernadin Avaristo

b. Margaret Atwood

c. Taslima Nasreen

d. None of these

Answer: a. Bernadin Avaristo

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Name the joint winners of Booker Prize 2019?

a. Bernardine Evaristo and Taslima Nasrin

b. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo

c. Taslima Nasreen and Margaret Atwood

d. None of these


Answer: b. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine

Evaristo

Usually this award is not given jointly. But this

time these rules have been sidelined.

- Margaret Atwood is a 79-year-old Canadian.

- Margaret Atwood was awarded the Booker

Prize for her book 'The Testament' and

Bernadine Evaristo for her book 'Girl, Woman,

Other'.

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Who was awarded the National Kishore

Kumar Award 2018-19?

a. Priyadarshan b. Rakesh Roshan

c. Amitabh Bachchan d. Sanjay Dutt

Answer: a. Priyadarshan

- Famous film director and producer

Priyadarshan was awarded the National Kishore

Kumar Award 2018-19.

- For the year 2017-18, the award was given to

actress Waheeda Rehman.

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Which Indian was awarded the 'Global

Goalkeeper Award' by the Bill & Melinda

Gates Foundation?

a. Naveen Patnaik

b. Narendra Modi

c. Bill Gates

d. Dr. Harshvardhan


Answer: b. Narendra Modi

- Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honored for

the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign by the Bill and

Melinda Foundation.

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Who is the first Indian female athlete to be

nominated for the Padma Vibhushan Award?

a. Mary Kom b. Rajni Mathur

c. Sonia Singh d. None of these

Answer: a. Mary Kom

- India's star boxer MC Mary Kom became the

first Indian female athlete to be nominated for

the Padma Vibhushan.

- She is the first female boxer to become the 6-

time World Amateur Boxing Champion.

- Marykom was awarded the Padma Shri in

2006,

- While in 2013 she was awarded the Padma

Bhushan.

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Which Indian police officer has been selected

for the 2019 Asia Society Game Changer

Award?

a. Deepa Malik

b. Pushpa Khan

c. Chhaya Sharma

d. Asha Sharma

Answer: c. Chhaya Sharma


-She investigated the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape.

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Which music director has been selected for

Maharashtra Government's Lata Mangeshkar

Award for the year 2019-20?

a. Pritam Chakraborty

b. Vidyasagar

c. Usha Khanna

d. Abhinav Moitra

Answer: c. Usha Khanna

- She is a well-known musician.

- The award was instituted in 1993.

- This award is given for contribution in the field

of music.

- The winner of this award is given five lakh

rupees in cash, a citation and a memento.

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Who won the title of Best Movie at the IIFA

Awards 2019?

a. Sanju b. Raazi

c. Andhadhun d. Padmavat

Answer: b. Raazi

- This is the 20th edition of the Academy Awards,

which was held in Mumbai this time.

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Who won the Best Director title at the IIFA

Awards 2019?


a. Shriram Raghavan

b. Ranveer singh

c. Harshdeep Kaur

d. Amal Malik

Answer: a. Sriram Raghavan (for film

Andhadhun)

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Who won the Best Actor title at the IIFA

Awards 2019?

a. Ishaan Khattar b. Ranveer singh

c. Harshdeep Kaur d. Shahrukh Khan

Answer: b. Ranveer Singh (for film Padmavat)

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Who won the Best Actress award at the IIFA

Awards 2019?

a. Sara Ali Khan

b. Vibha Saraf

c. Alia Bhatt

d. Deepika Padukone

Answer: c. Alia Bhatt (for film Raazi)

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Who won the Best Debut -Actor title at the

IIFA Awards 2019?

a. Ishaan Khattar b. Ranveer singh

c. Harshdeep Kaur d. Amal Malik


Answer: a. Ishaan Khattar (for the film

Dhadak)

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Who won the Best Debut-Actress title at the IIFA

Awards 2019?

a. Vibha Saraf

b. Alia Bhatt

c. Sara Ali Khan

d. None of these

Answer: c. Sara Ali Khan (for the film

Kedarnath)

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Who won the Best Playback Singer-Male title

at the IIFA Awards 2019?

a. Ajay Singh

b. Honey Singh

c. Guru Randhawa

d. Arijit Singh

Answer: d. Arijit Singh (for Song Ae Watan

(Raazi))

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Who won the Best Playback Singer-Female at

the IIFA Awards 2019?

a. Harshadeep Kaur

b. Vibha Saraf

c. a and b

d. None of these


Answer: c. a and b (Harshadeep Kaur, Vibha

Saraf) for Song Dilbaro (Raazi)

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Who won the title of Best Musician at the IIFA

Awards 2019?

a. Amal Malik, Guru Randhawa

b. Rochak Kohli, Saurabh-Vaibhav

c. Honey Singh, Jack Knight

d. All of the above

Answer: d. All of the above (Amaal Malik,

Guru Randhawa, Roach Kohli, Saurabh-

Vaibhav, Honey Singh, Jack Knight) for

“Sonu ke teetu ki sweety”.

complete list :-

Award category Who got For what

Best movie -- Raazi

Best Director ---Shriram Raghavan – Andhadhun

Best Actor --Ranveer Singh-- Padmavat

Best actress --Alia Bhatt---Raazi

Best Debut (Actor) ---Ishaan Khattar ---Dhadak

Best Debut (Actress)--- Sara Ali Khan---

Kedarnath

Best Supporting Actor - Vicky Kaushal ---Sanju

Best Supporting Actress - Aditi Rao Hydari ---

Padmavat

Best playback singer Arijit Singh--- Ae Watan

(Raazi)

Best playback singer --Harshadeep Kaur, Vibha

Saraf --Dilbaro (Raazi)

Best Musicians Amaal Malik, Guru Randhawa,


Roach Kohli, Saurabh-Vaibhav, Honey Singh,

Jack Knight - Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety

Best Story--- Shriram Raghavan and Pooja

Lodha Surti ---Andhadhun

Best songwriter-- Amitabh Bhattacharya ---

'Dhadak' title song

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- Deepika Padukone was awarded IIFA's Special

Award for Best Actress in the last 20 years for

the film 'Chennai Express'.

Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel starrer film

'Kaho Naa Pyar Hai' was awarded the Best Film

of the last 20 years.

- Rajkumar Hirani was awarded the Best Director

Award in the last 20 years.

- Pritam received IIFA's Special Award for Best

Music in the last 20 years.

Renowned choreographer Saroj Khan was given

a special award for her unprecedented

contribution to Hindi cinema.

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Which film has been selected as India's

official entry in the Best International Feature

Film category for the 92nd Academy (Oscar)

Awards?

a. Kabir Singh

b. Uri - The Surgical Strike

c. Mission Mangal

d. Gully Boy


Answer: d. Gully Boy

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Who won the Outstanding Drama Series

(Best Drama Series) award at Emmy Awards

2019?

a. Sacred Games

b. Lust stories

c. Ozark

d. Game of Thrones

Answer: d. Game of thrones

- Like last year, this year also “The Game of

Thrones” won the most awards.

- Emmy Awards 2019 was the 71st edition of

these awards in which 'Sacred Games' and 'Lust

Stories' of India were nominated.

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Emmy Awards 2019 Winners list

• Best Drama Series: Game of Thrones

• Best Comedy Series: Fleabag

• Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Killing

Eve

• Direction for drama series: Jason Bateman

(Ozark)

• Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Billy

Porter (Pose)

• Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

Julia Garner (Ozark)

• Writing for a drama series: Jessie Armstrong

(Succession)


• Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

Series:Peter Dinklage ( Game of Thrones)

• Outstanding Variety Talk Series: Last Week

Tonight with John Oliver

• Director for Variety Series: Don Roy King

(Saturday Night Live)

• Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: Saturday

Night Live

• Writing for Variety Series: Tonight's Last

Week with John Oliver

• Best Mini Series: Chernobyl

• Best Lead Actress in Mini Series or TV Movie:

Michelle Williams (Fosse / Verdon)

• Best Television Movie: Black Mirror:

Bandersnatch

• Best Lead Actor in a Mini Series or TV

Movie:Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us}

• Writing for MiniSeries, Movie or Drama: Craig

Mazin (Chernobyl)

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Which actor has been selected for the

Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest

award in Indian cinema?

a. Amitabh Bachchan

b. Salman Khan

c. Aamir Khan

d. Anil Kapoor

Answer: a. Amitabh Bachchan

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Which Indian has been awarded the


'Changemaker Award' by Bill & Milinda Gates

Foundation for bringing change in society?

a. Lalitha Malik b. Suman Awasthi

c. Payal Jangid d. Pallavi Nath

Answer: c. Payal Jangid

- She is from Rajasthan. Age is 17 years.

- The Changemaker Award has been given to

bring change in society.

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Who was awarded the Bill & Milinda Gates

Foundation Global Goalkeepers Award?

a. Narendra Nath

b. Amit Shah

c. Narendra Modi

d. Roger Federer

Answer: c. Narendra Modi

- Modi was given this award for Swachh Bharat

Abhiyan.

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In whose name was the highest civilian honor

for national unity established by the central

government?

a. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

b. Bhagat Singh

c. Chandrashekhar Azad

d. Bhimrao Ambedkar


Answer: a. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

----------------------------

When did PM Narendra Modi declare India to

be open defecation free?

a. 1 October 2019

b. 15 August 2019

c. 2 October 2019

d. 1 October 2019

Answer: c. 2 October 2019

- PM Modi announced this at the 'Swachh Bharat

Divas' event held in Sabarmati, Ahmedabad.

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Who received the M P Birla Memorial Award

2019?

a. Rajdev Singh

b. Viren Acharya

c. Thanu Padmanabhan

d. Bhanu Mehta

Answer: c. Thanu Padmanabhan

- He is a physicist and astronomer.

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Who was chosen for the Vyas Samman of the

year 2019?

a. Vishwanath Tripathi

b. Nasira Sharma

c. Narendra Kohli

d. Mannu Bhandari


Answer: b. Nasira Sharma

- She has been selected for her novel “Kagaz ki

Nao”.

- This award is given by KK Birla Foundation to

the best Hindi literary work published over a

period of 10 years.

A few days ago, Leeladhar Jagudi received the

28th Vyas Samman (2018).

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Which government educational institutes

have been accorded the status of 'Institute of

Eminence' (Special Institutions) by the

Ministry of Human Resource Development in

September 2019?

Answer:

- University of Delhi (DU),

- IIT Madras,

- IIT Kharagpur,

- University of Hyderabad and

- Kashi Hindu University (BHU)

- Institute of Eminencetargets to develop 20

world class institutions, which will bring India on

the global education map.

⦁ In July 2018 also three government institutions

were included in this -

IIS, Bangalore

IIT, Delhi

IIT, Mumbai


Thus, a total of 8 government institutions have

been given the status of 'Institute of Eminence'.

- The government has taken this decision on the

advice of the expert committee of UGC.

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Which private educational institutes have

been conferred with 'Institute of Eminence'

(Special Institution) status by the Ministry of

Human Resource Development in September

2019?

Answer:

- Amrita Vidyapeetham,

- Vellore Institute of Technology (Tamil Nadu),

- Jamia Hamdard University (Delhi),

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology

(Odisha) and

- Bharti Institute Satya Bharti Foundation

(Mohali}

⦁ In July 2018 also three private institutions were

included in this -

- Manipal Higher Education Institute, Manipal

- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

(Bits Pilani)

- Jio Institute under Green Field category

Thus there are a total of 8 private institutions

with the status of Institute of Eminence.

The total number of private and government

institutions has increased to 16.

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To whom did President Ram Nath Kovind


give the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2019

Award?

a. Vimal Kumar

b. Deepa Malik

c. Sandeep Gupta

d. None of these

Answer: b. Deepa Malik

- The President gave this award on 29 August

2019.

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Who received the Dronacharya Award 2019?

a. Vimal Kumar and Sandeep Gupta

b. Deepa Malik

c. Sandeep Gupta

d. None of these

Answer: a. Vimal Kumar and Sandeep Gupta

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Dhyanchand Award 2019

1. Manuel Fredericks - Hockey

2. Arup Basak - Table Tennis

3. Manoj Kumar - Wrestling

4. Nitten Kirrtane - Tennis

5. C. Lalremsanga - Archery

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Which film was selected the Best Hindi Film

for the 66th National Film Awards?


a. Andhadhun

b. Padmavat

c. Badhai Ho

d. Uri: The Surgical Strike

Answer: a. Andhadhun

- Ayushmann Khurrana and Tabu starrer The

film is directed by Shriram Raghavan.

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Which film was selected for the Best Feature

Film Award under the 66th National Film

Awards?

a. Andhadhun

b. Padmavat

c. Badhai Ho

d. Hellaro

Answer: d. Hellaro

- Gujarati film 'Hellaro' was selected for Best

Feature Film Award.

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Which film was selected the Best

Entertainment Film for the 66th National Film

Awards?

a. Andhadhun

b. Padmavat

c. Badhai Ho

d. Hellaro

Answer: c. Badhai Ho


- This award has been selected for giving healthy

entertainment.

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\Which film was chosen the best film on

social subjects for the 66th National Film

Awards?

a. Padman

b. Padmavat

c. Badhai Ho

Answer: a. Padman

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Who was chosen as the Best Director for the

66th National Film Awards?

a. Ayushman Khurana

b. Shriram Raghavan

c. Aditya Dhar

d. None of these

Answer: c. Aditya Dhar

- He has been voted the best director for the film

'Uri: The Surgical Strike'.

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Who was jointly selected for the 66th

National Film Award for Best Actor?

a. Ayushman Khurana and Vicky Kaushal

b. Shriram Raghavan and Vicky Kaushal

c. Aditya Dhar and Ayushman Khurana

d. None of these


Answer: a. Ayushman Khurana and Vicky

Kaushal

- Ayushmann Khurrana has been jointly selected

for Best Actor Award for the film 'Andhadhun'

and Vicky Kaushal for 'Uri: The Surgical Strike'.

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Who was chosen the Best Actress for the


a. Tabu

b. Kirti Suresh

c. Rani Mukherjee

d. None of these

Answer: b. Kirti Suresh

- Kirti Suresh was selected for Best Actress

Award for her performance in Telugu film

'Mahanti'.

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Who was chosen the Best Film on

Environmental Protection for the 66th

National Film Awards?

a. Paani

b. Padmavat

c. Badhai Ho

d. Hellaro

Answer: aPaani

- This is a Marathi film.


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Who was awarded the Nargis Dutt Award for

Best Feature Film on National Integration

under the 66th National Film Awards?

a. Paani

b. Padmavat

c. Ondala Eradala

d. Hellaro

Answer: c. Ondala Eradala

- This is a Kannada film.

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Who received the “Most Film Friendly State”

(Best Film Friendly State) Award under the


a. Bihar

b. Uttarakhand

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Maharashtra

Answer: b. Uttarakhand-

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Who was chosen the Best Music Director for

the 66th National Film Awards?

a. Ayushman Khurana

b. Shriram Raghavan

c. Sanjay Leela Bhansali

d. None of these


Answer: c. Sanjay Leela Bhansali

- He won this award for the film Padmavat.

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- 66th National Film Awards

National Film Awards were announced in 31

categories for feature films.

- 23 non-feature and 31 feature films have been

announced for the award.

⦁ Best Actor Award: Ayushmann Khurrana (

Badhai Ho), Vicky Kaushal (Uri: The Surgical

Strike)

⦁ Best Actress Award: Kirti Suresh (Mahanati)

⦁ Special Mention Award (Non-Feature)

⦁ Mahaan Hutatma - Sagar Puranic

⦁ Glow Warm in a Jungle- Ramana Dumpala

⦁ Laddu - Sameer Sadhwani and Kishore

Sadhwani

⦁ Best Narration - Madhubani - The Station of

Color

⦁ Voice- Deepak Agnihotri, Urvija Upadhyay

⦁ Best Music Film - Jyoti - Director Kedar Divekar

⦁ Best Audiography - Children of the Soil -

Bishwadeep Chatterjee

⦁ Best Location Sound - The Secret Life of Frogs

- Ajay Bedi

⦁ Best Cinematography - The Secret Life of

Frogs - Ajay Bedi and Vijay Bedi

⦁ Best Beat Direction - Ai Shapath - Gautam

Waje

⦁ Best Film on Family Value – Chalo Jeete hain -

Mangesh Hadavale


⦁ Best Shot Fiction Film - Kaasav - Aditya

Subhash Jambhale

^ Social Justice Film- Why Me- Harish Shah

⦁ Social Justice Film- Ekant- Neeraj Singh

⦁ Best Investigative Film - Amoli - Jasmin Kaur

and Avinash Roy

⦁ Best sports film - Swimming through the

Darkness - Supriyo Sen

⦁ Best Educational Film - Sarala Virala -

Aregowda

⦁ Best film on social issue- Tala te kunji- Shilpi

Gulati

⦁ Best Environmental Film - The World's Most

Famous Tiger - Subia Nalamuthu

⦁ Best Promotional Film - Rediscovering Jazam -

Avishan Maurya and Kriti Gupta

^ Best Sciences and Technology Film - GD

Naidu: The Edison of India - Ranjeet Kumar

⦁ Best Arts and Cultural Film - Bunkar: The Last

of the Varanasi Weavers - Satyaprakash

Upadhyay

⦁ Best Debut Non-Feature Film of a Director -

Faluda - Sagnik Chatterjee

⦁ Best Non-Feature Falim (Shared) - Sun Rise -

Vibha Bakshi

⦁ Best Non-Feature Film - The Secret Life of

Frogs - Ajay Bedi and Vijay Bedi

⦁ Best Music Director- Padmavat- Sanjay Leela

Bhansali


⦁ Special Mention (Feature)

⦁ Nathikcharami (Kannada) - Shruti Hariharan

⦁ Kadak (Hindi) - Chandrachud Rai (actor)

⦁ Joseph (Malayalam) - Joju George (actor)

⦁ Sudani from Nigeria (Malayalam) - Savitri

(Actress)

⦁ Best Rajasthani Film- Turtle- Dinesh S Yadav

⦁ Best Panchinga Film - In the Land of Poison

Women - Manju Bora

⦁ Best Sherdupan Film - Mishing - Bobby

Sharma Barua

⦁ Best Garo Film - Mama - Dominic Sangma

⦁ Best Marathi Film- Bhonga- Shivaji Lotan Patil

⦁ Best Tamil Film - Baram - Priya Krishnaswamy

⦁ Best Hindi Film - Andhadhun - Shriram

Raghavan

⦁ Best Urdu Film- Hamid- Aijaz Khan

⦁ Best Bengali Film - Ek J Chilo Raja - Srjeet

Mukherjee

⦁ Best Malayalam Film- Sudani from Nigeria-

Zakaria

⦁ Best Telugu Film - Mahanati - Nag Ashwin

⦁ Best Kannada Film - Nathicharami - Manjunath

S (Mansoor)

⦁ Best Konkani Film - Amori - Dinesh P Bhogle

⦁ Best Assamese Film - Bulbul Can Sing -

Reema Das

⦁ Best Punjabi Film- Harjita- Vijay Kumar Arora

⦁ Best Gujarati Film- Reva- Rahul Surendrabhai

Bhole, Vineet Kumar Ambubhai Kanojiya


⦁ Best Action Director Award - Kannada film KGF

- Vikram More and Anbu Ariv

⦁ Best choreography - Padmavat - Kruti Mahesh

Madya and Jyoti Tomar - Gana - Ghoomar -

Ghoomar

⦁ Best Special Effects- Telugu Film O-Shruti

Creative Studio

⦁ Best Special Effects - Kannada Film KGF -

Unify Media

⦁ Best Lyrics - Kannada film Nathicharami -

⦁ Music Director- Manjunath S (Mansoor) - Song

- Mayavi Manve

⦁ Best Background Music - Uri: The Surgical

Strike - Shashwat Sachdev

⦁ Best Makeup Artist - Telugu Film O - Ranjeet

⦁ Best costume designer- Telugu film- Mahanati-

Indrakshi Patnaik, Gaurang Shah and Archana

Rao

⦁ Best Production Design - Malayalam Film -

Kamara Sambhavam - Bengal

⦁ Best Editing - Kannada film Nathicharami -

Nagendra's Ujjayani

⦁ Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist) -

Marathi film Tendalya- Gaurav Verma

⦁ Best Audiography (Best Sound Designer) - Uri:

The Surgical Strike - Bishwadeep Deepak

Chatterjee

⦁ Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the final

mixed track) - Telugu film Rangasthalam - Raja

Krishnan MR

⦁ Best Screenplay (Original) - Telugu film Chi


Arjun La So - Rahul Ravindran

⦁ Best Screenplay (Adapted) - Andhadhun-

Shriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Yogesh

Chandrakar, Hemant Rao and Pooja Ladha Surti

⦁ Best Screenplay (Dialogue) - Bengali Movie

Date - Churni Ganguly

⦁ Best Cinematography - Malayalam Film - Ulu -

M.J. Radhakrishnan

⦁ Best Female Playback Singer - Kannada Film

Nathicharami - Bindu Malini - Song - Myvi

Manave

⦁ Best Male Playback Singer - Film Padmavat,

Arijit Singh - Binte Dil misriya Me

⦁ Best Child Artist - Kannada Film Ondala

Eradala - Rohit

⦁ Best Child Artist - Punjabi Film Harjita -

Sameep Singh

⦁ Best Child Artist - Urdu Film Hamid - Talha

Arshad Reshi

⦁ Best Child Artist - Marathi Film Naal - Srinivas

Pokle

⦁ Best Supporting Actress – Badhai Ho- Surekha

Sikri

⦁ Best Supporting Actor - Marathi Film-Chumbak

- Swanand Kirkire

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Which camp was started by PM Narendra

Modi on 29 August 2019 for the fitness of the

people?

a. Fit India Movement

b. Stay fit india


c. India fit

d. None of these

Answer: a. Fit India Movement

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Who was awarded the Bharat Ratna on 8

August 2019?

a. Pranab Mukherjee

b. Nana ji Deshmukh

c. Bhupen Hazarika

d. All above

Answer: d. All the above (Pranab Mukherjee,

Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupen Hazarika)

- Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika were

posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, the

country's highest civilian honor by President

Ramnath Kovind.

- Together with these three celebrities, 48

celebrities have been awarded Bharat Ratna so

far.

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Who has been awarded the 'Lamp of Peace of

St. Francis' 2019 honor?

a. Robert d'souza

b. Rakesh Mohan

c. Muhammad Yunus

d. None of these

Answer: c. Muhammad Yunus

- He is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur,


banker, economist and civil society leader.

- Earlier in 2008, Muhammad Yunus was

awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Who is the first female IPS officer to win the

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards

2018?

a. Prabhat Raju Koli

b. Dipankar Ghosh

c. Manikandan K.

d. Aparna Kumar

Answer: d. Aparna Kumar

- Aparna Kumar is a 2002 batch IPS officer of

Uttar Pradesh cadre.

- President Ramnath Kovind gave this award on

29 August 2019.

Other winners - Tenzing Norgay National

Adventure Awards 2018

Name - categories

Aparna Kumar- Land Adventure

Late Shri Dipankar Ghosh - Land Adventure

Manikandan K- Land adventure

Prabhat Raju Koli- Water Adventure

Rameshwar Jangra -Air Adventure

Wangchuk Sherpa -Lifetime Achievement

Tenzing Norgay

- Tenzing Norgay was a Nepali climber.

- He along with Sir Edmund Hillary of N-ew


Zealand first climbed Mount Everest on 29 May

1953.

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Who has become the third Indian bowler to

take a hat-trick in Test cricket?

a. Jasprit Bumrah

b. Virat Kohli

c. Sachin Tendulkar

d. KL Rahul

Answer: a. Jasprit Bumrah

- She did this feat against West Indies on 21

August 2019.

- Harbhajan Singh (against Australia in 2001) is

the first Indian to take a hat-trick in Tests for

India.

After him, this feat was done by fast bowler Irfan

Pathan in 2006 against Pakistan.

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Who was given the Best Clean Iconic Place

Award during Swachhta Mahotsav 2019?

a. Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (Jammu and

Kashmir)

b. Chandigarh

c. Tirupati Mala Temple

d. None of these

Answer: a. Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board

(Jammu and Kashmir)

- President Ramnath Kovind gave these awards.


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Who was awarded the Swachh Award in the

Swachhta Action Plan category during

Swachhta Mahotsav 2019.

a. Ministry of Agriculture b. Railway ministry

c. Ministry of Mining d. Ministry of Tourism

Answer: b. Railway ministry

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Who was awarded the Swachhta Pakhwada

Award during Swachhta Mahotsav 2019?

a. Antiquity department

b. Science and Technology Department

c. Department of Defence

d. None of these

Answer: c. Department of Defence

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Which states were given awards for open

defecation and behavioral change during the

Cleanliness Festival 2019.

a. Gujarat b. Sikkim

c. a and b d. None of these

Answer: c. a and b (Gujarat and Sikkim)

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Which village was given the Gram Ganga

Award during the Cleanliness Festival 2019?


a. Baghori village of Uttarkashi

b. 'Jameen' villages of Bihar

c. 'Balua' villages of Uttar Pradesh

d. None of these

Answer: a. Baghori village of Uttarkashi

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The 25th Senior Women's National Football

Championship (10 September to 24

September, 2019) was held in which state?


b. Kerala

c. Bihar

d. Punjab


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Who has been appointed as the brand

ambassador of Gujarat Suicide Prevention?

a. PV Sindhu b. R K Lakshman

c. Rakesh Sinha d. Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: a. PV Sindhu (Pusarla Venkata

Sindhu)

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PM Narendra Modi has been awarded the

highest civilian honor by the United Arab

Emirates, name it?

a. Zayed Azam b. Order of zayed

c. Order of emirates d. None of these


Answer: b. Order of zayed

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Which award was awarded by Bahrain to

Prime Minister Modi?

a. King Hamad Order of the Peace

b. King Hamad Order of the Renaissance

c. Peace award

d. None of these

Answer: b. King Hamad Order of the

Renaissance

(King Ahmed Order of the Renaissance)

- Global awards given to Prime Minister Modi

after 2014

1. Aamir Amanullah Khan Award: Afghanistan's

highest civilian honor

2. Order of King Abdulaziz Sash: Saudi Arabia's

highest civilian honor

3. Grand Caller of the State of Palestine: The

highest honor given by Palestine to foreign

dignitaries.

4. Seoul Peace Prize: Awarded by Seoul Peace

Prize Foundation of South Korea

5. Champions of Earth Award: This is the highest

environmental honor of the United Nations, the

award is given by the United Nations

Environment Program.

6. Order of Zayed: UAE Highest Civilian Award

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Who was awarded the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu?


a. K. Kasturirangan

b. K. Sivan

c. R. Swaminathan

d. None of these

Answer: b. K. Sivan

- Dr. K Sivan, head of the Indian Space

Research Organization

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Which organization recently announced the

Vikram Sarabhai Journalism Award?

a. ISRO

b. D R d o

c. NASA

d. None of these

Answer: a. ISRO

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Which model / doctor of Indian origin won the

title of Miss England 2019?

a. Usha Tiwari b. Neha Mathur

c. Bhasha Mukherjee d. None of these

Answer: c. Bhasha Mukherjee

- She is 23 years old.

- He is a doctor.

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The government of Guinea (African country)

has given the highest honor to President


Ramnath Kovind, what is the name of this

award?

a. National order of merit

b. National pride award

c. International friendship award

d. None of these

Answer: a. National order of merit

- President Kovind reached Guinea on 2 August.

He is the first Indian Head of State to travel in

the West African country.

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Which Indian journalist won the 'Ramon

Magsaysay Award 2019'?

a. Anarb Goswami

b. Ravish Kumar

c. Sudhir Chaudhary

d. Anjana Om Kashyap

Answer: b. Ravish Kumar

- Magsaysay Award is also considered the Nobel

of Asia.

Apart from Ravish Kumar, four other people

have also received the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay

Award.

- Among the winners, Swe Win from Myanmar,

Angkhana Nilapaijit from Thailand,

Raymundo Pujante Cayabyab from the

Philippines and

Kim Jong-ki from South Korea.


- Ravish Kumar is the sixth journalist who has

received this award.

Earlier, Amitabh Chaudhary (1961), BG

Varghese (1975), Arun Shourie (1982), RK

Laxman (1984), P. Sainath (2007) have received

this award.

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Who became the first pilot of the Indian Air

Force to complete the wingsuit sky dive

jump?

a. Rakesh Awasthi

b. Avni Sharma

c. Adarsh Nander

d. Tarun Chaudhary

Answer: d. Tarun Chaudhary

- He did this task on 21-22 July 2019, from Mi-17

helicopter, jumped from a height of 8500 feet.

- He did this work at Jodhpur Air Force Station in

Rajasthan.

- He was wearing a special kind of wing suit.

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Which Indian sand artist was honored with

the 'People's Choice Award' at the

prestigious 'America's Sand Sculpting

Festival 2019'?

a. Nitish Bharti b. Rahul Arya

c. Narayan Sahu d. Sudarshan Patnaik

Answer: d. Sudarshan Patnaik


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Which Indian woman boxer won the gold

medal in the 51 kg weight category at the

23rd President's Cup?

a. Mary Kom

b. Pinky Rani

c. Sushmita Rai

d. None of these

Answer: a. Mary Kom

- The event took place in Labuan Bajo,

Indonesia.

- He won this gold by defeating Australia's April

Franks.

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Which Indian scientist was awarded the

Missile Systems Award 2019 by the American

Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics?

a. K Sivan

b. R Madhavan

c. Dr. G. Satish Reddy

d. None of these

Answer: c. Dr. G. Satish Reddy

- He is the Chief of the Scientific and Defence

Research and Development Organization

(DRDO).

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Which Indian entrepreneur was awarded the


2019 Commonwealth Youth Award for Asian

Region?

a. Padmanabhan Gopalan b. R Pillai

c. Rajendra Madhwan d. None of these

Answer: a. Padmanabhan Gopalan

- Gopalan is the founder of "No Food Waste".

Commonwealth Youth Award for Asian Region is

awarded to youth aged 15 to 29 who strive to

achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Which former ISRO scientist was awarded

the Padma Bhushan Award?

a. Rajendra Swamy b. Nambi Narayan

c. Vijay Paswan d. None of these

Answer: b. Nambi Narayan

- Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian

award given by the Government of India.

Nambi Narayan was working on a cryogenic

project of ISRO, then in 1994 he was implicated

in a false charge of espionage.

The Supreme Court acquitted him from all

charges in 1998, declaring him innocent.

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Who won the Vyas Samman of 2018?

a. Ramdarash Mishra

b. Mamta Kalia


c. Leeladhar Jagudi

d. Vishwanath Tripathi

Answer: c. Leeladhar Jagudi

- This honor was given for his poetry collection

"Jitne log Utne Prem" by the K K Birla

Foundation.

- Vyas Samman is a major literary honor, it

started in 1991. The award is provided by the K

K Birla Foundation.

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Which Indian was awarded the 'Grand Order

of the King of Tomislav', Croatia's highest

civilian honor?

a. Narendra Modi

b. Ramnath Kovind

c. Nitish Kumar

d. Rajnish Kumar

Answer: b. Ramnath Kovind

- President Kovind is the first Indian national to

visit Croatia.

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Which Indian was awarded the Bodley Medal

2019 of Oxford University?

a. Rahul Mahajan b. Rajendra Mittal

c. Amartya Sen d. None of these

Answer: c. Amartya Sen

- The award is presented by the famous

Bodleian Libraries of Oxford University.


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Who was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya

Samman 2019?

a. Dr. Vijay Kumar Jaiswal

b. Aman Singh Rajput

c. Dr. Rajendra Joshi

d. None of these

Answer: c. Dr. Rajendra Joshi

- He lives in Switzerland.

- This is the highest honor given to overseas

Indians.

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Which Indian was awarded the Philip Kotler

Presidential Award?

a. Narendra Modi b. Lal Krishna Advani

c. Murali Manohar Joshi d. Taran Taran

Answer: a. Narendra Modi

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Recently who became the youngest Indian

mountaineer to climb 7 highest volcanic

mountains in the world and 7 highest

mountains in 7 continents?

a. Uday Swarup

b. Satyarupa Siddhanta (Kolkata)

c. Arup Kumar

d. None of these

Answer: b. Satyarupa Siddhanta (Kolkata)


Satyarup achieved this feat in 35 years and nine

months, breaking the record of Australian

climber Daniel Bull (36 years 157 days).

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Who was awarded the Saraswati Samman for

the year 2017?

a. Sitanshu Yashaschandra b. Arvind Das

c. Bawar Khan d. None of these

Answer: a. Sitanshu yashaschandra

He is a prominent Gujarati poet, playwright. He

was awarded the Saraswati Award for his

collection of poems titled "Vakhar" published in

2009.

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Who received the Padma Vibhushan Award

2019?

Answer:

- Tejan Bai (Art-Vocals-Folk)

- Ismail Omar Guelleh (Foreigner-Djibouti)

(Public Affairs)

- Anilkumar Manibhai Naik (Trade &

IndustryInfrastructure)

- Balwant Moreshwar Purandare (Art-Acting-

Theater)

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Who received the Padma Bhushan Award

2019?


Answer:

⦁ John Chambers (Overseas-USA), (Trade &

IndustryTechnology)

⦁ Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, (Public Affairs)

⦁ Praveen Gordhan (Foreign-South Africa),

(Public Affairs)

⦁ Monsieur Dharm Pal Gulati, (Trade &

IndustryFood Processing)

⦁ Darshan Lal Jain, (Social Work)

⦁ Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade, (Medicine-

Affordable Healthcare)

⦁ Kariya Munda, (Public Affairs)

⦁ Dhaditya Mukherjee, (Art-Music-Sitar)

⦁ Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair, (Art-Acting-Film)

⦁ S. Nambi Narayan, (Science & Engineering-

Space)

⦁ Kuldeep Nayar (posthumous), (Literature &

Education (Journalism))

⦁ Bachendri Pal, (SportsMountaineering)

⦁ VK Shunglu, (Civil Service)

⦁ Hukumdev Narayan Yadav (Public Affairs)

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Who is the first transgender to be awarded

the Padma Shri?

a. Rajani Devi

b. Hiren Padya

c. Dancer Nataraj

d. None of these


Answer: c. Dancer Nataraj

She is a Bharatanatyam expert, in addition to the

Thanjavur-based heroine sentiment.

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Who has been selected by the Central

Government for the Gandhi Peace Prize

2017?

a. Vivekananda Center of Kanyakumari

b. Akshay Patra Foundation and Sulabh

International

c. Ekal AbhiyanTrust

d. Goodwill Ambassador of the World Health

Organization Yohei Sasakawa

Answer: c. Ekal AbhiyanTrust

Selected for 2017 for providing education to

tribal and rural children in remote areas of India,

rural empowerment, gender and social equality.

----------------------- Who has been selected by the Central


2016?



International

c. Ekal AbhiyanTrust




Answer: b. Akshay Patra Foundation and Sulabh

International

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Who has been selected by the Central


2015?



International

c. . Ekal AbhiyanTrust



Answer: a. Vivekananda Center of

Kanyakumari

Vivekananda Kendra was chosen for the honor

for contributing to the development of rural

development, education and natural resources.

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Who won the Best Actor (Drama) Award at

the 76th Golden Globe Awards 2019?

a. Rami Malek b. Glenn close

c. The wife d. Christian Bale

Answer: a. Ramee Malek

- He was given this award for the film Bohemian

Rapsody.

- The award ceremony was held at the Hotel The

Beverly Hilton in California, USA.


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Who won the Best Actress (Drama) award at

the 76th Golden Globe Awards 2019?

a. Christian Bale

b. Glenn Close

c. Darren Chris

d. Sandra Oh

Answer: b. Glenn Close (The Wife)

- He was given this award for the film The Wife.

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Who won the Best Director (in any motion

picture) award at the 76th Golden Globe

Awards 2019?

a. Rami Malek

b. Glenn Close

c. Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)

d. None of these

Answer: c. Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)

- He was given this award for the film Roma.

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Who won the Best Motion Picture (Film)

Drama Award at the 76th Golden Globe

Awards 2019?

a. The Wife

b. Vice

c. The Favorite

d. Bohemian Rapasody


Answer: d. Bohemian Rapasody

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Complete list of winners of 76th Golden

Globe Awards 2019

(Golden Globes 2019: List of Winners):

⦁ Best Motion Picture - Drama: Bohemian

Rapsody

⦁ Best Motion Picture - Musical / Comedy: Green

Book

⦁ Best Director - Motion Picture: Alfonso Cuaron

(Roma)

⦁ Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama:

Glenn Close (The Wife)

⦁ Best Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama: Ramee

Malek (Bohemian Rapsody)

⦁ Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical /

Comedy: Olivia Coleman (The Favorite)

⦁ Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical /

Comedy: Christian Bale (Vice)

⦁ Best Motion Picture-Animated: Spidar Man:

Into the Spider Verse

⦁ Best Motion Picture-Foreign Language: Roma

(Mexico)

^ Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any

Motion Picture: Regina King (If Beale Street

Could Talk)

⦁ Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion

Picture: Mahershala Ali (Green Book)

⦁ Best Screenplay-Motion Picture: Green Book

⦁ Best Original Score-Motion Picture: Justin

Hurwitz (First Man)


⦁ Best Original Song-Motion Picture: Shallow (A

Star Is Born)

⦁ Best Television Series - Drama: The

Americans

⦁ Best Television Series - Musical / Comedy: The

Kominsky Method

⦁ Best Television Series Limited Series / Motion

Picture Made for TV: The Assassination of

Gianni Versace

⦁ Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama:

Sandra Oh (Killing Eve)

⦁ Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama:

Richard Madden (Bodyguard)

⦁ Best Actress in a Television Series-Musical /

Comedy: Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous

Mrs. Maisel)

^ Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical /

Comedy: Michael Douglas (The Kominsky

Method)

⦁ Best Actress in a Limited Series / Motion

Picture Made for TV: Patricia Arquette (Escape

from Dannemora)

^ Best Actor in a Limited Series / Motion Picture

Made for TV: Darren Criss (The Assassination of

Gianni Versace)

⦁ Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series,

Limited Series / Motion Picture Made for TV:

Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects)

⦁ Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series,

Limited Series / Motion Picture Made for TV: Ben

Wishaw (A Very English Scandal)


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The Government of Karnataka has decided to

give the AISA-Karnataka Visvesvaraya Solar

Award in the name of which eminent

engineer to promote solar energy worldwide?

a. Jessie Bose

b. A P J Abdul Kalam

c. Satyendra Nath Basu

d. M. Visvesvaraya

Answer: d. M. Visvesvaraya

- This award will be given to one country in the

world every year for better work in the field of

floating solar projects.

- Earlier, the Haryana government also gave the

AISA-Haryana Kalpana Chawla Solar Award in

the name of astronaut Kalpana Chawla.

Karnataka is the second state in the country

after Haryana to have decided to start such an

award.

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Which butterfly species was recently

declared the official butterfly of Tamil Nadu?

a. Tamil Yeoman b. Yoya manai

c. Youman India d. None of these

Answer: a. Tamil yeoman

- This butterfly is found in the Western Ghats.

Tamil Nadu is the fifth state in the country to


have selected the official butterfly species. -

Tamil Nadu has 32 butterfly hotspots.

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Which Indian business leaders have been

selected by the USISPF for the Global

Excellence Award?

a. Ajay Banga and Azeem Premji

b. Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tenulkar

c. Azim Premji and Ratan Tata

d. None of these

Answer: a. Ajay Banga and Azeem Premji

- The 2019 Global Excellence Award has been

received by Ajay Banga, CEO of US-India

Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)

MasterCard and Azim Premji, Chairman of

Wipro.

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Which police station in India has been ranked

first in the ranking of police stations by the

Union Home Ministry?

a. Kalu Police Station of Bikaner

b. Andaman-Nicobar Islands Campbell Police

Station

c. Farakka Police Station of Murshidabad District

d. Jalandhar

Answer: a. Kalu Police Station of Bikaner


- Second place Campbell Police Station located

in Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar

Islands

- Third place is Farakka Police Station of

Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

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Recently which state government has

decided to give 10,000 rupees every month to

the Padma awardees of the state who are

struggling with the economic crisis?

a. Government of Bihar

b. Government of Punjab

c. Government of Odisha

d. Government of Jharkhand

Answer: c. Government of Odisha

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Recently who has been selected for Sangeet

Natak Akademi Fellowship (Akademi Ratna)

by Sangeet Natak Akademi?

a. Zakir Hussain, Sonal Mansingh,

b. Jatin Goswami and K. Kalyanasundaram Pillai

c. a. And b.

d. None of these

Answer: c. a. And b. (Tabla maestro Zakir

Hussain, classical dancer Sonal Mansingh,

dancer Jatin Goswami and scientist K.

Kalyanasundaram Pillai)


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Which Indian female cricketer was honored

with the Arjuna Award 2018?

a. Manu Bhakar

b. Anandi Ben

c. Smriti Mandhana

d. None of these

Answer: c. Smriti Mandhana

- Union Sports Minister Kiran Rijiju honored her

with the Arjuna Award on 16 July 2019.

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Which award has been recently given to

tennis player Rohan Bopanna by the Central

Government?

a. Khel Ratna Award

b. Arjuna Award

c. Dronacharya award

d. None of these

Answer: b. Arjuna Award

- Union Sports Minister Kiran Rijiju honored him

with the Arjuna Award on 16 July 2019.

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Which Bollywood actor will be awarded an

honorary doctorate by La Trobe University in

Melbourne on 9 August 2019?

a. Shahrukh Khan

b. Salman Khan


c. Ijaz Khan

d. Ajay Devgn

Answer: a. Shahrukh Khan

He is being given this title for the work done for

the upliftment of the children of the

underprivileged and for the empowerment of

women.

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Which players have been selected for the

Mohun Bagan Ratna Award 2019?

a. Keshav Dutt and Prasoon Banerjee

b. Arijit Bagui and Prasoon Banerjee

c. Mohammad Shami and Keshav Dutt

d. Ashok Chatterjee

Answer: a. Keshav Dutt and Prasoon

Banerjee

- Keshav Dutt (93 years), is a hockey player.

- While Prasoon Banerjee (64 years) is the

former captain of the Indian football team.

- He is also a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha

Member) from Trinamool Congress.

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Name the first woman IPS who has hoisted

the tricolor of India on seven ranges of the

world?

a. Aparna Kumar b. Deepka Suri

c. Aparna Thakur d. PT Usha


Answer: a. Aparna Kumar

Aparna is a 2002 batch UP cadre IPS officer.

Aparna also made a successful climb to Mount

Everest in 2016.

- She recently hoisted the tricolor on Mount

Denali, Alaska, USA. - - She withstood 250 km of

icy winds and minus 40 degree temperature.

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Which former Indian President has recently

been awarded the 'Order of the Aztec Eagle',

the highest civilian honor given to foreign

nationals of Mexico?

a. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

b. Pratibha Patil

c. Pranab Mukherjee

d. K. R Narayanan

Answer: b. Pratibha Patil

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Jc Who has been selected for the Daniel

Awards 2019?

a. Raveena b. Urmila

c. Sheela d. None of these

Answer: c. Sheela (Malayalam Actress)

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Which Indian-American has been selected for

the USIBC Global Leadership Award 2019?


a. Sundar Pichai

b. S Sundaram

c. Rajiv Kumar

d. None of these

Answer: a. Sundar Pichai

- Indian-origin Google CEO Sundar Pichai and

President of Nasdaq, Edna Friedman have been

selected for the prestigious Global Leadership

Award 2019.

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PM Narendra Modi has been honored with the

highest honor of Maldives, name it?

a. Mark Izzuddin

b. Mark A Pak

c. Mark a respect

d. Nishan e Maldives

Answer: a. Mark Izzuddin

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Where is Chaukhandi Stupa located?

a. Sarnath b. Patna

c. Chennai d. Jorhat

Answer: a. Sarnath

- Why in discussion - On June 10, 2019, the

Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) declared

Chaukhandi Stupa as a 'monument of national

importance'.


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Who received the country's highest literary

honor, 54th Jnanpith Award, 2018?

a. Amitav Ghosh

b. Gopalakrishna Gandhi

c. Pratibha Ray

d. Amarjeet Sahni

Answer: a. Amitav Ghosh

He is the first English writer to be awarded the

Jnanpith Award.

- On 12 June 2019, former Governor of West

Bengal, Gopalkrishna Gandhi presented the

award to Amitav Ghosh.

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Which Indian actress has been selected by

UNICEF for the 'Danny Kaye Human Rights

Award'?

a. Deepika Padukone

b. Alia Bhatt

c. Priyanka Chopra

d. Disha Patani

Answer: c. Priyanka Chopra

- She is also the Goodwill Ambassador of

UNICEF.


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To which Indian has Italy awarded the 'Night

of Order of the Star of Italy'?

a. Pragya Singh

b. Pratishtha Singh

c. Lorenzo Angloni

d. None of these

Answer: b. Pratishtha Singh

- is a writer and teaches Italian language,

literature and cultural history at the University of

Delhi.

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Who won the Miss India 2019 title?

a. Shreya Shankar

b. Suman Rao

c. Shivani Jadhav

d. None of these

Answer: b. Suman Rao

Suman Rao, 22, is a resident of Rajasthan.

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Which Indian NGO was awarded the 2019

BBC World Service Global Champion Award?

a. Deep Patra

b.Akshay Patra

c. Sulabh International

d. None of these

Answer: b. Akshay Patra


- This NGO provides mid-day meals to millions of

children in schools across the country.

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Mahmoud Abbas, the President of which

country has awarded the Star of Jerusalem to

Sheikh Mohammed Munir Ansari, a citizen of

India?

a. Afghanistan

b. Iraq

c. Palestine

d. Iran

Answer: c. Palestine

-'Star of Jerusalem 'is the highest honor given by

the Palestine government to foreign nationals.

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Which two states have been jointly given GI

tag for Kolhapuri chappal product?

a. Bihar and Maharashtra

b. Karnataka and Gujarat

c. Maharashtra and Orissa

d. Maharashtra and Karnataka

Answer: d. Maharashtra and Karnataka

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Who has been selected for the Prime

Minister's Yoga Awards 2019 in the individual

category (national)?


a. Baba Ramdev b. Swami Rajarshi Muni

c. Ajay Tiwari d. None of these

Answer: b. Swami Rajarshi Muni, Gujarat

- He is the Chairman of Lakulish Yoga University

of Gujarat.

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Who has been selected for the Prime Minister's

Yoga Awards 2019 in the Personal category

(International)?

a. Antonietta Rozzi b. Antino Guterres

c. Imran Khan d. None of these

Answer: a. . Antonietta Rozzi (Italy)

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Who has been selected for the Prime Minister

Yoga Awards 2019 in the Organization

category (National)?

a. Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga

b. Rajendra Yoga School

c. Bihar School of Yoga

d. None of these

Answer: c. Bihar School of Yoga, Munger

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Who has been selected for the Prime

Minister's Yoga Awards 2019 in the

Organization category (International)?

a. Japan Yoga Niketan

b. Israel Yoga School


c. US Yoga College

d. None of these

Answer: a. Japan Yoga Niketan

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Which photo has won the World Press Photo

Award 2019?

a. Photo of a little girl crying on the US-Mexican

border

b. Furious photo of a masked Venezuelan

protester

c. Photo of foreign tourist in Taj Mahal

d. None of these

Answer: a. Photo of a little girl crying on the

US-Mexican border

- The award has been announced on 12 April.

- The legendary Getty photographer John Moore

took this photo on 12 June 2018 in the Rio

Grande Valley.

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Who has been selected for UNESCO /

Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Awards

2019?

a. Wa Lone b. Kyaw soe Oo


Answer: c. a and b (Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe

Oo)

- They are both Reuters reporters.


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The poet of which language Siva Reddy has

been selected for the prestigious Saraswati

Samman 2018?

a. Hindi

b. Awadh

c. Telugu

d. Urdu

Answer: c. Telugu

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Which state's 'Utkarsh Bangla' and 'Sabooj

Saathi' project was awarded the UN-

supported "WSIS Prize 2019"?

a. Bihar

b. West Bengal

c. Orissa

d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: b. West Bengal

- Both projects are from West Bengal

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India's Para Athlete Deepa Malik has been

selected for the Sir Edmund Hillary

Fellowship awarded by which country's

government in April 2019?

a. Government of China

b. New Zealand Government

c. Government of Russia

d. Government of Japan


Answer: b. New Zealand Government

-She won a silver medal in the 2016 Shot Put

F53 event at the Rio Paralympics.

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Russia has announced its highest honor to

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, name

this honor?

a. Order of Great Award

b. Order of Saint Andrew

c. Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle

d. None of these

Answer: c. Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle

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Who has been selected for the Saraswati

Samman 2018?

a. Namwar Singh

b. K. Siva Reddy

c. Giriraj Kishore

d. None of these

Answer: b. K. Siva Reddy

- He is being given this honor for his poetic

collection "Pakkaki Ottigilite".

- Every year this honor is awarded to a

masterpiece published in the languages

recorded in the eighth schedule of the

constitution.


- This literature award Is given by the K K Birla

Foundation.

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Which India's flagship program was awarded

the Public Water Agency of the Year at the

Global Water Summit?

a. Ganga Action Plan

b. Namami Gange

c. Yamuna Action Plan

d. None of these

Answer: b. Namami Gange

The National Mission for Clean Ganga or

Namami Gange program was awarded the title

of "Public Water Agency of the Year" by the

Global Water Intelligence at the Global Water

Summit in London.

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Pulitzer Prize 2019

Journalism

Category: winner

Public Service: Employees of South Florida Sun

Sentinel

Criticism: Carlos Lozada of The Washington

Post

Editorial Writing: Brent Staples of The New York

Times

Books, Drama, and Music

Category: winner

Novel: "The Overstory" by Richard Powers


Drama: "Fairview" by Jackie Sibblies Drury

History: "Frederick Douglass" by David W. Blight

Biography or Autobiography: "The New Negro"

by Jeffrey C. Stewart

Poem: "With" by Forest Gender

General Nonfiction: "Amity and Prosperity" by

Eliza Griswold

Music: "Prism" by Ellen Reid

Special Citation: Aretha Franklin

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Who became the first Indian woman scientist

to receive the Royal Society Fellowship

(Honor)?

a. Randeep Kang

b. Gagandeep Kang

c. Sunita Tiwari

d. Sumitra Paswan

Answer: b. Gagandeep Kang

- Dr. Kang called India's vaccine 'God Mother',

developed a vaccine against Rota virus and first

identified by AIIMS, New Delhi in 1985.

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Cipla's chairman has received a UK Royal

Society Honorary Fellowship (Honor), name

them?

a. Gagandeep Kang b. Amarendra Das

c. Yusuf Hamid d. None of these


Answer: c. Yusuf Hamid (82)

- He received the honor on 18 April 2019

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Which gallantry award was awarded to Wing

Commander Abhinandan by the Indian Air

Force?

a. PVC

b. Gallantry cycle

c. Veer Chakra

d. Mahavir Chakra

Answer: c. Veer Chakra

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The London School of Economics and

Political Science (LSE) has established a new

Chair (Chair) to study inequality in the name

of which Indian economist?

a. Raghuram Rajan

b. Amartya Sen

c. Arvind Subramanyam

d. Manmohan Singh

Answer: b. Amartya Sen

- London Chair of Economics (LSE) has

established this Chair (Peetha) on April 19, 2019

in the name of Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen.

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Which Indian film won the Best

Cinematography Award at the Beijing

International Film Festival 2019?


a. Andhadhun

b. Bhayankam

c. Toilet - a love story

d. None of these

Answer: b.Bhayankam

- This is a Malayalam film.

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Which Bollywood actress has been awarded

the 'Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for

Emerging Talent of the Year' for the second

time?

a. Ahna Kumra

b. Kareena kapoor

c. Anushka Sharma

d. Sunny leone

Answer: a. Ahna Kumra

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Who has won the IPI (International Press

Institute) World Press Freedom Hero Award

2019?

a. Ravish Kumar

b. Cyril Almeida

c. Amitabh Kant

d. Rajdeep Sardesai

Answer: b. Cyril Almeida

- He is the editor and columnist of Pakistan's

Dawn newspaper.


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Which former chairman of ISRO hasbeen

awarded by its highest civilian honor

'Chevalier De La Leigion D Honneurl' by

France?

a. Shailesh Nayak

b. K. Kasturirangan

c. Satish Dhawan

d. AS Kiran Kumar

Answer: d. AS Kiran Kumar

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The Indian Postal Department issued a

postage stamp on the 750th birth anniversary

of Vedanta Desikan, who was he?

a. Vaishnava philosopher b. Creator of Paduka

Sahasram

c. Vaishnav Guru d. All of the above


- Vaishnavas were philosophers and the most

brilliant supporters of Sri Vaishnavism in the

post-Ramanuja period.

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Who won the McCain Institute Award 2019 for

courage and leadership?

a. Lakshmi Mittal

b. Anamika Das


c. Chhaya Sharma

d. None of these

Answer: c. Chhaya Sharma

- She is an IPS officer.

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Which Indian was awarded the UN Sasakawa

Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction?

a. Ajay Kumar Paswan

b. Pramod Kumar Mishra

c. Vijay Das

d. None of these

Answer: b. Pramod Kumar Mishra

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Who was selected for the prestigious Man

Booker International Award for the year

2019?

a. Jokha Alharthi

b. Kevin Jude

c. Ambricia Parker

d. Jemima Arnold

Answer:a. Jokha Alharthi

- Writer of Oman.

- Honor for his book Celestial Bodies.

- Jokha is the first Arabic-language writer to be

selected for the award.


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Which film won the title of Best Film at the

72nd BAFTA Film Awards 2019?

a. Laila

b. Love

c. Roma

d. None of these

Answer: c. Roma

Winners of BAFTA Film Awards 2019:

⦁ Best Film: Roma

⦁ Outstanding British film: The Favourite

⦁ Best Actress: Olivia Coleman (The Favorite)

⦁ Best Actor: Rami Melek (Bohemian Raposody)

⦁ Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (The

Favorite)

⦁ Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali (Green Book)

⦁ Director: Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)

⦁ Costume Design: The Favourite

⦁ Make Up and Hair: The Favourite

⦁ Music: A Star Is Born

⦁ Animated Film: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-

Verse

^ British short animation film: Roughhouse

⦁ Cinematography: Roma

⦁ Documentary: Free Solo

⦁ Edition: Vice

⦁ Special Visual Effects: Black Panther


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Which Indian was awarded the Seoul Peace

Prize 2018?

a. Pranab Mukherjee

b. Narendra Modi

c. Anandi Ben Patel

d. Azam Khan

Answer: b. Narendra Modi

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Which film was given the title of Best Picture

at the Oscars?

a. Roma b. Green book

c. Domi Xi d. Skin

Answer: b. Green book

2019 Oscar Winners List

⦁ Documentary (Feature) - Free Solo

Actress in a Supporting Role - Regina King, If

Beale Street Could Talk

⦁ Cinematography - Alfonso Cuarón, Roma

⦁ Foreign Language Film - Alfonso Cuarón,

Roma

Actor in Supporting Role - Mahershala Ali, Green

Book

⦁ Animated Feature Film - Spider-Man: Into the

Spider-Verses, Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsay,

Rodney Rothman

⦁ Animated Short Film - Domi Xi, Bao

^ Documentary short subject - Rezka Zehtabchi

and Melissa Burton, Period: End of Sentence


⦁ Live Action Short Film - Gaia Native and Jamie

Ray Newman, Skin

⦁ Best Original Screenplay - Nick Vellalonga,

Brain Curry, Peter Farrelli, Green Book

⦁ Best Adapted Screen Play - Spike Lee, Shaan

McKitterick, Jason Bloom, Raymond Mansfield,

Jordan Peele, Blackclansman

⦁ Original Score - Ludwig Goranson, Black

Panther

⦁ Original Song - Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson,

Anthony Rosomando, Andrew Wyatt, "Shallow"

A Star Is Born

⦁ Best Actor in Leading Role - Rami Malek,

Bohemian Rapsody

⦁ Best Actress in Leading Role - Olivia Coleman,

The Favourite

⦁ Best Director - Alfonso Cuarón, Roma

⦁ Best Picture - Green Book

The 91st Academy Awards were held at the

Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California.

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"Period. End of Sentence ”film won the Best

Documentary Short Subject Award at the

Oscars 2019, who is the Indian producer of

the film?

a. Gunit Monga b. Gugul Tiwari

c. Vijay Kumar d. None of these

Answer: a. Gunit Monga


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Who won the title of Miss Deaf World 2019?

a. Priyanka Das

b. Vidisha Baliyan

c. Afsara Mitra

d. None of these

Answer: b. Vidisha Baliyan

- 21-year-old Vidisha Baliyan from

Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh became the first

Indian to win the Miss Deaf World 2019 title.

- She is deaf.


Index According to the India State of Forest Report

2019, which state has the highest forest

cover in terms of area in India?

a. Bihar

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Assam


- Madhya Pradesh has the highest forest cover

in terms of area.

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Which state was ranked first in the category

of big states in the Good Governance Index

(Good Governance Index) 2019 released by

the central government?

a. Andhra Pradesh

b. Telangana

c. Tamil Nadu

d. Odisha

Answer: c. Tamil Nadu

In this index, the states and union territories are

divided into three groups.

- Major States, North-East and Hill States and

Union Territories.

- Tamil Nadu has got the first position in the

category of big states.


- It is followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka,

Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.

- Odisha, Bihar, Goa and Uttar Pradesh are in

the list of poor performing states.

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Which state was ranked first in the category

of hill states in the Good Governance Index

(Good Governance Index) 2019 released by

the central government?

a. Himachal Pradesh

b. Uttarakhand

c. Tripura

d. Mizoram

Answer: a. Himachal Pradesh

After this, Uttarakhand, Tripura, Mizoram,

Sikkim, Assam have been ranked.

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Which state was ranked first in the Union

Territories category in the Good Governance

Index (Good Governance Index) 2019

released by the Central Government?

a. Jammu and Kashmir

b. Puducherry

c. Delhi

d. Chandigarh

Answer: b. Puducherry

It is followed by Chandigarh, Delhi, Daman and

Diu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadar and

Nagar Haveli and Lakshadweep.

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Who has been ranked first in the list of the

highest-grossing top-100 Indian celebrities

released by Forbes India for the year 2019?

a. Salman Khan

b. Virat Kohli

c. Ranveer singh

d. Akshay Kumar


- In the 2019 list, Kohli has reached the first

place, leaving behind Salman with an earnings of

Rs 252.72 crore.

- Akshay Kumar is in second place and Salman

Khan in third place in this list.

- Alia Bhatt secured 8th position while Deepika

Padukone ranked 10th.

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What is the ranking of India in the Global

Gender Gap Index 2019?

a. 112

b. 108

c. 102

d. 80

Answer: a. 112

- India lags behind Nepal and Bangladesh in

gender inequality.

- India was ranked 108 in 2018.

- In 2019, India moved to 112th position.

- India has lost four ranks in terms of gender

inequality compared to the year 2018.

Ranking in the year 2019

1. Iceland


2. Norway

3. Finland

4. Sweden

5. Nicaragua

6. New Zealand

7. Ireland

8. Spain

9. Rwanda

10. Germany ‘

Yemen's worst case

- The worst is located in Yemen. It’s ranking is

153. While Iraq’s is 152nd.

Status of neighbouring countries

- Bangladesh ranked 50th.

- Nepal ranked 101st,

- Sri Lanka at 102nd position

- China ranked 106th

- Pakistan is ranked 151.

- India was ranked 98 in the year 2006.

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

has been ranked in the list of 100 most

powerful women in the world released by

Forbes on December, 2019. What is her rank?

a. 33

b. 41

c. 34

d. 45

Answer: c. 34


- On December 13, 2019, Forbes 2019 16th

annual ranking of the world's 100 most powerful

women list was released.

Category Name Country

34 Nirmala Sitharaman India

1 Angela Merkel Germany

2 Christine Lagarde France

3 Nancy Pelosi United States (US)

4 Ursula von der Leyen Belgium

5 Mary Barra United States

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What is India's ranking in Human

Development Index-2019 released by United

Nations Development Program (UNDP)?

a. 129

b. 132

c. 139

d. 142

Answer: a. 129

- Human Development Index

- India has improved its ranking by one position.

Top 10 countries included in human

development index ranking

Ranking country

1 Norway

2 Switzerland

3 Australia

4 Ireland

5 Germany

6 Iceland

7 Hongkong


8 Sweden

9 Singapore

10 Netherlands

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Who won the 42nd Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation

Award?

a. Rajesh Mitra

b. Shaheen Mistry

c. Ajay Banga

d. Rahul Bajaj

Answer: b. Shaheen Mistry

- She is associated with Teach for India

organization.

- This award is given for human and social work.

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What score has India achieved in the

Freedom on the Net (FoTN) report 2019

released by the international organization

'Freedom House'?

a. 100

b. 25

c. 50

d. 55

Answer d. 55

- The report is titled The Crisis of Social Media.

- India got 55 marks out of total 100 marks.

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According to the latest UNICEF report, what

is India's position in the deaths of children


(up to 5 years) from pneumonia?

a. The first

b. Second

c. The third

d. The fourth

Answer b. Second

- In India, 1,27,000 children under the age of five

died in the year 2018.

- 14 children die every hour from pneumonia.

About half of deaths due to pneumonia are

related to air pollution.

- 27 percent deaths occurred from outdoor air

pollution and 22 percent from indoor air pollution.

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In the IMD World Talent Ranking 2019, India

has slipped six places to which place?

a. 55th

b. 49th

c. 59th

d. 69th

Answer c. 59th

The rankings

1. Switzerland

2. Denmark

3. Sweden

4. Austria

5. Luxembourg

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According to the report 'Road Accidents in

India - 2018' released by the central

government, what is the percentage increase

in road accidents during this period?

a. 0.46 percent

b. 0.50 percent

c. 0.64 percent

d. 2.50 percent

Answer a. 0.46 percent

- This report was released by the Union Ministry

of Road Transport and Highways.

- More than 1.5 lakh (1,51,471) people lost their

lives in road accidents in the country in 2018,

- During this time, a 2.4% increase in deaths was

recorded, while the last time in 2017, 1.47 lakh

were people killed.

- There were an average of 1,280 road accidents

and 415 deaths per day.

- 17 people lost their lives every hour.

- Road traffic injuries are the eighth leading

cause of deaths in India in 2018.

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India - 2018' released by the Central

Government, which state had the most

accidents during this period?

a. Tamil Nadu

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Maharashtra


Answer a. Tamil Nadu

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India - 2018' released by the central

government, which state had the highest

number of deaths during this period?\

a. Tamil Nadu

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Maharashtra

Answer c. Uttar Pradesh

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According to the latest report by the National

Statistics Office (NSO), how many percent of

people aged seven or above are literate in

India?

a. 97.7 percent

b. 87.7 percent

c. 77.7 percent

d. 67.7 percent

Answer c. 77.7 percent

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According to the latest report of National Crime

Records Bureau (NCRB), "Accidental deaths

and suicides in India", which state had the

highest number of suicides in 2016?


a. Bihar

b. Maharashtra

c. Punjab

d. Haryana

Answer b. Maharashtra

- This report has been released by NCRB this

month (November 2019) after a long gap of

three years.

Suicide of farmers in the country

- 2016: 11,379 farmers died

- 12,360 farmers died in 2014

- 12,602 farmers died in 2015.

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What is India’s rank in the Global Bribery

Risk Index 2019 (Global Bribery Risk Index

2019)?

a. 8

b. 38

c. 58

d. 78

Answer d. 78

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Which institution ranks first in the 2020 QS

India University Rankings?

a. IIT Bombay

b. IIT Kanpur

c. IIT Patna

d. IIT Delhi


Answer: a. IIT Bombay

- IISc Bangalore is ranked second and IIT Delhi

is ranked third.

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Which place has India climbed to after

ascending 14 places in World Bank's 'Ease of

Doing Business 2019-20' index?

a. 14

b. 43

c. 63

d. 102

Answer: c. 63

- India was ranked 77 in the list of last year

(2018-19).

- In 2014, India was ranked 142 in this ranking.

Top 5 Countries in Ease of Doing Business

Rankings

Country ------rank

New Zealand- 1

Singapore -2

Hong Kong, China -3

Denmark- 4

Korea- 5

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Which position has India got in the Global

Hunger Index (GHI) 2019?


a. 94

b. 99

c. 102

d. 108

Answer: c. 102

- This index is of 117 countries. India is ranked

102 in this.

- It was at 55th placec in GHI in the year 2014,

and reached 102nd position in 2019.

- 100th position was achieved in the year 2017,

- was ranked 103 in the year 2018.

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According to the 20th Livestock Census

(2018), which state has the highest livestock

population?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Bihar

c. Punjab

d. West Bengal

Answer: a. Uttar Pradesh

- Recently the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal

Husbandry and Dairying (Ministry of Fisheries,

Animal Husbandry and Dairying) has released

the 20th Livestock Census Report.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest livestock of 67.8

million, followed by Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh

and West Bengal.

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What is the increase in the number of


animals in India as compared to the year

2012 as per the recently concluded Livestock

census?

a. 4.63 percent

b. 3.96 percent

c. 2.14 percent

d. 1.71 percent

Answer: a. 4.63 percent

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According to the 20th Livestock Census

(2018), which state has the largest increase in

the number of animals?

a. Uttar Pradesh b. Bihar

c. Punjab d. West Bengal

Answer: d. West Bengal

According to Livestock Census-2018, the total

livestock population in the country is 535.78

million.

- Livestock census - an increase of 4.6%

compared to 2012.

- West Bengal has the largest increase in cattle

(23%), followed by Telangana (22%).

- The number of total cattle in the country has

increased by 0.8%.

- This increase is mainly a result of rapid

increase in the population of varna sankara

cattle and indigenous female cattle.


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Which state ranks first among the big states

in the India Innovation Index 2019 released

by NITI Aayog?

a. Maharashtra b. Karnataka

c. Uttar Pradesh d. Telangana

Answer: b. Karnataka

- Tamil Nadu in second place

- Maharashtra in third place

- Jharkhand is at the bottom of it.

- Uttar Pradesh ranks seventh.

- India Innovation Index is prepared on the lines

on which Global Innovation Index is prepared.

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Which Union Territory has got the first place

in the list of Union Territories in India

Innovation Index 2019?

a. Goa b. Daman and Diu


Answer: c. Delhi

- Second Place - Chandigarh

- Third place - Goa

- Fourth place – Puducherry

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Who has got the first place in the list of

Northeast and hill states in India Innovation

Index 2019?


a. Sikkim

b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Uttarakhand

d. Assam

Answer: a. Sikkim

In the category of Northeast and hill states,

Sikkim is in the first place, Himachal Pradesh is

in the second place and Uttarakhand is in the

third place.

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What was India's position in the World

Competitiveness Economy Index 2019

(Global Competitiveness Index)?

a. 58th

b. 68th

c. 70th

d. 16th

Answer: b. 68th

- This index has been released by the World

Economic Forum.

- India was ranked 58 in the ranking in the year

2018.

- This time it has slipped ten places to 68th

position in the year 2019.

Ranking of neighbouring countries -

China - 28th

Sri Lanka - 84th

Bangladesh - 105th


Nepal - 108th

Pakistan - 110th

World Competitive Index 2019

1. Singapore 2. America

3. Hong Kong 4. Netherlands

5. Switzerland 6. Japan

7. Germany 8. Sweden

9. United Kingdom 10. Denmark

India's position in the index

- India is ranked 15th by the World Economic

Forum in terms of corporate governance.

- Second in shareholder governance

- India is third in market size

- India is ranked number three in terms of

renewable energy.

- 109th in terms of life expectancy

- Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index has

jumped 6 places to 34th place in 2019.

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How many people have been included in the

final list of the National Register of Citizens

(NRC) in Assam?

a. 4,11,21,004

b. 2,11,21,004

c. 3,11,21,004

d. None of these

Answer: c. 3,11,21,004 (3 crore 11 lakh 21

thousand four)


- State Coordinator of NRC, Prateek Hazarika

said that 19,06,657 (19 lakh 6 thousand six

hundred fifty seven) people have been removed

from the final list of NRC.

- People from outside NRC will now have to

appeal to the foreign tribunal within the

stipulated time.

- The Government of Assam will establish 400

Foreigners Tribunals to look into matters related

to those removed from the final list of National

Citizenship Register (NRC) in the state.

- The process of making NRC list started 4 years

ago

What is citizenship register?

- This is a detailed report of citizens living in a

state or country.

- The first citizenship register in India was

prepared after the census in 1951.

- All those recorded in this register were

considered citizens of India.

- This is the only register having the details of the

citizens of India.

NRC in Assam

Indian citizenship rules in Assam were changed

by amending the citizenship law of 1986.

- Under which only people living in India from

1951 to 24 March 1971 would be considered as

Indians.

What was the need of NRC in Assam?

After the increasing activities of illegal foreigners


in Assam around 1980, the demand for updating

NRC increased.

A memorandum was submitted to the Center in

1980 by the All Assam Students Union and the

Assam Gana Parishad demanding the renewal

of NRC. This memorandum was submitted to

protect the culture of Assam from illegal

immigrants coming to Assam from Bangladesh.

In a review meeting chaired by the then Prime

Minister Manmohan Singh in 2005, it was

decided to update the NRC.

- In 2010, the pilot project to update the NRC

had to be abruptly stopped when 4 people were

killed and many were injured during a violent

demonstration over it in Assam's Barpeta district.

- Subsequently applications were sought in the

year 2015. During this time around 6.6 crore

applications were received, out of which 3.29

crore people of Assam had applied to register

their names.

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What percentage of interest has been

announced by EPFO to 6 crore account

holders for the year 2018-19?

a. 8.65% b. 8.63%

c. 8.60% d. 8.57%

Answer: a. 8.65%

- 8.65% interest has been approved by the

Finance Ministry.

- 6 crore account holders will benefit from this.


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What is the rank of India in IMD World Digital

Competitiveness Ranking 2019?

a. 42nd

b. 43rd

c. 44th

d. 47th

Answer: c. 44th

- 63 countries have been evaluated in this

ranking based on knowledge and use of digital

technology.

- India was ranked 48th in the year 2018. Now

India has jumped four places.

- USA is in first place

- Singapore is in the second place

- Sweden is in the third place

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Which state ranks first among small states in

NITI Aayog's School Education Quality

Index?

a. Kerala b. Rajasthan

c. Karnataka d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: a. Kerala

- The index is classified into three parts - big

states, small states and union territories.

- Among the 20 big states, Kerala is in the first

place, while Rajasthan is in the second place

and Karnataka is in the third place.


- While Uttar Pradesh is on the lowest rung.

- NITI Aayog has prepared this index based on

the data for the year 2016-17.

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Which state ranks first among the big states

in NITI Aayog's School Education Quality

Index?

a. Tripura b. Goa

c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Manipur

Answer: d. Manipur

- Manipur in the first place, Tripura on the

second and Goa on the third.

Union Territory Ranking

1. Chandigarh

2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

3. Delhi

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Which city of India has recently been

included in the cooking category in

UNESCO's UCCN (UNESCO Creative City

Network) list?

a. Lucknow

b. Hyderabad

c. Amritsar

d. Udaipur

Answer: b. Hyderabad


Hyderabad has been named as a creative city in

the category of cuisine (cooking) for Biryani and

other delicious dishes.

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Which city of India has recently been

included in the Creative Cities category of

films in UNESCO's UCCN (UNESCO Creative

City Network) list?

a. Lucknow

b. Hyderabad

c. Amritsar

d. Mumbai

Answer: d. Mumbai

- Mumbai has been declared a member of the

creative city of films.

- UNESCO has added both cities in the UCCN

(UNESCO Creative City Network) list along with

64 other cities around the world.

Now a total of 246 cities have been added to this

list.

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According to the index 2019 released by EIU

(Economist Intelligence Unit), which is the

best livable city in the world?

a. Vienna (Austria)

b. Melbourne, Australia)

c. Sydney, Australia)

d. Mumbai


Answer: a. Vienna (Austria)

Delhi ranks 118th and Mumbai 119th in this list

of 140 cities.

10 best cities to live in

1. Vienna (Austria) 2. Melbourne (Australia)

3. Sydney (Australia) 4. Osaka (Japan)

5. Calgary (Canada) 6. Vancouver (Canada)

7. Toronto (Canada) 8. Tokyo (Japan)

9. Copenhagen (Denmark) 10. Adelaide

(Australia)

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

- It is an economic analyst and advisory body.

- It was established in 1946.

- It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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What is the rank of India in World Economic

Forum's World Travel and Tourism

Competitiveness Index 2019?

a. 31st

b. 32nd

c. 33rd

d. 34th

Answer: d. 34th

- India's rank has improved by 6 places.

- Spain ranks first in this index, followed by

France, Germany, Japan and America.

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According to the June 2019 report released


by the World Gold Council, which country's

central bank is ranked 10th in the world in

terms of gold reserves?

a. France b. China

c. India d. Bangladesh

Answer: c. India

According to the World Gold Council's June

report, RBI had purchased 52.3 tonnes of gold in

FY 2019 to increase its foreign exchange

reserves.

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How many people were included in the filing

list of National Civil Register (NRC) in

Assam?

a. 4,11,21,004

b. 2,11,21,004

c. 3,11,21,004

d. None of these

Answer: c. 3,11,21,004 (3 crore 11 lakh 21

thousand four)

- State Coordinator of NRC, Prateek Hazarika

said that 19,06,657 (19 lakh 6 thousand six

hundred fifty seven) people have been removed

from the final list of NRC.

- People from outside NRC will now have to


appeal to the foreign tribunal within the

stipulated time.

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According to QS Best Student Cities Ranking

which is the best city for students in the

world?

a. Delhi

b. Paris

c. New York

d. London

Answer: d. London

in India

- Bangalore (81st place)

- Mumbai (85th place),

- Delhi (113th place) and

- Chennai (115th place)

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According to the tiger census report 2018,

which state has the most tigers?

a. Bihar

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Gujarat


According to All India Tiger Estimation Report

2018, there are 2,967 tigers in the country.

- This report was made public on World Tiger


Day (29 July) by Prime Minister Modi.

- 526 tigers in Madhya Pradesh,

- 524 in Karnataka,

- 442 tigers in Uttarakhand,

- 312 tigers in Maharashtra and

- Tamil Nadu has 264 tigers.

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According to the All India Tiger Estimation

2018 report released by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi recently, what is the number

of tigers in India?

a. 2967

b. 2890

c. 2712

d. 2600

Answer: a. 2967

According to new figures, the number of tigers in

the country has reached 2967.

According to this, the number of tigers has

increased by 741 as compared to the year 2014.

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Which company is the top Indian company in

the Fortune Global 500 List 2019?

a. Adani Enterprises

b. Reliance Industries Limited

c. Tata Sons

d. None of these

Answer: b. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)


- Reliance is ranked 106 this year, improving its

ranking by 42 places.

Earlier, Indian Oil Corporation was the top Indian

company in the Fortune Global 500 list.

Other Indian companies:

- Indian Oil Corporation (137th) was earlier

ranked 168th.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (160th place),

- State Bank of India (236th place),

- Tata Motors (265th place),

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (275th

place) and

- Rajesh Exports (495th place).

Top 10 Companies

1. Walmart (American Retail Company)

2. Sinopec Group (China's state-run oil and gas

company)

3. Royal Dutch Shell (Dutch Company)

4. China National Petroleum

5. State Grid

6. Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabian Oil Company

7. British Petroleum (British Oil and Gas

Company)

8. Exxon Mobil

9. Volkswagen

10. Toyota Motors

The Fortune Global 500 ranking is created by an

American magazine called Fortune.


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Which public sector bank was ranked first in

the EASE index?

a. Punjab National Bank b. Oriental Bank of

Commerce

c. Bank of India d. Indian Overseas Bank

Answer: a. Punjab National Bank

- The central government released a report

based on EASE (Enhanced Access & Service

Excellence) reforms of public sector banks in

March 2019.

- Punjab National Bank got 78.4 out of 100

points.

- Bank of Baroda to 77.8,

- State Bank of India 74.6,

- Oriental Bank of Commerce 69,

- 67.5 to Canara Bank and

- Syndicate Bank received 67.1 points.

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Which city got the first position in the

Cleanliness Survey 2019?

a. Kolkata

b. Indore

c. Jabalpur

d. Patna

Answer: b. Indore

- Indore city of Madhya Pradesh ranked first in

"Swachh Survekshan 2019" for the third


consecutive year.

In the list of cleanest cities, Ambikapur of

Chhattisgarh was second and Mysore of

Karnataka was in third place.

- Bhopal was voted the cleanest capital city in

the 2019 survey.

- In the category of 3 lakh to 1 million population,

Ujjain was awarded the "Cleanest Medium City"

award.

- Gauchar of Uttarakhand was voted "Best

Ganga Town".

- New Delhi Municipal Corporation was awarded

the Cleanest Smart City Award.

- Ahemdabad Award for "Cleanest Big" City

- Raipur was awarded the "Fastest Moving Big

City" award.

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According to the World Gold Council, what is

the rank of India in terms of gold reserves?

a. 11th b. 12th

c. 23rd d. 21st

Answer: a. 11th

- India has been ranked 11th in the list of gold

reserves in March 2019. India's estimated gold

reserves is 607 tonnes.

- America ranks first in this list, the US gold

reserves are 8,133.5 tonnes. - In second place is

Germany with 3,369.7 tonnes.


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Which place did India get in the World

Happiness Index 2019?

a. 140th b. 122nd

c. 111th d. 163rd

Answer: a. 140th

- United Nations Sustainable Development

Solutions Network [UNDSN] released World

Happiness Report 2019.

- Finland has been ranked first.

Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Netherlands are

ranked after Finland.

- None of the world's largest economies could

find a place in the top 10.

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Which position has India got in the World

Economic Forum Global Energy Transition

Index 2019?

a. 80th b. 45th

c. 44th d. 76th

Answer: d. 76th

- This time the rank of India has increased by

two places.

- This annual list has been prepared by the

World Economic Forum.

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Which state ranks first in NITI Aayog's 2019

AMFFR Index?


a. Maharashtra b. Bihar

c. Gujarat d. None of these

Answer: a. Maharashtra

- NITI Aayog recently released AMFFR

(Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly

Reforms Index).

- Gujarat is in second place, Gujarat has got a

score of 71.5 out of 100.

- Gujarat is followed by Rajasthan and Madhya

Pradesh.

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What was India's position in the Global

Innovation Index 2019 {Global innovation

index (GII)}?

a. 57th b. 52nd

c. 50th d. 58th

Answer: b. 52nd

- India has climbed five places from the 57th

position of the previous year (2018) to 52nd

position in the year 2019.

- Switzerland still ranks first in GII. It is followed

by Sweden, the United States, the Netherlands,

Britain, Finland, Denmark, Singapore, Germany

and Israel.

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Who has been appointed the new Home

Secretary by the Central Government?


a. Ajay Kumar Bhalla

b. Devendra Pal Singh

c. Amitabh Chakraborty

d. Somesh Dasgupta

Answer: a. Ajay Kumar Bhalla

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Who has been appointed the new Economic

Affairs Secretary by the Central Government?

a. Atanu Chakraborty

b. Subhash Chandra Garg

c. Amitabh Chakraborty

d. Somesh dasgupta

Answer: a. Atanu Chakraborty

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Who has been elected the chairman of the

Commonwealth Table Tennis Association

(CTTF)?

a. Vivek Kohli

b. Kishen Narsi

c. Ajuvendra Chauhan

d. Virendra Singh Tomar

Answer: a. Vivek Kohli

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How long was HD Kumaraswamy's second

term as the Chief Minister of Karnataka?

a. 14 months

b. 23 months


c. 21 months

d. 56 months

Answer: a. 14 months

HD Kumaraswamy resigned due to defeat of

confidence motion in Karnataka Assembly on 23

July 2019.

- This was his second term as Chief Minister.

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Which rank did India get in the Sustainable

Development Goal Gender Index?

a. 10th b. 40th

c. 60th d. 95th

Answer: d. 95th

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What is the position of India in the Global

Peace Index (Global Peace Index) 2019?

a. 141st b. 51st

c. 41st d. 111th

Answer: a. 141st

- The Australian think tank Institute for

Economics and Peace (IEP) issues this report.

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Who is ranked at the top among Indian

institutions in the QS (Quacquarelli

Symonds) World University Rankings 2020?

a. IIT Bombay b. IIT Kanpur

c. IISC Bangalore d. IIT Madras


Answer: a. IIT Bombay 152nd Rank

Rankings:

⦁ IIT-Bombay: 152nd rank

⦁ IIT Delhi: 182nd rank

⦁ IISc Bangalore: 184th Rank

⦁ IIT Madras: 271st rank

⦁ IIT Kharagpur: 281 rank

⦁ IIT Kanpur: 291st rank

⦁ IIT Roorkee: 383rd Rank

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Which university is the world's top university

in the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World

University Rankings?

a. Harvard University

b. Stanford University

c. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

d. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Answer: c. Massachusetts Institute of

Technology (MIT)

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According to the latest report of the United

Nations Population Fund, at what percentage

India's population has grown annually to

reach 1.36 billion between 2010 and 2019.

a. 1.1% b. 2.2%

c. 1.6% d. 1.2%

Answer: d. 1.2%


Meanwhile, China's population has increased by

0.5% yearly. China's population is 1.42 billion

- The report states that in India, the total fertility

rate per woman decreased from 5.6% in 1969 to

3.7% in 1994 and 2.3% in 2019.

- In India, life expectancy at birth is 47 years in

1969, 60 years in 1994 and now, 69 years in

2019. Thus life expectancy at birth has

increased.

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What position has India got in the World

Press Freedom Index 2019?

a. 5th b. 10th

c. 138th d. 140th

Answer: d. 140th

Top 10 Countries

1. Norway 2. Finland

3. Sweden 4. Netherlands

5. Denmark 6. Switzerland

7. New Zealand 8. Jamaica

9. Belgium 10. Costa Rica

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Name the best educational institution of India

in NIRF ranking 2019 released by Union

Ministry of Human Resource Development?

a. IIT Madras b. IIT Delhi

c. IIT Patna d. IIT Kanpur

Answer: a. IIT Madras


NIRF Ranking 2019

IIT Madras ranked first in overall category.

AIIMS Delhi stood first in medical category.

- Miranda House Delhi stood first in the college

category.

IIM Bangalore ranked first in the category of

management.

National Law School of India University

Bangalore ranked first in law.

IIT Kharagpur stood first in the category of

establishment.

IISc ranked first in the university category.

- IIT Madras and IIT Delhi top the list of

engineering institutes.

- IIT Chennai ranks first, IISc Bangalore in

second place and IIT Delhi in third place in the

Higher Education Institute ranking of the Ministry

of Human Resource Development.

- Jamia Hamdard is the best pharmacy institute.

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Scientific research

Who has set a new record of the longest stay

by a woman in a space station?

a. Christina Koch

b. Peggy Whitson

c. Cosmonaut Valery Polakov

d. None of these

Answer: a. Christina Koch

- She broke the 288-day record in space that

was first created by NASA astronaut Peggy

Whitson in 2017.

- She will return to Earth in February 2020 as

scheduled. By then, they will have more than

300 days in space.

- She reached the International Space Station on

14 March 2019.

Male -

- The world record for the longest mission in

space for any astronaut is named after

Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov, who spent 438

consecutive days on Russia's former space

station Mir from January 1994 to March 1995.

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Which country for the first time in the world

deployed the hypersonic nuclear missile

system (27 times the speed of voice) in its

military fleet?

a. India

b. France

c. USA

d. Russia


Answer: d. Russia

- Russia's Hyper Sonic Nuclear Missile System is

named Avangard.

- Its speed mac is 20 to 27. 9 kilometers in one

second. Approx 32,202.36 Kilometers per Hour.

- It can kill up to six thousand kilometers.

- On December 27, the missile was inducted into

the army. Now its place of deployment has been

kept a secret. However, it is believed that it will

be deployed in the mountainous area of Ural.

- The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)

Avangard is capable of carrying two megatons

(about 2 billion kg) of nuclear warheads at a

time.

- Putin has said that no country in the world has

any kind of hypersonic missile. We are ahead in

this field.

- None of its missile systems can be intercepted.

Not even the US Patriot or Russia's S400.

Types of missiles

- Sub Sonic

- Super Sonic

- Hypersonic

- Sub Sonic - It will grow at a speed of Mach

0.8. Will go through the speed of sound 332

meters per second means 1195 kilometers per

hour.

- Super Sonic - This speed can be up to 2-3

Mach. Meaning two to three times faster than the

speed of the sound Kilometers per Hour


- India and Russia have jointly made Brahmo

missile. But the range of its Indian variants is not

more than 500 km.

- In comparison, Russia has an intercontinental

missile which. Can kill up to 9 thousand

kilometers.

- hypersonic -

Now Russia has also launched the world's first

hyper sonic speed missile.

- Means faster than Mach 5 speed.

- US could not make it. China says it will test in

the future.

- Russia Clearly states that the speed of the

Avangard is more than 5 Mach. 32,202.36

Kilometers per Hour

- Putin says that once it is launched, it cannot be

stopped.

- It can tolerate temperatures up to two thousand

celsius.

- Russia tested it in December 2018. At that time

he hit the target 6 thousand kilometers away.

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Which company has started work on Project

Kuiper for Internet, under which thousands of

satellites will be launched in space?

a. Reliance Industries

b. Amazon

c. Space x

d. ISRO

Answer: b. Amazon

- Under this, about three thousand satellites will

be placed in the lower Earth orbit.


- so that every area of the earth can have access

to the internet.

Why the name Kuiper?

- Who is called Kuiper - On the outer side of our

solar system (solar system), that is, where

Neptune, the last planet of the solar system,

comes, is surrounded by steroids.

- Our solar system is surrounded by these

asteroids.

- Its name is Kuiper Belts.

- The name was named after the scientist Gerard

Kuiper.

Amazon Idea based on this

- Amazon Idea is very much like Kuiper Belts.

Similarly, there will be three thousand satellites

in the coming times.

- 2 thousand kilometers from the surface of the

Earth is called Low Earth Orbit.

- He will place three thousand two hundred

satellites. Only up to 400 kilometers.

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IAU (Paris-based International Astronomical

Union) named a dwarf star after which Indian

scientist in December 2019?

a. Bibha Chaudhary

b. A P J Abdul Kalam

c. Jagdish Chandra Basu

d. None of these

Answer: a. Bibha Chaudhary

- Paris-based International Astronomical Union

(IAU) has named a dwarf star (Dwarf Star) in


Sextons planetarium after Dr. Bibha Chaudhary,

an Indian woman scientist.

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Which Indian startup won the European

Space Agency's 'Copernicus Masters Social

Entrepreneurship Challenge' (Space Oscar)

award?

a. Blue sky analytics

b. Angel analytics

c. Wipro Infocomm

d. None of these

Answer: a. Blue sky analytics

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In December 2020, the Parliament approved

the proposal of how much amount for

development of small satellite launch vehicle

(SSLV) for small satellites of ISRO?

a. 10.97 crores

b. 11.97 crores

c. 12.97 crores

d. 13.97 crores

Answer: b. 11.97 crores

- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled in

Parliament the supplementary demands for the

grant of 2019-20. It also had an SSLV.

- Its estimated cost is 30 crores.

- It would be easier and less expensive to send

small satellites into space via SSLV.

- Through this, satellites up to 500 kg weight can

be placed in lower orbit.

- Its first flight is expected early next year.


- ISRO launches most of its consumers' satellites

through Polar Satellites Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

- ISRO has so far sent 319 satellites from 33

countries into space. These countries include

countries like America, Britain, France, Korea,

Canada, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Finland,

Israel.

Many times Nano Satellites are also launched

through PSLV.

- In such a situation ISRO felt the need to

develop SSLV.

- It is also important in this direction that in the

coming years ISRO wants to establish its strong

presence in the large market of launching

satellites.

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NASA has designed the world's most

powerful rocket, name it?

a. Space Launch System (SLS)

b. Super rocket

c. Mac launch

d. None of these

Answer: a. Space Launch System (SLS)

- The height of this rocket is 212 feet.

- This rocket can achieve a speed of 23 Mach

(28,400 kilometers per hour).

- This rocket will probably be used in the Artemis

mission.

- NASA will send astronauts to the moon under

the Artemis mission.

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ISRO launched the RISAT-2BR1 satellite with

the help of which launch vehicle, on 11

December 2019?

a. PSLV C48

b. GSLV C48

c. PSLV R48

d. GSLV R48

Answer: a. PSLV C48

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In which country was the use of the first

typhoid vaccine, recognized by the World

Health Organization, started?

a. India

b. Bangladesh

c. Myanmar

d. Pakistan

Answer d. Pakistan

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Which company has launched 60 Starlink

satellites for cheap global internet?

a. ISRO

b. NASA

c. Space x

d. None of these

Answer c. Space x

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Which planet has recently confirmed that

NASA has found water vapour on the moon

Europa?


a. Jupiter

b. Earth

c. Saturn

d. Mars

Answer a. Jupiter

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Which space agency has recently completed

the first global geologic mapping of Saturn's

moon Titan?

a. Isro b. NASA

c. JAXA d. ISEA

Answer b. NASA

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Which oil company has launched a diesel

that does not freeze to minus 30 degrees

Celsius in Ladakh?

a. HPCL b. BPCL

c. IOCL d. Reliance

Answer c. IOCL

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What is the name of the first electric aircraft

launched by NASA?

a. X-21 turbine

b. X-57 maxwell

c. IA-67 Sky

d. MP-11 Level

Answer b. X-57 maxwell


- 14 electric motors have been used in it, which

is powered by lithium ion batteries.

- The aircraft has been under construction since

2015. Development is currently underway.

- Carbon emissions are reduced due to batteries.

Engine noise is also less.

- Operational cost will also be reduced by 40

percent.

- 12 small motors and two large motors are fitted.

- Its speed is 175 mph.

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DRDO has recently declared how many of its

patents to domestic industrial organizations

free of charge?

a. 450

b. 500

c. 620

d. 800

Answer a. 450

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India launched Cartosat 3 and 13 US

satellites on which series of rockets on 27

November?

a. PSLV-C47

b. GSLV-MK3

c. ASLV

d. SLV

Answer a. PSLV-C47


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India has placed Cartosat 3 in which orbit of

the Earth?

a. Geostationary orbit

b. Polar orbit

c. Sun-synchronous orbit

d. None of these

Answer c. Sun-synchronous Orbit (Sun

synchronous orbit)

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Cartosat Series's .........th satellite Cartosat 3

was launched?

a. 5 b. 7

c. 8 d. 9

Answer d. 9

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Cartosat 3 Satellite was launched under which

program of ISRO?

a. Indian Remote Sensing Program

b. Indian Space Sensing Program

c. Indian Border Remote Sensing Program

d. Indian Polar Program

Answer: a. Indian Remote Sensing Program

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Which company of ISRO got the job of

launching 13 American Nano Satellites?

a. Antrix Corporation Limited


b. New Space India limited

c. a and b

d. None of these

Answer b. New Space India limited

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How many kilometers before landing on the

lunar surface did the contact of Chandracyan

2’s lander Vikram break from the Earth?

a. 2 kilometers

b. 2.1 km

c. 2.5 km

d. 1 kilometer

Answer: b. 2.1 km

- It happened in the early hours of 7 September

2019.

- The lander was named after Dr. Vikram A.

Sarabhai, the father of the Indian space

program.

- Rover weighing 27 kg was ‘Pragyan’ within the

lander Vikram.

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In which country are the Indian Air Force

pilots training for the Gaganyaan mission?

a. USA b. France

c. Germany d. Russia

Answer: d. Russia

- This training has started in the second week of

October.


Mission Gaganyaan

- ISRO has fixed the deadline on December

2021 for Mission Gaganyaan.

- The Union Cabinet also approved a budget of

Rs 10,000 crore for Mission Gaganyaan.

In this mission, three astronauts will be sent to

space for 5-7 days.

- India will become the fourth country to do such

a feat.

- GLSV Mk-III launch vehicle will be used for

Gaganyaan mission.

- Mission Gaganyaan's space craft will have a

crew module and a service module.

- It will weigh about 7 tons. In this mission, three

astronauts will be sent to space for 5-7 days.

- This spacecraft will be placed in an orbit of

Earth at an altitude of 300-400 km.

- Crew module size will be 3.7 meters and

service module size will be 7 meters.

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According to new research, which planet has

the highest number of moons?

a. Saturn b. Jupiter

c. Mars d. Earth

Answer: a. Saturn

According to the International Astronomical

Union's Minor Planet Center, the number of

moons on the planet Saturn has increased to 82.

Of these, 20 new moons have been confirmed

by astronomers recently.


Before this, Jupiter (Jupiter) planet had

maximum 79 moons.

- 20 new moons of Saturn are very small in size

and each has a diameter of about 5 km.

- 17 out of 20 small moons are seen coming from

other direction on the planet.

- It is possible that there may be a 100 more

such moons on Saturn planet. Astronomers are

searching for them.

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Scientists have discovered water vapour on

which super Earth planet (Exo Planet/extra

solar) with the help of Hubble Space

Telescope?

a. K2-15 b. K2-18b

c. K1-18b d. None of these

Answer: b. K2-18b

- Scientists at University College London have

discovered water vapour in the atmosphere of

'K2-18b', a planet in the shape of Earth.

- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been

used for this.

- K2-18b has a mass of 8 times that of Earth.

- It is orbiting a red dwarf star which is 110 light

years away from Earth.

- The planet was discovered by NASA's Kepler

Telescope in 2015.

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After which Indian classical musician is a

small planet named?


a. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

b. Lata Mangeshkar

c. Kumar Gandharva

d. Pandit Jasraj

Answer: d. Pandit Jasraj

- International Astronomical Union (IAU) Space

scientists of the International Astronomical Union

discovered the planet 13 years ago on 11

November 2006.

- It is a minor planet between Mars and Jupiter.

At that time, its number was placed 2006 VP 32

(Number-300128).

- It is now named 'Panditraj' on 23 September

2019.

- Pandit Jasraj was born on 28 January 1930.

- Pandit Jasraj is the first musician of India and

the fourth musician worldwide, after whom the

planets in space are named.

- Before them the planets have been named

after the great composers Mozart, Beethoven

and Tenor Luciano Pavarotti.

About Pandit Jasraj

- He was born on 28 January 1930 in Hissar.

- He belongs to the Mewat Gharana of music.

He has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan

(2000), Padma Bhushan (1990), Padma Shri

(1975) and the Lata Mangeshkar Award.

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When was the 1st All-Female Spacewalk (the


only women's spacewalk in space for the first

time) organized?

a. 19 October 2019

b. 20 October 2019

c. 21 October 2019

d. 22 October 2019

Answer: c. 21 October 2019 (Jessica Meir and

Christina Koch)

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How many scientists have signed a joint

declaration declaring a global climate

emergency?

a. 15482

b. 11258

c. 6449

d. 8317

Answer: b. 11258

11258 scientists from 153 countries around the

world have declared a climate emergency.

- Scientists have declared emergency and said

that the situation which has arisen due to climate

change is not easy to avoid.

- 69 Indian scientists are also signed in this

manifesto.

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For how many seconds has the TRAI set the

ring time (bell time) of the mobile phone?


a. 30 seconds

b. 40 seconds

c. 55 seconds

d. 60 seconds

Answer: a. 30 seconds

Earlier, there was no minimum time limit for bells

in India.

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For how many seconds has the TRAI set the

ring time (bell time) of the landline phone?

a. 30 seconds

b. 40 seconds

c. 55 seconds

d. 60 seconds

Answer: d. 60 seconds

- Mobile bell will ring for 30 seconds and landline

for 60 seconds.

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Which company has launched a mobile

operating system called HarmonyOS?

a. Huawei b. Google

c. Microsoft d. Alphabet

Answer: a. Huawei

- Chinese telecom company Huawei has

launched its operating system Harmony OS.

(Hongmeng in Chinese).


- Huawei has been working on this operating

system since 2012.

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Reliance Jio has partnered with which

company for cloud technology?

a. Google

b. Amazon

c. Microsoft

d. None of these

Answer: c. Microsoft

- These two companies will work together in the

field of data analytics, artificial intelligence,

blockchain, internet of things, etc.

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Which country has sent a robot named

'Fedor' to the International Space Station

(ISS) in the rocket?

a. USA

b. Russia

c. Japan

d. India

Answer: b. Russia

- This is the first robot sent by Russia to space.

- The height of 'Fedor' is one meter 80

centimeters (5 feet 11 inches).

- It weighs 160 kg. The use of this robot is to test

the new emergency rescue system.


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Which organization has tested quick reaction

surface to air missiles (QRSAM)?

a. Indian Army

b. D R D O

c. ISRO

d. None of these

Answer: b. D R D O

- The test took place at the Integrated Testing

Center (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha.

- A missile capable of hitting in all weather and

every region can be mounted on a truck.

- This missile is capable of detecting and

distinguishing targets in no time.

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With which satellite has NASA discovered the

first 'Super Earth GJ 357d' exoplanets?

a. TESS b. Earth

c. PESS d. None of these

Answer: a. TESS

- The planet was discovered earlier this year

through NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey

Satellite, TESS.

- Exoplanets are planets that lie outside our solar

system and rotate around any star.

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Researchers of which Indian organization


have discovered 28 new stars in the "Milky

Way" galaxy?

a. ARIES b. ISRO

c. BARC d. None of these

Answer: a. ARIES

(Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational

Sciences)

- It is the autonomous body of the Indian

Government's Department of Science and

Technology.

- Devasthal optical telescope installed in Nainital

in 2016 was used to discover 28 new stars in

Milky Way galaxy.

- Researchers are led by Dr. Sneh Lata and Dr.

A.K. Pandey.

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Which Indian organization organized the

"Young Scientist Program" for school

students?

a. FICCI b. D R D O

c. Railway d. ISRO

Answer: d. ISRO

- ISRO selected 100 students from across the

country for the Young Scientist program. They

were told about the practical process of satellite

manufacturing.

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What deadline has been set by ISRO for

Mission Gaganyaan?

a. December 2020 b. December 2021

c. December 2022 d. December 2019

Answer: b. December 2021

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Which space observatory did Indian

astronomers use to discover a new star

cluster called NGC 2808?

a. Minnesota

b. Kalam SAT

c. Astrosat

d. None of these

Answer: c. Astrosat

- NGC 2808 Star Cluster is 47,000 light years

away from Earth. Astrosat was launched in

September 2015. It is orbiting the Earth at an

altitude of 650 kilometers, its tenure is five years.

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With the help of which telescope

astronomers discovered 83 supermassive

black holes 13 billion years away from Earth?

a. Astrosat

b. EuroSat

c. Subaru Telescope

d. None of these

Answer: c. Subaru Telescope


Astronomers from Japan, Taiwan and Princeton

University have discovered the supermassive 83

black holes 13 billion years away from Earth. For

this, the "Hyper Suprem Cam" instrument of

Subaru Telescope of Japan's National

Observatory has been used. This telescope is

located on Mount Maunakea in Hawaii. This

supermassive black hole can be billions of times

larger than the Sun.

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India successfully test-fired anti-satellite

missile, what was the name given to this

mission?

a. Mission Gaganyaan

b. Mission Shakti

c. Mission Arogya

d. Mission Antriksh

Answer: b. Mission Shakti

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Spektr-RG telescope is associated with

which country?

a. Russia

b. India

c. China

d. Britain

Answer: a. Russia

- This powerful X-ray telescope "Spektr-RG" has

been installed in space.


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Which state has reported a case of Nipah

virus infection in June 2019?

a. Kerala b. Tamil Nadu

c. Odisha d. Telangana

Answer: a. Kerala

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Which disease killed several hundred

children in Muzaffarpur, Bihar?

a. Acute encephalitis syndrome b. Diarrhea

c. Malaria d. None of these

Answer: a. Acute encephalitis syndrome

(Chamki Bukhar)

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India has announced to build its own 'space

station' in space by which year?

a. 2025 b. 2030

c. 2050 d. 2045

Answer: b. 2030

- It will be one of the most ambitious projects of

India.

- Main objective: India's astronauts can spend

15-20 days in space.


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What year has ISRO set for Mission Venus

(Venus planet)?

a. 2020 b. 2022

c. 2023 d. 2024

Answer: c. 2023

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Which organization has established the

weather station on Mount Everest, the

world's highest peak?

a. India Meteorological Department

b. National Geographic Society (NGS)

c. Nepal Meteorological Department

d. None of these

Answer: b. National Geographic Society

(NGS)

- Established at an altitude of 27,658 feet (8,430

meters) above sea level, this station is fully

automated.

- It is in a place called Balcony.

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Who is the female director of Mission

Chandrayaan-2?

a. K. Sivan

b. Muthayya Vanitha

c. Rajni Tiwari

d. Veena Muthaiya


Answer: b. Muthayya Vanitha

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With the help of which telescope, the first

picture (photo) of a black hole has been

taken?

a. Hubble telescope

b. Event Horizon Telescope

c. James web space telescope

d. Spitzer telescope

Answer: b. Event Horizon Telescope

- Scientists have taken a photo of a black hole

for the first time. Before this, the photos you

would see of a black hole were made by

scientists in a virtual way.

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Name the world's most powerful operational

rocket, whose first commercial flight has

been successful recently?

a. Falcon 9

b. Falcon Heavy

c. Falcon Booster

d. Falcon Light

Answer: b. Falcon Heavy

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Nepal has sent its first satellite into space,

name it?


a. NepaliSat-1

b. Nepasat-1

c. EverestSat-1

d. NepaliSpace-1

Answer: a. NepaliSat-1

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According to the US space agency NASA,

which planet's largest moon Titan has more

than 100 meters of methane deep and small

lakes?

a. Saturn b. Mercury

c. Venus d. Mars

Answer: a. Saturn

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Which NASA mission found that deep

methane lakes also exist on the moon Titan

of Saturn?

a. Cassini b. Kepler

c. Hobbit d. Discovery

Answer: a. Cassini

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The satellite 'Ravan-1 which has been

launched from America belongs to which

neighboring country of India?

a. Pakistan b. Afghanistan

c. Bangladesh d. Sri Lanka


Answer: d. Sri Lanka

- This is Sri Lanka's first satellite Ravana-1.

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Through which mission have scientists

discovered the Earth-like planet HD21749c?

a. TESS Mission

b. TERA Mission

c. TISS Mission

d. None of these

Answer: a. TESS Mission (Transiting

Exoplanet Survey Satellite)

- The planet named HD 21749C is equal to 89%

of the Earth's diameter.

- This planet is circling a star. Its mass is 70%

that of the Sun, it is 53 light years away in the

southern constellation reticulum.

- This planet is the 10th planet discovered by

TESS, hundreds of other possible planets are

being researched right now.

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In which country was the world's first malaria

vaccine launched?

a. India

b. Kenya

c. Ghana

d. Malawi

Answer: d. Malawi

April 25 is World Malaria Day.


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Which robotic lander recorded Marsquake

(earthquake) on Mars for the first time?

a. Insight b. Chandrayaan 2

c. Luna 2 d. Luna 6

Answer: a. Insight

- This is NASA's robotic lander.

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Which country launched the 5G network

nationally for the first time in the world?

a. France

b. North Korea

c. South Korea

d. USA

Answer: c. South Korea

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Which is the first railway station to get ISO

certificate?

a. Patna Railway Station

b. Guwahati Railway Station

c. New Delhi Railway Station

d. Howrah Railway Station

Answer: b. Guwahati Railway Station

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In which country Homo luzonensis, a new

species of ancient human was discovered?


a. Philippines

b. India

c. Spain

d. France

Answer: a. Philippines

- The teeth and bones of this new human

species have been found in the excavations of

Callao caves, Phillipines. These remains are

50,000 to 67,000 years old.

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Through which satellites did ISRO track

Hurricane FANI, saving millions of people

from major losses?

a. Insat-3D & Insat-3DR

b. Scatsat-1 & Oceansat-2

c. Megha Tropiques

d. All of the above


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In which state Indian botanical researches

have discovered the species of blood oozing

tree Dracaena cambodiana?

a. Assam b. Tamil Nadu

c. Kerala d. Punjab


Answer: a. Assam

- This tree has been found in Dongka Sarpo area

of West Karbi Anglong district of Assam.

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Which space agency launched the SPHEREx

mission to investigate the origins of the

universe?

a. ISRO b. NASA

c. NADA d. None of these

Answer: b. NASA

- This spacecraft will study the creation of the

universe. Scientists will collect data of 300

million galaxies through this mission.

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Historic Sites

In which state has the oldest inscription of

South India been discovered in December

2019?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Kerala

c. Delhi

d. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: d. Andhra Pradesh

- By far the oldest Sanskrit inscription of South

India has been found by the Archaeological

Survey of India (ASI) in Andhra Pradesh.

- This Sanskrit inscription has been discovered

at Chebrolu village in Guntur district of Andhra

Pradesh.

According to experts, this inscription gives

information about Saptamatruka. In

Saptamatruka Hinduism, seven goddesses are

called.

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Supreme Court has decided to send the

hearing of the religious issue of Sabarimala

temple, entry of women in mosques and

circumcision of women in Bohra society to a

higher bench of how many judges?

a. 4 b. 5

c. 6 d. 7


Answer d. 7

Suranga Bawdi included in the World

Monument Monitoring List-2020 is in which

state?

a. Odisha

b. Karnataka

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Gujarat

Answer b. Karnataka

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Thousands of birds have died due to

unknown disease in Sambhar lake, in which

state it is located?

a. Punjab

b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Rajasthan

d. Madhya Pradesh

Answer c. Rajasthan

- About 1000 birds of 15 species have been

found dead in the lake area.

- Birds have been dying here for 15 days.

- Medical team has sent samples of dead birds

to Ludhiana and Bhopal lab for examination.

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The Cabinet of Maharashtra government

passed a budget of 20 crores for the


preservation and promotion of Raigad Fort, it

was whose the ruling capital?

a. Shivaji Maharaj

b. Aurangzeb

c. Peshwa Bajirao

d. None of these

Answer a. Shivaji Maharaj

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Which city of Rajasthan has been declared a

UNESCO World Heritage Site?

a. Delhi

b. Jaipur

c. Raipur

d. None of these

Answer: b. Jaipur

- This announcement was made at the 43rd

session of UNESCO in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Jaipur was founded in 1727 AD under the

patronage of Sawai Jai Singh II.

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Where is the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

which has been included in the UNESCO

World Heritage Site list?

a. India

b. Australia

c. Brazil

d. None of these


Answer: b. Australia

- Budj Bim Cultural Landscape is located in

southwest Victoria, Australia.

- This place is important in the culture of the

natives.

- This place was built by Gunditjamara people

about 6,600 years ago.

- Evidence of about 300 circular stone huts have

been found at this place.

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Which place of Iraq has recently been

declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

a. Baghdad

b. Frankfurt

c. Babylon

d. None of these

Answer: c. Babylon

- It is an ancient Mesopotamian city.

- Babylon has recently been voted a UNESCO

World Heritage Site.

- Babylon is world famous for "Hanging

Gardens", it is one of the wonders of the ancient

world. - Although the condition of this place is

quite bad, it is absolutely in need of protection.

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In which country is Mounded Tombs located,

which has been declared a UNESCO World

Heritage Site?


a. Japan

b. Australia

c. Germany

d. Usa

Answer: a. Japan

There are 49 mausoleums in Osaka province of

Japan, which are from the 3rd to 6th century.

- There are mounds of different sizes, including a

big mound which looks like a key hole. This

mound is named after Emperor Nintoku and is

the largest mausoleum in Japan.

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Deaths

The head of which monastery Vishvesh

Tirtha Swami passed away on 29 December

2019?

a. Pejavar Math

b. Pir Panja Math

c. Mahadev Math

d. Anand Math

Answer: a. Pejavar Math

- This monastery is in Karnataka. The Chief

Minister of Karnataka has said that the final

ceremony will be held with state honour.

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Writer, Dr. Ganga Prasad Vimal died in Sri

Lanka on 23 December 2019, he was the

author of which language?

a. Tamil

b. Telugu

c. English

d. Hindi

Answer: d. Hindi

- He was a famous Hindi poet and writer.

- He died in a road accident in Sri Lanka on 23

December 2019.

Vimal was 80 years old, having held major

responsibilities in various institutions including

Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Delhi

and Central Hindi Institute.


- His famous poetry collections include 'Bodhi-

Vriksha', Itna Kuch”, Sannate se Muthbhed’,

‘Main wahan Hoon’ and ‘Kuch toh hai’ etc.

His last novel published in 2013 is Manuskhor.

- Vimal's story collections 'Koi Shuruaat', ‘Ateet

Mein Kuch’, 'Idhar-Udhar', 'Bahar Na Bhitar' also

have their place in Hindi literature.

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Thumri expert Vidushi Savita Devi passed

away on 20 December 2019, to which gharana

did she belong?

a. Banaras Gharana

b. Lucknow Gharana

c. Jaipur Gharana

d. None of these

Answer: a. Banaras Gharana

- She was an expert in classical music.

He died at the age of 80 in Gurugram.

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Shriram Laghu passed away on 17 December

2019, he was connected to which field?

a. film

b. music

c. sport

d. Politics

Answer: a. film

- Worked in Hindi and Marathi films.

- Legendary actor Shriram Lagoo passed away

on 17 December. He was 92 years old.


- He died at Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital in

Pune.

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Geeta Siddharth died on 14 December 2019,

she was related to which field?

a. film

b. music

c. sport

d. Politics

Answer: a. film

- Geeta Siddhartha Kaka died recently.

- She has worked in films like Garam Hawa,

Parichay, Sholay, Trishul, Disco Dancer,

Shaukeen and Earth.

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Gollapudi Maruti Rao passed away on 12

December 2019, he was the actor of which

regional cinema?

a. Hindi

b. Bengali

c. Oriya

d. Telugu

Answer: d. Telugu

- He acted in about 250 films in four decades.

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George Laurer, the inventor of the bar code,

died on 5 December 2019, from which

country was he?

a. USA


b. France

c. England

d. Germany

Answer: a. USA

- American engineer George Laurer invented the

bar code.

- He worked as an Electrical Engineer at IBM,

during which he led the development of bar

code.

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TN Seshan died on 10 November 2019, he

was the ……… .. Chief Election

Commissioner?

a. 10th

b. 11th

c. 12th

d. 15th

Answer a. 10th

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Renowned mathematician Vashishtha

Narayan Singh passed away on 14 November

2019, he was from which state?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Andra Pradesh

c. Bihar

d. Maharashtra

Answer c. Bihar


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The President of which country 'Sheikh

Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan' passed away on

18 November 2019?

a. UAE

b. Saudi Arab

c. Iran

d. Kuwait

Answer a. UAE (United Arab Emirates)

- He was elected the President of the UAE for

the fourth time in November.

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Former Chief Minister of which state Kailash

Joshi passed away on 24 November 2019?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Rajasthan

c. Punjab

d. Madhya Pradesh

Answer d. Madhya Pradesh

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Shaukat Kaifi died on 23 November 2019,

which of the following was she?

a. Singer

b. Player

c. Theatre Artist and Actress

d. None of these


Answer c. Theatre Artist and Actress

- She acted in films like Bazaar, Umrao Jaan and

Salaam Bombay.

-She was the mother of actress Shabana Azmi

and the wife of Kaifi Azmi.

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Sudhir Dhar died on November 26, which

field was he associated with?

a. Music

b. Cartoon

c. Sports

d. Politics

Answer b. Cartoon

- He was a well-known cartoonist. He died on

November 26, 2019.

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What is the name of the first person to

spacewalk into space, who died on 11

October 2019?

a. Alexey Leonov b. Fyodor Gorbachov

c. Joseph Houston d. Mark Elliot

Answer: a. Alexey Leonov

- He was 85 years old.

Alexei Leonov stepped out of his spacecraft on

18 March 1965 with the help of a cable of about


16 feet long, traveling for 12 minutes and nine

seconds in space.

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What is the name of the artist who plays Kalia

in the Bollywood film 'Sholay', who died on

30 September 2019?

a. Sanjay Singh

b. Veju Khote

c. Viren Prajapati

d. Arun Nath

Answer: b. Veju Khote

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When did veteran lawyer and former Union

Minister Ram Jethmalani die?

a. 6 September 2019

b. 7 September 2019

c. 8 September 2019

d. 9 September 2019

Answer: c. 8 September 2019

- He died at the age of 95 years.

- Ram Jethmalani was born on 14 September

1923 in Shikarpur in Sindh province (then part of

India and now part of Pakistan).

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Robert Mugabe died at the age of 95 on 6th

September 2019.He was the former Prime

Minister of which country?


a. South Africa

b. Zimbabwe

c. Brazil

d. Indonesia

Answer: b. Zimbabwe

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Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya, India's

first female DGP, passed away on 26 August

2019, she was the former DGP of which

state?

a. Punjab

b. Bihar

c. Uttar Pradesh

d. Uttarakhand

Answer: d. Uttarakhand

- She was appointed DGP of Uttarakhand in

2004,

- Significantly, she was the second woman IPS

officer of India (first lady IPS officer was Kiran

Bedi). She retired in 2007

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Mohammad Zahoor Khayyam Hashmi died on

19 August 2019, he was associated with

which field?

a. Literature

b. sport

c. Music

d. Politics


Answer: c. Music


He won three Filmfare Awards, Sangeet Natak

Akademi Award in 2007 and Padma Bhushan

Award in 2011.

- In 1981, he gave music for the film Umrao

Jaan, which was one of his most successful

films, he was also awarded the National Award

and Filmfare Award for this film.

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Dr. Jagannath Mishra died on 19 August

2019, he was the former Chief Minister of

which state?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Bihar

c. Punjab

d. Delhi

Answer: b. Bihar

- He was the Chief Minister of Bihar thrice.

He was convicted in the fodder scam by a CBI

court in Ranchi on 30 September 2013,

- He was imprisoned for four years and fined Rs

2 lakh.

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Babulal Gaur died on 21 August 2019, he was

the former Chief Minister of which state?

a. Punjab

b. Odisha


c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Chhattisgarh


He was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

from August 2004 to November 2005, he

represented Govindpura Assembly seat 10

times.

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J Om Prakash died on 7 August 2019, which

of the following was he related to?

a. Movies

b. Science

c. Art

d. Literature

Answer: a. Movies

- J Om Prakash died at the age of 93.

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When did former foreign minister Sushma

Swaraj die?

a. 6 August 2019

b. 5 August 2019

c. 4 August 2019

d. None of these

Answer: a. 6 August 2019

- She was 67 years old.

- Sushma Swaraj was ill for a long time.

- She was born on 14 February 1952.


⦁ In 1977, when she was 25 years old, she

became the youngest cabinet minister in India.

She was then Labor Minister in Chaudhary Devi

Lal's government in Haryana.

At the age of just 27, she held the post of

president of Janata Party in Haryana.

⦁ She was also the first woman Chief Minister of

Delhi (13 October 1998 - 3 December 1998).

⦁ 21 December 2009 - 26 May 2014 She was the

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

⦁ She was the External Affairs Minister from 26

May 2014 - 30 May 2019.

Sushma Swaraj was the second woman after

Indira Gandhi to hold the post of foreign minister.

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MK Seetharam Kulal died on July 28, which

of the following was he?

a. Poet and lyricist

b. Playwright

c. Author

d. All of the above


- He was a famous playwright, writer and former

president of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy.

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When did Subir Gokarn, an economist and

former deputy governor of RBI, died?

a. 30 July 2019 b. 10 July 2019

c. 20 July 2019 d. 3 July 2019


Answer: a. 30 July 2019

- He was appointed as Executive Director on the

board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) in

2015 by the Narendra Modi government.

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Vitthalbhai Hansrajbhai Radadiya passed

away on 29 July 2019, which of the following

was he?

a. Farmer, leader and politician

b. A singer

c. A player

d. None of these

Answer: a. Farmer, leader& politician

- He was a former MP from Porbandar in

Gujarat.

Name the founder of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD),

who died in the last week of July?

a. VG Siddhartha

b. SV Rangnathan

c. SM Krishna

d. Vijay Tripathi

Answer: a. VG Siddhartha

- VG Siddharth was missing since the evening of

29 July and his body was exhumed from the

Nethravati river inUllal, Mangaluru on the

morning of 31 July.

-He is believed to have committed suicide.


Earlier, he had issued a letter.

- He was the son-in-law of former External

Affairs Minister and former Karnataka Chief

Minister SM Krishna.

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Scientist John Robert Schrieffer died on 27

July 2019, due to which theory did he get the

Nobel Prize in 1972?

a. Superconductivity

b. Nuclear Fission

c. Quantum computer

d. None of these

Answer: a. Superconductivity

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Donkupar Roy passed away on 28 July, he

was the current Speaker (Speaker) and

former Chief Minister of which state

assembly?

a. Mizoram b. Uttar Pradesh

c. West Bengal d. Meghalaya

Answer: d. Meghalaya

- He has also been the Chief Minister of

Meghalaya for one year from 2008 to 2009.

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Former Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy

passed away on 28 July 2019, which political

party was he associated with?


a. B J P

b. Congress

c. RJD

d. Aidmk

Answer: b. Congress

S. Jaipal Reddy was a minister in the Manmohan

Singh-led government from 2004 to 2014.

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Kiran Nagarkar died on 5 September 2019,

she was associated with which field?

a. art

b. Literature

c. music

d. film

Answer: b. Literature

- Kiran Nagarkar was an English-Marathi

litterateur and playwright.

- His major compositions are: 'Saat Sakkam

Trechalis'( Seven Sixes are Fourty-three)

'Ravana and Eddie', 'Cuckold', 'Jasoda' etc.

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Maate Mahadevi died on 14 March 2019, she

was the head of which community?

a. Hindu

b. Lingayat

c. Radhaswami

d. None of these


Answer: b. Lingayat

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Chinmoy Roy died on 17 March 2019, he was

the actor of which regional cinema?

a. Bengali cinema b. Oriya Cinema

c. Hindi cinema

d. Assamese Cinema

Answer: a. Bengali cinema

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Manohar Parrikar died on 17 March 2019,

which political party did he belong to?

a. Congress

b. JDU

c. Bharatiya Janata Party

d. None of these

Answer: c. Bharatiya Janata Party

- He was the Chief Minister of Goa.

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Haku Shah died on 21 March, he was

associated with which field?

a. music b. art

c. sport d. None of these

Answer: b. art

- He is known for his work on tribal themes and

folk art.

- He was awarded the Padma Shri Award in

1989.


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Ashitha died, which language writer was

she?

a. Hind b. Urdu

c. Persian d. Malayalam

Answer: d. Malayalam

- Ashita was a leading Malayalam writer.

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When did former defence minister George

Fernandes die?

a. January 29, 2019

b. 01 January 2019

c. 02 January 2019

d. None of these

Answer: a. January 29, 2019

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When did actor Kader Khan die?

a. 31 December 2018

b. 01 January 2019

c. 02 January 2019

d. None of these

Answer: a. 31 December 2018

- He died on December 31, 2018 at 6 pm

Canadian time.

- Kader Khan started his acting career in the

year 1973 with the film 'Daag'.


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When did legendary cricket coach Ramakant

Achrekar die?

a. 1 January 2019

b. 2 January 2019

c. 3 January 2019

d. None of these

Answer: b. 2 January 2019

He received the Dronacharya Award in the year

1990 and the Padma Shri in 2010.

- He had been the coach of many cricketers

including Sachin Tendulkar, Vinod Kambli.

- Ramakant Achrekar was born in the year 1932.

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Bhanu Pratap Singh passed away on 24

January 2019, he was associated with which

field?

a. Writing

b. Politics

c. Bollywood

d. None of these

Answer: b. Politics

Bhanu Pratap Singh was a former Union Minister

and former Governor of Goa. He recently died on

January 24, 2019 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

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When did the famous writer Krishna Sobti

die?


a. January 25, 2019

b. January 26, 2019

c. January 27, 2019

d. None of these

Answer: a. January 25, 2019

Renowned Hindi writer Krishna Sobti passed

away on 25 January 2019. She was 93.

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Dibyendu Palit died on 3 January 2019, he

was a famous writer in which language?

a. Bangla

b. Punjabi

c. Hindi

d. Urdu

Answer: a. Bangla

- He died at the age of 79 in Calcutta, West

Bengal.

- He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in

1998 for the novel "Anubhav".

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Recently M.J. Radhakrishnan passed away,

he was the filmmaker of which regional

cinema?

a. Kannada Cinema

b. Bhojpuri Cinema

c. Malayalam cinema

d. Marathi cinema

Answer: c. Malayalam cinema


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Recently Swaroop Dutta passed away, which

regional cinema was he associated with?

a. Bhojpuri Cinema

b. Marathi cinema

c. Oriya Cinema

d. Bengali cinema

Answer: d. Bengali cinema

- Swaroop Dutta was a Bengali actor, he died on

July 17, 2019.

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When did former Delhi Chief Minister and

Congress leader Sheila Dixit die?

a. 21 July 2019

b. 20 July 2019

c. 19 July 2019

d. 18 July 2019

Answer: b. 20 July 2019

- Sheila Dixit died at the age of 81 on 20 July

2019.

She was the Chief Minister of Delhi for 15

consecutive years from 1998 to 2013.

After this, she was also the Governor of Kerala in

2014.

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Yukiya Amano died recently, which

international organization did he head?


a. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

b. United Nations organisation

c. UNESCO

d. None of these

Answer: a. International Atomic Energy

Agency (IAEA)

- He died on 18 July 2019. He was the head of

the IAEA since 2009.

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When did freedom fighter and former MP

Purnanand Panuli die at the age of 94?

a. April 13, 2019

b. April 14, 2019

c. April 15, 2019

d. April 11, 2019

Answer: a. April 13, 2019\

- He died in Delhi.

- He was known for participating in the Quit India

Movement at the age of 17.

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On 2 April 2019, J Alxander professionally

known as Mahendran died, he was a

filmmaker of which regional cinema?

a. Hindi cinema b. Malayalam cinema

c. Tamil cinema d. None of these

Answer: c. Tamil cinema


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Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner died on 5

April 2019, from which country?

a. India

b. South Africa

c. USA

d. None of these

Answer: b. South Africa

- He was a biologist. He was awarded the Nobel

Prize in medicine in 2002.

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Dr. S.K. Shivkumar died on 14 April 2019, he

was associated with which field?

a. Space science

b. Forensic science

c. Microbiology

d. None of these

Answer: a. Space science

- Dr. S. K. Sivakumar was the director of 'Indian

Space Research Organization Satellite Center'.

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Name the author of the book 'Madras

Discoverad', who died on 20 April 2019?

a. Subbiah Muthiah

b. Rahul Tiwari


c. Abhay Kumar Dubey

d. None of these

Answer: a. Subbiah Muthiah

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Amar Paul died on 20 April 2019, he was a

famous folk singer of which language?

a. Bhojpuri b. Oriya

c. Assamese d. Bengali

Answer: d. Bengali

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Master Hirannaiah died at the age of 85

recently, he was associated with which field?

a. Hindi actor and political satirist

b. Oriya actor and political satirist

c. Bengali actor and political satirist

d. Kannada actor and political satirist

Answer: d. Kannada actor and political

satirist

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Actor Mrinal Mukherjee died on 7 May 2019,

he mostly acted in which language films?

a. Bengali b. Oriya

c. Punjabi d. Hindi


Answer: a. Bengali

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Name the chairman of private company ITC,

who died on 11 May?

a. Harman Preet

b. Yogesh Upadhyay

c. Sanjeev Puri

d. Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (Y C

Deveshwar)

Answer: d. Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (Y C

Deveshwar)

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What is the name of the famous “Birha”

singer who was also known as Birha Samrat,

and died in Varanasi on 12 May 2019?

a. Hiralal Yadav

b. Ashwini Chaubey

c. Ramesh Chandra

d. Kamal Kishore Narayan

Answer: a. Hiralal Yadav

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The producer of the famous animation video

'Ek Chidiya, Anek Chidiyan' on Doordarshan

and famous film historian has passed away

at the age of 98, name him?

a. Vijaya Mulay b. Vijaya Sachdeva

c. Jaganari Singh d. Mohani Rai


Answer: a. Vijaya Mulay

- This song was part of the 'Ek Anek aur Ekta'

documentary made in 1974.

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Which state's folk artist Harish died on 2

June who was also known as 'Queen

Harish'?

a. Madhya Pradesh b. Rajasthan

c. Punjab d. Karnataka

Answer: b. Rajasthan

- He was a man, but in his female disguise, he

made his world-wide identity with the Ghoomar

and Chakri dance of Rajasthan.

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Dinyar Contractor died on 5 June, which of

the following was he?

a. Comedian

b. Film and theater actor

c. The model

d. all of above

Answer: d. all of above


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Ruma Guha Thakurta passed away on 3 June

2019, she was the actress of which regional

cinema?


a. Hindi cinema

b. Tamil cinema

c. Bengali cinema

d. Gujarati Cinema

Answer: c. Bengali cinema

- Ruma Guha Thakurta was a Bengali actress

and singer, recently died at the age of 84 in

Calcutta, West Bengal.

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Recently Jaspal Singh Kalra died, which area

was he associated with?

a. film

b. music

c. Cooking

d. None of these

Answer: c. Cooking

- Jaspal Singh Kalra was a famous celebrity

chef, he died on 4 June in New Delhi.

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Prakash Pant died on 5 June, he was the

Finance Minister of which state?

a. Bihar b. Rajasthan

c. Madhya Pradesh d. Uttarakhand



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Girish Karnad died on 10 June 2019, he was

associated with which field?

a. film

b. Theater

c. Literature

d. All of the above

Answer: d. All of the above (film, theater and

literature)

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RV Janakiraman passed away on 10 June

2019, he was the former Chief Minister of

which state / union territory?

a. Karnataka

b. Puducherry

c. Bihar

d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer:b. Puducherry

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Writer Namvar Singh died on 19 February 2019,

which language did he write in?

a. Urdu b. English

c. Hindi d. Bangla

Answer: c. Hindi


Culture

The 11-day 'Dhanu Jatra' festival is held in

which state?

a. Bihar b. Jharkhand

c. Odisha d. Chhattisgarh

Answer: c. Odisha

- The famous eleven day long 'Dhanu Jatra'

festival was held in Bargarh, Odisha in

December 2019.

- It features a theatrical performance based on

the mythology of Lord Krishna and his maternal

uncle Kansa.

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The National Tribal Dance Festival was held

in which city on 27–29 December 2019?

a. Raipur b. Azamgarh

c. new Delhi d. Pune

Answer: a. Raipur

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In which state is the Sangai festival

celebrated?

a. Nagaland b. Manipur

c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Assam

Answer b. Manipur

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In which state was the Rongali Bihu festival

celebrated recently?


a. Assam

b. Mizoram

c. Manipur

d. Karnataka

a. Assam

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In which state was the 2019 Singhey Khababs

Sindhu Festival (Sindhu Darshan Festival)

recently celebrated?

a. Uttarakhand b. Assam

c. Tamil Nadu d. Jammu Kashmir

Answer: d. Jammu Kashmir

- 2019 Singhey Khababs Sindhu Festival was

celebrated in Leh of Ladakh region of Jammu

and Kashmir.

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Which state is hosted the 10th National

CulturalFestival?

a. Andhra Pradesh b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Gujarat d. Maharashtra

Answer: b. Madhya Pradesh

- The event was organized by the Ministr y of

Culture in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

- Started on 14 October and held till 21 October.

- It is part of the 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat'

campaign.


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In which state is the Shirui Lily Festival

organized?

a. Manipur b. Assam

c. Nagaland d. Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: a. Manipur

- The annual Shirui Lily Festival 2019 was

organized this time in a place called Ukhrul in

Manipur.

In this festival, folk songs and folk dances are

performed by different communities. It is the

cultural festival of the state.

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Kullu is a famous festival held in the state of

Dussehra?

a. Uttarakhand b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Sikkim

Answer: b. Himachal Pradesh

- The famous 'Kullu Dussehra' started on 8

October at Dhalpur Maidan in Kullu district in

Himachal Pradesh.

- It lasts for a week.

- This festival is unique because when Dussehra

ends in the rest of the country, it begins.

- It has been celebrated since the 17th century.

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Which state celebrated 'Nuakhai' on 3

September?


a. Odisha

b. Bihar

c. Chhattisgarh

d. Jharkhand

Answer: a. Odisha

- This festival is celebrated for welcoming of new

crop.

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In which region was the National Tribal

Festival "Adi Mahotsav" organized in

August?

a. Leh-Ladakh

b. Srinagar

c. Jammu

d. Chennai

Answer: a. Leh-Ladakh

- It was organized by Union Ministry of Tribal

Affairs and Tribal Cooperative Marketing

Development Federation of India (TRIFED).

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- The theme of the nine-day festival was "A

celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft,

Culture and Commerce". Which state does

Kharchi Puja belong to?

a. Bihar

b. Punjab

c. Tripura

d. Sikkim


Answer: c. Tripura

- In this puja the land is worshiped.

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40th International Annual Desert Festival

2019 was held in which district of Rajasthan

on January?

a. Jaipur

b. Jaisalmer

c. Udaipur

d. Kota

Answer: b. Jaisalmer

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Which state government made a law making

Sanskrit the second official language?

a. Himachal Pradesh

b. Bihar

c. Chhattisgarh

d. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: a. Himachal Pradesh

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Schemes & Planning

The central government approved the

updating of the National Population Register

(NPR), how long will it last?

a. April to September 2020

b. January to September 2020

c. April to December 2020

d. March to September 2020

Answer: a. April to September 2020

- Whereas in the second phase, from 9 February

to 28 February 2021, the entire population will be

computed (sense-census).

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What is National Population Register?

- NPR details all local residents of the country.

- If an outsider (foreign) person has been living in

any part of the country for more than six months,

then his details will also be recorded in the NPR.

- It is prepared at gram panchayat, tehsil, state

and national level.

- It is mandatory for every local resident of the

country to register with NPR.

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Difference between NPR, NRC and CAA?

- NPR = It is used by the government to

implement the schemes. Information provided by

people in NPR is considered correct. There is no

need to give your proof in this. This is not proof

of citizenship.


- NRC = It identifies migrants living illegally in the

country. For this, documents of citizenship

identification are sought from the people. NRC

has come into force in Assam recently.

- CAA = Under this, citizenship will be given to

Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and

Buddhists due to religious persecution from

Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Those

who have come before 31 December 2014 will

get citizenship.

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When was NPR first made?

- It was launched in the UPA government led by

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

- The information for NPR was collected while

going door-to-door in 2010 for the 2011 census.

- This data was updated in 2015 by conducting

door-to-door survey.

- This information was also digitized.

- Now it is being updated by the Central

Government only.

Which law provides for NPR?

The Citizenship Act, 1955 was amended in the

year 2004, under which provisions of NPR were

added.

- These provisions have been set out in section

14A of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

- The central government can issue a national

identity card by compulsory registration of every

citizen of the country.

- The government can prepare the register of

every citizen of the country and a National

Registration Authority can also be constituted for

this.


Which state will not update NPR?

- Assam

- In all the states and union territories except

Assam, information will be taken from house to

house from April to September 2020. The NRP

will be updated.

What is its purpose?

- Its purpose is to create a database based on

the complete identity and other information of

every resident of the country.

- The government uses this to formulate its

plans, prevent fraud and extend the benefit of

schemes to every family.

How will registration be done in NPR?

- Union Information and Broadcasting Minister

Prakash Javadekar said that all the figures of the

register will be taken on the mobile app.

- During April 2020 to September 2020, workers

engaged in preparing NPR will gather data from

door to door.

- The entire process will be under the

supervision of government officials appointed to

decide the NPR.

What information will be recorded in NPR?

- The government clarified the doubts about the

NPR and census, saying that for NPR, Indian

citizens will not have to provide biometric,

Aadhaar card details or any other documents.

This information has to be given -

- Includes the person's name, relationship with

the head of the family, father's name, mother's

name, wife or husband's name (if married),

gender, date of birth, current address,


nationality, permanent address, occupation and

biometric details.

How many states refused to implement NPR

- Chief Ministers of ten states of the country have

said that they will not implement the NPR.

Because they feel that this is a step in the

direction of NRC.

In Assam, the census in 1951 was considered as

NRC. The National Register for Citizens was

prepared on the same basis.

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Which secure messaging app is the central

government developing?

a. GIMS

b. Sathi

c. SARKAR

d. India

Answer: a. GIMS (Government Instant

Messaging System)

- Employees of Central Government, State

Government and organizations will be able to

use this app for secure communication.

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What kind of registers web portal has been

launched by the central government to trace

and block stolen mobile phones?

a. Central Equipment Identity Register

b. Central Mobile Identity Register

c. Phone block registers

d. None of these

Answer: a. Central Equipment Identity Register


Website: www.ceir.gov.in/

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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

has announced a loan of how much amount

for solar energy and irrigation projects in

India in December 2019?

a. 200 million dollars

b. 210 million dollars

c. 300 million dollars

d. 500 million dollars

Answer: b. 210 million dollars

- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is

headquartered in Beijing, the capital of China.

- India is the second largest shareholder among

its 100 members and the largest loan recipient

country.

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Assam government launched Abhinandan

Yojana in December 2019, what is the

scheme related to?

a. Education subsidy

b. Transport subsidy

c. Farmer subsidy

d. None of these

Answer: a. Education subsidy

The scheme aims to provide a maximum subsidy

of Rs 50,000 in loans to students eligible for

higher education.


- The benefit of this scheme will be given to

those students who apply for a loan of Rs one

lakh or more for higher education.

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Kerala Semi-High Speed Rail (SHSR) Corridor

Project, what is it named?

a. Gold line

b. silver Line

c. Yellow line

d. Blue line

Answer: b. silver Line

- The length of this project is 532 km (Kasagador

to Thiruvananthapuram).

- The cost of the scheme is Rs 56,443 crore.

- 2024 deadline set for the project.

- This highspeed corridor project will be run by

Kerala Rail Development Corporation (KRDCL),

a joint venture between the Government of

Kerala and the Ministry of Railways.

- After the construction of this corridor, the

distance between Thiruvananthapuram and

Kasaragod will be reduced from 12 hours to 4

hours.

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Which state government decided to celebrate

the year 2020 as Good Governance

Resolution Year?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Haryana

c. West Bengal

d. Rajasthan


Answer: b. Haryana

For this, the state government has sought

suggestions from the people for reforms.

- This announcement was made during the

program organized on the occasion of Good

Governance Day (25 December).

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In which city of India will the first university

be established for the transgender

community?

a. Lucknow

b. Delhi

c. Kushinagar

d. Thiruvananthapuram

Answer: c. Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh)

- This university will be established in the

Fazilnagar section of Kushinagar district.

- This will be the first such university in the

country where people of third gender will be able

to take education.

- This university is being constructed by All India

Kinnar Shiksha Seva Trust.

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Which of these cards has been made

mandatory for Pradhan Mantri Vyay Vandana

Yojana?

a. Pan Card

b. Ration card

c. Aadhar Card

d. Credit Card


Answer: c. Aadhar Card

- Pradhan Mantri Vyay Vandana Yojana is a

pension scheme for senior citizens.

- Now the beneficiaries of this scheme will have

to provide proof of Aadhaar number.

- The Union Finance Ministry has issued a

notification under the Aadhaar (Targeted

Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies,

Benefits and Services) Act, 2016.

- It has been said in this notification that if a

person wants to take advantage of the Pradhan

Mantri Vyaya Vandana Yojana, then he should

have Aadhaar.

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In which railway station was the first oxygen

parlour opened?

a. Mumbai Central

b. new Delhi

c. Nasik

d. Agra

Answer: c. Nasik

- It has been opened in December 2019.

- Its aim is to provide clean air experience to the

people.

- This oxygen parlour is started by Indian

Railways in association with 'Aero Guard'.

There are about 1500 plants in this oxygen

parlour, these plants play a useful role in making

the air present in the railway station clean.

- Such plants have been planted in the oxygen

parlour, which absorb harmful pollutants from the

air.


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Which scheme has been launched by the

central government for management of under

ground water?

a. Advani Ground Water Scheme

b. Atal Ground Water Scheme

c. Nehru Ground Water Scheme

d. Ambedkar Ground Water Scheme

Answer: b. Atal Ground Water Scheme

- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Atal

Ground Water Scheme on 25 December 2019.

- The Union Cabinet has approved Rs 6000

crore for this scheme.

The objective of this scheme is to focus on water

resources, river development and Ganga

conservation.

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Which state government has launched

Netanna Nestham scheme?

a. Karnataka

b. Mizoram

c. Punjab

d. Andra Pradesh

Answer: d. Andra Pradesh

- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S.

Jaganmohan Reddy recently wrote ‘Y.S.R.

Netanna Nestham Yojana has been launched.

- This scheme will benefit 85,000 handloom

weaver families of the state.


24,000 rupees will be provided to the beneficiary

family.

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In December 2019, the Union Cabinet

approved the name of Rohtang Tunnel after

which former Prime Minister?

a. Manmohan Singh

b. Indra Kumar Gujral

c. Indira Gandhi

d. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Answer: d. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

- The new name will be Atal Tunnel.

- Under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, it

has been decided to construct the tunnel under

Rohtang Pass on June 3, 2000, this tunnel is

strategically important.

- Total length is 8.8 km.

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Which State / Union Territory Cabinet has

approved the Electric Vehicle Policy 2019?

a. Delhi cabinet

b. Bihar cabinet

c. Jharkhand Cabinet

d. Punjab cabinet

Answer: a. Delhi cabinet

Taking a major step to tackle air pollution, the

Delhi government has approved the Electric

Vehicle Policy 2019 (Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy

2019).

What is the provision for this?


- Government will give subsidy to promote e-

vehicles.

- To implement this policy, an electric vehicle

board will be formed.

- Charging facility every three kilometers

- Target to build 35 thousand electric vehicles

and 250 charging stations in a year

- Changing building boils, charging at least 20

percent parking in parking lots

- Vehicles account for the most share of Delhi's

pollution.

- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while

announcing that the capital of the country will

now become the capital of electric vehicles.

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Which scheme has been announced by the

Maharashtra government to pardon loans up

to Rs 2 lakh?

a. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule loan waiver scheme

b. Mahatma Gandhi loan waiver scheme

c. Shivaji Maharaj Loan Waiver Scheme

d. None of these

Answer: a. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule loan waiver

scheme

- Maharashtra government announced in

December 2019.

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Which state government launched the

Jalsathi program in December 2019?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Andra Pradesh


d. Odisha

Answer: d. Odisha

- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik recently

started a program called 'Jalsathi' to ensure the

supply of safe drinking water in the state.

Under this launch, water quality testing kits and

POS (point of sale) machines were distributed to

women volunteers.

- These women are named Jalsathi.

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By which year, under the National Broadband

Mission, the target is to provide broadband

connectivity to all villages?

a. 2020

b. 2021

c. 2022

d. 2023

Answer: c. 2022

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Which state / union government launched

free Wi-Fi service on 19 December 2019?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Rajasthan

c. Puducherry

d. Delhi

Answer: d. Delhi

- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated 109

hotspots in Delhi on 19 December 2019.


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In which district of Madhya Pradesh was the

'Tansen Samaroh-2019' organized in

December?

a. Jabalpur

b. Gwalior

c. Indore

d. Nagpur

Answer: b. Gwalior

- It is a classical music festival.

- It is being organized by Ustad Alauddin Khan

Academy of Arts and Music.

- It is organized in memory of the great musician

Tansen.

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The Government of Maharashtra has decided

to rename the 'Mumbai-Nagpur Super

Communication Samriddhi Express' as?

a. Bal Keshav Thackeray

b. Shivaji Maharaj

c. Lala Lajpat Rai

d. Narendra Modi

Answer: a. Bal Keshav Thackeray

- Maharashtra cabinet also approved additional

share capital of Rs 3,500 crore to reduce the

debt burden to be taken for this project.

Mumbai-Nagpur Samriddhi Express:

- It is a 700 km Super Expressway, scheduled to

be completed in 2021.

- The expressway is expected to cut travel time

between Mumbai and Nagpur by nine hours.


- Estimated total cost of the project is

approximately Rs 55,335 crore.

- Road construction of the project will be

completed within the next 3 years.

- The previous government of Maharashtra had

planned to name the expressway after Atal

Bihari Vajpayee (former Prime Minister of India).

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Which state government has launched

schemes called 'Vijayamritam' and

'Sahachari'?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Kerala

d. Tamil Nadu

Answer: c. Kerala

Under this, financial assistance will be provided

to the persons with high marks in the degree.

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For the first time, which paramilitary force

has launched a matrimonial portal for its

personnel?

a. BSF

b. ITBP

c. CISF

d. SSB

Answer: b. ITBP

- The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has

launched a matrimonial portal to help find a


partner for their unmarried, widowed / widower

and divorced personnel.

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How many Sanskrit institutions have been

given the status of Central University by the

Central Sanskrit University Bill, 2019?

a. two

b. three

c. Four

d. Five

Answer: b. three

- National Sanskrit Sansthan (Bhopal),

- Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit

Vidyapeeth (New Delhi)

- Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth (Tirupati, Andhra

Pradesh)

- All these were till now Deemed Sanskrit

University.

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The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved

amendment in the State Universities Act 1973

to establish a new university in Aligarh by

what name?

a. A P J Abdul Kalam

b. Saint Avaidyanath

c. Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh

d. None of these

Answer c. Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh

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In which city will the world's first CNG port


terminal be built?

a. Mumbai

b. Kolkata

c. Bhavnagar

d. Chennai

Answer c. Bhavnagar (Gujarat)

- On November 11, the Gujarat Infrastructure

Development Board (GIDB), chaired by the Chief

Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Bhai Rupani, approved

its proposal.

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In which state Defence Minister Rajnath

Singh inaugurated the Sisiri bridge

connecting Dibang Valley to Siang?


b. Mizoram

c. Manipur

d. Assam

Answer a. Arunachal Pradesh

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Which ministry has launched the SAANS

campaign?

a. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

b. Home Ministry

c. Ministry of Information Technology

d. Human Resource Development Ministry

Answer a. Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare


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Which state government has formulated the

'Arundhati Swarna Yojana' to give 10 grams

of gold to each bride?

a. Bihar

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Haryana

d. Assam

Answer d. Assam

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How many languages will Jagannana 2021

have?

a. 10 b. 16

c. 20 d. 33

Answer b. 16

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Which companies have approved the

disinvestment decision of the Central Cabinet

Committee on Economic Affairs?

a. BPCL, Shipping Corporation of India

b. Container Corporation of India

c. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation, North

Eastern Electric Power Corporation

d. All of the above

Answer d. All of the above

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Where has the Union Cabinet approved the


establishment of the National Institue of

Sowa Rigpa ?

a. Srinagar b. Leh

c. Chandigarh d. None of these

Answer b. Leh

Sowa-Rigpa Medicine System

- It is an ancient treatment system practiced in

the Himalayan regions including Tibet.

- It is popular in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh,

Darjeeling in West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh

and Union Territory of Ladakh.

- It is believed that Buddha (Gautama) taught the

original text book 'Ragyud-Bzi' of Sowa-Rigpa

and is closely associated with Buddhist

philosophy.

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Which state has launched a three-week

special campaign to eradicate filariasis in

November and December 2019?

a. Odisha b. Jharkhand

c. Bihar d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer d. Uttar Pradesh

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In which state is Guru Ghasidas National

Park where it has been announced to make a

tiger reserve?

a. Gujarat

b. Rajasthan


c. Chhattisgarh

d. Madhya Pradesh

Answer c. Chhattisgarh

Currently, there are three Tiger Reserves in

Chhattisgarh- Achanakmar Tiger Reserve,

Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve and Indravati .

- Including the new tiger reserve, now there will

be four tiger reserves in the state.

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Which state government announced 5%

reservation for athletes in government jobs?

a. Madhya Pradesh

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Manipur

d. Chhattisgarh

Answer a. Madhya Pradesh

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To what date has the Union Cabinet extended

the term of the 15th Finance Commission by

one year?

a. 30 October 2020

b. 30 October 2021

c. 10 October 2020

d. 30 October 2022

Answer a. 30 October 2020

- 15th Finance Commission Chairman NK Singh

- Ramesh Chand is a part-time member of the

15th Finance Commission.


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The proposed Atlin Hydroelectric Project is

related to which state?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Haryana

c. Andra Pradesh


Answer d. Arunachal Pradesh

- The Central Government has recommended

the Biodiversity Studies for a 3,097 MW capacity

atlin hydroelectric project.

- It is feared that 2,80,000 trees will be destroyed

due to this project and 6 species of mammals

may become extinct.

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Which state government has decided to

launch Project 'Shakti' to make people aware

of crimes?

a. Odisha

b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Rajasthan

d. Madhya Pradesh

Answer d. Madhya Pradesh

- Government of Madhya Pradesh has decided

to launch Project 'Shakti' to make people aware

of crimes.

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For which educational institution did


President Ramnath Kovind launch the Global

Alumni Endowment Fund?

a. IIT Guwahati

b. IIM Bangalore

c. IIT Delhi

d. IIM Ahmedabad

Answer: c. IIT Delhi

- 'IIT- Delhi Global Alumni Endowment Fund' was

launched at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 31 October

2019.

- The first target in the endowment fund for IITs

has been set at Rs 250 crore.

125 crores will be given by two IIT alumni in it.

- Which includes Flipkart founders Sachin Bansal

and Binny Bansal. He is an alumnus of IIT Delhi.

- Binny has given 100 crores and Sachin has

given 25 crores.

By the end of the year 2020, the target of this

endowment fund is Rs 1,000 crore.

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Which state government has launched the

Chief Minister Kanya Sumangala Yojana?

a. Bihar

b. Odisha

c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: d. Uttar Prades


- It aims to ensure the empowerment of girls.

- It was launched on Dhanteras (25 October).

Under this scheme, 15,000 rupees will be

provided to each family on the birth of a girl child.

- Government will send this amount to

beneficiary's account in several stages, this

amount will be given on the occasion of many

achievements like vaccination, 1, 5, 9 and

admission in graduation etc.

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Which plan has been made by the Odisha

government to develop Puri as a world

heritage city?

a. ABADHA

b. PURI Devlopment

c. ABRAC

d. None of these

Answer: a. ABADHA

- ABADHA = Augmentation of Basic Amenities

and Development of Heritage and Architecture

(ABADHA).

- There is a plan to spend 3208 crores under

this.

The Central Government has announced to

name the Chenani Nashri tunnel in Jammu

and Kashmir after whom?

a. Mahatma Gandhi

b. Keshav Dutt

c. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

d. Veer Savarkar


Answer: c. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

- He was the founder of the Bharatiya Jana

Sangh.

- In 2017, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi

dedicated this 9.2 km long tunnel to the nation.

- This tunnel reduces the distance between

Jammu and Srinagar by 31 km.

- This tunnel is located on National Highway-44.

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Which state has announced an amount of

51,000 rupees under the Chief Minister's

Kanya Vivah / Nikah Yojana for toilets in the

in-laws' house.

a. Bihar b. Odisha

c. Punjab d. Madhya Pradesh

Answer:d. Madhya Pradesh

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Which scheme has been launched by the

Central Government to encourage students

to undertake 'STEM education'?

a. Jyoti Anand Scheme

b. Vigyan Jyoti Scheme

c. Science welfare scheme

d. Shiksha Jyoti Scheme

Answer: b. Vigyan Jyoti Scheme

STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering,

Mathematics


Through this scheme, 100 girls from 550 districts

will be trained by the year 2020-2025.

- These students will be selected on the basis of

their percentage.

- Girls of class 9 to 12 will be included in this

scheme.

Under this scheme, science camp will be

organized for girl students in IITs and national

laboratories.

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Which state government has launched YSR

Rythu Bharosa Scheme 2019(For farmers)?

a. Andhra Pradesh

b. Gujarat

c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Karnataka

Answer: a. Andra Pradesh

The objective of this scheme will be to provide

financial assistance of Rs 13,500 to the farmers

in three installments every year.

- The state government will contribute Rs 7500 in

this scheme, while the central government will

contribute Rs 6000 in it.

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In which state India's longest electrified

railway tunnel was inaugurated on 1

September 2019?

a. Karnataka

b. Mizoram


c. Andra Pradesh

d. Assam


In Andhra Pradesh, Vice President Venkaiah

Naidu dedicated India's longest electrified

railway tunnel to the nation.

- This tunnel is located between Cherlopalli and

Rapuru in Andhra Pradesh.

- The length of the electrified railway tunnel is 6.6

km.

- This tunnel is part of the recently completed

113 km Obulavaripalli-Venkatachalam new

railway line.

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Which month was declared by the Central

Government as 'National Nutrition Month' in

2019?

a. July

b. August

c. September

d. October

Answer: c. September

- Its aim is to end the problem of malnutrition in

the country.

- This campaign will be run throughout the

month, the purpose of this campaign is to convey

the message of 'Har Ghar Nurturing Festival'.

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PM Modi launched the National Animal


Disease Control Program on September 11,

their goal is to eradicate which disease?

a. Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD)

b. Animal Malta-Fever(Brucellosis)


Answer: c. a and b (mouthpump-hoof and

animalistic Malta-fever) [Foot & Mouth

Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis]

- PM Modi launched the National Animal Disease

Control Program in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh on

September 11, 2019.

- This program will run till the year 2024 (duration

of five years).

- During this, the cost will be Rs. 12,652 crore.

- Under this, cow, buffalo, sheep, goat and pig

will be saved from Foot & Mouth diseases.

Female children of milch animals will be

vaccinated every year to protect them from

animalistic Malta-fever.

- In an effort to reduce both these diseases,

more than 60 crore animals will be vaccinated

across the country.

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By which year is the goal to eradicate

Mukhpaka-Khurpaka and animalistic Malta-

fever under the National Animal Disease

Control Program?

a. Year 2025 b. Year 2030

c. Year 2022 d. Year 2050


Answer: b. Year 2030

- Target to control diseases by year 2025 and

eradication of diseases by 2030.

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In which state Prime Minister Narendra Modi

has recently inaugurated the new assembly

building?

a. Telangana b. Jharkhand

c. Bihar d. Assam

Answer: b. Jharkhand

- After 19 years of formation of a separate state,

now Jharkhand has got its own assembly.

- The assembly building of Jharkhand has been

constructed at a cost of Rs. 1238 crore.

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In which city has the second women's post

office been opened in the country?

In which city has the first women's post

office opened in Bihar?

a. Gaya b. Hajipur

c. Patna d. Darbhanga

Answer: c. Patna (in the premises of Bihar

Public Service Commission)

- This women's post office established in the

premises of Bihar Public Service Commission is

the second woman post office in the country and

the first woman post office in Bihar.


There are women in this post office from

postmaster to postman and in future also there

will be women only.

- The first women's post office is at Shastri

Bhavan in Delhi.

- Postal Central Government has decided to

open one women post office in all postal circles

for the empowerment of women.

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Where is India's tallest air traffic control

tower (ATC tower)?

a. Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

b. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International

Airport, Mumbai

c. Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport,

Patna

d. None of these

Answer: a. Indira Gandhi International

Airport, Delhi

- India's tallest air traffic control tower has been

inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep

Singh Puri .

- Its height is 102 meters.

- It has been prepared for 250 crores rupees.

Apart from this, there are instruments worth Rs

100 crore( Total 350 crores).

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In which city will the National Police

University be established?


a. Patna

b. Delhi

c. Chandigarh

d. Greater Noida

Answer: d. Greater Noida

- The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has

announced this.

- In this multi-disciplinary university, information

related to various police related disciplines will

be provided.

- The university will be in an area of 100 acres in

the Tech Zone in IT Park of Greater Noida.

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The central government has approved a plan

to write a history of India's borders, who has

been elected its nodal agency?

a. Indian Council of Historical Research

b. Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML)

c. Directorate general of archives

d. None of these

Answer: b. Nehru Memorial Museum &

Library (NMML)

- It is an autonomous organization under the

Union Ministry of Culture.

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Which state government has launched 'Upon

your home' scheme?


a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Rajasthan

d. Assam

Answer: d. Assam\

- It is a loan subsidy scheme for home

construction.

Under this, financial assistance will be given for

the purchase or construction of the first house by

the family.

- Subsidy up to Rs 2.50 lakh will be given for

loan amount of Rs 5 to 40 lakh.

Home Minister Amit Shah started the Vande

Bharat Express to travel from Delhi to which

religious place?

a. Ajmer (Ajmer Sharif) b. Katra (Vaishno Devi)

c. Haridwar d. Patna sahib

Answer: b. Katra (Vaishno Devi)

- Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the

Vande Bharat Express for Vaishno Devi.

- Vande Bharat Express will reach Katra from

Delhi in 8 hours.

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Name the first private (corporate) train in the

country?

a. Vande Bharat b. Tejas

c. Moving d. Amrapali


Answer: b. Tejas

- UP CM Yogi Adityanath flagged off the

country's first private (corporate) train Tejas

Express on 04 October 2019 from Lucknow

Junction.

- It will be fully operated by IRCTC (Indian

Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation).

- This train will stop at Kanpur and Ghaziabad

and reach New Delhi.

The number of the Tejas Express is 00501.

- This train will start running regularly from 06

October.

- Tejas Express is a medium speed train with

modern facilities. Its maximum speed is 160

kilometers.

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By when has the Union Ministry of

Environment announced to implement BS VI

(Bharat Stage VI) vehicle emission

standards?

a. January 2020

b. April 2020

c. December 2019

d. April 2021

Answer: b. April 2020

- India will start adopting BS VI vehicle emission

standards instead of BS IV standards from April

2020.

In such a situation, only BS VI vehicles can be

sold.


- Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

said on October 7 that about Rs 60,000 crore

has been spent on adopting BS VI fuels.

- Government companies will invest about Rs

28,000 crore in oil refinery to supply BS-VI fuel.

- BS-VI vehicles and fuel will reduce harmful

gases emitted from vehicles, and this will reduce

pollution.

What is Bharat Stage Emission Standards

- It is an emission standard set by the

Government of India, it is based on the

European Regulations.

- Its purpose is to control the pollution emitted by

vehicles.

- This standard is set by the Central Pollution

Control Board.

It was first introduced in the country in the year

2000.

- New vehicles are manufactured in the country

based on these standards.

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Which is the first state in the country to

implement the new law on contract farming?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Tamil Nadu

c. Bihar

d. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: b. Tamil Nadu


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Where was South Asia's first cross-border

petroleum pipeline built?

a. Motihari and Amlekhganj (Nepal)

b. Mumbai and Amlekhganj (Nepal)

c. Chennai and Amlekhganj (Nepal)

d. Porbandar and Amlekhganj (Nepal)

Answer: a. Motihari and Amlekhganj (Nepal)

- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the

petroleum product pipeline between Motihari and

Amlekhganj (Nepal) on 10 September.

- He has inaugurated this pipeline through video

conferencing with Nepal Prime Minister KP

Sharma Oli.

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Where is the country's largest detention

center for foreign prisoners being built?

a. In Goalpara district of Assam

b. In Jalpaiguri, West Bengal

c. Guwahati district of Assam

d. Goa

Answer: a. In Goalpara district of Assam

- It will be ready next year (year 2020).

- 3000 people can be placed in it.

- It will cost 46.5 crores.

In this detention centre, foreign criminals and

those who have been declared as foreign by

tribunals shall be detained.


⦁ Detention limit fixed for 3 years

Recently, the Supreme Court had set the limit of

detention of foreigners for 3 years.

After this limit is over, these people will be able

to get bail after giving bond of one lakh rupees

on behalf of two Indian citizens.

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In which state India's longest electrified

railway tunnel was inaugurated on 1

September 2019?

a. Karnataka

b. Mizoram

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Assam


In Andhra Pradesh, Vice President Venkaiah

Naidu dedicated India's longest electrified

railway tunnel to the nation.

- This tunnel is located between Cherlopalli and

Rapuru in Andhra Pradesh.

- The length of the electrified railway tunnel is 6.6

km.

- This tunnel is part of the recently completed

113 km Obulavaripalli-Venkatachalam new

railway line.

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In which city is the National Bird Toxicology

Center established?


a. Coimbatore b. Varanasi

c. Pune d. Bhopal

Answer: a. Coimbatore

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In which city will the Gorewada International

Zoo be established?

a. Gorakhpur

b. Nagpur

c. Chhotanagpur

d. Chandigarh

Answer: b. Nagpur

- This zoo will have activities like Biopark, Indian

Safari, African Safari, Night Safari, Research,

Education, and Training etc.

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Which state government decided to launch

an initiative called "10 weeks, 10 o'clock, 10

minutes - every Sunday, against dengue"?


b. Kerala

c. Bihar

d. Delhi

Answer: d. Delhi

- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal started this

initiative from 1 September.

- This initiative aims to work for the prevention of

dengue and chikungunya.


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Which country has issued Facial Biometric

Data Based Identity Document for Sailors?

a. China

b. India

c. Pakistan

d. USA

Answer: b. India

- This will ease the movement of Indian

seafarers and also make it easy to get jobs.

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Which state recently launched Chief Minister

Krishi Aashirwad Yojana?

a. Punjab b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Jharkhand d. Haryana

Answer: c. Jharkhand

- Under this scheme, funds will be directly

transferred to the accounts of the farmers of the

state.

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How many new government medical colleges

have been approved by the Union Cabinet?

a. 70

b. 73

c. 84

d. 75


Answer: d. 75

- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave

this approval on 28 August 2019.

24,000 crore to be spent in phases in the next 3

years.

- To be linked with existing district hospitals or

referred hospitals by 2021-22.

- This will create 15,700 new seats for MBBS.

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In which city of Maharashtra was a British

underground bunker converted into a

museum?

a. Mumbai

b. Pune

c. Chandigarh

d. Kolhapur

Answer: a. Mumbai

- This museum is spread over an area of 15,000

sq ft.

- This museum has virtual reality booths, through

which people can see about the 19th century.

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Which state government launched the

"Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Sehat Bima

Yojna”?

a. Punjab b. Odisha

c. Madhya Pradesh d. Chhattisgarh


Answer: a. Punjab

- The Punjab government has integrated this

scheme with the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya

Yojana (PMJAY) of the Central Government.

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After banning liquor, which state government

has now banned the production, preservation

and sale of “paan masala”?

a. Bihar b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Maharashtra d. Assam

Answer: a. Bihar

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Which state government has planned to

provide the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Residential

School yojna for the children of labourers?

a. Uttar Pradesh b. Bihar

c. Haryana d. Himachal Pradesh

Answer: a. Uttar Pradesh

- These schools will be opened in all 18 mandals

of Uttar Pradesh.

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Which state has launched the "Village Volunteer

System", which has more than 2.8 lakh

volunteers?

a. Bihar

b. Tamil Nadu


c. Andra Pradesh

d. Telangana


- It aims to provide government services at

people’s homes.

- Identity cards will be issued to these volunteers

and they will be given Rs 5,000 as an allowance

per month.

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In which city has India's first private space

science museum been opened?

a. Patna

b. Bhubaneswar

c. Hyderabad

d. None of these

Answer: c. Hyderabad

- ISRO has provided 65 spacecrafts, satellites

and rockets etc.as models for this museum.

- Models of GSLV Mark III, GSLV Mark II, PSLV

Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter Spacecraft,

Aryabhatta, Bhaskar, Rohini etc. will be available

in this museum.

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Which state has launched a higher education

model called "RACE"?

a. Bihar b. Rajasthan

c. Madhya Pradesh d. Uttar Pradesh


Answer: b. Rajasthan

- "Resource Assistance for Colleges with

Excellence"

Under this model, emphasis will be laid on the

distribution of faculty and movable property in

government colleges, so that the best use of

resources will be possible.

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Which state government has recently

launched the Vhali dikri Yojna for the welfare

of girls?

a. West Bengal

b. Goa

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Gujarat

Answer: d. Gujarat

- Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched

"Vhali Dikri" scheme in Rajkot on 3 August.

Its aim is to increase the sex ratio by increasing

the girl child birth rate.

- Government of Gujarat will provide Rs. 4,000

on admission of girl child in fourth grade.

6,000 rupees will be provided on admission to

the ninth grade.

- One lakh rupees will be provided at the time of

marriage.

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In how many scheduled languages will the

2021 census be done?


a. 5 b. 10

c. 15 d. 18

Answer: d. 18

- Census 2021 will be conducted in 18 out of 22

scheduled languages.

Earlier, the 2011 census was conducted in 16

scheduled languages.

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To connect Kosi and which river in Bihar, the

central government has approved a project of

Rs 4,900 crore?

a. Ganges

b. Yamuna

c. Budhi Gandak

d. Mechi

Answer: d. Mechi

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The "One Nation One Ration Card" scheme

has been launched under which pilot

project?

a. Telangana

b. Andra Pradesh

c. Maharashtra and Gujarat

d. All of the above

Answer: d. All of the above (Telangana,

Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat)


- To promote national food security, the

Government of India has launched the "One

Country - One Ration Card" scheme on a pilot

basis in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,

Maharashtra and Gujarat.

- This scheme has come into effect from August

1, 2019.

What is one country one ration card scheme

With the ration card, families can buy rice and

wheat at cheaper rates from any ration shop in

these states.

- The central government has targeted to

implement the scheme across the country by

August 2020.

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The government of which state / union

territory has decided to give full subsidy to

electricity users up to 200 units?

a. Uttar Pradesh

b. Bihar

c. Puducherry

d. Delhi

Answer: d. Delhi

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Which state ranks first in the installation of

rooftop solar projects in India?

a. Gujarat

b. Bihar

c. Punjab



Answer: a. Gujarat

- On 23 July 2019, Union Minister of Power and

Minister of New and Renewable Energy RK

Singh has informed in the Parliament that

Gujarat ranks first.

- Gujarat has 261.97 MW (MW) capacity rooftop

100 projects.

- Maharashtra (198.52 MW) in second place and

Tamil Nadu (151.62 MW) in third place.

Currently, the total rooftop solar installation in

India is of 1,700.54 MW capacity.

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In which city was the first printing press

heritage gallery of Indian Railways opened?

a. Mumbai b. Guwahati

c. Patna d. Kolkata

Answer: a. Mumbai

- Western Railway (Western Railway) has

started the first printing press heritage gallery at

Mahalaxmi, Mumbai.

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Which state has a water harvesting scheme

called "Jalamrit"?

a. Karnataka b. Bihar

c. Uttar Pradesh d. None of these

Answer: a. Karnataka


In March 2019, Karnataka launched a water

harvesting scheme called "Jalamrit".

- Scientific methods are to be used for water

storage in the state under this scheme.

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G-One (Bio-fuel environment friendly crop

residue prevention) scheme belongs to which

ministry of central government?

a. home Ministry

b. Ministry of Textiles

c. Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

d. Ministry of Defence

Answer: c. Union Ministry of Petroleum and

Natural Gas

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Financial assistance will be provided under

this scheme for prevention of crop residue

and ethanol production.

STARS (Scheme for Translational and

Advanced Research in Science) belongs to

which ministry of central government?

a. Human resource development ministry

b. Home Ministry

c. Ministry of Defence

d. Ministry of Women and Child Welfare

Answer: a. Human resource development

ministry


- The scheme was launched on the occasion of

National Science Day (28 February).

Objective - To provide funds for scientific

research projects.

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Which state launched the Yuva Shree Arpan

Yojana?

a. Bihar

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. West Bengal

d. None of these

Answer: c. West Bengal

It aims to encourage entrepreneurship among

the youth.

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Which state launched the Chief Minister

Aanchal Amrit Yojana?

a. Rajasthan

b. Madhya Pradesh

c. Bihar

d. Uttarakhand


Mukhyamantri Aanchal Amrit Yojana has been

launched to provide milk to children in

Anganwadi centers.


- In Uttarakhand, about 18,000 children are

malnourished.

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Which state recently launched the "One

Family One Job" scheme?

a. Orissa

b. Bihar

c. Sikkim

d. Nagaland

Answer: c. Sikkim

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In which state was the Dolaithabi Barrage

Project started?

a. Assam b. Manipur

c. Nagaland d. Tripura

Answer: b. Manipur

- On January 4, 2019, Prime Minister, Narendra

Modi inaugurated 12 projects worth more than

1500 crores in Imphal, Manipur.

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Recently which state / union territory

government has announced the inclusion of

Maithili as an optional subject from 8th to

12th?

a. Delhi Government

b. Government of Uttar Pradesh


c. Government of Bihar

d. Government of Maharashtra

Answer: a. Delhi Government

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Which state cabinet has recently announced

to increase financial assistance to families of

martyred soldiers from 25 lakh rupees to 1

crore?

a. Haryana b. Telangana

c. Madhya Pradesh d. Maharashtra

Answer: d. Maharashtra

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establish India's first "Space Park"?

a. Government of Assam

b. Government of Kerala

c. Delhi Government d. None of these

Answer: b. Government of Kerala

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declare Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary as a

reserve for tigers?

a. Government of Madhya Pradesh

b. Government of Tamil Nadu

c. Government of Karnataka

d. Himachal Pradesh Government


Answer: a. Government of Madhya Pradesh

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Which is the first state in the country to

reserve 75% jobs for local youth?

a. Punjab

b. Gujarat

c. Andhra Pradesh

d. Bihar


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Which state government's pilot project is

"Medicine from the Sky"?

a. Telangana Government b. Government of

Tamil Nadu

c. Government of Bihar d. Government of

Andhra Pradesh

Answer: a. Telangana Government

Under this scheme, emergency medical items

like blood, vaccines, medical samples, organs

etc. will be delivered by drone.

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Where is India's first foreign interactive bird

park started?


a. Delhi

b. Patna

c. Mumbai

d. Chandigarh

Answer: c. Mumbai

- The name of this park is 'Esselworld Bird Park'.

It was launched on 11 April 2019.

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Home Ministry has started phone number 112,

what is it?

a. Police helpline number

b. Fire helpline number

c. Female helpline number

d. Countrywide Emergency Helpline Number

Answer: d. Countrywide Emergency Helpline

Number

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Which campaign has been launched by India

to eradicate malaria?

a. My life b. My health

c. Our country d. My india

Answer: d. My india (Mera India)

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By which year, under the Mera India

campaign, a target has been set to eradicate

malaria in the country?

a. 2050 b. 2020

c. 2030 d. None of these


Answer: c. 2030

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'Aapki Beti' scheme is related to which state

government?

a. Bihar

b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Rajasthan

Answer: d. Rajasthan

- The Rajasthan government has recently

increased the financial assistance to schoolgirls

under this scheme.

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The Central Government has extended the

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Yojana to how many

farmers?

a. 1.5 crore farmers

b. 13.5 crore farmers

c. 45.5 crore farmers

d. 14.5 crore farmers

Answer: d. 14.5 crore farmers

- It’s decision was taken in the first meeting of

the second term of the Modi government. (The

meeting was held on 31 May.

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India has signed an agreement with which


country to set up a National Maritime

Museum in Lothal?

a. America b. Japan

c. Portugal d. France

Answer: c. Portugal

- Lothal is in Gujarat.

- It was a port city in the Indus Valley Civilization.

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Which state has launched Pink Sarathi

vehicles for the safety of women?

a. Madhya Pradesh b. Bihar

c. Rajasthan d. Karnataka

Answer: d. Karnataka

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Where is India's first dinosaur museum cum

park inaugurated?

a. Gujarat b. Delhi

c. Bihar d. Tamil Nadu

Answer: a. Gujarat (in Raiyoli village of

Balasinor town in Mahisagar district)

- In the village of Raiyoli in Balasinor town in

Mahisagar district of Gujarat.

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Which state is the first to give pension to all

the elderly aged 60 years and above?


a. Bihar b. Uttar Pradesh

c. Punjab d. Andra Pradesh

Answer: a. Bihar

- Government of Bihar has launched Universal

Old Age Pension Scheme on 14 June 2019.

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By which year the central government has

targeted to provide clean drinking water to

all?

a. 2024 b. 2030

c. 2022 d. 2054

Answer: a. 2024

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Carmichael coal mine project is related to

which country?

a. India b. Argentina

c. USA d. Australia

Answer: d. Australia

- Adani Group has got final approval for this

disputed project.

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Which state government has now announced

a press release in Sanskrit as well?

a. Bihar b. Jharkhand

c. Uttar Pradesh d. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: c. Uttar Pradesh


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Which state cabinet has approved the

proposal to punish children leaving elderly

parents?

a. Uttar Pradesh b. Rajasthan

c. Bihar d. Karnataka

Answer: c. Bihar

- Children can be sent to jail on charges of

leaving elderly parents.

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The UP government's cabinet has passed a

resolution of Rs 181.82 crore for the under-

construction martyr Ashfaqulla Khan

Zoological Park, where is this Zoo Park

located?

a. Lucknow b. Kanpur

c. Unnao d. Gorakhpur

Answer: d. Gorakhpur

- It was earlier called Gorakhpur Zoo. It will be on

an area of 291 acres.

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Which state has started the 'Mukhyamantri

Yuva Sambal Yojana' giving unemployment

allowance of 3000 to 3500 rupees?

a. Bihar

b. Uttar Pradesh


c. Rajasthan

d. Kerala

Answer: c. Rajasthan

Under this scheme, the unemployed youth in the

state who have a bachelor's or any equivalent

degree will now be given an allowance of Rs

3000 per month by the government.

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Name the world's largest multi-stage lift

irrigation project, whose first phase was

inaugurated by CMs of three states?

a. Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP)

b. Hirakud Dam Project

c. Sardar Sarovar Project

d. Bhakra Nangal Project

Answer: a. Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation Project

(KLIP)

- On June 21, 2019, Telangana Chief Minister

K.K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Andhra Pradesh Chief

Minister Jaganmohan Reddy and Maharashtra

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis jointly

inaugurated its first phase.

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Which state launched Mukhyamantri

Swabhimaan Yojana?

a. Rajasthan

b. Bihar


c. Madhya Pradesh

d. Odisha


- Its aim is to provide employment to

unemployed youth.

For a period of 100 days, youth will be given a

stipend of Rs 4000 per month.

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Which state launched the Kalia Scholarship

Scheme?

a. Punjab

b. Haryana

c. Odisha

d. None of these

Answer: c. Odisha

- Government of Odisha launched "Kalia

Scholarship Scheme". KALIA - Krishak

Assistance for Livelihood and Income

Augmentation.

92% farmers of the state will be covered under

this scheme.

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Which country has prepared a plan for the

formation of Space Force?

a. Russia

b. Japan


c. America

d. France

Answer: c. America

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Which state announced the Chief Minister

Old Age Pension Scheme?

a. West Bengal

b. Bihar

c. Rajasthan

d. None of these

Answer: b. Bihar

The Bihar government has announced the Chief

Minister Old Age Pension Scheme, people

above 60 years of age will get the benefit of this

scheme.

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Foreign Which international organization has

approved the proposal for international

policy making to combat cyber crime?

a. United Nations

b. world Bank

c. IMF

d. UNESCO

Answer: a. United Nations

- The United Nations on 27 December approved

a proposal for international policy formulation to

combat cybercrime.

For this, a meeting will be organized in August

2020. The draft submitted by Russia was

accepted by 193 member member countries.

Budapest Convention

- The Budapest Convention was the first treaty

on cybercrime, currently it is the only treaty

under the United Nations that deals with

cybercrimes.

- India and Brazil have not adopted this treaty,

these countries were not involved in its drafting.

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In which country did Funfone storm wreak

havoc on 25 December 2019?

a. Philippines

b. USA

c. Pakistan

d. Ukraine


Answer: a. Philippines

- Thousands of people were trapped or taken to

high altitude relief camps due to the storm.

- Millions of homes have been destroyed.

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The former Prime Minister of which country

Charles Michel has taken charge as the

President of the European Council and the

European Commission?

a. Belgium

b. France

c. Iraq

d. Switzerland

Answer: a. Belgium

- He has held the post of President of the

European Council for five years.

- PM Narendra Modi has also talked to her on

phone on 23 December 2019.

- The two leaders agreed to hold the next India-

EU Summit in Brussels the following year (2020).

The dates in this regard will be decided through

diplomatic channels.

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What name have the eight African countries

changed their currency CFA Franc to?

a. Eco

b. pen

c. Swift

d. Dollar

Answer: a. Eco


- These countries - Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-

Basau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal and

Togo.

- So far, the Frank Community of the Financial

Community of Africa was operating in these

countries.

CAFA was in force in 14 countries

- The CFA (Financial Community of Africa) franc

currency was applied to a total of 14 countries in

Africa. Now it is left in only 6 countries.

- The currency here was earlier associated with

the French currency.

- Because, these 8 countries were colonies of

France.

Except for Guinea-Bissau, all other countries had

been colonized by France long back.

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In which country has a Prime Minister been

appointed for the first time (in 2019) after

1976?

a. USA

b. France

c. Cuba

d. Benegal

Answer: c. Cuba

- President Miguel Diaz has appointed Manuel

Marrero Cruz as Prime Minister.

- The post of Prime Minister was removed in

1976 by the then revolutionary leader Fidel

Castro.

Cuba Capital: Havana.

Cuban Currency: Cuban Peso.


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Which President passed impeachment in the

House of Representatives of his country?

a. Vladimir Putin

b. Ramnath Kovind

c. Donald Trump

d. Emmanel Macro

Answer: c. Donald Trump

- Donald Trump has become the third President

of the US who has been impeached in the House

of Representatives.

- Two-thirds of Senate members are required to

remove the US President from office, while the

Republican Party currently has a majority in the

Senate.

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Which country announced the launch of the

Gandhi Citizenship Education Award to

uphold the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi in

perpetuity?

a. Russia

b. Portugal

c. Brasil

d. Canada

Answer: b. Portugal

- Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa

recently visited India.

He has announced to launch the Gandhi

Citizenship Education Award, inspired by his

thoughts and quotes, to keep the ideals of

Mahatma Gandhi eternal.


- This award will be given every year.

- The first year award will be dedicated to animal

welfare.

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Which former President of Pakistan was

sentenced to death by a court there for

treason, which was later adjourned?

a. Asif Ali Zardari

b. Arif Alvi

c. Mamnoon Hussain

d. Pervez Musharraf

Answer: d. Pervez Musharraf

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Which party got the majority in the General

Election held in Britain in December?

a. Labor party

b. Conservative Party

c. Scottish National Party

d. Liberal Democrats

Answer: b. Conservative Party

- Total seats in the British Parliament 650.

- Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative

Party won 365 seats

- Opposition Labor Party got 202 seats

- Boris Johnson to become Prime Minister of

Britain again.

15 Indians became MP

- This time the record has been elected by 15

Indian MPs. With the introduction of some new

faces, 12 MPs retained their seats.


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Which country has opposed the inclusion of

Kalapani region in the new political map of

India?

a. Pakistan

b. Bhutan

c. China

d. Nepal

Answer d. Nepal

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Which country approved 'GV-971', the world's

first drug for Alzheimer's disease?\

a. India

b. China

c. France

d. Japan

Answer b. China

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Which country has banned the Islamist

organization Allar Dol?

a. India

b. Pakistan

c. Iran

d. Bangladesh

Answer d. Bangladesh

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India has signed a memorandum of

understanding (MoU) with which country to

take 1.82 cusecs of water from river Feni for

drinking water supply scheme?

a. Pakistan

b. Sri Lanka

c. Nepal

d. Bangladesh

Answer d. Bangladesh

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The President of which country invited Indian

Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his victory

day celebration?\

a. China b. Russia

c. Japan d. USA

Answer b. Russia

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Who was elected the new President of Sri

Lanka?

a. Gotabaya Rajapaksa

b. Mahinda Rajapaksa

c. Sajit premadasa

d. Mahinda Deshpriya

Answer a. Gotabaya Rajapaksa

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Who has been nominated as the new Prime

Minister by the Sri Lankan President?

a. Ranil Wickremesinghe

b. Mahinda Rajapaksa

c. Maithripala Sirisena

d. Sajit Premdasa

Answer b. Mahinda Rajapaksa

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The President of which country arrived in

India on 28 November 2019 under the first

official foreign visit after assuming power?

a. Asif Ghani of Afghanistan

b. Ivo Morales of Bolivia

c. Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil

d. Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka

Answer d. Gotabaya Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka

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Which former Maldives President was

sentenced to 5 years in prison in a corruption

case?

a. Abraham Mohammed Sohail

b. Abdulla Yameen Gayoom

c. Mohammad Nasheed

d. Faisal Naseem

Answer b. Abdulla Yameen Gayoom

- On 28 November, the court sentenced it.

- The former president was heavily dependent on


China for political and economic support during

his five-year term.

- During his tenure, he kept opponents in jail or

forced him to remain in exile.

- Yameen had to face defeat in the 2018

elections.

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Who is the first Hindu woman to get a place

in the Central Cabinet of Canada?

a. Anita Anand b. Harjeet Sajjan

c. Anandi Kaur d. None of these

Answer a. Anita Anand

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Which storm caused a lot of damage and

devastation in West Bengal, India and in

neighbouring Bangladesh?

a. Big

b. Nightingale

c. Harare

d. Champak

Answer b. Nightingale

- More than 21 lakh people have been

evacuated to safe places in Bangladesh due to

this storm.

- Many people were killed.

- The cyclone caused winds at a speed of 130

kilometers per hour.

- The cyclone hit the bank of Gangasagar and it


moved towards the 'Khulna' area which also

contains the Sundarbans.

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Upto when has the European Union extended

the time limit for Brexit?

a. 30 November

b. 31 December

c. 31 January

d. 31 March

Answer: c. 31 January

Brexit = British exit

- European Union member countries have

agreed to extend Brexit deadline.

- The first deadline was 31 October.

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Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi was killed in the action

of the US Army, he was the chief of which

terrorist organization?

a. Hamas

b. al Qaeda

c. Islamic state

d. None of these

Answer: c. Islamic State (IS)

- American President Donald Trump told the

world that during an operation by the US Special

Forces, Baghdadi blew himself up with a jacket


loaded with a bomb.

- 48 years of Baghdadi showed the whole world

a very frightening picture of terrorism.

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Which country has eliminated the need for

visas for Indian businessmen?

a. Brazil b. USA

c. Canada d. Britain

Answer: a. Brazil

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With which country did India sign the

Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Agreement?

a. Pakistan

b. China

c. Bangladesh

d. Afghanistan

Answer: a. Pakistan

- India has signed an agreement with Pakistan

on the modalities of operation of Kartarpur Sahib

Corridor at Zero Point International Boundary

Dera Baba Nanak.

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PM Modi has announced how much loan

facility to Russia?

a. One billion dollars

b. Two billion dollars


c. Three billion dollars

d. None of these

Answer: a. One billion dollars (7.1 thousand

crores rupees)

- Modi announced this on 5 September 2019 at

the Fifth Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

- India will work closely with Russia for the

development of the Far East region.

- He also announced a loan of one billion dollars

for the development of this resource-rich region

of Russia.

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Which policy was announced by PM

Narendra Modi with the intention of

strengthening activities with the Far East

region of Russia?

a. Act for South b. Act for east

c. Act for North d. None of these

Answer: b. Act for east

- In the presence of Russian President Vladimir

Putin, the Prime Minister also introduced the

policy "Act in the Far East" (Act for East).

- This policy has been introduced with the

intention of strengthening activities with Russia's

Far East region.

- Modi said that my government is actively

working on the policy of Act East. This will give a

new dimension to our economic diplomacy.

- PM Modi made a two-day visit (4-5 September


2019) to Russia to attend the 20th India-Russia

Annual Summit and Fifth Eastern Economic

Forum meeting.

- India signed about 50 agreements worth $ 5

billion in EEF-2019.

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Britain has decided to issue a

commemorative coin on the occasion of the

150th birth anniversary of which great

Indian?

a. Maotse Tung

b. Dalai Lama

c. Jawahar Lal Nehru

d. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: d. Mahatma Gandhi

- UK Finance Minister Sajid Javid has

announced this.

- The British Government has asked the Royal

Mint of Britain to make coin so that the world

never forgets Gandhi's learning.

Prime Minister of the UK: Boris Johnson

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Which country recently allowed women to

join the army for the first time?

a. Japan

b. Sri Lanka

c. Saudi Arab

d. Pakistan


Answer: c. Saudi Arab

- Now any woman here can serve in the armed

forces.

Earlier in the year 2018, Saudi Arabia allowed

women to join the security forces. Now

permission has also been granted to join the

army.

In 2018, women were allowed to drive vehicles.

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Who has been elected the new President of

Tunisia?

a. Mohammad Alberuni

b. Altaf hussain

c. Kais Saied d. Iftikhar Jahan

Answer: c. Kais Saied

- He was an independent candidate.

- He has been a Professor of Law.

- Nearly 77 percent of the votes were in support

of Kais while his rival Karoui received 23 percent

of the votes.

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Recently China has leased the island of

Tulagi, in which country is it located?

a. Australia b. New zealand

c. Solomon Islands d. Brazil

Answer: c. Solomon Islands


- Chinese company 'Sam Enterprise Group' has

entered into a secret deal with the government of

Solomon Islands,

Under this deal, the island of Tulagi will be

leased to the Chinese company for 75 years.

- Britain and Japan had used the island as the

first South Pacific military headquarters.

- Located near Solomon Islands, Australia.

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Who was re-elected in Indonesia's

presidential election?

a. Joko Widodo b. Al Hadidi

c. Ober Vidodo d. Ahadam Villori

Answer: a. Joko Widodo

- He was recently sworn in as the President of

Indonesia in the capital Jakarta.

- Indonesia is a country located in Southeast

Asia, it is situated between the Indian Ocean and

the Pacific Ocean.

- Currency Indonesian Rupiah

- The world's largest island country (the world's

largest island nation) More than 18 thousand

islands

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Name the 16-year-old activist who shook the

world leaders with his speech at the United

Nations Climate Change Conference?

a. Greta Thunberg

b. Elena Marquis


c. Martha Fellowes

d. Lara Gutenberg

Answer: a. Greta Thunberg

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Mongolia's President Khaltamaagiin Battulga

and Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled

the golden statue of Lord Buddha at the

Gandan Tegchenling Monastery on

September 20, in which city is it located?

a. Ulaanbaatar

b. New Delhi

c. Paris

d. Ghazni

Answer: a. Ulaanbaatar (capital of Mongolia)

- Mongolia's President Khaltamaagiin Battulga

and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who visited

India, unveiled the golden statue of Lord Buddha

at the Gandan Tegchenling monastery in

Ulaanbaatar, through video conferencing from

New Delhi. - Gandan Tegchenling Monastery

was built in the 19th century.

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Which 178-year-old travel company in Britain

declared itself bankrupt?

a. Thomas Cook

b. Royal Travel

c. UK Cook

d. None of these


Answer:a. Thomas Cook

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To which organization did India gift Gandhi

Solar Park, which was inaugurated by PM

Modi on September 24?

a. World bank

b. United Nations (UN)

c. International Monitoring Fund

d. BRICS Bank

Answer: b. United Nations organisation

- It is installed on the roof of the United Nations

in New York.

The park has 193 solar panels for each of the

countries of the United Nations.

- It has cost $ 1 million to build.

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The Prime Minister of Mauritius has won the

election again, name him?

a. Praveen Jagannath

b. Alok Nath

c. Vikram Jagannath

d. None of these

Answer: a. Praveen Jagannath

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Which country has recently reported to the

United Nations to initiate the process of

separation from the Paris Agreement {United


Nations Framework Convention on Climate

Change (UNFCCC)}?

a. Nepal

b. China

c. America

d. Russia

Answer: c. America

After completion of this process, America will be

the only country to leave this agreement.

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Who was elected the President of the United

Arab Emirates (UAE) for the fourth time?

a. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

b. Sheikh khalifa bin azam

c. Sheikh Khalifa Nahyan Arabic

d. None of these

Answer: a. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al

Nahyan

- He is elected for the fourth time for a five-year

term.

- The Supreme Council of the UAE re-elected

him as President and expressed confidence in

his leadership.

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Name the first female Prime Minister of

Belgium, who has recently taken charge?

a. Winstal Wilmes

b. Sophie Wilmes


c. Sophia Hamra

d. None of these

Answer: b. Sophie Wilmes

- King Philip of Belgium appointed Sophie

Wilmes as interim Prime Minister on 27 October

2019.

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PM Modi has announced how much loan

facility to Russia?

a. One billion dollars

b. Two billion dollars

c. Three billion dollars

d. None of these

Answer: a. One billion dollars (7.1 thousand

crores rupees)

- Modi announced this on 5 September 2019 at

the Fifth Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

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Which policy was announced by PM

Narendra Modi with the intention of

strengthening activities with the Far East

region of Russia?

a. Act for South b. Act for east

c. Act for North d. None of these

Answer: b. Act for east


- In the presence of Russian President Vladimir

Putin, the Prime Minister also introduced the

policy "Act in the Far East" (Act for East).

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Which country has announced to make

eastern Kalimantan province of Borneo

island the new capital of the country?

a. Indonesia b. Vietnam

c. Malaysia d. Thailand

Answer: a. Indonesia

- The capital of Indonesia is currently Jakarta.

The city of Jakarta is slowly drowning in water.

- The possibility of this city becoming completely

submerged in a few years is being raised.

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Which country cancelled peace talks with

Taliban?

a. Afghanistan

b. USA

c. Pakistan

d. India

Answer: b. USA

- US President Donald said on 9 September

2019 that the long-running talks with the Taliban

ended today without any conclusion.

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In which country is the Stromboli volcano

located ?


a. Pakistan b. France

c. Japan d. Italy

Answer: d. Italy

- The Stromboli volcano in Italy exploded in the

first week of September.

- This is the second explosion in two months.

The volcano erupted in July as well.

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Which country launched the world's first

floating nuclear power plant?

a. USA b. India

c. China d. Russia

Answer: d. Russia

- Russia launched the world's first floating

nuclear power plant :Akademik Lomonosov.

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Which country has made PAN card

mandatory for Indian citizens?

a. China

b. Russia

c. Nepal

d. France

Answer: c. Nepal

- For the Indians who are in government jobs or

employed in Nepal, the government there has

made PAN card mandatory.

- Without this, no Indian will get a job there now.


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In which continent are the Amazon

rainforests located where there is a massive

fire?

a. South America

b. North America

c. Europe

d. Asia

Answer: a. South America

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The 45th G-7 summit was held in which city

on 24 to 26 August 2019?

a. Biarritz

b. Paris

c. Nice

d. Leon

Answer: a. Biarritz (France)

Member Country -

France, United States, Italy, Canada, Germany,

Japan, United Kingdom

- France specially invited to India this time.

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What was the theme of the 45th G-7 Summit?

a. Combating inequality

b. Opposing inequality

c. Development with inequality

d. None of these


Answer: a. Combating inequality

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Which storm hit the east of China in August

2019, displacing more than 1 million people?

a. Lekima

b. Zeliang

c. Loloma

d. Yukima

Answer: a. Lekima

During this storm, strong winds moved at a

speed of 187 kilometers per hour and there was

heavy rain.

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According to the new law of which country,

now women can take passports themselves,

get married and travel abroad without the

permission of parents?

a. South Africa

b. North Korea

c. Saudi Arabia

d. UAE

Answer: c. Saudi Arabia

Earlier, under the Mail Guardianship system,

women had to get the approval of a male

member of the family for the journey.

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Which temple, about 1000 years old, has


been opened in Pakistan to Hindus after 72

years?

a. Shawala Teja Singh Temple

b. Ashoka Temple

c. Shiva Temple

d. None of these

Answer: a. Shawala Teja Singh Temple

- This temple was sealed for the last 72 years.

This temple is opened to devotees for the first

time after partition.

Shawala Teja Singh Temple

- It was built by Teja Singh. This temple is

dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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Which African countries visited the Indian

President for the first time (28 July to 3

August)?

a. Benin

b. Gambia

c. Guinea

d. All of the above

Answer: d. All of the above (Benin, Gambia

and Guinea)

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Chagos island is a disputed issue between



a. Russia and China

b. France and USA

c. India and Pakistan

d. United Kingdom and Mauritius

Answer: d. United Kingdom and Mauritius

- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has

asked the United Kingdom to hand over Chagos

Island (Diego Garcia) to Mauritius.

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Who has become the new President of

Senegal?

a. Emmanuel Macron

b. Rajendra Prasad

c. Macky Sall

d. None of these

Answer: c. Macky Sall

- Macky Sall was re-elected President of

Senegal.

- Senegal is located on the west coast of Africa.

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Who became the Prime Minister of Palestine?

a. Mohammad Mushtaq

b. Mohammad shtayyeh

c. Sohail Khan Abbasi

d. None of these

Answer: b. Mohammad shtayyeh

- He became PM again in March.


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According to the SIPRI report, which is the

world's largest arms importer country?

a. Pakistan

b. Saudi Arabia

c. India

d. Usa

Answer: b. Saudi Arabia

SIPRI - Stockholm International Peace Research

Institute

- India ranks second on this list.

India's share of global arms imports was 9.5% in

the period 2014-18 while Saudi Arabia's share

was 12%.

The largest arms exporters of 2014-18 are:

America, Russia, France, Germany and China.

The largest arms importing countries for 2014-18

are: Saudi Arabia, India, Egypt, Australia and

Algeria.

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Which country changed the name of its

capital Astana to Nur-sultan?

a. Russia

b. Kazakhstan

c. Brazil

d. None of these

Answer: b. Kazakhstan


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Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is related to which

country?

a. Japan

b. Russia

c. China

d. USA

Answer: a. Japan

- Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa 2 landed on

Ryugu asteroid.

- Its purpose was to obtain samples from the

surface of Ryugu. These samples will be brought

back to Earth by 2020.

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The Golan heights which are in the headlines

are situated between which two countries?

a. China and Japan

b. Syria and Israel

c. North Korea and South Korea

d. None of these

Answer: b. Syria and Israel

- On this hill in March, US President Donald

Trump signed a declaration recognizing Israel's

sovereignty.

- Earlier the US used to consider the Golan

heights as an occupied Syrian territory.

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Who became the first Hindu woman judge of

Pakistan?

a. Anju Verma b. Rupa Kumari

c. Roopa Ganguly d. Suman Kumari

Answer: d. Suman Kumari

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Which word was chosen by Oxford

Dictionary as Hindi Word of the Year 2018?

a. Aadhaar

b. Naari Shakti

c. Muhim

d. Uri

Answer: b. Naari Shakti

- It was announced recently at Jaipur Literature

Festival.

- In the year 2017, Oxford Dictionary declared

"Aadhaar" as the Hindi Word of the Year.

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Which port has India started operating for the

first time abroad?

a. Hambantota Port

b. Shahid Beheshti Port

c. Gwadar Port

d. None of these

Answer: b. Shahid Beheshti Port, Chabahar

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World Economic Forum 2019 took place in

which city?

a. Frankfurt b. Moscow

c. Davos d. Delhi

Answer: c. Davos

The annual meeting of the World Economic

Forum took place in Davos, Switzerland on

January, 2019.

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Which neighboring country of India declared

sugarcane juice a national drink?

a. Myanmar b. Pakistan

c. Bangladesh d. China

Answer: b. Pakistan

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Who was sworn in as the 42nd President of

Brazil on 2 January?

a. Jair Bolsonaro

b. Fernando Hadad

c. Infano Runalo

d. None of these

Answer: a. Jair Bolsonaro

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Which European country has introduced

'GAFA' Tax (Google, Apple, Facebook and

Amazon Tax)?


a. Germany b. Japan

c. France d. Britain

Answer: c. France

- This tax is named after the initials of the world's

largest Internet and technology companies,

"Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon".

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Which Hindu religious place was declared a

national monument in Pakistan?

a. Katas Raj b. Panj Tirath

c. Hinglaj Temple d. None of these

Answer: b. Panj Tirath

- It is located in Peshawar. Panj Tirath gained

fame due to the five ponds of water available

there.

- It is believed that this place was related to

Pandu of Mahabharata period.

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Who became the Prime Minister for the third time

in Bangladesh?

a. Sheikh Hasina

b. Khaleda Jiya

c. Hasin Jahan

d. None of these

Answer: a. Sheikh Hasina


- On December 31, 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh

Hasina's coalition won the election of

Bangladesh with a thumping majority and gave

her a third term.

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Which country has officially renounced

UNESCO membership apart from the US?

a. China b. Russia

c. Iran d. Israel

Answer: d. Israel

- America and Israel officially separated from

United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 01 January

2019.

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Who became the new Prime Minister of

Greece (Greece) recently?

a. Kyriakos Mitsotakis

b. Alexis Tsipras

c. Djokavic

d. None of these

Answer: a. Kiriyakos Mitsotakis

- Greece is a country located in Europe. It

declared independence from the Ottoman

Empire on March 25, 1821.

- Its capital is located in Athens.


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Recently which company has acquired the

American software company Red Hat?

a. Microsoft b. Dell

c. IBM d. None of these

Answer: c. IBM

- International Business Machines (IBM)

acquired American software company Red Hat

for $ 34 billion. The acquisition will strengthen

IBM's cloud business.

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In which gurudwara has Pakistan agreed to

give visa-free entry for a year to Indian

pilgrims?

a. Panja Sahib

b. Nankana Sahib

c. Kartarpur Sahib

d. Dera sahib

Answer: c. Kartarpur Sahib

- Pakistan will allow entry to about 5,000 people

every day over a period of one year.

- Corridor is being built from Wagah border till

Kartarpur Sahib.

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On which social media company / website

has the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)


recommended a $ 5 billion penalty in the data

leak case?

a. Twitter b. Facebook

c. Instagram d. TIC Toc

Answer: b. Facebook

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The World Health Organization (WHO)

declared the Ebola outbreak in which African

country to be a global health emergency?

a. Brazil

b. Democratic Republic of Congo

c. Indonesia

d. Afghanistan

Answer: b. Democratic Republic of Congo

- In the Democratic Republic of Congo, more

than 1600 people have died due to Ebola.

- This is the fifth such declaration in history.

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Name the new Prime Minister (PM) of Britain?

a. Boris Johnson

b. Jeremy Hunt

c. Theresa May

d. Philip Hammond

Answer: a. Boris Johnson

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Which Indian-origin woman has been made

the UK Home Secretary / Minister?


a. Preeti Patel

b. Rishi Sunak

c. Priyanka Johnson

d. None of these

Answer: a. Preeti Patel (47 years)

- She has become the first Home Secretary /

Minister of Indian origin.

Apart from him, Alok Sharma, originally from

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, has been made the Minister

of State for International Development.

MP Rishi Sunak, son-in-law of India's veteran

businessman NR Narayana Murthy, has been

given the responsibility of Chief Secretary in the

Treasury Ministry. He will also join the cabinet.

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Which country issued the Ramayana-based

stamp on the completion of 70 years of

diplomatic relations with India?

a. Maldives

b. Indonesia

c. Sri Lanka

d. Myanmar

Answer: b. Indonesia

- The design of this postage stamp has been

designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor

Padmashri Bapak Nyoman Nuarta.


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Which city has been declared as the World

Book Capital for 2019 by UNESCO?

a. Delhi

b. Kuala Lumpur

c. Sharjah

d. Paris

Answer: c. Sharjah

- Sharjah, the city of Saudi Arab Emirates, has

been declared the World Book Capital for 2019.

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Which city has been declared as the World

Book Capital for 2020 by UNESCO?

a. Delhi

b. Kuala Lumpur

c. Sharjah

d. Paris

Answer: b. Kuala Lumpur

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In which country was the world's highest

indoor waterfall opened?

a. India

b. Afghanistan

c. France

d. Singapore


Answer: d. Singapore

- The world's tallest 131 feet high indoor waterfall

has been opened at Jewel Changi Airport in

Singapore.

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In which city is Notre Dame, the famous

church that was in the limelight due to

arson?

a. Mumbai

b. London

c. Paris

d. Berlin

Answer: c. Paris

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Who has won the presidential election in

Ukraine?

a. Volodymyr Oleksandrovich Zelensky

b. Petro Poroshenko

c. Iroshaka Fulakova

d. None of these

Answer: a. Volodymyr Oleksandrovich

Zelensky

- He is basically a comedian and a lawyer.

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Name the Prime Minister of Palestine

Government, who took oath on 14 April

2019?

a. Mohammad Shtayyeh

b. Rami Hamdalla

c. Mahmoud Abbas d. None of these

Answer: a. Mohammad Shtayyeh

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The world's largest aircraft successfully

made its first test flight to California on April

14, which company made it?

a. Stratolaunch b. Microsoft

c. Google d. Boeing

Answer: a. Stratolaunch

Stratolaunch Systems Corporation

- Stratolaunch was founded in 2011 by Microsoft

co-founder the late Paul Allen.

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Army overthrows the President in African

country Sudan, Name that President?

a. Omar Al Bashir

b. Abdul Fatah Abdurrahman Burhan

c. Awad Ibn Auf

d. None of these

Answer: a. Omar Al Bashir

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Which country recently completed the testing


of the world's first floating nuclear power

plant?

a. China b. America

c. France d. Russia

Answer: d. Russia

- Russia completes the trial of Academik

Lomonosov, the world's first floating nuclear

power plant.

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Who has become the first person of Indian

origin to win elections in Japan?

a. Puranic Yogendra

b. Alok Nath

c. Hamendra Shrivastava

d. None of these

Answer: a. Puranic Yogendra

- He used to live in Pune in India.

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Which country will host the G20 summit in

the year 2020?

a. India

b. France

c. Saudi Arabia

d. Usa



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Which country's note has been awarded the

"Bank Note of the Year" 2018 award?

a. India

b. America

c. China

d. Canada

Answer: d. Canada

- International Bank Note Society has

announced this.

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Who became the first country in the world to

implement Climate Emergency?

a. United Kingdom

b. India

c. USA

d. France

Answer: a. United Kingdom

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Who has become the new Prime Minister of

Mali?

a. Boubou Cisse

b. Boubacar Keita

c. Boubeye Maiga

d. None of these


Answer: a. Boubou Cisse

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Who has been appointed the new President

of Panama?

a Boubacar Keita

b. Boubeye Maga

c. Laurentino Cortizo

d. None of these

Answer: c. Laurentino Cortizo

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Who has been appointed the new president

of the United Nations General Assembly

(UNGA)?

a. Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garce

b. Tijjani Muhammad Bande

c. Nanwen Garba

d. Antonio Guterres

Answer: b. Tijjani Muhammad Bande

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Who has been re-elected as the President of

South Africa?

a. Cyril Ramaphosa

b. Jacob Zuma

c. Pretoria

d. None of these

Answer: a. Cyril Ramaphosa


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Where will the United Nations General

Assembly (UNGA) 2020 Conference be held?

a. Lisbon b. Paris

c. London d. Mumbai

Answer: a. Lisbon

- It will be held from 2 to 6 June 2020 in Lisbon,

Portugal.

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Before launching WhatsApp in India, at which

place has Facebook decided to make it’s

centre for its global operations?

a. Delhi b. London

c. Tokyo d. Kabul

Answer: b. London

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The Indian government has extended the ban

against LTTE with immediate effect for how

many more years?

a. Seven years b. Eight years

c. Five years d. Ten years

Answer: c. Five years

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The first country in Asia to have legalized gay

marriage?


a. China b. India

c. Pakistan d. Taiwan

Answer: d. Taiwan

- Taiwan's parliament approved the bill giving

legal recognition to gay marriage on 17 May

2019.

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What is the status given by CTBTO

(Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Organization) to India?

a. Observer b. Member

c. Chairman d. None of these

Answer: a. Observer

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Who has been re-elected President of

Indonesia?

a. Joko Widodo b. Prabowo Subianto

c. Halaf Fando d. None of these

Answer a. Joko Widodo

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Which country has made a provision to give

details of their social media in the details

given by the people in visa applications,

while changing their visa rules?

a. India b. America

c. Nepal d. China


Answer: b. America

----------------------

Who has been appointed the new President

of El Salvador?

a. Nayib Bukele

b. Sanchez Ceren

c. Yusuf Rajid

d. None of these

Answer: a. Nayib Bukele

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India and which country have agreed to start

the ferry service for the first time?

a. South Africa

b. Israel

c. Maldives

d. None of these

Answer: c. Maldives

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Who has been elected Prime Minister of

Thailand?

a. Prayut Chan-O-Cha

b. Thanthorn Juangeroon Gurangkit

c. Maha Vajiralongkorn

d. None of these

Answer :a. Prayut Chan-O-Cha


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Who has been elected the new President of

Kazakhstan?

a. Fakhtun e Jama

b. Kassym Jomart Tokayev

c. Nursultan Nazarbayev

d. None of these

Answer: b. Kassym Jomart Tokayev

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What target has been set the UK government

for carbon emmissions by 2050 by

introducing legislation in Parliament?

a. Zero

b. One percent

c. 5 percent

d. None of these

Answer: a. Zero

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Who was sworn in as the first female

president of Slovakia?

a. Zuzana Caputova

b. Maros Sefkovic

c. Jojov Vakochivo

d. None of these

Answer: a. Zuzana Caputova

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Former President of which country


Mohammed Morsi died on 17 June 2019

during a court hearing?

a. Jordan b. Iron rods

c. Egypt d. Pakistan

Answer: c. Egypt

--------------------------

Who has become the first Arab country to

subscribe to the Financial Action Task Force

(FATF)?

a. Iran b. Iraq

c. Saudi Arabia d. Britain


- With this the number of permanent members in

the group rose to 39.

-------------------

Which will be the world's highest railway

line?

a. Bilaspur-Manali railway line

b. Delhi-Howrah railway line

c. Srinagar-Jammu Railway Line

d. None of these

Answer: a. Bilaspur-Manali railway line

- Altitude will be 5,360 meters above sea level.

- The new Bilaspur-Manali railway line will be the

highest railway line in the world.

- There will be a total of 30 stations in this


railway line. This railway line will be located very

close to the India-China border.

- This railway line will be ready by 2022.

- 465 km long railway line will be constructed at a

cost of Rs 83,360 crore.

---------------------------

Which country's President has been elected

as the President of the African Union?

a. Russia

b. Egypt

c. South Africa

d. Zambia

Answer: b. Egypt

- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has

been appointed as the President of the African

Union.

----------------------

Which nuclear missile treaty was suspended

between Russia and the US?

a. Anti-nuclear treaty

b. Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF)

Pact

c. Nuclear Missile Test Ban Treaty

d. None of these

Answer: b. Intermediate Range Nuclear

Forces (INF) Pact


It was an important winter treaty, which

prohibited the manufacture and testing of

nuclear missileswhich can be launched from land

upto a distance of 500-5000 kilometers.

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India has recently signed an agreement to

train civil servants of which neighboring

country?

a. Pakistan b. China

c. Bangladesh d. None of these

Answer: c. Bangladesh

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Which country has decided to include Hindi

as the third official language in the courts?

a. South Africa b. United Arab Emirates

c. Zambia d. Russia

Answer: b. United Arab Emirates

- In Abu Dhabi, Hindi was included in the court

as the third official language.

Earlier, two other official languages of the Abu

Dhabi Court are Arabic and English.

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GI Tag Which place's green and white tea has

recently been given a GI tag?

a. Darjeeling

b. Assam

c. All of the above

d. None of these

Answer: a. Darjeeling

- Darjeeling black tea has already been given GI

tag.

---------------------------------

Which state's Kandangi sari and Dindigul

locks have been awarded GI tag?

a. Tamil Nadu

b. Bihar

c. Assam

d. Kerala

Answer: a. Tamil Nadu

- Dindigul Locks are known for their excellent

quality and durability.

- Kandangi saree is made in Karaikudi taluk of

Sivaganga district.

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"Panchatheertham" Prasadam of Palani


temple was awarded GI tag, in which state is

this temple located?

a. Bihar

b. Kerala

c. Tamil Nadu

d. Andra Pradesh

Answer: c. Tamil Nadu

- This prasad is offered at the Dhandayuthapani

Swamy Temple in Palani.

Palani panchateertham is made from banana,

ghee, cardamom, jaggery, honey etc.

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Which state's Rasgola got GI tag?

a. Punjab

b. Bengal

c. Odisha

d. Gujarat

Answer: c. Odish

A certificate has been issued to register this

dessert as 'Odisha Rasgola'.

- Earlier West Bengal received it in 2017 for its

'Rasgulla'.

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Other GI Tag

➢ Kandhamal Haladi (Agricultural) - Odisha

➢ Odisha Rasagola (Food Stuff)- Odisha

➢ Kodaikanal Malai Poondu (Agricultural)- Tamil Nadu

➢ Pawndum (Handicraft) -Mizoram

➢ Ngotekherh (Handicraft)- Mizoram

➢ Hmaram (Handicraft)- Mizoram

➢ Palani Panchamirtham (Food Stuff) - Tamil Nadu

➢ Tawlhlohpuan (Handicraft) - Mizoram

➢ Mizo Puanchei (Handicraft)- Mizoram

➢ Gulbarga Tur Dal (Agricultural) - Karnataka

➢ Tirur Betel Leaf (Tirur Vettila) (Agricultural)- Kerala

➢ Khola Chilli (Agricultural)- Goa

➢ Idu Mishmi Textiles (Handicraft) - Arunachal

Pradesh

➢ Dindigul Locks (Manufactured)- Tamil Nadu

➢ Kandangi Saree (Handicraft) - Tamil Nadu

➢ Srivilliputtur Palkova (Food Stuff) - Tamil Nadu

➢ Kaji Nemu (Agricultural) - Assam

➢ Jhabua Kadaknath - Black Chicken Meat (Food

Stuff) - Madhya Pradesh

➢ Boka Chaul (Agricultural) - Assam

➢ Alphonso (Agricultural) - Maharashtra

➢ RajKot Patola (Handicraft) - Gujarat

➢ Shahi Litchi of Bihar (Agricultural)- Bihar

➢ Sangli Turmeric (Agricultural)-Maharashtra

➢ Pethapur Printing Blocks (Handicraft) - Gujarat

➢ Kolhapuri Chappal (Handicraft)-

➢ (Karnataka & Maharashtra)

➢ Silao Khaja (Food Stuff) - Bihar


➢ Coorg Arabica Coffee (Agricultura) - Karnataka

➢ Wayanaad Robusta Coffee (Agricultural) - Kerala

➢ Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee (Agricultural) -

Karnataka

➢ Araku Valley Arabica Coffee (Agricultural) -Andhra

Pradesh & Odisha

➢ Bababudangiris Arabica Coffee (Agricultural) -

Karnataka

➢ Himachali Kala Zeera (Agricultura) - Himachal

Pradesh

➢ Sirsi Supari (Agricultural) - Karnataka

➢ Himachali Chulli Oil (Manufactured)- Himachal

Pradesh

➢ Chunar Balua Patthar (Natural) -Uttar Pradesh

➢ Erode Manjal (Erode Turmeric) (Agricultural) - Tamil

Nadu

➢ Marayoor Jaggery (Marayoor Sharkara)

(Agricultural) - Kerala

➢ Thirubuvanam Silk Sarees (Handicraft) - Tamil

Nadu

➢ Jeeraphool (Agricultural)- Chhattisgarh


Governor and Chief Minister

of the State and

Lieutenant Governor of the

Union Territory

Himachal Pradesh

Capital: Shimla

Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya

Chief Minister: Jairam Thakur Punjab

Punjab

Capital: Chandigarh

Governor: Vijendrapal Singh Badnaur

Chief Minister: Captain Amarinder Singh

Haryana

Capital: Chandigarh

Governor: Satyadev Narayan Arya

Chief Minister: Manohar Lal Khattar

Uttarakhand

Capital: Dehradun

Governor: Baby Rani Maurya

Chief Minister: Trivendra Singh Rawat

Uttar Pradesh

Capital: Lucknow

Governor: Anandiben Patel

Chief Minister: Adityanath Yogi


Bihar

Capital: Patna

Governor: Fagu Chauhan

Chief Minister: Nitish Kumar

Jharkhand

Capital: Ranchi

Governor Draupadi Murmu

Chief Minister: Hemant Soren

West Bengal

Capital: Kolkata

Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar

Chief Minister: Mamta Banerjee

Sikkim

Capital: Gangtok

Governor: Ganga Prasad

Chief Minister: Prem Singh Tamang

Assam

Capital: Dispur

Governor: Jagdish Mukhi

Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal

Arunachal Pradesh

Capital: Itanagar

Governor: BD Mishra

Chief Minister: Pema Khandu

Nagaland

Capital: Kohima


Governor: RN Ravi

Chief Minister: Nephiu Rio

Manipur

Capital: Imphal

Governor: Nejma Heptulla

Chief Minister: N. Biren Singh

Mizoram

Capital: Aizawl

Governor: K. Rajasekharan

Chief Minister: PU Joramthanga

Tripura

Capital: Agartala

Governor: Ramesh Bais

Chief Minister: Biplab Kumar Deb

Meghalaya

Capital: Shillong

Governor: Tathagata Roy

Chief Minister: Conrad Sangma

Rajasthan

Capital: Jaipur

Governor: Kalraj Mishra

Chief Minister: Ashok Gehlot

Gujarat

Capital: Gandhinagar

Governor: Acharya Devvrat

Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani


Madhya Pradesh

Capital: Bhopal

Governor: Lalji Tandon

Chief Minister: Kamal Nath

Chhattisgarh

Governor: Anusuiya Uike

Chief Minister: Bhupesh Baghel

Odisha

Capital: Bhubaneswar

Governor: Ganeshi Lal

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik

Maharashtra

Capital: Mumbai

Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshari

Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray

Telangana

Capital: Hyderabad

Governor: Tamilsai Sundar-Rajan

Chief Minister: K. Chandrasekhar Rao

Andra Pradesh

Governor: Biswa Bhushan Harichandan

Chief Minister: YS Jaganmohan Reddy

Karnataka

Capital: Bengaluru

Governor: Vajubhai


Chief Minister: BS Yeddyurappa

Tamil Nadu

Capital: Chennai

Governor: Banwari Lal Purohit

Chief Minister: K Palaniswami

Kerala

Capital: Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram)

Governor: Arif Mohammad Khan

Chief Minister: P. Vijayan

Goa

Capital: Panaji

Governor: Satpal Malik

Chief Minister: Pramod Sawant

Union Territory

Jammu and Kashmir

Lieutenant Governor: Girish Chandra Murm

Chief Minister :

Ladakh

Lt. Governor: Radha Krishna Mathur

Delhi

Deputy Governor: Anil Baijal

Chief Minister: Arvind Kejriwal


Puducherry

Capital: Puducherry

Lieutenant Governor: Kiran Bedi

Chief Minister: V Narayanasamy

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Capital: Port Blair

Vice Governor: Admiral DK Joshi

Chandigarh

Administrator: VP Singh Badnaur

Dadar-Nagar Haveli and Daman-Diu

Administrator: Praful Patel

Lakshadweep

Capital: Kavaratti

Administrator: Dineshwar Sharma


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