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Table of Contents Awards & Honors ...... 2 Recent Appointments ...... 3 West Bengal Current Affairs ...... 4 India’s rank in different indexes ...... 5 Books and Authors ...... 5 Government Schemes ...... 6 Indian Politics ...... 6 Indian Economy ...... 6 Science and Technology ...... 7 Sports ...... 7 International ...... 9 Indian Affairs ...... 10 Joint Military Exercises & Defense ...... 13 Ambassadors ...... 14 Festivals and Venues ...... 15 Important Days and Themes ...... 16 Obituaries ...... 16 Miscellaneous ...... 16 Oscars 2020 Winners ...... 18 65th Amazon Film Fare Awards 2020 ...... 18

Awards & Honors 1. Which movie has won the Best film [A] Shaktikanta Das award at 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards [B] Raghuram Rajan 2020? [C] Naina Lal Kidwai [A] Gully Boy [D] Shikha Sharma [B] Article 15 Correct Answer: [A] Shaktikanta Das [C] Uri 7. Babenco: Tell Me When I Die won the [D] Kabir Singh Correct Answer: [A] Gully Boy ‘Golden Conch Award for Best 2. Who have been conferred with PSU Documentary Film’ at the Mumbai Leadership Award ? International Film Festival 2020, is a film [A] SK Barua of which country? [B] PK Mishra [A] Australia [C] Shashi Shankar [B] United States [D] Vikram Shreekant Kirloskar [C] Spain Correct Answer: [A] SK Barua [D] Brazil Explanation: Union Minister of State for Correct Answer: [D] Brazil Heavy Industries, Arjun Ram Meghwal 8. The President of India has presented the conferred the Award International Gandhi Award for Leprosy 3. Who has been selected for the 2019-2020 for the year 2019 to whom? PEN Gauri Lankesh Award? [A] Dr. Lokesh Lingappa [A] Ravish Kumar [B] Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu [B] Afroz Alam Sahil [C] Dr. Saurabh Bhargava [C] Yusuf Jameel [D] Dr. Taher Abbas [D] Dibang Correct Answer: [B] Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu Correct Answer: [C] Yusuf Jameel 9. Who has received an honourable 4. Who has been conferred with prestigious mention in the male category of the Ayurveda Ratan Award 2020 in Brussels? prestigious 2019 International Olympic [A] Pankaj Kumar Verma Committee's Coaches Lifetime [B] Rakesh Chandra Sharma Achievement Award? [C] Partap Chauhan [A] Ajay Kanwar [D] Sachin Dua [B] Vimal Kumar Correct Answer: [C] Partap Chauhan [C] Pullela Gopichand 5. Who has been names as the Telecom [D] Prakash Padukone Person of the Year for 2019? Correct Answer: [C] Pullela Gopichand 10. Who has won the prestigious Dan David [A] Sunil Kumar Gupta Prize for her expansive work in the fields [B] Abhay Karandikar of population policies? [C] Ram Sewak Sharma [A] Neha Patil [D] Shailendra Kumar Mishra [B] Seema Khurana Correct Answer: [C] Ram Sewak Sharma [C] Gita Sen 6. Who has been named ‘Central Banker of [D] Harshita Shrivastav the Year 2020 – Asia-Pacific’ by The Correct Answer: [C] Gita Sen Banker?

Recent Appointments 1. Who has been invited by the Indian 7. Who has been appointed as the head of Olympic Association to become the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra? Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian [A] Rangam Sharma contingent at the Tokyo Olympics this [B] Sujjain Talwar year? [C] K Parasaran [D] Navin Jain [A] Abhinav Bindra Correct Answer: [C] K Parasaran [B] Sachin Tendulkar 8. Who has been appointed as the [C] Sourav Ganguly Secretary, Department of Justice in the [D] Mithali Raj Ministry of Law and Justice? Correct Answer: [C] Sourav Ganguly [A] Barun Mitra 2. Who has been named as the Chief [B] Ajay Bhushan Pandey Executive Officer of International [C] Manish Singh Business Machines (IBM)? [D] Ajay Bhadoo [A] Venugopal Dhoot Correct Answer: [A] Barun Mitra [B] Arvind Krishna 9. Who has been appointed as the ﬁnance [C] Pankaj Patel secretary? [D] Rishad Naoroji [A] Vinod Rai [B] Debasish Panda Correct Answer: [B] Arvind Krishna [C] Ajay Narayan Jha

3. Who has been appointed as the new [D] Darshan Rawat Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Correct Answer: [B] Debasish Panda Taxes and Customs (CBIC), recently? 10. Who has been elected as the President of [A] Rajeev Lochan All India Chess Federation? [B] Arvind Kumar [A] Bharat Singh Chauhan [C] M. Ajit Kumar [B] Ajay Patel [D] Ajay Bhushan Pandey [C] Shivam Singh Correct Answer: [C] M. Ajit Kumar [D] R Venketrama Raja 4. Who has assumed charge as the new Correct Answer: [B] Ajay Patel chairman and managing director of Coal 11. Which Indian Origin politician has been India Ltd? appointed as the UK's new ﬁnance minister? [A] Anil Kumar Chaudhary [A] Bharat Agnihotri [B] Shashi Shanker [B] Rishi Sunak [C] Pramod Agrawal [C] Nirj Deva [D] Atul Sobti [D] Virendra Sharma Correct Answer: [C] Pramod Agrawal Correct Answer: [B] Rishi Sunak 5. Who has been elected president of the 12. Who has been elected as the new Paralympic Committee of India? President of the Institute of Chartered [A] Narender Ranbir Accountants (ICAI) for the year 2020-21? [B] Deepa Malik [A] Nihar Niranjan [C] Devendra Jhajharia [B] Atul Kumar Gupta [D] Amit Kumar Saroha [C] Sushant Singh Correct Answer: [B] Deepa Malik [D] Abhimanyu Patil Correct Answer: [B] Atul Kumar Gupta 6. Who has taken charge as the new 13. Who has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Geological President of the COP 26 by the United Survey of India (GSI)? Kingdom? [A] Suresh Narayan Meshram [A] Rahul Chhabra [B] Sudesh Kumar Wadhawan [B] Sunjay Sudhir [C] Harbans Singh [C] Alok Sharma [D] Mondreti Sridhar [D] Manoj Soni Correct Answer: [D] Mondreti Sridhar Correct Answer: [C] Alok Sharma © 2020 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 3

14. Who has been appointed as the Development Authority (PFRDA)? Chairman and Managing Director of Air [A] Sujata Chaturvedi India? [B] Annie George Mathew [A] Punit Goenka [C] Supratim Bandyopadhyay [B] Rathin Roy [D] Madnesh Kumar Mishra [C] Rajiv Bansal Correct Answer: [C] Supratim [D] Ashok Shukla Bandyopadhyay Correct Answer: [C] Rajiv Bansal 18. Who has been selected as the new 15. Who has been appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner by a Chairman And Managing Director (CMD) high-powered committee headed by of NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL)? Prime Minister Narendra Modi? [A] [A] S. Kiran Kumar [A] Suresh Patel [B] K. Radhakrishnan [B] Anita Pandove [C] G. Narayanan [C] Bimal Julka [D] Jitendra Nath Goswami [D] Sanjay Kothari Correct Answer: [C] G. Narayanan Correct Answer: [D] Sanjay Kothari 16. Who has assumed charge of Chairman 19. Who was elected as the president of the and Managing Director of GAIL (India)? Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra [A] Anil Kumar Chaudhary Trust? [B] Manoj Jain [A] Champat Rai [C] Nalin Singhal [B] Giriji Maharaj [D] Shashi Shanker [C] Nritya Gopal Das Correct Answer: [B] Manoj Jain [D] Awanish Awasthi 17. Who was appointed as chairman of the Correct Answer: [C] Nritya Gopal Das Pension Fund Regulatory and

West Bengal Current Affairs 1. Who was Krishna Bose, who died in West [C] Sabujshri Bengal at the age of 89 due to a heart [D] Muktoshri attack? Correct Answer: [D] Muktoshri [A] Musician 4. Which former Indian cricketer was [B] Politician appointed as director of cricket of the United Arab Emirates? [C] Actress [A] Amit Bhandari [D] Journalist [B] Ashish Nehra Correct Answer: [B] Politician [C] Murali Kartik 2. Indian Navy conducted the Coastal [D] Robin Singh Security Exercise ‘Matla Abhiyan’ in Correct Answer: [D] Robin Singh which city? 5. Titagarh Wagons has become the only [A] Kochi private ﬁrm to build and deliver research [B] Kolkata ships in the country, what is the name of [C] Visakhapatnam the second research ship developed by [D] Jaipur it? Correct Answer: [B] Kolkata [A] Sagar Parikrama 3. West Bengal government’s rice research [B] Sagar Sindhu centre has come up with a new variety of [C] Sagar Anveshika rice called ______? [D] Sagar Suraksha [A] Kanyashri Correct Answer: [C] Sagar Anveshika [B] Rupashri

India’s rank in different indexes 1. Which rank is India in Sustainability [A] Andhra Pradesh Index? [B] Assam [A] 80th [C] Kerala [B] 52nd [D] Odisha [C] 131st Correct Answer: [B] Assam [D] 77th 4. What is the rank of India in the Correct Answer: [D] 77th Intellectual Property Index? 2. What is India's rank according to the [A] 50th report Worldwide Education for the [B] 40th Future Index (WEFFI) 2019 published by [C] 36th The Economist Intelligence Unit? [D] 45th [A] 35th Correct Answer: [B] 40th [B] 36th 5. Which institution has been ranked ﬁrst in [C] 37th the Nature Ranking Index-2020? [D] 40th [A] IISc Bangalore Correct Answer: [A] 35th [B] CSIR Explanation: • Three categories –policy [C] IIT, Madras [D] IIT, Guwahati environment, teaching environment and Correct Answer: [B] CSIR overall socio-economic environment. • 6. What is the rank of India in the Total score of India -53 • Finland topped Worldwide Educating for the Future the WEFFI, followed by Switzerland and Index (WEFFI) 2019? New Zealand. • 2018 –40 [A] 35th 3. As per the survey by Transparency [B] 40th International, which state has emerged [C] 23rd as the top state in terms of best practices [D] 55th th followed in budget formulation? Correct Answer: [A] 35

Books and Authors 1. Newspaper “Mooknayak”, which 3. Bad Man is an autobiography of which completed 100 years recently, was person? started by whom? [A] Ranjeet [A] Mahatma Gandhi [B] Danny Denzongpa [B] B R Ambedkar [C] Gulshan Grover [C] Bal Gangadhar Tilak [D] Ashutosh Rana [D] Motilal Nehru Correct Answer: [C] Gulshan Grover Correct Answer: [B] B R Ambedkar 4. Who is the author of the book “ A 2. Who is the authors of the book - Made in Commentary and Digest on The Air, Act India? 1981”? [A] Milind soman [A] Abhishek Sharma [B] Mandira Bedi [B] Manmohan Singh [C] Abhijit Mukhopadhyay [C] Rahul Bose [D] K K Khandelwal [D] Anupam Kher Correct Answer: [D] K K Khandelwal Correct Answer: [A] Milind soman

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Government Schemes 1. Which ministry has launched the [B] Tamil Nadu ‘Santusht’ portal? [C] Kerala [A] Ministry of Finance [D] Odisha [B] Ministry of Home A”airs Correct Answer: [C] Kerala [C] Ministry of Culture 5. Hunar Haat is organised across the country by which Ministry? [D] Ministry of Labour and Employment [A] Ministry of Minority Affairs Correct Answer: [D] Ministry of Labour [B] Ministry of Culture and Employment [C] Ministry of HRD 2. Ministry of MSME has launched a new [D] Ministry of Textiles scheme called SFURTI. What does “F” in Correct Answer: [A] Ministry of Minority SFURTI stands for? Affairs [A] Fundamental 6. Which state has launched the [B] Fund 'Anganphou Hunba' programme? [C] Finance [A] Manipur [D] Fiscal [B] Mizoram Correct Answer: [B] Fund [C] Nagaland 3. Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojna [D] Assam has been launched by which state? Correct Answer: [A] Manipur [A] Madhya Pradesh 7. The government will launch Tilhan [B] Rajasthan Mission to make the country self-reliant [C] Punjab in which production? [D] Haryana [A] Pulses Correct Answer: [D] Haryana [B] Wheat 4. Which state will set up 1,000 [C] Rice ''Kudumbashree'' hotels to provide [D] Oilseed subsidised meals at Rs 25? Correct Answer: [D] Oilseed [A] Andhra Pradesh

Indian Politics 1. The Union Cabinet has approved the constitution of the 22nd Law Commission with a period of how many years? [A] Two years [B] Three years [C] Four years [D] Five years Correct Answer: [B] Three years Indian Economy 1. FICCI has projected India’s GDP growth [B] Financial Inclusion rate at what percent for FY20? [C] Customer Protection [D] Artiﬁcial Intelligence in Banking [A] 4.5% Correct Answer: [A] Micro, Small and [B] 4.9% Medium Enterprises [C] 5.1% RBI’s 6th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy 2019- [D] 5% 20: Correct Answer: [D] 5% o 2. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is observing Repo Rate- 5.15% Financial Literacy Week (FLW) 2020 from o Reverse Repo Rate- 4.90% 10-14 Feb under which theme? o Marginal standing facility (MSF) Rate- [A] Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 5.40%

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o Bank Rate- 5.40% [D] N K Singh o Cash reserve Ratio (CRR)- 4% Correct Answer: [D] N K Singh 6. The Union Cabinet has approved changes o Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)- 18.25% in the 'Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Bill, 3. Moody’s has projected India’s GDP 2020‘ to cover the pending litigation of growth at what percent in Fiscal Year which tribunal? 2020? [A] Debt Recovery Tribunal [A] 5.1% [B] Central Administrative Tribunal [B] 5.6% [C] Income Tax Appellate Tribunal [C] 4.9% [D] Competition Appellate Tribunal [D] 4.3% Correct Answer: [A] Debt Recovery Correct Answer: [C] 4.9% Tribunal

4. Which bank has offered to extend a $3 7. SEBI has constituted a municipal bonds billion loan to Andhra Pradesh for development committee which will be development projects? headed by whom? [A] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank [A] Sujit Prasad [B] Ananta Barua [B] International Monetary Fund [C] Jayanta Jash [C] World Bank [D] Parag Basu [D] New Development Bank Correct Answer: [A] Sujit Prasad

Correct Answer: [A] Asian Infrastructure 8. According to the report by the World Investment Bank Population Review, India emerged as the 5. Under whose chairmanship, the Fifteenth world's____ th largest economy in 2019? Finance Commission has formed a 5- [A] Seventh members panel on defence & internal [B] Sixth security? [C] Fifth [A] T V Somanathan [D] Eighth [B] Ajay Bhalla Correct Answer: [C] Fifth [C] Ajay Kumar

Science and Technology 1. Department of Science and Technology [B] 278 days (DST) is digitally reconstructing the [C] 312 days Poompuhar port city which was [D] 291 days established by which dynasty? Correct Answer: [A] 328 days [A] Maurya Dynasty 3. Which company has launched the ‘We Think Digital’ program to provide digital [B] Gupta Dynasty literacy to women? [C] Chola Dynasty [A] Facebook [D] Kushan Dynasty [B] Google Correct Answer: [C] Chola Dynasty [C] Twitter 2. American astronaut Christina Koch has [D] Microsoft returned to the Earth after successfully Correct Answer: [A] Facebook spending how many days in the space? [A] 328 days

Sports 1. Which country has won the U-19 World [C] Pakistan Cup? [D] South Africa [A] India Correct Answer: [B] Bangladesh [B] Bangladesh 2. How many medals won by Indian players

in Brazil Para Badminton International [B] Harmeet Desai 2020 Championship? [C] Sharath Kamal Achanta [A] 10 [D] Soumyajit Ghosh [B] 11 Correct Answer: [B] Harmeet Desai [C] 5 Explanation: In women’s category, [D] 6 Haryana’s Sutirtha Mukherjee won the Correct Answer: [B] 11 title. Explanation: Sao Paulo, Brazil 9. Who has become the first batsman to India- 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze Medal, score 12,000 runs in Ranji Trophy? Pramod Bhagat –2 Gold [A] Amol Muzumdar 3. Which country will host the 2022 AFC [B] Vikas Mishra Women's Asian Cup? [C] Priyank Panchal [A] Sri Lanka [D] Wasim Jaffer [B] China Correct Answer: [D] Wasim Jaffer [C] India 10. Who has become the youngest cricketer [D] Bangladesh to score a half-century in international Correct Answer: [C] India cricket? 4. Who has won the 'World Games Athlete [A] Kushal Malla of the Year' award? [B] Pawan Sharraf [A] Hima Das [C] Sundeep Jora [B] Rani Rampal [D] Rohit Paudel [C] Mary Kom Correct Answer: [A] Kushal Malla [D] Dutee Chand 11. Naseem Shah has become the youngest Correct Answer: [B] Rani Rampal player to take a Test hat-trick, he hails 5. Who has won the women’s singles title from which country? of Australian Open 2020? [A] Pakistan [A] Angelique Kerber [B] Bangladesh [C] Afghanistan [B] Sofia Kenin [D] South Africa [C] Garbine Muguruza Correct Answer: [A] Pakistan [D] Simona Halep 12. Which Team has won the 10th Hockey Correct Answer: [B] Sofia Kenin India Senior Women National 6. Rohit Sharma who has become the ___th Championship 2020 (A Division)? Indian to cross 14000 runs in [A] Punjab International Cricket? [B] Railways [A] 7th [C] Haryana [B] 6th [D] SAI [C] 5th Correct Answer: [C] Haryana [D] 8th 13. Who has won men’s singles title at Tata Correct Answer: [D] 8th Open Maharashtra Tennis Tournament? 7. Who has become the third men's [A] Jiri Vesely cricketer to play 100 T20I matches? [B] Egor Gerasimov [A] Virat Kohli [C] Christopher Rungkat [B] Kane Williamson [D] Andre Goransson [C] Ross Taylor Correct Answer: [A] Jiri Vesely [D] Rohit Sharma 14. Which team has won the Premier Correct Answer: [C] Ross Taylor Badminton League (PBL) 2020 title? [A] North Eastern Warriors 8. Who has won the Men's Singles Title at st [B] Bengaluru Raptors 81 National Table Tennis [C] Mumbai Rockets Championships? [D] Hyderabad Hunters [A] Manav Thakkar Correct Answer: [B] Bengaluru Raptors

15. Who among the following has won the Correct Answer: [B] David Warner National Snooker Championship in Pune? Explanation: In the women's game The [A] Geet Sethi Belinda Clark Award went to Ellyse Perry. [B] Pankaj Advani 20. Who has become the first-ever blind [C] Manan Chandra athlete to finish an Ironman triathlon [D] Aditya Mehta 70.3 in Dubai? Correct Answer: [D] Aditya Mehta [A] Niket Dalal 16. Who has been named as the 2019 FIH [B] Mariyappan Thangavelu Women’s Rising Star of the Year? [C] Varun Singh Bhati [A] Rani Rampal [D] Ankur Dhama [B] Gurjit Kaur Correct Answer: [A] Niket Dalal [C] Mikki Pradhan 21. Who has become the first India to win [D] Lalremsiami the “Player of the Year for 2019” by Correct Answer: [D] Lalremsiami International Hockey Federation (FIH)? 17. Which team was presented with the ICC [A] Rupinder Pal Singh Women's Championship trophy? [B] Akashdeep Singh [A] New Zealand [C] Vivek Sagar Prasad [B] England [D] Manpreet Singh [C] Australia Correct Answer: [D] Manpreet Singh [D] India 22. Who has clinched 77th Senior National Correct Answer: [C] Australia Squash Championship in women's 18. National Winter Games will be held at category ? which place from March 7? [A] Dipika Pallikal [A] Manali [B] Akanksha Salunkhe [B] Dehradun [C] Sunayna Kuruvilla [C] Gulmarg [D] Joshna Chinappa [D] Shimla Correct Answer: [D] Joshna Chinappa Correct Answer: [C] Gulmarg 23. Who was awarded the Laureus World 19. Who among the following has won the Sportswoman of the Year? Allan Border Medal for the third time? [A] Ashleigh Barty [A] Steve Smith [B] Heather Knight [B] David Warner [C] Simone Biles [C] Aaron Finch [D] Simona Halep [D] Wes Agar Correct Answer: [C] Simone Biles

International 1. Leo Varadkar was the Prime Minister of • President - Bidhya Devi Bhandari • which of the following countries? Prime Minister - Khadga Prasad Sharma [A] Malaysia Oli • Currency - Nepalese rupee. [B] Indonesia 3. Which country has launched 4 million [C] Ireland pound (about Rs 37 crore) Innovation [D] Iceland Challenge Fund in India? Correct Answer: [C] Ireland [A] United States 2. Which neighboring country of India celebrated its 70th National Democracy [B] Australia Day on 19 February? [C] Germany [A] Pakistan [D] United Kingdom [B] Bangladesh Correct Answer: [D] United Kingdom [C] Nepal 4. Mohammed Tawﬁq Allawi has been [D] Myanmar appointed as the Prime Minister of which Correct Answer: [C] Nepal country? Explanation: Nepal • Capital – Kathmandu [A] Jordan © 2020 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 9

[B] Kuwait [D] Mozambique [C] Turkey Correct Answer: [B] Botswana [D] Iraq 10. Which country has announced the launch Correct Answer: [D] Iraq of an International Religious Freedom 5. The annual Ekushey Book Fair is held in Alliance in which 27 countries are the partner? which country? [A] Canada [A] India [B] United States [B] Nepal [C] United Kingdom [C] Pakistan [D] France [D] Bangladesh Correct Answer: [B] United States Correct Answer: [D] Bangladesh 11. What is the official name given to the 6. Which country has once again become a disease caused by the new coronavirus member of the Commonwealth of by WHO? nations? [A] Covid-2019 [A] Maldives [B] Covo – 2020 [B] Thailand [C] Vocin- 2020 [C] Cameroon [D] Covir – 2019 Correct Answer: [A] Covid-2019 [D] Australia 12. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is on the Correct Answer: [A] Maldives official visit to India, is the President of 7. Which country has recently discovered a which country? natural gas ﬁeld dubbed as Jebel Ali [A] Spain ﬁeld? [B] Benin [A] Saudi Arabia [C] Portugal [B] UAE [D] Greece [C] Qatar Correct Answer: [C] Portugal [D] Yemen 13. Maha Chakri Sirindhorn who visited the Correct Answer: [B] UAE Indian Military Academy in Dehradun 8. Arun-III is the largest hydropower project recently is the Princess of which country? of which country? [A] Malaysia [A] Nepal [B] Thailand [B] India [C] Bhutan [C] Sri Lanka [D] Indonesia [D] Bhutan Correct Answer: [B] Thailand Correct Answer: [A] Nepal 14. Mongla port belongs to which country? 9. Which country will start auctioning of [A] Iran elephant hunting licences ending ban [B] India imposed in 2014? [C] Pakistan [A] Zambia [D] Bangladesh [B] Botswana Correct Answer: [D] Bangladesh [C] Namibia

Indian Affairs 1. Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi has been 2. Which state's legislative speaker was th inaugurated as the 28 district of which conferred the Ideal Legislative Assembly state? Speaker/Ideal Legislative Council [A] Madhya Pradesh [B] Chhattisgarh Chairman Award? [C] Bihar [A] Uttar Pradesh [D] Jharkhand [B] Kerala Correct Answer: [B] Chhattisgarh [C] Maharashtra

[D] Delhi [C] Andhra Pradesh Correct Answer: [B] Kerala [D] Telangana Explanation: Speaker Shri P. Correct Answer: [C] Andhra Pradesh 7. Union government has announced to Ramakrishnan, Conferred by the Vice establish how many more airports by President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu 2024 under the UDAN scheme? Kerala Capital – Thiruvananthapuram, [A] 200 Governor - Arif Mohammad Khan, Chief [B] 50 Minister - Pinarayi Vijayan. [C] 100 3. According to Union Petroleum, Natural [D] 150 Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Correct Answer: [C] 100 8. India and which country has signed five Pradhan, which state is the government MoUs for establishing the Addu Tourism planning to make a steel hub? zone in five islands of Addu atoll? [A] Jharkhand [A] Indonesia [B] Chhattisgarh [B] Maldives [C] Bihar [C] SriLanka [D] Rajasthan [D] Thailand Correct Answer: [B] Chhattisgarh Correct Answer: [B] Maldives 9. Which state has bagged the first position Explanation: Formation -1 November for the implementation of Pradhan 2000, Capital - Raipur , Governor - Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana? Anusuiya Uikey, Chief Minister - Bhupesh [A] Gujarat Baghel [B] Uttar Pradesh 4. In which state will India's first private [C] Madhya Pradesh gold mine in Jonnagiri begin operations [D] Bihar in 2021? Correct Answer: [C] Madhya Pradesh [A] Karnataka 10. Which state has decided to ban all types [B] Tamil Nadu of online lottery schemes in the state? [C] Telangana [A] Haryana [D] Andhra Pradesh [B] Madhya Pradesh Correct Answer: [D] Andhra Pradesh [C] Punjab Explanation: Geomysore has acquired [D] Odisha mining lease at Jonnagiri in Kurnool Correct Answer: [C] Punjab Andhra Pradesh • Chief Minister - Y. S. 11. According to the NCRB report, which Jaganmohan Reddy • Governor - state has recorded the highest number of Biswabhusan Harichandan • Capital – missing women? Amaravati [A] Maharashtra 5. Which has become the first train in India [B] West Bengal to becomes to have aircraft-style bio- [C] Madhya Pradesh vacuum toilets? [D] Rajasthan [A] Amaravati Express Correct Answer: [A] Maharashtra [B] Ajanta Express 12. India's Biggest Rural Technical Festival [C] Akal Takht Express titled 'Antahpragnya 2020‘ was held in [D] Kalka-Delhi Shatabdi which state? Correct Answer: [D] Kalka-Delhi Shatabdi [A] Odisha 6. Which state has flagged off the country’s [B] Karnataka first fruit train? [C] Chhattisgarh [A] West Bengal [D] Telangana [B] Odisha Correct Answer: [D] Telangana

13. As per World Steel Association data, [D] DHARA India has become the ____ th largest Correct Answer: [A] SARAS steel producer of crude steel ? 20. Tamil Nadu Government has declared [A] First which Delta as Protected Special [B] Third Agriculture Zone? [C] Fourth [A] Krishna delta [D] Second [B] Cooum delta Correct Answer: [D] Second [C] Cauvery delta 14. The first Disha Police Station of Andhra [D] Mahanadi delta Pradesh was inaugurated in which city? Correct Answer: [C] Cauvery delta [A] Rajamahendravaram 21. The Centre has decided to rename the [B] Anantapur National Institute of Financial [C] Gudivada Management (NIFM), Faridabad after the [D] Kavali name of which Late Politician? Correct Answer: [A] Rajamahendravaram [A] Atal Bihari Vajpayee 15. India’s first glass floor suspension bridge [B] Sushma Swaraj will come up in which city? [C] Arun Jaitely [A] Shimla [D] Manohar Parrikar [B] Dehradun Correct Answer: [C] Arun Jaitely [C] Manali 22. Which country has banned e-cigarettes in [D] Rishikesh both domestic and international flights Correct Answer: [D] Rishikesh aas well as at airports? 16. Ease of Living Index (EoLI) and Municipal [A] UAE Performance Index (MPI) 2019 have been [B] India launched by which ministry? [C] Canada [A] Ministry of Rural Development [D] Sweden [B] Ministry of Home Affairs Correct Answer: [B] India [C] Ministry of Health & Family Welfare 23. Prime Minister Naredra Modi will [D] Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs unveiled the 63 feet Pancha Loha Statue Correct Answer: [D] Ministry of Housing & of Pt Deendayal Upadhyaya in which Urban Affairs city? 17. Which Metro Rail has become the [A] Surat country’s second largest operational [B] Varanasi metro project? [C] Gurugram [A] Bhopal [D] Patna [B] Hyderabad Correct Answer: [B] Varanasi [C] Jaipur 24. Which has become the first union [D] Kolkata territory in the country to pass a Correct Answer: [B] Hyderabad resolution against the Citizenship 18. Under Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Amendment Act? Campaign, Ladakh along with Jammu and [A] Puducherry Kashmir has been paired with which [B] Chandigarh state? [C] Delhi [A] Haryana [D] Lakshadweep [B] Tamil Nadu Correct Answer: [A] Puducherry [C] Kerala 25. Which state has launched the Gyan [D] Assam Deepika Scholarship scheme? Correct Answer: [B] Tamil Nadu [A] Arunachal Pradesh 19. The Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) has set [B] Assam up a research and development centre [C] Himachal Pradesh under which name for development in [D] Uttarakhand coal mining? Correct Answer: [B] Assam [A] SARAS 26. Which state has launched the `Pyaar ka [B] PARAS Paudha` campaign to promote the [C] NABH practice of planting trees? © 2020 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 12

[A] Jharkhand 31. Kambala is a traditional sport of which [B] Bihar state? [C] Assam [A] Tamil Nadu [D] Uttar Pradesh [B] Telangana Correct Answer: [B] Bihar [C] Andhra Pradesh 27. On the ﬁrst anniversary of the Pulwama [D] Karnataka attack, the CRPF has inaugurated a Correct Answer: [D] Karnataka memorial at Lethpora camp, the camp is 32. Richard Branson has approached India to located at which place? establish a hyperloop transportation [A] Udhampur system between New Delhi and which [B] Leh city? [C] Srinagar [A] Noida [D] Baramulla [B] Bengaluru Correct Answer: [C] Srinagar [C] Mumbai 28. Which city bus stand was renamed after [D] Kolkata late external affairs minister and BJP Correct Answer: [C] Mumbai veteran Sushma Swaraj? 33. Lithium reserves of 14,100 tonnes in [A] Gurugram Mandya area of which city in Karnataka? [B] Panipat [A] Mysuru [C] Ambala [B] Bengaluru [D] Karnal [C] Hubli Correct Answer: [C] Ambala [D] Belgaum 29. India and Portugal have recently signed Correct Answer: [B] Bengaluru an MoU to develop a world-class 34. Chintalapudi Lift Irrigation Scheme National Maritime Heritage Complex belongs to which state? (NMHC) at which place? [A] Tamil Nadu [A] Rajkot [B] Telangana [B] Lothal [C] Karnataka [C] Godhra [D] Andhra Pradesh [D] Surat Correct Answer: [D] Andhra Pradesh Correct Answer: [B] Lothal 35. India will switch to the world’s cleanest 30. Kashi Mahakal Express will run between petrol and diesel i.e Euro-VI grade fuel Uttar Pradesh and which state? from which date? [A] Madhya Pradesh [A] April 1 [B] Gujarat [B] March 1 [C] Himachal Pradesh [C] May 1 [D] Uttarakhand [D] June 1 Correct Answer: [A] Madhya Pradesh Correct Answer: [A] April 1

Joint Military Exercises & Defense 1. The ninth edition of joint military training [B] Khanderi exercise SAMPRITI-IX will be held [C] Kalvari between India and which country? [D] Karsura [A] Russia Correct Answer: [A] Karanj [B] Sri Lanka 3. An Indian ﬁrm JSR Dynamics has came up [C] Israel with its indigenous air to ground missile [D] Bangladesh “Khagantak”, the missile has a strike Correct Answer: [D] Bangladesh range of? 2. What is the name of the third Scorpene [A] 200 km [B] 180 km submarine which will be delivered to the [C] 250 km Indian Navy by Dec? [D] 300 km [A] Karanj Correct Answer: [B] 180 km © 2020 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 13

4. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has presented President’s Colour to which got a clearance to manufacture light Indian Navy ship? utility helicopter (LUH), LUH will replace [A] INS Vikrant which helicopters? [B] INS Tarkash [A] Cheetah & Rudra [C] INS Shivaji [B] Chetak & Cheetah [D] INS Shakti [C] Dhruv & Tejas Correct Answer: [C] INS Shivaji [D] Kiran & Rudra 9. Chief of Defence Staff" (CDS) Gen Bipin Correct Answer: [B] Chetak & Cheetah Rawat is aiming to set up the ﬁrst 5. What is the strike range of the Pranash integrated tri-services command which ballistic missile? will be headed by whom? [A] 200 km [A] Defence Minister [B] 300 km [B] Navy Officer [C] 400 km [C] Army Officer [D] 500 km [D] Air Force Officer Correct Answer: [A] 200 km Correct Answer: [D] Air Force Officer 6. What is the name of the World’s 10. Which city was the host to joint military cheapest gunshot locator developed by exercise between India and Bangladesh Indian Army ? “Sampriti-IX”? [A] Path [A] Umroi [B] Parth [B] Tura [C] Dhruv [C] Jowai [D] Rath [D] Shillong Correct Answer: [B] Parth Correct Answer: [A] Umroi 7. The ﬁfth edition of joint military exercise 11. Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders ''Ajeya Warrior 2020'‘ will be held and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has delivered between India and which country? its which fourth anti-submarine warfare [A] Russia to the Indian Navy? [B] United States [A] INS Kamorta [C] United Kingdom [B] INS Kadmatt [D] France [C] INS Kiltan Correct Answer: [C] United Kingdom [D] INS Kavaratti 8. President Ram Nath Kovind has Correct Answer: [D] INS Kavaratti

Ambassadors 1. Who is the Brand Ambassador of Mobile Thailand? Premier League (MPL)? [A] Gita Sabharwal [A] Rahul Dravid [B] Ankita Sharma [B] Virat Kohli [C] Diksha Kapoor [C] Rohit Sharma [D] Anamika Patidar [D] Hardik Pandya Correct Answer: [A] Gita Sabharwal Correct Answer: [B] Virat Kohli 14. Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed 12. Ajay Bisaria has been appointed as the as the next Ambassador of India to which next High Commissioner of India to country? which country? [A] Nepal [A] United Kingdom [B] Bangladesh [B] Latvia [C] Bhutan [C] Poland [D] Sri Lanka [D] Canada Correct Answer: [A] Nepal Correct Answer: [D] Canada 15. Gopal Baglay has been appointed as 13. United Nations (UN) has appointed India's High Commissioner to which whom as the Resident Coordinator in country? © 2020 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 14

[A] Sri Lanka Correct Answer: [A] Sri Lanka [B] Myanmar [C] Bhutan [D] Nepal Festivals and Venues 1. Where was the International Judicial Correct Answer: [A] Gujarat Conference organized? 7. The police of which city in Uttar Pradesh [A] New Delhi has launched the 'Operation Nakail' [B] Mumbai under which the identity of all auto- [C] Noida rickshaw drivers will be veriﬁed? [A] Lucknow [D] Allahabad [B] Varanasi Correct Answer: [A] New Delhi [C] Kanpur Explanation: Theme - 'Gender Just World’ [D] Ghaziabad Topic - Judiciary and The Changing World Correct Answer: [D] Ghaziabad Chief Justice of India - SA Bobde 8. Which state is celebrating its ﬁrst ever Law Minister - Ravi Shankar Prasad hornbill festival? 2. The 21st edition of art festival Kala Ghoda [A] Assam is being held in which city? [B] Tripura [A] New Delhi [C] Manipur [B] Pune [D] Arunachal Pradesh [C] Mumbai Correct Answer: [B] Tripura

[D] Udaipur 9. The 33rd African Union (AU) Summit was held in which city? Correct Answer: [C] Mumbai [A] Rabat

3. Which country will host the G-20 [B] Addis Ababa Presidency in 2022? [C] Port Louis [A] Argentina [D] Abuja [B] Brazil Correct Answer: [B] Addis Ababa [C] Canada 10. Which city will host the National Organic [D] India Food Festival for women entrepreneurs? Correct Answer: [D] India [A] Bengaluru 4. Which country will host the 2024 Winter [B] New Delhi Youth Olympics? [C] Bhopal [A] China [D] Lucknow [B] Japan Correct Answer: [B] New Delhi 11. Which city will host the ﬁrst ever 'North [C] Spain East India Fund Fest’? [D] South Korea [A] Kohima Correct Answer: [D] South Korea rd [B] Imphal 5. The 23 edition of the National [C] Guwahati Conference on e-Governance was held in [D] Shillong which city? Correct Answer: [C] Guwahati [A] New Delhi 12. Which city is hosting the Asian Wrestling [B] Raipur Championship 2020? [C] Amravati [A] New Delhi [D] Mumbai [B] Pune Correct Answer: [D] Mumbai [C] Bhubaneswar 6. The sixth edition of the mega industrial [D] Kolkata exhibition Engiexpo 2020 will be held in Correct Answer: [A] New Delhi which state? 13. Which country will host the 2022 AFC [A] Gujarat Women’s Asian Cup? [B] Rajasthan [A] Malaysia [C] Andhra Pradesh [B] Uzbekistan [D] Uttar Pradesh [C] Chinese Taipei © 2020 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 15

[D] India [B] Australia Correct Answer: [D] India [C] India 14. Which country will host the Men's [D] Finland Hockey Junior World Cup in 2021? Correct Answer: [C] India [A] South Africa

Important Days and Themes 1. World Leprosy Day 2020 was observed [A] February 9 on? [B] February 10 [C] February 8 [A] 30 January [D] February 7 [B] 29 January Correct Answer: [B] February 10 [C] 28 January 5. International Day of Women and Girls in [D] 27 January Science is observed every year on? [A] February 10 Correct Answer: [A] 30 January [B] February 12 2. World Wetlands Day 2020 was observed [C] February 11 on? [D] February 9 [A] 2 February Correct Answer: [C] February 11 6. What was the theme of the 56th Munich [B] 1 February Security Conference (MSC) 2020? [C] 31 January [A] Westlessness [D] 30 January [B] Climate Change Correct Answer: [A] 2 February [C] Focusing on people [D] Role Of Mediation 3. What is the theme of the World Cancer Correct Answer: [A] Westlessness Day 2020? 7. Which motto has been chosen as the [A] Debunk the Myths motto of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ? [B] Not Beyond Us [A] United by Emotion [B] Play in Unity [C] We can. I can [C] United by Sports [D] I Am and I Will [D] High Spirit Correct Answer: [D] I Am and I Will Correct Answer: [A] United by Emotion 4. When was National Deworming Day observed?

Obituaries 1. Roger Kahn, who passed away recently, was the creator of which computer was the author of which famous book? function? [A] The Boys of Summer [A] Cut [B] The Kite Runner [B] Copy [C] The Book Thief [C] Paste [D] Things Fall Apart [D] All of the above Correct Answer: [A] The Boys of Summer Correct Answer: [D] All of the above 2. Larry Tesler, who passed away recently,

Miscellaneous 1. Which language is the third most spoken [A] French language in the world after English, [B] Spanish Mandarin with 615 million speakers? [C] Arabica © 2020 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 16

[D] Hindi [A] Karnataka Correct Answer: [D] Hindi [B] Kerala Explanation: The 22nd edition of the [C] Himachal Pradesh world language database Ethnologue. [D] Odisha Bangla is 7th most spoken language of the Correct Answer: [A] Karnataka 9. Kavalan SOS is a police app of which world. state?

2. Who will launch the first ever Khelo India [A] Kerala University Games from Jawaharlal Nehru [B] Andhra Pradesh Stadium Cuttack? [C] Tamil Nadu [A] Kiren Rijiju [D] Telangana [B] Naveen Patnaik Correct Answer: [C] Tamil Nadu [C] Amit Shah 10. What is the another name of the storm [D] PM Narendra Modi ‘Ciara’? Correct Answer: [D] PM Narendra Modi [A] Fay Explanation: The Games will be held from [B] Sabine 22 February to 1st March 2020 at [C] Hermine Bhubaneswar [D] Mitch Correct Answer: [B] Sabine 3. What is the name of the Mascot of the 11. National Women's Day of India is Goa 2020 National Games? celebrated to mark the Birth Anniversary [A] Rubigula of whom? [B] Tyro [A] Sarojini Naidu [C] Gomdori [B] Rani Lakshmi Bai [D] Frasia [C] Savitri Bai Phule Correct Answer: [A] Rubigula [D] Kasturba Gandhi 4. World’s ﬁrst bulletproof helmet has been Correct Answer: [A] Sarojini Naidu developed by which country? 12. Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra has been [A] China renamed after which late Union [B] United States Minister? [C] India [A] Arun Jaitely [D] Japan [B] Sushma Swaraj Correct Answer: [C] India [C] Atal Bihari Vajpayee 5. Who has become the ﬁrst woman to ever [D] Manohar Parrikar start the Olympic Torch Relay? Correct Answer: [B] Sushma Swaraj [A] Camila Giorgi 13. Apiary on Wheels-A concept for Bee [B] Hilary Knight Keeping is designed by? [C] Anna Korakaki [A] NITI Aayog [D] Natasha Hastings [B] NABARD Correct Answer: [C] Anna Korakaki [C] Ministry of Agriculture 6. Who has become the youngest girl in the [D] Khadi and Village Industries world to summit Mt Aconcagua? Commission [A] Kaamya Karthikeyan Correct Answer: [D] Khadi and Village [B] Aparna Kumar Industries Commission [C] Anshu Jamsenpa 14. Gully Boy has created history by winning [D] Archana Sardana the most number of Filmfare awards, Correct Answer: [A] Kaamya Karthikeyan beating the previously held record of 7. World Unani Day is observed to mark the which movie? Birth Anniversary of whom? [A] Sholay [A] Vasant Lad [B] Black [B] Hakim Ajmal Khan [C] Border [C] Sushruta [D] Devdas [D] Charaka Correct Answer: [B] Black Correct Answer: [B] Hakim Ajmal Khan 15. The Union government has decided to 8. Bidar is a new airport of which state? rename ‘The Institute for Defence © 2020 Pratiyogita Abhiyan | All Rights Reserved | pratiyogitaabhiyan.in 17

Studies and Analyses’ (IDSA) after [D] Chhatrapati Shivaji International whom? Airport [A] Atal Bihari Vajpayee Correct Answer: [C] Indira Gandhi [B] Manohar Parrikar International Airport [C] Sushma Swaraj 17. Hindi is the third most spoken language [D] Anil Madhav Dave of the world in 2019 with Correct Answer: [B] Manohar Parrikar ______million speakers? 16. Which airport has become India’s ﬁrst [A] 615 single-use plastic-free airport? [B] 455 [A] Calicut International Airport [C] 489 [B] Raja Bhoj International Airport [D] 567 [C] Indira Gandhi International Airport Correct Answer: [A] 615

Oscars 2020 Winners  Best picture – Parasite.  Best actress - Renée Zellweger, Judy.  Best actor - Joaquin Phoenix, Joker.  Best director - Bong Joon-ho, Parasite.  Animated short ﬁlm- Hair Love.  Animated feature ﬁlm- Toy Story 4.

65th Amazon Film Fare Awards 2020  Best Film- ‘Gully Boy’.  Best Director Zoya Akhtar for ‘Gully Boy’.  Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male)- Ranveer Singh for ‘Gully Boy’.  Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female)- Alia Bhatt for ‘Gully Boy’.  Lifetime Achievement Award- Ramesh Sippy.  Excellence In Cinema- Govinda.

Who is the Kashmiri poet Nirmala Sitharaman quoted in her budget speech?

❖ The verse was from a poem by renowned Kashmiri poet Dinanath Kaul Nadim, a Sahitya Akademy award winner, from his famous work “Myon Vatan” (My Motherland).

❖ Born in Srinagar in 1916, Nadim has written poems in Urdu, Hindi, English and Kashmiri. Nadim who died in 1988 was at the centre of Kashmir’s progressive movement, especially in the 1930s, 40s and 50s.

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