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Last 6 Months Expected Current Affairs Questions (May to Oct 2019)

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Last 6 Months Expected Current Affairs Questions (May to Oct 2019)

S. No Topics No. Qs Page No 1. May 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 395 2 2. June 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 200 24 3. July 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 400 38 4. Aug 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 374 73 5. Sep 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 539 92 6. Oct 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 555 123

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1. The Second Cooperation Organization (SCO) Mass Media Forum is being held at______: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

2. DRDO successfully test fired a guided bomb from a______at Pokhran in Rajasthan: SU-30 MKI Aircraft

3. Who inaugurated the Sahara Naval Hostel for the „Veer Naris‟ at VasantKunj, New ? Lt Governor of Delhi Shri Anil Baijal

4. Where did 5th Smart Cities 2019 Expo inaugurated?

5. Name the two countries which were declared as malaria free by WHO? Algeria, Argentina Notes: i) Algeria is the 2nd country in Africa to be recognised as malaria free after Mauritius. ii) Argentina is the 2nd country in South America to be recognised as malaria free after Paraguay.

6. Who sworn-in as new president of ? Cyril Ramaphosa

7. Who becomes second UK PM to resign over Brexit failure? Theresa May

8. Who is the CM of ? Jagan Mohan Reddy

9. Chandrani Murmu, is the youngest loksabha MP of which state?

10. Which Bank has launched „Corp SME Suvidha‟, a product for GST-registered MSMEs? Corporation Bank

11. RBI proposed to Introduce LCR to all NBFC‟s with an asset size of ______and above: 50 billion rupees

12. Name the former Malaysian king who recently passed away? Sultan Ahmad Shah

13. Who is appointed as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)? Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar

14. BIMSTEC leaders invited to PM designate Modi‟s oath-taking ceremony. BIMSTEC contain how many countries? 7

Notes:

The countries are India, Bangladesh, , , , , and Bhutan.

15. Who sworn-in as Arunachal Pradesh CM? Page 2 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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16. RBI has extended the RTGS Timing by how many hours? 1.5 hrs Notes: - From 4:30PM to 6PM. 17. Who sworn-in as the President of ? MuhammaduBuhari

18. Who has been nominated as next Parliamentary Speaker of Maldives? MohamadNasheed

19. Peter O‟Neill Stepped down from the position of Prime Minister of which country? Papua New Guinea

20. Who sworn-in as ‟s new PM? Scott Morrison

21. Who is the new chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court? Justice AK Mittal

22. L.V.Navaneeth is the new CEO of which company? The Hindu

23. What is the theme of Menstrual Hygiene day? It’s Time for Action

24. The Orchha town has been included in list of the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO. It is located in which state? Notes: Orchha town situated on the banks of the river Betwa

25. Who has been elected to the Executive Board of the first UN-Habitat Assembly? India

26. Country‟s first all-women crew to fly which helicopter? Mi-17 V5 helicopter

27. Who launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker, to tap the Arctic‟s commercial potential?

28. Who has ousted in no-confidence vote in ? Sebastian Kurz

29. Who launched „Bank on Wheels‟ facility? IOB

30. Who plans to launch „GlobalCoin‟ cryptocurrency in 2020? Facebook

31. DRDO successfully test fired the new version of which surface to air defence missile system?

32. Name the action choreographer- filmmaker who passed away recently? VeeruDevgan

33. Who won gold medal in ISSF shooting in 10m air pistol? SaurabhChaudhary

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34. World Thyroid Day was observed across the world on ______: May 25

35. Who set for record fifth term as Odisha CM? Naveen Patnaik

36. US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister NarendraModi have agreed to meet at the G-20 Summit in which country? 37. After 36 years of service, ‟s frontline missile destroyer, ______has been decommissioned: INS Ranjit

38. Who was honoured with the „Global Asian of the Year‟ award? HemaDivakar

39. Who sets Guinness World Records for Longest Dancing? Bandana

40. Who launched its first ever moon-sighting website? Notes: ---The website named as website “pakmoonsighting.pk”

41. Tamil Nadu Chamber Foundation announced the launch of ______, an international food and kitchen equipment expo in Madurai: Vibrant Tamilnadu

42. Who sworn in as Sikkim CM? P S Golay

43. ISRO‟s new commercial arm called NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) was officially inaugurated in which city? Bengaluru

44. French Open begins in ______:

45. Who has bagged the Plame d‟Or for his film „Parasite‟ at the 72nd Canned Film Festival in ? Bong JoonHo

46. Who has won for the second time in the Sekisui Open? Mahesh Mangaonkar

47. Who won gold medal in Women‟s 10m air rifle in ISSF world cup? ApurviChandela

48. won the . It belongs to which ? Badminton

49. Central Water Commission issued “drought advisory” to how many states? 6 Notes: Those states are , Gujarat, , Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu

50. Which gramin bank is among India‟s top three Regional Rural Banks out of 45 Regional Rural Bank? Tripura Gramin Bank

51. Who won North Macedonia‟s presidential elections? StevoPendarovski

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52. Which Show has been named as most viewed stand-up comedian in India and abroad by World Book of Records ?

53. National Cadet Corps Girls expedition team of 20 from Sikkim flagged off to which mountain? Mt Tenchenkhang

54. Who led the six-member task force on the development of the secondary market: T. N. Manoharan,

55. What is the new computer programme developed by Australian National University which help to develop precision medicine? Flye

56. What are the two new formats of Badminton launched by BWF?AirBadminton& Triples

57. The 76th edition of Italian Open which is also known as? Rome Masters Notes: ---Men‟s Singles - Rafael Nadal () ---Women‟s Singles - Karolina Pliskova ()

58. Who deciphered the world‟s most mysterious 600-year old manuscript named „Voynich Manuscript‟? Dr. Gerard Cheshire

59. Name the legendary stand-up comedian who passed away recently? Sammy Shore

60. Name the former FIFA panel referee who passed away recently? ShivappaShetty

61. World Metrology Day was observed on______: May 20

62. What is theme of World bee day which is celebrated on May 20? Save the Bees

63. Which government is set to revamp „Ujala Clinics‟ for adolescents? Rajasthan

64. Who led panel submitted report to RBI regarding the promotion of digital payments? NandanNilekani

65. Who has launched a specialized insurance cover „ Local Train Cover„ for passengers travelling in local trains? Bajaj Finance Ltd

66. Who were honoured for their work to help people change the trajectory of their lives by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment? Antano and Harini

67. Which painting sold for record breaking $110.7 million at Sotheby‟s auction? Mueles

68. Who has honoured with Sasakawa Award 2019? Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra

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69. Who won the Best Child Actor award for his performance in „Chippa‟ at 19th New York Indian Film Festival? Sunny Pawar

70. Who is the Indian YouTuber named among the Top 10 „Next Generation Leaders 2019‟ by Time Magazine? Ajey Nagar

71. Who appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Eswatini? RadhaVenkataraman

72. Himalaya MEN names ViratKohli and ______as its brand ambassadors: Rishabh Pant

73. Who inaugurated Lokpal website? Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose

74. India delivered 2 Mi-24 helicopters to which country? Afghanistan

75. Name the ‟s Double Olympic biathlon champion who announced the retirement recently? Laura Dahlmeier

76. Name the person who spotted „Yeti‟ footprint passed away? Naik Narayan Singh

77. Name the world-famous Chinese-American architect who designed Louvre Pyramid, passed away? Ieoh Ming Pei

78. National Dengue Day observed on______: May 16

79. Anti-dumping duty of 1,633.17 $ per ton imposed on ______imports from Indonesia: saccharin

80. Name the telugu actor who passed away recently? RallapalliVenkataNarasimhaRao

81. India finds problems with current methodology of STRI computed by OCED. What is the abbreviation of STRI? Service Trade Restrictiveness Index

82. Who is the Afghanistan‟s High Peace Council Secretary recently visited India? UmerDaudzai

83. What is the India‟s fastest train which completed 1 Lakh kilometers without missing a single trip? Vande Bharat Express

84. Which state became first to list Masala Bond in overseas market?

85. G7 Environment Ministers met in______: France

86. Who unveiled a new „Merit-Based Immigration System‟? US President Donald Trump

87. Who has partnered with Google on the occasion of World Telecom Day to expand its footprint in the country? BSNL

88. Who signed MoU with French based firm RakutenAquafadas to enhanced customer experience offerings? Tech Mahindra

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89. Which Government limits the weight of school bags not more than 10% of the child‟s weight? Karnataka

90. A counter terror force National Security Guards (NSG) commandos have created the history by scaling the______in the first attempt:

91. Internet sensation ______passed away: Grumpy Cat Notes: --- Tardar Sauce commonly called Grumpy Cat

92. What is the theme of International Museum Day 2019?“Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition”

93. International Day of Vesak 2019 was observed on ______: 18th May Notes: --- 2,563rd birth anniversary of the Lord Buddha

94. Which government approved Farmers‟ Commission which would seek to look into the issues faced by farmers? Meghalaya

95. Which place becomes the first where women handle entire work of counting votes? Harda district of Madhya Pradesh

96. A Lancet study evaluated that ______had the highest mortality rate among children under five years of age in 2015: India Notes: i) The study also found great differences on child mortality rates between richer and poorer states, the highest mortality rate being in Assam which was more than 7 times that in . ii) recorded the highest number of preterm birth complications in 2015 with 84,362 children under 5 years of age, recorded 36,289 children, Madhya Pradesh recorded 35,503 and Rajasthan recorded casualty of 30,402 children.

97. Who is the head of the panel for housing loan securitization? Harsh Vardhan.

98. For the first time who will host the 5th Army International Scout Masters Competition as part of the International Army Games? India

99. Which airport gets „International‟ Status? Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport of

100. Who has published „Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 – 2021‟ to promote innovation, cyber- security, and financial inclusion? RBI

101. Council of European Chambers of Commerce honour whom for promoting Children‟s Rights?

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102. Who is the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Nauru? Ms. Padmaja

103. What is app launched by BSE to help mutual fund distributors to accelerate transactions process? BSE StAR MF

104. Who has partnered with online retail giant Amazon India to launch a Souvenir Store? Doordarshan

105. Where did the new vine snake species discovered after a gap of 113 years? Odisha

106. Scientists of Germany found a new bird like Dinosaur called? AlcmonavisPoeschli

107. The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) entered into a tie-up with______to improve Indian Squash? HCL

108. Who will host the Asian Cup 2023 after withdrawal from South Korea? China

109. Name the former South Asian Games swimming champion who passed away? MB Balakrishnan

110. Name the former PM of Australia who died recently? Bob Hawke

111. Who assumed command as Chief of Staff of the ? Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain

112. Who appointed as India Managing Director of Truecaller? SandeepPatil

113. Who assumed charge as the Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation? Praveen Pardeshi

114. CBIC launches Project ______for CBIC officers for over 400 formations of CBIC across India: SPARROW

115. The 11th India Joint Consular Committee Meeting (JCCM) held in______: New Delhi

116. Who has partnered with India for bilateral relation includes political, economic, defence, and international cooperation related to United Nations?

117. Who provides approval for the promulgation of ordinance on Maratha quota? Maharashtra

118. GSI in its report notified that the highest graphite reserves of India are found in______: Arunachal Pradesh

119. Who becomes the first country in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage? Taiwan

120. CTBTO has offered India an „Observer„status and access to the International Monitoring System data. Where is it’s headquarter? Vienna, Austria Notes: --- CTBTO= Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation

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121. The 26th edition of India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) held in______: Singapore

122. What is the rank of India in Global Drug survey? 16th

123. Who has launched a pilot scheme for fintech Non-Banking Financing Companies to give financial assistance up to Rs. 10 crore in order to boost digital lending? SIDBI

124. Who has partnered with IBM to jointly setup data lab in India to improve business efficiency and profitability? HDFC ERGO

125. According to Crisil, how many bad loans were recovered through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code? 70,000 crore

126. NitinChugh is the MD and CEO of which bank? Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

127. Indian Coast Guard Ship ______decommissioned at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh: Vigraha

128. Union Ministry of Environment has announced a project to create DNA Database for which animal? Rhinos

129. India‟s SouravGanguly, Sanjay Manjrekar, and ______inducted in the ICC commentary panel for World Cup 2019: HarshaBhogle

130. India‟s only orangutan named ______dies in Odisha zoo: Binny

131. Which state celebrated its 44th Statehood Day on May 16? Sikkim Notes: ---Sikkim is also known as India‟s Organic State

132. Who will go paperless by undertaking an initiative to digitize all its records under the project E-Vidhan? Kerala

133. Who conducted a 4-day official Visit to to enhance the bilateral ties? M

134. Who launched Nabventures to give support to agriculture, food, rural start-ups? NABARD

135. Who launched „Mosquito Disease Protection Policy‟ which will cover people against common mosquito-borne diseases? HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company

136. Who launches two Type 052D new guided missile destroyers? Chinese Navy

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137. What is the collaborated project between Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, Persistent Systems and the National Centre for Cell Science to understand the role of tissues and cell in the human body? MANAV- Human Atlas

138. What is the name of 100% recyclable plastic created by U.S. Department of Energy? Polydiketoenamine(PDK)

139. Who created the World‟s Smallest Colour Pixels by trapping the particles of light under the tiny rocks of gold? University of Cambridge, UK

140. Non-venomous species of „rain snake‟ discovered in______:Mizoram

141. Which animal‟s entire genome has been sequenced for the very first time byscientists from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology?Asiatic Lion

142. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Relays 2019 was held in Nissan Stadium. Where is the stadium located in?Japan

143. Who won Spanish grand prix? Lewis Hamilton

144. Mutua Madrid Open 2019 held in ______: Madrid, Spain

145. Who won Mutua Madrid Open in men‟s single? Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

146. Who won Mutua Madrid Open in women‟s single? ()

147. Who have deployed first ever Anti-Naxal women‟s commando unit named DanteshwariLadake‟ or „Fighters of Goddess Danteshwari‟? Chhattisgarh police

148. Meeting of the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation held in?

149. Which airport has been ranked as the world‟s 8thbest airport? Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Notes: Top of the list-- Hamad International Airport,

150. Which guided missile destroyer participated in „Group Sail‟ exercisewith Japan, Philippines and US in ? INS and INS Shakti

151. Who chaired the 15th finance commission with RBI and Banks & Financial Institutions? Shri N.K. Singh

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152. Which company surpassed the Reliance Industries Limited to become the India‟s most valued firm by market capitalization? TCS

153. Border Road Organisation officials have created India‟s first ever ice cafe in______: Gaya village, J&K

154. DGFT has prohibited the imports of non-BIS compliant second-hand electronics and IT goods. What is the abbreviation of DGFT? Directorate General of Foreign Trade

155. Who has appointed as the President of UN General Assembly? Tijjani Bande

156. Who took over the command of air force station in a ceremonial parade at station parade ground? Captain Chandra Shekhar Bhatt

157. Who is appointed as new CBO and COO of Karnataka bank? Balachandra Y V

158. Who developed a microprocessor named „AJIT‟?IIT Bombay

159. Who has launched the world’s first highest resolution image sensor? Samsung

160. Wildlife Experts from Institute for Conservation of Nature and Forest shave confirmed that `the reappearance of brown bear in______? Portugal

161. A new species of pit viper named “Trimeresurusarunachalensis” was found in______: Itanagar

162. Name the tamil novelist and Sahitya Akademi Awardee who died recently? Thoppil Mohamed Meeran

163. Which country has partnered with India to strengthen ties on Indo-Pacific Cooperation? UK

164. Ocean Conference 2020 is going to held in______: Portugal

165. Which country has detected a case with the rare monkey pox virus? Singapore

166. Who has begun testing the ALFA-X version of it‟s fastest-ever Shinkansen bullet train? Japan

167. Who is the Indian football team coach? Igor Stimac

168. Who is the next Ambassador of India to the State of Eritrea? Subhash Chand

169. Who has acquired 100% stake in British toy major Hamleys Global Holdings Limited? Reliance

170. UNEP Report states that ______&______tops a list of nations for illegal sand mining: India & China

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171. For which animal world’s 1stparent-wise genome has developed? Water buffaloes

172. Which type of species has discovered recently that can detect wavelengths? Fish

173. Name the famous footballer who retired recently? Yaya Toure

174. Name the founder of ITC who passed away recently? YC Deveshwar

175. Maker of one of world’s finest whiskies, passed away? Neelakanta Rao Jagdale

176. What is the theme of World Migratory Bird Day 2019? Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution

177. Which government released Healthcare Investment Policy-2019? J&K

178. According to WHO‟s report, India faces severe shortage of healthcare providers, especially in Bihar, Jharkhand, ______and Rajasthan: UP

179. The 58th is held at______:

180. Meetings of the COPs to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions held in______:

181. Who has selected London as the center to develop WhatsApp‟s mobile payment service? Facebook

182. Who has been conferred with the 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership? Chhaya Sharma

183. How many Indians have one among 17 new advocates to achieve Sustainable Development Goals? 2 Notes: --- Indian actress DiaMirza and Alibaba Chief Jack Ma

184. What is the name of world‟s first women‟s magazine? CRICZONE

185. The 17thedition of India‟s most prestigious international motorsport event, Desert Storm Rally 2019 held innwhich state? Rajasthan

186. Name the British actor who recently passes away? Clement von Franckenstein

187. Name the bhojpuri vocal artist, Padma Shri awardee who passed away?HiralalYadav

188. What is the theme for the International Nurses Day 2019? Nurses – A Voice to Lead –Health for All

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189. Who has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra? Ajoy Mehta

190. Mr Sedat Onal, deputy minister of Foreign Affairs of which country visited India for enhancing investment and trade relations?

191. Which Australian flight carrier has operated as world‟s first zero waste commercial flight? Qantas

192. Which AI technology has developed by YES bank to enable touchless hiring? Talocity

193. What is the name of the app by Bharatpe for merchant services? Bharatpe for Merchants

194. Who has signed a protocol for exportation of Indian chilli meal? China

195. Who is the second most followed politician globally on social media, overtakes Trump?

196. Who is appointed as member of Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal? KS Radhakrishnan

197. WHO partnered with IFBA to eliminate industrially produced trans-fat (iTFA) from food supply worldwide by ______: 2023

198. The Food and Drug Administration has approved first vaccine named ______for the prevention of dengue disease: Dengvaxia

199. Who launched Election Guard a free open-source Software Development Kit to help nations to carry out secure and verifiable voting? Microsoft

200. Indigenous Biodiversity Foundation have sighted 363 nests of the grizzled giant squirrel, a large tree squirrel at Pakkamalaireserve forests in which state? Tamil Nadu

201. Who has announced to sponsor Afghanistan team in upcoming World Cup 2019? Amul

202. Name the first chronicler of India‟s partition and a Sikh historian who passed away? Kirpal Singh

203. The Indian Army is commemorating „2019‟ as the______: Year of Next of Kin

204. The 158thbirth anniversary of Tagore was celebrated today on______: May 9

205. What is the theme of 5thUnited Nations Global Road Safety Week? Leadership for road safety

206. Who hosted a 2-day ministerial meeting of WTO to discuss issues facing the multi-lateral trading system? India

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207. Who launched the programme “Yuva Vaigyanic Karyakram”? ISRO

208. The Central Government has extended the ban on LTTE for an additional 5 years with immediate effect. What is the abbreviation of LTTE? Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 209. All comprising Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force hold joint exercise______at Teressa Island in Andaman and Nicobar: Bull Strike

210. Who has partnered with BhartiAirtelto offer insurance for prepaid customers? HDFC Life

211. Which online travel booking portal has partnered with ICICI bank to launch its travel card? Goibibo

212. Paytm collaborated with ______to launch its 1st credit card called „Paytm First Card‟: Citibank

213. Who won the CEAT Cricket Rating awards? Virat Kohli and Smriti Mandhana

214. Who is appointed as CEO of LIC Mutual Fund? Dinesh Pangtey

215. Who became the first woman female ICC match referee? GS Lakshmi

216. Who has appointed to Supreme Court of Fiji for three years? Madan Bhimrao Lokur

217. Who is the brand ambassador of Merchant service and UPI payments app BharatPe?

218. Which high-speed expendable aerial target drone was successfully conducted the flight test by DRDO? ABHYAS

219. What is the name of mission to moon by NASA? Artemis

220. Who became the highest -taking women spinner in ODI cricket? Sana Mir Who has clinched his first win of 2019 FIA Formula 3 (F3) season in Barcelona? JehanDaruvala

223. Name the Hollywood actor-singer died recently? Doris Day

224. Which state celebrates Brahmakalashothsava festival? Karnataka

225. Who has signed MOU signed with Department of Biotechnology for joint collaboration on cancer research? Department of Atomic Energy

226. The meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held in ______: Kyrgyzstan

227. Who has agreed to sell air-defense missiles to Japan & South Korea? USA

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228. The four countries USA, Japan, South Korea, and Australia have kicked off first-of-its-kind ______exercise in Guam, USA: Pacific Vanguard Naval

229. Who partnered with SEBI to introduce Regulatory Sandbox Framework for Fintech Startups? IRDAI

230. How much load ADB granted to India for railway track electrification project? $750 mn

231. 576thRBI‟s Central Board meeting held at______:

232. UN downgraded the global economy growth forecast to ______in 2019: 2.7%

233. What is India’s GDP growth to how many percent in FY20 by OCED? 7.5%

234. Who bought the India International Exchange (INX) after BSE‟s approval? ICICI bank

235. Who led the High-level Committee of Companies in its report to Oil Ministry has suggested short-term, medium-term and long-term strategies to reduce crude oil imports? , and Sidharth Pradhan

236. Jokha Alharthi won Man Booker International Prize 2019 for which novel? Celestial Bodies

237. Who receives Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Yale University for achievements in business? Indra Nooyi

238. Name the Indian scientist who won German Chemistry Prize? Dr. Ankur Patwardhan

239. Who won the Claims Excellence Award by FICCI? Bharti AXA Life Insurance

240. Who has honoured with „Global Asian of the Year‟ Award for Contribution to Women’s Healthcare Ecosystem? HemaDivakar

241. Who becomes 1st fighter pilot of IAF to undertake combat missions? Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth

242. Who surpassed Tata Group in terms of market capitalisation and became the most valuable business house? HDFC group

243. Who takes oath as President of ? Volodymyr Zelenskiy

244. Who re-elected as President of South Africa? Cyril Ramaphosa

245. Which country banned the use of Chinese digital wallets Alipay and WeChat? Nepal

246. Which from Su-30 MKI fighter aircrafthas successfully test-fired? BrahMos

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247. Vice President of India, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu called to protect and promote which cattle breed at Swarna Bharat Trust in , Andra Pradesh? Ongole

248. Name the seventh King of who passed away? Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar

249. Who records 15% GSDP growth in FY19 with Rs. 8, 66,875 crore? Telangana

250. NMCG, HCL Foundation and INTACH inked MoU for Rudraksh Plantation in which state?

251. The Indian Navy‟s Service Selection Board was inaugurated at ______: Kolkata

252. Where the 6th Session of the biennial Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction has started? , Switzerland

253. The opening ceremony of the Global Influence of Asian Civilizations forum was held in______: , China 254. Who has partnered with IMGC (India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation) for a mortgage guarantee-backed home loan? HDFC

255. RBI has imposed Rs 1 crore fine to which bank because of its failure to fully automate the non-performing asset (NPA) identification process? Nanital Bank

256. Who climbs Mt. Everest for the 23rd time and broke his own record? Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita

257. Who became first woman in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft (LSA)? Captain AarohiPandit

258. Who is the new chairman of ITC? SanjivPuri

259. Who has appointed as the first chief of armed forces special operations division? Major General A K Dhingra

260. Who appointed as the chairperson of the News Broadcasting Standards Authority? A K Sikri

261. Who appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Bosnia & Herzegovina? Kumar Tuhin

262. Who has been appointed as the Additional Director to Yes Bank for two years? R Gandhi

263. In which state India’s smallest orchids “Lecanorchis Taiwaniana” discovered? Assam

264. Which bird which extinct of 136,000 years ago is reappeared? White-throated rail

265. International Day of Families observed on______:May 15

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266. 8th Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol began in______:Port Blair

267. What is a campaign by UN Environment India in order to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade? Not all animals migrate by choice

268. TAPIgas pipeline meet held in Turkmenistan. What is the abbreviation of TAPI? Turkmenistan-Afghanistan- Pakistan- India

269. Who has partnered with Ola cabs to provide a flexible and convenient payment system to its customers? SBI Credit Card

270. Who has partnered with World Bank world‟s first blockchain bond transaction? Commonwealth Bank of Australia

271. RBI data said that debit card swipes on Point of Sales (PoS) terminals have been increased over ______in March 2019: 27%

272. RBI has directed NBFC which have assets over Rs 5000 crore to appoint a CRO. What is the abbreviation of CRO? Chief risk officer

273. What is the name of cloud computing platform proposed by NITI Aayog? AIRAWAT

274. Which Charity run by Indian in UAE enters Guinness World Records for holding longest iftar? Pehal Charitable Trust

275. UNESCO incorporated Indian part of ______in tentative list of World Heritage Sites: KailashMansarovar Notes: --- It is located in China

276. Who has become the first black African woman to conquer Mt. Everest in her fourth attempt? SarayKhumalo

277. Who is re-elected as President of Indonesia for the second term? JokoWidodo

278. Who becomes team sponsor of Indian Wheelchair Cricket Association for Asia Cup 2019? Helo

279. Name the three time world champion and aviation entrepreneur passed away? Andreas Nikolaus Lauda

280. May 21 observes as ______: National Anti-Terrorism Day

281. World Aids Vaccine Day is observed on______:May 18 Notes: --- The day is also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day.

282. Which government has proposed a single-window mechanism for authenticating land titles? Maharashtra

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283. Mumbai Metro One Private Limited has announced a tie-up with______for card payment: Instamojo

284. Which city tops the list of most vulnerable cities to cyber-attacks in 2019? Mumbai

285. Which place India ranked in Kids Right Index 2019? 117 Notes: --- Top – Iceland

286. Who has launched „golden card‟ permanent residency scheme to woo wealthy investors and exceptional talents? UAE

287. Which Bank introduced Savings Bank product named “KBL SB Salary” for salaried class? Karnataka bank

288. According to RBI data, Bank credit has increased by how many percent to infrastructure sector in FY19? 18.5%

289. Who has tied up with Sri Sri Tattvausers can avail a discount of 15%? SBI

290. Who signed a defence contract worth of Rs 300 crore with Indian Navy? Tech Mahindra

291. Indian Economy projected to grow at ______in fiscal year 2020 as per UN report: 7.1%

292. Who honoured with John F Kennedy Profile in Courage Award 2019? Nancy Pelosi

293. Who ranked first on Hurun India Art List 2019? Sculptor

294. Who has honoured with Japan‟s „Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star Award‟?

295. Who has becomes India‟s biggest firm in terms of revenue by overtaking Indian Oil Corporation? Reliance Industries Limited

296. ISRO launched PSLV C-46 rocket carrying which earth observation satellite? RISAT-2B

297. NASA Researchers discovered water and organic molecules on the surface of______: Ultima Thule

298. Who has developed microscope for surgery without cutting skin? University of British Columbia

299. Who has returned to world No.1 after winning US PGA Championship? Brooks Koepka

300. Name the renowned film historian, researcher, and director who passed away? Vijaya Mulay

301. Which government introduced ordinance to bring medical admissions under SEBC quota? Maharashtra

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302. Name the veteran Congress leader who passed away recently? KadavoorSivadasan

303. Who has signed an „Affiliation Charter‟ with Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) “”? Battalion of the Assam Rifles

304. The Border Personnel Meet between the armies of India and ______was held in Eastern Ladakh: China

305. 5th Smart Cities India 2019 Expo inaugurated in ______: New Delhi

306. Who led the high-level panel suggested for „Elephant Bonds‟ for infrastructure projects and investing undisclosed income? Surjit Bhalla

307. The second Urban 20 (U20) Mayors summit was held in______: Tokyo

308. RBI permitted modern currency chests to hike service charges from Rs. 5 to ______: Rs.8

309. Who becomes the first Indian woman to scale world‟s fifth highest mountain Mount ? PriyankaMohite 310. Who achieved Guinness World Records Certificate for „Largest Laundry Lesson‟ under #ShareTheLoad Campaign? Ariel India

311. Who has conferred with UN Dag Hammarskjold Medal during the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers? Jitender Kumar

312. Gov. has cleared the appointment of how many new Supreme Court judges? 4 Notes: ---The new appointees are – Justices B R Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice A S Bopanna

313. Who is the brand ambassador of India‟s second largest tractor manufacturer TAFE?

314. Who discovered 18 hidden „Earth-sized Exoplanets‟ outside our Solar System? NASA

315. Who flagged off the shipment of India‟s largest liquid hydrogen storage tank in Andhra Pradesh? K. Sivan

316. Which has test-fired by Pakistan? Shaheen-II

317. Who launched the first batch of 60 small satellites into low-Earth orbit for Elon Musk‟s new Starlink internet service? SpaceX

318. Name the earth‟s oldest fungi fossil aged 1billion years discovered? Ourasphairagiraldae

319. New medicinal plants of Zeliangrong ethnic group were found in which place? Manipur

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320. Who topped in ODI all-rounders list? Shakib Al Hasan

321. Name the renowned Kenyan author and gay rights activist who died recently? BinyavangaWainaina

322. What is the theme of International Commonwealth Day? A Connected Commonwealth

323. What is the theme of World Turtle Day was observed on May 23? Adopt, Don’t Shop

324. Verna is the joint exercise between India and which country? France

323. India and ______agreed to jointly produce film on the life of MujiburRahman: Bangladesh

324. Pak named its retaliatory action against India______: Operation Swift Retort

325. Who has partnered with GE Healthcare became strategic partner for health-tech innovation? NASSCOM

326. Who has signed a contract with defence ministry to build eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water crafts for Indian Navy? Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers 327. Who has signed MoU with DCIL in the fields like water resources, power and infrastructure, port and harbour dredging?WAPCOS Notes: DCIL: Dredging Corporation of India Limited WAPCOS: Water & Power Consultancy Services

328. Who is the first time inJapan‟s modern History that the country has both an Emporer and Emeritus? Emperor Akihito

329. Who resigned from Archery Association of India chief? BVP Rao

330. Who has collaborated with the BGI-Shenzhen to sequence genetic code to develop chickpeas resistant to vagaries of weather conditions? ICRISAT Notes: ---ICRISAT- The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

331. In which base camp near mythical Himalayan beast “Yeti” foot print found? Makalu Base Camp

332. Name the US Judge and Civil Rights who died recently? Damon J. Keith

333. Who distributed 1 lakh bee-boxes under the „Honey Mission‟ initiative? Khadi and Village Industries Commission

334. Who celebrates its foundation day on 1stMay? Gujarat

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335. The 11thmeeting of the joint working group on counter-terrorism between India and which country held in May? Australia

336. Who collaborates with IBM and signs a multi-million dollar IT deals? Vodafone Idea

337. According to ADB‟s report, Asia-Pacific is estimated to grow ______in 2019: 5.7%

338. Who has signed an agreement with CBDT to seize evaders to decrease black money generation? Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)

339. Who topped in attracting Indian investments with an all-time high record of 52 investment projects in 2018? London

340. The article titled „Coalgate 2.0‟ written by whohas won the Asian College of Journalism’s (ACJ) Award for Investigative Journalism? Nileena MS

341. Name the president of Paytm who quit his job recently? BhushanPatil

342. Ministry of Defence approved Indian Navy‟s Rs 3,600 crore deal for how many “Kamov Ka-31” Helicopters? 10

343. Researchers identify drugs that block which genome editing? CRISPR-Cas9

344. Name the former Chief Justice of Madras and Kerala High Courts died? Justice Subhashan Reddy

345. International Firefighters‟ Day is observed on ______: May 4

346. Geological Survey of India (GSI) North Eastern Region (NER) installed 2 Geological Display Boards at ______cave and ______cave in Meghalaya: Mawmluh cave and Therriaghat cave

347. Who launched One Touch with the help of Google Smart Lock for seamless transactions? PayPal India

348. Who signed MoU with ARAIon different projects related to e-mobility? BHEL

349. Who has been named as the first non-British president of Marylebone Cricket Club? Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara

350. Who took charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Training Command? Air Marshal SK Ghotia

351. Who appointed as first Independent Woman Director to BSE board? M JayshreeVyas

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352. Who launches „Bharat fibre‟ for high-speed broadband Internet service with local channel partner in Pulwama? BSNL

353. Indian archaeologists recently unearthed a life-sized stucco sculpture from a Buddhist site at ______: Phanigiri, Telangana

354. Who achieves World No. 1 ISSF Rankings in 10m Air Rifle? ApurviChandela

355. Who won PFA Players‟ Player of the Year Award? Liverpool’s Virgil Van Dijk

356. ______and ISRO sign agreement for Gaganyaan Astronaut Selection and Training: IAF

357. Who is the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh HC? P.R. RamachandraMenon

358. Who was appointed as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court? Abhay Oka

359. Who was appointed as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court? ShripathiRavindra

360. Who gets an all-women patrol unit “Rani Abbakka Force”? Mangaluru police

361. Name the veteran , political satirist who died recently? Master Hirannaiah

362. Who collaborates with CSC e-Governance Services India to scale-up „Unnat Bharat Abhiyan‟ scheme? IIT

363. Who launched 5$ billion Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region? ADB

364. Who has was awarded 27thP.C. Chandra Puraskaar ?Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty

365. Who is the new head coach for Indian Men‟s Volleyball team? DraganMihailovic

366. ViratKohli and Anushka Sharma as its first brand ambassadors of which e-commerce platform? Myntra

367. Who developed its first privately developed rocket “Momo-3” into space? Japan

368. Who launched Falcon-9 rocket for space station resupply mission with Dragon Spacecraft? SpaceX

369. Book „Game Changer‟ is the autobiography of which sports man? ShahidAfridi

370. May 5 observed as ______: World Laughter Day

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371. Name the head of Muslim royal dynasty passed away? Adiraja Sultana FathimaMuthuBeevi

372. Gov. has mandated ______Number plates on all electric vehicles in India? Green

373. The 14thedition of Sino-Indian border trade opens at______: Sikkim

374. Who has inked MoU with Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to launch Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies? IIT-Delhi

375. The 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue held in with the theme of ______: Partners in Progress

376. SEBI has banned ______from securities market for 6 months owing to the Co-Location Case: NSE

377. Who emerged as the 3rdlargest source of FDI in India? Netherlands

378. Who has conferred „Knight of the Legion of Honour‟ Award? K.Sivan

379. Who declared as the top military officer of the 29-nation NATO military alliance? Tod D. Wolters

380. The 340m wide asteroid named______will fly past Earth like a „moving star- like point of light‟ on April: 99942 Apophis

381. Who will host Asian Youth Women Handball Championship 2019?

382. Who won gold at Ali Aliev Tournament 2019? BajrangPunia

383. Name the Barcelona and Spain legend footballer who announced retirement? Xavi Hernandez

384. Name the actor who played Chewbacca in Star Wars passed away? Peter Mayhew

385. Name the Communist Party of India leader and former finance minister passed away? V Viswanatha Menon

386. Who released its ownBlockchain–based Service? Microsoft

387. SWIFT India and Conference was held in______:Mumbai

388. Environment Ministry has launched the song ______to spread awareness about Air pollution: Hawa Aane De

389. With whom Honda Motorcycle partnered for retail financing? IDFC First Bank

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390. RBI permitted Banks to use Aadhaar only for DBT accounts for KYC requirements. What is DBT stands for? Direct Benefit Transfer

391. Who appointed as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa? Namrata Menon

392. Who bought 75% stake of Dutch bank? Infosys

393. ISRO has signed MoU with whom to set up space technology? IIT

394. Astronomers discovered the Forbidden Planet, NGTS- 4b in the ______: Neptunian Desert

395. What is the name of new wasp found in goa? Kudakrumia Rangnekari

June 2019 –Expected Current Affairs Questions

1) Who has been appointed as UN Deputy Executive Director? Ans: Anita Bhatia

2) World Milk Day is Observed on Which Date ? Ans: 1st June

3) FICCI survey forecasted India’s GDP Growth at ___ % for FY20? Ans: 7.1 %

4) Reserve Bank of India formed a committee on the development of the Secondary Market Corporate Loans. The committee is headed by ___ ? Ans: TN Manoharan

5) Veteran television actor Carmine Caridi passed away. He belonged to which country ? Ans: USA

6) Who recently took charge as the Chief of Indian Navy ? Ans: Karambir Singh

7) Which country will host 2020 Asia Cup Cricket ? Ans: Pakistan

8) Who recently Sworn in as President of El Salvador ? Ans: Nayib Bukele

9) World Bicycle Day was Celebrated on Which Date ? Ans: 3rd June

10) Which former President of India recently conferred with ’s highest civilian honour ? Page 24 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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11) In the 17th Lok Sabha Election, Who became the youngest MP of India ? Ans:ChandraniMurmu 12) Which State will host 10th National Science Film Festival of India in 2020 ? Ans: Tripura

13) Recently BM Khaitan Passed Away. He was veteran ___ ? Ans: Industrialist and Tea Tycoon

14) Who elected as External Auditor for WHO ? Ans: Rajiv Mehrishi

15) Recently, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has appointed ____ as its independent director. Ans :Sachin Bansal ( Flipkart co-founder )

16) Which Committee Revised the Draft National Educational Policy ? Ans:Kasturirangan Committee

17) International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression was observed on which date ? Ans: 04th June

18) What is the theme for World Environment Day 2019 ? Ans:Beat Air Pollution'.

19) What was the theme for Financial Literacy Week 2019 ? Ans: ‘ Farmers and How they benefit by using a formal Banking System ‘

20) Ruma Guha Thakurta recently passed away. She was veteran ___? Ans: Bengali Singer

21) Book On World Cup “: The Indian Challenge” Launched. Who is the author of this book ? Ans: Ashis Ray

22) India has successfully test fired Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile from ____. Ans:Chandipur in Odisha

23) Who has been appointed as Chief of India Meteorological Department (IMD) ? Ans:Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

24) What is the Current Repo Rate ? Ans: 5.75 %

25) According to World Bank, India to grow at ___ % for next three years ? Ans: 7.5 %

26) Champions League football Architect Lennart Johansson Passes Away. He was from which country ? Ans: Page 25 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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27) Which Indian Footballer became the Most Capped India Player ? Ans: Sunil Chhetri

28) Recently Prakash Pant Passed Away. He was the former Finance Minister of Which State ? Ans: Uttarakhand

29) Which country will host 2023 Asia Cup Football ? Ans: China

30) India signed 300 Cr deal with _____ to buy SPICE bombs. Ans: Israel

31) Which country launched “Long March 11 rocket “, a rocket to space from a ship at sea ? Ans: China

32) Malcolm John Rebennack died at the age of 77 in USA. He was veteran ___? Ans: Musician

33) What was the theme of World Food Safety Day 2019 ? Ans:“Food Safety, everyone’s business”

34) PM Modi reconstituted NITI Aayog. Who is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog ? Ans: Rajiv Kumar

35) Who has been appointed as Chairman of Axis Bank ? Ans: Rakesh Makhija

36) Which company recently launched an Education Programme‘ DigitalSakhi ‘ ? Ans: L & T Financial Services

37) Which Country launched the first Arctic train Service ‘ Zarengold ‘ ? Ans: Russia

38) Which Institution has launched a Fiscal Performance Index (FPI) to assess state and central budgets ? Ans:Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

39) Maldives conferred its highest award ‘Nishan Izzuddin’ to ____ ? Ans: Narendra Modi

40) Which Cabinet Minister of India led the Indian delegation to G20 Ministerial meeting in Japan ? Ans:

41) The RBI has slapped a penalty of Rs. 2 crores on ____ Bank for the non-state lender’s failure to adhere to the regulator’s diktat on promoter shareholding. Ans: Kotak Mahindra Bank

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43) World Oceans Day was observed on Which Date ? Ans: 8th June

44) According to Goldman Sachs, India’s GDP growth may expand to ___ percent in 2019-20. Ans: 7.2 %

45) Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand ? Ans:Prayuth Chan-ocha

46) Who has sworn in as Chief Justice Of Delhi High Court ? Ans: Justice DhirubhaiNaranbhai Patel

47) Who have won Title ? Ans: Rafael Nadal

48) The National Center for Good Governance (NCGG) signed MoU with ___ for capacity building of 1000 Maldives civil servants over the next 5 years. Ans: Maldives

49) Who have won 2019 7th Canadian Grand Prix ? Ans: Lewis Hamilton

50) Which Automobile Company won the Gold Award in South Africa for fairing on various indicators, including level of satisfaction among its network of dealers and the manner of allocation of vehicles to them ? Ans: Mahindra

51) Padma Shri and Padma Bhusha awardee Passes Away. He was veteran ___ ? Ans: Noted actor and filmmaker

52) World’s most punctual airline tag won by which Airlines ? Ans:Srilankan Airlines

53) India’s first mutual fund side pocket initiated by which Company ? Ans: Tata Mutual Fund

54) A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and ______for automatic data exchange. Ans: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

55) Who has been named interim CVC Vigilance Commissioner ? Ans: Sharad Kumar

56) Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) entered a Tripartite Agreement with ____ which will finance up to 7,00,000 EURO for Railway Development. Ans:French Railways (SNCF) & AFD, a French Agency

57) Which country announced to Ban Single Use Plastics From 2021 ? Page 27 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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58) Recently R V Janakiraman passed away. He was the former Chief Minister of which State ? Ans: Puducherry

59) Which Indian Cricketer announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket ? Ans: Yuvraj Singh

60) Annual festival of Kheer Bhawani Mela celebrated in Which State ? Ans: Jammu and Kashmir

61) 16th Asia Media Summit held in ___ ? Ans: Siem Ramp, Cambodia

62) World Day Against Child Labor was observed on Which Date ? Ans: 12th June,

63) What was the theme of World Day Against Child Labor 2019 ? Ans:Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams!

64) RBI Constituted a Committee to review ATM pricing. Committee will be chaired by ___ ? Ans: VG Kannan

65) Which Novelist recently honoured with Jnanpith Award 2019 ? Ans: Amitav Ghosh

66) Who has been re-appointed as Principal Secretary to PM Modi ? Ans: Nripendra Mishra

67) got its First Sikh Museum in which city ? Ans: Raipur, Chhattisgarh

68) Which Country will invest Rs 13,000 crore in North-East in infrastructure projects? Ans: Japan

69) Which Bank signed Bancassurance corporate agency agreement with Max Bupa ? Ans: IDBI Bank

70) The Reserve Bank of India slapped a monetary penalty Rs. ____ each on Private sector lender ‘Yes Bank’ and Online Wallet Service, ’ZipCash Card Services’ for violating PPI (prepaid payment instrument) norms pertaining to issuance and operation of PPIs. Ans: 11.25 Lacs

71) Which Indian Sportsperson named Forbes Highest paid athlet ? Ans: Virat Kohli

72) International Albinism Awareness Day 2019 observed on ___ ? Ans: 13th June Page 28 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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73) Veteran ____ Rajanath Singh ‘ Surya ‘ passed away. Ans: Journalist

74) China appointed ___ as new envoy to India ? Ans: Sun Weidong

75) Who has recently elected as President of Kazakhstan ? Ans:Kassyam-JomartTokayev

76) Which Tech Giant rolled out ‘ Tech Bee ‘ programme, a company initiative under which it trains and hires students who have completed XII th standard, across several states ? Ans: HCL

77) Which Indian Actress honoured with a humanitarian award by UNICEF ? Ans: Priyanka Chopra

78) According to Analytics firm TRA, which brand has emerged as most trusted Brand in India in 2019 ? Ans: Dell

79) Government Recently Reduced ESI Contribution Rate to ___ ? Ans: 4 %

80) RBI will infuse ____ into the financial system through Bond Purchase ? Ans: 12,500 Crore

81) What was the theme of World Blood Donor Day 2019 ? Ans:’ Blood Donation and Universal Access to safe Blood Transfusion

82) India ranked ____ in Global Peace Index 2019? Ans: 141st 83) Which country topped Global Global Peace Index 2019? Ans:Iceland

84) Which NGO recently has been awarded the BBC World Service Global Champion Award ? Ans:Akshay Patra Foundation

85) World Elder Abuse Awareness Day observed on which date ? Ans: 15th June

86) Which Gram became Karnataka’s First Solar Powered Gram Panchayat ? Ans: Udupi’s Amasebailu

87) Recently HDFC sold 4.22% stake in _____ for ₹899 crore ? Ans:Gruh Finance

88) Defence Minister formed a committee under One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme. Newly constituted committee is headed by ____ Page 29 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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Ans: Shri Sanjiv Mittal (CGDA)

89) ______is crowned as Miss India 2019 Ans: Suman Rao

90) Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, announced the appointment of ___ India’s High Commissioner to Republic of Tuvalu Ans: Ms. Padmaja

91) To review LPG marketing the Central Government constituted a five-member committee headed by economist ____ Ans: Kirit Parikh

92) The 2nd Meeting of India-Italy Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism was held in _____ Ans: New Delhi

93) ______sworn in as first female president of Slovakia Ans: Zuzana Caputova

94) ____ took over the role of Director (Projects) in Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC). Ans: Mr. Ravinder Singh Dhillon

95) RBI appoints _____ as Executive Director Ans: Rabi Mishra

96) Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary launched State Transport Corporation’s ____app Ans: Chalo app 97) 14th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-14) of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted at ____ Ans: New Delhi

98) Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) will honour Finance Minister ____ and External Affairs Minister ____ with ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’ Ans: , Dr S Jaishankar

99) ____ wins blitz event at 2019 Asian Continental Chess Championship held in Xingtai, China Ans: Nihal Sarin

100) ______has won the 119th (US) open 2019 held at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California. Ans: Gary Woodland

101) New Lok Sabha Speaker is ____ Ans: Om Birla

102) Fitch reduces India growth forecast for FY20 from 6.8% to____ Ans: 6.6%

103) WHO launched a new tool to handle AMR named ____ Ans: AWaRe” (Access, Watch, and Reserve), Page 30 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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104) Food Safety and Standards Authority(FSSAI) to label high fat, sugar and salt content levels on the front side of the package with _____ Ans: “red-color-coding”.

105) ____ sworn in as the Governor of Manipur Ans: Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

106) Central Railway and ____ emerged as champions of Youth hockey 2019 Ans: Union Bank of India

107) International Asteroid Day 2019 observed on _____ Ans: June 30

108) India signs ____ million World Bank loan to develop Rajasthan’s Roads and Highways Ans: $250

109) As per NSSO Survey, ______occupies the top position in the unemployment rate Ans: : Nagaland

110) ____, from has won the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Award 2019 in the “People” category in London Ans: Nitesh Kumar Jangir

111) National Statistics Day 2019 observed on _____ Ans: June 29

112) ____ state launches Krishi Kiosk for farmers. Ans: Haryana

113) The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the bill to fine people with _____ for blocking ambulances Ans: Rs 10,000

114) 7th India and Brunei Darussalam Foreign Office Consultations held in _____ Ans: New Delhi

115) 32nd edition of ISTA Congress took place in _____ Ans:

116) ______, was one among the 100 most influential women driving the UK-India relationship forward. Ans: Nirmala Sitharaman

117) Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) elected _____ as its new President. Ans: Sharad Kumar Saraf

118) _____ has assumed charge as the National Housing Bank (NHB) Managing Director for a period of three years. Ans: Sarada Kumar Hota Page 31 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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119) ____ to host 2026 Winter Olympics Ans: Italy

120) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and institutions under it, successfully observed SwachhtaPakhwada (cleanliness fortnight) from June ____ 2019 Ans: 1-15

121) MobiKwik partnered with ____ to launch ‘shampoo-sachet’ health plan. Ans: Max Bupa

122) Kalu police station in _____ district of Rajasthan was ranked the best police station in the country. Ans: Bikaner

123) World Bank commits ____ loan for Uttarakhand Public Financial Management Strengthening Project Ans: $31.58 mn

124) ____ signed a contract with Airbus for cabin and cargo design engineering Ans: Tech Mahindra

125) Malayalam film ‘______’ won an award at Shanghai International film festival Ans: Veyilmarangal

126) Government of India has extended the tenure of ______, CEO(Chief Executive Officer) of Government’s think tank NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), by two years, up to June 30, 2021 Ans: Amitabh Kant

127) ______, Amazon India Senior Vice-President and Country Head, was named as the new Chairman of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). Ans: Amit Agarwal

128) ______, 1984 batch officer, has been appointed as new Director General (DG) of Indian Coast Guard (ICG). Ans: Krishnaswamy Natarajan

129) NASA’s Curiosity rover detects high amounts of ____ on Mars Ans: Methane

130) ____ of Mysore, Karnataka became India’s 63rd Grandmaster (GM) at the 37th Balaton International Chess Festival in Ans: Girish A. Koushik

131) _____ won the Mallorca Open Title 2019 Ans:

132) ______2019 observed on June 21 Ans: World Hydrography day

133) ____ gifts Imphal Peace Museum to Manipur, built on WWII memories. Page 32 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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Ans: Japan

134) Government of ____ to get $147 Million Loan from World Bank Ans: Jharkhand

135) ____ and ____ sign MoU to form a joint venture to enter Power Distribution Business Ans: NTPC , PGCIL

136) ’ Central Bank in Abu Dhabi announced that it’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) launched a new reporting platform ‘_____’ Ans: goAML

137) Maruti Suzuki inks partnership with ____ for dealer financing Ans: Bank of Baroda 138) ____ won French Grand Prix 2019 Ans: Lewis Hamilton

139) ______won the FIH ( FédérationInternationale de Hockey) Women’s Series Finals after defeating Japan Ans: Indian Women’s Hockey team

140) ______defeated David Goffin to win the 27th edition of the Halle Open 2019 (also known as Noventi Open 2019) Ans: Roger Federer

141) 35th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council Meeting was held in ______Ans: New Delhi

142) ____ became the first country which approves to replace 25 year old trade deal North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Ans: Mexico

143) Balakot airstrikes code named as ‘______’by IAF Ans: Operation Bandar

144) ____ appointed to the post of Representative of India in the Council of ICAO Ans: Shefali Juneja

145) Rajasthan Government to give unemployment allowance to unemployed graduates up to _____ per month Ans: Rs 3,500

146) Maharashtra government announced scheme for smokeless kitchens ____ Ans: ‘Chullah-free and smoke-free Maharashtra”

147) ______, honoured with ‘Innovative Research Excellence Award 2019’ Ans: Dr Gaurav Nigam

148) DD India channel will be broadcasted in _____ Ans: Bangladesh & South Korea

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149) India’s ace cueist ____ clinched the 35th men’s Asian Snooker Championship in Doha Ans: Pankaj Advani

150) Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has penned an Autobiography titled ______Ans: ‘My Life, My Mission’

151) United Nations Public Service Day is celebrated on _____ Ans: 23rd June

152) International Olympic Day is celebrated on _____ Ans: 23rd June

153) _____ sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court Ans: Justice V Ramasubramanian

154) _____ sworn-in as the second Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Ans: Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan

155) ____ has granted financial support of $15 million to Niger for the African Union Summit Ans: India

156) Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs chaired the 20th Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) held in _____. Ans: New Delhi

157) ______government makes mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS device Ans: Himachal Pradesh

158) Canara Bank customers can deposit cash of up to _____ for free only thrice a month Ans: Rs 50,000

159) ICANN partners NASSCOM to develop tech, standards for IoT devices. What is abbreviation of ICANN? Ans: Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

160) _____ is celebrated around the world on 20th June Ans: World Refugee Day

161) ______, an Indian engineer has won the 2019 Commonwealth Secretary General's Innovation for Sustainable Development Award in the “People” category in London Ans: Nitesh Kumar Jangir

162) In the recently released QS World University rankings for 2020, _____ is ranked 152 Ans: IIT-Bombay

163) NCERT organises National Yoga Olympiad of school children in ____ Ans: New Delhi

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164) International Day Of Yoga: ____ Ans: 21st June

165) G20 Ministerial Meeting on Energy Transitions and Global Environment for Sustainable Growth held in _____ Ans: Karuizawa, Japan

166) Deputy Prime Minister of Russia _____ Visited India & invited Indian Investments in the Russian Far East. Ans: YuryTrutnev

167) Indian Navy's first Naval Air Squadron 550 celebrated its Diamond Jubilee at naval base ____ Ans: Kochi

168) ____ will overtake China as the most populous country by 2027 and will have almost 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050 Ans: India

169) According to the President of India, construction or upgradation of about 35,000 kilometres of national highways are to be undertaken by 2022 under ____ Ans: 'Bharatmala Project'.

170) _____ will head the panel set up by SEBI to review margins on derivatives Ans: NSE Clearing Ltd.

171) Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger of the Indiabulls Housing Finance and _____ Ans: Lakshmi Vilas Bank

172) World Archery appointed ____ as an independent person to sort out the ongoing mess in the Archery Association of India Ans: Abhinav Bindra

173) The International Day of Yoga Theme 2019? Ans: Yoga for Climate Action

174) World Music Day is observed every year on ____ Ans: June 21

175) _____ won the women’s javelin bronze in the 58th Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet, an IAAF World Challenge event Ans: Annu Rani

176) The Department of Higher Education of HRD Ministry has finalized and released a five year vision plan named ____ Ans: Education Quality Upgradation and Inclusion Programme (EQUIP).

177) The GoI has reduced interest rates for small savings schemes by ____ for the July-September quarter of the 2019-20 financial year Ans: 10 basis points

178) Haryana Chief Minister announced an annual financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to "_____" or their spouse Ans: loktantrasenanis

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179) The _____ has allowed Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) to buy financial assets from other ARCs Ans: Reserve Bank of India

180) The Reserve Bank relaxed the leverage ratio (LR) to ____ for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (DSIBs) and 3.5% for other banks Ans: 4%

181) India has signed a loan agreement worth 400 million dollar with the _____ to help treat and eliminate Tuberculosis from the country Ans: World Bank

182) The GoI, the Government of Kerala and the World Bank have signed the Loan Agreement of ____ for the First Resilient Kerala Program Ans: USD 250 million

183) IIT Kanpur honours India's chief national badminton coach ____ with honorary doctorate on the occasion of their 52nd convocation Ans:

184) BSES Yamuna Power Ltd launches behavioural energy saving app _____ Ans: Susthome

185) A statue of ______, the legendary ruler of Punjab, was unveiled at the Fort on his 180th death anniversary Ans: Maharaja Ranjit Singh

186) G-20 summit has begun in Osaka, Japan. The theme of the summit is ? Ans: Human centredfuture society

187) India born ____ has won the Miss Australia title for 2019. Ans: Priya Serrao

188) ____ is in top 20 most expensive cities in Asia for expatriates Ans: Mumbai

189) The costliest city in the world for the second consecutive year is ____ Ans: Hong Kong

190) ____ becomes the fastest cricketer to score 20,000 international runs Ans: Virat Kohli

191) ____ has, for the first time, opened its laboratories for Indian school students to undergo two-week training Ans: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

192) World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is being observed on _____ Ans: 15th June

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193) The _____ will now come under the purview of Right to Information Act and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) guidelines Ans: Jammu and Kashmir Bank

194) _____ hosts 32nd edition of the International Seed Testing Association congress Ans: Telangana

195) The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister set up a Beekeeping Development Committee under the Chairmanship of ______to identify ways of advancing beekeeping in India Ans: Bibek Debroy

196) ____ of The Tribune has bagged the prestigious RedInk Award for 'Journalist of the Year' Ans: Rachna Khaira

197) The _____ has distributed 250 NavIC Messaging Receivers to fishermen of Kerala on a trial basis Ans: Indian Space Research Organisation

198) ____ was chosen as the theme of 17th Run against Drug Abuse Ans: ‘Listen First’

199) _____ becomes firstchinese to head FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Ans: Qu Dongyu

200) _____ becomes the first female CEO of Warner Bros Ans: Ann Sarnoff

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July 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions

1. Under Whom Telecom Ministry Forms Committee To Spell Out Revival Plans For Telecom Sector.?

Ans: Aruna Sundararajan

2. Which Scheme Will Be Available Across The Country For Subsidized Foodgrains From Any Ration Shop.?

Ans: ‘One Nation One Ration Card’

3. Which (Amendment) Bill, Become The First Legislation To Be Passed By The Newly Constituted 17th Lok Sabha.?

Ans: Special Economic Zones Bill

4. What Is The Reason For A High Powered Panel Of Cms Headed By Maharashtra Cm By Pm?

Ans: Transformation Of Indian Agriculture And Raising Farmers’ Income

5. Which Scheme Is Launched By The Government To Create Awareness On Benefits Of Water Conservation. ?

Ans: Jal Shakti Abhiyan

6. Which initiative is launched by UGC to boost research and culture in India?

Ans: STRIDE

7. Where Did 82 Members “Special Rhino Protection Force” (Srpf) Was Deployed With An Objective To Protect The One-Horned Rhinoceros. ?

Ans: Kaziranga National Park (Knp) Assam

8. Where Was The First Ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (Iictf) Will Be Held in?

Ans: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

9. What Celebration Was Held Without Traditional Exchange Of Sweets Between Indo-Pak In J&K ?

Ans: Chamliyal Mela

10. The Garuda VI Bilateral Exercise started between india and france in which place?

Ans: Mont De Marsan In France

11. Who Is The United States (Us) Secretary Of State, Visited India recently?

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12. The government has formed a committee of experts on data protection headed by Justice (Retd) BN Srikrishna of Supreme Court to study the issues on______?

Ans: Data protection and frame Data Protection Bill.

13. Who stated that cooperative sector export-promotion forum (CSEPF) will be created under the NCDC.?

Ans: Piyush Goyal

14. National Film Heritage Mission Project reviewed by which ministry?

Ans: Prakash Javadekar

15. Union Cabinet gives nod to grant which status to paramilitary forces.?

Ans: OGAS

16. Govt sets a target to raise health services expenditure to______% of GDP by 2025?

Ans: 2.5

17. Govt signs SoI with which to find a solution in the field of Agriculture through AI& weather tech?

Ans: IBM

18. ______and ______sign MoU to develop newer genetic disease diagnostic methods?

Ans: CCMB and CDFD

19. AYUSH collaborated with ministry for digitisation of AYUSH sector?

Ans: MeitY

20. UIDAI started its first Aadhaar Seva Kendra in which places?

Ans: Delhi and Vijayawada

21. Railways aim to install CCTV cameras in over how many train coaches by March 2021?

Ans: 7,020

22. Which ministry launched digital initiative?

Ans: Ravishankar prasad

23. ICMR released a report on NCDs titled as?

Ans: “India: Health of the Nation’s States”

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24. The 3rd edition of International Sunflower Seed and Oil Conference(ISSOC) 2019 will be held in______?

Ans: Mumbai

25. PM launched a tree plantation drive at Harahua primary school in ______forest on______the by planting a sapling.?

Ans: Anand Kanan , Panch Kosi Marg

26. Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill supersedes the Medical Council of India (MCI) for a period of how many years with effect from September 26, 2018?

Ans: 2 years

27. How many Indian metros are hotspots of air pollutant nitrogen oxide under green peace india?

Ans: Six

28. The Indian Army releases special tribute video to commemorate 20 years of ______?

Ans: 'Operation Vijay'

29. The highways of ______are India’s first highway corridors to get charging stations for electric vehicles by March 2020.?

Ans: Delhi-Jaipur and Delhi-Agra

30. The sanitation coverage in the rural areas jumped to ______from 38% in 2014: Jal Shakti ministry?

Ans: 99%

31. Who Released State Of The Education Report For India 2019 In New Delhi Children with Disabilities?

Ans: UNESCO

32. ______was the centre of all policies of the Modi 2.0 Government, Union Budget 2019-20.?

Ans: “Gaon, Garib and Kisan” (Village, Poor, and Farmer)

33. Name India's first Design Development Centre launched in Surat, Gujarat?

Ans: 'Fashionova'

34. India’s longest electrified railway tunnel commissioned is situated between ?

Ans: Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh

35. BPR&D sign MoU with which institute for Yoga education and training programs?

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Ans: Morarji Desai National Institute Yoga

36. Unmanned Level Crossings in all Broad-Gauge Network removed by which ministry?

Ans: Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal

37. Which minister stated total female enrollment ratio in secondary education increased to 80.29% in 2016-17?

Ans:

38. ______launched Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index 2019?

Ans: NITI Aayog

39. Around 35 crore LED bulbs distributed under which scheme saved Rs 18,341 crore annually?

Ans: UJALA

40. Government increased the budget for drug de-addiction measures to______?

Ans: Rs 135 crore

41. Government extends which card facility to fisheries, animal husbandry sector?

Ans: Kisan Credit Card

42. MGIT-BP, India-assisted IT- Biotechnology Park inaugurated in which country?

Ans: Cote d’Ivoire

43. India signs worth Rs.200 cr deal with Russia for acquiring which anti tank missile?

Ans: ‘Strum Ataka’ ,the anti-tank missiles

44.‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme will be available across the country from ?

Ans: July 1, 2020

45. ISA’s First Joint Security Exercise named ______held in Abu Dhabi?

Ans: ‘ISALEX19’

46. India slips 1 place to ___in terms of money in Swiss Banks?

Ans: 74th

47. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Visit to Japan to attend the G20 Summit 2019 held in which place?

Ans: Osaka, Japan

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48. Japan officially resumes commercial whaling after more than How many years?

Ans: 30 years

49. India pledged to contribute ______to UN Palestine refugee agency in 2019?

Ans: $5 million

50 Which state was named among best performing states in 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme?

Ans: Uttarakhand

51. Government of has officially banned single- use plastic shopping bags with effect from?

Ans: 1 July 2019.

52. Which organisation launches its first guidelines on self-care interventions for health?

Ans: WHO

53. Which country passes a legislative provision to grant India a NATO ally-like status?

Ans: US

54. Which agency confirms Iran breached enriched Uranium Stockpile limit set by 2015 nuclear deal?

Ans: IAEA

55. Which country lists Balochistan Liberation Army and Husain Ali Hazzima as SDGTs?

Ans: US

56. Which country supports India in countering Terror?

Ans: Kuwait

57. India ranks ______in Most Powerful Passport index 2019, Japan and Singapore holding the top spot?

Ans: 86th

58. IL&FS board sets up sub-committee to oversee which process ?

Ans: Disinvestment

59. The Finance Ministry of India has launched the ______tranche of Electoral Bonds sale from July 1-10?

Ans: 11th

60. SBI tie-up with ______to finance infrastructure projects?

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Ans: NIIF

61. Which Bank tied up with IndoStar Capital for commercial vehicle financing?

Ans: ICICI

62. Karnataka Bank launches web tool for NPA recovery process named as ?

Ans: ‘Vasool So-Ft’

63. Airtel Payments Bank ties up with______to offer the Bharti AXA Life POS Saral Jeevan Bima Yojana ?

Ans: Bharti AXA Life Insurance

64. RBI forms Working group under whom to review the regulatory guidelines on core investment companies ?

Ans: Tapan Ray

65. RBI gets the power to regulate housing finance companies instead of?

Ans: NHB

66. Hong Kong Govt donates over $9 million to cyclone ______hit Odisha?

Ans: “ Fani”

67. Punjab & Sind Bank sets up centralised hub______to process retail and MSME loans?

Ans: ‘Cen-MARG’

68. Reliance Jio partners with Facebook to launch which literacy drive for first-time internet users in India?

Ans: “'Digital Udaan”

69. As per ILO, India could lose how many million jobs in 2030 due to Global warming?

Ans: 34million

70. Who Ratifies International convention to curb company profit sharing?

Ans: GOI

71. ______launches “World Skills India”-International Cloud Computing Challenge 2019?

Ans: NASSCOM & NSDC

72. Which company included in WEF’s Global Lighthouse Network?

Tata Steel Kalinganagar

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73. According to the World Bank data for 2018, India’s turnover ratio fell by ______in 10 years?

Ans: 60%

74. In recognition of best practices in CSR ,which company has selected for the prestigious President’s award?

Ans: NALCO

75. Who becomes the first civil servant & IPS Officer to conquer the ‘Seven Summits’ challenge

Ans: Aparna Kumar

76.Who awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at UK-India Awards 2019?

Ans: Mark Tully

77. Which institute awarded an honorary doctorate to Pullela Gopichand

Ans: IIT Kanpur (Indian Institutes of Technology)

78. World Economic Forum Awardswhich company as 2019 Technology Pioneer?

Ans: Quantela Inc

79. USISPF honors with whom for Global Excellence Award 2019?

Ans: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji & Mastercard CEO and President Ajay Banga

80. Which place in india declared as a World Heritage site by UNESCO?

Ans: Jaipur

81. MTNL Chairman PK Bharwar assumes additional responsibility as ?

Ans: BSNL CMD

82.Who takes over as new MD and CEO of IOB?

Ans: Karnam Sekar

83.Vishwanathan reappointed as______for one year?

Ans: RBI deputy governor

84. Which company appoints Nambiar as chairman & Vineet Chattreem as vice chairman?

Ans: MFIN

85. Shri Rabindra Panwar given additional charge as ______?

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Ans: Secretary to the Ministry of Textiles

86. Who has been appointed as an additional director on Board of Directors (BOD) of Jammu and Kashmir Bank by Reserve Bank of India?

Ans: AK Misra

87. Who appointed as IMF interim leader?

Ans: David Lipton

88. EU leaders nominate whom to lead EU Commission?

Ans: von der Leyen

89. Who is the 'rock star' of international finance to become first female ECB president?

Ans: Christine Lagarde

90.Who is appointed as the Director of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection?

Ans: Harideesh Kumar

91.Who is appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL)

Ans: Dr.Nalin Shinghal

92. Airtel completed merger with which company for consumer mobile business?

Ans: Tata Tele's

93. YES Bank acquires how much stake in Eveready Industries by invoking pledged shares?

Ans: 9.47%

94. Which country has tested its latest submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), JL-3?

Ans: China

95. NASA's PUNCH mission has selected Indian Scientist ______as its co-investigator?

Ans: Dipankar Banerjee

96. International team of researchers has discovered the source of FRB 180924, a mysterious powerful pulse of cosmic energy known as ?

Ans: Fast Radio Burst

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Ans: ‘Dragonfly’

98. Army signed MoU with ______to develop revamped app?

Ans: NeGD

99. ISRO signed a contract with Russian company Glavkosmos to train Indian astronauts for which mission?

Ans: ‘Gaganyaan’

100. Who presented the Economic Survey 2018-19.?

Ans: Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman

101.Which bank will shut down its operations within 18 months of launch due to “unanticipated developments in the business landscape that have made the economic model unviable”.?

Ans: Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank

102. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty on two online payment solutions providers , ______for non compliance of regulatory guidelines.?

Ans: Mobikwik Systems and Hip Bar

103. India will be the first recipient of local currency financing by the which bank?

Ans: Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB).

104. The World Bank (WB) reaffirmed the support to the state of Andhra Pradesh with over how much amount of fund?

Ans: $1 billion

105. PNB Housing Finance raises how much from World Bank Group member IFC?

Ans: $100 million

106. Standard Chartered is all set to be the first foreign bank to initiate operations at______?

Ans: GIFT IFSC

107.Govt panel headed by SC Garg recommends banning all private cryptocurrencies & jail time of up to how many years?

Ans: 10 years

108.How much will LIC offers to fund high way projects?

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Ans: 1.25trillion

109.The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) International along with domestic banks, launched ?

Ans: RuPay JCB Global Cards

110. The government fixed the price of the new series of . Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) at

How much amount per gram?

Ans: 3443

111. Which company is constituting a sub-committee to oversee the process of divestment of its assets.?

Ans: Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd

112. South Korean multinational conglomerate, Samsung partners with,which company India's largest online marketplace to offer financial products.?

Ans: Paisabazaar.com

113. An internal committee of the ______recommended the timing of the functioning of the foreign exchange market from 9 am to 9 pm instead of 9 am to 5 pm.?

Ans: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

114. Total deposits in over 36.06 crore bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was at ______?

Ans: Rs 1,00,495.94 crore.

115. Govt infused how much amount into PSBs in 11 Years between FY09 and FY19?

Ans: 3.15lakh crore

116. which healthcare proposed to setup Rs 750 crore project in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand?

Ans: Six Sigma Healthcare

117. The World Bank had withdrawn how much amount for Amaravati Capital City project in Andhra Pradesh, the ambitious project of former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu?

Ans: $300 million

118.According to the Bank of England, Alan Turing, a crack code-breaker and visionary mathematician who set the foundations for artificial intelligence (AI) will feature on ______?

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Ans: Britain’s new £50 banknote.

119. HDFC Bank has terminated and de-listed its 22 outstanding GDRs from the which stock exchange citing low trading volume of GDRs.?

Ans: Stock Exchange

120. HDFC & CSC launches co-branded ______for small traders and village level entrepreneurs (VLEs) ?

Ans: ‘Small Business MoneyBack Credit Card’

121. HDFC ERGO entered Bancassurance Corporate Agency Agreementwith which company?

Ans: Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd

122. which is an online marketplace for buying and selling used cars has received a license of a Non-banking Finance Company from the Reserve Bank of India?

Ans: CARS24

123.India’s largest private sector bank, ICICI(Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) launched a new digital platform called ______?

Ans: ‘InstaBIZ’

124. ADB lowers India’s FY2020 GDP growth forecast to _____?

Ans: 7%

125.Andhra Bank launched its AI (Artificial Intelligence) interactive assistant called ______at a function in Hyderabad, Telangana.?

Ans: “ABHi”

126. Apple will acquire “the majority” of Intel’s smartphone modem business for how much amount?

Ans: $1 billion

127. Seventh Economic Census has been started from which state?

Ans: Tripura

128. India's. current account deficit (CAD) is expected to remain largely steady at 16 billion to 17 billion dollars or_____per cent of GDP in the first quarter (April to June) of the current fiscal year 2019-20?

Ans: 2.3%

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129. The Noida authority signed a MoU with which company to install 100 electric vehicle(EV) charging stations at parking lots across the city.?

Ans: Energy Efficiency Services Limited

130.The National Health Authority and the Healthcare Federation of India signed MoU, to improve the efficiency of Service Delivery under which scheme?

Ans: Ayushman Bharat scheme

131. Parliament adopts statutory resolution for levying 200% duty on which country goods?

Ans: pakistan

132. The US approved foreign military sales worth ______to support India’s C-17 military transport aircraft?

Ans: $670 million

133.Who,signed an MoU with BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry for promoting trade and investments between BRICS countries and the eastern part of India?

Ans: Bharat chamber of commerce

134. Indian multinational corporation based in Bengaluru, Infosys has opened its new state-of-the-art Cyber Defence Center in which country?

Ans: Bucharest, .

135. Who has signed an MoU with IIT, Kanpur for research collaboration in newly emerging technologies and broadcasting-related areas in New Delhi?

Ans: Prasar Bharati

136.Where does Indian ship sails for carrying cargo from Bhutan?

Ans: Narayanganj in Bangladesh

137. Under which National Agriculture Development Scheme, Agri Business Incubation Centre has been set up by the Union Agriculture Ministry in Indira Gandhi Agriculture University of Raipur, Chhattisgarh ?

Ans: () Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation

138. Who has mentioned that India will surpass Japan to be the world’s third largest economy in 2025 and it will overtake the (UK) to become the fifth biggest economy in 2019

Ans: IHS Markit

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Ans: Former Meghalaya Speaker

140. What is the reason behind ,Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL), Oil India Limited (OIL) and GAIL Gas Limited (GGL) signing an agreement ?

Ans: For setting up of a new company for implementation of the City Gas Distribution (CGD) network

141. Which gets $100 mn order for Barak-8 missile kits for Indian Army and Air Force?

Ans: KRAS

142. Which is the India’s first Ethanol based motorcycle launched by TVS Motor ?

Ans: ‘TVS Apache RTR 200 Fi E100’

143. What is award given to “Find The Incredible You” Campaign Of The Tourism Ministry?

Ans: PATA Gold Award 2019

144. How much fund does the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) allotted for pipeline project from Motihari in Bihar to Amelkhgunj in Nepal?

Ans: Rs 325 crore

145. According to which fund India’s current account (CA) balance deficit rose to $68 billion in 2018-19 from $49 billion 2019-20?

Ans: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

146. Who stated that the bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh accounted to $9.5 billion for 2017-18?

Ans: FBCCI President, Sheikh Fazle Fahim

147. How much coal production is centred to increase by 2022-23?

Ans: One billion tone

148.Which country has established a fast-track mechanism to facilitate investment ?

Ans: India & Italy

149. Which Bill contains tax proposals for the current fiscal year?

Ans: The Finance Bill 2019

150. Which Bill criminalizes instant triple talaq among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband?

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Ans: Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019

151. Which has reconstituted the Group of Ministers (GoM) looking after the issues of how to prevent sexual harassment at workplace and strengthen legal frameworks?

Ans: GoI

152. Who has taken oath as karnataka CM ?

Ans: BS Yeddyurappa

153. In Which area Government is planning to set up Community Radio Centres?

Ans: all coastal places

154. How much is the average monthly income per agricultural household from all sources , said Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar?

Ans: less than Rs. 6,500

155. Under Which scheme Govt sanctioned project for development of Tirthankar Circuit covering sites associated with Jainism?

Ans: Swadesh Darshan Scheme

156. Which zone has started a unique initiative to earmark a special portion of the SLR coach with pink colour done to specially help the women passengers?

Ans: Northeast Frontier Railway zone

157. Which Agency has praised PMUY for providing free cooking gas connection to poor ?

Ans: IEA

158. Who has launched Atal Community Innovation Centre in New Delhi?

Ans: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Pradhan

159. During the International Bus and Car show, For which Scheme approval was given for inter-state travel for bus operators by Union Transport Minister?

Ans: National permit scheme

160. How much fund has allotted by Ministry of Development of North East Region for 49 projects in the first month of 100 days action plan of the government?

Ans: 1231 crore

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161. Which University coordinates, determines and maintains standards of higher education, has released a list of 23 universities which are declared“self-styled” and “unrecognized”?

Ans: The University Grants Commission(UGC)

162. What has been set up by the commerce and industry ministry in order to improve the availability of funds for traders and to reduce compliance burden?

Ans: “National Traders Welfare Board”

163. Which General Stores Depot (GSD) has become the first in Indian Railways to portray a heritage gallery of the printing and allied machines used in the WR Printing Press since 1948?

Ans: WR Mahalaxmi

164. For what purpose Hyderabad based Indian biotechnology research establishments, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ?

Ans: To enable newer diagnostic methods to treat genetic disorders

165. With whom AYUSH collaborated for digitisation of AYUSH sector?

Ans: MeitY

166. Which state has processed the largest percentage of solid waste until November 2018?

Ans: Chhattisgarh and Telangana

167. Under whom Telecom Ministry forms committee to spell out revival plans for Telecom sector?

Ans: Aruna Sundararajanto

168. Which architectural illumination of the historic sculpture has inaugurated by Culture Minister, Prahlad Singh Patel in New Delhi?

Ans: Safdarjung Tomb

169. Which is the part of National Film Archives ?

Ans: National award-winning filmmaker ’s ‘Indu Sarkar’

170. Which Bill was passed by Parliament after the Rajya Sabha approved it unanimously ?

Ans: Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill 2019

171.Which scheme was approved in order to boost research culture in India, the University Grants Commission (UGC) ? Page 52 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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Ans: Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE).

172. Where is the first ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) will be held ?

Ans: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

173. Where does the Singapore based Global Indian International School (GIIS) will launch the concept of SMART Campus ?

Ans: Hadapsar and Balewadi campuses in , Maharashtra

174. How many farmer families received first two instalments of Rs 2000 each under PMKSNY?

Ans: More than 7 crore 32 lakh

175. How much GST rate on electric vehicles has been reduced?

Ans: 5%.

176. Who has awarded as FRCS of Thailand?

Ans: Raghu Ram

177. Funds raised by startups will not require any scrutiny by which department?

Ans: I-T department

178. Which is awarded as CSR Implementation Partner in the leadership category?

Ans: Genesis foundation

179. Who is awarded as The prestigious “Indian Women of Influence” award at the House of Lords, The United Kingdom Parliament, London?

Ans: Priya Priyadarshini

180. Which is to be launched for promoting startups and to help matchmaking for funds?

Ans: TV channel

181. Which policy hopes to transform Indian education into one of the best in the world, with focus on bringing in foreign students?

Ans: National educational policy

182.How much fund was proposed for Railway infrastructure?

Ans: ₹50 lakh crores

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183. By which year every single rural family, except those who are unwilling to take the connection, electricity and clean cooking will have facility?

Ans: 2022, the 75th year of Independence

184. Under Which Scheme the pension benefit will be extended to 3 crore retail traders?

Ans: PM Karam Yogi Maan Dhan Scheme

185. How much loans has proposed to MSMEs?

Ans: ₹1 crore

186. Which country has test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile inside its borders- Shahab-3?

Ans: Iran

187. Under which regional connectivity scheme ,The Civil Aviation ministry added 8 more routes ,making the total operational routes to 194?

Ans: UDAN scheme

188. Who has banned colistin antibiotic used in the poultry industry for producing animals, aqua farming, etc?

Ans: The Union Health Ministry

189. Which bridges were inaugurated by the defence minister in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir?

Ans: Ujh and Basantar

190. Which state was ranked first for implementing most of the marketing reforms?

Ans: Maharashtra

191. Who is the 3-time chief minister of Delhi ,recently passed away?

Ans: Sheila Dikshit

192. Which state tops in ATM frauds ?

Ans: Maharashtra

193. Where does Kerala Tourism organized 5-day annual Nishagandhi Monsoon Ragas Music Fest 2019 ?

Ans: Kanakakkunnu,

195.In which Scheme Uttarakhand was named among best performing states ?

Ans: 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' Page 54 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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196. 1800 Bangladeshi civil servants will be trained at the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in which place ?

Ans: Mussoorie, Uttarakhand between 2019-2025

197. Who is the President Of Montenegro, recently passed away?

Ans: Momir Bulatovic

198. Which is the most-awaited trains on the route announced in 2016, is set to be the first train to be operated by private players?

Ans: Delhi- Tejas Express

199. Who launched a project for undertaking ‘immunocontraceptive measures’ for population management of 4 species of wild animals namely Elephant, Wild boar, Monkeys and Blue Bull (Nilgai)?

Ans: Union MoEFCC

200. Which Bill was passed by Parliament, which allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity?

Ans: Aadhaar Amendment Bill

201. Where will be India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre will be set up by the Kerala State Government ?

Ans: Kottoor

202. First cow sanctuary set up in which state ?

Ans: Kamdhenu Gau Abhyaranya in Madhya Pradesh

203. Which was the first state in India to ensure water conservation with its State Water Policy ?

Ans: Meghalaya

204. What Scheme was launched by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to improve quality of care in labor room and maternity operation theatres in public health facilities?

Ans: ‘LaQshya’ (Labour room Quality improvement Initiative)

205. For how many days the budget session of Parliament extended ?

Ans: 8days till august 7th

206. What is the FRP approved by the PM for sugarcane payable by sugarmills ?

Ans: Rs 275 per quintal

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207. With whom Population Council partnershiped to launch the National Data Quality Forum (NDQF) ?

Ans: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s National Institute for Medical Statistics (ICMR-NIMS)

208. What was the plan approved by the National Green Tribunal to Delhi government?

Ans: To tap the Yamuna rainwater by building a 1,000 acre mega reservoir

209. Which committee has approved the creation of a 4 million metric tonne sugar NSE 1.00 % buffer stock for one year ?

Ans: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)

210. Which data shows 50% of Engineering graduates receive job offers?

Ans: AICTE

211. Where did celestial object has landed that weighs more than 10 kilograms?

Ans: Madhubani, Bihar

212. Which is the India's fastest train that successfully completed its test run from New Delhi to Katra in eight hours ?

Ans: Vande Bharat Express

213. Which centre received a state-of-the-art facility for its genomic studies division?

Ans: The Centre For Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)

214.Where did the Cabinet of Haryana set up Haryana Sports University?

Ans: Rai, Sonepat

215. Which is the popular dessert of Odisha, has received the geographical indication tag from the Registrar of Geographical Indication?

Ans: Rasagola

216. Which state announced that Sachivalaya or Secretariat building will now be called ‘Lok Seva Bhavan’?

Ans: Odisha

217. Which state has launched a helpline, “Jeene Do”?

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir

218.Which state has highest number of senior citizens with more than one crore 54 lakh?

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Ans: Uttar Pradesh

219.Where will be the world’s tallest statue, 251-metre-tall statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya will be set up ?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

220.Which state has set a target of becoming a $1-trillion economy in the next three years?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

221. Which State Cooperative Seed Federation will produce its own seeds in addition with distribution and marketing of certified and high-quality seeds to farmers?

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

222. Who is the the new Deputy CM of Goa?

Ans: Chandrakant Kavlekar

223. Which state announced that Damanganga-Pinjal project will meet the water needs of Mumbai till 2060?

Ans: Maharashtra

224. How much fund has approved for multi- modal integration project at the 148th board meeting of the MMRDA by Maharashtra?

Ans: Rs 3500 crore

225. Which scheme will be soon operationalize by Puducherry?

Ans: Bicycle-Sharing Scheme

226. Which state cleared amendments to Factories Act,1948 allowing women to work legally during night hours (between 7 pm to 6 am) in factories of the state?

Ans: Goa

227. Which is the fifth state to announce its state butterfly?

Ans: Tamil Nadu

228. Which butterfly is known as ‘Tamil Maravan’?

Ans: ‘Tamil Yeoman’

229. Which butterfly is declared as Tamilnadu state butterfly?

Ans: ‘Tamil Yeoman’, found in the Western Ghats

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230. What is the portal for farmers launched by Haryana Government?

Ans: ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora'

231. Which state announced the plan of launching India’s first-ever ‘Water Taxis’,which will allow people to travel in inland waterways?

Ans: Goa

232. With whom did Delhi police signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up rooftop solar energy systems?

Ans: Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)

233. Which government set to bring legislation for ensuring Journalists’ job security?

Ans:

234.Which state announced 'Jan Choupal' program?

Ans: Chhattisgarh

235. Which govt launches toll-free ‘CM helpline 1076’ for complaint registration?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

236. Which state is directed to deposit 100 Crore as Fine imposed by NGT for Illegal Coal Mining?

Ans: Meghalaya

237. Which state Government has implemented the Centre's Witness Protection Scheme?

Ans: Odisha

238. Which scheme has announced to protect witnesses and their family members from threats against their lives and reputation?

Ans: Centre's Witness Protection Scheme

239. Which Government launched a 15-day “Happiness Utsav” across all its 1,031 schools?

Ans: Delhi

240. Which state increased the financial aid to families of Jawans Martyred in war or war like situations and to disabled soldiers hailing from the state from Rs 25 lakhs to Rs 1 crore?

Ans: Maharashtra

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241. Which government is planning to recast its Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) which was last revised in 2015?

Ans: Odisha

242. Which plan has aim to make Odisha, one among the top 3 states in ‘Ease of Doing Business’?

Ans: recasting of Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR)

243. With whom the state Government of Haryana have signed a pact to encourage and support state’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to raise capital?

Ans: India’s leading Bombay stock exchange (BSE)

244. Which state launched

Ans: Uttar Pradesh

245. Which camp is launched to eradicate deadly Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) disease?

Ans: “Dastak Campaign”

246. Which state govt implemented a one-time settlement’ scheme for debt trapped state cooperative banks?

Ans: Uttarakhand

247. Which state has declared as "disturbed area"?

Ans: Nagaland

248. Where did the 25th 'Bhamashah Sammelan' held ?

Ans: Birla Auditorium ,Rajasthan

249. Which state govt announced the establishment of a Vedic education and culture board in Rajasthan?

Ans: Jaipur

250. Where did the world famous Jagannath Rath Yatra 2019(also known as Chariot Festival) began?

Ans: in Odisha

251. In which state Operation Khumaar launched to make 312 panchayats free from tobacco?

Ans: J&K

252. Which state launched a revamped website of Tourism department – tourismodishatourism.gov.in?

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253. Which state has received affiliation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India, thus providing an opportunity for the city cricketers to play in BCCI tournament?

Ans:

254. Which state has stood first in the country with total 261.97 megawatts (MW) of installed rooftop solar capacity?

Ans: Gujarat

255. Which Bank has sanctioned Rs 1925 Cr project for up-gradation of power generation and distribution in Tripura?

Ans: Asian Development Bank

256. Which state has Dracaena cambodiana, discovered by Researchers?

Ans: a dragon tree species in the Dongka Sarpo area of West Karbi Anglong district in Assam.

257. How much patients have been infected with dengue according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)?

Ans: 10528

258. Which country inaugurated its first model village built with Indian assistance?

Ans: Sri Lanka

259. Which is the world's largest burn and plastic surgery institute?

Ans: Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute

260. Which state has Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute?

Ans: Bangladesh

261. Which is the World’s Best Student City in QS Best Student Cities Ranking 2019?

Ans: London

262. Which agency confirmed that Iran had exceeded a limit on its enriched uranium reserves set by a 2015 nuclear deal/Iran deal by 300 kilograms?

Ans: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

263. Which country India in countering terror?

Ans: Kuwait

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264. Which report is released by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)?

Ans: Global Study on Homicide

265. In which country measles disease has been eradicated?

Ans: Sri Lanka

266. Where did 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting for the year 2019?

Ans: London, UK

267. How much pilgrims are allowed by Pakistan per day throughout the year to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib situated in Kartarpur, Narowal District, Pakistan?

Ans: 5,000 Sikh

268. With whom Sri Lanka signed $91.26 million agreement for the up-gradation of 130 km rail track located between Colombo and Jaffna?

Ans: IRCON (Indian Railway Construction Company) International Limited

269.What is the theme of ‘Mainstreaming Ayurveda Startups, Innovation and Branding’?

Ans: Global Ayurveda Summit

270. Where did Women Startup Summit 2019 held?

Ans: Kochi

271. where 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2020 held?

Ans: The city of Fuzhou (China)

272. Where 3rd edition of International Sunflower Seed and Oil Conference(ISSOC) 2019 held?

Ans: Mumbai

273. Where RBI’s Central Board of Directors’ 577th meeting held?

Ans: New Delhi

274. Where 13th Global Healthcare Summit held?

Ans: Hyderabad

275. Where 11th biennial arms exhibition ‘DefExpo 2020’ held?

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276. Which conference has a theme “Promotion and Consolidation of Peace through Respect for International Law”?

Ans: NAM Ministerial Meeting

277. Where USISPF 2nd annual leadership summit held?

Ans: Washington DC, US

278.Where 5th edition of Dharma-Dhamma conference held?

Ans: Rajgir, Bihar

279. Which company has jumped 42 places to become the highest-ranking Indian firm on the Fortune Global 500 list?

Ans: Reliance Industries ltd

280. Which country became the 76th country to sign the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework Agreement?

Ans: Palau

281. India holds which rank in Most Powerful Passport index 2019?

Ans: 86th

282. Which state tops “most digitised cities” list: Razorpay report 2019?

Ans: Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru

283. Which state passed Employment of Local Candidates in Industries/Factories Act, 2019, which reserves 75% private job to locals across factories, industrial units, joint ventures and private projects taken under the Public- Private Partnership (PPP) model?

Ans: Andhra Pradesh

284. Which country signs MoU on Defence Co-Operation with India?

Ans: Myanmar

285. Who join hands with Tata Medical Center to form Comprehensive Digital Archive of Cancer Imaging?

Ans: IIT Kharagpur

286. Who has approved the merger of National Institute of Miners' Health with Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institute of Occupational Health?

Ans: Union Cabinet

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287. Who has won the gold medal in the World Deaf Youth Badminton Championships?

Ans: Tamil Nadu girl Jerlin Anika

288. Where did World Deaf Youth Badminton Championships held?

Ans: Taipei

289. Who retains the title at 46th National Women Chess Championship 2019?

Ans: Bhakti Kulkarni

290. Which state host the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2019?

Ans: Odisha

291. Who won the World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia silver welterweight championship 2019 ?

Ans: Vaibhav Yadav, Indian pro boxer

292. Where World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia silver welterweight championship 2019 held ?

Ans: Pattaya, Thailand

293. Who became India’s 64th Grandmaster (GM)?

Ans: Prithu Gupta of Delhi, aged 15 years

294. Who won 2019 Austrian Grand Prix?

Ans: Max Verstappen

295. Who was nicknamed as 'Dhing Express'?

Ans: Indian sprint runner Hima Das

296. Who won the gold medal in women’s 200m with a timing of 23.65 seconds in Poznań Athletics Grand Prix 2019?

Ans: Hima Das

297. Where did Hima Das & Muhammad Anas win gold in the 400m race held?

Ans: Prague, Czech Republic

298. Who has set to host 2020 FIFA women U-20 World cup?

Ans: Nigeria

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299. Who is the 1st man to swim under 57 sec in the 100m breaststroke?

Ans: Adam Peaty

300. Where 34th edition of Sailing Championship 2019 has concluded ?

Ans: Telangana

301. Where did International Shooting Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun 2019 was held?

Ans: Suhl, Germany

302. Who won record sixth British Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom?

Ans: Lewis Hamilton

303. Who has removed a ban on the Kuwait Olympic Committee (KOC) and permitted to compete in the 2020 Olympics?

Ans: International Olympic Committee (IOC)

304. Who was the first cricketer to reach 1000 runs & 100 in T20 format?

Ans: Ellyse Perry of Australia

305. How many medals won by Indian athletes on the 1st day of the Qasanov Memorial Meet 2019?

Ans: six (3Gold,2 Silver,1Bronze)

306. Which country Topped The Medal Tally In The Championship Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship 2019- Overview?

Ans: India

307. Who won silver at the Ready Steady Tokyo test event for the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan?

Ans: Indian archer Deepika Kumari

308. Who is the official sponsor of Indian Cricket Team that replaced Oppo ?

Ans: Byju’s

309. Who has won the US PGA title at the Barracuda Championship?

Ans: American Collin Morikawa

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310. Which force has received 1st batch of 4 of total 22 AH-64E Apache Guardian Attack helicopters from US (United States)aerospace major Boeing at Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh(UP)?

Ans: Indian Air Force (IAF)

311. Which was called as “India’s lightest bulletproof jacket” was launched at the International Police Expo?

Ans: Bhabha Kavach

312. Where did Indian Army successfully conducted the trials of third Generation Anti-Tank Guided Missile- ?

Ans: Pokhran, Rajasthan

313. Which operation, code was launched by the Border Security Force (BSF) to fortify Anti-Infiltration Grid along the Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu?

Ans: 'Sudarshan'

314. In which operation the Delhi Police Crime Branch has rescued 333 children in 7 months?

Ans: 'Operation Milap’

315. Who is the author of "Chandra Shekhar - The Last Icon of Ideological Politics"?

Ans: Harivansh and Dutt Bajpai

316. Who is the author of ‘Who Stole My Job’?

Ans: Sunil Mishra

317. Who is the author of Vivekadeepini ?

Ans: Adi Shankaracharya

318. Who is the author of “War over Words: Censorship in India, 1930-1960”?

Ans: Devika Sethi

319. Who is the author of “Kargil: Untold stories from the War”?

Ans: Rachna Bisht Rawat

320. Who is the author of 'Whispers of Time’?

Ans: Dr. Krishna Saksena

321. Who is the author of ‘New-Age Technology and Industrial Revolution 4.0’?

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322. Which is the china’s first commercial rocket?

Ans: iSpace "Interstellar Glory Space Technology"

323. Which country successfully test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its East coast?

Ans: North Korea

324. Which is nickname of India’s heaviest rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk-III, carried the Chandrayaan-2 mission?

Ans: ‘Bahubali’

325. From Where did ‘Bahubali’ carried the Chandrayaan-2 mission successfully ?

Ans: Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the coast of Andhra Pradesh.

326. Which company launched an Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) preparation app called JEE Ready?

Ans: Amazon, an e-commerce and tech giant

327. Which mission will trap scientists in ice to study the impact of climate change?

Ans: Arctic mission

328. Who discovered new gene linked to schizophrenia?

Ans: Indian and Australian scientists

329. Who unveiled the First-ever image of quantum entanglement "Bell entanglement" ?

Ans: physicists of University

330. Which agency has successfully launched Proton-M rocket carrying the Spektr- RG(Spectrum Roentgen Gamma) space telescope from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan?

Ans: Russian space agency

331. How much species of orchid or taxa has been stated by India in The Botanical Survey of India (BSI) in its First Comprehensive Census of Orchids of India ?

Ans: 1256

332. Which research team has found that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes-ECs) damage brain cells?

Ans: University of California, Riverside (UCR)

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333. Which Institute has developed two interconnected android smartphone applications named ‘CARE4U’which will inform the caregiver when the elderly person falls down with the exact location?

Ans: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur

334. Who is appointed as first female President of European Commission?

Ans: Ursula von der Leyen

335. Who is appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh?

Ans:

336. Who is appointed as Chief Financial Officer- Coca-Cola India & SW Asia?

Ans: Harsh Bhutani

337. Who is appointed as Joint Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind?

Ans: Ajay Bhadoo

338. Who is appointed as Indian Brand Ambassador of leading fitness brand Reebok?

Ans: Varun Dhawan

339. Who is appointed as Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation- secretary-general?

Ans: M P Singh

340. Who is LinkedIn as country manager for India?

Ans: Ashutosh Gupta

341. Who is appointed as new prime minister of ?

Ans: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

342. Who is appointed as Himachal Governor?

Ans: Kalraj Mishra

343. Who is appointed as new CEO- Accenture Inc?

Ans: Julie Sweet

344. Who is appointed as Singapore International Commercial Court JUDGE?

Ans: AK Sikri

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345. Who is appointed as Governors of Chhattisgarh?

Ans: Anusuiya Uikey

346. Who is appointed as Governors of Madhya Pradesh?

Ans: Lal Ji Tandon

347. Who is appointed as Bihar Governor?

Ans: Phagu Chauhan

348. Who is appointed as Tripura Governor?

Ans: Ramesh Bais

349. Who is appointed as Private Secretary to PM Modi?

Ans: Kumar

350. Who is appointed as Ambassador To Israel?

Ans: Singla

351. Who is appointed as chairman of the estimates committee?

Ans: Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

352. Who is appointed as MD and CEO of IOB?

Ans: Karnam Sekar

353. Who is appointed as IMF interim leader?

Ans: David Lipton

354. Who is appointed as Director of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection?

Ans: Harideesh Kumar

355. Who is appointed as Britain’s Home Secretary?

Ans: Priti Patel

356. Who is appointed as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) ?

Ans: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

357. Who is appointed as New Finance Secretary?

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Ans: Rajiv Kumar

358. Who is appointed as Ambassador to Paraguayan Republic?

Ans: Dinesh Bhatia

359. Who is appointed as Additional charge of NSG?

Ans: S.S Deswal

360. who resigned as Congress President?

Ans: Rahul Gandhi

361. Who resigned as MD of IMF?

Ans: Christine Lagarde

362. Who resigned as Punjab Cabinet Minister?

Ans: Navjot Singh Sidhu

363.Who Resigns-prime minister (PM) of Kosovo?

Ans: Ramush Haradinaj

364. Who was awarded as Miss Deaf World 2019?

Ans: Vidisha Baliyan

365. Which airport was Shortlisted for Leading European Architecture Forum (LEAF) Awards in category of best future building under construction project?

Ans: Trichy International Airport

366. Who was awarded as People's Choice Prize at International Sand Art Championship?

Ans: Sudarsan Pattnaik

367. Who was awarded as ‘Best Farm to Fork Fresh Meat Brand’ ?

Ans: Zappfresh

368. Who was awarded as The first civil servant & IPS Officer to conquer the ‘Seven Summits’ challenge?

Ans: Aparna Kumar

369. Who was awarded as Honorary doctorate by IIT Kanpur ?

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Ans: Pullela Gopichand

370. Who was awarded as World Economic Forum's(WEF)?

Ans: Quantela Inc

371. Who was awarded as World Wealth Yoga Championship 2019 ?

Ans: Toran Yadav

372. Who was awarded as The most valued firm by market capitalization ?

Ans: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)

373. Who was awarded as Honorary Doctorate by 's La Trobe?

Ans:

374. Who was awarded as FRCS of Thailand ?

Ans: Raghu Ram

375. Who was awarded as‘Best Feature Film’ at SAARC film festival 2019 ?

Ans: Kaushik Ganguly’s Bengali film

376. Who was awarded as Gandhi Mandela Peace Medal ?

Ans: Buddhist teacher and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh

377. Who was awarded as2nd Richest Person In The World: Bloomberg ?

Ans: French Tycoon Bernard Arnault Overtakes

378. Who was awarded as India’s most valuable brand for 2019: Brand Finance India 100 2019 report?

Ans: “Tata”

379. Who was awarded as Outstanding performance in terms of Self-Help Group (SHG)?

Ans: Repco MFI

380. Who was awarded as First Pilot of IAF To perform Wingsuit Skydive Jump?

Ans: Wing Commander Tarun Chaudhri

381. Who was awarded Society Global Indian Icon Award 2019 ?

Ans: Dinesh Tiwari

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382. Which was awarded as 'Best Innovation Award' for the year 2019 ?

Ans: NFR's Plan Bee

383. Who was awarded as Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2019?

Ans: Carnatic vocalist S. Sowmya

384. Who was awarded as Inaugural Tribute Actor award in Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)?

Ans: Meryl Streep

385. Who was awarded as The “Mr. South Asia” award at 12th South Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship 2019?

Ans: Ravinder Kumar Malik

386. Who was awarded as Sports Journalists Federation of India 2019 Awards ?

Ans: Prakash Padukone

387. Who was awarded as Sportsperson of the Year 2019?

Ans: Pankaj Advani (Billiards and Snooker) and Bajrang Punia (Wrestling).

388. Who was awarded Global Excellence Award of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)?

Ans: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji & Mastercard CEO and President Ajay Banga

389. Who is former Australian Tennis Star who has recently passed away?

Ans: Peter McNamara

390.Who was the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief recently passed away?

Ans: Yukiya Amano

391. Who is the former India football goalkeeper who has passed away?

Ans: AU Celestine

392.Who is the inventor of computer password, recently passed away?

Ans: Fernando Corbato

393.Who is the Bengali actor , recently passed away?

Ans: Sharp Dutt

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394.Who is the Leg-spinner of India , recently passed away?

Ans: Rakesh Shukla

395. Who is the Uttarakhand Governor, recently passed away?

Ans: Sudershan Agarwal

396. Who is Malayalam film director, recently passed away?

Ans: Babu Narayanan

397. Who is Telugu writer and lyricist, recently passed away?

Ans: Srikanth Sharma

398. Who is Tunisia's President, recently passed away?

Ans: Beji Caid Essebsi

399. Who is Former RBI deputy Governor, recently passed away?

Ans: SubirGokarn

400. Who is Union Minister & Senior Congress leader, recently passed away?

Ans: Jaipal Reddy

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Aug 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 1) Which Country is the fifth largest investor in Africa with cumulative investment at over 54 billion US dollars? India 2) Which project is expected to provide 56 TMC of drinking water and supply another 10 TMC for industrial purposes? Kaleshwaram project 3) When did National Academy of Art or Lalit Kala Akademi, celebrated its 65th Foundation Day in New Delhi? On 5th August 4) Chief Minister had also launched which project to eliminate malnutrition among the girls in the age group of 14 to 18? 'Purna' project 5) PM Modi announced to celebrate which as a month of nutrition? September 6) How much amount Manoj Tiwari has allocated for purchase of two mini-buses for differently able students studying in Delhi University? Rs.20 lakh 7) Which portal is based on other e-commerce portals like ‘Alibaba’ and ‘Amazon’? “Bharatcraft” portal 8) Actor Shah Rukh Khan launched heritage postal stamp of which station on the completion of 150 years of the railway station? Bandra station 9) Forest Department and Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports joined hands and developed which park? sky cycling park in Gulaba 10) The Union Cabinet has approved setting up of how much new Medical Colleges by 2021-22? 75 Medical Colleges 11) The unique tribal eco tourism programme, being conducted in various parts of the Western Ghats in Tamilnadu, will be restarted from When? 2nd September 12) Which party will soon touch the seven crore members mark through the membership drive that began on 6th of July and concluded on 20th of this month? Bharatiya 13) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar has handed over how much amount from Compensatory Afforestation Fund to various states? Forty seven thousand crore rupees 14) In order to commemorate 50th year of Vivekanand rock memorial, Which programme, has been planned from 2nd September across the country? EK BHARAT-VIJAYEE BHARAT 15) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that government has set a target of setting up how much AYUSH centres across India? 12,500 AYUSH centres

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16) Centre plans to provide Wi-Fi to all villages with connectivity between how much Mbps speed under the GramNet initiative? 10Mbps to 100 Mbps 17) Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda launched which mobile application? “Janaushadhi Sugam” 18) Which country has became the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID)? India 19) Which app permits users to volunteer and present to old-age homes and orphanages? 20) Union Cabinet approved how much amount for Kosi-Mechi interlinking project in Bihar? Rs. 4,900 crore 21) Where was the Seventh meeting of the India-Bangladesh Home Minister Level Talks held? New Delhi. 22) Which is India’s first 3-D Smart Traffic Signal devised on the wireless system? 'Intelights'. 23) Government has sanctioned how much electric buses in 64 cities for intracity and intercity operations under the second phase of FAME India scheme? 5595 24) Union HRD Minister to launched which Drive to create awareness about water conservation among all school students in the country? ‘Samagra Shiksha-Jal Suraksha’ 25) Indian Railways has cancelled which train after Pakistan suspended operations on its side? Samjhauta Express 26) Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Indian Railways launched which Operation, a Special Drive to curb unidentified vehicles? “Number Plate” 27) The Bar Council of India (BCI) imposed a temporary ban ofhow much years on opening new law colleges? 3yrs 28) President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind inaugurated Which Conference on kindness at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi? The first World Youth Conference 29) Jaganmohan Reddy announced which programme to provide doorstep governance to people involving 2.8Lakh volunteers? ‘Village Volunteer System’ 30) N Biren Singh has launched which scheme with the aim to improve the infrastructure, quality education and overall improvement of government schools? "School Fagadaba" (Make education better) 31) Naveen Patnaik announced the which initiative? “Mo Sarkar” 32) The Punjab State Government has announced to bring around how much journalists into the ambit of its recently launched flagship universal health insurance scheme "Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana" (SSBY)? 4500

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33) The local Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) announced which state has recorded highest ever rainfall in last 24 hours by breaking the last 70 years’ record? Himachal Pradesh 34) Which state government signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for implementing Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) by etting up of a Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre (SDGCC) ? government of Punjab 35) Bihar government has sought how much amount from the Centre for construction of roads damaged due to recent floods in the state? two thousand crores 36) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced a special package of how much amount to develop Puri as a World Heritage City? Rs 500 crore 37) The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will spend about how much amount on setting up social media management teams? Rs 6 crore 38) Which government has launched 'Mo College' initiative? Odisha 39) The Odisha government launched which scheme for 2019? Odisha Small Savings Incentive Scheme 40) Which state has retained its first position in the Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) 2.0 announced by the NITI Aayog? Gujarat 41) Which country became the fourth African country to join the Global Coalition of the willing on Pollinators on July 25, 2019? Nigeria 42) Bangladesh signed a deal with which country for the supply of uranium for its 2,400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP)? Russia 43) Which country launched the world’s first floating nuclear reactor? Russia 44) Which country has been placed on the blacklist of the Financial Action Task Force’s Asia Pacific Group? Pakistan 45) Where was Northeast Regional Conference on Transformation of Indian Agriculture held? Guwahati 46) Where was TechEx – a technology exhibition held? IIT Delhi 47) Where was The Second All India Annual Conference of Indian Information Service (IIS) Officers held? Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi. 48) Where was India's largest education Brainstorm held? Udaipur 49) Where was National Conference on E-Governance held? Meghalaya 50) Where was G7 Summit held? France

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51) Where was International dialogue on South-South and Triangular Cooperation held? New Delhi. 52) Where was 6th Convocation Ceremony of Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan held? New Delhi 53) Where was First World Youth Conference held? Vigyan Bhavan, Delhi. 54) Where was Seventh Community Radio Sammelan held? New Delhi 55) Where was Fourth edition of Internet of Things India Congress held? Bengaluru 56) Where was RDSO organizes Mega trafficker Meet held? Lucknow 57) Where was Integrated Online junction for School Education Shagun held? New Delhi 58) Where was The twelfth India Security Summit held? New Delhi 59) Where was 26th Ladakhi Kisan Jawan Vigyan Mela held? Leh 60) Where was 3rd International Electric Vehicle (EV) Conclave held? Manesar, Haryana 61) Where was Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) organized the fourth edition of the National Entrepreneurship Awards held? New Delhi 62) Where was Two Day exhibition on DAE Technologies held? New Delhi 63) Where was 24th meeting of Western Zonal Council held? Panaji in Goa 64) Which country is named as the world’s best city for students? London 65) Forbes reported that the global Big Data software market will have how much percent of growth worth $31B in 2019? 14% 66) Actor Akshay Kumar made it to which position on the Forbes magazine’s Worlds Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019 list? 4th Position 67) Which scheme secured the highest position with first ranking issued by the National Health Mission (NHM) among the sixteen states of the country? Rajasthan’s free medicine scheme 68) Prime Global Cities Index of London based consultancy Knight Frank ranked which state as the 10th fastest growing prime market globally? Delhi 69) Who has won Forbes magazine’s highest-paid woman in the music category for the year 2019 with earnings of $185 million (Rs 1,300 crore)? Taylor Swift 70) Which city has ranked as the 45th safest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI)? Mumbai 71) India signed an MoU with which country on Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy? Gambia

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72) How much loan was provided by Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Road Infrastructure development of Maharashtra? $200 million 73) Which government and Space Centre (VSSC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to give a push to the state's endeavour in space technology? Kerala 74) Which Ministry and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Swachh Survekshan 2020? Ministry of Housing 75) Microsoft and Indian School of Business (ISB) have signed an MoU to set up an AI Digital Lab powered by which company? PlatiFi technologies(a Microsoft partner) 76) Who is appointed as High Commissioner of India to the Cook Islands? Ms. Padmaja 77) Who is appointed as Ambassador of India to the United Arab Emirates(UAE)? Pavan Kapoor 78) Who is appointed as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Coal India Limited (CIL)? Pramod Agrawal 79) Who is appointed as Paytm president? Amit Nayyar 80) Who is appointed as MD & CEO of LVB,Resigns? Parthasarathi Mukherjee 81) Who is appointed as CBDT Chairman? Pramod Chandra Mody 82) Who is appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the PMO? PK Sinha 83) Who is appointed as Interim chairman- Cafe Coffee Day? S V Ranganath 84) Who is appointed as Additional charge as Narcotics control Bureau secretary? Rakesh Asthana 85) Who is appointed as Controller General of Accounts (CGA)? Girraj Prasad Gupta 86) Who is appointed as Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)? Guruprasad Mohapatra 87) Who is appointed as Secretary in Ministry of Textiles? Ravi Capoor 88) Who is appointed as Governor of Nagaland? R N Ravi 89) Who is appointed as Permanent representative of India to the economic community of West African States? Abhay Thakur 90) Who is appointed as Director of Italy based International Centre for Theoretical (ICTP)? 91) Who is appointed as Special Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind? Prasad 92) Who is appointed as High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cyprus? Madhumita Hazarika Bhagat 93) Who is appointed as MD&CEO of LIC Housing Finance? Siddhartha Mohanty

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94) Who is appointed as Director (operations) at the Bengaluru based Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)? M S Velpari 95) Who is appointed as HSBC’s interim CEO? Noel Quinn 96) Who is appointed as Chairman and MD of Power Grid? Kandikuppa Sreekant 97) Who is appointed as New director (exploration) in ONGC? Rajesh Kumar Srivastava 98) Who is appointed as Director (finance) in IOC? Sandeep Kumar Gupta 99) Who is appointed as Miss World Diversity? Naaz Joshi 100) Who is appointed as New prime minister of Sudan? Abdalla Hamdok 101) Who is appointed as New home secretary? Ajay Kumar Bhalla 102) Who is appointed as Cabinet Secretary? Rajeev Gauba 103) Who is appointed as Defence Secretary? Ajay Kumar 104) Who is appointed as Italian PM steps down? Giuseppe Conte 105) Who is appointed as CEO of vodafone India? Ravinder Takkar 106) Who is appointed as Director of National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW)? Harshad Pandurang Thakur 107) Who is appointed as Asian Athletics Association's Athletes Commission member? PT Usha 108) Who is appointed as Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)? VG Somani 109) Who is appointed as President of Guatemala? Alejandro Giammattei 110) Who is appointed as Fiji’s SC judge? Madan Lokur 111) Who is appointed as First woman president of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA)? Chandrima Shaha 112) Who is appointed as YES bank- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)? Anurag Adlakha 113) Who is appointed as Ambassador of India to the Republic of Congo? Shri Ghotu Ram Meena 114) Who is appointed as Interim president of the Congress party? Sonia Gandhi 115) Who is the first cricketer to reach the rare milestone of scoring 1000 runs? Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry 116) Which country topped the latest ICC Test team rankings? India 117) Who is named as Professional Cricketers Association’s Player of the month of July 2019? Ravichandran Ashwin

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118) Who is topped Forbes magazine's list of the highest-paid women in sports for the fourth straight year? US tennis superstar 119) Who is appointed as a member of the Asian Athletics Association’s (AAA) Athletes Commission? Legendary Indian sprinter P.T. Usha 120) Who has won FIM World Cup in the women’s category after the final round of the championship in Hungary? Aishwarya Pissay 121) Who is was appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh, replacing Steve Rhodes (English cricket coach and former cricketer) by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)? Russell Domingo 122) Who has launched a fifth Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG)? Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) 123) India plans to launch which satellite in the month of October-November? Cartosat-3 124) Who became the first female officer in the country to become the Flight Commander of a flying unit? S Dhami 125) Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal launched a QR Code Scheme on which app which can be used by cab or auto-rickshaw passengers to verify the identity of the driver and raise an alarm? Himmat Plus app 126) Who is the publisher of 'Kashmir’s untold story: Declassification’? Bloomsbury 127) Who is the author of the novel “Second Night”? Rajiv Dogra 128) Who has launched the book called ‘the Diary of Manu Gandhi ’?Shri Prahlad Singh Patel 129) Who has launched the book titled ‘Oru Manidhan Oru Iyakkam Kalaignar Mu. Karunanidhi’ in Tamil language? K Veeramani 130) Who has awarded Pushkin Medal 2019? Professor Meeta Narain of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 131) Who has won Smart Policing Awards at the Homeland Security 2019? Dr. Jitendra Singh 132) Which bank is awarded as ‘World’s Best Bank’ by Euromoney magazine? DBS bank 133) Who has won ‘Eminent Engineer Award’ for the Year 2019? Prabhakar Singh 134) Who has won the Bronze medal at the 2019 ‘Technovation challenge’? Five girls from Noida for developing a mobile app named ‘Maitri’ 135) Which company has won the Best navratna award in manufacturing category? Indian oil and natural gas company, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) 136) Who has won Bharat Gaurav Award 2019? Kapil Dev

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137) Who has won the Entrepreneur of the year award 2019? Ruhan Rajput 138) Which company won 2019NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Award? Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) 139) Who has won A.P.J. Abdul Kalam award? ISRO chairman K.Sivan 140) Which is the Best Hindi Film in 66th ? Andhadhun 141) Which is the Best Action Film in 66th National Film Awards? KGF 142) Who is awarded as Best Actor 66th National Film Awards? for Andhadhun and for URI 143) Who is awarded as Best Director 66th National Film Awards? Aditya Dhar for URI 144) Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) introduced which project to recycle urine? Water Chakra 145) Which company launched its own Operating System (OS) named as HongMengOS in Chinese/ HarmonyOS in English? Huawei Technologies 146) Which drug was developed by New York based non profit organisation TB alliance? Pretomanid 147) Which country has got its first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) finalized by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)? India 148) Which country launched its first unmanned rocket carrying a life-size humanoid robot named 'Fedor' (Final Experimental Demonstration Object Research) in Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft? Russia 149) Who approved the proposal to declare ocean energy as renewable energy? R K Singh 150) Union government has enrolled around 150 million workers over the next three years under which scheme? Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) 151) What is the theme of International Day of the World's Indigenous People ? Indigenous Languages 152) What is the theme of World Biofuel Day? Production of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil (UCO) 153) What is the theme of International Youth Day? Transforming education 154) What is the theme of International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition? Remember Slavery: The Power of the Arts for Justice 155) Who was the Former Indian cricketer recently passed away? VB Chandrasekhar 156) Who was the Padma Shri awardee and renowned social worker, recently passed away? Damodar Ganesh Bapat 157) Who was the Former DD news anchor recently passed away? Neelam Sharma

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158) Who was the Former finance minister recently passed away? Shri ArunJaitley 159) Who was the Former Indian Navy Commander recently passed away? Noel Kelman 160) Who was India's first woman Director General of Police (DGP) recently passed away? Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya 161) Who was the National Bravery Award winner recently passed away? Situ Mallick 162) Who was the Renowned Srilankan contemporary poet and fiction writer recently passed away? Jean Arasanayagam 163) Who was the Noted educationalist, journalist and social worker recently passed away? YG Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy 164) Who was the Former external affairs minister recently passed away? 165) Who was the Indian coffee tycoon recently passed away? V. G. Siddhartha Hegde 166) Who was the England cricketer recently passed away? Malcolm Nash 167) Name the Madhubani painting and Sujni artist recently passed away? Karpuri Devi 168) Name the Greenpeace warrior & a founder of Global Wind Energy Council recently passed away? Steve Sawyer 169) Name the youngest sister of former Queen of the Netherlands- Beatrix recently passed away? Dutch Princess Christina 170) Who is Richard Williams recently passed away? Triple Oscar-winning and triple BAFTA-winning animator 171) Name the Hollywood actor recently passed away? Peter Fonda 172) Name the Bangladeshi novelist recently passed away? Rizia Rahman 173) Name the Eminent Punjabi writer and Sahitya Akademi (1999) award winner recently passed away? Niranjan Singh Tasneem 174) Who is Umesh Bhat Bhavikeri recently passed away? Former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Ankola (Karnataka) 175) Name the Veteran Odisha based journalist recently passed away? Ranjit Guru 176) Name the Bihar chief minister recently passed away? Jagannath Mishra 177) Who is Mohammed Zahur 'Khayyam' Hashmi recently passed away? Veteran music director-composer 178) Who is Hashmi recently passed away? Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh 179) Who is Dayanidhi Nayak recently passed away? Renowned freedom fighter

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180) Who is Takis (Panayiotis Vassilakis) recently passed away? Greek sculptor 181) Who is Amarendra Sharan recently passed away? Former Additional Solicitor General (ASG) 182) Who is Vidya Sinha recently passed away? Veteran actress 183) Who is José Luis Brown recently passed away? Argentina’s football legend 184) Who is Madan Mani Dixit recently passed away? Nepal's veteran Journalist 185) Who is DJ Arafat recently passed away? Ivorian musician 186) Who is Navnitbhai Shah recently passed away? Socialist leader and former MLA 187) Who is Mukerian Rajnish Kumar Babbi recently passed away? Punjab Congress MLA 188) Who is Nimu Bhowmik recently passed away? Veteran Bengali actor 189) Who is Ferdinand Karl Piëch recently passed away? Architect of Volkswagen's global expansion 190) Who is Nicolas Leoz recently passed away? Former South American football chief 191) Who is Valerie Harper recently passed away? Veteran comedian and four-time Emmy winner 192) Who is D.A. Pennebaker recently passed away? Oscar-winning documentary maker 193) Who is Kanti Bhatt recently passed away? Veteran Gujarati journalist, author, and columnist 194) Who is Anant Setalvad recently passed away? Veteran cricket commentator of All India Radio 195) Who is Jean Arasanayagam recently passed away? Renowned Srilankan contemporary poet and fiction writer 196) Who is YG Rajalakshmi Parthasarathy recently passed away? Noted educationalist, journalist and social worker 197) Who is Bjorg Lambrecht recently passed away? Belgian cyclist 198) Who is J. Om Prakash recently passed away? Veteran Bollywood filmmaker 199) Who is Toni Morrison recently passed away? Nobel Prize winning novelist 200) Which insurance company launched a cheaper term plan called 'Jeevan Amar' which will extend more benefits and flexibility to its policyholders.? Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) 201) Which institute have developed a new class of Robotic System called “GraspMan’, which has a human hand like grasping, manipulation and locomotion abilities.?Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) 202) New Book titled Kashmir’s untold story: Declassification, written by? Iqbal Chand Malhotra 203) New novel A splendid Second Night written by whom? Rajiv Dogra 204) Who written the book titled “A Short History of Indian Railways”? Rajendra B Aklekar

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205) Who written the book titled ‘Jin Dhoondha Tin Paaiyan’? O P Singh 206) Book titled Oru Manidhan, Oru Iyakkam has been released. It depicts life of whom? Late M Karunanidhi , the former Tamilnadu chief minister. 207) Who written the book titled Big Billion Startup: The Untold Flipkart Story? Mihir Dalal 208) Who written the book titled “Obama: The Call of History”? Peter Baker 209) Who written the book titled ': Girl Woman Superstar'? Satyarth Nayak 210) Recently PM Narendra Modi launched a nation-wide ‘Fit India Movement’ in Which city/UT? NewDelhi 211) The Dominican Republic has released a postal stamp to mark which birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi? 150th 212) Which has become the first country in the world to issue Biometric Seafarer Identity Document, BSID, capturing the facial biometric data of seafarers? India 213) Recently the cabinet approved establishment of how many medical colleges by 2022? 75 214) Recently HRD Minister Nishank launched which web portal to provide all-inclusive information on school education? Shagun 215) The Union Government approved how much percent FDI in coal mining and contract manufacturing? 100% 216) The 12th India Security Summit was held in Which city/UT? NewDelhi 217) Recently Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal launched which scheme on Himmat Plus App for women safety and security? QR Code 218) Union Minister for Science and Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, inaugurated a waste plastics to diesel plant in which city? 219) Recently a state-of-the-art, over 20,000 sq ft facility of an Indo-Israel joint venture to design, develop and manufacture tactical communication systems for Indian armed forces was inaugurated in which city/UT? Hyderabad 220) Who was named as chairman of senior selection committee by Delhi and District Cricket Association? Atul Wassan 221) Ajanta Mendis announced his retirement from which sports? Cricket 222) Cecil Wright announced his retirement from which sports? Cricket 223) Which Indian Film bagged the top award in the ‘Under 30 minute’ category at the 14th edition of the ‘We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues’? I m Jeeja

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224) Recently Palghar Navnitbhai Shah passed away.He was related to which field? Socialist leader and former MLA from Maharashtra 225) Recently Rajnish Kumar Babbi passed away.He was related to which field? Congress MLA from Mukerian Assembly seat in Punjab 226) How much amount was released by Centre to all states for promoting afforestation? 47436 cr 227) Recently Union Minister Prakash Javadekar inagurated Gorewada International Zoo in which city? district of Maharashtra. 228) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated Aqua Aquaria India 2019 in which city? Hyderabad, Telangana. 229) Which state inagurated ‘walk to work’ campaign under Fit India Movement? Meghalaya 230) Dindigul lock and Kandangi saree of which state got Geographical Indication Tag? Tamil Nadu 231) Which Country Carried Out Test Missile Of Ghaznavi? Pakistan 232) Which state felicitated several athletes with Biju Patnaik Sports Award? Odisha 233) The International Athletic Meeting 2019 held In which country? Czech Republic 234) Who bagged the Forward of the Season award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign? Lionel Messi 235) Nimu Bhowmik passes away.He was related to which field? Veteran actor 236) The lifeline Express, also known as “Hospital on Wheels”, has been inaugurated in which state? Maharashtra 237) Which state government recently banned Pan Masala containing magnesium carbonate in the state, said commissioner of food safety? Bihar 238) The Mega Vendor Meet 2019 held in Which city? Lucknow 239) Which bank Recently has been granted extension for its banking license by the RBI? Rupee Cooperative Bank Limited 240) Who has become the first Indian cricketer to score over 6,000 runs and take over 300 wickets in first-class cricket and still not have played for Team India? Jalaj Saxena 241) Parthasarathi Mukherjee announced resignation from post of CEO.He was the former CEO of which bank? Lakshmi Vilas Bank 242) Who has created a new history by reading continuously for 27 hours and five minutes while making his way to the Golden Book of World Records? Alauddin

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243) Who is the first female flight commander? Shalija Dhami 244) Who is the Highest-paid woman in music for the year 2019? Taylor Swift 245) SKOCH Governance Gold Award for the year 2019 won by? DAY-NULM 246) Who won IBC's Highest Honor in Amsterdam? Andy Serkis 247) Who won Pride of Nation Award’? Dr Vinayak S Hiremath 248) Who won JC Bose Fellowship for the year 2019 Award? Chief scientist K Thangaraj of CCMB 249) Who set the World record for solving pyraminx puzzles? Chinmay Prabhu 250) Who won 2019 South Asian Spelling Bee competition? Navneeth Murali 251) Who won Clark Bavin Award 2019? Vivek Menon 252) Who is in 4th spot in 2019 highest paid actors list? Akshay Kumar 253) Who got Honorary doctorate degree by Melbourne's La Trobe University recently? Shah Rukh Khan 254) Who got ''Chevalier de l''Ordre du Merite Agricoleto'' by the govt of France? Priyam Chatterjee 255) Which island is chosen by Indonesian government to set up its new capital ? Borneo island 256) Where was the 1st India- Foreign Office Consultations held recently ? New Delhi 257) Who is the chairman of the newly constituted, ‘Startup Cell’ ? P.K. Dash 258) Who won the National Yoga awards for the year 2019 in Individual Category in PM’s Award for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga ? Swami Rajarshi Muni 259) Who won the National Yoga awards for the year 2019 in Individual-International category in PM’s Award for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga ? Ms. Antonietta Rozzi, Italy 260) Which organisation won the National Yoga awards for the year 2019 in Organisation-National category in PM’s Award for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga ? Bihar School of Yoga, Munger, Bihar 261) Scientists from which institute have developed the biggest-ever computer chip using carbon nanotubes (CNT)- RV16XNano ? Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 262) Who is the author of the book titled “A Short History of Indian Railways”? Rajendra B Aklekar 263) Which Radio Community won the first prize in National Awards for Community Radio for 2019 under the “Community Engagement Category” ? Radio Namaskar for Ama Priya Pakhala 264) Where was the India’s 1st automated battery charging & changing station for e-buses inaugurated ? , Gujarat

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265) Which city topped in the 2019 world’s Safe Cities Index ? Tokyo 266) Which entity has signed MoU with Cochin International Airport Limited ( CIAL) for the commencement of Naval air operations ? Naval Air Enclave 267) Name the temple offering, which is the first to receive Geographical Identity (GI) tag? ‘Panchamirtham’ of Palani Dandayuthaswamy temple 268) Name the app, which is set to be launched by the government of India to aid farmers in accessing cutting- edge technology at affordable prices ? Uber for tractors 269) Which country’s cricket association announced a new guidelines with the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) gender recognition policy to include transgender players to play cricket ? Australia 270) Gaby Lewis is associated with which sport ? Cricket 271) Which country’s ship named ‘Stratton’, visited India recently ? United States 272) Where was the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) Stratton took part in an Indo-USCG joint exercise held ? Chennai 273) Which state has topped in the implementation of free medicine scheme as per the National Health Mission (NHM) ? Rajasthan 274) Who presented the 4th Edition of annual ANUBHAV awards 2019 ? Jitendra Singh 275) Who topped in the Forbes magazine’s world’s Highest-Paid actresses of 2019 list with the earning of $56 million ? Scarlett Johansson 276) What is the name of the rock on Mars, which is kept in honour of the iconic English band by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ? Rolling Stones Rock 277) Where was the National Centre for Avian Ecotoxicology centre inaugurated ? Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 278) Monali Jadhav is associated with which sport ? Archery 279) Heritage postal stamp of which railway station was introduced recently? Bandra railway station 280) Where was the 28th session of BASIC (, South Africa, India, and China) Ministerial meeting 2019 on Climate Change held ? Sao Paulo, Brazil 281) Where was the 18th edition of World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) 2019 held ? Chengdu, China 282) Who won the 2019 Bombay Gymkhana Youth Snooker Open title ? Kreishh Gurbaxani 283) Which state’s ox-bow lake received the 1st ‘Community Reserve’ status in the state recently ? Bihar 284) Which Indian city, will hold the Regional Conference on Good Governance ? Jaipur, Rajasthan

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285) Where was the 8th Inter-Sessional Ministerial Meeting of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) 2019 held ? Beijing, China 286) Which country has imposed a ban on Burqa or niqab in public places, including public transport, government buildings and at health and education institutions ? Netherland 287) Where was the Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament 2019 held? Kaspiysk, Russia 288) Lovlina Borgohain is associated with which sport ? Boxing 289) D.A. Pennebaker passed away recently, he was associated with which field ? Film Maker 290) World Breastfeeding Week is observed on? first week of August (aug 1-7) 291) When is Hiroshima day is observed? Aug 6 292) When is National Handloom day is observed? Aug 7 293) International Day of the World’s Indigenous People day is observed on? Aug 9 294) Nagasaki Day is observed annually on? Aug 9 295) World Biofuel Day is Observed on? Aug 10 296) World Elephant Day is celebrated on? August 12 297) World organ donation day observed on? August 13 298) International Left-Handers Day was observed on? August 13 299) International Youth Day is observed on? August 12 300) On which date, Pakistan observed its Independence Day as Kashmir Solidarity : Day ? August 14 301) India Celebrates 73rd Independence Day on? August 15 302) When is Parsi New Year ‘Navroz or Jamshedi Navroz’ celebrated ? August 17 303) World photography day is celebrated on? August 19 304) World Humanitarian Day is observed on ? August 19 305) World Mosquito Day is observed annually on? August 20 306) World Senior Citizen Day is observed annually on? August 21 307) International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism is observed on? 21st August 308) The first ‘International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief’ was observed on? August 22 309) International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed on ? August 23

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310) National Eye Donation Fortnight is observed from? August 25- September 8 311) Women’s Equality Day is celebrated annually on ? August 26 312) National Sports Day is observed on ? August 29 313) International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on ? August 29 314) International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances is observed on? 30th August 315) Which bank launched a co-branded credit card in association with Standard Chartered bank? Bandhan Bank 316) Which bank has liberalised the end-use stipulations for the External Commercial Borrowings both for corporates as well as liquidity starved non-banking lenders? Reserve Bank 317) Which bank allowed Bank of China to offer regular banking services in the country? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 318) What amount of penalty is imposed by The Reserve Bank of India on seven public sector banks for violating norms on current account opening? ₹11 crores 319) Which branch of State Bank of India linked to China's National Advanced Payment System (CNAPS)? State Bank of India’s Shanghai branch 320) Which company introduced a free video streaming service to draw new users from small towns and cities in India? Flipkart (Walmart) 321) Who announced third bi-monthly policy review by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for 2019-20? RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das 322) Which Bank has launched India's first one-time password (OTP) facility for ATM withdrawals? Canara Bank 323) Which bank issued guidelines on Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) for Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to Fisheries and Animal Husbandry farmers during the year 2018-19 and 2019-20? The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) 324) Which bank partnered with Incuspaze Solutions Private Limited (Incuspaze) to open a coworking space, designed for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) and startups? The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) 325) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) extended the banking license of Rupee Cooperative Bank Ltd till which date? November 30, 2019 326) Which bank has partnered with BookMyForex.com to launch a co-branded multi-currency forex travel card for Indian overseas travelers? YES Bank

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327) Which bank announced that the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) facility will be available round- the-clock for the customers? The Reserve Bank of India 328) Which bank has cut the home loan rates after RBI's repo rate cut of 35 bps for the fourth time in a row? The State Bank of India (SBI) 329) Which bank announced that it has got the status of a Scheduled Bank from RBI? Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd 330) Which bank has entered into a corporate agency agreement with Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Ltd (Chola MS) for distribution of the latter's insurance products to Indian Bank customers? Indian Bank 331) Which India has tied up with technology business incubator Social Alpha? DBS Bank 332) Which bank has partnered with digital healthcare platform Practo to launch an industry first co-branded health credit card? Private sector RBL Bank 333) Which bank planned to linked its home loan product to RBI’s (Reserve Bank of India (RBI) repo rate after State Bank of India (SBI)? Bank of Baroda (BoB) 334) Which company has partnered with ZestMoney to offer credit card insurance to its (ZestMoney) customers? Insurtech company Acko General Insurance 335) Which bank has signed a bancassurance agreement with General insurance company? Karur Vysya Bank(KVB) 336) Which company has provided an app-based personal credit line to customers has announced to provide its customers with a lifetime credit limit of up to Rs. 5 lakh instantly starting from Rs. 3,000? MoneyTap 337) Which bank has released its annual report for the fiscal year (FY) 2018-19? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 338) Which bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata AIG General Insurance to offer Tata AIG General Insurance’s diverse range of general insurance policies to the bank’s customers? Indian Bank 339) How much amount is Approved by RBI Board to transfer for Govt as it Accepts Bimal Jalan Panel Recommendation? Rs 1.76 Lakh Crore 340) Which airline hoisted its Boeing 777 aircraftover the zero degrees the North Pole? Air India 341) Which ministry has amended the Companies (Share Capital & Debentures) Rules by removing Debenture Redemption Reserve(DRR) requirement for Listed Companies, NBFCs(Non Banking Financial Company) and HFCs (Housing Finance Companies)? Ministry of Corporate Affairs

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342) Which company has signed a joint venture (JV) with Rural NBFC (Non Banking Financial Company) Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd Ideal Finance Ltd (IFL) for the acquisition of up to 58.2 % stake in the Ideal Finance for LKR- (Sri Lankan Rupees) 2 billion (nearly Rs 80 crore)? Ideal Finance Ltd (IFL) 343) Which place has ranked as the 10th fastest growing prime market globally by Prime Global Cities Index Q1 2019 of London based consultancy Knight Frank? Delhi 344) Kishore Biyani-led Future Group announced that American e-commerce giant Amazon.com is acquiring how much percent stake in a group entity — Future Coupons Ltd? 49% 345) NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar today met Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan in New Delhi and discussed which scheme? Rice Fortification Pilot Scheme 346) Who announced that government is determined for the privatization of Air India and people are interested in buying it? Civil Aviation Minister Mr Hardeep Singh Puri 347) When Air India will completely ban use of plastic in Alliance Air and Air India Express? From 2nd October 348) Which company launched its latest processor, its first using artificial intelligence (AI), designed for large computing centers? Intel Corporation 349) How much amount The total gross revenue collected under Goods and Services Tax, GST in the month of July, 2019? 1,02,083 crore rupees 350) Which network will shut down its entire 3G network across India’s 22 telecom circles by March 2020? Bharti Airtel 351) Which department has released draft guidelines on e-commerce titled 'e-commerce guidelines for consumer protection 2019'? The Department of Consumer Affairs 352) How much amount is raised by IIFL Finance through a public issue of bonds? Rs 1,000 crore 353) Which company announced the launch of the one-of-its-kind initiative, 'Speed Dial Max Life Insurance - Your Partner for Life' further reinforcing its customer obsession? Max Life Insurance Co Ltd 354) Which is the Country’s first corporate credit card for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) lunched by EnKash? ‘Freedom Card' 355) Which companies have a unique relationship and their main aim is at accelerating the digital transformation of the Indian economy and society? Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio) and Microsoft Corporation companies 356) Union Government is planning to launch which e-commerce portal for MSME’s? “Bharatcraft”

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357) Which company has launched a program called ‘Digital Governance Tech Tour’ in line with the Digital initiative of the Indian government to train 5000 government employees over a period of 12 months on AI (artificial intelligence) and cloud computing skills? Microsoft India 358) GeM signed Mou with which bank to enable growth of MSMEs, Start-ups and Women Entrepreneurs? SIDBI 359) Which department frames 5-member special cell to redress grievances of start-ups? Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) 360) Tea grown in which state record height set by Assam tea? Arunachal Pradesh 361) Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Tejas Express and the Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express to be run by which pilot project? Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) 362) Which company signs MoU with Indian School of Business (ISB) to set up AI Digital Lab? Microsoft 363) stated that the government’s planned e-commerce portal Bharatcraft has the potential to achieve revenues of around how much amount in 2-3 years? Rs 10 lakh crore 364) India Ratings downs GDP forecast to how much percentage for FY'20? 6.7% 365) Which company sets up India’s 1st FinTech centre of excellence-“Fin Blue” in Chennai, Tamil Nadu? Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) 366) India's GDP growth estimated at how much percent for Q1 of 2019-20: FICCI Survey? 6.0% 367) Which company expands collaboration with Prasar Bharati for live and archival content digitization? Google 368) Which company launches identity check express to secure online transactions? Mastercard 369) Which flight based company launched Mumbai-Dubai flight services from August 2? Vistara 370) Edelweiss Tokio Life signs agreement with which company to offer miniature insurance? Mobikwik 371) Which company set up to ensure supply of critical Minerals to Indian domestic market? Khanij Bidesh India limited (KABIL) 372) Where did the 225th meeting of Central Board of Trustees (CBT) held? Hyderabad, Telangana 373) Which e-commerce company inaugurates its world’s largest campus in Hyderabad? Amazon 374) Which campaign launched by HAL to bring PMAY(U) beneficiaries into Ujjawala Ayushman Bharat fold? Angikaar campaign

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Current Affairs Banking Quiz September 2019:

1.Which Bank has joined Samsung India to launch the Samsung Pay for RBL Bank’s Mastercard credit card customers? RBL Bank

2.Which Bank declared to be the first bank in the country to deploy industrial robotic arms to count currency notes? India's ICICI Bank

3.Cabinet has approved recapitalization of which Bank with a one-time infusion of funds by both Government and LIC? IDBI Bank

4. Which bank has signed an agreement for priority sector lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) customers along with ECL Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of Edelweiss Financial Services? Central Bank of India

5. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with which bank for direct transfer of benefits electronically into bank accounts of all stakeholders? State Bank of India

6.The Cabinet has approved a capital infusion of Rs 4,557 crore into which bank? IDBI Bank.

7.Wipro has won a 7-year contract worth of how much amount from ICICI Bank? $300 million

8.Which bank is to implement the idea to develop a mobile application with an aim to help the visually impaired people to identify currency notes? Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

9.Which bank is a government-run put up for sale nearly a dozen Non Performing Assets (NPA) to recover dues of over Rs 1,234 crore? Punjab National Bank

10.Which bank announced its fifth-rate cut on its marginal cost of funds based lending rate by 10 basis points (bps) across all tenors? SBI

11.Which bank backed UK Sinha committee has recommended that Telangana's innovative model for start-ups should be assessed for possible replication in other states? Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

12. Which Bank has rolled out Aadhaar enabled payment system (AePS) services.?India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)

13. Which bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India Credit Cards Services (LIC CSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LIC, will launch a co-branded credit card? The Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI Bank)

14.Which bank will provide Rs 3,000 crore assistance to finance mini and mega food parks across India. World Bank

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15.In order to bring more transparency & address customer-centric issue, the Code for Responsible Lending (CRL) for the microcredit industry was jointly launched by which company? Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN)

16.Finance Minister of India Smt Nirmala Sitharaman notified that 2% Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) on cash payments above Rs 1 crore made through Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) will be exempted and it is set to be effective from when? October 1, 2019.

17.Which bank has extended the use of the Bharat Bill Payment System(BBPS) for all recurring(repetitive) payments such as school fees, insurance premiums and municipal taxes, Equated Monthly Installments (EMI) on a voluntary basis except for prepaid recharges to extend the scope and coverage of BBPS? Reserve Bank of India(RBI)

18.Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar notified that over 6 crore members of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will get how much percent interest on deposits, which will be credited to the accounts, for 2018-19 after the approval from the Ministry of Finance? 8.65%

19. Which company has launched "Bharosa" savings account services with the aim of deepening the financial inclusion in India? Airtel Payments Bank

20.Visa Inc, the world's leader in digital payments technology and which Indian online payment gateway company have partnered for the launch of SI(standing instructions )-Hub which is a smooth and secure way to make recurring payments using cards with a one-time enrollment? BillDesk

21. Which company has partnered with PayU, a fintech firm that provides payment technology to online merchants to offer cardless EMI (equated monthly installment) payment option to consumers? ZestMoney

22. Which Bank, Reserve Bank Of India(RBI) has directed the banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) to stop sharing the pattern of consumer’s credit information held by credit information companies (CICs) with analytics firms , IT (Information Technology) companies, institutional agents and unregulated parties? Reserve Bank Of India(RBI)

23.According to the Handbook of Statistics on the Indian Economy 2018-19 released by Which bank the aggregate savings deposits in the Indian private and public sector banks (PSBs) reached Rs 39.72 lakh crore as on March 31, 2019? Reserve Bank of India (RBI),

24. Which Indian global telecommunications services company has tied up with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer prepaid plan for its users along with insurance protection plan? Bharti Airtel

25.Which company has signed its second co-origination of loan agreement with major public sector bank in India? Paisalo Digital (Formerly known as S.E Investments Limited)

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26. Which company has released a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme (ECIS) called NIRVIK to ease the lending of loan to exporters so that they can get loans easily from banks?The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC)

27.Which department has expanded its speed post service to 6 new overseas destinations in Asia, Europe and South America? Department of Posts

28.Which bank along with India’s central Banking Institution, and the regulator for the securities market in India, SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India ) are jointly working on a framework that will freely enable exchange of borrower information between banks and credit rating agencies (CRAs) in more accurate manner?Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

29.Which bank along with the country’s central bank, has come out with a new order for banks and payment system operators regarding the failed transaction of customers?Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

30.Following the recommendations of an expert committee headed by Y.H.Malegam, which bank has revised the guidelines on concurrent audit system? Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

31.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the loan sanction limit for small exporters as priority sector lending (PSL) by banks to how much amount per borrower from Rs 25 crore in order to boost credit to the export sector? Rs 40 crore

32.In order to improve the risk management & ensure sufficient liquidity, the regulator for the securities market in India, SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has tightened the rules for mutual funds, in which it make it mandatory for liquid schemes to hold at least how much percent in liquid assets such as cash and cash equivalents like treasury bills and repo on government securities? 20 %

33.Which bank has signed a bancassurance agreement with Max Bupa to provide Max Bupa’s suite of health insurance products to its customers? Indian Bank

34.Which bank has launched its Agri digital platform Baroda Kisan?The state-owned Bank of Baroda

35.Private sector lender ICICI Bank is planning to open how much branches in the forthcoming financial year?450

36.Which bankbarred the Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank Ltd (PMC Bank), Mumbai to carry out the majority of its routine business for 6 months?The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

37. Which bank has imposed restrictions on Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank, under which the depositors cannot withdraw more than Rs 1,000 from their accounts? The Reserve Bank of India

38.Which bank has signed a corporate agency agreement with city-based Repco Home Finance Ltd to offer the company’s range of products to RHFL customers? SBI Life Insurance

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39.Which bank is in partnership with Indian Oil launched a co-branded fuel card for users from non-metro cities and towns which will be available on both RuPay and Visa platforms? HDFC Bank

40.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the withdrawal limit for Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC) depositors to how much amount?Rs.10,000.

41.Where did the Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), inaugurated the exhibition of India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2019? New Delhi.

42.Which university hosted Global Goals Jam 3.0?World University of Design (WUD)

43.Which bank topped the WPP-Kantar BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Indian Brands ranking for the sixth time in a row?HDFC Bank

44.In the 2-day event (September 5& 6, 2019) of national workshop on ‘Credit Linked Capital Subsidy and Delayed Payment of MSMEs’ held at New Delhi, the Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Shri Nitin Gadkari has launched which schemeto enable micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) access to capital? The updated Credit linked Capital Subsidy Scheme (CLCSS)

45.Which bank barred the Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) from opening new branches. The decision comes after ESFB missed the deadline to list its shares on stock exchanges. The apex bank of the country, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

46. Which Corporation has released a data on the new record created by Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions that reached an overall high of 918 million transactions worth Rs 1.54 lakh crore by the end of August, 2019 crossing the 900 million transaction mark?National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

47.All 19 public sector banks (PSB) including State Bank of India(SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Bank of Baroda (BOB) have initiated in-principle retail loan approval for customers availing housing and personal loans under the online lending which platform? ‘PSB Loans in 59 Minutes’

48.Which bank barred the Equitas Small Finance Bank (ESFB) from opening new branches. The decision comes after ESFB missed the deadline to list its shares on stock exchanges? The apex bank of the country, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

49.Which bank selected Daffodil Software Pvt Ltd to develop a mobile phone-based application for visually impaired people to identify currency notes. It informed the Bombay High Court that an internet connection would not be required for its proposed mobile application?The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

50.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved how much amount loan to upgrade about 2,100 kilometers of rural roads to all-weather standards in Maharashtra’s 34 districts for better connecting rural areas with markets and services? $ 200 million (about Rs 1,400 crore)

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51. Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice Shri announced that India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has launched which Services at the first anniversary of its business operations. With this, IPPB became the single largest platform in the country for providing interoperable banking services to the customers of any bank including the 34 crore Jan Dhan account holders? Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS)

52. GST collection in the month of August stood at how much? 98 thousand 202 crore rupees.

53.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) signed a statement of intent (SoI) with whom?Google.

54.State-run oil refiner Indian Oil Corporation Ltd will set up a 1 Giga Watt (GW) plant to make batteries used for electric vehicles (EVs) in partnership with an overseas start-up using a which material? non-lithium ion raw material

55.Which company has signed a partnership agreement with Japanese energy major Japan’s Energy For a New Era (JERA)? Reliance Power

56.Rating agency CRISIL has revised India’s fiscal year 2020 GDP growth forecast to how much percent? 6.3%.

57.Where did Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) India’s largest power equipment manufacturer announced it has commissioned a 1,320 Megawatt (Mw) power plant? Odisha.

58.US internet giant Google agreed a settlement totaling how much amount to end a tax dispute in France under an agreement announced in court? 945 million euros ($1.0 billion)

59.Which company along with Public Sector Unit (PSU) and Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (WIN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU), to work in areas such as aerospace components through special economic zone(SEZ) , industrial automation processing, 3- D printing, artificial intelligence and hydraulic system engineering Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML).

60.Commerce and industry minister Shri Piyush Goyal (also railway minister) and Piyush Goyal and minister of State Hardeep Singh puri launched which system for obtaining steel import information by the govt and other stakeholders for efficient policy intervention. Piyush also launched a Common digital platform for electronic Certificates of Origin (CoO) issuance? Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS)

61.In order to boost foreign investment in the infrastructure sector, waived off the3-year lock-in period for investments made by Non-Resident Indians(NRI) in Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs), as notified by which department? Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).

62.To address the growing concern of plastic wastes 32 leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies like Coca-Cola India, PepsiCo India, and Bislerietc are to jointly launch first-of- its-kind packaging waste management

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63.Which Capital market regulator has formed a 15-member committee headed by Ishaat Hussain, Director at State Bank of India(SBI) Foundation and former Tata Sons Director, to suggest possible measures and regulations in creating the ‘social stock exchanges’? SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)

64.Which bank notified that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) emerged as a top nation in making non-resident investments in Indian mutual funds (MFs)? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

65.In accordance with the provisions of the Coal Block Allocation Rules, 2017, made under the which act, the WBPDCL has been allocated the Deocha Pachami Dewanganj-Harinsingha coal block located in West Bengal containing an area of sq. km. with estimated reserves of 2102 Million Tonnes for generation of power? Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulations) Act, 1957

66.Which company, the Bengaluru-based software services provider has tied up with Febraban, an industry body representing the Brazil’s financial services industry?Wipro

67.Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty of over how much amount on Aurobindo Pharma and its promoters? Rs 22 crore

68.Indian companies Infosys, TCS and HDFC named as in the list of World’s Best Regarded Companies compiled by which company? Forbes.

69. Which bank has slashed its growth forecast for India for fiscal year 2019-20 to 6.5% from 7%. The Asian Development Bank

70.BSNL launched a new Super Star 500 broadband plan that offers how much data at up to 50Mbps speed per month? 500GB

71. Which company is planning to invest in technology start-ups. The minority investment in a company called Meesho, its first investment globally? Facebook

72. Which government unveiled a linked back-series of India’s growth numbers from 1950-51 to 2003-04, with 2011-12 as the base year with an aim to arrange the GDP (Gross Domestic Products) figures from past years with the new internationally accepted methodology that facilitates comparisons? Union government

78.Who notified that there are plans to waive off the debts of small distressed borrowers using the ‘fresh start’ provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC)?Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas

79.Which educational board has joined hands with American multinational technology company, Microsoft to incorporate cloud-based technology in high school teachers’ capacity building programs and teaching. This program,

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Current Affairs Non- Banking Quiz September 2019:

1. Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched a new scheme of Annual Health Check-up for CGHS beneficiaries who are pensioners of the Which age group? 75 years and above.

2. Bollywood has taken lead to promote India’s plastic free movement with Varun Dhawan's upcoming which movie? "Coolie No. 1".

3. Which month will be celebrated as the Rashtriya Poshan Maah.? September

4. Union government has put restrictions on the import of Which products.? Agarbatti

5. Union Home Minister will address BJP's Maha Janadesh Yatra in Which Place? Solapur,Maharastra

6.Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday met his Singaporean counterpart K Shanmugam in Which place and discussed several issues of mutual interest.? New Delhi

7. Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel on Saturday inaugurated gallery of confiscated and retrieved antiquities in Which Place? Purana Quila in New Delhi.

8. Which Junction in northeast region has become the 4000th railway station in the country to have free public WiFi.? Tinsukia Junction

9. In Andhra Pradesh, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu today dedicated the country's longest electrified rail tunnel between Which place? Cherlopalli and Rapuru

10.Union Ministers Prakash Javadekar and Whom government approved the establishment of 75 new medical colleges in the country.? Piyush Goyal

11. Which organization has announced that all airports in the country will be equipped with full-body scanners in the next two years.? Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)

12.Which Institute is going to implement the effectiveness of diet and lifestyle intervention with respect to lifestyle diseases like Hypertension and diabetes.? Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR)-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN)

13. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) launched the first-ever Terracotta Grinder at which place? Sewapuri in Varanasi.

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15. Asia's 5th Generation Virtual Reality based Advanced Driver Training Simulator Centre launched by whom? Rtn G Chandramohan

16. Union Minister of state for civil aviation Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated a new air traffic control (ATC) tower at which place? Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.

17. Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahalad Singh Patel inaugurated first-ever architectural LED illumination at which place? Qutub Minar.

18. Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar unveiled the new logo and certificate design of the which company? Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

19. Who is launching Rohit4Rhinos campaign, in partnership with WWF India and Animal Planet.? Rohit Sharma

20. Who addressed the 74th annual high-level UN General Assembly (UNGA) session? Prime Minister Narendra Modi

21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC), India's first industrial smart city in Which Place? Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

22. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 50 kilowatt ‘Gandhi Solar Park at which place? UN headquarters.

23. Who has launched a single-window system ‘Private Security Agency Licensing Portal’.? Union Home Minister Amit Shah

24. Which organization is organizing a Cycle Rally on four different routes.? National Cadet Corps (NCC)

25. Who has rescheduled the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) election date to October 23. ? Committee of Administrators (CoA)

26. The government has planned to introduce a mega plan to spend How much for fleet modernization in the next 5-7 years across all armed forces.? 130 billion

27. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana on the 12th of September at Which place ? , Jharkhand.

28. Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition PRA-KASHI in Which Place ? New Delhi.

29. Who is the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and Grenadines met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 5- day visit to India.? Dr.Hon'ble Ralph Everard Gonsalves

30.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme in Which Place ? Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura.

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31. The fresh batch of the newest central government services, the Indian Skill Development Services(ISDS) commenced their training program at the Administrative Training Institute (ATI) in which Place ? Mysuru, Karnataka.

32. Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated Wi-Fi facility at 6 railway stations including Which Place? Amethi

33. The ONGC will invest more than 13,000 crore rupees to raise its oil and gas exploration in Which state? Assam.

34. The iconic Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi has been renamed as? Cricket stadium.

35.Which Ministry announced the implementation of television Programmes for the deaf audience.? Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

36.Which Country has joined the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research (AMR) and Development hub as a new member.? India

37.Who attended the First Annual Innovation Festival of the MHRD’s Innovation Cell (MIC).? Union Human Resource Development Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

38. Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), laid the foundation stone for Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) at Which place? Mumbai.

39.Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region announced that the Railway link service between the Agartala- Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed by Which year for Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER).? 2020

40. Central Board of Secondary Education conferred Teacher's Award 2018 to How many teachers? 35 teachers and Principal

41.Union Government has set a target of setting up how many Ayush Health and Wellness Centres across the country.? 12500

42.President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Villeneuve in which country? Switzerland.

43.Government is launching a major programme offering 1000 PhD Fellowships to Whom at IITs in India.? ASEAN students

44.Which Railway has installed a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle crushing machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Express for the first time ever.? Western Railway

45. Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) has set up the National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC) in Which place? Delhi.

46.Which channel is celebrating its 60 years? Doordarsan

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47.India will conduct a two-week special training programme for Maldivian civil servants from today in which places? Delhi and Mussoorie.

48.Which ministry will undertake - Massive Shramdan drive with main focus on collection of plastic waste? Railways

49.Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju today flagged off Great Ganga Run- 2019 at Which place? Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

50.The GST Network has decided to make Aadhaar authentication or physical verification mandatory for new dealers from Which month of next year to check malpractices in GST.? January

51.Which one became the 79th country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA), an initiative by India aimed at combating the threats of climate change and global warming.? Saint Vincent and Grenadines

52.Ministry of Commerce & Industry through Export Credit Guarantee Corporation has introduced a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme called? NIRVIK.

53. India’s first National Antimicrobial Resistance Hub was recently inaugurated in Which place? Kolkata.

54.Which department unveiled a portal in Mumbai which will help mobile phone users trace their stolen or lost mobile phones.? Department of Telecommunications (DoT)

55. Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) has set up the National e-Assessment Centre (NeAC) in Which place? Delhi.

56.The union government launched Which system to provide advance information about steel imports to various stakeholders including producers and importers to have effective policy interventions.? Steel import monitoring system (SIMS)

57.Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Sadananda Gowda inaugurated the Annual Health Conference Pharma Med HD 2019 transforming the perception of Indian HealthCare Industry in Which place ? New Delhi.

58. India Post expanded speed post service to six new foreign destinations in Which continents? Asia, Europe and South America.

59. Under Which Ministry Government of India has taken an initiative to develop National Water Museum? Ministry of Jal Shakti

60. Union Human Resource Development Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched several initiatives of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in Which place ? New Delhi.

61.Which company aims to train 10,000 faculty members from ITIs across India? IBM

62.The Ministry of Steel is organizing a day long ‘Chintan Shivir’ on September 23, 2019 at Which place ? Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.

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63.The Delhi Cabinet chaired by the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has approved the state government's proposal to pay the CBSE examination fees for Which classes? class 10 and 12 students of its schools.

64. Which ministry has unveiled a Management Information System (MIS) for stakeholders of Accessible India Campaign (AIC).? The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

65. Which division of the Central Railway recovered Rs 7.88 crore fine from passengers travelling without tickets in last five months.? Pune

66. Department of Telecom has approved multiple projects worth over of how much? Rs 8,500 crore.

67. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has partnered with Which company to extend the welfare to its drivers.? Ola

68.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mongolian President H.E. Mr. Khaltmaagiin Battulga jointly unveiled Whose Statue ? Lord Buddha and his two disciples.

69.Nasscom’s Data Security Council of India (DSCI) collaborated with the electronics and IT ministry (MeitY) and Google India to launch a nationwide awareness campaign known as? ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’.

70.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) at the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Climate Action Summit which is being held in ? New York.

71. PM Narendra Modi announced that India is to increase the renewable energy target to How much? 450 GW.

72.Centre has proposed a digital census, a mobile app used to collect data to determine the population of the country in the next census of India in Which year? 2021.

73. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally declare India as Open Defecation Free -ODF on 2nd October during a function to be held in ? Ahmedabad

74. Dr Harsh Vardhan said that India is committed to eradicate TB before by which year? 2025.

75. The Centre has instituted the highest civilian award for contribution to the unity and integrity of India, in the name of Whom? Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

76.Centre launched the new Tuberculosis (TB) Campaign on 25 September.? Harega Desh Jeetega

77. Who unveiled the first Indigenous High-Temperature Fuel Cell System.? The President of India Ramnath Kovind

78. Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti, GoI launched the 10 Year Rural Sanitation Strategy by which year? (2019-2029).

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79.Which station became the 5000th railway station in the country to be Wi-Fi enabled.? Midnapore in West Bengal

80.India handed over a new school building costing of how much to the Nepal government that would boost the learning environment of students from the marginalized sections in the Himalayan nation.? Rs. 2.41 crores

81.Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the Delhi-Meerut Expressway phase-3, built at a cost of how much amount ? Rs 1,058 crores.

82.The deadline to link permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar has been extended by three months till ? 31st of December.

83.Which ministry launched mass media campaign POSHAN Maah (nutrition campaign) 2019 to promote the “eat right India movement” (launched 10th July 2018) to improve public health and combat negative nutritional trends.? Union Health Minister Shri Harsh Vardhan

84. The 22nd edition of the India International Seafood Show (IISS) which is one of the largest seafood fairs in Asia, is to be hosted by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in association with Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) in Which place ? Kochi

85.Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman constituted a task force headed by Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Mr Atanu Chakraborty for drawing up National Infrastructure Pipeline of How much amount? Rs 100 lakh crore

86. Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Metro Coach in Mumbai under the ‘Make in India’ initiative at Which place ? Jio World Centre, Maharashtra, Mumbai

87.The central government has approved the procurement of 6 squadrons of indigenous Akash Air Defense missile for the Air Force at a cost of ? Rs 5,000 crore.

88. 9th edition of weeklong joint maritime naval exercise between India and Srilanka(SL) named SLINEX for the year 2019 has commenced in which place ? in Andhra Pradesh.

89. Women and Child Development and Textiles Minister Smriti Irani notified that the Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) incresed by How many points nationally since the implementation of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) programme? 13 points

90. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the National Youth Summit 2019 held in which place ? New Delhi.

91. A two-day long Western Air Command, Commanders’ Conference 2019 was held in which place ? New Delhi.

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92.A fun zone, the first of its kind in Indian Railways, has been set up at which railway station ? Visakhapatnam Railway Station, Andhra Pradesh

93.According to the Sample Registration Survey (SRS) for 2013-17 released by the Registrar General of India, the overall life expectancy at birth in India improved to how many years from 68.7 years in 2012-16.? 69 years

94.The ministry of Aviation jointly with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) organized the first helicopter summit 2019 in which place ? Dehradun, Uttarakhand

95.The Government of India (GoI) announced humanitarian assistance of how much amount as immediate disaster relief to help people in affected by Hurricane (tropical cyclone) Dorian which has caused large scale destruction.? $1 million

96.The union minister for environment, forest and climate change Shri Prakash Javadekar (also Information & Broadcasting minister) flagged off a bus named as ? “Jaldoot” in Pune, Maharashtra

97. Who has inaugurated the renovated Jayakar bungalow (a famous heritage building of Pune) at National Film Archive of India (NFAI)in Pune, Maharashtra.? Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Environment, Forest and Climate Change

98.Marcin Przydacz, the deputy foreign minister of unveiled a memorial pillar in which place in memory of the 5000 polish refugee families that settled in Valivade during World War II (WWII) 80 years ago.? Valivade in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra

99. India will conduct a two-week special training programme (STP) for 32-member delegation (70% of delegates are women officials) of Maldivian Civil Servants at which place ? Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) and New Delhi

100.The group of ministers of Good and Service Tax Network (GSTN) headed by (Bihar deputy chief minister) notified that all the new dealers will have to mandatorily make Aadhaar verification or physical verification from which year? January 1, 2020.

101.The elite Fire and Fury Corps celebrated its 20th raising day at which place ? Leh

102.Who launched “Champions Campaign” to fight dengue and urged citizens to become ‘champions’ and encourage 10 friends to check their homes for mosquito larvae.? Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

103.Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said a statue of former Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would be installed in Which place ? .

104.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami signed three agreements for collaboration in which sector on the first day of his UK tour.? Healthcare sector

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105.Shri Renuka Singh, Minister of State for Tribal Affairs will inaugurate National Tribal Festival Aadi Mahotsav organised by Ministry of Tribal Affairs at which place ? India Expo Centre, Sector-62, Noida

106.The Uttarakhand government has determined to set up a Special Tiger Force for Which tiger reserve? Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve.

107. Which government has announced a ban on wearing jeans and T-shirts within the state secretariat.? Bihar

108.Which state police started a separate cell to deal with all cases of crime against women.? Odisha

109.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Garvi Gujarat Bhavan in which place ? New Delhi.

110. The much-awaited day, Nuakahi, for the people of which place came with much pomp and gaiety.? western Odisha districts

111.Which state Government has announced a 4,750 crore rupees waiver on interest and penalty on crop loans.? Haryana

112.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister has announced that a police academy of international standards will be set up very soon in which place ? Lucknow.

113.Which state government launched a new health insurance scheme called Ayushman Bharat-Mahatma Gandhi Rajasthan Swasthya Bima Yojna (AB-MGRSBY) by integrating the Bhamashah Health Insurance Scheme(BSBY) of the State Government and Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna Scheme(AB-PMJAY) of the Central Government.? Rajasthan

114.Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to supply piped water to each and every household in the state by which year? 2022.

115.In Madhya Pradesh, which temple in Ujjain will be developed on the lines of the ongoing development works at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.? Mahakaleshwar

116.Which flight company has started the air shuttle service between Hisar and Chandigarh under the Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) Regional Connectivity Service scheme? SpiceJet

117. Which temple won the Best Swachh Iconic Place in the country.? Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir

118.Union DoNER Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC), marketing complex in which place ? Guwahati.

119.State Judicial Academy of Jammu & Kashmir said that J&K and Ladakh will become two separate Union territories (UTs) from which date but it will have a common high court.? 31 October

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120. Kerala State government is to set up India's first International Women's Trade Centre (iWTC) in Which place ? Kozhikode.

121. The campaign against single used plastic will be held in which state? Bihar

122. Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in as the first woman governor of Which state? Telangana.

123.Which state government is getting ready to launch village-level secretariats from October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti .? Andhra Pradesh

124. Maharashtra State Cabinet on Monday has decided to implement water grid projects worth of ? Rs 3,122 crore.

125.Mega Food Park will leverage an additional investment of about Rs 250 crore in 22 food processing units and generate a turnover of about? Rs 14,000 crore

126.Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today approved a 1680.50 crore rupees water supply scheme for which place ? Aurangabad in Marathwada region.

127.Which state government launched two insurance schemes for registered small and medium traders.? Haryana

128. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged off the trial run of the first Belapur to Pendhar Metro rail project in which place ? Navi Mumbai.

129.Which state has launched “Jan Soochna Portal-2019” a public information portal to provide information about government authorities and departments to the public.? Rajasthan

130.In Jammu & Kashmir, a plan of how much amount has been approved under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes.? 827 crore rupees

131. In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Kamal Nath today laid the foundation stone for around 7,500 crore rupees metro rail project in which place? Indore.

132.790 Gram Panchayats have been connected with optical fibre in Pune district of Maharashtra under Which scheme? the central Bharat Net scheme.

133.Who inaugurated Bihar's first all-women employee post office on the campus of Bihar Public Service Commission? Union Minister of Communications and Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad

134.The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the schedule for elections in Maharashtra and Haryana will take place on? 21 October 2019

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135.The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has approved How much amount to water supply scheme for Aurangabad town in the Marathwada region.? Rs.1680 crore

136.In which state, the three day long traditional Neermahal Jal Utsav concluded today with eye catching boat race and swimming competitions at Rudrasagar lake.? Tripura

137.Union Minister for Environment and Forest and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar flagged off a Jaldoot vehicle a travelling exhibition in which place ? Pune, Maharashtra.

138.Department of Telecommunications (DoT) unveiled a portal in which place which will help mobile phone users trace their stolen or lost mobile phones.? Mumbai

139. Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa announced that the Which region has been renamed as ‘Kalyana Karnataka’? Hyderabad-Karnataka

140. Which state chief minister dedicated the Dikshi Hydroelectric Project to the people of the state.? Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu

141.In which place along with non-governmental organization (NGO) Dogra Kranti Dal organized the first women- only marathon? The Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)

142.Texas Instruments (TI), a US company, engaged in the design and development of semiconductors and software will set up a hi-tech, cutting edge research lab at National Institute of Technology (NIT) in which place ? Trichy, Tamilnadu.

143. Which place will be hosting the second flower festival of the year during the North East Monsoon in October and November.? Udhagamandalam - Ooty - in Tamilnadu

144. Anil Baijal launched ‘Tatpar’ app, developed by the Which Police, which is a one-stop destination for access to over 50 citizen-centric services.? Delhi

145.Union Power Minister RK Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik have jointly inaugurated 15 power projects and laid the foundation stone for 20 others worth of how much ? 10,000 crore rupees

146.Which State government decided to celebrate the year of 2020 as the Year of Artificial Intelligence.? Telengana

147.Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur announced that a cricket and sports academy will be set up in Which place ? Ladakh.

148.India's largest energy conglomerate NTPC Ltd. has unveiled its plans to set up a 5 gigawatt (GW) solar park in Which state? Gujarat.

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150.Union Power Minister RK Singh inaugurated 15 power projects and launched work on 20 other projects in Which state for the first time.? Jammu & Kashmir

151.Which ministry has announced a new National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) Artificial Intelligence (AI) scheme.? The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)

152.Which State governments have welcomed the ordinance brought by Central government to ban the e- cigarettes.? Punjab and Haryana

153.Which State government will appoint filmstar as brand ambassador to promote the state’s traditions and tourist places.? Madhya Pradesh

154.Pink tickets will be issued to women passengers under the Which government’s scheme for free travel in DTC? Delhi

155.An online pollution certificate will be mandatory in which state from October 1? Odisha

156.Government has established a Cane and Bamboo Technology Park-cum-Office Premises of Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) at which place ? Burnihat, Assam.

157. Which place is to implement the Street Vending Act, 2014.? Delhi

158.Which has become the first state in the country to issue the highest number of golden cards under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).? Jammu and Kashmir

159.Which state Government has launched a housing loan subsidy scheme “Aponar Apon Ghar”.? Assam

160.Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda announced that a new Centre of the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) will soon be set up at which place? Medak in Telangana state.

161.A single emergency number was launched for police, fire and ambulance emergency services.? 112

162.Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath announced an annual support of How much amont to the victims of triple talaq till their rehabilitation and they will get free legal aid.? Rs 6,000

163.The Tamil Nadu State government signed MoU for How much amount project with 15 investors.? Rs.5,574 crore

164.Which State government is planning to launch industrial projects worth Rs.65,000 crore in December 2019.? Uttar Pradesh

165.Nasscom, has signed a statement of intent and has collaborated with the Which government and the state- based ER&D firms.? Karnataka

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166.The ten-day Mysuru Dasara festival was inaugurated by celebrated Kannada novelist ? Dr. S L Bhyrappa.

167.In Assam, in order to gradually collect and remove the harmful plastics from the eco- system Bongaigaon District administration is going to launch a campaign named as ? 'Plants for Plastic'.

168. China is planning to launch 27 new projects in Pakistan below the second phase of the how much amount China-Pakistan Economic passageway (CPEC).? $60 billion

169.The 55th Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day was celebrated at the High Commission of India in Which Place ? Dhaka, Bangladesh

170.The Governor of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), Dr Chiranjibi Nepal & Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri have jointly released three coins (100, 1000 and 2500 Nepali rupees) bearing the Sikh symbol to commemorate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Whom? Guru Nanak Dev.

171.Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter is planning to invest how much amount in India in areas of petrochemicals, infrastructure and mining.? USD 100 billion

172.Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Shri Prakash Javadekar inaugurated a unique exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi and Leo Tolstoy at which place ? Yasnaya Polyana.

173.Four-Kilometre walk for Peace and Tolerance by people of different nationalities will mark the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations in which country? Dubai.

174.The Japan–India Defence Ministerial Meeting was held in Which place ? Tokyo

175.India and Pakistan today agreed to visa-free travel of Indian pilgrims, without any restrictions based on their faith for Which Corridor.? Kartarpur Sahib corridor

176. Iranian Army unveiled a high-precision jet-propelled drone called? Kian.

177.Who won U17 Girls Subroto Cup International Football title.? Bangladesh Krida Shiksha Prothishtan (BKSP)

178.The eighth edition of Ladakh Marathon was held in which place ? Leh town

179.The 84th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) was held in ? Greece.

180. Typhoon Faxai has hit which place ? Tokyo, Japan

181.The tie-up between India and Sri Lanka received a boost when a newly ‘Make In India’ train rake was flagged off from Colombo Fort Railway station named as? “Pulathisi Express”

182.Which country has topped as the world's top oil exporter.? US

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183.India is to join Bangladesh to commemorate 100 years of Bangabandhu, the founding father named ? Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in 2020.

184.The state-run Petronet LNG signed an initial agreement with the U.S. liquefied natural gas developer named as ? Tellurian Inc.

185.Which organization decided to translate and publish an anthology of the writings of Guru Nanak Dev in world languages to mark his 550th birth anniversary.? United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

186. Who has became India's first female military diplomat to be posted in any of the Indian missions abroad.? Anjali Singh

187.The 38th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) will be organized from which date ? 30th of October to 9th of November this year.

188. Which country has proposed to set up a monument in Tripura in memory of the martyrs of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.? Bangladesh

189.SriLanka unveiled South Asia’s tallest tower, costing over how much, 80% of which has been funded by China under the controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).? $100 million

190. Which place became the second US state to ban flavored e-cigarettes.? New York

191. Which police returned the 12th Century AD Bronze image of Buddha which was stolen from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Museum at Nalanda in 1961 to the Indian High Commission.? London

192.Which country announced that it is to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change.? Russia

193.CyCa OncoSolutions, founded by Dr Nusrat Sanghamitra, won the third prize at the She Loves Tech Global Startup Competition 2019 held in Which place ? Beijing.

194.Which country launched an unmanned spacecraft towards the International Space Station after a fire early this month delayed the mission.? Japan

195.Which country to enhancecooperation with India to combat terrorism, including choking funds to terror networks and exchange of information and intelligence.? Saudi Arabia

196.Which country has lifted the ban on the exports of Hilsa fish to India as a goodwill gesture during the Durga Puja.? Bangladesh

197.Which country is all set to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary.? Australia

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198.In a bid to prevent deaths and disabilities, Member countries of WHO (World Health Organisation) South-East Asia Region have vowed to eradicate the highly infectious childhood killers diseases of measles & rubella by which year? 2023.

199. The 14th Conference of Parties, COP14, to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification was held in ?

200. 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia was held in ? New Delhi

201Which organization organized a one day National workshop on Post Disaster Needs Assessment? . National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)

202.Who inaugurated Rural Investors and Start-up Conclave (RISC) 2019.? Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

203. Election Commission of India (ECI) is hosting the 4th General Assembly of Association of World Election Bodies (AWEB) for the term 2019-21 was held in ? Bengaluru

204. Fourth South Asian Speakers Summit on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals was held in ? Maldives

205. A joint India- New Development Bank workshop was held in ? New Delhi

206. A four-day international symposium on buckwheat is organised by North Eastern Hills University was held in ? Meghalaya,Shillong

207. 1st National Conference on Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics was held in ? New Delhi

208. Tourism & Culture Minister flags off 1st Mobile Science Exhibition in ? Leh Palace, in Leh

209. 7th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ministerial meeting was held in ? Bangkok, Thailand

210. Amit Shah hosted the two-day event of 68th Plenary session of the North Eastern Council 2019 in ? Guwahati, Assam

211. 31st international conference on Sindh was held In? London

212. 7th World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2019 was held in ? Mumbai, Maharashtra

213. Union Environment Minister addresses the 5th Convocation of the Forest Research Institute was held in ? Dehradun

214. The UN Committee on Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities was held in ? Geneva

215. An international conference Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat was held in ? New Delhi

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216. The 16th Session of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between India and Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) was held in ? New Delhi

217. The National Conference of Farmers on crop residue management 2019 was held in ? New Delhi.

218. 24th World Energy Congress was held in ? Abu Dhabi

219. Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 was held in ? , Nepal.

220. Conference on military medicine for member nations of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation was held in ? New Delhi

221. Fifth International Ramayan Festival was held in ? New Delhi

222. 29th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council was held in ? Chandigarh

223. The 63rd Annual Regular Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference was held in ? Vienna, Austria.

224. First Jammu International Film Festival was held in ? Jammu

225. Ministry of Power conducted a National Conclave in MSME sector in ? New Delhi

226. The 5th edition of India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 was held in ? Kolkata

227. Government organized an exhibition of India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2019 was held in ? New Delhi

228. 9th India-China Financial Dialogue held to strengthen cooperation was held in ? New delhi

229. 2nd Singapore - India Hackathon was held in ? IIT Madras, Chennai

230. The Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D) is organizing a National Level Seminar cum Exhibition on Anti-Drone Technology at BPR&D was held in ? New Delhi

231. The 12th Meeting of National Institute of Technology, Science Education and Research (NITSER) was held in ? New Delhi

232. The third edition of Bloomberg Global Business Forum was held in ? New York, USA.

233. President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a seminar on Spirituality for Human and Social Development was held in ? New Delhi.

234. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) organized an International Conference-cum-Buyer Seller Meet was held In? Agartala

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235. According to the World Gold Council, Which countryleads the country list with total gold reserves of 8,133.5 tonnes? US

236.Which institutes have ranked among the top 200 in QS World Graduate Employability Rankings.? Three Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs) and Delhi University

237. Global Liveability Index prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU) ranked Which place in the 118th spot? Delhi

238.Which company the leading international property consultancy launched a report titled Insights on Co-living an Asia-Pacific Perspective.? Knight Frank India,

239. Which Business school ranked 7th globally and 1st in Asia in the Forbes Best International 1-Year Business Schools 2019 rankings.? Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad, Telangana

240. Which state topped the highest consumption of iodized salt? Jammu & Kashmir

241.Which film has become the only Indian film to feature in “The Guardian” list of 100 Best Films of the 21st century.? Filmmaker ’s

242.The International Migrant Stock 2019 was released by the Population Division of the which organization ? UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

243.According to a global report, What is rank of India in World digital competitiveness rankings in 2019.? 44

244.Which automobile company has ranked among the top five ranked global automobile manufacturers in Forbes’ World’s Best Regarded Companies 2019 list.? Automotive giant Tata Motors

245.Which state Government and Delaware State of America signed MoU -Memorandum of Understanding for sister state.? Gujarat

246.Which State traffic police have tied up with Google maps for real time traffic updates.? Gurugram

247.National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) has selected Which company to set up India’s first Digital Capability Centre (DCC).? McKinsey & Company

248. Which Insurance has tied-up with Religare Health Insurance to offer a product which covers health, death and illness.? PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd.

249.Thailand and India have signed agreements for how much amount? Rs 2,400 crores .

250.Which Organisation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC).? The International Finance Corporation (IFC) part of the World Bank Group

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251.India and Asian Development Bank signed how much amount agreement which will upgrade rural roads in 34 districts of Maharashtra to improve road safety.? 200 million dollar loan agreement

252. Paisalo Digital has signed its co-origination loan agreement with Which bank? Bank of Maharashtra.

253.India along with which country has signed Contract for Modernisation of Radar and Missile Systems of Delhi Class of Indian Navy Ships.? Russia

254.Which Organisation joined hands with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the development of human-centric systems for the Human Space Mission to demonstrate its human space flight capabilities? Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

255.Kerala signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Which country to strengthen cancer care in the island nation.? Maldives

256.Which company has signed a partnership agreement with the state-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL).? Google

257.India and Which country signed MoUs on space cooperation and disaster management? Mongolia

258.NTPC Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Which state government.The agreement aims to set up two hydro projects totalling 520 MW in the state.? Himachal Pradesh government

259.Which Organisation has signed MoU with the Central University of Jammu (CUJ). The aim is to establish the Kalam Centre for Science and Technology (KCST) at the university.? Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)

260.Which bank has joined hands with India’s leading private sector general insurance company, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company to offer unique Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy (MDPP) to protect against mosquito-borne diseases.? Airtel Payments Bank

261.Which university inked an agreement with IIT-Delhi for cooperation in research, education and technology developments in science and other disciplines.? The Jawaharlal Nehru University

262.Who is Kim Ji Hyun recently resigned? Badminton coach

263.Who is appointed as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea Bissau? Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas

264. Who is appointed as the Chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds? Nilesh Shah

265. Who is appointed as the Brand ambassador of Visa? PV Sindhu

266. Who is appointed as IMF's new chief ? Kristalina Georgieva

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267. Who is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ebay resigns? Devin Wenig

268. Who is appointed as New Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC)? Bipin Rawat

269. Who is appointed as New IAF Vice Chief? HS Arora

270. Who is appointed as Chairman of the International Egg Commission? Suresh Chitturi

271. Who is appointed as Dewan housing finance corporation ltd ceo? Vaijinath M. Gavarshetty

272. Who is appointed as New administrator of the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank Ltd? Jai Bhagwan Bhoria

273. Who is appointed as First female military diplomat to join Indian Mission in Russia? Anjali Singh

274. Who is appointed as Chairperson of PMLA Appellate Tribunal? Sunil Gaur

275. Who is appointed as Chairman and managing director(CMD) of Cognizant ? R Ramamoorthy

276. Who is appointed as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of IDBI? Samuel Joseph Jebaraj

277. Who is appointed as 26th Chief of Air Staff ? Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

278. Who is appointed as MD & CEO of Federal Bank? Shyam Srinivasan

279. Who is appointed as The chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC)? Madhukar Kamath

280. Who is appointed as Pakistan army chief general? Qamar Javed Bajwa

281. Who is appointed as Chairman? Vijay Kumar Chopra

282. Who is appointed as Press Trust of India Vice Chairman? Vineet Jain

283. Who is appointed as MD of Microsoft India? Rajiv Kumar

284. Who is appointed as New principal secretary to PM? P K Mishra

285. Who is appointed as Principal advisor to PM? P K Sinha

286. Who is appointed as JBL’s new global brand ambassador? Ranveer Singh

287. Who is appointed as Brand ambassador for Gatorade by pepsico India? Hima Das

288. Who is appointed as Lead UN's peace mission in Yemen? Abhijit Guha

289. Who is appointed as Director-General of BSF? Vivek Kumar Johri

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290. Who is appointed as MD and CFO of the World Bank? Anshula Kant

291. Who is appointed as Paytm money MD and CEO? Praveen Jadhav

292. Who is appointed as Vice chief of Army staff? Manoj Mukund Naravane

293. Who is appointed as New prime minister of Ukraine? Oleksiy Honcharuk

294. Who is appointed as Indian ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador? Sanjiv Ranjan

295. Who is appointed as High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Lesotho? Jaideep Sarkar

296. Who is appointed as Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) chairman? Vinai Kumar Saxena

297. Who is appointed as General Counsel and Company Secretary of ICC? Jonathan Hall

298. Who is appointed as Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of ? B. Bala Bhaskar

299. Who is appointed as Governor of Telengana? Tamilisai Soundararajan

300. Who is appointed as Governor of Maharastra?

301. Who is appointed as Governor of Rajasthan? Kalraj Mishra

302. Who is appointed as Governor of Kerala? Arif Mohammed Khan

303. Who is appointed as Governor of Himachal Pradesh?

304. Who is appointed as First Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh? P Laxman Reddy

305.Which country set the record for the largest win in Internationals after it defeated Turkey in the Romania Cup 2019.? Romania

306.Who won gold at ISSF World Cup 2019 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.? Shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal

307.Indian women's cricket great and ODI captain announced her retirement from T20 Internationals.Name them? Mithali Raj

308.Who secured top spot in mens batting ranking in ICC? Virat kohli

309. Who secured top spot in mens Bowling ranking in ICC? Jasprit bumrah

310.Who won 1500m national record a silver in the ISTAF event.? Asian Games gold medallist Jinson

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311. Hamilton Masakadza has announced to retire from international cricket after conclusion of Bangladesh & Afghanistan T20I Tri-series.He belong to which country? Zimbabwe

312.Who bagged the bronze medal in the World Wrestling Championships? Bajrang Punia

313.Which country unveiled the logo for the FIFA 2022 World Cup which will be hosted by the Gulf emirate? Qatar

314.Who settled for the silver medal at World Boxing Championships after he lost to Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov 3-2 in the 52kg category final.? Amit Panghal

315.Who has won a bronze medal in men’s 61-kilogram freestyle category at the in Nur- Sultan, Kazakhstan.? Indian wrestler Rahul Aware

316. Who has been appointed as head coach and chief selector of Pakistan’s cricket team.? Misbah-ul-Haq

317. Who Won gold at BWF World Championship.? P. V. Sindhu

318. Who won the 2019 US Open title? Rafael Nadal

319.Who won the women’s half-marathon event in 2019 Great North Run in Newcastle, England? ’s Brigid Kosgei

320.Who has won the Myanmar International Series. He defeated Indonesia’s Karono Karono by 18-21, 21-14, 21- 11 in the finals? Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer

321.Who won three-game over China's Sun Fei Xiang to claim the men's singles title at the USD 75,000 Vietnam Open BWF Tour Super 100 badminton tournament.? India's Sourabh Verma

322.Spain defeated Argentina by 95-75 to win the Basketball World Cup held in ? Beijing, China.

323.Who increased his tally of world titles to twenty-two by winning the fourth final within the 150 at the IBSF World Billiards Championship? Pankaj Advani

324.Who becomes the first Indian to complete the Enduroman. It is a triathlon from England to France which is considered to be one of the toughest endurance competitions in the world.? Mayank Vaid

325.Who became the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non-stop in a 54-hour feat of endurance.? American breast cancer survivor Sarah Thomas

326.Who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket? Former Indian Cricket all-rounder Dinesh Mongia

327.Who qualified for the 2020 Olympics after beating fancied American Sarah Hildebrandt in the World Championships in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan? India's star wrestler Vinesh Phogat

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328. International Cricket Council has banned Which player from bowling in international matches for 1 year.? Sri Lankan off-spinner Akila Dananjaya

329.What is latest FIFA ranking of India? 104

330.Who has won the Ladies European Tour Title at Lacoste Ladies French Open. She shot a four-under 67 to win her first Ladies European Tour title.? Nelly Korda

331.Who clinched the men’s doubles title in ATP Tour tennis tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia.? Indian tennis player Divij Sharan

332.Manipur defeated Railways by 1-0 to win the Senior Women’s National Football Championship held in ? Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.

333.Who has clinched Fide World Grand Prix 2019 title with 8 points from 11 rounds in Skolkovo, Russia.? Indian chess grandmaster, Koneru Hampi of Gudivada ( Andhra Pradesh)

334.Who has became the youngest women player to play Twenty20 International (T20I) for India.? Shafali Verma

335. Which wrestler jumped to world number one position in 6kg.? World Championship silver medallist wrestler Deepak Punia

336. has won the WTA Wuhan Open held in Wuhan, China? Aryna Sabalenka

337.Who led the match against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong(Bangladesh) created record by becoming the youngest captain released by International Cricket Council(ICC) at the age of 20 years and 350 days.? Afghanistan test cricket captain

338.The World Wrestling Championships 2019 are scheduled to be held at Barys Arena in Which place? Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

339. Who has announced retirement from all forms of football.? football legend Samuel Eto’o(38)

340. Snake boat Nadubhagam Chundan which was rowed by Pallathuruthy Boat Club clinched the 67th Edition of the Nehru Trophy 2019 in the boat race held at ? Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, Kerala

341. Mohammad Nabi, aged 34, will retire from test cricket.He belons to which country? Afghanistan

342. Who has won the 2019 Italian Grand Prix? Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc(Monaco)

343. Who became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the T20I (twenty-twenty International) format? Sri Lanka cricket captain Lasith Malinga

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344. Who defeated India green by an innings and 38 runs to win the 2019 Duleep trophy held at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru? India Red

345. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) defeated Punjab National Bank (PNB) by 3-1 and clinched the 93rd All-India MCC- Murugappa Gold Cup Hockey Tournament title for the year 2019 held at ? Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

346.Who won Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship 2019 and was awarded a cash prize of $300,000 and a trophy? Indonesian golfer Rory Hie

347.Western Asian Youth and Junior Chess Championships 2019 was held at? Tivoli Grand Resort Hotel, New Delhi.

348. Eight United States-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters were inducted into the Indian Air Force, at Which place ? Pathankot Air Force station.

349. Whom are flew together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin legacy jet.? Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

350.Naval Quality Assurance Establishments is to host the Joint Naval Annual Quality Conclave (JNAQC) in which place ? Visakhapatnam

351. Whom successfully summited Mount Leo Pargyil (6773M).? Indian Army

352. Indo-US defence cooperation, a joint military training, Exercise “Yudh Abhyas 2019”. This exercise is being conducted at? Joint Base Lewis Mc Chord, Washington, USA

353. Name the India’s 2nd Scorpene-class submarine, that will be commissioned into the Indian Navy by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.? INS Khanderi

354. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested an indigenously- developed low weight, fire and forget Man-Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM) in the ranges of ? Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.

355.India and Thailand are all set to organize Joint Military Exercise MAITREE-2019 at Which place ? Foreign Training Node, Umroi (Meghalaya)

356. A maiden trilateral exercise SITMEX, involving Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) and Indian Navy (IN) started at Which place ? Port Blair.

357.State-run Bharat Electronics Ltd signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in which place ? New Delhi.

358.Defence minister Rajnath Singh has said, India will achieve 26 Billion dollars Defence Industry by which year? 2025. Page 119 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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359.The Indian Army conducted a massive rare exercise ‘Chang Thang’ in Which place ? Eastern Ladakh bordering China.

360. The country’s first central police university will be set up by the Union home ministry off the Yamuna Expressway in which place ? Greater Noida

361.Mumbai's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) handed over India's second Scorpene submarine to the Indian Navy named as? Khanderi

362. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has formally commissioned the Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel ‘Varaha’ at Which place ? Chennai Port Trust

363. The 23rd edition of the Trilateral Maritime exercise began at Which place? coast of Sasebo, Japan.

364. The Border Security Force (BSF) has launched a massive operation along the 180-km International Border (IB) with which country? Pakistan

365.Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 between India and Kazakhstan will be conducted at ? Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.

366. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today launched the website of 11th edition of DefEXpo, to be held in? Lucknow

367. Book titled "India's Lost Frontier the Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan" written by? veteran civil servant Raghvendra Singh

368. A new book entitled "First They Erased Our Name: A Rohingya Speaks" to be released by? Penguin Random House (India)

369. Book titled “Phoolpur: Indian Flowers, Their Myths, Traditions and Usage” written by ? Jhelum Biswas Bose

370. A Coffee Table Book called ‘Glorious Diaspora- Pride of India’ on Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awardees was released by? Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi

371. Book titled 'Turbulence & Triumph: The Modi Years', jointly authored by whom? Rahul Agarwal and Bharathi S Pradhan

372. ‘Himalayan Odyssey’ book written by whom? MP Veerendra Kumar

373. Book titled ‘Fortune Turners: The Quartet that spun India to glory’ on spin quartet written by? Aditya Bhushan and Sachin Bajaj

374. Book "Rethinking Good Governance" authored by?

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375. Book "Game of Votes: Visual Media Politics and Elections in the Digital Era" penned by? Farhat Basir Khan

376. “Loss” book written by ? Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi

377. Book titled “Lal Bahadur Shastri: Politics and Beyond” authored by? Sandeep Shastri

378. 'Girl Power: Indian Women Who Broke The Rules' book written by whom? Neha J Hiranandani

379. Book titled 'Reset: Regaining India's Economic Legacy' written by? BJP MP Subramanian Swamy

380. New book titled "India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765" by ? professor and author Richard M Eaton

381.Which is the Forbes’ World’s best 'regarded' companies list 2019? Visa

382. Which is the Indian companies in Forbes’ World’s best 'regarded' companies list 2019? Infosys

383.Who won Mrs India - Pride of the Nation 2019? Pooja Desai

384.Who won Dadasaheb Phalke award 2019?

385. Who won2019 SASTRA Ramanujan prize? UK mathematician Adam Harper

386. Who won2019 Right Livelihood Award? Greta Thunberg

387. Who won IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2019? Mukesh Ambani

388. Who won Changemaker Award 2019? Rajasthan’s Payal Jangir

389.Which company is India's Most Valuable Brand for the 6th consecutive year? HDFC Bank

390.Which airport won Best airport in terms of customer satisfaction for the year 2018: ACI Survey? Cochin International Airport Ltd

391.Who won UN global climate action award 2019 in 'climate neutral now' category? Infosys

392. Who won Saraswati Samman award 2018? K Siva Reddy

393. Who presented Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes 2019 ? Shri Ram NathKovind

394. Who won 31st Punyabhushan Award for 2019? G. B. Deglurkar

395. Who won 2019 MP Birla Memorial Award? Thanu Padmanabhan

396. Who won “The Guardian” list of 100 Best Films of the 21st century? Anurag Kashyap's ‘Gangs Of Wasseypur’

397. Which won Aga Khan Architecture Award 2019? Bangladesh school project, 'Arcadia Education Project’

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398. Who won 2019 Asia Society Game Changers Award by Asia Society? Chhaya Sharma

399. Who won2019 “Acadmie des beaux-arts Photography Award - William Klein”?

400. Who won 2019 Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award? Sheikh Hasina

401. Who won2019 Amnesty’s ‘Ambassadors of Conscience’ award? Greta Thunberg

402. Who won 11th International Hrant Dink award for the year 2019? Agnes Kharshiing

403. Who won Indian International Film Festival 2019 awards? Bollywood actor Neena Gupta wins two award

404. Who confers The National Geoscience Awards For 2018 In Delhi? Union Minister Pralhad Joshi Confers

405. Who won Education Excellence Award 2019? Super 30 founder Anand Kumar

406.Which documentary film on the hard work of an elderly farmer, claims to have an entry at the Oscars 2020? Moti Bagh

407.Who won Doctorate in Business by Ballsbridge University? Entrepreneur Kapil Pathare

408.Which company is Most valued domestic firm in market capitalization? Reliance Industries

409.Which state won 2019 PATA gold awards? Kerala

410.Which is World’s best real-time payment service in 6th annual Flavours of Fast report for 2019 by FIS? India’s IMPS

411. Who won Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award 2019? Ravish Kumar

412. Who won 'Magnificent performing arts award 2019'? Bollywood playback singer

413. Who won Lifetime achievement award at 19th Annual Asian Achievers Awards 2019? Anil Agarwal

414. Who is the Youngest person to clear 2019 “Mahapariksha” examination? Priyavrata

415. Which company won Indian Concrete Institute award 2019? Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL)

416. Who won Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation’s “Global Goalkeeper Award 2019 ”? Narendra Modi

417.Which state won 2019 IT Excellence Award for SATARK app? Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA)

418.Who won ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis ‘ award by Vatican? Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus

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419.Who won FIFAs Best Men’s Player Award? Lionel Messi

420. Who won FIFAs Best Women’s Player Award? Megan Rapinoe

421. Who won FIFAs Best Mens coach Award? Jurgen Klopp

422.Which one won Outstanding Drama Series in 71st Primetime Emmy Awards For 2019? Game of Thrones (HBO- Home Box Office)

423. Which one won Outstanding Comedy Series in 71st Primetime Emmy Awards For 2019? Fleabag (Prime Video)

424. Which one won Outstanding Limited Series in 71st Primetime Emmy Awards For 2019? Chernobyl (HBO)

425.Name the lander of Chandrayaan-2 has undergone its first de-orbit manoeuvre successfully? Vikram

426.Which space agency has announced its plan to partner with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to stop asteroids hitting Earth.? European

427.Which country Japan woman becomes the first person in the world to receive a corneal transplant made from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS).? Japan

428Name the miniature satellite made by Aabhaas Sikka, a 17-year-old student successfully launched by NASA.? RamanSat 2

429.Who is Hans Rausing recently passed away? Swedish billionaire

430. Who is Franco Columbu recently passed away? Italian born bodybuilder, powerlifter, actor and author

431.Recently LaShawn Daniels passed away.He belongs to which field? songwriter of 'Destiny's Child'

432. Recently Kottakkal Chandrasekharan passed away.He belongs to which field? Kathakali maestro

433. Recently Abdul Qadir passed away.He belongs to which field? Former Pakistan cricketer

434. Recently Robert Mugabe passed away.He belongs to which field? Former Zimbabwean president

435. Recently Aalayam Sriram producer of ‘Bombay’ movie passed away.He belongs to which field?

436. Recently Kiran Nagarkar passed away.He belongs to which field? noted novelist and playwright

437. Recently Ram Jethmalani passed away.He belongs to which field? Well known lawyer and former Union minister

438. Recently Veeru Krishnan passed away.He belongs to which field? Bollywood actor and renowned Kathak dancer

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439. Recently Robert Frank passed away.He belongs to which field? Documentary photographer

440. Recently Goverdhan Kalla passed away.He belongs to which field? Veteran Politician Congress Leader

441. Recently Akilisi Pohiva passed away.He belongs to which field? Climate change campaigner, Tongan PM

442. Recently Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie passed away.He belongs to which field? Former Indonesian president

443. Recently Charlie Cole passed away.He belongs to which field? Photographer

444. Recently BN Yugandhar passed away.He belongs to which field? father of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

445. Recently Jean Edward Smith passed away.He belongs to which field? American historian and Francis Parkman

446. Recently Gyorgy Konrad passed away.He belongs to which field? Writer and Dissident of Hungary’s movement of communist rule

447. Recently Bhagat Ram Vats passed away.He belongs to which field? former senior correspondent of Press Trust of India

448. Recently Robert S Boyd passed away.He belongs to which field? Veteran American journalist & Pulitzer Prize winner

449. Recently Shyam Ramsay passed away.He belongs to which field? Bollywood's famous horror film producer

450. Recently Fernando Ricksen passed away.He belongs to which field? Former Dutch football Player

451. Recently Zine el-Abidine Ben passed away.He belongs to which field? Former Tunisia president

452. Recently Madhav Apte passed away.He belongs to which field? Former Indian test cricketer

453. Recently Davo Karnica passed away.He belongs to which field? An active mountain skier

454. Recently Jacques Rene Chirac passed away.He belongs to which field? Former French president

455. Recently J. Michael Mendel passed away.He belongs to which field? American television producer & a four- time Emmy Award winner

456. Recently Boman Rashid Kohinoor passed away.He belongs to which field? Owner of the Britannia & Co restaurant

457. Recently Kumara Padma Sivasankara Menon passed away.He belongs to which field? Former foreign secretary

458. Recently Viju khote passed away.He belongs to which field? Veteran Bollywood actor

459. Recently V Ganesan passed away.He belongs to which field? Indian National Army (INA) veteran

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460. Which school won 2019 “Global Top 50 IB Schools 2019" list? India’s Dhirubhai Ambani International School (DAIS)

October 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions

Current Affairs Banking Quiz October 2019:

1. Which bank becomes first Indian bank to have office in Australia’s Victoria? SBI

2.Which bank signed MoU with Indian Army? Bank of Baroda

3. Who is appointed as MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank?SS Mallikarjuna Rao

4. Which Bank launches short-term online fixed deposits “Express FD”?Axis Bank

5. RBI reduces repo rate by how much basis points in 4th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy? 25 basis points

6. Which bank has launched three new digital products called, UCash, Digilocker and an app in Kolkata, West Bengal? UCO Bank

7. Which bank has announced to merge on 17 October with Gruh Finance?Bandhan Bank

8. Which bank announces the NEFT fund transfer to be available round the clock? RBI

9. Which bank plans to raise $1 billion by December through rights issue?YES Bank

10. Which bank launches debit card EMI on POS loans for consumer durables? SBI

11. Which bank rejects Indiabulls Housing & Lakshmi Vilas Bank merger deal? RBI

12. RBI approves merger of DCBs to form which bank? ‘Kerala Bank’

13. Bank of Maharashtra reduces MCLR by how much percent ? 0.10 percent

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14. Life Insurance Council plan to launch life insurance industry’s first joint mass media campaign with which slogan? ‘Sabse Pehle Life Insurance’

15. Which bank launches new FD scheme “FD health”? ICICI Bank

16. Which bank issues guidelines on 'on tap' authorisation on payment systems, stipulating minimum net worth? RBI

17. For the 1st time, Home Credit India (HCIN) join hands with which bank for joint lending? KVB

18. No charges on digital payments to large businesses with an annual turnover of how much from Nov 1, 2019? over Rs 50 crore

19. GeM tied up with which bank for payment-related services?Federal Bank

20. Pune headquartered Bajaj Finance overtook which bank in market capitalization?SBI

21. Which company join hands with Aditya Birla Finance to provide monthly EMI for dental patients? Indian Dental Association (IDA)

22. Farmers get lower share of consumers’ rupee in the range between how much percent 28 % and 78 % across 14 cropsfor perishables: RBI's Supply chain dynamics and food inflation in India survey 2019?28 % and 78 %

23. Which company tied up with Synchrony to launch co-branded Venmo’s first credit card?PayPal

24. Which company launches first of its kind video calling service in the insurance industry called ‘i- SERV’?Bajaj Allianz Life

25. Pine labs join hands with which bank to provide monthly EMI for debit card customers? SBI

26. India's revenue growth in banking sector dropped from 22% to how much percent according to McKinsey's Global Banking Annual Review 2019? 10.3%

27. RBI has announced that it has stopped printing which currency notes? Rs.2000

28. Which bank Card launches contactless mobile phone payments facility? SBI

29. Vreedhi Financial Services receives an NBFC licence from which bank? RBI

30. Which bank launches health care plus insurance policy? IOB

31. RBI Fined how much penalty on Tamilnad Mercantile Bank?Rs 35 lakh

32. Which signed pact with CSC e-Governance Services India to extend its banking and other services to country’s rural regions. ICICI Bank will engage more than 3 lakh CSCs working at last mile as banking correspondents? ICICI Bank

33. RBI revised Marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and Bank Rate to how much percent? 5.40%.

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34. RBI has also reduced GDP growth projection for 2019-20 from 6.9% to how much percent? 6.1%.

35. RBI’s Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) Stands at how much percent? 18.75 %

36. RBI’sCRR (Cash Reserve Ratio) Stands at how much percent? 4 %.

37. RBI’s Reverse repo rate stands revised to how much percent? 4.90%.

38. Himachal Pradesh CM launched Pragati Rath of which bank, which will provide financial and digital literacy to people during a month-long initiative?HDFC bank

39. Which bank signed $190 million loan with India to upgrade 754 kilometres of state highways and major district roads (MDRs) in 14 districts of Rajasthan?Asian Development Bank

40. Credit Saison India, domestic subsidiary of Japanese financial Firm Credit Saison, received a licence from which bank to set up a non-banking financial company(NBFC) in Bengaluru?Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

41. Which bank imposed monetary penalty of Rs 12.88 lakh on Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) issuer Balancehero India Private Limited for non-compliance of regulatory guidelines?RBI

42. Which bank introduced a new reporting system for all co-operative banks, called Central Information System for Banking Infrastructure (CISBI)?RBI

43. Which bank will merge its mutual fund business with BNP Paribas Asset Management India, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management Asia (BNPP AM). The deal has no cash consideration?Bank of Baroda subsidiary Baroda Asset Management India

44. Which company has faced Rs 5 lakh penalty for non-compliance by RBI?Toyota Financial Services India Limited (TFSIN)

45. Bank Branch Statistics Division (BBSD) in Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM) of which bank will be nodal unit for CISBI?RBI

46. Which bank exited GST Network, selling its entire 10 % stake to 13 state governments. Stake sale is for aggregate cash consideration of 1 crore?ICICI Bank.

47.Which bank launched its first overseas branch at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)?Kotak Mahindra Bank

48. Which bank and Srei Equipment Finance Limited partnered to offer loans to MSMEs and retail customers under a co-lending arrangement? United Bank of India.

49. RBI imposed 1 crore penalty on which bank for non-compliance with promoter holding norms?Bandhan Bank.

50. RBI also imposed a penalty of 35 lakh on which bank for violating norms on frauds classification and notification?Tamilnad Mercantile Bank.

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51.Which bank museum has been inaugurated in Bengaluru?Vijaya Bank

52. Vijaya bank was merged with which bank in April 2019?Bank of Baroda.

53. Which bank stated that it will continue with USD 6 billion annual lending target for India to support infrastructure development and alleviate poverty?World Bank.

54. Bajaj Finance overtook which bank in market value, becoming fifth most valued in country’s BFSI (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance) domain?SBI

55. According to which bank Consumer Confidence Survey 2019, the consumer confidence has dipped to a six-year low, due to decline in employment, income and discretionary spending?RBI

Current Affairs Non- Banking Quiz October 2019:

1. Ministry of Finance has launched which system of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 1 October 2019? Documentation Identification Number (DIN) system

2. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) partnered with which company to promote Udyam Saathi and Udyam Sakhi initiatives in order to foster the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector? Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci)

3. Which company partners with the government for the Crafted in India project?Google

4. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has launched which schemethat eliminates physical interface between an assessing officer and an assesse? “Faceless e-Assessment scheme”

5. Which company is renamed as “Nippon India Mutual Fund“? Reliance Mutual Fund

6. Which company has been selected as the main supplier to deliver Volvo Cars’ digital transformation services for its enterprise digital commercial operations applications and products? Infosys

7. Which Payment service provider dropped out of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency? PayPal

8. Moody, the rating agency has lowered its 2019-20 GDP growth forecast for India to how muchfrom 6.2%? 5.8%

9. Which company unveiled its first India data centre in Mumbai followed by another one in Hyderabad early next year? Oracle

10. 10th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav-National Cultural Festival is being organized by the Union Ministry of Culture from 14th to 21st of October under which campaign in Madhya Pradesh? ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’

11. Where did Indian nun Mariam Thresia from Kerala and four other nuns were declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony? Vatican City

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12. Who released a commemorative stamp in honour of Marshal of the Indian Air Force late Arjan Singh? Prime Minister Narendra Modi

13. Which company announced the launch of the India House that will be constructed in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics? JSW and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

14. Which company plans to attract 2 lakh foreign students?NITI Aayog

15. Italy approved to levy how much percent web tax for internet transactions on digital giants like Facebook, Google and Amazon, including United States giants from 2020? 3%

16. Which company has become the first Indian company to have a market capitalization (m-cap) of Rs 9,00,666 crore?Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)

17. Which company in collaboration with MS Dhoni launched an initiative titled “Team Cashless India” ? Mastercard

18. Which company along with ESCAP released Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2019? UNCTAD

19. International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded India’s Gross Domestic Product(GDP) growth forecast to how much percent for the year 2019 from its previous estimate of 7.3% as per the IMF’s World Economic Outlook(WEO) report?6.1%

20. As per which bank India has halved its poverty rate since the 1990s, the situation has improved significantly and has achieved economic growth rate of over 7 percent in the last 15 years? World bank (WB)

21. Which bank partners with Srei Equipment Finance to offer loans under a co-lending program? United Bank of India

22. Which company approves Kora to invest on Edelweiss Securities? Competition Commission of India (CCI)

23. Which company became the first Indian company to cross the Rs.9 lakh crore of market capitalization (m- cap)?Reliance Industries Limited (RIL)

24. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has imposed penalties of how much on Cholamandalam MS GIC?Rs 1.01 crore

25. Which company has become the world’s sixth-largest energy entity with high market capitalization? Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)

26. The Himachal Pradesh government has roped whom as the brand ambassador of the Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet 2019? Bollywood actress

27. Which country has been ranked at 5th spot in The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2019 Global Microscope on Financial Inclusion report? India

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28. Which country has been ranked at 1st spot in The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2019 Global Microscope on Financial Inclusion report?Colombia

29. Which agency and Doordarshan, country’s public service broadcaster have joined hands to telecast TV bilingual programme ‘Mahatma Lives‘ or ‘ Zinda Hain’ on 1-2 October 2019?UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

30. Which company observed Swachhata Hi Sewa campaign from 15 September to 2 October at various Regional Offices/Sub-Regional Offices, Hospitals and Dispensaries across the country?Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)

31. How much kgcharkha is made of plastic that is inaugurated on 2 October? 1,650 kg

32. Where did Film Division in association with India Tourism will organise a “Gandhi Film Festival” from 2nd to 6th October, 2019?Mumbai

33. International Astronomical Union named asteroid after Whom? Pandit

34. Which concept aims to propagate the message of Dekho Apna Desh with the objective to encourage Indians to visit various tourist destinations of the country? Paryatan Parv

35. AIM, NITI Aayog’s Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) and UNICEF India, including Generation Unlimited, have launched which concept? The Gandhian Challenge

36.Who Inaugurates India’s Largest ‘Charkha’ Made of Waste Plastic in Noida? Smriti Irani

37. Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express from which Railway Station? New Delhi

38.The commerce ministry's arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has launched whichonline system? ARTIS

39. When did the government launched massive campaigns against single-use, or disposable, plastic products? On Mahatma’s 150th birth anniversary

40. Digital Exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi was titled as what?Digital Gandhi Gyan-Vigyan

41. Ministry of Power achieved how much LED street light mark? 1 crore

42. Which company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports? National Buildings Construction Corporation(NBCC)

43. Tourism Ministry has launched which Audio Guide facility app for 12 sites of India (including Iconic Sites) on the occasion of “Paryatan Parv 2019”? Audio Odigos

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44. Power Minister RK Singh and Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi have jointly launched which conceptin New Delhi?PRAKASH – Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony- portal

45. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off country’s first private train Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express started its maiden journey from where?Lucknow

46. Where did India’s first floating basketball court opened?Arabian Sea, Mumbai

47. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the Pragati Rath of whioch bank? HDFC bank.

48.Who jointly launched PRAKASH portal in New Delhi for coal supply transparency?RK Singh and Shri Pralhad Joshi

49. Who launches eDantseva website and mobile application?Dr Harsh Vardhan

50. Who has launched eco-friendly green firecrackers which have been manufactured in India?Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan

51. Which logo was launched to boost the ‘Eat Right Movement’ of FSSAI? ‘trans-fat-free’

52. Which campaign was a unique initiative to connect with Ganga’s Stakeholders?Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan

53. Centre approved how much fund for a commercial airport in Kutch?Rs.1,400 crore

54. Where did the 1st Government-sponsored and operated Day-Care cum Recreation Centre for senior citizens has been inaugurated?Leh

55. Who launches Ganga Aamantran: Open Water Rafting Expedition? Jal Shakti Minister: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

56. Dearness allowance of government employees hiked by how much percent?5%

57. PM released a commemorative stamp to honour whom?Marshal IAF Arjan Singh

58. The government has announced its plan to create a 1400km-long and 5km wide green belt from Where to the Delhi-Haryana border?Gujarat

59. Who presented the prestigious President's Colours to the Army Aviation Corps at Nashik, Maharashtra? President Ram Nath Kovind

60. Where did SARAS Aajeevika Mela held?New Delhi

61. Where did the 38th India Carpet Expo held , expo will be organized by the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC)? Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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62. Which initiative was launched during the 13th Conference of Central Council of Health and Family Welfare? Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN)

63. Who has launched a Government Railway Police’s website “railways.delhipolice.gov.in” and a mobile application “Sahyatri”?Union Minister Nityanand Rai

64. Who Lays Foundation Stone for JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research? President of India Ram Nath Kovind

65. Where is the 1st ever ‘India International Cooperatives Trade Fair’ has been inaugurated? New Delhi

66. Which aircraft is the first airline to use Taxibot on A320 aircraft?Air India

67. Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra launched which website and mobile application on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)?L2Pro India [Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation]

68. Which program launched to help girl students inculcate interest in areas like Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)? Vigyan Jyoti

69. When did Indian Railways launched Sewa Service trains? 14 October 2019

70. Which three-city landmarks, of Mumbai won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation for the year 2019?Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue at Kala Ghoda, Gloria Church in Byculla, and Flora Fountain

71. Who launched Food Safety Mitra Scheme, Eat Right Jacket and Eat Right Jhola?Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan

72. Indian Railways (IR) has announced that it will become a net-zero carbon emitter by when? 2030

73. Which company has launched a revamped and streamlined programme to attract investments into India and strengthen Make in India through manufacture and other operations under the bond scheme, of Customs Act, 1962?Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

74. Who has created Individual Guinness World Records for “The most full contact knee strikes in three minutes (one leg) (female), 263 strikes” & “The most full contact knee strikes alternate legs in one minute(female),120 strikes”? Kiran Uniyal, w/o a serving Colonel of Indian Army

75. Who inaugurated the 48th edition of the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) at the India Expo Centre & Mart at Greater Noida? Textiles Secretary, Ravi Capoor

76. Which is the India’s longest Tunnel on NH 44, in Jammu and Kashmir will be named after Bhartiya Jansangh Founder Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee?Chenani- Nashri

77. Maharashtra Highway Police launched which mobile application? MRADMS Maharashtra Page 132 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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78. Who inaugurated Col. Chewang Rinchen Setu (Bridge) which has been constructed at an altitude of 14,650 feet in the forward area of Ladakh region? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

79. Who inaugurated CCRT eportal and YouTube Channel?Prahlad Singh Patel

80. United Nations WFP launches which cinema ad campaign? ‘Feed Our Future’

81. Government of India has decided to open the entire area from Siachen base camp to Kumar Post for What purposes? Tourism

82.When was Jaipur Sikar, DEMU Passenger Servicelaunched? on 21 October

83. IIM Kozhikode and Mangalore Refineries and Petrochemicals Ltd. have announced a special drive Labelled as what to support women entrepreneurs in the country?“La Eve (meaning The Woman)”

84. When did India celebrated silver Jubilee of Pulse Polio Programme? on 31 October

85. Who has approved the merger of loss-making telecom firms BSNL and MTNL as part of a revival package? The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

86. Indian Railways has launched which machine at 42 suburban stations of Central Railway over Mumbai Suburban Network?‘one touch ATVM’

87. The government is planning to set up a PM Kisan call centre to respond to the queries of the farmers about what? PM Kisan minimum income support scheme

88. The government of India has approved Tamil Nadu’s proposal to establish six new medical for what purpose? To increase the availability of qualified healthcare professionals

89. What is the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week? “Integrity- a way of life”

90. Which status has been granted by the Government to state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited? ‘Maharatna’

91. Where did the Centre’s first-ever common foundation course “Aarambh” (Beginning) for 2019 batch probationer civil servants held?Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat

92. Which company has unveiled a ‘Preventive Health’ tool that connects people to health resources and sends check- up reminders? Facebook

93. Who has released a special commemorative coin on Paramahansa Yogananda? Nirmala Sitharaman

94. Where did the Ministry of Human Resource Development is to conduct EK Bharat Shreshth Bharat Parv event? India Gate Lawn No. 6 in New Delhi

95. When did the National Workshop on Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana (PMVDY) began?on 30 October

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96. Santosh Kumar Gangwar inaugurated which hospital at Rudrapur? ESIC

97. Who released special commemorative coin of Paramahansa Yogananda?Nirmala Sitharaman

98. UNICEF ropes whom to raise voice against child sexual abuse? Ayushmann Khurrana

99. Which state becomes first State to enact law on contract farming? Tamil Nadu

100. Researchers has discovered which new deep sea fish species in Kerala waters? Glossanodon macrocephalus

101. In a bid to reduce usage of paper for day-to-day operations, the Information Technology Cell of Passenger Marketing Wing, Southern Railway released which application? Rail Dhandora

102. Which state becomes the third state to ban certain categories of pan masala?Rajasthan

103. Which state government inked an environment-friendly deal with a cement company, Dalmia Cement, to help make the state plastic-free by 2022? Meghalaya

104. Which campaign is launched by Uttarakhand CM to stop power theft? ‘Urjagiri’

105. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik rolled out Which programme which finds its roots in the Gandhian philosophy of giving people their voice in daily governance?‘Mo Sarkar’

106. Which State government has imposed a ban on liquor shops near 100 meters of temples, hospitals or schools? Andhra Pradesh

107. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will launch the which scheme in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh? “YSR Vahana Mitra scheme”

108. Where is India’s first e-waste clinic to be set up? Bhopal

109. The Goa government released how much fund for the super-specialty block being constructed at the Goa Medical College Hospital (GMCH) in Bambolim, Goa? Rs.60 crore

110. Which government launched 112 as a new integrated emergency number for police?Goa

111. Which government launched the Farishte Dilli Ke scheme on 8th October after the successful trial run of the good Samaritan scheme?Delhi

112. Which State government launched Dr. YSR Kanti Velugu, a free mass eye screening programme on 10 October 2019, on World Sight Day? Andhra Pradesh

113. Which state launched the first Garbage Cafe in Ambikapur?Chhattisgarh

114. Bihar govt to provide assistance of how much fund to flood-affected families?Rs 6,000 each

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115. The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government is going to organise the country’s first training and performance programme of world-famous KHON Ramlila, a masked form of Ramlila art of Thailand in collaboration with which government?Thai government.

116. Where did Shirui Lily Festival was inaugurated?Manipur

117. Which university organized Sangam festival?Jammu and Kashmir University

118. Who inaugurated “Magnificent Madhya Pradesh Conference”? CM Kamal Nath

119. Where did Odisha’s first Robot Restaurant opened?

120. Who inaugurated J&K Bazar? Satya Pal Malik

121. Which government constituted two committees to deal over water disputes with Kerala relating to the Parambikulam-Aliyar Project (PAP) and the Pandiyar-Punnampuzha project? Tamil Nadu

122. Which state police ties up with AI firm to prevent spread of fake news? Maharashtra

123. Which State Cabinet has decided to make government jobs out of bounds for people with more than 2 children. The policy will come into effect from January 1, 2021? Assam

124. The Arunachal Pradesh State government’s Cabinet Committee for Infrastructure (CCI) approved proposals worth of how much fund for infrastructure development of the remote north-eastern state? Rs.2,500 crore

125. Where is Vijaya Bank Museum inaugurated? Bengaluru

126. Which Tunnel is renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel?Chenani-Nashri

127. Odisha cabinet approved projects worth of how much fund under Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture (ABADHA) scheme? Rs.3,208 crore

128. Which government has decided to re-introduce the pass-fail system in classes five and eight to abolishing the no- detention policy? West Bengal

129. Which state inked a Letter of Understanding (LOU) on a drink from tap mission with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)? Odisha

130. Who launches Odisha Mo Parivar programme? Naveen Patnaik

131. Who launched the Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana in Uttar Pradesh?Yogi Adityanath

132. Who launched a new integrated emergency number 112 for police, medical and fire emergencies, and also the women helpline 1090? Yogi Adityanath

133. Which state launched online platform SMARTPORT? Andhra Pradesh

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134. Which district becomes first kerosene-free district of Gujarat? Gandhinagar

135. Who arrived in New Delhi this morning on a four day visit to India?Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

136. Who jointly inaugurated a metro express and hospital in Mauritius?PM Modi

137. Which company has launched Uber Copter, the helicopter services, in New York?Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N)

138. Which country has announced that it is to launch a military operation in northern Syria as the United States will withdraw its troops in the area ahead of the long-planned attack? Turkey

139. Which country becomes the first country in the UK to ban the smacking of children?Scotland

140. India handed over 10,000 vials of antirabies vaccines to which country?Myanmar

141. Which country imposed a ban ads for the most unhealthy sugary drinks in its latest move to combat rising diabetes rates?Singapore

142. Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC) has declared whom as Muslim Man of the Year 2020? Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

143. Which country announced that it will allow women in the kingdom to serve in the armed forces?Saudi Arabia

144. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) launched Which fund?Cryptocurrency Fund

145. Who arrived in New Delhi last night on a five-day visit? The Netherlands King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima

146. Kais Saied is elected as the new President of which country after a landslide victory in recently concluded Presidential runoff?Tunisia

147. Which country announces establishment of world’s 1st AI University?UAE

148. Which country approved a new tax on digital companies, including U.S. tech giants, as part of its 2020 draft budget on October 16?Italy

149. Which country has been removed from the “Grey List” of the international terror financing watchdog FATF?Sri Lanka

150. Where did World’s oldest pearl ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’ discovered? Abu Dhabi Island

151. Who has represented India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) heads of state meeting, which is to be held in Uzbekistan on 2 November?Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

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152. Where will be the ninth edition of Bangladesh-India Friendship Dialogue will be held from November 1?Cox Bazar in Bangladesh

153. Who has resigned from the portfolio amid anti-government protests?Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri

154. Who inaugurated Sharjah International Book Fair 2019?Sheikh Sultan

155. Who won the Argentina’s presidential elections?Alberto Fernandez

156. Which companyLaunches ‘Preventive Health’ Tool to Raise Awareness of Personal Health Concerns?Facebook

157. Who has climbed all 14 of the world’s 8,000-metre-high mountains in a record-breaking 189 days – a feat that has taken other climbers years to achieve?Nirmal “Nims” Purja, a Nepalese former British armysoldier

158. Goa Maritime Conclave 2019 was held in? Goa

159. The 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was held in?Goa

160. 5th World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy was held in?Pune, Maharashtra.

161. 39th World Congress of Poets was held in?Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

162. 5th international conference on sleep disorders was held in? Nagpur

163. North East Handloom and Handicraft Exhibition was held in? Aizawl, Mizoram

164. India International Cooperative Trade Fair was held in?New Delhi

165. 5th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Mexico was held in? New Delhi

166. 9th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting was held in? Bangkok, Thailand.

167. State Power Ministers’ Conferencewas held in?Gujarat

168. The eighth Joint Commission meeting was held in? New Delhi

169. The 2nd “India-China Informal Summit”was held in? Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu.

170. 1st India Sports Summit 2019 was held in? New Delhi.

171. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ programme was held in?Delhi.

172. India International Cooperative Trade Fair was held in? New Delhi

173. BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meet was held in? Curitiba, Brazil

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174. Where did Nitin Gadkari inaugurates conference on ‘One Nation One Tag – FASTag’? New Delhi

175. 1st National Hindi Science writer’s conference was held in? Lucknow

176. Tenth edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav was held in? Madhya Pradesh

177. The 2nd phase of an Indo-Dutch project called Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse, or LOTUS-HR was held in?New Delhi

178. 41st DRDO Directors Conference was held in?New Delhi.

179. 17th Meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) was held in? New Delhi

180. Where did Services Exports Promotion Council (SEPC) launched India Intellectual Property (IP) Guide in 36th MIPCOM 2019? Cannes, France.

181. 5th Edition of World Coffee Conferencewas held in? Bengaluru

182. Who inaugurated the 20th All India Conference of Directors of Fingerprint Bureaus?Shri G. Kishan Reddy

183. 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2022was held in? India

184. 11th Edition of Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019 was held in? New Delhi.

185. Dilli Series Seapower Seminar 2019 was held in? New Delhi.

186. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing the first edition of ASIA HEALTH 2019 was held in? New Delhi.

187. 1st Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) was held in? Tokyo

188. The 18th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summitwas held in?Baku, Azerbaijan.

189. The 1st India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ meet was held in? Guwahati.

190. The bi-annual Fertilizer Application Awareness Programwas held in?Pusa in New Delhi

191. International Conference on Neurological Disorders and Therapeuticswas held in?New Delhi

192. “Global Bio-India 2019” Summitwas held in? New Delhi

193. Where did President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates Golden Jubilee celebrations of Vishwa Shanti Stupa? Rajgir

194. The 29th BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India, and China) Ministers' Meeting on Climate Change was held in? Beijing, China

195. The 5th International Conference on ROADTECH was held in? New Delhi

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196. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is hosting the second Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) was held in? New Delhi

197. Which state has topped the “School Education Quality Index” launched by NITI Aayog? Kerala

198. Which station topped the 2019 Station Cleanliness Survey?Jaipur

199. Which country ranked 68th in the 2019 Global Competitiveness Index?India

200. Which bank has released the results of the September 2019 round of its Consumer Confidence Survey?The Reserve Bank of India

202. Who has become the most-followed elected world leader on photo-sharing app Instagram?Prime Minister Narendra Modi

203. Which country ranked 102 in Global Hunger Index 2019?India

204. Which country ranked 82 spots among the 128 countries surveyed in the World Giving Index (WGI)? India

205. Which country ranks 3rd in the 2019 Hurun Global Unicorn List?India

206. Which country ranked 63rd in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Ranking? India

207. Who overtakes Jeff Bezos as the world’s richest person?Bill Gates

208. NHA ties with which company to strengthen the implementation of PMJAY?Google

209. Which country signed MoU with India to set up coastal surveillance? Bangladesh

210. Who has given ex-post facto approval for the MoUs signed between the Indian government and the Foreign Broadcasters in the field of Radio and Television?PM-led Cabinet

211. Which company partnered with EBD to support start ups in the State?KSUM

212. Where was The 13th Conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) was held? New Delhi

213. GeM signs MOU with which bank? Union Bank of India

214. Which country extends over 60 million dollar line of credit to Comoros for Energy and Maritime Defence Cooperation? India

215. The Government of India has signed a $190 Million loan with which bank?Asian Development Bank

216. KVIC signed MoU with which company under KVIC gift coupon scheme?GAIL

217. IIIT Hyderabad signed MoU with which company to establish a Living Lab?EBTC

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218. Which State government is to sign an MoU with the National Organization of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) on 17 October?Madhya Pradesh

219. Home Credit India join hand with which bank for joint lending?Karur Vysya Bank

220. Which country signed 4 MoUs with Philippines to strengthen bilateral ties? India

221. Which country signed MoU with Indiafor Kartarpur corridor?Pakistan

222. Which ministry has signed an MoU with the Defence Ministry to provide traditional medicine services at the armed forces’ hospitals and dispensaries? AYUSH

224. GeM signed MoU with which bank for payment related services?Federal Bank

225. Which country along with the US signed pact on Science and Technology?India

226. Which country along with the US signed an agreement to collaborate on Aerial Systems, Small Arms? India

227. The Government of India, Government of Odisha and which bank have signed a USD 165 million loan agreement?World Bank

228. Which bank announced to fund USD 6 bn annual lending support to India? World Bank

229. Who is NitinMisra recently Resigned?Paytm’s senior Vice President

230. Who is appointed as Principal Spokesperson of the government? Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia

231. Who is appointed as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chiefof South Western Air Command?Surendra Kumar Ghotia

232. Who is Former chairman of CAC? KapilDev

233. Who is appointed aschief executive officer of MyGov India?Abhishek Singh

234. Who is appointed as Executive Director for India at IMF?SurjitBhalla

235. Who is appointed asMD and CEO of Punjab National Bank?S.MallikarjunaRao

236. Who is appointed asChairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of NBCC?PK Gupta

237. Who is appointed asHigh Commissioner of India to Niue?Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi

238. Who is appointed asAmbassador of India to Greece?AmritLugu

239. Who is the FormerYes bank’s senior group president?RajatMonga

240. Who is appointed asMD & CEO of Tata communications? Amur S Lakshminarayanan

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241. Who is appointed asGOC-in-C of Central Command of Indian Army?Iqroop Singh Ghuman

242. Who is appointed aschairman-cum-managing director of OIL? Sushilchandramishra

243. Who is appointed asgoodwill ambassador for indigenous people?YalitzaAparicio

244. Who is appointed asHigh Commissioner of India to Australia? AnumulaGiteshSarma

245. Who is appointed asController General of Accounts?Mr J.P.S. Chawla

246. Who is appointed asVice chairmanofWorld Steel Association? Sajjan Jindal

247. Who is appointed asMembers of World Steel Association? T V Narendran, Lakshmi Mittal

248. Who is appointed as1st women head of European Central Bank?Christine lagarde

249. Who is appointed asWhole-time member of IBBI?SudhakerShukla

250. Who is appointed asDirector-General of National Security Guard? Singh

251. Who is appointed asAmbassador of India to the Republic of Nicaragua?Upender Singh Rawat

252. Who is appointed as39th president of BCCI?SouravGanguly

253. Who is appointed to raise awareness and speak up against sexual abuse of children?AyushmannKhurrana

254. Who is appointed asHigh Commissioner of India to ?ShriArun Kumar Sahu

255. Who is appointed asIndian pharmaceutical alliance president?K Satish Reddy

256. Who is appointed asCOO of Mastercard India? VikasVarma

257. Who is appointed asBrand ambassador of Cultsport? JaspritBumrah

258. Who is appointed asAmbassador of India to Georgia?Kishandandewal

259. Who is appointed asPresident of Tunisia?Kais Saied

260. Who is appointed asChairman of AAI?Arvind Singh

261. Who is appointed asHead of NHAI?Sukhbir Singh Sandhu

262. Who is appointed asHigh Commissioner of India to the Republic of Gambia?ShriGodavarthiVenkataSrinivas

263. Who is appointed as President of the Republic of Botswana? Mokgweetsi Eric keabetsweMasisi

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265. Who is appointed asGovernor ofLadakh?Radha Krishna Mathur

266. Who is appointed asCM of Haryana?ManoharLAlKhattar

267. Who is appointed asDeputy CM of Haryana?DushyantChautala

268. Who is appointed asPresident of Indonesia?JokoWidodo sworn

269. Who is appointed asCMD of National Small Scale Industries Corporation(NSIC)? Vijayendra

270. Who is appointed asDG of BIS?Pramod Kumar Tiwari

271. Who is appointed asPresident of Argentina?Alberto Fernandez

272. Who is appointed asPresident of ?Filipe Nyusi

273. Who is appointed asPrime Minister of Belgium?Sophie Wilmes

274. Who is appointed asAdministrator of Lakshadweep?Dineshwar Sharma

275. Who is appointed as47th Chief Justice of India(CJI)?SharadArvindBobde

276. Who is appointed asAmbassador of India to the Republic of Iraq?ShriBirender Singh Yadav

277. Who is appointed asHigh Commissioner of India to the Independent State of Samoa? ShriMuktesh Kumar Pardeshi

278. Who is appointed as2019-2020 Class of White house fellows?AmitSachdev

279. Who is appointed asDirector-General of International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA)? Rafael Mariano Grossi

280. Who is appointed asDeputy National Security Advisor(NSA)?DattatrayPadsalgikar

281. Who is appointed asPrime Minister of Lebanon?Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri

282. Who is appointed asGovernor of Mizoram?P S Sreedharan Pillai

283. Who is appointed asGovernor of Goa?Satya Pal Malik

284. Who won the gold medal in the 10m platform synchronised diving event at the Asian Age Group Championships held in Bengaluru?India’s N. Wilson Singh and Prahapati

285. Who won gold medal in 100m race of 2019 IAAF World Championships held in Doha?Shelly-Ann Fraser- Pryce

286. Who wins the silver medal in the women’s sabre individual event at the Tournoi satellite competition in Belgium? Bhavani Devi

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287. Who won 2019 Russia F1 Grand Prix?Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton

288. Who became the first Indian to qualify for the women's final in Championships?Annu Rani

289. Who is the first Indian man to qualify for World Championships? Avinash Sable

290. Who won a Silver at the 53rd Asian Body Building and Physique Sports Championship?Maj Khan

291. Who became the first Indian cricketer to play 100 T20Is?Harmanpreet

292. Who wins Japan Open title?Novak Djokovic

293.Who wins Hero Women’s Indian Open?Christine Wolf

294. Who won the 2019 title?

295. Who becomes first woman cricketer to complete 20 years in ODI?Mithali Raj

296. Who won the 21st World Gymnastics Championships medal?Simone Biles

297. Whois the German Footballer announces his retirement ? Bastian Schweinsteiger

298.Who secures record eighth world medal?

299. Who becomes first Indian to smash 40 international hundreds as Indian captain?Virat Kohli

300. Who becomes 1st athlete to run sub 2-hour marathon?Eliud Kipchoge

301. Who wins maiden BWF World Tour title?Lakshya Sen

302. Who signs off with bronze in World Championships?Mary Kom

303. Who became the youngest American woman to claim WTA title? Gauff

304. Who wins men’s singles title at International Series?Priyanshu Rajawat

305. Who won 2019 Japanese Grand Prix?Mercedes’s Valtteri Bottas

306. Who became the youngest cricketer to score 200? Yashasvi Jaiswal

307. Which football team won the 3rd Edition of the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championships 2019 by beating Bangladesh by 5-3 in the penalty shoot-out?The Indian football team

308. Whohas announced her retirement from international cricket?England all-rounder Jennifer Louise Gunn

309. Which countrywins 9th Edition of Sultan of Johor Cup hockey Tournament 2019?Great Britain 310. Whowins Egypt International mixed doubles title?Kuhoo Garg-Dhruv Rawat pair

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311. Whowins gold medal at Asian Track Cycling Championships?Ronaldo Singh 312. Whohas won the ITF women’s tennis tournament in Lagos, Nigeria?Riya Bhati. 313. Whoset a record of highest average in Test cricket?Rohit Sharma 314. Whowins the Stockholm Open title?Denis Shapovalov 315. Whobecomes India’s 65th Grandmaster?Raunak Sadhwani 316. Whowon the European Open 2019 Championship? 317. Which team wins 7th season of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League 2019?Bengal Warriors 318. Whowins 2 golds at the 7th CISM World Military Games?Anandan 319. Whohas been elected as MCC Honorary Life Member?Graeme Smith 320. Whowins gold in Wushu World Championship?Praveen Kumar 321. Whoretires from all forms of cricket?Abhishek Nayar 322. Which state wins Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20?Karnataka 323. Whowin Wisden India Almanack Cricketer of the Year award?Jasprit Bumrah &Smriti Mandhana 324. Whowins gold in World Deaf Tennis Championship? Sekhar 325. Whobags silver medal at French Open?Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty

326. Whoclimbs world’s 14 highest peaks in record-breaking 189 days?Nirmal Purja 327. ICC bans Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan for how much years?2 years 328. Whowins Mexico Grand Prix 2019? Lewis Hamilton 329. Whoclinched historic 82nd title with Zozo Championship 2019?Tiger Woods 330. Whoclinch gold in Olympic Test event for Boxing?Shiva Thapa, Pooja Rani

331. Tokyo Olympics 2020: who is to represent Asian bloc in athlete ambassadors group? Mary Kom

332. WhoFinish Men’s Doubles Runners-Up in French Open 2019?Satwik And Chirag

333. Where did ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2020 to be held?South Africa

334. WhoWins FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss?Wang Hao

335. Land-attack version of which missile successfully test-fired?BrahMos supersonic

336. Where was Exercise Nomadic Elephant XIV to be held? Bakloh

337. Which agency announced to conduct all female spacewalk again?NASA

338. Who approved to engrave the name of Sqn Ldr Ravi Khanna on National War Memorial? Indian Air Force (IAF)

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339. Where did Indian Army organizes Veer Kutumb Rally?Jammu and Kashmir

340. Where did India, Japan to hold joint military exercise?Mizoram

341. Where did 10th edition of Indo-US joint military exercise ‘Vajra Prahar 2019‘ begins? Seattle, US

342. Sangam Youth Festival organised by whom? Indian Army

343. Where did India, Japan joint Air Force exercise ‘Shinyuu Maitri’ 2019 began?West Bengal

344. India- began which joint training exercise?‘EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V’

345. Where did the India-Myanmar Naval Exercise called IMNEX-2019 is being organised?Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

346. Where did Sudarshan Chakra Vahini of Indian Army begins? Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

347. Where did Exercise Dharma Guardian 2019 commenced? Mizoram

348.The Defence Acquisition Council has approved 3 projects worth of how much of “indigenously designed and developed equipments”?Rs 3,300 crore

349. Which agency starts work on ‘next-gen’ hypersonic weapon?DRDO

350. Where did Indian Army conducted 2019 “Sindhu Sudarshan” exercise 2019? Rajasthan deserts

351. When did Indo-Tibetan Border Police celebrated its 58th Raising Day?on 24th October 2019.

352. Book titled India in a Warming world: Integrating Climate Change and Development written by?Navroz K Dubash

353. Book titled "Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion's Life written by?Vishwanathan Anand

354. Book titled The Daughter from a Wishing Tree: Unusual Tales About Women in Mythology" written by?Sudha Murty

355. Book titled Dark Fear, Eerie Cities: New Hindi Cinema in Neoliberal India"written by? Sarunas Paunksnis

356. Book titled Bridgital Nation” written by? Shri N Chandrasekaran and Ms. Roopa Purushottam

357. Book titled "Measuring Poverty around the World" written by?Anthony B Atkinson

358. Book titled “Ten Studies in Kashmir: History and Politics”written by?Prof K N Pandit’s

359. Book titled “Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice"written by?Michelle Obama

360. Book titled "Carpenters and Kings: Western Christianity and the Idea of India" written by? Siddhartha Sarma

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361. Book titled "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need" written by?Bill Gates

362. Book titled "The Great Game in the Buddhist : India and China's Quest for Strategic Dominance"written by? Phunchok Stobdan

363. Book titled ‘India and the Netherlands-Past, Present and Future" written by?Venu Rajamony

364. Book titled "The Tech Whisperer" written by? Jaspreet Bindra

365.Book titled'150 Years of Celebrating the Mahatma the South African Legacy' written by? Fakir Hassen

366.Who is awarded as“India’s Most Powerful Women in Media”? Kallie Puri

367. Who won Royal society science book prize 2019? Writer Caroline criado perez

368. Who won 2019 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award? Kyrgyz lawyer Azizbek Ashurov

369. Who won 10th India Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2019? Shanti Raghavan & Dipesh Sutariya

370. Who won 15th International Children's Peace Prize for 2019 ? Greta Thunberg & Divina Maloum

371. Who won 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly award? William G Kaelin Jr, Peter J Ratcliffe and Gregg L Semenza

372. Who won 4th Asia Environmental Enforcement Award for 2019? Ramesh Pandey

373. Who won Fortune's 2019 “40 Under 40 list” ? bansal and Ankiti bose

374. Who won 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics? James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier

375. Who won Salford University of England honors senior playback singer with an honorary doctorate?

376. Who won 2019 Nobel prize in Chemistry? John B Goodenough, M Stanley whittingham and Akira yoshino

377. Who won Nobel Prize for Literature for 2018 and 2019 respectively? Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke

378. Who won Top position for 12th straight year in Forbes India Rich List 2019? Mukesh Ambani

379. Who won First Ethiopian To Be Felicitated With Nobel Peace Prize 2019? Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali

380. Which short film awarded as People's Choice Award 2019? ‘Spirit of Kerala’

381. Who won 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences? Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer

382. Who won 2019 Booker Prize? Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo

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383. Who won First Asian orchestra to win Orchestra of the Year 2019 award? Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil)

384. Who won 2019 Marconi Society’s Celestini Programme awards? Delhi students’ “Rakshak” and “VisionAir”

385. Who won ‘Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award’? Shri K. Parasaran

386. Who won first ever all- female spacewalk? US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir

387. Forbes list of world’s highest paid women athletes for 2019? PV Sindhu ranked 13th, Serena Williams tops

388. Who won Golden Dragon Award at Cardiff International Film Festival?

389. Who won National CSR Award 2018 for excellence in corporate social responsibility by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs? Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd

390. Who won Udyog Rattan Award from the Government. ?Thakur Anup Singh Chairman and Managing Director of Marg ERP

391. Who won world’s richest person award? Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates overtook Jeff Bezos

392. Who won 2019 India Australia Business and Community Awards (IABCA)? Neena Mitter, Indian-origin professor

393. Who won Sakharov Prize? Ilham Tohti

394. Which club won Life membership to Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee? Mohun Bagan Athletic Club

395. Who won President of India Prize 2019? Kavitha Gopal

396. Who won Best Actor in a Leading Role according to Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019? Sumedh Mudgalkar – RadhaKrishn by Swastik Productions for Star Bharat

397. Who won Best Actor in a Supporting Role according to Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019? Balaji Manohar – Bhak by

398. Who won Best Actress in a Leading Role according to Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019? Shefali Shah – Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan Productions/Ivanhoe Pictures for

399. Who won Best Actress in a Supporting Role according to Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019? Mona Ambegaonkar – Bhak by HOOQ

400. Which programme won the Best Animated Programme or Series (2D or 3D) according to Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019? Lamput : Collection V2 by Vaibhav Studios for

401. Who won Best Cinematography according to Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019? Magesh Madan – Mega Icons – Dalai Lama by National Geographic India Page 147 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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402. Which is the Best Current Affairs Programme or Series according to Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019? India’s Game-Changers: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw by BBC World News

403. Who won Best Direction (Fiction) according to Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019? Richie Mehta for Delhi Crime by Golden Karavan Productions/ Ivanhoe Pictures for Netflix

404. Who won Best Direction (Non-Fiction) according to Asian Academy Creative Awards 2019? Paramangsu Mukherjee – Mega Icons – APJ Abdul Kalam by National Geographic India

405. Which Pradhan Mantri Innovation Learning Programme has commenced from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru and will conclude at IIT, Delhi?“DHRUV”

406. Who developed Eye in the Sky for disaster management service?IIT Madras students

407. Which company has announced that it is developing an Artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool for analysis of terrorist activities?Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)

408. Who have made history by completing the first-ever all-female spacewalk?Christina Koch and Jessica Meir

409. Who has invented a device called “PM 2.5” which he claimed when fitted near the silencer pipe in vehicles will curb air pollution?IIT Kharagpur graduate Debayan Saha

410. Which ant is the fastest of the world’s 12,000 known ant species, clocking 855 millimetres nearly a metre per second? Saharan silver

411. IIT Kanpur partners with which company to support entrepreneurship among recent graduates?NTT DATA

412. Which agency sends a golf cart-sized robot to the moon in 2022 to search for deposits of water below the surface, an effort to evaluate the vital resource ahead of a planned human return to the moon in 2024?NASA

413. Which online aptitude test have launched by The Central Board of Secondary Education and National Council for Educational Research and Training?‘Tamanna’

414. What is the full form of ‘Tamanna’? “Try And Measure Aptitude And Natural Abilities”

415. Who created first ever Indian Brain Atlas? Researchers of IIIT Hyderabad

416. Which planet created a solar system record after the discovery of 20 new moons, surpassing Jupiter?Saturn

417. Who has unveiled remains of a 5,000-year-old city believed to be the biggest in the region from the Bronze Age?Archaeologists of Israel

418. Which is the First Satellite Servicing Spacecraft launched; developed by Northrop Grumman and NASA?MEV- 1

419. Which is the plastic-eating bacteria discovered by Indian scientists in Greater Noida wetlands, UP?'Exiguobacterium sibiricum strain DR11' & 'Exiguobacterium undae strain DR14' Page 148 of 153 Join Our Telegram Group to Get Instant Notifications, Study Materials, Quizzes & PDFs: https://t.me/exampunditofficial

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420. Who developed India's most secure and portable OS elementary puzzles?Chandigarh University studentsAdarsh Chauhan, Anmol Puri and Puspraj Jaswal

421. Tourism Ministry launches Which app for 12 sites of India in New Delhi during 3rd "ParyatanParv 2019"? "Audio Odigos"

422. US military successfully test fired Which missile? Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

423. Which country launches new Gaofen-10 satellite to take high quality photos?China

424. Which agency gets it first all-electric experimental aircraft X-57 Mod II, codenamed Maxwell?NASA

425. Who has launched the eDantseva website and mobile application in New Delhi with the aim to provide oral health information collected from authentic scientific resources? Dr Harsh Vardhan

426. Which is the World’s oldest known natural pearl discovered at a Neolithic site on Marawah Island, Abu Dhabi?‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’

427. Which country unveils new commercial carrier rockets codenamed the Smart Dragon family & Tenglong liquid- propellant rocket?China

428. Who launched a new mobile app named “mHariyali” and website "Environment Protection in Government Colonies" in New Delhi, which encourages people to plant trees and for Green drives?Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri

429. Which is the world’s first species of eel-loach discovered by KUFOS scientists? ‘Pangio bhujia’

430. Which agency launched ICON space weather satellite to study earth's ionosphere?

NASA

431. Who launched an online portal of India’s technological capability named ‘TechSagar’?Lt. Gen (Dr) Rajesh Pant

432. Scientists discover 6 new lizard species of which family at western ghats in Aurangabad, Maharashtra? 'Dravidogecko'

433. Which is the world’s loudest bird which hits 125.4 decibels, as loud as a very loud rock concert?The male white bellbird(Procnias albus)

434. Who launched an online system Applications for Remedies in Trade for Indian Industry and other Stakeholders (ARTIS) for filing anti-dumping applications by the domestic industry for speedy resolution of dumping issues?The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)

435. Which country unveiled DF-41 the most powerful intercontinental-range ballistic missile on the planet?China

436. Who launched ‘Consumer App’ in New Delhi for redressing consumer grievances?Shri Ram Vilas Paswan

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437. how much percent sturdier silver than the previous world record that was developed by scientists? 42 %

438. Where did IAF successfully test-fired 2 Brahmos surface-to-surface missiles? Trak Island in Andaman Nicobar

439. Recently Jessye Norman passed away.He belongs to which field? Grammy Award-Winning Opera Singer

440. Recently Jose Jos epassed away.He belongs to which field? Mexican singer

441. Recently Eric Pleskow passed away.He belongs to which field? Hollywood tycoon

442. Recently M Gopal Gowda passed away. He belongs to which field? First-ever Kudmi writer & Konkani folk artiste

443. Recently H L Trivedi passed away. He belongs to which field? Noted nephrologist and Padma Shri awardee

445. Recently Krishna Gopal krishna Kadekodi passed away. He belongs to which field?Centenarian philatelist & coin collector

446. Recently Farook Khan passed away. He belongs to which field? Indian-origin journalist in South Africa

447. Recently Colathur Gopalan passed away. He belongs to which field? Popular nutrition scientist

448. Recently Satyapriya Mohathero passed away. He belongs to which field? Ekushey Prize-winning Buddhist pundit

449. Recently Drummer Peter Edward passed away. He belongs to which field? Grammy awardee, Drummer Ginger Baker

450. Recently Andres Gimeno passed away. He belongs to which field? Oldest French Open champion in the Open era, spanish player

451.Recently passed away. He belongs to which field? Renowned saxophonist

452. Recently Alexei Leonov passed away. He belongs to which field? Russian astronaut, the first human to walk in space

453. Recently Sara Danius passed away. He belongs to which field? Swedish author and 1st female head of Nobel's literature award body

456. Recently P.V. Krishnamoorthy passed away. He belongs to which field? Veteran broadcast journalist & first of DG of Doordarshan

457. Recently Alicia Alonso passed away. He belongs to which field? Legendary cuban ballet dancer

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458. Recently KB Siddaiah passed away. He belongs to which field? Socio-Political philosopher writer, poet and intellectual

459. Recently Kalidas Karmakar passed away. He belongs to which field? Ekushey Padak awardee, Bangladeshi painter

460. Recently Mark Hurd passed away. He belongs to which field? Former Oracle co-CEO

461. Recently Dadu chougule passed away. He belongs to which field? Dhyan Chand Awardee, legendary wrestler

462. Recently TP Radhamani passed away. He belongs to which field? Veteran actress

463. Recently Marieke vervoort passed away. He belongs to which field? Belgian paralympic athlete

467. Recently K R Wadhwaney passed away. He belongs to which field? Veteran sports Journalist and author

468. Recently Dilip Ramanbhai Parikh passed away. He belongs to which field?Former Gujarath CM

469.Recently C. Raghavachari passed away. He belongs to which field? Senior journalist

470. Recently Kamal Sharma passed away. He belongs to which field? Former Punjab BJP chief

472. Recently Nanammal passed away. He belongs to which field? Padma Shri awardee & India’s oldest Yoga teacher

473. Recently Mano passed away. He belongs to which field?Famous Kollywood actor & mimicry artist

474. Recently Sadako Ogata passed away. He belongs to which field?First female UN refugee chief

475. Recently N. Venkatachala passed away. He belongs to which field? FormerKarnataka Lokayukta & former Judge of Supreme Court

476. Recently Gurudas Dasgupta passed away. He belongs to which field?VeteranCPI leader

477. Recently Geetanjali passed away. He belongs to which field? Popular Telugu actress

478. What is the theme of International Day of Older Persons?The Journey to Age Equality

479.What is the theme of World Habitat day?Frontier Technologies as an innovative tool to transform waste to wealth

480. What is the theme of World Mental Health Day?suicide prevention

481. What is the theme of World Sight Day?Vision First

482. What is the theme of World egg day? Eat your egg today and every day

483. What is the theme of International Day of the Girl Child? GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable

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484. What is the theme of World migratory bird day? Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution

485. What is the theme of World arthritis day?Time2Work

486. What is the theme of International day for disaster reduction? Reduce disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services

487. What is the theme of World standards Day? Video Standards Create a Global Stage

488. What is the theme of International Day of Rural Women? Rural Women and girls building climate resilience

489. What is the theme of Global Handwashing Day? Clean Hands For All

490.What is the theme of World Food Day? Our actions are our future. Healthy diets for a #zerohunger world

491. What is the theme of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty? Acting together to empower children, their families, and communities to end poverty

492. What is the theme of International Stuttering Awareness Day? Growth Through Speaking

493. What is the theme of 7th International lead poisoning prevention week (ILPPW)? Learn the Risks, Join the Action, Eliminate Lead Paint

494. What is the theme of United Nations Day? Our Planet. Our Future

495. What is the theme of World Polio day? Stories of Progress: Past and present

496.What is the theme of4th National Ayurveda Day for 2019/Dhanwantari Jayanti? Ayurveda for Longevity

497. What is the theme of International Chefs Day? How Healthy Food Works

498. What is the theme of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage? Engage the past Through Sound and Images

499. What is the theme of World Cities Day? Changing the world: innovations and better life for future generations

500. What is the theme of World Savings Day/ Thrift Day? Savings give life a lift Click Here to Download All the Remaining Last 6 Months Current Affairs PDFs

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