APRIL 2019

• RBI will issue Rs 20 banknotes of greenish-yellow colour. The new Rs 20 banknotes will bear which heritage site of ? Ellora Caves • Which rule under the 'Conduct of Elections Rules' lists out a 6-month jail term along with a Rs 1000 fine for falsely reporting malfunctioning of EVMs and VVPATs? Rule 49MA • Which cyclone is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm and will continue to move North West and change its path to North East in India, as per Indian Meteorological Department (MeT) department? Cyclone Fani • Wrestling Federation of India recommended whom for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019? Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat • The National Company Law Tribunal approved the merger of which bank with Bharat Financial Inclusion? IndusInd Bank

• Former Indian Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag was recently appointed as India's High Commissioner to which country? Seychelles • The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) launched the MERA India programme to eliminate which disease from India by 2030? Malaria • Which country in a landmark step released a special stamp on the theme of Ramayana for the first time underlining strong centuries old cultural bonds? Indonesia • How many medals did India win at the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championship? 17 medals (3 Gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze) What was India's position at the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championship? Fourth • The Indian Army recently began online registration of women for recruitment into which field for the first time? Military Police • Which Indian financial institution has sold its entire stake in the National Housing Bank (NHB) and the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) to the Union Government for Rs 1,450 crore and Rs 20 crore, respectively.Reserve Bank of India • Bollywood actor Sunny Deol has joined which political party on 23rd April 2019? BJP • On which day the Civil Services Day is celebrated every year in India? 21st April • Which Indian wrestler has become world number one in the men's 65kg freestyle category? Bajrang Punia • What is India’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index 2019? 140th • The Supreme Court of India has determined which illness as a ground to spare death row convicts from the gallows? Mental illness • Which Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile was successfully test fired by DRDO on April 15, 2019? Nirbhay • Who has been named captain of the Indian squad for the ICC World Cup 2019 in England and Wales? ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is scheduled to begin in England and Wales from May 30, 2019. Virat Kohli • Who is the first Chief Minister to have been barred from campaigning by the Election Commission on April 15, 2019, for a set period for violating the model code of conduct during election rallies? Yogi Adityanath • Lakshmi Vilas Bank recently announced merger with which mortgage financier firm in an all stock deal? Indiabulls HousingFinance Ltd • Who was appointed as the first chief justice of new High Court? Vikram Nath • Kartik Chandra Rath passed away after a prolonged illness. He belonged to which field? Theatre • On which day the National Maritime Day is observed every year in India? 5th April • Which country recently honoured PM Narendra Modi with its highest decoration Zayed Medal? United Arab Emirates (UAE) • Which country has approved the sale of 24 multi-role MH-60R Seahawk maritime helicopters to India at an estimated cost of USD 2.6 billion? USA • Name the chatbot platfform in which a majority stake was bought by Reliance Jio in a Rs 700-crore deal, which includes a Rs 470 crore investment for future growth of the business? Haptik • Name the guided missile destroyer launched by the Indian Navy at Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders, ? INS Imphal • Which tea won the 73rd edition of Santosh Trophy football tournament defeating in the finals? Services • Name the HDFC promoted finance company with which the merger of Bandhan Bank has been approved by Competition Commission of India (CCI)? GRUH Finance

• Name the renowned Hindi poet, known for his humorous poetry, who passed away on April 12, 2019? Pradeep Choubey • Name the programmes launched by the Government of which have won the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards under the United Nations? Utkarsh Bangla and Sabuj Sathi • Name the Telugu poet who has been awarded the Saraswati Samman 2018 for his collection of poetry Pakkaki Ottigilite? K Siva Reddy • Name the highest civilian award of Russia which has been awarded to the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi? Order of the St Andrew, the Apostle

• Name the president of All India Football Federation who has become the first Indian to be elected as the member of FIFA Executive Council for a period of 4 years? Praful Patel • Which team won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament defeating India in the finals at Ipoh, Malaysia? South Korea • Name the former Australian hockey player who has been appointed as the coach of Indian national men's hockey team? Graham Reid • Name the Indian cricketer who has been named Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2018? Virat Kohli • Name the Indian women cricketer who has been named Wisden's Leading Women's Cricketer in the World for the year 2018? Smriti Mandhana • Name the village in West Imphal district of which has been tagged as India's first carbon positive settlement? Phayeng • Which electronic intelligence satellite was launched by the Indian space agency, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on April 1, 2019 along with 28 other satellites of global customers? EMISAT

• Which south-Asian country has recently announced to relocate its capital from Jakarta? Indonesia • What is the name of Japan’s new imperial era that will begin on May 1, 2019? Japan's new emperor, Naruhito, has formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father, Akihito. Reiwa • Which nation has announced a ban on covering of the face with any kind of veil or burqa that prevents identification of the person? The order comes a week after coordinated suicide bomb blasts hit three churches and three luxury hotels in the nation on the occasion of Easter on April 21, 2019?, killing over 250 people and injuring more than 500 others. Sri Lanka • Which city hosted the 23rd edition of the A sian Athletics Championship? The Asian Athletics Championship began on April 21, 2019. The four-day event saw participation from 63 nations across the world. Doha (Qatar) • Name the African country which is the first of three country in Africa in which the malaria vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made available to children up to 2 years of age? The other two African country Ghana and Kenya will introduce the vaccine later. Malawi • On which day the World Intellectual Property Day was observed across the world? 26th April • Which country topped the medal tally at the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championship? China with 10 gold, 13 silver, 7 bronze and Japan with 5 gold, 4 silver, 9 bronze came second and third respectively. Bahrain (11 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze) • On which day World Malaria Day is celebrated every year? 25th April • On which day the World Book and Copyright Day is observed every year? 23rd April • On which day the Global Earth Day is celebrated every year? Theme for the year 2019: Protect Our Species. 22nd April • On which day the World Heritage Day is observed every year? It is observed with an aim to create awareness among the people to conserve and protect the valuable assets and cultural heritage across the world. 18th April • Sri La nka on April 18, 2019 has launched its first satellite into space from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s East Shore. What is the name of this satellite? Raavana-1 • Which organisation releases World Press Freedom Index every year? Reporters Without Borders Which country topped the World Press Freedom Index 2019? Norway • Which US-based company recently announced its plans to shut down its online retail operations in China? Amazon

• A raging fire recently tore through Notre-Dame Cathedral and brought its towering spire and roof crashing to the ground, wiping out centuries of priceless heritage central to French culture and history. The cathedral is located in which country? France • In respect of which disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised an alarm over a 300 percent increase globally in the first quarter of 2019 compared with last year? Measles • An international scientific team recently announced a milestone in astrophysics - the first-ever photo of a black hole - using a global network of telescopes to gain insight into celestial objects with gravitational fields so strong no matter or light can escape. The research was conducted by which project? Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) • What is the name given by Hawaiian language professor Larry Kimura to the first ever black hole photographed by Event Horizon Telescope? Powehi • Who has been elected as the new President of the World Bank on April 6, 2019? David Malpass • On which day the World Heath Day is observed every year? 7th April • Name the Australian female umpire who has become the first woman to be an umpire in men's one- day international cricket? Claire Polosak • Name the cloud management tool launched by Google allowing its users to run applications from anywhere? Google Anthos

MAY 2019

• Which group of countries were invited by India to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 30, 2019? BIMSTEC • Which surface to air missile was successful y test fired from Interim Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odhisa by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)? AKASH-MK-1S • Which Indian Institution launched a competition for its logo and motto on May 28, 2019? Lokpal • Who took oath as the new Chief Minister of ? Prem Singh Golay • Who will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of ? Pema Khandu

• To which Asian country India has recently delivered a pair of Mi-24 attack helicopters? Afghanistan • Who is the youngest BJP candidate to win in the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 from Bangalore South seat? Tejaswi Surya (Age - 28 years) • Name the Indian spinner who recently started lifestyle brand CheQmate? Yuzvendra Chahal

• In how many constituencies the voting for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was held? 542 • In which state 26 reservoirs have reached "zero storage" according to statistics put out by the Water Conservation department of state government? • Aiming at a 'cash-lite' society, which institution released a vision document for ensuring a safe, secure, convenient, quick and affordable e-payment system as it expects the number of digital transactions to increase more than four times to 8,707 crore in December 2021? Reserve Bank of India • Former Congress leader Kadavoor Sivadasan passed away on May 17. He was a five-time MLA from which Indian state? • On which day the National Dengue Day is observed every year in India? 16th May • Which state has 35 percent of the country's Graphite deposits as per the Geological Survey of India (GSI)? Arunachal Pradesh • Which department launched MANAV : Human Atlas Initiative on May 10, towards improving knowledge on human physiology? Department of Biotechnology (DBT) • What is the name of famous folk singer, also known as 'Birha Samrat', who passed away recently? Hiralal Yadav

• What is the name of Kerala's largest temple festival which began on May 12? Thrissur Pooram • What is the theme of Indian Army in 2019 to reach out to the next of kin of battle casualties, ex-servicemen and serving soldiers? Year of Next of Kin • Name the retired Supreme Court judge who has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji? Madan Bhimrao Lokur • Which US-based magazine recently released its cover featuring image of PM Narendra Modi with headline 'India's Divider in Chief'? TIME • India recently was re-elected as Observer to which international forum? Arctic Council • 158th Birth Anniversary of which Nobel laureate was celebrated in India recently? Rabindranath Tagore • Which Indian has been re-elected to International Narcotics Control Board for a five-year term beginning on March 2, 2020 and expiring on March 1, 2025?Jagjit Pavadia • Which Indian Navy Ship, a Rajput class destroyer, was decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam after having served for 36 years? INS Ranjit • The Indian Navy launched which Scorpene-class submarine, the fourth of six underwater warships being built in India with French collaboration, with an aim to boost Indian capability to defend and secure the strategic sea lanes? INS Vela • Name the Indian shooter who attained the world number one position in the women's 10m air rifle event recently? Apurvi Chandela • RBI announced to issue Rs 20 banknotes of greenish-yellow colour. The new Rs 20 banknotes will bear which heritage site? Ellora Caves • Name the High-speed Expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) drone which was successfully tested from Interim Test Range (ITR) in ’s Chandipur? Abhyas • Name the All India Football Federation president who has become the first Indian to be elected as the member of FIFA Executive Council for a period of 4 years? Praful Patel • Which country has conferred its highest civilian honour named Zayed Medal upon the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi? UAE • From which country India is p rocuring Kamov-31 Airborne Early Warning and Control helicopters for the Indian Navy Russia • Name the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who has been conferred France's highest civilian award Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honour? Dr. AS Kiran Kumar • On which day World No Tobacco Day is observed across the world? 31st May • Which country removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners after certain developments and steps were taken by India to avert concerns surrounding foreign exchange irregularities? USA • On which day International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed across the world?29th May • Which country is hosting the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup from 30 May to 14 July 2019? England and Wales • How many teams are participating in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup? 10 teams • Which activity has been officially labelled by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as an addictive disorder? Excessive gaming • On which day Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019 is observed? 28th May • Name the Chinese technology giant against which the US-based company Google Inc has announced suspension of its services? Huawei • Who has been recently re-elected as the President of South Africa? Cyril Ramaphosa • Name the 41 year old Omani author who won the Man Booker International Prize 2019 for her novel - Celestial Bodies? Jokha Alharthi • What is the name of farthest place in universe where NASA’s spacecraft has recently found evidence of water? Ultima Thule • On which day World Metrology Day is observed every year? 20th May

• Who was elected as the President of Indonesia for the second term? Joko Widodo • Which tennis sportsperson received the Knighthood by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales in recognition of his services to tennis? Sir Andy Murray • On which day the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is observed every year? 17th May • Which country has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage? Taiwan • Which country’s President has declared a national emergency to protect its computer networks from espionage? United States of America (USA) • Which country will host the 2023 Asian Football Cup? China • Which country recently blocked all editions of Wikipedia? China • Who sworn-in as the prime minister of Australia recently? Scott Morrison • Which treaty was amended recently by around 180 countries to include Plastic Waste? Basel Convention • Which country has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package under which the cashstrapped country will receive $ 6 billion over three years? Pakistan • During which period the United Nations Global Road Safety Week was celebrated across the world? May 6 to May 12 • What was the theme of United Nations Global Road Safety Week which was observed from May 6 to May 12? Leadership for Road Safety • Which sportsperson was awarded with the highest US civilian honour? Tiger Woods • On which day the World Press Freedom Day 2019 was observed across the world? May 3 • Name the Nepalese Sherpa climber who has scaled Mount Everest for a 23rd time, breaking his own record for the most successful ascents of the world's highest peak? Kami Rita • Which US-based software company has unveiled the World's 1st Election Software named ElectionGuard that lets the voter track his vote till the end? Microsoft • Name the Sri Lankan cricketer who has become the first non-British person to be appointed the President of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Kumar Sangakkara for a period of one year from 1st Oct 2019? • Who is the author of the book - Game Changer? Shahid Afridi • What was the theme of the International Labour Day observed on May 1? Sustainable Pension for All: The Role of Social Partners • Which country has become the first in the world to declare an environment and climate emergency in its Parliament? United Kingdom

JUNE 2019

• Name the Indian Coast Guard officer who has been chosen to be the next Director General of Coast Guard replacing DG Rajendra Singh on 30 June 2019? Krishnaswamy Natrajan • Who was appointed as the Director of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)? Samant Kumar Goel • On which day the National Statistics Day is observed in India? 29th June • Name the CEO of Niti Aayog who has got two year extension till June 30 2021? Amitabh Kant • Name the senior IPS officer who has been appointed as the new Chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB)? Arvind Kumar

• Name the IT Industry icon who will retire as the Executive Chairman of Wipro with effect from July 30, 2019? Azim Premji • Name the Padma Vibhushan awardee, also popularly known as the Metro Man, who recently resigned as the Principal Advisor to Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) citing health issues? E. Sreedharan • How much penalty has been proposed for not providing way to emergency vehicles under the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill approved by cabinet? Rs. 10,000 • Name the Indian player who completed a career Grand Slam in snooker by winning Asian Snooker Championship title? Pankaj Advani • Which Indian bowler has recently become the second Indian bowler to take hat-trick in World Cup history? Mohammed Shami • Who has been appointe d as the new Speaker of Lok Sabha? Om Birla • Who has been named as the Congress leader in Lok Sabha? Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury • Who has been appointed as the new leader of Rajya Sabha? Thawarchand Gehlot • Who won 2019 Pageant? • Which company has unveiled India's first smart electric motor bike RV 400? Revolt Intellicorp • In which Indian state over 100 children have died due to Encephalitis? • Which Indian batsman has become the fastest to score 11,000 runs in ODIs? Virat Kohli • In which state the Indian Medical Association (IMA) declared All India Protest Day on June 14 after doctors of this state went on strike demanding adequate security? West Bengal • In which state the Union Government has approved setting up of 1,000 foreigners tribunals by July 31 when the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be published? • The Union Government has decided to develop Eklavya Model Residential Schools at par with Navodya Vidyalaya for which community? Schedules Tribes • Which Indian is back on the Forbes World’s 100 Highest-Paid athletes list, making him the only Indian to feature in the rankings, once again? Virat Kohli • The Modi 2.0 Government created which new ministry by merging the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to provide safe drinking water to people? Ministry of Jal Shakti • Who is the minister of newly created ministry Jal Shakti? Gajendra Singh Shekhawat • Name the retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who has been reappointed as the National Security Adviser, according him a Cabinet rank? Ajit Doval • The Reserve Bank of India has done away with the charges levied on fund transfers through which of the following mode of transfer and asked the banks to pass on the benefits to customers? RTGS and NEFT • Which nation did S Jaishankar visit in his first overseas trip asIndia's External Affairs Minister? Bhutan • Name the league which will be a quarterly cleanliness assessment of Indian cities and towns and was launched by the Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in on June 6, 2019? Swachh Survekshan League • The scenic Dzükou Valley has become Plastic Free Zone on the occasion of World Environment Day. This valley is located in which place? • What is the current Repo Rate as per the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20 of Reserve Bank of India? 5.75 percent • Name the Indian state which has been gifted a museum of peace by Japan to mark 75 years of fiercest battles of the Second World War held in 1944? Manipur • Name the Chief Executive of Indian Banks Association who has been appointed head of a six-member committee constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to

review the ATM interchange fee structure, with a view to giving a fillip to ATM deployment in unbanked areas? VG Kannan • Name the BJP MP who has been chosen to be the Protem Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha? Dr. Virendra Kumar • Which co untry has honoured the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi with its highest honour Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen? Maldives • Name the renowned scientist who has been appointed as the chief of India Meteorological Department (IMD)? Mrutyunjay Mohapatra • Name the world famous Rajasthani folk dancer who died in a car accident near Jodhpur in ? Queen Harish • Shri Rajiv Mehrishi, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has been elected as the external auditor of which international organisation for a term of 4 years from 2020 to 2023? World Health Organisation (WHO) • Name the public sector undertaking which has become the most profitable public sector company overtaking Indian Oil Corporation for the financial year 2018-19? Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) • Name the Jnanpith award winner, multi-lingual scholar, master playwright, screenwriter, actor and director who died recently? Girish Karnad • On which day the International Day of the Tropics is observed every year? 29th June • 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in which city? Milan (Italy) ICC partnered with which international organization to deliver 'One Day for Children' at Men's Cricket World Cup 2019? UNICEF • What is the name of drone to be launched by NASA that would fly to the Saturn moon Titan? Dragonfly • What is the venue of G-20 Summit 2019? Osaka (Japan) • On which day International Olympic Day is observed every year across the world? 23rd June • What is the name of Facebook’s new digital currency? Libra • On which day World Refugee Day is observed across the world? 20th June • Which country was the host country for World Blood Donor Day 2019? Rwanda • On which day World Day against Child Labour was observed across the world? 12th June • What was the theme of World Day against Child Labour for the year 2019? Children should not work in fields but on dreams • Who topped the Forbes 2019 list of world's highest-paid athletes dethroning boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather? Lionel Messi • Which country announced to ban single use plastics from 2021? Canada • Who was elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand? Prayuth Chan-ocha • Which country has launched first Arctic train service that will run from St. Petersburg station? Russia • On which day World Environment Day is observed across the world? 5th June • Who won French Open 2019 men's title by defeating Dominic Thiem of Austria in the final? Rafael Nadal (Spain) • Who won French Open 2019 women's title by defeating Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic in the final? Ashleigh Barty (Australia)