200 Best Current Affairs March'19 In English Part 2
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) ? A. V.K. Sharma B. M R Kumar C. T.C. Suseel Kumar D. Hemant Bhargava
Q) Who was conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal by President Ramnath Kovind for distinguished services ? A. Major Tushar Gauba B. Bipin Rawat C. Rajendra Nain D. Ravindra Babban Dhanwade
Q) RBI has categorised which Bank as Private Sector Lender ? A. Vijaya Bank B. Punjab and Sindh Bank C. Jammu Kashmir Bank D. IDBI Bank
Q)Who has been named the winner of the Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region ? A. Gopal Iyer B. Vijaya Sharma C. Kulbhushan Gupta D. Padmanabhan Gopalan
Q) The India-Africa Joint Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-19) will be held in which city ? A. Dehradun B. Hyderabad C. Pune D. Kochi
Q) In which country the Christchurch Mosque shooting incident took place in which 49 people lost their lives ? A. Germany B. France C. Argentina D. New zealand
Q) The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will set up an incubation centre in which state ? A. Haryana B. Punjab C. Odisha D. Kerala
Q) Name the Prominent Lingayat pontiff and Basava Dharma Peetha President who passed away? A. Maate Mahadevi B. Maate Maheshwari C. Maate Hari D. Maate Krishna
Q)Who has been awarded with the Hans Kilian Award 2019 ? A. Suresh Sharma B. Abhishek Agrawal C. Ashis Nandy D. Akhilesh Yadav
Q)Who has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy ? A. Maharashtra B. Punjab C. Karnataka D. Punjab
Q) Lydian Nadhaswaram who has won American reality show The World's Best hails from which city ? A. Kochi B. Kerala C. Amravati D. Chennai
Q)Which country to host U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020 ? A. Sri Lanka B. Germany C. France D. India
Q) Who has bagged the 1st prize of DD Mahila Kisan Award for2018-19 ? A. Swati Shingade B. Nisha Sarwate C. Minakshi Apte D. Anushka Singh
Q) Who has launched the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement party ? A. Omar Abdullah B. Shah Faisal C. Ayub Thakur D. Shabnam Ghani lone
Q) India has set an aspirational three-fold target for engineering exports at USD 200 bn by which year ? A. 2023 B. 2030 C. 2025 D. 2035
Q) According to Election Commission, which state has the maximum number of first- time voters, around 20.1 lakh, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections ? A. West Bengal B. Uttar Pradesh C. Rajasthan D. Bihar
Q) ‘Observers app’ has been launched by whom ? A. NITI Aayog B. Facebook C. Election Commission of India D. Competition Commission of India
Q) Who will be honoured with Vyas Samman 2018 for his collection of poems ‚Jitne Log Utne Prem‛ ? A. Gopal Das Neeraj B. Jai Shankar Prasad C. Vishnu Prabhakar D. Leeladhar Jagudi
Q) Who will head the National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage ? A. Ravi Kumar B. S S Mudra C. Amitabh Kant D. Raja Kumar
Q) Name the 16-year-old climate change activist of Sweden who has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize ? A. Greta Thunberg B. Darla Hood C. Danny Anthony D. Julie Vega
Q) Which IIT has signed an MoU with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to set up a 1.3 Petaflop high-performance computing facility funded under the National Supercomputing Mission? A. IIT Madras B. IIT Delhi C. IIT Bombay D. IIT Kharagpur
Q) Bomb cyclone has impacted which country recently causing flooding, white-out conditions, and power outages in the country ? A. Canada B. Japan C. US D. France
Q) Which India state was ranked top in the Climate Vulnerability Index Highest ? A. Assam B. Mizoram C. Meghalaya D. Sikkim
Q) NGT has ordered the suspension of the Environmental Clearance for which thermal plant ? A. Chabbra Thermal Power Plant B. Mundra thermal power plant C. Kunoor thermal power plant D. Udupi Thermal Power Plant
Q) The US military forces and the Indian National Security Guard (NSG) is conducting joint exercises in which city ? A. Pune B. Chennai C. Hyderabad D. Bhubaneswar
Q)Which state for the first time has undertaken census of otters in protected areas of the state ? A. Assam B. Bihar C. Jharkhand D. Uttar Pradesh
Q)Which Subject has been made compulsory for Class 1 to 8 in CBSE schools from April 2019 new session ? A. Physical education B. Yoga education C. Sanskrit Education D. Vedas education
Q) Who has become the first Indian athlete to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics ? A. Bajrang Punia B. Irfan K T C. Neeraj Chopra D. Hima Das
Q) Which game will be reinstated in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou,China ? A. Carrom B. Golf C. Bridge D. Chess
Q) An initiative named ‘FeFA Girls’ has been launched in which state to tackle a low iron level and malnutrition among adolescent girls of the state ? A. Andhra Pradesh B. Gujarat C. Madhya Pradesh D. Telangana
Q)Who has been recommended to be the first Lokpal or anti-corruption ombudsman of India by the Selection Committee ? A. Pinaki Chandra Ghosh B. Sudhi Ranjan Das C. Sarv Mitra Sikri D. Jagdish Sharan Verma
Q) Which country has won their first-ever Test match ? A. Ireland B. United Arab Emirates C. Afghanistan D. Bangladesh
Q) What is the name of the dog who has become the first Indian breed to join the police ? A. Rocky B. Rani C. Asha D. Nandini
Q)Who has become the second Indian woman to win on Ladies European Tour ? A. Aditi Ashok B. Shaili Chopra C. Gurasimar Badawal D. Diksha Dagar
Q) RBI has allowed HDFC Bank to hold only _____ percent in Bandhan Bank ? A. 10.91 % B. 9.9 % C. 15 % D. 15.99 %
Q) The Navy is set to induct the second Scorpene submarine by early May, name the submarine ? A. INS Vela B. INS Kalavari C. INS Karanj D. INS Khanderi
Q)Who was the chief guest at 80th Raising Day of CRPF ? A. Narendra Modi B. Ajit Doval C. Sushma Swaraj D. Nirmala Sitharaman
Q) ‘i-help’ initiative was launched in which state to promote electoral literacy ? A. Nagaland B. Jharkhand C. Assam D. Meghalaya
Q) Which Indian Author has won the US Windham Campbell Prize ? A. Amitav Ghosh B. Charu Nivedita C. Raghu Karnad D. Gaurav sharma
Q) Who has been appointed as the Cultural and Tourism Ambassador of Uzbekistan in India ? A. Neeta lulla B. Anamika Khanna C. Masaba Gupta D. Ritu Beri
Q) Who has sworn-in as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa ? A. Milind Naik B. Nilesh Cabral C. Pramod Sawant D. Rohan Khaute
Q) The Indian Department of Post on March 18, 2019 has released a ‘special stamp cover on what ? A. Ice Stupa B. Asiatic lion C. Glaciers D. Snow Leopard
Q)Which IIT institution has inked an MoU with ISRO for Space Technology Cell ? A. IIT Madras B. IIT Delhi C. IIT Roorkee D. IIT Bombay
Q) Nursultan Nazarbayev who has resigned from its post was the President of which country ? A. Kazakhstan B. Kyrgyzstan C. Uzbekistan D. Yemen
Q)Which FC has clinched their maiden Indian Super League title ? A. Bengaluru FC B. FC Goa C. Kerala Blasters D. Mumbai City Q) Who has become the first woman to win Prestigious Abel Prize ? A. Maryam Mirzakhani B. Karen Uhlenbeck C. Alice Chang D. Julia Robinson
Q) The 33rd edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) has begun in which city ? A. Delhi B. Port Blair C. Belawan D. Jakarta
Q) Chinese mobile company Xiaomi has launched its Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based payments application ‚Mi Pay‛ in partnership with which country ? A. Yes Bank B. Axis Bank C. HDFC bank D. ICICI Bank
Q) Admiral Sunil Lanba presided over the debrief of largest War Game of the Indian Navy - the Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX 19) in which city ? A. Chennai B. Pune C. Kochi D. Dehradun
Q) Which country is going to join China's Belt and Road initiative despite US objections ? A. Sweden B. Spain C. Brazil D.Italy
Q) MITRA SHAKTI 2019 is a joint military exercise between India and which country ? A. Nepal B. Sri Lanka C. Indonesia D. Bangladesh
Q) The Zayed Cricket Stadium in which city will be the new home of T10 cricket for the next five years, starting with the 2019 season ? A. Sharjah B. Karachi C. Abu Dhabi D. Dhaka
Q) The Election Commission of India has appointed which transgender social activist as one of the 12 election ambassadors from Maharashtra ? A. Sanjana Singh B. Gauri Sawant C. Krishna Deshpande D. Vandana Sawant
Q)Which Indian Low-cost carrier airlines has joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA)? A. Vistara B. SpiceJet C. GoAir D. Indigo
Q) Who was awarded with Shaurya Chakra for the valour he showed by fighting against 3 terrorists at the age of 14? A. Haroon Kar B. Irfan Ramzan Sheikh C. Asif Saeed D. Atif Alam
Q) Which country will build the world’s first exascale supercomputer named Aurora by 2021 ? A. Russia B. USA C. Australia D. Japan
Q) Indian and the army of which country carried out a military operation named `Operation Sunrise’ to wipe out insurgent camps who were planning to hit the Indian workers at the Kaladan Transit project ? A. Myanmar B. Bhutan C. Nepal D. Srilanka
Q) The Reserve Bank of India has announced that an individual traveling from India to Nepal or Bhutan may carry Indian Currency of denominations ₹200/- and/or ₹500/ subject to a total amount of ____ ? A. Rs 30,000 B. Rs 20,000 C. Rs 25,000 D. Rs 15,000 Q) Which IT company has developed the blockchain based global payment network named World Wire ? A. Intel B. Microsoft C. Wipro D. IBM
Q) Google has unveiled its Cloud gaming service called ______at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco ? A. Stadia B. Spark C. Victor D. GoPower
Q) Centre has approved the name change of Old Mangkhi village of which state to Mungankhun? A. Manipur B. Nagaland C. Mizoram D. Assam
Q) What was the rank of India in the list of happiest country in the world 2019? A. 100th B. 140th C. 130th D. 120th
Q) which company has launched the “Smart garbage bins” which integrates technology for smart waste management ? A. BHEL B. ONGC C. SAIL D. IOC
Q) Tokyo 2020 Olympics has unveiled a cherryblossom shaped torch , which city was chosen as the starting point for the Olympic torch relay ? A. Hirosaki B. Fukushima C. Osaka D. Kobe
Q) Which Football club was was officially crowned the I-League champion ? A. Real Kashmir B. Chennai City C. FC Goa D. Bengaluru FC
Q) Which country’s Army has announced that it would create a new Specialised Infantry Battalion by recruiting more than 800 Nepalese Gurkha servicepersons ? A. India B. Britain C. Bhutan D. Japan
Q) Who has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of PhonePe ? A. Hrithik Roshan B. Aamir Khan C. Sushant Kaushal D. Vicky Kaushal
Q) World Down Syndrome Day was observed on ? A. March 20 B. March 19 C. March 21 D. March 22
Q) Which of the following has launched the new podcast app ‘Shiksha Vani’ that aims to disseminate crucial information to students and parents in a timely manner ? A. CBSE B. Ministry of HRD C. ICSE D. Delhi Government
Q) Which country has won the SAFF Women’s Championship (football) ? A. Nepal B. Maldives C. Bhutan D. India
Q) Which country has recently recognised Golan Heights as Israeli territory? A. United Kingdom B. United States C. Iran D. Australia
Q) India has lost the hosting rights of Jr. Davis and Fed Cup, which country will now host these two tournaments ? A. UAE B. Thailand C. Singapore D. Pakistan
Q) The Indian word for underpants – chuddies – has become the latest entry to which English Dictionary ? A. Collins B. Oxford C. Merriam Webster D. Macmillan Q) Who claimed the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for Men’s Player of the Year at the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) awards ? A. Kane Williamson B. Ross Taylor C. Trent Boult D. Colin Munro
Q) Renowned Indian artist, best known for his themes of tribal and folk art, passed away recently. What was his name ? A. Haku Shah B. Shyam Singh C. Zuben Malik D. Kamal Shah
Q) Which Coach Factory has become the World’s Largest Rail Coach Manufacturer ? A. Integral Coach Factory(ICF), Chennai B. Rail Coach Factory(RCF), Kapurthala C. Modern Coach Factory (MCF), Raebareli D. None of the above
Q) Which state has observed the 107th foundation day March 22, 2019 ? A. Jharkhand B. Bihar C. Haryana D. Gujarat
Q) Exercise MITRA SHAKTI VI which is scheduled to take place from 26 March to 08 April 2019 will be held between India and which country ? A. Bhutan B. Russia C. Srilanka D. Indonesia
Q) Who has become the longest-living President in American history at 94 years 172 days old as of March 22? A. Jimmy Carter B. Herbert Hoover C. Gerald Ford D. Bill Clinton
Q) Government has banned which separatist’s Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) under the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) ? A. Yasin Malik B. Abdul Ahmed C. Yaseer Khan D. Irfan Ali Khan
Q) As per the report by the Airports Council International (ACI), the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) of New Delhi has become the ______th busiest airport in the world ? A. 12th B. 11th C. 16th D. 10th
Q) The Government has fixed the disinvestment target at Rs ______crore for the next financial year (i.e. FY 2020) ? A. 80,000 B. 85,000 C. 90,000 D. 95,000
Q) Which movie has won the award for Best Film at the 64th Filmfare Awards 2019? A. Badhaai Ho B. Andhadhun C. Raazi D. Sanju
Q) Who has become the first cricketer for scoring 5000 runs in the Indian Premier League(IPL) T-20 League ? A. Mahendra Singh Dhoni B. Suresh Raina C. Rohit Sharma D. Shane Watson
Q) India has successfully tested the anti-satellite (ASAT) missile under which mission by successfully targeting the live satellite on a low earth orbit ? A. Mission Agni B. Mission Shakti C. Mission Shaurya D. Mission Rudra
Q) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has prohibited imparting distance degree programmes in which stream ? A. Artificial Intelligence B. Yoga C. Agriculture D. Disaster Management
Q) Who was awarded the Bodley Medal by the University of Oxford ? A. Tim Berners-Lee B. Hilary Mantel C. Amartya Sen D. Richard Attenborough
Q) The word ‘Mankading’ is named after which legendary Indian bowler ? A. Vinoo Mankad B. Ashok Mankad C. Vinod Mankad D. Aiden Markram
Q) Indian Army has flagged off its first Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu , This mountain ranks _____ highest in the world ? A. 6th B. 5th C. 4th D. 7th
Q) Who has won the 2018 Turing Award, known as the “Nobel Prize of computing” ? A. Yoshua Bengio B. Geoffrey Hinton C. Yann LeCun D. All of the above
Q) Who has announced the launch of his new book titled “India Positive”? A. Chetan Bhagat B. Twinkle Khanna C. Ravindra Singh D. Shiv Kera
Q) Which railway station has received Gold Rating by the Indian Green Building Council ? A. Bhopal Railway Station B. Jodhpur Railway Station C. Raipur Railway Station D. Vijayawada railway station
Q) Which Company has confirmed that it is acquiring its Middle East rival Careem in a deal worth USD 3.1 billion ? A. Ola B. Uber C. Juno D. Wheely Q) Name the first Indian port operator which has achieved a record of 200 MMT cargo movement? A. Jawaharlal Nehru Port B. Adani Port C. Cochin Port D. Mundra Port
Q) World’s longest salt cave named Malham was discovered in which country ? A. Iran B. Israel C. Niger D. Slovenia
Q) Who was honored with the Martha Farrell award for Excellence in Women’s Empowerment 2019 ? A. Manu Gulati B. Usha Sharma C. Poornima Tiwari D. Richa Trivedi
Q) Who has been appointed as the ethics officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ? A. S D Kumar B. Anurag Thakur C. Rahul Dravid D. D K Jain
Q) Which cup of Tennis will not be held now and has been replaced by ATP Cup ? A. Hopman Cup B. Ezra Cup C. Bama Belleck Cup D. Heineken Cup
Q) Which Village of Himachal Pradesh has now become the highest polling station in the world? A. Mandi B. Spiti C. Solan D. Tashigang
Q) Which nation has decided to make gay sex, adultery punishable with death by stoning? A. Yemen B. Brunei C. Saudi Arab D. Iran
Q) Which celebrity recently launched the independent music label ‘IncInk’? A. Akshay Kumar B. Sonu Nigam C. Ayushman Khurana D. Ranveer Singh
Q) Which state has launched the Enajori initiative for persons with disabilities? A. Madhya Pradesh B. Assam C. West Bengal D. Manipur
Q) Who has written the book “Indian Fiscal Federalism” ? A. Raghuram Rajan B. N.K. Singh C. S S Mundra D. Y. V. Reddy
Q) Which railway station has become the 1000th station to get free Wi Fi ? A. Tumsar Road Railway Station B. Reay Road station C. Panvel Railway Station D. Kolkata Station
Q) Who has been awarded with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award ? A. Rajendra Kumar Joshi B. Sachin Chuhan C. Anurag Singh Thakur D. Avinash Parakh
Q) Indian Army has inducted first indigenously manufactured Dhanush Howitzer artillery guns, what is the strike range of this gun ? A. 21 km B. 54 km C. 38 km D. 25 km
Q) Scientists from which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) have successfully converted petroleum wasteproduct toluene into benzoic acid ? A. IIT Bombay B. IIT Delhi C. IIT Madras D. IIT Kharagpur
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