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Last 6 Months Expected Current Affairs Questions Dec 2019 to May 2020

Last 6 Months Expected Current Affairs Questions Dec 2019 to May 2020

S. No Topics No. Qs Page No 1. Dec 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 365 2 2. Jan 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 435 23 3. Feb 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 352 46 4. Mar 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 400 66 5. Apr 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 400 83 6. May 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 387 109

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Dec 2019 – Expected Current Affairs Questions

1. Which banks are excluded Bank from the second schedule of the RBI Act, with effect from April 1, 2019 as per RBI ? Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank 2. With which bank does Walmart , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walmart Inc has joined hands ? HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation ) 3. With which company does Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited (ABHICL) has partnered with ? MobiKwik 4. Which company has launched “my: health Woman Suraksha policy”, a comprehensive medical insurance scheme specially designed for women? HDFC ERGO general insurance company 5. Who announced round-the-clock transactions will be allowed 24×7 facility under the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) system on all days including weekends and holidays? Reserve Bank of India 6. Who released Guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Small Finance Banks (SFBs) in the Private Sector after making few changes? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 7. How much have been sanctioned till 1st November this year under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, PMMY? 10 lakh crore rupees 8. How much percentage did State Bank of India (SBI) reduced marginal cost-based lending rates (MCLR)? MCLR will be reduced to 7.90% from 8%. 9. With which bank does Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB), an Indian Regional Rural Bank (RRB), has entered into an MoU (memorandum of understanding) for bancassurance? Canara HSBC OBC ( Oriental Bank of Commerce) Life Insurance Company Ltd 10. Which bank has taken a big step to promote the peer-2-peer (P2P) sector by increasing the total loan limit among such lenders by five times to Rs 50 lakh? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 11. With which bank did Vakrangee Finserve Limited has partnered for 20,000 Banking Business Correspondent (BC) points for Nextgen Vakrangee Kendra? Union Bank of India (UBI) 12. With which bank does Mastercard has tied-up to provide an additional layer of security function called ‘Mastercard Identity Check’ for digital transactions done by bank’s cardholders? Federal Bank 13. Who headed the committee to regulate and develop insurance business in India, has constituted a 10-member working group (WG) to make recommendations for loss prevention & minimization in the general insurance industry by IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India? T. L. Alamelu

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14. With which bank did Investor Education & Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) signed a MOU for Investor awareness? Bank of Baroda 15. How much does the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased lending limit for Non-Banking Financial Company-Peer to Peer Lending platforms (NBFC-P2P)? Rs 50 lakh. 16. With whom does Dell Technologies announced a new partnership to enable school teachers adopt technology in classrooms by using ICT tools? UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Institute of Education for Peace) 17. Which investment bank announced the proposed acquisition of Greentech Capital Advisors focused on supporting clients across sustainable technology and infrastructure? Nomura 18. Who has launched India’s 1st Corporate Bond ETF (exchange trade fund) called the Bharat Bond ETF? Edelweiss Asset Management Company (AMC) 19. How much amount does the State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a loan agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) German development bank for establishing an energy-efficient housing programme in India? $277 million (about Rs 1,958 crore) 20. From when will the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has waived NEFT, RTGS transfer charges for savings account holders? January 1, 2020. 21. How much amount did the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the has signed to upgrade about 1,600 km of state highways and major district roads in the state of Madhya Pradesh? $490 million loan. 22. Who searches for “Operation Twist” surged in India after the central bank announced its version of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s unconventional monetary policy? Google 23. How much amount will the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) simultaneously purchase and sell government securities under a special Open Market Operation (OMO)? Rs 10,000 crore 24. Which bank crossed the $100 billion market capitalization became the third firm in the country to achieve this milestone? HDFC Bank 25. With whom does the flow of credit in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Bank of Baroda signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)? Gujarat government. 26. Who has directed large cooperative banks to report all exposures of Rs 5 crore and more to the Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC)? Reserve Bank of India 27. What is the name of the digital initiative launched by Karnataka Bank for opening Savings Bank account through TAB Banking on the spot.? KBL Xpress SB Accounts 28. Which bank will introduce One Time Password (OTP)-based ATM cash withdrawals? State Bank of India 29. What is the withdrawal limit of SBI in which one-time password between 8 am and 8 pm? Rs 10000 and above Page 3 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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30. What is the name of the e-auction platform launched by Finance Minister? “eBkray 31. With whom does the HDFC Life Insurance has partnered to expand its distribution? Paytm 32. What is CRILC? Central Repository of Information on Large Credits 33. Which Bank has received a best performing bank award for RSETIs for 2018-19 financial year? Andhra Bank 34. Which bank is appointed as the lead banker for the newly carved out union territory of Jammu and Kashmir by Reserve Bank? Jammu & Kashmir Bank 35. Who will be the lead convenor bank for union territory of Ladakh? State Bank of India (SBI) 36. How much does the government has approved releasing to three public sector lenders — , Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) and UCO Bank — for preferential allotment of shares? ₹8,655 crore 37. How much amount does the Union Finance Minister has announced that the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges for businesses annual revenues will be waived off from January 1, 2020? Rs 50 crore 38. Who became the first company to list its commercial papers borrowing of Rs 100 crore on the bourses? Aditya Birla Finance 39. How much percentage does Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises reported that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector has contributed over? 29% of Gross domestic product (GDP) and over 49% of Indian exports. 40. How much does the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to advance a loan to develop water supply and sewerage infrastructure in Tiruchi and other cities in Tamil Nadu? $206 million 41. How much does the country’s foreign exchange reserves crossed for the first time ever? $450-billion 42. Who has announced changes in its health insurance policy in order to provide benefits to employees involved in LGBT employees, a same-sex relationship? Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) 43. Who launched the Wi-Fi calling service for its subscribers? Bharti Airtel 44. How much does the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its forecast for India’s economic growth in fiscal year 2019-20? 5.1%. 45. Who has formally launched its lending platform “Mi Credit” in India for Android phones? Xiaomi 46. How much amount does National Thermal Power Corporation Limited has signed a term loan agreement with State Bank of India? Rs. 5,000 crore

47. How much does Export Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) entered into an agreement with Bangladesh’s Armed Forces Division for making available to the latter a Government of India-supported line of credit (LoC)? USD 500 million

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48. What is the India’s growth forecast for 2019 by Moody’s Investors Service? 5.6 % , which is less than 7.4 % in 2018 . 49. Which company has launched the India’s 1st Corporate Bond ETF (exchange trade fund) called the Bharat Bond ETF? Edelweiss Asset Management Company (AMC), 50. What is the growth forecast of Rating agency Crisil? 5.1 per cent from an earlier estimate of 6.3 per cent. 51. With which state government Flipkart signed two memoranda of understanding with to increase business and trade inclusion opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)? Punjab 52. Who has launched its next-generation cybersecurity defence centre to make substantial investments to upskill its employees and hire more local resources in Melbourne, Australia? Wipro Ltd 53. With whom does the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) are partnering in the pilot rollout of an internationally accredited online training programme to boost anti-money laundering? Asian Development Bank (ADB) 54. With whom does the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are partnering in the pilot rollout of an internationally accredited online training programme to boost anti-money laundering and know-your-client (AML/KYC) capacities of ADB’s Trade Finance Programme (TFP) partner banks? Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) 55. Upto when does the Income Tax Department announced that it is mandatory to link the PAN with Aadhaar? By the end of 2019 on 15 December. 56. Upto when does the Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) extended the deadline to make advance tax payments for the northeastern states in view of the protests against the amended Citizenship Act? 31 December 2019 57. What is the name of the app launched by Amazon’s audiobook company Audible? “Audible Suno” in India. 58. How much does the Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed for Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)? $250 million 59. Who has announced the launch of three blockchain-powered distributed applications? Infosys 60. With whom does the Wipro partnered to launch a skilling platform for new-age technologies like AI that will reach 10,000 students over 20 engineering colleges in India? Nasscom 61. How much was paid in advance by Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited to set up an optical fiber network under the BharatNet to BSNL to help the telecom firm clear dues of vendors involved in the project? Rs770 crores 62. Who has selected BharatPe for its Start Path program? Mastercard

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63. Who has emerged as the number one company in terms of revenue in the Fortune India 500 list for 2019, pipping Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)? Reliance Industries (RIL) 64. From when does the RBI informed that NEFT, RTGS transfer charges should be waived off to push digital retail payments? 1 January 2020. 65. How much does the Finance Ministry aims to bring as monthly GST collection for the next four months? Rs 1.1 lakh crore 66. What is the GDP growth projection of Moody’s for the fiscal year ending March 2020? 4.9 per cent from 5.8 per cent. 67. Who has signed a pact with Kazakhstan’s Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) for mutual co-operation and technical assistance? Sebi 68. How much does the Reserve Bank To protect consumers interest said that on a peer-to-peer lending (P2P) platform the permissible exposure of a lender to all borrowers? should not exceed Rs 50 lakh at any given point of time. 69. How much does the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) announced a total loan for irrigation and solar energy projects in India? $210 million 70. What is the limit for the Reserve Bank introduced a new type of prepaid payment instrument (PPI) which could be used only for purchase of goods and services? up to a limit of Rs 10,000 per month. 71. With whom does the Federal Bank has tied up for listing and e-auctioning of immovable properties repossessed by it in recovery proceedings? Magicbricks 72. Which bank announced a tie-up with Pine Labs to enable EMI payments via Debit Cards? Kotak Mahindra Bank 73. Who released the Financial Stability Report, which states that the financial system of the country is stable? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 74. What is the growth forecast of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)? 6.1 per cent for FY20 75. When does India is set to cross the 100-Gw renewable energy capacity mark ? 2020 . 76. Who released the second edition of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index which comprehensively documents the progress made by states and union territories towards achieving the 2030 SDG targets? NITI Aayog 77. From when does the Users will no more be required to pay merchant discount rates (MDR) when they make a digital payment using RuPay debit card, UPI, or UPI QR code? January 1, 2020

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78. Who launched a dedicated women helpline, 'Damini,' which is a calling and a WhatsApp service for the safety of women? Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) 79. What is the unique subscribed for the helpline is an extension of the 'Nirbhaya Yojana' aims to ensure the safety of women? "81142-77777" 80. From when does Hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts will be made mandatory across the country ? January 15, 2021. 81. Which country has become the 1st country to make the entire process for pilgrims going on Haj completely digital? India 82. How much operating ratio does the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report stated that the railways recorded? 98.44% in 2017-18 83. When does the Ministry of Labour and Employment has designated to celebrate the Pension Week? 30 November 2019 - 6 December 2019 84. What did the government has launched to further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country? 4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme – UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) 85. Who will implement the political parties Registration Tracking Management System (RTMS)? Election Commission of India 86. Who launched the ‘Bharatiya Poshan Anthem’ in New ? Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu 87. Where did the government is to establish a National Maritime Heritage Museum? Lothal, a Harappan site on the Saurashtra coast in Gujarat. 88. With which Minister does the Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports Kiren Rijiju has jointly launched the Fit India School Rating System? Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank 89. To whom does the nation is paying homage on his 64th Mahaparinirvan Diwas (death anniversary) on 6 December? Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar 90. Which two ports has declared as Ports of Call under Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWT&T) between India and Bangladesh? Port of Mongla and Chattogram 91. Which programme is launched as a long-term, time-bound, national-level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner? National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) 92. Which Railway station has become the 5,500th station to get the facility free WiFi provided by the Railways has provided across the country? Jharkhand's Mahuamilan railway station 93. Whom does the Federation of Indian Association (FIA) has invited to a function on the eve of India’s celebrations in New York? Super 30 founder Anand Kumar Page 7 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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94. What is the name of Israeli student’s made satellite will be launched from ISRO’s Sriharikota launch site? Duchifat-3 95. Which Ministry organized a special plogging awareness drive rally in Delhi Cantt as part of Swachhta Pakhwada? Ministry of Defence (MoD) 96. Which Railway conducted a special service for foreign tourists on 9 December? Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) 97. Where did the external affairs ministry is organizing the 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue? New Delhi 98. Which Ministry launched the Indian Culture web portal in New Delhi? Ministry of Culture 99. Which Department has started the scheme of National award for outstanding service in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug abuse? Department of Social Justice and Empowerment 100. Where did the first of its kind workshop on Bamboo cultivation will be held? Jammu and Kashmir 101. How many numbers of monuments did Archaeological Survey of India has identified as Must-See Monuments and information thereof is made available on “Must See” portal of Archaeological Survey of India? 138 102. Where did a National Tribal Dance Festival will be held? Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur 103. Who launched Dr YSR Aarogyasri Aasara scheme at the Guntur General Hospital in Guntur? Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy 104. When did the Indigenous Faith Day was celebrated throughout Arunachal Pradesh with day-long programme? December 1 105. Where did the Hornbill festival began ? Nagaland 106. With whom does the Memorandum of Intent (MoI) has been signed between Sweden, AIIMS, New Delhi to set up a healthcare innovation centre to promote research, broadly in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and help scale-up Indian startups in the sector? AIIMS, Jodhpur 107. Who launched a ‘Helmet Challenge’ through its Facebook after the government declared it mandatory for the pillion riders to wear helmets in the state from December 1, 2019? Kerala Police 108. To which country India handed over a patrol vessel named “KAAMIYAAB” during a video conference? Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) 109. Which State launched a smart learning phone application “Madhu” app for school children? 110. Which Railways was conferred with the ‘Eat Right Station’ certification with four stars rating by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as a part of ‘Eat Right India’ movement launched last year? Central station of Railways Page 8 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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111. Who announced that a unique contest for the students of Class IX to XII will be held in January 2020 under the Pariksha pe Charcha (PPC) 2020 programme, to reduce exam stress? Prime Minister 112. With which country India extended Line of Credits for one water supply and two solar projects? Guinea 113. Which two countries are considered as burden countries according to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) World Malaria Report 2019? India & Uganda 114. With whom did the Indian Ministry of Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to achieve energy efficiency and self-sufficiency for ? Department for International Development (DFID)in UK 115. Which Government has partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to design a Public-Private pilot on shared, clean and electric mobility? Punjab 116. Where India has successfully carried out a night test-firing of the over 300 km strike-range Prithvi ballistic missile? off the coast of Balasore 117. Which initiative aimed at imparting skills among the youth and providing employment to more than 300 million young Indians was launched by Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani with an alliance of national and international partners, including Unicef? YuWaah 118. How much does the Ministry of Home Affairs sanctioned from the ‘Nirbhaya’ Fund for setting up and strengthening of women help desks at police stations across the country? Rs 100 crores 119. Which government has set up 15 Anti-Depredation Squads of the Forest department to deal with human- wildlife conflicts in the state? Assam 120. Who inaugurated the third edition of National Public Procurement Conclave in New Delhi? Commerce and Industry Minister 121. Which place does the India occupy in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data according to a new report from Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech? fifth worst country 122. Which police station tops in the list of 10 best police stations across the country? Aberdeen Police Station in Andaman district of Andaman and Nicobar 123. Who announced the formation of a 14-member informal group to study issues related to pornographic content on the Internet and social media platforms? Venkaiah Naidu 124. Which Department has started the scheme of National award for outstanding services in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug abuse? Department of Social Justice and Empowerment

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125. Who has published a list of Top 100 City Destinations for 2019in which Seven Indian cities, including the capital Delhi, have made it to the top 100 city Destinations ranking this year ? Global market research company Euromonitor 126. Which state topped the list of states with the highest employable talent according to the seventh edition of the India Skills Report 2020? followed by Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh while Mumbai, Hyderabad and stood out as the most employable cities. 127. Where did three-day TECH (Transforming Education Conference for Humanity) 2019, being organised jointly by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) ? Visakhapatnam, . 128. Where did the three-day Namaste Orchha festival held? Madhya Pradesh 129. Who flagged off the 1st Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra Train from Balasore? Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik 130. Who is organizing the 37th National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Institutions at BPR&D Headquarters, New Delhi? The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) 131. What is launched by Amazon-owned Audible especially for Indian market? Audible Suno app 132. Who Inaugurated the FICCI ARISE Conference on School Education in New Delhi? M. Venkaiah Naidu 133. Which state government has launched two social welfare schemes – ‘Vijayamritham’ and ‘Sahachari’ to honour differently-abled people as well as NSS, NCC and Student Police Cadet (SPC) units working for their care and welfare? Kerala 134. Which Japanese movie ‘directed by actor and musician Joe Odagiri bagged the ‘Suvarna Chakoram’ (The Golden Crow Pheasant) award at the 24th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)? They Say Nothing Stays the Same 135. Where did the 7th Economic Census: India’s 1st digital census launched? New Delhi 136. Where did electric autos and bikes service ‘e-yAna’ has been introduced which is a True Green First Exclusive Fleet Service of the city launched to reduce the carbon footprint in a bid to combat pollution in the city? Hyderabad 137. Who approved the enactment of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act also known as the Disha Act that provides for harsher punishments, including death sentence, to those guilty of heinous crimes against women? Andhra Pradesh Cabinet under Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

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138. Where did the first aqualab stone under the National Mission for Clean Ganga was laid by the state forest minister ? Dehradun, Uttarakhand. 139. When did the Indigenous Faith Day (IFD) 2019 was celebrated in Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh? 1 December 140. Which government has decided to provide 25 per cent subsidy and 100 per cent stamp duty waiver for setting up the defence industry in the state? Uttar Pradesh 141. Which state government announced free police help to drop women safely home if they are stranded outside between 9 pm and 6 am? Punjab 142. With whom does National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), in collaboration organized a two-day national workshop titled on Preparedness, Mitigation, and Management of Heat Wave? Government of Karnataka 143. Where did the Union Minister for food processing inaugurated Avantee mega Food Park? Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. 144. When does the 2nd Nagaland Honey Bee Day was celebrated at the Heritage, Old DC Bungalow, Kohima, Nagaland? 5 December 2019 145. Which Government has approved the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) in favour of its employees? Jammu and Kashmir 146. Where did the First Pashu Kisan credit cards in India were distributed to 101 animal farmers ? Bhiwani, 147. Where did the Human Library event, a concept which seeks to replace books with humans, will be held? Mysuru, Karnataka. 148. Who has inaugurated Gurgaon’s ambitious Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC)? Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar 149. Who launched a booklet on the life and teachings of Dr. BR Ambedkar for students of class 6-8 in government schools? Delhi government 150. Where did the Draj Bridge for all-weather connectivity inaugurated? Jammu and Kashmir Rajouri 151. Which state won the bronze in ‘World Habitat Award’ for Jaga Mission , a slum land titling project executed for the benefit of millions of urban-poor people living in slums? Odisha 152. What is the name of Iraqi Prime Minister who has submitted his resignation to Parliament amid ongoing anti- government protests across the country? Adel Abdul Mahdi 153. Where did the 2nd Annual India-Bhutan Development Cooperation Talks have held? New Delhi. 154. Which country has been elected as a member of the World Heritage Committee? Thailand Page 11 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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155. Where did the Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) was organized? Dhaka, Bangladesh. 156. Who took charge as the President of the European Commission? Ursula von der Leyen 157. Which country has decided to invest an amount of Rs.13,000 crore in several ongoing and new projects in the North-Eastern states of India? Japan 158. Who inaugurated the special edition of Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BBPL) T20 cricket championship to mark Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary in 20? Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina 159. Who has been elected as the Prime Minister of Finland? Sanna Marin 160. Which country reported the first polio case in 27 years? Malaysia 161. From where does the world’s first fully-electric commercial aircraft took its inaugural test flight taking off ? Canadian city of Vancouver and flying for 15 minutes. 162. Which country is the sixth largest oil supplier? United States has surpassed Kuwait to become India's sixth- largest oil supplier. 163. Where did the India’s Pavilion inaugurated at International Book Fair held? Mexico 164. Where did the UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 held? Spain 165. Where did the 2nd edition of the Startup India Global Venture Capital Summit held? Goa 166. Where did the India’s 1st HAM project in “Sewerage Sector” held? 167. Where did NATO summit 2019 held? Watford, United Kingdom 168. Where did the Fourth India Water Impact Summit held? New Delhi 169. Where did the 54th DGsP/IGsP Conference held? Pune 170. Where did 8th edition of Embassy’s annual film festival held? Riyadh 171. Where did The 37th National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Institutions held? New Delhi 172. Where did the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference held? Paris, 173. Where did the 13th South Asian Games kicked off? Nepal 174. Where did the 36th International Geological Congress held? New Delhi 175. What is the rank of Reliance Industries (RIL) chief Mukesh Ambani ranked as the richest person globally in the Real-Time Billionaires List of Forbes? 9 176. What is the rank of India in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2019? 73. 177. What has become one of 10 cleanest rivers in the world among the major rivers category? Ganga

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178. What is the rank of India in the Human Development Index (HDI) for the year 2018? 129 179. What is the rank of India in the high category of 2019 Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) presented on 10 December at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid, Spain? 9 180. What is the rank of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by Forbes in ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’? 34 181. How much does India provided a Line of Credit (LoC) to Bangladesh on 5 December? 500 million 182. Which government has signed a contract with a joint venture of Indian companies? Maldives 183. Who is appointed as Controller General of Accounts? Soma Roy Burman 184. Who is appointed as chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)? Hari Mohan 185. Who is appointed as the 14th Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN)? Lt Gen Podali Shankar Rajeshwar 186. Who is appointed as Alphabet Inc. CEO? Sundar Picchhai 187. Who is appointed as the ADB president? Masatsugu Asakawa 188. Who is appointed as the President of Mauritius? Pritivirajsing Roopun 189. Who is appointed as Chief of Personnel of the Indian Navy? Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh 190. Who is appointed as Senior Security Advisor in the Union Home Ministry? K Vijay Kumar 191. Who is the Chairman of NSE? Girish Chandra Chaturvedi 192. Who is MD & Head of HR, at the Royal Bank Of Scotland has announced her exit from the UK bank? Anuranjita Kumar 193. Who is appointed as News Broadcasters Federation governing board president? Arnab Goswami 194. Who is appointed as India’s next envoy to the Republic of Ghana? C. Sugandh Rajaram 195. Who is the PUMA brand ambassador? Sunil Chhetri 196. Who is appointed as Plogging Ambassador of India? Ripu Daman Bevli 197. Who is appointed as Pepsi’s new brand ambassador? Salman Khan 198. Who is appointed as Brand Ambassador of La Liga? Rohit Sharma 199. Who has won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix held in Abu Dhabi, UAE? Mercedes racer Lewis Hamilton 200. Who registered convincing wins in the finals to claim gold medals at the Senior Wrestling National Championships in Jalandhar, Punjab? Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik 201. Which city is to host the National Sikh Games (NSG) 2020? New Delhi 202. Which country is banned from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 4 years, from participation in global sporting events, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics? Russia Page 13 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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203. Who has been selected as the brand ambassador of National Anti-Doping Agency NADA? Actor Suniel Shetty 204. Who became the first player in Indian cricket to feature in 150 Ranji matches? Veteran opener Wasim Jaffer 205. Who has won the FIDE Open category of the London Chess Classic held in London? R. Praggnanandhaa 206. Who is set to become the first woman match referee to officiate a men’s ODI match? Indian match referee GS Lakshmi 207. Who extended greetings to Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on the organization’s 55th raising day (01st December 2019)? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 208. Where did the 7th edition of India-Sri Lanka joint exercise “MITRA SHAKTI” begins? Aundh Military Station, Pune. 209. Who became the first naval woman pilot in India? Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi 210. Who has planned to launch sharp-eyed surveillance satellite RISAT-2BR1 (Radar Imaging Satellite-2) with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) on 11 December 2019? ISRO 211. Where did the 8th India-China joint training exercise ‘HAND-IN-HAND 2019’ is scheduled to be conducted ? Umroi, Meghalaya from 07 to 20 December 2019. 212. Betwwen which two countries Exercise INDRA 2019 will be conducted? India and Russia 213. Which is a joint military exercise between the ground forces of the UAE and the United States, commenced? Iron Union 12’ 214. Where did the International Hockey Federation unveiled a new world ranking system for 2020 ? Lausanne, Switzerland 215. Whose autobiography ‘Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life’ was released in ? Indian chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand 216. Who got Golden Peacock Award at the 50th IFFI? Particles Drama 217. Who received Honorary doctorate at the Hemwati Bahuguna Central University (HNBCIJ)? Ajit Doval 218. Who is conferred with 12th ‘Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize’? English author Tony Joseph 219. Who received Ballon d'Or award? Lionel Messi 220. Which team got Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket award? New Zealand

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221. Who is conferred Economic Times (ET) Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Service 2019? Arun Jaitely 222. Who is 2019 ‘Person of the Year’ by PETA? ‘Joker’ fame Joaquin Phoenix 223. Who received ‘Eat Right Station’ certification? Mumbai Central station of Railways 224. Who got Google Play’s Best Apps of 2019? actor Shilpa Shetty’s fitness app “Shilpa Shetty App” 225. Who is crowned as Miss Universe 2019? Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi 226. Who received Siu-Ka-Pha Award? Dr. Padmeswar Gogoi 227. Which is world’s leading Sports tourism Destination? Abu Dhabi 228. Who got 2019 Nobel Peace Prize? Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed 229. Who received “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association? Gulu Mirchandani 230. Who got Nobel Literature Prize? Author Peter Handke 231. Who is the Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2019? Sweden’s Greta Thunberg 232. Who are Top Honourers at FICCI India Sports Awards? Rani Rampal, Saurabh Chaudhary 233. When does world AIDS Day is celebrated? December 1 234. What is the theme of International Civil aviation day on December 7? 75 years of connecting the world 235. When did the Indian Navy day celebrated? December 14 236. What is the theme of Human rights day on December 10? “Youth Standing Up for Human Rights”. 237. When did International Mountain Day is celebrated? December 11 238. What is the theme of International Universal Health Coverage Day (UHC Day) on December 12? “Keep the promise” 239. When does National Energy Conservation Day celebrated? December 14 240. Which field does Shelley Morrison passed away recently belongs to? Actress 241. Which field does Baskar Menon passed away recently belongs to? Journalist 242. Which field does Bob Willis passed away recently belongs to? Former England cricket captain 243. Who is the Inventor of the barcode passed away recently? George Laurer 244. Which field does Irving Burgie belongs to passed away? US Songwriter 245. Which field does Gollapudi Maruti Rao belongs to? Telugu actor and writer 246. Which field does Bhawani Mukherji passed away recently belongs to? Former India Table tennis head coach

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247. Who launched the Indian Culture web portal in New Delhi? Ministry of Culture 248. Who has started the scheme of National award for outstanding service in the field of Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug abuse? Department of Social Justice and Empowerment 249. Where does the first of its kind workshop on Bamboo cultivation held ? Jammu and Kashmir 250. How many number of monuments does Archaeological Survey of India has identified as Must-See Monuments and information thereof is made available on “Must See” portal of Archaeological Survey of India? 138 251. Where does the National Tribal Dance Festival held ? Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur 252. What is the edition of Hornbill Festival in ? 20th edition 253. Where does the two-day Regional Conference on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat’ focusing on ‘Jal Shakti’ and ‘Disaster Management’ concluded with adoption of Sahyog-Sankalp resolution ? Jammu. 254. Who launched a ‘Helmet Challenge’ through its Facebook after the government declared it mandatory for the pillion riders to wear helmets in the state from December 1, 2019? Kerala Police 255. What is the name of the patrol vessel India handed over to the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) during a video conference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih? “KAAMIYAAB” 256. What was launched by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu which aims at taking the message of making India malnutrition-free by 2022 to all corners of the country? “Bharatiya Poshan Anthem” 257. What is the name of the app launched by Chief Minister of Odisha for smart learning for school children? Madhu 258. Who was conferred with the ‘Eat Right Station’ certification with four stars rating by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as a part of ‘Eat Right India’ movement launched last year? The Mumbai Central station of Railways 259. Under which programme Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a unique contest for the students of Class IX to XII will be held in January to reduce exam stress? Pariksha pe Charcha (PPC) 2020 260. For which country does India extended Line of Credits for one water supply and two solar projects? Guinea. 261. When does WHO reiterated accelerated efforts by member countries to achieve zero malaria ? 2030. 262. From when does the new guidelines will be effective rom Election Commission of India for the system and process of registration of political parties? 1st January, 2020

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263. With which country does the Indian Ministry of Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to achieve energy efficiency and self-sufficiency for Indian Railways? Department for International Development (DFID) in the UK 264. Which state Government has partnered with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to design a Public-Private pilot on shared, clean and electric mobility? Punjab 265. What is the name of a national initiative aimed at imparting skills among the youth and providing employment to more than 300 million young Indians was launched by Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani with an alliance of national and international partners, including Unicef? YuWaah 266. How much is sanctioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs sanctioned from the ‘Nirbhaya’ Fund for setting up and strengthening of women help desks at police stations across the country? Rs 100 crores 267. Which state government has set up 15 Anti-Depredation Squads of the Forest department to deal with human- wildlife conflicts in the state? Assam 268. What is the rank of India according to a new report from Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech? fifth worst country after China, Malaysia, and the US in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data. 269. Who said that, the Centre is implementing an umbrella Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme for holistic development of children in the age group of 0-6 years, adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers? Union Minister Smriti Irani 270. Which police station grabbed first in the Centre released the list of 10 best police stations across the country? Aberdeen Police Station in Andaman district of Andaman and Nicobar 271. Who has published a list of Top 100 City Destinations for 2019? Euromonitor International 272. Which state is top according to the seventh edition of the India Skills Report 2020? Maharashtra topped the list of states with the highest employable talent, followed by Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh while Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune stood out as the most employable cities. 273. What does the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government decided to name the upcoming Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE)? after the Shiv Sena founder-patriarch late Balasaheb Thackeray. 274. Where does the three-day Namaste Orchha festival marking the cultural landscape which won the award for the best heritage city for 2017-18? Madhya Pradesh 275. What is the theme for this year’s FICCI ARISE Conference? ‘Future Ready Learners and Schools’.

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276. From when does the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had announced that FASTags will become mandatory for all vehicles, private and commercial? 15 December. 277. Who has organised the “29th National Energy Conservation Awards” under the guidance of Ministry of Power, Government of India? Bureau of Energy Efficiency 278. By when does the Union government has launched National Broadband Mission to provide Broadband access to all villages? 2022. 279. Who Plans to include eggs, fish, chicken, and meat, possibly through its public distribution system? Niti Aayog 280. What is the extension period the Centre has decided to extend the mission period of the flagship initiative Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)? two more years. 281. How much percentage does the Goods and Services Tax or GST Council has fixed a uniform tax rate on both state-run and private lottery? 28% 282. How much percentage does the Indian Railways has decided to grant concession for the youth participating in the “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” programme? 50% 283. For what does the Chennai Corporation, Tamil Nadu launched India’s first waste exchange platform namely “Madras Waste Exchange” (www.madraswasteexchange.com)? to buy and sell municipal solid waste online. 284. Who announced the setting up of a Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize? Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa 285. From where did the first trial shipment of fresh vegetables sourced flagged off from Mumbai to Dubai via sea route? Varanasi 286. What does the Union Government decided to organize across the country in the next five years? hundred Hunar Haat 287. Who has achieved its target of creating Urban India Open Defecation Free? Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 288. Where does the unique initiative to battle rising air pollution in cities, an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ has been opened to provide an experience of breathing clean air to the commuters? railway station 289. Who announced that for the 1st time it had approved a “biosimilar” medicine of Trastuzumab named “Ontruzant” to make cheaper breast cancer treatment at an affordable rate to women globally? World Health Organization (WHO) 290. Who organized the National Symposium of Poets 2020? All India Radio 291. Who has been named as the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)? Indian Army General Bipin Rawat Page 18 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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292. Upto how much percentage does a member of EPF can now withdraw money for a maximum of the credit balance from his/her account if he/she remains unemployed for a period not less than one month? 75 per cent 293. Till when does the telecom operators will continue to pay 6 paise per minute for every outgoing call made to their competitors’ network ? December 31, 2020. 294. What is the rank of India According to a latest US National Science Foundation (NSF) report as the world’s largest publisher of science and engineering articles ? third 295. Who launched the Biometric enabled Centralised Access Control System (CACS) and ‘e-BCAS Project Training Module’? Minister of State (I/C) for Civil Aviation 296. What does the Indian Railways introduced at Anakapalle Railway Station of Vijayawada Division in South Central Railway? “Passenger Information System” 297. What is the deadline to link the permanent account number (PAN) with Aadhaar extended by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) through an order? 31 March 2020. 298. Where does the first aqualab stone under the National Mission for Clean Ganga was laid by the state forest minister ? Dehradun, Uttarakhand. 299. Which State government implemented the High Court directives of making helmets mandatory for pillion riders? Kerala 300. Which state has been selected by the Union Ministry of Rural Development for the national award in the best performing category for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)? Jammu and Kashmir 301. Who has launched the ‘Jalsathi’ programme to ensure supply of safe drinking water to all households in the state? Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik 302. Where does the Centre is to set up the first-ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ)? Tripura 303. Which state Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Government of India to implement Inner Line Permit in the state under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873? Meghalaya 304. Which state government to facilitate business loans worth more than Rs 62,000 crore to the beleaguered micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) in the current financial year 2019-20? Uttar Pradesh 305. Who launched the online platform for the issuance of income certificate, residence certificate, caste certificate without any fees, and based on the self-certification system of asking for the Solvency certificate by the departments? Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik 306. Which state government decided to exempt women from paying the application fee for government recruitment exams? Himachal Pradesh Page 19 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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307. Who became the seventh state police force in India to be bestowed with the honour of the President’s Colours? Gujarat 308. Who has topped the 2019 rankings of gram panchayats in the country, scoring high on implementation of development and infrastructure programmes under the Mission Antyodaya scheme? Tamil Nadu’s Molugamboondi

309. Who can now buy and sell reusable and recycled products online as the Greater Chennai Corporation launched a new website that facilitates waste-trading? Chennai residents

310. Which state government has conducted various programmes under the scheme ‘Suposhan Abhiyan’ in local languages in Bastar with the help of local artists? Chhattisgarh 311. Who are the highest paying cities in India According to Randstad Insights Salary Trends Report 2019? Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai 312. Where does the 11-day long ‘Dhanu Jatra’ begins ? western Odisha 313. Who launched the torch relay of the Third Khelo India Youth Games? Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal 314. Who removed 'Racist' the Belgian carnival from the heritage list? United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 315. Which country launched its first satellite, a landmark achievement for the country’s space program that caps a banner year for the African space industry? Ethiopia 316. Whom does the US President Donald Trump has picked to lead the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) in USA? Sethuraman Panchanathan 317. Who have signed a preliminary deal on the transit of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine, after months of difficult talks but ahead of the looming New Year deadline? Moscow and Kiev 318. Who has successfully launched its largest carrier rocket “Long March-5“? China 319. Which country banned vehicles with Indian number plates from running in the tourist hub of Pokhara ahead of the new year? Nepal 320. Who has created a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman? NASA Astronaut Christina Koch 321. Who will revise its regional GDP data under a unified accounting mechanism? China 322. Where does the World Design Protopolis held? Bengaluru 323. Where does the First meeting of the National Ganga Council held? Kanpur, UP

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324. Where does Global Refugee Forum held? Geneva 325. Where does 79th Conference of Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies held? Dehradun 326. Where does 11th Regional Quality Conclave (RQC) held? Uttarakhand 327. Where does Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) annual conference held? New Delhi 328. Who is appointed as expenditure secretary in the finance ministry? TV Somanathan 329. Who is appointed as Prime Minister of UK? Boris Johnson 330. Who is appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (MD) at the General Insurance Corporation India (GIC Re)? Devesh Srivastava 331. Who is appointed as first woman Chief Technology Officer at the US government’s powerful Federal Communications Commission (FCC)? Dr Monisha Ghosh 332. Who is appointed as 27th Chief Justice of Pakistan? Justice Ahmed 333. Who is appointed as President of FICCI for 2019-20? Sangita Reddy 334. Who is appointed as president of The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (Assocham)? Niranjan Hiranandani 335. Who is the chairman-cum-managing director of NALCO? Sridhar Patra 336. Who is Cuba’s PM? Maneul Marrero 337. Who took over the additional charge of Meghalaya? RN Ravi 338. Who is the 11th CM of Jharkhand? Hemanth Soren 339. Who is Algeria PM? Abdelaziz Djerrad 340. Who became the first Pakistan cricketer to score centuries in his first two Test matches? Abid Ali 341. Who has announced that 2020 will be his last year as a professional tennis player? Indian tennis ace Leander Paes 342. Who has been named captain of Cricket Australia’s (CA) ODI team of the decade and the line-up features three Indian players? MS Dhoni 343. Who wins the World Women’s Rapid Chess Championship held in Moscow, Russia? Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy 344. Who were the only Indians in Wisden’s T20 International team of the decade? India skipper Virat Kohli and pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah

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345. Who has withdrawn its boycott call for the 2022 Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham? The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

346. Who took charge as the 28th Chief of Army Staff? General Manoj Mukund Naravane 347. Who has been given the “additional” charge to head Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? S S Deswal 348. Who is Miss world 2019? Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh 349. Who is BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019? England cricketer Ben Stokes 350. Who is conferred with SASTRA-Ramanujan Award? Adam Harper, Assistant Professor, University of Warwick, England. 351. Who received Dadasaheb Phalke Award? Amitabh Bacchan 352. Who are all received Award 2019? Shashi Tharoor, Nand Kishore ACharya 353. Who received DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019? Amitabha Bagchi 354. Who is Miss America 2020? Virginian biochemist Camille Schrier 355. What is theme of World Arabic language day on December 18? Arabic Language and Artificial Intelligence (AI). 356. When does National Mathematics Day celebrated? December 22 357. What is the theme of National consumers day on December 24? “alternate consumer grievance/dispute redressal”. 358. Where does Irwing Burgie passed away recently belong to? New York, US 359. Which field does Gollapudi Maruti Rao passed away recently belong to? Telugu actor and writer 360. Which field does Gita Siddharth Kak passed away recently belong to? Actress 361. Which field does LS Seshagiri passed away recently belong to? writer and critic 362. Where does Vikas Sabnis passed away recently belong to?Mumbai 363. What is the name of the Children’s book writer passed away recently? Chandrakanth Karadalli 364. Where does Ramachandran Babu passed away recently belong to? Tamilnadu 365. Which field does Don Imus passed away recently belong to? Radio Host

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Jan 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. Who launched a mobile app to help visually-impaired people to identify the denomination of currency notes? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das 2. Which bank introduced OTP-based ATM withdrawals with effect from 1st January 2020? ? State Bank of India (SBI) 3. For Which Bank Reserve Bank of India has revised its supervisory framework? Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) 4. For Which Bank Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted “in-principle” approval for transition into a Small Finance Bank (SFB)? Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited 5. Since when did the Union Finance Ministry, Government of India (GoI), has not made any changes in the interest rates on its small savings schemes (SSS) of the post office for the fourth quarter of the financial year(FY) 2019- 20? January 1, 2020- March 31, 2020 due to softening in the bank deposit rate. 6. Who has signed a co-lending partnership agreement with JM Financial Home Loans Limited (JMFHL), the housing finance arm of JM Financial Group, to provide retail loans to home buyers? Bank of Baroda (BoB) 7. How much Percentage of GDP in India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed in the September 2019 quarter, on account of lower trade deficit? 0.9 per cent of GDP 8. Who has paid Rs 1,12,000 crore as Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) refunds to exporters. According to CBIC, over 83,000 exporters have been benefited by these refunds? Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) 9. Who released a study of the funding trends in the global start-up ecosystem in 2019; the team analyzed over 60,000 deals and one million data points for the report ? HexGn 10. Who has given a $75 million (over Rs 500 crore) line of credit (LoC, a soft loan/loan with low-interest rate) to Cuba for financing 75 MW (megawatt) Photovoltaic Solar Parks? Export-Import (Exim)Bank, the premier export finance institution of India 11. Who has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Paytm Payments Bank ltd (PPBL) for selling FASTags.? CSC e-Governance services India ltd 12. Who has mandated all the health and General Insurance Companies(GICs) to offer 1st of its kind standardised health insurance products (SHIP) in the name “Arogya Sanjeevani” policy with effect from April 1, 2020? The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI)

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13. In order to promote parental support benefits for employees, Who has launched a new Adoption Assistance Program, where it will be offering financial assistance of up to Rs 1 lakh per adoption for the parents? PayPal India Private Limited 14. With whom RevFin has joined hands with Insurance Company to offer protection to the RevFin’s customers by bundling life insurance cover on their loans. This insurance covers loans up to ₹3 lakh for a period of 3 years? PNB MetLife India 15. From Whom India’s largest private sector port operator agreed to buy a 75% stake at an enterprise value of Rs 13,500 crores, APSEZ? Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd (KPCL) 16. What is the Amount India's foreign exchange reserves got by to touch a record high of 457.468 billion USD in the week on 27th December 2019? 2.520 billion USD 17. Which private sector lenders are to close their operations in Sri Lanka after the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has permitted? Axis Bank and ICICI Bank 18. Who has enabled select banks in India to offer round-the-clock (24×7) trading in the to allow Indians to safeguard their foreign exchange (Forex) risks at any time? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 19. Who has announced ‘residential builder finance with buyer guarantee’ (RBBG) scheme? State Bank of India 20. Who has allowed new amendments in KYC norms which allows banks and other lending institutions to use “Video based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP)”? RBI 21. Which bank launched myApps application aims to boost digital payments in India? HDFC Bank 22. Who is appointed as the Reserve Bank of India’s Deputy Governor? Michael Debaprata Patra 23. Till when the SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) has extended the deadline for the separation of the posts of Chairman and MD (Managing Director) or chief executive officer (CEO) for 500 listed companies? April 1, 2022 24. How much does the central govt in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)has announced an increase in the authorized capital of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)? Rs 25,000 crores . 25. In view of the promotion of digital payments who has permitted processing of e-mandate for recurring payments through UPI (Unified Payments Interface)? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 26. How much will be the maximum permissible limit under UPI payment system ? Rs 2,000 per transaction 27. Who has launched India’s largest API (application programming interfaces) Banking portal ? ICICI bank called ‘ICICI Bank API Banking portal’

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28. Who has directed banks and other card-issuing companies to provide a facility to customers to switch on and off their debit or credit cards? The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 29. What is the name of blockchain based technology launched by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), for operating retail payments to make payments fast & secure? Vajra Platform 30. What is the rank of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the buyer of sovereign gold abroad according to World Gold Council(WGC) report titled “Outlook 2020: Global economic trends and their impact on gold”? 6th 31. Which bank announced the launch of a 'Cardless Cash Withdrawal' facility from its ATMs? ICICI Bank. 32. For whom does the Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the Certificate of Authorisation (CoA)? Vodafone m- pesa. 33. Who has launched a multilingual voice-enabled mobile banking application ‘Ask Lakshmi’? City Union Bank (CUB) Limited 34. Who has been decided to be converted into a Small Finance Bank (SFB) after being agreed by its shareholders under Voluntary Transition of Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) into SFB? New India Co-operative Bank (NICB) 35. How much does the Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM bank) has extended Line of Credit (LoC) to South American country Suriname to fund its rural electrification programme through solar Diesel Generator (DG) hybrid Photo-Voltaic(PV) systems in Suriname’s 50 remote villages? $35.80 million (nearly Rs 250 crore) million 36. Who approve that they will not charge a part of the fees on Unified Payments Interface UPI and RuPay card transactions as long as the merchant discount rate MDR remains zero following the government announcement? Central Banks in India 37. Who is appointed as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) by Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? Janak Raj 38. How much does the IRDAI has imposed a penalty each on ICICI Lombard General Insurance and Tata AIG General Insurance company? Rs 1 crore 39. How much does the Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty on HDFC Bank for non-compliance of master directions of KYC directions? ₹1 crore 40. What is the growth projection of National Statistical Office (NSO) of India for 2019-20? 5%. 41. What is the growth projection of India of World Bank has released Global Economic Prospects report? 5% for fiscal year 2020& 5.8% for fiscal year 2021.

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42. Who has released its research report ‘Ecowrap’? State Bank of India 43. In the report ‘Ecowrap’ what is the growth projection of India by the economic research department of SBI? 4.6% in the fiscal year 2020. 44. What is the growth projection of India according to the ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2020’ report released by the United Nations (UN)? 5.7% for 2019 45. What is the growth projection of India by United Nations (UN), an intergovernmental organization responsible for maintaining international peace and security for the year 2019-20 ? 5% . 46. Who has planned to invest nearly $1 billion in India over the next five years? Mastercard 47. Who has announced the acquisition of Eats business in India.? Zomato 48. What is the growth projection of India by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ? 4.8% for the current fiscal year. 49. To whom does the Telecom department of India has approved to increase Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the company to 100%? Bharti Airtel Ltd 50. Who becomes the 1st telecom operator to facilitate UPI payments feature through its platform? Reliance 51. What is NDAP by NITI Aayog ? National Data and Analytics Platform 52. Who is in collaboration with Apollo Hospitals Group launched digitized “Health EMI Card” which will be provided to patients and will be offered a credit limit of Rs.4 Lakhs? Bajaj Finserv 53. Who set up a dedicated Google Cloud Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Hyderabad? Tech Mahindra 54. Which organization will try to work with India's highway authority and individual states to possibly supply a plastics-implanted blend? Reliance Industries 55. How much does Google announced to promote news literacy among Indians? 1-million USD 56. Who is directing the users searching coronavirus to systematically arranged results about safety tips, situation updates, and resources from the World Health Organisation ?Google search engine

57. Who has made amendments to the new regulatory framework for cable and broadcasting services with a view to protecting consumer interests? Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) 58. Where did the world’s 2nd largest statue of Sardar has been Setup? Sardardham campus near Vaishnodevi circle in , Gujarat. 59. Who has launched a Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS)? The Election Commission of India

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60. In Which Name The Ministry of Railways has Renamed the ? Indian Railway Protection Force Service. 61. Who has been awarded the first civil contract for the Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor of its Phase 4 project? Delhi Rail Corporation (DMRC) 62. Who has dedicated Five DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories to the Nation? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 63. Who has dedicated the new campus of National Fire Service College (NFSC) in Nagpur? Union Home Minister Amit Shah 64. Who has launched a National Infrastructure Pipeline coordination mechanism with an investment plan worth Rs102 trillion in the next five years? Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman 65. What is the programme The union Government launched for FMD and Brucellosis with a financial outlay of Rs. 13,343.00 crore for five years (2019-20 to 2023-24) by vaccinating 100% cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, and pig population for FMD? National Animal Disease Control Programme 66. Who has opened 28 Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASK) as part of its plan to open 114 stand-alone Aadhaar Enrolments & Update Centres across the country? Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) 67. For Which project the Indian government decided to allocate spectrum to all telecom operators and equipment makers? For the Purpose of 5G trials in the country. 68. What is the Single way help line Number The Indian Railways has introduced for the passengers for quick grievance redressal and inquiry during their journey? 139

69. Who is set to conduct the Asiatic Lion Census in May 2020 by using around 8,000-10,000 cameras across 25,000 sqkm (Square kilometre) area spanning 7 districts in Gujarat? The Wildlife Institute of India (WII),an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate change(MoFCC), 70. What is the Value did Prime Minister Narendra Modi released rupees under Pradhan Mantri Samaan Yojana to six crore farmers in Tumakuru? 12,000 crores 71. Who has designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife to honor the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale? World Health Organization (WHO) 72. Which Ministry inaugurated the first Capacity Building Programme on General Financial Rules-2017, e- Procurement and Government e-Marketplace (GeM) at Convention Centre, Jammu? Union Minister of State Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

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73. Who has launched an online platform called “e-Gazette portal” ( http://egazetteodisha.nic.in), a first-of-its-kind initiative in India designed and developed by the NIC(National Informatics Centre) for all departments? Odisha 74. Who said that the ‘one nation, one ration card’ facility has been started in 12 states in the country on the first day of the new year? Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan 75. In What Name does the Delhi government announced that Pragati metro station will be rechristened ? Supreme Court metro station. 76. From Which day Visakhapatnam will host the prestigious three-day 14th Global Healthcare Summit? January 3, 2021 77. Where did and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) a first Silk Processing Plant inaugurated at Surendranagar? Gujarat. 78. Who became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings in the Under-21 men’s singles category? Indian paddler Manav Thakkar 79. Who was the youngest girl to have climbed the world’s highest mountain Mt. Everest 5 years ago, accomplished another feat by conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest mountain peak (4,987 mts)? Indian mountaineer Malavath Poorna 80. Which two countries exchanged lists of nuclear installations? India and Pakistan 81. Who announced for setting up of new emerging and strategic technologies (NEST) division? The External affairs ministry 82. What is the value India has extended a line of credit (LoC) to Cuba? USD 75 million (over Rs 500 crore) 83. Who Announced the first Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman? The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting 84. Who has laid the foundation stone of Delhi Cycle Walk project? Union Home Minister 85. Who inaugurated the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub in New Delhi. The Union Minister of Commerce and Industries? 86. Which state became the 1st state in India to conduct an exercise to shortlist migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan for eligibility under the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019? Uttar Pradesh (UP) 87. Which State government unveiled the Himachal MyGov portal on 6 January 2020? Himachal Pradesh 88. For whom Navigation facilities was inaugurated in Chandigarh railway station in Mohali, Punjab by Shri Gurinder Mohan Singh, Divisional Railway Manager- Ambala Division? For visually impaired

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89. Who Inaugurated the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub in New Delhi on 6 January 2020? Commerce and Industry & Railways Minister Piyush Goyal 90. What is the government has set a fresh deadline for the completion of the world's highest railway bridge that connects Kashmir to the rest of India? December 2021. 91. When does Census exercise India-2021 begin? 1st April 2020 and will end on 30th of September 2020. 92. Who has inaugurated the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) located in New Delhi? Union Home Minister 93. Where did the 23rd National Youth Festival (NYF) 2020 has been scheduled to be held? Indira Pratishthan, Lucknow. 94. What is the mission launched by Union Minister of Steel for the development of eastern India through integrated steel hub in Kolkata, ? PURVODAYA 95. From which country India is planning to double crude oil imports ? US 96. Which has become the part of ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list in India? Statue of Unity 97. Where did the 6th meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA) was held? New Delhi. 98. Who launched “Paperless Licensing Process” for Petroleum Road Tankers? Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) 99. Who launched 24×7 control room to monitor black money and illegal inducements in poll-bound Delhi? Income- Tax Department 100. Who inaugurated fuel conservation mega campaign - Saksham of Petroleum Conservation Research Association, PCRA in New Delhi? Secretary, Petroleum and Natural Gas MM Kutty 101. Who inaugurated the 7th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region in the legislative assembly building in Lucknow? Speaker Om Birla 102. Who are all can now vote through Postal Ballot in Delhi Assembly Election? Super Senior Citizens (over 80 years of age) and PwDs 103. Where does Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launched an exhibition titled “Indian Heritage in Digital Space”? National Museum, New Delhi. 104. Where did the 5th edition of Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI 2020) was started? Panaji. 105. Between which two cities the state of art- new has been flagged off by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani ? Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central 106. Where does the 1st edition of Krishi Manthan– the largest Food, Agri-business and Rural Development Summit of Asia begins? Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Page 29 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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107. Who has announced that this will provide support to state governments to help them set up monitoring centres that will track public service vehicles including buses and cab operators like Ola and Uber? Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 108. From when does the government has notified that it is to mandate hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts ? 15 January 2021. 109. Where does the Union Minister for Heavy Industries Prakash Javadekar was inaugurating ELECRAMA 2020 ? Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. 110. Which language have been decided to replace by the Indian Railway authorities on signboards at the Uttarakhand state platforms with Sanskrit? Urdu 111. What is the name of the biggest airborne exercise conducted by the Indian Army(IA)? ‘Winged Raider’. 112. How much percentage is to avoid fiscal downfall, the central Government has decided to reduce wasteful expenditure on items such as travel, food and conferences ?20%. 113. Where did the Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Nepal Shri K.P. Oli has jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) ? Jogbani-Biratnagar 114. From when does the One Nation, One Ration Card scheme will be implemented in India? 1 June 2020 115. Who was the chief guest at the 71st Republic Day Parade at Raj Path in the national capital on January 26? President Bolsonaro 116. What is theme of National Girl Child Day on 24 January? “Aware girl child-able Madhya Pradesh" (Jagruk Balika-Samarth Madhya Pradesh) under the "Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao" scheme. 117. Who jointly inaugurated the first convention centre established in Africa by India to honour the memory of Mahatma Gandhi with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar? President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou 118. What are all the 7 airports across India start thermal screening of passengers arriving from China and Hong Kong? Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Cochin. 119. Where does the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Reskilling Revolution being held? Davos, Switzerland. 120. Who will be focal theme country of the 44th edition of the International ? Russia 121. What is the name of a unique taxi service has been launched at the International Airport, New Delhi? Women with wheels 122. Where does Country’s first e-waste clinic is being opened ? Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 123. Where does a festival to celebrate the spirit of India “Bharat Parv 2020” has begun? Red Fort Ground in New Delhi.

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124. By which year does the Union Government planned to install 175 Giga Watt renewable energy to build a healthy planet with a less carbon-intensive economy? 2022 125. By when does the Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal planned to switch Indian Railways entirely to electricity as diesel locomotives are steadily being shunted out of service? 2024 126. Who will start soon its East-West project which runs partly under the city’s iconic , by March 2022 after a delay of several years doubled costs? Rail Corporation 127. Where does the Indian Railways has commissioned India’s 1st governmental waste-to-energy plant in Mancheswar Carriage Repair workshop? under the . 128. What is the Oxford Word of 2019? “Samvidhaan” (Constitution) 129. What does the Union Minister of State for PMO Dr Jitendra Singh launched that will enhance network application of gram panchayats? Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal 130. Who launches Police Citizen centric services on the CCTNS platform? National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) 131. From where did Indian Railways set to introduce its first AC local train will be flagged off from platform number 18 ? Chhatrapati Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai. 132. Where does the President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the 34th Surajkund International Crafts Fair? Faridabad, Haryana. 133. Who launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority? Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan 134. Who has announced to set up 5 more new medical colleges and attached 300 bed hospitals in the state? Government of Gujarat 135. Who has approved the release of Grant-in-Aid of 2.6 crore rupees to J&K Pollution Control Board? Environment and Forests Ministry 136. Which is the 1st state in the country to pass a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act? Kerala 137. Which project did West Bengal started the 3rd edition in their state? ‘Sukanya’ project 138. In Which state Lai Haraoba, a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri meitei communities began in Agartala? Tripura, 139. Who has launched ‘Damini’ helpline service considering the safety of the women passengers? UPSRTC (Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation) 140. Which state launched a Cyber Safe Women initiative under which awareness camps held across all the districts of the state regarding cyber safety? Government of Maharashtra

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141. Who inaugurated the city’s first fully-automated car-parking tower facility at Green Park? Delhi Municipal Corporation 142. Who are all the Special Officers Andhra Pradesh government-appointed as Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official and Indian Police Service (IPS)? Dr. Kritika Shukla M Deepika 143. Who launched ‘Study in Gujarat’ campaign in order to make Gujarat State an educational hub at national and international level? Education department of Gujarat government 144. Who unveils the second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the world at Ahmedabad? Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani 145. Who launched a ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative? Maharashtra Government 146. To Whom and for what Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel to set up a committee to ensure the payment of Rs 2500 per quintal? To farmers against procurement of paddy. 147. When is the Journalists’ Day is being celebrated on in the state of Maharashtra? 6th of January 148. For how many Districts the 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush 2.0 rolled out at block level? 35 districts of Uttar Pradesh. 149. When did the Mizoram state government is organizing the Zo Festival? From 9 January 2020. 150. Who has started the third edition of the Sukanya project? Kolkata Police 151. Who launched the Dr. YSR Aarogyasri scheme? Andhra Pradesh state government 152. Which State has registered the highest Inpatient Department, IPD care in the country? Jammu and Kashmir 153. Who has announced the setting up of the Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center (VSCIC) in the state? Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani 154. Which Festival in Gujarat, the has been launched at Sabarmati river front in Ahmedabad? 31st International Kite Festival 155. Where did the 4th edition of ‘Buxa Bird Festival’ has started? Buxa National Park in West Bengal’s, district Alipurduar. 156. In which state various programs under 'Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat' have been organized? Uttar Pradesh 157. Who has approved 17 projects worth over 110 crore rupee for funding, submitted by the line departments for funding by the Corporation in Jammu and Kashmir? Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation 158. Who has launched a 24x7 control room to monitor black money and illegal inducements in poll-bound Delhi? Income-Tax Department 159. Which State Government launched a wage subsidy scheme for the first five years for new ventures getting registered from 1 April 2020? Kerala Page 32 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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160. Which Legislative Assembly (ARLA) adopted a new logo which will reflect the distinct identity and culture of the state? Arunachal Pradesh 161. Which State government launched the Amma Vodi scheme? Andhra Pradesh 162. Where does Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation (GAIC) launched imported water-soluble fertilizers? Ahmedabad. 163. Where does the Uttar Pradesh State government is to set up a zoological garden? Gorakhpur, UP. 164. For whose birthday National Youth Festival 2020 is celebrated? on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda 165. Where does the Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit of India “AASHVAST”? Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 166. What is the rename of the Kolkata Port on the occasion of 150th years celebration of Kolkata Port Trust? Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port 167. Where does the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate a new Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Telugu ? Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. 168. Where does the famous Parshuram Kund Mela begin? Arunachal Pradesh. 169. Who is expected to launch the first girder for the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) in January 2020? Maharashtra Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray 170. Who has launched the 7th Economic Census process in the state? Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani 171. Who has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the IUCN ? Arunachal Pradesh. 172. Where does the first edition of Krishi Manthan- the largest Food, Agri-business and Rural Development Summit of Asia organized ? Gujarat 173. Where does the 9th International Children’s Film Festival hosted ? Kolkata, West Bengal. 174. Who will celebrate Chapchar Kut on March 6, 2020? Mizoram 175. What is the name of the two villages of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has set to become India’s first ‘Model Sports villages’ as a part of Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad, UP ‘Adarsh Khel Gram’ program in association with NGO(Non Governmental Organization)‘ Sports: A Way of Life’ to evolve sports culture and increase sports literacy in the country? Bahadurpur and Kheri Viran 176. Which three Indian states celebrated their Statehood Day on 21 January? Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura 177. Who will be using facial recognition app in a bid to counter impersonation by voters? Telangana 178. Which state government has launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana? Uttar Pradesh

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179. Where does the reading of the Preamble of the Constitution has been made mandatory for the schools by the government? Maharashtra 180. Which state government is to make it mandatory to teach the Marathi language in all schools in the state irrespective of mediums of instructions? Maharashtra 181. Which state has become the 1st state in the country where the government has made a policy to lease agricultural land? Uttarakhand 182. Where does the annual wildlife census has begun in Tamil Nadu on 22 January 2020? Kalakkadu - Mundanthurai tiger sanctuary 183. Which state government has announced a ban on three-wheelers that are older than 15 years and run on fossil fuel? Punjab 184. Which state government has announced incentives for the players who performed well in Khelo India Youth Games 2020 in Guwahati, Assam? Madhya Pradesh 185. Where did the two day Odisha Mahaotsav as a part of Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Programme was launched? Gujarat 186. Where does a five-day National Integration Camp, highlighting the Central Government’s 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat' scheme has begun? Madurai, TamilNadu. 187. Where does government is to set up a war memorial for animals? Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. 188. For whom Ministry of Tribal Affairs has proposed to declare the 6th Schedule Area status? Ladakh. 189. Where does the ‘Innovation Festival’ kicked off at the Science Centre? Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. 190. Where does the city’s second ‘mahila dakghar’ – post offices operated by women staffers was inaugurated by operations member, Department of Posts, Arundhaty Ghosh ? Mahim Bazaar, Mumbai 191. Which state government launched its much-awaited 'Shiv Bhojan' scheme? Maharashtra 192. Which place in south Chhattisgarh, is facing a different battle against Malaria? Bastar, the Red zone 193. Where does Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurates India’s 1st Super Fab Lab? Kochi, Kerala 194. For whom Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave away Best Tableaux awards for Republic Day Parade 2020? Assam Tableau 195. Which state became the fourth state to pass an assembly resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)? West Bengal 196. Which State Government has launched a virtual police station where people can lodge complaints from their respective districts regarding theft of their vehicles without visiting Police Station? Odisha 197. Who has got the approval for two more Government Medical Colleges from the Centre? Tamil Nadu Page 34 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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198. Where does the 17th National Handloom Expo 2020 has kicked off to provide an opportunity to weavers to sell handloom products of different places under one umbrella? Bhubaneswar, Odisha 199. Who lays the foundation stone of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Centre for Empowerment and Livelihoods near the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Gujarat? Dr. S Jaishankar 200. What is the changes of the Kamal Nath government version of Yuva Swabhiman Yojana, a scheme for the unemployed? hiking monthly stipend to Rs 5,000 and increasing the number of working days to 365. 201. Where does the Assam Rifles constructed a combined war memorial ? Nagaland 202. Where does World’s largest meditation centre was inaugurated? Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad, Telangana. 203. Who announced a new initiative, Direct CTO, to enable companies operating under green category industries to receive faster clearances from the government to commence operations? Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami 204. Who is the focal theme country of the 44th edition of Kolkata Book Fair 2020 (IKBF) has commenced at Central Park Mela Ground in SaltLake, Kolkata ? West Bengal with Russia as a “Focal Theme Country”. 205. What is the name of the cab service has been started at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), New Delhi by ‘Sakha cabs’ for the safety of women? ‘Women with Wheels’ 206. Who has won the Guinea-Bissau‘s presidential election? Umaro Cissoko Embalo 207. Who has become the first country to ban sun cream which is harmful to corals and sea life? The Pacific nation of Palau 208. Wich Programme did President of Nepal launched the during the ceremony held at historic Dasaratha Rangashala in Kathmandu? “Visit Nepal Year 2020” 209. Which Country shared a list of its nuclear installations with India under a bilateral agreement? Pakistan 210. Who has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad? Iran’s top commander General Qassim Soleimani 211. Who launched Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign amidst a spectacular ceremony held at historic Dasaratha Rangashala in Kathmandu?President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari 212. Who has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. With the signing of the act, US has authorised the establishment of US Space Force? United States President Donald Trump 213. Who won Croatia's presidential election? Zoran Milanovic 214. Where does a ten-day-long art exhibition commemorating 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated? Dhaka, Bangladesh 215. What is the validity period of the Multi-entry Tourist Visa by UAE Cabinet? 5 years. Page 35 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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216. Who has designated US Armed Forces & Pentagon as ‘Terrorist Entities’ with a motion passed at an open parliament session? Iranian parliament 217. As per latest ranking based on fastest growing urban regions/ fastest growing cities in the world was released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) who was ranked 1st in the list as per the report 3 of the cities in Kerala were ranked in the top 10 places? Malappuram city of Kerala was ranked 1st in the list, while Kerala’s Kozhikode and Kollam cities were ranked in the 4th and 10th place respectively. 218. With whom does the International Energy Agency (IEA) released the first in-depth review of India's energy policies? NITI Aayog 219. Who has won the Taiwan presidential election? Tsai Ing-wen 220. What is the theme of the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival? ‘Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society’. 221. Who has took over as Sultan of Oman? Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al Said 222. Who is removed from a currency manipulator by the Treasury Department of United States? China 223. Who is the 14th prime minister of Malta? Robert Abela 224. Who has announced that it would become “carbon negative” by year 2030? Microsoft 225. Which country launched the e-passport facility for its citizens. Inaugurating the facility of e-passport? i Bangladesh 226. What is the theme of the High-level roundtable of United Nations AIDS (UNAIDS) programme at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland? “Access for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments and Partnerships for Health”. 227. Who took over the chairmanship of G77? Guyana under Ambassador Rudolph Ten-Pow 228. Which government has thanked India for conferring Padma Shri award on two of their citizens, Dr. Vajira Chitrasena and late Prof. Indra Dassanayake? Sri Lanka 229. Which country’s Central Bank is saddled with Rs 7 crore of demonetised Indian currency but India is not making “adjustments” to take back the notes, hoping the scrapped notes would be accepted by its neighbor? Nepal 230. Who has announced that it is to launch its Mars probe in July 2020? China 231. Who was elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament in Nepal? Agni Sapkota 232. Who is the new Prime Minister of Qatar? Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani

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233. Who has unveiled a new 50 pence coin minted to mark Brexit (British exit)? Britain 234. Which government launched a 4 million pounds fund in India to support collaborative research into emerging technologies? UK 235. Which country has created a new Guinness World Record for organizing highest altitude Fashion Show on the earth? Nepal 236. Who will be the first woman to conduct an orchestra at the Oscars guest-segment? Irish composer Eimear Noone 237. Which is declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) as the outbreak continues to spread outside Wuhan, China by World Health Organisation (WHO)? novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) 238. Where did the Women science congress held? Bengaluru 239. Where did the 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020? Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 240. Where does ASCEND 2020 held? Kochi, Kerala 241. Where did fifth edition of the Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference (APDRC5)? Pune 242. Where did the 27th edition of South Asian Trade and Travel Exchange Expo (SATTE) 2020held? New Delhi 243. Where did Pulses Conclave 2020 held? Maharashtra 244. Where does 107th Indian Science Congress held? Bengaluru 245. What is the theme of 107th Indian Science Congress ? “Science and Technology: Rural Development” 246. Where did Wings India 2020 held? Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad 247. What is the theme of World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi? “Rethinking Global Consumption, Production, and Investment”. 248. Where did Food processing summit held? Ladakh 249. Where does Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting 2020 is going to held? India 250. Where did India-Norway Dialogue on Trade & Investment (DTI) held? New Delhi 251. Where did 3rd edition of North Zone Conference’ of Media Units of Information and Broadcasting Ministry held? Jammu & Kashmir 252. Where did Pariksha Pe Charcha-2020 held? New Delhi 253. Where did 14th Edition of ELECRAMA 2020 held? Greater Noida, UP 254. Where did 1st Edition of Krishi Manthan 2020 held? Ahmedabad, Gujarat 255. Where did 28th World book fair 2020 held? New Delhi 256. Where does 12th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme held? Puducherry Page 37 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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257. Where did 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum held? Davos, Switzerland 258. Where does National conclave on Emerging Opportunities in the natural gas sector held? New Delhi 259. Where did 3rd Global Potato Conclave held? Gandhinagar, Gujarat 260. Where does an International Summit on Women in STEM - Visualizing the Future: New Skylines held? New Delhi 261. Where does 22nd meeting of the Central Zonal Council held? Raipur, Chattisgarh 262. Where did World Sustainable Summit 2020 is an annual event organized by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) held? New Delhi 263. Where did Renewable Energy Investors' Meet 2020held? New Delhi 264. Who has announced the results of the 1st and 2nd quarters of the Swachh Survekshan 2020? The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) 265. What is the Rank India has ranked in the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) of the World Economic Forum for the year 2019? 34 266. By which year Indian economy will reach $7 trillion as per Deutsche Bank ? 2030. 267. What is the rank of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been listed as the biggest Geo-political Risk of 2020? 5th 268. What is the rank of India as per Henley Passport Index 2020? 84th in the world’s most powerful passport index 2020. 269. What is the rank of India as per the 1st edition of Global Social Mobility Report 2020 titled “The Global Social Mobility Report 2020? 76th position and topped by Denmark. 270. What is the rank of India in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India annual report? 5th 271. Which is the most polluted city in India according to a Greenpeace India Report? Jharia in Jharkhand Jharkhand’s Dhanbad, known for its rich coal reserves and industries, is the second-most polluted city in India. 272. What is the rank of India in the Democracy Index 2019? 51st 273. Which state emerged as the top State in vegetable production in 2018-19? West Bengal 274. As per Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which is the world's second-largest weapons manufacturer, behind the US? China ranked ahead of Russia, from whom the country used to buy many weapons. 275. According to a report by TomTom, which is is the world's most traffic-congested city? Bengaluru Manila in the Philippines took the second place.

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276. Who has signed i MoU with Flipkart for selling the products made by women self-help groups under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) on the e-commerce platform? Government of India 277. Who has joined hands with PNB MetLife India Insurance Company to offer protection to the RevFin’s customers by bundling life insurance cover on their loans? India’s leading Digital lending startup, RevFin 278. Along with whom Uber Technologies Inc have teamed up to develop electric air taxis? Hyundai Motor 279. With Whom The Indian Army is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the procurement of over 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifle? Russia. 280. Which state Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the representatives of a German firm, KFW, in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh to implement Zero Budget Natural Farming in the state? Andhra Pradesh 281. With whom does Indian Railways has signed MoU for the phase 2 of the National Informatics Centre (NIC) e-office project? RailTel 282. With which bank does the South Central Zone of the Indian Railways has signed an MoU to provide doorstep banking services? State Bank of India. 283. With whom did the Indian Institute of Management, Indore has signed an MoU? with the video sharing platform “TikTok“. 284. How much does the Government of India (GoI), the Government of Assam and the World Bank have signed for the implementation of Assam Inland Water Transport Project ? $88 million 285. With whom does the Rail Limited has partnered to start carpool service for train passengers? redBus 286. Which two countries signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty? India and Brazil 287. With whom does Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority has signed an MoU for proper execution of the Ghana’s National LPG Promotion Policy? Indian Oil 288. Who signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana, National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)? Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) 289. With whom does the government is has partnered to improve the performance of the Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) filing portal on a permanent basis? Infosys 290. How much does the Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra has signed loan agreement with the World Bank? USD 210 million Page 39 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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291. Which countries signed an agreement to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road into a 4-lane highway? India and Bangladesh 292. With whom did the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote research in the field of science and technology? OPPO 293. Who is the chairman of Railway Board? V K Yadav 294. Who is appointed as SEBI Executive Director? Babita Rayudu 295. Who is the chairman of the National Medical Commission? Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma 296. Who is the CMD of Shipping Corporation of India? H.K. Joshi 297. Who is the Interim MD&CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank? S Sundar 298. Who is the Governor on the board of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (“ERIA”)? Rohan Shah 299. Who is the chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (AEPC)? A Sakthivel 300. Who is the Chairman and Managing Director of State-owned Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco)? M Nagaraj 301. Who is the prime minister of Spain? Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon 302. Who is the DG of CRPF? AP Maheswari 303. Who is the 14th Prime Minister of Malta? Robert Abela 304. Who is the President of Taiwan? Tsai Ing Wen 305. Who is the Ruler of Oman? Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said 306. Who is the PM of Russia? Mikhail Mishustin 307. Who is appointed as the Fourth Deputy Governor of RBI after the resignation of Viral Acharya? Michael Patra 308. Who is the Surveyor General of India? Lt General Girish Kumar 309. Who is the Director of National Book Trust? Lt Col Yuvraj Malik 310. Who is the President of Archery Association of India? Arjun Munda 311. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank? R Koteeswaran 312. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of Oriental Bank of Commerce? Animesh Chauhan 313. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of Vijaya Bank? Kishore Kumar Sansi 314. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of ? P Srinivas 315. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of Canara Bank? Lingam Venkat Prabhakar

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316. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of Bank Of Baroda? Sanjiv Chadha 317. Who is appointed as the MD and CEO of Bank Of India? Atanu Kumar Das 318. Who is the Managing Director of the State Bank of India? Challa Sreenivasulu Setty 319. Who is first female president of Greece? Katerina Sakellaropoulou 320. Who is Chairman of Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA)? Sunil Arora 321. Who is the SoftBank group India’s head? Manoj Kohli 322. Who is country head of RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) ? Punit Sood 323. Who is the first post-Brexit UK ambassador? Joao Vale de Almeida 324. Who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)? Sunil Mehta 325. Who is the Indian Ambassador to the United States? Taranjit Singh Sandhu 326. Who is the foreign secretary of India? Harsh Vardhan Shringla 327. Who is appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of IDBI Federal Life Insurance? Mathivanan Balakrishnan 328. Who is appointed as the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of IDBI Federal Life Insurance? S P Prabhu 329. Who is appointed as the Life President of Asian Tennis Federation (ATF)? Anil Khanna 330. Who was appointed as the UN(United Nations) Resident Coordinator (RC) of Thailand by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres? Gita Sabharwal 331. What will be included in the 3rd edition of Khelo India Games ? “Lawn bowls” and “cycling” 332. Who set a Guinness World Records for most side lunges in 60 seconds? B Sai Deepak 333. Who withdrawn its threat to boycott the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham over Shooting's exclusion? Indian Olympic Association (IOA) 334. Who was picked as captain of ESPN Cricinfo's ODI and Twenty20 teams of the decade, while Virat Kohli was named the leader in Tests? Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni 335. Where did the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai inaugurated the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019 ? New Delhi. 336. Who has won the men’s 10 metres air pistol gold medal at the 63rd National Shooting Championship in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh? Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary 337. Who will be conferred with the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award? Krishnamachari Srikkanth & Anjum Chopra 338. Who has become the seventh batsman in the history of cricket to smash six 6s in an over? New Zealand‘s batsman Leo Carter Page 41 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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339. Where did the 1st edition of Khelo India University Games is scheduled to be held? at the KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Odisha 340. Who wins the title in the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress at Hastings in England? P Magesh Chandran 341. Recently Veteran footballer Daniele De Rossi announced his retirement belongs to which country? Italy 342. Who has won the 7th National Ice Hockey Championship women trophy? Ladakh women team 343. Who won the Malaysia Masters 2020 title? Kento Momota 344. Which country topped the Annual Ranking by Nation (Rifle, Pistol & Shotgun ISSF World Cups for the year 2019 by International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)? India 345. Which is the top Shooting Nation in the World according to International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)? India 346. Who won in the women's 57kg freestyle event of the season 's first major competition, the Ranking Series in Rome? Indian teenage wrestler Anshu Malik 347. Who have won the women's doubles title of the WTA International trophy at Hobart in Australia? Sania Mirza and her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok 348. Where does the ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket 2020 begins ? South Africa. 349. Who became the fastest Indian spinner to claim 100 wickets in ODI during the second match against Australia in ? Kuldeep Yadav 350. Who wins Indonesia Badminton Masters 2020 women’s singles title in Jakarta, Indonesia? Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon 351. Who won her first gold medal of the 2020 season at the Rome Ranking Series in Rome? Vinesh Phogat 352. Who has won the Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship of 2020 held in Sharjah? The team of the Indian Consulate 353. Who won gold at the Meyton Cup international shooting championship in Austria? Indian shooters Apurvi Chandela and Divyansh Singh Panwar 354. Who are among the new inductees in the government’s All India Council of Sports (AICS)? Paralympian Deepa Malik and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt 355. Who topped the Khelo India Youth Games champions 2020? Maharashtra 356. Which state defeated Sikkim by a solitary goal to emerge as the champion of the Northeast Dr. T Ao Football Trophy 2020 at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima this evening? Mizoram

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357. Who has bagged a gold in the men’s Keirin individual event of the Six-Day Berlin Tournament? Indian cyclist Esow Alben 358. Who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a throw of 87.86 meters at the Athletics Central North East meeting in South Africa? Neeraj Chopra 359. Who becomes the first Indian woman to become a professional footballer in the world? Bala Devi from Manipur Police 360. Who became the 1st-ever hockey player worldwide to win the prestigious ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ award 2019? Rani Rampal 361. Who issued directions to prepare a roadmap to create an Air Defence Command to enhance the security of India's skies? Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat 362. Which year will observe as the ‘year of mobility’ that will have a special focus on the creation of more residential units and implementation of various welfare measures for the troops? 2020 363. What is the name of exercise between India and Oman? bilateral naval exercise ‘Naseem-Al-Bahr‘. 364. Where did the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will establish a 2nd launch port? Thoothukodi district in Tamil Nadu. 365. Where did the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has proposed Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC)? at Challakere in Chitradurga district of Karnataka. 366. Where does Indian Navy starts 1st Maha-Navy Connect 2020 Tri-Dimensional Expedition? Mumbai, Maharashtra. 367. What is the theme of International Naval event ‘MILAN‘ in March 2020? ‘Synergy Across the Seas’. 368. Who has developed a special class diesel conforming to NATO grade for use in ships and vessels of Indian Navy? Indian Oil Corp (IOC) 369. Between which two countries joint-exercise Sahyog-Kaijin began ? India and Japan 370. With whom does the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has partnered to produce the Saras engine? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) 371. What is the name of the airborne Exercise conducted in the north eastern theatre by Indian Army? Exercise Winged Raider 372. When will the Russia’ production of S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile systems for India, and all five units be delivered? 2025. 373. Who is set to deliver anti-submarine warfare stealth corvette INS Kavaratti to the Indian Navy? Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Page 43 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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374. What is the name of the operation launched by Indian Navy to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief at Madagascar? Vanilla 375. Where does the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is exploring the possibility of setting up a center for advanced defence technology? Gujarat University’s upcoming Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Centre for Extension and Research and Innovation (CERI). 376. Where did the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has commissioned a high-speed interceptor boat C-448? Mangaluru, Karnataka. 377. Where did the 9th edition of joint military training exercise between India-Bangladesh SAMPRITI-IX will be conducted? Umroi, Meghalaya. 378. What is the name of the book on the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Union Home Minister? ‘Karmayoddha Granth’ 379. What is the name of a new book of compilation of selected writings by former finance minister Arun Jaitley announced by India? “New India:Selected Writings 2014-19” 380. Who edited the Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems ? Abhay K 381. Who released the autobiography of Yashwant Sinha titled ‘Relentless’? Former President Pranab Mukherjee 382. Who is conferred with Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019? Piyuus Jaiswal 383. Who crowned as Miss Teen International 2019? Aayushi Dholakia 384. Who received Global Child Prodigy Award ? Sucheta Satish 385. Who is the “Most Famous Teenager of The Decade”? Malala Yousafzai 386. Who received UK based Costa Children’s Award 2019 ? Jasbinder Bilan 387. Who received Maharashtra Kesari title? Harshvardhan Sadgir 388. Who is conferred with BCCI’s prestigious Polly Umrigar Award? Jasprit Bumrah 389. Who is ICC's '2019 ODI Cricketer of the Year'? Rohit Sharma 390. Who is the Spirit of Cricket? Virat Kohli 391. Who received 'Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy' for Player of the Year? Ben Stokes 392. Who got Global Child Prodigy Award? British Indian yoga boy Ishwar Sharma 393. Which city got Swachhata Darpan Awards 2019? , Odisha 394. Who got Merck Young Scientist Awards 2019? Scientist Dr Sakya Singha Sen 395. Who received 29th ? Vasdev Mohi 396. Who got e- Governance Award of Excellence? c VIGIL and Voter Helpline App Page 44 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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397. Who got Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award for 2019? Priya Prakash 398. Who received Order of Australia Honour? Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw 399. Which state got SKOCH State of Governance 2019’? Gujarat 400. Who received ‘Champions of Change Award-2019’ for social welfare (Aspirational Districts)? Hemant Soren 401. Who got ‘Harit Ratna Award 2019’? Dr N Kumar, Vice-Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 402. Who received 2020 Tyler Prize? Pavan Sukhdev 403. Who received ‘BFSI Digital Innovation Award‘ for Cloud Solutions? Bajaj Housing Finance Limited (BHFL) 404. Who received ‘Chevalier dans lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) ? Sanjna Kapoor 405. Who received Ayurveda Ratan Award 2020? Partap Chauhan 406. When did the Global Family Day celebrated? January 1 407. When does world Braille day celebrated? January 4 408. When does World Day of War Orphans celebrated? January 6 409. When did World Hindi Day celebrated? January 10 410. When did National Youth Day celebrated? January 12 411. When does National Girl Child Day celebrated? 24 January 412. What is the theme of National Voters Day on January 25? Electoral Literacy for stronger Democracy 413. When does International Customs Day celebrated? 26 January 414. Who is the chief guest of 71st Indian republic day? Jair Bolsanaro 415. When does World Leprosy Day celebrated? 30 January 416. What is the theme of World Leprosy Day? Leprosy isn’t what you think 417. Which filed does Ratna Ojha passed away recently belongs to? dramatist, litterateur and social activist 418. Which state does T.N Chaturvedi passed away recently belong to?Karnataka 419. Which party does Devi Prasad Tripathi passed away recently belong to? Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 420. What is the name of Former Western Army Commander Lieutenant general died recently? Prem Nath Hoon 421. Which field does Minati Mishra of Odisha Belongs to died recently? Ballot Dancer 422. Which field does R.P.Ulaganambi belongs to died recently? Politician

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423. Which State did Idu Sharif, a folk singer died recently belongs to? Punjab 424. Which country does Henry Zuckerman, a screenwriter died recently belongs to? United States 425. What is the name of the oman ruler died recently belongs to? Sultan Qaboos bin Said 426. Who is Manmohan Mohapatra died recently? Odia Filmmaker 427. Which field does Thomas Antony died recently belongs to? Cartoonist 428. What is the name of the Portuguese motorcycle rider died recently? Paulo Goncalves 429. What is the name of the shortest man died recently? Khagendra Thapa Magar 430. Which field did Golok Chandra Goswami died recently belongs to? Linguist 431. Which place does Jameela Malik died recently belongs to? Kerala 432. Which country does Kobe Bryant died recently belongs to? Pennyslvania 433. Which field does Tushar Kanjilal died recently belongs to? Environmentalist, Educationalist and Writer 434. Which field does Sher Singh Khukal died recently belongs to? Artist and Sculptor 435. Which field does Sunita Chandra died recently belongs to? Hockey captain

Feb 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. Which Bank has launched first-of-its-kind 24×7 self-service delivery tool for customers called “iBox”? ICICI Bank 2. Which Institute will be renamed as Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM)? National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad 3. What was awarded Silver under Category II of National e-Governance Awards-"Excellence in providing Citizen- centric Delivery"? RailMadad 4. Which country will host the G20 Presidency in 2022 as per Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Rs 100 crore has been allocated for this purpose? India 5. Which Bank has announced the launch of two tailor made credit products i.e., Corporate Loan and Ind Surya Shakthi which will be available across the country for the benefit of the textile sector? Indian Bank 6. How much did National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to waive off the FASTag cost for NHAI FASTag ? 100 rupees 7. Where did India’s biggest rural technical festival titled ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ held in Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT) held with the theme for the year 2020 was “Spot and encourage rural tech innovators”? Basar, Nirmal District, Telangana 8. How much does Insurance cover on bank deposits has been increased from one lakh rupees? five lakh rupees Page 46 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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9. When does the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will conduct the “Financial Literacy Week 2020” with the theme of the Financial Literacy Week 2020 is “Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)”? February 10 to February 14, 2020

10. What is the name of the health insurance plan launched by Reliance General Insurance Company Limited ? “Reliance Health Infinity”. 11. By which year does Union Government aims to achieve the objective of Housing for All under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Grameen? 2022 12. Who is appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank? Sunil Gurbaxani 13. Which city has been certified by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as the World Heritage site? Jaipur “The Pink City” 14. Which bank Bank has topped the list of ‘Highest increase in brand value’ among global banks according to ‘The Banker’s Top 500 Banking Brands 2020’ report? IndusInd Bank 15. Who released the first look of a biopic on former President APJ Abdul Kalam in New Delhi ? Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar 16. Which insurance company has received the license from Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) to commence reinsurance business in Russia? General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) 17. What is the name of the new scheme Implemented by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME)? “Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries”(SFURTI). 18. Which country celebrated its 72nd Independence Day on 4th February 2020? Sri Lanka 19. Who has collaborated with Zonal Cultural Centers of Ministry to prepare a list of ICH elements for the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)? Akademi (SNA) 20. What is the GDP growth projection of Fitch Ratings India’s GDP in the next FY21 in its India Economic Outlook? 5.6% 21. When did Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) conducted a fashion show entitled "Naturally North-East: The Naga Narrative" held at Suraj Kund Mela? 7 February 22. What is the name of the initiative launched by state government of Haryana to encourage reading habit among the young students of the state.?‘Reading Mission- Haryana’ 23. With whom did the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Department of government of Odisha has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ? Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank Limited.

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24. Where does the 24th Meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council will be held? Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 25. With whom does Bihar’s Home Guard wing of armed police force, in association jointly constituted a Special Security Team (SST) with 440 specially trained Home Guard jawans in Bihar? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 26. Who has permitted the instant messaging platform WhatsApp to expand its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services to 10 million users? National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) 27. Who is to create a digital payments index (DPI) by July 2020 that will indicate the level of digitalization prevailing in the country? Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 28. Who has constituted a Municipal Bonds Development Committee headed by Sujit Prasad which will suggest on policy matters pertaining to the development of municipal debt securities and facilitate municipalities for issuance of such bonds? Markets regulator Sebi 29. What is the name of the first small bank of North India has started its services on 16 February? North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB) 30. With which bank does MasterCard and SAP concur collaborated to manage the spending of the corporate sector? HDFC Bank 31. How much amount did National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir? 400.64 crore rupees 32. Which organization has launched an industry campaign named “UPI Chalega” to promote UPI as Easy, Safe, and Instant mode of payment? National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) 33. Which bank is lifted its ban from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after considering the efforts made by the Bank to comply with the licensing conditions on 25 February? Bandhan Bank 34. Who has launched the Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AePS) in which the facility has been launched by the payment bank at over 2,50,000 banking points across India? Airtel Payments Bank 35. How much does a remarkable growth in GST collection for last month has been reported by Finance Ministry? Rs 1 lakh crore 36. Who has launched an Android POS device for small and medium businesses (SMEs) & merchant partners? Paytm 37. Where does IT major HCL Technologies stated it has entered into a pact with Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment for setting up a global delivery Centre ? Colombo. 38. What is the minimum net worth criterion for pension fund managers has been increased from Rs 25 crore in Reliance Health Infinity Insurance plan? Rs 50 crore.

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39. How much is received as remittance as per the report around 13.62 million Indian nationals are staying abroad ? $118.3 billion 40. Which company is downing shutters on Jabong and the portal is now redirecting the users to the Myntra website? Flipkart 41. What is the global growth forecast of the Economist Intelligence Unit for 2020 ? 2.2% from 2.3%. 42. Who has introduced an in-house system to track the movement of client securities that are collected as collateral by brokers? Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) 43. What is the growth forecast of Moody’s Investors Service for 2020? 5.4% from 6.6% and the next financial year (2020-21) growth rate estimate to 5.8% from 6.7%. 44. How much amount does the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised from a new issue of offshore Indian rupee-linked 10-year bonds? Rs 850 crore (USD 118 million) 45. With whom does ISRO has collaborated to bring the space agency's Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System "NavIC technology" to its smartphones? Xiaomi 46. Which Insurance company becomes the 1st company in India to use Whatsapp chatbot? Bharti AXA General Insurance 47. Where did Accenture opened its third ‘innovation hub’ in the country which will house 1,200 people working on various technologies.Bengaluru and Hyderabad are the other Indian cities having the hubs, which are also present in two cities of Brazil, and one each in Canada, China, Finland, Japan, Switzerland, Australia and Singapore? Pune 48. Which country bans the exports of all kinds of personal protection equipment, including clothing and masks used to protect people from airborne particles due to the outbreak of novel Coronavirus? India 49. What is the target period of the union government to electrify the tracks of Indian Railways completely? Three Years 50. Who inaugurates the Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Karnataka? Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu 51. How much does the Indian Railways Demand Setting Up Pension Fund To Deal ? Rs 50,000 Crore 52. Who inaugurate the new global headquarters Kanha Shanti Vanam of Shri Ram Chandra Mission in Rangareddy District on February 2, 2020? President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind 53. By which year did the Government has set a target of installation of 100 GigaWatt solar power and 60 GigaWatt wind power capacity in the country ? December 2022

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54. Who has approved to bestow the status of Institution of National Importance to the five Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)? The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 55. Who gave its in-principle approval to set up a Major Port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in Maharashtra? The Union Cabinet led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi 56. What is the name of the mobile village courts the Supreme Court has directed the states to establish within four weeks’? Gram Nyayalayas 57. To whom does President Ram Nath Kovind paid homage on his birth anniversary today on 8th Feb? Dr 58. With whom does the Central government is to take up the upgradation and modernization of 25 fishing harbours in the country? Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) 59. Where does Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the celebrations on the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord ? Kokrajhar in Assam 60. Who launched the India-Central Asia Business Council in partnership with five of the epic industry bodies of Central Asian countries namely Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan? Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 61. Who has approved exemptions in Air India’s subsidiary- Alliance Air for the operation of international flights between India & Sri Lanka with prior effect by waiving the rule that an airline needs to have minimum 20 aircraft to operate internationally? Prime Minister (PM) Shri Narendra Modi 62. Where does the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) together with 5 of the biggest industry bodies of Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ) launched the India-Central Asia Business council to boost business & economy? New Delhi. 63. By when does the 15.6km long railway line between Agartala, India(Tripura)-Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed in which these railway routes will improve connectivity between Indian Railways and Bangladesh Railways and will boost trade between the two countries? September 2021 64. Which state government has cleared the design of a glass floor suspension bridge, the first of its kind in the country, to be built across Ganga River as a replacement to iconic Lakshman Jhula which was closed in 2019 due to safety reasons? Uttarakhand 65. What are all the BBIN member nations discussed the proposed MoU (Member of Understanding) to implement Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) for regulation of the passenger, personal & cargo vehicular traffic among the countries? Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal

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66. From which cities a study by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) stated that the highest incidence of children and women being trafficked was observed? Mumbai and Kolkata. 67. Who sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi? Arvind Kejriwal 68. From when did the government of India has announced all medical devices sold in the country would be treated as "drugs" ? 1 April 2020. 69. Where does National Workshop on e-office was inaugurated by Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh? New Delhi 70. Where did National Winter Games will be hosted in the world-famous ski destination under the Khelo India Programme? Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir 71. Who gave the in-principle approval for capital infusion for three Public Sector General Insurance Companies (PSGICs), namely, Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL), United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL), and National Insurance Company Limited (NICL)? The Union Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 72. How much does National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to waive off the FASTag cost for NHAI FASTag between 15th to 29th of this month? 100 rupees 73. What is the rename of rename Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi ? Sushma Bhawan 74. Who will organize a National Organic Festival with a special focus on women entrepreneurs? Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) 75. Who has started booking of ticket for the third corporate train Kashi Mahakal Express? Indian Railway’s PSU IRCTC 76. From where does India has agreed to partially import poultry and dairy markets ? United States. 77. Who launched ‘Operation Nakail’ under which the identity of all auto- drivers will be verified and a unique four-digit number will be allotted to them? Ghaziabad police 78. Who launched India’s first inter-city electric bus service between Mumbai and Pune? Union Minister Nitin Gadkari 79. Which Railway zone has become the 1st zonal railway in the country to have functional “energy neutral” railway stations on the network? South Central Railways (SCR) 80. Where does Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting his parliamentary to inaugurate several development projects, including flagging-off 'Mahakal Express,' expected to link the holy cities of Varanasi, Ujjain, and Omkareshwar? Varanasi

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81. Based on which theme does Indian Railways will operate a new train which will take pilgrims to locations? Ramayana theme 82. What is the rename of The World’s Biggest Cricket Stadium, the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad which will be inaugurated by US President Donald Trump during his visit to India? Sardar Vallabhbhai Stadium 83. Where does the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) with the theme of the Conference is “Migratory species connect the planet and we welcome them home? Gandhinagar, Gujarat 84. Where does Union Minister for Food Processing Industries (FPI) Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the India Pavilion at 25th Edition of the GulFood 2020? Dubai 85. Which state government has decided to rename the Ambala City bus stand after former Union minister late Sushma Swaraj in which the bus stand will now be called ‘Sushma Swaraj Bus Stand’? Haryana 86. Who will inaugurate Indian Pavilion at 70th Berlin International Film Festival in Germany? External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar 87. What is the rename of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses? Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 88. By which year Government is planning to facilitate the doubling of Milk Processing capacity from 53.5 million MT to 108 million MT ? 2025. 89. Which Airport has been declared as India’s first single-use plastic-free airport? “Indira Gandhi International Airport” 90. Which state police has integrated its “Himmat Plus App” with the app of ride hailing company “Uber” to ensure safety and security of people travelling in cabs? Delhi Police 91. Where does Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi chaired Chintan Shivir, a two-day brainstorming session ? Kevadia in Gujarat 92. Which Law was approved by the Union Cabinet ? constitution of the 22nd Law Commission of India for a period of 3 years 93. By when does Union Cabinet has approved the 2nd Phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen ? 2024-25. 94. Who has organized a meeting on Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) Industry? National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) 95. Where does Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts was held ? New Delhi. 96. Which Railway Construction Organisation has built India’s tallest railway pier bridge 100 m tall equivalent to a 33-storey building, across Makru river in the Tamenglong district of Manipur? Northeast Frontier Railway Page 52 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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97. Who designed and developed the HRMS App launched by Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav? Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS). 98. Where does India's first private gold mine operation will begin in the last quarter of 2021? Jonnagiri in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. 99. What is the name of the chatbot by Ministry of Railways upgraded services of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to converse with Railway customers in the Hindi language? ASKDISHA chatbot

100.Who Launched a National Level Awareness Programme (NLAP) 2020? The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

101. Where does the mega event Namaste Trump is to be held ? Sardar Patel Stadium, also known as Motera Stadium, in Ahmedabad

102. Who flagged off a group of students from across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories for a ten- day tour ‘Watan Ko Jano’, a youth exchange programme? Farooq Khan

103. Who inaugurated the country’s first floating jetty here and an immigration facility at a cruise terminal in Vasco at Goa? Union Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya

104.Who is set to launch "Export Cold Zone", an exclusive terminal for processing and storage of agro and pharma products? Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) 105.Who launched PM-KISAN mobile application on the first anniversary of the launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)? Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar 106.Where does the Geological Survey of India (GSI) discovered gold deposits to the tune of around 3,000 tonnes ? Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. 107.Where did the 16th Session of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) was held between India and Australia? New Delhi 108.Who has launched the– Market Intelligence and Early Warning System (MIEWS) Web Portal? Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal 109.Who has agreed to help the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to set up 25 Continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) across six States and three Union Territories (UTs) in India? NTPC Limited 110.Where does the Union Cabinet approved to grant the status of National Importance to National Institutes of Food Technology (NIFT) ? Kundli, Haryana, and Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

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111.Under which programme does the Centre approved the establishment of 80,000 Micro Enterprises to be assisted in the current financial year? Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). 112.Where did the 14th Meeting of Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter-Terrorism ? New Delhi. 113.Where does Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to launch 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations (FPO) across the country? Chitrakoot 114.Where did a meeting to review of 17 large-size infrastructure projects was organized by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) ? New Delhi. 115.Who has launched the world’s largest airport-based temperature-controlled facility known as the ‘Export Cold Zone’ for processing and storage of agro and pharma products? Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) 116.Where does Nagoba Jatara tribal festival was celebrated ? Telangana. 117.To whom does Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani presented the award for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana in the state of Madhya Pradesh? Madhya Pradesh Minister for Women and Child Development Imarti Devi and Principal Secretary Anupam Rajan 118.Which state Government has initiated a doorstep pension delivery scheme across the state, under which, various welfare pensions is being delivered at the doorstep of the pensioners in which YSR Pension Kanuka” initiative to end the struggles of old people who find it difficult to go to the pension office? Andhra Pradesh 119.Which state government propelled the Janasevaka scheme in a couple of metropolitan organization wards to guarantee home conveyance of different administrations like proportion cards, senior resident personality, and wellbeing cards? Karnataka 120.Who has created a record with its ‘Intivadhakey Pension’ (Pension to your Doorstep) Scheme by covering 94 % of about 60 lakh pensioners at their doorstep within a few days? Jaganmohan Reddy 121.Who will dedicate the UNESCO world heritage site certificate for Jaipur to the people at a function to organize at historical Albert Hall? Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot 122.Where did the rare Kumbhabhishekam of the heritage Brihadeeswara Temple will be held in a short while from now? Thanjavur, Tamilnadu 123.Where does the Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma inaugurated the Meghalaya Police Academy? Umran in the Ri-Bhoi district. 124.Where does Ministry of Commerce and Industry is conducting the 22nd edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020 ? Kochi 125.Where does Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) flagged off the first direct flight from Bidar airport to Bengaluru ? Karnataka Page 54 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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126.Who will inaugurate the 11-km stretch of corridor-II of elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail? K Chandrasekhar Rao 127.In which city did YS Jaganmohan Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh launched the first Disha Police Station ? Rajamahendravaram city. 128.Who has announced an internship scheme for the tenth, 12th and graduate students of the state to brighten employment prospects? Yogi Adityanath 129.Where does Governor of Madhya Pradesh Lalji Tandon has inaugurated Hunar Haat? Indore. 130.Which state government has announced that it is to connect the transgender community with the mainstream society? Rajasthan 131.Which state government is to announce a horticulture policy with an aim to tackle upcoming marketing challenges and increase the production manifold? Jammu and Kashmir 132.Where does the first-ever hornbill festival has begun with an aim to raise awareness among people for bird conservation? Tripura 133.Where does Andhra Pradesh got its first Disha Mahila Police Station in the state ? Rajahmundry 134.From where does Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) operationalized the first-ever helicopter services? Dehradun's Sahastradhara helipad to Gauchar and Chinyalisaur. 135.Which State Government has decided to impose a permanent ban on hookah bars across the state? Chhattisgarh 136.Where did National Horticulture Fair 2020 was concluded? Bengaluru. 137.Who has approved the setting up of an air quality monitoring network of 90 stations in Mumbai, Maharashtra? Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) 138.Where did Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai inaugurated the Field Training Exercise of 2nd BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise on flood rescue ? Ramachandi Beach, Puri, Odisha 139.Which State cabinet approved a 377 sq km area for the proposed eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) for the Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR)? Uttarakhand 140.Who inaugurated the first phase of “East-West Metro line” which is Kolkata’s second metro line? Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal 141.Which State government has announced a hike in 5% for Dearness Allowance (DA) for the state government employees and pensioners? Odisha 142.Who launched the web portal of Shri Badrinath and Shri Kedarnath temple committee? Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat 143.Which State government has announced 5-day working week for state government employees? Maharashtra

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144.Which state government has decided to give 6 crore rupees to players of the state that bag gold medals at the Olympic Games? Haryana 145.Which state government launched ‘Pyaar ka Paudha’ (a plant of love) campaign Department of Environment and Forest in Patna, to encourage the practice of planting trees in the state? Bihar 146.Which state government launched “Yodhav” (Warrior) mobile app (application)? Kochi, Kerala. 147.Where does Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated cultural arts and handicrafts exhibition named ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ organized at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. ‘Kashi Ek Roop Anek’ showcased products from over 10,000 artisans ? Uttar Pradesh. 148.Who launched the ‘Appreciate and Commend’ scheme in Phillaur, Pujab, in order to boost the confidence of police officers who work extraordinarily and the best cops will be awarded every month? Dinkar Gupta, Punjab DGB (Director General of Police) 149.Who launched “Anganphou Hunba” (Sowing of First Crop Paddy) programme at Arapti Mayai Leikai in Imphal East? Manipur Chief Minister, Nongthombam Biren Singh 150.Which state government has allocated Rs.2,000 crore for the Noida international airport that is being set up at Jewar? Uttar Pradesh 151.Where does Indian states of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020: Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern States has been scheduled to be held ? Guwahati, Assam. 152.What has become Assam's first "zero waste town" by setting high standards in effective integrated waste management? Titabor 153.Which state government will open Atal Kisan – Majdoor canteens across the state which provide affordable and cheap meals to farmers and labourers at a concessional rate of 10 rupees per plate in all mandis and sugar mills? Haryana 154.Where does the 1st-ever Bharat-Bangla Paryatan Utsav-Tourism festival begins ? Agartala, Tripura. 155.Where does the Chitra Bharati Film Festival will be held? Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat and will be organised by Bharatiya Chitra Sadhana. 156.Where did the first-ever Khelo India University Games will begin? Odisha at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, 157.For which state the government is planning to make a steel hub of the country? Chhattisgarh 158.What does the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched to promote applications relevant to India in the 5G realm? "5G Hackathon"

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159.Where did the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has uncovered gold reserves in which the gold reserves are estimated to be around 3000 tonnes equalling the valuation of Rs 12 lakh crore? Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. 160.Which state Government has planned to launch in-house radio stations in all 57 correctional homes in the state? West Bengal 161.Who announced 5 schemes for children living in government-run homes on the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister? Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami 162.Where did a National Integration Camp (NIC) was inaugurated at the Indian Himalayan Centre for Adventure and Eco-tourism Institute? Chemchey, South Sikkim 163.What is the name of the scheme launched by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy for students pursuing various post-Intermediate courses to meet hostel and mess expenses? ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’. 164.Where did Losar festival was celebrated? Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. 165.What is the name of the cultural festival organized by the department of Youth and cultural Affairs, Government of Gujarat? “Vasantotsav”. 166.Which state became the 1st National Democratic Alliance (NDA) state in India, which passed a resolution against National Register of Citizens (NRC) and also passed a resolution to implement the National Population Register (NPR), according to 2010 format, with an amendment? Bihar 167.Which State government is set to become single-use plastic-free by 1 May 2020? Maharashtra 168.Which Union Territory has selected by Policy think tank NITI Aayog for the first pilot project among all States and UTs on Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDG)? Jammu & Kashmir 169.Which state High Court recently passed an order and banned all types of political movements in the college and school premises? Kerala 170.Who has inaugurated the Ekushey Book fair? Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 171.Who is appointed as the Iraq President? Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi 172.Which country declared a public health emergency over the spread of the coronavirus? USA 173.Who has returned to Commonwealth after its exit in 2016 and hence, has become the 54th member of the global body? Maldives 174.Which country Government decided to implement a daily fee of Rs.1200 ($17) for “regional tourists” from India, the Maldives, Bangladesh from July 2020? Bhutan, Thimphu

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175.Which country Government announced a National Emergency on Locusts (family- Acrididae) attack because these insects caused major damage to the food supply in one of the world’s poorest countries & and most vulnerable regions in the world? Somalia 176.Who has unveiled a new children’s protection fund for India as part of British Asian Trust? Britain’s Prince Charles 177.Which country has announced that it will count a "third gender" category in its next population census? Nepal 178.Who has been appointed as the High Commissioner to India by the British government will succeed Dominic Asquith? Philip Barton 179.Who has been appointed Britain's ambassador to the United States? Dame Karen Pierce 180.Which Country has decided to start the process of disinvestment in four State Owned Commercial Banks (SOCB) by October this year? Bangladesh 181.How much amount the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved the funding to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (nCoV)? USD 2 million 182.Who has announced to work with the World Health Organisation(WHO), the European Union (EU) and People’s Republic of China, inorder to tackle the recent outbreak of Novel Coronavirus(nCoV)? G7(Group of 7) countries 183.What is the official name of the disease caused by new Coronavirus by the World Health Organization (WHO)? “Covid-2019“. 184.Where did the 43rd session of the governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was held? Rome 185.Which country Police has recruited an Artificial Intelligence (AI) cop called Ella to the force? New Zealand 186.Who has been appointed as the Finance Minister of the United Kingdom? Rishi Sunak 187.Who was named the new UK Minister in charge of the crunch UN climate talks to be hosted by Britain? Alok Sharma 188.Who has appointed as the next high commissioner to India? Barry O'Farrell 189.Who has won the Presidential elections of Afghanistan and will become the President of Afghanistan for the 2nd time? Ashraf Ghani 190.Which country successfully flight tested the air-launched nuclear-capable cruise missile Ra'ad-II? Pakistan 191.Which country government has observed the 70th National Democracy Day? Nepal 192. Who has announced the launch of “Bezos Earth Fund” to combat Climate Change? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

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193.Which country has observed the “Shaheed Dibash” which is also known as ‘Amar Ekushey‘? Bangladesh 194.Who is the Malaysian Prime Minister has announced his resignation over political issues? Mahathir Mohamad 195.Who has been appointed as the UK's new Attorney General? Suella Braverman 196.Which Country’s Government formally notified the United Nations that it will withdraw from the UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) resolution for investigating alleged war crimes? Sri Lanka 197.Where did 12th edition of the South Asia Conference held? New Delhi 198.Where did India’s biggest rural technical festival ‘Antahpragnya 2020’held? Telangana 199.Where did 5th India-Russia Military Industrial Conference held? Lucknow 200.Where did National Conference on e-Governance 2020 held? Mumbai 201.Where did 22nd Edition of India International Seafood show? Kochi, Kerala 202.Where did 4th Edition of East Asia Summit conference on Maritime security cooperation 2020? Chennai 203.Where did 33rd edition of the African Union (AU) summit held? Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 204.Where did 6th edition of the mega industrial exhibition ‘Engiexpo 2020’ held? Vadodara, Gujarat 205.Where did ClimFishCon 2020, an international conference on the impact of climate change on ‘hydrological cycle, ecosystem, fisheries and food security’? Kerala 206.Where does 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) held? Gandhinagar, Gujarat 207.Where did National Water Conference held? Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 208.Where did “National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance and Risk Transfer held? Mumbai, Maharashtra 209.Where does BioAsia 2020 Summit held? Hyderabad, Telangana 210.Where did International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) 43rd Governing Council meeting held? Rome, Italy 211.Where does 3rd High-Level Global Conference on Road Safety for Achieving Global Goals 2030 held? Stockholm, Sweden. 212.Where did Global Investors' Summit 2020 held? Srinagar 213.Where does 5th edition of Difficult Dialogues 2020 held? Goa 214.Where did National Organic Food Festival 2020 held? New Delhi 215.Where did Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020: Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern states held? Guwahati, Assam

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216.Where did 9th Defence and Security Expert Working Group (EWG) meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held? Pakistan 217.Where did 2nd Edition of Exhibition and Conference on Agri-technology & Innovation held? Hyderabad 218.Where did National Conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience (CDRR&R) 2020 held? New Delhi 219.Where does Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020" (RAISE 2020) held? New Delhi 220.Where does Secretary of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (FW) Sanjay Agarwal inaugurated the 4th National Conference on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana held? Udaipur, Rajasthan 221.Which Ministry is in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) hosted India Networking Reception at Berlinale 2020? Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (Mo I&B) 222.Where does National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has organized a 3-day international conference on Ensemble Methods in Modelling and Data Assimilation (EMMDA) held? Noida, Uttar Pradesh. 223.Where does a Joint Seminar on the theme "Challenges Of The Evolving Threats Facing India" was held? Air Force Station Tughlakabad, New Delhi. 224. Which country has topped a new survey conducted by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi)? Sri Lanka 225.What is the rank of India on a global International Intellectual Property (IP) Index? 40th 226.Which country became the second-largest steel producer of crude steel after China 2019, by replacing Japan as per World Steel Association data? India 227.Which Institute has ranked 3rd in MOOCLab’s Business School Rankings 2020 for its provision, design and delivery of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)? Indian Institute of Management (IIMB) 228.Which is the 3rd most spoken language of the world in 2019 with 615 million speakers? Hindi 229.What is the rank of India in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) published Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019? 35th 230.What is the rank of India on the Sustainability Index? 77th 231.What is the rank of India on the Flourishing Index in the UN report that was commissioned by a Commission of World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and The Lancet? 131st 232.Which cities topped the list of seven metro cities in daily average consumption of "added fat" in dishes such as dal fry, stuffed paratha, and mutton biryani? Delhi and Ahmedabad 233.What is the rank of India in Hurun Global Rich List 2020? 3rd Page 60 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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234.Who is appointed as the Chairman of CBIC? M Ajit Kumar 235.Who is appointed as the Ambassador of India to Nepal? Vinay Mohan Kwatra 236.Who is appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada? Ajay Bisaria 237.Who is India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka? Gopal Baglay 238.Who is appointed as chairman and managing director of ? Pramod Agrawal 239.Who is the president of Paralympic Committee of India? Deepa Malik 240.Who is the Prime Minister of Iraq? Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi 241.Who is the Prime minister of Kosovo? Albin Kurti 242.Who is the Ambassador of JSW Steel? Risabh Pant 243.Who is the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI)? Atul Kumar Gupta 244.Who is the director of cricket of the United Arab Emirates? Robin Singh 245.Who is the Chairman and Managing Director of national carrier Air India? Rajiv Bansal 246.Who is the CEO of GoAir? Vinay Dube 247.Who is the Vigilance Commissioner of India? Sanjay Kothari 248.Who is the president of the Rowing Federation of India (RFI)? Rajlaxmi Singh Deo 249.Who is the US-India Business Council (USIBC) new Chair of its Global Board of Directors? Vijay Advani 250.Who is the CMD of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)? Abhay Kumar 251.Who is India's next Ambassador to France? Jawed Ashraf 252.Who is the MD & CEO of CIBIL? Rajesh Kumar 253.Who is the Mastercard Chief Executive Officer? Ajay Banga 254.Who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Induslnd Bank Ltd? Sumant Kathpalia 255.Who is the Ambassador of India to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela? Abhishek Singh 256.What is unveiled as the official mascot for the Goa 2020 National Games? Rubigula, Flame-Throated Bulbul 257.Which country is beaten by India via Super Over in the fourth T20 International after a second successive tie at Wellington? New Zealand 258.Who will meet Pakistan in the first semi-final round in the U-19 World Cup? India 259.Who became the youngest president of Cricket Association Bengal? Former BCCI president late Jagmohan Dalmiya's son Avishek 260.Whom does the Indian Olympic Association has invited to become the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent at the Tokyo Olympics? Sourav Ganguly

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261.Who has won the gold medal in the men’s 89kg event of the National Weightlifting Championships held in Kolkata? Sambo Lapung 262. Which country has won the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2020 held in South Africa? Bangladesh 263.Which team won the first Men’s section Khelo India Ice Hockey tournament 2020? Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre (LSRC) Red 264.Who thrashed Sports Authority of India (SAI) 6-0 to win the 10th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2020 (A Division) title at Kollam? Haryana 265.Who set a world record by soaring 6.17 meters on his second attempt at the World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting held in Torun, Poland? Mondo Duplantis 266.In Football which state has won the final of the Junior National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy? Mizoram 267.Which country was awarded the ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s Championship trophy 2020, which they maintained by winning victories in the 8-team one-day championship between 2017 and 2020? Australia 268.Who has won the National Snooker Championship held in pune, Maharashtra? Aditya Mehta & Vidya Pillai 269.Who has been named as the 2019 FIH Women's Rising Star of the Year by the International Hockey Federation? Lalremsiami 270.Who won the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Men's Player of the Year award? Manpreet Singh 271.Who won the 77th Senior National squash championships in Man’s and woman’s category respectively in Chennai? Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa 272.Who will host next year's Junior Men's World Cup? India 273.Where does Asian Wrestling Championship 2020 starts ? New Delhi. 274.Who wins Cairns Cup chess tournament held at St.Louis, US (United States)? Koneru Humpy 275.Who won India's first Greco-Roman gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championships in 27 years? Sunil Kumar 276.Who will be hosting the final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup? Navi Mumbai 277.Who has become the first player in the cricketing world to play 100 matches in all the three formats of the game? Ross Taylor 278.Who has won the 34th Cannes Open in France? D Gukesh 279.Who will be the first country to host the new format of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Team World Cup 2020? Russia

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280.Who created a world record by becoming the youngest and the fastest specially-abled girl to swim 14 kilometres in open water in 3 hours 27 minutes and 30 seconds? Jiya Rai 281.Who will host the Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022? India 282.Where did the Indian Navy conducts a coastal security exercise named ‘Malta Abhiyan’ ? Kolkata, West Bengal. 283.Where did the ninth edition of Indo-Bangladesh Joint Military Exercise SAMPRITI-IX commenced? Umroi, Meghalaya. 284.Where did the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the 1st time, will sign a partnership pact with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) at the DefExpo 2020? Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 285.Who is planning to develop a new tactical ballistic missile capable of striking targets at a range of 200km? India 286.Who developed a helmet that can stop an AK-47 bullet round from a distance of 10 meters? Major Anoop Mishra 287.Who received initial clearance from DRDO's department of defence research and development for its light utility helicopter (LUH)? Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) 288.Where did the 5th edition of joint military Exercise Ajeya Warrior 2020 concluded ? West down Camp, Salisbury Plains Training Area, UK. 289.Where did the 6th Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV-6) 'VAJRA' was launched ? Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 290.Who received 2019-20 PEN Gauri Lankesh Award for Democratic Idealism for his outstanding contribution in journalism? Yusuf Jameel 291.Who got Madhya Pradesh government’s National Kishore Kumar Samman award? Waheeda Rehman 292.Who received ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020’ for the Asia-Pacific region by financial intelligence magazine The Banker? Shaktikanta Das 293.Who is the 1st deaf person to row Atlantic Ocean? Mo O’Brien 294.Which state is in the 1st position for its implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)? Madhya Pradesh 295.Which state Transport corporation received Road Safety Award 2018-2019? Delhi 296.Who won SKOCH Award for “Boron Nitrate Based Personal Hybrid Combat Armour ” ? Big Bang Boom Solutions 297.Who received the National Award for implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana? The district of South Salmara Mankachar of Assam Page 63 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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298.Who got Mystic Kalinga Literary Award? 299.Who received the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award in Male Category of the year 2019? Pullela Gopichand 300.Who is the winner in the ‘Most Customer-Centric Bank Using Technology’ category and runner up in the ‘Best Payments Initiative’ category amongst small Banks’? South Indian Bank 301.Who is Conferred with Dan David Prize 2020? Gita Sen 302.Who won Laureus World Sportsman of the year award? Lewis Hamilton and Lionel Messi 303.Who won the seventh PSU Leadership Award? SK Barua 304.Who is Conferred with SERB Women Excellence Award-2020? Dr Niti Kumar 305.Who is Miss Diva Universe 2020? Adline Castelino 306.Who received Sahitya Akademi’s Translation Prize for 2019? Devanur Mahadeva 307.Who enters into Limca Book of Records for ‘films? Sreekar Prasad 308.Who received Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award 2020? Forest Man of India Jadav Payeng 309.Who became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua? Kaamya Karthikeyan 310.To whom does the President Ram Nath Kovind presented ‘President’s Colour’ at a ceremony in Lonavala, Maharashtra? INS Shivaji 311.Where did the 65th edition of Amazon Awards 2020 was held? Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Assam 312.Who has been felicitated by the World Book of Records, London with the WBR Golden Era of Bollywood honour for being a legendary actor and for his contribution to Indian cinema? 313.Which Institute has developed Thirumathikart - a mobile app for SHG (Self Help Group) products? National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy, Tamilnadu 314.Who have developed the first 3D atomic-scale map of the part of the virus, called the spike protein, that attaches to and infects human cells? Researchers from the University of Texas 315.Who has acquired California-based Chromo Labs for an undisclosed amount. Chromo Labs develop tools for short-form video & photo creation and was founded by 7 Facebook and instagram workers in 2018? Twitter 316.Which Institute is to set up a Centre for Research and Education in Data Science (CREDS) on its campus at Kanjikode, Kerala? Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Palakkad 317.What is the name of the Geo Imaging Satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation? “GISAT- 1”.

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318.Who have discovered a unique organism that doesn't need to breathe? Researchers at Tel Aviv University 319.When does World Wetlands day celebrated with the theme of Wetlands and Biodiversity? February 2 320.What is the theme of World Cancer Day celebrated on February 4 of every year? I am I will 321. What is the theme of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on February 6? Unleashing Youth Power: One decade of accelerating actions for zero female genital mutilation 322. When does World Pulses Day celebrated? February 10 323. When does International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrated? February 11 324.When does world Unani Day celebrated? February 11 325.When does National Productivity Day celebrated? February 12 326.What is the theme of World Radio Day celebrated on February 13? "Radio and Diversity". 327.When does Soil Health card day celebrated? February 19 328.What is the theme of World Day of Social Justice on February 20? Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice” 329.What is the theme of International Mother Language Day on February 21? Languages without borders 330.When does World NGO Day celebrated? February 27 331.What is the theme of National Science Day on February 28? Women in Science 332.When does World Pangolin Day is celebrated this year? February 15, 2020. 333.Which field does died recently belongs to? Novelist 334.Recently Rabi Singh, a poet is in news belongs to which place? Odisha 335.What field does Jaswat Singh Kanwal from Punjab belongs to? Writer 336.What is the name of the Kenya’s Longest serving PM died recently? Daniel Arap Moi 337.Which field does Kirk Douglas died recently belongs to? Hollywood Actor 338.Which field does Giriraj Kishore died recently belongs to? Hindi Novelist 339.Which state does a writer Parameswaram belongs to died recently? Kerala 340.What field does Raju Bharatan from Mumbai belongs to? Cricket Journalist 341.Which field does Nandu R Kulkarani died recently belongs to? Journalist 342.Which place did a fashion designer Wendell Rodricks belongs to? Goa 343.What is the name of the TERI Chief died recently? RK Pachauri 344.Which field does Kishori Ballal died recently belongs to? Kannada Actor 345.Which sports does Harry Greg died recently belongs to? Footballer ( Goalkeeper)

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346.What is the name of the Former Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) President died recently? Dr. V.L Dutt 347.What is the name of the computer scientist from Newyork Died recently? Larry Tesler 348.Which field does Ashok Chatterjee in news belongs to? Footballer 349.What is the name of the Egypt’s former President died? Mohammed Hosni Mubarak 350.What is the name of the Famous NASA mathematician died recently? Katherine Johnson 351.Which place does a vedic scholar Sudhakar Chaturvedi died recently belongs to? Bengaluru 352.What Is the name of the World’s Oldest person from japan died recently? Chitetsu Watanabe

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1. Which team beat India to win ICC women’s T20 Worldcup for fifth time? Australia 2. Along with Vikas Krishnan who became first Indian boxers to qualify for Tokyo Olympics? Pooja Rani 3. What is the rank of India according to Knight frank wealth report? 12th 4. Where will 5th BIMSTEC Summit is going to be held in September? Colombo, Srilanka 5. Which Insurance Company will provide football coaching to under-privileged girls under its ‘Bachhpan Ka Rakshakaran’ program? Tata AIA Life Insurance 6. Who joins hands with Hyderabad Metro for QR based tickets? Paytm 7. Who is appointed as Chief Executive for the joint venture of Mahindra- Ford? Anurag Mehrota 8. When will Chandrayaan-3 be launched? 2021 9. When did Jan Ausadhi Diwas observed? March 7 10. Recently Denys Shmygal is appointed as Prime Minister of which country? Ukraine 11. Who is appointed as Chief Information Commissioner of India? Bimal Julka 12. When did International Women’s Day celebrated? March 8 13. Where did Indian coastguard conducts 9th edition of rescue exercise ‘SAREX 2020’ held? Goa 14. Who is appointed as the chairman of the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR)? Amit Shah 15. Which country joins Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) as its 5th observer to boost Indo-Pacific vision? India 16. From when did Government to make sanitary napkin disposal bags mandatory? January 2021 17. Which state tops in Poshan Abhiyan list? Tamil Nadu 18. Which state becomes 1st state to introduce department for Self help groups named as Department of Mission Shakti? Odisha

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19. Where did 3rd Gender equality summit 2020 held? New Delhi 20. Which Country remains second largest arms importer in 2019? India 21. Which state tops in domestic solar rooftop installations? Gujarat 22. Which place ranked 1st in country for overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan? Andhra Pradesh 23. How much amount has been funded to fight against COVID19 under “COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator”? $ 125 million 24. Who becomes the first woman to be promoted as DIG of Indian Coast Guard? Nupur Kulshrestha 25. Who wins MS Swaminathan Award for the year 2017-2019? V Praveen Rao 26. Which state ranked 1st in the country for overall implementation of POSHAN abhiyaaan? Andhra Pradesh 27. Where did Traditional Fagli festival celebrated? Himachal Pradesh 28. What is the rank of India in Inclusive Internet Index 2020 globally? 46th 29. What is the GDP growth projection of India by Moody’s Investors? 5.3% 30. Who signed contract for 2years as a Puma’s ambassador? Kareena Kapoor 31. What is the name of the mobile app launched by Andhra Pradesh government to control electoral malpractices? NIGHA 32. To whom does Mukesh ambani loses Asia wealth crown? Jack Ma 33. Where did Hola Mohalla festival celebrated? Punjab 34. What will be the national slogan of Bangladesh? Joy Bangla 35. What is the rank of India in “Trends in international arms transfers, 2019” by SIPRI? 23rd 36. Where will the International Day of yoga be celebrated? Leh, Ladakh 37. What is the position of India in most promising source of disruptive technologies : KPMG 2020? 2nd 38. Where did “Divya Kala Shakti-Witnessing the Abilities in Disabilities” event held? Chennai 39. Who named as greatest world leader in BBC Poll? Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 40. Who named as the BBC Indian sportsperson of the year 2019? PV Sindhu 41. Which Airport is adjudged as the best airport in ASQ Arrivals award 2019? Kempegowda Airport 42. Who becomes the brand ambassador of Andhra Pradesh government’s anti- graft helpline? PV Sindhu 43. Which state launched Mission Bhagiratha? Telangana 44. Along with Byju Raveendran who is on WEF’s Young Global Leaders List? Gaurav Gupta 45. Where did India post launches its 1st digital locker service? Kolkatta, West Bengal 46. How much amount does world bank provided to improve water management practices & to increase agricultural productivity? $80 million Page 67 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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47. Which state government approves implementation of happy hour of Autorikshaws? Maharashtra 48. Where did the three -day civil aviation business exhibition and air show, ‘Wings India 2020’ has begun? Hyderabad 49. Who is appointed as IDFC First Bank brand ambassador? Amitabh Bachhan 50. Who is inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021 class? Tiger Woods 51. What is the name of the World’s first Digital Solutions Exchange Cloud launched in India? Gokaddal 52. Who is the brand ambassador of Realme? Salman Khan 53. Recently Max Vyon Shadow is in news belongs to which profession? Actor 54. When does world Kidney Day is celebrated? March 12 55. Recently Santu Mukherjee passed away belongs to which language actor? Bengali 56. Which state government launched ‘Namaste over Handshake’ campaign to prevent from COVID-19? Karnataka 57. Which Railway station to be redeveloped as world class station in delhi? New Station (NDLS) 58. How much percentage DA is increased for central govt employees? 4% 59. What is the name of the application launched by Facebook for women entrepreneurship in India? Pragati 60. Which team clinched Ranji trophy title after taking first innings lead against Bengal? Saurashtra 61. Which bank infused Rs 7250cr fund infusion into Yes Bank stake remains under 49%? SBI 62. Recently Dana Zatopkova is in news belongs to which profession? Javelin Thrower 63. When does world sleep day observed? March 13 64. Which bank removes minimum balance charges from all savings bank accounts? SBI 65. What is the rank of India in Global Animal Protection Index 2020? 2nd 66. Where did Technology Innovation Hub Established? IIT Mandi 67. Where did Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launched ‘Suposhit Maa Abhiyan’? Kota, Rajasthan 68. ADB is to provide a total of ______to the Asia-Pacific countries to fight the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)? $ 4million 69. Where did the Indian Railways launched its first 'Restaurant on Wheels'? Asansol Railway station, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal 70. Where did the government of India launch 'Pension Adalat' outside Delhi for the first time? Delhi 71. Who organized the National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED 2020) held at pune? High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL 72. When was (NSG) formed? 1986 73. What is the theme of the World Hearing Day 2020? Don't let hearing loss limit you! Page 68 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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74. When is the World Hearing Day observed? March 3 75. What is the theme of World Wildlife Day? "Sustaining all life on Earth". 76. Where was the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP16) held? Thailand 77. Where was the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP 18) held? Geneva, Switzerland 78. When is the Zero Discrimination Day observed? March 1 79. Who instituted Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award? India foundation 80. When is the World Defence Day celebrated? March 1 81. Who was conferred the Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award 2020 for Politics? Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal 82. Which State reduced government employee's retirement age from 60 years to 58 years? Punjab 83. When World Wildlife Day celebrated? March 3 84. Who sworn in as the PM of Malaysia? Muhyiddin Yassin 85. Which state topped in the KIU Games event? Chandigarh 86. Who won the Mexican Open 2020 championship? Rafael Nadal 87. Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Varad was built by whom? Larsen & Toubro 88. Which country recently test-fired two projectiles were fired missiles that had a range of about 240 kilometers and a height of about 35 kilometers? North Korea 89. When is National Security Day observed? March 4 90. Who conferred the National Lalit Kala Akademi Awards? President Ram Nath Kovind 91. Where was the 61st annual awards of Lalit Kala Akademi held? New Delhi 92. Where will the India Pharma 2020 & India Medical Device 2020 Conference & Exhibition being held? Gujarat 93. What is the theme of the India Pharma 2020 & India Medical Device 2020 Conference & Exhibition? India Pharma: Meeting Challenges of Affordable and Quality Healthcare and India Medical Device: Promoting Affordable responsible and Quality Medical Device for Universal Health Care 94. Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) celebrated its ______Foundation Day on 2 March in New Delhi. 8th 95. Which edition of AAHAR-the Food and Hospitality fair began in New Delhi? 35th 96. Which Indian-American is appointed as the White House Coronavirus Task Force? Seema Verma 97. Which team won the gold in the KPIT Sparkle 2020? Army Institute of Technology 98. Which State/UT launched Student Health Card scheme for school children? Jammu 99. Who organized the Pragyan Conclave 2020? Centre for Land Warfare Studies 100. Who is the secretary-general of BIMSTEC? M Shahidul Islam Page 69 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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101. Which country is to lead science, technology, and innovation sector in BIMSTEC? Srilanka 102. ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 would be launched in which year? 2021 103. With which country did India sign MoU to enhance cooperation in the field of health and regulate drugs and pharmaceutical products in March 2021? Cote d’ Ivoire 104. Which country has become the first government to have made free public transport free? Luxembourg 105. Which place has been designated as the summer capital of the Uttarakhand? Gairsain 106. Google’s second cloud region in India will soon be launched in which city? New Delhi 107. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Indian Ambassador to Turkey? Sanjay Kumar Panda 108. Who was sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner? Bimal Julka 109. Who organizes the Women Entrepreneurship Platform? NITI Aayog 110. What is the theme of the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF)? "Ayurveda Medical Tourism: Actualizing India's credibility." 111. Who organized the 2020 International Conference on Nano Science and Technology? S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences 112. Where was the last International Conference on Nano Science and Technology held? Bengaluru 113. Where is the series of biennial international conferences "ICONSAT" held? India 114. Chapchar Kut fetsival is celebrated in which state? Mizoram 115. For the financial year 2018-19, EPFO provided a ______rate of interest on EPF? 6.85% 116. Which book is a compilation of 25 innovative initiatives taken at the State and District levels under the Prime Minister's flagship scheme of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)? "Chronicles of Change Champions" 117. Kobita Utsav is being held in which city? Kolkatta 118. What is the growth projection of India for the Financial year FY20 by Fitch from 5.1%? 4.9% 119. Who is appointed as the CEO of Nokia? Pekka Lundmark 120. Recently Balbir singh Kulkar is in news belongs to which sports? Hockey 121. When does Zero discrimination Day celebrated with the theme of “Zero Discrimination against Women & Girls”? March 1 122. Which city host 108th Indian Science Congress with the theme ”Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment” in 2021? Pune 123. Recently National Chambal Sanctuary in which state received eco sensitive zone tag? Madhya Pradesh 124. Where did two day unique chilli festival held? Madhya Pradesh Page 70 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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125. Which country beats Poland and Russia to bag a $40 Million defence export deal with Armenia? India 126. Which bank has switched to Cash Budget Based Assessment (CBBA) method of assessment for corporates? SBI 127. What is the GDP growth projection of India by OECD? 5.1% 128. Recently Joginder Singh Saini is in news belongs to which profession? Sports ( Athletics coach) 129. Who assumes presidency of UN Security Council for March 2020? China 130. How much amount does NABARD infused in rural banking during FY20? Rs1.46 lakh crore 131. What is the rank of India in trade-related illicit financial flow globally? 3rd 132. Recently Yvonne Farrell & Shelley McNamara wins The Pritzker Architecture prize 2020 belongs to which country? Ireland 133. Who is named as the finance secretary of Finance Ministry? Ajay Bhushan Pandey 134. When does National Safety day is celebrated? March 4 135. What is the name of the mobile app launched by Government for doorstep diesel delivery? Humsafar 136. Where did 68th All India Police Athletic Championship begun? Haryana 137. Which Railways announces bonus of 5% for every recharge to R-Wallet? Western 138. Which ministry introduced LLP settlement Scheme, 2020 to allow one-time condonation of delayed filing of required documents with ROC? Ministry of Corporate Affairs 139. Recently Janez Jansa sworn in as Prime minister of which country? Slovenia 140. Who resigned from the post of RBI Deputy Governor? NS Viswanathan 141. Which city to host 2023 International Olympic Committee (IOC) session? Mumbai 142. How much is the withdrawal limit of money from the yes bank after Government’s order? Rs50000 143. What is the name of the mobile app launched by SEBI for investors to lodge grievances? SCORES 144. Where will Fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) be held? Kochi 145. What is the rank of India among least free democracies? 83rd 146. Who is named as TOISA sportsperson of the year 2019? PV Sindhu 147. Which company launched the Customer Payment Portal? HIL ( India ) Limited 148. Where did WINGS INDIA 2020, an international exhibition & Conference held with the theme of “ Flying for All”? Hyderabad 149. Where did 3rd Edition of WION Global Summit 2020 held? UAE 150. Which country is number one in the production and productivity of Copra in the World? India

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151. When is the World Consumer Rights Day observed? March 15 152. Who is appointed as the MD & CEO of Yes Bank? Prasanth Kumar 153. Who has framed guidelines for Ind AS implementation by NBFC, ARCs? RBI 154. Where was the ROPAX Vessel M2M-1 built? Greece 155. Who stepped down from Microsoft's board recently? Bill Gates 156. Who won the women's singles title of All England Badminton Championships 2020? Tai Tzu Ying 157. Which company signed an agreement with Numaligarh Refinery for purchase and sale of crude oil for a term of five years? OIL 158. An MoU was signed between Government of Telangana, GMR Hyderabad International Airport and ______at the Wings India 2020? Airbus BizLabs 159. Which state government has announced schemes for sportspersons, artistes? Manipur 160. For Manipur's Chief Ministers Akhannaba Sanaroisingi Tengbang (CMAST) scheme, ______is required? Rs7.36 crore 161. Indian Culture Portal is available in 2 languages. What are the languages? English, Hindi 162. The first human trial of a vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19) began in which country? US 163. What is the name of the vaccine that is used in the first human trial of a vaccine against coronavirus (COVID- 19)? mRNA- 1273 164. Who was awarded the Moghai Ojah award? Dr Paramananda Majumder 165. Which state has started Kaushal Satrang Yojana? Uttar Pradesh 166. Which country provided three new school buildings in Nepal? India 167. Which state has cancelled the Chaitra Jatra festival as a preventive measure to stop the spread of COVID-19 virus? Odisha 168. Yes Bank will resume its full banking service from which date? March 18th 169. Which team won this year’s Ranji Trophy title? Saurashtra 170. Which state government has introduced two schemes- CMAST and CMAT- to benefit the sportspersons and artists in the state? Manipur 171. Where does Phool Dei festival celebrated? Uttarakhand 172. Which Island is declared as the World’s First Dark Sky Nation? Niue 173. How much percentage is the GST rate on Mobile phone increased from 12%? 18% 174. How much funds has been pledged by GOI for COVID-19? $10 million 175. What is the rank of India globally in Women on Board? 12th Page 72 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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176. When does National Vaccination Day celebrated with the theme of Vaccines work for All? March 16 177. When does World Consumer Day celebrated globally? March 15 178. Recently Imtiaz Khan is in news belongs to which profession? Actor 179. Which country becomes 1st to suspend Financial Markets? Phillipines 180. With whom does Aegon life insurance has tied up to sell comprehensive Insurance policies? Flipkart 181. Recently Puthussery Ramachandran passed away belongs to which field? Poet 182. Who is the chairman of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)? Bhupendra Singh 183. Which country holds the chair of G20 for the year 2020? Saudi Arabia 184. The World Bank has increased its COVID-19 response fund to how much amount? $14 billion 185. Who has recently been nominated as Prime Minister of Iraq by President Barham Salih? Adnan Jurfi 186. Which company has launched the campaign 'Innovate for Accessible India' in partnership with NASSCOM Foundation? Microsoft India 187. Which indigenous Light Combat Aircraft made a successful maiden flight for Final Operational Clearance on March 17, 2020? Tejas 188. Where is the Indian Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Sciences located? Gujarat 189. When is the Ordnance Factory Day observed? March 18 190. Who is appointed as MD of Google Cloud in India? Karan Bajwa 191. Where is the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) located? Himachal Pradesh 192. Who chaired the Meeting on Research in Indian Traditional Knowledge Systems? Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 193. Who among the following was recently appointed as the Chairman of the Tourism Development Corporation by Andhra Pradesh state government? Ashwani Lohani 194. Indian Navy has set up a quarantine facility in which city? Vishakapatnam 195. Which state government has removed quota in promotion for SC/ST employees? Uttarakhand 196. Who took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha? Ranjan Gogoi 197. Where was the Meeting on Research in Indian Traditional Knowledge Systems held? New Delhi 198. Who is appointed as MD of Power finance corporation? Ravinder singh Dhillon 199. Recently Jairam Kulkarni passed away is in news belongs to which field? Actor 200. Which state becomes the 3rd state in India to launch Star Rating Program for Industries after Maharashtra and Odisha? Jharkhand Page 73 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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201. Where does world cities summit held? Singapore 202. Which languages are added in the 8th Schedule of constitution? Bhjpuri, Rajasthani and Bhoti 203. Along with Statue of Unity which place is to be added in the best iconic places list? Konark Sun temple 204. Who collaborates with WHO to spread awareness over COVID 19? Priyanka Chopra 205. How much MCR reduced for new Payment aggregators (PAs) from 100 crore? Rs 15 crore 206. When does Global Recycling Day Celebrated? March 18 207. Which social media Platform launched Coronavirus Information hub and donated $1million to IFCN? WhatsApp 208. To which year RBI extended authorisation to Vakrangee Ltd for white label ATMs? 2021 209. Which bank has tied up with Bharti AXA insurance to roll out insurance plan covering COVID-19? DBS Bank 210. Who launch a special train ‘ Swavalamban express’ for new Entrepreneurs? SIDBI 211. What is the GDP growth prediction of India by Fitch Ratings for FY21? 5.1% 212. When does world sparrow day celebrated? March 20 213. Which state government launches Police Station Visitor Survey System and e-Night Beat Checking System? Himachal Pradesh 214. What is the name of the mountaineer who entered into limca book of records recently? Satyarup Siddhanta 215. When does International Day of Happiness celebrated? March 20 216. Recently PK Banerjee is in news belongs to which sport? Football 217. Which state govt announces one month free food grains to poor? Uttar Pradesh 218. What term did PM Narendra Modi use to urge people of India to stay indoors on March 22, 2020 amid Coronavirus scare? Janta Curfew 219. When is World Water Day observed across the globe every year? March 22 220. What is the theme of the 2020 World Meteorological day? Climate and Water 221. 2020 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be hosted in which city? London 222. What is the theme for the 2020 World Water Day? Water and Climate Change 223. What was India’s rank in the recently released World Happiness Index 2020? 144 224. When does world Poetry day is observed? March 21 225. Which country Food and Drug Administration approves first rapid ‘ point of care’ test for coronavirus? USA 226. How much does RBI inject additional to maintain financial stability in wake of COVID-19 outbreak? Rs30000 crore Page 74 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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227. Who develops affordable test for COVID 19? IIT Delhi 228. Recently Kenny Rogers is in news belongs to which profession? Singer 229. Which State government announced cash assistance of Rs.1,000 each to rice ration card holders, autorickshaw drivers, and construction workers? Tamil Nadu 230. International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed to pay tribute to the memory of which Personality? Arnulfo Romero 231. How much land did GOI acquire from Tamil Nadu for the Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Defence Industrial Corridors? 1182 hectares 232. What is the theme of the 2020 World Tuberculosis Day? It’s Time 233. When is the new deadline for Income Tax filing? June 30 234. When is the last date for linking Aadhaar and Pan card? June 30 235. The RBI will purchase bonds worth how much to bring the Indian economy back on track? Rs30000 cr 236. The central government recently launched 'MyGov Corona Helpdesk' on which social media platform? WhatsApp 237. Where was the 125th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session held? Buenos Aires 238. Which country tops in Economic Freedom Index? Singapore 239. Who becomes first Indian to complete Volcanic Seven Summit enters Limca Book of Records? Satyarup Siddhanta 240. Which state is the first to introduce taser guns in India? Gujarat 241. Which company is the first to begin supply of BS-VI fuel across country? Indian Oil Corporation 242. Which is the first country to withdraw from 2020 Tokyo Olympics? Canada 243. Which country becomes 1st co chair of India led Global climate initiative CDRI? UK 244. Which bank introduces prepaid card ‘Enkasu’? Karur Vysya Bank 245. Which bank is the 1st to launch Emergency credit Facility? State Bank of India 246. First COVID-19 dedicated hospital was established by Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in collaboration with which Institute? Brihanmumbai Mumicipal Corporation 247. Which company has set up the first COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Mumbai? Reliance Industries Ltd 248. Which is the new district formed as 38th district in Tamil Nadu? Mayiladuthurai 249. Which country holds the chair of the G20? Saudi Arabia 250. Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 23 March for a ______term.? Fourth Page 75 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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251. Albert Uderzo, who passed away recently is the ______. co-creator and illustrator behind the hugely popular of the Asterix comic books. 252. Who launched the Business Immunity Platform (BIP), which is dynamic and constantly provides an update about COVID-19? Invest India 253. Which of the following Indian institutes has developed ‘Probe-Free Detection Assay', a Covid-19 test kit? IIT Delhi 254. Who has been appointed to lead the 21-member high-level technical committee of health experts set up to tackle coronavirus in India? Dr VK Paul 255. Who among the British Royal family tested positive for Coronavirus on March 25, 2020? Prince Charles 256. How much does Srilanka Contributes to SAARC Corona Emergency Fund? $5million 257. Who honoured with IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020 held in Mumbai, Maharashtra? Zoya Akhtar 258. Who is appointed as the CEO of Walmart India? Sameer Agarwaal 259. FIFA's 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus" campaign to combat the coronavirus will be published in how many languages? 13 260. Which country launched CoWin-20, a new smartphone app that aims to track individuals by their smartphone locations, to curb the community spread of coronavirus? India 261. Which Indian footballer has been selected to participate in FIFA's 'Pass the message to kick out coronavirus' campaign against Coronavirus pandemic? Sunil Chetri 262. Which committee recommended Scheme for Recapitalization of RRBs? Dr KC Chakraborty 263. Which organisation has launched a tracker to track policy responses by different governments to combat COVID-19? IMF 264. Which of the following state has banned the production and sale of pan masala during the 21-day lockdown imposed across the country? Uttar Pradesh 265. FM Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced which scheme for the poor amid coronavirus lockdown? Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 266. The centre has announced how much insurance cover for healthcare professionals? Rs 50 lakh 267. Which government department has allowed to use indelible ink to stamp home quarantine people? Election Commission 268. When is ‘International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members’ observed by UN every year? March 25

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269. What is the cost estimated for the construction of the Aligarh-Harduaganj flyover, which was recently approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)? Rs 1285 crore 270. Which Institute is planning to organize Global Hyperloop Pod Competition in July 2020? IIT Madras 271. Along with US which troop launches Major Exercise ‘Native Fury’? UAE 272. Which state launched Mo Jeeban Programme? Odisha 273. Which nation’s Prime Minister has been tested positive for COVID-19? UK 274. Rajyogini Dadi Janki who passed away recently was the brand ambassador of which of the following scheme? Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 275. Satish Gujral passed away recently. What was his profession? Architect 276. When is the World theatre Day observed? March 27 277. What is the early CRISIL's base-case GDP growth forecast for fiscal 2021? 3.5% 278. Which of the following State/UT government is to stamp the left hand of the people who have been kept under quarantine amid coronavirus pandemic? Maharashtra 279. According to Finance Minister’s announcement on March 26, 2020, the women Jan Dhan account holders will get how much amount every month? Rs 500 280. WHO has begun a global mega trial of four drugs to find a COVID-19 vaccine. What is the name of the trial? Solidarity 281. The G20 leaders have pledged to inject how much amount into the global economy to reduce COVID-19 impact? $5 trillion 282. Which country tested the convalescent plasma methodology treatment for COVID-19? China 283. Which company launched a new dedicated app and website for users across the US to provide accurate and credible information to users about the COVID-19 pandemic? Apple 284. Which state launched the Self Declaration COVID-19 (the State's Name) App? Nagaland 285. The RBI has allowed a moratorium for how long on EMI payments of outstanding loans? 3 mnths 286. When is the new deadline for Income Tax filing? June 30 287. The centre has announced how much insurance coverage for healthcare professionals? Rs 50 lakh 288. What is the name of the antibody trial that India is to begin for the coronavirus to confirm whether a person had previously been infected with the virus? Stereological test 289. Which of the following opertaion did Indian Army launch to extend all possible assistance to the government in containing the spread of coronavirus? Operation Namaste

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290. Which country announced that it is to launch an experimental spacecraft without a crew in April 2020, amid Coronavirus pandemic? China 291. Which fund has been set up for COVID-19 relief? PM-Cares Fund 292. Who has launched a 24x7 National Teleconsultation Centre for COVID-19 queries? Family and Health welfare Ministry 293. Which among the following organisation is developing ‘multi-patient ventilators’? DRDO 294. Which country has assured India continous supply of LPG? Saudi Arabia 295. The Asian Development Bank has pledged to invest how much amount in the Indian infrastructure sector? $100 million 296. India signed agreement with ______for three mega rail infrastructure projects? Japan 297. Who has introduced a free digital parcel locker service in the city from 11 March for the first time in India? Department of Posts 298. Which bank has launched an additional liquidity facility “Covid-19 Emergency Credit Line (CECL)”.? State Bank of India 299. Who has launched a skill programme for women called ‘DigiPivot’? Google India 300. Which insurance company has launched a 1 year-long “COVID-19 Protection Cover”? ICICI Lombard 301. How much did Government of India pledged toward a Covid-19 emergency fund? $ 10 million 302. Who are the winners of Abel Prize 2020? Gregory Margulis and Hillel Furstenber 303. What is India’s rank in the 26th edition of Economic Freedom Index 2020 released by Heritage Foundation? 120th 304. What is the maximum limit of on-lending allowed for NBFCs for ‘term lending’ component under agriculture per borrower as per revised norms of RBI? Rs 10 lakh 305. The Central government has raised the threshold for invoking insolvency under IBC from 1 lakh to ______.1 crore 306. Name the Indian state which become top performer in organ donations and transplants for the year 2019? Maharashtra 307. Which is the 1st city in India to use drones to sanitize the city amid COVID-19 crisis? Indore 308. As per 7th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2019-20, What is the current reverse repo rate in India? 4% 309. Name the Indian state government which set up ‘Team 11’ to beat Coronavirus? Uttar Pradesh

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310. Name the Bank which is partner bank of PM-CARES, emergency fund that was announced by PM Modi to fight against Coronavirus.? State Bank of India 311. Name the Indian Institution which has developed the “Corontine” and “Safe” mobile app to track violations by people supposed to be in quarantine? IIT Bombay 312. The RBI has revised the exposure limit for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) of Tier-I capital to a group of borrowers from 40% to _____%.? 25% 313. The RBI has increased the overall Priority Sector Lending (PSL) target for Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) from 40% of Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC) to ___% of ANBC? 75% 314. Which state launched an app 'VeggiGo' for people to place an order for essential commodities? Jharkhand 315. RBI’s Mega Bank Consolidation Plan will be implemented from which date? April1, 2020 316. Which state launched PRAGYAAM, a Mobile application, to issue e-passes to everyone associated with the delivery of essential services during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19? Jharkhand 317. Which of the following project was aimed to connect the Doctors across the country to AIIMS in real-time for the treatment of the COVID-19 patients? COVID-19 National Teleconsultation Centre (CoNTeC). 318. Which edition of IHGF-Delhi Fair Spring 2020 has been postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak? 49th 319. Which country recommends all the world countries to use Tan Re Qing to treat COVID-19? China 320. When did the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) celebrate its Foundation Day? March 29 321. Who resigned as the Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the investment of the assets of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)? Rajkumar 322. Which State government has unveiled a mobile application on 31 March as a measure to protect the State's people? Himachal Pradesh 323. Which Ministry has launched ‘Stranded in India’ portal for foreign tourists? Tourism Ministry 324. Which country has recommended the use of Bear bile as a cure of COVID-19? China 325. As per the latest UNCTAD report, the world economy will go into recession with the exception of which two countries? India, China 326. Who represented India in the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial virtual meeting? Piyush Goyal 327. The government has extended the validity of vehicle permits till when? June 30 328. Which country has banned funeral ceremonies? Spain 329. Which Ministry has launched ‘Stranded in India’ portal for foreign tourists? Tourism Ministry 330. To which country, India is assured to provide grant of 66.75 million (in Indian rupees) to construct 3 schools? Nepal Page 79 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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331. The Central government has included Konark Sun temple & Statue of Unity in iconic tourism sites list. Where does Konark Sun temple & Statue of Unity located at? Odisha, Gujarat 332. Name the Indian state which passed the ‘‘Recovery of Damage to Public Properties Ordinance 2020‘to recover the losses due to damage during violent protests. Uttar Pradesh 333. As per Ministry of Personnel, Public grievance and Pensions (MoPP&P), the fine for false complaint under Lokpal extends upto Rs. ______. Rs 1 lakh 334. Name the person who has been named as the 128th winner of Commonwealth points of light award? Jadav Payeng 335. As per RBI’s new guidelines for Payment Aggregators (PAs), what is the minimum net worth required for entities to be set up as PAs (earlier it was 100 crore)? Rs 15 crore 336. Who has written the book “Invincible – A Tribute to Manohar Parrikar”? Tarun Vijay 337. How much amount the RBI is going to infuse through Open Market Operation (OMO) to maintain liquidity in banking system (on March 20, 2020)? 10000 crores 338. The Finance Commission has set up 8-member finance committee to review fiscal consolidation road map of central & state government. Name the person who heads the committee? Nand Kishore Singh 339. Name the person who Authored the book ‘Messiah Modi: A tale of Great expectations’? Tavleen Singh 340. Name the first Indian state to launch the COVID 19 self-assessment tool to help people in identifying the symptoms and risks of being infected by novel coronavirus? Goa 341. Name the coronavirus risk-tracking app launched by the Government of India ? Corona Kavach 342. What is the total number of districts in Tamil Nadu, with the addition of the newly formed district Mayiladuthurai? 38 343. Which state has launched a mass hand washing campaign named ‘break the chain’? Kerala 344. Which state gave his nod to rename Amin village to Abhimanyupur after Mahabharta warrior ’s son Abhimanyu? Haryana 345. Who lifted the Indian Super League (ISL) trophy for the record 3rd time? ATK FC 346. Recently who resigned from the post of independent director of Crisil? Arundati Bhattacharya 347. Who among the following has been appointed as the CEO of HSBC Holdings Plc? Noel Quinn 348. Who is the author of the book ‘Legacy of Learning’? Savita Chhabra 349. Name the first Indian state that has notified the Epidemic Diseases, COVID-19 Regulations, 2020’ under Epidemic Diseases Act , 1897 to fight coronavirus? Karnataka

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350. The US scientist has discovered a new treehopper species, in Nicaragua, and has been named after which celebrity? Lady Gaga 351. Name the winner of 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award? Ruchika Tomar 352. Which state has launched the ‘Behavioural Change for Safety of the Women’ scheme to bring behavioral change in the society regarding women? New Delhi 353. The Government of India has targeted to eliminate the Tuberculosis (TB) by which year? 2025 354. Name the author of the book titled “My Encounters in Parliament”? Bhalchandra Mungekar 355. The government has set an ambitious target to achieve sales of how many hybrid and electric vehicles by end of 2020? 70 lakh 356. Which has become the first fund house to implement the stewardship code in India from April 1,2020? SBI Fund Management 357. Daren Tang has recently been nominated as the Director General of which organisation? World Intellectual Property Organization 358. Who has been appointed as the head of the COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force formed by the government to deal with the economic challenges arising due to COVID-19 outbreak? Nirmala Sitharaman 359. IRDAI has formed a 16-member committee to improve guidelines on corporate governance systems of insurers. Who is the head of this committee? Pravin Kutumbe 360. Which country is the top ranking nation in the 2020 UN World Happiness Index? Finland 361. The world’s first ever flying car is going to be developed in which of these states of India? Gujarat 362. Which country has topped the ranking of ‘Women On Board 2020’ released by the global recruitment tendering platform MyHiringClub.com and Sarkari-Naukri.info? Norway 363. Tamil Nadu government has announced a new district Mayiladuthurai. This new district has been formed by bifurcating which district? Nagapattinam 364. The International Day of Forests is observed annually on______March 21 365. The 15th Finance Commission has set up a committee to prescribe a new debt and fiscal consolidation road map for the general government. Who is the head of this committee? NK Singh 366. How much amount will be given by WhatsApp to the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) in order to avoid any misinformation from spreading on WhatsApp about COVID-19? $1million 367. Who won the men’s singles title in Oman Open? Achantha Sarath Kamal 368. Recently,who launched his debut novel ‘Aham’? Sauarbh Thakur 369. What is the theme of this year International Day of Happiness? Happier Together Page 81 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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370. How much amount has been announced by the Central Government as ex-gratia payment to families of those who die of Coronavirus? Rs 4 lakh 371. Which state has recently announced three schemes “Kaushal Satrang, Chief Minister Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme and Yuva Hub”, for skill development and employment generation for youths? Uttar Pradesh 372. The USD 2 billion Global Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) to fight COVID-19 has been launched by which organisation? United Nations 373. Nemai Ghosh who passed away was a wellknown ______Photographer 374. How much amount has been raised by the State Bank of India through the green bonds in 2019-20? $ 100 million 375. Who has won the Best Actor Critics’ Choice Film Awards 2020? Ranveer Singh 376. What will be the total number of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in India from 1 April 2020? 12 377. How many empowered group and task force has been constituted by the government under the Disaster Management Act., to deal with the COVID-19? 11 378. As per the India Ratings (Ind-Ra), what is the estimated GDP growth of Indian economy for the financial year 2020-21? 3.6% 379. Which country recently conducted the successful testing of “super-large multiple rocket launchers”? North Korea 380. What is the estimated GDP growth for India in the financial year 2020-21, according to the Fitch Solutions? 4.6% 381. Which team has won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 tournament? Australia 382. Who has been appointed as the chair of the 12-member high level committee to prepare an investigation manual for probe agency Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO)? Injeti Srinivas 383. The new ROPAX service has recently been launched in which state of India? Maharashtra 384. How many members in the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President of India presently? 12 385. The International Conference on Nano Science and Technology 2020 (ICONSAT-2020) is being held in which city? Kolkata 386. Who has been roped in as the new brand ambassador of Puma? Kareena Kapoor 387. Where is Jewar International Airport project being established? Uttar Pradesh 388. What is the rank of India in the inclusive internet index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)? 46th

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389. The comic-book ‘The Adventures of the Daredevil Democrat’ is based on the life of which of the leader? Biju Patnaik 390. What is the rank of India in KPMG’s 2020 Technology Innovation Hubs report? 2nd 391. Who has been selected for the 7th Dr MS Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-2019? V Praveen Rao 392. Which country has topped the inclusive internet index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)? Sweden 393. Fagli is a traditional festival celebrated in which state of India? Himachal Pradesh 394. Which Indian state has topped in the list of states in terms of the number of participants in the Poshan Abhiyaan? Tamilnadu 395. Which city has topped the ranking of KPMG’s 2020 Technology Innovation Hubs report? Singapore 396. When is the International Day of Mathematics (IDM) observed across the world? March 14 397. What grade has been achieved by India in the 2020 Animal Protection Index (API)? C 398. Name the smartphone manufacturer which has recently launched world’s first ‘no internet’ payment service in India? Lava 399. What is the name given to the Mars 2020 rover by NASA? Perseverance 400. The Khelo India Winter games has been inaugurated at? Gulmarg

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1. Who has placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the Corona virus pandemic? WhatsApp 2. Who has come up with a unique Art initiative amidst the global battle against novel Coronavirus? Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) 3. Which Ministry announced the launch of a revised version of the existing "Swachhata-MoHUA App"? The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) 4. With Whom does Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) has partnered to ensure the tribal gatherers carry on their work safely? United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) 5. How much amount has been deposited in each Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) account held by women for the month of April? Rs 500 Page 83 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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6. What is the name of the campaign launched by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in New Delhi.? 'Bharat Padhe Online' campaign 7. How much amount does Government of India (GoI) has announced to allocate for ‘India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package’? Rs. 15000 crores 8. Till when did the Government has extended the premium payment period for Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance? 30th of June 9. What is the name of the web portal launched by Central Govt to Combat COVID in New Delhi? " Combating COVID with Knowledge, Technology and Innovation" (YUKTI) 10. How much amount does Centre has provided support through Direct Benefit Transfer to around 32 crore beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) announced in view of the COVID-19 pandemic? Rs.28,000 crore 11. Which Ministry announced that the Centre in coordination with the states has ensured the supply of Personal protective equipment (PPE), N95 masks, testing kits and ventilators for the COVID-19 patients? Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 12. What is the name of the retail shop launched by the government of across India to provide daily essentials to citizens while maintaining stringent safety norms in the wake of COVID-19? ‘Suraksha Stores’ 13. What is the name of the new channel rolled out by India’s Public service broadcaster Prasar Bharti? DD Retro. 14. What is the vision of the National Agriculture Market portal, e-NAM for Agri-produce? "One Nation, One Market" 15. How much does the Government of India aims to inject into villages? Rs.1 lakh crore 16. What is the name of the software launched by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and National Informatics Centre (NIC)? Collaborative CAD Software (CollabCAD). 17. Which Ministry has announced a training program on COVID-19 from 17 April 2020 for healthcare professionals from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries? Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) 18. What is the name of the mobile App by the Central Government has become the world's fastest app to reach 50 million downloads in just 13 days? Aarogya Setu 19. What is the name of the mobile application by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India to an Integrated Geospatial Platform out of available geospatial datasets, standards-based services, and analytic tools? SAHYO

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20. Who has set up a dedicated unit to bust rumours getting viral on the social media in order to check the spread of fake news on social media? Press Information Bureau 21. Who launched the COVID India Seva? Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan 22. Which flights operate in a hub and the main focus has been on the North East Region, island territories and the hill states? Domestic Udan 23. Which Indian Platform conducted a Live Class for its learners by veteran cricketer Virat Kohli and talented bollywood actor and producer Anushka Sharma? Unacademy 24. Which app helps people self-assess and track COVID-19 infections more accurately and effectively? Arogya Setu 25. Who launched national program VidyaDaan 2.0 for inviting e-learning Content contributions in New Delhi? Human Resources and Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 26. Across which River Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed a new permanent bridge connecting Kasowal enclave in Punjab to the rest of the country? Ravi 27. Which Organisation has taken initiative to manufacture nutrient-rich foods for COVID-19 patients at a time when the need for healthy and immunity-boosting foods is indispensable? Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) 28. Who released the alternative academic calendars at the upper primary stage (Classes VI to VIII)? Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ 29. What is the name of the campaign by Union Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' on social media on the occasion of World Book Day? #MyBookMyFriendcampaign 30. What is the name of the aoolication launched by PM Narendra Modi and 2 portals to accelerate pace of development in villages? E-Gram Swaraj application 31. What is the name of the mobile app launched by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare reported that over 1.5 lakh farmers and traders registered just within one week of its launch? Kisan Rath’ mobile app, 32. Who has invited Global Expression of Interest (EoI) to provide 10 Hydrogen Fuel Cell (FC) based electric buses and an equal number of Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based electric cars in Leh and Delhi? India's largest power producer, NTPC Ltd 33. Which power plant has become the largest power plant in India to achieve 100 percent Plant Load Factor (PLF)? NTPC Vindhyachal 34. Which city has used the spraying of sanitizer in the selected areas under Smart Cities Mission to contain COVID- 19 spread? Varanasi Smart City Page 85 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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35. Who issued guidelines regarding the SVAMITVA scheme, a new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj? Narendra Singh Tomar 36. How much does the government has announced a compensation for dependent members of port employees in case of loss of life due to COVID-19 while discharging duties? Rs 50 lakh 37. Who has permitted the Common Service Centres that operate as banking correspondents (BCs), to provide Aadhaar updation facility? Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) 38. Who announced that it has launched a service through which customers can send medicines to relatives living abroad? Logistics services provider Blue Dart Express 39. Which country is set to produce indigenous rapid testing and RT-PCR diagnostic kits by the end of May? India 40. Which city used a Mobile COVID-19 sample collection kiosk under the smart city mission? Agartala Smart City 41. What is the name of the Mobile App is helping people in a big way to locate their nearest Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Kendra (PMJAK) and availability of affordable generic medicine with its price? Janaushadhi Sugam 42. Which state government has started distributing pensions at the doorstep to 58,44,240 beneficiaries? Andhra Pradesh 43. Which state Government has decided to undertake to screen of over one lakh eighty thousand people again who had come from outside after 22nd of March? Bihar 44. Which state government, in collaboration with the UNICEF, launched an online cultural competition among children to keep them engaged at home during the lockdown period? Odisha 45. ‘What is the name of the has been installed in Telangana to sanitize people? V Safe Tunnel’ 46. Which state CM has announced that all school students from class 1 to 8 in the state will be promoted to the next academic session without final examination as the schools are closed due to Coronavirus lockdown? Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar 47. Which State Governor committed to donate 30 per cent of his salary over the next one year to PM CARES Fund in view of the country’s collective battle against COVID-19.? Sikkim Governor Ganga Prasad 48. Which state government has asked the Centre to release Rs.5,013 crore as the revenue deficit grant to the state? West Bengal 49. Which state government has transferred one thousand rupees each to the bank accounts of over one lakh migrant workers stranded in other parts of the country due to nationwide lockdown? Bihar

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50. In Which UT administration has started the process of the establishment of first ever COVID-19 Testing Laboratory? Ladakh 51. Who has announced a 5T plan to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus? Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal 52. Which state government has placed an order for 3 lakh rapid testing kits for COVID-19? Andhra Pradesh 53. What is the name of the app developed by the Chhattisgarh police with the help of Noida-based startup Mobcoder? Rakhsa Sarv 54. Which state Government invested swiftly to deploy India’s first automated “COVID-19 Monitoring System App”? Telangana 55. In Which state government the Primary and Secondary Education department has come out with a unique idea to start a You Tube channel that can invoke in children a passion for learning and creative activities during the lockdown period? Karnataka 56. Which state had announced to provide Rs. 2000 each to those Manipuri who are stranded outside due to the nationwide lockdown? Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh 57. Which State Government announced an insurance cover of 50 lakh rupees for police personnel and other government employees engaged in the fight against Corona virus? Madhya Pradesh 58. In which state Cabinet has decided to deduct 30 percent of the monthly salaries of the Chief Minister, Ministers and all MLAs for one year? Assam 59. Which State government has launched an app called “COVIDCARE”? Arunachal Pradesh 60. Which state has become the first state to extend the 21-day lockdown till April 30? Odisha 61. Which State Government has set up a 24x7 Toll-free helpline facility for procurement during Rabi Season 2020 and also ensuring social distancing norms? Haryana 62. Which State government launched 'Operation SHIELD' in 21 containment zones in the state? Delhi 63. Which state government has announced that it is to double the salary of Doctors, Nurses and other medical professionals dealing with COVID-19 patients? Haryana 64. In Which state the West Central Railway’s Coach Rehabilitation Workshop (CRWS) has created a mobile doctor booth called “CHARAK” to eliminate the possibility of physical contact between the doctor and the coronavirus (COVID-19) infected patient? Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal City 65. Which state government released Rs.183 crore to the beneficiaries under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)? J&K

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66. Which state Government starts a new initiative titled ‘Food Bank’ in view of the threat of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? Manipur 67. Which station becomes the 1st station of Indian Railways (IR) to install a “Walk Through Mass Sanitizing Tunnel”? Ahmedabad railway station at Kalupur, Gujarat 68. Which state becomes the 1st state of India to start clinical trial plasma therapy for COVID-19 treatment? Kerala 69. Which National Park has become the India’s 1st quarantine centre for animals with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19)? Jim Corbett National Park 70. Which state Government has launched two portals namely the Annapurna portal and the Supply Mitra portals for the convenience of the food needs for the people of the state during the COVID-19 crisis? Uttar Pradesh (UP) 71. Which state launches ‘YSR Nirman’ an online platform to help various departments of the State to procure cement from suppliers for government works such as Polavaram irrigation project, housing and roads & also display availability of cement demand and supply on a real-time basis? Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister (CM) Jagan Mohan Reddy 72. Which state Government has launched ‘Assess Koro Na’ mobile application? Delhi 73. Which state government has decided that the health workers who are directly engaged in the treatment of Corona patients will be given a service amount of Rs 10 thousand every month as honorarium? Madhya Pradesh 74. Which city uses Vehicle tracking applications and GPS (Global Positioning System) enabled smartwatches for waste collection drivers in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic? Chandigarh 75. What is the full form of SIMFED launched a mobile ration van in Gangtok, for doorstep delivery of essential commodities and food? Sikkim State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (SIMFED) 76. In order to provide health services in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic Which state’s Health Department has come up with a unique idea of providing free online medical consultation to sick people at their residence through e-sanjeevani-opd? Himachal Pradesh 77. What is the name of the scheme inaugurated by the State Cooperative department Minister Shri Selluur K Raju in Madurai, Tamil Nadu? Assorted Condiments kit scheme 78. Which state government ordered complete sealing of the Delhi-Noida border till further orders as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 infection? Uttar Pradesh 79. What is the name of the mobile application launched by Pune Municipal Corporation under Smart Cities Mission (SCM) ? "Saiyam". 80. Which state government decides to move forward on plasma therapy to treat the patients of COVID 19 and will increase poll testing of the samples? Uttar Pradesh Page 88 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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81. Which state government has partnered with healthcare startup MedCords to launch ‘Aayu & Sehat Sathi app to fight against COVID-19? Rajasthan 82. Which state chief minister launched a pilot project for people to order essential goods either by calling over the phone or using WhatsApp during the lockdown put in place to break the chain of coronavirus infections? Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa 83. Which state chief minister Nitish Kumar announced that an assistance of Rs 1,000 will be provided to all families that do not have ration cards but were identified by self-help groups of ‘Jeevika’ in the state? Bihar 84. Which state government has given the approval of the third edition of his government’s ‘Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan’ amid Coronavirus lockdown? Gujarat 85. What is the name of the vehicle Launched by the Administration of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala has launched a vehicle for rapid screening of COVID-19 symptoms ? Tiranga (Total India Remote Analysis Nirogya Abhiyaan) 86. Which State government launched the "Apthamitra" helpline? Karnataka 87. Where does Unique and first of its kind facility in the country, a Mobile Virology Diagnostics and Research Laboratory has been inaugurated? Hyderabad at the ESI medical college. 88. Which state government has started eSanjeevaniOPD through which free online medical consultation & general health advice will be provided to the people at their residence throughout the state from doctors of different medical colleges from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM on all working days? Himachal Pradesh 89. Who has launched a helpline under ‘Serve-the-Seniors Initiative’? Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority (JKSLSA) 90. Which state government has become the 1st state with a software-based in-house facility of virtual courts, where requisite infrastructure and all its courts for hearing cases through video conferencing? Uttar Pradesh 91. What is the name of a new scheme Launched by Assam government? Dhanwantari. 92. Which city’s government hospital has deployed a robot to serve food and medicines to coronavirus patients with an aim to reduce risk of infections for doctors and health workers? Ernakulam 93. Which state CM re-launched zero interest loan scheme for Women Self-Help Groups(SHGs) by releasing a sum of Rs 1,400 crores to 8.78 lakh SHGs (to benefit about 91 lakh members) for the welfare of women? Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister (CM) Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy 94. Which state government has launched the “Jivan Shakti Yojana” for women and aims at providing home-based employment for women? Madhya Pradesh

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95. Which hospital in Uttar Pradesh became the first government hospital to launch plasma therapy to treat COVID- 19. The first dose of plasma therapy was given to a 58-year old patient? The King George Medical University 96. Which state government has decided to come up with a special package to ensure that not even a single employee out of the nine lakh workforce in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is sacked? Andhra Pradesh 97. Who is appointed as the Managing Director of Sundaram Finance? D Lakshminarayanan 98. After merger of which banks did Government has designated Chief Executives of OBC and UBI as "officers on special duty" in Punjab National Bank? Merger of the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) and the United Bank of India (UBI) into Punjab National Bank (PNB) 99. Which Bank has listed green bonds of $100 million (about Rs 750 crore) on BSE’s India International Exchange (India INX)? State Bank of India 100. Who stated that Banks and Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) will face a bad pile-up in bad loans post the moratorium period. It will worsen the credit profile of the Banks? ICRA 101. From When markets dealing with government securities, call/notice/term money, corporate bonds, foreign currency, Indian Rupee Trades, commercial paper and Certificates of Deposit will be working from 10 AM to 2 PM? Beginning April 7th 102. For which Period SBI Mutual Fund has displaced HDFC Mutual Fund to become India’s largest fund house, according to quarterly average AUM data released by the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI)? For the period of January-March. 103. With Which Company Punjab National Bank Housing Finance has partnered with to raise 75 million dollars? Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 104. Which Organization will facilitate Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with emergency working capital of up to Rs 1 crore against their confirmed government orders? Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) 105. For distress due to COVID-19, Which Bank has initiated four agro schemes for Women Self Help Groups (SHGs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO/FPC) and farming community? Bank of Baroda (BoB) 106. Which Bank assured India of 2.2 billion US dollar support to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic? Asian Development Bank 107. Who launched a twitter campaign urging bank customers to adopt digital modes of payment that are convenient and safe? The Reserve Bank of India 108. Who has launched “DigiGen” a digital banking platform where customers can digitally open a savings account and fixed deposit instantly, anytime, anywhere? Jana Small Finance Bank Page 90 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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109. Who has made an announcement that the bank will waive service charges for all ATM transactions made on SBI ATMs. The decision will also be implemented on the other bank ATMs on account of exceeding the free number of transactions up to 30th June 2020? The State Bank of India (SBI) 110. Which bank starts a new feature of voice banking services on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for their customers. The service will enable customers to #BankWithTheirVoice and get answers to banking queries, check account balance & transactions, credit card due date and more? Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India(ICICI) 111. Which Bank said it will provide an ex-gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of business correspondents (BCs) in case of loss of life due to COVID-19. It will also provide health insurance cover of Rs 60,000 to the BCs? State-owned Bank of Baroda 112. Under which Act did banking services have been brought in order to prevent strikes by the employees of banking sector? Industrial Disputed Act 113. What is the Value of Amount did Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced liquidity support for Mutual Funds (MFs) on 27 April 2020? Rs.50,000 crore 114. Which Bank has launched Special borrowing scheme for self-help groups (SHGs)? Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) 115. Which Bank announced a cut in its marginal cost of fund-based lending rate (MCLR) by 30 basis points across various tenors in line with market competition? State-owned Indian Bank 116. Which Bank has offered $1 billion to the Indian government for a proposed India Covid-19 emergency response and health systems preparedness project? The World Bank 117. What is the Value did India is seeking as much as of loans from multilateral institutions such as the Asian Development Bank to bolster its efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak? $6 billion 118. Who has approved the acquisition of GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited, the target, by JSW Energy Limited, the acquirer? The Competition Commission of India (CCI) 119. How much did Centre have announced to issue all the pending income-tax refund immediately? up to Rs.5 lakh 120. Who has stated that the global economy is expected to go into recession after taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? RBI 121. Which Bank has projected India’ growth to slow down to 4% in the current fiscal year, citing weak global demand and the government’s COVID-19 containment efforts? The Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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122. Along with whom Airtel Payments Bank has tied up to launch a coronavirus insurance policy? Bharti AXA General Insurance 123. Who has approved the proposed acquisition of 80.1% stake by Hitachi in the power grid business of ABB Limited? The Competition Commission of India (CCI) 124. Who said that the Global trade could drop by a third this year due to the coronavirus pandemic? The World Trade Organization (WTO) 125. According to a UN report, What is the percentage of India's GDP growth for the current fiscal is expected to slow down? 4.8 per cent. 126. What is the value did Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that of support to India in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic? $2.2 billion (about Rs.16,500 crore) 127. What is the Percentage of GDP’s Data released by the Government of India stated that India's fiscal deficit stood in February 2020? 5.07% of gross domestic product (GDP) 128. What is the Percentage did UN ‘Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 2020 forecast India’s GDP for FY21? 4.8%. 129. Along with which bank did financial services company, Goldman Sachs lowered India’s growth forecast for Financial Year (FY) 21 from 3.3% (estimated on March 22, 2020) to 1.6% due to the lockdown & social distancing measures so as to control the COVID-19 pandemic spread? American multinational investment bank 130. Who will develop & operate Bhogapuram International Airport in Andhra Pradesh? GMR Airports Limited 131. For Which Fiscal year did the World Bank in its "South Asia Economic Focus report" said that India's economy is expected to grow 1.5% to 2.8%? FY 2020-21 132. Who has stated that it has already issued over 10.2 lakh refunds totalling to around Rs.4,250 crore as of 14 April 2020? The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) 133. Who reports on the Asia-Pacific region stated that Asia's economic growth in 2020 will grind to a halt for the first time in 60 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic? The International Monetary Fund (IMF) 134. Who has announced additional benefits related to COVID-19 for Policyholders and Agents at no additional cost? Tata AIA Life Insurance 135. Who has announced that it is to finance $500 million projects in India to help the country improve its health care systems? Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) 136. Who informed the Income-tax refunds are obtained over eight lakh small businesses worth over five thousand 204 crore rupees issued in the last ten days? CBDT Page 92 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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137. Who has acquired the United Kingdom’s most iconic sporting motorcycle brand ‘Norton’. The iconic sporting motorcycle brand was acquired in an all-cash transaction of £16 million? TVS Motor Company‘s overseas subsidiary TVS Motor Singapore Pte. Ltd 138. Who has prepared a white paper to strategize revival of post-COVID 19 Indian economy? Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council (TIFAC) 139. What is the Value of Amount did Reliance Industries Limited (“Reliance Industries”), Jio Platforms Limited (“Jio Platforms”) and Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) has announced the signing of binding agreements for an investment by Facebook into Jio Platforms? Rs 43,574 crore 140. Who said that it has crossed Rs1,000 crore in deposits and has a total of 57 million savings account holders at present? Paytm Payments Bank Ltd. (PPBL) 141. Who has stated that remittances to India are likely to drop down by 23% due to COVID-19 which has led to the global recession? The World Bank 142. Who has raised its stake in Bandhan Bank by 1.1% from 3.39% to 4.49%.? Singapore’s Caladium Investment 143. Who will receive a funding of US$82 million (Rs 585 crore) from World Bank (WB) for the upgradation of major roads and modernization of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Himachal Pradesh (HP)? The Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project (HPSRTP) 144. Who has projected the gross domestic product (GDP) of India for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 between 1.1%- 1.2% amid nationwide lockdown resulting in disruptions and halting of activities? The CARE Ratings 145. Along with whom the Tamil Nadu government has partnered to set up a Disaster Management-Data Analytics Centre to strengthen the state's disaster management efforts amid the COVID 19 pandemic? IT group HCL 146. Who has predicted India’s GDP growth rate for 2020-21 (FY21) at 1.9%. Earlier this was 3.6%? India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) 147. Which States have sought the Government of India for extension of goods and services tax (GST) compensation to the states for two years beyond 2022 to overcome the crisis that is expected to be faced post- COVID-19 pandemic? Punjab, Kerala, and Delhi 148. Who has acquired 6.43% stake in debt-trapped Reliance Capital by invoking pledged shares? HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.)

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149. What is the Percent did Fitch Ratings has slashed India's economic growth projections for current fiscal saying an unparalleled global recession was underway due to disruptions caused by the outbreak of Corona virus pandemic and resultant lockdowns? 0.8 per cent 150. Who surged by USD 3.09 billion to USD 479.57 billion in the week to April 17 due to an increase in foreign currency assets? Country's foreign exchange reserves 151. Who has decided to raise its stake in Max Group promoted Max Life Insurance to 30 per cent, a development which values the insurer at over Rs 5,000 crore? Axis Bank 152. Who has approved USD 1.5 billion loan to India to help fund its fight against coronavirus pandemic? The Asian Development Bank (ADB) 153. Who has signed a deal of about $1 billion in order to enhance the network capacity of Bharti Airtel? Nokia and Bharti Airtel 154. Who stated that the APEC region is expected to post a 2.7% economic decline in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19? Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat 155. Which Bank allocates up to USD 15 billion for loans to help the so-called BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - boost their economies amid the coronavirus pandemic? The New Development Bank 156. Who slashed India growth forecast for calendar year 2020 to 0.2 per cent, from 2.5 per cent projected in March. For 2021, Moody’s expects India’s growth to rebound to 6.2 per cent? Moody’s Investors Service 157. Who has predicted India’s GDP growth rate for FY21 (2020-21) at -0.4%. Earlier it had predicted the same at 2.5% UBS 158. What is the percentage did Rating agency CRISIL has forecasted the GDP growth rate of India for 2020-21 (FY21) to from the previous prediction of 3.5%? 1.8% 159. Who has submitted its Final Report on the NIP for 2019-25 to the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman? The Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) 160. Who has announced an additional grant of USD 3 million to help India combat the coronavirus pandemic? US government, through its aid agency USAID 161. What is Mobile App Name did the Government of India launched & developed in public-private partnership (PPP)? "AarogyaSetu" 162. Through which electronic marketing platform did Government of India (GoI) allowed farmers to directly sell and produce from premises of farmers producer organizations (FPO) and selected warehouses? Electronic National Agriculture Market (eNAM) Page 94 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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163. Who laid down Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the transit of COVID-19 negative foreigners stranded in India? The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) 164. Who has offered its volunteer cadets for national duty to fight COVID-19 under ‘Exercise NCC Yogdan’? National Cadet Corps (NCC) 165. Who have launched Action COVID-19 Team (ACT)? Founders of leading startups, investors, advisors, supporters, investment advisory firms 166. Who has placed an order of about ten crore hydroxychloroquine tablets from various pharmaceutical companies for health care workers? Union Health Ministry 167. Who linked a pact with ride-hailing app Uber to provide transport services for frontline healthcare workers involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients? National Health Authority (NHA) 168. Who have formed an initiative called 'Caruna' to support and supplement the government's efforts in fighting coronavirus? Associations representing officers of Central Civil Services, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) 169. Who has set a record by moving 70 rakes carrying 1.93 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) continuously in single- day movement during the lockdown? Food Corporation of India (FCI) 170. Who conducted a joint meeting of the Empowered Groups? Prime Minister Narendra Modi 171. Who have decided to contribute 52 crore rupees to Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund(PM-CARES fund)? All major ports and Public Sector Undertakings under Shipping Ministry 172. Who is to review coordination between various stakeholders for COVID-19 related response activities? NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant chairs Empowered Committee 173. Who has set up a Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH)? Department of Science & Technology (DST) 174. Who has reported that India's edible oil imports have declined 32.44% to 9,41,219 tonnes in March 2020? Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) 175. Who has opened a Railway Control Office after the declaration of lockdown amid due to the coronavirus pandemic in order to assist railway passengers, other citizens and help resolve issues in freight operations? Indian Railways 176. Who has accomplished the construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the financial Year 2019-20? National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

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177. How many coaches did Indian Railways has successfully converted as Isolation Units with limited manpower amid the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak? 2500 coaches 178. Who chaired meeting with the Group of Ministers (GoM) on 7 April in New Delhi? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh 179. Who has designed an online platform for the issuance of a key document required for exports to those countries with which India has trade agreements? The Ministry of Commerce 180. Who has decided to amend the Salary, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament (MP) Act through an ordinance? The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 181. Who has announced that it will deploy more drones to enhance monitoring of the lockdown? The Central government India 182. Who has partnered with the district administration of Mysore, Karnataka to provide enough equipment needed for testing of samples? Mysore-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) 183. Who has relaxed a ban on exports of paracetamol and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) that are used to treat COVID-19? The Government of India 184. Which team is delivering essential services and medicines at the doorstep of patients and elderly under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) during the nationwide lockdown? Swasth ke Sipahi pharmacists of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra (PMJAK) 185. Who has designated DigiLocker as the sole National Academic Depository (NAD)? The Ministry of Human Resource Development. 186. Which sate government has banned all public functions till the 30th of June? Uttar Pradesh 187. Which state government announced Rs 50 lakh insurance cover for journalists reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic in the state? Assam 188. In which state Government, a fine of Rs.1000 will be imposed now for spitting in public places in the state? Madhya Pradesh 189. Who has launched the 'Jagananna Vidya Deevena' Scheme? Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y. S.Jaganmohan Reddy 190. Which State Government has launched a unique initiative called ‘Umbare Aanganwadi (means doorstep Aanganwadi) under ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) programme to reach out to children during the lockdown? Gujarat

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191. Who has launched ‘Covid Pharma’, a mobile application(app) to keep a track of people buying medicines over-the-counter (OTC) for cough, cold and fever from medical stores across the state? The Medical and Health Department of Andhra Pradesh (AP) 192. Which state Government has announced more relaxations in 8 Green zone Districts during the ongoing lockdown? West Bengal 193. How much amount does the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loan to Maharashtra state government to provide reliable power connections in rural areas of Maharashtra? USD 346 million (around Rs 2,616 crore) 194. Which city in Uttar Pradesh has created a GIS dashboard which will show various hotspots, heat map, positive cases, and recovered cases? Agra Smart City 195. Where does Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) converted one of its buses into a Mobile Fever Clinic amid COVID-19 pandemic? Mangaluru 196. Which state CM has announced that state government offices, including the secretariat, will resume work with 30% staff ? Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan 197. Who conveyed the rapidly growing novel Coronavirus pandemic so far, having little impact on the global food supply chain, but that could change for the worse if major food importers remain anxious? World Food Programme (WFP) 198. How much does the US government has announced a grant to India? $2.9 million. 199. How much does the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Jack Dorsey has pledged to donate to charities working towards combatting the global COVID-19 pandemic? $1 billion 200. How much does the United States has announced an aid for India through the US Agency for International Development (USAID)? $2.9 million 201. How much does the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Development Fund (SDF) has allocated for COVID-19 related projects in its member states? $5 million 202. Which country has unveiled a new trial protocol for re-testing the recovered coronavirus patients? China 203. How many tonnes of cargo of medicines, including anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine did India export to Israel? 5 tonnes 204. Which country launched multiple short-range anti-ship cruise missiles into the sea? North Korea 205. Who unveiled a three-phase plan to reopen the country's economy following the COVID-19 outbreak? US President Donald Trump

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206. Who confirmed the world economy was already sluggish before the coronavirus outbreak now bound to suffer a "severe recession" in 2020? IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva 207. Who has been appointed to the National Science Board in the United States by US President Donald Trump? Sudarsanam Babu. 208. Who launched a "Lockdown Learners' series of online dialogues with students and educators" in India? United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) 209. How much does Sri Lanka is set to enter into an agreement with the Reserve Bank of India for a currency swap to boost the foreign reserves and ensure the financial stability of the country which is badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic? USD 400 million 210. What is the name of the first Mars exploration mission by China as it celebrated Space Day? Tianwen-1 211. Which country became the 1st Arab nation to legalise cannabis (also known as marijuana) farming for medicinal & industrial use with the aim to boost the exports & to beat the economic crisis created by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? Lebanon 212. Which country launched its first military satellite called "Noor" into orbit? Iran 213. What is the name of the coronavirus tracking app by the Australian government that will help to trace people who come into contact with someone with COVID-19? COVIDSafe 214. Which country will no longer impose the death penalty on people who committed crimes while still minors? Saudi Arabia 215. Who has set up a unique programme for COVID-19 survivors to donate their blood plasma for therapy to save severely ill patients with respiratory failure? US Hindu organisation 216. Who is appointed as America's next envoy to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by President of the United States Donald Trump? Manisha Singh 217. Which country has informed India that their premier multilateral air combat training exercise Pitch Black 2020 scheduled from July 27 to August 14 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation? Australia 218. Which country will enter into a recession this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and the city-state's economic growth could even dip below the forecast range of -4 to -1 per cent to record its worst-ever contraction? Singapore 219. Who is appointed as the new Justice Minister by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro? Andrş Mendonśa replacing Sergio Moro who resigned. 220. How much does the World Bank approved a project to help Jordan face the health impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak? US$20 million Page 98 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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221. How much does the World Bank approved additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Benin’s efforts to fight COVID-19 (coronavirus) and help the country respond to public health emergencies? $10.4 million 222. How much does the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced grant to the Government of Fiji to help fund priority recovery activities following Tropical Cyclone Harold, which hit Fiji’s western, central, and eastern divisions on 8 and 9 April? $400,000 (about 900,000 Fijian dollars) 223. How much does the World Bank will provide in financial support to Georgia to help the government’s efforts to mitigate and address the health and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic? $80 million 224. Who was elected director of IIEP Council of UNESCO, with the tenure of four years? Professor Wang Rong 225. Who will host the world's largest maritime exercises in Hawaii again this year, but the drills will only be held at sea because of the Corona virus? United States Navy 226. How much do India has extended foreign currency swap support to Maldives to help reduce the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID 19)? $ 150 million 227. Where did Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting held ? Saudi Arabia 228. Where did G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers' virtual Meeting held? Saudi Arabia 229. Who launched launched Hack the Crisis – India, an Online Hackathon to find working solutions for overcoming COVID 19 pandemic? Shri Sanjay Dhotre 230. Who represented India in the first virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue? Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar 231. Which channel has emerged among the highest watched channel in India for week ended 3rd April? Doordarshan 232. According to a CRISIL Research report Which state retained its 1st position in terms of total installed renewable capacity in FY20 followed by Tamil Nadu(2nd) & Gujarat(3rd)? Karnataka 233. With whom does an online delivery platform, Dunzo has partnered with packaged foods company to deliver range of products to its consumers? 234. Who has designed and developed Digital IR Thermometer to held in the help in the mitigation of the Coronavirus outbreak? CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Pune, Maharashtra 235. With whom did Hindustan Unilever has partnered to support India to combat COVID-19? United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 236. With whom did Flipkart Private Limited inks partnership & Go Digit General Insurance to launched two health insurance policies? ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited Page 99 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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237. Which Bank has announced the extension of its strategic bancassurance relationship with the Max Life Insurance? YES Bank 238. With whom does Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in partnership has launched a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) based payment platform, Bharat InstaPay to enable all types of channel partners of BSNL to digitize their payment transactions on a round the clock basis/ real- time basis? State Bank of India 239. With whom does King George’s Medical University, Lucknow has inked an MoU to sequence the virus strains obtained from COVID-19 patients in Uttar Pradesh? Central Drug Research Institute 240. Which Bank inks partnership with Mastercard to issue virtual and physical debit cards? Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) 241. Who ties up with Paytm have launched the ‘Recharge Saathi’ program? Vodafone idea 242. How much does the Prudential Mutual Fund Bharat-22 ETF of ICICI picked up share of value in the National Aluminium Company (NALCO) through the open market transaction? Rs.59 Crore 243. Who is appointed as the chairman of Nasscom? Pravin Rao 244. Who is appointed as the Brand ambassador of Pepsico? Shafali Verma 245. Who is the spokesman of Ministry of External Affairs? Anurag Srivastava 246. Who is appointed as the MD & CEO of Bharti AXA Life Inusrance? Parag Raja 247. Who is appointed as MD & CEO of IFFCO Tokio General Insurance? Anamika Roy Rashtrawar 248. Who is appointed as MD & CEO of AU small finance Bank? Sanjay Agarwal 249. Who is appointed as the Managing Director of Sundaram Finance? D Lakshminarayanan 250. After merger of which banks did Government has designated Chief Executives of OBC and UBI as "officers on special duty" in Punjab National Bank? Merger of the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) and the United Bank of India (UBI) into Punjab National Bank (PNB) 251. Which Bank has listed green bonds of $100 million (about Rs 750 crore) on BSE’s India International Exchange (India INX)? State Bank of India 252. Who stated that Banks and Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) will face a bad pile-up in bad loans post the moratorium period. It will worsen the credit profile of the Banks? ICRA 253. From When markets dealing with government securities, call/notice/term money, corporate bonds, foreign currency, Indian Rupee Trades, commercial paper and Certificates of Deposit will be working from 10 AM to 2 PM? Beginning April 7th

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254. For which Period SBI Mutual Fund has displaced HDFC Mutual Fund to become India’s largest fund house, according to quarterly average AUM data released by the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMFI)? For the period of January-March. 255. With Which Company Punjab National Bank Housing Finance has partnered with to raise 75 million dollars? Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) 256. Which Organization will facilitate Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with emergency working capital of up to Rs 1 crore against their confirmed government orders? Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) 257. For distress due to COVID-19, Which Bank has initiated four agro schemes for Women Self Help Groups (SHGs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO/FPC) and farming community? Bank of Baroda (BoB) 258. Which Bank assured India of 2.2 billion US dollar support to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic? Asian Development Bank 259. Who launched a twitter campaign urging bank customers to adopt digital modes of payment that are convenient and safe? The Reserve Bank of India 260. Who has launched “DigiGen” a digital banking platform where customers can digitally open a savings account and fixed deposit instantly, anytime, anywhere? Jana Small Finance Bank 261. Who has made an announcement that the bank will waive service charges for all ATM transactions made on SBI ATMs. The decision will also be implemented on the other bank ATMs on account of exceeding the free number of transactions up to 30th June 2020? The State Bank of India (SBI) 262. Which bank starts a new feature of voice banking services on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for their customers. The service will enable customers to #BankWithTheirVoice and get answers to banking queries, check account balance & transactions, credit card due date and more? Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India(ICICI) 263. Which Bank said it will provide an ex-gratia payment of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of business correspondents (BCs) in case of loss of life due to COVID-19. It will also provide health insurance cover of Rs 60,000 to the BCs? State-owned Bank of Baroda 264. Under which Act did banking services have been brought in order to prevent strikes by the employees of banking sector? Industrial Disputed Act 265. What is the Value of Amount did Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced liquidity support for Mutual Funds (MFs) on 27 April 2020? Rs.50,000 crore

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266. Which Bank has launched Special borrowing scheme for self-help groups (SHGs)? Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) 267. Which Bank announced a cut in its marginal cost of fund-based lending rate (MCLR) by 30 basis points across various tenors in line with market competition? State-owned Indian Bank 268. Which Bank has offered $1 billion to the Indian government for a proposed India Covid-19 emergency response and health systems preparedness project? The World Bank 269. What is the Value did India is seeking as much as of loans from multilateral institutions such as the Asian Development Bank to bolster its efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak? $6 billion 270. Who has approved the acquisition of GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited, the target, by JSW Energy Limited, the acquirer? The Competition Commission of India (CCI) 271. How much did Centre have announced to issue all the pending income-tax refund immediately? up to Rs.5 lakh 272. Who has stated that the global economy is expected to go into recession after taking into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic? RBI 273. Which Bank has projected India’ growth to slow down to 4% in the current fiscal year, citing weak global demand and the government’s COVID-19 containment efforts? The Asian Development Bank (ADB) 274. Along with whom Airtel Payments Bank has tied up to launch a coronavirus insurance policy? Bharti AXA General Insurance 275. Who has approved the proposed acquisition of 80.1% stake by Hitachi in the power grid business of ABB Limited? The Competition Commission of India (CCI) 276. Who said that the Global trade could drop by a third this year due to the coronavirus pandemic? The World Trade Organization (WTO) 277. According to a UN report, What is the percentage of India's GDP growth for the current fiscal is expected to slow down? 4.8 per cent. 278. What is the value did Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that of support to India in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic? $2.2 billion (about Rs.16,500 crore) 279. What is the Percentage of GDP’s Data released by the Government of India stated that India's fiscal deficit stood in February 2020? 5.07% of gross domestic product (GDP) 280. What is the Percentage did UN ‘Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 2020 forecast India’s GDP for FY21? 4.8%.

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281. Along with which bank did financial services company, Goldman Sachs lowered India’s growth forecast for Financial Year (FY) 21 from 3.3% (estimated on March 22, 2020) to 1.6% due to the lockdown & social distancing measures so as to control the COVID-19 pandemic spread? American multinational investment bank 282. Who will develop & operate Bhogapuram International Airport in Andhra Pradesh? GMR Airports Limited 283. For Which Fiscal year did the World Bank in its "South Asia Economic Focus report" said that India's economy is expected to grow 1.5% to 2.8%? FY 2020-21 284. Who has stated that it has already issued over 10.2 lakh refunds totalling to around Rs.4,250 crore as of 14 April 2020? The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) 285. Who reports on the Asia-Pacific region stated that Asia's economic growth in 2020 will grind to a halt for the first time in 60 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic? The International Monetary Fund (IMF) 286. Who has announced additional benefits related to COVID-19 for Policyholders and Agents at no additional cost? Tata AIA Life Insurance 287. Who has announced that it is to finance $500 million projects in India to help the country improve its health care systems? Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) 288. Who informed the Income-tax refunds are obtained over eight lakh small businesses worth over five thousand 204 crore rupees issued in the last ten days? CBDT 289. Who has acquired the United Kingdom’s most iconic sporting motorcycle brand ‘Norton’. The iconic sporting motorcycle brand was acquired in an all-cash transaction of £16 million? TVS Motor Company‘s overseas subsidiary TVS Motor Singapore Pte. Ltd 290. Who has prepared a white paper to strategize revival of post-COVID 19 Indian economy? Technology Information, Forecasting, and Assessment Council (TIFAC) 291. What is the Value of Amount did Reliance Industries Limited (“Reliance Industries”), Jio Platforms Limited (“Jio Platforms”) and Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) has announced the signing of binding agreements for an investment by Facebook into Jio Platforms? Rs 43,574 crore 292. Who said that it has crossed Rs1,000 crore in deposits and has a total of 57 million savings account holders at present? Paytm Payments Bank Ltd. (PPBL) 293. Who has stated that remittances to India are likely to drop down by 23% due to COVID-19 which has led to the global recession? The World Bank 294. Who has raised its stake in Bandhan Bank by 1.1% from 3.39% to 4.49%.? Singapore’s Caladium Investment Page 103 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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295. Who will receive a funding of US$82 million (Rs 585 crore) from World Bank (WB) for the upgradation of major roads and modernization of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Himachal Pradesh (HP)? The Himachal Pradesh State Roads Transformation Project (HPSRTP) 296. Who has projected the gross domestic product (GDP) of India for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 between 1.1%- 1.2% amid nationwide lockdown resulting in disruptions and halting of activities? The CARE Ratings 297. Along with whom the Tamil Nadu government has partnered to set up a Disaster Management-Data Analytics Centre to strengthen the state's disaster management efforts amid the COVID 19 pandemic? IT group HCL 298. Who has predicted India’s GDP growth rate for 2020-21 (FY21) at 1.9%. Earlier this was 3.6%? India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) 299. Which States have sought the Government of India for extension of goods and services tax (GST) compensation to the states for two years beyond 2022 to overcome the crisis that is expected to be faced post- COVID-19 pandemic? Punjab, Kerala, and Delhi 300. Who has acquired 6.43% stake in debt-trapped Reliance Capital by invoking pledged shares? HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd.) 301. What is the Percent did Fitch Ratings has slashed India's economic growth projections for current fiscal saying an unparalleled global recession was underway due to disruptions caused by the outbreak of Corona virus pandemic and resultant lockdowns? 0.8 per cent 302. Who surged by USD 3.09 billion to USD 479.57 billion in the week to April 17 due to an increase in foreign currency assets? Country's foreign exchange reserves 303. Who has decided to raise its stake in Max Group promoted Max Life Insurance to 30 per cent, a development which values the insurer at over Rs 5,000 crore? Axis Bank 304. Who has approved USD 1.5 billion loan to India to help fund its fight against coronavirus pandemic? The Asian Development Bank (ADB) 305. Who has signed a deal of about $1 billion in order to enhance the network capacity of Bharti Airtel? Nokia and Bharti Airtel 306. Who stated that the APEC region is expected to post a 2.7% economic decline in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19? Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat 307. Which Bank allocates up to USD 15 billion for loans to help the so-called BRICS nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - boost their economies amid the coronavirus pandemic? The New Development Bank Page 104 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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308. Who slashed India growth forecast for calendar year 2020 to 0.2 per cent, from 2.5 per cent projected in March. For 2021, Moody’s expects India’s growth to rebound to 6.2 per cent? Moody’s Investors Service 309. Who has predicted India’s GDP growth rate for FY21 (2020-21) at -0.4%. Earlier it had predicted the same at 2.5% UBS 310. What is the percentage did Rating agency CRISIL has forecasted the GDP growth rate of India for 2020-21 (FY21) to from the previous prediction of 3.5%? 1.8% 311. Who has submitted its Final Report on the NIP for 2019-25 to the Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman? The Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) 312. Who has announced an additional grant of USD 3 million to help India combat the coronavirus pandemic? US government, through its aid agency USAID 313. What is Mobile App Name did the Government of India launched & developed in public-private partnership (PPP)? "AarogyaSetu" 314. Through which electronic marketing platform did Government of India (GoI) allowed farmers to directly sell and produce from premises of farmers producer organizations (FPO) and selected warehouses? Electronic National Agriculture Market (eNAM) 315. Who laid down Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the transit of COVID-19 negative foreigners stranded in India? The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) 316. Who has offered its volunteer cadets for national duty to fight COVID-19 under ‘Exercise NCC Yogdan’? National Cadet Corps (NCC) 317. Who have launched Action COVID-19 Team (ACT)? Founders of leading startups, investors, advisors, supporters, investment advisory firms 318. Who has placed an order of about ten crore hydroxychloroquine tablets from various pharmaceutical companies for health care workers? Union Health Ministry 319. Who linked a pact with ride-hailing app Uber to provide transport services for frontline healthcare workers involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients? National Health Authority (NHA) 320. Who have formed an initiative called 'Caruna' to support and supplement the government's efforts in fighting coronavirus? Associations representing officers of Central Civil Services, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS) 321. Who has set a record by moving 70 rakes carrying 1.93 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) continuously in single- day movement during the lockdown? Food Corporation of India (FCI) 322. Who conducted a joint meeting of the Empowered Groups? Prime Minister Narendra Modi Page 105 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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323. Who have decided to contribute 52 crore rupees to Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund(PM-CARES fund)? All major ports and Public Sector Undertakings under Shipping Ministry 324. Who is to review coordination between various stakeholders for COVID-19 related response activities? NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant chairs Empowered Committee 325. Who has set up a Centre for Augmenting WAR with COVID-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH)? Department of Science & Technology (DST) 326. Who has reported that India's edible oil imports have declined 32.44% to 9,41,219 tonnes in March 2020? Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) 327. Who has opened a Railway Control Office after the declaration of lockdown amid due to the coronavirus pandemic in order to assist railway passengers, other citizens and help resolve issues in freight operations? Indian Railways 328. Who has accomplished the construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the financial Year 2019-20? National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) 329. How many coaches did Indian Railways has successfully converted as Isolation Units with limited manpower amid the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak? 2500 coaches 330. Who chaired meeting with the Group of Ministers (GoM) on 7 April in New Delhi? Defence Minister Rajnath Singh 331. Who has designed an online platform for the issuance of a key document required for exports to those countries with which India has trade agreements? The Ministry of Commerce 332. Who has decided to amend the Salary, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament (MP) Act through an ordinance? The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 333. Who has announced that it will deploy more drones to enhance monitoring of the lockdown? The Central government India 334. Who has partnered with the district administration of Mysore, Karnataka to provide enough equipment needed for testing of samples? Mysore-based Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) 335. Who has relaxed a ban on exports of paracetamol and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) that are used to treat COVID-19? The Government of India

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336. Which team is delivering essential services and medicines at the doorstep of patients and elderly under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) during the nationwide lockdown? Swasth ke Sipahi pharmacists of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra (PMJAK) 337. Who has designated DigiLocker as the sole National Academic Depository (NAD)? The Ministry of Human Resource Development. 338. Who is Brand Ambassador of Mobile Premier League? Tammanah Bhatia 339. Who is appointed as MD & CEO of Karnataka Bank? Mahabaleswara MS 340. Who is appointed as the Executive Director of Union Bank of India? Birupaksha Mishra 341. Who is MD & CEO of CARE Ratings? Ajay Mahajan 342. Who is appointed as MD & CEO of Paytm General Insurance Ltd? Vineet Arora 343. Recently MS Dhoni is appointed as a Brand Ambassador of which Company? Pokerstars India 344. Who is appointed as the Bombay High Court Chief Justice? Justice Dipankar Datta 345. Who is appointed as the Deputy Managing Director of SBI? Rana Ashutosh Kumar Singh 346. Who is appointed as the MD & CEO of City Union Bank of India? N Kamakodi 347. Who is appointed as the Chief Executive officer of Huawei Telecommunications India? David Li 348. Who is the CEO of HSBC? Noel Quinn 349. Who is appointed as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner? Sanjay Kothari 350. Who is the CMD of HUDCO? Shiv Das Meena 351. Who is the Indian Ambassador to Slovenia? Namrata S Kumar 352. Who is appointed as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)? Rajiv Kumar 353. Who penned the book ‘The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump’? Mary Jordan 354. Who authored the book titled “Shuttling to the Top: The Story of P V Sindhu”? Krishnaswamy V 355. Who was awarded with Hero to Animals Award by PETA? Naveen Patnaik 356. Who is the World’s oldest man by Guiness World Record? Bob Weighton 357. Which company received the Edison Award for social innovation? Tata Power 358. Which company received 2020 most innovative AI application award for societal impact from Microsoft? UST Global 359. Who was conferred with William E. Colby Award? Adam Higginbotham 360. What is the theme of the 2020 World Haemophilia Day? "Get+involved". 361. When does World Autism Awareness Day Celebrated with the theme of the transition of adulthood? April 2

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362. What is the theme of the National Maritime Day celebrated on April 5? "Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet." 363. When does World Health Day celebrated with the theme of Support Nurses And Midwives.? April 7 364. What is the theme of World Homeopathy Celebrated on World Homeopathy Day? “Linking research with education and clinical practice: Advancing scientific collaborations 365. When does National Safe Motherhood Day celebrated? April 11 366. What is the theme of World Heritage Day on April 18? Shared Culture’, ‘Shared heritage’ and ‘Shared responsibility". 367. When does Civil Services Day celebrated? April 21 368. What is the theme of World Earth Day on April 22? Climate Action 369. When does English Language Day celebrated? April 23 370. When does World Book and Copywright Day celebrated? April 23 371. When does National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated? April 24 372. What is the theme of World Malaria Day on April 25? Zero Malaria Starts with me 373. What is the theme of World Veterinary day on April 25? "Environmental protection for improving animal and human health." 374. When does World Intellectual Property Day celebrated? April 26 375. When does International Dance Day celebrated? April 29 376. When does International Jazz day celebrated? April 30 377. Recently Jock Edwards, a cricketer is in news belongs to which place? New Zealand 378. Recently Mahmud Jibril passed away belongs to which country’s Prime minister? Libya 379. Which place does Prakash, Actor belongs to? Karnataka 380. Which profession does Jackie du Preez from Zimbabwe belongs to? Cricketer 381. What is the name of the comedian form UK who passed away recently is in news? Tim Brooke Taylor 382. Recently Donato Sabiais from Italy is in news belongs to which profession? Sports 383. Which profession does Shanti Hiranand Chawla belongs to passed away recently? Hindustani Classical Singer 384. What is the name of the Former FIJI Prime Minister passed away? Laisenia Qarase 385. Recently Rudratej Singh is passed away is the CEO of which company? BMW India 386. Which country does Graeme Watson ,a cricketer belongs to? Australia 387. A politician name Hazarilal Raguwanshi belongs to which state? Madhya Pradesh Page 108 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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388. Name the Hindustani Classical Singer who recently passed away? Shanti Hiranand Chawla 389. A Cricketer Named Jackie du Preez who recently passed away belongs to which Country? Zimbabwe 390. A famous Goal Keeper Peter Boneti belongs to which country? UK 391. To Which Profession does Ashok Desai belongs to? Former Attorney General of India 392. Actor belongs to which state in India? Maharastra 393. The Eminent theatre director, actor and activist belongs to which state? West Bengal 394. Name the state did Devanand Konwar worked as a Governor? Tripura and Bihar 395. What is the profession of Ronny’ Roy? Photo Journalist 396. Actor Irfan Khan belongs to which state in India? Rajasthan 397. What is the profession of Honor Blackman? Actress 398. What is the profession of John Prine? Folk Singer 399. What is the name of Father of modern Iraqi architecture passed away Recently? Rifat Chadirji 400. In which language does Bijay Mishra is a Dramatist & playwriter? Odia

May 2020 – Expected Current Affairs Questions 1. The mobile App “CHDCOVID” has been launched by which state/UT to provide all information related to COVID-19 issued by Government? Chandigarh 2. The Saffron cultivated in which among the following regions has received the GI tag? Kashmiri Saffron 3. India lost its top rank in ICC Test team rankings to which nation on May 1, 2020? Australia 4. The National Mission for Clean Ganga launched ‘IDEAthon’ on May 2, 2020. The NMCG operates under which Ministry? Jal Shakti Ministry 5. When was the World Press Freedom Day observed? May 3 6. India ranks at which position in a scientific publication? 3rd 7. Sandeep Kumari has been banned by WADA for four years for flunking dope test. She is related to which sports? Discuss Thrower

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8. RBI has cancelled the licence of ‘The CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd.’ due to non-compliance to various sections of Banking Regulation Act and RBI Act. Where is the head-office of The CKP Co-operative Bank Ltd. based? Mumbai 9. Name the Indian state which has announced to launch the Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna under which 120 days’ assured employment will be provided to people living in urban areas? Himachal Pradesh 10. The COVID-19 fundraiser concert ‘I For India’ was launched by Bollywood in collaboration with which entity recently? Facebook 11. K S Nissar Ahmed, passed away recently aged 84. He was a renowned poet of which language? Kannada 12. How much amount of financial aid has been announced by the World Bank for India to enhance and safeguard the coastal and marine resources of the country? USD 400 million 13. The song titled #HumHaarNahiMaanenge has been launched by which bank to keep hopes up amidst the ongoing national lockdown and coronavirus pandemic? HDFC Bank 14. A new national e-commerce marketplace named ‘bharatmarket’ is set to be launched soon to bring 95 percent of retail traders onboard the platform. The portal will be launched by which body? Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) 15. The e-book titled “Prof. B. B. Lal -India Rediscovered” has been prepared by which ministry as a tribute to the great Indian archaeologist Professor B. B. Lal? Ministry of Culture 16. Name the newly appointed chief risk officer of Yes Bank. Neeraj Dhawan 17. What is the estimated cost of the new Parliament building that is to be constructed? Rs.922 crore 18. Which Institution has recently developed 'UV blaster,' an Ultra Violet (UV) Disinfection Tower for rapid and chemical-free disinfection of high infection-prone areas? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) 19. Which state made the Arogya Setu app a must for those in hotspot areas? Uttar Pradesh 20. A special virtual NAM Summit was held on 4th May 2020 to deliberate upon and enhance coordination among members nations in the fight against Covid-19. Which country is the current Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)? Azerbaijan 21. Peter Ebdon has announced his retirement from which sports recently? Snooker 22. Name the first state in the country to include all its citizens under the state government’s free health insurance scheme? Maharashtra 23. When is the International Day of the Midwife celebrated globally? 5 May

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24. Which country has planned to launch its first Arktika-M satellite in 2020 end, for monitoring the climate and environment of Arctic region? Russia 25. Who won the 2020 Pulitzer Prizes for the category of Criticism, Journalism? Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times 26. According to the Global Report on Food Crisis 2020, how many people are living under food crisis currently? 135 million 27. Indian American Ashok Michael Pinto has been nominated as the US representative to which among the following institutions? International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). 28. Which organisation has developed Ultra Violet Disinfection Tower ‘UV Blaster’ for chemical free and rapid disinfection? Defence Research and Development Organization 29. When do we celebrate the World Asthma Day every year? first Tuesday in the month of May 30. What is the theme of the 2020 World Asthma Day? "Enough Asthma Deaths." 31. Delhi imposed ______Special Corona Fee on Liquor. 70% 32. What was the theme of Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) summit? 'United against COVID-19.' 33. Karnataka announced a package for farmers, construction workers, weavers, auto, and taxi drivers of how much amount? Rs.1,610 crore 34. Who took charge as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament in Delhi? Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury 35. CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) signed an MoU with which of the following company for licensing of KNOWHOW for FNCAS9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay () for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19? TATA Sons 36. Who received the 2020 Young Career Award in Nano Science and Technology? Saurabh Lodha 37. As per CMIE data reports, India's unemployment rate climbed to? 27.1% 38. Which state launched the Ayush Kavach app? Uttar Pradesh 39. Which mobile app aims to help people access prescriptions to strengthen their resistance through the ancient mode of Yoga and Ayurveda of India? Ayush Kavach 40. Which state government launched the Nigah Scheme? Himachal Pradesh 41. Who launched Operation Samudra Setu? Indian Navy 42. Who was recently awarded the commemorative World War II medal by Russia? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

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43. The Union Minister for the Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) recently attended the virtual Bamboo Conclave to discuss on how the bamboo reserve of India can help strengthen its economy. Who is the minister of DoNER? Jitendra Singh 44. Name the new platform launched on Government e Marketplace (GeM) portal to showcase exquisitely handcrafted products from finest Self Help Groups in India. ‘The Saras Collection’ 45. Youssef Hossam has been banned from professional tennis for life for being involved in match-fixing and corruption. He played for which country? Egypt 46. DRDO has developed an Ultra Violet (UV) disinfection tower for rapid and chemical-free sanitization of high- risk areas for COVID-19. What is the name of the equipment? ‘UV Blaster’ 47. DBS Bank has revised its GDP prediction of India for the fiscal 2020-21. What is the revised rate? 1% 48. Harit Gram Yojana, Jal Samridhi Yojana and Poto Ho Khel Vikas Yojana are the three newly launched rural employment schemes launched by which state to enhance the rural economy? Jharkhand 49. Who has been appointed as US representative to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), lending arm of World Bank? Ashok Michael Pinto 50. Which state has recently launched app named “Exit App” for people of other states who are stranded in the state due to the lockdown? West Bengal 51. Who has been conferred with the 2020 Young Career Award in Nano Science and Technology? Saurabh Lodha 52. Krishnan Ramachandran has recently been sworn in as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which insurance company? Max Bupa Health Insurance 53. Which is the new feature of Aarogya Setu? Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) 54. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has started to include which of the following in its meteorological sub-division of Jammu & Kashmir? Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad 55. With which IIT the Punjab National Bank Housing Finance Limited has signed a MoU to develop reusable PPE kits? IIT Delhi 56. Dalit Ezhilmalai who passed away recently was the former Union Minister (I/C) in which ministry? Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 57. India’s first ever ‘Covid-19 Test Bus’ has been inaugurated in which of these cities to collect sample collection for rapid testing? Mumbai 58. In association with Piramal foundation which organisation has launched ‘Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan’ campaign. National Institution for Transforming India(NITI) Aayog

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59. Indian Navy has launched operation “Samudra Setu” to bring back 1000 stranded Indian citizens from which country? Maldives 60. When was "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon observed in 2020? May 7th 61. Which country changes its currency with a new currency to tackle inflation? Iran 62. Which ministry has recently launched DekhoApnaDesh logo design contest amid lockdown? Ministry of Tourism 63. When is Buddha Purnima celebrated in 2020? May 7 64. Dia Mirza's term as UNEP Goodwill Ambassador till when? 2022 65. Telangana has imposed how much fine for not wearing masks in public places? Rs 1000 66. When does the UN mark “Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War? May 8-9 67. Which state has suspended major labour laws till 1000 days to attract investment? Uttar Pradesh 68. Which city has the highest number of internet users as per the latest report by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)? Mumbai 69. Name the Indian state which has the highest number of internet penetration rate as per the latest report of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)? Delhi 70. Mustafa al-Kadhimi has recently been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country? Iraq 71. Name the evacuation exercises undertaken by the Government of India for repatriation of Indian citizens stranded abroad? Vande Bharat Mission 72. The campaign ”Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan” has been launched by which of these organisations to protect senior citizens during COVID-19? NITI Aayog 73. Who launched AYUSH Sanjivani App? Harsh Vardhan 74. Coir Board signed MoU with ______for setting up Centre of Excellence for coir applications. IIT Madras 75. Name the web portal unveiled by the government to enable the government agencies in seeking fast-track conditional exemptions for deploying private drones for COVID-19 lockdown monitoring? GARUD 76. Which bank has hiked home loan rates linked to repo rate by up to 30 basis points? State Bank of India 77. Indian-American diplomat Manisha Singh has been appointed as the United States’ envoy to which among the following world organisation? Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 78. How much amount has been approved by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to support India’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic? USD 500 million 79. Who awarded Startup India-Animal Husbandry Grand Challenge winners? Giriraj Singh Page 113 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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80. Which state has launched the mobile app ‘Pravasi Rahat Mitra’ for the migrant citizens to aware them of the government schemes for better employment opportunity and livelihood? Uttar Pradesh 81. Name the latest variant of the Long March rocket recently launched by China and successfully conducted maiden test flight? Long March 5B 82. Who assumed office as the Prime Minister of Iraq? Mustafa al-Kadhimi 83. What is the theme of 2020 World Migratory Bird Day? "Birds Connect Our World." 84. SBI reduces benchmark lending rate by ______basis points with effect from 10 May. 15 basis points (bps). 85. The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently inaugurated the Ghatiabagar-Lipulekh motor road, connecting Indian posts on India-China Border. The road has been constructed in which state? Uttarakhand 86. Which state has recently presented Rs 1,03,762 crore state Budget for FY 2020-2021? Assam 87. Neeraj Dhawan has been appointed as the chief risk officer (CRO) of YES bank for 3 years in May 2020 by replacing whom? Ashish Agarwal 88. Name the mobile app which was launched by Uttar Pradesh government for migrant workers. Pravasi Raahat Mitra 89. Tarun Bajaj has been nominated as a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India by the Central Government recently. How many members can the RBI’s Central Board have? 21 90. What is the revised GDP forecast of India for the FY 2020-2021 as per Singapore based DBS bank? 1% 91. Which among the following bodies has approved the project for the development of Human Monoclonal Antibodies (hmAbs) that can neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in patients? CSIR 92. Shankar Vasudevan who passed away recently was an eminent ? Historian 93. National Technology Day is celebrated in India on which day? May 11 94. Who will head the committee constituted by Sports Authority of India (SAI) to prepare Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the phased resumption of training of sports after the lockdown period ends? Rohit Bharadwaj 95. Name the high-level digital conference being organised by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) on the occasion of National Technology Day to discuss ways of boosting economy through science and technology? RESTART 96. Name the first ever state in the country to provide ventilator-beds in all the government-run district hospital of all the districts of the state to fight corona? Uttar Pradesh 97. Who is the author of the book “Fear of God”? Vadhan

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98. The online vehicle ownership platform named “Own-Online’ has been launched by which company? Mahindra & Mahindra 99. Name the present Chief of the International Hockey Federation (FIH)? Narinder Batra 100. Who among these is the incumbent President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) ? Kumar Sangakkara 101. Which of these mission has been launched by the Government of India to assist Island Nations in Indian Ocean with food and medicines amid COVID-19 crises? Mission Sagar 102. The Tamil Nadu government has formed a high-level committee of economists and experts to advise the state government on the medium-term policy response amid covid-19 pandemic. Who is the head of this committee? R Rangarajan 103. Name the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of Wipro Limited,who has decided recently to step down from his position? Abidali Z Neemuchwala 104. Supreme Court (SC) brought which of the folloeing isntitution under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Act of 2002 (Sarfaesi Act)? Cooperative Banks 105. National Fertilizers Ltd. sale rose to how much percentage in April 2020 despited COVID-19 lockdown? 71% 106. Who developed COVID KAVACH ELISA for antibody detection for COVID-19 infection? ICMR 107. Which state showed worst infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country as per Registrar General of India's data? Madhya Pradesh 108. Tourism Ministry organised which edition of a new session of Dekho Apna Desh webinar on 9 May? 17th 109. Who developed Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS), an automated contactless ultraviolet C (UVC) sanitisation cabinet? DRDO 110. What is the estimated GDP growth rate prediction of India for the fiscal year 2020-21 as per Bank of Amercia? 0.5% 111. Name the only Indian institute to feature among top 50 global schools providing executive education in the Financial Times Executive Education 2020 Rankings? Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore 112. Which among these Indian airports has been voted by customers as the best regional airport in India & Central Asia at the 2020 World Airport Awards? Kempegowda International Airport 113. The Arogya Sanjeevani Health Insurance Policy is a standard health insurance policy launched by which of these companies? SBI General Insurance 114. What is the new weekly market borrowing target set by the government of India for the fiscal 2020-21? Rs 30,000 crore Page 115 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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115. The Government of India has raised the limit of its gross market borrowing for the fiscal 2020-21. What is the new limit? Rs 12 lakh crore 116. Name the para-athlete who has announced retirement from Paralympics games to serve as the president of the Paralympic Committee of India? Deepa Malik 117. In 2020, the WHO and UN’s Postal agency have released a commemorative postage stamp to mark______anniversary of the eradication of smallpox? 40th 118. Which state KVIC potters are using innovative methods to prevent the spread of Coronavirus? Rajasthan 119. Who launched the first-ever FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana? Madhya Pradesh 120. What is the theme of 2020 International Nurses Day? Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Nursing the World to Health 121. As per Nomura and Goldman Sachs, Indian economy may contract by how much percent in FY21? 0.4% 122. Recently how many exchanges were launched by Nirmala Sitharaman to take on offshore currency market? 2 123. Narinder Dhruv Batra to continue as president till May 2021 at international federation of which sports? Hockey 124. Name the 1st state in the country which provides the facility of beds with ventilators in hospitals of each and every district of state? Uttar Pradesh 125. Which city has recently launched Pranavayu programme to create awareness on the need to self examine the respiratory health for the city people? Bengaluru 126. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar launched the integration of how many new mandis with the e-NAM on 11 May? 177 127. When is the International Nurses Day observed? 12 May 128. Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) signed a MoU with which organisation to collaborate in programmes of each organisation to promote the tribal enterprises? Art of Living 129. Which team has won the inaugural FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup? China 130. Name the Indian journalist who has been conferred with the Deutsche Welle 2020 Freedom of Speech Award? Siddharth Varadarajan 131. Renowned player Manmeet Singh Walia passed away at the age of 58. He was related to which sports? Table Tennis 132. Name the online portal launched by the Ministry of MSME to assist the smaller MSME units in this Corona crisis period and help them become bigger units at national and global level? Champions

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133. Who organized a Poster Making Competition under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (EBSB) Campaign? IIIT- Guwahati 134. Which company won VMware 2020 Regional Partner of the Year Award? Anunta 135. Which UT has announced to provide tap water to every household by December 2022? J&K 136. Reports by the State-Level Disease Burden Initiative stated that the under-5 Mortality Rate in India has dropped by how much percentage since 2000? 49% 137. On its 18th Dekho Apna Desh webinar series which state was showcased? Odisha 138. IIT-Guwahati and which of the following Institute have partnered and used data science models to analyze and predict the total number of infected people for different States in India in the next 30 days? Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 139. FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica/Panama 2020 has been rescheduled on? 20 January 2021 140. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of CBSE? Manoj Ahuja 141. Who will be representing India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers meeting? S Jaishankar 142. What is the name of the helpline of Central University of Odisha Launched by Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’? “Bharosa” 143. Which organisation lab has developed automated UV systems to sanitise electronic gadgets, papers & currency notes? Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) 144. What is the rank of India in the 2020 Global Energy Transition Index? 74th 145. Which country has topped the 2020 Global Energy Transition Index (ETI)? Sweden 146. Which among the following states has received the GI tag for its famous Sohrai Khovar painting ? Telangana 147. How much amount has been disbursed by the New Development Bank (NDB) to India to fight COVID-19? USD 1 billion 148. The web portal HOPE (Helping Out People Everywhere) has been launched by which state to create employment opportunities for the trained youths of the state? Uttarakhand 149. Name the new body set up by the Union Government for the promotion of rice export? Rice Export Promotion Forum (REPF) 150. Which state has launched the first indigenous seam sealing machine, which helps in manufacturing PPE kits at half the price of the imported one? Gujarat 151. Which state has tied up with Railway and Postal Department for door delivery and pick up of parcels to help people during the lockdown? Kerala Page 117 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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152. Recently Shafique Ansari passed away. He was related to which field? Actor 153. The PM-CARES Fund Trust has allocated how much amount for India’s fight against COVID-19 in its first installment? Rs 3,100 crore 154. How much fund has been allocated for the development of COVID-19 vaccine under the PM-CARES fund? Rs 100 crore 155. The Government of India has announced Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan to support the Indian Economy in its fight against COVID-19. How much amount has been allocated towards the implementation of this scheme? Rs.20 lakh crore 156. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)? V Vidyavathi 157. Who issued guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19 and also listed the manufacturers on 14 May? ICMR 158. The Railways has cancelled regular passenger train services till when? June 30, 2020 159. Who participated in the 2nd G-20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting? Piyush Goyal 160. Which state is to implement a sensor-based service delivery monitoring system under Jal Jeevan Mission? Gujarat 161. Under SAMARTH, an e-Governance platform, how many modules have been implemented in NIT, ? 38 162. What is the theme for the 2020 International Day of Families? "Families in Development” 163. When is the International Day of Families observed? 10 May 164. Which among the following organization’s Chief, Roberto Azevedo has decided to step down early? World Trade Organization (WTO) 165. How much fund has been allocated for bee keeping initiatives under the government’s special Aatmanirbhar Bharat economic package? Rs 500 crores 166. The government has announced how much fund to support micro food enterprises under Aatmanirbhar Bharat economic package? Rs 10,000 crore 167. The government has allocated how much fund to strengthen farm gate infrastructure? Rs 1,00,000 crore 168. The Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020) states that the rate of forest loss declined in 2015- 2020 to ______compared to 2010-2015 .12 million hectares 169. How much amount has been sanctioned by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for India to support the country in fight against the COVID-19 epidemic? USD 3.6 million Page 118 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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170. What was the profession of Sai Gundewar who died recently at the age of 42? Actor 171. Which state has launched the Matir Smristi scheme to utilise barren land in the state for income-generating activities through horticulture and pisciculture? West Bengal 172. Name the private sector bank which has partnered with MoneyGram Payment System for direct-to-bank deposits in India. Federal Bank 173. What is the United Nations’ estimation of India’s economic growth for Calendar Year 2020? 1.2% 174. Who developed lightweight carbon foam that can replace lead batteries? INSPIRE 175. Roberto Azevedo has recently announced to step down as the Director General of which body? World Trade Organization (WTO) 176. How much amount has been approved by the World Bank for India to support India’s COVID-19 Social Protection Response Program? USD 1 billion 177. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has partnered with which company to launch the GOAL program to empower tribal youth through digital mode in this pandemic crises? Facebook 178. S Jaishankar represented India in the Foreign Ministers meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Which country is set to host the SCO Summit 2020? Russia 179. The government has announced to set up Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund to support private investment in Dairy Processing. How much amount has been allocated to the fund? Rs. 15,000 crore 180. The musical composition ‘United We Fight’ is an initiative of which Indian body, dedicated to the world in the collective fight against coronavirus pandemic? Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) 181. The Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020) has been published by which organisation? Food and Agriculture Organization 182. Under its economic package, the government has announced an interest subvention of ______percent on the loans to be given under the MUDRA-Shishu loan scheme for a period of at least 12 months. 2% 183. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)? Rajendra Kumar 184. When is the International Day of Light observed? 16 May 185. Who developed two products, 3D-printed hands-free object & 3D-printed antimicrobial face-shield, to help in the fight against the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic? National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Guwahati (NIPER-G) 186. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the launch of the Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with an outlay of how much amount? Rs.400 crore Page 119 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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187. Who developed mobile indoor Disinfection Sprayer units, Battery Powered Disinfectant Sprayer (BPDS), and Pneumatically Operated Mobile Indoor Disinfection (POMID)? Scientists at CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) 188. Under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, the Chhattisgarh state government will inject how much amount into the state's rural economy by directly transferring the grant amount through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the accounts of farmers? Rs.5100 crore 189. Name the newly appointed Director General of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ? Shiv Das Meena 190. Piyush Goyal participated in the second extraordinary G20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting on COVID-19. The conference was chaired by which country? Saudi Arabia 191. When World Hypertension Day is observed every year? May 17 192. Zubair Iqbal has recently been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of which bank? Jammu & Kashmir Bank 193. How much amount of loan agreement has been signed between India and AIIB to improve irrigation services and flood management in the Damodar Valley Command Area (DVCA) in West Bengal? US$145 million 194. The first of its kind thermal detection headgear “Thermal Corona Combat Gear (TCCH)” has recently been inducted by the police department of which state to detect body temperature while maintaining social distancing? Delhi 195. What is the Foreign Direct Investment limit in defence manufacturing under automatic route as announced recently by the Ministry of Finance? from 49% to 74% 196. Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as the fifth consecutive prime minister of which country? Israel 197. Who among the following has topped the 2020 UK annual Rich list ‘The Sunday Times Rich List 2020’? Reuben brothers 198. Name the Severe Cyclonic Storm which has emerged over central parts of South Bay of Bengal as per the information by the India Meteorological Department in May 2020? Amphan 199. National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) has partnered with which company to launch its own tech platform for online payment? DotPe 200. Who commissioned the Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C- 451 in Goa via video conference? Rajnath Singh 201. Which state education department in collaboration with Doordarshan started online classes and educational programs? Jharkhand Page 120 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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202. How much amount was sanctioned by nabard for Punjab to ensure credit flow to farmers? Rs 1500 crore 203. What is the theme of 2020 World Hypertension Day? "Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer." 204. What is the theme for the 2020 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day? "Connect 2030: ICTs for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." 205. How many startups has ISRO identified to develop locally at lower costs for use in its Gaganyaan missions? 17 206. Famously known as Daddaji, noted spiritual leader Dev Prabhakar Shastri passed away recently. He was from which state? Madhya Pradesh 207. The renowned writer and play writer, Ratnakar Matkari, died recently. He was known for his writing in which language? Marathi 208. What is the estimated GDP growth for Indian economy in the financial year 2020-21 as per Goldman Sachs ? -5.0% 209. Space Operations Squadron (SOS) is a new space defense unit launched by which country to monitor its satellites? Japan 210. BSE and NSE have reduced the listing fee for their SME platforms by how much percentage? 25% 211. General Atlantic will invest Rs. 6600 crore in Reliance Jio to pick up how much stake? 1.34% 212. The central government has declared how many cities as five-star garbage-free cities? Five 213. Who represented India at the World Health Assembly (WHA) held on 18 May? Dr. Harsh Vardhan 214. Which State recently launched the Charan Paduka initiative? Madhya Pradesh 215. Charan Paduka initiative aims to help which of the following sector? Migrant labourers 216. What is the additional fund allocated for MGNREGA to provide employment boost in the country? Rs 40,000 crore 217. Name the country which has developed “i-Feel you”, an intelligent bracelet which will help users respect social distancing rules. Italy 218. Recently Fred Willard passed away. He was related to which field? Actor 219. Which online portal was launched by Centre government to monitor movement of migrant workers? National Migrant Information System (NMIS) 220. NABARD released how much amount to co-operative banks and RRBs for on-lending to help farmers? Rs.20,500 crore

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221. As per the recommendations of the Shekatkar Committee of Experts (CoE), MoD is to adopt Engineering Procurement Contract (EPC) mode for execution of all works costing how much amount? Rs.100 crore. 222. The International Museum Day (IMD) was observed annually on May 18. What is the theme for IMD 2020? “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”. 223. Name the programme which was launched for online education (1 to 12) announced under “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan”. PM e-Vidhya 224. Who is the author of the book Hop On: My Adventures on Boats, Trains and Planes? Ruskin Bond 225. Name the winner of 2019 Alexander Dalrymple Award? Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar 226. How much amount has been donated by India to United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for the welfare of Palestinian refugees, amidst the coronavirus crisis? USD 2 million 227. What is the theme for the 2020 World Bee Day? Bee Engaged 228. World Bee Day is observed annually on which day? May 20 229. Domestic flight operations will resume from which date? 25 May 230. Which nation has included disputed territories of Kalapani, Lipulekh, and Limpiyadhura in its new map? Nepal 231. The centre has allowed 200 non-AC trains to run daily from which date? 1 June 232. Which state/UT has recently initiated measures under “Samagra Shiksha programme” to facilitate student’s access to education through technological interventions? Jammu & Kashmir 233. Which zone of railways has developed the robot “Rail-BOT (R-BOT)” to assist railway doctors? South Central Railway (SCR) zone 234. BCG vaccine is derived from an isolate of ______. Mycobacterium Bovis 235. Thomas Thabane has recently resigned as the Prime Minister of which country? Lesotho 236. Who among the following has been sworn in as the Director General (DG) of the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO)? Rajesh Goel 237. Government has announced a cut in the employees’ provident fund (EPF) contributions for three months till July 2020. What is the new rate? 10% 238. Which bank has been appointed by the Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund to help in winding up the 6 debt schemes of the company? Kotak Mahindra Bank 239. Which among these countries has been selected to be appointed as the new Chair of World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board? India

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240. Who among these has been appointed as the new Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)? Govinda Rajulu Chintala 241. Name the mobile app launched by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for JEE, NEET aspirants to provide them with free mock tests to prepare for upcoming exams? National Testing Agency (NTA) 242. Savita Kumari and Ankit Shishodia have been provisionally suspended by NADA for violating anti-doping rules. They are associated with which event? Powerlifting 243. When do we observe the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development? May 21 244. Name the e-commerce platform launched by Patanjali Ayurveda Limited for the sale of its product? OrderMe 245. As per the government data, the number of beneficiaries under the ‘Ayushman Bharat’ scheme have crossed ______1 crore 246. When is the National Anti-Terrorism Day observed? 21 May 247. Recently who resigned from the board of SoftBank? Jack Ma 248. Which cyclone hitted WestBengal and coast of Odisha recently? Amphan 249. Which country announced to provide USD 2 billion over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemics at WHO Assembly? China 250. Which Bank became the first Indian lender to allow video KYC of customers? Kotak Mahindra Bank 251. Who has released a Special Postal Cover dedicated to the migrant workers with an objective of paying tribute to them? India Post 252. What is the name of the committee to create border infrastructure recommended by the Government of India? Shekatkar Committee. 253. Who explore the possible option of exporting silk and cotton face masks to foreign countries? The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) 254. Who has launched testing equipment for Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)? The Textiles Committee operating under Ministry of Textiles 255. Which campaign is a mantra that gives us motivation and inner strength towards binding our own people with friendship and integrity? Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat 256. What is the deadline extended by the government has for the second time for bidding for privatisation of India's second-biggest oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL)? by over a month to July 31. 257. What is the rename of Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET)? Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) 258. Which state has become the first state in the country to provide mid-day meal ration? Madhya Pradesh Page 123 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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259. Which state government has announced the launch of an agro-based entrepreneurship facilitation desk in a bid to boost primary sectors, such as agriculture, after nationwide lockdown restrictions? Tripura 260. Which state government will launch Mukhya Mantri Shahari Rojgar Guarantee Yojna under which 120 days’ assured employment will be provided to people living in urban areas? Himachal Pradesh 261. Which state government imposed a 'Special Corona Fee' on liquor? Delhi 262. Which state government launched an app for people from other states who are stranded in the state due to the lockdown and want to return to their native place? West Bengal 263. Which state Government has increased Value-Added Tax on Auto fuels? Delhi 264. Which state government launched FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana? Madhya Pradesh 265. Which state becomes the first state in India to announce a large-scale state-wide partnership with the learning platform? Tamil Nadu 266. Who inaugurated the second COVID-19 testing lab at Intermediate Reference Laboratory at Naharlagun, near Itanagar? Arunachal Pradesh Health Minister Alo Libang 267. Which state launched Mission Grand Care to take care of their elderly people, as the COVID-19 preventive measures enters next stage in the state? Kerala 268. What is the name of the service launched by the women of Rural Livelihood Mission in the tribal-dominated Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh? Didi Vehicle Service 269. What is the name of the initiative has been launched in Maharashtra by an IRDA licensed insurance intermediary “Integrated Risk Insurance”? “Mee Annapurna” 270. Which district in Jharkhand launched the “Tatpar” program to help the migrant workers to get back to their native places on bus instead of tiresome travel by foot? Ranchi district 271. Which state government has launched the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, a scheme to ensure “minimum income availability” to farmers of the state through direct bank transfer? Chhattisgarh 272. What is the name of the new currency replaced by the Iranian Parliament with "Rial"? "Toman." 273. Who has topped the BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands 2020 ranking. BrandZ ranking was unveiled by WPP and Kantar? Amazon 274. Which state has emerged as the top most state with the highest Internet penetration rate among all the other states of India, according to a study titled ‘Digital in India’ by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)? Delhi 275. Which country became the second largest producer of Personal Protective Equipment in the world in which China is the leading producer of PPE in the world? India Page 124 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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276. Which state has identified total 1145 plant species ranging from state flower Brahmkamal to mythological 'Sanjivni Booti'? Uttarakhand 277. Who is appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises? Arvind Kumar Sharma 278. Who is appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways? Giridhar Aramane 279. Who is the director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? Tarun Bajaj 280. Who is appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Max Bupa Health Insurance? Krishnan Ramachandran 281. Who is appointed as Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy ? Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi 282. Who is appointed as the Chief Economist of World Bank Group? Carmen Reinhart 283. Who is appointed as National President of FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO)? Ms. Jahnabi Phookan 284. Who is appointed as President of New Development Bank (NDB).? Marcos Troyjo 285. Who is appointed as Chairman and MD of the Oriental Insurance Company (OIC)? SN Rajeswari 286. Who is the President of CISAC? Bjorn Ulvaeus 287. Who is appointed as the Director General of the Sports Authority of India (SAI)? Sandip Pradhan 288. Who launched Operation Samudra Setu, meaning Sea Bridge, as a part of a national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas? Indian Navy 289. Who authored the book titled “Fear of God”? Bommadevara Sai Chandravadhan 290. Who is conferred with Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award? Siddharth Varadarajan 291. When is the International Tea Day observed? May 21 292. Who among these has recently taken charge as the new President of the Indian Steel Association (ISA) ? Dilip Oommen 293. The Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana has been extended by the Union Cabinet. What is the new timeline? 31 March 2023 294. When is the International Day for Biological Diversity observed? May 22 295. Flipkart has tied up with which insurance company to offer digital motor insurance policy to Flipkart customers? Bajaj Allianz General Insurance 296. On 22 May, RBI adjusted the reverse repo rate to ______from 3.75%. 3.35% 297. On 22 May, RBI cuts repo rate to ______from 4.4%. 4% 298. Scientists from which Institute have discovered new ways to prevent memory loss due to Alzheimer by using 'Trojan peptides' to arrest the aggregation of the neurotoxic molecules? IIT-Guwahati 299. NTPC Ltd signed MoU with which of the following company for the Renewable Energy business? ONGC Page 125 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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300. Which State is to launch Everybody will get an employment scheme? Madhya Pradesh 301. When is the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development observed? May 21 302. When is the World Turtle Day observed? May 23 303. RBI has fixed the Bank Rate at ______percent in its latest MPC meeting4.25% 304. What was the profession of Shyamala G Bhave who passed away recently? Musical Artist 305. Khudol LGBTQI initiative of Ya All is of which of the following State/UT? Manipur 306. Which Indian initiative has been listed as one of the top 10 global initiatives to fight COVID-19 pandemic? khudol 307. Government has launched a scheme for 100 percent solarisation of Konark Sun Temple and Konark town. Where is the iconic temple and town located? Odisha 308. Uttar Pradesh government has set up a ‘UP Start-up Fund’ to boost employment opportunity in the state. Which institution will be the fund manager of this fund? SIDBI 309. What is the theme for International Day to End Obstetric Fistula (IDEOF) 2020? End gender inequality! End health inequities! End Fistula now! 310. Which Institute developed a cup-shaped design mask that helps to create enough space in front of the mouth while speaking to tackle COVID-19? CeNS 311. What is the rank of India in manufacturing of PPE body coveralls? 2nd 312. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has approved the proposal of which public sector bank to continue with 30% holding in India First Life Insurance? Union Bank of India 313. Who has been sworn in as the new Practice Manager for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management for South Asia at World Bank? Abhas Jha 314. Government has constituted a high-level committee of experts to recommend reforms in India’s drug regulatory system. This committee will be headed by the Officer on Special Duty to the Union Minister of Health. Who is he? Rajesh Bhushan 315. Ashley Cooper, a renowned Tennis player has passed away. He was from which country? Australia 316. Forbes has released the world’s highest-paid female athlete list 2020. Who has topped the list? Naomi Osaka 317. Andhra Pradesh government has launched ReSTART package for MSMEs to help them in COVID-19 emergency situation. How much amount has been dedicated by the state government towards the initiative? announced Rs 1,110 crore 318. Which among the following state/UT has recently declared May 25, 2020 observed as ‘Jhiram Tribute Diwas’? Chhattisgarh Page 126 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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319. Japan’s renowned sport star Hana Kimura, who died recently was related to which event? professional wrestler 320. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued notification for the emission norms for the ______for BS-VI vehicles. L7 (Quadricycle) category 321. Which State's sports authority signed an MoU with the Times Centre for Learning Limited (TCLL) to impart training for personality and skill development for aspiring athletes in the state? Sports Authority Gujarat 322. Edelweiss General Insurance company launched ‘Edelweiss SWITCH’, an app-based motor insurance OD floater policy recently. What is the abbreviation of OD? own damage 323. Which public sector bank has announced credit support to all its borrowers? Canara Bank 324. Name the first state in India to release a unique report on conservation of endemic, threatened floras, highlighting the efforts of the state to save rare plants from extinction? Uttarakhand 325. How many new initiatives have been announced by the government towards conservation of biodiversity on the occasion of International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May 2020? Five 326. Fintech startup Zaggle has tied up with which company to launch innovative payment solutions for Indian SMEs and startups? Visa 327. The World Thyroid Day is observed annually on? May 25 328. Which state has decided to set up a Migration Commission for the welfare of migrant labourers? Uttar Pradesh 329. Which country has won the inaugural UEFA eEURO 2020 virtual football tournament? Italy 330. As per the report of World Steel Association (WSA) released recently, the crude steel output of India declined by approx what percent in April 2020 compared to April 2019? 65% 331. Name the celebrity who has recently launched grooming and personal care brand named FRSH? Salman Khan 332. Balbir Singh Senior who passed away recently was a legendary player of which sports? hockey 333. Which state has become the first Indian state to accord industrial status to sports? Mizoram 334. Who inaugurated the Chamba Tunnel in Uttarakhand under Chardham Pariyojana through video conference mode on 26 May 2020? Nitin Gadkari 335. REC Ltd partners with which company to provide nutritious meals to frontline healthcare workers? TajSATS 336. Jamie Hampton, an American player has recently announced her retirement from which of these sports event? tennis player

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337. India post and Horticulture department of which state/UT has partnered to deliver” Shahi Litchi” & “Zardalu Mango” to the people at doorstep? Bihar 338. Name the winner of the Inventor of the Year award for the year 2020, given annually by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA)? Dr. Rajiv Joshi 339. Airtel Payments Bank (APBL) has partnered with which company to develop customized digital products for farmers and SMEs? Mastercard 340. Former coach and also a player, Gigi Simoni, who died recently was related to which sports? football 341. Name the 1st Indian peacekeeper to receive UN Military Gender Advocate award 2019. Suman Gawani 342. With which private sector bank Maruti Suzuki has partnered to offer retail financing schemes to its customers? ICICI Bank 343. How many sportspeople will be provided out of pocket allowance (OPA) of Rs.30,000 each by SAI as a part of the Khelo India scholarship? 2893 athletes 344. Which Bank has has introduced a special fixed deposit (FD) scheme for senior citizens called Golden Years FD? ICICI Bank 345. Catch-Up is a new calling app launched by which companies? Facebook 346. The proto-type test samples of PPE Coveralls in India are tested and certified by ______authorized laboratories as per the technical specifications prescribed by the MoHFW. 9 347. International Missing Children’s Day (IMCD) is observed every year on______May 25 348. The WFIRST Telescope has been renamed as Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The next-generation space telescope belongs to which country? US Space agency NASA 349. The incumbent President of Taiwan has won the country’s presidential election for the second term. Who is the President of Taiwan? Tsai Ing-wen 350. The SBI Research Report has slashed India’s GDP growth prediction in FY21 to ______percent 6.8 percent 351. Mujtaba Hussain who passed away recently was a renowned author of which language? Urdu author 352. The Centrally-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has singed an MoU with the Madhya Pradesh government’s wholly owned subsidiary NBPCL to finance 225 MW hydro-electric projects & multipurpose projects in the state. What is the approved amount to be provided under the project? Rs.22,000 crore 353. What is the estimated GDP growth prediction for India in the financial year 2020-21 by Fitch Ratings? 5 percent 354. Which body launched a Cyber Safety Handbook for the students of Classes 9 and 11 to ensure healthy digital habits in students? Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE Page 128 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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355. Recently India set up military war game centre ‘INDIA’ in which country? Uganda 356. When was World Hunger Day observed? May 28, 2020. 357. Which state has decided to maintain a ‘State Health Register’ of all citizens? Karnataka 358. ADB has approved USD 177 mn loan for road projects in which state? Maharashtra 359. How many MoUs were signed by Tamil Nadu government to attract investment worth Rs15,128 crore in May 2020? 17 360. The Mango department of which Indian state signed MoU with Flipkart to support mango farmers? Karnataka 361. Which IIT has developed a magnesium alloy to replace the steel and aluminium in the automobile industry? Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras 362. When is the World Digestive Health Day observed? 29 May 363. Karnataka State Mango Department and Marketing Corporation has tied up with which company to enable farmers sell their mango produce online? Flipkart 364. Cricket player Shehan Madushanka has been suspended from all forms of the game. He played for which country? Sri Lanka’s cricket board 365. Which payments bank has partnered with MasterCard to build customised solutions for payments such as tap- and-pay NFC? Airtel Payments Bank 366. Thierry Delaporte has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of which of these companies? Wipro Limited 367. Who among these has been named as the next Chairman of JP Morgan for the South Asia and South East Asia region? Leo Puri 368. Who among these has been appointed as the member of the Olympic Channel Commission recently? Narinder Batra 369. Name the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Capgemini Group. Aiman Ezzat 370. Quarraisha Abdool Karim has won the France’s top science prizes, Christophe Merieux Prize. She is from which country? South Africa 371. Vishwas Mehta has been appointed as the Chief secretary of which state? Kerala 372. Mohit Gupta has been elevated as the co-founder of which company? Zomato 373. Which company recently entered into partnership with LIC to distribute the micro insurance products? Vakrangee Limited 374. Ajit Jogi, who died at the age of 74, was the former and first Chief Minister of which of these states? Chhattisgarh Page 129 of 131 Subscribe The Xpress Video Course & Mock Test Package for Bank & Insurance Exams If there are any suggestions/ errors in our PDFs Feel Free to contact us via this email: [email protected]

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375. Government has extended the tenure of the Director General (DG) of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) by two years. Who is the incumbent DG of SAI? Sandip Pradhan 376. Which state has launched ‘Rozgar Setu’ Yojana to support and provide employment to the migrant workers? Madhya Pradesh 377. NASA has renamed its Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) space telescope after which astronomer? as Nancy Grace Roman 378. M.P. Veerendra Kumar who passed away recently is related to? Politician 379. The World Menstrual Hygiene (MH) Day is celebrated every year on May 28. What is the theme for the day for the year 2020? ‘’Periods in Pandemic – it is time to take action!”. 380. When is International Everest Day observed? 29th May 381. What is the theme for the World No Tobacco Day which is observed on 31st May? “ Protecting Youth” 382. Which e-commerce giant company is offering full-time jobs to 125,000 of 175,000 temporary workers? : Amazon 383. Tamil Nadu govt has announces a special package of how much amount to accelerate new job generation in villages? 300-crore rupee 384. Which state govt has recently allowed all Government and Private offices will re-open with 100 percent work force from 8th June? West Bengal 385. Centre has approved 445 crore rupees for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission for which state during 2020- 21? Chhattisgarh 386. Which country is recently announced to terminate its relationship with WHO over its handling of Corona virus? United States 387. IMF Executive Board has approved an emergency financial assistance worth dollar 732 million for which country to address the COVID-19 pandemic? Bangladesh

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