OCTOBER 2019
1.Which Indian city will host the 2nd Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA)? New Delhi
2.Which category of citizens was recently allowed by the PFRDA to enroll in National Pension Scheme (NPS)? Overseas Citizens of India (OCI)
3.Who has been appointed as the 47th Chief Justice of India succeeding current Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi? Justice SA Bobde
4.Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Satya Pal Malik has been transferred and a ppointed as the new Governor of which state? Goa
5.Who has been appointed as the first Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir, now a union territory? Girish Chandra Murmu
6.Who has been app ointed as the first Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh? Radha Krishna Math ur
7.In which state 7th edition of Tawang Festival began on October 29, 2019? Arunachal Prade sh
8.What is India's position in the 2019 Ease of Doing Business rankings? 63rd
9.After Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli who has become the third Indian batsman to reach the top 10 in all three formats (One Day International, Test and T20)? Rohit Sharma
10.To create awareness and to take steps against hunger and alnutrition in India which camp aign was started by the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP)? Feed Our Future
11.On which day National Unity Day is celebrated in India? 31st October
12. Which district became the first kerosene•free district of Gujarat? Gandhinagar
13.At which place the Colonel Chewang Rinchen Setu was recently inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh? Ladakh
14.Which Indian cricketer has created a new record of hitting the most number of sixes in a bilateral Test series? Rohit Sharma
16. Which country has recently stopped the postal services with India? Pakistan
17.The Government Employees of which Union Territory will now get all 7th CPC Allowances with effect from 31st October 2019? Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh 18.Which Indian cricketer broke Don Bradman's record of highest average in Test cricket on home soil? Rohit Sharma
19.On which day Police Commemoration Day 2019 was observed in India? 21st October
20.A Buddha Circuit Special Train has been started by IRCTC to connect all Buddha pilgrimage s located in India and Nepal. How many days it will take to complete its journey? 8 days
21.UNICEF recently released its State of the World’s Children report for 2019. According to th is report what percentage of Indian Children are underweight? 33 per cent
22.In which Indian state Shirui Lily Festival 2019, a 4•day cultural festival, was inaugurated? Manipur
23.In which school Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved th proposal to give admi ssion to girls from the session 2021•22? Sainik School
24.Who was appointed as the Director•General of the National Security Guard (NSG)? Anup Kumar Singh
25.Which State’s Legislative Council was abolished recently on October 18, 2019? Jammu & Kashmir
26.Which State topped the India Innovation Index 2019 of NITI Aayog followed by Tamil Nad u and Maharashtra at second and third position respectively? Karnataka
27.Which Union Territory got the first rank in India Innovation Index 2019? Delhi
28.According to the report of which international organization, India's economic growth rate for the year 2019 and 2020 will be 6.1 per cent and 7 per cent respectively? IMF
29.What percentage of growth was recorded in the recently concluded Livestock Census in In dia as compared to the year 2012? 4.63 per cent
30.Alarmed by the low percentage of women in Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathe matics (STEM) which scheme has been launched by the Central Government to encourage gi rl students to pursue STEM education? Vigyan Jyoti
31.Chief Minister Pema Khandu rode a motorcycle for more than 122 kilometres to promote adventure tourism in his state. He is the Chief Minister of which state? Arunachal Pradesh
32.What is the rank of India in Global Hunger Index 2019 of 117 countries? 102
33.Which scheme was recently launched by FSSAI on the occasion of World Food Day to enga ge motivated individuals with the food safety ecosystem at ground level? Food Safety Mitra
34. Who has been appointed as the Union Law Secretary? Anoop Kumar Mendiratta 35.Which airline becomes first airline to use Taxibot on A320 aircraft with passengers on•boa rd? Taxibot is a robot•used aircraft tractor for
36.taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice versa. Air India
37.What is the name of Indian nun who was declared saint by Pope Francis recently? Mariam Thresia
38.Which state/UT has started postpaid mobile service after 70 days of ban? Jammu and Kas hmir
39. What was the India’s rank in Global Competitiveness Index 2019? 68
40.After Union Cabinet’s approval, what is the new honorarium amount that will be given to ASHA workers? Rs 2000 per month
41.Name the girl who is a graduate in B. Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering a nd who has created history by becoming the first girl student of the Indian Institute Technol ogyMadras to win the President of India Prize? Kavitha Gopal
42. Which state topped the 'School Education Quality Index' released by NITI Aayog? Kerala
43.Name the Indian classical musician who has been honoured by the International Astrono mical Union (IAU) with a planet named after him? Pandit Jasraj
44. Which state has imposed a complete ban on all types of tobacco products including stora ge, advertising and sale of pan•masala products? Rajasthan
45.PM Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin on Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth an niversary. What is the value of this coin? Rs. 150
46.Which team won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019•20 defeating Tamil Nadu in the finals held in Bengaluru? Karnataka
47.Who has been appointed as the CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI)? Pankaj Kumar
48.What was the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week observed from 28 October to 02 Nove mber 2019 by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)? Integrity • A way of life
49..Name the pioneer of Chipko movement who has been chosen for the 31st Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the years 2017•18? Chandi Prasad Bhatt
50.Name the two PSUs which have been conferred the Maharatna status by the Govt of India HPCL and Power Grid Corporation
51.On which day World Cities Day is observed across the world? 31st October
52.Which city is hosting the 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non•Align ed Movement (NAM)? Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan
53.On which day United Nations Day was observed across the world? 24th October
54.Joko Widodo has been re•elected as the President of which country? Indonesia
55.How many women astronauts did a spacewalk, without a male astronaut, for the first tim e in the history of Space? Two
56.On which day International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed across the worl d? 17th October
57.Name the Argentine footballer (also plays for Barcelona) who became the only player to win European Golden Shoe award for 6th time and the only player to win the award for thre e years in a row? Lionel Messi
58.The Booker Prize for the year 2019 has been given jointly to Margaret Atwood and Bernar dine Evaristo for their work ______and ______respectively. The Testaments Girl, Woman, Other
59.On which day International Rural Women Day is observed across the world? 15th October
60.Who won Nobel Prize for Economics 2019? Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kre mer
61.Who won Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 for developing lightweight, energy•efficient and rechargeable lithium•ion batteries? Akira Yoshino, M Stanley Whittingham and John B Good enough
62.Who won Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology? Michel Mayor, Didier Queloz and James Peebles
63.On which day World Post Day is observed across the world? 9th October Which country was ranked number one with 84.8 points in Global Competitiveness Index 20 19? Singapore
64.What is the name of NASA’s recently launched a satellite to study the ionosphere to explo re the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space? ICON
65.Who won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to secure a peace deal between Ethio pia and its neighbour Eritrea and put an end to the over 20•year•old border conflict? Abiy Ah med Ali
66.On which day International Day of the Girl Child is observed across the world? 11th October
67.Which United Nations' agency recently became the first to make transactions in cryptocu rrency? UNICEF
68.Who has been awarded with the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature? Olga Tokarczuk
69. Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature? Peter Handke
70.Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries of "how cells sense and a dapt to oxygen availability"? William G Kaelin Jr, Peter J Ratcliffe & Gregg L Semenza
71.On which day World Teachers Day was observed across the world with the theme • Young Teachers: The future of the Profession? 5th October
72.Which country has announced to leave membership of OPEC due to internal financial pro blems? Ecuador
NOVEMBER 2019 ➢ Pavan Kapoor, a 1990 batch Indian Foreign Service officer took charge as the new Ambassador to UAE. Ambassador Pavan Kapoor replaced Navdeep Singh Suri. ➢ Former Parliamentarian and veteran CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta died. He was 83.
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Bangkok for a three-day visit to Thailand.
➢ Pooja Gehlot (53kg) in wrestling claimed India's second silver medal after going down to Japan's Haruna Okuno in the finals of the UWW Under-23 World Championships in Budapest. ➢ Chhath festival is being celebrated in several parts of the country with religious fervour and
gaiety.
➢ India B beat India C by 51 runs to clinch Deodhar Trophy at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.
➢ Shubman Gill became the youngest-known captain to lead a side in the finals of Deodhar Trophy. Shubman Gill, who is captaining India C in the Deodhar Trophy, broke Virat Kohli's 10-year old record as he led his side in the final of the domestic tournament.
➢ Indian Army is holding the first Army Recruitment Rally in Jammu and Kashmir after the creation of the Union Territory. The ten-day Recruitment Rally through Army Recruitment Office, Jammu, commenced at Samba and will continue till 12th of November.
➢ Film actor Rajinikanth will be honoured with the Icon of Golden Jubilee award at the Golden Jubilee edition of International Film Festival of India, to be held in Goa from November 20. ➢ Deepak Kumar secured India’s 10th Tokyo Olympic quota in shooting after winning the men’s 10m air rifle bronze medal at the 14th Asian Championships.
➢ New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute team led by Indian-origin scientist Pankaj Karande has developed a way to 3D-print living skin with blood vessels.
➢ National Cancer Awareness Day is observed in India to raise awareness about cancer, its treatment, and its symptoms.
➢ Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates 10th Asian Conference of Emergency Medicine in New Delhi. ➢ In Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis submitted his resignation letter to the Governor at Raj Bhawan. ➢ The Executive Board of the International Hockey Federation today announced that India would be hosting the Men's Hockey World Cup in 2023.
➢ Supreme Court today settled the long pending Ayodhya land dispute case. In a unanimous decision, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi ruled that the 2.77 acres of the disputed land will remain with the Central government and be handed over to a Trust for the construction of a temple. The bench also ruled that a suitable five-acre plot must be found for a mosque at a prominent place in the town.
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated integrated check post of Kartarpur Corridor at Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab.
➢ Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad is being celebrated with traditional fervour in various parts of the country today.
➢ Indian bowler Deepak Chahar recorded the best-ever bowling figures in a Twenty20 international with 6 wickets for 7 runs as India beat Bangladesh by 30 runs in Nagpur to win the series by 2-1
➢ The Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned from his post after turmoil following his disputed re-election last month.
➢ National Education Day is observed today in India to commemorate the Birth Anniversary
of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India. ➢ Gujarat government has given its approval to a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) terminal facility at Bhavnagar port. This would be the world’s first CNG port terminal. ➢ President's Rule has been imposed in Maharashtra for six months as the political stalemate continued in the State.
➢ The 550th birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru and founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev is being celebrated today as Prakash Parv.
➢ Public Service Broadcasting Day is celebrated today to commemorate the first and only visit of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, to All India Radio.
➢ The Supreme Court today held that office of Chief Justice of India is a public authority under Right to Information (RTI) Act. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi pronounced its verdict.
➢ Pravind Jugnauth sworn in as Prime Minister of Mauritius for five-year term.
➢ 65th Children's Day is celebrated today to mark Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's birth anniversary.
➢ World Diabetes Day is celebrated today. ➢ A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, dismissed petitions seeking a review of the December 14, 2018 judgment upholding the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft. ➢ The Supreme Court has referred a bunch of review petitions against its 2018 verdict lifting the ban on women's entry in a Sabarimala Temple in Kerala to a larger bench.
➢ Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be the Chief Guest at the Republic Day 2020 celebrations in India.
➢ Indian ace sprinter Dutee Chand figures in the Time magazine's list of 'Time 100 Next' - first such list brought out by the magazine.
➢ Today is National Press Day. The day, observed on 16th November every year, is symbolic of a free and responsible press.
➢ Acclaimed Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has been conferred the Italian Golden Sand Art Award, 2019 at a ceremony in Rome, becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious award for his contribution to sand art.
➢ Mumbai is the only city whose tap water meets the piped drinking water quality standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), according to a study of 21 capital cities released today.
➢ Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Sri Lankan presidential election. Rajapaksa defeated Sajith Premadasa by more than 13 lakh votes. He will be sworn in as new President of Sri Lanka
tomorrow.
➢ The 63rd National Shotgun Shooting Championship Competitions 2019 began in New
Delhi today.
➢ India has successfully conducted the first night trial of Agni-II, surface-to-surface medium range nuclear-capable missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.
➢ The Winter Session of Parliament began today.
➢ Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde took oath as the 47th Chief Justice of India. ➢ Gotabaya Gotabaya sworn in as seventh President of Sri Lanka at a ceremony in Anuradhapura.
➢ Pakistan becomes the first country to introduce WHO approved typhoid vaccine. The
Vaccine is to be used in southern Sindh province as more than 10,000 cases of Typhoid were documented since 2017.
➢ Parliament has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019, with Rajya Sabha approving it today. The Lok Sabha had passed this Bill in the last session.
➢ The nation is remembering former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 102nd birth anniversary today.
➢ The Golden Jubilee edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) began today in
Panaji, Goa. ➢ Lok Sabha passes Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
➢ Colombo Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa named his elder brother and former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new prime minister after incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his resignation from the post.
➢ Microsoft's India-born Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella has occupied the top spot in Fortune's Businessperson of the Year 2019 list.
➢ Bengaluru citizens will get free WiFi services for one hour each day. The proposed scheme is estimated to cost ₹ 100 crore and will be fully funded by private internet service provider ACT.
➢ Railway coach factory in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli tested an indigenously-made humanoid robot ‘Sona 1.5’ on November 18.
➢ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella topped Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year 2019 list released by the American business magazine.
➢ Virat Kohli became the fastest to reach 5000 runs in Test cricket as captain and only the sixth overall to achieve the feat.
➢ India today made their debut in the pink-ball era at Kolkata's Eden Gardens to mark the country's first-ever day-night Test against Bangladesh.
➢ Lieutenant Shivangi become first woman pilot of Indian Navy will join Naval operations.
➢ BJP Leader Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister with NCP leader Ajit Pawar taking oath as the Deputy Chief Minister.
➢ India's Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Panwar clinching gold medals in their events in the ISSF World Cup Finals in Putian, China.
➢ World's largest uniformed youth organization, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) is celebrating its 71st Raising Day today.
➢ India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in the Day and Night Pink ball Test to win the series 2-0 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
➢ World number one Rafael Nadal has clinched sixth Davis Cup title for Spain after beating Denis Shapovalov of Canada 6-3, 7-6 (9-7) to clinch Spain’s 2-0 win against Canada.
➢ Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has resigned from his post. He submitted his resignation letter to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.
➢ The Nation is celebrating Constitution Day or Samvidhan divas, today to mark the adoption of the Indian Constitution by the Constituent Assembly on this day in 1949.
➢ India is remembering the martyrs of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its 11th anniversary today.
➢ National Milk Day is observed today in India to commemorate the birthday of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the father of India’s White Revolution.
➢ ISRO(Indian Space Research Organisation) has successfully launched India’s latest earth observation satellite Cartosat-3 this morning. The workhorse rocket PSLV in its C-47 version carried it along with 13 other customer payloads into the intended polar sun-
synchronous orbit. The Cartosat-3 is a high resolution imaging satellite that will be used for addressing uses for largescale urban planning, infrastructure development, coastal land use, land cover among others.
➢ The Lok Sabha today passed the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019. The Bill seeks to prohibit the production, trade, transport, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes.
➢ Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath to Thackeray at Shivaji Park, Dadar in Central Mumbai.
➢ Lok Sabha today passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Bill, 2019.
➢ Indian archers Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat won the gold and silver medals in the women's individual recurve event of the 21st Asian Championships in Bangkok today.
➢ 47th All India Police Science Congress, AIPSC started from today in Uttar Pradesh''s capital Lucknow.
➢ Former Maldives president Abdulla Yameen was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison for money laundering.
➢ India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to 4.5 per cent in the second quarter (July-September) of the year 2019-20. ➢ Eminent Malayalam poet Akkitham has been chosen for the 55th Jnanpith Award.
December 2019
National News 1. Taxation Laws Bill, 2019, will amend the Income Tax Act 1961 and the Finance (No 2) Act 2019.
2. India’s first maritime museum coming up at Lothal in Gujarat
3. Vice President launches 'Bharatiya Poshan Anthem'
4. Mumbai Central gets first 'Eat Right Station' certification from FSSAI
5. Global Climate Risk Index 2020: India fifth most affected country in 2018
6. Cabinet clears Citizenship Amendment Bill, Govt gears up for crucial Parliament test
7. WEF Gender Gap Index: India slips to 112th rank, in bottom 5 on health, economic fronts.
8. Haryana Police became the first to introduce ‘Trakea’ software in FSL
9. Odisha Govt launches "MadhuApp" for school children
10. Govt of India to launch ‘Digital Radio’ by 2024.
11. Avantee mega Food Park inaugurated in MP’s Dewas
12. Cabinet approves Personal Data Protection Bill 2019
13. India Water Impact Summit-2019 to be held from 5th-7th December in New Delhi.
14. MHA sanctions Rs 100 cr to set up women help desks in police stations.
15. Piyush Goyal inaugurates third edition of National Public Procurement Conclave
16. Uttar Pradesh to set up 218 fast track courts
17. Lahore-Wagah shuttle train service resumed after 22 years.
18. Digital Exhibition on history of Constitution of India being held in New Delhi.
19 . Rajya Sabha passed the bill to extend the reservation for SC, ST by 10 more years. 20 . Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu inaugurated 72-metre all weather bridge in Rajouri in J&K.
21. Afghanistan becomes the 1st nation to recognize Indian Pharmacopoeia.
22. Lok Sabha passed the 2019 International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill.
23. Andhra cabinet approves Disha Act providing for harsher punishments for crimes against women.
24. Lok Sabha passes Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019.
25. 7th Economic Census: India’s 1st digital census launched in New Delhi. 26. Amit Shah lays foundation stone of Bharat Vandana Park at New Delhi.
27. MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari launches sale of ‘Khadi Rumal’.
28. Music festival ‘Tansen Samaroh’ begins in Gwalior.
29 . Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated the first Janta clinic at Valmiki Basti in Malviya Nagar.
30. Centre to set up the first-ever Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tripura.
31. Jalsathi: Odisha Govt. launches programme to ensure supply of safe drinking water.
. 32. Railways Ministry signs MoU with University of Birmingham for establishing Centre of Excellence.
33. Chennai Corporation launches India’s first waste exchange platform.
34. EChO Network launched to catalyze cross-disciplinary leadership in India.
35. Assam Cabinet nod to make Assamese the state language.
36 . Nityanand Rai inaugurates DNA Analysis Centre at CFSL Chandigarh.
37. Cabinet approves creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff in the rank of four star General
38 . . PM Modi launches Atal Bhujal Yojana, names Rohtang tunnel after former Prime Minister.
39 . Telangana’s Kamareddy district awarded by UNICEF for effective implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission 2019.
International News & Foreign Affairs
1. Saudi Arabia recently became the first Arab Nation to assume the G20 Presidency.
2. Hornbill Festival begins in Nagaland
3. Hollywood actor Joaquin Phoenix named 2019 PETA Person of the Year
4. Finland's PM resigns after losing trust of coalition partner
5. British PM Boris Jhonson re-elected as Prime Minister of UK.
6. President Trump will be the third president in U.S. history to be impeached.
7. Donald Trump officially launches US Space Force.
8. Malta PM Joseph Muscat to resign amid journalist murder probe protests
9. India 5th worst country in terms of invasive use of biometric data.
10. Uttarakhand: Swedish royal couple inaugurate Sarai Sewage Treatment Plant.
11. NATO Summit 2019 held in Watford, United Kingdom.
12. India’s forex reserves cross $450 billion for the first time.
13. Zozibini Tunzi was crowned as the 2019 Miss Universe
14. Saudi Arabia ends gender segregation at restaurants
15. US replaces Kuwait as India's 6th biggest oil supplier.
16. India ranks 129 in UN's human development index
17. Malaysia records first polio case in 27 years
18. WTA 2019 selects Abu Dhabi as World’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination.
19. SIPRI’s Arms Industry Database report: global arms sales up by 4.6%; India ranked 10th and US topped.
20. The youngest ever Time’s Person of the Year : Greta Thunberg, the teen climate activist
21. World’s First fully electric commercial Seaplane takes test flight in Canada
22. Cabinet approves Social Security Agreement between India and Brazil.
23. Bougainville: World’s newest nation after voted for independence from Papua New Guinea.
24. Poland out of EU’s Climate Neutrality 2050 plan.
25. UNESCO removes ‘racist’ Belgian carnival from heritage list.
26. International Hockey Federation unveiled a new world ranking system for 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
27. Maldives signs contract with joint venture of Indian companies for development of Addu.
28. World Design Organization to launch World Design Protopolis in Bengaluru.
29. India to host the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) in 2020, in New Delhi.
30. India, Bangladesh, Nepal contributes global progress in infant birth registration: UNICEF report.
31. Russia and Ukraine Sign Preliminary Gas Transit Deal.
32. Eight West African countries rename common currency to Eco.
33. Archaeologist R. Nagaswamy honoured at the Silver Jubilee International Conference of Art in Dhaka.
34. India-Brazil MoU on Bio energy Cooperation gets Cabinet approval.
35. Russia ‘only country in world’ with hypersonic weapons: Prez Putin.
36. Typhoon Phanfone pummelled the central Philippines.
37. UN gives green light to draft treaty to combat cybercrime.
New Appointments and Person in News
1. Miss Jamaica crowned Miss World 2019.
2. Vice Chief Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane set to become next Chief of the Indian Army.
3. Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi resigns 4. Sanjiv Kapoor stepped down as the Chief Commercial Officer of Vistara.
5. Pritivirajsing Roopun appointed as new President of Mauritius by the Parliament
6. Hari Mohan took charge as the chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
7. Sundar Pichai promoted as Alphabet Inc. CEO
8. Nirmala Sitharaman ranked 34th & Merkel topped the 16th Forbes powerful women list 2019.
9. Salman Khan appointed as brand ambassador of Pepsi
10. Kiren Rijiju announces Ripu Daman Bevli as Plogging Ambassador of India.
11. Justice Gulzar Ahmed sworn-in as 27th Pak Chief Justice.
12. K Vijay Kumar appointed senior security advisor in MHA
13. National Stock Exchange appoints Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as its new Chairman 14. At 34, Finland's Sanna Marin Set To Become World's Youngest Sitting Prime Minister
15. V Viswanathan appointed as Additional Director of Dhanlaxmi Bank.
16. IPS Officer Atul Karwal appointed Director of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad.
17. Suniel Shetty signed as anti-doping brand ambassador of NADA
18. Vikas Swarup appointed as the Secretary West in Ministry of External Affairs.
19. Spain’s football league LaLiga names cricketer Rohit Sharma as its brand ambassador in India.
20. TV Somanathan appointed as Expenditure Secretary in the Finance Ministry.
21. Ankur Garg appointed as Chief Commercial Officer of AirAsia India.
22. Sridhar Patra appointed new CMD of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)
23. Sethuraman Panchanathan to be appointed as the National Science Foundation Director.
24. Manuel Marrero Cruz appointed as Cuba’s first PM in more than 40 years.
25. Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani adds $18 billion to his fortune in 2019.
26. Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed as Foreign Secretary.
27. Monisha Ghosh named 1st woman CTO at FCC in US.
28. Dr Sangita Reddy appointed as the President of FICCI for 2019-20 after succeeding Sandip Somany.
29. Ravi Mohan appointed as the new chairman of ESAF SFB.
30. Niranjan Hiranandani takes over as Assocham President.
31. Hemant Soren to be sworn in as Jharkhand CM on 29th December.
32. Ratan Tata, Azim Premji, Gautam Adani among India's top 10 most Googled business tycoons.
Science Tech & Defence
1. Defence Ministry: 5th Edition of ARTECH to be held in New Delhi.
2. Sub-lieutenant Shivangi becomes 1st woman of Indian Navy; to fly Dornier surveillance aircraft.
3. ISRO to launch second 'spy' satellite RISAT-2BR1 on December 11 to enhance India's surveillance capability
4. India test-fires surface-to-surface nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile of 350-km range off Odisha coast
5. Exercise Indra between India, Russia to be conducted from Dec 10-19
6. Chief of the Air Staff participates in Pacific Air Chiefs’ Symposium 2019
7. CSIR and BHEL join hands for commercialization of indigenous technologies.
8. Duchifat 3: Satellite built by Israeli school students to be launched by ISRO’s PSLV C48
9. UAE, US joint military exercise ‘Iron Union 12’ commences.
10. Russian navy ships arrive in India for joint exercise INDRA 2019
11. In PSLV’s 50th mission, ISRO successfully launches RISAT-2BR1
12. Apple, Amazon & Google partners for ‘Connected Home over IP’.
13. International Seminar cum Exhibition on Naval Weapon Systems ‘NAVARMS – 2019’ held in Delhi.
14. ITBP becomes first among CAPF to launch a matrimonial site for its staff.
15. DRDO successfully test-fired the Upgraded version of Pinaka rocket.
16. India became the world’s 3rd largest publisher of science and engineering articles.
17. The Chief of Naval Forces Admiral Karabir Singh is to visit Sri Lanka between December 19 and December 22, 2019.
18. Anti-hijacking exercise ‘Apharan’ conducted in Kochi port.
19. ETRSS: Ethiopia’s first satellite launched from China.
20. India successfully test-fires Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system.
21. NPL scientists develop ink to stop fake passports and currency notes.
22. WHO for 1st time approved Biosimilar of “Trastuzumab” for breast cancer treatment.
23. MiG 27: Indian Air Force bids farewell to 'Hero' of Kargil conflict.
24. China, Russia and Iran to hold naval drills in the Gulf of Oman.
25. Russia deploys its first Avangard Hypersonic missile system.
Sports
1. GS Lakshmi has become the first woman match referee to oversee a Men ODI
2. Russia banned for four years including 2020 Olympics and 2022 World Cup
3. Wasim Jaffer, form Maharashtra becomes the first Indian Cricketer to play 150 Ranji Matches.
4. FICCI India selects Hockey player Rani rampal & shooter Saurabh chaudhary as ‘Sportsperson of the year 2019’.
5. Pakistan’s Abid Ali becomes 1st batsman to score hundreds on both Test and ODI debuts.
6. Tahiti to host surfing events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
7. Belgium crowned FIFA Team of the Year.
8. ICC continues its partnership with UNICEF for Women’s World T20.
9. Pat Cummins becomes most expensive overseas IPL player.
10. MS Dhoni named captain of CA’s ODI team of the decade.
Books And Authors
1. ‘The Vault of Vishnu’, by author Ashwin Sanghi, to release in January 2020
2. Abanindranath Tagore’s Book ‘Nalak’, translated to English by Urbi Bhaduri.
3. Urdu author Manto’s Shikari Auratein translated to English by Saba Mahmood Bashir.
4. Amitabha Bagchi’s Novel 'Half The Night Is Gone' Wins DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019.
5. Viswanathan Anand launched his autobiography titled “Mind Master”.
6. Braille Edition of Exam Warriors: Book written by PM Modi released.
7. S Gurumurthy releases book titled Politics of Opportunism in New Delhi.
Awards
1. New Zealand win Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket award for 2019
2. VP Naidu presents Uttar Pradesh with National Award for Excellence for rehabilitation of persons with disabilities
3. Priyanka Chopra honoured with UNICEF's Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award
4. Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley conferred with ET Lifetime Achievement Award
5. Odisha State government honoured with the 2019 World Habitat Award.
6. Gurgaon-based startup wins ‘Space Oscar’ award.
7. Deepika Padukone honoured with Crystal Award 2020 for Raising Mental Health Awareness.
8. Gujarat-became the seventh state police force police to be honoured with the Presidents Colours award.
9. Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf awarded death penalty.
10. CBI officer B. P. Raju wins ‘India Cyber Cop of the Year 2019’ award given by NASSCOM -DSCI.
11. Ben Stokes awarded with Sports Personality of the Year 2019 award.
12. Portugal to launch a Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize.
13. Aditya became 1st child from Kerala to receive Bharat Award for bravery.
14. Major Anoop Mishra awarded Army Design Bureau Excellence Award.