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1. Which among the following Union Territories will have a common high court? a) Ladakh and Chandigarh b) Jammu & Kashmir and Daman and Diu c) Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh d) Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh 2. has announced one million dollar humanitarian aid to which nation? a) Bahamas b) Maldives c) Havana d) Cayman Islands 3. Which nation’s president announced recently that he has cancelled his secret meeting with the Taliban leaders and Afghanistan President? a) Russia b) United States c) Pakistan d) France 4. Ram Jethmalani, one of India’s most renowned and respected criminal lawyers, passed away at the age of 95 on September 8, 2019. Jethmalani had not fought in which among the following cases? a) Ajmal Kasab death penalty case b) Indira Gandhi Assassination case c) Rajiv Gandhi assassination case d) Jessica Lall case 5. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Indian Government signed USD 200 million loan agreement to upgrade rural roads in which State? a) Rajasthan b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) Bihar 6. Which city hosted the ‘ANGAN’, an international Conference on Energy Efficiency in Building Sector? a) Mumbai b) c) Gurugram d) Chandigarh 7. Which of the following personalities has been bestowed with the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award? a) Ravish Kumar b) Kiran Bedi c) Arvind Kejriwal d) Arnab Goswami 8. What is the name of the book based on the speeches of President Ramnath Kovind, whose second edition was recently released by the Vice President? a) SanskritiKeSath b) LoktantraKeSwar c) Desh Ki Pehchan d) SamajAurSanskar 9. How many times has Spain's star tennis player Rafael Nadal won the US Open title? a) 17 b) 18 c) 19 d) 20 10. What is the name of first Canadian women tennis player who recently won the US Open 2019 title? a) Bianca Andreescu b) Michael Venus c) Bethanie Mattek d) Victoria Azarenka 11. Jack Ma stepped down as the Chairman of which among the following companies? a) Huawei b) Alibaba c) Oppo d) Xiaomi 12. When will the National Animal Disease Control Programme be launched? a) September 12th b) September 15th c) September 11th d) September 13th 13. Which body has urged India to end lockdown, curfew in Jammu and Kashmir? a) UNHRC b) UNSC c) ICJ d) UN 14. PM has inaugurated South Asia’s first cross-border oil pipeline. The pipeline will connect India with which nation? a) Nepal b) Malaysia c) Bhutan d) Bangladesh 15. Union Government has set up a panel consisting of how many members to oversee bifurcation of J&K into two Union Territories? a) Three b) Five c) Two d) Four 16. Which Committee has been constituted by the Union Government to oversee the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into Union Territories? a) Sanjay Mitra Committee b) Committee c) Amit Shah Committee d) Ajay Kumar Committee 17. Which Committee has been de-recognised recently for violation of Sports Code? a) National Olympic Committee b) Paralympic Committee of India c) Empowered Steering Committee d) Physical education Committee Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web :www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] 1

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18. India’s second Multi-Modal Terminal (MMT) will soon be inaugurated by PM Modi. The Terminal is located in which city? a) Prayagraj b) Gaya c) Sahibganj d) Cuttack 19. Who took oath as the Governor of Rajasthan recently? a) Ravindra Bhatt b) Kalyan Singh c) Satyadev Narayan Arya d) Kalraj Mishra 20. When is the World Suicide Prevention Day observed every year? a) 9th September b) 10th September c) 11th September d) 12th September 21. Who was recently fired by US President Donald Trump from his post of National Security Adviser? a) John Bolton b) Mike Pompeo c) Joseph Maguire d) Gina Haspel 22. The September 11 terrorist attacks completed how many years in 2019? a) 17 b) 19 c) 20 d) 18 23. Which country has decided to extend post-study work visas for foreign students to two years? a) US b) UK c) Canada d) France 24. Which country was the honour country at the 84th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF)? a) Canada b) France c) India d) Pakistan 25. Who was appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister recently? a) Pramod Kumar Mishra b) Arun Kumar Goyal c) Ramesh Gupta d) Abhishek Menon 26. Who has been appointed as the Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi? a) Rajiv Gauba b) PK Sinha c) PulokChatterji d) NripendraMisra 27. PM Modi recently launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme from which city? a) Varanasi b) Mathura c) Kanpur d) Lucknow 28. Which state recently announced to reduce amount of traffic challans by almost 50 percent? a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) Maharashtra d) Andhra Pradesh 29. Malaria can be eradicated from the world by which year as per the latest ‘Lancet’ report? a) 2030 b) 2040 c) 2050 d) 2055 30. Which of the following NRI industrialists was nominated to the UK’s House of Lords? a) Jasjit Singh b) Rami Ranger c) Ranjeet Sekhon d) Vipin Malik 31. Water has been discovered on which potentially habitable super-Earth? a) K2-18d b) K2-18c c) K2-18a d) K2-18b 32. According to Sports Ministry sources, who is the first female sportsperson to be recommended for Padma Vibhushan? a) PV Sindhu b) Mary Kom c) VineshPhogat d) Mithali Raj 33. Which country has become the newest member of the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Development Hub? a) China b) US c) India d) Bangladesh 34. India’s tallest Air Traffic Control tower was inaugurated in which among the following airports? a) Kempegowda International Airport b) Cochin International Airport c) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport d) Indhira Gandhi International Airport 35. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the new assembly building in which state? a) Jharkhand b) Bihar c) Uttarakhand d) Telangana 36. Which of the following countries became the 79th member of the International Solar Alliance? a) Cuba b) St. Vincent and Grenadines c) St. Lucia d) Dominican Republic 37. The portable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) was successfully tested by DRDO recently in which state? a) b) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh d) Tamil Nadu 38. Joint Military Exercise MAITREE-2019 will be conducted between India and which country in Meghalaya? a) Indonesia b) Thailand c) Maldives d) Singapore

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39. Which missile was recently flight-tested by the DRDO in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh? a) NAG b) Dhanush c) Nirbhay d) MPATGM 40. Which State Government recently announced to launch an online portal to offer cows for adoption? a) Haryana b) Punjab c) Madhya Pradesh d) Tamil Nadu 41. Which country has won the ‘Best Video’ award for the Asia & Pacific Region in the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition 2019? a) Malaysia b) Sri Lanka c) Thailand d) India 42. Which country won the ‘Exceptional stories of sustainable tourism’ award at the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition 2019? a) Greece b) India c) Chile d) Tunisia 43. Which country has begun exporting bulletproof jackets to over 100 countries? a) India b) Bangladesh c) France d) Japan 44. The DDCA has unveiled a new pavilion stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla to honour which cricketer? a) Sachin Tendulkar b) Kapil Dev c) Virat Kohli d) MS Dhoni 45. Which state’s Chief Minister recently announced to implement the odd-even scheme from November 4 to 15? a) Haryana b) Uttar Pradesh c) Delhi d) Gujarat 46. How many people have been displaced globally due to natural calamities during January-June 2019 as per IDMC Report? a) Around 7 million b) Around 3 million c) Around 9 million d) Around 5 million 47. Indian Railways signed an MoU with which organisation for facilitation of green initiatives? a) Confederation of Indian Industries b) National Green Tribunal c) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change d) None of the above 48. PM Modi inaugurated India’s second Multi-Modal Terminal (MMT) in which city? a) Ranchi b) Joshimath c) Cuttack d) Sahibganj 49. Which country has terminated robot ‘Fedor’ after admitting he could not replace astronauts on spacewalks? a) USA b) Russia c) China d) Israel 50. Which state government has announced the first agricultural export policy to double the income of farmers? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Madhya Pradesh d) Andhra Pradesh

ANSWER KEYS 1 c 11 b 21 a 31 d 41 d 2 a 12 c 22 d 32 b 42 c 3 b 13 a 23 b 33 c 43 a 4 a 14 a 24 c 34 d 44 c 5 b 15 a 25 a 35 a 45 c 6 b 16 a 26 b 36 b 46 a 7 a 17 b 27 b 37 c 47 a 8 b 18 c 28 a 38 b 48 d 9 c 19 d 29 c 39 d 49 b 10 a 20 b 30 b 40 c 50 a

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