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QUESTIONS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS OF SEPTEMBER 2019

1. After which Indian classical singer has a minor planet named by the International Astronomical Union? a. b. MS Subbulakshmi c. Balamuralikrishna d. Pt

2. Who of the following has been awarded the Changemaker Award 2019 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation? a. Payal Jangid b. Greta Thunberg c. Malala Yousafzai d. Rashida Jones

3. Who of the following has been honoured with a Veteran Pin by the IAAF? a. Anju Bobby George b. PT Usha c. Karnam Malleswari d. Kamaljit Sandhu

4. Shri Amitabh Bachchan has been awarded the _____ Dada Saheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Indian cinema? a. 64th b. 65th c. 66th d. 67th

5. Who of the following has been awarded the FIFA Best Player of the Year 2019 award? a. Lionel Messi b. Virgil van Dijk c. Christiano Ronaldo d. Mohamed Salah

6. Which state has declared 2020 to be the year of artificial intelligence? a. b. Assam c. Telangana d. Tamil Nadu

7. Wg Cdr Anjali Singh has become the first female military diplomat. She has been appointed as Deputy Air Attache to ____ a. b. France c. Spain d.

8. Which of the following is NOT a participant in the trilateral maritime exercise SITMEX 2019? a. b. Singapore c. Thailand d. Indonesia

9. In which of the following rivers in Andhra Pradesh did a boat carrying tourists capsize killing several people?

a. Godavari b. c. Tungabhadra d. Kaveri

10. Who of the following has been awarded the 2019-20 Award? a. Anu Mallick b. Usha Khanna c. Khayyam d. Rajesh Roshan

11. Umroi, the venue of joint military exercise Maitree 2019 is located in –

a. Sikkim b. Uttarakhand c. Meghalaya d. Tripura

12. In which of the following cities was India’s tallest Air Traffic Control tower inaugurated recently? a. Hyderabad b. New Delhi c. d.

13. Who of the following has become the first bowler to claim 100 wickets in T20 internationals? a. Lasith Malinga b. c. Shakib al Hasan d. TG Southee

14. Which of the following squadrons of the Indian Air Force has been chosen to be equipped with Rafale aircraft? a. No. 1 Squadron b. No. 4 Squadron c. No. 10 Squadron d. No. 17 Squadron

15. Which team has won the Duleep Trophy 2019-20 cricket tournament? a. India Red b. India Blue c. India Green d. India White

16. Robert Mugabe, who passed away recently was the former President of – a. Uganda b. Zimbabwe c. Zambia d. South

17. Who of the following has NOT claimed a hat-trick in test cricket? a. Jasprit Bumrah b. Harbhajan Singh c. Irfan Pathan d. Chetan Sharma

18. At which of the following bases was the Apache Attack helicopter imported from USA inducted into the IAF? a. Pathankot b. Bathinda c. Ambala d. Adampur

19. Who won the 2019 US Open men’s singles tournament? a. Roger Federer b. Rafal Nadal c. Daniil Medvedev d. Novak Djokovic

20. Which film won the Best Film at the IIFA Awards 2019? a. Andhadhun b. Padmaavat c. Raazi d. Badhaai Ho

21. Shri Bandaru Dattatreya was recently appointed the new Governor of – a. Telangana b. Uttarakhand c. Rajasthan d. Himachal Pradesh

22. Who of the following was awarded the first Gauri Lankesh National Award for Journalism? a. Ravish Kumar b. Barkha Datt c. Rajdeep Sardesai d. Karan Thapar

23. Who won the 2019 US Open Women’s singles title? a. Bianca Andreescu b. Naomi Osaka c. Ashleigh Barty d. Karolina Pliskova

24. What is amount a pension a farmer would be eligible under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana? a. Rs. 1000 b. Rs. 2000 c. Rs. 3000 d. Rs. 4000

25. Rashid Khan recently became the youngest person to be the Captain of a team in test cricket. He belongs to – a. Bangladesh b. c. Zimbabwe d. Netherlands

26. From which place in Bihar was an oil pipeline to Amlekhganj in Nepal inaugurated recently? a. Motihari b. Chhapra c. Samastipur d. Kishanganj

27. In which state was the Neermahal Jal held recently? a. West Bengal b. Madhya Pradesh c. Mizoram d. Tripura

28. At which of the following places did the Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh fly in the Tejas aircraft? a. Pune b. Jodhpur c. Bengaluru d. Gwalior

29. Who of the following has been awarded the Dr. Kalam Smriti International Excellence award? a. Sheikh Hasina b. KP Sharma Oli c. Imran Khan d. Aung San Suu Kyi

30. Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 balls in international cricket twice. Against which country was Sri Lanka playing this time? a. b. c. d. Zimbabwe

31. Ms. Agnes Kharsiingh from India was recently awarded the 2019 International Hrant Dink award for defending the rights of women and children. Ms Agnes Kharsiingh belongs to – a. Sikkim b. Ladakh c. Meghalaya d. Puducherry

32. Kaushal Dharmamer is associated with which of the following sports? a. Tennis b. Chess c. Archery d. Badminton

Answers

1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. a 6. c 7. d 8. d 9. a 10. b 11. c 12. b 13. a 14. d 15. a 16. b 17. d 18. a 19. b 20. c 21. d 22. a 23. a 24. c 25. b 26. a 27. d 28. c 29. a 30. b 31. c 32. d