Current Affairs from 1st March 2019 to 7th March 2019
(1) Which bank has appointed Hemant Bhargava as non-executive, non-whole time chairman recently? a) IDBI Bank b) Bank of Baroda c) Corporation Bank d) United Bank of India e) Bank of India
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(2) Which of the following country has topped in the ‘Inclusive Internet Index 2019’? a) Norway b) USA c) Denmark d) Sweden e) Singapore
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(3) National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 awards was organised by the National Service Scheme (NSS) in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) under- a) Ministry of Home Affairs b) Ministry of Human Resource Development c) Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship e) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(4) Hemant Bhargava is currently the Chairman (in-charge) and Managing Director of- a) OICL b) NIACL c) UIIC d) LIC e) NICL
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(5) The Ministry of Civil Aviation organised a conclave on the theme ______where more than 200 delegates including industry leaders and regulators deliberated on issues and opportunities in the sector. a) flying for all b) udan bhar kar c) asmaan ko chhuna hai d) sky is near e) fly very high
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(6) National Science Day is celebrated across India on- a) 27th February b) 04th March c) 01st March d) 24th February e) 28th February
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(7) In which city, the 16th edition of BioAsia 2019 Asia’s largest biotechnology and life- sciences forum was conducted recently? a) Bengaluru b) New Delhi c) Hyderabad d) Mumbai e) Kolkata
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(8) In which of the following city, the Aviation Conclave 2019 was held recently? a) Bengaluru b) New Delhi c) Hyderabad d) Mumbai e) Kolkata
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(9) What is the theme of National Science Day 2019? a) Science is nodal agency to support catalyze and coordinate celebration b) Raman Effect is a phenomenon in spectroscopy c) Science for people and people for science d) Researched on many topics of the Physics e) None of the given options is true
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(10) What is the theme of the 16th edition of BioAsia 2019 conference? a) Life Sciences 4.0 – Disrupt the Disruption b) Life Sciences 4.0: transforming health care in India c) Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) d) Industry 4.0 on the healthcare ecosystem in India e) None of the given options is true
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(11) Who is the only Asian among the top 10 richest billionaire list compiled by Hurun Research? a) Ma Huateng b) Daniel Zhang c) Jack Ma d) Ratan Tata e) Mukesh Ambani
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(12) The Central Zone Power Distribution Company (CZPDC), Bhopal and West Zone Power Distribution Company (WZPDC), Indore were conferred with the ______under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana at the National Conference of Energy Ministers by the Union Minister of State for Energy, R.K. Singh. a) Udan Award b) Saubhagya Award c) Ujjawala Award d) Roshani Award e) None of the given options is true
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(13) Union minister Prakash Javadekar has launched ______for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates recently. a) SRISHTI b) SAUBHAGYA c) SANDESHA d) SHREYAS e) SAMPARK
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(14) Who is the topped billionaire list compiled by Hurun Global Rich List 2019? a) Priscilla Chan
b) Zack Ma c) Mark Zuckerberg d) Bill Gates e) Jeff Bezos
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(15) The Central Zone Power Distribution Company (CZPDC), Bhopal and West Zone Power Distribution Company (WZPDC), Indore were conferred with the “Saubhagya Award” under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana. The award includes a cash prize of Rs ______crore each. a) Rs 50 crore b) Rs 500 crore c) Rs 1000 crore d) Rs 100 crore e) Rs 200 crore
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(16) Union minister Prakash Javadekar has launched SHREYAS scheme recently. What is the full form of SHREYAS? a) Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Service b) Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Security c) Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills d) Security for Higher Education Youth in Agency and Skills e) Scheme for Higher Education Yoga in Assembly and Skills
ANSWER:- Option (C) (17) Which state has inaugurated a web portal, ‘Banglar Shiksha’, which is set to provide real-time data on state-run and aided schools? a) Odisha b) West Bengal c) Jharkhand d) Bihar e) Sikkim
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(18) Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has inaugurated the ‘Titanwala Museum’ that showcases the hand block printing of the Chhipa community in- a) Rajasthan b) Uttar Pradesh c) Haryana d) Gujarat e) Madhya Pradesh
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(19) West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has inaugurated a web portal known as ‘Banglar Shiksha’. What is the address of this portal? a) banglarshiksha.org b) banglarshiksha.gov.com c) wb.banglarshiksha.com d) banglarshiksha.gov.in e) banglarshiksha.in
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(20) Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have signed a BSA recently. What is the full form of BSA? a) Bilateral Swap Arrangement b) Bilateral Swap Agreement c) Bilateral Security Arrangement d) Bilateral Service Arrangement e) Balance Swap Arrangement
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(21) Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the ______that showcases the hand block printing of the Chhipa community in Rajasthan. a) City Palace Museum b) Anokhi Museum c) Mehrangarh Fort Museum d) Albert Hall Museum e) Titanwala Museum
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(22) Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have signed a BSA recently. The BSA provides for India to access ______billion US dollars whereas the earlier BSA had provided for 50 billion dollars. a) 150 billion US dollars b) 60 billion US dollars c) 100 billion US dollars d) 75 billion US dollars e) 10 billion US dollars
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(23) NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and ______signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to collectively drive the charter of developing creative skills and spreading digital literacy across all Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) in India.
a) Facebook b) Adobe c) Google d) Yahoo e) TCS
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(24) Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram has launched the ambitious scheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. What is the name of this scheme? a) Check Van b) Paani Bachao c) Save Forest d) Jan Samuh e) Van Dhan
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(25) Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel has inaugurated the International Digital Health Symposium and an exhibition on Digital Health as a part of the Symposium in- a) Jaipur b) Chennai c) Mumbai d) New Delhi e) Hyderabad
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(26) India and ______signed a pact for the exchange of Information and Assistance in Collection with respect to taxes in order to curb tax evasion and tax avoidance in New Delhi recently. a) Japan b) South Korea c) Brunei d) France e) Indonesia
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(27) Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has announced a new railway zone for Andhra Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway and it will be headquartered in- a) Amaravati b) Visakhapatnam c) Tirupati
d) Vijayawada e) Guntur
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(28) Which bank has secured the top spot among all public sector banks in the implementation of ‘Reforms agenda’ according to BCG-IBA Report– EASE Reforms for Public Sector Banks? a) Punjab National Bank b) Bank of Baroda c) State Bank of India d) United Bank of India e) Bank of India
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(29) Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has announced a new railway zone for Andhra Pradesh. It will be the ______zone in the country. a) 21st b) 16th c) 18th d) 15th e) 17th
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(30) The EASE report has shown significant enhancement in PSB performance on the back of Government’s 4R’s strategy- recognition, recovery, recapitalisation and reforms. What is the full form of EASE? a) Enhanced Access and Service Excellence b) Enhanced Access and Service Energy c) Enhanced Access and Security Excellence d) Enhanced Access and Scheme Excellence e) Enhanced Agency and Service Excellence
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(31) IRCTC has launched its own digital payment aggregator called ______. a) iSecure b) iMoney c) iPaid d) iTransfer e) iPay
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(32) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conferred the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology for the year 2016, 2017 and 2018 in New Delhi. There were ______prize winners. a) 30 b) 34 c) 38 d) 27 e) 21
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(33) Signalchip has unveiled semiconductor chips for 4G, LTE and 5G modems. Signalchip based in- a) Thiruvananthapuram b) Mumbai c) Hyderabad d) Bengaluru e) Chennai
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(34) In which city, Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)” was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment. Who is the present Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment? a) Birender Singh b) Anant Geete c) Thaawarchand Gehlot d) DV Sadananda Gowda e) Ashok Gajapathi Raju
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(35) Who has become the first batsman ever to smash 500 or more sixes in international cricket recently? a) Chris Gayle b) Virat Kohli c) Glenn Maxwell d) MS Dhoni e) Jos Buttler
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(36) The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is the most coveted national recognition bestowed upon young scientists and engineers to honour their research and developmental work in India. It was first instituted in-
a) 1952 b) 1961 c) 1949 d) 1957 e) 1969
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(37) Who was the only Indian boxer to notch up the gold medal, in the Makran Cup in Chabahar, Iran? a) Manish Kaushik b) Deepak Singh c) Lalitha Prasad d) Duryodhan Singh Negi e) Satish Kumar
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(38) The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for setting up of a Centre for Disability Sports in- a) Ahmedabad b) Chandigarh c) Patna d) Varanasi e) Gwalior
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(39) According to Moody’s, Indian economy is expected to grow at ______percent in the calendar year 2019 and 2020. a) 7.1% b) 7.5% c) 7.3% d) 7.4% e) 7.2%
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(40) Who has addressed the plenary session of the foreign ministers’ meet of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation states in Abu Dhabi recently? a) Piyush Goyal b) Arun Jaitley c) Narendra Modi d) Rajnath Singh e) Sushma Swaraj
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(41) A book titled, ‘Mann Ki Baat- A Social Revolution on Radio’ was released by- a) Arun Jaitley b) Ram Nath Kovind c) Narendra Modi d) Rajnath Singh e) Sushma Swaraj
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(42) Who has appointed as non-executive chairman of Bank of Baroda recently? a) Hemant Bhargava b) Ajay Singh c) DK Jain d) Hasmukh Adhia e) AN Jha
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(43) The Centre and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a ______million dollar loan agreement to operationalize two lines of the Mumbai Metro Rail System. a) 150 million dollar b) 926 million dollar c) 329 million dollar d) 100 million dollar e) 765 million dollar
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(44) The Reserve Bank of India has constituted an eight-member task force on offshore rupee markets, to look into issues related to the markets and recommend appropriate policy measures to ensure the stability of the external value of the rupee. Who will be the head of this task force? a) HR Khan b) PK Sinha c) Anoop Satpathy d) Vivek Pandit e) Usha Thorat
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(45) The ______has created a Guinness World Record for ‘longest single line bicycle parade (moving)’ at the Yamuna Expressway, Noida.
a) SSB b) BSF c) CISF d) Indian Air Force e) CRPF
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(46) Which of the following country has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians? a) Japan b) Russia c) Canada d) USA e) France
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(47) Who has claimed the 100th ATP title of his career after beating 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships? a) Novak Djokovic b) Roger Federer c) Andy Murray d) Rafael Nadal e) Stan Wawrinka
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(48) Which country has signed a deal with a Russian firm to manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203 rifles recently? a) India b) Japan c) Pakistan d) China e) Sri Lanka
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(49) Zhores Alferov has passed away recently. He was a ______physicist. a) Russian b) American c) Canadian d) Indian e) Australian
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(50) Former Finance Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha has joined as a member of the 15th Finance Commission. Jha has been posted in place of- a) Hasmukh Adhia b) Shaktikanta Das c) Raghuram Rajan d) SS Mundra e) Urjit Patel
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(51) Who has launched a comprehensive scheme for the development of knitting and knitwear sector under PowerTex India in New Delhi? a) Narendra Modi b) Radha Mohan Singh c) Smriti Zubin Irani d) Ajay Tamta e) Piyush Goyal
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(52) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the ‘Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana’ for providing financial support to the Integrated Bioethanol Projects. What is the meaning of "I" in JI-VAN? a) Initial b) Increase c) Indian d) Indhan e) Import
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(53) Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) took part in the 3-day ‘Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019’ as a part of ‘Confidence Building Measures’ between India and Bangladesh held in- a) Aizawl, Mizoram b) Gangtok, Sikkim c) Kolkata, West Bengal d) Patna, Bihar e) Agartala, Tripura
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(54) A loan agreement of USD 455 million was signed between the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Government of India for financing the ______Rural Roads Projects. a) Rajasthan b) Kerala c) West Bengal d) Andhra Pradesh e) Bihar
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(55) Which company has launched ‘bank locker protector policy’, the first stand- alone bank locker cover offered by any insurance company with a plan to protect the contents of a bank locker such as jewelry, title documents, and other valuables? a) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance b) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance c) New India Assurance d) Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited e) Bharti AXA General Insurance
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(56) Gram Samridhi Yojana, a Rs 3,000 crore scheme funded by the ______and the Government of India, is being worked upon by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries in order to strengthen the unorganised food processing sector concentrated in rural areas. a) IMF b) AIIB c) World Bank d) ADB e) NDB
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(57) Which State has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi’ scheme recently? a) Bihar b) Maharashtra c) Rajasthan d) Punjab e) Haryana
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(58) A water conservation scheme ‘Jal Amrutha’ was launched by- a) Odisha
b) Karnataka c) Madhya Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh e) Gujarat
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(59) ASSOCHAM has conferred ‘Non-Life Insurer of the Year Award 2019' to- a) Tata AIA Life Insurance b) Life Insurance Corporation of India c) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance d) Bharti AXA General Insurance e) Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(60) Legendary composer and pianist ______has passed away in New York, USA recently. a) Zhores Alferov b) Andre Previn c) Luke Perry d) Wallace Smith e) Gardon Banks
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(61) Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Pranay Kumar Verma as India’s Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of- a) Kenya b) Indonesia c) Nigeria d) Spain e) Vietnam
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(62) Which organisation has launched ‘Yuva VIgyani Karyakram’, a ‘Young Scientist Programme’ for the School Children to be studying in the 9th standard? a) ISRO b) DRDO c) BARC d) NASA e) CSIR
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(63) Name the American actor, who passed away in California at the age of 52. a) Zhores Alferov b) Andre Previn c) Luke Perry d) Wallace Smith e) Gardon Banks
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(64) Which of the following city has hosted the 46th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)? a) Baghdad, Iraq b) Doha, Qatar c) Jakarta, Indonesia d) Tehran, Iran e) Abu Dhabi, UAE
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(65) Who has been chosen by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) as the co-winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award?. a) Walchand Hirachand b) S Somanath c) P Kunhikrishnan d) Satheesh Reddy e) Kailasavadivoo Sivan
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(66) PM Narendra Modi has launched the indigenously-developed NCMC to enable people to pay multiple kinds of transport charges, including metro services and toll tax, across the country. What is the full form of NCMC? a) National Common Mobility Core b) National Common Mobility Council c) National Common Mobility Card d) National Common Management Card e) New Common Mobility Card
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(67) According to the Delta ranking report released by NITI Aayog, Hailakandi has become the top aspirational district among the 112 aspirational districts of the country. Hailakandi is one of the districts of- a) Kerala b) Assam c) Bihar
d) Jharkhand e) Odisha
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(68) ______has received the award as one of the 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies. The award has been given by Ethisphere Institute, USA. a) Tata Steel Limited b) SAIL c) Infosys Limited d) Reliance Industries e) ONGC
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(69) Who has been appointed as the chairman of the newly constituted National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)? a) Sudha Yadav b) Bhagwan Lal Sahni c) Kaushalendra Singh Patel d) Achary Talloju e) Ajay Singh
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(70) World Wildlife Day is observed on ______every year to spread awareness about wildlife. a) 05th March b) 22nd March c) 28th February d) 08th March e) 03rd March
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(71) Which Bank has been awarded the Best Bank Award by the Tamil Nadu government for successfully meeting the needs of women’s self-help groups (SHGs) recently? a) Indian Bank b) Corporation Bank c) Indian Overseas Bank d) Vijaya Bank e) Canara Bank
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(72) Which state has announced ‘Notun Disha’ (New Direction) for assessing the academic level of students in classes III-VIII and then improving their current level? a) Meghalaya b) Sikkim c) Tripura d) Assam e) Odisha
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(73) What is the theme of World Wildlife Day 2019? a) Raise awareness about the extraordinary diversity of marine life b) Celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild fauna and flora c) Spread awareness about wildlife d) Life below water: for people and planet e) None of the given options is true
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(74) Under the TMA scheme, the government would reimburse a certain portion of freight charges and provide assistance for marketing of agricultural produce. What is full form of TMA? a) Transport and Marketing Association b) Transport and Marketing Assistance c) Transport and Marketing Assembly d) Transport and Management Assistance e) Treaty and Marketing Assistance
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(75) How many Nobel prize in literature will be awarded this year, to make up for the lack of one in 2018 while the scandal-plagued Swedish Academy attempted to get its house in order? a) five b) four c) three d) two e) one
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(76) The ______edition of the bilateral joint exercise between India and Oman, Al Nagah 2019 will begin from 12th of this month (March) at Jabel Al Akhdar Mountains in Oman. a) seventh
b) fifteen c) third d) two e) tenth
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(77) Which of the following country has expressed concern that the country will face a graver and more complicated environment to development, amid an ongoing trade war with the US and continued economic slowdown recently? a) Japan b) India c) North Korea d) Russia e) China
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(78) The Government of India, the State Government of Chhattisgarh and the World Bank signed a ______Loan Agreement to support the State’s Reforms in Expenditure Management. a) USD 25.2 Million b) USD 10.3 Million c) USD 50.7 Million d) USD 43.1 Million e) USD 125.5 Million
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(79) Women officers can now get permanent commissions in ______branches of the Indian Army. a) 05 b) 65 c) 10 d) 35 e) 20
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(80) Who was named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine, thanks to the booming cosmetics company she founded three years ago? a) Kylie Jenne b) Mark Zuckerberg c) Dustin Moskovitz d) Garrett Camp e) Joe Gebbia
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(81) Which company has recently bagged the International Sustainability Award – ‘Green Era Award for Sustainability’ in Lisbon, Portugal? a) Hero MotoCorp b) Ashok Leyland c) Eicher Motors d) Hindustan Motors Limited e) TVS Motor Company
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(82) Union Minister Mahesh Sharma has inaugurated ‘Azadi Ke Diwane’ museum, dedicated to the unsung heroes of the country’s freedom struggle at- a) India Gate b) Red Fort c) Lotus Temple d) President House e) Parliament
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(83) The ______will provide a $250-million loan for the National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) to help women in rural households develop viable enterprises for farm and non-farm products in India. a) NDB b) ADB c) IMF d) World Bank e) AIIB
ANSWER:- Option (D) (84) President Ram Nath Kovind has presented Swachh Survekshan-2019 Awards in New Delhi recently. Which city has bagged award for the cleanest city for third straight year in Swachh Survekshan? a) Jaipur b) Darbhanga c) Ahmedabad d) Varanasi e) Indore
ANSWER:- Option (E)
(85) Which of the following Bank and Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd has launched their merchant-acquiring joint venture to facilitate expansion of the digital payments landscape in India via its digital payments platform recently? a) Union Bank of India b) Bank of Baroda c) Punjab National Bank d) State Bank of India e) Corporation Bank
ANSWER:- Option (D)
(86) President Ram Nath Kovind has presented Swachh Survekshan-2019 Awards in New Delhi recently. Which Municipal Council area gets cleanest small city award? a) Bengaluru Municipal Corporation b) Patna Municipal Corporation c) New Delhi Municipal Council d) Mumbai Municipal Council e) Kolkata Municipal Council
ANSWER:- Option (C)
(87) Which company has presented SWAGAT– the Automatic Fare Collection Gating System recently? a) Defence Research and Development Organisation b) Bharat Electronics Limited c) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited d) Electronics Corporation of India Limited e) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
ANSWER:- Option (B)
(88) China has slashed its GDP target to ______to 6.50 percent this year. a) 6.00 percent b) 6.25 percent c) 6.10 percent d) 5.75 percent e) 5.50 percent
ANSWER:- Option (A)
(89) The National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 awards were given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Who has won the 1st position of national level competition? a) Mamta Kumari from Bihar b) Swati Maliwal from Punjab c) Aditi Rama Rao from Telangana d) Anjanakshi MS from Karnataka e) Shweta Umre from Maharashtra
ANSWER:- Option (E)
Current Affairs from 1st March 2019 to 7th March 2019
1. Currently, Who is the minister of, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship ? a) Menka Gandhi b) Dharmendra padhan c) Smriti Irani d) Dr. Harshvardhan e) Hardeep Puri
ANSWER:- Option (B)
2. Which Ministry has launched ‘e-Dharti App’? a) Ministry of Women and Child Development b) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry. c) Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ministry d) Ministry of Science & Technology e) None of the these
ANSWER:- Option (C)
3. Who is currently, The Housing and Urban Affairs Minister of India? a) Menka Gandhi b) Dharmendra padhan c) Smriti Irani d) Dr. Harshvardhan e) Hardeep Puri
ANSWER:- Option (E)
4. Who is appointed new Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia ? a) Srikant Das
b) Ausaf Sayeed c) Padma Lakshmi d) Kummanam Rajashekharan e) None of these
ANSWER:- Option (B)
5. Who is the newest Goodwill Ambassador appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). a) Srikant Das b) Ausaf Sayeed c) Padma Lakshmi d) Kummanam Rajashekharan e) Rajeev Soori
ANSWER:- Option(C)
6. Kummanam Rajasekharan resigned as a governor of which of the following state? a) Uttarakhand b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Mizoram d) Assam e) Goa
ANSWER:- Option(C)
7. ‘International Women's Day’ observed recently on which of the following date ? a) 1 March b) 8 March c) 18 March d) 24 March e) 18 April
ANSWER:- Option(B)
8. What was the theme for ‘International Women's Day 2019’ campaign ? a) Balance for Better b) Think Equal, Build Smart c) Strive to succeed d) Let’s move ahead e) None of these
ANSWER:- Option(A)
9. Which of the following ministry has launched ‘POSHAN PAKHWADA’? a) Ministry Of Agriculture
b) Ministry Of Food Processing Industries c) Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare d) Ministry Of Women & Child Development e) Ministry Of Rural Development
ANSWER:- Option(D)
10. Who has been appointed as a Chief of Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)? a) Ajit Kumar Mohanty b) Ajay Alok Verma c) Amit Khare d) Kummanam Rajasekharan e) None of these
Answer:- Option (A)
11. Who is the current ‘Information & Broadcasting Secretary of India’? a) Ajit Kumar Mohanty b) Ajay Alok Verma c) Amit Khare d) Kummanam Rajasekharan e) None of these
Answer:- Option (C)
12. Recently Cabinet approved investment for Kiru Hydro-electric project, the project is situated in which of the following state? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Uttarakhand c) Assam d) Tripura e) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer:- Option (E)
13. In which of the following city Metro has been started most recently? a) Nagpur b) Jaipur c) Pune d) Patna e) Chandigarh
Answer:- Option (A)
14. Which of the following is the highest civilian award for women in India? a) Nari Seva Puraskar
b) Nari Veerta Puraskar c) Nari Shakti Puraskar d) Nari Samman Puraskar e) None Of These
Answer:- Option (C)
15. How much amount is World Bank providing for National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) to boost rural income across 13 states of India? a) 200 Million USD b) 250 Million USD c) 150 Million USD d) 100 Million USD e) 300 Million USD
Answer:- Option (B)
16. The government of India recently launched a new denomination coin of Rs. 20, what type of shape this coin have? a) 12- edged polygon b) 12-edged rectangle c) 8- edged polygon d) 10- edged Rectangle e) None of these
Answer:- Option (A)
17. National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped Rs. 500 crore on which of the following automobile company for damaging the environment using “Cheat Device” in its diesel cars in India? a) Maruti Suzuki b) Tata Motors c) Volkswagen d) Nissan e) Skoda
Answer:- Option (C)
18. The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $26 Million Loan Agreement to provide additional financing for improving drainage infrastructure in which of the following state? a) Tripura b) West Bengal c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Assam e) Manipur
Answer:- Option (D)
19. Who is the current President of Asian Development Bank? a) Takehiko Nakao. b) Audrey Azoulay c) Jim Yong Kim d) Fillipo Grandi e) Christine lagarde
Answer:- Option (A)
20. Google Launched which of the following Reading Tutor App for Kids in India? a) Google Voice b) Google Play Books c) Google Now d) Google Kids e) Google Bolo
Answer:- Option (E)
21. What is the full form of “ISSA”? a) International Social Security Association b) International Special Security Authority c) International Security Social Association Indian State Statistical Association d) International Standard Stability Association Answer:- Option (A) 22. The “Marayoor Jaggery”, the traditional and handmade product received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Central Government, this is the product of which state ? a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamilnadu d) Karnataka e) Telangana
Answer:- Option(A)
23. Who has been appointed as the Finance Secretary of India under Finance Ministry? a) Srikant Das b) Ausaf Sayeed c) Shubhash Chandra Garg d) Padma Lakshmi e) Kummanam Rajashekharan
Answer:- Option (C)
24. Which of the following is appointed as Chief Scientist at World Health Organization (WHO)? a) Soumya Swaminathan b) Noel Hinners c) Allen Stofan d) suzsanna Jakab e) Michael Ryan
Answer:- Option (A)
25. United Bank signs a Bancassurance Deal with which of the following company ? a) Aviva Life Insurance b) DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance c) Exide Life Insurance d) HDFC Life Insurance e) Kotak Life Insurance
Answer:- Option (D)
26. “ISRO” and its counterpart “CNES” sealed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system in the country in May2019. CNES is space agency of which of the following country? a) French b) Russia c) Israel d) Canada e) Brussels
Answer:- Option (A)
27. India-Japan Space Dialogue was held in which of the following city? a) Dehradun b) Jaipur
c) Ahmedabad d) Mumbai e) New Delhi Answer:- Option (E)
28. The third edition of the bilateral joint exercise between India Army and Oman Army will begin from 12th March, What is the name of this joint Exercise? a) Khanjar b) Mitra - Shakti c) Kurukshetra d) Al Nagah e) Surya Kiran
Answer:- Option (D)
29. India’s first Oil Museum will come in which state? a) Gurjrat b) Haryana c) Punjab d) Assam e) Himachal Pradesh
Answer:- Option (D)
30. Who is The Chief Election Commissioner of India ? a) Om Prakash Rawat b) Sunil Arora c) Sukumar Sen d) Navin Chawla e) B.S Mubarak
Answer:- Option (B)
31. Election Commission Of India announced the dates of Lok Sabha Elections 2019, In how many phases these elections are going to be held? a) 9 Phases b) 5 Phases c) 7 Phases d) 11 Phases e) None Of These
Answer:- Option (C)
32. The General Lok Sabha Election 2019 Starting from 11 April 2019, this election is for which number of Lok Sabha?
a) 11th b) 13th c) 15th d) 16th e) 17th
Answer:- Option (E)
33. Recently, Prime Minister of India attended 50th Raising Day Celebration, this day is celebrated by which of the following? a) ITBP b) BSF c) Indian Army d) CISF e) SSB
Answer:- Option (D)
34. Which of the following state has launched free milk scheme for Anganwadi children under Mukhyamantri Aanchal Amrit Yojna ? a) Uttarakhand b) Himachal Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Haryana e) Delhi
Answer:- Option (A)
35. Scheme “Yuvashri Arpan” for employment of youth has introduced by which of the following state? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Telangana c) West Bengal d) Karnataka e) Tripura
Answer:- Option (C)
36. Which of the following insurance company has been awarded with GOLDEN PEACOCK INNOVATIVE PRODUCT AWARD for introducing OLA RIDE Insurance ? a) Reliance General Insurance b) ACKO General Insurance c) HDFC ERGO d) BHARTI AXA e) Bajaj Allianz
Answer:- Option (B)
37. Who is the New Prime Minister of Palestine ? a) Benjamin Netanyahu b) Mohd. Shtayyeh c) Mahmoud Abbas d) Mahmoud Ali e) Fareed Rehman
Answer:- Option (C)
38. Korea Exim Bank has extended Rs 4100 Crore Loan for Metro Rail Project in which of the following city? a) Jaipur b) Ahmedabad c) Visakhapatnam d) Lucknow e) Patna
Answer:- Option (C)
39. Who won the Gold Medal for India at the 38th GeeBee Boxing (56kg)Tournament held in Helsinki, Finland ? a) Naveen Kumar b) Shiva Thapa c) Anand Shrivastava d) Kavinder Singh Bisht e) Sumit Sangwan
Answer:- Option (D)
40. How many medals clinched by India in GeeBee Boxing (56kg)Tournament held in Helsinki, Finland ? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5
Answer:- Option (E)
41. Which of the following become india’s 61st Grandmaster ?(Highest Title for Chess Player) a) B. Adhiban b) P. Iniyan
c) Jacob Aagaard d) Ahmed Adly e) None of these
Answer:- Option (B)
42. Who is chairing a panel of 3 mediators in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case ? a) Ranjan Gogoi b) Kalifullah c) Ravishankar d) Sanjay Kishan Koul e) N.V Ramana
Answer:- Option (B)
43. What is the full form of IBBI?
a) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board Of India b) Institute of Bankruptcy Board Of India c) Institute of Banking Business Industry d) Indian Banking Board Institute e) None of these
Answer:- Option (B)
44. Which ministry will be organizing the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnerships? a) Ministry of Commerce & Industry b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs c) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs d) Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation e) Ministry of External Affairs
Answer:- Option (A)
45. Which state government has issued an ordinance increasing reservation quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 27% from the current 14%. a) Andhra Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Arunachal Pradesh e) Goa
Answer:- Option (C)
46. Who is currently the governor of Madhya Pradesh? a) Kiran Bedi b) Ram Naik c) Kalyan Singh d) Anandiben Patel e) V.P Singh Badnore
Answer:- Option (D)
47. An 116-year old woman honoured as world’s oldest person alive By Guinness World Records, The woman belongs to which of the following country? a) South Africa b) China c) Japan d) Nepal e) India Answer:- Option (C)
48. Which of the following country grabbed 1st Prize At International ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019’ In Berlin? a) Pakistan b) India c) Nepal d) Sri Lanka e) Afghanistan
Answer:- Option (B)
49. International Food & Hospitality Fair “AAHAR” held in which of the following city? a) Mumbai b) Chandigarh c) Noida d) New Delhi e) Gurugram
Answer:- Option (D)
50. Recently, Prime minister of India & Prime minister of ______jointly unveiled e- plaques for development project through video conferencing. England Australia South Africa Bangladesh Pakistan
Answer:- Option (D)
51. Under an agreement between India & another country, the tourists and businessmen of that country can stay in India for 90 days without a visa, name that country? a) Bangladesh b) Maldivas c) Sri-Lanka d) Nepal e) Afghanistan
Answer:- Option (B)
52. Who has been appointed as a Chancellor of Central University of Gujarat? a) BS Bawa b) S.A Bari c) Hasmukh Adhia d) Sreedharan e) S Srikant
Answer:- Option (C)
53. Who has been appointed as Principal Adviser to two mass rapid transit system to be built in Jammu & Kashmir?
a) E Sreedharan b) Hasmukh Adhia c) Anandiben patel d) Kalifullah e) None of these
Answer:- Option (A)
54. BBC generalist has won Chameli Devi Jain Award-2018 at a function in Delhi, Name of the generalist is? a) Smriti Kaur b) Sonali Goswami c) Neha Patel d) Sakshi Sharma e) Priyanka Dubey Answer:- Option (E)
55. Former french football player Zinedine Zidane has been re-appointed as a coach of Which of the following football club of Spain? a) Rayo Vallecano b) Real betis c) Athletic Bilbao d) Real Madrid e) Sevilla Answer:- Option (D)
56. Which the following person bagged the bronze medal in Laser Asian Sailing Championship in Singapore? a) Sachin Verma b) Upamanyu Dutta c) Sunil Mehra d) Karandeep Singh
e) Sandeep Kumawat Answer:- Option (B)
57. The 2019 SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Women’s Championship was scheduled to be held in which of the following country? a) India b) Pakistan c) Nepal d) Bangladesh e) Maldivas Answer:- Option (C)
58. Who has been selected as Barbie role model & was presented with a one-of-a-kind doll by Barbie as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary?
a) Dipa Karmakar b) Sonal Sharma c) Deeksha Rawat d) Pooja Devi e) Dimple Singh Answer:- Option (A)
59. Recently Vice President of India visited a country named costa rica, What is the capital of this country? a) Cairo b) San Jose c) Asuncion d) Moroni e) Prague
Answer:- Option (B)
60. Who will replace Pramit Jhaveri as CEO of CITI Bank India from April 1, 2019.
a) Dr. A K Mohanty b) Ashu Khullar c) A.S Rajeev d) Sunil Mehta e) Suresh Sethi
Answer:- Option (B)
61. As per the reports by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Which country is the largest importer of weapons in the world? a) India b) USA c) Britain d) Saudi Arabia e) Russia
Answer:- Option (D)
62. As per the reports by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), What is India’s Rank in importer of weapons in the world? a) 1st b) 3rd c) 2nd d) 4th e) 6th Answer:- Option (C)
63. Who is going to be the new chairman of Axis bank? a) Sanjeev Mishra b) Sunil Mehta c) Rakesh Makhija d) Deepa Karmakar
e) Ashu Mittal
Answer:- Option (C)
64. A veteran Hindi Newsreader passed away following a prolonged illness, What was the name of this person? a) Vinod Kashyap b) Pranav Mukherjee c) Rita Faria d) Stephen Jones e) Manohar parrikar
Answer:- Option (A)
65. Lately, US Olympic Gold Medalist Kelly Catlin passed, She was related to which of the following sports? a) Gymnasium b) Cycling c) Swimming d) archery e) squash Answer:- Option (B)
66. Which of the following company has found a place in the LIMCA Book of National records & Asia Book of records for the completion of Power Substation in seven months? a) National Power Corporation Ltd. b) Megha engineering Infrastructure Ltd. c) Power Grid Corporation of India d) Srex Power India Ltd. e) New Delhi Municipal Council Answer:- Option (B)
67. As per the report released by Kantar IMRB ICUBE in march 2019,India’s Internet base has crossed______marks. a) 450 Million b) 600 Million c) 750 Million d) 500 Million e) 650 Million Answer:- Option (D)
68. Which of the following state government has introduced liquor prohibition bill, 2019? a) Meghalaya b) Bihar c) Mizoram d) Tripura e) Arunachal Pradesh Answer:- Option (C)
69. Which state has set-up the higher level committee to reform higher education? a) Uttarakhand b) Himachal Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Delhi e) Ponducherry Answer:- Option (D)
70. The 4th IoT India Congress will be held in which of the following city? a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Chennai d) Kolkata e) Bangalore
Answer:- Option (E)
71. Who has been elected as the first Chairman of the recently introduced lokayukta in Mizoram? a) Jagdish Mukhi b) Mr. C Lalsawata c) Rakesh Makhija d) Sonam Mukherji e) Rana Dutta Answer:- Option (B)
72. Which of the following bank has raised 660 Crores by issuing shares to the employee under Employee Share Purchase Scheme? a) Bank of Baroda b) HDFC bank c) ICICI bank d) Bank Of India e) Central bank of india Answer:- Option (D)
73. Erode Turmeric gets GI tag after an 8-year process, This product is related to which of the following state? a) Assam b) Orissa c) Tamilnadu d) Karnataka e) Maharashtra Answer:- Option (C)
74. Which of the following bank has become the 3rd indian company to cross 6 trillion market cap? a) HDFC bank
b) ICICI Bank c) State Bank of India d) Bank of Baroda e) Axis Bank Answer:- Option (A)
75. Who clinched the winner tag in man singles at the All England Open Badminton Championship 2019? a) Kento Momota b) CHEN Yufei c) Mohammad Ehsaan d) Hendra Setiawan e) Jiya Yifan Answer:- Option (A)
76. Who clinched the winner tag in women's singles at the All England Open Badminton Championship 2019? a) Kento Momota b) CHEN Yufei c) Mohammad Ehsaan d) Hendra Setiawan e) Jiya Yifan Answer:- Option (B)
77. US decided to settle their 6 Nuclear power plants in Which of the following country? a) Israel b) Afghanistan c) Pakistan d) India e) North Korea Answer:- Option (D)
78. The United States Special Forces Group stationed in Japan is involved in a joint exercise with India’s National Security Guard in ______. a) Mumbai b) Pune c) New Delhi d) Banglore e) Hyderabad Answer:- Option (E)
79. India Extends USD ______To Nepal for Reconstruction of Infrastructures. a) 250 Million b) 300 Million c) 150 Million d) 200 Million e) 180 Million Answer:- Option (A)
80. What is India’s rank in Reserving gold as per the report represented by World Gold Council (WGC)? a) 3rd b) 7th c) 9th d) 11th e) 17th Answer:- Option (D)
81. Which bank has recently introduced the doorstep banking service for senior citizens over 70? a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank c) State Bank of India d) Bank of India
e) Bank of baroda Answer:- Option (C)
82. Recently, World Kidney Day is observed on which of the following date? a) 8 March b) 10 March c) 12 March d) 14 March e) 10 March Answer:- Option (A)
83. Special Olympics World Games 2019 is to be held in which of the following country? a) India b) Japan c) UAE d) England e) Australia Answer:- Option (C)
84. Who has been appointed as the New Chairman of LIC? a) VK Sharma b) Hemant Bhargava c) TC Susheel Kumar d) MR Kumar e) Vipin Anand Answer:- Option (D)
85. What was the theme of World Kidney Day? a) Kidney health for everyone everywhere b) Kidney Disease and Obesity c) Obesity and kidney disease: hidden consequences of the epidemic
d) Healthy Lifestyle For Healthy Kidney e) Kidneys & Women’s Health: Include, Value, Empower Answer:- Option (A)
86. First time, RBI would conduct dollar-rupee buy/sell swap auction of how much amount of dollars? a) 7billion b) 5 Billion c) 10 billion d) 1 billion e) 4 billion Answer:- Option (B)
87. Which bank has become the first bank to link both deposit rate and lending rate to an external benchmark? a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank c) State Bank of India d) Bank of India e) Bank of baroda Answer:- Option (C)
88. Which of the following bank has introduced the creche-child day care facility in its headquarter? a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank c) State Bank of India d) Bank of India e) Bank of baroda Answer:- Option (E)
89. Charlie Whiting has died in Australia, He was the director of which of the following sports? a) Formula one b) Cricket c) Rugby d) Baseball e) Badminton Answer:- Option (A)
90.A Japanese representative “Arata Isozaki” won the Pritzker Prize 2019, He/She is related to which profession? a) Singer b) Social Worker c) Architect d) Writer e) Engineer
Answer:- Option (C)
91.Who will be the first person to get “Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar” a) Zaved Akhter b) Abhinandan Varthaman c) Sonal Roy d) BS Dhanoa e) TS Thakur
Answer:- Option (B)
92.Ancient tribal language Gondi to be taught in tribal districts of which state? a) Tamilnadu b) Kerala c) Madhya Pradesh d) Andhra Pradesh e) Karnataka
Answer:- Option (C)