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S No Question Answer 1 Nirmala Sitharaman unveils _ lakh crore national 102 infrastructure plan 2 No extra charge on digital payments via RuPay and 1st Jan UPI from _ 2020 3 Who commences world’s largest ever vaccination India programme to control FMD? 4 When Indian Railways was founded? 1853 5 Where was 2022 Commonwealth Games scheduled? Birmingham 6 When Unified Payments Interface was introduced? 2016 7 When Huawei was founded? 1987 8 What is the estimated cost of National Infra Pipeline 102 trillion plan? 9 Who serves as Indian Olympic Association Dr. Nariner Dhruv Batra President? 10 Where Railway Protection Force headquarters was New Delhi located? 11 When RuPay card was introduced by Indian 2014 Government? 12 Which country commences world’s largest ever India vaccination programme to control FMD? 13 Who unveils 102 lakh crore national infrastructure Nirmala Sitharaman plans? 14 Which company planned to conduct super-fast Huawei speed 5G network trials in India? 15 When Railway Protection Force was founded? 27 July 1872 16 The government had recently launched central Department of Telecom Equipment Identify Register portal. It operates under which of department? 17 Dhanu Jatra is currently celebrated in which state? Odessa 18 Fausta, a female black rhino, believed to be the Near threatened world’s oldest rhino, had recently died in Tanzanian conservation area. What is the IUCN status of the black rhinos? 19 Which state is going to observe “No Vehicle Day” on Rajasthan the first day of every month in 2020? 20 Where was the event held to commemorate the Andaman and Nicobar 76th Anniversary of the First Flag Hoisting by Netaji Islands Subhas Chandra Bose? 21 Which state is going to conduct its maiden snow Uttrakhand leopard survey? 22 Which ministry is set to launch “Santusht” portal for Ministry of Labor and rapid grievance redressal for the employers and the Employment employees? 23 Who is going to head the recently constituted task Economic Affairs Secretary

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force for developing the National Infrastructure Pipeline? 24 The Dornier aircraft, which was recently inducted Light Utility aircraft into the Otters Squadron, belongs to which category? 25 Captain Vikram Batra, after whom Delhi is to rename Kargil War its Mukarba Chowk, was martyred in which war? 26 Who is appointed as Air Officer-in-Charge Vibhas Pande Maintenance? 27 China launches new Alzheimer’s drug treatment to 5,700 cost $ _ per year 28 Which country officially shares list of nuclear Pakistan installations with India? 29 Who created a new Guinness World Records for Sai Deepak most side lunges? 30 Which country launched new Alzheimer’s drug China treatment to cost $5,700 per year? 31 Who dedicated five DRDO Young Scientists Shri Narendra Modi Laboratories? 32 When Election Commission of India was formed? 25 January 1950 33 When Telecom Regulatory Authority of India of India 1997 was founded? 34 Who inaugurated National Fire Service College in Shri Amit Shah Nagpur? 35 Who is appointed as Railway Board Chairman for VK Yadav one more year? 36 What is the name of the India’s first human-crewed Gaganyaan mission to outer space? 37 Who will honor the states with Krishi Karman Shri Narendra Modi Awards for good agriculture production? 38 What is the name of the app which is launched by MANI (Mobile Aided Note RBI for visually challenged to identify the Identifier) denomination of currency notes? 39 The agreement on the prohibition of attack against India and Pakistan nuclear installations and facilities was signed in 1988 between which two countries? 40 From which Indian organization, the four personnel IAF have been selected for training in Russia for the Gaganyaan Mission, that is going to be launched in 2022? 41 Who will launch the “Earth shot Prize” to motivate Duke of Cambridge new solution to tackle climate crisis? 42 Who will be the head of the recently created Sainya Chief of Defence Staff Karta Vibhag? 43 Which nation has recently banned the ‘reef toxic’ Palau sunscreen?

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44 The US was recently praised by the UAE for its role ISIS in the Global Coalition against Daesh. What is the other name for Daesh? 45 Which is the world’s first major city to celebrate the Auckland start of the 2020 New Year and new decade? 46 What aspect of agriculture is focused upon by Krishi Production Karman Award? 47 What is the aim of the recently formed Akhil Include non-resident Gujarat Bharatiya Gujarati Samaj Sankalan Samiti? is in the state’s development process 48 What is Landouria tonywhitteni that was named Snail after Tony Whitten? 49 Who won award for first civil contract for Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Tughlakabad Aero city corridor? (DMRC) 50 Who took charge as Air Officer-in-Charge MSG Menon Administration? 51 Which state govt launches online platform to Odessa digitalize Odessa Gazette? 52 Where was the headquarters of Indian Space Bengaluru Research Organization located? 53 Amit Shah to dedicate new campus of National Fire Nagpur Service College in ______54 China launches _ powerful naval destroyers in year 2 of harvest for military 55 Fifth IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship 2020 Leh begins in _ 56 When All India Institutes of Medical Sciences 1956 established? 57 _ first fully automated car park tower unveiled in Delhi Green Park 58 Who inaugurated 28th New Delhi World Book Fair? Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 59 Which state govt launched Cyber Safe Women Maharashtra initiative? 60 Which year is designated as Year of Nurse and 2020 Midwife? 61 Who is appointed as new chancellor of Queen’s Hillary Clinton University Belfast in Ireland? 62 How many crore did PM Narendra Modi disburses to 12,000 six crore farmers? 63 How many contracts of Ministry of Petroleum and 7 Natural Gas awarded under Open Acreage Licensing Programme? 64 Who is the President of Nepal? Bidhya Devi Bhandari 65 Prakash Parv is celebrated as birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh which Sikh Guru? 66 Which country was the largest source of foreign Singapore

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direct investment (FDI) in India during the 1st half of the financial year 2019-2020? 67 ISRO is to set up its second launch port in Tamilnadu Small Satellite Launch for SSLV. What does SSLV stand for? Vehicle 68 What is the estimated cost of the new Chandrayaan Rs. 600 Crore -3 project, as per the announcement of ISRO? What is the estimated cost of the new Chandrayaan -3 project, as per the announcement of ISRO? What is the estimated cost of the new Chandrayaan -3 project, as per the announcement of ISRO? 69 Which satellite would be launched on January 17, GSAT-30 2020 as the 1st satellite of the year 2020? 70 Who was recently reappointed as the Chairman of Vinod Kumar Yadav Railway Board? 71 What is the name of the award to be given to the Krishi Karman states for good agricultural production, by the Prime Minister? 72 Which city is host to the 107th edition of the Indian Bengaluru Science Congress (ISC)? 73 Who received the famous ‘Sangita Kalanithi’ award S. Sowmya of the Music Academy, recently? 74 After Indore at first rank, which cities ranked second Bhopal and Surat and third (in first quarter) in Swachh Survekshan League, 2020, released recently? 75 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the _ 107th Indian Science Congress 76 When World Trade Organization was founded? 1995 77 Who inaugurated the 107th Indian Science Shri Narendra Modi Congress? 78 Who disburses 12,000 crore rupees to six crore Shri Narendra Modi farmers? 79 Mirabai ranked _ in latest Olympic qualification 8th rankings 80 Which country created a record for highest number India of babies born on New Year Day? 81 Which ministry created new emerging and strategic Ministry of External Affairs technologies NEST? 82 Who inaugurated 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Shri Nityanand Rai Championship 2019? 83 US sends _ more army troops to Middle East 3,000 84 Which country names Esmail Qaani new Quds chief Iran of IRGC? 85 Union Government sanctions 2,636 EV charging 62 stations in _ cities 86 World Braille Day observed on _ January 4th 87 Who inaugurated the world second tallest statue of Shri Vijay Rupani

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? 88 How many hospitals de-empanelled and 4.5 crore 175 fines imposed under Ayushman Bharat Scheme? 89 India strongly condemned vandalism at Nankana Pakistan Sahib Gurudwara in _ 90 Which state govt launches Cyber Safe Women Maharashtra initiative? 91 Adani to buy _ stake in Krishnapatnam Port 75% 92 How many billions did UPI hits transactions in 1.3 billion transactions December Month? 93 The Prime Minister of India recently inaugurated Defence Research and Young Scientists Labs of which organization? Development Organization, DRDO 94 Which state has recently declared 2020 as the year Telangana of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and has signed MoUs with tech firms for AI research? 95 According to the recent data from the Ministry of 95 Forest Environment and Climate Change (MoEFCC), what is the total number of tiger deaths occurred in India during 2019? 96 David Stern who passed away recently was the National Basketball Commissioner of which famous Sports league? Association, NBA 97 Sunita Lakra, who announced her retirement Hockey recently, is a famous Indian player of which Sports? 98 Which state has recently announced a scheme to Andhra Pradesh deliver sand to customer’s doorstep from January 2, 2020? 99 Umaro Cissoko Embalo was recently elected as the Guinea-Bissau President of which country? 100 Who was recently presented with the ‘Lokmanya Sanjay Gupta Tilak National Journalism Award‘? 101 What is the new integrated helpline number of the 139 Indian Railways, launched recently? 102 What is the annual nancial assistance given to Rs. 6000 eligible farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme? 103 The Indian Railways has integrated its helpline 139 numbers into a single number — ____ for quick grievance redressal and enquiries by passengers during their train journeys. 104 Former US Secretary of State _ has been appointed Hillary Clinton the new chancellor of Queen’s University in Belfast, Ireland. 105 The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Damini (UPSRTC) has launched a dedicated women helpline _. 106 Umesh Sinha, Deputy Election Commissioner in the Dec 31, 2020

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Election Commission of India, was given extension till _. 107 _ will host the prestigious three-day 14th Global Visakhapatnam Healthcare Summit from January 3, 2021. 108 Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar Karnal inaugurated the state’s first Atal Kisan-Mazdoor canteens at _. 109 Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the 5 nation how many Young Scientists Laboratories of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), in Bengaluru recently. 110 Qasem Soleimani, top general and one of the most Iran powerful men in _, was killed in a drone strike. 111 Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has appointed _, its chief S Sundar financial officer, the interim managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) effective January 1, 2020. 112 The world’s second tallest statue of Sardar Gujarat Vallabhbhai Patel has been unveiled in _. 113 When State Bank of India was founded? 1806 114 Where was Income Tax Department headquarters New Delhi located? 115 Which state CM constitutes panels for Rs 2500 Chhattisgarh paddy price? 116 Where was the headquarters of ISRO located? Bengaluru 117 SBI OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal facility is Rs 10, 000 applicable for withdrawing cash above _ 118 The Gujarat government hiked the dearness Five allowance (DA) by _percent. 119 Who is the chairperson of State Bank of India? Rajnish Kumar 120 Which state government employees now get DA at Gujarat par with central govt employees? 121 When Indian Space Research Organization was 1969 founded? 122 When Income Tax Department was founded? 1860 123 India Forex reserves touch all time high of _ billion 457.470 124 ISRO sets up academic centre in Karnataka to 2 provide _ crore 125 Lai Haraoba festival begins in _ Tripura 126 Which bank asks customers to update mobile State Bank of India numbers for ATM cash withdrawals? 127 Chhattisgarh CM constitutes panels for Rs _ paddy 2500 price 128 Who became the world’s first and youngest tribal Malavath Purna woman to climb the highest mountain peaks of 6 continents?

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129 Sohray and Kohbar Art will get GI tag, belongs to Jharkhand which state? 130 India’s first GI store was opened in which state? GOA 131 Who has been appointed by Iran’s new Commander Ismail Kani in Chief? 132 Who is at the first place in ITTF’s U-21 world Manav Thakkar ranking? 133 Where was the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster New Delhi Championship 2019 inaugurated? 134 In which state Khadi and Village Industries Gujarat Commission (KVIC) has set up its first silk processing plant? 135 Which State has launched a plan to deliver sand at Andhra Pradesh customer’s door? 136 Who has become the first Chairman of National Suresh Chandra Sharma Medical Commission? 137 What is the name of the Award given by PM Krishi Karman Award Narendra Modi to the Progressive farmers of 21 states? 138 Who has penned the book, titled “The Renaissance Muppavarapu Harshvardhan Man- The Many Facets of Arun Jaitley? & Deepa Venkat 139 Department of Heavy Industries had sanctioned _ EV 2636 (Electric Vehicles) charging stations in 62 cities across 24 State/UTs under FAME India. 140 Which ministry has set up a New, Emerging and External Affairs Strategic Technologies (NEST) division? 141 India has extended a line of credit of $75 million Cuba (over Rs 500 crore) to _ for financing solar parks. 142 India witnessed a _ surplus in total rainfall during 30% the Northeast monsoon in 2019. 143 Recently, the first national conference on intersex New Delhi human rights was organized in _. 144 Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Monetary RBI Governor Policy Committee? 145 ISRO has set up a regional academic centre for space Karnataka in _ recently. 146 India’s economy is likely to grow two and half times 2030 to $7 trillion by _, Deutsche Bank said in a research report, Imagine 2030. 147 Who has won the 100 Global Child Prodigy Award Sucheta Satish for singing in most languages during one concert and the longest live singing concert by a child? 148 According to the 2019 report by FSI, about _ of 21.40% forest cover in India is prone to fires. 149 Qassim Soleimani, who was killed in the US airstrike, Iran was the Military Commander of which country?

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150 Manav Thakkar, who is in news recently, is a famous Table Tennis personality of which sports? 151 Raisina Dialogue is an annual multi-lateral Ministry of External Affairs conference organized by which Ministry? 152 The first silk processing plant of the Khadi and Gujarat Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is set up in which state, to boost production of Patola sarees? 153 The Transport Department of which state recently Uttar Pradesh launched a helpline for women called ‘Damini’? 154 Which is the first country to ban sunscreens that are Palau toxic to coral reefs and sea life? 155 Which Indian city hosts the All India Police Judo New Delhi Cluster Championship 2019? 156 The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Nagpur Academy is to be established in which city? 157 Ratna Ojha, who recently passed away, was a Assam theatre artist and activist of which state? 158 Which state is to inaugurate a first-of-its-kind Bihar rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles? 159 The _ biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020 is 11th expected to be the largest exhibition for the world’s defence companies to display their land, sea and air capabilities at a single exhibition. 160 Who is organizing the MECOS-3 meeting? Marine Biological Association of India 161 Who won Junior’s 10 metres air pistol gold in the Sarabjot Singh 63rd National Shooting Championship? 162 Which state is to host the MECOS-3 meeting in Kerala January 2020? 163 Where was the 63rd National Shooting Bhopal Championship held? 164 Where is the Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited Uttar Pradesh located? 165 Who won the men’s 10 meters air pistol gold in the Saurabh Chaudhary 63rd National Shooting Championship? 166 The Indian Army is to sign a MoU with Russia for the 7.5 lakh procurement of over _ AK-203 assault rifles. 167 What is the theme of the DefExpo India - 2020? India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub 168 The Indian Army is to sign a MoU with _ for the Russia procurement AK-203 assault rifles. 169 Who is the Director General of Aeronautical Systems Dr.Tessy Thomas in DRDO and is also known as Missile Woman of India? 170 Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, recently seen in news is Pakistan situated in which country?

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171 Which famous Indian cricketer recently announced Irfan Pathan his retirement from all forms of cricket? 171 Australia recently witnessed which disaster that Wild fires killed many lives and caused huge destruction? 173 Which state will have the country’s first Bihar rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles? 174 Which country received a line of credit (LOC) of $75 Cuba million from India, for installation of solar parks? 175 Common Service Centre (CSC) recently partnered Paytm Payment Bank with which bank for sale of FASTags? 176 ArogyaSri Scheme, which is an initiative to provide Andhra Pradesh free medical treatment to the poor, is the flagship scheme of which state? 177 Which film won the ‘Best Motion picture- drama’ 1917 award in the Golden Globe awards 2020? 178 Which famous actor won the ‘Best Actor in a Motion Joaquin Phoenix Picture – Drama’ award in the Golden Globe awards 2020? 179 Which of the following countries has recently Iran appointed Esmail Qaani as the new head of the Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations arm after its commander was killed in a US strike? 180 Who among the following has recently inaugurated Nityanand Rai the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019? 181 On 2nd January 2020, which of the following Ministry of External Affairs ministries has declared the setting up of new emerging and strategic technologies (NEST) division? 182 Which of the following companies is going to acquire Adani 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port Company? 183 Which of the following companies has signed Samsung agreement with Dixon to manufacture TV sets in India? 184 Which of the following states has recently set up a Chhattisgarh committee under agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey to ensure the payment of Rs 2500 per quintal to farmers against procurement of paddy on minimum support price? 185 On 6th January 2020, which of the following banks State Bank of India has asked customers to update mobile numbers for new way of ATM cash withdrawal? 186 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has Karnataka set up a regional academic centre for space at the National Institute of Technology (NITK) at Surathkal in southwest Dakshina Kannada district of which state? 187 In a New Year gift for over nine lakh state Gujarat

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government employees and pensioners, which state has hiked the dearness allowance (DA) by five percent? 188 Ritualistic festival ‘Lai Haraoba’ has begun in which Tripura state? 189 The constitution bench formed to hear pleas seeking Nine review of Supreme Court’s landmark Sabarimala verdict will comprise how many judges? 190 Who has been elected as Jharkhand Assembly Ravindra Nath Mahto Speaker? 191 Which state has launched a new portal to Himachal Pradesh strengthen public participation in the governance process? 192 The Khelo India Youth Games-2020 will officially Elimination of single-use advocate for which among the following issues? plastic 193 Which gulf country has approved issuance of 5-Year UAE multi-entry tourist visa for people belonging to all nationalities? 194 Which state has decided to insurance coverage of Rs West Bengal 5 lakh to Ganga Sagar pilgrims? 195 What is the name of former Speaker of Tamil Nadu P H Pandian Legislative Assembly and senior AIADMK leader who recently passed away? 196 Which animal species has been most adversely Koala impacted by Australia’s wildfire? 197 India’s first Human Space Flight Infrastructure Karnataka Centre will be established in which state? 198 Which Indian player recently won the Hastings P Mangesh Chandran International Chess Congress? 199 The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has now 1242 mandated that every Air Conditioner sold in India will have a default temperature of _. 200 Two ships of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) arrived Himachal Pradesh in _ to participate in the 12th edition of the Indo- Oman bilateral naval exercise “Naseem-Al-Bahr”. 201 _ will be organizing Zo Kutpui (festival) in at least 10 Mizoram states across India. 202 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the SAF for Supervisory Action Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs). Expand SAF. Framework 203 _ is all set to start a Farmers Innovation Fund. ICAR 204 There has been growing demand to include Tulu in 8th the _ Schedule of the Constitution. 205 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has Karnataka proposed to construct the Human Space Flight Infrastructure Centre (HSFIC) in _. 206 Four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and 1 Feb

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murder case will be hanged on _. 207 The fifth Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Pune Conference was held at _. 208 The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub New Delhi was inaugurated in _. 209 Which of the following states is going to inaugurate Bihar rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles? 210 Which of the following cities is going to host global Kochi meet on marine ecosystem from 7 to 10 January 2020? 211 As per the recent news, the Indian Army is all set to Russia sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country for the procurement of over 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles? 212 Navigation facilities for visually impaired was Chandigarh Railway Station recently inaugurated at which of the following railway stations? 213 Triloki Nath Chaturvedi passed away recently. He Karnataka was former governor of which state? 214 Who among the following has recently won the Saurabh Chaudhary men’s gold in 10-metre air pistol in the 63rd National shooting championship? 215 On 7th January 2020, Information and Broadcasting 30 Minister Prakash Javadekar has conferred the first Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman to how many media houses in New Delhi? 216 Name the platform which was launched by the Vajra National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to make payments fast and secure. 217 Name the person who was appointed India’s next Arun Kumar Sahu envoy to Dominica. 218 Which court issued the death warrant against Patiala House Court Nirbhaya Case Convicts? 219 Who is ranked at the top of Forbes India’s list of 20 Hassan Minhaj people to watch in the 2020s? 220 India has issued a travel advisory, advising Indian Iraq nationals to avoid all non-essential travel to which nation? 221 Which Indian weightlifter has been banned for four Sarbjeet Kaur years after being found guilty of doping? 222 Which country launched missiles at US troops in Iran Iraq? 223 Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center will be Gujarat set up in which state? 224 Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 crashed in which nation Iran on January 8, 2020, killing all onboard passengers?

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225 Which state government has sanctioned Rs 234 Uttar Pradesh crore for construction of Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan zoo? 226 Which city hosted the 5th Asia Pacific Drosophila Pune Research Conference? 227 India’s first Turtle Rehabilitation Centre is set to Bhagalpur come up in which city? 228 The second National GST Conference and Central Ajay Bhushan Pandey and State Commissioners were recently held to streamline the Goods and Services Tax. It was chaired by _. 229 During the 107th Indian Science Congress, the Indian 2021 Railways has announced that it will build a hydrogen-powered rail engine by the end of _. 230 _ High Court ordered the government to impose a Bangladesh ban on single use plastic in coastal areas and hotels, motels and restaurants across the country within the next one year. 231 Finland’s newly elected Prime Minister _ has Sanna Marin proposed a four-day working week. 232 The fourth ‘Buxa Bird Festival’ has begun in _. West Bengal 233 SpaceX launched its third batch of _ mini-satellites 60 into orbit. 234 The first tri-dimensional expedition ‘Maha-Navy Mumbai Connect 2020’ was launched by Indian Navy in _. 235 The CISF will observe 2020 as the ‘Year of _.’ Mobility 236 In the third special open market operation, the RBI Rs 10,000 crore bought _ of three long-term securities while selling a same amount of three short-term bonds. 237 Indian weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur has been banned 4 years from the sport for _ after being found guilty of a doping violation. 238 Which of the following states has recently approved Punjab Rs.650 crore for the rejuvenation of Budah Nallah? 239 Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) ships RNOV Al Rasikh and Mormugao Port RNOV Khassab have arrived at _ to participate in the 12th edition of the Indo-Oman Bilateral Naval exercise, Naseem-Al- Bahr. 240 Name the person who led Siachen Offensive in 1984, Prem Nath Hoon passed away. 241 Which one of the following is going to observe 2020 CISF as “year of mobility” for troops welfare, housing? 242 Who among the following has recently won Croatia’s Zoran Milanovic presidential election? 243 Which of the following edition of Sukanya project Fourth began in West Bengal?

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244 Who among the following has inaugurated NSE Piyush Goyal Knowledge Hub in New Delhi? 245 Which of the following cities is going to host the 5th Pune edition of Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference? 246 Which of the following states has recently launched Himachal Pradesh MyGov portal that aims at strengthening public participation in the governance process? 247 When the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link 2002 project was declared a national project? 248 When was the Maharashtra Kesari wrestling 1961 competition held for the first time? 249 Who organized the Advantage Maharashtra Expo (MTDC), (AMC) & (MASSIA) 2020? 250 The government has set a fresh deadline for the December 2021 completion of the world’s highest railway bridge that connects Kashmir to the rest of India by _. 251 Where was the Maharashtra Kesari wrestling Pune competition 2020 held? 252 Scientists from Harvard University are building the Gaia spacecraft 3-D map of the Milky Way galaxy’s interstellar matter using a star census gathered by _. 253 The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Narendra Institute of Teaching and Modi approved to confer the Institution of National Research in Ayurveda, Importance status to the _. Jamnagar 254 The titanic wave of star-forming gases which was 85 found in the Milky way is _ quadrillion kilometres long. 255 Who won the 2020 Maharashtra Kesari title? Harshvardhan Sadgir 256 How many states will the Indradhanush Gas Grid 8 Limited cover? 257 How much did the Nirbhaya fund allocate to the Rs.250 crore Indian Railways in 2020 for the installation of video surveillance systems (VSS)? 258 The Indian Army began its work on the GOCO Government Owned Model. The model is extended to base workshops Contractor Operated and ordnance depots. Expand GOCO. 259 ASCEND 2020 Global Investors Meet is being Kochi organized in _. 260 _ To set up Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Gujarat Center (VSCIC) in the state. 261 Selfie museum called Selfie Kingdom (TSK) was Dubai recently inaugurated in _. 262 936-km TurkStream line for transporting natural gas Russia from _ to Turkey was recently inaugurated. 263 Pakistan’s Parliament passed bills to give extension 2 years

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to Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for _. 264 Who won 2019 Costa Children’s Award in the UK for Jasbinder Bilan ‘Asha and the Spirit Bird’? 265 31st International Kite Festival is being organized in Ahmedabad _. 266 _ launched a ‘residential builder finance with buyer SBI guarantee’ scheme to revive the Indian real estate sector. 267 Union Budget 2020-21 will be presented on _. Feb 1 268 On 6th January 2020, the second phase of Madhya Pradesh Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 was rolled out at block level in 35 districts of which state? 269 Name the person who recently retired as the CRPF Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar DG, has been appointed as an advisor to the Lt Governor of Jammu-Kashmir. 270 The Indian Space Research Organization has Challakere finalized the location where its human spaceflight centre (HSFC) will come up. The location is: 271 Name the Dubai-based Indian girl who can sing in Sucheta Satish 120 languages, has recently won Global Child Prodigy Award. 272 The famous Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat will be held April at Madhavpur Ghed in Porbandar district in _ 2020. 273 On 8th January 2020, Cabinet approved agreement Mongolia between India and _ on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful and Civilian Purposes. 274 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is to IDRSS launch its own satellite pair for space communication purposes, called: 275 Who among the following is going to be the Prime Pedro Sanchez Minister of Spain? 276 Recently, Supreme Court of India has asked the National Security Guard centre to consider deployment of which force to (NSG) guard various courts of India? 277 On 9th January 2020, birth anniversary of Har 1968 Gobind Khorana was observed. He won Nobel Prize in Physiology in which year? 278 Which airline is currently headed by Ashwani Air India Lohani? 279 What is India’s projected growth rate as per first 5% advance estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2019-20? 280 According to the India Meteorological Department’s Vayu, Hikka, Kyarr, Maha (IMD’s) Statement on Climate of India During 2019 and Pavan report, Arabian Sea on India’s west coast saw a

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400% rise in cyclones, a record that is repeated only after 1902. Which five cyclones hit Arabian Sea in 2019? 281 Election Commission recently declared February 8, 70 2020 as date of assembly elections in Delhi. What is the total number of seats in Delhi Legislative Assembly? 282 The North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid is being Indradhanush Gas Grid implemented by a joint venture of five Indian Limited (IGGL) CentralPublic Sector Undertakings. What is the name of this joint venture firm? 283 The recently approved Mineral Laws (Amendment) Coal Ordinance 2020 has done away with so-called captive end-use criteria of which mineral / natural resource? 284 For how many times, India has emerged as the Three winner in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament since it began in 2009? 285 Recently, the Government of India has issued 42 revised guidelines for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters with other nations. At present (January, 2020) India has Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties with how many countries? 286 Who has been appointed the executive director of Tae-Jin Park Kia Motors India? 287 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on which date? 9th January 288 Census India-2021 will begin on 1st of April this year 30th Sep and will end on _. 289 2019 World Conference on Access to Medical New Delhi Products, sometimes seen in the news, was recently held in _. 290 The World Bank lowered its projection for India’s 5.0% economic growth from 6% to _ in 2019-20 fiscal years. 291 KfW, a German development bank, will assist _ with Andhra Pradesh a Rs 711 crore loan for expanding the climate- resilient Zero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) 291 India will launch a heavy communication satellite Kourou GSAT-30 on January 17 from _ space centre in French Guiana on board an Ariane-5 rocket of the European Space Agency. 293 _ has the most powerful passport in the world, Japan according to Henley Passport Index. 294 Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as the prime minister of Spain _. 295 Indian Navy will be hosting military drill called ‘Milan Visakhapatnam 2020’ at _.

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296 _ launched the flagship ‘Amma Vodi’ scheme to Andhra Pradesh support lakhs of below poverty line mothers or guardians to educate their children. 297 Former Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic won Croatia presidential election in _. 298 Cabinet has recently approved MoU between India United Kingdom and which country for Enabling Energy Self Sufficiency for Indian Railways? 299 Which of the following forces recently has initiated Indian Army the process of identifying potential industry partners to implement the Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) model for its base workshops and ordnance depots intended to improve operational efficiency? 300 Which of the following cities is going to host 1st Bhubaneswar edition of Khelo India University Games from Feb 22 to March 1? 301 How many Indian have been appointed as judges to Two the criminal and civil courts by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio? 302 Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center is going Gujarat to be set up in which state? 303 Name the person who remained unbeaten in nine P. Magesh Chandran rounds to win the title in the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress in Hastings, England. 304 Who among the following has released a book Amit Shah ‘Karmayoddha Granth’, on the life of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi? 305 According to National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s 5 percent GDP growth rate for 2019-20 was estimated at what percent? 306 On 6th January 2020, which of the following days World Day for War Orphans was observed? 307 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate Kochi the ASCEND 2020 Global Investors Meet in which city where 2,000 delegates will converge with the aim of lending pace to the Ease of Doing Business in the state? 308 Which state is set to conduct a dedicated state-level Kerala Adalat for LGBT community? 309 The Union External Affairs Minister recently Samir Saran launched a book titled ‘PAX SINICA: Implications for the Indian Dawn’. Who is the author of the book? 310 Which city is set to host the international naval Vishakhapatnam event ‘MILAN’ in March 2020? 311 Manmad and Bhusawal railway stations, where AI Maharashtra

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based Facial Recognition technology was recently installed, belong to which state? 312 The highest railway bridge in the world is to be Jammu and Kashmir constructed in which state/ UT? 313 Vishwa Hindi Diwas / World Hindi Day is celebrated January 10 every year on which date? 314 Who has been recently chosen for “Muppavarapu MS Swaminathan Venkaiah Naidu National Award for Excellence”? 315 Which State has recently adopted a new Logo for its Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, which consists of Foxtail Orchid? 316 A cluster of institutions in which state’s Ayurveda Gujarat University is to get the status of “Institutes of National Importance”? 317 What is India’s GDP growth rate for the FY20, as 5.8% estimated by the World Bank? 318 Who developed the Naval version of LCA Tejas on DRDO & ADA the carrier INS Vikramaditya? 319 Where was the Corona virus implicated in a China pneumonia outbreak was identified? 320 A prototype of the naval version of the light combat INS Vikramaditya aircraft (LCA) successfully completed the test trial on _. 321 When did India start to purchase Oil from the US? 2017-18 322 When was the Ramakrishna Mission established? 1897 323 Which country is the top supplier of oil to India? Iraq 324 India is currently erecting a new non-cut steel fence Pakistan & Bangladesh along its sensitive border with _. 325 The Indian Government first declared to celebrate 1984 the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day in _. 326 What is the estimated cost for the Indian Cyber Rs.415.86 crore Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) portal? 327 What is the theme of the National Youth Day 2020? Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building 328 India is planning to double crude oil imports from _. US 329 The scheme to set up Indian Cyber Crime 2018 Coordination Centre (I4C) portal was approved by GoI in _. 330 National Youth Day commemorates the birth Swami Vivekananda anniversary of _. 331 Who inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Amit Shah Coordination Centre (I4C)? 332 When is the National Youth Day or Yuva Diwas 12 January celebrated? 333 To encourage the transgender community to open Kerala Youth Commission

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up about various issues faced by them and for speedy grievance redressal, which state Youth Commission has scheduled a state-level “Adalat” to be held recently? 334 Ministry of Law and Justice has recently started a 1023 scheme to set up _ Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for speedy disposal of rape and POCSO cases. 335 Which of the following cities is going to host Visakhapatnam International Naval event ‘MILAN’ in March 2020? 336 Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 8th Bhubaneswar edition of Odisha Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) International Trade Fair 2020 in which city? 337 For the first time in India, which institute has Central Marine Fisheries recently developed a viable scientific method to Research Institute cultivate Indian Pompano fish in ponds? 338 On 8th January 2020, the Union Cabinet has France approved the ratification of a migration and mobility partnership agreement between India and which country to foster mobility of students, academics, researchers and skilled professionals between the two sides? 339 Who among the following has officially become the Fouad Mirza first Indian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, ending a wait spanning two decades? 340 Wings India 2020 is to be held in which State? Telangana 341 Who recently released a first in-depth review of IEA India’s energy policies? 342 Which bank has unveiled myApps application to HDFC boost digital payments? 343 Pulses Conclave 2020 to be held in which state? Maharashtra 344 Dilip B. Bhosale, who recently resigned at 63 is a Lawmaker noted person of which field? 345 ‘Operation Sankalp’ is associated with which force? Indian Navy 346 How much funds have been approved by Odisha for Rs.8,000 crores Hindalcos new alumina refinery unit? 347 Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri is observed 11th January on which date? 348 Wings India 2020, an international exhibition and Hyderabad conference on civil aviation sector, will be held at Begumpet Airport in _. 349 Who was chosen as the first recipient of MS Swaminathan ‘Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Award for Excellence’? 350 Who has been appointed the Director of the Yuvraj Malik National Book Trust (NBT)?

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351 Indian Navy continues to deploy one warship for Sankalp Operation _ in order to ensure the safe passage of Indian Flag Vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. 352 Who has been unanimously re-elected as the Chandra Pal Singh Yadav Chairman of KRIBHCO? 353 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended the Video-based Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for banks and other financial institutions, allowing them to use V- CIP. What does ‘V’ stand for? 354 How many airports in the country have managed a 8 transition from level 1 to level 2 with a reduction in the carbon emissions by grading their systems? 355 The Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah Cyber Crime Coordination inaugurated the I4C and the National Cyber Crime Centre Reporting Portal. Expand 4C. 356 The fifth edition ‘The Pulses Conclave’ will be held in Maharashtra _. 357 The first phase of the second largest annual Muslim Bangladesh congregation called Biswa Ijtema began in _. 358 Which of the following states has recently approved Odisha Rs 8000-crore new alumina projects by Hindalco? 359 Who among the following has recently unveiled a Pinarayi Vijayan set of path-breaking initiatives that will enhance the ease of doing business in the state including a wage subsidy scheme for the first five years for new ventures getting registered from April 1, 2020? 360 After some suspense over the much-touted `Zero Andhra Pradesh Budget Natural Farming’ (ZBNF), which of the following states has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the representatives of a German firm, KFW? 361 ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020’ programme is going to January 20 be held on which date? 362 State Energy Efficiency Index 2019, which tracks the R. K. Singh progress of Energy Efficiency initiatives in 36 States and Union Territories was released by: 363 Which of the following cities has recently hosted the Lucknow National Youth Festival 2020? 364 The Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently Narendra Modi released a book titled ‘Karmayoddha Granth’ on the life of which Indian political leader? 365 Which Union Ministry is set to launch a program for Ministry of Steel development of eastern states called ‘Purvodaya’? 366 The first in-depth review of India’s energy policies International Energy Agency was recently released by which international organization?

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367 Which state government recently announced to Uttar Pradesh prepare special text-books for children with learning disabilities? 368 The freedom of speech and freedom to carry on a Article 19 business through internet is covered under which article of Indian constitution? 369 The report titled ‘National Strategy for Financial Reserve Bank of India Inclusion’ was recently released by which organization? 370 Which state is the worst place for women’s security, Uttar Pradesh according to the recent National Crime Records Bureau (NRCB) report? 371 Who has been recently named as the new Haitham bin Tariq ruler/sultan of Oman? 372 The Biennial Global Pulses Conference named ‘The Maharashtra Pulses Conclave 2020’ is to be held in which state? 373 When was IAF established? 1932 374 Where was the Bamboo-A wonder grass held? Jammu 375 GoI expects to attract investments from Indian and 1 global corporates as Coal India has been tasked to produce _ billion tonnes by 2023-24. 376 GoI is planning to acquire around _ aircraft to cope 200 with the depleting aerial inventories of IAF. 377 When was Swachhta hi Seva launched? 2019 378 Which city plays host to the annual ‘World Future Abu Dhabi Energy Summit’ of the year 2020? 379 Union Minister Smriti Irani recently launched a Assistance to women Self welfare scheme named ‘Yashaswini’ from Goa. What Help Groups does the scheme aim at? 380 Which state has recently started an awareness Uttar Pradesh campaign for farmers to protect their sugarcane crop from locust? 381 An international Film Festival with the theme of Dhaka ‘Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society’, was recently inaugurated in which city? 382 Who will participate in the interaction program with Narendra Modi students named ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ scheduled for the year 2020? 383 The Workshop and exhibition on “Bamboo- A Jammu and Kashmir wonder grass” was recently held in which state/ UT? 384 The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) has started Kerala a program called ‘TB-free air for every child’ in which state? 385 What is a “Shopper’, which was sometimes seen in Malware news recently? 386 Which of these festivals of other parts of India does Vishu

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not coincide with Makar Sankranti celebrated in North India in January? 387 What is the deadline to separate roles of chairman April 1st,2022 and MD in top 500 companies, as per the recent directions of SEBI? 388 How many countries are participating in the World 170 Future Energy Summit and CLIX held at Abu Dhabi? 389 What is the name of the new Trojan virus focusing Shopper Malware on retail applications and has affected over 14% of Indian users recently? 390 Which company will manufacture the Tejas Mark 1A Hindustan Aeronautics aircraft for Indian Air Force? Limited 391 Which country topped the list of the biggest US geopolitical risk in 2020 released by Eurasia Group? 392 Which organization released the ‘National Strategy Reserve Bank of India for Financial Inclusion’ report? 393 Who initiated the VISWAS project? Narendra Modi 394 When was the Kaziranga National Park announced 1985 as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO? 395 The Union Home minister Amit Shah launched Video Integration and State VISWAS in Gujarat. What does VISWAS stand for? Wide Advanced Security 396 Who won the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020? Ishwar Sharma 397 What is the theme of the World Future Energy Rethinking Global Summit 2020? Consumption, Production, and Investment 398 When is the Lohri day celebrated? 13 January 399 Which district won the Plastic Waste Management Dibrugarh, Assam Award 2020? 400 What is the theme of 18th Dhaka International Film Better Film, Better Audience, Festival? Better Society 401 The Union Minister for Women & Child Goa Development Smriti Irani launched 3 welfare schemes for women in? 402 Under Yashaswini Scheme for women, what is the 5 Lakh amount on which State Govt. will provide Interest- Free Loan? 403 Who got the BCCI’s Polly Umrigar Award? Jaspreet Bumrah 404 Who is the President of BCCI? Sourav Ganguly 405 Who has won the Best International Cricketer Poonam Yadav (women) Award? 406 Manmohan Mohapatra passed away is a famous _. Filmmaker 407 When is the Armed Forces Veterans Day observed? 14 January 408 India stands _ when it comes to having a powerful 4th army. 409 Who is appointed as RBI Deputy Governor? Michael Patra 410 Which country has the largest army in the world? China

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411 What is the estimated cost of the Mumbai Trans- Rs.18,000 crore Harbour Link (MTHL) project? 412 Who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Madappa Cariappa, OBE Indian Army? 413 ISRO is to launch _ onboard the Ariane-5 launch GSAT-30 vehicle (VA 251) from French Guiana, northeastern coast of South America on 17 January 2020. 414 When the Indian army was officially established? 1 April 1895 415 The main purpose of GSAT-30 is to serve as a INSAT-4A replacement to _ spacecraft services with enhanced coverage. 416 When is the Army Day observed? 15 January 417 _ entered the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Statue of Liberty ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list. 418 Under which scheme of Goa, primary healthcare Swasthya Sahayak scheme workers, and Anganwadi workers will be given a diagnostic kit to conduct basic diagnostic tests at people’s doorstep so that every individual will be given basic health care? 419 Statue of Unity is a monumental tribute to _. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 420 Under the Yashaswini scheme, women self-help Rs.5 lakh groups (SHGs) will be given interest-free loans of up to _ for business. 421 Statue of Unity is located in _. Gujarat 422 The Aviation Ministry announced a scheme that 31 January providing a window up to _ for voluntary registration of all drones and their operators. 423 Who has been appointed as the RBI Deputy Michael Debabrata Patra Governor? 424 How many films have been nominated in the Best Nine Picture category for Oscars 2020? 425 The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has January 31st mandated all drone users to register their gadgets by which date? 426 What is the name of Iran’s only woman Olympic Kimia Alizadeh medalist who recently announced to leave the country? 427 On which of the following riverbank, is Goa located? Mandovi 428 The Government of India recognizes 7-9 January as The arrival of Mahatma the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas since 2003. Which of the Gandhi in India from South following events is known to occur on 9 January? Africa.

429 Whose recommendation is mandatory to impeach The two houses of the the President of India from his office before the parliament completion of his/her term? 430 Kerala has invoked which article to challenge CAA in Article 131

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the Supreme Court? 431 Who won ICC 2019 Spirit of Cricket award? Virat Kohli 432 Who has been selected as the best cricketer of the Ben Stokes year 2019 by ICC? 433 Which country’s President has decided to increase Sri Lanka estate workers daily wage to Rs 1000 from March 1, 2020? 434 Who among the following has recently been AP Maheshwari selected as the new Director-General of CRPF? 435 Which state’s city Malappuram is one of the fastest- Kerala growing urban areas in the world, as per the rankings of the Economist Intelligence Unit? 436 When is the foundation day of India Meteorological January 15th Department observed? 437 Who has been appointed as the Surveyor General of Girish Kumar India? 438 In which place has transmissometer ‘RVR – Drishti Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram System’ installed by IMD? & Bhubaneswar 439 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) 145th celebrated its _ Foundation Day on January 2020. 440 Which threat topped the Global Health Challenges Anti-Microbial Resistance report 2020? (AMR) 441 When is the Foundation Day of India Meteorological 15 January Department (IMD) celebrated? 442 _ released the Global Health Challenges report WHO 2020? 443 Who organized the Saksham campaign? Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) 444 Who is appointed as the new director-general of the Anand Prakash Maheshwari Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)? 445 _ Campaign aims to address the target and India’s Saksham share of primary energy demand not only petroleum conservation but the creation of a sustainable development model. 446 When was the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station 1984 established? 447 RBI has _ deputy governors. 4 448 Which Country re-opens open a new research base Brazil in the Antarctic after reconstruction of Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station? 449 Who is to be appointed as the third internal member Janak Raj of RBI in the monetary policy committee (MPC)? 450 Where was the Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet New Delhi 2020 held? 451 Where is the headquarters of the International Gland, Switzerland Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) located?

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452 CARA was designated as a Statutory Body under the Juvenile Justice (Care and provisions of _. Protection of Children) Act, 2015 453 Who is the governor of Arunachal Pradesh? Brigadier B. D. Mishra 454 Who organized the Renewable Energy Investors’ Indian Railways & REMCL Meet 2020? 455 When was the International Union for Conservation 1948 of Nature (IUCN) formed? 456 When was the Central Adoption Resource Authority 1990 (CARA) established? 457 Which was the first state to initiate the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red listing at the state level? 458 When did the Indian Coast Guard and Japan Coast 2006 Guard sign Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for regular interactions including high-level visits, training exchanges, annual joint exercises, workshops, and seminars? 459 Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) 5th celebrated its _ Annual Day in New Delhi on 15 January 2020. 460 Which State government signed a MoU with IUCN to Arunachal Pradesh red List Orchids? 461 The _ edition of the exercise is conducted between 19th India and Japan coast guards from 16 January. 462 Who is the first Indian to go into space in 1984 but Rakesh Sharma the spacecraft in which he went was not Indian spacecraft? 463 European Countries namely Britain, France, and Iran Germany pressured _ to stop its violations of the nuclear deal. 464 Exercise Sahyog-Kaijin is held between India and _. Japan 465 Which country is to train Gaganyaan space Russia astronauts? 466 When was the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action 2015 (JCPOA) signed? 467 When did Brazil join the Antarctic Treaty? 1975 468 “The Global Risks Report 2020” was recently World Economic Forum released by? 469 Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh New Delhi Patel launches exhibition “Indian Heritage in Digital Space” at National Museum in? 470 Who among the following has won the Sir Garfield Ben Stokes Sobers Trophy for Best Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019? 471 Who among the following has won the award for Pat Cummins

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Test Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019? 472 Who among the following has won the award for Rohit Sharma ODI Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019? 473 Who among the following has won the Rachael Ellyse Perry Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019? 474 Who among the following has won the ICC Women’s Ellyse Perry ODI Player of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019? 475 Who among the following has won the ICC Women’s Alyssa Healy T20I Player of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019? 476 Chanida Sutthiruang has won the ICC Women’s Thailand Emerging Player of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019. She represents which of the following country? 477 Who among the following has been elected as a Bipul Behari Saha bureau member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) for the period 2020- 23? 478 Name the Union Territory which is hosting the first- Ladakh ever Food Processing Summit which aims to attract investors to the region. 479 Name the Russian Prime Minister who has Dmitry Medvedev submitted his resignation to take on a new job as deputy head of Russia’s Security Council. 480 The 7th edition of Conference of Commonwealth Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region will be held in? 481 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate Saksham a fuel conservation campaign _, which aims to spread the message of fuel conservation and greener environment across India. 482 The 182-meter tall Statue of Unity has been included Gujarat in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list. The statue is located in which of the following states? 483 On 14th January 2020, Britain, France and Germany Iran formally accused which country of breaking the 2015 agreement that limited its nuclear program, taking the first step toward reimposing United Nations sanctions? 484 Which of the following states has become the first Arunachal Pradesh state to initiate to prepare the IUCN Red List assessments for all orchids in the state by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Union for Conservation on Nature

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(IUCN)? 485 Which of the following countries is to begin Russia Gaganyaan space astronauts training by 2020 January? 486 Who among the following has inaugurated the Prahlad Singh Patel exhibition on Indian Heritage in Digital Space? 487 Name the person who has been elected as IUPAC Bipul Behari Saha bureau member. 488 Which of the following IIMs is going to host IIM Kozhikode International Conclave on ‘Globalising Indian Thought’? 489 When was the first Raisina Dialogue held? 2016 490 The government has notified that it is to mandate Bureau of Indian Standards hallmarking of gold jewellery and artifacts. Jewellers Act, 2016 who violate this will be punished under the provisions of the _. 491 Who organized the Raisina Dialogue 2020? Ministry of External Affairs & Observer Research Foundation 492 India ranked _ in the Henley Passport Index 2020. 84 493 Where was the Raisina Dialogue 2020 held? New Delhi 494 Which country topped the Henley Passport Index Japan 2020? 495 Who is the Prime Minister of Norway? Erna Solberg 496 Which state government organized the Ministry of Assam Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Export Promotion Council (MSNE-EPC)? 497 Henley Passport Index 2020 was launched recently International Air Transport by Henley & Partners based on the data collected Association (IATA) from the _. 498 Microsoft vows to be carbon negative by _ 2030 499 Which country prepares for Corona Virus-Steps of India Health Ministry? 500 When NITI Aayog was formed? 2015 501 Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 to be held at Talkatora New Delhi Stadium in _ 502 Who won gold medal in Rome Ranking Series? Vinesh Phogat 503 Which company to invest 1 billion USD in India? Amazon 504 National Information Centre sets up Centre of Block Bengaluru Chain Technology in _ 505 Who launched APNA UREA Sona Ugle brand of DV Sadananda Gowda HURL? 506 Russia S-400 missiles air defense systems to be 2025 delivered to India by _ 507 Who became the fastest Indian spinner to take 100 Kuldeep Yadav wickets in ODIs?

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508 Who is appointed as National Book Trust Director? Yuvraj Malik 509 China post weakest growth in _ as trade war with US 29 years bites 510 Who is awarded Merck Young Scientist Award 2019? Sakya Singha Sen 511 Which state inked a MoU with IUCN to red-listing of Arunachal Pradesh orchids? 512 Which state dominated Wrestling by winning six Haryana gold medals in Khelo India Youth Games? 513 Which major tech company recently announced that Microsoft it has planned to cut more than half of carbon emissions across its supply chain, by 2030? 514 Recently, the toll-free number ‘8884333331’ for FASTags Missed Call Alert facility of users, was launched for which application? 515 The second Tejas Express, which was recently Ahmedabad flagged off, connects Mumbai with which city? 516 The ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects United Nations (UN) report’ is released by which organization? 517 The first edition of “Krishi Manthan” summit is being Gujarat held in which state? 518 Who has been recently conferred with the 29th Vasdev Mohi Saraswati Samman Award? 519 The Government of India and the Government of World Bank Assam has signed a Loan Agreement with which International Financial Organization, to modernize Assam’s Passenger Ferry Sector? 520 Which country is to offer e-visa facility to Indian South Africa Tourists? 521 Indian satellite GSAT 30 has been recently launched French Guiana from _ 522 What is the name of the Biggest Airborne Exercise Winged Raider recently conducted by the Indian Army? 523 Where was Khelo India Youth Games first event 2018 held? 524 Where was National Book Trust headquarters 1957 located? 525 Haryana dominates Wrestling by winning _ gold six medals in Khelo India Youth Games 526 When International Union for Conservation of 1948 Nature was founded? 527 China posts weakest growth in _ years as trade war 29 with US bites 528 Which is the third-best state for water efficiency? Rajasthan 529 When Saubhagya Yojana was announced? 2017 530 When Finance Commission was formed? 1951 531 Who was the CEO of MasterCard? Ajaypal Singh Banga

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532 Fifteen Finance Commission to hold meetings with Goa stakeholders of the State of_ 533 Where was National Institute of Hydrology located? Roorkee 534 How many billions did MasterCard in India to invest 1 billion over 5 years? 535 Around _ thousand enumerators will use mobile 40 applications under the guidance of 6,500 supervisors 536 Who invested $1 bn in India over 5 years towards MasterCard tech development? 537 Russia urges _ and US to wind down tensions Iran 538 Electric vehicles are future of India Elecrama Noida conference at _ 539 MasterCard to invest $1 bn in India over _ years 5 towards tech development 540 Which state ranked top for water efficiency Gujarat recently? 541 Union Government red flags _ businesses for excess 40,000 tax rebate claims 542 Gujarat CM launched _ Economic Census process 7th 543 What is India’s rank in the Henley Passport Index 84th 2020? 544 Which of the following has recently exited Equifax Bank of Baroda Credit Information Services? 545 Which country has recently scrapped mandatory exit Qatar permits for migrant domestic staff and others? 546 Rocky Johnson, who recently died at 75 was a WWE Wrestler famous person of which field? 547 Who won the Delhi Open International Grand Abhijeet Gupta Masters Chess Championship? 548 According to TRAI, which is the largest mobile Reliance Jio service company with 36.9 crore mobile subscribers? 549 Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav was organized in New Delhi which city? 550 Who recently endorsed ‘True Nat TB test’ WHO technology developed by Indian scientists to detect Tuberculosis? 551 International Heritage Symposium was organized in New Delhi which city? 552 A stamp has been issued on the captain of India’s Chuni Goswami last Asian Games gold winner football team. What was his name? 553 Which country has recently acquired a new disease China outbreak Novel corona virus? 554 The Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 will be which edition Third of the PM Modi’s interaction program with students

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and teachers for upcoming board exams? 555 Which country has won the Diplomat Cup Cricket India Championship 2020? 556 What is the rank of RBI among the world’s central 6th banks in terms of buying gold abroad in the year 2019 as per the data of World Gold Council? 557 Who will lead the Indian delegation at the 50th Piyush Goyal World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos on January 20? 558 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research DRDO (CSIR) has recently collaborated with _ to produce an indigenous engine for the Saras light passenger aircraft being developed by it. 559 A new species of bone-eating worm has been Gulf of Mexico discovered by scientists during a study in which they dropped alligator carcasses into the _ to investigate the deep ocean’s ecosystem. 560 Which of the following financial entities has recently RBI allowed cardholders to enable, disable cards for online use, and modify transaction limits? 561 Who among the following has won the elections to Robert Abela become the Prime Minister of Malta? 562 Who among the following has made history as he Magnus Carlsen extended his unbeaten run to 111 successive classical games, breaking the 110-game streak set by Sergei Tiviakov in 2005? 563 Which of the following countries has recently India finished 2019 as number one shooting nation in world? 564 Which of the following banks has recently launched ICICI Bank India’s largest API Banking portal with nearly 250 APIs? 565 Which of the following cities has hosted the 7th Lucknow Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2020? 566 On 14th January 2020, the Union Govt. has 25 identified how many islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshawadeep for holistic development by promoting tourism? 567 Who among the following has recently become first Jacqueline Williams female third umpire to oversee a men’s international game? 568 Which Indian entrepreneur was recently honored Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw with Australia’s highest civilian honor, ‘Order of Australia’? 569 How is the ‘Revised National TB Control Programme National Tuberculosis

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(RNTCP)’, the scheme of Ministry of Health & Family Elimination Programme Welfare, recently renamed? (NTEP) 570 Bapu Nadkarni, who recently passed away, belonged Sports to which field? 571 Which famous international company is to release Apple its original film named ‘The Banker’? 572 Which Indian wrestler won the Gold medal at the Vinesh Phogat Rome Ranking Series 2020 event, held recently? 573 The birth rate of which country fell to the lowest, China since the founding of the country seven decades ago? 574 The 6.5-kilometer-long Z-Morh tunnel, which was Jammu and Kashmir seen in the news recently, is to be constructed in which state/UT? 575 The ‘APNA UREA – Sona Ugle’ brand of Hindustan D.V. Sadananda Gowda Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL) was recently launched by which Union Minister? 576 China’s Great Wall Motors (GWM) is set to acquire General Motors the manufacturing plant of which automobile company located in Maharashtra? 577 China and _ signed 33 deals on 18 January 2020 to Myanmar speed up key infrastructure projects to provide China a stepping stone to the Indian Ocean 578 Who is the Chairman of the Dedicated Freight Vinod Kumar Yadav Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)? 579 What is the currency of Myanmar? Kyat 580 The _ interacted with students as part of Pariksha Pe Prime Minister Charcha 2020 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi on 20 January 2020. 581 Who edited The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Abhay K. Indian Poems? 582 What is the theme of the NIC Tech Conclave 2020? Technologies for NextGen Governance 583 Which is the capital of Myanmar? Naypyidaw 584 The _ edition of NIC Tech Conclave 2020 is to be 3rd held on 21-22 January 2020 at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. 585 Who is the State Counselor of Myanmar? Aung San Suu Kyi 586 Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export 135 Development Authority (APEDA) has added _ laboratories to existing 51 recognized laboratories. 587 The government launched Online competition in 3rd short essays for students of classes 9 to 12 for the _ edition of Prime Minister’s Interaction Programme Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020. 588 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced

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India’s economic growth forecast to _ for the 4.8% current fiscal year. 589 Which state government is planning to test voter Telangana identification through a face recognition application on a pilot basis in the municipal elections of 23 January 2020? 590 Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura became full- 1971 fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganization) Act, _. 591 Which does not border with Manipur? Tripura 592 Manipur celebrates the Statehood Day on _. 21 January 593 Who is the Chief Minister of Puducherry? V. Narayanasamy 594 Who organized the National Tribal Youth Exchange Nehru Yuva Kendra Programme 2020? Sangathan & Puducherry 595 The _ National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme 12th began in Puducherry on 19 January 2020. 596 Where was the National Tribal Youth Exchange Puducherry Programme held? 597 Who awarded the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Prime Minister Journalism Awards 2020? 598 When was the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in 2016 Journalism Award instituted? 599 President of India Ram Nath Kovind awarded the _ 14th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards at a ceremony held in New Delhi on 20 January 2020. 600 Which country topped the Carbon Disclosure Project US (CDP) India annual report? 601 India ranked _ in the Carbon Disclosure Project 5th (CDP) India annual report. 602 The Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced 1 June that the One Nation, One Ration Card scheme will be implemented by _ 2020. 603 Chapchar Kut is celebrated in _ month. April 604 Where was the Fit India Cyclothon event held? Goa 605 When was the Chapchar Kut originated? 1450–1700 A.D. 606 Who is the Chairman of ICICI Bank? Girish Chandra Chaturvedi 607 Who is the Chief Minister of Mizoram? Zoramthanga 608 Which Bank announced the launch of a ‘Card less ICICI Bank Cash Withdrawal’ facility from its ATMs on 21 January 2020? 609 Chapchar Kut festival is celebrated in _. Mizoram 610 Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) has announced that Rs.1,600 crore it is to launch its follow-on public offering (FPO) will rise around _. 611 Who is the President of Nepal? Bidhya Devi Bhandari 612 Who compiled the Global Investment Trend Monitor United Nations Conference

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report? on Trade and Development 613 Jogbani-Biratnagar is an Integrated Check Post Nepal between India and _. 614 What is the theme of the 50th World Economic Stakeholders for a Cohesive Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting? and Sustainable World 615 Where is the first Integrated Check Post between Raxaul-Birgunj border India and Nepal located? 616 Where will the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos, Switzerland Annual Meeting be held? 617 Jogbani-Biratnagar is the _ Integrated Check Post 2nd between India and Nepal. 618 Which State has announced that it is to mandate Maharashtra Marathi in all schools in the state? 619 When did India and France sign a joint vision for 2018 space cooperation? 620 Who is the President of Brazil? Jair Bolsonaro 621 Which Country is to train Indian flight surgeons for France the Gaganyaan mission? 622 India and _ will be signing a Bilateral Investment Brazil Treaty (BIT) to upgrade the strategic partnership with an action plan. 623 When was the Clean India Mission launched in 2014 India? 624 _ are people who work in the field of other persons Bataidars and share the crop after it is harvested. 625 Which is the capital of Brazil? Brasilia 626 Under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Rs.5 lakh Yojana financial assistance of _ to the family of farmers who die or become handicapped while working in fields. 627 Which of the following city of J&K entered the Open Srinagar Defecation Free (ODF) list? 628 Under the Mukhyamantri Paryatan Samvardhan Rs.50 lakh Yojana, one tourist point will be developed with a fund of _ in each and every assembly segment of the state. 629 Who is the Minister of Commerce? Piyush Goyal 630 Which state launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Uttar Pradesh Durghatna Kalyan Yojana? 631 PM Shri Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet approved Brazil the Agreement between India and _ on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters has to be signed. 632 What is the theme of the High-level roundtable of Access for all: Leveraging The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS Innovations, Investments, (UNAIDS) at the World Economic Forum at Davos, and Partnerships for Health Switzerland?

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633 The government has announced that it is to set up _ National Startup Advisory to advise the Centre on measures needed to build a Council strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and start- ups in India. 634 Who inaugurated the India’s first global Mega Dr. Jitendra Singh Science Exhibition Vigyan Samagam at National Science Centre, New Delhi? 635 The Union Cabinet led by the PM Narendra Modi Brazil approved the signing of the MoU between India and _ on cooperation in the field of oil and natural gas. 636 Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) was 2016 established on _. 637 When was the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative 2004 (WBTi) launched? 638 Which of the following country topped the Global Denmark Social Mobility Index 2020 released by World Economic Forum? 639 The Integrated Check-Post (ICP) in _ has been Biratnagar inaugurated at India-Nepal border. 640 Who has been elected as the new President of Arjun Munda Archery Association of India? 641 The team of the Indian Consulate defeated the Pakistan Consulate team of which country to win the Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship of 2020 held in Sharjah? 642 Name the Indian actress who was honored with the Deepika Padukone Crystal award for her contribution in the field of mental health at the World Economic Forum 2020, held in Davos. 643 What was India’s rank in the Global Social Mobility 76th Index 2020 recently released by World Economic Forum? 644 The Indian Air Force has inducted its first squadron Sukhoi-30 MKI of _ aircraft carrying the BrahMos missiles in the South at its Thanjavur based in Tamil Nadu. 645 Andhra Pradesh government has proposed to make Kurnool which among the following cities as its Judicial capital? 646 When is National Girl Child Day celebrated? January 24th 647 Who will be the Chief Guest at India’s 71st Republic Jair Bolsonaro Day? 648 Where is the Group of 77 (G77) located? Geneva 649 What is the capital of Guyana? Georgetown 650 The International Union for Conservation of Nature Near Threatened (IUCN) has recently downgraded the platypus’ conservation status to the _ category.

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651 _ under Ambassador Rudolph Ten-Pow took over Guyana the chairmanship of G77 652 Platypus is hunted for its _. horn 653 DAC approved the construction of _ conventional 6 submarines for the Navy in India under the strategic partnership model. 654 Platypus is found in _. Australia 655 How much procurement has been approved by the Rs.5,100 crore Ministry of Defence for military equipment? 656 What is the currency of Guyana? Guyanese dollar 657 Which of following India’s heaviest launch vehicle is Bahubali GSLV Mark-III to carry astronauts to space? 658 Democracy Index is prepared by _. Economist Intelligence Unit 659 Which of the following is to be sent to space by ISRO Half Humanoid ahead of the Gagnyaan Mission? 660 Which country ranked last in the Democracy Index North Korea 2019? 661 When was the Kalakkadu-Mundanthurai tiger 1988 reserve formed? 662 Who is appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of Challa Sreenivasulu Setty the State Bank of India (SBI)? 663 India ranked _ in the 2018 Democracy Index. 41st 664 Where is Kalakkadu-Mundanthurai tiger reserve Tamil Nadu located? 665 Who won the 2019 Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Priya Prakash Leadership Award? 666 Which country topped the 2019 Democracy Index? Norway 667 When was the Indian National Army formed? 1942 668 Who is the President of Guyana? David A. Granger 669 India ranked _ in the 2019 Democracy Index. 51st 670 When was the Group of 77 (G77) established? 1964 671 When is Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti celebrated? 23 January 672 India joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) _ Reskilling Revolution scheme on 22 January which is being held in Davos, Switzerland. 673 Who established Azad Hind Fauj? Subhash Chandra Bose 674 Which country does not border with Guyana? Colombia 675 Which of the country is not a founding government Germany of the World Economic Forum (WEF)? 676 On 23 January 2020, India celebrated the _ birth 124th anniversary of Bose. 677 The national conclave on emerging opportunities in New Delhi the natural gas sector was held on 23 January in _. 678 Which of the following country joins Reskilling India Revolution Scheme at the World Economic Reform annual meet?

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679 Which of the following organization releases Global World Economic Forum Sociality Mobility Index? 680 Which of the following USA has signed agreement Britain for the protection of Titanic debris? 681 Recently Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited has tied up RedBus with which of the following online bus ticketing platform? 682 Who will head the committee set up by Supreme JP Bhat Court to firm up draft legislation to give legal sanctity to disputes settled through mediation? 683 Against which of the following virus, Indian airports Corona Virus have started thermal screening of passengers arriving from China and HongKong? 684 Hassan Diab, who was seen in news recently, is the Lebanon Prime Minister of which country? 685 Which Indian telecom service provider recently got Bharti Airtel approval from the telecom department to raise the FDI limit to 100%? 686 According to the recent notification issued by the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Law and Justice, India, which country was declared as the ‘reciprocating territory’? 687 Which state government has recently launched the Uttar Pradesh ‘Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana’? 688 What is the capital of the newly formed Union Daman Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu? 689 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) of India recently Ghana signed a MoU to assist the Petroleum Authority of which country? 690 Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Authority of India Steel has recently launched a volunteer scheme Limited (SAIL) ‘SERVICE’ for the employees of which Indian PSU? 691 Which of the following countries has recently Sri Lanka topped the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative list? 692 How many children were honoured with the 49 Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020? 693 Which state’s Disaster Mitigation & Management Uttarakhand Centre won the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020? 694 What is India’s rank in the Global Talent Competitive 72 Index-2020? 695 What is India’s ranking in the recently released 80 Corruption Perception Index-2019? 696 Which country will be the guest of honor at the New France Delhi World Book Fair 2022?

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697 Which country will attend the Munich Security North Korea Conference for the first time in 56 years? 698 India’s first e-waste clinic has opened in which city? Bhopal 699 Which country has amended visitor visa rules to stop United States birth tourism? 700 Which State topped the 2020 Khelo India Youth Maharashtra Games champions? 701 Private all-women cab service has recently been Indira Gandhi International launched from the _. Airport, Delhi 702 Who released the World Employment and Social International Labour Outlook Trends 2020 (WESO)? Organization 703 How many member states are there in the 187 International Labour Organization (ILO)? 704 Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India? Sushil Chandra 705 RBI has increased the investment limit under VRR to Rs.1,25,000 crore _ from the Rs.75, 000 crore, with a minimum retention period of three years. 706 When was the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda 2019 Prabandhan Puraskar award instituted? 707 Who is the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Narendra Singh Tomar Welfare? 708 Where was First Mahatma Gandhi Convention Africa Centre established? 709 With which of the following company Govt. of India Infosys has partnered to improve the performance of GSTN? 710 Which of the following organization releases Transparency International Corruption Perception Index? 711 With which of the following organization Ghana has IOCL signed MoU to implement Ghanas National LPG Promotion Policy? 712 Which of the following organization releases World International Labour Employment and Social Outlook Report? Organisation 713 Who won 2020 Subhash Chandra Aapda Prabandhan Munnan Singh Puruskar award? 714 International Day of Education is celebrated on: 24th January 715 National Data and Analytics Platform will be NITI AAYOG developed by? 716 Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has recently Bill and Melinda Gates signed a MoU with which of the following Foundation organizations? 717 World Holocaust Forum was recently convened in Jerusalem which city, to remember Holocaust and counter anti-Semitism? 718 Which state has recently made reading of preamble Madhya Pradesh to the constitution as a mandatory practice in schools?

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719 Which state’s Tourism department has received the Kerala special mention honor as “Emerging Global Destination” in UN World Tourism Organization Global Destination Award 2019? 720 What is the name of the award recently presented Bal Shakti Puraskar by the Indian President to children, in the fields of innovation, social service, sports, art and culture and bravery? 721 India recently handed over the consignment of Maldives Measles and Rubella vaccines to which country, after a suspected outbreak? 722 When did the World Archery ban the Archery August 2019 Association of India (AAI)? 723 When was the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) 1941 established? 724 Who was awarded the fifth edition of the Mahakavi Arvind Krishna Mehrotra KanhaiyaLal Sethia Award for Poetry at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2020? 725 The Chief Justice of India inaugurated the 79th Justice S.A. Bobde Foundation Day Celebrations and All India Members’ Conference of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) on 24 January in New Delhi. Who is the CJI of India? 726 Who is the author of the book “Bijji: Timeless Tales Vishes Kothari from Marwa”? 727 Who is the Chairman of DRDO? Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy 728 What is the theme of the Zee Jaipur Literature Learning each other’s stories Festival 2020? 729 Which organization of the World Bank Group is to International Bank for loan $210 million for Maharashtra Agribusiness and Reconstruction and Rural Transformation projects? Development (IBRD) 730 The _ annual edition of the Zee Jaipur Literature 13th Festival is being held in at Diggi Palace, Jaipur, and Rajasthan. 731 Government of India (GoI) and the World Bank $210 million signed a _ loan agreement for the State of Maharashtra. 732 India and _ signed an agreement to upgrade Bangladesh Ashuganj-Akhaura road into a 4-lane highway on 24 January. 733 Where the International Summit on Women in STEM New Delhi – Visualizing the Future was: New Skylines held? 734 When will the UK exit from the EU deal? 31 January 735 When is the United Nations’ World Tourism Day 27 September celebrated? 736 Which country was the chairman of the Forum of Bangladesh

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the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2019? 737 Who presented the Police Medal for Gallantry President Ram Nath Kovind (PMG), President’s Police Medal (PPM) for Distinguished Services and Police Medal (PM) for Meritorious Services to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel? 738 International Customs Day marks the anniversary of Customs Co-operation the formation of the _. Council 739 When was the Constitution of India adopted? 26 November 1949 740 What is the theme of Bharat Parv 2020? Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat & Dekho Apna Desh 741 How many member countries are there in the World 179 Customs Organization? 742 When was the Indian Constitution confirmed? 1946 743 Who inaugurated the Bharat Parv 2020? Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi 744 In 1994, Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) was World Customs Organization renamed as _. 745 When the Indian Constituent Assembly was had its 1946 1st meeting? 746 Who is appointed as the head of future EU Joao Vale de Almeida diplomatic mission to the UK after Brexit on 24 January? 747 When was the International Customs Day instituted? 1953 748 When is the Republic Day celebrated in India? 26 January 749 Where did the researchers find the existence of Utah Allosaurus jimmadseni in the US? 750 When is the International Customs Day observed? 26 January 751 When the Indian constitution was came into effect 26 January 1950 after its adoption on 26 November 1949? 752 How many children in 5-18 years age group were 49 given the Bal Shakti Puraskar 2020? 753 Who is the author of “Bijji: Timeless Tales”? Vishes Kothari 754 Which state made reading of Preamble of Maharashtra Constitution mandatory in schools? 755 Uttar Pradesh Day was celebrated on which date? 24th January 756 How many doses of Measles and Rubella (MR) 30,000 vaccine have been delivered to Maldives by India? 757 Who received 5th Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Arvind Krishna Mehrotra Award at Jaipur Literature Festival? 758 Mahatma Gandhi’s bust will be set up in which city? London 759 Vinay Sinha, who recently passed away, was a Film Producer famous person of which field? 760 Which of the following has announced its exit from UK the European Union?

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761 Who has been awarded Romain Rolland Prize for Dipa Chaudhury Translation? 762 Which state topped in vegetable production in 2018- West Bengal 19? 763 World Holocaust Forum was recently organized in Jerusalem which city? 764 Which annual edition of Zee Jaipur Literature 13th Festival recently began in Rajasthan? 765 Which state’s tourism won UNWTO’s Accessible Kerala Destination Award? 766 India with which country has signed to upgrade Bangladesh Ashuganj-Akhaura road? 767 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 2nd (SIPRI) reported that China ranked second as the world’s _ largest weapons manufacturer. 768 Shiv Bhojan provides a meal to the poor for just _. Rs.10 769 Which country topped the Stockholm International US Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report as the largest weapons manufacturer? 770 Which State launched the Shiv Bhojan scheme? Maharashtra 771 What is the range of the K-4 nuclear-capable 3,500 km submarine-launched ballistic missile which was test- fired by DRDO? 772 The Bodo tribals are an ethno linguistic group Assam present in _. 773 Who is the President of Nepal? Bidhya Devi Bhandari 774 When were the prisoners of the Nazi Concentration 1945 and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberated? 775 Which is the Capital of Nepal? Kathmandu 776 Who liberated more than 7,000 remaining prisoners Soviet troops of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau? 777 Who was elected as the Speaker of the House of Agni Sapkota Representatives, the lower house of Parliament in Nepal? 778 When the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 2005 did officially proclaimed 27 January as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust? 779 Who is the Chairman of Canara Bank? T. N. Manoharan 780 The 2020 International Day of Commemoration in 75th memory of the victims of the Holocaust marks the _ anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. 781 When was the Canara Bank Hindu Permanent Fund 1906 established?

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782 When is the International Day of Commemoration in 27 January memory of the victims of the Holocaust observed? 783 Who is appointed as the managing director (MD) L V Prabhakar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Canara Bank? 784 What is the theme of the International Day of 75 years after Auschwitz – Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust Education and Holocaust 2020? Remembrance for Global Justice 785 _ is to set up a waste-to-energy plant in Assam. Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd 786 The first edition of Ganga-Volga dialogue was Russia recently held in New Delhi, to enhance the bilateral cooperation between India and which country? 787 The International Summit on Women in STEM– New Delhi “Visualizing the Future: New Skylines”, was recently held in which city? 788 What is the theme of the National Voters’ Day Electoral Literacy for celebrated across the country? Stronger Democracy 789 India signed a MoU with the World Bank for the Maharashtra Agri-business and Rural Transformation Project of which state? 790 Which Indian Private sector bank has recently IndusInd Bank launched its wealth management platform called ‘Pioneer Banking’? 791 Which steel plant of India was recently awarded at Tata Steel Kalinganagar the WEF Annual meet, for being included in the WEF’s Lighthouse Network? 792 The Global Consortium for Digital Currency World Economic Forum Governance was recently announced by which organization? 793 Jair Messias Bolsonaro, who has arrived India to Brazil attend the Republic Day celebrations as chief guest, is the President of which country? 794 The International Children’s Film festival was Bangladesh recently inaugurated in which South Asian country, with the theme ‘Under The World’? 795 India has signed an agreement with which country Bangladesh to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road into a 4-lane highway? 796 Which of the following developed the K-4 nuclear- DRDO capable submarine-launched ballistic missile? 797 The government of India signs an accord with the National Democratic Front of banned Assam-based insurgent group _. Bodoland 798 The red color of the planet is due to the high iron oxide concentration of _ compounds in the rocks of the surface of the planet.

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799 Which of the following is an Assam-based insurgent United National Liberation group? Front 800 How many moons does the Mars planet have? 2 801 Who won the Record of the Year category at the Billie Eilish 62nd annual Grammy Awards? 802 Which of the following is known as the Red Planet? Mars 803 Where was the Grammy Awards ceremony held? Los Angeles 804 Which country as announced that it is to launch its China Mars probe in 2020 July? 805 When was the Namami Gange mission approved by 2014 the Union Government? 806 When was the Padma awards instituted? 1954 807 In which state does the 5-day Ganga Yatra begin? Uttar Pradesh 808 Which farmer from Telangana won the Padma Shri Chinthala Venkat Reddy in the Agriculture field? 809 When is the National Tourism Day celebrated? 25 January 810 Which country is the Chairman of the Forum of the India Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2020? 811 Which Part of Indian Constitution talks about 3 Fundamental Rights? 812 As per article _ and 6th Schedule of the Constitution, 244 Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram are called "Tribal Areas". 813 Right to Vote is a _ right. constitutional 814 Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh? Radha Krishna Mathur 815 Which Article of the Indian Constitution speaks Article 326 about the Right to Vote? 816 Ministry of Tribal Affairs has proposed to declare the Ladakh 6th Schedule Area status to _. 817 According to the Indian constitution states that no 18 person can be denied the right to vote if he fulfills the need for Adult Suffrage, that is, the person must be above the age of _. 818 When did the Kargil war happen? 1999 819 When was the first National Voters Day observed? 2011 820 In which State is Meerut located? Uttar Pradesh 821 What is the theme of the National Voters Day 2020? Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy 822 Government is to set up a war memorial for animals Meerut in _. 823 When is the National Voters Day observed? 23 January 824 Dramatist, writer, social activist & Natyasurya Assam Awardee Ratna Ojha passed away recently, he belonged to which state? 825 Former MP of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, Devi Nationalist Congress Party

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Prasad Tripathi passed away recently. He belonged (NCP) to which political party? 826 Former Rajya Sabha member Alajangi Viswanath Odisha Swamy passed away recently, he belonged to which state? 827 Sunita Lakra of India announces her retirement Hockey recently, she belongs to which sport? 828 Name the firm that received acquisition approval of Housing Development 51.2% stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance Financial Corporation (HDFC) Company. 829 Who was reappointed as the Deputy Election Umesh Sinha Commissioner (DEC) of India after his tenure was extended by one more year till December 31, 2020? 830 Name the first & youngest Indian tribal women in Malavath Poorna the World, who scaled six mountain peaks in six continents. 831 Who was awarded with the Global Bihar Excellence Piyuus Jaiswal Award 2019 & Global Peace Excellence Humanitarian Award 2019? 832 CAD was in news recently, what does ‘D’ stands for D -Deficit _? 833 What is the interest rate of “Sukanya Samriddhi 8.4% Account” for the fourth quarter of the financial year (FY) 2019-20 starting from January 1, 2020- March 31, 2020? 834 Which became the first state in India to pass a Kerala resolution scrapping the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)? 835 Which city is set to host the 14th Global healthcare Visakhapatnam, Andhra summit in the year 2021? Pradesh(AP) 836 Which metro station was renamed as ‘Supreme Pragati Maidan metro Court metro station’ recently by the committee station headed by Manish Sisodia? 837 Who chairs the 7-member Group of Ministers (GoM) Rajnath Singh that reviews the crop insurance scheme, “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)”? 838 How much fund was allocated to Railway Sector Rs. 13.69 lakh crores under National Infrastructure Pipeline for the year 2019-2020 to 2024-25? 839 Which sector received the maximum investment (i.e. Road sector 1,963,943 crores) from the National Infrastructure Pipeline for the year 2019-20 to 2024-25? 840 Who heads the task force that prepared the Rs. 102 Atanu Chakraborty lakh crore “National Infrastructure Pipeline for the year 2019-20 to 2024-25”? 841 Name the only state, that didn’t participate in the West Bengal 5th edition of Swachh Survekshan League 2020.

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842 Which city topped in the 5th edition of Swachh Indore, Madhya Pradesh Survekshan League 2020 (Quarter 1 and Quarter 2) having more than 10 lakh population? 843 How much percent of the Poshan Abhiyaan funds 30% have been used in the past 3 years? 844 Which State/UT has utilized the Poshan Abhiyaan Mizoram funds well & emerged as the best performer? 845 Census of which animal, is set to be conducted in Asiatic Lion May 2020 by Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in Gujarat using 8,000-10,000 cameras? 846 NEST was in news recently, what does ‘S’ stands for S – Strategic _. 847 Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi, released Tumkuru, Karnataka the 3rd installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana of Rs.2000 for the December2019- March 2020 period? 848 Which country’s Prime Minister (PM), Zoran Zaev North Macedonia has submitted his resignation on January 3, 2020? 849 Bhim Chandra Jana passed away recently, he was a Freedom fighter _. 850 Name the word chosen by US linguists as their ‘They’ “Word of the Decade” on January 3, 2020. 851 P R Seshadri, Managing Director & Chief Executive Karur Vysya Bank (KVB) Officer of which bank has resigned on January 4, 2020? 852 Rohit Sharma Cricket stadium foundation stone was Hyderabad, Telangana laid in which of the following city recently? 853 Name the former Member of Parliament (MP) of Kamal Bahadur Singh India’s 1st Lok Sabha, who passed away recently in Bihar. 854 Who is the author of the book titled ‘The Cuckoo’s A Sethumadhavan Nest’? 855 Amit Shah chairs 22nd meeting of Central Zonal Chhattisgarh Council in _ 856 Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed as India's USA Ambassador to _ 857 Who is appointed as India's Ambassador to USA? Taranjit Singh Sandhu 858 Amit Shah chairs _ meeting of Central Zonal Council 22nd in Chhattisgarh 859 Who reaffirmed India's firm resolve to tackle cross- Shri Rajnath Singh border terrorism? 860 Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the National New Delhi Cadet Corps Rally in _ 861 Which was awarded as the best tableau in Republic Jal Jeevan Mission Day Parade? 862 Britain unveils _ pence coin minted to mark Brexit 50

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863 Who was appointed as IBA Chief Executive? Sunil Mehta 864 Which state became fourth state to pass resolution West Bengal on CAA in house? 865 Who inaugurated 3rd Global Potato Conclave 2020 Shri Narendra Modi at Gandhinagar? 866 Indian Railways to run 100 percent on electricity by 2024 _ 867 Which city in India planned to start first underwater Kolkata metro project? 868 Which state cabinet passed resolution for abolishing Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council? 869 Kavaratti will be the _ ship to be constructed and 104th provided by the GRSE 870 Union Government targets to install _ Giga Watt 175 renewable energy by 2022? 871 Who won first prize at the 71st Republic Day Assam tableau parade? 872 When National Tiger Conservation Authority was 2005 established? 873 When Lala Lajpat Rai Birth Anniversary was December 25 celebrated? 874 Who is elected as the speaker of House of Agni Sapkota Representative of Nepal? 875 To which of the following virus government has Corona Virus started 24×7 helpline number? 876 When Indian Railways was founded? 1853 877 Which state is one of the leading producers of Gujarat Potato in the country? 878 When National Tiger Conservation Authority was 2005 founded? 879 When Jal Shakti Mission was formed? 2019 880 When Lala Lajpat Rai was born as? 1865 881 Union Government targets to install 175 Giga Watt 2022 renewable energy by _ 882 When Central Zonal Council was founded? 1956 883 PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate _ Global Potato 3rd Conclave 2020 at Gandhinagar 884 Which union minister planned to switch Indian Shri Piyush Goyal Railways entirely to electricity by 2024 as diesel locomotives? 885 West Bengal becomes _ state to pass resolution on fourth CAA in house 886 When Indian Banks Association was founded? 1946 887 Which month did Central Government to release June report card of smart cities? 888 When National Cadet Corps was founded? 1948

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889 When Reserve Bank of India was founded? 1 April 1935 890 Most Dirtied urban Communities listed in India 10 891 Utilization of Single-Use Plastics to End @ _ PM 2022 Narendra Modi 892 Where was Essar Oil headquarters located? Mumbai 893 When Western Railway Zone was started? 5 November 1951 894 When Securities and Exchange Board of India was 1992 founded? 895 When Essar Group was founded? 1969 896 Southern Indian city expecting to spend an average 71% of _ extra travel time stuck in traffic. 897 Who was Asia’s Richest Man? Mukesh Ambani 898 Tech Mahindra set up Google Cloud Centre of Hyderabad Excellence in _ 899 When Unified Payments Interface was introduced? 11 April 2016 900 What was the Cash Prize of Tyler Prize 2020? $200,000 901 When Operation Vanilla was launched? 28 January, 2020 902 When National Aeronautics and Space 1958 Administration were founded? 903 How many million pounds did UK government 4 millions Innovation Challenge Fund in India? 904 When Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative 1987 founded? 905 When was 2020 Summer Olympics opening 24 July 2020 ceremony held? 906 According to a report by TomTom report which city Bangalore ranked in the worst traffic in the world? 907 Who got qualified for Tokyo Olympics from India? Neeraj Chopra 908 Oxford University Press (OUP) named Samvidhaan as 2019 the Oxford Hindi Word of _ 909 Who launched Virtual Police Station? Naveen Patnaik 910 Indian Navy launched _ to provide humanitarian Operation Vanilla assistance and disaster relief at Madagascar. 911 Indian Railways commissioned the country’s first Bhubaneswar governmental waste to energy plant at _. 912 The waste to energy plant uses a patented POLYCRACK technology called _ 913 Which government 4 million pound Innovation United Kingdom Challenge Fund in India? 914 Who launches Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal? Jitendra Singh 915 Who won 2020 Tyler Prize? Pavan Sukhdev 916 Who is appointed as Ex- RBI and Ex-SEBI ED, Non- Mr. Ramesh Joshi Executive Chairman? 917 Which company set up Google Cloud Centre of Tech Mahindra Excellence in Hyderabad? 918 total of _ sites in the homeland recognized under 37 sites

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the international treaty 919 How many wetlands in India declared as Ramsar 10 sites? 920 When Indian Navy was founded? 1612 921 Who is appointed as Essar Oil UK CEO? Mark Wilson 922 Who developed Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal? Indian Space Research Organization 923 The Supreme Court has allowed the National Tiger Namibia Conservation Authority to relocate which nation’s cheetah to a suitable habitat in India? 924 The Indian Navy has launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ to Madagascar provide disaster relief to which country? 925 Under US President Donald Trump’s new middle- Jerusalem east plan, which city will remain as Israel's undivided capital? 926 Sheikh Khalid has been appointed as the new Prime Qatar Minister of which nation? 927 Which nation has decided to provide formal Bangladesh education to Rohingya refugee children? 928 Which nation has passed a bill authorizing sanctions US against Chinese officials who meddle in the process of selection of Dalai Lama's successor? 929 Which Indian sportsperson joined the Bharatiya Saina Nehwal Janata Party recently? 930 Which airlines have suspended all its flights to China British Airways after the corona virus outbreak? 931 Who was the first executive of Election commission Sukumar Sen of India? 932 When Bombay Stock Exchange was formed? 1875 933 Parker Solar Probe is making a series of _ close 24 flybys on the sun through 2025 934 When Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was October 2016 formed? 935 S Jaishankar lays foundation stone of Sardar Gujarat Vallabhbhai Patel Centre at Kevadia in 936 When Martyrs’ Day was observed? January 30 937 What was the stipend amount to roll out 365 day 5,000 work scheme implemented by Madhya Pradesh? 938 Where was National Highways Authority of India New Delhi headquarters located? 939 When Guinness World Records was Originally 1955 published? 940 Where was Defence Research and Development New Delhi Organization headquarters located? 941 When National Crime Records Bureau was founded? 1986 942 When Election Commission of India was formed? 1950

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943 Indian Coast Guard commissions high speed Mangaluru interceptor boat in _ 944 World largest meditation centre inaugurates in _ Telangana 945 When World Neglected Diseases day observed on? January 30 946 Who became the first Indian Woman Footballer to Bala Devi play professionally in the World? 947 When Defence Research and Development 1958 Organization (DRDO) were founded? 948 When National Highways Authority of India was 1988 founded? 949 When Parker Solar Probe was conducted? 2018 950 When National Crime Records Bureau was formed? 11 March 1986 951 Assam Rifles builds war memorial in Nagaland for _ 357 martyrs martyrs 952 Which country creates Guinness World Record for Nepal highest altitude fashion show event? 953 Who is appointed as new Foreign Secretary? Harsh Vardhan Shringla 954 India pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his _ 72nd death anniversary 955 Which state government to roll out 365 day work Madhya Pradesh scheme with 5,000 stipends? 956 Who laid foundation stone of Sardar Vallabhbhai S Jaishankar Patel Centre at Kevadia in Gujarat? 957 Central Railway first AC suburban train to be flagged Mumbai off from _ 958 Who was appointed as a member of the Monetary Janak Raj Policy Committee (MPC)? 959 Which stock exchange signed licensing agreement Bombay Stock Exchange with ICE Futures Europe? 960 Whose death anniversary is observed on January Mahatma Gandhi 30? 961 India’s Gita Sabharwal has been appointed as the Thailand UN Resident Coordinator in which nation? 962 When is World Leprosy Day observed every year? 30th January 963 The Indian Navy launched which operation to help Operation Vanilla cyclone hit Madagascar? 964 Which Indian city has the world’s worst traffic, as Bengaluru per the Global Traffic Index? 965 Which Indian state recently reported first confirmed Kerala case of Corona virus? 966 Which nation is the second biggest weapon China producer after the US, as per SIPRI annual report? 967 Which Parliament has deferred its vote on anti-CAA European Parliament resolution? 968 When Gibraltar Chess Festival was held? 2003 969 Who was the chairperson of State Bank of India? Rajnish Kumar

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970 Where was the World Health Organization located? Geneva, Switzerland. 971 When was the World Health Organization 7 April 1948 established? 972 Khadi collection in collaboration with KVIC to 150th commemorate the _ birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi 973 USMCA crafted over years of negotiation between 1994 the three countries replaces the _ NAFTA. 974 India and _ to conduct counter-terror exercise in Bangladesh Umroi 975 When North American Free Trade Agreement was January 1, 1994 established? 976 USMCA crafted over years of negotiation between three the _ countries replaces the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement 977 When Oscar Academy Awards was first started? May 16, 1929 978 How many millions did Google announces to 1 million promote news literacy among Indians? 979 Who is Governor of Uttar Pradesh? Anandiben Patel 980 India’s steel demand will be more than quadruple 489 from around 111 million tones to _ million tones 981 Who was the founder of Bank of Baroda? Sayajirao Gaekwad III 982 Who presented Economic Survey 2020 in the Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Parliament? 983 Which company pickup point arrives at Kolkata’s Amazon Sealdah railway station? 984 Who received the French honor for theatre artiste? Sanjana Kapoor 985 Who launched DoPT online certificate course on Dr. Jitendra Singh Relevance of Gandhi in the Contemporary World? 986 Which company announced $1-million grant to Google promote news literacy among Indians? 987 What is the estimated cost of the project sanctioned Rs. 112.96 Crores by Railway Board? 988 When North American Free Trade Agreement was 1994 established? 989 Indo-Bangladesh defense cooperation a joint Umroi military training exercise organized at _ 990 Who became first ever hockey player to win World Rani Rampal Games Athlete of the Year award? 991 Which type of virus declares as a Public Health Corona virus Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)? 992 Who launched Special Edition of Khadi Watches? Shri Nitin Gadkari 993 How many million tones did India planned to 600 increase the carbon emissions? 994 When Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was 1895 founded?

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995 Who would serve as interim DGP of Uttar Pradesh? Hitesh Chandra Awasthi 996 The union government has set out a road map for 10 reducing India’s crude oil imports by _ percent by 2022. 997 Which search engine launches SOS Alerts for corona Google virus? 998 Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary, recently seen in Madhya Pradesh news is located in 999 Auschwitz, recently seen in news is located in Poland 1000 India’s first underwater metro project is set to Kolkata complete its East-West Project of _ Metro Rail Corporation by March 2022.

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S No Question Answer 1 When Indian Space Research Organization was 15 August 1969 founded? 2 When was Election Commission of India formed? 25 January 1950 3 How many events are there in the 2020 National 30 Games of India? 4 Union Govt aims to achieve objective of Housing for 2022 All by _ under PMAY-G 5 What is the largest city of Africa? Lagos 6 Make in India a type of Swadeshi movement 25 covering _ sectors of the Indian economy 7 TelanganaGovt to soon begin testing of Novel Hyderabad Corona Virus in _ 8 When Indian Coast Guard was founded? 18 August 1978 9 Which state government planned to set up testing of Telangana Novel Corona Virus? 10 Who is appointed as chairman of CBIC ahead of M Ajit Kumar Budget? 11 The agreement on the prohibition of attack against India and Pakistan nuclear installations and facilities was signed in 1988 between which two countries? 12 From which Indian organization, the four personnel IAF have been selected for training in Russia for the Gaganyaan Mission, that is going to be launched in 2022? 13 Who will launch the “Earth shot Prize” to motivate Duke of Cambridge new solution to tackle climate crisis? 14 Who will be the head of the recently created Sainya Chief of Defence Karta Vibhag? 15 Which nation has recently banned the ‘reef toxic’ Palau sunscreen? 16 The US was recently praised by the UAE for its role ISIS in the Global Coalition against Daesh. What is the other name for Daesh? 17 Which is the world’s first major city to celebrate the Auckland start of the 2020 New Year and new decade? 18 What aspect of agriculture is focused upon by Krishi Production Karman Award? 19 What is the aim of the recently formed Incluude non-resident Gujaratis in the AkhilBharatiya Gujarati SamajSankalanSamiti? state’s development process 20 What is Landouriatonywhitteni that was named Snail after Tony Whitten? 21 When Agricultural and Processed Food Products 1986 Export Development Authority was founded?

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22 When Make in India was launched? 2014 23 Defense Ministers of nearly _ countries confirmed 40 their participation for the DefExpo20 24 When Defence Exhibition Organization was formed? 1981 25 Who inaugurated Surajkund crafts fair? Shri Ram NathKovind 26 When PradhanMantriGraminAwaasYojana was 2015 launched? 27 Goa 2020 National Games unveils _ as mascot Rubigula 28 When Indian Air Force was founded? 1932 29 World’s First Tran catheter Mitral Valve approved in Europe _ region 30 Which space centre launches low-cost satellite Indian Space Research Organization launch vehicles? (ISRO) 31 Where was the Shri Ram Chandra Mission Hyderabad headquarters located? 32 When Yogesh Kumar Joshi was born? 5 January 1962 33 Chandigarh’s Vijayveer won the junior men’s 25m 585 Pistol with an aggregate score of _. 34 VijayveerSidhu won the men’s _ Pistol T2 event in 25m the National Shooting 35 When Shri Ram Chandra Mission was founded? 1945 36 Yogesh Kumar Joshi commanded _ JAK RIF in 13 Operation Vijay and Parakram. 37 When Defence Exhibition Organization was formed? 1981 38 Operation Vijay the unit awarded a total of _ 37 gallantry awards. 39 Where was the headquarters of Indian Railways New Delhi located? 40 Which country declared public health emergency USA over spread of corona virus? 41 Who inaugurated New Global Headquarters of Ram Shri Ram NathKovind Chanda Mission? 42 When Life Insurance Corporation was formed? 1 September 1956 43 Who won the women’s 10m Air Rifle T1 event? Ayonika Paul 44 How many crores did Indian Railways demand for 50,000 setting up Pension Fund? 45 Who is appointed as new Northern Command chief? YK Joshi 46 Mary Higgins Clark, who died recently, was a famous Author person of which profession? 47 Veer Smriti Memorial has been inaugurated in which Nagaland state? 48 Which country had set a Guinness World Record for Nepal the highest altitude fashion show event ever held? 49 Which Bhajan Singer recently received Padma Shri Munna Master award? 50 Who received the 2019-20 PEN Yusuf Jameel

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GauriLankeshAward? 51 Which district topped the list of aspiration districts Chandauli ranked by the government think tank NitiAayog? 52 Who has been appointed as the Special Expenditure B Murli Kumar Observer of Election Commission of India? 53 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival was being celebrated in Mumbai which city? 54 The first-ever fruit train to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Andhra Pradesh was sent from which state recently? 55 Which scheme has been launched to provide for NiryatRinVikasYojana higher insurance coverage? 56 Which is the theme state of the 34th Surajkund Himachal Pradesh International Crafts Mela-2020? 57 Which bird is the official mascot for the Goa 2020 Rubigula National Games? 58 Which country has recently declared nation Pakistan emergency to battle locusts? 59 Which country rejoins Commonwealth after quitting Maldives over criticism of its human rights record? 60 Who won the Australian Open Tennis 2020? Sofia Kenin 61 How many teams will be participating ICC Under-19 17 Cricket World Cup? 62 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates the Karnataka Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in _. 63 When British Academy of Film and Television Arts 1949 awards was was presented? 64 When Tejas Express was first launched? 24 May 2017 65 When World Wetlands Day was first celebrated? 2 March 1971 66 When was CADD centre launched? 1988 67 Oracle Corp opened its first data center facility at _ Mumbai in 2019 68 Where were Indian Railway Catering and Tourism New Delhi Corporation located? 69 Which year did Novak Djokovic won Davis Cup? 2010 70 What is the estimated cost of the Hubbali-Dharwad 6.9 billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project? 71 When was PradhanMantriMatritvaVandanaYojana launched? 72 When Central Board of Direct Taxes was formed? 1944 73 Novak Djokovic won his record _ Men’s singles title 8th 74 National Level India’s Biggest Rural Technical 300 Festival showcased _ prototypes 75 Where was the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Bangalore located? 76 When UDAN Scheme was launched? 2017

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77 When Jan ShikshanSansthan Scheme was launched? 1968 78 New Tax Regime Reduces Tax Payable for Individuals 12 to 15 Lakhs Earning _? 79 How many courses are introduced by CADD Centre 12 recently? 80 When World Wetlands Day was observed? February 2nd 81 India will get its _ private train Third 82 U 19 World Cup 2020 Held at _? South Africa 83 Who inaugurated the Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid ShriVenkaiah Naidu Transit (BRT) project in Karnataka? 84 When Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge March 2008 Technologies was founded? 85 Who inaugurated Ekushey Book Fair? Sheikh Hasina 86 Which country became a global data centre? India 87 When Central Board of Revenue Act was came into 1963 force? 88 Which state bagged first position for Madhya Pradesh implementation of PMMVY? 89 Which country declared national emergency to Pakistan battle locusts? 90 Who is appointed as Iraq Prime Minister? Mohammed Allawi 91 Amitabh Bhatt appointed as _ Chief Executive Officer 92 _ percent of UAE GDP depends Upon Oil and Gas 30 93 MOI to Install Liaison Office in North Eastern Region APEDA-CFTRI to Nourish Agri Business signed by 94 Post Aussie Open Sofia Kenin Ranked _ position in 7 WTA 95 NTPC Signed a Largest Single Foreign Currency Loan 750 Million Dollars of _ 96 IADR John Clarkson Fellowship granted to Dr. 5 Months SaimaYunus Khan For 97 Theme Announced for the World Cancer Day year I Am and I Will 2019-21 is 98 Current Vaccine Used for Swine Flu is _ Lapinised CSF 99 _ of Natural Gas Reserve found in UAE 80 trillion cubic feet 100 “Year of the Rat” has started in which country? China 101 What is the new Income Tax Rate for those falling in 10 percent the salary bracket of Rs 5-10 lakh? 102 Under the Union Budget 2020, the government has Rs 99300 crore allocated how much amount for the education sector? 103 Which among the following sites will not be Panipat transformed into an iconic site under the Government’s proposal in Union Budget 2020? 104 When is World Cancer Day observed every year? 4th February 105 What is the name of the annual joint military SAMPRITI-IX

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exercise that began recently in Meghalaya between India and Bangladesh? 106 Which Indian state has declared coronavirus Kerala outbreak as ‘state disaster’ after three confirmed cases? 107 Who among the following was recently appointed as GopalBaglay India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka? 108 Which nation has discovered a massive new natural UAE gas reserve? 109 The Union Government has ruled out disinvestment BHEL in which among the following public sector enterprises? 110 A DNA Analysis Centre has been set up under the Chandigarh Nirbhaya Fund scheme in this city. 111 MoU signed by CSIR-CFTRI with APEDA to set up a Assam Liaison Office in _ State 112 Privatization of Air India and BPCL is fundamental for Rs 2.1 lakh crore meeting the record _ 113 Flue-gas Desulphurization (FGD) Network build to Sulphor Dioxide reduce _ from Thermal Power Plants 114 IADR Felowship was Given to Dr. Saimayunus Khan General Dental Health to traine and experience in _ 115 Prior to SandeepMathrani, _ was the CEO of Mathrani WeWork 116 Amitabh Bhatt is the _ of Indo Russian Helicopter Director Limited 117 The New Multipurpose Project is to built across the Ujh _ River 118 Dr. Jitendra Singh is the Minister of _ North Eastern Development 119 Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee 5.15% Remain Repo Rate at 120 World Cancer Day Was Started from the Year 2008 121 What is the name of the trust that will be set up for Shri Ram JanmabhoomiTeerthKshetra the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya? 122 Which international magazine has named RBI The Banker Governor Shaktikanta Das as the ‘Central Banker of the Year-2020’? 123 Which among the following South-Asian countries India recently developed a new classic swine fever vaccine? 124 Which state has launched the Janasevaka scheme? Karnataka 125 Who has become the first Indian no.4 cricketer to hit ShreyasIyer a century outside India in four years? 126 Which country recently introduced ‘Sustainable Bhutan Development Tax’ for regional tourism? 127 Daniel ArapMoi passed away on February 4, 2020. Kenya

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He was the longest-serving president of which nation? 128 According to the World Health Organisation, the Cancer cases of which disease can rise to 81 percent by 2040? 129 To Support and to enable Financial Control on _ Cooperative Banks Banks RBI passed the New Amendments’ 130 Crude is Measured by Barrels Per Day 131 IOC Signed Annual Deal to Buy Crude from Rosneft 132 DefExpo 2020 is the _ Edition of India 11th 133 India’s First Integrated Steel Plant Established at _ Rourkela 134 Immigrants From India Move to Low or No Tax Avoid Tax pay in India Nations to 135 Udayanotsav is a Festival Conducted Each Year at _ RashtrapatiBhawan 136 G7 Summit to be Held on 10th June 2020 137 New Schemes to Promote Jammu and Kashmir State SwadeshDarshan&Prashad were Approved Under 138 DefExpo 2020 commenced by _ Rajnath Singh 139 Karnataka State Offers Home Delivery for _ Services 53 140 Dooms Day Glacier otherwise Known as _ Thwaites Glacier 141 Operation Vanilla is being carried out by India to Madagascar help which country? 142 How much rise is expected in imposed duty in the 7% sales of cigarettes? 143 Which of the following won the Golden Conch Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Award for Best Documentary Film? 144 Which state got the first prize in the category of best Madhya Pradesh performance since inception of the PMMVY scheme? 145 Santusht Portal was launched by which ministry? Ministry of Labour and Employment 146 81st National Table Tennis Championships was Hyderabad organized in which city? 147 Who won the men’s doubles title at the Australian Rajeev Ram & Joe Salisbury Open? 148 3rd Defence Attaches Conference was organized in New Delhi which place? 149 Who is to become the Goodwill Ambassador of the SouravGanguly Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? 150 The Supreme Court of India directed the states to 2008 establish “Gram Nyayalayas” within four weeks’ time span. In which year the Gram Nyayalayas act was passed? 151 Who received the International Gandhi Awards for Dr. N.S. Dharmashaktu Leprosy under the Individual category? 152 Where was the 35th edition of the Senior Women’s Guwahati National Weightlifting Championships held?

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153 Who received the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy Mission Trust Leprosy under the Trust category? 154 Who won gold at Senior Women’s National RakhiHalder Weightlifting Championships under the 64kg category? 155 Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment (SASE) is DRDO a laboratory of _. 156 What is the theme of the India International Seafood Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Show (IISS) 2020? Value Addition 157 What was the setting up of the academy began? 2011 158 Who is organizing the India International Seafood Marine Products Export Development Show (IISS) 2020? Authority (MPEDA) & Seafood Exporters Association of India (SEAI) 159 Who is the Chief Minister of Karnataka? B S Yediyurappa 160 When was the North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) 1978 established? 161 Ministry of Commerce and Industry is conducting 22nd the _ edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) from 7-9 February 2020. 162 Who is the Chief Minister of Meghalaya? Conrad K Sangma 163 Where will the India International Seafood Show Kochi (IISS) 2020 be held? 164 The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to amend RBI the Banking Regulation Act. The amendment will bring the cooperative banks under the regulatory mechanism of _. 165 The _ edition of DefExpo 2020 is being held in 11th Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 166 Which State cabinet has approved the proposal for Uttar Pradesh allotment of 5-acre land to Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque? 167 What is the theme of the DefExpo 2020? India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub 168 When did the Supreme Court order the UP state 2019 government to allocate 5-acre land to UP Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case? 169 Who inaugurated the DefExpo 2020? Prime Minister NarendraModi 170 The government is to introduce a new programme NGOs which will allow them _ to take care of senior citizens, who are living alone, in their homes. 171 SAIL Rourkela Steel Plant produces _ of Hot Stip of 3 MTPA Steel 172 Which company will be manufacturing LED TVs for Dixon Technologies Samsung India Electronics? 173 Which country’s delegation of educational Norway

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institutions recently visited India and signed agreements in the fields of higher education and research? 174 Which Indian actor was recently presented with the WaheedaRehman ‘Kishore Kumar Samman’ Award for 2018, by the Madhya Pradesh government? 175 Pranab Kumar Gogoi, who recently passed away, Politics was a famous personality in which field? 176 Which Indian city is set to play host to the 15th East Chennai Asia Summit conference, 2020? 177 The flagship biennial Defence exhibition of India Lucknow ‘DefExpo’ is organized in which Indian city? 178 Which Asian country recently introduced a Bhutan “sustainable development fee” for regional tourists including Indian visitors? 179 What is the GDP growth rate of India in the 2020-21 5.5% fiscal, as estimated by the Moody’s Investors Service? 180 Former world champion MirabaiChanu, who Manipur recently set a new national record in the National Weightlifting Championships, belongs to which state? 181 Who unveiled children’s protection fund for India? Prince Charles 182 _ signed a Technology Development Contract with HEMRL Rosoboronexport Russia for the development of spectrum of high energy materials required for missiles, rockets, and guns. 183 Which Minister is responsible for the Ministry of NirmalaSitharaman Corporate Affairs? 184 The UK has earlier offered the design of its _ class Queen Elizabeth carrier to the Indian Navy for the third aircraft carrier. 185 Which Ministry is to launch Spice+ form to increase Ministry of Corporate Affairs the ease of doing business? 186 When did India and the UK agree to extend 2017 cooperation to develop advanced defence products such as gas turbine engine and air defence missile systems? 187 Where is Bidar airport located? Karnataka 188 With which country did India sign an agreement to UK partner on developing jet engine technology? 189 Nepal’s census has been scheduled for _. June 2021 190 India and several African countries have agreed to 1st deepen cooperation to combat the growing threat of terrorism at _ India- Africa Defence Ministers’ conclave in Lucknow.

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191 Which of the following country to count a “third Nepal gender” category, LGBT people, in its next population census for the first time? 192 Taxpayers in India are divided into _ as per the age. 3 193 Incentive component of AtalBhujalYojana with an Rs.4600 crore outlay of _. 194 As per the new personal income tax regime, _ tax is 5% levied on an annual income between Rs.2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. 195 Institutional Strengthening & Capacity Building Rs.1400 crore component of AtalBhujalYojana with an outlay of _. 196 _ signed an MOU with Israel-based defense HAL electronics company Elbit Systems to promote and market the Digital Head-Up Displays (HUD) units. 197 The financial assistance for the AtalBhujalYojana is World Bank provided by the _ with a sharing pattern of 50:50 with the Indian Government. 198 When was the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) 2019 on the Joint manufacturing of spares in India that was signed at Vladivostok, Russia? 199 How much did the GoI allocate for the Rs.6000 crore AtalBhujalYojana? 200 How many MoUs were exchanged between the 14 Russian Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and the Indian companies during the fifth round of India-Russia Military Industrial Conference (IRMIC)? 201 The announcement was made by the UK Minister for 6th February Defence Procurement James Heappey on _ February. 202 Signing of MoUs to achieve Prime Minister’s $5 5 billion defence exports target in the next _ years. 203 Which country founded Missile Technology Control Japan Regime? 204 AtalBhujalYojana was launched to commerate the AtalBihari Vajpayee 95th Birth Anniversary of _ 205 India- Africa Defence Ministers’ conclave was 12 attended by _ Defence Ministers 206 When the Spice+ will be launched by the Ministry of 15 February 2020 Corporate Affairs? 207 Where was Elbit Systems located? Haifa 208 How many partnerships are involved in the Signing 200 of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on the third day of DefExpo 2020? 209 How many billions defence export target to be five achieved by 2024? 210 When Bodo agreement was signed on _ January 27

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211 When did Tata group had announced that it is to sell 2017 its consumer mobile business to Bharti Airtel? 212 Directorate General Quality Assurance functions Ministry of Defence under _. 213 RBI announced that it is to introduce a framework April 2020 for establishing a Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) for the digital payment system by _. 214 Which of the following countries formed the India- India, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Central Asia Business council? Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan 215 The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) BhartiAirtel approved the merger of the consumer mobile operations of the Tata group with _. 216 When was the Marine Products Export Development 1972 Authority (MPEDA) established? 217 Who developed a helmet that can stop an AK-47 Anoop Mishra bullet round from a distance of 10 meters? 218 Where is the Marine Products Export Development Kochi Authority (MPEDA) headquarters located? 219 Where is the College of Military Engineering (CME) Pune located? 220 What is the estimated cost of the Marine Products Rs.2500 crore Export Development Authority (MPEDA) to upgrade fishing harbours in India? 221 _ conducted a seminar to spread awareness about Directorate General Quality Assurance the various Schemes of the Ministry of Defence to facilitate the domestic defence industry in DefExpo 2020. 222 The Marine Products Export Development Authority 25 (MPEDA) along with the Central government is to take up the upgradation and modernization of _ fishing harbors in the country. 223 Who was the first woman to travel in space on a Valentina Tereshkova solo mission? 224 Who is the President of Sri Lanka? GotabayaRajapaksa 225 Which female NASA astronaut set the record for a Peggy Whitson single spaceflight by a woman of 289 days in 2016- 17? 226 Who is appointed as the High Commissioner to India Philip Barton by the British government? 227 NASA astronaut _ returned to Earth on 6 February Christina Koch after spending 328 days on the International Space Station (ISS). 228 What is the current Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of RBI? 4% 229 Where are the Bodotribals present? Assam 230 What is the Reverse Repo Rate set by RBI after the 4.90%

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Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)? 231 The first India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave Lucknow was recently held in which city? 232 Which famous writer was recently selected for the Manoj Das Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages)? 233 The fifth India-Russia Military Industrial Conference Lucknow was recently organized in which city? 234 What is the projected growth rate of India, during 6% the next financial year 2020-21, as per the recent Monetary policy of RBI? 235 Which organization is set to release Digital Payments Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Index (DPI), which will assess the digitalization of payments in the country? 236 Which city plays host to the 22nd India International Kochi Seafood Show, after a gap of 12 years? 237 Which state/UT has recently renamed its Public Jammu and Kashmir Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control Department as the ‘Jal Shakti Department’? 238 The indigenous air to ground missile ‘Khagantak’, JSR Dynamics which was unveiled during the ongoing DefExpo 2020, is built by which firm/organization? 239 What is the theme for this year’s International Day Unleashing Youth Power of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on February 6? 240 Who has been named as the head of the trust for K Parasaran construction of the Ram Temple, which was recently constituted by the Centre? 241 Over _ partnerships involving the signing of Transfer 200 of Technology and Product and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) were held at the DefExpo 2020. 242 Who is the Social Justice and Empowerment BhanwarlalMeghwal Minister of Rajasthan? 243 During the DefExpo2020, the Initial Operational Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) Clearance (IOC) certificate for _ was issued to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). 244 Where was the DefExpo2018 held? Tamil Nadu 245 Who is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka? MahindaRajapaksa 246 Where was the DefExpo2020 held? Uttar Pradesh 247 Which of following Britain’s ambassador to the Kim Darroch United States resigned his position in 2019 over his controversial comments on US President Donald Trump in leaked diplomatic cables? 248 When was the Defence Exhibition Organization of 1981 GoI established?

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249 Who is appointed as Britain’s ambassador to the Dame Karen Pierce United States? 250 Who is the Defence Minister in India? Rajnath Singh 251 Which govt is to create separate identity cards for Rajasthan the transgender community in the state? 252 Which State/UT is to announce a horticulture policy J&K with an aim to tackle upcoming marketing challenges and increase the production manifold? 253 Which of the following animal is found to be the Pangolin origin of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China? 254 Who organized the DefExpo 2020? Ministry of Defence 255 _ is to create a digital payments index (DPI) by July RBI 2020. 256 The cybersecurity project codenamed Dejfa, that Iran was recently making news, belongs to which country? 257 How many major ports of India are named after Four individuals? 258 The term “SPICe”, sometimes seen in the news, is Business & Economy related to which of the following fields? 259 The term “Batterygate”, recently in news, is related Apple to which of the following tech giants? 260 Recently, Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula Argentina reached a temperature of 18.3 °C, thus becoming the hottest on record for continental Antarctica. Esperanza Base is a research station of which country on Antarctica? 261 Seer Goverdhanpur in Uttar Pradesh is the Ravidas birthplace of which Bhakti saint? 262 In the wake of the corona virus fears, recently the Freight Rates Baltic Dry Index sank to all-time low plunging into negative territory. What is tracked by Baltic Dry Index? 263 On February 8, 2020, Thaipoosam festival was Murugan celebrated by the Tamil community around the world. This festival marks the birthday of which deity? 264 Which Indian crop faces danger due to a fungus Mustard called Alternariabrassicae as per recent news? 265 Which Hollywood actor is playing Dr. Kalam in his Muhammad Ali upcoming biopic? 266 The BBIN nations held a meeting recently to Indonesia deliberate on proposed MoU for the implementation of the Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA). Which among this country is not a part of BBIN nation?

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267 GirirajKishore, has passed away at the age of 82. He Writer was a renowned _ 268 Armand Duplantis has broken the world pole vault Sweden record recently. He plays for which country? 269 Where was the 23rd edition of the National Mumbai Conference on e-Governance 2020 held? 270 P Parameswaran who died recently was a veteran RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh (RSS) activist of which organization? 271 Who set the world record in men’s pole vault in Renaud Lavillenie 2014? 272 When did the UNGA proclaim the observation of 2019 World Pulses Day? 273 Who set the world record at men’s pole vault the Mondo Duplantis World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting? 274 Which year was observed as the International Year 2016 of Pulses (IYP)? 275 Which movie won the Best picture awards in Oscars Parasite 2020? 276 When is the World Pulses Day observed? 10 February 277 Who won the Best Actor award in Oscars 2020? Joaquin Phoenix 278 Where is Mt. Aconcagua located? Argentina 279 The _ Academy (Oscars) Awards took place at the 92nd Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on 9 February 2020. 280 Who became the youngest girl in the world to KaamyaKarthikeyan summit Mt. Aconcagua? 281 What is the theme of the National Conference on e- India 2020: Digital Transformation Governance? 282 Which of the following will the Soil-Transmitted malnutrition, anemia, impaired Helminths (STH) cause in Children? mental, physical and cognitive development 283 Where the National Conference on e-Governance Mumbai was was held? 284 When was the National Deworming Day observed 2015 for the first time? 285 When was the UDAN scheme launched? 2017 286 Which Ministry initiated the National Deworming Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Day? 287 Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) operationalized the Uttarakhand first-ever helicopter services from Sahastradhara helipad to Gauchar and Chinyalisaur. Where is Sahastradhara helipad located? 288 When is the National Deworming Day observed? 10 February 289 The Andhra Pradesh state government plans to set 18 up a total of _ such police stations across the state to exclusively deal with crimes against women and

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children. 290 Guru Ravidas Jayanti was from _. Uttar Pradesh 291 Which country recently failed to launch satellite Iran Zafar into orbit? 292 India is home to _ species of hornbills. 9 293 Addis Ababa is the capital of _. Ethiopia 294 How many living species are there in the Hornbill 55 family? 295 Where was the African Union (AU) summit held? Addis Ababa 296 Which State celebrates Hornbill Festival as Festival Nagaland of Festivals? 297 The UP state government announced that _ of girls 20% will be compulsorily recruited in the police department in the state so that they can contribute towards the state’s security. 298 _ sent a new probe toward the Sun to map its poles. NASA 299 Which State is to introduce an Internship scheme for Uttar Pradesh students? 300 Department of Heavy Industry has sanctioned 2,636 II Electric Vehicles (EVs) charging stations under FAME India scheme phase _. 301 The _ Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention 13th on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will be held during 17-22 February 2020 in India. 302 When was the Sangeet Natak Akademi established? 1952 303 How many species have been identified for the 7 preparation of the Conservation and Recovery Action Plan in India? 304 The first-ever Jerusalem-Mumbai Festival has been scheduled to be held in _. 305 India has been a signatory to the Convention on Mumbai CMS since _. 306 When did the United Nations General Assembly 2015 (UNGA) declare the International Day of Women and Girls in Science? 307 Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals UNEP (CMS) is an environmental treaty under _. 308 What is the theme of 2020 International Day of Investment in Women and Girls in Women and Girls in Science? Science for Inclusive Green Growth 309 What is the theme of the 13th Conference of Parties Migratory species connect the planet (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of and we welcome them home Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)? 310 When is the International Day of Women and Girls in 11 February Science observed? 311 The Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention Gujarat

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on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will be held at _. 312 When was the National Institute of Financial 1993 Management (NIFM) established? 313 Which country is hosting the Conference of Parties India (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)? 314 The government has decided to rename the ArunJaitley National Institute of National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Financial Management (AJNIFM) Faridabad as _. 315 When was the National Crime Records Bureau 1986 (NCRB) established? 316 Andhra Pradesh government is to set up _ Rythu 11,158 Bharosa Kendras across the state by June. 317 _ directed the NCRB to compile data on missing Supreme Court children and women with an aim to identify the areas prone to trafficking. 318 Which State govt signed MoUs with 11 Agri Andhra Pradesh institutions to provide technical assistance to farmers? 319 The NCRB study on women and child trafficking was 2016, 2017 & 2018 based on the annual Crime in India Report compiled by the agency for the year/s _. 320 Which of the following has approved the two light J&K metro rail projects recently to ease the public transport in the state? 321 Which state has recently launched an initiative to Kerala establish hotels to provide meals at a subsidized price called ‘Kudumbashree’ hotels? 322 Which Metro rail service in India has become the Hyderabad Metro second-largest operational metro rail network in the country? 323 What is the profession of Anoop Mishra, who has Army Major been in news recently? 324 Which state recently launched “Mukhyamantri Haryana Parivar Samridhi Yojana”, which provides annual assistance of Rs 6000 to the needy families? 325 Arun-III, is the hydropower project of which country, Nepal to be built with assistance from India? 326 The Pollution Control Board of which state recently Andhra Pradesh received the national award for e-Governance 2019- 20? 327 Which country has reportedly auctioned licenses to Botswana hunt elephants, to tackle human-animal conflict? 328 The book- ‘A Child of Destiny’, which was recently K. Ramakrishna Rao released by the Indian Vice President, is an

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autobiography of which Indian educationist? 329 Which city’s police recently launched an initiative Ghaziabad called ‘Operation Nakai’ to verify the identity of auto-drivers? 330 Municipal Performance Index (MPI), is an index Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs recently launched by which organization/ Ministry? 331 Who is the President of the Philippines? Rodrigo Duterte 332 World Health Organization (WHO) has named new Covid-19 corona virus as _ officially. 333 Who wrote the book titled “A Commentary and K KKhandelwal Digest on The Air, Act 1981”? 334 Which Country scrapped a 20-year-old security pact Philippines with the United States? 335 National Productivity Council of India (NPC) Ministry of Commerce and Industry functions under _. 336 When was the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) 1998 between the US and the Philippines signed? 337 When was the National Productivity Council of India 1958 (NPC) established? 338 Who released the State of the World’s Children UNICEF Report 2019? 339 When is the National Productivity Day observed? 12 February 340 Who took charge of the Gujarat, Daman and Diu Rear Admiral Puruvir Das Naval Area as the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA)? 341 Where is the headquarters of Union Bank of India Mumbai located? 342 How many VanDhan Kendras has the GoI sanctioned 1101 so far? 343 When was the Union Bank of India established? 1919 344 TRIFED functions under the _. Ministry of Tribal Affairs 345 The government of India has announced _ medical 23, 42 & 50 devices sold in the country would be treated as “drugs” with effect from 1 April 2020. 346 Who is the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs? ArjunMunda 347 Who is the Chairman of Bank of Baroda? HasmukhAdhia 348 Who organized the workshop on Van Dhan and Tribal Cooperative Marketing Entrepreneurship Development? Development Federation of India 349 Centre has announced that all devices will be Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940 regulated under the _ 350 Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) functions Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under __. 351 When was the Bank of Baroda established? 1908 352 Health Ministry has made some amendments to the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 _ called Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2020. 353 UBI has reduced its 3-month MCLR rate to _ from 7.80%

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7.85%. 354 Which is the capital of the Philippines? Manila 355 Where was the National Horticulture Fair 2020 held? Bengaluru 356 Union Cabinet approved the Signing and Ratification Sri Lanka of the Protocol amending the Agreement between India and _ for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. 357 World Unnani Day marks the birth anniversary of _. Hakim Ajmal Khan 358 Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Iceland Understanding (MoU) signed between India and _ in the field of Fisheries. 359 When is the World Unnani Day observed? 11 February 360 Who developed BhabhaKavach? BARC 361 Who is the first female governor of India? Sarojini Naidu 362 When was the first National Women’s Day 2014 observed? 363 Which state approved annual funds for juvenile Maharashtra homes for the children in the state? 364 As per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of 2015 Children) Act, _, the setting up of the Juvenile Justice Fund for children in institutional care is mandatory. 365 National Women’s Day marks the birth anniversary Sarojini Naidu of _. 366 How much did the Maharashtra state cabinet Rs.2 crore approve for the Juvenile Justice Fund for the welfare and rehabilitation of children in juvenile homes across the state on 12 February 2020? 367 When is the National Women’s Day observed? 13 February 368 Which country unveiled the Artificial Intelligence (AI) New Zealand cop called Ella to the country’s police force? 369 National Winter Games will be hosted in the world- Khelo India programme famous ski destination Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir under _. 370 What is the theme of the governing council of the Investing in sustainable food systems International Fund for Agricultural Development to end hunger by 2030 (IFAD)? 371 Where will the National Winter Games be held? Gulmarg 372 When was the International Fund for Agricultural 1974 Development (IFAD) established? 373 When was the United Nations Radio established? 1946 374 The _ session of the governing council of the 43rd International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced that with the current progress the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 cannot be achieved.

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375 Where is Puri located? Odisha 376 Where was the governing council of the Rome International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) held? 377 When was BIMSTEC established? 1997 378 How much capital infusion did the Cabinet allow for Rs.2500 Crore three Public Sector General Insurance Companies (PSGICs), namely OICL, UIICL, and NICL? 379 Which country holds the Chairmanship of BIMSTEC? Sri Lanka 380 Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave NICL, OICL, UIICL the in-principle approval for capital infusion for three Public Sector General Insurance Companies namely _. 381 How many member states are there in BIMSTEC? 7 382 Who developed the curriculum for School Health National Council of Educational Ambassador Initiative under Ayushman Bharat? Research and Training 383 Which of the following is not a BIMSTEC member? Indonesia 384 Who organized the India Action Plan 2020 Summit? Times Now 385 The _ BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise on 2nd flood rescue exercise highlighted the historicity and diversity of cultural heritage sites in the BIMSTEC region. 386 Where was the India Action Plan 2020 Summit held? Delhi 387 Where was the BIMSTEC disaster management Puri exercise-2020 organized? 388 Who was famously called Nightingale of India? Sarojini Naidu 389 What is the theme of 2020 World Radio Day? Radio and Diversity 390 Who is the author of Muhammad Jinnah: An Sarojini Naidu Ambassador of Unity? 391 The fifth edition of joint military exercise Ajeya Salisbury Plains Warrior 2020 began at _. 392 A Group on Defence and Internal Security was N.K. Singh formed under the chairmanship of _ to seek views on the report of the panel for 2020-21 and on the outlook for nominal Gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2020-21 to 2025-26. 393 Ajeya Warrior 2020 is a joint military exercise China between India and _. 394 Who formed a Group on Defence and Internal Fifteenth Finance Commission Security? 395 RK Pachauri who passed away recently was the TERI former _. 396 The railway electrification project in Katwa-Azimganj West Bengal and Monigram-Nalhati project has been dedicated. D. Uttar Pradesh Where is this corridor located? 397 Which Indian Navy’s ship arrived in Colombo, Sri INS Jamuna

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Lanka under a mutual agreement to carry out the Joint Hydrographic Survey off the South West Coast of Sri Lanka? 398 The Fifteenth Finance Commission has formed a _ 5 member Group on Defence and Internal Security under the Chairmanship of N K Sinha. 399 Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) 70,00,000 MT MansukhMandaviya announced that the government is to increase cargo volume from 30, 00,000 MT to _ on Ganga to develop inland waterways. 400 What is the estimated cost of the Phase- I of the Rs.2431 crore East-West corridor up to Howrah Maidan of Kolkata Metro? 401 When was the Insurance Institute of India (III) 1955 established? 402 Who is the Minister of Railways and Commerce? PiyushGoyal 403 Who organized the National Workshop on Disaster National Institute of Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance, and Risk Transfer? Management (NIDM) & Insurance Institute of India (III) 404 When is Valentine’s day celebrated? 14 February 405 Where was the National Workshop on Disaster Risk Mumbai Financing, Insurance, and Risk Transfer? 406 Where is International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) Switzerland headquarters located? 407 Where will the National Organic Festival be held? New Delhi 408 When was the International Hockey Federation (FIH) 1924 established? 409 Who is to organize the National Organic Festival Ministry of Food Processing Industries with a special focus on women entrepreneurs? (MoFPI) & Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) 410 Who won the International Hockey Federation’s Manpreet Singh (FIH) Men’s Player of the Year award? 411 Where was the National Conference on Policy New Delhi Framework for Skilling of Women and Children held? 412 Who organized a workshop will focus on fostering Ministry of Steel & Confederation of steel usage in the Railways and Defence sectors? Indian Industry (CII) 413 Ministries of Women & Child Development (WCD) Skill Development & Entrepreneurship partnered with _ to enable and empower the women and youth of India with skilling in every segment where India is competent to make a mark. 414 When did the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 1998 Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) Agreement came up with lists of countries classified as per their level of development? 415 _ removed India from developing country list. United States Trade Representative

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(USTR) 416 When was Central Reserve Police Force established? 1939 417 What is the currency of Portugal? Euro 418 What is the motto of CRPF? Seva and Nishtha 419 What is the capital of Portugal? Lisbon 420 Where is the memorial to the Central Reserve Police J & K Force (CRPF) personnel inaugurated? 421 Which state radio-tags first-ever Indian Pangolin? Madhya Pradesh 422 When the Khelo India Youth Games first event held? 2018 423 When General Insurance Corporation of India was 22 November 1972 founded? 424 Which state government announced DA hike for Odisha employees? 425 Who will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister? ArvindKejriwal 426 Who inaugurated Cha-Chai art work at National Prahlad Singh Patel Museum? 427 How many medical colleges sanctioned for Jammu 9 and Kashmir recently? 428 Which IIT institute to celebrate Ek Bharat Shreshtha Indian Institute of Technology Madras Bharat? 429 How many crores did union Government cleared 540 crores investments in stuck residential properties? 430 With which of the following country India has signed Portugal a cooperation agreement in the field of Maritime Transport and ports? 431 Which of the following state has hiked dearness Odisha allowance up to 5%? 432 In which of the following state/UT, the memorial for Jammu and Kashmir Central Reserve Police Force is located? 433 The railway electrification project in Katwa-Azimganj West Bengal and Monogram-Nalhati project has been dedicated. Where is this corridor located? 434 Which of the following Indian Navy’s ship has INS Jamuna arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka under a mutual agreement to carry out the Joint Hydrographic Survey off the South West Coast of Sri Lanka? 435 Which of the following launched a system to track SEBI client securities? 436 Who flagged off “Apiary on Wheels-A concept for NitinGadkari Bee Keeping”? 437 When the first AIIMS was established? 1956 438 Who has been elected new president of All India Ajay Patel Chess Federation? 439 PravasiBhartiya Kendra in New Delhi is to be SushmaSwaraj renamed after which politician? 440 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is on a 4-day visit to Portugal

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India is the President of which country? 441 When World Pangolin Day was founded? 15th February 442 IIT Bombay was the _ Indian Institutes of Technology Second to be established in 1958 443 Maharashtra _ largest state of India spans multiple 3rd cultures and has a long history of Marathi saints. 444 Who inaugurated India’s first inter-city electric bus ShriNitinGadkari service? 445 When Real Estate Regulation and Development Act 2013 was established? 446 The union government disbursed _ per cent of the 40 total arrears for the revised salary 447 When Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was founded? 2015 448 Where was the Khelo India Youth Games New Delhi headquarters located? 449 Who was CEO of Air India? Pradeep Singh Kharola 450 Where the General Insurance Corporation of India Mumbai was? 451 When was National Museum founded? 15 August 1949 452 When International Campaign to Ban Landmines 1992 founded? 453 When Airports Authority of India was founded? 1 April 1995 454 Where Adani Group headquarters was founded? Ahmedabad 455 Where was the Airports Authority of India New Delhi headquarters located? 456 How many crores project did Narendra Modi 1000 launched at Varanasi recently? 457 Who is the President of Portugal? Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa 458 When Indian Institute of Technology Bombay was 1958 established? 459 When Indian Railways was founded? 16 April 1853 460 Which country gears up for mega multilateral naval India exercise Milan? 461 AAI signs concession agreements with Adani Group 3 for _ airports 462 India and _ marching hand-in-hand to foster Thailand business relations 463 Mini-conferences will be held in Srinagar and Jammu March in the month of _. 464 How many agreements did Portugal sign with India 14 recently? 465 How many projects did NarendraModi introduced Rs 34 1,000 Crore During Varanasi? 466 Who won the men’s title at the 77th Senior National SauravGhosal Squash Championship? 467 Which state is to replace YashBharti Awards with Uttar Pradesh

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State Cultural Award? 468 Cha-Chai, is an installation of art work of which Joana Vasconcelos Portuguese artist? 469 According to IISS’s annual “Military Balance” report, 4% global spending on defence in 2019 has risen by what amount? 470 According to I-T department, PAN not linked with 31st March Aadhaar will become inoperative after which date? 471 Who recently qualified for Tokyo Olympics in BhawnaJat women’s 20 km race walk after winning at National Race Walk Championships? 472 Union Government has recently cleared __ Rs 540 crore investments in stuck residential properties? 473 India’s first inter-city electric bus service has been Mumbai and Pune launched between which cities? 474 Who won the women’s title at the 77th Senior JoshnaChinappa National Squash Championship? 475 Difficult Dialogues, an annual forum examining Panaji issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia, was organized in which city? 476 Which medal did India win at the Badminton Asia Bronze Team Championships? 477 Which app has been launched by CREDAI to connect CredaiAwaas homebuyers with its member developers to purchase properties? 478 Which state has launched ‘Yodhavu’ mobile app? Kerala 479 Ambala city bus stand was renamed after which SushmaSwaraj person? 480 Sonam Sherpa, who recently died at 48, was a Guitarist famous person of which field? 481 In which state is Umroi located? Meghalaya 482 The joint military exercise SAMPRITI-IBangladeshX is Bangladesh concluded between India and _. 483 Which is the capital of Norway? Oslo 484 The _ edition of the military exercise SAMPRITI-IX 9th was aimed to strengthen the military ties between India and Bangladesh. 485 Which among the following athlete has recently set Joshua Cheptegei a new world record in a 5 km road race? 486 Where was the Exercise SAMPRITI-IX held? Umroi, Meghalaya 487 Who created history by setting a 5km road world Joshua Cheptegei record in Monaco? 488 When was the No. 47 Squadron of Indian Air Force 1959 (IAF) established? 489 Who is the Union Minister of Home Affairs? Amit Shah 490 Where is the No. 47 Squadron of Indian Air Force Adampur, Punjab

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(IAF) located? 491 Delhi Police functions under _. Ministry of Home Affairs 492 Who is the Chairman of the Central Administrative K. G. Balakrishnan Tribunal (CAT)? 493 Delhi Police celebrated _ Raising Day on 16 February 73rd 2020. 494 When was the Central Administrative Tribunal 1985 (CAT)? 495 Where was the GulFood 2020 event held? Dubai 496 Where was the All India Conference of the Central New Delhi Administrative Tribunal (CAT) held? 497 The _ Edition of the GulFood 2020 aimed at 25th accelerating the pace of export of food products from India to the western market. 498 Which is the capital of Dadra & Nagar Haveli? Silvassa 499 Who inaugurated the India Pavilion at 25th Edition HarsimratKaurBadal of the GulFood 2020 in Dubai on 16 February? 500 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was a _. politician 501 With which country did India agree to partner with Norway to mitigate marine plastic litter and micro plastics on sidelines of the 13th Conference of Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)? 502 Where was the statue of Pandit Deendayal Uttar Pradesh Upadhyaya unveiled? 503 Which state government has recently announced to Haryana give Rs. 6 crore prize money to Olympics Gold Medal winners? 504 What is the name of a train connecting Varanasi to Kashi-Mahakal Express Ujjain inaugurated by PM Modi recently? 505 What is the name of CREDAI’s new app to help CREDAI Awaas app connect home buyers and developers? 506 Which film has recently won the best film award in Gully Boy Filmfare Awards 2020? 507 Which Indian state has recently started India’s first Maharashtra intercity electric bus service? 508 Which of the following countries will host the 13th India COP (Conference of Parties) on conservation of migratory species of wildlife? 509 Which state is hosting ‘Bio Asia 2020 Today Telangana Tomorrow’ conference? 510 According to the RBI notification, who will sign the Finance Secretary new one Rupee currency note? 511 The 22nd edition of the world language database 3rd Ethnologue reported that Hindi is the _ most spoken language of the world in 2019.

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512 Australia appointed former New South Wales Barry O’Farrell Premier _ as the next high commissioner to India. 513 Which language ranked first in the 22nd edition of English the world language database Ethnologue? 514 When was the Institute for Defence Studies and 1965 Analyses (IDSA) established? 515 Where was the first National Conference on Lucknow PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana held? 516 The Government has announced that it is to rename ManoharParrikar Institute for Defence the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) Studies and Analyses as _ 517 Udaipur is located in _. Rajasthan 518 What is the official motto of the 2020 Tokyo Citius, Altius, Fortius Olympics? 519 Who is the chairman of the Institute for Defence Defence Minister Studies and Analyses’ society? 520 Where was the National Conference on Udaipur PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana held? 521 What is the motto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics set United by Emotion by the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee? 522 Who inaugurated the National Conference on Secretary of Agriculture & Farmers PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana? Welfare (FW)Sanjay Agarwal 523 Where is the Barakah plant located? United Arab Emirates 524 Which is the first country to make the entire Haj India 2020 process digital? 525 Tata has invested _ through his investment arm RNT Rs.40 crore Associates in the North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB). 526 E-MASIHA app is an app for _ 2020 process. Haj 527 Assam’s finance minister HimantaBiswaSarma and 28 TATA Trust chairman Ratan Tata launched the first _ branches of NESFB. 528 The government of India has provided _ 100% digital/online Haj process in India with an objective of Ease of Doing Haj for the Indian Muslims. 529 Which of the following is the first small bank of North East Small Finance Bank North India? 530 With which country did India make a deal for the Russia production of Kamov helicopters and Kalashnikov rifles? 531 ‘Yodhavu’ (Warrior), a mobile application for curbing Kerala drug menace, is an initiative of which state? 532 The late External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj was AmbalaCantt, Haryana born in which city, where she was elected as MLA twice? 533 What is the current accounting year of the Reserve January-December

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Bank of India (RBI)? 534 What is the objective of the ‘CREDAI Awaas’ mobile Ease of purchase of Residential application, recently launched by CREDAI? properties 535 JoshnaChinappa and SauravGhosal are associated Squash with which sports? 536 Which city was host to the India-Bangladesh Umroi SAMPRITI-IX joint military exercise? 537 As of 2020, which is the only Bollywood movie to Gully Boy win 13 Film fare Awards? 538 What is the theme of Telangana’s biotechnology and Today For Tomorrow life sciences forum ‘BioAsia 2020’? 539 ‘Appreciate and Commend’ is a scheme of which Rajasthan state, which aims to honour outstanding Police officers? 540 Which city plays host to ‘GulFood 2020’, the world’s Abu Dhabi largest annual food and beverage trade exhibition? 541 Which state does not border with Uttar Pradesh? Odisha 542 Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is located New Delhi in _. 543 Who is the governor of Uttar Pradesh? Anandiben Patel 544 Who certified Indira Gandhi International Airport CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for (IGIA) as the first single-use plastic-free airport? Sustainable Development 545 The Performance Regulation Act _ of UP will now get 2019 financial compensation for the delay in solving their complaints by the power department. 546 Which airport became the first airport to be free of Indira Gandhi International Airport single-use plastic usage in India? 547 Which state passed the Performance Regulation Act Uttar Pradesh for the power department? 548 Who is the Union Minister of Coal and Mines? Pralhad Joshi 549 Afghanistan borders with _. Pakistan, Iran & Turkmenistan 550 India has decided to stop the import of thermal coal FY 2023-24 from _. 551 Which is the capital of Afghanistan? Kabul 552 When was the Soil Health Card Scheme launched? 19 February 2015 553 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani won for the _ term. second 554 Which year was observed as the International Year 2015 of Soils? 555 Who has been elected as the President of Ashraf Ghani Afghanistan? 556 When is the Soil Health Card Day observed? 19 February 557 When was the last time India won the Greco-Roman 1993 gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championships? 558 Who is the Prime Minister of Norway? Erna Solberg 559 _ won India’s first Greco-Roman gold medal in Asian PappuYadav Wrestling Championships in 27 years on 18

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February. 560 With which country did India open the India-Norway Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development? 561 When did Pakistan conduct a training launch of 2020 surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi? 562 Which state allocated funds for the Jewar airport? Uttar Pradesh 563 What is the range of the Ra’ad-II cruise missile? 600 km 564 What is the slogan of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Kick Off The Dream India 2020? 565 Which country tested Ra’ad-II cruise missile? Pakistan 566 When was Pakistan placed on the grey list by the 2018 Paris-based watchdog FATF? 567 Which country is to host final of FIFA U-17 Women’s India World Cup? 568 International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) of grey the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed Pakistan in the _ list. 569 The Uttar Pradesh state government has allocated _ Rs.2,000 crore for the Noida international airport that is being set up at Jewar. 570 State of India’s Birds 2020 reported that _ of the 79% bird species are on a decline in the last five years. 571 When was the twenty-first Law Commission of India 31 August 2018 ended? 572 Who is the Chief Minister of Manipur? N. Biren Singh 573 Who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Simone Bile Sportsman of the Year? 574 With which country did India sign MoU for the Myanmar commencement of a bus service from April 2020 to promote tourism and visits between people of the two cities? 575 Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the year Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi award? 576 _ became Assam’s first zero-waste town. Titabor 577 The Law Commission of India was constituted by the 1955 Government of India in _. 578 When was NITI Aayog formed? 2015 579 When was Central Information Commission 2005 established? 580 Who is the CEO of NITI Aayog? Amitabh Kant 581 Union Cabinet approved the _ Law Commission of 22nd India for a period of three years. 582 The Law Commission of India is reconstituted every 3 _ years. 583 Where will the exhibition “Historical Gastronomica- New Delhi

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The Indus Dining Experience” be hosted? 584 The Central Vigilance Commission was established in 1964 _. 585 Bronze Dancing Girl was excavated from _. Mohenjodaro 586 Who is appointed as the Information Commissioner? Anita Pandove 587 Who is hosting the Historical Gastronomica -The National Museum, One Station Million Indus Dining Experience exhibition? Stories (OSMS) & Chef Saby 588 Who is appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner? Suresh Patel 589 Which of the following Bill will constitute the Assisted Reproductive Technology National Board to protect women’s reproductive Regulation Bill 2020 rights? 590 Who is appointed as the Chief Information BimalJulka Commissioner (CIC)? 591 When was the World Day of Social Justice observed 2009 for the first time? 592 Who is appointed as the Chief Vigilance Sanjay Kothari Commissioner (CVC)? 593 What is the theme of the 2020 World Day of Social Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Justice? Social Justice 594 Who is to organize Sustainable Development Goals NITI Aayog (SDG) Conclave 2020: Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern States? 595 When is the World Day of Social Justice observed? 20 February 596 When was National Commission for Scheduled 2004 Tribes (NCST) set up? 597 When was a bilateral MoU was signed by SEBI with 2014 securities regulators of 27 member states of EU and European Economic Area, including FC), United Kingdom? 598 Which is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh? Itanagar 599 Union Cabinet led by PM NarendraModi approved Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Elevation of Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Space Applications and Geo- Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG), Gujarat as informatics (BISAG(N)) __. 600 Who is the Minister for Tribal Affairs? ArjunMunda 601 The third edition of the ChitraBharati Film Festival West Bengal (CBFF) began at _. 602 The first-ever Khelo India University Games is to be Odisha held in _. 603 _ Protein of corona virus attaches itself and infects spike human cells. 604 India ranked _ in Worldwide Educating for the 40th Future Index (WEFFI) 2018 list. 605 Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Women’s 2022 Committee has announced that India will host the _ AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

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606 Who released the Worldwide Educating for the Economist Intelligence Unit Future Index (WEFFI) list? 607 Who won gold at the SL3 Men’s singles at Brazil Para PramodBhagat Badminton International Championships? 608 India ranks _ in Worldwide Educating for the Future 35th Index (WEFFI) 2019 list. 609 Who commissioned the reports of the Sustainability World Health Organization (WHO), UN Index and Flourishing Index that was assessed by Children’s Fund (UNICEF) & The Lancet over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world? 610 Which is the capital of the United Kingdom? London 611 International Mother Language Day is observed 21 February every year on _. 612 India to switch to the world’s cleanest petrol, diesel 10 from April 1. BS-VI has a sulphur content of _ ppm. 613 Prime Minister NarendraModi greets on the Herath Kashmiri Pandits festival. The Herath festival is mainly observed by _. 614 Which of the following institutes has topped the Council of Scientific and Industrial Nature Ranking Index-2020? Research (CSIR) 615 Which of the following state government has Telangana launched Project Te in partnership with MedTechConnect to help entrepreneurs test their innovative ideas in the field of medical technologies? 616 The Central Pollution Board (CPCB) has identified 60 Biochemical Oxygen Demand pollution river stretches based on BOD in different northeastern states. BOD stands for _. 617 Which of the following state governmnet has Rajasthan alocated 100 cr to develop ‘Nehru Baal SanrakshanKosh’ to prevent child labour and trafficking? 618 Which of the following state government has Tripura recently organized a ‘Run for India Tea’ event? 619 Who among the following has won the won the P V Sindhu ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year award 620 Who among the following has become the second DivyaKakran Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships after NavjotKaur? 621 What is the corpus of the dedicated fund raised Rs. 40,000 Crore from the fines charged from the defaulting pesticides companies and contributions from the Central and state governments under the Pesticides Management Bill, 2020? 622 Which all three items are not under GST as of Fuel, Construction, Alcohol February 2020? 623 Under the GST regime, E-Way bill is mandatory of Rs. 50,000

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the value of inter-state movement of goods is more than _? 624 What is the highest income tax rate slab in India 30% after Budget 2020-21? 625 A paramilitary Sufi group called Ahlu Sunna Somalia Waljama, which is recently in news, is fighting with radical i lamist group in Civil War of which country? 626 The term “Operation Car Wash” that was making Brazil news recently, is related to which country? 627 Recently, Ashraf Ghani was re-elected in the Independent Afghanistan Presidential elections. What is the name of political party of Ashraf Ghani? 628 The term “Key Starting Material (KSM)”, recently in Pharmaceutical Industry news, is related to which industry? 629 The Far East Development Fund, which recently Russia submitted an expression of interest (EoI) for the beleaguered Jet Airways, is based in which country? 630 Which Supranational union has recently proposed a European Union “framework for trustworthy artificial intelligence”? 631 What is the cost of the acquisition of 24 MH-60R 2.6 bn multi-role helicopters from the US? 632 Where is the headquarters of Dhanlaxmi Bank Thrissur, Kerala located? 633 The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of India 24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters approved the procurement of _ from the US. 634 Who is the Chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank? Sajeev Krishnan 635 When did Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) 2018 approve the procurement of 24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters from the US? 636 When was Dhanlaxmi Bank established? 1927 637 Who is the Minister of Information & Broadcasting? PrakashJavadekar 638 Who was appointed as the Managing Director and Sunil Gurbaxani CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank? 639 _ has launched the “5G Hackathon” on 21 February Department of Telecommunications to promote applications relevant to India in the 5G realm. 640 Who launched the National Level Awareness Ministry of MSME Programme (NLAP) 2020? 641 Who is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh? BhupeshBaghel 642 Where is AnandVihar Terminal Station located? Delhi 643 Who is the governor of Chhattisgarh? AnusuiyaUikey 644 India Networking Reception was hosted at 2020 _. Berlinale 645 Where is Bhilai Steel Plant located? Chhattisgarh 646 Who hosted the India Networking Reception at Ministry of Information & Berlinale 2020? Broadcasting (Mo I&B) & Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

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647 When did National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban 2000 cultivation centres of Thai Mangur fish? 648 The 2020 Berlinale marked the _ edition of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. 649 Which state banned the cultivation centres of Thai Maharashtra Mangur fish? 650 The 5G Hackathon will be held in _ phases beginning 3 from 21 February. 651 The “Pandemic Bonds” are issued by which World Bank multilateral development bank? 652 The Shanidar Cave, a hotspot for Neanderthal Iraq remains, is located in which country? 653 Which country is the supplier of the majority of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) mined Cobalt, which is used in cathodes for lithium- ion batteries used in cell phones and Electric vehicles? 654 What is the current (2020) number of telecom 4 companies in India? 655 Which country is world’s biggest palm oil importer? India 656 Currently, which Economic Census is underway in 7th India? 657 As per the National Population Register (NPR), a 6 months person is “usual resident” who has resided in a local area for past how many months / years? 658 Who heads the 12-member “Technology Group” to Dr. K Vijay Raghavan advise ministries, departments and public sector undertakings (PSUs) on technology implementation? 659 Which country has the highest rate of hepatitis C in Egypt the world and is expected to eradicate the disease in 2020? 660 The cabinet of which state in India has cleared a bill Madhya Pradesh to enact the “Time-Bound Clearance Act” which shall ensure the time-bound clearance of industrial licenses for investment projects? 661 Where was the Exhibition and Conference on Agri- Hyderabad technology and Innovation held? 662 Where is Motera Stadium located? Ahmedabad 663 Who is the Cabinet Secretary of India? Rajiv Gauba 664 What is the cost of India’s tallest pier bridge? Rs.283.5 crore 665 AtalKisan-Majdoor canteens provide affordable and Rs.10 cheap meals to farmers and labourers at a concessional rate of _ per plate. 666 What is the height of India’s tallest pier bridge? 100 m 667 Who is the governor of Haryana? Satyadev Narayan Arya 668 Where is India’s tallest railway pier bridge located? Manipur 669 Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the _ 2nd

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Edition of Exhibition and Conference on Agri- technology & Innovation at Hyderabad. 670 Which state government to open AtalKisan-Majdoor Haryana canteens to provide meals? 671 Where is Tamenglong located? Manipur 672 Krishna Bose who passed away recently was a _. politician 673 India’s tallest railway pier bridge is built across river Makru _. 674 When was Shyama Prasad MukherjiRurban Mission 2016 (SPMRM) launched? 675 Who constructed India’s tallest railway pier bridge? Northeast Frontier Railway Construction 676 Which edition of BharatiyaChhatraSansad is being 10th organized in New Delhi? 677 The third edition of the ChitraBharati Film Festival is Ahmedabad to begin in which city? 678 Which of the following released “Delivering Road World Bank Safety in India” report? 679 How many medals did India win at the Brazil Para 11 Badminton International Championships? 680 As per UN report, what is India’s rank in Child 131 Flourishing Index? 681 Which country will be the Guest of Honour at the India International Tourism Fair of Madagascar? 682 Who was conferred with the PSU Leadership Award? SK Barua 683 Which of the following has not been classified as Striped Hyena “endangered migratory species” by the UN’s Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species? 684 Who will be the next Chairman of NABARD? G.R. Chintala 685 Who inaugurated the National Organic Food SmritiIrani Festival? 686 Who won the gold in women’s 59kg freestyle SaritaMor category at the Asian Wrestling Championship? 687 Who became the first cricketer to play 100 matches Ross Taylor in all three formats of the game – Test, ODI & T20? 688 Leo Varadkar, who recently resigned was the Prime Ireland Minister of which country? 689 Which country has created two $1 million prizes for Sweden solutions to feed billions of people? 690 Who received the Ideal Legislative Assembly P. Ramakrishna Speaker/Ideal Legislative Council Chairman Award? 691 Who is the Minister of Finance? Nirmala Sitharaman 692 Where is Sabarmati Ashram located? Gujarat 693 When was ISNV Tarini inducted into the Indian 2017 Navy? 694 Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) is set to Export Cold Zone

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launch _, an exclusive terminal for processing and storage of agro and pharma products. 695 The women researchers who are awarded the “SERB Rs.5 lakh Women Excellence Award” will be supported with a research grant of _ per annum for a period of 3 years. 696 Taliban is a _ Islamic fundamentalist political Sunni movement and military organization in Afghanistan currently waging war within that country. 697 Who received the SERB Women Excellence Award Dr. Niti Kumar 2020? 698 When is the first anniversary of the iconic National 25 February War Memorial (NWM) observed? 699 Which country agreed to sign a peace deal with the US Taliban if the truce holds? 700 Indian Naval Sailing Vessels (INSV) _ began its sail for Mhadei & Tarini the Bay of Bengal Offshore Sailing Expedition on 22 February 2020. 701 When was the Central Board of Excise and Custom 1855 (CBEC) established? 702 When was the National War Memorial dedicated? 2019 703 When was Indian Naval Sailing Vessels (INSV) 2009 Mhadei inducted into the Indian Navy? 704 When was the PM-KISAN mobile application 2020 launched? 705 When was the Central Excise and Salt Act enacted? 1944 706 Which place ranked last in the list of seven metro Hyderabad cities in daily average consumption of “added fat” in dishes such as dal fry, stuffed paratha, and mutton biryani? 707 How much has the Central government released so Rs.50850 crores far? 708 When is the Central Excise Day observed? 24 February 709 _ carried the analysis of seven metro cities in daily Indian Council of Medical Research- average consumption of “added fat” in dishes such National Institute of Nutrition as dal fry, stuffed paratha, and mutton biryani. 710 What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Flourishing 131 index’ released by WHO Commission and UNICEF? 711 When was the PM-KISAN scheme launched? 24 February 712 Project Tej, which was in news recently, was Telangana launched by which Indian state? 713 As per the annual ‘Nature Ranking Index-2020”, Council of Scientic and Industrial which Indian institution is ranked in the first place in Research (CSIR) the country? 714 In which year, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh were 1987 granted Indian statehood?

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715 What does CCPA stand for, in the context of Central Consumer Protection Authority Consumer Protection Act 2019? 716 Who was named as the Ernst and Young (EY) KiranMazumdar-Shaw Entrepreneur of the Year 2019? 717 Which city was host to the ‘Symposium on Emerging New Delhi Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts’? 718 Which Indian sportsperson won the ESPN’s Female P V Sindhu Sportsperson of the Year award for the third consecutive year? 719 Which portal of Indian Railways has won the Silver in Rail Madad National e-Governance Award for excellence in providing citizen-centric delivery? 720 Which city was host to NITI Aayog’s ‘Sustainable Guwahati Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020’? 721 Who was re-elected as Rowing Federation of India Rajalaxmi Singh Deo president? 722 Which city to host 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Chandigarh Shooting Championships? 723 Where is the HQ of Rowing Federation of India? Mumbai 724 Who emerged champion in the 34th Cannes Open in D Gukesh Cannes, France? 725 Which became the first Indian team to qualify for FC Goa the group stages of the AFC Champions League? 726 Who clinched a gold medal in the 57 kg men’s at Ravi Kumar Dahiya Asian Wrestling Championships? 727 Which Company launched an interactive AI Powered BirlaEstates ChatBot solution LIDEA for its customers on WhatsApp? 728 Recently which Youth Exchange Programme was WatanKoJano launched by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan in Jammu and Kashmir? 729 Recently in which city Gandhi Peace Centre was Bhubaneswar inaugurated? 730 Recently Mahathir Mohamad announced his Malaysia resignation. He was the former PM of which country? 731 Recently the government launched which PM KISAN application for farmers on the occasion of 1st anniversary of launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)? 732 In which state,Losar festival was celebrated? Himachal Pradesh 733 Recently which Youth Exchange Programme was WatanKoJano launched by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan in Jammu and Kashmir? 734 In which state,Herath festival was celebrated? J&K 735 What is the currency of France? Euro

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736 EESL functions under _. Ministry of Power 737 The government formally approved the twenty- 3 second Law Commission of India for a period of _ years. 738 India’s Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP) is Delhi, Bihar, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh operational in _. 739 The Chairperson of the Law Commission of India is retired Supreme Court judge & retired usually _. chief justice of a high court 740 Taj Mahal is located on the banks of the river _. Yamuna 741 Who released the progress report on Poshan NITI Aayog Abhiyaan (Nutrition Mission)? 742 When was the Taj Mahal added to the list of World 1983 Heritage Sites? 743 NITI Aayog reported _ payments for maternity 28 benefit scheme credited to the wrong account. 744 When the TajMahal was declared a centrally 1920 protected monument of national importance? 745 Which Ministry reviewed the progress of the Public Minister of Human Resource and Private institutions which were considered to be Development given the status of Institutions of Eminence (IoE)? 746 Who won the champion of Men’s singles at the Who won the champion of Men’s International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World singles at the International Table Tour Hungarian Open 2020? Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Hungarian Open 2020? 747 Who won the champion of Men’s singles at the Tomokazu Harimoto International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Hungarian Open 2020? 748 Where was the Hungarian Open 2020 held? Budapest 749 _ signed MoU to renovate or develop the Ghat at National Mission for Clean Ganga Badrinath and Ghats and Crematoria at Gangotri in (NMCG), State Program Management Uttarakhand. Group-Uttarakhand (SPMG-UK) & Indorama Charitable Trust (ICT) 750 What is the estimated cost of the project to Rs.26.64 crore renovate or develop the Ghat at Badrinath and Ghats and Crematoria at Gangotri in Uttarakhand? 751 Algal Bloom hotspot is/are _. North Eastern Arabian Sea, Coastal waters of Kerala & Gulf of Mannar and coastal waters of Gopalpur 752 GISAT is an earth observation satellite that will be 36,000 km placed in a geosynchronous transfer orbit at _ altitude. 753 When was the Indian National Centre for Ocean 1999 Information Services (INCOIS) established? 754 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to March launch new-age geo- imaging satellite GISAT-1 from Sriharikota in _.

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755 Who launched Swell Surge Forecast System? INCOIS 756 Odisha has about _ of bauxite resources in India. 51% 757 Who is appointed as India’s Ambassador to Nepal? Vinay Mohan Kwatra 758 Where is NALCO headquartered? Bhubaneswar 759 Who is appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Jawed Ashraf France? 760 Indian government holds _ equity of NALCO. 52% 761 Who is the President of Egypt? Abdel Fattah el-Sisi 762 NALCO functions under _. Ministry of Mines 763 Which is the capital of Egypt? Cairo 764 When was NALCO incorporated? 1981 765 Hosni Mubarak who passed away recently was the Egypt former President of _. 766 Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi laid CIL the foundation stone of Crusher and Conveyor System at _ to feed bauxite for the 5th stream of the Alumina Refinery of the company. 767 Who was invited to address Jatiya Sangsad, a special Former President Pranab Mukherjee session of Bangladesh Parliament, on the occasion of the centenary year of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman? 768 Who is the first President of Bharatiya Adim Jati Dr.Rajendra Prasad Seva lSangh? 769 JatiyaSangsadsi the parliament of _. Bangladesh 770 Who founded the BharatiyaAdimJatiSevalSangh? PujyaThakkarBapa 771 When was the first census conducted in Gahirmatha 2015 marine sanctuary? 772 When was the Bharatiya Adim Jati Seva lSangh 1948 formed? 773 Dolphin has been listed as _ species on the endangered International Union in the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List. 774 Who organized the All India Tribal Workers Meet? Bharatiya Adim Jati Sevak Sangh 775 Dolphin, the sea mammal, was included in Schedule 1972 I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act _. 776 Who is the Union Minister of State for Human Sanjay Dhotre Resource Development? 777 Where is Bhitarkanika National Park located? Odisha 778 Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air IIT-Delhi (CERCA) organized an exhibition at _. 779 Where is the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary located? Odisha 780 When was the Center of Excellence for Research in 2018 Clean Air (CERCA) established? 781 Who is the Governor of Maharashtra? Bhagat Singh Koshyari 782 Who won the Raja Ravi Varma State Award for the VasudevKamath year 2020?

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783 Who is appointed as the chairman of the advisory Ratan Tata council of Mumbai University? 784 Who won the Raja Ravi Varma State Award for the Prof. J.S. Khanderao year 2019? 785 Industrialist Ratan Tata is appointed as the chairman 2016 of the advisory council of Mumbai University under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act _. 786 Five Zonal Councils were set up under _. States Reorganization Act, 1956 787 _ has agreed to help the Central Pollution Control NTPC Limited Board (CPCB) to set up Continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) across six States and three Union Territories (UTs) in India. 788 When was the Zonal Councils set up in India? 1957 789 NTPC Limited has agreed to help the Central 25 Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to set up _ Continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) across six States and three Union Territories (UTs) in India. 790 How many Zonal Councils are there in India? 5 791 Where was the International Conference on New Delhi Standardisation of Diagnosis and Terminologies in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Systems of Medicine (ICoSDiTAUS-2020) concluded? 792 Who is the chairman of the Zonal Councils in India? Home Minister 793 When did the United Nations Development 2018 Programme (UNDP) internationally recognize the observation of World NGO Day? 794 The 24th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council will Odisha be held on 28 February 2020 at _. 795 When was the observation of World NGO Day 2009 founded? 796 Xiaomi is to use ISRO’s _ to its smart phones for NavIC technology Navigation? 797 Who initiated the observation of World NGO Day? Marcis Liors Skadmanis 798 Who has partnered with ISRO to use the space Xiaomi agency’s navigation technologies to its smart phones? 799 When is the World NGO Day observed? 27 February 800 Which country became India’s top trading partner as US per the Ministry of Commerce? 801 The Consumer Protection Act 2019, that makes April 2020 provisions related to the ‘class action suits’ will come into force from _. 802 The Commonwealth Games, 2022 and the Chandigarh Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 2020 will be organized in which Indian State?

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803 India’s Central Vista Project, which was recently in New Delhi news, is coming up in which city? 804 Which one of these African countries have been Mauritius listed in FATF’s grey list? 805 Who is the head of the IRDA Committee that is MR Kumar working on the indemnity based health insurance products for life insurance companies? 806 Which of the following supranational banks has Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank listed ‘Masala Bonds’ in the Global Securities Market? 807 What is the exact number of members in the 7 ‘BIMSTEC Grouping’? 808 The MoU to establish the ‘BIMSTEC Grid 2015 Interconnection’ was signed in which year? 809 The Santusht App has been proposed for the Employees State Insurance Scheme beneficiaries of which scheme? (ESI) 810 Microsoft has joined which bank to train and offer SBI jobs to differently-abled people? 811 What is the exact date for Rajya Sabha’s Biennial 26th March 2020 Elections, 2020? 812 The largest cricket stadium of the world is situated India in which of the following countries? 813 Which country has recently initiated a training Australia course on ‘Vessel Search Technique’ for Indian Coast Guard and Customs personnel at Chennai? 814 Which of the following city is hosting the cultural fair Gandhi Nagar named ‘Vasantotsa’? 815 _ hosted the ‘International Conference on Banana’ Tiruchirappalli organized by ICAR? 816 Which Indian PSU is about to acquire government’s NTPC Limited stake in ‘THDC India’ and ‘North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd’ (NEEPCO)? 817 Which Indian State recently organized a National Sikkim Integration Camp? 818 Which Indian organization/ ministry has launched Ministry of Communication the ‘5G Hackathon’? 819 Who has become the new managing director of Rajesh Kumar Trans Union CIBIL Limited? 820 _ has become the only Indian company, which has Tata Consultancy Services been featured in the Fortune’s ‘Top-20 Big Companies to Work For’ list in 2020. 821 Who will become the new CEO of Mastercard? Micheal Miebach 822 The Species of ‘Red Throated Thrush and Plumbeous Ladakh Water Redstart’ were recently found in which of the Indian state/UT? 823 Which Indian city hosted the “Microsoft Future Mumbai

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Decoded – CEO Summit”? 824 Abhay Kumar Singh has become the Chairman & NHPC Limited Managing Director of which Indian PSU? 825 Which welfare scheme completed its one year of PM-KISAN launch on February 24? 826 Who instituted the Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi My Home India Award? 827 What is the theme of the 2020 National Science Women in Science Day? 828 Swami Vivekananda Smriti Karmayogi Award was 2013 conferred for the first time in _. 829 Raman Research Institute is established in _. Bengaluru 830 Who was awarded the 2020 Swami Vivekananda JadavPayeng Karmayogi Award? 831 Who discovered the scattering of light as it passes Sir C.V. Raman through different materials? 832 When was the IndusInd Bank Limited established? 1994 833 When was Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) 2000 established? 834 Who is appointed as the Managing Director and Amitabh Chaudhry Chief Executive Officer of Induslnd Bank Ltd.? 835 National Science Day (NSD) commemorates the Raman Effect discovery of _. 836 NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) in National Association of Software and collaboration with the _ launched an AI-based Services Companies Module rolled out for students in Indian schools. 837 Who is the Ambassador of India to Myanmar? Saurabh Kumar 838 Who is the Prime Minister of Malaysia? Mahathir Mohamad 839 The Union Cabinet approved to grant the status of Kundli&Thanjavur National Importance to National Institutes of Food Technology (NIFT) _. 840 What is the currency of Malaysia? Ringgit 841 As, per the 2011 census, which Union Territory had Lakshadweep the highest Scheduled Tribe (ST) distribution in India? 842 Maharashtra has announced that it is to pay for Rs.15 per kg plastic bags buyback? 843 As, per the 2011 census, which State had the highest Mizoram Scheduled Tribe (ST) distribution in India? 844 NITI Aayog has selected _ for the first pilot project J&K among all States and UTs on Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDG). 845 Union Cabinet approved the amendment of the 1965 Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands Land Revenue and Tenancy Regulation, _. The amendment will confer occupancy rights to the

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Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in the union territory (UT). 846 Which State has announced that it will become Maharashtra single-use plastic-free by 1 May 2020? 847 Which is the capital of Lakshadweep? Kavaratti 848 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was created by _. Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) 849 Who is the 4th Prime Minister of India? Morarji Desai 850 Where the first Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was was Puducherry established? 851 When is the birth anniversary of former PM Morarji 29 February Desai celebrated? 852 When the first KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVK) was 1974 established? 853 Government of India paid tribute to former PM 124th Morarji Desai on his ______birth anniversary in the year 2020. 854 What is the estimated investment of the 32 projects Rs.406 crore that were sanctioned under the ‘Unit’ scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)? 855 Where was the National KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVK) New Delhi Conference 2020 held? 856 The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) Consumer Protection Act, 2019 will be established under the ______. 857 When did Sri Lanka pass the resolution for the UN 2015 resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation? 858 Ministry of Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas 2020 Paswan announced that the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will be set up by ______. 859 Which country formally announced the United Sri Lanka Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that it was withdrawing from the UN resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation? 860 Where will the next JWG on Counter-Terrorism France meeting are held? 861 Which Air Craft has recently launched freighter Spice Jet services to help shrimp farmers? 862 Bob Iger recently offered his resignation from the Walt Disney Company post of CEO of which of the following international companies? 863 What is the exact Foreign Direct Investment limit 100% allowed in the insurance intermediaries for 2020? 864 ISRO has announced to launch a new satellite _ on GISAT – 1 March 5, 2020.

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865 Hosni Mubarak was the former president of which Egypt of the following countries? 866 According to the new agreement between the Iran Container Corporation of India and RZD Logistics JSC, the new cargos will be transported to ______. 867 Suella Braverman has become the Indian-origin United Kingdom Attorney General of which of the following countries? 868 Which of the following country recently developed Singapore an antibody test to identify COVID-19? 869 Which country has the highest number of China billionaires according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2020? 870 Which Union Ministry has launched the ‘Higher Ministry of Human Resource Education Leadership Development Programmed for Development Administrator’?

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