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BANKERSADDA SEPTEMBER (1-30) Q1. Who among the following has been appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet as “Officer on Special Duty” in the office of the Prime Minister? (a) Saurabh Kumar (b) Pawan Kapoor (c) Nripendra Misra (d) P.K. Sinha (e) Rajiv Gauba S1. Ans.(d) Sol. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of P.K. Sinha as “Officer on Special Duty” in the office of the Prime Minister. Q2. Which state has launched the ‘Walk to Work’ campaign, which is a part of Fit India Movement recently launched in the country by the Prime Minister? (a) Meghalaya (b) Nagaland (c) Assam (d) Manipur (e) Tripura S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Chief Minister of Meghalaya launched the ‘Walk to Work’ campaign in the state. The campaign is a part of Fit India Movement which has been launched in the country by the Prime Minister. Q3. The Central TB Division of the Health Ministry has signed an MoU with which Institute to explore the application of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence technology in its fight against TB? (a) BITS, Pilani (b) IIT, Delhi (c) Wadhwani Institute (d) IIT, Mumbai (e) IISC, Bengaluru S3. Ans.(c) Sol. The Central TB Division of the Health Ministry has signed an MoU with Wadhwani Institute to explore the application of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence technology in its fight against tuberculosis (TB). Q4. Which state government has decided to form a Special Tiger Force, which will serve as a second layer of protection for tigers at the Corbett Tiger Reserve? (a) West Bengal For more join - https://t.me/bhawna_weekly_quiz_pdf https://t.me/reasoning_group https://t.me/quant_group https://t.me/adda4ssc https://t.me/adda4english https://t.me/ca_quizzes https://t.me/target_mains_puzzles

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(b) Rajasthan (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Kerala (e) Uttarakhand S4. Ans.(e) Sol. The Uttarakhand government has decided to form a Special Tiger Force for Corbett Tiger Reserve. The STPF will serve as a second layer of protection for tigers at the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Q5. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has announced the creation of a five- member special cell for startups. Name the cell. (a) Startup Cell (b) Angel Cell (c) Tax-relaxation Cell (d) Startup Grievance Cell (e) CBDT Cell S5. Ans.(a) Sol. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has announced the creation of a five- member special cell “Startup Cell” for startups. The “Startup Cell” will address the grievances of the startups with relation to angel tax and other tax-related issues. Q6. Research Designs and Standards Organization, a research wing of Indian Railways has organized the “Mega Vendor Meet 2019” at ______(a) Srinagar (b) New Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow (e) Hyderabad S6. Ans.(d) Sol. Research Designs and Standards Organization, a research wing of Indian Railways has organized the “Mega Vendor Meet 2019” at Lucknow. Q7. Which state has released the final National Register of Citizens list under which a total of 3.11 crore people have been found eligible for inclusion out of 3.29 crore applicants? (a) Assam (b) Manipur (c) Kerala (d) Gujarat (e) West Bengal S7. Ans.(a)

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Sol. Assam has released the final National Register of Citizens list under which a total of 3.11 crore people have been found eligible for inclusion out of 3.29 crore applicants Q8. Government has announced a big consolidation of public sector banks under which ______public sector banks are to be merged into four-banks. (a) 08 (b) 09 (c) 10 (d) 11 (e) 12 S8. Ans.(c) Sol. Government has announced a big consolidation of public sector banks under which 10 public sector banks are to be merged into four banks. Q9. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has announced the creation of a five- member special cell for startups. Who among the following is Chairman of CBDT? (a) Nand Kumar Sai (b) Dhirendra Pal Singh (c) Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas (d) Nagendra Nath Sinha (e) Pramod Chander Mody S9. Ans.(e) Sol. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has announced the creation of a five- member special cell for startups. Chairman of CBDT: Pramod Chander Mody. Q10. As per the recent announcements, how much amount the government has announced as capital infusion into 9 public sector banks? (a) Rs 55,000 crore (b) Rs 65,000 crore (c) Rs 75,000 crore (d) Rs 85,000 crore (e) Rs 95,000 crore S10. Ans.(a) Sol. The government has announced capital infusion of Rs 55,000 crore into 9 public sector banks.

Q1. President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed 5 new governors recently. Who is appointed as new governor of Telangana? (a) Bhagat Singh Koshyari (b) Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (c) Arif Mohammed Khan For more join - https://t.me/bhawna_weekly_quiz_pdf https://t.me/reasoning_group https://t.me/quant_group https://t.me/adda4ssc https://t.me/adda4english https://t.me/ca_quizzes https://t.me/target_mains_puzzles

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(d) Bandaru Dattatreya (e) Kalraj Mishra

S1. Ans.(b) Sol. A total of five governors have been appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind, including the transfer and appointment of Kalraj Mishra. Tamil Nadu BJP president Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has been appointed as the Governor of Telangana, replacing ESL Narasimhan.

Q2. The entire month of September 2019 will be celebrated as the Rashtriya Poshan Maah. This year the theme is-? (a) Complementary Vitamin (b) Complementary Economy (c) Complementary Water (d) Complementary Fooding (e) Complementary Feeding

S2. Ans.(e) Sol. The entire month of September 2019 will be celebrated as the Rashtriya Poshan Maah. This year the theme is Complementary Feeding. Prime Minister’s Overreaching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment- POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi- ministerial convergence mission with the vision to address malnutrition with a targeted approach by 2022.

Q3. The amended provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, which hike the penalty for traffic rules violation have come into force from-? (a) 01st April 2019 (b) 01st July 2019 (c) 01st September 2019 (d) 01st August 2019 (e) 01st June 2019

S3. Ans.(c) Sol. The amended provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act, which hike the penalty for traffic rules violation have come into force from 01st September 2019. As many as 63 clauses of the Act, which correspond to an increase in the fine for traffic rule violation came into force.

Q4. Who is appointed as the new governor of Rajasthan recently? (a) Kalraj Mishra (b) Bandaru Dattatreya

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S4. Ans.(a) Sol. A total of five governors have been appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind, including the transfer and appointment of Kalraj Mishra. Kalraj Mishra, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, was transferred and appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan. He will replace Kalyan Singh.

Q5. Prime Minister’s Overreaching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment- POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi- ministerial convergence mission with the vision to address malnutrition with a targeted approach by-? (a) 2020 (b) 2027 (c) 2024 (d) 2022 (e) 2030

S5. Ans.(d) Sol. Prime Minister’s Overreaching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment- POSHAN Abhiyaan is a multi- ministerial convergence mission with the vision to address malnutrition with a targeted approach by 2022.

Q6. The Election Commission has launched new mega EVP across the country. What is the full form of EVP? (a) Electors Verification Process (b) Electors Verification Programme (c) Electors Verification Publication (d) Electors Vehicles Programme (e) Easily Verification Programme

S6. Ans.(b) Sol. The Election Commission launched new mega Electors Verification Programme (EVP) across the country. The programme, which seeks to electoral rolls through crowdsourcing, will go on till 15th of October. The EVP programme can be effected both online and offline.

Q7. President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed 5 new governors recently. Who is appointed as new governor of Kerala? (a) Kalraj Mishra

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(b) Bhagat Singh Koshyari (c) Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (d) Arif Mohammed Khan (e) Bandaru Dattatreya

S7. Ans.(d) Sol. A total of five governors have been appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind, including the transfer and appointment of Kalraj Mishra. Arif Mohammed Khan has been appointed as the Kerala governor in place of P Sathasivam.

Q8. A convincing India U-15 team has thrashed Nepal 7-0 to lift the SAFF U-15 title at the Kalyani Stadium in-? (a) Kolkata (b) Cuttack (c) Kochin (d) Patna (e) Ranchi

S8. Ans.(a) Sol. A convincing India U-15 team thrashed Nepal 7-0 to lift the SAFF U-15 title at the Kalyani Stadium in Kolkata. Striker Sridarth Nongmeikapam scored a hat- trick while Maheson Singh, Amandeep, Sibajit Singh and Himanshu Jangra scored one goal apiece.

Q9. Which of the following Bank will introduce two Repo Linked Products– Suvidha Plus Home Loan and Suvidha Plus Auto Loan from 10th September 2019? (a) Bank of Baroda (b) ICICI Bank (c) Canara Bank (d) State Bank of India (e) IDBI Bank

S9. Ans.(e) Sol. IDBI Bank will introduce two Repo Linked Products–Suvidha Plus Home Loan and Suvidha Plus Auto Loan from September 10. The new Home Loan and Auto Loan products will be offered to new customers having good credit score and minimum income of Rs. 6 lakh per annum.

Q10. Who is appointed as the new governor of Himachal Pradesh recently?

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(a) Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (b) Arif Mohammed Khan (c) Bandaru Dattatreya (d) Kalraj Mishra (e) Bhagat Singh Koshyari

S10. Ans.(c) Sol. Kalraj Mishra, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, was transferred and appointed as the Governor of Rajasthan. He will replace Kalyan Singh. Taking over Mishra’s role as Himachal governor is former Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya.

Q11. Who has won the Belgian Grand Prix after defeating Lewis Hamilton by less than a second? (a) Sebastian Vettel (b) Kimi Raikkonen (c) Max Verstappen (d) Valtteri Bottas (e) Charles Leclerc

S11. Ans.(e) Sol. Charles Leclerc won the Belgian Grand Prix after defeating Lewis Hamilton by less than a second. The tournament was held at the Spa-Francorchamps track. This was his first victory of his Formula One career. It was also Ferrari’s first win this year. Charles Leclerc is a Monegasque racing driver, currently driving in Formula One for Ferrari.

Q12. Who has took charge as the Director General (DG) of the country’s largest border guarding force, BSF? (a) PK Sinha (b) Naresh Takkar (c) Rajni Kant Mishra (d) Vivek Kumar Johri (e) AK Jha

S12. Ans.(d) Sol. IPS officer Vivek Kumar Johri took charge as the Director General (DG) of the country’s largest border guarding force, BSF. He will replace Rajni Kant Mishra.

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Q13. The Government of India has accepted the resignation of State bank of India Managing Director Anshula Kant. Now she has been appointed as the managing director and chief financial officer of-? (a) AIIB (b) IMF (c) World Bank (d) NDB (e) WTO

S13. Ans.(c) Sol. The Government of India has accepted the resignation of State bank of India Managing Director Anshula Kant. Now she has been appointed as the managing director and chief financial officer of the World Bank.

Q14. President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed 5 new governors recently. Who is appointed as new governor of Maharashtra? (a) Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan (b) Bhagat Singh Koshyari (c) Bandaru Dattatreya (d) Kalraj Mishra (e) Arif Mohammed Khan

S14. Ans.(b) Sol. Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been appointed as the new Governor of Maharashtra. Koshyari will replace Vidyasagar Rao.

Q15. Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has become the third Indian to register a hat-trick in Test cricket. He took 3 wickets in 3 successive balls in the 2nd test against- (a) West Indies (b) New Zealand (c) Sri Lanka (d) Australia (e) South Africa

S15. Ans.(a) Sol. Indian pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has become the third Indian to register a hat-trick in Test cricket. He took 3 wickets in 3 successive balls in the 2nd test against West Indies, held in Kingston, Jamaica. He dismissed Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks and Roston Chase to claim the hat trick.

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Q16. Which of the following country will train four Indian astronauts for India’s ambitious manned mission to space, Gaganyaan? (a) Russia (b) USA (c) France (d) Japan (e) Canada

S16. Ans.(a) Sol. Russia will train four Indian astronauts for India’s ambitious manned mission to space, Gaganyaan. Indian astronauts will be trained at Russian facilities. A special ISRO unit will be established in the embassy in Moscow to facilitate increased cooperation between India and Russia in view of the Gaganyaan mission.

Q17. According to a “Global Happiness Survey” by Ipsos, India has been ranked ______on the happiness index among 28 global markets. (a) 13th (b) 09th (c) 05th (d) 11th (e) 21st

S17. Ans.(b) Sol. According to a “Global Happiness Survey” by Ipsos, India has been ranked 9th on the happiness index among 28 global markets. For India, there has been a six per cent drop (from 83 per cent in 2018 to 77 per cent in 2019). Australia and Canada at the top spot (at 86 per cent) have emerged as the happiest nations of the world, While Russia (47 per cent) emerged at the bottom of the heap, among the 28 markets.

Q18. Who has assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Indian Army? (a) Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat (b) Lieutenant General Rajni Kant Mishra (c) Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane (d) Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna (e) Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu

S18. Ans.(c) Sol. Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane has assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Indian Army. He succeeded Lieutenant General D. Anbu. Before

Page 10 of 149 assuming charge as Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Naravane was heading the Eastern Command of the Indian Army which takes care of India’s border with China.

Q19. According to a report of Economist Intelligence Unit, Mumbai has been ranked as the ______safest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019, while Delhi stood at the ______position. (a) 27th, 41st (b) 45th, 52nd (c) 53rd, 22nd (d) 10th, 33rd (e) 59th, 51st

S19. Ans.(b) Sol. According to a report of Economist Intelligence Unit, Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th safest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019, while Delhi stood at the 52nd position. Tokyo taking the top spot, While Singapore and Osaka came 2nd and 3rd in the list.

Q20. Which of the following two countries have tied at the top spot (at 86 percent) and emerged as the happiest nations of the world from market research firm Ipsos? (a) Australia and Canada (b) China and the Great Britain (c) France and the USA (d) Saudi Arabia and Germany (e) Norway and Sweden

S20. Ans.(a) Sol. According to a “Global Happiness Survey” by Ipsos, Indian has been ranked 9th on the happiness index among 28 global markets. For India, there has been a six per cent drop (from 83 per cent in 2018 to 77 per cent in 2019). Australia and Canada at the top spot (at 86 per cent) have emerged as the happiest nations of the world, While Russia (47 per cent) emerged at the bottom of the heap, among the 28 markets.

Q21. According to a report of Economist Intelligence Unit, which of the following city was at the top spot on the Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019? (a) Singapore (b) Osaka (c) Tokyo

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(d) Vienna (e) New York

S21. Ans.(c) Sol. According to a report of Economist Intelligence Unit, Mumbai has been ranked as the 45th safest city on the Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019, while Delhi stood at the 52nd position. Tokyo taking the top spot, While Singapore and Osaka came 2nd and 3rd in the list.

Q22. ______and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology have signed a statement of intent to roll-out ‘Build for Digital India‘. (a) Google (b) Facebook (c) Yahoo (d) IBM (e) Microsoft

S22. Ans.(a) Sol. Google and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology have signed a statement of intent to roll-out ‘Build for Digital India‘. It is a programme which will provide engineering students a platform to develop market-ready, technology-based solutions that address key social problems. Under this program, the applicants will participate in online and offline learning opportunities on key technologies like machine learning, cloud and android.

Q23. A new book named “A Short History of Indian Railways“, has been penned by veteran journalist and author-? (a) Chetan Bhagat (b) Satyarth Nayak (c) Dr Tridip Suhrud (d) Mihir Dalal (e) Rajendra B Aklekar

S23. Ans.(e) Sol. A new book named “A Short History of Indian Railways“, has been penned by veteran journalist and author Rajendra B Aklekar. This new book on the history of Indian Railways chronicles the journey of the national transporter from the 1830s to the new high-speed Train 18 and Prime Minister Narendra Modis ambitious bullet train project.

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Q24. The 4 Times Emmy Award-winning actress ______passed away recently. (a) Ed Asner (b) Valerie Harper (c) Cloris Leachman (d) Richard Schaal (e) Gavin MacLeod

S24. Ans.(b) Sol. The 4 Times Emmy Award-winning actress Valerie Harper passed away. She also has Golden Globe award for playing the brash New Yorker on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”. She began her career as a dancer on Broadway, making her debut in the musical “Take Me Along” in 1959.

Q25. Which of the following country has signed an agreement with Reliance Power of India and as per the agreement, they will set up a 750 MW gas based power plant in Meghnahat near Dhaka? (a) Sri Lanka (b) Pakistan (c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh (e) Afghanistan

S25. Ans.(d) Sol. The Bangladesh government has signed an agreement with Reliance Power of India. As per the agreement, they will set up a 750 MW gas based power plant in Meghnahat near Dhaka. The construction of the plant will be completed by 2022.

Q26. In a unique initiative, the Ambikapur municipal corporation of ______will open a first-of-its-kind ‘Garbage Cafe‘. (a) Odisha (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar (e) Jharkhand

S26. Ans.(b) Sol. In a unique initiative, the Ambikapur municipal corporation of Chhattisgarh will open a first-of-its-kind ‘Garbage Cafe‘. This initiative is a step towards making the city plastic-free. In this unique Cafe’ poor people and rag pickers will

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S27. Ans.(e) Sol. Health minister has announced that Central Government Health Scheme’s services would be available to 100 cities by 2022. He announced it during the inauguration of state-of-the-art CGHS Bhawan in New Delhi. The minister also launched the new scheme “Annual Health Check-up” of CGHS beneficiaries for pensioners of the age of 75 years and above.

Q28. Who won gold in the women’s 10meter Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil? (a) Jitu Rai (b) Gagan Narang (c) Yashaswini Singh Deswal (d) Abhinav Bindra (e) Karnam Malleswari

S28. Ans.(c) Sol. Indian shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal won gold in the women’s 10meter Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. she has also secured an Olympic quota for India. This is India’s 9th quota in shooting for 2020 Tokyo Games.

Q29. The Election Commission of India will host the 4th General Assembly of Association of World Election Bodies in- (a) Bengaluru (b) New Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai (e) Kolkata

S29. Ans.(a)

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Sol. The Election Commission of India will host the 4th General Assembly of Association of World Election Bodies at Bengaluru. India will also take over as A-WEB’s Chair for the 2019-21 term. Over 50 countries across the globe will be participating in the meeting. The A-WEB is the largest association of Election Management Bodies worldwide.

Q30. Which country’s capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island? (a) Philippines (b) Malaysia (c) Thailand (d) Indonesia (e) Singapore

S30. Ans.(d) Sol. Indonesia’s president announced that the country’s capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in sparsely populated East Kalimantan province on Borneo island. The new capital city, which has not yet been named, will be in the middle of the vast archipelago nation and already has relatively complete infrastructure because it is near the cities of Balikpapan and Samarinda.

Q1. Khadi and Village Industries Commission has recently launched a ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Sewapuri in ______(a) Mathura (b) Lucknow (c) Meerut (d) Varanasi (e) Allahabad

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. Khadi and Village Industries Commission has launched a ‘Terracotta Grinder’ at Sewapuri in Varanasi.

Q2. Who among the following will be honoured with the prestigious ‘Global Goalkeeper Award’ by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation? (a) Narendra Modi (b) Rajnath Singh (c) Nirmala Sitharaman (d) Piyush Goyal For more join - https://t.me/bhawna_weekly_quiz_pdf https://t.me/reasoning_group https://t.me/quant_group https://t.me/adda4ssc https://t.me/adda4english https://t.me/ca_quizzes https://t.me/target_mains_puzzles

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(e) Suresh Prabhu

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Narendra Modi will be honoured with the prestigious ‘Global Goalkeeper Award’. He will be felicitated by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Q3. Which company has signed a partnership agreement with Japanese energy major Japan’s Energy For a New Era (JERA) to jointly set up 750 mega watt gas-based combined cycle power project at Meghnaghat, Bangladesh. (a) Jindal Steel & Power (b) SJVN Ltd (c) Reliance Power (d) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (e) JSW Energy Ltd

S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Reliance Power has signed a partnership agreement with Japanese energy major Japan’s Energy For a New Era (JERA) to jointly set up 750 mega watt gas- based combined cycle power project at Meghnaghat, Bangladesh.

Q4. 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia was held in ______(a) Kolkata (b) Bengaluru (c) Hyderabad (d) Ahmedabad (e) New Delhi

S4. Ans.(e) Sol. 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia was held in New Delhi.

Q5. Name the helicopter recently inducted by the Indian Air Force at the Pathankot Air Force station to enhance its combat capabilities. (a) Apache AH-64E (b) Mil Mi-17 (c) CH-47 Chinook (d) HAL Chetak (e) HAL Cheetah

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S5. Ans.(a) Sol. The Indian Air Force has inducted 8 Apache AH-64E attack helicopters at the Pathankot Air Force station to enhance its combat capabilities.

Q6. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh co-chaired the Japan–India Defence Ministerial Meeting held in ______(a) Hiroshima (b) New Delhi (c) Nagasaki (d) Kolkata (e) Tokyo

S6. Ans.(e) Sol. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh co-chaired the Japan–India Defence Ministerial Meeting held in Tokyo, Japan

Q7. Minister of State for Culture and Tourism recently inaugurated first- ever architectural LED illumination at the Qutub Minar. Who among the following is the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism? (a) Santosh Kumar Gangwar (b) Prahalad Singh Patel (c) Mansukh L. Mandaviya (d) Hardeep Singh Puri (e) Raj Kumar Singh

S7. Ans.(b) Sol. Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Prahalad Singh Patel inaugurated first-ever architectural LED illumination at the Qutub Minar.

Q8. Which of the following places hosted the 14th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification? (a) Yamunanagar (b) Gurugram (c) Greater Noida (d) Panipat (e) Manesar

S8. Ans.(c) Sol. The 14th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification begins in Greater Noida.

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Q9. Which education institute has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop a National Artificial Intelligence resource platform (NAIRP) to promote learning and development in artificial intelligence (AI)? (a) IIT Kharagpur (b) IIT Delhi (c) IIT Kanpur (d) IIT Bombay (e) IIT Guwahati

S9. Ans.(a) Sol. IIT Kharagpur has collaborated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop a National Artificial Intelligence resource platform (NAIRP) to promote learning and development in artificial intelligence (AI).

Q10. Name the Shot put player who recently won a silver medal during an athletic meet at Decin in the Czech Republic. (a) Inderjeet Singh (b) Shakti Singh (c) Sourabh Vij (d) Navpreet Singh (e) Tejinderpal Singh Toor

S10. Ans.(e) Sol. Shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor won a silver medal during an athletic meet at Decin in the Czech Republic.

Q11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Garvi Gujarat Bhavan in ______(a) Ahmedabad (b) New Delhi (c) Gandhinagar (d) Mumbai (e) Rajkot

S11. Ans.(b) Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Garvi Gujarat Bhavan in New Delhi.

Q12. Which state government has recently announced Rs 4,750 crore interest and penalty waiver on crop loans for farmers who had borrowed

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S12. Ans.(d) Sol. Haryana government has announced Rs 4,750 crore interest and penalty waiver on crop loans. The waive off is for farmers who had borrowed from Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies, District Cooperative Central Banks and Land Mortgage Bank.

Q13. Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting has unveiled the new logo and certificate design of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Who is the Chairman of CBFC? (a) Ram Sevak Sharma (b) Hrushikesh Senapaty (c) Keshav Murugesh (d) Arvind Kumar (e) Prasoon Joshi

S13. Ans.(e) Sol. Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting has unveiled the new logo and certificate design of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Chairman of CBFC: Prasoon Joshi.

Q14. Name the cultural event which was jointly organised by the High Commissions of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji in Delhi, India. (a) Welcome Pacific (b) Salute Pacific (c) Namaste Pacific (d) Embrace Pacific (e) Namaskar Pacific

S14. Ans.(c) Sol. The High Commissions of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Fiji jointly organised a cultural event ‘Namaste Pacific’ held in Delhi, India.

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Q15. Which state government has launched a new health insurance scheme AB-MGRSBY after merging the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna and the state’s Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojna? (a) Rajasthan (b) Assam (c) Kerala (d) Odisha (e) West Bengal

S15. Ans.(a) Sol. The Rajasthan government has launched a new health insurance scheme AB- MGRSBY after merging the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna and the state’s Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojna.

Q16. Nadubhagam Chundan, the snake boat of ______, lifted the 67th edition of the Nehru Trophy at the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha in Kerala. (a) Vembanand Boat Club (b) Village Boat Club (c) Pallathuruthy Boat Club (d) Police Boat Club (e) United Boat club

S16. Ans.(c) Sol. Nadubhagam Chundan, the snake boat of Pallathuruthy Boat Club, lifted the 67th edition of the Nehru Trophy at the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha in Kerala.

Q17. Which of the following places will host the 5th edition of the aquaculture event, Aqua Aquaria India? (a) Surat (b) Patna (c) Jaipur (d) Amritsar (e) Hyderabad

S17. Ans.(e) Sol. Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate the 5th edition of the aquaculture event, Aqua Aquaria India, in Hyderabad.

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Q18. Who among the following is the author of the book titled “India’s Lost Frontier the Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan”? (a) Raghvendra Singh (b) Kiran Bedi (c) V K Singh (d) Rajnath Singh (e) Manmohan Singh

S18. Ans.(a) Sol. The book, “India’s Lost Frontier the Story of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan”, has been penned by veteran civil servant Raghvendra Singh.

Q19. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare was unanimously elected as Chair of the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South- East Asia. Who is Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare? (a) Amit Shah (b) Mahesh Sharma (c) Harsh Vardhan (d) J P Nadda (e) Smriti Zubin Irani

S19. Ans.(c) Sol. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan was unanimously elected as Chair of the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia.

Q20. Who among the following is the chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission? (a) Dhirendra Pal Singh (b) Nand Kumar Sai (c) Nagendra Nath Sinha (d) Vinai Kumar Saxena (e) Anita Karwal

S20. Ans.(d) Sol. Vinai Kumar Saxena is the chairman of Khadi and Village Industries Commission.

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(a) 2019 (b) 2020 (c) 2021 (d) 2022 (e) 2023 S1. Ans.(c) Sol. The Indian Army has announced that the first batch of 100 women soldiers in the Army is likely to be commissioned by 2021. Q2. A joint India-New Development Bank workshop was organized to enhance the NDB’s engagement with the India’s private and public sector. The workshop was held in ______(a) Shanghai (b) Cape Town (c) Bejeing (d) New Delhi (e) Mexico S2. Ans.(d) Sol. A joint India-New Development Bank workshop was organized to enhance the NDB’s engagement with the India’s private and public sector. The workshop was held in New Delhi. Q3. Which of the following airlines has started the air shuttle service between Hisar and Chandigarh under the UDAN Regional Connectivity Service scheme? (a) IndiGo (b) GoAir (c) Air India Express (d) Vistara (e) SpiceJet

S3. Ans.(e) Sol. SpiceJet has started the the air shuttle service between Hisar and Chandigarh under the UDAN Regional Connectivity Service scheme. Q4. Who among the following has assumed the charge of chairman of Association of World Election Bodies for a two-year term till 2021? (a) Sunil Arora (b) Ashok Lavasa (c) Sushil Chandra (d) Om Prakash Rawat (e) Achal Kumar Jyoti S4. Ans.(a)

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Sol. Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora took charge as chairman of Association of World Election Bodies for a two-year term till 2021. Q5. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation has signed an MoA with which Public Sector Bank for direct transfer of benefits electronically into bank accounts of all stakeholders? (a) Punjab National Bank (b) Syndicate Bank (c) Andhra Bank (d) State Bank of India (e) Union Bank of India S5. Ans.(d) Sol. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation(ESIC) signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with State Bank of India for direct transfer of benefits electronically into bank accounts of all stakeholders. Q6. India will execute a joint military training exercise “Yudh Abhyas 2019” with which of the following nations? (a) Russia (b) Sri Lanka (c) United States of America (d) Indonesia (e) China S6. Ans.(c) Sol. India will execute a joint military training exercise “Yudh Abhyas 2019” with United States of America. Q7. Which of the following bank has signed an agreement with ECL Finance Ltd for priority sector lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME’s) customers? (a) HDFC Bank (b) Yes Bank (c) Andhra Bank (d) ICICI Bank (e) Central Bank of India S7. Ans.(e) Sol. ECL Finance Ltd and Central Bank of India have signed an agreement for priority sector lending to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME’s) customers. Q8. Name the Indian women cricketer who has recently announced her retirement from International T-20 Cricket. (a) Mithali Raj (b) Jhulan Goswami (c) Smriti Mandhana

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(d) Harmanpreet Kaur (e) Deepti Sharma S8. Ans.(a) Sol. India batswoman Mithali Raj has announced retirement from International T-20 Cricket. Q9. ______in Jammu and Kashmir has been adjudged as the “Best Swachh Iconic place” in the country. (a) Hazardwari Palace (b) RaghavendraSwamy Temple (c) Brahma Sarovar Temple (d) Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine (e) VidurKuti S9. Ans.(d) Sol. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir has been adjudged as the “Best Swachh Iconic place” in the country. Q10. The Cabinet has approved a capital infusion of Rs 4,557 crore into which of the following bank, to help it to come out of Prompt Corrective Action framework of the Reserve Bank of India and in its efforts to return to profitability? (a) United Bank of India (b) IDBI Bank (c) Central Bank of India (d) UCO Bank (e) Dena Bank S10. Ans.(b) Sol. The Cabinet has approved a capital infusion of Rs 4,557 crore into IDBI Bank to help it to come out of Prompt Corrective Action framework of the Reserve Bank of India and in its efforts to return to profitability. Q11. The first AUMX, a Maritime Exercise between the regional bloc and US will start from the Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand and end in Singapore. What does “A” stands for in AUMX? (a) ASEAN (b) AUSTRALIA (c) AFRICA (d) ASIA (e) AMERICA S11. Ans.(a) Sol. The first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX), a maritime exercise between the regional bloc and US will start from the Sattahip Naval Base in Thailand and end in Singapore.

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Q12. The Government of India has announced a contribution of ______to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFTAM) to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. (a) USD 10 Million (b) USD 15 Million (c) USD 29 Million (d) USD 22 Million (e) USD 25 Million S12. Ans.(d) Sol. The Government of India has announced a contribution of 22 million US Dollars to the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFTAM) to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Q13. An Indian Army team has successfully climbed the peak “Mount Leo Pargyil of height 6773 metre. The peak is located in which state? (a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Uttarakhand (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim (e) Assam S13. Ans.(c) Sol. An Indian Army team has successfully climbed the peak “Mount Leo Pargyil of height 6773 metre. The peak is located in Himachal Pradesh. Q14. Name the zimbabwean cricketer who has recently announced to retire from international cricket after conclusion of Zimbabwe-Bangladesh- Afghanistan T20I Tri-series. (a) Sikandar Raza (b) Elton Chigumbura (c) Brendan Taylor (d) Craig Ervine (e) Hamilton Masakadza S14. Ans.(e) Sol. Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza has announced to retire from international cricket after conclusion of Bangladesh & Afghanistan T20I Tri- series. Q15. Central Board of Direct Taxes will automatically issue Permanent Account Number to all taxpayers who do not have a PAN and are using Aadhaar for filing income tax returns (ITR). Who is the Chairperson of CBDT? (a) Dhirendra Pal Singh (b) Pramod Chandra Mody (c) Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas

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(d) Anita Karwal (e) Ram Sevak Sharma S15. Ans.(b) Sol. Central Board of Direct Taxes will automatically issue Permanent Account Number to all taxpayers who do not have a PAN and are using Aadhaar for filing income tax returns (ITR). Pramod Chandra Mody is the Chairperson of CBDT. Q16. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan under Department of Youth Affairs of MoYAS, in collaboration with National Disaster Response Force will prepare Block Level Disaster Response Teams. The teams will be known as ______(a) NDRF-Friends (b) NDRF-Saathi (c) NDRF-Suppoter (d) NDRF-Dost (e) NDRF-Yuva Sangathan

S16. Ans.(a) Sol. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan under Department of Youth Affairs of MoYAS, in collaboration with National Disaster Response Force will prepare Block Level Disaster Response Teams. The teams will be known as NDRF- Friends. Q17. Where is the headquarter of IDBI Bank? (a) New Delhi (b) Chennai (c) Kolkata (d) Bengaluru (e) Mumbai S17. Ans.(e) Sol. IDBI Bank Headquarters are at Mumbai. Q18. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation has signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with State Bank of India. Who is the Director-General of ESIC? (a) Rajni Kant Mishra (b) Tushar Mehta (c) Raj Kumar (d) S.S. Deswal (e) Kumar Rajesh Chandra S18. Ans.(c) Sol. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation has signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with State Bank of India. Raj Kumar is the Director-General of ESIC.

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Q19. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan under Department of Youth Affairs of MoYAS, in collaboration with National Disaster Response Force will prepare Block Level Disaster Response Teams. Who is the Minister of State of Youth Affairs and Sports? (a) Jitendra Singh (b) Kiren Rijiju (c) Shripad Yesso Naik (d) Mansukh L. Mandaviya (e) Parshottam Rupala S19. Ans.(b) Sol. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan under Department of Youth Affairs of MoYAS, in collaboration with National Disaster Response Force will prepare Block Level Disaster Response Teams. Minister of State of Youth Affairs and Sports: Kiren Rijiju. Q20. Who is the president of New Development Bank? (a) Gita Gopinath (b) Takehiko Nakao (c) K V Kamath (d) David Malpass (e) Mario Draghi S20. Ans.(c) Sol. K V Kamath president of New Development Bank.

Q1. Central Bureau of Investigation’s 1st National Conference on Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics was inaugurated in ______

(a) Bengaluru

(b) Chennai

(d) New Delhi

(e) Srinagar

S1. Ans.(d)

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Sol. Central Bureau of Investigation’s 1st National Conference on Cyber Crime Investigation and Cyber Forensics inaugurated in New Delhi.

Q2. Which of the following company has been fined with $170 million by the US’s Federal Trade Commission to settle allegations of collecting personal information about children?

(a) YouTube

(b) Instagram

(d) TikTok

(e) Whatsapp

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. The US’s Federal Trade Commission has fined Google’s YouTube with $170 million to settle allegations of collecting personal information about children.

Q3. Rating agency CRISIL has lowered India’s fiscal year 2020 GDP growth forecast from 6.9% to ______

(a) 6.3%

(b) 6.4%

(d) 6.6%

(e) 6.7%

S3. Ans.(a)

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Sol. Rating agency CRISIL has lowered India’s fiscal year 2020 GDP growth forecast from 6.9% to 6.3%.

Q4. Who among the following has been appointed as head coach and chief selector of Pakistan’s cricket team by the Pakistan Cricket Board?

(a) Younis Khan

(b) Saed Anwar

(d) Mohammad Yousuf

(e) Misbah-ul-Haq

S4. Ans.(e)

Sol. Misbah-ul-Haq has been appointed as head coach and chief selector of Pakistan’s cricket team by the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Q5. Who among the following has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Lesotho?

(a) Sanjeev Kumar Singla

(b) Arun Kumar Singh

(d) Navtej Sarna

(e) Harsh Vardhan Shringla

S5. Ans.(c)

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Q6. On which day the United Nations observes International Day of Charity with the objective of sensitizing and mobilizing people to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities?

(a) 2 September

(b) 3 September

(d) 5 September

(e) 6 September

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol. The United Nations observes 5 September every year as International Day of Charity with the objective of sensitizing and mobilizing people to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities.

Q7. Name the Indian cricketer who will launch Rohit4Rhinos campaign in partnership with WWF India and Animal Planet to build awareness for the need to conserve the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros or the Indian Rhino.

(a) Shikhar Dhawan

(b) Rohit Sharma

(d) Virat Kohli

(e) Bhuvnesh Kumar

S7. Ans.(b)

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Sol. Rohit Sharma will launch Rohit4Rhinos campaign in partnership with WWF India and Animal Planet to build awareness for the need to conserve the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros or the Indian Rhino.

Q8. Wipro Limited will offer a comprehensive suite of services to which bank for the next 7 years under the strategic contract with the bank valued at $300 million?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) IDBI Bank

(e) Punhab National Bank

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. Wipro Limited has bagged a strategic contract valued at $300 million from the ICICI Bank under which it will offer a comprehensive suite of services to ICICI Bank for the next 7 years.

Q9. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was conferred the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ award by the Vatican. He belongs to which country ?

(a) Afghanistan

(b) India

(d) Bangladesh

(e) Myanmar

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S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh was conferred the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis’ award by the Vatican.

Q10. According to the World Gold Council, which country has surpassed the Netherlands to move into the list of top 10 countries of world in terms of total gold reserves?

(a) Brazil

(b) China

(d) Russia

(e) India

S10. Ans.(e)

Sol. According to the World Gold Council, India has surpassed the Netherlands to move into the list of top 10 countries of world in terms of total gold reserves.

Q11. The United Nations observes International Day of Charity to commemorate the death anniversary of ______

(a) Jane Addams

(b) Barbara Mikulski

(d) Alice Walker

(e) Stedman Graham

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Sol. The United Nations observes International Day of Charity to commemorate the death anniversary of Mother Teresa.

Q12. The Reserve Bank of India has made mandatory for banks to link retail and MSME loans to external interest rate benchmarks. This new norm will be effective from?

(a) 1st of September, 2019

(b) 1st of October, 2019

(d) 1st of December, 2019

(e) 1st of January, 2020

S12. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has made mandatory for banks to link retail and MSME loans to external interest rate benchmarks. This new norm will be effective from 1st of October, 2019.

Q13. ______is the tallest Air Traffic Control tower in India with a height of 102 metres.

(a) Ahmedabad Air Traffic Service Complex

(b) Lucknow Air Traffic Service Complex

(d) Delhi Air Traffic Service Complex

(e) Kolkata Air Traffic Service Complex

S13. Ans.(d)

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Sol. Delhi Air Traffic Service Complex is the tallest Air Traffic Control tower in India with a height of 102 metres.

Q14. Which country has unveiled the logo of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, constituting stylised Arabic white unisex shawl with maroon patterning with figure-of-eight symbolising infinity?

(a) Oman

(b) Kuwait

(d) Bahrain

(e) Qatar

S14. Ans.(e)

Sol. Qatar has unveiled the logo of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, constituting stylised Arabic white unisex shawl with maroon patterning with figure-of-eight symbolising infinity.

Q15. The 2nd edition of books ‘Loktantra Ke Swar (Khand 2)’ and ‘The Republican Ethic (Volume 2) promotes and disseminates selected speeches of which of the following Indian personalities?

(a) Ram Nath Kovind

(b) Narendra Modi

(d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

(e) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

S15. Ans.(a)

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Sol. The 2nd editions of books ‘Loktantra Ke Swar (Khand 2)’ and ‘The Republican Ethic (Volume 2) promotes and disseminates selected speeches of President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind.

Q16. India’s tallest ATC tower which aims to enhance the safety and boost the efficiency of air transport management services was recently inaugurated at which of the following Indian airport?

(a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

(b) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

(d) Indira Gandhi International Airport

(e) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

S16. Ans.(d)

Sol. India’s tallest ATC tower which aims to enhance the safety and boost the efficiency of air transport management services was recently inaugurated at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, Delhi.

Q17. Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maandhan Yojana, an extension of the PM Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana, will make all beneficiaries eligible for a monthly pension of ______after the age of 60 years.

(a) Rs 2000

(b) Rs 3000

(d) Rs 5000

(e) Rs 6000

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S17. Ans.(b)

Sol. Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maandhan Yojana, an extension of the PM Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana, will make all beneficiaries eligible for a monthly pension of Rs 3000 after the age of 60 years.

Q18. Who among the following is the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation?

(a) Ajit Kumar Doval

(b) Samant kumar Goel

(d) Rajiv Mehrishi

(e) Rishi Kumar Shukla

S18. Ans.(e)

Sol. The Director of Central Bureau of Investigation is Rishi Kumar Shukla.

Q19. Who among the following is the Managing Director and CEO of rating agency CRISIL?

(a) Raymond W. McDaniel Jr.

(b) Paul Taylor

(d) Naresh Takkar

(e) Rajesh Mokashi

S19. Ans.(c)

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Sol. Managing Director and CEO of CRISIL is Ashu Suyash.

Q20. Who among the following is the Managing Director & CEO of Wipro?

(a) Abidali Z. Neemuchwala

(b) Rajesh Gopinathan

(d) Salil Parekh

(e) Padmaja Chunduru

S20. Ans.(a)

Sol. The Managing Director and CEO of Wipro is Abidali Z. Neemuchwala.

Q1. Indian army will participate in a multilateral exercise ______to be held in Russia.

(a) Desert Strike 2019

(b) Nomadic Elephant 2019

(d) TSENTR 2019

(e) Himalayan Warrior 2019

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Indian army will participate in a multilateral exercise “TSENTR 2019” to be held in Russia.

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(a) Kiran Nagarkar

(b) Ram Vilas Sharma

(d) Kamleshwar

(e) Nirmal Verma

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. Sahitya Akademi Award-winning writer Kiran Nagarkar passed away.

Q3. Name the Afghanistan leg spinner who recently broke the 15-year-old record by becoming the youngest Test captain in the Test Cricket history.

(a) Moeen Ali

(b) Mujeeb Ur Rehman

(d) Abdul Razzaq

(e) Afsar Zazai

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan broke the 15-year-old record by becoming the youngest Test captain in the Test Cricket history.

Q4. Name the Indian woman athlete who has won the bronze medal in the recently concluded World Martial Arts Mastership Jiu-Jitsu 2019.

(a) Hima Das

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(d) Depti Sharma

(e) Anupama Swain

S4. Ans.(e)

Sol. Indian woman athlete Anupama Swain won a bronze medal in the recently concluded World Martial Arts Mastership Jiu-Jitsu 2019.

Q5. ______State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has won the IT Excellence Award, 2019 for using information technology in the field of disaster management.

(a) Karnataka

(b) Uttarakhand

(d) Himachal pradesh

(e) Kerala

S5. Ans.(c)

Sol. Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has won the IT Excellence Award, 2019 for using information technology in the field of disaster management.

Q6. World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region have resolved to eliminate measles and rubella by which year?

(a) 2023

(b) 2022

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(d) 2020

(e) 2024

S6. Ans.(a)

Sol. World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region have resolved to eliminate measles and rubella by 2023.

Q7. Which of the following Exchanges has signed an MoU with Multi Commodity Exchange of India to facilitate cooperation between the two exchanges in areas such as knowledge sharing, education & training, and organizing events?

(a) Ghana Commodity Exchange

(b) Africa Mercantile Exchange

(d) Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange

(e) Auction Holding Commodity Exchange

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol. Multi Commodity Exchange of India and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange have signed an MoU to facilitate cooperation between the two exchanges in areas such as knowledge sharing, education & training, and organizing events.

Q8. Which of the following company have partnered with the Central Board of Secondary Education to build AI learning for schools?

(a) Infosys

(b) Tata Consultancy Services

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(d) Wipro

(e) Cognizant

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. Microsoft India and the Central Board of Secondary Education have partnered to build AI learning for schools.

Q9. Name the Zimbabwe’s former President who passed away recently.

(a) Emmerson Mnangagwa

(b) Robert Mugabe

(d) Arthur Mutambara

(e) Amos Midzi

S9. Ans.(b)

Sol. Zimbabwe’s former President Robert Mugabe passed away.

Q10. Which of the following bank has launched a “DigiSmart credit card” with focus on the ever-growing segment of millennials?

(a) ICICI Bank

(b) HDFC Bank

(d) Axis Bank

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(e) Standard Chartered Bank

S10. Ans.(e)

Sol. Standard Chartered Bank has launched a DigiSmart credit card with focus on the ever-growing segment of millennials.

Q11. 5th Eastern Economic Forum was held in ______, Russia.

(a) Vladivostok

(b) Moscow

(d) Sochi

(e) Kazan

S11. Ans.(a)

Sol. 5th Eastern Economic Forum held in Vladivostok, Russia.

Q12. The “SATARK” application has been chosen for the IT Excellence Award, 2019 for providing real-time watch, alert and warning information for different natural disasters and hazards. SATARK stands for?

(a) System for Accessing, Tracking and Alerting Disaster Risk Information based on Dynamic Risk Knowledge

(b) System for Assessing, Trapping and Alerting Disaster Risk Information based on Dynamic Risk Knowledge

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(d) System for Assessing, Tracking and Alerting Disaster Risk Information based on Dynamic Risk Knowledge

(e) System for Assessing, Tracking and Attracting Disaster Risk Information based on Dynamic Risk Knowledge

S12. Ans.(d)

Sol. The “SATARK” (System for Assessing, Tracking and Alerting Disaster Risk Information based on Dynamic Risk Knowledge) application has been chosen for the IT Excellence Award, 2019 for providing real-time watch, alert and warning information for different natural disasters and hazards.

Q13. The Human Resource Development Ministry has awarded the Institute of Eminence status to 5 public institutions. Which of the following doesn’t belong to that list?

(a) IIT Madras

(b) Delhi University

(d) University of Hyderabad

(e) IIT Mandi

S13. Ans.(e)

Sol. The Human Resource Development Ministry has awarded the Institute of Eminence status to 5 public institutions: IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, Delhi University, Benares Hindu University and University of Hyderabad.

Q14. Asia’s only 5th Generation “VR” based simulator centre was launched by Automobile Association of Southern India Centre (AASI) at ______

(a) Hyderabad

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(b) Chennai

(d) Madurai

(e) Coimbatore

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol. Asia’s only 5th Generation “VR” based simulator centre was launched by Automobile Association of Southern India Centre (AASI) at Chennai.

Q15. During the 5th Eastern Economic Forum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ______policy for Russia.

(a) Act Far South

(b) Act Far West

(d) Act Far North

(e) Act Far Middle East

S15. Ans.(c)

Sol. During the 5th Eastern Economic Forum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Act Far East policy for Russia.

Q16. What is India’s rank on world travel and tourism competitiveness index as per World Economic Forum Report?

(a) 30th

(b) 31th

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(d) 33th

(e) 34th

S16. Ans.(e)

Sol. India was ranked 34th on world travel and tourism competitiveness index as per World Economic Forum Report.

Q17. Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in mixed 10m air pistol at the ISSF World Cup. The world cup was held in?

(a) Rio de Janeiro

(b) Seoul

(d) Bhuvneshwar

(e) Paris

S17. Ans.(a)

Sol. Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary won the gold medal in mixed 10m air pistol at the ISSF World Cup held in Rio de Janeiro.

Q18. Which ministry has recently launched 25 science museum vans for ‘aspirational districts’, including one for Ladakh? These museums-on- wheels will travel to schools in the 115 “aspirational districts”.

(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(b) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

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(d) Ministry of Earth Sciences

(e) Ministry of Human Resource Development

18. Ans.(c)

Sol. Union Culture Ministry launches 25 science museum vans for ‘aspirational districts’, including one for Ladakh. These museums-on-wheels will travel to schools in the 115 “aspirational districts”.

Q19. Who among the following is the Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education?

(a) Hrushikesh Senapaty

(b) Balkrishan Goenka

(d) Anita Karwal

(e) Keshav Murugesh

S19. Ans.(d)

Sol. Chairperson of Central Board of Secondary Education: Anita Karwal.

Q20. During the 5th Eastern Economic Forum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a ______line of credit to Russia for the development of the resource-rich region.

(a) $5 Billion

(b) $4 Billion

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(e) $1 Billion

S20. Ans.(e)

Sol. During the 5th Eastern Economic Forum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a $1 Billion line of credit to Russia for the development of the resource-rich region.

Q1. The 4th Indian Ocean Conference 2019 was recently held in ______. Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was one of the speakers at the Indian Ocean Conference 2019 event. (a) Jakarta, Indonesia (b) Kathmandu, Nepal (c) Manila, Philippines (d) Beijing, China (e) Male, Maldives S1. Ans. (e) Sol. The 4th Indian Ocean Conference 2019 was recently held in Male, Maldives. Q2. Name the state who recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Delaware State of America for sister state. (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Uttar Pradesh (e) Madhya Pradesh S2. Ans. (c) Sol. Gujarat Government and the Delaware State of America signed Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for sister state. This is the first sister-state MoU signed by Gujarat with any state of America. Q3. Indian Space Research Organisation has announced that it lost contact with the Moon lander ______which was scheduled to land on the moon between 1.30 a.m. and 2.30 a.m. (IST). (a) Chandra (b) Ram (c) Pragyan (d) Vikram (e) Vijay For more join - https://t.me/bhawna_weekly_quiz_pdf https://t.me/reasoning_group https://t.me/quant_group https://t.me/adda4ssc https://t.me/adda4english https://t.me/ca_quizzes https://t.me/target_mains_puzzles

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S3. Ans. (d) Sol. Indian Space Research Organisation has announced that it lost contact with the Moon lander “Vikram”. Q4. ISRO launched the Chandrayaan-2 into the space from India’s heavy lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle ______. (a) (GSLV Mark I) (b) (GSLV Mark II) (c) (GSLV Mark III) (d) (GSLV Mark IV) (e) (GSLV Mark V) S4. Ans. (c) Sol. ISRO launched the Chandrayaan-2 into the space from India’s heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV Mk III). Q5. Name the state who recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with UNESCO to promote music, art and craft forms, and other intangible cultural heritage of the state? (a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Bihar (d) Odisha (e) Rajasthan S5. Ans. (e) Sol. UNESCO and Rajasthan government joined hands to promote music, art and craft forms, and other intangible cultural heritage of the state. Q6. Name the Veteran Congress leader and former MP from Fatehgarh Sahib and Ropar parliamentary constituencies, passed away recently? (a) Jaipal Reddy (b) Sukhdev Singh Libra (c) Kadavoor Sivadasan (d) RK Dhawan (e) KM Mani S6. Ans. (b) Sol. Veteran Congress leader and former MP Sukhdev Singh Libra passed away. He was the member of the 14th and 15th Lok Sabhas. Q7. India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) begins in New Delhi. India will host the dialogue that will focus on collaboration between two countries on areas of infrastructure, energy, high-tech, resource conservation pharmaceuticals policy coordination. Which edition of Strategic Economic Dialogue between India and China was held recently? (a) 4th Edition (b) 5th Edition

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(c) 6th Edition (d) 7th Edition (e) 8th Edition S7. Ans. (c) Sol. The 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) begins in New Delhi. India will host the dialogue. Q8. India Pavilion inaugurated by the high commissioner of India to Canada at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2019. What is the name of the high Commissioner of India to Canada? (a) Vikas Swarup (b) Jaideep Sarkar (c) Pavan Kapoor (d) Ghotu Ram Meena (e) Sanjeev Kumar Singla S8. Ans. (a) Sol. High Commissioner of India to Canada Vikas Swarup inaugurated the India Pavilion at the 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2019. Q9. Name the award who recently given to the Event Horizon Telescope Team consisting of 347 scientists who produced the world’s first image of a black hole. (a) Copley Medal (b) Wolf Foundation Prize (c) Albert Einstein World Award of Science (d) Nobel Prize (e) Oscars of science S9. Ans. (e) Sol. The award recently given to the Event Horizon Telescope Team consisting of 347 scientists who produced the world’s first image of a black hole is Oscars of science. Q10. Name the senior diplomat who was recently appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to Norway. (a) Jaideep Sarkar (b) Sangeeta Bahadur (c) Alok Kumar Sinha (d) B Bala Bhaskar (e) Vinay Kumar S10. Ans. (d) Sol. Senior diplomat B Bala Bhaskar was appointed as the next Indian Ambassador to Norway.

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Q11. Name Pakistan’s master leg-spinner who worked as chief selector in 2009 and it was the squad that was selected by him that went on to win the ICC World T20 in England, passed away recently? (a) Khan Mohammad (b) Imtiaz Ahmed (c) Abdul Qadir (d) Fazal Mahmood (e) Hanif Mohammad S11. Ans. (c) Sol. Pakistan’s master leg-spinner Abdul Qadir passed Away. He was worked as chief selector in 2009 and it was the squad that was selected by him that went on to win the ICC World T20 in England. Q12. A Book titled ‘Glorious Diaspora- Pride of India’ on Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awardees was released by Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu. On which day Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is celebrated? (a) 15 January (b) 10 January (c) 09 January (d) 12 January (e) 23 January S12. Ans. (c) Sol. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is a celebratory day observed on 9 January by the Republic of India to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards the development of India. Q13. UNESCO and Rajasthan government joined hands to promote music, art and craft forms, and other intangible cultural heritage of the state to spur socio-economic growth of several artist communities. Who is the present Governor of Rajasthan? (a) Acharya Dev Vrat (b) Phagu Chauhan (c) Kalraj Mishra (d) Kalyan Singh (e) Satyadev Narayan Arya S13. Ans. (c) Sol. Kalraj Mishra is the present Governor of Rajasthan. He is the former Cabinet Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Q14. Name the Galaxy from which the Event Horizon Telescope Team produced the world’s first image of a black hole? (a) Messier 81 Galaxy (b) Messier 87 Galaxy (c) Messier 63 Galaxy

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(d) Messier 82 Galaxy (e) Messier 32 Galaxy S14. Ans. (b) Sol. The Event Horizon Telescope team had published the image of black hole circled by a flame-orange halo of white-hot plasma on the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy on April 10, 2019. Q15. What is the theme of 4th Indian Ocean Conference 2019 was recently held in Male, Maldives? (a) Security Dimensions of the IOR: Perspectives and Approaches to Maritime Competition (b) Building Regional Architectures (c) Securing the Indian Ocean Region:Traditional and Non-Traditional Challenges (d) Peace, Progress and Prosperity (e) Maritime Diplomacy and Maritime Development S15. Ans.(c) Sol. The theme for 4th Indian Ocean Conference 2019 was: ‘Securing the Indian Ocean Region: Traditional and Non-Traditional Challenges’.

Q1. Who among the following defeated Serena Williams by 6-3, 7-5 to grab the US Open 2019 women’s singles title?

(a) Simona Halep

(b) Angelique Kerber

(d) Bianca Andreescu

(e) Martina Navratilova

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. Bianca Andreescu stunned Serena Williams 6-3, 7-5 to grab the US Open 2019 women’s singles title.

Q2. Name the six-time Rajya Sabha member and one of India’s finest lawyers who passed away recently.

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(a) Ram Jethmalani

(b) Kapil Sibbal

(d) Subramanian Swamy

(e) Abhishek Manu Singhvi

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. Ram Jethmalani, one of India’s finest lawyers and a six-time Rajya Sabha member has passed away.

Q3. On which day the United Nations observes “International Literacy Day” every year?

(a) 06 September

(b) 07 September

(d) 09 September

(e) 10 September

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. United Nations observes 8 September every year as International Literacy Day.

Q4. Who among the following has been unanimously elected as Chairman of the country’s premier news agency Press Trust of India?

(a) N. Ram

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(b) Indu Jain

(d) Ramesh Chandra Agarwal

(e) Vijay Kumar Chopra

S4. Ans.(e)

Sol. Vijay Kumar Chopra has been unanimously elected as Chairman of the country’s premier news agency Press Trust of India.

Q5. How much amount the central government will spend in the next 5 years on ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ to deliver potable water at every household across the country?

(a) Rs 1.5 lakh crore

(b) Rs 2.5 lakh crore

(d) Rs 4.5 lakh crore

(e) Rs 5.5 lakh crore

S5. Ans.(b)

Sol. The central government will spend 3.5 lakh crore rupees in the next 5 years on ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ to deliver potable water at every household across the country.

Q6. The 68th Plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) was held in ______

(a) Shillong, Meghalaya

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(b) Kohima, Nagaland

(d) Guwahati, Assam

(e) Agartala, Tripura

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol. The 68th Plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) begins in Guwahati, Assam.

Q7. Who among the following defeated Daniil Medvedev to grab the US Open 2019 men’s singles title?

(a) Rafael Nadal

(b) Andy Murray

(d) Roger Federer

(e) Dominic Thiem

S7. Ans.(a)

Sol. Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev to grab the US Open 2019 men’s singles title.

Q8. Name the actor and Kathak dancer who was best known for his work in films like Raja Hindustani, Dulhe Raja and Akele Hum Akele Tum, passed away recently.

(a) Dharmesh Darshan

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(d) Master Sharokh

(e) Veeru Krishnan

S8. Ans.(e)

Sol. Actor and Kathak dancer Veeru Krishnan, who was best known for his work in films like Raja Hindustani, Dulhe Raja and Akele Hum Akele Tum, passed away recently.

Q9. ‘Fortune Turners: The Quartet That Spun India To Glory’, book on India’s 4 spin legends was launched recently. Who among the following do not belong to that group of 4 spinners?

(a) Bishan Singh Bedi

(b) Harbhajan Singh

(d) S. Venkataraghavan

(e) Bhagwat Chandrashekhar

S9. Ans.(b)

Sol. ‘Fortune Turners: The Quartet That Spun India To Glory’, book on India’s 4 spin legends: Bishan Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar and S. Venkataraghavan launched recently.

Q10. The United Nations observes “International Literacy Day” every year. What is the theme of International Literacy Day 2019?

(a) Literacy in a digital world

(b) Literacy and skills development

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(d) Reading the Past, Writing the Future

(e) Literacy and Sustainable Societies

S10. Ans.(c)

Sol. The United Nations observes “International Literacy Day” every year. The Theme of International Literacy Day 2019 is Literacy and Multilingualism.

Q11. Name the runner who recently completed the fastest half-marathon “the Great North Run” ever ran by a woman in a time of 1 hour, 44 minutes and 28 seconds.

(a) Joyciline Jepkosgei

(b) Vivian Cheruiyot

(d) Almaz Ayana

(e) Brigid Kosgei

S11. Ans.(e)

Sol. Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei completed the fastest half-marathon ever ran by a woman. She won the Great North Run in a time of 1 hour, 44 minutes and 28 seconds.

Q12. Name the Ferrari’s racer who won the Italian Grand Prix recently held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza track, Italy.

(a) N. Hulkenberg

(b) Valtteri Bottas

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(d) Lewis Hamilton

(e) D. Ricciardo

S12. Ans.(c)

Sol. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has won the Italian Grand Prix.

Q13. Name the place which will host the first conference on military medicine for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states?

(a) Delhi

(b) Moscow

(d) Beijing

(e) Islamabad

S13. Ans.(a)

Sol. The 1st conference on military medicine for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states will be held in Delhi.

Q14. A fun zone, the first of its kind in India, has been set up by the Railways at the ______Railway Station, Andhra Pradesh.

(a) Anantapur

(b) Visakhapatnam

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(d) Amravati

(e) Annavaram

S14. Ans.(b)

Sol. A fun zone, the first of its kind in India, has been set up by the Railways at the Visakhapatnam Railway Station, Andhra Pradesh.

Q15. Where is the headquarter of SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organization?

(a) Mosco

(b) Tokyo

(d) Beijing

(e) Vladivostok

S15. Ans.(d)

Sol. SCO Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Headquarters: Beijing, China.

Q16. ‘SLINEX 2019’ the bilateral maritime exercise between India and ______commenced at Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

(a) Malaysia

(b) Bangladesh

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(e) Indonesia

S16. Ans.(c)

Sol. ‘SLINEX 2019’, the bilateral maritime exercise between India and Sri Lanka commenced at Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).

Q17. Name the marathon which is considered as the highest marathon in the world and held in Leh recently. It is held at over 11,000 feet above the mean sea level.

(a) Ladakh Marathon

(b) The Great Amritsar Half Marathon

(d) Yashoda Half Marathon

(e) The Great Wall Of Kumbhalgarh Half Marathon

S17. Ans.(a)

Sol. The 8th edition of Ladakh Marathon, the highest marathon in the world was held in Leh. It is held at over 11,000 feet above the mean sea level.

Q18. Which of the following teams won the 2019’s edition of Duleep Trophy title?

(a) India Green

(b) West Zone

(d) North Zone

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S18. Ans.(e)

Sol. India Red beat India Green by an innings and 38 runs to clinch the Duleep Trophy title.

Q19. How much amount has been approved by the Department of Financial Services for the capital infusion plan in the 3 state-run general insurance companies?

(a) Rs 10,000 crore

(b) Rs 8,000 crore

(d) Rs 16,000 crore

(e) Rs 14,000 crore

S19. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Department of Financial Services has approved the Rs 12,000 crore capital infusion plan in the 3 state-run general insurance companies.

Q20. The Finance Ministry has introduced a Code of Conduct for non- official directors of ______

(a) Private Sector Banks

(b) Start-Up Companies

(d) Non Banking Financial Company

(e) Public Sector Banks

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Sol. The Finance Ministry has introduced a Code of Conduct for non-official directors of public sector banks.

Q21. Who among the following has become the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the T20 International Cricket?

(a) Lasith Malinga

(b) Stuart Broad

(d) Dale Steyn

(e) James Anderson

S21. Ans.(a)

Sol. Lasith Malinga has become the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the T20 International Cricket.

Q22. Which of the following pair defeated M. Granollers and H. Zeballos to grab the US Open 2019 men’s doubles title?

(a) Oliver Marach and Croatia Mate Pavic

(b) Pierre Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut

(d) J.S. Cabal and R. Farah

(e) Mike Bryan and Jack Sock

S22. Ans.(d)

Sol. J.S. Cabal and R. Farah defeated M. Granollers and H. Zeballos to grab the US Open 2019 men’s doubles title. For more join - https://t.me/bhawna_weekly_quiz_pdf https://t.me/reasoning_group https://t.me/quant_group https://t.me/adda4ssc https://t.me/adda4english https://t.me/ca_quizzes https://t.me/target_mains_puzzles

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Q23. Which of the following pair defeated V. Azarenka and A. Barty to grab the US Open 2019 women’s doubles title?

(a) Ashleigh Barty and CoCo Vandeweghe

(b) Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai

(d) Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strycova

(e) E Mertens and A Sabalenka

S23. Ans.(e)

Sol. E Mertens and A Sabalenka defeated V. Azarenka and A. Barty to grab the US Open 2019 women’s doubles title.

Q24. Which of the following pair defeated H. Chan and M. Venus to grab the US Open 2019 mixed doubles title?

(a) Gabriela Dabrowski and Mate Pavic

(b) Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram

(d) Nicole Melichar and Alexander Peya

(e) Latisha chan and Ivan Dodig

S24. Ans.(c)

Sol. B Mattek-Sands and J Murray defeated H. Chan and M. Venus to grab the US Open 2019 mixed doubles title.

Q25. Which edition of US open was held in 2019? US open is chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. For more join - https://t.me/bhawna_weekly_quiz_pdf https://t.me/reasoning_group https://t.me/quant_group https://t.me/adda4ssc https://t.me/adda4english https://t.me/ca_quizzes https://t.me/target_mains_puzzles

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(a) 139th

(b) 140th

(d) 142th

(e) 143th

S25. Ans.(a)

Sol. The 2019 US Open was the 139th edition of tennis’ US Open.

Q1. On which day the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) observes World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) every year?

(a) 07 September

(b) 08 September

(d) 10 September

(e) 11 September

S1. Ans.(d)

Sol. The International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) observes World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) on 10 September every year.

Q2. Which of the following places hosted the 22nd Session of UN Committee on Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

(a) Geneva

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(d) Jakarta

(e) The Hague

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. The 22nd Session of UN Committee on Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities was held at Geneva.

Q3. Who among the following has been appointed as the chief justice of the Gujarat High Court?

(a) Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh

(b) Justice Shiavax Jal Vazifdar

(d) Justice Vineet Saran

(e) Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. Justice Vikram Nath has been appointed as the chief justice of the Gujarat High Court.

Q4. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has recently rolled out AePS services. AePS stands for?

(a) Aadhaar Enabled Procurement System

(b) Aadhaar Enabled Payment System

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(d) Account Enabled Processing System

(e) Aadhaar Enabled Processing System

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has recently rolled out Aadhaar Enabled Payment System Services (AePS).

Q5. India’s first-ever helicopter summit was recently organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and was held in ______

(a) Ranchi

(b) Idaipur

(d) Dehradun

(e) Chennai

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Ministry of Civil Aviation organised India’s first-ever helicopter summit in Dehradun.

Q6. Who among the following has been appointed by the Microsoft as the new managing director of Microsoft India Research and Development Pvt Ltd (MIRPL)?

(a) Anil Bhansali

(b) Rajan Anandan

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(d) Kalyan Krishnamurthy

(e) Rajiv Kumar

S6. Ans.(e)

Sol. Microsoft has appointed Rajiv Kumar as the new managing director of Microsoft India Research and Development Pvt Ltd (MIRPL).

Q7. Pradeep Dash will be conferred with the 40th edition of prestigious Sarala Puraskar for his poetry work Charu Chibar O Charjya. He belongs to which state?

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Odisha

(d) Karnataka

(e) Assam

S7. Ans.(b)

Sol. Noted Odia writer Pradeep Dash will be conferred with the 40th edition of prestigious Sarala Puraskar for his poetry work Charu Chibar O Charjya. He is from Odisha.

Q8. The 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue was recently held in ______

(a) New Delhi

(b) Beijing

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(d) Shanghai

(e) Guangzhou

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. The 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue was held in New Delhi.

Q9. Name the chairman of Cipla who has been recently inducted as honorary fellow of the Royal Society for his service to the cause of science.

(a) Dilip Shanghvi

(b) Vinita D. Gupta

(d) Yusuf Hamied

(e) Pankaj Patel

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. Dr Yusuf Hamied, chairman of Cipla, a pharmaceutical company has been inducted as honorary fellow of the Royal Society for his service to the cause of science.

Q10. What amount of humanitarian assistance has been announced by India to help people in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian?

(a) USD 3 million

(b) USD 2.5 million

(d) USD 1.5 million

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(e) USD 1 million

S10. Ans.(e)

Sol. India announced humanitarian assistance of USD 1 million to help people in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian.

Q11. Which of the following organization has signed a port service agreement with Kakinada Seaports Limited to develop a liquified natural gas regasification and reloading terminal at Kakinada port?

(a) Indian Oil Corporation

(b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

(d) Gail India Limited

(e) Bharat Petroleum

S11. Ans.(c)

Sol. Hiranandani Group energy arm H-Energy has signed a port service agreement with Kakinada Seaports Limited to develop a liquified natural gas regasification and reloading terminal at Kakinada port.

Q12. The Indian side was led by Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog in the 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue. Who among the following is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog?

(a) Piyush Goyal

(b) Rajiv Kumar

(d) V. K. Saraswat

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(e) Amitabh Kant

S12. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Indian side was led by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog in the 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue.

Q13. Which of the following companies has been selected by the Reserve Bank of India to develop the mobile application which will help the visually impaired people to identify currency notes?

(a) Aricent Technologies

(b) Rapidsoft Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

(d) Quy Technology – Mobile App Development Company

(e) Daffodil Software Pvt Ltd

S13. Ans.(e)

Sol. Daffodil Software Pvt Ltd has been selected by the Reserve Bank of India to develop the mobile application which will help the visually impaired people to identify currency notes.

Q14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will jointly inaugurate ______-Amlekhgunj cross border petroleum products pipeline.

(a) Araria

(b) Buxar

(d) Begusarai

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(e) Aurangabad

S14. Ans.(c)

Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will jointly inaugurate Motihari-Amlekhgunj cross border petroleum products pipeline.

Q15. Who among the following is the Managing Director & CEO of India Post Payments Bank?

(a) Sunil Mehta

(b) Aaditya Puri

(d) Shikha Sharma

(e) Suresh Sethi

S15. Ans.(e)

Sol. Managing Director & CEO of IPPB: Suresh Sethi.

Q1. Which of the following places hosted the 24th World Energy Congress, global flagship event of the World Energy Council? (a) Muscat (b) Tehran (c) Doha (d) Abu Dhabi (e) Manama

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. The 24th World Energy Congress, global flagship event of the World Energy Council has started in Abu Dhabi.

Q2. The Sports Ministry of India has de-recognised the Paralympic Committee of India for violation of the National Sports Code. Who is the For more join - https://t.me/bhawna_weekly_quiz_pdf https://t.me/reasoning_group https://t.me/quant_group https://t.me/adda4ssc https://t.me/adda4english https://t.me/ca_quizzes https://t.me/target_mains_puzzles

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Minister of State (I/C) Youth Affairs and Sports? (a) Kiren Rijiju (b) Santosh Kumar Gangwar (c) Rao Inderjit Singh (d) Prahalad Singh Patel (e) Hardeep Singh Puri

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. The Sports Ministry of India has de-recognised the Paralympic Committee of India for violation of the National Sports Code. Ministers of State (I/C) Youth Affairs and Sports: Shri Kiren Rijiju.

Q3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation India’s second riverine Multi-Modal terminal (MMT). The Multi-Modal terminal is built at? (a) Sahibganj, Jharkhand (b) Patna, Bihar (c) Bhuvneshwar, Odisha (d) Guwahati, Assam (e) Ranchi, Jharkhand

S3. Ans.(a) Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation India’s second riverine Multi-Modal terminal (MMT) built at Sahibganj in Jharkhand.

Q4. Which of the following states will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (iWTC), in consonance with the United Nations sustainable development goals? (a) Karnataka (b) Haryana (c) Telangana (d) Rajasthan (e) Kerala

S4. Ans.(e) Sol. Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (iWTC), in consonance with the United Nations sustainable development goals.

Q5. Name the Typhoon which has hit Tokyo, Japan with winds of up to 210km/h (130mph). It is one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese

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S5. Ans.(b) Sol. Typhoon Faxai has hit Tokyo, Japan with winds of up to 210km/h (130mph). Faxai is one of the strongest typhoons to hit the Japanese capital in a decade.

Q6. What was the theme of the 24th World Energy Congress? (a) Energy for Development (b) Energy for Living (c) Energy for Unity (d) Energy for Peace (e) Energy for Prosperity

S6. Ans.(e) Sol. The theme of the 24th World Energy Congress is “Energy for Prosperity”.

Q7. Name the Managing Director and Chairman of Hero MotoCorp who will be inducted into the 2019 Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame for his support to “Golf” in India and around the world. (a) Sanjiv Bajaj (b) Y.K. Koo (c) Pawan Munjal (d) Motofumi Shitara (e) Kenichi Ayukawa

S7. Ans.(c) Sol. Managing Director and Chairman of Hero MotoCorp, Pawan Munjal will be inducted into the 2019 Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame for his support to “Golf” in India and around the world.

Q8. Name the Tamil Film Director, Actor and Cinematographer who directed films such as Palaivanacholai, Chinnapoove Mella Pesu, Dhooram Adhigamillai and many others, passed away recently. (a) Senthamarai

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(b) Raja Sekar (c) Panchu Arunachalam (d) Janagaraj (e) Nizhalgal Ravi

S8. Ans.(b) Sol. Tamil Film Director, Actor and Cinematographer Raja Sekar who directed films such as Palaivanacholai, Chinnapoove Mella Pesu, Dhooram Adhigamillai and many others, passed away recently.

Q9. A book titled “Savarkar: Echoes from a forgotten past, 1883-1924″ on the life of freedom fighter and Philosopher Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar has been published. It is written by? (a) Arundhati Roy (b) Vikram Seth (c) Salman Rushdie (d) Vikram Sampath (e) Jhumpa Lahiri

S9. Ans.(d) Sol. A book titled “Savarkar: Echoes from a forgotten past, 1883-1924″ on the life of freedom fighter and Philosopher Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar has been published. It is authored by Vikram Sampath.

Q10. National Institution for Transforming India has selected McKinsey & Company to set up India’s first DCC. DCC stands for? (a) Digital Capability Centre (b) Digital Capacity Centre (c) Digital Collaboration Centre (d) Digital Centralised Centre (e) Digital Collegium Centre

S10. Ans.(a) Sol. National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) has selected McKinsey & Company to set up India’s first Digital Capability Centre (DCC).

Q11. International conference “Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat” for Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector was organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in ______(a) Kolkata

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(b) Mumbai (c) Bhuvneshwar (d) Jaipur (e) New Delhi

S11. Ans.(e) Sol. International conference “Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New- habitat” for Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector was organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in New Delhi.

Q12. National Animal Disease Control Programme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which of the following states? (a) Assam (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Karala (d) Haryana (e) Gujarat

S12. Ans.(b) Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme in Uttar Pradesh.

Q13. England cricket greats Geoffrey Boycott and ______have been honoured with “Knighthoods” by Theresa May in her resignation honours list for their services to sport after outstanding careers for England. (a) Andrew Flintoff (b) Kevin Pietersen (c) Monty Panesar (d) Andrew Strauss (e) Ravi Bopara

S13. Ans.(d) Sol. England cricket greats Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been honoured with “Knighthoods” by Theresa May in her resignation honours list for their services to sport after outstanding careers for England.

Q14. Name the multilingual Mobile App which was launched for farmers during a conference on Crop Residue Management held in New Delhi? (a) Robotic Harvester

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(b) Krishi Mitra (c) CHC Farm Machinery (d) MobiFarm (e) Krishi Sathi

S14. Ans.(c) Sol. A multilingual Mobile App “CHC Farm Machinery” was launched for farmers during a conference on Crop Residue Management in New Delhi.

Q15. The ______traffic police have tied up with Google maps for real time traffic updates under which the traffic related information will be shared in real time for public use. (a) Srinagar (b) Gurugram (c) Mumbai (d) Lucknow (e) Pune

S15. Ans.(b) Sol. The Gurugram traffic police have tied up with Google maps for real time traffic updates. The traffic related information will be shared in real time for public use.

Q16. International conference “Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat” for Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector was organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. Who is the Director-General of Bureau of Energy Efficiency? (a) Rajiv Mehrishi (b) Samant Kumar Goel (c) Hrushikesh Senapaty (d) Rajni Kant Mishra (e) Abhay Bakre

S16. Ans.(e) Sol. International conference “Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New- habitat” for Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector was organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. Director-General of Bureau of Energy Efficiency: Abhay Bakre.

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Q17. Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (iWTC). Who is the Governor of Kerala? (a) Arif Mohammed Khan (b) Satyadev Narayan Arya (c) Lalji Tandon (d) Anandiben Patel (e) Banwarilal Purohit

S17. Ans.(a) Sol. Kerala will set up India’s first international women’s trade centre (iWTC). Governor of Kerala: Arif Mohammed Khan.

S18. Ans.(d) Sol. The government will fund the National Animal Disease Control Programme for Rs 12,652 crore till 2024.

Q19. International conference “Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat” for Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector was organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. Where is the headquarters of Bureau of Energy Efficiency? (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai (c) New Delhi (d) Hyderabad (e) Noida

S19. Ans.(c) Sol. International conference “Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New- habitat” for Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector was organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. Headquarters of Bureau of Energy Efficiency: New Delhi.

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Q20. National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) has selected McKinsey & Company to set up India’s first Digital Capability Centre (DCC). Who is the CEO of NITI Aayog? (a) Ram Sevak Sharma (b) Rajiv Kumar (c) Anita Karwal (d) Shaktikanta Das (e) Amitabh Kant

S20. Ans.(e) Sol. National Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) has selected McKinsey & Company to set up India’s first Digital Capability Centre (DCC). CEO of NITI Aayog: Amitabh Kant.

Q1. India and Asian Development Bank has signed loan agreement of ______to upgrade rural roads in 34 districts of Maharashtra to improve road safety. (a) 100 million dollar (b) 150 million dollar (c) 180 million dollar (d) 200 million dollar (e) 250 million dollar

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. India and Asian Development Bank has signed 200 million dollar loan agreement to upgrade rural roads in 34 districts of Maharashtra to improve road safety.

Q2. Which of the following State government has recently launched two insurance schemes for small and medium traders registered under HGST Act, 2017. (a) Haryana (b) Karnataka (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Kerala (e) Rajasthan

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. The State government of Haryana has recently launched two insurance schemes for small and medium traders registered under HGST Act, 2017.

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Q3. Name the India’s 2nd Scorpene-class submarine which will be commissioned into the Indian Navy by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. (a) INS Kalvari (b) INS Chakra (c) INS Khanderi (d) INS Arihant (e) INS Shankul

S3. Ans.(c) Sol. India’s 2nd Scorpene-class submarine, INS Khanderi will be commissioned into the Indian Navy by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Q4. Who among the following has been recently appointed as the new Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi? (a) Sanjay Kothari (b) Pradeep Kumar Sinha (c) Nripendra Mishra (d) Rajiv Gauba (e) Pramod Kumar Mishra

S4. Ans.(e) Sol. Pramod Kumar Mishra will be the new Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Q5. Name the place which hosted the Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which focussed on the global and regional mega trends, including climate change and their relevance to the local context. (a) Pokhara (b) Kathmandu (c) Janakpur (d) Birendranagar (e) Godavari

S5. Ans.(b) Sol. Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019, which focuses on the global and regional mega trends, including climate change and their relevance to the local context, was held in Kathmandu.

Q6. The Indian Air Force resurrected the Air Force Station Ambala-based 17 Squadron ______, which will operate the first squadron

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S6. Ans.(c) Sol. The Indian Air Force resurrected the Air Force Station Ambala-based 17 Squadron ‘Golden Arrows’, which will operate the first squadron of Rafale fighter jets in the near future.

Q7. Which of the following organisation has successfully flight tested an indigenously-developed low weight, fire and forget Man-Portable Antitank Guided Missile in the ranges of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh? (a) Indian Army (b) Defence Research and Development Organisation (c) Indian Air Force (d) Indian Space Research Organisation (e) Indian Navy

S7. Ans.(b) Sol. The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully flight tested an indigenously-developed low weight, fire and forget Man-Portable Antitank Guided Missile in the ranges of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.

Q8. Which bank will launch a co-branded credit card withy Life Insurance Corporation of India Credit Cards Services, which will be marketed to customers, agents, and employees of the corporation and its subsidiaries? (a) State Bank of India (b) Punjab National Bank (c) HDFC Bank (d) Syndicate Bank (e) IDBI Bank

S8. Ans.(e) Sol. IDBI Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of India Credit Cards Services will launch a co-branded credit card, which will be marketed to customers, agents, and employees of the corporation and its subsidiaries.

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Q9. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Former Cabinet Secretary ______as the Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (a) Anup Wadhawan (b) Sumanta Chaudhury (c) Ramesh Abhishek (d) Pradeep Kumar Sinha (e) Pradeep Singh Kharola

S9. Ans.(d) Sol. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed Former Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha as the Principal Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Q10. Which of the following country has became the first Asian country to roll out plain cigarette packaging to reduce the appeal of smoking? (a) Bangladesh (b) India (c) Thailand (d) Japan (e) China

S10. Ans.(c) Sol. Thailand has became the first Asian country to roll out plain cigarette packaging to reduce the appeal of smoking.

Q11. Skill India gets its first Batch of IES officers to the ISDS cadre. ISDS stands for? (a) Indian Skill Deployment Services (b) Indian Skill Discussion Services (c) Indian Skill Distribution Services (d) Indian Skill Devaluation Services (e) Indian Skill Development Services

S11. Ans.(e) Sol. Skill India gets its first Batch of IES officers to the ISDS cadre. ISDS stands for Indian Skill Development Services.

Q12. Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 was organized with the theme of “Resilient Infrastructure for ______Development”.

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(a) Better (b) Sustainable (c) Infrastructure (d) Nations (e) Nepal

S12. Ans.(b) Sol. Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2019 was organized with the theme of “Resilient Infrastructure for Sustainable Development”.

Q13. Name India’s envoy to United Arab Emirates who has been honoured with the First Class Order of Zayed II recently by UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. (a) Navdeep Singh Suri (b) Gautam Bambawale (c) Suchitra Durai (d) Sanjay Kumar Verma (e) Harsh Vardhan Shringla

S13. Ans.(a) Sol. Navdeep Singh Suri, India’s envoy to United Arab Emirates, has been honoured with the First Class Order of Zayed II award.

Q14. Name the largest flying animal, which was a plane-sized reptile with a wingspan of 10m and weighing 250 kg, according to a study conducted by Queen Mary University in London. (a) Preondactylus buffarinii (b) Cryodrakon Boreas (c) Asilisaurus (d) Lagerpeton (e) Anhanguera piscator

S14. Ans.(b) Sol. Cryodrakon Boreas was the largest flying animal, which was a plane-sized reptile with a wingspan of 10m and weighing 250 kg, according to a study conducted by Queen Mary University in London.

Q15. Bureau of Police research and development will organize the National Conference on “Criminal Activities and Radicalization in Jails: Vulnerability of Inmates and Jail Staff and their Protection” in

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______(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Jaipur (d) Srinagar (e) New Delhi

S15. Ans.(e) Sol. Bureau of Police research and development will organize the National Conference on “Criminal Activities and Radicalization in Jails: Vulnerability of Inmates and Jail Staff and their Protection” in New Delhi.

Q1. India and ______are all set to organize Joint Military Exercise MAITREE-2019 at Foreign Training Node, Umroi (Meghalaya). (a) Russia (b) Sri Lanka (c) China (d) Thailand (e) Nepal

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. India and Thailand are all set to organize Joint Military Exercise MAITREE-2019 at Foreign Training Node, Umroi (Meghalaya).

Q2. Which country has recently inaugurated Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm “Dau Tieng Solar Power Complex” which has the capacity to produce 688 million kWh of electricity annually? (a) Vietnam (b) Thailand (c) Malaysia (d) Myanmar (e) Indonesia

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Vietnam has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm “Dau Tieng Solar Power Complex” which has the capacity to produce 688 million kWh of electricity annually.

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Q3. Name the Climate change campaigner and the Prime Minister of Tonga who was also honoured with Defender of Democracy Award in 2013, passed away recently. (a) Charlot Salwai (b) Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele (c) Komi Selom Klassou (d) Rick Houenipwela (e) Akilisi Pohiva

S3. Ans.(e) Sol. Climate change campaigner and the Prime Minister of Tongan Akilisi Pohiva passed away. He was also honoured with Defender of Democracy Award in 2013.

Q4. Name the place where Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has laid the foundation stone for Indian Institute of Skills (IIS). (a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) Bengaluru (e) Gandhinagar

S4. Ans.(b) Sol. Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), laid the foundation stone for Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) at Mumbai.

Q5. Which country has flagged off Pulathisi Express, a ‘Make In India’ train rake which was manufactured in the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai? (a) Bangladesh (b) Bhutan (c) Sri Lanka (d) China (e) Nepal

S5. Ans.(c) Sol. Sri Lanka flagged off Pulathisi Express, a ‘Make In India’ train rake which was manufactured in the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.

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Q6. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank, has been inducted to the managing committee of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). Who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank? (a) Aaditya Puri (b) Sunil Mehta (c) M K Jain (d) Rajnish Kumar (e) Mahabaleshwara MS

S6. Ans.(e) Sol. Mahabaleshwara MS, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank, has been inducted to the managing committee of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA).

Q7. Name the part of the World Bank Group which has signed an MoU with the Finance Industry Development Council to collaborate on the training of NBFCs in the country. (a) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (b) International Development Association (c) International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (d) International Finance Corporation (e) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

S7. Ans.(d) Sol. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has signed a MoU with the Finance Industry Development Council to collaborate on the training of NBFCs in the country.

Q8. ______and Indian Institute of Science Bangalore were ranked number 1 among the 56 Indian institutes on the list of the best universities in the World University Rankings 2020 published by Times Higher Education. (a) Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (b) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (c) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (d) Indian Institute of Technology BHU (e) Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

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S8. Ans.(a) Sol. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar and Indian Institute of Science Bangalore were ranked number 1 among the 56 Indian institutes on the list of the best universities in the World University Rankings 2020 published by Times Higher Education.

Q9. The Defence Research Development Organization has handed over the 2nd airborne warning plane,______, to the Indian Air Force. (a) HAL Tejas (b) MiG-21 (c) Netra (d) SEPECAT Jaguar (e) Beriev A-50

S9. Ans.(c) Sol. The Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) has handed over the second airborne warning plane, Netra, to the Indian Air Force.

Q10. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank, has been inducted to the managing committee of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). Who is the Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association? (a) Sunil Mehta (b) Shaktikanta Das (c) Viral Acharya (d) Krishnamurthy Subramanian (e) Shikha Sharma

S10. Ans.(a) Sol. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka Bank, has been inducted to the managing committee of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association: Sunil Mehta.

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S11. Ans.(e) Sol. India has joined the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R & D) hub as a new member. The Hub was launched in 2018.

Q12. Name the Australian fast bowler who has become the first woman to claim two hattricks in limited overs cricket. (a) Nicole Bolton (b) Meg Lanning (c) Megan Schutt (d) Tayla Vlaeminck (e) Georgia Wareham

S12. Ans.(c) Sol. Australian fast bowler Megan Schutt become the first woman to claim two hattricks in limited overs cricket.

Q13. For the first time Astronomers have found water in atmosphere of habitable exoplanet “______” which orbits in its star’s “habitable zone” (a) 18 Delphini b (b) 23 Librae c (c) 30 Arietis Bb (d) K2-18b (e) 41 Lyncis b

S13. Ans.(d) Sol. For the first time Astronomers have found water in atmosphere of habitable exoplanet K2-18b which orbits in its star’s “habitable zone”.

Q14. The topped the World University Rankings 2020 recently published by UK based Times Higher Education. (a) California Institute of Technology (b) University of Cambridge (c) Universities of Stanford (d) Imperial College London (e) University of Oxford

S14. Ans.(e) Sol. The University of Oxford topped the World University Rankings 2020 recently published by UK based Times Higher Education.

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Q15. Who is the Chief Executive Officer of International Finance Corporation? (a) Philippe Le Houerou (b) Kristalina Georgieva (c) David Malpass (d) Roberto Azevedo (e) Keiko Honda

S15. Ans.(a) Sol. Chief Executive Officer of International Finance Corporation: Philippe Le Houerou.

Q1. Who among the following has been recently appointed as the first Chancellor of Sports University, Rai (Sonepat) by the Haryana Government? (a) Virender Sehwag (b) Ajit Agarkar (c) Ashish Nehra (d) Kapil Dev (e) Joginder Sharma

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. The Haryana Government has appointed cricket legend Kapil Dev as the first Chancellor of Sports University, Rai (Sonepat).

Q2. What is the amount of assistance that will be provided by the World Bank to finance mini and mega food parks across India? (a) Rs 3,000 crore (b) Rs 4,000 crore (c) Rs 5,000 crore (d) Rs 6,000 crore (e) Rs 7,000 crore

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. The World Bank will provide Rs 3,000 crore assistance to finance mini and mega food parks across India.

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Q3. Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy Minister announced that Union Government has set a target of setting up ______Ayush Health and Wellness Centres across the country. (a) 10,500 (b) 11,500 (c) 12,500 (d) 13,500 (e) 14,500

S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy Minister announced that Union Government has set a target of setting up 12,500 Ayush Health and Wellness Centres across the country.

Q4. Name the former bureaucrat who served as Secretary to the PMO between May 1995 and March 1997 during former PM P.V. Narasimha Rao’s term, passed away recently. (a) Naresh Chandra (b) Duvvuri Subbarao (c) Narinder Nath Vohra (d) B.N. Yugandhar (e) Vinod Rai

S4. Ans.(d) Sol. Former bureaucrat B.N. Yugandhar, who served as Secretary to the PMO between May 1995 and March 1997 during former PM P.V. Narasimha Rao’s term, passed away.

Q5. Name the state which has launched “Jan Soochna Portal-2019” to provide information about government authorities and departments to the public in the true spirit of the Right To Information Act. (a) Mizoram (b) Manipur (c) Nagaland (d) Punjab (e) Rajasthan

S5. Ans.(e) Sol. Rajasthan has launched “Jan Soochna Portal-2019” to provide information

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Q6. Name the former England captain who has been appointed as the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s cricket committee. (a) Eoin Morgan (b) Alastair Cook (c) Andrew Strauss (d) Paul Collingwood (e) Nasser Husain

S6. Ans.(c) Sol. Former England captain Andrew Strauss has been appointed as the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board’s cricket committee.

Q7. On which day India observes Hindi Diwas every year to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official language of India? (a) 13 September (b) 14 September (c) 15 September (d) 16 September (e) 17 September

S7. Ans.(b) Sol. Hindi Diwas is observed every year on 14 September to mark the popularity of Hindi as an official language of India.

Q8. Name the organisation which has recently constituted a committee to formulate steps to cease illegal groundwater extraction. (a) Central Pollution Control Board (b) Environmentalist Foundation of India (c) Centre for Environment Education (d) National Green Tribunal (e) Water Literacy Foundation

S8. Ans.(d) Sol. The National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to formulate steps to cease illegal groundwater extraction.

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Q9. Name the place which hosted the 15th Indo-US Economic Summit organized by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce-North India Council (IACC-NIC). (a) Kolkata (b) Bengaluru (c) New Delhi (d) Chennai (e) Hyderabad

S9. Ans.(c) Sol. The 15th Indo-US Economic Summit was organized by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce-North India Council (IACC-NIC) in New Delhi.

Q10. Which of the following ministeries has signed a MoU with Confederation of Indian Industry to evaluate the green initiatives and rate the performance of its industrial units pursuing environmentally sustainable practices? (a) Ministry of Railways (b) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (c) Ministry of Commerce and Industry (d) Ministry of Earth Sciences (e) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

S10. Ans.(a) Sol. The Railway Ministry signed a MoU with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to evaluate the green initiatives and rate the performance of its industrial units pursuing environmentally sustainable practices.

Q11. Five Indian women police officers were honoured by the United Nations for their commendable services in world body’s mission held in? (a) Sudan (b) Ethiopia (c) South Sudan (d) Uganda (e) Somalia

S11. Ans.(c) Sol. Five Indian women police officers were honoured by the United Nations for their commendable services in the world body’s mission in South Sudan.

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Q12. On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, International Hindi Conference was organised by World Hindi Council in? (a) Mumbai (b) Bhuvneshwar (c) Amritsar (d) Srinagar (e) New Delhi

S12. Ans.(e) Sol. On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, International Hindi Conference was organised by World Hindi Council in New Delhi.

Q13. The Defence Acquisition Council accorded approval for Capital Procurement for the Services amounting to approximately ______(a) Rs 500 crores (b) Rs 1000 crores (c) Rs 1500 crores (d) Rs 2000 crores (e) Rs 2500 crores

S13. Ans.(d) Sol. The Defence Acquisition Council accorded approval for Capital Procurement for the Services amounting to approximately Rs 2,000 crores.

Q14. World Bank will provide assistance to finance mini and mega food parks across India. Who among the following is the President of World Bank? (a) David Malpass (b) Mariya Gabriel (c) Roberto Azevedo (d) Maria Fernanda Espinosa (e) Kristalina Georgieva

S14. Ans.(a) Sol. World Bank will provide assistance to finance mini and mega food parks across India. David Malpass is the President of World Bank.

Q15. Who among the following is the Ministers of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha

Page 91 of 149 and Homoeopathy (AYUSH)? (a) Rao Inderjit Singh (b) Jitendra Singh (c) Shripad Yesso Naik (d) Raj Kumar Singh (e) Prahalad Singh Patel

S15. Ans.(c) Sol. Shripad Yesso Naik is the Ministers of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).

Q1. Name the country which defeated Argentina by 95-75 to win the Basketball World Cup held in Beijing, China. (a) The United States (b) Australia (c) France (d) Spain (e) Poland

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. Spain defeated Argentina by 95-75 to win the Basketball World Cup held in Beijing, China.

Q2. On which day United Nations observes International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer every year? (a) 16 September (b) 15 September (c) 14 Septemberj (d) 13 September (e) 12 September

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. The United Nations observes 16 September every year as International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.

Q3. Former judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice ______, has been appointed as Andhra Pradesh’s first Lokayukta after its bifurcation in 2014. (a) Yogeshwar Dayal

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(b) P.Chandra Reddy (c) P. Lakshmana Reddy (d) Sundaram Sundaram Nain (e) Saiyed Sagir Ahmed

S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Former judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice P. Lakshmana Reddy, has been appointed as Andhra Pradesh’s first Lokayukta after its bifurcation in 2014.

Q4. Union Minister for Environment and Forest and Information & Broadcasting recently flagged off a “Jaldoot vehicle”, a travelling exhibition in which of the following places? (a) Hyderabad (b) Pune (c) Gandhinagar (d) Jaipur (e) Chennai

S4. Ans.(b) Sol. Union Minister for Environment and Forest and Information & Broadcasting flagged off a Jaldoot vehicle a travelling exhibition in Pune.

Q5. Name the Film editor who has movies like Iqbal, Ek Hasina Thi and Mardaani to his credit, passed away recently. (a) Renu Saluja (b) Sudhir Mishra (c) Sanjib Kumar Datta (d) Shabnam Sukhdev (e) Vidhu Vinod Chopra

S5. Ans.(c) Sol. Film editor Sanjib Kumar Datta, who has movies like Iqbal, Ek Hasina Thi and Mardaani to his credit, passed away.

Q6. Name the Indian shuttler who defeated Indonesia’s Karono Karono by 18-21, 21-14, 21-11 in the finals to won the Myanmar International Series. (a) H S Prannoy (b) Ajay Jayaram (c) Sameer Verma

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(d) B Sai Praneeth (e) Kaushal Dharmamer

S6. Ans.(e) Sol. Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer defeated Indonesia’s Karono Karono by 18-21, 21-14, 21-11 in the finals to won the Myanmar International Series.

Q7. Name the White water Rafting expedition which was organised to commemorate the 75th Raising day of the Kalidhar Battalion and was flagged Off at Jaisalmer Military station. (a) Rudrashila (b) Aadharshila (c) Kalidharshila (d) Takshila (e) Amritshila

S7. Ans.(a) Sol. The White water Rafting expedition christened ‘Rudrashila’ has been organised to commemorate the 75th Raising day of the Kalidhar Battalion and was Flagged Off at Jaisalmer Military station.

Q8. Name the (Retired) Lieutenant General who has been appointed as the head of the UN mission in Hodeidah, Yemen by United Nations Secretary- General. (a) Michael Lollesgaard (b) Thomas L. Baptiste (c) David Barno (d) Abhijit Guha (e) Ricardo Sanchez

S8. Ans.(d) Sol. United Nations Secretary-General has appointed Lieutenant General (Retired) Abhijit Guha as the head of the UN mission in Hodeidah, Yemen.

Q9. “Great Ganga Run-2019″ was recently organised to create awareness about River Ganga. The marathon was flagged off in? (a) Mathura (b) New Delhi (c) Kanpur

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(d) Haridwar (e) Allahabad

S9. Ans.(b) Sol. “Great Ganga Run-2019″ was recently organised to create awareness about River Ganga. The marathon was flagged off in New Delhi.

Q10. United Nations observes International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer every year. What was the theme of the day for 2019? (a) Keep Cool and Carry On (b) Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united (c) Protection of the Ozone Layer (d) 32 Years and Healing (e) Caring for all life under the sun

S10. Ans.(d) Sol. United Nations observes International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer every year. Theme of the day for 2019: 32 Years and Healing.

Q11. Name the player who defeated Nay Thway Oo to win the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship held in Mandalay, Myanmar? (a) Jan Eisenstein (b) Pankaj Advani (c) Muhammad Asif (d) Ali Alobaidli (e) Ye Zaw Htut

S11. Ans.(b) Sol. Pankaj Advani defeated Nay Thway Oo to win the 150-up format at the IBSF World Billiards Championship held in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Q12. Name the renowned writer of Kerala who received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award in 1988 and the A.P. Kalakkad Award in 2009, passed away recently. (a) PK Ashita (b) O. Chandu Menon (c) Narayana Guru (d) P Kesavadev (e) Sivaraman Cheriyanad

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S12. Ans.(e) Sol. The renowned writer of Kerala Sivaraman Cheriyanad who received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award in 1988 and the A.P. Kalakkad Award in 2009, passed away recently.

Q13. Which day is observed as International Day of Democracy by the United Nations every year? (a) 13 September (b) 14 September (c) 15 September (d) 16 September (e) 17 September

S13. Ans.(c) Sol. The United Nations observes 15 September every year as International Day of Democracy.

Q14. Name the place at which Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology recently launched the Maritime Communication Services. (a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Chennai (d) Paradip (e) Vishakhapatnam

S14. Ans.(a) Sol. Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology recently launched the Maritime Communication Services at Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Q15. Name the Indian Badminton player who has won the Vietnam Open Super 100 title held at the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (a) Ajay Jayaram (b) B. Sai Praneeth (c) Parupalli Kashyap (d) Prannoy Kumar (e) Sourabh Verma

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S15. Ans.(e) Sol. Indian Badminton player Sourabh Verma has won the Vietnam Open Super 100 title held at the Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Q16. DRDO and the Aeronautical Development Agency successfully executed the first-ever arrested landing of Light Combat Aircraft(LCA) ______(Navy) at the shore-based test facility in Goa. (a) Mirage-2000. (b) Tejas (c) Mikoyan MiG-21 (d) SEPECAT Jaguar (e) Mikoyan MiG-29

S16. Ans.(b) Sol. DRDO and the Aeronautical Development Agency successfully executed the first-ever arrested landing of Light Combat Aircraft(LCA) Tejas (Navy) at the shore-based test facility in Goa.

Q17. The United Nations observes International Day of Democracy every year. What was the theme of International Day of Democracy 2019? (a) Elections (b) Democracy under Strain: Solutions for a Changing World (c) Right to vote (d) Democracy and Conflict prevention (e) Participation

S17. Ans.(e) Sol. The United Nations observes International Day of Democracy every year. Theme of International Day of Democracy 2019: Participation.

Q18. Which of the following countries has become the 79th country to join the International Solar Alliance, an initiative by India? (a) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (b) Antigua and Barbuda (c) Saint Lucia (d) Trinidad and Tobago (e) Saint Kitts and Nevis

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S18. Ans.(a) Sol. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became the 79th country to join the International Solar Alliance, an initiative by India.

Q19. Which of the following has become the first Indian company that will now provide quality broadband services to the maritime sector? (a) Comsat Max Limited (b) Nelco (c) Bharti Airtel Ltd (d) Infinium (India) Ltd (e) Tatanet Services

S19. Ans.(b) Sol. Nelco has become the first Indian company that will now provide quality broadband services to the maritime sector.

Q20. Which of the following ministry recently organised the “Great Ganga Run-2019″ to create awareness about River Ganga? (a) Ministry of Earth Sciences (b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (c) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (d) Ministry of Jal Shakti (e) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

S20. Ans.(d) Sol. Ministry of Jal Shakti recently organised the “Great Ganga Run-2019″ to create awareness about River Ganga.

Q21. Name the Badminton star who recently defeated Victor Svendsen of Denmark to win the Belgian International badminton title. (a) Kim Bruun (b) Lakshya Sen (c) Kai Schaefer (d) Sean Vendy (e) Peter Kaesbauer

S21. Ans.(b) Sol. Indian Badminton star, Lakshya Sen defeated Victor Svendsen of Denmark to win the Belgian International badminton title.

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Q22. UNESCO has decided to translate and publish an anthology of the writings of Guru Nanak Dev to mark his 550th birth anniversary. In UNESCO, ‘S’ stands for? (a) Science (b) Sustainable (c) Social (d) Society (e) Scientific

S22. Ans.(e) Sol. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has decided to translate and publish an anthology of the writings of Guru Nanak Dev to mark his 550th birth anniversary.

Q23. Name the only Indian film to feature in “The Guardian” list of 100 Best Films of the 21st century. (a) Gangs Of Wasseypur (b) Dil Chahta Hai (c) Baahubali-The Beginning (d) 3 Idiots (e) Dangal

S23. Ans.(a) Sol. Gangs Of Wasseypur the only Indian film to feature in “The Guardian” list of 100 Best Films of the 21st century.

Q24. Who among the following is the present Secretary-General of the United Nations? (a) Ban Ki-moon (b) Kofi Annan (c) Antonio Guterres (d) Boutros Boutros-Ghali (e) Javier Perez de Cuellar

S24. Ans.(c) Sol. Antonio Guterres is the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Q25. Where is the headquarter of International Solar Alliance? (a) Paris (b) New York

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S25. Ans.(d) Sol. The headquarter of International Solar Alliance is at Gurugram, India.

Q1. The Goods and Services Tax Network has decided to make Aadhaar authentication or physical verification mandatory for new dealers from? (a) January 2023 (b) January 2022 (c) January 2021 (d) January 2020 (e) January 2019

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. The Goods and Services Tax Network has decided to make Aadhaar authentication or physical verification mandatory for new dealers from January 2020.

Q2. Arcadia Education Project which involves construction of floating school for marginalised children in South Kanarchor of ______, has been awarded the prestigious Aga Khan Architecture Award 2019. (a) Bangladesh (b) Pakistan (c) Afghanistan (d) Bhutan (e) Tatarastan

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Arcadia Education Project which involves construction of floating school for marginalised children in South Kanarchor of Bangladesh, has been awarded the prestigious Aga Khan Architecture Award 2019.

Q3. A maiden trilateral exercise SITMEX, involving Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) and Indian Navy (IN) started recently at which of the following places? (a) Chennai (b) Kolkata

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S3. Ans.(c) Sol. A maiden trilateral exercise SITMEX, involving Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), Royal Thailand Navy (RTN) and Indian Navy (IN) started at Port Blair.

Q4. Who among the following has been conferred the Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka? (a) Imran Khan (b) Aung San Suu Kyi (c) Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (d) KP Sharma Oli (e) Sheikh Hasina

S4. Ans.(e) Sol. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the Dr Kalam Smriti International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka.

Q5. Ministry of Commerce & Industry through Export Credit Guarantee Corporation has introduced a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme called NIRVIK. NIRVIK stands for? (a) Niryat Rashtriya Vikash Yojana (b) Niryat Rin Vikash Yojana (c) Niryat Rozgaar Vikash Yojana (d) Niryat Raahgir Vikash Yojana (e) Niryat Rashtra Vikash Yojana

S5. Ans.(b) Sol. Ministry of Commerce & Industry through Export Credit Guarantee Corporation has introduced a new Export Credit Insurance Scheme called Niryat Rin Vikash Yojana (INIRVIK).

Q6. The Public Premises (Eviction of ______Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 has come into effect. (a) Unauthorized (b) Illegal (c) Unofficial

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(d) Unsanctioned (e) Uncertified

S6. Ans.(a) Sol. The Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Amendment Bill, 2019 has come into effect.

Q7. How many scholars from South East Asian countries will be funded to pursue PhD at 23 Indian Institutes of Technology as per the initiative recently launched by Indian government? (a) 600 scholars (b) 800 scholars (c) 1000 scholars (d) 1200 scholars (e) 1400 scholars

S7. Ans.(c) Sol. India has formally launched an initiative to fund 1000 scholars from South East Asian countries to pursue PhD at its 23 Indian Institutes of Technology.

Q8. Name the former speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly who was a 6- time MLA and also served as a minister in the NT Rama Rao and Chandrababu Naidu governments of Andhra Pradesh, passed away recently. (a) Kavali Prathibha Bharathi (b) Kethireddy Suresh Reddy (c) Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy (d) Nadendla Manohar (e) Kodela Siva Prasada Rao

S8. Ans.(e) Sol. Former speaker of Andhra Pradesh Assembly who was a 6-time MLA and served as a minister in the NT Rama Rao and Chandrababu Naidu governments of Andhra Pradesh, Kodela Siva Prasada Rao passed away recently.

Q9. Name the countries whose civil servants has joined special training programme at National Centre for Good Governance, Mussoorie in Uttarakhand under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation programme. (a) Nepal & Bangladesh

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(b) Maldives & Bhutan (c) Myanmar & Bangladesh (d) Maldives & Bangladesh (e) Myanmar & Bhutan

S9. Ans.(d) Sol. India has commenced a special training programme for Maldivian and Bangladeshi civil servants at Mussoorie in Uttarakhand.

Q10. Name the Bollywood actress who has won 2 awards at Indian International Film Festival of Boston. The actress won the Best Actress award for ‘Badhaai Ho‘ and her film ‘The Last Color‘ emerged victorious in Best Feature Film category. (a) Jaya Prada (b) Neena Gupta (c) Shabana Azmi (d) Urmila Matondkar (e) Smita Patil

S10. Ans.(b) Sol. Bollywood actress Neena Gupta has won 2 awards at Indian International Film Festival of Boston. The actress won the Best Actress award for ‘Badhaai Ho‘ and her film ‘The Last Color‘ emerged victorious in Best Feature Film category.

Q11. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant India? (a) Kalyan Krishnamurthy (b) Salil Parekh (c) C Vijayakumar (d) Kunal Bahl (e) Ramkumar Ramamoorthy

S11. Ans.(e) Sol. Cognizant Technology Solutions has appointed Ramkumar Ramamoorthy as Chairman and Managing Director of Cognizant India.

Q12. India’s first National Antimicrobial Resistance Hub was recently inaugurated in? (a) Kolkata

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(b) Chennai (c) New Delhi (d) Jaipur (e) Surat

S12. Ans.(a) Sol. India’s first National Antimicrobial Resistance Hub was recently inaugurated in Kolkata.

Q13. Name the Meghalaya-based rights activist who survived an assault by the coal mafia almost a year ago and received the 11th International Hrant Dink Award along with Turkish activist against male violence, Nebahat Akko. (a) Gautam Navlakha (b) Bezwada Wilson (c) Shabnam Hashmi (d) Agnes Kharshiing (e) Salil Shetty

S13. Ans.(d) Sol. Meghalaya-based rights activist Agnes Kharshiing, who survived an assault by the coal mafia almost a year ago, received the 11th International Hrant Dink Award along with Turkish activist against male violence, Nebahat Akko.

Q14. A film ‘The Last Color‘ emerged victorious in Best Feature Film category at Indian International Film Festival of Boston. It was directed by? (a) Anurag Kashyap (b) Vikas Khanna (c) Vishal Bhardwaj (d) Mira Nair (e) Sanjay Leela Bhansali

S14. Ans.(b) Sol. A film ‘The Last Color‘ emerged victorious in Best Feature Film category at Indian International Film Festival of Boston. It was directed by Vikas Khnana.

Q15. Which of the following is the currency of Bangladesh? (a) Dirham

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(b) Rupee (c) Yen (d) Dinar (e) Taka

S15. Ans.(e) Sol. “Taka” is the currency of Bangladesh.

Q1. Name the former Indian Cricket all-rounder who recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. (a) Irfan Pathan (b) Ajit Agarkar (c) Suresh Raina (d) Dinesh Mongia (e) Yusuf Pathan

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. Former Indian Cricket all-rounder Dinesh Mongia announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Q2. The 24 Mega Watt Hydroelectric Project has been constructed on the river Phudung in Dikshi Village of West Kameng district of? (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Uttar pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh (e) Madhya Pradesh

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. The 24 Mega Watt Hydroelectric Project has been constructed on the river Phudung in Dikshi Village of West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Q3. Karnataka government has renamed the Hyderabad-Karnataka region as ‘______Karnataka’. (a) Krishi (b) Kritagya (c) Kalyana

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(d) Kartik (e) Knowledge

S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Karnataka government has renamed the Hyderabad-Karnataka region as “Kalyana Karnataka’.

Q4. The Indian Space Research Organisation has joined hands with which of the following organization for the development of human-centric systems for the Human Space Mission to demonstrate its human space flight capabilities? (a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (b) Defence Research and Development Organisation (c) Ordnance Factory Board (d) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (e) Bharat Dynamics Limited

S4. Ans.(b) Sol. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has joined hands with Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the development of human-centric systems for the Human Space Mission to demonstrate its human space flight capabilities.

Q5. What is the name of the air-to-air missile which was recently successfully flight-tested by Indian Air Force off the coast of Odisha? (a) Agni (b) Astra (c) Amogha (d) Prithvi (e) Akash

S5. Ans.(b) Sol. Indian Air Force has successfully flight-tested air-to-air missile Astra off the coast of Odisha.

Q6. Name the Defence PSU which has recently signed an MoU with Wipro Infrastructure Engineering to work together in the areas of aerospace, industrial automation, 3-D printing and hydraulic system engineering. (a) Bharat Dynamics Limited (b) Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited

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(c) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (d) Garden Reach Shipbuilders And Engineers Limited (e) Bharat Earth Movers Limited

S6. Ans.(e) Sol. Bharat Earth Movers Limited and Wipro Infrastructure Engineering have signed an MoU to work together in the areas of aerospace, industrial automation, 3-D printing and hydraulic system engineering.

Q7. Name the US swimmer who became the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non-stop in a 54-hour feat of endurance. (a) Katie Ledecky (b) Lilly King (c) Missy Franklin (d) Natalie Coughlin (e) Sarah Thomas

S7. Ans.(e) Sol. The US swimmer Sarah Thomas became the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non-stop in a 54-hour feat of endurance.

Q8. Name the documentary film based on the struggle of a farmer in a remote Uttarakhand village and has been nominated for the Oscars. (a) India’s Daughter (b) Jai Bhim Comrade (c) Moti Bagh (d) Gulabi Gang (e) Children of the Pyre

S8. Ans.(c) Sol. Moti Bagh, a documentary film based on the struggle of a farmer in a remote Uttarakhand village, has been nominated for the Oscars.

Q9. Name the state government which has signed a memorandum of understanding with Maldives to strengthen cancer care in the island nation. (a) Assam (b) Haryana (c) Odisha

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(d) Punjab (e) Kerala

S9. Ans.(e) Sol. Kerala signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maldives to strengthen cancer care in the island nation.

Q10. Name the Indian Air Force officer who has joined the Indian Embassy in Russia as the Deputy Air Attache and become India’s first female military diplomat to be posted in any of the Indian missions abroad. (a) Wing Commander Mitali Madhumita (b) Wing Commander Anjali Singh (c) Wing Commander Divya Ajith Kumar (d) Wing Commander Priya Jhingan (e) Wing Commander Punita Arora

S10. Ans.(b) Sol. Wing Commander Anjali Singh has joined the Indian Embassy in Russia as the Deputy Air Attache and become India’s first female military diplomat to be posted in any of the Indian missions abroad.

Q11. The 5th International Ramayan Festival was recently organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in? (a) New Delhi (b) Chennai (c) Mathura (d) Amravati (e) Surat

S11. Ans.(a) Sol. The 5th International Ramayan Festival organized by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in New Delhi.

Q12. Who among the following directed the documentary which is based on the struggle of a farmer in a remote Uttarakhand village? The documentary was recently nominated for the Oscars. (a) Priyadarshan (b) S. Shankar (c) Dibakar Banerjee

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(d) Nirmal Chandra Dandriyal (e) Vidhu Vinod Chopra

S12. Ans.(d) Sol. Nirmal Chandra Dandriyal directed the documentary on the struggle of a farmer in a remote Uttarakhand village and the documentary was also nominated for the Oscars recently.

Q13. Who among the following was recently awarded with Eminent Engineers Award at an event organised by the Institution of Engineers to mark the 52nd Engineers’ Day? (a) Vinod Kumar Yadav (b) G. Satheesh Reddy (c) S.K. Sharma (d) Atul Sobti (e) R Madhavan

S13. Ans.(a) Sol. The Union Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship awarded Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman of Railway Board with Eminent Engineers Award at an event organised by the Institution of Engineers to mark the 52nd Engineers’ Day.

Q14. A documentary film based on the struggle of a farmer in a remote Uttarakhand village was recently nominated for the Oscars. The documentary is based on the life of which of the following persons? (a) Aruna Roy (b) Kailash Satyarthi (c) Vidyadutt Sharma (d) Chandi Prasad Bhatt (e) Irom Chanu Sharmila

S14. Ans.(c) Sol. A documentary film based on the struggle of a farmer in a remote Uttarakhand village was recently nominated for the Oscars. The documentary is based on the life of Vidyadutt Sharma, a farmer living in Pauri Garhwal region.

Q15. Institution of Engineers organised a special event to mark the 52nd Engineers’ Day. What was the theme of 52nd Engineers’ Day? (a) Engineering for innovation

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(b) Engineering for nation building (c) Engineering for development (d) Engineering for discovery (e) Engineering for change

S15. Ans.(e) Sol. Institution of Engineers organised a special event to mark the 52nd Engineers’ Day. The theme of 52nd Engineers’ Day was “Engineering for change”.

Q1. Who among the following has been appointed as the National Security Adviser of United States of America? (a) John Bolton (b) H. R. McMasterj (c) Charles Kupperman (d) Robert O’Brien (e) Keith Kellogg

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. Robert O’Brien has been appointed as the National Security Adviser of United States of America.

Q2. Name the Indian wrestler who defeated Maria Prevolaraki of Greece to won the bronze medal in the 53 kg freestyle event at the Wrestling World Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. (a) Vinesh Phogat (b) Sakshi Malik (c) Babita Kumari (d) Geeta Phogat (e) Ritu Phogat

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Vinesh Phogat defeated Maria Prevolaraki of Greece to won the bronze medal in the 53 kg freestyle event at the Wrestling World Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

Q3. Union Defence Minister has become the first Indian Defence Minister ever to fly in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas. Who is the Defence Minister of India? (a) Nirmala Sitharaman (b) Nitin Jairam Gadkari

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S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh becomes the first Indian Defence Minister ever to fly in the indigenously-built light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas.

Q4. Who among the following has been felicitated in the US with a prestigious Education Excellence Award 2019 by the Foundation For Excellence? (a) Aditya Puri (b) Kailash Satyarthi (c) Malala Yousafzai (d) Anand Kumar (e) Amartya Sen

S4. Ans.(d) Sol. Super 30 founder and noted mathematician Anand Kumar has been felicitated in the US with a prestigious Education Excellence Award 2019.

Q5. Name the place which will host the 29th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council? (a) New Delhi (b) Gulmarg (c) Chandigarh (d) Amritsar (e) Srinagar

S5. Ans.(c) Sol. The 29th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council will held in Chandigarh and will be chaired by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Q6. Name the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB) who has recently announced his resignation. (a) K. V. Kamath (b) Jin Liqun (c) Christine Lagarde (d) Mario Draghi (e) Takehiko Nakao

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S6. Ans.(e) Sol. Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao has announced his resignation.

Q7. Which of the following will be the mascot for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing, China? (a) Borobi (b) Bing Dwen Dwen (c) Clyde (d) Shera (e) Vinicius

S7. Ans.(b) Sol. A smiling panda named “Bing Dwen Dwen” will be the mascot for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing, China.

Q8. Name the app recently launched by the Delhi Police, which is a one- stop destination for access to over 50 citizen-centric services. (a) Madad (b) Veer (c) Sahayta (d) Tatpar (e) Police Station

S8. Ans.(d) Sol. Delhi police has launched ‘Tatpar’ app, developed by the Delhi Police, a one-stop destination for access to over 50 citizen-centric services.

Q9. Veteran actor Sathar who made his acting debut in 1975 with Malayalam movie Bharyaye Aavashyamundu, passed away recently. He was from which state? (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Odisha (d) Tamil Nadu (e) West Bengal

S9. Ans.(a) Sol. Veteran Kerala actor Sathar who made his acting debut in 1975 with Malayalam movie Bharyaye Aavashyamundu, passed away recently.

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Q10. Which of the following ministries is planning to develop a National Water Museum to increase awareness among people on the conservation of the natural resources? (a) Ministry of Home Affairs (b) Ministry of Earth Sciences (c) Jal Shakti Ministry (d) Ministry of Rural Development (e) Ministry of Human Resource Development

S10. Ans.(c) Sol. The Jal Shakti Ministry is planning to develop a National Water Museum to increase awareness among people on the conservation of the natural resource.

Q11. Which of the following will be the mascot for the 2022 Winter Paralympics to be held in Beijing, China? (a) Shuey Rhon Rhon (b) The Leopard (c) Miraitowa (d) The Hare (e) Wenlock

S11. Ans.(a) Sol. A walking Chinese lantern “Shuey Rhon Rhon” will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Paralympics to be held in Beijing, China.

Q12. Government of India has recently appointed 4 Supreme Court Judges. Who among the following does not belong to that group? (a) J Ranjan Gogoi (b) V. Ramasubramanian (c) Krishna Murari (d) Hrishikesh Roy (e) S. Ravindra Bhat

S12. Ans.(a) Sol. Government of India has recently appointed 4 Supreme Court Judges. The list includes: Hrishikesh Roy, S. Ravindra Bhat, Krishna Murari and V. Ramasubramanian.

Q13. Who among the following will chair the 29th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council to be held in Chandigarh?

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(a) Narendra Singh Tomar (b) Ramvilas Paswan (c) Ravi Shankar Prasad (d) Harsimrat Kaur Badal (e) Amit Shah

S13. Ans.(e) Sol. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 29th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council to be held in Chandigarh.

Q14. Ministers of State (I/C), and Jammu and Kashmir Governor have jointly inaugurated 15 power projects. Who among the following is the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? (a) Bandaru Dattatraya (b) Mridula Sinha (c) Satya Pal Malikj (d) Vajubhai Vala (e) Tathagata Roy

S14. Ans.(c) Sol. Ministers of State (I/C) RK Singh, and Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik have jointly inaugurated 15 power projects.

Q15. The “International Migrant Stock 2019” was released by the Population Division of the ______Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). (a) United Nations (b) World Bank (c) UNESCO (d) UNICEF (e) International Organization for Migration

S15. Ans.(a) Sol. The International Migrant Stock 2019 was released by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

Q16. As per the International Migrant Stock 2019, which of the following country is the leading country of origin of international migrants with 17.5 million persons living abroad?

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(a) China (b) Canada (c) India (d) United Kingdom (e) Russia

S16. Ans.(c) Sol. As per the International Migrant Stock 2019, India is the leading country of origin of international migrants with 17.5 million persons living abroad.

Q17. India Post has expanded speed post service to six new foreign destinations and also announced the commencement of International Speed Post EMS Service. EMS stands for? (a) Expanded Management Service (b) Elevated Mail Service (c) Express Management Service (d) Expanded Mail Service (e) Express Mail Service

S17. Ans.(e) Sol. India Post has expanded speed post service to six new foreign destinations and also announced the commencement of International Speed Post EMS Service. EMS stands for Express Mail Service.

Q18. Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs announced that a cricket and sports academy will be set up in ______to ensure that talented athletes of the region get the required training to excel in the sport. (a) Kathua (b) Jammu (c) Ladakh (d) Shopian (e) Udhampur

S18. Ans.(c) Sol. Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs announced that a cricket and sports academy will be set up in Ladakh to ensure that talented athletes of the region get the required training to excel in the sport.

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Q19. Name the exercise recently conducted by the Indian Army involving all its arms and services including tanks, artillery and helicopters, in Eastern Ladakh bordering China. (a) HimVijay (b) Mitra Shakti (c) Ajeya Warrior (d) Chang Thang (e) Maitree

S19. Ans.(d) Sol. The Indian Army has conducted a massive rare exercise named “Chang Thang” involving all its arms and services including tanks, artillery and helicopters, in Eastern Ladakh bordering China.

Q20. As per the International Migrant Stock 2019, which of the following continent hosted the largest number of international migrants in 2019? (a) Europe (b) Asia (c) North America (d) Africa (e) South America

S20. Ans.(a) Sol. As per the International Migrant Stock 2019, Europe hosted the largest number of international migrants (82 million).

Q1. The Digital Communication Commission, the highest decision making body in the Department of Telecom has approved multiple projects worth over ______to set up mobile towers and laying of optical fibre to provide improved connectivity. (a) Rs 5,500 crore (b) Rs 6,500 crore (c) Rs 7,500 crore (d) Rs 8,500 crore (e) Rs 9,500 crore

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. The Digital Communication Commission, the highest decision making body in the Department of Telecom has approved multiple projects worth over

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Rs 8,500 crore to set up mobile towers and laying of optical fibre to provide improved connectivity.

Q2. Name the mobility platform which has partnered with Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana to extend the welfare to its drivers. (a) Ola (b) Uber (c) RedBus.in (d) Cabify (e) Rapido

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has partnered with Ola, a mobility platform, to extend the welfare to its drivers.

Q3. Name the company which has partnered with Cisco to offer enterprises a secure, fully-managed, multi-channel, intelligent and cloud-based Cisco Webex Contact Center solution. (a) Infosys (b) Tata Consultancy Services (c) Cognizant (d) Tech Mahindra (e) Tata Communications

S3. Ans.(e) Sol. Tata Communications has partnered with Cisco to offer enterprises a secure, fully-managed, multi-channel, intelligent and cloud-based Cisco Webex Contact Center solution.

Q4. The first ever “Jammu International Film Festival” will be held in ______(a) Kashmir (b) Ladakh (c) Jammu (d) Kargil (e) Leh

S4. Ans.(c) Sol. The first ever “Jammu International Film Festival” will be held in Jammu.

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Q5. On which day World Bamboo Organization observes World Bamboo Day every year to generate awareness about conserving and promoting the bamboo industry? (a) 18th September (b) 19th September (c) 20th September (d) 21th September (e) 22th September

S5. Ans.(a) Sol. World Bamboo Day is observed every year on the 18th of September by the World Bamboo Organization to generate awareness about conserving and promoting the bamboo industry.

Q6. In how many districts Public Sector Banks has planned to organise ‘loan melas’ to provide loans to NBFCs and retail borrowers, including homebuyers and farmers? (a) 100 districts (b) 200 districts (c) 400 districts (d) 500 districts (e) 600 districts

S6. Ans.(c) Sol. Public Sector Banks will organise ‘loan melas’ in 400 districts to provide loans to NBFCs and retail borrowers, including homebuyers and farmers.

Q7. Who among the following has received the “Award for Excellence” for his significant global contributions in the field of aquatic biogeochemical research during the National Geoscience Awards for the year 2018? (a) Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi (b) Prof. Abhijit Banerjee (c) Prof. Abraham Verghese (d) Prof. Arvind Panagariya (e) Prof. Anindya Sinha

S7. Ans.(a) Sol. Prof. Syed Wajih Ahmad Naqvi received the “Award for Excellence” for his significant global contributions in the field of aquatic biogeochemical research during the National Geoscience Awards for the year 2018.

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Q8. Human Resource Development Minister recently launched the WAWE summit. WAWE stands for? (a) Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Widow Entrepreneurs (b) Waste Management Association for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (c) Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (d) Waste Management Association for Aspiring Widow Entrepreneurs (e) Waste Management Administration for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs

S8. Ans.(c) Sol. Human Resource Development Minister has launched Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE) summit.

Q9. Name the Sri Lankan off-spinner who was recently banned from bowling in international matches for 1 year by the International Cricket Council. (a) Ajantha Mendis (b) Akila Dananjaya (c) Dilruwan Perera (d) Rangana Herath (e) Dimuth Karunaratne

S9. Ans.(b) Sol. The International Cricket Council has banned Sri Lankan off-spinner Akila Dananjaya from bowling in international matches for 1 year.

Q10. Who among the following is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ola, a mobility platform? (a) Rajan Anandan (b) Dara Khosrowshahi (c) Prakash Sangam (d) Bhavish Aggarwal (e) Andrew Kunz

S10. Ans.(d) Sol. The Co-Founder and CEO of Ola is Bhavish Aggarwal.

Q11. Name the fast moving consumer goods company which has launched a startup venture fund to invest in startups in the consumer brands space. (a) Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (b) ITC Limited

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S11. Ans.(a) Sol. Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting is among the fastest growing fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) businesses in India. It has launched “Wipro Consumer Care–Ventures”, a startup venture fund to invest in startups in the consumer brands space.

Q12. Name the Tunisia’s former President who led the country for 23 years, passed away recently. (a) Saadeddine Othmani (b) Binali Yildirim (c) Fayez al-Sarraj (d) Abdullah Gul (e) Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali

S12. Ans.(e) Sol. Tunisia’s former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, who led the country for 23 years, passed away recently.

Q13. Name the state government which has decided to declare 2020 as Artificial Intelligence year by organising various activities related to the emerging technology. (a) Kerala (b) Telangana (c) Maharashtra (d) Karnataka (e) Tamil Nadu

S13. Ans.(b) Sol. The Telangana government has decided to declare 2020 as Artificial Intelligence year by organising various activities related to the emerging technology.

Q14. Public Sector Banks has planned to organise ‘loan melas’ to provide loans to NBFCs and retail borrowers, including homebuyers and farmers and will focus on giving loans to the ‘RAM‘ category. RAM stands for? (a) Retail, Aviation and MSMEs

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(b) Research, Aero-space and MSMEs (c) Research, Agriculture and MSMEs (d) Retail, Aero-space and MSMEs (e) Retail, Agriculture and MSMEs

S14. Ans.(e) Sol. Public Sector Banks has planned to organise ‘loan melas’ to provide loans to NBFCs and retail borrowers, including homebuyers and farmers and will focus on giving loans to the ‘RAM‘ category. RAM stands for retail, agriculture and MSMEs.

Q15. Who among the following recently received the Young Scientist Award-2018 for her significant work in the fields of petrology, volcanology and geochemistry during the National Geoscience Awards for the year 2018? (a) Asima Chatterjee (b) Indira Hinduja (c) Sohini Ganguly (d) Darshan Ranganathan (e) Shubha Tole

S15. Ans.(c) Sol. Dr Sohini Ganguly received the Young Scientist Award-2018 for her significant work in the fields of petrology, volcanology and geochemistry during the National Geoscience Awards for the year 2018.

Q16. The book titled “The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj and the Shadow of their Senas” written by the journalist ______was released recently . (a) Ravish Kumar (b) Barkha Dutt (c) Rajdeep Sardesai (d) Prannoy Roy (e) Dhaval Kulkarni

S16. Ans.(e) Sol. The book titled “The Cousins Thackeray: Uddhav, Raj and the Shadow of their Senas” written by the journalist Dhaval Kulkarni was recently released.

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Q17. Google has announced that it will open an artificial intelligence (AI) based research lab “Google Research India“ in ______(a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad (c) Chennai (d) Chandigarh (e) Bhuvneshwar

S17. Ans.(a) Sol. Google has announced that it will open an artificial intelligence (AI) based research lab “Google Research India“ in Bengaluru.

Q18. The Indian football team slipped a place to 104th position in the latest FIFA rankings. Name the country which is ranked 1st in the latest FIFA rankings. (a) Brazil (b) Germany (c) Belgium (d) England (e) Japan

S18. Ans.(c) Sol. The Indian football team slipped a place to 104th position in the latest FIFA rankings which is topped by Belgium.

Q19. Human Resource Development Minister recently launched Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE) summit. Who is the Human Resource Development Minister? (a) Ravi Shankar Prasad (b) Piyush Goyal (c) Ramvilas Paswan (d) Smriti Zubin Irani (e) Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’

S19. Ans.(e) Sol. Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ recently launched Waste Management Accelerator for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs (WAWE) summit.

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Q20. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that Public Sector Banks will not classify MSME stressed loan as an NPA until? (a) January 31, 2020 (b) March 31, 2020 (c) April 30, 2020 (d) May 31, 2020 (e) July 31, 2020

S20. Ans.(b) Sol. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that Public Sector Banks will not classify MSME stressed loan as an NPA until March 31, 2020.

Q21. Who among the following has been appointed as the next Chief of Air Staff (CAS) by the central Government? (a) Air Marshal Harjit Singh Arora (b) Air Marshal Rajiv Dayal Mathur (c) Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar (d) Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria (e) Air Marshal Balakrishnan Suresh

S21. Ans.(d) Sol. The central Government has appointed Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria as the next Chief of Air Staff (CAS).

Q22. The Directorate General of Training (DGT) has signed an agreement with which of the following companies to carry out a nationwide Train-the- Trainer programme in basic artificial intelligence? (a) Microsoft Corporation (b) Oracle Corporation (c) Intel Corporation (d) Cognizant (e) IBM

S22. Ans.(e) Sol. The Directorate General of Training (DGT) has signed an agreement with IT major IBM to carry out a nationwide Train-the-Trainer programme in basic artificial intelligence.

Q23. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the Management Information System (MIS) portal in ?

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(a) New Delhi (b) Srinagar (c) Dehradun (d) Hyderabad (e) Chennai

S23. Ans.(a) Sol. Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the (Management Information System) MIS portal in New Delhi.

Q24. Name the Payments Bank which has recently launched “Bharosa savings account” services, designed for deepening the financial inclusion in the country. (a) Paytm Payments Bank (b) India Post Payments Bank (c) Airtel Payments Bank (d) Aditya Birla Payments Bank (e) Jio Payments Bank

S24. Ans.(c) Sol. Airtel Payments Bank launched “Bharosa savings account” services, designed for deepening the financial inclusion in the country.

Q25. The country’s first central police university will be set up by the Union home ministry off the Yamuna Expressway in ______(a) Mathura (b) Aligarh (c) Meerut (d) Agra (e) Greater Noida

S25. Ans.(e) Sol. The country’s first central police university will be set up by the Union home ministry off the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida.

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Q1. Name the Indian wrestler who defeated Tulga Tumur Ochir of Mongolia to won the bronze medal in the 65 kg weight category at the Wrestling World Championships held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. (a) Sunil Dutt (b) Yogeshwar Dutt (c) Pawan Kumar (d) Sushil Kumar (e) Bajrang Punia

S1. Ans.(e) Sol. Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. He defeated Mongolia’s Tulga Tumur Ochir 8-7 to clinch the medal in the 65 kg weight category.

Q2. On which day International Day of Peace is observed around the world to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples? (a) 15 September (b) 16 September (c) 21 September (d) 23 September (e) 26 September

S2. Ans.(c) Sol. International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

Q3. Nasscom’s Data Security Council of India (DSCI) collaborated with the electronics and IT ministry (MeitY) and ______to launch a nationwide awareness campaign ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’. (a) Wipro (b) IBM (c) Apple (d) Google (e) Microsoft

S3. Ans.(d) Sol. Nasscom’s Data Security Council of India (DSCI) collaborated with the

Page 125 of 149 electronics and IT ministry (MeitY) and Google India to launch a nationwide awareness campaign ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’.

Q4. The 16th Session of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between India and Belgium Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) was held in ______. (a) Kolkata (b) New Delhi (c) Mumbai (d) Pune (e) Bengaluru

S4. Ans.(b) Sol. The 16th Session of the Joint Economic Commission (JEC) between India and Belgium Luxembourg Economic Union (BLEU) was held in New Delhi.

Q5. In Which State National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) plans to set up a 5-gigawatt solar park, which would be the biggest solar park in India? (a) Haryana (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Maharashtra (d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Gujarat

S5. Ans.(e) Sol. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) plans to set up a 5- gigawatt solar park in the western state of Gujarat.

Q6. Who among the following has received the Best Film award in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019? (a) Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (b) Andhadhun (c) Padmaavat (d) Raazi (e) Kedarnath

S6. Ans.(d) Sol. Raazi movie has received the Best Film award in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019.

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Q7. IDBI Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the appointment of ______as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) for a period of 3 years. (a) Sudhir Shyam (b) Meera Swarup (c) Rakesh Sharma (d) M R Kumar (e) Samuel Joseph Jebaraj

S7. Ans.(e) Sol. IDBI Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Samuel Joseph Jebaraj as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) for a period of 3 years.

Q8. Name the state who recently launched “Champions Campaign” to fight dengue and urged citizens to become ‘champions’ and encourage 10 friends to check their homes for mosquito larvae. (a) Punjab (b) Odisha (c) Delhi (d) Maharashtra (e) West Bengal

S8. Ans.(c) Sol. Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal launched “Champions Campaign” to fight dengue and urged citizens to become ‘champions’ and encourage 10 friends to check their homes for mosquito larvae.

Q9. Who among the following has received the Best Actor in a leading role (Male) in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019? (a) Ayushmann Khurrana (b) Ranveer Singh (c) Vicky Kaushal (d) Ishaan Khatter (e) Ranbir Kapoor

S9. Ans.(b) Sol. Ranveer Singh has received the Best Actor in a leading role (Male) for Padmaavat movie in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019.

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Q10. Name the famous bollywood horror film producer who recently passed away. (a) Yash Chopra (b) Shyam Ramsay (c) Bimal Roy (d) Satyajit Ray (e) Mehboob Khan

S10. Ans.(b) Sol. Bollywood’s famous horror film producer Shyam Ramsay passed away. He helmed horror movies like Andhera, Saboot, Purana Mandir, Purani Haveli.

Q11. Who among the following has honoured the Lifetime Achievement Award in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019? (a) Jagdeep Jaffery (b) Vadivelu (c) Senthil (d) Keshto Mukherjee (e) Venu Madhav

S11. Ans.(a) Sol. Jagdeep Jaffery has honoured the Lifetime Achievement Award in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019.

Q12. The former Rangers and Netherlands football player ______passed away recently at the age of 43. (a) Kelvin Maynard (b) Johan Cruyff (c) Law Adam (d) Fernando Ricksen (e) Erik Jongbloed

S12. Ans.(d) Sol. The former Rangers and Netherlands football player Fernando Ricksen passed away at the age of 43.

Q13. Who among the following has received the Best Director award in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019? (a) Vishal Bhardwaj (b) Rajkumar Hirani

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S13. Ans.(c) Sol. Sriram Raghavan has received the best director award for Andhadhun in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019.

Q14. A new book titled ______written by award-winning author Paro Anand released. It marks the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. (a) Gandhi: An autobiography (b) The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi (c) India After Gandhi (d) Being Gandhi (e) India Of My Dreams

S14. Ans.(d) Sol. A new book titled “Being Gandhi” written by award-winning author Paro Anand released. It marks the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Q15. Who among the following has received the Best Actor in a leading role (Female) in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019? (a) Alia Bhatt (b) Aditi Rao Hydari (c) Sara Ali Khan (d) Deepika Padukone (e) Priyanka Chopra

S15. Ans.(a) Sol. Alia Bhatt has received the Best Actor in a leading role (Female) for Raazi movie in the 20th Edition of IIFA Awards 2019.

Q1. Name the former PTI senior correspondent, who travelled extensively with first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and covered the country’s maiden Lok Sabha polls, recently passed away. (a) Vineet Jain (b) N Ravi (c) Hormusji N Cama (d) Bhagat Ram Vats (e) Vivek Goenka

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S1. Ans.(d) Sol. Bhagat Ram Vats a former PTI senior correspondent, who travelled extensively with first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and covered the country’s maiden Lok Sabha polls, recently passed away.

Q2. Name the golf player who recently won the Ladies European Tour Title at Lacoste Ladies French Open. (a) Nelly Korda (b) Veronica Felibert (c) Ellie Day (d) Blair O’Neal (e) Aditi Ashok

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Nelly Korda has won the Ladies European Tour Title at Lacoste Ladies French Open.

Q3. Name the telecom service provider which has tied up with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer a pre-paid plan with insurance protection cover for its customers. (a) Reliance Jio (b) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (c) Bharti Airtel (d) Tata DoCoMo (e) Vodafone Idea Limited

S3. Ans.(c) Sol. Bharti Airtel has tied up with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer a pre- paid plan with insurance protection cover for its customers.

Q4. Name the Indian shuttler who defeated Myanmar’s Thet Htar Thuzar by 21-13, 21-11 to win the Maldives International Future Series held in Maldives. (a) P.V. Sindhu (b) Saina Nehwal (c) Jwala Gutta (d) Malvika Bansod (e) Ashwini Ponnappa

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S4. Ans.(d) Sol. Indian shuttler Malvika Bansod defeated Myanmar’s Thet Htar Thuzar to won the Maldives International Future Series held in Maldives.

Q5. Which state/UT has announced a scheme under which “Pink tickets” will be issued to women passengers for free travel in DTC and cluster buses till March 2020? (a) Chandigarh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Delhi (d) Andhra Pradesh (e) Daman and Diu

S5. Ans.(c) Sol. Delhi government has announced a scheme under which “Pink tickets” will be issued to women passengers for free travel in DTC and cluster buses till March 2020.

Q6. Securities and Exchange Board of India has penalised which of the following company and its promoters for violating insider trading norms, with penalty of over Rs 22 crore? (a) Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (b) Lupin Limited (c) Cadila Healthcare Limited (d) Cipla Limited (e) Aurobindo Pharma

S6. Ans.(e) Sol. Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a penalty of over Rs 22 crore on Aurobindo Pharma and its promoters for violating insider trading norms.

Q7. Name the player who has won the Best Men’s Player Award during the felicitation ceremony of “Best Fifa Football Awards 2019” held in Milan. (a) Virgil van Dijk (b) Cristiano Ronaldo (c) Lionel Messi (d) Antoine Griezmann (e) Kylian Mbappe

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S7. Ans.(c) Sol. Lionel Messi won the Best Men’s Player Award during the felicitation ceremony of “Best Fifa Football Awards 2019” held in Milan.

Q8. Name the senior journalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee who was conferred the 1st Gauri Lankesh National Award for Journalism. (a) Ravish Kumar (b) Karan Thapar (c) Anshuman Tiwari (d) Arun Shourie (e) Niranjan Sengupta

S8. Ans.(a) Sol. Senior journalist and Ramon Magsaysay awardee, Ravish Kumar has received the 1st Gauri Lankesh National Award for Journalism.

Q9. On which day the United Nations General Assembly observes the International Day of Sign Languages every year? (a) 21 September (b) 22 September (c) 23 September (d) 24 September (e) 25 September

S9. Ans.(c) Sol. The United Nations General Assembly observes 23 September every year as the International Day of Sign Languages.

Q10. Name the player who has won the Best Women’s Player Award during the felicitation ceremony of “Best Fifa Football Awards 2019” held in Milan. (a) Alex Morgan (b) Brandi Chastain (c) Carla Overbeck (d) Briana Scurry (e) Megan Rapinoe

S10. Ans.(e) Sol. Megan Rapinoe has won the Best Women’s Player Award during the felicitation ceremony of “Best Fifa Football Awards 2019” held in Milan.

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Q11. Name the Bollywood playback singer who has been honoured with the Magnificent Performing Arts Award at the annual 21st Century Icon Awards in London. (a) Lata Mangeshkar (b) Shreya Ghoshal (c) Udit Narayan (d) Sonu Nigam (e) Alka Yagnik

S11. Ans.(d) Sol. Popular Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam has been honoured with the Magnificent Performing Arts Award at the annual 21st Century Icon Awards in London.

Q12. Paisalo Digital has signed its co-origination loan agreement recently with which of the following banks? (a) Bank of Maharashtra (b) Bank of India (c) Bank of Baroda (d) State Bank of India (e) Canara Bank

S12. Ans.(a) Sol. Paisalo Digital has signed its co-origination loan agreement with the Bank of Maharashtra.

Q13. The United Nations General Assembly observes the International Day of Sign Languages every year. What was the theme of day for 2019? (a) With Sign Language, Everyone is Included (b) Supporting with the Sign Language (c) Sign Language Rights for All (d) Importance of Sign Language (e) With Sign Language, All are Included

S13. Ans.(c) Sol. The United Nations General Assembly observes the International Day of Sign Languages every year. The theme of day for 2019: Sign Language Rights for All!

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Q14. Who among the following has won the Men’s Coach of the Year Award during the felicitation ceremony of “Best Fifa Football Awards 2019” held in Milan? (a) Mircea Lucescu (b) Pep Guardiola (c) Antonio Conte (d) Jurgen Klopp (e) Marcello Lippi

S14. Ans.(d) Sol. Jurgen Klopp has won the Men’s Coach of the Year Award during the felicitation ceremony of “Best Fifa Football Awards 2019” held in Milan.

Q15. Name the badminton player who defeated Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying by 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 in the women’s badminton singles final match to win the China Open title. (a) Carolina Marin (b) Nozomi Okuhara (c) Ratchanok Intanon (d) Li Xuerui (e) Mireia Belmonte

S15. Ans.(a) Sol. Carolina Marin defeated Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 in the women’s badminton singles final match to win the China Open title.

Q16. Name the tennis player who defeated Borna Coric by 6-3, 6-1 in the summit clash to win the St Petersburg Open title. (a) Rafael Nadal (b) Stefanos Tsitsipas (c) Daniil Medvedev (d) Novak Djokovic (e) Roger Federer

S16. Ans.(c) Sol. Daniil Medvedev defeated Borna Coric by 6-3, 6-1 in the summit clash to win the St Petersburg Open title.

Q17. ______and Igor Zelenay defeated the Italian pair of Matteo Berrettini and Simone Bolelli by 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 to clinch the men’s

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St. Petersburg doubles title in St. Petersburg, Russia. (a) Divij Sharan (b) Leander Paes (c) Rohan Bopanna (d) Yuki Bhambri (e) Ramkumar Ramanathan

S17. Ans.(a) Sol. Divij Sharan and Igor Zelenay defeated the Italian pair of Matteo Berrettini and Simone Bolelli by 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 to clinch the men’s St. Petersburg doubles title in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Q18. Name the former Indian cricketer who made his Test debut against Pakistan on November 1952 and played his last test against West Indies at Kingston in April 1953, passed away recently. (a) Vijay Manjrekar (b) Madhav Apte (c) Polly Umrigar (d) Pravin Amre (e) Dilip Sardesai

S18. Ans.(b) Sol. Former Indian cricketer Madhav Apte who made his Test debut against Pakistan on November 1952 and played his last test against West Indies at Kingston in April 1953 and passed away recently.

Q19. Name the racer who has won the Singapore Grand Prix held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore. (a) M. Verstappen (b) C. Leclerc (c) V. Bottas (d) Sebastian Vettel (e) L. Hamilton

S19. Ans.(d) Sol. Ferrari Sebastian Vettel has won the Singapore Grand Prix held at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore.

Q20. Name the company which has tied up with Febraban, an industry body representing the Brazil’s financial services industry to develop an

Page 135 of 149 online platform “Noomis” for the financial services industry in Brazil. (a) Tata Consultancy Services (b) Infosys (c) Wipro (d) HCL Technologies (e) Cognizant

S20. Ans.(c) Sol. Wipro has tied up with Febraban, an industry body representing the Brazil’s financial services industry to develop an online platform “Noomis” for the financial services industry in Brazil.

Q1. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has formally commissioned the Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel ______at the Chennai Port Trust. (a) Sindhughosh (b) Kalvari (c) Chakra (d) Varaha (e) Arihant

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has formally commissioned the Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel ‘Varaha’ at the Chennai Port Trust.

Q2. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed restrictions on which of the following bank, under which the depositors of the bank cannot withdraw more than Rs 1,000 from their accounts? (a) Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (b) Ahmedabad Mercantile Co-operative Bank (c) Kalupur Commercial Co-operative Bank (d) Mehsana Urban Co-operative Bank (e) Nutan Nagarik Sahakari Bank

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has imposed restrictions on Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank, under which the depositors cannot withdraw more than Rs 1,000 from their accounts.

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Q3. Name the company which has signed a corporate agency agreement with city-based Repco Home Finance Ltd to offer the company’s range of products to RHFL customers? (a) Life Insurance Corporation of India (b) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd. (c) Max Life Insurance Company Limited (d) HDFC Life (e) SBI Life Insurance

S3. Ans.(e) Sol. SBI Life Insurance has signed a corporate agency agreement with city- based Repco Home Finance Ltd to offer the company’s range of products to RHFL customers.

Q4. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the 2019 Global Goalkeeper Award for ______(a) Fit India Movement (b) Poshan Abhiyan (c) Swachh Bharat Mission (d) Jan Dhan Yojana (e) Jal Jivan Mission

S4. Ans.(c) Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the 2019 Global Goalkeeper Award. He received the award for Swachh Bharat Mission from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Q5. Name the single-window system recently launched by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah which will be used for issuing licences to private security agencies. (a) Government Open Data License (b) Private Security Agency Licensing Portal (c) Private Security Agency Licensing & Complaint Redressal Portal (d) Private Security Agency Kendra (e) India National Data Sharing

S5. Ans.(b) Sol. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched a single-window

Page 137 of 149 system ‘Private Security Agency Licensing Portal’. The single-window system will be used for issuing licences to private security agencies.

Q6. Name the state which recently defeated Railways by 1-0 to win the Senior Women’s National Football Championship held in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh. (a) Nagaland (b) West Bengal (c) Manipur (d) Odisha (e) Asam

S6. Ans.(c) Sol. Manipur defeated Railways by 1-0 to win the Senior Women’s National Football Championship held in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh.

Q7. Army officer Ponung Doming became the first woman officer of which of the following state, to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army? (a) Sikkim (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Tripura (e) Arunachal Pradesh

S7. Ans.(e) Sol. Army officer Ponung Doming became the first woman officer from Arunachal Pradesh to be elevated to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army.

Q8. Who among the following will be awarded with the SASTRA Ramanujan prize for 2019? (a) Terry Tao (b) Adam Harper (c) Grigori Perelman (d) John Horton Conway (e) Paul Erdos

S8. Ans.(b) Sol. The SASTRA Ramanujan prize for 2019 will be awarded to the

Page 138 of 149 mathematician Adam Harper who is an Assistant Professor with the University of Warwick, England.

Q9. Name the National women’s badminton coach who has stepped down from her post of National women’s coach of India. (a) Zhang Jun (b) Lim Pek Siah (c) Kim Ji Hyun (d) Ksenia Evgenova (e) Park Joo-bong

S9. Ans.(c) Sol. National women’s badminton coach Kim Ji-Hyun has stepped down from her post of National women’s coach of India.

Q10. Who among the following was recently appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea Bissau? (a) Harsh Vardhan Shringla (b) T C Barupal (c) Rudrendra Tandon (d) Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas (e) Partha Satpathy

S10. Ans.(d) Sol. Godavarthi Venkata Srinivas was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Guinea Bissau.

Q11. Who among the following has been appointed as the new chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI)? (a) Alok Sahoo (b) Nilesh Shah (c) Maneesh Dangi (d) Nimesh Shah (e) Saurabh Nanavati

S11. Ans.(b) Sol. Nilesh Shah, Managing Director of Kotak Asset Management Company (AMC), has been appointed as the new chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI).

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Q12. Who among the following will be awarded with the Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema? (a) Shatrughan Sinha (b) Rajesh Khanna (c) Shashi Kapoor (d) Amitabh Bachchan (e) Vinod Khanna

S12. Ans.(d) Sol. The country’s highest film honour, the Dadasaheb Phalke award, will be presented this year to Amitabh Bachchan. This award is given for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.

Q13. India and the United States are set to hold their first tri-services exercise code-named “______” at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. (a) Mitra Shakti (b) Nomadic Elephant (c) Tiger Triumph (d) Khanjar (e) Garuda Shakti

S13. Ans.(c) Sol. India and the United States are set to hold their first tri-services exercise code-named “Tiger Triumph” at Visakhapatnam and Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.

Q14. Name the solar park recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the UN headquarters. (a) Nehru Solar Park (b) United Nations Solar Park (c) Patel Solar Park (d) Kalam Solar Park (e) Gandhi Solar Park

S14. Ans.(e) Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 50 kilowatt ‘Gandhi Solar Park’ at the UN headquarters.

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Q15. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the sixth “India Water Week 2019” with the theme of? (a) Nature for Water (b) Leaving no one behind’ (c) Water cooperation-coping with 21st-century challenge (d) Wastewater (e) Water & Jobs

S15. Ans.(c) Sol. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the sixth “India Water Week 2019” with the theme of Water cooperation-coping with 21st-century challenge.

Q16. Indian chess grandmaster, Koneru Hampi has clinched Fide World Grand Prix 2019 title with 8 points from 11 rounds in Skolkovo, Russia. She belong to which state? (a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Punjab (e) Andhra Pradesh

S16. Ans.(e) Sol. Indian chess grandmaster, Koneru Hampi of Gudivada ( Andhra Pradesh) has clinched Fide World Grand Prix 2019 title with 8 points from 11 rounds in Skolkovo, Russia.

Q17. As per the Indian Meteorological Department, Earthquake hits the Pakistan-India border region with the magnitude of ______on the Richter scale on 24th September, 2019. (a) 6.3 (b) 6.4 (c) 6.5 (d) 6.6 (e) 6.7

S17. Ans.(a) Sol. As per the Indian Meteorological Department, Earthquake hits the Pakistan-India border region with the magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale on 24th September, 2019.

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Q18. Which of the following is the Currency of Guinea Bissau? (a) Dinar (b) West African CFA Franc (c) Dirham (d) Pound (e) Rand

S18. Ans.(b) Sol. Currency of Guinea Bissau: West African CFA franc.

Q19. The SASTRA Ramanujan prize was instituted in 2005 and awarded by SASTRA University on its campus near Kumbakonam in? (a) Kerala (b) Karnataka (c) Rajasthan (d) Tamil Nadu (e) Odisha

S19. Ans.(d) Sol. The SASTRA Ramanujan prize was instituted in 2005 and awarded by SASTRA University on its campus near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.

Q20. Who among the following is the Secretary-General of the United Nations? (a) Audrey Azoulay (b) Margaret Chan (c) Antonio Guterres (d) David Nabarro (e) Arkebe Oqubay

S20. Ans.(c) Sol. Antonio Guterres is the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Q1. The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), inaugurated the exhibition of India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2019 in? (a) Kolkata (b) Gandhinagar (c) Chennai (d) New Delhi (e) Mumbai

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S1. Ans.(d) Sol. The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), inaugurated the exhibition of India Tourism Mart (ITM) 2019 in New Delhi.

Q2. Which of the following countries has recently launched an unmanned spacecraft ‘H-2B rocket’ with cargo vessel Kounotori8, towards the International Space Station? (a) Japan (b) China (c) Russia (d) India (e) France

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Japan has launched an unmanned spacecraft ‘ H-2B rocket’ with cargo vessel Kounotori8, towards the International Space Station.

Q3. Which day is observed as World Tourism Day by the United Nations every year? (a) 26 September (b) 30 September (c) 29 September (d) 28 September (e) 27 September

S3. Ans.(e) Sol. The United Nations observes 27 September every year as World Tourism Day.

Q4. Which country has lifted the ban on the exports of Hilsa fish to India as a goodwill gesture during the Durga Puja.? (a) Thailand (b) Myanmar (c) Bangladesh (d) Malaysia (e) Sril Lanka

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S4. Ans.(c) Sol. Bangladesh has lifted the ban on the exports of Hilsa fish to India as a goodwill gesture during the Durga Puja.

Q5. Uttar Pradesh government has announced an annual support of ______to the victims of triple talaq till their rehabilitation. (a) Rs 4,000 (b) Rs 6,000 (c) Rs 8,000 (d) Rs 10,000 (e) Rs 12,000

S5. Ans.(b) Sol. Uttar Pradesh government has announced an annual support of Rs 6,000 to the victims of triple talaq till their rehabilitation.

Q6. World University of Design (WUD) hosted Global Goals Jam 3.0, which focused on design thinking and service design methodologies was hosted with the theme? (a) eWaste (b) eDesign (c) eJam (d) eService (e) eGoals

S6. Ans.(a) Sol. World University of Design (WUD) hosted Global Goals Jam 3.0, which focused on design thinking and service design methodologies was hosted with the theme: eWaste

Q7. Name the social media platform which has inked an agreement with the International Cricket Council, under which the social media platform will get exclusive digital content rights for select cricket matches in the Indian subcontinent. (a) Whatsapp (b) Snapchat (c) Facebook (d) Telegram (e) Instagram

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S7. Ans.(c) Sol. The International Cricket Council has inked an agreement with Facebook, under which the social media platform will get exclusive digital content rights for select cricket matches in the Indian subcontinent.

Q8. Name the American television producer & a four-time Emmy Award winner who passed away recently. (a) J. Michael Mendel (b) Larina Adamson (c) Denise Sirkot (d) Richard Raynis (e) Richard Sakai

S8. Ans.(a) Sol. American television producer & a four-time Emmy Award winner J. Michael Mendel passed away.

Q9. Who among the following has become the first Indian to receive the Changemaker Award 2019 at the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2019? (a) Malala Yousafzai (b) Payal Jangid (c) Zeal Jitendra Marathe (d) Anjith P (e) Gaurav Kumar Bharti

S9. Ans.(b) Sol. Rajasthan’s Payal Jangid, aged 17, became the first Indian to receive the Changemaker Award 2019 at the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2019.

Q10. Name the former 2-times French President who passed away recently. (a) Ricky Skerritt (b) Gitanas Nauseda (c) Stuart R. Bell (d) Megawati Sukarnoputri (e) Jacques Chirac

S10. Ans.(e) Sol. Former 2-times French President Jacques Chirac passed away.

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Q11. Who among the following will be succeeded by the Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat to become the new Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee? (a) President Ram Nath Kovind (b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi (c) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (d) Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa (e) Admiral Karambir Singh

S11. Ans.(d) Sol. Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat will succeed Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa to become the new Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.

Q12. Pranab Mukherjee released a book named ‘Reset: Regaining India’s ______Legacy’ written by Subramanian Swamy and published by Rupa Publications India. (a) Economic (b) Defense (c) National (d) Educational (e) Sports

S12. Ans.(a) Sol. Pranab Mukherjee released a book named ‘Reset: Regaining India’s Economic Legacy’ written by Subramanian Swamy and published by Rupa Publications India.

Q13. Name the payment bank which has joined hands with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company to offer unique Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy to protect against mosquito-borne diseases. (a) India Post Payments Bank (b) Fino Payments Bank (c) Jio Payments Bank (d) Paytm Payments Bank (e) Airtel Payments Bank

S13. Ans.(e) Sol. Airtel Payments Bank has joined hands with HDFC ERGO General

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Insurance Company to offer unique Mosquito Diseases Protection Policy (MDPP) to protect against mosquito-borne diseases.

Q14. The Indian government has approved the construction of 1.23 lakh houses under the PMAY (Urban). PMAY stands for? (a) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (b) Pradhan Mantri Aadhar Yojana (c) Pradhan Mantri Ashram Yojana (d) Pradhan Mantri Aakash Yojana (e) Pradhan Mantri Ayush Yojana

S14. Ans.(a) Sol. The Indian government has approved the construction of 1.23 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).

Q15. The United Nations observes World Tourism Day every year. What was the theme of the day for 2019? (a) Tourism and Cultural Protection (b) One billion tourists, one billion opportunities (c) Tourism for all: Promoting universal accessibility (d) Sustainable Tourism: A Tool for Development (e) Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future For All

S15. Ans.(e) Sol. The United Nations observes World Tourism Day every year. The day was observed with theme: Tourism and Jobs: A Better Future For All.

Q1. Who among the following has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force? (a) Air Marshal BS Dhanoa (b) Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria (c) Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar (d) Air Marshal HS Arora (e) Air Marshal B Suresh

S1. Ans.(d) Sol. Air Marshal HS Arora has been appointed as the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force.

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Q2. Name the airport which has been recognised by the Airport Council International as the best airport in terms of services offered to passengers. (a) Cochin International Airport Limited (b) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (c) Indira Gandhi International Airport (d) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (e) Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport

S2. Ans.(a) Sol. Airport Council International has recognised Cochin International Airport Limited as the best airport in terms of services offered to passengers.

Q3. PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd. has tied-up with which insurance firm to offer a product which covers health, death and illness? (a) TATA AIG Health Insurance (b) Aviva Life Insurance Company India Private Limited (c) Religare Health Insurance (d) Optima Health Insurance Agency (e) SecureNow Insurance Broker Pvt. Ltd.

S3. Ans.(c) Sol. PNB MetLife India Insurance Co. Ltd. has tied-up with Religare Health Insurance to offer a product which covers health, death and illness.

Q4. Which country was ranked 44th in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019 produced by the IMD World Competitiveness Center? (a) China (b) India (c) U.S. (d) Indonesia (e) South Africa

S4. Ans.(b) Sol. India was ranked 44th in the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019 produced by the IMD World Competitiveness Center.

Q5. Who among the following was appointed as the first woman president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) at the 87th Annual General Meeting of TNCA in Chennai, Tamil Nadu?

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(a) Jhulan Goswami (b) Gargi Banerji (c) Runa Basu (d) Rupa Gurunath (e) Sharmila Chakraborty

S5. Ans.(d) Sol. Rupa Gurunath was appointed as the first woman president of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) at the 87th Annual General Meeting of TNCA in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Q6. Name the company which has recently received the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category. (a) WIPRO Limited (b) Tata Consultancy Services Limited (c) Cognizant (d) Tech Mahindra LimitedJ (e) Infosys Limited

S6. Ans.(e) Sol. IT major Infosys has received the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category.

Q7. Name the senior partner at the iconic Britannia & Co restaurant (Mumbai) who passed away recently. (a) Manoj Kohinoor (b) Dharmesh Kohinoor (c) Sumitra Kohinoor (d) Boman Rashid Kohinoor (e) Anurag Kohinoor

S7. Ans.(d) Sol. Boman Rashid Kohinoor, senior partner at the iconic Britannia & Co restaurant (Mumbai) passed away.

Q8. ______, Ministry of Defence and Central University of Jammu have entered into a MoU for the establishment of Kalam Centre for Science and Technology. (a) Bharat Electronics Limited (b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

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S8. Ans.(e) Sol. Defence Research & Development Organisation, Ministry of Defence and Central University of Jammu have entered into a MoU for the establishment of Kalam Centre for Science and Technology.

Q9. The President of India unveiled the 1st “Indigenous High-Temperature Fuel Cell System” developed by CSIR on the occasion of CSIR Foundation Day in New Delhi. ‘S’ in CSIR stands for? (a) Social (b) Security (c) Secular (d) Scientific (e) Statutory

S9. Ans.(d) Sol. The President of India unveiled the 1st “Indigenous High-Temperature Fuel Cell System” developed by CSIR on the occasion of CSIR Foundation Day in New Delhi.

Q10. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has announced that the metro rail in Bhopal will be named for “______”, an 11th century ruler. (a) Abu Kalijar (b) Raja Bhoj (c) Vajjada (d) Qutb al-din Hasan (e) Lashkari ibn Musa

S10. Ans.(b) Sol. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has announced that the metro rail in Bhopal will be named for Raja Bhoj, an 11th century ruler.