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1. Currently, Who is the minister of, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship ? a) Menka Gandhi b) Dharmendra padhan c) Smriti Irani d) Dr. Harshvardhan e) Hardeep Puri
ANSWER:- Option (B)
2. Which Ministry has launched ‘e-Dharti App’? a) Ministry of Women and Child Development b) Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry. c) Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ministry d) Ministry of Science & Technology e) None of the these
ANSWER:- Option (C)
3. Who is currently, The Housing and Urban Affairs Minister of India? a) Menka Gandhi b) Dharmendra padhan c) Smriti Irani d) Dr. Harshvardhan e) Hardeep Puri
ANSWER:- Option (E)
4. Who is appointed new Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia ? a) Srikant Das b) Ausaf Sayeed c) Padma Lakshmi d) Kummanam Rajashekharan e) None of these
ANSWER:- Option (B)
5. Who is the newest Goodwill Ambassador appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). a) Srikant Das b) Ausaf Sayeed c) Padma Lakshmi d) Kummanam Rajashekharan e) Rajeev Soori
ANSWER:- Option(C)
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6. Kummanam Rajasekharan resigned as a governor of which of the following state? a) Uttarakhand b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Mizoram d) Assam e) Goa
ANSWER:- Option(C)
7. ‘International Women's Day’ observed recently on which of the following date ? a) 1 March b) 8 March c) 18 March d) 24 March e) 18 April
ANSWER:- Option(B)
8. What was the theme for ‘International Women's Day 2019’ campaign ? a) Balance for Better b) Think Equal, Build Smart c) Strive to succeed d) Let’s move ahead e) None of these
ANSWER:- Option(A)
9. Which of the following ministry has launched ‘POSHAN PAKHWADA’? a) Ministry Of Agriculture b) Ministry Of Food Processing Industries c) Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare d) Ministry Of Women & Child Development e) Ministry Of Rural Development
ANSWER:- Option(D)
10. Who has been appointed as a Chief of Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)? a) Ajit Kumar Mohanty b) Ajay Alok Verma c) Amit Khare d) Kummanam Rajasekharan e) None of these
Answer:- Option (A)
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11. Who is the current ‘Information & Broadcasting Secretary of India’? a) Ajit Kumar Mohanty b) Ajay Alok Verma c) Amit Khare d) Kummanam Rajasekharan e) None of these
Answer:- Option (C)
12. Recently Cabinet approved investment for Kiru Hydro-electric project, the project is situated in which of the following state? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Uttarakhand c) Assam d) Tripura e) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer:- Option (E)
13. In which of the following city Metro has been started most recently? a) Nagpur b) Jaipur c) Pune d) Patna e) Chandigarh
Answer:- Option (A)
14. Which of the following is the highest civilian award for women in India? a) Nari Seva Puraskar b) Nari Veerta Puraskar c) Nari Shakti Puraskar d) Nari Samman Puraskar e) None Of These
Answer:- Option (C)
15. How much amount is World Bank providing for National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) to boost rural income across 13 states of India? a) 200 Million USD b) 250 Million USD c) 150 Million USD d) 100 Million USD e) 300 Million USD
Answer:- Option (B)
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16. The government of India recently launched a new denomination coin of Rs. 20, what type of shape this coin have? a) 12- edged polygon b) 12-edged rectangle c) 8- edged polygon d) 10- edged Rectangle e) None of these
Answer:- Option (A)
17. National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped Rs. 500 crore on which of the following automobile company for damaging the environment using “Cheat Device” in its diesel cars in India? a) Maruti Suzuki b) Tata Motors c) Volkswagen d) Nissan e) Skoda
Answer:- Option (C)
18. The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $26 Million Loan Agreement to provide additional financing for improving drainage infrastructure in which of the following state? a) Tripura b) West Bengal c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Assam e) Manipur
Answer:- Option (D)
19. Who is the current President of Asian Development Bank? a) Takehiko Nakao. b) Audrey Azoulay c) Jim Yong Kim d) Fillipo Grandi e) Christine lagarde
Answer:- Option (A)
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20. Google Launched which of the following Reading Tutor App for Kids in India? a) Google Voice b) Google Play Books c) Google Now d) Google Kids e) Google Bolo
Answer:- Option (E)
21. What is the full form of “ISSA”? a) International Social Security Association b) International Special Security Authority c) International Security Social Association Indian State Statistical Association d) International Standard Stability Association Answer:- Option (A) 22. The “Marayoor Jaggery”, the traditional and handmade product received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Central Government, this is the product of which state ? a) Kerala b) Andhra Pradesh c) Tamilnadu d) Karnataka e) Telangana
Answer:- Option(A)
23. Who has been appointed as the Finance Secretary of India under Finance Ministry? a) Srikant Das b) Ausaf Sayeed c) Shubhash Chandra Garg d) Padma Lakshmi e) Kummanam Rajashekharan
Answer:- Option (C)
24. Which of the following is appointed as Chief Scientist at World Health Organization (WHO)? a) Soumya Swaminathan b) Noel Hinners c) Allen Stofan
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d) suzsanna Jakab e) Michael Ryan
Answer:- Option (A)
25. United Bank signs a Bancassurance Deal with which of the following company ? a) Aviva Life Insurance b) DHFL Pramerica Life Insurance c) Exide Life Insurance d) HDFC Life Insurance e) Kotak Life Insurance
Answer:- Option (D)
26. “ISRO” and its counterpart “CNES” sealed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system in the country in May2019. CNES is space agency of which of the following country? a) French b) Russia c) Israel d) Canada e) Brussels
Answer:- Option (A)
27. India-Japan Space Dialogue was held in which of the following city? a) Dehradun b) Jaipur c) Ahmedabad d) Mumbai e) New Delhi Answer:- Option (E)
28. The third edition of the bilateral joint exercise between India Army and Oman Army will begin from 12th March, What is the name of this joint Exercise? a) Khanjar b) Mitra - Shakti c) Kurukshetra d) Al Nagah e) Surya Kiran
Answer:- Option (D)
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29. India’s first Oil Museum will come in which state? a) Gurjrat b) Haryana c) Punjab d) Assam e) Himachal Pradesh
Answer:- Option (D)
30. Who is The Chief Election Commissioner of India ? a) Om Prakash Rawat b) Sunil Arora c) Sukumar Sen d) Navin Chawla e) B.S Mubarak
Answer:- Option (B)
31. Election Commission Of India announced the dates of Lok Sabha Elections 2019, In how many phases these elections are going to be held? a) 9 Phases b) 5 Phases c) 7 Phases d) 11 Phases e) None Of These
Answer:- Option (C)
32. The General Lok Sabha Election 2019 Starting from 11 April 2019, this election is for which number of Lok Sabha? a) 11th b) 13th c) 15th d) 16th e) 17th
Answer:- Option (E)
33. Recently, Prime Minister of India attended 50th Raising Day Celebration, this day is celebrated by which of the following? a) ITBP b) BSF c) Indian Army d) CISF e) SSB
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Answer:- Option (D)
34. Which of the following state has launched free milk scheme for Anganwadi children under Mukhyamantri Aanchal Amrit Yojna ? a) Uttarakhand b) Himachal Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Haryana e) Delhi
Answer:- Option (A)
35. Scheme “Yuvashri Arpan” for employment of youth has introduced by which of the following state? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Telangana c) West Bengal d) Karnataka e) Tripura
Answer:- Option (C)
36. Which of the following insurance company has been awarded with GOLDEN PEACOCK INNOVATIVE PRODUCT AWARD for introducing OLA RIDE Insurance ? a) Reliance General Insurance b) ACKO General Insurance c) HDFC ERGO d) BHARTI AXA e) Bajaj Allianz
Answer:- Option (B)
37. Who is the New Prime Minister of Palestine ? a) Benjamin Netanyahu b) Mohd. Shtayyeh c) Mahmoud Abbas d) Mahmoud Ali e) Fareed Rehman
Answer:- Option (C)
38. Korea Exim Bank has extended Rs 4100 Crore Loan for Metro Rail Project in which of the following city? a) Jaipur b) Ahmedabad
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c) Visakhapatnam d) Lucknow e) Patna
Answer:- Option (C)
39. Who won the Gold Medal for India at the 38th GeeBee Boxing (56kg)Tournament held in Helsinki, Finland ? a) Naveen Kumar b) Shiva Thapa c) Anand Shrivastava d) Kavinder Singh Bisht e) Sumit Sangwan
Answer:- Option (D)
40. How many medals clinched by India in GeeBee Boxing (56kg)Tournament held in Helsinki, Finland ? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5
Answer:- Option (E)
41. Which of the following become india’s 61st Grandmaster ?(Highest Title for Chess Player) a) B. Adhiban b) P. Iniyan c) Jacob Aagaard d) Ahmed Adly e) None of these
Answer:- Option (B)
42. Who is chairing a panel of 3 mediators in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case ? a) Ranjan Gogoi b) Kalifullah c) Ravishankar d) Sanjay Kishan Koul e) N.V Ramana
Answer:- Option (B)
43. What is the full form of IBBI?
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a) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board Of India b) Institute of Bankruptcy Board Of India c) Institute of Banking Business Industry d) Indian Banking Board Institute e) None of these
Answer:- Option (B)
44. Which ministry will be organizing the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnerships? a) Ministry of Commerce & Industry b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs c) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs d) Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation e) Ministry of External Affairs
Answer:- Option (A)
45. Which state government has issued an ordinance increasing reservation quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 27% from the current 14%. a) Andhra Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Arunachal Pradesh e) Goa
Answer:- Option (C)
46. Who is currently the governor of Madhya Pradesh? a) Kiran Bedi b) Ram Naik c) Kalyan Singh d) Anandiben Patel e) V.P Singh Badnore
Answer:- Option (D)
47. An 116-year old woman honoured as world’s oldest person alive By Guinness World Records, The woman belongs to which of the following country? a) South Africa b) China c) Japan d) Nepal e) India Answer:- Option (C)
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48. Which of the following country grabbed 1st Prize At International ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019’ In Berlin? a) Pakistan b) India c) Nepal d) Sri Lanka e) Afghanistan
Answer:- Option (B)
49. International Food & Hospitality Fair “AAHAR” held in which of the following city? a) Mumbai b) Chandigarh c) Noida d) New Delhi e) Gurugram
Answer:- Option (D)
50. Recently, Prime minister of India & Prime minister of ______jointly unveiled e-plaques for development project through video conferencing. England Australia South Africa Bangladesh Pakistan
Answer:- Option (D)
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51. Under an agreement between India & another country, the tourists and businessmen of that country can stay in India for 90 days without a visa, name that country? a) Bangladesh b) Maldivas c) Sri-Lanka d) Nepal e) Afghanistan
Answer:- Option (B)
52. Who has been appointed as a Chancellor of Central University of Gujarat? a) BS Bawa b) S.A Bari c) Hasmukh Adhia d) Sreedharan e) S Srikant
Answer:- Option (C)
53. Who has been appointed as Principal Adviser to two mass rapid transit system to be built in Jammu & Kashmir? a) E Sreedharan b) Hasmukh Adhia c) Anandiben patel d) Kalifullah e) None of these
Answer:- Option (A)
54. BBC generalist has won Chameli Devi Jain Award-2018 at a function in Delhi, Name of the generalist is?
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a) Smriti Kaur b) Sonali Goswami c) Neha Patel d) Sakshi Sharma e) Priyanka Dubey Answer:- Option (E)
55. Former french football player Zinedine Zidane has been re-appointed as a coach of Which of the following football club of Spain? a) Rayo Vallecano b) Real betis c) Athletic Bilbao d) Real Madrid e) Sevilla Answer:- Option (D)
56. Which the following person bagged the bronze medal in Laser Asian Sailing Championship in Singapore? a) Sachin Verma b) Upamanyu Dutta c) Sunil Mehra d) Karandeep Singh e) Sandeep Kumawat Answer:- Option (B)
57. The 2019 SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Women’s Championship was scheduled to be held in which of the following country? a) India b) Pakistan c) Nepal d) Bangladesh
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e) Maldivas Answer:- Option (C)
58. Who has been selected as Barbie role model & was presented with a one-of-a-kind doll by Barbie as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary? a) Dipa Karmakar b) Sonal Sharma c) Deeksha Rawat d) Pooja Devi e) Dimple Singh Answer:- Option (A)
59. Recently Vice President of India visited a country named costa rica, What is the capital of this country? a) Cairo b) San Jose c) Asuncion d) Moroni e) Prague
Answer:- Option (B)
60. Who will replace Pramit Jhaveri as CEO of CITI Bank India from April 1, 2019. a) Dr. A K Mohanty b) Ashu Khullar c) A.S Rajeev d) Sunil Mehta e) Suresh Sethi
Answer:- Option (B)
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61. As per the reports by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Which country is the largest importer of weapons in the world? a) India b) USA c) Britain d) Saudi Arabia e) Russia
Answer:- Option (D)
62. As per the reports by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), What is India’s Rank in importer of weapons in the world? a) 1st b) 3rd c) 2nd d) 4th e) 6th Answer:- Option (C)
63. Who is going to be the new chairman of Axis bank? a) Sanjeev Mishra b) Sunil Mehta c) Rakesh Makhija d) Deepa Karmakar e) Ashu Mittal
Answer:- Option (C)
64. A veteran Hindi Newsreader passed away following a prolonged illness, What was the name of this person? a) Vinod Kashyap
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b) Pranav Mukherjee c) Rita Faria d) Stephen Jones e) Manohar parrikar
Answer:- Option (A)
65. Lately, US Olympic Gold Medalist Kelly Catlin passed, She was related to which of the following sports? a) Gymnasium b) Cycling c) Swimming d) archery e) squash Answer:- Option (B)
66. Which of the following company has found a place in the LIMCA Book of National records & Asia Book of records for the completion of Power Substation in seven months? a) National Power Corporation Ltd. b) Megha engineering Infrastructure Ltd. c) Power Grid Corporation of India d) Srex Power India Ltd. e) New Delhi Municipal Council Answer:- Option (B)
67. As per the report released by Kantar IMRB ICUBE in march 2019,India’s Internet base has crossed______marks. a) 450 Million b) 600 Million c) 750 Million d) 500 Million
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e) 650 Million Answer:- Option (D)
68. Which of the following state government has introduced liquor prohibition bill, 2019? a) Meghalaya b) Bihar c) Mizoram d) Tripura e) Arunachal Pradesh Answer:- Option (C)
69. Which state has set-up the higher level committee to reform higher education? a) Uttarakhand b) Himachal Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Delhi e) Ponducherry Answer:- Option (D)
70. The 4th IoT India Congress will be held in which of the following city? a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Chennai d) Kolkata e) Bangalore Answer:- Option (E)
71. Who has been elected as the first Chairman of the recently introduced lokayukta in Mizoram? a) Jagdish Mukhi b) Mr. C Lalsawata
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c) Rakesh Makhija d) Sonam Mukherji e) Rana Dutta Answer:- Option (B)
72. Which of the following bank has raised 660 Crores by issuing shares to the employee under Employee Share Purchase Scheme? a) Bank of Baroda b) HDFC bank c) ICICI bank d) Bank Of India e) Central bank of india Answer:- Option (D)
73. Erode Turmeric gets GI tag after an 8-year process, This product is related to which of the following state? a) Assam b) Orissa c) Tamilnadu d) Karnataka e) Maharashtra Answer:- Option (C)
74. Which of the following bank has become the 3rd indian company to cross 6 trillion market cap? a) HDFC bank b) ICICI Bank c) State Bank of India d) Bank of Baroda e) Axis Bank Answer:- Option (A)
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75. Who clinched the winner tag in man singles at the All England Open Badminton Championship 2019? a) Kento Momota b) CHEN Yufei c) Mohammad Ehsaan d) Hendra Setiawan e) Jiya Yifan Answer:- Option (A)
76. Who clinched the winner tag in women's singles at the All England Open Badminton Championship 2019? a) Kento Momota b) CHEN Yufei c) Mohammad Ehsaan d) Hendra Setiawan e) Jiya Yifan Answer:- Option (B)
77. US decided to settle their 6 Nuclear power plants in Which of the following country? a) Israel b) Afghanistan c) Pakistan d) India e) North Korea Answer:- Option (D)
78. The United States Special Forces Group stationed in Japan is involved in a joint exercise with India’s National Security Guard in ______. a) Mumbai b) Pune c) New Delhi
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d) Banglore e) Hyderabad Answer:- Option (E)
79. India Extends USD ______To Nepal for Reconstruction of Infrastructures. a) 250 Million b) 300 Million c) 150 Million d) 200 Million e) 180 Million Answer:- Option (A)
80. What is India’s rank in Reserving gold as per the report represented by World Gold Council (WGC)? a) 3rd b) 7th c) 9th d) 11th e) 17th Answer:- Option (D)
81. Which bank has recently introduced the doorstep banking service for senior citizens over 70? a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank c) State Bank of India d) Bank of India e) Bank of baroda Answer:- Option (C)
82. Recently, World Kidney Day is observed on which of the following date? a) 8 March
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b) 10 March c) 12 March d) 14 March e) 10 March Answer:- Option (A)
83. Special Olympics World Games 2019 is to be held in which of the following country? a) India b) Japan c) UAE d) England e) Australia Answer:- Option (C)
84. Who has been appointed as the New Chairman of LIC? a) VK Sharma b) Hemant Bhargava c) TC Susheel Kumar d) MR Kumar e) Vipin Anand Answer:- Option (D)
85. What was the theme of World Kidney Day? a) Kidney health for everyone everywhere b) Kidney Disease and Obesity c) Obesity and kidney disease: hidden consequences of the epidemic d) Healthy Lifestyle For Healthy Kidney e) Kidneys & Women’s Health: Include, Value, Empower Answer:- Option (A)
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86. First time, RBI would conduct dollar-rupee buy/sell swap auction of how much amount of dollars? a) 7billion b) 5 Billion c) 10 billion d) 1 billion e) 4 billion Answer:- Option (B)
87. Which bank has become the first bank to link both deposit rate and lending rate to an external benchmark? a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank c) State Bank of India d) Bank of India e) Bank of baroda Answer:- Option (C)
88. Which of the following bank has introduced the creche-child day care facility in its headquarter? a) ICICI Bank b) HDFC Bank c) State Bank of India d) Bank of India e) Bank of baroda Answer:- Option (E)
89. Charlie Whiting has died in Australia, He was the director of which of the following sports? a) Formula one b) Cricket c) Rugby
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d) Baseball e) Badminton Answer:- Option (A)
a) 90.A Japanese representative “Arata Isozaki” won the Pritzker Prize 2019, He/She is related to which profession? a) Singer b) Social Worker c) Architect d) Writer e) Engineer
Answer:- Option (C) b) 91.Who will be the first person to get “Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar” a) Zaved Akhter b) Abhinandan Varthaman c) Sonal Roy d) BS Dhanoa e) TS Thakur
Answer:- Option (B) c) d) 92.Ancient tribal language Gondi to be taught in tribal districts of which state? a) Tamilnadu b) Kerala c) Madhya Pradesh d) Andhra Pradesh e) Karnataka
Answer:- Option (C)