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December 2019 Monthly Booster December 2019 Who has been chosen for the 55th Jnanpith Award? Who recently became the first female pilot of Indian Akkitham Navy? Tukaram Dighole, who died recently, was the famous Lieutenant Shivangi personality in which field? Who won the international children’s peace prize 2019? Politics Greta Thunberg & Divina Maloum Recently Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Greta Thunberg, who won international children’s peace Shekhawat has released a short documentary film on prize 2019, hails from which country? Water Conservation named? Sweden SHIKHAR SE PUKAR Who became the first Indian to win Mr Universe 2019 crown at World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship in South Korea? Chitharesh Natesan Under which scheme, the Chief Minister of Karnataka has recently inaugurated the Kalaburagi Airport? UDAN-RCS Scheme What is the approximate cost of the newly built Kalaburgi Airport under Udaan / Regional Connectivity Scheme? Rs. 176 crores What is the expanded form of UDAN-RCS Scheme? “Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik” Regional Connectivity Scheme Which state/UT has completed highest 11,400 km road length under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in 2019? Jammu and Kashmir Under which scheme, the highest road network of around 11,400 km has been completed in Jammu and Kashmir recently? Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) Who has inaugurated the 11th edition of Agro Vision- 2019? Nitin Gadkari The 11th edition of Agro Vision- 2019 has recently started in which city? Nagpur The world’s biggest Islamic Congregation ‘Alimi Tabligi Jal Shakti Minister has recently released a short Ijtima’ has started in which city? documentary film on water conservation titled ‘Shikhar Bhopal Se Pukar’ Which is based on the Everest journey of ___. Name the world’s biggest Islamic Congregation which Ravindra Kumar has recently started in Bhopal? Name the Veteran actor and Shabana Azmi’s mother, Aalmi Tablighi Ijtima who recently passed away? Who recently won the women’s 10m air rifle gold at Shaukat Kaifi ISSF World Cup Finals? Lieutenant Shivangi will get authorization to fly which Elavenil Valarivan aircraft on the day of joining Indian Navy as first female Who won the men’s 10m air rifle gold at 2019 ISSF pilot? World Cup Finals? Dornier aircraft Divyansh Panwar What is the capital of Finland? Helsinki 2 | P a g e Monthly Booster December 2019 Recently India and Finland has signed an MoU for How many Indian-origin people are included in the list strengthening cooperation in which field? of Fortune’s Businesspersons of the Year 2019? Tourism 3 Recently under which scheme of Assam Government, Which Indian shooter has bagged a gold medal in 10 grams of gold will be gifted to each bride who has Women’s 10m Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup? completed at least 10th standard and has registered her Manu Bhaker wedding? Arundhati Swarna Yojana How many grams of gold will be gifted to each bride under the Arundhati scheme of the Government of Assam? 10 gm Arundhati Swarna Yojana has been recently launched by which state government? Assam government Which city has emerged as India’s highest ranked city at No. 83 in a new global prosperity index PICSA? Bangalore Which city has topped the first-ever Prosperity & Inclusion City Seal and Awards (PICSA) Index 2019? Zurich Which government agency will host the first-ever counter-terrorism (CT) exercise for the Quad countries in New Delhi? National Investigation Agency Which veteran choreographer has been named as the brand ambassador of Cine Dancers Association? Saroj Khan Neelkanth Khadilkar, who died recently, was the editor of ___ newspaper named Navakal. Marathi This year’s ‘Destination North East’ Festival is themed on which region of India? Varanasi Who will inaugurate the ‘Destination North East’ Festival in Varanasi? Recently India has successfully testfired the Nuclear- Dr Jitendra Singh capable Prithvi-II Missile at night with a strike range of: Recently Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed an 350 km advisory panel of how many members to assist the Recently Union Cabinet has approved the establishment administrator of the embattled shadow bank -Dewan of National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa (NISR) as an Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL)? autonomous organization in which city? Three Leh Recently Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has dissolved the Recently under which ministry, the Cabinet has board of DHFL and appointed ___ as Administrator. approved the formation of National Institute for Sowa- R Subramaniakumar Rigpa (NISR) as an autonomous organization in Leh? Who has occupied the top spot in Fortune’s Ministry of AYUSH Businessperson of the Year 2019 list? Sowa-Rigpa is a traditional Tibetan system of ___ Satya Nadella practiced in the Himalayan belt of India. Medicine 3 | P a g e Monthly Booster December 2019 Which military unit of India has been awarded the Which country has topped the latest edition of IMD ‘President’s Colour’ recently? World Talent Ranking? Indian Naval Academy Switzerland Which state goverment has recently installed ‘Bolo App’ Who has been conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for on the mobile phones of over 100 teachers to enable Peace, Disarmament and Development 2019? them to assist students in improving their reading David Attenborough skills? Which state government has decided to create a new Assam department called the Department of ‘Foreign Bolo App, which is in news recently, is specifically Cooperation’? designed for: Haryana students Haryana CM Manohar Lal has recently announced to Which veteran actor has recently been conferred with create which new department to promote investment, an honorary doctorate by Odisha’s Centurion University youth employment and welfare of non-resident Indians? for his contribution to cinema? ‘Foreign cooperation’ Kamal Haasan Recently IRCTC has signed an MoU with Karnataka Which word has recently been declared ‘Word of the State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) for Year 2019’ by Oxford Dictionaries? the operation and promotion of which train? “climate emergency” Golden chariot train What is the rank of India as per latest edition of IMD Recently IRCTC has signed an MoU with which state World Talent Ranking? tourism corporation to market and operate the Golden 59th Chariot Train in New Delhi? Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) Who has been appointed as Indian Army’s first female Judge Advocate General officer to be deployed on a foreign mission? Lt Col Jyoti Sharma Name the world’s first made in India robot, which has human-like spine technology? Sona 1.5 Which department of India has recently tested the world’s first human-like spine technology robot named ‘Sona 1.5’? Indian Railways Which Indian cricketer has been named PETA India’s Person of the Year for 2019? Virat Kohli What does PETA stands for? People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Which state-level Football Association became the first in India to implement the Academy Accreditation and Licensing System? Football Delhi Who has been elected as president of Gymnastics Federation of India? Sudhir Mital Who is the newly appointed General Secretary of Gymnastics Federation of India? Shantikumar Singh 4 | P a g e Monthly Booster December 2019 Recently which famous Rabindra Sangeet exponent Recently Bio-Medical Equipment Waste Management from Bangladesh was awarded the ICCR distinguished Programme (BMEWMP) has started in which Union Alumni Award in Dhaka? Territory? Rejwana Chaudhary Bannya Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Which Indian boxer has recently been elected as a Recently National Health Mission Jammu & Kashmir member of first-ever athletes’ commission at the has launched BMEWMP programme in J&K and Ladakh. Internation Boxing Association (AIBA) to represent the what does BMEWMP stands for? Asian bloc? Bio-Medical Equipment Waste Management Laishram Sarita Devi Programme Laishram Sarita Devi is associated with which sports? Recently which two varieties of Darjeeling tea have Boxing been registered as geographical indication (GI) products The famous Rabindra Sangeet exponent Rejwana in the country? Chaudhary Bannya, who has recently been awarded the green and white tea ICCR distinguished Alumni Award, hails from which Which country has become the first in the world to country? introduce a new WHO-approved typhoid vaccine? Bangladesh Pakistan Rejwana Chaudhary Bannya, who has recently been Who became the 47th Chief Justice of India? honored with the ICCR prestigious Alumni Award, is a Sharad Arvind Bobde legendary exponent of ___Sangeet in Bangladesh. Rabindra Recently India successfully conducted the first night trial of Agni-II missile from Dr. Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. What is the strike range of this missile? 2,000 km Za’ir-Al-Bahr 2019 is a Bilateral Maritime Exercise between India and which country? Qatar Recently a Bilateral Maritime Exercise ‘Za’ir-Al-Bahr 2019’ has started in which city? Doha The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India has signed ___ loan for Comprehensive Water Management in Karnataka. $91 million Recently Asian Development Bank (ADB) and India has Signed a $91 Million Loan for Comprehensive Water Management in which state of India? Karnataka Who recently won the women’s Trap Gold at the ongoing 63rd National Shooting Championship for shotgun events? Shreyasi Singh Recently ISRO has announced that it will launch the ‘Cartosat-3’ along
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