1. Who has been appointed as India’s Representative and Governor on the board of Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (“ERIA”)? –Rohan Shah 2. Who has been appointed as the full-time Chairperson and Managing Director of privatisation-bound Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)? –Harjeet Kaur Joshi 3. The 2022 Commonwealth Games to be held in which city? –Birmingham 4. According to a report by UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), India is expected to become the fourth largest economy by which year? –2026 5. Which e-commerce platform has been chosen by government for sale of products made by women self- help groups under DAY-NULM? –Flipkart 6. Who set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman? –Christina Koch 7. Which state inaugurated Atal Kisan Mazdoor canteen, a canteen where farmers and labourers will get food for Rs. 10? –Haryana 8. The 27th National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC) was held in which state? –Kerala 9. For which state, the government has launched a portal, www.ceir.gov.in to track or block their lost/stolen phones? –Delhi 10. On January 2nd 2020, India celebrated the ______birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh. –353 11. Which country will host the 36th International Geological Congress in March 2020? –India 12. The 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress will be hosted by which city? –Bengaluru 13. The UP State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has recently launched dedicated women helpline for the safety of the women. What is the name given to the service? –Damini 14. Name the mobile app launched by RBI for visually impaired persons to help them identify the denomination of Indian Banknotes. –MANI 15. For the first time, Government has appointed a female as the head of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). Name the new Chairperson and Managing Director of SCI? –Harjeet Kaur Joshi 16. Which state has launched the Mobile App Pauti to enable its citizen in online payment of land revenue? –Odisha 17. The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 enacted into law on 12 December 2019, amends which of these acts? –Citizenship Act 1955 18. ICC has plans to scrap the five-day Tests match system and instead convert it into four-day match from which year? –2023 19. Who has been reappointed as the Chairman of the Railway Board, under the Ministry of Railways? –Vinod Kumar Yadav 20. Which state has launched the Atal Kisan-Mazdoor canteens, that aims to provide cheap meal to farmers and labourers at the cost of Rs 10? –Haryana 21. Umaro Sissoco Embalo has recently won the Presidential election of which country? –Guinea-Bissau 22. Name the first Indian state to pass a resolution in the State Assembly for scrapping the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)? –Kerala 23. Which among these states has launched first of its kind ‘e-Certificate portal’ to enable the residents get the important certificates such as caste, resident, income etc., online, without the need to visit the respective offices? –Odisha 24. In a bid to speed the target of becoming $5 trillion economy by 2024-25, how much approx amount has been sanctioned by the Government towards infrastructure project pipeline over next 5 years? –Rs 102 lakh crore 25. Which country has appointed General Esmail Qaani as the commander of the military unit responsible for foreign operations? –Iran 26. Manav Thakkar is related to which sports? –Tennis 27. David Joel Stern was the former commissioner of which of these sports governing body? –National Basketball Association (NBA) 28. How much amount has been extended by EXIM Bank to Cuba for financing solar parks? –USD 75 million 29. Bhim Chandra Jana who died recently was a renowned ______. –Freedom Fighter 30. When do we observe the World Braille Day? –January 4 31. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has recently set up its first ever silk processing plant in which Indian state? –Gujarat 32. NEST is a new nodal division set up under ______ministry to deal with issues like new and emerging technologies? – Ministry of External Affairs 33. Which city is hosting the 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC)? –Bengaluru 34. Which state government has launched ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative? – 35. Which state government has unveiled the world’s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? –Gujarat 36. The US aviation regulator has warned American airlines from operating in the airspace of which nation? –Pakistan 37. Indian Railways has launched a new helpline number that will subsume all the existing helpline numbers of the railways for better service. What is the new helpline number? –139 38. The e-Gazette portal is a first-of-its-kind initiative in India to publish all the Gazette notifications from all departments, under a single platform. Which state has launched the unique initiative? –Odisha 39. How many Young Scientists Laboratories of DRDO was unveiled recently by PM Modi during an event in Bengaluru on 2nd January 2020? –5 40. Who has been appointed as the new chancellor of Queen's University Belfast in Ireland? –Hillary Clinton 41. Which of these years has been designated by the WHO to be observed as ‘Year of Nurse and Midwife’? –2020 42. ‘Sukanya’ project has been launched by which city police department to provide self-defence training to girl students of schools, colleges and universities? –Kolkata 43. How many awards will be given in the first edition of the ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ to be held on 07 January 2020? –30 44. The 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress is being held in which city? –Bengaluru 45. Where will the International Symposium on Marine Ecosystems Challenges and Opportunities (MECOS-3) 2020 be held? –Kochi 46. Which among these words has been declared as the Word of the Decade by US language experts? –They 47. Saurabh Chaudhary has recently won gold for India in which sports? –Shooting 48. Which state has launched the health insurance scheme named Mukhyamantri Karmachari Swasthya Bima Yojana for its employees? –Madhya Pradesh 49. Which city will host the Defence Expo in 2020? –Lucknow 50. I-STEM is a portal launched by which ministry for researchers? –Ministry of Science and Technology 51. Digital lending start-up, RevFin has tied up with which insurance firm to offer life insurance cover to its customers on their loans? –PNB MetLife India Insurance Company 52. Name the Payments bank which has recently partnered with CSC e-Governance Services India for the sale of FASTags? –Paytm Payments Bank 53. Which country recently elected Umaro Cissoko as its new President? –Guinea-Bissau 54. When is International Braille Day observed? –4th January 55. Who has become the seventh batsman in the world to hit 6 sixes in an over? –Leo Carter 56. Which court upheld the West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission Act? –Supreme Court 57. Padma Vibhushan awardee T N Chaturvedi passed away on January, 2020 at the age of 90 years. He had served as the Governor of which state? Karnataka 58. Which series won the Golden Globe in Best Television Series – Drama category? –Succession 59. Who won the Best Actress in a Motion Picture-drama award in the Golden Globe 2020 Awards? –Renée Zellweger 60. Which film won Best Film Award in Drama category in the Golden Globe 2020 Awards? –1917 61. Which Indian player recently won the Hastings International Chess Congress? –P Mangesh Chandran 62. India's first Human Space Flight Infrastructure Centre will be established in which state? –Karnataka 63. Which animal species has been most adversely impacted by Australia's wildfire? –Koala 64. What is the name of former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and senior AIADMK leader who recently passed away? –P H Pandian 65. The Khelo India Youth Games-2020 will officially advocate for which among the following issues? –Elimination of single-use plastic 66. Leo Carter has become the 7th cricketer in the world to hit six sixes in a single over. Leo plays for which country? New Zealand 67. Which state has launched a new portal to strengthen public participation in the governance process? 68. Who has been elected as Jharkhand Assembly Speaker? –Ravindra Nath Mahto 69. ISRO has planned to set up the world-class infrastructure for Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) in which of these place to undergo all activities related to space travellers? –Challakere 70. The constitution bench formed to hear pleas seeking review of Supreme Court’s landmark Sabarimala verdict will comprise how many judges? –Nine 71. “Pravasi Bharatiya Divas” is celebrated on ______. –9th January 72. Sakthivel appointed as the new Chairman of______. –AEPC 73. Socialist leader Pedro sanchez took the oath as PM of______. –Spain 74. The Indian Navy has launched its first-ever tri-dimensional expedition in which state of India to promote the maritime heritage of India and spread awareness about Coastal Security? –Maharashtra 75. Which country has been named as the Guest of Honour country in the Paris Book Fair 2020? –India 76. Two Indian banks are set to stop their operations in Sri Lanka. Which among these are the two banks? –Axis Bank & ICICI Bank 77. Which Indian state has planned to establish Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center (VSCIC) to identify, nurture and promote children’s innovation in the state? –Gujarat 78. What is the projected growth of India’s GDP for FY 20 as per the latest estimates of National Statistical Office (NSO)? 5% 79. The Union Home Minister has recently released the book ‘Karmayoddha Granth’. The book is based on the life of ______Narendra Modi 80. The week long annual International Kite Festival 2020 began on January 07, 2020. The colorful kite festival is organised by which state? –Gujarat 81. According to Economist ranking, 3 of world’s 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in ______? –Kerala 82. Which technology is developed using Artificial Intelligence (IP) has been installed in Bengaluru, Manmad and Bhusawal stations as test cases? –Face recognition 83. The first beneficiary of IDRSS would be the prospective crew members of the ______mission of 2022. –Gaganyaan 84. Andhra Pradesh government inks loan pact with German bank for expanding the climate-resilient Zero- Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) of Rs ______cr. –Rs 711 cr 85. Sarbjeet Kaur has been banned for four years by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) for a doping violation. She is related with______. –Weightlifting 86. Indian-origin author Jasbinder Bilan has been awarded the prestigious Costa Book Award 2019 in children’s book category for her debut novel ‘Asha and the Spirit Bird’. The award is presented annually by which country? –United Kingdom 87. Based on the data by the New Delhi-based National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), which of these states in India has registered the highest Inpatient Department, (IPD) care in the country? –Jammu and Kashmir 88. Deutsche Bank has predicted that India’s economy is likely grow to $7 trillion by which year? –2030 89. What is the estimated growth rate of Indian economy for FY20 as per the latest prediction by the State Bank of India (SBI)? –4.6% 90. The International Naval event MILAN 2020 will take place in which Indian city? –Visakhapatnam 91. ISRO has proposed to launch its own satellite communication system ‘Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS)’ to track its space assets and better communicate with Indian spaceflights. IDRSS will have a constellation of how many geo satellites? –2 91. As per the World Bank, the global economic growth for financial year 2019-20 is likely to rise at____ –2.5% 93. The 2021 will be which edition of the Indian Census? –16th 94. World's highest railway-arch Chenab bridge in J&K is ______. –1.315-km-long 95. Name the winner of the first Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Award for Excellence? M S Swaminathan 96. The 10-day famous chariot festival of the Suchindram Thanumalayan Temple, held annually, began on 09 January 2020. The temple is situated in which state? –Tamil Nadu 97. Famous dancer and winner of Padma Shri, Minati Mishra passed away at 91. She was a veteran dancer of which genre? –Odishi 98. The 2020 Executive Committee meeting of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) was held in New Delhi. Where is the headquarter of ITTF located? –Lausanne, Switzerland 99. When is the World Hindi Day celebrated globally? –10 January 100. What is the estimated growth rate of India’s GDP for FY20 according to the latest prediction by the World Bank? 5% 101. Forest Committee has approved which scheme to 'trade' in forests? –Green Credit Scheme 102. The National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI): 2019-2024 documents enlists how many visions? –6 103. Name the aircraft carrier deployed by Indian Navy in the Arabian Sea to check upon the security amid the 9-day mega naval exercise being conducted in the region between China and Pakistan from January 6, 2020? –INS Vikramaditya 104. India’s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit under the name AASHVAST has been launched by which state to make cyber space safe for common people? –Gujarat 105. The Yashaswini Scheme has been launched by Union Minister Smriti Irani for the women entrepreneur’s of which state, to provide them with interest free loan? –Goa 106. HDFC has acquired Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company. What is the name of the new entity? –HDFC ERGO Health Insurance 107. Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme is a flagship programme of the Andhra Pradesh government to provide financial help to BPL mothers to enable them educate her children. How much annual assistance is being provided under the scheme to each mother? –Rs 15,000 108. RBI has allowed Processing of e-mandate for recurring transactions under UPI. What is the maximum permissible limit for a transaction under this arrangement? –Rs 2000 109. Video Integration and State Wide Advanced Security (VISWAS) is a first of its kind project in India launched by which state for major e-governance initiatives. –Gujarat 110. Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the state-of-the-art Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) in which city to deal with all types of cyber-crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner. –New Delhi 111. The National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI): 2019-2024 was released on January 10, 2020. The document has been released by which body? –RBI 112. National Youth Day is observed on _. January 12 113. Who among the following has been appointed as Head – Wealth Management, India by the Standard Chartered? –Samrat Khosla 114. What is the name of the new Sultan of Oman? –Haitham Bin Tariq Al 115. Which organization released the ‘National Strategy for Financial Inclusion’ report? Kerala has invoked which article to challenge CAA in the Supreme Court?–Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 116. Purvodaya to be launched by GoI to accelerate Eastern India Development will be __ hub. –Steel 117. What is the name of the Cyber Crime Prevention Unit launched in Gandhinagar, Gujarat? –Cyber AASHVAST 118. Which country topped the list of the biggest geopolitical risk in 2020 released by Eurasia Group? –US 119. Which company will manufacture the Tejas Mark 1A aircraft for Indian Air Force? –Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 120. What is the name of the new Trojan virus focusing on retail applications and has affected over 14% of Indian users recently? –Shopper Malware 121. How many countries are participating in the World Future Energy Summit and CLIX held at Abu Dhabi? –170 122. When is the National Youth Day or Yuva Diwas celebrated? –12 January 123. Who inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)? –Amit Shah 124. National Youth Day commemorates the birth aniversary of ______. Swami Vivekananda 125. The scheme to set up Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) portal was approved by GoI in ______. 2018 126. India is planning to double crude oil imports from ______. –US 127. What is the theme of the National Youth Day 2020? –Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building 128. What is the estimated cost for the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) portal? –Rs.415.86 crore7 129. The Indian Government first declared to celebrate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day in ______. –1984 130. Which country is the top supplier of oil to India? –Iraq 131. When was the Ramakrishna Mission established? –1897 132. When did India start to purchase Oil from the US? –2017-18 133. A prototype of the naval version of the light combat aircraft (LCA) successfully completed the test trial on ______. –INS Vikramaditya 134. Where was the Coronavirus implicated in a pneumonia outbreak was identified? –China 135. Which among these countries is not a part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)? –Thailand 136. ISRO is launching its new communication satellite GSAT-30 to replace INSAT-4A spacecraft services, for providing enhanced communication services. The launch will take place from which of these place? –French Guiana 137. P T Ummer Koya, the former vice-president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) passed away recently. Where is the headquarter of FIDE based? –Lausanne, Switzerland 138. The South Central Zone (SCR) of Indian Railways has signed an MoU with which bank for ‘Doorstep Banking’ to enable direct pickup of cash earnings from all Railway stations on SCR Zone? –SBI 139. When is the Armed Forces Veterans Day observed in India? –January 14 140. Which among the following countries has been removed from the Currency Manipulator list by the United States Treasury Department? –China 141. The 2020 Raisina Dialogue is being held in New Delhi from 14 to 16 January 2020. The conference is which edition of the event? –5th 142. The National Road Safety Week 2020 is being observed in India from 11 to 17 January 2020. The celebrations marks which edition of the annual event? 31st 143. Which Indian site has been listed in the list of 8 Wonders of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)? –Statue of Unity, Gujarat 144. The Indian Coast Guard is set to conduct the Annual Joint Exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ 2020 with which country on January 16, 2020? –Japan 145. Who among these has been appointed as the 4th Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India recently? Michael Debabrata Patra 146. How many films have been nominated in the Best Picture category for Oscars 2020? –Nine 147. Which cricketer won the Polly Umrigar Award? –Jasprit Bumrah 148. Kerala has invoked which article to challenge CAA in the Supreme Court? –Article 131 149. Who won ICC 2019 Spirit of Cricket award? –Virat Kohli 150. In 2020, India observed which edition of the Indian Army Day? –72 151. Name the winner of ICC Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy 2019? –Ben Stokes 152. The National Highways Excellence Awards 2019 was presented on 14 January 2020 by Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi. The award is given in how many categories? –7 153. The Parshuram Kund Mela is organised in which state of India every year? –Arunachal Pradesh 154. Moga district is among the top 10 best performing districts in India which has been awarded the Swachhata Darpan Awards 2020. It is in which state? –Punjab 155. Which of the followings has been renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port? –Kolkata Port Trust 156. The Government has launched Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) as an IT Tool to check on road accidents. The IRAD system has been developed by which institute? –IIT Madras 157. Henley Passport Index 2020 was launched recently by Henley & Partners based on the data collected from the ______. –International Air Transport Association (IATA) 158. The government has notified that it is to mandate hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts. Jewellers who violate this will be punished under the provisions of the ______. –Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 159. What is the ranking of Indian Passport in Henley Passport Index 2020? –84 160. Which Tribal refugee community will now be given permission to settle in Tripura following the signing of a historic agreement on January 16, 2020? –Bru-Reang 161. Which country topped the Henley Passport Index 2020? –Japan 162. RBI has directed banks and other card-issuing companies to provide a facility to customers to ______their debit or credit cards. –Switch on and off 163. India and World Bank have signed a USD 88m loan agreement to improve inland water transport services of which among the following states? –Assam 164. What is/are the coverage bands of GSAT-30? –C-band, Ka-band 165. Who is the Defence Minister of Finland? –Jukka Juusti 166. For deposits below Rs.2 crore, SBI will now offer 6.10% as compared to ______for all maturities of 1 year to 10 years. –6.25% 167. When was the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) established? –1990 168. CARA was designated as a Statutory Body under the provisions of ______. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 169. Where is the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) located? –Gland, Switzerland 170. ______campaign aims to address the target and India's share of primary energy demand not only petroleum conservation but the creation of a sustainable development model. –Saksham 171. RBI has ______deputy governors. –4 172. Who organized the Saksham campaign? –Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) 173. ______released the Global Health Challenges report 2020? –World Health Organization (WHO) 174. Which threat topped the Global Health Challenges report 2020? –Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) 175. Which of the following place has transmissometer 'RVR - Drishti System' installed by IMD? 176. Union Government red flags ______businesses for excess tax rebate claims. –40,000 177. Which state ranked top for water efficiency recently? –Gujarat 178. Who invested $1 bn in India over 5 years towards tech development? –Mastercard 179. The New Nature Economy Report titled ‘Nature Risk Rising’ states that 25% of our assessed plant and animal species are threatened by human actions. The report has been released by______–World Economic Forum 180. How many billions did mastercard in India to invest over 5 years? –1 billion 181. The blockchain-technology based payment system ‘Vajra Platform’ has been launched by______. –NPCI 182. What is the rank of RBI among the world’s central banks in terms of buying gold abroad in the year 2019 as per the data of World Gold Council? –6th 183. Who was the CEO of Mastercard? Ajaypal Singh Banga 184. When Finance Commission was formed? –1951 185. When Saubhagya Yojana was announced? –2017 186. Which is the third-best state for water efficiency? –Rajasthan 187. How many units will be delivered to India by 2025 for Russia S-400 long-range systems? –5 188. Who was appointed the CEO of the International Cricket Council (ICC)? –Manu Sawhney 189. The 1st edition of the largest Food, Agri-business and Rural Development Summit of Asia “Krishi Manthan” begins in? –Ahmedabad, Gujarat 190. The Union Territory of Ladakh has inked an MoU with which organisation to promote the development of infrastructure sector in the region? –NITI Aayog 191. The World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report is released by which body? –United Nations 192. According to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2020 report, what will be the GDP growth of Indian economy for the current fiscal (2019-20)? 5.7% 193. The United Nations has predicted the global economy to grow at what percent in the year 2020? –2.5% 194. Who won best actor award in a drama series at the SAG Awards 2020? –Peter Dinklage 195. Which film won the Best Film Award at the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards? –Parasite 196. What is India’s rank on the WEF’s Social Mobility Index ? –76 197. How many medals have been won by India in UWW Rome Ranking Series 2020? –7 198. DV Sadananda Gowda has launched which brand of urea under Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL) ? –APNA UREA 199. Who has been elected as the President of the Archery Association of India (AAI)? –Arjun Munda 200. India recently test-fired nuclear capable submarines-launched ballistic missile, K-4, which is under development by DRDO. What is the maximum range of the missile? –3500 kg 201. Which organisation has been ranked sixth among buying gold abroad ? –RBI 202. The World’s shortest man Khagendra Thapa Magar passed away recently. He was from which country ? –Nepal 203. Who among these has been appointed as the National President of the Bharatiya Janata Party? –Jagat Prakash Nadda 204. India was ranked at which position in the Carbon Disclosure Project 2019? –Fifth 205. Who will be the Chief Guest at India’s 71st Republic Day? –Jair Bolsonaro 206. When is National Girl Child Day celebrated? –January 24th 207. The One Nation One Ration Card Scheme will be implemented across India on which date? –June 1st 208. The ______National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme began in Puducherry on 19 January 2020. –12th 209. Which country topped the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India annual report? –US 210. Which Bank announced the launch of a 'Cardless Cash Withdrawal' facility from its ATMs on 21 January 2020? –ICICI Bank 211. Who compiled the Global Investment Trend Monitor report? –United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 212. Where will the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting be held? –Davos, Switzerland 213. The ______World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting is to be held from 21-24 January 2020. –50th 214. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to chair the ______interaction through the PRAGATI platform on 22 January 2020. –32nd 215. The World Archery has conditionally lifted the suspension imposed on which among the following bodies? –AAI 216. Challa Sreenivasulu Setty has become the Managing Director of which bank? –SBI 217. India was ranked at which position in the recently released EIU’s Global Democracy Index-2019? –51 218. Subhash Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary is celebrated every year on which day? –23rd January 219. The ICJ has ordered which nation to take urgent steps to protect Rohingya Muslims? –Myanmar 220. Who launched the One Trillion Trees Initiative? –WEF 221. Which country successfully phased out most potent ozone-depleting chemical- HCFC 141 b? –India 222. The High-level Round-table of UNAIDS was held at Davos, Switzerland on the sidelines of the annual meeting of WEF 2020. The Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C) and Chemical & Fertilizers attended the meeting from India. Name the Minister –Mansukh L. Mandaviya 223. The Global Investment Trend Monitor report 2020 shows that the global FDI in 2019 stood at $1.39 trillion, which is one percent low than previous year. The report has been released by which body? –UNCTAD 224. Which global institution recently released World Investment Trends Monitor-2019 report? –UNCTAD 225. Which of the following countries was recently declared as Reciprocating Territory by India? –UAE 226. How much amount of Foreign Direct Investment was attracted by India in 2019, as per the Global Investment Trend Monitor report 2020? –USD 49 billion 227. Which Indian city recently secured first position in JLL City Momentum Index 2020? –Hyderabad 228. Which country launched e-passport facility on January 22, 2020? –Bangladesh 229. Which state in India has made it mandatory for all the primary and secondary schools across the state to read the Preamble of the Indian Constitution after the morning assembly prayers from 26 January 2020? –Maharashtra 230. ISRO has identified how many astronauts for its upcoming manned mission- Gaganyaan? –Four 231. What is the name of the human robot that has been developed by ISRO to send to space? –Vyommitra 232. Which country has elected Katerina Sakellaropoulou as its first woman President? –Greece 233. The Government has set up a National Startup Advisory Council (NSAC) to seek advise on measures needed to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and start-ups in the country. Who will be the Chairman of this council? –Union Minister of Commerce and Industry 234. Who is the current President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)? –Narinder Batra 235. What is the name of India’s first natural black alkaline water launched by start-up AV Organic? –Evocus 236. Where is the headquarter of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) based? –Budapest, Hungary 237. What is the rank of India in the 2019 Democracy Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)? –51 238. India’s first-ever e-waste clinic is proposed to be set up in which city? –Bhopal 239. The RBI has raised the investment limit for Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) in government and corporate bonds to ______–30% 240. What is the rank of India in the 2019 Corruption Perception Index (CPI)? –80 241. The Pioneer Banking is a wealth management platform launched by which bank for its HNWI customers? –IndusInd Bank 242. RBI has revised the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) for FPI investments in debt. Under the new norms, the investment cap through VRR has been fixed at Rs ______Rs 1.5 lakh crore 243. Denmark and New Zealand have jointly topped the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2019 with a score of 87. The index is released by which body? –Transparency International 244. Who among these was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day of India celebrations of the year 2020? –Jair Messias Bolsonaro 245. Who presented the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), President’s Police Medal (PPM) for Distinguished Services and Police Medal (PM) for Meritorious Services to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel? –President Ram Nath Kovind 246. When was the Constitution of India adopted? – 26 November 1949 247. For FY21, the GDP growth of India is estimated at ______percent by Ind-Ra. 5.5% 248. Which country has topped globally on breastfeeding rate according to the latest survey by World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi)? –Sri Lanka 249. The Ganga Volga Dialogue of Civilization was held between India with which country to strengthen the strategic ties among them? –Russia 250. Who is the author of the Hindi novel “Balwa”? Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 251. The World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020 report was released recently. It has been released by which organisation? –ILO 252. The web portal GATI has been launched by which ministry to review the progress of its various projects? Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 253. What is the projected growth rate for Indian economy for the fiscal year 2019-20 as per the latest estimates of India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra)? 5% 254. Who is the Chairman of DRDO? –Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy 255. India’s first war memorial for service animals, who lost their lives while helping Indian Army, will be set up in which city? –Meerut 256. The All India Members’ Conference of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) was held in New Delhi on the foundation day celebrations of ITAT on 25 January. The year 2020 marks the ______Foundation Day of ITAT –79th 257. India observes the National Tourism Day on ______each year. 25 January 258. Government of India (GoI) and the World Bank signed a ______loan agreement for the State of Maharashtra. $210 million 259. Which among the following countries has become the first to mint the world’s smallest gold coin? –Switzerland 260. Which city hosted the International Summit on Women in STEM titled “Visualizing the Future: New Skylines”? New Delhi 261. How many MoUs have been signed between India and Brazil during the state visit of foreign President Jair Messias Bolsonaro, to be a part of 2020 Republic Day celebrations of India? 15 262. Which country has been given the Chairmanship of The Forum of the Election Management Bodies (EMBs) of South Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2020? –India 263. When is the National Voters’ Day celebrated in India? –25 January 264. The Chief Justice of India inaugurated the 79th Foundation Day Celebrations and All India Members' Conference of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) on 24 January in New Delhi. Who is the CJI of India? –Justice S.A. Bobde 265. Who is the President of Nepal? –Bidhya Devi Bhandari 266. Which state’s cabinet passed a resolution to abolish the Legislative Council on January 27, 2020? –Andhra Pradesh 267. When was the prisoners of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberated? –1945 268. Who is the Chairman of Canara Bank? –T. N. Manoharan 269. The Union Government has offered to sell its 100 percent stake in which airlines? –Air India 270. Who is appointed as the managing director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Canara Bank? –L V Prabhakar 271. The red colour of the planet is due to the high concentration of ______compounds in the rocks of the surface of the planet. –iron oxide 272. Who won the Record of the Year category at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards? Billie Eilish 273. Which of the following is known as the Red Planet? –Mars 274. Where was the Grammy Awards ceremony held? Los Angeles 275. What is the name of NBA player who recently died in a helicopter crash? –Kobe Bryant 276. When was the Padma awards instituted? 1954 277. Which farmer from Telangana won the Padma Shri in the Agriculture field? –Chinthala Venkat Reddy 278. Kavaratti will be the ______ship to be constructed and provided by the GRSE. 104th 279. Who among these has won the maximum awards at the 2020 Grammy Awards? –Billie Eilish 280. Which among these states has recently passed a resolution to abolish the State Legislative Council? –Andhra Pradesh 281. Which among these words has been chosen as the Oxford Hindi Word of 2019? Samvidhaan 282. Britain has minted a new coin to mark the exit of the country from European Union. What is the denomination of the coin? –50 pence 283. When is Lala Lajpat Rai’s birth anniversary observed every year? 28th January 284. The Supreme Court has fixed how much time to wrap up all cases of gender discrimination at religious places? 10 days 285. Which state or union territory’s tableau was adjudged the best at the Republic Day Parade 2020? Assam 286. When is the Army Day observed? 15 January 287. Which Indian sportsperson joined the Bharatiya Janata Party recently? –Saina Nehwal 288. Recently who appointed senior bureaucrat B Anand as Secretary of National Minorities Commission? –Central Government 289. Which state government of India has launched the "Shiva food" scheme to give food for 10 rupees? –Government of Maharashtra 290. Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has resigned as an independent director from which Bank? Ujjivan Small Finance Bank 291. Which airlines has suspended all its flights to China after the coronavirus outbreak? –British Airways 292. Sheikh Khalid has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which nation? –Qatar 293. ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was adopted as the country’s National Anthem by –Constituent Assembly 294. Indian Railways has commissioned India’s 1st governmental waste-to-energy plant in which city of India? Bhubaneswar 295. Which Metro Rail Corporation is set to open India’s first underwater metro rail services by March 2022? –KMRC 296. When Bombay Stock Exchange was formed? 1875 297. Which Indian city has the world’s worst traffic, as per the Global Traffic Index? –Bengaluru 298. The Indian Navy launched which operation to help cyclone hit Madagascar? Operation Vanilla 299. What was the stipend amount to roll out 365 day work scheme implemented by Madhya pradesh? –5,000 300. When Guinness World Records was Originally published? –1955 