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1st JANAUARY

Q1. Who among the following has been

appointed as new Chief Information

Commissioner (CIC)?

(a) BVP Rao

(b) Sudhir Bhargava

(c) Harsh Vardhan Shringla

(d) Suresh Chandra

(e) Vanaja N Sarna

Q2. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alliance has

won Bangladesh’s election. Name the party

she belongs to_______.

(a) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

(b) Tehreek e Islami

(c) Muttahida Qaumi Movement

(d) Jatio Oikko Front

(e) Awami League

Q3. Norman Gimbel has passed away at the

age of 91. He was a noted________.

(a) Lyricist

(b) Filmmaker

(c) Journalist

(d) Social activist

(e) Economist

Q4. What is the name of the renminbi-

denominated bonds which has been approved

by Pakistan’s cabinet to raise loans from

China’s capital markets?

(a) Dragon Bonds

(b) China-Connect Bonds

(c) Masala Bonds

(d) Panda Bonds

(e) Dim Sum Bonds

Q5. Which among the following Municipal

Corporation was awarded Best Capital City in

the Solid Waste Management in the Swachh

Survekshan 2018 rankings?

(a) Greater Noida Municipal Corporation

(b) Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

(c) Gurugram Municipal Corporation

(d) Amaravati Municipal Corporation

(e) Ahmadabad Municipal Corporation

Q6. According to the RBI data, what amount of

bad loans banks has recovered in the fiscal

ended March 2018?

(a) Rs 40,400 crore

(b) Rs 37,500 crore

(c) Rs 33,300 crore

(d) Rs 42,500 crore

(e) Rs 47,800 crore

Q7. Who is the author of the book "Early

Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where

We Came From”?

(a) Carrie Underwood

(b) Bipan Chandra

(c) Shashi Tharoor

(d) Tony Joseph

(e) Romila Thapar

Q8. Which of the following small finance bank

(SFB) has got RBI approval to operate as a

scheduled bank?

(a) Capital Lab SFB

(b) Equitas SFB

(c) Bajaj SFB

(d) Muthoot SFB

(e) ESAF SFB

Q9. The third edition of women’s national

boxing championships has begun in which of

the following state?

(a) Haryana

(b) Manipur

(c) Sikkim

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Karnataka

Q10. Mrinal Sen passed away at the age of 95

in Kolkata. He was a well-known _________.

(a) Filmmaker

(b) Journalist

(c) Economist

(d) Environmentalist

(e) Freedom fighter

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Exp. The government has appointed Sudhir

Bhargava as Chief Information Commissioner

(CIC), along with four information

commissioners. Mr. Bhargava was Information

Commissioner in the CIC.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alliance

won Bangladesh’s election with a thumping

majority. The alliance dominated by her Awami

League, seen as close to regional power India,

won 287 of the 298 seats. The main opposition

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won just six

seats.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. Norman Gimbel, the Oscar and Grammy-

winning lyricist, has passes away at the age of

91. In 1984 Gimbel was inducted into the

Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. Pakistan’s cabinet has approved the

issuance of first-ever renminbi-denominated

‘Panda Bonds’ to raise loans from China’s

capital markets.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal

Corporation was awarded Best Capital City in

the Solid Waste Management in the Swachh

Survekshan 2018 rankings. The GHMC was also

at the 27th place among 4,041 cities.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. According to the RBI data, in the fiscal

ended March 2018, banks recovered Rs 40,400

crore worth of bad loans as against Rs 38,500

crore recovered in FY17. The various channels

through which lenders recovered their bad

loans include the Insolvency and Bankruptcy

Code (IBC), SARFAESI Act, debt recovery

tribunals (DRTs) and Lok Adalats.

Ans.7.(d)

Exp. The book titled “Early Indians: The Story of

Our Ancestors and Where We Came From”

written by Tony Joseph was released. The book

talks about the migration of the First Indians

also known as ‘Aryans’ who arrived here 65,000

years ago.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. ESAF small finance bank has got RBI

approval to operate as a scheduled bank. This

makes ESAF small finance bank (SFB) the fifth

scheduled bank from Kerala. ESAF microfinance

institution, started in 1992, was one among the

ten applicants to receive approval from RBI to

start banking operations in 2016.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. The third edition of women’s national

boxing championships begins in Vijayanagara,

Karnataka. Country’s top boxers will be vying

for top honors as the tournament will be held at

the JSW Sports-owned Inspire Institute of Sport.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen passed

away at the age of 95 in Kolkata. He was a

Padma Bhushan and Dada Saheb Phalke

awardee.

2ND JANAUARY

Q1. Indian firm India Ports Global Limited

formally took over the operations of an Iranian

port. What is the name of the port?

(a) Shaheed Behesti port

(b) Bandar Mahshahr port

(c) Shaheed Samarinda port

(d) Port of Ashdod

(e) Ras Bahrgan port

Q2. The Reserve Bank of India will soon

introduce Rs 20 notes with additional features.

It will bear the signature of ________.

(a) RBI Deputy Governor

(b) Finance Secretary

(c) Finance Minister

(d) RBI Governor

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Q3. ‘Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ has

been launched in Uttarakhand. How many

households will be benefited under the

scheme?

(a) 11 lakh

(b) 23 lakh

(c) 49 lakh

(d) 29 lakh

(e) 15 lakh

Q4. Padma Shri awardee Sulagitti Narasamma

passed away in Bengaluru. She was a well-

known ________.

(a) Sports person

(b) Classical Singer

(c) Dancer

(d) Politician

(e) Social worker

Q5. The ______________________ exercises

regulatory powers in respect of commercial

banks, Local Area Banks (LABs) and Regional

Rural Banks (RRBs) as per the provisions

contained in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949,

the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the

Regional Rural Banks Act, 1975 and other

related statutes.

(a) Department of Communication

(b) Department of Co-operative Bank

Supervision

(c) Department of Government and Bank

Accounts

(d) Department of Banking Regulation

(e) Department of Economic and Policy

Research

Q6. IFCI is an Indian government owned

development bank to cater to the long-term

finance needs the industrial sector. IFCI stands

for-

(a) Industrial Finance Company of India

(b) Industrial Finance Corporation of Investment

(c) Industrial Finance Corporation of India

(d) International Finance Corporation of India

(e) Industrial Fund Corporation of India

Q7. HUDCO was incorporated in which year?

(a) 1962

(b) 1970

(c) 1956

(d) 1948

(e) 1980

Q8. Paddy Ashdown has died aged 77 after a

short illness. He was a well-known _________.

(a) Comedian

(b) Politician

(c) Quiz Master


(e) Rock Singer

Q9. The first meeting of the Follow-up

Committee for implementation of the

Trilateral Chabahar Agreement between India,

_________and Iran was held in the port city of

Chabahar in Iran.

(a) Iraq

(b) Turkmenistan

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Pakistan

(e) Afghanistan

Q10. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh

released the list of best performing police

stations. Which of the following police station

topped the list?

(a) Kalu, Bikaner

(b) Campbell Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(c) Farakka, Murshidabad

(d) Thalan, Uttarkashi

(e) Saket, Delhi

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Indian firm India Ports Global Limited

formally took over the operations of Chabahar’s

Shaheed Behesti port in Iran, which opens a

trade route between India and central Asia

bypassing Pakistan.

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Rs. 20 Note bears the signature of RBI

Governor.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. ‘Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ has

been launched in Uttarakhand. Under the

scheme, each household in the state will be

able to avail medical treatment of up to 5 lakh

rupees annually. The scheme will benefit 23

lakh households and cover 1,350 critical

diseases.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Social worker and Padma Shri awardee

Sulagitti Narasamma passed away in Bengaluru.

She was 98 years old. Narasamma had helped

deliver more than 15,000 babies, free of charge,

in Krishnapura, a remote village in Pavagada

Taluk in Karnataka. Narasamma was awarded

multiple honors for performing the traditional

deliveries during her 70 years of service.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. The Department of Banking Regulation

exercises regulatory powers in respect of

commercial banks, Local Area Banks (LABs) and

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) as per the

provisions contained in the Banking Regulation

Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934,

the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1975 and other

related statutes.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp.The Government of India established The

Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) on

July 1, 1948 by way of an IFC Act 1948.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. HUDCO was incorporated on 25th April

1970.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Centrist politician Paddy Ashdown has died

aged 77 after a short illness. Ashdown, who was

born in India and moved to Northern Ireland as

a young child, headed up the Lib Dems for more

than a decade.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. The first meeting of the Follow-up

Committee for implementation of the Trilateral

Chabahar Agreement between India,

Afghanistan and Iran was held in the port city of

Chabahar in Iran.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh


stations across the nation during the ongoing

DGP conference. On the top of the rank-list

stands Kalu police station of Bikaner, Rajasthan

followed by Campbell Bay (Andaman & Nicobar

Islands) and Farakka (Murshidabad, West

Bengal) as 2nd and 3rd.

3RD JANAUARY

Q1. Who among the following has sworn in as

Brazil’s new President?

(a) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

(b) Jair Bolsonaro

(c) Michel Temer

(d) Dilma Rousseff

(e) None of these

Q2. Which of the following organisation

releases India's Financial Stability Report?

(a) Finance Ministry

(b) State Bank of India

(c) Small Industries Development Bank of India

(d) International Monetary Fund

(e) Reserve Bank of India

Q3. As per the Financial Stability Report, gross

non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of

scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) has

declined from 11.5% in March 2018 to ______

in September 2018.

(a) 10.3%

(b) 11.1%

(c) 10.8%

(d) 11.3%

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Q4. France has introduced its own tax, GAFA

Tax on global internet and technology firms.

What does F stands for in GAFA?

(a) Fugitive

(b) Farlando

(c) Foreign

(d) Finance

(e) Facebook

Q5. Up to what amount of existing debt the

Reserve Bank has allowed a one-time

restructuring for the companies which have

defaulted on payment, but the loans given to

them have continued to be classified as

standard assets?

(a) Rs 20 crore

(b) Rs 25 crore

(c) Rs 15 crore

(d) Rs 10 crore

(e) Rs 50 crore

Q6. Which of the following Payments Bank has

been allowed to restart opening new accounts

for its consumers after almost six months of

the ban by the RBI?

(a) Paytm Payments Bank

(b) Airtel Payments Bank

(c) Fino Payments Bank

(d) India Post Payments Bank

(e) None of the above option is the right answer

Q7. Which pair of countries have officially quit

the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

(a) North Korea and Pakistan

(b) China and Russia

(c) The United States and Canada

(d) The United States and Israel

(e) Israel and Palestine

Q8. The MSME ministry has established an

export promotion cell to create a sustainable

ecosystem and proposed to formulate a

governing council. Who will chair this

proposed governing council?

(a) Secretary of the Corporate affairs ministry

(b) Minister of MSME

(c) Secretary of the MSME ministry

(d) Minister of Heavy Industries and Public

Enterprises

(e) Secretary of the Heavy Industries and Public

Enterprises ministry

Q9. In which of the following state, Petroleum

and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra

Pradhan launched ‘Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins’

initiative?

(a) Odisha

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Goa

(d) Delhi

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q10. In its ‘Growth Outlook for 2019’,

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) stated

that India's GDP growth will be_______ in

2019.

(a) 7.3%

(b) 7.7%

(c) 8.1%

(d) 7.8%

(e) 7.5%

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s

President in a ceremony at Brazil’s National

Congress Building. Bolsonaro is a former Army

captain and admirer of the country’s 1964-1985

military dictatorship.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India releases India's

Financial Stability Report (FSR). The FSR reflects

the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee

of the Financial Stability and Development

Council (FSDC) on risks to financial stability, as

also the resilience of the financial system. The

Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) is

released by the International Monetary Fund

(IMF).

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. As per the Financial Stability Report, The

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with the gross non-performing assets (GNPA)

ratio of SCBs declining from 11.5% in March

2018 to 10.8% in September 2018. Under the

baseline scenario, the GNPA ratio may decline

from 10.8% in September 2018 to 10.3% in

March 2019.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. France has been pushing hard for a new

so-called “GAFA tax” — named after Google,

Apple, Facebook and Amazon — to ensure the

global giants pay a fair share of taxes on their

massive business operations in Europe.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. Reserve Bank allowed a one-time

restructuring of existing debt up to Rs 25 crore

for the companies which have defaulted on

payment but the loans given to them have

continued to be classified as standard assets.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has

allowed Paytm Payments Bank to restart

opening new accounts for its consumers after

almost six months of the ban. Paytm Payments

Bank stopped enrolling new customers in June

2018, following an audit by the RBI, which made

certain observations about the process the

company follows in acquiring new customers

and its adherence to know-your-customer (KYC)

norms.

Ans.7.(d)

Exp. The United States and Israel officially quit

the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO) with the close

of 2018. The countries had announced their

decisions in 2017 of withdrawing from the

agency, accusing it of bias against Israel.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. The MSME ministry has established an


ecosystem for micro, small and medium

enterprises (MSMEs). The ministry has also

proposed to formulate a governing council that

will be chaired by the secretary of the MSME

ministry.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister,

Dharmendra Pradhan launched ‘Ujjwala

Sanitary Napkins’ initiative saying it will go a

long way in making Odisha’s 2.25 crore women

empowered and self-reliant. Under the novel

initiative, which will cover 93 blocks in 30

districts of Odisha, oil marketing companies

(OMC) will set up 100 manufacturing units at

the Common Service Centres (CSC) at an

estimated cost of Rs 2.94 crore.

Ans.10.(e)

Exp. In its ‘Growth Outlook for 2019’,

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) stated

that the GDP growth will be in the range of

7.5% in 2019.

4TH JANAUARY

Q1. Which of the following sentence is not

correct?

(a) Guwahati Airport renamed as Maharaja Bir

Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport.

(b) British-era railway station Robertsgang

renamed as Sonbhadra.

(c) Mughalsarai junction renamed after Deen

Dayal Upadhyay.

(d) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in

Mumbai renamed as Chhatrapati Shivaji

‘Maharaj’ International Airport.

(e) All the above statements are right.

Q2. As per RBI Report on Trend and Progress

of Banking in India, what % of the total

complaints received by all BO offices, is from

tier-1 cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,

Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad?

(a) 67%

(b) 75%

(c) 49%

(d) 79%

(e) 57%

Q3. The West Bengal government announced

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initiative will provide Rs 2 lakh to the family of

a deceased farmer while under the second

initiative, farmers would get Rs 2,500 twice a

year for growing a single crop on one acre of

land. Name the scheme both the initiatives are

part of.

(a) Bangla Krishak Bondhu

(b) Krishi Krishak Bondhu

(c) Krishak Bondhu Vikas Yojana

(d) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana



appointed as the Director General of Ordnance

Factories (DGOF) and chairman of the

Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)?

(a) CA Kuttappa

(b) Sudhir Kumar

(c) Hemant Kumar

(d) Saurabh Kumar

(e) P V Bharthi


appointed as the Acting Chairman of Life

Insurance Corporation of India?

(a) Hemant Bhargava

(b) Sudhir Bhargava

(c) Y K Yadav

(d) Ajay Tyagi

(e) BVP Rao

Q6. CH Lokanath passed away after suffering

cardiac arrest. He was a Veteran_______

(a) Telugu actor

(b) Kannada writer

(c) Kannada actor

(d) Tamil actor

(e) Tamil journalist

Q7. In which district of Punjab, Prime Minister

Narendra Modi inaugurated the 106th Indian

Science Congress (ISC-2019)?

(a) Chandigarh

(b) Ludhiana

(c) Jalandhar

(d) Amritsar

(e) Gurdaspur

Q8. What is the theme for the 106th Indian

Science Congress (ISC-2019)?

(a) Future: Artificial Intelligence in India

(b) Future: India-Science and Technology

(c) India-Technology and Internet of Things

(d) Science of Internet and Technology


Q9. Ramakant Achrekar passed away following

a heart attack. He was a veteran________.

(a) Dance teacher

(b) Cartoonist

(c) Journalist

(d) Cricket coach

(e) Musician

Q10. Veer Savarkar International Airport has

been declared as an authorized Immigration

Check post for entry into/exit from India. This

airport is located at_______.

(a) Kanyakumari

(b) Ross Island

(c) Lakshadweep

(d) Port Blair

(e) Swaraj Dweep

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Agartala Airport renamed as Maharaja Bir

Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport. All other

options are right.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. The number of complaints registered at

banking ombudsman offices have seen a 25%

increase in the fiscal year 2018. “The banking

ombudsman offices in tier-1 cities like New

Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru

and Hyderabad accounted for more than 57% of

the total complaints received by all BO offices,”

the RBI Report on Trend and Progress of

Banking in India has stated.

Ans.3.(b)

Sol. The West Bengal government announced

two welfare initiatives for farmers. Both

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Bondhu’ scheme, will come into effect from 1st

January 2019.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. Saurabh Kumar has been appointed as the

Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF)

and chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board

(OFB). Kumar, a 1982-batch Indian Ordnance

Factory Service officer, is an M-Tech in

mechanical engineering from the Indian

Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The government has appointed Hemant

Bhargava, Managing Director, Life Insurance

Corporation of India, as the Acting Chairman.

The move comes after VK Sharma retired from

the top job at LIC on December 31.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Veteran Kannada actor CH Lokanath

passed away after suffering cardiac arrest. He

was 91. Lokanath was in the Kannada film

industry for nearly six decades and was

affectionately addressed as ‘Uncle Lokanath’ by

his fans.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has

inaugurated the 106th Indian Science Congress

(ISC-2019) at Jalandhar, Punjab.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has

inaugurated the 106th Indian Science Congress

(ISC-2019) at Jalandhar, Punjab. The theme for

which is ‘Future: India-Science and Technology’.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Veteran cricket coach Ramakant Achrekar,

who trained Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar and

Vinod Kambli, among others, passed away

following a heart attack.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp.Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port

Blair has been declared as an authorized

Immigration Check post for entry into/exit from

India with valid travel documents for all classes

of passengers.

5TH JANAUARY

Q1. The Indian Parliament passed the Right of

Children to Free and Compulsory Education

(Amendment) Bill, 2018. This amendment is

related to which of the following policy in the

Act?

(a) Teacher's training

(b) No-detention

(c) Zero tolerance

(d) Mid-day meal

(e) Student attendance

Q2. U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed into

law the ARIA. The act establishes a

multifaceted U.S. strategy to increase U.S.

security, economic interests, and values in the

Indo-Pacific region. What does ‘I’ stands for in

ARIA?

(a) Indo

(b) India

(c) International

(d) Income

(e) Initiative

Q3. The 'ARIA' will authorize ________ in

spending for a range of U.S. programs in East

and Southeast Asia.

(a) $1. billion

(b) $10 billion

(c) $1.5 billion

(d) $2.5 billion

(e) $5 billion

Q4. Dibyendu Palit passed away due to age-

related ailments. He was a ________

(a) Actor

(b) Writer

(c) Dancer

(d) Freedom fighter

(e) Politician

Q5. As per the latest data available with

Association of Mutual funds in India (Amfi),

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become India’s largest asset management

company after a gap of over two years?

(a) HDFC Mutual Fund

(b) Birla SL Frontline Equity Fund

(c) DSP Micro Cap Fund

(d) Axis Long Term Equity Fund

(e) L&T Mutual Funds

Q6. Syndicate Bank has signed a

bancassurance pact aiming to offer a

comprehensive financial planning solution to

its customers. With which organisation it

signed the pact?

(a) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

(b) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

(c) Max Life Insurance

(d) SBI Life Insurance

(e) Life Insurance Corporation of Indi

Q7. Who among the following has become

world’s first woman amputee to climb Mount

Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica?

(a) Santosh Yadav

(b) Alana Nichols

(c) Melissa Stockwell

(d) Arunima Sinha

(e) Premlata Aggarwal

Q8. Markets regulator has allowed custodial

services in the commodity derivatives market.

The move is aimed at enabling the

participation of institutional investors such as

mutual funds and portfolio managers in the

commodity derivatives market. What is the

name of this regulator?

(a) AMFI

(b) CRISIL

(c) IRDAI

(d) RBI

(e) SEBI

Q9. The Indian Parliament passed the National

Council for Teacher Education (Amendment)

Bill, 2018, following the approval of the Rajya

Sabha. This bill will replace the

_________________.

(a) National Council for Teacher Education

(NCTE) Act, 2003

(b) National Council for Teacher Education

(NCTE) Act, 1993

(c) Right of Children to Free and Compulsory

Education Bill, 2009

(d) National Council for Teacher's

Training(NCTT) Act, 1999


Q10. As per the latest data available with

Association of Mutual funds in India (Amfi),

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund’s AUM slipped by

0.6% in October-December quarter from the

previous three-month period. What does M

stands for in AUM?

(a) Management

(b) Mutual

(c) Multi-national

(d) Monitory

(e) Manufacturing

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. The Indian Parliament passed the Right of

Children to Free and Compulsory Education

(Amendment) Bill, 2018 that seeks to do away

with the no-detention policy in schools. The Bill

seeks to amend the Right to Education (RTE) Act

to abolish the “no-detention” policy in schools.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed into

law the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA),

which passed the U.S. Senate earlier in

December. According to the White House, the

act establishes a multifaceted U.S. strategy to

increase U.S. security, economic interests, and

values in the Indo-Pacific region.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed into

law the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA).

Specifically, the ARIA will authorize $1.5 billion

in spending for a range of U.S. programs in East

and Southeast Asia and develop a long-term

strategic vision.

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Exp. Renowned Bengali writer and Sahitya

Akademi awardee Dibyendu Palit passes away

due to age-related ailments. He was 79-year-

old.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. HDFC Mutual Fund has pipped ICICI

Prudential MF to become the country’s largest

asset management company after a gap of over

two years. As of December-end, HDFC MF

manages assets to the tune of Rs 3.35 lakh

crore, while those of ICICI Prudential MF stood

at Rs 3.08 lakh crore, as per the latest data

available with Association of Mutual funds in

India (Amfi).

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Syndicate Bank and SBI Life Insurance

signed a bancassurance pact aiming to offer a

comprehensive financial planning solution to its

customers.

Ans.7.(d)

Exp. Arunima Sinha, the first female amputee to

have conquered Mt Everest, created yet

another record as she became world’s first

woman amputee to climb Mount Vinson, the

highest peak in Antarctica.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. Markets regulator Securities and Exchange

Board of India (SEBI) has allowed custodial


The move is aimed at enabling the participation

of institutional investors such as mutual funds

and portfolio managers in the commodity

derivatives market.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. The Indian Parliament passed the National

Council for Teacher Education (Amendment)

Bill, 2018, following the approval of the Rajya

Sabha. The Lok Sabha had already passed the

Bill. The Bill seeks to amend the National

Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Act, 1993.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. The assets under management (AUM) of

HDFC MF have grown over 9% in October-

December quarter from the previous three-

month period, however, ICICI Prudential MF’s

AUM slipped by 0.6% during the period under

review.

6TH JANAUARY

Q1. With which of the following organisation,

Allahabad Bank has signed a bancassurance

pact to offer a holistic financial planning

solution to consumers?

(a) Life Insurance Corporation of India

(b) SBI Life Insurance

(c) Max Life Insurance

(d) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

(e) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

Q2. Who has become the highest international

wicket-taker across formats in 2018?

(a) Jasprit Bumrah

(b) Ishant Sharma

(c) James Anderson

(d) Dale Steyn

(e) Rashid Khan

Q3. Who has been appointed the new Railway

Board Chairman?

(a) Vikram Bhargava

(b) Sudhir Bhargava

(c) V K Yadav

(d) V S Reddy

(e) Amitabh Chaudhry

Q4. Which country has withdrawn its

membership from Organization of the

Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

(a) Turkey

(b) The United States

(c) Austria

(d) Israel

(e) Qatar

Q5. Who is the new managing director and

CEO of the Axis Bank?

(a) Amitabh Chaudhry

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(c) Sandeep Bakhshi

(d) Deepak Parekh

(e) Keki Mistry

Q6. The High-Level Committee (HLC) chaired

by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh

approved additional assistance of __________

from the National Disaster Response Fund

(NDRF) to Tamil Nadu, which was affected by

cyclone ‘Gaja’ recently.

(a) Rs 1,946.10 crore

(b) Rs 1,245.15 crore

(c) Rs 1,146.12 crore

(d) Rs 1,546.80 crore

(e) Rs 1,448.25 crore

Q7. The completion of electrification in 100%

households in 25 states has been completed at

year end. Now, only 4 states are left. Which

among the following is not in the list of those 4

states?

(a) Assam

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Meghalaya

(d) Chhattisgarh

(e) All of the above are in the list of 4 states

Q8. Who is the present managing director and

CEO of the Paytm Payments bank?

(a) Vijay Shankar Sharma

(b) Satish Kumar Gupta

(c) Renu Satti

(d) S K Gujral

(e) Ajay Shankar Sharma

Q9. Who is the present MD and CEO of

Allahabad Bank?

(a) Aditya Puri

(b) Sandeep Bakhshi

(c) Shikha Sharma

(d) S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao

(e) Rana Kapoor




enterprises. Who is the present Minister of

MSME?

(a) Giriraj Singh

(b) Narendra Singh Tomar

(c) Kalraj Mishra

(d) Maneka Gandhi

(e) Bandaru Dattatreya

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. Allahabad Bank and SBI Life Insurance

came together and signed a bancassurance

pact, to offer a holistic financial planning

solution to consumers.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. The 25-year-old fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah

became the highest international wicket-taker

across formats in 2018. He took a total of 78

wickets in the calendar year. Bumrah surpassed

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada’s tally of 77

wickets to reach the milestone.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. General Manager, South Central Railway, V

K Yadav has been appointed the national

transporter’s senior-most bureaucrat by the

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. Yadav

belongs to the 1980 batch of the Indian Railway

Service of Electrical Engineers.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Qatar has withdrawn its membership from

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting

Countries (OPEC). The country had sent an

official notification to the OPEC expressing its

wish to pull out and to focus on its liquefied

natural gas production in December.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. Axis Bank announced its Managing Director

and CEO Shikha Sharma has retired from the

post and Amitabh Chaudhry is the new

managing director and CEO of the bank with

effect from January 1, 2019.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp.The High-Level Committee (HLC) chaired by

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh approved

additional assistance of Rs 1,146.12 crore from

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Tamil Nadu, which was affected by cyclone

‘Gaja’ recently.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp.The country achieved yet another

milestone in the power sector with the

completion of electrification in 100%

households in 25 states at year end. Now, only

about 10.48 lakh households are left to be

electrified in 4 states – Assam, Rajasthan,

Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp.Satish Kumar Gupta is the managing

director and CEO of the Paytm Payments bank.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp.MD and CEO of Allahabad Bank is S. S.

Mallikarjuna Rao and its Headquarters is in

Kolkata.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Giriraj Singh is the present Minister of

MSME.

7TH JANAUARY


appointed as new Chief Information

Commissioner (CIC)?

(a) BVP Rao

(b) Sudhir Bhargava


(d) Suresh Chandra

(e) Vanaja N Sarna

Q2. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alliance has

won Bangladesh’s election. Name the party

she belongs to_______.

(a) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

(b) Tehreek e Islami

(c) Muttahida Qaumi Movement

(d) Jatio Oikko Front

(e) Awami League

Q3. As per the Financial Stability Report, gross

non-performing assets (GNPA) ratio of

scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) has

declined from 11.5% in March 2018 to ______

in September 2018.

(a) 10.3%

(b) 11.1%

(c) 10.8%

(d) 11.3%

(e) 10.5%

Q4. France has introduced its own tax, GAFA

Tax on global internet and technology firms.

What does F stands for in GAFA?

(a) Fugitive

(b) Farlando

(c) Foreign

(d) Finance

(e) Facebook


appointed as the Acting Chairman of Life

Insurance Corporation of India?

(a) Hemant Bhargava

(b) Sudhir Bhargava

(c) Y K Yadav

(d) Ajay Tyagi

(e) BVP Rao

Q6. CH Lokanath passed away after suffering

cardiac arrest. He was a Veteran_______

(a) Telugu actor

(b) Kannada writer

(c) Kannada actor

(d) Tamil actor

(e) Tamil journalist

Q7. Who among the following has become

world’s first woman amputee to climb Mount

Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica?

(a) Santosh Yadav

(b) Alana Nichols

(c) Melissa Stockwell

(d) Arunima Sinha

(e) Premlata Aggarwal

Q8. Markets regulator has allowed custodial


The move is aimed at enabling the

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commodity derivatives market. What is the

name of this regulator?

(a) AMFI

(b) CRISIL

(c) IRDAI

(d) RBI

(e) SEBI

Q9. Who is the present MD and CEO of

Allahabad Bank?

(a) Aditya Puri

(b) Sandeep Bakhshi

(c) Shikha Sharma

(d) S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao

(e) Rana Kapoor




enterprises. Who is the present Minister of

MSME?

(a) Giriraj Singh

(b) Narendra Singh Tomar

(c) Kalraj Mishra

(d) Maneka Gandhi

(e) Bandaru Dattatreya

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. The government has appointed Sudhir

Bhargava as Chief Information Commissioner

(CIC), along with four information

commissioners. Mr. Bhargava was Information

Commissioner in the CIC.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alliance

won Bangladesh’s election with a thumping

majority. The alliance dominated by her Awami

League, seen as close to regional power India,

won 287 of the 298 seats. The main opposition

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won just six

seats.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. As per the Financial Stability Report, The

asset quality of banks showed an improvement

with the gross non-performing assets (GNPA)

ratio of SCBs declining from 11.5% in March

2018 to 10.8% in September 2018. Under the

baseline scenario, the GNPA ratio may decline

from 10.8% in September 2018 to 10.3% in

March 2019.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. France has been pushing hard for a new

so-called “GAFA tax” — named after Google,

Apple, Facebook and Amazon — to ensure the

global giants pay a fair share of taxes on their

massive business operations in Europe.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The government has appointed Hemant

Bhargava, Managing Director, Life Insurance

Corporation of India, as the Acting Chairman.

The move comes after VK Sharma retired from

the top job at LIC on December 31.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Veteran Kannada actor CH Lokanath

passed away after suffering cardiac arrest. He

was 91. Lokanath was in the Kannada film

industry for nearly six decades and was

affectionately addressed as ‘Uncle Lokanath’ by

his fans.

Ans.7.(d)

Exp. Arunima Sinha, the first female amputee to

have conquered Mt Everest, created yet

another record as she became world’s first

woman amputee to climb Mount Vinson, the

highest peak in Antarctica.

Ans.8.(e)


Board of India (SEBI) has allowed custodial


The move is aimed at enabling the participation

of institutional investors such as mutual funds

and portfolio managers in the commodity

derivatives market.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp.MD and CEO of Allahabad Bank is S. S.

Mallikarjuna Rao and its Headquarters is in

Kolkata.

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Exp. Giriraj Singh is the present Minister of

MSME.

9TH JANAUARY

Q1. The 106th session of Indian Science

Congress (ISC), 2019 concluded in ________.

(a) Pune

(b) Jalandhar

(c) Lucknow

(d) Dehradun

(e) Amritsar

Q2. The theme of 4th edition of the Raisina

Dialogue is _________.

(a)A World Reorder: Ending poverty and hunger

(b) Fostering sustainable economic

transformation

(c) Protecting our planet, promoting sustainable

consumption and tackling climate change

(d) A World Reorder: New Geometries; Fluid

Partnerships; Uncertain Outcomes###

(e) Strengthening institutions to achieve

sustainable development

Q3. A ministry Introduced 70-Point Grading

Index. It is aimed to ______

(a) Assess the quality of Mid-day meal at

government schools

(b) Decrease the number of suicides in JNVs

(c) Assess the quality of teachers' training

program in schools

(d) Assess the smart city development work

progress

(e) Assess the quality of school education

Q4. According to the Central Statistics Office

(CSO), income earned by an average Indian per

year doubled in 7 years. What is the income

earned by an average Indian in 2018-19?

(a) Rs 1.45 lakh

(b) Rs 96,500

(c) Rs 1.01 lakh

(d) Rs 1.25 lakh

(e) Rs 86,000

Q5. Sheikh Hasina sworn-in as the Bangladesh

Prime Minister. It is her ______consecutive

term as PM.

(a) 3rd

(b) 4th

(c) 5th

(d) 2nd

(e) 6th

Q6. Name the Malaysian King who has

abdicated after two years on the throne, the

first time a monarch has stepped down before

completing their five-year tenure.

(a) Abdul Halim V

(b) M. Muhammad III

(c) Muhammad V

(d) Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra

(e) Mahathir Mohamad

Q7. Who has been appointed as the director

general of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?

(a) Kumar Rajesh Chandra

(b) Kumar Roshan Chandra

(c) Roshan Kumar

(d) Alok Verma

(e) Kumar Saurabh

Q8. Who has been reinstated as the CBI chief

by the Supreme Court?

(a) Alok Asthana

(b) Alok Verma

(c) Rakesh Asthana

(d) M Nageshwar Rao

(e) Pranav Chandra

Q9. Central Statistics Office (CSO) stated that

the growth in GDP during 2018-19 is estimated

at _______.

(a) 7.4%

(b) 6.9%

(c) 7.2%

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Q10. What is the name of World Bank

President who has resigned from the post?

(a) Mariya Gabriel

(b) Gita Gopinath

(c) António Guterres

(d) Kristalina Georgieva

(e) Jim Yong Kim

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. The 106th session of Indian Science

Congress (ISC), 2019 concluded in Lovely

Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab. The

five-day session was inaugurated by PM

Narendra Modi and attended by Union Science

& Technology Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. The fourth edition of the Raisina Dialogue

has begun in New Delhi. The theme of the

Dialogue this year is “A World Reorder: New

Geometries; Fluid Partnerships; Uncertain

Outcomes”.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. The HRD ministry has introduced a 70-

point grading index to assess the quality of

school education offered by states. A state

performance grading will be done wherein the

states will be marked out of 1,000 scores on 70

parameters.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The income earned by an average Indian

doubled in 7 years, from Rs 63,642 per year in

2011-12 to Rs 1.25 lakh in 2018-19, the first

advance estimates of national income released

by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. Sheikh Hasina sworn-in as the Bangladesh

Prime Minister for the fourth term. It is her

third consecutive term after her victory in the

11th Parliamentary elections.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Malaysia’s King Muhammad V abdicated

after two years on the throne, the first time a

monarch has stepped down before completing

their five-year tenure.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Civil Aviation Security head and senior IPS

officer Kumar Rajesh Chandra was appointed as

the director general of the Sashastra Seema Bal

(SSB).

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Alok Verma has been reinstated as the CBI

chief by the Supreme Court, three months after

the government divested him of his powers and

sent him on forced leave. Alok Verma and his

deputy Rakesh Asthana were both sent on leave

in October amid a bitter feud between the CBI’s

top two.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. Releasing the first advance estimates of

National Income for 2018-19, Central Statistics

Office (CSO) stated that the growth in GDP

during 2018-19 is estimated at 7.2% as

compared to the growth rate of 6.7% in 2017-

18.

Ans.10.(e)

Exp. World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has

made the surprise announcement that he is

stepping down after six years in the post. His

resignation will take effect from 1 February.

10TH JANAUARY

Q1. Australian cities have been announced as

the first two host locations for the newest

team event in men’s tennis for the multi-

million dollar ATP Cup from 2020. These two

cities are__________.

(a) Perth and Sydney

(b) Melbourne and Sydney

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(e) Canberra and Perth

Q2. Who has become the first Indian to head

the Global Solar Council (GSC)?

(a) Kamal Chandra

(b) Manab Kalita

(c) Sushant Kumar Singh

(d) Sandhya Ravishankar

(e) Pranav R Mehta

Q3. To ensure easier availability of FASTags,

Indian Highways Management Company Ltd.

(IHMCL), has signed MoUs with state-run Oil

Marketing Companies (IOCL, BPC, and HPC).

IHMCL comes under __________.

(a) MoHA

(b) CPWD

(c) AAI

(d) NHAI

(e) PWD

Q4. Indian Army signed an MoU with which of

the following bank on the Defence Salary

Package?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Punjab National Bank

(c) Bank of India

(d) Bank of Baroda

(e) Axis Bank

Q5. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted

a High-Level Committee on Deepening of

Digital Payments to encourage digitisation of

payments and enhance financial inclusion. This

committee is headed by __________.

(a) Nandan Nilekani

(b) H R Khan

(c) Aruna Sharma

(d) Sunil Mehta

(e) Shaktikant Das

Q6. Which city is hosting the second edition of

Khelo India Youth Games?

(a) Panaji

(b) Nagpur

(c) Pune

(d) Manali

(e) Koch

Q7. The Citizenship Amendment bill seeks to

provide Indian citizenship to persecuted

minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and

Afghanistan. The Bill provides for Indian

citizenship to such immigrants after

______years of residence in India instead of

_____years currently.

(a) 6,10

(b) 5,12

(c) 7,15

(d) 5,10

(e) 6, 12

Q8. The 2-day long Global Aviation Summit

2019 will be held at________.

(a) Mumbai

(b) Bangalore

(c) New Delhi

(d) Mysore

(e) Chenna

Q9. What is the theme of Global Aviation

Summit 2019?

(a) Wake Up and Fly High

(b) Sky is the Limit

(c) Flying for The Earth

(d) Flying for all


Q10. India exchanged an MoU on Ocean

Dialogue in New Delhi with which of the

following country?

(a) Sweden

(b) Norway

(c) Switzerland

(d) Maldives

(e) Vietnam

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(c)

Exp. Australian cities Sydney and Brisbane have

been announced as the first two host locations

for the newest team event in men’s tennis for

the multi-million dollar ATP Cup from 2020.

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Exp. A visionary in the field of Solar Energy and

the chairman of National Solar Energy

Federation, Pranav R Mehta, has taken over as

the president of Global Solar Council (GSC). He

has become the first Indian to head the GSC.

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. To ensure easier availability of FASTags,

Indian Highways Management Company Ltd.

(IHMCL), a company promoted by

NHAI(National Highways Authority of India), has

signed MoUs with state-run Oil Marketing

Companies (IOCL, BPC, and HPC). It will ensure

availability of FASTags at petroleum outlets

across India.

Ans.4.(b)

Exp.An MoU was signed between the Indian

Army and Punjab National Bank on the Defence

Salary Package. The signing ceremony was

chaired by the Adjutant General, Lt Gen

Ashwani Kumar.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted

a High-Level Committee on Deepening of Digital

Payments to encourage digitisation of payments

and enhance financial inclusion. The five-

member committee headed by UIDAI’s former

Chairman Nandan Nilekani will include RBI’s

former Deputy Governor Mr. H.R. Khan and

Former Secretary, Ministry of Information

Technology, Mrs. Aruna Sharma among others.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. The second edition of Khelo India Youth

Games has officially begun in Pune,

Maharashtra.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. The Citizenship Amendment bill seeking to

provide Indian citizenship to persecuted

minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and

Afghanistan was passed by Lok Sabha. The Bill

provides for Indian citizenship to such

immigrants after six years of residence in India

instead of 12 years currently.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. the 2-day long Global Aviation Summit

2019 will be organized by the Ministry of Civil

Aviation (MoCA) in collaboration with FICCI

from January 15-16, 2019 in Mumbai,

Maharashtra.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. In a first, the 2-day long Global Aviation

Summit 2019 with the theme “Flying for all” will

be organized from January 15-16, 2019 in

Mumbai.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg and

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral

talks in New Delhi. Prime Minister Modi said

that both the countries have vibrant trade ties.

MoU were exchanged on India-Norway Ocean

Dialogue.

11TH JANAUARY

Q1. India has allowed an Iranian bank to open

a branch in Mumbai. Name that bank.

(a) Pasargad Bank

(b) Parsian Bank

(c) Tejarat Bank

(d) Export Development Bank of Iran

(e) Maskan Bank

Q2. SEBI has constituted a “Research Advisory”

committee which will assist in formulating

policy to undertake research relevant for

development and regulation of capital

markets. It will be headed by ______.

(a) C. Rangarajan

(b) Y. B. Damle

(c) Viral Acharya

(d) H R Khan

(e) Sankar De

Q3. UGC has constituted a Committee under

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Research and to review the existing M.Phil/

Ph.D Regulations.

(a) T.N.A. Iyer

(b) P. Balram

(c) K.S. Shere

(d) W. S. Saraf

(e) A. Ghosh

Q4. World Hindi Day is celebrated every year

on_________.

(a) 11 January

(b) 12 September

(c) 14 September

(d) 10 January

(e) 12 January

Q5. The Polavaram project of ___________

entered the Guinness Book of World by

pouring 32,100 cubic meters of concrete in a

matter of 24 hours.

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Kerala

(c) Telangana

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Karnataka

Q6. Who among the following has been named

as the 2018 Confederation of African Football

Player of the Year?

(a) Kalidou Koulibaly

(b) Didier Drogba

(c) George Weah

(d) Mohamed Salah

(e) Abedi Pele

Q7. IRCTC, the Railways’ subsidiary, will offer

insurance of up to INR ______ for free for air

passengers who book their tickets through its

portal.

(a) 25 lakh

(b) 10 lakh

(c) 50 lakh

(d) 5 lakh

(e) 35 lakh

Q8. World Economic Forum stated that India is

set to become the world’s _______largest

consumer market by 2030.

(a) 2nd

(b) 4th

(c) 5th

(d) 6th

(e) 3rd

Q9. Sri Lanka’s Central Bank announced that

the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to

provide ________ under a swap arrangement

to boost the island nation’s reserves.

(a) USD 400 million

(b) USD 100 million

(c) USD 200 million

(d) USD 300 million

(e) USD 250 million

Q10. Which part of the country will soon be

connected by seaplanes that can land on or

take-off from the water?

(a)Daman and Diu

(b) Visakhapatnam

(c) Kochi

(d) Lakshadweep

(e) Andaman

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has

announced that India has allowed an Iranian

bank, Pasargad Bank, to open a branch in

Mumbai. The move is aimed at circumventing

US trade and investment sanctions as India

builds a strategic port in the West Asian

country. Alongside, India’s UCO Bank will open

a branch in Iran.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. Market regulator Security and Exchange

Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a

“Research Advisory” committee which will

assist in formulating policy to undertake

research relevant for development and

regulation of capital markets. According to SEBI,

the committee would comprise prominent

financial economists and market practitioners.

It will be headed by Sankar De.

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Exp. UGC has constituted a Committee under

the Chairmanship of Prof. P. Balram, to review

its quality mandate relating to promotion of


Ph.D Regulations.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. World Hindi Day is celebrated on January

10 every year, marking the anniversary of first

World Hindi Conference which was held in

1975. National Hindi Diwas is celebrated every

year on September 14.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh

entered the Guinness Book of World by pouring

32,100 cubic meters of concrete in a matter of

24 hours. While the staff of Navayuga

Engineering company performed the task,

project, and state government officials

remained at the site until the goal was

completed.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been

named as the 2018 Confederation of African

Football Player of the Year. For the second

consecutive year he has won the award.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism

Corporation (IRCTC), the Railways’ subsidiary,

will offer insurance of up to INR50 lakh for free

for air passengers who book their tickets

through its portal. IRCTC has tied up with

Bharti-Axa for the offer.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. A report by World Economic Forum stated

that India is set to become the world’s third

largest consumer market behind only USA and

China by 2030. The report was titled as ‘Future

of Consumption in Fast-Growth Consumer

Market – India’.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. Sri Lanka’s Central Bank announced that

the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has agreed to

provide USD 400 million under a swap

arrangement to boost the island nation’s

reserves.

Ans.10.(e)

Exp. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation,

islands in Andaman will soon be connected by

seaplanes that can land on or take-off from the

water. To facilitate the same, the government

has approved flight operations on 13 water

aerodrome routes under the Ude Desh ka Aam

Nagrik (UDAN) scheme.

12TH JANAUARY

Q1. ‘National Consultation on Child Protection’

held in ________.

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Pune

(d) Panaji

(e) Chennai

Q2. Who has sworn in as Venezuela President

for 2nd Term?

(a) Nicolás Castro

(b) Fidel Castro

(c) Nicolás Maduro

(d) Che Guevara

(e) Jacobo Árbenz

Q3. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and

the __________signed an MoU, kick-starting

cooperation in building energy efficiency.

(a) MoHA

(b) NHAI

(c) AAI

(d) CPWD

(e) IWWA

Q4. M C Mary Kom has attained number one

position in the International Boxing

Association’s (AIBA) latest world rankings in

_____ weight category.

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(b) 45kg

(c) 48kg

(d) 42kg

(e) 51kg

Q5. Who has been removed from the position

of Indian men's hockey coach?

(a) Hari Shankar Singh

(b) Atul Bedade

(c) Raman Lamba

(d) Woorkeri Raman

(e) Harendra Singh

Q6. The Cabinet has approved the setting up of

three new AIIMS in Jammu, Kashmir and

______.

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Gujarat

(c) Punjab

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Himachal Pradesh


Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

(a) Birendra Prasad Baishya

(b)Punam Yadav

(c) Venkat Rahul Ragala

(d) Heena Sidhu

(e) Birender Singh Dhanoa

Q8. What is India's rank in the list of most

powerful passports, according to the Henley

Passport Index?

(a) 81st

(b) 79th

(c) 77th

(d) 71st

(e) 83rd

Q9. India’s longest 300-meter single lane steel

cable suspension bridge was inaugurated in

which of the following state?

(a) Assam

(b) Tripura

(c) Manipur

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Arunachal Pradesh

Q10. India’s longest single lane steel cable

suspension bridge is built across the

_________ river.

(a) Siang

(b) Brahmaputra

(c) Gumti

(d) Bhogdoi

(e) Lohit

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. The First ‘National Consultation on Child

Protection’ for 2019 was held at India Habitat

Centre, New Delhi under the Chairmanship of

the Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child

Development.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a second

term as Venezuela’s President amid the

economic and humanitarian crisis faced by the

Latin American country.

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. According to the MoU, BEE and CPWD will

cooperate on promoting designs and

construction of Energy Conservation Building

Code (ECBC) compliant new buildings, star

rating of CPWD managed buildings across the

country with no registration or renewal fee,

awareness of energy efficiency in the building

sector and support for capacity building of

CPWD officials in ECBC.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. M C Mary Kom has attained number one


Association’s (AIBA) latest world rankings. She

became the most successful boxer in world

championships’ history when she claimed the

48kg category top honors in Delhi in November

2018.

Ans.5.(e)

Exp. Indian men's hockey coach Harendra Singh

was removed from the position and offered the

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federation. Harendra Singh was brought in as

men's coach in May 2018 after Sjoerd Marijne

was moved back to the women's camp.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. The setting up of three new AIIMS at

Vijaynagar in Jammu, Awantipur in Pulwama in

Kashmir and at Rajkot in Gujarat.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. President of the Indian Weightlifting

Federation (IWF), Birendra Prasad Baishya, has

been named Chef de Mission for the 2020

Tokyo Olympics. It is for the first time that the

Weightlifting has been accorded with the honor

of Chef de Mission for the Olympics. Baishya is

also one of the Indian Olympic Association Vice

Presidents.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. According to the Henley Passport Index,

India jumped two positions from 81st in 2018 to

79th in 2019. Japan retained its top spot as the

world’s most travel-friendly passport.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. India’s longest 300-meter single lane steel

cable suspension bridge was inaugurated by

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema

Khandu.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. The bridge across the Siang river at

Yingkiong in Upper Siang district has been

named Byorung Bridge. It is built at a cost of

?48.43-crore provided by the DONER

(Department for Development of North Eastern

Region) Ministry.

13TH JANAUARY

Q1. The National Youth Day is celebrated

across the country on ___________.

(a) 13th January

(b) 16th January

(c) 12th January

(d) 18th January

(e) 10th January

Q2. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj

embarked recently on a two-day visit to

Uzbekistan. What is the capital city of

Uzbekistan?

(a) Abu Dhabi

(b) Muskat

(c) Bishket

(d) Tashkent

(e) Kabul

Q3. ISRO Chairman Dr. K Sivan has announced

that the organization is well prepared to meet

the targets of launching Gaganyaan manned

mission to outer space by _____________.

(a) December 2024

(b) December 2023

(c) December 2022

(d) December 2021

(e) December 2020

Q4. The 32nd Meeting of GST Council was

concluded in New Delhi. The Council has

decided to increase the GST registration

threshold limit to ____________ from 20 lakh

rupees.

(a) 40 lakh rupees

(b) 35 lakh rupees

(c) 38 lakh rupees

(d) 45 lakh rupees

(e) 30 lakh rupees

Q5. An agreement for which of the following

dam project was signed in New Delhi among

the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal

Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand?

(a) Dhauliganga Dam Multipurpose Project

(b) Chamera Hydro-Electric Dam Project

(c) Renukaji Dam Multipurpose Project

(d) Bhadra Reservoir Multipurpose Project

(e) Hirakud Dam Multipurpose Project

Q6. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry

and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, chaired the

4th meeting of the Council for Trade

Development and Promotion (CTDP) in

___________.

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(c) Bengaluru

(d) New Delhi

(e) Chandigarh

Q7. Name the Industrialist who was recently

conferred the ICSIs Lifetime Achievement

Award for ‘Translating Excellence in Corporate

Governance into Reality’.

(a) Anil Ambani

(b) Mukesh Ambani

(c) Adi Godrej

(d) Laxmi Mittal

(e) Aditya Birla

Q8. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has

appointed ___________ as Prime Minister of

Taiwan.

(a) Ma Ying-jeou

(b) Hu Weide

(c) Yan Huiqing

(d) Su Tseng-chang

(e) Lee Teng-hui

Q9. Cricketer Albie Morkel announced his

retirement from all forms of cricket. He played

for which of the following country?

(a) Australia

(b) New Zealand

(c) England

(d) South Africa

(e) None of the given options is true

Q10. In which of the following year, Council for

Trade Development and Promotion (CTDP) was

constituted?

(a) 2017

(b) 2016

(c) 2013

(d) 2008

(e) 2015

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(c)

Exp. The National Youth Day is celebrated

across the country on 12th January across the

country. NYD 2019 is the 156th birth

anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj

embarked on a two-day visit to Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan Capital: Tashkent, Currency:

Uzbekistani s’om.

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. ISRO Chairman Dr. K Sivan has announced

that the organization is well prepared to meet

the targets of launching Gaganyaan manned

mission to outer space by December 2021.

Under Gaganyaan project, India is planning to

send three astronauts to outer space for seven

days and bring them back.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. The 32nd Meeting of GST Council was

concluded in New Delhi. The Limit of annual

turnover for composition scheme increased to

1.5 crore rupees effective from April 1, 2019.

The Council has decided to increase the GST

registration threshold limit to 40 lakh rupees

from 20 lakh.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. An agreement for Renukaji Dam

Multipurpose Project was signed in New Delhi

among the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana,

Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and

Uttarakhand in the presence of Water

Resources, River Development and Ganga

Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari. All the six

Chief Ministers were present on the occasion.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry

and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, chaired the

4th meeting of the Council for Trade

Development and Promotion (CTDP) in New

Delhi.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. Industrialist and Godrej Group Chairman

Adi Godrej was conferred the ICSIs Lifetime

Achievement Award for ‘Translating Excellence

in Corporate Governance into Reality’.

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Exp. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has

appointed Su Tseng-chang as Prime Minister,

during a Cabinet reshuffle following the ruling

Democratic Progressive Party’s heavy losses in

local elections.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Albie Morkel, the South African all-

rounder, announced his retirement from all

forms of cricket. Morkel, who played for close

to 20 years of professional cricket, made his

first-class debut for Easterns against Northerns

in the 1999-00 domestic season.

Ans.10.(e)

Exp. CTDP was constituted in July 2015. The

Union Commerce & Industry Minister is

Chairperson of CTDP Ministers’ in-charge of

Trade and Commerce in State Governments/

UTs are its members.

14TH JANAUARY

Q1. Which film won the 2019 Golden Globe

award for Best Motion Picture- Drama?

(a) Star Is Born, A (2018)

(b) Black Panther

(c) If Beale Street Could Talk

(d) Bohemian Rhapsody

(e) None of these

Q2. Who won the Best Actress in Motion

Picture-Drama award at the 76th Golden Globe

Awards?

(a) Lady Gaga

(b) Glenn Close

(c) Nicole Kidman

(d) Melissa McCarthy

(e) None of these

Q3. Who won the Best Actor in Motion Picture-

Drama award at the 76th Golden Globe

Awards?

(a) Bradley Cooper

(b) Willem Dafoe

(c) Rami Malek

(d) Lucas Hedges

(e) None of these

Q4. The Union Cabinet has approved what

percentage of reservation quota for the

economically weaker sections in the general

category?

(a) 10 per cent

(b) 15 per cent

(c) 7 per cent

(d) 8.5 per cent

(e) None of these

Q5. Jim Yong Kim is going to step down on

February 1 as the President of which

international organisation?

(a) World Health Organisation

(b) Asian Development Bank

(c) International Monetary Organisation

(d) World Bank

(e) None of these

Q6. Who was appointed as the Chief

Economist of the International Monetary

Fund?

(a) Gita Gopinath

(b) Maurice Obstfeld

(c) Christine Lagarde

(d) Mahesh Rathore

(e) None of these

Q7. The Lok Sabha has passed which bill that

seeks to make illegal migrants from 6 religions

eligible for citizenship?

(a) Citizenship Amendment bill

(b) Citizen Charter Bill

(c) Refugee and Migrant Bill

(d) National Register of Citizens Bill

(e) None of these

Q8. Which country has topped the global index

for world’s most powerful passport for the

second time in a row?

(a) US

(b) UK

(c) Japan

(d) France

(e) None of these

Q9. What was India’s rank in the global index

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(a) 81

(b) 75

(c) 68

(d) 79

(e) None of these

Q10. Which Indian boxer fetched number one


Association’s (AIBA) latest world rankings?

(a) Vijendra Singh

(b) Mary Kom

(c) Vinesh Phogat

(d) Dinesh Kumar

(e) None of these

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(d)

Exp.The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards

were announced on January 7, 2019 at the

Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California,

the United States of America. Though "A Star Is

Born" was the odds-on favourite for the Best

Motion Picture (Drama), ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

won the award.

Ans.2.(b)




the United States of America. The Best Actress

in Motion Picture (Drama) went to Glenn Close

for the film ‘The Wife’ and Best Actor in Motion

Picture (Drama) went to Rami Malek for

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Best Director -

Motion Picture that went to Alfonso Cuaron for

the film ‘Roma’.

Ans.3.(c)




the United States of America. The Best Actress

in Motion Picture (Drama) went to Glenn Close

for the film ‘The Wife’ and Best Actor in Motion

Picture (Drama) went to Rami Malek for

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp.The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal

for introduction of a bill that seeks to extend 10

per cent quota to the economically weaker

sections in the general category who are not

covered by any of the existing schemes of

reservation.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp.In a surprise move, World Bank President

Jim Yong Kim announced that he will step down

from his position on February 1, 2019, much

before the end of his term in 2022. Kim, 58, has

been in this position for over six years now.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp.India born Gita Gopinath joined the

International Monetary Fund as its Chief

Economist. She is the first woman to occupy the

top IMF post.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp.The Lok Sabha has passed the Citizenship

(Amendment) Bill. The Bill seeks to amend the

Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants

who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis

and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh

and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp.Japan, for the second time in a row, has

topped a global index for the world's most

powerful passport in 2019. According to the

Henley Passport Index, which periodically

measures the access each country's travel

document affords, Japan retained its top spot as

the world's most travel-friendly passport due to

the document's access to 190 countries.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp.India secured the 79th rank in the global

index for the world's most powerful passport in

2019. India jumped two positions from 81st in

2018 to 79th this year. Afghanistan, Pakistan

and Nepal ranked further low at 104, 102 and

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Ans.10.(b)

Exp.MC Mary Kom’s unprecedented sixth world

title triumph propelled her to the number one


Association’s (AIBA) latest world rankings. She

became the most successful boxer in world

championships’ history when she claimed the

48kg category top honours in November 2018.

15TH JANAUARY

Q1. The Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)

of United States Chamber of Commerce

launched a new innovation strategy at Raisina

Dialogue in New Delhi. The Initiative is titled

as____________.

(a) India Innovation Initiative / I 3

(b) Fair Value for Innovation

(c) Initiative for Research and Innovation in

Science

(d) Valuable Innovations


Q2. Who has been appointed as an additional

and independent director for a period of 5

years in TCS?

(a) Craig Faller

(b) Philip Davidson

(c) Paul Nakasone

(d) Don Callahan

(e) Curtis Scaparrotti

Q3. Which team has won their first ever

Premier Badminton League, PBL title?

(a) Bengaluru Raptors

(b) Hyderabad Hunters

(c) Awadhe Warriors

(d) Chennai Smashers

(e) Mumbai Rockets

Q4. Who has won the Sushila Devi Literature

Award for her novel “Things to Leave Behind”?

(a) Salman Rushdie

(b) Vikram Seth

(c) Namita Gokhale

(d) Arundhati Roy

(e) Jhumpa Lahiri

Q5. Which state has launched the ‘One Family

One Job’ scheme, under which for every family

one government job has been allotted?

(a) Assam

(b) Tripura

(c) Sikkim

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Goa

Q6. Who among the following will head the 7-

member committee to look into revenue

shortfall being faced by the states after the

GST roll-out and suggest steps for augmenting

collections?

(a) Sushil Modi

(b) Narender Modi

(c) Arun Jaitley

(d) Nitish Kumar

(e) Yogi Adityanath

Q7. Which state topped the medal tally at the

Khelo India Youth Games?

(a) Goa

(b) Kerala

(c) Delhi

(d) Haryana

(e) Maharashtra

Q8. Which state has become the first state to

implement the 10% reservation for

economically weaker sections of the general

category?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Gujarat

(c) Maharashtra

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Sikkim

Q9. Who among the following received the

first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award?

(a) Scott Morrison

(b) Jair Bolsonaro

(c) Queen Elizabeth II

(d) Narendra Modi

(e) Justin Trudeau

Q10. Kumbh Seva mobile app has been

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(a) Tourism

(b) Railway

(c) Home Affairs

(d) Culture


EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. The Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC)

of United States Chamber of Commerce

launched a new innovation strategy at Raisina

Dialogue, 2019 in New Delhi. The Initiative is

titled as “Fair Value for Innovation”.

Ans.2.(d)

Sol. India’s largest software exporter Tata

Consultancy Services has appointed Don

Callahan as an additional and independent

director for a period of 5 years, based on the

recommendations of the Nomination and

Remuneration Committee.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. Bengaluru Raptors have won their first

ever Premier Badminton League, PBL title. In

the title clash played at Bengaluru, Bengaluru

edged out Mumbai Rockets, with a 4-3 win.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. Writer Namita Gokhale has won the

Sushila Devi Literature Award for her novel

“Things to Leave Behind”. She was awarded in

the ‘Best Book of Fiction Written by a Woman

Author’ category at the inaugural edition of

Bhopal Literature and Art Festival (BLF).

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar

Chamling launched the ‘One Family One Job’

scheme, under which for every family one

government job has been allotted, in Gangtok.

New recruits were taken for Group C and Group

D posts in 12 departments.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi

will head the 7-member committee to look into

revenue shortfall being faced by the states after

the GST roll-out and suggest steps for

augmenting collections.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. Maharashtra topped the medal list, Delhi

was at second position with Haryana too

maintains its third position.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Gujarat has become the first state to

implement the 10% reservation for


category. This comes a day after President Ram

Nath Kovind gave his assent to the bill.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi,

received the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential

award, in New Delhi. The Award focuses on the

triple-bottom-line of People, Profit, and Planet.

It will be offered annually to the leader of a

Nation.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp.Kumbh Seva mobile app has been launched

by Railway ministry.

16TH JANAUARY

Q1. Who has set up a world record in indoor

rowing by completing 1 lakh meters in above-

40 years category?

(a) Shahrukh Shaikh

(b) Shakil Ahmed

(c) Umesh Kumar

(d) Shonu Mishra

(e) Mansoor Ahmed

Q2. Which of the following bank inducted

former SBI Managing Director B. Sriram and

management consultant Rama Bijapurkar on

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(a) IndusInd Bank


(c) IDFC First Bank

(d) HDFC Bank

(e) ICICI Bank

Q3. Ananth Narayanan has stepped down as

CEO of Myntra and Jabong. Who has been

named as new head of these two firms?

(a) M Narayanmurthy

(b) Kalyan Krishnamurthy

(c) Amar Nagaram

(d) Kalyan Nagaram

(e) Suresh Chandra

Q4. Government e Marketplace (GeM) has

launched “Womaniya on GeM” initiative. GeM

is a 100% government owned company set up

under the aegis of ____________.

(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(b) Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship

(c) Ministry of Labour and Employment

(d) Ministry of Home Affairs

(e) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Q5. Sir Michael Atiyah passed away at the age

of 89. He was a well-known_______.

(a) Politician

(b) Mathematician

(c) Scientist

(d) Social activist

(e) Actor

Q6. The Parliament of Macedonia has passed

the resolution to amend the constitution of

the country to rename it as the Republic of

Northern Macedonia. What is the capital of

this country?

(a) Praia

(b) Tunis

(c) Dili

(d) Skopje

(e) Kinshasa

Q7. The Madras High Court has set up an

expert committee to find a solution to root out

invasive species of plants from the Western

Ghats. The committee shall be headed by

__________.

(a) UK Sinha

(b) MP Bezbaruah

(c) Shankar De

(d) D Raghavendra Nayyar

(e) Cherukuri Raghavendra Babu

Q8. Who has won the under-8 category at the

Kids’ Golf World Championship organized by

US kids Golf in Malaysia?

(a) Kartik Singh

(b) Mangal Singh

(c) Rohit Kapoor

(d) Abhishek Arya

(e) Kamal Rana

Q9. The theme of the National Youth

Parliament Festival 2019 is_______________.

(a) Be the Voice of Developing India

(b) New India and Finding solutions for

contribution in policy making

(c) Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions

and contribute to policy

(d) New India and your contribution toward its

making

(e) None of the above option is the right

answer.

Q10. Indian army day is celebrated on

________.

(a) 15 January

(b) 12 January

(c) 14 January

(d) 18 January

(e) 20 January

EXPLANATION

Ans.1(b)

Exp. Asian Cup gold medallist Shakil Ahmed has

set up a world record in indoor rowing by

completing 1 lakh meters in above-40 years

category in Kolkata.

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Exp. Private sector ICICI Bank inducted former

SBI Managing Director B Sriram and

management consultant Rama Bijapurkar on its

board as independent director.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. Ananth Narayanan has stepped down as

CEO of Myntra and Jabong to pursue external

opportunities. Amar Nagaram has been named

as Head, Myntra and Jabong, reporting to

Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO of Flipkart Group.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. The initiative seeks to develop women

entrepreneurship on the margins of society to

achieve gender-inclusive economic growth.

Government e-Marketplace is a 100%

government owned company set up under the

aegis of Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. Sir Michael Atiyah, a British mathematician

who received the 1966 Fields Medal, also

known as the ‘Nobel for Mathematics,’ passed

away at the age of 89.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Skopje is the capital of Macedonia.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. The Madras High Court has set up an

expert committee to find a solution to root out

invasive species of plants from the Western

Ghats. The committee shall be headed by

Cherukuri Raghavendra Babu, the chairman of

the expert committee on invasive species in

Chennai National Biodiversity Authority.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Gurgaon’s 8-year-old Kartik Singh has won

the under-8 category at the Kids’ Golf World

Championship organized by US kids Golf in

Malaysia, which makes him the youngest Indian

to win the title.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Col

Rajyavardhan Rathore launched the National

Youth Parliament Festival 2019 at a function in

New Delhi. The theme of the festival is- ‘Be the

Voice of New India and Find solutions and

contribute to policy’.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Army Day is celebrated on January 15

every year to mark the day when (then)

Lieutenant General KM Cariappa took over from

General Sir Francis Butcher as Commander-in-

Chief of India on January 15, 1949.

17TH JANAUARY

Q1. Lenin Rajendran has passed away at 67. He

was a renowned director and screenwriter of

_______ film industry.

(a) Kannada

(b) Telugu

(c) Tamil

(d) Malayalam

(e) Bengali

Q2. Who has taken over as the chief coach for

the country’s female boxers?

(a) Yunfei Li

(b) Mohammed Ali Qamar

(c) Josie Gabuco

(d) Pinki Rani

(e) Devendro Singh

Q3. The International Cricket Council (ICC)

announced that __________ has been

appointed as the organization’s new Chief

Executive Officer (CEO).

(a) Shashank Manohar

(b) Dave Richardson

(c) Haroon Lorgat

(d) Anurag Thakur

(e) Manu Sawhney

Q4. Name the Indian football team head coach

who has resigned from the post.

(a) Stephen Constantine

(b) Harendar Singh

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(e) Stephen Craigman

Q5. The theme of the ‘Global Aviation Summit

2019' is _________.

(a) A Tradition for the Future

(b) Flying for all

(c) Tradition of Flying

(d) Environment Friendly Flying


Q6. Who has become the 2nd youngest in the

world and the youngest Grand Master in

Indian?

(a) R Praggnanandhaa

(b) M Gunawanta

(c) D Gopal

(d) S Ganesh

(e) D Gukesh

Q7. Who among the following has won a

Franco-German human rights award for his

‘exceptional contribution’ to the protection

and promotion of human rights?

(a) Nadia Murad

(b) Aung San Suu Kyi

(c) Xi Jinping

(d) Yu Wensheng

(e) Malala Yousafzai

Q8. The government has constituted a seven-

member Group of Ministers (GoM) to boost

the real estate sector under the GST regime.

This committee shall be headed by

____________.

(a) Sushil Modi

(b) Nitin Patel

(c) Dinesh Arya

(d) Manohar Parrikar

(e) Nirmala Sitharaman

Q9. Ministry of Water resources and River

development has organized 9th International

Micro irrigation conference in ________.

(a) Bhopal

(b) Agra

(c) Aurangabad

(d) Nagpur

(e) Dehradun

Q10. The 1st National Level Sports Meet for

the students of Eklavya Model Residential

Schools (EMRS) was held at ________.

(a) Kovalam

(b) Amritsar

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Bhubaneswar

(e) Lucknow

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. Malayalam director and screenwriter Lenin

Rajendran has passed away at 67. He was a five-

time recipient of the Kerala State Film Awards.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Mohammed Ali Qamar, the man who won

India’s first Commonwealth Games gold medal

in boxing, has taken over as the chief coach for

the country’s female boxers. He has replaced

veteran Shiv Singh.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. The International Cricket Council (ICC)

announced that Manu Sawhney has been

appointed as the organization’s new Chief

Executive Officer (CEO).

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Indian football team head coach Stephen

Constantine has stepped down after the team’s

shock 0-1 defeat to Bahrain which led to its exit

from the Asian Cup.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu

inaugurated the ‘Global Aviation Summit 2019'

in Mumbai. The summit, with a theme ‘Flying

for all-especially the next 6 Billion’, is being

organized by Ministry of Civil Aviation in

association with FICCI.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. Tamil Nadu lad D Gukesh became the 2nd

youngest Grand Master in the world and the

youngest Indian to achieve the feat at 12 years,

7 months and 17 days, erasing the mark set by

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Ans.7.(d)

Exp. A detained Chinese rights lawyer Yu

Wensheng has won a Franco-German human

rights award for his ‘exceptional contribution’

to the protection and promotion of human

rights.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. The government has constituted a seven-

member Group of Ministers (GoM) to boost the

real estate sector under the GST regime. Deputy

Chief Minister of Gujarat Nitin Patel is the

convener of the GoM.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. In order to promote Micro irrigation

amongst farmers, Ministry of Water resources

and River development has organized 9th

International Micro irrigation conference in

Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. The 1st National Level Sports Meet for the

students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools

(EMRS) was inaugurated by Jaswantsinh

Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Minister of State for Tribal

Affairs at G.M.C Balayogi Stadium, Hyderabad.

18TH JANAUARY

Q1. The government has approved a capital

infusion of INR________ in state-owned Exim

Bank to expand its business.

(a) 8,000 crore

(b) 10,000 crore

(c) 6,000 crore

(d) 20,000 crore

(e) 41,000 crore

Q2. A ministerial panel headed by

___________ will examine uniformity of

taxation on lottery under GST and other issues

arising out of it.

(a) Krishna Byre Gowda

(b) Sudhir Mungantiwar

(c) TM Thomas Isaac

(d) Himanta Biswa Sarma

(e) Manpreet Singh Badal

Q3. Which of the following stated government

launched farm debt-waiver scheme named ‘Jai

Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana’?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Mizoram

(e) Telangana

Q4. Bilateral army exercise, IMBEX 2018-19 is

taking place between India and ___________.

(a) Mongolia

(b) Malaysia

(c) Myanmar

(d) Mauritius

(e) Maldives

Q5. The Cabinet has approved an increase in

the authorized capital of Exim Bank from

________ to __________.

(a) Rs. 10,000 crore, Rs. 20,000 crore

(b) Rs. 5,000 crore, Rs. 10,000 crore

(c) Rs. 6,000 crore, Rs. 10,000 crore

(d) Rs. 25,000 crore, Rs. 50,000 crore

(e) Rs. 10,000 crore, Rs. 15,000 crore

Q6. Which of the following country took the

chairmanship of the group 'Group of 77' (G77)

from Egypt for 2019?

(a) India

(b) The USA

(c) Israel

(d) Palestine

(e) UAE

Q7. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2018

has been conferred on___________.

(a) Sulabh International

(b) Yohei Sasakawa###

(c) Akshaya Patra Foundation

(d) Ekal Abhiyan Trust

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Q8. Who has become the first Indian and

youngest man to climb the 7 highest peaks and

volcanic summits across all continents?

(a) Arunima Sinha

(b) Nawang Gombu

(c) Mohan Singh Gunjyal

(d) Love Raj Singh Dharmshaktu

(e) Satyarup Siddhanta

Q9. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2017

has been conferred on ____________ for their

contribution in providing Education for Rural

and Tribal Children in remote areas pan India,

Rural Empowerment, Gender and Social

Equality.

(a) Ekal Abhiyan Trust

(b) Akshaya Patra Foundation

(c) Sulabh International

(d) Bal Suraksha Abhiyan Trust


Q10. At which Military Station, Bilateral army

exercise, IMBEX 2018-19 took place?

(a) Pathankot

(b) Chandimandir

(c) Hisar

(d) Assumption Island

(e) Sir Creek

EXPLANATION Ans.1.(c)

Exp. The government has approved issuance of

Recapitalization Bonds by the Government of

India to the tune of Rs.6,000 crore for capital

infusion in Export-Import Bank of India (Exim

Bank). The equity will be infused in two

tranches of Rs. 4,500 crore in FY 2018-19 and

Rs. 1,500 crore in FY 2019-20 respectively.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. A ministerial panel headed by Maharashtra

Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar will

examine uniformity of taxation on lottery under

GST or other issues arising out of it.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal

Nath launched his government’s Rs 50,000-

crore farm debt-waiver scheme named ‘Jai

Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana’. It is expected to benefit

55 lakh small and marginal farmers.

S4. Ans.(c)

Exp. The second edition of the India-Myanmar

bilateral army exercise, IMBEX 2018-19,

commenced at Chandimandir Military Station,

that houses the headquarters of the Western

Command, Chandigarh.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The Cabinet has approved an increase in

the authorized capital of Exim Bank from Rs.

10,000 crore to Rs. 20,000 crore.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has

pledged to protect the interests of all 134

countries in the UN’s Group of 77, as Palestine

took the chairmanship of the group from Egypt

for 2019.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2018

has been conferred on Yohei Sasakawa.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. Mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta

conquered Antartica’s highest point, Mount

Sidley. With this feat, he became the first Indian

and youngest man to climb the 7 highest peaks

and volcanic summits across all continents.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2017

has been conferred on Ekal Abhiyan Trust, for

their contribution in providing Education for

Rural and Tribal Children in remote areas pan

India, Rural Empowerment, Gender and Social

Equality.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. The second edition of the India-Myanmar

bilateral army exercise, IMBEX 2018-19,

commenced at Chandimandir Military Station,

that houses the headquarters of the Western

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19TH JANAUARY

Q1. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), a Fitch

Group Company, estimated India’s GDP growth

____ in the financial year 2019-20.

(a) 7.2%

(b) 7.4%

(c) 7.7%

(d) 8.0%

(e) 7.5 %

Q2. Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the UNNATI

(Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training)

programme recently. It was organised

by______.

(a) BARC

(b) DOAE

(c) ISRO

(d) HAL

(e) DRDO

Q3. PM Modi inaugurated Vibrant Gujarat

Global Trade Show at Gandhinagar. What is its

tagline?

(a) From Charkha to Chandrayaan

(b) From Zameen to Gaganyaan

(c) From Market to Managlyaan

(d) From Charkha to Gaganyaan

(e) To the Chandrayaan and Gaganyaan

Q4. 'Global Risk Report' is released annually by

which of the following organisation?

(a) IMF

(b) World Bank

(c) United Nations

(d) World Economic Forum

(e) Fitch Ratings

Q5. 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo held

at _______.

(a) Nagpur

(b) Pune

(c) New Delhi

(d) Mumbai

(e) Varanasi

Q6. Who among the following has won 2019

Japan Prize for his contributions in the field of

“Biological Production, Ecology”?

(a) Dr. Ratan Wattal

(b) Dr. Kumar Ratan

(c) Dr. Raj Kumar Ratan

(d) Dr. Vinayak Lal

(e) Dr. Rattan Lal

Q7. Who among the following has become the

first Indian athlete to receive a nomination in

the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of

the Year Award?

(a) Vinesh Phogat

(b) Geeta Phogat

(c) Babita Phogat

(d) Sakshi Malik

(e) Jitu Rai

Q8. 25th International conference and

exhibition on terrestrial and satellite

broadcasting, BES EXPO 2019 held in_______.

(a) Mumbai

(b) Berlin

(c) Bern

(d) New Delhi

(e) Washington DC

Q9. The second World Orange Festival held at

_________.

(a) Surat

(b) Nagpur

(c) Coimbatore

(d) Lucknow

(e) Amritsar

Q10. Which of the following project is the first

National Highway project in the country taken

up on a 50:50 Centre-State partnership?

(a) Madurai Bypass

(b) Kochi Bypass

(c) Indore Ring road

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EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), a Fitch

Group Company, estimated India’s GDP growth

could touch 7.5 % in the financial year 2019-20

as against 7.2 % during current fiscal i.e. 2018-

19.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp.UNNATI, a capacity building programme on

Nanosatellite development, is an initiative by

ISRO to commemorate the 50th anniversary of

the first United Nations conference on the

exploration and peaceful uses of outer space

(UNISPACE-50).

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. PM Modi inaugurated Vibrant Gujarat

Global Trade Show at Gandhinagar. The trade

show highlights Prime Minister Modi’s vision of

Make in India with an apt tagline of ‘From

Charkha to Chandrayaan’.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The World Economic Forum released the

14th edition of its annual Global Risk Report,

2019. The report’s findings are based on the

annual Global Risks Perception Survey, in which

nearly 1,000 decision-makers from the public

sector, private sector, academia, and civil

society assess the risks facing the world.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Union Minister for Commerce and

Industry, Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the 10th

edition of the India Rubber Expo – 2019 in

Mumbai.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. The Japan Prize Foundation announced

India born professor Dr. Rattan Lal, University

Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State

University in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A, as the

recipient of the 2019 Japan Prize for his

contributions in the field of “Biological

Production, Ecology”.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Ace Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat

has become the first Indian athlete to receive a

nomination in the prestigious Laureus World

Comeback of the Year Award. She has been

nominated alongside US Tour Championship

winner Tiger Woods, who won his first

tournament in five years.

Ans.8.(d)

Exp. Information and Broadcasting Secretary

Amit Khare and TRAI Chairman RS Sharma

inaugurated the 25th International conference

and exhibition on terrestrial and satellite

broadcasting, BES EXPO 2019 in New Delhi.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. The second World Orange Festival has

begun in Nagpur. The festival, while offering its

famed oranges to the world, will also showcase

and brand the exquisite fruit in order to boost

its export.

Ans.10.(e)

Exp.PM Narendra Modi has dedicated the

Kollam Bypass on the National Highway-66 to

the nation. It reduces travel time between

Alappuzha and Thiruvananthapuram. Notably,

this is the first National Highway project in the

country taken up on a 50:50 Centre-State

partnership.

21ST JANAUARY

Q1. HDFC Standard Life Insurance has changed

its name to ____________.

(a) HDFC First Bank

(b) HDFC Life Insurance

(c) Standard Life Insurance

(d) HDFC Standard

(e) HDFC First Life Insurance

Q2. Which country will host the 14th session of

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Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

(UNCCD)?

(a) Japan

(b) China

(c) India

(d) Sri Lanka

(e) The UK

Q3. Which of the following country has

launched startup Star-ALE’s mini-satellite

aimed to deliver the world’s first artificial

meteor shower?

(a) Japan

(b) China

(c) Norway

(d) France

(e) India

Q4. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

and _______are in dialogue to form a world-

class consortium to initially build 1GWh

lithium-ion battery plant in India.

(a) Jiocoin

(b) Bitcoin

(c) Libcoin

(d) Syska

(e) Dell

Q5. Which state has launched a project for

Sustainable Catchment Forest Management

that would help develop the quality of

forestlands and livelihood of forest dwellers in

the state?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Sikkim

(c) Manipur

(d) Tripura

(e) Uttarakhand

Q6. ________will be the site of the country’s

second defence innovation hub after

Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

(a) Varanasi

(b) Nashik

(c) Dehradun

(d) Pathankot

(e) Chennai

Q7. Saksham, an annual high intensity one-

month long people-centric mega campaign is

launched by _______.

(a) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

(b) Ministry of Labour and Employment

(c) Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship

(d) Ministry of Home Affairs

(e) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Q8. India has recently signed a long-term

contract with ________ for supply of uranium

ore concentrates to widen its source base for

the nuclear fuel.

(a) Maldives

(b) The UAE

(c) Australia

(d) Turkmenistan

(e) Uzbekistan

Q9. Mary Oliver passed away at 83. She was a

well known ________.

(a) Writer

(b) Journalist

(c) Sports person

(d) Politician

(e) Economist

Q10. Who has been appointed as the Director

General (Investigation) in the National Human

Rights Commission.

(a) Harish Kumar Brijwal

(b) Ranveer Singh Maurya

(c) Kumar Gaurav Singh

(d) Prabhat Singh

(e) Prabhjeet Singh

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp.. HDFC Standard Life Insurance has changed

its name to HDFC Life Insurance following the

receipt of relevant approvals from regulatory

authorities.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. India will host the 14th session of the

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Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

to address the issue of land degradation and

desertification which will have participation

from over 100 countries. It is likely to be held in

October 2019.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has

launched Tokyo-based startup Star-ALE’s mini-

satellite aimed to deliver the world’s first

artificial meteor shower.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

and Libcoin are in dialogue to form a world-

class consortium to initially build 1GWh lithium-

ion battery plant in India. Its capacity will be

scaled up to 30GWh in due course.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb

launched a project for Sustainable Catchment

Forest Management at State Forest Academy

Ground in West Tripura and stated that the

project would help develop the quality of

forestlands and livelihood of forest dwellers in

the state.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Nashik in Maharashtra will be the site of

the country’s second defence innovation hub

after Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. ‘Saksham’, an annual high intensity one-

month long people-centric mega campaign of

Petroleum Conservation Research Association

(PCRA) was launched by the Ministry of

Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. India has signed a long-term contract with

Uzbekistan for supply of uranium ore

concentrates to widen its source base for the

nuclear fuel.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer-poet Mary

Oliver died at her residence in Hobe Sound,

Florida due to a disease caused lymphoma at

the age of 83

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. The Department of Personnel & Training,

Government of India has appointed Senior IPS

Officer Prabhat Singh as Director General

(Investigation) in the National Human Rights

Commission.

22ND JANAUARY

Q1. With which of the following country India

held the first-ever meeting of High-Level

Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People

Exchanges?

(a) Israel

(b) Nepal

(c) China

(d) Turkey

(e) Maldives

Q2. The government has decided to infuse an

additional outlay to cash-starved public sector

banks (PSBs). What is the additional amount

decided by the government?

(a) Rs 61,000 crore

(b) Rs 41,000 crore

(c) Rs 100,000 crore

(d) Rs 33,000 crore

(e) Rs 53,000 crore


appointed the new coach of the Indian

women’s cricket team?

(a) W V Raman

(b) Kapil Dev

(c) Anil Kumble

(d) Rahul Dravid

(e) Javagal Srinath

Q4. Which of the following state has emerged

as the best-performing state in the Startup

Ranking 2018?

(a) Bihar

(b) Andhra Pradesh

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(e) Gujarat ###

Q5. The Central government and the World

Bank have signed ____________ loan

agreements for India Energy Efficiency Scale up

Programme.

(a) 100 million dollar

(b) 200 million dollar

(c) 300 million dollar###

(d) 400 million dollar

(e) 500 million dollar

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India has released its

annual report in Mumbai. It was mentioned in

the report that due to the evolving economic

conditions, real GDP growth for 2018-19 is

expected to increase to ______________.

(a) 7.1%

(b) 7.4%

(c) 7.2%

(d) 7.0%

(e) 7.3%

Q7. The Cabinet Committee on Economic

Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi gave its approval for implementation of

an umbrella scheme 'O-SMART’. The CCEA

approved the scheme for implementation

during the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20 at

an overall cost of ____________.

(a) Rs 1505 crore

(b) Rs 1724 crore

(c) Rs 2134 crore

(d) Rs 1623 crore

(e) Rs 2457 crore

Q8. Lok Sabha passed the Consumer Protection

Bill, 2018 that seeks to replace which of the

following law?

(a) Consumer Protection Bill 2016

(b) Consumer Protection Act 1988

(c) Consumer Protection Act 1986

(d) Consumer Protection Bill 1996

(e) Consumer Protection Act 2002

Q9. Who is the present Minister for Consumer

Affairs, Food and Public Distribution?

(a) D.V. Sadananda Gowda

(b) Ajay Tamta

(c) Harsimrat Kaur Badal

(d) Ram Vilas Paswan

(e) Sharad Pawar

Q10. Which of the following state/states

has/have been recognised as Leaders as per

the National Report on States’ Startup

Ranking?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Chhattisgarh

(d) Telangana

(e) All of the above

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(c)

Sol. External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj and

her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi co-chaired the

first-ever meeting of India-China High-Level

Mechanism on Cultural and People-to-People

Exchanges in New Delhi.

Ans.2.(b)

Sol. The government will infuse an additional Rs

41,000 crore into cash-starved public sector

banks (PSBs). The outlay will go up from Rs.

65,000 crore to Rs. 1,06,000 crore in the current

financial year to propel economic growth,

cementing India’s position as the fastest

growing economy of the world.

Ans.3.(a)

Sol. W V Raman has been appointed the new

coach of the Indian women’s cricket team.

Raman is a vastly-experienced coach having

been in charge of Tamil Nadu and India U-19

teams in the past.

Ans.4.(e)

Sol. Gujarat has emerged as the best-

performing state in the Startup Ranking 2018.

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and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and

Industry in New Delhi.

Ans.5.(c)

Sol. The Central government and the World

Bank have signed 300 million dollar loan


Programme. They signed 220 million dollar Loan

Agreement and an 80 million Guarantee

Agreement for the Efficiency Scale-Up Program.

Ans.6.(b)

Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has released its

annual report in Mumbai. It was mentioned in

the report that due to the evolving economic

conditions, real GDP growth for 2018-19 is

expected to increase to 7.4% from 6.7% in the

previous year.

Ans.7.(d)

Sol. The Cabinet Committee on Economic


Modi gave its approval for implementation of

an umbrella scheme ‘Ocean Services,

Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling

and Science (O-SMART)’. The scheme

encompasses a total of 16 sub-projects

addressing ocean development activities such

as Services, Technology, Resources,

Observations and Science. The CCEA approved

the scheme for implementation during the

period from 2017-18 to 2019-20 at an overall

cost of Rs 1623 crore.

Ans.8.(c)

Sol. The Lok Sabha passed the Consumer

Protection Bill, 2018 that seeks to replace the

Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The Bill

enforces consumer rights and provides a

mechanism for redressal of complaints

regarding deficiencies in goods and services.

Ans.9.(d)

Sol. Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and

Public Distribution is Mr Ram Vilas Paswan.

Ans.10.(e)

Sol. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhatisgarh,

Madhya Pradesh and Telangana have been

recognised as Leaders. Gujarat has emerged as

the best-performing state in the Startup

Ranking 2018. The National Report on States’

Startup Ranking was unveiled by Department of

Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of

Commerce and Industry in New Delhi.

23RD JANAUARY

Q1. Who has been sworn in as Madagascar

President?

(a) Donald Tusk

(b) Stefan Lofven

(c) Andry Rajoelina

(d) Gaston Browne

(e) Theresa May

Q2. India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference

was hosted by_________.

(a) Pune

(b) Mumbai

(c) Delhi

(d) Goa

(e) Kochi

Q3. India and Sri Lanka signed an MoU to

provide modern infrastructural facilities to

Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic

Studies of Eastern University in _________.

(a) The UK

(b) Norway

(c) Bhutan

(d) Nepal

(e) Sri Lanka

Q4. Which organisation, as a part of its three-

city PolicyHack series, hosted an interactive

hackathon, where teachers focused on their

learning journey in New Delhi?

(a) Microsoft

(b) Dell

(c) Google

(d) Infosys

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Q5. Who has become the first player in history

to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC

Cricketer of the Year, the ICC Men’s Test Player

of the Year and the ICC ODI Player of the Year

awards?

(a) Virat Kohli

(b) Rohit Sharma

(c) AB de Villiers

(d) Aaron Finch

(e) Kane Williamson

Q6. Who has been chosen for the first Sheikh

Saud International Prize for Materials Research

by the Centre for Advanced Materials of the

United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

(a) M Nagarjuna

(b) K Sivan

(c) APJ Abdul Kalam

(d) CNR Rao

(e) N Bhattacharya


awarded the “Woman’s Voice Award” at the

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF)?

(a) Rani Murari

(b) Ragini Rawat

(c) Rajani Bhatt

(d) Murali Gautami

(e) Ranjani Murali

Q8. China’s economy grew at _____ in 2018, its

slowest rate in almost 3 decades.

(a) 6.1%

(b) 6.6%

(c) 3.3%

(d) 5.5%

(e) 7.1%

Q9. Which country topped the Trust Index

among both the informed public and the

general population segments, as per the 2019

Edelman Trust Barometer report?

(a) India

(b) The UK

(c) Canada

(d) China

(e) The USA

Q10. Who has been bestowed with Sansad

Ratna Award for his distinguished performance

as a parliamentarian under Jury Committee

Special Award category?

(a) Anurag Thakur

(b) Sharad Pawar

(c) Bhagwant Mann

(d) Narendra Modi

(e) Sanjay Singh

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(c)

Exp. Madagascar president, Andry Rajoelina,

has sworn into office after taking the oath in

Antananarivo before nine judges of the High

Constitutional Court. He won nearly 56% to

defeat another former president, Marc

Ravalomanana.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference

had begun in Mumbai. The three-day event

organized by the Ministry of Steel helped chart

out the future growth path of the steel industry.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. India and Sri Lanka signed an MoU to

provide modern infrastructural facilities to

Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic

Studies of Eastern University in Batticaloa

district of Sri Lanka.

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. Dell, as a part of its three-city PolicyHack

series, hosted an interactive hackathon, where

teachers focused on their learning journey in

New Delhi. The initiative allows the teaching

fraternity to come up with solutions for

problems faced by teachers inside and outside

the classroom.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. Virat Kohli has become the first player in

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Player of the Year and the ICC ODI Player of the

Year awards following an extraordinary 2018.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced

Scientific Research announced that the Centre

for Advanced Materials of the United Arab

Emirates (UAE) chose Eminent Scientist and

Bharat Ratna recipient CNR Rao for the first

Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials

Research.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. US Based Indian poet Ranjani Murali was

awarded the “Woman’s Voice Award” at the

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF). The

Objective of the award is to recognize and

encourage creative writing by women in India.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp.China’s economy grew at 6.6% in 2018, its

slowest rate in almost 3 decades.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. As per the 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer

report, China topped the Trust Index among

both the informed public and the general

population segments. India is among the most

trusted nations globally when it comes to

government, business, NGOs and media.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Himachal Pradesh MP Anurag Thakur has

been bestowed with Sansad Ratna Award for

his distinguished performance as a

parliamentarian under Jury Committee Special

Award category.

24TH JANAUARY

Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a

______rupees commemorative coin in honour

of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna

Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

(a) 1000

(b) 100

(c) 75

(d) 50

(e) 150

Q2. Burundi has declared the country’s new

political capital. Name the city.

(a) Gitega

(b) Ngozi

(c) Kabegi

(d) Isale

(e) Ruyigi

Q3. The Reserve Bank of India has shortlisted

six major IT companies, including TCS, Wipro

and IBM India, to set up a wide-based DPCR.

What does C stands for in DPCR?

(a) Clearing

(b) Corporate

(c) Corporation

(d) Credit

(e) Cheque


elected as the president of the Archery

Association of India?

(a) Uday Shankar Rao

(b) WV Raman


(d) Pranab Das

(e) B V P Rao

Q5. The __________________________ has

the responsibility of administering the

functions of currency management, a core

function of the Reserve Bank in terms of the

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

(a) Derivative of Currency Management

(b) District of Currency Management

(c) Department of Currency Management

(d) Department of Currency Manager

(e) Department of Current Management

Q6. SDDS is an International Monetary Fund

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dissemination of national statistics to the

public. SDDS stands for-

(a) Special Data Dissemination Service

(b) Special Data Dissemination Standard

(c) Special Data Dissemination System

(d) Special Durable Dissemination Standard

(e) Simple Data Dissemination Standard

Q7. ______________ is responsible for

discharging certain core traditional central

banking functions, viz., acting as bankers to

the Government and banks and managing

public debt of both, central and state

governments.

(a) CDBS

(b) FISIM

(c) DEIO

(d) ECGC

(e) DGBA

Q8. Legendary singer Dipali Borthakur passed

away. She was also popularly referred to as

the____________.

(a) Nightingale of Manipur

(b) Nightingale of Tripura

(c) Nightingale of North-East

(d) Nightingale of Assam

(e) Nightingale of Meghalaya

Q9. Which state assembly has passed a bill

which recommends life imprisonment for

those involved in mob violence if it results in

the death of a person?

(a) Tripura

(b) Manipur

(c) Delhi

(d) Meghalaya

(e) Karnataka

Q10. National Consumer Day is celebrated

every year on ____.

(a) 24th December

(b) 22nd December

(c) 28th December

(d) 25th December

(e) 23th December

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a

100 rupees commemorative coin in honour of

former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal

Bihari Vajpayee. Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth

anniversary, which falls on 25th December, is

celebrated as ‘Good Governance Day’.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. Burundi declared the small central city of

Gitega the country’s new political capital, in line

with a presidential promise, made a decade

ago.

Ans.3.(d)

Sol. The Reserve Bank of India has shortlisted

six major IT companies, including TCS, Wipro

and IBM India, to set up a wide-based digital

Public Credit Registry (PCR) for capturing details

of all borrowers and wilful defaulters.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. B V P Rao has been elected as the

president of the Archery Association of India in

the polls held under a High Court-appointed

administrator. Rao, who represented Archery

Association of Assam, beat Rupak Debroy of

Tripura at the elections held at the Jawaharlal

Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. The Department of Currency Management

has the responsibility of administering the

functions of currency management, a core

function of the Reserve Bank in terms of the

Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Currency

management essentially relates to issue of

notes and coins and retrieval of unfit notes

from circulation.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Special Data Dissemination Standard

(SDDS) is an International Monetary Fund

standard to guide member countries in the

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Ans.7.(e)

Exp. The Department of Government and Bank

Accounts (DGBA) is responsible for discharging

certain core traditional central banking

functions, viz., acting as bankers to the

Government and banks and managing public

debt of both, central and state governments. It

is also responsible for maintenance of the

Reserve Bank's internal accounts and

compilation of its weekly and annual accounts.

Ans.8.(d)

Exp. Legendary Assamese singer Dipali

Borthakur popularly referred to as the

“Nightingale of Assam” passed away. She was

77. Borthakur had been suffering from a motor

neuron disease for the last four decades.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. The Manipur Assembly has passed a bill

which recommends life imprisonment for those

involved in mob violence if it results in the

death of a person. Chief Minister N Biren Singh,

who also holds charge of the Home

department, moved the ‘The Manipur

Protection from Mob Violence Bill, 2018’ in the

state Assembly.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Every Year 24th December is observed as

National Consumer Day with a specific theme in

India.

25TH JANAUARY

Q1. Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has

been elected as _______ new king by the

members of the country’s royal families.

(a) Brunei's

(b) Cambodia's

(c) Singapore's

(d) Indonesia's

(e) Malaysia’s

Q2. Krishna Sobti has passed away in Delhi.

She was a well known_______.

(a) Sports person

(b) Activist

(c) Writer

(d) Freedom Fighter

(e) Journalist

Q3. The Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired

Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM)

from naval warship ________.

(a) INS Kohasa

(b) INS Chennai

(c) INS Vikrant

(d) INS Khukri

(e) INS Virat

Q4. IndiGo owner InterGlobe Aviation has

appointed ___________ as the new Chief

Executive Officer (CEO) of the company with

immediate effect.

(a) Anant Narayaran

(b) Manu Shahney

(c) Rabi Kumar Gill

(d) Ronojoy Dutta

(e) Prabhjeet Singh

Q5. The government has instituted an annual

award titled Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda

Prabandhan Puraskar. This year _______has

been selected for the Award.

(a) Garhwal regiment of Indian Army

(b) 17th Battalion of BSF

(c) 7th Battalion of NDRF

(d) 8th Battalion of NDRF

(e) 14th Battalion of The Grenadiers

Q6. Russell Baker has passed away. He was a

noted__________.

(a) Journalist

(b) Writer

(c) Activist

(d) Actor

(e) Director

Q7. National Voters Day is celebrated every

year on _______________.

(a) 24 January

(b) 23 January

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Q8. What is the theme for National Voters Day

2019?

(a) No Voter to be left behind

(b) No one to be left behind

(c) Education and Empowerment of women

voters

(d) Educate the voters

(e) Voters and the healthy democracy

Q9. Sahitya Akademi award winning

_______writer Atin Bandyopadhyay passed

away of brain stroke at the age of 85.

(a) Tamil

(b) Telugu

(c) Kannada

(d) Bengali

(e) Garhwali

Q10. Johan Botha has announced his

retirement. He was a _______.

(a) Footballer

(b) Cricketer

(c) Tennis player

(d) Grand Master

(e) Politician

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was

elected as Malaysia’s new king by the members

of the country’s royal families. He replaced

Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan, who stepped

down recently, making it the first abdication in

Malaysia’s history.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. Eminent Hindi author and essayist Krishna

Sobti passed away in Delhi. She was 93. She was

a recipient of many coveted awards like Sahitya

Akademi, Jnanpith awards and was also offered

Padma Bhushan, which she had declined.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. The Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test fired

Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR-SAM)

from naval warship INS Chennai. The test was

conducted off the coast of Odisha.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. IndiGo owner InterGlobe Aviation has

appointed Ronojoy Dutta as the new Chief

Executive Officer (CEO) of the company with

immediate effect. Ronojoy Dutta will remain as

the company CEO for the next five years.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. This year, 8th Battalion of National Disaster

Response Force located at Ghaziabad has been

selected for the Award for its commendable

work in disaster management.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Russell Baker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning

writer who penned thousands of columns for

The New York Times, and hosted the PBS

television program “Masterpiece Theatre,”

passed away in Leesburg, Va. He was 93.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. 25 January is celebrated every year as

National Voters Day to spread awareness about

the necessity of voting and to encourage young

generation towards the voting rights.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. National Voters Day Theme 2019 is “No

Voter to be left behind”. This is the ninth year

of celebrating National Voters Day.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Sahitya Akademi award winning Bengali

writer Atin Bandyopadhyay passed away of

brain stroke. Bandyopadhyay, who was 85, was

born in Dhaka in then undivided Bengal and had

taken up various jobs as a sailor, school teacher,

factory manager, journalist to finally became a

writer.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Former South Africa all-rounder Johan

Botha has announced his immediate retirement

from all forms of Cricket. Botha played for

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internationals, and 40 T20 Internationals from

2005 to 2012.

26TH JANAUARY

Q1. Who inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat

Global Summit 2019?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Ram Nath Kovind

(c) Mukesh Ambani

(d) Ratan Tata

(e) None of these

Q2. When is the Army Day celebrated in India

every year?

(a) January 15

(b) January 16

(c) January 17

(d) January 18

(e) None of these

Q3. The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act,

2019 came into effect on January 14, 2019. It

provides what percentage of reservation quota

for the economically weaker sections in the

general category?

(a) 7 percent

(b) 8.5 percent

(c) 10 percent

(d) 15 percent

(e) None of these

Q4. The world's largest religious and cultural

human congregation, ‘Kumbh 2019’ began in

which city?

(a) Ujjain

(b) Nasik

(c) Haridwar

(d) Prayagraj

(e) None of these

Q5. Which Indian leader was recently awarded

with the first ever Philip Kotler Presidential

Award?

(a) Ram Nath Kovind

(b) Venkaiah Naidu

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Arun Jaitley

(e) None of these

Q6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently

released a commemorative silver coin of Rs

350 and stamp on Tenth Sikh Guru. Who is the

Tenth Sikh Guru?

(a) Guru Nanak Dev

(b) Guru Angad dev

(c) Guru Ram Das

(d) Guru Gobind Singh

(e) None of these

Q7. Which state has become the first one to

implement 10 per cent quota for EWS in

general category?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

(e) None of these

Q8. Who among the following were awarded

honorary membership of Sydney Cricket

Ground?

(a) Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma

(b) Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli

(c) Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni

(d) MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin

(e) None of these

Q9. The UNNATI Programme was launched on

January 17, 2019 by which organisation to

commemorate the UNISPACE+50?

(a) NASA

(b) ISRO

(c) Ministry of Science & Technology

(d) DRDO

(e) None of these

Q10. The Union Cabinet on January 16, 2019

approved the recapitalisation of which bank?

(a) Dena Bank

(b) RBL Bank

(c) IDBI Bank

(d) EXIM Bank

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EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(a)

Exp.Prime Minister Narendra Modi

inaugurated the ninth edition of the Vibrant

Gujarat Global Summit 2019 on January 18,

2019. The summit is being held at the

Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp.India celebrates Army India on January 15.

Army Day is celebrated to salute the valiant

soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect

the country and its citizens.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp.The Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act,

2019, the Act providing 10 percent reservation

in government jobs and educational

institutions to Economically Weaker Sections

(EWS) of General Category, came into effect on

January 14, 2019.

Ans.4. (d)

Exp.The world's largest religious and cultural

human congregation, ‘Kumbh 2019’ began at

Prayagraj (erstwhile Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh

on January 15, 2019 and will go on till March 4,

2019.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp.Prime Minister Narendra Modi received

the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award.

The award focuses on the triple bottom-line of

'people, profit and planet'. It will be offered

annually to the leader of a nation.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January

13, 2019 released a commemorative silver coin

of Rs 350 and stamp on Tenth Sikh Guru, Guru

Gobind Singh Ji to mark his 352nd birth

anniversary. The birth anniversary of the Guru

Gobind Singh was also celebrated as

Prakashotsava at Patna Sahib, Bihar.

Ans.7. (b)

Exp.Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has

announced that his government will

implement the 10 per cent reservation for


category with immediate effect. The decision

comes just a day after President Ram Nath

Kovind gave his assent to the Constitutional

amendment.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp.Indian national cricket team's captain Virat

Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri on January 11,

2019 received the honorary membership of the

Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for their

contribution to the sport of cricket.The Indian

team defeated Australia 2-1 in the four-match

Test series, ending the country's 71-year-old

wait for a rare series win Down Under.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp.National space agency, the Indian Space

Research Organisation (ISRO) on January 17,

2019 launched the UNNATI (UNispace Nano-

satellite Assembly and Training by ISRO)

programme at the U R Rao Satellite Centre,

Bengaluru. UNNATI is a capacity building

programme on nanosatellite development.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp.The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime

Minister Narendra Modi, on January 16, 2019

approved the recapitalisation of the Export-

Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank). The Cabinet

also approved an increase in the authorized

capital of EXIM Bank from Rs 10,000 crore to

Rs. 20,000 crore.

27TH JANAUARY

Q1. Which country has declared sugarcane

juice as the “national drink” of the country?

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Pakistan

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) India

(e) Nepal

Q2. Which state government has floated a

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regular pension to Non-Resident people of the

state?

(a) Delhi

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Kerala

(e) Karnataka

Q3. Under the ‘Pravasi Dividend Pension

Scheme’, each beneficiary will be entitled to

receive pensions ranging from Rs 5,000-50,000

every month, _______ after the total amount

is deposited.

(a) 2 years

(b) 3 years

(c) 5 years

(d) 8 years

(e) 10 years

Q4. Which state has announced the launch of

the ‘Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’ for youths from

the economically weaker sections in urban

areas?

(a) Goa

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Odisha

Q5. The Oxford Dictionaries announced

_______ as the Hindi Word of the Year.

(a) Raftaar

(b) Patrakarita

(c) Andolan

(d) Ayushman

(e) Nari Shakti

Q6. Insurance Regulatory Development

Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up a panel

headed by ____________, to identify

domestically systematically important insurers

(SIIs).

(a) Ravneet Kumar Gupta

(b) Praveen Kumble

(c) Praveen Kutumbe

(d) Pradeep Singh Bisht

(e) V Vaidyanathan

Q7. Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd (BFW), a

Bengaluru-based machining solution provider,

has partnered with ___________, a Danish

robot maker and a leader in collaborative

robots, to co-create robots for MSME sector.

(a) Epson Robots

(b) Universal Robots

(c) Denso Robotics

(d) Nachi-Fujikoshi

(e) Fanuc Corporation

Q8. Which of the following ministry has

launched a mobile app ‘RDP India 2019’?

(a) Ministry of Defence

(b) Ministry of Home Affairs

(c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

(d) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare

(e) Ministry of H.R.D

Q9. Name the app developed by IIT Ropar that

would help the Visually Impaired to recognise

currency notes.

(a) Currency Dost

(b) Shakti

(c) Pahal

(d) Netras

(e) Roshni

Q10. SBI Card and __________ have joined

hands to launch a travel-specific Visa credit

card for members and Indian travellers.

(a) Make My Trip

(b) Airbnb

(c) Etihad Guest

(d) Master Card

(e) Qatar Airways

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. The Pakistan government declared

sugarcane juice as the “national drink” of the

country. They came at this decision after asking

People’s opinion in twitter to choose one

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Ans.2.(d)

Exp. The Kerala government has floated a

‘Pravasi Dividend Pension Scheme’ to provide

regular pension to Non-Resident Keralites on a

one-time payment of Rs 5 lakh.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. Each beneficiary will be entitled to receive

pensions ranging from Rs 5,000-50,000 every

month, 3 years after the total amount is

deposited, at a dividend rate of 12%.

Ans.4.(c)


Nath announced the launch of the ‘Yuva

Swabhiman Yojana’ for youths from the

economically weaker sections in urban areas.

Under this scheme, 100 days of employment

will be provided to youths from economically

weaker sections in urban areas. They will also

be given skill training.

Ans.5.(e)

Exp. The Oxford Dictionaries announced ‘Nari

Shakti’ as the Hindi Word of the Year. The word

this year, Nari Shakti, has been derived from

Sanskrit and when broken down, the word ‘nari’

means women and ‘shakti’ means power.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Insurance Regulatory Development

Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up a panel

headed by Praveen Kutumbe, to identify

domestically systematically important insurers

(SIIs) and an augmented regulatory framework

is logically established in this regard.

Ans.7.(b)

Sol. Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd (BFW), a

Bengaluru-based machining solution provider,

has partnered with Universal Robots, a Danish

robot maker and a leader in collaborative

robots, to co-create robots for MSME sector.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. As a new initiative in sync with the Digital

India campaign of the Government, Ministry of

Defence had launched a mobile app ‘RDP India

2019’ on the Republic Day, with the intent of

making available the highlights of the Republic

Day event, not only to the spectators at

Rajpath, but also to the general public all over

the world.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),

Ropar, has developed an app Roshni that would

help the Visually Impaired to recognise currency

notes. The app can recognise both old and new

notes and gives audio information as to which

note you are holding in your hands.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. SBI Card and Etihad Guest, the loyalty

programme of Etihad Airways, have joined

hands to launch a travel-specific Visa credit card

for members and Indian travellers. This is the

first international co-brand partnership of SBI

Card, the country’s second-largest credit card

issuer.

28-29TH JANAUARY

Q1. Which of the following movie has took

home the top award for best performance by a

cast in a motion picture at the 2019 Screen

Actors Guild Awards?

(a) Glow

(b) Black Panther

(c) The Wife

(d) A Quiet Place

(e) This Is Us

Q2. The 25th annual Screen Actors Guild

Awards took place in-

(a) London

(b) Sydney

(c) Chicago

(d) New York

(e) Los Angeles

Q3. Jason Holder has become the first player

from the country in 45 years to top the list of

all-rounders in the International Cricket

Council Test Player Rankings. He is play for

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(a) New Zealand

(b) South Africa

(c) West Indies

(d) England

(e) Zimbabwe

Q4. Name the former Defence Minister, who

passed away in Delhi at the age of 88 recently.

(a) George Fernandes

(b) Jaswant Singh

(c) Pranab Mukherjee

(d) Manohar Parrikar

(e) AK Antony

Q5. Who has been appointed Regional Director

for World Health Organization South-East Asia,

for a second five-year term?

(a) Manu Sawhney

(b) V Vaidyanathan

(c) Ravneet Gill

(d) Poonam Khetrapal Singh

(e) Ronojoy Dutta

Q6. Who has become the youngest male

cricketer to score an international fifty at the

age of 16 years and 146 days, breaking Sachin

Tendulkar’s previous mark?

(a) Rohit Paudel

(b) Sompal Kami

(c) Paras Khadka

(d) Sandeep Lamichhane

(e) Gyanendra Malla

Q7. Who has won the New South Wales men’s

Amateur Golf Championship in Australia?

(a) Arjun Atwal

(b) Kartik Sharma

(c) Anirban Lahiri

(d) Rashid Khan

(e) Aditi Ashok

Q8. Union Minister for Minority Affairs

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stated that GST on Haj

has been reduced from 18% to ________ and

this will significantly lower the airfare thus

saving Haj pilgrims’ 113 crore rupees this year.

(a) 02%

(b) 10%

(c) 05%

(d) 08%

(e) 15%

Q9. Rohit Paudel has become the youngest

male cricketer to score an international fifty at

the age of 16 years and 146 days, breaking

Sachin Tendulkar’s previous mark. He is play

for which country?

(a) India

(b) Afghanistan

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Nepal

(e) England

Q10. The Council of Europe had launched a

Data Protection Day to be celebrated each

year on ___________ January, the date on

which the Council of Europe’s data protection

convention, known as “Convention 108”, was

opened to the signature.

(a) 29th January

(b) 27th January

(c) 30th January

(d) 26th January

(e) 28th January

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. “Black Panther” took home the top award

for best performance by a cast in a motion

picture at the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

On the TV front, “This Is Us” nabbed the

ensemble award for drama, while “The

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won the comedy prize.

The award ceremony was held at the Shrine

Auditorium in LA.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. The 25th annual Screen Actors Guild

Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in

Los Angeles. Megan Mullally hosted this year’s

SAG Awards, which handed out trophies in 15

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Ensemble awards. The guild rolled out the silver

carpet tonight at the Shrine for the anniversary

gala.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. West Indies captain Jason Holder has

become the first player from the country in 45

years to top the list of all-rounders in the

International Cricket Council Test Player

Rankings after slamming an unbeaten double-

century that helped script a memorable 381-run

win over England in the first Test in Bridgetown.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Former Defence Minister George

Fernandes passed away in Delhi at the age of

88. Fernandes also served as the Railways

Minister in former Prime Minister VP Singh’s

government. His last stint as a parliamentarian

was as a Rajya Sabha MP between August 2009

and July 2010.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been

appointed Regional Director for World Health

Organization South-East Asia, for a second five-

year term. The WHO Executive Board

unanimously endorsed Dr. Khetrapal Singh, who

was earlier also unanimously nominated by 11

Member countries of the Region for another

five years.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. Nepal batsman Rohit Paudel has become

the youngest male cricketer to score an

international fifty at the age of 16 years and 146

days, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s previous

mark. He is also the youngest man to score a

one-day international half-century, beating

Shahid Afridi, who smashed a 37-ball century in

an incredible first inning against Sri Lanka aged

16 and 217 days. Indian legend Tendulkar

scored his maiden Test fifty when 16 years and

213 days old.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. India’s Kartik Sharma won the New South

Wales men’s Amateur Golf Championship in

Australia. Kartik notched up a magnificent win

over Australia’s Nathan Barberie in the

scheduled 36-hole final to emerge as champion.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Union Minister for Minority Affairs

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stated that GST on Haj

has been reduced from 18% to 5% and this will

significantly lower the airfare thus saving Haj

pilgrims’ 113 crore rupees this year. Mr. Naqvi

also stated that for the first time since the

independence 2,340 women from India will go

on 2019 Haj without Mehram.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Nepal batsman Rohit Paudel has become

the youngest male cricketer to score an

international fifty at the age of 16 years and 146

days, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s previous

mark. He is also the youngest man to score a

one-day international half-century, beating

Shahid Afridi, who smashed a 37-ball century in

an incredible first inning against Sri Lanka aged

16 and 217 days. Indian legend Tendulkar

scored his maiden Test fifty when 16 years and

213 days old.

Ans.10.(e)

Exp.The Council of Europe had launched a Data

Protection Day to be celebrated each year on 28

January, the date on which the Council of

Europe’s data protection convention, known as

“Convention 108”, was opened to the signature.

Data Protection Day is now celebrated globally

and is called Data Privacy Day outside Europe.

The data protection convention, which is the

only international treaty in this field, is being

updated to ensure that its data protection

principles are still in line with today’s needs.

30-31ST JANAUARY

Q1. Transparency International has released

the Global Corruption Index 2018. India rose

by 3 points to __________ in the list of 180

countries in the world with a score of 41.

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(b) 78

(c) 77

(d) 75

(e) 79

Q2. Which country has been ranked in

Bloomberg’s 2019 list of most innovative

countries in the world– 2019 Bloomberg

Innovation Index for the first time ever?

(a) Uganda

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Pakistan

(d) China

(e) India

Q3. Who has won the round-the-world yacht

race after 212 days alone at sea without

modern instruments recently?

(a) Jean-Luc Van Den Heede

(b) Maud Fontenoy

(c) Olivier de Kersauson

(d) Francis Lapp

(e) Franck Cammas

Q4. The Reserve Bank of India has stated that

it will inject Rs ___________________ crore

into the system through the purchase of

government securities in February to increase

liquidity.

(a) Rs 67,500 crore

(b) Rs 57,500 crore

(c) Rs 27,500 crore

(d) Rs 37,500 crore

(e) Rs 47,500 crore

Q5. In commemoration of the 150th Birth

Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime

Minister of India Narendra Modi dedicated

grand and iconic ‘National Salt Satyagraha

Memorial’ constructed by the Central Public

Works Department at-

(a) Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

(b) Kolkata, West Bengal

(c) Dandi, Gujarat

(d) Champaran, Bihar

(e) Azmer, Rajasthan

Q6. __________________ and Government of

India launched Artisan Speak at Elephanta

Caves (UNESCO heritage site) to strengthen the

handlooms and textiles sector of India.

(a) Ministry of Textiles

(b) Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship

(c) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

(d) Ministry of Human Resource Development

(e) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and

Public Distribution

Q7. The Civil Aviation ministry launched the

country’s first Geographical Indication (GI)

store at Dabolim International Airport in-

(a) Mumbai

(b) Goa

(c) New Delhi

(d) Patna

(e) Bengaluru

Q8. Which organisation has notified three new

committees on Finance, Investment and Audit

Committee (FIAC), the Pension and EDLI

Implementation Committee (PEIC) and the

Exempted Establishments’ Committee (EEC)?

(a) NABARD

(b) RBI

(c) EPFO

(d) IRDAI

(e) SEBI

Q9. Which Airport has retained its position as

the world’s busiest airport for international

customer numbers for the fifth consecutive

year with annual traffic for 2018?

(a) London City Airport

(b) Kennedy International Airport

(c) Indira Gandhi International Airport

(d) Dubai International Airport

(e) Beijing Capital International Airport

Q10. KJ Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism

has inaugurated the first project under the

Swadesh Darshan Project of the Union

Ministry of Tourism at-

(a) Kohima, Nagaland

(b) Aizawl, Mizoram

(c) Agartala, Tripura

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(e) Gangtok, Sikkim

EXPLANATION

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. Transparency International has released

the Global Corruption Index 2018. India rose by

3 points to 78 in the list of 180 countries in the

world with a score of 41. China lagged far

behind at 87 and Pakistan ranked 117. The top

countries on the list are Denmark and New

Zealand, with scores of 88 and 87. Somalia,

Syria and South Sudan remained at the bottom,

with scores of 10, 13 and 13.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. India has been ranked in Bloomberg’s 2019

list of most innovative countries in the world –

2019 Bloomberg Innovation Index – for the first

time ever. India has grabbed the 54th spot with

a score of 47.93 out of 100 in the Innovation

Index of 60 economies. South Korea has topped

the Index for the sixth time in a row with a total

score of 87.38, followed by Germany and

Finland.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. French sailor Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has

won the round-the-world yacht race after 212

days alone at sea without modern instruments.

The 73-year-old, who completed his sixth

circumnavigation of the globe, became the

oldest to complete the 30,000-mile Golden

Globe race. Of the 19 sailors who started out in

July 2018, only 5 were still in the race.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India has stated that it

will inject Rs 37,500 crore into the system

through the purchase of government securities

in February to increase liquidity.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. In commemoration of the 150th Birth

Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Prime

Minister of India Narendra Modi dedicated

grand and iconic ‘National Salt Satyagraha

Memorial’ constructed by the Central Public

Works Department at Dandi, Gujarat to the

Nation.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. Ministry of Textiles and Government of

India launched Artisan Speak at Elephanta

Caves (UNESCO heritage site) to strengthen the

handlooms and textiles sector of India. The

event has been held to showcase the GI Textiles

of India, through a confluence of fashion, music,

and dance.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. The Civil Aviation ministry launched the

country’s first Geographical Indication (GI) store

at Dabolim International Airport in Goa. Union

Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu stated

that the GI stores will promote local products

made by the artisans and handicrafts at the

airport. The store is set up by Airports Authority

of India in partnership with The Cashew Export

Promotional Council of India.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation

has notified three new committees on Finance,

Investment and Audit Committee (FIAC), the

Pension and EDLI Implementation Committee

(PEIC) and the Exempted Establishments’

Committee (EEC). All the 3 committees will

continue to have central government

representatives as well as 2 representatives

each of the employers and the employees and

domain experts.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Dubai International Airport (DXB) retained

its position as the world’s busiest airport for

international customer numbers for the fifth

consecutive year with annual traffic for 2018

with Indian travellers emerging as the largest

source of traffic for the airport which registered

a record footfall of over 89 million.

Ans.10.(e)

Exp. K.J. Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism

has inaugurated the first project under the

Swadesh Darshan Project of the Union Ministry

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This project was sanctioned by the Ministry of

Tourism in June 2015 for Rs. 98.05 crores.

1ST FEBURARY

Q1. Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable

development was recently launched by UN and

______.

(a) USA

(b) Italy

(c) UK

(d) France

(e) Germany

Q2. Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable

development's headquarters is located near

the Food and Agriculture Organization

headquarters. It is in _______.

(a) London

(b) Berlin

(c) New York

(d) Rome

(e) Paris

Q3. Which of the following state government

has launched a special scheme to curb infant

deaths under which baby-care kits will be

distributed to the children born in primary

health centers and government hospitals?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Delhi

(c) Kerala

(d) Sikkim

(e) Manipur

Q4. Scientists have developed an artificial

pancreas smartphone app that will help

______________.

(a) Cancer Patients

(b) Leprosy Patients

(c) TB Patients

(d) HIV Patients

(e) Diabetes Patients

Q5. World Leprosy Eradication Day is

celebrated every year on ___________.

(a) 30th January

(b) 29 January

(c) 28 January

(d) 19 January

(e) 31 January

Q6. This year’s theme for World Leprosy Day

is___________.

(a) Forever free and healthy

(b) Ending stigma and discrimination forever

(c) A girl is flower, not a thorn

(d) Ending discrimination, stigma, and prejudice

(e) Reduce the illness and related deaths

Q7. The central banks of the _____and

_______ have launched a common digital

currency which will be used in financial

settlements between the two countries

through Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers

technologies.

(a) Qatar, Saudi Arabia

(b) UAE, Saudi Arabia

(c) UAE, Bahrain

(d) Bahrain, Qatar

(e) Oman, Qatar

Q8. Name the common digital currency

recently launched by the central banks of two

gulf countries.

(a) Khalifa

(b) Gulfcoin

(c) Libcoin

(d) Petro

(e) Aber

Q9. As per the Reserve Bank of India, the

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has increased

18% to Rs. ________ in FY18.

(a) 50.00 lakh crore

(b) 32.50 lakh crore

(c) 28.25 lakh crore

(d) 43.50 lakh crore

(e) 21.75 lakh crore

Q10. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

announced entering into agreements worth

______ this for providing Naval Medium Range

Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) systems to

India.

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(c) $79 million

(d) $93 million

(e) $69 million

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte

along with UN representative has launched

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable

development.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte

along with UN representative has launched

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable

development. The new center is located near

the Food and Agriculture Organization

headquarters in Rome.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. The Maharashtra government launched a

special scheme to curb infant deaths. Child

Development Minister Pankaja Munde

distributed baby-care kits to the children born

in primary health centers and government

hospitals.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Scientists have developed an artificial

pancreas smartphone app that will help in

regulating blood sugar levels in diabetes

patients. This app is capable of interfacing

wirelessly with glucose monitors, insulin pump

devices, and decision-making algorithms.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. 30th January 2019, is celebrated as World

Leprosy Eradication Day which stresses the

need of eradicating the disease.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. This year’s theme for World Leprosy Day is

‘ending discrimination, stigma, and prejudice’.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. The central banks of the UAE and Saudi

Arabia have launched a common digital

currency called “Aber“, which will be used in

financial settlements between the two

countries through Blockchains and Distributed

Ledgers technologies.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. The central banks of the UAE and Saudi

Arabia have launched a common digital

currency called “Aber“, which will be used in

financial settlements between the two

countries through Blockchains and Distributed

Ledgers technologies.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. Reserve Bank of India has released a data

on “Census on Foreign Liabilities and Assets of

Indian Direct Investment Companies, 2017-18”

which shows that the Foreign Direct Investment

(FDI) has increased 18% to Rs. 28.25 lakh crore

in FY18.a

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced

entering into agreements worth $93 million this

for providing Naval Medium Range Surface-to-

Air Missile (MRSAM) systems to India.

2ND FEBURARY

Q1. Indian firm India Ports Global Limited

formally took over the operations of an Iranian

port. What is the name of the port?

(a) Shaheed Behesti port

(b) Bandar Mahshahr port

(c) Shaheed Samarinda port

(d) Port of Ashdod

(e) Ras Bahrgan port

Q2. The Reserve Bank of India will soon


It will bear the signature of ________.

(a) RBI Deputy Governor

(b) Finance Secretary

(c) Finance Minister

(d) RBI Governor

(e) President

Q3. ‘Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ has

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households will be benefited under the

scheme?

(a) 11 lakh

(b) 23 lakh

(c) 49 lakh

(d) 29 lakh

(e) 15 lakh

Q4. Padma Shri awardee Sulagitti Narasamma

passed away in Bengaluru. She was a well-

known ________.

(a) Sports person

(b) Classical Singer

(c) Dancer

(d) Politician

(e) Social worker

Q5. The ______________________ exercises

regulatory powers in respect of commercial

banks, Local Area Banks (LABs) and Regional

Rural Banks (RRBs) as per the provisions

contained in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949,

the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, the

Regional Rural Banks Act, 1975 and other

related statutes.

(a) Department of Communication

(b) Department of Co-operative Bank

Supervision

(c) Department of Government and Bank

Accounts

(d) Department of Banking Regulation

(e) Department of Economic and Policy

Research

Q6. IFCI is an Indian government owned

development bank to cater to the long-term

finance needs the industrial sector. IFCI stands

for-

(a) Industrial Finance Company of India

(b) Industrial Finance Corporation of Investment

(c) Industrial Finance Corporation of India

(d) International Finance Corporation of India

(e) Industrial Fund Corporation of India

Q7. HUDCO was incorporated in which year?

(a) 1962

(b) 1970

(c) 1956

(d) 1948

(e) 1980

Q8. Paddy Ashdown has died aged 77 after a

short illness. He was a well-known _________.

(a) Comedian

(b) Politician

(c) Quiz Master


(e) Rock Singer

Q9. The first meeting of the Follow-up

Committee for implementation of the

Trilateral Chabahar Agreement between India,

_________and Iran was held in the port city of

Chabahar in Iran.

(a) Iraq

(b) Turkmenistan

(c) Bangladesh

(d) Pakistan

(e) Afghanistan



stations. Which of the following police station

topped the list?

(a) Kalu, Bikaner

(b) Campbell Bay, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(c) Farakka, Murshidabad

(d) Thalan, Uttarkashi

(e) Saket, Delhi

Solutions

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Indian firm India Ports Global Limited

formally took over the operations of Chabahar’s

Shaheed Behesti port in Iran, which opens a

trade route between India and central Asia

bypassing Pakistan.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India will soon


Rs. 20 Note bears the signature of RBI

Governor.

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Exp. ‘Atal Ayushman Uttarakhand Yojana’ has

been launched in Uttarakhand. Under the

scheme, each household in the state will be

able to avail medical treatment of up to 5 lakh

rupees annually. The scheme will benefit 23

lakh households and cover 1,350 critical

diseases.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Social worker and Padma Shri awardee

Sulagitti Narasamma passed away in Bengaluru.

She was 98 years old. Narasamma had helped

deliver more than 15,000 babies, free of charge,

in Krishnapura, a remote village in Pavagada

Taluk in Karnataka. Narasamma was awarded

multiple honors for performing the traditional

deliveries during her 70 years of service.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. The Department of Banking Regulation

exercises regulatory powers in respect of

commercial banks, Local Area Banks (LABs) and

Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) as per the

provisions contained in the Banking Regulation

Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934,

the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1975 and other

related statutes.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp.The Government of India established The

Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) on

July 1, 1948 by way of an IFC Act 1948.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. HUDCO was incorporated on 25th April

1970.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Centrist politician Paddy Ashdown has died

aged 77 after a short illness. Ashdown, who was

born in India and moved to Northern Ireland as

a young child, headed up the Lib Dems for more

than a decade.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. The first meeting of the Follow-up

Committee for implementation of the Trilateral

Chabahar Agreement between India,

Afghanistan and Iran was held in the port city of

Chabahar in Iran.

Ans.10.(a)



stations across the nation during the ongoing

DGP conference. On the top of the rank-list

stands Kalu police station of Bikaner, Rajasthan

followed by Campbell Bay (Andaman & Nicobar

Islands) and Farakka (Murshidabad, West

Bengal) as 2nd and 3rd.

3RD & 4TH FEBURARY

Q1. The government has constituted a

committee under the Central Electricity

Authority (CEA) to explore prepaid payments

by state electricity distribution companies to

power plants. Government constituted this

committee on the recommendation

of____________.

(a) Viral Acharya

(b) Shakti Kant Das

(c) M N Verma

(d) R K Sharma

(e) P K Sinha

Q2. Which of the following team won the

Regatta trophy in the Kochi Area Pulling

Regatta 2019 of the Southern Naval Command

(SNC)?

(a) INS Mhadei

(b) INS Dronacharya

(c) INS Makar

(d) INS Khukri

(e) INS Gangotri

Q3. Hiten Bhaya passed away in Delhi. Bhaya

was a former Planning Commission member

and ex-director of ______.

(a) IIMC

(b) IIM-A

(c) IIT-D

(d) IIFT

(e) IIM-B

Q4. World Wetlands Day is celebrated every

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(b) 3rd of February

(c) 1st of February

(d) 2nd of February

(e) 30th of January

Q5. The theme of World Wetlands Day 2019 is

______________.

(a) Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future

(b) Wetlands and Climate Change

(c) Fish for tomorrow?

(d) There's Wealth in Wetland Diversity- Don't

Lose It

(e) Wetlands: Water life and culture


first Indian to grab Australian Ladies PGA Tour

(LPGA) in golf?

(a) Astha Madan

(b) Diksha Dagar

(c) Ridhima Dilawari

(d) Vani Kapoor

(e) Vaani Malik


appointed as new Ambassador of India to the

Republic of Colombia?

(a) Sanjiv Ranjan

(b) Pralay Kumar Singh

(c) Rajeev Ranjan

(d) Ronojoy Dutta

(e) Pranav K Mehta

Q8. Which of the following country defeated

four-time champions Japan 3-1 in the final to

win their first ever Asian Cup in football?

(a) China

(b) India

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Oman

(e) Qatar


first woman cricketer to play 200 ODIs?

(a) Smriti Mandhana

(b) Sarah Taylor

(c) Mithali Raj

(d) Jhulan Goswami

(e) Amy Jones

Q10. Yes bank Senior group President and

head of retail and business banking,

_______has resigned from his post.

(a) Rana Kapoor

(b) Pralay Mondal

(c) Ravneet Gill

(d) Ajay Kumar

(e) Sanjiv Ranjan

Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. On the recommendation of Cabinet

Secretary P K Sinha, the government

constituted a committee under the Central

Electricity Authority (CEA) to explore prepaid

payments by state electricity distribution

companies to power plants.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. The INS Dronacharya team won the

Regatta trophy in the Kochi Area Pulling Regatta

2019 of the Southern Naval Command (SNC)

held in the Ernakulam Channel. Anti-Submarine

Warfare (ASW) School & Diving School secured

the runners up position.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. Former Planning Commission member and

ex-director of IIMC Hiten Bhaya passed away in

Delhi. Bhaya was 98.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. World Wetlands Day is celebrated every

year on the 2nd of February to raise global

awareness on the value of wetlands for

humanity and the planet.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. The theme of World Wetlands Day 2019 is

‘Wetlands and Climate Change’.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Golfer Vani Kapoor has become the first

Indian to grab Australian Ladies PGA Tour

(LPGA) after securing 12th Rank tied with three

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Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Ministry of External Affairs announced that

Sanjiv Ranjan has been appointed as new

Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia.

Ranjan, who is the current Ambassador to

Argentina, is expected to take up the

assignment shortly.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. Qatar defeated four-time champions Japan

3-1 in the final to win their first ever Asian Cup.

Qatar forward Almoez Ali broke the record of

most goals in a single Asian Cup after netting his

ninth goal. This was the first time that Japan

lost in an Asian Cup final.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. India captain Mithali Raj has become the

first woman cricketer to play 200 ODIs, adding

another achievement to her illustrious career.

The 36-year-old is also the highest run-getter in

ODIs with 6622 runs. Mithali made her ODI

debut way back in 1999. She has also played 10

Tests and 85 T20s.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Yes bank Senior group President and head

of retail and business banking, Pralay Mondal

resigned from his post. He will serve his notice

until 31st March 2019. Pralay Mondal joined

Yes Bank in 2012.

5TH FEBURARY


appointed as the Director General of NCC?

(a) Ronjoy Dutta

(b) Rajveer Singh Arora

(c) Dilip Kumar Chopra

(d) Rajkumar Sharma

(e) Rajeev Chopra

Q2. The Defence Acquisitions Council, DAC

chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala

Sitharaman approved indigenous construction

of six submarines worth INR__________.

(a) 48,000 Cr

(b) 55,000 Cr

(c) 40,000 Cr

(d) 43,000 Cr

(e) 50,000 Cr

Q3. Name the 3 banks which have been

allowed to exit the PCA framework fully.

(a) OBC, IOB and Dena bank

(b) BoI, BoM, and OBC

(c) Canara bank, BoI and BoB

(d) BoM, IOB, and BoI

(e) PNB, BOB and BoI

Q4. In December, the government had

announced a capital infusion of Rs _________

for Bank of India.

(a) 4,500 crore

(b) 18,000 crore

(c) 37,500 crore

(d) 41,000 crore

(e) 10,000 crore

Q5. What is India’s unemployment rate in

2017-18, as per the National Sample Survey

Office’s (NSSO’s) periodic labor force survey

(PLFS)?

(a) 7.3%

(b) 6.1%

(c) 6.9%

(d) 3.3%

(e) 5.7%

Q6. Which of the following bank has launched

‘Kisan Suvidha loan’ for small and marginal

farmers?

(a) Equitas Small Finance Bank

(b) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

(c) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

(d) Disha Small Finance Bank

(e) ESAF Small Finance Bank

Q7. By which of the following firm, NightStay,

a last-minute hotel booking app, has been

recently acquired?

(a) Paytm

(b) OYO

(c) Make My Trip

(d) Trivago

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Q8. What amount has been allocated to

Railways for FY20 as per interim budget 2019.

(a) Rs 61,687 crore

(b) Rs 69,507 crore

(c) Rs 74,583 crore

(d) Rs 64,587 crore

(e) Rs 71,537 crore

Q9. Which state government approved a rural

development scheme, Smart Village Campaign,

worth Rs 384.40 crore to supplement the

ongoing works to build village infrastructure

and provide essential amenities?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Punjab

(c) Karnataka

(d) Goa

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q10. The United Nations has announced 2019

as the International Year of ______________.

(a) Space Science

(b) Pulses

(c) Periodic Table

(d) Women Empowerment

(e) Education

Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. Lt Gen Rajeev Chopra assumed the

appointment of Director General of NCC

(DGNCC). Commissioned in the Madras

Regiment in December 1980, Lt Gen Chopra is

an alumnus of the National Defence Academy,

Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy,

Dehradun.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. The Defence Acquisitions Council, DAC

chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala

Sitharaman approved indigenous construction

of six submarines worth 40 thousand crore

rupees. It is the second project under the

Ministry’s ambitious strategic partnership

model aiming to boost the government’s Make

in India’ program.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and

Oriental Bank of Commerce have been allowed

to exit the PCA framework fully. The three

lenders were part of 11 government-owned

banks put under the framework in 2017 and

2018.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. In December, the government had

announced a capital infusion of Rs 10,000 crore

for Bank of India, Rs 5,500 crore for Oriental

Bank of Commerce and Rs 4,500 crore for Bank

of Maharashtra, which helped the banks coming

out of the framework.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. As per the National Sample Survey Office’s

(NSSO’s) periodic labor force survey (PLFS)

India’s unemployment rate hit a 45 year high of

6.1% in 2017-18. It is the first comprehensive

survey on employment conducted by a

government agency after demonetization.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. ‘Kisan Suvidha loan’ for small and marginal

farmers has been launched by Ujjivan Small

Finance Bank. The scheme will attempt to reach

the bottom of the pyramid with products and

services.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Noida based digital payments company

Paytm acquired the Noida-based last-minute

hotel booking app, NightStay . NightStay

founder Nasr Khan will lead the hotel-booking

services at Paytm.

Ans.8.(d)

Exp. Rs 64,587 crore has been allocated to

Railways for FY20.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. The Punjab government approved a rural

development scheme worth Rs 384.40 crore to

supplement the ongoing works to build village

infrastructure and provide essential amenities.

Named ‘Smart Village Campaign’, the scheme

would be financed with funds from the 14th

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Ans.10.(c)

Exp. The United Nations announced 2019 as the

International Year of the Periodic Table of the

Chemical Elements to highlight its first

publication in 1869. The periodic table was first

designed by the Russian scientist Dmitri

Ivanovich Mendeleev.

6TH FEBURARY

Q1. Fitch Solutions, the research arm of Fitch

Group, projected the government’s fiscal

deficit to overshoot the budgeted target by

0.2% to ______of GDP in 2019-20 fiscal.

(a) 3.4%

(b) 3.5%

(c) 3.2%

(d) 3.8%

(e) 3.6%

Q2. Which of the following state has occupied

the top slot in the ranking of best practices

followed by states in the Budget formulation,

as per a survey by Transparency International?

(a) Haryana

(b) Gujarat

(c) Assam

(d) Sikkim

(e) Uttarakhand

Q3. Which of the following state has become

the first State to set up a Price Monitoring and

Research Unit (PMRU) to track violation of

prices of essential drugs and medical devices?

(a) Delhi

(b) Kerala

(c) Odisha

(d) Manipur

(e) Assam

Q4. In which of the following city, a 6-day long

music and dance festival ‘Sopan 2019’, to

encourage young artists to take up traditional

art took place?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Pune

(c) Panaji

(d) New Delhi

(e) Bangalore

Q5. Which of the following city hosted the Kala

Ghoda festival 2019, India’s largest multi-

cultural street festival?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Visakhapatnam

(c) Imphal

(d) Dispur

(e) Chennai

Q6. How many regional rural banks will be

merged to form the Tamil Nadu Grama Bank as

per the Finance Ministry notification?

(a) 3

(b) 5

(c) 6

(d) 2

(e) 4

Q7. NBHC has released Kharif Crop estimation

for the year 2018-2019. The pulses production

is projected to __________.

(a) 10 million tonnes

(b) 9.10 million tonnes

(c) 9.60 million tonnes

(d) 12.50 million tonnes

(e) 7.75 million tonnes

Q8. Who has been appointed as the Chief

Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation

Bank?

(a) P V Bharathi

(b) Shikha Sharma

(c) Pallav Mohapatra

(d) J Packirisamy

(e) Karnam Shekhar

Q9. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has

bought a 14% stake in micro-financier

___________for Rs 137 crore.

(a) Equitas Microfinance Pvt Ltd

(b) Grameen Koota Financial Services Pvt Ltd

(c) Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance Pvt Ltd

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(e) Swadhaar FinServe Pvt Ltd

Q10. In which of the following state the Indian

Space Research Organisation (ISRO) unveiled

its Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) for its

maiden manned space mission ‘Gaganyaan’?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Gujarat

(c) Karnataka

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. Fitch Solutions, the research arm of Fitch

Group, projected the government’s fiscal deficit

to overshoot the budgeted target by 0.2% to

3.6% of GDP in 2019-20 fiscal. It stated that

2019-20 Budget appears to show a strong

populist bent in the run-up to the General

election due by May 2019.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. Assam occupied the top slot in the ranking

of best practices followed by states in the

Budget formulation, followed by Andhra

Pradesh and Odisha, as per a survey by

Transparency International.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. Kerala has become the first State to set up

a Price Monitoring and Research Unit (PMRU)

to track violation of prices of essential drugs

and medical devices under the Drugs Price

Control Order (DPCO).

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The 6-day long music and dance festival

‘Sopan 2019’, to encourage young artists to

take up traditional art took place in New Delhi.

It was Organised by Sahitya Kala Parishad and

the New Delhi government, in partnership with

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The Kala Ghoda festival, India’s largest

multi-cultural street festival begins in Mumbai

to celebrate its 20 years of art and culture

through cinema, theatre, dance, literature, and

sculpture. Maneck Davar is Chairman of Kala

Ghoda Association.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Two regional rural banks (RRBs) – Pallavan

Grama Bank and Pandyan Grama Bank – will be

merged to form the Tamil Nadu Grama Bank as

per the Finance Ministry notification. The

integration will be effective from April 1.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC)

has released Kharif Crop estimation for the year

2018-2019. The total oilseeds production is

estimated to be 19.87 million metric tonne

which is 5.36 % lower as compared to the year

2018. The pulses production is projected to be

dropped to 9.10 million tonnes.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. The former executive director of Canara

Bank, P V Bharathi assumed charge as Chief

Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation

Bank. P V Bharati became the first woman CEO

of the bank.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has

bought a 14% stake in micro-financier

Annapurna Finance for Rs 137 crore, reinforcing

the belief that India’s microfinance sector is on

course to attract long-term funds from global

lenders and investors.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. The Indian Space Research Organisation

(ISRO) unveiled its Human Space Flight Centre

(HSFC) at ISRO Headquarter campus in

Bengaluru, Karnataka for its maiden manned

space mission ‘Gaganyaan’. The space flight

centre was inaugurated by K Kasturirangan,

former ISRO Chairman.

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Q1. Who has been appointed as the next

Ambassador of India to Argentina?

(a) Mihir Singh

(b) Rajeev Ranjan

(c) Dinesh Mondol

(d) Ramesh Kumar Singh

(e) Dinesh Bhatia

Q2. Who among the following Indian squash

player won the Seattle Open, a PSA challenger

squash Tour event?

(a) Saurabh Ghosal

(b) Ramit Tandon

(c) Dipika Pallikal

(d) Harindar Pal Sandhu

(e) Janet Vidhi

Q3. Ramesh Bhatkar passed away aged 70. He

was a well-known _________.

(a) Marathi actor

(b) Marathi singer

(c) Telugu actor

(d) Tamil singer

(e) Telugu singer


appointed as the next Ambassador of India to

the Republic of Colombia?

(a) PV Bharti

(b) Poonam Khetrapal

(c) Sanjiv Ranjan

(d) Rajeev Chopra

(e) Brahm Dutt

Q5. Which of the following firm has been

selected as winner under the Miniratna

Category (Category II) by Ministry of Micro,

Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)?

(a) BEL

(b) NFDC

(c) HPCL

(d) EIL

(e) HAL

Q6. Which state government announced a

high-powered 5-member committee to

prepare a comprehensive action plan to boost

the dairy sector with the aim of supplementing

the income of farmers in a result-oriented

manner?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Karnataka

(c) Punjab

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q7. India’s______ communication satellite

GSAT-31 has been launched successfully from

French Guiana.

(a) 69th

(b) 40th

(c) 75th

(d) 50th

(e) 101st

Q8. Shehri Samridhi Utsav is an initiative by

which of the following ministry?

(a) MRD

(b) HRD

(c) MHA

(d) MCA

(e) MoHUA

Q9. India’s communication satellite GSAT-31

was launched successfully from French Guiana.

The ______ rocket lifted off with it from

Kourou Launch Base.

(a) KSLV-3

(b) Ariane-5

(c) Long March- 4

(d) PSLV-XL

(e) Shavit


appointed as the new chief of the Central

Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

(a) Rakesh Kumar Asthana

(b) Alok Verma

(c) Alok Kumar Shukla

(d) Rishi Kumar Shukla

(e) Rishi Kumar Mahapatra

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Ans.1.(e)

Exp. The government has appointed Dinesh

Bhatia, the present Consul General, Consulate

General of India at Toronto as the next

Ambassador of India to Argentina.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Indian squash player Ramit Tandon

defeated Egyptian Mohamed El Sherbini in the

finals to win the Seattle Open, a PSA challenger

squash Tour event.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. Veteran Marathi actor Ramesh Bhatkar

passed away aged 70 after battling cancer for

over one and a half years.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. The MEA stated that present India’s envoy

to Argentina Sanjiv Ranjan has been appointed

as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic

of Colombia.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. National Film Development Corporation

(NFDC) of India has been selected as Winner

under the Miniratna Category (Category II) by

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises (MSME).

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder

Singh announced a high-powered 5-member

committee to prepare a comprehensive action

plan to boost the dairy sector with the aim of

supplementing the income of farmers in a

result-oriented manner.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. India’s 40th communication satellite GSAT-

31 has been launched successfully from French

Guiana.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. Shehri Samridhi Utsav, an initiative of

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA),

aims to extend the outreach of Deendayal

Antyodaya Mission – National Urban

Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), to the most

vulnerable, showcase its initiatives and facilitate

access of Self-Help Group (SHG) members to

the other government schemes.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. India’s 40th communication satellite GSAT-

31 has been launched successfully from French

Guiana. The Ariane-5 rocket lifted off with it

from Kourou Launch Base, and in 42-minutes,

placed it in the intended Geosynchronous

Transfer Orbit.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. Rishi Kumar Shukla, 1983 batch IPS officer

of Madhya Pradesh cadre, was appointed as the

new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation

(CBI). He will be serving for a fixed term of two

years.

8TH FEBURARY

Q1. Who among the following has taken over

as India’s chief boxing coach?

(a) Devendro Singh

(b) Nicola Adams

(c) C A Kuttappa

(d) Ren Cancan

(e) Amit Panghal

Q2. Kuno wildlife sanctuary has been declared

as a national park. It is located in which of the

following state?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Gujarat

(c) Kerala

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Uttar Pradesh


conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018?

(a) Manju Mehta

(b) Preeti Mallick

(c) Saroj Khan

(d) Alka Yagnik

(e) Lata Mangeshkar

Q4. International Whaling Commission (IWC) is

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(a) Japan

(b) Spain

(c) The United States

(d) United Kingdo

(e) China

Q5. The Union Government, Rajasthan and the

World Bank signed a

_______________________ million

Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support

Rajasthan in improving the performance of its

Electricity Distribution Sector under the State’s

‘24x7 Power for All’ program.

(a) USD 400 million

(b) USD 250 million

(c) USD 500 million

(d) USD 725 million

(e) USD 1200 million

Q6. The Central government and the

_____________________ have signed 300

million dollar loan agreements for India Energy

Efficiency Scale up Programme.

(a) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

(b) New Development Bank

(c) International Monetary Fund

(d) Asian Development Bank

(e) World Bank

Q7. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development (NABARD) has sanctioned an

amount of Rs 335 crore under the Rural

Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to-

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Odisha

(c) West Bengal

(d) Kerala

(e) Rajasthan

Q8. Who among the following has created

history by winning the Junior Debate

Championship at the World Scholar’s Cup held

at Yale University, the USA?

(a) Sai Parnab Kumar

(b) A K Vijay

(c) Aadi Sai Vijaykaran

(d) Akash Mehta

(e) Ravichandran Vijaykaran

Q9. Which of the following country formally

announced that it would withdraw from the

International Whaling Commission (IWC) and

resume commercial whaling in its territorial

waters?

(a) Japan

(b) The UK

(c) The USA

(d) China

(e) South Korea

Q10. Prime Minister of Bhutan is in New Delhi

on a three-day official visit to India. Name the

Prime Minister of Bhutan.

(a)Tandi Dorji

(b) Dawa Gyeltshen

(c) Lotay Tshering

(d) Ugyen Dorji

(e) Jai Bir Shering

Solution

Ans.1.(c)

Exp.Dronacharya awardee C A Kuttappa has

taken over as India’s chief boxing coach at the

ongoing national camp. He took over from

veteran coach SR Singh at the beginning of the

camp.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp.Madhya Pradesh State government has

declared Kuno wildlife sanctuary as a national

park in compliance with the last condition

imposed by a Supreme Court-appointed

committee for the much awaited ‘translocation

of Asiatic lions from Gir in Gujarat.’

Ans.3.(a)

Exp.Noted sitar player Manju Mehta has been

conferred with the ‘Tansen Samman’ for 2018

by the Madhya Pradesh government.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp.The IWC has a full-time Secretariat with

headquarters located in the City of Cambridge,

United Kingdom.

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Exp. The Union Government, Rajasthan and the

World Bank signed a USD 250 million

Development Policy Loan (DPL) to support

Rajasthan in improving the performance of its

Electricity Distribution Sector under the State’s

‘24x7 Power for All’ program.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. The Central government and the World

Bank have signed 300 million dollar loan


Programme. They signed 220 million dollar Loan

Agreement and an 80 million Guarantee

Agreement for the Efficiency Scale-Up Program.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development (NABARD) has sanctioned an

amount of Rs 335 crore under the Rural

Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to

West Bengal. The fund, alloted in August, would

be used for 158 minor irrigation projects and 23

flood protection projects.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Aadi Sai Vijaykaran created history by

winning the Junior Debate Championship at the

World Scholar’s Cup held at Yale University, the

USA. The theme for the cup was ‘An Entangled

World: diplomacy, human relationships, the

science of memory, and literature, art’.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. In a landmark policy shift, Japan formally

announced that it would withdraw from the

International Whaling Commission (IWC) and

resume commercial whaling in its territorial

waters next year for the first time in more than

30 years.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. Prime Minister of Bhutan Dr. Lotay

Tshering arrived in New Delhi on a three-day

official visit to India. Thimphu is the capital city

of Bhutan.

9TH FEBURARY

Q1. Name the longest-serving congressman in

US history, who has passed away aged 92?

(a) James Smith

(b) John Dingell

(c) Maria Garcia

(d) Carl Hayden

(e) Ted Kennedy

Q2. GeM (national public procurement

platform of Ministry of Commerce and

Industries) and Competition Commission of

India (CCI) entered into an MoU to enable a

fair and competitive environment in

the___________.

(a) Agri Marketplace

(b) Retail Market

(c) Wholesale Market

(d) e Marketplace

(e) None of these

Q3. The India Pavilion at the

_______International Film Festival 2019 was

inaugurated by Mr Matthijis Wouter Knol,

Director European Film Market (EFM).

(a) Berlin

(b) Brussels

(c) Cannes

(d) Paris

(e) Venice

Q4. Which of the following city hosted the

'Parmanu Tech 2019' conference to discuss the

issues related to Nuclear Energy and Radiation

Technologies?

(a) Kudankulam

(b) Tarapur

(c) Narora

(d) Kaiga

(e) New Delhi

Q5. India ranks _______on the International

Intellectual Property (IP) Index, 2019.

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(b) 42th

(c) 48th

(d) 54th

(e) 56th

Q6. Who among the following was conferred

the Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honour), the

highest civilian award of France, in recognition

of his work for specially-abled children?

(a) Rosa Parks

(b) Kailash Satyarthi

(c) Francois Laborde

(d) Claudette Colvin

(e) Sedick Isaacs

Q7. Name the app launched by Chennai police

that can track the status of stolen two-

wheelers and cell phones.

(a) CellCop

(b) Copwheel

(c) SuperCop

(d) FriendlyCop

(e) DigiCop

Q8. Who among the following notched up a

gold (48kg category) medal at the EGAT Cup in

Thailand?

(a) Mirabai Chanu

(b) Punam Yadav

(c) Santoshi Matsa

(d) Geeta Rani

(e) Kunjarani Devi

Q9. The 5th India-Bangladesh Joint

Consultative Committee Meeting was held

in_______.

(a) Chittagong

(b) Kolkata

(c) Dhaka

(d) Mumbai

(e) New Delhi

Q10. The first meeting of the US-India CEO

Forum will be held in _______on February 14.

(a) New York

(b) New Delhi

(c) Washington DC

(d) California

(e) Mumbai

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. John Dingell, the longest-serving

congressman in US history, has passed away

aged 92. He was first elected in 1955, serving in

the House of Representatives for the next 59

years. He retired in 2015.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. Government e Marketplace (GeM) and

Competition Commission of India (CCI) entered

into an MoU to enable a fair and competitive

environment in the e-Marketplace.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. The India Pavilion at the Berlin

International Film Festival (Berlinale) 2019 was

inaugurated by Mr Matthijis Wouter Knol,

Director European Film Market (EFM). The

poster of IFFI 2019 was also inaugurated by the

dignitaries during the inaugural ceremony.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Ministry of External Affairs and

Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) organized

Parmanu Tech 2019 in New Delhi to discuss the

issues related to Nuclear Energy and Radiation

Technologies.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. India has jumped eight places to 36th

position on the International Intellectual

Property (IP) Index, which analyses the IP

climate in 50 global economies, this year. India’s

eight-point jump in 2019 from 44th position in

2018 is the highest increase among 50 nations

mapped by the index.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Father Francois Laborde, a 92-year-old

priest, was conferred the Légion d’Honneur

(Legion of Honour), the highest civilian award of

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Ans.7.(e)

Exp. Actor Vijay Sethupathi launched the mobile

App ‘DigiCop’ of the Chennai police department

at the Commissioner’s office. Using the App,

people can track the status of stolen two-

wheelers and cell phones.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. World champion Indian weightlifter

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu notched up a gold

medal at the EGAT Cup in Thailand. Chanu won

the 48kg category gold with an effort of 192 kg

in the silver level Olympic qualifying event.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. The 5th India-Bangladesh Joint

Consultative Committee Meeting was held in

New Delhi. External Affairs Minister Sushma

Swaraj and Foreign Affairs Minister of

Bangladesh Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen co-chaired

the meeting.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has

announced the names of the American private

sector members of the US-India CEO Forum

among who are MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga

and Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf. The first

meeting of the forum will be held in New Delhi

on February 14.

10TH & 11TH FEBURARY

Q1. World Cancer Day is being observed

globally on-

(a) 01st February

(b) 05th February

(c) 06th February

(d) 04th February

(e) 02nd February

Q2. Union Minister KJ Alphons has announced

that the country’s tourism sector fetched

revenue of 234 billion US Dollar in 2018,

registering a growth of over-

(a) 19%

(b) 10%

(c) 17%

(d) 29%

(e) 23%

Q3. Who has been appointed as ambassador of

Nepal to India?

(a) Poonam Khetrapal Singh

(b) Sanjiv Ranjan

(c) Nilambar Acharya

(d) Deep Kumar Upadhyay

(e) Rishi Kumar Shukla

Q4. Union for International Cancer Control

(UICC), which organizes World Cancer Day is

launching a new 3-year (2019-2021) campaign

with the theme of-

(a) I Sure or We Do

(b) All Deaths Each Year

(c) Action Against the Deadly Disease

(d) Day Aims to Save Millions

(e) I Am and I Will

Q5. In which city the 2nd ASEAN-India Youth

Summit is concluding?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Guwahati

(c) Chennai

(d) Patna

(e) Jaipur

Q6. Who has been appointed as the new chief

of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?

(a) Ronojoy Dutta

(b) Prabhat Singh

(c) Rishi Kumar Shukla

(d) Dilip Sadarangani

(e) Rajeev Chopra

Q7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi

inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for

various development projects, worth nearly

12,000 crore rupees in-

(a) Leh

(b) Gulmarg

(c) Srinagar

(d) Pahalgam

(e) Katra

Q8. Who has become the first Asian woman to

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(a) Nashra Sandhu

(b) Nida Dar

(c) Javeria Khan

(d) Bismah Maroof

(e) Sana Mir

Q9. Which team has won the fourth edition of

the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) at the Gautam

Buddha University indoor stadium, Greater

Noida?

(a) UP DANGAL

(b) DELHI SULTANS

(c) NCR PUNJAB ROYALS

(d) HARYANA HAMMERS

(e) MP YODHA

Q10. Dr M. Manikandan, Minister for

Information Technology of

____________________ inaugurated ‘ICT

Academy Bridge 2019’ conference in the city

that witnessed more than 1,000 participants

from government, industry and academia.

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Gujarat

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp.World Cancer Day is being observed

observed globally on 4th February. This year,

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC),

which organizes World Cancer Day, is launching

a new 3-year (2019-2021) campaign with the

theme: “I Am and I Will.”

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. Union Minister KJ Alphons has announced



registering a growth of over 19%. This revenue

was contributed by 87% domestic and 13%

foreign tourists.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. Former Law Minister of Nepal Nilambar

Acharya has been appointed as country’s

ambassador to India. President Bidya Devi

Bhandari administered the oath of office and

secrecy to Mr Acharya in Kathmandu. He has

been appointed on the recommendation of the

cabinet.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. World Cancer Day is being observed

observed globally on 4th February. This year,

Union for International Cancer Control (UICC),

which organizes World Cancer Day, is launching

a new 3-year (2019-2021) campaign with the

theme: “I Am and I Will.”

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. Union Minister KJ Alphons has announced



registering a growth of over 19%. This revenue

was contributed by 87% domestic and 13%

foreign tourists. He made the announcement at

the 2nd ASEAN-India Youth Summit in

Guwahati. The country is ranked third in the

tourism sector, according to the 2018 report of

the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

Ans.6.(c)

Exp.Rishi Kumar Shukla, 1983 batch IPS officer

of Madhya Pradesh cadre, was appointed as the

new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation

(CBI). He will be serving for a fixed term of two

years.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated

and laid the foundation stone for various

development projects, worth nearly 12,000

crore rupees, at Leh. The Prime Minister was on

a day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir. He laid

the foundation stone for a 480 crore rupee

Terminal Building at Leh Airport. Mr Modi

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Ans.8.(e)

Exp. Former captain of the Pakistan women

team Sana Mir has become the first Asian

woman to play hundred T20Is. Mir, 33, is one of

Pakistan’s most senior women cricketers and

has been representing the country since 2005.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Haryana Hammers won the fourth edition

of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) as they

outclassed Punjab Royals 6-3 in the summit

clash at the Gautam Buddha University indoor

stadium, Greater Noida.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Dr M. Manikandan, Minister for

Information Technology of Tamil Nadu

inaugurated ‘ICT Academy Bridge 2019’

conference in the city that witnessed more than

1,000 participants from government, industry

and academia. Organized by ICT Academy, the

37th edition of the conference is the largest

Industry-Institute Interaction Event of Asia. The

conference was organized under the theme

“Fostering India for Industry 4.0”.

12TH FEBURARY

Q1. The 13th International Oil and Gas

Conference – PETROTECH – 2019 got underway

at India Expo Mart, ___________.

(a) Chennai

(b) Bangalore

(c) Gurugram

(d) New Delhi

(e) Greater Noida


appointed as the assistant coach for Australia’s

cricket team for 2019 World Cup?

(a) Ricky Ponting

(b) Justin Langer

(c) Graeme Hicks

(d) David Saker

(e) Matthew Hayden

Q3. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has

been elected as the chairman of the African

Union at the continental body’s summit. It was

held in __________.

(a) South Africa

(b) Egypt

(c) Rwanda

(d) Ethiopia

(e) Sudan

Q4. Which of the following frontline warship

of the Indian Navy, participated in a multi-

national training exercise ‘CUTCLASS EXPRESS

2019’?

(a) INS Khukri

(b) INS Gangotri

(c) INS Vikrant

(d) INS Tej

(e) INS Trikand

Q5. PM Narendra Modi dedicated

Visakhapatnam Strategic Petroleum Reserve

facility to the nation at Guntur in Andhra

Pradesh. Its capacity is ______.

(a) 1.90 million metric ton

(b) 1.66 million metric ton

(c) 1.33 million metric ton

(d) 2.25 million metric ton

(e) 3.11 million metric ton

Q6. Which of the following city's Judicial

Department has decided to include Hindi as

the third official language used in its courts,

alongside Arabic and English?

(a) Khasab

(b) Kuwait City

(c) Doha

(d) Abu Dhabi

(e) Dubai

Q7. Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018 announced

______ as the winner in ‘Innovation in Data

Science’ category?

(a) Yes bank

(b) Dena bank

(c) UCO bank

(d) BoI

(e) OBC

Q8. Reserve Bank of India decided to treat

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increased the limit for the same from the

earlier _______.

(a) Rs.1 crore, Rs.50 lakhs

(b) Rs.2 crore, Rs.1.5 crore

(c) Rs.2 crore, Rs.1 crore

(d) Rs.1.5 crore, Rs.75 lakhs

(e) Rs.5 crore, Rs.2.5 crore

Q9. The 5-day multinational maritime exercise

‘AMAN-19’ in which 46 nations participated

from all over the world was held at _______.

(a) Karachi

(b) Kolkata

(c) Kyoto

(d) Tehran

(e) Riyadh

Q10. In which of the following district of

Uttarakhand, a Himalayan Cloud Observatory

is set up with a motive to forecast and monitor

cloudburst incidents in the Himalayan region

and help to minimize the damage?

(a) Rudraprayag

(b) Uttarkashi

(c) Almora

(d) Tehri

(e) Pithoragarh

Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. The 13th International Oil and Gas

Conference – PETROTECH – 2019 got underway

at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida. The theme

of the conference is ‘Collaborating For

Sustainable and Secure Energy Access for all’.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. Cricket Australia appointed Ricky Ponting

as the assistant coach for Australia’s cricket

team for 2019 World Cup. Ponting was

appointed after David Saker’s resignation from

the post. Ricky Ponting worked as the assistant

for Australia’s T20 in 2017 and 2018.

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has

been elected as the chairman of the African

Union at the continental body’s summit in

Ethiopia. El-Sisi’s election brings an end the

one-year chairmanship of Rwanda’s President

Paul Kagame.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp.INS Trikand, the frontline warship of the

Indian Navy, participated in a multi-national

training exercise ‘CUTCLASS EXPRESS 2019’. The

annual Exercise Cutlass Express is sponsored by

U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and

conducted by Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF).

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated

to the nation the 1.33 million metric ton

capacity Visakhapatnam Strategic Petroleum

Reserve facility at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD)

has decided to include Hindi as the third official

language used in its courts, alongside Arabic

and English, as part of a move designed to

improve access to justice.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018 announced

Yes Bank as the winner in ‘Innovation in Data

Science’ category for their industry-first project

‘Yes EEE (Engage Enrich Excel)’ at Panaji, Goa.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Reserve Bank of India decided to treat

deposits to over Rs.2 crore as ‘bulk’ as they

doubled the limit for the same from the earlier

Rs.1crore.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. The 5-day multinational maritime exercise

‘AMAN-19’ in which 46 nations participated

from all over the world was formally

commenced at Pakistan Navy Dockyard,

Karachi, with a colorful flag hoisting ceremony.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. A Himalayan Cloud Observatory is set up in

Tehri district of Uttarakhand with a motive to

forecast and monitor cloudburst incidents in the

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Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a

dedicated 24×7 Satellite channel for Arunachal

Pradesh. Name the channel.

(a) DD Prabhat

(b) DD ArunAsha

(c) DD Arunoday

(d) DD Arun- Aanchal

(e) DD Arunprabha

Q2. The Meghalaya Cabinet has decided to

rename the Dikkibandi stadium in Tura town

after __________.

(a) Konrad Sangma

(b) P A Sangma

(c) Mukul Sangma

(d) Ranjan Gogoi

(e) Tarun Gogoi

Q3. A three-day Krishi Kumbh was organised in

___________.

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Sikkim

(d) Bihar

(e) Assam

Q4. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and

Climate Change, India signed a Letter of Intent

with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,_______

establishing the Marine Pollution Initiative.

(a) Norway

(b) Finland

(c) New Zealand

(d) Australia

(e) The USA

Q5. Mahesh Anand has passed away at the age

of 57. He was a noted_____.

(a) Dancer

(b) Writer

(c) Actor

(d) Activist

(e) Singer

Q6. Who among the following made history by

becoming the first female driver to win the

MRF challenge title?

(a) Lella Lombardi

(b) Giovanna Amati

(c) Teresa Chadwick

(d) Maria Teresa de Filippis

(e) Jamie Chadwick

Q7. The 83rd edition of Senior National

Badminton Championships held at______.

(a) Guwahati

(b) Ambala

(c) Chandigarh

(d) Gangtok

(e) Dehradun

Q8. International Day of Women and Girls in

Science is celebrated on____________.

(a) 10 February

(b) 11 February

(c) 12 February

(d) 30 January

(e) 27 January

Q9. In which year International Day of Women

and Girls in Science was celebrated the first

time?

(a) 2014

(b) 2016

(c) 2017

(d) 2010

(e) 2011

Q10. Union Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh

Vardhan, announced the ________ as the

mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties

(COP) of the UN Convention on the

Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) to be

held in 2020.

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(e) Greater Flamingo

Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a

dedicated 24×7 Satellite channel, ‘DD

Arunprabha’ for Arunachal Pradesh during his

visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Tripura.

DD Arunprabha is the Doordarshan’s second

channel for the northeastern region; DD

Northeast was the first one.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. The Meghalaya Cabinet has decided to

rename the Dikkibandi stadium in Tura town

after former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A

Sangma. The Dikkibandi Stadium was formerly

known as MP stadium. Purno A Sangma is also a

former chief minister of Meghalaya.

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. In Bihar, Governor Lalji Tandon and Union

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh jointly

inaugurated the three-day Krishi Kumbh in

Motihari. The objective of Krishi Kumbh is to

promote modern techniques and diversification

in agriculture that could help in doubling

farmers income.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and

Climate Change signed a Letter of Intent

establishing the India-Norway Marine Pollution

Initiative together with the Norwegian Ministry

of Foreign Affairs.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Noted actor Mahesh Anand, best known

for playing the villain in several Bollywood films

in the late 1980s and 1990s has passed away at

the age of 57. The actor has worked in many hit

movies like ‘Kurukshetra’, ‘Swarg’, ‘Coolie No 1’,

‘Vijeta’, ‘Shahenshah’ and more.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. Jamie Chadwick from England made

history by becoming the first female driver to

win the MRF challenge title after scoring a triple

win in the final round in Chennai. The 20-year-

old became the first woman to win the coveted

prize after an incredible performance.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. The 83rd edition of Senior National

Badminton Championships has begun in

Guwahati. Defending champion Saina Nehwal

and last edition’s runner-up PV Sindhu will be

the biggest attractions in Women’s Singles.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. 11 February is celebrated as International

Day of Women and Girls in Science to recognize

the critical role women and girls play in science

and technology.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. In December 2015, the United Nations

adopted a resolution to celebrate February 11

as the International Day of Women and Girls in

Science. 2016 is the first time it was celebrated.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. Union Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh

Vardhan, announced the Great Indian Bustard

(GIB) as the mascot for the 13th Conference of

Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on the


held in Gujarat in 2020. He also revealed that

the bird has been fondly named by the ministry

as ‘Gibi‘.

14TH FEBURARY

Q1. The seventh session of the World

Government Summit held in____________.

(a) Dubai, UAE

(b) Riyad, Saudi Arab

(c) New Delhi, India

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third Indian player to break into the top-100

barrier in Men’s Singles in the past decade?

(a) Rohan Bopanna

(b) Ramkumar Ramanathan

(c) Yuki Bhambri

(d) Somdev Devvarman

(e) Prajnesh Gunneswaran

Q3. At which of the following place foundation

stone of Sri Krishna Ayush University was laid

by Mr Modi?

(a) Vrindavan

(b) Dwarka

(c) Kurukshetra

(d) Ayodhya

(e) Mathura

Q4. In which of the following country LAWASIA

hosted its 1st LAWASIA Human Rights

Conference?

(a) Philippines

(b) Malaysia

(c) India

(d) Indonesia

(e) Bhutan

Q5. What was the theme of the 1st LAWASIA

Human Rights Conference?

(a) State Power, Business and Human Rights:

Contemporary Challenges

(b) Human Rights Challenges

(c) Challenges in Business and Human Rights

(d) Dignity & Justice

(e) State Power, Dignity & Justice

Q6. What was the theme of the CREDAI

YouthCon -19?

(a) Dignity & Justice

(b) Secure Future

(c) Today & Tomorrow

(d) Next Generation

(e) Tomorrow’s Youth

Q7. The NITI Aayog and the

____________signed a Statement of Intent

(SOI) to codify, document and share best

practices to improve learning outcomes in

public school education in India.

(a) Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

(b) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

(c) Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

(d) Azim Premji Foundation

(e) None of the above option is the right answe

Q8. Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster

Relief Exercise `Exercise Rahat´ was held at

__________.

(a) Faridabad

(b) Jodhpur

(c) Jaipur

(d) Gangtok

(e) Dispur

Q9. The 5th International Dam Safety

Conference–2019 was held at_____________.

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Nagpur

(c) New Delhi

(d) Bhubaneswar

(e) Amravati

Q10. World Radio Day is celebrated every year

on___________.

(a) 10 February

(b) 13 February

(c) 11 February

(d) 15 February

(e) 9 February

Solutions

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. The seventh session of the World

Government Summit held in Dubai, United Arab

Emirates (UAE). More than 4,000 people from

140 countries participated in the event.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. Prajnesh Gunneswaran has made it to the

top-100 of Men’s Singles Tennis rankings with a

jump of six places that took him to 97. Prajnesh

is the third Indian player to break into the top-

100 barrier in the past decade after Somdev

Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri.

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Sol. Foundation stone of Sri Krishna Ayush

University at Kurukshetra was laid by Mr Modi.

It will be the first university related to Indian

system of medicine in Haryana as well as the

first of its kind in India.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. LAWASIA, in association with the Bar

Association of India, hosted its 1st LAWASIA

Human Rights Conference in New Delhi with a

motive to explore a broad range of human

rights issues of relevance in the Asia Pacific

region.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The theme of the conference was “State

Power, Business and Human Rights:

Contemporary Challenges”.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed

the CREDAI YouthCon -19 in New Delhi’s

Talkatora Stadium. The event is organized by

the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’

Association of India, CREDAI. The theme for this

YouthCon is ‘Next Generation’.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. The NITI Aayog and the Michael & Susan

Dell Foundation (MSDF) signed a Statement of

Intent (SOI) to codify, document and share best

practices to improve learning outcomes in

public school education through systemic

reforms, based on their collective experiences

of working with various state governments in

India.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. oint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster

Relief Exercise `Exercise Rahat´ concluded in

Jaipur, Rajasthan. It was demonstrated in

Jaipur, Kota, and Alwar in Rajasthan. With a

view to co-operating efforts for humanitarian

assistance and Disaster Relief operations,

NDMA coordinated the exercise.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. The 5th International Dam Safety

Conference–2019 held in Bhubaneswar as a

joint initiative of the Government of India,

Government of Odisha and the World Bank

under aegis of the ongoing World Bank assisted

Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project

(DRIP) as a part of institutional strengthening.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. 13 February is celebrated as World Radio

Day by UNESCO all over the world. The date of

13 February, the day United Nations Radio was

established in 1946, was proposed by the

Director-General of UNESCO. On 14 January

2013, the United Nations General Assembly

formally endorsed UNESCO’s proclamation of

World Radio Day.


Q1. Gordon Banks passed away at the age of

81 in England. He was a famous__________.

(a) Cricketer

(b) Footballer

(c) Hockey player

(d) Actor

(e) Activist


awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for

2018?

(a) Sanjay Agarwal

(b) Nirmal K Minda

(c) Kishore Biyani

(d) Siddhartha Lal

(e) Byju Raveendran

Q3. Who has authored the book titled

'Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India'?

(a) Meneka Gandhi

(b) Hamid Ansari

(c) Rajnath Singh

(d) Manmohan Singh

(e) P Chidambaram

Q4. Which of the following state will host the

2022 National Games?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Kerala

(c) Sikkim

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(e) Meghalaya

Q5. _____has been chosen as the Mascot for

the National Games 2022.

(a) Asian Lion

(b) Panda

(c) Clouded Leopard

(d) Great Indian bustard

(e) Great hornbill

Q6. The country, formerly known as the

Republic of Macedonia officially changed its

name to the ___________, on paper ending a

decades-long dispute.

(a) Republic of West Macedonia

(b) Republic of North Macedonia

(c) Republic of East Macedonia

(d) Republic of South Macedonia


Q7. 'Exercise Topchi' was held at Deolali Camp

near ______________.

(a) Kochi

(b) Ranchi

(c) Panaji

(d) Nashik

(e) Lucknow

Q8. Minister of State (IC) for AYUSH,

____________ launched the e-AUSHADHI

portal, for online licensing of Ayurveda,

Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs and

related matters at New Delhi.

(a) Shripad Yesso Naik

(b) Ajay Tamta

(c) Giriraj Singh

(d) Jitendra Singh

(e) None of the above option is the right

answer

Q9. What is the name of India’s 1st Aqua Mega

Food Park?

(a) Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park

(b) Krishna Mega Aqua Food Park

(c) Kaveri Mega Aqua Food Park

(d) Palar Mega Aqua Food Park

(e) Kollidam Mega Aqua Food Park

Q10. India’s 1st Aqua Mega Food Park was

stablished in _____________.

(a) Sikkim

(b) Karnataka

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Uttarakhand

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. One of the world’s most famous

goalkeeper Gordon Banks passed away at the

age of 81 in England. Gordon Banks was named

as FIFA (The Federation Internationale de

Football) Goalkeeper of the year six times and

earned 73 caps for England between 1963 and

1972.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. Siddhartha Lal, managing director and

chief executive officer, Eicher Motors, has been

awarded the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for

2018. Lal will now represent India at the EY

World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY)

in Monte Carlo from 6 – 8 June 2019

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. Former Vice President Hamid Ansari

launched the new book of former Finance

Minister P Chidambaram named “Undaunted:

Saving the Idea of India” at Nehru Memorial

Museum, New Delhi.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Meghalaya will host the 2022 National

Games, which is coinciding with its 50 years of

statehood.

Ans.5.(c)

Sol. The Sports and Youth Ministry in the

meeting of Executive Committee of the National

Games 2022 has chosen the Smiling Clouded

Leopard to be the Mascot for the National

Games 2022.

Ans.6.(b)

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name to the Republic of North Macedonia, on

paper ending a decades-long dispute that

should pave the way for NATO membership.

Ans.7.(d)

Exp. Indian Army showcased its artillery

firepower by using ultralight Howitzers and

indigenous Swathi weapon-locating radar at the

annual “Exercise Topchi”. The exercise was held

at Deolali Camp near Nashik.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Minister of State (IC) for AYUSH, Shripad

Yesso Naik launched the e-AUSHADHI portal, for

online licensing of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and

Homoeopathy drugs and related matters at

New Delhi.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. Union Minister of Food Processing

Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal commissioned

Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park at Tundurru

Village in Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari

District, Andhra Pradesh through video

conferencing.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. Union Minister of Food Processing

Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal commissioned

Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park at Tundurru

Village in Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari

District, Andhra Pradesh through video

conferencing.

17TH FEBURARY

Q1. Union Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh

Vardhan, announced the ________ as the

mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties

(COP) of the UN Convention on the


held in 2020.

(a) Sarus Crane

(b) Parrot

(c) Hornbill

(d) Great Indian Bustard

(e) Greater Flamingo

Q2. The Ministry of Environment launched a

three-year Asiatic Lion Conservation Project in

collaboration with the state of Gujarat. What

amount the ministry has allocated for the

project?

(a) Rs 79 crores

(b) Rs 59 crores

(c) Rs 90 crores

(d) Rs 110 crores

(e) Rs 45 crores

Q3. Who among the following has clinched the

Chennai Open ATP Challenger tournament title

after beating Andrew Harris of Australia in the

singles final in Tennis?

(a) Corentin Moutet

(b) Richard Gasquet

(c) Dusan Lajovic

(d) Alexander Zverev

(e) Marin Cilic

Q4. Who among the following will be awarded

with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television?

(a) Vinod Khosla

(b) Pan Nalin

(c) S. Chandrasekhar

(d) Amartya Sen

(e) Deepa Mehta

Q5. Which of the following country signed an

MoU with Engineers India Limited (EIL) for

Project Management Consultancy for oil

refinery?

(a) Nepal

(b) China

(c) Mongolia

(d) Iran

(e) Qatar

Q6. Who among the following won BAFTA

awards 2019 under Best Actor category?

(a) Rami Malek

(b) Alfonso Cuaron

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(e) Charlie Wachtel

Q7. Which among the following film won

BAFTA awards 2019 under Best Film category?

(a) Roughhouse

(b) Bohemian Rhapsody

(c) The Favourite

(d) Black Panther

(e) Roma

Q8. Which among the following album won

Grammy Awards 2019 under Album Of The

Year category?

(a) Golden Hour

(b) This is America

(c) Invasion Of Privacy

(d) From The Fires

(e) God’s Plan

Q9. Which among the following music video

won Grammy Awards 2019 under Best Music

Video category?

(a) Space Cowboy

(b) This is America

(c) Woman Worldwide

(d) All Ashore

(e) God’s Plan

Q10. Which among the following film won

BAFTA awards 2019 under Outstanding British

Film category?

(a) The Favourite

(b) Golden Hour

(c) Bohemian Rhapsody

(d) Roughhouse

(e) Roma

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. Union Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh

Vardhan, announced the Great Indian Bustard

(GIB) as the mascot for the 13th Conference of

Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on the


held in Gujarat in 2020. He also revealed that

the bird has been fondly named by the ministry

as ‘Gibi‘.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. The Ministry of Environment launched a

three-year Asiatic Lion Conservation Project in

collaboration with the state of Gujarat. The

Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate

Change (MoEFCC) allocated Rs 59 crores,

Gujarat government also implemented Rs 80

crore for the project.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. In Tennis, France’s Corentin Moutet has

clinched the Chennai Open ATP Challenger

tournament title after beating Andrew Harris of

Australia in the singles final. It was the second

Challenger title for Moutet.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Acclaimed Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa

Mehta will be given the Lifetime Achievement

Award by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and

Television. Mehta is best known for her

Elements Trilogy – ‘Fire’, ‘Earth’ and ‘Water’.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. An MoU was signed between Engineers

India Limited (EIL) and Mongolia for Project

Management Consultancy for oil refinery. EIL is

a PSU under the Ministry of Petroleum and

Natural Gas.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) won

BAFTA awards under Best Actor category.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. Roma won BAFTA awards 2019 under Best

Film category.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp.Golden Hour album won Grammy Awards

2019 under Album Of The Year category.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. 'This is America' music video won Grammy

Awards 2019 under Best Music Video category.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. The Favourite film won BAFTA awards

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Q1. Who has won fourth title at the Yonex-

Sunrise 83rd Senior Nationals recently?

(a) Sourabh Verma

(b) Chirag Shetty

(c) Saina Nehwal

(d) Pranaav Jerry Chopra

(e) PV Sindhu

Q2. In which city India’s first district cooling

system will be build?

(a) Amaravati

(b) New Delhi

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Mumbai

(e) Bengaluru

Q3. Which Bank has rolled out the first US

bank cryptocurrency?

(a) Citigroup

(b) Goldman Sachs

(c) Wells Fargo

(d) Bank of America

(e) JP Morgan

Q4. Which of the following city, 83rd Senior

National Badminton Championship was

concluded?

(a) Patna

(b) Guwahati

(c) Jaipur

(d) Bhopal

(e) Siliguri

Q5. _________________ based international

cooling provider, National Central Cooling

Company PJSC (Tabreed) has entered into a 30-

year concession with Andhra Pradesh Capital

Region Development Authority (APCRDA) to

build India’s first district cooling system in

Amaravati.

(a) UK

(b) Germany

(c) Russia

(d) UAE

(e) France

Q6. Who has been conferred the first ever

Football Ratna honour by Football Delhi, the

association governing the sport in Delhi?

(a) Sandesh Jhingan

(b) Bhaichung Bhutia

(c) Subrata Pal

(d) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

(e) Sunil Chhetri

Q7. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withdrew

the ____________ limit on investments by FPIs

in corporate bonds of an entity with a view to

encourage more foreign investments.

(a) 40%

(b) 50%

(c) 10%

(d) 20%

(e) 30%

Q8. The government of India gets

_________________ crore from Bharat-22

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) by additional

offering.

(a) Rs 40000 crores

(b) Rs 20000 crores

(c) Rs 10000 crores

(d) Rs 30000 crores

(e) Rs 50000 crores

Q9. Eva de Goede from _____________ and

Arthur van Doren of _______________ were

titled the International Hockey Federation’s

Players of the Year for 2018.

(a) Germany, France

(b) Netherlands, Belgium

(c) USA, Austria

(d) Spain, South Africa

(e) Argentina, Portugal

Q10. Who has won the International Human

Rights Prize?

(a) Abdul Aziz Muhamat

(b) Bradley Cooper

(c) Sanjay Subrahmanyam

(d) Francois Laborde

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Solutions

Ans.1.(c)

Exp. In badminton, Saina Nehwal won her

fourth title at the Yonex-Sunrise 83rd Senior

Nationals. She defeated P.V.Sindhu in the finals

in Guwahati. Sourabh Verma completed a hat-

trick of titles, claiming the men’s singles crown

after defeating young Lakshya Sen in straight

games.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. United Arab Emirates (UAE) based

international cooling provider, National Central

Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed) entered into a

30-year concession with Andhra Pradesh Capital



Amaravati.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. JP Morgan rolled out the first US bank

cryptocurrency. The currency is designed to be

decentralized so that no one has control over

transactions being sent over the network.

Cryptocurrencies are used successfully to move

money between the bank and a client which

usually runs on a blockchain technology.

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. 83rd Senior National Badminton

Championship was concluded in Guwahati,

Assam.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. United Arab Emirates (UAE) based

international cooling provider, National Central

Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed) entered into a

30-year concession with Andhra Pradesh Capital



Amaravati.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. Sunil Chhetri, the all-time leading scorer

for India in international football, has been

conferred the first ever Football Ratna honour

by Football Delhi, the association governing the

sport in Delhi.

S7. Ans.(d)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withdrew

the 20% limit on investments by FPIs in

corporate bonds of an entity with a view to

encourage more foreign investments. As part of

the review of the FPI investment in corporate

debt undertaken in April 2018, it was stipulated

that no FPI should have an exposure of more

than 20% of its corporate bond portfolio to a

single corporate (including exposure to entities

related to the corporate).

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. The government of India gets Rs.10000

crore from Bharat-22 Exchange Traded Fund

(ETF) by additional offering. The government

has absorbed approximately Rs.46000 crore by

way of disinvestment with the successful

offering of Bharat-22 ETF.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. Eva de Goede from Netherlands and

Arthur van Doren of Belgium were titled the

International Hockey Federation’s Players of the

Year for 2018. Eva de Goede, 29, was named

the Female Player of the Year and Arthur van

Doren, 24, won the Male Player of the Year

award for the second year in a row.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Sudanese refugee, Abdul Aziz Muhamat,

who spent 5 years in the Australian detention

centre on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea,

was given the Martin Ennals Award 2019 in

Geneva, Switzerland, for exposing “the very

cruel asylum seeker policy of the Australian

Government”.

20TH FEBURARY

Q1. Who among the following beat world

number 3, Simona Halep to win the Qatar

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(c) Maria Sharapova

(d) Serena Williams

(e) Elise Merten

Q2. Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister

for Women and Child Development Maneka

Gandhi launched a pan-India emergency

number _________ in New Delhi.

(a) 108

(b) 112

(c) 101

(d) 911

(e) 118

Q3. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani recently

unveiled the first Iranian made semi-heavy

submarine. Name the submarine.

(a) Dorna

(b) Kowsar

(c) Tofan

(d) Fateh

(e) Panha

Q4. Name the first walking robot to have

navigational capabilities without GPS or

mapping.

(a) AntBot

(b) SpiderBot

(c) Beebot

(d) GoatBot

(e) CowBot

Q5. Which of the following NGO won the

Laureus Sports for Good Award?

(a) Milap

(b) Pahal

(c) Laxmi

(d) Yuwa

(e) Bachpan

Q6. In which of the following city union culture

minister Mahesh Sharma inaugurated India’s

very first ‘Fulldome 3D Digital Theatre’?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Chennai

(c) Kolkata

(d) Pune

(e) Ahmadabad

Q7. Who among the following was awarded

the Maharashtra State Government’s Shiv

Chhatrapati Award?

(a) Rajkumar Hirani

(b) Salman Khan

(c) Mithali Raj

(d) Virat Kohli

(e) Smriti Mandhana

Q8. Which of the following state's Legislative

Assembly passed the bills to end the minimum

education criterion for panchayat and civic

polls candidates?

(a) Sikkim

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Gujarat

(d) Haryana

(e) Punjab

Q9. Which of the following city hosted the

40th International Annual Desert Festival?

(a) Bikaner

(b) Alwar

(c) Jaisalmer

(d) Jaipur

(e) Udaipur

Q10. 4th Agri Leadership Summit 2019 was

held at _____________.

(a) Sonipat, Haryana

(b) Jaipur, Rajasthan

(c) Dehradun, Uttarakhand

(d) Gangtok, Sikkim

(e) Ludhiana, Punjab

Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp.Elise Merten, world number 21 from

Belgium beat world number 3, Simona Halep to

win the Qatar Open held in Doha, Qatar. This is

her first WTA Premier-level crown and fifth title

of her overall career.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister

for Women and Child Development Maneka

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initiatives in New Delhi. It included the

Emergency Response number 112. Persons in

distress can dial a pan-India number: 112.

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani unveiled

the first Iranian made semi-heavy submarine

named ‘Fateh’ (‘Conqueror’ in Persian), capable

of being fitted with missiles, as per the

reporting on Iran’s state TV.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. AntBot is the first walking robot to have

navigational capabilities without GPS or

mapping. It has been designed by Centre for

Scientific Research (CNRS) and Aix-Marseille

University researchers at ISM, on lines similar to

desert ants who use polarised lights and UV

radiation to navigate in space.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Jharkhand based NGO Yuwa won the

Laureus Sports for Good Award. Yuwa works for

girl empowerment and became the third Indian

entry to receive this honour.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma

inaugurated India’s very first ‘Fulldome 3D

Digital Theatre’ at the Science City in Kolkata,

West Bengal. It is fully funded by the Ministry of

Culture at a cost of Rs 20 crore.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. Mallakhamb coach, Uday Deshpande, and

batswoman, Smriti Mandhana, were awarded

the Maharashtra State Government’s Shiv

Chhatrapati Award by the State’s Governor C.

Vidyasagar Rao at an event held at the Gateway

of India, Mumbai.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. The Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan

passed the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj

(Amendment) Bill, 2019 and the Rajasthan

Municipality (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to end the

minimum education criterion for panchayat and

civic polls candidates.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. The 40th International Annual Desert

Festival held on the sand dune in Jaisalmer with

thousands of tourists participating in the

colourful event.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer’s

Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh, inaugurated the

4th Agri Leadership Summit 2019 at the India

International Horticulture Market (IIHM) in

Ganaur, Sonipat district, Haryana.

21ST FEBURARY

Q1. In which of the following state K.J.

Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism

inaugurated the project ‘Development of Eco

Circuit: Pathanamthitta – Gavi – Vagamon –

Thekkady’?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Karnataka

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Manipur

Q2. Which of the following General Insurance

Company, announced the launch of 'Trip

Protector' insurance policy, a pioneering policy

in the non-life insurance segment in India?

(a) Max Bupa

(b) Reliance

(c) Bajaj Allianz

(d) Bharti AXA

(e) HDFC ERGO

Q3. The World Day of Social Justice is

celebrated annually all over the world on

_________.

(a) 22 February

(b) 10 February

(c) 20 February

(d) 17 February

(e) 2 March

Q4. The theme for World Day of Social Justice

2019 is _______________.

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(b) If You Want Peace & Development, Work for

Social Justice

(c) How Social Justice Affects Poverty

Eradication

(d) Social justice for peaceful and prosperous

coexistence

(e) Job Creation, Better Quality Jobs, And Better

Access to Jobs

Q5. The Ministry of Commerce will now

recognize an entity as a start-up up to

_____from the date of its incorporation or

registration instead of the existing duration of

________.

(a) 9 years, 6years

(b) 6 years, 4 years

(c) 8 years, 5 years

(d) 10 years, 7 years

(e) 10 years, 5 years

Q6. In which of the following state, Bandicoot,

a drainage-cleaning robot, has been

introduced?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(c) Delhi

(d) Goa

(e) Maharashtra

Q7. Cyber Prevention Awareness and

Detection (CyPAD) Centre and the National

Cyber Forensic Lab (NCFL) were inaugurated by

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh

in__________.

(a) Daman and Diu

(b) Chandigarh

(c) New Delhi

(d) Pondicherry

(e) Goa

Q8. One of the most successful squash players

Nicol David has announced her retirement. She

is from ___________.

(a) Malaysia

(b) USA

(c) Serbia

(d) Spain

(e) Japan

Q9. Who among the following won Lifetime

Achievement Award at the 7th National

Photography Awards?

(a) S. Neelima

(b) V. Ravi Kumar

(c) Arun Sreedhar

(d) Shanth Kumar

(e) Ashok Dilwali

Q10. Who among the following won

Professional Photographer of the Year Award

at the 7th National Photography Awards?

(a) SL Shanth Kumar

(b) Ashok Dilwali

(c) Manish Jaisi

(d) Arun Sreedhar

(e) Avijit Datta

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Exp.K.J. Alphons, Union Minister for Tourism

inaugurated the project ‘Development of Eco

Circuit: Pathanamthitta – Gavi – Vagamon –

Thekkady’ under the Swadesh Darshan scheme

of Ministry of Tourism at Vagamon, Kerala.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company,

India’s third-largest non-life insurance provider

in the private sector, announced the launch of

Trip Protector’ insurance policy, a pioneering

policy in the non-life insurance segment in

India.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. The World Day of Social Justice is

celebrated annually all over the world on 20

February.

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. The World Day of Social Justice is

celebrated annually all over the world on 20

February. The theme for WDSJ 2019 is “If You

Want Peace & Development, Work for Social

Justice”.

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Exp. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry in

an attempt to provide relief to and boost

investments into start-ups in India has decided

to simplify the process for them to get

exemptions under the Income Tax Act, 1961. It

will now recognize an entity as a start-up up to

10 years from the date of its incorporation or

registration instead of the existing duration of 7

years.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. Bandicoot, a drainage-cleaning robot, has

been introduced for the first time in India at the

Kumbakonam city corporation as part of efforts

to rid of manual scavenging at the cost of Rs 18

lakh in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. Cyber Prevention Awareness and Detection

(CyPAD) Centre and the National Cyber Forensic

Lab (NCFL) were inaugurated by Union Home

Minister Rajnath Singh and LG Anil Baijal in

Dwarka, New Delhi.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Malaysia’s 8-time World Champion Nicol

David has announced that she will call time on

her record-breaking career at the end of the

2018/19 season.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. Ashok Dilwali has won Lifetime

Achievement Award at the 7th National

Photography Awards.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. SL Shanth Kumar won Professional

Photographer of the Year Award at the 7th

National Photography Awards.

22ND FEBURARY

Q1. The government has approved

recapitalization of__________ in 12 public

sector banks in this fiscal to help them

maintain regulatory capital requirements and

finance growth plans.

(a) Rs 66,251 crore

(b) Rs 40,448 crore

(c) Rs 43,450 crore

(d) Rs 48,239 crore

(e) Rs 28,000 crore

Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in South

Korea, will receive the __________ in

recognition of his dedication to international

cooperation, global growth and human

development.

(a) South Korea Leadership Award

(b) South Korea Peace Prize

(c) Seoul Peace Prize

(d) Korean Leadership Award

(e) South Korea Energy and Environment Prize

Q3. Who among the following won Laureus

World Sports Award for World Sportsman of

the Year?

(a) Roger Federer

(b) Charles Hamelin

(c) Mark Williams

(d) Pankaj Advani

(e) Novak Djokovic

Q4. Who among the following won Laureus

World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the

Year?

(a) Simone Biles

(b) Anisa Sayyed

(c) Mary Kom

(d) Lindsey Vonn

(e) Serena Williams

Q5. Name the tele-law mobile application

launched by the Law Minister Ravi Shankar

Prasad that will benefit paralegal volunteers

(PLVs) of National Legal Service Authority and

State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) in the

country.

(a) Justice City

(b) Nyaya Bandhu

(c) Nyaya Adalat

(d) Nyaya Murti

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Q6. Three days Conference on the VISION

ZERO and its relevance to Occupational Safety

and Health was held in ________.

(a) Chennai

(b) Hyderabad

(c) Ahmadabad

(d) Nagpur

(e) Mumbai

Q7. ‘KALIA Chhatra Bruti’ scholarship scheme

is launched by ___________.

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(c) Odisha

(d) Kerala

(e) Telangana

Q8. Which of the following state hosted the

8th World CSR Congress?

(a) Kerala

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Haryana

(e) Maharashtra

Q9. Which of the following city hosted the 4th

India-ASEAN Expo and Summit?

(a) Bangalore

(b) New Delhi

(c) Nagpur

(d) Navi Mumbai

(e) Imphal

Q10. Under ____________, government has

aimed at equipping 9 lakh classrooms in

schools and colleges across the country with

digital facilities for teaching by 2022.

(a) Operation Digital Board

(b) Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan

(c) Digital Shiksha Mission

(d) Operation Digital Shiksha

(e) Operation Black Board

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. The government has approved

recapitalization of Rs 48,239 crore in 12 public

sector banks in this fiscal to help them maintain

regulatory capital requirements and finance

growth plans.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in

Seoul on a two-day visit to South Korea. Mr

Modi will hold bilateral talks with South Korean

President Moon Jae-in and receive the Seoul

Peace Prize in recognition of his dedication to

international cooperation, global growth and

human development.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. Novak Djokovic won Laureus World Sports

Award for World Sportsman of the Year.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Simone Biles won Laureus World Sports

Award for Sportswoman of the Year.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. A tele-law mobile application ‘Nyaya

Bandhu’ was launched by the Law Minister Ravi

Shankar Prasad. The application will benefit

73,000 paralegal volunteers (PLVs) of National

Legal Service Authority and State Legal Services

Authorities (SLSA) in the country who will be

associated under Tele-Law service.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. Heeralal Samariya, Secretary, Ministry of

Labour and Employment inaugurated the three

days Conference on the VISION ZERO and its

relevance to Occupational Safety and Health

was held in Mumbai.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. ‘KALIA Chhatra Bruti’ scholarship for the

children of farmers benefited under the KALIA

scheme was launched by the Odisha Chief

Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneshwar,

Odisha.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. World Corporate Social Responsibility

Congress (World CSR Congress 2019) promotes

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Maharashtra.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. The 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit

started in New Delhi. This is a flagship event of

Department of Commerce, being organized

with FICCI to carry forward the momentum and

to further strengthen India-ASEAN relations

under the Act-East Policy.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. The Human Resource Development (HRD)

Ministry launched Operation Digital Board on

the lines of Operation Blackboard to provide

better digital education in school. The

government has aimed at equipping 9 lakh

classrooms in schools and colleges across the

country (7 lakh classrooms of 9th, 10th and

11th standards and 2 lakh classrooms of

colleges and Universities) with digital facilities

for teaching by 2022.

23RD FEBURARY

Q1. Who has won the Men’s Goalkeeper of the

Year Award by the International Hockey

Federation’s recently?

(a) Maddie Hinch

(b) Alyson Annan

(c) Shane McLeod

(d) Vincent Vanasch

(e) Arthur de Sloover

Q2. Who has became the First Indian Woman

Flight Engineer of the Indian Air Force(IAF)?

(a) Hina Jaiswal

(b) Surekha Yadav

(c) Preethi Alandur

(d) Sarla Thakral

(e) Akriti Thakkar

Q3. Who has been appointed as Controller,

Assistant Secretary-General for Programme

Planning, Budget and Finance in the

management strategy, policy and compliance

department in UN?

(a) PV Bharathi

(b) Pradeep Singh Kharola

(c) Ruchira Kamboj

(d) PC Mody

(e) Chandramouli Ramanathan

Q4. The government appointed Air India chief

managing director and Chairperson

________________ the secretary of the

Ministry of Civil Aviation.

(a) Sushil Chandra

(b) Chandramouli Ramanathan

(c) Pradeep Singh Kharola

(d) C Ramanathan

(e) Dilip Sadarangani

Q5. A book ‘Simplicity & Wisdom’ written by

_________________ was launched at Parmarth

Ashram in Kumbh Mela.

(a) AR Rahman

(b) Dinesh Shahra

(c) Keshari Nath Tripathi

(d) Swami Chidanand Saraswati

(e) MK Rao

Q16. Which company has launched a next-

generation digital platform ‘InfyTQ’ to

facilitate engineering students with best

learning experiences by imparting technical

and professional skills?

(a) Infosys

(b) Wipro

(c) TCS

(d) HCL

(e) RIL

Q7. India with immediate effect has boosted

the Customs Duty on all the goods imported

from Pakistan to ______________ followed by

the day after India repealed Most Favoured

Nation (MFN) status from Pakistan.

(a) 150%

(b) 200%

(c) 50%

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Q8. A book ‘Simplicity & Wisdom’ written by

Dinesh Shahra was launched at Parmarth

Ashram in Kumbh Mela. This Book launched

by-

(a) Ram Nath Kovind

(b) Narendra Modi

(c) Keshari Nath Tripathi

(d) Manmohan Singh

(e) Yogi Adityanath

Q9. Bruno Ganz who is famous for his role of

German dictator, Adolf Hitler in the Oscar-

nominated film Downfall has passed away

recently. He was from-

(a) Australia

(b) Switzerland

(c) USA

(d) Germany

(e) France

Q10. Which team has won the Irani cup titles

at Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur by defeating rest

of India?

(a) Vidarbha

(b) Bombay

(c) Karnataka

(d) Delhi

(e) Punjab

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. Eva de Goede from Netherlands and

Arthur van Doren of Belgium were titled the

International Hockey Federation’s Players of the

Year for 2018. Eva de Goede, 29, was named

the Female Player of the Year and Arthur van

Doren, 24, won the Male Player of the Year

award for the second year in a row.

Other awards given were:

Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Vincent Vanasch.

Male Rising Star of the Year: Arthur de Sloover.

Male Coach of the Year: Shane McLeod.

Female Coach of the Year: Alyson Annan.

Female Goalkeeper of the Year: Maddie Hinch.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal from

Chandigarh, became the First Indian Woman

Flight Engineer of the Indian Air Force(IAF). She

was commissioned in the IAF’s engineering

branch in 2015 and completed the 6-month

Flight Engineer course from the 112 Helicopter

Unit attached to the Air Force Station in

Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The Flight Engineer

branch was opened to women officers in 2018.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. Chandramouli Ramanathan has been

appointed as Controller, Assistant Secretary-

General for Programme Planning, Budget and

Finance in the management strategy, policy and

compliance department. He succeeds Bettina

Tucci Bartsiotas of Uruguay.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. The government appointed Air India chief

managing director and Chairperson Pradeep

Singh Kharola the secretary of the Ministry of

Civil Aviation. Kharola will take over from Rajiv

Nayan Choubey.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. A book ‘Simplicity & Wisdom’ written by


Ashram in Kumbh Mela. Launched by the

Governor of West Bengal– Keshari Nath Tripathi

and Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Head of

Parmarth Ashram, this book is dedicated to Late

Vedanti Swami Pragananandji. The book aims at

guiding towards saintly wisdom and leading a

content and happy life.

Ans.6.(a)

Sol. Infosys, the country’s 2nd largest IT firm

has launched a next-generation digital platform

‘InfyTQ’ to facilitate engineering students with

best learning experiences by imparting

technical and professional skills.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. India with immediate effect has boosted

the Customs Duty on all the goods imported

from Pakistan to 200% followed by the day after

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status from Pakistan. This punitory move

followed by the Pulwana Terrorist attack that

led to the death of 42 CRPF (Central Reserve

Police Force).

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. A book ‘Simplicity & Wisdom’ written by


Ashram in Kumbh Mela. Launched by the

Governor of West Bengal– Keshari Nath Tripathi

and Swami Chidanand Saraswati, Head of

Parmarth Ashram, this book is dedicated to Late

Vedanti Swami Pragananandji. The book aims at

guiding towards saintly wisdom and leading a

content and happy life.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. 77 years old Swiss actor, Bruno Ganz who

is famous for his role of German dictator, Adolf

Hitler in the Oscar-nominated film Downfall,

passed away in Zurich, Switzerland due to Colon

Cancer.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Vidarbha became the only 3rd team in

Indian Domestic Cricket history after Bombay

and Karnataka to defend their Irani cup titles at

Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur by defeating rest of

India. Vidarbha chased a target of 280 runs on

the day and young Karnewar was the Player of

the match.

24TH &25TH FEBURARY

Q1. Mrinal Sen passed away at the age of 95 in

Kolkata. He was a well-known _________.

(a) Filmmaker

(b) Journalist

(c) Economist


(e) Freedom fighter

Q2. Which of the following island has been

renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Dweep?

(a) Car island

(b) Blair island

(c) Neil island

(d) Ross island

(e) Havelock island


as the International Cricket Council (ICC)

Women’s Cricketer of the Year and ICC

Women’s ODI Player of the Year?

(a) Mithali Raj

(b) Smriti Mandhana

(c) Sophie Ecclestone

(d) Sarah Taylor

(e) Stafanie Taylor

Q4. Wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy has

been named as ICC Women’s T20I Player of the

Year. She belongs to which of the following

country?

(a) Australia

(b) England

(c) South Africa

(d) Scotland

(e) New Zealand

Q5. Which country has launched the world’s

first Sovereign Blue Bond, a financial

instrument designed to support sustainable

marine and fisheries projects?

(a) Kenya

(b) Botswana

(c) Seychelles

(d) Sri Lanka

(e) India

Q6. What is the cost of India's first engine-less

train?

(a) 125 crore

(b) 50 crore

(c) 100 crore

(d) 200 crore

(e) 500 crore

Q7. What is India's rank in World Bank's Ease

of Doing Business Index 2019, out of 190

countries in 2018?

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(d) 100

(e) 71

Q8. ESAF small finance bank headquarters is

located at_______.

(a) Thiruvananthapuram

(b) Kochi

(c) Kozhikode

(d) Thrissur

(e) Chennai

Q9. Neil islands of Andaman and Nicobar has

been renamed as_________.

(a) Shaheed Dweep

(b) Netaji Dweep

(c) APJ Abdul Kalam Island

(d) Atal Dweep

(e) veer Sawarkar Dweep

Q10. Who among the following has sworn in as

Brazil’s new President?

(a) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

(b) Jair Bolsonaro

(c) Michel Temer

(d) Dilma Rousseff


Solutions

Ans.1.(a)

Exp.Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen passed

away at the age of 95 in Kolkata. He was a

Padma Bhushan and Dada Saheb Phalke

awardee.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. Ross island of Andaman and Nicobar has

been renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Dweep.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. India’s stylish opener Smriti Mandhana has

been named as the International Cricket Council

(ICC) Women’s Cricketer of the Year. The 22-

year-old, who has also been named as the ICC

Women’s ODI Player of the Year, achieved the

feat by giving some exceptional performances

throughout the year.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Australia’s wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa

Healy voted ICC Women’s T20I Player of the

Year.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. The Republic of Seychelles launched the

world’s first Sovereign Blue Bond, a financial

instrument designed to support sustainable

marine and fisheries projects. The bond raised

USD 15 million from international investors. The

bond demonstrates the potential for countries

to harness capital markets for financing the

sustainable use of marine resources.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. The Rs. 100-crore train is the first long-

distance train, without a separate locomotive

(engine).

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. India jumped 23 positions in the World

Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index 2019 and is

now ranked 77 out of 190 countries in 2018, a

development that could help the country

attract more foreign investments. It was ranked

100 in 2017.

Ans.8.(d)

Exp. ESAF small finance bank has got RBI

approval to operate as a scheduled bank. This

makes ESAF small finance bank (SFB) the fifth

scheduled bank from Kerala. The headquarters

of ESAF SFB is located at Thrissur.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. The three renamed islands of Andaman

and Nicobar are:

1: Ross renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Dweep, 2: Neil renamed as Shaheed Dweep, 3:

Havelock renamed as Swaraj Dweep.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as Brazil’s

President in a ceremony at Brazil’s National

Congress Building. Bolsonaro is a former Army

captain and admirer of the country’s 1964-1985

military dictatorship.

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Q1. Women’s Livelihood Bonds (WLBs), new

social impact bonds exclusively for women, has

been launched with an initial corpus of

________.

(a) Rs 100 crore

(b) Rs 300 crore

(c) Rs 500 crore

(d) Rs 750 crore

(e) Rs 1000 crore

Q2. Women’s Livelihood Bonds (WLBs), will

enable individual women entrepreneurs in

sectors like food processing, agriculture,

services, and small units to borrow around Rs

50,000 to _______ at an annual interest rate of

around 13% to 14% or less.

(a) Rs 2 lakh

(b) Rs 5 lakh

(c) Rs 7.5 lakh

(d) Rs 10 lakh

(e) Rs 3 lakh


has been invited to deliver an address at the

OIC in Abu Dhabi. OIC stands for_________

(a) Oil Importing Countries

(b) Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

(c) Organisation of Oil Importing Countries

(d) Organisation of Indian-ocean Countries

(e) Organisation of Islamic Countries

Q4. The Asian Hockey Federation has honored

_________ with the 2018 Player of the Year

award.

(a) Sardar Singh

(b) Amit Rohidas

(c) Harmanpreet Singh

(d) Manpreet Singh

(e) Akashdeep Singh

Q5. US President Donald Trump signed Space

Policy Directive-4 (SPD-4) to______.

(a) dealt with space traffic management

(b) streamlined regulations for the commercial

space sector

(c) create US Space Force

(d) directed NASA to get humans back to the

Moon

(e) detect Iran's space and atomic programs

Q6. Thailand and the United States hosted the

annual ________ military exercise, the biggest

activity of its type in the Asia-Pacific region

with 29 nations taking part as participants or

observers.

(a) Cobra Gold

(b) Simbex

(c) King Cobra

(d) Slinex

(e) Nomadic Elephant

Q7. Which of the following state has become

the first state to deploy specially-trained dogs

to check smuggling of liquor?

(a) Kerala

(b) Punjab

(c) Bihar

(d) Goa

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q8. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched

_________Dashboard in New Delhi to keep

people informed about the work going on in

the Railways across the country.

(a) Rail Drishti

(b) Rail Ways

(c) Rail Vikash

(d) Rail Infra

(e) Train Infra Tech

Q9. Which of the following country has started

to trade its new currency, the RTGS dollar?

(a) Cuba

(b) Venezuela

(c) Vietnam

(d) Sudan

(e) Zimbabwe

Q10. Which Indian state has become the first

state in the country to get a second Coast

Guard district headquarters?

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(e) Karnataka

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. World Bank, United Nations Entity for

Gender Equality and the Empowerment of

Women (UN Women), and Small Industries

Development Bank of India (SIDBI) launched

new social impact bonds exclusively for women,

called Women’s Livelihood Bonds (WLBs), with

an initial corpus of Rs 300 crore.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. Women’s Livelihood Bonds (WLBs) will

enable individual women entrepreneurs in

sectors like food processing, agriculture,

services, and small units to borrow around Rs

50,000 to Rs 3 lakh at an annual interest rate of

around 13% to 14% or less and have a tenure of

5 years.

Ans.3.(b)


has been invited to deliver an address at the

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in

Abu Dhabi. This is the first time that a leader of

the non-Muslim country has been invited to the

OIC conference.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The Asian Hockey Federation has honored

Indian skipper Manpreet Singh with the 2018

Player of the Year award. Women team’s striker

Lalremsiami has bagged the Rising Player of The

Year prize.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. US President Donald Trump signed Space

Policy Directive-4 (SPD-4), ordering the

Pentagon to establish the Space Force as the

6th branch of the United States military, to go

along with the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,

and Coast Guard, in order to secure and extend

American dominance of the space domain.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp.Thailand and the United States hosted the

annual Cobra Gold military exercise, the biggest

activity of its type in the Asia-Pacific region with

29 nations taking part as participants or

observers. Apart from the 2 countries, 7

countries who participated in the exercise were

India, Singapore, Japan, China, Indonesia,

Malaysia and South Korea.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. Bihar has become the first state to deploy

specially-trained dogs to check smuggling of

liquor which continues to take place inspite of

the total ban imposed in the state for the last 3

years.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched

Rail Drishti Dashboard in New Delhi. Mr Goyal

stated that the Dashboard has been launched to

keep people informed about the work going on

in the Railways across the country.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. Zimbabwe started to trade its new

currency, the RTGS dollar, two days after the

central bank announced measures to try and

resolve a chronic monetary crisis.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. Tamil Nadu became the first state in the

country to get a second Coast Guard district

headquarters - Thoothukudi. The first district

headquarters is Chennai.

27TH FEBURARY

Q1. Which of the following team scored 278 to

register the highest-ever total in T20s?

(a) Afghanistan

(b) New Zealand

(c) South Africa

(d) Australia

(e) Sri Lanka

Q2. Which of the following state launched the

scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swabhiman

Yojana’ that guarantees 100 days of

employment every year to urban youth from

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(a) Tripura

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Madhya Pradesh

Q3. Which of the following cricket team

became the first Asian side to win a Test series

in South Africa?

(a) India

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Pakistan

(d) Afghanistan

(e) Bangladesh

Q4. Who among the following has joined

Amazon’s board of directors?

(a) Adi Godrej

(b) Dilip Shanghvi

(c) Ratan Tata

(d) Indra Nooyi

(e) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Q5. FCI Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India

Limited (FAGMIL) has taken up a project to

establish a white cement plant near village

Nohra Dhar in ____________, at a project cost

of approximately Rs. 605 crores.

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Himachal Pradesh

(e) Telangana


Lifetime Achievement award at the FMSCI

(Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India)

annual awards function?

(a) Aditya Patel

(b) Narayan Karthikeyan

(c) G.R. Karthikeyan

(d) Armaan Ebrahim

(e) Jehan Daruwala

Q7. Which of the following Indian

Grandmaster lifted the Cannes International

Open trophy?

(a) Koneru Humpy

(b) Krishnan Sasikiran

(c) Praveen Thipsay

(d) Dibyendu Barua

(e) Abhijeet Gupta

Q8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a

new National War Memorial to the nation. It is

situated in _________.

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Goa

(d) Pune

(e) Kochi

Q9. Which of the following Indian city hosted

the 4th Global Digital Health Partnership

Summit?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Gorakhpur

(c) Dehradun

(d) Nagpur

(e) New Delhi


with the Gandhi Peace Prize 2018 for his

contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India

and across the world?

(a) Fazalur Rehman

(b) Yohei Sasakawa

(c) Shinzo Abe

(d) Keith Donohue

(e) Ahsan Basir Sheikh

Solutions Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Afghanistan scored 278 for the loss of

three wickets from their allotted 20 overs, to

register the highest-ever total in T20s at the

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in

Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Ans.2.(e)


Nath launched the State Government’s flagship

scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swabhiman

Yojana’ that guarantees 100 days of

employment every year to urban youth from

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Exp. Sri Lanka cricket team became the first

Asian side to win a Test series in South Africa

after winning the series by 2-0. This was Sri

Lanka’s sixth series in South Africa and their

first win. Kusal Perera was given the Man of the

Series award.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. PepsiCo’s India-born former CEO Indra

Nooyi has joined Amazon’s board of directors,

the online retail giant. Starbucks executive

Rosalind Brewer has also joined the Amazon

Board. Ms. Nooyi will be a member of the audit

committee.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Under its diversification programme, FCI

Aravali Gypsum and Minerals India Limited

(FAGMIL) has taken up a project to establish a

white cement plant near village Nohra Dhar in

Himachal Pradesh, at a project cost of

approximately Rs. 605 crores.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. G.R. Karthikeyan, father of India’s first

Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan, was

honored with the Lifetime Achievement award

at the FMSCI annual awards function. FIA

president Jean Todt was the chief guest and

handed over the awards.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta lifted

the Cannes International Open trophy. He took

an easy draw with Pier Luigi Basso of Italy in the

ninth and final round.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a

new National War Memorial, situated in the

India Gate complex in New Delhi, to the nation.

He lit the flame positioned at the bottom of the

stone obelisk to pay homage to the soldiers

who died in the line of duty.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and

Family Welfare inaugurated the ‘4th Global

Digital Health Partnership Summit’ in New

Delhi, in the presence of Shri Ravi Shankar

Prasad Union Minister of Law & Justice and

Electronics & Information Technology and

Health Ministers from several countries.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Japan’s Yohei Sasakawa was awarded with

the Gandhi Peace Prize 2018 for his

contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and

across the world.

28TH FEBURARY

Q1. Who has authored/edited the book titled

‘Quality, Accreditation, and Ranking – A Silent

Revolution in the Offing in Indian Higher

Education’?

(a) Vikram Seth

(b) Amitav Ghosh

(c) R Mahashankaran

(d) Arundhati Roy

(e) H Chaturvedi

Q2. Which city hosted the Network-18 Rising

India Summit?

(a) Mumbai

(b) New Delhi

(c) Bhubaneswar

(d) Kochi

(e) Pune

Q3. What is the theme of the Network-18

Rising India Summit?

(a) Beyond Politics: Defining National Priorities

(b) Micro Irrigation and Modern Agriculture

(c) Focuses on digital, marketing, startup,

technology and mobile

(d) Shaping a New India

(e) To bring the best outcome with great

knowledge

Q4. Who among the following has been chosen

for this year’s META Lifetime Achievement

Award?

(a) R K Singh

(b) Usman Ali Isani

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(e) Mahesh Elkunchwar

Q5. Which among the following Indian bank

has tied up with Germany’s KfW Development

Bank for funding of USD 113 million to

refinance solar projects?

(a) Corporation Bank

(b) Bank of India

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) Andhra Bank

(e) Central Bank Of India

Q6. Who has been re-elected as Nigeria’s

President?

(a) Muhammadu Buhari

(b) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

(c) Aja Fatoumata Jallow

(d) Joice Mujuru

(e) Sophia Abdi Noor

Q7. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken

3 more banks from the PCA framework

allowing them to resume their normal lending

activities. What does C stand for in PCA

framework?

(a) Correlation

(b) Certificate

(c) Cheque

(d) Commission

(e) Corrective

Q8. Inland Waterways Authority of India

(IWAI) and __________signed an MoU for

jointly developing infrastructure for fuels,

lubricating oil, LPG, Natural Gas and any other

related fuel and gas for meeting the

requirement of National Waterways.

(a) HPCL

(b) IOCL

(c) NTPC

(d) ONGC

(e) GAIL

Q9. A joint military exercise Sampriti-2019 is

an important bilateral defence cooperation

endeavour between India and ____________.

(a) Myanmar

(b) Bhutan

(c) Nepal

(d) Bangladesh

(e) Japan

Q10. Which Indian state has launched the

Parents Responsibility and Norms for

Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Bill

that aims to protect elderly parents of

government employees in their times of need?

(a) Assam

(b) Sikkim

(c) Manipur

(d) Himachal Pradesh

(e) Uttarakhand

Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched

the book titled ‘Quality, Accreditation, and

Ranking – A Silent Revolution in the Offing in

Indian Higher Education’ edited by Education

Promotion Society for India’s (EPSI) Alternate

President Dr. H Chaturvedi in New Delhi.

Ans.2.(b)


Network-18 Rising India Summit, held in New

Delhi and laid out his vision for a ‘New India‘.

Ans.3.(a)


Network-18 Rising India Summit, held in New

Delhi and laid out his vision for a ‘New India‘.

The theme of the summit was, ‘Beyond Politics:

Defining National Priorities’.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Eminent Indian playwright Mahesh

Elkunchwar has been chosen for this year’s

META Lifetime Achievement Award. The

playwright will be conferred upon with the

award on March 12, along with the winners of

the 14th Mahindra Excellence in Theatre

Awards (META) festival.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. State-run Bank of Baroda has tied up with

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of USD 113 million to refinance solar projects.

The tie-up is part of an Indo-German Solar

Energy Partnership signed in 2015.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected

Nigeria’s President, results showed, after a

delayed poll that angered voters and led to

claims of rigging and collusion.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken

off Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank and

Dhanlaxmi Bank from the Prompt Corrective

Action (PCA) framework allowing them to

resume their normal lending activities.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)

and Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) signed

an MoU for jointly developing infrastructure for

fuels, lubricating oil, LPG, Natural Gas and any

other related fuel and gas for meeting the

requirement of National Waterways.

Ans.9.(d)

Sol. As part of the ongoing India Bangladesh

defence cooperation, a joint military exercise

Sampriti-2019 will be conducted at Tangail,

Bangladesh from 02 March to 15 March

2019.Exercise Sampriti-2019 is an important

bilateral defence cooperation endeavour

between India and Bangladesh.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

launched the PRANAM Commission, which is a

panel set up to look after the issues concerning

a Bill brought in for the protection of parents of

state government employees.

IST MARCH


inaugurated a new park which houses the

replicas of seven wonders of the world

in___________.

(a) Assam

(b) Tripura

(c) Goa

(d) Delhi

(e) Agra

Q2. The Odisha Cabinet approved the

___________scheme to provide free sanitary

napkins to school girls across the state.

(a) Kalia

(b) Khushi

(c) Balika

(d) Padman

(e) Kanya

Q3. Wallace’s giant bee (Wallace Bee), the

largest bee known on the Earth which was

considered to be extinct since 1981 was re-

spotted in an _________forest.

(a) Australian

(b) Malaysian

(c) Indonesian

(d) Indian

(e) African

Q4. Who among the following became the First

Indian Woman to be honoured with the

‘Future for Nature Award’ for her work on

marine conservation?

(a) Divya Karnad

(b) Mahima Nodiyal

(c) Isha Dua

(d) Yashita Maurya

(e) Aarti Chaturvedi

Q5. Which of the following state government

has decided to observe Adolescent girls’ day

on 8th of every month at Anganwadi centers

across the state?

(a) Telangana

(b) Sikkim

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Uttar Pradesh

Q6. In which of the following country, its

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long state of emergency, dissolving his cabinet

and local governments throughout the

country?

(a) Iraq

(b) Sudan

(c) Kenya

(d) Nigeria

(e) Tanzania

Q7. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

formed a 4-member committee to look into

the matter of taxation related pain points. It is

headed by __________________.

(a) Dinesh Bhatiya

(b) Pradeep Singh

(c) Rajeev Sharma

(d) Rajiv Shukla

(e) Sanjeev Sharma

Q8. Defence Ministry has approved the

acquisition of more than ____________

torpedoes which will be equipped on the

force’s six Scorpene-class submarines.

(a) 500 lightweight

(b) 350 lightweight

(c) 100 heavyweight

(d) 350 heavyweight

(e) 1000 heavyweight

Q9. Which of the following ministry won

'Platinum' status in Digital India Awards 2018

under 'Web Ratna - Ministry/Department'

category?

(a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change

(b) Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium

Enterprises

(c) Ministry of Home Affairs

(d) Ministry of Corporate Affairs

(e) Ministry of Human Resource Development

Q10. Which of the following mobile app won


under Best Mobile App category?

(a) Meeseva App

(b) Umang App

(c) ePathshala

(d) eCourts Services

(e) Sugam App

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)



replicas of seven wonders of the world at South

Delhi. The park, which is called the ‘Waste to

Wonder Park’, was built by the South Delhi

Municipal Corporation (SDMC).

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. The Odisha Cabinet approved the ‘Khushi‘

scheme to provide free sanitary napkins to

school girls across the state. The scheme will

benefit nearly 17.25 lakh school girls from Class

VI to XII studying in government and

government-aided schools.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. Wallace’s giant bee (Wallace Bee), the



spotted in an Indonesian forest.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. 33-year-old Ashoka University teacher and

Wipro Sustainable Fellow, Divya Karnad became

the First Indian Woman to be honoured with

the ‘Future for Nature Award’ for her work on

marine conservation.

Ans.5.(e)

Exp. In Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath launched Scheme for Adolescent

girls (SAG). The state government also decided

to observe Adolescent girls’ day on 8th of every

month at Anganwadi centres across the state.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has

declared a year-long state of emergency,

dissolving his cabinet and local governments

throughout the country. Omar al-Bashir in a

televised address called on Sudan’s parliament

to postpone constitutional amendments that

would allow him to run for another term in a

presidential election in 2020.

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Exp. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

formed a 4-member committee, headed by

income tax commissioner Sanjeev Sharma, to

look into the matter of taxation related pain

points and submit its final report and

recommendations by mid-March.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. In a major boost for the Navy’s firepower,

the Defence Ministry has approved the

acquisition of more than 100 heavyweight

torpedoes which will be equipped on the force’s

six Scorpene-class submarines being built at

Mazagon Dockyards in Mumbai.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium

Enterprises won 'Platinum' status in Digital

India Awards 2018 under 'Web Ratna -

Ministry/Department' category.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. eCourts Services mobile app won


under Best Mobile App category.

2ND MARCH

Q1. Union Cabinet on February 28, 2019

approved which metro rail project?

(a) Kanpur Metro Rail

(b) Lucknow Metro Rail

(c) Greater Noida Metro Rail

(d) Kolkata Metro Rail

(e) None of these

Q2. The Union Cabinet on February 28, 2019

approved the Memorandum of Understanding

between India and which country to access

tipline reports on Missing and Exploited

Children?

(a) Argentina

(b) Unites States

(c) Norway

(d) Phillipines

(e) None of these

Q3. The Union Cabinet recently approved to

set up the 22nd All India Institute of Medical

Sciences (AIIMS) in which state?

(a) Telangana

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Haryana

(d) Punjab

(e) None of these


Affairs approved the "Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN”

Yojana for providing financial support to which

project?

(a) Metro Rail Projects

(b) Construction of Roads & Highways

(c) River dams

(d) Integrated Bioethanol Projects

(e) None of these

Q5. Union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley

released the first report on EASE Reforms

Index that measured the progress of which

institutions?

(a) Public Sector Banks

(b) Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises

(c) Private Companies

(d) Start Ups

Q6. Who is the only Indian in top 10 batsmen in

latest T20 International Players Rankings?

(a) K L Rahul

(b) Virat Kohli

(c) M S Dhoni

(d) Jasprit Bumrah

(e) None of these

Q7. The United States has vowed to give aid to

which nation against armed attack in South

China Sea?

(a) Thailand

(b) Indonesia

(c) Philippines

(d) Vietnam

(e) None of these

Q8. The Reserve Bank of India has signed a

bilateral swap arrangement with the bank of

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(b) Japan

(c) Switzerland

(d) France

(e) None of these

Q9. The Union Cabinet has approved which

policy to ensure more effective regulation in

mining sector?

(a) National Mineral Policy 2019

(b) Mineral Regulation Policy 2019

(c) Mineral Sector Policy 19-20

(d) Policy for Mining Sector 2019

(e) None of these

Q10. The Cabinet has approved which policy to

develop India as a Software Product Nation?

(a) Software Products Policy 2019

(b) National Software Policy 2019

(c) National Policy on Software Products 2019

(d) Policy for Software Products 2019

(e) None of these

SOLUTIONS

Ans.1.(a)

Exp.The Union Cabinet approved Kanpur Metro

Rail Project having two corridors, which will

connect major public nodes and city cluster

areas of Kanpur. The estimated cost of the

project is Rs. 11,076.48 crore and project will be

completed in 5 years. ITT Kanpur to Naubasta

corridor will pass through heart of the city

covering several prominent educational

institutions, Railway & Bus Stations, including

IIT Kanpur.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp.The Union Cabinet approved the

Memorandum of Understanding between India

and the USA to access tipline reports on Missing

and Exploited Children. It will pave the way for

setting up of an innovative mechanism for

sharing information about child pornography

and child sexual abuse material and taking legal

action against offenders.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp.The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime

Minister Narendra Modi, approved the

establishment of new All India Institute of

Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rewari at Manethi,

Haryana at a cost of Rs 1299 crore. The Cabinet

also approved the creation of a post of Director

in the basic pay of Rs 2,25,000 (fixed) plus Non-

Practicing Allowance (NPA) for the above AIIMS.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp.The Cabinet Committee on Economic

Affairs approved the "Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN

(Jaiv Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh

Nivaran) Yojana" for providing financial support

to Integrated Bioethanol Projects using

lignocellulosic biomass and other renewable

feedstock.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp.Union Minister of Finance & Corporate

Affairs Arun Jaitley released the first report on

EASE Reforms Index that independently

measures progress on the Public Sector Banks

(PSB) Reforms Agenda. The Index measures

performance of each PSB on 140 objective

metrics across 6 themes and provides all PSBs a

comparative evaluation.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp.K L Rahul was the lone Indian to feature in

the top 10 batting list in the latest ICC T20

International Players Rankings released on

February 28, 2019. Rahul made a successful

comeback with scores of 47 and 50 in the just-

concluded T20 series against Australia. Formerly

top-ranked Virat Kohli went up two places to

17th position and former captain Mahendra

Singh Dhoni jumped up seven places to 56th

position.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on

March 1, 2019 vowed to defend the Philippines

against armed attack in the disputed South

China Sea. China’s building of artificial islands in

waters which were also claimed by Manila and

other neighbours are potential threats to the

two allies. A 1951 US-Philippine mutual defence

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other's aid in case of an armed attack in the

Pacific area on either party.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp.The Reserve Bank of India and Bank of

Japan have signed a Bilateral Swap

Arrangement (BSA). It may be recalled that the

BSA was negotiated between India and Japan

during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra

Modi to Tokyo in October 2018. The BSA

provides for India to access 75 billion US dollars

whereas the earlier BSA had provided for 50

billion dollars.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp.The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime

Minister Narendra Modi on February 28, 2019

approved National Mineral Policy 2019. The

new national mineral policy will ensure more

effective regulation and will lead to sustainable

mining sector development in future while

addressing the issues of project affected

persons especially those residing in tribal areas.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp.The Union Cabinet has approved the

National Policy on Software Products - 2019 to

develop India as a Software Product Nation. The

policy will lead to the formulation of several

schemes, initiatives, projects and measures for

the development of software products sector in

the country as per the roadmap envisaged

therein.

3RD & 4TH MARCH



replicas of seven wonders of the world

in___________.

(a) Assam

(b) Tripura

(c) Goa

(d) Delhi

(e) Agra

Q2. The Odisha Cabinet approved the

___________scheme to provide free sanitary

napkins to school girls across the state.

(a) Kalia

(b) Khushi

(c) Balika

(d) Padman

(e) Kanya

Q3. Wallace’s giant bee (Wallace Bee), the



spotted in an _________forest.

(a) Australian

(b) Malaysian

(c) Indonesian

(d) Indian

(e) African

Q4. Who among the following has been chosen

for this year’s META Lifetime Achievement

Award?

(a) R K Singh

(b) Usman Ali Isani

(c) Abdul Jamil Khan

(d) Vandana Shiva

(e) Mahesh Elkunchwar

Q5. Which among the following Indian bank

has tied up with Germany’s KfW Development

Bank for funding of USD 113 million to

refinance solar projects?

(a) Corporation Bank

(b) Bank of India

(c) Bank of Baroda

(d) Andhra Bank

(e) Central Bank Of India

Q6. Who has been re-elected as Nigeria’s

President?

(a) Muhammadu Buhari

(b) Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

(c) Aja Fatoumata Jallow

(d) Joice Mujuru

(e) Sophia Abdi Noor

Q7. Which of the following Indian

Grandmaster lifted the Cannes International

Open trophy?

(a) Koneru Humpy

(b) Krishnan Sasikiran

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(d) Dibyendu Barua

(e) Abhijeet Gupta

Q8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a

new National War Memorial to the nation. It is

situated in _________.

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Goa

(d) Pune

(e) Kochi

Q9. Which of the following Indian city hosted

the 4th Global Digital Health Partnership

Summit?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Gorakhpur

(c) Dehradun

(d) Nagpur

(e) New Delhi

Q10. Which Indian state has become the first

state in the country to get a second Coast

Guard district headquarters?

(a) Odisha

(b) Kerala

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Maharashtra

(e) Karnataka

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)



replicas of seven wonders of the world at South

Delhi. The park, which is called the ‘Waste to

Wonder Park’, was built by the South Delhi

Municipal Corporation (SDMC).

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. The Odisha Cabinet approved the ‘Khushi‘

scheme to provide free sanitary napkins to

school girls across the state. The scheme will

benefit nearly 17.25 lakh school girls from Class

VI to XII studying in government and

government-aided schools.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. Wallace’s giant bee (Wallace Bee), the



spotted in an Indonesian forest.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Eminent Indian playwright Mahesh

Elkunchwar has been chosen for this year’s

META Lifetime Achievement Award. The

playwright will be conferred upon with the

award on March 12, along with the winners of

the 14th Mahindra Excellence in Theatre

Awards (META) festival.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. State-run Bank of Baroda has tied up with

Germany’s KfW Development Bank for funding

of USD 113 million to refinance solar projects.

The tie-up is part of an Indo-German Solar

Energy Partnership signed in 2015.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. Muhammadu Buhari was re-elected

Nigeria’s President, results showed, after a

delayed poll that angered voters and led to

claims of rigging and collusion.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta lifted

the Cannes International Open trophy. He took

an easy draw with Pier Luigi Basso of Italy in the

ninth and final round.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a

new National War Memorial, situated in the

India Gate complex in New Delhi, to the nation.

He lit the flame positioned at the bottom of the

stone obelisk to pay homage to the soldiers

who died in the line of duty.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and

Family Welfare inaugurated the ‘4th Global

Digital Health Partnership Summit’ in New

Delhi, in the presence of Shri Ravi Shankar

Prasad Union Minister of Law & Justice and

Electronics & Information Technology and

Health Ministers from several countries.

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Exp. Tamil Nadu became the first state in the

country to get a second Coast Guard district

headquarters - Thoothukudi. The first district

headquarters is Chennai.

5TH MARCH

Q1. According to Moody’s, Indian economy is

expected to grow at _______________ percent

in the calendar year 2019 and 2020.

(a) 7.1%

(b) 7.5%

(c) 7.3%

(d) 7.4%

(e) 7.2%

Q2. Who has addressed the plenary session of

the foreign ministers’ meet of the Organisation

of Islamic Cooperation states in Abu Dhabi

recently?

(a) Piyush Goyal

(b) Arun Jaitley

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Rajnath Singh

(e) Sushma Swaraj

Q3. A book titled, ‘Mann Ki Baat- A Social

Revolution on Radio’ was released by-

(a) Arun Jaitley

(b) Ram Nath Kovind

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Rajnath Singh

(e) Sushma Swaraj

Q4. Who has appointed as non-executive

chairman of Bank of Baroda recently?

(a) Hemant Bhargava

(b) Ajay Singh

(c) DK Jain

(d) Hasmukh Adhia

(e) AN Jha

Q5. The Centre and the Asian Development

Bank (ADB) have signed a _______________

million dollar loan agreement to operationalize

two lines of the Mumbai Metro Rail System.

(a) 150 million dollar

(b) 926 million dollar

(c) 329 million dollar

(d) 100 million dollar

(e) 765 million dollar

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India has constituted

an eight-member task force on offshore rupee

markets, to look into issues related to the

markets and recommend appropriate policy

measures to ensure the stability of the

external value of the rupee. Who will be the

head of this task force?

(a) HR Khan

(b) PK Sinha

(c) Anoop Satpathy

(d) Vivek Pandit

(e) Usha Thorat

Q7. The _________________ has created the

Guinness World Record for ‘longest single line

bicycle parade (moving)’ at the Yamuna

Expressway, Noida.

(a) SSB

(b) BSF

(c) CISF

(d) Indian Airforce

(e) CRPF


officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem,

downgrading the status of its main diplomatic

mission to the Palestinians?

(a) Japan

(b) Russia

(c) Canada

(d) USA

(e) France

Q9. Who has claimed the 100th ATP title of his

career after beating 20-year-old Greek

Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Dubai

Tennis Championships?

(a) Novak Djokovic

(b) Roger Federer

(c) Andy Murray

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Q10. Which country has signed a deal with a

Russian firm to manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203

rifles recently?

(a) India

(b) Japan

(c) Pakistan

(d) China

(e) Sri Lanka

Solutions

Ans.1.(c)

Exp. According to Moody’s, Indian economy is

expected to grow at 7.3 percent in the calendar

year 2019 and 2020.

Ans.2.(e)


addressed the plenary session of the foreign

ministers’ meet of the Organisation of Islamic

Cooperation states in Abu Dhabi.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. A book titled, ‘Mann Ki Baat- A Social

Revolution on Radio’ was released by Finance

Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. The book is a

compendium encompassing 50 editions of the

‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi on All India Radio.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. Former Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia

was appointed as non-executive chairman of

Bank of Baroda. The Appointments Committee

of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as

the part-time non-official director as well as

non-executive chairman on the board of Bank

of Baroda for a period of three years.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. The Centre and the Asian Development

Bank (ADB) have signed a 926 million dollar loan

agreement to operationalize two lines of the

Mumbai Metro Rail System.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India has constituted

an eight-member task force on offshore rupee

markets, headed by Usha Thorat former Deputy

Governor, to look into issues related to the

markets and recommend appropriate policy

measures to ensure the stability of the external

value of the rupee.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

created the Guinness World Record for ‘longest

single line bicycle parade (moving)’ at the

Yamuna Expressway, Noida. CISF personnel

rode 1,327 bicycles non-stop in a single line,

maintaining a uniform distance between the

bicycles.

Ans.8(d)

Exp. The United States has officially shuttered

its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the

status of its main diplomatic mission to the

Palestinians by folding it into the U.S. Embassy

to Israel. The U.S. State Department stated that

the decision was driven to increase the

efficiency and effectiveness in diplomatic

engagements.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. Roger Federer has claimed the 100th ATP

title of his career after beating 20-year-old

Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the

Dubai Tennis Championships. The 20-time

grand slam champion is the second man, after

American Jimmy Connors to claim 100 titles.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. India has signed a deal with a Russian firm

to manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203 rifles. These are

the latest derivative of the AK-47 rifles. Defence

Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the

AK-203 rifles will be produced at the Indian

Ordnance Factory at Amethi’s Korwa. The new

rifles will replace the indigenous INSAS rifles in

the Army, Air Force, and Navy.

6TH MARCH

Q1. ASSOCHAM has conferred ‘Non-Life

Insurer of the Year Award 2019' to-

(a) Tata AIA Life Insurance

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(d) Bharti AXA General Insurance

(e) Canara HSBC OBC Life Insurance

Q2. Legendary composer and pianist

_________________ has passed away in New

York, USA recently.

(a) Zhores Alferov

(b) Andre Previn

(c) Luke Perry

(d) Wallace Smith

(e) Gardon Banks

Q3. Ministry of External Affairs has appointed

Pranay Kumar Verma as India’s Ambassador to

the Socialist Republic of-

(a) Kenya

(b) Indonesia

(c) Nigeria

(d) Spain

(e) Vietnam

Q4. Which organisation has launched ‘Yuva

VIgyani Karyakram’, a ‘Young Scientist

Programme’ for the School Children to be

studying in the 9th standard?

(a) ISRO

(b) DRDO

(c) BARC

(d) NASA

(e) CSIR

Q5. Name the American actor, who was passed

away in California at the age of 52.

(a) Zhores Alferov

(b) Andre Previn

(c) Luke Perry

(d) Wallace Smith

(e) Gardon Banks

Q6. Which of the following city has hosted the

46th session of the Council of Foreign

Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Co-

operation (OIC)?

(a) Baghdad, Iraq

(b) Doha, Qatar

(c) Jakarta, Indonesia

(d) Tehran, Iran

(e) Abu Dhabi, UAE

Q7. Who has been chosen by the American

Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

(AIAA) as the co-winner of the 2019 Missile

Systems Award?.

(a) Walchand Hirachand

(b) S Somanath

(c) P Kunhikrishnan

(d) Satheesh Reddy

(e) Kailasavadivoo Sivan

Q8. PM Narendra Modi has launched the

indigenously-developed NCMC to enable

people to pay multiple kinds of transport

charges, including metro services and toll tax,

across the country. What is the full form of

NCMC?

(a) National Common Mobility Core

(b) National Common Mobility Council

(c) National Common Mobility Card

(d) National Common Management Card

(e) New Common Mobility Card

Q9. According to the Delta ranking report

released by NITI Aayog, Hailakandi has become

the top aspirational district among the 112

aspirational districts of the country. Hailakandi

is one of the districts of-

(a) Kerala

(b) Assam

(c) Bihar

(d) Jharkhand

(e) Odisha

Q10. __________________ has received the

award as one of the 2019 World’s Most Ethical

Companies. The award has been given by

Ethisphere Institute, USA.

(a) Tata Steel Limited

(b) SAIL

(c) Infosys Limited

(d) Reliance Industries

(e) ONGC

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of

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of the apex trade associations of India has

conferred ‘Non-Life Insurer of the Year Award

2019' to Bharti AXA General Insurance.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Legendary composer and pianist Andre

Previn has passed away at the age of 89 in

Manhattan, New York, USA. He was a 10-time

Grammy Award winner and had won 4 Oscars

throughout his lifetime.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. Ministry of External Affairs has appointed

Pranay Kumar Verma as India’s Ambassador to

the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Pranay Kumar

Verma is a 1994 cadre Indian Foreign Services

Officer and presently working as the Joint

Secretary at Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Indian Space Research Organisation has

launched ‘Yuva VIgyani Karyakram’, a ‘Young

Scientist Programme’ for the School Children to

be studying in the 9th standard. ‘Catch them

young’ residential training programme will be of

around two weeks duration during summer

holidays with a proposal to select 3 students

from each State and Union Territory, covering

CBSE, ICSE and State syllabus.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. American actor Luke Perry has passed

away in California at the age of 52, less than a

week after suffering a massive stroke. The actor

rose to fame for his roles in ‘Beverly Hills 90210'

and “Riverdale“.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. Abu Dhabi, UAE hosted the 46th session of

the Council of Foreign Ministers of the

Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC). It

was a two-day gathering dedicated to

discussing ways to combat hate speech,

extremism and conflict in the region.

Ans.7.(d)

Exp. Satheesh Reddy, the Secretary of India’s

Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of

the Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO) has been chosen by the

American Institute of Aeronautics and

Astronautics (AIAA) as the co-winner of the

2019 Missile Systems Award.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. PM Narendra Modi launched the

indigenously-developed National Common

Mobility Card (NCMC) to enable people to pay

multiple kinds of transport charges, including

metro services and toll tax, across the country.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. According to the Delta ranking report

released by NITI Aayog, Assam’s Hailakandi has

become the top aspirational district among the

112 aspirational districts of the country.

Hailakandi in Assam has made a giant leap from

52nd position to no. 1 position on the basis of

its performance during November-December

2018 and January 2019.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Tata Steel has received the award as one of

the 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies. The

award has been given by Ethisphere Institute,

USA. The company was also recognised 7 times

previously and is one of the only two awardees

in the ‘Metals, Minerals and Mining’ industry. In

2019, 128 honourees across 21 countries and

50 industries have been recognised.

7TH MARCH

Q1. Under the TMA scheme, the government

would reimburse a certain portion of freight

charges and provide assistance for marketing

of agricultural produce. What is full form of

TMA?

(a) Transport and Marketing Association

(b) Transport and Marketing Assistance

(c) Transport and Marketing Assembly

(d) Transport and Management Assistance

(e) Treaty and Marketing Assistance

Q2. How many Nobel prize in literature will be

awarded this year, to make up for the lack of

one in 2018 while the scandal-plagued Swedish

Academy attempted to get its house in order?

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(b) four

(c) three

(d) two

(e) one

Q3. The ______________ edition of the

bilateral joint exercise between India and

Oman, Al Nagah 2019 will begin from 12th of

this month (March) at Jabel Al Akhdar

Mountains in Oman.

(a) seventh

(b) fifteen

(c) third

(d) two

(e) tenth


expressed concern that the country will face a

graver and more complicated environment to

development, amid an ongoing trade war with

the US and continued economic slowdown

recently?

(a) Japan

(b) India

(c) North Korea

(d) Russia

(e) China

Q5. The Government of India, the State

Government of Chhattisgarh and the World

Bank signed a ________________ Loan

Agreement to support the State’s Reforms in

Expenditure Management.

(a) USD 25.2 Million

(b) USD 10.3 Million

(c) USD 50.7 Million

(d) USD 43.1 Million

(e) USD 125.5 Million

Q6. Women officers can now get permanent

commissions in ______________ branches of

the Indian Army.

(a) 05

(b) 65

(c) 10

(d) 35

(e) 20

Q7. Who was named the youngest self-made

billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine,

thanks to the booming cosmetics company she

founded three years ago?

(a) Kylie Jenne

(b) Mark Zuckerberg

(c) Dustin Moskovitz

(d) Garrett Camp

(e) Joe Gebbia

Q8. Which company has recently bagged the

International Sustainability Award – ‘Green Era

Award for Sustainability’ in Lisbon, Portugal?

(a) Hero MotoCorp

(b) Ashok Leyland

(c) Eicher Motors

(d) Hindustan Motors Limited

(e) TVS Motor Company

Q9. Union Minister Mahesh Sharma has

inaugurated ‘Azaadi Ke Diwane’ museum,

dedicated to the unsung heroes of the

country’s freedom struggle at-

(a) India Gate

(b) Red Fort

(c) Lotus Temple

(d) President House

(e) Parliament

Q10. The ____________________ will provide

a $250-million loan for the National Rural

Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) to

help women in rural households develop

viable enterprises for farm and non-farm

products in India.

(a) NDB

(b) ADB

(c) IMF

(d) World Bank

(e) AIIB

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. The government has introduced a scheme

for providing financial assistance for transport

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certain countries in Europe and North America.

Under the Transport and Marketing Assistance

(TMA) scheme, the government would

reimburse a certain portion of freight charges

and provide assistance for marketing of

agricultural produce. The scheme covers freight

and marketing assistance for export by air as

well as by sea (both normal and refrigerated

cargo).

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. Two Nobel prizes in literature will be

awarded this year, to make up for the lack of

one in 2018 while the scandal-plagued Swedish

Academy attempted to get its house in order.

Last year’s Nobel was withheld for the first time

since 1949 after the Swedish Academy, the

august institution that selects the winners was

hit with a sexual misconduct scandal that saw

the husband of one member imprisoned for

rape.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. The third edition of the bilateral joint

exercise between India and Oman, Al Nagah

2019 will begin from 12th of this month (March)

at Jabel Al Akhdar Mountains in Oman. It will

continue till 25th of March. In the exercise, both

the armies will exchange expertise and

experience in tactics, weapon handling and

firing.

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has expressed

concern that the country will face a graver and

more complicated environment to

development, amid an ongoing trade war with

the US and continued economic slowdown. The

world’s second-largest economy has slashed its

GDP target to 6.00 to 6.50 percent this year.

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The Government of India, the State

Government of Chhattisgarh and the World

Bank signed a $25.2 Million Loan Agreement to

support the State’s Reforms in Expenditure

Management. This support will cover

Expenditure Planning, Investment

Management, Budget Execution, Public

Procurement, and Accountability.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Women officers can now get permanent

commissions in 10 branches of the Indian Army,

the government announced. The Defence

Ministry stated that it has taken necessary steps

to ensure that women, who were earlier

inducted for short service commission (SSC), get

permanent commission in the armed forces.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Kylie Jenner was named the youngest self-

made billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine,

thanks to the booming cosmetics company she

founded three years ago. Jenner, 21, the half-

sister of reality television stars Kim, Khloe and

Kourtney Kardashian, made it onto the annual

Forbes list of billionaires after debuting her

Kylie Cosmetics online in 2015 with $29 lip kits

containing matching lipstick and lip liner.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. TVS Motor Company has recently bagged

the International Sustainability Award – ‘Green

Era Award for Sustainability’ in Lisbon, Portugal.

The company also won the ‘Quality and

Business Excellence Award’ in acknowledgment

of its endeavor to create new benchmarks in

product quality.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. Union Minister Mahesh Sharma has

inaugurated ‘Azaadi Ke Diwane’ museum,

dedicated to the unsung heroes of the country’s

freedom struggle, on the Red Fort premises in

New Delhi.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. The World Bank will provide a $250-million

loan for the National Rural Economic

Transformation Project (NRETP) to help women

in rural households develop viable enterprises

for farm and non-farm products. An agreement

in this regard was signed between the World

Bank and the Government of India.

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Q1. Janaushadhi Diwas is being celebrated

across the country on-

(a) 13th March

(b) 10th March

(c) 06th March

(d) 07th March

(e) 05th March

Q2. In which state, ancient tribal language

Gondi will be taught at tribal districts?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Q3. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra

Singh Rawat has laid the foundation stone for

the Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project

which is considered to be a tourist novelty. The

__________________ ropeway project is

expected to be completed in three years.

(a) Rs 2000-crore

(b) Rs 1000-crore

(c) Rs 1500-crore

(d) Rs 700-crore

(e) Rs 300-crore

Q4. Which country has announced to expel

German ambassador Daniel Kriener from the

country recently?

(a) Venezuela

(b) Israel

(c) Paraguay

(d) Spain

(e) North Korea

Q5. Just in time for International Women’s

Day, __________________ announced that it

will be conducting the first-ever, all-female

spacewalk.

(a) SpaceX

(b) ISRO

(c) NASA

(d) JAXA

(e) European Space Agency


become a member of the International

Criminal Court recently?

(a) Singapore

(b) Malaysia

(c) Burundi

(d) Philippines

(e) Denmark

Q7. Which Bank has signed a bancassurance

deal with private life insurer HDFC Life

Insurance Company to take advantage of HDFC

Life’s expertise in life insurance products,

distribution and customer service recently?

(a) Bank of Baroda


(c) State Bank of India

(d) Indian Overseas Bank

(e) United Bank of India

Q8. _________________ and the National

Health Authority (NHA) have formed a working

group on the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan

Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).

(a) IRDAI

(b) NABARD

(c) SEBI

(d) TRAI

(e) RBI

Q9. Which of the following international

organisation has cut forecasts again for the

global economy in 2019 and 2020, following on

from previous downgrades in November, as it

warned that trade disputes and uncertainty

over Brexit would hit world commerce and

businesses recently?

(a) WTO

(b) IMF

(c) World Bank

(d) OECD

(e) ADB

Q10. Malaysia becomes the

____________________ member of the court

since its establishment in 2002.

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(c) 124th

(d) 119th

(e) 122nd

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. Janaushadhi Diwas is being celebrated

across the country on 07th March. Prime

Minister Narendra Modi will address five

thousand Janaushadhi stores across the country

through video-conferencing on the occasion.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. In Madhya Pradesh, ancient tribal language

Gondi will be taught in tribal districts. Madhya

Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has decided

to include Gondi in the primary education

curriculum of the state’s tribal-dominated

districts.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh

Rawat has laid the foundation stone for the

Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project which is

considered to be a tourist novelty. The Rs 300-

crore ropeway project is expected to be

completed in three years.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. The Venezuelan government has

announced to expel German ambassador Daniel

Kriener from the country. President Nicolas

Maduro’s embattled government has declared

the German ambassador persona non grata and

ordered him to leave the country within 48

hours.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Just in time for International Women’s

Day, NASA announced that it will be conducting

the first-ever, all-female spacewalk. Astronauts

Christina Koch and Anne McClain will exit the

International Space Station on March 29, 35

years after the first woman performed a

spacewalk. They’ll be guided from the ground

by flight director Mary Lawrence, and flight

controllers Jackie Kagey and Kristen Facciol.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Malaysia has become a member of the

International Criminal Court. The ICC is the

world’s only permanent war crimes court and

aims to prosecute the worst abuses when

national courts are unable or unwilling.

Malaysia becomes the 124th member of the

court since its establishment in 2002.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. United Bank of India has signed a

bancassurance deal with private life insurer

HDFC Life Insurance Company. Through this

partnership, United Bank’s customers will be

able to take advantage of HDFC Life’s expertise

in life insurance products, distribution and

customer service.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp.The Insurance Regulatory and Development

Authority of India (IRDAI) and the National

Health Authority (NHA) have formed a working

group on the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri

Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). The joint

working group, to be chaired by Dinesh Arora,

Deputy CEO of NHA, will have 10 members from

both the organisations.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. The OECD cut forecasts again for the global

economy in 2019 and 2020, following on from

previous downgrades in November, as it



businesses. The Organisation for Economic Co-

Operation & Development forecast in its

interim outlook report that the world economy

would grow 3.3 percent in 2019 and 3.4 percent

in 2020. Those forecasts represented cuts of 0.2

percentage points for 2019 and 0.1 percentage

points for 2020, compared to the OECD’s last

set of forecasts in November.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. Malaysia has become a member of the

International Criminal Court. The ICC is the

world’s only permanent war crimes court and

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national courts are unable or unwilling.

Malaysia becomes the 124th member of the

court since its establishment in 2002.

9TH MARCH

Q1. Zhores Alferov has passed away recently.

He was a ________________ physicist.

(a) Russian

(b) American

(c) Canadian

(d) Indian

(e) Australian

Q2. Former Finance Secretary Ajay Narayan

Jha has joined as a member of the 15th

Finance Commission. Jha has been posted in

place of-

(a) Hasmukh Adhia

(b) Shaktikanta Das

(c) Raghuram Rajan

(d) SS Mundra

(e) Urjit Patel

Q3. Who has launched a comprehensive

scheme for the development of knitting and

knitwear sector under PowerTex India in New

Delhi?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Radha Mohan Singh

(c) Smriti Zubin Irani

(d) Ajay Tamta

(e) Piyush Goyal



Modi has approved the ‘Pradhan Mantri JI-

VAN Yojana’ for providing financial support to

the Integrated Bioethanol Projects. What is the

meaning of "I" in JI-VAN?

(a) Initial

(b) Increase

(c) Indian

(d) Indhan

(e) Import

Q5. Border Security Force (BSF) and Border

Guards Bangladesh (BGB) took part in the 3-

day ‘Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019’ as a

part of ‘Confidence Building Measures’

between India and Bangladesh held in-

(a) Aizawl, Mizoram

(b) Gangtok, Sikkim

(c) Kolkata, West Bengal

(d) Patna, Bihar

(e) Agartala, Tripura

Q6. A loan agreement of USD 455 million was

signed between the Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Government of

India for financing the

_____________________ Rural Roads Projects.

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Kerala

(c) West Bengal

(d) Andhra Pradesh

(e) Bihar

Q7. Which company has launched ‘bank locker

protector policy’, the first stand-alone bank

locker cover offered by any insurance company

with a plan to protect the contents of a bank

locker such as jewelry, title documents, and

other valuables?

(a) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance

(b) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

(c) New India Assurance

(d) Tata AIG General Insurance Company

Limited

(e) Bharti AXA General Insurance

Q8. Gram Samridhi Yojana, a Rs 3,000 crore

scheme funded by the __________________

and the Government of India, is being worked

upon by the Ministry of Food Processing

Industries in order to strengthen the

unorganised food processing sector

concentrated in rural areas.

(a) IMF

(b) AIIB

(c) World Bank

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Q9. Which State has launched ‘Mukhyamantri

Parivar Samman Nidhi’ scheme recently?

(a) Bihar

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Punjab

(e) Haryana

Q10. A water conservation scheme ‘Jal

Amrutha’ was launched by-

(a) Odisha

(b) Karnataka

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Uttar Pradesh

(e) Gujarat

SOLUTION

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Zhores Alferov, a Russian physicist and

Nobel Prize laureate, has passed away. He was

88. In 2000, Alferov received the Nobel Prize in

Physics together with US scientists Jack Kilby

and Herbert Kroemer, for developing

semiconductor heterostructures used in high-

speed-and optoelectronics.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Former Finance Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha

has joined as a member of the 15th Finance

Commission. Jha has been posted in place of

Shaktikanta Das who had resigned as a member

of the Commission after being appointed the

RBI Governor. Jha is a 1982-batch IAS officer of

Manipur cadre. He was retired as a Finance

Secretary to the central government.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin

Irani launched a comprehensive scheme for the

development of knitting and knitwear sector

under PowerTex India in New Delhi. Apart from

financial incentives, the two key elements are

Yarn Bank and financial assistance for the solar

energy scheme.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The Cabinet Committee on Economic

Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra

Modi approved the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jaiv

Indhan- Vatavaran Anukool fasal awashesh

Nivaran (JI-VAN) Yojana’ for providing financial

support to the Integrated Bioethanol Projects.

Ans.5.(e)

Exp. Border Security Force (BSF) and Border

Guards Bangladesh (BGB) took part in the 3-day

‘Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019’ as a part of

‘Confidence Building Measures’ between India

and Bangladesh held in Agartala, Tripura. The

main objective of this exercise was to plan and

conduct anti-smuggling and anti-criminal

activity related operations with an aim to

achieve better joint operational efficiency and

border management in the area.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. A loan agreement of USD 455 million was

signed between the Asian Infrastructure

Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Government of

India for financing the Andhra Pradesh Rural

Roads Projects. These projects will connect

3,300 habitations with a population of more

than 250, and benefit around 2 million people.

It is the third project in Andhra Pradesh signed

by the AIIB after two projects in Power Sector

and Water Sector.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. IFFCO Tokio General Insurance has

launched ‘bank locker protector policy’, the first

stand-alone bank locker cover offered by any

insurance company with a plan to protect the

contents of a bank locker such as jewelry, title

documents, and other valuables. The policy

offers a cover against various risks including

fire, earthquake, burglary, holdup or any act of

terrorism. It offers 7 options of sum insured

ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 40 lakh and above

and the premium rate is affordable with a cover

of Rs 3 lakh available at just Rs 300.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Gram Samridhi Yojana, a Rs 3,000 crore

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Government of India, is being worked upon by

the Ministry of Food Processing Industries in

order to strengthen the unorganised food

processing sector concentrated in rural areas.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. ‘Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi’

scheme was launched by Haryana Chief

Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh. It

is primarily meant for farmers of the state who

cultivate on land with areas up to 5 acres and

the families with an income of less than Rs.

15,000 per month. The scheme would provide a

sum of Rs. 6,000 yearly and each family has to

nominate a member who will be provided with

this amount.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. A water conservation scheme ‘Jal Amrutha’

was launched by Karnataka chief minister HD

Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru. A function was

organized by the Rural Development and

Panchayat Raj department at Dr. B R Ambedkar

Bhavan in Bengaluru.

10TH MARCH

Q1. The Government of India and the

_________________ signed in New Delhi a $26

Million Loan Agreement to provide additional

financing for improving drainage infrastructure

in Dibrugarh town of Assam under the ongoing

Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment

Program.

(a) World Bank

(b) ADB

(c) New Development Bank

(d) AIIB

(e) IMF

Q2. The World Bank, the Government of India

and representatives of 5 States of Government

of India and Implementing Agencies signed in

New Delhi the Loan Agreement for Additional

Financing of $137 Million for the DRIP. What is

the full form of DRIP?

(a) Dam Rehabilitation and Infrastructure

Project

(b) Dam Rehabilitation and Indian Project

(c) Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Plant

(d) Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement

People

(e) Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement

Project

Q3. Who has appointed as finance secretary in

Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of

Finance?

(a) Subhash Chandra Garg

(b) Ajay Narayan Jha

(c) Soumya Swaminathan

(d) Ajit Kumar Mohanty

(e) Bhagwan Lal Sahni

Q4. The World Bank, the Government of India




Financing of $137 Million for the DRIP. Which

of the following state is not them?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Odisha

(d) Rajasthan

(e) Tamil Nadu

Q5. The cabinet has approved the

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

between India and _________________ on

cooperation in the field of Occupational Safety

and Health (OSH) recently.

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(b) USA

(c) Germany

(d) France

(e) Russia

Q6. National space agency

_________________ and CNES sealed an

agreement to set up a joint maritime

surveillance system in the country in May

2019.

(a) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

(b) Indian Space Research Organisation

(c) Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

(d) Defence Research and Development

Organisation

(e) Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

Q7. Name the Indian scientist, who has been

named Chief Scientist of the WHO recently?

(a) Eesha Karavade

(b) Balram Bhargava

(c) Padmini Rout

(d) Soumya Swaminathan

(e) Virender Lal Chopra

Q8. Who has appointed as Director of Bhabha

Atomic Research Centre (BARC), the country’s

premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research

facility?

(a) Ajit Kumar Mohanty

(b) Mina Swaminathan

(c) Srinivasa Ramanujan

(d) Jagadish Chandra Bose

(e) Salim Ali

Q9. Which company has launched a free app

called “Bolo” that parents can download to

help primary grade children improve their

Hindi and English reading skills?

(a) Microsoft

(b) Gmail

(c) Yahoo

(d) Facebook

(e) Google

Q10. The traditional and handmade product

from __________________ received the

Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the

Central Government.

(a) West Bengal

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Kerala

(d) Gujarat

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. The Government of India and the Asian

Development Bank (ADB) signed in New Delhi a

$26 Million Loan Agreement to provide

additional financing for improving drainage

infrastructure in Dibrugarh town of Assam

under the ongoing Assam Urban Infrastructure

Investment Program. Mr. Hoe Yun Jeong, OIC,

India Resident Mission signed the Agreement

on behalf of ADB and Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare,

Additional Secretary (Fund Bank and ADB),

Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of

Finance signed on behalf of India.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. The World Bank, the Government of India




Financing of $137 Million for the Dam

Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP).

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. The Appointments Committee of the

Cabinet has approved designating Shri Subhash

Chandra Garg, lAS, Secretary, Department of

Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance as Finance

Secretary.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The World Bank, the Government of India




Financing of $137 Million for the Dam

Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP).

This agreement will help rehabilitate and

modernize over 220 selected large dams in the

States of Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,

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Million Loan from the International Bank for

Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), has a

3-year grace period, and a final maturity of 16

years.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. The Union Cabinet approved a pact with

Germany for cooperation in the field of

occupational safety and health. The cabinet has

approved the Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) between India and Germany on

cooperation in the field of Occupational Safety

and Health (OSH).

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. National space agency ISRO and its French

counterpart CNES sealed an agreement to set

up a joint maritime surveillance system in the

country in May. K.Sivan, Chairman of the Indian

Space Research Organisation, and Jean-Yves Le

Gall, President of CNES of France, signed the

agreement in Bengaluru.

Ans.7.(d)

Exp. Soumya Swaminathan, a Deputy Director-

General of the World Health Organisation has

been named Chief Scientist of the WHO. As

Deputy Director-General Programmes (DDP),

she was one of the three DDGs assisting WHO

Director-General Tedros Adhanom

Ghebreyesus.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Distinguished scientist Ajit Kumar Mohanty

was on appointed Director of Bhabha Atomic

Research Centre (BARC), the country’s premier

multi-disciplinary nuclear research facility.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. Google launched a free app called “Bolo”

that parents can download to help primary

grade children improve their Hindi and English

reading skills. Launched in India first, the app is

designed to work offline and comes with a built-

in reading buddy, “Diya”, who encourages, aids,

explains, and corrects the child, as they read

aloud.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. Idukki’s The Marayoor Jaggery, the

traditional and handmade product from Idukki

district of Kerala received the Geographical

Indication (GI) tag from the Central

Government. The Marayoor jaggery finally

managed to get the GI Tag after two years of

continuous efforts by the Agricultural

Department of the state. The GI tag will provide

more windows of opportunity to the traditional

sugarcane farmers in Marayoor.

11TH MARCH

Q1. The CCEA has approved Rs

____________________ crore interest

subvention for extending loans by banks to

sugar mills.

(a) Rs 2,790 crore

(b) Rs 1,332 crore

(c) Rs 12,900 crore

(d) Rs 3,943 crore

(e) Rs 15,200 crore

Q2. The National Green Tribunal has slapped a

fine of Rs 500 crore on German auto major

_________________ for damaging the

environment through the use of “cheat device”

in its diesel cars in India.

(a) Toyota

(b) Volkswagen

(c) Mercedes-Benz

(d) BMW

(e) Audi

Q3. India and Paraguay have agreed to identify

sectors of mutual interest to promote bilateral

investment and decided to explore new areas

of collaboration, including Information and

Communication Technology and space and

biotechnology recently. What is the capital city

of Paraguay?

(a) Montevideo

(b) Buenos Aires

(c) Asuncion

(d) Bogota

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Q4. The OECD cut forecasts again for the global

economy in 2019 and 2020 recently. The

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation &

Development forecast in its interim outlook

report that the world economy would grow

_____________ percent in 2019 and

___________________ percent in 2020.

(a) 3.5 percent and 3.6 percent

(b) 3.7 percent and 3.8 percent

(c) 3.9 percent and 3.8 percent

(d) 3.3 percent and 3.4 percent

(e) 3.1 percent and 3.2 percent

Q5. The National Green Tribunal has slapped a

fine of Rs _________________ crore on

German auto major Volkswagen for damaging

the environment through the use of “cheat

device” in its diesel cars in India.

(a) Rs 2500 crore

(b) Rs 200 crore

(c) Rs 100 crore

(d) Rs 1000 crore

(e) Rs 500 crore

Q6. Tech giant _________________ has

unveiled a new app ‘Bolo’ that aims to help

children in primary school learn to read in

Hindi and English.

(a) Yahoo

(b) Facebook

(c) Google

(d) Microsoft

(e) Wipro

Q7. India has signed a loan agreement with the

World Bank for __________________ Million

US dollars for additional financing of

Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project

recently.

(a) 96 Million US dollars

(b) 500 Million US dollars

(c) 10 Million US dollars

(d) 123 Million US dollars

(e) 25.2 Million US dollars

Q8. The Centre has announced a new Rs 20

coin which will come in _______________-

edged polygon (dodecagon) shape.

(a) 16

(b) 10

(c) 14

(d) 08

(e) 12

Q9. Where is the headquarters of United Bank

of India?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Kolkata

(c) Pune

(d) Gurugram

(e) Mumbai

Q10. Who has been named for the Chameli Devi

Jain Award for an Outstanding Woman

Journalist for the year 2018?

(a) Priyanka Mishra

(b) Priyanka Chopra

(c) Priyanka Singh

(d) Priyanka Dubey

(e) None of these

SOLUTION

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. The CCEA has approved Rs 2,790 crore

interest subvention for extending loans by

banks to sugar mills. This is in addition to Rs

1,332 crore already approved by the Cabinet

Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in June

2018.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. The National Green Tribunal has slapped a


Volkswagen for damaging the environment

through the use of “cheat device” in its diesel

cars in India. A bench headed by NGT

chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed

the carmaker to deposit the amount within two

months.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. India and Paraguay have agreed to identify

sectors of mutual interest to promote bilateral

investment and decided to explore new areas of

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biotechnology. The decisions were taken as Vice

President Venkaiah Naidu visited the country.

He is the highest-level representative of India to

visit Paraguay since the establishment of

diplomatic relations between the two countries

in 1961. Capital of Paraguay: Asuncion,

Currency: Paraguayan Guarani.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The OECD cut forecasts again for the global

economy in 2019 and 2020, following on from

previous downgrades in November, as it



businesses. The Organisation for Economic Co-

Operation & Development forecast in its

interim outlook report that the world economy

would grow 3.3 percent in 2019 and 3.4 percent

in 2020. Those forecasts represented cuts of 0.2

percentage points for 2019 and 0.1 percentage

points for 2020, compared to the OECD’s last

set of forecasts in November.

Ans.5.(e)

Exp. The National Green Tribunal has slapped a


Volkswagen for damaging the environment

through the use of “cheat device” in its diesel

cars in India. A bench headed by NGT

chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed

the carmaker to deposit the amount within two

months.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Tech giant Google has unveiled a new app

‘Bolo’ that aims to help children in primary

school learn to read in Hindi and English. The

free app, which is being launched in India first,

uses Google’s speech recognition and text-to-

speech technology.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. India has signed a loan agreement with

the World Bank for 96 Million US dollars for

additional financing of Uttarakhand Disaster

Recovery Project.

Finance Ministry in a release stated the World

Bank has been supporting the State

Government since 2014 to restore housing and

rural connectivity and to build the resilience of

communities.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. The Centre has announced a new Rs 20

coin which will come in 12-edged polygon

(dodecagon) shape. The government is also

planning to release new coins of Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5

and Rs 10. However, the govt has not

announced the exact date for the issuance of

these new series coins.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. Headquarters of United Bank of India is in

Kolkata.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. The bilingual correspondent with the BBC

Priyanka Dubey has been named for the

Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding

Woman Journalist for the year 2018

12TH MARCH

Q1. 2019 Lok Sabha elections is going to be

held in 7 phases from April 11 to May 19. This

will be _________ Lok Sabha Elections.

(a) 19th

(b) 18th

(c) 15th

(d) 17th

(e) 16th

Q2. Kavinder Singh Bisht in the 56kg-category

struck gold while Shiva Thapa in the 60kg

category and three others claimed silver

medals to end a fine Indian campaign at the

38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament in-

(a) Helsinki, Finland

(b) Stockholm, Sweden

(c) Reykjavik, Iceland

(d) Tallinn, Estonia

(e) Minsk, Belarus

Q3. Who has been named as Palestinian Prime

Minister by President of Palestinian Authority

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(b) Yasser Arafat

(c) Mahmoud Abbas

(d) Benjamin Netanyahu

(e) Mohammad Shtayyeh

Q4. The Supreme Court has ordered a court-

monitored mediation in the Ram

Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case

to arrive at a “permanent solution” to the

politically and religiously sensitive issue. The

five-judge constitution bench headed by CJI

________________ appointed a panel of 3

mediators.

(a) Dipak Misra

(b) HJ Kania

(c) Ranjan Gogoi

(d) Jagdish Singh Khehar Ahluwalia

(e) TS Thakur

Q5. Which of the following Indian organisation

has signed a Cooperation Agreement with the

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a

member of the World Bank Group (WBG)?

(a) Reserve Bank of India

(b) Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

(c) Securities and Exchange Board of India

(d) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural

Development

(e) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce

& Industry

Q6. Korea Exim Bank has come forward to

extend a ______________________ crore loan

for Visakhapatnam (VIZAG) Metro Rail project.

(a) Rs 6,700 crore

(b) Rs 3,800 crore

(c) Rs 2,300 crore

(d) Rs 4,100 crore

(e) Rs 1,900 crore

Q7. Which bank has become the first domestic

bank to link the interest rate it offers on

savings account deposits to an external

benchmark — the Reserve Bank of India’s repo

rate?


(b) Bank of Baroda

(c) Punjab National Bank

(d) ICICI Bank

(e) HDFC Bank

Q8. Name the insurance company, which was

awarded the coveted Golden Peacock

Innovative Product Award – 2019, for their

contextual micro insurance product –“Ola Ride

Insurance”?

(a) TATA AIG

(b) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company

Limited

(c) Coverfox Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd.

(d) ICICI Lombard

(e) ACKO General Insurance

Q9. Which country has won the First Prize in

the category of TV Cinema Spot at the

prestigious international Golden City Gate

Tourism Awards 2019?

(a) China

(b) Japan

(c) India

(d) USA

(e) France

Q10. A 116-year-old woman Kane Tanaka, who

loves playing the board game Othello is being

honored as the world’s oldest living person by

Guinness World Records. Kane Tanaka belong

to which country?

(a) Thailand

(b) Japan

(c) Singapore

(d) Myanmar

(e) Nepal

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. 2019 Lok Sabha elections or 17th General

Election to be held in 7 phases from April 11 to

May 19; counting on May 23.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. Kavinder Singh Bisht in the 56kg-category

struck gold while Shiva Thapa in the 60kg

category and three others claimed silver medals

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Ans.3.(e)

Exp. Mohammad Shtayyeh has been named as

Palestinian Prime Minister by President of

Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas. A

member of the West Bank’s dominant Fatah

party is a long time ally of Abbas. The

announcement came after Rami al-Hamdallah

tendered his resignation from the post and of

his unity government to President Mahmoud

Abbas, underscoring the failure of Hamas and

Fatah to implement a power-sharing deal.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. The Supreme Court ordered a court-

monitored mediation in the Ram Janmabhoomi-

Babri Masjid land dispute case to arrive at a

“permanent solution” to the politically and

religiously sensitive issue. The five-judge

constitution bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi

appointed a panel of 3 mediators in the title suit

with Retired Justice Kalifullah chairing the

court-appointed and monitored mediation

process. The other two members are spiritual

leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and senior advocate

Sriram Panchu.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of

India (IBBI) has signed a Cooperation

Agreement with the International Finance

Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank

Group (WBG). The agreement will enable IFC to

assist IBBI to further build the capacity of

insolvency professionals, and insolvency

professional agencies for the purposes of the

Code. The agreement was signed by K. R. Saji

Kumar, Executive Director, IBBI and Jun Zhang,

Country Manager, IFC India.

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Korea Exim Bank has come forward to

extend a Rs 4,100 crore loan for Visakhapatnam

(VIZAG) Metro Rail project. The state

government had earlier sent a proposal in this

regard to the Central government, which in turn

forwarded it to Korea Exim Bank. Following this,

the Bank deputed a team to Amaravati to hold

talks with the state government.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. State Bank of India has become the first

domestic bank to link the interest rate it offers

on savings account deposits to an external

benchmark — the Reserve Bank of India’s repo

rate. By doing so, the bank will effectively link

all loan rates to an external benchmark either

directly or indirectly, thereby attempting to

speed up the transmission of any changes in the

benchmark monetary policy rate to depositors

and borrowers.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. ACKO General Insurance a new-age digital

insurance company was awarded the coveted

Golden Peacock Innovative Product Award –

2019, for their contextual micro insurance

product –“Ola Ride Insurance”. The award was

presented to Mr. Biresh Giri, Appointed Actuary

& CRO, Acko. The award ceremony was held in

Dubai.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of

India has won the First Prize in the category of

TV Cinema Spot at the prestigious international

Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019. The

awards were received by Yogendra Tripathi,

Secretary, Tourism at ITB, Berlin.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves

playing the board game Othello is being

honored as the world’s oldest living person by

Guinness World Records.

Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, the

seventh among eight children. The previous

oldest living person was another Japanese

woman, Chiyo Miyako, who died in July at age

117.

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Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his

Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly

unveiled e-plaques for development projects

in Bangladesh through video conferencing.

Both the leaders launched the e-plaques for

these projects in Bangladesh:

1. Supply of buses and trucks,

2. Inauguration of 36 community clinics,

3. Inauguration of 11 water treatment plants,

4. Extension of National Knowledge Network to

Bangladesh.

(a) Only (1)

(b) Both (1) and (2)

(c) Both (2) and (3)

(d) All (1), (2), (3), and (4)(e) Both (3) and (4)

Q2. Defence Research and Development

Organization (DRDO) successfully test fired the

PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket system from

_________________.

(a) West Bengal

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Punjab

(d) Gujarat

(e) Odisha

Q3. The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah

Naidu had recently visited which of the

following pair of countries for the first time?

(a) Costa Rica and Argentina

(b) Bolivia and Argentina

(c) Paraguay and Costa Rica

(d) Argentina and Brazil

(e) Paraguay and Argentina

Q4. State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB)

has sanctioned loans worth ___________ to

over 1,600 Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises (MSMEs) through the

psbloansin59minutes.com portal as part of its

effort to promote such industries.

(a) Rs 578 crore

(b) Rs 689 crore

(c) Rs 235 crore

(d) Rs 455 crore

(e) Rs 729 crore

Q5. Name the bench of National Company Law

Tribunal (NCLT) that has approved the Rs

42,000-crore resolution plan submitted by

ArcelorMittal for the debt-ridden Essar Steel

Ltd.

(a) Kolkata bench

(b) Varanasi bench

(c) Ahmedabad bench

(d) Kochi bench

(e) Mumbai bench

Q6. The new visa agreement recently came

into effect between India and

______________.

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Nepal

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Afghanistan

(e) Maldives

Q7. Name the Distinguished Scientist and

Director, physics group of the Bhabha Atomic

Research Centre (BARC) who has been

appointed as the director of BARC recently.

(a) K P Masand

(b) Dr. Anurag Basu

(c) K.N. Vyas

(d) Dr. A.K. Mohanty

(e) Dr. P. Cristopher

Q8. India is the second largest importer of

weapons in the world, as per the annual report

‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018’

released by the think tank Stockholm

International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

It was replaced from 1st position by which of

the following country?

(a) Egypt

(b) Iran

(c) Israel

(d) Saudi Arabia

(e) China

Q9. After the sad demise of Dr. Homi Jehangir

Bhabha Atomic Energy Establishment,

Trombay (AEET) was renamed Bhabha Atomic

Research Centre (BARC) in ______________.

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(b) 1966

(c) 1987

(d) 1984

(e) 1975

Q10. What is the Capital city of Paraguay?

(a) Sucre

(b) La Paz

(c) Savanna

(d) Asuncion

(e) Baku

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his

Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly

unveiled e-plaques for development projects in

Bangladesh through video conferencing. Both

the leaders launched the e-plaques for these

projects in Bangladesh:

1. Supply of buses and trucks,

2. Inauguration of 36 community clinics,

3. Inauguration of 11 water treatment plants,

4. Extension of National Knowledge Network to

Bangladesh.

Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Defence Research and Development

Organization (DRDO) successfully test fired the

PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket system from

Pokhran range in Rajasthan.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah

Naidu visited the Republic of Paraguay and the

Republic of Costa Rica. This was the first high-

level visit from India to both these countries. He

was accompanied by a high-level delegation

including the Minister of State for Tourism (I/C),

Alphons Kannanthanam, the Members of

Parliament and senior officials from the

Government of India.

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB)

has sanctioned loans worth Rs 689 crore to over

1,600 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(MSMEs) through the psbloansin59minutes.com

portal as part of its effort to promote such

industries.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. The Ahmedabad bench of the National

Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the

Rs 42,000-crore resolution plan submitted by

ArcelorMittal for the debt-ridden Essar Steel

Ltd. The tribunal’s approval for the mega-deal

has come 583 days after it started the

insolvency proceedings, instead of the

mandated 270 days.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. The new visa agreement between India

and Maldives came into force. The new policy

provides a liberal visa policy for Maldivian

citizens seeking medical treatment as well as

education and business opportunities in India.

Ans.7.(d)

Exp. Dr. A.K. Mohanty, Distinguished Scientist

and Director, physics group of the Bhabha

Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Director,

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata took

over as Director, BARC from Mr. K.N. Vyas,

Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and

Secretary to the Government of India,

Department of Atomic Energy.

Ans.8.(d)

Exp. India is the second largest importer of

weapons in the world, as per the annual report

‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018’

released by the think tank Stockholm

International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Saudi Arabia is now the world’s largest weapons

importer.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha established the

Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET)

in January 1954. After the sad demise of

Bhabha in 1966, AEET was renamed Bhabha

Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. Paraguay Capital: Asunción, Currency:

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14TH MARCH

Q1. Markets regulator Securities and Exchange

Board of India (Sebi) withdrew the _____limit

on investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors

in corporate bonds of an entity.

(a) 25%

(b) 20%

(c) 74%

(d) 49%

(e) 10%

Q2. Axis Bank has appointed ________ as Non-

Executive Chairman for a period of 3 years.

(a) Subhas Chandra Garg

(b) Ajit Mohanti

(c) Ashu Khullar

(d) Vamsi Potnuru

(e) Rakesh Makhija

Q3. Young Mumbai sailor____________

bagged the bronze medal in the Laser Standard

race for men in the Laser Asian Sailing

Championship which concluded in Singapore.

(a) Upamanyu Dutta

(b) Harish Kalita

(c) Satish Chandra

(d) Abhimanyu Chandra

(e) Kumar Abhay

Q4. The Delhi government’s Dialogue and

Development Commission (DDC), a think-tank

that advises the government on key issues, has

set up a 17-member high-level committee to

“reform higher education” in the capital. The

committee will be chaired by _________.

(a) Shivali Rawat

(b) Lilly Gupta

(c) Sakshi Kumari Shah

(d) Jasmine Shah

(e) Indira Nooyi

Q5. After an eight-year-long process, Erode

turmeric of ___________ finally got a


Geographical Indication Registry.

(a) Telangana

(b) Karnataka

(c) Kerala

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Andhra Pradesh

Q6. Citibank has named ________as its India

head with effective from April 1, 2019.

(a) Ashu Khullar

(b) Indira Nooyi

(c) Ajit Mohanti

(d) Rakesh Makhija

(e) Abhimanyu Chandra

Q7. Who among the following was sworn-in as

the first Chairman of the newly-constituted

Lokayukta in Mizoram?

(a) A N Ray

(b) S Manohar

(c) Kiren Rijiju

(d) Gaurav Gogoi

(e) C Lalsawta

Q8. Which of the following city will host the

4th Internet of Things (IoT) India Congress in

2019?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Bengaluru

(c) Pune

(d) Panaji

(e) Chennai

Q9. Who among the following player won 2019

All England Open (YONEX All England Open

Badminton Championships) in men’s singles

category?

(a) Aaron Chia

(b) Mohammad Ahsan

(c) Viktor Axelsen

(d) Kento Momota

(e) Soh Wooi Yik

Q10. Who among the following player won

2019 All England Open (YONEX All England

Open Badminton Championships) in women’s

singles category?

(a) Tai Tzu-ying

(b) Mayu Matsumoto

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(e) Jia Yifan

Solutions

Ans.1.(b)


Board of India (Sebi) withdrew the 20% limit on

investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors in

corporate bonds of an entity. The regulator

stated that the restriction is being withdrawn in

accordance with a circular issued by the

Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. Axis Bank has appointed Rakesh Makhija as

Non-Executive Chairman for a period of 3 years.

The 67-year-old, who has served as an

independent director on the lender’s board

since October 2015, will take over from Sanjiv

Misra when his term ends on July 17.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. Young Mumbai sailor Upamanyu Dutta

bagged the bronze medal in the Laser Standard

race for men in the Laser Asian Sailing

Championship which concluded in Singapore.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The Delhi government’s Dialogue and

Development Commission (DDC), a think-tank

that advises the government on key issues, has

set up a 17-member high-level committee to

“reform higher education” in the capital. The

committee will be chaired by DDC vice-

chairperson Jasmine Shah.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. After an eight-year-long process, Erode

turmeric (of Tamil Nadu) finally got a


Geographical Indication Registry. The Erode

Manjal Vanigargal Matrum Kidangu

Urimaiyalargal Sangham applied for the GI tag

in January, 2011, at the office of the Deputy

Registrar of GI Registry in Chennai.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. Citibank has named Ashu Khullar, currently

head of Asia-Pacific capital markets origination,

as its India head with effective from April 1. The

bank said the appointment is subject to RBI

approval.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. Retired IAS officer C Lalsawta was sworn-in

as the first Chairman of the newly-constituted

Lokayukta in Mizoram. He was administered the

oath of office and secrecy by the newly

appointed Mizoram governor Jagdish Mukhi in a

swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan in

Aizawl.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. The 4th IoT India Congress, an event which

will see digital technology leaders converge to

discuss and explore business opportunities in

mainstreaming Internet of Things (IoT), will be

held in Bengaluru in August 2019.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Kento Momota (Japan) won 2019 All

England Open (YONEX All England Open

Badminton Championships) in men’s singles

category.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. Chen Yufei (China) won 2019 All England

Open (YONEX All England Open Badminton

Championships) in women’s singles category.

15TH MARCH

Q1. India has allowed an Iranian bank to open

a branch in Mumbai. Name that bank.

(a) Pasargad Bank

(b) Parsian Bank

(c) Tejarat Bank

(d) Export Development Bank of Iran

(e) Maskan Bank

Q2. SEBI has constituted a “Research Advisory”

committee which will assist in formulating

policy to undertake research relevant for

development and regulation of capital

markets. It will be headed by ______.

(a) C. Rangarajan

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(d) H R Khan

(e) Sankar De

Q3. UGC has constituted a Committee under

the Chairmanship of _________ to review its

quality mandate relating to promotion of


Ph.D Regulations.

(a) T.N.A. Iyer

(b) P. Balram

(c) K.S. Shere

(d) W. S. Saraf

(e) A. Ghosh

Q4. World Hindi Day is celebrated every year

on_________.

(a) 11 January

(b) 12 September

(c) 14 September

(d) 10 January

(e) 12 January

Q5. INS Viraat will be converted into floating

museum soon. As per primary estimates, the

project worth almost _____ rupees.

(a) 950 crore

(b) 778 crore

(c) 852 crore

(d) 490 crore

(e) 572 crore

Q6. Who among the following has assumed

charge as Managing Director and Chief

Executive Officer (UCO) of UCO Bank?

(a) Shikha Sharma

(b) R K Takkar

(c) Tanya Kumari Goel

(d) Atul Kumar Goel

(e) Rana Kumar

Q7. In a first for India, HSBC Holdings Plc has

executed a trade finance transaction using

blockchain for an export by ____________ to

US-based Tricon Energy.

(a) Tata Steels

(b) Reliance Industries Ltd

(c) Jindal and Sons

(d) HDFC Bank

(e) Indian Government

Q8. The Polavaram project of ___________

entered the Guinness Book of World by

pouring 32,100 cubic meters of concrete in a

matter of 24 hours.

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Kerala

(c) Telangana

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) Karnataka


as the 2018 Confederation of African Football

Player of the Year?

(a) Kalidou Koulibaly

(b) Didier Drogba

(c) George Weah

(d) Mohamed Salah

(e) Abedi Pele

Q10. IRCTC, the Railways’ subsidiary, will offer

insurance of up to INR ______ for free for air

passengers who book their tickets through its

portal.

(a) 25 lakh

(b) 10 lakh

(c) 50 lakh

(d) 5 lakh

(e) 35 lakh

Solutions

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has

announced that India has allowed an Iranian

bank, Pasargad Bank, to open a branch in

Mumbai. The move is aimed at circumventing

US trade and investment sanctions as India

builds a strategic port in the West Asian

country. Alongside, India’s UCO Bank will open

a branch in Iran.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. Market regulator Security and Exchange

Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a

“Research Advisory” committee which will

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regulation of capital markets. According to SEBI,

the committee would comprise prominent

financial economists and market practitioners.

It will be headed by Sankar De.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. UGC has constituted a Committee under

the Chairmanship of Prof. P. Balram, to review

its quality mandate relating to promotion of


Ph.D Regulations.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. World Hindi Day is celebrated on January

10 every year, marking the anniversary of first

World Hindi Conference which was held in

1975. National Hindi Diwas is celebrated every

year on September 14.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved the

conversion of decommissioned carrier INS

Viraat into a floating museum. As per primary

estimates, the project worth 852 crore rupees

will be implemented through public-private-

partnership (PPP).

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. Atul Kumar Goel assumed charge as

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

(UCO) of UCO Bank. Prior to this assignment, he

was executive director of Union Bank of India.

Goel takes over from R K Takkar who completed

his three-year tenure on November 1, 2018.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. In a first for India, HSBC Holdings Plc has

executed a trade finance transaction using

blockchain for an export by Reliance Industries

Ltd (RIL) to US-based Tricon Energy. The

blockchain-enabled letter of credit (LC)

transaction substantially reduced the time

taken for such deals.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. The Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh

entered the Guinness Book of World by pouring

32,100 cubic meters of concrete in a matter of

24 hours. While the staff of Navayuga

Engineering company performed the task,

project, and state government officials

remained at the site until the goal was

completed.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been

named as the 2018 Confederation of African

Football Player of the Year. For the second

consecutive year he has won the award.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism

Corporation (IRCTC), the Railways’ subsidiary,

will offer insurance of up to INR50 lakh for free

for air passengers who book their tickets

through its portal. IRCTC has tied up with

Bharti-Axa for the offer.

16TH MARCH

Q1. The Registrar of Geographical Indications,

GoI, accorded a GI tag, ‘Sirsi Supari’, to

arecanut grown in Sirsi, Siddpaur and Yellapur

taluks of _____________.

(a) Karnataka

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Kerala

(d) Bihar

(e) Jharkhand

Q2. India, which is the world’s largest

consumer of gold, has the ____ largest gold

reserve, as per the latest report by the World

Gold Council (WGC).

(a) 6th

(b) 2nd

(c) 9th

(d) 5th

(e) 11th

Q3. Which of the following country has the

largest gold reserve, as per the latest report by

the World Gold Council (WGC)?

(a) USA

(b) UK

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(e) Germany

Q4. On which of the following day World

Kidney Day 2019 was celebrated?

(a) 22nd March

(b) 11th March

(c) 14th March

(d) 17th March

(e) 21st March

Q5. What is the theme of World Kidney Day

2019?

(a) Health Is Wealth

(b) Healthy Kidney Healthy Society

(c) Healthy Kidney for Everyone

(d) Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

(e) Your Kidney Is Your Life

Q6. Which of the following country is hosting

the Special Olympics World Games 2019?

(a) USA

(b) UAE

(c) Australia

(d) India

(e) China

Q7. 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) Chennai

(c) Kochi

(d) Pune

(e) Hyderabad

Q8. Which of the following country is to set up

6 nuclear power plants in India?

(a) USA

(b) UK

(c) Russia

(d) Germany

(e) France


doorstep banking service for senior citizens

over 70 years of age and differently-abled

customers?

(a) BOB

(b) PNB

(c) SBI

(d) IOB

(e) RBI

Q10. Joint Exercise Al Nagah III 2019 held

between India and ___________.

(a) UAE

(b) Oman

(c) Egypt

(d) Mexico

(e) Saudi Arabia

Solutions

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. The Registrar of Geographical Indications,

Government of India, accorded a GI tag, ‘Sirsi

Supari’, to arecanut grown in Sirsi, Siddpaur and

Yellapur taluks of Uttara Kannada district in

Karnataka.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. India, which is the world’s largest

consumer of gold, has the 11th largest gold

reserve, with the current holding pegged at 607

tonnes, as per the latest report by the World

Gold Council (WGC).

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. The top spot is occupied by the US with

gold reserves of 8,133.5 tonnes, followed by

Germany with 3,369.7 tonnes, as per the latest

report by the World Gold Council (WGC).

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. World Kidney Day (WKD) is observed

annually on the second Thursday in March to

create awareness on the importance of the

kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact

of kidney disease. World Kidney Day 2019 was

observed on 14th of March 2019.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. The theme of WKD 2019 is Kidney Health

for Everyone Everywhere, which calls for

universal health coverage for prevention and

early treatment of kidney disease.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Special Olympics World Games 2019 which

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UAE has made history by welcoming a record-

breaking 200 nations ahead of the Games. Of

the 200 nations, 195 will compete in the Games

and five will observe.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. The United States Special Forces Group

stationed in Japan is involved in a joint exercise

with India’s National Security Guard in

Hyderabad, aimed at enhancing the capabilities

of the armed forces of the two countries.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. The 9th round of the India-US Strategic

Security Dialogue was held in Washington DC.

Both sides reaffirmed to deny Weapons of Mass

Destruction to non-state actors and work

towards setting up 6 US nuclear plant in India

agreement.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. State Bank of India (SBI) has launched

doorstep banking service for senior citizens over

70 years of age and differently-abled

customers. Eligible customers can avail this

service at a nominal fee of 100 rupees per

transaction for financial transactions and 60

rupees for non-financial transactions.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Indo Oman Joint Exercise Al Nagah III 2019,

a joint military exercise between Indian and

Royal Army of Oman (RAO), commenced this

morning at HQ Jabel Regiment, Nizwa, Oman.

18TH & 19TH MARCH

Q1. Which of the following bank has got RBI

nod to acquire Gruh Finance Limited, a

subsidiary of HDFC Limited?

(a) RBI

(b) PNB

(c) IDFC

(d) IDBI

(e) Bandhan Bank

Q2. Which of the following firm continued to

hold the top position in the best Indian Brands

ranking 2019, according to a report published

by Interbrand?

(a) Tata

(b) Reliance

(c) Wipro

(d) ICICI

(e) Birla

Q3. Microsoft has announced that it has

partnered with The Ministry of Housing and

Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to promote its Project

_______which is developed to accelerate

Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

(a) Swachham

(b) Udgam

(c) Sangam

(d) Prayag

(e) Indi-Clean

Q4. Name the cyclone which hit Mozambique,

Zimbabwe and Malawi recently?

(a) Harry

(b) Katrina

(c) Idai

(d) Udai

(e) Omi

Q5. ICICI Lombard and _________announced a

strategic partnership to provide cyber-

insurance cover.

(a) GooglePay

(b) PhonePay

(c) Paytm

(d) Mobikwik

(e) AmazonPay

Q6. Which of the following Indian Coast Guard

Ship became the first-ever Indian Coast Guard

ship to visit Sabang, Indonesia?

(a) Vikrant

(b) Vijit

(c) Khukri

(d) Sindhu

(e) Gangotri


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customers using which customers can

withdraw money from ATMs without using

debit cards?

(a) PNB

(b)SBI

(c) BOB

(d) BOI

(e) Dena Bank


visited Maldives on a two-day visit. What is the

capital of Maldives?

(a) Male

(b) Dili

(c) Perth

(d) Dar-es-Salaam

(e) Maldives city

Q9. Name the Prime Minister of Guinea who

arrived in New Delhi on a ten-day official visit

to India.

(a) Marcel Duclos

(b) Khalifa al-Ghawil

(c) Neo Masisi

(d) Ibrahima Kassory Fofana

(e) Ahmed Maiteeq

Q10. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) named 3

banks as Domestic Systemically Important

Banks (D-SIBs). Which of the following bank is

not a D-SIB as per the RBI?


(b) ICICI Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) Punjab National Bank


Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. Reserve Bank of India provided no

objection to Bandhan Bank for the proposed

acquisition of Gruh Finance. Gruh Finance

Limited is an Ahmedabad headquartered

Subsidiary of HDFC Limited.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. Tata, Reliance, and Airtel emerged as the

top three Indian brands of 2019, according to a

report published by Interbrand, part of the

Omnicom Media Group. Tata continued to hold

the top position in the best Indian Brands

ranking as its brand value grew by 6%, mainly

due to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. Microsoft has announced that it has

partnered with The Ministry of Housing and

Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to promote its Project

‘Sangam’ which is developed to accelerate

Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in India.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have

been hit by a vicious cyclone ‘IDAI’ that has

killed nearly 150 people, left hundreds more

missing and stranded tens of thousands who

are cut off from roads and telephones in mainly

poor, rural areas.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. ICICI Lombard and Mobikwik announced a

strategic partnership to provide cyber-insurance

cover. The relationship aims to provide

protection against unauthorized and fraudulent

transactions online, across bank accounts, debit

and credit cards. and mobile wallets.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. Highlighting the close maritime proximity

between India and Indonesia, Indian Coast

Guard Ship ‘Vijit’ became the first-ever Coast

Guard ship to visit Sabang, Indonesia.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. The State Bank of India has launched a new

service called ‘YONO Cash’ for its customers

using which customers can withdraw money

from ATMs without using debit cards.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Male is the capital of Maldives.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Prime Minister of Guinea Dr. Ibrahima

Kassory Fofana arrived in New Delhi on a ten-

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Fofona called on President Ram Nath Kovind at

Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) named

State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank and HDFC

Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks

(D-SIBs), which in other words mean banks that

are too big to fail.

20TH MARCH

Q1. Who among the following player clinched

the season-opening Australian Formula One

Grand Prix?

(a) Max Verstappen

(b) Lewis Hamilton

(c) Sebastian Vettel

(d) Valtteri Bottas

(e) Sergio Perez

Q2. ____________and ISRO have signed an

MoU to develop Space Technology Cells on the

campus of the varsity.

(a) IIT Bombay

(b) NIT Hamirpur

(c) IIT Delhi

(d) IIT Kanpur

(e) IIT Roorkee

Q3. The Ministry of Human Resource

Development has signed a memorandum of

understanding (MoU) with the

__________government to work on digital

education initiatives.

(a) Afghanistan

(b) Pakistan

(c) Nepal

(d) Sri Lanka

(e) Bhutan

Q4. Who among the following leads Forbes’ list

of richest sports team owners with a net worth

of around $50 billion?

(a) Neeta Ambani

(b) Lionel Messi

(c) Mukesh Ambani

(d) Raj Kundra

(e) Sachin Tendulkar

Q5. Who among the following has been sworn-

in as 11th Chief Minister of Goa, succeeding

Manohar Parrikar?

(a) Ram Kumar Parrikar

(b) Kumar Abhay Sawant

(c) Dinesh Arya

(d) Ramesh Shukla

(e) Pramod Sawant

Q6. The inaugural Africa-India Field Training

Exercise-2019 for India and African nations

called AFINDEX-19 held at___________.

(a) Panaji

(b) Pune

(c) Mumbai

(d) Nagpur

(e) Chennai

Q7. Which of the following football club

clinched their maiden Indian Super League

title?

(a) Bengaluru FC

(b) Pune FC

(c) Mohun Bagan

(d) Delhi Dynamos FC

(e) Kerala Blasters FC

Q8. India won a total of ____medals at Asian

Youth Athletics Championships in Hong Kong.

(a) 31

(b) 23

(c) 39

(d) 35

(e) 26

Q9. Darryl D’Monte passed away in Mumbai

after a brief illness at the age of 74 years. He

was a well known____________.

(a) poet

(b) sports person

(c) human rights activist

(d) journalist

(e) director


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(a) Kisan Baburao Hazare

(b) Pinaki Chandra Ghose

(c) PC Sarkar

(d) Jasti Chelameswar

(e) Jagdish Singh Khehar

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas beat his world

champion teammate Lewis Hamilton to clinch

the season-opening Australian Formula One

Grand Prix.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. IIT Roorkee issued a statement saying the

premier technology school has inked an MoU

with the Indian Space Research Organization

(ISRO) to setup Space Technology Cells.

Ans.3.(a)

Exp. The Ministry of Human Resource

Development has signed a memorandum of

understanding (MoU) with the Afghanistan

government to work on digital education

initiatives, which include many prominent

programs developed by Indian Institutes of

Technology (IITs).

Ans.4.(c)

Exp. Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani

leads Forbes’ list of richest sports team owners

with a net worth of around $50 billion. Ambani

purchased the IPL team Mumbai Indians

through a RIL subsidiary in 2008 for just over

$100 million.

Ans.5.(e)

Exp.Pramod Sawant (45), former Speaker of

Goa legislative Assembly and MLA from

Sankhelim in North Goa was sworn-in as 11th

Chief Minister of Goa, succeeding Manohar

Parrikar, who died after a prolonged battle with

advanced pancreatic cancer.

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. The inaugural Africa-India Field Training

Exercise-2019 for India and African nations

called AFINDEX-19 started with a grand opening

ceremony at Aundh Military Station, Pune.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. Bengaluru FC clinched their maiden Indian

Super League title as Rahul Bheke found a

championship-winning header in the dying

minutes of the final against FC Goa, in Mumbai.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. In Asian Youth Athletics Championships in

Hong Kong, boys medley relay team won a gold

medal for India on the final day to help Indian

youth team finish second in the overall medals

tally with a total of 26 medals including 8 gold,

9 silver and 9 bronze medals.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. Senior journalist and environmental

activist Darryl D’Monte passed away in Mumbai

after a brief illness at the age of 74 years. In a

career spanning several decades, he served as

the resident editor of Mumbai editions of The

Times of India and The Indian Express.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Pinaki

Chandra Ghose was recommended to be the

first Lokpal or anti-corruption ombudsman of

India.

21ST & 22ND MARCH

Q1. Which among the following

organization/board launched a new podcast

app ‘Shiksha Vani’ that will disseminate crucial

information to students and parents in a

timely manner?

(a) IB

(b) UPSC

(c) ICSC

(d) CBSC

(e) NCERT

Q2. Who among the following was honoured

with Vyas Samman 2018 for his collection of

poems “Jitne Log Utne Prem”?

(a) Mannu Bhandari

(b) Mridula Garg

(c) Kedarnath Singh

(d) Shiv Prasad Singh

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Q3. Which of the following organisation has

inked an agreement to invest USD 50 million in

solar energy project developer Avaada Energy

Pvt Ltd to help the company scale up rapidly?

(a) World bank

(b) ADB

(c) AfDB

(d) IMF

(e) EXIM bank

Q4. Which of the following bank has signed a

pact with the Bank of China to boost business

opportunities?

(a) SBI

(b) PNB

(c) BoB

(d) ICICI

(e) HDFC


awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize for his

work blending science and spirituality?

(a) Tim Berners-Lee

(b) Noam Chomsky

(c) Marcelo Gleiser

(d) James Watson

(e) Stephen Hawking

Q6. The International Day of Forests is held

annually on_________.

(a) 21 March

(b) 22 March

(c) 18 March

(d) 20 March

(e) 25 March

Q7. The theme for International Day of Forests

2019 is _________.

(a) Human, Animal and Forests

(b) Learn to Save Forests

(c) Educate To save Forests

(d) I, We and Forests

(e) Forests and Education

Q8. Fitch Ratings cut India’s economic growth

forecast for the next financial year starting

April 1, to____ from its previous estimate

of___.

(a) 7.1%, 7.4%

(b) 6.7%, 7.1%

(c) 6.8%, 7%

(d) 7.3%, 7.6%

(e) 7%, 7.3%

Q9. Indian Railways' Integral Coach Factory

(ICF) has surpassed the top Chinese

manufacturers and became the single largest

rail coach manufacturer in the world. It is

located in ___________.

(a) Pune

(b) Chennai

(c) Kochi

(d) Nagpur

(e) Ahmedabad

Q10. What is India's rank in World Happiness

Report 2019?

(a) 113

(b) 137

(c) 131

(d) 140

(e) 156

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. The Central Board of Secondary Education

(CBSE) launched a new podcast app ‘Shiksha

Vani’ that will disseminate crucial information

to students and parents in a timely manner.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. Hindi writer Leeladhar Jagudi honoured

with Vyas Samman 2018 for his collection of

poems “Jitne Log Utne Prem” published in

2013. The award carries an amount of Rs. 4

lakhs and it was started by K K Birla foundation

in 1991.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has inked

an agreement to invest USD 50 million in solar

energy project developer Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd

to help the company scale up rapidly.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. The country’s largest lender State Bank of

India has signed a pact with the Bank of China

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an MoU to enhance business synergies between

both the banks.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Brazilian physicist and astronomer Marcelo

Gleiser has been awarded the 2019 Templeton

Prize, worth $1.4 million, for his work blending

science and spirituality. Gleiser, 60, is the first

Latin American to win the award.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp. The International Day of Forests is held

annually on 21 March to raise awareness of the

importance of forests to people and their vital

role in poverty eradication, environmental

sustainability and food security.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. The International Day of Forests 2019 is

Forests and Education.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Fitch Ratings cut India’s economic growth

forecast for the next financial year starting April

1, to 6.8% from its previous estimate of 7%, on

weaker than expected momentum in the

economy. The rating agency has also cut growth

forecasts for FY20 and FY21 to 7% from 7.3%

and 7.1% from 7.3%, respectively.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. Indian Railways' Integral Coach Factory

(ICF) Channai has surpassed the top Chinese

manufacturers after creating a 40% record

increase in its production. With this, Indian

Railway’s oldest and premier coach

manufacturing unit becomes the single largest

rail coach manufacturer in the world.

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. The World Happiness Report was released

by the Sustainable Development Solutions

Network for the United Nations on March 20,

the International Day of Happiness. India is

ranked 140th out of 156 nations. India shows a

7 spot decline.

24TH & 25TH MARCH

Q1. The “100 Most Influential People in

Climate Policy” list was released by Apolitical,

a peer to peer learning platform for

governments. 7 Indian names appeared in that

list. Which of the following name was not

among those 7 names?

(a) Mukta Tilak

(b) Dr Harsh Vardhan

(c) Piyush Goyal

(d) Vandana Shiva

(e) Narendra Modi

Q2. Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is

commemorated on ____________ to raise

public awareness about the devastating

health, social and economic consequences of

TB.

(a) March 16

(b) March 21

(c) March 24

(d) March 22

(e) March 26

Q3. Tata Coffee announced the appointment

of __________ as the managing director and

chief executive officer.

(a) Thomas Bach

(b) Chacko Purackal Thomas

(c) Alfred Robert

(d) Drano James

(e) None of these

Q4. Who administered the oath of office to

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the country’s

first Lokpal?

(a) Prime Minister of India

(b) Chief Justice of India

(c) Home Minister of India

(d) President of India

(e) Social Activist Anna Hazare

Q5. Name the Indian low-cost airlines that has

joined the International Air Transport

Association (IATA), recently.

(a) Indigo

(b) Air India

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(e) Vistara

Q6. India has lifted South Asian Football

Federation SAFF Women’s Championship fifth

time in a row. It has defeated which of the

following team?

(a) Myanmar

(b) Bhutan

(c) Nepal

(d) Maldives

(e) Sri Lanka

Q7. The nation observes Shaheed Diwas or

Martyr’s Day on __________ pay homage to

the great revolutionary fighters Bhagat Singh,

Rajguru and Sukhdev who sacrificed their lives

for the country.

(a) 25th March

(b) 23rd March

(c) 21st March

(d) 15th March

(e) 24th March

Q8. What is the theme for the World

Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2019?

(a) End TB by 2025

(b) It’s time

(c) It's Now or Never

(d) High Time to End TB

(e) None of the given theme is correct

Q9. In India, the concept of constitutional

ombudsman (Lokpal or Lokayukta) was first

proposed by ___________.

(a) Former Home Minister Ashwini Saini

(b) Former Finance Minister KN Swami

(c) Former IT Minister Ramesh Bakshi

(d) Former Law Minister Ashok Kumar Sen

(e) Former CJI Rajiv Mehra

Q10. The Government of India has appointed

______________ as next Chief of the Naval

Staff with effect from May 31, 2019.

(a) Vice Admiral Akhil Agnihotri

(b) Vice Admiral Karambir Singh

(c) Vice Admiral Prithvi Singh Rathore

(d) Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjeet Singh

(e) Vice Admiral Navneet Singh

Solutions

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. The “100 Most Influential People in

Climate Policy” list is comprised of seven Indian

names including Union Ministers Piyush Goyal

and Dr Harsh Vardhan, who took important

measures to combat climate change. The list is

prepared by Apolitical, a peer to peer learning

platform for governments. The other 5 names

from India:

1. Mukta Tilak– Mayor of Pune.

2. Jyoti Kirit Parikh- Executive director of

Integrated Research and Action for

Development.

3. Sunita Narain- Director of the Centre for

Science and the Environment.

4. Vandana Shiva- Founder of the Research

Foundation for Science, Technology, and

Natural Resource Policy.

5. Upendra Tripathy- Director general of the

International Solar Alliance.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is

commemorated on March 24 to raise public

awareness about the devastating health, social

and economic consequences of TB, and to step

up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The

theme of World TB Day 2019 – ‘It’s time’.

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. Tata Coffee announced the appointment of

Chacko Purackal Thomas as the managing

director and chief executive officer. He will

replace Sanjiv Sarin. He will assume the charge

from April 1, 2019.

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. President Ram Nath Kovind administered

the oath of office to Justice Pinaki Chandra

Ghose as the country’s first Lokpal. The oath

was administered at a ceremony held at

Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Indian low-cost airlines SpiceJet has joined

the International Air Transport Association

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to join the IATA, which has over 290 airlines as

members.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. India has lifted South Asian Football

Federation SAFF Women’s Championship fifth

time in a row. Keeping its winning streak India

defeated host Nepal in the final by 3-1 in

Biratnagar, Nepal.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. The nation is observing Shaheed Diwas or

Martyr’s Day on 23rd March. Each year, March

23, homage is paid to the great revolutionary

fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev who

sacrificed their lives for the country.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is

commemorated on March 24 to raise public

awareness about the devastating health, social

and economic consequences of TB, and to step

up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The

theme of World TB Day 2019 – ‘It’s time’.

Ans.9.(d)

Exp. In India, the ombudsman is known as

Lokpal or Lokayukta. The concept of

constitutional ombudsman was first proposed

by the then law minister Ashok Kumar Sen in

parliament in the early 1960s.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. The Government of India has appointed

Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, presently Flag

Officer Commander-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Eastern

Naval Command as next Chief of the Naval Staff

with effect from May 31, 2019. The present

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba retires

on the same day.

26TH & 27TH MARCH

Q1. Which Indian naval ship is participating in

the 15th edition of Langkawi International

Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA-19?

(a) INS Kadmatt

(b) INS Viraat

(c) INS Vikrant

(d) INS Gangotri

(e) INS Kaladaan

Q2. The Indian Navy’s state of the art Nuclear,

Biological, and Chemical Training Facility

(NBCTF) was inaugurated by Chief of Naval

Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba at INS Shivaji,

Lonavala. The training facility has been

named_____________.

(a) ANUPAM

(b) AKHAND

(c) SURAKSHA

(d) ABHEDYA

(e) ATULNIYA

Q3. Kala Prapoorna awardee, Vinjamuri

Anasuya Devi passed away. She was a well-

known_____.

(a) Quiz Master

(b) Magician

(c) Human rights activist

(d) Painter

(e) Folk artist

Q4. Which of the following city will become

the world’s first city to install wireless,

induction-based charging stations for its fleet

of electric taxis?

(a) Oslo

(b) Copenhagen

(c) Stockholm

(d) Bergen

(e) Gothenburg

Q5. Who among the following has won the

prestigious Global Teacher Prize for 2019 at a

ceremony in Dubai?

(a) J.K. Rowling

(b) Tabiko Gibson

(c) Kailash Satyarthi

(d) Peter Tabichi

(e) Amartya Sen

Q6. The Indian Air Force formally inducted the

CH 47 F(I)- Chinook heavy-lift helicopters into

its inventory at Air Force Station Chandigarh.

These helicopters are manufactured by which

of the following organisation?

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(b) BAE Systems

(c) Boeing

(d) Lockheed Martin

(e) Finmeccanica

Q7. The joint training exercise MITRASHAKTI –

VI between Indian and __________ Army kick-

started at Diyatalawa.

(a) Thailand

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Malaysia

(d) Nepal

(e) Bhutan

Q8. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed

5-member committee to strengthen digital

payments as well as to boost financial

inclusion through Financial Technology. The

committee will be headed by__________.

(a) Nandan Nilekani

(b) Ratan Wattal

(c) Raj Kumar Ratan

(d) Vinayak Lal

(e) Bimal Jalan

Q9. A consortium of two Indian oil companies

has been awarded the exploration rights for

Abu Dhabi’s Onshore Block 1. These two

companies are________ and _________.

(a) BHEL, BEL

(b) ONGC, NTPC

(c) IOCL, HPCL

(d) IOCL, NTPC

(e) BPCL, IOCL

Q10. US President Donald Trump has signed a

proclamation recognising Israel’s sovereignty

over the _____________.

(a) Haifa

(b) Izara Heights

(c) Golan Heights

(d) Damascus

(e) Arar City

Solutions

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Indian Navy’s frontline ASW corvette, INS

Kadmatt arrived at Langkawi, Malaysia on a 7

days official visit. The ship is scheduled to

participate in the 15th edition of Langkawi

International Maritime and Aerospace

Exhibition, LIMA-19 during the visit.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. The Indian Navy’s state of the art Nuclear,

Biological, and Chemical Training Facility

(NBCTF) was inaugurated by Chief of Naval Staff

Admiral Sunil Lanba at INS Shivaji, Lonavala. The

training facility has been named ABHEDYA,

which means impenetrable in Sanskrit.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. Kala Prapoorna awardee, Vinjamuri

Anasuya Devi passed away at the age of 99 due

to illness in the USA. She was an eminent folk

artist, radio commentator and author. She was

also an awardee of lifetime achievement award

in America and ‘Queen of Folk’ award in Paris.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Oslo, the capital city of Norway will

become the world’s first city to install wireless,

induction-based charging stations for its fleet of

electric taxis with an aim to have a zero-

emission cab system by the year 2023 according

to a report by Reuters.

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Peter Tabichi, a member of the Franciscan

religious order has been conferred with the

prestigious Global Teacher Prize for 2019 at a

ceremony in Dubai hosted by Hollywood actor,

Hugh Jackman.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. The Indian Air Force formally inducted the

CH 47 F(I)- Chinook heavy-lift helicopters into its

inventory at Air Force Station Chandigarh. IAF

had signed a contract with M/s Boeing Ltd in

September 2015 for 15 Chinook helicopters.

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. The joint training exercise MITRASHAKTI –

VI between Indian and Sri Lanka Army kick-

started at Diyatalawa in Sri Lanka.

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Exp. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed

5-member committee under the chairmanship

of Nandan Nilekani to strengthen digital

payments as well as to boost financial inclusion

through Financial Technology.

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. A consortium of two Indian oil companies,

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, and

Indian Oil Corporation Limited has been

awarded the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi’s

Onshore Block 1. The Abu Dhabi National Oil

Company (ADNOC) signed agreements

awarding the exploration rights.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. US President Donald Trump has signed a


over the Golan Heights and told the visiting

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,

that Israel has an absolute right to self-defence.

28TH MARCH

Q1. Scott Walker has passed away. He was a

well known________.

(a) Singer

(b) Activist

(c) Teacher

(d) Economist

(e) Journalist

Q2. In Shooting, Manu Bhaker and Saurabh

Chaudhary have won a Gold medal in the 10-

meter Air Pistol Mixed team event at the 12th

Asian Airgun Championship. This

Championship was held in __________.

(a) Thailand

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) India

(d) Singapore

(e) Taipei

Q3. An Indian Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT)

successfully targeted a live satellite on a low

earth orbit. What was the name of this

mission?

(a) Mission DRDO- Shakti

(b) Mission Space-Shakti

(c) Mission Shakti

(d) Mission Space-Vijay

(e) Mission Keerti

Q4. The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus

commonly called Oman Open table tennis held

in_______.

(a) Salalah

(b) Muscat

(c) Bawshar

(d) Seeb

(e) Al Madina

Q5. In which of the following city the world’s

largest e-waste recycling plant has been

opened by ‘Enviroserve’ company?

(a) Bishkek?

(b) Dubai

(c) Herat

(d) Dushanbe

(e) Ashgabat

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a

penalty of Rs 2 crore on ______ for non-

compliance of regulatory directions with

regard to SWIFT operations.

(a) BoB

(b) BoI

(c) PNB

(d) SBI

(e) EXIM Bank

Q7. First Indian Army Mountaineering

Expedition to Mt Makalu was flagged off by

Director General Military Training. It is the

____highest mountain in the world.

(a) 2nd

(b) 4th

(c) 7th

(d) 9th

(e) 5th

Q8. President Ram Nath Kovind has been

awarded the Grand Order of King Tomislav

with Sash and Grand Star. This is the highest

award of ________.

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(c) Norway

(d) Croatia

(e) Switzerland

Q9. Which of the following organisation

partners with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard

to launch its own virtual credit card?

(a) Microsoft

(b) Google

(c) Apple

(d) Amazon

(e) Reliance

Q10. The cabinet apprised about MoU

between India and______to promote

exchange of information and technical

cooperation in the field of Housing and Human

Settlement.

(a) Iran

(b) Norway

(c) Mexico

(d) Bhutan

(e) Morocco

Solutions

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Scott Walker, one of the most innovative

and enduring singers and songwriters of the

20th century, has died aged 76.

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. In Shooting, Manu Bhaker and Saurabh

Chaudhary have won a Gold medal in the 10-

meter Air Pistol Mixed team event at the 12th

Asian Airgun Championship at Taoyuan in

Taipei.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. An Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT)


earth orbit. The name of this mission was

‘Mission Shakti’. After the US, Russia, and China,

India is the fourth country to acquire this space

capability.

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus

commonly called Oman Open table tennis held

in Muscat, Oman. Indian players G Sathyan and

Archana Kamath excelled in the tournament.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. The world’s largest e-waste recycling plant

has been opened in Dubai Industrial Park, Dubai

by ‘Enviroserve’ company with a total cost of $5

million.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a

penalty of Rs 2 crore on Punjab National Bank

for non-compliance of regulatory directions

with regard to SWIFT operations.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp. First Indian Army Mountaineering

Expedition to Mt Makalu comprising five

Officers, two JCOs and eleven OR was flagged

off by Director General Military Training. It is

the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485

metres.

Ans.8.(d)

Exp. President Ram Nath Kovind has been

awarded the Grand Order of King Tomislav with

Sash and Grand Star by the President of Croatia

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic for his exceptional

contribution to the advancement of overall

relations and development of mutual

cooperation between India and Croatia.

Ans.9.(c)

Exp. Apple Inc & Goldman Sachs Group Inc

jointly launched the Apple Card credit card for

iPhones. Apple card is a virtual credit card that

can be integrated into the Wallet app of the

iPhone.

Ans.10.(e)

Exp. The cabinet apprised about MoU between

India and Morocco to promote exchange of

information and technical cooperation in the

field of Housing and Human Settlement.

29TH MARCH

Q1. Which of the following airport has been

crowned the world’s best aviation hub for the

seventh time in a row, according to the Skytrax

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(a) Changi Airport

(b) Indira Gandhi International Airport

(c) London Heathrow Airport

(d) Beijing Capital International Airport

(e) Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International

Airport

Q2. New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International

(IGI) Airport featured at number______in the

list of world’s best aviation hub, according to

the Skytrax World Airport Awards.

(a) 31

(b) 12

(c) 42

(d) 59

(e) 7

Q3. Who among the following is set to be

appointed as the new head coach of the Indian

men’s basketball team?

(a) Shaquille O'Neal

(b) LeBron James

(c) Michael Jordan

(d) Veselin Matic

(e) Kobe Bryant

Q4. Which of the following tech giant has

announced a three-year strategic technology

partnership with Roland-Garros Grand Slam

tennis tournament, also called the French

Open?

(a) TCS

(b) Infosys

(c) Wipro

(d) Facebook

(e) Google

Q5. Bank of Baroda has signed an MoU with

agriculture services companies to develop an

agriculture digital platform which will provide

solutions for agricultural requirements. What

is the name of that platform?

(a) Kisan Mitra

(b) BoB Kisan Mitra

(c) Baroda Kisan

(d) Online Farmer


Q6. Celebrated__________writer and poet

Ashita passed away at the age of 63 in

Thrissur, after fighting a long battle with

cancer.

(a) Urdu

(b) Hindi

(c) Tamil

(d) Telugu

(e) Malayalam

Q7. With which of the following country India

has signed an agreement for exchange of

country-by-country (CbC) report to help

companies in the taxation-related matter?

(a) The USA

(b) The UK

(c) UAE

(d) Oman

(e) Japan

Q8. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

has launched a special programme for school

children in tune with the government’s vision

“Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan”. What is the

name of the programme?

(a) NAYA-YUVA

(b) YUVA

(c) VUVIKA

(d) Vigyani-Anusandhani


Q9. An agreement has been signed between

India and the________ to establish a common

health sciences collaborative platform.

(a) European Union

(b) African Union

(c) USA

(d) UK

(e) OPEC

Q10. An Indian Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT)


earth orbit. India has become the_____country

to acquire this space capability.

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(e) sixth

Solutions

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Singapore’s Changi Airport has been


seventh time in a row, while New Delhi’s Indira

Gandhi International (IGI) Airport featured at

number 59, according to the Skytrax World

Airport Awards.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. Singapore’s Changi Airport has been


seventh time in a row, while New Delhi’s Indira

Gandhi International (IGI) Airport featured at

number 59, according to the Skytrax World

Airport Awards.

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. Veselin Matic, who took Iran to an Asian

Games bronze medal in 2010, is set to be


men’s basketball team.

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. Infosys, a global leader in next-generation

digital services and consulting, and Roland-

Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament, also

called the French Open, announced a three-

year strategic technology partnership.

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Bank of Baroda has signed an MoU with

agriculture services companies to develop an

agriculture digital platform, Baroda Kisan, which

will provide solutions for agricultural

requirements.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. Celebrated Malayalam writer and poet

Ashita passed away at the age of 63 in Thrissur,

after fighting a long battle with cancer.

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. India and the US signed an agreement for

exchange of country-by-country (CbC) report.

The move will give huge relief to subsidiaries of

US-headquartered companies in the taxation-

related matter.

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

has launched a special programme for

schoolchildren called Young Scientist

Programme or Yuva Vigyani Karyakram

(VUVIKA), in tune with the government’s vision

“Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan”.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. An agreement has been signed between

India and the African Union to establish an

India-Africa health sciences collaborative

platform.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. An Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT)


earth orbit. The name of this mission was

‘Mission Shakti’. After the US, Russia, and China,

India is the fourth country to acquire this space

capability.

30TH & 31ST MARCH

Q1. Valery Bykovsky passed away at the age of

84 years. He was a_____________.

(a) Russian cosmonaut

(b) American cosmonaut

(c) CIA Agent

(d) Russian Spy

(e) Russian defence minister


the prestigious Bodley Medal, the highest

honor granted by the University of Oxford’s

world-famous Bodleian Libraries?

(a) Arun Jaitley

(b) Raghuram Rajan

(c) Geoffrey Hinton

(d) Amartya Sen

(e) Shaktikanta Das

Q3. Who among the following has/have been

honored with the Turing Award?

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(b) Yann LeCun

(c) Yoshua Bengio

(d) All (a), (b) and (c)

(e) Only (a) and (c)

Q4. Name the first Indian port operator that has

recorded cargo movement of more than 200

million metric tonnes (MMT) at nine ports along

the east and west coasts.

(a) Mody Ports

(b) Adani Ports

(c) Tata Ports

(d) Birla Ports

(e) Ambani Ports

Q5. Who among the following is the author of

the book “Indian Fiscal Federalism”?

(a) P. Chidambaram

(b) Amartya Sen

(c) Raghuram Rajan

(d) Arun Jaitley

(e) Y. V. Reddy

Q6. Which of the following organisation has

unanimously passed the first-ever resolution

ordering members to enforce laws against

terror financing?

(a) OPEC

(b) IMF

(c) UNSC

(d) BRICS

(e) NATO

Q7. State-owned lender Punjab National Bank

(PNB) had sold stake in its housing finance arm,

PNB Housing Finance (PNBHF) to General

Atlantic Group and Varde Partners

for___________.

(a) Rs 1,375 crore

(b) Rs 2,565 crore

(c) Rs 1,000 crore

(d) Rs 1,570 crore

(e) Rs 1,851 crore

Q8. Name the Himachal Pradesh village that has

become the highest polling station in the world.

(a) Thalan

(b) Tashigang

(c) Mangalpur

(d) Tilothgang

(e) Chopta

Q9. Who among the following will now serve as

the Ethics Officer of the Indian cricket board on

an ad-hoc basis?

(a) D K Jain

(b) A K Goel

(c) Amitabh Kant

(d) Naresh Goel

(e) Sushil Chandra

Q10. The Finance Ministry has decided to infuse

_____ into state-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB)

ahead of the merger of two other public sector

lenders Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with BoB.

(a) Rs 3,372 crore

(b) Rs 1,862 crore

(c) Rs 5,042 crore

(d) Rs 7,632 crore

(e) Rs 2,075 crore Solutions

SOLUTIONS

Ans.1.(a)

Exp. Russian cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky, who

made the first of his three flights to space in

1963, passed away at the age of 84 years.

Ans.2.(d)

Exp. Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya

Sen will be awarded the prestigious Bodley

Medal, the highest honor granted by the

University of Oxford’s world-famous Bodleian

Libraries.

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. Three pioneers in AI, University of Toronto

faculty member and Google Brain researcher

Geoffrey Hinton, Facebook chief AI scientist and

NYU professor Yann LeCun, and Element AI

founder and University of Montreal professor

Yoshua Bengio has been honored with the Turing

Award.

Ans.4.(b)

Exp.Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone

(APSEZ) announced that it has recorded cargo

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tonnes (MMT) at nine ports along the east and

west coasts, becoming the first Indian port

operator to achieve the milestone.

Ans.5.(e)

Exp. The book “Indian Fiscal Federalism” has

been written by Dr. Y. V. Reddy, former Governor

of RBI and Chairman of the 14th Finance

Commission of India along with Dr. G. R. Reddy,

Advisor (Finance) to the Government of

Telangana.

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. The UN Security Council has unanimously

passed the first-ever resolution ordering

members to enforce laws against terror

financing.

Ans.7.(e)

Exp.State-owned lender Punjab National Bank

(PNB) had sold stake in its housing finance arm,

PNB Housing Finance (PNBHF) to General

Atlantic Group and VardePartners for Rs 1,851

crore at Rs 850 per share.

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Tashigang, a Himachal Pradesh village at an

altitude of 15,256 feet has now become the

highest polling station in the world. Situated

about 29 km from the India-China border, the

polling station covers two villages, Tashigang and

Gate.

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. Supreme Court-appointed BCCI

Ombudsman Justice D K Jain (retd) will now

serve as the Ethics Officer of the Indian cricket

board on an ad-hoc basis.

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. The Finance Ministry has decided to infuse

Rs 5,042 crore into state-owned Bank of Baroda

(BoB) ahead of the merger of two other public

sector lenders Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with

BoB.

1ST APRIL


84 years. He was a_____________.



(c) CIA Agent

(d) Russian Spy


Ans.1.(a)



1963, passed away at the age of 84 years





(a) Arun Jaitley

(b) Raghuram Rajan

(c) Geoffrey Hinton

(d) Amartya Sen

(e) Shaktikanta Das

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Libraries.

Q3. Who among the following is set to be


men’s basketball team?

(a) Shaquille O'Neal

(b) LeBron James

(c) Michael Jordan

(d) Veselin Matic

(e) Kobe Bryant

Ans.3.(d)

Exp. Veselin Matic, who took Iran to an Asian

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men’s basketball team

Q4. Which of the following tech giant has

announced a three-year strategic technology

partnership with Roland-Garros Grand Slam

tennis tournament, also called the French

Open?

(a) TCS

(b) Infosys

(c) Wipro

(d) Facebook

(e) Google

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. Infosys, a global leader in next-generation

digital services and consulting, and Roland-

Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament, also

called the French Open, announced a three-

year strategic technology partnership.

Q5. In which of the following city the world’s

largest e-waste recycling plant has been

opened by ‘Enviroserve’ company?

(a) Bishkek?

(b) Dubai

(c) Herat

(d) Dushanbe

(e) Ashgabat

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. The world’s largest e-waste recycling plant

has been opened in Dubai Industrial Park, Dubai

by ‘Enviroserve’ company with a total cost of $5

million.

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a

penalty of Rs 2 crore on ______ for non-

compliance of regulatory directions with

regard to SWIFT operations.

(a) BoB

(b) BoI

(c) PNB

(d) SBI

(e) EXIM Bank

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a

penalty of Rs 2 crore on Punjab National Bank

for non-compliance of regulatory directions

with regard to SWIFT operations

Q7. The joint training exercise MITRASHAKTI –

VI between Indian and __________ Army kick-

started at Diyatalawa.

(a) Thailand

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) Malaysia

(d) Nepal

(e) Bhutan

Ans.7.(b)

Exp. The joint training exercise MITRASHAKTI –

VI between Indian and Sri Lanka Army kick-

started at Diyatalawa in Sri Lanka.

Q8. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed

5-member committee to strengthen digital

payments as well as to boost financial

inclusion through Financial Technology. The

committee will be headed by__________.

(a) Nandan Nilekani

(b) Ratan Wattal

(c) Raj Kumar Ratan

(d) Vinayak Lal

(e) Bimal Jalan

Ans.8.(a)

Exp. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed

5-member committee under the chairmanship

of Nandan Nilekani to strengthen digital

payments as well as to boost financial inclusion

through Financial Technology.

Q9. A consortium of two Indian oil companies

has been awarded the exploration rights for

Abu Dhabi’s Onshore Block 1. These two

companies are________ and _________.

(a) BHEL, BEL

(b) ONGC, NTPC

(c) IOCL, HPCL

(d) IOCL, NTPC

(e) BPCL, IOCL

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Exp. A consortium of two Indian oil companies,

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, and

Indian Oil Corporation Limited has been

awarded the exploration rights for Abu Dhabi’s

Onshore Block 1. The Abu Dhabi National Oil

Company (ADNOC) signed agreements

awarding the exploration rights

Q10. US President Donald Trump has signed a


over the _____________.

(a) Haifa

(b) Izara Heights

(c) Golan Heights

(d) Damascus

(e) Arar City

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. US President Donald Trump has signed a


over the Golan Heights and told the visiting

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,

that Israel has an absolute right to self-defence

2ND APRIL

Q1. Who among the following has won

Slovakia’s presidential election, making her the

country’s first female head of state?

(a) Ritt Bjerregaard

(b) Violeta Bulc

(c) Emma Bonino

(d) Maria Damanaki

(e) Zuzana Caputova

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. Anti-graft lawyer Zuzana Caputova won

Slovakia’s presidential election, making her the

country’s first female head of state. The 45-year

old political novice won about 58.3% of the

voted ahead of the more politically savvy

European commissioner Maros Sefcovic who

took 41.7%.

Q2. The Reserve Bank of India was established

on April 1, 1935. It was established on the

recommendation of the ____________.

(a) Hilton Robert Commission

(b) Young Simon Commission

(c) Hilton Young Commission

(d) Simon Commission

(e) Shashtri Commission

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. The Central Bank of India is celebrating its

84th establishment day today. The Reserve Bank

of India was established on April 1, 1935, in

accordance with the provisions of the Reserve

Bank of India Act, 1934. The bank was

established on the recommendation of the

Hilton Young Commission.


India in the penalty shootout in the final of

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019?

(a) India

(b) South Korea

(c) Malaysia

(d) Indonesia

(e) Japan

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. South Korea defeated India in the penalty

shootout in the final of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2019.

Q4. The Reserve Bank set the average base rate

to be charged from borrowers by non-banking

financial companies (NBFCs) and micro-finance

institutions (MFIs) at________ for the first

quarter of the next fiscal (April-June).

(a) 3.45%

(b) 4.67%

(c) 7.52%

(d) 8.33%

(e) 9.21%

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Exp. The Reserve Bank set the average base rate

to be charged from borrowers by non-banking

financial companies (NBFCs) and micro-finance

institutions (MFIs) at 9.21% for the first quarter

of the next fiscal (April-June).


appointed as MD and CEO of ICICI Securities, a

subsidiary of ICICI bank?

(a) Vijay Chauhan

(b) Vijay Chandok

(c) Sandeep Bakshi

(d) Sandeep Kapoor

(e) Ram Kumar Verma

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. Executive Director of ICICI Bank, Vijay

Chandok has been appointed as MD and CEO of

ICICI Securities, a subsidiary of ICICI bank.

Q6. Which of the following organization has

become the ‘first Indian shipyard’ to build and

deliver 100 warships?

(a) Western India Shipyard Limited

(b) Goa Shipyard Limited

(c) Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd

(d) Bharati Shipyard Limited,

(e) Hindustan Shipyard Limited,

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers

Ltd (GRSE) became the ‘first Indian shipyard’ to

build and deliver 100 warships

Q7. The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena

Bank into the Bank of Baroda (BoB) has come

into effect and all branches of the former two

will function as branches of BoB. The merged

entity would also receive ________ fund

infusion from the government.

(a) Rs 5,042 crore

(b) Rs 2,987 crore

(c) Rs 8,672 crore

(d) Rs 4,321 crore

(e) Rs 7,065 crore

Ans.7.(a)

Exp. The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena

Bank into the Bank of Baroda (BoB) has come into

effect and all branches of the former two will

function as branches of BoB. The merged entity

would also receive Rs 5,042 crore fund infusion

from the government

Q8. Which of the following organization has

developed its ‘largest power storage system in

Asia’ at Osaka train station in Japan?

(a) Google

(b) ISA

(c) EnerSys

(d) Tesla

(e) Power Grid

Ans.8.(d)

Exp. Tesla has developed its ‘largest power

storage system in Asia’ at Osaka train station in

Japan to reduce energy demand and provide

emergency backup power to trains in Japan

Q9. ‘OpenSignal’s Hottest city for 4G

Availability’ reveals the 4G Availability in India’s

50 largest cities. Which of the following city has

topped the list?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Dhanbad

(c) Srinagar

(d) Ranchi

(e) Mumbai

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. A report by OpenSignal, which is named as

‘OpenSignal’s Hottest city for 4G Availability’

reveals the 4G Availability in India’s 50 largest

cities. Out of the 50 cities, Dhanbad has the

highest 4G availability of 95.3%, followed by

Ranchi which has 95% of 4G Availability.

Q10. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

launched the country’s newest satellite named

_________, from Sriharikota launch station.

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intelligence to the Armed Forces is the first of

its kind for the country.

(a) DEFISAT

(b) PERISAT

(c) OMISAT

(d) CARTOSAT

(e) EMISAT

Ans.10.(e)

Exp. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

launched the country’s newest satellite named

EMISAT, from Sriharikota launch station. The

spacecraft meant to provide electronic

intelligence to the Armed Forces is the first of its

kind for the country

3RD APRIL

Q1. Which of the following state ranks number

1 in the e-Learning training program of the

Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT),

Government India?

(a) Punjab

(b) Sikkim

(c) Gujarat

(d) Uttarakhand

(e) Telangana

Ans.1.(e)

Exp. For the second year in succession,

Telangana ranks number 1 in the e-Learning

training program of theDepartment of

Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government

India

Q2. Which of the following IT major stated that

its acquisition of US-based Strong-Bridge

Envision has been completed?

(a) HCL

(b) Infosys

(c) TCS

(d) Wipro

(e) Google

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. IT major HCL Technologies stated that its

acquisition of US-based Strong-Bridge Envision

has been completed. HCL had recently agreed

to acquire the Seattle-based company to

enhance its digital transformation consulting

capabilities.

Q3. _________ and Indraprastha Gas Limited

(IGL) signed a memorandum of understanding

to set up integrated customer services and

optimize value for customers.

(a) HPCL

(b) Tata Power

(c) Adani Oils

(d) RIL Power

(e) NTPC

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. Tata Power and Indraprastha Gas Limited

(IGL) signed a memorandum of understanding

to set up integrated customer services and

optimize value for customers

Q4. Which of the following bank has stated

that it will charge customers for UPI

transactions starting 1st of May 2019?

(a) Bank of India


(c) State Bank of India

(d) Kotak Mahindra Bank

(e) Yes Bank

Ans.5.(c)

Exp. Rajan Anandan, vice president for Google

India and South East Asia, and essentially

heading Google in India, is leaving the company

after an eight-year stint.

Q5. Name the Google India head who has

resigned from his post.

(a) Pranab Agnihotri

(b) Yogesh Anand

(c) Rajan Anandan

(d) Ranjan Verma

(e) Koshik Mangalam

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Q6. China has successfully launched the first of

its new-generation data relay satellite. What is

the name of that satellite?

(a) Chinasat 2-A

(b) Tianlian II-01

(c) Yaogan-2

(d) Tianhui II-A

(e) Dong Fang Hang-I

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. China has successfully launched the first of

its new-generation data relay satellite, Tianlian

II-01 into orbit that will provide data relay,

measurement, and control services for its

manned spacecraft

Q7. Noted______film director J. Mahendran,

79, passed away following a brief

hospitalization.

(a) Tamil

(b) Malayalam

(c) Telugu

(d) Marathi

(e) Garhwali

Ans.7.(a)

Exp.Noted tamil film director J. Mahendran, 79,

passed away following a brief hospitalization.

He was also seen as an actor in many films. He

was also a part of the Blue Ocean Film and

Television Academy (BOFTA) in Chennai.

Q8. RNAM has joined hands with Google to

enable the customers of__________ to carry

out voice-based financial transactions.

(a) BNP Paribas Corporate Bond Fund

(b) Baroda Asset Management India Limited

(c) Reliance Mutual Fund

(d) Aditya Birla Sun Life Balanced Advantage

Fund

(e) Baroda Short Term Bond Fund

Ans.8.(c)

Exp. Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management

(RNAM) has joined hands with Google to enable

the customers of Reliance Mutual Fund to carry

out voice-based financial transactions

Q9. Who among the following player won

Bahrain Grand Prix 2019 title?

(a) Romain Grosjean

(b) Max Verstappen

(c) Sebastian Vettel

(d) Valtteri Bottas

(e) Lewis Hamilton

Ans.9.(e)

Exp.Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton

won Bahrain Grand Prix 2019 title by beating

Valtteri Bottas of Finland who secured the

second position.

Q10. Who among the following player became

Ferrari’s youngest ever race winner at the age

of 21, at Bahrain Grand Prix 2019?

(a) Charles Leclerc

(b) Daniil Kvyat

(c) Nico Hulkenberg

(d) Romain Grosjean

(e) Valtteri Bottas

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. Charles Leclerc was finished at the third

position and became Ferrari’s youngest ever

race winner at the age of 21.

4TH APRIL

Q1. Which of the following country launches

the world’s first fully-fledged 5G mobile

networks?

(a) North Korea

(b) South Korea

(c) United States

(d) Japan

(e) UAE

Ans.1.(b)

Exp. South Korea launches the world’s first

fully-fledged 5G mobile networks. The system

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allowing users to download entire movies in

less than a second


appointed as the head of the Independent

Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar?

(a) Nicholas Koumjian

(b) Barack Obama

(c) Amal Clooney

(d) Harish Salve

(e) Vernon Jordan

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio

Guterres announced the appointment of

Nicholas Koumjian of the United States as the

head of the Independent Investigative

Mechanism for Myanmar.

Q3. According to the ADB’s latest Asian

Development Outlook report, gross domestic

product in India will increase by _______ in

2019.

(a) 7.6 %

(b) 7.5 %

(c) 7.7%

(d) 7.9 %

(e) 7.2 %

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. According to the ADB’s latest Asian

Development Outlook report, gross domestic

product in India will probably increase by 7.2 %

in 2019, down from a December forecast of

7.6%. Southeast Asia’s growth estimate was

lowered by 0.2 percentage point to 4.9%.

Q4. The Indian Army has successfully built the

longest suspension bridge over the Indus River

in the Leh-Ladakh region. What is the name of

that bridge?

(a) Sepoy Aurangzeb Bridge

(b) Army Bridge

(c) Bridge Ladakhi

(d) Matiri Bridge

(e) Ahimsa Bridge

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The Indian Army has successfully built the

longest suspension bridge ‘Matiri Bridge’ over

the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region. Built

in a record time of 40 days ‘Maitri Bridge’ is

longest Suspension Bridge over Indus River.

Q5. Kartik Chandra Rath, passed away at the

age of 70 in Cuttack, Odisha. He was a veteran

_________.

(a) Actor

(b) Social Activist

(c) Environmentalist

(d) Dramatist

(e) Lawyer

Ans.5.(d)

Exp. Kartik Chandra Rath, a veteran dramatist,

theatre organiser, and Economics teacher

passed away at the age of 70 in Cuttack, Odisha

due to the heart attack. In 1963, he wrote the

first play titled ‘Ei Desha, Ei Maati’.

Q6. The book titled ‘Saffron Swords- Centuries

of Indic Resistance to Invaders’ is written

by___________.

(a) Monika Kumari Mishra

(b) Manjiri Singh Rawat

(c) Manshi Sharma

(d) Manoshi Sinha Rawal

(e) Rawal Manashwi Singh

Ans.6.(d)

Exp. The Indian Publishing company, Garuda

Prakashan Private Limited, launched its book

‘Saffron Swords- Centuries of Indic Resistance

to Invaders’. Written by Manoshi Sinha Rawal, it

is a book on 52 unsung warriors of India from

the last 1300 years.

Q7. ‘Kandhamal Haldi’, a variety of turmeric

indigenous to_________, has earned the

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(a) Southern Andhra

(b) Northern Odisha

(c) Southern Odisha

(d) Northern Telangana

(e) Karnataka

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. ‘Kandhamal Haldi’, a variety of turmeric

indigenous to southern Odisha, has earned the


Intellectual Property India, an organization

functioning under the auspices of the Union

ministry of commerce & industry.

Q8. What is the name of Japan's new imperial

era which is set to begin on 1 May?

(a) Reinu

(b) Reiwa

(c) Heisei

(d) Malwa

(e) Raibar

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Japan has announced that the name of its

new imperial era, set to begin on 1 May, will be

‘Reiwa’, signifying order and harmony. The

country’s current era, Heisei, will end in April.

Q9. The Centre has set up a tribunal to

adjudicate if there exists sufficient cause to

ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir

(JeI) and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation

Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction. Who will be

heading the tribunal?

(a) Justice Deepak Mishra

(b) Justice A K Goel

(c) Justice Indu Malhotra

(d) Justice Indra Shekhar

(e) Justice Chander Shekhar

Ans.9.(e)

Exp. The Centre has set up a tribunal, headed

by Justice Chander Shekhar of the Delhi High

Court, to adjudicate if there exists sufficient

cause to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and

Kashmir (JeI) and the Jammu and Kashmir

Liberation Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction.

Q10. What is the name of Algeria’s President,

who has resigned from the post with

immediate effect, ceding power in the face of

massive street protests against his 20-year

rule?

(a) Viorica Dancila

(b) Antonio Tajani

(c) Abdelaziz Bouteflika

(d) Donald Tusk

(e) Jean-Claude Juncker

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has

resigned from the post with immediate effect,

ceding power in the face of massive street

protests against his 20-year rule.

5TH APRIL

Q1.Which country recently honoured PM

Narendra Modi with its highest decoration

Zayed Medal?

(a) United Arab Emirates

(b) South Korea

(c) Saudi Arabia

(d) Maldives

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(a)

Exp.The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on April 4,

2019 honoured PM Narendra Modi with its

highest decoration, Zayed Medal in recognition

of his "pivotal role" in strengthening ties

between the two nations.

Q2. The Reserve Bank of India fixed the Repo

Rate at what percent in its First Bi-monthly

Monetary Policy Statement 2019-20?

(a) 5.75%

(b) 6.00%

(c) 6.25%

(d) 6.50%

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Exp. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 4,

2019 released its First Bi-monthly Monetary

Policy Statement 2019-20. After assessing the

current and evolving macroeconomic situation

in the economy, the six member- Monetary

Policy Committee (MPC) decided to reduce the

policy Repo Rate under the liquidity adjustment

facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6 percent

from 6.25 percent with immediate effect

Q3. Which country recently introduced harsh

sharia laws that make adultery and

homsexuality punishable by stoning to death?

(a) Maldives

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Brunei

(d) Libya

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. Brunei introduced harsh new sharia laws

that make adultery and homsexuality

punishable by stoning to death. The new

measures also cover a range of other crimes,

including punishment for theft by amputation.

The laws make Brunei the first in Southeast Asia

to have a sharia penal code at the national

level.

Q4. Which city will host the NuGen Mobility

Summit 2019?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Mumbai

(c) Pune

(d) Gurugram

(e) None of these

Ans.4.(b)

Exp. The NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 will be

held during November 27 – 29, 2019 at

Manesar, Gurugram. The Summit will be

organized by the International Centre for

Automotive Technology (ICAT).

Q5. How many Advance Pricing Agreements

(APAs) were signed by the Central Board of

Direct Taxes in March 2019?

(a) 18

(b) 22

(c) 30

(d) 35

(e) None of these

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

entered into 18 Advance Pricing Agreements

(APAs) includes 3 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs) in

March 2019. With the signing of these APAs,

the Indian Advance Pricing Agreement regime

moved forward with total number of APAs

entered into by the CBDT in the year 2018-19

stands at 52, including 11 BAPAs

Q6. Which institute has recently found a new

enzyme which helps in breaking cell walls of

bacteria?

(a) Centre for Science and Earth

(b) National Science and Nano-technology

Institute

(c) Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology

(d) All India Institute of Medical Sciences

(e) None of these

Ans.6.(c)

Exp. Scientists at the Centre for Cellular &

Molecular Biology (CCMB) have discovered a

new enzyme which helps in breaking cell walls

of bacteria and hence, offers a potential for a

new drug delivery route to arrest the anti-

bacterial resistance.

Q7. Which country is going to launch 5G

Network for first time in the world?

(a) China

(b) USA

(c) Japan

(d) South Korea

(e) None of these

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Exp. South Korea will launch world’s first 5G

mobile networks. It would be a

transformational leap that already has USA and

China sparring for control of an innovation that

could potentially change the day-to-day lives of

billions of people

Q8. Reliance Jio has acquired which chatbot

start-up company in Rs. 230 cr recently?

(a) TikTok

(b) Haptik

(c) Zolik

(d) Upband

(e) None of these

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. India’s telecom company Reliance Jio has

acquired chatbot making startup Haptik

recently. In the Rs 700-crore deal, Rs 230 crore

will go for business transfer and Rs 470 crore

will go towards expansion

Q9. When the International Day of Mine

Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is

observed every year?

(a) 3 April

(b) 4 April

(c) 5 April

(d) 6 April

(e) None of these

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. International Day of Mine Awareness and

Assistance in Mine Action is observed across the

world on 4 April to foster the establishment and

development of national mine-action capacities

in countries where mines and explosive

remnants of war constitute a serious threat to

the safety, health and lives of the civilian

population

Q10. India recently gained access to the

supplies of Lithium Carbonate from which

country?

(a) Bolivia

(b) S Korea

(c) Russia

(d) USA

(e) None of these

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. India and Bolivia agreed to forge mutually

beneficial partnership to facilitate Bolivian

supplies of lithium Carbonate to India and

foster joint ventures for Lithium battery and cell

production plants in India

6TH APRIL

1. Which country has deployed a new missile

destroyer, frigate in its anti-piracy fleet?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Pakistan

(c) China

(d) Bangladesh

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(c)

Exp. China has deployed its new guided missile

destroyer and frigate in the fleet of naval ships

participating in anti-piracy operations in the

Gulf of Aden and Somalian coast in the Arabian

Sea and the Indian Ocean. The naval fleet

includes the guided-missile destroyer Xi'an, the

missile frigate Anyang and the comprehensive

supply ship Gaoyanghu

2. The Indian Army discovered the wreckage of

a World War II aircraft from which Indian

state?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Sikkim

(c) Manipur

(d) Assam

(e) None of these

Ans.2.(a)

Exp. The Indian Army has discovered the

wreckage of a World War II vintage US Air Force

aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh’s Roing district.

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by thick undergrowth and buried under five feet

of snow. The debris was located in a remote

location, 30 kms from Roing.

3. As per National Green Tribunal, which state

only treats 49 per cent of wastewater before

dumping it in the Ganga?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) West Bengal

(c) Bihar

(d) Jharkhand

(e) None of these

Ans.3.(b)

Exp. The National Green Tribunal has directed

the West Bengal state government to submit a

quarterly report on the issue of solid waste

management. According to the green panel, the

state only treats 49 percent of the wastewater

before dumping it into the Ganga River.

Q4. Scientists belonging to which nation have

discovered a possible death switch mechanism

in plants?

(a) United States

(b) Sweden

(c) Switzerland

(d) China

(e) None of these

Ans.4.(d)

Exp. The Chinese scientists have discovered a

possible death switch mechanism in plant's

immune system that triggers infected cells to

self-destruct, thus limiting the spread of the

disease and keeping other parts of the plant

healthy.

Q5. Which nation has topped the latest FIFA

rankings of 2019?

(a) Belgium

(b) Germany

(c) France

(d) Brazil

(e) None of these

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. In the latest FIFA rankings released on April

4, 2019, India climbed up two places to reach

the 101st position. Belgium topped the rankings

list followed by France at the 2nd position and

Brazil at the 3rd position. England and Croatia

interchanged their positions as the former was

able to rise by one spot to reach the 4th

position while Croatia is on the 5th spot

Q6. When the International Day of Sport for

Development and Peace is observed every

year?

(a) 5 April

(b) 6 April

(c) 7 April

(d) 8 April

(e) None of these

Ans.6.(b)

Exp.The International Day of Sport for

Development and Peace (IDSDP) was observed

across the world on April 6, 2019. The date

commemorates the inauguration of the first

ever Olympic games of the modern era in

Athens, Greece in 1896.

Q7. Which city will host the Nepal-India

Franchise Investment Expo and Conclave 2019?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Ranchi

(c) Kathmandu

(d) Pokhara

(e) None of these

Ans.7.(c)

Exp.The Nepal-India Franchise Investment Expo

and Conclave will be held during May 15-16,

2019 in Kathmandu. The conclave will be

organised by the Federation of Nepalese

Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FNCCI) in

association with Embassy of India and Franchise

India.

8. When the World Heath Day is observed

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(b) 7 April

(c) 8 April

(d) 9 April

(e) None of these

Ans.8.(b)

Exp.The World Health Day was observed across

the world on April 7, 2019. The day marked the

71st anniversary of the World Health

Organisation. The Day is celebrated around a

specific health theme every year to highlight a

priority area of concern for the World Health

Organization

9. Where were the 7th Foreign Office

consultations between India and Italy held?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Sikkim

(c) Rome

(d) Florence

(e) None of these

Ans.9. (a)

Exp.The 7th Foreign Office consultations

between India and Italy were held in New Delhi.

The Indian side was led by Secretary (West),

Ministry of External Affairs, A. Gitesh Sarma.

The Italian side was led by Director General of

Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

of Italy, Luca Sabbatucci.

10. Which Indian personality was recently

honoured with UAE’s highest decoration Zayed

Medal?

(a) Ram Nath Kovind

(b) Shah Rukh Khan

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Aamir Khan

(e) None of these

Ans.10.(c)

Exp. The United Arab Emirates on April 4, 2019

honoured PM Narendra Modi with its highest

decoration, Zayed Medal in recognition of his

"pivotal role" in strengthening ties between the

two nations.

7TH & 8TH APRIL


84 years. He was a_____________.



(c) CIA Agent

(d) Russian Spy


Ans.1.(a)



1963, passed away at the age of 84 years.





(a) Arun Jaitley

(b) Raghuram Rajan

(c) Geoffrey Hinton

(d) Amartya Sen

(e) Shaktikanta Das

Ans.2.(d)





Libraries.


India in the penalty shootout in the final of

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019?

(a) India

(b) South Korea

(c) Malaysia

(d) Indonesia

(e) Japan

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Exp. South Korea defeated India in the penalty

shootout in the final of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

2019.

Q4. The Reserve Bank set the average base

rate to be charged from borrowers by non-

banking financial companies (NBFCs) and

micro-finance institutions (MFIs) at________

for the first quarter of the next fiscal (April-

June).

(a) 3.45%

(b) 4.67%

(c) 7.52%

(d) 8.33%

(e) 9.21%

Ans.4.(e)

Exp. The Reserve Bank set the average base

rate to be charged from borrowers by non-

banking financial companies (NBFCs) and micro-

finance institutions (MFIs) at 9.21% for the first

quarter of the next fiscal (April-June).

Q5. Name the Google India head who has

resigned from his post.

(a) Pranab Agnihotri

(b) Yogesh Anand

(c) Rajan Anandan

(d) Ranjan Verma

(e) Koshik Mangalam

Ans.5.(c)





Q6. China has successfully launched the first of

its new-generation data relay satellite. What is

the name of that satellite?

(a) Chinasat 2-A

(b) Tianlian II-01

(c) Yaogan-2

(d) Tianhui II-A

(e) Dong Fang Hang-I

Ans.6.(b)

Exp. China has successfully launched the first of

its new-generation data relay satellite, Tianlian

II-01 into orbit that will provide data relay,

measurement, and control services for its

manned spacecraft.

Q7. ‘Kandhamal Haldi’, a variety of turmeric

indigenous to_________, has earned the


Intellectual Property India.

(a) Southern Andhra

(b) Northern Odisha

(c) Southern Odisha

(d) Northern Telangana

(e) Karnataka

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. ‘Kandhamal Haldi’, a variety of turmeric

indigenous to southern Odisha, has earned the


Intellectual Property India, an organization

functioning under the auspices of the Union

ministry of commerce & industry.

Q8. What is the name of Japan's new imperial

era which is set to begin on 1 May?

(a) Reinu

(b) Reiwa

(c) Heisei

(d) Malwa

(e) Raibar

Ans.8.(b)

Exp. Japan has announced that the name of its

new imperial era, set to begin on 1 May, will be

‘Reiwa’, signifying order and harmony. The

country’s current era, Heisei, will end in April.

Q9. When the International Day of Mine

Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is


(a) 3 April

(b) 4 April

(c) 5 April

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Ans.9.(b)

Exp.International Day of Mine Awareness and

Assistance in Mine Action is observed across the

world on 4 April to foster the establishment and

development of national mine-action capacities

in countries where mines and explosive

remnants of war constitute a serious threat to

the safety, health and lives of the civilian

population

Q10. India recently gained access to the

supplies of Lithium Carbonate from which

country?

(a) Bolivia

(b) S Korea

(c) Russia

(d) USA

(e) None of these

Ans.10.(a)

Exp.India and Bolivia agreed to forge mutually

beneficial partnership to facilitate Bolivian

supplies of lithium Carbonate to India and

foster joint ventures for Lithium battery and cell

production plants in India.

9TH APRIL

Q1. The 75th anniversary of the Battle of

Kangla Tongbi was commemorated on April 7,

2019. Kangla Tongbi is located in which state?

(a) Manipur

(b) West Bengal

(c) Nagaland

(d) Tamil Nadu

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(a)

Exp.The 75th anniversary of the Battle of

Imphal (Kangla Tongbi) was commemorated by

Army Ordnance Corps at Kangla Tongbi War

Memorial near Imphal, Manipur. The Battle of

Imphal is referred to as one of the bloodiest

battles of World War-II. The battle was fought

during March 8 to July 3, 1944 by the Indian

Army against the Japanese aiming to capture

the logistics base of the allied forces.

Q2. Lakshmi Vilas Bank recently announced

merger with which financier firm?

(a) Bharat Financial Inclusion

(b) Indiabulls Housing Finance

(c) GRUH Finance

(d) Capital First

(e) None of these

Ans.2.(b)

Exp.The Board of private sector lender, Lakshmi

Vilas Bank Ltd (LVB) on April 5, 2019 approved

its merger with the mortgage financier,

Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd in an all stock

deal. As per the ‘Scheme of Amalgamation’

approved by the LVB board, for every 100

shares of Laxmi Vilas Bank held, shareholders

will receive 14 shares of Indiabulls Housing

Finance.

Q3. Which city hosted the Army Commanders'

Conference 2019?

(a) Amritsar

(b) Srinagar

(c) New Delhi

(d) Gangtok

(e) None of these

Ans.3.(c)

Exp.The biannual Army Commanders’

Conference 2019 began on April 8, 2019 in New

Delhi. The opening address was delivered by the

Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. The

conference will go on till April 14, 2019 and will

be chaired by General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the

Army Staff.

Q4. Kartik Chandra Rath passed away in

Cuttack, Odisha on April 1, 2019. He belonged

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(c) Academician

(d) Theatre

(e) None of these

Ans.4.(d)

Exp.Eminent theatre organiser and playwright

Kartik Chandra Rath passed away in Odisha on

April 1, 2019. He is the recipient of Kendra

Sangeet Natak Akademi award and Odisha

Sangeet Natak Akademi award.

Q5. When the National Maritime Day is

observed every year in India?

(a) 5 April

(b) 6 April

(c) 7 April

(d) 8 April

(e) None of these

Ans.5.(a)

Exp.India on 5 April observes the National

Maritime Day to inform people and spread

awareness about intercontinental commerce

and the economy worldwide. The theme of the

National Maritime Day 2019 was "Indian Ocean-

An Ocean of opportunity".

Q6. Who has been elected as the new

President of the World Bank?

(a) David Malpass

(b) Karen P Hughes

(c) John R Bolton

(d) Nancy J Powell

(e) None of these

Ans.6.(a)

Exp.Senior US Treasury official David Malpass

was on April 6, 2019 unanimously chosen as the

new President of the World Bank. During the

2016 US presidential election, Malpass had

served as an economic advisor to Donald

Trump. He was also recognised for his forecasts

before the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and in

the time period following the Great Recession.

Q7. The United States has urged immediate

halt to military operations in which nation?

(a) Algeria

(b) Egypt

(c) Libya

(d) Botswana

(e) None of these

Ans.7.(c)

Exp.The United States on April 7, 2019 called for

an immediate halt to military operations in

Libya as the Libyan National Army headed by

Khalifa Haftar advanced on the nation’s capital,

Tripoli. Around 11 people were killed and 23

wounded in clashes in southern Tripoli on April

7. The UN had appealed for a two-hour truce so

casualties and civilians could be evacuated, but

the fighting continued.

Q8. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog has taken the

oath as the new Chief Justice of which High

Court?

(a) Madras HC

(b) Bombay HC

(c) Patna HC

(d) Calcutta HC

(e) None of these

Ans.8.(b)

Exp.Justice Pradeep Nandrajog on April 7, 2019

took oath as the new Chief Justice of the

Bombay High Court. He was administered the

oath by Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar

Rao at the Raj Bhavan. Justice Nandrajog was

serving as the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan

High Court since March 2017, following his

transfer from the Delhi High Court.

Q9. Kirstjen Nielsen, who announced her

resignation recently, worked as the Secretary

in which department under the Trump

Administration?

(a) Department of Homeland Security

(b) Department of Commerce

(c) Department of Defense

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Ans.9.(a)

Exp.Kirstjen Nielsen, the US homeland security

secretary, on April 7, 2019 stepped down from

her position, ending a tumultuous tenure in

charge of the border security agency that had

made her the target of the president’s criticism.

Q10. Who won the men’s singles event at the

Malaysia Open, held in Kuala Lumpur?

(a) Chen Long

(b) Srikanth Kidambi

(c) Viktor Axelsen

(d) Lin Dan

(e) None of these

Ans.10.(d)

Exp.Chinese badminton ace Lin Dan clinched

the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur on April 7,

2019. After an electric performance, he beat

countryman Chen Long 9-21, 21-7, 21-11. The

title is Lin's first win this year and also his first

major success since taking the Malaysia Open in

2017.

10TH APRIL

1. Which engineering institution was ranked

the best in the National Institutional Ranking

Framework -2019?

(a) IIT Delhi

(b) IIT Bombay

(c) IIT Kharagpur

(d) IIT Madras

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(d)

Exp.The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind,

released National Institutional Ranking

Framework -2019 (NIRF) and presented the

India Rankings awards to the top eight

institutions in different categories at a function

held in New Delhi on April 8, 2019. IIT Madras

topped the ranking in the list of top ten

engineering institutions in India.

2. Which university was ranked the best in the

list of Top 10 Indian Universities in the

National Institutional Ranking Framework -

2019?

(a) JNU, Delhi

(b) BHU, Varanasi

(c) IISc, Bengaluru

(d) Anna University, Chennai

(e) None of these

Ans.2.(c)

Exp.The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind,

released National Institutional Ranking

Framework -2019 (NIRF) and presented the

India Rankings awards to the top eight

institutions in different categories at a function

held in New Delhi on April 8, 2019. IISc,

Bengaluru topped the ranking in the list of top

ten universities in India.

3. Who has been appointed as the new head

coach of the Indian men’s national hockey

team?

(a) Graham Reid

(b) Dhanraj Pillay

(c) Mark Knowles

(d) Ajit Pal Singh

(e) None of these

Ans.3. (a)

Exp.Hockey India on April 8, 2019 named

Australia’s Graham Reid as the new chief coach

of the Indian men's hockey team. The 54-year-

old will join the team in Bengaluru shortly for

the on-going National Camp at Sports Authority

of India. India had been without a head coach

ever since Harendra Singh was sacked after the

men's team exited the Hockey World Cup at

home in the quarter-final.

4. Who has been conferred with the All India

Management Association’s award for lifetime

contribution to media in 2019?

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(d) Shobhana Bhartia

(e) None of these

Ans.4. (c)

Exp.Mahendra Mohan Gupta, Chairman &

Managing Director, Jagran Prakashan Ltd and

Editorial Director, Dainik Jagran, was awarded

under Lifetime Contribution to Media category.

Also, Azim H Premji, Chairman, Wipro Limited

was awarded with Lifetime Contribution Award.

5. Which company has become India’s first

gaming unicorn?

(a) Hashcube Technologies

(b) Ingenuity Gaming

(c) Zapak Digital

(d) Dream11

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (d)

Exp.Dream11 has become the first Indian

gaming company to be valued at over $1 billion.

With this, it has entered India’s growing club of

unicorns, or startups valued at over $1 billion.

The valuation of Dream11 Fantasy Pvt. Ltd., the

startup’s parent, soared to just under $1.5

billion after a secondary stake purchase by

Hong Kong-based Steadview Capital.

6. Which organisation recently issued

guidelines for banks to set up new currency

chests?

(a) RBI

(b) SEBI

(c) NITI Aayog

(d) FICCI

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (a)

Exp.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 8,

2019 issued “Minimum Standards for a

Currency Chest”, the guidelines for banks to set

up new currency chests. The area of the strong

room or vault of the new currency chest shall

be of at least 1500 square feet.

7. Which country was positioned as the world’s

top recipient of remittances according to the

World Bank’s latest Migration and

Development Brief?

(a) United States

(b) Saudi Arabia

(c) India

(d) China

(e) None of these

Ans.7. (c)

Exp.India was positioned as the world’s top

recipient of remittances with its diaspora

sending USD 79 billion back home in 2018,

according to the World Bank’s latest Migration

and Development Brief. India managed to retain

its top spot in remittances by registering a

significant flow of remittances from USD 62.7

billion in 2016 to USD 65.3 billion 2017 and to

USD 79 billion in 2018.

8. The US recently designated ‘Islamic

Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) as a

terrorist organisation. The IRGC belongs to

which country?

(a) Libya

(b) Iran

(c) Syria

(d) Israel

(e) None of these

Ans.8. (b)

Exp.US President Donald Trump on April 8,

2019 announced designating of Iran’s ‘Islamic

Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’, the elite

military force, as a terrorist organisation. As per

the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the

move is a part of the US efforts to put

maximum pressure on Iran to end its support

for terrorist plots and militant activity that

trembles the Middle East.

9. When the World Homoeopathy Day is


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(d) 11 April

(e) None of these

Ans.9. (c)

Exp.The World Homoeopathy Day 2019 will be

observed across the world on April 10, 2019 to

commemorate the birth anniversary of the

founder of Homoeopathy, Dr. Christian Fredrich

Samuel Hahnemann.

10. When the Central Reserve Police Force

(CRPF) celebrates its Valour Day every year?

(a) 9 April

(b) 10 April

(c) 11 April

(d) 12 April

(e) None of these

Ans.10. (a)

Exp.The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on

April 9, 2019 celebrated its 54th Valour Day. On

April 9, 1965, a small contingent of 2nd

Battalion of CRPF successfully fought and

repulsed an attack by a Pakistani Brigade at

Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.

They eliminated 34 Pakistani soldiers and

captured four soldiers alive.

11TH APRIL

Q1. Exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra 2019’ began in

Uttar Pradesh between India and which

country?

(a) Singapore

(b) Indonesia

(c) Malaysia

(d) Maldives

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(a)

Exp.India, Singapore joint military exercise,

‘Bold Kurukshetra 2019’ began on April 8, 2019

at Babina Cantonment, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

This is the 12th edition of the exercise. The

three-day exercise is being conducted to

develop military technology, boost maritime

security and bolster the nations’ fight against

terrorism.

Q2. Which institution recently ruled that

woman can file dowry harassment case from

place she has taken shelter?

(a) Central Government

(b) Supreme Court

(c) National Commission for Women

(d) Delhi High Court

(e) None of these

Ans.2.(b)

Exp.The Supreme Court on April 9, 2019 ruled

that a woman, who fled her marital or

matrimonial home due to cruelty of dowry

harassment, can file a case of dowry

harassment against her husband and in-laws

from the place she has taken shelter under

Section 498 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Q3. Which organisation launched a course in

Film Criticism and the Art of Review recently?

(a) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

(b) Whistling Woods International

(c) Film and Television Institute of India

(d) Lalit Kala Academy

(e) None of these

Ans.3.(c)

Exp.The Film and Television Institute of India

(FTII) on April 10, 2019 announced a course in

Film Criticism and the Art of Review for the first

time. The course meets a long-standing demand

of cinema critics, film reviewers, film bloggers,

research scholars, film academics and anyone

who has more than ordinary interest in cinema.

Q4. India recently evacuated peacekeeping

CRPF contingent from which African country?

(a) Serbia

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(e) None of these

Ans.4.(d)

Exp.India recently evacuated its peacekeeping

forces comprising 15 CRPF personnel from

Tripoli after the situation suddenly worsened in

Libya. The military conflict in Libya escalated

after the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched a

surprise air strike in Tripoli.

Q5. The Election commission of India has

stalled the release of a biopic during election

period. Which political leader was the film

based on?

(a) Rahul Gandhi

(b) Manmohan Singh

(c) PM Narendra Modi

(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(e) None of these

Ans.5.(c)

Exp.The Election Commission of India on April

10, 2019 banned the release of any biopic,

including a film on Prime Minister Narendra

Modi, which was scheduled to release on April

11, the same day when the seven-phase Lok

Sabha elections are scheduled to begin.

Q6. Which body has urged the media to do

objective reporting on polls and exercise

caution against paid news?

(a) SC

(b) PCI

(c) NBA

(d) CBFC

(e) None of these

Ans.6.(b)

Exp.The Press Council of India has issued new

guidelines, urging the media to do objective

reporting on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

and cautioning it against the phenomenon of

paid news. Under the guidelines, while

reporting on the actual campaign, a newspaper

may not leave out any important point raised by

a candidate and make an attack on his or her

opponent.

Q7. President Ram Nath Kovind has launched

which app for the families of martyred CRPF

troops?

(a) Veer Parivar

(b) Veer Shakti

(c) Valour

(d) CRPF Suraksha

(e) None of these

Ans.7.(a)

Exp.President Ram Nath Kovind on April 9, 2019

launched ‘Veer Parivar App’, a mobile

application for families of CRPF personnel killed

in the line of duty. The application will act as an

interface between the Central Reserve Police

Force (CRPF) authorities and the next of kin of

the slain personnel.

Q8. Senior politician K M Mani passed away on

April 9. He served as the former finance

minister and as one of the leading political

figures in which among the following states?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Kerala

(e) None of these

Ans.8.(d)

Exp.Kerala Congress (M) chairman and former

state Finance Minister K M Mani, who had been

one of the leading figures of Kerala politics for

nearly five decades, passed away at a private

hospital in Kerala on April 9, 2019. Mani had

been an MLA from Kerala’s Pala assembly

constituency for over five decades.

Q9. Kudremukh National Park is located in

which state?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Telangana

(e) Kerala

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Exp. Designated as national park in the year

1987, Kudremukh National Park is located in the

Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka state.

Q10. Where is the headquarter of First Rand

Bank?

(a) USA

(b) South Africa

(c) Brazil

(d) Australia

(e) None of these

Ans.10.(b)

Exp. FirstRand Limited, also referred to as

FirstRand Group is the holding company of

FirstRand Bank, and is a financial services

provider in South Africa. It is one of the financial

services providers licensed by the Reserve Bank

of South Africa, the national banking regulator.

12TH APRIL

Q1. The First phase of Lok Sabha Elections

2019 began on April 11, 2019 for how many

constituencies?

(a) 91

(b) 117

(c) 242

(d) 470

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(a)

Exp.The General Elections 2019 commenced on

April 11, 2019 as the first phase of voting began

for 91 Parliamentary constituencies, out of the

total 543 constituencies, spread over 18 States

and 2 Union Territories.

Q2. Which application form is needed to be

filled to enroll as a new voter and get a voter

ID?

(a) Form 26A

(b) Form 6

(c) Form 17B

(d) Form 12

(e) None of these

Ans.2. (b)

Exp.In order to vote in India, one needs to fill an

application ‘Form 6’ and submit it to the

Electoral Registration Officer in his or her

Assembly Constituency. After proper

verification, person is included in the electoral

roll as a voter. One can also apply for a voters’

ID on the Election Commission’s website.

Q3. How many constituencies in Uttar Pradesh

have gone to polls in the first phase of Lok

Sabha General Elections 2019?

(a) Sixteen

(b) Five

(c) Twenty

(d) Eight

(e) None of these

Ans.3. (a)

Exp.The first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019

has begun in India, with a total 91

constituencies in the fray. As many as 1279

candidates are set to go against each other in

phase 1 of the polls. In Uttar Pradesh, the polls

are being held in eight Parliamentary seats

including Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar,

Bijnor, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad and

Gautam Buddha Nagar.

Q4. Which country’s parliament has voted to

ban semi-automatic weapons?

(a) United Kingdom

(b) New Zealand

(c) Australia

(d) United States

(e) None of these

Ans.4.(b)

Exp.The Parliament of New Zealand on April 10,

2019 voted to ban all types of semi-automatic

weapons and assault rifles following the

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119 members, with just one member opposing

it.

Q5. Who is set to win a record fifth term in

Israel Elections 2019?

(a) Benjamin Netanyahu

(b) Benny Gantz

(c) Gabi Ashkenazi

(d) Moshe Yaalon

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (a)

Exp.Incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu is set to win a record fifth term in

the country's most closely-fought general

election in years after his main rival conceded

defeat. With more than 99 percent of votes

counted, Netanyahu's Likud party is set to lead

a right-wing bloc with 65 of the 120 seats in

parliament. Netanyahu's key rival, Blue and

White Party’s Benny Gantz, accepted the result.

Q6. India has built a maternity hospital in

which nation?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Myanmar

(c) Nepal

(d) Pakistan

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (c)

Exp.India has built a 25-bed maternity hospital

in Nepal. The hospital has been built under the

Government of India's Small Development

Projects Scheme. The Hospital will provide

quality maternity and health care services to

the people of 50 Village Development

Committees in and around Siraha district

Q7. The United Kingdom and the European

Union have agreed to extend Brexit till which

date?

(a) June 30th

(b) October 31st

(c) May 31st

(d) December 31st

(e) None of these

Ans.7.(b)

Exp.The UK and the European Union have

agreed to extend Brexit until October 31, 2019.

The decision was taken at an emergency

meeting in Brussels on April 10, 2019 where the

EU leaders agreed to offer British Prime

Minister Theresa May a six-month extension.

Accepting the offer, May said the UK would still

aim to leave the EU as soon as possible.

Q8. Which project captured the first ever

image of the Black Hole?

(a) James Webb Space Telescope

(b) Hubble Space Telescope

(c) Event Horizon Telescope

(d) Kepler Space Telescope

(e) None of these

Ans.8.(c)

Exp.Astronomers took the first ever image of a

black hole located in a distant galaxy. It was

captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT),

a network of eight linked telescopes. It

measures 40 billion km across and has been

described by scientists as "a monster".

Q9. Which company launched its first drone

delivery service in Australia?

(a) Amazon

(b) Google

(c) eBay

(d) Flirtey

(e) None of these

Ans.9.(b)

Exp.Air delivery developer ‘Wing’, owned by

Google parent company Alphabet, began

delivering its first orders to customers in

Canberra, Australia via flying drones. The

company plans to expand delivery areas in the

nearby cities soon.

Q10. The Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs

20 lakh on which state for virtual ban on public

screening of “Bhobishyoter Bhoot”?

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(b) West Bengal

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Kerala

(e) None of these

Ans.10.(b)

Exp.The Supreme Court imposed a fine of Rs 20

lakh on the West Bengal government for

imposing a virtual ban on public screening of

satirical film “Bhobishyoter Bhoot” in the State.

The film revolves around a group of ghosts,

including a politician, who assemble at a

refugee camp and try to be relevant in

contemporary times.

13TH APRIL

Q1. In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh

Massacre took place?

(a) 1919

(b) 1927

(c) 1967

(d) 1974

(e) None of these

Ans.1. (a)

Exp.The Year 2019 marks the Centenary of the

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, also known as the

Amritsar Massacre that occurred on April 13,

1919. The massacre exposed the inhuman

approach of the British when the British troop

cold-bloodedly open fire into an unarmed

crowd without any warning.

Q2. When the International Day of Human

Space Flight is observer every year?

(a) 11 April

(b) 12 April

(c) 13 April

(d) 14 April

(e) None of these

Ans.2. (b)

Exp.The International Day of Human Space

Flight was observed across the world on April

12, 2019. The day celebrates the anniversary of

the first ever human space flight undertaken by

Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Union citizen then.

Q3. Which space agency made its first

commercial launch by placing a Saudi satellite

in orbit on April 11, 2019?

(a) ISRO

(b) NASA

(c) SpaceX

(d) JAXA

(e) None of these

Ans.3. (c)

Exp.US space flight company SpaceX carried out

its first commercial launch with its Falcon Heavy

rocket by placing a Saudi satellite in orbit on

April 11, 2019. The 13,000-pound Saudi Arabian

telecommunication satellite is operated by

Arabsat and is expected to provide television,

internet and mobile phone service to the

Middle East, Africa and Europe.

Q4. Exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra-2019’

culminated recently. The exercise was held

between India and which country?

(a) Malaysia

(b) Indonesia

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Singapore

(e) None of these

Ans.4. (d)

Exp.The 12th edition of joint military exercise

between India and Singapore ‘Bold Kurukshetra

2019’, culminated on April 11, 2019 after an

impressive closing ceremony held at Babina

Military Station, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

Q5. India's flagship programme, Namami

Gange was felicitated with the coveted Public

Water Agency of the Year award at the Global

Water Summit. The Summit was held in which

city?

(a) London

(b) New Delhi

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(d) Moscow

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (a)

Exp.India's flagship programme, National

Mission for Clean Ganga or Namami Gange was

felicitated with the coveted Public Water

Agency of the Year award at the Global Water

Summit on April 9, 2019 at London.

Q6. India and which nation agreed to

strengthen bilateral ties on April 11, 2019?

(a) Netherlands

(b) Switzerland

(c) Sweden

(d) Germany

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (a)

Exp.India and the Netherlands on April 11, 2019

discussed ways to strengthen bilateral, political

and economic ties, including boosting

cooperation at the United Nations and other

international forum.The two nations used the

dialogue exchange as an opportunity to review

the entire extent of bilateral relations, including

political, economic, commercial, scientific and

cultural cooperation.

Q7. Who has been appointed as first Chief

Justice of new Andhra Pradesh High Court?

(a) Surya Kant

(b) Govind Mathur

(c) Gita Mittal

(d) Vikram Nath

(e) None of these

Ans.7. (d)

Exp.Justice Vikram Nath, the senior most judge

of Allahabad High Court, was on April 10, 2019

appointed as the first Chief Justice of the newly-

constituted Andhra Pradesh High Court. The

new Andhra Pradesh High court was established

on January 1, 2019 following the division of a

combined high court of Telangana and Andhra

Pradesh.

Q8. Professor Najma Akhtar has been

appointed as the first women Vice-Chancellor

of which university?

(a) DU

(b) JNU

(c) BHU

(d) Jamia

(e) None of these

Ans.8.(d)

Exp.Professor Najma Akhtar of the National

Institute of Educational Planning and

Administration, New Delhi was appointed as the

Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia

University on April 11, 2019. Akhtar is the first

woman to be appointed as the JMI V-C. She has

four decades of academic scholarship in

educational leadership.

Q9. The lawmakers of which nation have

introduced a new bill to strengthen the

strategic partnership between their nation and

India?

(a) United Kingdom

(b) Australia

(c) United States

(d) Canada

(e) None of these

Ans.9.(c)

Exp.The lawmakers in the United States have

introduced a new legislation, Bill HR 2123, in

House of Representatives to strengthen US-

India strategic partnership. If enacted, the

legislation would ensure that the US State

Department treat India as a NATO ally for the

purposes of the Arms Export Control Act.

Q10. In Libya, General Khalifa Haftar, who is

viewed by his opponents as a new dictator, is

the leader of which party?

(a) Government of National Accord

(b) Tobruk government

(c) Libyan National Army

(d) National Liberation Party

(e) None of these





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Ans.10.(c)

Exp.Libya, which has undergone years of

conflict, has no single government currently,

with General Khalifa Haftar's LNA backing the

Tobruk-based parliament which governs

eastern Libya and the GNA which controls

Libya's western parts from Tripoli.

14TH APRIL

Q1. In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh

Massacre took place?

(a) 1919

(b) 1927

(c) 1967

(d) 1974

(e) None of these

Ans.1. (a)

Exp.The Year 2019 marks the Centenary of the

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, also known as the

Amritsar Massacre that occurred on April 13,

1919. The massacre exposed the inhuman

approach of the British when the British troop

cold-bloodedly open fire into an unarmed

crowd without any warning.

Q2. When the International Day of Human

Space Flight is observer every year?

(a) 11 April

(b) 12 April

(c) 13 April

(d) 14 April

(e) None of these

Ans.2. (b)

Exp.The International Day of Human Space

Flight was observed across the world on April

12, 2019. The day celebrates the anniversary of

the first ever human space flight undertaken by

Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Union citizen then.

Q3. Which space agency made its first

commercial launch by placing a Saudi satellite

in orbit on April 11, 2019?

(a) ISRO

(b) NASA

(c) SpaceX

(d) JAXA

(e) None of these

Ans.3. (c)

Exp.US space flight company SpaceX carried out

its first commercial launch with its Falcon Heavy

rocket by placing a Saudi satellite in orbit on

April 11, 2019. The 13,000-pound Saudi Arabian

telecommunication satellite is operated by

Arabsat and is expected to provide television,

internet and mobile phone service to the

Middle East, Africa and Europe.

Q4. Which country’s parliament has voted to

ban semi-automatic weapons?

(a) United Kingdom

(b) New Zealand

(c) Australia

(d) United States

(e) None of these

Ans.4.(b)

Exp.The Parliament of New Zealand on April 10,

2019 voted to ban all types of semi-automatic

weapons and assault rifles following the

Christchurch attacks. The bill was passed in the

House of Representatives with the approval of

119 members, with just one member opposing

it.

Q5. Who is set to win a record fifth term in

Israel Elections 2019?

(a) Benjamin Netanyahu

(b) Benny Gantz

(c) Gabi Ashkenazi

(d) Moshe Yaalon

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (a)

Exp.Incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu is set to win a record fifth term in

the country's most closely-fought general

election in years after his main rival conceded

defeat. With more than 99 percent of votes

counted, Netanyahu's Likud party is set to lead

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parliament. Netanyahu's key rival, Blue and

White Party’s Benny Gantz, accepted the result.

Q6. India has built a maternity hospital in

which nation?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Myanmar

(c) Nepal

(d) Pakistan

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (c)

Exp.India has built a 25-bed maternity hospital

in Nepal. The hospital has been built under the

Government of India's Small Development

Projects Scheme. The Hospital will provide

quality maternity and health care services to

the people of 50 Village Development

Committees in and around Siraha district.

Q7. President Ram Nath Kovind has launched

which app for the families of martyred CRPF

troops?

(a) Veer Parivar

(b) Veer Shakti

(c) Valour

(d) CRPF Suraksha

(e) None of these

Ans.7.(a)

Exp.President Ram Nath Kovind on April 9, 2019

launched ‘Veer Parivar App’, a mobile

application for families of CRPF personnel killed

in the line of duty. The application will act as an

interface between the Central Reserve Police

Force (CRPF) authorities and the next of kin of

the slain personnel.

Q8. Senior politician K M Mani passed away on

April 9. He served as the former finance

minister and as one of the leading political

figures in which among the following states?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Kerala

(e) None of these

Ans.8.(d)

Exp.Kerala Congress (M) chairman and former

state Finance Minister K M Mani, who had been

one of the leading figures of Kerala politics for

nearly five decades, passed away at a private

hospital in Kerala on April 9, 2019. Mani had

been an MLA from Kerala’s Pala assembly

constituency for over five decades.

Q9. Kudremukh National Park is located in

which state?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Telangana

(e) Kerala

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. Designated as national park in the year

1987, Kudremukh National Park is located in the

Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka state.

10. When the Central Reserve Police Force

(CRPF) celebrates its Valour Day every year?

(a) 9 April

(b) 10 April

(c) 11 April

(d) 12 April

(e) None of these

Ans.10. (a)

Exp.The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on

April 9, 2019 celebrated its 54th Valour Day. On

April 9, 1965, a small contingent of 2nd

Battalion of CRPF successfully fought and

repulsed an attack by a Pakistani Brigade at

Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.

They eliminated 34 Pakistani soldiers and

captured four soldiers alive.

15TH APRIL

Q1. Which nation honoured Prime Minister

Narendra Modi with its top order on April 12,

2019?





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(a) China

(b) Russia

(c) United Kingdom

(d) Israel

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(b)

Exp.Russia on April 12, 2019 announced that it

had honoured Indian Prime Minister Narendra

Modi with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle,

the highest order of the Russian Federation, for

promoting partnership and friendly relations

between the two countries.

Q2. Which among the following nations has

yet not ratified the BBIN Motor Vehicle

Agreement?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) Bhutan

(c) India

(d) Nepal

(e) None of these

Ans.2.(b)

Exp.The Bhutan government has decided to

send the bill for ratification of the Bangladesh-

Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicle Agreement

for road and rail connectivity to its upper

senate. The BBIN initiative is a big initiative in

the region, which is aimed at improving rail and

road connectivity in the region. However, only

Bangladesh, India and Nepal have implemented

the agreement, Bhutan is yet to accord its

ratification of the agreement.

Q3. Who has formed a Central Monitoring

Committee to check river pollution?

(a) Supreme Court

(b) Environment Ministry

(c) National Green Tribunal

(d) Central Pollution Control Board

(e) None of these

Ans.3. (c)

Exp.The Nation Green Tribunal (NGT) has

formed a Central Monitoring Committee to

prepare and enforce a national plan to make

over 350 river stretches across the country

pollution free. The committee would comprise a

representative of NITI Aayog, secretaries of

Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Urban

Development and Ministry of Environment, the

director general of National Mission for Clean

Ganga and the Chairman of the Central

Pollution Control Board.

Q4. Which country is set to host the host

world’s foremost Artificial Intelligence

Summit?

(a) Russia

(b) China

(c) India

(d) UAE

(e) None of these

Ans.4. (d)

Exp.United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the

world’s leading Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Summit -AIE from April 30 to May 1, 2019.The

summit aims to empower global dialogue on

the future of government, business and society.

The inaugural 'AI Everything', AIE will take place

at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Q5. Which golfer clinched his fifth Masters and

15th major title after 11 years?

(a) Dustin Johnson

(b) Jordan Spieth

(c) Adam Scott

(d) Tiger Woods

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (d)

Exp.Tiger Woods clinched his fifth Masters and

a 15th major title on April 14, 2019, ending 11-

year wait for a major title after overcoming

career-threatening back problems. The 43-year-

old Woods finished with a two-under-par 70 to

win on 13 under, one clear of fellow Americans

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Q6. Which Indian boxer clinched gold in Boxing

World Cup in 54 kg?

(a) Sakshi Chaudhary

(b) Pinki Rani

(c) Pwilao Basumatary

(d) Meena Kumari Maisnam

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (d)

Exp.India finished with 5 medals in the Boxing

World Cup which concluded at Cologne,

Germany on April 13, 2019. While Meena

Kumari Maisnam continued her fine run to win

gold in the 54 kg, reigning youth world

champion Sakshi (57 kg) and India Open

champion Pwilao Basumatary (64 kg) settled for

the silver. Pinki Rani (51 kg) and Parveen ( 60

kg) won bronze.

Q7. Who was sworn in as the new Prime

Minister of Palestinian on April 3, 2019?

(a) Mahmoud Abbas

(b) Mohammad Shtayyeh

(c) Benjamin Netanyahu

(d) Rami Hamdallah

(e) None of these

Ans.7. (b)

Exp.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on

April 13, 2019 sworn in a new government

headed by Mohammad Shtayyeh, a long-time

ally from his Fatah party. Mohammad Shtayyeh

was administered the oath as the new Prime

Minister of Palestine in Ramallah, in the Israeli-

occupied West Bank. The new government was

formed after former Prime Minister Rami

Hamdallah resigned in January 2019.

Q8. Which nation’s military council has

removed its defence minister Awad Ibn Auf

from his role and appointed a new intelligence

chief?

(a) Yemen

(b) Egypt

(c) Syria

(d) Sudan

(e) None of these

Ans.8. (d)

Exp.Sudan's military council has removed

defence minister Awad Ibn Auf from his role

and appointed a new intelligence chief. With

the announcement, Lieutenant General Abu

Bakr Mustafa will replace Salah Abdallah

Mohamed Saleh, known as Salah Gosh, as chief

of Sudan's National Intelligence and Security

Service.

Q9. Which party emerged victorious in the

Finland General Elections 2019?

(a) Social Democratic Party

(b) Anti-immigration Finns Party

(c) Nationalist Finns Party

(d) National Coalition Party

(e) None of these

Ans.9. (a)

Exp.The Social Democratic Party (SDP) recently

emerged winner in general elections in Finland.

With 99.3 per cent of the ballots counted, the

SDP, headed by former union leader Antti

Rinne, obtained 17.7 per cent of the votes and

40 seats in Parliament, while the anti-

immigration Finns Party, who is also in the

opposition - obtained 17.5 per cent of the votes

and 39 seats.

Q10. The world’s largest airplane, which took

off for the very first time on April 13, has been

built by a company based out of which nation?

(a) Russia

(b) United Kingdom

(c) China

(d) United States

(e) None of these

Ans.10. (d)

Exp.The world’s largest airplane took off for the

very first time on April 13, 2019. The American

space transportation venture, Stratolaunch has

built this aircraft in eight years. After its

successful test flight, the company hopes to use

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aircraft to launch satellite-bearing rockets into

space by 2022. The plane’s test flight was done

at Mojave Desert in California.

16TH APRIL

Q1. Which Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile was

successfully test fired by DRDO recently?

(a) Nirbhay

(b) Nag

(c) BrahMos

(d) Agni

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(a)

Exp.The Defence Research and Development

Organisation (DRDO) on April 15, 2019

successfully test fired indigenously designed

Long Range Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile “Nirbhay”

from the Integrated Test Range (ITR),

Chandipur, Odisha.

Q2. The Union Cabinet recently approved MoU

in the field of traditional systems of medicine

and homoeopathy between India and which

country?

(a) China

(b) Bolivia

(c) Nepal

(d) Indonesia

(e) None of these

Ans.2.(b)

Exp.The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime

Minister Narendra Modi approved the

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

between India and Bolivia in the field of

traditional systems of medicine and

homoeopathy. The MoU was signed in Bolivia in

March 2019.

Q3. The Union Cabinet approved the creation

of which post in the Office of the Comptroller

and Auditor General of India (CAG)?

(a) Additional Comptroller & Auditor General

(b) Chief Comptroller & Auditor General

(c) Deputy Comptroller & Auditor General

(d) Assistant Comptroller & Auditor General

(e) None of these

Ans.3.(c)

Exp.The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime

Minister Narendra Modi, approved the creation

of one post of Deputy Comptroller & Auditor

General (Coordination, Communication and

Information System) in Pay Level-17 in the

Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

of India (CAG).

Q4. India is partnering Japan and the United

Arab Emirates (UAE) to implement two

projects in which continent?

(a) Asia

(b) Australia

(c) North America

(d) Africa

(e) None of these

Ans.4.(d)

Exp.India is partnering with Japan and the

United Arab Emirates (UAE) to implement two

projects in Africa. India will build a cancer

hospital in Kenya in collaboration with Japan. It

will partner with the UAE to set up an

Information and Communications Technology

(ICT) centre in Ethiopia.

Q5. The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press

Freedom Prize 2019 was awarded to Reuters

reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo for

reporting on alleged human rights violations in

which country?

(a) Myanmar

(b) Syria

(c) Libya

(d) Sudan

(e) None of these

Ans.5.(a)

Exp.The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press

Freedom Prize 2019 was awarded to Reuters’

reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo for their

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human rights violations in Myanmar’s state of

Rakhine. The award carries prize money of USD

25000.

Q6. The US State department has advised its

citizens to reconsider their travel to which

nation?

(a) North Korea

(b) Russia

(c) Pakistan

(d) China

(e) None of these

Ans.6.(c)

Exp.The US Department of State has advised its

citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan

due to terrorism. It has asked their citizens not

to travel to restive Balochistan, Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Pakistan occupied

Jammu & Kashmir as it has identified these

places as the most dangerous areas due to

terror attacks.

Q7. Who has been named captain of the Indian

squad for the ICC World Cup 2019 in England

and Wales?

(a) Virat Kohli

(b) Rohit Sharma

(c) MS Dhoni

(d) Shikhar Dhawan

(e) None of these

Ans.7.(a)

Exp.Indian selectors on April 15, 2019

announced the Indian team for the ICC Cricket

World Cup 2019, which is scheduled to begin in

England and Wales from May 30, 2019. The 15-

man squad would be led by Virat Kohli with

Rohit Sharma as his deputy. The surprise

inclusions in the team include all-rounder Vijay

Shankar and veteran wicketkeeper-batsman

Dinesh Karthik, who has returned to India's

World Cup squad after 12 years.

Q8. Which among the following players didn’t

make it to the final Indian squad for the ICC

Cricket World Cup 2019?

(a) Dinesh Karthik

(b) Rishabh Pant

(c) Vijay Shankar

(d) KL Rahul

(e) None of these

Ans.8. (b)

Exp.Indian selectors on April 15, 2019

announced the Indian team for the ICC Cricket

World Cup 2019, which is scheduled to begin in

England and Wales from May 30, 2019. The 15-

man squad would be led by Virat Kohli with

Rohit Sharma as his deputy. While all-rounder

Vijay Shankar and veteran wicketkeeper-

batsman Dinesh Karthik were the surprise

inclusions, middle-order batsman Ambati

Rayudu and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh

Pant were left out from the squad.

Q9. Who among the following is the first Chief

Minister to have been barred from

campaigning for a set period for violating the

model code of conduct during election rallies?

(a) Yogi Adityanath

(b) Mamata Banerjee

(c) K Chandrashekar Rao

(d) N Chandrababu Naidu

(e) None of these

Ans.9.(a)

Exp.The Election Commission on April 15, 2019

banned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath, BSP leader Mayawati, SP leader

Azam Khan and Union minister Maneka Gandhi

from campaigning for a set time period due to

their hateful comments. This is the first time an

all-India ban has been imposed on politicians to

campaign in elections and it is also for the first

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Q10. The World Health Organisation has raised

an alarm over 300 percent rise in cases

regarding which disease in the first quarter of

2019?

(a) HIV/AIDS

(b) Malaria

(c) Diabetes

(d) Measles

(e) None of these

Ans.10.(d)

Exp.The World Health Organization (WHO) has

raised alarm over a 300 percent increase in the

case of measles globally in the first quarter of

2019 compared with last year. So far this year,

170 countries have reported 112,163 measles

cases to WHO. At this time in 2018, 163

countries had reported 28,124 cases.

17TH APRIL

1. The Second Phase of Lok Sabha Elections

2019 will be held on April 18, 2019 in how

many constituencies?

(a) 84

(b) 97

(c) 123

(d) 131

(e) None of these

Ans.1. (b)

Exp.The Second Phase of Lok Sabha Elections

2019 will be held on April 18, 2019 in 97 Lok

Sabha Constituencies across 12 States and 1

Union Territory. The voting for Lok Sabha

Elections 2019 Phase II will be held for some

parliamentary constituencies of Assam, Bihar,

Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka,

Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tamil Nadu,

Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

2. The Election Commission has cancelled

polling in which among the following

constituencies on grounds of misuse of

money?

(a) Erode

(b) Vellore

(c) Salem

(d) Perambalur

(e) None of these

Ans.2. (b)

Exp.The Election Commission of India has

cancelled polling Tamil Nadu’s Vellore

constituency on the grounds of misuse of

money. The South Indian state will go to polls

for 38 out of the total 39 Lok Sabha seats on

April 18, 2019, during the second phase of polls.

Vellore polls have been rescinded following

reports of the large-scale illegal flow of cash.

3. President Trump has vetoed a bill that

sought an end to US military support for Saudi-

led war in this nation.

(a) Iran

(b) Sudan

(c) Yemen

(d) Afghanistan

(e) None of these

Ans.3. (c)


2019 vetoed a bill passed by the Congress to

end US military assistance in Saudi Arabia-led

war in Yemen. The veto, which is the second

one in Trump's presidency, was expected. The

Congress had voted for the first time to invoke

the War Powers Resolution to try and stop US

involvement in a foreign conflict.

4. One of the world’s largest one-day elections

began in which nation on April 17, 2019?

(a) India

(b) Malaysia

(c) Indonesia

(d) Algeria

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Ans.4. (c)

Exp.Indonesia on April 17, 2019 kicked off one

of the world's biggest one-day elections to pick

a new president and parliament after a six-

month campaign. The polls have pitted

incumbent President Joko Widodo, who is a

clear favourite, against ex-general Prabowo

Subianto in a race to lead the nation.

5. Which among the following iconic structures

almost burned down recently after a

devastating blaze?

(a) Acropolis of Athens

(b) Notre-Dame Cathedral

(c) Westminster Abbey

(d) The Colosseum

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (b)

Exp.The Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris,

France almost burned down in a devastating

fire that began on April 15, 2019. The fire

completely destroyed the spire of the iconic

structure and two-thirds of its largely medieval

roof. UNESCO experts have agreed to help in

rebuilding the structure.

6. Which nation has disarmed its police as

terror threat level lowered?

(a) New Zealand

(b) Australia

(c) South Korea

(d) Japan

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (a)

Exp.New Zealand police on April 17, 2019

ended the routine arming of frontline officers as

the terrorism threat level was lowered a month

after the Christchurch mosques massacre. The

police and security agencies reduced the threat

level from high to medium. The level is still

higher than it was before the March 15 attacks,

when the threat was deemed to be "low".

7. The Reserve Bank of India on April 17, 2019

issued banknotes signed by the Governor

Shaktikanta Das of which denomination?

(a) Rs 20

(b) Rs 50

(c) Rs 100

(d) Rs 200

(e) None of these

Ans.7. (b)


2019 issued Rs 50 denomination banknotes

signed by the Governor Shaktikanta Das. The

design of these notes is similar in all respects to

Rs 50 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi new

series.

8. Which of the following platforms blocked

the access to TikTok App recently in India?

(a) Facebook

(b) Instagram

(c) Google

(d) Twitter

(e) None of these

Ans.8. (c)

Exp.Google on April 16, 2019 blocked the access

to highly popular Chinese video app 'TikTok' on

its play store following the refusal of the

Madras High Court to lift the ban imposed on

the app on April 3, 2019. The app is now not

available for download from Google playstore.

9. The world’s largest airplane took off for the

very first time on April 13, 2019. The aircraft

has been developed by which company?

(a) Stratolaunch

(b) Boeing

(c) Airbus

(d) Lockheed Martin

(e) None of these

Ans.9. (a)

Exp.World’s largest airplane took off for the

very first time on April 13, 2019. Stratolaunch


successful test flight, company hopes to use the





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twin-fuselage, six-engine, catamaran-style


space by 2022. This test flight was done at

Mojave Desert, California.

10. A raging fire recently tore through Notre-

Dame Cathedral, the 850-year-old Gothic

building. The cathedral is located in which

country?

(a) France

(b) Italy

(c) Belgium

(d) Hungary

(e) None ofthese

Answers

Ans.10. (a)

Exp.In France, a raging fire tore through 850-

year-old Gothic building, Notre-Dame Cathedral

in central Paris. Around 400 firefighters battled

into the night to control the flames. The cause

of the blaze was not immediately clear.

18TH APRIL

Q1. The Second Phase of Lok Sabha Elections

2019 will be held on April 18, 2019 in how

many constituencies?

(a) 84

(b) 97

(c) 123

(d) 131

(e) None of these

Ans.1. (b)

Exp.The Second Phase of Lok Sabha Elections

2019 will be held on April 18, 2019 in 97 Lok

Sabha Constituencies across 12 States and 1

Union Territory. The voting for Lok Sabha

Elections 2019 Phase II will be held for some

parliamentary constituencies of Assam, Bihar,

Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka,

Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tamil Nadu,

Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

Q2. The Election Commission has cancelled

polling in which among the following

constituencies on grounds of misuse of

money?

(a) Erode

(b) Vellore

(c) Salem

(d) Perambalur

(e) None of these

Ans.2. (b)

Exp.The Election Commission of India has

cancelled polling Tamil Nadu’s Vellore

constituency on the grounds of misuse of

money. The South Indian state will go to polls

for 38 out of the total 39 Lok Sabha seats on

April 18, 2019, during the second phase of polls.

Vellore polls have been rescinded following

reports of the large-scale illegal flow of cash.

Q3. President Trump has vetoed a bill that

sought an end to US military support for Saudi-

led war in this nation.

(a) Iran

(b) Sudan

(c) Yemen

(d) Afghanistan

(e) None of these

Ans.3. (c)


2019 vetoed a bill passed by the Congress to

end US military assistance in Saudi Arabia-led

war in Yemen. The veto, which is the second

one in Trump's presidency, was expected. The

Congress had voted for the first time to invoke

the War Powers Resolution to try and stop US

involvement in a foreign conflict.

Q4. One of the world’s largest one-day

elections began in which nation on April 17,

2019?

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(b) Malaysia

(c) Indonesia

(d) Algeria

(e) None of these

Ans.4. (c)

Exp.Indonesia on April 17, 2019 kicked off one

of the world's biggest one-day elections to pick

a new president and parliament after a six-

month campaign. The polls have pitted

incumbent President Joko Widodo, who is a

clear favourite, against ex-general Prabowo

Subianto in a race to lead the nation.

Q5. Which among the following iconic

structures almost burned down recently after

a devastating blaze?

(a) Acropolis of Athens

(b) Notre-Dame Cathedral

(c) Westminster Abbey

(d) The Colosseum

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (b)

Exp.The Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris,

France almost burned down in a devastating

fire that began on April 15, 2019. The fire

completely destroyed the spire of the iconic

structure and two-thirds of its largely medieval

roof. UNESCO experts have agreed to help in

rebuilding the structure.

Q6. Which nation has disarmed its police as

terror threat level lowered?

(a) New Zealand

(b) Australia

(c) South Korea

(d) Japan

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (a)

Exp.New Zealand police on April 17, 2019

ended the routine arming of frontline officers as

the terrorism threat level was lowered a month

after the Christchurch mosques massacre. The

police and security agencies reduced the threat

level from high to medium. The level is still

higher than it was before the March 15 attacks,

when the threat was deemed to be "low".

Q7. The Reserve Bank of India on April 17,

2019 issued banknotes signed by the Governor

Shaktikanta Das of which denomination?

(a) Rs 20

(b) Rs 50

(c) Rs 100

(d) Rs 200

(e) None of these

Ans.7. (b)


2019 issued Rs 50 denomination banknotes

signed by the Governor Shaktikanta Das. The

design of these notes is similar in all respects to

Rs 50 banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi new

series.

Q8. Which of the following platforms blocked

the access to TikTok App recently in India?

(a) Facebook

(b) Instagram

(c) Google

(d) Twitter

(e) None of these

Ans.8. (c)

Exp.Google on April 16, 2019 blocked the access

to highly popular Chinese video app 'TikTok' on

its play store following the refusal of the

Madras High Court to lift the ban imposed on

the app on April 3, 2019. The app is now not

available for download from Google playstore.

Q9. The world’s largest airplane took off for

the very first time on April 13, 2019. The

aircraft has been developed by which

company?

(a) Stratolaunch

(b) Boeing

(c) Airbus

(d) Lockheed Martin

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Ans.9. (a)

Exp.World’s largest airplane took off for the

very first time on April 13, 2019. Stratolaunch


successful test flight, company hopes to use the

twin-fuselage, six-engine, catamaran-style


space by 2022. This test flight was done at

Mojave Desert, California.

Q10. A raging fire recently tore through Notre-

Dame Cathedral, the 850-year-old Gothic

building. The cathedral is located in which

country?

(a) France

(b) Italy

(c) Belgium

(d) Hungary

(e) None of these

Ans.10. (a)

Exp.In France, a raging fire tore through 850-

year-old Gothic building, Notre-Dame Cathedral

in central Paris. Around 400 firefighters battled

into the night to control the flames. The cause

of the blaze was not immediately clear.

19TH & 20TH APRIL

1. Which country was nominated as the Guest

of Honour at the 29th edition of the Abu Dhabi

International Book Fair?

(a) India

(b) Russia

(c) Israel

(d) Italy

(e) None of these

Ans.1. (a)

Exp.The 29th edition of the Abu Dhabi

International Book Fair (ADIBF) began on April

24, 2019. India is attending the fair as the

“Guest of Honour” country, reflecting the

strong relations between the leadership and the

people of the UAE and India.

2. The United States on April 23, 2019

announced to terminate sanction waivers for

all importers of Iranian oil by May 2, 2019.

Which of the following countries was waived

off from sanctions on imports of Iranian oil?

(a) Israel

(b) China

(c) Syria

(d) Qatar

(e) None of these

Ans.2. (b)

Exp.The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on

April 23, 2019 announced that the sanction

waivers that it had granted to some countries

still buying oil from Iran will terminate on May

2, 2019. With this announcement, five countries

namely, India, China, Japan, South Korea and

Turkey will no longer be exempted from the US

sanctions, if they continue to import Iranian oil

after their waivers end on May 2.

3. Which Insurance company recently launched

the Cyber Defence Insurance to protect

businesses from financial and reputational

losses due to cyber attacks?

(a) New India Assurance

(b) Oriental Insurance

(c) SBI General Insurance

(d) United India Insurance Company Limited

(e) None of these

Ans.3. (c)

Exp.SBI General Insurance launched its new

product ‘cyber defence insurance’ to protect

businesses from financial and reputational

losses due to cyber attacks. It offers protection

against the growing threat of cyber breaches

like hacking attacks, identity theft, and business

interruption.

4. When the first official International Day of

Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace was

observed?

(a) 11th January 2019

(b) 18th February 2019





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(c) 22nd March 2019

(d) 24th April 2019

(e) None of these

Ans.4. (d)

Exp.On April 24, 2019, the first official

International Day of Multilateralism and

Diplomacy for Peace was celebrated by the

United Nations and the UN General Assembly

convened a one-day high-level plenary meeting

to commemorate and promote the day.

5. What rank India fetched in the Startup

Ecosystem Ranking 2019, according to data

released by StartupBlink?

(a) 17th

(b) 22nd

(c) 37th

(d) 46th

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (a)

Exp.According to data released by StartupBlink,

India moved to 17th position in the Startup

Ecosystem Ranking 2019 from 37th spot in

2018. The top three spots remained unchanged

on the index with the United States, United

Kingdom and Canada.

6. A special bench has been formed under

which Supreme Court judge to inquire into the

sexual harassment against the Chief Justice?

(a) Justice SA Bobde

(b) Justice NV Ramana

(c) Justice Indira Banerjee

(d) CJI Ranjan Gogoi

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (a)

Exp.The Supreme Court on April 23, 2019

constituted a three-judge panel headed by

Justice SA Bobde, the senior-most judge in apex

court after the Chief Justice of India (CJI), to

inquire into the sexual harassment complaint by

a former junior court assistant against CJI

Ranjan Gogoi. Besides Justice SA Bobde, the

inquiry panel comprises Justice NV Ramana, the

next senior most judge, and Justice Indira

Banerjee, who was elevated to the Supreme

Court on August 7, 2018.

7. The Union Government has extended the

ban on import of milk products from which

country?

(a) Pakistan

(b) China

(c) Nepal

(d) Bangladesh

(e) None of these

Ans.7. (b)

Exp.The Union Government on April 23, 2019

extended the ban on import of milk and its

products, including chocolates, from China till

laboratories at ports for testing the presence of

toxic chemical melamine are upgraded. The ban

was first imposed in September 2008 and

extended subsequently from time to time. The

latest ban imposed by the government ended

on April 23.

8. The United Arab Emirates has announced 85

percent completion of its Mars probe project.

What is name of the probe?

(a) Destiny

(b) Clarity

(c) Justice

(d) Hope

(e) None of these

Ans.8. (d)

Exp.The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin

Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) have announced

that 85 percent of the Hope Probe project has

been completed. Hope Probe is an ambitious

dream project of UAE to send a mission to

Mars.

9. Which terror outfit has claimed the

responsibility of the devastating Easter bomb

blasts in Sri Lanka?

(a) Jaish-e-Mohammad

(b) Al-Qa'ida





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(c) Islamic State

(d) Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

(e) None of these

Ans.9.(c)

Exp.The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed

responsibility for serial bombings in Sri Lanka

which killed over 310 people and injured about

500 others on Easter, on April 21, 2019. Sri

Lankan government had earlier named local

Islamist radical group, the National Thowheed

Jamaath, as the prime suspect, for the string of

eight powerful blasts that shattered a decade of

peace in the island nation since the end of the

civil war.

10. Which among the following nations

successfully test-fired an indigenous cruise

missile on April 23, 2019?

(a) India

(b) China

(c) North Korea

(d) Pakistan

(e) None of these

Ans.10. (d)

Exp.Pakistan Navy on April 23, 2019 successfully

test-fired an indigenous cruise missile in the

Arabian Sea, the navy said. The indigenously

developed cruise missile has anti-ship missile

and land attack capability. The missile

reportedly hit its target accurately on land

signifying the impressive capabilities of the

indigenous missile system.

21ST & 22ND APRIL

Q1. How many medals did India win at the

23rd edition of the Asian Athletics

Championship?

(a) 22

(b) 18

(c) 20

(d) 17

(e) None of these

Ans.1. (d)

Exp.The 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics

Championship concluded in Doha, Qatar on

April 24, 2019. India with 17 medals (3 Gold, 7

silver and 7 bronze) finished fourth in the

tournament. The four-day event saw

participation from 63 nations across the world.

Bahrain topped the tally with 11 gold, 7 silver

and 4 bronze, followed by China with 10 gold,

13 silver, 7 bronze and then Japan with 5 gold, 4

silver, 9 bronze.

Q2. The Indian Army recently began online

registration of women for recruitment into

which field for the first time?

(a) Air Defence

(b) Education Corps

(c) Engineer Corps

(d) Military Police

(e) None of these

Ans.2. (d)

Exp.In a first, the Indian Army on April 25, 2019

began online registration of women for

recruitment as soldiers into the military police.

The recruitment for ‘Soldier General Duty

(Women Military Police)’ was mooted by the

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat soon after he

took over the post. The approval for the

creation of the post came recently by the

Defence Ministry.

Q3. India recently pushed which continent’s

right to a permanent seat in the UN Security

Council?

(a) Australia

(b) Africa

(c) South America

(d) Europe

(e) None of these

Ans.3. (b)

Exp.India recently stressed upon Africa's right

to representation among the ranks of the

permanent members of the UN Security

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urgency to the long-stalled reform process of

the UNSC.

Q4. Which bank sold its entire stake in NHB,

Nabard to the Union Government?

(a) SBI

(b) WB

(c) RBI

(d) PNB

(e) None of these

Ans.4. (c)

Exp.The Reserve Bank of India has sold its entire

stake in the National Housing Bank (NHB) and

the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural

Development (Nabard) to the Union

Government for Rs 1,450 crore and Rs 20 crore,

respectively. The move would now make these

organisations fully government-owned.

Q5. Which country recently became the

world’s first to launch malaria vaccine?

(a) Malawi

(b) Serbia

(c) Maldives

(d) Nepal

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (a)

Exp.Malawi launched the world’s first malaria

vaccine in a landmark pilot programme. The

country is the first of three in Africa in which

the vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made

available to children up to 2 years of age; Ghana

and Kenya will introduce the vaccine later.

Q6. Who has been honoured with the Master

Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Award 2019?

(a) Salim Khan

(b) Helen

(c) Shabana Azmi

(d) Javed Akhtar

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (a)

Exp.Actor, producer and screenwriter Salim

Khan, who is also the father of superstar Salman

Khan, was honoured with the Master

Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Award.

Q7. This yesteryear actress was conferred with

the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Special

Award 2019?

(a) Hema Malini

(b) Helen

(c) Waheeda Rehman

(d) Shabana Azmi

(e) None of these

Ans.7. (b)

Exp.Popular scriptwriter Salim Khan, national

award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar

and one of the finest dancing divas of

yesteryears, Helen were honoured with the

prestigious Master Deenanath Mangeshkar

Award at a ceremony in Mumbai on April 24,

2019.

Q8. The United Nations recently signed a joint

framework aimed at strengthening partnership

in counter-terrorism efforts with which group

of countries?

(a) United Arab Emirates

(b) European Union

(c) SAARC

(d) ASEAN

(e) None of these

Ans.8. (b)

Exp.The United Nations and the European

Union (EU) on April 24, 2019 signed a joint

framework aimed at strengthening partnership

in counter-terrorism efforts. The framework

was enacted on the occasion of the second

edition of EU-UN Leader’s Dialogue on Counter-

Terrorism that was held in New York.

Q9. Which high court lifted the ban on Chinese

short-video app ‘TikTok’?

(a) Rajasthan High Court

(b) Bombay High Court

(c) Madras High Court

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Ans.9. (c)

Exp.The Madras high court on April 24, 2019

lifted the ban on Chinese short-video app

‘TikTok’, three weeks after it had asked the

Government to prohibit further downloads of

the popular application on Google and Apple

app stores.

Q10. When the World Malaria Day is

celebrated every year?

(a) 24 April

(b) 25 April

(c) 26 April

(d) 27 April

(e) None of these

Ans.10. (b)

Exp.The World Malaria Day is an international

observance commemorated every year on 25

April and recognizes global efforts to control

malaria. It is one of eight official global public

health campaigns currently marked by the

World Health Organization (WHO).

23RD & 24TH APRIL

Q1. When the World Intellectual Property Day

is celebrated every year?

(a) 24 April

(b) 25 April

(c) 26 April

(d) 27 April

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(c)

Exp.The World Intellectual Property Day was


spread awareness about the role that

intellectual property rights like patents,

trademarks, industrial designs and copyright

play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

Q2. Former Indian Army Chief General Dalbir

Singh Suhag was recently appointed as India's

High Commissioner to which country?

(a) Sweden

(b) Seychelles

(c) South Africa

(d) Saudi Arabia

(e) None of these

Ans.2.(b)

Exp.Former Indian Army Chief General (Retired)

Dalbir Singh Suhag was on April 25, 2019

appointed as India's High Commissioner to the

island nation Seychelles. Dalbir Singh was the

Army Chief from August 1, 2014 to December

31, 2016. He was also part of the Indian Peace

Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka in 1987.

Q3. The Indian Council of Medical Research

recently launched the ‘MERA India' to

eliminate which disease by 2030?

(a) Dengue

(b) Malaria

(c) Tuberculosis

(d) Typhoid

(e) None of these

Ans.3.(b)

Exp.The Indian Council of Medical Research

launched the 'Malaria Elimination Research

Alliance (MERA) India’ in order to prioritise,

plan and scale up research to eliminate Malaria

from India by 2030.

Q4. Who has been appointed as the third

judge in the special inquiry panel set up to

probe sexual harassment charges against the

Chief Justice after Justice N V Ramana recused

himself?

(a) Justice Indu Malhotra

(b) Justice R Banumathi

(c) Justice UU Lalit

(d) Justice AM Khanwilkar

(e) None of these

Ans.4.(a)

Exp.Justice Indu Malhotra was on April 25, 2019

appointed as the third member of the in-house

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Ranjan Gogoi. Malhotra was appointed to the

panel following the recusal of Justice N V

Ramana.

Q5. The Supreme Court has chosen which

among the following retired Justices to hold

inquiry into claims of conspiracy against CJI?

(a) Justice AK Sikri

(b) Former CJI Dipak Misra

(c) Justice Kurian Joseph

(d) Justice A K Patnaik

(e) None of these

Ans.5.(d)

Exp.The Supreme Court on April 25, 2019

constituted a one-man panel comprising former

SC judge, Justice A K Patnaik to hold an inquiry

into the allegations of a larger conspiracy to

frame Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and

fixing of benches in the top court. The top court

clarified that the inquiry will not deal with the

allegations of sexual harassment against the CJI.

Q6. Which nation released Ramayana stamp

for the first time celebrating centuries old

cultural bonds?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) India

(c) Indonesia

(d) Malaysia

(e) None of these

Ans.6.(c)

Exp.Indonesia in a landmark step on April 23,

2019 released a special stamp on the theme of

Ramayana for the first time underlining strong

centuries old cultural bonds. The stamp,

designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor

Padmashri Bapak Nyoman Nuarta, features a

scene from Ramayana in which Jatayu valiantly

fought to save Devi Sita symbolising the resolve

of two peoples in the face of adversity.

Q7. Which nation has initiated the step

towards listing giraffes as threatened species?

(a) Australia

(b) United States

(c) New Zealand

(d) South Africa

Ans.7.(b)

Exp.The Trump administration has taken a first

step toward extending protections for giraffes

under the Endangered Species Act. The move

comes after legal pressure from environmental

groups. Biologists have warned for years that

the world's tallest land mammal is at increasing

risk of extinction from habitat loss, poaching

and other threats.

Q8. Which country’s foreign plastic waste ban

has thrown the world’s plastic recycling sector

into chaos?

(a) United States

(b) India

(c) Bangladesh

(d) China

(e) None of these

Ans.8.(d)

Exp.China had stopped accepting plastic waste

from foreign countries last year. The move has

thrown the world recycling sector into chaos.

The ban forced countries like the US and UK to

find new ways to deal with their own trash,

which has resulted in huge pile-ups of trash in

Southeast Asian nations.

Q9. Bank of Baroda has become the

______________ largest bank in the country.

(a) 1st

(b) 2nd

(c) 3rd

(d) 4th

(e) 5th

Ans.9.(c)

Exp.The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena

Bank into the Bank of Baroda (BoB) has come

into effect and all branches of the former two

will function as branches of BoB. The merged

entity would also receive Rs 5,042 crore fund

infusion from the government. Post the merger,





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Bank of Baroda has become the third largest

bank in the country.

Q10. National Science Day is celebrated across

India on-

(a) 11 January

(b) 04th March

(c) 16 April

(d) 24th December

(e) 28th February

Ans.10.(e)

Exp. National Science Day is celebrated in India

on 28 February each year to mark the discovery

of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C. V.

Raman on 28 February 1928. For his discovery,

Sir C.V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in

Physics in 1930.

25TH & 26TH APRIL

Q1. When the World Intellectual Property Day

is celebrated every year?

(a) 24 April

(b) 25 April

(c) 26 April

(d) 27 April

(e) None of these

Ans.1.(c)

Exp.The World Intellectual Property Day was


spread awareness about the role that

intellectual property rights like patents,

trademarks, industrial designs and copyright

play in encouraging innovation and creativity.

Q2. Former Indian Army Chief General Dalbir

Singh Suhag was recently appointed as India's

High Commissioner to which country?

(a) Sweden

(b) Seychelles

(c) South Africa

(d) Saudi Arabia

(e) None of these

Ans.2.(b)

Exp.Former Indian Army Chief General (Retired)

Dalbir Singh Suhag was on April 25, 2019

appointed as India's High Commissioner to the

island nation Seychelles. Dalbir Singh was the

Army Chief from August 1, 2014 to December

31, 2016. He was also part of the Indian Peace

Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka in 1987.

Q3. The Indian Council of Medical Research

recently launched the ‘MERA India' to

eliminate which disease by 2030?

(a) Dengue

(b) Malaria

(c) Tuberculosis

(d) Typhoid

(e) None of these

Ans.3.(b)

Exp.The Indian Council of Medical Research

launched the 'Malaria Elimination Research

Alliance (MERA) India’ in order to prioritise,

plan and scale up research to eliminate Malaria

from India by 2030.

Q4. Which bank sold its entire stake in NHB,

Nabard to the Union Government?

(a) SBI

(b) WB

(c) RBI

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Ans.4. (c)

Exp.The Reserve Bank of India has sold its entire

stake in the National Housing Bank (NHB) and

the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural

Development (Nabard) to the Union

Government for Rs 1,450 crore and Rs 20 crore,

respectively. The move would now make these

organisations fully government-owned.

Q5. Which country recently became the

world’s first to launch malaria vaccine?

(a) Malawi

(b) Serbia

(c) Maldives

(d) Nepal

(e) None of these

Ans.5. (a)

Exp.Malawi launched the world’s first malaria

vaccine in a landmark pilot programme. The

country is the first of three in Africa in which

the vaccine, known as RTS,S, will be made

available to children up to 2 years of age; Ghana

and Kenya will introduce the vaccine later.

Q6. Who has been honoured with the Master

Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Award 2019?

(a) Salim Khan

(b) Helen

(c) Shabana Azmi

(d) Javed Akhtar

(e) None of these

Ans.6. (a)

Exp.Actor, producer and screenwriter Salim

Khan, who is also the father of superstar Salman

Khan, was honoured with the Master

Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Award.

7. The Union Government has extended the

ban on import of milk products from which

country?

(a) Pakistan

(b) China

(c) Nepal

(d) Bangladesh

(e) None of these

Ans.7. (b)

Exp.The Union Government on April 23, 2019

extended the ban on import of milk and its

products, including chocolates, from China till

laboratories at ports for testing the presence of

toxic chemical melamine are upgraded. The ban

was first imposed in September 2008 and

extended subsequently from time to time. The

latest ban imposed by the government ended

on April 23.

8. The United Arab Emirates has announced 85

percent completion of its Mars probe project.

What is name of the probe?

(a) Destiny

(b) Clarity

(c) Justice

(d) Hope

(e) None of these

Ans.8. (d)

Exp.The UAE Space Agency and Mohammed bin

Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) have announced

that 85 percent of the Hope Probe project has

been completed. Hope Probe is an ambitious

dream project of UAE to send a mission to

Mars.

9. Which terror outfit has claimed the

responsibility of the devastating Easter bomb

blasts in Sri Lanka?

(a) Jaish-e-Mohammad

(b) Al-Qa'ida

(c) Islamic State

(d) Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

(e) None of these

Ans.9.(c)

Exp.The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed

responsibility for serial bombings in Sri Lanka

which killed over 310 people and injured about

500 others on Easter, on April 21, 2019. Sri

Lankan government had earlier named local

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Jamaath, as the prime suspect, for the string of

eight powerful blasts that shattered a decade of

peace in the island nation since the end of the

civil war.

10. Which among the following nations

successfully test-fired an indigenous cruise

missile on April 23, 2019?

(a) India

(b) China

(c) North Korea

(d) Pakistan

(e) None of these

Ans.10. (d)

Exp.Pakistan Navy on April 23, 2019 successfully

test-fired an indigenous cruise missile in the

Arabian Sea, the navy said. The indigenously

developed cruise missile has anti-ship missile

and land attack capability. The missile

reportedly hit its target accurately on land

signifying the impressive capabilities of the

indigenous missile system.

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