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January 2019 Flashcards

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100% Houses in 25 States Electrified Under————

How Many? and What?

A

Saubhagya Yojana
4 states
Assam, Rajasthan, Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh.

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MSMEs?

who is minister?

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micro, small and medium enterprises

Shri Giriraj Singh

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Petroleum & Gas minister launches---------- in odisha
cost of it?
C.M?
Governor?  
Petroleum & Gas minister?
A 
100 Ujjwala Sanitary Napkin Units
Rs 2.94 crore
Naveen Patnaik,
Ganeshi Lal.
Dharmendra Pradhan
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Qatar Withdraws From———-
how many yrs with OPEC?
Qatar capital?
currency ?

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OPEC - Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
57yrs
Doha
Qatari riyal.

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US, Israel Quit ————- Citing Bias

H.Q of answer?

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UNESCO- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Paris, France.

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France Introduced ——- Tax On Global Internet, Technology Firm
France President?
Capital ?

A

GAFA -Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon
Emmanuel Macron
Paris is the capital city of France.

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—————Takes Charge As Axis Bank M.D and C.E.O
how many yrs?
Axis Bank Headquarters?

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Amitabh Chaudhry
3 yrs
Mumbai.

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New Railway Board Chairman?

Present Railways Minister of India?

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V K Yadav

Piyush Goyal

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New President of Brazil?
Capital ?
currency ?

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Jair Bolsonaro
Brasilia,
Brazilian real.

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1st Chief Justice of Telangana High Court ?

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Justice TBN Radhakrishnan

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———–Join Hand For Bancassurance Partnership ?
MD and CEO?
Headquarters?

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Allahabad Bank and SBI Life
S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao,and Sanjeev Nautiya
Kolkata, Mumbai.

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Government Infused Rs —– crore in —- Public Sector Banks?
what are they ?

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10,882, FOUR
UCO Bank has received 3,074 crore rupees,
Bank of Maharashtra got 4,498 crore rupees
Syndicate Bank 1,632 crore rupees and
Central Bank of India 1,678 crore rupees.

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RBI Lifts —– Month Ban From——- Bank ?

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SIX , Paytm payment bank

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RBI Provides For One-Time Restructuring Of Loans To——?
existing debt up to—–?

RBI H.Q?

A

MSMEs
Rs 25 crore

Mumbai

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CII Forecasts India’s Economy To Grow—–% In 2019 ?

Headquarters?

A

7.5%

New Delhi

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who is Highest International Wicket-Taker in 2018

How many ?

A

Jasprit Bumrah

78

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Kader Khan Passes Away who is kader khan?

where did he died?

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Actor-Writer

passed away in Canada

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Port Blair International Airport name ?
Declared As ————–
Port Blair capital ?

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Veer Savarkar
Authorized Immigration Check Post
Andaman and Nicobar

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Narendra Modi has inaugurated the —–th Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019) at —————

A

106

Jalandhar, Punjab

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West Bengal Government Announced 2 Initiatives for Farmers ?
West Bengal CM:
Governor:

A

Rs 2 lakh to the family of a deceased farmer
farmers would get Rs 2,500 twice a year for growing a single crop on one acre of land.

Mamata Banerjee,
Keshari Nath Tripathi.

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centre Approves Renaming Of Allahabad As ————–

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Prayagraj

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complaints registered at banking ombudsman offices have seen a —-% increase

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25%

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———— Appointed LIC’s Acting Chairman?

LIC Headquarters in .

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Hemant Bhargava

Mumbai

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Cabinet Approves Merger of ————With Bank of Baroda

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Vijaya Bank & Dena Bank

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Sachin’s Coach Passes Away ?

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Ramakant Achrekar

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Parliament Passes Right Of Children To —————————–

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Free And Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2018

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Minister of Human Resource Development:

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Prakash Javadekar.

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———– Becomes World’s 1st Female Amputee To Scale Antarctica’s Highest Peak

A

Arunima Sinha

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——————— Signed Bancassurance Pact

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Syndicate Bank And SBI Life Insurance

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SEBI-
SEBI Chairman-
Headquarters-

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Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Ajay Tyagi,
Mumbai.

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Indian Panorama Film Festival Begins In ———–

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New Delhi

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NGT Imposes Rs —– Cr Fine On ———- Govt

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100 Meghalaya

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National Table Tennis Championship began at ————- Indoor Stadium in Cuttack.

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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———— Joined Hands To Provide Loans Worth Rs. 1 Crore To MSMEs For 15-year Tenure

A

ICICI Bank, SBFC

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Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Index ABC rankings for economies of 21 states of India, while ——– and ——–came in second and third place, respectively.

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Maharashtra, Delhi

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Govt Allocates Rs 10,900 Cr For Development Of —- Satellite Launch Vehicles in the next ——years.

A

40

4 yrs

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————–Signs MoU With SAMEER For Boosting Communication

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Airports Authority of India (AAI)

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Odisha Chief Minister announced interest-free loans of up to Rs.—— lakh for ——————

A

3 lakh

women self-help groups (WSHGs)

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High-level Committee Headed By ———-

A

MP Bezbaruah

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————— Excellence in Journalism Awards:

A

Ramnath Goenka

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Hopman Cup: Roger Federer & Belinda Bencic Retain Title For————–

A

Switzerland

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Government Amalgamates 3 RRBs Into A Single Bank

Father of RRB

A

Punjab Gramin Bank, Malwa Gramin Bank and Sutlej Gramin Bank

M.Swaminathan

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————-Resigns As President Of The World Bank

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Jim Yong Kim

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Central Statistics Office (CSO) Forecasts Indian Economy To Grow At ——–% In 2018-19

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7.2%

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Per Capita Income Doubled In 7 Years: CSO

how much ?

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63,642 per year in 2011-12 to Rs 1.25 lakh in 2018-19,

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RBI Forms Committee To Boost —————-

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Digital Payments

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The interim budget for 2019 will be presented —————during the budget session of the parliament

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1 February

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NHAI Collaborates with ——-Marketing Companies for Issuance of FASTags

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Oil

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An MoU was signed between the Indian Army and ———————–Bank on the Defence Salary Package.

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Punjab National Bank

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India’s GDP is expected to grow at —–% in the fiscal year 2018-19, and ——-% in the following two years,

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7.3 % 7.5%

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worlds Hindi day

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10th January

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52
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———— Named African Footballer Of The Year

A

Mohamed Salah

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‘We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World,’ written by

A

Malala Yousafzai

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54
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IRCTC has tied up with —————–

A

Bharti-Axa General Insurance

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India Allows Iran’s Bank Pasargad To Open Branch in ————-

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Mumbai

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SEBI Constitutes Research Advisory Committee Headed By —————

Headquarters-

A

Sankar De

Mumbai.

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—————- Project Enters Guinness Book of World Record For Concrete Pouring

A

Polavaram

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Government Launched ———–to celebrate the exceptional achievements of women

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Web- Wonder Women Campaign

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched development projects worth Rs——– cr at Solapur in Maharashtra

A

1,100

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India’s Longest Single Lane Steel Cable Bridge Opened in

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Arunachal Pradesh

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25th Edition of Partnership Summit Held in

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Mumbai

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29th Indian Paint Conference 2019 Started in

The theme of the Conference is

A

Agra

‘Paints Pe Charcha - Naye Aayaam’

63
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The Environment Ministry launched the ————- aimed at reducing toxic particulate matter in —–Indian cities by 2024.

A

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)

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64
Q

who discontinued as Indian Men’s Hockey Team Coach?

A

Harendra Singh

65
Q

6 States Sign Agreement For Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project

A

Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand

66
Q

India’s 1st Manned Mission To Space By

A

December 2021

67
Q

National Youth Day:

A

12 January

68
Q

GST Registration Threshold Limit Increased To —–lakh

A

Rs 40 Lakh

69
Q

———— Retires From All Forms Of Cricket

A

Albie Morkel

70
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———— Becomes The First State To Implement 10% Quota For General Category

A

Gujarat

71
Q

Sikkim CM Launched—— Scheme

A

‘One Family, One Job’

72
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who Launched ‘National Youth Parliament Festival 2019’

The theme of the festival is-

A

Rajyavardhan Rathore

‘Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions and contribute to policy’.

73
Q

which country’s Hold 2+2 Inter-Sessional Meeting in New Delhi

A

India, US

74
Q

US Launches ——————At Raisina Dialogue

A

‘Fair Value for Innovation’

75
Q

who received the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award

A

narendra modi

76
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Maharashtra topped the medal tally with — golds at the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune.

A

37

77
Q

who Becomes Youngest Indian to Win Junior World Title

A

Kartik Singh

78
Q

Government Launched 2 National Level Initiatives in Field Of Science Communication, what are they

A

DD Science and India science

79
Q

India’s Largest Startup Ecosystem Inaugurated in

A

Kerala

80
Q

Macedonia Renamed As

A

‘The Republic Of Northern Macedonia’

81
Q

ICICI Bank Appoints——–and ——– as Independent Directors

A

B Sriram, Rama Bijapurkar

82
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Indian Army Day:

A

15 January

83
Q

1st National EMRS National Sports Meet 2019 Held in

A

Hyderabad

84
Q

9th International Micro Irrigation Conference Held in

focused on the theme of

A

Aurangabad

“Micro Irrigation and Modern Agriculture”.

85
Q

Civil Aviation Minister ———- inaugurated the ‘Global Aviation Summit 2019’ in—–
The summit, with a theme

A

Suresh Prabhu Mumbai.

‘Flying for all-especially the next 6 Billion’,

86
Q

Government Constitutes ———-GoM to Boost Real Estate Sector Under GST Regime

A

7-Member

87
Q

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that —————has been appointed as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

A

Manu Sawhney

88
Q

who Wins Franco-German Human Rights Award

A

Yu Wensheng

89
Q

MP CM Launches Rs ——- cr Farm Loan Waiver Scheme ‘———

A

50,000cr

Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana

90
Q

first National Highway project in the country taken up on a 50:50 Centre-State partnership.

A

Kollam Bypass on the National Highway-66

91
Q

Uder GST, state-organized lottery falls under the—— tax slab while state-authorized lottery attracts 28% tax.

A

12%

92
Q

———-Joint Training of bilateral army Exercise Begins In Chandimandir

A

India-Myanmar

93
Q

who becomes World’s Youngest Mountaineer To Climb 7 Peaks, 7 Volcano Summits

A

Satyarup Siddhanta

94
Q

Gandhi Peace Prize Conferred for 2018.

award amount?

A

Shri Yohei Sasakawa for his contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world.
Rs 1Crore

95
Q

The Cabinet approved an increase in the authorized capital of Exim Bank from Rs. 10,000 crore to Rs. ———– crore.

A

20,000

96
Q

Recapitalization Bonds by the Government of India to the tune of Rs.6,000 crore for capital infusion in ————bank

A

Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank).

97
Q

exhibition on terrestrial and satellite broadcasting, BES EXPO 2019 Begins In———
Theme for this exhibition is ———–

A

New Delhi

Next Gen Broadcasting in the IT World.

98
Q

Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the ————–programme organized by ISRO in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

A

UNNATI (Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training)

99
Q

2nd World Orange Festival Begins In

A

Nagpur

100
Q

Suresh Prabhu Inaugurates 10th Edition of India Rubber Expo 2019 in

A

Mumbai

101
Q

Reliance Retail, Jio to Launch ——–

A

New e-Commerce Platform

102
Q

India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra), a Fitch Group Company, estimated India’s GDP growth could touch ——–% in the financial year 2019-20

A

7.5 %

103
Q

The —————- released the 14th edition of its annual Global Risk Report, 2019.

A

World Economic Forum

104
Q

who inaugurated the National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) in Mumbai.

A

PM Narendra Modi

105
Q

who host 14th session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

A

india

106
Q

India’s 2nd Defence Innovation Hub to come Up In

A

Nashik

107
Q

India Signs Long Term Contract With ——– For Supply of Uranium

A

Uzbekistan

108
Q

————– Launches Satellite For World’s 1st Artificial Meteor Shower

A

Japan

109
Q

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Renamed To

A

HDFC Life Insurance

110
Q

15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Begins At

A

Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh

111
Q

————— Sign Loan Agreements on Loan to India

A

India and Japan-India Cooperative Actions (JICA)

112
Q

Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) has announced the launch of a full-fledged bachelor’s programme in

A

Artificial Intelligence

113
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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the ——— meters long Diffo Bridge over Chipu River in Lower Dibang Valley District of Arunachal Pradesh.

cost to build the bridge was Rs

A

426 meters

4,847.83 lakh

114
Q

————–Central Bank Announces Ban of Indian Notes Above Rs100

A

Nepal’s

115
Q

World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meet had begun in

A

Davos, Switzerland.

116
Q

India To Surpass —– in World’s Largest Economy Rankings in 2019

A

UK

117
Q

India’s Ankita Raina Wins International ————–Federation’s Tournament In Singapore

A

Tennis

118
Q

———— is the Cabinet Minister of Steel of India.

A

Chaudhary Birender Singh

119
Q

Dell Launches India’s First PolicyHack for

A

Teachers

120
Q

China’s Economy Grew At ——–% In 2018, Slowest Rate In 3 Decades

A

6.6%

121
Q

India is among the most trusted nations globally when it comes to ———————

A

government, business, NGOs and media.

122
Q

Microsoft Launches e-Commerce Platform for ———

A

Handloom Weavers

123
Q

Omega Healthcare Management Services has signed a pact with ———- for advanced use of the latest technology in providing healthcare solutions.

A

IIIT-Bangalore

124
Q

which port Becomes Only Indian Port To Be Listed Amongst World’s Top 30 Container Ports

A

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT),

125
Q

Government Constitutes ————— Committee To Monitor Pricing Of Drugs

A

NITI Aayog-led

126
Q

—————- To Set Up Institute For AI Ethics With Initial Investment Of $7.5 Million

A

Facebook

127
Q

India’s largest telecom operators ————— Board Approves Rights Issue for Rs25,000 crore

A

Vodafone Idea

128
Q

India Ranks —–th On Global Talent Competitiveness Ranking

A

80th

129
Q

———— became the fastest Indian bowler to claim 100 ODI wickets,

A

Mohammed Shami

130
Q

Tamil Nadu Government organised the 2nd edition of Global Investor summit in———-. Tamil Nadu government has allocated nearly Rs ——— to conduct the event.

A

Chennai

75 crores

131
Q

Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 was conducted at —–

A

Pune, Maharashtra.

132
Q

Indian Navy Chief ——– commissioned the new Naval Air Base ‘INS Kohassa’ at Diglipur in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

A

Admiral Sunil Lanba

133
Q

2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 Held In ——

A

Goa

134
Q

Venezuela Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With The——country

A

US

135
Q

——— has been named the interim Finance Minister

A

Piyush Goyal

136
Q

India’s Growth to Accelerate From 7.4% to —-% in FY20: UN Report

A

7.6%

137
Q

National Girl Child Day:

A

24 January

138
Q

International Day of Education:

A

24 January

139
Q

Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched the PSLV C —— carrying Kalam sat and imaging satellite Microsat R. launched from———

A

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the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

140
Q

DRDO Launches———-to Air Missile (LR-SAM) from —————

A

Long Range Surface

naval warship INS Chennai.

141
Q

—————- Elected New Malaysian King

A

Sultan Abdullah

142
Q

National Voters Day:

A

25 January

143
Q

India’s Fastest Indigenous Train Renamed As ————

A

Vande Bharat Express

144
Q

who created history this year by participating for the first time in a Republic Day (26th January)

A

Assam Rifles contingent

145
Q

which Android App Developed To Help Visually Impaired Identify Notes

A

Roshni

146
Q

what mobile App Ministry of Defence Launched

A

‘RDP INDIA 2019’

147
Q

Oxford Dictionaries announced ———— as the Hindi Word of the Year.

A

‘Nari Shakti’

148
Q

Kerala To Launch —————— Scheme’

A

‘Pravasi Dividend Pension

149
Q

Madya Pradesh Launched Employment Scheme —————— For Urban Youth

A

“Yuva Swabhiman Yojana”

150
Q

which juice Declared As National Drink Of Pakistan

A

Sugarcane Juice

151
Q

The Bharat Ratna Awardees in 2019 are:

A
  1. Pranab Mukherjee
  2. Bhupen Hazarika
  3. Nanaji Deshmukh
152
Q

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), making the country the —–th leading nation globally in the GDPR readiness index,

A

6th

153
Q

—————- Tie-up To Launch Premium Card For International Travel

A

SBI Card And Etihad Guest

154
Q

West Indies captain ———- 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

A

Jason Holder

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