January 2020 Flashcards
Who is the new President of Guinneau- Bissau ?
Umarao Cissoko Embalo
What is thw Green Kochi Mission ?
Rejuvenate Kerala’s canals, prevent pollution, greener Kochi. Started by the Kerala government
Chief Minister of Kerala
Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor of Kerala
Arif Mohd. Khan
Door Step Delivery of Sand is started in what state ?
Andhra Pradesh, for tackling sand scarcity
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
YS Jaganmohan Reddy
Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Biswabhushan Harichandran
Chairman of Railway Board
Vinod Kumar Yadav, appointed as ex officio Principal Secretary of Government of India
(has been reappointed )
Who approves the appointment of the Chairman of Railway Board
Appointment Committee of Cabinet
Who are the recipients of the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 ?
krishnamachari Srikkanth - former Indian cricket team captain and part of the team that won the 1983 world cup
Anjum Chopra - former Indian women’s team captain
Who gives the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Where has ISRO recently acquired land ? and why ?
Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
To set up a second launch centre after the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Where is the Satish Dhawan Space Centre Located
Sriharikota
What company has ISRO recently incorporated
New Space India Limited, under the Department of Space.
Where is ISRO HQ
Bangalore
Who is the head of ISRO
K. Sivan
Who is the Chief Minister in Tamil Nadu
E.K. Palaniswamy
Who is the Governor of Tamil Nadu
Banwarilal Purohit
What is the name of recent campaign in Nepal to increase tourism ? Where was it launched ?
Visit Nepal Year 2020. It was launched during a ceremony held at Dasharatha Rangashala , Kathmandu
What is the Dasharath Rangashala and where is it located
is also known as the Kathmandu Stadium. It is located in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu
What is the mascot of the the Visit Nepal year 2020 campaign ?
The Yeti
Who is the PM of Nepal. ?
K. P Sharma
Who is the President of Nepal ?
Bidhya Devi bandhari (also launched the Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign)
What is the currency of Nepal ?
Nepalese rupee
What is the capital of Nepal ?
Kathmandu
Who is the interim MD and CEO of Laxmi Vilas Bank ?
S. Sundar until April 30, 2020 or until the new MD assumes charge. He was already serving the bank as its Cheif Financial Officer
Who was the previous MD and CEO of Laxmi Vilas Bank ? When did he/she resign ?
Parthasarathi Mukherjee. He resigned his post in August 2019
Who is the Non Executive Chairman of Laxmi Vilas Bank
B. K. Manjunath
HQ of Laxmi Vilas Bank
Chennai
Motto of Laxmi Vilas Bank
The changing face of prosperity
What is the new name of Pragati Maidan Metro Station in Delhi ? and why ?
renamed to Supreme Court Metro Station, on a demand made by the Supreme Court in 2019
What metro station in delhi is being renamed after a Kargil war martyr
Mukarba Chowk Metro Station being renamed as Captain Vikram Batra
What helpline as the UP government recently launched ?
Helpline called Damini, for the safety of women passengers. It is an extension of the “Nirbhaya Yojana”. Usin this women passengers can lodge their complaints calling the helpline number or by using Whatsapp.
Who has launched the helpline Damini ?
UPSRTC (UP State Road Transport Corporation)
Who is the governor of UP ?
Anandiben Patel
Who is the recipient of the Global bihar Excellence Award 2019. and for what ?
Piyuus Jaiswal for his contribution to social welfare, women empowerment and introducing new talent in the field of arts and culture
What awards has Piyuus Jaiswal been the recipient of ?
The Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019
Gobal Peace Excellence Award 2019
Page 3 Award 2018
What year has been named as the Year of Nurse and Midwife ? And by what organisation
2020, by WHO, in hinour of the 200th Birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale
Who has launched the “World Nursing Report” and Why ?
WHO, to focus on nursing and midwifery to achieve Universal Health Coverage. The report is the first of its kind
WHO HQ
Geneva
Director General WHO
Tedros Adhanom
When was WHO established
1946
What is the world’s Second Tallest Statute? Where is it located ?
Sardar Vallabhai Patel at Ahemdabad.
It was recently unveiled by Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani at Vaishnodevi Circle in Ahemdabad
What is the world’s second tallest statute made of ? and how tall is it ? How much does it weigh ?
Made of Bronze and weighs 70 thousand Kgs and 50ft tall. It is a replica of the statute of Unity which is 597 ft tall
Who designed the statute of unity ?
Padma Bhushan Ram V Sutar (also designed Patel Statute in Vaishnodevi Circle, Ahemdabad)
Who si the Chief Minister of Gujarat
Vijar Rupani
Who is the Governor of gujarat
Acharya Devvrat
What two sports have been included in the Khelo India Games 2020 ?
Lawn Bowls and Cycling
CEO of Khelo India Games
Avinash Joshi
3rd Edition of the Khelo India Games are are to be held in ___
Guwahati, Assam in January 2020
What famous hockey player announced her retirement ?
Sunita Lakra, part of Asian Games silver winning side.
But she will continue to play for National Aluminium COmpany Ltd, Orissa and other domestic games
Who played the last ICC 5 day Test match ?
England v Ireland
ICC headquarters
Dubai
ICC Chairperson
Shashank Manohar
Who were the founders of the National Congress Party ?
Devi Prasad Tripathi, Sharad Pawar and PA Sangma
What famous NCP leader passed away and what posts had he held ?
Devi Prasad Tripathi. He was a former MP of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra. Also one of the founders of the NCP
What famous dramatist received the Natya Surya Award in 2005 ?
Ratna Ojha
What famous dramatist was the first to introduce cartoon theatre to the Northeast?
Ratna Ojha
World braille Day
Jan 4
Celebrated since 2019
World Braille day makes the anniversary of which famous person ?
Louis braille, inventor of braille
who was the inventor of braille ?
Louis Braille
When and where was Louis Braille born ?
4th Jan 1809 in Coupvray, France
Birth date of Savitribai Phule
Jan 3, 1831
Who was the mother of Indian feminism
Savitribai Phule
Who founded the first Indian girls School and where ?
Savitrbai Phule, with her husband Jyotirao Phule in Pune in 1848
Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj and why ?
supported inter caste marriages. Founded by Savitribai Phule
Balhatya Pratibandhak Griha
Prevention of female infanticides, killing pregnant rape victims and widows. Founded by Savitribai Phule
Global Family Day
1st January
Fourth Indian to hold the number 1 position in the latest International Table tennis Federation Ranking in the under 21 men’s singles category
Manav Thakkar
Who were the first three Indians to achieve the no. 1 position in the ITTF ranking in the under 21 men’s singles category
Harmeet Desai, G Sathiyan, Soumyajit ghosh
What tournament did Manav Thakkar play before being ranked 1 in the ITTF rankings
ITTF Challenge plus benemax - Virgo North American open (held in Markham, Canada)
Who organised the three day capacity building programme for J&K officers
DARPG, National centre for good governance and National Institute of Financial Management
What year has been declared as the AI year and by what state ?
2020 by the telangana government
What american company is partnering with the Telangana government for development of AI ?
NVIDIA - to setup a High Performance AI Computing Centre in Telangana
What Indian university is partnering with the Telangana government for research in AI
IIT- Kharagpur for setting up a centre of excellence in AI and research and a development park
Who has been appointed as the chairman of the National Medical Commission
Professor Suresh Chandra, previously head of Delhi AIIMS’ ENT, head neck surgery department
Who has been appointed as the secretary of the National Medical Commission
Rakesh kumar Vats
What prize for climate change has recently been unveiled and by whom ?
The Earthshot Prize by Britain’s Prince William
What is the currency of Britain
Pound Sterling
Britain Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Capital of Britain
London
How many recipients will the earth shot prize have
5 per year, over the next decade
What is the aim of the earthshot prize
to promote new ways of addressing climate and change and issues surrounding nature, biodiversity, energy, the oceans, air pollution and fresh water.
It seeks to provide answers to some of the greatest problems facing the planet by 2030.
What scientific laboratories has PM Modi recently inaugrated and for what purpose ?
5 DRDO Young Scientist Laboratories in Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad
The laboratories will employ scientists only under the age of 35 to develop futuristic technology for military purposes
Who is the Principal Scientific Advisor to the government
K Vijay Raghavan
DRDO DYL in artificial intelligence will be carried out in what city
Bangalore
Where will the DRDO DYL for quantum technology be based
IIT Mumbai
What is the Lai Haraoba festival and where is it celebrated ?
It is a festival of the Meitei Community and is celebrated for five days. It is celebrated to please the sacred trees called Umang Lai.
It began in tripura but the Meitei community is spread across Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Myanmar and Bangladesh
The festival is widely celebrated in Manipur though.
What is the language of the Meitei Community
Meiteilon
What is the FAME Scheme and what department has launched it
Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles Scheme.
The Department of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2636 Electric vehicles charging stations in 62 cities across 24 State/UTs
What state has the largest number of EV charging stations under the FAME scheme
Maharashtra (with 317 Stations)
Who is the minister of heavy industries
Prakash Javadekar
What is the State of Forest Report ?
report released by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
The report talks about the forest cover in the country and the 2019 issue also talks about forest fires in the country
What forests according to the State of Forest Report 2019 are most vulnerable to forest fires ?
Central India and North East India
According to the report, 21.4 % of India Forests are prone to forest fires
Who is the recipient of the 100 Global Child Prodigy Award 2020 in the singing category
Sucheta Singh, aged 14, for singing in 120 languages
Who was the Nobel Peace Prize Winner in 2014
Shri Kailash Satyarthi
What is the 100 Global Child Prodigy Award
Platform to showcase the talent of children in dance, music, writing, acting, science, sports etc.
The award is supported by the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation and A R Rehman along with other famous personalities.
What state has recently come up with a turtle rehab centre
Bihar (inaugrated in Jan 2020) in Bhagalpur forest division
CM of Bihar
Nitish Kumar
Governor of Bihar
Phagu Chauhan
What portal has the government recently launched to identify and locate thr specific type of facility needed for research and development
Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities MAP (ISTEM) Portal. All academic insitutions, research labs etc. are required to list themselves on ISTEM
Who manages the ISTEM Portal
Nanoscience Centre of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Who was Shri Shivakumar Swamiji and where is his memorial located ?
He was a spiritual leader and educator. He was the recipient of the Padma Bhushan (3rd highest civilian award) . He was a Lingayat religious figure, he joined the Siddaganga Matha in 1930 and became head seer from 1941. He also founded the Sri Siddaganga Education Society. Described as the most esteemed adherent of Lingayatism, he was referred to as Nadedaaduva Devaru (walking God) in the state
Tumkuru, Karnataka
What is the capital of Karnataka
Bangalore
CM of Karnataka
BS Yediyurappa
Governor of Karnataka
Vajubhai Vala
What is the Exim Bank
Export - Import (Exim) Bank is the premier export finance institution of India
Which country has the Exim Bank recently extended a line of credit to and why ?
Cuba
For financing a 75 MW Photovoltaic Solar Park
What institution has the Exim Bank recently entered into an agreement with for financing a Solar Park?
Banco Exterior De Cuba, nominated agency of the Government of Cuba
When was Exim Bank Founded ?
1 January 1982
Exim Bank HQ
Mumbai
Exim Bank MD
David Rasquinha
Capital of Cuba
Havana
Currency of Cuba
Peso
President of Cuba
Miguel Diaz- Canel
Prime Minister of Cuba
Manuel Marrero Cruz
What insurance company has joined hands with PNB Met Life to provide insurance protection to its customers ?
RevFin
RevFin HQ
New Delhi
RevFin CEO
Sameer Aggarwal
PNB MetLife Insurance Company CEO
Ashish Kumar Srivastava
PNB MetLife Insurance Company HQ
Mumbai
What freedom fighter has recently died in West Bengal’s Howrah District ?
Bhim Chandra Jain.
Aka “nanu” to other freedom fighters in Bengal
Which politician belonging to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra kazhagam (AIADMK) has recently passed away ?
Paul hector Pandian. He was the former Speaker of Tamil Nadu
What does AIADMK stand for?
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
What Bank has the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology recently contracted with for more efficient toll collection ? and how ?
Paytm Payments Banks.
through its special purpose vehicle called CSC e Governance services India Ltd.
They have contracted to distribute 3.6 lakh FASTags to be sold through Common Service Centres
CEO of CSC e Governance Service India Ltd.
Dinesh Tyagi
Chairman of Paytm
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Capital of North Macedonia
Skopje
Currency of North Macedonia
Macedonian Denar
When was ISRO founded
1969
ISRO HQ
Bangalore
Where has ISRO recently setup its Regional Academic Centre for Space (RAC-S) ?
National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangaluru
What project will help India to detect threats to Indian Satellites from debris ?
Project NETRA
Who is the agency that established Project NETRA
ISRO signed a pact with the Indian Institute of Astrophysics to establish an optical telescope under Project NETRA
sebi directive to separate role of MD and chairman of top 500 entities based on market cap has been deferred till when
april 2022
founded 1992
chairman - ajay tyagi
APEDA
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority
What changes had the Agricultural Export Policy 2018 sought to introduce ?
To double agricultural exports of India from 30 billion USD to 60 billion USD by 2022
What states have recently finalised their plans to boost agricultural exports ?
Maharashtra, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Assam, Tamil Nde, Punjab and Karnataka
APEDA HQ
New Delhi
When was APEDA formed ?
1986
Who is the Chairman of APEDA ?
Pawan Kumar Borthakur
capital of malta
valletta
currency - euros
president - george vella
What is Bhitarkanika National Park famous for ?
Apart from birds bhitarkanika is famous for its wide and dense mangrove forest and crocodile reserve. The Park is the second largest mangrove ecosystem in India
What is a “Ramsar Site” Status ?
A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. The Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, is an intergovernmental environmental treaty established in 1971 by UNESCO, which came into force in 1975.
What was the first lake in India to obtain the status of Ramsar Site ?
Chilika Lake
When did the Bhitarnika National Park obtain the status of Ramsar site ?
- It was the second lake after Chilika to obtain the Ramsar site status
What is a “Smog Tower” ?
Smog towers are structures designed as large-scale air purifiers to reduce air pollution particles.
What is the first state to setup a smog tower?
Delhi.
What other country has installed Smog Towers on a large scale basis to combat pollution ? Has this been effective ?
China.
A separate pilot project is being proposed in India to consider the efficacy of smog towers to tackle pollution. It will be undertaken by IIT Mumbai in collaboration with IIT Delhi and the University of Minnesota
What is the capacity of the first smog tower installed in Delhi to clean air ?
The tower will purify air up to a radius of 750 metres
Who organised the National Traders Convention in Delhi ?
Confederation of All India traders.
What incubator has recently collaborated with the government to support startups working on clean energy solutions ?
ViLgro Innovation Foundation has collaborated with the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) for a 2.5 million initiative
What companies have been mandated by th e government to operationalise Rupay, and BHIM ? and why ?
All businesses with a turnover of 50 crore or more.
To boost digital payments of the country.
The penalty for not complying is Rs. 5,000 per day from Feb 1
In what year has the value of digital transactions in India been at an all time high ?
December 2019, at a high of R.s 2 Lakh crore.
Four Indian airports receive recognition for reducing carbon emissions
Indian airports managed transition from level 1 -> level 2. measures adopted in 2018
netaji subhas kolkata
biju patnaik bhubaneswar
lal bahadur varanasi
trivandrum international airport
adopted the ACA (airport carbon accreditation) plan
which station recently obtained IMS certification
Carriage and Wagon Depot, Mangaluru Junction Rlwy Stn
27th Edition of SATTE (south asian trade and travel exchange expo) was organised where
New Delhi
which indian state launched publicity campaign in the 27th edition of SATTE 2020
J&K
Which is the second largest muslim congregation in the world
Bishwa ijtema; happens in two phases to enusre better management
where was first o
\phase bishwa ijtema organised this year
bank of river tongi, outskirts of dhaka
capital of bangladesh
dhaka
currency of bangladesh
bangladeshi taka
pm of bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina
how many buses did sri lanka buy from india
500; usd 15 million
capital of sri lanka
colombo, sri jayawardenapura kotte
currency of sri lanks
sri lankan rupee
president of sri lanka
gotabaya rajapaksa
pm of sri lanka
mahina rajapaksa
up cabinet approved proposal to build 234 cr. zoo in which city and named after which freedom fighter
gorakhpur, ashfaqullah khan, 121 acres
which other cities in UP have zoological gardens
lucknow and kanpur
TN names rwo state-run varsities after whom
jayalalithaa, served as Cm 6 times, first time in 1991
pm modi recently decided to re-dedicate 3 colonial buildings to the people of kolkata . name them
currency building
meltcalfe hall
belvedre house
who recently resigned as ID of yes bank
Uttam Agarwal
md and ceo of yes bank
ravneet gill
23rd national youth fest orginased by ministry of youth affairs and sports and UP govt
when and where
lucknow, indira pratishthan, first one organised in 1995
theme: fit youth fit india
indian researchers received which award for remarkable research
merck young scientist award 2019
who topped state energy efficiency index 2019
haryana, karnatakal, kerela
worst - manipur, jammu and kashmir and jharkhand and rajasthan
when was operation sankalp deployed in the gulf
june 2019
INS vikrant was deployed to keep an eye on which naval exercise between pakistan and china
sea guardians 2020, arabian sea
who has been nominated for world games athlete of the year (indian woman)
rani rampal, hockey team captain
International Hockey Federation
hq - lausanne switxerland
president - narinder batra
ceo - theirry weil
membership - 137 national associations
odisha mp recently passes away, 2 terms as congress member, bjp in 1998 and bjd in 2009
gopinath gajapati narayan deo
india bangladesh information broadcasting ministers meet 2020 will be held in
new delhi
which country has US removed from the currency manipulator list
china
where will 2022 (feb 4-20) winter olympics be held
beijing
sebi directive to separate role of MD and chairman of top 500 entities based on market cap has been deferred till when
april 2022
who has been appointed as deputy gov of rbi
michael patra. will serve 3 years from time of appointment
retail inflation at a 5 year high in december 2019 after 2014. what was the inflation rate
7.35 per cent as per National Statistical Office
indian national trust for art and culture heritage (intach) stopped stone pelting at which famous budhist site andhra pradesh
bojjannakonda, sanket near vishakhapatnam at AP
villagers pelted stones on kanuma day during sankranti
when was indian national trust for art and culture heritage (intach) founded
1984
hq - new delhi
which site has been recently included in SCO’s list of 8 wonders of the world
statue of unity
located at Kevatia, Gujarat
who won malta’s elections to be a PM after Joseph Muscat was forced to resign
robert abela
capital of malta
valletta
currency - euros
president - george vella
Who is the vice president of India
m venkaiah naidu
Where in Andhra Pradesh was the new centre of excellence for studies in classical Telugu inaugurated
nellore
Who is the new director general of CRPF. Which ministry is responsible for the CRPF. Where is the headquarters of CRPF
AP Maheshwari, Ministry of Home Affairs, headquarter of CRPF is in New Delhi
“Pax Sinica implications for the Indian dawn” recently launched by union external affairs minister Subramaniam Jay Shankar has been authored by
Dr Sameer Saran, Akhil Deo
Which book has the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu released a Nepali translation of
Swami Vivekananda Karma Yoga
Which two coast guard ships have recently been commissioned at Kolkata
Icgs Annie Besant, icgs Amrit Kaur
Who is the Defence Secretary of India
Ajay Kumar
Who was the first woman adjutant for India’s Republic Day parade
Captain tania Shergill
Who was the first woman to lead and all men contingent in India’s Republic Day parade
Captain Bhavana Kasturi
Which country finished in 2019 as the number one shooting sport nation in the world
India, second was China, third USA
When is the armed forces veterans day
January 14
When is Indian army Day
January 15
Who is the chief of Army staff
General Manoj Mukund naravane
What was the armed forces veterans day initially known as
Armistice day
Where was this year’s armed forces veterans day celebrated
Chandimandir cantonment in Panchkula Haryana
Where is the third MECOS (Marine Ecosystems-Challenges and Opportunities) going to be held ?
Kochi
What does MECOS stand for
Marine Ecosystems Challenges and Opportunities. It is an international symposium for scientists around the globe to come together and address problems affecting marine life and biology.
Who has organised the MECOS ?
Marine Biology Association of India
What UN goal deals with the world’s oceans
Goal 14 (life under water)
What is India’s largest private sector port ?
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones Ltd ( APSEZ)
Where is the Krishnapatnam port situated ?
Andhra Pradesh
CMD of Adani Ports
Gautum Adani
Adani port has agreed to purchase a 75% stake in what other port ?
Krishnapatnam Port
Information and Broadcasting Minister
Prakash Javadekar
What is the Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman ?
It is an award instituted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in June 2019. It has been conferred on 30 media houses for their contribution in spreading awareness about Yoga in India and abroad
Indian Blind Sports Association Head Quarters
New Delhi
What organisation has recently organised a week long sports event for the blind ?
Indian Blind Sports Association (IBSA)
Participating states are Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, MP, HP, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Union Minister of Home Affairs
Amit Shah
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Civil Aviation
Hardeep Singh Puri
Minister of Industry and Commerce and Industry
Piyush Goyal
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi
Anil Baijal
What is the Delhi Cycle Walk ?
The Delhi Cycle Walk will be a controlled track with defined and secure entrance points near residential areas to encourage people to walk and cycle to places to reduce pollution
What portal has the Ministry of Defence and DGCA recently launched for vendors engaged by the State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings and Autonomous bodies in seeking NOC from Mod?
Minister of Defence No Object Certificate web portal
For undertaking aerial survey with the final permission of DGCA
What states has the centre recently provided disaster relief funds to ?
Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, tripura and Uttar Pradesh
These funds were provided to cope with the effects of recent floods, landslides and cloubursts in these states
Karnataka got the biggest allocation (1870 crores) and Tripura (63 crore) the least.
Total allocation was 5908 crore
Capital of UAE
Abu Dhabi
Currency of UAE
UAE Dirham
President of UAE
Khalif Bin Zayedi Al Nahyan
Prime Minister of UAE
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
What country has recently approved a 5 year multi entry tourist visa ?
UAE
What NGO has the Indian Railway partnered with to provide navigation facilities at railway stations to the blind ?
Anuprayaas
What railway station is the first to introduce navigation facilities for the visually impaired ?
Chandigarh Railway Station
Chandigarh is the fifth railway station in the country to install such facilities
CM of Himachal Pradesh
Jai Ram Thakur
Governor of Himachal Pradesh
Bandaru Dattareya
What state has recently launched an app for better public participation in government policy? What is the name of the app ?
Himachal Prasad.
the app is called Himachal MyGov, where the public can give their suggestions on government policies
Himachal Pradesh is the 11th state in the country to have this facility,
What is the Ganga Sagar Pilgrimage ?
Thousands of pilgrims assemble at the Sagar Island to bathe at the holy water of the Hooghly river and the Bay of Bengal on the occasion.
Capital of West Bengal
Kolkata
Chief Minister of West Bengal
Mamata banerjee
Governor of West Bengal
Jagdeep Dhankar
What state has recently provided insurance cover to the Ganga Sagar Pilgrims ?
West Bengal has provided an insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakh.
What is mission Indradhanush ?
To achieve full immunization coverage for all children and pregnant women. the Government of India launched “Mission Indradhanush” in December 2014.
Where is the 2nd phase of mission Indradhanush being rolled out ?
It is being rolled out at a block level in 35 districts of Uttar Pradesh
A more intensified version of the same will be conducted till March 2020
What is the name of the mobile application that uses artificial intelligence to identify denominations of the newly introduced currency notes ?
Retinuz
Retinuz comes alongside Reserve Bank’s MANI (Mobile Aided Note Identifier)
Both apps scan currency notes but Retinuz can be used offline, unlike MANI. Retinuz works at night too
Who is the 7th batsman in the history of cricket to smash six 6s in an over ? What country did he belong to ?
New Zealand’s batsman Leo Carter. He achieved the feat in New Zealand’s domestic T20 tournament - Super Smach.
Which 7 batsman in the history of cricket have smashed six 6s in an over ?
Gary Sobers (West Indies)
Ravi Shastri (India)
Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
Yuvraj Singh (India)
Ross Whiteley (England)
Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan)
Leo Carter ( New Zealand)
In t20 cricket, carter in the fourth batsman to hit six 6s in a t20
Who is the only batsman to have scored six 6s in an international T20 ?
Yuvraj Singh
What is the Arogya Sanjeevani Policy
It is the first of its kind health insurance product launched by the IRDAI. it is a standard health cover policy to be offered by all general and standard health insurers.
Every general and standalone health insurer should offer a standard health product called the Arogya Sanjeevani Policy, with a minimum sum of Rs. 1 lakh, with a upper limit of Rs. 5 lakh.
The minimum entry age is 18 years with lifelong renewability and without any exit age.
How many diseases does the Arogya Sanjeevani policy cover ?
22
waiting period - 24 to 48 months
IRDAI HQ
Hyderabad
IRDAI Chief
Subash Chandra khuntia
What is the NSE knowledge hub ?
It is a platform to enhance skills and help academic institutions in preparing future talent for the financial service industry. It was recently inaugrated by the Minister of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi
NSE office
Mumbai
When was NSE established ?
1992
NSE Chairman
Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
NSE MD and Chairman
Vikram Limaye
Where is ISRO’ human Space Flight Centre being established ?
Challakerer in Chitradurga disrict of Karnataka
Where are the astronauts of the Gaganyaan Mission (the Human Space Flight Programmes) trained currently ?
Russia
What is the name of the portal planned on being launched for MSME to market and sell their products ?
Bharatcraft Portal
Which is the first Indian company to locally develop an industry grade metal additive 3D printing machine for the purposes repairing and manufacturing aircrafts ?
Wipro 3D jointly with Indian Institute of Science
HAL and Wipro 3D have partnered to develop 3D printed components that could potentially be used in the aircrafts manufactured by state run HAL.
What bank has contracted to provide training and credit linkage to women entrepreneurs of Tamil Nadu ?
Indian Bank has signed a MoU with Women Entrepreneurs Welfare Association (WEWA) to provide such facilities to female entrepreneurs.
Indian Bank HQ
Chennai
Indian Bank CEO and MD
Ms. Padmaja Chunduru
What two automobile giants have partnered to develop electric air taxis ?
Uber Technologies and Hyundai Motors.
Hyundai is the first car maker to join Uber’s air taxi project.
Hyundai will produce and deploy the motors while Uber will provide air taxi services
Why has RBI revised its supervisory framework for UCBs?
To expedite the resolution of UCBs facing financial stress.
The revised framework provides for parameters that could trigger a corrective action by the UCBs or a supervisory action by the central bank
When can a UCB be placed under supervisory action framework, according to the revised framework?
- When its Net Non Performing Asset (NPA) exceeds 6% of its net advances
- When its Capital to Risk Ratio falls below 9%
- When it incurs losses for two consecutive financial years or has accumulated losses on its balance sheet
What is the name of the scheme issued by the RBI to grant “in principle” approval to the bak to transition into Small Finance bank ?
Scheme on Voluntary transition of Urban Cooperative Bank into a Small Finance Bank (SFB)
The in principle approval would be valid for 18 months.
The final license would be issued under S.22(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to function as an SFB
RBI HQ
Mumbai
RBI Governor
Shaktikant Das
What company has recently unveiled an Adoption Assistance Programme to provide benefits to Adoptive Parents ?
PayPal
It offers a paid adoption leave of 16 weeks for female employees and paternity leave of two weeks
What corporation under the Indian Ministry of Railways has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary for development, operation and management of goods, sheds, freights and development of warehouses ?
Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary called CONCOR Last Mile Logistics Limited
CONCOR HQ
New Delhi
Chairman CONCOR
V Kalyana Rama
What country has recently authorised the establishment of a new branch to its armed forces ?
USA.
It has signed the National Defense Authorisation Act in 2020 and has authorised the establishment of US Space Force
The Space Force would be part of the Department of the Air Force.
What is the youngest US military branch ?
The Space Force - established in 2020.
This is the first new service since the establishment of US Air Force in 1947
Who is the General of the Space Force?
Air Force general Jay Raymond
What word has been chosen by US linguists as word of the decade and why ?
ugh……. (you will not like the answer)
“They”
Recognising the growing use of the word for persons who identify themselves as “non binary”.
Director General of International Meteorological
Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Indian Meteorological Organisation HQ and Parent Ministry
New Delhi
Ministry of Earth Sciences
According to the IMD report 2019 which stage had the longest cold wave since 1902
Delhi (18 days)
According to the IMD report, 2019 which stated reported the highest deaths due to extreme weather conditions ?
Bihar (650 deaths)
According to the IMD Report 2019 which year was the warmest year since 1901 ?
2019
What is the name of the IMD Climate Report 2019 ?
“State of Climate Report” 2019
According to the report climate change in India has claimed 1659 lives in India since 2019. Heavy rains in India have claimed 850 lives
When was CISF established
1969
DG of CISF
Rajesh Ranjan
What year has the CISF declared as the year of mobility and why ?
2020
Because it seeks to focus especially on the creation of more residential units and implementation of welfare measures for the troops and their families
Who are the CISF
they guard civil airports, nuclear power stations, mines, thermal power stations in public and private domains
What is the name of the 12th edition of the Indo Oman bilateral naval exercise ? When was this bilateral exercise first started ?
Naseem Al Bahr (meaning sea breeze). it happens twice a year.
first established in 1993
What Indian and Omanian navy ships are participating in the 12th edition of the Indo Oman bilateral naval exercise
INS Beas and Subhadra - India
Al Rasikh and RNOV Khassab - Royal Navy of Oman Vessel
Navy Day
4th December
Navy Chief
Admiral Karambir Singh
Capital of Oman
Muscat
Currency of Oman
Rial
Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman
Qaboos bin Said al Said
What cause does the 3rd edition of the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 seek to advocate ?
Elimination of Plastics.
The event is to be held in 20 disciplines at 11 different venues
Where is the first edition of Khelo India University Games sought to be held ?
KIIT University in Bhubhaneshwar, Orissa
Who won the 95th edition of the Hastings International Chess Congress ? Where was the tournament held ?
P Magesh Chandra
At Hastings in England
What famous Padma Bhushan recipient painter has recently pased away ?
Akbar Padamsee
he died at the Isha Yoga Ashram, Coimbatore
He was also a recipient of the Kailash Kala Award in 2010
Who is the only female Padamshree recipient from lakshwadeep ?
Rahmath Begum
Capital of Lakshwadeep
Kavaratti
Administrator of Lakshwadeep
Dineshwar Sharma
Where was the Indian Iranian writer’s meet held and why ? Who organised it ?
New Delhi
To further deepen the cultural ties between India and Iran
It was organised by Sahitya Akademi in collaboration with Embassy of Iran
What country is the top sourcing market for Sri Lankan tourism ?
India
19% of Sri Lanka’s total tourism came from India in 2019.
Capital of Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Sri Lanka Currency
Sri Lankan rupee
Sri Lanka President
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lank Prime Minister
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Where was the Art Exhibition to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi organised ?
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Where does the Mizoram government planning on organising the Zo festival ?
10 different cities worldwide - Maryland (USA), Tahan (Myanmmar), Churachandpur (manipur) and Bangladesh
First festival to held at Vanghum, a hub town of Mizos in tripura
It is to be organised under the banner “Zo kutpui”
Capital of Mizoram
Aizwal
CM of Mizoram
Zoram Thanga
Governor of Mizoram
PS Sreedharan Pillai
Where is the Buxa Bird Festival held /
Buxa National Park, Alipurduar District, West Bengal
Over 50 birdwatchers from across the country and abroad have l registered for the 2020 edition of the four day festival
Governor of West bengal
Jagdeep Dhankar
What is the ODF++ status ?
The ODF++ status is accorded to a city where not a single person is found defecating or urinating in the public, all community toilets are functional and sewage is safely managed and treated with no discharge or dumping of untreated in drains, water bodies or open areas at any point of a day.
What city in India has recently been declared ODF++ ?
Bhubhaneshwar
What is the revised GDP growth in 2019-2020 as per the National Statistical Office ?
5% as against 8%.
When was the RBI established ?
1st April 1935
RBI HQ
Mumbai
RBI Governor
Shaktikant Das
What is the rise in India’s per capital income in FY20 ?
6.8 %
From 1,26,406 in 208-19 to 1,35,050 in 2019-20
Who won the African Footballer of the Year Award ?
Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
Who is the second Senegalese player to win the African Footballer of the year ?
Sadio Mane
Who is the first Senegalese player to win the African Footballer of the year
El hadji Diouf
Who won the African Women’s Player of the Year Award ?
Asisat Oshoala
Who is headed the 2nd GST Conference ? Where was the 2nd GST conference held ?
Dr. Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Revenue Secretary of the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
The conference is being held in Delhi
Why was the 2nd GST conference held ?
To streamline the GST system and to plug revenue leakages
Who released the Karmayoddha Granth ?
Union Home Minister, Amit Shah
The book is on the life of PM Modi
What State has registered the highest Inpatient Department Care ?
Jammu and Kashmir (according to the report released by the National Health Systems Resources Centre - NHSRC).
As per the report 96% of the IPdD is provided by Public Health Facilities. The country’s average is 85%
Lt. Governor of J&K
Girish Chandra Murmu
What two Indian Private banks have recently ended their operations in India ?
Axis Bank and ICICI
Axis Bank HQ
Mumbai
Axis Bank Chairman
Rakesh Makhija
Axis Bank MD and CEO
Amitabh Chaudhry
ICICI Bank HQ
Mumbai
ICICI Chairman
Girish Chandra Chaturvedi
ICICI MD & CEO
Sandeep Bakshi
What is the Vikram Sarabai Innovation Centre and where is it going to be setup ?
It is an innovation centre which whill identify, nurture and promote innovative abilties in children upto 18 years of age. It is being setup by the Gujarat University Startups and Entrepreneurship Council (GUSEC) created by the Gujarat University in collaboration with UNICEF in Gujarat.
Where is the 31st international Kite Festival being held ?
Ahmedabad, Gujarat. At the sabarmati river front.
A large number of kite artists participate to exhibit their kites
Ahmedabad has been hosting the festival since 1989
The festival is also taking place at 9 other places across the state including the statue of unity.
Who is the Chairman of AEPC?
AEPC stands for Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (APEC)
A. Sakhtivel is the new Chairman for the period of 2020-21.
Replacing HKL Magu
He is also the first person in the history of AEPC to be sworn in as chairman for the fourth time.
When was AEPC founded ?
1978
AEPC HQ
Gurgaon
Who was Minati Mishra ?
Veteran Odissi Dancer and Padmshree winner. she was awarded the Padma Shri in 2012.
She recently passed away in Zurich, Switzerland
According to 2011 report, she was the oldest living Odissi performer.
She was an A grade artist at All India Radio
She was a recipient of the Sangeet Prabhakar titled for Hindustan vocal music
She was the principal of the Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Bhubaneshwar, Odissa - (1964-1989)
Who was R.P. Ulaganambi
Former Vellore (Tamil Nadu) Lok Sabha MP from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Party.
Served as an MP in the 5th lok sabha 1971-1976
Recently passed away
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas/ NRI Day
9th Jan
(this is the 16th NRI Day India is celebrating)
To mark the contribution of the overseas Indian Community to the development of India
The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to Ahmedabad on 9th Jan 1915
World Hindi Day
Jan 10th.
On this day in 2006, the First World Hindi Conference was organised in Nagpur with the aim to promote the language worldwide .
Institution of National Importance has recently been given to which Indian university ?
To a cluster of Ayurvedic Institutions at Gujarat Ayurved University in Jamnagar
What states will the government funded natural gas pipeline project in the North East connect? How long is the pipeline ?
It will connect 8 states. Guwahati, Assam to major cities in the region such as Itanagar, Dimapur, Kohima, Aizwal and Agartala.
The pipeline is 1656km long. The total cost of the grid is Rs. 9,256 crores and the government sanctioned amount will cover the 60% of the project cost.
What measure has the Indian Railways recently taken to improve safety of passengers under the Nirbhaya Fund ?
The Railway Board has approved works for provision of Video Surveillacne System covering 983 stations under the Nirbhaya Fund.
Railtel has been entrusted with the work of providing IP based VSS with video analytics and facial recognition system
This year a budget of Rs. 25o crore was allotted to Indian Railways from the Nirbahaya Fund for the installation of video surveillance system.
What is the Residential Builder Finance with Buyer Guarantee Scheme ?
Has been introduced by SBI to push residential sales up and increase confidence of Home buyers.
SBI will issue a guarantee for completion of select residential projects to customers who have availed home loans.
SBI founded
1st July 1955
SBI Chairman
Rajnish Kumar
SBI HQ
Mumbai
What book has won the Costa CHildren’s Award 2019 ?
Asha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan.
Costa Children’s Award is a UK based award and is awarded annually 5 categories - First Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book.
Where will the world future energy Summit take place
Abu Dhabi
What is the theme of this year’s world future energy Summit
Rethinking Global consumption, production and investment
Where is the headquarters of PTI. Who is the chairman and who is the editor in chief
New Delhi, Vinay Kumar Chopra and Vijay Joshi
Which districts were awarded for innovations and initiatives in plastic waste management in the the swachhta Darpan plastic management awards
Dibrugarh (Assam) coma sirmaur (hp), indore (mp), puri (odisha)
Where was the open defecation free workshop held this year. Who organised it
New Delhi, drinking water and sanitation under Ministry Of Jal Shakti
Which area in Indore was declared as the first plastic free area in Madhya Pradesh
Sindoda Panchayat
Microsoft has announced that it will be carbon negative by which year
2030
Who is CEO of Microsoft. Headquarters
Satya nadella. Washington DC
Which state has become the first state in the country to initiate the international Union for conservation of nature read listing at state level
Arunachal Pradesh. It signed and m o u
What is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar
Who is the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Pema Khandu
Where is the headquarters of the international Union for conservation of nature. Who is the Director General and who is the President
Switzerland, grether aguilar, zhang xinsheng
What is the capital of Assam
Dispur
Who is the chief minister of Assam
Sarbananda sonowal
The World bank has recently signed a loan Agreement with State of Assam for the implementation of
Assam inland water transportation project
Where is the headquarters of the World bank. Who is the President
Washington DC. David malpass
Iim indoor has signed a mou with which social media platform for creation of short video models
Tik Tok
The Indian Railways South Central zone has signed m o u with State Bank of India for
Providing doorstep banking facility
The seventh economic census has recently been launched in which state
Gujarat
The maiden edition of Krishi Manthan - the the largest Food, agribusiness and rural development Summit of area begins in which state and is organised by
Gujarat, IIM Ahmedabad
Who is India’s Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh
Which country will host the 19th Shanghai cooperation organisation Council of heads of government meeting 2020. where is the Council headquarters
India. Beijing
Who will be awarded the 29 Saraswati Samman
Vasdev Mohi, for his short stories collection check book published in 2012
An agreement has been signed to permanently is settle bru reang refugees in which state
Tripura
What is the capital of Qatar, currency, Prime Minister
Doha, rial, Abdullah Bin nasser
Who is the chairman of competition Commission of India. Headquarters
Ashok Gupta. New Delhi
Chhattisgarh state Skill Development Authority has recently launched mobile phone app to connect train candidates with jobs. it is called
Rojgar Sangi
The country’s longest sea bridge expected to be completed by 2022 is known as
Mumbai trans Harbour link, Sewri nhava sheva trans Harbour link
Who is the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
Shivraj Chauhan
Who is the governor of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Lalji Tandon - Madhya Pradesh, Bhagat Singh koshyari - Maharashtra
Indian Railways plan on going green and on achieving net zero carbon emissions by
2030
India has recently launched a high power communication satellite for DTH and television uplink, on board Ariane 5 rocket from French Guinea, named
GSAT 30
Where was the ICC under 19 World Cup organised in February
South Africa
Who is the chairman of ICC. Who is the CEO
Shashank Manohar. Manu Sawhney.
When was the ICC formed and where is the headquarters
1909, Dubai UAE
Who won the women’s Doubles title of the WTA International Trophy at Hobart Australia
The Sania Mirza of India and Nadiya kitchenok of Ukraine. Sania Mirza 42nd WTA title
Who is the registrar general and census commissioner of India
Dr Vivek Joshi
Where was the third edition of North Zone conference of media units of Information and Broadcasting ministry held
Jammu
Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Girish Chandra murmu
5 units of S400 surface to air Missile system for India, will be delivered by which country by 2025
Russia
Process of dividing earthquake prone areas based on certain factors has been launched in major cities in India. It is known as
Seismic hazard micronization
Where was elecrama 2020, organised by Indian electrical and electronics manufacturers Association, held
Noida
Where was the Wings India event held this year and what was the theme
Bengaluru, flying for all
What is the height of world’s shortest man who recently passed away
Khagendra Thapa Magar, 2 feet 41 inches, 67.08 cm
What is the capital of Mizoram
Aizawl
Who is the chief minister of Mizoram
p Zoramthanga
According to world gold Council report RBI holds 625.2 2 tons of gold which is how much of the country’s foreign exchange.
6.6%. Sixth in the world among other Central banks
Who is the president of World gold Council
David Harquail
The special investigation team probing the 1984 anti-sikh riots was headed by
Retired Delhi High Court justice SN Dhingra
Who is the MD and CEO of ICICI Bank
Mr Sandeep Bakshi
Where was the 17th edition of the crossword book awards held
Mumbai
Who became the ODI cricketer of the year in the ICC awards 2019
Rohit Sharma
Who bagged spirit of Cricket Award in the 16th edition of the ICC awards 2019
Virat Kohli
Who won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year in the ICC awards 2019
All rounder Ben Stokes from England
Who won the best Test cricketer of the year award in the ICC awards 2019
Australian fast bowler pat cummins
History of housing has launched an eCommerce platform to facilitate home buyers in identifying general properties, the platform is called
Housing for all.com
Who is the minister of housing
Hardeep Singh Puri
Who has recently set a world record of hundred and eleven unbeaten classical games in chess
Magnus Carlsen from Norway
Who has recently set a Guinness World Record for most full contact knee strikes in one hour non stop in Taekwondo
Aashman Taneja. 1200 knee strikes
What is the Indian Army’s biggest airborne exercise called
Winged Raider
When is army Day
15th June
Who is chief of Army staff
Manoj Mukund naravane
Which Indian footballers commemorative stamp was released by Indian Postal department
Chuni Goswami. LED the Indian team to win a gold medal in the 1962 Asian games held in Bangkok
Who won the G V Raja award for athletics
Male - Mohammed Anas
Female- puthenpurayil chandrika thulasi
What is the capital of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram
Who is the Chief Minister of Kerala
Pinarayi Vijayan
Who is the Governor of Kerala
Arif Mohammad Khan
Where was the first ever session of the India Norway dialogue on Trade and investment held
New Delhi
What is the capital of Norway
Oslo
Who is the Prime Minister of Norway
Erna solberg
What is the currency of Norway
Norwegian krone
Which two villages have become India’s first model sports villages as part of the Institute of Management Technology Ghaziabad Under The adarsh khel gram program
Bahadurpur and kheri viran
National payments Corporation of India has launched blockchain Technology based platform to make payments fast and Secure. What is the name
Vajra platform
Who is the MD and CEO of npci
Dilip asbe
What is the name of the military exercise that the Indian navy is hosting in Vishakapatnam ?
MILAN 2020
Multilateral naval Excercise
The theme of the exercise this year is “Synergy Across the Sea”
It is a series of biennial exercises, the first of which was held in 1995.
Until last year, it was conducted on Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This was the first time it was held on the mainland at Easter Naval Command. (ENC)
How many nations has India invited for the MILAN 2020 naval excercise ?
41 nations from South Asia, South East Asia, Africa, Europe that share defence cooperation with India have been invited.
Navy Day
4th December
Navy Chief
Admiral Karambir Singh
What state is launching the “Jagananna Amma Vodi” programme ? and why ?
Andhra Pradesh in launching the programme in Chittoor.
Under Jagananna Amma Vodi scheme, financial assistance of Rs.15,000 will be given to nearly 43 lakh mothers or guardians to send their children to school
Who was the first Indian Woman Chef to receive a Michelin Star?
Garima Arora
Croatia Capital
Zagreb
Croatia Currency
Croatian Kuna
Croatia PM
Andrej Plenkovic
Croatia President
Zoran Milanovic
What bank has predicted India’s economy to reach $7 trillion ?
Deutsche Bank
The estimation was stated in its research report “Imagine 2030”
According to the report, India will grow with the Nominal GDP growth rate of just over 10% in the next decade.
Indian economy is presently valued at $3trillion.
When was Deutsche Bank founded
1870
Deutsche Bank HQ
Frankfurt, Germany
Deutsche Bank Chairman
Paul Achleitner
Deutsche Bank CEO
Christian Sewing
When was ICC founded?
1909
HQ - Dubai
Chairman - Shashank Manohar
Who was the top ranking batsmen as per ICC Test rankings ?
Virat Kohli
Pujara - 6th
Rahane - 9th
Bowling
Jasprit Bumrah - 6th
Ravichandran Ashwin (spinner) - 9th
Mohammed Shami - 10th
What Indian female weightlifter has recently been banned from the sport by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) ?
Sarbjeet Kaur (banned for four years)
Her sample was collected during the 34th Women Senior National Weightlifting Championship
Where was the 34th Women Senior Weightlifting Championship held ?
Viashakapatnam
National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) HQ
New Delhi
National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) CEO
Navin Agarwal
When will Census 2021 be held ?
It will begin on April 1 and will go on till September 30.
It will be conducted through a mobile application.
Enumerators of the census will seek information of the mobile number of the head of the family, information related to toilets, TV, Internet, Vehicles owned, source of drinking water besides other questions.
In what country has the Indian consulate recently issued passports under the tatkal scheme ?
Dubai
The announcement was made on the occasion of the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas celebrations
What measure has recently been taken to detect the use of money, power, illegal distribution of cash and other election related crimes ?
The income tax department has launched a 24*7 control room to monitor black money and illegal inducements in Delhi to detect such crimes.
There has also been a toll free number launched where people can inform the department of the same.
What changes has the RBI recently made to its KYC norms to allow banks to assist customers remotely ?
Enabled banks to use Video based Customer Identification Process (V-CIP)
The RBI has also stated that the regulated entities will have to ensure that the data is stored in a safe and secure manner and bears the date and time stamp.
What online marketplace has tied up with the IRCTC to buy or cancel bus tickets ?
Abhibus.com (marketplace for bus ticketing services)
IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation)
What department has recently launched the a paperless licensing process for road tankers for transportation of petroleum ?
Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
What government department does the DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) fall under ?
It is a central government department under Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) HQ
New Delhi
What is Asia’s largest Civil Aviation Event ? and where was it held ?
Wings India
Held at Bangalore
The aim of the meet is to unite all the regulators and facilitators of the aviation sector.
GoI announced at the event that it had planned to setup a world class training centre facility for astronauts and pilots together
Who was the world’s shortest man who recently passed away ?
Khagendra Thapa Magar
he was 67.08 cm (2ft 2.41 inches ) tall
He was born in Baglung District, Nepal
He made his first appearance in the Guinesse World Record Book 2011
Who is the shortest female teenager alive ?
Jyoti Amge
Who was Bapu Nandkarni ?
Recently passed away
former Indian all rounder cricketer, who played 41 Tests for India
Test Debut : India v New Zealand in 1955 (Delhi)
Last Test : India v New Zealand ( Auckland) in 1968
Chief Minister of Mizoram
P. Zoramthanga
Governor of Mizoram
P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
What is the Chapchar Kut Festival ?
It is the biggest festival of the Mezos. It is a spring festival celebrated usually in March after completion of the Jhum cultivation
The two day festival is celebrated under the theme “Promotion of Mizos” culture and moral code.
World Gold Council HQ
London
President of the World Gold Council
David Harquail
CEO of the World Gold Council
David Tait
To what extent has world gold trade increased in 2019 ?
According to the World Gold Council’s report titled “World Gold Outlook 2020”, Gold trade in USD has increased by 18.4% in 2019 as compared to 2010.
According to WGC RBI holds 652.2 tonnes of gold which is 6.6% of the country’s foreign. With this, RBI ranked sixth among central banks in buying gold abroad.
What judge headed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the 1984 sikh riots ?
Retd. Delhi High Court Judge - SN Dhingra
The bench hearing the case comprised of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant.
Who is the Solicitor General of India
Tushor Mehta
ICICI
Industrial Credit and Invest Corporation of India
HQ : Mumbai
ICICI MD and CEO
Mr. Sandeep Bakshi
What is API Banking ?
Application Programming Interface (API) Banking
API Banking makes use of APIs for communication between bank and client servers, making data transfer between these two systems seamless and secure.
API Banking is a set of routines, protocols or tools that allows access to a bank’s services to other financial institutions or third-party platforms.
What bank has launched India’s largest API portal ? and what is it called ?
ICICI
“ICICI Bank API Portal”
It consists of 250 APIs and allows bank’s partner companied across the globe to sign up and perform transactions.
Where was the 17th edn of Crossword Book awards held?
Mumbai
The Crossword Book Award is the only forum in India that gives a face to Indian authors and Indian literature, with a well rounded jury.
17th Edn of Crossword Books Awards : Best Biography Award
“Notes of a Dream: The Authorised Biography of A.R. Rahman” by Krishna Tilok
17th Edn of Crossword Books Awards : Best Fiction Award
“Pyjamas are forgiving” by Twinkle Khanna
17th Edn of Crossword Books Awards : Best Children’s Book Award
The Upside Down King : Unusual Tales About Rama and Krishna
by Sudha Murthy
17th Edn of Crossword Books Awards : Best Jury Non Fiction Award
One Foot on the Ground: A Life Told Through the Body
By Shanta Gokhale
17th Edn of Crossword Books Awards : Best Jury Fiction Award
The Far Field
By Madhuri Vijay
17th Edn of Crossword Books Awards : Best Jury Children’s Book Award
Machher Jhoi : Fish Curry
By Richa Jha and Sumanta Dey
17th Edn of Crossword Books Awards : Best Book in the Indian Language Award
Diary of a Malayali Madman
By Jaysree Kalathil and N Prabhakaran
Who received the 2019 ODI Cricketer of the Year Award, 2019 , announced by the ICC ?
Rohit Sharma
Who received the Spirit of Cricket Award, 2019 announced by the ICC?
Virat Kohli
Who won the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for the Cricketer of the Year, 2019 announced by the ICC?
Ben Stokes
Who won the Best Cricketer of the Year, 2019 announced by the ICC?
Pat Cummins
ICC CEO
Manu Sawhney
What Indian woman was named in both the ICC women’s ODI and T20 team for 2019 ?
Smriti Mander
What portal has recently been launched by the Government to facilitate buyers in identifying genuine properties ?
Housingforall.com
Developed by the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO)
Launched by the Ministry of Housing
The portal is open for a period of one month for all real estate developers to register their projects and it will be opened for home buyers with a 45 day sale period.
Minister of Housing
Hardeep Singh Puri
What chess player has set a world record of 111 unbeaten classical games ?
Magnus Carlsen from Norway
Which India has recently made made a Guinness world record in Taekwondo for the most full contact knee strikes in one-hour ?
Aashman Taneja (5 years old ) from Telangana
Chief of Army Staff
Manoj Mukund Singh
What is the biggest airborne exercise conducted by the Indian Army so far ?
Winged Raider
The exercise comprised of more than 500 soldiers in the North Easter theatre.
What famous footballer has the Indian Postal Department recently commemorated by releasing a stamp ?
Chuni Goswami
(Kolkata, West Bengal) - for his 82nd birthday
What famous Indian footballers have received commemorative stamps from the Indian Postal Department ?
Chuni Goswami - 2020
Gostho Paul - 1998
Dr. Talimeren Ao - 2018
Who led the DRDO contingent at Republic Day parade ?
Y. Sreenivasa Rao, displaying the indigenous Anti Satellite Weapons (ASAT) from Mission Shakti at the 71st Republic Day Parade.
This is the first time that a scientist has led the contingent
What is Mission Shakti ?
an anti-satellite missile test, from the Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Island launch complex.This was a technological mission carried out by DRDO. The satellite used in the mission was one of India’s existing satellites operating in lower orbit.
The significance of the test is that India has tested and successfully demonstrated its capability to destroy a satellite in outer space based on complete indigenous technology.
India is the fourth nation after US, Russia and China to have such capability.
DRDO
Defence Research and Development Organisation
DRDO HQ
New Delhi
DRDO Motto
Strength’s Origin in in Science
Minister Incharge of DRDO
Rajnath Singh
What institution has introduced an essential oil delivery system to help the treatment of fungal diseases ?
IIT Hyderabad
Who won the Best Tableau at the republic day parade ?
Assam (followed by Orissa and UP, which were tied for second place)
Assam’s tableau portrayed the unique craftsmanship and culture of the State.
Odisha’s tableau depicted Lord Lingaraja’s Rukuna Rath Yatra
Uttar Pradesh’s Tableau depicted the state’s cultural and religious heritage
National Disaster Relief Force and Jal Shakti Mission were chosen as the best among the Ministries and Departments.
Central Public Works received a special prize for their tableau which was based on Kashmir se Kanyakumari
What international organisation has recently heralded India for using mobile technology to reduce inequality ?
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), through its World Social Report 2020. India harnessed the potential of the technology for more inclusive development, through the Aadhaar identification system that may be seen replicated across other countries
UN Secretary General
Antonio Gueterres
UN HQ
New York, United States
Deputy Secretary General
Amina J. Mohammed
UN General Assembly President
Tijani Muhammad Bande
What minister of the JDS recently passed away ?
K Amarnath Shetty
From the Moodbidri Mulky constituency
He was minister for tourism and religious endowment under Ramakrishna Hegde’s Government
Which college hosted the international conclave on globalising Indian thought
IIM Kozhikode
Which country will train Indian flight surgeons for Ganganyaan mission
France
Which state replaced West bengal’s top government aided 2019 as per Skoch study
Gujarat
Who is the governor of West Bengal
jagdeep dhankar
What rank did Hyderabad get globally in the night Frank Global residential cities index for housing price appreciation
14th among 150 cities, 9% appreciation
Which Indian Shooter won gold in meyton cup
Deewan Singh Pawar and apurvi Chandela
New government has been formed in lebanon, who will be the Prime Minister
Hasan diab
When was the All India Council of sports founded
2015
Cricket Legend Sachin Tendulkar and____ will coach star studded teams in the aussie bushfire relief match
Courtney Walsh
Who authored the book The Gateway - a social commentary on safety of senior citizens
Hariharan balagopal
Who authored the book human dignity - a purpose in perpetuity
Ashwani Kumar, launched by Manmohan Singh
Which artillery gun will be inducted by the Indian Army
Sharang
which bank has Launched cashless card withdrawal by ATM
ICICI Bank
Who is the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank. Where is headquarters
Sandeep Bakshi, Mumbai
What assamese scholar was awarded with the Hemchandra Barua Bhasha Sahitya Sadhana in 2018 ?
Sahityacharya Dr. Golok Chandra
Awarded by the Satin Pratidin Group
Who has been given the the Harit Ratna Award 2019 ?
Dr. N Kumar (Vice Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univesity)
The award is organised by the All India Agricultural Students Association
Who is India’s new ambassador to the USA ?
Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Currently, he is the High Commissioner to Sri Lanka
He has also served as the Deputy Chief of Missions at Embassy of India in Washington
He is too succeed Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla
What Stealth Corvettes have been delivered to the Indian Navy ? Under what project are they being delivered ?
INS Kavaratti (by Defense PSU Garden Reach Shibuilders and Engineers) ; INS Kamorta; INS Kadmatt; INS Kiltan
These Corvettes are named after islands in the Lakshwadeep
Kavratti will be the 104th ship to be constructed and delivered by GRSE.
The Corvettes are being delivered under Project P28
What is the Romain Rolland Book Prize ?
It is a prize given annually to the best translation of a french title into any Indian language inclusive of English
France President
Emmnauel Macron
France Currency
Euro
What nation has been invited to the New Delhi World Book Fair in January 2022 ?
France
What state is the leading producer of Potatoe ?
Gujarat
Total area under potatoe in India has increased by 19%, but in Gujarat alone, it has increased by about 170%
PM Modi is addressing the 3rd Global Potatoe Conference at Gandhinagar, Gujarat
How often is the Global Potatoe Conclave held ? Where is it being held this year ?
Held with a gap of ten years. Last ones were held in 1998 and 2008
It is being held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Which co founder of Flipkart has recently stepped down from director of Ujjvan Small Finance Bank ?
Sachin Bansal
What is the name of the technology company owned by Sachin Bansal (Co founder of Flipkart) to create a full service digital bank ?
Navi Technologies
Who is the new CEO of Indian Banks’ Association ?
Sunil Mehta
What International Exchange has the BSE recently signed an agreement with ?
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures Europe. It is an operator of global exchanges and clearing houses.
The agreement will l help serve the needs of the Indian energy commodities market participants to access rupee dominated Brent Crude oil benchmark prices
Who is the new Secretary of the National Commission for Minorities ?
B Anand
Who is the Additional Secretary, Department of agriculture Research and Education
and
Secretary to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research ?
Sanjay Kumar Singh
Who won the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize at the Jaipur Literature Festival ?
Sneha Pamneja for designing the cover of
“Tiffin: Authentic Recipes Celebrating India’s Reigional Cuisine”
What is the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize ?
It is dedicated to understanding, appreciating and showcasing the aesthetics of visual and design in publishing.
Who is the author of the book “Tiffin: Authentic Recipes Celebrating India’s Regional Cuisine” ?
Sonal Ved and Roli Books
Who is the president of Lebanon
Michael naim aoun
What is the capital of Lebanon, currency
Beirut, Lebanese pound
Which Telecom recently became the first Telecom operator to launch u p i payment feature
Reliance jio
CEO of Reliance Industries - Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, headquarters Mumbai
Indian Oil Corporation has recently signed a memorandum with ____ implementation of the national LPG promotion policy
National petroleum authority of Ghana oil regulator
What is the capital of Ghana, currency
Accra, ghanaian cedi
Who is the president of Ghana
Nana akufo-addo
Which two Corporation have launched health EMI cards should be provided to patients with credit limit of 400000
Bajaj Finserv and Apollo Hospitals
irdai has partnered with which company e E2 pilot V projects in its health and motor portfolio under its regulatory sandbox project
ICICI Lombard
Where is the headquarters of irdai
Hyderabad
Who is the chairman of irdai
Subhash Khuntia
Where was the 23rd edition of PWC is annual Global CEO survey organised
Davos Switzerland
Where did India rank on the 23rd edition of the PWC annual Global CEO survey
4th, USA came first, China second and Germany third
Where did India’s financial capital Mumbai rank in the list of the world’s 28 most expensive cities for luxury living released by Swiss private bank Julius Baer in its Global wealth and Lifestyle report 2020
28th, Hong Kong was the world’s most expensive city
Which Indian bank has extended loan to South American country Suriname to find its Rural electrification Program
Exim Bank
Which organisation has recently released the report titled World Tourism barometer
United Nations World Tourism Organisation
Where is the headquarters of United Nations World Tourism Organisation, who is the secretary general
Madrid, zurab pololikashvili
Who is the chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited when was it founded
Anil Kumar Chaudhari, 1954
Steel Authority of India Limited has recently launched a scheme promote and facilitate voluntary philanthropist activities by their employees. Name the scheme
SAIL employee rendering voluntarism and initiatives for community engagement (SAIL SERVICE)
Where was the 3rd khelo Youth Games India organised
Guwahati Assam, Karambir nabin Chandra bordoloi Indoor Stadium
Who is the CEO of khelo India
Avinash Joshi
Which state clinched khelo India youth games 2020 Champions Trophy
Maharashtra
Ministry of youth affairs and sports the recognise which of the following federations for violating the source code 2011
Rowing Federation of India
49 children recently received the _____ the also known as national bravery awards
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020
Where is the 17th National Handloom Expo 2020 being held ?
Orissa. It isbeing organised by the Orissa State Handloom Weavers Co-op Society Limited (Boyanika)
What state has recently abolished its State Legislative Council ?
Andhra Pradesh
What region in India has the Annual parasite Incidence (API) of over 10 ?
or What state has the highest API for malaria in the country ?
The Red Zone in Bastar, Chattisgarh
The State is hoping to eradicate malaria through a door to door campaign called “Malaria Free Bastar”. The campaign would involve “Mass Active Screening and Treatment”
Andhra Pradesh Capital
Amravati , Hyderabad
What state has launched the Shiv Bhojan Scheme ? What does the scheme entail ?
Maharashtra
It aims at providing meals to the poor for just Rs. 10. It was announced on the occasion of the 71st Republic Day.
Where is India’s first Super Fab Lab situated ?
Kochi
Built in collaboration with MIT. It has been inaugrated under the Kerala Startup Mission.
Super Fab Labs will go beyond the scope of the current Fab Labs in existence
What are Fab Labs?
Fab Labs are fabrication laboratories that offer digital fabrication and computation.
At present Kerala has two electronic Fab Labs - one at Thiruvananthpuram and the other at Kocho
What bank has assisted in identifying rogue apps that could trigger fraud transactions ?
Paytm Payments bank Ltd (PPBL), by adding a new feature on its app that analyses rogue apps on user devices that may trigger fraudulent transactions and advises users to uninstall such apps.
It is also leveraging AI to do so
BSE Chairman
Vikramjit Sen
HQ: Mumbai
When was BSE founded ?
July 9, 1875
BSE MD & CEO
Ashishkumar Chauhan
NABARD HQ
Mumbai
NABARD Agency Executive / Chairman
Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
NABARD Purpose
Development assistance, Poverty reduction
When was NABARD founded?
Jule 12, 1982
Railways announced that it would switch completely to electricity by what year ?
2024.
When was Indian Railways founded ?
April 16, 1853
Indian Railways HQ
New Delhi
Minister of Railways
Piyush Goyal
Minister of State of Railways
Suresh angadi
Chairman, Railway Board
Vinod kumar Yadav
India plans to make the entire railway network a net zero emission network by what year ?
2030
What is the Central Zonal Council ? Who is presiding over the Central Zonal Council ?
There are five zonal councils in India which were setup in 1957. The Central Zonal Council comprises of - Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Chattisgarh
Amit Shah will preside over the Central Zonal Council
Chattisgarh Vice President will be the Vice Chairman of the meeting.
The Council is an effective platform for interstate disputes. The Home Minister is the Chairman of each of thee five councils.
Which noted artist , who recently passed away, received a gold medal in painting from Queens College, Lucknow and Rajiv Gandhi Foundation award for his photography and painting ?
Sher Singh Kukkal
What agreement has the government recently signed to provide political rights to the Bodo Community in Assam ?
The Government of India has signed an agreement with the nine factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). According to the agreement, the Bodoland Territorial Area District will hold special rights for the locals and outsiders will have to obtain “permits” to work in the territory.
What was the first agreement that the government signed with the Bodo community ?
The first agreement was signed with All Bodo Students Union in 1993;
The Second agreement was signed by the Bodo Liberation tigers in 2003.
The third agreement has been signed in 2020 and has led to the formation of the Bodoland Territorial Council under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution.
What award has recently been conferred for commendable work in Disaster Management ? And who are its recipients ?
The Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020.
It is being given to the Uttrakhand Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre ( in the institution category) and Kumar Munnah Singh (individual category)
Director general of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)
Satya Narayan Pradhan
What journalist has been selected for the Kerala National Media Award ?
N. Ram, the Chairman of the Hindu group.
The award was instituted for fearless and brilliant journalistic work at a nationall level.
The government of India is disinvesting __ percent of its stake in Air India
100%
Air India would also sell 100% stake in the low cost airline Air India express and 50 % shareholding in joint venture AISATS.
Union Minister Smriti Irani lost his team for women power plant in which state
Goa
Indian Navy along with__ have launched special fuel produced after
indian oil corp ltd
Who is the chief of CRPF
Anand Prakash Maheshwari
Which scientist won the merck young scientist award 2019 what doing remarkable research in chemical science
Sakya Singha Sen, National Chemical Laboratory
Who chaired the 32nd interaction through the Pragati platform (proactive governance and timely implementation in New Delhi)
Narendra Modi
Who was India’s chief guest at the 71st Republic Day
jair bolsonaro, president of Brazil
What is the capital of Brazil, currency
Brasilia, Brazil Real
Uttar Pradesh government has launched scheme for providing financial assistance to family members who died come handicapped while working in fields
Mukhyamantri krishak durghatna Kalyan Yojana
Which state government has made Preamble reading mandatory in all schools
Maharashtra
Hyderabad Metro Rail has partnered up with which company to provide Carpool services in the City
RedBus
The Cricket Association for the blind in India approached which state government to allot land to setup a sports training Complex dedicated to visually impaired cricketers that will enable them to develop into professional players
Karnataka, Bengaluru
Who won the Cisco youth leadership award 2019
Priya Prakash, The founder and CEO of India based health set go
Who won the champions of change award and for what
Recent social activist arushi Nishank, for the Sparsh Ganga initiative towards cleaning and saving river Ganga
Supreme Court has set up a committee to form of draught legislation to give legal sanctity to disputes settled through mediation. the panel is to be headed by
Niranjan Bhatt
Who is the Chief Justice of India, when was the supreme court founded
Sharad Arvind bobde, 28 January 1950
What is the capital of Tunisia, currency
Tunis, tunisian Dinar
Essel finance and msme lending business has been acquired by
Adani capital
Who is the named as Bank of England Governor to guide England through brexit
Andrew bailey
Who presented the 14th Ramnath Goenka award for excellence in journalism
President Ramnath kovind
UP Police will get mob management and communication training from
IIM Indore
The government of India and the world bank have signed a loan agreement of 210 million dollars with what state to support smallholder farmers participate in competitive agriculture value chain and facilitate agri business investments?
Maharashtra
The 210 million US dollars Maharashtra Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project will build capacity of nodal departments and institutions and increase private sector investments in agriculture
World Bank headquarters
Washington DC
President of world Bank
David malpass
MD and CFO of World Bank
Anshula Kantb
What state is hosting the first of its kind “innovation festival” ?
Arunachal Pradesh
The aim of the festival is to foster the culture of innovation among the people of the State.
It is being organised by the Arunachal Pradesh State Council for Science and Technology.
What Indian rower was suspended by the Rowing Federation ins 2019 for leaving a single sculls race midway during the 2018 Asian Games ?
Darru Bhokanal
When was the Rowing Federation established ?
1976
President. of the Rowing Federation
Mrs. Rajlaxmi Singh Deo
Who is the author of the Hindi Novel “Balwa” ?
Minister of Minority Affairs - Mukhtar Abbad Naqvi
“Balwa” means turmoil.
The book is published by Diamond Pocket Books.
It is a story based on the happenings like communal conflicts that shook the country in the 90s and the kind of people who were behind those.
Where is the Indian Federation cup going to be held ? What sport is it associated with ?
It has been moved from China to Kazakhstan.
Tennis.
What military biennial exposition is held in India ?
DefExpo.
11th edition in 2020 is being held in Lucknow.
DRDP will showcase indigenously developed military system technologies
What is the theme of the DefExpo 2020 ?
Digital Transformation of Defence
Who has been nominated from the Finance Ministry to the Central Board of SBI
Debashish Panda, Special Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
What state’s police force has received the maximum number of gallantry medals on the 71st Republic Day ?
Jammu and Kashmir - received 108 medals for gallantry honours
Followed by CRPF - receiving 76
Jammu Kashmir also received the three top President’s Police Medal for Gallantry
Jharkhand Police has been given 33 Police Medals for gallantry
What city has recently received its second “mahila dakghar” ?
Mumbai.
A Mahila Dakghar is a post office operated by women staffers inaugrated by an operations member from the Department of Posts
What country is hosting the 2021 women’s world cup ?
New Zealand
What major telecom company is planning to launch real time payment features ?
Bharati Airtel with money transfer brand Western Union
Airtel CEO
Gopal Vittal
Airtel Founder
Sunil Bharti Mittal
When was Airtel founded ?
Jule 7, 1995
Airtel Headquarters
New Delhi
What fintech startup offers quick loans in 15 minutes ?
loanwalle.com
it offers loans for a period 7 to 30 days. It offers loans instantly for persons struck in a crisis situation.
It is based in New Delhi.
Loanwalle.com founder
Sachin Mittal
What leading digital payments firm in India has extended to insurance, Mutual fund and instant cash segments ?
Phone Pe backed by global retail giant Walmart.
It has also tied up with Aditya Birla SunLife Mutual Fund and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance - to offer its users benefits of mutual funds and travel
Phone Pe HQ
Bangalore
Phone Pe CEO
Sameer Nigam
What product has been introduced by the RBI to reduce risk of fraud in net banking ?
RBI has brought out a new set of guidelines to enhance security of debit and credit card customers. This has been done in the form of rolling out “Virtual Cards” for net banking, which works as a limit debt card and once it has been used successfully it cannot be used again. The card can be created online.
SBI has rolled out such virtual cards
World Bank Chief Economist
Penny goldberg
What is foreign portfolio investment?
Foreign portfolio investment consists of securities and other financial assets held by investors in another country. It does not provide the investor with direct ownership of a company’s assets. FPI is one of the most common ways to invest in an overseas economy.
What country has recently demanded that India take back demonetised notes worth rupees 7 crore from its Central Bank ?
Nepal
What country has India signed an agreement waves to upgrade the long road between ashuganj river port and akhaura land port ?
Where are the two ports located ?
Bangladesh
Ashuganj River Port - India
Akhaura Land Port - Bangladesh
The agreement was signed between the Road and Highways Department of Bangladesh and an indian company - Afcons Infrastructure Limited.
The agreement is upgrade the remaining part of the road from Dharhar to Aukhara
This project is part of the two billion dollar like or credit extended by India to Bangladesh
The ministry of of transport and highways is looking to connect what two metropolitan cities in India by an e-highway?
Delhi and Mumbai
The minister of transport and highways - Nitin Gadkari has started that his ministry is working towards an electric highway.
The ministry seeks to import substitute, cost effective and pollution free indegenous fuels.
What is Bharat Parv 2020?
It is a festival to celebrate the spirit of India and it has begun at the Red fort.
Its objective is to encourage people to visit different tourism places of the country.
Many food stalls handicraft stalls and theme pavilions were set up to promote tourism of various regions.
What was the theme of Bharat Parv 2020?
Celebrating 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi.
What recent expo highlighted the advanced welding technology and quality systems for developing economiesb?
The 13th International Welding Expo, hosted in Mumbai
Subhash Chandra Bose 123rd birth anniversary
23rd January 2020
What is is the Pradhan Mantri rashtriya Bal puraskar ?
This award is given under the revamped award scheme of the ministry of women and child development of the government of India.
In 2020 49 children received the award.
Aparna Chandrasekaran : awarded the Pradhan Mantri Bal Shakti Puraskar 2020 for innovation
She also represented India at the ASEAN India Puspitek Innovation Festival held in Indonesia where she was conferred the Young Innovators Award, Jakarta
The Bal Shakti puraskar is given by the government of India every year to recognise exceptional achievements of children in various fields such as innovation, scholastic achievements social service et cetera. The price carries a medal a cash prize of rupees 100000 one tablet a certificate a citation.
What federation did the Ministry of Sports cancel recognition of in 2019 ? Why ?
Rowing Federation of India
For violating the Sports Code 2011.
The election of the federation was not conducted in accordance with the code.
Who is the President of Rowing Federation of India ?
Rajlaxmi Singh Deo
Which Indian doctor has been elected as a Bureau member of the international Union of pure and applied chemistry for the period 2020-23
Bipul Bihari Saha
Who is the president of the international Union of pure and applied chemistry (IUPAC)
Professor qi feng zhou
Who is the CEO of Indian Overseas Bank
Karnam Sekar
Where was the two day Global investors meet ascended 2020 organised in January
Kochi
Where was the Wings india 2020, and International Exhibition and conference on Civil Aviation, organised
Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad
When is the National Youth Day, who is it the birth anniversary of
January 12 Swami Vivekananda
Where in India has UK based big innovation Centre open its officers
Hyderabad
What ministry has launched the SAIL Service Scheme ? What does the scheme entail ?
Ministry of Petroleum and natural Gas & Steel launched a scheme under the Steal Authority of India (SAIL).
The scheme is called SAIL Employee Rendering Voluntarism and Initiatives for Voluntary Community Engagement ( SAIL SERVICE).
The Scheme has been launched to promote and facilitate Voluntary Philanthropist Activities (VPA) by the employee. A portal to facilitate the same has also been launched
Irdai has made it mandatory for general and health insurance to come up with a standard individual health insurance product which can cater to the basic needs of customer, the minimum sum insured of 1 lakh and maximum sum insured of rupees 5 lakh, from which date
April 1 2020
Who is the chairman of i r d a i
Subhash Chandra khuntia
In the last 10 years how many farm loan have been waived
Rupees 4.7 trillion worth
Which company has launched the website translator 1.0 which is a cost efficient solutions for small and medium enterprises to localise their websites and applications
linguasol, Pune based language Tech company
Which Indian origin judge has been recently appointed as the judge of Chicago
Samiya Nasim
Who have won the second term as Taiwan president in their Presidential elections
Tsai - ing wen,
What is the capital of Taiwan, currency
aipei, new Taiwan Dollar
Who is the Director General of Indian Coast Guard
K Natrajan
As per____ India will be for 250 billion dollar Maritime economy by 2024
Indian Coast Guard
Which Malware which is screening on selected ads and flashing fake news is increasing its presence among Indian Smartphones and has affected 14% of Indians
Shopper Malware
Where will the 23rd National Youth Festival be organised
In Lucknow
Institute of Information Technology has been selected as one of the edtech companies for which initiative
The national education Alliance for technology (neat) initiative, which was launched to customise learning process using artificial intelligence
Digital credit startup paysense was required by which company
PayU, fintech company that provides Payment Technology to online purchase
The Government of India and the ministry of Steel will be launching world class Steel hub for the purpose of creation 2.5 million jobs. Name of the the steel hub is
Purvodaya
What federation did the Ministry of Sports cancel recognition of in 2019 ? Why ?
Rowing Federation of India
For violating the Sports Code 2011.
This was the election of the federation was not conducted in accordance with the code.
Who is the President ofRowing Federation of India ?
Rajlaxmi Singh Deo
When was the Rowing Federation of India founded ?
1976
Rowing Federation of India HQ
Mumbai
Where was the 3rd Edition 2020 of the khelo games held ?
Guwahati, Assam
What were the mascots of the 3rd Edition of the Khelo Games 2020 tournament ?
Vijay the Tiger and
Jaya the Black buck
Who won the 3rd Edition of the Khelo Games 2020 tournament ?
Maharashtra
Followed by Haryana and Delhi
Who was the torch bearer for the 3rd Edition of the Khelo Games 2020 tournament ?
Indian Sprinter Hima Das of Assam (nicknamed the Dhing Express)
Khelo Games India CEO
Avinash Joshi
What ministry has launched the SAIL Setvice Scheme ? What does the scheme entail ?
Ministry of Petroleum and natural Gas & Steel launched a scheme under the Steal Authority of India (SAIL).
The scheme is called SAIL Employee Rendering Voluntarism and Initiatives for Voluntary Community Engagement ( SAIL SERVICE).
The Scheme has been launched to promote and facilitate Voluntary Philanthropist Activities (VPA) by the employee. A portal to facilitate the same has also been launched
When was the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) founded ?
1954
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) HQ
New Delhi
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) Chairman
Anil Kumar Chaudhary
What organisation has released the “World Tourism Barometer” ?
It is a report released by the United Nations World Toursim Organisation (UNWTO)
As per the report, the international tourist arrivals increased by 4% from 2018.
The number of international tourist arrivals worldwide is forecasted for a growth of 3 to 4% according to the UNWTP Confidence Index
United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) HQ
Madrid
United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) HQ Secretary General
Zurab Pololikashvili
When was the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) HQ founded ?
January 2, 1975
Formation - November1, 1974
What South American country has the EXIM bank recently extended a line of credit to ? and Why ?
Suriname
To fund its rural electrification programme through solar Diesel Generator hybrid PV systems
EXIM has extended 35.8 Million USD
Under what act was the EXIM Bank founded ?
Export Import Bank of India Act, 1981
When was EXIM Bank founded ?
January 1, 1982
What bank has released the first Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report 2020 ?
Julius Baer, a Swiss Private Bank.
The report ranked Mumbai as 28th in the list of world’s most expensive cities for luxury living
What was the world’s most expensive city as per the Global Wealth and Lifestyle Report 2020 ?
Honkong
Followed by Shanghai, Tokyo, New York and Singapore.
What country topped the 23rd CEO survey ?
USA, followed by China, Germany and India (4th place)
The survey is conducted annually by PWC and is based on the confidence of CEOs over worldwide economic growth.
The largest approval by IRDAI in terms of number of projects in the regulatory sandbox has been given to which insurance company ?
ICICI Lombard, which has received approval for 5 innovative applications and programmes in its health and motor portfolio under the Sandbox Project.
Regulatory sandbox refers to the live testing of new products/services in a secure and controlled regulatory environment where regulators allow certain relaxations for the purposes of testing.
IRDAI HQ
Hyderabad
When was IRDAI founded ?
1999
IRDAI Chairman
Dr. Subhash C. Khuntia
ICICI Lombard HQ
Mumbai
When was ICICI Founded ?
2001
ICICI MD and CEO
Bhargav Das Gupta
What two companies have recently launched Health EMI Cards to patients to offer them a certain amount of credit limit ?
Appolo Hospitals in collaboration with Bajaj Finserv
The card will be accepted in all Appollo Hopsitals throughout India. It provides personal accident insurance cover of Rs. 1 lakh. The cards are all digitised and are downloaded from the wallet app of Bajaj Finserv
Bajaj Finserv Founder
Rahul Bajaj
Bajaj Finserv HQ
Pune, Maharashtra
Bajaj Finserv MD
Sanjiv Bajaj
Bajaj Finserv Chairman
Rahul Bajaj and Nanoo Gobindram Pamnani
Minister of Petroleum Natural Gas and Steel
Sharmendra Debendra Pradhan
High Commissioner of Ghana
Michael Aaron
Capital of Ghana
Accra
Currency of Ghana
Ghanian Cedi
President of Ghana
Nana Akufo Addo
What is the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana ?
It was launched by the Prime Minister on May 1, 2016 to distribute gas connections to women under the BPL.
Indian Oil Corporation HQ
New Delhi
Indian Oil Chairman
Sanjiv Singh
When was the Indian Oil Corporation founded ?
June 30, 1959
Who launched the website for Overseas Keralities Investment and Holding Ltd. ?
Kerala CM - Pinarayi Vijayam
The CM is also the Chairman of the company
Company was formed in August 2019
What is the first Loka Kerala Sabha ?
It is a conference with the vision to ensure participation of Non Resident Keralites.
What State is planned to be connected with the rest of the country through rail by 2021 ?
Kashmir
_____ section in _____ division has been declared as the first solar section in South Central Railway
Nandyal Yerraguntla section in Guntakal Division
CEO ITTF
Steve Dainton
President of ITTF
Thomas Weikert
When was ITTF Founded ?
1926
What is India’s first indigenous aircraft called
Vikrant
It is being built at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Kochi and is likely to be commissioned by 2021
What is the second hottest year as per the record of European Union Climate Monitoring Service ?
2019
2016 was the hottest year
EU HQ
Brussels, Belgium
EU President
Ursul Von Der Leyen
What Indian state has three of its cities listed as one of the world’s fastest growing urban regions ?
Malappuram, Kozhikode and Koliam from Kerala
as per the Economist Intelligence Unit
Surat and Thiruppur are also mentioned
Where is the 5th Edition Global Drospholia Conference held ?
Pune
It is being organised in India for the first time.
President of Croatia
Zoran Milanovic
Capital of Croatia
Zagreb
Currency of Croatia
Croatian Kuna
PM of Croatia
Andrej P{lenkovic
Governor of Maharashtra
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Where is the 5th Pulses Conclave 2020 being held ?
Lonavala, Maharashtra
Hosted by the India Pulses and Grain Associations
What country. isthe largest producer of pulses in the world
India - 25% of pulses production
Also the largest producer and consumer and importer of pulses
_________ project is expected to provide natural gas to different types of customers and will reduce dependence on liquid fuels
Indradhanush Natural Gas Pipeline Grid
What digital bank offers a single reconciliation. of all payments through its app ?
Paytm
through its Paytm for Business app
It is owned by One97 Communications Ltd.
” Soundbox” is one of the new smart devices for processing payments and allows merchants to hear confirmations of payment receipt. It supports multiple languages.
CEO of Paytm
Renu Satti
The Ganga Volga dialogue is between which two countries, what was the theme of this year’s Ganga volga dialogue
India and Russia, the theme was connectivity
Portal has been launched by ISRO to enhance network application of of gram panchayats with the help of satellite Technology
Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web portal
Who has been appointed as Qatar new Prime Minister
Sheikh Khalid Bin Khalifa Bin abdelaziz Al Than, to replace Sheikh Khalid Bin Khalifa Bin Al Thani
What is the capital of Qatar and currency
Doha and rial
Who recently resigned as slovenia’s prime minister and who is currently serving as prime minister
marjan sarec, new pm is Janez Janša (real name Ivan Janša)
Capital of Slovenia, currency
Ljubljana, euro
Which word was announced as the Oxford Hindi word of the Year 2019
Samvidhan (constitution)
How many new Indian words have been added in the Indian English label of the 10th edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
26 new words in the online edition and 22 new words in the print edition, new words include aunties and uncles and tube lights
Indian Navy launched in operation in a bid to support the people of the island nation of Madagascar in the face of a natural disaster. name the operation
Operation Vanilla, Madagascar was hit by cyclone in their husband heavy flooding and landslides
What is the capital of Madagascar, currency
Antananarivo, Malagasy ariary
Who is the president of Madagascar
Andry rajoelina
Which veteran South Indian actress critically acclaimed for a handful of movies in Malayalam Tamil and Telugu and hailing from Kerala and a graduate of the prestigious film and Television Institute of India in Pune recently passed away
Jamila Malik
Which veteran film producer who contributed to face like Andaz Apna Apna and Rafoo Chakkar recently passed away
Vijay Sinha
Which former women’s hockey team captain of India recently passed away
Sunita Chandra, 1963 to 1966
Which mela which is associated with Ram Navami and organised every year to celebrate the festival group of Ram Navami
Madhavpur Mela
Where is the Madhavpur Mela organised
Madhavpur ghet, Porbandar district (birthplace of Gandhiji), Gujarat
This year’s Madhavpur Mela I was supposed to see huge participation from
The eight North Eastern states
The Supreme Court of India allowed which animal to be introduced to suitable Habitat in India
African Cheetah, stating that their Indian people is almost extinct in the country published the national Tiger conservation authority that file application seeking permission for the introduction of the African Cheetah from Namibia
Which foreign Parliament discussed India’s anti CA resolution
European parliament
Which form government has recently launched 37 crore rupees fund in India to support collaborative research into emerging Technologies
UK Government, also known as the innovation challenge fund
India’s first underwater metro, expected to be ready by March 2022, will be operational in which city
Kolkata, a loan of 6 billion rupees from Japan International cooperation agency help fund this project (east west project)
India’s first underwater Metro will run under which iconic river
Hooghly river, in West Bengal
mangaluru Smart City Limited has signed an m o u with which entity for sustainable development in mangaluru
Indian green building Council
Which Metro rail network which was recently inaugurated is known as the cleanest Metro since it derives 65% of its power consumption from solar energy
Nagpur Metro Aqua line
the nasa (National Aeronautics and space administration) cand esa (European space agency) will jointly launched a new spacecraft to take first picture of the sun is North and South poles
Solar Orbiter spacecraft
Who has won the BFSI digital innovation award for cloud solutions at the recently held Express bfsi Technology conclave and awards 2020
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited
Where and by whom was the BFSI digital innovation award for cloud solutions at the recently held Express bfsi Technology conclave and awards 2020 organised
Pune, Express computer which is an IT Business Magazine from The Indian Express group
Who is the CEO of Bajaj Housing Finance Limited
Atul Jain
The Gujarat state Handloom and handicraft Development Corporation Limited (gshhdc) has entered into an MOU with which company for promotion of local handicraft with artisans and craftsman
Flipkart, the agreement forms part of Flipkart’s Samarth initiative
Where is the headquarters of Flipkart and who is the CEO
Bengaluru, Kalyan Krishnamurthy
Who won the 2020 Tyler prize, which is regarded as the Nobel Prize for the environment for their groundbreaking green economy work
Renowed Indian environmental economics and un environmental program goodwill ambassador Pawan sukhdev, and conservation Biologist gretchen daily
What is one of the oldest International environmental awards which recognises individuals who have contributed in outstanding manner to the scientific knowledge and public leadership to preserve and enhance the global environment, recently awarded to Indian environmental economist Pawan Sukhdev
Tyler prize
Which Indian theatre personality and former British film actors of Indian and British Descent was awarded the French honor of chevalier dans l’ordre des arts et lettres outstanding contribution to the field of theatre
Sanjana Kapoor, the awards also known in English as Knight of the order of Arts and letters. Past recipients include Shahrukh Khan Hariprasad Chaurasia, Aishwarya Rai, Raghu Rai
Who won the Northeast doctor T AO trophy
Mizoram, defeated Sikkim. rhitosho mero received Golden boot
which open air theatre celebrated in and around bargarh city is known as the largest open air theatre of the world
Dhanu Jatra, held at Bargarh in western Odisha
which open air theatre celebrated in and around bargarh city is known as the largest open air theatre of the world, and what is it based on
Dhanu Jatra, it is about the episode of Krishna and Balaram visit to Mathura to witness the ceremony organised by their maternal uncle King kansa. It symbolises the victory of good over evil
The Karnataka Vikas Gramin Bank has entered into an m o u with which entity for solar lighting and livelihood solutions
Selco solar light Private Limited
Which iranian top commander was killed by us Drone strike in Baghdad
General qassim soleimani
What is the capital and currency of Iran
tehran, Rial
Who is the President of Iran
Hassan rouhani
First EU ambassador after brexit
Joao Vale Almeida
NAtional Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA) have launched a spacecraft named ____ to ______
“The Solar Obiter Spacecraft
To take first pictures of the Sun’s North and South Poles
The Spacecraft will be launched from Cape Canaveral, USA on a United Launch alliance Atlas V rockat
_______ Has won the BFSI digital innovation award for cloud solution at recently held Express BFSI Technology conclave and awards 2020
Bajaj Housing Finance Limited (100% subsidiary of Bajaj Finance Limited)
what company have entered into an agreement with the Gujarat State Handloom and handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd for the promotion of local handicraft by bringing on board thousands of artisans Weavers and craftsmen
Flipkart.
The agreement is part of Flipkart’s Samarth initiative
CEO of Bajaj Housing Finance Limited
Atul Jain
HQ of Bajaj Housing Finance Limited
Pune
Who has been appointed as the new transfer of Queen’s University Belfast in Ireland ?
Hillary Clinton who was the former US Secretary of State.
The last position of chancellor was given to Thomas J. Moran, who was chairman President and Chief Executive of mutual America’s Life Insurance Company.
“The Environment Education Awareness and Training Scheme” of the ministry of environment forest and climate change has been revived for which state ?
Jammu and Kashmir
What is the new helpline number that has been launched by the Indian Railway for passengers?
- This is an integrated helpline number and is available in 12 languages
Capital of Iran
Tehran
Currency of Iran
Rial
President of Iran
Hassan Rouhani
What was the name of of Iran top commander who was killed in US Drone strike in Baghdad ?
General Qaseem Soleimani. He led a special forces unit called Quds Force of Iran’s Elite Revolutionary Guards and has been a key figure of Iranian and Middle East Politics.
When was SELCO Founded ?
1995
SELCO CEO
Mohan Hegde
SELCO HQ
Bangalore
When was Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank founded ?
September 12, 2005
Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank chairman
Puttaganti Gopi Krishna
Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank headquarters
Dharwad, Karnataka
Karnataka Vikas Gramin Bank (KVGB) has signed an agreement with _____ social enterprise for solar lighting and livelihood solution
Selco Solar Light Pvt. Limited. KVGB has been extending finance to solar powered systems since 1994.
Minister of state for Civil Aviation
Hardeep Singh Puri
What to project have been launched by the Minister of state for Civil Aviation to enhance security and ease of doing business?
Biometric enabled centralised access control system (BCACS) and e-BCACS Project Training Module. the e-BACS project and disaster to achieve a paperless office under this government initiative. The object is also to make the activities of the BCAS transparent
Governor of Odisha
Ganeshi Lal
Capital of Orissa
Bhubaneswar
Chief Minister of Orissa
Naveen Patnaik
What is the “Dhanu Jatra” ?
Dhanu Jatra is the annual drama based open air theatre performance celebrated in and around Bargarh city.
The festival came into being in 1947-48 to celebrate Indian Independence and to symbolise victory of good over evil.
It is based on the mythological story of Lord Krishna and his demon uncle King Kansa. It is about Krishna and Balram visiting Mathura to witness the Dhanu ceremony organised by their uncle.
Where does the 11 day long “Dhanu Jatra” begin ?
Bargah, Orissa
What state won the the North East T Ao Football Trophy 2020 at Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima ?
Rhitsho Mero (The trophy is a golden boot)
Who are are the past of Indian recipients of Chevalier Dans lOrdre des Arts et des Letres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) ?
Shahrukh Khan, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Aishwarya Rai, Raghu Rai
Chevalier Dans lOrdre des Arts et des Letres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) was instituted in ______ year in
1957
French minister of culture
Franck Riester
Who was awarded the Chevalier Dans lOrdre des Arts et des Letres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) for contribution to the field of theatre ?
Sanjna Kapoor. She operates a mumbai based theatre company called “Junnon”
Who is the recipient of the Tyler Prize 2020 ?
Pavan Sukhdev (Indian environmental economist and un environment programme goodwill ambassador);
Gretchen daily
Both of whom have been acknowledged for their work on ringing the economic consequences of environmental degradation and loss to the attention of Corporate and political decision makers.
The cash Prize is $200,000
What prize is regarded as the Nobel Prize for the environment?
Tyler prize for Environmental achievement. It is administered by the University of South California
Flipkart headquarters
Bangalore
Flipkart CEO
Kalyan Krishnamurthy
What State has launch a cybersafe women initiative under which awareness camp will be held across the state regarding cyber safety and how the web is used by anti social elements and child predators ?
Maharashtra
Governor of Maharashtra
Bhagat Singh koshyari
Chief Minister of Tripura
Biplab Kumar Deb
Governor of Tripura
Ramesh Bais
What state capital has launched the ““go green campaign?
Bhubaneswar
What is the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana?
It is a small Saving Scheme which can be opened in post offices and designated private and public banks in the form of a savings account in the name of a baby girl. The interest rate is declared quarterly just like other post office scheme. The interest rate for Jan -March 2018-19 was 8.5%
HDFC has recently received approval from IRDAI for acquiring a 2% stake in what company ?
Apollo Munich Health Insurance (at joint venture between Apollo Hospitals and German Re insurance Munich Re group)
HDFC CEO
Aditya Puri
HDFC HQ
Mumbai
Competition Commission of India chairman
Ashok Kumar Gupta
Competition Commission of India HQ
New Delhi
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) chairperson
Subhash Chandra Khuntia
Insurance regulatory and Development Authority of India HQ
Hyderabad
What is the highest mountain in Antarctica
Mt. Vinson Massif
What Indian has recently climbed Mount Vinson Massif’s highest mountain peak ?
Malavath Poorna.
She climbed Mt Everest (Asia) in 2014,
Mt Kilimanjaro (Africa) in 2016,
Mt. Elbrus (Europe) in 2017,
Mt. Aconcagua in 2019,
Mt. Cartsnez (Oceania)- 2019
What airline has been listed as the world’s safest airline in the world by AirlineRating.com, which takes into account factors including audit by governing and industry body, crash and serious incident record, profitability and fleet age ?
Qantas Airlines
What a craft has India exported to Seychelles and Mauritius ?
Dornier 228
Indian Air Force Chief
RKS Bhadauria
What aircraft has the Indian Air Force inducted from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ?
Dornier 228 (which are flight inspection system planes)
Chief of Defence staff
General Bipin Rawat
What new military branch has General Bipin Rawat recently proposed to create ?
Air Defence Command
Where is the 5th Ice Hockey Association of India national Ice Hockey championship 2020 being held ?
Leh, Ladakh
What is the theme of the 28th world book fair and where is it being held ?
“Gandhi:The Writer’s Writer “ , commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi
Is the Andhra Pradesh Disha act 2019 ?
It is and act intended for speedy trial and faster execution in cases of sexual offences against women in the state. To ensure a speedy trial state was set up exclusive special courts in 13 districts to deal with spaces of offences against women and children including rape, acid attacks, stalking stalking etc.
Names of officers appointed by the Andhra Pradesh government to ensure the implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Disha Act, 2019 ?
Dr. Kritika Shukla (IAS) and M Deepika (IPS)
What is the Swarna Jayanti fellowship and who is it awarded by?
It is a research grant of INR 5,00,000 for 5 years provided for performing research with financial freedom and flexibility. It is awarded by the union Ministry of Science and Technology
Who is the Union Minister of Science and Technology
Dr. Harsh Vardhan
The Khadi and village Industries Commission in Gujarat has inaugurated production of what kind of sarees ? What is the significance?
Patola sarees. These were only won by aristocratic royal family and are extremely popular but expensive. With the inauguration of the “Patola sarees” production unit the cost of production for the sarees will come down. The plant has employed women from minority communities to provide employment
What new division is the ministry of external affairs going to set up and why ?
NEST (New and Emerging Strategic Technologies). This division will work to increase investment coordination among the states of the country with the states or other foreign countries. With India coping with issues of security implications in 5G and artificial intelligence this division will help India that emerging Technologies among the states.
External affairs minister
Subramanyam Jaishankar
Who is the new Deputy head of the Revolutionary Guard’s for an operation arm ?
Esmail Qaani (decorated commander of the Guards during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war)
What state has launched an application to bring both transparency in the real estate sector ?
Kerala has launched the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA). This is because under the real estate Regulation and development act 2016 state governments are directed to establish RERA for effective regulation of real estate and speedy dispute redressal. As per the act, buildings with more than 8 apartments and real estate projects with 500 square metres of land or both will have to be registered with RERA.
Who has been appointed as the first chief of national medical Commission ?
AIIMS’s professor Suresh Chandra Sharma. The National Medical Commission Act, 2019 replaces the Indian Medical Council Act 1956.
What is special drawing rights (SDR) ?
It is a kind of foreign exchange reserve held by countries in terms of leading currencies with the International Monetary Fund. It was created in 1969. The SDR comprises of four major currencies of the world - USD, British Pound, Euro and yen. The composition of the SDR is reviewed once in every five years.
What are foreign exchange reserves?
They are assets held on reserve by RBI in foreign currencies. These reserves are used to back liabilities and influence monetary policy. It includes any foreign money held by a central bank, such as the US Federal Reserve Bank.
Who releases the Travel and Tourist Competitiveness Index ? And where does India rank on the same ?
World economic forum. India is in the 34th position. This is an upgrade from the 65th position held in 2013.
The initiative “Adopt a Heritage: Apni dharohar, Apni Pehchan” has been launched for what purposes ?
For developing tourist amenities at Heritage and tourist sites and making them more tourist friendly. E-Visa has been further liberalised and a visa fee on the e-visa has been substantially reduced.
What country’s prime minister has recently proposed a four day working week?
New Zealand Prime Minister - Sanna Marin
Capital of New Zealand
Helsinki
Currency of New Zealand
Euro
Who is the youngest Prime Minister ?
Sanna Marin of New Zealand (social democrat)
Capital of Iran
Tehran
Supreme leader of Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution of Iran
Ayatollah Ali Khomeini
