Miscellaneous Flashcards
Which Indian is elected as a Member of the International Law Commission?
Aniruddha Rajput
who won Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the 66th National Film Awards ceremony?
Amitabh Bachan
Chapchar Kut festival is celebrated in?
Mizoram
it is celebrated during March after completion of their most arduous task of jhum operation i.e., jungle-clearing (clearing of the remnants of burning)
according to Forbes, which country tops the list with the most number of billionaires?
1 The United States 585
2 China 476
3 India 131
4 Germany 114
which channels banned in India over coverage of Delhi riots?
Asianet News and MediaOne TV
World Wildlife Day is observed on
3 March
What’s India’s rank according to the latest GEAPI report compiled by World Economic Forum?
India, which was ranked 68th in the annual Global Competitiveness Index
compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF),
is among the worst-performing BRICS nations along with Brazil (ranked even lower than India at 71st this year)
Which country ranked first according to the latest GEAPI report compiled by World Economic Forum?
Singapore US, Hong Kong, Netherlands and Switzerland.
Who is the chairman of the IAAF Athletes Commission?
World Athletics, formerly known as the International
Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations (both abbreviated as IAAF)
Sebastian Coe
Where is the headquarters of IAAF located?
Monaco, Country in Europe
Who is RBI Governor?
Shaktikanta Das
Who was conferred with the Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith for the year 2019?
Vishwanath Tiwari Asti Aur Bhavti
Who won the Jnanpith Award 2019?
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
When is World Maritime Day is observed?
24 September
The United Nations (UN), via the International Maritime Organization (IMO), created World Maritime Day to celebrate the international maritime industry’s contribution towards the world’s economy, especially in shipping. The event’s date varies by year and country but it is always in the last week of September.
Mana TV is educational Chanel of which Indian State?
Telangana, revamped in 2016
World Rabies Day is observed on?
28 September
Who is DG of NDRF?
Shri Satya Narayan Pradhan
Shri SN Pradhan, IPS
Shri Satya Narayan Pradhan took over as Director-General of National Disaster Response Force on 22nd January 2019.
India’s first test match was against?
The very first Test: Versus England at the Lord’s in 1932
Which country has played the most number of test matches in cricket?
England, Australia (812) West Indies (535), India (523), South Africa (427), New Zealand (426), Pakistan (415), Sri Lanka (274), Bangladesh (108), Zimbabwe (105).
Who won recent Australia Open Tennis title?
Novak Djokovic captured the Australian Open Title of 2020 in Men’s single.
Sofia Kenin won Women’s singles at the tournament.
Rajeev Ram teamed up win Men’s Doubles
Who won the Qatar Open 2019?
Belgium’s Elise Mertens
Belgium’s Elise Mertens has claimed the biggest title of her career by beating top seed Simona Halep of Romania
Yudh Abhyas is the joint military training of India with which other nations?
US-India
at Joint Base Lewis Mc Chord, Washington DC, from September 5-18
A joint military training, Exercise Yudh Abhyas - 2019 is being conducted as part of the ongoing Indo-US defense cooperation.
Kurash is a form of wrestling originated from which country?
Uzbekistan
Which Indian film has been selected as India’s official entry to Oscars 2019?
Gully Boy, directed by Zoya Akhtar,
selected as India’s official entry to the 92nd Oscar Awards
The world’s largest solar power plant has been commissioned to be at ______?
Kamudhi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
The plant was set up by Adani Group on an area of around 5,000 acres at a total cost of Rs 4,550 crore.
Who designed the Bear Golf Course?
Jack Nicklaus
Who was crowned Mrs. India Earth 2019?
Tejaswini Manogna
Miss Divine Beauty Pageant acquired the rights to send India’s delegates to the Miss Earth pageant in 2019, and one of the winner of the contest “Tejaswini Manogna” was crowned Miss Earth India 2019 .
Who won Miss Earth 2019?
Nellys Pimentel, from Puerto Rico
Miss Earth is an annual international environmental-themed beauty pageant competition promoting environmental awareness and responsibility fully accredited and supported by the United Nations Environment Programme.[1][2][3] The contest is the third largest beauty pageant in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions to participate in the world finals.[4][5][6][7] Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, the competition is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants — the most coveted beauty titles among all the international pageant competitions.[8]
Who won 2019 Nobel Prizes literature?
Peter Handke, Austrian novelist
“for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience”
Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Akira Yoshino Japanese chemist & M. Stanley Whittingham American-British chemist & John B. Goodenough American scientist
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry happen awarded to John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittied the right conditions for wireless and fossngham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries”. Through their work, they have a creatil-fuel-free society, and so brought the greatest benefit to humankind.
Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics?
Jim Peebles American-Canadian astronomer (“for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology” ) & Michel Mayor Swiss astrophysicist & Didier Queloz Swiss astronomer
“for contributions to our understanding of the evolution of the universe and Earth’s place in the cosmos”,
and the other half jointly to “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star.”
who won Nobel in Physiology or Medicine?
William G. Kaelin, American physician
& Gregg L. Semenza American professor & Peter J. Ratcliffe British physician
“for their discoveries of how cells sense and to adapt to oxygen availability”
Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics?
Michael Kremer American economist & Abhijit Banerjee Indian economist & Esther Duflo American-French economist
“for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”
Who won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Peace?
Abiy Ahmed
Prime Minister of Ethiopia
“for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.”
Who won the 2019 Grand Prix?
1 Bahrain Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton (Mercede-Britain) 2 British Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 3 Chinese Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 4 Spain Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 5 Monaco Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 6 Canada Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 7 France Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 8 Hungarian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 9 Russian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 10 Mexican Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton 11 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton
12 Austria Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Belgian-Dutch)
13 German Grand Prix Max Verstappen
14 Brazilian Grand Prix Max Verstappen
15 Australia Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes – Finland)
16 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas
17 Japanese Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas
18 United States Grand Prix Valtteri Bottas
19 Belgian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc (Ferrari- Monaco)
20 Italian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc
21 Singapore Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari – Germany)
The International Peace Day is on
21 September
International Day of Peace (United Nations) 2020
Which nations top the 2019 World Economic Forum Index?
1 Singapore 84.8 2 United States 83.7 3 Hong Kong 83.1 4 Netherlands 82.4 ... ... .... 68 India
Who has been appointed as UPSC chairman?
Shri Arvind Saxena
Who won gold at ISSF World Cup?
Manu Bhaker
17 years old Manu Bhaker from India got the Gold Medal in 10m Air Pistol Women in her first World Cup Final
Who is the current Union Sports Minister?
Kiren Rijiju
Who was awarded Arjuna Award in 2019 in cricket?
Poonam Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja
When is the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone layer?
16 September 2020
Titan is a moon of which planet in our solar system?
Saturn
Titan is the sixth gravitationally rounded moon from Saturn.
Frequently described as a planet-like moon, Titan is 50% larger than Earth’s moon and 80% more massive.
It is the second-largest moon in the Solar System after Jupiter’s moon Ganymede and
is larger than the planet Mercury, but only 40% as massive.
Who won the prestigious 2019 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar award?
Min-Yu Huang,
Dr. Vasuki Narasimha Swamy,
Bichai Wang i
International Democracy Day is celebrated on?
15 September
International Day of Democracy 2020
Who won the 2019 Duleep Trophy Tournament?
India Red
India Red won the tournament, beating India Green by an innings and 38 runs in the final.
…
National Hindi Divas is on
14 September
Which Indian football tournament is the oldest in Asia and 3rd oldest in World?
Durand Cup
ON what surface is the US open Tennis Tournament is played?
hard court
the surface called Pro DecoTurf.
Who is currently ranked 1st in the Men’s ATP rankings?
Novak Djokovic was the number one player on the ATP rankings with 9,720 points.
…
ATP Ranking of the top 50 male tennis players worldwide based on ranking points as of February 2020.
Where is the headquarters of APEC located?
Singapore
What was the founding name of Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL)?
Founded 1940 (As Hindustan Aircraft)
1964 (Renamed Hindustan Aeronautics)
When is T.B. Day observed?
24 March
Who is the chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal??
L. Narasimha Reddy
Which countries involved in Shangai Five Grouping established in 1996?
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
The Shanghai Five grouping was created on 26 April 1996 with the signing of the Treaty on Deepening Military Trust in Border Regions in Shanghai, China by the heads of states of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.
In which Year was the Shangai Cooperation Organization (SCO) established?
26 April 1996
World Meteorological Day is celebrated on?
23 March
Who has appointed as a member of the International Coordinating Committee Bureau (ICCB) of National Human Rights Institutions Bureau in Geneva?
HL Dattu,
the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and former Chief Justice of India, has been appointed as an Asia-Pacific member of the International Coordinating Committee Bureau (ICCB) of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI-ICC) Bureau in Geneva. His role in the ICC Bureau is to strengthen the ICC and also to enhance the role of NHRIs in the UN mechanisms.
Krishi Karman Awards are given by centre to?
States
The Earth Hour is an annual event (movement) organized by which group?
28 March by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
What was the theme of Earth Hou 2019
The theme of Earth Hour 2019 is #Connect2Earth
The Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion) is the highest civilian award given by which European nation for outstanding service to it, regardless of the nationality of the recipient?
France
The Legion d’Honneur (the Legion of Honour), instituted in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, is the highest civilian award given by the French Republic for outstanding service to France, regardless of the nationality of the recipients.
What are Skoch Awards?
About Skoch Challenger Awards Instituted in 2003. These are the highest independently instituted civilian honors. They have been conferred on some of from across India for their efforts in the area of digital, social and financial inclusion.
Which film won the best film at the 13th Asian Film Awards?
Shoplifters
South Korea Lee Chang-dong
for Burning
Japan Kōji Yakusho
for The Blood of Wolves
Russia-Kazakhstan Samal Yeslyamova
for Ayka
China Zhang Yu
for Dying to Survive
Hong Kong Kara Hui
for Tracey
What became the first liquor product in the country to be accorded the GI tag, in 2000?
Feni
Goa government has classified Feni, country liquor as the heritage spirit of the state.
In 2004, Darjeeling tea became the first product in India to be registered under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act of 1999 (hereafter referred to as the GI Act)
Who is the current Union Food and Public Distribution Minister?
Ram Vilas Paswan
Which govt notified Coronavirus under the Epidemic Disease Act?
The Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897
Karnataka, where 29 people have tested positive so far, implemented the legislation on March 11. It was the first Indian state to do so.
Haryana, in the north, declared coronavirus an epidemic under this Act on March 12
Maharashtra, which has the highest recorded cases of coronavirus, has since enforced the Act, along with Delhi and Goa.
This law enables states to ban public gatherings, ask schools and large institutions to stop functioning, and issue advisories to companies to explore work-from-home models. It also gives the state a right to penalize media organizations spreading misinformation.
The law is one of India’s last colonial-era legislations.
How many times and when govt has used the Epidemic Disease Act?
the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 is a law that was first enacted to tackle bubonic plague in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in former British-occupied India.
The Act has been routinely used to contain various diseases in India such as swine flu, cholera, malaria, and dengue.[3]
In 2018, the Act was enforced as cholera began to spread in a region of Gujarat.
In 2015, it was used to deal with dengue and malaria in Chandigarh and
in 2009 it was invoked in Pune to combat swine flu.
Starting in March 2020, the act is being enforced across India in order to limit the spread of coronavirus disease in 2019.[3]
Who won the Abel prize 2019 in the field of Maths?
Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck
On March 19, 2019, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
named U.S mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck as the winner of the 2019 Abel Prize
Who was named in the 30 most influential people on the Internet list of Times magazine?
Lil Nas X
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
President Donald Trump
15 March is observed as in word?
Word Consumer day
Who is the current Union Environment Minister?
Prakash Javadekar
Who won the 2019 Global Teacher Prize?
Peter Tabuchi
Meet Peter Tabichi, winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2019
The winner of the 2019 US $1 million prizes was
announced on stage by movie star Hugh Jackman.
Name the Kerala born entrepreneur and educational philanthropist who instituted the Global Teacher Prize?
Sunny Varkey
Who won the 2019 All England Badminton title?
Men’s Singles Kento Momota
Women’s Singles Chen Yufei
Men's Doubles (Indonesia) Mohammad Ahsan /
Hendra Setiawan (Champions)
Women’s doubles (China) Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
Who won 2019 Santosh Trophy Football championships?
the Services
lifted the 2019 Santosh Trophy by defeating Punjab 1-0 in the final at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on 21st April.
Who is the union railway minister?
Piyush Goyal, serving since 3 September 2017
Which international award is dubbed as the oscar of tourism communication?
Golden City Gate Award
Who is the current head of IMF?
Kristalina Georgieva, Bulgarian Economist
who has held the post since October 1, 2019
Chairman of the Law Commission of India?
.Balbir Singh Chauhan
is the chairperson of the Cauvery water dispute tribunal and the current Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India.
The Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal is headed by?
B.S. Chauhan
Garuda Shakti is a joint training exercise by India &?
Indonesia
Current Union Shipping Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya
is currently the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Shipping and the Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers.
Name of the world’s biggest dairy development program which transformed India form a milk-deficient nation into the world’s largest milk producer surpassing the USA in 1998?
Operation Flood,
launched on 13 January 1970,
was a landmark project of India’s National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), the world’s biggest dairy development program.
Who won the Asia Cup 2019 cricket
India
What is Safe Haven?
A Safe Haven law, also known as a Baby Moses law or a safe surrender law, allows a parent to surrender their baby to someone at a designated location without fear of being charged with abandonment.
What is zoonosis?
A zoonosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites that spread from non-human animals (usually vertebrates) to humans.
What is anthroponosis?
person-to-person transmitted infectious disease
Who is the president of the IOC (International Olympic Committee)?
Thomas Bach
Nemai Ghosh is related to which profession?
Photographer
Veteran photographer Nemai Ghosh passed away in Kolkata on Wednesday. He was 85. He had been unwell after a recent surgery.
Who is the Chairman of SEBI?
Ajay Tyagi
Who is the inventor of Dynamite?
Alfred Nobel
Abhijeet Banerjee was awarded Nobel for?
in Economics in 2019, for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
Name the scientist who is the only one to have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice?
John Bardeen
Also the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Bardeen twice, and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Frederick Sanger. Two laureates have been awarded twice but not in the same field: Marie Curie (Physics and Chemistry) and Linus Pauling (Chemistry and Peace).
Till the end of 2019, the total number of UNESCO World Heritage sites in India is?
38 UNESCO Sites
Other countries packed full of UNESCO World Heritage Sites include Germany with a total of 47 UNESCO sites, France with a total of 45 sites, and India which has 38 UNESCO Sites
Who was crowned as “Miss Supranational’ during 2019?
Anntonia Porsild
BANGKOK: Anntonia Porsild has been crowned Miss Supranational 2019, beating contestants from 77 countries and becoming the first Thai to be awarded the honour.
Who has been selected for the 2019 BC Roy Award?
Dr. B.K. Misra
Mumbai-based eminent neurosurgeon Dr. B.K. Misra was named for the prestigious Dr. B.C. Roy National Award for the year 2018 as an Eminent Medical Person of the Year.
It is the highest medical honor of India and will be bestowed upon him by President Ram Nath Kovind on July 1, 2019, on the occasion of National Doctors Day.
the world’s largest refugee camp is?
Kutupalong, Bangladesh
More than 630,000 are living in Kutupalong,
Miss International 2019 has been crowned to?
Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand
who was crowned on 12 November 2019 in Tokyo, Japan
first woman from Thailand to win Miss International, and the first Thai delegate to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants since Bui Simon was crowned Miss Universe 1988
Who has taken over as the Chairman of the United Nations Board of Auditors?
Mr. Jorge Bermúdez, Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile
Term expires 30 June 2024
Mr. Rajiv Mehrishi
Mr. Rajiv Mehrishi, Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Term expires 30 June 2020
Kay Scheller
Mr. Kay Scheller, Chairman, President of the German Federal Court of Auditors
Term expires 30 June 2022
The chairmanship of the Board is rotated every two years and is currently held by Mr. Kay Scheller
Which state has declared three capitals?
Amaravat– legislative capital,
Visakhapatnam– executive capital
Kurnool– judicial capital.
what is the most common password 2019
123456
Who is Femmina Miss India 2019 and represented India in Miss World Pageant?
Suman Rao, Rajasthan
She represented India at the Miss World 2019 pageant in ExCeL London in the United Kingdom and was crowned as 2nd runner-up and as Miss World Asia.
Who is the prime minister of the UK?
Boris Johnson
Which sport would you associate with Ryder Cup?
golf
The Ryder Cup is a biennial men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is contested every two years with the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe.
Which show won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at Emmy awards?
Game of Thrones
Who is the president of IOC?
Thomas Bach
Who holds the record for the most number of Olympic Gold Medals?
Michael Phelps
Who is the current World Chess Champion?
Magnus Carlsen
Norwegian chess Grandmaster
Who holds the record for the world’s youngest grandmaster?
Sergey Karjakin
Ukraine’s Sergey Karjakin remains the youngest-ever GM, having achieved the feat at the age of 12 years and seven months in 2002.
India’s R Praggnanandhaa from Chennai
made history by becoming the second-youngest chess grandmaster in the world after making it to the final round at the Grenadine Open in Italy.
Where was the recent Defence Expo was held?
Lucknow
The 11th biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020
Asia’s biggest arms show ‘Defexpo 2020
Which film won Best Feature Film at 66th National Film Awards 2019?
Andhadhun won the national film award for Best Hindi Film,
Padman won the Best Film on Social Issues award and
Badhaai Ho won the Best Popular Film award.
Who won the Best Actor Award at 66th National Film Awards 2019?
Dadasaheb Phalke Award Amitabh Bachchan
Ayushman Khurrana
Vicky Kaushal
Award at 66th National Film Awards 2019 won by?
Best Film: Hellaro
Best Hindi Film: Andhadhun
Best Direction: Aditya Dhar (Uri)
Best Actor: Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal
Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh
Who topped the list of World’s 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune Magazine 2019?
Bill, Melinda Gates
Bill, Melinda Gates Top Fortune Magazine’s 2019 List Of World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.Apr 19, 2019
Jacinda Ardern. Robert Mueller. Pony Ma. Satya Nadella. Greta Thunberg. Margrethe Vestager. Anna Nimiriano
What is the National Food security act?
The National Food Security Act, 2013 (also Right to Food Act) is an Act of the Parliament of India which aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two thirds of India’s 1.2 billion people.[1] It was signed into law on 12 September 2013, retroactive to 5 July 2013.[2][3]
It includes the Midday Meal Scheme, Integrated Child Development Services scheme and the Public Distribution System.
Who is the Lt Governor of Delhi
Anil Baijal
G20 was held in where?
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, through video confrencing
where was the Asean Summit held in 2019
Bangkok, Thailand
35th ASEAN Summit
one vision one identity one community is the motto of which Asian community
ASEAN
The motto of ASEAN is “One Vision, One Identity, One Community”.
how many member countries are there in the ASEAN community?
10 member states
who is the chief minister of Assam?
Sarbananda Sonowal
International Literacy Day is observed on
8 September
The theme for 2019 is ‘Literacy and Multilingualism’.
Prabal dostyk 16 was the joint bilateral military exercise of India with other Asian Countries?
Kazakhstan
where will the G-20, 2022 Summit held?
India
who won the 2019 Italian Grand Prix?
Charles Leclerc
where is the world-famous Khajuraho temple UNESCO World Heritage site is situated?
Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India,
which prestigious annual award is popularly termed as Asia’s Nobel Prize?
Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
what is India’s current medal tally in Olympics over years?
Gold 9 Silver 7 Bronze 12 Total 28
29th August is observed as National Sports day every year in memory of
Major Dhyan Chand Singh
This year PM Modi has launched the Fit India Movement.
what is India’s rank in the recently prepared 2020 Global Climate risk index?
5th
Report made Germanwatch
who won the 2019 Belgian Grand Prix?
Charles Leclerc
Monégasque racing driver
who won Ballon d’Or 2019?
Lionel Messi
Footballer
Who has won a record six Ballon d’Or awards,[note 2] and a record six European Golden Shoes?
Lionel Messi
National Ayurveda Day is observed on
25th October 2019
name the author who won the Vyas Samman award 2019?
Nasira Sharma for her novel ‘Kagaz ki Naav’
Who got Saraswati Samman in 2019?
Vasdev Mohi
on which day is World mosquito day is observed
20 August
where is the headquarters of the organisation of Islamic cooperation situated?
Tehran, Iran
world humanitarian day is on?
19 August
what was India’s rank in the latest 2019 Global innovation index?
52
Switzerland (Number 1 in 2018)
Sweden (3)
United States of America (6)
who recently won the 2019 PSA Australian Open?
Novak Djokovic of Serbia won the men’s singles
Women’s Singles —Naomi Osaka d Japan
International Youth Day is observed on?
12 August
who was the Femina Miss India 2019?
Suman Rao
rank of India in transparency International index 2019?
80th
in the index while it was at 78th in the previous year’s ranking. India’s total score was 40 and managed to secure 80th rank.
First Rank
Denmark, New Zealand
Incumbent Bimal Julka since 19 February 2020 is holding which office
Chief Information Commissioner
name the annual fair of Rajasthan that is famous for its camel trading event
Pushkar Fair
who was the recipient of Dhyan Chand award in 2019?
Manoj Kumar
Wrestling
C. Lalremsanga
Archery
Nitten Kirrtane
Tennis
Manuel Frederick
Hockey
2019 Africa India Summit was held in
New Delhi
who won the Man Booker prize in 2019?
The Testaments
Margaret Atwood
Girl, Woman, Other
Bernardine Evaristo
who was the chief guest of 2020 Republic Day?
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro 3rd invitation
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2020
won by?
Gretchen Daily and Pavan Sukhdev
Garuda Shakti III is the military exercise between India and which country?
Indonesia
who is India’s chief of cybersecurity?
Gulshan Rai
Current; Lt Gen Rajesh Pant (retd)
world press freedom index 2019 India rank
140
published by Reporters Without Borders
Topped by; Norway
Who is the present chairman of GST in India?
Amit Mitra
who won the best actress award at the 66th National Film awards?
Keerthy Suresh
Who refused Bharat Ratna?
Bhupen Hazarika’s family turns down Bharat Ratna
The Assamese singer was posthumously conferred the Bharat Ratna on Republic Day.
Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika’s family on Monday refused to accept the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, as a form of protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
which person refused to accept Bharat Ratna for the first time?
Subhash Chandra Bose
was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1992. But due to controversy (as there is no evidence of Subhash Chandra Bose's death) his family refused to accept the award. It is the only incident in the history of Bharat Ratna that an award was withdrawn.
who is the founder of popular social networking site Twitter?
Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams
Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams launched in July of that year.
Pulitzer Prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of ___________.
The Pulitzer Prize is an annual award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.
It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American-Hungarian newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer. The award is administered by Columbia University in Newyork City.
who is the current Chief Minister of Sikkim?
Prem Singh Tamang
Since 2019
when is international translation day observed?
30 September
on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators. The celebrations have been promoted by International Federation of Translators (FIT) ever since it was set up in 1953
Where are the 2024 Summer Olympics going to be held?
Paris
Will Karate be in the 2024 Olympics?
No,
who won the 2019 Copa America tournament which player won the Golden Ball Award for best footballer?
Dani Alves is named the best player of the 2019 Copa America
Alisson, meanwhile, was awarded the golden glove after his heroics in the previous rounds.
who won the 2019 Australian Open title?
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain
Women’s Singles
Japan Naomi Osaka
def.
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová,
National Girl Child Day in India is celebrated on _________to raise awareness about the rights of girls and to highlight the inequalities that they face in their lives.
24 January
International fleet review 2019 was organized in?
Qingdao, China
INS Kolkata & INS Shakti participated in it
International Fleet Review is a parade of naval ships, aircraft, and submarines, and is organised by nations to promote goodwill, strengthen cooperation
India had conducted a similar International Fleet Review off Visakhapatnam in 2016, which witnessed an overwhelming participation of 50 navies with nearly 100 warships
who won Ranji Trophy this year?
Saurashtra
.Vidarbha were the defending champions 2019
best actress award at 2020 Oscars
Renée Zellweger for Judy
Best film __ Parasite
Best actor-Joaquin Phoenix for Joker
Best Supporting actor– Brad Pitt for Once upon a time in Hollywood
World Water Day is?
22 March
Chabbar port development agreement was signed by India and
Iran
Chabahar located in southeastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman. It serves as Iran’s only oceanic port and consists of two separate ports named Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti, each of which has five berths.
World Homeopathy Day is observed?
10th of April
World Homeopathy Day is observed as one of the most important days to be celebrated in the history of medical science. The doctors on this day come together and discuss about the various facts and measures by this system of Homeopathy. The day is celebrated on the 10th of April every year in memory of Father Of Homeopathy System Of Medicine
Dr. Samuel Hahnemann.
National Technology Day is observed on
11 May
The day marks the anniversary of Pokhran Nuclear Tests (Operation Shakti) of 1998 and also India’s progress in the field of science and technology.
coined by late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as 11 May act as a reminder of India’s technological advancements.
Background: On 11 May 1998, India successfully conducted Pokhran-II (code name-Operation Shakti) in which it tested its Shakti-I nuclear missile at In
India’s rank in the world press freedom index 2019?
140th out of 180 countries in the annual Reporters Without Borders analysis
which country has the world’s highest nominal per capita GDP?
Luxemborg
which team won 2019 Federation Cup
France
who is the Chairman of Sebi?
Ajay Tyagi
which scientist has won the Nobel Prize + Bharat Ratna?
C. V. Raman
C. V. Raman was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1954 and got Nobel prize in Physics in 1930.
which person declined to accept the Nobel Prize?
author Jean-Paul Sartre
The 59-year-old author Jean-Paul Sartre declined the Nobel Prize in Literature, which he was awarded in October 1964. He said he always refused official distinctions and did not want to be “institutionalised”.
who is the first non-Indian to receive Bharat Ratna?
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
It has been awarded to a naturalised Indian citizen, Mother Teresa in 1980, and to two non-Indians, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan of Pakistan in 1987 and the former South African president Nelson Mandela in 1990. M.S. Subbulakshmi from Tamil Nadu became the first musician to receive the honour.
Along with Dr. S Radhakrishnan and Dr. CV Raman who was awarded Bharat Ratna in 1954
C. Rajagopalachari
Turkey is located between
Black Sea
Turkey lies between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
who is the Saint of gutters?
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Mother Theresa was referred to as the Saint of Gutters for her knack of wandering the dirty, filthy streets and gutters of India, administrating the sick and needy when she could have stayed easily within her relatively clear church and quarters.
in an ordinary year which three months begin on the same day of the week?
February, March, and November
the Chinese writer mention India by the name of
Yin-tu
who is the executive director of the world food program?
David Beasley
Headquarters: Rome, Italy
Head: David Beasley
Abbreviation: WFP
Founded: 1961
when was the United Nations International Day against nuclear test?
August 29
The International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on August 29. It was established on December 2, 2009, at the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly by the resolution 64/35, which was adopted unanimously.
when is the United Nations International Day of Charity observed that promotes charitable efforts made to alleviate poverty worldwide?
September 5
who is the administrator of Jammu and Kashmir?
Shri Girish Chandra Murmu (Lieutenant Governor)
who is the governor of Ladakh?
R. K. Mathur since 31 October 2019
which movie recently won the Jury Prize for the best film at the Hong Kong international film festival?
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF, Chinese: 香港國際電影節) is one of Asia’s oldest international film festival. Founded in 1976, the festival features different movies, filmmakers from different countries in Hong Kong.[1]
Young Cinema Competition
Firebird Award (Chinese Language): A First Farewell Firebird Award (World): You Have the Night
Documentary Competition
Firebird Award: Midnight Family
Jury Prize: Advocate
Short Film Competition
Firebird Award: All These Creatures
Jury Prize: The Call
FIPRESCI Prize
The Golden-Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain
which of the following world fastest supercomputer top 500 list in 2019
Summit IBM Power System
AC922 POWER9, Tesla V100 InfiniBand EDR IBM Oak Ridge National Laboratory
United States, 2018
good governance day is observed every year on 25 December across India whose birth anniversary?
former-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
which personality has won 2019 Goldman environmental prize?
It is an annual award established in 1989 by U.S. philanthropists Richard and Rhoda Goldman. It is also known as Green Nobel Prize and awards Cash pri
Linda Garcia of US, rallied local communities to successfully prevent construction of North America’s largest oil export terminal in Vancouver, Washin
Ana Colovic Lesoska of North Macedonia, led seven-year campaign to cut off international funding for two large hydropower plants project from being bu
Bayarjargal Agvaantseren of Mongolia, who led the fight to create 1.8 million-acre Tost Tosonbumba Nature Reserve (in South Gobi Desert) which is a cr
Alfred Brownell of Liberia, an environmental activist and human rights lawyer who stopped destruction of Liberia’s tropical forests by palm oil planta
Jacqueline Evans of the Cook Islands, led five year campaign to protect Islands’ stunning marine biodiversity and for conservation and sustainable man
Alberto Curamil of Chile, a jailed indigenous activist who organized his Mapuche community to protest construction of hydroelectric projects on sacred
who has been awarded the 2019 INSA young scientist award?
Siddhesh Kamat
‘INSA is a body of Indian scientists founded in 1935 for the promotion of scientific knowledge in the country.
which is the oldest existing newspaper in India?
The Bombay Samachar
one religion one caste one God for mankind is spoken by
Sri Narayana Guru
when is the world humanitarian day observed across the world
19 August
World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is held every year on 19 August to pay tribute to aid workers who risk their lives in humanitarian service, and to rally support for people affected by crises around the world.
anti terrorism day in India observed on
Anti-Terrorism Day is observed across India on 21 May. The date is chosen to commemorate the death anniversary of one of the most eminent Prime Ministers of India, Shri Rajiv Gandhi (20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991).
Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award?
Messi, Hamilton joint winners of Laureus World Sportsman of the Year
Simone Biles wins World Sportswoman of the Year award
South Africa rugby team honored at Laureus Sports Award
which European Club won 2019 UEFA Champions League?
Liverpool F.C.
world no Tobacco Day is observed on?
31st May
World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes.
who won 2019 French Open men’s singles title?
Rafael Nadal
Women’s Singles
Australia Ashleigh Barty
Men’s Doubles
Germany Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
Women’s Doubles
Hungary Tímea Babos / France Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed Doubles
Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan / Croatia Ivan Dodig
headquarters of Asian Development Bank
Mandaluyong, Philippines
President Masatsugu Asakawa(from 17th January 2020)
world Refugee Day is observed on?
20 June
who topped the 2019 list of Indian philanthropists?
chairman Shiv Nadar
HCL founder and chairman Shiv Nadar has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2019, released on Monday, with the highest contribution of Rs 826 crore between April 2018 and March 201
What is the rank of Doing Business India in 2019?
63rd
India jumps to 63rd position in World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 report
TOpped by ; New Zealand
United Nations Public Service Day is observed on?
23 June
International Astronomical Union
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 28 July 1919
President: Ewine van Dishoeck
World day to combat desertification?
17 June
in India doctors day is celebrated on July 1 in the memory of?
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
to honor the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy. He was born on July 1, 1882, and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years.
wimbledon 2019 winner?
Men’s Singles
Serbia Novak Djokovic
Women’s Singles
Romania Simona Halep
Men’s Doubles
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal / Colombia Robert Farah
Women’s Doubles
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei / Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová
Mixed Doubles
Croatia Ivan Dodig / Chinese Taipei Latisha Chan
who won the best player award in 2019 Euro cup?
Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk was voted man-of-the-match when Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 to win the 2019 Champions League and he also helped the Netherlands to the final four of the inaugural Nation League.
who was honored with BBC sports personality 2019 award
Ben Stokes
who was the second man to walk on the moon?
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
Aldrin accompanied Neil Armstrong on the first moon landing in the Apollo 11 mission, becoming the second person, and now the first of the living astronauts, to set foot on the moon. Aldrin had taken a home Communion kit with him, and took Communion on the lunar surface, but did not broadcast the fact.
the prestigious Abel prize in mathematics is administered by which country
Norway
Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck
On March 19, 2019, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters named U.S mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck as the winner of the 2019 Abel Prize
the father of modern computer science?
Alan Turing
Alan Turing is considered by many to be the father of modern computer science as the world knows it. He formed the concept of the algorithms and computations with one of his inventions, the Turing machine. Alan Turing was born on June 23, 1912 in England, the son of Julius and Sara Turing.
Pondicherry was a______ Colony
French
the land of thousand lakes is also known as
Finland
Finland is called ‘‘the land of a thousand lakes,’’ but at last count there were 187,888 of them - more lakes in relation to a country’s size than any other. Indeed, with a population of about five million, Finland has one lake for every 26 people.
RSVP stands for
répondez s’il vous plaît
The term “RSVP” comes from the French expression répondez s’il vous plaît, meaning “please respond.” If RSVP is written on an invitation, it means the host has requested that the guest respond to say if they plan to attend the party
often government letters are stamped with OIGS which means
On India Government Service
Which French engineer designed the structure of the Statue of Liberty?
Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel
A prominent French architect and structural engineer, Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel (born on December 15, 1832 in Dijon, France) was the second designer of the internal structural elements of the Statue of Liberty
TFT stand for
Thin Film Transistor
TFT. Stands for “Thin Film Transistor.” These transistors are used in high-quality flat panel liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). TFT-based displays have a transistor for each pixel on the screen
which American astronomer classified galaxies into spiral, elliptical and irregular types?
Edwin Hubble
In Hubble’s scheme, which is based on the optical appearance of galaxy images on photographic plates, galaxies are divided into three general classes: ellipticals, spirals, and irregulars. Hubble subdivided these three classes into finer groups. Hubble’s system of classification for galaxies
name the first talkie film produced in India
Alam Ara
Alam Ara
(translation: The Ornament of the World)
was a 1931 Indian film directed by Ardeshir Irani. It was the first Indian sound film. Irani recognised the importance that sound would have on the cinema, and raced to complete Alam Ara before several contemporary sound films.
who painted the famous painting Guernica
Pablo Picasso
Balikatan as recently held between the United States and which country
The Philippines and the United States.
who is the chairman of the national commission for SCs?
Ram Shankar Katheria
Chairman, National Commission for Minorities Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi
Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes Ram Shankar Katheria
Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Nand Kumar Sai
Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes Bhagwan Lal Sahni
which novel won the 2019 Man Booker prize?
Jokha Alharthi
wins for Celestial Bodies. Jokha Alharthi, the first female Omani novelist to be translated into English, has won the Man Booker International Prize for her novel Celestial Bodies.
National Technology Day?
11th May
National Technology Day is celebrated across India on 11th May to commemorate the major technological breakthrough by successfully carrying out series of nuclear tests at Pokhran and to honor technological innovations and their successful commercialization which takes the fruits of research to reach to people at large
which of the UN standing committee is also termed as the Sixth committee?
Legal Committee
HQ: New York, US
Head: Michal Miynar
world Press Freedom Day is observed on?
3 May
who is India’s foreign secretary?
Harsh Vardhan Shringla
This post is generally held by an IFS officer of the rank of Secretary to Government of India. The current and 33rd Foreign Secretary is Harsh Vardhan Shringla who took charge on January 29, 2020. Shringla is a 1984 batch IFS. He previously served as India’s envoy to the United States, Bangladesh, and Thailand.
Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated on?
14 April
World Health Day is observed on
7 April
which film won the Oscar 2020?
Parasite
Director: Bong Joon-Ho
World Water Day is observed on?
22 March
the world cancer day is observed on?
4 February
International Literacy Day was celebrated on
8 Sep
Which states celebrate Onam?
Kerala
Onam is an annual Hindu holiday and festival celebrated in Kerala, India. It is also a harvest festival and falls on the 22nd Nakshatra Thiruvonam in the Malayalam calendar month of Chingam, which in Gregorian calendar overlaps with August–September
who won the 2019 Spanish Super Cup?
Real Madrid (11th title)
Runners-up Atlético Madrid
