Oct, Nov, Dec Flashcards
Current Affairs for CGL 2019
We have celebrated “World Breastfeeding Week” in which date? (Imp)
1) 1st to 7th Aug
2) 2nd to 8th Aug
3) 3rd to 9th Aug
4) 4th to 10th Aug
1) Breastfeeding: Safe and Healthy life
2) Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding
3) Promote Breastfeed to safe lifes
4) None of the above
1st to 7th Aug - Empower Parent, Enable Breastfeeding
Recently, which Indian Cricketer has won “Peta India Person of the Year” Award 2019?
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Virat Kohli
3) MS Dhoni
4) Rohit Sharma
Virat Kohli
PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 6.5 million members and supporters
HQ -Virginia
-> Joaquin Phoenix has been awarded with the PETA -Person of the Year award 2019
Recently, which state has become 3rd state to ban ‘Pan Masala/ Gutka’?
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Gujarat
3) Rajasthan
4) West Bengal
Rajashthan
already banned in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
What is the theme of ‘World Humanitarian Day’ 2019? (Imp)
1) Women Humanitarians
2) Humanity for All
3) Youth, Power, Nation
4) Humanity best Thinking
1) 18th Aug
2) 19th Aug
3) 20th Aug
4) 21st Aug
Women Humanitarians - 19th Aug
Who has became the new Chief Managing Director of ‘Power Grid Corporation of India’? (Imp)
1) Kandikappa Sreekant
2) Vinayat Kulshreshtha
3) Kumund Narayan
4) S K Kohli
Kandikappa Shrikant
According to ICC’s new Ranking, who has became the top batsman across the world? (Dec 1)
1) Rohit Sharma
2) VIrat Kohli
3) MSD
4) Babar Azam
Virat Kohli
India’s highest cycling track has been inaugurated in which place? (Imp)
1) Leh
2) Solan
3) Manali
4) Mount Abu
Manali, it is in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh
Recently, we have celebrated ‘Indian Air Force Day’ on which date?
1) 5th October
2) 6th October
3) 7th October
4) 8th October
8th October - 87th Anniversary of establishment
motto - Saluting the Guardians of Sky
estb - 1932
Indian navy is going to conduct a multi-lateral exercise Milan in which place? (Dec)
1) Vishakapatnam
2) Kolkata
3) Goa
4) Kochi
Easter Command - Vishakapatnam
41 countries will take part in this exercise
Which UT has launched the startup policy of the Industries Department for entrepreneurs? (Dec 16)
- Pondicherry
- Ladakh
- J and K
- Delhi
Pondicherry
Lieutenant Govenor - Kiran Bedi
Who inaugurated 3rd Edition of ‘National Public Procurement Conclave’? (Dec 10)
1) Piyush Goyal
2) Rajnath SIngh
3) Nirmala Sitaraman
4) Amit Shah
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal
-> a type of Market place where Sellers who pay Income Tax will get government benefits
Which organisation has developed ‘Eco-Friendly Firecrackers’ for 2019-20 celebration?
1) DRDO
2) CSIR
3) IIT Delhi
4) ISRO
CSIR: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
HQ - New Delhi
estb - 1942
“Doru Isac” has became the technical director of which organisation? (Imp)
1) FIFA
2) European Football Association
3) All India Football Federation (AIFF)
4) None of the Above
AIFF
hq - New Delhi
President - Prafful Patel
Doru Isac belongs to Croatia
‘Department of Social Justice & Empowerment’ has started the scheme of National Award for outstanding service in which field ? (Dec 17)
- Protection of Women
- Prevention of Human Trafficking
- Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
- None of these
Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Minister - Thabar Chand Gehlod
Prevention of Human Trafficking - Article 23
Children cannot work under 14 - Article 24
Which Indian female shooter has won gold in “ISSF World Cup Final”?
1) Manu Bakar
2) Elavenil Valarivan
3) Shudhanshi Roy
4) Both 1 and 2
Manu Bakar - Jajjhar, Haryana
Elavenil Valarican - Kudanor, Tamil Nadu
both won 10m Rifle event
Who will be the head coach of India Women’s Football team in U-17 FIFA cup? (Nov)
1) Igor Stimac
2) Thomas Dennerby
3) Roberto Pedro
4) David Hazard
Thomas Dennerby
Where will the India and China exercise ‘Hand in Hand’ 2019 will be conducted? (Dec 7)
1) Umroi
2) Shillong
3) Tura
4) Guwahati
from 7th Dec in Umroi, a district in Meghalaya
-> last year venue - Chengdu, China
CM -Conrad Shangma
Which of the following organisation was awarded the Golden Leaf Award 2019 in the ‘Public Service Intiative’?
1) Tobacco Board of India
2) Spice Board of India
3) Coffee Board of India
4) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
K Sunita, Director of Tobacco Board of India received the award in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Given because Tobacco Board of India improved quality and quantity of Tobacco production in India
HA -Guntur, Andhra PRadesh
‘International Day for the violence for the elimination of Violence against Women’ has been celebrated on? (Nov 26)
1) 23 Nov
2) 24 Nov
3) 25 Nov
4) 26 Nov
25 Nov
Which state has organised International Lavi Fair? (Nov)
1) Bihar
2) HP
3) Punjab
4) Arunachal Pradesh
HP, organised every year Kehri Raja (of HP) signed a trade treaty with Laddakh and Tibet and for remembrance of this , the Lavi Fair has been celebrated since last 400 years.
A bill to merge two UTs ____ has been passed in Loksabha? (Nov 28)
1) Ladakh and J and K
2) Daman Diu and Dadar Nagar Haweli
3) Daman Diu and Lakshyadeep
4) Lakshyadeep and Ladakh
Daman Diu and Dadar Nagar Haweli
Who inaugurated 13th South Asian Games 2019? (Dec 3)
1) Bidya Devi Bhandari
2) Klaus Lohannis
3) Xi Jinping
4) Ram Nath Kovind
Bidya Devi Bhardari, President of Nepal
PM Nepal - K P Oli
Venue - Kathmandu, Nepal from 1-10th Dec, 2019
GoI has launched which ‘Vaccination Scheme’ to prevent Eight Disease? (Dec 5)
1) Intensified Mission Rogmukt 2.0
2) Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0
3) Intensified Mission Swasth 2.0
4) Intensified Mission Dhanush 2.0
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0
Which country is to host Tokyo Olympics 3*3 basketball qualifying tournament?
1) India
2) Qatar
3) Japan
4) China
India in March 2020
3*3 means - 3 men squad and 3 women squad
In Tokyo Olympics, a building called Indian Squad is made for Indian players to stay
The Kalpathy Chariot festival is annually celebrated in which state? (Nov)
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Karnataka
Palakkad District, Kerala - it is a hindu festival
started from 14 Nov to 16 Nov
How much operating ratio was recorded by CAG for the Railways in 2017-18? (Dec 4)
1) 96.44%
2) 97.44%
3) 98.44%
4) 99.44%
worst in last 10 years
98.44%
CAG -148 Article - Rajiv Mehersi
After France, Which country has introduced ‘GAFA Tax’?
1) India
2) Germany
3) Malaysia
4) Italy
France - 3%
Italy - 3%
Italy President - Sergio Mattarella
International Diabetes Federation observed World Diabetes Day on? (Nov)
1) 13 Nov
2) 12 Nov
3) 14 Nov
4) 15 Nov
14 Nov
-> West Bengal celebrated Rasgulla day on this day
Which city police has launched ‘Rani Abbakka Force’ unit (Women Police Party)? (Imp)
1) Lucknow
2) Mangaluru
3) Delhi
4) Chandigarh
Mangaluru
Indian Scientist has identified which protein which help in increasing insulin action in obesity-induced diabetes? (Nov 25)
1) Secretagogin (SCGN)
2) Pepsin
3) Thymin
4) None of these
Secretagogin
What is the theme of “International Day of Older Persons 2019”?
1) The Journey to Age Equality
2) Elders our Respect
3) Age not Matters
4) Persons with old age and experience
1) 1st Oct
2) 2nd Oct
3) 3rd Oct
4) 4th Oct
- > The Journey to age equality - 1st Oct - International Day of Older Persons
- > Raising Day of the Military Nursing Service - 1st Oct
- > International Day of Elderly - 1st October
Which joint Military exercise between UAE and US has started? (Dec 11)
1) Iron Union 10
2) Iron Union 11
3) Iron Union 12
4) Iron Union 13
Iron Union 12, from 10th Dec, Naval Exercise for a week
Where did India successfully test fired indigenously developed nuclear capable ‘Prithvi-II Missile’? (Dec 6)
1) Chandipur
2) Abdul Kalam Island
3) INS Kochi
4) INS Kolkata
Chandipur, Orissa (made by DRDO)
350 KM
Which Youtube channel became World’s 1st channel to cross 100 Million subscribers? (Imp)
1) T-Series
2) Zee Music
3) Government Jobs
4) YRF
T-Series
India is going to organise Military exercise ‘Ekuverin’ with which country?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Maldives
3) Bangladesh
4) Indonesia
Maldives
Capital - Male
Currency -Maldevian Ruffiya
President - Ibrahim Sohli
Indonesia Capital - Burneo (President - Joko Vidodo)
Who became 1st lady fighter pilot to fly ‘Hawk Advance Jet’? (Imp)
1) Bhavana Kant
2) Hina Jaiswal
3) Mohana Singh
4) Pooja Thakur
Flight Lieutenant Mohana Singh
Recently, we have observed ‘World Standards Day’ on which date?
1) 14 October
2) 13 October
3) 12 October
4) 11 October
14 October
motto - to raise awareness about the standardization of global economy.
Which country has announced to invest $100 Billion in India in infrastructure sector?
1) United Arab Emirates
2) Saudi Arab
3) Israel
4) USA
Saudi Arabia
King - Salman of Saudi Arabia
Capital - Riad
Currency - Rial
Which oil company will supply “Winter Grade Diesel” in Ladakh? (Nov 26)
1) Hindustan Petroleum
2) Indian Oil Corporation Limited
3) Reliance Petroleum
4) Essar Petroleum
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
Hq - New Delhi
CEO - Sanjeev Singh
Recently, who has been awarded with “ National Kishore Kumar Samman” 2018 -19?
1) Priyadarshan
2) Anurag Kashyap
3) Aditya Dhar
4) Sanjay Lila Bhansali
Priyadarshan
Prize money - 2 lakhs
‘Steve Easterbook’ has been terminated from which company for violating company norms? (Nov 3-5)
1) Burger King
2) Pizza Hut
3) Dominos
4) McDonald’s
McDonald’s
HQ - Chicago
Which state is celebrating “Shirui Lily Festival”?
1) Manipur
2) Assam
3) Nagaland
4) Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur - 3rd edition, 4 days every year for flower Lily
Biren Singh
Recently, who has won WTA ‘China Open Title’?
1) Ash Barty
2) Naomi Osaka
3) A Riske
4) A Petkovic
Women’s Tennis Association, Florida US
Noami Osaka from Japan
Who has become the President of Afghanistan? (Dec)
- Asraf Ghani
- Abdul Fateh Nazir
- Mohammad Al Bini
- Noor Mhd Nadir
Asraf Ghani
Sudhir Dhas passed away. Who was he? (Nov 30)
1) Cartoonist
2) Journalist
3) Photographer
4) Singer
Cartoonist
Who has became the World’s most expensive bowler in ICC World Cup ever? (Dec 1)
1) Lasith Malinga
2) Sakib Al Hasan
3) Hasan Ali
4) Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan
The eminent writer Nabanita Deh Sen passed away, she belongs to which state? (Nov)
1) West Bengal
2) Mizoram
3) Assam
4) Goa
West Bengal
Famous Personality Death
1) H.L Trivedi
2) Jessye Norman
3) Rip Taylor
4) Kafri Gopalnath
5) Azad Yusuf
6) T P Radhamani
1) H.L Trivedi - Doctor, Nephrologist
2) Jessye Norman - US, Ophra Singer
3) Rip Taylor - Comedian from US
4) Kafri Gopalnath - Saxophone, Padma Shree Awardee
5) Azad Yusuf - popularly known as Cochin Azad - Singer - Kerala
6) T P Radhamani - actress in Tamil and Malayali films
Recently, US has cleared the sale of which naval gun, worth $ 1 Billion to India?
1) AK-01
2) MK-45
3) AEK-971
4) AK-5
MK-45, naval gun, can be fired from big boats, 64 caliber gun, India will buy 13 such guns
Recently, World has celebrated which birth anniversary of ‘Mikhail Kalashnikov’?
1) 82nd
2) 100th
3) 90th
4) 94th
100th
born - 1919 and death - 2013
Which bank is going to launch a personal loan scheme ‘On the Go’? (Nov)
1) Allahabad Bank
2) Bank of Baroda
3) PNB
4) Indian Bank
Indian Bank - upto 20k loan
hq - Chennai
CEO - Padmaja Chunnu
estb - 1907
Recently, which sprinter has broken her own National Record?
1) Dutee Chand
2) Hima Das
3) Aparna Sen
4) Himashree Roy
Dutee Chand in 100 m sprint
belongs to Orissa
Which State has been awarded with ‘World Habitat Award’ for OLHM-Jaga Mission? (Dec 17)
- Odisha
- Assam
- Nagaland
- Manipur
Odisha
Which state government has Inaugurated North India’s 1st sugar mill which will produce ethanol directly from sugarcane? (Nov)
1) Punjab
2) UP
3) Maharashtra
4) Haryana
Piparaich, Gorakpur, UP
In 1 day - 50,000 Kg can be converted into Ethanol
1) Deepest point on Land in the earth is?
2) Deepest point in earth?
3) Highest point on earth?
1) Denman Glacier (3.5KM), East Antarctica
2) Challenger Deep in Marina Trench (10994m)
3) Mount Everest (8850m)
In which city ‘Global Migration Film Festival’ was organised? (Dec 4)
1) Cox Bazar
2) Dhaka
3) Rangpur
4) Colombo
Dhaka
India has secured which rank in Global Innovation Index 2019? (Imp)
1) 24th
2) 78th
3) 101st
4) 52nd
52nd
1st - Switzerland
2nd - Sweden
On which date ‘National Cadet Corps’ (NCC) celebrated its 71st Raising Day? (Nov 26)
1) 22 Nov
2) 23 Nov
3) 24 Nov
4) 25 Nov
24 Nov
hq - New Delhi
estb - 1948 by Government of UK
‘Public Health Emergency’ has been declared in which place? (Nov)
1) Delhi NCR
2) Kanpur
3) Varanasi
4) Mumbai
Delhi NCR, because of Smog
National Farmers Day was celebrated in honour of which Indian Prime Minister? (Dec 25)
- Jawahar lal Nehru
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Lal Bahadur Shastri
- Charan Singh
Charan Singh (born 23rd Dec, 1902 in UP)
he was the 5th PM of India
National Farmers Day - 23rd Dec
PM from 1979 to 1980
Which addition of SCO (Shanghai Corporation Organisation) has been started in Kyrgyzstan? (Imp)
1) 11th
2) 15th
3) 19th
4) 25th
19th, lead by PM Modi
Kyrgyzstan gave their heighest civilian honor to Xi Zing Ping (President of China)
Wholesale prices based inflation stands at ___ in Oct 2019?
1) 0.69%
2) 0.16%
3) 1.46%
4) 1.15%
0.16%
Recently, who has been appointed as a Brand Ambassador of ‘Cure.Fit’?
1) Virat Kohli
2) Rohit Sharma
3) Ravindra Jadeja
4) Jaspreet Bumrah
Jaspreet Bumrah, also got CEAT Bowler of the Year 2018 award
Which Indian has won men’s singles title at Bangladesh International Challenger Badminton 2019 in Dhaka? (Dec 15)
1) Phullela Gopichand
2) Srikhant Kidambi
3) Lakshya Sen
4) Sameer Verma
Lakshya Sen, belongs from Almora, Uttrakhand
Recently, which union minster has launched “NeAC (Nation e-Assessment Centre)” for tax payers?
1) Nirmala Sitaraman
2) Piyush Goyal
3) Narendra Modi
4) Hardeep Singh Puri
Nirmala Sitaraman
Which Indian company has won “Deming Prize for Total Quality Management” 2019?
1) Super Light Ltd
2) Elgi Equipment
3) Reliance Power
4) Tata Ltd.
Elgi Equipment, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Which Indian female shooter has won gold in “ISSF World Cup Final”?
1) Manu Bakar
2) Elavenil Valarivan
3) Shudhanshi Roy
4) Both 1 and 2
Manu Bakar - Jajjhar, Haryana
Elavenil Valarican - Kudanor, Tamil Nadu
both won 10m Rifle event
Venue - Rio
Recently, famous personality ‘T.P Radhamani’ has passed away. She was a/an ___
1) Actor
2) Politician
3) Scientist
4) Writer
Actor from Tamil and Malayali films
India has secured which rank at the 2019 Hurun Global Unicorn List?
1) 5th
2) 4th
3) 3rd
4) 1st
3rd
Purpose - which country is leading in start ups
1st - China
2nd - US
Who has been nominated for the 47th CJI designation?
1) Naruth Pradhan
2) S A Bobde
3) Arun Agnihotri
4) V S Joglekar
S A Bobde
Which Indian minister to attend 15th meeting of governing council of SACEP (South Asia Co-Operative Environment Program) in Dhaka? (Nov)
1) Harsh Vardhan
2) Amit Shah
3) Prakash Javadekar
4) Narendra Singh Tomar
Prakash Javedekar - Environment Minister
Which state has topped in India Justice Report 2019 and which came last? (Nov)
1) Maharashtra
2) UP
3) Bihar
4) Kerala
5) Goa
Maharashtra - based on how fast any case is disposed after being filed
Last - UP
Recently, who has launched ‘e-Dantseva’ mobile app?
1) Harshavardan
2) Hardeep Singh Puri
3) Mukhtar Abbas Nakhvi
4) Smiriti Irani
Harshavardan(Health Minister)
2) Hardeep Singh Puri - Aviation Minister
3) Mukhtar Abbas Nakhvi - Minorities Minister
Which state has launched ‘Meal in exchange for Plastic waste’ after Chattisgarh? (Nov)
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) Gujarat
4) Assam
Odisha - Navin Patnaik sarkar, also launched Witness Protection Scheme
Chattisgarh launched 1st garbage cafe. Orissa 2nd
Recently, CM of Arunachal Pradesh launched 1st hindi newspaper of state. What is the name of newspaper?
1) Arun Bhoomi
2) Arunachal Front
3) Dainik Navjyoti
4) Hari Bhoomi
Arun Bhoomi
Pema Khandu also rode 122 KM bike for promoting Tourism
Which site has been declared to be Eco-sensitive zone? (Nov)
1) Dal Lake
2) Wular Lake
3) Bada Talab
4) Udaipur Lake
Dal Lake
area reduced from 22 sqkm to 10 sqkm because of Thermal Pollution
-> MS Dhoni is Brand Ambassador of Cars 24, Red Bus and has done a partnership with Mastercard
We have observer ‘World Soil Day’ on which date? (Dec 5)
1) 2nd Dec
2) 3rd Dec
3) 4th Dec
4) 5th Dec
5th Dec
Who took over as the Chairperson of the Airport Authority of India? (Nov)
1) Rahul Joshi
2) Amit Pal
3) Akash Deep
4) Arvind Singh
Arvind Singh
HQ - New Delhi
estb - 1995
Sukhveer Singh Sandhu - Chairperson of National Highway Authority of India
India US defence exercise “Tiger Trumph” is to be held in which state? (Nov)
1) Rajashthan
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Odisha
4) Kerala
Andhra Pradesh Seal Commando (US) from India and Marcos (para Troopers) India taking part
Which Indian NGO along with Indian Embassy is to rebuild 11 heritage sites damaged in Nepal earthquake of 2015? (Dec 16)
- INTACH
- Vibhor
- INSTD
- NASTAC
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
hq -New Delhi
estb - 1984
Which IIT has signed a MoU with ISRO to setup space technology cell? (Nov)
1) IIT Delhi
2) IIT Hyderabad
3) IIT Kharagpur
4) IIT Ropar
IIT Delhi - a space cell will be established in IIT Delhi Campus
two technology - Artificial Intelligence and Nano Technology
before this IIT Guwahati signed this pact
after this IIT Kharagpur has signed this pact
Total IITs which have signed this pact
1st - IIT Guwahati
2nd - IIT Delhi
3rd - IIT Kharagpur
2nd edition of China Import Export Fair has been organised in which city? (Nov 3-5)
1) Shanghai
2) Chengdu
3) Shenzhen
4) Beijing
Shanghai
Russia has awarded Astronaut Nick Hegue with ‘Order of Coverage’. Nick Hague belongs to which country?
1) Germany
2) Russia
3) US
4) France
US Astronaut and he is Flight Test Engineer in NASA
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is to visit which country for 3 days?
1) Israel
2) Italy
3) France
4) Libya
France, will go and received Rafael on 8th October (Air Force Day)
Which Indian shooter has won National Championship in Women’s trap? (Nov)
1) Shreyasi Singh
2) Seema Tomar
3) Shagun Chowdhary
4) Heena Sidhu
Shreyasi Singh, Gidhaur, Bihar
- > Also Won Gold in 2018 Commonwealth, Australia
- > Also Won Silver in 2014 Commonwealth, Scotland
Which space agency has launched “Icon Satellite” to know where air meets space?
1) ISRO
2) Roscosmos
3) JAXA
4) NASA
NASA
50th Anniversary on 15th Aug 2019
Nepal cabinet has dissolve how many state’s governor in Nov 2019? (Nov 3-5)
1) 2
2) 11
3) 5
4) 7
all 7 states
PM - K P Oli
Party - New Communist Party
On which date we celebrated ‘International Anti-Corruption Day’? (Dec 10)
1) 6th Dec
2) 7th Dec
3) 8th Dec
4) 9th Dec
9th Dec
Theme - United against Corruption
Famous Businessman ‘K K Modi’ has passed away. He was the former president of which organisation? (Nov)
1) FICCI
2) RIL
3) BHEL
4) AIR
FICCI - Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi
estb - 1927
In which city HRD Minister launched 3 books for children - Kumbh, Garam Pahad and Dilli ki Bulbul? (Nov 30)
1) Bangalore
2) Mumbai
3) New Delhi
4) Ahmedabad
New Delhi by Ramesh Pokhriyal
Who will received 27th ‘Eklavya Award 2019’? (Nov 29)
1) Jhili Dalabehra
2) Mary Lom
3) PV Sindhu
4) Mithali Raj
Jhili Dalabehera
Won Asian Weight Lifting Championship
We have observed which birth anniversary of ‘Lal Bahadur Shsatri’ on which date?
1) 110th
2) 112th
3) 102th
4) 115th
1) 30th Sept
2) 1st Oct
3) 2nd Oct
4) 3rd Oct
2nd Oct - 115th Birth Anniversary, hailed from Mugalsarai
Recently, India has started “Ex-Eastern Bridge-V” Air Force exercise with which country?
1) Myanmar
2) Sri Lanka
3) Chile
4) Oman
Oman
Capital - Muscat
A book ‘Hemant Karkare - A daughter’s memoir’ is written by? (Dec 2)
1) Jui Karkare
2) Savita Karkare
3) Sayali Karkare
4) Akashi Karkare
Jui Karkare, daughter of Hemant Karkare
Which union minister has been awarded with “Ganga Quest Award- 2019”? (Imp)
1) Nitin Gadkari
2) Uma Bharti
3) Smiriti Irani
4) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Ganjndra Singh Shekhawat - Minister of Jal Shakti
Recently, who has been honored with “Lifetime achievement award” 2019 by Indian Sports Honors?
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Pangum Kannan
3) M C Mary Kom
4) Milkha Singh
Milkha Singh
he was born in Govindpura, Pakistan
Book written by him - The Race of My Life
Microsoft granted license to export ‘mass market software to which company’? (Nov 25)
1) Huwaei
2) Samsung
3) Apple
4) Nokia
Huwaei, 2nd largest mobile manufacturer
Who has been appointed as the new governor of West Bengal? (Imp)
1) Pranay Tunda
2) Jagdeev Dhankad
3) Lal Ji Tondon
4) Rameet Shaw
Jagdeev Dhankad
Joao Vieira (43 yrs) won the World Athletics Championship Medal. He belongs to which country?
1) Portugal
2) Britain
3) Sweden
4) Russia
Portugal
He is the oldest person to win this medal
Special winter grade diesel has been launched in which city? (Nov)
1) Ladakh
2) Kohima
3) Khardungla
4) Dehradun
Ladakh by Home Minister Amit Shah
Indian Oil Corporation Limited will supply diesel here, Diesel won’t freeze in low temp
This Indepenndence day Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhaman has been awarded with which Medal? (Dec)
1) Paramveer Chakra
2) Veer Chakra
3) Mahaveer Chakra
4) Mahaveer Ahinsa Puraskar
Veer Chakra on 15th Aug
on Mahaveer Jayanti (17th April) - Mahaveer Ahinsa Puraskar, 2.51 Lakh money
Abhishek Sarkar has been awarded in ‘Dhaka Lit Fest’ 2019. He is a ______. (Nov)
1) Philosopher
2) Writer
3) Doctor
4) Artist
Writer belonging to West Bengal
9th edition
Lit- Literature
National Education Day was observed on? (Nov)
1) 7 Nov
2) 8 Nov
3) 9 Nov
4) 11 Nov
11 Nov on the birth annivarsery of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on 11 Nov 1888.
-> Died - 1958
He was the 1st Education Minister of India
Which airport has became 2nd operational airport in Delhi NCR after IGI International?
1) Dwarka Civil Airport
2) Gurgaon Civil Airport
3) Noida Civil Airport
4) Hindon Civil Airport
Hindon Civil Airport
Who launched the new logo and motto for the apex anti-corruption ombudsman? (Nov 29)
1) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
2) Arvind Kejriwal
3) Amit Shah
4) Narendra Modi
PC Ghose, 1st Lokpal of India
3 persons are present in logo and 4 colors (same as Tiranga Flag)
Which bank has signed a pact with “Government e-Marketplace”? (Nov)
1) PNB
2) SBI
3) Allahabad Bank
4) Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India for Payment transfer
hq - Mumbai
estb - 1911
CEO -Pallav Mohopatra
Recently, Which bank has launched “Express FD”?
1) Axis Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Yes Bank
4) ICICI Bank
Axis Bank
FD - 5k to 90 k for 6 month to 1 year, Rate of Interest is high
HQ - Mumbai
CEO - Amitab Chaudhary
Indian Army is conduction ‘Him Vijay Exercise’ in which state?
1) Sikkim
2) Assam
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
Arunachal Pradesh,
CM - Pema Knadu
12K soldiers taking part in 3 groups of 4K soldiers each
Prof. Mahummad Yunus has been awarded with ‘Vatican’s Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis award’. He belongs to which country? (Imp)
1) Iran
2) Bangladesh
3) Nigeria
4) Maldives
Bangladesh
Which country has become 1st to ban Ads of ‘Unhealthy Sugary Drinks’?
1) Nigeria
2) Malawi
3) Singapore
4) Vietnam
Singapore, it was also 1st country to consider fake news propagation as illegal by law
Who has clinched “India Open Badminton Tournament” Men’s Single Title? (Imp)
1) Viktor Axelsen
2) Jacove D Smith
3) Nomald Buff
4) Jinedin Russale
Victor Aselsen, Denmark
On which date we have observed 35th ‘Anniversary of Bhopal Gas tragedy’? (Dec 5)
1) 1 Dec
2) 2 Dec
3) 3 Dec
4) 4 Dec
3rd Dec, 1984
Methy Isocynide in Union Carbide Plant
Which cyclone has done major destruction in Odisha recently near Nov 9th?
1) Maha
2) Fani
3) Bulbul
4) Hemis
Bulbul in Bangladesh, West Bengal and Odisha
Fani cyclone also came in Odisha earlier - 210 kmph - 3rd May, 2019
Recently, who has been honoured by IFFI (International Film Festival of India) for the contribution to cinema?
1) Dileep Kumar
2) Amitab Bacchna
3) Dharmendra
4) Anupam Kher
Amitab Bacchan
India’s first Sports University will be introduced by which state/UT?
1) Delhi
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Haryana
4) Gujarat
Delhi
Delhi IIT launched Solar Rickshaw
Who has won ‘Copa America Final 2019’? Venue?
1) France
2) Peru
3) Germany
4) Brazil
Brazil, hosted by Brazil
Which state has became 1st to implement the National BioFuel Policy? (Dec)
1) Rajasthan
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Recently, ‘Bathukamma’ festival has been started in which state?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Sikkim
3) Telangana
4) Arunachal Pradesh
Telangana, celebrated by women in Telangana after monsoon end and before starting of winter
Who is representing the India at the 35th ASEAN Summit? (Nov)
1) Narendra Modi
2) Nitin Gadkari
3) Ramnath Kovind
4) Vainkaiya Naidu
ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nation, Jakarta Indonesia - estb - 1967
Narendra Modi
Venue - Bangkok, Thailand (31st Oct to 4th Nov)
Shelley Morrison passed away. Who was she? (Dec 4)
1) Tennis Player
2) Badminton Player
3) Singer
4) Actress
Actress from America
Recently, which word is named as the “2019 Word of the year” by Oxford dictionary?
1) Eco-anxiety
2) Extinction
3) Climate Change
4) Flight Shame
Climate Emergency
Which Arab Country has became 1st to host ‘G20 Summit’ in 2020? (Dec 3)
1) UAE
2) Oman
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Qatar
Riad, Saudi Arabia (Nov, 2020)
2019 - Osaka, Japan
Days in October
1) International Day of Elderly
2) Raising Day of the Military Nursing Service
3) International Day of Older Persons
4) World Teachers Day
5) World Animal Day
6) Indian Air Force Day
7) World Post Day
8) World Mental Health Day
9) National Post Day
10) National Girl Child Day
11) World Standards Day
12) Global Hand washing Day
13) World Food Day
14) World Cities Day
15) World Thrift Day
1) International Day of Elderly - 1st October
2) Raising Day of the Military Nursing Service - 1st October
3) International Day of Older Persons - 1st October
4) World Teachers Day - 5th October
5) World Animal Day - 4th October
6) Indian Air Force Day - 8th October
7) World Post Day - 9 October
8) World Mental Health Day - 10 October
9) National Post Day - 10 October
10) National Girl Child Day - 11 October
11) World Standards Day - 14th October
12) Global Hand washing Day - 15th October
13) World Food Day - 16th October
14) World Cities Day - 31st October
15) World Thrift Day - 31st October
Who has won ICCR distinguished Alumni award in Dhaka, Bangladesh? (Nov)
1) Ali Akbar Khan
2) Rezwana Chowdhary Banaya
3) Sifat Chowdhary
4) Ferrous Moumita
Rezwana Chowdhary Banaya
sings ‘Ravindre’ type of music
On which date we observed ‘National Pollution Control Day’? (Dec 3)
1) 30 Nov
2) 1 Dec
3) 2 Dec
4) 3 Dec
2nd Dec
Who has won Davis Cup 2019? (Nov 26)
1) Rafael Nadal
2) Roger Federer
3) Andy Murray
4) Andre Agassi
Rafael Nadal belongs to Spain
Won - French Open
- US Open
Novach Jocovich won Australian Open and Winbeldon Open
Who has topped Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking? (Dec)
1) Novak Djokovic
2) Rafael Nadal
3) Roger Federer
4) None of the above
Novak Djokovic
Which Indian Cricketer has been named as captain of ‘Cricket Australia ODI team of the decade’ and ‘Cricket Australia Test 11 team of the decade’? (Dec)
- Virat Kohli
- Rohit Sharma
- MS Dhoni
- Hardik Pandya
MS Dhoni - ODI
Kohli - Test
India lost its last match with which team in ICC World Cup 2019? (Dec 1)
1) New Zealand
2) England
3) Australia
4) Sri Lanka
New Zealand
Who has been awarded with the “Player of the Tournament” award in ICC World Cup 2019? (Dec 1)
1) Martin Guptil
2) Kane WIlliamson
3) Michale Starch
4) David Warner
Kane WIlliamson
Which of the following country became the 1st country to introduce vaccine for Typhoid? (Nov)
1) Bagladesh
2) Pakistan
3) China
4) India
WHO approved Typhoid Vaccination started from 18th Nov to 30th Nov in Pakistan
Name : Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine : TCB
Which Indian has been appointed as a commentator in ICC World Cup 2019? (Dec 1)
1) Sanjay Manjerekar
2) Sachin Tendulkar
3) Rahul Dravid
4) Saurav Ganguly
Saurav Ganguly and Sanjay Manjerekar
Recently, we have celebrated ‘National Unity Day’ on which date? (Nov)
1) 31 October
2) 30 October
3) 29 October
4) 28 Ocotber
Sardar Patel born on 31st October, 1875 (Gujarat). So this is celebrated as National Unity Day
Sardar Title was given by - women of Bardoli for satyagraha andholan he did there
Which Indian singer has been conferred with Doctorate by ‘University of Salford’, England?
1) A R Rehman
2) Asha Bhosale
3) Shankar Mahadevan
4) Sonu Nigam
Asha Bhosale
she is also recipient of
Dada Saheb Phalke Award - 2000
Padma Vibhusan - 2008
Who has became 1st Bangladeshi cricketer to score 1000 runs in World Cup Tournament? (Dec 1)
1) Athar Ali Khan
2) Mohummad Rafique
3) Mohummad Shaikh
4) Sakib Al Hasan
Sakib Al Hasan, all rounder of Bangladesh
There were how many judges in bench which has given Ayodhya Verdict? (Nov)
1) 2
2) 7
3) 5
4) 8
5 headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi
New CJI (after 17th Nov) - SA Bobde
We have observed ‘National Consumer Day 2019’ on which date? (Dec 25)
- 25 December
- 24 December
- 23 December
- 22 December
25th Dec - Good Governance Day
24th Dec - National Consumer Day
Theme - Trusted Smart Products
What is the name of the 1st Female Officer who will be posted in Russia as ‘Naval Attache’ by Indian Navy? (Nov)
1) Karbi Gogoi
2) Lalita Mathur
3) Anjali Mohan
4) Nandani Awasthi
Karbi Gogoi - ambassador
Which city has been selected as the ‘World’s Leading Sports Tourism Destination’ at the ‘World Travel Awards’? (Dec 11)
1) Abu Dabi
2) Muscat
3) Dubai
4) Sharjah
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dubai, UAE - World’s largest e-wastage plant inaugurated
World’s smallest monkey has been founded in which country? (Imp)
1) Peru
2) Norway
3) Mexico
4) Chile
Peru - in Amazon Forest - 100 gm monkey
Name - Pygmy Mormoset
Which state government has launched e-Ganna App to check supply and irregularities of Sugarcane Production? (Nov)
1) UP
2) Punjab
3) MP
4) Bihar
Up
Governor - Anandi Bai Patel
Largest producer of Sugarcane - Sitapur, UP
Who received prestigious Game Changer Award 2019? (Nov)
1) Poor Society
2) Brahma Samaj
3) Kung Fu Nuns
4) Ajkal India
Kung Fu Nuns - Buddhist Nuns who take Judo Training
Who became 1st living person in Switzerland to have a coin minted in his honor? (Dec 8)
1) Roger Federer
2) Yann Sommer
3) Denis Zakaria
4) Nico Elvidi
Roger Federer
20 single Grand Slams
World Science Day for Peace and Development was recently observed on? (Nov)
1) 7 Nov
2) 8 Nov
3) 10 Nov
4) 9 Nov
10 Nov
Which American financial company has downgraded India’s economic outlook to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’? (Nov)
1) Demotech
2) Real Point
3) Fitch rating
4) Moody’s
Moody’s
estb - 1909
HQ -New York
CEO -Raymond W
Who won 55th Jnanpith Award? (Dec 1)
1) Krishna Sobti
2) Akkitham
3) Amitav Ghosh
4) Amar Kant
Akkitham, also a recipient of Padma Shree
a Malyali Poet
Which city will host ‘2023 Men’s Hockey World Cup’? (Nov 28)
1) Bhubneshwar
2) Kochi
3) Kolkata
4) New Delhi
Bhubneshwar
Recently, we have observed 94th edition of “Raising Day of the Military Nursing Service” on which date?
1) 30th September
2) 29th September
3) 2nd October
4) 1st October
- > 1st October, tribute is given to all nursing services who works in defence
- > The Journey to age equality - 1st Oct - International Day of Older Persons
- > Raising Day of the Military Nursing Service - 1st Oct
- > International Day of Elderly - 1st October
Who has been appointed as the president of Romania? (Nov 27)
1) Klaus Lohanis
2) Victor Ponta
3) Dan Barna
4) Simona Halep
Klaus Lohannis got re-elected
Party - Nation Liberal Party
Capital - Bucharis
Currency - Romanian Leu
India’s 1st ever Helicopter Summit 2019 has been organised in which city? (Imp)
1) New Delhi
2) Dehradun
3) Chennai
4) Gaya
Dehradun
GST on electric vehicles has been changed to how much now? (Imp)
1) 12%
2) 5%
3) 0%
4) 18%
5%
‘Martin Peters’ passed away. Who was he? (Dec)
- Cricketer
- Chess Player
- Tennis Player
- Footballer
Footballer, England (Mid- Fielder)
Pangam Kanna also died - Footballer - West Bengal
‘Sara Taylor’ World’s top Wicket keeper batsman who renunciated (sanyas) from International Cricket belongs to which country?
1) South Africa
2) Australia
3) England
4) New Zealand
England
Which state government has increased ‘Unemployment Allowance’?
1) Rajasthan
2) Punjab
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Gujarat
Ashok Gehlod, Rajasthan
from 3k per month to 3.5k per month
Which tribal language has been used in Rajya Sabha for the 1st time? (Dec 10)
1) Santhali
2) Savara
3) Mundari
4) Halbi
Santhali by Sarojni Hembram, from Buaiju Janta Dal, Orissa
We have celebrated “World Breastfeeding Week” in which date? (Imp)
1) 1st to 7th Aug
2) 2nd to 8th Aug
3) 3rd to 9th Aug
4) 4th to 10th Aug
1) Breastfeeding: Safe and Healthy life
2) Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding
3) Promote Breastfeed to safe lifes
4) None of the above
1st to 7th Aug - Empower Parent, Enable Breastfeeding
Which telescope team has won the ‘Oscars of Science - 2020’? (Imp)
1) Event Horizon Telescope
2) Space Hubble-1 Telescope
3) NASA Aero-1 Telescope
4) Low frequency Radio Telescope
Event Horizon Telescope - because using this telescope photo of Black hole present in Messier 87 Galaxy was taken
In which country, exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated?
1) Portugal
2) Britain
3) Sweden
4) Russia
Russia, inaugurated by Environment Minister Prakash Javdekar
GoI has announced ____ number plates for all electric vehicles? (Imp)
1) Green
2) Blue
3) Yellow
4) White
- > Number plate Green + number in white for personal vehicles
- > Number plate Green + number in yellow for personal vehicles
Who among the following clinched the 6th Davis Cup title for Spain in Madrid?
1) Roger Federer
2) Novak Djokovic
3) Andy Murray
4) Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
He also won - French Open and US Open in 2019
Which state government has launched AMBIS (Automated Multi-model Bio-metric Identification System) for police? (Imp)
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Karnataka
Maharashtra
According to ‘Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index 2020’, which country is most vulnerable to Climate Change? (Dec 8)
1) India
2) Japan
3) Madagascar
4) Malaysia
Japan
Madagascar Currency - Malagasy ariary
Madagascar Capital - Antananarivo
Which IIT has invented very low cost Blood Test device? (Dec)
1) IIT Delhi
2) IIT Madras
3) IIT Bombay
4) IIT Kharagpur
IIT Delhi
Which police station has been declared as the best Police station of India? (Dec 9)
1) Kalkaji Police Station
2) Aberdeen Police Station
3) Kalu Police Station
4) Vijay Nagar Police Station
Aberdeen Police Station, Andamand and Nicobar Police Station
Lieutenant Governor - Devendra Kumar Joshi
In which state ‘Multi Media Exhibition’ has been organised? (Dec 5)
1) Sikkim
2) Nagaland
3) Manipur
4) Odisha
Nagaland
Recently, ‘Andamlak Belihu’ has won ‘Airtel Delhi Half Marathon’. He is from which country?
1) Ghana
2) Ethiopia
3) Kenya
4) US
Ethiopia
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has launched which new ‘Rotavirus Vaccine’ developed by Bharat Biotech? (Dec 7)
1) ROTAVAC -2D
2) ROTAVAC - 3D
3) ROTAVAC - 4D
4) ROTAVAC - 5D
ROTAVAC - 5D for Rotavirus, which causes immune system to degrade in human bodies
Which Indian cricketer has been nominated in Hall of Fame?
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Yuvraj Singh
3) MSD
4) Harbajang Singh
1) Bisen SIngh Bedi
2) Kapil Dev
3) Rahul Dravid
4) Sunil Gavaskar
5) Anil Kumble
6) Sachin Tendulkar
Who has won BWF World Tour Finals badminton Men’s Singles in Guangzhou, China? (Dec 17)
- Kento Momota
- Lin Dan
- Lee Chong
- Viktor Xelson
Kento Momota, Japan
Which Indian Actor has been nominated for “Special Icon Award” in IFFI Goa? (Nov)
1) Amitabh Bacchan
2) Rajnikanth
3) Dharmedra
4) Chiranjivi
Rajnikanth
IFFI partner - Russia - 50th edition
At which railway station an ‘Oxygen Parlour’ has been opened? (Dec)
- Kochi Railway Station
- Nashik Railway Station
- Delhi Railway Station
- Kanpur Railway Station
Nashik Railway Station
Union ministry of culture is organising the 10th edition of ‘National Cultural Festival’ in which state?
1) Haryana
2) Uttrakhand
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Odisha
Minister- Prahlad Patel
Madhya Pradesh
Which union ministry has launched “Automated Real Time Performance Smart- Board System”
1) Ministry of Information and Technology
2) Ministry of Aviation
3) Ministry of Defense
4) Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of I and T
data sharing on real time basis
Recently, who has won Rs 1 crore in KBC 11?
1) Babita Tade
2) Renu Kesharwani
3) Anuradha CHattani
4) Vishakha Dutt
Babita Tade, she is appointed as ‘District Election Ambassador’ of Amravati also after her winning
Recently, which bank has inaugurated a new branch in Australia’s state ‘Victoria’?
1) ICICI Bank
2) bank of Baroda
3) Punjab National Bank
4) State Bank of India
SBI, it became India’s 1st bank to open a branch in Victoria, Australia.
HQ - Mumbai
Chairperson - Rajnish Kumar
Recently, which airline has been awarded with ‘Best Airline Award’?
1) Vistara
2) Indigo
3) GoAir
4) Spice Jet
GoAir - India’s 5th largest airline
HQ - Mumbai
CEO - Jahangir Wadia
Recently, PM Narendra Modi has released how much rupee coin on Mahatama Gandhi 150th birth anniversary?
1) 50
2) 150
3) 200
4) 100
150 rs
100 rs was released on 25th Dec 2018 for 100th Birth Anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
these types of coins are tribute and cannot be used in Market for transactions
Who has been awarded with ‘Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award’? (Imp)
1) Aparna Kumar
2) Deepa Malik
3) Abhinandan Vardhaman
4) Vivek Salasar
IPS Aparna Kumar, because she summitted all the heights of all 7 continents of the world
Recently, who has been appointed as new COO (Chief Operating Officer) of Yes Bank?
1) Kundan Amlekar
2) Brij Bhushan Kant
3) Anita Pai
4) Ajay Kumar Hota
Anita Pai Founder - Rana Kapoor and Ashok Kapoor CEO - Ravnit Gill penalty from RBI - 11lack 25 thoudand for violating transaction norms HQ - Mumbai
Recently, we have observed ‘World Animal Day’ on which date?
1) 2 October
2) 3 October
3) 4 October
4) 5 October
4th October
Where was the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Water Management held in Nov 2019?
1) New Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Pune
4) Kolkata
Pune
inaugurated by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Who won the athlete of the year 2019 male award? (Nov 27)
1) Eliud Kipchoge
2) Usain Bolt
3) Asafa Powell
4) Tyson Gay
Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya runner
won 2018 and 2019 London Marathaon
Note Mathematician Vashistha Narayan SIngh passed away, he belongs to which state? (Nov)
1) UP
2) Uttrakhand
3) Bihar
4) MP
Bihar
Kamalnath Sarkar will make 300 smart Gaushala
Yogi sarkar introduce 0.5% Gau Kalyan Tax
A Mobile Chat App ‘ToTok’ is in news. It is associated with which country? (Dec 25)
- China
- Russia
- Malawi
- UAE
UAE
in news because it is being considered as spy tool
‘Danikil Depression’ is in news. This place is in which country? (Nov)
1) Mexico
2) Ghana
3) Ethiopia
4) Belgium
Ethiopia in news because it has became the hottest place on earth
Adis Abab - Birr
The GoI has approved set up how many plastic parks within country? (Nov 25)
1) Four
2) Six
3) Eight
4) Ten
Six
Recently, India has signed a loan pact of $190 Million with which International Organisation for the road development of Rajasthan?
1) World Bank
2) IMF
3) ADB
4) AIIB
Asian Development Bank
- > ADB - $190 Million - development of Rajasthan
- > ADB - USD 451 Million - develop Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor
- > ADB - USD 206 Million - finance Tamil Nadu Urban Investment Programme
Which state government launched the ‘Nadu-Nedu’ programme to introduce English Medium from classes 1 to 6 in state run schools? (Nov)
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) Bihar
4) Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh - Y S Jagmohan Reddy Sarkar
Nadu-Nedu - Telgu word means ‘Aaj ka desh’
12K crores budget
Recently, which footballer has won his 6th Golden Shoe as highest goal scorer in European league?
1) Cristiano Ronaldo
2) Neymar
3) Lionel Messi
4) David Villa
Lionel Messi from Argentina
Cristiano Ronaldo - 4
Where was the ‘Pacific Air Chief’s Symposium (PACS) 2019’ held? (Dec 7)
1) Bahamas
2) Cuba
3) Costa Rica
4) Hawaii
Hawaii, a US state
Theme - A collaborative approach to Regional Security
Which space agency has unveiled it’s 1st electric airplane? (Nov)
1) JAXA
2) ISRO
3) ROSCOSMOS
4) NASA
X-57 Maxwell - NASA
Recently, world Children’s day is observed on which date?
1) 18 Nov
2) 19 Nov
3) 20 Nov
4) 21 Nov
20 Nov
launched by UNICEF(HQ -New York)
14th Nov - Jawaharlal Nehru B’day - celebrated as Children’s day in India
Indra Meri Window Pension Yojana - launched by Sarabnanda Sonwal sarkar
Recently, 63rd Dhammachakra Pravartan Day 2019 has been celebrated in the memory of whom?
1) B R Ambedkar
2) Lala Lajpat Rai
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) B G Tilak
B R Ambedkar
in his last time in 14th Oct 1956, he joined Buddhism as there was no caste in this religion
ISRO has launched which spy satellite for India from ‘Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota’? (Dec 11)
1) RISAT-2BR1
2) RISAT-3BR1
3) RISAT-4BR1
4) RISAT-5BR1
RISAT-2BR1
Australian Open - 1905 (+14) - Hard Court (A and U are vowel) - Novak Jokovich (Serbia) - Naomi Osaka
French Open - 1891 (+10) - Clay court (c comes only in French) - Rafael Nadal (Spain) - Ashley Barty (Australian, earlier a Cricket player)
Wembeldon - 1877 (W can be formed with 77) - Green Court - Novak Jokovich (Serbia) - Symona Halep (Romania)
US Open - 1881 (+4) - Hard Court (A and U are vowel) - Rafael Nadal (Spain) - Bianca Andresku
Australian Open- Melbourn - mid January - only in Wet Weather
French Open - Paris - The Rowland Garros -May to June
Wembeldon - London - June to July
US Open - New York - 1st Monday of September (Labour Day in US) - Aug tot Sept -
Mens - NRNR
Women - NASA
State Schemes
1) Jal Muruth Scheme
2) Witness Protection Scheme
1) Jal Muruth Scheme - Karnataka - water conservation
2) Witness Protection Scheme - Orissa - Witness will get Police Security
India will give $ 60 million as a ‘ line of credit’ to which country?
1) Papua New Guinea
2) Indonesia
3) Comoros
4) Niegeria
Comoros
Capital - Morani
Indian Vice President went there, he was presented with the highest civilian honor of ‘Comoros’ (The order of the Green Crescent)
Which country has banned ‘Smacking of Children’?
1) Germany
2) US
3) Scotland
4) Mexico
beating of children
Scotland
Capital - Edinburg
World Toilet Day was observed on which date? (Nov)
1) 17 Nov
2) 18 Nov
3) 19 Nov
4) 20 Nov
Theme
1) Leaving No One Behind
2) When Nature Calls
3) Toilet: a fundamental right
19 Nov - Leaving no one behind
Who has been elected as the 'Governing Board President' of the 'News Broadcasters Federation'? (Dec 11) 1 Anjana Om Kashyap 2) Arnab Goswami 3) Shweta Singh 4) Rajeev Masand
Arnav Goswami
Recently, who has won ‘Russian Grand Prix 2019’?
1) Lewis Hamilton
2) Barry Hawkins
3) Sabastian Vettle
4) David Navara
Lewis Hamilton (won on 29th September) Venue - Sochi, Russia
Recently, who has been awarded with 28th Bihari Puraskar 2018? (Nov 26)
1) Bharti Saxena
2) Anupam Khurana
3) Pratibha Govil
4) Manisha Kulshrestha
Manisha Kulshrestha, Hindi writer
Novel - Shwa Prashash
Which state government has launched ‘Netanna Nestham’ Scheme? (Dec 25)
- Andhra Pradesh
- Gujarat
- Maharastra
- Karnataka
Netanna Nestham means Weaver’s friend (Weavers will get 24K INR financial help per year)
Jagamohan Reddy Sarkar - Andhra Pradesh
Lokayukt - P Lakshman Reddy
Recently, Union Minister ‘Nitin Gadkari’ inaugurated the 11th edition of Agro Vision 2019 at which place?
1) Eden Gardens
2) Wankhede Stadium
3) Arun Jaitly Stadium
4) Reshim Bagh Ground
Reshim Bagh Ground, Nagpur
Agro Vision is associated with Crop Production with latest and sustainable technology
Who has been appointed as the 14th Commander in Chief of Andamand and Nicobar Command? (Dec 4)
1) Bimal Verma
2) Arun Praksh
3) O P Bansal
4) Podali Shankar Rajeshwar
Podali Shankar Rajeshwar
Which state celebrated its ‘57th Statehood Day’ on 1st Dec? (Dec 4)
1) Assam
2) Orissa
3) Nagaland
4) Manipur
Nagaland
estb - 1st Dec, 1963, was the 16th Indian State, inaugurated by Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (President then)
-> Goa became 25th state on 30 May 1987 by The Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution of India
Who has been awarded with the prestigious Italian Golden Art Award 2019 in Nov 15 in Italy?
1) Manas Sahoo
2) Vivek Patil
3) Mayank Tiwari
4) Sudarshan Pattnaik
Sudarshan Pattnaik, a sand artist from Odisha
-> Padma Shree recipient in 2014
‘Girija Kir’ a famous writer died. he was a famous writer of which language? (Nov)
1) Hindi
2) Marathi
3) Bengali
4) Gujarati
Marathi writer
Gov has launched which round of Regional Connectivity Scheme - UDAN? (Dec 6)
1) 3rd
2) 4th
3) 5th
4) 6th
4th Phase
Hardeep Singh Puri - Aviation Minister
Who has became the 2nd Indian Cricketer who has played 350 ODIs? (Dec 1)
1) Virat Kohli
2) MSD
3) Rohit Sharma
4) Bhuvneshwar Kumar
MSD after Sachin Tendulkar
Name the movie which has won awards in best screenplay and best director category in The Asian Film Festival Barcelona? (Nov)
1) Bhosle
2) Manto
3) Tumbbad
4) Shool
Bhosle
Screenplay - Manoj Bajpayee
Director - Devashish Makhija
Which IIT has signed a MoU with ‘ExxonMobil’ for Bio-fuel Research?
1) IIT Delhi
2) IIT Madras
3) IIT Kharagpur
4) IIT Guwahati
IIT Madras
ExxonMobil - Texas based Innovation company where HowDy Modi event took place
Recently, Life Insurance Council has been started a campaign ____ across the country?
1) Apki Raksha Humari Zimmedari
2) Jeevan Suraksha Anmol hai
3) Sabse Pehle Life Insurance
4) Insurance: Ek Behtar Zindagi
Sabse Pehle Life Insurance
From when Election Commission will implement ‘Political Party Registration Tracking Management System’? (Dec 6)
1) 1st Jan 2020
2) 1st Feb 2020
3) 1st March 2020
4) 1st April 2020
1st Jan 2020
CEC - Sunil Arora, Article 324
Which organisation has launched the second edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index? Venue? (Dec)
- Niti Ayog
- RBI
- SEBI
- CBDT
1) New Delhi
2) Guwahati
3) Bhopal
4) Mumbai
Niti Ayog - Guwahati
Which state government has approved the nomination of at least one differently abled member to every Panchayat? (Nov 28)
1) Odisha
2) Assam
3) West Bengal
4) Chattisgarh
Bhupesh Bhagel Sarkar
1st sate to launch Garbage Cafe - Chattisgarh
Central government approved Rs 453- crore loan for setting up three fishing harbors to which state? (Dec)
- Kerala
- Goa
- West Bengal
- Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
CM - Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Minister of Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying - Giriraj Singh
Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of ‘TATA Communication’? (Nov 30)
1) Aditya Puri
2) Amur Swaminathan Lakshminarayan
3) Rana Kapoor
4) Rajiv Lal
hq - Mumbai
A S Lakshminarayan
We have celebrated “World Food Day” on which date?
1) 18 October
2) 17 October
3) 16 October
4) 15 October
Theme
1) Zero hunger World
16 Ocotber
By how much percentage, has the sales of Arms increased worldwide in 2018? (Dec 12)
1) 4%
2) 5%
3) 6%
4) 7%
5%
Recently, “Sangam Youth Festival” has been organised in which place?
1) New Delhi
2) Dehradun
3) J and K
4) Jalandhar
J and K conducted by Indian Army
France has levied how much tax on Internet Giants ‘GAFA’?
1) 5%
2) 3%
3) 10%
4) 7%
3%,
after France Italy also levied GAFA tax
State Schemes
7) Arundhati Gold Scheme
8) Mari Dikri Yojana
7) Arundhati Gold Scheme - Sarabnanda Sonwal Sarkar - 10 gm gold for women marriage who has passed 10th standard
8) Mari Dikri Yojana - Vijay Rupani Sarkar - 4 times financial assistance - for girl child - class 4, class 9, graduation, marriage - they will get financial assistance of 4000, 6000, 1 Lakh, 1 lakh respectively
Which state government will setup Virtual Police Station? (Dec 15)
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Punjab
3) Chattisgarh
4) Kerala
YS Jagmohan Reddy Sarkar
in Andhra University
75% reservation in Private Jobs - Andhra Pradesh
India has started ‘Exercise Shakti-2019’ with which country? (Nov)
1) US
2) Germany
3) Israel
4) France
France - Military Exercise
Varuna 2019 - Naval Exercise, Goa
Garun - Air Exercise
GoI has announced mandatory ‘FastTag’ from ___? (Dec 15)
1) 16th Dec
2) 15th Dec
3) 14th Dec
4) 12th Dec
15th Dec
India has started an Air Force exercise “Shinyuu Maitri” with which country?
1) China
2) Japan
3) South Korea
4) Maldives
Japan
from 17th oct to 23rd oct
Which golfer has won “Zozo Championship 2019” in Japan? (Nov)
1) Brooks Koepka
2) Hideki Matsuyama
3) Tiger Woods
4) Dustin Johnson
Tiger Woods def Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)
Tiger Woods received Presidential Medal from Trump
Which Padma Awardee player has become the Brand Ambassador of PUMA? (Dec 16)
- PV Sindhu
- MC Mary Kom
- Vishwanathan Anand
- Sunil Chetri
Sunil Chetri
belongs from Secundrabat, Telangana
MC Mary Kom is also Brand Ambassador of Puma
Which state government has launched AMBIS (Automated Multi-model Bio-metric Identification System) for police? (Imp)
1) Maharashtra
2) Gujarat
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Karnataka
Maharashtra
‘Ocean Dance Festival’ has been started at which place in Bangladesh? (Nov 27)
1) St. Martin’s Land
2) Coa Bazar
3) Rangamati
4) Barisal
Cox Bazar
We are celebrating ‘World Space Week’ on which term?
1) 1-7 Oct
2) 2-8 Oct
3) 4-10 Oct
4) 3-9 Oct
4-10 Oct
stared by UN from 1999 to give tribute to space agencies and their work
Who has set a record of 17 sixes in a single innings? (Dec 1)
1) Ian Morgan
2) Virat Kohli
3) Rohit Sharma
4) Chris Gale
Ian Morgan - 17 sixes
earlier record held by Rohit Sharma and CHris Gale of 16 sixes in a inning
BIMSTEC Conclave is going to be held in which place? (Nov)
1) Kochi
2) Pathankoth
3) Vishakapatnam
4) Surat
Vishakapatnam
BIMSTEC has 7 countries
Sanskrit Bharti Vishwa Sammelan is inaugurated in which Indian City? (Nov)
1) Mumbai
2) Lucknow
3) New Delhi
4) Varanasi
New Delhi
3 days event, more than 1000 people across more than 17 countries attended
NITI Ayog has signed a pact with which international organisation to launch ‘Youth Co:Lab’?
1) UNDP
2) IMF
3) UNESCO
4) ILO
UNDP (HQ - New York)
motto - social entrepreneurship
Recently, Shaukat Kaifi passed away. Who was she?
1) Cricketer
2) Badminton Player
3) Tennis Player
4) Actress
Hindi theater Actress from Hyderabad
mother of Sabana Azami
A book “Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge” has been authored by whom? (Dec 1)
1) S K Jain
2) Vinod Kumar Gupta
3) Prahlad Sen
4) Ashish Rey
Ashish Rey
Air Chief will inaugurate 58th Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ISAM) conference in which city? (Nov)
1) Pune
2) Hyderabad
3) Bengaluru
4) New Delhi
Bengaluru
Air Force Day - 8th Oct
Recently, ‘Viju Khote’ has passed. He is associated with?
1) Politics
2) Writing
3) Music
4) Cinema
Cinema
Sholay - role of Kalia
Which party has won the maximum number of seats in Spain’s general election? (Nov)
1) Conservative Populist Party
2) Socialist Worker’s Party
3) Vox Party
4) Green Party
Socialist Worker’s Party
PM - Pedro Sánchez
Which bank gave a loan of USD 206 Million to finance ‘Tamil Nadu Urban Investment Programme’? (Dec 6)
1) Asian Development Bank
2) World Bank
3) International Finance Corporation
4) International Monetary Fund
ADB
hq - Manila, Philipenes
1st President - Takeheko Nakao - he has been replaced by Masatsugu Asakawa
- > ADB - $190 Million - development of Rajasthan
- > ADB - USD 451 Million - develop Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor
- > ADB - USD 206 Million - finance Tamil Nadu Urban Investment Programme
These days ‘Pangio Bhujia’ word is in news. It is associated with _____
1) Goat
2) Bat
3) Cat
4) Fish
Fish, this is a new found species of fish found in Kerala University in Kozikote
2 new species of Ginger were found in Nagaland
Recently, 2600 years old walls has been discovered in which village of India?
1) Para Medni
2) Cherthala
3) Keeladi
4) VIdhokar Gaanv
Keeladi, Tamil Nadu
Which country will be the partner country at the International Film Festival of India in 2019 (IFFI) ? (Nov)
1) Russia
2) Israel
3) Maldives
4) Bangladesh
Russia - 50th edition in Goa
timings - 20th to 28th Nov
47th All India Police Science Congress started in which city? (Nov 29)
1) Ghaziabad
2) Lucknow
3) Allahabad
4) Gwalior
Lucknow, constituency of Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister
Lucknow’s Hazrat Ghanj Churaha name has been changed to ‘Atal Chaowk’
Who has been appointed as the president of Asian Development Bank? (Dec 6)
1) Masatsugu Asakawa
2) Takeheko Nakao
3) Haruhika Kuroda
4) Shinzo Abe
Masatsugu Asakawa
hq - Manila, Philipenes
1st President - Takeheko Nakao - he has been replaced by Masatsugu Asakawa
Who has been appointed as the 1st 'Chief of Defence Staff'? (Nov 29) (Nov 29) 1) General Bipin Rawat 2) Dalbir Singh Suhag 3) Naravane 4) Karambir Singh
General Bipin Rawat
Dalbir Singh Suhag - High Commissioner in Seychells
Pakistan has invited which Indian for inauguration of ‘Kartarpur Corridor’?
1) Manmohan Singh
2) Narendra Modi
3) Ramnath Kovind
4) Rahul Gandhi
Manmohan Singh
Which country has won the Fed cup 2019? (Nov)
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Croatia
4) France
France - 57th edition - Lawn Tennis
Venue - France
Where was the 4th ‘Water Impact Summit’ held? (Dec 8)
1) Kolkata
2) Bangalore
3) Mumbai
4) New Delhi
Organised by NMCG - National Mission for Clean Ganga in New Delhi
-> it was lead by IIT Kanpur
At which place ‘Khadi and Village Industries commissio’ organised an event to commemorate 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi? (Dec 11)
1) Gwalior
2) Baliya
3) Bhind
4) Bundi
Bundi, a district of Rajasthan
Governor - Kalraj Mishr
Who has been appointed as the speaker of Maharashtra Legislative assembly? (Dec 2)
1) Nana Patole
2) Ajit Pawar
3) Bhavana Gawai
4) Hemant Godse
Nana Patole from Congress
Governor - Bhagat Singh Khosiyari
Which country’s Agriculture department has declared that they would not use Cats in experiments from now on? (Imp)
1) India
2) US
3) Japan
4) Russia
US
Who will be conferred with the 29th Saraswati Samman?
1) Vikram Seth
2) Vasdev Mohi
3) Amitav Ghosh
4) Rohinton Mistry
Vasdev Mohi - Sindhi writer for collection of short stories - Chequebook
- Prize Money 15 lakhs
Recently, NHA (National Health Authority) has signed pact with which IT company?
1) IBM
2) Google
3) Microsoft
4) Facebook
Google for digitization of Health care
CEO - Sundar Pichai
HQ - California
Mohummad Imran has been appointed as the New High Commissioner to which country for India? (Nov)
1) Tajakistan
2) Bangladesh
3) China
4) Myanmmar
Bangladesh appointed by India
Which state government has signed a MoU with STPI (Software Technology Park of India)
1) Tripura
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Goa
4) Punjab
Pramod Sawant Government of Goa
in Dona Pavla to set up IT hub there
Recently, we have observed “National Post Day” on which date?
1) 11 October
2) 10 October
3) 9 October
4) 8 October
National Post Day - 10th October
-> World Mental Health Day - 10th October
How many eminent diplomats have been honored with ‘Diwali -Power of One Award’? (Dec 11)
1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5
4
- > Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Kazakistan
- > Nicholas Emiliou, Cyprus
- > Frantisek Ruzicka, Slovakia
- > Volodymyr Yelchenko, Ukraine
Re-SAREX Research exercise of Indian Coast Guard is being conducted at? (Nov)
1) Vizag coast
2) Kochi coast
3) Andamand coast
4) Goa coast
Goa Coast ICG HQ - Delhi Director General - Krishna Swamy Natrajan Tag Line - Vayam tatam rakshama
Indian Navy tag line- Sham no varuna
Which country’s cricket board has launched “Transgender and Gender Diverse Policy”? (Dec)
1) India
2) England
3) South Africa
4) Australia
Australia
Who has set the Guinness world book record by continuous dance for 126 hours continuously? (Imp)
1) Harshali Devriya
2) Kalamandalam Hemlata
3) Bandana Nepal
4) Kanchan Pitohi
Bandana Nepali from Nepal
Who broke Virat Kohli’s record in India C Team? (Nov 3-5)
1) Shubhaman Gill
2) Raninder Singh
3) Raviraj Keshav
4) Alplekh Yadav
Shubhaman Gill, 20 years old
he has became youngest player to be a Captain in Deodhar Trophy Match.
India’s 1st Government’ Day Care Recreation Centre for senior citizens has been inaugurated in which city?
1) Srinagar
2) Leh
3) New Delhi
4) Lucknow
Laddak, Leh
motto - a big complex is made where all the facilities of Medical care will be provided to Senior Citizens
Which city is to host ‘National Health Informatics Meet’ 2020?
1) New Delhi
2) Bhopal
3) Hyderabad
4) Kochi
Theme: Value of Data in Healthcare Ecosystem
Kochi, 2 days 7th and 8th Feb, 20th edition
Which Naval Exercise started in Bay of Bengal with Indonesia? (Nov)
1) Samudra Shakti
2) Maitree
3) Harimau Shakti
4) IMNEX
Samudra Shakti
Who won ‘Ballon d’Or’ Award 2019? (Dec 6)
1) Lionel Messi
2) Sadio Mane
3) Christiano Ronaldo
4) Megan Rapinose
Lionel Messi (total 6 till now)
Recently, which country has passed the euthanasia bill?
1) Brazil
2) India
3) New Zealand
4) South Korea
New Zealand - now legal
2016 passed in Canada
We have observed birth anniversary of Subramanian Bharati, He was a freedom fighter from which state? (Dec 16)
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Karnataka
- Odisha
Tamil Nadu on 11th Dec
he was a righter, poet and activist
-> Also known as Mahakavi Bharti
Who will become the 1st ‘CDS’ (Chief of Defence Staff) of India? (Nov 28)
1) Dalbir Singh Suhag
2) Bipin Rawat
3) Anurag Shekhawat
4) S K Dhawan
Bipin Rawat
Which company has became best fixed broadband service provider in India? (Nov 3-5)
1) Reliance Fiber
2) Airtel Fiber
3) Vodafone Fiber
4) ACT Fiber
ACT Fiber
hq - Bangalore
CEO - Bala Maladi
estb - 2000
Who has become 1st female player to complete 20 years in International Cricket?
1) Mithali Raj
2) Smiriti Mandhana
3) Jarmanpreet Kaur
4) Poonam Yadav
Mithali Raj, in the whole world
took retirement from T-20 cricket
Harmanpreet Kaun is T-20 captian currently.
Who has recently won Golf’s Panasonic Open held at country club in Gurugram? (Nov)
1) S Chinkara Bappa
2) Kim Joo Hyung
3) Khalin Joshi
4) Wade Ormsby
Kim Joo Hyung, 16 years old, belongs to South Korea
Son of Anil Ambani, Anshul and Anmol Ambani has been appointed as new MD of ______
1) Reliance Power
2) Reliance Energy
3) Reliance Jio
4) Reliance Infra
Reliance Infra
Which team has won ‘Subroto Cup International Football Tournament” under 14 category?
1) Delhi
2) Sikkim
3) Manipur
4) Mizoram
Mizoram
Uttrakhand celebrated it’s foundation day on which date? (Nov)
1) 9 Nov
2) 11 Nov
3) 10 Nov
4) 12 Nov
9 Nov 19th Anniversay estb - 9th Nov, 2000 Governor - Baby Rani Maurya CM - Trivendra Singh Rawat
Which state government has signed a MoU with ‘Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab’? (Nov)
1) West Bengal
2) Maharashtra
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Odisha
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab motto - reduce Poverty (Translating Research into Action)
Lab located in Cambridge, US
Naveen Patnayak sarkar- Odisha (serving 5th time)
Which institute will provide incubation facility to its alumni start up entrepreneurs? (Nov)
1) NIT Rourkela
2) NIT Tiruchi
3) NIT Delhi
4) NIT Surathjkal
NIT Tiruchi - Tiruchapalli, Tamil Nadu
Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of Ordnance Factory Board? (Dec 3)
1) Saurabh Kumar
2) Ajit Singhal
3) Hari Mohan
4) Rajesh Pawar
IAS Hari Mohan
HQ - Kolkata
Most number of Ordnance factories are present in Kanpur (5)
Which IIT has developed an OCR to read 9 script languages? (Imp)
1) IIT Madras
2) IIT Kanpur
3) IIT Bombay
4) IIT Kanpur
Optical Character Recognition IIT Madras 1) Bengali 2) Gurkmukhi 3) Oriya 4) Devanagri 5) Gujarati 6) Telugu 7) Kannada 8) Tamil 9) Malayalam
GSRE (Garden Reach Shipbuilder and Engineers) delivered patrol vessel to Indian Coast Guard name? (Nov)
1) ICGS Vigraha
2) ICGS Veer
3) ICGD Vagir
4) ICGS Annie Besant
ICGS Annie Besant
makes war ship for Indian Navy, based in Kolkata
estb - 1884
Director General of ICG - K Natrajan
Tamil Nadu CM - ? Assam CM - ? Telangana CM - ? Arunachal Pradesh CM - ? Sikkim CM - ? Andhra Pradesh CM - ?
Tamil Nadu CM - Thiru Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Assam CM - Sarbananda Sonowal
Telangana CM - K Chandrashekhar Rao (1st CM) (Hyderabad)
Arunachal Pradesh CM - Pema Khandu (Itanagar)
Sikkim CM - Prem Singh Tamang (Gangtok)
Andhra Pradesh CM - Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy (Amravati)
Former Deputy Governor of RBI ‘Subir Gokarna’ passed away. He was the Executive Director of which international Organisation? (Imp)
1) World Bank
2) UNESCO
3) ADB
4) IMF
IMF
hq - Washington DC
Which country has launched a commemorative coin to mark ‘550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev’? (Nov)
1) India
2) Pakistan
3) Nepal
4) Bangladesh
Pakistan - also known as Prakash Purab Parva
visa free entry for Kartarpur corridor
47 years old ____ Indian female power-lifter has won 4 golds in Russia. (Imp)
1) Bhavna Tokekar
2) Ranjana Das
3) Anisha Keshav
4) Pragya Bhattacharya
Bhavna Tokekar
On which date, we have celebrated ‘Armed Forces Flag Day’? (Dec 8)
1) 4th Dec
2) 5th Dec
3) 6th Dec
4) 7th Dec
7th Dec - Armed Forces Flag Day
7th Dec - International Civil Aviation Day
Which state government has introduced ‘Guru Nanak Dev Ji Award’? (Nov)
1) Punjab
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Uttrakahand
Punjab - Captain Arminder Sigh Sarkar
Motto - for peace
Amount - 11 lakh
launched because of 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji also celebrated as ‘Prakash Purab Parva’.
IMF has downgraded World Growth Rate to how much percent?
1) 3%
2) 4.5%
3) 3.9%
4) 5%
3%
The annual White desert carnival “Rann Utsav” has been successfully started in which state of India? (Nov)
1) Odisha
2) Rajasthan
3) Punjab
4) Gujarat
Gujarat - Vijay Rupani Sarkar
motto - to promote tourism
Pravind Jugnauth Sworn in as Prime Minister of which country? (Nov)
1) Mauritius
2) Bolivia
3) Male
4) Bhitan
Mauritius, Party Name -Mauritian Alliance Won - 42 out of 70 Currency - Rupee Capital - Port Louis
Which Indian has been crowned as ‘Miss England 2019”? (Imp)
1) Divya Rai
2) Bhasha Mukherjee
3) Pratima Patel
4) Anushree Dubey
Dr Bhasha Mukherjee, 23 years old
Which Organisation will setup ‘Space Technology Cells’ for research activities at 5 premier institutes of India? (Dec 8)
1) NASA
2) ROSCOSMOS
3) JAXA
4) ISRO
ISRO
Recently, India got it’s first floating_____court in?
1) Football
2) Tennis
3) Boxing
4) Basketball
1) Gujarat
2) Maharashtra
3) Karnataka
4) Kerala
Maharashtra - Basketball, by National Basketball Association (HQ - New York)
Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the withdrawal of more than 7,000 men of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) from which state/UT? (Dec)
- Nagaland
- Ladakh
- J and K
- Delhi
J and K
Committee which was formed for bifurcating J and K was headed by IAS Sanjay Mitra
Which Railway Station has been conferred with ‘Eat Right Station’ certificate from FSSAI? (Dec 7)
1) Chennai Central Railway Station
2) Howrah Junction Station
3) Mumbai Central Station
4) Nagpur Railway Station
Mumbai Central Station
Thirst Indian Programme by GoI - people who were selling fake sealed water bottles in railway stations
Recently, RBI has imposed penalty on which 2 banks?
1) Canara Bank and Allahabad Bank
2) Lakshmi Vilas Bank and Sindicate Bank
3) SBI and Avadh Gramin Bank
4) Bank of Baroda and Union Bank
Lakshmi Vilas Bank (1 crores) and Sindicate Bank(75 lakhs) because of violation of transaction norms
Which telecommunication company will reopen it’s Sriperumbudur plant in 2020? (Nov 26)
1) Nokia
2) Samsung
3) Motorola
4) Reliance
Nokia HQ -Espoo, Finland CEO - Rajiv Suri estb- 1865 Sriperumbudur is in Tamil Nadu
Who has won “George Schaller Lifetime award for wildlife”? (Nov)
1) Kamal Kant Singh
2) D D Singh
3) K Ullas Karmath
4) Sridhar Verma
K Ullas Karmath - Director for Center for Wildlife Studies, a Biologist”
Which state has became 1st in the Solar Roof Installation program? (imp)
1) Gujarat
2) Delhi
3) Maharashtra
4) Karnataka
Gujarat
Which Indian shooter won gold medal in Asian shooting Championship 2019? (Nov)
1) Vivian Shah
2) Manu Bhakar
3) Yashwini Singh
4) Deepak Kumar
Manu Bakar - Jajjhar, Haryana
Also won - Gold in summer youth Olympics, 2018
Elavenil Valarican - Kudanor, Tamil Nadu also won gold for shooting in this event
Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed on which date? (Nov)
1) 11 Nov
2) 7 Nov
3) 10 Nov
4) 12 Nov
12 Nov
Who has been honored with UNICEF’s Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award? (Dec)
- Priyanka Chopra
- Amitabh Bacchan
- Sunil Chetri
- Rahul Gandhi
Priyanka Chopra
she is goodwill ambassador of UNICEF
UNICEF 2019 Disctrict Award - Kamareddy District, Telangana
Recently, World Television day is observed on which date?
1) 20 Nov
2) 21 Nov
3) 22 Nov
4) 23 Nov
21 Nov
We have observed which birth anniversary of “Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel”? (Nov)
1) 125th
2) 132nd
3) 140th
4) 144th
144th
born - 31st Oct, 1875 (Gujarat)
Which Australian Cricketer has been appointed as the new President of Australian Cricket Association? (Nov)
1) Shane Watson
2) Shane Warne
3) Ricky Pointing
4) Steve Smith
Shane Watson
Which resolution has been adopted in the conference on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtra Bharat’? (Dec 3)
1) Sahyog Sankalp
2) Jal Shakti Sankalp
3) Ekta Sankalp
4) Saksharta Sankalp
Sahyog Sankalp
We are observing October as a ____cancer awareness month?
1) Eye
2) Mouth
3) Breast
4) Lung
Breast
Which National Park in Chhattisgarh has been declared as Tiger Reserve? (Nov 29)
1) Pameda Wildlife Sanctuary
2) Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary
3) Sintanadi Wildlife Sanctuary
4) Guru Ghasidas Park
Guru Ghasidas Park
Bhupesh Bhagel Sarkar
1st State to launch Garbage Cafe
21st edition of North East Book Fair has been inaugurated in which city? (Nov)
1) Kohima
2) Agartala
3) Etanagar
4) Guwahati
Guwahati by Venkaiya Naidu
Which Company launched ‘Mi Credit’ service in India for Android Phones? (Dec 17)
- Samsung
- Apple
- Xiomi
- Oppo
Xiomi
Which Indian Start cricketer has announced retirement? (Dec 1)
1) Gautam Gambhir
2) Yuvraj Singh
3) Virender Shewag
4) Zaheer Khan
Yuvraj Singh
Which country will host ‘Homeless World Cup Football Tournament 2019’? (Imp)
1) Sweden
2) Spain
3) Argentina
4) UK
UK
Who inaugurated 1st International Conference on ‘Landslides Risk Reduction and Resilience’? (Nov 30)
1) G Kishan Reddy
2) Amit Shah
3) Rajnath Singh
4) Kiren Rijiju
G Kishan Reddy in New Delhi
1st edition
Name the exercise which was recently conducted by Indian Army in Barmer, Rajasthan? (Nov)
1) Vajra Parahar
2) Tiger Triumph
3) Shinyuu Maitri
4) Sindhu Sudarshan
Sindhu Sudharshan more than 50,000 bombs set off HAL Rudra Helicopter included 40k sodiers started from 16th Nov
Which state government has approved ‘Leave Travel Concession (LTC)’ for its employees? (Dec 10)
1) Haryana
2) Maharashtra
3) Assam
4) Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
Governor - Girish Chand Murmu
Ladhak Gov - Radha Singh Mathur
Russia has started Prisoner Swap with which country? (Imp)
1) China
2) Ukraine
3) Mongolia
4) India
Ukraine
Recently, Delhi Metro has inaugurated which line?
1) Yellow
2) Blue
3) Violet
4) Grey
Grey Line - 4.2 Km connecting Dwarka to Nazabgarh Village
Who among the following has been honored with Visionary Leaders of the Year (Sports) award at the Indo Arab Leaders Summit and Award 2019 in Dubai? (Nov)
1) Hima Das
2) P V Sindhu
3) Gaurav Sharma
4) Dutee Chand
Mahanta Gaurav Sharma, World Power Weight Lifter Champion
earlier he was a Mahanth in a Mandir
-> In this event Bajrang Punia was conferred with the Indian Personality of the Year award (Sports)
Which country has announced that women are allowed to join armed forces now?
1) Saudi Arabia
2) UAE
3) Iran
4) Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
2015 - can drive
2019 - women can go out without asking for permission from husband
King - Salman Bin Abdullah Aziz
Indonesia Capital - Borneo
Who has been presented with the Commonwealth ‘Points of Light’ award?
1) Ronald Evans
2) Augustus
3) Patrick Charles
4) Jolly Johnson
Jolly Johnson, runs NGO ‘Helping Hand’ which works for disabled candidates
Recently, under UDAN-RCS scheme of GoI, which airport has been inaugurated in Karnataka?
1) Kempegowda International Airport
2) Bidar Airport
3) Kalaburagi Airport
4) Hubbali Airport
Kalaburagi Airport
GoI has made a committee to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir. Who is the head of the committee? (Imp)
1) Sanjay Mitra
2) P S Srinivas
3) Anshul Dahiya
4) Vaishnav Singh Rathore
Sanjay Mitra
India’s 1st underwater train has been inaugurated in which city? (Imp)
1) Kolkata
2) Mumbai
3) Vishakhapatnam
4) Varanasi
Kolkata, 16.5 KM underwater
Which social networking platform has launched its 1st game show ‘Confetti’ in India? (Imp)
1) Twitter
2) Instagram
3) Facebook
4) Pinterest
Facebook, game like Kaun banega Crorepati
Odisha Cabinet has approved SAMRIDHI. What is it? (Imp)
1) Agriculture Policy
2) Medical Policy
3) Pension Scheme
4) Education Policy
Agriculture Policy
‘Sangai festival 2019’ has been started in which state? (Nov 26)
1) Nagaland
2) Mizoram
3) Assam
4) Manipur
Manipur
Which city is hosting ‘India International Cooperative Trade Fair’?
1) New Delhi
2) Mumbai
3) Bangaluru
4) Ahmadabad
New Delhi
motto - promotion of trade in India for importer and exporter as well.
In which state ‘Sarai Sewage Treatment Plant’ has been inaugurated? (Dec 7)
1) UP
2) Uttrakhand
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) Gujarat
Uttrakhand
India’s largest Sewage Treatment Plant - Okhla, Delhi
100% Sewage Treatment Plant - Noida
Which Union Ministry has launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme - DHRUV’?
1) Ministry of Defence
2) Ministry of HRD
3) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
4) Ministry of Avaition
Ministry of HRD
Minister - Ramesh Pokryal
Scheme - ISRO will conduct exam in IIT Delhi from all streams and will select 60 candidates who will be funded by ISRO and will be known as ‘Dhruv Tara’
How much credit given by EXIM Bank(Export Import Bank) for portable water project? (Nov)
1) USD 10 Million
2) USD 20 Million
3) USD 30 Million
4) USD 50 Million
USD 30 Million HQ -Mumbai CEO -David Raskina estb - 1982 Ghana Capital - Akra
Which state has recently started ‘Mobile ATMs’ in rural areas? (Nov)
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Maharashtra
3) Karnataka
4) Telangana
Karnataka
Recently, who has been appointed as the new director of “Press Information Bureau”?
1) Swapan Singh Rawat
2) Virendra Kumar
3) K.S. Dhatwalia
4) Imran Ali Rizwi
K. S Dhatwalia
HQ - New Delhi
Who has become the Brand Ambassador of ‘Pepsi’? (Dec 16)
- Amir Khan
- Saif Ali Khan
- Salman Khan
- Akshay Kumar
Salman Khan
hq - New York
estb - 1965
CEO - Ramen Laguarta
On which date we celebrated ‘National Consumer Day’? (Dec)
- 22 December
- 23 December
- 24 December
- 25 December
24th Dec
Theme - Trusted Smart Products