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October Flashcards

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The Indian Railways has now enabled QR code based paperless ticket booking at 12 stations of which
Railway zone?

A

North Western Railway (NWR)

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A 5-judge Constitution bench has been set up by Supreme court under whose chairmanship in order to hear
the petitions related to the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir?

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N.V. Ramana

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————–, the former U.S. diplomat who publicly challenged the reasoning behind President George
W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq

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joseph Wilson

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Which fashion retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US?

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Forever 21

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Who has won the Russian Grand Prix 2019 title?

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. Lewis Hamilton

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Who has won the men’s singles title at the Korea Open badminton tournament 2019?

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Kento Momota

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Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on September 30 took charge as the ______th chief of
the Indian Air Force

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26th

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Who was conferred with the ‘India’s Most Powerful Women in Media’ award at the famed Confluence
Excellence awards?

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Kalli Purie

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Who is the author of the book “Lal Bahadur Shastri: Politics and Beyond”?

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Sandeep Shastri

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Name the scientist who has been awarded the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his
contributions to the world of cosmology?

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Thanu Padmanabhan

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Doordarshan along with which organization will jointly telecast a TV bilingual
programme ‘Mahatma Lives‘ or ‘Bapu Zinda Hain’ on 1-2 October 2019?

A

UNESCO

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Who has been recommended by the Supreme Court as the next Chairman of Armed
Forces Tribunal?

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Rajendra Menon

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Who has been posted as the new principal director general of the Press Information Bureau
(PIB)?

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Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia

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Which bank has become the first Indian bank to have a branch in the Australian
the state of Victoria?

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. State Bank of India

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Which two countries have issued a special postage stamp to mark the 150th birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?

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Uzbekistan and Turkey

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Who has become the first girl student to win President of India Prize?

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Kavitha Gopal

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Who has been appointed as Executive Director for India at International Monetary Fund for a
period of three years?

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Surjit Bhalla

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Who is the author of the book “India and the Netherlands – Past, Present, and Future”?

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. Venu Rajamony

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PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated Metro Service and ENT hospital in which of
the following countries?

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Mauritius

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Name India’s first private train which was flagged o recently and will be run by IRCTC?

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Tejas Express

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What is the new name of the New Delhi-Ludhiana Intercity-Express?

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Sarbat Da Bhala Express

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Who is the author of the book “The Tech Whisperer”?

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Jaspreet Bindra

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Who has become the first-ever batsman to score two centuries on debut as a Test opener?

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Rohit Sharma

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The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and which organization have jointly launched
Youth Co: Lab which aims at accelerating social entrepreneurship and innovation in young India?

A

UNDP

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Which country has become the first country in the United Kingdom to ban the smacking of
children?

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Scotland

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Police have imposed which section of the Criminal Procedure Code in Aarey Colony and
surrounding areas?

A

. Section 144

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Who has won women’s singles title at 2019 China Open Tennis tournament?

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Naomi Osaka

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Who has won the Japan Open Tennis men’s Single title for 2019?

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Novak Djokovic

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will perform ‘Shastra Pooja’ (worship of weapons) on the occasion
of Dussehra in which country?

A

France

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As per the new findings which country is home to Asia’s oldest bamboo?

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India

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he name of Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna has been added to the National War Memorial
recently, he was killed by JKLF terrorists in which year?

A

1990

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Who has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the year 2019?

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William Kaelin

Gregg Semenza

Peter Ratclie

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Who is the author of the book “150 Years of Celebrating the Mahatma the South African
Legacy”?

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Fakir Hassen

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Who has been selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United
Nations Environment Programme?

A

Ramesh Pandey

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Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for theoretical discoveries in physical
cosmology?

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James Peebles

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Which country will be hosting the 3x3 basketball qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in March
next year?

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India

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Antonio Costa was re-elected as the Prime Minister of which country?

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Portugal

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What is the rank of India in the Global Competitiveness Index compiled by
Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)?

A

68th

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Which Bollywood singer was honored with a doctorate degree from the University Of Salford in
England?

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Asha Bhosle

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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to whom?

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A. John D Goodenough

B. M. Stanley Whittingham

C. Akira Yoshino

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Who is the author of the book Kohinoor Express?

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Rensil D’Silva

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Who has won the ThailandGrand Prix 2019 title?

A

Marc Marquez

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Who has won FIDE Chess World Cup 2019?

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Teimour Radjabov

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Reliance Mutual Fund has been renamed as ___________?

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Nippon India Mutual Fund

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JusticeVinod Kumar Sharma was appointed as the Lokpal of which state?

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Punjab

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Name the US woman gymnastics who has clinched a record-extending 15th world championship
title by winning gymnastics team Gold in Stuttgart, Germany?

A

Simone Biles

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Which Indian-American physician has been invited to serve on the national
the advisory committee of a key health body in the US?

A

Sampat Shivangi

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Which Temple of Tripura has stopped offering animal sacrifices in the temple as part of its daily
ritual after it was banned by the court?

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Tripura sundari Temple

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Name the disaster warning device launched by the government to warn fishermen of any danger?

A

GEMINI

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2019 Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to whom?

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Peter Handke

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Name the astronaut of NASA who has been honored with one of the highest honors of Russia
-“The Order of Courage“?

A

Nick Hague

52
Q

Abiy Ahmed Ali who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 is the Prime
Minister of which country?

53
Q

Who has been declared as Muslim Man of the Year 2020 by Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies
Centre?

A

Imran Khan

54
Q

Which country has decided to issue a commemorative coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi?

A

United Kingdom

55
Q

Name the satellite launched by NASA to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space?

56
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)”Carpenters and Kings: Western Christianity and the Idea of India” is written by whom?

A

Siddhartha Sarma

57
Q

As per the report “The Wealthiest Cities Worldwide in 2019” which Indian city has been ranked
12thrichest city in the world?

58
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Who has received ‘The Order of the Green Crescent’, the highest Civilian Honour of Comoros?

A

M Venkaiah Naidu

59
Q

Who has been awarded Australian sport’s highest individual honor ‘The Don’ Award?

A

Ashleigh Barty

60
Q

On the occasion of 87th raising day of IAF Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a
commemorative stamp of which Air Marshal to honor him?

A

Arjan Singh

61
Q

Who has become the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours?

A

Eliud Kipchoge

62
Q

Vajra Prahar is a joint military training exercise between India and which country?

A

United States

63
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Name the 22-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh, was made the UK’s High Commissioner to
India for a day?

A

Ayesha Khan

64
Q

Who has won the F1 Japanese Grand Prix 2019 Title?

A

Valtteri Bottas

65
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The Nobel Prize in Economics 2019 has been awarded to whom?

A

A.Abhijit Banerjee

B.Esther Duflo

C.Michael Kreme

66
Q

Who has become the most followed world leader on Instagram with 30 mn
followers?

A

Narendra Modi

67
Q

Name the Indian nun from Kerala who was declared Saint by Pope Francis?

A

Mariam Thresia

68
Q

Who is the author of the book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the
Breakthroughs We Need”?

A

Bill Gates

69
Q

Name the first female head of the prestigious Swedish body that awards the Nobel Prize in
Literature who passed away recently?

A

Sara Danius

70
Q

Which among the following has made its stock market debut on 14 October?

A.Flipkart

B.Ola

C.IRCTC

D.BigBasket

71
Q

Who has become the first black woman to win the prestigious 2019 Booker Prize?

A

Bernardine Evaristo

72
Q

Which section of the CrPc has been imposed in Ayodhya in anticipation of the Babri
Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case verdict in the Supreme Court?

A. Section 144

B. Section 140

C. Section 137

D. Section 132

A

Section 144

73
Q

What is the rank of India in the Global Hunger Index?

74
Q

Who has been has been appointed as the Union Law Secretary?

A

Anoop Kumar Mendiratta

75
Q

KHON (खोन) Ramlila is a masked form of Ramlila art of which country?

76
Q

Who has assumed charge as the new Controller General of Accounts?

A

J.P.S. Chawla

77
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Who has broken the all-time record for most medals by any gymnast at the world championship?

A

Simone Biles

78
Q

What is the rank of India in the World Giving Index?

79
Q

Mastercard has launched a campaign named “Team Cashless India”, who is the brand
ambassador of Mastercard and this campaign?

80
Q

Who has become the youngest batsman to score a double century in List A (One-Day) cricket?

A

Yashasvi Jaiswal

81
Q

India and China have decided to establish “sister-state relations” between which Indian state and
Fujian Province?

A

. Tamil Nadu

82
Q

Which among the following organization has adopted the ‘Clean Air Cities Declaration’?

A. WTO

B. UNDP

C. IUCN

D. C40 Cities

A

D. C40 Cities

83
Q

Who was awarded the European Golden Shoe award 2018-19?

A

Lionel Messi

84
Q

India’s longest Tunnel Chenani-Nashri on NH 44, in Jammu and Kashmir, will be renamed after
whom?

A

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

85
Q

Reusable Launch Vehicle of ISRO will attempt its first landing in which of the following states?

86
Q

As per the World Economic Outlook 2019, the Global growth rate is projected to improve to
______% by 2020?

87
Q

Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life is written by whom

A

Viswanathan Anand

88
Q

Who has achieved the top rank in the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2019?

A

Shiv Nadar

89
Q

Which state has decided to withdraw the allowances being given to those detained under MISA
during the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi?

90
Q

Which country has signed a deal to ‘lease’ an entire Tulagi island situated in the Solomon
Islands?

91
Q

Name NASA’s female astronauts who have made space history as they completed their first
ever spacewalk

A

Christina Koch

. Jessica Meir

92
Q

The United Nation General Assembly has elected how many States to the 47 member body of UN
Human Rights Council (UNHRC)? (UNHRC President Coly Seck, Senegal)

93
Q

The 2019 Military World Games (also known as Olympic Games for military) is being held in
which country?

94
Q

Which will be the host country of the 91st Interpol General Assembly in 2020?

95
Q

Who is the author of the book “’Bridgital Nation”?

A

N Chandrasekaran

96
Q

Who has become India’s 65th Chess Grandmaster?

A

Raunak Sadhwani

97
Q

A team of German researchers has discovered the world’s fastest ant, the Saharan silver ant in
the Douz area of which country?

98
Q

Where was Col. Chewang Rinchen Setu (Bridge) inaugurated by Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh?

99
Q

Which is the only non-English film to be played at Royal Albert Hall in London since
its inauguration 148 years ago?

A

Baahubali: The Beginning

100
Q

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched which campaign to raise
awareness and take steps against hunger and malnutrition in India?

A

Feed Our Future

101
Q

Which sportsperson has won the Vogue award for Sportsperson of the Year 2019?

A

Dutee Chand

102
Q

The Home Ministry is all set to overhaul the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which were introduced by
the British in which year?

103
Q

Two Asiatic water buffaloes of which Wildlife Sanctuary has recently died due to anthrax?

A

Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

104
Q

India has opened which battlefield for tourists now?

105
Q

Who will be honoured with the 2019 Berggruen Prize for philosophy and culture?

A

.Ruth Bader Ginsburg

106
Q

What is rank of India in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI) 2019

107
Q

United Nations Day is observed every year on ?

A

October 24

108
Q

Who is the author of the book “Ten Studies in Kashmir: History and Politics”?
.Kashi Nath Pandit

A

Kashi Nath Pandit

109
Q

Which country was awarded ownership of a North Korean cargo ship “The Wise Honest” that was
seized for violating international sanctions?

A

United States

110
Q

Which company has launched world’s most expensive chocolate priced at Rs 4.3 lakh per kilogram
under its Fabelle brand?

111
Q

Which country will host the inaugural Edition of expanded 24-team Club World Cup in 2021?

112
Q

Who has been awarded theSakharov Prize for 2019?

A

Ilham Tohti

113
Q

Abolishing the no-detention policy, which state government has decided to bring back the
‘pass-fail’ system in classes five and eight from the next academic session?

A

West Bengal

114
Q

Indians from now on will require no Visa to visit which country?

A.Spain

B.Brazil

C.Japan

D.South Korea

115
Q

Which Lucknow based school has won the Guinness World Record for becoming the ‘world’s
largest school’ in terms of strength of students?

A

City Montessori School

116
Q

Which Indian Women Cricketer has won the 2019 Wisden India Almanack ‘Cricketer of the Year’
award?

A

Smriti Mandhana

117
Q

Which country has decriminalised Abortion and also legalised same-sex marriage?

A

Northern Ireland

118
Q

What is the rank of India in Global Health Security Index

119
Q

Under whose chairmanship a committee has been formed to resolve dierences between the Niti
Aayog and the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) over who will implement its ambitious artificial
intelligence mission?

A

Vijay Raghavan

120
Q

Which country will buy Brahmos missile from India?

A

Philippines

121
Q

The GoI has launched the first ever common foundation course called “__________” for civil
servants at the Statue of Unity, Kevadia, Gujarat?

122
Q

Name the Indian Origin CEO who has/have been featured in a list of Harvard Business Review’s
world’s top 10 best-performing chief executives?

A

A.Ajay Banga

B.Shantanu Narayen

C Satya Nadella

123
Q

The government of India has banned the import of India’s National Flag from which country?

124
Q

Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone conducted which operation recently against ticket touts
involved in e-ticketing?

A

Operation Dhanush

125
Q

India will adopt which country’s model of human milk bank?

126
Q

PRAKHAR’ which is an anti-street crime van is an initiative of which state government?

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