Jan, Feb, Imp Flashcards by Shanu Jha

Who has been named as the head of the trust for construction of the Ram temple, which was recently constituted by the center?

1) Shambhu Nath Pandey
2) Harsh Narayan
3) K Parasaran
4) Amilendu Upadhyay

K Parasaran

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Recently, fourteenth edition of “Elecrama” - A conference held in which city?

New Delhi
Lucknow
Bangalore
Noida

Noida

motto - electric vehicles promotion

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Name the Author of below books

Politics behind Delhi

Minakshi Lekhi

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In Feb 2020, Supreme Court has directed the states to issue notifications regarding setting up of ‘Gram Nyayalayas’ within ____ weeks.

1) 2
2) 3
3) 4
4) 5

4 weeks

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Which organisation releases the “Annual Status of Education Report” in India?

“Pratham” NGO
Niti Ayog
UNICEF
Education Ministry

Motto : Every Child in School & Learning Well

Pratham NGO

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In Feb 2020, which of the following signed a MoU with drone company ideaForge to offer unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for defence usage?

1) ITC Limited
2) Mahindra and Mahindra
3) Tata Motors
4) Larsen and Tubro

Larsen and Tubro

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We are observing National Voters Day on which date?

25 January
24 January
23 January
22 January
No Voters left Behind
Voting: My Right
Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy
Election and Vote: Kingdom and King

25th Jan - Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy
Election Commission was established on 25th Jan, 1950
3 members in Election Commission

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What is the name of the humanoid robot, which was recently unveiled by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)?

Pragyaan
AI- Man
Vyom Mitra
Vigyaan Mitra

Vyom Mitra - 1st robot from India which will go to space in Chandrayaan III

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Saraswati Samman was given on 30th Sept 2019 to whom?

1) Sitanshu Yashaschandra
2) K Siva Reddy
3) Vasdev Mohi
4) Mahabaleshwar Sail

Telugu poet K Siva Reddy conferred the prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2018 for his collection of poems titled Pakkaki Ottigilite
2019 winner - Vasdev Mohi- “Chequebook” (Short Story Series) Sindhi

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Who has been appointed as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

Pramod Singh
Anjum Faria
S. K. Dravid
Michale Patra

Michale Patra

UK Sinha - MSMSE RBI Committee Head
Usha Thorat - Off Shore Rupee Market Committee Head

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In Jan 2020, T N Chaturvedi passed away. He was the former governor of which state?

1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Kerala
3) Karnataka
4) Goa

Karnataka, he was an IAS officer, recipient of Padma Bhusan

Book - Governemnt Editing

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Nirmala Sitaraman unveils ____ lakh crore national infrastructure plan. (Jan)

1) 200
2) 110
3) 142
4) 102

102 Lakh Crores

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‘Magesh Chandran Panchanathan’ won 95th ‘Hastings international Chess Title’. He belongs to which country? (Jan)

1) Sri Lanka
2) India
3) Nepal
4) Bangladesh

Tamil Nadu, india

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Minister of Health and Family Welfare Minister of Science and Technology
Minister of Earth Sciences

1) Harsh Vardhan
2) Arjun Munda
3) Harsimrat Kaur Badal
4) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Harsh Vardhan

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We have observed ‘National Girl Child Day’
on which day?
1. 25 January
2. 24 January
3. 23 January
4. 21 January

Theme: “Empowering girls for a better tomorrow”

24th Jan

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What is the rank of India in the recently released International Intellectual property index 2020?

1) 36th
2) 40th
3) 91st
4) 57th

40th out of 53

1st - US
2nd - UK
3rd - Sweden
4th -  France
5th - Germany

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Which city was host to the ‘National Organic
Food Festival’, held recently?
1. Itanagar
2. Mumbai
3. New Delhi
4. Bhopal

New Delhi

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The transport department of which state gov has launched a helpline for women called ‘Damini’?

1) Uttrakhand
2) Delhi
3) UP
4) Maharashtra

81142-77777 (9 AM to 6 AM)

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Where did Coast Guards of India and Japan take part on exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ in January 2020?

1) Kochi
2) Chennai
3) Bhavnagar
4) Vishakhapatnam

Chennai

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Which Indian monument has found place in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s’ 8 Wonders of SCO’ list?

Qutub Minar
Taj Mahal
Statue of Unity
India Gate

Statue of Unity

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Which two games has been included into the 3rd edition of ‘Khelo India Youth Games’ 2019? (Jan)

1) Lawn Bowls and Cycling
2) T-20 and Boxing
3) Chess and Cycling
4) Swimming and Tracking

Venue - Guwahati, Assam

Lawn Bowls and Cycling

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In which City the 4th edition of ‘Buxa Bird Festival’ has been startedl?

Durgapur
Hoogly
Kolkata
Alipurduar

Alipurduar, West Bengal
Hornbill Festival - Tripura

Gov - Jagdeep Dhankad

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Which all three items are not under GST as
of February 2020 Budget?
1. Alcohol, Fuel, Construction
2. Alcohol, Fuel, Cigarette
3. Alcohol, Mobile Recharge, Fuel
4. Tobacco, Fuel, Education

Alcohol, Fuel, Construction

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Minister of Minority Affairs

1) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
2) Pralhad Joshi
3) Giriraj Singh
4) Narendra Singh Tomar

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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India has secured which rank in ‘Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index’ 2020? 1. 48th 2. 28th 3. 72nd 4. 51st

51st earlier (in 2019) - 41st ``` 1st - Norway 2nd - Iceland 3rd - Sweden 4th - New Zealand 5th - Finland ``` Last - North Korea - 167th

5th edition of India-Russia Military Industrial Conference was recently organised in which city? 1) New Delhi 2) Mumbai 3) Lucknow 4) Hyderabad

Lucknow | Khagantak - new missile inaugurated in Defence Expo

In Jan 2020, who has been declared as the most famous teenager of the Decade by UN? 1) Greta Thunberg 2) Malala Yousafazi 3) Abhneet Bharti 4) Rameshbabu Praggnandha

Malala Yosuffazi, 22 years old

On 2nd of Jan 2020, 'Prakash Purab Parvb' was celebrated as the birth anniversary of which Sikh Guru? (Jan) 1) Guru Nanak Singh 2) Guru Ramdas 3) Guru Arjun Dev 4) Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh (Birth Date -5th Jan as per georgian calendar) according to Sikh Calendar (also known as Nanak Sahi - birth date is 2nd Jan) Born - Patna (last guru of Sikh, Khalsa Concept)

Recently, Economist 'Pinelopi Goldberg' resigned from which organisation? 1) World Bank 2) IMF 3) ILO 4) UNESCO

World Bank | President - David Malpass

The 3rd Defence Attach conference 2020 was recently held in which city? 1) Mumbai 2) New Delhi 3) Pathankhot 4) Lucknow

New Delhi

Recently, Which Country’s Parliament has passed a bill designating all United States Forces as terrorists? 1. Iran 2. Iraq 3. Kuwait 4. Afghanistan

Iran

``` Which City will host ‘Global Investors Meet : ASCEND 2020’? 1. Kochi 2. New Delhi 3. Mumbai 4. Bangalore ```

Kochi

Which social media platform recently announced that it will label the fake news and remove harmful data shared on its platform? 1) Facebook 2) Google 3) Twitter 4) Linkedin

Twitter estb - 2006 CEO - Jack Dorsey

In which city, the Indian Navy conducted its coastal security exercise , 'Matla Abhiyan'? 1) Goa 2) Kolkata 3) Kochi 4) Vishakhapatnam

Kolkata Army Chief - Manoj Mukund Naravane Indian Coast Guard - 1st Feb

Which Indian actress was recently presented with the Kishore Kumar Samman Award for 2018? 1) Jaya Pradha 2) Rekha 3) Waheeda Rehman 4) Sushmita Sen

Waheeda Rehman | Prize Money - 2 Lakh

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Coal Minister of Mines 1) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 2) Pralhad Joshi 3) Giriraj Singh 4) Narendra Singh Tomar

Pralhad Joshi

Justice Mohammad Rafiq took oath as the Chuef Justice of ____ High Court. 1) Patna 2) Calcutta 3) Meghalaya 4) Delhi

Meghalaya

What is the estimated cost of the new Chandrayan -3 Project, as per the announcement by ISRO? (Jan) 1) 600 crores 2) 500 crores 3) 200 crores 4) 900 crores

Rs 600 crores

Which country has highest rate of hepatitis C in the world and is expected to eradicate the disease in 2020? 1. Egypt 2. Switzerland 3. UK 4. Brazil

Egypt

Which city was host to the ‘Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts’ 2020? 1. Ernakulam 2. Mumbai 3. Nagpur 4. New Delhi

New Delhi

Who won Global Child Prodigy award 2020 in New Delhi in Jan 2020? 1) Ayushi Dhalokia 2) Garvita Gulathi 3) Sucheta Satish 4) Nidhi Mayurika

Sucheta Satish, Dubai based India, she can sing songs in 120 languages.

Which Country has been listed as ‘5th biggest Geo-Political Risk of 2020’? 1. India 2. US 3. China 4. Iran

India | 1st - US (Donald Trump)

District administration of which state has won the ‘Swachhata Darpan Award’ for adopting innovative methods in plastic waste management? 1. Odisha 2. Maharastra 3. Goa 4. Himachal Pradesh

Naveen Patnaik Sarkar

India has signed a MoU with which country to setup ‘National Maritime Heritage Complex ’? 1. Japan 2. Russia 3. US 4. Portugal

Lothal Gujarat - Portugal

Who has taken over as Chief Executive Officer of HAL's Bengaluru Complex in Feb 2020? 1) Irshad Khan 2) Tochi Raina 3) Udit Singhal 4) Amitabh Bhatt

Amitabh Bhatt

``` Which Bank has launched ‘Cardless cash withdrawal facility’? 1. HDFC Bank 2. Yes Bank 3. ICICI Bank 4. IDBI Bank ```

ICICI Bank hq - Mumbai estb - 1994 CEO - Sandip Bakshi

After Kerala, Which state government is going to pass resolution against ‘Citizenship Amendment Act’? 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Rajasthan 3. Telangana 4. West Bengal

Chandrashekhar Rao Sarkar

'RevFin' has tied up with which 'Insurance Company' to offer protection to the RevFin customer by bundling life insurance coverage on their loans? (Jan) 1) LIC 2) PNB Metlife India 3) Max Life Insurance 4) SBI Life Insurance

PNB Metlife India | hq - New Delhi for both

According to UNICEF, which country has recorded highest number of babies being born on 1st Jan 2020? (Jan) 1) India 2) China 3) Indonesia 4) Pakistan

India - 67,385 babies | 2nd - China

Which country is the theme country for the 44th International Kolkata Book Fair? 1) USA 2) Russia 3) Japan 4) Indonesia

Russia

Which Taxi company recently integrated with the “Himmat” application of Delhi Police? 1. Uber 2. Ola 3. Cabme 4. Quick Cab

Uber hq - San Fransisco CEO - Dara Kosrosahi

Name the Author of below books Game Changer

Sahid Afridi

Which satellite will be launched on 17th Jan as the 1st satellite of the year 2020? (Jan) 1) GSAT 10 2) GSAT 20 3) GSAT 30 4) GSAT 50

GSAT 30 | Geo-stationary satellite - communication satellite - launched from French Guiana

Which Indian Diplomat was recently appointed as India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka? 1) S K Nandan 2) Gopal Bagley 3) Arun Chakrobarty 4) Anuj Mishra

Gopal Bagley

Which Country’s Cabinet validated Multi-entry Tourist Visa valid for 5 years? 1. Dubai 2. Saudi Arabia 3. Iran 4. UAE

UAE | Capital - Abu Dhabi

Which women weightlifter has been banned for 4 years by NADA? 1. Sarbjeet Kaur 2. Karnam Malleswari 3. Punam Yadav 4. Santosi Matsa

Sarbjeect Kaun CEO - Naveen Agrawal estb - 2005 hq - New Delhi

Name the Author of below books Undoubted: Saving the Idea of India

P Chidambaran

On which date 'Journalist Day' was celebrated in Maharashtra? (Jan) 1) 4th Jan 2) 5th Jan 3) 6th Jan 4) 7th Jan

6th Jan

Which state/UT renamed its Public Health Engineering, Irrigation, Flood Control Department as the 'Jal Shakti Department'? 1) Delhi 2) UP 3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) JK

JK Gov- Girish Singh Murmu Ladhak Gov - Radha Krishna Mathur

Who will receive the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (India and Global Languages) 2020? 1) Surendra Mohanty 2) Manoj Das 3) Ramakantha Rath 4) Apurba Kishore Bir

Manoj Das also received Padma Bhushan recently

Which country is to train Indian flight surgeons to enable them to monitor the health of astronauts for ‘Gaganyaan’? 1. Russia 2. US 3. France 4. India

France

Central Industrial Security Force will consider which year as the year of mobility? (Jan) 1) 2020 2) 2021 3) 2022 4) 2023

2020 hq - New Delhi estb - 1969

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) of India recently signed an MoU to assist the Petroleum Authority of which country? 1. Libya 2. Malawi 3. Ghana 4. Nepal

Ghana | President - Nana Akufo

Which state has recently ordered the destruction of ‘Thai Mangur’ fish breeding centers? 1. Kerala 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. West Bengal 4. Maharastra

Maharashtra

``` What is the rank of India in the ‘Social Mobility Index’, recently released by the World Economic Forum? 1. 88th 2. 101st 3. 90th 4. 76th ```

76th | 1st - Denmark

Recently, Britain's Prince Charles has launched a 'Children Protection Fund' for which country? 1) India 2) France 3) Bagladesh 4) Sri Lanka

India

What is the GDP growth of India, in 2018-19, as per the recent statement from National Statistical Office on Jan 31,2020? 1) 5.5% 2) 6.1% 3) 6.0% 4) 4.8%

6.1%

Sunita Lakra, who announced retirement recently, belongs to which sport? (Jan) 1) Kabaddi 2) Football 3) Cricket 4) Hockey

Hockey Player, from Odisha

What is the theme of the 56th “Munich Security Conference 2020”? 1. Secure the Earth 2. Common Development Good Environment 3. Westlessness 4. SDG to All

Westlessness | Venue - Berlin

What does CCPA stand for, in the context of Consumer Protection Act 2019? 1. Central Consumer Protection Authority 2. Central Commerce Protection Authority 3. Central Consumer Provision Authority 4. Central Consumption Product Authority

Central Consumer Protection Authority

GoI has authorized Rs.5559 crore for ‘Indradhanush Natural Gas Pipeline Grid Project’. What will be the length of this pipeline? 1. 1656 km 2. 1756 km 3. 1856 km 4. 1956 km

1656 from Guwahati - Kohima - Dimapur - Agartala - Aizwal - Imphal - Itanagar

``` The "Pandemic Bonds" are issued by which multilateral development bank? 1. IMF 2. World Bank 3. ADB 4. AIIB ```

World Bank

Dhanu Jatra was celebrated in which state? (Jan) 1) Nagaland 2) Goa 3) Odisha 4) Maharashtra

Odisha - 11 day drama festival on Krishna and Kansha

Who has become the Chairman of ‘FEMBoSA’? 1. Sunil Arora 2. Ashok Lawasa 3. Sushil Chandra 4. Rajeev Mehrishi Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia

Sunil Arora - 23th CEC

What is the highest income tax rate slab in India after Budget 2020-21? 1. 18% 2. 28% 3. 30% 4. 25%

30%

Indian Railways has launched which new integrated helpline number? (Jan) 1) 14044 2) 139 3) 222 4) 11070

Voice Respond System for enquiry - 139 (12 languages) | Register Criminal issues - 182

What is the name of the storm which hit the United Kingdom in February 2020? 1. Frog 2. Dennis 3. Dump 4. Storm

Dennis

We have observed ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day’ on which date? 1. 15 January 2. 12 January 3. 11 January 4. 14 January

14th Jan

Who has became the 1st deaf person to row an ocean by finishing a 3,000 mile journey across the Atlantic? 1) Missy Franklin 2) Elizabeth Beisel 3) Kathleen Baler 4) Mo O’Brien

Mo O’Brien

Which state recently organized the world’s longest Water awareness human-chain for more than 18000 km? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Bihar 4. Andhra Pradesh 'Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali' Campaign

Bihar

Hubbali to Dharward Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project was recently inaugurated in which state? 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Kerala 3) West Bengal 4) Karnataka

Karnataka

International Film Festival was recently inaugurated in Dhaka. What was the theme of it? 1. Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society 2. Film and World 3. Good Film: Audience Positive 4. None of Above

Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society

Which union has recently proposed a "framework for trustworthy artificial intelligence"? 1. ASEAN 2. NATO 3. European Union 4. UNDP

EU | hq - Brussels, Belgium

Which Metro rail service in India has become the second largest operational metro rail network in the country? 1. Lucknow Metro 2. Bangalore Metro 3. Mumbai Metro 4. Hyderabad Metro

Hyderabad | 1st - Delhi

The ‘Ayurvedic Institutions at Gujarat Ayurved University’ will get status of ‘Institution of National Importance’. In which City is this University located? 1. Jamnagar 2. Surat 3. Ahmedabad 4. Rajkot

Jamnagar

India has recently supplied more than 30,000 measles and rubella vaccine drugs to which country? 1. Bangladesh 2. Nepal 3. Maldives 4. China

Maldives

Who will be conferred with the 'C K Naidu Lifetime Achievement Award male'? 1) K Srikkanth 2) MS Dhoni 3) Virat Kohli 4) Irfan Pathan 1) Mithali Raj 2) Priya Punia 3) Harmanpreet Kaur 4) Anjum Chopra

Cricketer K Srikkanth Female category - Anjum Chopra (Cricketer)

Which state is going to observe no vehicle day on the 1st day of every month in 2020? (Jan) 1) Uttar Pradesh 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Kerala 4) Rajasthan

Rajasthan | Gov- Kalraj Mishra

Road transport and highways ministry launches _______ portal to enable contractors to raise project related issues. 1. ‘GATI’ 2. ‘Shakti’ 3. ‘Sadak Suraksha’ 4. ‘SANSADHAN’

GATI inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju flagged off ‘Fit India Cyclothon’ in? 1. Goa 2. Uttarakhand 3. Odisha 4. Kerala

Panji, Goa

Which country has surpassed America and became world's 2nd largest smartphone market? 1) India 2) China 3) Russia 4) Germany

China - Largest market | India - 2nd largest market

'Martyr's Day' is celebrated on which day and for whom? 1) Mahatma Gandhi 2) S C Bose 3) B G Tilak 4) Lala Lajpat rai 1) 28th Jan 2) 29th Jan 3) 30th Jan 4) 31st Jan

30th Jan - Mahatma Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi on 30th Jan 1948 born - 2nd Oct, 1869 in Porbandar

Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of 'Coal India Limited'? 1) Pranay Shwaney 2) Umang Khatiyar 3) Pramod Agrawal 4) Vishal Dhani

Pramod Agrawal hq - Kolkata estb - 1975 Director - Anil Kumar Jha

Which Bollywood actress has addressed ‘Love hate relationship with Mental illness’ at World Economic Forum? 1. Anushka Sharma 2. Dipika Padukone 3. Madhuri Dixit 4. Vidya Balan

Dipika Padukone

Who will be the 1st women to conduct orchestra at the Oscars in Feb 2020? 1) Marin Alsop 2) Eimear Noone 3) Inma Shara 4) Simone Young

Eimear Noone

In which Country ‘Axis Bank’ and ‘ICICI Bank’ will close their Operations? 1. Sri Lanka 2. Iran 3. Bangladesh 4. America

Sri Lanka

The term "JavaScript sniffers", that was making news recently, is associated with which term? 1. Malware 2. Honey Trap 3. Artificial Intelligence Summit 4. Donald Trump India visit

Malware

Which Hollywood actor is playing Dr. Kalam in his upcoming biopic? 1. Mohammad Ali 2. Johny Depp 3. Russele Crowe 4. Robert De Niro

Mohammad Ali

Who has been appointed as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force? 1. K. S. Rathi 2. Anupam Agnihotri 3. A. P. Maheshwari 4. Vikram Rawat

A P Maheshwari CRPF - app launched by Ramnath Govind for CRPF family - Veer Parivar App

PM of India recently inaugurated 5 new young scientist laboratory of which organisation? (Jan) 1) ISRO 2) Indian Ocean Department 3) DRDO 4) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

DRDO labs Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai HQ - New Delhi Chief - Dr G Sathis Reddy (won Missile system award in 2019)

'Lai Haraoba' festival has been started in which state? (Jan) 1) Tripura 2) Nagaland 3) Manipur 4) Assam

Tripura | CM - Biplab Kumar Dev

In Jan 2020, where has the Women Science conference started? 1) Chennai 2) Bangalore 3) Ahmedabad 4) Mumbai

Bangalore

Which city is hosting the 15th East Asia Summit conference 2020? 1) Chennai 2) New Delhi 3) Kolkata 4) Mumbai

Chennai

Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries 1) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 2) Pralhad Joshi 3) Giriraj Singh 4) Narendra Singh Tomar

Giriraj Singh

Who has won ‘Merck Young Scientist Award 2019’? 1. A. S. Daakar 2. Sakya Singha Sen 3. Vrijmendra K. Chotala 4. Ashwani Roy

Sakya Singha Sen Microsoft established 10 labs in Indian Educational institutes.

Which is the first Indian airport to get “Aircraft Recovery Equipment” ? 1. Indira Gandhi International Airport 2. Sardar Patel International Airport 3. Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport 4. Kempegowda International Airport

Kempegowda International Airport

Where was the country’s 1st Super Fab Lab launched into Jan 2020? 1) Tamil Nadu 2) Kerala 3) Telangana 4) Karnataka

Kochi, Kerala

Which country has became 1st to confirm case of coronavirus after China? 1) Indonesia 2) Australia 3) Malaysia 4) Japan

Australia

Which bird is named the mascot of UN Convention of Conservation of Migratory Species (COP 13)? 1. Amur Falcon 2. Great Indian Bustard 3. Fire Eagle 4. Nong Bird

Great Indian Bustard | Conference Venue - Gandhinagar

In which City ‘Indian High Commission’ has organised an ‘Art Exhibition’ to commemorate 150th birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi? 1. New Delhi 2. Dhaka 3. Kathmandu 4. Colombo

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Which city plays host to ‘GulFood 2020’, the world's largest annual food and beverage trade exhibition? 1. Shanghai 2. Tokyo 3. Dubai 4. Jakarta

Dubai from 17-19 Feb

Writer of the book ‘We are Displaced’? 1) Salman Rushdie 2) Malala Yousafzai 3) Jessica F.Kane 4) Amitav Ghosh

Malala Yousafzai

GoI is going to start Bidding to sale how much percent stakes of Air India? 1. 51% 2. 100% 3. 80% 4. 33%

100% CEO - Pradeep Singh Kharola RBi sold 100% stake of NABARD and NHB (National Housing Bank) to GoI

Which portal of Indian Railways has won the Silver in National e-Governance Award for excellence in providing citizen-centric delivery? 1. Rail Madad 2. Rail e- Connect 3. Rail Robot 4. Rail Yatra

Rail Madad | Chairman: Vinod Yadav

What will be maximum retirement age of chief of Defence staff? 1) 60 2) 62 3) 65 4) 70

General Vipin Rawat - 65 Years | Army Chief retirement - 62 years

Which city will host 107th edition of Indian Science Congress? (Jan) 1) New Delhi 2) Mumbai 3) Hyderabad 4) Bangalore

Bangalore, more than 15 K delegates taking part

250th flight operation under the RCS -UDAN scheme was recently commenced between Varanasi and Which Indian city? 1) Mumbai 2) Bhopal 3) Bhubneshwar 4) Surat

Bhubneshwar

Who has been recently elected as a First Female President of Greece? 1. Katerina Sakellaropoulou 2. Naomi Wolf 3. Susan Faludi 4. Germaine Greer

Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Advaith Bharti summit Kilimanjaro

Pune, 9 years old

Facebook appointed whom as the India Marketing Head? 1. Anurag Tyagi 2. Avinash Pant 3. V. K. Niranjan 4. Prasoon Dutta

Avinash Pant, earlier he was in Redbull 2019 - 5 Billion Dollar penalty two crypto currency - Lybra and Global CUrrency

What state’s Cabinet passed a resolution for abolishing the state Legislative Council? 1. Bihar 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh Only 6 have Legislative Council - 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Bihar 3) Karnataka 4) Maharashtra 5) Telangana 6) Uttar Pradesh

Who was recently appointed as the new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants? 1. A. K. Vishwas 2. Atul Kumar Gupta 3. Vivek Mittal 4. Satyam Kumar Vishnoi

Atul Kumar Gupta

‘World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020 Report’ has been launched by which organisation? 1. International Monitory Fund 2. World Health Organisation 3. International Labour Organisation 4. UNDP

International Labour Organisation estb - 1919 hq - Geneva

Manav Thakkar, who is in news recently, is a famous personality of which sports? 1) Chess 2) Hockey 3) Table Tennis 4) Kabaddi

Table Tennis | 19 years old - ITTF ranking came 1st in U-21 ranking

Who has been appointed as India's ambassador to the United States (US) in Jan 2020? 1) Anumula Gitesh Sharma 2) Kishan Dan Dewal 3) Manpreet Vohra 4) Taranijit Sandhu

Taranjit Sandhu

64th Film Fare award (23rd March, 2019) 1) Best Movie 2) Critics award for best film 3) Movie which has got most number of awards 4) Most Nominations 5) Best Actor 6) Best Actress 7) Best Supporting Actor 8) Best Supporting Actor 9) Best Director ``` A) Raazi B) Alia Bhatt C) Surekha Shirki D) Vicky Kaushal E) Meghna Gulzar F) Padmavat G) Ranbir Kapoor H) Andhadhun ```

1) Best Movie - 'Raazi' 2) Critics award for best film - 'Andhadhun' 3) Movie which has got most number of awards - 'Raazi and Andhadhun' (both 5 awards) 4) Most Nominations - 'Padmavat' 5) Best Actor - 'Ranbir Kapoor for Sanju' 6) Best Actrss - 'Alia Bhatt for Raazi' 7) Best Supporting Actor - ' Vicky Kaushal for Sanju' 8) Best Supporting Actor - 'Surekha Shikri for Badhai Ho' 9) Best Director - 'Sreeram Raghwan'

Arjun Munda, Recently elected as the President of Archery Association of India, is the former Chief Minister of which state? 1. Jharkhand 2. West Bengal 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Tamilnadu

Jharkhand, BJP

Arun-III, is the hydropower project of which country, to be built with assistance from India? 1. Bangladesh 2. Bhutan 3. Nepal 4. Sri Lanka

Nepal

According to the report by ‘National Health Systems Resource Center’ which State has registered the highest ‘Inpatient Department’? 1. West Bengal 2. Assam 3. Jammu and Kashmir 4. Nagaland

Jammu and Kashmir | Governor - Girish Chandra Murmu

India has signed an agreement with which country to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road into 4-lane Highway? 1. Nepal 2. Pakistan 3. Bangladesh 4. Bhutan

Bangladesh

Rajinder K Pachauri, who recently passed away, was the founder of which Indian research institute? 1. The Energy and Resources Institute 2. Indian Institute of Petroleum 3. Indian Ocean Institute 4. National Institute of Sugar

The Energy and Resources Institute hq - New Delhi estb - 1974 Director General - Dr Ajay Mathur

Name the Author of below books Cricket World Cup: The India Challenge

Ashish Ray - about all World cups since 1975

‘Rishi Sunak’ recently became the first Indianorigin Finance Minister of which country? 1. Australia 2. Israel 3. UK 4. Nepal

Abidali Neemuchwala, who resigned recently, was the Chief Executive Office of which popular IT company? 1) TCS 2) Infosys 3) Wipro 4) Accenture

Wipro | hq - Bangalore

Which state gov has decided to setup 5 new medical colleges? (Jan) 1) Gujarat 2) Maharashtra 3) Himachal Pradesh 4) Rajasthan

Gujarat - Vijay Rupani Sarkar - Governor - Acharya Devvrat

Who has been reappointed as an Inspector General of BSF? 1) Swapnil Ahuja 2) Abhinav Kumar 3) Vivek Kr Jauhari 4) Priyanka Bhatia

IPS Abhinav Kumar tag line- Duty unto death hq - Delhi

A Veteran football player ‘Daniele De Rossi’ took his retirement from Football. He belongs to which Country? 1. France 2. London 3. Italy 4. Sydney

Italy

Which international company is to release its original film named 'The Banker'? 1. Google 2. Apple 3. Adobe 4. Reliance

Apple | Director and writer - George Nolfie

Which state Gov has launched '5 Day Working Week' model for all state employees? 1) MH 2) Assam 3) Delhi 4) Gujarat

Udav Thakrey Sarkar | starting from 29th Feb, 2020

Who won gold in India Open Boxing Tournament? 1) Sarita Devi 2) MC Mary Komb 3) Vinesh Phogat 4) Kirti Jain 1) Goa 2) New Delhi 3) Kolkata 4) Guwahati

MC Mary Komb - Guwahati

Which of the following operations has been launched by police under which the identity of all auto ricshaw will be verified and a unique four digit number will be alloted to them? 1) Operation Pehchan 2) Operation Safety 3) Operation Vanilla 4) Operation Nakail

Operation Nakail - women safety

Which Political Leader is going to be awarded by ‘Padma Vibhushan’ on this Republic Day? 1. George Fernandes 2. Sushma Swaraj 3. Arun Jately 4. Atal Bihari Bajpayee

1. George Fernandes 2. Sushma Swaraj 3. Arun Jately M C Mary Kom Anerood Jagnauth - PM of Mauritius

What is the upper land-holding limit to become eligible for financial support under PM-KISAN scheme? 1. 5 Hectare 2. 3 Hectare 3. 2 Hectare 4. 4 Hectare

2 hectare

In which state 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was inaugurated? (Jan) 1) Rajasthan 2) Madhya Pradesh 3) Gujarat 4) Chattisgarh

``` Gujarat, inaugurated bu CM Vijay Rupani weight - 70 K kgs height - 50 feet designet by - Ram je Sutarvenji (who designed earlier Sardar Patel statue) Governor - Ansuiya Uikey ```

Recently, Vinaly Sinha passed away. Who was he? 1) Writer 2) Film Producer 3) Politician 4) Painter

Film Producer in Bollywood - Andaz apna apna

Which communication satellite was launched by ISRO on January 17? 1. GSAT 10 2. GSAT 50 3. GSAT 30 4. IS- Delta

GSAT 30 from French Guiana - 1st satellite of ISRO for 2020. | -> Dr K Sivan got Abdul Kalam Award in 2019, also known as Rocket Man (Chandrayan 3rd and Aditya L1 (corona of sun))

What is the theme for World Book Fair 2020? 1) Education: Learn and Read 2) Gandhi: The Writer's writer 3) Writers matter 4) Word can Express: A Legend

Gandhi: The Writer's writer | venue- Pragati Maidan, Delhi

Who has been appointed as the Director of the National Book Trust ? 1. Pramod K Pradhan 2. Anshul Rastogi 3. Yuvraj Malik 4. Vishvesh Kumar

Yuvraj Malik

Who has been appointed as the 1st Chairperson of 'National Medical Commission'? (Jan) 1) Suresh Chandra Sharma 2) Rakesh Kumar Vats 3) Harjeet Kumar Joshi 4) Shantanu Narayan

Suresh Chandra Sharma hq - New Delhi under Minister Health and Family Welfare - Dr Harsh Vardhan

At what percent the ‘National Statistical Office’ has projected India’s GDP growth rate for 2019-20? 1. 4.5% 2. 5% 3. 5.5% 4. 6%

5% | SBI predicted - 5%

Name the Author of below books Karmayoddha Granth

launched by Amit Shah on PM Modi | written by BJP Cabinet Ministers

In Feb 2020, which of the following has launched the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) and Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2019? 1) NITI Aayog 2) Ministry of Housing and Urbane Affairs 3) RBI 4) Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Housing and Urbane Affairs

Congress has dissolved which state’s committee? 1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Chattisgarh

Punjab

The recently discovered C. Gretathunbergae is a species of _____? 1. Snake 2. Snail 3. Rat 4. Eagle

Snail

IMF forecasted how much GDP of India for 2021-22? 1. 5.8% 2. 6.0% 3. 4.8% 4. 6.5%

6.5% 2019 - 4.8% 2020 - 5.8% hq - Washington

Defense has organised an exercise ‘Winged Raider’somewhere in north-east. Which unit has participated? 1. Special Forces 2. IAF 3. Indian Navy 4. Indian Army

``` Special Forces (motto - balidan parmo dharma) and IAF tag line - naam namak nishan ```

Who has became the 1st Sikh deputy constable in America? 1) Trilochan SIngh 2) Harpreet Singh 3) Jairajveer Singh 4) Amrit Singh

Amrit Singh

Which of the following writers has won the Man Booker International Prize in 2019? 1) Margaret Atwood 2) Bernardine Evaristo 3) Jokha Alharthi 4) Both 1 and 2

Jokha Alharthi for Celestial Body

‘Patang Utsav’ has been started in which state? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Rajasthan 3. Gujarat 4. Madhya Pradesh

Kite Festival - Gujarat, yearly celebrated | Gov- Acharya Devbrath (took oath in Sanskrit)

``` What was the name of event, in which Donald Trump participated in India? 1. Howdy Modi 2. Hello Trump 3. Namaste Trump 4. Welcome Trump ``` 1. Ekana Stadium 2. Motera Stadium 3. Indira Gandhi Stadium 4. Wankhede Stadium

Motera Stadium (Sardar Patel Stadium), Ahmedabad - Namaste Trump

Which payment Aggregator has launched Android Based POS terminal? 1) Airtel Payment 2) Google Pay 3) Phone Pay 4) Paytm

``` POS - Point of Sale - Paytm estb - 2010 hq - Noida CEO - Renu Sati Founder - Vijay Shekhar Sharma ```

Who has been appointed as the 1st chairperson of the National Medical Commission? (Jan) 1) Narula Kamath 2) Sneh Pal Singh 3) Suresh Chandra Sharma 4) Ravi Shankar Shukla

Suresh Chandra Sharma - professor in AIMS

Recently, We have observed “World Pulses Day” on which date? 1. 18 February 2. 12 February 3. 21 February 4. 10 February

10 February

Who has been elected as President of ‘Croatia’? 1. Zoran Milanovic 2. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic 3. Andrej Plenkovic 4. Jakov Kitarovic

Zoran Milanovic Capital - Zagreb Currency - Kuna

Which state has won Dr B C Rai Junior National Football Championship? 1) Manipur 2) Assam 3) Tripura 4) Mizoram

Mizoram CM - Puzoramthanga Gov- P S Shreedharan Pillai

BIMSTEC Secretary General

Current Secretary General of BIMSTEC is Ambassador Mohammad Shahidul Islam from Bangladesh

Minister of Agriculture n Farmers Welfare Minister of Rural Developement Minister of Panchayati Raj 1) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi 2) Pralhad Joshi 3) Giriraj Singh 4) Narendra Singh Tomar

Narendra Singh Tomar

According to the recent economic survey, 2019-20, which state has the cheapest Vegetarian Thali? 1) Orissa 2) Bihar 3) West Bengal 4) Jharkhand

Jharkhand HP Governor - Badaru Dattatre

To how many scientists have the Swarna Jayanti Fellowship been awarded in Jan 2020? 1) 8 2) 10 3) 12 4) 14

With which payment bank the 'Common Service Center (CSC) e-Governence Services India' has signed an MoU for the sale of FASTags? (Jan) 1) Airtel Payment Banks 2) Jio Payment Banks 3) FINO PayTech 4) Paytm

Paytm hq -Noida CEO - Renu Sati

World’s shortest man ‘Khagendra Thapa Magar’ has passed away. He is from which country? 1. Indonesia 2. India 3. Nepal 4. Myanmar

Nepal | height - 67 cm, born 2002

Which country's delegation for education recently visited India and signed agreements in the fields of Higher education? 1) Norway 2) Israel 3) Italy 4) Japan

Norway

Himachal Pradesh Govt. has launched ‘Himachal MyGov’ portal and an App. What is the name of the App? 1. CM App 2. DM App 3. PM App 4. HP App

CM App - Jairam Thakur App Gov - Bandaru Dattatreya motto - to make relation between Gov and People, people can give feedback, suggestion, views

Who has been appointed as the country head by ‘SoftBank India ’? 1. S. K. George 2. Pramil Patil 3. Manoj Kohli 4. Girisen Gupta

Manoj Kohli hq - Tokyo CEO - Masayohi Son

From which city the Indian Navy has started 1st ‘Maha Navy Connect 2020 Tri-Dimensional Expedition’? 1. Bhubaneshwar 2. Mumbai 3. Goa 4. Kochi

Mumbai

5th science film festival 2020 was held in which state? 1. Manipur 2. New Delhi 3. Assam 4. Goa

Goa

Bharat Parv 2020 is being celebrated from January 26 to 31 in which City? 1. New Delhi 2. Bhopal 3. Mumbai 4. Ahmadabad Theme: ‘One India-Best India’

New Delhi in front of Red Fort | motto - to increase tourism

Who has become the head of High level expert group on farm exports, recently set up by the 15th Finance Commission? 1. N K Singh 2. Pramod Rawat 3. Sanjeev Puri 4. Anant Kumar

Sanjeev Puri Chairperson - NK Singh Article - 280

Which Indian player was recently named ‘Player of the Year for 2019’, by the International Hockey Federation ? 1. Anshu Kumari 2. Rajdeep Singh 3. Manpreet Singh 4. Sardar Singh

Manpreet Singh | hq - Laussane, Switzerland

Who among the following received the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy in Feb 2020? 1) Dr N S Dharmashaktu 2) Dr Anil Aggrawal 3) Leprosy Mission Trust 4) None of them

Dr N S Dharmashaktu and Leprosy Mission Trust, both of them

Which country has topped on breastfeeding rate according to a new survey conducted by the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative? 1. India 2. China 3. Sri Lanka 4. Maldives

Sri Lanka

Who clinched 2 gold in swimming at Khelo India Youth Games in Jan 2020? 1) Shivani Kataria 2) Manna Patel 3) Shivangi Sharma 4) Shikha Tandon

Shivangi Sharma

India has secured which rank in recently launched ‘Corruption Index’? 1. 78th 2. 80th 3. 52nd 4. 82nd

80th 1st - Denmark, New Zealand 2nd - Finland 3rd - Singapore

United States recently signed the first phase of historic trade deal with which country? 1. India 2. China 3. Russia 4. UK

China

Name the Author of below books My Life My Mission

Baba Ramdev

Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers 1) Mahendra Nath Pandey 2) Ravi Shankar Prasad 3) Dharmendra Pradhan 4) D. V. Sadananda Gowda

D. V. Sadananda Gowda

Which of the following won the 10th Hockey India Senior Women National CHampionship 2020 title in Feb 2020? 1) Haryana 2) Sports Authority of India 3) Maharasthra 4) Orissa

Haryana

India ranks at ___ among countries in the risk of Coronavirus Import. 1) 21st 2) 19th 3) 5th 4) 17th

17th | 1st - China

Which state has recently launched a programme to provide meals at subsidized price called 'Kudumbashree' hotels? 1. Assam 2. West Bengal 3. Tamilnadu 4. Kerala

Kerala

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister of Steel 1) Mahendra Nath Pandey 2) Ravi Shankar Prasad 3) Dharmendra Pradhan 4) D. V. Sadananda Gowda

Dharmendra Pradhan

GoI has approved Rs.5908 Crores of Disaster Relief Fund to how many States? 1. Four 2. Five 3. Six 4. Seven

7 states

Which India-American has been appointed as the new Chairperson of International Business Machines (IBM)? 1) Ravi Raj Vishoni 2) S K Rathore 3) Arvind Krishna 4) Praveen Kumar Singh

``` Arvind Krishna (IIT Kanpur alumuni) hq - New York ```

Name the Author of below books Codes of India

Justice Ranjan Gogoi

L V Prabhakar has been named the new MD and CEO of which Bank? 1. Canara Bank 2. Bank of Baroda 3. Punjab National Bank 4. Allahabad Bank

Canara Bank

Who has been invited by the Indian Olympic Association to be the Goodwill Ambassador of India in the Tokyo Olympic games 2020? 1) Rahul Dravid 2) Sourav Ganguly 3) Virender Shewag 4) Sachin Tendulkar

Sourav Ganguly

Who was recently named as the nominee for the proposed Delimitation Commission for Jammu and Kashmir? 1. Sushil Chandra 2. Karmendra Pradhan 3. Ajit Doval 4. Amit Shah

Sushil Chandra

‘Hassan Diab’ has become the Prime Minister of which country? 1. Oman 2. Qatar 3. Lebanon 4. Indonesia

Lebanon

Which organisation has launched Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System? (Jan) 1) Niti aayog 2) Central Board of Direct Taxes 3) Finance Commission 4) Election Commission

Election Commission from 1st Jan, Article 324 CEC - Sunil Arora Finance Commission Chairperson - N K Singh CBDT Chairperson - Pramod Chandra Modi

Which organisation has granted $450 million loan to India for Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY)? 1. AIIB 2. World Bank 3. IMF 4. ADB

World Bank | water conservation of ground water

Who has been conferred 'Hari Ratna Award 2019'? 1) Nitin Nohria 2) Kaushik Basu 3) N Kumar 4) Irfan Habib

Dr N Kumar - Vice Chanchellor of Tamil Nadu Agriculture University

Minister of Law and Justice Minister of Communications Minister of Electronics and Information Technology 1) Mahendra Nath Pandey 2) Ravi Shankar Prasad 3) Dharmendra Pradhan 4) D. V. Sadananda Gowda

Ravi Shankar Prasad

Advaith Bharti summit Kilimanjaro

Pune, 9 years old

Where was 1st Indian African defence conclave held in Feb 2020? 1) Bhopal 2) Mathura 3) Lucknow 4) Kolkata

Lucknow

4th edition of "All India Police Judo Cluster Championship" 2019 was held in which city? (Jan) 1) Mumbai 2) New Delhi 3) Guwahati 4) Varanasi

New Delhi from 3rd Jan to 7th Jan | Organised by CRPF

The National Maritime Heritage Complex is to be set up in which Indian state? 1. Gujarat 2. Rajasthan 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Goa

Lothal, Gujarat | pact signed with Portugal

Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO in Bank of India ? 1. Vineet Rawane 2. Nandita Sen 3. Pramod Kumar 4. Atanu Kumar Das

Atanu Kumar Das hq - Mumbai estb - 1901

PM to distribute Krishi Karman Awards and 3rd installment of Rs 2000 to farmers beneficiaries under PM KISAN in which duration? 1) Jan 2020 to Mar 2020 2) Mar 2020 to July 2020 3) Dec 2020 to Mar 2020 4) Feb 2020 to Apr 2020

Dec 2020 to Mar 2020, - > Beneficiaries - 12 crores farmers - > cost of project - 75 K crores

Uber has tied up with which motor company to develop ‘Electric Air Taxis’? (Jan) 1. Honda 2. Hyundai 3. Maruti 4. Tata

Hyundai hq - Seoul Uber hq - San Fransico

In which State the ‘Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center’ will be established? 1. Gujarat 2. Haryana 3. Punjab 4. Odisha

Gujarat

In Jan 2020, Kolkata Police has started which edition of Sukanya Project? 1) 2nd 2) 3rd 3) 4th 4) 5th

3rd edition - 2 types 1) run by GoI - women can open account saving account in banks at 8.4% RoI 2) run by Kolkata Police - give martial arts training to women

The first edition of “Krishi Manthan” summit is being held in which state? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Goa 3. Gujarat 4. Madhya Pradesh

Gujarat - associated with Agri Business | motto - to double income of farmers

In which Airport of India ‘Women Taxi Service’ has been started? 1. Veer Sawarkar Intenational Airport 2. Indira Gandhi International Airport 3. Kempagowda International Airport 4. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

1st - Kempagowda International Airport 2nd - (Currently) - Indira Gandhi International Airport Women Taxi Service - also known as Pink Taxi Service only for Women

Who has became chairman of Railway Board? (Jan) 1) A K Pradhan 2) Bipin Chandra Tiwari 3) Vinod Kumar Yadav 4) Pankaj SIngh

Vinod Kumar Yadav - reappointed | -> Railway Academy - Vadodara (Railway University) - Dean - Ashok Lohani

Recently, the Supreme Court of India upheld the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Amendment Act. When was the original act of 1989 amended? 1. 2015 2. 2018 3. 2019 4. 2012

2018

India’s first and biggest walk-through aviary with over 100 species of birds, was recently inaugurated in which city? 1. Nagpur 2. Pune 3. Aurangabad 4. Mumbai

Mumbai

Which Indian actress was recently honoured with the Crystal Award of the World Economic Forum? 1. Anushka Sharma 2. Vidya Balan 3. Shilpa Shetti 4. Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone

12th edition of ‘National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme’ has started in which place? 1. Nagaland 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3. Puducherry 4. Mizoram

Puducherry | Lt Gov - Puducherry

Which company is to invest nearly $1 billion in India over the next five years? 1. Mastercard 2. Walmart 3. Microsoft 4. Apple

Mastercard hq - New Yprk CEO - Ajay Pal Singh Banga Amazon is also going to invest USD 1 Billion in India

Which badminton player recently won the Malaysian Masters 2020 title? 1. Kento Momota 2. Lin Dan 3. Viktor Axelsen 4. Peter Gade

Kento Momota

With which country has Indian army signed a MoU for the procurement of over 7.5 lakh AK-203 rifles? (Jan) 1) China 2) Russia 3) Japan 4) US

Russia | factory in Amethi, UP

Which country has banned the 'Reef Toxic' sunscreen? (Jan) 1) Papua New Guinea 2) Palau 3) Mongolia 4) Australia

Palau - made of 340 islands Capital - Melekok Currency- US Dollar

‘Bidar Airport’ is going to be functional on 7th February 2020. It is situated in which state? 1. Maharastra 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka 4. Tamilnadu

Karnataka

Which state government has allowed to replace Urdu language with Sanskrit Language on the signboards of railways? 1. Uttarakhand 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Maharastra 4. Madhya Pradesh

Uttrakhand - Trivendra Singh Rawat Sarkar 1st official language - Hindi 2nd official language - Sanskrit

At Which place, ISRO will establish Astronaut’s training hub ‘Human Space Flight Centre’? 1. Davanagere 2. Tumkur 3. Shimoga 4. Challakere

Challakere, Karnataka

We have observed 'World Braille day' on which date? 1) 2nd Jan 2) 3rd Jan 3) 4th Jan 4) 5th Jan

4th Jan - a language for blind people

No extra charge on digital payment via RuPay and UPI from ____ 2020. (Jan) 1) 31 Dec 2) 1 Jan 3) 5 Jan 4) 30 Jan

1st Jan

RBI has launched which mobile app for the visually challenged people to recognize currency notes? (Jan) 1) Easy Money 2) Money App 3) MANI 4) UNNATI

Mobile Aided Note Identifier - MANI

The freedom of speech and freedom to carry on a business through internet is covered under which article of Indian constitution? 1. Article 17 2. Article 19 3. Article 21 4. Article 15

Article 19

India has signed a MoU with which country for ‘Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters’? 1. Brazil 2. Ghana 3. Chile 4. UAE

Brazil

Udyani Mane, who was in news recently, is an Indian player of which sports? 1. Wrestling 2. Golf 3. Gymnastic 4. Sprint

from Pune n plays Golf | Won: Tata Steel Player's Championship

Recently, India has exported 3.2 Million Bales of Cotton during the 1st Quarter of the Cotton Year, that began on ____? 1. 1st September 2019 2. 1st October 2019 3. 1st November 2019 4. 1st December 2019

1st October | World Cotton Day is celebrated on - 7th October

‘Shopper’ word was in news. It is a ______ ? 1. E- Market Place 2. Malware 3. News Paper 4. Marketing App

Malware

A. R. Rehman has been conferred with which Award? 1. World Music Award 2. Sahitya Sangeet Award 3. Grammy Award 4. Music Knock Award

2 Grammy for Slumdog Millanior | Also got - Global Icon of Inspiration Award 2019

India signed and MoU with the World Bank for the Agri-business and Rural Transformation Project of which state? 1. Assam 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Haryana 4. Maharastra

Maharashtra Gov- Bhagat Singh Koshiyari -> Road Development in rural areas in Maharashtra - ADB

Recently, Indigenous air to ground missile 'Khaganthak' which was unveiled during the ongoing DefExpo 2020 is built by? 1) JSR Dynamics 2) DRDO 3) Indian Ordinance Factory 4) ISRO

JSR Dynamics

Which country became the largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India during the 1st half of the financial year 2019-20? (Jan) 1) US 2) China 3) Malaysia 4) Singapore

Singapore

Recently, International Teams of astronomer found the farthest Galaxy group identified as EGS77. Who lead this team of scientist? 1) David Axon 2) Rogelio Bernal Andreo 3) Christopher Aikman 4) Vithal Talvi

Vithal Talvi, NASA team | black hole found in Messier 87 - 50 million light year far

In weightlifting, who created three records in his men's 109Kg title victory at the National Championships at Kolkata in Feb 2020? 1) Chandrakant Mali 2) Omkar Otari 3) Rustam Sarang 4) Sukhen Dey

Chandrakant Mali

Project Tej, which was in news recently, was launched by which Indian state? 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Telangana 3. Maharastra 4. Odisha

Chandrasekhar Rao Sarkar | motto - encourage enterpenuers

Bru community which is recently in news belongs to which state? 1) Tripura 2) Mizoram 3) Punjab 4) Himachal Pradesh

Tripura and Mizoram

As of 2020, which Indian Telecom operator is the second most valuable mobile operator in Asia? 1. Bharti Airtel 2. Reliance Jio 3. BSNL 4. Vodafone Idea

Bharti Airtel CEO - Gopal Vittal hq - New Delhi

As of February, 2020, which country is India's top trade partner? 1. Saudi Arabia 2. UAE 3. US 4. China

'Ajeya Warrior' is the joint military exercise conducted between India and which country? 1. France 2. Maldives 3. UK 4. China

UK | Venue - England

Which is the world's 1st major city to celebrate the start of the 2020 New Year and New Decade? (Jan) 1) New York 2) Sydney 3) London 4) Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand | Capital - Wellington

The Chief Minister of which state has announced a new initiative, ‘Direct CTO’ in Jan 2020? 1) Karnataka 2) Tamil Nadu 3) Maharashtra 4) Kerala

CM K Palaniswami - enables companies operating under ‘Green Category Industries’ receive faster clearance from government to commence operations.

As per the economic survey 2019-20, what is the rank of India globally in number of new firms created? 1) 9th 2) 20th 3) 7th 4) 3rd

3rd

Which country has declared National Emergency of Agriculture to tackle the attack of locust swarms? 1) India 2) Pakistan 3) Russia 4) Ukraine

Pakistan

Which city has recently hosted International Judicial Conference 2020? 1. New Delhi 2. Mumbai 3. Jaipur 4. Hyderabad

New Delhi

GoI has signed how many MoU with Brazil? 1. 11 2. 10 3. 6 4. 15

In Feb 2020, which country has announced the launch of a 27 nation International Religious Freedom Alliance? 1) Mexico 2) Poland 3) Germany 4) US

In which city the defense expo 2020 will be held for the 1st time in the city? (Jan) 1) New Delhi 2) Mumbai 3) Lucknow 4) Bangalore

Lucknow

Recently, In how many districts the 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush 2.0 has been started at block level? 1. 30 2. 35 3. 40 4. 45

35 | motto - immunization of 2 year old babies and pregnant women

``` Currently, which Economic Census is underway in India? 1. 11th 2. 7th 3. 9th 4. 20th ```

7th

Which Indian Woman Wrestler has won Silver in “Ranking Series in Rome”? 1. Vinesh Phogat 2. Radha Fadia 3. Viral Negi 4. Anshu Malik

Anshu Malik - Silver | in the same event Vinesh Phogat won Gold

Which city is hosting ‘World Future Energy Summit 2020’? 1. Moscow 2. New Delhi 3. Colombo 4. Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi | motto - innovation, knowledge and business

Oscar 2019 winners (91st edition) 1) Best Cinematography 2) Best Documentary Feature 3) Best Actor 4) Best Actress 5) Best Picture ``` A) Free Solo B) Rami Malik C) Green Book D) Olivia Coleman E) Roma ```

1) Best Cinematography - 'Roma' 2) Best Documentary Feature - 'Free Solo' 3) Best Actor - 'Rami Malik' 4) Best Actress - 'Olivia Coleman' 5) Best Picture - 'Gren Book'

Central government will release a report card of 100 selected smart cities performance index in which month? 1. March 2020 2. April 2020 3. May 2020 4. June 2020

June 2020

"Babenco: Tell me when I Die", which won the 'Golden Conch Award for Best Documentary Film' at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2020, is a film of which country? 1) Israel 2) France 3) Brazil 4) Argentina

Brazil

‘The National Tourism Conference’ of the year 2020 organised in which Indian city? 1. Kornak 2. Hamirpur 3. Boinganv 4. Palakkad

Kornark, Puri, Odisha | -> Naveen Patnaik Sarkar launched Witness Protection Scheme

We have celebrated World Cancer Day on which date? 1) 4th Feb 2) 5th Feb 3) 6th Feb 4) 7th Feb

4th Feb | theme - I am and I will - for 2019-21

Which state is the first in the country to implement agricultural land leasing policy? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. West Bengal 3. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Uttarakhand

Uttrakhand West Bengal Governor - Jagdeep Dhankad

Dornier Aircraft, that was recently inducted into the Otters Squadron, belongs to which category? (Jan) 1) Light Utility Aircraft 2) Heavy Utility Aircraft 3) Submarine Aircraft 4) Smash Core Aircraft

Light Utility Aircraft - in Palam Airbase (Delhi)

‘Thal Sena Bhawan’, which was seen in news recently, is to be built in which city? 1. New Delhi 2. Hyderabad 3. Kochi 4. Lucknow

New Delhi

Who has been awarded with ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar’? 1. Munnan Singh 2. Prem Shankar Ray 3. Anupam Chakraborty 4. R. S. Sinha

IPS Munnan Singh, Ex-Director General of CISF

From which Indian organisation, 4 personnel have been selected for training in Russia for the Gaganyaan Mission, that is going to be launched in 2022? (Jan) 1) Indian Air Force 2) DRDO 3) ISRO 4) Indian Navy

Indian Air Force | Air Force Chief - Rakesh Singh Bhadoria

Indian Advocate Harish Salve was recently appointed as Queen's Counsel of which country? 1. England 2. Oman 3. Qatar 4. Georgia

England

Recently, Which state has launched 'Appreciate and Commend' scheme, which aims to honour outstanding Police officers? 1. Rajasthan 2. Maharastra 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Punjab

Captain Arminder Singh Sarkar

Brand Ambassador of Madhya Pradesh | Brand Ambassador of Assam

1) Govinda | 2) Priyanka Chopra

Which of the following teams lifted the 1st Khelo India Ice Hockey Championship 2020 trophy men's section? 1) ITBP 2) Ladakh Scout Regimental Centre (LSRC) Red Team 3) JK Blue Team 4) Rimo Club

Ladakh Scout Regimental Centre (LSRC) Red Team

In Jan 2020, who won the Presidential election in Taiwan? 1) Han Kuo-yu 2) Chen Shui-bian 3) James Soon 4) Tsai Ing-wen

Tsai Ing-wen - reelcted

Who won UK based ‘Costa Children’s Award’ for the novel ‘Asha and the Spirit Bird? 1. Jasbinder Bilan 2. Amanpreet Gill 3. Sayali Chopra 4. Parminder Kaur

Jasbinder Bilan

Who has been recently appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Bank of Baroda? 1. Arun Arora 2. Sanjeev Chaddha 3. Ram K Verma 4. Anuroop Desai

Sanjeev Chadda

Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of ‘Federal Cabinet of Russia’? 1. Mikhail Mishustin 2. Vladimir Putin 3. Neina Androski 4. Cultazir Roadosta

Mikhail Mishustin

Who released the book ‘Karmayoddha Granth’ on the life of PM Narendra Modi? 1. Amit Shah 2. Narendra Modi 3. Rajnath Singh 4. Smriti Irani

Amit Shah

Name the Author of below books Sawarkar: Echoes from a forgotten past

Vikram Sampath

Which organisation recently released the ‘Time to care’ report? 1. Speech Equal 2. NGO Oxfam 3. UNDP 4. Formost Ltd.

Oxfam, a New Delhi based NGO | motto - Global inequality crises in economic matters

The storm ‘Ciara’ recently hit several countries of which continent? 1. Asia 2. Australia 3. South America 4. Europe

Europe, contains 46 countries

World Bank signed an USD 88 million loan agreement for 'Inland Transport Project' with the GoI of India for which state? 1) Mizoram 2) Nagaland 3) West Bengal 4) Assam

Assam on Brahmaputra river

What is the name of the new scheme proposed in budget, which is to be implemented by Aviation Ministry, for transporting Agriculture Products? 1) Krishak Udaan Yojana 2) Kisaan Udaan Yojana 3) Krishi Udaan Yojana 4) PM Gram Udaan Yojana

Kisaan Udaan Yojana

The book- ‘A Child of Destiny’, which was recently released by the Indian Vice President, is an autobiography of which Indian educationist? 1. Sudhir Singh 2. D. Y. Pradhan 3. K. Ramakrishna Rao 4. Ankit Kumar

K. Ramakrishna Rao

In which city of 1st edition of 'Khelo India University Games' will be held? 1) Ahmedabad 2) Chandigarh 3) Bhubaneshwar 4) Hyderabad

Bhubneshwar

Which countries have exchanged a list of their Nuclear Installations in accordance with the Agreement on the Prohibition of attack against Nuclear Installation Facilities? (Jan) 1) US - Iran 2) Iran - Pakistan 3) India - China 4) India - Pakistan

India and Pakistan - they give installations of Nuclear Weapons, every year they share this detail on 1st Jan every year since 1988

After Chattisgarh and Orissa, which state has inaugurated Garbage Cafe? (Jan) 1) Madhya Pradesh 2) Rajasthan 3) Delhi 4) Punjab

1st - Chattisgarh 2nd - Orissa 3rd - Delhi

Name the Author of below books First They erased our Name: Rhoingya Says

Sophie Ansel and Habiburahman

Who authored the book ‘Girl, Woman, Other’, which won the Booker Prize 2019? 1) Chigozie Obioma 2) Salman Rushdie 3) Margaret Atwood 4) Bernardine Evasristo

1st black woman to win - Bernardine Evaristo Also Margaret Atwood got this prize

Which of the following is the theme state and participating country for the 34th Surajkund International Handicraft Fair to be held in Faridabad in Feb 2020? 1) UP 2) Punjab 3) Haryana 4) Himachal Pradesh 1) Kazakistan 2) Uzbekistan 3) Kyrgistan 4) Azerbhaizan

Himachal Pradesh | participating country - Uzbekistan

Who has been appointed as the 'Chairperson and Managing Director' of Shipping Corporation of India? (Jan) 1) Gautam Adani 2) Ajay Piramal 3) Harjeet Kaur Joshi 4) Pradeep Singh Khalora

Harjeet Kaur Joshi

RBI has granted approval to which Co-operative Bank to become 'Small Finance Bank'? (Jan) 1) Shivalik Mercentile Co-operative Bank 2) Indian Mercentile Co-operative Bank 3) Amanath Co-operative Bank 4) Mehsana Urban Co-coperative Bank

Shivalik Mercentile Co-operative Bank | hq - Saharanpur

Which country has recently developed a recovery plasma to treat COVID-19 infected patients? 1. China 2. US 3. France 4. Chile

China

In Feb 2020, NASA’s astronaut Christina Koch returned from space to Earth safely. How many days did she spend on International Space Station ISS? 1) 264 2) 288 3) 300 4) 328

328 - 11 months - currently holds record of spending maximum days by any woman at a go in Space

Which country has extended 200 million USD aid to Pakistan for the development of Small and Medium sized enterprises? 1. Qatar 2. Saudi Arabia 3. UAE 4. Iran

UAE Capital - Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia will invest 100 Billion dollar in India in Agriculture field

BIMSTEC countries list

``` founding members - BIMS - 1997 B- Bangladesh I - India M- Myanmar S- Sri Lanka later joined by Thailand n Bhutan ```

Recently, Minati Mishra passed away. She was a Veteran Odishi ______? 1. Singer 2. Actress 3. Dancer 4. Author

Dancer

Which state’s Tableau has won first prize in 71st Republic Day Parade? 1. Assam 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Sikkim 4. Andhra Pradesh

Assam HP Governor- Bandaru Datta Tre Gujarat Gov- Acharya Devbrath - took oath in Sanskrit

The cabinet of which state has passed a bill to enact the "Time-Bound Clearance Act" which shall ensure time-bound clearance of industrial licenses for investment projects? 1. Maharastra 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. West Bengal

Madhya Pradesh

'Codes of India' - book is written by? 1) S A Bobde 2) Sunil Arora 3) Pramod Chand Modi 4) Rajat Kumar

Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi

Name the Author of below books Diaspora : Pride of India

Vankaiya Naidu, launched in UAE

Leo Varadkar, who recently given his resignation, was the Prime Minister of which country? 1. Nigeria 2. Ghana 3. Ireland 4. Georgia

Ireland | Capital - Dublin

Recently, 'Jeff Weiner' has resigned from the post of CEO of which company? 1) HCL 2) Walmart 3) Linkedin 4) Apple

Linkedin | hq - California

Which city is hosting the 15th East Asia Summit conference 2020? 1) Chennai 2) New Delhi 3) Kolkata 4) Mumbai

Chennai | motto - Maritime Security

PM Modi's 'Pariksha pe Charcha' program rescheduled on which date? (Jan) 1) 16 Jan 2) 20 Jan 3) 25 Jan 4) 1st Feb

shifted from 16th Jan to 20th Jan

Which Defence Unit has signed a MoU with Geological Survey of India (GSI) on 21 January 2020? 1. Indian Army 2. Indian Air Force 3. Indian Navy 4. Indian Coast Guard

Indian Navy | GSI hq - Kolkata

Name the fields in which below people got Noble Prize. Peter Handke - Literature William G Kaelin - Medicine Gregg L Semenza - Medicine Peter J Ratcliffe - Medicine Akira Yoshino - Chemistry M Stanley Whittingham - Chemistry John B Goodenough - Chemistry Ester Duflo - Economics Abhijit Banerjee - Economics Michael Kremer -Economic Abiy Ahmed - Peace Prize Jim Peebles - Physics Didier Queloz - Physics Michel Mayor - Physics

Peter Handke - Literature William G Kaelin - Medicine Gregg L Semenza - Medicine Peter J Ratcliffe - Medicine Akira Yoshino - Chemistry M Stanley Whittingham - Chemistry John B Goodenough - Chemistry Ester Duflo - Economics Abhijit Banerjee - Economics Michael Kremer -Economic Abiy Ahmed - Peace Prize Jim Peebles - Physics Didier Queloz - Physics Michel Mayor - Physics

Who is the Chief Guest of Republic Day Parade 2020 in New Delhi? 1. Jair Bolsonaro 2. Donald Trump 3. Emanual Macrone 4. Pratyut Chan O Cha

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian President

Which organisation has launched a report “National Strategy for Financial Inclusion”? 1. Niti Ayog 2. NABARD 3. SBI 4. Reserve Bank of India

RBI Financial Inclusion - include villages in financial/ banking 25th RBI Gov - Shaktikant Das

Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 1) Mahendra Nath Pandey 2) Ravi Shankar Prasad 3) Dharmendra Pradhan 4) D. V. Sadananda Gowda

Mahendra Nath Pandey

We have celebrated ‘Indian Army Day’ on which date? 1. 15 January 2. 14 January 3. 13 January 4. 12 January

15th Jan

Pranab Kumar Gogoi, who recently passed away, was a famous personality in which field? 1) Cinema 2) Social Work 3) Politics 4) Literature

Politician from Assam and a Lawyer belonged to INC

Which of the following state recently appointed 2 'Disha Officers'? 1) Maharashtra 2) Odisha 3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Delhi

IAS Dr Kritika Shukla IPS M Deepika Andhra Pradesh

Which State Government has launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana? 1. Gujarat 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Haryana 4. West Bengal

UP | motto - every farmer who is injured/ dies during farming activity will be given upto 5 Lakhs monetary help

Recently, Which city hosted India-Bangladesh SAMPRITI-IX joint military exercise? 1. Umroi 2. Tangil 3. Kochi 4. Dhaka

Umroi, Shillong

Which state celebrated Hornbill festival for the 1st time from 10-19th Dec, 2019? 1) Tripura 2) Assam 3) Meghalaya 4) Manipur

Tripura

ISRO will setup launch port for small satellite launch vehicles in which district of Tamil Nadu? (Jan) 1) Cuddalore 2) Thoothukodi 3) Erode 4) Kanchipuram

Thoothukodi | CM - Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Which state is going to conduct 1st Snow Leopard Survey? (Jan) 1) Uttrakhand 2) West Bengal 3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Himachal Pradesh

Uttrakhand - Trivendra SIngh

Which government launched a Cyber Safe Women initiative under which awareness camps across all the districts of the state regarding cyber safety? (Jan) 1) UP 2) MP 3) Odisha 4) MH

Maharashtra

In which city ‘Advantage Maharashtra Expo 2020’ has been inaugurated? 1. Aurangabad 2. Goa 3. Nasik 4. Pune

Aurangabad, Agriculture expo Gov- Bhagat Singh Khosiyari -> Bibi ka makbara is there in Aurangabad

Today We are celebrating which anniversary of Republic Day in 2020? 1. 70th 2. 71st 3. 69th 4. 72nd

71st

Who has became the new commander of Iran to replace 'Qasem Sulemani'? (Jan) 1) Esmail Qanni 2) Murtoz Haq Baqar 3) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 4) Nazil Qasamei

Esmail Qanni- appointed by Supreme Commander Ayatollah Ali Khamenei President - Hassan Rouhani

Who retired from chairmanship of Prasar Bharti in Feb 2020? 1) Jawhar Sircar 2) A Surya Prakash 3) Ram Shankar Katheria 4) Amitabh Kant

A Surya Prakash

Who has been recently named as the new ruler/sultan of Oman? 1. Haitham Bin Tariq 2. Zahid al Nahyaan 3. Naseem Bin Haq 4. None of Above

Haitham Bin Tariq Capital - Muscat Currency - Rial

Who has been appointed as the Chairman of ‘Apparel Export Promotion Council of India’? 1. A Sakthivel 2. Soma Roy Burman 3. Vikas Swaroop 4. Amit Talgeri

A Sakthivel

Who has been appointed as the secretary of the “National Commission for Minorities”? 1. B Anand 2. Rajveer Singh 3. Navneet Mishra 4. S. D. Sharma

IAS B Anand

The term "Operation Car Wash" that was making news recently, is related to which country? 1. China 2. Brazil 3. India 4. Bangladesh

Brazil | motto - to curb money laundering cases

Which bank has allowed select banks to offer 24*7 rupee trading to allow Indians to safeguard their FOREX risks at any time? 1. SBI 2. PNB 3. RBI 4. Syndicate Bank

RBI

What was overall rank of India in the Asian Wrestling Championships, 2020 held in New Delhi? 1. First 2. Second 3. Third 4. Fifth

3rd

After Indore at 1st rank, which cities were ranked 2nd and 3rd in Swatchha Survekshan League, 2020? (Jan) 1) Lucknow, New Delhi 2) Bhopal, Jaipur 3) Surat, Bhopal 4) Kolkata, Nagpur

2nd - Surat | 3rd - Bhopal

Which Union Ministry is set to launch a program for development of eastern states called ‘Purvodaya’? 1. Ministry of Women & Child Development 2. Ministry of Steel 3. Ministry of Coal 4. Ministry of Petrolium

Ministry of Steel - Dharmedra Pradhan, launched in Kolkata

Which Union Ministry releases the Public Enterprises Survey, on the performances of Central Public Sector Enterprises? 1. Ministry of Heavy Industries n Public Enterprises 2. Ministry of Petroleum n Natural Gases 3. Ministry of Coal and Mines 4. Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Heavy Industries n Public Enterprises | Minister - Prakash Javdekar

In Feb 2020, who has been appointed as Britain’s High Commissioner to India? 1) Terry Branstad 2) Philip Barton 3) Scott Brown 4) John Bolton

Philip Barton

In which city the 'National Stock Exchange Knowledge hub' in which city? (Jan) 1) Mumbai 2) Pune 3) Bangalore 4) New Delhi

inaugurated y Piyush Goyal in New Delhi

Which city is host to the 13th UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (COP 13), 2020? 1. Gandhinagar 2. Bhopal 3. Kanpur 4. Raipur

Muscat - Great Indian Bustard | Conference Venue - Gandhinagar

Which state recently launched “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana”, which provides an annual assistance of Rs 6000 to the needy families? 1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Uttarakhand 4. Goa

Haryana

Which city’s police recently launched an initiative called ‘Operation Nakai' to verify the identity of autodrivers? 1. Noida 2. Ghaziabad 3. Gurugram 4. Mumbai

Ghaziabad, UP

Which city plays host to the ‘3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety’? 1. Oslo 2. Brasilia 3. Stockholm 4. Washington DC

Stockholm | organised by WHO, 140 countries took part

Which Indian Wrestler has won Gold at ‘Rome Ranking Series Event’? 1. Bajrang Punia 2. Vinesh Phogat 3. Surendra Kumar 4. Babita Rani

Vinesh Phogat, Female from Haryana Anshu Malik won silver in this event

In Feb 2020, who became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America? 1) Santoshi Yadav 2) Kaamya Karthikeyan 3) Premlata Agrawal 4) Arunima Sinha

Kaamya Karthikeyan

Which state is set to become north India's first “Bird Ringing Station“? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Bihar 3. Haryana 4. Madhya Pradesh

Bihar - 4th 1st - Tamil Nadu 2nd - Rajasthan 3rd- Orissa

India's 1st Glass Floor Bridge will be established in which state? 1) UP 2) Chandigarh 3) Uttrakhand 4) Assam

Uttrakhand | Lakshman Jhula will be replaced by this bridge

Which country has inaugurated its 1st Hindu University named Sugriv University? 1) Indonesia 2) Qatar 3) UAE 4) Maldives

Muslim majority country Indonesia -> Indonesia has largest Muslim population in the world Name - Sugriv University, Bali, Indonesia

Which state ranked the best for parameters on efficiency targets in the review of state and Central government water departments by the ministry of Jal Shakti? 1. Delhi 2. Uttarakhand 3. Gujarat 4. Maharashtra

Gujarat | worst - Delhi

'Yodhavu' (Warrior), a mobile application for curbing drug menace, is an initiative of which state? 1. Assam 2. Kerala 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Bihar

Pinarai Vijayan Sarkar

Who has been appointed as the Advisor to Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? (Jna) 1) Rajesh Ranjan 2) Rajiv Rai Bhatnakar 3) Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary 4) Manoj Mukund Naravane

Rajiv Rai Bhatnakar J and K Governor - Girish Singh Murmu Ladhak Governor - Radha Krishna Mathur

Name the Author of below books An American Wedding

Tyre Jones

Minister of Jal Shakti 1) Harsh Vardhan 2) Arjun Munda 3) Harsimrat Kaur Badal 4) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

What is India’s rank in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India annual report? 1. 7th 2. 5th 3. 9th 4. 15th

1. US 2. Japan 3. UK 4. France 5. India

'P R Seshadri' has resigned from the post of CEO and MD of which bank? (Jan) 1) Kotak Mahindra Bank 2) Axis Bank 3) HDFC Bank 4) Karur Vysya Bank

Karur Vysya Bank hq - Karur, Tamil Nadu estb - 1916

Who became the 1st Woman Navy Pilot? 1) Bhavana 2) Shivangi 3) Avani 4) Shaliza

Sub Lieutenant Shivangi - June 2018

Which city is hosting the 22nd India International Seafood Show 2020? 1) Kochi 2) Kolkata 3) Guwahati 4) Bhuvneshwar

Kochi, after 12 years it is being celebrated (7,8,9 feb)

Which Indian cricketer has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket? (Jan) 1) Rohit Sharma 2) Hardik Pandya 3) Irfan Pathan 4) Kedar Jadhav

Irfan Pathan

Who has been recently conferred with the 29th Saraswati Samman Award? 1. Anuj Shukla 2. Vasdev Mohi 3. Keshav Anant 4. P. S. Rameshwar

Vasdev Mohi amount - 15 lakh INR this award is given for all 22 languages in India Saraswati Samman Award started from 1991 and award is given from Birla Foundation

29th edition of Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards has been started in which Country? 1. US 2. France 3. India 4. Italy

Los Angeles, US

What is the name of the recently launched corporate passenger train of India? 1. Kashi Mahakal Express 2. Tejas Express 3. Antyodaya Express 4. Teerthayatra Express

1st Private Train - Tejas Express | 2nd - Kashi Mahakal Express (Varanasi to Indore)

``` Vellbergia bartholomaei , which was seen in news recently, belongs to which species? 1. Fish 2. Snake 3. Lizard 4. Ant ```

Lizard

According to the recent 2020-21 Union Budget, what is the disinvestment target of Union Gov for 2020-21? 1) 1.2 Lakh Crores 2) 4.2 Lakh Crores 3) 2.2 Lakh Crores 4) 3.2 Lakh Crores

1.2 Lakh Crores

On which date we have celebrated ‘Pravasi Bhartiya Divas’? 1. 9 January 2. 10 January 3. 11 January 4. 12 January

9th Jan, also known as NRI Day

The entire government of which country resigned recently after the constitutional amendments announced by its President? 1. Ukraine 2. Russia 3. France 4. Ajerbaijan

Russia

Delhi Gov has decided to rename the Mubarak Chowk and its flyover after the Kargil War Martyr ______. and rename ______ metro station as 'Supreme Court Metro Station. (Jan) 1) Captain Anuj Nayar 2) Captain Manoj Pandey 3) Captain Vikram Batra 4) Manoj Salman Khan 1) Indraprastha 2) Pragati Maidan 3) Rajiv Chowk 4) Muneraka

Captain Vikram Batra Paramveer Chakra recipient, from Palampur (Uttrakhand) Pragati Maidan metro station name changed to Supreme Court Metro Station

Which state government recently launched the ‘Reading Mission’ initiative for students? 1. Haryana 2. West Bengal 3. Orissa 4. Maharastra

Manohar Lal Khattar Sarkar

Name the Author of below books Lessons Life Taught me Unknowingly

Anupam Kher

Oscar 2020 winners (92nd edition) 1) Best Animated Picture 2) Best Screenplay 3) Best Production Design 4) Best Actor 5) Best Documentary 6) Best Adopted Screenplay 7) Best Cinematography 8) Best Actress 9) Best Director ``` A) Renne Zelweger B) Once upon a time in Hollywood C) Jokin Phoenix D) Jojo Rabbit E) Bong Joon Ho F) American Factory G) 1917 H) How to Train Your Dragon I) Toy Story J) Parasite ```

1) Best Animated Picture - How to train your Dragon: The Hidden World; Toy Story 4 2) Best Screenplay - 'Parasite' 3) Best Production Design - 'Once upon a time in Hollywood' 4) Best Actor - 'Jokin Fhoenix for Joker' 5) Best Documentary - 'American Factory' 6) Best Adopted Screenplay - 'Jojo Rabbit' 7) Best Cinematography - '1917' 8) Best Actress - 'Renee Zelweger' 9) Best Director - 'Bong Joon Ho for Parasite'

In Jan 2020, to which country did India gave USD 75$ as line of credit for Solar Parks? 1) Australia 2) Zimbawe 3) Cuba 4) Denmark

Cuba

Which is the most polluted city in India, according to Greenpeace India’s recent report? 1. Kanpur 2. Varanasi 3. Jharia 4. Jabalpur

Jharia, Jharkhand

BSNL has secured how much loan from SBI? 1. Rs. 1000 Cr. 2. Rs. 2000 Cr. 3. Rs. 3000 Cr. 4. Rs. 5000 Cr.

3k crores CEO - Praveen Kumar Purvar hq - New Delhi

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Academy is to be established in? 1) New Delhi 2) Bhopal 3) Nagpur 4) Bhubneshwar

Nagpur

Which bank has recently signed a MoU with South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways, for doorstep collection of earnings from the railway stations? 1. Allahabad Bank 2. Punjab National Bank 3. Bank of Baroda 4. State Bank of India

SBI

China's economic growth slowed to its weakest for 30 years in 2019 while Trade War with which country? 1. UK 2. Iran 3. India 4. US

Scientist at Indian Veterinary Research Institute have recently developed a low-cost vaccine for which disease? 1) Swine Fever 2) Coronavirus 3) Bird Flu 4) Chicken Pox

Swine Fever

According to the recent notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice,India, which country was declared as the ‘Reciprocating Territory’? 1. China 2. Russia 3. United Arab Emirates 4. Saudi Arabia

Reciprocate - adla badli - basically trade here | UAE

Wendell Rodricks, who passed away recently, was associated with which field? 1. Construction 2. Business 3. Fashion Designing 4. Politics

Fashion Designing, Goa

Who won gold in India Open Boxing Tournament? 1) Sarita Devi 2) MC Mary Komb 3) Vinesh Phogat 4) Kirti Jain 1) Goa 2) New Delhi 3) Kolkata 4) Guwahati

MC Mary Komb - Guwahati

We are observing which Birth Anniversary of ‘Lala Lajpat Rai’ in 2020? 1. 155th 2. 150th 3. 132nd 4. 119th

155th, also known as Punjab Kesari born - 28th Jan 1865 died - 17th Nov 1928 - died in Lahore because of J P Sanders lathi charge

Which Indian celebrity is at the top spot in the latest brand valuation study by Duff and Phelps? 1) MS Dhoni 2) Akshay Kumar 3) Ranveer Singh 4) Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli

Ukrainian Aircraft ‘Boeing 737’ crashed in Tehran. This aircraft took off from which airport? 1. Imam Khomeini International Airport 2. Mehrabad International Airport 3. Fath Airport 4. Payam International Airport

Imam Khomeini International Airport

Who has won Miss Teen International 2019 beauty pageant? (Jan) 1) Ayushi Dhalokia 2) Yessenia Gracia 3) Anicia Gaothusi 4) Thu Phan

Ayushi Dhalokia

United States has launched 'US Space Force', This will be led by Air Force General ____ ? (Jan) 1) Donal Trumph 2) Jamie Dimon 3) Jay Raymond 4) John Legree

Air Force General Jay Raymond

Who among the following received the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy in Feb 2020? 1) Dr N S Dharmashaktu 2) Dr Anil Aggrawal 3) Leprosy Mission Trust 4) None of them

Dr N S Dharmashaktu and Leprosy Mission Trust, both of them

“Shyama Prasad Mukherji R - urban Mission” (SPMRM) is implemented by which Union Ministry? 1. Ministry of Rural Development 2. Ministry of HRD 3. Ministry of Textiles 4. Ministry of Civil Aviation

Ministry of Rural Development - development of Urban Areas | Minister : Narendra Singh Tomar

Lawn Tennis Winners 1) Australian Open 2020 2) US Open 2019 3) Wimbledon 4) French Open

Australian Open - > Women Single - Sofia Kenin - > Men Singles - Novak Djokovic US Open - > Women Single - Bianca Andreescu - > Men Singles - Rafael Nadal Wimbeldon - > Women Single - Simona Halep - > Men Singles - Novak Djokovic French - > Women Single - Ashleigh Barty - > Men Singles - Rafael Nadal

BIMSTEC Summits

- > 1st - 31 July 2004 - Thailand- Bangkok - > 2nd - 13 November 2008 - India - New Delhi - > 3rd- 4 March 2014 - Myanmar - Naypyidaw[20] - > 4th - 30, 31 August 2018 - Nepal Kathmandu - > 5th - 2022 - Sri Lanka Colombo

In Jan 2020, whcih neutral pronoun has been voted as the world of the decade? 1) They 2) It 3) Their 4) Them

They

``` Ng Ka-long (men’s) won singles titles at “Thailand Masters Badminton” in Bangkok, is from which country? 1. Japan 2. Hong Kong 3. North Korea 4. Thailand ``` Akane Yamaguchi (women’s) - Japanese

Hong Kong | same event - Akane Yamaguchi (women’s) - Japanese

1st edition of the ‘BIMSTEC Ports’ Conclave’ was held in which port? 1) Tuticorin Port 2) Mudgao Port 3) Chennai Port 4) Visakhapatnam Port

Visakhapatnam Port

At which Port, India and Oman will conduct 12th edition of bilateral Naval Exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’? 1. Mormugao Port 2. Kandla Port 3. Jawaharlal Nehru Port 4. Port Blair Port

Mormugao Port, Jan 6th Zayed Al Bahar Exercise - with Qatar in Doha

Who was recently appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India? 1. Debashis Panda 2. Anuj Mavlankar 3. Jitendra Jumar 4. S. K. Nayar

IAS Debashis Panda

Israel's Elbit Systems recently signed an MoU with which Indian company for developing an unmanned aerial vehicle? 1) ISRO 2) DRDO 3) HAL 4) BHEL

HAL hq - Bangalore CEO - Sajal Prakash

Which state Election Commission has become first to launch ‘Face recognition App’ for voters? 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Uttarakhand 3. Odisha 4. Telangana

Chandrashekhar Rao sarkar, Telangana

Who won Global Teacher Prize 2019? 1) Nancie Atwell 2) Peter Tabichi 3) Hanan Al Hroub 4) Andria Zafirakou

Peter Tabichi - of Kenya

``` Henley Passport Index 2020 was released recently, Which country has topped? 1. India 2. Japan 3. US 4. China ```

``` 1st - Japan 2nd - Singapore 3rd - South Korea 4th - Germany 5th - Italy 6th - Finland 7th - Spain 8th - USA and UK 9th - Luxembourg 10th - Denmark ``` India - 84th out of 199

Which country has become first in South Asia to provide ‘e-Passport Facility’? 1. India 2. Indonesia 3. Bangladesh 4. Lebanon

Bangladesh | -> hard copy of passport is not required, soft copy can be used

Who won gold in at 63rd National Shooting Championship' held in Bhopal? (Jan) 1) Sarabjot Singh 2) Abhishek Verma 3) Rajan Sharma 4) Saurabh Chaudhary

Saurabh Chaudhary

Which Indian sportsperson won the ESPN's Female Sportsperson of the Year award for the third consecutive year? 1. Hima Das 2. P V Sindhu 3. M C Mary Kom 4. Saina Nehwal

P V Sindhu

American Factory, which won the Oscar for the best feature-length documentary, was produced by which famous American personality? 1. Donald Trump 2. Barrace Obama 3. Peter D Brain 4. Anthoney Depp

Barrace Obama

Who let the foundation stone of Delhi Cycle walk project? (Jan) 1) Amit Shah 2) Narendra Modi 3) Rajnath Singh 4) Arvind Kejriwal

Amit Shah, estimate - 550 crores, 36 Km long track

Which City will host the 3rd International Symposium on ‘Marine Ecosystems Challenges & Opportunities (MECOS3)’? 1. Thiruvananthapuram 2. Kochi 3. Kollam 4. Kottayam

Kochi

As per the recent Union budget, what is the estimated fiscal deficit target for 2020-21, expressed in percentage of GDP? 1) 3.5% 2) 4.2% 3) 5% 4) 2.8%

3.5%

Atal Kisan - Majdoor canteens’ scheme is associated with which state? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Uttarakhand 3. Punjab 4. Haryana

Manoharlal Khattar Sarkar

In Feb 2020, the DoT has approved the merger of Tata Teleservices consumer mobility business with which of the following? 1) Bharti Airtel 2) Vodafone Idea 3) Aircel 4) Reliance Jio

Bharti Airtel

``` After Kerala, Telangana and Punjab, which state has recently passed a resolution against ‘CAA’ Citizenship (Amendment) Act? 1. West Bengal 2. Rajasthan 3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Tripura ```

West Bengal

1st skill processing plant of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is to be set up in which state, to boost the production of Patola Sarees? 1) Gujarat 2) MP 3) HP 4) UP

Gujarat | new statue inaugurated by Vijay Rupani of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel - 50ft tall, 70k Kg weight

Filmmaker and director Manmohan Mohapatra, who recently passed away, was from which state? 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Odisha 3. West Bengal 4. Andhra Pradesh

Odisha

Who has flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen and Toubro (L and T) Armour-ed System Complex at Hazira, Gujarat ? 1. Narendra Modi 2. Dharmendra Pradhan 3. Ramnath Kovind 4. Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh

Which aspect of agriculture is being focused upon by the Krishi Karman Award? 1) Production 2) Loan Repay 3) Water Management 4) Sales

Production of the agriculture produce - from last 3-4 years, production of food grains has been doubled by Indian farmers

Which Institute has signed MoU with TikTok provides short video modules? 1. IIM Bangalore 2. IIM Ahemadabad 3. IIM Gandhinagar 4. IIM Indore

IIM Indore

Name the Author of below books The Test of My Life

Yuvraj Singh

Which Indian state has topped the production of vegetables in 2018-19, as per the recent data from the Ministry of Agriculture? 1. Punjab 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Bihar 4. West Bengal

West Bengal

Which bank has announced the scheme ‘Residential Builder Finance with Buyer Guarantee’? 1. SBI 2. Allahabad Bank 3. Axis Bank 4. Canara Bank

SBI

Which Tribal refugee community will now be given permission to settle in Tripura following the signing of a historic agreement on January 16, 2020? 1. Bru- Reang 2. Aistie 3. Chaukar- La 4. Deori- Garo

Bru- Reang

P V Sindhu has been conferred with which Award? 1. Padma Shri 2. Padma Bhushan 3. Padma Vibhushan 4. Bharat Ratna

Padma Bhusan

Who inaugurated ‘National Traders Convention’ at Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi? (Jan) 1. Rajnath Singh 2. Anandiben Patel 3. Amit Shah 4. Yogi Adityanath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction program Pariksha Pe Charcha-2020 held in which stadium? 1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium 2. Talkatora Stadium 3. Maratha Assembly 4. Vijeta Stadium

Talkatora Stadium, Delhi

Who was named as the “Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2019”? 1. Kumar Vishnu Shastri 2. Pratyush Chandra Rao 3. Kiran Mazumdar 4. V. K. Shivan

Kiran Mazumdar

Minister of Food Processing Industries 1) Harsh Vardhan 2) Arjun Munda 3) Harsimrat Kaur Badal 4) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Harsimrat Kaur Badal

Name the Author of below books Khooni Baisakhi

``` Nanak Singh (poetry on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ) relaunched by Navdeep Suri in Abu Dhabi, grandson of Nanak Singh ```

Name the Author of below books Turbulence and Trumph: Modi's Years

Bharti S Pradhan and Rahul Aggrawal

ATP Cup 2020 has started in which country? 1) France 2) Australia 3) US 4) UK

Australian Tennis Professional - ATP

The Pollution Control Board of which state recently received the national award for eGovernance 2019-20? 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Delhi 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh

In which city the 5th edition of ‘Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference’ has been held? 1. Pune 2. Bangalore 3. New Delhi 4. Mumbai

Pune | Drosophila - a makkhi (fly) which sits on fruit

Which state is to set up a committee to suggest measures to improve forest tourism? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Assam 3. Tripura 4. Maharastra

Maharashtra | Gov- Bhagat Singh Khosiyari

Himachal Pradesh celebrated its ____ Statehood Day on 25th January. 1. 72nd 2. 18th 3. 50th 4. 46th

50th Jan Himachal Pradesh was UT from 1st Nov 1956 on 25th Jan 1971 - Himachal Pradesh became State Governor -Bandaru Datta Tre

Who has won “2019 Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award”? 1. Pratima Goyal 2. Anshul Kania 3. Priya Prakash 4. Anuradha Singh

Priya Prakash | CEO of Health Set Go company

FSSAI has launched 'Verified Milk Vendor Scheme' for which state? (Jan) 1) Haryana 2) Gujarat 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Punjab

Gujarat Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is an autonomous body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.

Recently, which state gov launched a scheme called 'Jansevaka' to home deliver various government services to citizen? 1) Karnataka 2) Delhi 3) Gujarat 4) Punjab

B S Yedurappa Sarkar

The cybersecurity project codenamed Dejfa, that was recently making news, belongs to which country? 1. India 2. UAE 3. Bangladesh 4. Iran

Iran

Who has won the 2020 Tyler Prize, known as the Nobel Prize for Environment? 1) Vandana Shiva 2) Pavan Sukhdev 3) David Suzuki 4) Pradip Krishen

Pavan Sukhdev - renowned Indian environmental economist and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador

What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Flourishing index’ released by WHO Commission and UNICEF? 1. 130th 2. 122nd 3. 131st 4. 101st

131st

Which country is to offer e-visa facility to Indian Tourists? 1. South Africa 2. Ghana 3. Saudi Arabia 4. Indonesia

South Africa

Who is going to be awarded by ‘Padma Shri’ on this Republic Day? 1. P V Sindhu 2. Ekta Kapoor 3. Kangna Ronaut 4. Karan Johar

Ekta Kapoor Kangna Ronaut Karan Johar P V Sindhu - Padma Bhushan

Which cricketer became the 7th batsman to smash 6 sixes in a over? (Jan) 1) Martin Crowe 2) Ross Taylor 3) Leo Carnet 4) Trent Boult

Leo Carter, New Zealand

1) Google's 1st AI Lab | 2) Google's 2nd AI Lab

1) Ghana | 2) Bangalore

In which state has the AFSPA been extended for 6 more months? (Jan) 1) Nagaland 2) J and K 3) Ladhak 4) Uttar Pradesh

Nagaland, due to violent situation by Naga Tribes | CM - Nephio Rio

Which bank has announced to customer to update the mobile numbers for ATM cash withdrawal? 1) SBI 2) Allahabad Bank 3) PNB 4) BoB

SBI

7th edition Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (India Region) was organised in which city? 1. New Delhi 2. Lucknow 3. Gwalior 4. Pune

Lucknow

Name the Indian Mountaineer, who recently conquered Antartica's highest peak Mt. Vision? 1) Malavath Poorna 2) Nishikant Roy 3) Anjum Shekhar 4) Priyadarshani Kumari

Malavath Poorna, Telangana

India's 1st Animal War Memorial will be established in which city? 1) Bhopal 2) Meerut 3) Nagpur 4) New Delhi

War Memorial was established in New Delhi infron t of India Gate -> Animal Memorial - for Dogs in Meerut

Minister of Tribal Affairs 1) Harsh Vardhan 2) Arjun Munda 3) Harsimrat Kaur Badal 4) Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Arjun Munda

Which bank has projected that Indian Economy will reach ‘$7 trillion’ by 2030? 1. Deutsche Bank 2. SBI 3. Asian Development Bank 4. World Bank

Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, Germany

Which cricketer won the Polly Umrigar Award? 1. Jaspreet Bumrah 2. Virat Kohli 3. Rohit Sharma 4. Ravindra Jadeja

Jaspreet Bumrah, cure.fit brandambassador Award Money - 15 lakh

Chairman of UPSC - Arvind Saxena

1936 INC Session?

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