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1
Q

The committee to work on elimination of charges,

round-the-clock RTGS and NEFT facility

A

Nandan Nilekani Committee

2
Q

Reserve Bank of India constituted a six member committee to review the ATM interchange fee structure. It will be headed by ?

A

V G Kannan

3
Q

“e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes” was launched by whom ?

A

Arjun Munda (his constituency is Khunti)

4
Q

Chief Minister Yuva Sambal Yojana :
(A) State
(B) Girls’ amount
(C) Boys’ amount

A

(A) Rajasthan
(B) 3500 per month
(C) 3000 Rs Per month

5
Q

who will head the panel set up by SEBI to review margins on derivatives ?

A

NSE Clearing Ltd.

6
Q

(A) Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is which state’s initiative ?
(B) State formation day
Hint : ‘Medicines from the sky’ is also the state’s initiative

A

(A) Telangana

(B) 2nd June

7
Q

RBI’s committee to give the following

recommendations for MSME sector is headed by whom ?

A

U.K Sinha

8
Q

‘Aapki Beti’ scheme is which state’s programme

A

Rajasthan

9
Q

‘New National Education Policy’ has been drafted by whom ?

A

Kasturirangan committee

10
Q

Rythu Bandhu scheme is of which state ?

A

Telangana

11
Q

‘Tech Bee’ programme is which company’s initiative ?

A

HCL
NOTE : NMCG, INTACH and HCL signed a tripartite agreement for the plantation of rudraksh trees in Uttarakhand.
Also, 2nd Tulip Garden in Pitthoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

12
Q

Which company partnered with Digit Insurance to

offer EMI insurance ?

A

ZestMoney

13
Q

HDFC has sold what percent stake in

subsidiary Gruh Finance Ltd (Gruh) ?

A

over 4.22% stake

14
Q

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has surpassed whom in terms of market capitalisation

A

US technology giant IBM

15
Q

country’s most profitable public sector company ?

A

ONGC (It toppled IOCL)

16
Q

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover

has joined hands with whom to develop next generation electric drive systems

A

BMW

17
Q

government has reduced the total rate of
contribution made by workers and employers
towards the Employees‘ State Insurance (ESI)
scheme from 6.5% to what ?

A

4%

18
Q

Fitch lowers India‟s growth forecast

A

6.6%

19
Q

Food and Nutrition Security Report
stated that x% of Indian children will be
stunted by 2022. What is x ?

A

31.4%

20
Q

17th Run Against Drug Abuse was flagged off on
the occasion of “International Day against Drug
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” in New Delhi.
(a)What was the theme ?
(b) International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking date ?

A

(a) ‘Listen First‘

(b) 26 June

21
Q

Which police station in Maharashtra has emerged as the State topper in a survey based on the ‘SMART‘ policing concept

A

The Rahimatpur police station in Satara district

22
Q

(a) G20 summit venue in 2019
(b) G20 Summit venue in 2020
(c) G7 summit in 2019

A

(a) Osaka (Japan)
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) France (Capital : Paris; Currency : Euro)

23
Q

US will end preferential trade status for which country ?

A

India

24
Q

What is the permit issued by UAE for permanent residence as a part of the Investors Permanent Residence System to attract investors, entrepreneurs
and qualified individuals ?

A

Golden Residence Permit

25
Q

In Russia, the first tourist train traveling

through Russia‘s Arctic region was run from where to where ?

A

from St. Petersburg station , on to Norway

26
Q

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that single-use plastics will be banned in the country from which year ?

A

2021

27
Q

Zuzana Caputova was sworn in as a country’s first female president. Name the country

A

Slovakia

28
Q

NASA‟s telescope that will

be switched off permanently on Jan. 30, 2020 is ?

A

Spitzer Space Telescope

29
Q

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential

election of which country ?

A

Mauritania

30
Q

1st Arab country to be granted full membership of the Financial Action Task Force.

A

Saudi Arabia

31
Q

first country in the Gulf to launch ‘goAML‘, a new anti money laundering reporting platform is

A

UAE

32
Q

Air Chief Marshal ?

A

Birender Singh Dhanoa

33
Q

Described as the world‘s fastest supersonic cruise missile Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile was test fired from where ?

A

Chandipur, Odisha

34
Q

first test flight of the indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) from ?

A

Odisha

35
Q

Young Scientists Programme, or Yuva Vigyanik Karyakram, YUVIKA is the program of which organisation ?

A

ISRO

36
Q

The RBI has slapped a penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank for the non-state lender‟s failure to adhere to the regulator‟s diktat on promoter shareholding. What is the amount of the penalty ?

A

a penalty of Rs. 2 crores

37
Q

Reserve Bank of India will infuse some amount into the financial system through bond purchases under the Open Market Operation (OMO). What is the amount which is to be infused ?

A

Rs 12,500 crore

38
Q

Name the Bank which will now come under the purview of Right to Information Act and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) guidelines

A

The Jammu and Kashmir Bank

39
Q

Reserve Bank fined country‟s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank some amount for not reporting frauds and non-compliance with other directions What is that amount ?

A

Rs 1 crore

40
Q

A Bank has declared that from 1st July 2019, customers can deposit cash of up to Rs 50,000 for free only thrice a month. From the fourth transaction or for cash deposits of over Rs 50,000, there will be a service charge of Rs 1 per thousand, with a minimum of Rs
50 and a maximum of Rs 5,000 plus GST. Name the Bank

A

Canara Bank

41
Q

Lakshmi Vilas Bank is going to be merged with which entity ?

A

India bulls Housing Finance

42
Q

The Reserve Bank of India has advised all Scheduled Commercial Banks to adopt Education Loan Scheme.

(a) amount of loan that can be given for study in India :
(b) amount of loan that can be given for studying abroad :
(c) Collateral free loans upto :
(d) Repayment period :

A

The Reserve Bank of India has advised all Scheduled Commercial Banks to adopt Education Loan Scheme.

(a) amount of loan that can be given for study in India : 10 lakhs
(b) amount of loan that can be given for studying abroad : 20 lakhs
(c) Collateral free loans upto : up to Rs 7.5 Lakh
(d) Repayment period : 15 years

43
Q

What is the leverage ratio which will be applicable from the quarter commencing October 1, 2019:

(a) for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (DSIBs) :
(b) for other banks :

A

the leverage ratio which will be applicable from the quarter commencing October 1, 2019:

(a) for Domestic Systemically Important Banks (DSIBs) : 4%
(b) for other banks : 3.5%

44
Q

According to the World Bank, India’s GDP will grow at what rate in the current fiscal ?

A

7.5 %

45
Q

The extension of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKISAN) to all the farmers in the country. Earlier the benefit of the scheme was applicable to farmers having _____ of land.

A

2 Hectares

46
Q

Centre also approved the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojana under which small and marginal farmers will get a minimum fixed pension of ___________ per month on attaining the age of 60 years

A

3,000 rupees

47
Q

When was PM-KISAN scheme launched ?

A

in Uttar Pradesh‟s Gorakhpur on 24th February 2019

48
Q

FIFA rankings :

(a) India :
(b) Top country :

A

(a) India : 101

(b) Top country : Belgium

49
Q

According to the Food and Nutrition Security Report prepared by the UN World Food Programme, What percent of Indian children will be stunted by 2022 ?

A

31.4%

50
Q

Protem speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha :

A

Virendra Kumar

51
Q

17th Lok Sabha Speaker :

(a) Name :
(b) Constituency :

A

(a) Name : Om Birla

(b) Constituency : Kota-Bundi constituency.

52
Q

G20 Summit in 2019 :
Theme of G20 in 2019 :
G20 Summit in 2020 :

A

G20 Summit in 2019 : Osaka, Japan
Theme of G20 in 2019 : Human-centred future society
G20 Summit in 2020 : Saudi Arabia

53
Q

Femina Miss India World 2019 :
Femina Miss Grand India 2019 :
Miss India United Continents 2019 :

A

Femina Miss India World 2019 : Suman Rao from Rajasthan
Femina Miss Grand India 2019 : Shivani Jadhav from Chhattisgarh
Miss India United Continents 2019 : Shreya Shanker from Bihar

54
Q

According to the ‘World Population Prospects Report 2019’ released by the UN, by which year will India overtake China as the most populous country ?

A

2027

India will have almost 1.64 billion inhabitants by 2050.

55
Q

Who will be heading the Beekeeping Development Committee formed to identify ways of advancing beekeeping in India ?

A

Bibek Debroy

56
Q

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced an annual financial assistance of _______ to loktantra senanis or their spouse.

A

Rs 5 lakh
NOTE : Loktantra senanis are those people who were imprisoned during the 1975-77 Emergency under preventive detention laws

57
Q

The GoI has reduced interest rates for small savings schemes by _____________ for the July - September quarter of the 2019-20 financial year.

A

10 basis points

58
Q

Name the state that has passed a resolution to increase reservation quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from existing 14% to 27%

A

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet

59
Q

At which district will Assam government set up a Skill University at the cost of 850 crore rupees ?

A

Darrang district

60
Q

Which state has made it mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS device ?
Which two places of that state have been identified for installation of early warning system ?
Which two towns have been zeroed in for setting up the relief and rescue base of National Disaster Response Force ?

A

Which state has made it mandatory for trekkers to carry a GPS device - Himachal Pradesh
Which two places of that state have been identified for installation of early warning system - Kullu and Dalhousie
Which two towns have been zeroed in for setting up the relief and rescue base of National Disaster Response Force - Rampur and Mandi towns

61
Q

Which country has gifted Manipur a ‘Peace Museum’ which is built on the memories of one of the fiercest battles of the Second World War ?

A

Japan

62
Q

Govt. distributes free Doordarshan (DD) set-top boxes to people living in border areas of _____________.

A

Jammu and Kashmir

63
Q

Telangana State Formation Day ->

A

02nd June

64
Q

Who has been sworn-in as the El Salvador‘s President ?

A

Nayib Bukele

65
Q

Who has been appointed advocate general by the Chattisgarh government ?

A

Satish Chandra Verma

66
Q

Who has been appointed as the National Security Adviser (NSA) ?

A

Ajit Doval

67
Q

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has appointed whom as its independent director ?

A

Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal

68
Q

Who has been appointed as the chairman of Axis bank ?

A

Rakesh Makhija

69
Q

Who has been elected as external auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) ?

A

Comptroller and Auditor General of India : Rajiv Mehrishi

70
Q

Who was appointed as the chief of India Meteorological Department (IMD) ?

A

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

71
Q

After Wipro founder Azim Premji will step down, who is to take over as Wipro chairman ?

A

Rishad Premji

72
Q

Who was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court ?

A

Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel

73
Q

Who has been appointed as the interim chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir bank ?

A

RK Chibber

74
Q

Who has been elected Thailand’s prime minister ?

A

Prayuth Chan-ocha

75
Q

Name the person who has been named as acting Central Vigilance Commissioner ?

A

Sharad Kumar

76
Q

Who was appointed the pro-tem speaker of the Lok Sabha.

A

Virendra Kumar

77
Q

Principal Secretary to PM Modi :

Additional Principal Secretary to PM Modi :

A

Principal Secretary to PM Modi : Nripendra Misra

Additional Principal Secretary to PM Modi : PK Mishra

78
Q

Reckitt Benckiser CEO (chief executive officer) :

A

Laxman Narasimhan

79
Q

Whom has Pakistan appointed as the new Director General of the InterServices Intelligence (ISI)

A

Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed

80
Q

Executive Director in the RBI :

A

Dr. Rabi N. Mishra

81
Q

Who has been appointed by the World Archery appointed to sort out the ongoing mess in the Archery Association of India (AAI)

A

Abhinav Bindra

82
Q

Name the RBI Deputy Governor who has quit

A

Viral Acharya

83
Q

Who is appointed as India‟s representative in the council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) ?

A

Shefali Juneja

84
Q

Who has become the first female CEO of Warner Bros ?

A

Ann Sarnoff

85
Q

Who has been appointed as the next director general of Indian Coast Guard?

A

Krishnaswamy Natarajan

86
Q

Who will head the Intelligence Bureau

A

Arvind Kumar

87
Q

Who will take charge of the RAW

A

Samant Goel

88
Q

Who has been appointed as the CEO of NITI Ayog ?

A

Amitabh Kant

89
Q

Name the person who will head the UN‘s Food and Agriculture Organization ?

A

Qu Dongyu -> he becomes the first Chinese national to head FAO.

90
Q

Which Indian has been elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee ?

A

Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra

91
Q

Who has been sworn in as Governor of Manipur.

A

Nagaland Governor + Manipur Governor -> Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya

92
Q

Who has been elected by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) as its new president

A

Sharad Kumar Saraf

93
Q

Who won the Champions League in football ?

A

Liverpool

94
Q

Name the team which won at Cantor Fitzgerald U21 International 4- Nations title ?

A

Indian junior women‘s hockey team won -> defeated Ireland

95
Q

Who became the most capped India player by surpassing Bhaichung Bhutia‘s 107 international matches ?

A

Sunil Chhetri

96
Q

2019 FIFA Women‟s World Cup

(a) Where :
(b) Who won :

A

2019 FIFA Women‟s World Cup

(a) Where : France
(b) Who won : US -> defeated Netherlands

97
Q

Who won Canadian Grand Prix ?

A

Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton

98
Q

What was Virat Kohli’s Rank in the Forbes list of world‟s highest-paid athletes

A

Virat Kohli, ranked 100th with estimated annual earnings of $25 million

99
Q

Lee Chong Wei announced his retirement. What was the game he was associated with ?

A

badminton

100
Q

FIFA rankings :

(a) topmost nation :
(b) Indian team at :

A

FIFA rankings :

(a) topmost nation : Belgium
(b) Indian team at : 101

101
Q

FIH Series Finals :

(a) Men’s :
(b) Women’s :

A

FIH Series Finals :

(a) Men’s : India defeated South Africa
(b) Women’s : India defeated Japan

102
Q

Who won national titles in squash ?

A

Joshna Chinappa

103
Q

Who won the US Open (Golfing) ?

A

Gary Woodland

104
Q

In the Archery World Championships at Den Bosch in The Netherlands, which Indian team won Silver ?

A

Indian men‟s recurve team

105
Q

Who was recorded the worst bowling figures in ICC World Cup Match ?

A

Afghanistan leg spinner Rashid Khan

106
Q

Name the Indian player who won Bronze in the women‟s javelin in the 58th Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet ?

A

Annu Rani

107
Q

Name the country The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted sanctions from to host international sporting events ?

A

India

108
Q

Name the cueist who won 35th men‘s Asian Snooker Championship held in Doha ?

A

Pankaj Advani

109
Q

Name the Indian gymnast who won Bronze at the Senior Asian Artistic Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ?

A

Pranati Nayak

110
Q

Where has The International Olympic Committee formally opened new headquarters ?

A

in Switzerland

111
Q

Who won France Grand Prix 2019 ?

A

Lewis Hamilton

112
Q

Virat Kohli becomes the fastest cricketer to score 20,000 international runs. How many innings did he take ?

A

He took just 417 innings

113
Q

(a) Where was the 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held ?
(b) Who hosted it ?

A

(a) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

(b) Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

114
Q

2nd Global Disability Summit‘ will be held in ?

A

in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

115
Q

Who will host 12th Capacity Building workshop with Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Information Sharing Centre (ISC) in New Delhi.

A

Indian Coast Guard (ICG)

116
Q

Name the entity that organised 4th edition of National Yoga Olympiad of school children and where ?

A

NCERT organised it in New Delhi.

117
Q

Name the state that will host 32nd edition of the International Seed Testing Association congress.

A

Telangana

118
Q

Name the person who has become the youngest Member of Parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha.

A

Chandrani Murmu from Odisha

119
Q

Name the first ever project in the country that receives power generated from a waste-to energy plant ?

A

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

120
Q

Name the entity that is conducting a basic training programme at the Deendayal Port Trust in Kandla, Gujarat, aimed at increasing the awareness and enhancing the preparedness of Seaport Emergency Handlers (SEHs) to respond to CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) threats

A

NDMA

121
Q

The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister releases a detailed note titled ‘GDP estimation in India- Perspectives and Facts‘.
Which year does it use as the base year :
Which two major improvements does it include :

A

Base year : 2011-12
2 major improvements : (1) Incorporation of MCA21 database; (2) Incorporation of the Recommendations of System of National Accounts (SNA), 2008

122
Q

According to the President of India, construction or upgradation of how many kilometres of national highways are to be undertaken by 2022 under the ‘Bharatmala Project’

A

about 35,000 kilometres

123
Q

Name the place in India where first specialised hydrotherapy treatment for elephants suffering from arthritis, joint pain and foot ailments has been opened

A

Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

124
Q

India has signed agreements with _________ and ____________ for DD India to be telecasted on the state platforms of the respective countries

A

Bangladesh and South Korea

125
Q

The Government of India, the Government of Jharkhand and the World Bank signed a __________ Loan Agreement

A

$147 Million

126
Q

________________ and _____________ have signed an agreement to set up National Electricity Distribution Company Ltd.

A

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

127
Q

The GoI, the Government of Kerala and the World Bank have signed the Loan Agreement of __________ for the First Resilient Kerala Program.

A

USD 250 million

128
Q

India has signed a loan agreement worth ___________ with the World Bank to help treat and eliminate Tuberculosis from the country by 2025.

A

400 million dollar

129
Q

World Health Organization has selected the ____________ for its award this year in recognition of its achievements in the field of tobacco control

A

Rajasthan government‘s Medical & Health Department

130
Q

Former President _________ was bestowed on the highest civilian award of Mexico “Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca” (Order of the Aztec Eagle) for foreigners

A

Pratibha Patil

131
Q

Malayalam Actor ________ has won the J.C. Daniel Award, the highest honour in Malayalam cinema.

A

Sheela

132
Q

Name the people who have been chosen for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019 ?

A

Google‘s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq president Adena Friedman

133
Q

Automobile major ________ won the Gold Award in South Africa

A

Mahindra

134
Q

Who was awarded the 54th Jnanpith Award for his contribution to the enrichment of Indian Literature in English

A

Amitav Ghosh

135
Q

Who is going to be honoured with Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by UNICEF at the UNICEF SNOWFLAKE BALL ?

A

Priyanka Chopra

136
Q

Name the non-profit organisation that has been awarded the BBC World Service Global Champion Award

A

Akshaya Patra

137
Q

__________ has won the 2019 Commonwealth Secretary General‟s Innovation for Sustainable Development Award in the ‘People’ category in London, UK.

A

Nitesh Kumar Jangir ->an Indian engineer

138
Q

______________ has become the first Indian film to win ‘Outstanding Artistic Achievement‘ award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.

A

Veyil Marangal (Trees Under the Sun)

139
Q

RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism

(a) Journalist of the Year :
(b) Lifetime Achievement Award :

A

RedInk Awards for Excellence in Journalism

(a) Journalist of the Year : Rachna Khaira of The Tribune (for exposing the functioning of the UIDAI)
(b) Lifetime Achievement Award : Dinu Ranadive from the Maharashtra Times, and Sebastian D‟Souza, from the Mumbai Mirror

140
Q

India-born __________ crowned Miss Universe Australia 2019

A

Priya Serrao

141
Q

IIT Kanpur honours India‟s chief national badminton coach _______ with honorary doctorate on the occasion of their 52nd convocation

A

Pullela Gopichand

142
Q

Writer of “Cricket World Cup: The Indian Challenge”

A

Ashis Ray

143
Q

“The New Delhi Conspiracy” is written by :

A

Meenakshi Lekhi -> cowritten it with Krishna Kumar.

144
Q

“Lessons Life Taught Me Unknowingly” is an autobiography of _______

A

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher

145
Q

The 10th National Science Film Festival of India (NSFFI) will be organised in ___________

A

Tripura

146
Q

______ has become the first expat to get the UAE‘s first gold card permanent residency

A

MA Yusuff Ali

147
Q

‘Digital Sakhi’, an educational programme aimed at digital financial inclusion of rural women, was launched in two villages of Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu. It is an initiative of ?

A

L&T Financial Services‘ (LTFS)

148
Q

Maldives will confer ‘Nishan Izzuddin‘ award on __________

A

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

149
Q

A new species of ‘paddy frog‘ discovered from Northeast India, primarily Assam. What is the name ?

A

Aishani

150
Q

World‘s highest, fully automated weather stations atop ________.

A

Mount Everest

151
Q

Facebook has announced a digital currency called ___________

A

Libra

152
Q

_________ offers a new tool ‘AWaRe’ (Access, Watch, Reserve) to contain rising antimicrobial resistance and make antibiotic use safer and more effective

A

WHO

153
Q

The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) (ECI) organized five-day training programme on Use of Technology in Elections for Election Officials of Union Election Commission of _______.

A

Myanmar

154
Q

“Namma Kolhapuri chappal” has earned Geographical indication tag from Intellectual Property India. The approval for GI tag was jointly received by ___________

A

Karnataka and Maharashtra

155
Q

____________, a religious pilgrimage, will get a dedicated in-house disaster response force by September, 2020

A

The Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine

156
Q

BSES Yamuna Power Ltd launches behavioural energy saving app ______

A

‘Susthome’

157
Q

A statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the legendary ruler of Punjab, was unveiled at the Lahore Fort on his _______ death anniversary

A

180th

158
Q

Ruma Guha Thakurta paased away. Who was she ?

A

Actor-singer -> featured in films such as Jwar Bhata, Ganga and 36 Chowringhee Lane

159
Q

Dinyar Contractor passed away. Who was he ?

A

Veteran comedian, film and theatre actor

160
Q

Malcolm John Rebennack, better known as Dr John, passed away. Who was he ?

A

Six-time Grammy-winning musician

161
Q

Girish Karnad passed away. Who was he ?

A

Noted actor, filmmaker and playwright

162
Q

A senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader R V Janakiraman passed away. He was former CM of _________

A

Puducherry

163
Q

Mohamed Morsy passed away. Who was he ?

A

Former Egyptian President

164
Q

Jharna Dhara Chowdhury passed away. Who was she ?

A

an Eminent Social Activist

165
Q

Abburi Chaya Devi passes away. Who was she ?

A

Telugu story writer and the Sahitya Akademi award winner

166
Q

Indian Navy‘s first Naval Air Squadron 550 celebrated its Diamond Jubilee at naval base ______ after Completing 60 glorious years of yeoman service to the nation

A

Kochi

167
Q

NASA‘s robot named ________ became the first Astrobee robot to fly under its own power in space

A

Bumble

168
Q

Indian Navy launched Operation _________ in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to reassure Indian flagged vessels safe transit through the area.

A

Sankalp

169
Q

______ has been named the world‘s first billionaire rapper by Forbes

A

Jay-Z

170
Q

India ranked (a)_____ in Global Gender Equality Index. The list was topped by (b)__________.

A

(a)95th ; (b)Denmark

171
Q

Mumbai ranked (a)_____ in the study, “Traffic Index-2018”, compiled by location technology specialist TomTom, with a congestion level of (b)_________

A

(a) first

(b) 65%

172
Q

Kantar in its 2019‟s ‘100 Top BrandZ Report‘ stated that the world’s most valuable brand is _______

A

Amazon

173
Q

India’s rank has slipped five places to (a)________ in the Global Peace Index 2019, while (b)_________ remains the most peaceful country

A

(a) 141

(b) Iceland

174
Q

QS World University rankings for 2020,

(a) IIT-Bombay ranked
(b) IIT Delhi ranked
(c) IISC Bengaluru ranked

A

QS World University rankings for 2020,

(a) IIT-Bombay ranked 152
(b) IIT Delhi ranked 182
(c) IISC Bengaluru ranked 184

175
Q

______ has topped in NITI Aayog‘s Health Index

A

Kerala

176
Q

Mercer has released 25th Annual Cost of Living Survey.
 The costliest city in the world ->
 Mumbai ranked at the ->

A

(a) Hong Kong

(b) 67th rank

177
Q

Financial Literacy Week 2019 to be observed from June 3-7 on the theme of _______

A

‘Farmers’

178
Q

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) selected (a)_________as World Milk Day.
(b)Theme: ―

A

(a) June 1st

(b) Drink Milk: Today & Everyday

179
Q

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is a United Nations observance each
on ______

A

04th June

180
Q

United Nations General Assembly declared _______as International World Bicycle Day

A

3 June

181
Q

World Environment Day is celebrated every year on (a)_____.

Theme: (b)______

A

(a) June 5th

(b) ‘Beat Air Pollution‘

182
Q

World Food Safety Day is observed every year on(a)______. Theme: (b)________

A

(a) 7th June

(b) ‘Food Safety, Everyone‘s Business‘.

183
Q

World Oceans Day takes place every (a)______. The theme of World Oceans Day 2019 is (b)________

A

(a) 8 June

(b) ‘Gender and the Ocean‘

184
Q

World Day Against Child Labour on (a)_______

Theme: (b)______

A

(a) 12 June:

(b) Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams

185
Q

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is being observed on ______

A

15th June

186
Q

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly declared (a) _______ the ―”World Day to Combat
Desertification and Drought”. The slogan for World Day to Combat Desertification 2019 is (b)___________

A

(a) June 17

(b) Let‘s grow the future together!

187
Q

Sustainable Gastronomy Day is celebrated around the world on ________

A

18th June

188
Q

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is celebrated around the world on________.

A

19th June

189
Q

World Refugee Day is celebrated around the world on (a)______. Theme for 2019: (b) ___

A

(a) 20th June.

(b) Step With Refugees — Take A Step

190
Q

The International Day of Yoga is being observed on (a)_____ every year. Theme: (b)___

A

(a) 21st June

(b) Yoga for Climate Action

191
Q

International Olympic Day ______

A

23rd June

192
Q

The United Nations observes ______as International Widows Day.

A

23rd June

193
Q

The International Maritime Organization observes (a)_______ as the Day of the Seafarer. The
2019 campaign for the day (b) ________

A

(a) 25 June

(b) I Am On Board.

194
Q

The United Nations observe (a)___________ as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking. Theme: (b)_______

A

(a) 26 June

(b) Health for Justice, Justice for Health

195
Q

The United Nations observe _____as the Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises Day

A

27 June

196
Q

The United Nations observe ______as International Day of the Tropics.

A

29 June

197
Q

The GoI celebrates the Statistics Day on (a)_______ every year. The day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of (b)________

A

(a) 29 June

(b) Prof. P C Mahalanobis.

198
Q

Airports Authority of India (AAI) and aerospace major _____announced the signing of a technical assistance agreement to develop an air traffic management roadmap

A

Boeing

199
Q

Which three oil companies had signed a joint venture in New Delhi for Kandla-Gorakhpur LPG Pipeline Project.

A

IOCL + BPCL + HPCL

200
Q

The Centre, the Tamil Nadu Government and the World Bank have signed a _______loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme (TNHSRP).

A

$287-million

201
Q

National Center for Good Governance (NCGG), India’s leading civil services training institution, has entered into an MOU with the Civil Services Commission of ______ for capacity building of 1000 civil servants of the country over the next 5 years

A

Maldives

202
Q

Which two parties/entities have signed an MoU for facilitating Direct Port Entry (DPE) of e-sealed factory stuffed export container to the port under ‘Ease of Doing Business‘.

A

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)

203
Q

Indian Railway Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) entered a Tripartite Agreement with French Railways (SNCF) & AFD, a French Agency which will finance up to ____EURO to support the Railway Station Development Program in India

A

7,00,000 EURO