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Current Affairs July 2019 | Monthly Compilation | 300+ One Liners

(Q.1) Every year, 1st July is observed as _____________ in India

Answer: National Doctor‘s Day

(Q.2) Indian Government has signed $ 350 million loan with which international

institution for Rebuild Kerala Initiative (RKI)?

Answer: World Bank

(Q.3) Government has reduced interest rates for small savings schemes by how

many basis points for July-September 2019 quarter?

Answer: 10 basis points

(Q.4) Which company has announced to lay its third private undersea internet cable,

named Equiano, that will run between Europe and Africa?

Answer: Google

(Q.5) Which state has the highest number of start-ups recognised by the Department

for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)?

Answer: Maharashtra

(Q.6) Lok Sabha has approved the extension of President‘s Rule in Jammu and

Kashmir by another ____ months starting from 3 rd July 2019.

Answer: 6 months

(Q.7) Authorities of which Indian city have exchanged Letter of Intent (LoI) with

authorities of Japanese city, Kobe for a sister city partnership?

Answer: Ahmedabad, Gujarat

(Q.8) Abburi Chaya Devi, who recently passed away was a ____________?

Answer: Telugu Story Writer

(Q.9) Who is the author of the book ‗A Prime Minister to Remember- Memories of a

Military Chief‘?

Answer: Former Navy Chief Sushil Kumar

(Q.10) Who has been bestowed upon an honorary doctorate by Indian Institute of

Technology ( IIT) Kanpur?Answer: India's chief national badminton coach Pullela

Gopichand


(Q.11) Every year, 2nd July is observed as ___________ across the world?

Answer: World Sports Journalists Day

(Q.12) Which country has imposed ban on single-use plastic shopping bags from 1st

July 2019?

Answer: New Zealand

(Q.13) ISALEX19, the first joint security exercise of International Security Alliance

(ISA) is being held in which city?

(Q.14) Government recently launched a water conservation campaign under what

name?

Answer: ‗Jal Shakti Abhiyan‘

(Q.15) As per data released by Swiss National Bank (SNB), India has ranked

______ in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks

Answer: 74th rank

(Q.16) India has signed a deal to acquire 'Strum Ataka' anti-tank missile from ____

for its fleet of Mi-35 attack choppers.

Answer: Russia

(Q.17) Which company has been selected for President‘s award for utilisation of

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund in social development.

Answer: National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)

(Q.18) Jaya Arunachalam, who passed away recently was a __________?

Answer: Social Activist

(Q.19) Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad formed a committee to look into the

revival plans for Telecom sector which is under financial stress. Who is the head of

this committee?

(Q.20) Who has won Austrian Grand Prix 2019?

Answer: Red Bull team‘s Max Verstappen

(Q.21) Every year, 3rd July is observed as __________ across the world

Answer: International Plastic Bag Free Day

(Q.22) Which North-Eastern State has been declared a "disturbed area" for six more

months, till end of December 2019, under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act?


Answer: Nagaland

(Q.23) Garuda – VI, which commenced from 1st July 2019, is a bilateral Air Force

Exercise between which two countries?

Answer: India and France

(Q.24) Union Power Minister R K Singh has stated that over 35 crore LED bulbs

have been distributed in the country till 28th June 2019 under UJALA Scheme.

What is the full form of UJALA?

Answer: Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All

(Q.25) The first-ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF), will be

held between 11th to 13th October 2019 in which city?

Answer: New Delhi

(Q.26) Which Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to boost the availability of capital

for infrastructure projects?

Answer: State Bank of India (SBI)

(Q.27) Butterfly species __________ has been officially declared as

state butterfly of Tamil Nadu

Answer: Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais)

(Q.28) Rakresh Shukla, who passed away recently, was a former:

Answer: Indian Cricketer (leg spinner)

(Q.29) Who is the writer of the book ‗Whispers of Time‘?

Answer: Dr. Krishna Saksena

(Q.30) Which Indian cricketer has surpassed MS Dhoni‘s record for most sixes hit by

an Indian in one day international Cricket?

Answer: Rohit Sharma (229 sixes)

(Q.31) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has constituted a high-powered committee of

chief ministers for the transformation of agriculture and raising farmers' income. Who

is the head of this committee?

Answer: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

(Q.32) For the benefit of non-English speakers, Supreme Court of India has decided

to make its judgments available in which languages on its official website?


Answer: Hindi, Assamese, Kannada, Marathi, Odia and Telugu

(Q.33) As per Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Indian Government has set a target to

raise expenditure on health services by 2.5% of GDP by which year?

Answer: year 2025

(Q.34) Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has operationalized its first

two ‗Aadhaar Seva Kendra‘ (ASKs) in which cities?

Answer: Delhi and Vijaywada

(Q.35) Karnam Sekar has taken charge as MD and CEO of which Bank from 1st

July, 2019?

Answer: Indian Overseas bank

(Q.36) Who has been elected as new chairman of Microfinance Institutions Network

(MFIN)?

Answer: Manoj Kumar Nambiar, Managing Director of Arohan Financial Services

(Q.37) 82 constables of the first-ever batch of a ―Special Rhino Protection Force‖

(SRPF) have been deployed in various parts of Kaziranga National Park to protect

the one-horned rhino. Kaziranga National Park is located in which state?

Answer: Assam

(Q.38) Lee Iacocca, who passed away recently, was a famous _____________

Answer: American Automobile Executive

(Q.39) Which country has resumed commercial whaling after a gap of 31 year?

Answer: Japan

(Q.40) Which state will host the 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship

from 17th to 22nd July 2019?

Answer: Odisha

(Q.41) Who has been nominated as the new President of European Commission?

Answer: Germany‘s Ursula von der Leyen

(Q.42) Who has been nominated as the new President of European Central Bank?

Answer: Christine Lagarde


(Q.43) Union Cabinet has approved leasing out of Ahmedabad, Lucknow and

Mangaluru Airports to which company?

Answer: Adani Enterprise

(Q.44) In 2019, how much amount will India contribute to the UN Palestine refugee

agency?

Answer: $ 5 million

(Q.45) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted a working group to review the

regulatory guidelines and supervisory framework applicable for core investment

companies. Who is heading this working group?

Answer: Tapan Ray, Non-Executive Chairman of Central Bank of India

(Q.46) _________ Police will set up rooftop solar energy systems in over 200 of its

buildings across the city

Answer: Delhi Police

(Q.47) Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), and Centre for DNA

Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) have signed an agreement to provide DNA-

based diagnostic service to the public at lower cost and to develop newer diagnostic

methods. CCMB is located in which city?

Answer: Hyderabad, Telangana

(Q.48) As per Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Railways will install Closed Circuit

Television (CCTV) cameras in over 7,020 train coaches by which year?

Answer: year 2021

(Q.49) Which bank has launched the web tool – ‗Vasool So-Ft‘ (Vasool So-Fast) –

for digitalising its NPA (non-performing asset) recovery process?

Answer: Karnataka Bank

(Q.50) Who has been roped in as the new brand ambassador of Reebok?

Answer: Bollywood Actress Katrina Kaif

(Q.51) Every year, 6th July is observed as __________ across the world

Answer: World Zoonoses Day

(Q.52) Government has extended Kisan Credit Card (KCC) facility to which sectors?

Answer: Fisheries and Animal Husbandry


(Q.53) Who has been appointed as the interim head of International Monetary Fund

(IMF)?

Answer: Davip Lipton

(Q.54) Which state has topped ―Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms

Index‖ (AMFFRI) for the year 2019 released by NITI Aayog?

Answer: Maharashtra

(Q.55) Who has been appointed as the Director of Institute of Banking Personnel

Selection (IBPS)?

Answer: Harideesh Kumar

(Q.56) According to a recent report by International Labour Organization (ILO) titled-

Working on a Warmer Planet – The Impact of Heat Stress on Labour Productivity

and Decent Work, which country will be the most affected country due to global

warming?

Answer: India

(Q.57) Which zone has commissioned the longest electrified tunnel in Indian

Railways?

Answer: South Central Railway (SCR) has commissioned electrified tunnel

measuring 6.6 kilometres between Cherlopalli and Rapuru Railway stations in

Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.

(Q.58) Who have been selected by US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF)

for 2019 Global Excellence Awards?

Answer: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga

(Q.59) India has ranked ______ on Henley Passport Index 2019, which ranks 199

countries in the world based on their Visa-Free Scores

Answer: 86th Rank (visa-free access to 58 destinations)

(Q.60) Which country has topped Henley Passport Index 2019?

Answer: Japan (visa-free access to 189 destinations)

(Q.61) Which Indian city has been declared as World heritage Site by UNESCO

during the 43rd meeting of World Heritage Committee?

Answer: Jaipur

(Q.62) The ancient city of Babylon, which has been recently designated as World

Heritage Site by UNESCO, is located in which country?


Answer: Iraq

(Q.63) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has signed a Statement of Intent

(SoI) for undertaking a pilot study with which company for providing weather

forecast and soil moisture information through artificial intelligence?

Answer: IBM

(Q.64) Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat recently released a tribute song 'Tujhe Bhulega

Na Tera Hindustan' to commemorate 20 years of Kargil Victory. Who has written the

lyrics of this song?

Answer: Sameer

(Q.65) Reliance Jio in collaboration with _________ has announced a digital literacy

initiative ‗Digital Udaan‘ for the first-time Internet users in India?

Answer: Facebook

(Q.66) How much amount has been approved Hong Kong government for relief and

rehabilitation work in cyclone-hit Odisha?

Answer: USD 900,000

(Q.67) Sudarshan Agarwal, who passed away recently, was the former Governor of

which states?

Answer: Uttarakhand and Sikkim

(Q.68) Which bank has set up the Centralised MSME & Retail Group (Cen-MARG)

for credit facilities at its head office?

Answer: Punjab and Sind Bank

(Q.69) Arjen Robben, who recently announced his retirement was associated with

which sport?

Answer: Football

(Q.70) Chief Minister of which state has launched a 24X7 toll-free helpline ‗1076‘ for

people to lodge complaints from anywhere in the state?

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

(Q.71) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently unveiled the statue of former Prime

Minister ______ at Varanasi Airport?

Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri


(Q.72) How much price has been fixed by the Governmentfor the new series of

sovereign gold bonds (SGBs) which opened on 8th July 2019?

Answer: Rs. 3443 per gram

(Q.73) Which company has become the first Indian company to be granted a patent

for its ground-breaking anti-ransomware technology by the US Patent and

Trademark Office (USPTO)?

Answer: Quick Heal Technologies, Pune

(Q.74) 3rd edition of International Sunflower Seed and Oil Conference (ISSOC) 2019,

will be held on 19th and 20th July 2019 in which Indian city?

Answer: Mumbai, Maharashtra

(Q.75) Which private sector bank has picked up a 9.47 per cent stake

in Eveready Industries by way of invocation of shares pledged by group company?

Answer: Yes Bank

(Q.76) As per information given by Minister of State for Social Justice and

Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria there are over _____ crore senior citizens in

India

Answer: 10.38 crore

(Q.77) Which state has the highest number of senior citizens in India?

Answer: Uttar Pradesh (1 crore 54 lakh senior citizens)

(Q.78) As per information given by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)

for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju, central government is going to set -up

three Sports Centre of Excellence in which North-East Indian city?

Answer: Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh

(Q.79) (Q.9) Revenue Secretary, Ajay Bhushan Pandey has stated that Aadhaar

number can be mentioned for the cash transactions of more than Rs _____ or other

purposes where PAN was mandatory

Answer: Rs. 50000

(Q.80) Who has become the first batsman to score five centuries in single edition of

Cricket World Cup?

Answer: Rohit Sharma

(Q.81) ‗Budj Bim Cultural Landscape‘ which has been recently added to the

UNESCO‘s World Heritage List is located in which country?


Answer: Australia

(Q.82) Which operation has been launched by the Border Security Force (BSF) to

fortify Anti-Infiltration Grid along the Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu?

Answer: Operation Sudarshan

(Q.83) India will train 1800 civil servants of which neighbouring country at

the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) in Mussoorie between 2019-

2025?

Answer: Bangladesh

(Q.84) On 7th July 2019, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

carried out three successful test firings of _______ missiles in the Pokhran firing

ranges.

Answer: Nag anti-tank guided missiles

(Q.85) Who has been posted as Director General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and

Home Guard?

Answer: M Nageswar Rao

(Q.86) ‗Bonalu‘ festival is celebrated during first month of monsoon in which state?

Answer: Telangana

(Q.87) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a contract with

which company for selection support, medical examination and space training of

Indian astronauts for India‘s proposed maiden manned space mission ‗Gaganyaan‘?

Answer: Glavkosmos, Russia

(Q.88) Name the Indian women wrestlers who have won Gold medals at Grand prix

of Spain Women‘s Wrestling

Answer: Vinesh Phogat (53 kg category) and Divya Kakran (68 kg category)

(Q.89) Which football team has won FIFA Women‘s World Cup 2019?

Answer: United States of America (USA)

(Q.90) United States of America‘s (USA) Women‘s football team defeated

___________ women‘s team in the final match of FIFA Women‘s World Cup 2019

Answer: Netherlands

(Q.91) Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene which have been recently added to

UNESCO World Heritage Sites list are located in which country?


Answer: Italy

(Q.92) Which will be the first train to be operated by private entities?

Answer: Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express

(Q.93) 2 new heavy-lift CH-47F (I) Chinooks helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF)

have arrived at the Mundra port in Gujarat. These helicopter have been procured

from which company?

Answer: American company Boeing

(Q.94) World's largest burn and plastic surgery institute has opened in which

Asian city?

Answer: Dhaka, Bangladesh

(Q.95) Which film has been honoured with NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film at

the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea?

Answer: ‗Gully Boy‘

(Q.96) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has finalised a three- year roadmap to improve

its regulation and supervision functions. This roadmap has been named: Answer: ‗Utkarsh 2022‘

(Q.97) Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sworn in as new Prime Minister of which European

company?

Answer: Greece

(Q.98) This year, Delhi Police‘s crime branch has reunited how many lost children

with their families under ‗Operation Milaap‘?

Answer: 333 children

(Q.99) Which Indian athlete has won gold medal in Women‘s 200m race at Kutno

Athletics Meet held in Poland?

Answer: Hima Das

(Q.100) M S Dhoni has become the second Indian cricketer after _________to play

350 one day international matches.

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

(Q.101) Every year, 11th July is observed as ____________ across the world

Answer: World Population Day


(Q.102) Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given approval for the

survey and exploration of uranium in Amrabad Tiger Reserve. This tiger reserve is

located in which state?

Answer: Telangana

(Q.103) Which public sector undertaking have been identified by Government as

probable candidates for cutting its direct holding to below 51 per cent?

Answer: ONGC, Indian Oil, NTPC and GAIL

(Q.104) India‘s first elephant rehabilitation centre will be set up in which city?

Answer: Kottoor, Kerala

(Q.105) As stated by Finance Ministry, total balance in 36.06 crore Jan Dhan

Accounts has crossed ______________ crore

Answer: 1 lakh crore

(Q.106) Who has been appointed as as the Director General (DG) of Directorate

General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)?

Answer: Arun Kumar

(Q.107) National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has signed a memorandum of

understanding (MoU) with which entity to bring big foreign investment in road secor?

Answer: National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIIF)

(Q.108) _______ Government will be providing Rs. 10000 monthly assistance to

poor Padma Shri awardees living in the state?

Answer: Odisha

(Q.109) Ami Panghal, who was in news recently, is associated with which sport?

Answer: Boxing

(Q.110) Name the first Indian woman athlete who has won the gold medal in

women's 100-metre sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Napoli, Italy?

Answer: Dutee Chand

(Q.111) Indian Army has placed an order for procuring anti-tank Spike missiles from

which country?

Answer: Israel


(Q.112) Which operation has been undertaken by Railway Protection Force (RPF)

to crackdown the selling of unauthorised packaged drinking water in railway

premises?

Answer: 'Operation Thirst'

(Q.113) Prasar Bharati has signed an MoU with which entity for research

collaboration in newly emerging technologies and broadcasting-related areas?

Answer: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

(Q.114) Which country has announced that it will impose Green Tax on plane tickets

to limit the environmental impact of air travel?

Answer: France

(Q.115) Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship had recently organised

the 36th meeting of the Central Apprenticeship Council (CAC) in which city?

Answer: New Delhi

(Q.116) Government has launched the Phase-II of the Direct Benefit Transfer of

Fertilizer Subsidy (DBT 2.0). Who is the current Union Minister for Chemicals and

Fertilizers?

Answer: Shri Sadananda Gowda

(Q.117) Which American company has acquired two Indian start-ups both based in

Bengaluru, FloCare and BigTrade?

Answer: Walmart

(Q.118) Who is the world‘s highest-paid entertainer as per Forbes Celebrity 100 list?

Answer: Taylor Swift

(Q.119) Which chess player has won the Croatia Grand Chess Tour?

Answer: Magnus Carlsen

(Q.120) Which former cricketer has been appointed as the head of the National

Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru?

Answer: Rahul Dravid

(Q.121) The second India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue (IRSED) was held in

which city?

Answer: New Delhi


(Q.122) Japan‘s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has made a perfect touchdown on which

distant asteroid?

Answer: Ryugu

(Q.123) Which state will become the first state to manufacture electric cars?

Answer: Tamil Nadu

(Q.124) Which Asian country has been recently declared measles-free by World

Health Organisation?

Answer: Sri Lanka

(Q.125) World largest metal dome has been inaugurated in which country?

Answer: Ukraine

(Q.126) Who has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat

Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)?

Answer: Pravin Kumar Purwar

(Q.127) Who is the only Bollywood actor to find a spot in the Forbes list of the

world's highest paid actors?

Answer: Akshay Kumar

(Q.128) Rakhi Halder and Davinder Kaur, who were in news recently are associated

with which sport?

Answer: Weightlifting

(Q.129) Who has been named Men‘s footballer of the year at All India Football

Federation (AIFF) 2018-19 awards?

Answer: Sunil Chhetri

(Q.130) Who has been named Women‘s footballer of the year at All India Football

Federation (AIFF) 2018-19 awards?

Answer: Ashalata Devi

(Q.131) As per 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released by UN

Development Programme (UNDP), India lifted how many people out of poverty

between 2006 to 2016?

Answer: 271 million


(Q.132) Who has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer

of the World Bank?

Answer: Anshula Kant, Managing Director of State Bank of India

(Q.133) Kharchi Puja festival is celebrated in which state of India?

Answer: Tripura

(Q.134) Which State Government observed ‗Save Water Day‘ on 12th July 2019?

Answer: West Bengal

(Q.135) First Global Conference on Media Freedom was held on 10th and 11th July

2019 in which city?

Answer: London, United Kingdom

(Q.136) Who has been appointed as Secretary, Overseas Indian Affairs?

Answer: Vikas Swarup

(Q.137) Swiss brokerage firm UBS has projected India‘s Gross Domestic Product

(GDP) growth for financial year 2019-2020 to be _____%

Answer: 6.7%

(Q.138) Joao Gilberto, who passed away recently, was a popular:

Answer: Brazilian Singer

(Q.139) How many people have been identified for financial support under the

Khelo India Scheme?

Answer: More than 2000

(Q.140) Who has won women‘s singles title at Wimbledon Tennis Championship

2019?

Answer: Simona Halep of Romania

(Q.141) Every year, 15th July is observed as __________ across the world

Answer: World Youth Skills Day

(Q.142) Which initiative has been launched by Union Ministry of Health and Family

Welfare to improve quality of care in labor room and maternity operation theatres in

public health facilities?

Answer: ‗LaQshya‘ (Labour room Quality improvement Initiative)


(Q.143) Government has decided to set up a secretary-level task force for figuring

out how to create a $110-billion mobile phone export business from India. Who will

be heading this task force?

Answer: Amitab Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog

(Q.144) Which film has won the ―Best Feature Fil,‘ award at SAARC Film Festival?

Answer: ‗Nagarkirtan‘ directed by Kaushik Ganguly

(Q.145) Which state became the first state in India to ensure water conservation with

its State Water Policy?

Answer: Meghalaya

(Q.146) Which company has announced that it has received USD 100-million

contract from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to supply 1,000 Barak-8

MRSAM missile kits for the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force?

Answer: Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems Ltd (KRAS)

(Q.147) Which international organisation will give a $100-million loan to L&T

Infrastructure Finance Company for wind and solar infrastructure projects in India?

Answer: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

(Q.148) Spektr-RG telescope, that aims to chart the first-ever map of the universe in

high-energy X-rays has been successfully launched into the orbit. Spektr-RG has

been jointly developed by space agencies of which two countries?

Answer: Russia and Germany

(Q.149) G. Sathiyan and Anthony Amalraj, who were in news recently are associated

with which sport?

Answer: Table Tennis

(Q.150) Who has won Men‘s singles title at Wimbledon Tennis Championship 2019?

Answer: Novak Djokovic

(Q.151) How much penalty will be imposed for entering wrong Aadhaar Number in

official documents and transactions?

Answer: Rs. 10000/-

(Q.152) Golden Jubilee Edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be

held from 20th to 28th November 2019 in which city?

Answer: Panaji, Goa


(Q.153) 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2020 will be hosted by

which city?

Answer: Fuzhou, China

(Q.154) Allahabad Bank has reported a fraud of Rs. 1775 crore by which company?

Answer: Bhushan Power & Steel

(Q. 155) Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh?

Answer: Kalraj Mishra

(Q.156) Acharya Dev Vrat has been appointed as the new Governor of which state?

Answer: Gujarat

(Q.157) Fernando Corbato, who passed away recently, was the inventor of:

Answer: Computer Password

(Q.158) Hima Das and Muhammed Anas Yahiya, who were in news recently, are

associated with which sport?

Answer: Sprint (Running)

(Q.159) Which former Indian Cricketer has been appointed the interim coach of

the USA cricket team?

Answer: Kiran More

(Q.160) Who has won womne‘s singles title at Wimbledon Tennis Championship

2019?

Answer: Simona Halep, Romania

(Q.161) Every year, 17th July is observed as ________ across the world

Answer: Day of International Criminal Justice

(Q.162) Union Agriculture Ministry has set up an Agri Business Incubation Centre in

which city?

Answer; Raipur, Chhattisgarh

(Q.163) Which bank has launched its Artificial Intelligence interactive assistant called

‗ABHi‘?

Answer: Andhra Bank


(Q.164) Who has been appointed as new Governor of Andhra Pradesh?

Answer: Biswabhusan Harishchandan

(Q.165) Anusuiya Uikey has been appointed as Governor of which state?

Answer: Chhattisgarh

(Q.166) Which Bollywood actor has been roped in as the brand ambassador of

Reebok?

Answer: Varun Dhawan

(Q.167) Department of Telecom (DoT) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding

(MoU) with which entity to develop a Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) for Indian

States and Union Territories (UTs)?

Answer: Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

(Q.168) As per Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar

Gangwar, how many people individuals have been enrolled under ―Pradhan Mantri

Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan‖ till 10th July 2019?

Answer: Around 30 lakh

(Q.169) Which motorist has won the British Grand Prix 2019?

Answer: Lewis Hamilton

(Q.170) first-ever Himalayan States Conclave will be held on 28th July 2019 in which

city?

Answer: Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

(Q. 171) Every year, 18th July is celebrated as __________ across the world?

Answer: Nelson Mandela international day

(Q.172) Which State Government has announced to give Rs. 1.5 lakh to

transgenders for sex change operation?

Answer: Bihar

(Q.173) According to according to the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the

World 2019 report released by United Nations, how many people are still suffering

from hunger across the world?

Answer: 820 million

(Q.174) Which company has launched IT JEE preparation app called JEE Ready?


Answer: Amazon

(Q.175) West Bengal State Government has issued notification that members of

families with a gross annual income of below Rs _______ will be eligible to avail

10% reservation in civil posts and services in the state

Answer: Rs. 8 lakh

(Q.176) Which country has become 76th signatory country to join the International

Solar Alliance (ISA)?

Answer: Palau

(Q.177) ‗Internet Saathi‘ is a digital literacy programme for rural women. It is run by

which entities?

Answer: Google India and Tata Trusts

(Q.178) Name the former Supreme Court judge has been appointed as an

International Judge of Singapore International Commercial Court?

Answer: Justice A K Sikri

(Q.179) Which Asian country will host International Shooting Sport Federation

(ISSF) World Cup 2020?

Answer: India

(Q.180) Mirabai Chanu and Jhilli Dalabehera, who were in news recently are


Answer: Weigh Lifting

(Q.181) The Supreme Court of India has constituted a High Powered Committee to

urgently frame and implement an Emergency Response Plan for protection of which

two bird species?

Answer: Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican

(Q.182) Dibang Multipurpose Project, which was in news recently, is located in which

state?

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

(Q.183) Which State Government has approved a four-time increase in the financial

aid given to the families of martyred soldiers from Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 1 crore?

Answer: Maharashtra


(Q.184) Union Cabinet has approved extension of term of 15th Finance Commission

up to which date?

Answer: 30th November 2019

(Q.185) As per Asian Development Bank (ADB), Indian economy is expected to grow

by ____% in 2019

Answer: 7%

(Q.186) Sri Lankan Government has signed an agreement with which Indian

company to upgrade its 130 km long railway track connecting Maho and Omanthai?

Answer: IRCON International Limited

(Q.187) Which private sector bank has launched a digital banking platform ‗InstaBIz‘

for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)?

Answer: ICICI Bank

(Q.188) Ebola outbreak in which African country has been declared as a global

emergency by World Health Organisation?

Answer: Democratic Republic of Congo

(Q.189) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced that

two new districts, __________ and ______________ will be created by bifurcating

Tirunelveli and Kancheepuram districts

Answer: Tenaksi and Chengalpattu

(Q.190) India‘s Deepika Kumari won Silver Medal in _____________ at Tokyo

Olympics game 2020 test event Answer: Archery

(Q.191) Which country has signed a $50 million deal with India to supply

complementary Naval MRSAM(Medium Range Surface-To-Air Missile) systems to

Indian Navy and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders?

Answer: Israel

(Q.192) According to Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar

Gangwar how many employees have benefited under Pradhan Mantri Rojgar

Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) from 01.04.2016 to 31.03.2019?

Answer: More than 1.18 crore

(Q.193) 9th SAARC Film Festival 2019 was held in which city?


Answer: Colombo, Sri Lanka

(Q.194) Union Minister of Human Resource Development (HRD) has released, a

guide by University Grants Commission (UGC) for Student Induction Programme.

This guide has been titled:

Answer: ‗Deeksharambh‘

(Q.195) According to the ‗Brand Finance India 100‘ 2019 report, _____________ has

been India‘s most valuable brand in 2019

Answer: Tata

(Q.196) Arjun Bhati, who was in news recently, is associated with which sport?

Answer: Golf

(Q.197) Union Tourism Ministry‘s Incredible India ‗Find the Incredible You‘ campaign

has won PATA Gold Award 2019. What is the full form of PATA?

Answer: Pacific Asia Travel Association

(Q.198) Who is the author of the book ―Kargil: Untold stories from the War"?

Answer: Rachna Bisht Rawat

(Q.199) Government has set a target to make India tuberculosis-free by which year?

Answer: year 2025

(Q.200) Which former Indian cricketer has been recently inducted in International

Cricket Council‘s (ICC‘s) Hall of Fame?

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

(Q.201) 8th edition of ‗Hand-in-Hand‘, the joint military exercise between India and

__________ will be held in December 2019 in Meghalaya.

Answer: China

(Q.202) Which public sector bank has reported a loan fraud by SEL Manufacturing of

Rs 688.27 crore?

Answer: Allahabad Bank

(Q.203) Which international organisation has withdrawn $300 million lending to

the Amaravati Capital City project in Andhra Pradesh?


Answer: World Bank

(Q.204) Government has decided to declare all lanes at toll fee plaza on national

highways as 'FASTag lanes' from which date?

Answer: 1st December 2019

(Q.205) Which State Government and World Economic Forum‘s (WEF) Centre for

Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) Network will launch drone-delivery project called

‗Medicine from the Sky‘?

Answer: Telangana

(Q.206) 5th International Police Expo 2019 was held on 19th and 20th July 2019 in

which city?

Answer: New Delhi

(Q.207) Cesar Pelli, who passed away recently, was a world famous:

Answer: Architect

(Q.208) Sheila Dixit, who passed away recently, had been the Chief Minister of

Delhi for how many terms?

Answer: Three terms

(Q.209) India‘s first garbage café, where Municipal Corporation will provide food to

the poor and homeless in lieu of plastic waste has been launched in which city?

Answer: Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh

(Q.210) Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Uttar Pradesh?

Answer: Anandiben Patel

(Q.211) Indian Arm has successfully conducted summer user trials of Nag ATGM.

What is the full form of ATGM?

Answer: Anti-Tank Guided Missile

(Q.212) Who will head the Group of Ministers formed by Government for

disinvestment of Air India?

Answer: Amit Shah


(Q.213) Which American company has recently signed Memorandums of

Understanding (MoUs) with three Indian start-ups — Terero Mobility, Sastra

Robotics, and NoPo Nanotechnologies?

Answer: Lockheed Martin

(Q.214) Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Bihar?

Answer: Phagu Chauhan

(Q.215) Lal ji Tandon has been appointed as the new Governor of which state?

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

(Q.216) Which Payments Bank will soon shut down its operations?

Answer: Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank

(Q.217) Which chess player has become India‘s 64th Grandmaster?

Answer: Prithu Gupta

(Q.218) Who has won Mr. South Asia title at 12th South Asian Bodybuilding and

Physique Sports Championship?

Answer: Ravinder Malik

(Q.219) Which country has won ‗Africa Cup of Nations‘ 2019 football

championship?

Answer: Algeria

(Q.220) Shiva Thapa, who was in news recently, is associated with which sport?

Answer: Boxing

(Q.221) India‘s second Moon Mission, Chandrayaan 2 was successfully launched on

22nd July 2019. India‘s first moon mission, Chandrayaan 1 was launched in which

year?

Answer: 2008

(Q.222) 11th edition of the biennial DefExpo 2020 will be held in which Indian city?

Answer: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

(Q.223) What will be the theme of the DefExpo India- 2020?

Answer: 'India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub'


(Q.224) Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Tripura?

Answer: Ramesh Bais

(Q.225) Jagdeep Dhankar has been appointed as the new Governor of which state?

Answer: West Bengal

(Q.226) Tourism department of which state has organised Nishagandhi Monsoon

Ragas Music Festival from 20th – 24th July 2019?

Answer: Kerela State Tourism

(Q.227) Health Ministry has banned the manufacture, sale and distribution of which

antibiotic to preserve the drug‘s efficacy in humans?

Answer: Colistin

(Q.228) Yukiya Amano, who passed away recently was the Director General of

which international organisation?

Answer: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

(Q.229) Civil Aviation Ministry has announced addition of 8 more air routes under

UDAN, the regional air connectivity scheme. What is the full form of UDAN?

Answer: Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN)

(Q.230) Motihari-Amlekhgunj Petroleum Products Pipeline between India and

________ is now completed and is ready for commercial operation.

Answer: Nepal

(Q.231) Which country will be the first recipient of local currency financing by the

Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB)?

Answer: India

(Q.232) Who has been chosen as United Kingdom‘s (UK) new Prime Minister?

Answer: Boris Johnson

(Q.233) Who has won Silver Medal at Silver medal in women‘s singles category at

Indonesia Open 2019 badminton tournament?

Answer: P V Sindhu

(Q.234) Who has been chosen for the Sangita Kalanidhi award 2019?

Answer: S Sowmya (Carnatic Vocalist)

(Q.235) RN Ravi has been appointed as the Governor of which state?


Answer: Nagaland

(Q.236) Which bank will become the first foreign bank to launch operations at

International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) located in Gujarat International

Finance Tec – City (GIFT City)?

Answer: Standard Chartered

(Q.237) _____________ has become the first state in India to reserve 75% private

jobs for locals

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

(Q.238) Who is the author of the book ‗Who Stole My Job‘?

Answer: Sunil Mishra

(Q.239) According to the data of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which

state registered the highest number of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) frauds in

India for the financial year 2018-19?

Answer: Maharashtra

(Q.240) Name the sportspersons who have been selected for Mohun Bagan Ratna

Award 2019?

Answer: Former Hockey Player Keshav Dutt and former football captain Prasun

Banerjee

(Q.241) India has ranked _______ out of 100 on Global Innovation Index 2019

Answer: 52nd

(Q.242) Which country has topped the Global Innovation Index 2019?

Answer: Switzerland

(Q.243) International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that India‘s Gross

Domestic product (GDP) will grow by ____% in 2019?

Answer: 7%

(Q.244) Ministerial meeting of Non Aligned Movement (NAM) was recently held in

which city?

Answer: Caracas, Venezuela

(Q.245) Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has agreed to offer how much amount as

line of credit by 2024, to fund highway projects?

Answer: Rs 1.25 trillion


(Q.246) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stated that _______

metres tall, statue of Lord Ram will be built in Ayodhya

Answer: 251 metres

(Q.247) An Inter-Ministerial committee set up by the Government on virtual currency

has recommended that private cryptocurrencies should be banned in India. Who was

the head of this committee?

Answer: Subhash Chandra Garg

(Q.248) What is the name of Indian Space Research Organization‘s (ISRO) solar

mission, which will be launched in first half of 2020?

Answer: Aditya – L1

(Q.249) who has topped the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test

Batsmen‘s Rankings?

Answer: Virat Kohli

(Q.250) Harmeet Desai and Ayhika Mukherjee are associated with which sport?

Answer: Table Tennis

(Q.251) Every year, 26th July is observed as ______________ in India

Answer: Kargil Vijay Diwas

(Q.252) Government of India has set a target of installation of 40,000 MW of Rooftop

Solar (RTS) projects by which year?

Answer: 2022

(Q.253) In terms of solar rooftop installations, which state has stood first in the

country with total 261.97 megawatts (MW) of installed rooftop solar capacity?

Answer: Gujarat

(Q.254) Which is the top ranked Indian company in Fortune Global 500 List?

Answer: Reliance Industries Ltd.

(Q.255) Scientists of which country have developed a method to convert Jute fibre

into low-cost Bio-Degradable cellulose sheets, which can be used as an alternative

to plastic?

Answer: Bangladesh

(Q.256) ______________ has become the 1st species to be officially declared

threatened due to deep-sea mining


Answer: Scaly-Foot Snail

(Q.257) Union Government has reconstituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to

examine frameworks for dealing with matters of sexual harassment of women at the

workplace. Who will be the head of this panel?

Answer: Amit Shah, Union Home Minister

(Q.258) Which entity has projected that India‘s GDP is expected to grow at 6.8 per

cent in financial year 2019-20?

Answer: DBS

(Q.259) Which two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

for setting up a 800 MW power plant in Sipat, Chhattisgarh?

Answer: NTPC Limited and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

(Q.260) The book ‗Chandra Shekhar: The Last Icon of Ideological Politics‘ is written

by:

Answer: Harivansh and Ravi Dutt Bajpai

(Q.261) BS Yediyurappa has taken oath as Chief Minister of which state?

Answer: Karnataka

(Q.262) Who has been appointed as new Economic Affairs Secretary?

Answer: Atanu Chakraborty

(Q.263) Which country has recently unveiled an underwater military museum on the

bed of Red Sea?

Answer: Jordan

(Q.264) Dracaena cambodiana, India‘s 1st dragon tree species has been

discovered in which state?

Answer: Assam

(Q.265) Which entity has partnered with Whatsapp to promote women

entrepreneurs in India?

Answer: NITI Aayog

(Q.266) In context of Government schemes, what is the full form of PMLVM?

Answer: Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-Dhan Yojana


(Q.267) Which institute has developed an application called CARE4U that connects

the caregiver to the elderly person?

Answer: IIT Kharagpur

(Q.268) Who has been appointed as 1st Indian-origin Home Secretary of Britain?

Answer: Priti Patel

(Q.269) Who Is the author of the book "Indo-Pak Relations:

Beyond Pulwama and Balakot"?

Answer: U V Singh

(Q.270) Simranjit Kaur and Dinesh Dagar, who were in news recently are


Answer: Boxing

(Q.271) Every year, 28th July is celebrated as _____________________ across the

world

Answer: World Nature Conservation Day

(Q.272) World Hepatitis Day is observed on which date every year?

Answer: 28th July

(Q.273) International Gita Jayanti Mahotsav will be organised in December 2019 in

which city?

Answer: Kurukshetra, Haryana

(Q.274) Which country has recently tested Shahab-3, a Medium-Range Ballistic

Missile?

Answer: Iran

(Q.275) Who is the author of the book ‗New-Age Technology and Industrial

Revolution 4.0‘?

Answer: Dr Narendra Jadhav, Rajya Sabha Member

(Q.276) Jaipal Reddy, who passed away recently was a:

Answer: Former Union Minister

(Q.277) Who has been reappointed as chairman of National Anti-profiteering

Authority (NAA) for 2 years?

Answer: Badri Narain Sharma


(Q.278) Kristof Milak of Hungary, who was in news recently is associated with which

sport?

Answer: Swimming

(Q.279) Which company will be Indian Cricket team‘s official sponsor from 5th

September, 2019 until 31st March, 2022?

Answer: Byju's, a Bengaluru-based educational technology and online tutorial firm

(Q.280) A High-Level Committee has been constituted to coordinate and strategise

preparation for 2020 and 2024 Olympics. Who is the chairman of this committee?

Answer: Union Minister of Sports Kiren Rijiju

(Q.281) Every year, 29th July is celebrated as _____________ across the world

Answer: Global Tiger Day

(Q.282) Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has reduced GST on electric

vehicles to _____% from _____%

Answer: reduced to 5% from 12% earlier

(Q.283) In terms of users, which company has become the largest telecom operator

in India?

Answer: Reliance Jio

(Q.284) 5th Dharma-Dhamma conference was held on 27th and 28th July 2019 in

which city?

Answer: Rajgir, Bihar

(Q.285) President Ram Nath Kovind has become the first Indian President to visit

which West African nation?

Answer: Benin

(Q.286) As stated by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra

Singh Tomar how much is the average monthly income per agricultural household?

Answer: Less than Rs. 6500/-

(Q.287) ‗Red Mud‘ is a solid waste, generated during the production process of

which element?

Answer: Aluminium

(Q.288) Donkupar Roy, who passed away recently was the speaker of

_____________


Answer: Meghalaya Assembly

(Q.289) Which Indian Boxer won Gold Medal at 23rd President‘s Cup Boxing

Tournament in Indonesia?

Answer: Mary Kom

(Q.290) 3rd edition of the Khelo India Youth Games will be held from 18th to 30th

January, 2020 in which city?

Answer: Guwahati, Assam

(Q.291) Every year, 30th July is observed as ____________ across the world.

Answer: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

(Q.292) Who has been appointed as the new Director General of Border Security

Force?

Answer: VK Johri

(Q.293) What was the theme of India-Nepal Logistics Summit, that was recently

organised in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Answer: Transforming Logistics Landscape

(Q.294) Scientists at which institute have developed low-cost, environment-

friendly solar cells by using Kumkum dye?

Answer: IIT – Hyderabad

(Q.295) As per the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018, how much is the tiger

population in India?

Answer: 2967 tigers

(Q.296) As per the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018, which state has highest

tiger population?

Answer: Madhya Pradesh (526 tigers)

(Q.297) Which Indian sand artist has won People‘s Choice Award at 2019 Revere

Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival in United States?

Answer: Sudarsan Pattnaik

(Q.298) Which Railway zone has introduced pink-colored coaches for safety and

convenience of women?

Answer: Northeast Frontier Railway


(Q.299) Who has been conferred the prestigious ―Indian Women of Influence‖ award

at the House of Lords, The United Kingdom Parliament?

Answer: Priya Priyadarshini Jain

(Q.300) Which motorist has won German Grand Prix 2019?

Answer: Red Bull Team‘s Max Verstappen

(Q.301) Every year, 31st July is observed as ______________ across the world.

Answer: World Ranger Day

(Q.302) 22nd National Conference on e-Governance 2019 will be held on 8th and 9th

August 2019 in which city?

Answer: Shillong, Meghalaya

(Q.303) What will be the theme of 22nd National Conference on e-Governance

2019?

Answer: ―Digital India: Success to Excellence‖

(Q.304) Which campaign has been launched by West Bengal Chief Minister

Mamata Banerjee to directly reach out to the common people in the state?

Answer: ‗Didi Ke Bolo‘

(Q.305) Which state has recently got Geographical Indication (GI) tag for its own

version of Rasagola sweet?

Answer: Odisha

(Q.306) India and Mozambique have recently signed 2 Memoranda of

Understanding (MoU) to strengthen Defence Cooperation. What is the Capital of

Mozambique?

Answer: Maputo

(Q.307) LCU L-56 ship has been recently commissioned into the Indian Navy. What

is the full form of LCU?

Answer: Landing Craft Utility

(Q.308) The 1000-year-old, Shawala Teja Singh Hindu Temple, which has been

recently opened for devotees, is located in which Asian country?

Answer: Pakistan

(Q.309) Bhakti Kulkarni, who was in news recently, is associated with which game?


Answer: Chess

(Q.310) Which Indian software company has opened a Cyber Defence Center in

Bucharest, Romania?

Answer: Infosys

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