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1.Who will head the panel that has been setup to suggest parameters for an equitable distribution of OBC reservation? A)Arundhati Bhateja B)Praveen Kumar C)TS Balakrishnan D)G Rohini Ans: D

2. According to RBI “Trends and Progress of Banking in 2017-18 report”,the number of ATMs has declined marginally to how much in FY 18 from 2.08 lakh in FY17? A)2.00 lakh B)2.03 lakh C)2.07 lakh D)2.04 lakh Ans: C”. 3.The Champaran festival was celebrated in which state? A)Sikkim B)Tamil Nadu C)Karnataka D)Mizoram Ans:B

4.Which state’s Police facebook page was selected by Microsoft , to study the organisation’s new age media interactions? A)Kerala B)Karnataka C)Mizoram D)Bihar Ans:A

5.Which state was given a permanent battalion of the National disaster Response Force? A)Arunachal Pradesh B)Sikkim C)Mizoram D)Nagaland Ans:A

6.Which Chinese space probe is moving into position to land on the dark side of the moon for the first time? A)Yuan 2 B)Chang’e 4 C)Cixco 3 D)Crim 5 Ans:B

7.Which country announced 2019 as the “Year of Active Investment and Social Development” ? A)Afghanistan B)Turkmenistan C)Uzbekistan D)Uganda Ans:C

8.According to Trends and Progress Report,for the claims admitted on 21 accounts in NCLT for amount of Rs 99 billion,how much recovery has been done? A)Rs 55 billion B)Rs 52 billion C)Rs 40 billion D)Rs 49 billion Ans: D

9.Where is the HQ of Microsoft? A)Redmond B)Seattle C)Kirkland D)Renton Ans: A

10.Where is the HQ of National Disaster Response Force? A)Mumbai B)New Delhi C)Chennai D)Pune Ans: B

11.What is the currency of Uzbekistan? A)Som B)Tenge C)Riel D)Riyal Ans: A

12.Indian Railways will build the country’s first vertical lift bridge connecting which town in Arabian Sea to mainland India? A)Madurai B)Rameshwaram C)Kochi D)Kanyakumari Ans: B

13.Which state’s government hospital has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for organising the largest men’s Health Awareness programme on prostate cancer on a single day? A)Mizoram B)Sikkim C)Andhra Pradesh D)Telangana Ans:D

14.Railway minister Piyush Goel announced HoneyBee Plan in which state? A)Nagaland B)Uttar Pradesh C)Assam D)Mizoram Ans: C

15.Which bank received approval from RBI to operate as

scheduled bank making it the 5th scheduled bank from Kerala? A)ESAF Small Finance Bank B)Paytm Payments Bank C)Fincare Small Finance Bank D)AU Small Finance Bank Ans:A. 16.How much amount was infused by the government to the state owned Bank of India as part of Rs 28,615 crore capital infusion? A)Rs 9500 crore B)Rs 10086 crore C)Rs 11051 crore D)Rs 12514 crore Ans:B

17.How much amount was infused by the government to the UCO Bank as part of Rs 28,615 crore capital infusion? A)Rs 2405 cr B)Rs 3500 cr C)Rs 3076 cr D)Rs 3205 cr Ans: C

18.According to RBI data,banks have recovered how much amount from defaulters in FY 18? A)Rs 35200 cr B)Rs 40400 cr C)Rs 45100 cr D)Rs 51000 cr Ans: B

19.How much percentage of Provision Coverage ratio of Public Sector Banks has crossed as of September 2018? A)60.52% B)66.85 % C)64.25% D)68.50% Ans: B

20.By which date,RBI has extended relaxation offered to banks for offering liquidity support to NBFCs? A)March 31 B)April 30 C)Feb 28 D)Jan 31 Ans: A

21.SBI Life Insurance signed a “bancassurance” pact with which bank to offer a financial planning solution to consumers? A)UCO Bank B)Punjab National Bank C)IDBI Bank D)Allahabad Bank Ans: D

22.Who will take over as new Axis Bank MD and CEO after Shikha Sharma retires? A)Renu Satti B)Rajeev Kumar C)Amitabh Chaudhary D)PS JayakumarAns:C 23.Who was named as T20 captain of the year by International Cricket Council(ICC)? A)Harmanpreet Kaur B)Suzie Bates C)Smriti Mandhana D)Mithali Raj Ans: A

24.Who was crowned as women’s cricketer of the year by


the sport’s world governing body ICC? A)Suzie Bates B)Harmanpreet Kaur C)Smriti Mandhana D)Mithali Raj Ans:C

25.Which team topped the list in test team rankings released by ICC? A)India B)South Africa C)New Zealand D)Australia Ans: A

26.Who won Mubadala World Tennis Championship 2018? A)Roger Federer B)Novak Djokovic C)Sebastian Coe D)Kevin Anderson Ans: B

27.Sheikh Hasina was sworn as PM for the 3rd time of which country? A)Bangladesh B)Pakistan C)Bhutan D)Nepal Ans: A

28.Who was appointed as new chairman of Railway Board? A)VK Yadav B)Ashwani Lohani C)Subhash Chandra Khuntia D)Praveen Garg Ans:A

29.Who was appointed as new new Chief Information Commissioner? A)Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha B)Sudhir Bhargava C)Vanaja N.Sarna D)Suresh Chandra Ans: B

30.Which state Municipal Corporation was awarded Best Capital City in the Solid Waste Management in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 rankings.? A)Delhi B)Greater Hyderabad C)Greater Noida D)Gurugram Ans:B

31.Recently,Kader Khan passed away.He was related to which field? A)Politician B)Poet C)Singer D)Actor Ans:D

32.Recently,Norman Gimbel passed away.He was related to which field? A)Actor B)Director C)Poet D)Composer Ans: D

33.Recently,which ARPAnet leader and internet pioneer passed away? A)Juan Williams B)Larry Roberts C)Robert Drown D)Mark Zuckerberg Ans:B

34.Who is the author of “Early Indians:The Story of our Ancestors and where we came from”? A)Larry Page B)Robert Duan C)Tony Joseph D)Thomas Williams Ans: C

35.Where is the HQ of ESAF Small Finance Bank? A)Bangalore B)Thrissur C)Lucknow D)Nashik Ans: B

36.Where is the HQ of bank of India? A)New Delhi B)Chennai C)Kolkata D)Mumbai Ans: D

37.Where is the HQ of UCO Bank? A)Lucknow B)Kolkata C)Pune D)Mumbai Ans:B

38.Where is the HQ of Allahabad Bank? A)Bangalore B)New Delhi C)Mumbai D)Kolkata Ans: D

39.What is the currency of Bangladesh? A)Taka B)Tenge C)Som D)Rupee Ans: A

40.In how many states,100 percent households have been electrified under Saubhagya Yojana? A)24 B)22 C)21 D)25 Ans:D

41.How many total free LPG connections have been released by the government under PMUY as of Jan 2, 2019? A)5 croreth B)4 croreth C)1 crorethD)6 croreth Ans:D

42.Which ministry of India have established a Export Promotion Cell? A)Ministry of Urban Affairs

B)Ministry of Corporate Affairs C)Ministry of MSME D)Ministry of Finance Ans: C

43.Who will head the committee that has been setup for effective implementation of real estate law RERA? A)Shiv Das Meena B)Praveen Kumar C)Ekta Singh D)Sudhakar Maurya Ans: A

44.In which state, around 50 lakh women formed a 620 km long Women’s Wall? A)Mizoram B)Karnataka C)Kerala D)Sikkim Ans: C

45.According to space officials,India is planning to launch how many space missions in 2019? A)50 B)25 C)32 D)30 Ans:C

46.Which organization launched “Samwad” with Students on New Year Day? A)SIDBI B)RBI C)NABARD D)ISRO Ans:D

47.Which two countries recently officially quit the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency (UNESCO)? A)Israel and Iran B)USA and Israel C)India and USA D)Iraq and Japan Ans:B

48.Which country recently introduced GAFA tax? A)France B)Russia C)India D)USA Ans A

49.Which tropical storm recently hitted Philippines on Christmas Day? A)Huva B)Usman C)Kwacha D)Katrina Ans: B

50.According to RBI,banks gross non performing assets ratio improved to how much percent in September 2018? A)12.1 percent B)11.5 percent C)10.5 percent D)10.8 percent Ans:D

51.According to Financial Stability Report by Reserve Bank of India (RBI),the balance sheet size of NBFCs grew by how much percent as of September 2018? A)14.5% B)17.2 % C)16.5% D)18.0 % Ans: B

52.According to Finance Ministry,what percent of direct tax to GDP ratio achieved during 2017-18 was best in last 10 years? A)5.98% B)5.25% C)5.14% D)5.87% Ans:A

53.Recently,RBI allowed restructuring of defaulting MSME loans upto how much amount? A)Rs 10 cr B)Rs 15 cr C)Rs 20 cr D)Rs 25 cr Ans:D

54.The Union Cabinet recently approved merger of public sector lenders Dena Bank,Vijaya Bank with which bank? A)Bank of Baroda B)Punjab National Bank C)Indian Bank D)State Bank of India Ans: A

55.According to Confederation of Indian Industry “Growth Outlook for 2019” report,what will be India’s GDP growth in 2019? A)7.5% B)7.4% C)7.0% D)7.8% Ans:A

56.Recently,RBI allowed which payments bank to restart opening new accounts for its consumers after almost six months of the ban? A)Fino Payments Bank B)Paytm Payments Bank C)AU Small Finance Bank D)Fincare Small Finance Bank Ans: B

57.Which bowler became the highest wicket taker in International cricket in 2018? A)Kagiso Rabada B)Jasprit Bumrah C)Dale Steyn D)Steve Smith Ans:B

58.Which Indian keeper became the first keeper to complete 20 catches in a test series? A)MS Dhoni B)Rishabh Pant C)Parthiv Patel D)Dinesh Karthik Ans: B


59.Who was appointed as acting chairman of LIC? A)VK Sharma B)Subash Khuntia C)Hemant Bhargava D)Hemant Raj Ans:C

60.In which country is Panj Tirath located? A)Pakistan B)Nepal C)Sri Lanka D)Malaysia Ans:A

61.In which state is Indrakeeladri Temple located? A)Odisha B)Tamil Nadu C)Kerala D)Andhra Pradesh Ans:D

62.Where is Jaystambh located? A)Pune B)Nanded C)Vijayawada D)Kota Ans:A

63.Where is the HQ of Life Insurance Corporation of India? A)Mumbai B)Kolkata C)Pune D)Chennai Ans:A

64.Where is the HQ of Paytm Payments Bank? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)Gurgaon D)Noida Ans: D

65.Where is the HQ of Confederation of Indian Industry? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)New Delhi D)Pune Ans:C

66.Cabinet recently approved the restructuring of National Health Agency to which name? A)National Health Authority B)National Health Approval C)National Health Administration D)National Health Arogya Ans:A

67.During 2014-16,according to the cabinet, Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) declined to how much percent? A)2.5% B)2.7% C)2.3% D)3.0% Ans:B

68.PM Narendra Modi added which slogan to the slogan “Jai Jawan,Jai Kisan” given by the late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri? A)Jai Arogya B)Jai Bharat C)Jai Anusandhan D)Jai Awas Ans:C

69.Which web based single window system will be rolled out at state levels by January 15, bringing an end to the clearance nightmare for entrepreneurs? A)Pardesh B)Arogya C)Parman D)Parivesh Ans: D

70.Which city will be the guest of honour in 27th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF)? A)London B)Sharjah C)Astana D)Dubai Ans: B

71.Which state approves 11 projects for river Saraswati revival? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Jharkhand C)Bihar D)Haryana Ans: D

72.Which airport has been declared as an authorized Immigration Check post for entry into/exit from India? A)Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport B) Veer Savarkar International Airport C)Indira Gandhi International Airport D)Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Ans: B

73.According to RBI Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India,how much percent increase was seen in number of complaints registered at banking ombudsman offices in FY 2018? A)20% B)25% C)10% D)32% Ans: B

74.Who will head the committee that has been formed to rejuvenate Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises? A)Ranjan Das B)Praveen Garg C)Subhash Chandra Khuntia D)Upendra Kumar Sinha Ans:D

75.Which company became the country’s largest asset ,management company after a gap of over two year? A)IDBI Mutual Funds B)Reliance Mutual Fund

C)ICICI Prudential D) HDFC Mutual Fund Ans:D

76.How much funding has been allocated for athletes under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme ahead of 2020 Olympics in Tokyo by the Sports Ministry? A)Rs15 cr B)R 10cr C)Rs125cr D)Rs17 cr Ans:B

77.Who was appointed as new Competition Commission of India (CCI) Secretary? A)Ajay Tyagi B)Sanjeev Nautiyal C)Ajay Desai D)Praveen Kumar Singh Ans: D

78.Who took over as the Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)? A)Priyash Jain B)Saurabh Kumar C)Ranjan Desai D)Praveen Singh Ans: B

79.Which Indian won two gold medals at the World Memory Championships held at Hong Kong? A)Dhruv Manoj B)Harsha Singh C)Manish Ratnakar D)Saurabh Kumar Ans:A

80.Veteran coach Ramakant Achrekar passed away recently.He was the coach of which sports? A)Kabaddi B)Tennis C)Football D)Cricket Ans:D

81.Recently,CH Loknath passed away.He was related to which field? A)Poet B)Politician C)Singer D)Actor Ans:D

82.When was SEBI founded? A)15 April 1995 B)10 Aug 1990 C)11 July 1991 D)12 April 1992 Ans:D

83.Where is the HQ of HDFC asset management company? A)Lucknow B)Chennai C)Mumbai D)Delhi Ans: C

84.Where is the HQ of Ordnance Factories Board? A)Kolkata B)Mumbai C)Chennai D)Pune Ans: A 85.Which tropical storm recently hitted and made landfall in Thailand? A)Hudhud B)Nilofar C)Katrina D)Pabuk Ans:D

86.Which country’s President signed the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act? A)Russia B)USA C)UK D)Ukraine Ans:B

87.Which company acquired startup “Supernod” to boost assistant’s answering liabilities? A)Netflix B)Amazon C)Microsoft D)Google Ans:D

88.Which bank joined hands with Small Business FinCredit India Pvt Ltd to provide loans to MSMEs? A)ICICI Bank B)HDFC Bank C)Kotak Mahindra Bank`D)RBL Bank`` Ans:A

89.By which date,food businesses need to comply with new packaging regulations as said by FSSAI? A)March 1 B)June 1 C)July 1 D)Aug 31 Ans:C

90.Which state topped in Singapore’s 2018 Ease of Doing Business Index ABC rankings for economies? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Telangana C)Andhra Pradesh D)Karnataka Ans: C

91.Which Indian batsman become the fastest batsman to reach 19000 international runs? A)KL Rahul B)Virat Kohli C)C Pujara D)MS Dhoni Ans:B

92.Who has assume charge as Secretary, Department of Fertilizers, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India? A)Ravi Shankar Prasad B)Suresh Prabhu C)Ravindra Koul D) Chhabliendra Roul Ans: D


93.Who has become become the first women amputee to climb Mount Vinson(Highest peak of Antarctica)? A)Arunima Sinha B)Santosh Yadav C)Premlata Yadav D)Malavath Purna Ans: A

94.Who is the author of the book “Assalamalaikum Watan”? A)Sanjay Khan B)Ravinder Singh C)Chetan Bhagat D)Durjoy Dutta Ans; A

95.Recently, Dibyendu Palit passé away.He was related to which field? A)Sportsmen B)Journalist C)Politics D)Literature Ans:D

96.When is World Braille Day observed? A)Jan 6 B)Jan 5 C)Jan 4 D)Jan 1 Ans:C

97.What is the currency of Singapore? A)Dollar B)Euro C)Peso D)Rupee Ans: A

98.Where is the HQ of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India? A)Kolkata B)Chennai C)Mumbai D)New Delhi Ans; D

99.What is the tagline of ICICI Bank? A)Serving to Empower B)Hum Hain Na C)We Understand Your World D)Smart Way to Bank Ans: B

100.Recently, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) declared how many monuments as “protected and of national importance” under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, in 2018? A)4 B)6 C)10 D)5 Ans: B

101.Who became the first tycoon to be charged under a new anti fraud law? A)Sanjay Bhattra B)Mehul Choksi C)Nirav Modi D)Vijay Mallya Ans: D

102.Recently,government has amalgamated how many RRBs into a single RRB with effect from Jan 1? A)2 B)3 C)4 D)7 Ans: B

103.Under new norms of unauthorised electronic payment transactions in Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPIs),if a fraud is reported between three and seven days, how much customer liability will amount? A)Rs 20,000 B)Rs 15,000 C)Rs 12,000 D)Rs 10,000 Ans: D

104.Which state government bagged the Central Board of Irrigation and Power award? A)Telangana B)Andhra Pradesh C)Karnataka D)Kerala Ans:B

105.Three Journalists M Gunasekaran, Sandhya Ravishankar and Vijay Kumar S won Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award.They all hailed from which state? A)Sikkim B)Karnataka C)Kerala D)Tamil Nadu Ans:D

106.Where is the HQ of Central Board of Irrigation and Power? A)Kolkata B)Mumbai C)Chennai D)New Delhi Ans; D

107.When was RBI founded? A)June 1, 1960 B)April 1, 1935 C)May 1, 1932 D)Jan 1, 1945 Ans:B

108.Where is the HQ of Archaeological Survey of India? A)Lucknow B)Chennai C)New Delhi D)MumbaiAns;C

109.Who will head the nine-member high-level committee constituted by the Union government to look into the implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam accord

of 1985? A)Vikram Misri B)Vijay Keshav Gokhale C)Pravveen Kumar D)M.P. Bezbaruah Ans:D

110.Which state will be partner state in the upcoming mega international food and beverage show “Indus Food” 2019? A)Karnataka B)Odisha C)Bihar D)Assam Ans: B

111.How much amount was allocated by the government to ISRO for the development of 40 satellite launch vehicles in next 4 years? A)Rs 10000 cr B)Rs 11100 cr C)Rs 10900 cr D)Rs 12500 cr Ans; C

112.Who won men’s 2019 Brisbane International title? A)Wu Di B)Roger Federer C)anil Medvedev D)Kei Nishikori Ans: D

113.Who was awarded with the Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja National Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature? A)Vaidyaman Barman B)Alok Nath

C)Manoj Das D)Nabghana Parida Ans: C

114.Who is the author of the book “A Crusade against Corruption”? A)Manohar Manoj B)Vikram Seth C)Manoj Das D)Aravind Adiga Ans:A

115.Where is the city of Brisbane situated? A)USA B)Ukraine C)Australia D)New Zealand Ans; C

116.Where is the HQ of ISRO? A)Bengaluru B)Mumbai C)Chennai D)Pune Ans:A

117.When was ISRO founded? A)1971 B)1969 C)1973 D)1966 Ans;B

118.Recently,Prime Minister Erna Solberg visited India.She is the current PM of which country? A)UK B)Denmark C)Australia D)Norway Ans: D

119.Which railway zone has launched a mobile application “Rail Kumbh Seva Mobile App” to help people to navigate through Prayagraj? A)Western Railway B)Southern railway C)North Central Railway D)Northern Railway Ans: C

120.As per Ravi Shankar Prasad, the total value of BHIM UPI transactions crossed how much in December 2018? A)2 lakh crore rupees B)2.5 lakh crore rupees C)1 lakh crore rupees D)5 lakh crore rupees Ans: C

121.Which country became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia? A)Bangladesh B)Sri Lanka C)Pakistan D)India Ans: D

122.Who won Maharashtra Open ATP 250 Doubles Tournament title? A)Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan B)Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes C)Divij Sharan and Luke Bambridge D)Luke Bambridge and Jonny O’Mara Ans: A

123.Who became the youngest goal-scorer in the I-League? A)Jai Bakshi B)Rohit Prasad C)Jitendra D)Rohit Danu Ans:D

124.Lady head constable Rani of 5th Indian Reserve Battalion of which state won a Gold medal in the Senior National Women’s Judo Championship at Visakhapatnam? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Odisha


C)Himachal Pradesh D)Karnataka Ans: C

125.Who won men’s Hopman Cup 2018? A)Rafael Nadal B)Alexander Zverev C)Rohan Bopanna D)Roger FedererAns; D

126.What is the currency of Norway? A)Peso B)Riel C)Krone D) Dinar Ans: C

127.Where is the HQ of North Central Railway? A)Gorakhpur B)Kanpur C)Lucknow D)Allahabad Ans: D

128.What is the capital of Australia? A)Canberra B)Kotavice C)London D)Sydney Ans:A

129.Who is appointed as founding chairperson of law commission set up by Jammu and Kashmir administration? A)TK Thakur B)KM Joseph C)Madan Lokur D) MK Hanjura Ans:D

130.The 2-day long Global Aviation Summit 2019 will be held in which city? A)Pune B)Delhi C)Mumbai D)Chennai Ans:C

131.With which Bank, Gruh Finance Limited is set to merge? A)Yes Bank B)Bandhan Bank C)ICICI Bank D)HDFC Bank Ans:B

132.Which organization set up new venture capital entity “NABVENTURES LTD”? A)NABARD B)IRDA C)SIDBI D)RBI Ans:A

133.According to CSO,what will be India’s economy in 2018-19? A)7.4% B)7.1% C)7.0% D)7.2% Ans:D

134.According to first advance estimates of national income released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO),income earned by an average Indian doubled how much in 2018-19 in 7 year from Rs 63,642 per year in 2011-12? A)Rs 1 lakhs B)Rs 1.2 lakhs C)Rs 1.25 lakhs D)Rs 2.5 lakhs Ans:C

135.Who joined IMF as its 11th Chief economist? A)Gita Gopinath B)Indra Nooyi C)R Banumathi D)Ruma Pal Ans: A

136.Who was reinstated as CBI Chief by the Supreme Court? A)Sharad Sinha B)Alok Verma C)Ajay Singh D)Ranjit Sinha Ans: B

137.Former Group President Jim Yong Kim resigned recently.He was the former president of which organization? A)AIIB B)ADB C)IMF D)World Bank Ans:D

138.King Mohammed V became first monarch to resign before his tenure.He belongs to which country? A)Uganda B)Malaysia C)Pakistan D)Ukraine Ans:B

139.Who has been conferred with the lifetime achievement award by the Mantralaya and Vidhimandal Vartahar Sangh? A)Dinu Randive B)Mallikarjun Kharge C)Rakesh Singh D)Nageshwar Rao Ans: A

140.Where is the HQ of Bandhan Bank? A)Lucknow B)Mumbai C)Kolkata D)Chennai Ans: C

141.Where is the HQ of NABARD? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)Kolkata )Pune Ans: A

142.Where is the HQ of IMF? A)Paris B)New York C)London D)Washington DC Ans:D

143.Which campaign was launched by the government to celebrate the exceptional achievements of women who have influenced and impacted society through social media? A)Strong India,Strong Women Campaign B)India Women Campaign C)Web Wonder Women Campaign D)India Ladies Campaign Ans:C

144.Who will head the panel that has been constituted to hear the title suit in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya case? A)K Joseph B)Ranjan Gogoi C)Sunil Mehta D)Prashant Bhushan Ans: B

145.In which state,india’s longest 300 m single lane steel cable suspension bridge was inaugurated? A)Manipur B)Assam C)Sikkim D)Arunachal radish Ans:D

146.Which state’s Polavaram Project entered Guinness Book of World Records by completing 32,315.5 Cubic meter of concrete works in a span of 24 hours? A)Karnataka B)Telangana C)Andhra Pradesh D)Sikkim Ans:C

147.What will be the total number of districts now in TamilNadu by bifurcating Villupuram district into Kallakurichi? A)33 B)34 C)35 D)37 Ans:A

148.Which bank signed MoU with Indian Army on the defence salary package? A)SBI B)UCO Bank C)IDBI D)PNB Ans: D

149.Which country’s passport has topped the list for the world’s most powerful passport in 2019 according to the Henley Passport Index? A)Japan B)Singapore C)India D)USA Ans:A

150.Which country has withdrawn from UN-backed anti-corruption commission? A)Ukraine B)Uganda C)Guatemala D)Netherlands Ans:C

151.Which country will be opening a branch of its private


bank named Pasargad in Mumbai? A)Iraq B)Iran C)Afghanistan D)Ukraine Ans: B

152.Who will head a high level RBI committee assessing digitization of payments? A)Raghuram Rajan B)Vijay Shekhar Sharma C)Nandan Nilekani D)Bimal Jalan Ans: C

153.Who will head the “Research Advisory” committee that has been constituted by SEBI which will assist in formulating policy to undertake research relevant for development and regulation of capital markets? A)Ajay Tyagi B)Sankar De C)Uday Kotak D)Bimal Jalan Ans: B

154.What will be India’s growth rate during the current financial year ending March 2019, according to the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects Report? A)7.3% B)7.5% C)7.0% D)7.1% Ans; A

155.According to World Bank report, Global economic growth is projected to slow to how much per cent in 2019? A)2.4% B)3.0% C)2.9% D)2.5% Ans:C

156.How many accounts were opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana(PMJDY) till last December? A)35.00 crore B)32.25 crore C)34.20 crore D)33.66 crore Ans:D

157.According to World Economic Forum report,which country is set to become the world’s third largest consumer market behind only USA and China by 2030? A)Brazil B)India C)Russia D)Japan Ans:B

158.Which state will host second edition of the Khelo India Youth Games? A)Haryana B)Uttar Pradesh C)Odisha D)Maharashtra Ans: D

159.Which country joined the International Cricket Council (ICC) as its 105th member? A)USA B)UK C)Russia D) China Ans:A

160.Which two cities of Australia have been announced as the first two host locations for the newest team event in men’s tennis for the multi-million dollar ATP Cup from 2020? A)Darwin and Sydney B)Canberra and Hobart C)Sydney and Brisbane D)Brisbane and Perth Ans:C

161.Who has taken over as the president of Global Solar Council,from January 1, 2019? A)Baidyanath Mukherjee B)Alok Singh C)Pranav Kumar D)Pranav R Mehta Ans: D

162.Who will be honored with the UDCT Alumni Association Dhirubhai Ambani Lifetime Achivement Award’ for his outstanding professional and educational contributions? A)Sir James Allison B)Paul Romer C) Sir Richard J Roberts D)Arthur Askin Ans: C

163.Where is the HQ of PNB Bank? A)Kolkata B)Chennai C)Mumbai D)New Delhi Ans: D

164.What is the currency of Japan? A)Euro B)Peso C)Yen D)Riel Ans: C

165.What is the currency of Guatemala? A)Riel B)Rupee C)Quetzal D)Krone Ans:C

166.Where is the HQ of SEBI? A)Lucknow B)Kolkata C)Chennai D)Mumbai Ans:D

167.Recently,Centre gives nod for centre for classical language in which state? A)Himachal Pradesh B)Odisha

C)Kerala D)TamilNadu Ans:C

168.29th biennial Indian Paint Conference would be held in which city? A)Lucknow B)Gurugram C)Noida D)Agra Ans:D

169.The first National Consultation on Child Protection for 2019 was held in which city? A)Gurugram B)NewDelhi C)Agra D)Mumbai Ans:B

170.Which is the first Indian island to operate seaplanes under UDAN-3? A)Andaman Island B)Lakshadweep Islands C)Sagar Island D)Mazuli island Ans: A

171.Alok Verma has been removed from his post.He was the former chief of which organization? A)IRDA B)NABARD C)CID D)CBI Ans:D

172.RBI announced to provide how much amount under a swap arrangement to Sri lanka? A)USD 150 million B)USD 175 million C)USD 400 million D)USD 500 million Ans: C

173.Recently,which organization extended tokenization services to online merchants? A)NPCI B)Ministry of Finance C)IRDA D)RBI Ans:D

174.Who has attained number one position in the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) latest world rankings? A)Pinki Rani B)Sarjubala Devi C)Mary Kom D)Sarita Devi Ans:C

175.Who was appointed as Indian men’s hockey team? A)Shyam Agarwal B)Rishabh Desai C)Harendra Singh D)Ajay Singh Sharma Ans:C

176.All rounder Albie Morkel announced his retirement.He was the former player of which country? A)Australia B)South Africa C)England D)India Ans:B

177.Who has been named as the 2018 Confederation of African Football Player of the year? A)Mohammed Salah B)Cristiano Ronaldo C)Neymar D)Lionel Messi Ans: A

178.Which country will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations? A)Ukraine B)USA C)Egypt D)Japan Ans;C

179.Who was conferred the ICSIs Lifetime Achievement Award for “Translating Excellence in Corporate Governance into Reality”? A)Indra Nooyi B)Anil Ambani C)Adi Godrej D)Mukesh Ambani Ans: C

180.Who penned the book “We Are Displaced:My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls around the World”? A)Vikram Seth B)Jhumpa Lahiri C)Arundhati Roy D)Malala Yousafzai Ans: D

181.When is World Hindi Day observed? A)Jan 15 B)Jan 1 C)Jan 10 D)Jan 11 Ans: C

182.Where is the HQ of Godrej Group? A)Chennai B)Pune C)New Delhi D)Mumbai Ans:D

183.What is the capital of Egypt? A)Kiev B)Cairo C)Katovice D)Baghdad Ans; B

184.Where is the HQ of International Boxing Association? A)Australia B)Switzerland C)UK D)USA Ans:B


185.Where is the HQ of Central bureau of Investigation? A)Pune B)Chennai C)New Delhi D)Mumbai Ans: C

186.Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr Harsh Vardhan launched the National Clean Air Programme aiming to reduce toxic particulate matter by which year? A)2025 B)2020 C)2022 D)2024 Ans:D

187.The 25th Partnership Summit 2019 will be held in which city? A)Pune B)Lucknow C)Chennai D)Mumbai Ans: D

188.According to ISRO,the first manned mission to space will be sent by which year? A)2030 B)2025 C)2021 D)2022 Ans:C

189.Alok Verma resigned from his service recently.He was the former director of which organization? A)CBI B)NABARD C)CB-CID D)IRDA Ans:A

190.The Union Cabinet approved how much currency swap deal between India and Japan to assist each other “in times of difficulty”? A)$85 billion B)$80 billion C)$71 billion D)$75 billion Ans: D

191.Coach Ravi Shastri and which Indian player received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground for their contribution to the sport of cricket? A)MS Dhoni B)VIrat Kohli C)VVS Laxman D)KL Rahul Ans: B

192.Who has acquired the the top position in the under-8 category at the Kids Golf World Championship organised by US kids Golf in Malaysia? A)Ramesh Singh B)Ayan Narayana C)Kartik Singh D)Dinesh Sharma Ans:C

193.Who was appointed as new PM of Taiwan? A)Se Lee Chang B)Tsai Lu C)Tsai Ing Wen D)Su Tseng Chang Ans:D

194.Who was appointed as new President of Venezuela? A)Ole Sentsov B)Scott Morrison C)Nicolas Maduro D)Le Chang Lu Ans: C

195.Who took charge as new CBI Chief? A)Subash Khuntia B)Nitin Wakankar C)Alok Verma D)M Nageshwar Rao Ans: D

196.Where is the HQ of ISRO? A)Bengaluru B)New Delhi C)Mumbai D)Lucknow Ans: A

197.What is the currency of Taiwan? A)Peso B)Euro C)Dollar D)Rupee Ans: C

198.What is the currency of Venezuela? A)Baht B)Renminbi C)Bolivar D)Ringgit Ans:C

199.What is the capital of Venezuela? A)Uganda B)Caracas C)Harare D)Canberra Ans:B

200.Which state launched “Ama Ghare LED” scheme? A)Telangana B)Karnataka C)Odisha D)Haryana ANS C 201.Which state launched “One Family,One Job” scheme? A)Nagaland B)Mizoram C)Assam D)Sikkim ANS D

202.Organics and Millets 2019 International Trade Fair will be held in which city? A)Lucknow B)Delhi C)Mumbai D)Bengaluru ANS D

203.which state topped the list with 5 out of 10 most welcoming tourist destinations in india?

A)Karnataka B)Kerala C)Mizoram D)Uttar Pradesh ANS B. 204.In which city,ISRO is setting up a “Human Space Flight Centre”? A)Delhi B)Mumbai C)Bengaluru D)Lucknow ANS C

205.What is the rank of India in the latest annual Global Democracy Index? A)44th B)36th C)40th D)42nd ANS D

206.Who was conferred with the honorary rank of General of the Indian Army? A)Bimal Verma B)SS Sangwan C)Jasbir Walia D)Purna Chandra Thapa ANS D

207.According to World Bank’s Global economic Prospects report,India’s economy is forecasted to grow at how much percent in 2019-20? A)7.8% B)7.5% C)7.1% D)7.3% ANS B

208.During it’s 32nd meeting,the GST Council relaxed the tax exemption limit to how much amount from the earlier cap of Rs 20 lakhs? A)Rs 35 lakhs B)Rs 30 lakhs\ C)Rs 40 lakhs D)Rs 46 lakhs ANS C

209.Recently,Ashok Chawla stepped down from its position.He was the former chairman of which organization? A)IRDA B)Nabard C)Bombay Stock Exchange D)National Stock Exchange ANS D 210.Which filmmaker was awarded with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the West Bengal Film Journalists Association (WBFJA) recently? A)Buddhadeb Dasgupta B)Vikram Updhyay C)Banjit Chatterjee D)Benisagar Dayal ANS A

211.When is National Youth Day celebrated? A)10th Jan B)11th Jan C)12th Jan D)13th Jan ANS C

212.Where is the HQ Of World Bank? A)New York B)London C)Washington DC D)Paris ANS C

1. 213.Where is the HQ of National Stock Exchange? A)Lucknow B)Chennai C)Mumbai D)Delhi ANS C

2. 214.What is the currency of Norway? A)Krone B)Peso C)Dollar D)Euro ANS A

1. 215.PM Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin of how much denomination to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh recently? A)Rs 100 B)Rs 250 C)Rs 350 D)Rs 150 ANS C

216.Who won the under-8 category Kids Golf World Championship organized by US Kids Golf in Malaysia? A)Anmol Dutt B)Kartik Singh C)Animesh Jha D)Kartik Aryan ANS B

217.Who became the first Indian batsman to smash 5 hundreds in ODI cricket in Australia? A)Rohit Sharma B)MS Dhoni C)Virat Kohli D)KL Rahul ANS A

218.Who has been appointed as Secretary General of National Human Rights Commission? A)Subash Khuntia B)Pinaki Chandra Joshi

C)Jaideep Govind D)HL Dattu ANS C

219.Who was appointed as the new Chief Information Officer of the CBI? A)Abhishek Dayal B)Nitin Wakankar C)Alok Verma D)M Nageshwar Rao ANS B.


220.Recently,which former banker and Aam Aadmi Party leader passed away? A)Kapil Mishra B)Kumar Vishwas C)Meera Sanyal D)Nirmala Sukhdev ANS C

221.Where is the HQ of Central bureau of Investigation? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)New Delhi D)Pune ANS C 222.Where is the HQ of National Human Rights Commission? A)Lucknow B)Chennai C)New Delhi D)Mumbai ANS C 223.What is the currency of Australia? A)Peso B)Euro C)Krone D)Dollar ANS D 224.Who will head the seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into the revenue shortfall being faced by states following the roll out of GST? A)Bimal Jalan B)Sushil Kumar Modi C)Viral Achrya D)Amitabh Kant ANS B 225.Which state became the first state to implement the 10 percent reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category? A)Haryana B)Uttar Pradesh C)Andhra Pradesh D)Gujarat ANS D

226.Which government has imposed a ban on the sale and use of plastics products in the Union Territory from March 1? A)Lakshadweep B)Puducherry C)Daman and Diu D)Chandigarh ANS B

227.Which city’s police inducted a road safety robot into its fold named ROADEO? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)Bengaluru D)Lucknow ANS B

228.The National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 will be held in which city? A)Pune B)Mumbai C)NewDelhi D)Chennai ANS C

229. 9th International Micro Irrigation Conference on modern Agriculture will be held in which city? A)Gorakhpur B)Pune C)Mumbai D)Aurangabad ANS D

230.“IMBEX 2018-19” is a military exercise between India and which country? A)Nepal B)Bhutan C)Myanmar D)China ANS C

231.Who has become the first women trekking to Agasthyarkoodam peak, after the Kerala High Court lifted the ban on women’s trekking? A)Premlata Agarwal B)Arunima Sinha C)Santosh Yadav D)K Dhanya Sanal ANS D

232.Which team has topped the list in the latest ICC Test Team rankings? A)England B)Australia C)India D)South Africa ANS C

233.Which state topped the medal tally in Khelo india Youth Games 2018? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Sikkim C)Maharashtra D)West Bengal ANS C

234.Delhi continued to follow second with 30 gold and Haryana too maintained its third position with 28 gold. 235.Who became the youngest gold medallist in shooting? A)Kartik Singh B)Ayan Mukherjee C)Mehul Joshi D)Abhinav Shaw ANS D

236.Who won the Premier Badminton League Title 2018? A)Awadh warriors B)Hyderabad Hunters C)Mumbai rockets D)Bengaluru Raptors ANS D

237.Recently,Ananth Narayanan stepped down from his post of Chief Executive.He was the former Chief

Executive of which company’s arms ? A)Ebay B)Amazon C)Flipkart D)Snapdeal ANS C

238.Who has won the Sushila Devi Literature Award for her novel “Things to leave behind”? A)Chitra Banerjee B)Anita Nair

C)Namita Gokhale D)Arundhati Roy ANS C

239..Who received the first ever Philip Kotler Presidential Award? A)Amit Shah B)Ram Nath Kovind C)Rajnath Singh D)Narendra Modi ANS D. 240.Recently,Rajesh Ghodge passed away.He was related to which sports? A)Hockey B)Football C)Cricket D)Kabaddi ANS C

241.Recently,Mohd Zulfiquaruddin passed away.He was related to which sports? A)Football B)Hockey C)Cricket D)Kabaddi ANS A

242.Where is the HQ of Flipkart? A)Delhi B)Bengaluru C)Mumbai D)Pune ANS B

243.Where is the HQ of International Cricket Council? A)London B)Dubai C)Paris D)Abu Dhabi ANS B

244.What is the currency of Myanmar? A)Quetzal B)Riel C)Kyat D)Krone ANS C

245.Government has launched which initiative on GeM– to enable women entrepreneurs and self-help groups to sell different products at the platform? A)e-Women B)Womaniya

1. C)Bharat Womaniya D)IndiaWomen ANS: B

246.Recently,PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bolangir-Bichhupali railway line in which state? A)Telangana B)Haryana C)Uttar Pradesh D)Odisha ANS: D

247.Which state has formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) headed by Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma to recommend measures for protection of rights of existing tribal communities? A)Mizoram B)Chattisgarh C)Assam D)Sikkim ANS: C

248.In which state,India’s largest startup ecosystem was inaugurated? A)Kerala B)Uttar Pradesh C)Andhra Pradesh D)Telangana ANS: A

249.The Global Aviation Summit 2019 was held in which city? A)Mumbai B)New Delhi C)Chennai D)Pune ANS: A

250.Recently,the parliament of Macedonia passed the resolution to amend the constitution of the country to rename it as which of the following? A)United States of Macedonia B)Republica Macedonia C) Republic of Southern Macedonia D) Republic of Northern Macedonia ANS: D

251.Who was named as new India’s Women Boxing Coach? A)Shiv Thapa B)Pankaj Gehlot C)Mohd Ali Qamar D)Shiv Singh ANS: C

252.Who has setted the new world record in Indoor rowing by completing 1,00,000 (one lakh) metres in above-40 years category in Kolkata? A)Varun Agarwal B)Shiv Dayal C)Bajrang Lal Thakkar D)Shakil Ahmed ANS: D. 253.Who was given one month extension recently for the post of Finance Secretary? A)Subhash Chandra Khuntia B)Amitabh Kant C)Ajay Narayan Jha D)Arvind Subramanian ANS;C


254.Who was appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of International Cricket Council(ICC)? A)Dave Richardson B)Manu Sawhney C)Cameron Marq D)Shashank Manohar ANS: B

255.Recently,Sir Michael Atiyah passed away.He was related to which field? A)Philosophy B)Economics C)Mathematician D)Literature ANS: C

256.Recently,Lenin Rajendran passed away.He was related to which field? A)Poet B)Film Director C)Actor D)Sports ANS: B

257.Recently,Shivaji Rao deshmukh passed away.He was related to which field? A)Politics B)Sports C)Actor D)Poet ANS: A

258.What is the capital of Macedonia? A)Struga B)Ohrid C)Bitola D)Skopje ANS: D

259.What is the currency of Macedonia? A)Riyal B)Riel C)Denar D)Dollar ANS: C

260.Where is the HQ of ICC? A)Dubai B)Washington DC C)Abu Dhabi D)Paris ANS: A 261.Who will head the Group of Ministers to look into GST related issues of the real estate sector? A)Dinesh Sharma B)Jagdish Mukhi C)Nitin Patel D)Bipin Rawat ANS: C 262.Who will head the panel to look into GST-related issues of lottery business? A) Sudhir Mungantiwar B)N Naheshwar Rao C)Abhimanyu Singh Sindhu D)Amit Mitra ANS: A

263.Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off which vans to promote and create awareness among people on the need of oil and gas conservation for the future? A)SURYA B)SAKSHAM C)SURYADAYA D)SUBODH ANS: B

264.The 6th Women Of India Organic Festival will be held in which city? A)Kochi B)Chandigarh C)Chennai D)MumbaiANS: B

265.The 1st National Level Sports Meet for the students of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) was inaugurated in which city? A)Ahmedabad B)Pune C)Hyderabad D)Lucknow ANS: C

266.The festival Pongal is observed in which state of India? A)Mizoram B)Karnataka C)amil Nadu D)Kerala ANS: C

267.How much amount was approved by the cabinet in EXIM Bank through recapitalisation bonds to boost the bank’s capacity in export financing? A)Rs 6000 cr B)Rs 6500 cr C)Rs 7000 cr D)Rs 7500 cr ANS: A

268.Who recently step down as the head coach of Indian football team? A)John Larry B)Stephen Constantine C)George Pain D)Harender Singh ANS: B

269.Petr Cech recently announced his retirement.He was related to which sports? A)Cricket B)Football C)Baseball D)Hockey ANS: B

270.Recently,Tim Stone stepped down from the post of Chief Financial Officer.He was the former CFO of which

photo messaging app? A)Snapchat B)Google Photos C)TikTok D)Instagram ANS: A

271.Which Indian born scientist was honored with the 2019 Japan Prize? A)Dr Rattan Lal B)Raghunath Anant C)Jayant Narlikar D)Dr Ashok Sen ANS: A

272.Who is set to receive the Oscar Wilde Award 2019? A)Tim Laman B)Stefano Unterthiner C)Glenn Close D)Jess Findlay ANS: C

273.Recently,Biraj Kumar Sinha passed away.He was related to which field? A)Actor B)Writer C)Politics D)Journalism ANS: C

274.Recently,Rajendra Prabhu passed away.He was related to which field? A)Sports B)Politics C)Actor D)Journalism ANS: D

275.Where is the HQ of GST Council? A)Lucknow B)Mumbai C)New Delhi D)Pune ANS: C

276.Where is the HQ of EXIM Bank? A)Chennai B)Pune C)Mumbai D)New Delhi ANS: C

277.What is the currency of Japan? A)Euro B)Yen C)Rupee D)Dollar ANS: B 278.How much amount was allocated for integrated e-filing and centralized processing centre 2.0 Project of the Income Tax Department? A)Rs 4251.25 cr B)Rs 4200.02 cr C)Rs 4241.97 cr D)Rs 4512.56 cr ANS: C. 279.Which government inaugurated a round the clock Animal Health care Services in a Government Veterinary Hospital? A)Delhi B)Uttar Pradesh C)Telangana D)Madhya Pradesh ANS: A

280.The first National Sports Meet 2019 for Tribals was organized in which city? A)Ahmedabad B)Lucknow C)Hyderabad D)Surat ANS: C

281.Which campaign was launched to make Kumbh child friendly festival? A)Mukti Caravan B)Mukt Prapti C)Dosti D)Mission Mukti ANS: A

282.Recently,RBI relaxed ECB norms.What is “C” in ECB? A)Casual B)Competitive C)Common D)Commercial ANS: D

283.According to sixth City Momentum Index published by JLL,which city is the world’s most dynamic city? A)Paris B)New York C)Mumbai D)Bengaluru ANS: D

284.Who has become the world’s youngest mountaineer to climb 7 volcanic peaks? A)Asim Mukhopadhyay B)Satyarup Sidhanta C)Mohan Singh D)Love Raj Singh ANS:B 285.Who has become the youngest grandmaster in India and second in the world? A)Kartik Singh B)Sachin Sen C)DK Sharma D)D Gukesh ANS: D

286.Who was appointed as the Additional Solicitor General in the Supreme court of india? A)Surya Kant B)Rajendra Menon C)Govind Mathur D)Sanjay Jain ANS:D

287.Who has won the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 for their contribution in rural development, education, development of natural resources?


A)Yohei Sasakawa B)Vivekananda Kendra C)Akshaya Foundation D)Sulabh International ANS: B

288.Where is the HQ of RBI? A)Lucknow B)Pune C)Chennai D)Mumbai ANS: D

289.Where is the HQ of Jones Lang LaSalle(JLL) company? A)London B)Chicago C)Paris D)Washington DC ANS: B 290.he Centre has taken a decision to make all new cars meet Euro 6 standards mandatory for initial launch from which year? A)Aug 1,2022 B)April 1,2020 C)March 1,2019 D)April 1,2022 ANS: B

291.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical and Research in which city? A)Surat B)Rajkot C)Ahmedabad D)Vadodara ANS: C

292.Defence Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the 426.60 metre long Diffo Bridge in which state? A)Arunachal Pradesh B)Nagaland C)Sikkim D) Mizoram ANS: A 293.Which state’s government approved the proposal of Upadhyay? A)Maharashtra B)Haryana C)Uttar Pradesh D)Uttrakhand ANS: C

294.Which state government launched “Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana”? A)Madhya Pradesh B)Chhattisgarh C)Rajasthan D)Odisha ANS: A

295.In which city,a Regional Conference on “Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme” was held? A)Lucknow B)Mumbai C)Pune D)New Delhi ANS: B

296.In which city, BES EXPO 2019 was held? A)Pune B)Mumbai C)New Delhi D)Chennai ANS: C 297.The second world orange festival has begun in which city? A)Nagpur B)Nashik C)Pune D)Mumbai ANS: A

298.Minister of State in Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the UNNATI(Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly and Training) Programme in which city? A)Chennai B)Mumbai C)Kochi D)Bengaluru ANS: D

299.Which country will be focus country at the 9th edition of the prestigious Hyerabad Literary festival? A)Nepal B)Australia C)China D)Sri Lanka ANS: C

300.In which country,world’s first first human rights TV channel has been launched ? A)USA B)UK C)India D)Australia ANS: B

301.Which bank will lead the consortium “Samruddhi Corridor” expressway project for Nagpur-Mumbai? A)IDBI B)PNB C)BOB D)SBI ANS: D

302.According to a release by Ministry of Labour and Employment, Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana(PMRPY) has crossed the milestone of how much mark as on Jan 14,2019? A)2 crore B)2.6 crore C)1 crore D)5.2 crore ANS: C

303.In partnership with States, the Ministry of Rural Development has completed how many Rural Homes since April 2014? A)1.45 cr B)1.32 cr C)1.85 cr D)1.37 cr ANS: D

304.According to India ratings,how much percent will be India’s GDP in 2019-20? A)7.0% B)8.2% C)7.5% D)7.8% ANS: C

305.Who has become the first Indian athlete to receive a

nomination in the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award? A)Vinesh Phogat B)Babita Kumari C)Kavita Devi D)Sakshi Malik ANS:A

306.Where is the HQ of India Ratings and Research? A)Chennai B)Delhi C)Mumbai D)Pune ANS: C

1. 307.Where is the HQ of SBI? A)Chennai B)Mumbai C)Pune D)Lucknow ANS: B

2. 308.What is the currency of United Kingdom? A)Franc B)Pound Sterling

3. C)Euro D)Dollar ANS: B 309.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Museum of Indian Cinema in which city? A)Chennai B)Lucknow C)Mumbai D)Pune ANS: C, 310.Which country will host the 14th session of the Conference of Parties to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification 2019? A)Japan B)China C)India D)Australia ANS: C

311.Which city will be country’s second defence innovation hub after Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu? A)Nashik B)Pune C)Amritsar D)Gorakhpur ANS: A

312.Which state government launched “School Fagat-Hansi”Mission? A)Mizoram B)Manipur C)Telangana D)Nagaland ANS:B

313.The country’s first cremation ground for cows will be prepared in which city? A)Satna B)Lucknow C)Bhopal D)Rewa ANS: C

314.How many countries will be trained by India in nano satellite making by ISRO? A)35 B)40 C)50 D)45 ANS: D

315.Which denomination coins were released to mark the 102nd birth anniversary of late Tamil Nadu chief minister and ruling AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran? A)Rs 50 and Rs 100 B)Rs 100 and Rs 5 C)Rs 350 and Rs 100 D)Rs 10 and Rs 350 ANS: B

316.The 7th Meeting of Tourism Ministers Of ASEAN and India was held in which country? A)China B)India C)Vietnam D)Indonesia ANS: C

317.Which country’s airport to be renamed after boxing legend Muhammad Ali? A)UK B)Russia C)USA D)Pakistan ANS: C

318.Which country took over the chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China from Egypt at the United Nations headquarters in New York? A)India B)Palestine C)Ukraine D)South Africa ANS: B

319.Which country launched world’s first artificial meteor shower? A)Japan B)China C)India D)Russia ANS: A. 320.Recently,HDFC Standard Life Insurance changed its name.What is the new name of the entity? A)HDFC Insurance B)HDFC Life Insurance C)HDFC Capital First Insurance D)HDFC First Insurance ANS: B

321.Who was elected as new PM Of Sweden? A)Scott Morrison B)Antonio Guterres C)Stefan Lofven D)Malcolm Turnbull ANS: C

322.Who has been appointed as the new director General of t.he Bureau of Civil Aviation Security(BCAS)? A)Rakesh Asthana B)Sushil Chandra C)Subhash Chandra Khuntia D)Ramesh Singh ANS: A


323.Who has been appointed as the director general in the National Human Rights Commission? A)Narsingh Rao B)HL Dattu C)Sunil Mehta D)Prabhat Singh ANS: D

324.Who has been appointed as new chairman of Council for Leather Exports? A)Kartik Singh B)Bishnoi Singh C)AB Mehta D)PR Aqeel ANS: D

325.Who has been appointed as MD and CEO of IDFC First Bank? A)Usha Subramaniam B)PR Rajeshwar rao C)V Vaidyanathan D)Mahesh Jain ANS: C

326.Who has been conferred with the first Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research by the Centre for Advanced Materials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? A)CNR Rao B)Shri Prakash Singh C)Koushik Chakraborty D) Paltu Kumar Dhal ANS: A 327.Who has been presented with the prestigious Rosa Park Trailblazer award for his campaign that forced US authorities change their policy towards headgear of the Sikh community? A)Gurdas Singh B)Gurinder Singh Khalsa C)Gurvinder Singh Chauhan D)Gobind Joshi ANS: B

328.Recently,Mary Oliver passed away.She was related to which field? A)Poet B)Singer C)Actor D)Sports ANS: A

329.Where is the HQ of United Nations? A)Paris B)New York C)London D)Washington DC ANS: B

330.Where is the HQ of ISRO? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)Bengaluru D)LucknowANS: C

331.What is the capital of Vietnam? A)Canberra B)Kiev C)Hanoi D)New York ANS: C 332.Recently,Danish PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen inaugurated a Danish Cultural Institute in which city? A)Mumbai B)New Delhi C)Lucknow D)ChennaiANS: B

333.Recently,Pravind Kumar Jugnauth visited India.He is the PM of which country? A)Australia B)Scotland C)Indonesia D)Mauritius ANS: D

334.Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the TamilNadu Defence Industrial Corridor in which district of TamilNadu? A)Kanyakumari B)Salem C)Tiruchirapalli D)Madurai ANS: C

335.Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit 2019 concluded in which city? A)Gandhinagar B)Ahmedabad C)Surat D)Vadodara ANS: A

336.Which city gets its first 24 * 7 animal health care hospital? A)Mumbai B)Lucknow C)New Delhi D)ChennaiANS: C

337.Which state government unveiled an official logo for the state’s tea to popularise the beverage and to promote the potentiality of tourism? A)Assam B)Tripura C)Nagaland D)Mizoram ANS: B

338.Which state will hold Global Investor Summit 2019 in June 2019? A)Haryana B)Andhra Pradesh C)Himachal Pradesh D)Karnataka ANS: C

339.Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone of “Haryana Bhawan” at the “Statue of

Unity”complex in which state? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Gujarat C)Karnataka D)Jharkhand ANS: B

340.According to a report by global consultancy firm PwC,which country is likely to surpass United Kingdom in the world’s largest economy rankings in 2019? A)India B)Russia C)Japan D)China ANS: A

341.Who will head the 11 member working group set up to go into the concept of “Group Insolvency”and suggest a suitable framework? A)UK Sinha B)Ajay Tyagi C)Subhash Chandra Khuntia D)M Nageswara Rao ANS: A

342.Andry Rajoelina was recently sworn in as President of which country? A)Ukraine B)Madagascar C)Brazil D)Uganda ANS: B

343.What is the currency of Madagascar? A)Hryvnia B)Kina C)Lilangeni D)Ariary ANS: D

344.What is the capital of Madagascar? A)Antananarivo B)Bander Sori C)Vaduz D)Belmopan ANS: A

345.Where is the HQ of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)New Delhi D)Lucknow ANS: C

346.According to announcement made by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, women to get how much reservation in military police? A)12% B)15% C)10% D)20% ANS: D

347.Which ministry to organize “Shehri Samridhi Utsav” from Feb 1 to Feb 15? A)Ministry of Corporate Affairs B)Ministry of Defence C)Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs D)Ministry of Finance ANS: C

348.Which state government has rolled out the much-expected StartUp and Innovation Policy 2018-2023? A)Haryana B)Tamil Nadu C)Karnataka D)Mizoram ANS: B

349.Which city was named as the world capital of architecture for 2020 by UNESCO? A)Rio De Janeiro B)Canberra C)New York D)Paris ANS: A

350.Recently,China’s economy hitted to how much percent low in last quarter of 2018, which is the slowest in the last 28 years? A)6.6% B)6.8% C)7.0% D)7.2% ANS: A

351.According to Oxfam,world’s how many richest people own as much as poorest 50%? A)22 B)24 C)21 D)26 ANS: D

352.Recently,NCLT has approved the merger of financially-stressed Tata Teleservices with which company? A)Bharti Airtel B)VodafoneC)Idea D)BSNL ANS: A

353.According to International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook Update,India to grow at how much percent in 2019-20? A)7.5% B)7.0% C)7.7% D)7.8% ANS: A

354.Which team created the world record for highest run chase in Ranji Trophy? A)UP B)AssamC)Saurashtra D)Kerala ANS: C

355.Who was recently sworn in as Supreme Court Judges by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi? A)Ranjan Das and CV Singh


B)Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna C)Abhirup Bhattacharya and CK Khanna D)Sanjiv Khanna and CK Khanna ANS: B

356.Who has become the first woman IPS DIG and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer to successfully complete the South Pole expedition? A)Aparna Kumar B)Ranjana Das C)Indra Singh D)Akansha Joshi ANS: A

357.Recently, Jagjit Singh Chopra passed away.He was related to which of the following fields? A)Poet B)Neurologist C)Singer D)Sportsmen ANS: B

358.Recently, Shivakumara Swami passé away.He was related to which of the following field? A)Sportsmen B)Writer C)Spiritual leader D)Singer ANS: C

359.What is the currency of Brazil? A)Riel B)Real C)Rupee D)Dollar ANS: B

360.Where is the HQ of UNESCO? A)New York B)Paris C)Dublin D)Washington C ANS: B

361.Where is the HQ of IMF? A)Paris B)London C)Washington DC D)New York ANS: C 362.India’s first-ever all-women political party the National Women’s Party(NWP) was launched in which city? A)Mumbai B)Delhi C)Chennai D)Pune ANS: A

363.Recently,Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a 1210 meter span bridge over the river Ravi to link J&K and which state? A)Madhya Pradesh B)Punjab C)Uttrakhand D)Uttar Pradesh ANS: B

364.India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference began in which city? A)Lucknow B)Chennai C)Mumbai D)Delhi ANS: C

365.India signed MoU with which country to provide modern infrastructural facilities to Swami Vipulananda Insititute of Aesthetic Studies of eastern University? A)Indonesia B)Sri Lanka C)Mauritius D)Nepal ANS: B

366.Which country launched exercise “SeaVigil”? A)Indonesia B)USA C)India D)Japan ANS: C

367.Which state government has decided to reverse the Atal Seva Kendra as Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Jharkhand C)Chattisgarh D)Rajasthan ANS: D

368.Arab Economic and Social Development Summit held in which city? A)Kiev B)NewYork C)Beirut D)Bishkek ANS: C

369.Which country’s central bank recently announced the ban of Indian currency notes with denominations above Rs 100? A)IndonesiaB)Nepal C)Pakistan D) Bhutan ANS: B

370.Who has won the International Tennis Federation’s 25,000-dollar Women’s tournament in Singapore? A)Sania Mirza B)PV Sindhu C)Ankita Raina D)Sanya Sharma ANS: C

371.Who won gold in the women’s 10 m air rifle events at the ongoing Meyton Cup in Innsbruck(Austria)? A)Suma Shirur B)Apurvi Chandela C)Avneet Sindhu D)Seema Tomar ANS: B

372.Who has became the first cricketer to win the Sir

Garbfields Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year,the ICC Men’s Test Player of the year and the ICC ODI Player of the year? A)Virat Kohli B)Steve Smith C)KL Rahul D)Hardik Pandhya ANS: A

373.Who was named the Emerging Player of the Year by ICC? A)Risabh Pant B)KL Rahul C)Hardik Panhya D)Yuzevendra Chahal ANS: A

374.Who received the “Women’s Voice Award” at the Appejay Kolkata Litearry Festival in Kolkata? A)Varsha Singh B)Anjana akraborty C)Arundhati Roy D)Ranjani Murali ANS: D

375.Where is HQ of International Cricket Council? A)Paris B)Bishkek C)Dubai D)NewYork ANS: C

376.What is the currency of Singapore? A)Euro B)Rupee C)Peso D)Dollar ANS : D

377.Where is the HQ of Nepal Rashtra Bank? A)Patan B)Dharan C)Bharatpur D)Kathmandu ANS: D

378.What is the currency of Lebanon? A)Euro B)Rupee C)Peso D)Pound ANS: D

379.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Subhas Chandra Bose Museum in which city to mark the freedom fighter’s 122nd birth anniversary? A)Chennai B)Mumbai C)New Delhi D)Lucknow ANS: C

380.Recently,central government instituted an annual award titled “Subash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar”.What is the cash prize of this award? A)Rs 51 lakh B)Rs 50 lakh C)Rs 45 lakh D)Rs 40 lakh ANS: A 381.Who will head the committee to oversee the drug pricing regime, a move which could clip the powers of drug pricing regulator, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority(NPPA)? A)Anshula Kant B)Ajay Tyagi C)Amitabh Kant D)Vinod Paul ANS: D

382.According to the latest Lloyds Report,which port became the only Indian port to be listed amongst world’s top 30 container ports? A)Tuticorin Port B)Chennai Port C)Panambur Port D) Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust D

383.According to World Economic Survey,which country have emerged as the biggest supporters of international aid? A)India B)Pakistan C)Nepal D)SriLanka ANS: A

384.The military exercise “IAFTX 2019” will held in which city? A)Mumbai B)Ahmedabad C)Pune D)Rajkot ANS: C

385.The coast guards of India and Japan kicked off their disaster control,search and rescue exercises at which place? A)Yokohama B)Tokyo C)Kobe D)New Delhi ANS: A

386.Which state government declared Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival as the “State Festival”? A)Mizoram B)Arunachal Pradesh C)Nagaland D)Assam ANS: B

387.The three day Flamingo Festival was held at which state? A)Mizoram B)Arunachal Pradesh C)Andhra Pradesh D)Telangana ANS: C

388.Who is the author of the new anthology of poems “New Brazilian Poems”? A)Arundhati Roy B)Krishnakant


C)Srinivas Kumar D)Abhay Kumar ANS: D

389.What is the rank of India on the Global Talent Competitive Index? A)79th B)82nd C)80th D)90th ANS: C

390.Which company was accredited as the fastest growing brand in the IT services sector over the past decade? A)Wipro B)TCS C)Accenture D)HCL ANS: B

391.What is the rank of India in Bloomberg 2019 Innovative Index? A)50th B)54th C)52nd D)55th ANS: B

392.According to 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer Report,which country is among the most trusted nations globally ? A)USA B)India C)Russia D)Japan ANS: B

393.According to a UN Report,the Indian economy is expected to grow at how much percent in the current fiscal? A)7.0% B)7.3% C)7.4% D)7.5% ANS: C

394.Who became the fastest Indian to claim 100 wickets in ODIs? A)Yuzvendra Chahal B)Mohammed Shami C)Vijay Shankar D)Bhuvneshwar KumarANS: B

395.Which state topped the medals tally at the Khelo India Youth Games? A)Andhra Pradesh B)Uttar Pradesh C)Telangana D)Maharashtra ANS: D

396.Who has been awarded with Saraswati Samman 2017? A)Sitanshu Yashaschandra B)Govind Chandra Pandey C)Raghbir Bhola D)Padma Sachdev ANS: A

397.Recently,Indian player Raghbir Singh Bhola passed away,He is related to which sports? A)Cricket B)Football C)Hockey D)Chess ANS: C

398.Recently,which ex CIA Agent passed away who inspired the Oscar winning film “Argo”? A)Tom Charles B)Tony Mendez C)Jim Bridenstine D)Arthur Mold ANS: B

399.Where is the HQ of United Nations? A)London B)Paris C)Dublin D)New York ANS: D

400.What is the currency of South Korea? A)Euro B)Shilling C)Dollar D)Won ANS: D

401.Where is the HQ of TCS? A)Chennai B)Mumbai C)Lucknow D)Delhi ANS: B 402.The 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 on the Regulation of Homeopathic Medical Products held in which state? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Goa C)Andhra Pradesh D)Telangana ANS: B

403.The two-day Global Investors Summit will held in which city? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)Delhi D)Lucknow ANS: B

404.The Indian Africa Field Training Exercise(IAFTX) will be held in which city? A)Pune B)Chennai C)Mumbai D)Delhi ANS: A

405.Which company launched a new e-commerce platform “re-weave.in”? A)Wipro B)Infosys C)Microsoft D)TCS ANS: C

406.Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba will commission the new Naval Air Base “INS Kohassa”at which place? A)Lakshadweep B)Puducherry C)Andaman and Nicobar Islands D)Gujarat ANS: C

407.According to PwC survey,which country topped the

list for the most attractive investment for Global CEOs? A)Russia B)India C)China D)USA ANS: D

408.According to research firm eMarketer,which country to be the world’s biggest retail market in 2019? A)USA B)China C)India D)Russia ANS: B

409.All rounder Johan Botha announced his retirement.He is from which country? A)India B)England C)South Africa D)Australia ANS:C

410.Who was appointed as new MD and CEO of YES Bank? A)PS Jayakumar B)Kartik Singh C)Ravneet Singh Gill D)Rana Kapoor ANS: C

411.Which BJP MP was honored with Sansad Ratna Award? A)Anurag Thakur B)Smriti Irani C)Arun Jaitley D)Rajnath Singh ANS: A 412.Where is the HQ of YES Bank? A)Chennai B)Mumbai C)Delhi D)Pune ANS: B

413.Where is the HQ of research firm “eMarketer”? A)Russia B)China C)USA D)India ANS: C 414.Where is the HQ of Microsoft India? A)Seattle B)Redmond C)Renton D)Kirkland ANS: B 415.Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Delhi for his first state visit ahead of the Republic day celebration parade. He is the President of which country? A)South Africa B)Australia C)Netherlands D)Ukraine ANS: A

416.The celebration of 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas was commenced in which city? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)Varanasi D)Pune ANS: C

417.Which country opened the year’s space campaign by putting into orbit defence imaging satellite “Microsoft R”? A)India B)USA C)Russia D)Australia ANS: A

418.Which long Range Surface to Air Missile was launched by DRDO recently off Odisha coast? A)INS Karwar B)INS Chennai C)INS Vikramaditya D)INS Chand ANS: B

419.India and which other country have agreed to set up an “Energy Banking” mechanism that would help the Himalayan country export its surplus electricity? A)Nepal B)Bhutan C)China D)Sri Lanka ANS: A. 420.According to WHO, which country accounts more than half leprosy cases globally? A)China B)Nepal C)Pakistan D)India ANS: D

421.Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Dr Harsh vardhan will be launching three important


centre’s set up by Department of science and Technology in which city? A)Chennai B)Mumbai C)New Delhi D)Pune ANS: A

422.Which state government has decided to form a “State Tiger Protection Force”to save the Big Cat population in the State? A)Andhra Pradesh B)Telangana C)Uttar Pradesh D)Haryana ANS: B

423.The world’s longest 3D-printed concrete pedestrian bridge opened in which country? A)UK B)USA C)Japan D)China ANS: D

424.Which country’s government declared sugarcane juice as the “national drink” of the country? A)India B)Nepal C)Pakistan D)Sri Lanka ANS: C

425.According to the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2019,how much percent is global growth expected to remain in 2019 and 2020? A)4% B)3% C)5% D)6% ANS: B

426.According to Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council ,India to grow at how much percent in the next few years? A)7.3-7.6% B)8.0-8.2% C)7.5-7.8% D)7-7.5 %ANS:D

427.According to Motilal Oswal report, weak corporate earnings pushed the corporate profits to GDP ratio among the Nifty 500 companies to a 15 year low of how much percent? A)3.0% B)2.5% C)2.8% D)2.6% ANS: C

428.What is the rank of India in the GDPR Readiness Index released by Cisco? A)4th B)6th C)5th D)3rd ANS: B

429.Recently,women’s cricketer Danielle Hazell announced her retirement.She is the former player of which country? A)Holland B)Netherlands C)Australia D)England ANS: D

430.Who was appointed as new PM of Burkina Faso? A)Roch Marc Christian Kabore B)Marc Dovil Kabure C)Christopher Daniel Dabire D)Christophe Joseph Marie Dabire ANS: D

431.Who was announced as the winner of $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018? A)Tejaswini Niranjana B)Taruna Bhatt C)Umalakshmi Ravi Shankar D)Tanmay Chakraborty ANS: A

432.Recently,fiction writer and essayist Krishna Sobti passed away.She is the writer of which language? A)Urdu B)Hindi C)Tamil D)Marathi ANS: B

433.Recently, Russell Baker passed away.He was related to which profession? A)Singer B)Sportsmen C)Journalist D)Writer ANS: D

434.Recently, writer Atin Bandyopadhyay passed away.He was the writer of which language? A)Odia B)Tamil C)Urdu D)Bengali ANS: D

435.What is the theme of this year’s National Voters Day 2019? A)Ethical Voting B)Empowering young and future events C)Authentic Elections D)Accessible Elections ANS: D

436.What is the currency of Mauritius? A)Rupee B)Riel C)Krone D)Won ANS: A

437.Where is the HQ of DRDO? A)Mumbai B)Bengaluru C)New Delhi D)Chennai ANS: C

438.Where is the HQ of United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs? A)Tokyo B)London C)Beijing D)New York ANS: D

439.What is the currency of Burkina Faso? A)Riyal B)Franc C)Won D)Ringgit ANS: B 440.Recently,according to PM Narendra Modi,India is on the way to become which largest economy in the world? A)5th B)3rd C)2nd D)4th ANS: A

441.According to a report by G-finder,health research money in india increased to how much amount? A)Rs 130 crB)Rs 150 cr C)Rs 147 crD)Rs 10 cr ANS: C

442.How much global threats has been listed by WHO for 2019? A)5 B)15 C)11 D)10 ANS: D

443.Which state launched “Yuva Swabhiman Yojana”? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Chhatisgarh C)Madhya Pradesh D)Rajasthan ANS: C

444.Which word was listed as Hindi word of the year 2018 by Oxford Dictionaries? A)Stree India B)Stree Shakti C)Yuva D)Nari Shakti ANS: D

445.According to eMarketer’s latest worldwide retail and ecommerce forecast,which country is poised to become the world’s top retail market in 2019? A)Russia B)USA C)China D)India ANS: C

446.Who was reappointed as MD of Lakshmi Vilas Bank? A)PS Jayakumar B)Navneet Singh C)Rana Kapoor D)Parthasarathi Mukherjee ANS: D

447.Which PSU has been awarded the best miniratna PSU in strategic performance (financial category) at the Governance Now Sixth PSU awards? A)Container Corporation of India B) Numaligarh Refinery Limited C)BHEL D)NALCO ANS: B 448.Where is the HQ of Numaligarh Refinery Limited? A)Mizoram B)Assam C)Maharashtra D)Telangana ANS: B

449Where is the HQ of Lakshmi vilas bank? A)Mumbai B)Chennai C)Bengaluru D)Kochi ANS: B

450.Where is the HQ of World Health Organization? A)Washington DC B)New York C)London D)Geneva ANS: D 451.Recently,”Train 18”, India’s first indigenous semi-high speed train was renamed as which of the following? A)Garibrath Express B)Bharat Jai Express C)Hindustan Express D)Vande Bharat ExpressANS: D

452.Which company took the title of world’s most valued IT services brand according to Brand Finance? A)TCS B)Accenture C)IBM D)HCL ANS: B

453.SBI Card has joined hands with which airlines to launch a travel specific Visa credit card for members and Indian travelers? A)Qatar Airways B)Etihad Airways C)Emirates D)British Airways ANS: B

454.Who will head the panel that has been set up by IRDA to identity domestically systemically important insurers(SII)? A)Ajay Barman B)Pravin Kutumbe C)Subhash Chandra Khuntia D)Kartik Sen ANS: B

455.The National Commodity and derivatives Exchange limited has signed MoU with which Institute to handhold Farmer Producer Organizations(FPOs) and allied institutions?


A)ICSI B)NABARD C)IRMA D)SIDBI ANS: C

456.Recently,Competition Commission of India(CCI) gave its approval to GlaxoSmithKline Consumer HealthCare for merger with which company? A)Cipla B)Lupin LimitedC)Patanjali Ayurveda D)Hindustan Unilever Limited ANS: D

457.The World Economic Forum annual meet began in which city? A)New York B)Canberra C)Davos D)London ANS: C

458.Who was crowned champion of the Indonesia Masters 2019 ? A)PV Sindhu B)Saina Nehwal C)Carolina Marin D)Ankita Raina ANS: B

459.Teenage batsman Rohit Paudel has become the youngest cricketer to score a half century in international cricket at the age of 16 years and 146 days.He hails from which country? A)Nepal B)Pakistan C)Sri Lanka D)Zimbabwe ANS: A

460.National Ice Hockey Championship was held in which state? A)Himachal Pradesh B)Uttrakhand C)Jammu and kashmir D)Assam ANS: C

461.Pacer Ewen Chatfield announced his retirement.He is former player of which country? A)New Zealand B)Australia C)England D)South Africa ANS: A

462.Who has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the best novel of 2017? A)Aymanam John B)Veeran Kutty C) VJ James D)CL Jose ANS: C

463.What is the currency of New Zealand? A)Euro B)Dollar C)Peso D)Riel ANS: B

464.Where is the HQ of indo Tibetan Border Police Force? A)New Delhi B)GorakhpurC)Pune D)Mumbai ANS: A

465.Where is the HQ of Competition Commission of India? A)New Delhi B)Mumbai C)Pune D) Chennai ANS: A 466.Which application was launched by the Defence Ministry on the occasion of 70th Republic Day? A)Bharat Vande 2019 B)Parade 2019 C)India 2019 D)RDP India 2019 ANS: D

467.In which state,a dedicated RPF Women Squad named as “JOYMATI BAHINI”was launched ? A)Assam B)Mizoram C)Nagaland D)Meghalaya ANS: A

468.Which application was developed by IIT Ropar that would help the Visually Impaired to recognize currency notes? A)Pehchan B)Jagmag C)Roshni D)Sitara ANS: C

469.In which state,cable stayed 5.1 km “Atal Setu” was inaugurated? A)Mizoram B)Goa C)Uttar Pradesh D)Telangana ANS: B

470.As per the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2019,which institute Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP) has been ranked 24 worldwide? A)Symbiosis University B)SP Jain Institute of Management C)IIM Ahmedabad D)Indian School Of Business ANS: D

471.Who won Australian Open 2019(women’s)? A)Simona Halep B)Petra Kvitova C)Naomi Osaka D)Caroline Wozniacki ANS: C

472.Who won Australian Open 2019(Men’s)?

A)Novak Djokovic B)Leander Paes C)Rafael Nadal D)Roger Federer ANS: A

473.Who won the New South Wales men’s Amateur Golf Championship in Australia? A)Aryan Sharma B)Kartik Sharma C)Scott Johnson D)Nathan Barberie ANS: B

474.Who has been appointed Regional Director for WHO South East Asia , for a second five-year term? A)Ajay Singh B)Christiane Ligarde C)Ajay Neelam D)Poonam Khetrapal Singh ANS: D

475.The 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards was held in which country? A)Canada B)Russia C)USA D)India ANS: C

476.Which state government has conferred the Republic Day Journalism Award 2019 to veteran journalist and former editor Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty? A)Uttar Pradesh B)West Bengal C)Assam D)Telangana ANS: C

477.Which translation of the book “La vie d’un homme inconnu” was awarded the 2nd Romain Rolland Prize for literary translation in Jaipur at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival? A)Tamil B)English C)Hindi D)Urdu ANS: A

478.What is the theme of this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day ? A) Holocaust Remembrance:Demand and Defend Your Human Rights B)Holocaust Remembrance and Education C)Victims of the Holocaust D)Holocaust Education as a platform for buildingANS: A

479.When is Data Privacy day observed? A)27th Jan B)26th Jan C)28th Jan D)30th Jan ANS: C

480.What is the capital of Australia? A)Canberra B)London C)Vienna D)Sydney ANS: A

481.Where is the HQ of WHO? A)London B)Geneva C)Vienna D)New York ANS: B

482.When was WHO founded? A)1945 B)1947 C)1948 D)1949 ANS: C 483.According to Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. GST on Haj has been reduced from 18 percent to how much percent? A)10 B)12 C)5 D)7 ANS: C

484.In which state, country’s second tulip garden will be built? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Telangana C)Uttrakhand D)Haryana ANS: C

485.India’s first Geographical Indication Store is to be opened in which state? A)Uttrakhand B)Kerala C)Goa D)Karnataka ANS: C

486.Which state CM launched “Jiban Sampark” Project in partnership with UNICEF India? A)Tamil Nadu B)Kerala C)Karnataka D)Odisha ANS: D

487.Who was appointed as Pakistan’s first ever Hindu female civil judge? A)Suman Kumari B)Saniya Sen C)Hardeep Singh Kaur D)Aparna Singh ANS: A

488.Which digital currency was launched by the central banks of the UAE and Saudi Arabia? A)Riyal B)Aux C)Aber D)Ayan ANS: C

489.According to World Steel Association, which country


has replaced Japan as world’s second largest steel producing country? A)India B)China C)Russia D)USA ANS: A

490.Which Indian player has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect after the part-timer’s action was reported during the first ODI against Australia earlier this month? A)KL Rahul B)Y Chahal C)Ambati Rayudu D)Bhuvneshwar Kumar ANS: C

491.Who has won the first prize in the Republic Day Parade for its Kisan Gandhi theme? A)ISRO B)DRDO C)BHEL D)ICAR ANS: D

492.Recently, former Union Minister George Fernandes passed away. He had which portfolio? A)Finance Minister B)Defence Minister C)Civil Aviation Minister D)Corporate Affairs Minister ANS: B

493.Where is the HQ of Indian Council of Agricultural Research? A)Lucknow B)Mumbai C)Chennai D)New Delhi ANS: D

494.Where is the HQ of International Cricket Council? A)Paris B)London C)New York D)Dubai ANS: D 495.What is the currency of United Arab Emirates? A)Riyal B)Peso C)Dirham D)Riel ANS: C 495.Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial in which state? A)Uttrakhand B)Kerala C)Uttar Pradesh D)Gujarat ANS: D

496.Which country signed signed an agreement with OECD for International Student Assessment Programme for International Student Assessment 2021? A)UK B)China C)India D)USA ANS: C 497.What is the rank of India in Global Corruption Index 2018 released by The Transparency International? A)72nd B)75th C)80th D)78th ANS: D

498.The South India MSME Summit 2019 held in which city? A)Noida B)Chennai C)Bengaluru D)Mumbai ANS: C

499.Union Minister for Tourism KJ Alphons has inaugurated the first project under the Swadesh Darshan Project of the Union Ministry of Tourism in which state? A)Maharashtra B)Sikkim C)Telangana D)Uttar Pradesh ANS: B

500.FSSAI has finalized which date for food businesses to comply with new packaging regulations that bar use of recycled plastics and newspapers to wrap food articles? A)July 1 B)June 1 C)Aug 1 D)Dec 31 ANS: A

501.International Conference on 8th century of Himalayan Range Guru Padmasambhava was held in which city? A)New Delhi B)Mumbai C)Lucknow D)Chennai ANS: A

502.Which state government launched a special scheme to curb infant deaths? A)Telangana B)Maharashtra C)Tamil Nadu D)Haryana ANS: B

503.Recently,which state announced free education to girls in state-run institutions? A)Uttar Pradesh B)Telangana C)Rajasthan D)Mizoram ANS: C

504.Which international airport has retained its position as the world’s busiest airport for the fifth consecutive year in a row in 2018?

A)Heathrow Airport B)London city Airport C)Dubai International Airport D)Indira Gandhi International Airport ANS: C

505.How much amount will be invested by RBI through Open Market Operations in February 2019? A)Rs 34000 cr B)Rs 36500 cr C)Rs 36000 cr D)Rs 37500 cr ANS: D

506.According to RBI data on “Census on Foreign Liabilities and Assets of Indian Direct Investment Companies 2017-18”., foreign Direct Investment(FDI)during the previous fiscal grew by how much percent? A)17 percent B)12 percent C)18 percent D)16 percent ANS: C

507.According to a survey by ECA International,which country has been rated as the most liveable location for Asian expatriates in 2019? A)HongKong B)Singapore C)India D)Australia ANS: B

508.Recently, Ki Sung Yueng announced his retirement.He was related to which sports? A)Tennis B)Cricket C)Football D)Hockey ANS: C

509.Who has been appointed as Part Time Chairman of federal Bank? A)Kartik Sen B)Dilip Shanghvi C)Ajay Tyagi D)Dilip Sadarangani ANS: D

510.Which actress has been appointed Rao as the chairperson of the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image(MAMI)? A)Kajol B)Deepika Padukone C)Madhuri Dixit D)Disha Patani ANS: B

511.Which state was declared the “Best State Overall” for exemplary participation in the Swasth Bharat Yatra? A)Telangana B)Tamil Nadu C)Karnataka D)Kerala ANS: B

512.How many recipients name were announced for the Padma Awards by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs? A)110 B)112 C)105 D)115 ANS: B

513.Where is the HQ of Food Safety and Standards Authority Of India? A)Chennai B)Lucknow C)Mumbai D)New Delhi ANS: D

514.Where is the HQ of Federal Bank? A)Lucknow B)Kochi C)Bengaluru D)Mumbai ANS: B

515What is the currency of South Korea? A)Dollar B)Peso C)Riel D)Won ANS: D

516.What is the currency of Bhutan? A)Ngultrum B)Krone C)Ringgit D)Franc ANS: A

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