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1. On which of the following days is the ‘National
Voters’ Day observed?
(a) January 22 (b) January 26
(c) January 25 (d) January 29
2. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi
recently inaugurate the Subhas Chandra Bose
Museum?
(a) Delhi (b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai (d) Jaipur
3. The 8th Battalion of National Disaster Response
Force located at ____ was awarded the Subhash
Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar
2019?
(a) Pune (b) Udaipur
(c) Chandigarh (d) Ghaziabad
4. Who became the 1st woman to lead a contingent
of the India Army Service Corps, during
Republic Day celebrations 2019?
(a) Lt Apoorva Krish
(b) Lt Bhavana Kasturi
(c) Lt Srishti Savarna
(d) Lt Anu Chhabra
5. Which state government has recently launched
‘Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
6. ____________ became the first Indian and the
youngest man to climb the seven highest peaks
and volcanic summits across all continents in
January 2019.
(a) Rajesh Shukla
(b) Satyarup Siddhanta
(c) Anshul Agrawal
(d) Shekhar Basu
7. Name the person who became the youngest
Grandmaster in India and second in the world
on 15th January 2019.
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(a) D K Sharma
(b) D Gukesh
(c) Chaitanya Prasad NCV
(d) Rushyant Sharma
8. Raghbir Singh Bhola passed away on 22nd
January 2019. He was a _______.
(a) Politician
(b) Singer
(c) Hockey Player
(d) Scientist
9. Who has been appointed as the new chief
executive officer of ICC?
(a) KP Sharma (b) Manu Sawhney
(c) Mohandas Pai (d) Vinod Rai
10. Recently former Union Minister George
Fernandes passed away. He was Defence
minister under _______________ government.
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) P.V. Narsimha Rao
(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(d) Manmohan Singh
11. Cyril Ramaphosa was the chief guest for the
Republic Day celebration 2019. He is the
president of which country?
(a) South Africa (b) Maldives
(c) Brazil (d) Sri Lanka
12. Famous fiction writer and essayist Krishna
Sobti recently passed away. She was the writer
of which language?
(a) English (b) Hindi
(c) Tamil (d) Marathi
13. Russell Baker recently passed away. He was
related to which of the following fields?
(a) Singer
(b) Sportsmen
(c) Cartoonist
(d) Writer
14. Who has recently been appointed as the first
Youth Advocate of the North East region by
UNICEF India?
(a) Mary Kom (b) Hima Das
(c) Rima Das (d) Nahid Afrin

15. Consider the following statements about Bharat
Rang Mahotsav (BRM).
1. It is the annual theatre festival organized by
the Ministry of Culture.
2. It is largest theatre festival of Asia.
3. The 2019 festival pays tribute to Mahatma
Gandhi.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 (b) 2, 3
(c) 1, 3 (d) 1, 2, 3
16. Consider the following statements about
Rashtriya Gokul Mission.
1. It has to undertake breed improvement
programme for indigenous cattle breeds.
2. It has to distribute disease free high genetic
merit bulls of indigenous breeds for natural
service.
3. It is one of the components of National
Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy
Development (NPBBDD).
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 (b) 2, 3
(c) 1, 3 (d) 1, 2, 3
17. 2019 Asia LPG Summit was held in which city?
(a) Chennai (b) Mumbai
(c) New Delhi (d) Lucknow
18. Recently, the government approved which
Aayog to conserve, protect and develop India’s
cattle population?
(a) India Kamdhenu Aayog
(b) Rashtriya Aayog of Kamdhenu
(c) Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog
(d) Bharat Kamdhenu Aayog
19. Who has recently been awarded with the Carnot
Prize for his contribution towards sustainable
energy solutions?
(a) Narendra Modi (b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Arun Jaitley (d) Nitin Gadkari
20. Recently, the Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP) has been renamed
as______________.
(a) Department for Industry and Foreign Trade
(b) Department for Policy and Trade
(c) Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade
(d) Department for Promotion of Trading and
Policy
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21. What is the theme of this year’s World Wetlands
day?
(a) Wetlands for Disaster Risk reduction
(b) Wetlands for a Sustainable Future
(c) Wetlands and Climate Change
(d) Wetlands for Agriculture
22. 20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav was organized in
which city?
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai
(c) New Delhi (d) Lucknow
23. Recently, ISRO has successfully launched its
____________ communication satellite from
the Spaceport in French Guiana.
(a) GSAT 30 (b) GSAT 31
(c) GSAT 20 (d) GSAT 41
24. National Foundation for Communal Harmony
(NFCH) has organised ‘Know My India
Program’ for the victims of communal violence
in which of the following cities?
(a) New Delhi (b) Bengaluru
(c) Bhopal (d) Chandigarh
25. Operation Smile also known as Operation
Muskan is a initiative to rescue child labourers
and children engaged in begging. It is a program
of which of the following institutions?
(a) Home Ministry
(b) Women and Child Development Ministry
(c) Human Resource Development Ministry
(d) National Commission for Protection of
Child Rights (NCPCR)
26. What was the theme of the World Cancer Day
2019?
(a) I Am and I Will (b) Fight and Shine
(c) We can. I can. (d) Survivors’ Stories
27. 30th National Road Safety Week themed “Sadak
Suraksha-Jeevan Raksha” was observed on
____________.
(a) February 4 to February 10
(b) February 5 to February 11
(c) February 2 to February 8
(d) February 3 to February 9
28. World’s largest cashless health insurance
scheme ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
(PM-JAY)’, known as Ayushman Bharat
launched which of the following apps to access
scheme details though a smartphone?
(a) PM-JAY (b) Ayushman
(c) Healthify (d) Jan Arogya

29. Under the proposed Pradhan Mantri Kisan
Samman Nidhi, vulnerable landholding farmer
families, having cultivable land up to 2 hectares,
will be provided direct income support at the
rate of_______________.
(a) Rs. 6,000 per year
(b) Rs. 2,000 per month
(c) Rs. 6,000 per crop cycle
(d) Rs. 2,000 per quarter
30. Recently, Band Darwaja Campaign Part 2 was
launched by Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin in
association with ______________.
(a) IMF (b) World Bank
(c) WHO (d) UNICEF
31. India’s unemployment rate hit a 45 year high
of ____ % in 2017-18, as per National Sample
Survey Office’s (NSSO’s) periodic labour force
survey (PLFS)?
(a) 6.1 % (b) 7.2 %
(c) 6.7 % (d) 8.5 %
32. No income tax for earnings up to ____ rupees,
as per the Interim Budget for 2019 presented
by Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in
Parliament on February 1, 2019?
(a) Rs. 4 Lakh (b) Rs. 5 Lakh
(c) Rs. 6 Lakh (d) None of the Above
33. Who of the following became the first female
paddler from India to be enlisted in the top 50
list with a rank of 47?
(a) Pinky Reddy (b) Manika Batra
(c) Sameera Khan (d) Lalitha V
34. Which of the following states became the first
to set up price monitoring and research unit
(PMRU) to track violation of prices of essential
drugs and medical devices?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttarakhand
(c) Gujarat (d) Kerala
35. Where was the First State Level Awareness
Program on Agriculture Export Policy to create
awareness among farmers and stakeholders
held on 2nd February 2019?
(a) Shimla (b) Pune
(c) Raipur (d) Chennai
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36. Consider the following statements:
1. As per the National Sample Survey, India’s
unemployment rate hit a 45-year-high of
10% in 2017-18.
2. NSSO Survey is yet to come in public
domain.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1& 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
37. With reference to Global warming’s impact
on El Nino in 2019, consider the following
statements:
1. El Nino is a climatic chain characterized by
high air pressure in the Western Pacific and
low air pressure in the eastern.
2. Normally El Nino occurs once in every 15
years and results in heavy loss to the public
in Tropical Pacific region.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1& 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
38. In the context of Intermediate-Range Nuclear
Forces treaty between Russia and USA,
consider the following statements:
1. The United States of America has pulled
out of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
treaty with Russia.
2. The treaty was done to eliminate of their
Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range
Missiles.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1& 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
39. Consider the following statements about
Artificial Pancreas Smartphone App:
1. Scientists have developed an ‘artificial
pancreas’ smart-phone app to analyze
blood pressure in human body.
2. In a clinical trial done by Scientist recently,
it is found that the app is safe and effective
in monitoring Blood pressure in human
body.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1& 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

40. Which of the following statements is/are correct
about price monitoring and research unit that
was recently in news?
1. Kerala has become the first State to set
up a price monitoring and research unit
(PMRU)
2. This move is taken by the National
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).
Select the correct statement given above.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
41. Recently, who was awarded the Sangeet Natak
Akademi Awards 2017 under the category
‘Hindustani Vocal Music?’
(a) Lalith J. Rao
(b) Yogesh Samsi
(c) Rajendra Prasanna
(d) Prabhakar Karekar
42. Who has recently become the first woman IPS
officer to complete the South Pole expedition?
(a) Ruveda Salam (b) Merin Joseph
(c) Sonia Narang (d) Aparna Kumar
43. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)?
(a) Alok Verma
(b) Rishi Kumar Shukla
(c) Rakesh Asthana
(d) M Nageswara Rao
44. Father Francois Laborde, who has been
conferred France’s highest civilian honour, is
from which Indian state?
(a) West Bengal (b) Assam
(c) Goa (d) Maharastra
45. Read the following statements about Akshaya
Patra Foundation.
1. It is a not-for-profit organisation implementing
the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in the government
schools and government-aided schools.
2. Akshaya Patra is the world’s second
largest not-for-profit run Mid-Day Meal
Programme serving food every school day
to school children.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both (d) None
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46. Consider the following statements about Kisan
Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan
scheme.
1. The Ministry of Power has formulated
a Scheme ‘Kisan Urja Suraksha evam
Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM)’.
2. It includes installation of grid-connected
solar power plants each of Capacity up to 2
MW in the rural areas.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both (d) None
47. With reference to “Innovations for Defence
Excellence (iDEX)”, consider the following
statements.
1. It functions under the Department of
Science & Technology.
2. It is setting up of two Defence Innovation
Hubs (DIH) in Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore)
and Maharashtra (Nashik).
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 Only (b) 2 Only
(c) Both 1 & 2 (d) None of the above
48. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the
foundation stone of the Sela Tunnel Project in
which state?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Mizoram
(d) Nagaland
49. The 7th session of the World Government
Summit held in which city?
(a) Paris (b) Dubai
(c) New Delhi (d) Bishkek
50. Which state government announced a new
scheme called “Arundhati”?
(a) Mizoram (b) Sikkim
(c) Assam (d) Odisha
51. Which song won the Record of the Year award
at the recently concluded 61st Grammy awards?
(a) Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
(b) “This is America”, Childish Gambino
(c) Best New Artist, Dua Lipa
(d) Best Rap Album, Invasion of Privacy by
Cardi B
52. The first LAWASIA Human Rights Conference
was held in which state/UT?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) New Delhi (d) West Bengal

53. How much amount was allocated to the Credit
Linked Capital Subsidy and Technology
Upgradation Scheme?
(a) Rs 2900 cr (b) Rs 3000 cr
(c) Rs 2800 cr (d) Rs 2500 cr
54. Which of the following ministries has launched
“e-cocoon mobile app”?
(a) Ministry of Agriculture and farmers’
welfare
(b) Ministry of Rural Development
(c) Ministry of Textiles
(d) Ministry of Science & Technology
55. Which of the following organizations released
“The International IP Index”?
(a) World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)
(b) U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global
Innovation Policy Center
(c) Institute for Policy Innovation
(d) European Institute of Innovation &
Technology
56. Consider the following statements regarding
“River Information System (RIS)”:
1. Inland Waterways Authority of India is
implementing authority of this system.
2. The first phase of the system was recently
inaugurated between Farakka and Patna.
3. It aims to streamline the exchange of
information between waterway operators
and users
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 & 2 Only (b) 2 & 3 Only
(c) 1 & 3 Only (d) All of the above
57. Consider the following statements regarding
“Asiatic Lion”
1. It is one of the 21 critically endangered
species identified by MoEFCC for taking
up recovery programmes.
2. Asiatic lions are slightly larger than African
lions.
3. Asiatic lion is in IUCN Red List of
Endangered Species.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) Only 1 & 2 (b) Only 2 & 3
(c) Only 1 & 3 (d) All of the above
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58. Recently, which Country had signed the accord
to join NATO to become 30th member of the
NATO military alliance?
(a) Bulgaria (b) Macedonia
(c) Slovakia (d) France
59. Which Ministry Observed Ujjwala Utsav
to celebrate the role of the stakeholders in
reaching the target of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala
Yojana(PMUY)?
(a) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
(b) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
(c) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
60. Which warship of the Indian Navy Participated
in the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass
Express 2019?
(a) INS Talwar (b) INS Trishul
(c) INS Trikand (d) INS Tarkash
61. Which of the following animals has been used
as a model to study the development of a device
to deliver drug in the human body without using
injection?
(a) Mice (b) Tortoise
(c) Rabbit (d) Frog
62. Read the following statements:
I. Artificial intelligence knows how to apply
common sense like humans.
II. A version of the game called Iconary
has been developed to make artificial
intelligence learn common sense.
III. AllenAI is the artificial intelligence system
developed by the Allen Institute for
Artificial Intelligence.
Choose the correct option.
(a) Only I (b) Both I and II
(c) II and III (d) I, II and III
63. Read the following statements.
I. Battery-less phones can convert radio
signals into power.
II. The semiconductor device rectenna can be
used to provide battery-less power only for
smartphones.
III. Wi-fi signals captured by an integrated
antenna are converted into a DC current
suitable for electronic circuits.
Choose the correct option.
(a) I and II (b) I and III
(c) II and III (d) I, II and III

64. Which of the following apps is a swipe-led
matchmaking app that helps farm animals
across Great Britain find breeding partners?
(a) Celeste (b) Tudder
(c) Solo (d) Graviturn
65. Which of the following is correct about artificial
skin?
(a) It can be used to replace skin from the
burnt body parts.
(b) It allows humans to detect sound waves
and magnetic fields.
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
66. What percent of urban migrants is not registered
to vote in India?
(a) 80 (b) 35
(c) 91 (d) 12.5
67. Read the following statements.
I. IL & FS crisis is not an insolvency issue
but a liquidity issue.
II. Section 7 of the RBI Act deals with issuing
of directions to the central bank.
Choose the correct option.
(a) Only (b) II Only
(c) Both I and II (d) None of these
68. Recent terrorist attack on CRPF personnel took
place in which of the following places?
(a) Srinagar (b) Pulwama
(c) Kathua (d) Anantnag
69. Read the following statements.
I. Rising temperatures decrease the level of
aerosols in the atmosphere.
II. The quality of air is dependent on the
temperature of the land.
III. Aerosols cause disturbances to the water
cycle.
Choose the correct option.
(a) I and II (b) II and III
(c) I, II and III (d) I and III
70. Which country’s president has been elected
chairman of the African Union at the continental
body’s summit in Ethiopia?
(a) Macedonia (b) Australia
(c) Ukraine (d) Egypt
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71. Who was appointed the new Election
Commissioner?
(a) M Vajpayee (b) O P Rawat
(c) Ajay Tyagi (d) Sushil Chandra
72. Name the Five-time Oscar nominated actor,
who passed away in February 2019?
(a) Jack Nicholson (b) Albert Finney
(c) Walter Brennan (d) Daniel Day-Lewis
73. Who was conferred with the EY Entrepreneur
of the year 2018 award?
(a) Ritesh Agarwal (b) Siddhartha Lal
(c) Azim Premji (d) Byju Raveendran
74. Name the Indian Historian who recently won
the Israel’s prestigious Dan David Prize 2018?
(a) Sanjay Subrahmanyam
(b) K. Subrahmanyam
(c) S. Jaishankar
(d) Amitav Ghosh
75. AntBot is the name of
(a) Robot (b) App
(c) GPS (d) None of these
76. What is the name of the frequency comb which
can be used to search for Earth-like planets?
(a) Andromeda (b) Quasar
(c) Astrocomb (d) Malin
77. Which latest technology can be used to diagnose
rare diseases?
(a) Artificial intelligence
(b) X-ray
(c) Radiology
(d) Radioactivity
78. Which of the following is true about Lithium-
air batteries?
(a) They are not environmentally friendly.
(b) They can power cars.
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
79. Import of which of the following has led to
widening of India’s trade deficit?
(a) Gold (b) Silver
(c) Both a and b (d) None of these
80. A recent survey has revealed that prevalence of
drug addiction in India has
(a) decreased (b) increased
(c) no change (d) None of these

81. Indus water treaty dispute involves which of the
following countries?
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) Pakistan and Bangladesh
(c) India and China
(d) India and Myanmar
82. The Punjab Assembly has sought a formal
apology from the British government in
observance of the centenary year of
(a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(b) Chauri Chaura Movement
(c) Non-cooperation Movement
(d) Dandi March
83. Which of the following health issues has been
found to be associated with the use of cannabis,
according to a recent study?
(a) Depression (b) Fatigue
(c) Anxiety (d) Alzheimer’s disease
84. Read the following statements.
I. AntBot is the name of a walking robot that
does not use GPS.
II. AntBot use polarised light and ultraviolet
radiation to locate itself in space.
Choose the correct option.
(a) I Only (b) II Only
(c) Both I and II (d) None of these
85. Read the following statements.
I. Astrocomb has been developed by
researchers from National Institute of
Standards and Technology.
II. Astrocomb helps search for Mars-like
planets.
Choose the correct option.
(a) I Only (b) II Only
(c) Both I and II (d) None of these
86. Read the following statements.
I. Artificial intelligence can be used for
diagnosing rare diseases.
II. “American AI Initiative” is related to use of
artificial intelligence in space.
III. Deep learning can only be used to boost
learning ability in students.
Choose the correct option.
(a) I and III (b) II and III
(c) I, II and III (d) I Only
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87. Read the following statements.
I. Lithium-air batteries are a sustainable and
environmentally friendly way to store
energy.
II. Lithium-air batteries can be used to power
electric vehicles and houses.
III. The lithium-air battery uses ambient
oxygen as a reagent.
Choose the correct option.
(a) I and III (b) II and III
(c) I, II and III (d) None of these
88. Read the following statements.
I. India’s merchandise trade deficit occurred
in January 2019.
II. Trade deficit widened due to strong growth
in the import of gold and silver.
Choose the correct option.
(a) I Only (b) II Only
(c) Both I and II (d) None of these
89. Read the following statements.
I. Cases of drug addiction have decreased in
India due to growing awareness.
II. Punjab has the highest number of cannabis
users.
III. Heroin is most commonly used substance
in India followed by pharmaceutical
opioids.
Choose the correct option.
(a) I and III
(b) II and III
(c) I, II and III
(d) None of these
90. Read the following statements.
I. Under the Indus Water Treaty, India has
control over water flowing in the eastern
rivers Beas, Ravi and Sutlej.
II. Under the Indus Water Treaty, Pakistan has
control over the rivers Indus, Chenab and
Jhelum.
Choose the correct option.
(a) I Only
(b) II Only
(c) Both I and II
(d) None of these

91. Which Organization along with World Health
Organization (WHO) recently issued a new
international standard regarding fabrication and
utilization of musical devices?
(a) UNICEF
(b) World Trade Organization(WTO)
(c) International Trade Union (ITU)
(d) World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)
92. India signed a deal with which Country to
procure 72,400 Sig Sauer Assault Rifles?
(a) US (b) Russia
(c) Japan (d) Thailand
93. A non-venomous snake species which is named
as “Crying Keelback (Hebiuslacrima)” has been
found in which of the following States/UTs?
(a) Kerala
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
(e) None of these
94. What is the new National Minimum Wage
(NMW) per month for a worker recently
revised by an expert committee appointed by
Government of India?
(a) Rs.8750 per month
(b) Rs.9750 per month
(c) Rs.7550 per month
(d) Rs.8550 per month
95. India withdraws ‘Most Favoured Nation’ or
MFN status to which country recently?
(a) Japan (b) China
(c) Russia (d) Pakistan
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96. Name the Mission launched by NASA to
investigate Universe in the year 2023?
(a) Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment
(SORCE)
(b) Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
(TRMM)
(c) SPHEREx mission
(d) Ocean Surface Topography Mission
97. India has boosted the Custom Duty on all the
goods imported to 200% from which of the
following countries?
(a) China (b) Russia
(c) UAE (d) Pakistan
98. Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of which of the
following schemes stood at Rs 7,277 crore in
all PSBs (Public Sector Banks) by the end of
March 2018?
(a) Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana
(b) KisanVikas Patra
(c) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY)
(d) Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
99. Central government has identified how many
Coastal and Marine sites as Conservation
Reserves?
(a) 100 (b) 105
(c) 106 (d) 110
100. Which state has recently passed the passed
a Bill to make Sanskrit as the second official
language of the state?
(a) Himanchal Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
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1. (c) The National Voters’ Day (NVD) is
celebrated all over the country on January
25 every year since 2011 to mark the
Foundation day of Election Commission
of India, which was established on 25th
January 1950.
2. (d) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
inaugurated the Subhas Chandra Bose
Museum to mark the 122nd Birth
anniversary of freedom fighter Subhas
Chandra Bose at Red Fort in Delhi.
3. (d) 8th Battalion of National Disaster Response
Force (NDRF) located at Ghaziabad
has won Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda
Prabandhan Puraskar for the year 2019.
The award is an honour to acknowledge
the contribution and selfless service of
organisations and individuals to humanity
in any kind of disaster.
4. (b) The 70th Republic Day parade witnessed
the highest number of women officers
participating in the celebrations with Lt.
Bhavana Kasturi leading a contingent of
144 male personnel. This was the first time
in the history of Indian Army that a woman
was leading the Army services corps.
5. (d) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal
Nath launched ‘Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’
for youths of the weaker section in urban
areas of the state.
6. (b) Satyarup Siddhanta
7. (b) D Gukesh
8. (c) Hockey Player
9. (b) Manu Sawhney
10. (c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
11. (a) South Africa
12. (b) Hindi
13. (d) Writer
14. (d) Nahid Afrin
15. (b) Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM), the annual
theatre festival is organized by the National
School of Drama (NSD). This year, the
festival pays a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi,
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the ‘Father of the Nation’, on his 150th
birth anniversary.
16. (d) National Programme for Bovine Breeding
and Dairy Development (NPBBDD)
has the following three components:
National Programme for Bovine Breeding
(NPBB); National Programme for Dairy
Development (NPDD) and Rashtriya
Gokul Mission.
17. (c) 2nd edition of the Asia LPG Summit 2019
held in New Delhi.
18. (c) The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal
seeking the establishment of “Rashtriya
Kamdhenu Aayog” to conserve, protect
and develop India’s cattle population.
19. (b) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has
been awarded the Carnot Prize for
his contribution towards sustainable
energy solutions by the University of
Pennsylvania. He has donated the prize
money to International Solar alliance.
20. (c) The Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP) has been renamed as the
Department for Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade.
21. (c) World Wetlands Day is celebrated every
year on 2nd February. The theme of this
year is “Wetlands and Climate Change”.
22. (c) The 21-day-long nationwide theatre
spectacle Bharat Rang Mahotsav was
organized in New Delhi.
23. (b) India’s latest communication satellite
GSAT 31 was successfully launched from
the Spaceport in French Guiana.
24. (b) The National Foundation for Communal
Harmony (NFCH) has organized a special
workshop for youth in the age group of
15 to 22 years who have been victims of
communal violence in the past under the
‘Know My India’ programme in Bengaluru.
25. (a) Operation Smile also called as Operation
Muskaan is an initiative of the Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA) to rescue/rehabilitate
missing children.

26. (a) World Cancer Day is celebrated on February
4 to create awareness about cancer and
encourage its prevention and treatment.
World Cancer Day 2019 launched a new
three year campaign with the theme “I Am
and I Will.”
27. (a) 30th National Road Safety Week, 2019 was
inaugurated at Gandhi Smriti and Darshan,
Rajghat, New Delhi. It was observed from
February 4 to February 10, 2019. The
theme of the 30th National Road Safety
Week is “Sadak Suraksha-Jeevan Raksha”.
28. (a) The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
(PM-JAY)”, popularly known as the
Ayushman Bharat launched PM-JAY app
on Google play store to access scheme
details through a smartphone.
29. (a) Under this programme, vulnerable
landholding farmer families, having
cultivable land up to 2 hectares, will be
provided direct income support at the rate
of Rs. 6,000 per year. This income support
will be transferred directly into the bank
accounts of beneficiary farmers, in three
equal instalments of Rs. 2,000 each.
30. (b) The part two of Darwaza Band campaign
which aims to promote the use of toilets
and sustain the open defecation free
status of villages across India has been
launched Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin
in association with World Bank.
31. (a) As per National Sample Survey Office’s
(NSSO’s) periodic labour force survey
(PLFS) India’s unemployment rate hit a
45 year high of 6.1% in 2017-18. It is the
first comprehensive survey on employment
conducted by a government agency after
demonetization. Unemployment is higher
in urban areas which is 7.8% as compared
to 5.3% in rural areas of the country.
32. (b) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented
an Interim Budget for 2019 in Parliament
on February 1, 2019. As per the budget, no
income tax for earnings up to Rs 5 lakh.
Individuals with gross income of up to
Rs 6.5 lakh need not pay any tax if they
make investments in provident funds and
prescribed equities.
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33. (b) Manika Batra became the first female
paddler from India to be enlisted in top 50
list ranking 47.
34. (d) Kerala became the first state to set up price
monitoring and research unit (PMRU)
to track violation of prices of essential
drugs and medical devices. The new
watchdog will offer technical help to the
State Drug Controllers to monitor notified
prices of medicines, detect violation of
the provisions of the Drugs Price Control
Order (DPCO). This move is taken by the
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
(NPPA).
35. (b) First State Level Awareness Program
on Agriculture Export Policy to
create awareness among farmers and
stakeholders held in Pune, Maharashtra.
The Export Policy was created by the
State Governments and the Policy will
be implemented in the respective State
Agriculture and horticulture departments.
36. (b) As per the National Sample Survey
Office’s (NSSO’s) periodic labour force
survey (PLFS) of the Ministry of Statistics
and Program Implementation, India’s
unemployment rate hit a 45-year-high of
6.1 % in 2017-18. However the report is
yet to come in public domain.
37. (c) As per the report of the World
Meteorological Organisation (WMO),
El Nino between December 2018 and
February 2019 is found to be about 75-80
%. El Nino occurs once in every 15 years
and results in heavy drought, flood, dust
and snow storm resulting in million of
dollar loss to the public in Tropical Pacific
region.
38. (c) The United States of America has pulled
out of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces
treaty with Russia. This was announced by
the US on 20 October, 2018. Russia also
pulls out of treaty on 2nd February 2019.
39. (d) Scientists have developed an ‘artificial
pancreas’ smart-phone app that can
interface wirelessly with glucose monitors
and insulin pump devices, to regulate
blood sugar levels in diabetes patients. In
a clinical trial done by Scientist recently,

it is found that the artificial pancreas
system (iAPS) app is safe and effective in
regulating glucose levels under challenging
conditions and is suitable for use in
unconstrained environments.
40. (c) Kerala has become the first State to set
up a price monitoring and research unit
(PMRU). The move comes more than five
years after the National Pharmaceutical
Pricing Authority (NPPA) proposed such
a system for the States and the Union
Territories.
41. (a) Lalith J. Rao
42. (d) Aparna Kumar
43. (b) Rishi Kumar Shukla
44. (a) West Bengal
45. (a) Akshaya Patra is the world’s largest (not-
for-profit run) Mid-Day Meal Programme
serving wholesome food every school day
to over 1.76 million children from 14,702
schools across 12 states in India.
46. (b) The Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy has formulated a Scheme ‘Kisan
Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan
(KUSUM)’.
47. (b) Defence Innovation Hubs under iDEX
functions under Defence Innovation
Organisation (DIO).
48. (a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the
foundation stone of the Sela Tunnel Project
in Arunachal Pradesh.
49. (b) The 7th session of the World Government
Summit held in Dubai with the participation
of over 4,000 delegates from 140 countries.
50. (c) The government of Assam has announced a
new scheme called “Arundhati” to provide
gold at free of cost to the brides.
51. (b) “This is America” by Childish Gambino
won the record of the year award at recently
concluded 61st Annual Grammy Awards
Ceremony.
52. (c) LAWASIA, in association with the Bar
Council of India hosted its first LAWASIA
Human Rights Conference in New Delhi
with a motive to explore a broad range
of human rights issues of relevance in the
Asia Pacific region.
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53. (a) The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs has approved the Credit Linked
Capital Subsidy and Technology
Upgradation Scheme with a total outlay of
2900 crore rupees.
54. (c) Ministry of Textiles launched a mobile
application ‘e-cocoon’ for quality
certification in the silkworm seed sector.
55. (b) U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global
Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) has
released The International IP Index 2019.
56. (c) The second phase of river information
system (RIS) was recently inaugurated
between Farakka and Patna. The first phase
of RIS – on Haldia- Farakka stretch was
commissioned in 2016.
57. (c) Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than
African lions. Males have only moderate
mane growth at the top of the head so that
their ears are always visible.
58. (b) In February 2019, Macedonia signed an
accord to join NATO to become the 30th
member of the NATO military alliance.
59. (b) Ujjwala Utsav was organised by the
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to
encourage and motivate the field force for
their contribution to PMUY scheme.
60. (c) INS Trikand (F51), a Talwar-class frigate
of the Indian Navy, participated in the 8th
edition of multinational maritime exercise
‘Cutlass Express 2019’.
61. (b) Scientists have found a device to deliver
drugs in the human body without using
injection. The test device called Soma is
shaped like the tortoise’s shell.
62. (c) Artificial intelligence does not know how
to apply common sense as humans can
do. Researchers at the Allen Institute for
Artificial Intelligence developed a version
of the game called Iconary in order to teach
its AllenAI artificial intelligence how to
apply common sense.
63. (b) Battery-less phones has the ability to
convert radio signals into power. The
semiconductor device rectenna can be
used to provide battery-less power for
smartphones, laptops, medical devices and
wearable technology.

64. (b) A UK farming startup introduced a Tinder-
style app called Tudder, which allows
farmers find breeding matches by viewing
pictures of cattle with details of their age,
location and owner.
65. (c) Artificial skin is commonly used to replace
skin from the burnt body parts. It can
also detect sound waves and magnetic
fields. Researchers from University of
Connecticut created a sensor with a
silicone tube wrapped in a copper wire to
detect waves and magnetic fields.
66. (c) 91 percent of urban population is not
registered to vote in India. Around 73
percent of urban migrants don’t know how
to register as a voter in the city where they
now live. 60% of migrants thought they
cannot vote if they move to a new city.
67. (b) IL&FS crisis is an insolvency issue and not
a liquidity issue. Section 7 of the RBI Act
is related to issuing directions to the central
bank.
68. (b) Nearly 40 Central Reserve Police Force
personnel were killed when terrorists
targeted a convoy with a car bomb at
Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
69. (b) Rising temperatures increase the level of
aerosols in the atmosphere. The quality of
air varies with the temperature of the land.
Aerosols can cause disturbances to the
water cycle.
70. (d) Egypt
71. (d) CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra was
appointed the new Election Commissioner
ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, making the
poll panel a three-member entity again.
72. (b) Albert Finney
73. (b) Siddhartha Lal
74. (a) Sanjay Subrahmanyam
75. (a) Scientists have developed the first walking
robot called AntBot that can explore its
environment and find its way home without
GPS or mapping.
76. (c) Scientists have developed an astrocomb
which can help widen the search for Earth-
like planets and extraterrestrial life.
77. (a) A group of researchers in the United States
and China has tested artificial intelligence
for diagnosing rare diseases.
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78. (b) Lithium-air batteries are environmentally
friendly and can be used to power cars and
houses.
79. (c) India’s merchandise trade deficit widened
to $14.73 billion in January, driven by a
strong growth in the import of gold and
silver.
80. (b) A survey conducted recently on
consumption of substances in India has
revealed that the number of drug addicts
has grown up in recent years.
81. (a) In response to Pulwama terror attack, India
has decided to stop India’s share of water
that used to flow to Pakistan.
82. (a) To observe the centenary year of the
Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the Punjab
assembly has sought a formal apology from
the British government for the bloodbath in
Amritsar.
83. (a) Teenagers who use cannabis have a higher
risk of developing depression and suicidal
thoughts as young adults and should be
made aware of those risks by parents and
doctors.
84. (c) AntBot is the name of a walking robot
that does not use GPS and is used in the
navigation of autonomous vehicles. AntBot
uses polarised light and ultraviolet radiation
to locate itself in space.
85. (a) Astrocomb has been developed by
researchers from National Institute of
Standards and Technology. Astrocomb
helps search for Earth-like planets.
86. (a) Artificial intelligence can be used for
diagnosing rare diseases. “American AI
Initiative” is related to use of artificial
intelligence for the development of
automated systems. Deep learning is
moving rapidly into several areas of
healthcare.
87. (c) Lithium-air battery is an environmentally
friendly way to store energy. It can be used
to power electric vehicles and houses and
uses ambient oxygen as a reagent.
88. (c) India’s merchandise trade deficit increased
in January 2019. Trade deficit occurred due
to more growth in the import of gold and
silver.

89. (b) Cases of drug addiction have increased in
India. Punjab has the highest number of
cannabis users. Heroin is most commonly
used substance in India followed by
pharmaceutical opioids.
90. (c) Under the Indus Water Treaty, India has
control over water flowing in the eastern
rivers Beas, Ravi and Sutlej and Pakistan
has control over the rivers Indus, Chenab
and Jhelum.
91. (c) The World Health Organization (WHO)
and International Trade Union (ITU)
have issued a new international standard
regarding fabricating and utilization of
musical devices, which includes smart
phones and audio players, to make them
safe for listening. The motto behind this
move is to avert hearing loss among 1.1
billion young people who use musical
devices most often.
92. (a) The Indian Government has signed a deal
with the US under Fast Track Procurement
(FTP) to avail the Indian Army with 72,400
new ‘Sig Sauer Assault Rifles’ which will
overhaul the army’s inventory of frontline
rifles. These Sig Sauer Assault rifles are
7.62*51 mm which are compact, robust,
advance in technology and easy to maintain
in field conditions.
93. (c) A non-venomous snake species has
been discovered by Herpetologists
Jayaditya Purkayastha of Help Earth,
Guwahati and Patrick David of Museum
National d’HistoireNaturelle, Paris in
Guwahati, Arunachal Pradesh. The Snake
has been named as “Crying Keelback
(Hebiuslacrima)” due to the presence of
black spots below the snake’s eye which is
taken as an allusion for crying.
94. (b) An expert committee appointed by
government suggested Rs. 9,750 per month
or Rs. 375 per day as National Minimum
Wage (NMW) for a worker. The Present
NMW is Rs. 4,576. National minimum
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wage has been proposed at various regional
level in the range of Rs.8,892 to Rs. 11,622
per month, with supplementary house rent
allowance of Rs. 1,430 per month for urban
workers.
95. (d) Just a day after the terror attack in
Pulwama, Jammu &Kashmr in which 40
Central Reserve Police personnel lost their
lives; India has withdrawn ‘Most Favoured
Nation’ or MFN to Pakistan. MFN is a
status or level of treatment accorded by
one state to another in international trade to
ensure non-discriminatory trade between
all partner countries of the WTO.
96. (c) NASA’s next SPHEREx mission will aim
to understand how our universe evolved
and the prevalence of ingredients for
life in galaxy. For this mission, Spectro-
Photometer for the History of the Universe,
Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer
(SPHEREx) program is slated to launch in
2023.
97. (d) On 16th February, 2019, India with
immediate effect has boosted the Customs
Duty on all the goods imported from
Pakistan to 200% followed by the day
after India repealed Most Famous Nation
(MFN) status from Pakistan.
98. (c) The Parliament has been informed by
the government that loans by PSBs
(Public Sector Banks) amounting to Rs
7,277.31crore under Pradhan Mantri
Mudra Yojana (PMMY) had turned into
non-performing assets (NPAs) by the end
of March 2018.
99. (c) According to a biennial report released
by the government, the Centre has
identified 106 Coastal and Marine sites as
Conservation Reserves under its National
Wildlife Action plan for the period of
2017-2031.
100. (a) The Himanchal Pradesh assembly recently
has passed a Bill to make Sanskrit as the
second official language of the state.