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Q)Recently launched Prithvi-II missile has a strike range of
______?

A. 250 km
B. 350 km
C. 400 km
D. 300 km
Q) The central government has given State/UT Government a deadline for
implementing the ‘one nation, one ration card’ system by which year?

A. March 30, 2021

B. April 30, 2022
C. Feb 29, 2020
D. June 30, 2020
Q) India and which country have set a USD 50 billion target for bilateral
trade over the next six years i.e till 2025?

A. Myanmar
B. Japan
C. Indonesia
D. Thailand
Q) Who has been appointed as the new Managing Director of
National Housing Bank (NHB)?

A. Sarada Kumar Hota

B. Sriram Kalyanaraman
C. Rakshita Das
D. Mahesh Patidar
Q)which state has recorded the highest number of cases and death of Swine
Flu?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Gujarat
 Q) Search Engine giant Google has announced a new undersea
internet cable 'Equiano‘ which will connect which two continents?

A. Europe and Africa

B. Africa and Asia
C. Europe South America
D. Australia and Asia
Q) Airtel has shut down its services on 3G network in which
city?

A. Ahmedabad
B. Bhopal
C. Kolkata
D. Lucknow
Q) Rank of India in terms of money parked in Swiss Bank?

A. 56th
B. 80th
C. 60th
D. 74th
Q) India has signed a deal with which country for acquiring
the ‘Strum Ataka’ anti-tank missiles?

A. Russia
B. Israel
C. France
D. Japan
Q)Who has taken over the charge of new Managing Director and CEO of
Indian Overseas Bank?

A. Sunil Mehta
B. Karnam Sekar
C. R Subramaniakumar
D. Ashwani Kumar
Q) National Doctors’ Day is observed every year on?

A. June 30
B. June 29
C. July 1
D. July 2
Q) Which state has launched the state’s ambitious project of planting 33
crore saplings within next two months?

A. Rajasthan
B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Q) Name ITBP DIG who has become the first Civil Servant and IPS
officer to Scale 7 Summits’ challenge?

A. Aparna Kumar
B. Meera Borwankar
C. Sonia Narang
D. Vimla Mehra
Q) UGC has approved which scheme to boost research
projects in India?

A. FAST
B. STRIVE
C. STRIDE
D. AIM
Q) Which country has resumed commercial hunting of whales after 30
years?

A. Japan
B. South Korea
China
C. United States
Q) Which state has recently started DASTAK campaign?

A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has constituted a high-powered committee of
chief ministers for the transformation of agriculture and raising farmers’
income. Who will head this committee?

A. Ramesh Chand
B. Narendra Singh Tomar
C. Devendra Fadnavis
D. Nitesh Kumar
Q) The Mahatma Gandhi IT and Biotechnology Park (MGIT-
BP) was inaugurated in which country recently?

A. Gambia
B. Ghana
C. Cote d’Ivoire
D. Cape Verde
Q) N.S Vishwanathan has been reappointed as deputy governor of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a period of?

A. Two years
B. One year
C. Three year
D. Four years
Q) Who has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd?

A. Anupam Shrivastava
B. P.K. Purwar
C. Shankar Prasad
D. Vikas Goyal
Q) Tamil Yeoman or Tamil Maravan is a kind of?

A. Bull
B. Butterfly
C. Horse
D. Bird
Q) 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship will be held in which
state?

A. Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Odisha
Q) Who has been appointed as the chairman and managing
director (CMD) of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)?

A. Nalin Shinghal
B. M K Surana
C. Anil Kumar Chaudhary
D. Anoop Kumar Sharma
Q) Joint Air Exercise ‘Garuda-VI’ has begun between India and
which country?

A. Russia
B. Thailand
C. France
D. Japan
 Q) According to the survey, "The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)
for 2017-18“ which is conducted by National Sample Survey Organization
(NSSO), which state has the highest unemployment rate?

A. Nagaland
B. Manipur
C. Sikkim
D. Goa
 Q) Ministry of AYUSH (MOA) and Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY) have signed an agreement for
which project?

A. STAR
B. EQUIP
C. GRID
D. E-Aushadhi
Q) NASA has selected which Indian Scientist as its co-investigator
for PUNCH mission?

A. Dipankar Banerjee
B. Sudhanshu Nigam
C. Anthony Jerson
D. Shubham Kashyap
Q) Which city has installed world’s largest single solar plant with a
production capacity of nearly 1,177 MW?

A. Doha
B. Abu Dhabi
C. Manama
D. Ahmedabad
Q) Which Indian boxer has won the WBC Asia Silver Welterweight
Championship?

A. Shiva Thapa
B. Vaibhav Yadav
C. Akhil Kumar
D. Suranjoy Singh
 Sports Journalists Federation of India 2019 Awards
 SJFI Medal (Highest Honour): Prakash Padukone (Badminton).

 Sportsperson of the Year Award: Pankaj Advani (Billiards and Snooker) and Bajrang Punia
(Wrestling).

 Emerging Talent of the Year Award: Saurabh Choudhary (Shooting).

 Team of the Year Award: Vidarbha Cricket Team.

Q) Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated to lead EU Commission.
She hails from which country?

A. France
B. Germany
C. Argentina
D. Italy
Q) Which airport in India has initiated Face Recognition (FR) system on
a trial basis for passengers for entry into the aerodrome?

A. Indira Gandhi International Airport

B. Cochin International Airport
C. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
D. Jaipur International Airport
Q)Which bollywood celebrity is among the 842 new members
invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences?

A. Anupam Kher
B. Zoya Akhtar
C. Anurag Kashyap
D. All of the above
Q) Which country has won IBSF Snooker World Team Cup 2019 in in
men’s team event?

A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Qatar
D. South Korea
 Q) The Reserve Bank of India has constituted a Working Group to Review
Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for Core Investment Companies under
whose chairmanship?

A. Ramesh Chand
B. Sunil Mehta
C. Tapan Ray
D. R Gandhi
Q) Reliance Jio has launched a new digital literacy programme “Digital
Udaan”, in partnership with which of the following companies?

A. Google
B. Microsoft
C. Oracle
D. Facebook
Q) Who will be the next President of the European Central
Bank?

A. Mario Draghi
B. Jim Yong Kim
C. Christine Lagarde
D. David Malpass
Q) 3rd edition of the International Sunflower Seed and Oil Conference
(ISSOC)will be held in which of the following cities?

A. New Delhi
B. Shimla
C. Shillong
D. Mumbai
Q) Who has been appointed as the Director of Institute of Banking
Personnel Selection (IBPS)?

A. Anup Sankar Bhattacharya

B. B Harideesh Kumar
C. Jai Kumar Garg
Pallav Mohapatra
Q)Which state has achieved first rank in NITI Aayog launched “Agricultural
Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index” (AMFFRI)?

A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Q)The economic survey has projected GDP to grow at _____ per cent in
2019-20?

A. 7%
B. 7.1%
C. 6.9%
D. 7.2%
Q)Mt. Stromboli volcano which was reccently
erupted is located in which country?

A. France
B. Japan
C. Italy
D. Russia
Q) Government of India has signed an MoU with which
IT company to use AI in agriculture?

A. Microsoft
B. Wipro
C. IBM
D. Infosys
Q)Which state has launched the Vhali Dikri
Yojana?

A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Jharkhand
D. Madhya Pradesh
Q)Which state Government has launched a portal
named ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’?

A. Punjab
B. Rajasthan
C. Haryana
D. Bihar
Q)Which Bank has acquired over 9.47 percent shares of
battery maker Eveready Industries by invoking pledged
shares?

A. Yes Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. Federal Bank
D. HDFC Bank
Q)Indian Rupee will now be an accepted currency at all
the retail outlets of the which airport?

A. Doha Airport
B. Dubai Airport
C. Los Angeles Airport
D. Frankfurt Airport
Q)Bonalu festival was recently kicked off in which
city?

A. Raipur
B. Madurai
C. Kollam
D. Hyderabad
Q)Who has been appointed as the Ambasssador for
Jal Shakti Abhiyan?

A. Akshay Kumar
B. Vicky Kaushal
C. Aamir Khan
D. Anupam Kher
Q) Which Indian city has made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage
Site recently?

A. Udaipur
B. Jaipur
C. Jaisalmer
D. Ajmer
Q) The Union Cabinet approved the MoU between India and Maldives for Ferry
Service which will connect which city of India to Maldives?

A. Coimbatore
B. Hubli
C. Kollam
D. Kochi
Q) Which Railway zone has commissioned the longest electrified tunnel of
6.6 km built at a total cost of ₹460 crore?

A. North Central Railway

B. South Central Railway
C. East Central Railway
D. West Central Railway
Q)Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has released a Kargil Tribute Song to honour
Kargil martyrs and war veterans, the song is sung by whom?

A. Kailash Kher
B. Shatadru Kabir
C. A R Rahman
D. Shantanu Mukherjee
Q) The Securities and Exchange Board of India will now have to
transfer ______ per cent of its surplus from the general fund
every year to the Consolidated Fund of India?

A. 25 %
B. 75 %
C. 50 %
D. 35 %
Q)BSF has launched which Operation to fortify anti-infiltration
grid along Pak Border in Punjab and Jammu ?

A. Chakravyu
B. Sudarshan
C. Suraksha
D. Chakra
Q)Which country has won FIFA Women's World Cup 2019?

A. Netherlands
B. Germany
C. Argentina
D. United States
 Q) As per the data shared by Ministry of State for Social Justice and
Empowerment which states accounts for maximum senior citizens in the
country?

A. Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Madhya Pradesh
Q) The Union government will set-up 3 Sports Centre of Excellence in which
city very soon?

A. Lucknow
B. Shillong
C. Itanagar
D. Dispur
Q16)Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey has announced that
the Aadhaar card can be quoted for cash transactions above
₹_______?

A. ₹ 50,000
B. ₹ 70,000
C. ₹ 1,50,000
D. ₹ 2,00,000
Q)Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra took place in which of the following
states in July?

A. Uttarakhand
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a statue of former
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at which airport?

A. Surat Airport
B. Varanasi Airport
C. Jorhat Airport
D. Satna Airport
Q) Pope Francis will declare which Indian nun as a saint on October
13?

A. Mariam Thresia
B. Nirmala Joshi
C. Mary John Thottam
D. Lucy Kurien
Q)Which country has won the Copa America 2019?

A. Peru
B. Argentina
C. Brazil
D. Colombia
Q)Which Political Leader recently shared a blog on water conservation
titled 'A Daughter, A Tree and A Teacher'?

A. Shashi Tharoor
B. Harsh Vardhan
C. Suresh Prabhu
D. Narendra Modi
Q)Which Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) will be delivered to
the Indian Navy in 2021 for advanced trials?

A. Vikrant
B. Tejas
C. Kamorta
D. Viraat
 Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2019-20 Series-II issue starts

 Minimum investment in the Bonds shall be one gram with a maximum limit of subscription
per fiscal year of 4 kg for individuals, 4 kg for Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) and 20 kg for
trusts
Q)DRDO has successfully tested Nag missiles which is a __________?

A. Cruise Missile
B. Ballistic Missile
C. Anti Tank Guided Missile
D. Hypersonic Missile
Q)BCCI has appointed whom as Head of Cricket at National Cricket
Academy?

A. Virendra Sehwag
B. Saurav Ganguly
C. Rahul Dravid
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Q)The Indian Army is in the process of acquiring Excalibur guided long-
range artillery ammunition from which country which can strike
targets more than 50 km away?

A. Russia
B. Japan
C. United States
D. Israel
Q)Who has become the second fastest Indian to take 100 wickets in One-Day
International (ODI) cricket?

A. Mohammed Shami
B. Jasprit Bumrah
C. Ravindra Jadeja
D. Kuldeep Yadav
Q) Asia’s First Six Sigma Institute of Mountain Medicines & High
Altitude Rescue will be established in which state?

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Uttarakhand
 Q) Narendra Singh Tomar has launched a Coffee Table Book to
commemorate 50 years of partnership with which organization?

A. UN World Food Programme

B. UN Development Programme
C. World Trade Organization
D. UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Q)Which country has won the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup(Football)?

A. United States
B. Argentina
C. Mexico
D. Spain
 Q) The Reserve Bank of India board has finalised a three-year
roadmap named what for improving regulation and supervision of the
central bank?

A. Pragati 2022
B. Vridhi 2022
C. Vikas 2022
D. Utkarsh 2022
Q) Operation Milap is an initiative of which Police?

A. Delhi Police
B. Hyderabad Police
C. Bhopal Police
D. Mumbai Police
Q)India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre will come up in which of the
following villages of Kerala?

A. Chennithala
B. Arakulam
C. Puthoor
D. Kottoor
Q)The first model village built with Indian assistance under the Model
Villages Program was inaugurated at Ranidugama of which country?

A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. Sri Lanka
D. Myanmar
Q)Countries of which continent have adopted the name 'ECO' for a
planned single currency to be used in the region?

A. Europe
B. Australia
C. Africa
D. South America
Q) MS Dhoni has become the only second Indian player to reach the 350-
game mark in One-Day International cricket (ODI). Who was the first one?

A. Saurav Ganguly
B. Kapil Dev
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Rahul Dravid
Q) Who has won women’s 100m sprint at the Universiade, the
World University Games, in Naples?

A. Sini Jose
B. Hima Das
C. Jauna Murmu
D. Dutee Chand
Q) As per the information produced in Lok Sabha, the net infiltration in
the Jammu & Kashmir has been reduced by ______ per cent?

A. 23 %
B. 43 %
C. 39 %
D. 55 %
Q) Which state will soon produce its own seeds under the brand name ‘Sah-
Beej’?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Bihar
D. Madhya Pradesh
Q) Who was declared as the men’s footballer of the year at All India
Football Federation (AIFF) awards?

A. Sahal Abdul Samad

B. Sunil Chhetri
C. Arnab Mondal
D. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Q) Which is going to be the first train to be operated by private players?

A. Vande Bharat Express

B. Tejas Express
C. Humsafar Express
D. Antyodaya Express
Q) World Health Organisation(WHO) has declared which country
‘measles-free’ nation?

A. Ghana
B. Cape Verde
C. Costa Rica
D. Sri Lanka
Q) Who was appointed the Director General of Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA)?

A. Pradeep Singh Kharola

B. Arun Kumar
C. B S Bhullar
D. Gangandeep Khullar
Q) Northeast Frontier Railways' (NFR) which plan/initiative
has won the Best Innovation Award on 9 July?

A. Plan Bee
B. Plan Lion
C. Plan Tiger
D. Plan Jumbo
Q) Kharchi Puja which is a week long festival has been
started off in which state?

A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Nagaland
D. Tripura
Q) India’s first cow sanctuary Kamdhenu Gau Abhyaranya was
established in which district of Madya Pradesh (MP)?

A. Gwalior
B. Agar Malwa
C. Seoni
D. Raisen
Q)Name the new human atlas initiative which launched by the Department of
Biotechnology for improving knowledge on human biology?

A. Manas
B. Manav
C. Manushik
D. Adi Manav
Q) RPF has launched which operation to crack down selling of unauthorised
Packaged Drinking Water in the railway premises?

A. Operation Neer
B. Operation Jal
C. Operation Water
D. Operation Thirst
Q) The Army has placed an order for procuring anti-tank Spike missiles
from which country?

A. United States
B. Russia
C. Israel
D. France
Q) India’s first dolphin research centre will come up in which of the following
universities?

A. Delhi University
B. Barkatullah University
C. Patna University
D. Central University of Haryana
 Q)The Government will set up a secretary-level task force under whose
chairmanship to figure out how to create a $110-billion mobile phone export
business from India?

A. Ramesh Chand
B. Tapan Ray
C. Amitabh Kant
D. R Gandhi
Q) Which thermal power plant will officially be shut down
and turned into a solar park?

A. Vindhyachal TPS
B. Mundra TPS
C. Tiroda TPS
D. Rajghat TPS
Q)Which company has launched India's first Ethanol based
motorcycle?

A. Honda
B. TVS Motor
C. Bajaj Auto
D. Hero MotoCorp
Q) Which Player has won the women’s singles title at Wimbledon 2019?

A. Serena Williams
B. Ashleigh Barty
C. Simona Halep
D. Naomi Osaka
Q)Who has been appointed as the next MD and CFO of the World
Bank?

A. Anshula Kant
B. Kalpana Morparia
C. Ranjana Kumar
D. Zarin Daruwala
Q) The world’s biggest diamond mine, Argyle Diamond Mine is located
in which country, will be shut down by the end of 2020?

A. France
B. United Kingdom
C. Australia
D. Canada
 Q) Who has been chosen as Health Ambassador of Mission SHAKTTI
(School based Health Awareness, Knowledge Test and Training Initiative)
launched by ICMR?

A. Narendra Modi
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. APJ Abdul Kalam
D. B R Ambedkar
Q) Which State Government has announced to observe July 12 every year
as ‘Save Water Day’?

A. Jharkhand
B. Bihar
C. West Bengal
D. Tamil Nadu
Q) Who has been appointed as the Secretary (consular, passport, visa
and Overseas Indian Affairs) in the External Affairs Ministry?

A. Atul Khare
B. Shyam Saran
C. Lalit Mansingh
D. Vikas Swarup
Q)The Central governmet has banned which Pro-Khalistan group for
its alleged anti-national activities?

A. Sikhs for Justice (SFJ)

B. Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF)
C. Khalistan Liberation Force(KLF)
D. Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)
Q) Reebok has appointed whom as its new brand ambassador in
India?

A. Alia Bhatt
B. Katrina Kaif
C. Kiara Advani
D. Shraddha Kapoor
Q) Indian scientists at the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research (TIFR) have created a unique material named what to boost
Solar Panels and Solve Drinking Water Crisis?

A. Black Gold
B. Red Gold
C. Geen Gold
D. Blue Gold
Q) Who has won Golden Bat award at ICC World Cup 2019?

A. Eoin Morgan
B. Ben Stokes
C. Kane Williasmson
D. Rohit Sharma
The Player of the Tournament is Kane Williamson

The player of the match (Final) is Ben Stokes

 Most wickets in the world cup 2019

Mitchel Starc – 27
(Broke the record of Glenn McGrath – 26 wickets in 2007 World Cup)
Q) Name the American computer scientist who was credited for inventing
computer password and passed away recently?

A. Martin Fowler
B. Shimon Even
C. Tom DeMarco
D. Fernando Corbato
Q) Which IT company has acquired software company Red Hat Inc
for $34 billion?

A. Microsoft
B. Alphabet
C. IBM
D. Accenture
Q) Government of India has launched which initiative to improve quality of
care in labour room and maternity operation theatres?

A. LaQshya
B. ShIshu
C. SaQsham
D. SaQaar
Q) 25 million Android devices around the world have been infected by
which virus?

A. Agent Smith
B. Kill Bill
C. Matrix
D. Wormex