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1. Which golfer has been honoured with 2019 US Presidential Medal of Freedom?  (Tiger Woods)
2. The team of scientists at CSIR has recently carried out first-ever genetic studies on people of which
island?  (Lakshadweep)
3. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of UN Global Road Safety Week?  (Leadership for road safety)
4. Which Indian filmmaker will direct a film on the life of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman? 
(Shyam Benegal)
5. Mrinal Mukherjee, who passed away recently, was the renowned actor of which regional cinema? 
(Bengali)
6. Baidyanath Mishra, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field? 
(Economy)
7. Where is the headquarters of IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and
Ecosystem Services)?  (Bonn)
8. Which Indian city is hosting the World Customs Organisation (WCO) regional custom heads
meeting?  (Kochi)
9. Which union ministry has recently decided to discard its ‘Black List’ of Indian-origin people? 
(Ministry of Home Affairs)
10. The 2019 Brahmakalashothsava festival has started in which state?  (Karnataka)
11. Which Indian personality has been appointed as new SDG Advocate of UN?  (Dia Mirza)
12. Thopil Mohammed Meeran, who passed away recently, was the renowned novelist of which language?
 (Tamil)
13. Which well-known actor has written the novel “Dopehri”?  (Pankaj Kapur)
14. Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is associated to which countries?  (Iran, United States,
France, Russia, UK, China and Germany)
15. Which Indian judge has been appointed as a member of the Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral
Tribunal (CSAT)?  (K S Radhakrishnan)
16. India’s first UPI Bahi Khata for merchants has been launched by which fintech start-up company? 
(BharatPe)
17. India’s newest pit viper has recently found in which state?  (Arunachal Pradesh)
18. Who has been elected as Vice-President of Geneva-based International Motorcycle Manufacturers
Association (IMMA)?  (Rakesh Sharma)
19. Which company has launched the world’s highest-resolution image sensor for smartphones? 
(Samsung)
20. Which countries participated in the naval exercise ‘Group Sail’ in the disputed South China Sea? 
(Japan, Philippines and India)
21. Which Indian company has become the official sponsor of the Afghanistan cricket team for the 2019
ICC World Cup?  (Amul)
22. Which country has officially become the 2nd country in the world to declare a climate emergency? 
(Ireland)
23. On which date, the 2019 edition of National Technology Day (NTD) is celebrated in India?  (May 11)
24. Y C Deveshwar, who passed away recently, was the noted industry leader of which company?  (ITC)
25. Which Indian armed force has decided to observe 2019 as ‘Year of Next of Kin’?  (Indian Army)
26. Prof. Kirpal Singh, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality in which field?  (History)
27. The Supreme Court has recently upheld validity of which state government’s law for reservation in
promotion and seniority to SC and ST employees?  (Karnataka)
28. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD)?  (Protect Birds: Be the
Solution to Plastic Pollution)
29. WHO has partnered with the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to eliminate industrial
trans-fat by which year?  (2023)
30. Where is the headquarters of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL)?  (Navi Mumbai)
31. Who won the 2019 men’s singles title at the Madrid Open Tennis tournament?  (Novak Djokovic)
32. Andre Russell, who has been named Most Valuable Player at the 2019 IPL tournament, is from which
team?  (Kolkata Knight Riders)
33. Which city is organizing the 2019 World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting of developing
countries?  (New Delhi)
34. Hiralal Yadav, who passed away recently, was the veteran musician of which regional cinema? 
(Bhojpuri)
35. Which Indian cricketer has been featured in the world’s first exclusive women’s cricket magazine
“CRICZONE”?  (Smriti Mandhana)
36. Who won the 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership?  (Chhaya Sharma)
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37. Wilayah of Hind, which is in news recently, is associated to which field?  (Militant Province)
38. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Nurses Day (IND)?  (Nurses A Voice to Lead –
Health for All)
39. Apache Guardian helicopters, sometimes seen in news, is associated to which country?  (United States)
40. Who has been sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court?  (Abhay Shreeniwas Oka)
41. Which of the bowlers has been adjudged as 2019 CEAT International Bowler of the Year?  (Jasprit
Bumrah)
42. The United Nations (UN) has decided to hold its 2020 ocean conference in which city?  (Lisbon)
43. Who spinner has become the world’s most successful women’s ODI spinner?  (Sana Mir)
44. Which country has started test run on world’s fastest-ever bullet train “Alfa-X”?  (Japan)
45. Yuvika 2019, which is in news recently, is associated to which of the organizations?  (ISRO)
46. Who won the women’s singles title at the 2019 Madrid Open tennis tournament?  (Kiki Bertens)
47. Which insurance company has recently launched the Mosquito Disease Protection Policy?  (HDFC
ERGO)
48. Nabventures, which has launched its first-ever venture capital fund for agriculture and rural-focused
startups, is the subsidiary of which organization?  (NABARD)
49. Which countries have jointly organized the 2019 ADMM-PLUS maritime exercise?  (Singapore and
South Korea)
50. Which country is hosting Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations?  (China)
51. Who has been appointed as the first female match referee by ICC?  (G S Lakshmi)
52. India has been chosen to co-chair Consultative Group (CG) of GFDRR in which fiscal year?  (2020)
53. Who has become the world’s first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft
(LSA)?  (Aarohi Pandit)
54. In Madhya Pradesh, women will handle the entire work of counting votes in which district?  (Harda)
55. The scientists at which lab created a new type of plastic ‘PDK’ that can be recycled forever?  (Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory)
56. France and which country have jointly launched a new initiative ‘Christchurch Call’ against online
extremism?  (New Zealand)
57. National Vesak Week, which is in news recently, is associated to which religion?  (Buddhism)
58. Who has been appointed head coach of the Indian men’s senior football team?  (Igor Stimac)
59. Lecanorchis taiwaniana, which is in news recently, has discovered in which Indian state?  (Assam)
60. Teressa Island is located in which union territory of India?  (Andaman and Nicobar)
61. Which country to host the 2023 Asian Cup Football tournament?  (China)
62. Which organization has released the ‘Payment and Settlement Systems in India: Vision 2019 - 2021’? 
(RBI)
63. Which country has recently blocked all language editions of Wikipedia?  (China)
64. Which Indian judge has been appointed as Judge of Supreme Court of Fiji?  (Madan B Lokur)
65. The first full-fledged Services Selection Board (SSB) of Indian Navy has opened in which citie? 
(Kolkata)
66. Who has been appointed as the new CMD of ITC Ltd?  (Sanjiv Puri)
67. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Day of Families?  (Families and Climate Action:
Focus on SDG 13)
68. Which bank has launched co-branded multi-currency travel card with Goibibo?  (ICICI Bank)
69. Who has been appointed as the new chairperson of News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA)? 
(Arjan Kumar Sikri)
70. The 2019 International Army Scout Masters Competition will be held in which city?  (Jaisalmer)
71. The Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI) is associated to which organization?  (OECD)
72. ICGS Vigraha, which is recently decommissioned at Visakhapatnam, is which class of offshore patrol
vessel?  (Vikram)
73. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day? 
(Bridging the standardization gap)
74. Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an external territory of which country?  (Australia)
75. Which of the sculptors has topped the first edition of the Hurun India Art List?  (Anish Kapoor)
76. Kadavoor Sivadasan, who passed away recently, was the veteran politician of which party?  (INC)
77. Who is the author of the book “Coming Round the Mountain”?  (Ruskin Bond)
78. Which Bollywood personality has been felicitated by Council of European Chambers of Commerce
(CEUCC) for promoting Children Rights?  (Anil Kapoor)
79. Which Indian personality has been awarded the UN Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk
Reduction?  (P K Mishra)
80. The tripartite MoU signed between NMCG, HCL Foundation and INTACH for Rudraksh Plantation in
which state?  (Uttarakhand)
81. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Metrology Day (WMD)?  (The International System of
Units - Fundamentally better)
82. Who clinched the men’s title at the 2019 Italian Open Tennis tournament?  (Rafael Nadal)
83. The researchers at which Canadian university has developed a specialized microscope that can
diagnose skin cancer & perform surgeries?  (University of British Columbia)
84. Which committee has recently submitted report on digital payments to RBI?  (Nandan Nilekani
committee)
85. Which state has become the first Indian state to list Masala Bond in overseas market?  (Kerala)
86. Ieoh Ming Pei, who passed away recently, was the renowned architect of which country?  (China)
87. On which date, the 2019 edition of World AIDS Vaccine Day (WAVD) is observed?  (May 18)
88. The 26th naval drill exercise “SIMBEX-19” has started between India and which county?  (Singapore)
89. Which mountaineer has successfully scaled Mt. Everest for record 23rd time?  (Kami Rita Sherpa)
90. Project SPARROW, which is in news recently, is associated to which union ministry?  (Ministry of
Finance)

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91. Who has officially been elected as the new President of Indonesia?  (Joko Widodo)
92. Christchurch Call to Action, which is in news recently, is the brainchild of which country?  (New
Zealand & France)
93. Which country has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage?  (Taiwan)
94. Who has been honored with the 2019 JFK Profile in Courage Award?  (Nancy Pelosi)
95. Which International organization has celebrated the 2nd edition of International Day of Light (IDL-
2019)?  (UNESCO)
96. Who has been appointed as the new Pakistan High Commissioner to India?  (Mueenul Haq)
97. Niki Lauda, who passed away recently, was associated to which sports?  (Motor Racing)
98. The researchers at which space agency has found evidence of water, organics on Kuiper Belt object
‘Ultima Thule’?  (NASA)
99. PCT Humanity has set the new Guinness World Records for holding longest iftar. Who is the founder
of the charity?  (Joginder Singh Salaria)
100. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Museum Day (IMD)?   (Museums as Cultural
Hubs: The Future of Tradition)
101. Which social media platform has become the team sponsor of Indian Wheelchair Cricket Association for
2019 Asia Cup?  (Helo)
102. Jokha Alharthi , who won the 2019 Man Booker International Prize, is from which country?  (Oman)
103. ISRO has successfully launched its radar imaging satellite RISAT-2B through which launch vehicle? 
(PSLV-C46)
104. The 8th Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR-2019) has started at which site?  (Port Blair)
105. Priyanka Mohite, who has become the first Indian woman to successfully scale Mount Makalu, is from
which state?  (Maharashtra)
106. Which country has launched the permanent residency system “Golden Card”?  (UAE)
107. Which Indian diplomat will be conferred the Japan’s second highest national award- The Order of the
Rising Sun?  (Shyam Saran)
108. Which Indian peacekeeper will be honoured posthumously with 2019 UN Dag Hammarskjold Medal?
 (Jitender Kumar)
109. On which date, the 2019 edition of National Anti Terrorism Day (NATD) is observed in India?  (May 21)
110. Which High court has ruled that the United Nations is not a State under Article 12 of the Constitution of
India?  (Delhi High Court)
111. Who has been elected as the new President of South Africa?  (Cyril Ramaphosa)
112. On which date, the 2019 edition of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
is celebrated?  (May 21)
113. Surya Prakash, who passed away recently, was the renowned artist from which state?  (Telangana)
114. Vijaya Mulay, who passed away recently, was the renowned personality of which field?  (Film Industry)
115. Which bank has tied up with FMCG arm of The Art of Living?  (SBI)
116. Chancy Chitete, who has been conferred with the 2019 UN’s highest peacekeeping award, was from
which country?  (Malawi)
117. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 KidsRight Index?  (117th)
118. Who has become the India’s first woman fighter pilot to qualify to undertake combat missions? 
(Bhawana Kanth)
119. Which international organization has decided to provide $750 million loan to India for railway track
electrification project?  (ADB)
120. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Hypertension Day (WHD)?  (Know your numbers)
121. Which German payments company has teamed up with India to issue PAN cards?  (Wirecard)
122. Which international organization has unveiled a new strategy to tackle global snakebite “Emergency”?
 (WHO)
123. The NewSpace India Ltd. (NSIL) is the new commercial arm of which oganization?  (ISRO)
124. Which space agency has unveiled schedule for ‘Artemis’ 2024 Moon mission?  (NASA)
125. Which organization has successfully flight tested Inertial Guided Bomb (IGB) from Sukhoi combat jet?
 (DRDO)
126. Which Russian-made aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) has formally certified to operate on indigenous
Bio-Jet fuel?  (AN-32)
127. On which date, the 2019 edition of World Turtle Day (WTD) is observed recently?  (May 23)
128. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Ukraine?  (Volodymyr Zelensky)
129. RBI has allowed modern currency chests to hike service charges from the existing rate of Rs 5 per packet
of 100 pieces to ____?  (Rs. 5)
130. India has banned terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) under which anti-terror law? 
(UAPA)
131. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)?  (Our
Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health)
132. Which country has been officially recognized as malaria-free in the WHO African Region?  (Algeria)
133. Chagos Archipelago is located in which ocean?  (Indian Ocean)
134. The 2019 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers was held in which
citie?  (Bishkek)
135. What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Bee Day (WBD)?  (Save the Bees)
136. Who has become the first black African woman to conquer Mt. Everest in her fourth attempt?  (Saray
Khumalo)
137. Which Indian doctor has been honoured with the ‘Global Asian of the Year 2018-19’ award at the Asian
Business & Social Forum 2019?  (Hema Divakar)
138. Which Indian scientist has won the 2019 German chemistry prize at the 4th Green and Sustainable
Chemistry Conference?  (Ankur Patwardhan)
139. Which football team has clinched the 2019 Indian Women’s League?  (Sethu FC)
140. What is the India’s GDP forecast in FY 20, as per latest UN-WESP 2019 Mid-year Update?  (7.1%)

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141. Which team has clinched the 2019 Sudirman Cup badminton tournament?  (China)
142. Which Indian personality has been awarded the 2019 Dr. Lee Jong-wook Prize for public health? 
(Balram Bhargava)
143. The delegation of which union ministry represented India at the 2019 SCO Mass Media Forum at
Bishkek?  (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting)
144. Which Indian personality has received the UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare Award?
 (Acharya Balkrishna)
145. On which date, the 2019 edition of World Thyroid Day (WTD) is observed?  (May 25)
146. Which countries have started the first-of-its-kind naval drill exercise ‘Pacific Vanguard’?  (Japan, South
Korea & Australia)
147. Who won the 2019 Dylan Thomas prize?  (Guy Gunaratne)
148. Which film has been choreographed by Veeru Devgan, who passed away recently?  (Mr. India)
149. Who has been sworn-in as the new chief minister of Sikkim?  (Prem Singh Tamang)
150. Mahesh Mangaonkar is associated to which sports?  (Squash)
151. Which site of Madhya Pradesh has been included in the tentative list of UNESCO World heritage sites? 
(Orchha)
152. Which country has launched the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Ural’?  (Russia)
153. Where is the headquarters of United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)?  (Nairobi)
154. Rahi Sarnobat, who booked 2020 Tokyo Olympic quota for India, is associated to which sports? 
(Shooting)
155. Kalpana Dash, who passed away recently, was the noted woman mountaineer of which state?  (Odisha)
156. Which Indian Army officer has been appointed the commander of UN Mission in South Sudan? 
(Shailesh Tinaikar)
157. Which country to host an international conference against anti-Semitism in October 2020?  (Sweden)
158. Who is the head of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) tribunal for adjudicating ban on LTTE?  (Sangita
Dhingra Sehgal)
159. Who won the 2019 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix?  (Lewis Hamilton)
160. Which redefined International System of Units has been introduced by CSIR-NPL?  (Mole)
161. Murray Gell-Mann, who passed away recently, won 1969 Nobel Prize in which category?  (Physics)
162. Who is the head of the RBI committee to review mortgage securitisation?  (Harsh Vardhan)
163. Which country has been removed from US currency watchlist?  (Switzerland)
164. Who has been sworn-in as the new President of Nigeria?  (Muhammadu Buhari)
165. Who is the head of the RBI committee for secondary market in corporate loans?  (T N Manoharan)
166. Carmine Caridi, who passed away recently, was the renowned actor of which country?  (United States)
167. What is the India’s rank in the 2019 edition of the IMD World Competitiveness Rankings?  (43rd)
168. Who has been bestowed with the lifetime recognition Award by the Confederation of Horticulture
Association of India?  (N Kumar)
169. Who has been sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea?  (James Marape)
170. The Union Environment Ministry has launched the theme song ‘Hawa Aane De’ to spread awareness
about Air pollution. It is written by which lyricist?  (Swanand Kirkire)
171. What is the focus theme of the 2019 edition of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD)?  (Tobacco and lung
health)
172. The scientists at which US University have developed a new prosthetic foot to help tackle tough terrain? 
(Stanford University)
173. Who has taken charge as the new Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) ?  (Karambir Singh)
174. Which state police has decided to use laser guns to crack down on over-speeding?  (Gujarat)
175. Which IIT has launched Integrated Database on Infrastructure Projects (IDIP)?  (IIT-Madras)
176. Which airport of Madhya Pradesh has been declared as International Airport?  (Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
Airpor)
177. Which IIT has recently tied up with ISRO to set up space technology?  (IIT- Guwahati)
178. Kudakrumia rangnekari, which is in news recently, is associated to which kind of species?  (Wasp)
179. Which are the species of orangutans?  (Bornean, Sumatran and Tapanuli)
180. ISRO has signed pact with which Indian armed force for astronaut training?  (Indian Air Force)
 
 

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