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Most Important One Liner Questions of October Part-I

Most Important One Liner Questions of October Part-I


1. The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has 13. Name the former Foreign Secretary who served as
named an asteroid, formally known as a minor planet Foreign Secretary from 1987 to 1989 and also served
and located between Mars and Jupiter, after Indian as Ambassador to Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan, Hungary
classical singer _________________ and China, passed away recently.
Answer: Pandit Jasraj Answer: K.P.S. Menon
2. Name the Indian tennis player who recently won the 14. Name the football club whose documentary has been
men’s singles title at the ATP Challenger Tournament
nominated in the prestigious British Academy Film
held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards.
Answer: Sumit Nagal
Answer: Real Kashmir FC
3. Tapan Kumar Mishra has been honoured with the
National Tourism Award for the Category of “Best 15. On which day the United Nations observes
Tourist Guide” for the year 2017-18 during International Translation Day every year?
celebration of the World Tourism Day. He is from Answer: 30 September
which state?
16. Name the place which hosted the 7th World Hindu
Answer: Odisha
Economic Forum (WHEF) 2019.
4. The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) hosted a 31st Answer: Mumbai
international conference on Sindh in?
Answer: London 17. Name a professor of Inter-university Centre for
Astronomy and Astrophysics, who recently received
5. Who has been appointed as chairman of the the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his
International Egg Commission (IEC) for the next two contributions to the world of cosmology.
years?
Answer: Thanu Padmanabhan
Answer: Suresh Chitturi
18. 7th World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) 2019 was
6. Who has been awarded with “India’s Most Powerful
Women in Media” award at the famed Confluence held with the theme of __________________
Excellence Awards? Answer: Prosperous Society: Stronger Society
Answer: Kallie Puri 19. World Heart Day was observed on ________________
7. On which day UNESCO observes International Day for across the world with the theme “My Heart, Your
Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) every year? Heart” to create awareness of Cardiovascular Disease
Answer: 28 September including heart disease & stroke and highlights the
8. Which has issued three coins (100, 1000 and 2500 preventive and control measures.
Nepali rupees) bearing the Sikh symbol to Answer: 29 September
commemorate the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru 20. UNESCO observes International Day for Universal
Nanak Dev? Access to Information (IDUAI) every year. What was
Answer: Nepal Rastra Bank the theme of day for this year’s celebration?
9. Name the Veteran Bollywood actor who is Answer: Leaving No One Behind
remembered for his role as Kalia in the classic movie
Sholay, passed away recently.
Answer: Viju Khote
10. On which day the World Health Organization observes
World Rabies Day every year?
Answer: 28 September
11. Name the tennis star who defeated American Alison
Riske in the summit clash by 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to won the
WTA Wuhan Open held in Wuhan, China.
Answer: Aryna Sabalenka
12. 4th edition of Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019
between India and Kazakhstan will be conducted at
Pithoragarh, ____________________
Answer: Uttarakhand

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21. Name the badminton star that defeated Chou Tien- 33. Which has become the first Indian bank to have a
Chen of Taiwan to clinch the men’s singles title at the branch in the Australian state of Victoria after the
Korea Open badminton tournament. opening of its office in Melbourne?
Answer: Kento Momota Answer: State Bank of India
22. Name the Legendary Mexican singer who was often 34. Who won the 2019 Russia F1 Grand Prix (Formula 1
called ‘El Principe de la Cancion’ or ‘The Prince of GP) recently held at Sochi Autodrom race track in
Song, passed away recently. Russia?
Answer: Jose Jose Answer: Lewis Hamilton
23. On which day the United Nations observes 35. RBI has superseded the Board of Punjab and
"International Day of Older Persons" every year to Maharashtra Cooperative Bank Limited, Mumbai and
highlight the important contributions that older appointed ____________________ as the bank’s
people make to society and raise awareness of the administrator with all powers of the board.
opportunities and challenges of ageing in today’s
Answer: Jai Bhagwan Bhoria
world.
Answer: 1 October 36. Which state was ranked at the bottom in the “School
Education Quality Index” launched by NITI Aayog
24. Which state has topped the “School Education Quality
recently?
Index” launched by NITI Aayog to assess states on the
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
basis of learning outcomes, access, equity and
infrastructure and facilities? 37. N. Wilson Singh and Satish Kumar Prahapati won the
Answer: Kerala gold medal in the 10m platform synchronised diving
25. At which place the Film Division will organise a event at the Asian Age Group Championships held in?
“Gandhi Film Festival” in association with India Answer: Bengaluru
Tourism? 38. Name the Indian National Army (INA) veteran, who
Answer: Mumbai joined Netaji’s INA at the age of 18, passed away
26. Name the renowned international opera star whose recently.
passionate soprano voice won her 4 Grammy awards Answer: V Ganesan
and the national medal of arts, passed away recently. 39. Who defeated Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand to clinch
Answer: Jessye Norman
the women’s singles title at the Korea Open
27. Which missile was successfully test-fired by India badminton tournament?
recently from Chandipur coast in Odisha’s Balasore Answer: He Bingjiao
district?
40. Name the UT which has topped in the list of Union
Answer: BrahMos supersonic missile
Territories in the “School Education Quality Index”
28. Who won the gold medal in 100m race of 2019 IAAF launched by NITI Aayog recently.
World Championships held in Doha? Answer: Chandigarh
Answer: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
41. The Nation pays homage to the Father of the Nation,
29. Name the fencer won the silver medal in the women’s Mahatma Gandhi on his ____________ birth anniversary
sabre individual event at the Tournoi satellite on 2nd October 2019.
competition in Belgium. Answer: 150th
Answer: Bhavani Devi
42. Who has appointed as the executive director of the
30. Which organisation has partnered Doordarshan to International Monetary Fund for a period of three
telecast the TV bilingual programme ‘Mahatma Lives‘
years?
or ‘Bapu Zinda Hain’ to commemorate the 150th birth
Answer: Surjit Bhalla
anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi?
Answer: UNESCO 43. The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on-
?
31. Name the senior Indian Information Service officer
Answer: 02nd October
who has been appointed as the Principal Director
General of Press Information Bureau. 44. Which private sector bank has launched the ‘Express
Answer: KS Dhatwalia FD’, a digital fixed deposit (FD) product that allows a
32. The United Nations observes International Day of customer to open an FD account in 3 minutes through
Older Persons every year. What is the theme for year the digital mode without opening a savings account
2019? with the bank?
Answer: The Journey to Age Equality Answer: Axis Bank

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45. The nation remembering Former Prime Minister Lal 53. A new book entitled “The Tech Whisperer”, written by
Bahadur Shastri on his ________________ birth digital transformation expert __________________________,
anniversary on 02nd October 2019. features a chapter on AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Answer: 115th released.
Answer: Jaspreet Bindra
46. Who has taken over as the new Air Officer
Commanding-in-Chief of the South Western Air 54. President Ram Nath Kovind presented the most
Command (SWAC) of the Indian Air Force (IAF), at effective Swachchta Ambassador award to Former
Gandhinagar, Gujarat? Indian cricketer _________________ on the occasion of
Answer: Air Marshal SK Ghotia 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
47. Which country has unveiled the Dongfeng-41 (DF-41)
intercontinental-range ballistic missile, touted to be 55. Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off Delhi-
the most powerful missile on the planet at the ____________ Vande Bharat Express from the New Delhi
National Day parade recently? Railway Station.
Answer: China Answer: Katra
48. A book penned by Indian Ambassador to the 56. President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the
Netherlands ___________________ titled ‘India and the Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019 on the eminent senior
Netherlands- Past, Present and Future,’ was released citizens and institutions in recognition of their
in Amsterdam. services towards the cause of the elderly persons. The
Answer: Venu Rajamony Vayoshreshtha Samman is a Scheme of awards
49. Which state became the third state in India after instituted by-?
Maharashtra and Bihar to ban certain categories of Answer: Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry
pan masala containing magnesium carbonate, 57. American-Austrian film _____________ Eric Pleskow the
nicotine, tobacco, mineral oil and flavoured ‘supari’? Hollywood tycoon passed away.
Answer: Rajasthan Answer: producer
50. Which Bank has signed an MoU with the Indian Army 58. Union Minister Smriti Irani Inaugurates India’s
under which the bank would offer customised Largest ‘Charkha’ made of Waste Plastic in-?
services along with a host of facilities to account Answer: Noida
holders?
Answer: Bank of Baroda 59. Which country has released a commemorative
postage stamp on Mahatma Gandhi, honouring his
51. Who was appointed as the Managing Director (MD) legacy and values, to mark the 150 birth anniversary
and Chief Executive of the Punjab National of the world leader?
Bank(PNB)? Answer: Palestine
Answer: SS Mallikarjuna Rao
60. Bank of Baroda is an Indian multinational, public
52. The former Indian captain __________________ decision to sector banking and financial services company. Who is
resign from the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) of present Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
BCCI. of BOB?
Answer: Kapil Dev Answer: PS Jayakumar
61. Name the renowned kidney transplant surgeon, who
was awarded Padma Shri, the 4th highest civilian
award, in 2015 for his contribution to the society as a
nephrologist, passed away recently.
Answer: H L Trivedi
62. Who has been appointed as the new Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
company by Oil India Limited?
Answer: Sushil Chandra Mishra
63. RBI has reduced the policy repo rate from 5.40% to
_____________ in its 4th Bi-monthly Monetary Policy
Committee meeting for FY 2019-20.
Answer: 5.15%

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64. Name the portal recently launched by Power Minister 76. Indian PM Narendra Modi and Mauritius PM
and Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, ______________ jointly inaugurated 2 landmark projects
which aims to bring better coordination for coal which includes the Metro Express and a new ENT
supplies among all stakeholders in New Delhi. Hospital, in Mauritius via video conference.
Answer: PRAKASH Answer: Pravind Jugnauth

65. Who has won the Silver medal at the 53rd Asian Body 77. Name India's first "private" train recently flagged off
Building and Physique Sports Championship held at by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and ran by subsidiary
Batam, Indonesia? IRCTC on the Lucknow-New Delhi route.
Answer: Maj Abdul Quadir Khan Answer: Tejas Express

66. Tourism Ministry has launched the Audio Guide 78. What is the reverse repo rate under the liquidity
facility App “___________” for 12 sites of India (including adjustment facility as per RBI's 4th Bi-monthly
Iconic Sites) on the occasion of “Paryatan Parv 2019”. Monetary Policy Committee for FY 2019-20?
Answer: Audio Odigos Answer: 4.90%

67. Who has been appointed as the next High 79. IRCTC has announced that the passengers of
__________________ Tejas Express will be compensated in
Commissioner of India to Niue?
case of any delay in the schedule of the train.
Answer: Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi
Answer: Delhi-Lucknow
68. Name the England all-rounder who was voted as
80. National Buildings Construction Corporation has
Professional Cricketers’ Association player of the year
signed a MoU with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and
at the Professional Cricketers’ Association awards.
Sports to provide project management consultancy for
Answer: Ben Stokes
the development of National Sports University at
69. Which state government has launched an awareness _____________, Manipur.
campaign “Urjagiri” which aims at stopping power Answer: Imphal
theft and saving? 81. Which public sector bank recently launched three new
Answer: Uttarakhand digital products called UCash, Digilocker and an app in
70. Azizbek Ashurov was awarded the 2019 UN High Kolkata, West Bengal?
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) prestigious Answer: UCO Bank
Nansen Award. Azizbek Ashurov belongs to which 82. Name the Judge who has been appointed as chief
country? justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court?
Answer: Kyrgyzstan Answer: J K Maheshwari
71. Who has been appointed as Managing Director and 83. National Basketball Association (NBA) brought to
Group Chief Executive Officer designate of the India the first-ever Floating Basketball Court in the
company by Tata Communications? Arabian Sea in_________________.
Answer: Amur S Lakshminarayanan Answer: Maharashtra
72. Which state government has rolled out ‘Mo Sarkar’ 84. Which state recently launched “YSR Vahana Mitra
programme which aims to improve governance by scheme"?
collecting feedback on behaviour and professionalism Answer: Andhra Pradesh
displayed by the Government officers? 85. Who has been recently appointed as a President of
Answer: Odisha Mumbai Cricket Association?
73. Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of Answer: Vijay Patil
India to Greece? 86. Which date World Teachers’ Day is observed?
Answer: Amrit Lugun Answer: October 5
74. The Reserve Bank of India has reduced the real GDP 87. Name the following Judge who has been appointed as
growth for FY 2019-20 from 6.9% to __________ chief justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court?
Answer: 6.1% Answer: Ravi Shanker Jha
75. Name the England bowler who has been voted 88. What is the theme of Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC)-
Professional Cricketers’ Association women’s player 2019 which was inaugurated by the National Security
of the summer at the Professional Cricketers’ Advisor, Shri Ajit Kumar Doval, at Goa?
Association awards. Answer: Common Maritime Priorities in IOR and need
Answer: Sophie Ecclestone for Regional Maritime Strategy

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89. Name the Judge who has been appointed as chief 103. A new book titled “150 Years of Celebrating the
justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court? Mahatma the South African Legacy” was launched in
Answer: Lingappa Narayana Swamy Johannesburg, South Africa. Who is the author of the
book?
90. Name Judge who has been appointed as chief justice of
Answer: Fakir Hassen
Gauhati High Court?
Answer: Ajai Lamba 104. Name the US actress who won Golden Globe and was
the first black woman to win the Tony Award for the
91. Name the following Judge who has been appointed as
best actress in 1962, passed away recently.
chief justice of Rajasthan High Court?
Answer: Diahann Carroll
Answer: Indrajit Mohanty
105. _______________________ Municipal Corporation (BMC) and
92. Name the Centenarian philatelist and coin collector
the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) have
who recently passed away?
joined hands to set up the country’s first e-waste clinic
Answer: Krishna Gopalkrishna Kadekodi
in Madhya Pradesh.
93. Name the Judge who has been appointed as chief Answer: Bhopal
justice of Sikkim High Court?
106. Christine Wolf has won the Hero Women’s Indian
Answer: Arup K Goswami
Open at Gurugram, Haryana. She belongs to which
94. Which State recently launched the Pragati Rath of the country?
HDFC bank? Answer: Austria
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
107. India has started joint military training Exercise
95. Name the Judge who has been appointed as chief "Nomadic Elephant-XIV" with which country?
justice of Kerala High Court? Answer: Mongolia
Answer: S Manikumar
108. Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog and United
96. With which tech companies National Health Authority Nations Development Programme India jointly
has signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to collaborate launched _________________ to accelerate social
and strengthen the implementation of Ayushman entrepreneurship and innovation in young India.
Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana? Answer: Youth Co:Lab
Answer: Google
109. Union Health Minister recently launched the ‘trans-
97. Who defeated Australia’s John Millman in the finals to fat-free’ logo, which can be voluntarily used by food
win the Japan Open title? business operators in their outlets and also on food
Answer: Novak Djokovic products. Who is the present Union Health Minister of
India?
98. 5th World Parliament of Science, Religion and
Answer: Harsh Vardhan
Philosophy will be held at the MIT World Peace
University in ___________________ 110. Who defeated world number one Ashleigh Barty with
Answer: Pune, Maharashtra a score of 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to win the China Open held in
Beijing, China?
99. Name the player who has become the 1st Indian
Answer: Naomi Osaka
cricket player to play 100 T20 International matches.
Answer: Harmanpreet Kaur
100. Government has launched eco-friendly green
firecrackers which have been developed by CSIR and
manufactured in India. CSIR stands for?
Answer: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
101. Who has been named by the Director-General of
UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, as a UNESCO Goodwill
Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples?
Answer: Yalitza Aparicio
102. Which state government has appointed Justice Vinod
Kumar Sharma (retired) as the new Lokpal of the
state?
Answer: Punjab

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111. The Nobel Assembly has announced the 2019 Nobel 125. The 1st Government-sponsored and operated Day-
Prize in Physiology or Medicine at Karolinska Care cum Recreation Centre for senior citizens has
Institutet. The prize will be awarded jointly to-? been inaugurated in-?
Answer: William G. Kaelin, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Answer: Leh
Gregg L. Semenza
126. Who has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of
112. Air Force Day is celebrated every year by the Indian Portugal after winning the general elections?
Air Force on- Answer: Antonio Costa
Answer: 08th October
127. World Economic Forum has released the Global
113. Which country has got the 1st Rafale fighter jet “RB-
Competitiveness Index report recently. Which of the
001” built for the Indian Air Force (IAF) in France?
following country has topped in this list?
Answer: India
Answer: Singapore
114. The Nobel Assembly has announced the 2019 Nobel
Prize in Physics. The prize will be awarded to-? 128. Following the purchase of _______________ stake in
Answer: James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management by Nippon
Queloz Life Insurance, Reliance Mutual Fund has been
renamed as Nippon India Mutual Fund.
115. William G. Kaelin has got the Nobel 2019 recently. He
Answer: 75%
is a professor of medicine in which university?
Answer: Harvard University 129. Which IT company has been selected as the main
116. James Peebles has won the Nobel prize 2019. He is supplier to deliver Volvo Cars’ digital transformation
a/an ______________ astrophysicist, astronomer, and services for its enterprise digital commercial
theoretical cosmologis. operations applications and products?
Answer: Canadian Answer: Infosys

117. The Indian Air Force was officially established in 130. The Central Board of Direct Taxes is a statutory
which year? authority functioning under the Central Board of
Answer: 1932 Revenue Act, 1963. Who is the present Chairman of
CBDT?
118. United Nations celebrates World Post Day every year
on-? Answer: Pramod Chandra Mody
Answer: 09th October 131. The United Nations (Office for Outer Space Affairs)
119. This year's (2019) Global Observance of World observes 4-10 October every year as World Space
Habitat Day was held held in Mexico City on-? Week. What is theme for 2019?
Answer: 07th October Answer: The Moon: Gateway to the Stars
120. Who has clinched a record-extending 15th World 132. Which Minister has launched an initiative ‘Ganga
Gymnastics Championship title in Stuttgart, Germany? Amantran’ recently?
Answer: Simone Biles Answer: Jal Shakti Minister
121. Which organisation has launched “Faceless e- 133. Which organisation has released the results of the
Assessment scheme” that eliminates physical interface September 2019 round of its Consumer Confidence
between an assessing officer and an assessee? Survey recently?
Answer: CBDT Answer: Reserve Bank of India
122. What is the theme for World Habitat Day 2019? 134. Vishnu Nandan, polar researcher from _________________
Answer: Frontier Technologies as an innovative tool
will join largest ever Arctic expedition “MOSAiC
to transform waste to wealth
Expedition”.
123. World Economic Forum has released the Global Answer: Kerala
Competitiveness Index report recently. India has
moved down 10 places to rank _______________ on an 135. _________ World Cup champion Bastian Schweinsteiger
annual global competitiveness index. has announced his retirement from soccer.
Answer: 68th Answer: German

124. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in 136. _________________ a Pradhan Mantri Innovation Learning
collaboration with the Union Health Ministry launched Programme has commenced from Indian Space
the 1st-ever website and mobile application on oral Research Organisation (ISRO) in Bengaluru and will
health awareness __________________. conclude at IIT, Delhi.
Answer: eDantSeva Answer: DHRUV

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137. World Health Organization observes World Mental 150. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 is awarded to
Health Day on-? Olga Tokarczuk. She is a writer, activist, and public
Answer: 10th October intellectual who has been described as one of the most
critically acclaimed and commercially successful
138. The Central government has increased the Dearness authors of her generation from-?
Allowance (DA) of Central government employees and Answer: Sweden
pensioners. The government has hiked DA by-?
151. Who has appointed as Chief Marketing Officer of Yes
Answer: 05%
Bank Limited?
139. What is the theme of World Mental Health Day 2019? Answer: Jasneet Bachal
Answer: Suicide Prevention 152. What is the theme of International Day of the Girl
140. The Central government has increased the Dearness Child 2019?
Allowance (DA) of Central government employees and Answer: GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable
pensioners recently, which means the dearness 153. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 is awarded to
allowance has been increased from 12% to _______. the Austrian author-?
Answer: 17% Answer: Peter Handke
141. _______________ is a portable receiver developed to avoid 154. The 9th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting will
communication blackouts and it linked to ISRO- be held in-?
satellites and is “fail-proof” and warn fishermen of Answer: Bangkok, Thailand
danger. 155. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr
Answer: GEMINI Harsh Vardhan has launched the SUMAN initiative in
New Delhi recently. What is the full form of SUMAN?
142. Which organisation has rejected the merger proposal
Answer: Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan
of Indiabulls Housing Finance and Lakshmi Vilas Bank
recently? 156. Moody, the rating agency has lowered its 2019-20
Answer: RBI GDP growth forecast for India to ____________ from
6.20% recently.
143. Which country has honoured NASA astronaut Nick Answer: 5.80%
Hague with one of its highest honours, “The Order of
157. Union Minister Nityanand Rai has launched a
Courage”?
Government Railway Police’s website
Answer: Russia
____________________ and a mobile application “Sahyatri”.
144. Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited was founded in 1926. Answer: railways.delhipolice.gov.in
Where is the headquarters of Lakshmi Vilas Bank? 158. The 9th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting will
Answer: Chennai be held on 04th November 2019. What is the full form
145. The Central Government has constituted a committee of RCEP?
Answer: Regional Comprehensive Economic
of officers to suggest measures to augment GST
Partnership
revenue collections and administration. Who is the
Chairperson of GST council? 159. Name the Legendary saxophonist and the Padma Shri
Answer: Union Finance Minister awardee who was passed away recently?
Answer: Kadri Gopalnath
146. The Nobel Prizes in Literature 2018 and 2019 were
announced at The Swedish Academy in Stockholm.
Both winners will receive a full cash prize, valued this
year at ____________________ a gold medal and a diploma.
Answer: 9 million kronor
147. Who has appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Yes
Bank Limited?
Answer: Anita Pai
148. The 38th India Carpet Expo will be held in-?
Answer: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
149. The United Nations observes International Day of the
Girl Child on-?
Answer: 11th October

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160. Which state will host the State Power Ministers’ 172. Who has topped “The Forbes India Rich List 2019”
Conference? with net worth of $51.4 billion, released by the
Answer: Gujarat business magazine Forbes?
Answer: Mukesh Ambani
161. The ____________ and _______________ Circle of the India
Post is celebrating National Postal Week. 173. How much amount will India extend as Line of Credit
Answer: Goa and Maharashtra to the island nation Comoros for Energy and Maritime
Defence Cooperation?
162. Government e-Marketplace signed an MoU with Answer: $60 mn
____________________ and as per the MoU, UBI will be able
to offer an array of services including transfer of funds 174. The 2nd edition of Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) of
through GeM Pool Accounts, advising of Performance the navies of India and ___________________ has begun in
Bank Guarantees and Earnest Money Deposit to the Northern Bay of Bengal.
registered users on the GeM portal. Answer: Bangladesh
Answer: Union Bank of India 175. World Migratory Bird Day is observed every year.
163. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to What is the theme of day for 2019?
Answer: Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic
award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Prime
Pollution!
Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. Abiy Ahmed Ali is the
present Prime Minister of which country? 176. With which International organization, the
Answer: Ethiopia Government of India has signed a $190 Million loan
for projects in Rajasthan?
164. SARAS Aajeevika Mela has begun at India Gate Lawns
Answer: Asian Development Bank
in-?
Answer: New Delhi 177. Eliud Kipchoge has become the 1st athlete to run sub
2-hour marathon with an unofficial time of 1 hr 59
165. SARAS Aajeevika Mela has begun recently. It has been min 40.2 sec. He is from which country?
organized by the __________________ under the initiative Answer: Kenya
of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural
Livelihoods Mission. 178. Who chaired a meeting on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha
Answer: Ministry of Rural Development Bharat’ under which the government plans to hold
people-to-people exchange between states to enhance
166. Minister of State for Youth and Sports Kiren Rijiju knowledge about each others culture?
recently inagurated 1st India Sports Summit 2019 in? Answer: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Answer: New Delhi
179. Name the typhoon which recently striked Tokyo,
167. Name the Indian Forest Service officer who has been capital of Japan after fierce rain and wind paralysed
selected for the prestigious Asia Environmental the capital.
Enforcement Award by the United Nations Answer: Hagibis
Environment Programme.
180. On which day the United Nations observes
Answer: Ramesh Pandey
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction every
168. The 2nd “India-China Informal Summit” between year?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China’s President Answer: 13 October
Xi Jinping begins at _________________, Tamil Nadu. 181. Name the boxer who has won the bronze medal in the
Answer: Mamallapuram 51kg event of World Women’s Boxing Championships
169. On which day World Migratory Bird Day is observed held in Ulan-Ude, Russia.
every year? Answer: M C Mary Kom
Answer: 12 October 182. Where is the headquarter of Asian Development
170. The 1st ever ‘India International Cooperatives Trade Bank?
Fair’ to promote export of products of cooperatives Answer: Manila, Philippines
has been inaugurated in? 183. Where is the headquarter of United Nations?
Answer: New Delhi Answer: New York
171. Name the tennis star who has been awarded 184. The meeting on ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ which
Australian sport’s highest individual honour ‘The Don’ highlights India’s diversity and furthers national unity,
Award at the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame. was held in?
Answer: Ashleigh Barty Answer: Delhi

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185. The United Nations observes International Day for 197. ___________________, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer
Disaster Risk Reduction every year. What is the theme have been awarded with the Nobel Prize in Economics
for 2019? 2019 by tht Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Answer: Reduce disaster damage to critical Answer: Abhijit Banerjee
infrastructure and disruption of basic services 198. Name the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became
186. Who has become the most-followed elected world the first human to walk in space passed away recently.
Answer: Alexei Leonov
leader on photo-sharing app Instagram?
Answer: Narendra Modi 199. Name the Indian shuttler who defeated Yusuke
Onodera to clinch the BWF World Tour title by
187. World Standards Day (or International Standards winning the Dutch Open men’s singles at Almere in
Day) is celebrated internationally each year on? the Netherlands.
Answer: 14 October Answer: Lakshya Sen
188. Who has been appointed as President of the Indian 200. Indian nun Mariam Thresia and four other nuns were
Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) for 2019-2021? declared Saints by Pope Francis at a grand ceremony
Answer: K Satish Reddy at the Vatican City. She was from which state?
Answer: Kerala
189. Mastercard India has appointed as the Chief Operating
Officer (COO) of the firm. 201. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a
Answer: Vikas Varma commemorative stamp in honour of Marshal of the
Indian Air Force late Arjan Singh who served as the
190. New book titled “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Chief of Air Staff from August 1964 to July ____________
Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need” Answer: 1969
will be released on June 2020. Who is the author of the
202. Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee has been awarded Nobel
book? Prize in Economics jointly with Esther Duflo and
Answer: Bill Gates Michael Kremer. Abhijit Banerjee is a Professor of
191. In which state the 10th edition of the Rashtriya Economics at _________________ in the US.
Sanskriti Mahotsav-National Cultural Festival is being Answer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
organized under the ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ 203. 1st female head of Nobel’s Literature Award Body,
campaign? _________________ passed away recently.
Answer: Madhya Pradesh Answer: Sara Danius
192. Who has won the silver medal in World Women’s 204. Who will get the 31st Indira Gandhi Award for
Boxing Championships at Ulan-Ude in Russia? National Integration for the years 2017 and 2018?
Answer: Manju Rani Answer: Chandi Prasad Bhatt

193. Life Insurance Council has decided to launch first joint 205. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided
to award the Nobel Prize in Economics 2019 jointly to
mass media campaign with the slogan
Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for
‘__________________’.
their experimental approach?
Answer: Sabse Pehle Life Insurance Answer: to alleviating global poverty
194. The 2nd joint military exercise ‘Dharma Guardian-
2019’ to promote military cooperation between India
and Japan will be held in which state?
Answer: Mizoram
195. The 10th edition of the joint military exercise
___________________ between India and the US will be
held at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Seattle,
US.
Answer: Vajra Prahar
196. World Standards Day (or International Standards
Day) is celebrated internationally each year. What is
the theme of day for 2019?
Answer: Video standards create a global stage

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