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Q.1) Which of the following persons is the head of a committee formed recently by
Ministry of Environment (MoEF&CC) to implement the National Clean Air Program
(NCAP)?
[1] Sunital Narain

[2] C K Mishra
[3] Dr Ajay Mathur
[4] Prashant Gargava
[5] S. P. Singh Parihar
Answer : C K Mishra (Secretary, Union Environment Ministry)
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Q.2 ‘Mawmluh cave’ and ‘Therriaghat cave’ are two geological sites which were in
news recently. They belong to which of the following States?
[1] Bihar
[2] Chhattisgarh
[3] Maharashtra
[4] Karnataka
[5] Meghalaya
Answer : Meghalaya
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Q.3) Which of the following colour number plates must be used by all types of
electric vehicles as per the recent guidelines issued by central government?
[1] Blue
[2] Green
[3] Red
[4] White
[5] Yellow
Answer : Green
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Q.4) Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu recently released a postage stamp
to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of which of the following?
[1] Nathamuni
[2] Sri Vedanta Desikan
[3] Satya Pir
[4] Manavala Mamunigal
[5] Moinuddin Chisti
Answer : Sri Vedanta Desikan
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Q.5) Which of the following has launched Recurring Payment Options for startups?
[1] Paytm
[2] Phone Pe
[3] Google Pay
[4] Mobikwik
[5] None of the above
Answer : Paytm
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Q.6) Which of the following countries has suggested the name of cyclone ‘Fani’ that
recently hit the State of Odisha?
[1] Thailand
[2] Pakistan
[3] India
[4] Bangladesh
[5] Sri Lanka
Answer : Bangladesh
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Q.7) “Unnat Bharat Abhiyan” is associated with which of the following Ministries?
[1] Ministry of Skill Development and Enterpreneurship

[2] Ministry of Science and Technology
[3] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[4] Ministry of Agriculture
[5] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Answer : Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Q.8) In which of the following places the IBSA(India , Brazil and South Afrcia)
Sherpas meeting was held recently?
[1] Mysore
[2] Chennai
[3] Nagpur
[4] Cochin
[5] Bengaluru
Answer : Kochi (Kerala)
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Q.9) Which of the following has launched ‘Honey Mission’ initiative?
[1] Ministry of Agriculture

[2] NITI Aayog
[3] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Industries
[4] Khadi and Village Industries Commission
[5] Skill India Mission
Answer : Khadi and Village Industries Commission(KVIC)

(Under the mission, more than one lakh bee-boxes were distributed among farmers
and unemployed youths)
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Q.10) Which of the following has recently organized ‘Chintan Baithak’ session for all
stakeholders in the renewable energy industry?
[1] NITI Aayog

[2] Ministry of Power
[3] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
[4] The Energy and Resources Institute
[5] Centre for Science and Environment
Answer : Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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Q.11) Which of the following states has deployed the first Anti-Naxal Women’s
Commando unit named ‘Danteshwari Ladake’ or ‘Fighters of Goddess
Danteshwari’?
[1] Andhra Pradesh

[2] Odisha
[3] Chhattisgarh
[4] Telangana
[5] Jharkhand
Answer : Chhattisgarh
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Q.12) Recently India’s only orangutan has died in Nandankanan Zoological Park. It is
located in which of the following states?
[1] Chhattisgarh
[2] Odisha
[3] Andhra Pradesh
[4] Assam
[5] Manipur
Answer : Odisha
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Q.13) Which of the following persons is the Director General of World Trade
Organisation (WTO)?
[1] Alan Wm. Wolff

[2] Yonov Frederick Agah
[3] Karl Brauner
[4] Pascal Lamy
[5] Roberto Azevedo
Answer : Roberto Azevedo
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Q.14) Which of the following organisations has recently launched the Young
Scientist Programme (Yuvika-2019) on May 13, 2019?
[1] Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

[2] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
[3] Department of Science and Technology
[4] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
[5] NITI Aayog
Answer : Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
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Q.15) At which of the following places “Exercise Bull Strike” was carried out by the
India Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force)?
[1] Pocock Island

[2] Aves Island
[3] Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island
[4] Teressa Island
[5] South Reef Island
Answer : Teressa Island (Andaman and Nicobar)
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Q.16) In which of the following States Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Service
Selection Board (SSB) was inaugurated recently?
[1] Andhra Pradesh

[2] Odisha
[3] West Bengal
[4] Tamil Nadu
[5] Kerala
Answer : West Bengal (Diamond Harbour, near Kolkata)
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Q.17) Which of the following countries has hosted for the first time the 5th edition
of International Army Scout Masters?
[1] Russia
[2] United States of America
[3] China
[4] India
[5] Japan
Answer : India (Jaisalmer, Rajasthan)
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Q.18) The Union Government has recently launched “SPARROW-CBIC”. It is related
to which of the following?
[1] E-Assessment of Income Tax

[2] Monitoring of Goods and Service Tax Collections
[3] Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs)
[4] an initiative to conserve endangered bird species in India
[5] a citizen feedback mechanism on various schemes of the Government
Answer : Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs)
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Q.19) Which of the following states has around 35% of India’s total Graphite
reserves as per the report released by Geological Survey of India (GSI)?
[1] Jharkhand
[2] Andhra Pradesh
[3] Arunachal Pradesh
[4] Chhattisgarh
[5] West Bengal
Answer : Arunachal Pradesh
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Q.20) Which of the following is India’s fastest train that has completed 1 Lakh
kilometers without missing a single trip ?
[1] Shatabdi Express

[2] Rajdhani Express
[3] Vande Bharat Express
[4] Gatimaan Express
[5] Duronto Express
Answer : Vande Bharat Express
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Q.21) Which of the following has become the first state in India to list Masala Bond
in the overseas market?
[1] Gujarat
[2] Maharashtra
[3] Karnataka
[4] Rajasthan
[5] Kerala
Answer : Kerala (Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) debuted its
‘masala bond’ issue of Rs 2,150 crore)
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Q.22) Which of the following ministries is planning to introduce artificial
intelligence system in MCA 21 portal in its next version?
[1] Ministry of Commerce and Industry

[2] Ministry of Finance
[3] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[4] Ministry of Consumer Affairs ,Food and Public Distribution
[5] Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Answer : Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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Q.23) Which of the following has organized 5th Smart Cities India 2019 Expo held in
New Delhi recently?
[1] India Trade Promotion Organisation(ITPO)

[2] State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STCI)
[3] Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO)
[4] Hindustan Prefab Limited (HPL)
[5] National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI)
Answer : India Trade Promotion Organisation(ITPO)
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Q.24) Which of the following were merged to create a new entity named “National
Statistical Office (NSO)” under Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation (MoSPI)?
[1] Central Statistical Organisation(CSO) and National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)
[2] Central Statistical Organisation(CSO) and National Statistical Commission
[3] Indian Statistical Institute and National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)
[4] National Statistical Commission and Indian Statistical Institute
[5] National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and National Statistical Commission
Answer : Central Statistical Organisation(CSO) and National Sample Survey Office

(NSSO)
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Q.25) Which of the following committees had recommended the creation of a
National Statistical Office (NSO) as the nodal body for all core statistical activities ?
[1] M. Narasimham Committee

[2] Bimal Jalan Committee
[3] C Rangarajan Committee
[4] Raghuram Rajan Committee
[5] Urjit Patel Committee
Answer : C Rangarajan Committee
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Q.26) In which of the following places India's first Tree Ambulance was launched by
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu as part of the International Biological Diversity
Day?
[1] New Delhi

[2] Ahmedabad
[3] Raipur
[4] Chennai
[5] Kochi
Answer : Chennai
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Q.27) Which of the following cities will host the 10th National Science Film Festival
of India (NSFFI) in the year 2020 ?
[1] New Delhi

[2] Bengaluru
[3] Agartala
[4] Guwahati
[5] Bhubaneshwar
Answer : Agartala (Tripura)
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Q.28) Recently, a song "Hawa Aane De" was launched to spread awareness about
which of the following?
[1] Use of LPG cook stoves

[2] Air Pollution
[3] Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
[4] Stubble Burning
[5] Women Empowerment
Answer : Air Pollution
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Q.29) Which of the following countries has set a new Guinness World Record for
the number of national flags raised in a city for 24 hours?
[1] Egypt
[2] Saudi Arabia
[3] Lebanon
[4] Israel
[5] Qatar
Answer : Lebanon (Beirut)
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Q.30) Parliament of which of the countries has become the first national legislative
body in the world to declare an Environment and Climate Emergency?
[1] United Kingdom

[2] Germany
[3] Sweden
[4] Norway
[5] Denmark
Answer : United Kingdom
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Q.31) In which of the following places G7 Environment Ministers Meeting was held
to discuss about climate crisis?
[1] Italy
[2] Spain
[3] Finland
[4] Poland
[5] France
Answer : France
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Q.32) Parliament of which of the following countries has approved a constitutional
reform to remove the post of prime minister recently?
[1] Sudan
[2] Ethiopia
[3] Chad
[4] The Gambia
[5] Senegal
Answer : Senegal
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Q.33) In which of the following countries 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting
was held where India has been re-elected as an observer to the Arctic Council?
[1] Norway
[2] Denmark
[3] Finland
[4] Russia
[5] Iceland
Answer : Finland
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Q.34) Which of the following airlines has operated the first-ever commercial flight
to produce no landfill waste ?
[1] Emirates
[2] Qantas
[3] Japan Airlines
[4] Cathay Pacific
[5] Virgin Australia
Answer : Qantas (Australia)
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Q.35) Which of the following countries is set to host the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA)’s Ocean Conference in the year 2020 ?
[1] India
[2] Australia
[3] Mauritius
[4] Portugal
[5] United Kingdom(UK)
Answer : Portugal (Lisbon)
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Q.36) Which of the following countries has released first of its kind “Global Health
Security Strategy” in order to prevent, detect and respond to threats from
infectious diseases?
[1] Germany
[2] Sweden
[3] Finland
[4] United States of America(USA)
[5] Canada
Answer : United States of America(USA)
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Q.37) In which of the following places the 2019 joint Conferences of the Parties to
the Basel (COP-14), Rotterdam (COP-09) and Stockholm (COP-09) convention was
held?
[1] Vienna
[2] Nairobi
[3] Beijing
[4] Geneva
[5] New Delhi
Answer : Geneva (Switzerland)
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Q.38) In which of the following countries the 16th United Nations Day of Vesak was
held from 12–14 May ,2019?
[1] China
[2] Sri Lanka
[3] India
[4] Vietnam
[5] Thailand
Answer : Vietnam
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Q.39) Which of the following has become the second country in the world after UK
to declare 'climate emergency’?
[1] Germany
[2] Sweden
[3] Denmark
[4] Ireland
[5] Greece
Answer : Ireland
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Q.40) ‘Christchurch call to action’ is associated with which of the following?
[1] Freedom of Press

[2] Climate Action
[3] Plastic Pollution
[4] Combat online extremism
[5] Reforming the UN Security Council
Answer : Combat online extremism (initiated by New Zealand Prime Minister

Jacinda Ardern that took place on May 15, 2019 in Paris, France)
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Q.41) Which of the following countries has launched a new initiative named ‘Merit-
Based Immigration System’ for permanent legal residency?
[1] Canada
[3] Australia
[4] Germany
[5] United Kingdom(UK)
Answer : United States of America(USA)
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Q.42) In which of the following countries the second Urban 20 (U20) Mayors
summit was held?
[1] France
[2] Ireland
[3] India
[4] China
[5] Japan
Answer : Japan (Tokyo)
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Q.43) Which of the following countries is set to host World Leaders Conference to
Combat Anti-Semitism in October 2020?
[1] Germany
[2] Israel
[3] Italy
[4] France
[5] Sweden
Answer : Sweden
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Q.44) Which of the following countries has been elected to the Executive Board of
first UN-Habitat Assembly held in Nairobi?
[1] Japan
[2] China
[3] India
[5] New Zealand
Answer : India
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Q.45) “Project 75I” is related to which of the following Organisation?
[1] Defence Research and Development Organisation

[2] Indian Army
[3] Indian Navy
[4] Indian Air Force
[5] Indian Space Research Organisation
Answer : Indian Navy

(It is a project under which 6 next generation diesel submarine of (Kalvari-class
submarine) will be built in Indian Shipyard)
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Q.46) Which of the following has introduced 'OneTouch' feature with Google Smart
that will allow users to stay logged onto the digital payments platform in a secure
manner?
[1] MobiKwik
[2] Paytm
[3] PhonePe
[4] PayPal India
[5] BharatPe
Answer : PayPal India
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Q.47) Which of the following has launched Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and
Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region?
[1] World Bank

[2] Asian Development Bank (ADB)
[3] Indian Ocean Rim Association
[4] New Development Bank(NDB)
[5] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank(AIIB)
Answer : Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Q.48) What is the revised housing loan limit to an individual in metropolitan
centres under Priority sector Lending (PSL) for RRBs (Regional Rural Banks) and
SFBs (Small Finance Banks) which is recently issued by RBI?
[1] Rs.15 Lakh

[2] Rs.25 Lakh
[3] Rs.35 Lakh
[4] Rs.40 Lakh
[5] Rs.45 Lakh
Answer : Rs.35 Lakh (Rs 25 lakh in other centres)
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Q.49) Which of the following insurance company has dedicated the 6th day of each
month as ‘Protection Day’ to raise awareness on financial protection?
[1] Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd.

[2] Life Insurance Corporation of India
[3] Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
[4] Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
[5] TATA AIA Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Answer : Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
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Q.50) Which of the following two countries have been officially recognized by WHO
as malaria-free on 22 May 2019?
[1] Argentina and Algeria

[2] Bahrain and Jordon
[3] Sri Lanka and Maldives
[4] Mauritius and Seychelles
[5] Jamaica and Mauritius
Answer : Argentina and Algeria
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Q.51) To which of the following banks, HR solutions provider ‘Talocity’ would
provide its AI-supported "touchless" technology for the bank's hiring process and
human resource (HR) operations?
[1] HDFC
[2] ICICI
[3] SBI
[4] Axis
[5] Yes
Answer : Yes Bank
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Q.52) Which of the following Fintech Start-up has launched India’s first UPI Bahi
Khata (Digital Ledger) for merchants?
[1] BharatPe
[2] InstaKash
[3] Capital Floats
[4] Shubh Loans
[5] KredX
Answer : BharatPe
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Q.53) Which of the following persons is the chairman of the 15th Finance
Commission?
[1] Ramesh Chand

[2] N.K.Singh
[3] Urjit Patel
[4] Anoop Singh
[5] Subhash Chandra Garg
Answer : N.K.Singh
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Q.54) Which of the following organisations has launched a pilot scheme for Fintech
Non Banking Financing Companies (NBFCs) in order to boost digital lending ?
[1] National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

[2] Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI)
[3] State Bank of India(SBI)
Answer : Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI)
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Q.55) Which of the following General Insurance Companies has partnered with
IBM jointly to setup a data lab in India to improve business efficiency and
profitability?
[1] Acko General Insurance

[2] Bharti Axa General Insurance Co. Ltd.
[3] ICICI Lombard
[4] HDFC ERGO
[5] Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
Answer : HDFC ERGO
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Q.56) By what percentage has the bank credit grown for the financial year 2018-19,
as per the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) data releases recently?
[1] 16.1%
[2] 9.5%
[3] 10.3%
[4] 13.2%
[5] 12.2%
Answer : 13.2% (it was 10.3% in the previous financial year)
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Q.57) ‘NABVENTURES Fund’ is associated with which of the following
organisations?
[1] Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

[2] Securities and Exchange Board of India
[3] National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
[4] National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
[5] Reserve Bank of India
Answer :National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

(Nabventures is a subsidiary of NABARD)
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Q.58) Which of the following insurance companies has launched a scheme termed
‘Mosquito Disease Protection Policy’ which will cover a person against common
mosquito-borne diseases?
[1] HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company

[2] United India Insurance Company
[3] Aviva Life Insurance Company Limited
[4] Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
[5] Reliance General Insurance Company Limited
Answer : HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company
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Q.59) Which of the following companies has partnered with HDFC Life Insurance to
offer an insurance cover with its prepaid plan ?
[1] Reliance Jio

[2] Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited(BSNL)
[3] Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
[4] Airtel India
[5] Vodafone Idea Limited
Answer : Airtel India
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Q.60) Which of the following banks has partnered with digital payments company
Paytm to launch "Paytm First Card” that offers one per cent "unlimited cash back
universally" to the customers?
[1] HDFC Bank

[2] ICICI Bank
[3] Punjab National Bank(PNB)
[4] Federal Bank
[5] Citibank
Answer : Citibank
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Q.61) Which of the following banks has collaborated with India Mortgage
Guarantee Corporation (IMGC) for a mortgage guarantee-backed home loan?
[1] Citibank
[3] HDFC Bank
[4] Union Bank of India
[5] IDBI Bank
Answer : Axis Bank
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Q.62) Which of the following financial service companies has launched a specialised
insurance cover ‘Mumbai Local Train Cover‘ for passengers travelling in local trains
in Mumbai?
[1] Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC

[2] Bajaj Finserv Ltd.
[3] HDFC Standard Life Insurance
[4] Birla Sun Life Insurance
[5] Max Life Insurance.
Answer : Bajaj Finserv Ltd.
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Q.63) HDFC Capital Advisors launched an initiative termed as “HeART” recently. It is
related to _______
[1] Affordable Housing

[2] Health for All
[3] Infrastructure Finance
[4] Renewable Energy
[5] Tourism
Answer : Affordable Housing (HDFC Affordable Real Estate and Technology (HeART))
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Q.64) What is the minimum and maximum limit for money transfer respectively
using the Real Time Gross Settlement Systems (RTGS)?
[1] 1 lakh; 5 lakh

[2] 2 lakh; 10 lakh
[3] 5 lakh; 15 lakh
[4] 1 lakh; 10 lakh
[5] 2 lakh; 20 lakh
Answer : 2 lakh; 10 lakh (IMPS has a maximum limit of Rs.2 lakh per transaction)
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Q.65) Which of the following subsidiaries of World Bank has collaborated with
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) enabling world's first Blockchain Bond
Transaction for bond-i?
[1] International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

[2] International Development Association (IDA)
[3] International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
[4] Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency(MIGA)
[5] International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Answer : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
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Q.66) The Reserve Bank of India has directed non-banking finance companies
(NBFCs) with assets size of over __________ to appoint a chief risk officer to
improve standards of their risk management.
[1] Rs 5,000 crore

[2] Rs 8,000 crore
[3] Rs 10,000 crore
[4] Rs 15,000 crore
[5] Rs 17,000 crore
Answer : Rs 5,000 crore
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Q.67) Which of the following has signed an agreement with Indian Railway Finance
Corporation (IRFC) to provide USD 750 million equivalent in Indian rupee long-term
financing to electrify railway tracks in India?
[1] Inter-American Development Bank

[2] Asian Development Bank (ADB)
[3] World Bank
[4] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
[5] European Investment Bank (EIB)
Answer : Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Q.68) ‘Kyaw Soe Oo’ and ‘Wa Lone’ has been awarded the 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo
Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Both are belongs to which of the following
countries?
[1] Saudi Arabia

[3] Myanmar
[4] Vietnam
[5] China
Answer : Myanmar
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Q.69) Which of the following persons was the head of the working group that
submitted its report on 'FPI Regulations' to SEBI recently?
[1] Usha Thorat

[2] Bimal Jalan
[3] H R Khan
[4] N. S. Vishwanathan
[5] BP Kanungo
Answer : H R Khan
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Q.70) Which of the following banks has recently collaborated with IBM to develop
“Trade AI Engine” which aims to enhance the client experience in trade document
processing?
[1] ICICI Bank

[2] Citibank
[3] Axis Bank
[4] Yes Bank
[5] Standard Chartered
Answer : Standard Chartered
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Q.71) Which of the following finance companies has tied up with Oriental Bank of
Commerce (OBC) to offer loans for purchase of equipment under a co-lending
arrangement ?
[1] Tata Capital Financial Services Limited

[2] HDB Financial Services.
[3] Aditya Birla Finance Limited
[4] SREI Equipment Finance Private Limited (SEFL)
[5] Magma Fincorp Ltd.
Answer : SREI Equipment Finance Private Limited (SEFL)
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Q.72) The Reserve Bank of India has extended the last cut-off timing for customer
transactions through Real Time Gross Settlement Systems (RTGS) from 4.30pm to
________ on all working days, effective June 1, 2019.
[1] 5 pm
[2] 5.30 pm
[3] 6 pm
[4] 6.30 pm
[5] 8 pm
Answer : 6 pm
Now it is 7 a.m to 6 pm.
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Q.73) Which of the following banks has introduced a mobile van facility named
"Bank on Wheels" to provide door-step banking facility, especially for senior
citizens ?
[1] Indian Overseas Bank

[2] Punjab National Bank
[3] Canara Bank
[5] State Bank of India
Answer : Indian Overseas Bank
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Q.74) Which of the following persons is the head of a task force constituted by RBI
recently on the development of secondary market for corporate loans?
[1] V.G. Kannan

[2] Sajjid Z. Chinoy
[3] Anand Srinivasan
[4] T.N. Manoharan
[5] Bahram Vakil
Answer : T.N. Manoharan
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Q.75) Which of the following persons is the head of 6-member panel formed by RBI
recently on housing loan securitization ?
[1] V.G. Kannan

[2] Harsh Vardhan
[3] Sunil Mehta
[4] Siddhartha Karri
[5] Satish Shankar
Answer : Harsh Vardhan
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Q.76) Which of the following countries is/are involved in the development of East
Container Terminal at the Colombo Port?
[1] Sri Lanka ,Japan and USA

[2] Sri Lanka, Japan and India
[3] Russia ,China and India
[4] India, China and Sri Lanka
[5] Sri Lanka ,China and Russia
Answer : Sri Lanka ,Japan and India
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Q.77) Which of the following has signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding)
with Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) for cooperation on various
projects related to e-mobility?
[1] Scooters India Limited

[2] Hindustan Cables Limited
[3] Bharat Earth Movers Limited
[4] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[5] Andrew Yule and Company Limited
Answer : Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
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Q.78) Which of the following stock exchange was banned for 6 months by SEBI in
relation to the Co-Location Case?
[1] Magadh Stock Exchange Ltd.

[2] Bombay Stock Exchange
[3] Indian Commodity Exchange Limited
[4] National Stock Exchange
[5] India International Exchange (India INX)
Answer : National Stock Exchange(NSE)
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Q.79) Which of the following has signed joint agreement with Income Tax
Department to nab tax evaders and reduce black money generation?
[1] Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

[2] Narcotics Control Bureau
[3] Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)
[4] Enforcement Directorate
[5] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer : Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN)
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Q.80) Which of the following organisations has prepared ‘Startup India Vision
2024‘?
[1] Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

[2] Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
[4] Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
[5] NITI Aayog
Answer : Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
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Q.81) India has imposed anti-dumping duty on which of the following products
imported from Indonesia?
[1] Palm Oil

[2] Cotton
[3] Steel
[4] Saccharin
[5] Coking Coal
Answer : Saccharin
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Q.82) By how much amount did the Direct Tax collections fell short of during 2018-
19 as per the recent government data?
[1] Rs 52,000 crore

[2] Rs 42,000 crore
[3] Rs 62,000 crore
[4] Rs 22,000 crore
[5] Rs 82,000 crore
Answer : Rs 82,000 crore (The government had set a target of ₹12 lakh crore)
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Q.83) Which of the following companies has launched “Azure Blockchain Service”?
[1] IntellectSoft
[2] Microsoft
[3] ChromaWay
[4] 4ire Labs
[5] Altoros
Answer : Microsoft
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Q.84) “UDAY” scheme was in news recently. It is related to which of the following
sector?
[1] Manufacturing
[2] Industries
[3] Electricity
[4] Renewable Energy
[5] Nuclear Energy
Answer : Electricity (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana)
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Q.85) Which of the following Indian IT firm has surpassed Reliance Industries
Limited (RIL) to become India’s most-valued company by market valuation in the
month of May 2019?
[1] HCL Technologies

[2] Infosys
[3] Wipro
[4] Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)
[5] Tech Mahindra
Answer : Tata Consultancy Services(TCS)
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Q.86) In which of the following places India’s first ever ice café has been created by
Border Road Organisation (BRO)?
[1] Leh
[2] Srinagar
[3] Shimla
[4] Tawang
[5] Manali
Answer : Leh
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Q.87) Which of the following cities has been chosen by Facebook as the center to
develop WhatsApp’s mobile payments service?
[1] Mumbai
[2] Los Angeles
[3] London
[4] Paris
[5] Boston
Answer : London (UK)
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Q.88) Which of the following telecommunications company has partnered with
Google for expanding its Wi-Fi footprint?
[1] Vodafone Idea

[2] Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
[3] Reliance Jio
[4] Airtel India
[5] Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
Answer : Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
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Q.89) The import of which of the following refurbished product, after certification
from Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS), has been allowed by India recently?
[1] Tablet
[2] Mobile Phones
[3] Electric Vehicles
[4] Television
[5] Laptops
Answer : Mobile Phones
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Q.90) Under which of the following ministries the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
functions?
[1] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

[2] Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
[3] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[4] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Answer : Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
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Q.91) Which of the following organisations has suggested the creation of
“AIRAWAT”- a cloud computing platform worth Rs.7500 crore?
[1] Department of Science and Technology

[2] NASSCOM
[3] FICCI
[4] NITI Aayog
Answer :NITI Aayog
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Q.92) Which of the following is the deadline set by Food Safety and Standards
Authority in India (FSSAI) for the small organic producers, having an annual
turnover over Rs 12 lakh, to sell their products directly to customers without
certification?
[1] December 2019

[2] January 2020
[3] February 2020
[4] March 2020
[5] April 2020
Answer : April 2020
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Q.93) Which of the following companies has signed a defence contract worth of Rs
300 crore with Indian Navy for implement Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
based Access Control System?
[1] Tata Consultancy Services

[2] Tech Mahindra
[3] Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd ( HAL)
[4] Google India
[5] Bharat Electronics Ltd ( BEL)
Answer : Tech Mahindra
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Q.94) Which of the following organisations has released a report named “World
Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP)”?
[1] World Bank

[2] Asian Development Bank
[3] United Nations (UN)
[4] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
[5] International Monetary Fund(IMF)
Answer : United Nations (Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
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Q.95) Which of the following is the GDP growth of India for the FY2020 as per the
report “World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019” Mid-year Update ?
[1] 8.9%
[2] 8.1%
[3] 8%
[4] 7.5%
[5] 7.1%
Answer : 7.1%
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Q.96) Which of the following banks is set to buy a stake in India International
Exchange (INX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)?
[1] ICICI Bank

[2] HDFC Bank
[3] Axis Bank
[4] Yes Bank
Answer : ICICI Bank (INX - is India's first international exchange located at

International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in GIFT City)
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Q.97) Which of the following has recently launched Project “MANAV”?
[1] Ministry of Finance

[2] Department of Biotechnology
[3] World Health Organisation
[5] Defence Research and Development Organisation
Answer : Department of Biotechnology (MANAV: Human Atlas Initiative)
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Q.98) India stopped importing oil from which of the following countries after US
waiver expired?
[1] Venezuela
[2] Turkey
[3] Russia
[4] Iran
[5] Yemen
Answer : Iran
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Q.99) Which of the following organizations has released the report titled “Women
in Business and Management: The business case for change” ?
[1] World Economic Forum

[2] World Bank
[3] International Labour Organisation
[4] International Monetary Fund(IMF)
[5] UN Women
Answer : International Labour Organisation
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Q.100) Which of the following financial service companies has collaborated with
India to issue Permanent Account Number (PAN) card?
[1] Braintree
[2] Klarna
[3] Wirecard
[4] Emergent Payments
[5] Dwolla
Answer : Wirecard
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Q.101) In the month of May 2019, which of the following Courts has ruled that the
United Nations is not a "State" within the meaning of Article 12 of the
Constitution of India?
[1] Delhi High Court

[2] Bombay High Court
[3] Madras High Court
[4] Supreme Court of India
[5] National Green Tribunal
Answer : Delhi High Court
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Q.102) “Pehal Charitable Trust (PCT)” in UAE has recently entered Guinness World
Records for "Longest Line of Hunger Relief Package“. Which of the following Indian
Personalities runs this trust?
[1] Feroz Allana

[2] Ravi Pillai
[3] Joginder Singh Salaria
[4] Adani Vinodbhai Shantilal
[5] Tony Jashanmal
Answer : Joginder Singh Salaria
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Q.103) Which of the following companies has recently become the first Indian fund
house to launch WhatsApp transaction platform for mutual fund transactions ?
[1] Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company

[2] HDFC Mutual Fund
[3] Reliance Nippon Life AMC
[4] SBI Funds Management
[5] Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC
Answer : Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company
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Q.104) Which of the following airlines has became the fourth Indian Airline to
achieve the fleet of 100 aircrafts after inducting Boeing 737 as its latest aircraft?
[1] IndiGo
[2] SpiceJet
[3] Vistara
[4] AirAsia India
[5] GoAir
Answer : SpiceJet
It has become fourth airline after Air India , Jet Airways and Indigo
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Q.105) Saudi Arabia has recently lifted the ban on imports of fruits and vegetables
from which of the following Indians?
[1] Maharashtra
[2] Kerala
[3] Meghalaya
[4] Karnataka
[5] Jammu and Kashmir
Answer : Kerala
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Q.106) Alfred Brownell has recently won Goldman Environmental Prize 2019 for
Africa. He belongs to which of the following countries?
[1] Sierra Leone

[2] Liberia
[3] Ghana
[4] Cote d’Ivoire
[5] Guinea
Answer : Liberia
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Q.107) Which of the following Indian personalities has been conferred with France’s
highest civilian award “Knight of the Legion of Honour” recently in May 2019?
[1] Ram Nath Kovind

[2] G.Madhavan Nair
[3] A S Kiran Kumar
[4] Narendra Modi
[5] Udupi Ramachandra Rao
Answer : A S Kiran Kumar
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Q.108) The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has recently released “Vision 2021”. It is
related to which of the following?
[1] Non-Performing Assets(NPA)

[2] Economic Capital Framework
[3] Non-Banking Financial Companies(NBFC)
[4] Payment Systems
[5] Priority Sector Lending
Answer : Payment Systems
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Q.109) United Nations has recently declared _________ as the Decade of Family
Farming.
[1] 2010-2020
[2] 2019-2028
[3] 2011-2021
[4] 2020-2030
[5] 2017-2027
Answer : 2019-2028
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Q.110) “Operation Safed Sagar ” was recently seen in news. It is related to which of
the following ?
[1] Blue Revolution

[2] Indo-Pacific Region
[3] Balakot Air Strikes
[4] White Revolution
[5] Kargil War
Answer : Kargil War (Role of Indian Air Force during Kargil War)
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Q.111) Teenager Bandana has recently set a Guinness World Records on “Longest
Dancing Marathon by an Individual” by surpassing the Indian dancer
Kalamandalam Hemalatha . She belongs to which of the following countries?
[1] Sri Lanka

[2] Nepal
[3] Mauritius
[4] Myanmar
[5] Thailand
Answer : Nepal
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Q.112) 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership has been awarded
to which among the following?
[1] Kiran Bedi

[2] Meera Borwankar
[3] Chhaya Sharma
[4] Archana Ramasundaram
[5] D. Roopa
Answer : Chhaya Sharma (IPS officer)
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Q.113) Who among the following has been announced as the International T20
Player of the Year in CEAT International Cricket Awards 2019?
[1] Aaron Finch

[2] Virat Kohli
[3] Glenn Maxwell
[4] Shane Watson
[5] David Warner
Answer : Aaron Finch

International Cricketer and Batsman of the Year – Virat Kohli
International Bowler of the year – Jasprit Bumrah
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Q.114) Who among the following has recently become the first woman pilot to
cross both Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft?
[1] Aarohi Pandit

[2] Anny Divya
[3] Anupriya Lakra
[4] Bhawana Kanth
[5] Avani Chaturvedi
Answer : Aarohi Pandit
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Q.115) Sasakawa Award 2019 for Disaster Risk Reduction has been awarded to
which of the following by United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
(UNDRR)?
[1] Tarun Bajaj

[2] Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra
[3] Debashree Mukherjee
[4] Arvind Kumar Sharma
[5] V. Sheshadri
Answer : Dr. Pramod Kumar Mishra (Principal Secretary of the Prime Minister)
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Q.116) For which of the following films has the child actor Sunny Pawar won the
Best Child Actor Award at 19th New York Indian Film Festival?
[1] Hamid
[2] Harjeeta
[3] Naal
[4] Chippa
[5] Koduge
Answer : Chippa
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Q.117) Which of the following countries has achieved the Guinness World Records
certificate for the ‘largest laundry lesson’ recently?
[1] USA
[2] India
[3] China
[4] Japan
[5] Australia
Answer : India
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Q.118) Which of the following personalities has been honored with the Japan's
second highest national award “Order Of The Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star
Award” recently?
[1] Nirupama Menon Rao

[2] Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
[3] Shivshankar Menon
[4] Shyam Saran
[5] Sujatha Singh
Answer : Shyam Saran

He is a former Foreign Secretary of India
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Q.119) Who among the following is the first Arabic author to win Man Booker
International Prize 2019?
[1] Yasser Abdellatif

[2] Nasra Al Adawi
[3] Jokha Alharthi
[4] Mansoura Ezz Eldin
[5] Hisham Bustani
Answer : Jokha Alharthi (for her book “Celestial Bodies”)
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Q.120) Who among the following has become the first female fighter pilot of Indian
Air Force(IAF) to undertake combat missions?
[1] Avani Chaturvedi

[2] Mohana Singh
[3] Bhawana Kanth
[4] Pooja Thakur
[5] Ayesha Farooq
Answer : Bhawana Kanth
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Q.121) Who among the following has become the first Indian women to scale the
world’s fifth highest mountain Mount Makalu recently?
[1] Santosh Yadav

[2] Priyanka Mohite
[3] Arunima Sinha
[4] Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl
[5] Premlata Agarwal
Answer : Priyanka Mohite
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Q.122) Who among the following has become the first Indian to win the Joan Miro
Prize for 2019?
[1] Shilpa Gupta

[2] Anish Kapoor
[3] Sheela Gowda
[4] Nalini Malani
[5] Bharti Kher
Answer : Nalini Malani
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Q.123) Israel has proposed which of the following countries as the focus country of
Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020?

[2] Germany
[3] United Kingdom
[4] India
[5] France
Answer : India
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Q.124) Who among the following has won “Nine Dots Prize 2019”?
[1] Annie Zaidi

[2] Salman Rushdie
[3] Himanjali Sankar
[4] Nayantara Sahgal
[5] Arundhati Roy
Answer : Annie Zaidi

She has won the prize for her essay “Bread, Cement, Cactus”
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Q.125) Chandrani Murmu,the youngest Member of Parliament (MP) from 19th Lok
Sabha elections belongs to which of the following states?
[1] Uttar Pradesh

[2] Odisha
[3] Jharkhand
[4] Assam
Answer : Odisha
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Q.126) “Reiwa era” is associated with which of the following countries?
[1] South Korea

[2] China
[3] Phillippines
[4] Japan
[5] Russia
Answer : Japan
It has begun from 1st May 2019
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Q.127) M Jayshree Vyas has been appointed as the first independent woman
director of which of the following Stock Exchanges?
[1] National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)

[2] India International Exchange (INX)
[3] United Stock Exchange of India
[4] Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
[5] Indian Commodity Exchange Limited
Answer : Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
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Q.128) Who among the following has been appointed as the President of the
United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) recently in May 2019?
[1] María Fernanda Espinosa

[2] John William Ashe
[3] Sam Kutesa
[4] Tijjani Mohammad Bande
[5] Peter Thomson
Answer : Tijjani Mohammad Bande (Nigeria)
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Q.129) Which of the following Indian actress is among the recently appointed 17
new UN advocates to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
[1] Deepika Padukone

[2] Anushka Sharma
[3] Katrina Kaif
[4] Dia Mirza
[5] Priyanka Chopra
Answer : Dia Mirza
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Q.130) Which former Indian cricketers has become the first woman to be appointed
to ICC's international panel of match referees?
[1] Anju Jain

[2] GS Lakshmi
[3] Diana Edulji
[4] Deepa Marathe
[5] Anjum Chopra
Answer : GS Lakshmi
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Q.131) Amul has announced its sponsorship for which of the following country’s
cricket team in World Cup 2019 ?
[1] Bangladesh
[2] Afghanistan
[3] Sri Lanka
[4] India
[5] South Africa
Answer : Afghanistan
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RBI Gr B 2019
General Awareness
for Phase 1
MCQs + Solution
October 2019
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Q.1) With which of the following organizations has Doordarshan (DD) joined hands
to host a bilingual programme - 'Mahatma Lives'/'Bapu Zinda Hain'?
[1] National Archives of India

[2] UNESCO
[3] NITI Aayog
[4] Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)
[5] Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Answer : UNESCO
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Q.2) Who among the following has been conferred with the Most Effective
Swachhta Ambassador award by President Ram Nath Kovind at the 'India Today
Safaigiri Summit' held on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi?
[1] Sachin Tendulkar

[2] Aroon Purie
[3] Kiran Bedi
[4] Padmanabha Acharya
[5] Sonal Mansingh
Answer : Sachin Tendulkar
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Q.3) Who among the following was recently appointed as Executive Director for
India on the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
[1] Bimal Jalan

[2] Kaushik Basu
[3] Surjit Bhalla
[4] Arvind Virmani
[5] Raghuram Rajan
Answer : Surjit Bhalla
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Q.4) What is the objective of the recently launched Pradhan Mantri Innovative
Learning Programme-DHRUV?
[1] promote research and development in Higher Educational Institutes

[2] a platform for crowdsourcing innovative ideas
[3] promote greater industry-academia linkage
[4] to allow talented students realise their full potential and contribute to society
[5] None of the above
Answer : to allow talented students realise their full potential and contribute to
society
DHRUV has been launched by MHRD.
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Q.5) Which of the following countries will issue a commemorative coin to mark the
150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi?
[1] United States of America (USA)

[2] Pakistan
[3] United Kingdom (UK)
[4] France
[5] South Africa
Answer : United Kingdom (UK)
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Q.6) Which of the following bank has introduced India’s first fixed deposit with
critical illness insurance cover named ‘FD Health’?
[1] Axis Bank

[2] HDFC Bank
[3] Yes Bank
[5] ICICI Bank
Answer : ICICI Bank
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Q.7) Which of the following banks has recently (October 2019) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Army to provide new and better
banking experiences?
[1] HDFC Bank

[2] Bank of Baroda
[4] Syndicate Bank
[5] UCO Bank
Answer : Bank of Baroda
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Q.8) Who among the following has been selected for the prestigious Asia
Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment
Programme?
[1] Ramesh Pandey

[2] Vandana Shiva
[3] Sunita Narain
[4] Madhav Gadgil
[5] Rajendra Singh
Answer : Ramesh Pandey
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Q.9) The Prime Minister of which of the following country was awarded the 100th
Nobel Prize for peace recently?
[1] Djibouti
[2] Eritrea
[3] Nigeria
[4] Ethiopia
[5] Egypt
Answer : Ethiopia
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Q.10) “L2Pro India” was in news recently (October 2019).It relates to which of the
following?
[1] Fin Tech Companies

[2] Intellectual Property Rights
[3] Fit India Movement
[4] Skill India Programme
[5] Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC)
Answer : Intellectual Property Rights
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Q.11) The 19-member Inter-Ministerial Co-ordination Committee (IMCC) to prevent
money laundering activities set by government in October 2019 is chaired by
________.
[1] Injeti Srinivas

[2] V.K. Gokhale
[3] Braj Raj Sharma
[4] Ajay Bhushan Pandey
[5] Durga Shankar Mishra
Answer : Ajay Bhushan Pandey
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Q.12) “Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan” launched recently (October 2019) relates to
[1] inviting civil society organisation to join in efforts to clean Ganga

[2] exploratory open- water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga river
[3] initiative for better coordination among Ganga basin States
[4] raising awareness about importance of maintaining ecological flow in Ganga river
[5] initiative to conserve Ganges river Dolphin
Answer : exploratory open- water rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga river
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Q.13) The Prime Minister of which of the following country was awarded the 100th
Nobel Prize for peace recently?
[1] Djibouti
[2] Eritrea
[3] Nigeria
[4] Ethiopia
[5] Egypt
Answer : Ethiopia
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Q.14) Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) scheme was launched recently
(October 2019). Its aim is __________
[1] to reduce malnutrition among women and children

[2] to reduce maternal and child mortality rate in India
[3] to achieve zero still births in India
[4] to achieve zero preventable maternal and newborn deaths in India
[5] to provide antenatal care services to all pregnant women on the 9th of every
month
Answer : zero preventable maternal and newborn deaths in India
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Q.15) Which of the following National Highway was named as ‘Shri Guru Nanak Dev
Ji Marg’ after the first Sikh guru recently?
[1] NH-754
[2] NH-503 A
[3] NH -205 A
[4] NH-3
[5] NH- 703AA
Answer : NH- 703AA
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Q.16) Which of the following Fintech start-up was awarded Non Banking Financial
Company (NBFC) license in October 2019 by Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
[1] Paytm
[2] MobiKwik
[3] Billdesk
[4] Shubh Loans
[5] InCred Finance
Answer : Shubh Loans
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Q.17) Which of the following country has recently (October 2019) joined the “G20
Global Smart Cities Alliance on Technology Governance”?
[1] Japan
[2] Saudi Arabia
[3] United Kingdom
[4] India
[5] Switzerland
Answer : India
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Q.18) Which of the following veteran actors has recently passed away (September
2019) who was most famous for playing the dacoit Kaalia in "Sholay" movie?
[1] Keshto Mukherjee

[2] Vikas Anand
[3] Raj Kishore
[4] Viju Khote
[5] Mac Mohan
Answer : Viju Khote
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Q.19) Which of the following banks has recently launched a digital product named
“Ucash” in October 2019?
[1] UCO Bank

[3] Dhanlaxmi Bank
[4] IndusInd Bank
[5] United Overseas Bank
Answer : UCO Bank
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Q.20) In which of the following cities was India first-ever floating Basketball Court
opened in October 2019?
[1] Kochi
[2] Puducherry
[3] Mumbai
[4] Surat
[5] Kolkata
Answer : Mumbai
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Q.21) Which of the following organisation’s assistance was taken by Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare while conducting the first National Nutrition Survey in
India?
[1] NITI Aayog

[2] World Health Organisation
[3] UNICEF
[4] World Food Programme
[5] FSSAI
Answer : UNICEF (The United Nations Children's Fund)
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Q.22) As per National Nutrition Survey, which of the following states had the
highest number of adolescents who were obese or overweight?
[1] Punjab and Haryana

[2] Gujarat and Maharashtra
[3] Tamil Nadu and Goa
[4] Karnataka and Odisha
[5] Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
Answer : Tamil Nadu and Goa
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Q.23) Which of the following type of malnutrition was measured for the first time
in the National Nutrition Survey?
[1] Stunting
[2] Wasting
[3] Obesity
[4] Micro nutrient deficiencies
[5] Underweight
Answer : Micro nutrient deficiencies
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Q.24) The Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2019 seeks to raise hiring limit of
apprentices to ______ of total strength of an establishment and their stipend to up
to _________ per month.
[1] 18 per cent ; Rs 5,000

[2] 16 per cent ; Rs 6,000
[3] 18 per cent ; Rs 10,000
[4] 15 per cent ; Rs 9,000
[5] 25 per cent ; Rs 10,000
Answer : 15 per cent ; Rs 9,000 (minimum stipends have been doubled to between
Rs 5,000 and Rs 9,000 per month)
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Q.25) Which of the following States has become the third in the country to ban
certain categories of pan masala?
[1] Maharashtra
[2] Rajasthan
[3] Madhya Pradesh
[4] Goa
[5] Bihar
Answer : Rajasthan ( Maharashtra and Bihar were the first two)
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Q.26) Which of the following organisations has recently launched “Document
Identification Number (DIN)”?
[1] Goods and Services Tax Council

[2] Ministry of Defence
[4] Central Board of Direct Taxes
[5] India Post
Answer : Central Board of Direct Taxes
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Q.27) Which of the following State’s railway station were among the top three as
per the recent Railway cleanliness survey 2019?
[1] Maharashtra
[2] Telangana
[3] Rajasthan
[4] Gujarat
[5] Kerala
Answer : Rajasthan (Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Durgapura)
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Q.28) In which of the following States has recently hosted a United Nations
International Conference to discuss the issues related to drug menace ?
[1] Punjab
[2] Rajasthan
[3] Himachal Pradesh
[4] Manipur
Answer : Manipur (Imphal --- 'Regional Conference on Developing a Comprehensive

Approach: Combating Illicit Trafficking of Afghan Opiates and Drug Situation in the
Northeast')
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Q.29) Which of the following is the implementing agency of ‘Street Light National
Programme (SLNP) ‘ under which one croreth LED street light was switched on
remotely by Union Power Minister recently?
[1] Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO)

[2] Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL)
[3] Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)
[4] Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
[5] Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE)
Answer : Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) (By March 2020, SLNP aims to replace
1.34 crore conventional street lights in India with smart LEDs.)
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Q.30) In which of the following places was ‘Arogya Manthan’, a 2-day national
workshop to mark the first year anniversary of Ayushman Bharat PMJAY, organised
recently?
[1] New Delhi

[2] Varanasi
[3] Jaipur
[4] Ranchi
[5] Hyderabad
Answer : New Delhi
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Q.31) The second Vande Bharat Express was recently flagged off from New Delhi
railway station. It runs between __________.
[1] Delhi and Pathankot

[2] Delhi and Katra
[3] Delhi and Varanasi
[4] Delhi and Lucknow
[5] Delhi and Mumbai
Answer : Delhi and Katra
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Q.32) At which of the following places “Drone Innovators Network Summit 2019”
was held on October 1, 2019 ?
[1] Mumbai
[2] Kochi
[3] New Delhi
[4] Pune
[5] Bengaluru
Answer : New Delhi (organised by the World Economic Forum under the aegis of the
Ministry of Civil Aviation)
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Q.33) Which of the following State had the highest number of dry districts as per
recent data of India Meteorological Department (IMD)
[1] Goa
[2] Maharashtra
[3] Haryana
[4] Karnataka
[5] Tamil Nadu
Answer : Haryana (19 out of 21)
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Q.34) In which of the following State lies ‘Peddapalli’ district which has become the
cleanest district in the 2019 rural Swachhta survey ?
[1] Karnataka
[2] Tamil Nadu
[3] Telangana
[4] Andhra Pradesh
[5] Kerala
Answer : Telangana
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Q.35) Which of the following State has topped the 2019 rural Swachhta survey
among the larger States?
[1] Tamil Nadu

[2] Haryana
[3] Gujarat
[4] Maharashtra
[5] Telangana
Answer : Tamil Nadu
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Q.36) The fourth edition of annual military exercise “KAZIND-2019” between India
and Kazakhstan army commenced recently at _______ in Uttarakhand
[1] Dehradun
[2] Nainital
[3] Haridwar
[4] Pithoragarh
[5] Kashipur
Answer : Pithoragarh
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Q.37) For which of the following train will the passengers be paid compensation for
delays by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)?
[1] Rajdhani Express

[2] Shatabdi Express
[3] Duronto Express
[4] Tejas Express
[5] Intercity Express
Answer : Tejas Express (New Delhi - Lucknow)
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Q.38) Which of the following organisations has signed MoU with sports ministry’s
Department of Sports for development of National Sports University in Imphal,
Manipur?
[1] Lanco Infratech Limited

[2] Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra)
[3] NBCC India Ltd
[4] Punj Lloyd Infrastructure Limited
[5] Hindustan Construction Company
Answer : NBCC India Ltd
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Q.39) Which of the following states has become the first in India to launch a policy
on Pneumoconiosis ?
[1] Gujarat
[2] Haryana
[3] Kerala
[4] Rajasthan
[5] Meghalaya
Answer : Rajasthan
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Q.40) Which of the following states has become the first in India to launch a
'Village Secretariat system‘?
[1] Uttar Pradesh

[2] Jharkhand
[3] Andhra Pradesh
[4] Mizoram
[5] West bengal
Answer : Andhra Pradesh (at Karapa village near Kakinada)
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Q.41) In which of the following places was the 8th International Chefs’ Conference
2019 held where Union health minister launched the FSSAI’s ‘Trans-Fat Free’ Logo?
[1] New Delhi

[2] Mumbai
[3] Jaisalmer
[4] Bhopal
[5] Indore
Answer : New Delhi
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Q.42) With which of the following countries is India conducting “2019 Nomadic
Elephant-XIV” exercise at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh ?
[1] China
[2] Russia
[3] Thailand
[4] Mongolia
[5] Belarus
Answer : Mongolia
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Q.43) Which of the following organisation in association with UNDP India has
recently launched “Youth Co:Lab”, a youth lab programme which aims at
accelerating social entrepreneurship and innovation in young India?
[1] National Skill Development Corporation

[2] NITI Aayog
[3] National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)
[4] Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE)
Answer : NITI Aayog (Atal Innovation Mission)
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Q.44) Who among the following is the head of the recently constituted working
group on the proposed new industrial policy?
[1] Chandrajit Banerjee

[2] Balkrishan Goenka
[3] Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra
[4] Sharad Kumar Saraf
[5] Ramesh Abhishek
Answer : Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra
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Q.45) Which of the following has been made the nodal department for strategic
stake sale as per new policy approved by Union Cabinet recently?
[1] Department of Economic Affairs

[2] Department of Investment and Public Asset Management
[3] Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
[4] Department of Expenditure
[5] Department of Revenue
Answer : Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (under the

Ministry of Finance)
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Q.46) In which of the following States/UTs , the 50th International Film Festival of
India (IFFI) going to be held from November 20-28,2019?
[1] Maharashtra
[2] New Delhi
[3] Uttar Pradesh
[4] Goa
[5] Daman and Diu
Answer : Goa
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Q.47) With which of the following countrIES has India partnered for the 50th
International Film Festival of India 2019?
[1] France
[2] Israel
[3] Italy
[4] Russia
[5] United States of America (USA)
Answer : Russia
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Q.48) In which of the following cities was India’s first plastic to diesel conversion
plant recently inaugurated?
[1] New Delhi

[2] Mathura
[3] Gwalior
[4] Raipur
[5] Rajkot
Answer : Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)
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Q.49) In which of the following cities is India’s first e-waste clinic being set up with
technical support from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)?
[1] Ahmedabad
[2] Pune
[3] Bhopal
[4] Gaya
[5] Lucknow
Answer : Bhopal
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Q.50) In which of the following places was the Global Summit-cum-Expo on
“Spirituality for Unity, Peace & Prosperity” recently inaugurated by Vice President
Venkaiah Naidu ?
[1] Bodh Gaya

[2] Mount Abu
[3] Kochi
[4] Bengaluru
[5] New Delhi
Answer : Mount Abu
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Q.51) Which of the following banks has recently launched a digital product named
‘Express FD’?
[1] Yes Bank

[2] Canara Bank
[3] HDFC Bank
[4] ICICI Bank
[5] Axis Bank
Answer : Axis Bank (it is a digital fixed deposit (FD) product that allows a customer to
open an FD account in three minutes through the digital mode without opening a
savings account with the bank)
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Q.52) As per recent RBI data, what is India’s Current Account Deficit(CAD) for
Q1(April-June) FY 20 ?
[1] 1.2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

[3] 2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Answer : 2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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Q.53) Which of the following bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Indian Army for offering customized services along with a host of
facilities to account holders ?

[2] Federal Bank
[3] ICICI Bank
[4] Bank of Baroda (BoB)
[5] Axis Bank
Answer :Bank of Baroda (BoB)
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Q.54) Which of the following is the revised repo rate as announced by RBI in its 4th
bimonthly policy statement for FY20 (October 2019)?
[1] 6.25 per cent

[2] 5.15 per cent
[3] 6.00 per cent
[4] 5.75 per cent
[5] 5.40 per cent
Answer : 5.15 per cent
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Q.55) Which of the following is the revised GDP growth forecast for the current
fiscal year 2019-20 as announced by RBI in its 4th bimonthly policy statement
recently?
[1] 5.9%
[2] 6.8%
[3] 7.1%
[4] 5.5%
[5] 6.1%
Answer : 6.1%
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Q.56) With which of the following bank has ‘U GRO Capital’, a technology-enabled
lender to small businesses, signed its first co-origination of loan agreement?
[1] Bank of Baroda

[2] IndusInd Bank
[3] Bank of Maharashtra
[5] Bank of India
Answer : Bank of Baroda
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Q.57) Which of the following bank has recently launched a debit card Equated
Monthly Installment (EMI) facility for its point-of-sale customers ?

[2] ICICI Bank
[3] HDFC Bank
[4] Canara Bank
[5] Punjab National Bank(PNB)
Answer : State Bank of India(SBI)
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Q.58) Which of the following is the revised global trade growth forecasts for 2019
as per World Trade Organization (WTO)?
[1] 1.2%
[2] 1.6%
[3] 1.9 %
[4] 2.2%
[5] 2.6%
Answer : 1.2% (2.6 per cent growth forecast was made in April,2019)
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Q.59) The Reserve Bank of India has recently rejected the proposed merger
between Lakshmi Vilas Bank and _____________.
[1] ICICI Home Finance

[2] Indiabulls Housing Finance
[3] Dewan Housing Finance Corporation(DHFC)
[4] PNB Housing Finance Limited
[5] L&T Housing Finance Limited
Answer : Indiabulls Housing Finance
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Q.60) Which of the following State government was given final nod by RBI recently
to set up its own bank by merging district co-operative banks?
[1] Gujarat
[2] Kerala
[3] Madhya Pradesh
[4] West Bengal
[5] Odisha
Answer : Kerala (Kerala Bank)
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Q.61) Which of the following bank has signed a pact with Government e-
Marketplace (GeM) under which the bank will offer several services to it including
transfer of funds?
[1] UCO Bank

[2] Indian Overseas Bank
[3] Central Bank of India
Answer : Union Bank of India
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Q.62) Under which of the following provision did the RBI froze all deposits held in
Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank to a withdrawal limit of Rs.10000
for a period of six months in September 2019?
[1] Section 35A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act ,2007
[2] Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
[3] Section 30 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
[4] Section 30 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act ,2007
[5] Section 30 of The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
Answer : Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949
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Q.63) Which of the following organisation has decided to launch a mass media
campaign with the tagline “Sabse Pehle Life Insurance”?
[1] Life Insurance Corporation

[2] ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
[3] Life Insurance Council
[5] Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
Answer : Life Insurance Council
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Q.64) Which of the following is India’s rank in the ‘Brand Finance Nation’ ranking of
2019 ?
[1] 10
[2] 14
[3] 7
[4] 9
[5] 4
Answer : 7
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Q.65) Which of the following has become the first airline in the world to use a
Taxibot on a A320 aircraft with passengers onboard?
[1] Qatar Airways

[2] Air India
[3] Lufthansa
[4] Swiss International Air Lines
[5] Qantas
Answer : Air India
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Q.66) Which of the following is India’s rank in the 2019 “Global Competitiveness
Index” compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)?
[1] 58
[2] 68
[3] 71
[4] 88
[5] 96
Answer : 68 (Singapore has topped the index replacing USA as the world's most
competitive economy)
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Q.67) Which of the following organisation has released its first world report on
vision recently?
[1] Seva Foundation

[2] Iris Network
[3] Unite For Sight
[4] World Health Organisation(WHO)
[5] World Blind Union (WBU)
Answer : World Health Organisation(WHO)
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Q.68) In which of the following city was the “C40 World Mayors’ Summit” held from
9th-12th October,2019?
[1] Oslo
[2] Stockholm
[3] Prague
[4] Copenhagen
[5] Glasgow
Answer : Copenhagen (Denmark)
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Q.69) In which of the following city was Ninth Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting held on October 12 ,2019?
[1] New Delhi

[2] Bangkok
[3] Seoul
[4] Tokyo
[5] Sydney
Answer : Bangkok (Thailand) (It was the last Ministerial before the 3rd Leaders
Summit for 2019 )
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Q.70) In which of the following cities is the 3rd Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership (RCEP) Leaders’ Summit going to be held in November 2019?
[1] Bangkok
[2] Seoul
[3] Beijing
[4] Singapore
[5] Melbourne
Answer : Bangkok
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Q.71) Which of the following is the only Indian city to feature in the top 20 list of
wealthiest cities in the world as per 'The Wealthiest Cities Worldwide in 2019' list?
[1] New Delhi

[2] Pune
[3] Mumbai
[4] Bengaluru
[5] Hyderabad
Answer : Mumbai (12th richest city in the world with a total wealth of $960 billion;
Delhi ranks 22nd)
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Q.72) Who among the following was conferred with the highest Civilian Honour of
Comoros — The Order of the Green Crescent recently?
[1] Ram Nath Kovind

[2] Narendra Modi
[3] M Venkaiah Naidu
[4] Pranab Mukherjee
[5] Om Birla
Answer : M Venkaiah Naidu
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Q.73) Vice President of India M Venkaiah recently visited the city of ‘Freetown’. It is
capital of which of the following country?
[1] Comoros
[2] Sierra Leone
[3] Cameroon
[4] Burkina Faso
[5] Liberia
Answer : Sierra Leone (Moroni is the capital city of Comoros)
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Q.74) Who among the following inaugurated the fifth World Parliament of Science,
Religion and Philosophy 2019 which was held from October 2-4,2019 in Pune?
[1] Sumitra Mahajan

[2] Ved Pratap Vaidik
[3] Arif Mohamad Khan
[4] Karan Singh
[5] Satya Pal Singh
Answer : Karan Singh
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Q.75) Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) in
October 2019?
[1] P K Gupta
[2] Tapan Kumar Chand
[3] S K Chaudhary
[4] Rajeev Mehrotra
[5] V Kalyana Rama
Answer : P K Gupta
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Q.76) Which of the following is the theme of the World Economic Forum's 33rd
India Economic Summit that was held on October 3-4,2019 in New Delhi?
[1] Strengthening India : Impacting the World with Innovation

[2] Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World
[3] Impacting the World : Strengthening India and Global Trade
[4] Industry 4.0 : Innovating for India and Impacting the World
[5] Strengthening India : Impacting the World with Industry 4.0
Answer : Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World
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Q.77) Which of the following country has announced to leave the Organization of
the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by 2020 due to fiscal problems?
[1] Algeria
[2] Ecuador
[3] Congo
[4] Equatorial Guinea
[5] Angola
Answer : Ecuador
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Q.78) Which of the following is India’s rank on the Global Firepower's 2019 Military
Strength Ranking?
[1] 5
[2] 9
[3] 2
[4] 4
[5] 7
Answer : 4
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Q.79) Which of the following city in India has topped in the International Institute
for Management Development’s (IMD’s) Smart Cities Index 2019?
[1] Mumbai
[2] New Delhi
[3] Bengaluru
[4] Hyderabad
[5] Ahmedabad
Answer : Hyderabad ( Singapore has been ranked as the smartest city in 2019, out of
102 cities in the world)
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Q.80) Which of the following Indian Institute of Management(IIM) has signed a
contract with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to launch a
new programme named the 'Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship' (MGNF) ?
[1] Ahmedabad
[2] Lucknow
[3] Calcutta
[4] Bangalore
[5] Kozhikode
Answer : Bangalore
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Q.81) Which of the following company has recently overtaken India’s largest bank
by assets State Bank of India in market value to become the fifth most valued in the
country’s BFSI (Banking, Financial Services and Insurance) basket?
[1] Muthoot Finance

[2] Bajaj Finance
[3] M&M Financial
[4] L&T Finance
[5] Shriram Trans
Answer : Bajaj Finance
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Q.82) Which of the following Indian personality was honoured with ‘India’s most
powerful women in media’ award at the prestigious Confluence Excellence Awards
at the British Parliament on September 27, 2019 ?
[1] Barkha Dutt

[2] Sagarika Ghose
[3] Rituparna Chatterjee
[4] Kallie Puri
[5] Sweta Singh
Answer : Kallie Puri
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Q.83) Who among the following won the ‘Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019’ for
the book 'Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men‘?
[1] Lucy Cooke

[2] Eugenia Cheng
[3] Caroline Criado Perez
[4] Hannah Fry
[5] Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Answer : Caroline Criado Perez
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Q.84) Azizbek Ashurov was awarded the 2019 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
recently. He belongs to which of the following country?
[1] Kazakhstan
[2] Kyrgyzstan
[3] Tajikistan
[4] Turkmenistan
[5] Uzbekistan
Answer : Kyrgyzstan
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Q.85) Shanti Raghavan and Dipesh Sutariya of EnAble India were recently awarded
the 10th Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2019. Their work is related to
[1] Elderly People

[2] Manual Scavengers
[3] Persons with Disabilities
[4] Rural Women
[5] Transgenders
Answer : Persons with Disabilities
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Q.86) International Children’s Peace Prize by KidsRights was recently awarded to
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (16) and Divina Maloum (14) from
________.
[1] Scotland
[3] Cameroon
[4] Canada
[5] Denmark
Answer : Cameroon
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Q.87) For which of the following countries did India recently inaugurate “e-
VidyaBharti and e-ArogyaBharti” on the occasion of the 55th Anniversary of Indian
Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme?
[1] South Asian

[2] African
[3] Indian Ocean Rim
[4] ASEAN
[5] Central Asian
Answer : African
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Q.88) A commemorative stamp has been recently launched to honour which of the
following five star air force officers?
[1] Subroto Mukherjee

[2] Sam Manekshaw
[3] Arjan Singh
[4] Mohammad Usman
[5] Birender Singh Dhanoa
Answer : Arjan Singh
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Q.89) In which of the following places has ‘India Sports Summit- Fitness: $10 Billion
Opportunity’ recently taken place in the month of October 2019?
[1] Mumbai
[2] Nagpur
[3] New Delhi
[4] Imphal
[5] Agartala
Answer :New Delhi
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Q.90) India has recently conducted a bilateral exercise named “CORPAT 2019” with
which of the following countries?
[1] Myanmar
[2] Thailand
[3] Bangladesh
[4] Sri Lanka
[5] Oman
Answer : Bangladesh
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Q.91) Which of the following bodies has organized the “SARAS Aajeevika Mela”?
[1] TRIFED
[2] India Trade Promotion Organisation
[3] Ministry of Rural Development
Answer : Ministry of Rural Development (under its DAY-NRLM)
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Q.92) The 10th edition of the joint military exercise 'Vajra Prahar' between India and
the US has recently taken place in which of the following places?
[1] New Delhi

[2] Los Angeles
[3] Jaipur
[4] Seattle
[5] Dehradun
Answer : Seattle
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Q.93) 'Dharma Guardian-2019‘ is a military exercise between India and ______
[1] Maldives
[2] Mauritius
[3] Nepal
[4] Thailand
[5] Japan
Answer : Japan (will be held in Mizoram )
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Q.94) The first National Hindi Science writers conference has taken place recently
in which of the following cities?
[1] New Delhi

[2] Varanasi
[3] Lucknow
[4] Patna
[5] Kolkata
Answer : Lucknow (The conference was organized with an aim to promote the use of
Hindi and other Vernacular languages in science writing)
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Q.95) Which of the following Organisation implements ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’
programme which aims to foster national integration through exchange
programmes?
[1] Ministry of Minority Affairs

[2] Indian Army
[3] NITI Aayog
[4] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[5] National Integration Council
Answer : Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Q.96)The second edition of informal summit between India and China was
organised recently n which of the following cities?
[1] Chennai
[2] Mamallpuram
[3] Kancheepuram
[4] Nagapattinam
[5] Madurai
Answer : Mamallpuram (Tamil Nadu)
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Q.97) Which of the following years has been recently dedicated as the 'Year of
India-China Cultural and People to People Exchanges’?
[1] 2020
[2] 2021
[3] 2024
[4] 2027
[5] 2022
Answer : 2020 (it marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of India-China
relations in 2020)
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Q.98) “Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019” was organized recently to mark which of the
following?
[1] Birth Anniversary of APJ Abdul Kalam

[2] International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
[3] International Day of older Persons
[4] Anti Untouchability Week
[5] National Girl Child day
Answer : International Day of older Persons
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Q.99) Which of the following states has emerged as the best State in implementing
the “Maintenance and Welfare of parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007” during
Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019?
[1] Kerala
[2] Maharashtra
[3] Gujarat
[4] Tamil Nadu
[5] Andhra Pradesh
Answer : Tamil Nadu
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Q.100) Which of the following Indian-Americans has been awarded the “2019
Nobel Prize in Economics” for the experimental approach to alleviate global
poverty?
[1] Gita Gopinath

[2] Arvind Subramanian
[3] Abhijit Banerjee
[4] Raghuram Rajan
[5] Arvind Panagariya
Answer : Abhijit Banerjee ( alongwithEsther Duflo and Michael Kremer )
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Q.101) Who among the following has been recently appointed as the principal
spokesperson of the Union government?
[1] Amit Khare

[2] Sitanshu Kar
[3] K G Suresh
[4] Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia
[5] Prakash Javadekar
Answer : Kuldeep Singh Dhatwalia (Indian Information Service (IIS) officer)
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Q.102) Who among the following has resigned as the chairman of the Cricket
Advisory Committee (CAC) of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
[1] Sourav Ganguly

[3] Kapil Dev
[4] Rahul Dravid
[5] V.V.S. Laxman
Answer : Kapil Dev
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Q.103) Who among the following has been recently appointed as the chief
executive officer(CEO) of Central Government’s platform “MyGov India”?
[1] Vivek Aggarwal

[2] Abhishek Singh
[3] Indu Bhushan
[4] Arvind Gupta
[5] Nagendra Nath Sinha
Answer : Abhishek Singh
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Q. 104) “SS Mallikarjuna Rao” has been recently appointed as the MD and CEO of
which of the following banks?
[1] Central Bank of India

[3] Bank of India
[4] Punjab National Bank
[5] Allahabad Bank
Answer : Punjab National Bank
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Q. 105) The Union Government has recently launched a web portal called
“Prakash”. It is related to which of the following?
[1] Rural Electrification

[2] Solarisation of pumps
[3] Electrification of all willing households
[4] Coal Supply
[5] Green Energy Corridor
Answer : Coal Supply
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Q. 106)“Alyssa Healy” has recently set a new world record for the highest individual
score in women's Twenty20 internationals. She belongs to which of the following
countries?
[1] England
[2] Australia
[3] South Africa
[4] New Zealand
[5] Canada
Answer : Australia (unbeaten 148 off 61 balls)
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Q. 107) Which of the following cities is going to host the 10th AASF Asian Age Group
Championships 2019 for the first time ?
[1] Tashkent
[2] Tokyo
[3] Bengaluru
[4] Nur-Sultan
[5] Abu Dhabi
Answer : Bengaluru
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Q.108) Who among the following has recently become the youngest ever player to
make a T20 hat-trick?
[1] Imad Wasim

[2] Mustafizur Rahman
[3] Mohammad Hasnain
[4] Jasprit Bumrah
[5] Rashid Khan
Answer : Mohammad Hasnain (19 years and 183 days old)

He is from Pakistan
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Q.109) Who among the following has been recently appointed as the chief
operating officer (COO) of Mastercard India?
[1] Madhur Deora

[2] Dilip Asbe
[3] Vikas Varma
[4] Vijay Shekhar Sharma
[5] Amit Sinha
Answer : Vikas Varma
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Q.110) Which of the following Union Ministries has recently launched a mobile app
named “mHariyali”?
[1] Ministry of Civil Aviation

[2] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[3] Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
[4] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer : Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

The app provides automatic geo tagging of plants
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Q.111) Typhoon “Hagibis” has caused devastation in which of the following
countries?
[1] Japan
[2] China
[3] South Korea
[4] Taiwan
[5] Phillippines
Answer : Japan
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Q.112) Which of the following countries has recently surpassed its own record for
most consecutive wins in women's ODI cricket ?
[1] India
[2] Pakistan
[3] Australia
[4] England
[5] West Indies
Answer : Australia
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Q.113) “Eliud Kipchoge” has recently recently become the first person in history to
run a 26.2-mile marathon in less than two hours. He belongs to which of the
following countries?
[1] Jamaica
[2] Bolivia
[3] Ethiopia
[4] South Africa
[5] Kenya
Answer : Kenya
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Q.114) “Lakshya Sen” is associated with which of the following sports?
[1] Tennis
[2] Shooting
[3] Badminton
[4] Swimming
[5] Boxing
Answer : Badminton (He won his maiden BWF World Tour title by winning the Dutch
Open men's singles title)
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Q.115) ‘The Gandhian Challenge’ has been recently launched by Atal Tinkering Labs
(ATL) and UNICEF India. It is related to which of the following?
[1] to ideate innovative solutions for eradication corruption in India

[2] to ideate innovative solutions for a sustainable India
[3] to ideate innovative solutions for tackling Climate Change
[4] to ideate innovative solutions for doubling Farmers Income
[5] to ideate innovative solutions for fostering National Integration
Answer : to ideate innovative solutions for a sustainable India
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Q.116) The Union Sports Ministry was organized by the “Fit India Plog Run” to
achieve ____________
[1] Swachh and Sundar Bharat

[2] Swasth and Sundar Bharat
[3] Clean and Fit India
[4] Healthy and Fit India
[5] None
Answer : Clean and Fit India
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Q.117) 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2019 has been awarded for which of the
following?
[1] achieving Superconductivity at room temperature

[2] development of Fuel Cells
[3] for the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy
[4] development of the lithium-ion battery
[5] for the design and synthesis of molecular machines
Answer : development of the lithium-ion battery

It has been awarded to John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino
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Q.118) Who among the following has been awarded the Nobel Literature Prize for
the year 2018?
[1] Kazuo Ishiguro

[2] Svetlana Alexievich
[3] Olga Tokarczuk
[4] Bob Dylan
[5] Peter Handke
Answer : Olga Tokarczuk (Polish)
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Q.119) Which of the following is celebrated as the “International Day of Girl Child”
by the United Nations?
[1] October 1
[2] October 2
[3] October 5
[4] October 10
[5] October 11
Answer : October 11
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Q.120) Which of the following has recently become the first UN organization to
hold and make transactions in cryptocurrency ?
[1] World Trade Organization (WTO)

[2] United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
[3] United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
[4] United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
[5] United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Answer : United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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Q. 121) India has recently launched a joint project by the name of “LOTUS-HR” ,
with which of the following countries?
[1] Sweden
[2] Spain
[3] Netherlands
[4] Switzerland
[5] Denmark
Answer : Netherlands
(LOTUS HR stands for Local Treatment of Urban Sewage streams for Healthy Reuse)
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Q.122) “National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19” has been recently awarded
by which of the following state governments?
[1] Maharashtra
[2] Gujarat
[3] Punjab
[4] Madhya Pradesh
[5] Rajasthan
Answer : Madhya Pradesh

It has been recently given to noted director and producer Priyadarshan
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Q. 123) “Pangio Bhujia”, a species of eel-loach has been recently discovered in
which of the following states?
[1] Karnataka
[2] Andhra Pradesh
[3] Maharashtra
[4] Kerala
[5] Telangana
Answer :Kerala
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Q. 124) Who among the following has been awarded the “31st Indira Gandhi Award
for National Integration” for the year 2017 and 2018?
[1] Vandana Shiva

[2] Jadav Payeng
[3] Madhav Gadgil
[4] Sunita Narain
[5] Chandi Prasad Bhatt
Answer: Chandi Prasad Bhatt(A noted environmentalist from the state of

Uttarakhand)
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Q.125) As per recent notification by CBDT, banks or system providers will not
impose charges on customers as well as merchants on digital payments made to
establishments having turnover above _______ with effect from November 1,2019.
[1] Rs 50 crore
[2] Rs 80 crore
[3] Rs 180 crore
[4] Rs 200 crore
[5] Rs 150 crore
Answer : Rs 50 crore
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Q.126) Which of the following Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) has been
accorded the 'Maharatna' status recently?
[1] Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

[2] National Aluminium Company Limited
[3] Power Finance Corporation Limited
[4] Bharat Electronics Limited
[5] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Answer : Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited was also accorded the same status recently
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Q.127) Which of the following e-commerce companies has recently partnered with
Indian Railways for a pilot programme to carry out inter-city transport of e-
commerce packages?
[1] Flipkart
[2] Snapdeal
[3] Amazon India
[4] IndiaMart InterMesh Ltd
[5] Nykaa
Answer : Amazon India
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Q.128) Which among the following has recently won the “DigiDhan Mission Fin-
tech Award 2018-2019” at the MeitY Start-up Summit 2019 held in Delhi?
[1] BharatPe
[2] Paytm
[3] PayU
[4] MobiKwik
[5] PhonePe
Answer : BharatPe
It has won award for 'Innovation in Digital Payments through Emerging Technology'
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Q.129) Which of the following has recently become the first company in India to hit
the market capitalisation of Rs 9 lakh crore recently?
[1] Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

[2] Reliance Industries
[3] HDFC Bank
[4] Hindustan Unilever
[5] Infosys
Answer : Reliance Industries
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Q.130) Which of the following institutions has recently launched “Global Alumni
Endowment Fund” in India recently?
[1] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee

[2] Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
[3] Indian Institute of Science(IISc) Bangalore
[4] Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore
[5] Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad
Answer : Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
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Q.131) Which of the following Indian cricketers is associated with the initiative
“Team Cashless India” of Mastercard?

[2] Virender Sehwag
[3] M S Dhoni
[4] Rohit Sharma
[5] Virat Kohli
Answer : M S Dhoni
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Q.132) Which of the following companies has recently launched “ i-SERV”?
[1] Birla Sun Life Insurance

[2] SBI Life Insurance
[3] Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance
[5] Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Answer : Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance

i-SERV is a first-of-its-kind video calling service within the life insurance industry
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Q.133) What is the rank of India in the “Ease of Doing Business” ranking recently
released by World Bank for the year 2020?
[1] 142
[2] 52
[3] 100
[4] 63
[5] 77
Answer : 63 (out of 190)
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Q.134) Which of the following countries has recently approved a new tax on digital
companies as part of its 2020 draft budget?
[1] France
[2] Italy
[3] Germany
[4] Denmark
[5] Netherlands
Answer : Italy
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Q.135) Central Government has set a target to achieve _______ Defence Industry in
India by the year 2025.
[1] $10 billion

[2] $16 billion
[3] $21 billion
[4] $26 billion
[5] $30 billion
Answer : $26 billion
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Q.136) Which of the following cities in India will be included as part of survey for
preparing “Ease of Doing Business” report from the year 2020?
[1] Delhi and Mumbai

[2] Hyderabad and Chennai
[3] Mumbai and Kolkata
[4] Kolkata and Bengaluru
[5] Bengaluru and Delhi
Answer : Kolkata and Bengaluru
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Q.137) Who among the following is the head of the high-level advisory group
(HLAG) constituted to make recommendations for the growth in India’s trade?
[1] Rajeev Kher

[2] S. Jaishankar
[3] Dr.Harsha Vardhana Singh
[4] Surjit S. Bhalla
[5] Sanjeev Sanyal
Answer : Surjit S. Bhalla
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Q.138) Which of the following states in India will host the 5th Edition of World
Coffee Conference (WCC) which is going to take place in September 2020?
[1] Kerala
[2] Karnataka
[3] Andhra Pradesh
[4] Odisha
[5] Tamil Nadu
Answer : Karnataka (Bengaluru)
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Q.139) India has recently announced a target of attaining renewable power
generation capacity of _________ by the year 2030.
[1] 250 gigawatts

[2] 350 gigawatts
[3] 450 gigawatts
[4] 550 gigawatts
[5] 650 gigawatts
Answer : Short term target – 175 Gigawatts by the year 2022
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Q.140) “Chenani-Nashri” tunnel has been recently renamed as “Shyama Prasad
Mukherjee” Tunnel. It lies in which of the following states?

[2] Uttarakhand
[4] Sikkim
Answer : Jammu and Kashmir
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Q.141) India has recently conducted a joint military exercise named 'Shinyuu
Maitri’ with which of the following countries?
[1] Singapore
[2] South Korea
[3] Japan
[4] Indonesia
[5] Sri Lanka
Answer : Japan
The exercise ha staken in the month of October 2019 , in West Bengal.
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Q.142) What is the total Livestock population in the country as per the “20th
Livestock Census” report released recently?
[1] 335.78 million

[2] 535.78 million
[3] 735.78 million
[4] 835.78 million
[5] 935.78 million
Answer : 535.78 million (increase of 4.6 per cent over Livestock Census-2012)
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Q.143) Which of the following states has reported the highest increase in livestock
population as per the “20th Livestock Census” report?
[1] Madhya Pradesh

[2] Telangana
[3] Rajasthan
[4] West Bengal
[5] Uttar Pradesh
Answer : West Bengal
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Q.144) Which of the following States/UTs has become the first in the country to
provide maternity benefits in the private educational sector under the Maternity
Benefit Act?
[1] Tamil Nadu

[2] Gujarat
[3] Chandigarh
[4] Rajasthan
[5] Kerala
Answer : Kerala
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Q.145) Which of the following states has topped the “University-Industry Linkage
Index” as per the survey conducted by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry?
[1] Karnataka
[2] Kerala
[3] Gujarat
[4] Madhya Pradesh
[5] West Bengal
Answer : Karnataka
The survey has been conducted in association with the Ministry of Science and
Technology.
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Q.146) Which of the following security organisations has recently launched a new
software “Officers Automated Structured Information System” (OASIS)?
[1] National Security Guard

[2] Indian Army
[3] Central Industrial Security Force
[4] Indian Air Force
[5] Border Security Force
Answer : Indian Army
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Q.147) India is set to host the 91st Interpol General Assembly in which of the
following years?
[1] 2019
[2] 2020
[3] 2021
[4] 2022
[5] 2024
Answer : 2022 (as part of celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Indian

Independence)
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Q.148) In which of the following places has the second edition of joint services
exercise “DANX-19” taken place?
[1] Colombo
[2] Port Blair
[3] Kuala Lumpur
[4] Jakarta
[5] Phuket
Answer: Port Blair (Defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands was held from 14-18
October,2019)
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Q.149) Which of the following bodies has recently organised the first edition of the
“ASIA HEALTH 2019”?
[1] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

[2] Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
[3] Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
[4] Food Safety and Standards Authority of India(FSSAI)
[5] ASSOCHAM
Answer : Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

The event has taken place in New Delhi.
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Q.150) India's highest altitude all-weather permanent bridge “Col Chewang Rinchen
Setu” is located in which of the following States/UTs?

[3] Ladakh
[4] Sikkim
Answer : Ladakh
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