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101.	Where did President of India, Shri Ram Nath Govind inaugurated the 15,000 square feet underground bunker museum ?
A.	Chennai, Tamil Nadu
B.	Kolkata, West Bengal
C.	Mumbai, Maharashtra
D.	New Delhi, Delhi
E.	None of these
Answer» D. New Delhi, Delhi

Discussion

102.	Which country is set to host the United Nations Framework for Climate Change (UNFCC) Conference of Parties (COP-25) meeting on 2 – 13 December 2019 ?
A.	Geneva, Switzerland
B.	Santiago, Chile
C.	Moscow, Russia
D.	Paris, France
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Moscow, Russia

Discussion

103.	Where was the 2 day International Conference on Teacher Education titled “Journey of Teacher Education: Local to Global” held ?
A.	New Delhi, Delhi
B.	Mumbai, Maharshtra
C.	Bengaluru, Karnataka
D.	Kolkata, West Bengal
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Mumbai, Maharshtra

Discussion

104.	Who was appointed as the head coach of the Indian men’s cricket team for 2 years, ending with the 2021 T20 (Twenty 20) World Cup in India on August 16, 2019?
A.	Phil Simmons
B.	Tom Moody
C.	Mike Hesson
D.	Ravi Shastri
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

105.	Which organization has finalized India’s first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) ?
A.	University Grants Commission(UGC)
B.	Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
C.	Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CISR)
D.	Department of Science and Technology
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research(CISR)

Discussion

106.	Betel vine of which state received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag recently
A.	Tirur, Kerala
B.	Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
C.	Mairang, Meghalaya
D.	Pernem, Goa
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Discussion

107.	Where was the 14th Edition of KONKAN-19 series of annual bilateral navy exercises held ?
A.	Russia
B.	United States
C.	India
D.	United Kingdom (UK)
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

108.	Where was the 9 day long National tribal festival named “Aadi Mahotsav” commenced ?
A.	Leh-Ladakh
B.	Kozhikode
C.	Nongpoh
D.	Lunglei
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Kozhikode

Discussion

109.	Name the author of the book titled ‘Kashmir’s untold story: Declassification’ which portrays the time of political and geographical consolidations of Jammu & Kashmir(J&K), beginning from the era of Maharaja Gulab Singh till the present day.
A.	Iqbal Chand Malhotra
B.	Maroof Raza
C.	G D Bakshi
D.	Both 1 and 2
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

110.	Which country’s Army team has won the 5th edition of ‘International Army Scout Masters Competition 2019?
A.	Kazakhstan
B.	India
C.	China
D.	Russia
E.	None of these
Answer» C. China

Discussion

111.	Name the military personnel, who was awarded with the Vir Chakra 2019 on Independence day 2019 .
A.	Maheshkumar Bhure
B.	Ajveer Singh Chauhan
C.	Abhinandan Varthaman
D.	Amit Singh Rana
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Amit Singh Rana

Discussion

112.	Where was the 5th BRICS Minister of Environment Meeting held ?
A.	New Delhi, India
B.	Sao Paulo, Brazil
C.	Beijing, China
D.	Moscow, Russia
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Beijing, China

Discussion

113.	Where will the multilateral naval exercise named ‘MILAN‘ to be held in March, 2020?
A.	Visakhapatnam
B.	Kolkata
C.	Mumbai
D.	Chennai
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Kolkata

Discussion

114.	How much amount will be invested in Infrastructure building by the government of India ?
A.	Rs 75 lakh cr
B.	Rs 50 lakh cr
C.	Rs 100 lakh cr
D.	Rs 10 lakh cr
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Rs 10 lakh cr

Discussion

115.	Which bank has launched the world’s first negative interest rate home loan ?
A.	Danske Bank
B.	Nordea Bank
C.	Sydbank
D.	Jyske Bank
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

116.	Name the India delegation, who led the 2nd meeting of China-India high-level mechanism on cultural and people-to-people exchanges held in Beijing, China .
A.	Dr. Subrahmanyam Jai Shankar
B.	Amit Shah
C.	Nirmala Sitharaman
D.	Ramesh Pokhriyal
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Amit Shah

Discussion

117.	Where was the India’s first space museum inaugurated ?
A.	Kochi
B.	Chennai
C.	Bengaluru
D.	Hyderabad
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

118.	Who will chair the reconstituted Inter-State Council, which will investigate and advise on disputes arising between states
A.	Rajnath Singh
B.	Narendra Singh Tomar
C.	Nirmala Sitharaman
D.	Narendra Modi
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

119.	Who became the first woman in the world to make a “triple-double”( two flips and three twists in the air) floor exercise landing at the 2019 US(United States) Gymnastics Championships held at Kansas city, Missouri, US ?
A.	Laurie Hernandez
B.	Aly Raisman
C.	Gabby Douglas
D.	Simone Arianne Biles
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

120.	Who was appointed as one of the six members of the Asian Athletics Association’s (AAA) Athletes Commission for the second time on 13th August, 2019?
A.	Humpy Koneru
B.	P T Usha
C.	Milkha Singh
D.	Bula Choudhury
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Milkha Singh

Discussion

121.	Name the temple offering, which is the first to receive Geographical Identity (GI) tag .
A.	‘Ney Murukku’ of Tiruvarur temple
B.	’Special Pongal’ of Tirukkannapuram temple
C.	‘Panchamirtham’ of Palani Dandayuthaswamy temple
D.	‘Cooked Rice with Jeeraka’ of Madurai Chidambaram temple
E.	None of these
Answer» D. ‘Cooked Rice with Jeeraka’ of Madurai Chidambaram temple

Discussion

122.	Which company will be treated as one of the categories of NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial Companies) & it will come under RBI’s supervision
A.	Housing Finance Companies (HFCs)
B.	Micro Finance Companies(MFCs)
C.	Infrastructure Finance Companies(IFCs)
D.	Industrial Finance Companies(IFCs)
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Micro Finance Companies(MFCs)

Discussion

123.	Who headed the high level steering committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which has recommended to make CSR expenditure tax-deductible and that non-compliance of CSR norms ?
A.	Pradeep Kumar Sinha
B.	Injeti Srinivas
C.	Nripendra Misra
D.	Pramod Kumar Misra
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Nripendra Misra

Discussion

124.	How much amount is set as minimum net worth for companies/banks for which Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will launch the sandbox as per its final draft ‘enabling framework for regulatory sandbox (RS)’ ?
A.	Rs.40 lakh
B.	Rs.30 lakh
C.	Rs.25 lakh
D.	Rs.20 lakh
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Rs.20 lakh

Discussion

125.	Who launched the 2nd Edition of Swaccha Survakshan Grameen, India’s largest sanitation survey, for 2019 in New Delhi ?
A.	Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
B.	Hanuman Beniwal
C.	Arjun Ram Meghwal
D.	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Hanuman Beniwal

Discussion

126.	Who became the first Indian woman to win the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) Bajas World cup 2019 in Varpalota, Hungary ?
A.	Neha Dabas
B.	Mira Erda
C.	AishwaryaPissay
D.	Alisha Abdullah
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Alisha Abdullah

Discussion

127.	Which of the following sports are to be included in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022?
A.	Women’s T20 (twenty-twenty) cricket
B.	Beach volleyball
C.	Para-table tennis
D.	All the above
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

128.	Who was elected as the 51st President of Guatemala
A.	Mario Estrada
B.	Alejandro Eduardo GiammatteiFalla
C.	Sandra Torres
D.	Zury Ríos
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Sandra Torres

Discussion

129.	Name the first Indian chef, who was awarded with ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mrite Agricoleto’ (Order of Agricultural Merit) in New Delhi .
A.	Vikas Khanna
B.	Ranveer Brar
C.	Sanjeev Kapoor
D.	Priyam Chatterjee
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

130.	Which bank becomes the second bank to link its home loan product to RBI’s (Reserve Bank of India (RBI)repo rate after State Bank of India(SBI) ?
A.	Union Bank of India(UBI)
B.	Bank of Baroda (BoB)
C.	Bank of India(BoI)
D.	Punjab National Bank(PNB)
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Bank of India(BoI)

Discussion

131.	Which country’s Kajin Sara lake(5200 metre) is set to become world’s highest lake surpassing Tilicho lake(4,919 metre)?
A.	Thailand
B.	Myanmar
C.	Sri Lanka
D.	Nepal
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

132.	Who lead the high-power Indian delegation to explore the opportunities for enhancing trade and investment to Vladivostok, Russia ?
A.	Nirmala Sitharaman
B.	Nitin Gadkari
C.	Suresh Prabhu
D.	Piyush Goyal
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

133.	Children above which age have to wear headgear of prescribed standards as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) act 2019 ?
A.	5 years
B.	4 years
C.	6 years
D.	10 years
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 6 years

Discussion

134.	Who won the Men’s Singles title in the 2019 Rogers Cup/ Canadian Open ?
A.	Horacio Zeballos
B.	Rafael Nadal
C.	Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev
D.	Marcel Granollers
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Daniil Sergeyevich Medvedev

Discussion

135.	Where was the India’s first-of-its-kind clinical ecotoxicology facility inaugurated?
A.	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal
B.	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Nagpur
C.	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Raipur
D.	All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

136.	Name the first woman, who is set to be appointed as the President of Indian National Science Academy(INSA).
A.	Chandrima Shaha
B.	Renu Khanna Chopra
C.	Archana Bhattacharyya
D.	Manju Bansal
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Renu Khanna Chopra

Discussion

137.	Which Indian state has unfurled a 15-km long national flag by forming a human chain & entered the Champions Book of World Records for the longest tricolor flag ahead of Independence day ?
A.	Kolkata, West Bengal
B.	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
C.	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
D.	Raipur ,Chhattisgarh
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

138.	Which year is set as target to achieve the goal of ending morbidity and mortality in children due to diarrhea ?
A.	2020
B.	2030
C.	2022
D.	2025
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 2025

Discussion

139.	Which state sets a world record by planting over 22 crore saplings by its mega greenery plantation drive, “Vriksharopan Mahakumbh” in a day ?
A.	Kerala
B.	Uttar Pradesh
C.	Gujarat
D.	Maharashtra
E.	None of these
Answer» C. Gujarat

Discussion

140.	Name the entity, which launched the India’s first corporate credit card called ‘Freedom Card’ for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) .
A.	ZipCash Card
B.	Itz Cash
C.	OxiCash
D.	EnKash
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

141.	Who headed the Group of Transport Ministers (GoM), which recommends the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ?
A.	Sanjeev Ranjan
B.	Manoj Kumar
C.	V. K. Singh
D.	Yoonus Khan
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

142.	Who will head the 12 member panel, which will decide the national sports awards to athletes and coaches ?
A.	Kamlesh Mehta
B.	Sandeep Pradhan
C.	Mukundakam Sharma
D.	Anju Bobby George
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Anju Bobby George

Discussion

143.	Name the Brahmos missile batteries, which was approved by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Rajnath Singh .
A.	Software Defined Radio (SDR Tactical)
B.	Next-Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (NGMMCB, Long Range)
C.	Both 1 and 2
D.	Liquid propellant Coastal Batteries(LPCB, Long Range)
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Liquid propellant Coastal Batteries(LPCB, Long Range)

Discussion

144.	Name the actors, who won the Best Actor(Male) award in 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019.
A.	Ranveer Singh, Hrithik Roshan
B.	Vicky Kaushal, Ranbir Kapoor
C.	Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal
D.	Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

145.	Name the Small Finance Bank, that received the Scheduled bank status from Reserve Bank of India(RBI) recently .
A.	Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
B.	ESAF Small Finance Bank
C.	Jana Small Finance Bank
D.	Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Discussion

146.	Name the exercise, which is to be participated by all the members of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) including India and Pakistan .
A.	Lamitye VIII
B.	Vinbax 1
C.	Khanjar V
D.	‘Tsentr (centre)
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

147.	Who launched Samagra Siksha -Jal Suraksha drive with an objective to create awareness among school children about water conservation ?
A.	Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
B.	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
C.	Harish Rawat
D.	Arjun Munda
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Discussion

148.	Where will the India’s first underwater train project is set to launch ?
A.	Kolkata, West Bengal
B.	Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
C.	Guwahati, Assam
D.	Mumbai, Maharashtra
E.	None of these
Answer» B. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Discussion

149.	Whose tenure as Managing Director of State Bank of India(SBI) was extended to another 2 years .
A.	Chandan Sinha
B.	Basant Seth
C.	Dinesh Kumar Khara
D.	Rajiv Kumar
E.	None of these
Answer» D. Rajiv Kumar

Discussion

150.	Name the bank, that will provide $200 million loan for improving road infrastructure in 34 districts of Maharashtra to connect rural areas with markets and services .
A.	Asian Development Bank (ADB)
B.	New Development Bank(NDB)
C.	World Bank(WB)
D.	International Monetary Fund(IMF)
E.	None of these
Answer» B. New Development Bank(NDB)

Discussion

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Where was the 2 day International Conference on Teacher Education titled “Journey of Teacher Education: Local to Global” held ?

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Where was the 9 day long National tribal festival named “Aadi Mahotsav” commenced ?

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Which country’s Army team has won the 5th edition of ‘International Army Scout Masters Competition 2019?

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Where was the 5th BRICS Minister of Environment Meeting held ?

Where will the multilateral naval exercise named ‘MILAN‘ to be held in March, 2020?

How much amount will be invested in Infrastructure building by the government of India ?

Which bank has launched the world’s first negative interest rate home loan ?

Name the India delegation, who led the 2nd meeting of China-India high-level mechanism on cultural and people-to-people exchanges held in Beijing, China .

Where was the India’s first space museum inaugurated ?

Who will chair the reconstituted Inter-State Council, which will investigate and advise on disputes arising between states

Who became the first woman in the world to make a “triple-double”( two flips and three twists in the air) floor exercise landing at the 2019 US(United States) Gymnastics Championships held at Kansas city, Missouri, US ?

Who was appointed as one of the six members of the Asian Athletics Association’s (AAA) Athletes Commission for the second time on 13th August, 2019?

Name the temple offering, which is the first to receive Geographical Identity (GI) tag .

Which company will be treated as one of the categories of NBFCs (Non-Banking Financial Companies) & it will come under RBI’s supervision

Who headed the high level steering committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which has recommended to make CSR expenditure tax-deductible and that non-compliance of CSR norms ?

How much amount is set as minimum net worth for companies/banks for which Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will launch the sandbox as per its final draft ‘enabling framework for regulatory sandbox (RS)’ ?

Who launched the 2nd Edition of Swaccha Survakshan Grameen, India’s largest sanitation survey, for 2019 in New Delhi ?

Who became the first Indian woman to win the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) Bajas World cup 2019 in Varpalota, Hungary ?

Which of the following sports are to be included in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022?

Who was elected as the 51st President of Guatemala

Name the first Indian chef, who was awarded with ‘Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mrite Agricoleto’ (Order of Agricultural Merit) in New Delhi .

Which bank becomes the second bank to link its home loan product to RBI’s (Reserve Bank of India (RBI)repo rate after State Bank of India(SBI) ?

Which country’s Kajin Sara lake(5200 metre) is set to become world’s highest lake surpassing Tilicho lake(4,919 metre)?

Who lead the high-power Indian delegation to explore the opportunities for enhancing trade and investment to Vladivostok, Russia ?

Children above which age have to wear headgear of prescribed standards as per the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) act 2019 ?

Who won the Men’s Singles title in the 2019 Rogers Cup/ Canadian Open ?

Where was the India’s first-of-its-kind clinical ecotoxicology facility inaugurated?

Name the first woman, who is set to be appointed as the President of Indian National Science Academy(INSA).

Which Indian state has unfurled a 15-km long national flag by forming a human chain & entered the Champions Book of World Records for the longest tricolor flag ahead of Independence day ?

Which year is set as target to achieve the goal of ending morbidity and mortality in children due to diarrhea ?

Which state sets a world record by planting over 22 crore saplings by its mega greenery plantation drive, “Vriksharopan Mahakumbh” in a day ?

Name the entity, which launched the India’s first corporate credit card called ‘Freedom Card’ for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) .

Who headed the Group of Transport Ministers (GoM), which recommends the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 ?

Who will head the 12 member panel, which will decide the national sports awards to athletes and coaches ?

Name the Brahmos missile batteries, which was approved by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Rajnath Singh .

Name the actors, who won the Best Actor(Male) award in 66th Edition of National Film Awards 2019.

Name the Small Finance Bank, that received the Scheduled bank status from Reserve Bank of India(RBI) recently .

Name the exercise, which is to be participated by all the members of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) including India and Pakistan .

Who launched Samagra Siksha -Jal Suraksha drive with an objective to create awareness among school children about water conservation ?

Where will the India’s first underwater train project is set to launch ?

Whose tenure as Managing Director of State Bank of India(SBI) was extended to another 2 years .

Name the bank, that will provide $200 million loan for improving road infrastructure in 34 districts of Maharashtra to connect rural areas with markets and services .