BANKERSADDA MAR (1-31...BANKERSADDA MAR (1-31) IDBI Bank Bank of Baroda Corporation Bank United Bank of India Bank of India Solution: IDBI Bank has appointed Hemant Bhargava as non-executive,

Q1. What is the ranked of India in the ‘Inclusive Internet Index 2019’ which isprepared by the ‘Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for Facebook?

31st

47th

53rd

22nd

44thSolution:ndia ranked 47th in the ‘Inclusive Internet Index 2019’ which is prepared bythe ‘Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for Facebook. The index was expandedto include 100 countries which will represent 94% of the world’s populationand 96% of global GDP. Sweden topped the index whereas Singapore ranked2nd and the USA ranked 3rd. India maintained its previous year rank.

Q2. The National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 awards were given byPrime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Who has won the 1st position ofnational level competition?

Mamta Kumari from Bihar

Swati Maliwal from Punjab

Aditi Rama Rao from Telangana

Anjanakshi MS from Karnataka

Shweta Umre from MaharashtraSolution:The National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 awards were given by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. It was organised bythe National Service Scheme (NSS) in collaboration with Nehru Yuva KendraSangathan (NYKS), under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.The winners from the national level competition are:1st position– Shweta Umre from Maharashtra.2nd position– Anjanakshi M.S from Karnataka.3rd position– Mamta Kumari from Bihar.

Q3. Which bank has appointed Hemant Bhargava as non-executive, non-whole time chairman recently?

BANKERSADDA MAR (1-31)

IDBI Bank

Bank of Baroda

Corporation Bank

United Bank of India

Bank of IndiaSolution:IDBI Bank has appointed Hemant Bhargava as non-executive, non-whole timechairman. Bhargava is currently the Chairman (in-charge) and ManagingDirector of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

Q4. Which of the following country has topped in the ‘Inclusive InternetIndex 2019’?

Norway

USA

Denmark

Sweden

SingaporeSolution:India ranked 47th in the ‘Inclusive Internet Index 2019’ which is prepared bythe ‘Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for Facebook. The index was expandedto include 100 countries which will represent 94% of the world’s populationand 96% of global GDP. Sweden topped the index whereas Singapore ranked2nd and the USA ranked 3rd. India maintained its previous year rank.

Q5. National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 awards was organised by theNational Service Scheme (NSS) in collaboration with Nehru Yuva KendraSangathan (NYKS) under-

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Ministry of Social Justice and EmpowermentSolution:

The National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 awards were given by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. It was organised bythe National Service Scheme (NSS) in collaboration with Nehru Yuva KendraSangathan (NYKS), under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

Q6. Hemant Bhargava is currently the Chairman (in-charge) and ManagingDirector of-

OICL

NIACL

UIIC

LIC

NICLSolution:IDBI Bank has appointed Hemant Bhargava as non-executive, non-whole timechairman. Bhargava is currently the Chairman (in-charge) and ManagingDirector of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).

Q7. The Ministry of Civil Aviation organised a conclave on the theme___________________________ where more than 200 delegates includingindustry leaders and regulators deliberated on issues and opportunities in thesector.

flying for all

udan bhar kar

asmaan ko chhuna hai

sky is near

fly very highSolution:The Ministry of Civil Aviation organised a conclave on the theme ‘flying forall’ where more than 200 delegates including industry leaders and regulatorsdeliberated on issues and opportunities in the sector. Civil Aviation MinisterSuresh Prabhu stated that the Conclave was about the future of Indianaviation, bringing together industry leaders, government and regulators forsetting the tone and propelling us to realize our Vision-2040.

Q8. National Science Day is celebrated across India on-

27th February

04th March

01st March

24th February

28th FebruarySolution:National Science Day is celebrated across India on February 28. FamousIndian scientist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman or CV Ramandiscovered the Raman Effect on this day in 1928. For his discovery, Sir CVRaman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.

Q9. In which city, the 16th edition of BioAsia 2019 Asia’s largestbiotechnology and life-sciences forum was conducted recently?

Bengaluru

New Delhi

Hyderabad

Mumbai

KolkataSolution:The 16th edition of BioAsia 2019 Asia’s largest biotechnology and life-sciencesforum was conducted in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was inaugurated by theGovernor of Telangana E.S.L Narasimhan. The theme of the conference was‘Life Sciences 4.0 – Disrupt the Disruption’.

Q10. In which of the following city, the Aviation Conclave 2019 was heldrecently?

Bengaluru

New Delhi

Hyderabad

Mumbai

KolkataSolution:The Aviation Conclave 2019 was held in New Delhi.

Q11. What is the theme of National Science Day 2019?

Science is nodal agency to support catalyze and coordinate celebration

Raman Effect is a phenomenon in spectroscopy

Science for people and people for science

Researched on many topics of the Physics

None of the given options is trueSolution:National Science Day is celebrated across India on February 28. FamousIndian scientist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman or CV Ramandiscovered the Raman Effect on this day in 1928. For his discovery, Sir CVRaman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930. In honour of thisdiscovery and as a mark of tribute to the scientist, National Science Day wasmarked for the first time on February 28, 1987. This year the theme for theNational Science Day is ‘Science for people and people for science’.

Q12. What is the theme of 16th edition of BioAsia 2019 conference?

Life Sciences 4.0 – Disrupt the Disruption

Life Sciences 4.0: transforming health care in India

Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0)

Industry 4.0 on the health care ecosystem in India

None of the given options is trueSolution:The 16th edition of BioAsia 2019 Asia’s largest biotechnology and life-sciencesforum was conducted in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was inaugurated by theGovernor of Telangana E.S.L Narasimhan. The theme of the conference was‘Life Sciences 4.0 – Disrupt the Disruption’.

Q13. Who is the only Asian among the top 10 richest billionaire list compiledby Hurun Research?

Ma Huateng

Daniel Zhang

Jack Ma

Ratan Tata

Mukesh AmbaniSolution:With a net worth of $54 billion, Reliance Industries Chairman MukeshAmbani has broken into the global top 10 richest billionaire list compiled by

Hurun Research. The Hurun Global Rich List 2019 is topped by Amazonchief Jeff Bezos for the second year in a row, while the senior Ambani isplaced 8th with a network of Rs 3.83 trillion. Ambani is the only Asian amongthe top 10.

Q14. The Central Zone Power Distribution Company (CZPDC), Bhopal andWest Zone Power Distribution Company (WZPDC), Indore were conferredwith the ________________________ under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli HarGhar Yojana at the National Conference of Energy Ministers by the UnionMinister of State for Energy, R.K. Singh.

Udan Award

Saubhagya Award

Ujjawala Award

Roshani Award

None of the given options is trueSolution:The Central Zone Power Distribution Company (CZPDC), Bhopal and WestZone Power Distribution Company (WZPDC), Indore were conferred withthe “Saubhagya Award” under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojanaat the National Conference of Energy Ministers by the Union Minister of Statefor Energy, R.K. Singh.

Q15. Union minister Prakash Javadekar has launched_______________________ for providing industry apprenticeshipopportunities to fresh graduates recently.

SRISHTI

SAUBHAGYA

SANDESHA

SHREYAS

SAMPARKSolution:Union minister Prakash Javadekar launched ‘Scheme for Higher EducationYouth in Apprenticeship and Skills’ (SHREYAS) for providing industryapprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates. This scheme is a programmebasket comprising the initiatives of three central ministries, including theHRD, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and the Ministryof Labour and Employment.

Q16. Who is the topped billionaire list compiled by Hurun Global Rich List2019?

Priscilla Chan

Zack Ma

Mark Zuckerberg

Bill Gates

Jeff BezosSolution:With a net worth of $54 billion, Reliance Industries Chairman MukeshAmbani has broken into the global top 10 richest billionaire list compiled byHurun Research. The Hurun Global Rich List 2019 is topped by Amazonchief Jeff Bezos for the second year in a row, while the senior Ambani isplaced 8th with a network of Rs 3.83 trillion. Ambani is the only Asian amongthe top 10.

Q17. The Central Zone Power Distribution Company (CZPDC), Bhopal andWest Zone Power Distribution Company (WZPDC), Indore were conferredwith the “Saubhagya Award” under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har GharYojana. The award includes a cash prize of Rs ______________ crore each.

Rs 50 crore

Rs 500 crore

Rs 1000 crore

Rs 100 crore

Rs 200 croreSolution:The Central Zone Power Distribution Company (CZPDC), Bhopal and WestZone Power Distribution Company (WZPDC), Indore were conferred withthe “Saubhagya Award” under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojanaat the National Conference of Energy Ministers by the Union Minister of Statefor Energy, R.K. Singh. The award includes a cash prize of Rs 100 crore each.The PM Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana- Saubhagya was implemented by theCentral Government in September 2017, and intends to provide electricity toall Below Poverty Line (BPL) houses of rural and urban areas.

Q18. Union minister Prakash Javadekar has launched SHREYAS schemerecently. What is the full form of SHREYAS?

Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Service

Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Security

Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills

Security for Higher Education Youth in Agency and Skills

Scheme for Higher Education Yoga in Assembly and SkillsSolution:Union minister Prakash Javadekar has launched ‘Scheme for HigherEducation Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills’ (SHREYAS) for providingindustry apprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates.

Q19. Which state has inaugurated a web portal, ‘Banglar Shiksha’, which isset to provide real-time data on state-run and aided schools?

Odisha

West Bengal

Jharkhand

Bihar

SikkimSolution:West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee inaugurated a web portal,‘Banglar Shiksha’, which is set to provide real-time data on state-run andaided schools. The portal, banglarshiksha.gov.in, will be up and running intwo months’ time, the minister stated.

Q20. Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has inaugurated the ‘TitanwalaMuseum’ that showcases the hand block printing of the Chhipa communityin-

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Haryana

Gujarat

Madhya PradeshSolution:Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the ‘Titanwala Museum’that showcases the hand block printing of the Chhipa community in Bagru,Rajasthan. Bagru printing is one of the traditional techniques of printing with

natural color followed by the chippas of Rajasthan. The Bagru hand-blockprinting has a history of over 1000 years.

Q1. West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has inaugurated aweb portal known as ‘Banglar Shiksha’. What is the address of this portal?

banglarshiksha.org

banglarshiksha.gov.com

wb.banglarshiksha.com

banglarshiksha.gov.in

banglarshiksha.inSolution:West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee inaugurated a web portal,‘Banglar Shiksha’, which is set to provide real-time data on state-run andaided schools. The portal, banglarshiksha.gov.in, will be up and running intwo months’ time, the minister stated.

Q2. Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have signed a BSA recently.What is the full form of BSA?

Bilateral Swap Arrangement

Bilateral Swap Agreement

Bilateral Security Arrangement

Bilateral Service Arrangement

Balance Swap ArrangementSolution:Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have signed a Bilateral SwapArrangement (BSA). The BSA was negotiated between India and Japanduring the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tokyo in October

Q3. Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the _________________that showcases the hand block printing of the Chhipa community inRajasthan.

City Palace Museum

Anokhi Museum

Mehrangarh Fort Museum

Albert Hall Museum

Titanwala MuseumSolution:Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the ‘Titanwala Museum’that showcases the hand block printing of the Chhipa community in Bagru.Bagru printing is one of the traditional techniques of printing with naturalcolor followed by the chippas of Rajasthan. The Bagru hand-block printinghas a history of over 1000 years.

Q4. Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have signed a BSA recently.The BSA provides for India to access ____________ billion US dollarswhereas the earlier BSA had provided for 50 billion dollars.

150 billion US dollars




10 billion US dollarsSolution:Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have signed a Bilateral SwapArrangement (BSA). The BSA was negotiated between India and Japanduring the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tokyo in October 2018.The BSA provides for India to access 75 billion US dollars whereas the earlierBSA had provided for 50 billion dollars. The BSA was approved by the UnionCabinet in January. India can access the agreed amount of 75 billion dollarsfor its domestic currency, for the purpose of maintaining an appropriate levelof balance of payments or short-term liquidity.

Q5. NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and ______________ signeda Statement of Intent (SOI) to collectively drive the charter of developingcreative skills and spreading digital literacy across all Atal Tinkering Labs(ATL) in India.

Facebook

Adobe

Google

Yahoo

TCS

Solution:NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Adobe signed a Statementof Intent (SOI) to collectively drive the charter of developing creative skillsand spreading digital literacy across all Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) in India.

Q6. Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram has launched the ambitiousscheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. What is the name of this scheme?

Check Van

Paani Bachao

Save Forest

Jan Samuh

Van DhanSolution:Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram has launched the ambitiousscheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs named Van Dhan. The scheme forMinimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) andDevelopment of Value Chain of MFPs at a National Workshop organized byTRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The Scheme will offerremunerative Minimum Support Price for 50 commercially viable items to theTribals.

Q7. Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel hasinaugurated the International Digital Health Symposium and an exhibition onDigital Health as a part of the Symposium in-

Jaipur

Chennai

Mumbai

New Delhi

HyderabadSolution:Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel hasinaugurated the International Digital Health Symposium and an exhibition onDigital Health as a part of the Symposium in New Delhi. Where participantcountries along with various Government Ministries, states and otherstakeholders showcased key innovations, implementation experiences, andinnovative Digital Health Interventions.

Q8. India and ___________________ signed a pact for the exchange ofInformation and Assistance in Collection with respect to taxes in order tocurb tax evasion and tax avoidance in New Delhi recently.

Japan

South Korea

Brunei

France

IndonesiaSolution:India and Brunei signed a pact for the exchange of Information andAssistance in Collection with respect to taxes in order to curb tax evasion andtax avoidance in New Delhi.

Q9. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has announced a new railway zonefor Andhra Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway and it will beheadquartered in-

Amaravati

Visakhapatnam

Tirupati

Vijayawada

GunturSolution:Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has announced a new railway zone forAndhra Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway and it will beheadquartered in Visakhapatnam.

Q10. Which bank has secured the top spot among all public sector banks inthe implementation of ‘Reforms agenda’ according to BCG-IBA Report–EASE Reforms for Public Sector Banks?

Punjab National Bank

Bank of Baroda

State Bank of India

United Bank of India

Bank of IndiaSolution:

According to BCG-IBA Report – EASE Reforms for Public Sector Banks,released by Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Punjab NationalBank (PNB) secured the top spot among all public sector banks in theimplementation of ‘Reforms agenda’.

Q11. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has announced a new railwayzone for Andhra Pradesh. It will be the __________ zone in the country.

21st

16th

18th

15th

17thSolution:Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced a new railway zone forAndhra Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway and it will beheadquartered in Visakhapatnam. It will be the 18th zone in the country. Thenew zone will comprise the existing Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawadadivisions that currently fall under the South Central Railway. The cost ofcreating infrastructure for a new zone is around Rs. 205 crore.

Q12. The EASE report has shown significant enhancement in PSBperformance on the back of Government’s 4R’s strategy- recognition,recovery, recapitalisation and reforms. What is the full form of EASE?

Enhanced Access and Service Excellence

Enhanced Access and Service Energy

Enhanced Access and Security Excellence

Enhanced Access and Scheme Excellence

Enhanced Agency and Service ExcellenceSolution:The EASE (Enhanced Access and Service Excellence) report has shownsignificant enhancement in PSB performance on the back of Government’s4R’s strategy- recognition, recovery, recapitalisation and reforms. The indexhas measured Banks on 140 objective metrics across 6 themes includingcustomer responsiveness, credit off-take and digitalization.

Q13. IRCTC has launched its own digital payment aggregator called_________________.

iSecure

iMoney

iPaid

iTransfer

iPaySolution:IRCTC launched its own digital payment aggregator called ‘IRCTC iPay’.With iPay, passengers will not need any third-party platforms as it willprovide payment options like credit card, debit card, unified paymentinterface and international card.

Q14. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conferred the Shanti SwarupBhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology for the years 2016, 2017 and2018 in New Delhi. There were __________ prize winners.

30

34

38

27

21Solution:Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the Shanti Swarup BhatnagarPrizes for Science and Technology for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in NewDelhi. There were 34 prize winners. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize isthe most coveted national recognition bestowed upon young scientists andengineers to honour their research and developmental work in India. It wasfirst instituted in 1957 to honour the eminent scientist Dr. Shanti SwarupBhatnagar.

Q15. Signalchip has unveiled semiconductor chips for 4G, LTE and 5Gmodems. Signalchip based in-

Thiruvananthapuram

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Bengaluru

Chennai

Solution:Bengaluru-based Signalchip has unveiled semiconductor chips for 4G, LTEand 5G modems. These are first such chips developed in India. All devices andinfrastructure in India whether imported or domestically manufactured,currently use imported silicon chips.

Q16. In which city, Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS)” wasinaugurated by the Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment. Who isthe present Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment?

Birender Singh

Anant Geete

Thaawarchand Gehlot

DV Sadananda Gowda

Ashok Gajapathi RajuSolution:A National Conference on “Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme(DDRS)” was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Social Justice &Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot.

Q17. Who has become the first batsman ever to smash 500 or more sixes ininternational cricket recently?

Chris Gayle

Virat Kohli

Glenn Maxwell

MS Dhoni

Jos ButtlerSolution:West Indies opener Chris Gayle has become the first batsman ever to smash500 or more sixes in international cricket. In the 4th ODI against England inGrenada, Gayle scored 162 runs.

Q18. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is the most coveted nationalrecognition bestowed upon young scientists and engineers to honour theirresearch and developmental work in India. It was first instituted in-

1952

1961

1949

1957

1969Solution:The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is the most coveted national recognitionbestowed upon young scientists and engineers to honour their research anddevelopmental work in India. It was first instituted in 1957 to honour theeminent scientist Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.

Q19. Who was the only Indian boxer to notch up the gold medal, while fiveothers claimed silver medals in the Makran Cup in Chabahar, Iran?

Manish Kaushik

Deepak Singh

Lalitha Prasad

Duryodhan Singh Negi

Satish KumarSolution:National Boxing champion Deepak Singh (49kg) was the only Indian boxer tonotch up the gold medal, while five others claimed silver medals in theMakran Cup in Chabahar, Iran. Deepak defeated Jaafar Naseri in the finals.P. Lalitha Prasad (52kg), Commonwealth Games silver-medallist ManishKaushik (60kg), Duryodhan Singh Negi (69kg), Sanjeet (91kg) andCommonwealth Games silver-medallist Satish Kumar (+91kg) claimed silvermedals.

Q20. The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for setting up of a Centrefor Disability Sports in-

Ahmedabad

Chandigarh

Patna

Varanasi

GwaliorSolution:The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for setting up of a Centre forDisability Sports at Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, to be registered under theSocieties Registration Act, 1860. It will function under the name of Centre for

Disability Sports, Gwalior. Setting up of the Centre shall entail an estimatedcost of Rs. 170.99 crore, spread over a period of five years.

Q1. According to Moody’s, Indian economy is expected to grow at_______________ percent in the calendar year 2019 and 2020.

7.1%

7.5%

7.3%

7.4%

7.2%Solution:According to Moody’s, Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.3 percent inthe calendar year 2019 and 2020.

Q2. Who has addressed the plenary session of the foreign ministers’ meet ofthe Organisation of Islamic Cooperation states in Abu Dhabi recently?

Piyush Goyal

Arun Jaitley

Narendra Modi

Rajnath Singh

Sushma SwarajSolution:External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addressed the plenary session of theforeign ministers’ meet of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation states inAbu Dhabi.

Q3. A book titled, ‘Mann Ki Baat- A Social Revolution on Radio’ was releasedby-

Arun Jaitley

Ram Nath Kovind

Narendra Modi

Rajnath Singh

Sushma SwarajSolution:

A book titled, ‘Mann Ki Baat- A Social Revolution on Radio’ was released byFinance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. The book is a compendiumencompassing 50 editions of the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme by PrimeMinister Narendra Modi on All India Radio.

Q4. Who has appointed as non-executive chairman of Bank of Barodarecently?

Hemant Bhargava

Ajay Singh

DK Jain

Hasmukh Adhia

AN JhaSolution:Former Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia was appointed as non-executivechairman of Bank of Baroda. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinethas approved his appointment as the part-time non-official director as well asnon-executive chairman on the board of Bank of Baroda for a period of threeyears.

Q5. The Centre and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a_______________ million dollar loan agreement to operationalize two lines ofthe Mumbai Metro Rail System.

150 million dollar

926 million dollar

329 million dollar

100 million dollar

765 million dollarSolution:The Centre and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 926 milliondollar loan agreement to operationalize two lines of the Mumbai Metro RailSystem.

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India has constituted an eight-member task force onoffshore rupee markets, to look into issues related to the markets andrecommend appropriate policy measures to ensure the stability of the externalvalue of the rupee. Who will be the head of this task force?

HR Khan

PK Sinha

Anoop Satpathy

Vivek Pandit

Usha ThoratSolution:The Reserve Bank of India has constituted an eight-member task force onoffshore rupee markets, headed by Usha Thorat former Deputy Governor, tolook into issues related to the markets and recommend appropriate policymeasures to ensure the stability of the external value of the rupee.

Q7. The _________________ has created the Guinness World Record for‘longest single line bicycle parade (moving)’ at the Yamuna Expressway,Noida.

SSB

BSF

CISF

Indian Air Force

CRPFSolution:The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) created the Guinness WorldRecord for ‘longest single line bicycle parade (moving)’ at the YamunaExpressway, Noida. CISF personnel rode 1,327 bicycles non-stop in a singleline, maintaining a uniform distance between the bicycles.

Q8. Which of the following country has officially shuttered its consulate inJerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to thePalestinians?

Japan

Russia

Canada

USA

FranceSolution:

The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem,downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians byfolding it into the U.S. Embassy to Israel. The U.S. State Department statedthat the decision was driven to increase the efficiency and effectiveness indiplomatic engagements.

Q9. Who has claimed the 100th ATP title of his career after beating 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships?

Novak Djokovic

Roger Federer

Andy Murray

Rafael Nadal

Stan WawrinkaSolution:Roger Federer has claimed the 100th ATP title of his career after beating 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Dubai TennisChampionships. The 20-time grand slam champion is the second man, afterAmerican Jimmy Connors to claim 100 titles.

Q10. Which country has signed a deal with a Russian firm to manufacture 7.5lakh AK-203 rifles recently?

India

Japan

Pakistan

China

Sri LankaSolution:India has signed a deal with a Russian firm to manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203rifles. These are the latest derivative of the AK-47 rifles. Defence MinisterNirmala Sitharaman stated that the AK-203 rifles will be produced at theIndian Ordnance Factory at Amethi’s Korwa. The new rifles will replace theindigenous INSAS rifles in the Army, Air Force, and Navy.

Q11. Zhores Alferov has passed away recently. He was a ________________physicist.

Russian

American

Canadian

Indian

AustralianSolution:Zhores Alferov, a Russian physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, has passedaway. He was 88. In 2000, Alferov received the Nobel Prize in Physics togetherwith US scientists Jack Kilby and Herbert Kroemer, for developingsemiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed-and optoelectronics.

Q12. Former Finance Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha has joined as a member ofthe 15th Finance Commission. Jha has been posted in place of-

Hasmukh Adhia

Shaktikanta Das

Raghuram Rajan

SS Mundra

Urjit PatelSolution:Former Finance Secretary Ajay Narayan Jha has joined as a member of the15th Finance Commission. Jha has been posted in place of Shaktikanta Daswho had resigned as a member of the Commission after being appointed theRBI Governor. Jha is a 1982-batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre. He wasretired as a Finance Secretary to the central government.

Q13. Who has launched a comprehensive scheme for the development ofknitting and knitwear sector under PowerTex India in New Delhi?

Narendra Modi

Radha Mohan Singh

Smriti Zubin Irani

Ajay Tamta

Piyush GoyalSolution:Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani launched a comprehensivescheme for the development of knitting and knitwear sector under PowerTex

India in New Delhi. Apart from financial incentives, the two key elements areYarn Bank and financial assistance for the solar energy scheme.

Q14. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has approved the ‘Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana’ forproviding financial support to the Integrated Bioethanol Projects. What is themeaning of "I" in JI-VAN?

Initial

Increase

Indian

Indhan

ImportSolution:The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi approved the ‘Pradhan Mantri Jaiv Indhan- VatavaranAnukool fasal awashesh Nivaran (JI-VAN) Yojana’ for providing financialsupport to the Integrated Bioethanol Projects.

Q15. Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB)took part in the 3-day ‘Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019’ as a part of‘Confidence Building Measures’ between India and Bangladesh held in-

Aizawl, Mizoram

Gangtok, Sikkim

Kolkata, West Bengal

Patna, Bihar

Agartala, TripuraSolution:Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) took partin the 3-day ‘Mainamati Maitree Exercise 2019’ as a part of ‘ConfidenceBuilding Measures’ between India and Bangladesh held in Agartala, Tripura.The main objective of this exercise was to plan and conduct anti-smugglingand anti-criminal activity related operations with an aim to achieve betterjoint operational efficiency and border management in the area.

Q16. A loan agreement of USD 455 million was signed between the AsianInfrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Government of India forfinancing the _____________________ Rural Roads Projects.

Rajasthan

Kerala

West Bengal

Andhra Pradesh

BiharSolution:A loan agreement of USD 455 million was signed between the AsianInfrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Government of India forfinancing the Andhra Pradesh Rural Roads Projects. These projects willconnect 3,300 habitations with a population of more than 250, and benefitaround 2 million people. It is the third project in Andhra Pradesh signed bythe AIIB after two projects in Power Sector and Water Sector.

Q17. Which company has launched ‘bank locker protector policy’, the firststand-alone bank locker cover offered by any insurance company with a planto protect the contents of a bank locker such as jewelry, title documents, andother valuables?

IFFCO Tokio General Insurance

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance

New India Assurance

Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited

Bharti AXA General InsuranceSolution:IFFCO Tokio General Insurance has launched ‘bank locker protector policy’,the first stand-alone bank locker cover offered by any insurance companywith a plan to protect the contents of a bank locker such as jewelry, titledocuments, and other valuables. The policy offers a cover against variousrisks including fire, earthquake, burglary, holdup or any act of terrorism. Itoffers 7 options of sum insured ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 40 lakh andabove and the premium rate is affordable with a cover of Rs 3 lakh availableat just Rs 300.

Q18. Gram Samridhi Yojana, a Rs 3,000 crore scheme funded by the__________________ and the Government of India, is being worked upon bythe Ministry of Food Processing Industries in order to strengthen theunorganised food processing sector concentrated in rural areas.

IMF

AIIB

World Bank

ADB

NDBSolution:Gram Samridhi Yojana, a Rs 3,000 crore scheme funded by the World Bankand the Government of India, is being worked upon by the Ministry of FoodProcessing Industries in order to strengthen the unorganised food processingsector concentrated in rural areas.

Q19. Which State has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi’scheme recently?

Bihar

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Punjab

HaryanaSolution:‘Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi’ scheme was launched by HaryanaChief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Chandigarh. It is primarily meant forfarmers of the state who cultivate on land with areas up to 5 acres and thefamilies with an income of less than Rs. 15,000 per month. The scheme wouldprovide a sum of Rs. 6,000 yearly and each family has to nominate a memberwho will be provided with this amount.

Q20. A water conservation scheme ‘Jal Amrutha’ was launched by-

Odisha

Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

GujaratSolution:A water conservation scheme ‘Jal Amrutha’ was launched by Karnataka chiefminister HD Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru. A function was organized by the

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj department at Dr. B R AmbedkarBhavan in Bengaluru.

Q1. ASSOCHAM has conferred ‘Non-Life Insurer of the Year Award 2019'to-

Tata AIA Life Insurance

Life Insurance Corporation of India

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance

Bharti AXA General Insurance

Canara HSBC OBC Life InsuranceSolution:ASSOCHAM (The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry ofIndia), which is one of the apex trade associations of India has conferred‘Non-Life Insurer of the Year Award 2019' to Bharti AXA General Insurance.

Q2. Legendary composer and pianist _________________ has passed away inNew York, USA recently.

Zhores Alferov

Andre Previn

Luke Perry

Wallace Smith

Gardon BanksSolution:Legendary composer and pianist Andre Previn has passed away at the age of89 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He was a 10-time Grammy Award winnerand had won 4 Oscars throughout his lifetime.

Q3. Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Pranay Kumar Verma asIndia’s Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of-

Kenya

Indonesia

Nigeria

Spain

Vietnam

Solution:Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Pranay Kumar Verma as India’sAmbassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Pranay Kumar Verma is a1994 cadre Indian Foreign Services Officer and presently working as the JointSecretary at Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

Q4. Which organisation has launched ‘Yuva VIgyani Karyakram’, a ‘YoungScientist Programme’ for the School Children to be studying in the 9thstandard?

ISRO

DRDO

BARC

NASA

CSIRSolution:Indian Space Research Organisation has launched ‘Yuva VIgyaniKaryakram’, a ‘Young Scientist Programme’ for the School Children to bestudying in the 9th standard. ‘Catch them young’ residential trainingprogramme will be of around two weeks duration during summer holidayswith a proposal to select 3 students from each State and Union Territory,covering CBSE, ICSE and State syllabus.

Q5. Name the American actor, who was passed away in California at the ageof 52.

Zhores Alferov

Andre Previn

Luke Perry

Wallace Smith

Gardon BanksSolution:American actor Luke Perry has passed away in California at the age of 52,less than a week after suffering a massive stroke. The actor rose to fame forhis roles in ‘Beverly Hills 90210' and “Riverdale“.

Q6. Which of the following city has hosted the 46th session of the Council ofForeign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC)?

Baghdad, Iraq

Doha, Qatar

Jakarta, Indonesia

Tehran, Iran

Abu Dhabi, UAESolution:Abu Dhabi, UAE hosted the 46th session of the Council of Foreign Ministersof the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC). It was a two-day gatheringdedicated to discussing ways to combat hate speech, extremism and conflict inthe region.

Q7. Who has been chosen by the American Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics (AIAA) as the co-winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award?.

Walchand Hirachand

S Somanath

P Kunhikrishnan

Satheesh Reddy

Kailasavadivoo SivanSolution:Satheesh Reddy, the Secretary of India’s Department of Defence R&D andChairman of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)has been chosen by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(AIAA) as the co-winner of the 2019 Missile Systems Award.

Q8. PM Narendra Modi has launched the indigenously-developed NCMC toenable people to pay multiple kinds of transport charges, including metroservices and toll tax, across the country. What is the full form of NCMC?

National Common Mobility Core

National Common Mobility Council

National Common Mobility Card

National Common Management Card

New Common Mobility CardSolution:

PM Narendra Modi launched the indigenously-developed National CommonMobility Card (NCMC) to enable people to pay multiple kinds of transportcharges, including metro services and toll tax, across the country.

Q9. According to the Delta ranking report released by NITI Aayog,Hailakandi has become the top aspirational district among the 112aspirational districts of the country. Hailakandi is one of the districts of-

Kerala

Assam

Bihar

Jharkhand

OdishaSolution:According to the Delta ranking report released by NITI Aayog, Assam’sHailakandi has become the top aspirational district among the 112aspirational districts of the country. Hailakandi in Assam has made a giantleap from 52nd position to no. 1 position on the basis of its performanceduring November-December 2018 and January 2019.

Q10. __________________ has received the award as one of the 2019 World’sMost Ethical Companies. The award has been given by Ethisphere Institute,USA.

Tata Steel Limited

SAIL

Infosys Limited

Reliance Industries

ONGCSolution:Tata Steel has received the award as one of the 2019 World’s Most EthicalCompanies. The award has been given by Ethisphere Institute, USA. Thecompany was also recognised 7 times previously and is one of the only twoawardees in the ‘Metals, Minerals and Mining’ industry. In 2019, 128honourees across 21 countries and 50 industries have been recognised.

Q11. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the newly constitutedNational Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)?

Sudha Yadav

Bhagwan Lal Sahni

Kaushalendra Singh Patel

Achary Talloju

Ajay SinghSolution:Bhagwan Lal Sahni has been appointed as the chairman of the newlyconstituted National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC).Kaushalendra Singh Patel, Sudha Yadav and Achary Talloju have beenappointed as members of the commission.

Q12. World Wildlife Day is observed on _________________ every year tospread awareness about wildlife.

05th March

22nd March

28th February

08th March

03rd MarchSolution:World Wildlife Day is observed on 3rd March every year to spread awarenessabout wildlife. This date was designated as the World Wildlife Day on 20December 2013 at the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA).

Q13. Which Bank has been awarded the Best Bank Award by the Tamil Nadugovernment for successfully meeting the needs of women’s self-help groups(SHGs) recently?

Indian Bank

Corporation Bank

Indian Overseas Bank

Vijaya Bank

Canara BankSolution:Indian Bank, a Public Sector Bank (PSB), headquartered at Chennai, TamilNadu has been awarded the Best Bank Award by the Tamil Nadu government

for successfully meeting the needs of women’s self-help groups (SHGs). Theaward was given to MK Bhattacharya, the executive director of Indian Bankby the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K Palaniswami at Salem, Tamil Nadu.

Q14. Which state has announced ‘Notun Disha’ (New Direction) for assessingthe academic level of students in classes III-VIII and then improving theircurrent level?

Meghalaya

Sikkim

Tripura

Assam

OdishaSolution:The government of Tripura announced ‘Notun Disha’ (New Direction) forassessing the academic level of students in classes III-VIII and then improvingtheir current level. It was launched by state Education Minister Ratan LalNath. Training will be provided by NGOs and educational institutions to 800teachers. The duration of the project is 1 month. Rs. 28 crores have beenallocated to the project.

Q15. What is the theme of World Wildlife Day 2019?

Raise awareness about the extraordinary diversity of marine life

Celebrate and raise awareness of the world's wild fauna and flora

Spread awareness about wildlife

Life below water: for people and planet

None of the given options is trueSolution:World Wildlife Day is observed on 3rd March every year to spread awarenessabout wildlife. This date was designated as the World Wildlife Day on 20December 2013 at the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly(UNGA). On this day, the Convention on International Trade in EndangeredSpecies of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed. The theme for WorldWildlife Day 2019 is ‘Life below water: for people and planet’, whichcorresponds to goal 14 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which is‘Life below water’.

Q1. Under the TMA scheme, the government would reimburse a certainportion of freight charges and provide assistance for marketing ofagricultural produce. What is full form of TMA?

Transport and Marketing Association

Transport and Marketing Assistance

Transport and Marketing Assembly

Transport and Management Assistance

Treaty and Marketing AssistanceSolution:The government has introduced a scheme for providing financial assistancefor transport and marketing of agriculture products with a view to boostingexport of farm commodities to certain countries in Europe and NorthAmerica. Under the Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) scheme, thegovernment would reimburse a certain portion of freight charges and provideassistance for marketing of agricultural produce. The scheme covers freightand marketing assistance for export by air as well as by sea (both normal andrefrigerated cargo).

Q2. How many Nobel prize in literature will be awarded this year, to make upfor the lack of one in 2018 while the scandal-plagued Swedish Academyattempted to get its house in order?

five

four

three

two

oneSolution:Two Nobel prizes in literature will be awarded this year, to make up for thelack of one in 2018 while the scandal-plagued Swedish Academy attempted toget its house in order. Last year’s Nobel was withheld for the first time since1949 after the Swedish Academy, the august institution that selects thewinners was hit with a sexual misconduct scandal that saw the husband of onemember imprisoned for rape.

Q3. The ______________ edition of the bilateral joint exercise between Indiaand Oman, Al Nagah 2019 will begin from 12th of this month (March) atJabel Al Akhdar Mountains in Oman.

seventh

fifteen

third

two

tenthSolution:The third edition of the bilateral joint exercise between India and Oman, AlNagah 2019 will begin from 12th of this month (March) at Jabel Al AkhdarMountains in Oman. It will continue till 25th of March. In the exercise, boththe armies will exchange expertise and experience in tactics, weapon handlingand firing.

Q4. Which of the following country has expressed concern that the countrywill face a graver and more complicated environment to development, amidan ongoing trade war with the US and continued economic slowdownrecently?

Japan

India

North Korea

Russia

ChinaSolution:Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has expressed concern that the country will facea graver and more complicated environment to development, amid an ongoingtrade war with the US and continued economic slowdown. The world’ssecond-largest economy has slashed its GDP target to 6.00 to 6.50 percent thisyear.

Q5. The Government of India, the State Government of Chhattisgarh and theWorld Bank signed a ________________ Loan Agreement to support theState’s Reforms in Expenditure Management.

USD 25.2 Million

USD 10.3 Million

USD 50.7 Million

USD 43.1 Million

USD 125.5 MillionSolution:The Government of India, the State Government of Chhattisgarh and theWorld Bank signed a $25.2 Million Loan Agreement to support the State’sReforms in Expenditure Management. This support will cover ExpenditurePlanning, Investment Management, Budget Execution, Public Procurement,and Accountability.

Q6. Women officers can now get permanent commissions in ______________branches of the Indian Army.

05

65

10

35

20Solution:Women officers can now get permanent commissions in 10 branches of theIndian Army, the government announced. The Defence Ministry stated that ithas taken necessary steps to ensure that women, who were earlier inducted forshort service commission (SSC), get permanent commission in the armedforces.

Q7. Who was named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time by Forbesmagazine, thanks to the booming cosmetics company she founded three yearsago?

Kylie Jenne

Mark Zuckerberg

Dustin Moskovitz

Garrett Camp

Joe GebbiaSolution:Kylie Jenner was named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time byForbes magazine, thanks to the booming cosmetics company she foundedthree years ago. Jenner, 21, the half-sister of reality television stars Kim,

Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian, made it onto the annual Forbes list ofbillionaires after debuting her Kylie Cosmetics online in 2015 with $29 lip kitscontaining matching lipstick and lip liner.

Q8. Which company has recently bagged the International SustainabilityAward – ‘Green Era Award for Sustainability’ in Lisbon, Portugal?

Hero MotoCorp

Ashok Leyland

Eicher Motors

Hindustan Motors Limited

TVS Motor CompanySolution:TVS Motor Company has recently bagged the International SustainabilityAward – ‘Green Era Award for Sustainability’ in Lisbon, Portugal. Thecompany also won the ‘Quality and Business Excellence Award’ inacknowledgment of its endeavor to create new benchmarks in product quality.

Q9. Union Minister Mahesh Sharma has inaugurated ‘Azaadi Ke Diwane’museum, dedicated to the unsung heroes of the country’s freedom struggle at-

India Gate

Red Fort

Lotus Temple

President House

ParliamentSolution:Union Minister Mahesh Sharma has inaugurated ‘Azaadi Ke Diwane’museum, dedicated to the unsung heroes of the country’s freedom struggle, onthe Red Fort premises in New Delhi.

Q10. The ____________________ will provide a $250-million loan for theNational Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP) to help women inrural households develop viable enterprises for farm and non-farm productsin India.

NDB

ADB

IMF

World Bank

AIIBSolution:The World Bank will provide a $250-million loan for the National RuralEconomic Transformation Project (NRETP) to help women in ruralhouseholds develop viable enterprises for farm and non-farm products. Anagreement in this regard was signed between the World Bank and theGovernment of India.

Q11. President Ram Nath Kovind has presented Swachh Survekhshan-2019Awards in New Delhi recently. Which city has bagged award for the cleanestcity for third straight year in Swachh Survekshan?

Jaipur

Darbhanga

Ahmedabad

Varanasi

IndoreSolution:President Ram Nath Kovind has presented Swachh Survekhshan-2019Awards in New Delhi. Indore bagged award for the cleanest city for thirdstraight year in Swachh Survekshan.

Q12. Which of the following Bank and Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd haslaunched their merchant-acquiring joint venture to facilitate expansion of thedigital payments landscape in India via its digital payments platformrecently?

Union Bank of India

Bank of Baroda


State Bank of India

Corporation BankSolution:State Bank of India (SBI) and Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd has launched their merchant-acquiring jointventure, SBI Payment Services Pvt Ltd (SBIPSPL) in Mumbai forestablishing a digital payments platform for India and other countries in the

region. The joint venture (SBI) has a 74 percent stake, and the balance is withHitachi Payment Services) will facilitate expansion of the digital paymentslandscape in India via its digital payments platform.

Q13. President Ram Nath Kovind has presented Swachh Survekhshan-2019Awards in New Delhi recently. Which Municipal Council area gets cleanestsmall city award?

Bengaluru Municipal Corporation

Patna Municipal Corporation

New Delhi Municipal Council

Mumbai Municipal Council

Kolkata Municipal CouncilSolution:President Ram Nath Kovind has presented Swachh Survekhshan-2019Awards in New Delhi. Indore bagged award for the cleanest city for thirdstraight year in Swachh Survekshan. New Delhi Municipal Council area getscleanest small city award while Uttarakhand’s Gauchar was adjudged BestGanga Town in the survey. Top-ranked cities received a statue of Father ofthe Nation Mahatma Gandhi as the award for their work towards cleanliness.Swachh Survekshan 2019 covered all Urban Local Bodies in the country,making it the largest such cleanliness survey in the world.

Q14. Which company has presented SWAGAT– the Automatic FareCollection Gating System recently?

Defence Research and Development Organisation

Bharat Electronics Limited

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Electronics Corporation of India Limited

Oil and Natural Gas CorporationSolution:Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a defence public sector undertaking,presented SWAGAT – the Automatic Fare Collection Gating System. PMNarendra Modi launched the system as part of the inaugural of Phase-I of theAhmedabad Metro.

Q15. China has slashed its GDP target to _____________ to 6.50 percent thisyear.

6.00 percent

6.25 percent

6.10 percent

5.75 percent

5.50 percentSolution:Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has expressed concern that the country will facea graver and more complicated environment to development, amid an ongoingtrade war with the US and continued economic slowdown. The world’ssecond-largest economy has slashed its GDP target to 6.00 to 6.50 percent thisyear.

Q1. Janaushadhi Diwas is being celebrated across the country on-

13th March

10th March

06th March

07th March

05th MarchSolution:Janaushadhi Diwas is being celebrated across the country on 07th March.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address five thousand Janaushadhi storesacross the country through video-conferencing on the occasion.

Q2. In which state, ancient tribal language Gondi will be taught at tribaldistricts?

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

Andhra PradeshSolution:In Madhya Pradesh, ancient tribal language Gondi will be taught in tribaldistricts. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath has decided to includeGondi in the primary education curriculum of the state’s tribal-dominateddistricts.

Q3. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has laid thefoundation stone for the Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project which isconsidered to be a tourist novelty. The __________________ ropeway projectis expected to be completed in three years.

Rs 2000-crore

Rs 1000-crore

Rs 1500-crore

Rs 700-crore

Rs 300-crore

Solution:Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has laid the foundationstone for the Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project which is considered to bea tourist novelty. The Rs 300-crore ropeway project is expected to becompleted in three years.

Q4. Which country has announced to expel German ambassador DanielKriener from the country recently?

Venezuela

Israel

Paraguay

Spain

North KoreaSolution:The Venezuelan government has announced to expel German ambassadorDaniel Kriener from the country. President Nicolas Maduro’s embattledgovernment has declared the German ambassador persona non grata andordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.

Q5. Just in time for International Women’s Day, __________________announced that it will be conducting the first-ever, all-female spacewalk.

SpaceX

ISRO

NASA

JAXA

European Space AgencySolution:Just in time for International Women’s Day, NASA announced that it will beconducting the first-ever, all-female spacewalk. Astronauts Christina Kochand Anne McClain will exit the International Space Station on March 29, 35years after the first woman performed a spacewalk. They’ll be guided fromthe ground by flight director Mary Lawrence, and flight controllers JackieKagey and Kristen Facciol.

Q6. Which of the following country has become a member of the InternationalCriminal Court recently?

Singapore

Malaysia

Burundi

Philippines

DenmarkSolution:Malaysia has become a member of the International Criminal Court. The ICCis the world’s only permanent war crimes court and aims to prosecute theworst abuses when national courts are unable or unwilling. Malaysia becomesthe 124th member of the court since its establishment in 2002.

Q7. Which Bank has signed a bancassurance deal with private life insurerHDFC Life Insurance Company to take advantage of HDFC Life’s expertisein life insurance products, distribution and customer service recently?

Bank of Baroda


State Bank of India

Indian Overseas Bank

United Bank of IndiaSolution:United Bank of India has signed a bancassurance deal with private life insurerHDFC Life Insurance Company. Through this partnership, United Bank’scustomers will be able to take advantage of HDFC Life’s expertise in lifeinsurance products, distribution and customer service.

Q8. __________________ and the National Health Authority (NHA) haveformed a working group on the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri JanArogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).

IRDAI

NABARD

SEBI

TRAI

RBISolution:

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) andthe National Health Authority (NHA) have formed a working group on theAyushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). Thejoint working group, to be chaired by Dinesh Arora, Deputy CEO of NHA,will have 10 members from both the organisations.

Q9. Which of the following international organisation has cut forecasts againfor the global economy in 2019 and 2020, following on from previousdowngrades in November, as it warned that trade disputes and uncertaintyover Brexit would hit world commerce and businesses recently?

WTO

IMF

World Bank

OECD

ADBSolution:The OECD cut forecasts again for the global economy in 2019 and 2020,following on from previous downgrades in November, as it warned that tradedisputes and uncertainty over Brexit would hit world commerce andbusinesses. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Developmentforecast in its interim outlook report that the world economy would grow 3.3percent in 2019 and 3.4 percent in 2020. Those forecasts represented cuts of0.2 percentage points for 2019 and 0.1 percentage points for 2020, comparedto the OECD’s last set of forecasts in November.

Q10. Malaysia becomes the ____________________ member of the court sinceits establishment in 2002.

127th

123rd

124th

119th

122ndSolution:Malaysia has become a member of the International Criminal Court. The ICCis the world’s only permanent war crimes court and aims to prosecute theworst abuses when national courts are unable or unwilling. Malaysia becomesthe 124th member of the court since its establishment in 2002.

Q11. The CCEA has approved Rs ____________________ crore interestsubvention for extending loans by banks to sugar mills.

Rs 2,790 crore

Rs 1,332 crore

Rs 12,900 crore

Rs 3,943 crore

Rs 15,200 croreSolution:The CCEA has approved Rs 2,790 crore interest subvention for extendingloans by banks to sugar mills. This is in addition to Rs 1,332 crore alreadyapproved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in June2018.

Q12. The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore onGerman auto major _________________ for damaging the environmentthrough the use of “cheat device” in its diesel cars in India.

Toyota

Volkswagen

Mercedes-Benz

BMW

AudiSolution:The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on Germanauto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of“cheat device” in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by NGT chairpersonJustice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amountwithin two months.

Q13. India and Paraguay have agreed to identify sectors of mutual interest topromote bilateral investment and decided to explore new areas ofcollaboration, including Information and Communication Technology andspace and biotechnology recently. What is the capital city of Paraguay?

Montevideo

Buenos Aires

Asuncion

Bogota

SantiagoSolution:India and Paraguay have agreed to identify sectors of mutual interest topromote bilateral investment and decided to explore new areas ofcollaboration, including Information and Communication Technology andspace and biotechnology. The decisions were taken as Vice PresidentVenkaiah Naidu visited the country. He is the highest-level representative ofIndia to visit Paraguay since the establishment of diplomatic relationsbetween the two countries in 1961. Capital of Paraguay: Asuncion, Currency:Paraguayan Guarani.

Q14. The OECD cut forecasts again for the global economy in 2019 and 2020recently. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Developmentforecast in its interim outlook report that the world economy would grow_____________ percent in 2019 and ___________________ percent in 2020.

3.5 percent and 3.6 percent




3.1 percent and 3.2 percentSolution:The OECD cut forecasts again for the global economy in 2019 and 2020,following on from previous downgrades in November, as it warned that tradedisputes and uncertainty over Brexit would hit world commerce andbusinesses. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Developmentforecast in its interim outlook report that the world economy would grow 3.3percent in 2019 and 3.4 percent in 2020. Those forecasts represented cuts of0.2 percentage points for 2019 and 0.1 percentage points for 2020, comparedto the OECD’s last set of forecasts in November.

Q15. The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs_________________ crore on German auto major Volkswagen for damagingthe environment through the use of “cheat device” in its diesel cars in India.

Rs 2500 crore

Rs 200 crore

Rs 100 crore

Rs 1000 crore

Rs 500 croreSolution:The National Green Tribunal has slapped a fine of Rs 500 crore on Germanauto major Volkswagen for damaging the environment through the use of“cheat device” in its diesel cars in India. A bench headed by NGT chairpersonJustice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the carmaker to deposit the amountwithin two months.

Q16. Tech giant _________________ has unveiled a new app ‘Bolo’ that aimsto help children in primary school learn to read in Hindi and English.

Yahoo

Facebook

Google

Microsoft

WiproSolution:Tech giant Google has unveiled a new app ‘Bolo’ that aims to help children inprimary school learn to read in Hindi and English. The free app, which isbeing launched in India first, uses Google’s speech recognition and text-to-speech technology.

Q17. India has signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for__________________ Million US dollars for additional financing ofUttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project recently.

96 Million US dollars




25.2 Million US dollarsSolution:India has signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for 96 Million USdollars for additional financing of Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project.Finance Ministry in a release stated the World Bank has been supporting theState Government since 2014 to restore housing and rural connectivity and tobuild the resilience of communities.

Q18. The Centre has announced a new Rs 20 coin which will come in_______________-edged polygon (dodecagon) shape.

16

10

14

08

12Solution:The Centre has announced a new Rs 20 coin which will come in 12-edgedpolygon (dodecagon) shape. The government is also planning to release newcoins of Re 1, Rs 2, Rs 5 and Rs 10. However, the govt has not announced theexact date for the issuance of these new series coins.

Q19. Where is the headquarters of United Bank of India?

New Delhi

Kolkata

Pune

Gurugram

MumbaiSolution:Headquarters of United Bank of India is in Kolkata.

Q20. Where is the headquarters of IRDAI?

New Delhi

Chennai

Bengaluru

Hyderabad

MumbaiSolution:The headquarters of IRDAI is in Hyderabad.

Q1. Indore has bagged the cleanest city award for the third straight yearunder Swachh Survekshan, 2019. Which among the following area got thecleanest small city award?

BMC

AFMC

GDA

NDMC

IMCSolution:Indore has bagged the cleanest city award for the third straight year underSwachh Survekshan, 2019. President Ram Nath Kovind presented SwachhSurvekhshan-2019 Awards in New Delhi. New Delhi Municipal Council(NDMC) area got the cleanest small city award.

Q2. The Ministry of Women and Child Development and _______________entered into an MoU aimed at improving women livelihood and empoweringthem.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Ministry of Home Affairs

Ministry of External Affairs

Ministry of FinanceSolution:The Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of SkillDevelopment and Entrepreneurship entered into an MoU aimed at improvingwomen livelihood and empowering them through skill development. TheMOU was signed in the presence of Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Minister,Women and Child Development and Shri. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister,Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

Q3. Name the Mizoram Governor who has recently stepped down from hispost.

Jagadish Mukhi

Draupadi Murmu

Kummanam Rajasekharan

Brig. B D Mishra

Lal ThanhavalaSolution:Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan has stepped down from hispost. Governor of Assam, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi, has been given temporarycharge of the Aizawl Raj Bhavan. Mr. Rajasekharan, who was former Statepresident of the BJP in Kerala, had been sworn in as Governor of Mizoram inMay 2018.

Q4. Name the Indian-American television personality and food expert whohas been appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)as its newest Goodwill Ambassador, supporting the agency’s fight againstinequality and discrimination around the world.

Padma Lakshmi

Subbalakshmi

M G Balarama

Saroj Rani

Subrot JadhavSolution:Indian-American television personality and food expert Padma Lakshmi hasbeen appointed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as itsnewest Goodwill Ambassador, supporting the agency’s fight against inequalityand discrimination around the world.

Q5. International Women’s Day is being observed on ___________.

1st March

3rd March

5th March

8th March

6th MarchSolution:International Women’s Day is being observed on 08th March. Governments,NGOs and other organisations across the world observe the day on the 8th ofMarch every year to highlight the achievements of women. The theme for thisyear’s women’s day is ‘Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change’.

Q6. Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri has launched an appwhere all the three modules- Conversion, Substitution and Mutation related toproperties have been made online. Name the app.

m-Dharti

m-Bhoomi

e-Dharti

e-Bhoomi

m-KhushbooSolution:Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri has launched e-Dharti appwhere all the three modules- Conversion, Substitution and Mutation related toproperties have been made online. The payment system in Land andDevelopment Office, L&DO has also been completely digitized.

Q7. Name the person who has been appointed as the next ambassador of Indiato Saudi Arabia.

Prof Aruna Ali

Dr. Ausaf Sayeed

Dr. Abdur Khalid

Dr. A K Hameed

None of the given options is trueSolution:Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic ofSeychelles, has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to SaudiArabia.

Q8. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is headed by (Minister)_____________ .

Smt. Maneka Gandhi

Smriti Irani

Sushma Swaraj

Nirmala Sitharaman

Ambika SoniSolution:

The Ministry of Women and Child Development is headed by Smt. ManekaSanjay Gandhi, Minister; Mr. Shankar Aggarwal is the Secretary and Mr.A.B.Joshi and Ms. Preeti Sudan are Additional Secretaries of the Ministry ofWomen and Child Development.

Q9. What is the currency of Saudi Arabia?

Saudi dinar

Saudi baht

Saudi dollar

Saudi riyal

None of the given options is trueSolution:Saudi Arabia Capital: Riyadh, Currency: Saudi riyal.

Q10. International Women’s Day was observed recently. The theme for thisyear’s women’s day was ___________.

Women Impowerment, Empowering society

Maintain Women Dignity

Empowering Women with sustainable development

None of the given theme is true

Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for ChangeSolution:International Women’s Day is being observed on 08th March. Governments,NGOs and other organisations across the world observe the day on the 8th ofMarch every year to highlight the achievements of women. The theme for thisyear’s women’s day is ‘Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change’.

Q1. The Government of India and the _________________ signed in NewDelhi a $26 Million Loan Agreement to provide additional financing forimproving drainage infrastructure in Dibrugarh town of Assam under theongoing Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program.

World Bank

ADB

New Development Bank

AIIB

IMFSolution:The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed inNew Delhi a $26 Million Loan Agreement to provide additional financing forimproving drainage infrastructure in Dibrugarh town of Assam under theongoing Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program. Mr. Hoe YunJeong, OIC, India Resident Mission signed the Agreement on behalf of ADBand Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary (Fund Bank and ADB),Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance signed on behalf ofIndia.

Q2. The World Bank, the Government of India and representatives of 5 Statesof Government of India and Implementing Agencies signed in New Delhi theLoan Agreement for Additional Financing of $137 Million for the DRIP.What is the full form of DRIP?

Dam Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Project

Dam Rehabilitation and Indian Project

Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Plant

Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement People

Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement ProjectSolution:The World Bank, the Government of India and representatives of 5 States ofGovernment of India and Implementing Agencies signed in New Delhi theLoan Agreement for Additional Financing of $137 Million for the DamRehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP).

Q3. Who has appointed as finance secretary in Department of EconomicAffairs, Ministry of Finance?

Subhash Chandra Garg

Ajay Narayan Jha

Soumya Swaminathan

Ajit Kumar Mohanty

Bhagwan Lal SahniSolution:

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating ShriSubhash Chandra Garg, lAS, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs,Ministry of Finance as Finance Secretary.

Q4. The World Bank, the Government of India and representatives of 5 Statesof Government of India and Implementing Agencies signed in New Delhi theLoan Agreement for Additional Financing of $137 Million for the DRIP.Which of the following state is not them?

Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

Odisha

Rajasthan

Tamil NaduSolution:The World Bank, the Government of India and representatives of 5 States ofGovernment of India and Implementing Agencies signed in New Delhi theLoan Agreement for Additional Financing of $137 Million for the DamRehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP). This agreement will helprehabilitate and modernize over 220 selected large dams in the States ofKarnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand.The $137 Million Loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment (IBRD), has a 3-year grace period, and a final maturity of 16years.

Q5. The cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)between India and _________________ on cooperation in the field ofOccupational Safety and Health (OSH) recently.

Australia

USA

Germany

France

RussiaSolution:The Union Cabinet approved a pact with Germany for cooperation in the fieldof occupational safety and health. The cabinet has approved the

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Germany oncooperation in the field of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).

Q6. National space agency _________________ and CNES sealed anagreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system in the country inMay 2019.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Indian Space Research Organisation

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

Defence Research and Development Organisation

Council of Scientific & Industrial ResearchSolution:National space agency ISRO and its French counterpart CNES sealed anagreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system in the country inMay. K.Sivan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, andJean-Yves Le Gall, President of CNES of France, signed the agreement inBengaluru.

Q7. Name the Indian scientist, who has been named Chief Scientist of theWHO recently?

Eesha Karavade

Balram Bhargava

Padmini Rout

Soumya Swaminathan

Virender Lal ChopraSolution:Soumya Swaminathan, a Deputy Director-General of the World HealthOrganisation has been named Chief Scientist of the WHO. As DeputyDirector-General Programmes (DDP), she was one of the three DDGsassisting WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Q8. Who has appointed as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre(BARC), the country’s premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research facility?

Ajit Kumar Mohanty

Mina Swaminathan

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Jagadish Chandra Bose

Salim AliSolution:Distinguished scientist Ajit Kumar Mohanty was on appointed Director ofBhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), the country’s premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research facility.

Q9. Which company has launched a free app called “Bolo” that parents candownload to help primary grade children improve their Hindi and Englishreading skills?

Microsoft

Gmail

Yahoo

Facebook

GoogleSolution:Google launched a free app called “Bolo” that parents can download to helpprimary grade children improve their Hindi and English reading skills.Launched in India first, the app is designed to work offline and comes with abuilt-in reading buddy, “Diya”, who encourages, aids, explains, and correctsthe child, as they read aloud.

Q10. The traditional and handmade product from __________________received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Central Government.

West Bengal

Maharashtra

Kerala

Gujarat

Andhra PradeshSolution:Idukki’s The Marayoor Jaggery, the traditional and handmade product fromIdukki district of Kerala received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag fromthe Central Government. The Marayoor jaggery finally managed to get theGI Tag after two years of continuous efforts by the Agricultural Departmentof the state. The GI tag will provide more windows of opportunity to thetraditional sugarcane farmers in Marayoor.

Q1. 2019 Lok Sabha elections is going to be held in 7 phases from April 11 toMay 19. This will be _________ Lok Sabha Elections.

19th

18th

15th

17th

16thSolution:2019 Lok Sabha elections or 17th General Election to be held in 7 phases fromApril 11 to May 19; counting on May 23.

Q2. Kavinder Singh Bisht in the 56kg-category struck gold while Shiva Thapain the 60kg category and three others claimed silver medals to end a fineIndian campaign at the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament in-

Helsinki, Finland

Stockholm, Sweden

Reykjavik, Iceland

Tallinn, Estonia

Minsk, BelarusSolution:Kavinder Singh Bisht in the 56kg-category struck gold while Shiva Thapa inthe 60kg category and three others claimed silver medals to end a fine Indiancampaign at the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament in Helsinki, Finland.

Q3. Who has been named as Palestinian Prime Minister by President ofPalestinian Authority recently?

Ismail Haniyeh

Yasser Arafat

Mahmoud Abbas

Benjamin Netanyahu

Mohammad ShtayyehSolution:

Mohammad Shtayyeh has been named as Palestinian Prime Minister byPresident of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas. A member of the WestBank’s dominant Fatah party is a long time ally of Abbas. The announcementcame after Rami al-Hamdallah tendered his resignation from the post and ofhis unity government to President Mahmoud Abbas, underscoring the failureof Hamas and Fatah to implement a power-sharing deal.

Q4. The Supreme Court has ordered a court-monitored mediation in the RamJanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to arrive at a “permanentsolution” to the politically and religiously sensitive issue. The five-judgeconstitution bench headed by CJI ________________ appointed a panel of 3mediators.

Dipak Misra

HJ Kania

Ranjan Gogoi

Jagdish Singh Khehar Ahluwalia

TS ThakurSolution:The Supreme Court ordered a court-monitored mediation in the RamJanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to arrive at a “permanentsolution” to the politically and religiously sensitive issue. The five-judgeconstitution bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi appointed a panel of 3mediators in the title suit with Retired Justice Kalifullah chairing the court-appointed and monitored mediation process. The other two members arespiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu.

Q5. Which of the following Indian organisation has signed a CooperationAgreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member ofthe World Bank Group (WBG)?

Reserve Bank of India

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

Securities and Exchange Board of India

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & IndustrySolution:

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has signed aCooperation Agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), amember of the World Bank Group (WBG). The agreement will enable IFC toassist IBBI to further build the capacity of insolvency professionals, andinsolvency professional agencies for the purposes of the Code. The agreementwas signed by K. R. Saji Kumar, Executive Director, IBBI and Jun Zhang,Country Manager, IFC India.

Q6. Korea Exim Bank has come forward to extend a______________________ crore loan for Visakhapatnam (VIZAG) Metro Railproject.

Rs 6,700 crore

Rs 3,800 crore

Rs 2,300 crore

Rs 4,100 crore

Rs 1,900 croreSolution:Korea Exim Bank has come forward to extend a Rs 4,100 crore loan forVisakhapatnam (VIZAG) Metro Rail project. The state government hadearlier sent a proposal in this regard to the Central government, which in turnforwarded it to Korea Exim Bank. Following this, the Bank deputed a team toAmaravati to hold talks with the state government.

Q7. Which bank has become the first domestic bank to link the interest rate itoffers on savings account deposits to an external benchmark — the ReserveBank of India’s repo rate?

State Bank of India

Bank of Baroda


ICICI Bank

HDFC BankSolution:State Bank of India has become the first domestic bank to link the interestrate it offers on savings account deposits to an external benchmark — theReserve Bank of India’s repo rate. By doing so, the bank will effectively linkall loan rates to an external benchmark either directly or indirectly, thereby

attempting to speed up the transmission of any changes in the benchmarkmonetary policy rate to depositors and borrowers.

Q8. Name the insurance company, which was awarded the coveted GoldenPeacock Innovative Product Award – 2019, for their contextual microinsurance product –“Ola Ride Insurance”?

TATA AIG

IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Limited

Coverfox Insurance Broking Pvt. Ltd.

ICICI Lombard

ACKO General InsuranceSolution:ACKO General Insurance a new-age digital insurance company was awardedthe coveted Golden Peacock Innovative Product Award – 2019, for theircontextual micro insurance product –“Ola Ride Insurance”. The award waspresented to Mr. Biresh Giri, Appointed Actuary & CRO, Acko. The awardceremony was held in Dubai.

Q9. Which country has won the First Prize in the category of TV Cinema Spotat the prestigious international Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019?

China

Japan

India

USA

FranceSolution:The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has won the First Prize in thecategory of TV Cinema Spot at the prestigious international Golden City GateTourism Awards 2019. The awards were received by Yogendra Tripathi,Secretary, Tourism at ITB, Berlin.

Q10. A 116-year-old woman Kane Tanaka, who loves playing the board gameOthello is being honored as the world’s oldest living person by GuinnessWorld Records. Kane Tanaka belong to which country?

Thailand

Japan

Singapore

Myanmar

NepalSolution:A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello isbeing honored as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records.Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, the seventh among eight children.The previous oldest living person was another Japanese woman, ChiyoMiyako, who died in July at age 117.

Q11. In which city, ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019 was concluded?Paris

New York

London

Rome

BerlinSolution:The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has won the First Prize in thecategory of TV Cinema Spot at the prestigious international Golden City GateTourism Awards 2019. The awards were received by Yogendra Tripathi,Secretary, Tourism at ITB, Berlin.

Q12. India and Costa Rica signed two documents during Vice PresidentVenkaiah Naidu’s first visit to the Central American nation. What is thecapital city of Costa Rica?

Guatemala

Tegucigalpa

Managua

San Jose

PanamaSolution:India and Costa Rica signed two documents during Vice President VenkaiahNaidu’s first visit to the Central American nation. The documents were signedand exchanged following talks between Naidu and Costa Rican PresidentCarlos Alvarado Quesada. Costa Rica Capital: San Jose.

Q13. Which ministry will be organizing the 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave onIndia-Africa Project Partnerships, in association with Confederation of IndianIndustry and EXIM Bank of India in New Delhi?

Ministry of External Affairs

Ministry of Labour and Employment

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsSolution:Ministry of Commerce & Industry will be organizing the 14th CII-EXIMBank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnerships, in association withConfederation of Indian Industry and EXIM Bank of India in New Delhi. Theevent will mark the deepening of India-Africa economic and business ties andpave the way for a whole range of cross-border project partnerships.

Q14. Which of the following state government has issued an ordinanceincreasing reservation quota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 27%from the current 14% recently?

Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Kerala

Maharashtra

RajasthanSolution:The Madhya Pradesh government issued an ordinance increasing reservationquota for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 27% from the current 14%.The announcement was made by the state’s Law and Legal Affairs MinisterPC Sharma. The ordinance was issued and notified after it received the assentfrom the state’s Governor Anandiben Patel.

Q15. SBI has become the first domestic bank to link the interest rate it offerson savings account deposits to an external benchmark the Reserve Bank ofIndia’s repo rate. Savings accounts with deposits above Rs _____________lakh would be priced at 2.75% below the prevailing repo rate of 6.25%.

Rs. 1,00,000

Rs. 1,50,000

Rs. 50,000

Rs. 10,000

Rs. 2,00,000Solution:State Bank of India has become the first domestic bank to link the interestrate it offers on savings account deposits to an external benchmark — theReserve Bank of India’s repo rate. By doing so, the bank will effectively linkall loan rates to an external benchmark either directly or indirectly, therebyattempting to speed up the transmission of any changes in the benchmarkmonetary policy rate to depositors and borrowers.

SBI announced the following changes:Savings accounts with deposits above Rs 1 lakh would be priced at 2.75%below the prevailing repo rate of 6.25%. The effective rate works out to be3.5%, which is unchanged from the prevailing rate on savings accounts. Cashcredit accounts and overdraft facilities over Rs 1 lakh would be priced at2.25% over the repo rate. At the prevailing repo rate of 6.25%, this wouldmean a floor price of 8.5%. For all other floating rate products, includingretail and corporate loans, the impact of SBI’s decision to link savings accountdeposit rates to the repo rate will be felt indirectly. These loans will continueto be linked to the 1-year MCLR (marginal cost lending rate). For savingsaccount holders with balances up to Rs 1 lakh and borrowers with cash creditand overdraft limits up to Rs 1 lakh, interest rates will remain fixed.

Q1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart SheikhHasina jointly unveiled e-plaques for development projects in Bangladeshthrough video conferencing. Which among the following was/were the project/projects?1. Supply of buses and trucks,

2. Inauguration of 36 community clinics,3. Inauguration of 11 water treatment plants,4. Extension of National Knowledge Network to Bangladesh.

Only (1)

Both (1) and (2)

Both (2) and (3)

All (1), (2), (3), and (4)

Both (3) and (4)Solution:Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart SheikhHasina jointly unveiled e-plaques for development projects in Bangladeshthrough video conferencing. Both the leaders launched the e-plaques for theseprojects in Bangladesh:1. Supply of buses and trucks,2. Inauguration of 36 community clinics,3. Inauguration of 11 water treatment plants,4. Extension of National Knowledge Network to Bangladesh.

Q2. Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfullytest fired the PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket system from_________________.

West Bengal

Rajasthan

Punjab

Gujarat

OdishaSolution:Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully testfired the PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket system from Pokhran range inRajasthan.

Q3. The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu had recently visitedwhich of the following pair of countries for the first time?

Costa Rica and Argentina

Bolivia and Argentina

Paraguay and Costa Rica

Argentina and Brazil

Paraguay and ArgentinaSolution:The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu visited the Republic ofParaguay and the Republic of Costa Rica. This was the first high-level visitfrom India to both these countries. He was accompanied by a high-level

delegation including the Minister of State for Tourism (I/C), AlphonsKannanthanam, the Members of Parliament and senior officials from theGovernment of India.

Q4. State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has sanctioned loans worth___________ to over 1,600 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)through the psbloansin59minutes.com portal as part of its effort to promotesuch industries.

Rs 578 crore

Rs 689 crore

Rs 235 crore

Rs 455 crore

Rs 729 croreSolution:State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has sanctioned loans worth Rs 689crore to over 1,600 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) throughthe psbloansin59minutes.com portal as part of its effort to promote suchindustries.

Q5. Name the bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) that hasapproved the Rs 42,000-crore resolution plan submitted by ArcelorMittal forthe debt-ridden Essar Steel Ltd.

Kolkata bench

Varanasi bench

Ahmedabad bench

Kochi bench

Mumbai benchSolution:The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) hasapproved the Rs 42,000-crore resolution plan submitted by ArcelorMittal forthe debt-ridden Essar Steel Ltd. The tribunal’s approval for the mega-dealhas come 583 days after it started the insolvency proceedings, instead of themandated 270 days.

Q6. The new visa agreement recently came into effect between India and______________.

Bangladesh

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Afghanistan

MaldivesSolution:The new visa agreement between India and Maldives came into force. Thenew policy provides a liberal visa policy for Maldivian citizens seekingmedical treatment as well as education and business opportunities in India.

Q7. Name the Distinguished Scientist and Director, physics group of theBhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) who has been appointed as thedirector of BARC recently.

K P Masand

Dr. Anurag Basu

K.N. Vyas

Dr. A.K. Mohanty

Dr. P. CristopherSolution:Dr. A.K. Mohanty, Distinguished Scientist and Director, physics group of theBhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Director, Saha Institute ofNuclear Physics, Kolkata took over as Director, BARC from Mr. K.N. Vyas,Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to the Government ofIndia, Department of Atomic Energy.

Q8. India is the second largest importer of weapons in the world, as per theannual report ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018’ released by thethink tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). It wasreplaced from 1st position by which of the following country?

Egypt

Iran

Israel

Saudi Arabia

ChinaSolution:

India is the second largest importer of weapons in the world, as per the annualreport ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018’ released by the thinktank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Saudi Arabiais now the world’s largest weapons importer.

Q9. After the sad demise of Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha Atomic EnergyEstablishment, Trombay (AEET) was renamed Bhabha Atomic ResearchCentre (BARC) in ______________.

1936

1966

1987

1984

1975Solution:Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha established the Atomic Energy Establishment,Trombay (AEET) in January 1954. After the sad demise of Bhabha in 1966,AEET was renamed Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

Q10. What is the Capital city of Paraguay?

Sucre

La Paz

Savanna

Asuncion

BakuSolution:Paraguay Capital: Asunción, Currency: Paraguayan guaraní.

Q1. Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)withdrew the _____limit on investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors incorporate bonds of an entity.

25%

20%

74%

49%

10%Solution:Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) withdrewthe 20% limit on investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors in corporatebonds of an entity. The regulator stated that the restriction is beingwithdrawn in accordance with a circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India(RBI).

Q2. Axis Bank has appointed ________ as Non-Executive Chairman for aperiod of 3 years.

Subhas Chandra Garg

Ajit Mohanti

Ashu Khullar

Vamsi Potnuru

Rakesh MakhijaSolution:Axis Bank has appointed Rakesh Makhija as Non-Executive Chairman for aperiod of 3 years. The 67-year-old, who has served as an independent directoron the lender’s board since October 2015, will take over from Sanjiv Misrawhen his term ends on July 17.

Q3. Young Mumbai sailor____________ bagged the bronze medal in theLaser Standard race for men in the Laser Asian Sailing Championship whichconcluded in Singapore.

Upamanyu Dutta

Harish Kalita

Satish Chandra

Abhimanyu Chandra

Kumar AbhaySolution:Young Mumbai sailor Upamanyu Dutta bagged the bronze medal in the LaserStandard race for men in the Laser Asian Sailing Championship whichconcluded in Singapore.

Q4. The Delhi government’s Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC), athink-tank that advises the government on key issues, has set up a 17-member

high-level committee to “reform higher education” in the capital. Thecommittee will be chaired by _________.

Shivali Rawat

Lilly Gupta

Sakshi Kumari Shah

Jasmine Shah

Indira NooyiSolution:The Delhi government’s Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC), athink-tank that advises the government on key issues, has set up a 17-memberhigh-level committee to “reform higher education” in the capital. Thecommittee will be chaired by DDC vice-chairperson Jasmine Shah.

Q5. After an eight-year-long process, Erode turmeric of ___________ finallygot a Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Geographical IndicationRegistry.

Telangana

Karnataka

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Andhra PradeshSolution:After an eight-year-long process, Erode turmeric (of Tamil Nadu) finally got aGeographical Indication (GI) tag from the Geographical Indication Registry.The Erode Manjal Vanigargal Matrum Kidangu Urimaiyalargal Sanghamapplied for the GI tag in January, 2011, at the office of the Deputy Registrarof GI Registry in Chennai.

Q6. Citibank has named ________as its India head with effective from April1, 2019.

Ashu Khullar

Indira Nooyi

Ajit Mohanti

Rakesh Makhija

Abhimanyu Chandra

Solution:Citibank has named Ashu Khullar, currently head of Asia-Pacific capitalmarkets origination, as its India head with effective from April 1. The banksaid the appointment is subject to RBI approval.

Q7. Who among the following was sworn-in as the first Chairman of thenewly-constituted Lokayukta in Mizoram?

A N Ray

S Manohar

Kiren Rijiju

Gaurav Gogoi

C LalsawtaSolution:Retired IAS officer C Lalsawta was sworn-in as the first Chairman of thenewly-constituted Lokayukta in Mizoram. He was administered the oath ofoffice and secrecy by the newly appointed Mizoram governor Jagdish Mukhiin a swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan in Aizawl.

Q8. Which of the following city will host the 4th Internet of Things (IoT) IndiaCongress in 2019?

Mumbai

Bengaluru

Pune

Panaji

ChennaiSolution:The 4th IoT India Congress, an event which will see digital technology leadersconverge to discuss and explore business opportunities in mainstreamingInternet of Things (IoT), will be held in Bengaluru in August 2019.

Q9. Who among the following player won 2019 All England Open (YONEXAll England Open Badminton Championships) in men’s singles category?

Aaron Chia

Mohammad Ahsan

Viktor Axelsen

Kento Momota

Soh Wooi YikSolution:Kento Momota (Japan) won 2019 All England Open (YONEX All EnglandOpen Badminton Championships) in men’s singles category.

Q10. Who among the following player won 2019 All England Open (YONEXAll England Open Badminton Championships) in women’s singles category?

Tai Tzu-ying

Mayu Matsumoto

Chen Yufei

Wakana Nagahara

Jia YifanSolution:Chen Yufei (China) won 2019 All England Open (YONEX All England OpenBadminton Championships) in women’s singles category.

Q1. The Registrar of Geographical Indications, GoI, accorded a GI tag, ‘SirsiSupari’, to arecanut grown in Sirsi, Siddpaur and Yellapur taluks of_____________.

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Bihar

JharkhandSolution:The Registrar of Geographical Indications, Government of India, accorded aGI tag, ‘Sirsi Supari’, to arecanut grown in Sirsi, Siddpaur and Yellapurtaluks of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka.

Q2. India, which is the world’s largest consumer of gold, has the ____ largestgold reserve, as per the latest report by the World Gold Council (WGC).

6th

2nd

9th

5th

11thSolution:India, which is the world’s largest consumer of gold, has the 11th largest goldreserve, with the current holding pegged at 607 tonnes, as per the latest reportby the World Gold Council (WGC).

Q3. Which of the following country has the largest gold reserve, as per thelatest report by the World Gold Council (WGC)?

USA

UK

India

UAE

Germany

Solution:The top spot is occupied by the US with gold reserves of 8,133.5 tonnes,followed by Germany with 3,369.7 tonnes, as per the latest report by theWorld Gold Council (WGC).

Q4. On which of the following day World Kidney Day 2019 was celebrated?

22nd March

11th March

14th March

17th March

21st MarchSolution:World Kidney Day (WKD) is observed annually on the second Thursday inMarch to create awareness on the importance of the kidneys and reducing thefrequency and impact of kidney disease. World Kidney Day 2019 wasobserved on 14th of March 2019.

Q5. What is the theme of World Kidney Day 2019?

Health Is Wealth

Healthy Kidney Healthy Society

Healthy Kidney for Everyone

Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere

Your Kidney Is Your LifeSolution:The theme of WKD 2019 is Kidney Health for Everyone Everywhere, whichcalls for universal health coverage for prevention and early treatment ofkidney disease.

Q6. Which of the following country is hosting the Special Olympics WorldGames 2019?

USA

UAE

Australia

India

China

Solution:Special Olympics World Games 2019 which is being held from March 14 toMarch 21 in the UAE has made history by welcoming a record-breaking 200nations ahead of the Games. Of the 200 nations, 195 will compete in theGames and five will observe.

Q7. The United States Special Forces Group stationed in Japan is involved ina joint exercise with India’s National Security Guard in _________.

Mumbai

Chennai

Kochi

Pune

HyderabadSolution:The United States Special Forces Group stationed in Japan is involved in ajoint exercise with India’s National Security Guard in Hyderabad, aimed atenhancing the capabilities of the armed forces of the two countries.

Q8. Which of the following country is to set up 6 nuclear power plants inIndia?

USA

UK

Russia

Germany

FranceSolution:The 9th round of the India-US Strategic Security Dialogue was held inWashington DC. Both sides reaffirmed to deny Weapons of Mass Destructionto non-state actors and work towards setting up 6 US nuclear plant in Indiaagreement.

Q9. Which of the following bank has launched doorstep banking service forsenior citizens over 70 years of age and differently-abled customers?

BOB

PNB

SBI

IOB

RBISolution:State Bank of India (SBI) has launched doorstep banking service for seniorcitizens over 70 years of age and differently-abled customers. Eligiblecustomers can avail this service at a nominal fee of 100 rupees per transactionfor financial transactions and 60 rupees for non-financial transactions.

Q10. Joint Exercise Al Nagah III 2019 held between India and ___________.

UAE

Oman

Egypt

Mexico

Saudi ArabiaSolution:Indo Oman Joint Exercise Al Nagah III 2019, a joint military exercisebetween Indian and Royal Army of Oman (RAO), commenced this morningat HQ Jabel Regiment, Nizwa, Oman.

Q1. A recent study published in PLOS Biology found that human impacts onspecies occur across 84% of the earth’s surface. What is India's rank in suchimpacts?

11th

16th

23rd

5th

19thSolution:A recent study published in PLOS Biology found that human impacts onspecies occur across 84% of the earth’s surface and India ranks 16th in suchimpacts, with 35 species impacted on an average.

Q2. Who among the following has been appointed as the Chairman of LifeInsurance Corporation (LIC)?

MR Kumar

Umesh Anand

TC Suseel Kumar

Vipin Anand

Gunjan KapoorSolution:The government has appointed MR Kumar as the Chairman of LifeInsurance Corporation (LIC) and Vipin Anand and TC Suseel Kumar as themanaging directors (MDs).

Q3. Who among the following has been named the winner of theCommonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region?

Rashmi V Mahesh

Satyendra Dubey

Ashok Khemka

Sanjukta Parashar

Padmanaban GopalanSolution:A social entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu, Padmanaban Gopalan, founder ofNo Food Waste, was named the winner of the Commonwealth Youth Awardfor the Asian region worth 3,000 Pounds at a ceremony at the CommonwealthSecretariat in London.

Q4. World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on _____________.

18 March

9 March

11 March

15 March

20 MarchSolution:World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on 15 March as part ofan initiative by Consumer International, a membership organization forconsumer groups around the world.

Q5. What is the theme for World Consumers day 2019?

We Stand Against Market Abuses

Trusted Smart Products

Social Injustices And Consumer's Right

Internet And Trusted Products

None of the above option is the right answerSolution:The theme for World Consumers day 2019 is “Trusted Smart Products”.

Q6. RBI has decided to use a new tool for the first time to enhance liquidity inthe system using which it will buy ______ from the banks in a swap deal.

$10 billion

$1 billion

$5 billion

$100 billion

$50 billionSolution:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to use a new tool for the firsttime to enhance liquidity in the system using which it will buy $5 billion fromthe banks in a swap deal that is capable of injecting around Rs. 35,000 croresinto the system.

Q7. Who among the following has been appointed as a mediator for resolvingvarious disputes related to cricket administration within the cricket bodyBCCI?

Shashank Manohar

V. V. Lakshminarayana

PS Narasimha

Sharad Pawar

Saurabh GangulySolution:The Supreme Court appointed senior advocate PS Narasimha as a mediatorfor resolving various disputes related to cricket administration within thecricket body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Q8. Exercise Sampriti-VIII, a joint military exercise was held between______and ________.

India, Afghanistan

India, Singapore

India, Nepal

India, Sri Lanka

India, BangladeshSolution:Exercise Sampriti-VIII, a joint Indo-Bangladesh military exercise whichwitnessed participation of a company group of 9th Battalion the RajputanaRifles from the Indian Army and the Company of 36 East Bengal Battalion,Bangladesh Army concluded at Tangail, Bangladesh.

Q9. Which of the following firm crossed the Rs 6 trillion market capitalizationmark for the first time, making it only the third Indian firm?

Infosys

TCS

HDFC Bank Ltd

ICICI Bank

WiproSolution:HDFC Bank Ltd crossed the Rs6 trillion market capitalization mark for thefirst time, making it only the third Indian firm—after Tata ConsultancyServices Ltd (TCS) and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)—to achieve themilestone.

Q10. As per RBI notification, __________ has been categorized as a privatesector lender following the acquisition of majority stake by Life InsuranceCorporation.

Dena Bank

HDFC Bank

ICICI Bank

IDBI Bank

BoBSolution:As per RBI notification, IDBI Bank has been categorized as a private sectorlender following the acquisition of majority stake by Life Insurance

Corporation. IDBI Bank has been under the prompt corrective actionframework of RBI that bans it from corporate lending and branchexpansions, salary hikes and other regular activities.

Q1. Who among the following will head the National Mission onTransformative Mobility and Battery Storage, which is being set up topromote clean and sustainable mobility initiatives in the country?

Viral Acharya

Arvind Panagariya

Amitabh Kant

S C Garg

Nidhi VermaSolution:Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant will head the National Mission onTransformative Mobility and Battery Storage, which is being set up topromote clean and sustainable mobility initiatives in the country.

Q2. Which of the following country will host the Under-17 Women’s FootballWorld Cup in 2020?

UAE

Indonesia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

IndiaSolution:India will host the Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup in 2020. This wasannounced by the President of International Football Federation (FIFA)Gianni Infantino after the council meeting in Miami, USA.

Q3. All-rounder JP Duminy announced that he would retire from ODIs afterthe ICC World Cup in England. He plays for____________.

Sri Lanka

South Africa

England

Australia

New ZealandSolution:South African all-rounder JP Duminy announced that he would retire fromODIs after the ICC World Cup in England. Duminy will, however, continue tobe available for South Africa in T20 Internationals.

Q4. Which of the following firm has received the Best Domestic WaterPurifier Award 2018-19 for its RO+UV+UF technology at the Water DigestWater Awards function?

Livpure Pvt. Ltd.

Aquaguard Pvt. Ltd.

Pureit Systems Pvt. Ltd.

Tata Swach Pvt. Ltd.

Kent RO Systems Pvt. Ltd.Solution:Kent RO Systems Pvt. Ltd. has received the Best Domestic Water PurifierAward 2018-19 for its RO+UV+UF technology at the Water Digest WaterAwards function that was held in New Delhi.

Q5. Aviva Life Insurance announced the launch of __________, a speciallydesigned mentorship program to empower the female workforce.

Woman

Wings

Together

Empower

High-heelsSolution:Aviva Life Insurance announced the launch of ‘Wings’, a specially designedmentorship program to empower the female workforce. Wings program is aninitiative of the SHE division of Aviva Life Insurance for mentoring all thewomen employees in Aviva.

Q6. Which of the following organisation has released the 6th edition of theGlobal Environment Outlook (2019) titled ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People’?

IMF

UNEP

World bank

NIIF

ADBSolution:The United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) has released the sixthedition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) titled ‘Healthy Planet,Healthy People’.

Q7. Which of the following city topped the Mercer’s annual Quality of LivingSurvey 2019?

Zurich

Auckland

Munich

Vancouver

ViennaSolution:The human resource consulting firm, Mercer’s annual Quality of LivingSurvey 2019 has placed Austria’s capital city Vienna at the number 1 spot,making it the 10th year in a row.

Q8. Bajaj Finserv’s Chairman and Non-Executive Director ________ hasresigned and will take over as the Chairman Emeritus from May 2019.

Rahul Bhatiya

Sameer Bajaj

Rahul Bajaj

Sunil Kumar Bajaj

Rajeev BajajSolution:Bajaj Finserv’s Chairman and Non-Executive Director Rahul Bajaj hasresigned and will take over as the Chairman Emeritus from May 2019.

Q9. Who among the following has been appointed as the next Ambassador ofIndia to the Republic of Uzbekistan?

Santosh Jha

Anshuman Jha

Shivali Manohar

Nidhi Bajaj

Gaurav KumarSolution:Santosh Jha presently Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India,Washington, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to theRepublic of Uzbekistan.

Q10. Which of the following Indian state is the least climate vulnerable statein the Himalayan region, with the index being 0.42?

Manipur

Mizoram

Assam

Uttarakhand

SikkimSolution:Indian scientists have developed a common framework for the assessment ofclimate change vulnerability in all the states in the Himalayan region. Theassessment shows that the vulnerability index is the highest for Assam (0.72)and Mizoram (0.71). Sikkim is the least vulnerable state with the index being0.42.

Q1. Which of the following bank has got RBI nod to acquire Gruh FinanceLimited, a subsidiary of HDFC Limited?

RBI

PNB

IDFC

IDBI

Bandhan BankSolution:Reserve Bank of India provided no objection to Bandhan Bank for theproposed acquisition of Gruh Finance. Gruh Finance Limited is anAhmedabad headquartered Subsidiary of HDFC Limited.

Q2. Which of the following firm continued to hold the top position in the bestIndian Brands ranking 2019, according to a report published by Interbrand?

Tata

Reliance

Wipro

ICICI

BirlaSolution:Tata, Reliance, and Airtel emerged as the top three Indian brands of 2019,according to a report published by Interbrand, part of the Omnicom MediaGroup. Tata continued to hold the top position in the best Indian Brandsranking as its brand value grew by 6%, mainly due to Tata ConsultancyServices (TCS).

Q3. Microsoft has announced that it has partnered with The Ministry ofHousing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to promote its Project _______which isdeveloped to accelerate Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).

Swachham

Udgam

Sangam

Prayag

Indi-CleanSolution:Microsoft has announced that it has partnered with The Ministry of Housingand Urban Affairs (MoHUA) to promote its Project ‘Sangam’ which isdeveloped to accelerate Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in India.

Q4. Name the cyclone which hit Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawirecently?

Harry

Katrina

Idai

Udai

OmiSolution:

Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been hit by a vicious cyclone‘IDAI’ that has killed nearly 150 people, left hundreds more missing andstranded tens of thousands who are cut off from roads and telephones inmainly poor, rural areas.

Q5. ICICI Lombard and _________announced a strategic partnership toprovide cyber-insurance cover.

GooglePay

PhonePay

Paytm

Mobikwik

AmazonPaySolution:ICICI Lombard and Mobikwik announced a strategic partnership to providecyber-insurance cover. The relationship aims to provide protection againstunauthorized and fraudulent transactions online, across bank accounts, debitand credit cards. and mobile wallets.

Q6. Which of the following Indian Coast Guard Ship became the first-everIndian Coast Guard ship to visit Sabang, Indonesia?

Vikrant

Vijit

Khukri

Sindhu

GangotriSolution:Highlighting the close maritime proximity between India and Indonesia,Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Vijit’ became the first-ever Coast Guard ship tovisit Sabang, Indonesia.

Q7. Which of the following bank has launched a new service called ‘YONOCash’ for its customers using which customers can withdraw money fromATMs without using debit cards?

PNB

SBI

BOB

BOI

Dena BankSolution:The State Bank of India has launched a new service called ‘YONO Cash’ forits customers using which customers can withdraw money from ATMswithout using debit cards.

Q8. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj visited Maldives on a two-dayvisit. What is the capital of Maldives?

Male

Dili

Perth

Dar-es-Salaam

Maldives citySolution:Male is the capital of Maldives.

Q9. Name the Prime Minister of Guinea who arrived in New Delhi on a ten-day official visit to India.

Marcel Duclos

Khalifa al-Ghawil

Neo Masisi

Ibrahima Kassory Fofana

Ahmed MaiteeqSolution:Prime Minister of Guinea Dr. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana arrived in New Delhion a ten-day official visit to India. During the visit, Mr Fofona called onPresident Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Q10. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) named 3 banks as DomesticSystemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). Which of the following bank is not aD-SIB as per the RBI?

State Bank of India

ICICI Bank

HDFC Bank


None of the above option is the right answerSolution:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) named State Bank of India (SBI), ICICIBank and HDFC Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs),which in other words mean banks that are too big to fail.

Q11. The first BRICS Sherpa meeting held in Curitiba under the Presidencyof ____________.

Russia

India

China

South Africa

BrazilSolution:The first BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Sherpameeting held in Curitiba, Brazil under the Presidency of Brazil.

Q12. Which Indian city hosted the 3rd edition of Namaste Thailand festival?

New Delhi

Shillong

Gangtok

Guwahati

SilcharSolution:The 3rd edition of Namaste Thailand festival, organised by the Royal ThaiEmbassy with an aim to strengthen bilateral ties and increase culturalexchange between India and Thailand, began at Select Citywalk in New Delhi.

Q13. Who among the following player has become only the second Indian towin an event on Ladies European Golf Tour after clinching South AfricanWomen’s Open in Cape Town?

Sheetal Dogri

Priya Soni

Nidhi Narain

Aditi Ashok

Diksha DagarSolution:18-year-old Diksha Dagar has become the second Indian to win an event onLadies European Tour after clinching South African Women’s Open in CapeTown. Aditi Ashok was the first Indian to win on the Ladies European Tourafter clinching Hero Women’s Indian Open in Gurugram in 2016.

Q14. Manohar Parrikar has passed away at the age of 63 after a long battlewith pancreatic cancer. He was the Chief Minister of which of the followingstate?

Madhya Pradesh

Haryana

Karnataka

Goa

MaharashtraSolution:Manohar Parrikar, Goa Chief Minister and former defence minister, haspassed away at the age of 63 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Q15. Who among the following player won Swiss Open BadmintonChampionships 2019 under men’s singles category?

Lee Yang

Shi Yuki

B Sai Praneet

Wang Chi-Lin

Chang Ye NaSolution:Shi Yuki won Swiss Open Badminton Championships 2019 under men’ssingles category.

Q1. Who among the following player clinched the season-opening AustralianFormula One Grand Prix?

Max Verstappen

Lewis Hamilton

Sebastian Vettel

Valtteri Bottas

Sergio PerezSolution:Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas beat his world champion teammate Lewis Hamiltonto clinch the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix.

Q2. ____________and ISRO have signed an MoU to develop SpaceTechnology Cells on the campus of the varsity.

IIT Bombay

NIT Hamirpur

IIT Delhi

IIT Kanpur

IIT RoorkeeSolution:IIT Roorkee issued a statement saying the premier technology school hasinked an MoU with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to setupSpace Technology Cells.

Q3. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has signed amemorandum of understanding (MoU) with the __________government towork on digital education initiatives.

Afghanistan

Pakistan

Nepal

Sri Lanka

BhutanSolution:The Ministry of Human Resource Development has signed a memorandum ofunderstanding (MoU) with the Afghanistan government to work on digitaleducation initiatives, which include many prominent programs developed byIndian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Q4. Who among the following leads Forbes’ list of richest sports team ownerswith a net worth of around $50 billion?

Neeta Ambani

Lionel Messi

Mukesh Ambani

Raj Kundra

Sachin TendulkarSolution:Reliance Industries CMD Mukesh Ambani leads Forbes’ list of richest sportsteam owners with a net worth of around $50 billion. Ambani purchased theIPL team Mumbai Indians through a RIL subsidiary in 2008 for just over$100 million.

Q5. Who among the following has been sworn-in as 11th Chief Minister ofGoa, succeeding Manohar Parrikar?

Ram Kumar Parrikar

Kumar Abhay Sawant

Dinesh Arya

Ramesh Shukla

Pramod SawantSolution:Pramod Sawant (45), former Speaker of Goa legislative Assembly and MLAfrom Sankhelim in North Goa was sworn-in as 11th Chief Minister of Goa,succeeding Manohar Parrikar, who died after a prolonged battle withadvanced pancreatic cancer.

Q6. The inaugural Africa-India Field Training Exercise-2019 for India andAfrican nations called AFINDEX-19 held at___________.

Panaji

Pune

Mumbai

Nagpur

ChennaiSolution:The inaugural Africa-India Field Training Exercise-2019 for India andAfrican nations called AFINDEX-19 started with a grand opening ceremonyat Aundh Military Station, Pune.

Q7. Which of the following football club clinched their maiden Indian SuperLeague title?

Bengaluru FC

Pune FC

Mohun Bagan

Delhi Dynamos FC

Kerala Blasters FCSolution:Bengaluru FC clinched their maiden Indian Super League title as RahulBheke found a championship-winning header in the dying minutes of the finalagainst FC Goa, in Mumbai.

Q8. India won a total of ____medals at Asian Youth Athletics Championshipsin Hong Kong.

31

23

39

35

26Solution:In Asian Youth Athletics Championships in Hong Kong, boys medley relayteam won a gold medal for India on the final day to help Indian youth teamfinish second in the overall medals tally with a total of 26 medals including 8gold, 9 silver and 9 bronze medals.

Q9. Darryl D’Monte passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness at the age of74 years. He was a well known____________.

poet

sports person

human rights activist

journalist

directorSolution:

Senior journalist and environmental activist Darryl D’Monte passed away inMumbai after a brief illness at the age of 74 years. In a career spanningseveral decades, he served as the resident editor of Mumbai editions of TheTimes of India and The Indian Express.

Q10. Who among the following has been named as the first Lokpal or anti-corruption ombudsman of India?

Kisan Baburao Hazare

Pinaki Chandra Ghose

PC Sarkar

Jasti Chelameswar

Jagdish Singh KheharSolution:Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose wasrecommended to be the first Lokpal or anti-corruption ombudsman of India.

Q11. Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors announced a strategicpartnership under which both Corporations will invest a total of $ 300 millionin which of the following organisation?

Uber

Rapido

Zomato

Ola

SwiggySolution:Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) and Ola announced a strategicpartnership under which Hyundai Motor Company and Kia MotorsCorporation will invest a total of $ 300 million in Ola, making it their biggestcombined investment to date.

Q12. Maldives finance ministry has signed an agreement with India’s _______for line of credit (LOC) of 800 million US dollars to finance the newgovernment’s infrastructure projects.

RBI

SBI

BoB

EXIM Bank

NabardSolution:Maldives finance ministry has signed an agreement with India’s Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for line of credit (LOC) of 800 million US dollars tofinance the new government’s infrastructure projects.

Q13. Which of the following state government has signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) with Ola to support its efforts in strengthening trafficinfrastructure in the city?

Telangana

Andhra Pradesh

Uttarakhand

Karnataka

Madhya PradeshSolution:Ola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with theGovernment of Telangana to support the latter’s efforts in strengtheningtraffic infrastructure in the city.

Q14. Which of the following country topped the overall medals tally in AsianYouth Athletics Championships in Hong Kong?

South Korea

Indonesia

India

Japan

ChinaSolution:China topped the overall medals tally with 31 medals that included 12 gold, 11silver and eight bronze medals and Japan finished third with 20 medals thatincluded 6 Gold, 8 Silver and 6 bronze in Asian Youth AthleticsChampionships.

Q15. World champion Lewis Hamilton finished the Australian Formula OneGrand Prix race at the ______ spot.

2nd

1st

3rd

4th

5thSolution:Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas beat his world champion teammate Lewis Hamiltonto clinch the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix. Hamiltonfinished the race in the second spot, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finishedthird.

Q1. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) signed an MOUwith which of the following organizatoin for effective implementation of theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code)?

RBI

NABARD

TRAI

SEBI

IRDAISolution:The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) signed a Memorandumof Understanding (MoU) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI). The IBBI and the SEBI seek effective implementation of theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) and its allied rules andregulations, which have redefined the debt-equity relationship and aims topromote entrepreneurship and debt market.

Q2. Exercise MITRA SHAKTI is conducted annually as part of militarydiplomacy and interaction between armies of India & ________.

Africa

Sri Lanka

Singapore

Switzerland

PolandSolution:

Exercise MITRA SHAKTI is conducted annually as part of militarydiplomacy and interaction between armies of India & Sri Lanka. The jointexercise for the year 2018-19 will be conducted in Sri Lanka.

Q3. In which of the following state, the ‘i-help’ initiative has been launched topromote digital electoral literacy in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls?

Meghalaya

Uttar Pradesh

Assam

Tripura

NagalandSolution:The ‘i-help’ initiative to promote digital electoral literacy in Assam has beenlaunched in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. It is a joint initiative ofthe Office of the Chief Electoral Officer(CEO) and Common Service Centres(CSC) in Assam.

Q4. President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced his resignation afternearly 30 years in power. He was the president of _________.

Namibia

Uzbekistan

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

SingaporeSolution:Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced his resignationafter nearly 30 years in power. The 78-year old leader had ruled the countrysince it emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.

Q5. Name the Indian journalist, author and chief of The Wire, who receivedthe prestigious Windham-Campbell prize of USD 165,000 for his debut book,‘Farthest Field: An Indian story of Second World War’.

Nimish Bangar

Anurag Mankad

Raghu Karnad

Sudesh Singh

Prabhukar DasSolution:An Indian journalist, author and chief of The Wire, ‘Raghu Karnad’ receivedthe prestigious Windham-Campbell prize of USD 165,000 for his debut book,‘Farthest Field: An Indian story of Second World War’, published in the year2015 in the non-fiction category.

Q6. Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, (IIPHG) has recentlydeveloped a mobile application named __________ for students to reduce theexam pressure.

Take Exam, Not Tension

Conquer Exam, Be a Warrior

Exam Approach, High Josh

Exam Preparation App

None of the given options is trueSolution:Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar, (IIPHG) in collaboration withNational Mental Health Program, Department of Health and Family Welfare,Government of Gujarat has developed a mobile application called as‘Conquer Exam, Be a Warrior’ for students to reduce the exam pressure.

Q7. International Day of Happiness is celebrated every year on_____________.

20 March

22 March

10 March

12 March

16 MarchSolution:International Day of Happiness is celebrated every year on March 20. Thetheme for IDH 2019 is ‘Happier Together’, focusing on what we have incommon, rather than what divides us.

Q8. Name the Former White House economist and Princeton Universityprofessor who passed away, recently.

Paul Krugman

Joseph Stiglitz

Alan Krueger

Gary Becker

Robert J. ShillerSolution:Former White House economist and Princeton University professor AlanKrueger passed away. He was 58. Krueger served as chief economist at theDepartment of Labor under President Bill Clinton and chair of the Council ofEconomic Advisers from 2011 to 2013 under former President BarackObama.

Q9. The theme for International Day of Happiness 2019 is ____________.

No medicine cures what happiness cannot

Sustainably Happier

Happier Together

Happy You, Happy Us

None of the given theme is trueSolution:International Day of Happiness is celebrated every year on March 20. Thetheme for IDH 2019 is ‘Happier Together’, focusing on what we have incommon, rather than what divides us.

Q10. Astana is the capital city of ___________.

Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan

Turkmenistan

RussiaSolution:Kazakhstan Capital: Astana, Currency: Kazakhstani tenge.

Q11. GST council approved a transition plan for new goods and services taxrates on _______________.

Education Setups

Banking Loans

Domestic Appliances

Residential Properties

None of the given options is trueSolution:GST council approved a transition plan for new goods and services tax rateson residential properties under which developers of under-constructionbuildings may either opt to shift to the revised lower rates without input taxcredit or stick to the previous rates.

Q12. Name the University of Texas professor who has become the first womanto win the Abel Prize in 2019.

Karen Uhlenbeck

Jacob Abraham

Deji Akinwande

Maruthi Akella

David AllenSolution:University of Texas professor Karen Uhlenbeck has become the first womanto win the Abel Prize, a mathematics honour first given in 2003. The 76-year-old was awarded for the impact of her work on “analysis, geometry andmathematical physics”.

Q13. Pinaki Chandra Ghose was recently recommended to be the first Lokpalor anti-corruption ombudsman of India. He was ___________.

Former CJI

Former CAG

Former IAS Officer

Former Supreme Court judge

None of the given options is trueSolution:Former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose wasrecommended to be the first Lokpal or anti-corruption ombudsman of India.Justice Ghose, 67, is a member of the National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) since June 2017.

Q14.Name the social activist who has become the First Transgender ElectionAmbassador of India.

Srisri Devi

Gauri Sawant

Sushanta Sen

Pradeepa Das

Gaurisha DasSolution:The Election Commission of India has appointed transgender social activistGauri Sawant, as one of the 12 election ambassadors from Maharashtra.Gauri Sawant is the First Transgender Election Ambassador of India.

Q15. What is the currency of Maldives?

Maldivian rufiyaa

Maldivian rupees

Maldivian baht

Maldivian dollar

Maldivian dinarSolution:Maldivian rufiyaa is the currency of Maldives and its capital city is Male.

Q1. Which among the following organization/board launched a new podcastapp ‘Shiksha Vani’ that will disseminate crucial information to students andparents in a timely manner?

IB

UPSC

ICSC

CBSC

NCERTSolution:The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) launched a new podcastapp ‘Shiksha Vani’ that will disseminate crucial information to students andparents in a timely manner.

Q2. Who among the following was honoured with Vyas Samman 2018 for hiscollection of poems “Jitne Log Utne Prem”?

Mannu Bhandari

Mridula Garg

Kedarnath Singh

Shiv Prasad Singh

Leeladhar JagudiSolution:Hindi writer Leeladhar Jagudi honoured with Vyas Samman 2018 for hiscollection of poems “Jitne Log Utne Prem” published in 2013. The awardcarries an amount of Rs. 4 lakhs and it was started by K K Birla foundation in1991.Q3. Which of the following organisation has inked an agreement to invest USD50 million in solar energy project developer Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd to help thecompany scale up rapidly?

World bank

ADB

AfDB

IMF

EXIM bank

Solution:Asian Development Bank (ADB) has inked an agreement to invest USD 50million in solar energy project developer Avaada Energy Pvt Ltd to help thecompany scale up rapidly.

Q4. Which of the following bank has signed a pact with the Bank of China toboost business opportunities?

SBI

PNB

BoB

ICICI

HDFCSolution:The country’s largest lender State Bank of India has signed a pact with theBank of China to boost business opportunities. SBI has signed an MoU toenhance business synergies between both the banks.

Q5. Who among the following has been awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize forhis work blending science and spirituality?

Tim Berners-Lee

Noam Chomsky

Marcelo Gleiser

James Watson

Stephen HawkingSolution:Brazilian physicist and astronomer Marcelo Gleiser has been awarded the 2019Templeton Prize, worth $1.4 million, for his work blending science andspirituality. Gleiser, 60, is the first Latin American to win the award.

Q6. The International Day of Forests is held annually on_________.

21 March

22 March

18 March

20 March

25 March

Solution:The International Day of Forests is held annually on 21 March to raiseawareness of the importance of forests to people and their vital role in povertyeradication, environmental sustainability and food security.

Q7. The theme for International Day of Forests 2019 is _________.

Human, Animal and Forests

Learn to Save Forests

Educate To save Forests

I, We and Forests

Forests and EducationSolution:The International Day of Forests 2019 is Forests and Education.

Q8. Fitch Ratings cut India’s economic growth forecast for the next financialyear starting April 1, to____ from its previous estimate of___.

7.1%, 7.4%

6.7%, 7.1%

6.8%, 7%

7.3%, 7.6%

7%, 7.3%Solution:Fitch Ratings cut India’s economic growth forecast for the next financial yearstarting April 1, to 6.8% from its previous estimate of 7%, on weaker thanexpected momentum in the economy. The rating agency has also cut growthforecasts for FY20 and FY21 to 7% from 7.3% and 7.1% from 7.3%,respectively.

Q9. Indian Railways' Integral Coach Factory (ICF) has surpassed the topChinese manufacturers and became the single largest rail coach manufacturerin the world. It is located in ___________.

Pune

Chennai

Kochi

Nagpur

AhmedabadSolution:Indian Railways' Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Channai has surpassed the topChinese manufacturers after creating a 40% record increase in its production.With this, Indian Railway’s oldest and premier coach manufacturing unitbecomes the single largest rail coach manufacturer in the world.

Q10. What is India's rank in World Happiness Report 2019?

113

137

131

140

156Solution:The World Happiness Report was released by the Sustainable Developmentsolutions Network for the United Nations on March 20, the International Dayof Happiness. India is ranked 140th out of 156 nations. India shows a 7 spotdecline.

Q11. India won a total of ____at the Special Olympics World Summer Games,held at Abu Dhabi, UAE.

212

168

306

247

368Solution:India returned with 368 medals (85 gold, 154 Silver, and 129 Bronze) at theSpecial Olympics World Summer Games, held at Abu Dhabi, UAE. Indianpowerlifters bagged the maximum number of medals 20 gold, 33 silver and 43bronze.

Q12. Which of the following country has imposed an immediate ban on assaultweapons?

New Zealand

USA

Australia

UK

NorwaySolution:New Zealand has imposed an immediate ban on assault weapons following theChristchurch massacre that claimed the lives of 50 mosque-goers.

Q13. What is the theme for World Water Day 2019?

World and Water

Human, Forests and Water

I, We and Water

Leaving No One Behind

Leaving Nothing BehindSolution:International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March. The theme forWorld Water Day 2019 is ‘Leaving no one behind,’ which is the central promiseof the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Q14. Which of the following city hosted the first ever High-Level Dialogue onIndo-Pacific Cooperation (HLD-IPC)?

Bangkok

Astana

New Delhi

New York

JakartaSolution:The Government of Indonesia has hosted the first ever High-Level Dialogue onIndo-Pacific Cooperation (HLD-IPC) in its capital city Jakarta. The theme ofthe HLD was ‘Towards a Peaceful, Prosperous, and Inclusive Region’.

Q15. Which of the following country has renamed its capital as Nursultan?

Turkmenistan

Indonesia

Kazakhstan

Turkey

UzbekistanSolution:Kazakhstan has renamed its capital Astana to Nursultan to honor outgoingleader Nursultan Nazarbayev. Mr. Nazarbayev, 78, served nearly 30 years aspresident of the nation.

Q1. The “100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy” list was released byApolitical, a peer to peer learning platform for governments. 7 Indian namesappeared in that list. Which of the following name was not among those 7names?

Mukta Tilak

Dr Harsh Vardhan

Piyush Goyal

Vandana Shiva

Narendra ModiSolution:The “100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy” list is comprised of sevenIndian names including Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Dr HarshVardhan, who took important measures to combat climate change. The list isprepared by Apolitical, a peer to peer learning platform for governments. Theother 5 names from India: 1. Mukta Tilak– Mayor of Pune. 2. Jyoti KiritParikh- Executive director of Integrated Research and Action forDevelopment. 3. Sunita Narain- Director of the Centre for Science and theEnvironment. 4. Vandana Shiva- Founder of the Research Foundation forScience, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy. 5. Upendra Tripathy-Director general of the International Solar Alliance.

Q2. Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is commemorated on____________ to raise public awareness about the devastating health, socialand economic consequences of TB.

March 16

March 21

March 24

March 22

March 26Solution:

Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is commemorated on March 24 toraise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economicconsequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. Thetheme of World TB Day 2019 – ‘It’s time’.

Q3. Tata Coffee announced the appointment of __________ as the managingdirector and chief executive officer.

Thomas Bach

Chacko Purackal Thomas

Alfred Robert

Drano James

None of the given options is trueSolution:Tata Coffee announced the appointment of Chacko Purackal Thomas as themanaging director and chief executive officer. He will replace Sanjiv Sarin.He will assume the charge from April 1, 2019.

Q4. Who administered the oath of office to Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose asthe country’s first Lokpal?

Prime Minister of India

Chief Justice of India

Home Minister of India

President of India

Social Activist Anna HazareSolution:President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Justice PinakiChandra Ghose as the country’s first Lokpal. The oath was administered at aceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Q5. Name the Indian low-cost airlines that has joined the International AirTransport Association (IATA), recently.

Indigo

Air India

SpiceJet

Kingfisher

VistaraSolution:Indian low-cost airlines SpiceJet has joined the International Air TransportAssociation (IATA). SpiceJet is the first Indian budget carrier to join theIATA, which has over 290 airlines as members.

Q6. India has lifted South Asian Football Federation SAFF Women’sChampionship fifth time in a row. It has defeated which of the followingteam?

Myanmar

Bhutan

Nepal

Maldives

Sri LankaSolution:India has lifted South Asian Football Federation SAFF Women’sChampionship fifth time in a row. Keeping its winning streak India defeatedhost Nepal in the final by 3-1 in Biratnagar, Nepal.

Q7. The nation observes Shaheed Diwas or Martyr’s Day on __________ payhomage to the great revolutionary fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru andSukhdev who sacrificed their lives for the country.

25th March

23rd March

21st March

15th March

24th MarchSolution:The nation is observing Shaheed Diwas or Martyr’s Day on 23rd March. Eachyear, March 23, homage is paid to the great revolutionary fighters BhagatSingh, Rajguru and Sukhdev who sacrificed their lives for the country.

Q8. What is the theme for the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2019?

End TB by 2025

It’s time

It's Now or Never

High Time to End TB

None of the given theme is correctSolution:Each year, World Tuberculosis (TB) Day is commemorated on March 24 toraise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economicconsequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. Thetheme of World TB Day 2019 – ‘It’s time’.

Q9. In India, the concept of constitutional ombudsman (Lokpal or Lokayukta)was first proposed by ___________.

Former Home Minister Ashwini Saini

Former Finance Minister KN Swami

Former IT Minister Ramesh Bakshi

Former Law Minister Ashok Kumar Sen

Former CJI Rajiv MehraSolution:In India, the ombudsman is known as Lokpal or Lokayukta. The concept ofconstitutional ombudsman was first proposed by the then law minister AshokKumar Sen in parliament in the early 1960s.

Q10. The Government of India has appointed ______________ as next Chiefof the Naval Staff with effect from May 31, 2019.

Vice Admiral Akhil Agnihotri

Vice Admiral Karambir Singh

Vice Admiral Prithvi Singh Rathore

Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjeet Singh

Vice Admiral Navneet SinghSolution:The Government of India has appointed Vice Admiral Karambir Singh,presently Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Eastern NavalCommand as next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from May 31, 2019. Thepresent Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba retires on the same day.

Q1. What is India's rank in global energy transition index 2019?

77th

86th

76th

93rd

96thSolution:India has moved up 2 places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index.

Q2. Which of the following organisation released global energy transition index2019?

World Bank

World Economic Forum

Reserve Bank of India

International Monetary Fund

None of the above option is the right answerSolution:India has moved up 2 places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index.The annual list, compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF),has ranked 115 economies on how well they are able to balance energy securityand access with environmental sustainability and affordability.Q3. Name the Amateur International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President,who has announced his resignation recently.

Franco Falcinelli

Anas Al Otaiba

Osvaldo Bisbal

Mohamed Moustahsane

Gafur RahimovSolution:The Amateur International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President GafurRahimov announced his resignation claiming that political based discussionswere harming the organizations progress. Rahimov will be replaced by aninterim president.

Q4. World Meteorological Day is observed annually on___________.

23 March

21 March

19 March

25 March

27 MarchSolution:World Meteorological Day is observed annually on March 23 to commemoratethe establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in 1950.

Q5. The theme for World Meteorological Day 2019 is____________.

The Sun, Earth and Water

The Sun, the Earth and the Weather

Save the Change in Weather

Increasing Temperature

The Weather and the EarthSolution:The World Meteorological Day 2019 theme was “The Sun, the Earth and theWeather”. The day was first observed in 1961.

Q6. As per the preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2018 released byAirports Council International (ACI), Indira Gandhi International Airport(IGIA) of New Delhi has been ranked ______ in terms of the busiest airport.

12th

1st

5th

8th

4thSolution:In accordance with the preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2018released by Airports Council International (ACI), Indira Gandhi InternationalAirport (IGIA) of New Delhi has elevated 4 ranks to reach at 12th spot in termsof the busiest airport as compared to 2017’s 16th spot.

Q7. Which of the following airport topped the list of world’s busiest airports bypassenger traffic?

London Heathrow Airport

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Dubai International Airport

Beijing Capital International Airport

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International AirportSolution:The list of world’s busiest airports by passenger traffic ranking has been toppedby Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (US) followed by BeijingCapital International Airport (China) and Dubai International Airport (UAE).

Q8. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Every Vote Counts-The Story ofIndia’s Elections’?

Nilesh Chawla

Ambesh Verma

Nambi Narayanan

Navin Chawla

Neeraj ChaudharySolution:Former Vice-President Hamid Ansari launched the book titled ‘Every VoteCounts-The Story of India’s Elections’. The author of this book is former ChiefElection Commissioner Navin Chawla.

Q9. NITI Aayog has organized a day-long FinTech Conclave at Dr. AmbedkarInternational Center, __________.

Kochi

New Delhi

Mumbai

Pune

ChennaiSolution:NITI Aayog has organized a day-long FinTech Conclave at Dr. AmbedkarInternational Center, New Delhi. The Conclave was inaugurated by RBIGovernor Shaktikanta Das.

Q10. Which of the following country has signed an agreement with the UnitedStates of America that allow American ships and warplanes to take advantageof his ports and airports?

Cyprus

Armenia

Oman

Azerbaijan

GeorgiaSolution:Oman has signed an agreement with the United States of America that allowAmerican ships and warplanes to take advantage of his ports and airports.

Q11. Which of the following country topped the global energy transition index2019?

Sweden

Norway

Switzerland

India

UKSolution:Sweden remains on the top and is followed by Switzerland and Norway in thetop three.

Q12. Which of the following film won the Best Film trophy at 64th FilmfareAwards?

Raazi

Padmaavat

AndhaDhun

Manto

SanjuSolution:Raazi grabbed the Best Film trophy at 64th Filmfare Awards.

Q13. Who among the following actress won Best Actor in a Leading Role(Female) Award at 64th Filmfare Awards?

Surekha Sikri

Deepika Padukone

Sara Ali Khan

Alia Bhatt

Urvashi RautelaSolution:Alia Bhatt won Best Actress award for playing the role of a spy in Raazi at 64thfilmfare awards.

Q14. The Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA) announced 15 winners of the 60th AnnualAcademy Awards. LKA was established in________.

1954

2000

1948

1974

2006Solution:Lalit Kala Akademi established in 1954 is an autonomous organisation underthe Ministry of Culture

Q15. Who among the following actor won Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)Award at 64th Filmfare Awards?

Ranveer Singh

Ranbir Kapoor

Ayushmann Khurrana

Gajraj Rao

Vicky KaushalSolution:Ranbir Kapoor for Sanju won Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) award at64th filmfare awards.

Q1. Which Indian naval ship is participating in the 15th edition of LangkawiInternational Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition, LIMA-19?

INS Kadmatt

INS Viraat

INS Vikrant

INS Gangotri

INS KaladaanSolution:Indian Navy’s frontline ASW corvette, INS Kadmatt arrived at Langkawi,Malaysia on a 7 days official visit. The ship is scheduled to participate in the15th edition of Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition,LIMA-19 during the visit.

Q2. The Indian Navy’s state of the art Nuclear, Biological, and ChemicalTraining Facility (NBCTF) was inaugurated by Chief of Naval Staff AdmiralSunil Lanba at INS Shivaji, Lonavala. The training facility has beennamed_____________.

ANUPAM

AKHAND

SURAKSHA

ABHEDYA

ATULNIYASolution:The Indian Navy’s state of the art Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical TrainingFacility (NBCTF) was inaugurated by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral SunilLanba at INS Shivaji, Lonavala. The training facility has been namedABHEDYA, which means impenetrable in Sanskrit.Q3. Kala Prapoorna awardee, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi passed away. She wasa well-known_____.

Quiz Master

Magician

Human rights activist

Painter

Folk artistSolution:Kala Prapoorna awardee, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi passed away at the age of99 due to illness in the USA. She was an eminent folk artist, radio commentator

and author. She was also an awardee of lifetime achievement award in Americaand ‘Queen of Folk’ award in Paris.

Q4. Which of the following city will become the world’s first city to installwireless, induction-based charging stations for its fleet of electric taxis?

Oslo

Copenhagen

Stockholm

Bergen

GothenburgSolution:Oslo, the capital city of Norway will become the world’s first city to installwireless, induction-based charging stations for its fleet of electric taxis with anaim to have a zero-emission cab system by the year 2023 according to a reportby Reuters.

Q5. Who among the following has won the prestigious Global Teacher Prize for2019 at a ceremony in Dubai?

J.K. Rowling

Tabiko Gibson

Kailash Satyarthi

Peter Tabichi

Amartya SenSolution:Peter Tabichi, a member of the Franciscan religious order has been conferredwith the prestigious Global Teacher Prize for 2019 at a ceremony in Dubaihosted by Hollywood actor, Hugh Jackman.

Q6. The Indian Air Force formally inducted the CH 47 F(I)- Chinook heavy-lift helicopters into its inventory at Air Force Station Chandigarh. Thesehelicopters are manufactured by which of the following organisation?

General Dynamics

BAE Systems

Boeing

Lockheed Martin

FinmeccanicaSolution:The Indian Air Force formally inducted the CH 47 F(I)- Chinook heavy-lifthelicopters into its inventory at Air Force Station Chandigarh. IAF had signeda contract with M/s Boeing Ltd in September 2015 for 15 Chinook helicopters.

Q7. The joint training exercise MITRASHAKTI – VI between Indian and__________ Army kick-started at Diyatalawa.

Thailand

Sri Lanka

Malaysia

Nepal

BhutanSolution:The joint training exercise MITRASHAKTI – VI between Indian and SriLanka Army kick-started at Diyatalawa in Sri Lanka.

Q8. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed 5-member committee tostrengthen digital payments as well as to boost financial inclusion throughFinancial Technology. The committee will be headed by__________.

Nandan Nilekani

Ratan Wattal

Raj Kumar Ratan

Vinayak Lal

Bimal JalanSolution:Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed 5-member committee under thechairmanship of Nandan Nilekani to strengthen digital payments as well as toboost financial inclusion through Financial Technology.

Q9. A consortium of two Indian oil companies has been awarded theexploration rights for Abu Dhabi’s Onshore Block 1. These two companiesare________ and _________.

BHEL, BEL

ONGC, NTPC

IOCL, HPCL

IOCL, NTPC

BPCL, IOCLSolution:A consortium of two Indian oil companies, Bharat Petroleum CorporationLimited, and Indian Oil Corporation Limited has been awarded the explorationrights for Abu Dhabi’s Onshore Block 1. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company(ADNOC) signed agreements awarding the exploration rights.

Q10. US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation recognisingIsrael’s sovereignty over the _____________.

Haifa

Izara Heights

Golan Heights

Damascus

Arar CitySolution:US President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation recognising Israel’ssovereignty over the Golan Heights and told the visiting Israeli Prime Minister,Benjamin Netanyahu, that Israel has an absolute right to self-defence.

Q1. Scott Walker has passed away. He was a well known________.

Singer

Activist

Teacher

Economist

JournalistSolution:Scott Walker, one of the most innovative and enduring singers and songwritersof the 20th century, has died aged 76.

Q2. In Shooting, Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary have won a Goldmedal in the 10-meter Air Pistol Mixed team event at the 12th Asian AirgunChampionship. This Championship was held in __________.

Thailand

Sri Lanka

India

Singapore

TaipeiSolution:In Shooting, Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary have won a Gold medal inthe 10-meter Air Pistol Mixed team event at the 12th Asian AirgunChampionship at Taoyuan in Taipei.Q3. An Indian Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT) successfully targeted a livesatellite on a low earth orbit. What was the name of this mission?

Mission DRDO- Shakti

Mission Space-Shakti

Mission Shakti

Mission Space-Vijay

Mission KeertiSolution:An Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT) successfully targeted a live satellite on a lowearth orbit. The name of this mission was ‘Mission Shakti’. After the US,Russia, and China, India is the fourth country to acquire this space capability.

Q4. The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus commonly called Oman Opentable tennis held in_______.

Salalah

Muscat

Bawshar

Seeb

Al MadinaSolution:The Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Plus commonly called Oman Open tabletennis held in Muscat, Oman. Indian players G Sathyan and Archana Kamathexcelled in the tournament.

Q5. In which of the following city the world’s largest e-waste recycling planthas been opened by ‘Enviroserve’ company?

Bishkek?

Dubai

Herat

Dushanbe

Ashgabat?Solution:The world’s largest e-waste recycling plant has been opened in Dubai IndustrialPark, Dubai by ‘Enviroserve’ company with a total cost of $5 million.

Q6. The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore on ______for non-compliance of regulatory directions with regard to SWIFT operations.

BoB

BoI

PNB

SBI

EXIM BankSolution:The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a penalty of Rs 2 crore on PunjabNational Bank for non-compliance of regulatory directions with regard toSWIFT operations.

Q7. First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu was flaggedoff by Director General Military Training. It is the ____highest mountain in theworld.

2nd

4th

7th

9th

5thSolution:First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu comprising fiveOfficers, two JCOs and eleven OR was flagged off by Director General MilitaryTraining. It is the fifth highest mountain in the world at 8,485 metres.

Q8. President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the Grand Order of KingTomislav with Sash and Grand Star. This is the highest award of ________.

Finland

Sweden

Norway

Croatia

SwitzerlandSolution:President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the Grand Order of KingTomislav with Sash and Grand Star by the President of Croatia KolindaGrabar-Kitarovic for his exceptional contribution to the advancement ofoverall relations and development of mutual cooperation between India andCroatia.

Q9. Which of the following organisation partners with Goldman Sachs andMastercard to launch its own virtual credit card?

Microsoft

Google

Apple

Amazon

RelianceSolution:Apple Inc & Goldman Sachs Group Inc jointly launched the Apple Card creditcard for iPhones. Apple card is a virtual credit card that can be integrated intothe Wallet app of the iPhone.

Q10. The cabinet apprised about MoU between India and______to promoteexchange of information and technical cooperation in the field of Housing andHuman Settlement.

Iran

Norway

Mexico

Bhutan

MoroccoSolution:

The cabinet apprised about MoU between India and Morocco to promoteexchange of information and technical cooperation in the field of Housing andHuman Settlement.

Q1. Which of the following airport has been crowned the world’s best aviationhub for the seventh time in a row, according to the Skytrax World AirportAwards?

Changi Airport

Indira Gandhi International Airport

London Heathrow Airport

Beijing Capital International Airport

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International AirportSolution:Singapore’s Changi Airport has been crowned the world’s best aviation hubfor the seventh time in a row, while New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International(IGI) Airport featured at number 59, according to the Skytrax World AirportAwards.

Q2. New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport featured atnumber______in the list of world’s best aviation hub, according to the SkytraxWorld Airport Awards.

31

12

42

59

7Solution:Singapore’s Changi Airport has been crowned the world’s best aviation hubfor the seventh time in a row, while New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International(IGI) Airport featured at number 59, according to the Skytrax World AirportAwards.Q3. Who among the following is set to be appointed as the new head coach ofthe Indian men’s basketball team?

Shaquille O'Neal

LeBron James

Michael Jordan

Veselin Matic

Kobe BryantSolution:Veselin Matic, who took Iran to an Asian Games bronze medal in 2010, is set tobe appointed as the new head coach of the Indian men’s basketball team.

Q4. Which of the following tech giant has announced a three-year strategictechnology partnership with Roland-Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament,also called the French Open?

TCS

Infosys

Wipro

Facebook

GoogleSolution:Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, andRoland-Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament, also called the French Open,announced a three-year strategic technology partnership.

Q5. Bank of Baroda has signed an MoU with agriculture services companies todevelop an agriculture digital platform which will provide solutions foragricultural requirements. What is the name of that platform?

Kisan Mitra

BoB Kisan Mitra

Baroda Kisan

Online Farmer

None of the above option is the right answerSolution:Bank of Baroda has signed an MoU with agriculture services companies todevelop an agriculture digital platform, Baroda Kisan, which will providesolutions for agricultural requirements.

Q6. Celebrated__________writer and poet Ashita passed away at the age of 63in Thrissur, after fighting a long battle with cancer.

Urdu

Hindi

Tamil

Telugu

MalayalamSolution:Celebrated Malayalam writer and poet Ashita passed away at the age of 63 inThrissur, after fighting a long battle with cancer.

Q7. With which of the following country India has signed an agreement forexchange of country-by-country (CbC) report to help companies in thetaxation-related matter?

The USA

The UK

UAE

Oman

JapanSolution:India and the US signed an agreement for exchange of country-by-country(CbC) report. The move will give huge relief to subsidiaries of US-headquartered companies in the taxation-related matter.

Q8. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a specialprogramme for school children in tune with the government’s vision “JaiVigyan, Jai Anusandhan”. What is the name of the programme?

NAYA-YUVA

YUVA

VUVIKA

Vigyani-Anusandhani

None of the above option is the right answerSolution:Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a specialprogramme for schoolchildren called Young Scientist Programme or YuvaVigyani Karyakram (VUVIKA), in tune with the government’s vision “JaiVigyan, Jai Anusandhan”.

Q9. An agreement has been signed between India and the________ to establisha common health sciences collaborative platform.

European Union

African Union

USA

UK

OPECSolution:An agreement has been signed between India and the African Union to establishan India-Africa health sciences collaborative platform.

Q10. An Indian Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT) successfully targeted a livesatellite on a low earth orbit. India has become the_____country to acquire thisspace capability.

third

second

fourth

fifth

sixthSolution:An Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT) successfully targeted a live satellite on a lowearth orbit. The name of this mission was ‘Mission Shakti’. After the US,Russia, and China, India is the fourth country to acquire this space capability.

Q1. Valery Bykovsky passed away at the age of 84 years. He wasa_____________.

Russian cosmonaut

American cosmonaut

CIA Agent

Russian Spy

Russian defence ministerSolution:Russian cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky, who made the first of his three flights tospace in 1963, passed away at the age of 84 years.

Q2. Who among the following will be awarded the prestigious Bodley Medal,the highest honor granted by the University of Oxford’s world-famous BodleianLibraries?

Arun Jaitley

Raghuram Rajan

Geoffrey Hinton

Amartya Sen

Shaktikanta DasSolution:Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen will be awarded the prestigiousBodley Medal, the highest honor granted by the University of Oxford’s world-famous Bodleian Libraries.Q3. Who among the following has/have been honored with the Turing Award?

Geoffrey Hinton

Yann LeCun

Yoshua Bengio

All (a), (b) and (c)

Only (a) and (c)Solution:Three pioneers in AI, University of Toronto faculty member and Google Brainresearcher Geoffrey Hinton, Facebook chief AI scientist and NYU professorYann LeCun, and Element AI founder and University of Montreal professorYoshua Bengio has been honored with the Turing Award.

Q4. Name the first Indian port operator that has recorded cargo movement ofmore than 200 million metric tonnes (MMT) at nine ports along the east andwest coasts.

Mody Ports

Adani Ports

Tata Ports

Birla Ports

Ambani PortsSolution:

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) announced that it hasrecorded cargo movement of more than 200 million metric tonnes (MMT) atnine ports along the east and west coasts, becoming the first Indian portoperator to achieve the milestone.

Q5. Who among the following is the author of the book “Indian FiscalFederalism”?

P. Chidambaram

Amartya Sen

Raghuram Rajan

Arun Jaitley

Y. V. ReddySolution:The book “Indian Fiscal Federalism” has been written by Dr. Y. V. Reddy,former Governor of RBI and Chairman of the 14th Finance Commission ofIndia along with Dr. G. R. Reddy, Advisor (Finance) to the Government ofTelangana.

Q6. Which of the following organisation has unanimously passed the first-everresolution ordering members to enforce laws against terror financing?

OPEC

IMF

UNSC

BRICS

NATOSolution:The UN Security Council has unanimously passed the first-ever resolutionordering members to enforce laws against terror financing.

Q7. State-owned lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) had sold stake in itshousing finance arm, PNB Housing Finance (PNBHF) to General AtlanticGroup and Varde Partners for___________.

Rs 1,375 crore

Rs 2,565 crore

Rs 1,000 crore

Rs 1,570 crore

Rs 1,851 croreSolution:State-owned lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) had sold stake in its housingfinance arm, PNB Housing Finance (PNBHF) to General Atlantic Group andVardePartners for Rs 1,851 crore at Rs 850 per share.

Q8. Name the Himachal Pradesh village that has become the highest pollingstation in the world.

Thalan

Tashigang

Mangalpur

Tilothgang

ChoptaSolution:Tashigang, a Himachal Pradesh village at an altitude of 15,256 feet has nowbecome the highest polling station in the world. Situated about 29 km from theIndia-China border, the polling station covers two villages, Tashigang andGate.

Q9. Who among the following will now serve as the Ethics Officer of the Indiancricket board on an ad-hoc basis?

D K Jain

A K Goel

Amitabh Kant

Naresh Goel

Sushil ChandraSolution:Supreme Court-appointed BCCI Ombudsman Justice D K Jain (retd) will nowserve as the Ethics Officer of the Indian cricket board on an ad-hoc basis.

Q10. The Finance Ministry has decided to infuse _____ into state-owned Bankof Baroda (BoB) ahead of the merger of two other public sector lenders DenaBank and Vijaya Bank with BoB.

Rs 3,372 crore

Rs 1,862 crore

Rs 5,042 crore

Rs 7,632 crore

Rs 2,075 croreSolution:The Finance Ministry has decided to infuse Rs 5,042 crore into state-ownedBank of Baroda (BoB) ahead of the merger of two other public sector lendersDena Bank and Vijaya Bank with BoB.

Q1. With which of the following technical Institution, Wipro Limited(Bengaluru Based) has signed an MoU to collaborate on high-impact,industry-focused applied research in the areas of 5G and AI?

IIT Bombay

IIT Delhi

IIT Kharagpur

IISc Bangalore

IIT BHUSolution:Wipro Limited (Bengaluru Based), a leading global information technology,consulting and business process services company and Indian Institute ofTechnology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), signed an MoU to collaborate onhigh-impact, industry-focused applied research in the areas of 5G and AI.

Q2. On the second day of President’s three-day visit, India has signed eightMoUs with which of the following country in various fields?

Georgia

Chile

Croatia

Bolivia

AfghanistanSolution:President Ram Nath Kovind has been conferred with the highest State honorof Bolivia, “Condor de Los Andes en el Grado de Gran Collar” during hisvisit to Bolivia. On the second day of President’s three-day visit to Bolivia,India and Bolivia signed eight MoUs in the fields of culture, Visa waiver

arrangement for diplomats, exchange between diplomatic academies, mining,space, traditional medicine, establishment of Centre of Excellence in IT andBi-Oceanic Railway project.

Q3. Name the State-owned Navratna PSU that has completed the acquisitionof majority stake in REC Ltd and is set to become the second-largestgovernment-owned financial player in the country based on the currentmarket capital after State Bank of India.

Power Finance Corporation

Gas Authority of India Limited

Indian Oil Corporation

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

HDFC LtdSolution:State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has completed the acquisitionof majority stake in REC Ltd by transferring Rs 14,500 crore to thegovernment. This acquisition and merger will make PFC second-largestgovernment-owned financial player in the country based on the currentmarket capital after State Bank of India (SBI) and also PFC will be the third-highest profit-making financial player in India.

Q4. Name the Veteran journalist and academician who passed away at the ageof 82.

Mahendra Singh

Kumar Sen

Prafulla Rajguru

Kalpak Jain

Prakash OjhaSolution:Veteran journalist and academician Prafulla Rajguru passed away at the ageof 82. Rajguru had retired as the head of the department of English fromDCB Girls College in Jorhat in 1997.

Q5. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade hasrecently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indiancoffee. Which one of the following is not among them?

Coorg Arabica coffee

Bababudangiris Arabica coffee

Araku Valley Arabica coffee

Chikmagalur Arabica coffee

Tchipa Arabica coffeeSolution:The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry ofCommerce and Industry, Government of India has recently awardedGeographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indian coffee. They are:Coorg Arabica coffee,Wayanaad Robusta coffee,Chikmagalur Arabica coffee,Araku Valley Arabica coffee,Bababudangiris Arabica coffee.

Q6. Name the Swiss-based NRI scientist who has been conferred with thePravasi Bhartiya Samman Award by the President of India Ram NathKovind, recently.

Prof. Atul Agnihotri

Dr. Avni Ojha

Dr Rajendra Joshi

Prof. Divnan Thomas

Dr. Amit RastogiSolution:Swiss-based NRI scientist Dr Rajendra Joshi has been conferred with thePravasi Bhartiya Samman Award by the President of India Ram NathKovind. The Indian Ambassador to Switzerland Sibi George handed over theaward citation signed by the President to Dr Joshi at his residence inSwitzerland.

Q7. The third edition of the biennial, bilateral exercise AUSINDEX 19between India and Australia will be held in ___________.

Vishakhapatnam

Chennai

Kolkata

Paradip

TuticorinSolution:The third edition of the biennial, bilateral exercise AUSINDEX 19 betweenIndia and Australia will be held in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Theupcoming exercise will focus on anti-submarine warfare and will seeAustralia’s largest defence force deployment in India.

Q8. In which of the following states, cultivation of Coffee is done with highestpercentage in the country?

Andhra Pradesh

Assam

Kerala

Karnataka

Tamil NaduSolution:Coffee cultivation is mainly done in the Southern States of India:Karnataka –54%, Kerala – 19%, Tamil Nadu – 8%.

Q9. A leading Non-Banking Financial Corporation in the Country, PowerFinance Corporation (PFC) was incorporated in _______.

1980

1986

1975

1964

1934Solution:Power Finance Corporation (PFC) was incorporated on July 16th, 1986 and isa leading Non-Banking Financial Corporation in the Country. Rajeev Sharmais the Chairman & Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation.

Q10. Sucre is the Capital city of __________.

Chile

Bolivia

Croatia

Georgia

OmanSolution:Bolivia Capital: Sucre, Currency: Bolivian boliviano.

Q11. State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd has signed an agreement with____________ for cooperation in the development of solar power projects.

ONGC

SAIL

BHEL

IOCL

Reliance GasSolution:State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd has signed an agreement with BharatHeavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for cooperation in the development of solarpower projects. The MoU aims at building a closer strategic partnershipbetween the two Maharatna PSUs for jointly pursuing commercial solarpower projects through participation in tariff / Viability Gap Funding (VGF)based competitive bidding process.

Q12. The Finance Ministry has decided to keep the interest rate unchanged onsmall savings schemes for the three-month period beginning April 1. Theunchanged interest rate means the NSC and the PPF will fetch how muchpercent interest?

18%

8.0%

7.0%

7.7%

7.2%Solution:The Finance Ministry has decided to keep the interest rate unchanged onsmall savings schemes for the three-month period beginning April 1. Theunchanged interest rate means the NSC (5 years) and the PPF (15 years) willfetch 8% interest, while money deposited in KVP will double in little over nineyears.

Q13. The Winners of the 64th Filmfare Awards were announced recently inMumbai. Who among the following has won Best Debut Actor in Femalecategory?

Pooja Ladha Surti

Kirti Kharbanda

Sheetal Sharma

Sara Ali Khan

Kirti KulhariSolution:The Winners of the 64th Filmfare Awards were announced recently inMumbai. Red Chillies Fx (for Zero) has won the Best VFX award.

Q14. What is the currency of Norway?

Norwegian dinar

Norwegian baht

Norwegian peso

Norwegian krona

Norwegian kroneSolution:Norway Capital: Oslo, Currency: Norwegian krone.

Q15. The Winners of the 64th Filmfare Awards were announced recently inMumbai. Which of the following company has won the Best VFX award?

Red Chillies Fx

Bahubali VFX

AB VFX Studios

Prime Focus

DreamWorks AnimationSolution:The Winners of the 64th Filmfare Awards were announced recently inMumbai. Sara Ali Khan (for Kedarnath) has won Best Debut Actor award inFemale category.

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