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1.

Which SCO member has been conferred Kyrgyzstan’s Highest National Award?

A. Emomali Rahmon
B. Vladimir Putin
C. Narendra Modi
D. Xi Jinping
Answer» E.
2.

Who led Indian delegation at the 2019 G20 Ministerial meeting on Trade and Digital Economy in Japan?

A. S Jaishankar
B. Nitin Gadkari
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Piyush Goyal
Answer» E.
3.

What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking?

A. Value yourself
B. Lets Develop
C. Health for Justice, Justice for Health
D. Listen First
Answer» D. Listen First
4.

Sinai Peninsula, which is in news recently, is located in which of the following African countries?

A. Tunisia
B. Algeria
C. Egypt
D. Libya
Answer» D. Libya
5.

Which city hosted the 14th summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-2019)?

A. Baghdad
B. Damascus
C. Mecca
D. Tehran
Answer» D. Tehran
6.

Pazhavila Ramesan, who passed away recently, was the renowned poet of which state?

A. Odisha
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Telangana
Answer» D. Telangana
7.

India has partnered with which country to set up a national maritime heritage museum at Lothal?

A. United Kingdom
B. Portugal
C. Japan
D. France
Answer» C. Japan
8.

The scientists of which CSIR institute has developed a Cancer cell detection ‘dots’ from coal?

A. NISTAD
B. CCMB
C. NBRI
D. NEIST
Answer» E.
9.

Which Indian sportsperson has been bestowed an honorary doctorate by IIT Kanpur?

A. Milkha Singh
B. Prakash Padukone
C. Pullela Gopichand
D. Sachin Tendulkar
Answer» D. Sachin Tendulkar
10.

Who has won the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction?

A. Zadie Smith
B. Kamila Shamsie
C. Tayari Jones
D. Kate Mosse
Answer» D. Kate Mosse
11.

Which President of India has been bestowed with Mexico’s highest civilian award?

A. Pranab Mukherjee
B. A P J Abdul Kalam
C. Pratibha Patil
D. Ram Nath Kovind
Answer» D. Ram Nath Kovind
12.

What is the slogan of the 2019 edition of World Blood Donor Day (WBDD)?

A. Share Life, Give Blood
B. Safe blood for all
C. Blood Connects us All
D. Every blood donor is a hero
Answer» C. Blood Connects us All
13.

Mohan Rangachari, who passed away recently, was the ace scriptwriter of which regional cinema?

A. Bengali
B. Telugu
C. Tamil
D. Kannada
Answer» D. Kannada
14.

Guthi Bill, which is in news recently, is associated to which of the following India’s neighbouring countries?

A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. Pakistan
Answer» C. Bangladesh
15.

The first-ever Centre for Inland & Coastal Maritime Technology (CICMT) will come up in which of the following IITs?

A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Kharagpur
D. IIT Kanpur
Answer» D. IIT Kanpur
16.

Who will chair the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs?

A. Rajnath Singh
B. Narendra Modi
C. Amit Shah
D. Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer» B. Narendra Modi
17.

Who has been appointed as new Goa’s brand ambassador to promote yoga?

A. Balkrishna
B. Namrata Menon
C. Jaggi Vasudev
D. Ramdev
Answer» C. Jaggi Vasudev
18.

The meeting of Council of Heads of States (CHS) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has started in which of the following cities?

A. Jakarta
B. Bishkek
C. Nay Pyi Taw
D. Kuala Lumpur
Answer» C. Nay Pyi Taw
19.

Which of the following plays is/are written by Girish Karnad, who passed away recently?

A. Tughlaq
B. Yayati
C. Rakshasa Tangadi
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
20.

What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Refugee Day (WRD)?

A. Step with Refugees
B. With courage let us all combine
C. Migrants and Refugees: Towards a Better World
D. We stand together with refugees
Answer» B. With courage let us all combine
21.

Who of the following journalists has been bestowed with the 2019 RedInk Award for ‘Journalist of the Year’?

A. Prannoy Roy
B. Siddharth Varadarajan
C. Dinu Ranadive
D. Rachna Khaira
Answer» E.
22.

Who has become the first South Asian American woman to chair US House?

A. Medha Yodh
B. Kausalya Hart
C. Pramila Jayapal
D. Gayatri Spivak
Answer» D. Gayatri Spivak
23.

NGTS-4b, which is in news recently, is associated to which of the following planets?

A. Neptune
B. Uranus
C. Jupiter
D. Mars
Answer» B. Uranus
24.

What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD)?

A. Shining our light to the world
B. Still Standing Strong
C. Advancing with renewed hope
D. Celebrate diversity; promote inclusion; protect our rights
Answer» C. Advancing with renewed hope
25.

Which of the following parties has become the first Political Outfit from the Northeast to get Status of National Party?

A. National People’s Party
B. All India United Democratic Front
C. Hill State People’s Democratic Party
D. Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura
Answer» B. All India United Democratic Front
26.

Which state government has decided to launch the Chief Minister’s Employment Generation Programme for MSMEs?

A. Punjab
B. Maharashtra
C. Rajasthan
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» C. Rajasthan
27.

Which country’s junior women’s boxing team adjudged best team in Black Forest Cup?

A. Poland
B. India
C. South Korea
D. Ukraine
Answer» C. South Korea
28.

Who of the following players has become the India’s highest capped footballer?

A. Jeje Lalpekhlua
B. Sunil Chhetri
C. Sandesh Jhingan
D. Robin Singh
Answer» C. Sandesh Jhingan
29.

Which High Court has recently declared Animals as legal persons?

A. Delhi High Court
B. Madras High Court
C. Punjab and Haryana High Court
D. Bombay High Court
Answer» D. Bombay High Court
30.

Who has been conferred the 54th Jnanpith award for the year 2018?

A. Amitav Ghosh
B. U R Ananthamurthy
C. Krishna Sobti
D. Girish Karnad
Answer» B. U R Ananthamurthy
31.

Bancha, which has become the first Solar Kitchen only village in India, is located in which district of Madhya Pradesh?

A. Jabalpur
B. Chhindwara
C. Bhopal
D. Betul
Answer» E.
32.

Which of the following institutes has become the India’s best institute in QS World University ranking 2020?

A. IIT Bombay
B. IIT Delhi
C. IISc Bangalore
D. IIT Indore
Answer» B. IIT Delhi
33.

Which Indian author has been appointed the new director of Nehru Centre in London?

A. Kiran Desai
B. Vikram Seth
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Amish Tripathi
Answer» E.
34.

Which state government has recently passed resolution to increase reservation for OBCs to 27 %?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Haryana
D. UP
Answer» B. Rajasthan
35.

Which football team has won the 2019 Champions League trophy?

A. FC Barcelona
B. Tottenham Hotspur
C. Liverpool FC
D. Real Madrid
Answer» D. Real Madrid
36.

Rajanath Singh ‘Surya’, who passed away recently, was the veteran personality of which field?

A. Poetry
B. Journalism
C. Arts
D. Photography
Answer» C. Arts
37.

Which state government has recently launched Pink Sarathi vehicles for women’s safety?

A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Jharkhand
Answer» B. Kerala
38.

Who has been appointed as the new Executive Director (ED) of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

A. Rabi Mishra
B. N S Vishwanathan
C. Preet Sinha
D. Usha Das
Answer» B. N S Vishwanathan
39.

What is the theme of the 2019 edition of International Yoga Day (IYD)?

A. Yoga for Health
B. Yoga for Peace
C. Yoga for Climate Action
D. Yoga for Harmony and Peace
Answer» D. Yoga for Harmony and Peace
40.

On which date, the 2019 edition of International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed?

A. 37408
B. 38504
C. 38139
D. 37773
Answer» D. 37773
41.

Which city to host 10th National Science Film Festival of India (NSFFl) in 2020?

A. Agartala
B. Bhubaneshwar
C. Mohali
D. Lucknow
Answer» B. Bhubaneshwar
42.

Who has been appointed new Secretary to the Vice President of India?

A. I V Subba Rao
B. Ranjeet Pandey
C. Satya Tripathi
D. Nirpendra Mishra
Answer» B. Ranjeet Pandey
43.

Who is the newly appointed vice chairman of NITI Aayog?

A. Rajiv Kumar
B. V K Saraswat
C. Ramesh Chand
D. V K Paul
Answer» B. V K Saraswat
44.

On which date, the 2019 edition of International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR) is observed?

A. 42887
B. 42522
C. 43252
D. 43617
Answer» C. 43252
45.

The book “My Life, My Mission” is the autobiography of which of the following Indian personalities?

A. Naseeruddin Shah
B. Geeta Phogat
C. Baba Ramdev
D. Salman Khan
Answer» D. Salman Khan
46.

What is the theme of the 2019 edition of World Milk Day (WMD)?

A. Drink Move Be Strong
B. Drink Milk: Today & Everyday
C. Drink Move Be Strong
D. Raise a Glass
Answer» C. Drink Move Be Strong
47.

Which Indian personality has been elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society (APS)?

A. Vikram Seth
B. Romila Thapar
C. Chetan Bhagat
D. Amitav Ghosh
Answer» C. Chetan Bhagat
48.

Who has been sworn-in as new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court?

A. Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel
B. N V Ramana
C. Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud
D. Jasti Chelameswar
Answer» B. N V Ramana
49.

Which of the following companies will soon roll out TechBee programme to hire and train students for IT jobs?

A. Wipro
B. Infosys
C. HCL
D. Reliance
Answer» D. Reliance
50.

Who has been appointed as India’s representative in the council of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)?

A. Alok Shekhar
B. Shefali Juneja
C. Jitendra Singh
D. Nikil Kumar
Answer» C. Jitendra Singh