CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. World Oceans Day takes place every year on-

 A.08th June

 B.05th June

 C.12th June

 D.10th June

2.Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is leading the Indian delegation for the two-day G20 Ministerial meeting on Trade and Digital Economy beginning in-?

 A.Japan

 B.Russia

 C.Germany

 D.China

 3.Which of the following country will confer ‘Nishan Izzuddin’ award on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and this award is the highest award to honour foreign nationals?

 A.Thailand

 B.Sri Lanka

 C.Afghanistan

 D.Maldives

 4.Which of the following organisation has released India’s first Type Approval Certificate (TAC) for Bharat Stage– VI (BS–VI) norms that are the latest emission norms as notified by the Government of India for the two-wheeler segment?

 A.Automotive industry in India

 B.Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

 C.Automotive Research Association of India

 D.International Centre for Automotive Technology

5.Former Chief Minister between 1996 and 2000 and a senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader RV Janakiraman was passed away recently. He was former CM of-

 A.Lakshadweep

 B.Kerala

 C.Goa

 D.Puducherry

6.Which company has acquired ethnic apparel and lifestyle retailer ‘Jaypore E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd‘ which sells ethnic fashion merchandise under its own brand ‘Jaypore’ for Rs 110 crore?

 A.Lifestyle

 B.Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd

 C.Myntra

 D.Future Group

 7.Who has topped in the recently released Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Rankings?

 A.Novak Djokovic

 B.Rafael Nadal

 C.Roger Federer

 D.Dominic Thiem

8.Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that single-use plastics will be banned in the country from-?

 A.2025

 B.2022

 C.2020

 D.2021

9.India has received an invitation to attend the outreach Session at the G-7 Summit 2019 to be held in-?

 A.Canada

 B.Italy

 C.France

 D.Germany

10.Who is a seven-term member of Parliament will be the pro-tem speaker of the Lok Sabha?

 A.Virendra Kumar

 B.Satya Pal Singh

 C.Anant Kumar Hegde

 D.Shiv Pratap Shukla

11.NDMA is conducting a basic training programme at the Deendayal Port Trust in-

 A.Odisha

 B.Goa

 C.Maharashtra

 D.Gujarat

12.The Reserve Bank of India constituted a six-member committee to review the ATM interchange fee structure with a “view to increase the ATM deployment in the unbanked areas”. The committee will be led by ___________.

 A.Vimal Karnad

 B.V G Kannan

 C.Arvinda Srivastava

 D.Kamlesh Nath

 13.Name the company that has surpassed US technology giant IBM in terms of market capitalization.

 A.Tata Consultancy Services

 B.WIPRO

 C.Infosys

 D.Reliance Communication

14.Name the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm that has hit over East-central Arabian Sea and moved nearly northwards with a speed of about 13 kmph.

 A.FANI

 B.VANI

 C.VAYU

 D.FONI

15.Name the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs who has recently launched the “e-governance initiatives for ST Welfare schemes” at a function organized by Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

 A.Raj Kumar Singh

 B.Ashwini Kumar Choubey

 C.Arjun Ram Meghwal

 D.Arjun Munda

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Which of the following country has defeat Mexico by goal margin of 3-1 and won FIH Hockey Series played at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar?

 A.Singapore

 B.Malaysia

 C.Japan

 D.India

2.World Oceans Day takes place every year on-

 A.08th June

 B.05th June

 C.12th June

 D.10th June

3.Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is leading the Indian delegation for the two-day G20 Ministerial meeting on Trade and Digital Economy beginning in-?

 A.Japan

 B.Russia

 C.Germany

 D.China

4.What is the theme of World Oceans Day 2019?

 A.Ocean-Related Goal and Targets

 B.Centre for Ocean Development

 C.Gender and the Ocean

 D.Male and Female of Ocean

5.Where is the head office of Kotak Mahindra Bank?

 A.New Delhi

 B.Kolkata

 C.Chennai

 D.Mumbai

6.Which of the following country will confer ‘Nishan Izzuddin’ award on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and this award is the highest award to honour foreign nationals?

 A.Singapore

 B.Sri Lanka

 C.Afghanistan

 D.Maldives

7.IT Industry icon Azim Premji will retire as Executive Chairman of __________________ with effect from 30th July 2019.

 A.HCL Technologies

 B.Tech Mahindra

 C.Infosys

 D.Wipro

 8.Name the famous personality and six-time Grammy-winning musician, who was passed away recently?

 A.Warren Haynes

 B.B B King

 C.Allen Toussaint

 D.Malcolm John Rebennack

9.Which metro has become the first ever project in the country to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant?

 A.Lucknow Metro

 B.Delhi Metro

 C.Rapid Transit

 E.Noida Metro

10. _____________________ has launched a Fiscal Performance Index (FPI) to assess state and central budgets.

 A.Confederation of Indian Industry

 B.NASSCOM

 C.FICCI

 E.Internet and Mobile Association of India

11.The theme for World Food Safety Day 2019 is-?

 A.Foodborne Illnesses May Result

 B.Food Safety, Everyone’s Business

 C.Food safety is the Absence of Safe

 D.Food That May Harm the Health of Consumers

12.The Confederation of Indian Industry is a business association in India. CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led and industry-managed organization. Where is the headquarters of CII?

 A.Hyderabad

 B.Mumbai

 C.New Delhi

 D.Kolkata

13.The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is the 8th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Championship is being held in-?

 A.Japan

 B.Canada

 C.Germany

 D.France

14.Who was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court recently?

 A.Justice Biswanath Somadder

 B.Justice Pradeep Nandrajog

 C.Justice Govind Mathur

 D.Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel

15.India has successfully test fired Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile from Chandipur in-

 A.Kerala

 B.Karnataka

 C.Andhra Pradesh

 D.Odisha

CURRENT AFFAIRS

1.Who is the topped billionaire list compiled by Hurun Global Rich List 2019?

 A.Zack Ma

 B.Mark Zuckerberg

 C.Bill Gates

 D.Jeff Bezos

 2.A joint military exercise Sampriti-2019 is an important bilateral defence cooperation endeavour between India and ____________.

 A.Myanmar

 B.Bhutan

 C.Nepal

 D.Bangladesh

 3.Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a new National War Memorial to the nation. It is situated in _________.

 A.New Delhi

 B.Mumbai

 C.Goa

 D.Pune

4.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been invited to deliver an address at the OIC in Abu Dhabi. OIC stands for_________

 A.Oil Importing Countries

 B.Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

 C.Organisation of Oil Importing Countries

 D.Organisation of Indian-ocean Countries

5.Which of the following state has become the first state to deploy specially-trained dogs to check smuggling of liquor?

 A.Kerala

 B.Punjab

 C.Bihar

 D.Uttar Pradesh

6.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new park which houses the replicas of seven wonders of the world in___________.

 A.Assam

 B.Goa

 C.Delhi

 D.Agra

7.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in South Korea, will receive the __________ in recognition of his dedication to international cooperation, global growth and human development.

 A.South Korea Leadership Award

 B.South Korea Peace Prize

 C.Seoul Peace Prize

 D.Korean Leadership Award

8.Who among the following won Laureus World Sports Award for World Sportsman of the Year?

 A.Roger Federer

 B.Charles Hamelin

 C.Pankaj Advani

 D.Novak Djokovic

9.Which of the following city hosted the 40th International Annual Desert Festival?

 A.Bikaner

 B.Alwar

 C.Jaisalmer

 D.Udaipur

10.Indian Air Force conducted mega exercise ‘Vayu Shakti’ at _________.

 A.Tezpur

 B.Pokhran

 C.Panagarh

 D.Jaisalmer

CURRENT AFFAIRS

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

 A.Bilateral Swap Arrangement

 B.Bilateral Swap Agreement

 C.Bilateral Security Arrangement

 D.Bilateral Service Arrangement

2.Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has announced a new railway zone for Andhra Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway and it will be headquartered in-

 A.Amaravati

 B.Visakhapatnam

 C.Tirupati

 D.Vijayawada

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

 A.21st

 B.16th

 C.18th

 D.15th

4.IRCTC has launched its own digital payment aggregator called _________________.

 A.iSecure

 B.iMoney

 C.iPay

 D.iTransfer

5.Who has become the first batsman ever to smash 500 or more sixes in international cricket recently?

 A.Chris Gayle

 B.Virat Kohli

 C.Glenn Maxwell

 D.MS Dhoni

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

 A.Ahmedabad

 B.Patna

 C.Varanasi

 D.Gwalior

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

 A.31st

 B.47th

 C.53rd

 D.22nd

8.Which of the following country has topped in the ‘Inclusive Internet Index 2019’?

 A.Norway

 B.USA

 C.Denmark

 D.Sweden

9.National Science Day is celebrated across India on-

 A.27th February

 B.24th February

 C.28th FebruarY

 D.25th February

10.Who is the only Asian among the top 10 richest billionaire list compiled by Hurun Researc

 A.Daniel Zhang

 B.Jack Ma

 C.Ratan Tata

 D.Mukesh Ambani

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Q1. Digital payments company Paytm, in association with _________________, has launched its first credit card called Paytm First Card.

 A.ICICI Bank

 B.SBI

 C.Yes Bank

 D.Citi Bank

Q2. Which Telecom company and HDFC Life Insurance have tied up to offer life cover for customers who get a prepaid recharge done?

 A.Bharti Airtel

 B.Vodafone

 C.BSNL

 D.Jio

3.Which of the following country is unanimously chosen as co-chair of the Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020?

 A.USA

 B.Japan

 C.China

 D.India

Q4. Merchant service and UPI payments app BharatPe has roped in Bollywood actor/actress _____________________ as its brand ambassador.

 A.Alia Bhatt

 B.Ranveer Singh

 C.Salman Khan

 D.Deepika Padukone

Q5. The Reserve Bank of India has appointed its former Deputy Governor, R Gandhi, on the board of private sector lender ____________________ as an additional director.

 A.HDFC Bank

 B.Yes Bank

 C.Axis Bank

 D.ICICI Bank

Q6. The Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Services Selection Board (SSB) was inaugurated by Navy Chief Admiral ________________ at Diamond Harbour near Kolkata, West Bengal.

 A.Birender Singh Dhanoa

 B.Karambir Singh

 C.Bipin Rawat

 D.Sunil Lanba

 7.In which city, Consultative Group (CG) meeting of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) was held?

 A.New Delhi

 B.Vienna

 C.New York

 D.Geneva

8. In 1993, the General Assembly decided in a resolution that ______________ May of every year should be observed as The International Day of Families.

 A.13th May

 B.15th May

 C.16th May

 D.14th May

9.The Central Government has extended the ban on the LTTE for another five years. LTTE is terrorist organization that has historical root in ___________.

 A.India

 B.Sri Lanka

 C.Myanmar

 D.Pakistan

10.India has recently extended 1 billion dollar Line of Credit to which of the following East Asian Country to set up its first-ever grass-root refinery?

 A.Macau

 B.Taiwan

 C.Mongolia

 D.Indonesia

CURRENT AFFAIRS

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

A.Bilateral Swap Arrangement

B.Bilateral Swap Agreement

C.Bilateral Security Arrangement

D.Bilateral Service Arrangement

2.Union Railway Minister PiyushGoyal has announced a new railway zone for Andhra Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway and it will be headquartered in-

A.Amaravati

B.Visakhapatnam

C.Tirupati

D.Vijayawada

3.Union Railway Minister PiyushGoyal has announced a new railway zone for Andhra Pradesh. It will be the __________ zone in the country.

 A.21st

 B.16th

 C.18th

 D.15th

4.IRCTC has launched its own digital payment aggregator called _________________.

A.iSecure

B.iMoney

C.iPay

D.iTransfer

5.Who has become the first batsman ever to smash 500 or more sixes in international cricket recently?

A.Chris Gayle

B.ViratKohli

C.Glenn Maxwell

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

A.Ahmedabad

B.Patna

C.Varanasi

D.Gwalior

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

 A.31st

 B.47th

 C.53rd

 D.22nd

8.Which of the following country has topped in the ‘Inclusive Internet Index 2019’?

A.Norway

 B.USA

C.Denmark

D.Sweden

9.National Science Day is celebrated across India on-

 A.27th February

 B.24th February

 C.28th FebruarY

 D.25th February

10.Who is the only Asian among the top 10 richest billionaire list compiled by HurunResearc

A.Daniel Zhang

B.Jack Ma

C.Ratan Tata

D.MukeshAmbani

11.Who is the topped billionaire list compiled by Hurun Global Rich List 2019?

A.Zack Ma

B.MarkZuckerberg

C.Bill Gates

D.Jeff Bezos

12.A joint military exercise Sampriti-2019 is an important bilateral defence cooperation endeavour between India and ____________.

A.Myanmar

B.Bhutan

C.Nepal

D.Bangladesh

13.Prime Minister NarendraModi dedicated a new National War Memorial to the nation. It is situated in _________.

A.New Delhi

B.Mumbai

C.Goa

D.Pune

14.External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj has been invited to deliver an address at the OIC in Abu Dhabi. OIC stands for_________

A.Oil Importing Countries

B.Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

C.Organisation of Oil Importing Countries

D.Organisation of Indian-ocean Countries

15.Which of the following state has become the first state to deploy specially-trained dogs to check smuggling of liquor?

A.Kerala

B.Punjab

C.Bihar

D.Uttar Pradesh

16.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a new park which houses the replicas of seven wonders of the world in___________.

A.Assam

B.Goa

C.Delhi

D.Agra

17.Prime Minister NarendraModi, in South Korea, will receive the __________ in recognition of his dedication to international cooperation, global growth and human development.

A.South Korea Leadership Award

B.South Korea Peace Prize

C.Seoul Peace Prize

D.Korean Leadership Award

18.Who among the following won Laureus World Sports Award for World Sportsman of the Year?

A.Roger Federer

B.Charles Hamelin

C.PankajAdvani

D.NovakDjokovic

19.Which of the following city hosted the 40th International Annual Desert Festival?

A.Bikaner

B.Alwar

C.Jaisalmer

D.Udaipur

20.Indian Air Force conducted mega exercise ‘Vayu Shakti’ at _________.

A.Tezpur

B.Pokhran

C.Panagarh

D.Jaisalmer

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

 A.OPEC

 B.IMF

 C.UNSC

 D.BRICS

2.Who among the following is the author of the book “Indian Fiscal Federalism”?

 A.Amartya Sen

 B.Raghuram Rajan

 C.Arun Jaitley

 D.Y. V. Reddy

3.Name the first Indian port operator that has recorded cargo movement of more than 200 million metric tonnes (MMT) at nine ports along the east  and west coasts.?

 A.Mody Ports

 B.Adani Ports

 C.Tata Ports

 D.Birla Ports

4.Name the Himachal Pradesh village that has become the highest polling station in the world.

 A.Thalan

 B.Tashigang

 C.Mangalpur

 D.Tilothgang

5.Who among the following has won Slovakia’s presidential election, making her the country’s first female head of state?

 A.Violeta Bulc

 B.Emma Bonino

 C.Maria Damanaki

 D.Zuzana Caputova

6.The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935. It was established on the recommendation of the ____________.

 A.Hilton Robert Commission

 B.Young Simon Commission

 C.Hilton Young Commission

 D.Simon Commission

7.Which of the following country defeated India in the penalty shootout in the final of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2019?

 A.India

 B.South Korea

 C.Malaysia

 D.Indonesia

8.Which of the following organization has become the ‘first Indian shipyard’ to build and deliver 100 warships?

 A.Western India Shipyard Limited

 B.Goa Shipyard Limited

 C.Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd

 D.Bharati Shipyard Limited

9.Which of the following organization has developed its ‘largest power storage system in Asia’ at Osaka train station in Japan?

 A.Google

 B.ISA

 C.EnerSys

 D.Tesla

10.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the country’s newest satellite named _________, from Sriharikota launch station. The spacecraft meant to provide electronic intelligence to the Armed Forces is the first of its kind for the country.

 A.DEFISAT

 B.OMISAT

 C.CARTOSAT

 D.EMISAT

 11.Sucre is the Capital city of __________.

 A.Chile

 B.Bolivia

 C.Croatia

 D.Georgia

12.The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has recently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indian coffee. Which one of the following is not among them?

 A.Coorg Arabica coffee

 B.Araku Valley Arabica coffee

 C.Chikmagalur Arabica coffee

 D.Tchipa Arabica coffee

13.The Winners of the 64th Filmfare Awards were announced recently in Mumbai. Who among the following has won Best Debut Actor in Female category?

 A.Pooja Ladha Surti

 B.Kirti Kharbanda

 C.Sara Ali Khan

 D.Kirti Kulhari

14.What is the currency of Norway?

 A.Norwegian baht

 B.Norwegian peso

 C.Norwegian krona

 D.Norwegian krone

 15.Which of the following airport has been crowned the world’s best aviation hub for the seventh time in a row, according to the Skytrax World Airport Awards?

 A.Changi Airport

 B.Indira Gandhi International Airport

 C.London Heathrow Airport

 D.Beijing Capital International Airport

 16.New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport featured at number______in the list of world’s best aviation hub, according to the Skytrax World Airport Awards.

 A.31

 B.12

 C.42

 D.59

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

 1.NAYA-YUVA

 2.YUVA

 3.VUVIKA

 4.Vigyani-Anusandhani

18.An agreement has been signed between India and the________ to establish a common health sciences collaborative platform.

 A.European Union

 B.African Union

 C.UK

 D.OPEC

19.An Indian Anti-Satellite Weapon (A-SAT) successfully targeted a live satellite on a low earth orbit. India has become the_____country to acquire this space capability.

 A.third

 B.fourth

 C.fifth

 D.sixth

20.With which of the following country India has signed an agreement for exchange of country-by-country (CbC) report to help companies in the taxation-related matter?

 A.The USA

 B.UAE

 C.Oman

 D.Japan

1.National space agency _________________ and CNES sealed an agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system in the country in May 2019.

A.Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

B.Indian Space Research Organisation

C.Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

D.Defence Research and Development Organisation

2.Name the Indian scientist, who has been named Chief Scientist of the WHO recently?

A.BalramBhargava

B.Padmini Rout

C.SoumyaSwaminathan

D.VirenderLal Chopra

3.Which company has launched a free app called “Bolo” that parents can download to help primary grade children improve their Hindi and English reading skills?

A.Microsoft

B.Gmail

C.Yahoo

D.Google

4.Indore has bagged the cleanest city award for the third straight year under SwachhSurvekshan, 2019. Which among the following area got the cleanest small city award?

A.BMC

B.AFMC

C.GDA

D.NDMC

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

A.1st March

B.3rd March

C.5th March

D.8th March

6.What is the currency of Saudi Arabia?

A.Saudi dinar

B.Saudi baht

C.Saudi dollar

D.Saudi riyal

7.International Women’s Day was observed recently. The theme for this year’s women’s day was ___________.

A.Maintain Women Dignity

B.Empowering Women with sustainable development

C.None of the given theme is true

D.Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change

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

A.SpaceX

B.ISRO

C.NASA

D.JAXA

9.Which of the following country has become a member of the International Criminal Court recently?

A.Singapore

B.Malaysia

C.Burundi

D.Philippines

10.__________________ and the National Health Authority (NHA) have formed a working group on the Ayushman Bharat PradhanMantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB-PMJAY).

A.IRDAI

B.NABARD

C.SEBI

D.TRAI

11.Where is the headquarters of IRDAI?

A.New Delhi

B.Chennai

C.Bengaluru

D.Hyderabad

12.The Centre has announced a new Rs 20 coin which will come in _______________edged polygon (dodecagon) shape.

A.16

B.10

C.08

D.12

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

A.New Delhi

B.Kolkata

C.Pune

D.Mumbai

14.Union Minister Mahesh Sharma has inaugurated ‘AzaadiKeDiwane’ museum, dedicated to the unsung heroes of the country’s freedom struggle at-

A.India Gate

B.Red Fort

C.Lotus Temple

D.President House

15.Whichorganisation has launched ‘YuvaVIgyaniKaryakram’, a ‘Young Scientist Programme’ for the School Children to be studying in the 9th standard?

A.ISRO

B.DRDO

C.BARC

D.NASA

16.Who has been appointed as the chairman of the newly constituted National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)?

A.SudhaYadav

B.BhagwanLalSahni

C.Kaushalendra Singh Patel

D.Ajay Singh

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

A.PiyushGoyal

B.ArunJaitley

C.NarendraModi

D.SushmaSwaraj

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

A.SSB

B.BSF

C.CISF

D.CRPF

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

A.India

B.Japan

C.Pakistan

D.China

20.Which State has launched ‘MukhyamantriParivarSammanNidhi’ scheme recently?

A.Bihar

B.Rajasthan

C.Punjab

D.Haryana