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1. President Kovind was recently honoured with National order of Merit, the highest award of which
nation in the African Continent?
1. Ghana 2. Niger 3. Senegal
4. Guinea 5. Mozambique
2. Government has introduced a new mobile app namely _______________ in order to to assist
farmers.
1. Ghana 2. Vrishti 3. Varsha
4. Meghdoot 5. Indrani
3. _________________ recently became the 1st state to adopt a digital fingerprint & iris scanning
system to aid police investigations.
1. Gujarat 2. Maharashtra 3. Jharkhand
4. Telangana 5. Tamil Nadu
4. Which of the following city traffic police recently unveiled a 3-D Traffic Signal?
1. Kanpur 2. Mumbai 3. New Delhi
4. Mohali 5. Aurangabad
5. As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey, around ____________ of the formally trained youth
was unemployed in 2017-18.
1. 33% 2. 23% 3. 18%
4. 27% 5. 42%
6. Haryana government announced the launch of 'Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana' which
will give ____________ rupees per year to each eligible family.
1. ₹ 3000 2. ₹ 2000 3. ₹ 6000
4. ₹ 4000 5. ₹ 5000
7. Which state has topped in the rankings of Breastfeeding, Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices
in the country?
1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Manipur 3. Tripura
4. Delhi 5. Bihar
8. The third edition of International Electric Conclave was held in __________.

1. Gurugram 2. Greater Noida 3. Mumbai
4. Pune 5. Hyderabad
9. Which state government has launched 'Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana' recently?
1. Rajasthan 2. Odisha 3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Jharkhand 5. Meghalaya
10. Who among the following has won the gold medal at Tbilisi Grand Prix 2019 recently?
1. Ravinder Singh 2. Yogeshwar Dutt 3. Sushil Kumar
4. Bajrang Punia 5. None of the above
11. What is the 2019 theme for the International Youth Day observed on 12 August every year?
1. Safe Space for youth 2. Transforming Education 3. Youth Building Peace
4. Achieve youth empowerment 5. Youth Centric Sustainable Development
12. Alejandro Giammattei was elected as the president of _________________.

1. Honduras 2. Nicaragua 3. Guatemala
4. Belize 5. El Salvador
13. Which state government has launched a programme called 'E-step' recently?
1. Gujarat 2. Karnataka 3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Odisha 5. Maharashtra
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14. Women's cricket will be a part of the Commonwealth Games in ___________.

1. 2022 2. 2024 3. 2020
4. 2026 5. 2028
15. India has contributed _____________ million to the UN Special Purpose Trust Fund for the
Resident Coordinator System.
1. $ 2 million 2. $ 1.5 million 3. $ 1 million
4. $ 2.5 million 5. $ 0.5 million
16. Football player Jose Luis Brown has died recently. He belonged to which country?
1. Argentina 2. USA 3. France
4. New Zealand 5. Germany
17. India's first space museum has opened in _________________.

1. Hyderabad 2. Bengaluru 3. Chennai
4. Mumbai 5. New Delhi
18. Government constituted a high-level panel chaired by _______________ has recommended a

green channel route for automatic approval of certain combinations.
1. Rajiv Kumar 2. UK Sinha 3. Tapan Ray
4. Harsh Vardhan 5. Injeti Srinivas
19. Who among the following is set to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award,2019?
1. Bajrang Punia 2. Virat Kohli 3. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
4. Sakshi Malik 5. Pramod Bhagat
20. The Dronacharya award (lifetime category) has been conferred on _____________by the Union
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sport.
1. Balbir Singh Dosanjh 2. Udham Singh 3. Merzban Patel
4. None of these 5. K D Singh Babu
21. Recently, which ministry has launched an initiative named 'NISHTHA'?

1. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy 2. Ministry of Human Resource Development
3. Ministry of Finance 4. Ministry of Home Affairs 5. Ministry of Coal
22. Which will be the first middle east country to launch the Rupay Card?
1. Iran 2. Saudi Arabia 3. UAE
4. Kuwait 5. Bahrain
23. Which state has ranked last in the list of the State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index "SARAL"?
1. Uttarakhand 2. Haryana 3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Rajasthan 5. Uttar Pradesh
24. The government is planning to launch a project called 'Bharatcraft' for __________.
1. Self Help Group 2. Farmers 3. MSMEs
4. Students 5. None of the above
25. Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated the first World Youth Conference on
Kindness in ___________.
1. Chennai 2. New Delhi 3. Bengaluru
4. Mumbai 5. Kolkata
26. Which of the following city recently came at the top position in the recently released Safe City
Index?
1. Osaka 2. Singapore 3. Jakarta
4. Bengaluru 5. Tokyo
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27. Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been appointed as the new Governor of which of the following states?
1. Telangana 2. Rajasthan 3. Maharashtra
4. Gujarat 5. Uttarakhand
28. The New Motor Vehicles Act came into force recently. As per the new norms, Fine for driving
without a license is now Rs __________.
1. 1,000 2. 2,000 3. 3,000
4. 5,000 5. 4,000
29. In September 2019, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, tied up with which of
the following for Build for Digital India programme?
1. Microsoft 2. IBM 3. Infosys
4. Facebook 5. Google
30. NTPC Ltd. has announced the commissioning of its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station
along with the _____________.
1. ONGC 2. SAIL 3. BPCL
4. OICL 5. GAIL
31. Which of the following was adjudged as the best 'Swachh Iconic Place' under the Swachh Bharat
Mission?
1. Howraj Junction 2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 3. Chennai Central
4. Gorakhpur Railway Station 5. Kharagpur Railway Station
32. India-Russia recently have set up a target of reaching $30 billion in bilateral trade by
__________.
1. 2025 2. 2024 3. 2022
4. 2021 5. 2020
33. Who recently kick-started POSHAN Maah 2019 with a year-long social & mass media campaign
on the Eat Right India movement?
1. Smriti Irani 2. Harsimrat Kaur 3. Harsh Vardhan
4. Narendra Modi 5. M Venkaiah Naidu
34. Gujarat state government has signed Sister State MoU with which of the following American
State?
1. Delaware 2. Connecticut 3. Florida
4. Pennsylvania 5. Illinois
35. India's ranking improved from 40th to _________, over 2017 on world travel and tourism
competitiveness index by World Economic Forum.
1. 34th 2. 38th 3. 32nd
4. 31 st
5. 30 th
36. President Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the National Youth Summit in ____________.
1. Lucknow 2. New Delhi 3. Bhopal
4. Gangtok 5. None of these
37. Who among the following is current Chairman of Association of World Election Bodies?
1. Ashok Lavasa 2. Sunil Arora 3. Shashi Shekhar
4. O P Rawat 5. Atul Kulkarini
38. Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as the R&D Managing director of which global company?
1. Google 2. Amazon 3. Unilever
4. Capgemini 5. Microsoft
39. Which Indian city came at 5th position in Asia Pacific Co-living Index?
1. Delhi 2. Bengaluru 3. Hyderabad
4. Gurgaon 5. Mumbai
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40. Which of the following cities is slated to host UN climate change summit, COP26 in 2020?
1. Edinburgh 2. Aberdeen 3. Dublin
4. Glasgow 5. Bristol
41. Recently, PM Modi has launched a campaign 'Swachhata Hi Seva' at _______________.

1. Varanasi 2. Vadodara 3. Greater Noida
4. Mathura 5. Kanpur
42. Finance Industry Development Council has signed a Mou with ________________ to train
NBFCS in the country.
1. ICSID 2. MIGA 3. IDA
4. IBRD 5. IFC
43. DRDO has recently tested an indigenously developed MPATGM. What does first 'M' denote in
MPATGM?
1. Missile 2. Medium 3. Man
4. Multi 5. Modern
44. Union HRD Minister presented CBSE Teacher Awards - 2018. He also launched CBSE's portal
'___________' on Diksha App.
1. Kartavya 2. Sameeksha 3. Vidhyaguru
4. Vidyadhan 5. VidhyaBharat
45. NGT has formed committee to stop illegal groundwater extraction. Joint Secretary,___________
will be its nodal agency.
1. Ministry of Jal Shakti 2. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
3. None of these 4. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
5. Ministry of Earth Sciences
46. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's Father BN Yugandhar passed away. He was a ___________.
1. Former CJI 2. Former CAG 3. Former IAS officer
4. Former SBI Chairman 5. None of these
47. Researchers from which institute has recently found an eco-friendly way to degrade plastics?
1. IISC Bengaluru 2. IIT Kanpur 3. IIT Madras
4. IIT Delhi 5. TIFR Mumbai
48. Government has announced providing Rs ____________ crore incentive for Housing sector in
India.
1. 10,000 2. 20,000 3. 50,000
4. 40,000 5. 30,000
49. Who clinched men's singles title at the Belgian International Challenge 2019?
1. Lakshya Sen 2. Sourabh Verma 3. Sameer Verma
4. Ajay Jayaram 5. K Srikanth
50. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development addresses democracy in Self Development Goal No.
_____.
1. 11 2. 13 3. 16
4. 15 5. 14
51. Recently, the three-day long traditional Neermahaj Jal Utsav was concluded in
______________.
1. Meghalaya 2. Assam 3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Mizoram 5. Tripura
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52. September 16 is observed as _________________ Day.

1. World Maritime Day 2. International Day of Sign Languages Day
3. International Literacy Day 4. World Ozone Day 5. World Tourism Day
53. Who among the following has clinched his 22nd World title at the IBSF World Billiards
Championship in Myanmar?
1. Geet Sethu 2. Wilson Jones 3. Michael Ferreira
4. Pankaj Advani 5. None of the above
54. Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer clinched the International Series title recently in
______________.
1. UAE 2. Myanmar 3. China
4. Singapore 5. Oman
55. Which state government has launched the 'Jan Soochna Portal' recently?
1. Rajasthan 2. Punjab 3. West Bengal
4. Odisha 5. Madhya Pradesh
56. GoI launched ________to provide advance information about steel imports to various
stakeholders including producers & importers.
1. STEP 2. SIMS 3. SCOPE
4. NIRVIK 5. None of these
57. Wipro Infrastructure and ___________, recently signed MoU in the areas of aerospace,
industrial automation etc.
1. BHEL 2. BEML 3. SAIL
4. BSNL 5. BPCL
58. Export Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) ,recently launched ‘________’ scheme to enhance
loan availability of exporters and MSMEs.
1. Sankalp 2. Utkarsh 3. Pradaan
4. None of these 5. Nirvik
59. ISRO and __________________ have signed a memorandum of understanding for the
development of human-centric systems for Gaganyaan Project.
1. NASA 2. DRDO 3. DARPA
4. BARC 5. None of the above
60. Name the air to air missile which was tested recently by the Indian Air Force.
1. Falco 2. Stinger 3. Sidewinder
4. Astra 5. Python
61. Kerala government has inked a memorandum of understanding with ________________ to

strengthen cancer care in the nation.
1. Myanmar 2. Sri Lanka 3. Saudi Arabia
4. Maldives 5. Oman
62. A mobile app 'Tatpar' has been launched by ____________ recently.

1. Delhi Police 2. Chhattisgarh Police 3. Hyderabad Police
4. Mangaluru Police 5. Chennai Police
63. Who among the following is Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises?
1. Prakash Javadekar 2. Arvind Ganpat Sawant 3. Shripad Yesso Naik
4. Thaawar Chand Gehlot 5. Mansukh L. Mandaviya
64. India’s first space museum is in ___________ city.

1. Guwahati 2. Hyderabad 3. Ahmedabad
4. Pune 5. Kolkata
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65. Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has died at the age of 83. He was the former president of which country?
1. Morocco 2. Algeria 3. Libya
4. Tunisia 5. Sudan
66. Recently, the Ministry of Railways has signed an MoU with Odisha for the development of
____________ station as the Multi-Model Transport Hub.
1. Cuttack Railway Station 2. Bhubaneswar Railway Station
3. Sambalpur Railway Station 4. Puri Railway Station 5. Rourkela Railway Station
67. Which state government has decided to celebrate 2020 as the Year of Artificial Intelligence?
1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Karnataka 3. Haryana
4. Maharashtra 5. Telangana
68. NASSCOM's Data Security Council of India has collaborated with __________ to launch 'Digital
Payment Abhiyan'.
1. MeitY 2. Google India 3. Microsoft
4. Both (A) and (B) 5. All the above
69. India and ____________, recently exchanged documents in areas including space, disaster
management and culture.
1. Malaysia 2. Mongolia 3. Vietnam
4. Indonesia 5. None of these
70. What is the over-arching theme of International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) 2019 ?
1. "Sign languages: fully fledged natural languages"
2. "Facilitate the learning of sign language"
3. “Sign Language Rights for All!”
4. "Sign languages : Part of linguistic and cultural diversity"
5. None of the above
71. Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched ‘________’ initiative for new-born babies.
1. UMMID 2. SANKALP 3. SAATHI
4. JACHHA BACCHA 5. UTKARSH
72. ____________clinched FIFA player of the year award, 2019 in women category.
1. Lucy Bronze 2. Birgit Prinz 3. Megan Rapinoe
4. Alex Morgan 5. Christine Sinclair
73. Which state government launched Abhinandan scheme to give a Rs. 50,000 subsidy to education
loans?
1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Assam 3. Sikkim
4. Nagaland 5. Manipur
74. Who received the 2019-Global Goalkeeper Award?

1. Narendra Modi 2. Donald Trump 3. Vladimir Putin
4. Boris Johnson 5. Angela Merkel
75. Which Indian athlete honoured with IAAF Veteran Pin for the contribution to the growth of the
sports?
1. Anju Bobby George 2. Neelam Jaswant Singh 3. Kavita Tungar
4. Ranjith Kumar Jayaseelan 5. P.T Usha
76. Who bagged the Best State award for overall growth in tourism category on the world tourism
day?
1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Goa 3. Uttarakhand
4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Kerala
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77. Which is the joint military exercise between India and Kazakhstan?
1. Nomadic Elephant 2. Surya Kiran 3. Kazinad
4. Indra 5. Desert Strike
78. The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti & GoI, recently
launched the _____ Year Rural Sanitation Strategy.
1. 5 years 2. 15 years 3. 12 years
4. 10 years 5. 4 years
79. Which airport has been selected as the best airport in terms of services offered to passengers,
based on the ASQ survey conducted by Airport Council International?
1. Calicut International Airport, Kerala
2. Biju Patnaik International Airport, Odisha
3. Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu
4. Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, Uttar Pradesh
5. Cochin International Airport, Kerala
80. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched Navy's first new stealth frigate, INS ‘__________’.
1. Nilgiri 2. Neelkamal 3. Neelkanth
4. Nameri 5. Sushma
81. International ______________ Day is celebrated on 30 September every year.

1. Peace 2. Translation 3. Suicide Prevention
4. Literacy 5. Tourism
82. Who among the following received the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019?
1. Jayant Narlikar 2. Govind Swarup 3. Thanu Padmanabhan
4. M. S. Raghunathan 5. B. V. Sreekantan
83. Who clinched men's singles title at Maldives International Badminton Challenge?
1. Anand Pawar 2. Pablo Abian 3. Rizwan Azam
4. Kazuya Itani 5. Kaushal Dharmamer
84. Which railway zone has topped the railways' cleanliness survey 2019?
1. North Western Railway Zone 2. South East Central Railway Zone
3. East Central Railway Zone 4. Southern Railway Zone
5. East Coast Railway Zone
85. Who among the following has recently bagged the most effective Swachhata Ambassador award?
1. Akshay Kumar 2. Shahrukh Khan 3. Vinod Tare
4. Sachin Tendulkar 5. Priyanaka Chopra
86. PM Narendra Modi has set a deadline to achieve the target of eradicating single-use plastic from
India by ______________.
1. 2021 2. 2022 3. 2023
4. 2024 5. 2025
87. Recently, President Ram Nath Kovind has conferred Vayoshreshtha Samman 2019 which was
instituted by _________________.
1. Ministry of Home Affairs 2. Ministry of Women and Child Development
3. Ministry of Rural Development 4. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
5. Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
88. The government had launched PRAKASH portal for monitoring coal supply to power plants in
New Delhi. What is 'H' in PRAKASH?
1. Holistic 2. Head 3. Highly
4. Harmony 5. Hedge
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89. Which state government recently started a new governance initiative named 'Mo Sarkar'?
1. Jharkhand 2. Chhattisgarh 3. West Bengal
4. Assam 5. Odisha
90. NITI Aayog and which UN organisation in India launched Youth Co: Lab recently?
1. UNDP 2. UNICEF 3. UNESCO
4. FAO 5. UNHRC
91. India's first e-waste clinic is to be set up in which of the following cities?
1. Hyderabad 2. Pune 3. Jaipur
4. Noida 5. Bhopal
92. Centre has given in-principle approval for setting up of ___________ state's first-ever SEZ at
Sabroom township.
1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Manipur 3. Tripura
4. Meghalaya 5. Sikkim
93. Recently, ITC Ltd has tied up with which state to improve quality, saled of chilli output?
1. Telangana 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Chhattisgarh
4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Karnataka
94. What was the 2019 theme of World Habitat Day?
1. Housing Policies: Affordable Housing 2. Municipal Solid Waste Management
3. Changing Cities, Building Opportunities 4. Planning our urban future
5. None of the above
95. Who among the following has been named the Goodwill Ambassador for indigenous peoples by
UNESCO?
1. Salma Hayek 2. Maite Perroni 3. Yalitza Aparicio
4. Kate del Castillo 5. Jacqueline Bracamontes
96. Sohrai is a festival of Santal and oraon people. It is celebrated in the Indian state of ____
1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Punjab 3. Jharkhand
4. Rajasthan 5. Telangana
97. Who won the Asia Environmental Enforcement Award by the United Nations Environment
Programme?
1. Ajay Bhushan Pandey 2. Surender Singh 3. Yalitza Aparicio
4. Ramesh Pandey 5. James Peebles
98. HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal recently launched which scheme for the talented students to
realize their full potential?
1. Aapoorna 2. Mahila Samakhya 3. Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
4. Dhruv 5. Rusa
99. Who became the first female player to complete 20 years in international cricket?
1. Mithali Raj 2. Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana 3. Meg Lanning
4. Dane van Niekerk 5. Amy Ella Satterthwaite
100. Which Indian state government started Garbage Cafe to provide free meal in exchange of
plastic waste?
1. Jharkhand 2. Bihar 3. West Bengal
4. Chhattisgarh 5. Rajasthan
101. Who won the Nobel literature prize for 2019?

1. Peter Handke 2. Olga Tokarczuk 3. Akira Yoshino
4. James Peebles 5. William G Kaelin
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102. Where will be the selected location for the first National Hindi Science writers conference?
1. Gandhinagar, Gujarat 2. Kota, Rajasthan 3. Cochin, Kerala
4. Panaji, Goa 5. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
103. Government launched SUMAN initiative recently. It is related to which among the following
fields?
1. Defence 2. Education 3. Health
4. Agriculture 5. Industry
104. Which Indian state government launched the vision improvement scheme-Kanti Velugu?
1. Telangana 2. Haryana 3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Kerala 5. Tamil Nadu
105. Indian Railways ,recently launched which of the following apps to facilitate passengers?
1. Sankalp 2. Sahyatri 3. Railyatri
4. Railmail 5. None of these
106. What edition of India International Science Festival will be held at Kolkata in November
2019?
1. 3rd 2. 4th 3. 5th
4. 6th
5. 7th
107. India and ADB have signed USD 190 million loan agreement for improving road
connectivity in _______________.
1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Punjab 3. Rajasthan
4. West Bengal 5. Andhra Pradesh
108. Eliud Kipchoge has become the first person to run the marathon under two hours. He
belongs to which country?
1. Norway 2. South Korea 3. Spain
4. Kenya 5. Sweden
109. The first female head of _______________ award body, Sara Danius has died recently at
the age of 57.
1. FIFA 2. Nobel 3. Man Booker
4. BAFTA 5. Pulitzer Prize
110. Who won the Dutch open men's singles badminton title?
1. Yusuke Onodera 2. Sourabh Verma 3. Marcus Ellis
4. Lakshya Sen 5. Wahyu Nayaka
111. Who won Gold in the World Women's Boxing (48-kg category) Championship that held in
Russia?
1. Manju Rani 2. Ekaterina Paltceva 3. Cecilia Braekhus
4. Christina Hammer 5. Amanda Serrano
112. Who has been selected as the new BCCI President?

1. Jay Shah 2. Sourav Ganguly 3. Arun Dhumal
4. Sachin Tendulkar 5. Kapil dev
113. Which among the following books jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize?
1. Quichotte & Girl, Woman, Other 2. The Testament & Quichotte
3. The Testament & Girl, Woman, Other 4. A Sorrow Beyond Dreams & storm Still
5. Storm Still & Slow homecoming
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114. India and Netherlands launched the second phase of the LOTUS-HR. What does “H”
represent in LOTUS-HR?
1. Human 2. Healing 3. Heads
4. Home 5. Healthy
115. Which is the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a A320 aircraft with passengers
on-board?
1. Go Air 2. Indigo 3. Jet Airways
4. Air India 5. Spice Jet
116. What is India's ranking according to the recently published Global Hunger Index report?
1. 102 2. 110 3. 95
4. 95 5. 99
117. Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IEDC) summit is being organized by
KSUM. Where is the summit held at?
1. Tamil Nadu 2. Karnataka 3. Maharashtra
4. Kerala 5. Madhya Pradesh
118. Which state topped in the first ever India Innovation Index launched by NITI Aayog in the
North-Eastern state category?
1. Manipur 2. Nagaland 3. Sikkim
4. Tripura 5. Mizoram
119. Which state government launched 'Navodayam' scheme for MSMEs?

1. Telangana 2. Andhra Pradesh 3. Karnataka
4. Tamil Nadu 5. Kerala
120. Where was the 11th Nuclear Energy Conclave held at?
1. Mumbai 2. Pune 3. Bengaluru
4. New Delhi 5. Chennai
121. Which Indian state spent highest on urban development according to study by the CARE
Ratings?
1. Telangana 2. Bihar 3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Maharashtra 5. Tamil Nadu
122. Which is the Defence exercise of Andaman & Nicobar Islands that recently held at Port
Blair?
1. Mitra Shakti 2. Force 19 3. Ekuverin
4. Danx19 5. Sampriti
123. Which is the country's most populated city according to the Central Pollution Control
Board's AQI figures?
1. Noida 2. Indore 3. Cochin
4. Loni 5. Kota
124. Where was the 4th ASEAN-India Business Summit held at?
1. Beijing, China 2. Manila, Philippines 3. Jakarta, Indonesia
4. Hanoi, Vietnam 5. New Delhi, India
125. Bharti Airtel has signed a pact with which company to acquire its 26% stake for Rs 8.4
crore?
1. Tata Power Solar Systems 2. AMPSolar Evolution 3. ReNew Power Ventures
4. Suzlon 5. Reliance Power
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126. Defence Acquisition Council announced how much amount of sourcing for the indigenously
designed & developed weapons systems for Indian Army?
1. 40,000 Cr 2. 33,000 Cr 3. 20,000 Cr
4. 55,000 Cr 5. 25,000 Cr
127. Which state has been ranked as most unsafe for women according to the NCRB 2017
report?
1. Uttar Pradesh 2. West Bengal 3. Maharashtra
4. Bihar 5. Gujarat
128. Who has won the Canadian General Election and became the Canadian prime minister for
the second term?
1. Justin Trudeau 2. Leo Varadkar 3. Nicola Sturgeon
4. Alain Berset 5. Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern
129. Who bagged the Udyog Rattan Award from the Indian Government for the outstanding
contribution to the economic development of the country?
1. Ravish Kumar 2. Bharat Vatwani 3. Sonam Wangchuk
4. Thakur Anup Singh 5. Nambi Narayan
130. Microsoft is partnering with which telecom operator to empower small businesses in India?
1. BSNL-MTNL 2. Airtel 3. Vodafone-Idea
4. Tata Docomo 5. Reliance Jio
131. Which among the following Indian city is not included in the next year's Ease of doing
business survey published by world bank?
1. Kolkata 2. Chennai 3. Bengaluru
4. New Delhi 5. Mumbai
132. Which district has become the first kerosene-free district of Gujarat under the Ujjwala
Yojana?
1. Ahmedabad 2. Vadodara 3. Surat
4. Tapi 5. Gandhinagar
133. Who has been appointed first Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh?
1. Girish Chander Murmu 2. P S Sreedharan Pillai 3. Dineshwar Sharma
4. Radha Krishna Mathur 5. S.P Malik
134. Senior IAS offier Arvind Singh has been appointed as the chairman of
__________________.
1. AAI 2. DRDO 3. ISRO
4. NHAI 5. BSNL
135. Manoj Jain is set to be new chairman and managing director of __________.
1. BHEL 2. GAIL 3. SAIL
4. ONGC 5. PGCIL
136. Where is the selected location for the bilateral 'Exercise SHAKTI' between the armies of
India & France that will begin on October?
1. Maharashtra 2. Corsica 3. Rajasthan
4. Normandy 5. Uttar Pradesh
137. Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi inaugurated the 38th edition of the 2019
Sharjah International Book Fair. Which country has been declared as the Guest of Honour for the
fair?
1. Republic of Korea 2. Republic of Mauritius 3. Republic of Georgia
4. Republic of Lebanon 5. Republic of Mexico
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138. What is the sub theme for the 2019 World Cities Day that is observed on 31st October?
1. Better City, Better Life
2. Building Sustainable and Resilient Cities
3. Changing the world: innovations & better life for future generations
4. Innovative Governance, Open Cities
5. Inclusive Cities, Shared Development
139. Indian School of Business has recently signed a MOU with which of the following for
building a strategic partnership?
1. Coffee board 2. DRDO 3. Indian Railways
4. NCERT 5. Reserve Bank of India
140. Where is the world's first blockchain-based carbon trading exchange launched ?
1. Malaysia 2. Japan 3. Singapore
4. China 5. Philippines
141. Which Indian city has been designated as a member of UCNN in the field of Gastronomy by
UNESCO?
1. Mumbai 2. Chennai 3. Hyderabad
4. New Delhi 5. Bengaluru
142. Which country will host the COP 25 climate summit on 2019 December 2-13?
1. Chile 2. Germany 3. Spain
4. Poland 5. Mexico
143. Kolkata International Film Festival is set to begin on November 8. Which is the focus
Country of this year's festival?
1. Bhutan 2. Nepal 3. Malaysia
4. Russia 5. Germany
144. Which of the following institute will set up a space technology cell in collaboration with the
Indian Space Research Organization and becomes academic partner of ISRO in various research
areas?
1. IIT Gandhinagar 2. IIT Delhi 3. IIT Jodhpur
4. IIT Varanasi 5. IIT Guwahati
145. Who won the Gold in the 53kg women's wrestling UWW Under-23 World Championships?
1. Haruna Okuno 2. Pooja Gehlot 3. Zeynep Yetgil
4. Becky Lynch 5. Charlotte Flair
146. South Africa defeated which country to lift Rugby World Cup that was held at the
International Stadium Yokohama, Japan?
1. France 2. New Zealand 3. Japan
4. England 5. Russia
147. Odisha tagged with which state under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat-an initiative of
Government of India?
1. Maharashtra 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Assam
4. West Bengal 5. Bihar
148. Which country will spend $1.12 billion on green urban mobility projects in India over a 5-
year period?
1. New Zealand 2. Germany 3. Thailand
4. Russia 5. USA
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149. Which of the following newly launched IT initiative of the central government will help the
public to know the daily Customs clearance times of import cargo at various ports and airports?
1. ATHITHI 2. CERT-IN 3. ICEDASH
4. RAKTKOSH 5. KHOYA PAYA
150. Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) is a joint navy exercise between US
and?
1. Myanmar 2. Japan 3. India
4. Bangladesh 5. Nepal
151. Who break the record of Virat Kohli to become the youngest-known captain to lead a side
in the Deodhar Trophy finals?
1. Shahbaz Nadeem 2. Vijay Shankar 3. Parthiv Patel
4. Shubman Gill 5. Hanuma Vihari
152. Which computer register contains the address of the next instruction that needs to be
executed?
1. Program Counter (PC) 2. Memory Data Register (MDR) 3. Accumulator (ACC)
4. Current Instruction Register (CIR) 5. Memory Address Register (MAR)
153. Who among the following became the first Indian to get Deming award for total quality
management?
1. Gurpratap Boparai 2. Rahul Bajaj 3. Pawan Munjal
4. Venu Srinivasan 5. Ravindra Chandra Bhargava
154. Which of the following states was conferred 'global agriculture award' by Indian chamber
of food and agriculture, recently?
1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. Tamil Nadu
4. Odisha 5. Gujarat
155. Margaret Atwood bagged the Booker prize, 2019. She is from which country?
1. Austria 2. Norway 3. Canada
4. Sweden 5. Denmark
156. James Peebles was conferred Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 for ______________.
1. the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star
2. the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems
3. his method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses
4. theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology
5. decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves
157. ___________ is set to host 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup.

1. Spain 2. Netherlands 3. India
4. Japan 5. None of these
158. According to the India Justice Report 2019, which state has topped the list among Large &
Mid-sized states?
1. Maharashtra 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Kerala
4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Andhra Pradesh
159. Kento Momota defeated ______________ to win Fuzhou China Open Badminton title 2019
recently.
1. Anders Antonsen 2. Shi Yu Qi 3. Chen Long
4. Tien-Chen 5. Viktor Axelsen
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160. Ministry of Environment has granted clearance to the ___________ to set up a Rs 766-
crore 2G ethanol plant in Panipat.
1. GAIL 2. ONGC 3. IOCL
4. HPCL 5. BPCL
161. TN Seshan has died recently at the age of 86. He was the former ___________.
1. Chief Justice of India 2. Chief Economic Advisor 3. Chief Air Marshal
4. Chief Election Commissioner 5. Chief Vigilance Commissioner
162. Indian tennis player Sumit Nagpal achieved his career-best 127th spot in the latest
Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) rankings. Who secured the top position?
1. Novak Djokovic 2. Daniil Medvedev 3. Dominic Thiem
4. Rafael Nadal 5. Roger Federer
163. Which state government has launched the 'e-Ganna app' for sugarcane farmers of the
state?
1. Haryana 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Gujarat
4. Chhattisgarh 5. Jharkhand
164. Which among the following has developed a paper-based sensor to detect the quality of
Milk?
1. IIT Kanpur 2. IIT Bombay 3. IIT Guwahati
4. IIT Madras 5. IIT Kharagpur
165. Cochin Azad has died recently at the age of 62. He was a well known ___________.
1. Playwright 2. Director 3. Singer
4. Sand Artist 5. Dancer
166. Footballer David Villa is set to retire at end of season. He represented which of the
following countries?
1. Germany 2. Spain 3. Netherlands
4. Uruguay 5. Italy
167. Which is the selected location for the two-day International Conference on Yoga?
1. Chennai 2. Mysuru 3. Gandhinagar
4. New Delhi 5. Hyderabad
168. Who confers the “Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance & Non-Violence”
award to celebrate International Day for Tolerance?
1. World Intellectual Property Organization
2. UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
3. World Trade Organization
4. UN Industrial Development Organization
5. International Atomic Energy Agency
169. Which of the following ranked as the city that has least quality of tap water as per the
report released by Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan?
1. Patna 2. Thiruvananthapuram 3. New Delhi
4. Mumbai 5. Chennai
170. Which online ride-hailing company partnered with Microsoft Research to measure street
level air quality data in Delhi-NCR?
1. Uber 2. Ola Cabs 3. Meru Cabs
4. Carzonrent 5. Mega Cabs
171. Where was the second edition of South Asia Safety Summit held at?
1. Dhaka, Bangladesh 2. Colombo, Sri Lanka 3. Kabul, Afghanistan
4. Male, Maldives 5. New Delhi, India
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172. Who has been selected for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace?
1. Jon Sopel 2. David Attenborough 3. Lyse Doucet
4. Robert Ballard 5. Terry Virts
173. Who has been selected for the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) India's
'Person of the Year for 2019' award?
1. Shashi Tharoor 2. Virat Kohli 3. Hema Malini
4. Jacqueline Fernandez 5. KS Panicker Radhakrishnan
174. Which online payments system firm decided to buy rewards platform Honey Science for $4
billion?
1. Paytm 2. FreeCharge 3. MobiKwik
4. Amazon Pay 5. PayPal
175. Who clinched gold in the women's 10 m air pistol event in the ISSF World Cup held in
China?
1. Manu Bhaker 2. Elavenil Valarivan 3. Ashley Carroll
4. Seonaid Mcintosh 5. Istvan Peni
176. Government of India launched the Namami Gange Programme for 5-year period till
______ for the conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga and its tributaries.
1. 31 December 2020 2. 1 January 2025 3. 31 December 2022
4. 1 January 2023 5. 31 December 2021
177. Which company has signed an agreement with Business Finland for research &
development in 5G & 6G technology?
1. Wipro 2. Infosys 3. TCS
4. Tech Mahindra 5. Accenture
178. Kalaburagi Airport was recently Inaugurated Under UDAN-RCS Scheme. Where is it
located?
1. Karnataka 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Maharashtra
4. Odisha 5. Jharkhand
179. Ocean Dance Festival is the largest international dance festival of which of the following
countries?
1. Sri Lanka 2. Myanmar 3. China
4. Bangladesh 5. Mauritius
180. Indian Navy is set to get designate Sub-Lieutenant _______________ as 1st ever woman
pilot.
1. Neha 2. Shivangi 3. Harpreet
4. Manisha 5. Prerna
181. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 11th edition of Agro Vision summit in
____________.
1. Pune 2. Bhopal 3. Rohtak
4. Nagpur 5. Ludhiana
182. An exclusive bus service for women passengers named 'She Shuttle' was recently launched
in which city?
1. Pune 2. New Delhi 3. Kolkata
4. Bengaluru 5. Hyderabad
183. ISRO launched Cartosat-3 recently along with _____ other customer payloads into the
intended polar sun-synchronous orbit.
1. 13 2. 11 3. 8
4. 15 5. 10
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184. Who recently inaugurated NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 in Haryana?

1. Smriti Irani 2. Nitin Gadkari 3. Narendra Modi
4. Anurag Thakur 5. Narendra Singh Tomar
185. Which of the following movies won the Golden Peacock Award at IFFI 2019?
1. Particles 2. Jallikattu 3. Balloon
4. Mai Ghat 5. Rwanda
186. Recently, Indian Army successfully test-fired Spike LR missile from which of the following
states?
1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Odisha 3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Rajasthan 5. Gujarat
187. IIT researchers along with NCSM is planning to create 'Gandhipedia'.What is 'C' in NCSM?
1. Commission 2. Corporation 3. Collaboration
4. Council 5. Cooperation
188. Under BharatNet project, the government has aimed to provide high-speed broadband
connections to all panchayats by ___________.
1. March 2023 2. March 2022 3. March 2021
4. March 2020 5. March 2024
189. What edition of Hornbill Festival has begun in Nagaland recently?

1. 17th 2. 18th 3. 19th
4. 20 th
5. 21th
190. Who among the following has clinched the gold medal in the 77-category at the Senior
National Championships?
1. Gurpreet Singh 2. Sajan Bhanwal 3. Prabhal Singh
4. Sunil Kumar 5. Jinder Mahal
191. Which country has become the first country to make the entire Haj process on digital?
1. Saudi Arabia 2. Oman 3. UAE
4. Iran 5. India
192. UN Climate Change conference is being held in __________.

1. London 2. Madrid 3. Paris
4. New York 5. Beijing
193. Which country has taken over the G20 Presidency from Japan?
1. Brazil 2. China 3. Canada
4. Mexico 5. Saudi Arabia
194. India has decided to establish a National Maritime Heritage Museum will be set up in
______________.
1. Rupar 2. Kalibangan 3. Rakhigarhi
4. Lothal 5. None of the above
195. Andhra Pradesh CM , recently launched YSR Aasaraa scheme. The scheme is meant
to______________.
1. an annual cash incentive of ₹10,000 to drivers of autos
2. provide relief to poor patients as part of the health scheme
3. provide financial assistance to farmers
4. identify welfare scheme beneficiaries
5. provide ₹15,000 to mothers for sending their children to school
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196. What was India's rank in Global Climate Risk Index,2020?

1. Second 2. Third 3. Fourth
4. Seventh 5. Fifth
197. Union Cabinet approved introduction of Personal Data Protection Bill in Parliament. The bill
has been prepared by expert committee headed by_____________.
1. Justice Mukandam Sharma 2. Justice N. V. Ramanna 3. Justice B.N. Srikrishna
4. Justice Sanjay Sikharwar 5. Justice H.L. Dattu
198. DC Fontana passed away at the age of 80. She was a renowned____________.
1. Director 2. Actor 3. Writer
4. Singer 5. None of these
199. India ranked 73rd in UN index assessing e-commerce readiness. The list has been topped
by_____________.
1. Norway 2. Austria 3. Denmark
4. Netherlands 5. Switzerland
200. Census 2021 will be undertaken in how many languages within the country?
1. 7 2. 9 3. 11
4. 16 5. 19
201. What is the outlay for the National Rural Drinking Water Mission in the 2019-20 union
budget?
1. 10,001 Crores 2. 52,192 Crores 3. 21,923 Crores
4. 43,902 Crores 5. 30,900 Crores
202. _____________ bagged the 31st William Hill Sports Book of the Year award, becoming the
only author in its history to have won 3 times.
1. Tony Adams 2. Shehan Karunatilaka 3. Gordon Burn
4. Jim Bouton 5. Duncan Hamilton
203. Aberdeen in _____________ adjudged best police station in Country.

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2. Gujarat 3. Puducherry
4. Odisha 5. Goa
204. Odisha government has reduced the financial assistance given to farmers under the Kalia
scheme to Rs ____________ per annum from Rs 10,000.
1. 4,000 2. 5,000 3. 2,000
4. 6,000 5. 7,000
205. The scheme for the welfare of girl child named ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ was launched by which
among the following state governments?
1. Gujarat 2. Rajasthan 3. Haryana
4. Assam 5. Odisha
206. Sanna Marin has been elected as the youngest ever Prime Minister of which of the
following country?
1. Poland 2. Netherlands 3. Finland
4. Swaziland 5. Ireland
207. When is the International Anti-Corruption Day observed globally?

1. 10 November 2. 12 August 3. 8 September
4. 11 October 5. 9 December
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208. Zozibini Tunzi has crowned Miss Universe 2019 in Atlanta, US. She hails from which
country?
1. South Africa 2. Nigeria 3. Cambodia
4. Mexico 5. Gambia
209. Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 seeks to make it easier for non-Muslim refugees from
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who arrived in India till the end of the year ______ to
gain citizenship in the country.
1. 2010 2. 2015 3. 2014
4. 2012 5. 2013
210. Which city has been selected as the world’s leading premium Sports tourism Destination of
the year 2019?
1. Sharjah 2. Abu Dhabi 3. Dubai
4. Muscat 5. Ras Al Khaimah
211. Which of the following is the joint military exercise between UAE and the United States?
1. LAMITIYE 2. Eastern Bridge 3. Exercise Red Flag
4. Cobra Gold 5. Iron Union 12
212. India inched up one spot to rank 129th out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human
Development Index (HDI) released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Which country secured the top spot?
1. Norway 2. Switzerland 3. Ireland
4. Germany 5. France
213. Paul Volcker, who passed away at the age of 92, was a well-known?
1. Actor 2. Politician 3. Economist
4. Biologist 5. Athlete
214. ISRO is to launch RISAT-2BR1 on PSLV-C48 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
Sriharikota. RISAT-2BR1 is a _________ satellite.
1. Navigational satellite 2. Earth observation satellite 3. Communication satellite
4. Weather satellite 5. Scientific research satellite
215. India finished on top in the 13th South Asian Games that concluded in Nepal. Who bagged
the second rank?
1. Nepal 2. Sri Lanka 3. Pakistan
4. Bangladesh 5. Maldives
216. What is India’s rank in the Climate Change Performance Index released at the COP25
climate summit in Madrid?
1. 4th 2. 7th 3. 5th
4. 9th
5. 10 th
217. Which country has done the inaugural test flight of the world's first fully electric
commercial aircraft?
1. China 2. Russia 3. Canada
4. Australia 5. Japan
218. Which state government has decided to launch farmer welfare fund of Rs 1,000 Cr and
also to start its much ambitious 'Janta Clinic scheme'?
1. Haryana 2. Rajasthan 3. Punjab
4. Bihar 5. Gujarat
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219. Cabinet has given its approval for the signing of MOU between Central Electricity Authority,
India and Coal Energy Centre of which country for the cooperation in the Stable and Low-Carbon
supply of Electricity?
1. South Korea 2. Indonesia 3. Japan
4. Vietnam 5. Maldives
220. Who bagged the WTA Player of the Year 2019 award?
1. Karolina Pliskova 2. Naomi Osaka 3. Simona Halep
4. Bianca Andreescu 5. Ashleigh Barty
221. Which Indian organization launched two initiatives named- Chartered Designs of India &
Design Education Quality Mark, to promote Design Education & Standards?
1. Department of Commerce 2. National Council of Educational Research and Training
3. India Design Council 4. All India Council for Technical Education
5. Department of Design and Construction
222. The government of India has deployed Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
(INTACH) to provide consultancy services for Post-Earthquake reconstruction of the 11 Cultural
Heritage sites of which of the following country?
1. Bhutan 2. Myanmar 3. Nepal
4. Vietnam 5. Sri Lanka
223. Food regulator FSSAI has partnered with which department to develop an app named
'Food Donation in India' to prevent food wastage?
1. NITI Ayog 2. IIT-Delhi 3. Department of Fertilizers
4. NASSCOM 5. NABARD
224. As per the India Skills Report, which state has topped the list in terms of employability?
1. Maharashtra 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Karnataka
225. Which country has left out of Europen Union’s 20150 Climate neutrality Target?
1. Czech Republic 2. Hungary 3. Poland
4. Ukraine 5. Lithuania
226. Which state has been selected for the 1st prize in 100-Day Work Programme for Promoting
Livelihoods?
1. Bihar 2. West Bengal 3. Rajasthan
4. Gujarat 5. Maharashtra
227. Which State Police Department has adopted a unique barcoding software called Trakea to
offer security to the samples collected from the crime scenes?
1. Chhattisgarh 2. Haryana 3. Bihar
4. Jharkhand 5. Sikkim
228. Tony-Ann Singh of _________has been announced as the winner of the Miss World 2019.
1. USA 2. South Africa 3. Jamaica
4. India 5. Peru
229. Govt forms team to certify facilities of solar power equipment makers.India has a
domestic manufacturing capacity of _____ gigawatts (GW) for solar cells.
1. 2 2. 3 3. 5
4. 7 5. 10
230. Who will be the next Chief of Army Staff succeeding Gen Bipin Rawat?
1. Karambir Singh 2. Bimal Verma 3. Surinder Pal Singh Cheema
4. Mukund Naravane 5. Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
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231. India slips to 112th place on gender gap report published by the World Economic Forum.
Which country topped the report?
1. New Zealand 2. Australia 3. Iceland
4. Sweden 5. Switzerland
232. Which Indian state celebrated the first ever Karanji Lake Festival?
1. Telangana 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Tamil Nadu
233. Government e-commerce portal, GeM has launched a national outreach programme called
‘GeM Samvaad’ for the benefits of?
1. Corporates 2. Farmers 3. Timber industry workers
4. Defence personals 5. Local sellers
234. Who is the author of the 2019 DSC Prize winning book titled “Half the Night Is Gone”?
1. Jui Karkare 2. Amitabha Bagchi 3. Arupjyoti Saikia
4. Roopa Purushottam 5. Neha J Hiranandani
235. _______state Government has launched the 'Jalsathi' programme to ensure supply of safe
drinking water to all households in the state.
1. Bihar 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Odisha
4. Rajasthan 5. Kerala
236. The Indian men's football team remained static at 108th spot in the year-ending FIFA
rankings. Which country topped the list?
1. Belgium 2. France 3. Brazil
4. England 5. Argentina
237. International Astronomical Union named its newly discovered star as 'Sharjah'. Where is
IAU headquartered at?
1. Geneva, Switzerland 2. New York, USA 3. Bern, Germany
4. Paris, France 5. Glasgow, UK
238. Where was the large-scale anti-hijacking exercise called Apharan by the Indian Navy in
collaboration with all other concerned stakeholders held at?
1. Mumbai 2. Kochi 3. Vishakhapatnam
4. Kolkata 5. Mangalore
239. WE Hub partnered with Start-up India to launch Start-up India’s flagship programme for
women entrepreneurs called WING in the state of?
1. Tamil Nadu 2. Telangana 3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Kerala
240. Which is the selected location for the 5th edition of ARTECH seminar being organised by
Indian Army on ‘Technologies for Non-Contact Warfare’?
1. Mumbai 2. Bengaluru 3. Chennai
4. Hyderabad 5. New Delhi
241. Manuel Marrero Cruz has been appointed as the Prime Minister of?
1. Cuba 2. Bahamas 3. Jamaica
4. Haiti 5. Mexico
242. Maisnam Meiraba Luwang is associated with which among the following sports events?
1. Hockey 2. Badminton 3. Volleyball
4. Golf 5. Weightlifting
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243. Which country officially launched a new military service called ‘Space Force’ to protect
country’s communication and surveillance satellites?
1. UK 2. USA 3. Germany
4. Russia 5. France
244. West Africa's monetary union agreed with France to rename its CFA franc to _______ and
to keep it pegged to euro.
1. Lev 2. Real 3. Eco
4. Dong 5. Zloty
245. Prakasam district police in which state launched a pilot emergency drop-home service for
stranded women called “Abhay”?
1. Maharashtra 2. Telangana 3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Karnataka 5. Kerala
246. Which Indian IT company has partnered with NASSCOM, to start a training platform on
emerging technologies as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility programmes?
1. Infosys 2. TCS 3. Mindtree
4. Wipro 5. HCL Technologies
247. Vice President released the book titled “Turbulence and Triumph – The Modi Years” co-
authored by Rahul Agarwal and ______ in New Delhi.
1. Jui Karkare 2. Arupjyoti Saikia 3. Bharti S Pradhan
4. K N Pandit 5. Sarunas Paunksnis
248. Recently, the cabinet cleared the appointment of India's 1st Chief of Defence Staff. CDS
was recommended by ____________.
1. Malegam Committee 2. MB Shah Committee 3. Ajit Kumar Committee
4. K Subrahmanyam Committee 5. Malhotra Committee
249. Which state government has recently launched the ‘Nethanna Nestham’ for weavers?
1. Odisha 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Maharashtra
4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Andhra Pradesh
250. Sangita Reddy has taken over as the President of which among the following
organizations?
1. FCI 2. CCI 3. CII
4. FICCI 5. NASSCOM
251. Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban has achieved the target of creating Urban India Open
Defecation Free. Which has partnered with the Housing and Urban Affairs ministry to map all
toilets?
1. Google 2. Facebook 3. WhatsApp
4. Instagram 5. None of the above
252. The Cabinet has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana. What is the total outlay of the project?
1. ₹ 1000 Crore 2. ₹ 2000 Crore 3. ₹ 6000 Crore
4. ₹ 3000 Crore 5. ₹ 2500 Crore
253. Manu Bhaker has won the 4 gold medals at the 63rd National Shooting Championships.
She is representing which state?
1. Odisha 2. Assam 3. Manipur
4. Haryana 5. Madhya Pradesh
254. Who is the only female cricketer featured in the ‘Wisden Cricketers of the Decade’ list?
1. Alyssa Healy 2. Beth Mooney 3. Stafanie Taylor
4. Smriti Mandhana 5. Ellyse Perry
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255. What is the theme of the 11th National Street Food Festival jointly organized by National
Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) & food regulator FSSAI?
1. Food: Organic & Natural 2. Healthy Family 3. Eat & Believe
4. Healthier Diets 5. Good Food, Good Health
256. Who has been felicitated with the prestigious Army Design Bureau (ADB) Excellence Award
for indigenously developing ‘Sarvatra Kavach’?
1. Ranbir Singh 2. Anoop Mishra 3. Anil Chauhan
4. Iqroop Singh Ghuman 5. Satinder Kumar Saini
257. FASTag implemented by NETC is mandatory for all the vehicles in the country from 15th of
December. What does “E” represent in NETC?
1. Effective 2. Early 3. Emergency
4. Equipment 5. Electronic
258. Where will be the India's first university for transgender community will be opened?
1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Maharashtra
4. Karnataka 5. Telangana
259. HRD Minister, recently launched Five documents developed by ____________ covering the
5 verticals of Quality Mandate
1. NCERT 2. AICTE 3. UGC
4. CSIR 5. None of these
260. Allee Willis passed away, recently. She was a renowned__________.

1. Actor 2. Cricketer 3. Songwriter
4. Scientist 5. None of these
261. Which Indian city will host the DefExpo 2020 in the month of February 2020?
1. Ahmedabad 2. New Delhi 3. Lahore
4. Aizawl 5. Lucknow
262. Who has been selected for the for Harivarasanam award for 2020?
1. MG Sreekumar 2. Ilaiyaraja 3. KJ Yesudas
4. B Balasubramanyam 5. Gangai Amaran
263. Who has been appointed as the first Chief of Defence Staff?
1. Manoj Mukund Naravane 2. Bipin Rawat 3. Birender Singh Dhanoa
4. G Ashok Kumar 5. Karambir Singh
264. Which state bagged the second rank in the NITI Aayog's composite SDG Index succeeding
Kerala?
1. Telangana 2. Karnataka 3. Sikkim
4. Maharashtra 5. Himachal Pradesh
265. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched Biometric enabled CACS project module
recently. What does "A" represent in CACS?
1. Access 2. Airport 3. Ability
4. Alternative 5. Allocation
266. NIA (National Insurance Academy) was established by the Finance Department with capital
patronage from LIC and public sector general insurance industry. Where is it situated?
1. Mumbai 2. Bangalore 3. New Delhi
4. Pune 5. Chennai
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267. Uttar Pradesh SRTC launched ,WhatsApp service and helpline number___________ for
women.
1. 81452-76778 2. 91142-77779 3. 81142-77777
4. 81452-74777 5. 77777-12345
268. ___________Researchers have developed materials that can produce energy from water,
on a small scale.
1. IIT Guwahati 2. IIT Kanpur 3. IIT Delhi
4. IIT Mumbai 5. None of these
269. AAI to Set Up 3 Water Aerodromes in Andaman and Nicobar, First Time in India.Total
Investment Cost is ₹ ______ Crore.
1. 20 2. 50 3. 100
4. 150 5. 200
270. __________ has signed MOU with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation for setting up
charging infrastructure to boost electric mobility
1. NTPC 2. GAIL 3. SAIL
4. EESL 5. None of these
271. A _______-member group of ministers (GoM) has been constituted to oversee the
implementation of the Rs 69,000-crore revival plan for state-owned BSNL and MTNL.
1. 5 2. 6 3. 7
4. 8 5. 9
272. Who among the following has been given the additional charge to Central Reserve Police
Force?
1. R R Bhatnagar 2. S S Deswal 3. Samant Goel
4. Arvind Kumar 5. None of these
273. Railways renamed RPF as Indian Railway Protection Force Service. It has been accorded
________ status.
1. Group A 2. Group B 3. Group C
4. Group D 5. None of these
274. General Manoj Mukund Naravane took charge as the _________ Chief of Army Staff
succeeding General Bipin Rawat.
1. 24th 2. 28th 3. 31st
4. 17th 5. 22nd
275. Govt has launched a web portal, ‘CEIR’, to facilitate blocking and tracing of stolen/lost
mobile phones in Delhi.'I' in CEIR stands for__________.
1. Impact 2. India 3. Intense
4. Identity 5. Imaging
276. _____________ is the first country to have banned 'reef toxic' sun cream in the world.
1. Marshall Islands 2. Fiji 3. Palau
4. Tuvalu 5. Nauru
277. U C Embalo recently won the presidential election for which of the following West African
nations?
1. Chad 2. Guinea-Bissau 3. Guyana
4. Senegal 5. Mozambique
278. Election Commission recently launched an online system PPRTMS. What is 'R' in PPRTMS?
1. Regional 2. Responsible 3. Registration
4. Record 5. Re-Application
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279. India recorded highest number of babies born on New Year’s Day as per UNICEF. Which
country was second in the list?
1. United States of America 2. Australia 3. China
4. Russia 5. South Africa
280. How many scientists were awarded Swarna Jayanti Fellowships for 2018-19?
1. 10 2. 5 3. 14
4. 16 5. 8
281. 4 Indian Air Force men have been selected as candidate astronauts for India’s 1st human
space mission scheduled for __________.
1. 2021 2. 2025 3. 2024
4. 2030 5. 2022
282. PM Modi inaugurated the _________ edition of Indian Science Congress in Bengaluru.
1. 111th 2. 107th 3. 120th
4. 102 nd
5. 105 th
283. 5th IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship-2020 is held in which of the following places?
1. Pahalgam 2. Srinagar 3. Leh
4. Gulmarg 5. Shimla
284. Indian Railways has launched an integrated helpline number ________.

1. 120 2. 180 3. 110
4. 159 5. 139
285. How many DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories were dedicated to the Nation recently?
1. 3 2. 5 3. 6
4. 8 5. 2
286. Which state bagged the best-performing state in Overall Food-grain Production Category-
III (production < 1 mn tonne) for the year 2017-18 Krishi Karman Award?
1. Meghalaya 2. Sikkim 3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Manipur 5. Tripura
287. Assam State Zoo in association with which of the following NGO were successfully able to
hatch a pair of Greater Adjutant Stork (Hargila)?
1. Peta 2. Animal Rahat 3. Param Foundation
4. Aaranyak 5. Wildlife SOS
288. Tripura recently celebrated ritualistic festival ‘Lai Haraoba’, celebrated by the people of
which tribal community?
1. Chakma 2. Meitei 3. Santhal
4. Khasi 5. Munda
289. David Stern passed away recently. He is associated with the growth of which of the
following sports in the United States?
1. Baseball 2. Basketball 3. Polo
4. Soccer 5. Ice Hockey
290. Government has announced the setting up of a new division on NEST. 'E' in NEST stands
for___________.
1. Efficient 2. Emerging 3. Export
4. Extension 5. Eligible
291. Walmart India ,recently named _____________as its Deputy CEO.

1. Sameer Aggarwal 2. Ajay Banga 3. Ashutosh Kumar Mishra
4. Sanjay Shekhar 5. Saneev Bhatia
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292. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and _________ 3D ,recently signed MoU for metal 3D
printing adoption in aerospace.
1. IBM 2. Infosys 3. Wipro
4. None of these 5. Cognizant
293. One of the Iranian regime's most powerful figures ___________was recently, killed in a
U.S. airstrike .
1. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 2. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 3. Qasem Soleimani
4. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 5. None of these
294. Government, recently approved how many new charging stations in 62 cities?
1. 1,536 2. 2,187 3. 2,636
4. 3,236 5. None of these
295. ____________ has been voted word of the decade by American Dialect Society.
1. Climate 2. Fraud 3. They
4. Now 5. We
296. NLC India Limited is a 'Navratna' government of India company based in which state?
1. Maharashtra 2. Odisha 3. Jharkhand
4. Karnataka 5. Tamil Nadu
297. KVIC opened a silk processing plant for _________ Saree in Gujarat recently.
1. Patola 2. Kanjeevaram 3. Konrad
4. Bhagalpuri 5. Tussar
298. 2020 World Book Fair in new Delhi is organised on which of the following themes?
1. Manushi – Books Written on and by Women 2. Books on Climate Action
3. Books for Readers with Special Needs 4. Gandhi: Writers' WRITER
5. Vivid Bharat - Diverse India
299. Indian all-rounder ____________ has recently announced his retirement from all forms of
Cricket.
1. Harbhajan Singh 2. Hardik Pandya 3. Murali Vijay
4. Cheteswar Pujara 5. Irfan Pathan
300. ISRO has set up an academic centre in NIT-Surathkal, Karnataka, to provide a grant of
how much amount?
1. ₹1 crore 2. ₹4 crore 3. ₹2 crore
4. ₹6 crore 5. ₹8 crore
301. Manav Thakkar is associated with which sport?

1. Table-Tennis 2. Snooker 3. Weightlifting
4. Chess 5. Shooting
302. ‘Cyber Safe Women’ campaign in over 100 schools & colleges guiding women & girls on
how to stay safe is launched by which state?
1. Rajasthan 2. Chhattisgarh 3. Assam
4. Telangana 5. Maharashtra
303. Who won the award for Best Actor in the Golden Globe Awards 2020?
1. Adam Driver 2. Christian Bale 3. Brad Pitt
4. Joaquin Phoenix 5. Leonardo DiCaprio
304. Indian Space Research Organisation has come up with a plan to house Human Space Flight
Centre for Gaganyaan mission at _____________.
1. Challakere 2. Hosekote 3. Kolar
4. Mangaluru 5. Chitradurga
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305. Indian Railways has recently unveiled ______________ Express, a special train comprising
all-new Vistadome coaches
1. Paryatan 2. Him Darshan 3. Bharat Darshan
4. Desh Bhraman 5. None of the above
306. Kolkata Police started _______ edition of 'Sukanya' project in the city recently.
1. 4th 2. 3rd 3. 2nd
4. 5th
5. 1st
307. Saurabh Chaudhary is associated with which sport?

1. Hockey 2. Table Tennis 3. Lawn Tennis
4. Badminton 5. Shooting
308. Former CAG of India T N Chaturvedi passed away. He was a former governor of which
state?
1. Kerala 2. Maharashtra 3. Odisha
4. Karnataka 5. Madhya Pradesh
309. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launched 478 developmental schemes worth Rs _______ crore
during the ‘Jagrukta Sammelan’ in Araria district.
1. 456.32 2. 567.77 3. 727.93
4. 675.44 5. 898.39
310. _________, recently inked long-term deals with Future Group becoming authorised online
sales channel for FRL stores.
1. Paytm 2. Amazon India 3. Walmart India
4. None of these 5. Reliance
311. Adani Ports and Logistics and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) is set buy _____%
stake in Krishnapatnam Port.
1. 55 2. 60 3. 75
4. 83 5. 24
312. ____________,recently introduced a multiple-entry visa scheme valid for 5 years for all
nationalities.
1. Saudi Arabia 2. Kuwait 3. Yemen
4. Oman 5. United Arab Emirates
313. India exported ________ million bales of cotton in first quarter of cotton year 2019-20.
1. 1.7 2. 2.1 3. 3.2
4. 4.5 5. 6.1
314. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) ,2019 was recorded as the
___________warmest year since 1901.
1. Third 2. Fourth 3. Fifth
4. Sixth 5. Seventh
315. ______________conferred the first ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ to 30

media houses in New Delhi.
1. Minister of Human Resource Development 2. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
3. Minister of Health and Family Welfare 4. Minister of Information and Broadcasting
5. Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
316. Which Indian city hosted the fifth Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) National Ice
Hockey Championship -2020?
1. Auli, Uttarakhand 2. Solang Valley, Himachal Pradesh
3. Leh-Ladak, Jammu & Kashmir 4. Patnitop, Jammu & Kashmir
5. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
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317. Who clinched the 95th Hastings International Chess title held at Hastings in England?
1. P Magesh Chandran 2. G.A Stany 3. GM Deep Sengupta
4. Deep Sengupta 5. Swayam Mishra
318. Who clinched the British Junior Open Squash Tournament U-13 girls' title held at
Birmingham?
1. Anahat Singh 2. Harleein Tan 3. Fayrouz Abouelkheir
4. Amina Orfi 5. Sana Mahmoud Ibrahim
319. Which of the following state has registered the highest Inpatient Department, IPD care in
the country?
1. Kerala 2. Jammu & Kashmir 3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Sikkim 5. Gujarat
320. Who has been elected as the Speaker of Jharkhand Assembly?

1. Stephen Marandi 2. Draupadi Murmu 3. Hriday Narayan Dikshit
4. Rajeev Bindal 5. Ravindra Nath Mahto
321. Which state government announced setting up of the Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation
Center to identify, nurture & promote children’s innovation in the state?
1. Haryana 2. Sikkim 3. Gujarat
4. Arunachal Pradesh 5. Chhattisgarh
322. Which Indian city will host the third international symposium on marine ecosystems -
challenges and opportunities (MECOS-3)?
1. Kochi 2. Mangalore 3. Mumbai
4. Vishakhapatnam 5. Tuticorin
323. Which is the first automobile manufacturing company to join Uber's air taxi project?
1. Ashok Leyland 2. Tata Motors 3. Maruti Suzuki
4. Hyundai Motor 5. Toyota Kirloskar Motor
324. India is planning to put up a new satellite series called IDRSS to track and be constantly in
touch with Indian satellites. What does “R” represent in IDRSS?
1. Radar 2. Relay 3. Research
4. Recording 5. Rotational
325. ______________ bowler Pat Cummins was recently placed at top of the ICC Test
rankings.
1. New Zealand 2. England 3. Australia
4. South Africa 5. Netherlands
326. Cabinet recently approved strategic sale of which of the following companies?
1. Neelachal Ispat 2. Steel Authority of India
3. Natioanal Mineral Development Corporation 4. National ALuminium Company
5. Indian Oil Company
327. Sandip Patel was recently appointed as Managing Director of India, South Asia operations
for which Tech major company?
1. Infosys 2. British Telecom 3. IBM
4. CGI 5. Capgemini
328. Union Cabinet has approved MOU between India and which other country on Cooperation
in the Exploration & Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful and Civilian Purposes?
1. Sweden 2. Mongolia 3. United Kingdom
4. Japan 5. Australia
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329. Institutions at __________ Ayurveda University have been approved to get status of
Institute of National Importance
1. Maharashtra 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Kerala
4. Gujarat 5. Rajasthan
330. CCEA has approved capital grant as viability gap funding of Rs ___________ crore for
setting up the North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid. (approx.)
1. 5,600 2. 4,200 3. 7,600
4. 8,200 5. 10,100
331. Indian Navy commenced security operations ‘Operation Sankalp’ in order to ensure safe
passage of Indian Flag Vessels through the ___ ___________.
1. Strait of Hormuz 2. Strait of Malacca 3. Bering Strait
4. Strait of Magellan 5. Bab-al Mandab Strait
Finance
332. According to the data by the World Bank, India has emerged as ____________ largest
economy in the global GDP rankings in 2018.
1. 7th 2. 6th 3. 5th
4. 8th
5. 4th
333. The Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019 sets _________ day deadline for rescuing
companies in distress to fast track cleaning up of bad assets.
1. 270 2. 180 3. 330
4. 90 5. 45
334. SBI, Shanghai became the first Indian bank to link up with China's CNAPS system. What
does A stands for in CNAPS?
1. Actual 2. Attribution 3. Assest
4. Advance 5. Artificial
335. The National Housing Bank (NHB) has decided to infuse an additional Rs ____________
crore into housing finance companies (HFCs) to improve liquidity in the sector.
1. 15,000 2. 10,000 3. 20,000
4. 7,000 5. 5000
336. Recently,___________________ has proposed to set up a central payment fraud registry

to monitor digital payment frauds in real-time
1. NPCI 2. RBI 3. Ministry of Finance
4. NACH 5. DICGC
337. _____________, recently got Scheduled Bank status.

1. Equitas Small Finance Bank 2. A U Small Finance Bank 3. Jana Small Finance Bank
4. Capital Small Finance Bank 5. ESAF Small Finance Bank
338. CAIT has partnered with which bank to launch an initiative "Digi Vyapari-Safal Vyapari"?
1. ICICI Bank 2. Axis Bank 3. HDFC Bank
4. RBL Bank 5. Karnataka Bank
339. PM Narendra Modi will launch the Rupay cards in which among the following countries?
1. UAE 2. Oman 3. France
4. Saudi Arabia 5. UK
340. Jaishankar R. Padmanabhan has been selected as an Executive Director of

_______________.
1. Exim Bank 2. SEBI 3. SIDBI
4. NABARD 5. National Housing Bank
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341. RBI, recently permitted processing of e-mandate on credit & debit cards for recurring
transactions (merchant payments) with a cap of Rs. _________.
1. Rs 2,000 2. Rs 1,000 3. Rs 1,500
4. Rs 3,000 5. None of these
342. Recently, which bank has introduced the repo-linked lending rate for a home loan and
vehicle loan?
1. UCO Bank 2. Corporation Bank 3. Bank of Baroda
4. Union Bank of India 5. Andhra Bank
343. Bandhan Bank has launched a co-branded credit card with ____________ to offer
complete services to its existing customers.
1. Deutsche Bank 2. ICICI Bank 3. Bank of America
4. DBS Bank 5. Standard Chartered Bank
344. The Central Vigilance Commission has constituted Advisory Board for Banking Frauds to
examine bank fraud over _______________.
1. ₹ 75 Crore 2. ₹ 25 Crore 3. ₹ 50 Crore
4. ₹ 100 Crore 5. ₹ 20 Crore
345. RBI has decided to transfer 1.76 lakh crore rupees as dividend & surplus reserve to the
government. The move was based on recommendation of a committee headed by
_____________.
1. Bimal Jalan 2. Viral Acharya 3. B Srinivasan
4. BP Kanungo 5. Nachiket Mor
346. ____________panel of the RBI has recommended that the revised economic capital
framework will be reviewed every five years.
1. Usha Thorat 2. Bimal Jalan 3. Nachiket Mor
4. Y V Reddy 5. None of these
347. Samsung India tied up with Mastercard and which other bank in India for mobile
payments?
1. Bank of India 2. ICICI Bank 3. RBL Bank
4. Bank of Baroda 5. Allahabad Bank
348. RBI, recently declined ____________ request to extend listing deadline for small finance
bank.
1. Ujjivan 2. Jana's 3. Equitas's
4. AU's 5. Fincare's
349. Recently, RBI Panel under the chairmanship of ________________ has recommended that
an intermediary be set up under the National Housing Bank (NHB).
1. Bimal Jalan 2. Pami Dua 3. VK Johri
4. Usha Thorat 5. Harsh Vardhan
350. Recently, Mahabaleshwara MS has been inducted to the Managing Committee of IBA. He is
the MD and CEO of _____________ bank.
1. Bandhan Bank 2. Federal Bank 3. Citi Bank
4. Karnataka Bank 5. Corporation Bank
351. Reserve Bank of India (RBI),recently reduced the risk weight requirement for consumer
loans to _________ per cent, from previous 125 per cent.
1. 75 2. 90 3. 100
4. 110 5. None of these
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352. RBI panel, headed by ______________ recently suggested measures to boost credit to
farm sector.
1. B P Kanungo 2. Subhash Chandra Garg 3. Bimal Jalan
4. Y V Reddy 5. M K Jain
353. ______________, recently rationalised MDR for RuPay debit card deals.
1. None of these 2. NPCI 3. RBI
4. IBDRT 5. ReBIT
354. Govt forms IT Standing Committee, names ______________ as head.

1. Shashi Tharoor 2. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 3. Anurag Thakur
4. Amit Shah 5. None of these
355. RBI has proposed Rs _________ crore minimum capital for small banks under 'on tap'
licence regime.
1. 100 2. 200 3. 300
4. 400 5. 500
356. National Health Authority and __________ have recommended measures to check frauds
and data standardization.
1. LIC 2. ESIC 3. SEBI
4. SIDBI 5. IRDAI
357. ______________& BillDesk recently partnered to roll out interface for recurring payments.
1. RBI 2. Visa 3. Mastercard
4. None of these 5. SBI
358. The president of _______________, Takehiko Nakao has announced his resignation
recently.
1. World Bank 2. AIIB 3. ADB
4. WEF 5. IMF
359. The government has waived ____________ year lock-in period on investments made by
non-residents in the Infrastructure Debt Funds.
1. 3 2. 2 3. 4
4. 5 5. 8
360. Which among the following has launched 'Bharosa' savings account services recently?
1. Paytm Payments Bank 2. ESAF Small Finance Bank 3. Airtel Payments Bank
4. Jio Payments Bank 5. Jana Small Finance Bank
361. The Board of India Bank has given in-principal approval for the merger of ______ Bank.
1. Andhra Bank 2. Corporation Bank 3. Bank of India
4. Allahabad Bank 5. Indian Overseas Bank
362. As per recent government announcement, Effective Tax Rate for such domestic companies
has been reduced to _______ inclusive of all surcharges and cess. (approx.)
1. 28% 2. 22% 3. 18%
4. 23% 5. 25%
363. Recently, Alison Rose has been appointed as the Chief Executive of ___________.
1. HSBC Bank 2. Barclays Bank 3. National Bank of Australia
4. Lloyds Banking Group 5. RBS Bank
364. Recently, Bank of Baroda launched Centralised Processing hubs at ____________ for
farmers.
1. Bengaluru 2. Chennai 3. Hyderabad
4. Mumbai 5. Vadodara
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365. As per the RBI's notification, the bank should have to reverse failed transactions with the
maximum of __________________ days of failed transactions.
1. T + 3 2. T + 4 3. T + 2
4. T + 7 5. T + 5
366. RBI, recently approved reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as CEO of_________.

1. Lakshmi Vilas Bank 2. RBL Bank 3. Yes Bank
4. Federal Bank 5. ICICI Bank
367. Pine Labs ,recently tied up with which of the following banks to offer debit card EMIs?
1. RBL Bank 2. Lakshmi Vilas Bank 3. Yes Bank
4. Federal Bank 5. Axis Bank
368. Who among the following has been appointed as the AMFI Chairman?
1. Ajay Banga 2. Saurabh Nanavati 3. Sanjay Sanyal
4. Nilesh Shah 5. Sanjeet Mitra
369. Who has been appointed as the new IMF (International Monetary Fund) Managing
Director?
1. Christine Lagarde 2. Mariya Gabriel 3. Jim Yong Kim
4. Kristalina Georgieva 5. Irina Bokova
370. Which bank launched a co-branded fuel card in partnership with Indian Oil Corporation
(IOC)?
1. Axis 2. ICICI 3. HDFC
4. Yes Bank 5. HSBC
371. Which bank became the first Indian bank to have an office in Australia's Victoria?
1. Union Bank 2. Indian Bank 3. SBI
4. Canara Bank 5. Punjab National Bank
372. SS Mallikarjuna Rao has been appointed as the new CEO & Managing Director of which
Public Sector Bank?
1. Union Bank of India 2. Bank of India 3. Punjab National Bank
4. Allahabad Bank 5. Indian Overseas Bank
373. In the recently released School Education Quality Index by NITI Aayog, which Union
territory was ranked top?
1. Lakshadweep 2. Chandigarh 3. Puducherry
4. Andaman & Nicobar 5. Daman & Diu
374. _____________ Bank UK PLC announced the launch of a digital account opening facility.
1. HDFC 2. SBI 3. Axis
4. ICICI 5. HSBC
375. ____________ launched 'Debit Card EMI facility' for its existing customers.
1. SBI 2. BOB 3. Union Bank
4. PNB 5. RBL Bank
376. Which is the world's most competitive economy according to the Global Competitiveness
Index compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF)?
1. Germany 2. USA 3. Russia
4. Singapore 5. China
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377. RBI gave approval to which state government for the merger of all the district co-operative
banks into one bank?
1. Maharashtra 2. Punjab 3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Karnataka 5. Kerala
378. Businesses with an annual turnover of more than _______ will have to mandatorily offer
electronic mode of payments to their customers from 1 November according to the latest finance
ministry announcements.
1. 50 Crores 2. 100 Crores 3. 25 Crores
4. 75 Crores 5. 15 Crores
379. Government of India, Government of Odisha and _____ signed a US$165 million loan
agreement to support climate resilient agriculture in Odisha.
1. World Bank 2. Asian Development Bank
3. International Monetary Fund 4. New Development Bank
5. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
380. IRDAI formed a panel to vet proposals for innovations which is chaired by________.
1. S. Sadagopan 2. K. Natarajan 3. Ajay Kumar Tyagi
4. A K Lavasa 5. Sanket Seth
381. ___________ has decided to continue with $ 6 bn annual lending support to India.
1. IMF 2. World Bank 3. AIIB
4. ADB 5. NDB
382. RBI imposed a penalty of ₹ 1 crore on Bandhan Bank for failing to meet its promoter
holding norms. Where is the Bandhan bank headquartered at?
1. New Delhi 2. Pune 3. Bangalore
4. Mumbai 5. Kolkata
383. Dhanlaxmi Bank MD and CEO T. Latha has resigned recently. Where is the bank
headquartered at?
1. Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 2. Mysore, Karnataka
3. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 4. Thrissur, Kerala
5. Warangal, Telangana
384. Which of the following Small Finance Banks, recently launched Instant Digital Savings and
Instant Fixed Deposit Account?
1. Janalakshmi Small Finance Bank 2. Equitas Small Finance Bank
3. A U Small Finance Bank 4. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
5. Capital Small Finance Bank
385. RBI working group on core investment companies ,recently submitted its report. The
committee was headed by ___________.
1. Bimal Jalan 2. VG Kanan 3. Tapan Ray
4. Injeti Srinivasan 5. Usha Thorat
386. Cabinet, recently gave nod for signing of a revised DTAC with Brazil. 'C' in DTAC stands for
____________.
1. Cooperation 2. Corporation 3. Council
4. Committee 5. Convention
387. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, launched mobile app _________ catering to the specific
needs of farmers.
1. BajajFarm 2. Farmsandesh 3. FarmGyan
4. Farmitra 5. Farmfaith
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388. RBI has increased the household income limits for borrowers of NBFCs and microfinance
institutions (MFIs) from 1 lakh to _______ lakh rupees.
1. 1.25 2. 1.50 3. 1.60
4. 2.00 5. None of these
389. RBI is planning a Prompt Corrective Action framework for NBFCs by which year?
1. 2020 2. 2021 3. 2022
4. 2023 5. 2024
390. ___________ has, recently withdrawn some exemptions granted to mortgage finance
companies.
1. GoI 2. RBI 3. SEBI
4. NHB 5. None of these
391. Which edition of Central and State Statistical Organizations (COCSSO) conference held at
Kolkata, West Bengal, recently?
1. 23rd 2. 25th 3. 27th
4. 33 rd
5. 17 th
392. Entities desirous to function / operate / provide platforms for Bharat Bill Payment
Operating Unit (BBPOU) are need to have a networth of ₹ ______ crore.
1. 50 2. 100 3. 200
4. 300 5. 400
393. What is the latest SBI GDP forecast for the fiscal year 2020?
1. 4.2% 2. 6.1% 3. 4.6%
4. 6.2% 5. 4.9%
394. NCDEX launched return based agricultural futures index partnering with _________
Indices Limited.
1. BSE 2. MCX 3. India INX
4. NSE 5. CSE
395. What is the NCAER GDP forecast for the quarter two of the current fiscal?
1. 4.9% 2. 5.0% 3. 4.6%
4. 5.4% 5. 4.5%
396. According to the corporate affairs ministry notification, RBI can seek resolution of NBFCs
having assets worth of at least Rs _______ crores under the insolvency law.
1. 500 Cores 2. 300 Crores 3. 100 Crores
397. According to the SEBI disclosure norms, net worth requirement of Portfolio Managers has
been enhanced from 2 crore to _____amending Portfolio Managers Regulations, 2019.
398. RBI has formed a ______ member advisory committee to assist the administrator of
troubled mortgage lender DHFL.
1. 5 2. 4 3. 3
4. 6 5. 2
399. As per PLFS Survey by NSO, urban unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in four
quarters at ________ during January-March 2019
1. 8.3% 2. 9.3% 3. 7.3%
4. 12.3% 5. 6.3%
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400. As per the NSO's Drinking Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition in India
report, ____________ of urban households had access to toilets during 2018.
1. 96.2% 2. 97.4% 3. 91.4%
4. 93.7% 5. 95.8%
401. Which among the following has planned to use its payments platform to foray into credit
business early 2020?
1. PhonePe 2. Paytm 3. Free Charge
4. True Caller 5. WhatsApp
402. Ashok Leyland entered into a 2-year MoU with ___________ to offer customised financial
solutions to customers.
1. ICICI Bank 2. HDFC Bank 3. Axis Bank
4. Punjab National Bank 5. State Bank of India
403. Indian Railway Institute for Financial Management was recently set up in which of the
following states?
1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Telangana
4. Maharashtra 5. Chhattisgarh
404. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs recently approved hike in FCI's authorised capital
to ________________.
1. ₹ 10,000 crore 2. ₹ 12,000 crore 3. ₹ 15,000 crore
4. ₹ 6,000 crore 5. ₹ 18,000 crore
405. Union Cabinet recently extended the tenure of 15th Finance Commission to
_______________.
1. 30 April 2020 2. 30 October 2020 3. 30 March 2020
4. 30 November 2020 5. 30 December 2020
406. Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of US$ __________ as part of an assistance
package to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).
1. 150 mn 2. 250 mn 3. 400 mn
4. 500 mn 5. 200 mn
407. Who was recently appointed as 1st chairman of steering committee of Code for
Responsible Lending (CRL)?
1. BP Kanungo 2. Mahesh Tripathy 3. YV Reddy
4. HR Khan 5. Bimal Jalan
408. Recently, SEBI has limited every issuer's exposure to ______ weight of debt ETF index.
1. 15% 2. 10% 3. 12%
4. 7% 5. 18%
409. As per NSO released data, India's GDP growth in September quarter slipped to _______.
1. 6.3% 2. 5.6% 3. 4.5%
4. 4.7% 5. 5.1%
410. In the category of Digital Transaction, which among the two PSB banks have been rated as
good by Meity?
1. SBI & PNB 2. SBI & BOB 3. SBI & BOM
4. SBI & Canara Bank 5. None of the above
411. As per the IRDAI report, the insurer cannot deny the claim on account of any health
constraints after _________ years.
1. 10 years 2. 8 years 3. 5 years
4. 12 years 5. 15 years
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412. Lok Sabha passed a bill to replace an Ordinance for effecting the reduction of corporate tax
rates. Base corporate tax for existing companies has reduced to ___________.
1. 25% 2. 22% 3. 15%
4. 20% 5. 18%
413. Masatsugu Asakawa has been elected as the president of the Asian Development Bank. He
is the ___________ President of ADB.
1. 7th 2. 8th 3. 9th
4. 10 th
5. 11 th
414. IFC has invested ___________ in Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services to create a
dedicated pool of financing for MSMEs in low-income states.
1. USD 100 million 2. USD 150 million 3. USD 200 million
4. USD 250 million 5. USD 300 million
415. What is the projected GDP growth rate of India for the Financial Year 2018-19 by CRISIL?
1. 4.7% 2. 4.9% 3. 5.5%
4. 5.1% 5. 5.3%
416. Ursula von der Leyen has taken charge as the President of which among the following
international organizations?
1. United Nations 2. Asian Development Bank 3. European Union
4. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 5. New Development Bank
417. Recently, Walmart has launched a co-branded credit card in partnership with which bank?
1. HDFC Bank 2. Citi Bank 3. ICICI Bank
4. Axis Bank 5. Federal Bank
418. According to Finance Ministry Public sector banks (PSBs) disburse ₹ ________trillion loans
in October-November.
1. 2.39 2. 2.52 3. 4.91
4. 3.76 5. 6.78
419. __________, re-appointed Rajendran Chinna Veerappan as MD & CEO.

1. Bank of Baroda 2. Lakshmi Vilas Bank 3. Dena Bank
4. CSB Bank 5. KVGB
420. National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched Nifty Bharat Bond Index series. What will be its
unit size?
1. ₹ 1,000 2. ₹ 2,000 3. ₹ 5,000
4. ₹ 10,000 5. ₹ 15,000
421. In its Fifth bi-monthly monetary policy statement ,RBI lowered its real GDP growth
forecast for 2019-20 from 6.1% to ______%.
1. 5.7 2. 5.4 3. 5.2
4. 5.1 5. 5.0
422. As per the recent guidelines, Payments banks may convert to a small finance bank after
________ years of business.
1. 2 2. 3 3. 4
4. 5 5. 10
423. Canada’s biggest public pension fund is set to invest up to $_________ mn. in India’s
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF).
1. 200 2. 300 3. 400
4. 600 5. 900
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424. ___________, recently tightened norms for asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to
acquire financial assets.
1. SEBI 2. RBI 3. Ministry of Finance
4. IRDAI 5. None of these
425. ___________ group executive and chief financial officer (CFO) Jairam Sridharan resigned.
1. Axis Bank’s 2. Bank of Baroda's 3. Yes Bank's
4. ICICI Bank's 5. HDFC Bank's
426. NTPC has signed a term loan of Rs 5,000 crore with which of the following banks recently?
1. ICICI BANK 2. BANK OF BARODA 3. STATE BANK OF INDIA
4. HDFC BANK 5. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
427. National Stock Exchange recently launched interest rate options on 10-year government
bonds. Who is the current MD and CEO of NSE?
1. Ashish Chauhan 2. Saurabh Sarkar 3. Trishna Guha
4. Vikram Limaye 5. Ashok Banerjee
428. What is the latest ADB's, GDP growth forecast in the Fiscal year 2019-20?
1. 5.0% 2. 4.9% 3. 5.1%
4. 4.8% 5. 5.2%
429. Recently, Rajya Sabha passed the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs)
Authority Bill. It will consist of __________ members.
1. 5 2. 7 3. 8
4. 9 5. 10
430. A 10-member working group has been constituted by the IRDAI to study the loss
prevention. The group will be headed by ____________.
1. G.Srinivasan 2. M. Nagaraja Sarma 3. S.K.Jain
4. Suresh Mathur 5. T. L. Alamelu
431. Edelweiss Asset Management Company has launched the __________ bond to raise ₹
15000 Crore.
1. Nifty Bond 2. Unit Bond 3. NSE Bond
4. Bharat Bond 5. None of the above
432. NABARD has signed a MOU with which of the following organization to facilitate the
research & technologies to develop climate resilient practices in the agriculture sector?
1. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering
2. National Commission on Farmers
3. Indian Council of Agricultural Research
4. National Commission on Agriculture
5. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
433. __________ has committed $100 million to India’s National Investment and Infrastructure
Fund’s (NIIF) Fund of Funds.
1. ADB 2. AIIB 3. NDB
4. EBRD 5. None of these
434. Digital payments platform _________ announced that it has crossed 5 billion transactions
on its app
1. Paytm 2. Google Pay 3. MobiKwik
4. PhonePe 5. Amazon Pay
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435. Which is the only e-commerce payment company that offers NEFT, IMPS, UPI, wallet &
card payments with the RBI making online NEFT transfers 24*7?
1. Phone Pe 2. Paytm 3. MobiKwik
4. Google Pay 5. Free Charge
436. How much is the loan amount granted by ADB to India for expanding the energy efficient
investments in the country?
1. USD 500 Million 2. USD 100 Million 3. USD 450 Million
4. USD 250 Million 5. USD 300 Million
437. Which Indian bank signed a USD 277 million loan agreement with the German
development bank KfW to develop an energy-efficient housing programme in the country?
1. Bank of Maharashtra 2. Union Bank of India 3. Indian Bank
4. Punjab National Bank 5. State Bank of India
438. CPPIB is set to invest $______ million in Bain, Piramal-led India Resurgence Fund.
1. 120 2. 225 3. 300
4. 375 5. 525
439. _________________ was named as the Chairman & MD of General Insurance Corporation
of India recently.
1. Mukesh Sinha 2. Devesh Srivastava 3. Akash Patil
4. Vijay Sharma 5. Subroto Mukhopadhyay
440. Fitch Ratings has slashed India’s GDP growth forecast for FY 20 to ________.
1. 5.2% 2. 4.6% 3. 6.1%
4. 5.5% 5. 4.9%
441. Asian Development Bank has signed a 490 million dollars loan to upgrade the roads in
which of the following states?
1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Rajasthan 3. Tamil Nadu
4. Maharashtra 5. Madhya Pradesh
442. ICC has extended partnership with ______________ for 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup.
1. UNICEF 2. UNESCO 3. UNDP
4. UN Habitat 5. WWF
443. _____________ won the Bengaluru Open Golf Championship.

1. Anirban Lahiri 2. Abhinav Lohan 3. Shiv kapur
4. Shubhankar Sharma 5. Jyoti Randhawa
444. Which of the following financial institution announced a total loan of $210 million for the
irrigation & solar energy projects in India?
1. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
2. Asian Development Bank
3. International Monetary Fund
4. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
5. New Development Bank
445. RBI decided to simultaneously purchase and sell govt securities worth Rs 10,000 Cr under
OMO. What does M represent in OMO?
1. Market 2. Money 3. Monetary
4. Moderate 5. Measures
446. Which is the selected location for the World Economic Forum’s 50th annual meeting?
1. Lyon, France 2. Berlin, Germany 3. Davos, Switzerland
4. Patras, Greece 5. Bruges, Belgium
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447. To protect consumers interest, the permissible exposure of a lender under P2P platform to
all borrowers should not exceed _____ at any given point of time according to the latest RIB
rules.
1. 60 Lakhs 2. 80 Lakhs 3. 70 Lakhs
4. 40 Lakhs 5. 50 Lakhs
448. PR Ravi Mohan has been appointed as the chairman of which among the following banks?
1. Jana Small Finance Bank 2. ESAF Small Finance Bank 3. AU Small Finance Bank
4. Paytm Payments Bank 5. Jio Payments Bank
449. Ashok Leyland has inked a pact with which bank for the vehicle finance for a period of two
years?
1. HDFC 2. ICICI 3. Axis Bank
4. Yes Bank 5. HSBC
450. RBI introduced a new semi-closed prepaid payment instrument (PPI) which can be used
for transaction of goods and services up to a limit of?
1. 50,000 Rs 2. 10,000 Rs 3. 20,000 Rs
4. 30,000 Rs 5. 40,000 Rs
451. The Reserve Bank of India has asked lenders to cut their stakes in insurers to ______%.
1. 15 2. 25 3. 30
4. 40 5. 55
452. SBI is set to launch OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal from January 1.This facility will be
available for transactions above Rs _________ between 8 pm and 8 am
1. 2,000 2. 5,000 3. 10,000
453. What amount of preferential allotment will be awarded to Indian Overseas Bank, as per
recent Government Approval?
1. ₹ 2153 Cr 2. ₹ 2142Cr 3. ₹ 3640 Cr
4. ₹ 4630 Cr 5. ₹ 6430 Cr
454. All companies with a turnover of ______ or more will be mandated to provide the facility
of payment through RuPay Debit card & UPI QR code to their customers.
455. Recently published _________ issue of the Financial Stability Report says that the global
economy confronted a number of uncertainties that leads to significant deceleration in growth.
1. 20th 2. 19th 3. 18th
4. 21 st
5. 17 th
456. RBI has directed large cooperative banks to report all exposures of _______ and more to
the Central Repository of Information on Large Credits (CRILC).
457. Nirmala Sitharaman launched eBkray platform recently. With which among the following
field it is associated with?
1. Reducing non-performing loans 2. Online auction of attached assets by banks
3. Speedy recovery of bank related complaints 4. Banking efficiency ratio improvement
5. Loan repayment schedule calculation
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458. FM Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled ₹______ lakh crore worth infrastructure projects that will
be implemented in the next five years.
1. 82 2. 102 3. 122
4. 245 5. 367
459. IRDAI, recently imposed a Rs _______ cr penalty on Maruti Insurance Brokers.

1. 2 2. 3 3. 5
4. 7 5. 10
460. HDFC recently got nod from IRDAI to acquire stake in which of the following insurance
companies?
1. Apollo Munich Health Insurance 2. Max Bupa 3. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
4. ICICI Lombard 5. Religare Health Insurance
461. Arunachal Pradesh saw a growth of _______ in collection of GST revenue in December
2019 over last year December month collection.
1. 150% 2. 124% 3. 110%
4. 85% 5. 45%
462. UIDAI has planned to open how many stand-alone Aadhaar Enrolments & Update Centres
across the country?
1. 114 2. 120 3. 105
4. 140 5. 150
463. RBI has launched MANI mobile app for visually challenged citizens. What is 'A' in MANI?
1. Augmented 2. Artificial 3. Aim
4. All 5. Aided
464. Which among the following is/are one of the ten dimensions of Vision for India 2030 in
Interim Budget 2019-20?
1. Ease of Living 2. Digital India 3. Food Security
4. Pollution Free India 5. All of the above
465. Which of the following bank has tied up with JM Financial for co-lending of home loans?
1. Bank of Baroda 2. Bank of India 3. Indian Overseas Bank
4. State Bank of India 5. UCO Bank
466. UPI recorded Rs 1.31 billion transactions in December 2019. When was UPI launched in
India?
1. 2014 2. 2015 3. 2018
4. 2016 5. 2010
467. India has extended a line of credit of USD _______ mn. to Cuba for financing solar parks.
1. 50 2. 75 3. 100
4. 150 5. 200
468. ___________, recently unveiled a new adoption assistance programme aimed at

enhancing the parental support benefits for employees.
1. Paytm 2. PayPal 3. Google
4. Amazon 5. Samsung
469. __________ received Award for Remarkable Contribution towards Rural India.
1. Yes Bank 2. ICICI Bank 3. RBL Bank
4. Bandhan Bank 5. HDFC Bank
470. IRDAI ,recently announced a standard product with all the basic understandable features
namely, ___________.
1. Swasthya Arogya Policy 2. Arogya Chikitsak Policy 3. Arogya Nilayam Policy
4. None of these 5. Arogya Sanjeevani Policy
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___________.
1. Revenue 2. Renew 3. Rating
4. Reverse 5. Redeem
472. NITI Aayog mooted ₹___________crore plan for private trains on 100 routes.
1. 12,000 2. 17,500 3. 22,500
473. Which bank has signed an MoU with the Women Entrepreneurs Welfare
Association(WEWA), Tamil Nadu ?
1. SBI 2. Bank of Baroda 3. Dena Bank
4. Indian Bank 5. Bank of India
474. Which bank has recently received a capital infusion of Rs 4,360 crore from the Central
government for upholding norms?
1. Indian Bank 2. South Indian Bank 3. Federal Bank
4. Indian Overseas Bank 5. Canara Bank
475. Karur Vysya Bank is headquartered in which state?

1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Telangana 3. Karnataka
4. Kerala 5. Tamil Nadu
476. National Stock Exchange of India was established in the year ___________.
1. 1985 2. 1989 3. 1992
4. 1995 5. 1999
477. Which of the following banks has recently extended credit linkage to 10,000 self-help
groups?
1. SBI 2. UCO Bank 3. Canara Bank
4. Punjab National Bank 5. Indian Bank
478. RBI, recently allowed 24x7 forex market operations via select banks. The Foreign
Exchange Market (Forex) is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily volume of over
$________trillion.
1. 1 2. 2 3. 3
4. 4 5. None of these
479. Under Operation Twist-III, ________ bought and sold bonds worth ₹10k crore each.
1. SEBI 2. NSE 3. BSE
4. RBI 5. None of these
480. RBI gave in-principle nod to _____________ to convert to small finance bank (SFB).
1. Agra District Co-operative Bank 2. Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank
3. Kanpur Zilla Sahkari Bank Limited 4. Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd
5. Indian Mercantile Co-operative Bank Ltd
481. What is India's latest GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year 2019-20, estimated by the
National Statistical Office?
1. 6.8 % 2. 5.0 % 3. 6.2 %
4. 5.4 % 5. 5.6 %
482. Which Indian stock exchange has recently launched a Knowledge Hub to assist in the
banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector?
1. Bombay Stock Exchange 2. Calcutta Stock Exchange
3. India International Exchange 4. National Stock Exchange
5. Metropolitan Stock Exchange
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483. Which of the following entity launched unified QR code for merchants to enable unlimited
payments?
1. Phonepe 2. UdaanPay 3. Paytm
4. Google Pay 5. SBI Buddy
484. World Bank has projected a ______ growth rate for India in the 2019-2020 fiscal.
1. 5% 2. 5.6% 3. 6.5%
4. 6.2% 5. 5.7%
485. Which agency has released a report 'Market Study on E-commerce in India: Key Findings
and Observations'?
1. Reserve bank of India 2. Securities & Exchange Board of India
3. Competition commission of India 4. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
5. National Stock Exchange
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President Ram Nath Kovind has been Manipur has topped in Breastfeeding,
awarded the National Order of Merit by Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices.
the President of Guinea for his exceptional The report has been developed based on
contribution to the advancement of 3 indicators namely early initiation of
overall relations and development of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding for
mutual cooperation between India and 6 months & complimentary feeding at 6-8
Guinea. months of child's age. Uttar Pradesh,
Guinea: Capital – Conakry; Currency – Rajasthan & Bihar are at the bottom
Franc; positions in the report.
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The Ministries of Earth Sciences and The 3rd International Electric Vehicle
Agriculture have launched a mobile Conclave at the International Centre for
application named Meghdoot a that will Automotive Technology in Manesar,
provide the location, and crop and Gurugram. The Conclave was held to
livestock-specific weather-based agro create a knowledge-sharing platform to
advisories to farmers in local languages. ensure the flow of information at all levels
App has been integrated with WhatsApp & in the automotive sector.
Facebook to help farmers
9. 4
3. 2 VP Venkaiah Naidu launched the
Maharashtra became the 1st state to Jharkhand's 'Mukhya Mantri Krishi
adopt a digital fingerprint & iris scanning Ashirwad Yojana' to transfer money into
system to aid police investigations. The the bank accounts of farmers. Under the
Automated Multi-modal Biometric scheme, beneficiaries having farmland of
Identification System (AMBIS) adopted by less than 1 acre to 5 acres, will get Rs
the state Police will soon be replicated 5000 - 25000 in their bank accounts.
across the country.
AMBIS replaces Automated Fingerprint 10. 4
Identification System/AFIS Bajrang Punia has won the gold medal at
Tbilisi Grand Prix. He, who had won a gold
4. 4 at the same event last year as well,
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Mohali prevailed 2-0 over Iran's Peiman Bibyani
traffic police have launched 3-D Smart in the 65 Kg category final of the men's
Traffic Signal devised by the students of a freestyle competition in the capital city of
Chandigarh university. Wireless system, Georgia.
'Intelights', has been installed at the
traffic crossing near the Airport on a pilot 11. 2
basis 12 August was designated International
Intelights proposes 360-deg solution to Youth Day by UN General Assembly in
curb traffic congestion 1999, serving as an annual celebration of
the role of young women & men as
5. 1 essential partners in change & an
As per Periodic Labour Force Survey opportunity to raise awareness of
(PLFS) 2017-18, Around 33% of the challenges & problems faced by youths.
formally trained youth was unemployed in 2019 Theme: “Transforming education”
2017-18. Nearly a 3rd of trained young
men & more than a third of trained young
women were unemployed. 12. 3
Conservative Alejandro Giammattei was
6. 3 elected as Guatemala's president. He
Haryana announced the roll-out of defeated the former first lady Sandra
‘Mukhya Mantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana’ Torres. He will succeed corruption-tainted
to provide social securities to families. outgoing President Jimmy Morales. He
Under the scheme, ₹ 6000 per year will had polled almost 58.5 percent with a
be given to each eligible family. Eligibility lead of 550,000 votes.
- Families having an annual income less
than ₹ 180000.
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13. 2 Bhutia & M C Mary Kom among others. He

Karnataka government has launched a is a two-time medallist at the world
programme called ‘E-Step’ to empower championships.
student start-ups towards
entrepreneurship. The programme 20. 3
focuses on boot camps, mentoring & The Dronacharya award (lifetime
training programs which cover various category) has been conferred on Merzban
aspects of entrepreneurship. Patel by the Union Ministry of Youth
Affairs & Sport. The awards ceremony is
14. 1 in New Delhi on August 29, hockey genius
The Commonwealth Games Federation Dhyan Chand’s birthday. Mr. Patel is co-
announced that women's T20 Cricket has founder of Bombay Republicans Club.
been confirmed for inclusion at the
Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 21. 2
2022. 8 teams will compete across Min of HRD launched the National
8match days. 2022 Commonwealth Initiative for School Heads & Teachers'
Games will take place in England. Holistic Advancements (NISHTHA). It is
aimed at training over 42 L teachers in
15. 3 India. He launched its website, training
India has contributed $1 mn to the UN modules, primer booklet & mobile app
Special Purpose Trust Fund for the built for the purpose.
Resident Coordinator System. The SPTF
established to receive, consolidate, 22. 3
manage & account for all financial The UAE is the first Middle East country to
transactions of the new Resident launch the RuPay Card. The card is a first
Coordinator system in an effective way Indian domestic Debit and Credit Card
payment network, with acceptance at
16. 1 ATMs, POS devices and e-commerce
Football player José Luis Brown has died websites. It was launched in 2012.
at 62. He scored Argentina's opening goal
in their win against West Germany in the 23. 3
1986 World Cup final. He played 36 times Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked last
for Argentina's football team. in the rankings. Acc. to the State Rooftop
Solar Attractiveness Index "SARAL"
17. 1 released by Min of New & Renewable
India's first Space Science Museum has Energy, Karnataka has emerged as the
opened in Hyderabad. It exhibits scale best state for setting up a rooftop solar
models of Launch vehicles GSLV Mark III, project Telangana, Gujarat, Andhra
GSLV Mark II & PSLV, Chandrayaan-1, Pradesh come next in the rankings.
Mars Orbiter spacecraft, APPLE,
Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini RS-1& a 24. 3
model of the ISS. Government is planning to launch an e-
commerce project called 'Bharatcraft' for
18. 5 micro small & medium enterprises, on the
Competition Law Review Committee is lines of platforms such as Alibaba. The
chaired by Injeti Srinivas. Govt proposed platform could generate a
constituted high-level panel has turnover of ₹ 10 trillion over the next few
recommended a green channel route for years.
automatic approval of certain
combinations. Under the Competition Act, 25. 2
combinations (mergers and acquisitions) President Kovind inaugurated the first
beyond a certain threshold require World Youth Conference on Kindness in
clearance from the CCI. New Delhi. It is organized with an aim to
impart critical competencies in global
19. 1 youth & enable them to transform
Asian and Commonwealth Games gold- themselves & build long-lasting peace in
medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia got their communities.
nominated for the country's highest
sporting honour — the Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna award. His name was finalised
panel comprising likes of Bhaichung
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Mumbai was ranked as 45th safest city on jointly along with BMC and CSR partner.
the Safe Cities Index (SCI), Delhi stood at Swachh Bharat Mission launched: 2nd Oct
the 52nd position, as per a report by 2014
Economist Intelligence Unit. Tokyo came
at top while Singapore & Osaka were 32. 1
place 2nd & 3rd respectively. India-Russia signed a 5-year road map for
Safe Cities Index (SCI) 2019 ranks 60 cooperation in the energy sector,
countries worldwide cooperation in the production of spare
parts for Russian-Indian military
27. 3 equipment to infrastructure finance.
Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and former Target of $30 billion in bilateral trade by
Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya were 2025 was also set.
on the list of five new Governors Russia President: Vladimir Putin;
announced by President Ram Nath Currency: Russian Ruble
Kovind. Dr Soundararajan has been
appointed the Governor of Telangana - 33. 3
having a separate Governor is a first for “Eat Right, Stay Fit, Tabhi India Super
the country's newest state. Fit”, stating this Dr Harsh Vardhan
Bandaru Dattatreya has been put in launched the Eat Right India Movement of
charge of Himachal Pradesh, replacing FSSAI, the new healthy eating approach
Kalraj Mishra. which places citizens at the centre of a
Besides the two, former union minister Health Revolution through food and
Arif Mohammad Khan has been appointed fitness.
the Governor of Kerala and Bhagat Singh The campaign ‘Eat Right India’ with its
Koshyari as the Governor of Maharashtra. new logo and tagline ‘Sahi Bhojan. Behtar
Jeevan’ were released by the Health
28. 4 Minister,
Under new rules, Driving under the
influence of alcohol, will attract a penalty 34. 1
of Rs 10,000/imprisonment. Fine for Gujarat Government & Delaware State of
jumping red-light has been revised to Rs America signed MoU for sister state.
5000, while driving without wearing seat Cooperation in the field of services and
belt will attract Rs 1000 fine. investment opportunities in GIFT IFSC
Fine for driving without a license is now were discussed during the meeting b/w
Rs 5,000 delegation of Delaware state of America &
CM Vijay Rupani
29. 5 Gujarat Capital: Gandhinagar; Governor:
Ministry of Electronics and Information Acharya Devvrat
Technology (MeitY) and Google signed a
statement of intent to roll-out 'Build for 35. 1
Digital India', a programme that will give India's ranking improved from 40th to
engineering students a platform to 34th, over 2017 on world travel and
develop market-ready, technology-based tourism competitiveness index by WEF.
solutions Spain held on to the top spot in the report
Ravi Shankar Prasad- Minister for which ranked 140 countries on their
Electronics and IT relative strengths in global tourism and
travel.
30. 4 WEF HQ: Cologny, Switzerland; Founded:
NTPC Ltd. has announced the 1971
commissioning of its first electric vehicle
(EV) charging station along with the 36. 2
Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL). The President Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated
charging station has been installed at an the National Youth Summit in New Delhi,
IOCL petrol pump in Greater Noida. organised by the Youth Awakening.
Speaking on the occasion, President said
31. 2 that today's India is full of youth power
Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj having immense talent and energy
Terminus (CST) has been adjudged as the
best 'Swachh Iconic Place' under the
Swachh Bharat Mission. Award will be
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Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora Union Human Resource Development
recently assumed Chairmanship of Minister presented CBSE Teacher Awards
Association of World Election Bodies for - 2018 to 34 teachers of the country. He
the term 2019-21 as India takes over the also launched CBSE's portal 'Vidyadhan'
Chair from Romania. India was nominated on Diksha App, a Digital Infrastructure for
to be Vice-Chair, AWEB at the General Knowledge Sharing's.
Assembly held in 2017.
45. 1
38. 5 National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up
Microsoft has named Rajiv Kumar as a committee to formulate steps required
managing director of Microsoft India to prevent its unauthorised extraction.
(R&D) who has worked as corporate VP of The nodal agency for this will be the Joint
Microsoft’s Experiences & Devices (E D) Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources
Group, Kumar is taking on this added (Ministry of Jal Shakti now) for
responsibility from Anil Bhansali. coordination and compliance.
Microsoft CEO: Satya Nadella
46. 3
39. 5 Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya
Mumbai occupied 5th position in a report Nadella's father and former IAS officer BN
titled- Insights on Co-living - An Asia- Yugandhar passed away ,80 after brief
Pacific Perspective, which covered 20 illness. He was the top bureaucrat in the
major Asia-Pacific cities. New Delhi is Rural Development Ministry when PV
ranked 11th and Bengaluru 19th. Beijing, Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister.
Tokyo, Shanghai & Hong Kong occupy the He served in the Prime Minister's Office
top 4 slots. Report classified cities with 6 and the Planning Commission.
key attributes.
47. 3
40. 4 The researchers from IIT Madras used a
UK has won the bid to host the 26th magnetic stirrer coated with Teflon to
Conference of the Parties, known as continuously stir for several days the
COP26, following a partnership with Italy water mixed with glucose in a glass
in which up to 30,000 delegates are beaker containing a gold foil, found tiny
expected to attend the event at Glasgow's fragments with bright red luminescence
Scottish Events Campus (SEC). floating on the surface, discovering an
UK Prime minister: Boris Johnson; eco-friendly method of degrading plastics
Currency: Pound
48. 1
41. 4 Finance Minister announced that
PM Narendra Modi launched Swachhata Hi government woul provide Rs 10,000 crore
Seva (SHS) 2019, a massive countrywide special window with an aim to help
awareness and mobilization campaign on complete ongoing affordable & middle-
Swachhata at Mathura, UP. It is specially income housing projects.
focused on ‘plastic waste awareness and The special window have been limited to
management’. Non-NPA & Non-NCLT projects.
Expanding scope of Export Credit
42. 5 Insurance Scheme was also announced by
The International Finance Corporation government.
(IFC), has signed an MoU with the Finance
Industry Development Council (FIDC), a 49. 1
representative body of asset and loan Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stunned
Financing NBFCs, to collaborate on the second seed Victor Svendsen of Denmark
training of NBFCs in the country. in straight games to clinch men's singles
title at the Belgian International Challenge
43. 3 2019 held in Brussels.
Defence Research and Development Lakshya Sen WOrld Ranking: 81 (Men's
Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight Singles)
tested indigenously developed low weight,
fire and forget Man-Portable Antitank
Guided Missile (MPATGM) in the ranges of
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
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International Day of Democracy: 15 Industry -Piyush Goyal.
September
2030 Agenda for Sustainable 57. 2
Development addresses democracy in Defence PSU BEML Ltd and Wipro
SDG 16. This year's theme: Participation, Infrastructure Engineering (WIN) have
is an opportunity to recall that democracy signed an MoU to work together in the
is about people & built on inclusion, equal areas of aerospace, industrial automation,
treatment and participation. 3-D printing, artificial intelligence and
Universal Declaration of Human Rights hydraulic system engineering.
adopted by UN in 1948.
58. 5
51. 5 Export Guarantee Corporation of India
In Tripura, the 3-day long traditional (ECGC) has launched a new scheme called
Neermahal Jal Utsav concluded with eye- ‘Nirvik’ under which up to 90% of the
catching boat race & swimming principal and interest will be covered
competitions at Rudrasagar lake. under insurance. Both pre and post
Neermahal is a water palace built at the shipment credit will also be covered under
middle of Rudrasagar lake by Maharaja the new scheme.
Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya in 1930.
59. 2
52. 4 ISRO inked MoUs with DRDO for
World Ozone Day is observed on development of human-centric systems
September 16 every year to spread for the Gaganyaan project. Space food,
awareness among people about the space crew health monitoring &
depletion of the Ozone layer and search emergency survival kit, radiation
possible solutions to preserve it. The measurement & protection, parachutes for
theme of World Ozone Day is ‘32 years safe recovery are to be provided by
and Healing’. DRDO.
53. 4 60. 4
Pankaj Advani has clinched a record 22nd Indian Air Force has flight-tested air-to-air
world titles by winning a fourth straight missile Astra off the coast of Odisha. It
final in the 150-up format at the IBSF was launched from a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI
World Billiards Championship in Myanmar. combat aircraft as a part of User trials. It
He defeated Nay Thway of Myanmar. It is was tracked using radars, electro-optical
his fifth title in the last six years. tracking sensors & struck its target.
54. 2 61. 4
Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer Kerala has inked a memorandum of
clinched the Myanmar International Series understanding with the Maldives to
in men's singles at Yangon. He defeated strengthen cancer care in the island
Indonesia's Karono Karono in the final. He nation. The state health department and
had won the Hatzor International in RCC would also provide support in setting
October 2018. up cancer care centres in the Maldives.
55. 1 62. 1
Rajasthan government launched the ‘Jan Delhi Police has launched a newly
Soochna Portal’ for quick access to integrated one-touch mobile app 'Tatpar'
information on government departments. to provide safety & a convenient online
Rajasthan becomes the first state in the mode on 24x7 basis to its citizen. With
country to provide information about a this app, people can share information to
dozen departments on a single platform. police about a suspicious vehicle or
person or of a crime.
56. 2
GoI launched a steel import monitoring
system (SIMS) to provide advance
information about steel imports to various
stakeholders including producers and
importers to have effective policy
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Shripad Yesso Naik Minister of State India and Mongolia have exchanged
(Independent charge) of Ayurveda, Yoga documents in areas including space,
and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and disaster management and culture. The
Homoeopathy (AYUSH) ministry; Thaawar exchanges also include Cultural Exchange
Chand Gehlot-Ministry of Social Justice and Protocol and a Comprehensive Work Plan
Empowerment; between Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Mansukh L. Mandaviya-Ministry of Husbandry and Dairying.
Shipping;
Prakash Javadekar-Ministry of 70. 3
Environment, Forest and Climate International Day of Sign Languages is
Change,Ministry of Information and observed on 23 September. It recognizes
Broadcasting. Ministry of Heavy Industries the importance of sign languages. It
and Public Enterprises offers an opportunity to support and
protect the linguistic identity and cultural
64. 2 diversity of all sign language users.The
India’s first Space Science Museum has over-arching theme of IDSL 2019 is “Sign
opened in Hyderabad. Language Rights for All!”
It exhibits scale models of Launch vehicles
GSLV Mark III, GSLV Mark II & PSLV, 71. 1
Chandrayaan-1, Mars Orbiter spacecraft, Science and Technology and Health
APPLE, Aryabhata, Bhaskara, Rohini RS-1& Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched
a model of the ISS. ‘UMMID’ (Unique Methods of Management
It is a collaborative effort between ISRO and treatment of Inherited Disorders)
and BM Birla Science Centre. initiative to tackle inherited genetic
diseases of new-born babies. He also
65. 4 inaugurated NIDAN (National Inherited
Tunisia’s former president Zine El Abidine Diseases Administration) Kendras.
Ben Ali died at the age of 83. He ruled
Tunisia b/w 1987 & 2011. He started his 72. 3
career in the Tunisian army & oversaw Argentina Lionel Messi beat Liverpool
Tunisia’s military security for 10 yrs. He defender Virgil van Dijk and five-time
was appointed as prime minister in 1987. winner Cristiano Ronaldo to win the best
FIFA player of the year award for a record
66. 2 sixth time. U.S. co-captain Megan Rapinoe
Ministry of Railways signed a Memorandum won the women's top award-Golden Boot.
of Understanding with Government of Megan Rapinoe beat fellow co-captain
Odisha for development of Bhubaneswar Alex Morgan and England’s Lucy Bronze.
station as Multi-Model Transport Hub in
New Delhi. The multi-modal Hub expected 73. 2
to be completed in three years. Assam launched Abhinandan scheme to
give Rs. 50,000 as subsidy to people and
67. 5 students who have taken out education
Telangana govt has decided to declare loans previously and or will choose to take
2020 as Artificial Intelligence year. it in the years to come. This has been
NASSCOM is setting up a Centre of done to encourage students to pursue
Excellence in Data Sciences & AI, which is higher education. They also launched
expected to start its activities in 2020. Aponar Apon Ghar Scheme for home loan
subsidy.
68. 4
Nasscom's Data Security Council of India 74. 1
has collaborated with MeitY & Google India PM Narendra Modi received the 2019
to launch a nationwide awareness Global Goalkeeper Award for Swachh
campaign 'Digital Payment Abhiyan'. The Bharat Mission from Bill and Melinda
campaign will educate end-users on the Gates Foundation. The award ceremony
benefits of making digital payments. took place on the side-lines of the United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA)
session.Swachh Bharat Mission was
launched on October 2, 2014.
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International Association of Athletic & development, declaring 30 Sept as
Federations honoured the Indian track International Translation Day.
and field legend PT Usha with a Veteran 2019 theme: Translation and Indigenous
Pin in recognition of her contribution to Languages.
the growth of the sport. IAAF chief The Day celebrates the feast of St.
Sebastian Coe presented her the Veteran Jerome, the Bible translator
Pin. It was presented during the 52nd
IAAF Congress at Doha. 82. 3
Physicist Thanu Padmanabhan received
76. 4 the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019 for his
On the occasion of world tourism day, contributions to the world of cosmology.
Venkaiah Naidu conferred the National The Award comprises a citation, trophy
tourism awards. Andhra Pradesh has and a cheque for Rs 2,51,000.
bagged the Best State award for overall He was conferred Padma Shri in 2007
growth in tourism category. Goa and
Madhya Pradesh were joint winners in 83. 5
Adventure Tourism category. Uttarakhand Indian shuttler Kaushal Dharmamer
bagged the best film promotion friendly clinched the badminton men's singles title
state award. at the Maldives International Challenge
with a straight game win over Siril Verma.
77. 3 In the women's doubles event, the duo of
Joint Military Exercise KAZIND-2019 Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy ended
between India and Kazakhstan will be as runners-up. Sayak Hobara and Natsuki
conducted at Pithoragarh from 02 to 15 Soni won women’s doubles.
October 2019. The exercise will comprise
of nearly 100 soldiers from both Indian 84. 1
and Kazakhstan Army according to the North Western Railway followed by South
PIB press release. East Central Railway and East Central
Railway are the top three railway zones.
78. 4 Three railway stations named Jaipur,
The Department of Drinking Water and Jodhpur & Durgapura in Rajasthan bagged
Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, GoI top honours among 720 stations in the
launched the 10 Year Rural Sanitation railways' cleanliness survey unveiled by
Strategy (2019-2029), to focus on Piyush Goyal. Andheri, Virar & Naigaon
sustaining the sanitation behaviour railway stations were the top 3 among
change that has been achieved under the 109 suburban stations.
Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen. SBM-G
launched on 2014. 85. 4
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar bagged
79. 5 the Most Effective Swachhata Ambassador
Cochin International Airport has been award at the fifth edition of the Safaigiri
selected as the best airport in terms of Awards for utilizing his popularity and
services offered to passengers, based on fame to ensure India achieves its goal of a
a survey conducted by Airport Council Swachh Bharat.
International. ASQ survey is the world-
renowned airport service quality 86. 2
benchmarking programme. ASQ- Airport PM Narendra Modi has set a deadline to
Service Quality. achieve the target of eradicating single-
use plastic from India by 2022. The
80. 1 initiative will benefit the environment,
DM Rajnath Singh launched INS ‘Nilgiri’, decongest roads and sewer lines, and
the first of the Navy's seven new stealth protect biodiversity.
frigates, at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
Limited in Mumbai. These frigates are
being built using integrated construction
methodology.
81. 2
In 2017, UNGA adopted resolution on role
of language professionals in connecting
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President Kovind has conferred ITC has joined hands with the Andhra
Vayoshreshtha Samman on the eminent Pradesh Govt to develop a chilli value
senior citizens & institutions in recognition chain. The Agri-Business Division of ITC &
of their services towards the cause of the Department of Horticulture have
elderly persons. It is a Scheme of awards conceptualized an integrated Agri
instituted by the Min. of Social Justice & Extension Platform for chilli farmers under
Empowerment. the public-private model.
88. 4 94. 5
The government had launched PRAKASH - The first Monday of October of every year
Power Rail Koyla Availability through is observed as World Habitat Day to
Supply Harmony- portal in New Delhi. The reflect on the state of our towns, cities &
portal is designed to help in mapping and on the basic right of all to adequate
monitoring entire coal supply chain for shelter. 2019 theme: Frontier
power plants. Technologies as an innovative tool to
The portal was launched by RK Singh & transform waste to wealth.
Pralhad Joshi.
95. 3
89. 5 UNESCO has appointed Mexican actress
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Yalitza Aparicio as its goodwill
launched the government's new ambassador for indigenous peoples. She
governance initiative 'Mo Sarkar'.The was chosen for her commitment to fight
objective of the programme is to provide racism and advocate for gender equality
service with dignity to people who are and indigenous rights.
coming to government offices for different
purposes. 96. 3
Odisha Governor - Ganeshi Lal. Sohrai is a festival of Santal and oraon
people of the Indian states of Jharkhand,
90. 1 Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and West
Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog Bengal. It is a cattle worship festival and
&United Nations Development Programme is celebrated during October -November
India launched Youth Co: Lab which aims (in Ranchi), December–January (in
at accelerating social entrepreneurship & Dumka)
innovation in young India. it will convene
a series of Youth dialogue across several 97. 4
cities. Indian Forest Service officer Ramesh
Youth Co:Lab co-created in 2017 by UNDP Pandey has been selected for the Asia
and Citi Foundation. Environmental Enforcement Award by the
United Nations Environment Programme.
91. 5 His work in combating trans-boundary
Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) and environmental crime has been recognised
the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) by the selection panel. Pandey will receive
have joined hands to set up the country’s the award at the United Nations
first e-waste clinic here, that would enable Conference Centre in Bangkok.
segregation, processing and disposal of
waste from both household and 98. 4
commercial units. HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal will
CPCB will provide technical support at the launch Pradhan Mantri Innovative
unit Learning Programme- 'DHRUV'. It helps
talented students to realize their full
92. 3 potential and contribute to society.
Centre has given in-principle approval for Programme is called after the Pole Star.
setting up of Tripura's first-ever SEZ at Every student is to be called as DHRUV
Sabroom. Estimated investment in the TARA.
project will be around Rs 1550 Crore to be
developed by to be Tripura Industrial
Development Corporation (TIDC) Ltd.
Tripura Chief minister: Biplab Kumar Deb
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India women's cricket captain Mithali Raj The Indian Railways has launched a
became the first female player to last website www.railways.delhipolice.gov.in
more than 20 years in international and the app Sahyatri. This will facilitate
cricket. She achieved the feat while the railway police in addressing
leading India to an eight-wicket win over complaints of passengers from across
South Africa Women in the first ODI at India and crime detection by integrating
Vadodara. Mithali played 204 ODIs till the criminal database online
now.
106. 3
100. 4 The 5th edition of India International
'Garbage Cafe' commenced in Ambikapur, Science Festival (IISF) 2019 will be held
Chhattisgarh will provide free meal in at Kolkata in November 2019.
exchange of plastic waste. This is to mark The theme for this year's festival is RISEN
the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma India � Research, Innovation, and
Gandhi. Collected garbage will be sold at Science Empowering the Nation.
the Solid Liquid Resources Management India International Science Festival is an
Centre. Ambikapur is Chhattisgarh's first annual event organised jointly by science
dustbin-free city. & technology- related Ministries and
Departments of the Government of India
101. 1 and Vijnana Bharati (Vibha), 2019. IISF is
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 is a festival to celebrate the achievements of
awarded to the Polish author Olga India's scientific and technological
Tokarczuk & for the year 2019 is awarded advancements with students, innovators,
to the Austrian author Peter Handke. craftsmen, farmers, scientists and
Literature Nobel prize was suspended in technocrats from India and abroad.
2018 after a sexual assault scandal.Olga
Tokarczuk won the Man Booker 107. 3
International Prize last year. India and Asian Development Bank, ADB
have signed 190 million dollar loan
102. 5 agreement for improving road
2-day long National Hindi Science writers connectivity in Rajasthan.It was signed
conference will start in Lucknow with an yesterday to upgrade 754 km of state
aim to promote use of Hindi and other highways which will benefit about 26 mn
Vernacular languages for Science writing. people in 14 districts of Rajasthan.
More than 1000 science writers from
across the country will take part in the 108. 4
conference. A website Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has completed the
www.vigyanlekhan.com has been first-ever marathon under two hours in
prepared for the event the Austrian capital of Vienna, two years
since he fell 25 seconds short. He ran
103. 3 forty-two kilometres in 1 hour, 59
Dr Harsh Vardhan launched Surakshit minutes and 40 seconds at Vienna's
Matritva Aashwasan-SUMAN, an initiative Prater-Hauptallee.
in New Delhi. The initiative was launched
during the 13th Conference of Central 109. 2
Council of Health and Family Welfare. It Sara Danius, the 1st female head of the
provides a positive birth experience to Swedish body that awards the Nobel Prize
mother & infant. It aims at assuring in Literature, has died. She was 57. She
quality health care at no cost. was a literature critic, Professor and
writer, served as the 1t female permanent
104. 3 secretary of Swedish Academy b/w 2015
Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan & 2018.
Reddy launched 'YSR Kanti Velugu'
programme intended to screen the school
children for vision defects and to provide
treatment free of cost. Programme will
have two phases and will be completed by
2020.
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Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen clinched India slipped to the 102 spots in the
maiden BWF World Tour title by winning Global Hunger Index which features 117
the Dutch Open men's singles at Almere countries, according to Concern
in the Netherlands. Lakshya, currently Worldwide-agency that compiles the
ranked 72nd, had won the Belgian Open report. Central African Republic topped
last month and reached the finals of the report. 9 countries of concern were
Polish Open this year. He defeated Yusuke omitted due to lack of data. 17 countries
Onodera of Japan in Dutch Open. shared the top rank.
111. 2 117. 4
Manju Rani clinches silver after losing to Kerala Start-up Mission will hold the the
Russia's Ekaterina Paltceva in the 4th edition of the IEDC (Innovation &
Women's World Boxing Championships Entrepreneurship Development Centre)
2019.Paltceva defeated Rani 4 -1 in 48-kg summit. 'Accelerating Ideas to Industry
category in the final match of the 4.0' will be the theme. This gives students
tournament. Rani hails from Indian state an opportunity to express their
of Haryana. Championship took place at entrepreneurial ideas. Saji Gopinath is the
Ulan-Ude in Russia. CEO of KSUM.
112. 2 118. 3
Former Indian cricket captain Sourav The 1st-ever India Innovation Index was
Ganguly has been selected as the new launched by NITI Aayog in New Delhi in
President of the Board of Control for order to promote competitiveness among
Cricket in India. BCCI also selected Jay the states. Karnataka has emerged as the
Shah as Secretary & Arun Dhumal as topper among major states. Tamil Nadu is
Treasurer. Ganguly is the 2nd India 2nd & Maharashtra is on the 3rd position.
cricketer to become BCCI president. He is Among the North-Eastern states Sikkim
the current President of Cricket occupied the top spot.
Association of Bengal.
119. 2
113. 3 Andhra Pradesh Govt launched a scheme
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo called YSR Navodayam for MSMEs. The
have jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize. scheme aims to bail out MSMEs in the
Atwood's 'The Testament' & 'Girl, Woman, State & provide them financial relief by
Other' by Evaristo shared the prize. restructuring their bank loans before
British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie's March 31,2020. AP CM YS Jagmohan
'Quichotte' was among the 6 books Reddy inaugurated the scheme. Bank
shortlisted for the prize.2 shared the prize loans up to a ceiling of Rs 25 crores will
even though Booker rule says not to be restructured.
divide.
120. 4
114. 5 Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated 11th
India & Netherlands launched the 2nd Nuclear Energy Conclave in New Delhi.
phase of the Local Treatment of Urban Theme of the Conclave: 'Economics of
Sewage streams for Healthy Reuse Nuclear Power-Innovation towards Safer &
(LOTUS-HR) program. The programme Cost-Effective Technologies'. Govt has
was held during the visit of Netherlands diversified the applications of nuclear
King & the Queen in the presence of energy in various fields.
Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan. The A nuclear plant is coming up in the
project was initiated in July 2017. Gorakhpur of Haryana.
115. 4 121. 5
Air India became the first airline in the Telangana toped in capex on irrigation
world to use a Taxibot on a A320 aircraft during 2015-19 according to study by
with passengers on-board. Taxibot is a CARE Ratings. But it stands 7th among
robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an the top 10 States in terms of expenditure
aircraft from parking bay to runway & vice incurred on capital outlay/asset creation
versa & it will reduce fuel consumption. (capex). Tamil Nadu spent highest on
Air India Chairperson & MD- Ashwani urban development. Bihar spent highest
Lohani. on rural development.
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Andaman & Nicobar Command has PM Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party held
conducted the 2nd edition of Defence of onto power in Canadian General Election
Andaman & Nicobar Islands-DANX19 at but as a weakened minority govt. Justin
Port Blair. Components of the Indian Trudeau has won for a second term as
Army, Navy, Air Force & Coast Guard Canada’s PM. Trudeau will be forced to
carried out mobilisation and field co-operate with smaller left-of-centre
manoeuvres validate defensive plans. It parties to govern.
was held from 14 Oct to 18 Oct 2019. Canada Capital-Ottawa, Currency-
Canadian Dollar.
123. 4
Ghaziabad’s Loni emerged as the most 129. 4
polluted city in the country as per Central The promoter of Marg ERP which provides
Pollution Control Board’s AQI figures. The inventory & accounting software has
AQI figures for Ghaziabad ranked in the bagged Udyog Rattan Award from the
“very poor” category &topped the list of Govt. This award is conferred annually to
108 most polluted cities. Loni’s AQI figure Indian citizens for their outstanding
is 359. AQI – Air Quality Index. contribution to the economic development
of the country. Thakur Anup Singh-
124. 2 Chairman & MD of Marg ERP won the
Ram Nath Kovind addressed the 4th award.
ASEAN-India Business Summit & India-
Philippines Business Conclave in Manila, 130. 5
Philippines. Both countries share mutual Microsoft is bringing the power of Cloud to
complementarities which can be utilised to small businesses in India through
deepen trade & investment. He also partnership with Reliance Jio. Jio will
visited the Manila Museum. ASEAN-India leverage the Microsoft Azure cloud
trade target is US$ 200 billion by 2022. platform to develop innovative cloud
solutions focused on the needs of Indian
125. 2 businesses.
Bharti Airtel has signed a pact with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced
AMPSolar Evolution to acquire its 26% the deal.
stake for Rs 8.4 crore. Pact will fulfil the
green energy needs & optimise energy 131. 2
costs, as well as to comply with the The World Bank’s ease of doing business
regulatory requirement around survey, which so far covered only Delhi
consumption of electricity. AMPSolar and Mumbai, will include Bengaluru and
Evolution is a renewable energy company. Kolkata from next year. World Bank has
decided to have four cities each from
126. 2 countries with more than 100 million
DAC announced the sourcing of Rs3,300 population. US & China will also have two
crore worth of indigenously designed & more cities included.
developed weapons systems for the
Indian Army. Move comes amid efforts by 132. 5
India to broaden its domestic defence Gandhinagar district of Gujarat has
manufacturing base under ‘Make in India’ become the 1st Kerosene-free district of
programme. the state. Home Minister Amit Shah has
Defence Acquisition Council is chaired by allotted 1000 LPG connections to the
Rajnath Singh. women beneficiaries of Gandhinagar
district under the Ujjwala Yojana with the
127. 1 help of ONGC.
Uttar Pradesh has been ranked as the
most unsafe for women according to the 133. 4
NCRB 2017 report, followed by Girish Chander Murmu, appointed the 1st
Maharashtra & West Bengal. The data LG of J&K .R K Mathur will be 1st LG of
comes after a 2-year delay. Among UTs Ladakh. P S Sreedharan Pillai will take
Delhi recorded the most murder cases charge as new governor of Mizoram, while
followed by Chandigarh & Puducherry. S.P Malik will govern Goa. Dineshwar
The annual ‘Crime in India’ report was last Sharma has been appointed as
released in 2016. administrator to Lakshadweep.
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Senior IAS officer Arvind Singh has been AirCarbon Pte launched the worlds’ 1st
appointed as the chairman of Airports blockchain-based carbon trading
Authority of India and Sukhbir Singh exchange. This will allow airlines & other
Sandhu will head the National Highways corporate buyers to buy as well sell
Authority of India as part of a major tokens backed by carbon offset credits
bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the approved by the International Civil
Centre. Aviation Organisation. AirCarbon Pte Ltd is
GK V Rao named MD & Chair: India based on Singapore.
Tourism Development Corporation
141. 3
135. 2 UNESCO has designated Mumbai as a
Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) member of UCNN in the field of film &
has picked up Manoj Jain who is currently Hyderabad in the field of Gastronomy.
serving as the director (Business UCCN is a network of cities which are
Development) at GAIL (India) to be the active centres of cultural activities in their
chairman and MD of India’s biggest respective countries. It is created in 2014.
natural gas company. He will have term Culture Minister- Shri Prahlad Singh Patel.
till August 2022.
142. 3
136. 3 Spanish govt confirmed to host the COP
The bilateral 'Exercise SHAKTI' between 25 climate summit after Chile abandoned
the armies of India & France will be plans to hold it due to anti-government
conducted from 31 October-13 November protests. Scheduled dates are December
2019. It will focus on counter terrorism 2-13. Pedro Sanchez is the Spanish Prime
operations in semi-desert terrain & aims Minister & Sebastian Pinera is the Chile's
at enhancing interoperability between the President.
two armies. It will be held in Rajasthan. Spain Capital-Madrid, Chile Capital-
Santiago.
137. 5
Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al 143. 5
Qasimi inaugurated the 38th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival will
2019 Sharjah International Book start on November 8. Satyajit Ray
Fair.2019 theme is 'Open Books Open directed Gupi Gayen, Bhagha Bayen will
Minds'. It aims at promoting books & be the inaugural film. 214 Feature Films
reading across age groups & communities and 152 Short & Documentary Films from
& will be held for 11 days. Republic of 76 countries will be screened during 8-day
Mexico has been declared as the Guest of long festival.
Honour. Germany is the Focus Country of this
year’s festival.
138. 3
UN designated 31st October as the World 144. 2
Cities Day & UNESCO will host a Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi will
conference on the day. The general theme set up a space technology cell in
of the Day is “Better City, Better Life”. collaboration with the Indian Space
“Changing the world: innovations and Research Organization. The cell will work
better life for future generations” is the for carrying out focused research projects
2019 sub-theme. Day aims to promote in the space technology domain with
the New Urban Agenda globally. specific deliverables.
Kailasavadivoo Sivan is the ISRO
139. 3 chairman.
Ministry of Railways and Indian School of
Business signed a MoU for the strategic
partnership. MoU covers several aspects
including executive education programs,
developing case studies & creating of a
future-ready leadership pool for the
Indian Railways. Vinod Kumar Yadav is
the Chairman of Railway Board.
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145. 1 understanding of the operational activities

Pooja Gehlot (53kg) in wrestling claimed of both the Navies.
India's 2nd silver medal after going down Exercise is being conducted from 4 to 7
to Japan's Haruna Okuno in the finals of November.
the UWW Under-23 World Championships.
Pooja lost 0-2 to Okuno. She had entered 151. 4
the finals after beating Zeynep Yetgil in India B lifted the Deodhar Trophy with a
semi. comprehensive 51-run win over India C in
Ravinder (61kg) had won India's first the final in Ranchi. Shubman Gill- who
silver earlier. was captaining India C-became the
youngest-known captain to lead a side in
146. 4 the finals of Deodhar Trophy breaking
South Africa lifted the Rugby World Cup a Virat Kohli’s record.
record-equalling 3rd time, after a Kohli had captained at the age of 21 while
convincing 32-12 victory over England.22 Gill is now at 20.
points by Handre Pollard & 2nd-half tries
from wingers Makazole Mapimpi & Cheslin 152. 1
Kolbe ensured a comfortable win for the A program counter is a register in a
Springboks. computer processor that contains the
It was held at the International Stadium address (location) of the instruction being
Yokohama, Japan. executed at the current time. As each
instruction gets fetched, the program
147. 1 counter increases its stored value by 1.
Odisha tagged with Maharashtra under Ek After each instruction is fetched, the
Bharat Shreshtha Bharat-an initiative of program counter points to the next
GOI to pay tribute to Sardar Patel, for his instruction in the sequence. When the
contributions. This programme is being computer restarts or is reset, the program
run at the behest Niti Aayog & it can build counter normally reverts to 0.
bonds b/w the people of various States.
States will organize different programmes 153. 4
to promote culture. Venu Srinivasan, chairman of TVS Motor
Company and Sundaram Clayton has
148. 2 been conferred with the prestigious
Germany will spend 1 bn euros on green Deming ‘Distinguished Service Award For
urban mobility projects over a 5-year Dissemination and Promotion Overseas’,
period under the new German Indian at a ceremony held in Tokyo.
partnership. This was agreed during
Angela Merkel’s visit to India & the funds 154. 3
will be used to finance several Indian chamber of food and agriculture
environment friendly projects. has conferred ‘global agriculture award’
They agreed to foster cooperation on low- on Tamil Nadu for its excellence in
carbon mobility solutions. agriculture sector. Food grain production
in the state surpassed 100 lakh metric
149. 3 sixth time in a row for the past eight
Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled 2 IT years.
Initiatives-ICEDASH & ATITHI for
improved pace of customs clearance of 155. 3
imported goods & facilitating arriving 2019 Booker Prize for Fiction was shared
international passengers. ICEDASH helps by Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl,
the public to know the daily Customs Woman, Other, and Canadian novelist
clearance times of import cargo. Margaret Atwood, for The Testaments. It
ATITHI-facilitate faster clearance by is the first time in more than two decades
Customs at the airport. that the prize has been shared.
150. 4
The 2nd phase of the US-Bangladesh
Navy exercise named 'Cooperation Afloat
Readiness and Training (CARAT)- 2019'
started in Chattogram, Bangladesh. It
provides an opportunity to gain a better
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 was
awarded "for contributions to our 163. 2
understanding of the evolution of the UP government launched a dedicated web
universe and Earth's place in the cosmos" portal and a mobile application, e-Ganna
with one half to James Peebles "for App, for sugarcane farmers of the state.
theoretical discoveries in physical Cane supply slip will now be issued to the
cosmology", the other half jointly to farmers by sugar mills online. It helps in
Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz "for the eradicating cane mafia and middleman.
discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-
type star." 164. 3
Image
157. 3 IIT-Guwahati scientists develop a paper-
India will host the 2023 Men's Hockey based sensor to check milk quality at
World Cup from 13th to 29th of home
January.Spain and the Netherlands have Researchers at the Indian Institute of
been named as the co-hosts of the 2022 Technology (IIT) Guwahati have
Women's World Cup scheduled to be held developed a paper-based sensor to detect
from 1st to 22nd of July. the quality of milk, without the need for
special equipment and instruments.It can
158. 1 be applied for quick onsite analysis.
India Justice Report 2019 ranks individual
Indian states in relation to their capacity 165. 3
to deliver access to justice. Maharashtra Popular singer Cochin Azad, who
topped the list among Large & Mid-sized enthralled music lovers through his soulful
states while in small sized states Goa was rendition of legendary Mohammed Rafi
ranked top songs, passed away. He was 62 & was the
lead singer of the group’s ‘Rafi Nite’
159. 4 programme.
Kento Momota won his 10th title as
Japan's world No 1 defeated Taiwan's 166. 2
world No 2 Tien-Chen to retain his Fuzhou Spain's all-time top scorer David Villa
China Open Badminton crown. Chen Yufei announced that he is retiring from football
similarly successfully defended the at the end of the Japanese top flight
women's title with a victory over Japan's season. He has been playing in Japan with
Nozomi Okuhara. Vissel Kobe since the beginning of this
year.He retired from international football
160. 3 in 2014.
Ministry of Environment has granted
clearance to the Indian Oil Corporation 167. 2
Ltd to set up a Rs 766-crore 2G ethanol Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated two days
plant in Haryana's Panipat district. Ethanol International Conference on Yoga at
produced will be used for blending in Mysuru, Karnataka. The theme of the
transportation fuel. conference is ‘Yoga for Heart Care’. More
than 700 national and international
161. 4 delegates are expected to participate in
TN Seshan, the election commissioner of the conference.
India who took charge as the 10th Naik is the Union Minister of State (I/C)
Election Commissioner of India & for AYUSH and Defence.
transformed the way polls were conducted
contested in the country passed away in 168. 2
Chennai. He was 86. International Day for Tolerance is
observed on 16 November by UN,
162. 4 committed to strengthening tolerance.
Indian tennis player Sumit Nagpal moved UNESCO created a prize for the promotion
two places up in men's singles rankings & of tolerance & non-violence-“UNESCO-
achieved his career-best 127th spot in the Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion
latest Association of Tennis Professional of Tolerance & Non-Violence”.
(ATP) rankings. Nagpal currently has 433 1995 was declared as the International
points while Rafael Nadal retained the top year for Tolerance.
rank.
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169. 3 the PayPal's ability to help merchants

Mumbai has topped the quality of tap deliver offers.
water ranking released by Consumer After the deal, Honey will retain its HQ &
Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. Delhi is brand in Los Angeles.
at the bottom, with all 11 samples failing
on 19 parameters. Govt has set a target 175. 1
of providing piped water to every India's Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan &
household by 2024. Divyansh Panwar clinched gold medals in
Sample water was taken from capitals of the ISSF World Cup Finals. Bhaker
20 states. created junior world record in the
women's 10 m air pistol event while
170. 2 Elavenil claimed gold in the women's 10
Ola has entered with Microsoft Research m air rifle competition.
to measure street level air quality data in Championship took place in Putian, China.
Delhi-NCR, to support in the government's
efforts to combat air pollution. Ola 176. 1
Mobility Institute & Microsoft Research will The Clean Ganga drive is a continuous
conduct research to provide periodic process & the govt has sanctioned 305
reports. projects at an estimated cost of over Rs
Data would be collected through sensors 28,600 Cr. Minister for Jal Shakti
mounted on Ola cabs. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said there has
been improvement in the quality of water
171. 5 of the River Ganga.
Union Minister Smriti Irani addressed the Namami Gange Programme-launched till
second edition of South Asia Safety 31 December 2020.
Summit in New Delhi. She stressed the
need to ensure the safety of women and 177. 4
children in the country. By the end 2019, Tech Mahindra has signed an agreement
every district will have an operational with Business Finland for research &
one-stop centre. development in 5G & 6G technology. Tech
She is in charge of the Women and Child Mahindra will develop, pilot & implement
Development ministry.Facebook partnered state-of-the-art digital products to foster
with W&CD ministry for the summit. productivity and innovations in the area of
5G and 6G.
172. 2 Tech Mahindra will set up an innovation
The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, lab in Finland.
Disarmament and Development for 2019
will be conferred on renowned naturalist 178. 1
and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. 1st flight from Kalaburagi Airport to
It is awarded to Attenborough for a Kempegowda Intern'l Airport, Bengaluru
lifetime of doing more to reveal the took off after the inauguration of
wonders of the natural world. Kalaburagi airport by CM BS
Internationall jury chaired by Pranab Yeddyurappa. The airport has been built
Mukherjee was in the panel. under the UDAN-RCS Scheme an
estimated cost of Rs 176 crore
173. 2 It will pave way for direct connectivity to
Virat Kohli bagged PETA India's 'Person of North Karnataka
the Year for 2019' for his animal advocacy
efforts. His efforts to improve conditions 179. 4
for animals include sending a letter to 4-day long Ocean Dance Festival 2019
officials calling for the release of Malti, an kicked off in Cox Bazar of Bangladesh.
elephant used for rides at Amer Fort. Ocean Dance Festival is the largest
PETA- People for the Ethical Treatment of international dance festival of the country.
Animals. Theme of this year's festival is 'Bridging
the distance' or Durotter Shetubandhan.
174. 5 Bangladesh PM: Sheikh Hasina; Currency:
PayPal Holdings Inc is to buy privately Taka
held shopping & rewards platform Honey
Science Corp for USD 4 billion. The deal
for the platform that finds & applies
coupon codes on popular sites will add to
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Indian Navy is set to get its 1st ever Pema Tseden’s “Balloon”, Abhishek Shah’s
woman pilot as Sub-Lieutenant. She National award winning film “Hellaroo”
would complete her training & joins naval won the special mention award, whereas,
operations on 2 December. She was the best debut film was bagged by
inducted into the Indian Navy's Academy “Monsters” and “Abou Leila. The ICFT’s
in Ezhimala as SSC (Pilot) and was UNESCO Gandhi medal award was given
commissioned in June 2018. to “Rwanda” directed by Riccardo Salvetti.
She Hails from Muzaffarpur in Bihar 2020 edition of IFFI will be focused
Satyajit Ray
181. 4
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stressed 186. 1
upon the importance of Agricultural allied Indian Army successfully fired 2 newly
businesses for the development of acquired Spike LR anti-tank missiles at
farmers in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra Infantry School at Mhow, Madhya
inaugurating the 11th edition of Agro Pradesh, which is a 4th gen missile that
Vision- 2019, at Reshimbag Ground of can engage a target with precision at
Nagpur, Maharashtra ranges up to 4 kms
4-day event will comprise of national Agri India is 33rd country having Spike missile
exhibition workshop as part of inventory
182. 5 187. 4
Rachakonda Police inaugurated the IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Kharagpur & the
exclusive bus service for women National Council of Science Museums
passengers at Infosys, Pocharam Village (NCSM) have joined hands to develop
in Hyderabad. ‘She Shuttle' is equipped Gandhipedia, an online repository of
with CCTV cameras, a lady security guard books, letters and speeches written by
& a smartphone application for every Mahatma Gandhi, to commemorate his
passenger with a panic button 150th birth anniversary. NSCM, an
Telangana Governor: Tamilisai autonomous organisation under the
Soundararajan Ministry of Culture.
183. 1 188. 4
ISRO launched Earth observation satellite, All panchayats would be provided high-
Cartosat-3 successfully using the rocket speed broadband connections under
PSLV in its C-47 version carrying along BharatNet project by March 2020.
with it 13 other customer payloads into Phase II of the project is under
the intended polar sun-synchronous orbit implementation, and a total of 2 lakh GPs
from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at (gram panchayats) are targeted to be
Sriharikota. completed by March 2020.
Cartosat-3 is 9th satellite of its class, 1st The government connected 1 lakh gram
in 3rd gen payload panchayats under phase 1 of BharatNet
project.
184. 2
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 189. 4
the NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 at the The Hornbill Festival has begun at Naga
International Centre of Automotive Heritage Kisama in Nagaland. It is the
Technology in Manesar, Haryana. Theme 20th edition of the festival. It is an annual
of this event has been setup around new tourism promotional event to showcase
generation topics like e-mobility, the state’s traditional & rich cultural
Hydrogen Mobility & Connected Vehicles heritage in all its ethnicity, diversity &
Union Minister of Road Transport & grandeur.
Shipping: Nitin Gadkari
190. 1
185. 1 In wrestling, Gurpreet Singh & Sunil
‘Particles’ directed by Blaise Harrison and Kumar clinched gold medals at the Senior
produced by Estelle Fialon won the Golden National Championships in Jalandhar. In
Peacock Award at the 50th International 77 Kg category, Gurpreet defeated Sajan
Film Festival of India in Goa, while the Bhanwal (Railways). Sunil defeated
best director award went to Lijo Jose Punjab's Prabhal in the 87 Kg category.
Pellissery for his film “Jallikattu”
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191. 5 of individuals, penalties & compensation,

India has become the 1st country to make & a code of conduct. Bill has been
the entire process for pilgrims going on prepared by committee headed by Justice
Haj completely digital. e-visa, Haj mobile B.N. Srikrishna.
app, e-MASIHA health facility, e-luggage
pre-tagging are providing info regarding 198. 3
accommodation & transportation in Mecca Dorothy Catherine "DC" Fontana, the first
& Madina female writer for 'Star Trek', passed
away. She was 80. She penned numerous
192. 2 stories for the original 'Star Trek' TV
UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) series, and developed one of its signature
will be held Madrid under the Presidency characters, Spock.
of Chile from 2-13 Dec 2019. COP 25 is
an important conference as countries 199. 4
prepare to move from the pre-2020 India has ranked 73rd out of 152
period under the Kyoto Protocol to the countries in UNs Conference on Trade and
post-2020 period under the Paris Development's Business-to-Consumer
Agreement. (B2C) E-commerce Index 2019 that
measures an economy's preparedness to
193. 5 support online shopping. It has been
Saudi Arabia has taken over the G20 topped by the Netherlands.
Presidency from Japan. It is the first Arab
nation to assume the G20 presidency. The 200. 4
country will host world leaders for a global According to Union Minister of State for
summit in its capital on 21-22 November Home Affairs Nityanand Rai Census 2021
in 2020. will be conducted in 16 languages. During
Census 2021, a mix mode approach is
194. 4 being adopted for data collection. Census
India has decided to establish a National will be conducted in two phases - House-
Maritime Heritage Museum at Lothal. The listing and Housing Census from April to
museum will be an independent research September 2020 and Population
centre of underwater archaeology for the Enumeration during February 09-28,
reconstruction of maritime history, the 2021.
archaeology of boat building and
materials traded. 201. 1
The outlay for the National Rural Drinking
195. 2 Water Mission in the 2019-20 union
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Jagan budget is 10,001 Crores. National Rural
Mohan Reddy launched the YSR Aasaraa Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was
scheme, meant to provide relief to poor launched in 2009. It aims to provide safe
patients as part of the Aarogyasri scheme. and adequate water for drinking, cooking
Under its postoperative sustenance and other domestic needs to every rural
allowance of Rs. 225 each per day will be person on a sustainable basis.
paid for the period of treatment to those Department of Drinking Water &
covered by Aarogyasri. Sanitation and Ministry of Jal Shakti is
involved in the mission.
196. 5
According to a report released by 202. 5
Environment think tank, Germanwatch , Duncan Hamilton bagged the 31st William
India is the fifth most vulnerable country Hill Sports Book of the Year award,
to climate change. India recorded the becoming the only author in its history to
highest number of fatalities due to climate have won 3 times. He was presented with
change in 2018. Japan topped the list £30,000 cash prize for his biography of
followed by the Phillipines and Germany. the Guardian’s late cricket correspondent
Neville Cardus.
197. 3
Cabinet approved the introduction of the
Personal Data Protection Bill in
Parliament.It deals with the broad
guidelines on the collection, storage, &
processing of personal data, the consent
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Aberdeen Police station in the Andaman runner-up & Mexico's Sofía Aragon was
and Nicobar Islands ranks first in the list the second runner-up.
of the best-performing police stations in She is also an activist & fights against
the country while dealing with a property gender-based violence.
offence, a crime against women and
weaker sections. Balasinor police station 209. 3
in Gujarat secured the second rank. Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 seeks to
grant citizenship to Hindus, Jains, Parsis,
204. 1 Buddhists and Christians who migrated to
Odisha government reduced the financial India till the end of the year 2014 from
assistance given to farmers under the countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh and
Kalia scheme to Rs 4,000 per annum from Afghanistan, due to reasons like
Rs 10,000. Decision to reduce the Kalia persecutions.
assistance was taken after the Odisha Amendments done to Overseas Citizen of
government merged the scheme with PM- India provisions.
KISAN
PM-KISAN scheme provides financial 210. 2
assistance of Rs 6,000 per annum to Abu Dhabi has been selected as the
farmers. world’s leading premium Sports tourism
Destination at the 26th edition of the
205. 1 World Travel Awards (WTA) being held in
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has Muscat. This is the seventh time in a row
launched the scheme for the welfare of that Abu Dhabi has been selected for this
girl child named ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ in coveted award.
Rajkot. It was also the 2019 West Asia’s Leading
According to scheme, the State Business Tourism Destination.
Government will pay ₹ 4000 to every girl
child at the time of admission to Standard 211. 5
4th, ₹ 6000 at the time of taking The joint military exercise between UAE
admission to Standard IX, ₹ 1-lakh at the and the United States-'Iron Union 12’
time of taking admission for higher commenced. It is aimed at enhancing
education at the age of 18 and another ₹ combat efficiency and tactical expertise.
1-lakh at the time of marriage. The UAE Armed Forces often stage
exercises with friendly countries as part of
206. 3 its training plans.
Finland's Social Democrats elected former The drill will be held in the capital city Abu
transport minister-Sanna Marin to the Dhabi.
post of Prime Minister, making her the
youngest head of govt in the country's 212. 1
history. She will succeed Antti Rinne who India inched up one spot to rank 129th
stepped down after several weeks of out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human
political crisis. Development Index (HDI) released by the
Finland Capital- Helsinki, Currency- Euro. United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP). Inequality and deprivation
207. 5 continue to be high in the country.
International Anti-Corruption Day has Norway secured the 1st rank.
been observed annually, on 9 December, Switzerland & Ireland secured 2nd & 3rd
since the passage of the UN Convention ranks, respectively.
Against Corruption on 31 October 2003 to
raise public awareness for anti-corruption. 213. 3
The Convention entered into force in Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the
December 2005. Federal Reserve known for his battles
"United Against Corruption" is the against inflation in the late 1970s and
multiyear theme for the day. early 1980s, passed away at the age of
92. He passed away at his home in New
208. 1 York, USA from complications related to
Zozibini Tunzi has crowned Miss Universe his prostate cancer.
2019 in Atlanta, US. She is the third Volcker served as a key financial adviser
woman from South Africa to win the Miss to Obama from 2009.
Universe title. Madison Anderson from
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214. 2 Japan PM- Shinzo Abe, Capital- Tokyo,

ISRO will launch its earth observation Currency-Japanese Yen.
satellite, RISAT-2BR1 on PSLV-C48 from
the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan 220. 5
Space Centre, Sriharikota. It is a Radar Ashleigh Barty, whose breakout 2019
imaging earth observation satellite campaign included a French Open crown
weighing about 628 kg & will be placed and world number one ranking, was
into an orbit of 576 km. named the WTA Player of the Year. Barty
PSLV-Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. is the first Australian to top the women's
tennis rankings since Evonne Goolagong
215. 1 Cawley in 1976.
13th South Asian Games concluded in Canada's Andreescu was named as the
Nepal on 10th December. India finished Newcomer of the Year.
on top with 312 medals comprising 174
gold, 93 silver & 45 bronze. Nepal secured 221. 3
2nd rank with a total of 206 medals while India Design Council launched CDI &
Sri Lanka is at the third rank with a total Design Education Quality Mark in New
of 251 medals. Delhi. It will help to address the 5
Nepal & Sri Lanka bagged 51 & 40 gold challenges of scale, quality of design,
medals respectively. quality of education for design, raising the
priority for design in industry & design for
216. 4 public purpose.
India ranked 9th in the Climate Change CDI-Chartered Designs of India.
Performance Index released at the COP25
climate summit in Madrid. As none of the 222. 3
countries assessed is already on a path The govt of India has deployed Indian
compatible with the Paris climate targets, National Trust for Art and Cultural
the first 3 places of the ranking remain Heritage (INTACH) to provide consultancy
unoccupied. services for Post-Earthquake
Rankings: Sweden-4th, Denmark-5th, UK- reconstruction of 11 Cultural Heritage
7th and India-9th. sites in Nepal. INTACH will work with
Nepal's Department of Archeology.
217. 3 Indian Ambassador to Nepal- Manjeev
World's 1st fully electric commercial Singh Puri.
aircraft took its inaugural test flight in
Canada. Manufacturer, magniX designed 223. 4
the plane's motor and worked in To prevent food wastage, FSSAI and
partnership with Harbour Air. DHC-2 de NASSCOM Foundation have joined hands
Havilland Beaver seaplane was retrofitted to develop an app named 'Food Donation
with the electric motor. in India' and they are also planning to set
The technology would mean significant up a 24x7 helpline number to connect
cost savings for airlines. donors with surplus edibles to food
distribution organisations.
218. 2 FSSAI CEO-Pawan Agarwal, NASSCOM
Rajasthan govt to launch farmer welfare CEO-Ashok Pamidi.
fund of Rs 1,000 Cr. The govt will start its
much ambitious 'Janta Clinic scheme' in 224. 1
Jaipur & ‘Rthe ajasthan Agricultural As per the report, about 46.21% students
Processing’, Agriculture Policy and were found employable in 2019. It is an
Agricultural Export Policy, 2019 will also initiative of Wheebox, Taggd by
be released. PeopleStrong & CII with UNDP, AICTE &
Rajasthan Chief Minister - Ashok Gehlot. AIU. Maharashtra followed by TN & UP
were topped. Mumbai & Hyderabad were
219. 3 the top 2 employable cities.
Cabinet has given its approval for the
signing of MOU b/w Central Electricity
Authority, India and Japan Coal Energy
Centre, on Japan-India cooperation for
Efficiency & Environmental Improvement
for Sustainable, Stable & Low-Carbon
supply of Electricity.
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EU has left Poland out of a 2050 climate Param Vishisht Seva Medal.
neutrality agreement due to the
demanding of more funds for economic 231. 3
transition &support for nuclear power. India has slipped four places to rank
Czech Republic & Hungary dropped their 112th globally in terms of gender gap
resistance after winning a guarantee from amid widening disparity in terms of
EU. women's health and survival and
economic participation -the two areas
226. 2 where the country is now ranked in the
West Bengal has been selected for the 1st bottom-five. Iceland ranked No1.
prize in 100-Day Work Programme for Yemen is ranked the worst (153rd), while
Promoting Livelihoods. Bankura and Iraq is 152nd.
Cooch Behar Districts of the state have
won the 1st and 2nd positions among 232. 3
districts in the country in implementation 1st-ever Karanji Lake Festival began to
of rural job scheme.Ministry of Rural spread the message on the importance of
Development presented the prize. waterbodies. The nature park, a
prominent tourist destination managed by
227. 2 the Mysuru zoo, was thrown open to the
Haryana Police Dept has adopted a unique public to be part of the festival which had
barcoding software called Trakea. The many attractions.
cases are allocated to the biotechnology Karanji Lake is located in the city of
experts through automated case Mysore, Karnataka.
allocation. The experts will not know
about the details of the case or the names 233. 5
associated with case. GeM has launched a national outreach
It offers security to the sample collected programme, GeM Samvaad, to bring on-
from the crime scene. board more local sellers. The programme
will take place with stakeholders across
228. 3 the country and with local sellers to
Tony-Ann Singh of Jamaica has been facilitate on-boarding of local sellers on
announced as the winner of the Miss the marketplace.
World 2019 beauty pageant held at the The programme was launched by
ExCeL London. Ophely Mezino of France Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan.
and Suman Rao of India were the first and
second runners up of the beauty pageant 234. 2
respectively. Amitabha Bagchi’s new novel titled, “Half
the Night Is Gone” won the DSC Prize for
229. 2 South Asian Literature 2019. The novel is
India has a domestic manufacturing being cited as a novel in English that feels
capacity of 3 gigawatts (GW) for solar like a book written in an Indian language
cells and 10GW for wind power which has lost nothing in the translation.
equipment.India has set up a team to It was given by Nepal Foreign Affairs
certify all solar power generation Minister- Pradeep Gawali.
equipment makers who want to do
business in the world’s largest green 235. 3
energy market. Move aims to boost Odisha Government has launched the
domestic manufacturing & protect its 'Jalsathi' programme to ensure supply of
domestic companies from cheap & sub- safe drinking water to all households in
standard imports. the state. The inclusion of woman
volunteers from Mission Shakti in it for
230. 4 piped water supply will boost their
Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane will be economic empowerment.
the next Chief of Army Staff. He is
currently serving as Vice Chief of the
Army. He was heading the Eastern
Command of the Army. Lt Gen Naravane
will succeed Gen Bipin Rawat, who will
retire on the 31st of this month.
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The Indian men's football team remained last PM.
static at 108th spot in the year-ending
FIFA rankings. India, however, lost 11 242. 2
places throughout the year. With 1187 India's shuttler Maisnam Meiraba Luwang
total points, India is placed at 19th spot has won the Men's singles Bangladesh
among Asian countries headed by Japan Junior International Badminton Series
28th. 2019 in Dhaka. Meiraba, who hails from
Belgium, France & Brazil- 1st,2nd & 3rd Manipur, beat Ken Yong Ong in the final.
ranks respectively. He had defeated M Fazriq Mohamad Razif,
in the semi-finals.
237. 4 In women's singles Treesa Jolly lost to
The International Astronomical Union Krittaporn Jiantanet.
(IAU) announced the names of the newly
discovered stars and planets, where the 243. 2
name "Sharjah" was chosen for a star President Donald Trump has officially
with "Barjeel" being the name of one of its funded a Pentagon force focused on
planets in a conference held in French warfare in space - the US Space Force.
capital, Paris. The new military service, the 1st in more
IAU is headquartered at Paris, France. than 70 years, falls under the US Air
Force. It will be funded by an initial
238. 2 $40mn for the first year.
Indian Navy in collaboration with Indian It will protect the US communication &
Coast Guard, Cochin Port Trust & all other surveillance satellites.
concerned stakeholders, conducted a
large-scale anti-hijacking exercise- 244. 3
Apharan off the Port of Kochi to West Africa's monetary union agreed with
streamline the response mechanism France to rename its CFA franc the Eco
against anti-national elements. and cut some of the financial links with
Paris that have underpinned the region's
239. 2 common currency since its creation after
WE Hub announced its partnership with World War II. CFA is used in 14 African
Start-up India, DPIIT to promote countries.
entrepreneurs. The two entities have The CFA franc was introduced in the year
joined hands to launch Start-up India’s 1945.
flagship programme for women
entrepreneurs called WING (Women Rise 245. 3
Together program in Telangana). To provide a safer environment, Prakasam
DPIIT-Department for Promotion of district police of Andhra Pradesh have
Industry and Internal Trade. launched ‘Abhay’- a pilot emergency drop-
home service for stranded women. The
240. 5 police vehicles on receiving a call through
The 5th edition of ARTECH being the ‘Dial 100’ service reach at the
organised by Indian Army on destination. AP had already passed Disha
‘Technologies for Non-Contact Warfare’ Bill & ‘Spandana’ programme.
will be held on 23 December 2019 in
Delhi. The ARTECH seminar sets the 246. 4
agenda for focus areas of harvesting Wipro has partnered with industry body
indigenous capabilities in the Defence NASSCOM to start a training platform on
sector. emerging technologies such as AI, data
ARTECH was launched in the year 2016. science, internet of things. Through this
platform, Wipro will train 10,000 students
241. 1 from more than 20 engineering colleges in
President Miguel Diaz-Canel has appointed India.
Manuel Marrero Cruz as the Cuba’s 1st PM It is part of Wipro’s corporate social
in more than 40 yrs. Marrero who has responsibility programme.
served as tourism minister for 16 yrs & is
an architect by trade, helped to boost
Cuba's economy. The post of PM was
scrapped in 1976.
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Vice President released the book titled Manu Bhaker is representing Haryana.
“Turbulence and Triumph – The Modi Manu Bhaker and Anish Bhanwala
Years” written by Rahul Agarwal and clinched gold medals at the 63rd National
Bharti S Pradhan in New Delhi. The book Shooting Championships in Bhopal. She
is about the life journey of PM Narendra clinched four gold medals in the women's
Modi from his days as a young boy till 10-meter air pistol. He won a gold medal
becoming the PM of India. in the senior men's 25-meter rapid fire
Book is published by Om Books pistol event.
International.
254. 5
248. 4 Indian skipper Virat Kohli is one of the 5
Cabinet cleared the appointment of India’s players named in the Wisden Cricketers of
1st Chief of Defence Staff & will head the the Decade. Kohli joins Australian
dept of military powers in defence batsman Steve Smith, & South Africans,
ministry. CDS will direct the 3 service Dale Steyn, & AB de Villiers. Ellyse Perry
chiefs & create new theatre commands for (Australia) is the only female cricketer in
an optimal military response in case of the list.
hostilities. Kohli is the first to win seven successive
CDS was recommended by K Test games.
Subrahmanyam (Kargil Review
Committee). 255. 4
The 11th National Street Food Festival
249. 5 jointly organized by National Association
Andhra Pradesh CMr YS Jagan Mohan of Street Vendors of India (NASVI) & food
Reddy launched the ‘Nethanna Nestham ‘. regulator FSSAI begun in New Delhi. It
₹ 24000 will be credited directly into the will be held from December 25th- 29th.
bank accounts of the weavers having own The theme of this year's festival is
looms every year. The amount will not be 'healthier diets’.
adjusted to the old dues of the beneficiary FSSAI also organised 2nd edition of
to the bank. 'National Eat Right Mela’.
250. 4 256. 2
Sangita Reddy has taken over as the Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat
President of industry chamber FICCI for felicitated Major Anoop Mishra with
2019-20. She succeeds Sandip Somany. prestigious Army Design Bureau (ADB)
Uday Shankar has been elevated as Excellence Award for indigenously
Senior Vice-President of the chamber & developing ‘Sarvatra Kavach’-a bulletproof
Sanjiv Mehta has taken charge as the jacket that can provide protection against
Vice- President. various ammunition.
It can provide protection against sniper
251. 1 rifle bullets.
Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban has
achieved the target of creating Urban 257. 5
India Open Defecation Free. Till date, 819 National Payments Corporation of India
cities have certified ODF & 312 cities have said that customers can recharge FASTags
certified ODF . Housing & Urban Affairs through any BHIM UPI enabled mobile
Ministry partnered with Google to map all app. FASTag, by the National Electronic
public toilets. Toll Collection (NETC) has been made
mandatory for toll payment in the country
252. 3 from 15th December.
Cabinet has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana, FASTag is a reloadable tag fixed on the
a Central Sector Scheme with total outlay windscreen of a vehicle.
of ₹ 6000 Cr. It will be implemented over
a period of 5 years in identified areas in
Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Uttar
Pradesh.
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India’s first university for transgender Chiefs of Staff Committee.
community will be opened in Fazilnagar
block of Kushinagar district in Uttar 264. 5
Pradesh. The university will facilitate its Kerala achieved the first rank in the NITI
members to study right from class 1 to Aayog's composite SDG Index with a
Post Graduation & even do research and score of 70, followed by Himachal Pradesh
get PhD degree. (69). India is the first country in the world
Akhil Bhartiya Kinnar Siksha Seva Trust is with a government-led, sub-national
building it. measure of progress on Sustainable
Development Goals.
259. 3 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana & Tamil Nadu-
HRD Minister launched 5 documents 3rd position (67).
developed by UGC covering the 5 verticals
of Quality Mandate. It cover evaluation 265. 1
reforms, eco-friendly &sustainable Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
university campuses, human values & launched Biometric enabled Centralised
professional ethics, faculty induction & Access Control System (CACS) & 'e-BCAS
academic research integrity.Human (Bureau of Civil Aviation Security) Project
Resource Development Minister- Ramesh Training Module'. CACS project is aimed
Pokhriyal Nishank. to digitize the employee movement
process at the airports.
260. 3 Main Aim-enhance security & ease of
Allee Willis, a songwriter whose work doing business at airports.
included the Broadway musical "The Color
Purple" as well as the theme song from 266. 4
the TV show "Friends" & Earth, Wind & The National Insurance Academy is
Fire’s "September," died. She was 72. situated in Pune, India. Founded in 1980
Willis was inducted into the Songwriters by the Finance Department of the Indian
Hall of Fame in 2018. government with capital patronage from
LIC and public sector general insurance
261. 5 industry. Its close association with the
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh Insurance industry provides the 'real life'
launched the mobile app of the reference to its training, education,
forthcoming DefExpo 2020. Department research and consultancy activities.
of Defence Production under the Ministry
of Defence (MoD) has developed the app, 267. 3
with the aim to engage with the visitors The Uttar Pradesh SRTC has launched a
as well as the exhibitors. dedicated women helpline,"Damini";,
DefExpo 2020 will be held at Lucknow, UP which is a calling and a WhatsApp service
on February 5-8. for the safety of women.Number "81142-
77777" has been subscribed for the
262. 2 helpline, which is an extension of the
Renowned musician & composer Ilaiyaraja Nirbhaya Yojana.
has been selected for Harivarasanam
award for 2020. Award-comprises a cash 268. 1
prize of ₹1 lakh, is given to those persons IIT Guwahati Researchers have developed
who have contributed to propagate the materials that can produce energy from
spirit of secularism & universal water, on a small scale. The new ways of
brotherhood through music. producing energy can be employed in
The award comprises a cash prize of ₹1 household environments to support the
lakh, citation and a plaque. concept of decentralisation of energy
sources.
263. 2
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has been
named the country's 1st Chief of Defence
Staff (CDS). CDS will function as a single-
point advisor to the govt on matters
related to the military & will focus on
better synergy between the Army, Air
Force & the Navy.
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Airports Authority of India is in the addressing security, theft &
process of seeking environmental reprogramming of mobile handsets
clearance from the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change 276. 3
for three water aerodromes in Andaman Palau has become 1st country to ban sun
and Nicobar Islands. Total Investment cream that is harmful to corals & sea life.
Cost is ₹ 50 Crore. Water aerodromes will Palau, which lies in the western Pacific
be set up in Long, Swaraj & Shaheed about halfway between Australia and
Island. Japan, is renowned for its marine life. US
state of Hawaii announced a similar ban
270. 4 effective from 2021.
EESL has signed MOU with Hindustan
Petroleum Corporation for setting up 277. 2
charging infrastructure to boost electric Former Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister
mobility. It covers collaboration for Umaro Cissoko Embalo has been elected
planning, development & installation of president after winning a run-off vote
charging facilities for 2,3, & 4-wheeler against another ex-prime minister.
vehicles. Guinea-Bissau is situated in the Atlantic
coast of West African continent Currency:
271. 3 West African CFA franc
A 7-member group of ministers (GoM) has
been constituted to oversee the 278. 3
implementation of the Rs 69,000-crore Election Commission has launched an
revival plan for state-owned BSNL and online system, Political Parties
MTNL. The group will expedite smooth Registration Tracking Management
implementation of recent decisions taken System (PPRTMS) to allow political parties
on revival of BSNL & MTNL. track their applications for registration
with the poll panel on a real-time basis.
272. 2 Registration is done as per Representation
ITBP DG S S Deswal has been given the of People Act, 1951.
additional charge to Central Reserve
Police Force as its serving DG, R R 279. 3
Bhatnagar, retired. Bhatnagar was An estimated 4 lakh babies were born
appointed as CRPF DG in April 2017. around the world on New Year’s Day, as
Bhatnagar was the Director General of the per UNICEF. Of this, an estimated 67,385
Narcotics Control Bureau. CRPF functions babies were born in India, most globally
under the authority of the Min of Home while China came in 2nd. Each January,
Affairs. UNICEF celebrates babies born on New
Year’s Day. Fiji in the Pacific most likely
273. 1 delivered 2020’s 1st baby
The Railways has renamed its security
force RPF (Railway Protection Force) as 280. 3
Indian Railway Protection Force Service. Swarna Jayanti Fellowships were awarded
The ministry of railways has accorded to 14 Scientists associated with projects
organised Group A status to RPF and containing innovative research idea & with
renamed it. potential of making impact on R&D in the
respective disciplines, so they can pursue
274. 2 research with freedom & flexibility. It was
General Manoj Mukund Naravane took instituted to commemorate 50th year of
charge as the 28th Chief of Army Staff independence.
succeeding General Bipin Rawat. He
served as Vice Chief of the Army before 281. 5
taking charge. He was also part of the 4 Indian Air Force men have been
Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka. selected as candidate astronauts for
India’s 1st human space mission
275. 4 scheduled for 2022. ISRO Chief K Sivan
Govt has launched a web portal, ‘Central announced a fresh attempt to soft-land a
Equipment Identity Register (CEIR)’, to spacecraft on the Moon via Chandrayaan-
facilitate blocking and tracing of 3 mission. ISRO preparing to build 2nd
stolen/lost mobile phones in Delhi.The spaceport at Thoothukudi district
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PM Modi inaugurated the 107th Indian Lai Haraoba, a ritualistic festival observed
Science Congress in Bengaluru. The by Manipuri Meitei communities. The 5
theme for the congress this year is day long festival was inaugurated by
‘science and technology: rural Speaker of state legislative Assembly,
development’. The 5-day science festival Rebati Mohan Das with an aims to uphold
aims attract 15,000 delegates from the tradition, cultural values of Meiteis It is
scientific & academic fraternity. PM gave celebrated through oral literature, music,
the motto - "innovate, patent, produce dance & rituals
and prosper"
289. 2
283. 3 David Stern, 77, who oversaw National
5th Ice Hockey Association of India, Basketball Association’s growth into a
National Ice Hockey Championship -2020 global sports powerhouse while serving as
is held in the Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink in commissioner from 1984 to 2014, passed
Leh, where the Army, Chandigarh, Delhi, away. Stern also helped establish the
Haryana, Maharashtra & home team Women’s NBA and a development league
Ladakh are fighting for the U-20 boys for NBA talent Basketball was invented by
category while Girl Category: has teams James Naismith in Massachusetts.
from Ladakh, Maharashtra, Delhi &
Chandigarh 290. 2
Indian foreign ministry has announced the
284. 5 setting up of a new division on New and
Railways has integrated its helpline Emerging Strategic Technologies (NEST).
numbers into a single number 139- It will help assess foreign policy and
available in 12 languages, for quick international legal implications of
grievance redressal & enquiries by emerging technology and technology-
passengers during their train journeys based resources.
which will take over all the existing
helpline numbers. It is based on 291. 1
Interactive Voice Response System Walmart India has elevated Sameer
Aggarwal to the role of deputy chief
285. 2 executive officer, he would take over in
PM Modi dedicated to the nation 5 Young the coming months the reins of Walmart’s
Scientists Laboratories of DRDO in flagship wholesale retail unit in the
Bengaluru. Other 4 locations are Mumbai, country from current CEO Krish Iyer.
Chennai, Kolkata & Hyderabad. Each lab
will work on a key advanced technology 292. 3
viz, AI, Quantum, Cognitive tech & Smart Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and
materials. Director of DRDO Young Wipro 3D, the metal additive
Scientist Labs: P. Shiva Prasad manufacturing business of Wipro
Infrastructure Engineering, have signed a
286. 4 MoU to design, develop, test,
Odisha has bagged Krishi Karman Award manufacture, and repair of aerospace
from the Centre for its overall food grain components using metal additive
production in 2016-17. Manipur got the technology.
best-performing state in Overall Food-
grain Production Category-III (production 293. 3
< 1 mn tonne) for the year 2017-18. One of the Iranian regime's most powerful
Chhattisgarh received the award for figures Qasem Soleimani has been killed
Category-2 for 2016-17 in a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's
international airport. He was often
287. 4 referred to as Iran's second most powerful
Assam State Zoo & NGO-Aaranyak were person, behind Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
successfully able to hatch a pair of
Greater Adjutant Stork (Hargila) chicks on
an artificial platform within the Zoo
enclosure. This species is currently on the
brink of extinction due to habitat loss
Greater Adjutant stork is the rarest of 20
species of Storks
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Acc. to UM Prakash Javadekar, govt. has Indian Space Research Organisation set
given sanction for setting up 2,636 up a regional academic centre for space at
charging stations in 62 cities across 24 the National Institute of Technology
states & UTs under the Faster Adoption & (NITK) at Surathkal in Karnataka's
Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) southwest Dakshina Kannada district to
India scheme which will encourage provide ₹2 crore grant annually to NIT for
original equipment manufacturers to the R&D projects. Patent generated in
launch new electric vehicle models. projects to be jointly owned by ISRO &
NITK
295. 3
American Dialect Society has named 301. 1
"they" its word of the year. "They" is used Indian paddler Manav Thakkar has
in English by a growing number of non- become the world no.1 in the Under-21
binary individuals, who do not identify as men's singles category in the latest
either male or female. Other contenders International Table Tennis Federation
included "climate" & "meme". "google" & rankings. He became the 4th Indian to
"web" were chosen as words of past two achieve the feat after Harmeet Desai, G
decades Sathiyan & Soumyajit Ghosh. He clinched
U-21 men's singles title at North American
296. 5 Open
NLC India Ltd on Saturday announced its
plans to raise up to Rs 2,000 crore 302. 5
through commercial paper. NLC India Ltd Maharashtra cyber department & district
is a Navratna company, headquartered in level police to conduct ‘Cyber Safe
Chennai which works under the aegis of Women’ campaign in over 100 schools &
ministry of coal, having 5 pithead thermal colleges guiding women & girls on how to
power stations with an aggregate capacity stay safe in the cyber space to
of 3240 MW. Commercial paper is an commemorate the birth anniversary of
unsecured, short-term debt instrument Savitribai Phule. Savitribai Phule is
regarded as the 1st female teacher of
297. 1 India
Khadi and Village Industries Commission
inaugurated the 1st Silk Processing Plant 303. 4
at Surendranagar in Gujarat which would Best picture went to 1917, while Renée
help cut down the cost of production & Zellweger won best actress for Judy, and
increase the sale & availability of raw Joaquin Phoenix beat out Adam Driver
material for famous Patola Sarees KVIC is and Christian Bale to win best actor for
a statutory body formed in 1957 Joker. Best Motion Picture went to
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in
298. 4 Hollywood 2020 marked 77th edition of
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Golden Globe Awards
‘Nisank’ inaugurated the 28th edition of
New Delhi World Book Fair 2020 (NDWBF) 304. 1
at PragatiMaidan in New Delhi. Theme of Indian Space Research Organisation has
the event is " GANDHI: WRITERS’ proposed a ₹ 2,700-crore master plan to
WRITER". It provides a platform for B2B create top infrastructure that will house
activities for publishers from India & its young Human Space Flight Centre at
abroad 2nd Oct 2019 marked 150th birth Challakere, a town on the Bengaluru-Pune
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi NH4 in Chitradurga district of Karnataka 4
IAF male pilots have been selected for
299. 5 Gaganyaan mission
Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan
announced his retirement from all forms 305. 2
of Cricket. He played 29 Tests, 120 ODIs Indian Railways has recently unveiled Him
& 24 T20Is. He was part of Indian team at Darshan Express, a special train
the 2007 World Twenty20 & was the man- comprising all-new Vistadome coaches
of-the-match in the final against Pakistan which runs between Kalka railway station
He made his Team India debut at the age to Shimla. It is the 1st train with
of 19 in 2003 Vistadome to run on a regular basis
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306. 2 years for all nationalities, with the aim of

3rd batch of ''Sukanya'' initiative was turning the Gulf state into a tourism hub.
started at 100 city-based schools & It can be used for multiple entries and is
colleges situated in Kolkata Police open for all nationalities.
jurisdiction. This initiative of Kolkata
Police provides self-defence training to girl 313. 3
students of city-based schools, colleges India exported 3.2 million bales of cotton
and universities It is funded by Women & during the first quarter of the cotton year
Child Development of the state that began on October 1, said trade body
Cotton Association of India (CAI), which
307. 5 expects the total exports til Septmber
World No.1, Youth Olympics champion & 2020 to hit 42 lakh bales.
Asian Games gold medallist, 17-year-old
Saurabh Chaudhary won the men’s gold in 314. 5
10-metre air pistol in the 63rd National According to India Meteorological
shooting championship. Sharvan Kumar Department (IMD) ,2019 was recorded as
clinched the youth gold in the the seventh warmest year since
tournament. 13-year-old Shiva Narwal 1901,lower than the highest warming
won the sub-youth gold observed in 2016. Annual mean surface
air temperature, averaged over the
308. 4 country, was 0.36°C. Bihar was the most
Former Governor of Karnataka T N adversely affected state during the year.
Chaturvedi passed away in Noida at the
age of 90. T N Chaturvedi served as of 315. 4
Comptroller and Auditor General of India Minister of Information and Broadcasting
from 1984 to 1989. He was awarded the Prakash Javadekar conferred the first
Padma Vibhushan in 1991. Karnataka ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media
Present Gov: Vajubhai Vala; CM: BS Samman’ to 30 media houses in New
Yediyurappa Delhi.The Ministry instituted the award in
June last year to mark the contribution of
309. 3 media in spreading the the message of
Bihar CM launched 478 developmental Yoga.
schemes worth Rs 727.93 crore during Minister of Human Resource
the ‘Jagrukta Sammelan’ in Araria Development-Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
district.The ‘sammellan’ or conference was Minister of Social Justice and
part of the “Jal- Jiwan-Hariyali” drive to Empowerment-Thaawar Chand Gehlot
create awareness about water Minister of Health and Family Welfare-Dr
conservation and afforestation. Harsh Vardhan
Minister of Skill Development and
310. 2 Entrepreneurship- Mahendra Nath Pandey
Amazon India entered into long-term
business agreements with Future Group to 316. 3
extend the reach of the latter’s retail In Leh-Ladakh, the home teams won the
stores and consumer brands through its fifth Ice Hockey Association of India
online marketplace.Amazon India will also (IHAI) National Ice Hockey Championship
become the authorised online sales -2020 in both Boys and Girls categories.
channel for FRL stores. Ladakh Scouts Regiment Centre (LSRC)
won the bronze medal, in Under-20 Boys
311. 3 category. Maharashtra girls stood 3rd in
Adani Ports and Logistics and Special the championship.
Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) will be
acquiring 75% stake in Krishnapatnam 317. 1
Port Co. Ltd. (KPCL) in Nellore district of India's P Magesh Chandran lifted the title
Andhra Pradesh for a total consideration in the 95th edition of the prestigious
of ₹13,572 crore from the CVR Group. Hastings International Chess Congress
KPCL is the second-largest private sector held at Hastings in England. He remained
port in the east. unbeaten in all the nine rounds. He beat
fellow Indian GM Deep Sengupta in the
312. 5 eighth round. Mahesh defeated G.A Stany
The United Arab Emirates introduced a in the finals.
multiple-entry visa scheme valid for 5
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Anahat Singh's run ended in the U-13 India plans to put up a new satellite series
girls' title round when Amina Orfi defeated called the Indian Data Relay Satellite
her in final 11-0,11-1, 11-4 winning the System. The IDRSS is planned to track
British Junior Open Squash Tournament at and be constantly in touch with Indian
Birmingham. In the boys’ U-19 semi- satellites, in particular those in low-earth
finals, India’s Veer Chotrani lost to orbits which have limited coverage of
Moustafa El Sirty. Anahat had won the earth. First beneficiary would be crew of
Under-11 title earlier, also in Birmingham. the Gaganyaan mission-2022
319. 2 325. 3
Jammu and Kashmir has registered the India skipper Virat Kohli retained his top
highest Inpatient Department, IPD care in spot among batsmen with 928 points.
the country. As per the report, the 96% Australian bowler Pat Cummins was at top
IPD care in rural areas of J&K is provided of the standings with 904 points ahead of
by Public Health Facilities which is highest Neil Wagner & West Indies' Jason Holder.
against the country’s average of 85 Jasprit Bumrah, remained at 6th position
percent. Overall all women in J&K are among bowlers
availing Antenatal Care services.
326. 1
320. 5 Union Cabinet approved a proposal to
In Jharkhand, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha divest equity shares of 4 PSUs - MMTC,
(JMM) legislator Ravindra Nath Mahto NMDC, BHEL and MECON - in Neelachal
from Nala constituency was unanimously Ispat Ltd. Neelachal Ispat is a JV, in which
elected as the new Assembly Speaker. these 4 CPSEs & state PSUs of Odisha,
Protem Speaker Stephen Marandi IPICOL & OMC, are shareholders
administered the oath to the newly
elected Speaker of the State Assembly. 327. 3
Jharkhand Chief Minister-Hemant Soren. Global tech major IBM has appointed
Sandip Patel as new MD of its India &
321. 3 South Asia operations succeeding Karan
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani has announced Bajwa. He will be responsible for all
the setting up of the Vikram Sarabhai strategic matters & delivery operations in
Children Innovation Center during the the region, including Bangladesh, Nepal &
Children’s Innovation Festival (CIF) to Sri Lanka. IBM is nicknamed as Big Blue
identify, nurture & promote children’s
innovation in the state. CIF is in 328. 2
partnership with UNICEF. CIF was Cabinet has approved MOU b/w India &
exclusively for the children’s up to 18 Mongolia on Cooperation in the
years old. Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for
Peaceful and Civilian Purposes; U.K. for
322. 1 Enabling Energy Self Sufficiency for Indian
Eminent marine scientists, fisheries Railways; Sweden on cooperation in Polar
researchers and marine biotechnologists Science Capitals Sweden: Stockholm;
from across the globe are expected to Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar
participate in the third international
symposium on marine ecosystems - 329. 4
challenges and opportunities (MECOS-3) Cabinet approved conferring the status of
in Kochi from January 7 to 10. MECOS-3 Institution of National Importance to a
is conducted by Marine Biological cluster of Ayurvedic institutions at Gujarat
Association. Ayurved University campus in Jamnagar
to provide autonomy to upgrade the
323. 4 standard of Ayurveda education, frame
Uber Technologies Inc & South Korean various courses Minister of State (I/C)
automaker Hyundai Motor have teamed AYUSH: Shripad Yesso Naik
up to develop electric air taxis, joining the
global race to make small self-flying cars
to ease urban congestion. They expect
commercialisation of urban air mobility
service in 2028. Hyundai is the first
carmaker to join Uber's air taxi project.
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330. 1 digital payment frauds in real-time. The

CCEA approved capital grant as viability move is expected to boost customer
gap funding of Rs 5,599 cr for setting up confidence in the payments systems.
the North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid
to Indradhanush Gas Grid Ltd. In 2016, 337. 3
the govt provided a capital grant to Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd, which
Jagdishpur-Haldia & Bokaro-Dhamra gas commenced banking operations in March
pipeline project. Gas Pipeline Grid to be 2018, has got the status of a Scheduled
developed in all 8 states of N-E region Bank. It has been put in the list of the
banks included in the second schedule of
331. 1 RBI Act 1934. It was established as a
Indian Navy commenced security financial service company in 2009. Ajay
operations ‘Operation Sankalp’ in order to Kanwal, is current MD & CEO of Jana
ensure safe passage of Indian Flag Small Finance Bank.
Vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
Operation is being coordinated with 338. 3
stakeholders including Min of Defence, CAIT has partnered with HDFC Bank,
External Affairs & Shipping Strait of Mastercard, Common Service Centres of
Hormuz is b/w Persian Gulf & Gulf of Meity & Global Linkers to launch an
Oman. initiative Digi Vyapari-Safal Vyapari to
accelerate acceptance of digital payments
332. 1 among merchants across the country.
Acc. to the data by World Bank, India has
been pushed to the 7th place in the global 339. 1
GDP rankings in 2018 with a GDP of $2.7 Rupay cards will be launched in UAE &
trillion. USA remains the top economy Bahrain with the signing of MoUs during
with a GDP of $20.5 trillion followed by PM Modi’s visit to the two Gulf countries.
China, Japan. UK & France placed at 5th & He recently launched the card in Bhutan
6th place. to strengthen India’s relationship in digital
payments, trade & tourism with its
333. 3 neighbours.
LS passed the Bankruptcy Code
(Amendment) Bill, 2019 that sets 330-day 340. 5
deadline for rescuing companies in National Housing Bank has selected
distress to fast track cleaning up of bad Jaishankar R. Padmanabhan for
assets. It aimed at ensuring timely appointment to the post of Executive
resolution and at bringing more clarity on Director. He is currently Chief General
various provisions. Manager at India Infrastructure Finance
Co Ltd (IIFCL).
334. 4
State Bank of India's Shanghai branch is 341. 1
connected to China's National Advance RBI permitted processing of e-mandate on
Payment System (CNAPS) & became the credit & debit cards for recurring
first Indian Bank to operationalize it. The transactions (merchant payments) with a
CNAPS is launched to boost international cap of Rs 2,000. It is applicable for
use of the Chinese currency Yuan. transactions performed using all types of
cards - debit, credit & PPIs, including
335. 2 wallets.
National Housing Bank is infusing an
additional Rs 10,000 crore in NBFCs with 342. 4
a view to improving the flow of funds for Union Bank of India has introduced the
housing loan. Govt approved the Reserve repo-linked lending rate for new home
Bank of India norms for credit guarantee loan & vehicle loan borrowers to provide
to the non-banking financial institutions better interest rate transmission to
(NBFCs). customers. Home loans of â‚¹30 L to â‚¹75
Managing Director of National Housing L will be available at an interest rate of
Bank S.K. Hota 8.25% for the borrower.
336. 2
RBI has proposed to set up a central
payment fraud registry, which will monitor
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Bandhan Bank launched a co-branded (NHB), wherein the government will have
credit card with Standard Chartered to a 51% ownership.
offer a complete suite of services to Proposed initial capital for intermediary:
customers. Standard Chartered bank will Rs 500 crore
take the credit risk, Bandhan Bank will be
responsible for identifying & issuing cards 350. 4
to its customers. Mahabaleshwara MS, Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of Karnataka
344. 3 Bank, has been inducted to the managing
The Central Vigilance Commission has committee of Indian Banks Association
constituted Advisory Board for Banking (IBA). He was elected unopposed from
Frauds headed by former Vigilance the private sector member banks
Commissioner T M Bhasin to examine category.
bank fraud over Rs 50 crore and
recommend action. The ABBF is formed in 351. 3
consultation with the RBI. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced the
risk weight requirement for consumer
345. 1 loans to 100 per cent, a move that will
RBI has decided to transfer 1.76 lakh reduce cost of such loans. Currently, the
crore rupees as dividend & surplus risk weight requirement for such loans is
reserve to the govt. Iincludes over Rs 125 per cent. It would not be applicable
1,23000 cr of surplus for the year 2018- to credit cards.
19 & 52,637 crore rupees of excess
provisions identified as per revised 352. 5
Economic Capital Framework Reserve Bank of India panel has
The move is based on the recommended suitable measures,
recommendation of Bimal Jalan panel including the setting up of a credit
guarantee scheme jointly by the Centre
346. 2 and States. This is meant to address gaps
Bimal Jalan panel of the Reserve Bank has in credit delivery to the agriculture sector.
recommended that the revised economic It was headed by MK Jain, Deputy
capital framework will be reviewed every Governor RBI
five years. The RBI, Under the revised
framework, decided to transfer 52,637 353. 2
crore rupees excess provisions to the NPCI rationalised the merchant discount
government. rate (MDR) for RuPay debit card
transactions across Point-of-Sale (PoS),
347. 3 eCom, and BharatQR Code-based
Mastercard, RBL Bank & Samsung India merchant transactions. The MDR has been
have announced the launch of Samsung revised to 0.60 per cent for transactions
Pay for RBL Bank’s credit card holders. It above â‚¹2,000, with a maximum cap of
allows RBL Bank Mastercard credit card â‚¹150. For Bharat QR the MDR has also
holders to make contactless mobile been reduced to 0.50 per cent.
payments using their Samsung Pay-
enabled phones. 354. 1
Mastercard HQ: New York; CEO: CEO: Govt. formed a Standing Committee for
Ajaypal Singh Banga Information Technology comprising of 31
Members of Parliament (MP) from LS & RS
348. 3 with Shashi Tharoor as Chairperson .
RBI has taken strict action against Equitas Committee may be asked to look into the
Small Finance Bank (ESFB) for not getting Data Protection Bill whenever it is tabled
its shares listed on time. As per the RBI in the parliament.
order, Equitas Small Finance Bank can no
longer open new branches, and RBI has 355. 2
also frozen the salary of the bank CEO. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed
a minimum equity capital of Rs 200 crore
349. 5 to set up a small finance bank (SFB)
6-member RBI committee, under the under the 'on tap' licence regime to
chairmanship of Harsh Vardhan has expand the banking services through high
recommended that an intermediary be set technology-low cost operations.
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National Health Authority and Insurance Minimum Alternative Tax
Regulatory and Development Authority of Companies availing exemptions can opt to
India have launched a report pay tax of 22% after the exemption
recommending best practices, common period is over
standards, collaborative measures and IT
framework for data standardization and to 363. 5
check frauds. Royal Bank of Scotland named Alison
Rose as its new chief executive. She will
357. 2 be the 1st woman to lead the bank.
Visa, a global leader in payments Currently, she is the deputy head of RBS
technology, and BillDesk, leader in the group’s Natwest Holdings retail &
Indian payments business, have commercial banking division. She will
partnered to roll out of SI-Hub, a replace Ross McEwan on Nov 1.
seamless and secure way to make
recurring payments using cards with a 364. 3
one-time enrollment. Bank of Baroda launched centralised hubs
at Gandhinagar & Hyderabad. The bank
358. 3 launched its Agri digital platform Baroda
Asian Development Bank President, Kisan. It can be accessed on mobiles by
Takehiko Nakao has announced his farmers. The portal will cater to the
resignation which will be effective from services including weather forecasts, crop
January 16 next year. During his tenure, conditions, the moisture levels of the soil,
he expanded the operations of the funding information on crop worms, etc.
agency from USD 14 bn in 2013 to USD
22 bn in 2018. 365. 5
RBI released a framework for TAT for
359. 1 failed transactions & compensation for
Govt has waived 3-year lock-in period on customers. The bank will have to pro-
investments made by non-residents in actively reverse failed transactions within
infrastructure debt funds, to promote a max of T 5 days of failed transaction &
funding in the infrastructure sector. The compensation will be paying â‚¹100/day
amendments in the tax laws were made to the a/c holder.
to provide an exemption from income tax
to IDFs in 2011. 366. 4
Reserve Bank of India has approved the
360. 3 re-appointment of Shyam Srinivasan as
Airtel Payments Bank has launched the Managing Director and CEO of Federal
Bharosa savings account services, Bank for another year, giving him a full
designed for deepening the financial decade as the head of the private sector
inclusion in India. SB account would offer lender.
â‚¹ 5 L personal accident insurance on
maintaining the balance of â‚¹ 500 along 367. 4
with one debit transaction per month Pine Labs, a merchant-focussed company,
has entered into a strategic alliance with
361. 4 Federal Bank, to offer equated monthly
The Board of Indian Bank has given in- instalments (EMIs) on debit card-based
principle approval for the merger of offline transactions to the bank’s
Allahabad Bank with itself. It is also customers.Last month, Pine Labs signed
cleared the proposed infusion of capital by an MoU with Bank of Baroda for instant
the government up to â‚¹ 5000 Crore in EMI for millions of debit card holders of
the bank by way of preferential issue of the bank.
shares.
362. 5
A domestic company can pay income tax
at 22% if they don't seek any exemption
or incentives
Effective Tax Rate 25.17% inclusive of all
surcharges and cess for such domestic
companies
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Nilesh Shah, MD of Kotak Mahindra Asset in UK while they are in India itself.
Management, has been appointed as the
Chairman of the Association of Mutual 375. 1
Funds in India (AMFI). He will be State Bank of India launched Debit Card
succeeding Nimesh Shah, MD and CEO of EMI facility for its existing customers,
ICICI Prudential AMC. Saurabh Nanavati whereby they can opt for an EMI tenure of
CEO of Invesco Mutual Fund is the new minimum six months to 18 months. The
AMFI Vice-Chairman. EMIs will begin one month after the
transaction is complete.
369. 4
The International Monetary Fund formally 376. 4
selected Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria India has moved down 10 places to the
as the IMF MD. She will succeed Christine 68th rank while Singapore has replaced
Lagarde. Kristalina was previously the the US as the world’s most competitive
CEO of World Bank.She is the second economy according to the Global
woman ever to lead the IMF. Competitiveness Index compiled by
Geneva-based World Economic Forum
370. 3 (WEF). India ranks high in terms of
HDFC Bank in partnership with Indian Oil macroeconomic stability & market size.
launched a co-branded fuel card for users
from non-metro cities and town. It will be 377. 5
available on both RuPay and Visa RBI has given the final approval for the
platforms. HDFC MD: Aditya Puri merger of district co-operative banks in
Kerala. The combined entity will be called
371. 3 as ‘Kerala Bank’. District co-operative
SBI opened its office in Melbourne & banks will be amalgamated with Kerala
became the first Indian bank to have a State Co-operative Bank to form the
branch in the Australian state of Victoria. Kerala Bank. Under the arrangement 13
Victoria already has the presence of DCBs will be merged.
leading Indian businesses-including Cipla,
Cyient, HCL, Infosys, Ramco, Zomato etc. 378. 1
SBI Managing Director is Dinesh Kumar Businesses with an annual turnover of
Khara. more than ₹ 50 crore will have to
mandatorily offer the electronic mode of
372. 3 payments to their customers from 1
Union government appointed SS November. MDR- charge that banks
Mallikarjuna Rao, Managing Director and impose on commercial transactions-will
CEO of Allahabad Bank as the new not be levied on customers/merchant.
Managing Director and Chief Executive MDR - Merchant Discount Rate.
Officer of Punjab National Bank. He is to
replace Sunil Mehta 379. 1
Govt of India, Govt of Odisha & World
373. 2 Bank signed a US$165 million loan
Kerala and Chandigarh emerged as the agreement to support smallholder
top performers in the school education farmers. It aims to strengthen the
quality index (SEQI) of all states and resilience of production systems as well as
Union territories, as per report by to improve the marketing of their produce
government think tank NITI Aayog. for increased income. It will strengthen
Among large states, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, resilience of farmers against adverse
Haryana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, climate.
Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Punjab
and Assam were the top performers. 380. 1
Jharkhand, Bihar, Telengana and Uttar IRDAl has formed an 8-member
Pradesh were the laggards. committee, with IIIT- Bangalore Director
S. Sadagopan as the chairperson, to
374. 4 evaluate proposals it has started receiving
ICICI Bank UK PLC announced the launch for implementing innovations in the sector
of a digital account opening facility using under a regulatory sandbox approach.
the ICICI Bank UK iMobile app. The App
allows an Indian, moving to the UK for
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According to World Bank President David Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, launched
Malpass the multi-lateral funding agency mobile app Farmitra catering to the
will continue with $ 6 billion lending target specific needs of farmers. Through this
for India. Visiting head of the World Bank app, farmers will get insurance solution
met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and along with other information & advisories
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. which will cater to their day to day
World Bank right now has 97 projects with farming needs.
$ 24 billion committed
388. 1
382. 5 RBI has increased the household income
RBI imposed a penalty of â‚¹1 crore on limits for borrowers of Non-Banking
Bandhan Bank for failing to meet its Financial Companies (NBFCs) and
promoter holding norms. According to microfinance institutions (MFIs) from 1
RBI’s new bank licensing guidelines lakh to 1.25 lakh rupees.For urban or
Bandhan Financial Holdings Ltd, had to semi-urban areas limit has been increased
cut its stake from 82% to 40% within 3 from 1.6 lakh to 2 lakh rs.
years of commencing business.
Bandhan bank headquarters- Kolkata. 389. 3
The RBI contemplates a return to an
383. 4 earlier supervisory rating framework for
Dhanlaxmi Bank MD and CEO T. Latha has NBFCs, too, while ensuring financial
resigned due to personal reasons. The statement disclosures here are on a par
board has accepted the resignation & has with banks. RBI is planning a prompt
been intimated to the RBI. It is corrective action (PCA) framework for
headquartered at Thrissur, Kerala & was NBFCs by 2022.
incorporated on 14 November 1927 with a
capital of â‚¹ 11,000. It became a 390. 2
Scheduled Commercial Bank in the year Reserve Bank of India has withdrawn
1977. some exemptions granted to mortgage
finance companies in terms of complying
384. 4 with regulations such as provisions and
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launches creation of reserve fund that would put
Digital Savings Account along with Fixed them on par with other non-banking
Deposit & Privilege Savings Account to finance companies.
offer distinctive banking & digital services
to its customers. One can deposit up to a 391. 3
max. amount of Rs.1 Lakh in this account Bimal K Roy, Chairman, National
without KYC. Statistical Commission inaugurated the
27th Conference of Central and State
385. 3 Statistical Organizations at Kolkata, West
As per the recommendations of Working Bengal. It is organized by Ministry of
Group to Review Regulatory and Statistics and Programme Implementation
Supervisory Framework for Core (MoSPI) every year.
Investment Companies(CICs) headed by
Tapan Ray, CICs will have to form board 392. 2
level committees, appoint independent According to the Reserve Bank of India
directors and conduct internal audits. ,entities desirous to function / operate /
provide platforms for Bharat Bill Payment
386. 5 Operating Unit (BBPOU) and White Label
Cabinet, headed by PM Narendra Modi, ATMs (WLAs) will need to have a networth
gave nod for signing of a revised Double of â‚¹100 crore.
Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC)
with Brazil with an aim to provide tax
certainty, among other things, to
investors and businesses of both
countries. The existing DTAC b/w India &
Brazil was signed on April 26,1988
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State Bank of India has lowered its GDP As per PLFS Survey by NSO, urban
growth forecast for FY20 to 4.6 per cent unemployment rate dropped to the lowest
from the earlier 5 per cent. The latest SBI level in four quarters at 9.3 per cent
Ecowrap report even predicted growth rate during January-March 2019. Also, urban
to remain below 6 per cent for the two unemployment rate (UR) was 9.9% in
years in a row. April-June 2018, 9.7% in July-September
2018 & 9.9% in Oct-Dec 2018
394. 4 NSO is a wing functioning under MoSPI
NCDEX launched return based agricultural
futures index partnering with NSE Indices 400. 1
Limited, to maintain & disseminate real- Around 71.3% of rural households &
time NCDEX AGRIDEX values. AGRIDEX 96.2% of urban households had access to
tracks & replicates the performance of the toilets during 2018, as per NSO’s Drinking
10 most liquid commodities traded on Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing
NCDEX's platform. Condition in India report. The survey was
conducted between July-December 2018.
395. 1
National Council of Applied Economic 401. 4
Research said that India’s GDP growth is Truecaller plans to use its payments
likely to decline to 4.9% in the Q2 of this platform to foray into credit business
fiscal due to sustained slowdown in early 2020, turning it into a complete fin-
virtually all the sectors. India’s economy tech company, as per a recent
grew at 5% in the Q1- slowest pace in announcement by co-founder Nami
over 6 years. Zarringhalam.
NCAER GDP forecast was 6.8% in 2018-19
as against 4.9%. 402. 1
Ashok Leyland entered into a 2-year MoU
396. 1 with ICICI Bank to offer customised
RBI can seek resolution of NBFCs having financial solutions to customers across
assets worth of at least Rs 500 cr under India with a focus on semi-urban & rural
the insolvency law. They can take up for geographies. ICICI will be a preferred
resolution under the "generic framework" financier for providing finance to Ashok
of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code by leyland customers
the notification specifying the categories of ICICI Bank CEO: Sandeep Bakhshi; HQ:
FSPs. Mumbai
FSP- Financial Service Provider.
403. 3
397. 1 Indian Railway Institute for Financial
In case of default in repayment of loans Management is a new entity, set up to
beyond 30 days, listed companies will impart professional training in
have to disclose the fact of such default management of railway finances. It was
within 24 hours. Net worth requirement of formally inaugurated by Vinod Kumar
portfolio managers has been enhanced Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board, on a 14-
from 2 crore to 5 crore amending PM acre campus at Moula-Ali, Secunderabad,
Regulations, 2019. Telangana
SEBI Chairman- Ajay Tyagi. Minister for Railways: Piyush Goyal
398. 3 404. 1
RBI has formed a 3-member advisory Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
committee to assist the administrator of approved an increase in the authorised
troubled mortgage lender DHFL. Rajiv Lall, capital of Food Corporation of India to Rs
of IDFC; N.S. Kannan, MD & CEO, ICICI 10,000 crore from â‚¹3,500 crore. The
Prudential Life; & N.S. Venkatesh, CEO, move will help FCI raise more money in
AMFI, are part of the committee Dewan the reduce the borrowings of FCI, save
Housing Finance Ltd Head Office: New interest cost of FCI.
Delhi FCI was constituted under the Food
Corporations Act, 1964
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Union Cabinet approved the extension of received good ratings.
term of 15th Finance Commission headed
by N.K. SIngh to submit its report, setting 411. 2
30 October 2020 as the new deadline. The insurer cannot deny the claim on
This is the 2nd extension for the account of any health constraint after 8
Commission which was due to submit the years.
report by 30 November It is a safety net for customers who have
15th Finance Commission report will cover been denied a claim after 10 or 14 years
FY 2021-22 to 2025-26 of paying the premium.
IRDAI released a report for
406. 2 standardization of exclusions in health
Asian Development Bank has approved a insurance policies. There can be only 17
loan of US$ 250 mn as part of an defined exclusions in the policy. The
assistance package to Energy Efficiency exclusions would be aligned with WHO’s
Services Limited (EESL), in order to definition of diseases which is the
expand energy efficiency investments in International Classification of Diseases.
India for adopting proven energy efficient
technologies 412. 2
India aims to achieve 175 GW of LS passed a Bill to replace an Ordinance
renewables by 2022 for effecting reduction of corporate tax
rates. It will amend Income Tax Act,1961
407. 4 & Finance (No2) Act. The tax for existing
Former Dy Gov of RBI, H R Khan comp has reduced to 22% & 15% for new
appointed as 1st chairman of steering manufacturing firms incorporated after
committee of Code for Responsible Oct 1, 2019.
Lending (CRL), a self-regulatory step for
micro-credit industry making entities like 413. 4
banks, NBFC-MFIs & NBFCs adhere to The Asian Development Bank has elected
standards of customer protection Masatsugu Asakawa as its new president.
CRL was launched by MFIN & Sa-Dhan, He is currently serving as a Special
recognised by the RBI as an association of Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister and
MFIs Minister of Finance. He is set to assume
office as ADB's 10th president on Jan 17,
408. 1 2020.
SEBI limited every issuer's exposure to
15% weight of the debt ETF index, a 414. 3
minimum 8 issuers & only investment International Finance Corporation has
grade papers. Debt ETF index will be anchored an investment of USD 200
constructed & thereafter, the investment million in Mahindra & Mahindra Financial
portfolio will be created tracking the index Services to create a dedicated pool of
basket of debt papers financing for MSMEs in low-income states.
Rules not applicable to ETFs based on gov At least USD 100 million will be
security index earmarked for women-owned MSMEs.
409. 3 415. 4
Economy posted its weakest growth in Crisil has cut the growth forecast for the
more than 6 years as manufacturing current FY to 5.1% from 6.3%. The
activity contracted by 1% in the Sept agency stated that the growth in the 2nd
quarter. GDP rose 4.5% from a year ago, half of 2019-20 will go up to 5.5%, up
down from 5 % in the previous quarter, from 4.75% in the 1st half. Crisil's
as per NSO data. Also nominal GDP revision is among the lowest after
growth slipped to 6.1% & Agriculture Nomura's 4.7% forecast.
grew at 2.1%
410. 3
Fino Payments Bank (78) topped the
monthly rankings by MEITY. SBI (68) and
Bank of Maharashtra (67) are the only 2
PSBs that have shown good performance
in digital transactions. ICICI Bank and
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Ursula von der Leyen is the first woman to Canada’s biggest public pension fund is
hold the post of President of the European set to invest up to $600 mn. in India’s
Commission. She is the former German National Investment and Infrastructure
defence minister. She succeeds Jean- Fund (NIIF).The deal includes a
Claude Juncker. She has made the issue commitment of $150 million in NIIF’s
of climate change one of her top Master Fund & co-investment rights of up
priorities. to $450 million in future.
417. 1 424. 2
Walmart India, in partnership with HDFC RBI tightened norms for asset
Bank, launched a co-branded credit card reconstruction companies (ARCs),
exclusively for members of its Best Price restricting them from buying financial
Modern Wholesale B2B Cash & Carry assets from their sponsor firms and
stores. The co-branded credit card offers lenders on a bilateral basis. However, the
free credit up to 50 days. regulator has allowed the ARCs to
participate in auctions of such assets.
418. 3
According to FM Public sector banks have 425. 1
disbursed loans of â‚¹2.39 trillion in Nov. Axis Bank’s group executive and chief
to non-bank lenders, large & small financial officer (CFO) Jairam Sridharan
businesses, as well as farmers, & â‚¹2.52 has resigned. He joined Axis Bank in June
trillion in Oct. Corporate houses borrowed 2010 from Capital One Financial, a
the most during Oct-Nov followed by consumer bank based in Richmond, VA
MSMEs & farm loans. (USA). He earlier worked with ICICI Bank.
419. 4 426. 3
The Kerala based CSB Bank, formerly Power generation company NTPC has
known as formerly known as Catholic signed a term loan agreement for Rs
Syrian Bank, re-appointed Rajendran 5,000 crore with State Bank of India,
Chinna Veerappan as Managing Director & extended at an interest rate linked to 3-
CEO of the Bank. He has been on CSB month MCLR for 15 year tenure to be
board since November 2016 & have been utilised to part finance the capital
re-appointed for another 3 years. expenditure of NTPC.
Present installed capacity of NTPC: 57,356
420. 1 MW across 54 stations
The National Stock Exchange launched
Nifty Bharat Bond Index series, which will 427. 4
track a portfolio of AAA-rated bonds NSE launched interest rate options will
issued by government entities.The first provide institutional investors the ability
two indices in the series are for April 2023 to manage risk through a non-linear
and April 2030. The unit size will be of product. Interest rate options are based
â‚¹1,000. on the underlying ten-year government
bonds, which are 7.26% 2029 bond and
421. 5 6.45% 2029 bond.
RBI released its fifth bi-monthly monetary National Stock Exchange MD & CEO-
policy statement for 2019-20 in which the Vikram Limaye.
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided
to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 428. 3
5.15% .RBI lowered its real GDP growth ADB trimmed India's GDP growth in 2019-
forecast for 2019-20 from 6.1% to 5 %. 20 to 5.1% saying consumption was
affected by slow job growth & rural
422. 4 distress aggravated by poor harvest. In
Payments banks can apply for conversion September, ADB forecast India's GDP to
into small finance banks (SFBs) after five grow 6.5 per cent in 2019-20 & 7.2 per
years of operation.According to the cent in the year thereafter.
guidelines both banks should come under ADB is headquartered at Manila,
the non-operating financial holding Philippines.
company (NOFHC) structure.
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429. 4 435. 2
The Rajya Sabha passed the International With the RBI making online NEFT
Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) transfers 24/7 on all days including
Authority Bill. It will set up a world class weekends and holidays from Monday,
unified regulator for international financial India's digital payment leader Paytm has
services combining powers and functions become the only payments app offering
of RBI, SEBI, IRDAI and PFRDA. three ways to pay 24x7 seamlessly.
The authority will consist of 9 members Paytm users can pay up to â‚¹10 lakh per
appointed by GOI transaction using NEFT.
430. 5 436. 4
A 10-member working group has been ADB & India signed a $250 mn loan to
constituted by the IRDAI to suggest Energy Efficiency Services Limited to
segment-wise ways and means to expand energy efficiency investments in
improve loss prevention and loss India that will benefit agricultural,
minimisation in the general insurance residential & institutional consumers. In
industry. IRDAI Member (Non-Life) T. L. addition, $46 mn financing will be
Alamelu will chair the group. provided from the CTF.
Clean Technology Fund (CTF)-to be
431. 4 administered by ADB.
Edelweiss Asset Management Company
has launched the Bharat Bond ETF. 437. 5
Through the bond, the government seeks India has secured a USD 277 million
to mop up Rs 15,000 crore. Investors can (about Rs 1,900 crore) loan from
subscribe to the ETF with a minimum unit Germany to establish an energy-efficient
size of Rs 1,000. housing programme in the country. The
DIPAM has mandated the Company to housing programme
design &manage Bharat Bond ETF loan agreement has been signed between
State Bank of India & German
432. 3 development bank KfW.
ICAR & NABARD have singed a MOU to Programme is part of the Indo-German
facilitate the research & technologies to Development Co-operation.
develop climate resilient practices in the
agriculture sector and integrated & hi-tech 438. 2
farming practices in a participatory model Canada Pension Plan Investment Board,
through adoptive research on watershed through its wholly owned subsidiary,
platform. CPPIB Credit Investments has committed
ICAR- Indian Council of Agricultural to invest $225 million in the India
Research. Resurgence Fund platform, set up by
Piramal Enterprises Ltd and Bain Capital
433. 3 Credit.
New Development Bank (NDB), earlier
known as the BRICS Development Bank, 439. 2
has committed $100 million to India’s Govt has appointed Devesh Srivastava as
National Investment and Infrastructure the Chairman &MD of General Insurance
Fund’s (NIIF) Fund of Funds. NDB Corporation of India. Srivastava succeeds
Founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China Alice Vaidyan who retired in July 2019.
and South Africa. NDB was launched with Govt appointed Malay Kumar Poddar as
initial authorized capital of $100 bn. chairman &MD of Agriculture Insurance
Corporation of India.
434. 4
Digital payments platform PhonePe 440. 2
announced that it has crossed 5 billion Fitch Ratings has cut India’s GDP growth
transactions on its app. It crossed the forecast for FY 20 to 4.6% on a
one-billion transaction milestone in deterioration in business & consumer
November last year.The digital payments confidence. It stated that growth will
platform has over 175 million registered recover to 5.6% in FY21 & 6.5% in the
users in the country. following year with support from easing
monetary & fiscal policy.
Moody’s slashed India GDP forecast to
4.9% for FY 20.
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ADB & Government of India signed a $490 the meeting.
mn loan for PPP to upgrade 1600 km of
state highways & dist roads from single 447. 5
lane to 2-lane widths in Madhya Pradesh. To protect consumers interest RBI said
GoI will release 60% of total cost during that on a P2P platform the permissible
construction & remaining 40% is arranged exposure of a lender to all borrowers
in the form of equity & commercial debt. should not exceed â‚¹50 lakh at any given
Since 2002, ADB has provided 5 loans to point of time. Lender investing more than
MP for its road network. â‚¹10 lakh across P2P platforms will
produce a certificate.
442. 1 Fund transfer under P2P happens through
International Cricket Council announced an escrow account.
that it has extended its partnership with
UNICEF through to the ICC Women’s T20 448. 2
World Cup 2020 with the focus on ESAF Small Finance Bank has appointed
empowering women and girls through PR Ravi Mohan as its new chairman. He
cricket. The programme will run for 12 replaced R Prabha. He headed the
months. Banking Supervision Department of RBI &
ICC and UNICEF partnership commenced was responsible for the supervision of
in 2015. commercial banks in the country.
443. 2 449. 4
Abhinav Lohan lifted PGTI title at the Ashok Leyland has inked a pact with Yes
Bengaluru Open golf championship. It was Bank for vehicle finance for a period of
Lohan's first title on the TATA Steel PGTI two years. It will help the company design
and second win of the year. He became customised financial solution and the
the fourth Indian golfer to register his combined pan-India reach will help
maiden title on the TATA Steel PGTI. customers to choose the financial solution
Bogey, double-bogey, birdies are words they desire.
related to Golf. Ashok Leyland is a Hinduja group flagship
firm.
444. 1
AIIB announced a total loan of $210 450. 2
million for irrigation & solar energy RBI introduced a new semi-closed prepaid
projects in India. AIIB will lend $145 payment instrument (PPI) which can be
million to improve irrigation services and used for transaction of goods and services
strengthen flood risk management in up to a limit of Rs 10,000. Such PPIs will
West Bengal & $65 million for 250 MW be issued by bank & non-bank PPI issuers
solar project in Rajasthan. after obtaining minimum details of the PPI
India is the second-largest shareholder of holder.
the bank. The loading facility will be linked only
from a bank account.
445. 1
RBI is to purchase & sell govt securities 451. 3
worth Rs 10,000 Cr under OMO. Such The Reserve Bank of India has asked
exercises are done when the proceeds lenders to cut their stakes in insurers to
from sale of short-term securities are 30%, as the banking regulator attempts
used to buy long-term govt securities in a to shield banks from risks arising out of
bid to bring down interest rates on long- their non-banking businesses and steer
term securities. focus to boosting credit growth in a
OMO- Open Market Operation. slowing economy.
446. 3 452. 3
Union ministers Piyush Goyal & Mansukh State Bank of India has introduced a one-
Mandaviya along with 3 chief ministers - time password (OTP)-based cash
Amarinder Singh, Kamal Nath and B S withdrawal system for its ATMs. This
Yeddyurappa -will join over 100 Indian facility will be available for transactions
CEOs in the Swiss ski resort town of above Rs 10,000 between 8 pm and 8
Davos, Switzerland next month for the am. It will be applicable from January 1,
WEF's 50th annual meeting. 2020.
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453. 4 2019-20. Nearly ₹25 lakh crore energy

GOI has approved releasing â‚¹8655 Cr to projects have been lined up.
3 PSBs - Allahabad Bank (â‚¹2153 Cr),
Indian Overseas Bank (â‚¹4630 Cr) and 459. 2
UCO Bank (â‚¹2142 CR) for preferential IRDAI has imposed a penalty of Rs 3 crore
allotment of shares. All these three banks on Maruti Insurance Brokers Pvt Limited
are currently under the RBI’s PCA for violation of various regulatory norms.
framework. IRDAI has found the MIBL in violation of
the Motor Insurance Service Provider
454. 4 guidelines on various counts.
No MDR will be applicable on transactions
through RuPay & UPI platforms beginning 460. 1
1 January 2020. All companies with a HDFC has received approval from
turnover of 50 Cr or more will be Insurance Regulatory and Development
mandated to provide the facility of Authority of India to acquire 51.2% stake
payment through RuPay Debit card & UPI in Apollo Munich Health Insurance – a JV
QR code to their customers. b/w Apollo Hospitals & German reinsurer
MDR is expressed in percentage of the Munich Re Group IRDAI Chief: S C
transaction amount. Khuntia; HQ: Hyderabad
455. 1 461. 2
RBI has released the 20th issue of the GST revenues during the December 2019
FSR. It says that the global economy from domestic transactions has shown an
confronted a number of uncertainties that impressive growth of 16% over revenue
leads to significant deceleration in growth. during December 2018. Total revenue
It also discusses issues relating to the earned by after regular settlement in
development and regulation of the December 2019 is ₹ 41,776 crore for
financial sector. CGST; ₹ 42,158 crore for SGST.
RBI had forecasted India’s GDP as 5% on Arunachal Pradesh saw a growth of 124%
December. in collection of GST
456. 4 462. 1
RBI has directed large cooperative banks UIDAI has opened 28 Aadhaar Seva
to report all exposures of 5 Cr and more Kendras as part of its plan to open 114
to the Central Repository of Information stand-alone Aadhaar Enrolments &
on Large Credits (CRILC). UCBs will be Update Centres across the country which
required to submit CRILC report on are in addition to about 38,000 Aadhaar
quarterly basis with effect from December enrolment centres run by Banks, Post
31, 2019. Offices & State Governments. CEO UIDAI:
The move is aimed at early detection of Pankaj Kumar
financial distress.
463. 5
457. 2 RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das launched a
Nirmala Sitharaman launched eBkray, an mobile app, MANI - Mobile Aided Note
e-auction platform to enable online Identifier, to help visually challenged
auction of attached assets by banks. people to identify denomination of
eBkray platform with property search currency notes by using the camera scan
features & navigational links, provides such that an audio output will give the
single-window access to information on result in Hindi/English.
properties up for e-auction.
35,000 properties already registered on
eBkray.
458. 2
FM Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled ₹102
lakh crore worth infrastructure projects
that will be implemented in the next five
years. Those projects will help make India
a $5 trillion economy by 2025.The plan
calls for a ₹13.6 lakh crore investment in
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464. 5 Inclusiveness in Priority Sector Lending'

Ten dimensions of Vision for India 2030 category at the '11th Inclusive Finance
are Ease of Living, Digital India, Pollution India Awards' in the '16th Inclusive
free India, Rural Industrialisation, Water Finance Summit' organized in New Delhi.
Resources, Coastline potential, Space
programme, Food Security, Healthy India 470. 5
and Governance. Ease of Living- Build The Insurance Regulatory and
physical as well as social infrastructure. Development Authority of India (IRDAI)
Digital India- Digitize government has announced a standard product with all
processes with leaders from youth. the basic understandable features. This
Pollution free India- Revolution in product is named ‘Arogya Sanjeevani
transportation with Electric Vehicles and Yojana’, followed by the name of the
focus on Renewables. Food Security- Self- insurer. This product is available to all
sufficiency in food, exporting to the world from April 01, 2020.
to meet their food needs and producing
food in the most organic way. 471. 3
SEBI has tightened the noose around the
465. 1 corporates, saying if companies are not
State-owned Bank of Baroda has entered cooperating with credit rating agencies
into a strategic co-lending agreement with (CRAs) on disclosure of loan defaults,
JM Financial Home Loans Limited (JMFHL), then the latter should issue INC (Issuer
for offering retail loans to home buyers by not cooperating) ratings.
creating a lending model synergizing the
expertise of both the finance entities. 472. 3
Bank of Baroda Chairman: Hasmukh National Institution for Transforming India
Adhia; HQ: Vadodara (NITI) Aayog & Indian Railways have
come out with a discussion paper for
466. 4 running 150 trains on 100 routes by
National Payments Corporation of India private operators, envisaging an
(NPCI) in 2016 had announced that bank investment of ₹22,500 crore.
applications for the Unified Payment
Interface have officially become 473. 4
operational. UPI is a payment system that Indian Bank has signed an MoU with the
allows money transfer between any two Women Entrepreneurs Welfare
bank accounts by using a smartphone. Association(WEWA), Tamil Nadu , to offer
UPI allows a customer to pay directly from training and credit linking to women
a bank account to different merchants, members/entrepreneurs of the association
both online and offline, without the hassle to establish businesses. WEWA aims at
of typing credit card details, IFSC code, or adding 1,000 members by 2023.
net banking/wallet passwords.
474. 4
467. 2 Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has received
India extended a line of credit of USD 75 capital infusion of Rs 4,360 crore from the
mn. to Cuba for financing solar parks. As Central government as contribution of the
per the agreement, financing of export of government in preferential allotment of
eligible goods & services from India would equity shares during the financial year
be allowed subject to their being eligible 2019-20 (FY20) as government’s
for export under the Foreign Trade Policy. investment IOB is under the Prompt
Corrective Action (PCA) framework of RBI
468. 2
Digital payments player PayPal has 475. 5
unveiled a new adoption assistance P R Seshadri, Managing Director & CEO of
programme aimed at enhancing the Karur Vysya Bank, resigned from the
parental support benefits for employees. position citing personal reasons. He was
It will offer financial support of upto Rs appointed as the MD and CEO in
one lakh per adoption for adoptive September, 2017. Bank HQ: Karur, Tamil
parents. Nadu; Founded: 1916
469. 5
HDFC Bank has been adjudged as the
winner in the 'Innovation and
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National Stock Exchange of India Ltd has Indian economy is estimated to grow at
formally approached SEBI for an initial 5% in 2019-20 as against 6.8% in the
public offering of its shares. NSE aims to previous fiscal, according to the 1st
raise about ₹10,000 crore from IPO, advanced estimates of the national
which would result in existing promoters income released by NSO. The decline has
selling 22-24% of their stakes. NSE estd. been on account of deceleration in
in 1992 was the 1st dematerialized manufacturing sector growth. NSO-
electronic exchange National Statistical Office.
477. 2 482. 4
UCO Bank announced that it has Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush
recovered ₹800-900 crore from 4 large Goyal inaugurated the National Stock
stressed accounts in the December Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub, an
quarter under the bankruptcy law and is Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered
extending credit linkage to 10,000 Self learning ecosystem that will assist the
Help Groups & opening 2 urban Bank banking, financial services and insurance
Mitra centres in Kolkata UCO Bank is a (BFSI) sector. It is available on mobiles
PSB headquartered in Kolkata and will bring world class content.
478. 4 483. 3
Foreign exchange is the simultaneous Paytm launched all-in-one QR for
buying of one currency and selling of merchants across the country to enable
another. Currencies are traded through a business to accept unlimited payments
broker or dealer and are executed in through Paytm Wallet, Rupay Cards & all
currency pairs. For example: the Euro and UPI-based payment apps directly into
the US Dollar (EUR/USD) or the British their bank account at 0% fee. Paytm
Pound and the Japanese Yen (GBP/JPY). ‘Business Khata' complementing all-in-one
The Foreign Exchange Market (Forex) is QR also launched
the largest financial market in the world,
with a daily volume of over $4 trillion. The 484. 1
Reserve Bank of India has enabled local World Bank has projected a 5% growth
banks to offer round-the-clock trading in rate for India in the 2019-2020 fiscal, but
the Indian rupee, as a step towards said it was likely to recover to 5.8% in the
reducing the rising influence of offshore 2020-2021 financial year. The growth rate
trading in the currency markets. for Bangladesh has been projected to
remain above 7%. Global economic
479. 4 growth is forecast to edge up to 2.5%
In the 3rd special open market operation
in as many weeks, Reserve Bank of India 485. 3
(RBI) bought ₹10,000 crore of three long- CCI Releases Market Study on E-
term securities while selling a same commerce in India: Key Findings and
amount of three short-term bonds. It Observations Report released presents
received ₹47,540 cr. of bids but accepted key trends identified such as issues of
to sell ₹10,000 cr. lack of platform neutrality, unfair P2B
contract terms, exclusive contracts b/w
480. 4 online marketplace platforms &
Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank sellers/service providers, platform price
Limited has become the first urban parity restriction & deep discounts CCI is
cooperative bank (UCB) that has been responsible for enforcing The Competition
granted ‘in-principle’ permission to Act, 2002
convert into a small finance bank by the
Reserve Bank of India. Yashvir Kumar
Gupta is Chairman of the bank. The ‘in-
principle’ approval will be valid for 18
months
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Ones marked in red were in News (Last 6 months)
S. International Organizations Headquarters

No
1. World Bank (WB) Washington D.C, USA
2. World Trade Organization (WTO) Geneva, Switzerland
3. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Washington D.C, USA
4. Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Basel, Switzerland
5. World Economic Forum (WEF) Geneva, Switzerland
6. Asian Development Bank (ADB) Manila, Philippines
7. New Development Bank (NDB) Shanghai, China
8. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Beijing, China
9. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Rome, Italy
10 European Central Bank (ECB) Frankfurt, Germany
11 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) London, UK
12 United Nations New York, USA
13 European Union (EU) Brussels, Belgium
14 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) New York, USA
15 International Labour Organization Geneva, Switzerland
16 Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Jakarta, Indonesia
17 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) New York, USA
18 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Rome, Italy
19 International Maritime Organization (IMO) London, UK
20 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Vienna, Austria
21 United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) Geneva, Switzerland
22 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Paris, France
(UNESCO)
23 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Nairobi, Kenya
24 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Vienna, Austria
25 SAARC Kathmandu, Nepal
26 World Health Organization (WHO) Geneva, Switzerland
27 Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Dhaka, Bangladesh
(BIMSTEC)
28 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Geneva, Switzerland
29 World Tourism Organization (WTO) Madrid, Spain
30 United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Nairobi, Kenya
31 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Vienna, Austria
32 International Civil Aviation Organization Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
33 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Geneva, Switzerland
34 Universal Postal Union (UPU) Bern, Switzerland
35 World Food Programme (WFP) Rome, Italy
36 United Nations Atomic Energy Commission (UNAEC) New York, USA
37 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Beijing, China
38 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Brussels, Belgium
39 International Court of Justice (ICJ) Hague, Netherland
40 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Geneva, Switzerland
41 The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Moscow, Russia
42 United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) New York, USA
43 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Abu Dhabi, UAE
44 Amnesty International London, UK
45 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Vienna, Austria
46 International Solar Alliance (ISA) Gurugram, India
47 Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) The Hague, Netherlands
48 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Geneva, Switzerland
49 Asia-Pacific Economic cooperation (APEC) Singapore
50 European Free Trade association (EFTA) Geneva, Switzerland
52 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) New York, USA
53 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Paris, France
53 Peace and Security Council (PSC) Addis Ababa
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54 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gland, Switzerland

55 United Nations Office on Drugs And Vienna, Austria
Crime (UNODC)
56 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Geneva, Switzerland
57 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) New York, USA
58 International Standard Organization (ISO) Lausanne, Switzerland
59 Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
60 International Cricket Council (ICC) Dubai, UAE
61 Commonwealth Games Federation London, UK
62 Badminton World Federation Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
63 International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Zurich, Switzerland
64 International Olympic Committee Lausanne, Switzerland
65 Asian Football Confederation Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
66 International Hockey Federation (FIH) Lausanne, Switzerland
67 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Bengaluru, India
68 European Space Agency (ESA) Paris, France
69 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Washington DC, USA
70 International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) London, UK
71 International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) Washington DC, USA
72 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tokyo, Japan
73 Russian Federal Space Agency (RFSA) Roscosmos, Moscow,
Russia
74 China National Space Administration (CNSA) Beijing, China
75 International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Geneva, Switzerland
S. Report Organizations
No
1 Global Economic Prospect Report (GEP), World Bank
Ease of Doing Business Report,
Remittance Report,
Ease of Living Index,
India Development Update,
Universal Health Coverage Index,
Service Trade Restriction Index
2 World Development Report IBRD (World Bank)
3 World Economic Outlook, International Monetary Fund
Global Financial Stability Report
4 Global Competitiveness Report, World Economic Forum
Global Risk Report,
Global Information Technology Report,
Enabling Trade Report,
Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report,
Global Environment Performance Index,
Human Capital Index,
Global Gender Gap Index,
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report,
World Power Language Index,
Inclusive growth & Development Index,
Engaging Tomorrow Consumer Report,
Energy Transition Index
5 Gender Inequality Index United Nations Development Programme
Sustainable Development Goals (UNDP)
Human Development Index
6 World Trade Outlook Indicator World Trade Organization
Intellectual Property Rights
World Trade Report
7 Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO
Gender Parity Index
8 Report on Regular Resources United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund
The State of the World’s Children reports (UNICEF)
9 Global Environment Outlook United Nations Environment Programme
Emission Gap Report (UNEP)
Actions on Air Quality
Global Trend in Renewable Energy
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10 World Drug Report UNODC

World Wildlife Crime Report
Global Report on Trafficking in Persons
11 World Investment Report United Nations Conference on Trade and
Trade & Development Report Development (UNCTAD)
Information Economy Report
Technology and Innovation Report
The Least Developed Countries Report
12 World Cities Report UN-Habitat
Habitat Commitment Index
13 World Happiness Report UN- Sustainable Development Solutions
Network
14 World Social Protection Report International Labour Organization
World Employment and Social Outlook
World Work Report
Global Wage Report
15 Air pollution Report World Health Organization
World Health Statistics
World Tuberculosis Report
16 World Intellectual Property Report World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
17 Global Corruption Report Transparency International
Corruption Perception Index
18 Global Innovation Index INSEAD, WIPO and Cornell University
19 India Innovation Index NITI Aayog , DIPP & CII
20 Interest Subvention Report Reserve Bank of India
Financial Stability Report
Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy
Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India
Quarterly Statistics on Deposits & Credit of Scheduled
Commercial Banks in India
21 Global Financial System Report Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
22 Global Food Price Index FAO
World State of Forest Report
23 Global Hunger Index International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI)
24 Global Money Laundering report Financial Action Task Force
25 Trade and Development Report United Nations Conference on Trade and
Trade and Environment Review Development (UNCTAD)
The Technology and Innovation Report
26 World Press Freedom Index Reporters Without Borders
27 World Economic Situation and Prospects Report United Nations Organizations (UNO)
World Urbanization Prospects
28 World Migration Report International organization for Migration
29 World Energy Outlook International Energy Agency
30 Urban Transformation Index NITI Aayog
Health Index – States, Progressive India Report
31 United Nations World Water Index UNESCO
UNESCO Science Report
32 The Programme for International Student Assessment Organization of Economic Development and
Cooperation (OECD)
33 The Rise of Environmental Crime Report UNEP & INTERPOL
34 Internet Readiness Index Internet and Mobile Association of India
S.No Heritage Sites Places

1 Agra Fort Agra, New Delhi
2 Ajanta Caves Maharashtra
3 Ellora Caves Maharashtra
4 Taj Mahal Agra
5 Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram Tamil Nadu
6 Sun Temple Konark, Odisha
7 Kaziranga National Park Assam
8 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan
9 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Assam
10 Churches and Convents Goa
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11 Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh

12 Group of Monuments at Hampi Karnataka
13 Khajuraho Group of Monuments Madhya Pradesh
14 Elephanta Caves Mumbai, Maharashtra
15 Great Living Chola Temples Tamil Nadu
16 Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Karnataka
17 Sundarbans National Park West Bengal
18 Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park Uttarakhand
19 Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi Madhya Pradesh
20 Humayun’s Tomb Delhi
21 Qutab Minar and its Monuments Delhi
22 Mountain Railways of India 3 Railways (Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri
Mountain Railway, Kalka Shimla Railway)
23 Mahabodhi Temple Complex Bodh Gaya, Bihar
24 Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka Madhya Pradesh
25 Champaner – Pavagadh Archaeological Park Gujarat
26 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Formerly Victoria Mumbai
Terminus)
27 Red Fort Complex Delhi
28 The Jantar Mantar Jaipur
29 Western Ghats Traversing the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,
Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat
30 Hill Forts of Rajasthan Rajasthan
31 Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Himachal Pradesh
Area
32 Rani-Ki-Vav Patan, Gujarat
33 Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara Nalanda, Bihar
34 Khangchendzonga National Park Sikkim
35 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier (The Chandigarh
Complexe du Capitole)
36 Historic City of Ahmadabad Gujarat
37 Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mumbai
38 Jaipur City Rajasthan
State Dams River

Kerala Idukki Dam Periyar
Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar
Peechi Dam Manali (Peechi)
Cheruthoni Dam Cheruthoni
Kulamavu Dam Kaliyar
Tamil Nadu Mettur dam Cauvery
Bhavani Sagar Dam Bhavani
Vaigai Dam Vaigai
Karnataka Krishna Raja Sagar Dam Cauvery
Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra
Vani Vilasa Dam Vedavathi
Supa Dam Kali
Hemavati Dam Hemavati
Almatti Dam Krishna
Andhra Pradesh Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna
Polavaram Dam Godavari
Jalaput Dam Machkund
Somasila Dam Pennar
Telangana Srisailam Dam Krishna
Nizam Sagar Dam Manjira
Ramagundam Dam Godavari
Sriram Sagar Dam Godavari
Singur Dam Manjira
Odisha Hirakud Dam (Longest Dam) Mahanadi
Indravati Dam Indravati
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Kapur Dam Kapur Nadi

Rengali Dam Brahmani
Mandira Dam Sankh
Muran Dam Muran
West Bengal Mukutmanipur Dam Kangsabati
Farakka Barrage Ganges
Jharkhand Maithon Dam Barakar
Panchet Dam Damodar
Chandil Dam Subarnarekha
Tenughat Dam Damodar
Konar Dam Damodar
Madhya Pradesh Bargi Dam Narmada
Bansagar Dam Sone
Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal
Chitora Dam Bebas
Madikheda Dam Sindh
Tawa Dam Tawa
Indira Sagar Dam Narmada
Maharashtra Koyna Dam Koyna
Jayakwadi Dam Godavari
Totladoh Dam Pench
Wilson Dam Pravara
Vaitarna Dam Vaitarna
Bhatsa Dam Bhatsa
Morbe Dam Dhavari
Mulshi Dam Mula
Pawna Dam Pavana
Gargai Dam Gargai
Panshet Dam Ambi
Isapur Dam Penganga
Ujjani Dam Bhima
Khadakwasla Dam Mutha
Goa Salaulim Dam Salaulim
Anjunem Keri Dam Costi nadi
Gujarat Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada
Kandana Dam Mahi
Dantiwada Banas
Kamleshwar Dam Hiran
Ukai Dam Tapi
Dharoi Dam Sabaramti
Wellington Dam Kalwa
Dholidhaja Dam Bhogavo
Himachal Pradesh Pandoh Dam Beas
Chamera Dam Ravi
Barot Dam Uhl
Bhakra Nangal Dam Sutlej
Koldam Dam Sutlej
Nathpa Jhakri Dam Sutlej
Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam Beas
Chhattisgarh Gangrel Dam Mahanadi
Murrum Silli Dam Sillari
Kutaghat Dam Kharang
Hasdeo Bango Dam Hasdeo
Tandula Dam Tandula
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Khudia Dam Son

Dudhawa Dam Mahanadi
Rabo Dam Kurkut
Sondur Dam Sondur
Kherkatta Dam Matholi
Bihar Durgawati Dam Durgavati
Chandan Dam Chandan
Nagi Dam Nagi
Punjab Bhakra Nangal Dam Sutlej
Ranjit Sagar Dam Ravi
Siswan Dam Siswan
Damsal Dam Damsal
Jammu and Kashmir Baglihar Dam Chenab
Dumkhar Dam Indus
Cholal Dam Brahmaputra
Shahpur Kandi Dam Ravi
Uri Dam Jhelum
Rajasthan Bisalpur Dam Banas
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Chambal
Jawai Dam Jawai
Jawahar Sagar Dam Chambal
Arunachal Pradesh Dibang Dam Dibang
Ranganadi Dam Ranganadi
Subansiri Dam Subansiri
Uttarakhand Tehri Dam Bhagirathi
Kalagarh Dam (Ramganga Dam) Ramganga
Haripura Dam Bhakra
Ichari Dam Tons
Maneri Dam Bhagirathi
Koteshwar Dam Bhagirathi
River City State

Ganga Bhagalpur Bihar
Haridwar Uttarakhand
Kanpur Uttar Pradesh
Patna Bihar
Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh
Farrukhabad Uttar Pradesh
Fatehgarh Uttar Pradesh
Kannauj Uttar Pradesh
Shuklaganj Uttar Pradesh
Hajipur Bihar
Confluence of Ganga, Yamuna & Saraswati Ahmedabad Gujarat
Yamuna Agra Uttar Pradesh
Delhi Delhi
Mathura Uttar Pradesh
Etawah Uttar Pradesh
Auraiya Uttar Pradesh
Godavari Nashik Maharashtra
Rajamundry Andhra Pradesh
Nanded Maharashtra
Nizamabad Telangana
Krishna Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh
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Sangli Maharashtra
Beas Manali Himachal Pradesh
Sarayu Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh
Alaknanda Badrinath Uttarakhand
Sutlej Ludhiana Punjab
Ferozepur Punjab
Chambal Gwalior Madhya Pradesh
Kota Rajasthan
Sabarmati Ahmedabad Gujarat
Musi Hyderabad Telangana
Brahmaputra Guwahati Assam
Dibrugarh Assam
Brahmani Rourkela Odisha
Vrishabhavathi Bengaluru Karnataka
Mahanadi Sambalpur Odisha
Cuttack Odisha
Cooum Chennai Tamil Nadu
Noyyal Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
Narmada Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh
Bharuch Gujarat
Hoogly Kolkata West Bengal
Tungabhadra Kurnool Andhra Pradesh
Gomti Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh
Bhima Pandharpur Maharashtra
Mutha Pune Maharashtra
Jhelum Sri Nagar Jammu/Kashmir (UT)
Tapti Surat Gujarat
Shipra Ujjain Madhya Pradesh
Vishwamitri, Narmada & Mahi Vadodara Gujarat
Subarnarekha Jamshedpur Jharkhand

Damodar Durgapur West Bengal
S.No Nuclear Power Plant Location

1. Narora Atomic Power Station Narora, Uttar Pradesh
2. Madras Atomic Power Station Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu
3. Kaiga Generating Station Kaiga, Karnataka
4. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station Kakrapar, Gujarat
5. Kudankulam Atomic Power Project Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu
6. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Rawatbhata, Rajasthan
7. Tarapur Atomic Power Station Tarapur, Maharashtra
8. Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (Proposed) Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
S.No Thermal Power Plants Location

1. Dr Narla Tatarao Thermal Power Station Ibrahimpatnam, Andhra Pradesh
2. Hinduja Thermal Power Station, Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
3. Barauni Thermal Power Station Barauni, Bihar
4. Kanti Thermal Power Station Muzaffarpur, Bihar
5. Bhilai Expansion Power Plant Bhilai, Chhattisgarh
6. Ukai Thermal Power Station Vagda, Gujarat
7. Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station Khambhat, Gujarat
8. Sikka Thermal Power Station Jamnagar, Gujarat
9. Mundra Thermal Power Station Mundra, Gujarat
10. Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project Khedar, Haryana
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11. Bokaro Thermal Power Station Bokaro, Jharkhand

12. Jojobera Thermal Power Plant Jojobera, Jharkhand
13. Patratu Thermal Power Station Patratu, Jharkhand
14. Koderma Thermal Power Station Koderma, Jharkhand
15. Bellary Thermal Power Station Bellary, Karnataka
16. Udupi Thermal Power Plant Udupi, Karnataka
17. Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station Birsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh
18. Satpura Thermal Power Station Sarni, Madhya Pradesh
19. Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station Vindhyanagar, Madhya Pradesh
20. Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station Urjanagar, Maharashtra
21. Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station Khaperkheda, Maharashtra
22. Tiroda Thermal Power Station Tiroda, Maharashtra
23. Amravati Thermal Power Project Amravati
24. Badarpur Thermal Power Station Badarpur, New Delhi
25. Talcher Super Thermal Power Station Kaniha, Odisha
26. Sterlite Jharsuguda Power Station Jharsuguda, Odisha
27. Hirakud Captive Power Plant Hirakud, Odisha
28. Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant Ghanauli, Punjab
29. Barsingsar Thermal Power Station Bikaner, Rajasthan
30. Kota Super Thermal Power Plant Kota, Rajasthan
31. Chhabra Thermal Power Plant Baran, Rajasthan
32. Neyveli Thermal Power Station Neyveli, Tamil Nadu
33. Ennore Thermal Power Station Ennore, Tamil Nadu
34. Kakatiya Thermal Power Station Warangal, Telangana
35. Kothagudem Thermal Power Station Khammam, Telangana
36. Singareni Thermal Power Project Mancherial, Telangana
37. Rihand Thermal Power Station Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh
38. Rosa Thermal Power Plant Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh
39. Tanda Thermal Power Plant Ambedkarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
40. Obra Thermal Power Station Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh
41. Dadri Thermal Power Plant Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
42. Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh
43. Anpara Thermal Power Station, Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh
44. Durgapur Thermal Power Station Bardhaman, West Bengal
45. Farakka Super Thermal Power Station Murshidabad, West Bengal
46. Bakreswar Thermal Power Station Birbhum, West Bengal
47. Kolaghat Thermal Power Station Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
48. Sagardighi Thermal Power Project Murshidabad, West Bengal
49. Titagarh Thermal Power Station Titagarh, West Bengal
S.No Fields Awards

1. Mathematics Abel Prize
2. Architecture Aga Khan Award, Bowelay Prize, Stirling Prize
3. Sports Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel
Ratna Award
4. Literature (English) Booker Prize
5. Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke Award, National Film Award, Oscar Award
6. Medical Science Dhanvantri Award
7. Coaches in Sports Dronacharya Award
8. Scientific Research G. D. Birla Award
9. Music Grammy Award, Tansen Samman (Hindustani),
10. Peace Indira Gandhi Prize
11. Literature Jnanpith Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Saraswati
Samman, Vyas Samman (Hindi), Booker Prize (English),
Bihari Award (Hindi/Rajasthani)
12. Science Kalinga Award, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
13. Journalism, music, literature Pulitzer Prize
14. Physics, Nobel Prize
chemistry, medicine, peace,
literature, economy
15. Public service, literature, Magsaysay Award
journalism, international
understanding, creative arts
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16. Social, economic and Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize

political transformations
17. Goodwill Jawaharlal Nehru Award
18. Bravery Ashok Chakra, National Bravery Award
19. 14 categories including Asian Award
business, philanthropy, entertainment,
culture
& sport
20. Service/Performance Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan
21. Contribution in various spheres of Padma Shri
activities including arts, education,
industry,
literature, social service, medicine,
sports, and
public affairs
22. Displaying distinguished acts of valour Param Vir Chakra
during
wartime
23. Human Development through improved World Food Prize
food quality, quantity, availability
S.No Ports Location

1. Kolkata Port (Haldia Port) Kolkata, West Bengal
2. Paradip Port Paradip, Odisha
3. Visakhapatnam Port Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
4. Chennai Port Chennai, Tamil Nadu
5. V.O.Chidambarar Port Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
6. Cochin Port Kochi, Kerala
7. New Mangalore Port Mangalore, Karnataka
8. Mormugao Port Goa
9. Mumbai Port Mumbai, Maharashtra
10. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
11. Deendayal Port (Kandla Port) Kutch, Gujarat
12. Kamarajar Port Ennore, Tamil Nadu
LIST OF IMPORTANT AIRPORTS IN INDIA
S.No Name of the Airports Location

1. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad, Telangana
2. Anna International Airport Chennai, Tamil Nadu
3. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Amritsar, Punjab
Airport
4. Zaruki International Airport Shillong, Meghalaya
5. Chhatrapathi Sivaji International Airport Mumbai, Maharashtra
6. Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru, Karnataka
7. Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Karnavati, Gujarat
Airport
8. Indira Gandhi International Airport New Delhi
9. Lokpriya Gopinath International Airport Guwahati, Assam
10. Veer Savarkar International Airport Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar
11. Rupsi Airport Dubri, Assam
12. LokNayak Jayaprakash Airport Patna, Bihar
13. Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur, Chhattisgarh
14. Sonari Airport Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
15. Birsa Munda Airport Ranchi, Jharkhand
16. Raja Bhoj Airport Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
17. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport Indore, Madhya Pradesh
18. Ozar Airport Nashik, Maharashtra
19. Tulihal Airport Imphal, Manipur
20. Lengpui Airport Aizwal, Mizoram
21. Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
22. Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
23. Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun, Uttarakhand
24. Netaji Subash Chandra Bose IA Kolkata, West Bengal
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25. Bagdogra International Airport Siliguri, West Bengal

26. AtalBihari Vajpayee Airport Deoghar, Jharkhand
27. Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Durgapur, West Bengal
28. Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport Leh, Jammu/Kashmir
Exercises Participating Countries

Yudh Abhyas India & USA
Nomadic Elephant India & Mongolia
Indra India & Russia
Hand In Hand India & China
Ajeya Warrior India & UK
Ekuverin India & Maldives
Surya Kiran India & Nepal
Shakti India & France
Bold Kurukshetra India & Singapore
Sampriti India & Bangladesh
Garuda Shakti India & Indonesia
Mitra Shakti India & Sri Lanka
Al Nagah India & Oman
Khanjar India & Kyrgyzstan
Sino-India Joint India & China
Lamitye India & Seychelles
Maitree India & Thailand
Imbax India & Myanmar
Vinbax India & Vietnam
Vajra Prahar India & USA
Harimau Shakti India & Malaysia
Milex BIMSTEC Countries
Prabal Dostyk India & Kazakhstan
Dharma Guardian India & Japan
KazInd India & Kazakhstan
Tiger Triumph India & USA
Malabar India, Japan & USA
SIMBEX India & Singapore
SLINEX India & Sri Lanka
IBSAMAR India, Brazil & South Africa
Varuna India & France
Cope India India & USA
SINDEX India & Singapore
Garuda India & France
Indra Dhanush India & UK
Eastern Bridge India & Oman
Pitch Black India & Australia
Avia Indra India & Russia
Shinyuu Maitri India & Japan
Passage Exercise (PASSEX) India & Indonesia
Sahyog HOP TAC India & Vietnam
JIMEX India & Japan
Samudra Shakti India & Singapore
Konkan India & UK
Cobra Gold 27 Nations including India
IN-VPN BILAT Exercise India & Vietnam
AusIndex India & Australia
SITMEX India, Singapore & Thailand
Dustlik India & Uzbekistan
Za’ir-Al-Bahr India & Qatar
Tiger Triumph India & USA
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Exercises Conducted by
Sea Vigil Indian Navy
Vayu Shakti Indian Air Force
Exercise Topchi Indian Army
Danx Andaman & Nicobar Command
Apharan Indian Navy
Stadiums City
Eden Gardens Kolkata, West Bengal
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi
Brabourne Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Green Park Stadium Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, Karnataka
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra
Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odisha
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium Mohali, Uttarakhand
Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Hyderabad, Telangana
Holkar Stadium Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium Nagpur, Maharashtra
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Pune, Maharashtra
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Rajkot, Gujarat
JSCA International Cricket Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium Dharmashala, Himachal Pradesh
Barsapara Stadium Guwahati, Assam
Greenfield International Stadium Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Dehradun, Uttarakhand &
Hyderabad, Telangana
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Name of the Stadium Location Country

The Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne
Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
The Adelaide Oval Adelaide
Paterson's Stadium Perth Australia
The Gabba Brisbane
Etihad Stadium Melbourne
Allianz Stadium Sydney
Anz Stadium Sydney
The Oval Kennington
Old Trafford Stretford
Lord’s St John’s Wood
Trent Bridge West Bridgford England
Headingley Leeds
Edgabaston Birmingham
Eden Park Auckland
Westpac Stadium Wellington
FMG Stadium Waikato Hamilton New Zealand
Forsyth Barr Stadium Dunedin
Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg South Africa
SuperSport Park Gauteng
St George’s Park Port Elizabeth
Queen’s Park Oval Trinidad & Tobago
Warner Park Stadium Basseterre
Kensington Oval Bridgetown West Indies
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium Gros Islet
Galle International Stadium Galle Sri Lanka
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium Mirpur Bangladesh
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Temple Location
Badrinath Temple Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Konark Sun Temple Puri, Odisha
Brihadeeswara Temple Thanjavur city of Tamil Nadu.
Somnath Temple Gujarat
Kedarnath Temple Uttarakhand
Sanchi Stupa Madhya Pradesh
Ramanathaswamy Temple Tamil Nadu
Vaishno Devi Mandir Jammu & Kashmir
Siddhivinayak Temple Mumbai
Gangotri Temple Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
Golden Temple Punjab
Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Lord Jagannath Temple Odisha
Yamunotri Temple Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Amarnath Cave Temple Jammu & Kashmir
Lingaraja Temple Odisha
Tirumala Venkateswara temple Andhra Pradesh
Kanchipuram Temples Tamil Nadu
Khajuraho Temple Madhya Pradesh
Virupaksha Temple Hampi, Karnataka
Akshardham Temple New Delhi
Gomateshwara Temple Karnataka
Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala
Dwarkadhish Temple Gujarat
Iskcon Temple Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Palaces Location
City Palace Udaipur, Rajasthan
Mysore Palace Mysore, Karnataka
Taj Falaknuma Palace Hyderabad, Telangana
Jal Mahal Jaipur, Rajasthan
Lakshmi Vilas Palace Vadodara, Gujarat
Hawa Mahal Jaipur, Rajasthan
Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Chowmahalla Palace Hyderabad, Telangana
Amber Palace Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jag Mandir Palace Udaipur, Rajasthan
Ramnagar Fort and Palace Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Fatehpur Sikri Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Shaniwar Wada Pune, Maharashtra
Jai Vilas Palace Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
Ujjayanta Palace Agartala, Tripura
Lalgarh Palace Bikaner, Rajasthan
Gajner Palace Bikaner, Rajasthan
Prag Mahal Bhuj, Gujarat
Khetri Palace Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
Mubarak Mandi Palace Jammu
Sariska Palace Alwar, Rajasthan
Taragarh Palace Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Stok Palace Ladakh
Padmanabhapuram Palace Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
Bolgatty Palace Kochi, Kerala
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Name of Festival Location

The Elephant March Trichur, Kerala
Lohri Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and
Haryana
International Kite festival Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Bikaner Camel Festival Bikaner, Rajasthan
Desert Festival Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Taj Mahotsav Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Khajuraho Dance Festival Madhya Pradesh
Surajkund Crafts Mela Haryana
Kala Ghoda Arts Festival Mumbai, Maharashtra
Elephant Festival Jaipur, Rajasthan
Mewar Festival Udaipur, Rajasthan
Gangaur Festival Rajasthan
Baisakhi Punjab
Tulip Festival Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
International Flower festival Gangtok, Sikkim
Sindhu Darshan Festival Leh and Ladakh
Hemis Festival Ladakh
Teej Rajasthan
Metemneo Festival Nagaland
Onam Kerala
Jhiri Festival Jammu & Kashmir
Kolayat Fair Bikaner, Rajasthan
Behdienkhlam Festival Jowai, Meghalaya
Kabira Festival Varansai, Uttar Pradesh
Nuakhai Festival Odisha
Aadi Mahostav New Delhi
Nongkrem Dance Festival Shillong
Sangai Festival Manipur
Jangalmahal Festival Kolkata
Dwijing Festival Assam
Orange Festival Nagpur, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur
International Annual Desert Festival Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Boori Boot Yollo Festival Arunachal Pradesh
Shirui Lily Festival Manipur
Karanji Lake Festival Karnataka
Losar Festival Ladakh & Arunachal Pradesh
Mandu Festival Madhya Pradesh
Hornbill Festival Nagaland
Festivals Country
Festival of Fulpati Nepal
Potato Festival Sweden
Chocolate Festival London
Orange Warsaw Festival Poland
Watermelon Festival Australia
Tomato Festival Spain
Onion Eating Festival Spain
Baltic Herring Festival Finland
Street Food Festival USA
Mistura Food Festival Peru
Monkey Buffet Festival Thailand
Pancake Festival Moscow
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Name of the Museum Location

National Museum Delhi
Indian Museum Kolkata
Government Museum Chennai
Rail Museum Delhi
Albert Hall Museum Jaipur
Calico Textile Museum Ahmedabad
International Dolls Museum New Delhi
Prince of Wales Museum Mumbai
City Palace Jaipur
Birla Industrial and Technological Museum Kolkata
HAL Aerospace museum Bengaluru
Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuram
Crafts Museum Delhi
Dakshinachitra Museum Chennai
Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad
Nehru Memorial Museum & Library Delhi
Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum Gwalior
Teak Museum Nilambur
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial Ahmedabad
Name Location
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden Kolkata
Brindhavan Garden Mysuru
Chambal Garden Kota
Chashme Shahi Srinagar
Hanging Garden Mumbai
Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden Gangtok
Kalindi Kunj New Delhi
Lal Bagh Bengaluru
Lloyd’s Botanical Garden Darjeeling
Lodi Garden New Delhi
Malampuzha Garden Palakkad
Nishat Bagh Srinagar
Pilikula Botanical Garden Mangalore
Pinjore Garden Panchkula
Sajjan Niwas Garden Udaipur
Sarita Udyan Gandhinagar
Royal Botanical Garden Howrah
Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden Srinagar
Mughal Garden New Delhi
Sports Trophies
Hockey Agha Khan Cup, Azlan Cup, Bombay Gold Cup, Champions trophy, Dhyanchand Trophy,
Lady Ratan Tata Trophy, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup, Murugappa Gold Cup, Nehru
Trophy, Rangeshwari Cup, Scindia Gold Cup, Stanley Cup
Football Bandodkar Trophy, Colombo Cup, Confederation Cup, Dr. BC Roy Trophy, Durand Cup, Grey
Cup, Heisman Trophy, Jules Rimet Trophy, Kalinga Cup, McClelland Trophy, Meredka Cup,
Rovers Cup, Santosh Trophy, Subrato Mukherjee Cup, Scottish Cup, Todd Memorial Trophy,
Vittal Trophy
Badminton Agarwal Cup, Chaddha Cup, Harilela Cup, Ibrahim Rahimatollah Challenger Cup, Kitiakara
Cup, Konica Cup, Thomas Cup, Uber Cup
Tennis Davis Cup, Wimbledon, U. Thant Cup
Cricket Ashes Cup, C.K. Naidu Trophy, Deodar Trophy, Duleep Trophy, Gavaskar Border Trophy,
Gillette Cup, Irani Trophy, Jawaharlal Nehru Cup, Moinuddaula Gold Cup, Ranji Trophy, Rani
Jhansi Trophy, Rothma ns Cup, Sahara Cup, Sharjah Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Wills
Trophy, Wisden Trophy
Golf Augusta Masters, Liners Open, Prince of Wales Cup,
Lawn Tennis Hopman Cup, Heineken Cup
Table Tennis Bama Belleck Cup, Swaythling Cup, Travancore Cup,
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Rugby Bledisloe Cup, Calcutta Cup, Webb Ellis Cup,

Weightlifting Burdwan Trophy
Polo West Chester Cup, Radha Mohan Cup, Ezra Cup
State/UT Waterfalls
Karnataka Kunchikal Waterfalls, Gokak Falls, Mekedatu Falls, Jog Falls, Shivanasamudra Falls, Barkana
Falls, Kalhatti Falls, Kedumari Falls
Kerala Athirappally Falls, Vazhachal Falls, Meenmutty Falls, Soochipara Falls
Tamil Nadu Hogenakkal Falls, Vattaparai Falls, Pykara Falls, Kiliyur Falls,
Andhra Pradesh Ethipothala Falls, Kapila Theertham, Talakona Falls
Uttarakhand Sahastradhara Falls, Tiger Falls
Meghalaya Elephant Falls, Nohkalikai Falls, Nohsngithiang Falls, Kynrem Falls, Bishop Falls, Beadon
Falls, Langshiang Falls
Rajasthan Chittorgarh Falls
Madhya Pradesh Dhuandhar Falls, Kapildhara Falls, Chachai Falls, Keoti Falls, Rajat Prapat Falls, Gatha Falls,
Jharkhand Rajrappa Waterfalls, Hundru Falls, Lodh Falls, Lower Ghaghri Falls,
Odisha Joranda Falls, Daduma waterfalls, Khandadhar Falls, Barehipani Falls, Duduma Falls,
Maharashtra Yenna Falls, Kune Falls, Pandavgad Falls,
Goa Dudhsagar Falls
Himachal Pradesh Bhagsunag Waterfall, Bundla Falls,
Arunachal Nuranang Falls
Pradesh
Mizoram Vantawng Falls
Chhattisgarh Tirathgarh Falls
State/UT Lakes
Andhra Pulicat Lake, Kolleru Lake, Nagarjuna Sagar Lake
Pradesh
Assam Haflong Lake, DeeporBeel Lake, Son Beel, Chandubi Lake, Chanpanala Lake
Bihar Kanwar Lake
Gujarat Hamirsar Lake, Kankaria Lake, Narayan Sarovar, Thol Lake, Vastrapur Lake, Sursagar Lake,
Lakhota Lake
Haryana Badkal Lake, Blue Bird Lake, Brahma Sarovar, Damdama Lake, Karna Lake, Tilyar Lake, Sannihit
Sarovar Lake,
Himachal Chandra Taal Lake, Suraj Taal Lake, Maharana PratapSagar Lake, Prashar Lake, Brighu Lake,
Pradesh Dashair & Dhankar Lake, Kareri & Kumarwah Lake, Khajjiar Lake, Macchial Lake,
Jammu & Dal Lake, Pangong Tso Lake, Wular Lake, TsoMoriri Lake, Sheshnag Lake, Manasbal Lake, Mansar
Kashmir Lake
Karnataka Agara Laka, Bellandur Lake, Karachi Lake, Ulsoor Lake, Kukarahalli Lake, Honnamana Lake,
Pampa Sarovar Lake,
Kerala Ashtamudi Kayal Lake, Kuttanad Lake, Vembanad Lake, Shashtamkotta Lake, Manakody Kayal,
Paravur Kayal, Punnamada Lake, Vellayani Lake, Vanchikulam
Madhya Bhojtal Lake, Lower Lake, Moti Lake, Sarang Pani Lake, Upper Lake
Pradesh
Maharashtra Salim Ali Lake, Shivsagar Lake, Lonar Lake, Gorewada Lake, Khindsi Lake, Mehrun Lake, Pashan
Lake, Powai Lake, Upvan Lake, Venna Lake
Manipur Loktak Lake,
Meghalaya Umiam Lake,
Mizoram Tam Dil, Palak dïl
Odisha Chilika Lake, Kanjia Lake, Anshupa Lake
Punjab Harike Lake, Rupar Lake,
Rajasthan Sambhar Lake, Rajsamand Lake, Ana Sagar Lake, Balsamand lake, Dhebar Lake, Jaisamand Lake,
Kaylana Lake, Nakki Lake, Ramgarh Lake, Fateh Sagar Lake, Uday sagar Lake
Sikkim Tsomgo Lake, Khecheoplari Lake, Gurudongmar Lake, Lake Cholamu
Telangana Hussain Sagar Lake, Badrakali Lake, Alwal Cheruvu Lake, Himayat Sagar, Osman Sagar,
Safilguda Lake, Saroornagar Lake, Shamirpet Lake
Tamil Nadu Chembarambakkam Lake, Red Hills Lake, Sholavaram Lake, Veeranam Lake, Kurichi lake
Uttar Pradesh Belasagar Lake, Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, Amakhera Lake, Bhadi Tal, Barua Sagar Tal, Nachan
Tal
Uttarakhand Bhimtal Lake, Nainital Lake, Sat Tal,
West Bengal Debar Lake, Senchal Lake, Santragachhi Lake, Mirik Lake
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State/UT Dance Forms

Tamil Nadu Bharatanatyam, Kavadi, Kolattam, Kumi
Uttar Pradesh Kathak, Chappeli, Jaita, Jhora, Kajri, Nautanki, Raaslila
Kerala Kathakali, Mohiniattam, Kaikottikali, Kali Auttam, Ottam Thulal, Tappatikali
Andhra Pradesh & Kuchipudi, Chhadi, Ghantamardala, Madhuri, Ottam Thedal, Siddhi
Telangana
Manipur Manipuri, Maha Rash, Nat Rash, Rakhal, Raukhat
Odisha Odissi, Chadya Dandanata, Chhau, Ghumara, Munari, Painka, Savari
Assam Sattriya, Bagurumba, Bichhua, Bihu, Canoe, Jhumura Hobjanai, Kaligopal, Khel Gopal
Maharas, Naga dance, Natpuja, Tabal Chongli
Arunachal Pradesh Mukhauta Nritya (Mask Dance), War Dance
Bihar Bakho-Bakhain, Bidesia, Jata-Jatin, Jatra, Panwariya, Sama-Chakwa
Chhattisgarh Goudi, Jhumar ,Karma, Dagla, Diwari, Mundari, Navrani, Pali, Tapali
Goa Dakni, Jhagor, Khol, Mandi
Gujarat Bhavai, Dandiya Ras, Garba, Tippani Juriun
Haryana Daph, Dhamal, Gagor, Gugga, Jhumar, Khor, Loor, Phag Dance
Himachal Pradesh Chamba, Chhapeli, Chharhi, Daf, Dangi, Dhaman, Jhainta, Jhali Jhora, Mahasu, Nati
Jammu & Damali, Hikat, kud Dandi nach, Mandjas, Rauf
Kashmir/Ladakh
Jharkhand Bidesia, Chhanu, Danga, Jat-Jatin, Karma, Sarahul, Sohrai
Karnataka Huttar, Karga, Kunitha, Lambi, Suggi, Yakshagan
Madhya Pradesh Matki, Ahirai, Badhai, Baredi, Bhagoria, Gangaur, Naurata
Maharashtra Bohada, Gafa, Gouricha, Koli, Lavani, Lezim, Mauni, Nakata, Powara, Tamasha
Meghalaya Baala, Laho
Mizoram Cherokan, Khanatm, Pakhupila
Nagaland Chong, Khaiva, Lim, Nuralim
Punjab Bhagra, Daff, Dhaman, Giddha
Rajasthan Chakri, Ganagor, Ghapal, Ghumar, Ginad, Jhulan Leela, Jhuma, Panihari, Suisini
Sikkim Singhi Chham, Chu Faat, Gayley-Yang Dance, Ghantu, Kinchum – Chu – Bomsa, Maarooni
Dance, Nyongri – Nyot, Shelo, Sherpa Dance, Tamang Selo, Yak Chham
Tripura Bizu Dance, Cheraw, Dailo Nritya, Gajan, Galamuchamo, Garia Dance, Hai Hak Dance,
Hozagiri, Jhum Dance, Lebang Boomani, Sangrai – Mog Dance, Wya Dance
Uttarakhand Chappeli, Gadhwali, Jhora, Kajari, Kumayuni, Raaslila
West Bengal Baul, Dhali, Gambhira, Jatra, Kathi, Keertan, Mahal, Marasia
S. No List of Hydroelectric power Plants State

1 Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power Plant Himachal Pradesh
Dehar Hydroelectric Power Plant
Baira-Siul Hydroelectric Power Plant
Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Plant
Baspa-II Hydroelectric Plant
Pandoh Hydroelectric Plant
Chamera II Hydroelectric Plant
2 Tehri Hydroelectric Powerplant Uttarakhand
Tanakpur Hydroelectric Power Plant
Dhauliganga-I Hydroelectric Power Plant
Loharinag Pala Hydroelectric Power Plant
3 Bhakra Hydroelectric Power Plant Punjab
4 Uri Hydroelectri Power Plant Jammu & Kashmir/ Ladakh
Salal Hydroelectric Power Plant
Dulhasti Hydroelectric Power Plant
5 Koyna Hydroelectric Power Plant Maharashtra
Bhira Hydroelectric Power Plant
6 Hirakud Hydroelectric Power Plant Odisha
Balimela Hydroelectric Power Plant
7 Idukki Hydroelectric Power Plant Kerala
8 Srisailaam Hydroelectric Power Plant Andhra Pradesh
Nagarjunasagar Hydroelectric Power Plant
9 Sardar Sarovar Hydroelectric Plant Gujarat
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10 Bansagar Hydroelectric Power Plant Madhya Pradesh

Bargi Hydroelectric Power Plant
Omkareshwar Hydroelectric Plant
Indira Sagar Hydroelectric Power Plant
11 Sharavathi Hydroelectric power plant Karnataka
Kalinadi Hydroelectric power Plant
Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric powerplant
12 Teesta Hydroelectric Power plant Sikkim
Rangit Hydroelectric power Plant
13 Balimela Hydroelectric power plant Odisha
14 Subarnarekha hydroelectric power plant Jharkhand
15 Loktak hydroelectric power plant Manipur
Tiger Reserves, National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries
Name of Tiger Reserve(TR) State

Nagarjunsagar Srisailam Andhra Pradesh
Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh
Kamlang Tiger Reserve Arunachal Pradesh
Pakke TR Arunachal Pradesh
Manas TR Assam
Nameri TR Assam
Orang TR Assam
Kaziranga TR Assam
Valmiki TR Bihar
Udanti-Sitanadi TR Chhattisgarh
Achanakmar TR Chhattisgarh
Indravati TR Chhattisgarh
Palamau TR Jharkhand
Bandipur TR Karnataka
Bhadra TR Karnataka
Dandeli-Anshi TR Karnataka
Nagarahole TR Karnataka
Periyar TR Kerala
Parambikulam TR Kerala
Kanha TR Madhya Pradesh
Bandhavgarh TR Madhya Pradesh
Panna TR Madhya Pradesh
Satpura TR Madhya Pradesh
Sanjay-Dubri TR Maharashtra
Melghat TR Maharashtra
Tadoba-Andhari TR Maharashtra
Sahyadri TR Maharashtra
Nawegaon-Nagzira TR Maharashtra
Bor TR Maharashtra
Dampa TR Mizoram
Simplipal TR Odisha
Satkosia TR Odisha
Ranthambore TR Rajasthan
Sariska TR Rajasthan
Mukandra Hills TR Rajasthan
Kalakad-Mundanthurai TR Tamil Nadu
Anamalai TR Tamil Nadu
Mudumalai TR Tamil Nadu
Satyamangalam TR Tamil Nadu
Kawal TR Telangana
Amrabad TR Telangana
Dudhwa TR Uttar Pradesh
Pilibhit TR Uttar Pradesh
Amangarh TR Uttar Pradesh
Corbett TR Uttarakhand
Rajaji TR Uttarakhand
Sunderbans TR West Bengal
Buxa TR West Bengal
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Name of National Park (NP) State

Papikonda NP Andhra Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) NP Andhra Pradesh
Sri Venkateswara NP Andhra Pradesh
Mouling NP Arunachal Pradesh
Namdapha NP Arunachal Pradesh
Dibru-Saikhowa NP Assam
Kaziranga NP Assam
Manas NP Assam
Nameri NP Assam
Rajiv Gandhi Orang NP Assam
Valmiki NP Bihar
Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) NP Chhattisgarh
Indravati (Kutru) NP Chhattisgarh
Kanger Valley NP Chhattisgarh
Mollem NP Goa
Vansda NP Gujarat
Blackbuck (Velavadar) NP Gujarat
Gir NP Gujarat
Marine (Gulf of Kachchh) NP Gujarat
Kalesar NP Haryana
Sultanpur NP Haryana
Great Himalayan NP Himachal Pradesh
Inderkilla NP Himachal Pradesh
Khirganga NP Himachal Pradesh
Pin Valley NP Himachal Pradesh
Simbalbara NP Himachal Pradesh
City Forest (Salim Ali) NP Jammu & Kashmir
Dachigam NP Jammu & Kashmir
Hemis NP Jammu & Kashmir
Kishtwar NP Jammu & Kashmir
Betla NP Jharkhand
Anshi NP Karnataka
Bandipur NP Karnataka
Bannerghatta NP Karnataka
Kudremukh NP Karnataka
Nagarahole (Rajiv Gandhi) NP Karnataka
Anamudi Shola NP Kerala
Eravikulam NP Kerala
Mathikettan Shola NP Kerala
Pambadum Shola NP Kerala
Periyar NP Kerala
Silent Valley NP Kerala
Bandhavgarh NP Madhya Pradesh
Dinosaur Fossils NP Madhya Pradesh
Fossil NP Madhya Pradesh
Indira Priyadarshini Pench NP Madhya Pradesh
Kanha NP Madhya Pradesh
Madhav NP Madhya Pradesh
Panna NP Madhya Pradesh
Sanjay NP Madhya Pradesh
Satpura NP Madhya Pradesh
Van Vihar NP Madhya Pradesh
Chandoli NP Maharashtra
Gugamal NP Maharashtra
Nawegaon NP Maharashtra
Pench (Jawaharlal Nehru) NP Maharashtra
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Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) NP Maharashtra

Tadoba NP Maharashtra
Keibul-Lamjao NP Manipur
Balphakram NP Meghalaya
Nokrek Ridge NP Meghalaya
Murlen NP Mizoram
Phawngpui Blue Mountain NP Mizoram
Intanki NP Nagaland
Bhitarkanika NP Odisha
Simlipal NP Odisha
Desert NP Rajasthan
Keoladeo Ghana NP Rajasthan
Mukundra Hills NP Rajasthan
Ranthambhore NP Rajasthan
Sariska NP Rajasthan
Khangchendzonga NP Sikkim
Guindy NP Tamil Nadu
Gulf of Mannar Marine NP Tamil Nadu
Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) NP Tamil Nadu
Mudumalai NP Tamil Nadu
Mukurthi NP Tamil Nadu
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy NP Telangana
Mahaveer Harina Vanasthali NP Telangana
Mrugavani NP Telangana
Clouded Leopard NP Tripura
Bison (Rajbari) NP Tripura
Dudhwa NP Uttar Pradesh
Corbett NP Uttarakhand
Gangotri NP Uttarakhand
Govind NP Uttarakhand
Nanda Devi NP Uttarakhand
Rajaji NP Uttarakhand
Valley of Flowers NP Uttarakhand
Buxa NP West Bengal
Gorumara NP West Bengal
Jaldapara NP West Bengal
Neora Valley NP West Bengal
Singalila NP West Bengal
Sunderban NP West Bengal
Campbell Bay NP Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Galathea Bay NP Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Mahatama Gandhi Marine (Wandoor) NP Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Middle Button Island NP Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Mount Harriett NP Andaman & Nicobar Islands
North Button Island NP Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Rani Jhansi Marine NP Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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Saddle Peak NP Andaman & Nicobar Islands

South Button Island NP Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Wildlife Sanctuaries State

Pulicat Lake WLS Andhra Pradesh
Coringa WLS Andhra Pradesh
Kambalakonda WLS Andhra Pradesh
Dibang WLS Arunachal Pradesh
Kamlang WLS Arunachal Pradesh
Kane WLS Arunachal Pradesh
Amchang WLS Assam
Burachapari WLS Assam
Garampani WLS Assam
Nambor WLS Assam
Pabitora WLS Assam
Gautam Budha WLS Bihar
Kusheshwar Asthan Bird WLS Bihar
City Bird WLS Chandigarh
Sukhna Lake WLS Chandigarh
Barnawapara WLS Chhattisgarh
Sarangarh-Gomardha WLS Chhattisgarh
Fudam WLS Daman & Diu
Asola Bhati (Indira Priyadarshini) WLS Delhi
Cotigaon WLS Goa
Dr. Salim Ali Bird (Chorao) WLS Goa
Gaga (Great Indian Bustard) WLS Gujarat
Jessore Sloth Bear WLS Gujarat
Khijadiya Bird WLS Gujarat
Nal Sarovar Bird WLS Gujarat
Ratanmahal Sloth Bear WLS Gujarat
Wild Ass WLS Gujarat
Abubshehar WLS Haryana
Chhilchhila Lake WLS Haryana
Bandli WLS Himachal Pradesh
Chandratal WLS Himachal Pradesh
Lippa Asrang WLS Himachal Pradesh
Rakchham Chitkul (Sangla Valley) WLS Himachal Pradesh
Sech Tuan Nala WLS Himachal Pradesh
Changthang WLS Jammu & Kashmir
Hokersar WLS Jammu & Kashmir
Surinsar Mansar WLS Jammu & Kashmir
Kodarma WLS Jharkhand
Lawalong WLS Jharkhand
Mahuadanr Wolf WLS Jharkhand
Topchanchi WLS Jharkhand
Adichunchunagiri Peacock WLS Karnataka
Attiveri Bird WLS Karnataka
Daroji Bear WLS Karnataka
Ghataprabha Bird WLS Karnataka
Gudavi Bird WLS Karnataka
Gudekote Sloth Bear WLS Karnataka
Ranebennur Black Buck WLS Karnataka
Ranganathittu Bird WLS Karnataka
Ramadevara Betta Vulture WLS Karnataka
Chinnar WLS Kerala
Mangalavanam Bird WLS Kerala
Thattekad Bird WLS Kerala
Pitti (Bird Island) WLS Lakshadweep
Orcha WLS Madhya Pradesh
Pachmarhi WLS Madhya Pradesh
Karanja Sohal Blackbuck WLS Maharashtra
Naigaon Peacock WLS Maharashtra
Narnala Bird WLS Maharashtra
Thane Creek Flamingo WLS Maharashtra
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Yangoupokpi Lokchao WLS Manipur

Khongjaingamba Ching WLS Manipur
Baghmara Pitcher Plant WLS Meghalaya
Narpuh WLS Meghalaya
Nongkhyllem WLS Meghalaya
Siju WLS Meghalaya
Khawnglung WLS Mizoram
Thorangtlang WLS Mizoram
Fakim WLS Nagaland
Puliebadze WLS Nagaland
Rangapahar WLS Nagaland
Bhitarkanika WLS Odisha
Lakhari Valley WLS Odisha
Nandankanan WLS Odisha
Gahirmatha (Marine) WLS Odisha
Nandankanan WLS Odisha
Oussudu WLS Puducherry
Harike Lake WLS Punjab
Bir Aishvan WLS Punjab
Bir Bunerheri WLS Punjab
Jamwa Ramgarh WLS Rajasthan
Kailadevi WLS Rajasthan
Phulwari Ki Nal WLS Rajasthan
Sawai Man Singh WLS Rajasthan
Todgarh Raoli WLS Rajasthan
Fambong Lho WLS Sikkim
Kyongnosla Alpine WLS Sikkim
Pangolakha WLS Sikkim
Gangaikondam Spotted Dear WLS Tamil Nadu
Kanjirankulam Bird WLS Tamil Nadu
Karaivetti Bird WLS Tamil Nadu
Karikilli Birds WLS Tamil Nadu
Oussudu Lake Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel WLS Tamil Nadu
Vaduvoor Birds WLS Tamil Nadu
Vedanthangal Lake Birds WLS Tamil Nadu
Vellanadu Blackbuck WLS Tamil Nadu
Kinnersani WLS Telangana
Manjeera Crocodile WLS Telangana
Pranahita WLS Telangana
Gumti WLS Tripura
Rowa WLS Tripura
Sepahijala WLS Tripura
Trishna WLS Tripura
Jai Prakash Narayan (Surhatal) Bird WLS Uttar Pradesh
Kaimur WLS Uttar Pradesh
Katerniaghat WLS Uttar Pradesh
Nawabganj Bird WLS Uttar Pradesh
Samaspur Bird WLS Uttar Pradesh
Sur Sarovar Bird WLS Uttar Pradesh
Turtle WLS Uttar Pradesh
Askot WLS Uttarakhand
Binsar WLS Uttarakhand
Nandhaur WLS Uttarakhand
Sonanadi WLS Uttarakhand
Bethuadahari WLS West Bengal
Chapramari WLS West Bengal
Chintamani Kar Bird WLS West Bengal
Jorepokhri Salamander WLS West Bengal
Pakhi Bitan Bird WLS West Bengal
Ramnabagan WLS West Bengal
Sajnakhali WLS West Bengal
Senchal WLS West Bengal
Haliday Island WLS West Bengal
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States and Capitals
State Capital
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar
Assam Dispur
Bihar Patna
Chhattisgarh Raipur
Goa Panaji
Gujarat Gandhi Nagar
Haryana Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh Shimla
Jharkhand Ranchi
Karnataka Bengaluru
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
Maharashtra Mumbai
Manipur Imphal
Meghalaya Shillong
Mizoram Aizawl
Nagaland Kohima
Odisha Bhubaneshwar
Punjab Chandigarh
Rajasthan Jaipur
Sikkim Gangtok
Tamil Nadu Chennai
Telangana Hyderabad
Tripura Agartala
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
Uttarakhand Dehradun
West Bengal Kolkata
Union Territories
Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair

Chandigarh Chandigarh city
Dadra & Nagar haveli Silvassa
Daman & Diu Daman
National Capital territory of Delhi New Delhi
Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar & Jammu
Ladakh Leh
Lakshadweep Kavaratti
Puducherry (Pondicherry) Puducherry
Complete List of Union Ministers & Constituencies
Union Minister Constituency

Narendra Modi Varanasi, UP
Rajnath Singh Lucknow, UP
Amit Shah Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Nitin Gadkari Nagpur, Maharashtra
DV Sadananda Gowda Bangalore North, Karnataka
Nirmala Sitharaman Rajya Sabha
Ram Vilas Paswan NA
Narendra Singh Tomar Morena, M.P
Ravi Shankar Prasad Patna Sahib, Bihar
Harsimrat Kaur Badal Bathinda, Punjab
Thaawar Chand Gehlot Rajya Sabha(M.P)
Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Rajya Sabha (Gujarat)
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Arjun Munda Khunti, Jharkhand
Smriti Zubin Irani Amethi, UP
Dr Harsh Vardhan Chandni Chowk, Delhi
Prakash Javadekar Rajya Sabha(M.P)
Piyush Goyal Rajya Sabha(Maharashtra)
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Dharmendra Pradhan Rajya Sabha(M.P)

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Rajya Sabha(Jharkhand)
Pralhad Joshi Dharwad, Karnataka
Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey Chandauli, UP
Giriraj Singh Begusarai, Bihar
Important Days
Date Day Observed

4 January World Braille Day
24 January International Day of Education
27 January International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
4 February World Cancer Day
6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
10 February World Pulses Day
11 February International Day of Women and Girls in Science
13 February World Radio Day
20 February World Day of Social Justice
21 February International Mother Language Day
1 March Zero Discrimination Day
3 March World Wildlife Day
8 March International Women's Day
20 March International Day of Happiness
21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
21 March World Poetry Day
21 March World Down Syndrome Day
22 March World Water Day
23 March World Meteorological Day
24 March World Tuberculosis Day
24 March International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
2 April World Autism Awareness Day
4 April International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
6 April International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
7 April World Health Day
12 April International Day of Human Space Flight
21 April World Creativity and Innovation Day
22 April International Mother Earth Day
23 April World Book and Copyright Day
24 April International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
25 April International Delegate’s Day
25 April World Malaria Day
26 April World Intellectual Property Day
28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work
30 April International Jazz Day
2 May World Tuna Day
3 May World Press Freedom Day
11 May (second Saturday World Migratory Bird Day
of May)
15 May International Day of Families
16 May International Day of Living Together in Peace
16 May International Day of Light
17 May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
20 May World Bee Day
21 May World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity
29 May International Day of UN Peacekeepers
31 May World No-Tobacco Day
1 June Global Day of Parents
3 June World Bicycle Day
4 June International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
5 June World Environment Day
7 June World Food Safety Day
8 June World Oceans Day
12 June World Day Against Child Labour
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14 June World Blood Donor Day
15 June World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
16 June International Day of Family Remittances
17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
18 June Sustainable Gastronomy Day
20 June World Refugee Day
21 June International Day of Yoga
23 June International Widows' Day
26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
27 June Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
29 June International Day of the Tropics
30 June International Asteroid Day
30 June International Day of Parliamentarism
11 July World Population Day
15 July World Youth Skills Day
28 July World Hepatitis Day
30 July World Day against Trafficking in Persons
9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
12 August International Youth Day
19 August World Humanitarian Day
21 August International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
22 August International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or
Belief
23 August International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
29 August International Day against Nuclear Tests
30 August International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
5 September International Day of Charity
8 September International Literacy Day
10 September World Suicide Prevention Day
15 September International Day of Democracy
16 September International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
21 September International Day of Peace
23 September International Day of Sign Languages
26 September International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
27 September World Tourism Day
28 September International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 September World Rabies Day
30 September International Translation Day
1 October International Day of Older Persons
2 October International Day of Non-Violence
5 October World Teachers’ Day
7 October (first Monday in World Habitat Day
October)
9 October World Post Day
10 October World Mental Health Day
11 October International Day of the Girl Child
13 October International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
15 October International Day of Rural Women

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17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
20 October (every five World Statistics Day
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24 October United Nations Day
24 October World Development Information Day
27 October World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
31 October World Cities Day
2 November International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
5 November World Tsunami Awareness Day
6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and
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10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development
14 November World Diabetes Day
19 November World Toilet Day
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25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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3 December International Day of Persons with Disabilities
5 December International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
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9 December International Anti-Corruption Day
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366. RBI, recently approved reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as CEO of_________.

419. __________, re-appointed Rajendran Chinna Veerappan as MD & CEO.

443. _____________ won the Bengaluru Open Golf Championship.

459. IRDAI, recently imposed a Rs _______ cr penalty on Maruti Insurance Brokers.

468. ___________, recently unveiled a new adoption assistance programme aimed at

475. Karur Vysya Bank is headquartered in which state?

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145. 1 understanding of the operational activities

156. 4 Rafael Nadal has 9,585 points.

169. 3 the PayPal's ability to help merchants

180. 2 Special jury award was given away to

191. 5 of individuals, penalties & compensation,

203. 1 Puerto Rico was announced as the first

214. 2 Japan PM- Shinzo Abe, Capital- Tokyo,

225. 3 He has been awarded Sena Medal &

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