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2019 Januray 1-15

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Question 1

Who has been sworn-in as new president of Brazil?

A	Michel Temer
B	Fernando Haddad
C	Jair Bolsonaro
D	Hamilton Mourao

Question 2

Which of the following countries have officially quit UNESCO?

A	Russia and Qatar
B	Japan and UK
C	United States and Israel
D	Iran and Qatar

Question 3

The Union Government has launched Ujjwala sanitary napkin initiative in which of the following states?

A	Uttar Pradesh
B	Odisha
C	Jharkhand
D	Haryana

Question 4

Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, which is in news recently, is the proposed tunnel to connect islands of which of the following countries?

A	Denmark and Germany
B	France and Italy
C	UK and Spain
D	Brazil and Chile

Question 5

Who has been appointed as new Chairman of the Railway Board?

A	Satish Jain
B	Ashish Kumar
C	Vinod Kumar Yadav
D	Pooja Badola

Question 6

‘SRPHi’ was launched by

A	RBI
B	NITI Aayog
C	CIPAM
D	AISHE

Question 7

Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Yarn Bank Scheme’

It is one of the components of PowerTex India
It enables power loom weavers to purchase yarn at wholesale rate and give the yarn at reasonable price to the small weavers
It also has a component of free electricity to small weavers

Select the correct statements

A	1 and 2
B	2 and 3
C	1 and 3
D	All of the above

Question 8

Which Indian bowler has become the highest International Wicket-Taker in 2018?

A	Mohammed Shami
B	Kuldeep Yadav
C	Jasprit Bumrah
D	Ravichandran Ashwin

Question 9

What is the theme of the 106th edition of Indian Science Congress (ISC-2019)?

A	Reaching the Unreached through Science and Technology
B	Science and Technology for Human Development
C	Future India: Science & Technology
D	Innovations in Science & Technology

Question 10

On which date, the 2018 World Braille Day (WBD) was observed recently?

A	January 3
B	January 4
C	January 2
D	January 5

Question 11

Who has been appointed acting Chairman of LIC?

A	Sunita Sharma
B	B Venugopal
C	Hemant Bhargava
D	Usha Sangwan

Question 12

The tropical cyclone ‘Pabuk’ has recently occurred in which of the following countries?

A	Thailand
B	Indonesia
C	Japan
D	Mauritius

Question 13

Which of the following has become the India’s largest Asset Management Company (AMC)?

A	Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
B	SBI Mutual Fund
C	ICICI Prudential MF
D	HDFC Mutual Fund

Question 14

Which Indian mountaineer has become the world’s first female Amputee to scale Antarctica’s Highest Peak?

A	Malavath Purna
B	Gurmayum Anita Devi
C	Arunima Sinha
D	Santosh Yadav

Question 15

Which city is the venue of the 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2019?

A	New Delhi
B	Kolkata
C	Pune
D	Lucknow

Question 16

Which Indian origin personality has joined IMF as its first female Chief Economist?

A	K S Chithra
B	Shobhana Bhartia
C	Gita Gopinath
D	Padmasree Warrior

Question 17

Which city is the venue of the 4th Edition Of Raisina Dialogue?

A	Chandigarh
B	New Delhi
C	Hyderabad
D	Dehradun

Question 18

What is the theme of the first-ever Global Aviation Summit (GAS-2019)?

A	Flying for all
B	Flying for Peace
C	Flying for Harmony
D	Flying for Brotherhood

Question 19

Who has been appointed the new Director-General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?

A	Kumar Rajesh Chandra
B	Alok Verma
C	Vivek Tyagi
D	P S Mukherjee

Question 20

On which date, the 2019 Non-Resident Indian Day is observed recently?

A	January 8
B	January 9
C	January 6
D	January 7

Question 21

Who is the head of the RBI panel on digital payments?

A	Aruna Sharma
B	H R Khan
C	Nandan Nilekani
D	Kishore Sansi

Question 22

Consider the following statements about ‘Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access (SALSA)’

It is an integrative study of subglacial geobiology, water column and sedimentary organic carbon, and geological processes in Mercer Subglacial Lake
SALSA can serve as an on-Earth comparison for habitats deep inside Mars or on the ice-covered moons of Jupiter and Saturn.

Select the correct code:

A	1 Only
B	2 Only
C	Both 1 and 2
D	Neither 1 nor 2

Question 23

‘70 point Performance Grading Index (PGI)’ is associated with

A	MSMEs
B	Education
C	Adolescent Heath
D	Total Fertility Rate

Question 24

What is ‘VY Canis Majoris’, which was recently in news?

A	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
B	Computer Malware
C	Night Frog
D	Star

Question 25

‘Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY)’ is associated with

A	Tuberculosis
B	Kala Azhar
C	Malaria and Dengue
D	Malaria and Dengue

Question 26

‘Bhavishya’ Portal’ is associated with

A	Pensions
B	MSMEs
C	Education Loans
D	Skill Development

Question 27

'Mudiyettu’ is a traditional ritual theatre and folk dance drama from

A	Tamil Nadu
B	Odisha
C	Andhra Pradesh
D	Kerala

Question 28

Who has become first Indian to head Global Solar Council (GSC)?

A	Kirti Ranjan
B	Pranav R Mehta
C	Mayur A Seth
D	Naveen Kumar

Question 29

Gangajal Project, which is in news recently, is launched in which of the following cities?

A	Patna
B	Kanpur
C	Agra
D	Haridwar

Question 30

‘One Family, One Job’ scheme’ was launched by which of the following states?

A	Odisha
B	Jharkhand
C	Sikkim
D	Telangana

Question 31

Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island are located in

A	Lakshadweep
B	Maldives
C	Indonesia
D	Andaman and Nicobar

Question 32

Panda Bonds sometimes seen in news is related to which country?

A	Pakistan
B	South Korea
C	Japan
D	China

Question 33

Consider the following statements about PARIVESH

It is an environmental single window hub for Environment, Forest, and Wildlife clearances.
The system has been designed, developed and hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Coastal Regulation Zone Clearances is absent.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A	1, 2
B	2, 3
C	1, 3
D	1, 2, 3

Question 34

Who has been named as India’s Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

A	Birendra Prasad Baishya
B	Brij Bhushan Saran Singh
C	Abhinav Bindra
D	Sukhdev Sharma

Question 35

Which of the following is the base year for the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) ?

A	2014
B	2017
C	2015
D	2016

Question 36

Who is the author of the book ‘We are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World’?

A	Nadia Murad
B	Kailash Satyarthi
C	Malala Yousafzai
D	Tawakkol Karman

Question 37

What is the theme of the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair 2019?

A	Books opening the mind. Doors opening the futur
B	Vivid Bharat – Diverse India
C	Readers with Special Needs
D	Kathasagara: Celebrating Children\’s Literature

Question 38

India’s largest start up ecosystem has launched in which of the following states?

A	Tamil Nadu
B	Rajasthan
C	Kerala
D	Punjab

Question 39

First Employment Exchange setup in Kerala exclusively for Differently Abled people.?

A	Palode
B	Kayamkulam
C	Ponnani
D	Aluva

Question 40

Harivarasanam Award 2019 ?

A	Vaani Jayaram
B	K S Chithra
C	P Susheela
D	Sujatha Mohan

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