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1. Who of the following appointed as First Chief of Defence Staff? a) General Manoj Mukund Marawane b) General Bipin Rawat c) Admiral Ashok Lamba d) Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

2. Who of the following appointed as new Chief of Army Staff? a) General Manoj Mukund Marawane b) General Bipin BRawat c) Admiral Ashok Lamba d) Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

3. Racently Geneal Bipin Rawat left the post of Army Chief. He was _____ Chief of Army Staff. a) 25th b) 26th c) 27th d) 28th

4. Recently Which defence Organization celebrated it's 62nd Foundation Day? a) ISRO b) DRDO c) NTRO d) BARC

5. Who is the Chairman of Defence Research Organization (DRDO)?

a) K Sivan b) Vikram Kirloskar c) G Sateesh Reddy d) Vimal Roy

6. Who is the current Finance Minister of India? a) Amit Shah b) Prakash Javadekar c) Nirmala Sitharaman d) Rajnath Singh

7. Which Organization on 1 January 2020 launched a mobile application MANI (Mobile Aided Note Identifier) to aid visually impaired persons in identifying denomination of currency notes? a) DRDO b) SBI c) ISRO d) RBI

8. Who is the current Defence Minister of India? a) Amit Shah b) Prakash Javadekar c) Nirmala Sitharaman d) Rajnath Singh

9. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled Rs/-___________ of Infrastructre projects, under National Infrastructure Pipeline. a) 102 lakh crore b) 92 lakh crore c) 98 lakh crore d) 76 lakh crore

10. General Mukund Naravane was ____________ Vice Chief of Army Staff? a) 37th b) 38th c) 39th d) 40th

Answers: 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. c 7. d 8. d 9. a 10. d

1. Which state has become first to pass resolution against Citizenship Amendment Act? a) Gujarat b) Assam c) Kerala d) West Bengal

2. Which state has secured first position in ‘India State of Forest Report 2019’ for the highest growth in forest area in the country? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Mizoram d) Karnataka

3. Who has won Best Men's Player of the Year at Dubai Globe

Soccer Awards? a) Cristiano Ronaldo b) Lionel Messi c) Wayne Rooney d) Neymar

4. Recently India and which Country have exchanged their nuclear installations under an agreement that prevents them from attacking each other’s atomic facilities? a) Bangladesh b) Nepal c) Afghanistan d) Pakistan

5. Recently RBI has launched which mobile app for visually challenged to identify denomination of currency notes? a) MANI b) YONO c) DIYA d) EASE

6. Who has launched the torch relay of the Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati? a) Kiren Rijiju b) Naendra Modi c) M Venkaiah Naidu d) Sarbananda Sonowal

7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate how many DRDO laboratories to the country? a) 10 b) 20

c) 15 d) 5

8. Pragati Maidan metro station will now be known- a) Atal Metro Station b) Supreme Court Metro Station c) Vikram Batra Metro Station d) Bharat Metro Station

9. Whose tenure has been extended for the period of one year as Chairman of Railway Board? a) SS Deswal b) G Sathish Reddy c) Rajiv Kumar d) Vinod Kumar Yadav

10. Recently which nation has banned the ‘reef toxic’ sunscreen? a) Palau b) Nauru c) Philippines d) Micronesia

Answer: 1-c

2-d

3-a

4-d

5-a

6-d

7-d

8-b

9-d

10-a

1. Who has been appointed as the new chancellor of ueen's University Belfast in Ireland? a) Mary Barra b) Michelle Obama c) Ivanka Trump d) Hillary Clinton

2. Ritualistic festival ‘Lai Haraoba’ has begun which state? a) Tripura b) Assam c) Sikkim d) Mizoram

3. Ice Hockey Association of India National Ice Hockey Championship .2020 has begun in which City? a) Pune b) Leh c) Agra d) Guwahati

4.Recently Indian Railways has launched integrated helpline number 139 for passengers, it will be available in how many languages? a) 12 b) 22 c) 10 d) 15

5. Which game will be included in the 3rd edition of Khelo India Games? a) Lawn bowls b) Cycling c) Chess d) Both 1 & 2

6. What is the theme of the 107th edition of the Indian National Congress? a) Science and Technology: Urban Development b) Science and Technology: Rural & Urban Development c) Science and Technology: Rural Development d) Science and Information Technology: Rural Development

7. Umaro Cissoko Embalo has become the President of which Country? a) Palau b) Algeria c) Nauru d) Guinea.Bissau

8.Which State Government has announced to deliver sand at door steps? a) Tamilnadu b) Gujarat c) Bihar d) Andhra Pradesh

9. Recently which State Government has launched ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative? a) Odisha

b) Andhra Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Assam

10. Which birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh was celebrated on 2 January 2020? a) 550th b) 330th c) 350th d) 353rd

Answer:

1.d

2.a

3.b

4.a

5. d

6.c

7.d

8.d

9.c

10.d

1. On the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, World Braille Day is celebrated annually on. a) 2nd January b) 1st January c) 5th January d) 4th January

2. ‘Meri Dilli, Mera Sujhav’ Campaign has been launched by. a) Arvind Kejariwal b) M Venkaiah Naidu c) Smriti Irani d) Narendra Modi

3. Recently which state government has unveiled the world’s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) Maharashtra d) Uttar Pradesh

4. Who has become world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings in the Under.21 men's singles? a) Timo Boll b) Koki Niwa c) Manav Thakkar d) Harmeet Desai

5. Recently who has been awarded by the Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019? a) Piyuus Jaiswal b) Aditya Swaroop c) Sangita Reddy d) Jyoti Swaroop

6. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has opened its first “Patola Saree” silk processing plant in which city of Gujarat? a) Surat

b) Surendranagar c) Ahmadabad d) Vadodara

7. On which birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, World Health Organization designated the year 2020 as the “Year of Nurse and Midwife”? a) 300th b) 200th c) 251st d) 150th

8. Government of India signed MoU with which shopping website for selling the products made by women self.help groups under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana.National Urban Livelihoods Mission on the e.commerce platform? a) Flipkart b) Amazon c) Myntra d) Jabong

9. ‘Damini’ helpline service has been launched by which state Government for considering the safety of the women passengers? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Telangana c) Odisha d) Uttar Pradesh

10. Recently which state has launched a study campaign to turn it into an educational hub at National & International level?

a) Kerala b) West Bengal c) Odisha d) Madhya Pradesh

Answers:

1.d

2.c

3.a

4.c

5. a

6.b

7.b

8.a

9.d

10.d

1. In which state of India 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel unveils? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Uttar Pradesh

2. Indian paddler _____________ became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings in the Under-21 men’s singles category. a) Mouma Das

b) Soumyajit Ghosh c) Manav Thakkar d) Harmeet Desai

3. Who among the following has been re-appointed as the Inspector General, Border Security Force (BSF), up to June 27, 2021? a) Raman Srivastava b) Abhinav Kumar c) U K Bansal d) Subhash Joshi

4. Name the Indian mountaineer, who recently conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest mountain peak? a) Gurmayum Anita Devi b) Santosh Yadav c) Premlata Agarwal d) Malavath Poorna

5. In which city, 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019 was held? a) Jaisalmer b) Guwahati c) Mathura d) New Delhi

6. The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) opened its first ____________ silk processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. a) Kanjeevaram Saree b) Patola Saree c) Bomkai Saree d) Sambalpuri Saree

7. In which of the following year World Health Organization designated the “Year of Nurse and Midwife”? a) 2021 b) 2023 c) 2025 d) 2020

8. What is the theme of annual World Book Fair 2020 held in New Delhi? a) Manushi– Books Written on and by Women b) Gandhi: The Writers’ Writer c) Suryodaya: Emerging voices from North East India d) Books for Readers with Special Needs

9. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named the Deputy Head of the Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations arm ______________ to replace Qasem Soleimani as its commander. a) Abolhassan Banisadr b) Mohammad-Ali Rajai c) Mohammad Khatami d) Esmail Qaani

10. Which of the following state recently appointed two ‘Disha Special Officers’? a) Gujarat b) Andhra Pradesh c) Telangana d) Maharashtra

Answers:

1. b 2. c 3. b 4. d 5. d 6. b 7. d 8. b 9. d 10. b

1. Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index is released by the World Economic Forum, what is the rank of India in Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index ‘2019’? a) 134th b) 129th c) 83rd d) 34th

2. Which Indian Cricketer has announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket? a) Mohammad Yusuf b) Harbhajan Singh c) Irfan Pathan d) Younis Khan

3. Indian Army will sign MoU with which country to procure AK.203 assault rifles? a) China b) Russia c) Japan d) USA

4. Where will the turtle rehabilitation Centre be opened in January 2020? a) Bhagalpur, Bihar b) Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh c) Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh d) Sultanpur, Haryana

5. Who has launched the I.Stem portal at the Indian Science Congress? a) Harsh Wardhan b) JP Nadda c) Narendra Modi d) Ramnath Kovind

6. Who has been appointed the chairman of National Medical Commission? a) Suresh Chandra Sharma b) Vijay Shekhar Sharma c) Abhinav Kumar d) Piyush Jaiswal

7. Recently T N Chaturvedi has passed away, he was the Governor of which state? a) Tamilnadu b) Kerala c) Madhya Pradesh d) Karnataka

8. Marine Ecosystems.Challenges and Opportunities (MECOS), the third international symposium is to be held in which city? a) Visakhapatnam b) Kolkata c) Kochi d) Panaji

9. What is the name of Indian Mountaineer, who recently conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest mountain peak? a) Arunima Sharma b) Santosh Yadav c) Rakesh Sharma d) Malavath Poorna

10. Recently which edition of 'Sukanya' project has been started by Kolkata Police, which aims to provide self.defence training to girls studying in schools and colleges in the city? a) Second b) Third c) Fourth d) Fifth

Answer:

1. d

2. c

3. b

4. a

5. c

6. a

7. d

8. c

9. d

10.b

1. Journalists' Day is celebrated every year in Maharashtra on – a) 7th January b) 6th January c) 5th January d) 4th January

2. Government of India approved Rs 5,908 crores of disaster relief fund to how many states? a) Five b) Seven c) Ten d) Four

3. Leo Carter has become the seventh batsman in the history of cricket to smash six 6s in an over, he belongs to which country? a) New Zealand b) Australia c) England d) Sri Lanka

4. Who has attained the fourth spot in Yahoo India's Top 20 Most Searched Personalities of 2019? a) Narendra Modi b) Virat Kohli c) Amitabh Bacchan d) Priyanka Chopra

5. Recently who has won the title in the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress at Hastings in England? a) Vishwanath Anand b) Humpy Konru

c) Soumya Swaminathan d) P. Magesh Chandran

6. The 1st edition of Khelo India University Games is scheduled to be held at which University, from February 22 to March 1, 2020? a) KIIT University b) VIT Vellore c) IIT Delhi d) IIT Bombay

Q7. Recently who has inaugurated the National Traders Convention at Ramlila Maidan, Delhi? a) Narendra Modi b) Piyush Goyal c) Rajnath Singh d) Ramnath Kovind

8. 2nd round of Intensified Mission Indradhanush. 2 has begun in which state? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Rajasthan d) Uttar Pradesh

9. Who won the Best Actress in a Motion Picture.drama award in the Golden Globe 2020 Awards? a) Merritt Patterson b) Margot Robbie c) Merritt Patterson d) Renee Zellweger

10. Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center will be setup in which state, to identify,

nurture and promote children’s innovation in the state? a) Tamilnadu b) Kerala c) Gujarat d) Andhra Pradesh

Answers: 1-b

2-b

3-a

4-d

5-d

6-a

7-c

8-d

9-d

10-c

1. Recently Prakash Javadekar presented First Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman. Who is Prakash Javadekar? a) Human Resource Minister b) Finance Minister c) Information & Broadcasting Minister d) Minister of External Affairs

2. When is International Yoga Day Celebrated? a) 21 June b) 21 September

c) 18 June d) 11 June

3. The 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush 2.0 has been rolled out at block level in 35 districts of which of the following state? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh

4. Former DG of CRPF Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar has been appointed as Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Who among the following is the present LG of UT of Jammu and Kashmir? a) Praful Patel b) D K Joshi c) Girish Chandra Murmu d) V.P. Singh Badnore

5. Name the US based Indian Grand Master who has won the title in the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress held in England. a) P Magesh Chandran b) Viswanathan Anand c) Pentala Harikrishna d) Krishnan Sasikiran

6. India will sign an MoU with which country for the procurement of over 7.5 lakh AK-

203 assault rifles? a) China b) US c) Japan d) Russia

7. The Union Minister of Commerce and Industries inaugurated the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub in? a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) New Delhi d) Chennai

8. Who is The Current Union Minister of Commerce and Industries? a) Piyush Goyal b) Rajnath Singh c) Amit Shah d) Nirmala Sitharaman

9. Which country has signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act and has authorised the establishment of “Space Force”? a) Russia b) China c) US d) Iran

10. Union Home Minister has laid the foundation stone of Delhi Cycle Walk project. Who is the present Union Home Minister of India? a) Piyush Goyal

b) Rajnath Singh c) Amit Shah d) Nirmala Sitharaman

Answers: 1. c 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. a 6. d 7. c 8. a 9. c 10. c

1.Recently which Indian weightlifter has been banned for four years after being found guilty of doping? a) Vikas Thakur b) Punam Yadav c) Sarbjeet Kaur d) Pradeep Singh

2. Recently which state government has sanctioned Rs 234 crore for construction of Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan zoo? a) Rajasthan b) Haryana c) Madhya Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh

3. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed every year on. a) 7th January b) 10th January c) 12th January d) 9th January

4. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council of India (AEPC) for the period 2020-21? a) Rabindra Nath Mahto b) A Sakthivel c) Dinesh Sharma d) Anurag Pathak

5.Who has won the UK based Costa Children's Award 2019, for her debut novel 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'? a) Jasbinder Bilan b) Greta Thunberg c) Alinka Sanko d) Surabhi Sharma

6. Which edition of 'Buxa Bird Festival' has started in Buxa National Park in West Bengal's, district Alipurduar? a) 11th edition b) 8th edition c) 6th edition d) 4th edition

7. Government has approved over Rs 5000 crore project for natural gas supplies in Northeast, who is the petroleum and natural gas minister of india? a) Giriraj Singh Sekhawat b) Narendra Singh Tomar c) Dharmendra Pradhan d) Shripad Yesso Naik

8. Recently which city hosted the 5th Asia Pacific Drosophila

Research Conference? a) Agra b) Lucknow c) Varanasi d) Pune

9. Where was the 2nd National GST Conference to streamline GST system held? a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Jaipur d) New Delhi

10. India and Oman will conduct 12th edition of bilateral maritime exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahar’ in Mormugao Port located in. a) Goa b) Maharashtra c) Andhra Pradesh d) Kerala

Answers: 1-c

2-d

3-d

4-b

5-a

6-d

7-c

8-d

9-d

10-d

1. According to Henley Passport Index 2020 India ranks 84th, which country has topped in Passport Index 2020? a) Singapore b) UAE c) Canada d) Japan

2. What is the name of Liverpool star, who has been crowned as Africa's 2019 Player of the Year for the first time at an awards gala in Egypt? a) Sadio Mane b) Rohit Khandelwal c) David Miller d) Dane Peterson

3. A first of its kind "selfie museum" to promote an interactive photo.friendly social space through art and creativity has been inaugurated in. a) UAE b) Maladies c) Singapore d) Malaysia

4. World Hindi Day is celebrated on a) 11th January b) 10th January c) 12th January d) 9th January

5.According to World Bank what is the India’s GDP forecast for

Financial Year 2020? a) 5% b) 6% c) 5.8% d) d)8%

6. Naval Exercise ‘MILAN’ will be held in which city In March? a) Kochi b) Visakhapatnam c) Mumbai d) Kolkata

7.Who has appointed as CMD of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)? a) Harshvardhan Sadgir b) Ravindra Nath Mahto c) M Nagaraj d) Arun Kumar Sahu

8. Recently which Indian telecommunications company has launched its Wi.Fi calling service for voice and video? a) BSNL b) Vodafone c) Airtel d) Reliance Jio

9. Indian classical dancer and actress Minati Mishra passed away recently, in which year she was honoured with the Padma Shri? a) 2008 b) 2011 c) 2012 d) 2013

10. Recently which country has developed a laser.based aerial defense system? a) Russia b) Pakistan c) China d) Israel

Answers:

1-d

2-a

3-a

4-b

5-b

6-b

7-c

8-d

9-c

10-d

1. In Which city Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah inaugurates Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)? a) Bengaluru b) New Delhi c) Mumbai d) Jaipur

2. The Reserve Bank of India has allowed banks and other lending institutions to use “V-CIP” for

KYC process of customers. V-CIP stands for? a) Video based Collateral Identification Process b) Video based Customer Interest Process c) Video based Citizen Identification Process d) Video based Customer Identification Process

3. Which of the following teams recently won the 7th National Ice Hockey Championship women trophy? a) Ladakh Women Team b) Chandigarh women team c) Delhi women team d) Maharashtra women team

4. India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier “Vikrant” would be commissioned in Indian Navy by which year? a) 2021 b) 2024 c) 2023 d) 2022

5.The 27th edition of South Asian Trade and Travel Exchange Expo (SATTE) 2020 was held in? a) Mumbai b) New Delhi c) Ladakh d) Chennai

6. Which day is celebrated globally as World Hindi Day every year?

a) 13th January b) 10th January c) 11th January d) 12th January

7. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of State-owned Housing and Urban Development Corporation (Hudco)? a) KK Venugopal b) Hrushikesh Senapaty c) Balkrishna Goenka d) M Nagaraj

8. Which of the following bank has recently released a research report ‘Ecowrap’? a) State Bank of India b) Punjab National bank c) Bank of India d) Bank of Baroda

9. What was India’s rank in the recently released Henley Passport Index 2020? a) 86th b) 94th c) 108th d) 105th

10. Which of the following country topped the recently released Henley Passport Index 2020? a) Japan b) Singapore c) North Korea d) Germany

Answers:

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. A

1. When is National Youth Day Celebrated every year? a) 11 January b) 13 January c) 12 January d) 14 January

2. Everyyear National Youth Day is celebrated in the memory of? a) APJ Abdul Kalam b) Swami Vivekanand c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Atal Bihari Bajpayee

3. Home Minister Amit Shah launches country’s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit AASHVAST in ___________ a) New Delhi b) Gujarat c) West Bengal d) Rajasthan

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on 2 Day Visit of Kolkata. Who is the current chief minister of West Bengal?

a) Mamta Banerjee b) Hemant Soren c) Raghuvar Das d) Ashok Gehlot

5. Name the ruler of Oman who died recently? a) Abu Al Bakhab b) Sultan Qaboos c) Haitham bin Tariq Al d) Tariq Al Bin Fateh

6. Recenlty Oman announced the successor of Sultan Qaboos. Who is the the new ruler of Oman? a) Abu Al Bakhab b) Sultan Qaboos c) Haitham bin Tariq Al d) Tariq Al Bin Fateh

7. Youth India Khelo Games started in Which City? a) Jaipur b) Kolkata c) Guwahati d) Bhopal

8. Government issues notification to bring Citizenship Amendment Act into effect from.... a) 11 January b) 12 January c) 10 January d) 5 January

9. PM Narendra Modi inaugurates dynamic lighting at the iconic Rabindra Setu. Where is Rabindra Setu? a) Bengaluru

b) Kolkata c) Jaipur d) Chennai

10. Recently Union Steel Minister unveils Mission Purvodaya to develop eastern region into a integrated steel hub? Who is the current Union Steel Minister? a) KC Reddy b) Dharmendra Pradhan d) Nirmala Sitharaman d) Kiren Rijiju

Answers 1. c 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. c 7. c 8. c 9. b 10. B

1. In which city 23rd National Youth Festival Began? a) New Delhi b) Kolkata c) Jaipur d) Lucknow

2. When in National Youth Day Celebrated every year? a) 10 January b) 11 January c) 12 January d) 13 January

3. What is the New Name of Kolkata Port Trust? a) Deen Dayal Upadhyay Port b) Ravindra Nath Tagore Port c) Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port d) Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Port

4. Who of the following Cricketer won Polly Umrigar Award? a) Viart Kohli b) Jasprit Bumrah c) KL Rahul d) MS Dhoni

5. Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan unveils Mission ______ to develop eastern region into a integrated steel hub. a) Akshaya b) Purvottara c) Purvodaya d) Prabhutva

6. What is the Theme of National Youth Festival? a) One Nation Fit Nation b) Youth India Fit India c) Fit Youth Fit India d) Fit Nation One Nation

7. Who is the current Youth Affairs and Sports Minister? a) Kiren Rijiju b) Dharmendra Pradhan c) Ninyanand Rai d) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

8. Who is the current Chief Minister of Tripura? a) Raghuwar Das b) Biplab Kumar Deb c) Conrad Sangma d) Hemant Soren

Answers 1. d 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. c 7. a 8. b

1. Who of the following won 2020 Malaysia Masters Men's Singles Title? a) Vintor Alexen b) Liu Yuchen c) Lee Yong-dae d) Kento Momoto

2. Who of the follwoing won 2020 Malaysia Masters Women's Singles Title? a) Tai Tzu-ying b) Chen Yufei c) Zheng Yu d) Li Yinhui

3. Who of the following appointed as new Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) a) AP Maheshwari b) Arjun Singh

c) BK Deswal d) Sunita Ranjan

4. World Future Energy Summit began in_____ a) Mexico b) Canberra c) Abudhabi d) New Delhi

5. Who of the following won prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for best international cricketer (2018-19) at BCCI Annual Awards? a) Virat Kohli b) Jasprit Bumrah c) Mayank Agarwal d) KL Rahul

6. Who of the following appointed as First Police Commissioner of Lucknow under Commissionerate system? a) Alok Singh b) OP Kohli c) Sujit Pandey d) Vikram SIngh

7. Who of the following appointed as First Police Commissioner of Noida under Commissionerate system? a) Alok Singh b) OP Kohli c) Sujit Pandey d) Vikram SIngh

8. Jammu & Kasmhir, Lieutenant Governor gives approval for

construction of J&K Bhavan in _________ a) Delhi b) Jaipur c) Mumbai d) Kolkata

9. Who is the current Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir? a) RK Mathur b) Kalyan Singh c) Anandiben Patel d) G C Murmu

10. Who of the following won BCCI Life Time Achievement Award for Women? a) Jhoolan Goswami b) Harmanpreet Kaur c) Poonam Yadav d) Anjum Chopra

Answers: 1. d 2. b 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. c 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. d

1. When is Armed Forces Veterans Day Celebrated? a) 11 January b) 14 January c) 15 January d) 16 January

2. Who of the following appointed as new Director General of CRPF? a) Alok Singh b) Sujeet Pandey c) SS Deswal d) AP Maheshwari

3. Who of the following appointed as RBI Deputy Governor? a) Michael Dibin Das b) Michael Debabrata Patra c) Vinayak Patra d) Anjuman Singh Arora

4. Which of the following place gets listed among eight wonders of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation? a) Sun Temple b) Taj Mahal c) Statue of Unity d) Jama Masjid

5. Raisina Dialogue begins in which city? a) Jaipur b) Kolkata c) Mumbai d) New Delhi

6. When is Army Day observed every year? a) 14 January b) 15 January c) 16 January d) 18 January

7. Who of the following won first Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Award? a) Dr. M.S Swaminathan b) Arjun Redyy c) Dr. K K Venugopal d) Neelam Malhotra

8. Which of the following bank signed MoU with Indian Railways for Doorstep Banking? a) Punjab National Banking b) State Bank of India c) Bank of Baroda d) Allahabad Bank

Answers:

1. b 2. d 3. b 4. c 5. d 6. b 7. a 8. c

1. Parshuram Kund Mela begins in Which State? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Assam

2. Name the cricketer who has been named the winner of ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy’ for Player of the Year by the International Cricket Council. a) Steve Smith

b) Eoin Morgan c) David Warner d) Ben Stokes

3. Name the cricketer who has been named the winner of ‘ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year’ by the International Cricket Council. a) Virat Kohli b) Rohit Sharma c) David Warner d) Ben Stokes

4. Name the cricketer who has been named the winner of ‘ICC Test Cricketer of the Year’ by the International Cricket Council. a) Virat Kohli b) Rohit Sharma c) Pat Cummins d) Ben Stokes

5. Name the Indian Army officer who will be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade. a) Captain Tania Shergill b) Captain Anjali Sharma c) Captain Bhavna Kanth d) Captain Priya Jhingan

6. India & Bangladesh has signed an MoU to jointly produce a film on Bangladesh’s first president Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The biopic will be directed by? a) Shyam Benegal b) Rajit Kapur

c) Govind Nihalani d) Vanraj Bhatia

7. Union Culture Minister inaugurates the first of its kind special exhibition on‘Indian Heritage in Digital Space’. Who is the current Union Culture Minister? a) Giriraj Singh b) Prahlad Singh Patel c) Kiren Rijiju d) Smriti Irani

8. Union Road, Transport and Highway Minister presented the National Highway Excellence Awards 2019 to recognize the well-performing companies in the field of construction, operations, maintenance, toll collection and road safety on National Highways. Who is the present Union Road, Transport and Highway Minister of India? a) Nitin Gadkari b) Harsimrat Kaur Badal c) D.V. Sadananda Gowda d) Ravi Shankar Prasad

Answers 1. c 2. d 3. b 4. c 5. a 6. a 7. b 8. a

1.“The Global Risks Report 2020” was recently released by? a) World Bank b) World Trade Organization c) Economic Intelligence Unit d) World Economic Forum

2. Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launches exhibition “Indian Heritage in Digital Space” at National Museum in? a) New Delhi b) Kolkata c) Mumbai d) Bengaluru

3. Who among the following has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019? a) Alyssa Healy b) Smriti Mandhana c) Harmanpreet Kaur d) Ellyse Perry

4. Who among the following has won the ICC Women’s ODI Player of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019? a) Ellyse Perry b) Deepti Sharma c) Punam Yadav d) Mithali Raj

5. Who among the following has won the ICC Women’s T20I Player of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019?

a) Ellyse Perry b) Deepti Sharma c) Alyssa Healy d) Mithali Raj

6. Who among the following has been elected as a bureau member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) for the period 2020-23? a) James Watson b) Alan Guth c) Bipul Behari Saha d) Jane Goodall

7. Name the Union Territory which is hosting the first-ever Food Processing Summit which aims to attract investors to the region. a) Chennai b) Ladakh c) Chandigarh d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli

8. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated its 145th Foundation Day on? a) 15 January 2020 b) 16 January 2020 c) 14 January 2020 d) 13 January 2020

9. The 7th edition of Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region will be held with the theme of? a) ROLE OF LEGISLATORS b) ROLE OF ADMINISTRATORS

c) ROLE OF PUBLIC d) ROLE OF EMPLOYEES

10. Name the Russian Prime Minister who has submitted his resignation to take on a new job as deputy head of Russia’s Security Council. a) Boris Yeltsin b) Vladimir Putin c) Dmitry Medvedev d) Sergey Shoygu

Answers:

1. d 2. a 3. d 4. a 5. c 6. c 7. b 8. a 9. a 10. c

1. Name the writer who will be honoured with 29th Saraswati Samman for his short stories collection “Chequebook”. a) Anita Desai b) Vikram Seth c) Arundhati Roy d) Vasdev Mohi

2. Which country will host the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting 2020?

a) India b) Russia c) China d) Kyrgyzstan

3. The 7th Economic Census process was recently launched in which state? a) Gujarat b) Jharkhand c) Odisha d) Haryana

4. Who among the following will succeed Rita Chowdhury as the Director of the National Book Trust? a) D K Joshi b) Dineshwar Sharma c) V.P. Singh Badnore d) Lt Col Yuvraj Malik

5. Name the country which has topped the Henley Passport Index 2020 which provides a global picture of freedom of travelling. a) Japan b) India c) United Arab Emirates d) Finland

6. The Government of India (GoI), the Government of Assam and the World Bank have signed a ______ loan agreement for the implementation of Assam Inland Water Transport Project. a) $68 million b) $78 million

c) $88 million d) $98 million

7. Who among the following has been appointed into Queen Elizabeth II’s counsel of Senior Advocate for the courts of England and Wales? a) Harish Salve b) Ram Jethmalani c) Mukul Rohatgi d) Soli Sorabjee

8. Who among the following has been elected as 14th prime minister of Malta? a) Chris Fearne b) Joseph Muscat c) Robert Abela d) Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici

9. Name the scientist from National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) Pune who has been awarded “Merck Young Scientist Award 2019” for doing remarkable research in chemical science. a) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan b) M. S. Swaminathan c) Mylswamy Annadurai d) Sakya Singha Sen

10. The Government of India (GoI), the Government of Assam and the ________ have signed a $88 million loan agreement for the implementation of Assam Inland Water Transport Project. a) World Bank

b) Asian Development Bank c) New Development Bank d) World Trade Organisation

Answers: 1. d 2. a 3. a 4. d 5. a 6. c 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. a

1. The US tech giant Microsoft has announced that it would become “carbon negative” by year__________. a) 2040 b) 2035 c) 2030 d) 2025

2. Which of the following country is started production of S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile systems for India and all five units will be delivered to India by 2025. a) Israel b) France c) Russia d) USA

3. What is the name of Former India legendary cricket all-rounder who has passed away recently?

a) Vinoo Mankad b) Gulabrai Ramchand c) Subhash Gupte d) Bapu Nadkarni

4. Union Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda unveiled the logo and brand ___________________ of Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Ltd (HURL). a) Apne Desh ka Urea b) Apna Urea Sona Ugle c) Bharat Urea Desh Ka Urea d) Apna Urea Apna Desh

5. NITI Aayog and Union Territory of ___________ sign MoU for Development of Infrastructure Projects. a) Puducherry b) Lakshadweep c) Chandigarh d) Ladakh

6. What is the name of World’s shortest man who has passed away recently? a) Chandra Bahadur Dangi b) Gul Mohammed c) Khagendra Thapa Magar d) Istvan Toth

7. Name the Minister of State for Home who inaugurated the Official Mascot for Census 2021. a) Anurag Singh Thakur b) Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao c) Angadi Suresh Channabasappa d) Nityanand Rai

8. How many teams are participating in the ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket 2020? a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d) 16

9. Under this agreement, NITI Aayog will be supporting the UT’s administration through its key initiative (D3S-i). What is the meaning of ‘i’ in D3S-i? a) Interest b) Infrastructure c) Investment d) Institution

10. The ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket 2020 begins in _____________. a) West Indies b) South Africa c) England d) India

Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. d 4. b 5. d 6. c 7. d 8. d 9. b 10. b

1. Nationwide programme to administer polio drops to 17

crore children launched on National Immunisation Day. When is National Immunisation Day Observed? a) 15 January b) 18 January c) 16 January d) 19 January

2. 9th International Children's Film Festival begins in __________ a) Mumbai b) Kolkata c) New Delhi d) Jaipur

3. In which Country 50th World Economic Forum will begin on 21 January 2020? a) Afghanistan b) Canada c) Switzerland d) France

4. Who of the following has been appointed chairperson of the executive council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML)? a) Atul Kumar b) VK Sahni c) Nripendra Mishra d) Satyanand D Malhotra

5. The two-day SQAY competition organized by Sports Authority of India (SAI) begins in ________ a) Jaipur, Rajasthan b) Guwahati, Assam

c) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh d) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

6. Recently India won One Day International Series against Australia. Who won player of the tournament award? a) Rohit Sharma b) Steve Smith c) Mohhamad Shami d) Virat Kohli

7. Which of the following country successfully test fires K-4 Ballistic Missile? a) Pakistan b) China c) Russia d) India

8. Who of the following won Indonesia Badminton Masters 2020 women's singles title? a) Carolina Marin b) PV Sindhu c) Ratchanok Intanon d) Greysia Polii

Answers:

1. d 2. b 3. c 4. c 5. d 6. d 7. d 8. c

1. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)

celebrated its 15th Raising Day recently. It celebrates its Raising Day every year on? a) 16th January b) 17th January c) 18th January d) 19th January 2. Name the Indian wrestler who defeated Ecuador’s Luisa Elizabeth Melendres in 53kg event to win the gold medal of the 2020 season at the Rome Ranking Series in Rome. a) Vinesh Phogat b) Babita Phogat c) Sakshi Malik d) Dipa Karmakar 3. Union Minister for Heavy Industries Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated ELECRAMA 2020 in? a) Indore, Madhya Pradesh b) Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh c) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh d) Hyderabad, Telangana 4. Name the actress who has won the ‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series’ award in the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. a) Lisa Kudrow b) Courteney Cox c) Katie Holmes d) Jennifer Aniston 5. ____________ is a platform to connect the world with Indian industry in respect of technology, new trends and innovation for future energy transition.

a) ELECRAMA b) INDUSRAMA c) TRENDRAMA d) INNOVATRAMA 6. Name the Indian wrestler who has recently won the silver medal in the 57kg event at the Rome Ranking Series in Rome. a) Sakshi Malik b) Vinesh Phogat c) Anshu Malik d) Babita Phogat

7. Who among the following has won the ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series’ award in the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards? a) Kit Harington b) Peter Dinklage c) Alfie Allen d) Isaac Hempstead Wright 8. Name the actor who has won the ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role’ award in the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. a) Brad Pitt b) Joaquin Phoenix c) River Phoenix d) Heath Ledger

9. Who among the following is the chairman of ELECRAMA 2020? a) Anil Saboo b) P.A. Venkatachalam c) C.N. Patel d) U.B. Desai

10. Ratchanok Intanon defeated Carolina Marin to win the Indonesia Badminton Masters 2020 women’s singles title in Jakarta, Indonesia. She belongs to which country? a) Myanmar b) Russia c) Thailand d) Spain

Answers: 1. d 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. c 7. b 8. b 9. a 10. c

1. The World Economic Situation and Prospects Report 2020 was recently released by? a) World Bank b) Asian Development Bank c) New Development Bank d) United Nations

2. Name the Gurgaon-based Food delivery startup and restaurant aggregator which has recently acquired the Uber Eats business in India. a) Zomato b) Swiggy c) Food Panda d) Domino's Pizza

3. The Global Social Mobility Report 2020: Equality, Opportunity and a New Economic Imperative was recently released by? a) United Nations b) World Bank c) World Economic Forum d) Asian Development Bank

4. Name the Indian actress who was honoured with the Crystal award for her contribution in the field of mental health at the World Economic Forum 2020, held in Davos. a) Priyanka Chopra b) Deepika Padukone c) Kareena Kapoor d) Katrina Kaif

5. Name the country whose team of Consulates has won the Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship of 2020 held in Sharjah. a) Pakistan b) Australia c) Bangladesh d) India

6. The 2nd edition of NIC Tech Conclave-2020 has began in? a) New Delhi b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Chennai

7. The Indian Air Force has inducted its first squadron of

________ aircraft carrying the BrahMos missiles in the South at its Thanjavur base in Tamil Nadu. a) Dassault Rafale b) HAL Tejas c) Sukhoi-30 MKI d) Dassault Mirage 2000

8. Which of the following country topped the Global Social Mobility Index 2020 released by World Economic Forum? a) Denmark b) Sweden c) Austria d) Switzerland

9. The Integrated Check-Post (ICP) in ________ has been inaugurated at India-Nepal border. a) Hetauda b) Butwal c) Dharan d) Biratnagar

10. The 50th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum has began with the theme of? a) Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World b) Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World c) Responsive Leadership d) Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution

11. The 12th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme has started in?

a) Chandigarh b) Port Blair c) Puducherry d) Jammu & Kashmir

12. What was India’s rank in the Global Social Mobility Index 2020 recently released by World Economic Forum? a) 46th b) 56th c) 66th d) 76th

Answers: 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. d 6. a 7. c 8. a 9. d 10. a 11. c 12. d

1. Which of the following state tops the medal tally in Khelo India Youth Games 2020? a) Delhi b) Haryana c) Maharashtra d) Uttar Pradesh

2. Which of the following state government launched Mukhyamantri Krishi Durghatna Yojna?

a) Rajasthan b) Uttar Pradesh c) Madhya Pradesh d) Telangana

3. India opens its first Mahatma Gandhi convention centre in __________ a) Kenya b) Zimbabwe c) Niger d) Ethiopia

4. Recently which of the following country launches e-passport facility? a) Pakistan b) Afghanistan c) Bangladesh d) Sri Lanka

5. Which of the following state cabinet has approved his proposal to allow malls, multiplexes, shops and eateries to remain open round the clock? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Karnataka c) Maharashtra d) Madhya Pradesh

6. Which of the following country will host 11th Indoor Cricket World Cup in October? a) South Africa b) New Zealanad c) Australia d) England

7. Who is the current External Affairs Minister? a) Piyush Goyal b) S. Jaishankar c) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank d) Kiren Rijiju

8. Which of the following state govt to make Marathi language mandatory in all schools? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Gujarat c) Maharashtra d) Goa

Answers:

1. c 2. b 3. c 4. c 5. c 6. c 7. b 8. c

1. Name the Indian shooter who has won the gold medal in 10m air rifle women’s category in Meyton Cup held in Austria. a) Anjum Moudgil b) Manu Bhaker c) Mehuli Ghosh d) Apurvi Chandela

2. Which of the following bank has rolled out “Cardless Cash Withdrawal” service through ATM? a) ICICI Bank

b) Yes Bank c) Axis Bank d) HDFC Bank

3. Which state has become the 1st state in the country to implement Agricultural land leasing policy? a) Haryana b) Himachal Pradesh c) Punjab d) Uttarakhand

4. Name the company which has signed an MoU with Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority for proper implementation of the Ghana’s National LPG Promotion Policy. a) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited b) Indian Oil Corporation Limited c) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited d) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

5. Name the Indian shooter who has won the gold medal in 10m air rifle men’s category in Meyton Cup held in Austria. a) Saurabh Chaudhary b) Abhishek Verma c) Jagdish Tytler d) Divyansh Singh Panwar

6. The United Nations has lowered India’s GDP growth rate to ___ for the Fiscal Year 2019-20. a) 5.6% b) 5.7%

c) 5.8% d) 5.9%

7. Name the payment system recently launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) for automating payment clearing and settlement processes of NPCI products. a) Vajra Platform b) Tivra Platform c) Dhanush Platform d) Chakra Platform

8. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated India’s growth rate for the fiscal year 2019 at? a) 4.6% b) 4.7% c) 4.8% d) 4.9%

9. The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind presented the 14th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in ______ Awards in New Delhi. a) Poetry b) Singing c) Acting d) Sports

10. Name the city which has become the most polluted city of India according to a Greenpeace India Report released recently. a) Jharia, Jharkhand b) Noida, Uttar Pradesh c) Lunglei, Mizoram d) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

11. Which country will train the Indian flight surgeons for the ambitious human space mission Gaganyaan to be launched by 2022? a) South Korea b) Japan c) Russia d) France

12. Who among the following has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Canara Bank? a) Sanjiv Chadha b) Sunil Mehta c) Rajnish Kumar d) Lingam Venkat Prabhakar

13. Who among the following has won the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award for 2019 for her school health program that provides healthcare support to children? a) Nita Ambani b) Pratibha Patil c) Priya Prakash d) Shabana Azmi

14. Who among the following has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of Baroda? a) Rajnish Kumar b) Sanjiv Chadha c) Sandeep Bakshi d) Aditya Puri

15. Who among the following has been appointed the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of India? a) Atanu Kumar Das b) Shikha Sharma c) M K Jain d) B P Kanungo

Answers: 1. d 2. a 3. d 4. b 5. d 6. b 7. a 8. c 9. e 10. a 11. d 12. d 13. c 14. b 15. a

1. India celebrates National Girl Child Day every year on? a) 22nd January b) 23rd January c) 24th January d) 25th January

2. When is National Voters Day Celebrated every year? a) 22nd January b) 23rd January c) 24th January d) 25th January

3. Name the unique taxi service which has been launched at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. a) Sehyaatri b) Women Cab Service c) Mahila Cab Service d) Women with wheels

4. Which of the following has become the 1st telecom operator to facilitate UPI payments feature through its platform? a) Reliance Jio b) Vodafone c) Airtel d) Idea

5. Which of the following organization has released the 12th edition of the “Democracy Index 2019: A year of democratic setbacks and popular protest”? a) World Bank b) NITI Aayog c) Economist Intelligence Unit d) World Trade Organization

6. Who among the following has been elected as the Greece’s first female president? a) Maria Euthymiou b) Anna Diamantopoulou c) Katerina Sakellaropoulou d) Vasso Papandreou

7. International Day of Education is celebrated globally on? a) 24th January b) 25th January

c) 26th January d) 27th January

8. Name the half-humanoid robot which has been unveiled by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for Gaganyaan Space Mission. a) Spacemitra b) Antarikshmitra c) Vyommitra d) Bhramanmitra

9. Which of the following country will be the theme country of the 44th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair? a) Russia b) India c) China d) Japan

10. The theme of International Day of Education 2020 is? a) Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning b) Education for development c) Group of People for Education and Lifelong Learning d) Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace

Answers:

1. c 2. d 3. d 4. a 5. c 6. c

7. a 8. c 9. a 10. d

1. Who among the following has taken the charge as the Chairman of Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2020? a) Sunil Arora b) KM Nurul Huda c) Dayananda Dissanayake d) Sardar Muhammad Raza

2. The theme for the 10th edition of National Voters’ Day celebrated by India is? a) Inclusive and qualitative participation b) Assessable Elections c) No Voter to be left behind d) Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy

3. When is International Day of Education celebrated every year? a) 25 January b) 26 January c) 28 January d) 24 January

4. Today India is celebrating it's ________ Republic Day. a) 72nd b) 73rd c) 71st d) 70th

5. When is National Tourism Day celebrated every year? a) 25 January b) 26 January c) 28 January d) 24 January

6. 5. When is National Voters Day celebrated every year? a) 27 January b) 25 January c) 28 January d) 24 January

7. Bharat Parv 2020 to be celebrated from 26th to 31st January. The Theme of Bharat Parv is. a) Ek Bharat Vishesh Bharat b) Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat c) Ek Bharat Adbhut Bharat d) Ek Bharat Swastha Bharat

8. Which of the following state govt made the reading of Preamble of Constitution mandatory in schools? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Bihar c) Madhya Pradesh d) Maharashtra

9. The ________ of the International Children’s Film Festival of Bangladesh inaugurated in Dhaka. a) 11th edition b) 15th edition c) 16th edition d) 13th edition

10. Which of the following state celebrated its 50th Statehood Day on 25th January? a) Andhra Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Telangana

Answers: 1. a 2. d 3. d 4. c 5. a 6. b 7. b 8. c 9. d 10. c

1. India signed and MoU with the World Bank for the Agri-business and Rural Transformation Project of which state? a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) Madhya Pradesh d) Uttar Pradesh

2. Which Indian Private sector bank has recently launched its wealth management platform called ‘Pioneer Banking’? a) Axis Bank b) ICICI c) HDFC Bank d) IndusInd Bank

3. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, who has arrived India to attend the

Republic Day celebrations as chief guest, is the President of which country? a) France b) Brazil c) Germany d) Argentina

4. The International Children’s Film festival was recently inaugurated in which South Asian country, with the theme ‘Under The World’? a) Nepal b) Sri Lanka c) Bangladesh d) India

5. India has signed an agreement with which country to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road into 4-lane highway? a) Myanmar b) Sri Lanka c) Bangladesh d) Nepal

6. Who of the following Sri Lankan women receive Padma awards for their pioneering contributions in their individual fields and for strengthening India-Sri Lanka ties? a) Deshabandu Dr. Vajira Chitrasena b) Dr. Amrata Mahasinghe c) Vijayan Muarlidharan d) Sanath Jayawardhane

7. Which of the following film won Best Music Film at Grammys 2020? a) Speechless b) I Rise c) Star Wars d) Homecoming

8. Which of the following album won Best Pop Vocal Album at Grammys 2020? a) Speechless b) Sticks & Stones c) Truth Hurts d) Look Now

9. Which of the following album won Best R&B Album at Grammys 2020? a) Speechless b) Sticks & Stones c) Truth Hurts d) Ventura

10. Which of the following album won Best Rock Album at Grammys 2020? a) Speechless b) Social Cues c) Truth Hurts d) Look Now

Answers: 1. a 2. d 3. b 4. c 5. c 6. a 7. d

8. b 9. d 10. b

1. Who of the following won Pittsburgh Open 2020 Squash Tournament? a) Saurav Ghosal b) Fares Dessouky c) Gregoire Marche d) Omar Mosaad

2. National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Kobe Bryant passed away in a helicopter crash. He belongs to which country? a) Germany b) Canada c) USA d) Australia

3. Which of the following state Cabinet passes resolution setting in motion process for abolishing state Legislative Council? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Maharashtra d) Andhra Pradesh

4. The government announced sale of 100 per cent stake in debt-laden _________ a) Air Asia b) Air India c) Vistara Airlines d) Indian Airlines

5. Which of the following state govt launches its much-awaited 'Shiv Bhojan' scheme? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Maharashtra d) Andhra Pradesh

6. PM Modi to address 3rd Global Potato Conclave 2020 in __________ a) Gujarat b) Rajasthan c) Maharashtra d) Karnataka

7. Historic tripartite agreement signed between Centre, Assam govt and nine factions of NDFB. What is NDFB? a) National Democratic Front of Bokaroland b) National Democratic Front of Buddyland c) National Democratic Front of Bodoland d) National Democratic Front of Boldland

8. The Total Horticulture Production of the country is estimated to be ______ in 2018-19. a) 410.74 Million Tonne b) 210.74 Million Tonne c) 310.74 Million Tonne d) 510.74 Million Tonne

9. Five-day Ganga Yatra with aim to promote bio-diversity begins from ___________ a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Uttrakhand c) Bihar d) Jharkhand

10. Which of the following album won Best Spoken Word Album at Grammys 2020? a) I Rise b) Becoming c) Social Cues d) Truth Hurts

Answers: 1. b 2. c 3. d 4. b 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. c 9. a 10. b

1. In which city Dr Jitendra Singh launched the Bhuvan Panchayat V 3.0 web portal? a) Bengaluru b) New Delhi c) Jaipur d) Indore

2. Who of the following won Dr. V Shantaram Lifetime Achievement Award? a) Dr. BK Sinha b) Dr. S. Krishnaswamy

c) Murali Vijayan d) A.K. Malhotra

3. Which state tableau wins first prize at 71st Republic Day parade? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Jammu & Kashmir c) Rajasthan d) Assam

4. Indian Railways commissions first Waste to Energy Plant in ________ a) Bengaluru b) Ajmer c) Patna d) Bhubaneswar

5. Who of the following has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the United States of America? a) Navjot Kaur b) Amarjeet Singh c) Taranjit Singh Sandhu d) Geetika Kalia

6. Which country announces Israeli citizens are not allowed to visit their country? a) Bangladesh b) Afghanistan c) Saudi Arabia d) Pakistan

7. Which of the following state wins Dr. T Ao Trophy 2020? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Mizoram

c) Sikkim d) Assam

8. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani appointed as new Prime Minister of which country? a) Saudi Arabia b) Iraq c) Qatar d) Syria

9. Who of the following won 2020 Thailand Masters Badminton men's singles title? a) Kenta Nishimoto b) Liu Cheng c) Ng Ka Long d) Liu Cheng

10. Who of the following won 2020 Thailand Masters Badminton women's singles title? a) Carolin Marin b) An Se-young c) Akane Yamaguchi d) Chen Qingchen

Answers:

1. a 2. b 3. d 4. d 5. c 6. c 7. b 8. c 9. c 10. c

1. Recently which of the following state launched e-Police station? a) Odisha b) Bihar c) Uttar Pradesh d) West Bengal

2. Who of the following appointed as new foregin secretary? a) Harsh Vardhan Shringla b) Vijay Gokhale c) Arvind Kumar d) Murali Vijayan

3. S Jaishankar lays foundation stone of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Centre in __________ a) Gujarat b) Madhya Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Rajasthan

4. Which of the following defence organisation launches operation 'Vanilla' to provide disaster relief at Madagascar? a) Indian Army b) Indian Navy c) Indian Air Force d) DRDO

5. Pranab Mukherjee releases Yashwant Sinha’s autobiography.What is the name of Autobiography? a) Reportless b) Relentless c) Nayantara d) Revivalless

6. India’s first underwater metro expected to be complete by ___________ a) 2020 b) 2024 c) 2022 d) 2028

7. _________ announced as the Oxford Hindi Word of the Year 2019. a) Aarakshan b) Rajneeti c) Samvidhan d) Vidroh

Answers:

1. a 2. a 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. c 7. c

1. Who of the following sportsperson won "World Games Athlete of the Year" award? a) Dipa Karmakar b) Rani Rampal c) Jhulan Goswami d) Deepika Kumari

2. Who of the following appointed as member of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)? a) Aishwarya Shukla b) Janak Raj

C) Shublendu Mishra d) Arpit Gandhi

3. Union Minister for MSME, Shri Nitin Gadkari, launched the limited edition of Khadi wrist watches in _______ a) Nagpur b) Jaipur c) New Delhi d) Lucknow

4. Name the Indian cyclist who bagged a gold in the men’s Keirin individual event of the Six-Day Berlin Tournament. a) Amrit Singh b) Deborah Herold c) Bikram Singh d) Esow Alben

5. Which of the following country is the partner country of 34th Surajkund International Crafts Fair held in Haryana? a) Nepal b) Uzbekistan c) Bhutan d) China

6. What is the theme of World Sustainable Summit 2020? a) Beyond 2015: People, Planet & Progress b) Partnerships for a Resilient Planet c) Towards 2030: Making the Decade Count d) Attaining the 2030 Agenda: Delivering on our Promise

7. In which state of India “World’s largest meditation centre was inaugurated? a) Telangana b) Andhar Pradesh c) Uttarakhand d) Uttar Pradesh

8. The European Union parliament has approved United Kingdom Brexit deal. Where is the headquarters of European Union? a) Brussels, Belgium b) Geneva, Switzerland c) Washington DC, US d) New York, US

9. Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee conferred the honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) by ______________________. a) University of Delhi b) University of Hyderabad c) University of Mumbai d) University of Calcutta

10. Which one of the following country has created a new Guinness World Record for organizing highest altitude Fashion Show on the earth. a) Nepal b) India c) China d) Tibet

Answers: 1. b 2. b

3. c 4. d 5. b 6. c 7. a 8. a 9. d 10. a

1. Who of the following appointed as CEO of IBM? a) Virginia Rometty b) Arvind Krishna c) Mahesh Mukherjee d) J.B.Rana

2. Who of the folowing won 18th Gibralat Masters Chess Title? a) Wang Hao b) Liu Cheng c) David Paravyan d) John Wiltor

3. How much grant announced by google to promote news literacy among Indians? a) 3-million USD b) 5-million USD c) 2-million USD d) 1-million USD

4. Who among the following theatre artiste of India will receive the prestigious French honour of ‘Chevalier dans lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) for her outstanding contribution to

the field of theatre? a) Gargi Raina b) Arpita Singh c) Bharti Kher d) Sanjana Kapoor

5. Irish composer _______________ will be the first woman to conduct an orchestra at the Oscars guest-segment. a) Osnat Shurer b) Marisa Roman c) Eimear Noone d) Lori Forte

6. th edition of joint military exercise between Indian and Bangladesh Army will be conducted at Umroi, Meghalaya. What is the name of exercise? a) Vajra Prahar b) Khanjar c) Dharma Guardian d) Sampriti

7. Who among the following is the head of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of RBI? a) Raghuram G. Rajan b) Urjit R. Patel c) Shaktikant Das d) D. Subbarao

8. What is the theme of World Leprosy Day 2020? a) Ending discrimination, stigma and prejudice b) Leprosy isn’t what you think c) Zero Disabilities in girls and boys

d) Renewing commitment for a leprosy free world

9. The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2019-20 in Parliament. Chief Economic Advisor prepared the Economic Survey. Who is the current Chief Economic Advisor? a) Urijit Patel b) Shaktikanta Das c) Vijay Gokhale d) Krishnamurthy Subramanian

10. The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2019-20 in Parliament.What is the Theme of Economic Survey 2020? a) Enable Markets, Promote 'Pro-Business' Policies and Strengthen 'Trust' in the Economy b) Enable Markets, Promote 'Pro-Business' Policies and Strengthen 'Capital' in the Economy c) Enable Capital, Promote 'Pro-Business' Policies and Strengthen 'Markets' in the Economy d) Enable Markets, Promote 'Pro-Business' Policies and Strengthen 'Bond' in the Economy

Answers:

1. b 2. c 3. d

4. d 5. c 6. d 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. a

1. How much amount have been allocated to SCs and OBCs in Budget for FY 2020-21? a) 35000 crore b) 65000 crore c) 45000 crore d) 85000 crore

2. How much amount have been allocated to Senior Citizens & Divyangs in Budget for FY 2020-21? a) 5000 crore b) 9500 crore c) 7500 crore d) 8500 crore

3. How much amount have been allocated to Mutritional related programme in Budget for FY 2020-21? a) 35500 crore b) 45600 crore c) 35600 crore d) 27800 crore

4. How much amount have been allocated to development and promotion of industry and commerce in Budget for FY 2020-

21? a) 27300 crore b) 35600 crore c) 31300 crore d) 27800 crore

5. As per Budget for FY 2020-21, How many wi-fi facilities have been commissioned at railway stations? a) 670 b) 550 c) 430 d) 980

6. How much amount have been allocated to Agriculture and Rural Development in Budget for FY 2020-21? a) 2.83 lakh crore b) 1.83 lakh crore c) 3.97 lakh crore d) 4.10 lakh crore

7. How much amount have been allocated to welfare of schedule tribes in Budget for FY 2020-21? a) 53700 crore b) 43700 crore c) 23600 crore d) 57800 crore

8. The income of Farmers is expected to get doubled in which year? a) 2020 b) 2028 c) 2024 d) 2022

9. Which of the following is the theme of Budget 2020-2021? a) Inspirational India b) Aspirational India d) Enabling Markets d) Strengthen Markets

10. How much amount have been allocated for programmes specifically for women in Budget for FY 2020-21? a) 53700 crore b) 44600 crore c) 28600 crore d) 57800 crore

11. Who of the following won Australian Open 2020 Women's Singles Title? a) Serena Williams b) Sofia Kenin c) Garbine Muguruza d) Barobra Strycova

12. When is Indian Coast Guard Day celebrated every year? a) 2 February b) 3 February c) 1 February d) 31 January

13. Who of the following won Australian Open 2020 Mixed Doubles Title? a) Kristina Mladenovic, Timea Babos b) Hsieh Su-wei, Barbora Strycova c) Nikola Mektic , Barbora Krejcikova

d) Jamie Murray, Bethanie Mattek-Sands

14. Who of the following appointed as head of CBIC( Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs? a) Rakesh Sinha b) M Ajith Kumar c) John Joseph d) Ankit Wadia

15. Recently which of the following country rejoined Commonwealth of Nations? a) Afghanistan b) Maldives c) Sri Lanka d) Indonesia

Answers:

1. d {Rs 85,000 crore allocated for SCs and OBCs in Budget for FY 2020-21} 2. b {Rs 9,500 crore provided for senior citizens and Divyangs Budget for FY 2020-21} 3. c {Rs 35,600 cr allocated for nutritional related programme in FY21} 4. a {Rs 27,300 crore provided for development and promotion of industry and commerce} 5. b {550 wi-fi facilities have been commissioned at railway stations} 6. a {2.83 lakh crore allocated for agriculture and rural development in FY 2020-21}

7. a {53700 crore allocated for welfare of schedule tribes for FY 2020-21} 8. d {The income of Farmers is expected to get doubled in 2022} 9. b { Aspirational} 10. c {Govt allocates Rs 28,600 crore for programmes specifically for women} 11. b {Sofia Kenin wins maiden grand slam at Australian Open} 12. c {Indian Coast Guard Day celebrated every year on 1st February} 13. c {Nikola Mektic , Barbora Krejcikova won Australian Open 2020 Mixed Doubles Title 14. b {Union Government appoints M Ajit Kumar as chairman of CBIC ahead of Budget} 15. b {Maldives was officially readmitted to the Commonwealth on 1 February 2020}

1. Which of the following country signed five MoUs for establishing Addu Tourism Zone? a) Afghanistan b) Bangladesh c) Maldives d) Sri Lanka

2. How much amount has been provided for Defence Pension in Budget 2020? a) Rs 1,37,825 crore b) Rs 1,43,825 crore

c) Rs 1,33,825 crore d) Rs 1,13,825 crore

3. What is the capital of Maldives? a) Bali b) Kuala Lumpur c) Thimpu d) Male

4. Who of the following appointed as Chairman of Coal India Limited? a) AK Jha b) Pramod Agarwal c) Avinash Sinha d) Arjun Tripathi

5. Which of the following city's favourite arts festival Kala Ghoda kicks off? a) Jaipur b) Bhopal c) Mumbai d) Lucknow

6. Who of the following won Australian Open 2020 Men's Singles Title? a) Roger Federer b) Rafael Nadal C) Novak Djokovic b) Dominic Theim

7. India beat New Zealand by 7 runs, clean sweep series 5-0. WHo of the following named "Player of the Series"? a) KL Rahul b) Rohit Sharma

c) Kane Williamson d) Viart Kohli

8. Who of the following won Australian Open 2020 Men's Doubles Title? a) Joe Salisbury, Rajeev Ram b) Luke Saville, Max Purcell c) Nikola Mektic, Barbora Krejcikova d) Jamie Murray, Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Answers: 1. c {India and Maldives signed five MoUs for establishing the Addu Tourism zone in five islands of Addu atoll at a cost of 2.49 million dollars.} 2. c {For Defence Pension, an amount of Rs 1,33,825 crore has been provided in Budget Estimates 2020-21.} 3. d {Male is the capital of Maldives} 4. b {Pramod Agrawal on 1 February 2020 assumed charge as the new chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd. He took over after A K Jha retired as the CIL chairman on January 31.} 5. c {Mumbai's favourite arts festival Kala Ghoda kicked off. It is the 21st edition of Kala Ghoda festival} 6. c {Novak Djokovic becomes champion for the eighth time. This was His 8th Australian Open

title. He defeats Dominic Theim.} 7. a {KL Rahul received the "player of the series" award for his 224 runs and 4 dismissals.} 8. a {American Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury of Britain tamed the local wild card pairing of Max Purcell and Luke Saville in straight sets and won the Australian Open men's doubles final.}

1. Who of the following inaugurates month long Ekushey Book Fair? a) Narendra Modi b) Shiekh Hasina c) Ashraf Ghani d) Abdul Hamid

2. Which of the following state bags first position for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Maharashtra c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan

3. India's biggest rural technical festival Antahpragnya 2020 started in __________ a) Lucknow b) Jaipur c) Telangana d) Patna

4. Which of the following country declares national emergency

following locust infestation sweeping Horn of Africa? a) Syria b) Ethiopia c) Nigeria d) Somalia

5. Which of the folowing neighbouring nations agreed deal to swap prisoners to help ease tensions? a) India, Pakistan b) Iran, Iraq c) Rwanda, Uganda d) Syria, Turkey

6. DST launches SATHI Initiative for building shared, professionally managed strong S&T infrastructure. What is the abbreviation of SATHI? a) Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes b) Systematic Analytical & Technical Help Institutes c) Sophisticated Analytically & Technically Help Institutes d) Sophisticated Analytical & Techno Help Institutes

7. Who of the following won ITF women’s tennis tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand? a) Ankita Raina b) Chloe Paquet c) Hang Su-Wei d) Carolina Marin

8. Which of the following country won best team award at Golden

Girl Championship Boras, Sweden? a) France b) Australia c) India d) Sweden

9. Who is the Governor of Telangana? a) Banwarilal Purohit b) Satyapal Malik c) Tamilisai Soundararajan d) Vajubhai Vala

10. What is the capital of Rwanda? a) Kampala b) Kigali c) Mogadishu d) Beirut

Answers: 1. b {Prime Minister of Bangladesh,Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the month long Ekushey Book fair at the Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka.} 2. c {Madhya Pradesh has bagged the first position for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. Indore district has also bagged the first place for better performance of the scheme.} 3. c {Collector of Nirmal inaugurated National Level India's Biggest Rural Technical Festival titled Antahpragnya 2020 in the state of Telangana at

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies-Basar} 4. d {Somalia has declared a national emergency following locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa, as insects devastate food supplies in one of the poorest and most vulnerable regions in the world.} 5. c {Neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda have agreed a deal to swap prisoners to help ease tensions following mutual accusations of spying and political meddling.} 6. a {Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes} 7. a {Third-seeded Ankita Raina beat fourth seed Chloe Paquet of France 6-3, 7-5 to clinch the title in the $25,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand.} 8. c {Team India won best team award at Golden Girl Championship Boras, Sweden} 9. c {Tamilisai Soundararajan is the 2nd governor of Telangana.} 10. b {Kigali is Capital of Rwanda}

1. The Indian Navy recently conducted a coastal security exercise named ‘Malta Abhiyan’ in? a) Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh b) Chennai, Tamil Nadu c) Mumbai, Maharashtra d) Kolkata, West Bengal

2. Which of the following company has launched an Android POS device for small and medium businesses (SMEs) & merchant partners? a) Paytm b) Google Pay c) Amazon Pay d) PhonePe

3. Who among the following has become the new Prime Minister of Iraq? a) Barhim Salih b) Nouri al-Maliki c) Mohammed Tawfi Allawi d) Adil Abdul-Mahdi

4. Who among the following has won the inaugural Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award for his translated book “Blue Is Like Blue”? a) Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh b) Shrilal Shukla c) Amrita Pritam d) Vinod Kumar Shukla

5. Name the veteran actor who will be honoured by the Madhya Pradesh government with the National Kishore Kumar Samman. a) Nargis b) Waheeda Rehman c) Asha Parekh d) Jaya Prada

6. Who among the following has been appointed as the next High

Commissioner of India to Canada? a) Vikas Swarup b) Nripendra Mishra c) Pramod Kumar Misra d) Ajay Bisaria

7. Name the country which has recently declared a national emergency in the country to battle locust swarms which are destroying crops on a large scale in country’s main region for agricultural production. a) Bangladesh b) Pakistan c) South Korea d) China

8. Who among the following has been named the ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020’ by financial intelligence magazine ‘The Banker’ for the Asia-Pacific region for bringing in measures to tighten the rules around NBFCs? a) Zhou Xiaochuan b) Reza Bair c) Indrajit Coomaraswamy d) Shaktikanta Das

9. On which day the World Cancer Day is being observed globally every year to create awareness about cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment? a) 8th February

b) 4th February c) 6th February d) 5th February

10. Name the actor who has won the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards in the category of leading actor. a) Brad Pitt b) Chris Evans c) Dwayne Johnson d) Joauin Phoenix

11. Name the movie which has won the best film award in 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards. a) Parasite b) Judy c) 1917 d) Avengers: The Endgame

12. Who among the following has won the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards in the category of leading actress? a) Judy Garland b) Laura Dern c) Catherine Zeta-Jones d) Renee Zellweger

Answers: 1. d {The Indian Navy recently conducted a coastal security exercise named ‘Malta Abhiyan’ in Kolkata, West Bengal.} 2. a {Paytm has launched an Android POS device for small and medium businesses (SMEs) & merchant partners.} 3. c {Mohammed Tawfi Allawi has

become the new Prime Minister of Ira.} 4. d {Vinod Kumar Shukla has won the inaugural Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award for his translated book “Blue Is Like Blue”.} 5. b {The Veteran actor Waheeda Rehman will be honoured by the Madhya Pradesh government with its National Kishore Kumar Samman} 6. d {Ajay Bisaria has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Canada} 7. b {Pakistan has declared a national emergency in the country to battle locust swarms which are destroying crops on a large scale in country’s main region for agricultural production.} 8. d {Financial intelligence magazine ‘The Banker’ has named Shaktikanta Das as the ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020’ for the Asia-Pacific region for bringing in measures to tighten the rules around NBFCs.} 9. b {World Cancer Day is being observed globally on 4th February every year to create awareness about cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment} 10. d {Joauin Phoenix has won the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards in the category of

leading actor} 11. c {Movie “1917” has won the best film award in 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards.} 12. d {Renee Zellweger has won the 2020 EE British Academy Film Awards in the category of leading actress.}

1. The 11th edition of the biennial mega defence exhibition “DefExpo 2020” is held at? a) Patna, Bihar b) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh c) Chandigarh, Haryana d) Gandhinagar, Gujarat

2. The theme of the DefExpo 2020 is? a) India: the emerging defence selling hub b) India: the emerging defence producing hub c) India: the established defence manufacturing hub d) India: the emerging defence manufacturing hub

3. Who among the following has become the first deaf person to row an ocean by finishing a 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic ocean? a) Elisabeta Lipă b) Georgeta Damian c) Mo O’Brien d) Steve Redgrave

4. Name the Indian Para-athlete who has been elected as

president of Paralympic Committee of India. a) Mariyappan Thangavelu b) Deepa Malik c) Devendra Jhajharia d) Varun Singh Bhati

5. Who among the following has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka? a) P K Mishra b) Nripendra Mishra c) P K Mody d) Gopal Baglay

6. Which of the following State government approves five acre land to Sunni Waqf Board in Ayodhya? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Bihar

7. Who of the following dedicated the UNESCO world heritage site certificate for Jaipur? a) Vasundhara Raje Scindia b) Sachin Pilot c) Ashok Gehlot d) Jyotiraditya Scindia

8. Who of the following resigns from Maharashtra women’s commission chief post? a) Swati Deswal b) Ankita Patekar

c) Vijaya Rahatkar d) Pankaja Munde

Answers:

1. b {The 11th edition of the biennial mega defence exhibition “DefExpo 2020” is held at Lucknow} 2. d { The theme of defence exhibition “DefExpo 2020” is “India: the emerging defence manufacturing hub”.} 3. c {Mo O’Brien has become the first deaf person to row an ocean by finishing a 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic ocean.} 4. b {Para-athlete and India’s lone woman Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik has been elected as president of Paralympic Committee of India.} 5. d {Gopal Baglay has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.} 6. b {Uttar Pradesh government approves five acre land to Sunni Waqf Board in Ayodhya.} 7. c {Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot dedicated the UNESCO world heritage site certificate for Jaipur} 8. c {Maharashtra State Commission for Women Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has tendered her resignation from the post.}

1. RBI in its sixth and last bi-monthly Monetary Policy for FY 19-20 maintains status quo, keeps repo rate unchanged. What is the current repo rate? a) 5.75% b) 5.50% c) 5.35% d) 5.15%

2. Where is the headquarter of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)? a) Kolkata b) Bengaluru c) Mumbai d) New Delhi

3. 8th World Energy Policy Summit kicks off in _____________ a) Mumbai b) New Delhi c) Kolkata d) Bengaluru

4. What is the theme of 8th World Energy Policy Summit 2020? a) Energy: New Fundamentals, New Opportunities b) Energy: New Opportunities, New Fundamentals c) Energy: New Foundations, New Opportunities d) Energy: New Opportunities, New Foundations

5. International Seafood Show to be organised in _________ a) Bhubaneshwar, Odisha b) Mumbai, Maharashtra

c) Kochi, Kerala d) Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu

6. What is the theme of International Seafood Show 2020? a) Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Value Markets b) Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Value Foundation c) Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Value Packs d) Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Value Addition

7. Who of the following won International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy under individual category? a) Dr. Manu Bhatnagar b) Ankita Sharma c) Dr. Vinita Malhotra d) Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu

8. Which of the following won International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy under institutional category? a) Ram krishna Param Hans Mission b) Ram Janm Bhoomi Trust c) Leprosy Mission Trust d) VK Vyas Trsut

9. Govt has set target of installation of __________ solar power by Dec 2022. a) 300 GigaWatt b) 500 GigaWatt

c) 100 GigaWatt d) 200 GigaWatt

10. Govt has set target of installation of __________ wind power by Dec 2022. a) 60 GigaWatt b) 30 GigaWatt c) 40 GigaWatt d) 80 GigaWatt

11. Who of the following became the youngest president of Cricket Association of Bengal? a) Snehasish Ganguly b) Avishek Dalmiya c) Manohar Lal d) Jay Shah

12. Who of the following became the Joint Secretary of Cricket Association of Bengal? a) Snehasish Ganguly b) Avishek Dalmiya c) Manohar Lal d) Jay Shah

Answers:

1. d {The policy repo rate remains unchanged at 5.15 percent under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF).} 2. c {RBI's head quarter is in Mumbai} 3. b {8th World Energy Policy Summit kicks off in New Delhi} 4. a {The theme for this year, 2020, is: "Energy: New Fundamentals, New

Opportunities".} 5. c {International Seafood Show to be organised in Kochi from 7-9 Feb.} 6. d {Theme of this year’s seafood show is “Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Value Addition”} 7. d {The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy to Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu under the Indian nomination (individual) category and the Leprosy Mission Trust under the (institutional) category} 8. c {The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy to Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu under the Indian nomination (individual) category and the Leprosy Mission Trust under the (institutional) category} 9. c {The Government has set a target of installation of 100 GigaWatt solar power and 60 GigaWatt wind power capacity in the country by December 2022 by implementing various schemes.} 10. a {The Government has set a target of installation of 100 GigaWatt solar power and 60 GigaWatt wind power capacity in the country by December 2022 by implementing various schemes.} 11. b {Former BCCI president late

Jagmohan Dalmiya's son Avishek became the youngest president of Cricket Association of Bengal after being elected unopposed. Avishek has become the 18th president of CAB.} 12. a {BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's elder brother Snehasish Ganguly, a former Bengal left-hander, is the new joint secretary.}

1. Sri Lankan Prime Minister on a five-day visit to India. Who is the current Prime Minister of Sri Lanka? a) Gotabaya Rajapaksa b) Mahinda Rajapaksa c) Murali Jayawardhene d) Sanath Rajapaksa

2. Which of the following organization signs Technology Development Contract with Rosoboronexport Russia? a) ISRO b) BARC c) DRDO d) IISER

3. Where is the head quarter of DRDO? a) Mumbai b) Kolkata c) Bengaluru d) New Delhi

4. Commercial flight operations at ________ Airport in Karnataka begins.

a) Ballari b) Chikballapur c) Bagalkot d) Bidar

5. Which of the following Fertilizers Unit in Odisha Likely to Commence Operations by September, 2023? a) Nagarjuna Fertilizers b) Talcher Fertilizers c) Srijee Fertilizers d) Coromandol Fertilizers

6. Which state government to use drones for mapping villages? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Madhya Pradesh d) Telangana

7. Who of the following inaugurated 11-km stretch of elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail? a) Narendra Modi b) Tamilisai Soundararajan c) Piyush Goyal d) K. Chandrashekar Rao

8. Who of the folowing NASA's astronaut returned from space to Earth safely? a) Christina Koch b) Peggy Whitson c) Yevgeny Prokopyev d) Alexei Zubritsky

9. Who is the founder of NASA? a) Dwight D. Eisenhower b) Neil Armstrong

c) William B. Bridgeman d) Albert S. Crossfield

10. Whihc of the foloiwng state won Junior National Football C'ship for Dr BC Roy Trophy? a) Assam b) Tripura c) Punjab d) Mizoram

Answers: 1. b {Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa arrives in New Delhi on a five-day state visit to India.} 2. c {During DefExpo 2020, HEMRL (A Library of DRDO), Pune signed technology development contract with Rosoboronexport, Russia for development of Advanced Pyrotechnic Ignition Systems.} 3. d {New Delhi} 4. d {Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) flagged off the first direct flight from Bidar airport to Bengaluru in Karnataka.} 5. b {The Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda informed that Talcher Fertilizers Limited (TFL), Odisha is likely to commence its operations by September, 2023.} 6. c {In Madhya Pradesh, the state government has decided to use drones for mapping villages.} 7. d {Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao inaugurated

the 11-km stretch of corridor-II of elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail} 8. a {NASA's astronaut Christina Koch returned from space to Earth safely. Christina Koch has spent 328 days on International Space Station (ISS), surpassing the previous record of 289 days held by fellow American Peggy Whitson. 9. a {Dwight D. Eisenhower is the founder of NASA} 10. d {Mizoram has won the final of the Junior National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong. Mizoram beat Punjab 5-4.}

1. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) operationalized the first ever helicopter services under UDAN from Dehradun. Who is the current civil aviation minister? a) Pradeep Singh Kharola b) Hardeep Singh Puri c) Kiren Rijiju d) Trivendra Singh Rawat

2. Which of the following instant messaging platform received NPCI's approval to expand it's UPI services? a) Facebook Messenger b) WhatsApp c) Google Hangout d) Hike

3. Which state government has launched the first Disha Police Station in Rajamahendravaram city to provide speedy justice for female victims of Sexual assault? a) Telangana b) Karnataka c) Andhra Pradesh d) Tamil Nadu

4. World’s first bulletproof helmet has been developed by the ________ a) DRDO b) Indian Army c) Ordnance factory d) HAL

5. Who of the following is India's first chief of defence staff? a) Manoj Mukund Naravane b) Satheesh Reddy c) Karambir Singh d) Bipin Rawat

6. Who is the chief of DRDO? a) Satheesh Reddy b) K Sivan c) Vikram Kirloskar d) Ananya G Reddy

7. Name the present Chief Economist of the World Bank who has recently announced her resignation from the post. a) Gita Gopinath b) Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg c) Kristalina Georgieva d) Christine Lagarde

8. The Supreme Court has directed the states to establish _________ to provide speedy and inexpensive justice to people in rural areas at their doorsteps. a) Gram Nyayalayas b) Grameen Court c) Gram Panchayat d) Gram Sachivalaya

Answers: 1. b {Hardeep Singh Puri is Civil Aviation Minister} 2. b {The instant messaging platform “WhatsApp” has received the (NPCI) National Payments Corporation of India’s approval to expand its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services to 10 million users through “WhatsApp Pay”.} 3. c {The state government of Andhra Pradesh has launched the first Disha Police Station in Rajamahendravaram city to provide speedy justice for female victims of Sexual assault (rape), Sexual harassment and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.} 4. b {World’s first bulletproof helmet has been developed by the Indian Army. The Ballistic helmet is developed by An Indian Army Major Anoop Mishra.} 5. d {General Bipin Rawat is the first Chief of Defence Staff.} 6. a {Satheesh Reddy is the chief

of DRDO.} 7. b {Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg has announced her resignation from the post of Chief Economist of the World Bank.Aart Kraay will replace Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg.} 8. a {The Supreme Court has directed the states to establish Gram Nyayalayas to provide speedy and inexpensive justice to people in rural areas at their doorsteps.}

1. Which nation won ICC under-19 Cricket World Cup 2020? a) India b) Pakistan c) New Zealand d) Bangladesh

2. Who of the following pakistani cricketer became the youngest player to take Test Hat-trick? a) Yasir Ali b) Nassem Shah c) Mohhamad Amir d) Abid Siddiqui

3. National conference on e-governance 2020 concludes in _________ a) New Delhi b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Bengaluru

4. Which state government to launch internship scheme for school college students?

a) Madhya Pradesh b) Uttar Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Telangana

5. Renowned thinker, writer and the founder-director of Bharatiya Vichara Kendram died yesterday. Name him. a) Jagat Ramanujam b) Venkat Subramanyan c) P Parameswaran d) Adi Guru Trilok Nath

6. Who of the following won Player of The Tournament Award in ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2020 edition? a) Priyam Garg b) Akbar Ali c) Yashasvi Jaiswal d) Kartik Tyagi

7. Who of the following took most wickets in ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2020 edition? a) Kartik Tyagi b) Ravi Bishnoi c) Enamol Haque d) Abdul Rajjaq

8. Which of the following team have won most World cup title? a) Australia b) Pakistan c) India d) Sri Lanka

Answers:

1. d {Bangladesh beat India by three wickets to win the ICC Under-19 Cricket Worl Cup title. It was Bangladesh's first win in an ICC event at any level.} 2. b {Naseem Shah, the 16-year-old Pakistan fast bowler, became the youngest player to take a Test hat-trick when he dismissed Najmul Hossain Shanto, Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi.} 3. b {National conference on e-governance 2020 concludes in Mumbai.} 4. b {Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced an internship scheme for the 10th, 12th and graduating students of the state to brighten employment prospects of these students.} 5. c {Renowned thinker, writer and the founder-director of Bharatiya Vichara Kendram P Parameswaran passed away at Ottapalam in kerala.} 6. c {Yashasvi Jaiswal won Player of The Tournament Award in ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup. He scored total 400 runs in 5 innings.} 7. b { Ravi Bishnoi took most wickets in ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2020 edition. He took 17 Wickets.} 8. c { India have won ICC U-19

Cricket World Cup Title for 4 Times. 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018}

1. Which of the following film won Best Film Award in Oscars 2020? a) Once Upon a Time. . In Hollywood b) Judy c) Joker d) Parasite

2. Which of the following film won Best Animated Feature Film Award in Oscars 2020? a) Toy Story 4 b) Marriage Story c) Joker d) Parasite

3. Who of the following won Best Actor Award in a Leading Role in Oscars 2020? a) Brad Pitt b) Joaquin Phoenix c) Jonathan Pryce d) Leonardo DiCaprio

4. Who of the following won Best Actor Award in a Supporting Role in Oscars 2020? a) Brad Pitt b) Joaquin Phoenix c) Jonathan Pryce d) Leonardo DiCaprio

5. Who of the following won Best Actress Award in a Leading Role in Oscars 2020? a) Scarlett Johansson

b) Renee Zellweger c) Charlie Theron d) Saoirse Ronan

6. Who of the following won Best Actress Award in a Supporting Role in Oscars 2020? a) Scarlett Johansson b) Renee Zellweger c) Charlie Theron d) Laura Dern

7. Who of the following won Best Director Award in Oscars 2020? a) Sam Mendes b) Tod Phillips c) Bong Joon-Ho d) Quentin Tarantino

8. Who of the following won FIH Rising Star of the Year (Men) 2019 Awards? a) Vikram Singh b) Blake Govers c) Maico Casella d) Vivek Prasad

9. Who of the following won FIH Rising Star of the Year (Women) 2019 Awards? a) Rani Rampal b) Lalremsiami c) J. Jankunas d) F. Malta

10. On Which day National Deworming Day celebrated each year? a) 11 Feb b) 15 Feb

c) 12 Feb d) 10 Feb

11. Which nation will host 13th COP of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) from 17th to 22nd February 2020? a) Sri Lanka b) Bhutan c) India d) Nepal

12. Which of the following team won Premier Badminton League (PBL) 2020 title? a) Hyderabad Hunters b) Bengaluru Raptors c) Northeastern Warriors d) Chennai Superstarz

Answers:

1. d {Parasite- (Directed by Bong Joon-Ho) won Best Film Award in Oscars 2020.} 2. a {Toy Story 4- (Animated by Josh Cooley, Mark Nielsen and Jonas) won Rivera Best Animated Feature Film Award in Oscars 2020.} 3. b {Joaquin Phoenix for Movie Joker won Best Actor Award in a Leading Role in Oscars 2020.} 4. a {Brad Pitt for Movie Once Upon a Time..In Hollywood won Best Actor Award in a Supporting Role in Oscars 2020.} 5. b {Renee Zellweger for Movie

Judy won Best Actress Award in a Leading Role in Oscars 2020.} 6. d {Laura Dern for Movie Marriage Story won Best Actress Award in a Supporting Role in Oscars 2020.} 7. c {Bong Joon-Ho for Movie Parasite won Best Director Award in Oscars 2020.} 8. d {Vivek Prasad won FIH Rising Star of the Year (Men) 2019 Awards.} 9. b {Lalremsiami won FIH Rising Star of the Year (Wom