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1. Which is first country to make Haj process

complete digital?

(A) India (B) Bangladesh

(C) Pakistan (D) Afghanistan

Answer: (A) India

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India and Haj and Umrah Minister of Saudi

Arabia Mohammad Saleh bin Taher Benten

signed bilateral annual Haj 2020 agreement to

make Haj process complete digital.

Uses: an online application, e-visa, Haj mobile

app, 'e-MASIHA' health facility,

"e-luggage pre- tagging" providing

all information in India itself regarding

accommodation and transportation in Mecca

and Madina will be provided to 2 lakh Indian

Muslims going for Haj in 2020.

2. Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 to

be launched across the country for

Immunizing children under the age of 2 years

and pregnant women against eight vaccine

preventable diseases, which are those vaccine

preventable diseases?

(A) Diphtheria (B) whooping cough

(C) tuberculosis (D) All the above

Answer: (D) All the above

Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 will be

launched for Immunizing children under the age

of 2 years and pregnant women against eight

vaccine preventable diseases. Vaccines for

diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus,

poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, measles, meningitis

and Hepatitis B. Vaccines for Japanese

encephalitis and hemophilus influenzal are also

being provided in selected areas. Health Minister

of state: Jai Pratap Singh.

3. Who has been appointed as new Controller

General of Accounts?

(A) J P S Chawla (B) Soma Roy Burman

(C) Rajiv Mehershi (D) None of the above

Answer: (B) Soma Roy Burman

Soma Roy Burman appointed has 24th CGA and

the seventh woman to hold this coveted position.

She took over from Former Controller General

of Accounts: J P S Chawla. Prior to assuming the

charge of CGA. Burman served as Additional

Controller General of Accounts in the office of

the CGA.

4. Which country is Guest of Honor Country at

International Book Fair in Guadaljara,

Mexico?

(A) China (B) UAE

(C) India (D) Nepal

Answer: (C) India

Minister of State for Human Resource

Development Sanjay Dhotre India Pavilion at

International Book Fair in Guadaljara, Mexico

Guest of Honor Country: India (first Asian

country to participate as ‗Guest of Honour'

in the Fair).

5. 2019 theme for worlds AIDS day is & quot;

Communities Make the Difference.& quot;

When world AIDS day is observed?

(A) December 1 (B) December 2

(C) December 3 (D) December 4

Answer: (A) December 1

World AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency

Syndrome) Day is observed on December 1 of

every year, Theme for 2019 is & quot;

Communities Make the Difference."

Virus responsible: Human Immuno deficiency

Virus (HIV) (destroys B & amp;T lymphocytes)

6. Which country to host G20 meet in 2020?

(A) India (B) China

(C) Japan (D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: (D) Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is the first Arab nation to assume

the G20 presidency in capital Riyadh from 21-22

November in 2020.

About: G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an

international forum for the governments and

central bank governors from 19 countries and

the European Union (EU). Founded in 1999 with

the aim to discuss policy pertaining to the

promotion of international financial stability.

7. Recently horn bill festival begins in which

state?

(A) Manipur (B) Nagaland

(C) Mizoram (D) Meghalaya

Answer: (B) Nagaland

20th Edition of Hornbill Festival begins in

Nagaland. Chief Host was Governor R N Ravi

and host was CM Neiphiu Rio A display of

Sukhoi aircraft flying over Kisama site was also

organized in coordination between the state


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government and headquarter

Eastern Air Command (IAF) Shillong.

8. In which city All India 47th Police Science

Congress event held?

(A) Mumbai (B) Lucknow

(C) Delhi (D) Ahmedabad

Answer: (B) Lucknow

All India 47th Police Science Congress was held

at Lucknow, presided by Union Home Minister

Amit Shah.

Highlight: To have major changes in Criminal

Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code, along

with Arms Act and Narcotics Acts are need of

the hour.

9. According to the report released by Local

Circles and Transparency International

India, which is most corruption, reported

state?

(A) Karnataka (B) Rajasthan

(C) Delhi (D) Odisha

Answer: (B) Rajasthan

According to India Corruption Survey 2019 done

by Local Circles and Transparency International

India most Corruption reported states are

Rajasthan

Bihar

Uttar Pradesh

Telangana

Karnataka

Tamil Nadu

Jharkhand and Punjab.

Least corruption reported: Delhi

Haryana

Gujarat

West Bengal

Kerala

Goa and Odisha.

10. According to emission gap report 2019

released by UN Environment Programme,

which country emits large emissions?

(A) U S (B) India

(C) China (D) None of the above

Answer: (A) U S

According to The Emissions Gap Report 2019

report released by UN Environment Programme

(UNEP) Countries with large emissions are U S

China and India.

11. 13th South Asian Games formally begins in

which country?

(A) China (B) UAE

(C) India (D) Nepal

Answer: (D) Nepal

3th South Asian Games formally inaugurated in

Dasaratha Rangshala in Kathmandu by

President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari. Over

2700 athletes from seven South Asian Countries

participated in the march past. During 10 days

biggest sporting event of the South Asia, 2715

athletes compete for 1119 medals including 319

Gold in 26 game categories.

12. Which is the first Finance company to list

commercial papers on exchanges?

(A) IDFC First Bank (B) Bajaj Finance

(C) Aditya Birla

(D) Housing Development Finance Corporation

Answer: (C) Aditya Birla

Aditya Birla Finance is the first company to list

its commercial paper with value date of

November 28 and maturity date on February 7

2020. Listing of CPs is expected to lead to

efficient transmission of information regarding

corporate borrowings and liquidity positions to

market participants.

13. Recently, Government launched 4th round of

Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN, in

which year UDAN scheme was launched?

(A) 2016 (B) 2017

(C) 2018 (D) 2019

Answer: (A) 2016

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Civil

Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri Govt launches 4th


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round of Regional Connectivity Scheme

UDAN. Focus this time on North East Region,

Hilly States, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and

Islands. UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik)

scheme was launched in October, 2016, which

seeks to provide connectivity to unserved and

underserved regions through revival of existing

air strips and airports.

14. India and which country signed MoU to set

up Healthcare Innovation Centre in New

Delhi?

(A) U S (B) China (C) Russia (D) Swedan

Answer: (D) Swedan

India, Sweden signs MoU for India-Sweden

Healthcare Innovation Centre in New Delhi.

Objective is to develop an ecosystem of open

innovation to which start-ups and the healthcare

delivery stakeholders can use to collaborate and

address current and future challenges in the

healthcare sector.

Health Minister: Dr. Harsh Vardhan

15. When is Indian Navy day celebrated every

year?

(A) Dec 03 (B) Dec 04

(C) Dec 05 (D) Dec 06

Answer: (B) Dec 04

Indian navy day is celebrated every year on Dec

04 .The day is celebrated in honor of the

maritime force's role during the war with

Pakistan in 1971 when Indian warships attacked

Karachi port and successfully thwarted

Pakistani operations in the western coast. The

Day is also celebrated to highlight the

achievements and role the Navy plays in securing

the country's marine borders.

16. Who has become the first women pilot of

Indian navy?

(A) Mohana singh (B) Anjali singh

(C) Nikitha singh (D) Shivangi

Answer: (D) Shivangi

Sub Lieutenant Shivangi becomes first woman

pilot of Indian Navy. A batch of three trainee

officers of the 7th Dornier Conversion Course

including a lady officer qualified as Dornier

pilots and was awarded at the coveted golden

Wings ceremony held at INS Garuda.

About: A native of Muzaffarpur, Bihar, Shivangi

was inducted into the Indian Navy under the

Short Service Commission Pilot entry scheme.

She was commissioned into the Navy in June last

year.

17. Surya Kiran–XIV military exercise

conducted between India and which country?

(A) Nepal (B) Srilanka (C) China (D) U S

Answer: (A) Nepal

India-Nepal Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran

– XIV conducted in Nepal Army Battle School

(NABS) Salijhandi Rupendehi district of Nepal.

Aim: Is to conduct a battalion level combined

training between Indian Army and Nepal Army

with a scope to enhance interoperability at

military level in jungle warfare counter terrorist

operations in Mountainous terrain humanitarian

assistance disaster relief operations medical and

environmental conservation including aviation

aspects.

18. India‘s first maritime museum to be setup in

which state?

(A) Maharashtra (B) Odisha

(C) Tamilnadu (D) Gujarat

Answer: (D) Gujarat

India‘s first maritime museum coming up in

Lothal a Harappa site on the Saurashtra coast in

Gujarat with Assistance from Portuguese

Maritime Heritage Museum

19. Which football player won 2019 Ballon d‘Or

award?

(A) Ronaldo (B) Lionel Messi

(C) Luca Modrik (D) None of the above

Answer: (B) Lionel Messi

2019 Ballon d‘Or award Lionel won by Messi (6

th Ballon d‘Or award) in men‘s category and

Megan Eapinoe in women‘s category. The Ballon

'Or ("Golden Ball") is an

annual football award presented by France

Football. It has been awarded since 1956.


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20. Which railway station gets first 'Eat

Right Station' certification from

FSSAI?

(A) Mumbai Central station

(B) Howrah Station

(C) Kanpur Central

(D) Chennai Central

Answer: (A) Mumbai Central station

Mumbai Central station of Railways gets first

'Eat Right Station' certification from

FSSAI for Compliance of food safety and

hygiene availability of healthy diet food handling

at preparation transshipment and retail/serving

point food waste management promotion of local

and seasonal food and creating awareness on

food safety and healthy diet.

21. Which state bags cadaveric organ donation

award for High number of donors by

NOTTO?

(A) Karnataka (B) Tamilnadu

(C) Kerala (D) Telangana

Answer: (B) Tamilnadu

Tamil Nadu bags cadaveric organ donation

award for 4th time by National Organ and

Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO)

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

High number of donors: So far 6886 organs were

retrieved from 1198 donors in Tamil Nadu

which is well ahead of other States.

22. Which cricket team wins MCC‘s Spirit of

Cricket award?

(A) India (B) England

(C) Australia (D) New Zealand

Answer: (D) New Zealand

New Zealand wins Martin Jenkins Spirit of

Cricket award (show of sportsmanship during

the final of the ICC World Cup at Lord's in

July).

About: The award was the concept of the MCC

and the British Broadcasting Corporation

(BBC), created in 2013 in memory of Martin

Jenkins, the former MCC president and BBC

Test Match Special commentator, to honor his

longstanding passion and desire to see the game

played in the right spirit.

23. According to the report of Germanwatch,

what is India‘s rank in Global Climate Risk

Index 2020?

(A) 2 nd (B) 3 rd (C) 4 th (D) 5 th

Answer: (D) 5 th

According to Global Climate Risk Index 2020

report Published by Environmental think tank

German watch. Japan is most vulnerable

country, India ranks at 5 th spot.

Top 5 list of most vulnerable countries (181

countries):

1. Japan

2. Philippines

3. Germany,

4. Madagascar

5. India

24. H.S. Venkateshamurthy to preside over 85th

Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held at

which place?

(A) Bangalore (B) Kalaburagi

(C) Mysore (D) Belgavi

Answer: (B) Kalaburagi

H.S. Venkateshamurthy to preside over 85th

Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held in

Kalaburagi during February 5 to 7 2020

Organized by Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP)

25. Which Indian city enters top 10 club of most

popular travel destinations of 2019 as per report

of Euromonitor International?

(A) Bengaluru (B) Mumbai

(C) Kolkatta (D) New Delhi

Answer: (D) New Delhi


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Delhi enters top 10 club of most popular travel

destinations of 2019 as per Report of Euro

monitor International

Highlight: Asian destinations dominating the list,

with over 40 entries. Globally, inbound arrivals

are expected to rise 4.2% in 2019, to 1.5 billion

trips.

Top 10 Lists:

1. Hong Kong

2. Bangkok

3. Macau

4. Singapore

5. London

6. Paris

7. Dubai

8. New Delhi

9. Istanbul

10. Kuala Lumpur

26. Which state launched " Madhu App&

quot; for school children?

(A) Odisha (B) West Bengal

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Telangana

Answer: (A) Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launches

"MadhuApp" for school children.

About App: The application is equipped with

video lectures and exercises in Odia language by

leading subject experts and educationists. In the

first phase, the study material has been created

for Mathematics and Science Subjects of classes

V to Vlll.

27. Theme for 2nd edition of startup India global

venture capital summit 2019 is investing in

tomorrow together, in which state summit to

be held?

(A) Karnataka (B) Tamilnadu

(C) Goa (D) Telangana

Answer: (C) Goa

Goa to host 2nd edition of startup India global

venture capital summit 2019, Which is organized

by The Department for Promotion of Industry

and Internal Trade (DPIIT), in partnership with

Government of Goa, During 6th and 7th of

December, 2019.

Theme: Investing in tomorrow together

Objectives: To showcase the India‘s opportunity

in the sectors of EMobility, FinTech, MedTech,

Enterprise Software, EdTech, Genomics and Life

sciences.

28. According to RBI, What is repo rate in its

fifth bi-monthly Monetary Policy?

(A) 6.15 % (B) 7.15 % (C) 5.15 % (D) 4.15 %

Answer: (C) 5.15 %

Reserve Banks Monetary Policy Committee

headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das keeps repo

rate unchanged at 5.15 %.

Reverse repo rate: 4.90 per cent

Marginal standing facility rate and Bank Rate:

5.40 per cent.

29. According to the report of Comparitech,

which is worst country in invasive use of

biometric data?

(A) China (B) India

(C) Ireland (D) Portugal

Answer: (A) China

According to the Report by Compari tech

China is worst country in invasive use of

biometric data next to china, Malaysia, Pakistan

U S, India are showing a concerning lack of

regard for the privacy of people‘s biometric

data.

30. Recently, India gifted indigenously made

patrol vessel CGS Kaamiyaabu to which

country?

(A) Malaysia (B) Srilanka

(C) Maldives (D) Sweden

Answer: (C) Maldives


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Recently, PM Modi, Maldives President Ibrahim

Mohamed Solih jointly inaugurated key

development

projects: Highlights:

To set up neighborhood fish processing

plants in the Maldives‘

National Payments Corporation of India and

the Bank of Maldives to launch the RuPay

Card in the Maldives.

The lighting up of Male (Maldives capital)

using LED lights of India.

India gifted the indigenously made patrol

vessel CGS Kaamiyaabu to the Maldives

National Defense Coast Guard.

31. Theme for World soil day 2019 is Stop soil

erosion, save our future, When is the day is

observed?



Answer: (B) December 5

After International Union of Soil Sciences‘

recommendation to celebrate World Soil Day

annually FAO also supported the formal

establishment of World Soil Day. In December

2013 UN General Assembly at the 68th session

declared December 5 as World Soil Day.

Theme: Stop soil erosion save our future

32. Recently, Union Minister for food processing

Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated Avantee

mega Food Park in which state?


(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (D) Madhya Pradesh

Union Minister for food processing Harsimrat

Kaur Badal inaugurated Avantee mega Food

Park at Madhya Pradesh‘s Dewas. This first

food park of central India is spread over 51 acres

and has been constructed at a cost of about 150

crore rupees. About 5 thousand local people will

get employment from this Mega Food Park.

33. Which country has announced biggest ever

IPO?

(A) Alibaba (B) Aramco

(C) Microsoft (D) Amazon

Answer: (B) Aramco

Saudi Arabia, state oil company Aramco has set

a share price for its much anticipated initial

public offering. Aramco has set a share price

that will value the company's initial public

offering (IPO) at 25.6 billion Dollar, making it

the largest ever seen. Aramco's IPO tops a

record breaking 25 billion dollar IPO in 2014

from Chinese internet giant Alibaba

34. Who among the following person awarded

UNICEF's Danny Kaye Humanitarian

award?

(A) Priyanka Chopra (B) Deepika Padukone

(C) Sharukh Khan (D) Amir Khan

Answer: (A) Priyanka Chopra

The India star Priyanka Chopra was named the

2019 recipient of the Humanitarian Award by

the United Nations Children's Fund in

June this year and received the award at the 15th

Annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball.

35. According to the report of WHO, which

Country accounted for most number of

global malaria cases?

(A) Nigeria (B) Republic of the Congo

(C) Uganda (D) India

Answer: (A) Nigeria

According to the report of WHO India and

nineteen countries in sub-Saharan Africa were

found to have carried 85 percent of the global

malaria burden, among which Nigeria accounted

for most number of global malaria cases (25%).

India achieved a sharp reduction of 28% in

malaria cases between 2017 and 2018.

36. Who received National Florence Nightingale

Award-2019 Posthumously?

(A) Lini PN (B) Malati Saikia

(C) Usha Kumari

(D) Savitaben L. Chauhan

Answer: (A) Lini PN


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Lini PN received National Florence Nightingale

Award-2019 Posthumously, The 30-year-old

nurse from Kerala who died of the deadly Nipah

virus that she contracted while treating a patient

last year during the Nipah outbreak.

Acknowledging her sacrifice, the state

government of Kerala has also instituted an

award in her name.

37. Prez Kovind lays foundation stone for Paika

Rebellion memorial in which state?


(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (A) Odisha

Prez Kovind lays foundation stone for Paika

Rebellion memorial in Odisha to mark

completion of 200 years of Paika Rebellion

a valiant uprising of Paikas in 1817 against the

British Rule in presence of Odisha Governor

Ganeshi Lal and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen

Patnaik.

38. HAND-IN-HAND joint training exercise was

conducted between India and which country?

(A) China (B) U S (C) Russia (D) Nepal

Answer: (A) China

8th India China joint training exercise HAND

IN HAND was conducted in Joint Training Node

(JTN), Umroi in Meghalaya with theme of

counter terrorism under United Nations

mandate.

Highlight: joint military exercise is historic as it

marks the 70th year since the establishment of

diplomatic ties between India and China

39. Which police station ranks first in the list of

the best-performing police stations in the

country?

(A) Ajk Burhanpur (B) Balasinor

(C) Aberdeen (D) none of the above

Answer: (C) Aberdeen

Aberdeen Police station in the Andaman and

Nicobar Islands ranks first in the list of the best

performing police stations in the country while

dealing with a property offence, a crime against

women and weaker sections. Other positions are

Balasinor police station in Gujarat secured the

second rank while and Ajk Burhanpur in

Madhya Pradesh got the 3rd position.

40. Which is Oxford Word of the Year 2019?

(A) youth quake (B) Health emergency

(C) Climate emergency (D) toxic’

Answer: (C) Climate emergency

Climate emergency is Oxford Word of the Year

2019.Climate emergency is defined as ‗a situation

in which urgent action is required to reduce or

halt climate change and avoid potentially

irreversible environmental damage resulting

from it. Climate emergency, therefore, was used

three times more than the term ‗health

emergency‘, which was placed second, in 2019.

41. Girish Chandra Chaturvedi appointed as

chairman of which company?

(A) SEBI (B) BSE (C) NSE

(D) none of the above

Answer: (C) NSE

National Stock Exchange appoints Girish

Chandra Chaturvedi as its chairman. A retired

IAS officer and former Secretary Ministry of

Petroleum and Natural Gas

Public Interest Director Girish Chandra as the

new chairman of the NSE.

42. Which language makes deput in Rajya

Sabha?

(A) Bodo (B) Dongri

(C) Maithali (D) Santhali

Answer: (D) Santhali

Santhali language makes debut in Rajya Sabha.

Sarojni Hembram of the Biju Janata Dal spoke

in Santhali, an Austroasiatic Munda language

spoken mostly by tribals in Odisha. She also

demanded Bharat Ratna for Raghunath Murmu,

who in 1925 created the Ol Chiki script for the

Santhali language.

43. Recently, Human Library event held in

which district of Karnataka?

(A) Bengaluru (B) Tumkuru

(C) Belgavi (D) Mysuru

Answer: (D) Mysuru

Human Library event in Mysuru which aims to

address people's prejudices by helping

them to talk to those they would not normally

meet. The organization uses a library analogy of


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lending people rather than books. These people

have " experienced prejudice social

exclusion or stigma " and participants can

ask them questions so as to "learn about

the other person and also challenge their own

prejudices.

44. When is International Anti-Corruption Day

observed?




The United Nations General Assembly on

October 31, 2003, adopted the United Nations

Convention against Corruption, and designated

December 9 International Anti-Corruption Day,

in order to raise awareness about corruption and

of the role of Convention in fighting and

preventing it. This convention came into force in

the year 2005, and since then the day is being

observed annually.

Theme: united against corruption

45. Recently, Integrated Command and Control

Centre (ICCC) inaugurated in which state?

(A) Haryana (B) Bihar

(C) Odisha (D) Jharkhand

Answer: (A) Haryana

CM Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurates

Integrated Command and Control Centre in

Haryana .Integrated Command and Control

Centre (ICCC) has been designed to serve as the

nodal point for all online data related to the

Smart City applications, including CCTV

based public safety and adaptive traffic

management system, smart parking system,

water supply management system, pollution

monitoring, property tax management system

and asset management system.

46. Who was crowned Miss Universe 2019?

(A) Zozibini Tunzi (B) Madison Anderson

(C) Vartika Singh (D) Ashley Alvidrez

Answer: (A) Zozibini Tunzi

South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi crowned

Miss Universe 2019. The 26 year old Tunzi was

declared the winner at a televised event at

Atlanta in United States. This is the third Miss

Universe crown for South Africa. Madison

Anderson was named the first runner

up, followed by Mexican contestant Ashley

Alvidrez as the second runner up. Indian

contestant was Vartika Singh (secured a place in

the top 20).

47. Who among was awarded 'Diwali -

Power of One Award'2019?

(A) Kairat Abdrakhmanov

(B) Nicholas Emiliou

(C) Frantisek Ruzicka

(D) All the above


'Diwali - Power of One Award‘2019

diplomats honored are:

Kairat Abdrakhmanov (Permanent

Representative of Kazakhstan to the UN).

Nicholas Emiliou (Former Permanent

Representative of Cyprus to the United

Nations).

Frantisek Ruzicka (Permanent

Representative of Slovakia to the UN).

Volodymyr Yelchenko (Permanent

Representative of Ukraine to the United

Nations).

About: They are awarded to former Permanent

Representatives or high-level UN diplomats or

those diplomats who will soon finish their tenure

at the world organization for working selflessly

to help form a more perfect, peaceful and secure

world for all.

48. Which Vehicle is used to launch RISAT-

2BR1?

(A) PSLV-C47 (B) PSLV-C48

(C) PSLV-C49 (D) PSLV-C50

Answer: (B) PSLV-C48


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ISRO to launch spy satellite RISAT-2BR1 and 9

foreign customer satellites.

Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre in

Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on December 11.

Launch Vehicle: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

rocket (PSLV-C48).

RISAT-2BR1: Radar imaging earth observation

satellite weighing about 628 kg, will be placed

into an orbit of 576 km at an inclination of 37

degree.

49. Recently, Which country ends gender

segregation in restaurant?

(A) Saudi Arabia (B) UAE

(C) Climate emergency (D) toxic

Answer: (A) Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia will no longer mandate that

restaurants segregate seating areas and

entrances according to gender and marital

status. Until now, most restaurants had separate

entrances and dining areas for women and

families and for single men. Even in many

Western chains like Starbucks or KFC,

partitions often separated customers and in some

smaller cafes that lacked space for partitions,

women were simply not allowed.

Crown Prince: Mohammed bin Salman

50. Recently, The WADA banned which country

for four years from major global sporting

events?

(A) Japan (B) China (C) Russia (D) U S

Answer: (C) Russia

The World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia

for four years from major global sporting events

including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the

football's 2022 World Cup in Qatar, over

manipulated doping data.

Russia's Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) was

declared non-compliant for manipulating

laboratory data handed over to investigators in

January 2019.

But athletes who can prove they are untainted by

the doping scandal will be able to compete under

a neutral flag.

51. According to report of German watch, what

is India‘s rank in Climate performance

index?

(A) 6 th (B) 7 th (C) 8 th (D) 9 th

Answer: (D) 9 th

According to the report of Report by

Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and

Climate Action Network, India ranks at 9 th

position.

Top performers (no countries achieved top 3

positions):

4. Sweden

5. Denmark

6. Morocco

9. India

Bottom three performers:

59. Chinese Taipei

60. Saudi Arabia still ranks very low,

61. The United States

COP25 climate summit: Spanish capital Madrid.

52. Which city selected as world‘s leading sports

tourism destination?

(A) Abu Dhabi (B) London

(C) Dubai (D) India

Answer: (A) Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi selected as world‘s leading sports

tourism destination in 26th edition of the World

Travel Awards (WTA) event held in Muscat.

This is the seventh time in a row that Abu Dhabi

has been selected for this coveted award.

Sports events hosted: FIFA Club World Cup

2017 and 2018, the first edition of the UAE Tour,

the AFC Asian Cup 2019, the Special Olympics

World Games 2019, the UFC 242 showdown and

the Brazil vs South Korea international friendly

match.

53. Which country tops points table in 13th

South Asian Games?

(A) Nepal (B) India (C) Bangladesh (D) Pakistan

Answer: (B) India

13th South Asian Games: Nepal

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 India 174 93 45 312

2 Nepal 51 60 95 206

3 Sri Lanka 40 83 128 251

4. According to report of United Nations

54. Development Programme (UNDP), what is

India‘s rank in Human development index?

(A) 129 th (B) 130 th (C) 131 st (D) 132 nd


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Answer: (A) 129 th

According to report of United Nations

Development Programme (UNDP) in Human

development index

India‘s spot is 129 among 189 countries.

High human development: Norway (1)

Low human development: Niger (189)

55. When is International Human Rights Day

observed?




About: Human Rights Day came into existence

on December 10, 1948, when the Universal

Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by

United Nations. This day is observed every year

across the world, as it empowers us all. The day

also acknowledges the advocates and defenders

of human rights around the world.

Theme for 2019: ―Stand Up For Human Rights‖

56. According to Wheebox in India Skills Report

2020, which state has highest employability

rate?

(A) Karnataka (B) Maharashtra

(C) Tamilnadu (D) Telangana

Answer: (B) Maharashtra

Report by: Wheebox (a Global Talent

Assessment Company), Taggd by PeopleStrong

and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in

collaboration with UNDP, AICTE & AIU

States with the highest employability and highest

employable cities are:

States Cities

Maharashtra 67.99 Mumbai 70.27

Tamil Nadu 62.97 Hyderabad 66.52

Uttar Pradesh 61.78 Pune 63.20

Andhra Pradesh 53.56 New Delhi 62.86

Karnataka 52.83 Bengaluru 54.83

57. Whose tweet bags India‘s ‗Golden Tweet‘ of

2019?

(A) Narendra Modi (B) Virat Kohli

(C) Vijay (D) M S Dhoni

Answer: (A) Narendra Modi

PM Modi bags India‘s ‗Golden Tweet‘ of 2019.

―Golden Tweet‖ was Posted by PM Modi on

May 23 2019 Together we grow. Together we

prosper. Together we will build a strong and

inclusive India. India wins yet again! #Vijayi

Bharat.‖

Sports: Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) wished MS

Dhoni (@msdhoni) on his birthday

which became the most retweeted tweet in the

world of sports.

Entertainment industry: Actor Vijay‘s

(@actorvijay) tweet sharing the poster of his film

#bigil became the tweet to receive the most

retweets in the entertainment sector

as well as became the tweet to achieve the most

retweets with comments overall.

58. Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 seeks to

grant citizenship to the minorities of which

following country?

(A) Afghanistan (B) Pakistan

(C) Bangladesh (D) All the above


Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 seeks to grant

Indian citizenship to illegal migrants of Hindu,

Jain, Buddhist, Sikh, Parsi and Christian

communities coming from the Muslim

majority South Asian countries of Afghanistan,

Pakistan and Bangladesh. It also seeks to relax

the requirement of residence in India from 11

years to 6 years for these migrants. However, the

bill exempts certain tribal areas included in the

Sixth Schedule and those falling under the Inner

Line Permit Regime in the North Eastern States.

It amends the Citizenship Act 1955, the Passport

Act 1920 and the Foreigners Act 1946 for

implementation of its provisions

59. Who has been appointed as brand

ambassador for NADA?

(A) Amir Khan (B) Suniel Shetty


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(C) Sachin Tendulkar (D) Vijender singh

Answer: (B) Suniel Shetty

Suniel Shetty has been appointed as brand

ambassador for The National Anti Doping

Agency (NADA). NADA Director General:

Navin Agarwal

60. Bougainville declared independent by coming

out of which country?

(A) Papua New Guinea (B) Indonesia

(C) Australia (D) Maldives

Answer: (A) Papua New Guinea

The South Pacific region of Bougainville voted

overwhelmingly to become the world‘s newest

nation by gaining independence from Papua New

Guinea. More than 98% of valid ballots favored

independence. The only other option in the vote

was greater autonomy from Papua New Guinea.

61. World's first fully electric commercial

aircraft takes flight in which country?

(A) U S (B) Mexico

(C) Canada (D) Russia

Answer: (C) Canada

World's first fully electric commercial

aircraft takes flight in Canada. Harbour Air and

magnix Announce Successful Flight of World‘s

First Commercial Electric Airplane.

The successful flight of the ePlane, a six-

passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver magnified

by a 750- horsepower (560 kW) magni500

propulsion system, took place on the Fraser

River at Harbour Air Seaplanes terminal in

Richmond (YVR South). The plane was piloted

by Harbour Air CEO and founder Greg

McDougall

62. Which community nomination quota has

been left out under Constitution (126th)

Amendment Bill?

(A) SC (B) ST (C) OBC (D) Anglo Indian

Answer: (D) Anglo Indian

Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill: The

reservation to SCs, STs and the Anglo

Indian community in LokSabha and state

assemblies was granted for 70 years when the

Constitution came into being. Through the bill,

the reservation for only the SC and ST

communities and not the Anglo Indian

community will be extended till January 25,

2030.

Article 334: Anglo

Indian communities were given reservation in

legislature for 70 years January 25, 2020.

63. When is International Mountain Day

observed?




International Mountain Day is observed on

December 11 every year since 2003. As per the

United Nations, mountains are home to 15 per

cent of the world's population and a

quarter of the world‘s animals and plants.

2019 Theme: ' Mountains Matter for

Youth'.

64. Where will the 4th edition of the

International Seminar-cum-Exhibition on

Naval Weapon Systems 'NAVARMS

2019' to be held?

(A) New Delhi (B) Maharashtra

(C) Tamilnadu (D) Telangana

Answer: (A) New Delhi

NAVARMS: The 4th edition of the International

Seminar cum Exhibition on Naval Weapon

Systems will held in New Delhi. Theme: ‗Make in

India – Fight Category: Opportunities and

Imperatives‘ Union Defence Minister: Rajnath

Singh

65. Which city to host 107th Indian Science

Congress event in Jan 2020?

(A) Bengaluru (B) Hyderabad


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(C) Chennai (D) Mumbai

Answer: (A) Bengaluru

The 107th Indian Science Congress a forum of

global science affairs will be held at Bangalore

Agriculture University from January 3-7.

Theme: Science and technology for rural

development.

66. According to Google who is the Most

Trending Personality of 2019 in India?

(A) Lata Mangeshkar

(B) Abhinandan Varthaman

(C) Yuvraj Singh

(D) Anand Kumar

Answer: (B) Abhinandan Varthaman

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman of

Indian Air Force was the most searched person

on Google. Varthaman was conferred the Vir

Chakra gallantry award in August 2019

in an honor to his heroic deeds

67. Jaga Mission is related to which state?

(A) Odisha (B) Karnataka

(C) Maharashtra (D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (A) Odisha

Odisha awarded 'World Habitat

Award' for Jaga Mission, which aims at

transforming the slums into liveable habitat with

all necessary civic infrastructure and services at

par with the better off areas within the same

urban local body (ULB) and to continuously

improve the standard of the infrastructure and

services and access to livelihood opportunities,

benefiting a million urban

poor living in the slums.

68. Who has been named as La Liga‘s first India

brand ambassador?

(A) MS Dhoni (B) Virat Kohli

(C) Sunil Chettri (D) Rohit Sharma

Answer: (D) Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is the first non-footballer in the

history of the league to have become a brand

ambassador and the first-ever India brand

ambassador of top Spanish football club Real

Madrid

69. Which state Cabinet clears Disha Act?

(A) Kerala (B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Telangana

Answer: (B) Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears Disha Act,

Which provides for harsher punishments,

including death sentence, to those guilty of

heinous crimes against women. The Act would

cover sexual offences against women and

children, acid attacks and harassment of women.

Chief Minister: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

70. Who has been named as Time Person of the

Year for 2019?

(A) Narendra Modi (B) Donald Trump

(C) Valdimur Putin (D) Greta Thunberg

Answer: (A) New Delhi

Greta Thunberg Swedish environmental activist

is Time‘s Person of the Year — the magazine‘s

youngest ever. She became the biggest voice on

the biggest issue facing the planet this year

coming from essentially nowhere to lead a

worldwide movement.

71. Recently, Inner Line Permit regime extended

to which state?

(A) Meghalaya (B) Assam

(C) Sikkim (D) Manipur

Answer: (D) Manipur

Inner Line Permit regime extended to Manipur.

Manipur is the fourth state after Arunachal

Pradesh Nagaland and Mizoram where the ILP

regime has been made applicable. To visit the

ILP-regime states outsiders including people

from other states of the country need to take

permission.

72. Bilateral tri-service exercise INDRA – 2019

will be conducted between India and which

country?

(A) U S (B) Russia

(C) Japan (D) China

Answer: (B) Russia

Bilateral tri service exercise INDRA – 2019

between Russia and India will be simultaneously

conducted in Babina, Goa, and Pune, It will help

strengthen mutual confidence, interoperability

and sharing of best practices between the armed

forces of the two countries.


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73. What is rank of Nirmala Sitharaman in the

world's 100 most powerful women list

in Forbes?

(A) 32nd

(B) 33rd

(C) 34th (D) 35th

Answer: (C) 34th

Nirmala Sitharaman ranked 34th in the

world's most powerful women list in

Forbes, HCL Corporation CEO and Executive

Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra ranks 54th and

Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar

Shaw ranks 65th have been named among the

world‘s 100 most powerful women by Forbes.

74. Which country left out of EU's 2050

climate neutrality targets?

(A) Poland (B) The Czech Republic

(C) Hungary (D) none of the above

Answer: (A) Poland

Poland left out of EU's 2050 climate

neutrality targets for Demanding more funds for

economic transition and support for nuclear

power.

75. Rajya Sabha passes bill to include

communities Parivara and Talawara in ST

list, belong to which state?

(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka


Answer: (B) Karnataka

Rajya Sabha passes bill to include certain

communities from Karnataka in ST list in The

Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second

Amendment) Bill, 2019. Siddi tribes of Belagavi,

Dharwad would also be included in the ST

category apart from those living in Uttar

Kannada districts.

76. Who was awarded FICCI India Sports

Awards in category Sports Person (Male)?

(A) Sandeep Chaudhary

(B) Saurabh Chaudhary

(C) Amit Panghal

(D) Esow Alben

Answer: (B) Saurabh Chaudhary

FICCI is organizing 9th Global Sports Summit

" TURF 2019" International

Convention on the Business of Sports at

Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi on

11th December. These awards are an attempt by

FICCI to acknowledge the contribution and

felicitate the Olympics sports achievers and the

various stake holders in the ecosystem.

Following were the awardees:

Best National Sports Federation: National

Rifle Association of India

Sports Person (Female): Rani Rampal

(hockey)

Sports Person (Male): Saurabh

Chaudhary (shooting)

Para-Athlete: Sandeep Chaudhary

(javelin)

Special Recognition Para-Athlete: Manasi

Joshi (badminton)

Breakthrough Sports Person: Amit

Panghal

Special Recognition Breakthrough Sports

Person: Esow Alben (cycling)

Coach or Support Staff: Satyanarayana

Lifetime Achievement (administrator):

Govindaraj Kempareddy

Lifetime Achievement: Pankaj Advani

(cue sport)

Best State Promoting Sports: Odisha

Best Sports Journalist: Kamesh

Srinivasan

77. WDO to launch World Design Protopolis in

which city?

(A) Bengaluru (B) Mumbai

(C) Hyderabad (D) Chennai

Answer: (A) Bengaluru

WDO to launch World Design Protopolis in

Bengaluru aims at implementing holistic

progress in mega cities across the world and

making them sustainable and also project aims

to measure the progress of the city

attract investments and solve the problems so

that the city becomes a better place for the

citizens.


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78. Which Indian personality wins Crystal

award?

(A) Akshay Kumar (B) Deepika Padukone

(C) Sharukh Khan (D) Priyanka Chopra

Answer: (B) Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone wins Crystal award by World

Economic Forum (WEF) for spreading mental

health awareness.

79. Who was crowned Miss World 2019?

(A) Zozibini Tunzi (B) Toni-Ann Singh

(C) Suman Rao (D) Ophély Mézino

Answer: (B) Toni-Ann Singh

Toni Ann Singh crowned Miss World 2019.

It's the first time in history that black

women hold the titles for Miss USA, Miss Teen

USA, Miss America, Miss Universe and Miss

World. 2nd runnerup: Suman Rao from India.

80. Trakea, Unique bar coding software, used by

which state police?

(A) Harayan (B) Punjab

(C) Rajasthan (D) Gujarat

Answer: (A) Harayan

Trakea software, used by Haryana Police, to

ensure that thousands of forensic reports that

form the backbone of the criminal investigation

system and subsequent trials in the courts of law

are not tampered with. It is the country‘s first

police force to have introduced this unique

barcoding for forensic reports.

81. When is National Energy Conservation Day

2019 observed?




National Energy Conservation Day observed

every year on December 14 National Energy

Conservation Day is observed to raise awareness

among the people for the conservation of energy

considering the global increase in population and

also the demand for the supply of electricity.

82. Military Literature Festival held in which

city?

(A) Jaipur (B) Delhi

(C) Chandigarh (D) Ahmedabad

Answer: (C) Chandigarh

Military Literature Festival held in Chandigarh

to honor and commemorate the legendary

bravery and sacrifices of ancestors from this

land. The Governor paid tributes to the martyrs

of Parliament attack in 2001

83. Who is brand ambassador of BMTC?

(A) Puneeth Rajkumar

(B) Shivrajkumar

(C) Darshan (D) Yash

Answer: (A) Puneeth Rajkumar

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport

Corporation (BMTC) has roped in Kannada

actor Puneeth Rajkumar as its ambassador.

84. According to Gender gap Report 2019 by

World Economic Forum, What is India‘s

place?

(A) 110 th (B) 111 th

(C) 112 th (D) 113 th

Answer: (C) 112 th

According to Gender gap Report 2019 by World

Economic Forum India‘s rank is 112 th (from its

108th

position last year). Iceland (st) remains the

world‘s most gender-neutral country

while China (106th)

Sri Lanka (102nd)

Nepal (101st)

Brazil (92nd)

Indonesia (85th) and Bangladesh (50th).

Bottom Ranks: Yemen is ranked the worst

(153rd) while Iraq is 152nd and Pakistan 151st.

85. In which city STEELING INDIA 2019 event

was held?

(A) Mumbai (B) Delhi

(C) Ahmedabad (D) Bhopal

Answer: (B) Delhi

CII is organized the Conference ―Steeling India‖

with the objective of increasing the steel intensity

in key user sectors especially in rural India on

16th December 2019 in New Delhi was

inaugurated by Minister of Petroleum &

Natural Gas and Steel Mr.Dharmendra Pradhan

86. Which country to Host 36th International

Geological Congress in March 2020?


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(A) China (B) Bangladesh

(C) India (D) Nepal

Answer: (C) India

India to Host 36th International Geological

Congress in March 2020 in New Delhi

Organized by Ministry of Mines (MoM) and

Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). Theme of

the event is ‗Geosciences: The Basic Science for a

Sustainable Development‘.

87. When is Vijay Diwas observed?

(A) Dec 15 (B) Dec 16

(C) Dec 17 (D) Dec 18

Answer: (B) Dec 16

The nation celebrates Vijay Diwas on Dec 16 to

commemorate India's victory over

Pakistan in 1971 war. In 1971, the chief of the

Pakistani forces, General Amir Abdullah Khan

Niazi, along with 93 thousand troops, had

surrendered to the allied forces consisting of

Indian Army and Mukti Bahini led by

Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora in

Dhaka after their defeat in the Liberation war.

Bangladesh creation: After the end of 14 day war

resulted in subsequent secession of East Pakistan

into Bangladesh.

88. Which Indian security forces launches

matrimonial site to help staff find suitable

matches?

(A) Border Security Force

(B) Central Industrial Security Force

(C) National Security Guards

(D) Indo-Tibetan Border Police

Answer: (D) Indo-Tibetan Border Police

Indo- Tibetan Border Police launches

matrimonial site to help staff find 'suitable

matches. This is the first ever dedicated and well

managed matrimony portal among the Central

Armed Police Forces (CAPF) started by ITBP on

December 9. There are more than 25,000

unmarried men in the Force while more than

1000 women personnel are also unmarried, only

the staff will be able to access it.

89. Which university has developed a built a

robot that speaks 100 languages?

(A) Qatar University

(B) University of Jordan

(C) King Saud University

(D) University of Tehran

Answer: (D) University of Tehran

University of Tehran in Iran has built a robot

that speaks 100 languages Namely Surena

About: The robot has taken four years to be

developed. It stands 170 cm tall weighs 70 kg

and is able to walk at the speed of 0.7 km/hr.

Highlight: It can move around the sides

backward and on rough surfaces while

remaining upright on uneven ground and is able

to lift objects recognize faces shake hands

and also kick a soccer ball.

90. 'Surya Kiran XIV' Joint Military

Exercise conducted between India and which

country?

(A) Nepal (B) China

(C) Myanmar (D) Japan

Answer: (A) Nepal

India- Nepal Joint Military Exercise 'Surya

Kiran XIV' conducted at Nepal Army

Battle School (NABS), Salijhandi, Rupendehi

district of Nepal. The aim of this exercise is to

conduct a Battalion level combined training

between Indian Army and Nepal Army to

increase interoperability in jungle warfare and

counter terrorist operations in mountainous

terrain, humanitarian assistance and disaster

relief, medical and environmental conservation

including aviation aspects.

91. ‗Invest Karnataka‘ event to be held in which

city?

(A) Belagavi (B) Mysuru

(C) Hubballi (D) Bengaluru

Answer: (C) India

Upcoming ‗Invest Karnataka‘ to be held in

Hubballi. Objective is to improve employment

opportunities and attracting Bengaluru

centric industries to tier 2 cities in Karnataka.

Minister for Large and Medium Scale

Industries: Jagadish Shettar

92. Who won DSC Prize for South Asian

Literature 2019?

(A) R K Narayan (B) Amitabha Bagchi

(C) Kiran Desai (D) Arvind adiga

Answer: (B) Amitabha Bagchi


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Amitabha Bagchi wins 2019 DSC Prize for South

Asian Literature 2019 at the 8th edition of the

IME Nepal Literature Festival for Novel Half the

Night is Gone ($25 000 award)

About: The DSC Prize instituted in 2010

awards fiction from the South Asian region

which includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh,

Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal

Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as from the

diaspora.

93. Which country inked pact to develop energy-

efficient housing programme in India?

(A) Japan (B) Russia

(C) U S (D) Germany

Answer: (D) Germany

India, Germany ink pact for Rs 1,958 cr finance

to develop energy efficient housing programme

in India. Loan agreement was signed between

State Bank of India (SBI) and German

development bank KfW for USD 277 million to

establish an energy efficient housing programme

in India.

94. Which city to host first Global Refugee

Forum?

(A)Tokyo (B) Geneva

(C) Paris (D) London

Answer: (B) Geneva

Geneva to host first Global Refugee Forum

Aim is to give impetus to efforts to achieve the

compact's objectives and translate

international solidarity into concrete action

.

95. Who will be the next chief of Indian army?

(A) V.K. Singh (B) Bipin Rawat

(C) Manoj Mukund (D) Karambir

Answer: (C) Manoj Mukund

Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next

Army Chief who will replace current army Chief

Bipin Rawat is retiring on December 31.

96. Sridhar Patra appointed as CMD of which

navaratna company?

(A) NALCO

(B) Bharat Electronics Limited

(C) HAL

(D) Oil India Limited

Answer: (A) NALCO

Sridhar Patra appointed NALCO CMD. Patra is

at present Director (Finance) in the National

Aluminum Company Limited (NALCO).He has

been appointed as the CMD of NALCO till the

date of his superannuation.

97. Recently, Shriram Lagoo Passes away who

was famous theatre personality of which

language?

(A) Marathi (B) Hindi

(C) Bhojpuri (D) Kannada

Answer: (A) Marathi

Film and Theatre Personality Shriram Lagoo

passes away at 92. One of the biggest faces of the

Marathi theatre, Lagoo was also a doctor. He

acted in more than 100 Hindi and Marathi films

in his career. He also directed twenty plays in

Marathi. Dr Lagoo also wrote a book, an

autobiography titled Lamaan.

98. Gadkari launches 'Khadi Rumal'

stitched by militancy affected women of

which union territory?

(A) J&K (B) Ladakh

(C) Daman & Diu

(D) Dadra & Nagar haveli

Answer: (A) J&K

Gadkari launches 'Khadi Rumal'

stitched by militancy affected women of

J&K. Aim to provide employment to the

women in the terrorist affected areas. The

Minister for Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises (MSME): Nitin Gadkari

99. A white yellow star in Sextans constellation

named after which Indian personality?

(A) Harish-Chandra

(B) K. Radhakrishnan


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(C) Meghnad Saha

(D) Bibha Choudhury

Answer: (D) Bibha Choudhury

A white yellow star in Sextans constellation and

its Jupiter-like exoplanets, which were hitherto

named HD 86081 and 86081b, will now have

Indian names. Names: the star would be called

‗Bibhā‘, the planet would be known as

‗Santamasa‘

Bibha: The star has been named in honour of a

pioneering Indian woman scientist Bibha

Choudhury, who discovered subatomic particle,

pi-meson. ‗Bhibha‘ also means ―a bright beam of

light‖ in Bengali.

Santamasa: The planet has been named

S‘antamasa‘ to reflect the cloudy nature of its

atmosphere. ‗Santamasa‘ is the Sanskrit term for

‗clouded‘.

100. Who won Rachael Heyhoe-Flint award for

Women‘s Cricketer of the Year?

(A) Smriti Mandhana

(B) A Chanida Sutthi

(C) Alyssa Healy

(D) Ellyse Perry

Answer: (D) Ellyse Perry

List of ICC awards:

Rachael Heyhoe-Flint for Women‘s Cricketer

of the Year: Ellyse Perry (Australia)

ODI Player of the Year: Ellyse Perry

(Australia)

T20I Player of the Year: Alyssa Healy

(Australia)

Emerging Player of the Year: Chanida

Sutthi: (capt, Australia), ruang (Thailand)

Indians in ODI Team of the Year: Smriti

Mandhana , Shikha Pandey, Jhulan

Goswami, Poonam Yadav.

Indians in T20I Team of the Year: Smriti

Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav

101. Who authored ‗An Era of Darkness: The

British Empire in India‘ book?

(A) Ramsawroop Kisan

(B) Abdul Ahad Hajini

(C) Kirpal Kazak

(D) Shashi Tharoor

Answer: (D) Shashi Tharoor

Sahitya Akademi‘s 2019 awards includes non

fiction book ‗An Era of Darkness: The British

Empire in India‘ by Shashi Tharoor, who is a

Congress MP, was selected in the English

category.

102. When is International Migrants Day

observed?

(A) 17th December (B) 18th December

(C) 19th December (D) 20th December

Answer: (B) 18th December

The United Nations declared 18th December as

the International Migrants Day. On 4th

December 2000 the General Assembly taking

into account the large and increasing number of

migrants in the world proclaimed 18th

December International Migrants Day.

103. Recently, Thawarchand Gehlot launches

Braille version of 'Exam Warriors

', who authored exam warriors book?

(A)Vikram seth (B) Narendra Modi

(C) Chetan Bhagat (D) Amithav Ghosh

Answer: (B) Narendra Modi

Social Justice and Empowerment Minister

Thawarchand Gehlot launches Braille version of

' Exam Warriors' authored by Prime

Minister Narendra Modi.

Exam Warriors: The book highlights issues of

importance to students such as coping with exam

related stress, keeping calm during exams as well

as what to do after the exams get over, a

statement by the publishing house reads

104. Which country Prime Minister announces

Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize?

(A) France (B) Portugal

(C) Nepal (D) U S

Answer: (B) Portugal

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa

announces Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize.

In order to help perpetuate Mahatma Gandhi‘s

ideals Portugal will be launching a Gandhi

Citizenship Education Prize each year inspired

by his different thoughts and quotes.


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105. Which state Prime minister launched '

Jalsathi' programme?

(A) West Bengal (B) Odisha

(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Assam

Answer: (B) Odisha

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has

launched the 'Jalsathi' programme to

ensure supply of safe drinking water to all

households in the state.

106. Which country is largest producer of

scientific articles?

(A) Germany (B) India

(C) China (D) U S

Answer: (B) India

China, which accounts for 20.67 per cent of all

global publications in scientific articles, is

world's largest producer of scientific

articles. In China, the number of global scientific

publications increased from 2,49,049 in 2008 to

5,28,263 in 2018, in a growth rate of 7.81 per cent

per annum, Followed by U S and India.

India is world's third largest producer of

scientific articles published 48,998 science and

engineering articles. This increased to 1,35,788

articles in 2018 and the country now accounts for

5.31 per cent of the total world publications in

science and engineering.

107. Where did 18th National Maritime Search

and Rescue Board meeting held?

(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Maharashtra

(C) New Delhi (D) Gujarat

Answer: (C) New Delhi

18th National Maritime Search and Rescue

Board meeting was Organized by The Indian

Coast Guard (ICG)at New Delhi to discuss policy

issues formulate guidelines & procedures

and assess the efficacy of National Search and

Rescue Plan.

108. Where was 11th Regional Quality Conclave

held?

(A) Uttarakhand (B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) New Delhi (D) Sikkim

Answer: (A) Uttarakhand

11th Regional Quality Conclave was held at

Dehradun, Uttarakhand with the theme of

‗Advance Manufacturing with Quality

Innovation & Technology Interventions‘

Organized by Quality Council of India (QCI)

with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(PHDCCI)

109. Recently, Chandrakanth Karadalli passes

away, was renowned personality in which

field?

(A) Politician (B) Actor

(C) Writer (D) Doctor

Answer: (C) Writer

Recently Chandrakanth Karadalli passes away

was renowned children‘s book writer, a native of

Shahapur in Yadgir district, retired as a

government primary school teacher a decade

ago. He wrote around 35 books, 15 of which

come under children‘s literature.

110. Who topped Forbes India's celebrity

100 list?

(A) Virat Kohli (B) Akshay Kumar

(C) Salman Khan

(D) Amitabh Bachchan

Answer: (A) Virat Kohli

Forbes India's celebrity 100, Top 20 are:

Top 10 celebrity list:

1. Virat Kohli

2. Akshay Kumar

3. Salman Khan

4. Amitabh Bachchan

5. MS Dhoni

6. Shah Rukh Khan

7. Ranveer Singh

8. Alia Bhatt

9. Sachin Tendulkar

10. Deepika Padukone

111. What percent tax does GST council fixed

for lottery?

(A) 26% (B) 28% (C) 30% (D) 32%


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Answer: (B) 28%

The Goods and Services Tax or GST Council

chaired by Finance Minister: Nirmala

Sitharaman has fixed a uniform tax rate of 28

per cent on both state run and private lottery

and it also decided to rationalize the GST rate on

woven and nonwoven bags to 18 per cent.

112. Which Indian company has crossed $100 bn

market cap in intraday trading?

(A) HDFC Bank

(B) Reliance Industries Ltd

(C) Tata Consultancy Services

(D) All the above


HDFC Bank Ltd crossed $100 billion market

capitalization in intraday trading becoming only

the third company in the country to achieve this

milestone and ranks 26th around the world that

have a market capitalization of more than $100

billion. Other two companies: Reliance

Industries Ltd which has a market value of

$140.74 billion and Tata Consultancy Services

Ltd that has a market capitalization of $114.60

billion.

113. Recently, which country launches its first

satellite, ETRSS?

(A) DR Congo (B) Ethiopia

(C) Nigeria (D) Egypt

Answer: (B) Ethiopia

Ethiopia launches its first satellite

Ethiopian Remote Sensing Satellite (ETRSS)

it will send back data of the environment and

weather patterns in the Horn of Africa

helps in country's agriculture

forestry and mining resources and improve

responses to flooding and other disasters.

Launch station: Taiyuan space base in northern

China. Rocket: A Chinese Long March 4B

rocket

114. Recently, Sheshagiri rao passes away, was

renowned personality in which field?

(A) Politician (B) Actor

(C) Writer (D) Doctor

Answer: (C) Writer

Recently, Veteran Kannada writer Sheshagiri

rao passes away, Professor LS Sheshagiri Rao

Born on February 16, 1925. He became famous

for cataloging the English, Kannada dictionary.

He was the first chairman of the Kannada Book

Authority. He was also the honorary secretary of

the Kannada Sahitya Parishat between 1947 and

1950 and was serving as the President of BM Sri

Smaraka Prathistana until he died.

115. When is National Mathematics Day

observed?




The Indian government declared 22 December to

be National Mathematics Day, this was

announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

on 26 February 2012 at Madras University,

during the inaugural ceremony of the

celebrations to mark the 125th anniversary of

the birth of the Indian mathematical genius

Srinivasa Ramanujan (22 Dec 1887 26 Apr

1920). On this occasion Singh also announced

that 2012 would be celebrated as the National

Mathematics Year.

116. Who won the Mubadala World Tennis

Championship?

(A) Rojer Federrer (B) Novak Djokovic

(C) Rafael Nadal (D) Stefanos Tsitsipas

Answer: (C) Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal became the first player to win

the Mubadala World Tennis Championship five

times as he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in final.

3. Which is the first country to recognize Indian

Pharmacopoeia?

(A) Bhuthan (B) Afghanistan

(C) Nepal (D) Bangladesh

Answer: (B) Afghanistan

Afghanistan is first country to recognize Indian

Pharmacopoeia. Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) is

an officially recognized book of standards as per

the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and Rules

1945 there under. The IP specifies the standards

of drugs manufactured and marketed in India in

terms of their identity purity and strength.


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117. Recently, which country launched The

CBERS-4A satellite?

(A) Brazil (B) U S

(C) Nigeria (D) Egypt

Answer: (A) Brazil

The China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite-4A

(CBERS-4A) launched from northern Chinese

province of Shanxi.

The CBERS-4A: It will support the Brazilian

government‘s monitoring of the Amazon

rainforest and changes in the country‘s

environment.

Rocket: A Chinese Long March 4B rocket

118. Which education institution used plant

extract, heat to kill cancer cells?

(A) IIT Bangalore (B) IIT Kharagpur

(C) IIT Madras (D) IIT Hyderabad

Answer: (D) IIT Hyderabad

IIT Hyderabad team uses plant extract, heat to

kill cancer cells. Unlike the conventional photo

thermal therapy that relies on heat to kill

cancerous cells, a multi-institutional team led by

researchers from the Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT) Hyderabad used heat

generated by the dye when exposed to light to

destroy the encapsulation and release the extract.

The extract showed selectivity in killing only

cancer cells; the extract released inside normal

cells caused insignificant cell death.

119. Recently, World's oldest known fossil

forest found in which country?

(A) U S (B) Turkey

(C) Israel (D) Egypt

Answer: (A) U S

Scientists have discovered remnants of the

world‘s oldest fossil forest — an extensive

network of trees around 386 million years old —

in a sandstone quarry in the U.S. The team

consisted of scientists at Binghamton University,

New York State Museum and Cardiff University.

120. Which country president officially launches

new military service Space force?

(A) U S (B) Russia

(C) China (D) India

Answer: (A) U S

U S president Trump officially launches new US

military service Space force. (The only nation

with an independent space force is the United

States)

Space Force: It is not intended to put troops into

orbit, but will protect US assets - such as the

hundreds of satellites used for communication

and surveillance.

121. When is National Farmers Day observed?




Kisan Diwas is the annual celebration of Indian

farmers and is observed on December 23 across

the country. Also known as Farmer's Day

this observance falls on the birth anniversary of

India's fifth Prime Minister Choudhary

Charan Singh as Choudhary Charan Singh was

one of the pioneers to focus on Indian villages as

a whole and paved the way for revolutionary

land reform laws.

122. Ashraf Ghani reelected as president of

which country?

(A) Bangladesh (B) Afghanistan

(C) Pakistan (D) Nepal

Answer: (B) Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani reelected as

president. Mr. Ghani had won 50.64 percent of

the vote. He easily beat his top challenger

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah who scored

39.52 percent.

123. Indian-American scientist Sethuraman

Panchanathan to lead National Science

Foundation in which country?

(A) Saudi Arabia (B) Canada

(C) U S (D) Russia

Answer: (C) U S

Indian- American scientist Sethuraman

Panchanathan to lead National Science

Foundation in US. The National Science

Foundation (NSF) is a U.S. government agency

that supports fundamental research and

education in all the non medical fields of science

and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the

National Institutes of Health (NIH).


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124. Which state Govt, Dept of Fisheries,

NABARD ink agreement for the

implementation of FIDF?

(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Karnataka

(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Kerala

Answer: (C) Tamil Nadu

The first tripartite was signed between the

Department of Fisheries under the Government of

India, NARBARD, and the Government of Tamil

Nadu for the implementation of Fisheries and

Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF).

125. Who has been appointed as Foreign

Secretary?

(A) Sujatha Singh

(B) Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

(C) Vijay Keshav Gokhale

(D) Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Answer: (D) Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Harsh Vardhan Shringla India‘s Ambassador to

the US has been appointed as the new foreign

secretary after incumbent Vijay Keshav

Gokhale‘s.

126. Who won National film award in Best

Actress category?

(A) Savithri Sreedharan

(B) Keerthy Suresh

(C) Shruthi Haiharan

(D) Chandrachoor Rai

Answer: (B) Keerthy Suresh

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented the

66th National Film Awards in Best Actress

category to Keerthy Suresh at a ceremony in

New Delhi.

List of awards:

Golden Lotus Awards (Swarna Kamal)

Best Feature Film: Hellaro(Gujarati)

Best Children's Film: Sarkari Hi. Pra.

Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai

Kannada)

Best Direction: Aditya Dhar(Uri: The

Surgical Strike-Hindi) Silver Lotus Award

(Rajat Kamal):

Best Actor: Ayushman Khurrana and Vicky

Kaushal

Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh

Best Feature Film on National Integration:

Ondalla Eradalla

Best Film on Other Social Issues: Pad Man

Best Child Artist: P V Rohith

Best Feature Film in Kannada: Nathicharami

127. Recently, World's oldest known fossil

forest found in which country?

(A) U S (B) Turkey

(C) Israel (D) Egypt

Answer: (A) U S

Scientists have discovered remnants of the

world‘s oldest fossil forest — an extensive

network of trees around 386 million years old —

in a sandstone quarry in the U.S. The team

consisted of scientists at Binghamton University,

New York State Museum and Cardiff University.

128. Which country president officially launches

new military service Space force?

(A) U S (B) Russia

(C) China (D) India

Answer: (A) U S


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U S president Trump officially launches new US

military service Space force. (The only nation

with an independent space force is the United

States)

Space Force: It is not intended to put troops into

orbit, but will protect US assets - such as the

hundreds of satellites used for communication

and surveillance.

129. When is National Farmers Day observed?




Kisan Diwas is the annual celebration of Indian

farmers and is observed on December 23 across

the country. Also known as Farmer's Day

this observance falls on the birth anniversary of

India's fifth

Prime Minister: Choudhary Charan Singh

as Choudhary Charan Singh was one of the

pioneers to focus on Indian villages as a whole

and paved the way for revolutionary land reform

laws.

130. Recently, Cabinet approves signing of MoU

between India & which country on

Bioenergy Cooperation?

(A) China (B) Brazil

(C) U S (D) Nepal

Answer: (B) Brazil

Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India

& Brazil on Bioenergy Cooperation, the

MoU provides a framework to cooperate and

promote investment in biofuel, bioelectricity and

biogas supply chains, including feedstock,

industrial conversion, distribution and end use

sectors.

131. When is National Consumer Day observed?

(A) 23 December (B) 24 December

(C) 25 December (D) 26 December

Answer: (B) 24 December

National Consumer Day is observed on 24

December to highlight the importance of the

consumer movement and the need to make every

consumer more aware of their rights and

responsibilities.

Theme: Alternate consumer grievance/dispute

redressal.

132. Recently, SEBI signed pact with Astana

Financial Services Authority based of which

country for mutual cooperation?

(A) Russia (B) Kazakhstan

(C) Kyrgyzstan (D) Uzbekistan

Answer: (B) Kazakhstan

Securities and exchange board of India

(SEBI)signs MoU with Kazakhstan's

Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) to

strengthen cross border co-operation in the area

of securities regulation and enable effective

enforcement of laws and regulations governing

the securities markets

133. Oxygen Parlor‘ opened at which Railway

Station to combat air pollution?

(A) Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station

(B) Nashik Railway Station

(C) Delhi Railway station

(D) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

Answer: (B) Nashik Railway Station

‗Oxygen Parlor‘ opened at Nashik Railway

Station to combat air pollution

About: some plants that better absorb the five

most harmful pollutants from the air; hence

planted most of those plants at Railway Station,

these plants can clean the air in an area of 10X10

feet around them.

134. First long distance CNG bus unveiled to

which route?

(A) Delhi to Dehradun

(B) Chandigarh and Agra

(C) Delhi to Jaipur

(D) none of the above

Answer: (A) Delhi to Dehradun

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister

Dharmendra Pradhan unveils India's first

long distance CNG bus.

Highlight: India's first long distance CNG

bus fitted with CNG cylinders. It can travel

around one thousand kilometer in a single fill,

which help reduce vehicular pollution. The first

long range interstate CNG bus will ply from

Delhi to Dehradun.


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135. Rohtang tunnel in Himachal Pradesh

named after which former Prime Minister

name?

(A) Rajeev Gandhi (B) Indira Gandhi

(C) Manmohan Singh

(D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Answer: (D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi named Rohtang

passageway in Himachal Pradesh as Atal Tunnel

to mark the 95th birth anniversary of former

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It will

provide all weather connectivity to remote areas

of Lahaul and Spiti Valley and also reduce the

distance between Manali and Leh by 46

Kilometers

136. After Kerala, which state schools to start

ringing bell to drink water?

(A) Maharashtra (B) Karnataka

(C) Goa (D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (B) Karnataka

After Kerala following in its footsteps

Karnataka and Telangana have now decided to

start ringing bell to push kids to drink water

concept in all government schools in the two

states.

About: The bell will ring at 10.35 am

at noon and at 2 pm every day to remind

students to drink water. During these breaks

which will last for ten minutes

teachers will instruct kids to drink water and

advise them why it is important to keep their

body hydrated.

137. Which state CM launches ‗Netanna

Nestham‘ welfare scheme for weavers?

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Telangana

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Kerala

Answer: (C) Andhra Pradesh

Andhra CM Jagan launches ‗Netanna Nestham‘

welfare scheme for weavers scheme provides an

annual incentive of Rs 24 000 for handloom

weavers in the state. The CM launched the

scheme in Dharmavaram a town in Anantapur

district which is known for its handloom sarees

and is home to a large community of weavers.

138. Which state topped in good governance

index released by center?

(A) Karnataka (B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Maharashtra (D) Telangana

Answer: (B) Tamil Nadu

The States and UTs are divided into three groups

— Big States, North-East and Hill States, and

Union Territories.

Big State top performers

1. Tamil Nadu

2. Maharashtra

3. Karnataka

4. Chhattisgarh

5. Andhra Pradesh

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Quiz:

139. Where was second edition of Eat Right Mela

inagurated?

(A) Uttarakhand (B) Gujarat

(C) New Delhi (D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (C) New Delhi

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare:

Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated second edition of

Eat

Right Mela in Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, New

Delhi

Eat Right Mela: The ‘Eat Right India’ movement

was launched by the Food Safety and Standards

Authority of India (FSSAI) to usher in a ‘new food

culture’ by nudging businesses and consumers to

adopt safe, healthy and sustainable food practices

and habits.

140. Recently, Earliest Sanskrit inscription in

South India found in which state?

(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Karnataka

(C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (D) Andhra Pradesh

The Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological

Survey of India has discovered Chebrolu

inscription in Chebrolu village in Guntur district

of Andhra Pradesh, the earliest epigraphic

evidence so far for the Saptamatrika cult. It is

also the earliest Sanskrit inscription to have been

discovered in South India as on date.

139. India's first university for transgender

community to come up in which state?


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(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Odisha

Answer: (A) Uttar Pradesh

India's first university for transgender

community to come up at Kushinagar district of

Uttar Pradesh. The transgender community will

be able to study right from class one to PG and

even do research and get PhD degree

140. Ganga Prasad Vimal passes away; he was

renowned personality in which field?

(A) Politician (B) Author

(C) Actor (D) Scientist

Answer: (B) Author

Renowned Hindi author Ganga Prasad Vimal

passes away.

About: Born in 1939 in Uttarkashi, a Himalayan

town in Uttarakhand, Vimal held key

responsibilities in Jawaharlal Nehru University,

Delhi University and Kendriya Hindi Sansthan,

Agra. He wrote more than one dozen poetry

collections, short story collections and novels. His

last novel, Manushkhor, was published in 2013.

He received several Hindi literary awards

141. Martin Peters passes away, in which sports

he was known for?

(A) Cricket (B) Football

(C) Basketball (D) Hockey

Answer: (B) Football

England World Cup winner Martin Peters dies

aged 76. Martin Stanford Peter was an English

footballer and manager. As a member of the

England team which won the 1966 FIFA World

Cup, he scored the second goal of

England's four in the final against

Germany. He also played in the 1970 World

Cup. Born in Plaistow, Essex, he played club

football for West Ham United, Tottenham

Hotspur, Norwich City and Sheffield United.

142. Recently, Unicef award was given to

kamareddy dist. of which state for effective

implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission?

(A) Telangana (B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Kerala

Answer: (A) Telangana

Kamareddy district of Telangana secured the

United Nations International Children‘s and

Education Fund (Unicef)-2019 Award for

effective implementation of Swachh Bharat

Mission in water sanitation and hygiene sectors.

The district stood in the forefront in the country

in construction of individual sanitary lavatories,

swachh darpan wall paintings, swachh

survekshan, swachh sundar shouchalay and

other activities

143. PM Modi unveils Atal Bihari Vajpayee‘s

bronze statue in which city?

(A) Lucknow (B) Mumbai (C) Indore (D) Ranchi

Answer: (A) Lucknow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils the

statue of ‗Bharat Ratna‘ late Atal Bihari

Vajpayee bronze statue in Lucknow, Uttar

Pradesh and laid the foundation stone of a

medical university in his name on the occasion of

birth anniversary of Vajpayee.

144. Which is the first country to induct

hypersonic missiles into combat service?

(A) Russia (B) China (C) U S (D) Japan

Answer: (A) Russia

Russia is the first country to put into combat

service intercontinental ballistic missiles armed

with hypersonic weapons that can travel 20 times

faster than the speed of sound.

About: Hypersonic weapons incorporate the

speed of a ballistic missile with the maneuvering

capabilities of a cruise missile. Hypersonic

weapons refer to weapons that travel faster than

Mach 5 (3,800mph) and have the capability to

maneuver during the entire flight.

145. National Tribal Dance Festival begins in

which state?


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(A) Chhattisgarh (B) Odisha

(C) Jharkhand (D) Bihar

Answer: (A) Chhattisgarh

National Tribal Dance Festival Inaugurated by

Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur.

More than 1300 participants from 25 states

& UTs of the country and six countries are

participating in this three-day dance fest. These

folk dance teams will present their respective

folk art cultures. During these three days, 29

tribal troupes will present more than 43 styles of

four different dance forms.

146. Where was Foundation stone for India’s first

Transit-oriented Development project was laid?

(A) Maharashtra (B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) New Delhi

Answer: (D) New Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid down the

foundation of Country‘s first Transit-oriented

Development (TOD) project under which a state-

of-the-art infrastructure zone will be built in east

Delhi. The project – ‗East Delhi Hub‘ at

Karkardooma.

147. According to UN, Who is decade‘s ‗most

famous teenager?

(A) Ahed Tamim (B) Malala Yousafzai

(C) Greta Thungberg (D) Kavya Kopparapu

Answer: (B) Malala Yousafzai

The UN has declared Pakistani education activist

and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai as ―the

most famous teenager in the world‖ in its

‗Decade in Review‘ report.

148. Which Indian cricketer named in Wisden

Cricketers of the Decade List?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Virat Kohli

(C) Yuvraj singh (D) M S Dhoni

Answer: (B) Virat Kohli

Indian skipper Virat Kohli has been included in

the list of five cricketers of the decade announced

by Wisden. Along with Kohli, the other four

cricketers are - Steve Smith, Dale Steyn, AB de

Villiers and Ellyse Perry.

149. When is Vishwa Manava Dinacharane

observed?

(A) December 28 th (B) December 29 th

(C) December 30 th (D) December 31 st

Answer: (B) December 29 th

The reformist and revolutionary principles

advocated by poet laureate Kuvempu were

remembered on December 29 on his birth

anniversary that is also observed as Vishwa

Manava Dinacharane.

150. Def Expo 2020 to be held in which state?

(A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Odisha


Answer: (A) Uttar Pradesh

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launches mobile

app of forthcoming DefExpo 2020 to be held in

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The app provides

detailed information about the day-to-day

events, participating exhibitors, guest speakers of

seminars, maps and directions of the venues.

151. Who penned ‗Politics of Opportunism‘

book?

(A) Chetan Bhagat (B) R P N Singh

(C) Shashi Tarror (D) Arvind Adiga

Answer: (B) R P N Singh

Economist and Political S Gurumurthy releases

book titled Politics of Opportunism written by R

P N Singh. Book throws light on the subject

related to rise of regional parties and Centre

States relation.

152. Hemant Soren took oath as chief minister of

which state?

(A) Harayana (B) Maharashtra


Answer: (C) Jharkhand

JMM leader Hemant Soren takes oath as 11th CM

of Jharkhand. In the 81 member Assembly,

JMM Congress RJD alliance has won 47 seats in

the recently concluded Assembly elections. BJP

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153. Second run of Tejas Express to be flagged

off on Jan 17 in which route?

(A) Lucknow-Delhi (B) Ahmedabad- Mumbai

(C) Ahmedabad-Delhi (D) Nagpur-Delhi

Answer: (B) Ahmedabad- Mumbai

After the successful run of Lucknow

Delhi Tejas Express (Railways 1 st private train)

by IRCTC, the second premium Tejas train is

ready to run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

154. Mandu festival celebrated in which state?

(A) New Delhi (B) Gujarat

(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Bihar

Answer: (C) Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh, the 5-day Mandu festival

has been started from in Mandu, a world-famous

picturesque tourist destination located in Dhar

district of the state.

Mandu festival: which will run till January 1,

will see the amalgamation of cultural activities as

well as adventure sports. The rich classical and

traditional folk arts of dance, singing and

playing will once again come alive through the

Mandu festival.

155. Who chaired Standing Committee on

Economic Statistics (SCES) constituted by

ministry of statistics?

(A) Subramanian Swamy (B) Pronab Sen

(C) Arup Bose (D) Rajesh Shukla

Answer: (B) Pronab Sen

Ministry of Statistics and Programme

Implementation (MOSPI) constitutes Standing

Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES)

Chaired by Former Chief Statistician Pronab

Sen (28 members) to improve quality of data

amid criticism of the government over political

interference.

156. Koneru Humpy Becomes is associated with

which sports?

(A) Cricket (B) Chess

(C) Badminton (D) Volley Ball

Answer: (B) Chess

Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy claimed the

World Women's Rapid Chess

Championship title after drawing the

Armageddon game against Lei Tingjie of China

in Moscow, Russia.

Highlight: After Vishwanathan Anand won this

title in the open section in 2017

Humpy is only the second Indian to win the

rapid gold in the current format.

157. Which is top performing state in

Sustainable Development Goals India Index?

(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka


Answer: (A) Kerala

According to the report of NITI Aayog‘s

Sustainable Development Goals India Index

India's composite score improved from 57

in 2018 to 60 in 2019 with major success in water

and sanitation, industry and innovation.

Top performing states:

1. Kerala

2. Himachal Pradesh

3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Tamil Nadu

5. Telangana

158. Vikho-o Yhoshü passed away, was speaker

from which state?

(A) Nagaland (B) Odisha


Answer: (A) Nagaland

Nagaland Legislative Assembly Speaker

Vikho-o Yhoshü passed away, He was 69.

About: He was a Nationalist Democratic

Progressive Party politician from Nagaland in

India. He was elected to the Nagaland Legislative

Assembly in 2013 and 2018 from the Southern

Angami I constituency as a candidate of the

Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party. He

was the speaker of Nagaland Legislative

Assembly.

159. When Netaji Subash Chandra Bose hoisted

tri color flag in Port Blair?

(A) December 28 th (B) December 29 th


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(C) December 30 th (D) December 31 st

Answer: (C) December 30 th

In 30th December 1943 Netaji Subash Chandra

Bose declared that the Andaman and Nicobar

Islands is the first territory of India that was free

from the British Regime. After the British left

Andamans the flag hoisting ceremony took place

pointing out the freedom of the islands. Since it

was the first time the flag was hoisted in Indian

soil.

160. Where will Third Khelo India Youth Games

will held?

(A) Harayana (B) Maharashtra

(C) Jharkhand (D) Assam

Answer: (D) Assam

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

launches torch relay of Third Khelo India Youth

Games in Guwahati Assam (10th to 22nd of Jan).

161. According to India State of Forest Report

(ISFR), which state forest cover has increased

more?

(A) Karnataka (B) Kerala

(C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (A) Karnataka

The forest cover in Karnataka has increased by 1

025 sq km between 2017 and 2019 followed by

Andhra Pradesh (990 sq km) and Kerala (823 sq

km). There was also an increase of more than

300 sq km of forest cover in Jammu and

Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

162. 'World's oldest rhino' dies

at 57 in which country?

(A) Ghana (B) Tanzania

(C) Nigeria (D) Algeria

Answer: (B) Tanzania

'World's oldest rhino' Fausta

a female black rhino dies in Tanzania at 57.

About: Fausta lived (longer) than any rhino in

the world and survived in the Ngorongoro

free- ranging for more than 54 years before it

was kept in a sanctuary for the last three years of

its life in 2016.

163. Who has been appointed as India's

First Chief of Defense Staff?

(A) Manoj Mukund (B) Bipin Rawat

(C) Rakesh Kumar (D) Karambir Singh

Answer: (B) Bipin Rawat

Army Chief Bipin Rawat Appointed India

's First Chief of Defence Staff. Bipin Rawat

was commissioned into the Army in December

1978 and is currently serving as Chief of Army

Staff since January 1, 2017.


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