1. Phayeng village has become India’s first carbon-positive settlement, a village which sequesters more carbon than it emits. It is situated in
1. Manipur
2. Tripura
3. Sikkim
4. Assam
5. Nagaland
2.______ has secured the approval of Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire controlling stake (up to 66.15 per cent) in Mindtree.
1. Infosys
2. Wipro
3. TCS
4. IBM
5. L&T
3. The present AIFF President has become the first Indian to be elected as a FIFA Council member. The present AIFF President is
1. IM Vijayan
2. Bhaichung Bhutia
3. Praful Patel
4. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
5. Pawan Kumar Chamling
4. The 7th Foreign Office consultations between India and Italy were held in New Delhi recently. The currency of Italy is
1. Krona
2. Peso
3. Rand
4. Euro
5. Lek
5. The headquarters of the World Bank is situated in which city?
1. Frankfurt
2. Washington DC
3. London
4. Paris
5. New York
6. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has given approval to Paytm Money to start offeing broking services. The present Chairman of SEBI is
1. TS Vijayan
2. Ajay Tyagi
3. Yogesh Agarwal
4. Subhash Chandra Khuntia
5. David Rasquinha
7. CS Rajan has been appointed as the new Managing Director of which of the following institutions?
1. UTI Mutual Fund
2. IOC
3. ONGC
4. SAIL
5. IL&FS
8. Lilongwe is the capital of which of the following countries? The currency of the country is Kwacha.
1. Mozambique
2. Botswana
3. Malawi
4. Zambia
5. Tanzania
9. The National Maritime Day is observed every year on which date?
1. 05 Apr
2. 10 Apr
3. 15 Apr
4. 25 Apr
5. 30 Apr
10. The 75th anniversary of the Battle of Kohima was observed by the Nagaland govt recently. The Battle of Kohima was fought in three stages during the Second World War in
1. 1941
2. 1942
3. 1943
4. 1944
5. 1945
11. Who among the following won the 2019 Malaysia Open badminton recently?
1. Chen Long
2. Lin Dan
3. Viktor Axelsen
4. Xie Xingfang
5. Lee Chong Wei
12. India recently evacuated its entire contingent of 15 CRPF personnel from Libya after the situation suddenly worsened there. The capital of Libya is
1. Tripoli
2. Rabat
3. Bamako
4. Accra
5. Porto-Novo
13. The award for the ‘Sportsperson of the year – Male’ went to Neeraj Chopra at the recent ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards. Neeraj is associated with which game?
1. Shooting
2. Archery
3. Discuss throw
4. Squash
5. Javelin throw
14. The first-ever global coalition on clean and efficient cooling was launched at a global conference held recently in
1. Helsinki
2. Olso
3. Copenhagen
4. Stockholm
5. Amsterdam
15. The US House of Representatives recently voted to end US involvement in which country?
1. Syria
2. Libya
3. Afghanistan
4. North Korea
5. Yemen
16. China is all set to host the second Belt and Road Forum. The first BRI Forum was held in which year?
1. 2014
2. 2015
3. 2016
4. 2017
5. 2018
17. The World Health Day is observed every year on which date?
1. 07 Apr
2. 17 Apr
3. 27 Apr
4. 29 Apr
5. 30 Apr
18. Gudhi Padwa is a festival that marks the beginning of New Year. It is celebrated primarily in
1. Maharashtra
2. Gujarat
3. Uttarakhand
4. Jharkhand
5. Punjab
19._______has received an “inflight and maritime connectivity” (IFMC) license from the department of telecommunications (DoT).
1. Reliance Jio
2. Vodafone
3. Bharti Airtel
4.BSNL
5. Tata Teleservices
20. Rana won the title of the ‘Coach of the Year’ at the recent ESPN India MultiSport Awards. Jaspal coaches
1. badminton
2. tennis
3. boxing
4. shooting
5. archery
21. The RBI has come out with guidelines for banks to set up new currency chests. The new chests should have a processing capacity of ______ pieces of banknotes per day.
1. 2.8 lakh
2. 3 lakh
3. 4.2 lakh
4. 5.4 lakh
5. 6.6 lakh
22. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrated its 54th Valour Day recently. In 1965, the 2nd Battalion of CRPF successfully repulsed a Pakistani attack in Gujarat on
1. 01 Apr
2. 09 Apr
3. 19 Apr
4. 29 Apr
5. 30 Apr
23. The US recently designated the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) of which of the following countries as a foreign terrorist organization?
1. Iran
2. Syria
3. Yemen
4. Qatar
5. Libya
24. India’s first indigenously designed and developed artillery gun was inducted in the Indian Army recently. The 155mm/45 calibre towed gun is named
1. Tarkas
2. Tudir
3. Dhanush
4. Prahar
5. Parakram
25. Jack Dorsey is the present chief executive officer (CEO) of which of the following firms?
1. Facebook
2. Yahoo!
3. Twitter
4. Instagram
5. Whatsapp
26. The recently released book ‘Gopalganj To Raisina, My Political Journey’ is the autobiography of
1. Lalu Prasad Yadav
2. Nitish Kumar
3. Ram Vilas Paswan
4. Sushil Kumar Modi
5. Sharad Yadav
27. The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace is observed every year on which date?
1. 03 Apr
2. 06 Apr
3. 16 Apr
4. 26 Apr
5. 30 Apr
28. Who among the following won the women’s singles title of 2019 Malaysia Open Badminton tournament?
1. Tai Tzu-ying
2. Li Xuerui
3. Carolina Marin
4. Tai Tzu-ying
5. Saina Nehwal
29. The RBI appointed committee had recommended to encourage banks to open large and modern currency chests and Chest Balance Limit (CBL) should be at least
1. Rs 500 cr
2. Rs 1,000 cr
3. Rs 1,500 cr
4. Rs 2,000 cr
5. Rs 2,500 cr
30. Who among the following won the ‘Comeback of the Year’ award at the recent ESPN India Multi-Sport Awards?
1. Sania Mirza
2. Sakshi Malik
3. Vijender Singh
4. Saina Nehwal
5. Dipa Karmakar
31. The World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 2019 was held recentlyin
1. Qatar
2. Bahrain
3. Jordan
4. UAE
5. Saudi Arabia
32. _____ has become the first city in the world to implement a special Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) that charges an entry fee from vehicles that do not meet the emission standards.
1. London
2. Paris
3. New York
4. Stockholm
5. Olso
33. The BSE has signed an MoU with HDFC Bank with an objective to strengthen the BSE Startups platform. The present MD & CEO of BSE is
1. Milind Barve
2. Ajay Tyagi
3. Vikram Limaye
4. Nimesh Shah
5. Ashish Chauhan
34. Vikramjit Sahney has been elected as the new president of which of the following organisations?
1. International Chamber of Commerce
2. FICCI
3. CII
4. NASSCOM
5. AMFI
35. Google launched its first drone delivery service in which country recently?
1. Canada
2. US
3. Russia
4. China
5. Australia
36. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently cut India’s GDP growth forecast for 2019-20 to what per cent?
1. 6.3 per cent
2. 6.6 per cent
3. 7.3 per cent
4. 7.6 per cent
5. 7.9 per cent
37. Habib Bank is based in which country? It is a multinational bank and the largest bank by assets in that country.
1. Afghanistan
2. Bangladesh
3. Maldives
4. Pakistan
5. Malaysia
38. The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is observed every year on which date?
1. 03 Apr
2. 07 Apr
3. 17 Apr
4. 27 Apr
5. 30 Apr
39. The govt has retained the interest rate for General Provident Fund (GPF), Contributory Provident Fund and other related schemes for the first quarter of FY20 at
1. 7.8 per cent
2. 8 per cent
3. 8.1 per cent
4. 8.2 per cent
5. 8.4 per cent
40. Which of the following cyclones recently ripped into African nations of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi killing more than 1000 people?
1. Sagar
2. Bonita
3. Favio
4. Eline
5. Idai
41. Which firm recently launched Anthos, a new open cloud platform, that lets users run applications from anywhere?
1. Google
2. IBM
3. Microsoft
4. Oracle
5. Amazon
42. The pension regulator PFRDA will soon frame guidelines to bring clarity on the FDI policy in the pension sector. The present Chairman of the PFRDA is
1. Subhash Chandra Khuntia
2. Rajiv Sabharwals
3. Deepak Parekh
4. Hemant Contractor
5. Kundapur Vaman Kamath
43. The Delhi High Court recently asked the RBI to explain how ______ was operating its payment services in the country without taking any approvals or licence.
1. Jio Money
2. Airtel Money
3. Google Pay
4. PhonePe
5. Freecharge
44. According to data released by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi), which of the following has claimed the top spot with an average AUM of Rs 3.42 tn?
1. Sundaram AMC
2. SBI AMC
3. ICICI Prudential AMC
4. HDFC AMC
5. LIC MF Asset Management
45. Virat Kohli has been named Wisden’s Leading Men Cricketer of the year 2018. Who has been named the Leading Women Cricketer of the year 2018?
1. Poonam Yadav
2. Smriti Mandhana
3. Veda Krishnamurthy
4. Mithali Raj
5. Harmanpreet Kaurs
ANSWERS :
1. 1 2. 5 3. 3 4. 4 5. 2
6. 2 7. 5 8. 3 9. 2 10. 4
11. 2 12. 1 13. 5 14. 3 15. 5
16. 4 17. 1 18. 1 19. 4 20. 4
21. 5 22. 2 23. 1 24. 3 25. 3
26. 1 27. 2 28. 4 29. 2 30. 4
31. 3 32. 1 33. 5 34. 1 35. 5
36. 3 37. 4 38. 2 39. 2 40. 5
41. 1 42. 4 43. 3 44. 4 45. 2
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