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Current Affairs Monthly Quiz I

February 2019 Current Affairs Weekly Capsule I 23rdto 29th

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1. Which of the following bagged the FICCI CSR Award for 2017-18 in the Women Empowerment category in New Delhi? A) Elin Appliances Private Ltd. B) Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd. C) Sterlite Technologies Ltd. D) National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. E) Larsen & Toubro Ltd. 2. Read the following statements carefully: 1. The first-ever Euro Souvenir Indian notes that celebrate 150th year of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary were unveiled recently. 2. The limited-edition Zero Euro 24–notes commemorative series were unveiled by Numisbing, with just 5,000 notes of each design. 3. The first 2 notes of the series have been launched and the rest will be launched sequentially until Oct 2, 2019. Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above 3. The government brought 42 non-scheduled anti-cancer drugs under price control, capping trade margin at________%, on 27 February 2019. A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) 30 E) 35 4. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launched an anthem as part of a campaign to make India plastic-free by 2022 on 28 February 2019. It has been launched in _______ languages. A) 5 B) 7 C) 9 D) 11 E) 13 5. Which state is set to launch a major water conservation scheme titled ‘Jalamrutha’? A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Andhra Pradesh D) Karnataka E) Telangana 6. How much additional amount has been sanctioned by Naveen Patnaik for drinking water supply projects under the Basudha scheme? A) 250 Crore B) 500 Crore C) 750 Crore D) 1000 Crore

E) 1500 Crore 7. When is the National Science Day celebrated across India every year? A) 27 February B) 28 February C) 1 March D) 2 March E) 3 March 8. PM Narendra Modi attended the award ceremony for the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for ________ in New Delhi on 28 February 2019. A) Science and Technology B) Art C) Literature D) Public Services E) Sports 9. Read the following statements carefully: 1. Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik launched an official portal, State Infrastructure Monitoring System (SIMS). 2. It will provide a single platform for all the state departments to upload the information of their respective languishing projects. 3. The portal will deal with the management, monitoring, information and payment system of infrastructure projects. Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above 10. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced a new railway zone for ________ in 2019. A) Karnataka B) Odisha C) Andhra Pradesh D) Maharashtra E) Uttar Pradesh 11. Which of the following schemes has been launched for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates, on 27 February 2019? A) SAAKSHAR BHARAT B) SHREYAS C) SANKALP D) STRIVE E) SAMARTH 12. In which year will NASA launch the Atmospheric Waves Experiment? A) 2020 B) 2021 C) 2022 D) 2023 E) 2024




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13. PM Narendra Modi launched Sports Authority of India's first-of its-kind mobile application, ________ on February 27, 2019. A) Sports India App B) Khelo India App C) Khel Samachar App D) India Sports Club App E) MyFitness App 14. In which state was an ancient petroglyph site with 19 unique rock artwork discovered by the researcher, T Murugeshi? A) Karnataka B) Andhra Pradesh C) Telangana D) Kerala E) Tamil Nadu 15. Which pair among the following won the gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol mixed team event of the ISSF World Cup 2019? A) Minjung Kim and Daehun Park B) Ranxin Jiang and Bowen Zhang C) Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker D) Kornel Marosvari and Zoltan Papanitz E) Franck DuMoulin and Pierre Bremond 16. Where was India’s 1st Indigenous Semiconductor Chip unveiled by semiconductor company, 'SIGNALCHIP' for 4G/LTE and 5G NR MODEMs? A) Gujarat B) Karnataka C) Delhi D) Uttar Pradesh E) Andhra Pradesh 17. Who became the 11th Englishman to receive the knighthood in the New Year’s Honours? A) Joe Root B) James Anderson C) Alastair Cook D) Andrew Strauss E) Marcus Trescothick 18. Where was the Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produces and the Value Addition component of Van Dhan launched on 28 February 2019? A) Delhi B) Jharkhand C) Uttar Pradesh D) Maharashtra E) Madhya Pradesh 19. The Defence Acquisition Council gave approval for the acquisition of defence equipment for about Rs ________ Crores on 27 February 2019.

A) 1700 B) 2700 C) 3700 D) 4700 E) 5700 20. Who among the following has been elected as the president of Nigeria in 2019? A) Umaru Musa Yar'Adua B) Muhammadu Buhari C) Atiku Abubakar D) Olusegun Obasanjo E) Ibrahim Babangida 21. Recently, Methane hydrate, a potential fuel of the future was discovered off the coast of ________. A) West Bengal B) Odisha C) Tamil Nadu D) Andhra Pradesh E) None of the above 22. In which state a major fire broke out, which burnt over 15,000 acres of forest? A) Odisha B) Jharkhand C) Karnataka D) Kerala E) Madhya Pradesh 23. Sanath Jayasuriya has been banned from cricket for ________years after he admitted breaching two counts of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 24. Which city's power distribution company was awarded the Saubhagya award on 26 February 2019? A) Bhopal B) Jabalpur C) Sagar D) Gwalior E) Ujjain 25. Read the following statements carefully: 1. Bihar government issued a notification to provide 10% quota for weaker sections in general category in jobs and educational institutions. 2. The reservation is meant for individuals whose annual earning is below 8 lakh rupees and who possess less than 10 acres of agriculture land. 3. Quota allocation for weaker sections in general category would help in providing more employment. Which of the above statements is/are true?




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A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above 26. Which state launched the 'Parents Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring' (PRANAM) Commission on February 26, 2019? A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Manipur C) Meghalaya D) Assam E) Mizoram 27. PM Narendra Modi unveiled the Bhagavad Gita prepared by ISKCON Temple devotees in ________ on 26 February 2019. A) Uttar Pradesh B) Odisha C) Delhi D) Gujarat E) Andhra Pradesh 28. Ministry of AYUSH and World Health Organisation jointly organised a 3-day conclave for reviewing the WHO document Benchmarks for Training in ________. A) Ayurveda B) Yoga C) Unani D) Siddha E) Homoeopathy 29. Which state inaugurated a web portal, 'Banglar Shiksha' to provide real-time data on state-run and aided schools? A) Odisha B) Karnataka C) Chhattisgarh D) West Bengal E) Assam 30. Which of the following signed an MoU with the Inland Waterways Authority of India on 26 February 2019? A) Reliance B) TATA Group C) Indian Oil Corporation D) Larsen & Toubro E) ONGC 31. Which of the following hosted the 4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit in 2019? A) Ministry of Science and Technology B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare C) Ministry of Human Resource Development D) Ministry of Earth Sciences E) Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation 32. Read the following statements carefully:

1. The RBI lifted lending curbs from Allahabad Bank and Corporation Bank and removed them from its weak-bank watch list after the government infused capital in them. 2. Private sector Dhanlaxmi Bank too has been taken out of the Prompt Corrective Action Framework. 3. Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra and Oriental Bank of Commerce were also taken out of the PCA Framework, earlier on 31 January 2019. Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above 33. Who was appointed as the chairman of the Police Complaints Authority on 26 February 2019? A) Markandey Katju B) P S Teji C) Madan Lokur D) Kailash Gambhir E) Govind Prasad Sharma 34. Which state signed an MoU with Nabkisan Ltd for access to collateral free loan facilities on 26 February 2019? A) Bihar B) Punjab C) Odisha D) Jharkhand E) Haryana 35. DRDO successfully test fired ________ indigenously developed Quick Reach Surface-to-Air missiles, QRSAMs, from ITR Chandipur, off the Odisha Coast on 26 February 2019. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 36. Where was the Conference of Power and Renewable Energy Ministers of States and UTs inaugurated on 26 February 2019? A) Noida B) Gurugram C) Lucknow D) Kanpur E) Agra 37. Where did the Ministry of Civil Aviation organise the Aviation Conclave 2019 with an overarching theme of “Flying for All” on 27 February 2019? A) Bathinda B) New Delhi C) Jodhpur D) Ranchi E) Mumbai




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38. Who became the first Indian player to score 8000 runs in T20? A) MS Dhoni B) Rohit Sharma C) Suresh Raina D) Virat Kohli E) Shikhar Dhawan 39. Where did the meeting of 20th India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) begin on 26 February 2019? A) Chennai B) Pune C) New Delhi D) Lucknow E) Jaipur 40. With which country will India conduct a joint military exercise,Sampriti-2019 from 2 March to 15 March 2019? A) Nepal B) Bangladesh C) Bhutan D) Sri Lanka E) Myanmar 41. Which of the following applications has been chosen for the National e-Governance Awards 2019? A) MakeMyTrip B) Hotstar C) IRCTC Rail Connect D) FreeCharge E) Flipkart 42. Where will the Upcoming Conference and Exhibition on Smart Energy, Smart Grid and Smart Cities India Smart Utility Week (ISUW 2019) be held from 12-16 March 2019? A) Chennai B) Mumbai C) New Delhi D) Kanpur E) Pune 43. Which state has become the first state in India to have a special dog squad for detecting liquor consignment? A) Punjab B) Bihar C) Uttar Pradesh D) Haryana E) Odisha 44. Indra Nooyi has recently joined Amazon’s board of directors. Earlier, she was the CEO of ________. A) Nestlé B) Unilever C) Pepsico D) Kellogg's E) General Mills 45. The ________ bronze murals located in the Veerta Chakra zone at the National War Memorial, have been created by Ram Sutar, credited with designing the Statue of Unity. A) 4 B) 5

C) 6 D) 7 E) 8 46. The ________ Embassy will provide industrial training to Indian students in the aviation sector for space missions. A) Russian B) American C) Australian D) French E) Chinese 47. In which city was Nua Odisha Dharmapada Samvaad-Skill Saathi Youth Conclave inaugurated on 25 February 2019? A) Bhubaneswar B) Cuttack C) Rourkela D) Sambalpur E) Berhampur 48. Which country began formal trading of a new currency as it tries to ease a shortage of dollars that’s crushed the economy in February 2019? A) Zambia B) Mozambique C) Zimbabwe D) Kenya E) Tanzania 49. Who lifted the Cannes International Open trophy on 25 February 2019 for chess? A) Surya Shekhar Ganguly B) Parimarjan Negi C) Pentala Harikrishna D) Abhijeet Gupta E) Humpy Koneru 50. Who was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the FMSCI annual awards function on 25 February 2019? A) Meera Thinakaran B) Karun Chandhok C) G.R. Karthikeyan D) Narain Karthikeyan E) Suhail Chandhok 51. Where did Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurate the ‘Titanwala Museum’ on 25 February 2019? A) Gujarat B) Karnataka C) Punjab D) Rajasthan E) Uttar Pradesh 52. Who entered into a strategic tie-up with AnyTimeLoan.in (ATL) to de-risk exposure of its lenders and borrowers? A) ICICI Lombard B) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance C) New India Assurance D) Reliance General Insurance




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E) Apollo Munich Health Insurance 53. What is the rank of India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran in the latest ATP ranking on 25 February 2019? A) 86 B) 90 C) 94 D) 96 E) 98 54. In which of the following states was the National Institutes of Design (NID) inaugurated on 22nd February 2019? A) Madhya Pradesh B) Uttar Pradesh C) Assam D) Both 1 and 3 E) Both 2 and 3 55. Venkaiah Naidu launched a book titled 'Quality, Accreditation and Ranking - A Silent Revolution in the Offing in Indian Higher Education'. The book is edited by ________. A) Dr. Devi Shetty B) Dr. H Chaturvedi C) Dr. A. G. K. Gokhale D) Dr. Indira Hinduja E) Dr. Neelam Kler 56. Read the following statements carefully: 1.President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the Gandhi Peace Prize on 26 February 2019. 2.It was presented for the years 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018 at Darbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. 3.Ekal Abhiyan Trust received the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2018. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 57. Who has been chosen for the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) Lifetime Achievement Award 2019? A) Kusumagraj B) Mahesh Elkunchwar C) Ketan Mehta D) Govind Nihalani E) Girish Karnad 58. Read the following statements carefully: 1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will confer the 'National Youth Parliament Festival 2019' awards to the winners on 27 February 2019. 2.The National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 was launched on 12th December 2018.

3.The aim of the festival was to encourage the youth in the age group of 18-25 years to engage with public issues and understand the common man’s point of view. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 59. Where was the ‘4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit’ inaugurated on 25 February 2019? A) Chennai B) Bengalurru C) New Delhi D) Pune E) Agra 60. Which of the following was launched by Piyush Goyal on 25 February 2019 to keep people informed about the work going on in the Railways across the country? A) Jan Sahyog Dashboard B) Rail Drishti Dashboard C) Rail Madad Dashboard D) Rail View Dashboard E) Rail Update Dashboard 61. Where was the 'Rising India Summit 2019' inaugurated on 25 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Bengaluru C) Patna D) Hyderabad E) Jaipur 62. Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for ________ National Highway projects in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on 24 February 2019. A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9 63. Read the following statements carefully: 1.A film on menstruation, set in rural India, titled ‘Period. End of Sentence’, has won the Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category at the 91st Academy Awards. 2.Kathryn Bigelow directed the short film and Guneet Monga’s Sikhya Entertainment produced it.




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3.The film is a part of ‘The Pad Project’, started by students at the Oakwood School in Los Angeles and their teacher, Melissa Berton. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 64. Who among the following won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 91st Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California? A) Sanaa Lathan B) Regina King C) Nia Long D) Taraji P. Henson E) Lisa Bonet 65. Which of the following won the Best Picture award at the 91st Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California? A) Little Boxes B) Green Book C) The Hundred-Foot Journey D) 28 Days E) Eastern Promises 66. Which of the following has signed an MoU with the University College London to explore potential areas of collaboration, including research-oriented activities, staff and student exchange programmes etc.? A) Christian Medical College B) Stanley Medical College C) All India Institute of Medical Sciences D) Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences E) Kerala University of Health Sciences 67. Which country has begun exports to India through the Chabahar port in February 2019? A) Afghanistan B) Kazakhstan C) Kyrgyzstan D) Tajikistan E) Turkmenistan 68. Who was appointed as the Ambassador to the United States by Saudi Arabia on 23 February 2019?

A) Norah Al Faiz B) Thoraya Obaid C) Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan D) Fatimah Baeshen E) Moudi bint Khalid Al Saud 69. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the National War Memorial on 25 February 2019? A) Mumbai B) New Delhi C) Jodhpur D) Lucknow E) Bengaluru 70. ________ has commissioned the 'Hyper Spectral Imagery Programme' for the first time in the country. A) Indian Navy B) Indian Air Force C) Indian Army D) Indian Coast Guard E) Central Reserve Police Force 71. The aim of the 'National Action Plan - Viral Hepatitis' programme is to combat hepatitis and achieve countrywide elimination of Hepatitis C by ________. A) 2022 B) 2025 C) 2028 D) 2030 E) 2035 72. Where did the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises organise a conclave on 'Empowering Women Entrepreneurs 2019, Financing and Enabling Women from Marginalised Sections' on 25 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Patna C) Bengaluru D) Mumbai E) Jaipur 73. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council slashed tax rates on under-construction housing properties to ________ % on 24 February 2019. A) 2 B) 5 C) 12 D) 18 E) 20 74. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The Central Information Commission (CIC) has ruled that an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) is 'information' under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.




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2.This implies the Election Commission has to respond to an RTI application seeking the EVM either by providing it or refusing it under exemption clauses in the Act. 3.The CIC is the highest adjudicating authority in RTI matters. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 75. Who was elected as the President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on 24 February 2019? A) Kirti Vardhan Singh B) Ravinder Khatri C) Brijbhushan Sharan Singh D) Rajiv Tomer E) Hardeep Singh 76. Where will the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry hold a two-day construction expo and conference - 'Construction Technology India' (CTI) from 2 March 2019? A) Chennai B) Lucknow C) New Delhi D) Pune E) Hyderabad 77. Where will the 46th meeting of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers be held on 1 and 2 March 2019? A) Abu Dhabi B) Doha C) Jeddah D) Riyadh E) Muscat 78. From which state did Narendra Modi launch the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) on 24 February 2019? A) Bihar B) Punjab C) Haryana D) Uttar Pradesh E) Jharkhand 79. Who has won the gold medal in the women's 10-meter air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup 2019 in New Delhi? A) Rahi Sarnobat B) Anisa Sayyed C) Apurvi Chandela D) Avneet Sidhu E) Seema Tomar 80. Who has been honoured with the '2018 Player of the Year Award' by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)? A) Krishan Pathak B) Manpreet Singh C) Rupinder Pal Singh D) Surender Kumar E) Amit Rohidas

81. Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme comprises of 3 components A, B, and C, which when combined aims to add a solar capacity of 25,750 MW by ________. A) 2020 B) 2021 C) 2022 D) 2023 E) 2024 82. Argentina became the ________ country to sign the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance. A) 25th B) 41st C) 72nd D) 93rd E) 104th 83. Which of the following days is observed every year on 20 February to promote equal rights and opportunities among people within a country and between nations? A) International Day of Living Together in Peace B) Nelson Mandela International Day C) International Day for Tolerance D) World Day of Social Justice E) World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 84. Recently, Flying Bulldog, was rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia. It is a ________. A) Bat B) Hawk C) Bee D) Crow E) Vulture 85. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Virtual Experiential Museum in ________ on 19 February 2019. A) Jal Mahal B) Hawa Mahal C) Man Mahal D) Panch Mahal E) Taj Mahal 86. Justice Uma Nath Singh took oath as the First Lokayukta of which state? A) Assam B) Arunachal Pradesh C) Nagaland D) Meghalaya E) Sikkim 87. The government of India raised the investment limit for angel tax exemption to Rs 25 crore and extended the period of availing benefits to ________ years for startups.




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A) 10 B) 12 C) 15 D) 18 E) 20 88. ________ was presented Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2015. A) Chhayanaut B) Rajkumar Singhajit Singh C) Ram Sutar Vanji D) Zubin Mehta E) RavI Shankar 89. Which edition of India’s biggest Global Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices was inaugurated in Bengaluru on 18 Feb 2019? A) 2nd B) 3rd C) 4th D) 5th E) 6th 90. Belgium's Elise Mertens won the Qatar Open 2019, by beating top seed ________ in tennis. A) Martina Hingis B) Venus Williams C) Serena Williams D) Simona Halep E) Amandine Hesse 91. Who won the prestigious Global Future For Nature Award 2019? A) Dr Divya Karnad B) Dr Charudutt Mishra. C) Dr. Neetu Singh D) Dr. Richa Sharma E) Dr. Snehal Singhal 92. Read the following statements carefully: 1. On 19 February 2019, the government of India approved the construction of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit system (RRTS). 2. The corridor is expected to connect the cities to the centre with a high-speed dedicated rail connector. 3. The proposed RRTS will be implemented as a joint venture by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and the state governments. Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 ` D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above

93. Which country has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India to boost cooperation in the sector of nuclear energy on 18 February 2019? A) Argentina B) Saudi Arabia C) France D) Israel E) Iran 94. Which country has signed an MoU with India for cooperation on broadcasting and exchange of audio visual programme on 20 February 2019? A) UAE B) Saudi Arabia C) Qatar D) Iraq E) Iran 95. Which state launched the first phase of the Rs 100-crore ‘Meethi Kranti’ or Sweet Revolution Scheme on 21 February 2019? A) Odisha B) Jharkhand C) Uttar Pradesh D) Madhya Pradesh E) Maharashtra 96. Which state's police department has become the first in the country to use a humanoid 'robocop' for police work? A) Tamil Nadu B) Maharashtra C) Kerala D) Karnataka E) West Bengal 97. Who was elected as President of the Foundation Board for Better Boxing governing body of the sport, AIBA on 19 February 2019? A) Ajay Singh B) Siddharth Pandey C) Ankur Singh D) Sartaj Singh E) Anay Patel 98. Where was the Regional Maritime Safety Conference 2019 held on 19 and 20 February 2019? A) Delhi B) Mumbai C) Chennai D) Chandigarh E) Kolkata 99. Which bank's proposed merger with Dena and Vijaya Bank will be affected from 1 April 2019? A) Allahabad Bank B) Andhra Bank C) Bank of Baroda D) Bank of Maharashtra




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E) Canara Bank 100. Which country launched its first lunar lander by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, from Florida on 21 February 2019? A) Israel B) France C) Germany D) Iraq E) Canada 101. Where was a conference on 'The Future of Indian Banking' held on 22 February 2019? A) Chennai B) Lucknow C) Noida D) New Delhi E) Patna 102. Ko Channabasappa passed away on 23 February 2019. Which among the following is/are his poem's collection? 1.Swatantrya Mahotsava 2.Jeeva Teertha 3.Prana Pakshi A) Only 3 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 103. In which state will the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) appoint more than 10,000 rural women as 'Ujjwala Didis'? A) Bihar B) Odisha C) Jharkhand D) Haryana E) Punjab 104. Read the following statements carefully: 1.Highlighting the achievements of Women in Aviation, ‘Women’s Day’ was celebrated on 23 February 2019 at the biennial Aero India 2019 expo. 2.It was held at the Jamnagar base of the Indian Air Force (IAF). 3.Women achievers in the aviation sector were felicitated on the occasion and a book and film on 'Women in Aviation' was also released. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct

105. In which country has a year-long state of emergency been declared on 23 February 2019? A) Sudan B) Syria C) Afghaistan D) Iran E) Qatar 106. Who was elected as the Vice-President of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) for a four-year term on 22 February 2019? A) Pargat Singh B) Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad C) Rajpal Singh D) Dharamvir Singh E) Asima Ali 107. In which state has Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu inaugurated skilling Common Facility Centre (CFC) on 22 February 2019? A) Karnataka B) Maharashtra C) Uttar Pradesh D) Bihar E) Punjab 108. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over first ________ ALHs as part of the 22 ALH MK III contract to the Indian Army on 22 February 2019. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 109. In which city will the third edition of National Folk Festival of Kerala (NFFK) begin on 23 February 2019? A) Kochi B) Kozhikode C) Kollam D) Thiruvananthapuram E) Kottayam 110. The Ministry of Human Resource Development will conduct the Grand Finale of ________ edition (Software) of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) - 2019 on 2 and 3 March 2019. A) 2nd B) 3rd C) 4th D) 5th E) 6th 111. Which state launched its flagship ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’ on 22 February 2019? A) Jharkhand B) Bihar




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C) Madhya Pradesh D) Rajasthan E) Haryana 112. The Central Board of Direct Taxes has formed a ________ member committee to address taxation-related pain points and cut down the number of tax litigations. A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7 113. Read the following statements carefully: 1.On 22 February 2019, the Reserve Bank of India created a single category of Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) by merging their present three-tier structure. 2.Asset finance, loan, and investment companies have been merged into a new category called NBFC- Investment and Credit Companies. 3.This will provide greater operational flexibility to NBFCs. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 114. The Defence Ministry has approved the acquisition of more than 100 heavyweight torpedoes that will be equipped on Indian Navy's ________ Scorpene-class submarines. A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9 E) 10 115. Where will the 16th Russia-India-China (RIC) meeting be held on 27 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Wuzhen C) Beijing D) Moscow E) Shanghai 116. In which state has Smriti Irani inaugurated Integrated 'Soil to Silk' Project and Eri Spun Silk Mill on 22 February 2019? A) Andhra Pradesh B) Karnataka C) Maharashtra D) Assam E) Jharkhand 117. Which bank has tied up with Germany’s KfW Development Bank to extend funding of $113 million to refinance solar power projects in India in February 2019? A) SBI B) PNB

C) Bank of Baroda D) HDFC E) ICICI 118. Which state has approved 'Khusi' scheme on 22 February 2019 to improve menstrual hygiene among adolescent girl students in the state? A) Odisha B) Karnataka C) Bihar D) Punjab E) Haryana 119. Which state has become the first state in the country to get a second Coast Guard district headquarters in Thoothukudi? A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Gujarat D) Odisha E) Karnataka 120. In which state was the Integrated Large Scale Eri Silk Farming project under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS) launched on 22 February 2019? A) Manipur B) Mizoram C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Nagaland E) Tripura 121. The Australian government officially listed the Bramble Cay melomys as extinct. It is a ________. A) Kangaroo B) Rhinoceros C) Rat D) Leopard E) Rabbit 122. Which country unveiled the world's first female AI news anchor to read alongside its male AI news presenters on February 21, 2019? A) Japan B) South Korea C) China D) USA E) France 123. The world’s largest bee, Flying Bulldog, was rediscovered in a remote part of ________ in its first sighting in nearly 40 years, on 21 February 2019. A) Thailand B) Indonesia C) Veitnam D) Singapore E) Malaysia 124. Which country launched a 3-day annual navy drill, 'Velayat 97', on 22 Feb 2019? A) Iran B) Israel C) India D) France E) Sri Lanka




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125. Who received the prestigious Seoul Peace Prize for 2018 for his/her contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth? A) Donald Trump B) Angela Merkel C) Kofi Annan D) Narendra Modi E) Moon Jae-in 126. Who took oath as the First Lokayukta of Nagaland on February 22, 2019? A) Justice Uma Nath Singh B) Justice Amal Kumar Sarkar C) Justice Kailas Nath Wanchoo D) Justice Madhukar Hiralal Kania E) Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha 127. Where did the 3-day medical trade show, Medical Fair India 2019, kickstart on 21 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Hyderabad D) Kolkata E) Chennai 128. Read the following statements carefully: 1. The Supreme Court appointed Lieutenant General Ravi Thodge as the 3rd member of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) for BCCI. 2. In 2017, the apex court had appointed a 4-member CoA, headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Vinod Rai. 3. The other 3 members of the CoA were -- former Indian women cricket captain Diana Edulji, Ramachandra Guha and Vikram Limaye. Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above 129. ________ and Meena Kumari Devi became the first Indian women boxers to win gold medals at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria in February 2019. A) Laishram Sarita Devi B) Nikhat Zareen C) Pinki Jangra D) Sarjubala Devi

E) Kavita Chahal 130. Where has the ISSF (International Shooting Sports Federation) World Cup 2019 begun on 21 February 2019? A) Chennai B) Bengaluru C) Hyderabad D) New Delhi E) Mumbai 131. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The ‘ATL Drone module: Get, Set, Go’ for Atal Tinkering Labs was launched at the ongoing Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru. 2. It was launched by NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Drona Aviation, an IIT Delhi start-up. 3.With the ATL Drone Module, young students of India will learn how to create their own drones and use them for solving community problems in India. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 132. Which state launched a scheme for adolescent girls on 21 February 2019? A) Bihar B) Jharkhand C) Uttar Pradesh D) Chhattisgarh E) Rajasthan 133. Who has been appointed as the first BCCI ombudsman in February 2019? A) Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri B) Justice D.K. Jain C) Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde D) Justice N. V. Ramana E) Justice Arun Kumar Mishra 134. In which city has PM Narendra Modi launched India Korea startup hub on 21 February 2019? A) Seoul B) New Delhi C) Busan D) Mumbai E) Daejeon




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135. Ministry of Home Affairs commissioned the Bureau of Police Research and Development to conduct 'All India Citizens Survey of Police Services' in ________ districts across the country. A) 151 B) 165 C) 173 D) 189 E) 193 136. With which country has India signed an MoU to establish a business centre for ICT incubators on 21 February 2019? A) Bhutan B) Sri Lanka C) Bangladesh D) Myanmar E) Nepal 137. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO decided to provide ________% interest on Provident Fund deposits for 2018-19. A) 8.55 B) 8.60 C) 8.65 D) 8.70 E) 8.75 138. How many ordinances were promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind on 21 February 2019? A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 139. Which of the following unveiled its new product, the Atmospheric Water Generator (AWG) at Aero India 2019 on 21 Feb 2019? A) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited B) Defence Research and Development Organisation C) Bharat Electronics Limited D) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited E) Bharat Dynamics Limited 140. Where has Rajnath Singh inaugurated the “Waste to Wonder” Park on 21 February 2019? A) Chennai B) New Delhi C) Bathinda D) Lucknow E) Hyderabad 141. Through the Phase-II of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Programme, a cumulative capacity of _______ MW from Rooftop Solar (RTS) Projects will be achieved by the year 2022.

A) 30,000 B) 35,000 C) 40,000 D) 45,000 E) 50,000 142. Read the following statements carefully: 1.Wallace Smith Broecker, a climate scientist who popularised the term 'global warming', passed away on 18 February 2019. 2.He was also first person to recognise what he called the Ocean Conveyor Belt, a global system of ocean currents circulating water and nutrients. 3.He was known in science circles as the 'Grandfather of Climate Science". Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 143. Read the following statements carefully: 1.Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Virtual Experiential Museum (VEM) in Man Mahal in Varanasi on 19 February 2019. 2.VEM will show a glimpse of various cultural aspects of Varanasi. 3.VEM was established by the National Council of Science Museum (NCSM) working under the Ministry of Tourism. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 144. When is the International Mother Language Day observed every year? A) 19 February B) 20 February C) 21 February D) 22 February E) 23 February 145. The new National Electronics Policy 2019 aims to achieve a turnover of $________ billion for the electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM) sector by 2025. A) 100 B) 200 C) 300 D) 400 E) 500




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146. Who has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PayU in February 2019? A) Rajnish Kumar B) A S Rajeev C) Anirban Mukherjee D) Rakesh Sharma E) Atul kumar Goel 147. In which country has a month-long 'Festival of India' begun on 19 February 2019? A) Bhutan B) Bangladesh C) Nepal D) Sri Lanka E) Myanmar 148. For many many PSBs has the Ministry of Finance announced the final recapitalisation tranche amount of Rs 48,239 crore on 20 February 2019? A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13 E) 14 149. According to Ministry of Commerce and Industry's data, Foreign Direct Investment into India contracted by _______% to US$ 33.49 billion during April-December in the current fiscal. A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9 150. In which state have the scientists of the Zoological Survey of India found a rare frog (Megophrys pachyproctus) from the Tale Valley Wildlife Sanctuary? A) Arunachal Pradesh B) Mizoram C) Nagaland D) Manipur E) Tripura 151. The government of India raised the investment limit for angel tax exemption to Rs ________ crore in February 2019. A) 10 B) 15 C) 20 D) 25 E) 30 152. Where has Attukal Pongala festival begun on 20 February 2019? A) Kochi B) Thiruvananthapuram C) Kannur D) Kollam E) Kozhikode

153. Saudi Arabia signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance on 20 February 2019. It has become the ________ country to join the ISA. A) 71st B) 72nd C) 73rd D) 74th E) 75th 154. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has released 2nd edition of 'Startup Ranking for 2019'. The Ranking Framework 2019 comprises of ________ pillars and 30 action points. A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8 155. The ________ India-ASEAN Expo Summit is being held from 21 to 23 February 2019 in New Delhi. A) 3rd B) 4th C) 5th D) 6th E) 7th 156. Where was 'Aero India 2019' inaugurated by the Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 20 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Chennai C) Pune D) Bengaluru E) Lucknow 157. In which state did Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti inaugurate Sikaria Mega Food Park Pvt Ltd on 20 February 2019? A) Sikkim B) Nagaland C) Manipur D) Tripura E) Mizoram 158. The Ministry of Human Resource Development launched ODB on 20 February 2019 to provide better digital education in schools. What does 'O' stand for in ODB? A) Online B) Operation C) Objective D) Observation E) Occasion 159. Which country became the 72nd country to sign the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance on 18 February 2019? A) Brazil B) Argentina C) Chile D) Poland E) Mexico




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160. Which of the following was launched by Suresh Prabhu on 19 February 2019 to bring together the key stakeholders within the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem to GeM? A) SAKSHAM B) SAHYOG C) SWAYATT D) SANYUKT E) SANKALP 161. Which of the following applications was launched by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad that will enable the para legal volunteers (PLV)’s to perform on field pre-registration of cases? A) Ask a Lawyer B) Nyaya Madad C) NearLaw D) Nyaya Bandhu E) e-Court 162. The Union Cabinet approved the agreement between India and the OECD for participating in the Programme for International Students Assessment in ________. A) 2020 B) 2021 C) 2022 D) 2023 E) 2024 163. Which state unveiled a scholarship programme for the children of the beneficiaries of the Kalia scheme on 19 February 2019? A) Bihar B) Haryana C) Punjab D) Odisha E) Jharkhand 164. The Cabinet approved the launch of KUSUM scheme. The scheme would comprise of ________ components which when combined aims to add a solar capacity of 25,750 MW by 2022. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 165. Where is an International Conference and Exhibition on Energy and Environment - Challenges and Opportunities (ENCO-2019) being held from 20th to 22nd February 2019? A) Chennai B) Pune C) New Delhi D) Jaipur E) Patna 166. The Union Cabinet approved the implementation of NRETP under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission. What does 'T' stand for in NRETP? A) Transformation B) Towards C) Transport D) Travel E) Time

167. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The Union Cabinet approved one post of Secretary and one post of Joint Secretary in the in the Department of Fisheries on a permanent basis. 2.Newly created posts would enable the Department of Fisheries to undertake/monitor number of projects/schemes for development of the sector. 3.The department of fisheries was recently introduced in the interim budget of 2019. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 168. The Union Cabinet approved ________% hike in Dearness Allowance to central government employees and Dearness Relief to pensioners with effect from January 1, 2019. A) 1.5 B) 2 C) 2.5 D) 3 E) 3.5 169. Recently, Namwar Singh passed away. He received the Sahitya Akademi award for literary criticism in the year 1971 for ________. A) Do Panktiyon Ke Beech B) Anubhav Ke Aakash Mein Chand C) Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman D) Kohre Mein Kaid Rang E) Buni hui rassi 170. When is the World Day of Social Justice observed? A) 18 February B) 19 February C) 20 February D) 21 February E) 22 February 171. Where did the PM, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurate Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Cancer Hospital and Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital on 19 February 2019? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Madhya Pradesh D) Odisha E) Bihar




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172. Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Irani, launched ________projects in North East for development of silk sector in New Delhi on 19 February 2019. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 173. M.C. Mary Kom signed a 2-year deal with ________ to be their ambassador for women’s training in India on 18 February 2019. A) Nike B) Adidas C) Puma D) Reebok E) Under Armour 174. Read the following statements carefully: 1. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef arrived in New Delhi for a day's visit on 19 February 2019. 2. He is being closely watched after his 2-day stint in Pakistan, where he praised Islamabad's efforts for "regional peace and security" just days after Pulwama attack. 3. He announced investments worth 20 billion dollars at the end of his two-day visit to Islamabad on 18 February 2019. Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above 175. In which state K.J. Alphons inaugurated the project ‘Development of Eco Circuit: Pathanamthitta – Gavi – Vagamon –Thekkady’? A) Karnataka B) Tamil Nadu C) Kerala D) Andhra Pradesh E) Telangana 176. Who among the following was presented with the Shiv Chhatrapati awards on 17 February 2019? A) Harmanpreet Kaur B) Jhulan Goswami C) Smriti Mandhana D) Mithali Raj E) Punam Raut 177. Where did the 40th International Annual Desert Festival kicked-off on 17 February 2019? A) Jodhpur B) Bikaner C) Jaipur D) Jaisalmer E) Ajmer

178. Which of the following NGOs won the Laureus Sport for Good award for the year 2019? A) Pratham B) Yuwa C) Goonj D) Nanhi Kali E) Sargam Sanstha 179. Where was India's first fulldome 3D Digital Theatre inaugurated on 18 Feb 2019? A) Kolkata B) Delhi C) Maharashtra D) Odisha E) Gujarat 180. Who became the first woman of the country to be elected President of the Astronomical Society of India? A) Dr. Kamala Sohonie B) Dr. G C Anupama C) Dr. Anandibai Joshee D) Dr. Rajeshwari Chatterjee E) Dr. Mangala Narlikar 181. Which of these countries launched a new submarine called Fateh, which is capable of firing cruise missiles? A) Iraq B) Iran C) Oman D) Morocco E) UAE 182. Who amongst these inaugurated a state-of-the-art national cyber forensic lab (NCFL) in New Delhi? A) Narendra Modi B) Rajnath Singh C) Smriti Irani D) Nitin Gadkari E) Rajyavardhan Rathore 183. The Reserve Bank will pay an interim dividend of Rs________ crore to the government. A) 12,000 B) 28,000 C) 24,000 D) 15,000 E) None of these 184. Which of these cities will host the 79th Indian History Congress (IHC)? A) Jaipur B) Pune C) Mumbai D) Bhopal E) Surat




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185. The government formed a committee for sale of 'enemy shares' worth Rs ________ crore. A) 3000 B) 4000 C) 2000 D) 1000 E) 5000 186. The RBI would inject Rs ________crore into the system through purchase of government securities on Feb 21, 2019. A) 10,500 B) 12,500 C) 12,000 D) 13,250 E) None of these 187. Which of these is a Pan-India number launched for women safety? A) 111 B) 110 C) 109 D) 112 E) 120 188. India and ________ signed four MoUs on 18 Feb 2019. A) Morocco B) Germany C) Italy D) Iran E) USA 189. How many initiatives have been launched for women safety recently (18 Feb 2019)? A) 2 B) 5 C) 3 D) 4 E) 1 190. Which of these is the first walking robot to have navigational capabilities without GPS or mapping? A) Sophia B) Spider C) KITT D) AntBot E) Gerty 191. On 18th February 2019, in which of these states has been the SAIL’s Steel Processing Unit set up? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Bihar C) West Bengal D) Jharkhand E) Madhya Pradesh 192. Shri Nitin Gadkari launched ________ at the Regional Maritime Safety Conference in Mumbai on 19 Feb 2019. A) PCS12 B) PCS11x C) PCS1x D) PCS3x E) PCS

193. The International Vision Zero Conference was held in which of these cities? A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai C) New Delhi D) Chennai E) None of these 194. The 4th edition of India’s biggest Global Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices was inaugurated in ________ on 18 Feb 2019. A) Bengaluru B) Chennai C) New Delhi D) Patna E) None of these 195. A book dedicated to Late eminent Vedanti Swami Pragyanandji was launched recently. Who is the author of the book? A) Dinesh Shahra B) Smriti Irani C) Raghuram Rajan D) Sumitra Mahajan E) None of these 196. As per the Himachal Pradesh Official Language Bill, 2019 (Amendment), which language will be made the second official language of the state? A) Sindhi B) English C) Punjabi D) Sanskrit E) Maithili 197. In which city has a drainage-cleaning robot named Bandicoot been introduced for the first time as part of efforts to get rid of manual scavenging? A) Chennai B) Pune C) Hyderabad D) Jaipur E) Lucknow 198. RBI has released a warning regarding an app called ________which might empty the bank account within minutes. A) Weather B) BlueMail C) Credit Link D) AnyDesk E) Quik 199. What is the theme of the 10-day long Taj Mahotsav which began on 18 February 2019? A) Parampara B) Sanskriti C) Dharma D) Dharohar E) Akhandta 200. Who won the 50 km event in the 6th Open National Race Walking Championship in Chennai on 17 Feb 2019?




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A) Suraj Panwar B) Shiva Thapa C) Jitendra Singh Rathore D) Joshi Sagar E) Manpreet Singh 201. With which country has the Andhra Pradesh government entered into a 30-year concession to build India's first district cooling system in Amaravati? A) UAE B) Qatar C) Saudi Arabia D) Iran E) Israel 202. Which bank became the first US bank to offer its own cryptocurrency? A) JPMorgan Chase B) Bank of America C) Citigroup D) Goldman Sachs E) HSBC Bank USA 203. The Reserve Bank of India withdrew the ________% limit on investments by FPIs in corporate bonds of an entity. A) 15 B) 20 C) 25 D) 30 E) 45 204. Read the following statements carefully: 1. A poem on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, 'Khooni Vaisakhi', by Punjabi writer Nanak Singh has now been translated into Hindi. 2. It was banned by the British in 1920. 3. It will be published by Harper Collins India in March to mark the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above 205. Who was conferred the first ever Football Ratna honour by Football Delhi? A) Baichung Bhutia B) Subrata Pal C) Sunil Chhetri D) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu E) Jeje Lalpekhlua 206. Read the following statements carefully: 1. Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a Sudanese refugee won the prestigious Martin Ennals human rights prize.

2. He has been held in Australia’s notorious offshore Manus Island processing centre for over 5 years. 3. Muhamat, from the Zaghawa ethnic group of Darfur, in northwestern Sudan, was granted refugee status in early 2015. Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above 207. Infosys announced the launch of a digital platform, ________,offering learning and engagement experiences for engineering students. A) InfyEQ B) InfyIQ C) InfyPQ D) InfyTQ E) InfyXQ 208. Who won the women's singles crown at the 83rd Yonex Sunrise Senior Badminton Nationals on 16 Feb 2019? A) Saina Nehwal B) P V Sindhu C) Ashwini Ponnappa D) Madhumita Bisht E) Jwala Gutta 209. Where was the World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 held on 16 Feb 2019? A) New Delhi B) Paris C) London D) Rome E) Madrid 210. India raised the customs duty to ________% on all goods imported from Pakistan, as a strong action against the Pulwama attack. A) 100 B) 125 C) 150 D) 200 E) 225 211. Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Red Medium Irrigation Project on 16 February 2019, which will benefit ________ villages and provide irrigation facility for 8500 hectares of agricultural land. A) 26 B) 37 C) 63 D) 79 E) 82 212. Which country's President arrived in New Delhi on 17 Feb 2019 on a 3-day official visit to India? A) Qatar B) Iran




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C) Argentina D) Belgium E) France 213. Which team won the Irani Cup title on 16 Feb 2019 at the Jamtha Stadium in Nagpur? A) Vidarbha B) Saurashtra C) Delhi D) Andhra E) Punjab 214. Who claimed the Qatar Open in tennis in 2019? A) Simona Halep B) Elise Mertens C) Monica Seles D) Martina Hingis E) Marion Bartoli 215. Where was the Regional Conference on Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme held on 18 Feb 2019? A) Delhi B) Maharashtra C) West Bengal D) Uttar Pradesh E) Himachal Pradesh 216. Where did the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India,organise a 2-day workshop on “Committee of Creditors: An Institution of Public Faith” on 15-16 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Chandigarh D) Chennai E) Bengaluru 217. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Lower Panazara medium Project under PMKSY, which will irrigate about 7585 hectares area of ________ villages of Dhule, Maharashtra. A) 11 B) 17 C) 21 D) 24 E) 31 218. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Phulpur to ________stretch of the Jagdishpur-Varanasi Natural Gas pipeline on 17 February 2019. A) Kanpur B) Varanasi C) Patna D) Ranchi E) Guwahati 219. Who was presented the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2016 on 18 Feb 2019 at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi? A) Shri Rajkumar Singhajit Singh B) Shri Ram Sutar Vanji C) Chhayanaut D) Chandra Kumar Agarwala

E) Ambikagiri Raichoudhury 220. In which state PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Medical Colleges on 17 February 2019? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Jharkhand C) Madhya Pradesh D) Punjab E) Assam 221. A new species of ‘crying’ snake named ________ was discovered in Arunachal Pradesh. A) Tetrapodophis amplectus B) Titanoboa cerrejonensis C) Proteles cristata D) Hebius lacrima E) Loxodonta africana 222. The Union Cabinet approved the MoU between India and Morocco for setting up of a Joint Working Group (JWG) on ________. A) Education B) Counter-Terrorism C) Health D) Nuclear Energy E) Transport and Connectivity 223. A Himalayan Cloud Observatory was set up in Tehri district of Uttarakhand on 8th Feb 2019. This is the ________ observatory in the country to monitor cloud activities. A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd D) 4th E) 5th 224. According to the MoU signed between Mongolia and Engineers India Ltd., a ________ MMTPA greenfield crude oil refinery will be set up in the Sainshand. A) 1 B) 1.5 C) 2 D) 2.5 E) 3 225. Inflation based on wholesale prices fell to a 10-month low of 2.76 percent in January 2019. The WPI-based inflation stood at________ percent in December 2018. A) 2.9 B) 3.2 C) 3.4 D) 3.8 E) 4.0 226. Ruchira Kamboj was appointed as the Indian envoy to which country on 11 February 2019?




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A) Bangladesh B) Bhutan C) Nepal D) Afghanistan E) Malaysia 227. Which of the following exercises was conducted by the Indian Army near Nashik on 12th February 2019? A) Exercise Topchi B) Exercise Maitree C) Exercise Cobra D) Exercise Varun E) Exercise Agni 228. Where was the two-day ‘EarlyEd Asia 2019’ conference held on 12 February 2019? A) China B) India C) Bangladesh D) Bhutan E) Singapore 229. Who is the MD & CEO of Eicher Motors? A) Sanjay Subrahmanyam B) Siddhartha Lal C) Binish Chudgar D) Ajay Sharma E) Gaurav Kapoor 230. The ________ International Dam Safety Conference–2019 was held from 13-14 February 2019 in Bhubaneswar. A) 2nd B) 3rd C) 4th D) 5th E) 6th 231. Who won his second Grammy Award for his biography "Faith A Journey For All"? A) Ronald Reagan B) Gerald Ford C) Jimmy Carter D) Henry Kissinger E) Donald Rumsfeld 232. Mukesh Ambani topped the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2018, with the highest contribution of Rs ________ crore between October 2017 and September 2018. A) 237 B) 337 C) 437 D) 537 E) 637 233. Where did Minister Harsh Vardhan release a publication titled 'India - Spearheading Climate Solutions' on 12 Feb 2019? A) Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan B) Indira Paryavaran Bhawan

C) Panchsheel Bhawan D) Central Public Works Depatment Service Center E) Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan 234. What is the name of Himachal Pradesh’s first Mega Food Park inaugurated on 10 February 2019? A) Parle Mega Food Park B) Cremica Mega Food Park C) Britannia Mega Food Park D) Anmol Mega Food Park E) Unibic Mega Food Park 235. The UNICEF in Maharashtra joined hands with ________Women and Child Development (WCD) to focus on and support in the area of child protection in the State. A) Gujarat B) Madhya Pradesh C) Goa D) Telangana E) Karnataka 236. How many countries have participated in the Asia-Pacific region's largest multinational military exercises Cobra Gold, being held in Thailand? A) 14 B) 23 C) 29 D) 32 E) 47 237. The 'Mukhya Mantri Vriddha Pension Yojana' launched by Nitish Kumar, facilitates the amount of Rs. ________ monthly pension for all in Bihar above the age of 60. A) 100 B) 200 C) 300 D) 400 E) 500 238. Under the Hirkani Maharashtrachi scheme, ________ groups will be selected from each taluka and Rs. 50,000 will be given to each to implement their idea. A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40 E) 50 239. Clouded Leopard is the state animal of which state? A) Manipur B) Meghalaya C) Nagaland D) Odisha E) Sikkim




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240. Where was the 9th Senior National Men's Hockey Championship 2019 held? A) Gwalior B) Patna C) Bhopal D) Lucknow E) Ranchi 241. Read the following statements carefully: 1.Japan's government introduced a bill on 15 February 2019 to recognise the country's ethnic Ainu minority as an 'indigenous' people for the first time. 2.The Japanese government in the late 19th century banned them from practising their customs and using their language. 3.The government will also allow the Ainu to cut down trees in nationally-owned forests for use in traditional rituals. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 2 and 3 D) Only 1 and 3 E) All are correct 242. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched various development projects worth over Rs ________ crore at Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh on 15 January 2019. A) 10000 B) 15000 C) 18000 D) 20000 E) 22000 243. In which state did Indian Air Force (IAF) conduct 'Exercise Vayu Shakti-2019' on 16 February 2019? A) Jammu and Kashmir B) Punjab C) Rajasthan D) Kerala E) Tamil Nadu 244. India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to $ ________billion in January 2019. A) 12.45 B) 12.76 C) 14.73 D) 15.33 E) 16.97 245. The Supreme Court Collegium removed the need for lawyers to have a minimum income limit of Rs. ________ lakh in order to be considered for appointment as High Court judges. A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8

246. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the Eklavya Model Residential School for tribal students in Maharashtra on 16 February 2019? A) Vidarbha B) Nashik C) Ahmednagar D) Solapur E) Kolhapur 247. Where were India-U.S. Commercial Dialogue and India-U.S. CEO Forum held on 14 February 2019? A) Washington D.C. B) New Delhi C) New York D) Mumbai E) Chicago 248. Who was appointed as UN Controller and Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning, Budget, and Finance in the management strategy, policy and compliance department on 15 February 2019? A) Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas B) Chandramouli Ramanathan C) Ted Cruz D) Marco Rubio E) Kamala Harris 249. The government of India increased the Minimum Selling Price of sugar by two rupees per kilogram to ________ rupees a kilogram in February 2019. A) 29 B) 30 C) 31 D) 32 E) 33 250. Who was appointed as the new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on 15 February 2019? A) Nandan Nilekani B) Bimal Jalan C) Pramod Chandra Mody D) Anil Goswami E) Natwar Singh 251. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The Indian Air Force's pilots, Sqn Ldr Kamaljeet Kaur and her copilot Sqn Ldr Rakhi Bhandari carried out successful Parallel Taxi Track (PTT) landing and take-off operations at Sonipat. 2.In a first, the 'OTTERS' squadron of Western Air Command undertook the PTT Operations with a full women crew in the Dornier 228 aircraft.




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3.PTT Operations are carried out when the runway is not available. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 252. Who was awarded the prestigious Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur of the Year 2018' Award in the Life Sciences & Healthcare category? A) Werner Baumann B) Olivier Brandicourt C) Binish Chudgar D) John Milligan E) Kenneth Frazier 253. As per the 'World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2019', the global unemployment levels fell one percentile to a steady ________% in 2018. A) 4 B) 4.5 C) 5 D) 5.5 E) 6 254. The President of India will present the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony on 18 February 2019. When was the award instituted by Government of India? A) 2012 B) 2013 C) 2014 D) 2015 E) 2016 255. The e-Tourist Visa which was introduced in September 2014 with 46 countries has now (February 2019) been made applicable to ________ countries. A) 100 B) 138 C) 142 D) 166 E) 182 256. The Inland Waterways Authority of India launched a new portal named 'LADIS' on 15 February 2019. What does 'A' stand for in LADIS? A) Available B) Affordable C) Account D) Access E) Action

257. Which of the following Municipal Corporations won the first prize of 'Swachhata Excellence' Awards 2019? A) Bilaspur B) Raigarh C) Rourkela D) Jamshedpur E) Chandrapur 258. The Government of India, Government of Himachal Pradesh and the World Bank signed a $________ Million Loan Agreement on 15 February 2019. A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40 E) 50 259. Where did Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change organise the second National Conference on 'Sustainable and Environment-friendly Industrial Production' Project on 15 February 2019? A) Mumbai B) Chennai C) New Delhi D) Hyderabad E) Pune 260. Which of the following signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Government e-Marketplace (GeM) on 15 February 2019? A) EPCglobal B) GS1 C) RosettaNet D) ASTM International E) OASIS 261. Which state has set up two committees of experts and educationists to review the syllabus of school textbooks from class 1 to 8 and from class 9 to 12? A) Punjab B) Haryana C) Rajasthan D) Kerala E) Odisha 262. Who has become the first woman flight engineer? A) Punita Arora B) Hina Jaiswal C) Padmavathy Bandopadhyay D) Divya Ajith Kumar E) Gunjan Saxena 263. Read the following statements carefully:




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1.NASA will launch a new space telescope in 2023 that could provide a glimpse of the first moments in the history of the universe. 2.'The Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx)' mission is a planned two-year mission. 3. Astronomers will use the mission to gather data on more than 300 million galaxies. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 264. Inflation based on wholesale prices fell to a 10-month low of ________ percent in January 2019. A) 2.52 B) 2.76 C) 2.81 D) 2.95 E) 3.01 265. India has withdrawn the Most Favoured Nation status that it had granted to Pakistan following the attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama. India had granted the status to Pakistan in ________. A) 1951 B) 1958 C) 1962 D) 1996 E) 1971 266. The Chief Minister of which state has announced a Universal Old Age Pension scheme, named Mukhya Mantri Vriddha Pension Yojana? A) Punjab B) Bihar C) Haryana D) Odisha E) Gujarat 267. In which district were at least 37 CRPF personnel martyred on 14 February 2019, when a convoy in which they were traveling was attacked by a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) suicide bomber? A) Shopian B) Kupwara C) Kulgam D) Pulwama E) Kargil 268. PM Narendra Modi will pay a 2-day visit to which country from 21 February 2019? A) Iran B) Germany C) South Korea D) Finland E) Russia

269. Recently, Manfred Eigen passed away. He received Nobel Prize in the field of ________ in 1967. A) Physics B) Chemistry C) Peace D) Physiology or Medicine E) Literature 270. The last session of ________th Lok Sabha concluded on 14 Feb 2019. A) 13 B) 14 C) 15 D) 16 E) 17 271. In which state was the 1st Mega Aqua Food Park commissioned in February 2019? A) Odisha B) Andhra Pradesh C) Karnataka D) Tamil Nadu E) Kerala 272. The RBI imposed a penalty of Rs ________ crore on Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) for violation of various banking norms in February 2019. A) 1 B) 1.2 C) 1.5 D) 1.8 E) 2 273. Where was "North Karnataka Agromet Forecasting and Research Centre (NKAFC)” inaugurated on 14 Feb 2019? A) Kodagu B) Dharwad C) Mandya D) Ramanagara E) Belgaum 274. Who assumed the charge as Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam on 14 Feb 2019? A) A. A. Pawar B) SN Ghormade C) G. S. Pabby D) Anil Kumar Saxena E) G. Ashok Kumar 275. The Republic of Macedonia has officially changed its name to the Republic of North Macedonia. What is the capital of North Macedonia? A) Tirana B) Skopje C) Bucharest D) Zagreb E) Budapest 276. Read the following statements carefully: 1.Hardeep S Puri, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs launched the PMAY (U) Mobile App on 14 Feb 2019.




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2.The app will allow beneficiaries to capture and upload high resolution photographs of completed houses along with their families. 3.The PMAY (U) mission was launched on 25th June 2015 with an aim to provide houses to every eligible urban household in India by the year 2025. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 277. The unorganised workers whose monthly income is Rs________ per month or less are eligible for the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) scheme. A) 10,000 B) 12,000 C) 15,000 D) 18,000 E) 20,000 278. Who was awarded the ‘Oscat’ by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in February 2019? A) Ben Affleck B) Brad Pitt C) Bradley Cooper D) Chris Hemsworth E) Gerard Butler 279. B P Sharma was re-employed as the CMD of the state-run helicopter manufacturer Pawan Hans in February 2019. He will be serving for a period of _________. A) 2 months B) 5 months C) 8 months D) 10 months E) 1 year 280. Who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner in February 2019? A) Jawed Usmani B) Natwar Singh C) Vinod Kumar Yadav D) Sushil Chandra E) Anil Goswami 281. ________ Bill will protect the poor people who work in the unorganised sector and invest small amounts of money in different schemes. A) Unorganised Sector Workers' Wage Bill, 2018 B) Unorganised Sector Workers’ Bill, 2018 C) Unregulated Deposit Scheme Bill 2018 D) Unorganised Sector Workers' Social Security Bill, 2018

E) Workers' Investment Bill, 2018 282. Who was appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of national carrier Air India on 13 Feb 2019? A) Bimal Jalan B) Ashwani Lohani C) Nandan Nilekani D) Jawed Usmani E) Sanjiv Chaturvedi 283. Who released a publication titled 'India – Spearheading Climate Solutions' on 12 Feb 2019? A) Prakash Javadekar B) Narendra Modi C) Harsh Vardhan D) Dharmendra Pradhan E) Piyush Goyal 284. Who was awarded the 'EY Entrepreneur of the Year' for 2018? A) Rajiv Bajaj B) Venki Padmanabhan C) Siddhartha Lal D) Anand Mahindra E) Pawan Munjal 285. In which country has the 38th edition of Cobra Gold exercise begun with around 10,000 personnel and 29 countries as participants? A) Malaysia B) Thailand C) Laos D) Cambodia E) Singapore 286. Where was ''Exercise Topchi'' held on 12 February 2019? A) Kochi B) Jodhpur C) Nashik D) Jabalpur E) Visakhapatnam 287. Retail inflation declined marginally to ________% in January 2019. A) 2.02 B) 2.05 ‘ C) 2.09 D) 2.14 E) 2.23 288. Industrial output growth remained subdued at ________% in December 2018 on account of contraction in the mining segment and poor show by the manufacturing sector. A) 2.0 B) 2.2 C) 2.4 D) 2.6 E) 2.8 289. The Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to uphold the rights of people with ________.




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A) HIV/AIDS B) Leprosy C) Tuberculosis D) Cancer E) Rabies 290. Where was the third Indo-German Environment Forum with the theme "Cleaner Air, Greener Economy" held on 13 Feb 2019? A) Mumbai B) Chennai C) Jaipur D) New Delhi E) Raipur 291. The Union Cabinet approved the MoU between India and________ for setting up of a Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism on 13 February 2019. A) Morocco B) Algeria C) Tunisia D) Turkey E) Saudi Arabia 292. With which country has the Union Cabinet approved an MoU on cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of outer space on 13 February 2019? A) Denmark B) Finland C) Sweden D) Poland E) Germany 293. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for extension of the tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK) beyond 31-3-2019 for ________ years. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 294. Read the following statement carefully: 1.The Union Cabinet approved the introduction of Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019. 2.It provides amendment of the legal framework to act as a deterrent to the erring NRI spouses and offers protection against exploitation of Indian Citizens married to NRIs. 3.Once it is passed, marriages performed by NRIs would be registered in India or Indian Missions & Posts abroad. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 295. Read the following statement carefully:

1.The Union Cabinet approved another MoU between India and Saudi Arabia on establishing a mechanism for investment Infrastructure in India. 2.It will be a step forward to engage the institutions of Saudi Arabia to attract a potential investment into the infrastructure sector in the country. 3.It will also lead to boosting infrastructure development in the country and the creation of more jobs. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 3 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 296. The Union Cabinet approved the signing of MoU with which country on cooperation and mutual assistance in Customs Matters on 13 February 2019? A) Saudi Arabia B) USA C) China D) Bangladesh E) Russia 297. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016 will modify the list of Scheduled Tribes (STs) of ________. A) Chhattisgarh B) Jharkhand C) Manipur D) Odisha E) Karnataka 298. Read the following statement carefully: 1.NITI Aayog approved the Credit Linked Capital Subsidy and Technology Up-gradation Scheme (CLCS-TUS). 2.It will facilitate technology up-gradation to MSMEs. 3.The scheme through 'Zero Defect & Zero Effect' will promote the reduction in emission level of greenhouse gases. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 299. Where did Minister of State for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik launch the e-AUSHADHI portal, on 13 Feb 2019? A) New Delhi B) Chennai C) Kolkata D) Mumbai E) Ranchi




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300. In which state was a new species of ‘crying’ snake discovered on 12 February 2019? A) Nagaland B) Mizoram C) Arunachal Pradesh D) Manipur E) Meghalaya 301. The UNICEF in ________ joined hands with Goa Women and Child Development to focus on and support in the area of child protection in the State. A) Delhi B) Gujarat C) Maharashtra D) Karnataka E) Kerala 302. Where did the 2-day National Conference on Unani Medicine conclude on 12 Feb 2019? A) New Delhi B)Mumbai C) Chandigarh D) Ahmedabad E) Bhubaneswar 303. Which edition of the LAWASIA Human Rights Conference was hosted in New Delhi from 9-10 February 2019? A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd D) 4th E) 5th 304. Which of the following won the Best Film award at the British Academy Film Awards 2019, held on 10 Feb 2019 at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK? A) Bohemian Rhapsody B) The Favourite C) Green Book D) Roma E) A Star is Born 305. Who among the following is the 3rd Indian player to break into the top-100 barrier in tennis men's singles category in the past decade after Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri? A) Prajnesh Gunneswaran B) Sumit Nagal C) Harsh Mankad D) Sandeep Kirtane E) Gaurav Natekar 306. Which bank has signed a term loan agreement for Rs 5,000 crore with NTPC, on 11 February 2019? A) ICICI B) SBI C) PNB D) HDFC E) Axis 307. Which of the following day is observed every year on the 13th of February?

A) World Cancer Day B) World Radio Day C) World Day of Social Justice D) International Mother Language Day E) National Science Day 308. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The HRD Ministry asked to apply the recommendations of a committee constituted in 2018 for the promotion and protection of Maithili language and its scripts. 2.Establishment of a Script and Manuscript Centre at Darbhangahas been recommended. 3.Mithilakshar or Tirhuta is the script of broader cultural Mithila. It is an ancient script and is one of the scripts of the broader North Eastern India. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 309. Which of the following will be the mascot of the National Games, 2022? A) Tiger B) Wildcat C) Clouded Leopard D) Panda E) Cheetah 310. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for ________ projects in Haryana on 12 Feb 2019. A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8 311. PM Narendra Modi addressed CREDAI YouthCon-19 on 13th Feb 2019 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi. When was CREDAI established? A) 1983 B) 1987 C) 1993 D) 1999 E) 2001 312. Where did the two-day ‘EarlyEd Asia 2019’ conference begin on 12 Feb 2019?




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A) New Delhi B) Chennai C) Jaipur D) Pune E) Lucknow 313. Read the following statements carefully: 1.A Special National Standards Conclave was organised by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India in Delhi. 2.It also saw the launch of voluntary certification and rating scheme for private security services developed by QCI. 3.Separation of roles for the avoidance of conflict of interest in regulatory framework was one of the recommendations. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 314. Where will the Indo-US Commercial Dialogue and the Indo-US CEO Forum be held on 14th February 2019? A) Patna B) Chennai C) New Delhi D) Kolkata E) Pune 315. Where did Ministry of Information & Broadcasting organise the First Annual Conference of Media Units on 13th Feb 2019? A) New Delhi B) Chennai C) Pune D) Hyderabad E) Ranchi 316. Where will the 5th International Dam Safety Conference–2019 be held from 13-14 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Patna C) Jaipur D) Bhubaneswar E) Chennai 317. Who won Israel's prestigious Dan David Prize for 2019? A) David Dean Shulman B) Sanjay Subrahmanyam C) Muzaffar Alam D) Dipesh Chakrabarty E) Jerry H. Bentley

318. As per the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2019, the film piracy offense will have imprisonment of up to ________ years and a fine of ₹10 lakh. A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 6 319. As per a deal, India will buy ________ assault rifles costing Rs 700 crore from US arms maker Sig Sauer. A) 63,000 B) 68,300 C) 72,400 D) 74,900 E) 82,500 320. Who has signed a Statement of Intent with Michael & Susan Dell Foundation on 12 Feb 2019 to codify, document and share best practices to improve learning outcomes in public school education through systemic reforms? A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare B) NITI Aayog C) Ministry of Home Affairs D) Ministry of Human Resource Development E) Ministry of Women and Child Development 321. Where will the Ministry of Textiles organise an outreach programme for Textiles Sector MSMEs on 13th February 2019? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Gujarat C) Delhi D) Maharashtra E) Madhya Pradesh 322. Who won the coveted Allan Border Medal at the Australian Cricket Awards on 11 Feb 2019? A) Pat Cummins B) Nathan Lyon C) Glenn Maxwell D) Matthew Wade E) Aaron Finch 323. Where was the 3-day Krishi Kumbh held from Feb 9 - 11, 2019? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Bihar C) Madhya Pradesh D) Haryana E) Odisha 324. Read the following statements carefully: 1. The Centre notified eight new devices as “drugs”.




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2. They include - all implantable medical devices, CT scan equipment, MRI equipment, defibrillators, dialysis machine, PET equipment, X-ray machine, and bone marrow cell separator. 3. 27 types of devices were notified as drugs until last year. Which of the above statements is/are true? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All of the above 325. Who became the first female winner of the MRF Challenge Series at the final event of the season? A) Jamie Chadwick B) Cyndie Allemann C) Angela Cope D) Danica Patrick E) None of the above 326. A Constitution Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha was introduced on 9 February 2019 to increase the financial and executive powers of the ________ Autonomous Councils in the Sixth Schedule areas of the northeastern region. A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 14 E) 16 327. RBI has decided to alter the definition of bulk deposits in the recent monetary policy review. It has been revised as single deposits of Rs ________ crore and above. A) 1 B) 1.5 C) 2 D) 2.5 E) 3 328. Where did Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flag off 33 'Sarthi Sandesh Vahini' vehicles on 10 February 2019? A) Lucknow B) Bareilly C) Mathura D) Gorakhpur E) Kanpur 329. What is the theme of the Challachitram National Film Festival to be held in March 2019? A) Our Heritage, Our Pride B) Our Nation, Our Pride C) Our Country, Our Pride D) Our Culture, Our Pride E) Our Tradition, Our Pride 330. Former US President Jimmy Carter won his ________ Grammy Award for his biography "Faith A Journey For All" on 11 February 2019.

A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd D) 4th E) 5th 331. Which state topped the State Investment Potential Index 2018, based on the six pillars? A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Maharashtra D) Gujarat E) Odisha 332. In which city did Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurate the Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) on 9 Feb 2019? A) Kochi B) Thrissur C) Thiruvananthapuram D) Kollam E) Kozhikode 333. Who lifted the 9th Senior National Men's Hockey Championship crown at Gwalior on 10 Feb 2019? A) Petroleum Sports Promotion Board B) Punjab and Sind Bank C) Railway Sports Promotion Board D) Punjab E) Vijaya Bank 334. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The Centre designated Dera Baba Nanak land post in Gurdaspur district of Rajasthan as an immigration checkpost. 2.It is now an authorized immigration checkpoint for entry and exit of Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan. 3.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone of the Dera Baba Nanak Kartarpur Sahib Corridor at an event at Mann village in Gurdaspur district on 26 November 2018. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 335. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change signed a letter of Intent establishing the Marine Pollution Initiative with which country on 11 Feb 2019? A) Finland B) Poland C) Norway D) Denmark




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E) Germany 336. John Morris Ajax Fire Engine was awarded the Statesmen Challenger Trophy 2019. It was built in ________. A) 1853 B) 1892 C) 1914 D) 1923 E) 1931 337. The MoHUA has instituted a challenge for constructing the Lighthouse projects under GHTC-India on 11th Feb 2019. ________sites which score the highest will be selected from the challenge. A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9 338. In which state was the third edition of Swachh Shakti program held on 12 February 2019? A) Punjab B) Haryana C) Gujarat D) Uttar Pradesh E) Bihar 339. Which of the following warships of the Indian Navy participated in Cutlass Express 2019, a multinational training exercise held from 27 Jan-6 Feb 2019? A) INS Teg B) INS Tarkash C) INS Trikand D) INS Tabar E) INS Talwar 340. Who was appointed as the Indian envoy to Bhutan on 11th Feb 2019? A) Sanjay Rana B) Manjeev Singh Puri C) Ruchira Kamboj D) Naveen Srivastava E) Ashok Kumar Sharma 341. Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-19 was conducted by which of these nations? A) Iran B) Oman C) Pakistan D) Abu Dhabi E) None of these 342. How many schemes were launched by Suresh Prabhu on 9 Feb 2019 in Mumbai? A) 3 B) 1 C) 2 D) 4 E) None 343. Shane Warne has been named as the brand ambassador of the IPL team ________.

A) Rajasthan Royals B) Kings XI Punjab C) Chennai Super Kings D) Sunrisers Hyderabad E) Delhi Daredevils 344. ________ topped the Hurun India Philanthropy List 2018 on Feb 9, 2019. A) Anil Ambani B) Ajay Piramal C) Mukesh Ambani D) Kumar Mangalam Birla E) Ratan Tata 345. The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) added ________ as the 3rd official language to be spoken in the city’s courts. A) French B) Hindi C) Spanish D) Mandarin E) German 346. Which of these Ministers laid the foundation stone for Sree Narayana Guru spiritual pilgrimage circuit in Varkala, Kerala? A) KJ Alphons B) Nitin Gadkari C) Narendra Modi D) Smriti Irani E) Rajnath Singh 347. ________ clinched the Chennai Open ATP Challenger tournament title on 10th Feb 2019. A) Andrew Harris B) Pete Sampras C) Stefanos Tsitsipas D) Corentin Moutet E) None of these 348. The President of which of these nations has been elected as the chairman of the African Union? A) South Africa B) Egypt C) Ireland D) Russia E) France 349. Which of these birds has been announced as the mascot for the 13th UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species? A) Great Indian Bustard B) Indian pitta C) Indian peafowl D) Himalayan monal E) None of these




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350. A Himalayan Cloud Observatory was set up in which of these states on 8th Feb 2019? A) Himachal Pradesh B) Jammu and Kashmir C) Uttarakhand D) Punjab E) None of these 351. Which amongst these won the Best Rock Song at the 61st Grammy Awards 2019? A) Jumpsuit B) Rats C) Masseduction D) MANTRA E) None of these 352. The Grammy Awards 2019 where held in ________. A) San Francisco B) Los Angeles C) New York D) Boston E) Chicago 353. Which of these Bollywood actors passed away recently? A) Mahesh Anand B) Sujatha Kumar C) Rita Bhaduri D) Narendra Jha E) None of these 354. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the PETROTECH-2019 on 11th Feb 2019 in ________. A) Gurgaon B) Greater Noida C) Faridabad D) Ghaziabad E) None of these 355. PM Narenda Modi laid the foundation for IIT recently in________. A) Hubli B) Mangalore C) Mysore D) Tumkur E) None of these 356. PM Narendra Modi visited which of these places to unveil several development projects on 10th Feb 2019? A) Tiruppur B) Chennai C) Madurai D) Vellore E) None of these 357. The first Mega Food Park of ________ was inaugurated on 10th Feb 2019.

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh C) Uttarakhand D) Himachal Pradesh E) None of these 358. Air Chief Marshal, Birendra Singh Dhanoa, Chief of the Indian Air Force, is on a visit to which of these nations? A) Myanmar B) Afghanistan C) Bangladesh D) France E) Japan 359. An MoU was signed between ________ and Engineers India Ltd., on 10th Feb 2019. A) Nepal B) Mongolia C) South Korea D) Iran E) China 360. Which of these ministries participated in the Berlin Film Festival? A) Information & Broadcasting B) External Affairs C) Home Affairs D) Culture E) Commerce and Industry 361. Which state has announced a scheme named 'Arundhati' on 6 February 2019? A) Assam B) Bihar C) Jharkhand D) Manipur E) Sikkim 362. Read the following statements carefully: 1. The Cabinet has approved the setting up of a unified authority that would regulate all the financial services in International Financial Services Centres (IFSC). 2. Currently, the banking, capital markets and insurance sectors in IFSCs are regulated by multiple regulators, i.e. RBI, SEBI and IRDAI. 3. This will be done through the International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct




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363. Which country topped the International Intellectual Property (IP) index 2019 released on 7 February 2019? A) USA B) UK C) India D) Japan E) Germany 364. In which city will the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of wild animals (CMS) be hosted by India from 15 to 22 February 2020? A) Chennai B) Gandhinagar C) Pune D) Kochi E) Lucknow 365. At what age did 'Granny Dakshayani', India's oldest elephant in captivity die in Kerala? A) 80 B) 82 C) 86 D) 88 E) 90 366. The ________ ASEAN-India Youth Summit was organised from 3rd-6th February 2019 by India Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of External Affairs and Government of Assam. A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd D) 4th E) 5th 367. As per an MoU, India will train 1800 Civil Servants of which country at the National Centre for Good Governance? A) Bhutan B) Nepal C) Bangladesh D) Sri Lanka E) Myanmar 368. With which of the following has the Telangana government signed an MoU to develop and support the startup ecosystem in the state? A) Vivo B) Xiaomi C) Huawei D) Oppo E) OnePlus 369. With which of the following has Fino Payments Bank partnered on 4th February to launch a sweep account facility? A) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank B) Suryoday Small Finance Bank

C) Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited D) AU Small Finance Bank E) ESAF Small Finance Bank 370. Which country has appointed Nilambar Acharya as its ambassador to India? A) Nepal B) Bhutan C) Bangladesh D) Myanmar E) Sri Lanka 371. ________ successfully flight tested the second indigenously developed ‘Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)’ propulsion based missile system on 8 February 2019. A) Indian Space Research Organisation B) Defence Research and Development Organisation C) SpaceX D) NASA E) JAXA 372. In which year was the National Film Development Corporation of India incorporated? A) 1955 B) 1965 C) 1975 D) 1985 E) 1995 373. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted its ________round of National Deworming Day (NDD) across the country on 8 February 2019. A) 5th B) 6th C) 7th D) 8th E) 9th 374. Which of the following are among the top ten revenue generating monuments during 2015-18? 1.Taj Mahal 2.Red Fort 3.Agra Fort A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correctt 375. The ________ edition of the World's biggest crafts fair Surajkund International Mela is being organised from February 1- 17, 2019. A) 31st B) 32nd




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C) 33rd D) 34th E) 35th 376. What is the range of the new Hoveizeh cruise missile successfully tested by Iran? A) 1,000 km B) 1,150 km C) 1,250 km D) 1,350 km E) 1,450 km 377. In which of the following National Parks is the Asiatic lion found? A) Kaziranga National Park B) Gir National Park C) Kanha National Park D) Periyar National Park E) Manas National Park 378. Which of the following was launched by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs to extend the outreach of Deendayal Antyodaya Mission – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAYNULM) to the most vulnerable? A) Shehri Vikas Utsav B) Shehri Protsahan Utsav C) Shehri Samridhi Utsav D) Shehri Sahayata Utsav E) Shehri Unnati Utsav 379. Where was the EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships 2019 held? A) India B) Laos C) Thailand D) Myanmar E) Singapore 380. Haryana Hammers won the 4th edition of the Pro Wrestling League defeating ________ by 6-3 in the summit clash. A) Delhi Sultans B) Mumbai Maharathi C) Punjab Royals D) UP Dangal E) MP Yodha 381. Who won the silver medal in men's 67- kilogram category at the EGAT's Cup International Weightlifting Championships in Thailand, on 8 February 2019? A) Jeremy Lalrinnunga B) Ruben Katoatau

C) Sohrab Moradi D) Matthias Steiner E) Valentin Hristov 382. The Nyishi tribe of ________ is celebrating its fortnight-long 'Boori Boot Yollo' festival, which is observed every year in the month of February. A) Assam B) Manipur C) Meghalaya D) Arunachal Pradesh E) Nagaland 383. On 8 February 2019, the Jammu and Kashmir government approved the creation of a separate Administrative Revenue Division for ________. A) Jammu B) Ladakh C) Drass D) Kashmir E) Gulmarg 384. The Reserve Bank of India has raised the limit for collateralfree agriculture loans to ₹________ lakh from ₹1 lakh. A) 1.2 B) 1.4 C) 1.5 D) 1.6 E) 2 385. Which of the following conducted its eighth round of National Deworming Day across the country on 8 February 2019? A) Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare C) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change D) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers E) Ministry of Science and Technology 386. According to the International Intellectual Property index 2019, India was ranked at ________ place. A) 36th B) 38th C) 42nd D) 44th E) 46th 387. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has inaugurated the Robert Bosch Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. 2.The mission of the new centre is to create a societal impact on core challenges in data science (DS) and artificial intelligence (AI).




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3.It will be done through multidisciplinary interactions with government, academic, research and industrial collaborators. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 388. The Chief Minister of which state unveiled a 19-foot-high statue of Guru Padmasambhava on 8 February 2019? A) Bihar B) Jharkhand C) Odisha D) Madhya Pradesh E) Chhattisgarh 389. Where was the 'Zero Fatality Corridor' launched to examine the cause for accidents and crashes on 6 February 2019? A) Delhi B) Mumbai C) Bengaluru D) Indore E) Bhopal 390. Where was the event 'Surging Silk - Accomplishment and way forward', organised on 9 February 2019? A) Chennai B) Kalol C) New Delhi D) Lucknow E) Bengaluru 391. As per an MoU signed between India and Bangladesh on 8 February 2019, how many Bangladesh Civil Servants will be trained at the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG)? A) 1000 B) 1200 C) 1500 D) 1800 E) 2000 392. Who was conferred the Légion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour) on 6 February 2019? A) Stephen Alathara B) Jerome D'Souza C) Francois Laborde D) Pius Fidelis Pinto E) George Karakunnel 393. Who among the following has instituted the ‘PMAY (U) awards for Implementation and Innovation’?

A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare B) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment C) Ministry of Labour and Employment D) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs E) Ministry of Home Affairs 394. Read the following statements carefully: 1.A dedicated 'Asiatic Lion Conservation Project' was launched on 8 February 2019. 2.The Asiatic Lion, endemic to Gir landscape of Gujarat, is one of the 21 critically endangered species identified by the Environment Ministry. 3.Asiatic Lion, being listed in Schedule-I of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1982, has been accorded the highest degree of protection. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 395. Ram Nath Kovind, received the first copy of the book 'Law,Justice and Judicial Power – Justice PN Bhagwati’s Approach' written by ________, on 8 February 2019. A) Fareed Zakaria B) Vandana Shiva C) Mool Chand Sharma D) Rajiv Malhotra E) Belle Monappa Hegde 396. Where will the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of wild animals (CMS) be hosted from 15 to 22 February 2020? A) Rajasthan B) Gujarat C) Madhya Pradesh D) Odisha E) Telangana 397. DRDO successfully flight tested the ________ indigenously developed ‘Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)’ propulsion based missile system from Chandipur, Odisha on 8 February 2019. A) First B) Second C) Third D) Fourth E) Fifth




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398. With whom has Government e Marketplace (GeM) signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 6 February 2019 to enable a fair and competitive environment in the e-Marketplace? A) Ministry of Corporate Affairs B) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority C) Competition Commission of India D) NITI Aayog E) Research Design and Standards Organisation 399. Which programme was launched for citizens for verifications of their names, new registrations, changes in the voter details and corrections in the Voter Id Cards for the upcoming General Elections 2019? A) Voter Authentication and Information Programme B) Voter Verification and Correction Programme C) Voter Verification and Information Programme D) Voter Authentication and Correction Programme E) Voter Identification and Correction Programme 400. In which state did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the Garjee - Belonia Railway Line on 9 February 2019? A) Sikkim B) Tripura C) Nagaland D) Arunachal Pradesh E) Assam 401. Read the following statements about MarCO CubeSats. 1. The MarCO CubeSats were launched by NASA in 2018. 2. They have been nicknamed EVE and WALL-E. 3. They have travelled past the Mars. Which of the following statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 3 D) Both 2 and 3 E) All are correct 402. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) imposed a fine of Rs. _______ on United India Insurance Co (UIIC) Ltd for violating certain procedures.

A) 5 lakhs B) 9 Lakhs C) 2 lakhs D) 10 Lakhs E) 25 Lakhs 403. Which bank won the 9th edition of Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018 for its project in data science? A) ICICI Bank B) IDBI Bank C) Yes Bank D) Citi Bank E) Bank of Baroda 404. The Reserve bank of India has imposed fine on which bank for not monitoring the end use of funds in respect of one of its borrowers? A) HDFC B) ICICI C) PNB D) SBI E) OBC 405. Recently, the government of India decided to abolish the Institution of Income-Tax Ombudsman and Indirect Tax Ombudsman. The Institution of Income-Tax Ombudsman was created in which year? A) 2003 B) 2010 C) 2009 D) 2015 E) 2008 406. Read the following statements. 1. The Union Cabinet approved the MoU between India and Finland on 6th Feb 2019. 2. It will support the creation of long-term Research, Development & Innovation collaboration mechanism. 3. It will also establish and strengthen the cooperative network between Indian and Finnish organisations. Which of the following statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 3 C) Both 2 and 3 D) Both 1 and 3 E) All are correct 407. On 8 February 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the four laning of the Falakata-Salsalabari section of NH-31 D in which state? A) West Bengal B) Assam C) Manipur D) Nagaland E) Jharkhand 408. Read the following statements about PM-KISAN scheme. 1. The scheme will be applicable to small and marginal farmers.




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2. The farmers should have a cultivable land of 5 hectares. 3. Under the scheme, Rs. 6000 will be provided to farmers in three equal instalments. Which of the following statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Both 1 and 3 E) All are correct 409. Which city police commissioner has launched 'DigiCop' mobile app? A) Mumbai B) Delhi C) Kochi D) Chennai E) Indore 410. The global surface temperatures on the Earth in ________were the 4th warmest since 1880. A) 2016 B) 2018 C) 2019 D) 2015 E) 2014 411. On 7 February 2019, the Reserve Bank of India lowered the repo rate by 25 basis points to ________. A) 6.25% B) 7% C) 6.50% D) 6.75% E) 6.15% 412. Recently, who has been honoured with the ‘Freedom of the City Of London' award? A) Rikhil Shah B) Ganesh Prasad C) Sanjiv Chadha D) Arundhati Bhattacharya E) Rajnish Kumar 413. Who made the fastest fifty for India in Women’s cricket T20Is? A) Harmanpreet Kaur B) Mithali Raj C) Smriti Mandhana D) Deepti Sharma E) Poonam Yadav 414. Who has been appointed as Secretary of Ministry of Civil Aviation? A) Ajay Kumar B) Pradeep Kumar Sinha C) Rajiv Nayan Choubey

D) Pradeep Singh Kharola E) Sailesh 415. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, laid the foundation for 5 National Highway projects of length 632 km in ________ on 8 Feb 2019. A) Lucknow B) Bareilly C) Moradabad D) Ayodhya E) Ghaziabad 416. Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY) anthem was launched during the 'Ujjwala Utsav' in New Delhi on 7 February 2019. Who is the composer of the PMUY anthem? A) AR Rahman B) Kailash Kher C) Pritam D) Gulzar E) Anu Malik 417. Who was appointed as Secretary of Ministry of Minority Affairs on 7th Feb 2019? A) Sanjay Kothari B) Tarun Shridhar C) Bharati S. Sihag D) Pradeep Singh Kharola E) Sailesh 418. Recently, a session was held on the Indo-Africa Strategic Economic Co-operation was held in New Delhi. The session was organised by which ministry? A) Ministry of Commerce and Industry B) Ministry of Defence C) Ministry of Home Affairs D) Ministry of External Affairs E) Ministry of Finance 419. The US has agreed to sell its 2 advanced missile defence systems to ________ at a cost of $190 million. A) Israel B) India C) Australia D) Brazil E) China 420. Read the following statements about 'Granny Dakshayani'. 1. She was India's oldest elephant. 2. She was awarded the title 'Gaja Muthassi'. 3. She was in captivity in Karnataka.




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Which of the following statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Both 1 and 2 D) Both 2 and 3 E) All are correct 421. The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU to promote bilateral cooperation, aimed at building technical assistance/ capacity support for the ________ and ________ on 6 February 2019. A) Electoral Commission of Namibia, Electoral Tribunal of Panama B) Electoral Commission of Cuba, Electoral Tribunal of Panama C) Electoral Commission of Namibia, Electoral Commission of Cuba D) Electoral Commission of Cuba, Electoral Commission of Mexico E) Electoral Commission of Mexico, Electoral Tribunal of Panama 422. With which country has India signed an MoU for mutual Cooperation to raise the status and prestige of the Practicing Company Secretary in both countries? A) Indonesia B) Malaysia C) Brunei D) Thailand E) Singapore 423. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The Union Cabinet approved the Framework Agreement between India and Indonesia on cooperation in the exploration and uses of outer space for peaceful purposes. 2.It was signed and exchanged in New Delhi on May 30, 2018. 3.The agreement will strengthen the cooperation between India and Indonesia. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 424. At which of the following places will the Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court be established? A) Darjeeling B) Jalpaiguri

C) Howrah D) Siliguri E) Durgapur 425. The CCEA chaired by PM Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for setting up 12,000 MW Solar PV Power Projects in ________ years at a cost of Rs. 48,000 crores. A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7 426. A corpus of Rs. ________ crore has been approved for the creation of Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) on 6th Feb 2019. A) 1000 B) 1500 C) 2000 D) 2500 E) 3000 427. The ________ conference of UTs/AYUSH/Health Ministers of States was inaugurated by Shripad Naik, Minister of State of AYUSH on 6th February 2019. A) 3rd B) 4th C) 5th D) 6th E) 7th 428. Who among the following organized the 'Parmanu Tech 2019' conference on 6th February 2019? 1.Ministry of External Affairs 2.Department of Atomic Energy. 3.NITI Aayog A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 429. In the presence of which of the following actors was the 'Darwaza Band- Part 2' campaign launched on 6th Feb 2019 in Mumbai? A) Shahrukh Khan B) Akshay Kumar C) Amitabh Bachchan D) Aamir Khan E) Hrithik Roshan 430. Where did the 3rd Indo-German Working Group for water and waste management conclude on 6th February 2019? A) Mumbai B) Chennai C) New Delhi D) Ranchi E) Jaipur




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431. Where did Smt. Smriti Irani, the Union Minister of Textiles launch the India Size project on 6th February 2019? A) Mumbai B) New Delhi C) Surat D) Lucknow E) Chennai 432. Who among the following is/are the recipient/recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for the year 2017 presented by Shri Ram Nath Kovind on February 6, 2019? 1.Gurnam Singh 2.Sujata Mohapatra 3.Parvathy Baul A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 433. The Prasar Bharati's 'Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development' scheme will cost Rs ________ crore for 3 years from 2017-18 to 2019-20. A) 997.37 B) 1,054.52 C) 1,128.43 D) 1,287.52 E) 1,345.12 434. Read the following statements carefully: 1. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM JAY) App is launched on the Google play store. 2. Ayushman Bharat Yojana or PM-JAY is a centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2016. 3. It was launched under the Ayushman Bharat Mission of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Which of the above statemen ts is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 435. Under the National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019, which of the following will be conferred with the status of institutions of national importance? A) NIFTEM, Kundli, Haryana B) KIOT, Selliampalayam, Tamil Nadu C) IIFPT, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu D) Both 1 and 2

E) Both 1 and 3 436. With whom has the Indian Coast Guard signed an MoU at Coast Guard Regional Headquarters in Port Blair for coordination in the aeronautical, maritime search and rescue operations? A) Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India B) Airport Authority of India C) Defence Research and Development Organisation D) National Disaster Response Force E) Central Industrial Security Force 437. Who headed a meeting held on 6th February 2019 by the Ministry of Health to take action to deal with Swine flu? A) Jagat Prakash Nadda B) Ashwini Kumar Choubey C) Preeti Sudan D) Anupriya Patel E) Mohit Suri 438. Which country has signed an accord to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation on 6 February 2019? A) Albania B) Bulgaria C) Macedonia D) Croatia E) Serbia 439. From which station will Prime Minister Narendra Modi flag-off Vande Bharat Express on 15th February, 2019? A) Kanpur Central railway station B) New Delhi Railway Station C) Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station D) Prayagraj Railway Station E) Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station 440. J&K-based Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen has been banned by the Home Ministry on 6 February 2019. In which year did the group come into existence? A) 1980 B) 1985




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C) 1990 D) 1995 E) 2000 441. Which state announced setting up a high-powered committee to boost the dairy sector to supplement a farmer's income in a result-oriented manner? A) Haryana B) Punjab C) Rajasthan D) Gujarat E) Bihar 442. Where will a World Heritage Centre be set up, housing spiritual camps of 45 countries? A) Digha B) Mayapur C) Vrindavan D) Tarapith E) Mukut manipur 443. Read the following statements carefully: 1.A committee chaired by Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has accorded wildlife clearance to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train corridor. 2.The corridor encroaches upon the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and flamingo sanctuary, the home to leopards, in Mumbai. 3.The project for India's first bullet train was inaugurated in September 2017 by PM Narendra Modi. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 444. How many Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) were felicitated by the Minister of State (I/C) for MSME, Giriraj Singh on 5th Feb 2019? A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 14 E) 16 445. On which of the following banks has RBI imposed monetary penalties over deficiencies in complying with different regulatory norms? A) UCO, Axis, and Syndicate Bank B) UCO, Axis, and HDFC Bank C) UCO, OBC, and HDFC Bank D) UCO, OBC, and Syndicate Bank

E) OBC, Axis, and HDFC Bank 446. With which bank has NTPC signed an agreement for a Rs 2500 crore loan to part financial expenditure on 5th February 2019? A) HDFC B) SBI C) PNB D) ICICI E) Yes 447. With which country has India signed an MoU for fast-tracking International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) on 5 February 2019? A) Turkey B) Azerbaijan C) Russia D) Belarus E) Tajikistan 448. With which state has Oppo signed an MoU to develop and support the startup ecosystem in the state on 5 February 2019? A) Telangana B) Kerala C) Tamil Nadu D) Karnataka E) Andhra Pradesh 449. Where will the National War Museum be inaugurated on 25th February 2019 by PM Narendra Modi? A) Red Fort B) Qutub Minar C) India Gate D) Lotus Temple E) Lodi Gardens 450. Which High Court asked the RBI to develop a mobile app to help the blind identify the denomination of various currency notes of India? A) Lucknow High Court B) Bombay High Court C) Calcutta High Court D) Patna High Court E) Madras High Court 451. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The National Film Development Corporation of India has been declared winner under the Mini ratna category by the Ministry of MSME. 2.This was done as a part of the Ministry to felicitate CPSEs to recognise their exemplary work towards promotion of SC/ST entrepreneurs. 3.NFDC was incorporated in the year 1965 and was formed for the integrated development of the Indian Film Industry. Which of the above statements is/are correct?




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A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 452. Which of the following monuments is NOT among the top ten revenue generating monuments during 2015-18? A) Taj Mahal B) Qutub Minar C) Humayun's Tomb D) Jantar Mantar E) Agra Fort 453. The Joint Statement following the results of the 1st India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue was released recently. Where was the dialogue held? A) Moscow B) St. Petersburg C) New Delhi D) Volgograd E) Mumbai 454. Shehri Samridhi Utsav was launched on 4th February 2019 to extend the outreach of Deendayal Antyodaya Mission to the most vulnerable. It is an initiative of ________. A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare B) Ministry of Rural Development C) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs D) Ministry of Labour and Employment E) NITI Aayog 455. In which state did Nitin Gadkari do Bhoomipoojan of 3 National Highway projects on 6 February 2019? A) Odisha B) Bihar C) Jharkhand D) Gujarat E) Haryana 456. Which of the following exercises will be conducted by the Sapta Shakti Command on 11-12th February 2019 on behalf of the Indian Army? A) Exercise Madad B) Exercise Insaaniyat C) Exercise Rahat D) Exercise Sahyog E) Exercise Seva 457. Which of the following has launched a mobile app with the help of which students can take or practice mock tests on their smartphones? A) Central Board of Secondary Education B) National Council of Educational Research and Training

C) Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations D) National Testing Agency E) Delhi Directorate of Education 458. The Haryana Pharmaceutical Policy 2019 envisages to establish a state-of-the-art pharma park at ________. A) Panipat B) Karnal C) Rohtak D) Kurukshetra E) Sonipat 459. Which of the following state was slapped with a penalty of Rs. 25 lakh by NGT for its failure to stop the discharge of dirty water in the Upper Ganga canal? A) Uttar Pradesh B) Uttarakhand C) Jharkhand D) Bihar E) West Bengal 460. Through which vehicle was India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-31 successfully injected into the orbit on 6 February 2019? A) Atlas V B) Delta II C) Ariane-5 D) Ariane 6 E) Falcon 9 461. Which of the following has acquihired a Bangalore-based AI startup Kint.io? A) Grofers B) Swiggy C) Foodpanda D) Uber Eats E) Zomato 462. Which state has become the first state to set up a Price Monitoring and Research Unit to track the violation of prices of medical devices and essential drugs? A) Maharashtra B) Tamil Nadu C) Telangana D) Kerala E) Karnataka 463. Fitch Solutions has projected the government's fiscal deficit to slip to ________% of GDP in 2019-2020 fiscal. A) 3.2 B) 3.4 C) 3.6 D) 3.8 E) 4.0 464. A new project to control pollution in the river Sal was sanctioned by the Union government on 4th February 2019. The river Sal is in which state?




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A) Goa B) Karnataka C) Kerala D) Maharashtra E) Gujarat 465. Who won the final of the Seattle Open, a Squash event by defeating Egyptian Mohamed Al Sherbini on 2nd February 2019? A) Saurav Ghosal B) Harinder Pal Sandhu C) Ramit Tandon D) Ritwik Bhattacharya E) Vikram Malhotra 466. Who has taken the charge as the MD and CEO of the Corporation Bank on 2 February 2019? A) P. S. Jayakumar B) PV Bharathi C) A. S. Rajeev D) B Sriram E) Suresh Sethi 467. Which of the following was announced the winner of the Aegis Graham Bell Award 2019 in 'Innovations and Data Science' category for innovating 'auMina'? A) Waybeo Inc B) Flytxt C) Uniphore D) Sapience Analytics E) Nanobi Data and Analytics Private Limited 468. With which country has India signed an MoU on 4th February 2019 to foster relations in the field of clean coal technologies? A) Germany B) France C) Poland D) Brazil E) Italy 469. Women have now been allowed to work in opencast and underground mine. Under which act was the employment of women in underground mines restricted? A) Mines Act, 1951 B) Mines Act, 1952 C) Mines Act, 1964 D) Mines Act, 1966 E) Mines Act, 1968 470. Read the following statements carefully: 1.Pope and Grand Imam of al-Azhar have signed a historic declaration of fraternity, calling for peace between races, religions, and nations. 2.Ali Gomaa is the head of Sunni Muslim's most prestigious seat of learning and Pope Francis is the leader of the world's Catholics. 3.The document pledges that Vatican and al-Azhar will work together to fight extremism.

Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 471. Which of the following Payments Banks partnered with Suryoday Small Finance Bank to launch a sweep account facility on 4 February 2019? A) Airtel Payments Bank B) Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank C) Jio Payments Bank D) Fino Payments Bank E) India Post Payments Bank 472. Read the following statements carefully: 1.India and the EU submitted a proposal recently on reform of the WTO's dispute settlement mechanism in order to address various challenges. 2.The mechanism of WTO ensures that the rules of the global trade do not get breached by members. 3.The proposal addresses issues of timelines, appointment process of body members, etc. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 473. Who has been recognised as the President of Venezuela on 4 February 2019? A) Diosdado Cabello B) Henrique Capriles C) Juan Guaido D) Antonio Ledezma E) Delcy Rodríguez 474. Where did Suresh Prabhu address the India-Monaco Business Forum on 4th February 2019? A) Ranchi B) Jaipur C) Mumbai D) New Delhi E) Pune 475. Where was the Words Count Festival 2019 held? A) Pune B) New Delhi C) Patna D) Lucknow




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E) Jaipur 476. The total steel export has seen an increase by ________% in 2017-18. A) 15.3 B) 15.9 C) 16.5 D) 16.7 E) 17.1 477. Who has become the first pontiff to visit UAE on 4th February 2019? A) Pope Benedict XVI B) Pope Paul VI C)Pope Francis D) Pope Pius XII E) Pope John XXIII 478. Where will a meeting of Indian Ocean Rim Association be organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs and National Disaster Management Authority on 5-6 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Surat D) Visakhapatnam E) Chennai 479. At which of the following places is the Air India's first ever Flight Simulator, Boeing-747-200 ready for public view? A) Science Centre, Surat B) Raman Science Centre, Nagpur C) Srikrishna Science Centre, Patna D) Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai E) National Science Centre, Delhi 480. Where was the first state-level awareness programme on agriculture export policy held on 2nd February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Pune C) Patna D) Lucknow E) Kochi 481. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for construction of new terminal building of the KBR airport. Where is it located? A) Bareilly B) Patna C) Leh D) Jhansi E) Kullu 482. Read the following statements carefully: 1. India’s new e-commerce policy came into effect From February 1, 2019.

2. A new set of policy rules had been formed for the e-commerce companies. 3. It bars online retailers from selling products through vendors in which they have an equity interest. Which of the above sentences is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 2 C) Only 2 and 3 D) Only 1 and 3 E) All are correct 483. Which of the following states is the theme state for the 33rd edition of Surajkund Mela? A) Maharashtra B) Kerala C) Jharkhand D) Telangana E) Gujarat 484. Who has been appointed as India's new ambassador to the Republic of Colombia on 1 Febraury 2019? A) T. Suresh Babu B) Sanjay Rana C) Sangeeta Bahadur D) Sanjiv Ranjan E) Jaideep Sarkar 485. India's tourism sector has registered growth over ________% in 2018. A) 15 B) 17 C) 19 D) 21 E) 23 486. Who has been appointed as the Nepal's ambassador to India on 4 February 2019? A) Khadgajeet Baral B) Govind Prasad Lohani C) Nilambar Acharya D) Pramesh Kumar Hamal E) Gyan Bahadur Yakthumba 487. Who became the first Asian woman cricketer to play 100 T20 international matches as on 4 February 2019? A) Javeria Khan B) Mithali Raj C) Diana Baig D) Sana Mir E) Ellyse Perry 488. By whom will the National Road Safety Week be launched on 4 February 2019 to generate awareness and sensitize people about safe road usage? A) Ministry of Defence B) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways C) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare




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D) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports E) NITI Aayog 489. Who won the 4th edition of the Pro Wrestling League 2019? A) Punjab Royals B) Telugu Titans C) Dabang Delhi D) Haryana Hammers E) Bengaluru Bulls 490. How many aspirational districts have been identified in the country by NITI Aayog to accelerate MSME development efforts in these districts? A) 113 B) 115 C) 117 D) 119 E) 121 491. Where is the 2nd ASEAN-India Youth Summit being organized from 3rd-6th February 2019? A) Shillong B) Kolkata C) Bengaluru D) Guwahati E) Delhi 492. Which country announced a successful test of Hoveizeh cruise missile having a range of 1350 km on 2 February 2019? A) Japan B) Iran C) Indonesia D) China E) Germany 493. By whom was a special postage stamp on Kumbh Mela released on 3 February 2019? A) Piyush Goyal B) Narendra Modi C) Manoj Sinha D) Uma Bharti E) Yogi Adityanath 494. When is the World Cancer Day observed? A) 2 February B) 3 February C) 4 February D) 5 February E) 6 February 495. In which district of Jammu and Kashmir has the Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of AIIMS on 3 February 2019? A) Kupwara B) Budgam C) Samba D) Udhampur E) Leh 496. Who has attained number one ranking in the ICC ODI batting rankings as on 4 February 2019?

A) Harmanpreet Kaur B) Mithali Raj C) Smriti Mandhana D) Jhulan Goswami E) Punam Raut 497. Who among the following inaugurated the New building of the Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amravathy on February 3, 2019? A) Gita Mittal B) Ranjan Gogoi C) Govind Mathur D) Lingappa Narayana Swamy E) Vijaya Tahilramani 498. Read the following statements carefully: 1.A committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal has said that satellite imagery, AI, and drones can be used to monitor pollution level of Yamuna caused because of dumping debris. 2.These can also keep a track of location and quantum of debris being dumped, as said by the committee. 3.The committe was set up in July 2018 by Rajiv Kumar to monitor the cleaning of river. Which of the above sentences is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 499. By which year has the Centre aimed to install 300 realtime air quality monitoring systems and 1500 manual stations across the country? A) 2022 B) 2023 C) 2024 D) 2025 E) 2026 500. Who returned his Padma Shri Award on February 3, 2019 to mark a protest against the Citizen (Amendment) Bill? A) Gul Bardhan B) Anil Kumar Bhalla C) Aribam Shyam Sharma D) Kapil Mohan E) Mahim Bora 501. Where was the 20th edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM) inaugurated on 1 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Ranchi D) Jaipur E) Pune 502. Who was appointed as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on 2 February 2019?




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A) Aditya Kumar Anand B) Ajay Kumar C) Rishi Kumar Shukla D) Harshit Mathur E) Hemant Kumar 503. What is the new name for the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion? A) Department for lndian Trade B) Department for Promotion of Trade in India C) Department for Promotion of Industry and External Trade D) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade E) Department for Promotion of Goods and Services 504. In which country has Suman Kumari become the first Hindu woman to be appointed as a civil judge? A) Pakistan B) Iran C) Yemen D) Bangladesh E) Indonesia 505. How many agreements and MoUs were signed between Syria and Iran including a 'long-term strategic economic cooperation' deal on 29 January 2019? A) 8 B) 11 C) 15 D) 17 E) 19 506. According to the first revised estimates of GDP, the Indian economy grew at 7.2% in 2017-18, as compared to earlier estimates of ________%. A) 6.3 B) 6.5 C) 6.7 D) 6.9 E) 7.1 507. Sunjay Sudhir was appointed as India's Ambassador to which country on 29 January 2019? A) Maldives B) Sri Lanka C) Bhutan D) Bangladesh E) USA 508. Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar P took over as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the ________ Naval Command on 31 January 2019. A) Eastern Naval Command B) Western Naval Command C) Southern Naval Command

D) Andaman and Nicobar Command E) South- Eastern Command 509. Tamil Nadu won the 'Swasth Bharat Yatra' award under ‘The Best Performing State’ category on 29 January 2019. It was organised by ________. A) Bureau of Indian Standards B) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India C) Central Drugs Standard Control Organization D) Food and Drug Administration E) Ministry of Food Processing Industries 510. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has set up a panel, headed by ________, to identify the Systemically Important Insurers (SII). A) Vijay Shekhar Sharma B) Pawan Munjal C) Pravin Kutumbe D) Shashi Ruia E) Deepak Parekh 511. According to the Corruption Perceptions Index released on 25 January 2019, India has improved its ranking to reach the 78th rank from earlier ________. A) 79 B) 80 C) 81 D) 82 E) 83 512. What is the theme of World Wetlands Day 2019? A) Wetlands and Biodiversity B) Wetlands and Climate Change C) Wetlands and Water D) Wetlands and Environment E) Wetlands and Sustainability 513. The ________ annual 'Pulicat Day' will be observed on 2 February at Pulicat in Tamil Nadu. A) Fifth B) Sixth C) Seventh D) Eighth E) Ninth 514. In which city of Sikkim was the first 'Development of North East Circuit' project inaugurated on 30th January 2019?




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A) Namchi B) Gangtok C) Ravangla D) Chungthang E) Pakyong 515. On which of the following rivers was a 5.1-km long cablestayed bridge named 'Atal Setu' inaugurated in Goa on 27 January 2019? A) Zuari B) Mandovi C) Sal D) Terekhol E) Chapora 516. Which of the following digital currencies was launched by the central banks of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia? A) Cardano B) Aber C) Dash D) Tezos E) Augur 517. In partnership of which of the following did Odisha's Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launch the 'Jiban Sampark' project India on 27 January 2019? A) UNESCO B) Oxfam C) UNICEF D) Amnesty International E) Greenpeace 518. Which ministry launched a mobile app 'RDP India 2019' on 26 January 2019? A) Ministry of Home Affairs B) Ministry of Defence C) Ministry of External Affairs D) Ministry of Human Resource Development E) Ministry of Commerce and Industry 519. Which team won the Regatta trophy in the 'Kochi Area Pulling Regatta 2019' of the Southern Naval Command (SNC) on 31 January 2019? A) Anti-Submarine Warfare School B) INS Dronacharya C) Diving School D) Naval K G School E) INS Venduruthy 520. Where was the New South Wales men's Amateur Golf Championship 2019 held? A) Australia B) USA C) UK D) Indonesia E) China

521. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The INS Dronacharya team won the Regatta trophy in the 'Kochi Area Pulling Regatta 2019' of the Southern Naval Command (SNC) on 31 January 2019. 2.The Boat Pulling Regatta is one of the most prestigious and traditional naval sporting activities conducted by the Navy. 3.Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) School got second position & Diving School secured the third position Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 522. According to the first revised estimates of GDP, the Indian economy grew at ________% in 2017-18, as compared to earlier estimates of 6.7%. A) 6.9 B) 7.0 C) 7.1 D) 7.2 E) 7.3 523. Who became the first Indian to earn a card for the Australian Ladies PGA Tour (LPGA) on 1 February 2019? A) Afshan Fatima ` B) Tvesa Malik C) Vani Kapoor D) Amandeep Drall E) Gursimar Badwal 524. Which state has declared the endangered Indus River dolphin as its aquatic animal on 1 February 2019? A) Jammu and Kashmir B) Himachal Pradesh C) Punjab D) Haryana E) Uttarakhand 525. ICAR) has launched the National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP). The project will be funded by the ________ and the Indian Government on a 50:50 basis. A) International Monetary Fund B) Asian Development Bank C) United States Agency for International Development D) World Bank E) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 526. Where was the 'Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development' launched on 29 January 2019?




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A) Paris B) Rome C) Prague D) Amsterdam E) Barcelona 527. The United Nations announced 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT) of the Chemical Elements. The periodic table was first published in ________. A) 1869 B) 1879 C) 1889 D) 1899 E) 1909 528. Read the following statements carefully: 1.The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) was renamed as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. 2.It will look into matters related to promotion of internal trade, the welfare of traders and their employees, facilitating ease of doing business and start-ups. 3.The matters related to internal trade were earlier under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 529. The Chief Minister of which state launched the 'Jiban Sampark' project in partnership with UNICEF India on 27 January 2019? A) Bihar B) Odisha C) West Bengal D) Telangana E) Jharkhand 530. In which state did PM Narendra Modi inaugurate the electrification project of 294 kilometres long 'Andal- Sainthia- Pakur-Malda' and 'Khana- Sainthia' railway sections on 2 February 2019? A) Kerala B) West Bengal C) Sikkim D) Nagaland E) Manipur 531. Where was the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival was inaugurated on 2 February 2019? A) New Delhi B) Mumbai C) Raipur D) Hyderabad E) Pune

532. Where will the 30th 'National Road Safety Week 2019' be inaugurated on 4 February 2019? A) Chennai B) Kolkata C) New Delhi D) Pune E) Jaipur 533. By whom was the report titled 'The Future of Rail' released on 30 January 2019? A) Energy Information Administration B) International Energy Agency C) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development D) International Renewable Energy Agency E) World Bank 534. From where will India launch its communication satellite, GSAT-31, on 6 February 2019? A) Suriname B) Uruguay C) French Guiana D) Jamaica E) Trinidad and Tobago 535. Who was appointed as India's Ambassador to the Maldives on 29 January 2019? A) T. Suresh Babu B) Sunjay Sudhir C) Sanjay Rana D) Sangeeta Bahadur E) Manjeev Singh Puri 536. Which state won the 'Swasth Bharat Yatra' award under ‘The Best Performing State’ category on 29 January 2019? A) Tamil Nadu B) Kerala C) Gujarat D) Telangana E) Rajasthan 537. Which of the following banks has/have been removed by the RBI from Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework on 1 February 2019? 1.Bank of Maharashtra 2. Bank of India 3.Oriental Bank of Commerce A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 538. The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased from 53.2 in December 2018 to________ in January 2019.




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A) 53.3 B) 53.5 C) 53.7 D) 53.9 E) 54.0 539. Under whom has the government of India constituted a panel to look into problems of delayed payments from distribution companies to power generators on 1 February 2019? A) Central Electricity Authority B) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy C) Power Finance Corporation D) Damodar Valley Corporation E)Power Grid Corporation of India 540. When is the World Wetlands Day celebrated? A) 1 February B) 2 February C) 3 February D) 4 February E) 5 February 541. The Railways has been allocated Rs.________ Cr in the Interim Budget 2019-20. A) 62,082 B) 64,587 C) 72,871 D) 78,279 E) 84,972 542. Read the following statements carefully: 1.A Committee under NITI Aayog will be set-up to identify Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic communities not yet formally classified. 2.The Govt will set up a Welfare Development Board under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for implementing welfare programmes for these communities. 3.Govt also proposed increase in allocation for welfare of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 2 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct

543. Who took the Oath of office and Secrecy as Member of Union Public Service Commission on Feb 1, 2019? A) Prasanth Nair B) Surendra Kumar Solanki C) Rajiv Nayan Choubey D) Mir Mohamed Ali E) Parikipandla Narahari 544. The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution to extend sanctions against ________ for another year on 31 January 2019. A) Iraq B) Iran C) Central African Republic D) Syria E) Libya 545. Government announced to set up an Aayog for the production and productivity of cows on Feb 1, 2019. What is the name of that Aayog? A) Rashtriya Gokul Aayog B) Gau Mata Aayog C) Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog D) Rashtriya Pashu Aayog E) Govardhan Aayog 546. How much money (in crores) has been allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act according to the Interim Budget 2019? A) 4,000 B) 50,000 C) 60,000 D) 70,000 E) 80,000 547. Govt. announced that individual taxpayers with annual income up to ₹________ lakh will not have to pay any Income Tax. A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 E) 7 548. According to the Finance Minister, Piyush Goyal, the fiscal deficit will be at ________ per cent of GDP in 2019. A) 2,8 B) 3.1 C) 3.4 D) 3.5 E) 3.8 549. The Pradhan Mantri Shramyogi Manv Dhan Yojana will assure a monthly pension of ₹________ on retirement for workers in the organised and unorganised sectors who have a monthly income below ₹15,000. A) 1,500 B) 2,000 C) 2,500 D) 3,000 E) 3,500 550. India has received foreign direct investment (FDI) worth $________ billion in the last five years.




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A) 214 B) 239 C) 321 D) 372 E) 427 551. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (KISAN) scheme, vulnerable farmers with 2 hectares of land will get direct income support of ₹ ________ per year. A) 4,000 B) 5,000 C) 6,000 D) 7,000 E) 8,000 552. Read the following statements carefully: 1.Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping, Shri Nitin Gadkari launched travelogue show “Rag Rag Mein Ganga” on Doordarshan in New Delhi. 2.It has been made by DD in collaboration with National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to relay the need of rejuvenating River Ganga. 3.He also launched the quiz show “Meri Ganga". Which of the above statements is/are correct? A) Only 1 B) Only 1 and 2 C) Only 1 and 3 D) Only 2 and 3 E) All are correct 553. Who has become the first female cricketer to play 200 ODIs on February 1, 2019? A) Smriti Mandhana B) Mithali Raj C) Harmanpreet Kaur D) Veda Krishnamurthy E) Jhulan Goswami 554. With which of the following countries have Germany, France and the UK set up a payment channel called INSTEX? A) Iraq B) Syria C) Turkey D) Iran E) Poland 555. The GST collections in January 2019 have crossed ________crore rupees mark. A) 50,000 B) 75,000 C) 90,000 D) 1,00,000 E) 1,20,000 556. At which of the following place was the ‘Bharat Parv’ organised in January 2019?

A) Red Fort B) Humayun’s Tomb C) Agra Fort D) India Gate E) Taj Mahal 557. Where will the 13th International Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition 'PETROTECH-2019' be organised from 10th to 12th February, 2019? A) Hyderabad B) Gangtok C) Greater Noida D) Chennai E) Visakhapatnam 558. Where did the Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment S.K. Gangwar, inaugurate OPD Wing of ESIC AYUSH Hospital on 31 January 2019? A) Delhi B) Mumbai C) Pune D) Hyderabad E) Jaipur 559. Who assumed the appointment of Director General of NCC (DGNCC) on January 31, 2019? A) Aniruddha Chakravarty B) Kuldeep Singh C) Rajeev Chopra D) Jaswinder Singh Sandhu E) Surinder Singh 560. The indigenous construction of how many submarines for the Indian Navy was approved by the Defence Acquisition Council on 31st January 2019? A) 5 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 9

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