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1 When Indian Space Research Organization was founded?
15 August 1969
2 When was Election Commission of India formed? 25 January 1950
3 How many events are there in the 2020 National Games of India?
30
4 Union Govt aims to achieve objective of Housing for All by _ under PMAY-G
2022
5 What is the largest city of Africa? Lagos
6 Make in India a type of Swadeshi movement covering _ sectors of the Indian economy
25
7 TelanganaGovt to soon begin testing of Novel Corona Virus in _
Hyderabad
8 When Indian Coast Guard was founded? 18 August 1978
9 Which state government planned to set up testing of Novel Corona Virus?
Telangana
10 Who is appointed as chairman of CBIC ahead of Budget?
M Ajit Kumar
11 The agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities was signed in 1988 between which two countries?
India and Pakistan
12 From which Indian organization, the four personnel have been selected for training in Russia for the Gaganyaan Mission, that is going to be launched in 2022?
IAF
13 Who will launch the “Earth shot Prize” to motivate new solution to tackle climate crisis?
Duke of Cambridge
14 Who will be the head of the recently created Sainya Karta Vibhag?
Chief of Defence
15 Which nation has recently banned the ‘reef toxic’ sunscreen?
Palau
16 The US was recently praised by the UAE for its role in the Global Coalition against Daesh. What is the other name for Daesh?
ISIS
17 Which is the world’s first major city to celebrate the start of the 2020 New Year and new decade?
Auckland
18 What aspect of agriculture is focused upon by Krishi Karman Award?
Production
19 What is the aim of the recently formed AkhilBharatiya Gujarati SamajSankalanSamiti?
Incluude non-resident Gujaratis in the state’s development process
20 What is Landouriatonywhitteni that was named after Tony Whitten?
Snail
21 When Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority was founded?
1986
22 When Make in India was launched? 2014
23 Defense Ministers of nearly _ countries confirmed their participation for the DefExpo20
40
24 When Defence Exhibition Organization was formed? 1981
25 Who inaugurated Surajkund crafts fair? Shri Ram NathKovind
26 When PradhanMantriGraminAwaasYojana was launched?
2015
27 Goa 2020 National Games unveils _ as mascot Rubigula
28 When Indian Air Force was founded? 1932
29 World’s First Tran catheter Mitral Valve approved in _ region
Europe
30 Which space centre launches low-cost satellite launch vehicles?
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
31 Where was the Shri Ram Chandra Mission headquarters located?
Hyderabad
32 When Yogesh Kumar Joshi was born? 5 January 1962
33 Chandigarh’s Vijayveer won the junior men’s 25m Pistol with an aggregate score of _.
585
34 VijayveerSidhu won the men’s _ Pistol T2 event in the National Shooting
25m
35 When Shri Ram Chandra Mission was founded? 1945
36 Yogesh Kumar Joshi commanded _ JAK RIF in Operation Vijay and Parakram.
13
37 When Defence Exhibition Organization was formed? 1981
38 Operation Vijay the unit awarded a total of _ gallantry awards.
37
39 Where was the headquarters of Indian Railways located?
New Delhi
40 Which country declared public health emergency over spread of corona virus?
USA
41 Who inaugurated New Global Headquarters of Ram Chanda Mission?
Shri Ram NathKovind
42 When Life Insurance Corporation was formed? 1 September 1956
43 Who won the women’s 10m Air Rifle T1 event? Ayonika Paul
44 How many crores did Indian Railways demand for setting up Pension Fund?
50,000
45 Who is appointed as new Northern Command chief? YK Joshi
46 Mary Higgins Clark, who died recently, was a famous person of which profession?
Author
47 Veer Smriti Memorial has been inaugurated in which state?
Nagaland
48 Which country had set a Guinness World Record for the highest altitude fashion show event ever held?
Nepal
49 Which Bhajan Singer recently received Padma Shri award?
Munna Master
50 Who received the 2019-20 PEN Yusuf Jameel
GauriLankeshAward?
51 Which district topped the list of aspiration districts ranked by the government think tank NitiAayog?
Chandauli
52 Who has been appointed as the Special Expenditure Observer of Election Commission of India?
B Murli Kumar
53 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival was being celebrated in which city?
Mumbai
54 The first-ever fruit train to Jawaharlal Nehru Port was sent from which state recently?
Andhra Pradesh
55 Which scheme has been launched to provide for higher insurance coverage?
NiryatRinVikasYojana
56 Which is the theme state of the 34th Surajkund International Crafts Mela-2020?
Himachal Pradesh
57 Which bird is the official mascot for the Goa 2020 National Games?
Rubigula
58 Which country has recently declared nation emergency to battle locusts?
Pakistan
59 Which country rejoins Commonwealth after quitting over criticism of its human rights record?
Maldives
60 Who won the Australian Open Tennis 2020? Sofia Kenin
61 How many teams will be participating ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup?
17
62 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates the Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in _.
Karnataka
63 When British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards was was presented?
1949
64 When Tejas Express was first launched? 24 May 2017
65 When World Wetlands Day was first celebrated? 2 March 1971
66 When was CADD centre launched? 1988
67 Oracle Corp opened its first data center facility at _ in 2019
Mumbai
68 Where were Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation located?
New Delhi
69 Which year did Novak Djokovic won Davis Cup? 2010
70 What is the estimated cost of the Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project?
6.9 billion
71 When was PradhanMantriMatritvaVandanaYojana launched?
72 When Central Board of Direct Taxes was formed? 1944
73 Novak Djokovic won his record _ Men’s singles title 8th
74 National Level India’s Biggest Rural Technical Festival showcased _ prototypes
300
75 Where was the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited located?
Bangalore
76 When UDAN Scheme was launched? 2017
77 When Jan ShikshanSansthan Scheme was launched? 1968
78 New Tax Regime Reduces Tax Payable for Individuals Earning _?
12 to 15 Lakhs
79 How many courses are introduced by CADD Centre recently?
12
80 When World Wetlands Day was observed? February 2nd
81 India will get its _ private train Third
82 U 19 World Cup 2020 Held at _? South Africa
83 Who inaugurated the Hubbali-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Karnataka?
ShriVenkaiah Naidu
84 When Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies was founded?
March 2008
85 Who inaugurated Ekushey Book Fair? Sheikh Hasina
86 Which country became a global data centre? India
87 When Central Board of Revenue Act was came into force?
1963
88 Which state bagged first position for implementation of PMMVY?
Madhya Pradesh
89 Which country declared national emergency to battle locusts?
Pakistan
90 Who is appointed as Iraq Prime Minister? Mohammed Allawi
91 Amitabh Bhatt appointed as _ Chief Executive Officer
92 _ percent of UAE GDP depends Upon Oil and Gas 30
93 MOI to Install Liaison Office in North Eastern Region to Nourish Agri Business signed by
APEDA-CFTRI
94 Post Aussie Open Sofia Kenin Ranked _ position in WTA
7
95 NTPC Signed a Largest Single Foreign Currency Loan of _
750 Million Dollars
96 IADR John Clarkson Fellowship granted to Dr. SaimaYunus Khan For
5 Months
97 Theme Announced for the World Cancer Day year 2019-21 is
I Am and I Will
98 Current Vaccine Used for Swine Flu is _ Lapinised CSF
99 _ of Natural Gas Reserve found in UAE 80 trillion cubic feet
100 “Year of the Rat” has started in which country? China
101 What is the new Income Tax Rate for those falling in the salary bracket of Rs 5-10 lakh?
10 percent
102 Under the Union Budget 2020, the government has allocated how much amount for the education sector?
Rs 99300 crore
103 Which among the following sites will not be transformed into an iconic site under the Government’s proposal in Union Budget 2020?
Panipat
104 When is World Cancer Day observed every year? 4th February
105 What is the name of the annual joint military SAMPRITI-IX
exercise that began recently in Meghalaya between India and Bangladesh?
106 Which Indian state has declared coronavirus outbreak as ‘state disaster’ after three confirmed cases?
Kerala
107 Who among the following was recently appointed as India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka?
GopalBaglay
108 Which nation has discovered a massive new natural gas reserve?
UAE
109 The Union Government has ruled out disinvestment in which among the following public sector enterprises?
BHEL
110 A DNA Analysis Centre has been set up under the Nirbhaya Fund scheme in this city.
Chandigarh
111 MoU signed by CSIR-CFTRI with APEDA to set up a Liaison Office in _ State
Assam
112 Privatization of Air India and BPCL is fundamental for meeting the record _
Rs 2.1 lakh crore
113 Flue-gas Desulphurization (FGD) Network build to reduce _ from Thermal Power Plants
Sulphor Dioxide
114 IADR Felowship was Given to Dr. Saimayunus Khan to traine and experience in _
General Dental Health
115 Prior to SandeepMathrani, _ was the CEO of WeWork
Mathrani
116 Amitabh Bhatt is the _ of Indo Russian Helicopter Limited
Director
117 The New Multipurpose Project is to built across the _ River
Ujh
118 Dr. Jitendra Singh is the Minister of _ North Eastern Development
119 Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee Remain Repo Rate at
5.15%
120 World Cancer Day Was Started from the Year 2008
121 What is the name of the trust that will be set up for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya?
Shri Ram JanmabhoomiTeerthKshetra
122 Which international magazine has named RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das as the ‘Central Banker of the Year-2020’?
The Banker
123 Which among the following South-Asian countries recently developed a new classic swine fever vaccine?
India
124 Which state has launched the Janasevaka scheme? Karnataka
125 Who has become the first Indian no.4 cricketer to hit a century outside India in four years?
ShreyasIyer
126 Which country recently introduced ‘Sustainable Development Tax’ for regional tourism?
Bhutan
127 Daniel ArapMoi passed away on February 4, 2020. Kenya
He was the longest-serving president of which nation?
128 According to the World Health Organisation, the cases of which disease can rise to 81 percent by 2040?
Cancer
129 To Support and to enable Financial Control on _ Banks RBI passed the New Amendments’
Cooperative Banks
130 Crude is Measured by Barrels Per Day
131 IOC Signed Annual Deal to Buy Crude from Rosneft
132 DefExpo 2020 is the _ Edition of India 11th
133 India’s First Integrated Steel Plant Established at _ Rourkela
134 Immigrants From India Move to Low or No Tax Nations to
Avoid Tax pay in India
135 Udayanotsav is a Festival Conducted Each Year at _ RashtrapatiBhawan
136 G7 Summit to be Held on 10th June 2020
137 New Schemes to Promote Jammu and Kashmir State were Approved Under
SwadeshDarshan&Prashad
138 DefExpo 2020 commenced by _ Rajnath Singh
139 Karnataka State Offers Home Delivery for _ Services 53
140 Dooms Day Glacier otherwise Known as _ Thwaites Glacier
141 Operation Vanilla is being carried out by India to help which country?
Madagascar
142 How much rise is expected in imposed duty in the sales of cigarettes?
7%
143 Which of the following won the Golden Conch Award for Best Documentary Film?
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
144 Which state got the first prize in the category of best performance since inception of the PMMVY scheme?
Madhya Pradesh
145 Santusht Portal was launched by which ministry? Ministry of Labour and Employment
146 81st National Table Tennis Championships was organized in which city?
Hyderabad
147 Who won the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open?
Rajeev Ram & Joe Salisbury
148 3rd Defence Attaches Conference was organized in which place?
New Delhi
149 Who is to become the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
SouravGanguly
150 The Supreme Court of India directed the states to establish “Gram Nyayalayas” within four weeks’ time span. In which year the Gram Nyayalayas act was passed?
2008
151 Who received the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy under the Individual category?
Dr. N.S. Dharmashaktu
152 Where was the 35th edition of the Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships held?
Guwahati
153 Who received the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy under the Trust category?
Leprosy Mission Trust
154 Who won gold at Senior Women’s National Weightlifting Championships under the 64kg category?
RakhiHalder
155 Snow and Avalanche Studies Establishment (SASE) is a laboratory of _.
DRDO
156 What is the theme of the India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020?
Blue Revolution- Beyond Production to Value Addition
157 What was the setting up of the academy began? 2011
158 Who is organizing the India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020?
Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) & Seafood
Exporters Association of India (SEAI)
159 Who is the Chief Minister of Karnataka? B S Yediyurappa
160 When was the North Eastern Police Academy (NEPA) established?
1978
161 Ministry of Commerce and Industry is conducting the _ edition of India International Seafood Show (IISS) from 7-9 February 2020.
22nd
162 Who is the Chief Minister of Meghalaya? Conrad K Sangma
163 Where will the India International Seafood Show (IISS) 2020 be held?
Kochi
164 The Union Cabinet approved the proposal to amend the Banking Regulation Act. The amendment will bring the cooperative banks under the regulatory mechanism of _.
RBI
165 The _ edition of DefExpo 2020 is being held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
11th
166 Which State cabinet has approved the proposal for allotment of 5-acre land to Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque?
Uttar Pradesh
167 What is the theme of the DefExpo 2020? India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub
168 When did the Supreme Court order the UP state government to allocate 5-acre land to UP Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case?
2019
169 Who inaugurated the DefExpo 2020? Prime Minister NarendraModi
170 The government is to introduce a new programme which will allow them _ to take care of senior citizens, who are living alone, in their homes.
NGOs
171 SAIL Rourkela Steel Plant produces _ of Hot Stip of Steel
3 MTPA
172 Which company will be manufacturing LED TVs for Samsung India Electronics?
Dixon Technologies
173 Which country’s delegation of educational Norway
institutions recently visited India and signed agreements in the fields of higher education and research?
174 Which Indian actor was recently presented with the ‘Kishore Kumar Samman’ Award for 2018, by the Madhya Pradesh government?
WaheedaRehman
175 Pranab Kumar Gogoi, who recently passed away, was a famous personality in which field?
Politics
176 Which Indian city is set to play host to the 15th East Asia Summit conference, 2020?
Chennai
177 The flagship biennial Defence exhibition of India ‘DefExpo’ is organized in which Indian city?
Lucknow
178 Which Asian country recently introduced a “sustainable development fee” for regional tourists including Indian visitors?
Bhutan
179 What is the GDP growth rate of India in the 2020-21 fiscal, as estimated by the Moody’s Investors Service?
5.5%
180 Former world champion MirabaiChanu, who recently set a new national record in the National Weightlifting Championships, belongs to which state?
Manipur
181 Who unveiled children’s protection fund for India? Prince Charles
182 _ signed a Technology Development Contract with Rosoboronexport Russia for the development of spectrum of high energy materials required for missiles, rockets, and guns.
HEMRL
183 Which Minister is responsible for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs?
NirmalaSitharaman
184 The UK has earlier offered the design of its _ class carrier to the Indian Navy for the third aircraft carrier.
Queen Elizabeth
185 Which Ministry is to launch Spice+ form to increase the ease of doing business?
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
186 When did India and the UK agree to extend cooperation to develop advanced defence products such as gas turbine engine and air defence missile systems?
2017
187 Where is Bidar airport located? Karnataka
188 With which country did India sign an agreement to partner on developing jet engine technology?
UK
189 Nepal’s census has been scheduled for _. June 2021
190 India and several African countries have agreed to deepen cooperation to combat the growing threat of terrorism at _ India- Africa Defence Ministers’ conclave in Lucknow.
1st
191 Which of the following country to count a “third gender” category, LGBT people, in its next population census for the first time?
Nepal
192 Taxpayers in India are divided into _ as per the age. 3
193 Incentive component of AtalBhujalYojana with an outlay of _.
Rs.4600 crore
194 As per the new personal income tax regime, _ tax is levied on an annual income between Rs.2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
5%
195 Institutional Strengthening & Capacity Building component of AtalBhujalYojana with an outlay of _.
Rs.1400 crore
196 _ signed an MOU with Israel-based defense electronics company Elbit Systems to promote and market the Digital Head-Up Displays (HUD) units.
HAL
197 The financial assistance for the AtalBhujalYojana is provided by the _ with a sharing pattern of 50:50 with the Indian Government.
World Bank
198 When was the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on the Joint manufacturing of spares in India that was signed at Vladivostok, Russia?
2019
199 How much did the GoI allocate for the AtalBhujalYojana?
Rs.6000 crore
200 How many MoUs were exchanged between the Russian Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and the Indian companies during the fifth round of India-Russia Military Industrial Conference (IRMIC)?
14
201 The announcement was made by the UK Minister for Defence Procurement James Heappey on _ February.
6th February
202 Signing of MoUs to achieve Prime Minister’s $5 billion defence exports target in the next _ years.
5
203 Which country founded Missile Technology Control Regime?
Japan
204 AtalBhujalYojana was launched to commerate the 95th Birth Anniversary of _
AtalBihari Vajpayee
205 India- Africa Defence Ministers’ conclave was attended by _ Defence Ministers
12
206 When the Spice+ will be launched by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs?
15 February 2020
207 Where was Elbit Systems located? Haifa
208 How many partnerships are involved in the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on the third day of DefExpo 2020?
200
209 How many billions defence export target to be achieved by 2024?
five
210 When Bodo agreement was signed on _ January 27
211 When did Tata group had announced that it is to sell its consumer mobile business to Bharti Airtel?
2017
212 Directorate General Quality Assurance functions under _.
Ministry of Defence
213 RBI announced that it is to introduce a framework for establishing a Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) for the digital payment system by _.
April 2020
214 Which of the following countries formed the India-Central Asia Business council?
India, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan
215 The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) approved the merger of the consumer mobile operations of the Tata group with _.
BhartiAirtel
216 When was the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) established?
1972
217 Who developed a helmet that can stop an AK-47 bullet round from a distance of 10 meters?
Anoop Mishra
218 Where is the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) headquarters located?
Kochi
219 Where is the College of Military Engineering (CME) located?
Pune
220 What is the estimated cost of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) to upgrade fishing harbours in India?
Rs.2500 crore
221 _ conducted a seminar to spread awareness about the various Schemes of the Ministry of Defence to facilitate the domestic defence industry in DefExpo 2020.
Directorate General Quality Assurance
222 The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) along with the Central government is to take up the upgradation and modernization of _ fishing harbors in the country.
25
223 Who was the first woman to travel in space on a solo mission?
Valentina Tereshkova
224 Who is the President of Sri Lanka? GotabayaRajapaksa
225 Which female NASA astronaut set the record for a single spaceflight by a woman of 289 days in 2016-17?
Peggy Whitson
226 Who is appointed as the High Commissioner to India by the British government?
Philip Barton
227 NASA astronaut _ returned to Earth on 6 February after spending 328 days on the International Space Station (ISS).
Christina Koch
228 What is the current Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of RBI? 4%
229 Where are the Bodotribals present? Assam
230 What is the Reverse Repo Rate set by RBI after the 4.90%
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?
231 The first India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave was recently held in which city?
Lucknow
232 Which famous writer was recently selected for the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages)?
Manoj Das
233 The fifth India-Russia Military Industrial Conference was recently organized in which city?
Lucknow
234 What is the projected growth rate of India, during the next financial year 2020-21, as per the recent Monetary policy of RBI?
6%
235 Which organization is set to release Digital Payments Index (DPI), which will assess the digitalization of payments in the country?
Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
236 Which city plays host to the 22nd India International Seafood Show, after a gap of 12 years?
Kochi
237 Which state/UT has recently renamed its Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control Department as the ‘Jal Shakti Department’?
Jammu and Kashmir
238 The indigenous air to ground missile ‘Khagantak’, which was unveiled during the ongoing DefExpo 2020, is built by which firm/organization?
JSR Dynamics
239 What is the theme for this year’s International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on February 6?
Unleashing Youth Power
240 Who has been named as the head of the trust for construction of the Ram Temple, which was recently constituted by the Centre?
K Parasaran
241 Over _ partnerships involving the signing of Transfer of Technology and Product and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) were held at the DefExpo 2020.
200
242 Who is the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of Rajasthan?
BhanwarlalMeghwal
243 During the DefExpo2020, the Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) certificate for _ was issued to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Light Utility Helicopter (LUH)
244 Where was the DefExpo2018 held? Tamil Nadu
245 Who is the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka? MahindaRajapaksa
246 Where was the DefExpo2020 held? Uttar Pradesh
247 Which of following Britain’s ambassador to the United States resigned his position in 2019 over his controversial comments on US President Donald Trump in leaked diplomatic cables?
Kim Darroch
248 When was the Defence Exhibition Organization of GoI established?
1981
249 Who is appointed as Britain’s ambassador to the United States?
Dame Karen Pierce
250 Who is the Defence Minister in India? Rajnath Singh
251 Which govt is to create separate identity cards for the transgender community in the state?
Rajasthan
252 Which State/UT is to announce a horticulture policy with an aim to tackle upcoming marketing challenges and increase the production manifold?
J&K
253 Which of the following animal is found to be the origin of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China?
Pangolin
254 Who organized the DefExpo 2020? Ministry of Defence
255 _ is to create a digital payments index (DPI) by July 2020.
RBI
256 The cybersecurity project codenamed Dejfa, that was recently making news, belongs to which country?
Iran
257 How many major ports of India are named after individuals?
Four
258 The term “SPICe”, sometimes seen in the news, is related to which of the following fields?
Business & Economy
259 The term “Batterygate”, recently in news, is related to which of the following tech giants?
Apple
260 Recently, Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula reached a temperature of 18.3 °C, thus becoming the hottest on record for continental Antarctica. Esperanza Base is a research station of which country on Antarctica?
Argentina
261 Seer Goverdhanpur in Uttar Pradesh is the birthplace of which Bhakti saint?
Ravidas
262 In the wake of the corona virus fears, recently the Baltic Dry Index sank to all-time low plunging into negative territory. What is tracked by Baltic Dry Index?
Freight Rates
263 On February 8, 2020, Thaipoosam festival was celebrated by the Tamil community around the world. This festival marks the birthday of which deity?
Murugan
264 Which Indian crop faces danger due to a fungus called Alternariabrassicae as per recent news?
Mustard
265 Which Hollywood actor is playing Dr. Kalam in his upcoming biopic?
Muhammad Ali
266 The BBIN nations held a meeting recently to deliberate on proposed MoU for the implementation of the Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA). Which among this country is not a part of BBIN nation?
Indonesia
267 GirirajKishore, has passed away at the age of 82. He was a renowned _
Writer
268 Armand Duplantis has broken the world pole vault record recently. He plays for which country?
Sweden
269 Where was the 23rd edition of the National Conference on e-Governance 2020 held?
Mumbai
270 P Parameswaran who died recently was a veteran activist of which organization?
RashtriyaSwayamsevakSangh (RSS)
271 Who set the world record in men’s pole vault in 2014?
Renaud Lavillenie
272 When did the UNGA proclaim the observation of World Pulses Day?
2019
273 Who set the world record at men’s pole vault the World Athletics Indoor Tour meeting?
Mondo Duplantis
274 Which year was observed as the International Year of Pulses (IYP)?
2016
275 Which movie won the Best picture awards in Oscars 2020?
Parasite
276 When is the World Pulses Day observed? 10 February
277 Who won the Best Actor award in Oscars 2020? Joaquin Phoenix
278 Where is Mt. Aconcagua located? Argentina
279 The _ Academy (Oscars) Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on 9 February 2020.
92nd
280 Who became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua?
KaamyaKarthikeyan
281 What is the theme of the National Conference on e-Governance?
India 2020: Digital Transformation
282 Which of the following will the Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) cause in Children?
malnutrition, anemia, impaired mental, physical and cognitive
development
283 Where the National Conference on e-Governance was was held?
Mumbai
284 When was the National Deworming Day observed for the first time?
2015
285 When was the UDAN scheme launched? 2017
286 Which Ministry initiated the National Deworming Day?
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
287 Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) operationalized the first-ever helicopter services from Sahastradhara helipad to Gauchar and Chinyalisaur. Where is Sahastradhara helipad located?
Uttarakhand
288 When is the National Deworming Day observed? 10 February
289 The Andhra Pradesh state government plans to set up a total of _ such police stations across the state to exclusively deal with crimes against women and
18
children.
290 Guru Ravidas Jayanti was from _. Uttar Pradesh
291 Which country recently failed to launch satellite Zafar into orbit?
Iran
292 India is home to _ species of hornbills. 9
293 Addis Ababa is the capital of _. Ethiopia
294 How many living species are there in the Hornbill family?
55
295 Where was the African Union (AU) summit held? Addis Ababa
296 Which State celebrates Hornbill Festival as Festival of Festivals?
Nagaland
297 The UP state government announced that _ of girls will be compulsorily recruited in the police department in the state so that they can contribute towards the state’s security.
20%
298 _ sent a new probe toward the Sun to map its poles. NASA
299 Which State is to introduce an Internship scheme for students?
Uttar Pradesh
300 Department of Heavy Industry has sanctioned 2,636 Electric Vehicles (EVs) charging stations under FAME India scheme phase _.
II
301 The _ Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will be held during 17-22 February 2020 in India.
13th
302 When was the Sangeet Natak Akademi established? 1952
303 How many species have been identified for the preparation of the Conservation and Recovery Action Plan in India?
7
304 The first-ever Jerusalem-Mumbai Festival has been scheduled to be held in _.
305 India has been a signatory to the Convention on CMS since _.
Mumbai
306 When did the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declare the International Day of Women and Girls in Science?
2015
307 Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is an environmental treaty under _.
UNEP
308 What is the theme of 2020 International Day of Women and Girls in Science?
Investment in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth
309 What is the theme of the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)?
Migratory species connect the planet and we welcome them home
310 When is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science observed?
11 February
311 The Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention Gujarat
on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) will be held at _.
312 When was the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) established?
1993
313 Which country is hosting the Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)?
India
314 The government has decided to rename the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad as _.
ArunJaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM)
315 When was the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) established?
1986
316 Andhra Pradesh government is to set up _ Rythu Bharosa Kendras across the state by June.
11,158
317 _ directed the NCRB to compile data on missing children and women with an aim to identify the areas prone to trafficking.
Supreme Court
318 Which State govt signed MoUs with 11 Agri institutions to provide technical assistance to farmers?
Andhra Pradesh
319 The NCRB study on women and child trafficking was based on the annual Crime in India Report compiled by the agency for the year/s _.
2016, 2017 & 2018
320 Which of the following has approved the two light metro rail projects recently to ease the public transport in the state?
J&K
321 Which state has recently launched an initiative to establish hotels to provide meals at a subsidized price called ‘Kudumbashree’ hotels?
Kerala
322 Which Metro rail service in India has become the second-largest operational metro rail network in the country?
Hyderabad Metro
323 What is the profession of Anoop Mishra, who has been in news recently?
Army Major
324 Which state recently launched “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana”, which provides annual assistance of Rs 6000 to the needy families?
Haryana
325 Arun-III, is the hydropower project of which country, to be built with assistance from India?
Nepal
326 The Pollution Control Board of which state recently received the national award for e-Governance 2019-20?
Andhra Pradesh
327 Which country has reportedly auctioned licenses to hunt elephants, to tackle human-animal conflict?
Botswana
328 The book- ‘A Child of Destiny’, which was recently released by the Indian Vice President, is an
K. Ramakrishna Rao
autobiography of which Indian educationist?
329 Which city’s police recently launched an initiative called ‘Operation Nakai’ to verify the identity of auto-drivers?
Ghaziabad
330 Municipal Performance Index (MPI), is an index recently launched by which organization/ Ministry?
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
331 Who is the President of the Philippines? Rodrigo Duterte
332 World Health Organization (WHO) has named new corona virus as _ officially.
Covid-19
333 Who wrote the book titled “A Commentary and Digest on The Air, Act 1981”?
K KKhandelwal
334 Which Country scrapped a 20-year-old security pact with the United States?
Philippines
335 National Productivity Council of India (NPC) functions under _.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
336 When was the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the US and the Philippines signed?
1998
337 When was the National Productivity Council of India (NPC) established?
1958
338 Who released the State of the World’s Children Report 2019?
UNICEF
339 When is the National Productivity Day observed? 12 February
340 Who took charge of the Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval Area as the Flag Officer Commanding Gujarat Naval Area (FOGNA)?
Rear Admiral Puruvir Das
341 Where is the headquarters of Union Bank of India located?
Mumbai
342 How many VanDhan Kendras has the GoI sanctioned so far?
1101
343 When was the Union Bank of India established? 1919
344 TRIFED functions under the _. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
345 The government of India has announced _ medical devices sold in the country would be treated as “drugs” with effect from 1 April 2020.
23, 42 & 50
346 Who is the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs? ArjunMunda
347 Who is the Chairman of Bank of Baroda? HasmukhAdhia
348 Who organized the workshop on Van Dhan and Entrepreneurship Development?
Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India
349 Centre has announced that all devices will be regulated under the _
Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940
350 Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) functions under __.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
351 When was the Bank of Baroda established? 1908
352 Health Ministry has made some amendments to the _ called Medical Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
Medical Devices Rules, 2017
353 UBI has reduced its 3-month MCLR rate to _ from 7.80%
7.85%.
354 Which is the capital of the Philippines? Manila
355 Where was the National Horticulture Fair 2020 held? Bengaluru
356 Union Cabinet approved the Signing and Ratification of the Protocol amending the Agreement between India and _ for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Sri Lanka
357 World Unnani Day marks the birth anniversary of _. Hakim Ajmal Khan
358 Union Cabinet approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and _ in the field of Fisheries.
Iceland
359 When is the World Unnani Day observed? 11 February
360 Who developed BhabhaKavach? BARC
361 Who is the first female governor of India? Sarojini Naidu
362 When was the first National Women’s Day observed?
2014
363 Which state approved annual funds for juvenile homes for the children in the state?
Maharashtra
364 As per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, _, the setting up of the Juvenile Justice Fund for children in institutional care is mandatory.
2015
365 National Women’s Day marks the birth anniversary of _.
Sarojini Naidu
366 How much did the Maharashtra state cabinet approve for the Juvenile Justice Fund for the welfare and rehabilitation of children in juvenile homes across the state on 12 February 2020?
Rs.2 crore
367 When is the National Women’s Day observed? 13 February
368 Which country unveiled the Artificial Intelligence (AI) cop called Ella to the country’s police force?
New Zealand
369 National Winter Games will be hosted in the world-famous ski destination Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir under _.
Khelo India programme
370 What is the theme of the governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)?
Investing in sustainable food systems to end hunger by 2030
371 Where will the National Winter Games be held? Gulmarg
372 When was the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) established?
1974
373 When was the United Nations Radio established? 1946
374 The _ session of the governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced that with the current progress the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030 cannot be achieved.
43rd
375 Where is Puri located? Odisha
376 Where was the governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) held?
Rome
377 When was BIMSTEC established? 1997
378 How much capital infusion did the Cabinet allow for three Public Sector General Insurance Companies (PSGICs), namely OICL, UIICL, and NICL?
Rs.2500 Crore
379 Which country holds the Chairmanship of BIMSTEC? Sri Lanka
380 Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the in-principle approval for capital infusion for three Public Sector General Insurance Companies namely _.
NICL, OICL, UIICL
381 How many member states are there in BIMSTEC? 7
382 Who developed the curriculum for School Health Ambassador Initiative under Ayushman Bharat?
National Council of Educational Research and Training
383 Which of the following is not a BIMSTEC member? Indonesia
384 Who organized the India Action Plan 2020 Summit? Times Now
385 The _ BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise on flood rescue exercise highlighted the historicity and diversity of cultural heritage sites in the BIMSTEC region.
2nd
386 Where was the India Action Plan 2020 Summit held? Delhi
387 Where was the BIMSTEC disaster management exercise-2020 organized?
Puri
388 Who was famously called Nightingale of India? Sarojini Naidu
389 What is the theme of 2020 World Radio Day? Radio and Diversity
390 Who is the author of Muhammad Jinnah: An Ambassador of Unity?
Sarojini Naidu
391 The fifth edition of joint military exercise Ajeya Warrior 2020 began at _.
Salisbury Plains
392 A Group on Defence and Internal Security was formed under the chairmanship of _ to seek views on the report of the panel for 2020-21 and on the outlook for nominal Gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2020-21 to 2025-26.
N.K. Singh
393 Ajeya Warrior 2020 is a joint military exercise between India and _.
China
394 Who formed a Group on Defence and Internal Security?
Fifteenth Finance Commission
395 RK Pachauri who passed away recently was the former _.
TERI
396 The railway electrification project in Katwa-Azimganj and Monigram-Nalhati project has been dedicated. Where is this corridor located?
West Bengal D. Uttar Pradesh
397 Which Indian Navy’s ship arrived in Colombo, Sri INS Jamuna
Lanka under a mutual agreement to carry out the Joint Hydrographic Survey off the South West Coast of Sri Lanka?
398 The Fifteenth Finance Commission has formed a _ member Group on Defence and Internal Security under the Chairmanship of N K Sinha.
5
399 Minister of State for Shipping (Independent Charge) MansukhMandaviya announced that the government is to increase cargo volume from 30, 00,000 MT to _ on Ganga to develop inland waterways.
70,00,000 MT
400 What is the estimated cost of the Phase- I of the East-West corridor up to Howrah Maidan of Kolkata Metro?
Rs.2431 crore
401 When was the Insurance Institute of India (III) established?
1955
402 Who is the Minister of Railways and Commerce? PiyushGoyal
403 Who organized the National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance, and Risk Transfer?
National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) & Insurance
Institute of India (III)
404 When is Valentine’s day celebrated? 14 February
405 Where was the National Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance, and Risk Transfer?
Mumbai
406 Where is International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) headquarters located?
Switzerland
407 Where will the National Organic Festival be held? New Delhi
408 When was the International Hockey Federation (FIH) established?
1924
409 Who is to organize the National Organic Festival with a special focus on women entrepreneurs?
Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) & Ministry of Women and
Child Development (MoWCD)
410 Who won the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) Men’s Player of the Year award?
Manpreet Singh
411 Where was the National Conference on Policy Framework for Skilling of Women and Children held?
New Delhi
412 Who organized a workshop will focus on fostering steel usage in the Railways and Defence sectors?
Ministry of Steel & Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
413 Ministries of Women & Child Development (WCD) partnered with _ to enable and empower the women and youth of India with skilling in every segment where India is competent to make a mark.
Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
414 When did the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM) Agreement came up with lists of countries classified as per their level of development?
1998
415 _ removed India from developing country list. United States Trade Representative
(USTR)
416 When was Central Reserve Police Force established? 1939
417 What is the currency of Portugal? Euro
418 What is the motto of CRPF? Seva and Nishtha
419 What is the capital of Portugal? Lisbon
420 Where is the memorial to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel inaugurated?
J & K
421 Which state radio-tags first-ever Indian Pangolin? Madhya Pradesh
422 When the Khelo India Youth Games first event held? 2018
423 When General Insurance Corporation of India was founded?
22 November 1972
424 Which state government announced DA hike for employees?
Odisha
425 Who will take oath as Delhi Chief Minister? ArvindKejriwal
426 Who inaugurated Cha-Chai art work at National Museum?
Prahlad Singh Patel
427 How many medical colleges sanctioned for Jammu and Kashmir recently?
9
428 Which IIT institute to celebrate Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat?
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
429 How many crores did union Government cleared investments in stuck residential properties?
540 crores
430 With which of the following country India has signed a cooperation agreement in the field of Maritime Transport and ports?
Portugal
431 Which of the following state has hiked dearness allowance up to 5%?
Odisha
432 In which of the following state/UT, the memorial for Central Reserve Police Force is located?
Jammu and Kashmir
433 The railway electrification project in Katwa-Azimganj and Monogram-Nalhati project has been dedicated. Where is this corridor located?
West Bengal
434 Which of the following Indian Navy’s ship has arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka under a mutual agreement to carry out the Joint Hydrographic Survey off the South West Coast of Sri Lanka?
INS Jamuna
435 Which of the following launched a system to track client securities?
SEBI
436 Who flagged off “Apiary on Wheels-A concept for Bee Keeping”?
NitinGadkari
437 When the first AIIMS was established? 1956
438 Who has been elected new president of All India Chess Federation?
Ajay Patel
439 PravasiBhartiya Kendra in New Delhi is to be renamed after which politician?
SushmaSwaraj
440 Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who is on a 4-day visit to Portugal
India is the President of which country?
441 When World Pangolin Day was founded? 15th February
442 IIT Bombay was the _ Indian Institutes of Technology to be established in 1958
Second
443 Maharashtra _ largest state of India spans multiple cultures and has a long history of Marathi saints.
3rd
444 Who inaugurated India’s first inter-city electric bus service?
ShriNitinGadkari
445 When Real Estate Regulation and Development Act was established?
2013
446 The union government disbursed _ per cent of the total arrears for the revised salary
40
447 When Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was founded? 2015
448 Where was the Khelo India Youth Games headquarters located?
New Delhi
449 Who was CEO of Air India? Pradeep Singh Kharola
450 Where the General Insurance Corporation of India was?
Mumbai
451 When was National Museum founded? 15 August 1949
452 When International Campaign to Ban Landmines founded?
1992
453 When Airports Authority of India was founded? 1 April 1995
454 Where Adani Group headquarters was founded? Ahmedabad
455 Where was the Airports Authority of India headquarters located?
New Delhi
456 How many crores project did Narendra Modi launched at Varanasi recently?
1000
457 Who is the President of Portugal? Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
458 When Indian Institute of Technology Bombay was established?
1958
459 When Indian Railways was founded? 16 April 1853
460 Which country gears up for mega multilateral naval exercise Milan?
India
461 AAI signs concession agreements with Adani Group for _ airports
3
462 India and _ marching hand-in-hand to foster business relations
Thailand
463 Mini-conferences will be held in Srinagar and Jammu in the month of _.
March
464 How many agreements did Portugal sign with India recently?
14
465 How many projects did NarendraModi introduced Rs 1,000 Crore During Varanasi?
34
466 Who won the men’s title at the 77th Senior National Squash Championship?
SauravGhosal
467 Which state is to replace YashBharti Awards with Uttar Pradesh
State Cultural Award?
468 Cha-Chai, is an installation of art work of which Portuguese artist?
Joana Vasconcelos
469 According to IISS’s annual “Military Balance” report, global spending on defence in 2019 has risen by what amount?
4%
470 According to I-T department, PAN not linked with Aadhaar will become inoperative after which date?
31st March
471 Who recently qualified for Tokyo Olympics in women’s 20 km race walk after winning at National Race Walk Championships?
BhawnaJat
472 Union Government has recently cleared __ investments in stuck residential properties?
Rs 540 crore
473 India’s first inter-city electric bus service has been launched between which cities?
Mumbai and Pune
474 Who won the women’s title at the 77th Senior National Squash Championship?
JoshnaChinappa
475 Difficult Dialogues, an annual forum examining issues of contemporary relevance in South Asia, was organized in which city?
Panaji
476 Which medal did India win at the Badminton Asia Team Championships?
Bronze
477 Which app has been launched by CREDAI to connect homebuyers with its member developers to purchase properties?
CredaiAwaas
478 Which state has launched ‘Yodhavu’ mobile app? Kerala
479 Ambala city bus stand was renamed after which person?
SushmaSwaraj
480 Sonam Sherpa, who recently died at 48, was a famous person of which field?
Guitarist
481 In which state is Umroi located? Meghalaya
482 The joint military exercise SAMPRITI-IBangladeshX is concluded between India and _.
Bangladesh
483 Which is the capital of Norway? Oslo
484 The _ edition of the military exercise SAMPRITI-IX was aimed to strengthen the military ties between India and Bangladesh.
9th
485 Which among the following athlete has recently set a new world record in a 5 km road race?
Joshua Cheptegei
486 Where was the Exercise SAMPRITI-IX held? Umroi, Meghalaya
487 Who created history by setting a 5km road world record in Monaco?
Joshua Cheptegei
488 When was the No. 47 Squadron of Indian Air Force (IAF) established?
1959
489 Who is the Union Minister of Home Affairs? Amit Shah
490 Where is the No. 47 Squadron of Indian Air Force Adampur, Punjab
(IAF) located?
491 Delhi Police functions under _. Ministry of Home Affairs
492 Who is the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?
K. G. Balakrishnan
493 Delhi Police celebrated _ Raising Day on 16 February 2020.
73rd
494 When was the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?
1985
495 Where was the GulFood 2020 event held? Dubai
496 Where was the All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) held?
New Delhi
497 The _ Edition of the GulFood 2020 aimed at accelerating the pace of export of food products from India to the western market.
25th
498 Which is the capital of Dadra & Nagar Haveli? Silvassa
499 Who inaugurated the India Pavilion at 25th Edition of the GulFood 2020 in Dubai on 16 February?
HarsimratKaurBadal
500 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was a _. politician
501 With which country did India agree to partner with to mitigate marine plastic litter and micro plastics on sidelines of the 13th Conference of Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)?
Norway
502 Where was the statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya unveiled?
Uttar Pradesh
503 Which state government has recently announced to give Rs. 6 crore prize money to Olympics Gold Medal winners?
Haryana
504 What is the name of a train connecting Varanasi to Ujjain inaugurated by PM Modi recently?
Kashi-Mahakal Express
505 What is the name of CREDAI’s new app to help connect home buyers and developers?
CREDAI Awaas app
506 Which film has recently won the best film award in Filmfare Awards 2020?
Gully Boy
507 Which Indian state has recently started India’s first intercity electric bus service?
Maharashtra
508 Which of the following countries will host the 13th COP (Conference of Parties) on conservation of migratory species of wildlife?
India
509 Which state is hosting ‘Bio Asia 2020 Today Tomorrow’ conference?
Telangana
510 According to the RBI notification, who will sign the new one Rupee currency note?
Finance Secretary
511 The 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue reported that Hindi is the _ most spoken language of the world in 2019.
3rd
512 Australia appointed former New South Wales Premier _ as the next high commissioner to India.
Barry O’Farrell
513 Which language ranked first in the 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue?
English
514 When was the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) established?
1965
515 Where was the first National Conference on PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana held?
Lucknow
516 The Government has announced that it is to rename the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) as _
ManoharParrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
517 Udaipur is located in _. Rajasthan
518 What is the official motto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
Citius, Altius, Fortius
519 Who is the chairman of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses’ society?
Defence Minister
520 Where was the National Conference on PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana held?
Udaipur
521 What is the motto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics set by the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee?
United by Emotion
522 Who inaugurated the National Conference on PradhanMantriFasalBimaYojana?
Secretary of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (FW)Sanjay Agarwal
523 Where is the Barakah plant located? United Arab Emirates
524 Which is the first country to make the entire Haj 2020 process digital?
India
525 Tata has invested _ through his investment arm RNT Associates in the North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB).
Rs.40 crore
526 E-MASIHA app is an app for _ 2020 process. Haj
527 Assam’s finance minister HimantaBiswaSarma and TATA Trust chairman Ratan Tata launched the first _ branches of NESFB.
28
528 The government of India has provided _ digital/online Haj process in India with an objective of Ease of Doing Haj for the Indian Muslims.
100%
529 Which of the following is the first small bank of North India?
North East Small Finance Bank
530 With which country did India make a deal for the production of Kamov helicopters and Kalashnikov rifles?
Russia
531 ‘Yodhavu’ (Warrior), a mobile application for curbing drug menace, is an initiative of which state?
Kerala
532 The late External Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj was born in which city, where she was elected as MLA twice?
AmbalaCantt, Haryana
533 What is the current accounting year of the Reserve January-December
Bank of India (RBI)?
534 What is the objective of the ‘CREDAI Awaas’ mobile application, recently launched by CREDAI?
Ease of purchase of Residential properties
535 JoshnaChinappa and SauravGhosal are associated with which sports?
Squash
536 Which city was host to the India-Bangladesh SAMPRITI-IX joint military exercise?
Umroi
537 As of 2020, which is the only Bollywood movie to win 13 Film fare Awards?
Gully Boy
538 What is the theme of Telangana’s biotechnology and life sciences forum ‘BioAsia 2020’?
Today For Tomorrow
539 ‘Appreciate and Commend’ is a scheme of which state, which aims to honour outstanding Police officers?
Rajasthan
540 Which city plays host to ‘GulFood 2020’, the world’s largest annual food and beverage trade exhibition?
Abu Dhabi
541 Which state does not border with Uttar Pradesh? Odisha
542 Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is located in _.
New Delhi
543 Who is the governor of Uttar Pradesh? Anandiben Patel
544 Who certified Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) as the first single-use plastic-free airport?
CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development
545 The Performance Regulation Act _ of UP will now get financial compensation for the delay in solving their complaints by the power department.
2019
546 Which airport became the first airport to be free of single-use plastic usage in India?
Indira Gandhi International Airport
547 Which state passed the Performance Regulation Act for the power department?
Uttar Pradesh
548 Who is the Union Minister of Coal and Mines? Pralhad Joshi
549 Afghanistan borders with _. Pakistan, Iran & Turkmenistan
550 India has decided to stop the import of thermal coal from _.
FY 2023-24
551 Which is the capital of Afghanistan? Kabul
552 When was the Soil Health Card Scheme launched? 19 February 2015
553 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani won for the _ term. second
554 Which year was observed as the International Year of Soils?
2015
555 Who has been elected as the President of Afghanistan?
Ashraf Ghani
556 When is the Soil Health Card Day observed? 19 February
557 When was the last time India won the Greco-Roman gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championships?
1993
558 Who is the Prime Minister of Norway? Erna Solberg
559 _ won India’s first Greco-Roman gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championships in 27 years on 18
PappuYadav
February.
560 With which country did India open the India-Norway Task Force on Blue Economy for Sustainable Development?
Norway
561 When did Pakistan conduct a training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi?
2020
562 Which state allocated funds for the Jewar airport? Uttar Pradesh
563 What is the range of the Ra’ad-II cruise missile? 600 km
564 What is the slogan of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2020?
Kick Off The Dream
565 Which country tested Ra’ad-II cruise missile? Pakistan
566 When was Pakistan placed on the grey list by the Paris-based watchdog FATF?
2018
567 Which country is to host final of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup?
India
568 International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed Pakistan in the _ list.
grey
569 The Uttar Pradesh state government has allocated _ for the Noida international airport that is being set up at Jewar.
Rs.2,000 crore
570 State of India’s Birds 2020 reported that _ of the bird species are on a decline in the last five years.
79%
571 When was the twenty-first Law Commission of India ended?
31 August 2018
572 Who is the Chief Minister of Manipur? N. Biren Singh
573 Who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year?
Simone Bile
574 With which country did India sign MoU for the commencement of a bus service from April 2020 to promote tourism and visits between people of the two cities?
Myanmar
575 Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the year award?
Lewis Hamilton & Lionel Messi
576 _ became Assam’s first zero-waste town. Titabor
577 The Law Commission of India was constituted by the Government of India in _.
1955
578 When was NITI Aayog formed? 2015
579 When was Central Information Commission established?
2005
580 Who is the CEO of NITI Aayog? Amitabh Kant
581 Union Cabinet approved the _ Law Commission of India for a period of three years.
22nd
582 The Law Commission of India is reconstituted every _ years.
3
583 Where will the exhibition “Historical Gastronomica- New Delhi
The Indus Dining Experience” be hosted?
584 The Central Vigilance Commission was established in _.
1964
585 Bronze Dancing Girl was excavated from _. Mohenjodaro
586 Who is appointed as the Information Commissioner? Anita Pandove
587 Who is hosting the Historical Gastronomica -The Indus Dining Experience exhibition?
National Museum, One Station Million Stories (OSMS) & Chef Saby
588 Who is appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner? Suresh Patel
589 Which of the following Bill will constitute the National Board to protect women’s reproductive rights?
Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020
590 Who is appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC)?
BimalJulka
591 When was the World Day of Social Justice observed for the first time?
2009
592 Who is appointed as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)?
Sanjay Kothari
593 What is the theme of the 2020 World Day of Social Justice?
Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice
594 Who is to organize Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020: Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern States?
NITI Aayog
595 When is the World Day of Social Justice observed? 20 February
596 When was National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) set up?
2004
597 When was a bilateral MoU was signed by SEBI with securities regulators of 27 member states of EU and European Economic Area, including FC), United Kingdom?
2014
598 Which is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh? Itanagar
599 Union Cabinet led by PM NarendraModi approved Elevation of Bhaskaracharya Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG), Gujarat as __.
Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-
informatics (BISAG(N))
600 Who is the Minister for Tribal Affairs? ArjunMunda
601 The third edition of the ChitraBharati Film Festival (CBFF) began at _.
West Bengal
602 The first-ever Khelo India University Games is to be held in _.
Odisha
603 _ Protein of corona virus attaches itself and infects human cells.
spike
604 India ranked _ in Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2018 list.
40th
605 Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Women’s Committee has announced that India will host the _ AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
2022
606 Who released the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) list?
Economist Intelligence Unit
607 Who won gold at the SL3 Men’s singles at Brazil Para Badminton International Championships?
PramodBhagat
608 India ranks _ in Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019 list.
35th
609 Who commissioned the reports of the Sustainability Index and Flourishing Index that was assessed by over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world?
World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) & The Lancet
610 Which is the capital of the United Kingdom? London
611 International Mother Language Day is observed every year on _.
21 February
612 India to switch to the world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from April 1. BS-VI has a sulphur content of _ ppm.
10
613 Prime Minister NarendraModi greets on the Herath festival. The Herath festival is mainly observed by _.
Kashmiri Pandits
614 Which of the following institutes has topped the Nature Ranking Index-2020?
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
615 Which of the following state government has launched Project Te in partnership with MedTechConnect to help entrepreneurs test their innovative ideas in the field of medical technologies?
Telangana
616 The Central Pollution Board (CPCB) has identified 60 pollution river stretches based on BOD in different northeastern states. BOD stands for _.
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
617 Which of the following state governmnet has alocated 100 cr to develop ‘Nehru Baal SanrakshanKosh’ to prevent child labour and trafficking?
Rajasthan
618 Which of the following state government has recently organized a ‘Run for India Tea’ event?
Tripura
619 Who among the following has won the won the ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year award
P V Sindhu
620 Who among the following has become the second Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships after NavjotKaur?
DivyaKakran
621 What is the corpus of the dedicated fund raised from the fines charged from the defaulting pesticides companies and contributions from the Central and state governments under the Pesticides Management Bill, 2020?
Rs. 40,000 Crore
622 Which all three items are not under GST as of February 2020?
Fuel, Construction, Alcohol
623 Under the GST regime, E-Way bill is mandatory of Rs. 50,000
the value of inter-state movement of goods is more than _?
624 What is the highest income tax rate slab in India after Budget 2020-21?
30%
625 A paramilitary Sufi group called Ahlu Sunna Waljama, which is recently in news, is fighting with radical i lamist group in Civil War of which country?
Somalia
626 The term “Operation Car Wash” that was making news recently, is related to which country?
Brazil
627 Recently, Ashraf Ghani was re-elected in the Afghanistan Presidential elections. What is the name of political party of Ashraf Ghani?
Independent
628 The term “Key Starting Material (KSM)”, recently in news, is related to which industry?
Pharmaceutical Industry
629 The Far East Development Fund, which recently submitted an expression of interest (EoI) for the beleaguered Jet Airways, is based in which country?
Russia
630 Which Supranational union has recently proposed a “framework for trustworthy artificial intelligence”?
European Union
631 What is the cost of the acquisition of 24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters from the US?
2.6 bn
632 Where is the headquarters of Dhanlaxmi Bank located?
Thrissur, Kerala
633 The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of India approved the procurement of _ from the US.
24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters
634 Who is the Chairman of Dhanlaxmi Bank? Sajeev Krishnan
635 When did Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approve the procurement of 24 MH-60R multi-role helicopters from the US?
2018
636 When was Dhanlaxmi Bank established? 1927
637 Who is the Minister of Information & Broadcasting? PrakashJavadekar
638 Who was appointed as the Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank?
Sunil Gurbaxani
639 _ has launched the “5G Hackathon” on 21 February to promote applications relevant to India in the 5G realm.
Department of Telecommunications
640 Who launched the National Level Awareness Programme (NLAP) 2020?
Ministry of MSME
641 Who is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh? BhupeshBaghel
642 Where is AnandVihar Terminal Station located? Delhi
643 Who is the governor of Chhattisgarh? AnusuiyaUikey
644 India Networking Reception was hosted at 2020 _. Berlinale
645 Where is Bhilai Steel Plant located? Chhattisgarh
646 Who hosted the India Networking Reception at Berlinale 2020?
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (Mo I&B) &
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
647 When did National Green Tribunal (NGT) ban cultivation centres of Thai Mangur fish?
2000
648 The 2020 Berlinale marked the _ edition of the Berlin International Film Festival.
70th
649 Which state banned the cultivation centres of Thai Mangur fish?
Maharashtra
650 The 5G Hackathon will be held in _ phases beginning from 21 February.
3
651 The “Pandemic Bonds” are issued by which multilateral development bank?
World Bank
652 The Shanidar Cave, a hotspot for Neanderthal remains, is located in which country?
Iraq
653 Which country is the supplier of the majority of mined Cobalt, which is used in cathodes for lithium-ion batteries used in cell phones and Electric vehicles?
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
654 What is the current (2020) number of telecom companies in India?
4
655 Which country is world’s biggest palm oil importer? India
656 Currently, which Economic Census is underway in India?
7th
657 As per the National Population Register (NPR), a person is “usual resident” who has resided in a local area for past how many months / years?
6 months
658 Who heads the 12-member “Technology Group” to advise ministries, departments and public sector undertakings (PSUs) on technology implementation?
Dr. K Vijay Raghavan
659 Which country has the highest rate of hepatitis C in the world and is expected to eradicate the disease in 2020?
Egypt
660 The cabinet of which state in India has cleared a bill to enact the “Time-Bound Clearance Act” which shall ensure the time-bound clearance of industrial licenses for investment projects?
Madhya Pradesh
661 Where was the Exhibition and Conference on Agri-technology and Innovation held?
Hyderabad
662 Where is Motera Stadium located? Ahmedabad
663 Who is the Cabinet Secretary of India? Rajiv Gauba
664 What is the cost of India’s tallest pier bridge? Rs.283.5 crore
665 AtalKisan-Majdoor canteens provide affordable and cheap meals to farmers and labourers at a concessional rate of _ per plate.
Rs.10
666 What is the height of India’s tallest pier bridge? 100 m
667 Who is the governor of Haryana? Satyadev Narayan Arya
668 Where is India’s tallest railway pier bridge located? Manipur
669 Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the _ 2nd
Edition of Exhibition and Conference on Agri-technology & Innovation at Hyderabad.
670 Which state government to open AtalKisan-Majdoor canteens to provide meals?
Haryana
671 Where is Tamenglong located? Manipur
672 Krishna Bose who passed away recently was a _. politician
673 India’s tallest railway pier bridge is built across river _.
Makru
674 When was Shyama Prasad MukherjiRurban Mission (SPMRM) launched?
2016
675 Who constructed India’s tallest railway pier bridge? Northeast Frontier Railway Construction
676 Which edition of BharatiyaChhatraSansad is being organized in New Delhi?
10th
677 The third edition of the ChitraBharati Film Festival is to begin in which city?
Ahmedabad
678 Which of the following released “Delivering Road Safety in India” report?
World Bank
679 How many medals did India win at the Brazil Para Badminton International Championships?
11
680 As per UN report, what is India’s rank in Child Flourishing Index?
131
681 Which country will be the Guest of Honour at the International Tourism Fair of Madagascar?
India
682 Who was conferred with the PSU Leadership Award? SK Barua
683 Which of the following has not been classified as “endangered migratory species” by the UN’s Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species?
Striped Hyena
684 Who will be the next Chairman of NABARD? G.R. Chintala
685 Who inaugurated the National Organic Food Festival?
SmritiIrani
686 Who won the gold in women’s 59kg freestyle category at the Asian Wrestling Championship?
SaritaMor
687 Who became the first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game – Test, ODI & T20?
Ross Taylor
688 Leo Varadkar, who recently resigned was the Prime Minister of which country?
Ireland
689 Which country has created two $1 million prizes for solutions to feed billions of people?
Sweden
690 Who received the Ideal Legislative Assembly Speaker/Ideal Legislative Council Chairman Award?
P. Ramakrishna
691 Who is the Minister of Finance? Nirmala Sitharaman
692 Where is Sabarmati Ashram located? Gujarat
693 When was ISNV Tarini inducted into the Indian Navy?
2017
694 Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) is set to Export Cold Zone
launch _, an exclusive terminal for processing and storage of agro and pharma products.
695 The women researchers who are awarded the “SERB Women Excellence Award” will be supported with a research grant of _ per annum for a period of 3 years.
Rs.5 lakh
696 Taliban is a _ Islamic fundamentalist political movement and military organization in Afghanistan currently waging war within that country.
Sunni
697 Who received the SERB Women Excellence Award 2020?
Dr. Niti Kumar
698 When is the first anniversary of the iconic National War Memorial (NWM) observed?
25 February
699 Which country agreed to sign a peace deal with the Taliban if the truce holds?
US
700 Indian Naval Sailing Vessels (INSV) _ began its sail for the Bay of Bengal Offshore Sailing Expedition on 22 February 2020.
Mhadei & Tarini
701 When was the Central Board of Excise and Custom (CBEC) established?
1855
702 When was the National War Memorial dedicated? 2019
703 When was Indian Naval Sailing Vessels (INSV) Mhadei inducted into the Indian Navy?
2009
704 When was the PM-KISAN mobile application launched?
2020
705 When was the Central Excise and Salt Act enacted? 1944
706 Which place ranked last in the list of seven metro cities in daily average consumption of “added fat” in dishes such as dal fry, stuffed paratha, and mutton biryani?
Hyderabad
707 How much has the Central government released so far?
Rs.50850 crores
708 When is the Central Excise Day observed? 24 February
709 _ carried the analysis of seven metro cities in daily average consumption of “added fat” in dishes such as dal fry, stuffed paratha, and mutton biryani.
Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition
710 What is the rank of India in the ‘Global Flourishing index’ released by WHO Commission and UNICEF?
131
711 When was the PM-KISAN scheme launched? 24 February
712 Project Tej, which was in news recently, was launched by which Indian state?
Telangana
713 As per the annual ‘Nature Ranking Index-2020”, which Indian institution is ranked in the first place in the country?
Council of Scientic and Industrial Research (CSIR)
714 In which year, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh were granted Indian statehood?
1987
715 What does CCPA stand for, in the context of Consumer Protection Act 2019?
Central Consumer Protection Authority
716 Who was named as the Ernst and Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year 2019?
KiranMazumdar-Shaw
717 Which city was host to the ‘Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts’?
New Delhi
718 Which Indian sportsperson won the ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year award for the third consecutive year?
P V Sindhu
719 Which portal of Indian Railways has won the Silver in National e-Governance Award for excellence in providing citizen-centric delivery?
Rail Madad
720 Which city was host to NITI Aayog’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020’?
Guwahati
721 Who was re-elected as Rowing Federation of India president?
Rajalaxmi Singh Deo
722 Which city to host 2022 Commonwealth Archery and Shooting Championships?
Chandigarh
723 Where is the HQ of Rowing Federation of India? Mumbai
724 Who emerged champion in the 34th Cannes Open in Cannes, France?
D Gukesh
725 Which became the first Indian team to qualify for the group stages of the AFC Champions League?
FC Goa
726 Who clinched a gold medal in the 57 kg men’s at Asian Wrestling Championships?
Ravi Kumar Dahiya
727 Which Company launched an interactive AI Powered ChatBot solution LIDEA for its customers on WhatsApp?
BirlaEstates
728 Recently which Youth Exchange Programme was launched by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan in Jammu and Kashmir?
WatanKoJano
729 Recently in which city Gandhi Peace Centre was inaugurated?
Bhubaneswar
730 Recently Mahathir Mohamad announced his resignation. He was the former PM of which country?
Malaysia
731 Recently the government launched which application for farmers on the occasion of 1st anniversary of launch of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)?
PM KISAN
732 In which state,Losar festival was celebrated? Himachal Pradesh
733 Recently which Youth Exchange Programme was launched by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan in Jammu and Kashmir?
WatanKoJano
734 In which state,Herath festival was celebrated? J&K
735 What is the currency of France? Euro
736 EESL functions under _. Ministry of Power
737 The government formally approved the twenty-second Law Commission of India for a period of _ years.
3
738 India’s Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP) is operational in _.
Delhi, Bihar, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh
739 The Chairperson of the Law Commission of India is usually _.
retired Supreme Court judge & retired chief justice of a high court
740 Taj Mahal is located on the banks of the river _. Yamuna
741 Who released the progress report on Poshan Abhiyaan (Nutrition Mission)?
NITI Aayog
742 When was the Taj Mahal added to the list of World Heritage Sites?
1983
743 NITI Aayog reported _ payments for maternity benefit scheme credited to the wrong account.
28
744 When the TajMahal was declared a centrally protected monument of national importance?
1920
745 Which Ministry reviewed the progress of the Public and Private institutions which were considered to be given the status of Institutions of Eminence (IoE)?
Minister of Human Resource Development
746 Who won the champion of Men’s singles at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Hungarian Open 2020?
Who won the champion of Men’s singles at the International Table
Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Hungarian Open 2020?
747 Who won the champion of Men’s singles at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour Hungarian Open 2020?
Tomokazu Harimoto
748 Where was the Hungarian Open 2020 held? Budapest
749 _ signed MoU to renovate or develop the Ghat at Badrinath and Ghats and Crematoria at Gangotri in Uttarakhand.
National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), State Program Management
Group-Uttarakhand (SPMG-UK) & Indorama Charitable Trust (ICT)
750 What is the estimated cost of the project to renovate or develop the Ghat at Badrinath and Ghats and Crematoria at Gangotri in Uttarakhand?
Rs.26.64 crore
751 Algal Bloom hotspot is/are _. North Eastern Arabian Sea, Coastal waters of Kerala & Gulf of Mannar and
coastal waters of Gopalpur
752 GISAT is an earth observation satellite that will be placed in a geosynchronous transfer orbit at _ altitude.
36,000 km
753 When was the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) established?
1999
754 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch new-age geo- imaging satellite GISAT-1 from Sriharikota in _.
March
755 Who launched Swell Surge Forecast System? INCOIS
756 Odisha has about _ of bauxite resources in India. 51%
757 Who is appointed as India’s Ambassador to Nepal? Vinay Mohan Kwatra
758 Where is NALCO headquartered? Bhubaneswar
759 Who is appointed as India’s next Ambassador to France?
Jawed Ashraf
760 Indian government holds _ equity of NALCO. 52%
761 Who is the President of Egypt? Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
762 NALCO functions under _. Ministry of Mines
763 Which is the capital of Egypt? Cairo
764 When was NALCO incorporated? 1981
765 Hosni Mubarak who passed away recently was the former President of _.
Egypt
766 Union Minister of Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi laid the foundation stone of Crusher and Conveyor System at _ to feed bauxite for the 5th stream of the Alumina Refinery of the company.
CIL
767 Who was invited to address Jatiya Sangsad, a special session of Bangladesh Parliament, on the occasion of the centenary year of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman?
Former President Pranab Mukherjee
768 Who is the first President of Bharatiya Adim Jati Seva lSangh?
Dr.Rajendra Prasad
769 JatiyaSangsadsi the parliament of _. Bangladesh
770 Who founded the BharatiyaAdimJatiSevalSangh? PujyaThakkarBapa
771 When was the first census conducted in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary?
2015
772 When was the Bharatiya Adim Jati Seva lSangh formed?
1948
773 Dolphin has been listed as _ species on the International Union in the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.
endangered
774 Who organized the All India Tribal Workers Meet? Bharatiya Adim Jati Sevak Sangh
775 Dolphin, the sea mammal, was included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act _.
1972
776 Who is the Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development?
Sanjay Dhotre
777 Where is Bhitarkanika National Park located? Odisha
778 Centre of Excellence for Research on Clean Air (CERCA) organized an exhibition at _.
IIT-Delhi
779 Where is the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary located? Odisha
780 When was the Center of Excellence for Research in Clean Air (CERCA) established?
2018
781 Who is the Governor of Maharashtra? Bhagat Singh Koshyari
782 Who won the Raja Ravi Varma State Award for the year 2020?
VasudevKamath
783 Who is appointed as the chairman of the advisory council of Mumbai University?
Ratan Tata
784 Who won the Raja Ravi Varma State Award for the year 2019?
Prof. J.S. Khanderao
785 Industrialist Ratan Tata is appointed as the chairman of the advisory council of Mumbai University under the Maharashtra Public Universities Act _.
2016
786 Five Zonal Councils were set up under _. States Reorganization Act, 1956
787 _ has agreed to help the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to set up Continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) across six States and three Union Territories (UTs) in India.
NTPC Limited
788 When was the Zonal Councils set up in India? 1957
789 NTPC Limited has agreed to help the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to set up _ Continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations (CAAQMS) across six States and three Union Territories (UTs) in India.
25
790 How many Zonal Councils are there in India? 5
791 Where was the International Conference on Standardisation of Diagnosis and Terminologies in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Systems of Medicine (ICoSDiTAUS-2020) concluded?
New Delhi
792 Who is the chairman of the Zonal Councils in India? Home Minister
793 When did the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) internationally recognize the observation of World NGO Day?
2018
794 The 24th meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council will be held on 28 February 2020 at _.
Odisha
795 When was the observation of World NGO Day founded?
2009
796 Xiaomi is to use ISRO’s _ to its smart phones for Navigation?
NavIC technology
797 Who initiated the observation of World NGO Day? Marcis Liors Skadmanis
798 Who has partnered with ISRO to use the space agency’s navigation technologies to its smart phones?
Xiaomi
799 When is the World NGO Day observed? 27 February
800 Which country became India’s top trading partner as per the Ministry of Commerce?
US
801 The Consumer Protection Act 2019, that makes provisions related to the ‘class action suits’ will come into force from _.
April 2020
802 The Commonwealth Games, 2022 and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, 2020 will be organized in which Indian State?
Chandigarh
803 India’s Central Vista Project, which was recently in news, is coming up in which city?
New Delhi
804 Which one of these African countries have been listed in FATF’s grey list?
Mauritius
805 Who is the head of the IRDA Committee that is working on the indemnity based health insurance products for life insurance companies?
MR Kumar
806 Which of the following supranational banks has listed ‘Masala Bonds’ in the Global Securities Market?
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
807 What is the exact number of members in the ‘BIMSTEC Grouping’?
7
808 The MoU to establish the ‘BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection’ was signed in which year?
2015
809 The Santusht App has been proposed for the beneficiaries of which scheme?
Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESI)
810 Microsoft has joined which bank to train and offer jobs to differently-abled people?
SBI
811 What is the exact date for Rajya Sabha’s Biennial Elections, 2020?
26th March 2020
812 The largest cricket stadium of the world is situated in which of the following countries?
India
813 Which country has recently initiated a training course on ‘Vessel Search Technique’ for Indian Coast Guard and Customs personnel at Chennai?
Australia
814 Which of the following city is hosting the cultural fair named ‘Vasantotsa’?
Gandhi Nagar
815 _ hosted the ‘International Conference on Banana’ organized by ICAR?
Tiruchirappalli
816 Which Indian PSU is about to acquire government’s stake in ‘THDC India’ and ‘North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd’ (NEEPCO)?
NTPC Limited
817 Which Indian State recently organized a National Integration Camp?
Sikkim
818 Which Indian organization/ ministry has launched the ‘5G Hackathon’?
Ministry of Communication
819 Who has become the new managing director of Trans Union CIBIL Limited?
Rajesh Kumar
820 _ has become the only Indian company, which has been featured in the Fortune’s ‘Top-20 Big Companies to Work For’ list in 2020.
Tata Consultancy Services
821 Who will become the new CEO of Mastercard? Micheal Miebach
822 The Species of ‘Red Throated Thrush and Plumbeous Water Redstart’ were recently found in which of the Indian state/UT?
Ladakh
823 Which Indian city hosted the “Microsoft Future Mumbai
Decoded – CEO Summit”?
824 Abhay Kumar Singh has become the Chairman & Managing Director of which Indian PSU?
NHPC Limited
825 Which welfare scheme completed its one year of launch on February 24?
PM-KISAN
826 Who instituted the Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award?
My Home India
827 What is the theme of the 2020 National Science Day?
Women in Science
828 Swami Vivekananda Smriti Karmayogi Award was conferred for the first time in _.
2013
829 Raman Research Institute is established in _. Bengaluru
830 Who was awarded the 2020 Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award?
JadavPayeng
831 Who discovered the scattering of light as it passes through different materials?
Sir C.V. Raman
832 When was the IndusInd Bank Limited established? 1994
833 When was Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) established?
2000
834 Who is appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Induslnd Bank Ltd.?
Amitabh Chaudhry
835 National Science Day (NSD) commemorates the discovery of _.
Raman Effect
836 NITI Aayog, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) in collaboration with the _ launched an AI-based Module rolled out for students in Indian schools.
National Association of Software and Services Companies
837 Who is the Ambassador of India to Myanmar? Saurabh Kumar
838 Who is the Prime Minister of Malaysia? Mahathir Mohamad
839 The Union Cabinet approved to grant the status of National Importance to National Institutes of Food Technology (NIFT) _.
Kundli&Thanjavur
840 What is the currency of Malaysia? Ringgit
841 As, per the 2011 census, which Union Territory had the highest Scheduled Tribe (ST) distribution in India?
Lakshadweep
842 Maharashtra has announced that it is to pay for plastic bags buyback?
Rs.15 per kg
843 As, per the 2011 census, which State had the highest Scheduled Tribe (ST) distribution in India?
Mizoram
844 NITI Aayog has selected _ for the first pilot project among all States and UTs on Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDG).
J&K
845 Union Cabinet approved the amendment of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands Land Revenue and Tenancy Regulation, _. The amendment will confer occupancy rights to the
1965
Scheduled Tribe (ST) population in the union territory (UT).
846 Which State has announced that it will become single-use plastic-free by 1 May 2020?
Maharashtra
847 Which is the capital of Lakshadweep? Kavaratti
848 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was created by _. Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)
849 Who is the 4th Prime Minister of India? Morarji Desai
850 Where the first Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was was established?
Puducherry
851 When is the birth anniversary of former PM Morarji Desai celebrated?
29 February
852 When the first KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVK) was established?
1974
853 Government of India paid tribute to former PM Morarji Desai on his ______ birth anniversary in the year 2020.
124th
854 What is the estimated investment of the 32 projects that were sanctioned under the ‘Unit’ scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)?
Rs.406 crore
855 Where was the National KrishiVigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference 2020 held?
New Delhi
856 The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will be established under the ________.
Consumer Protection Act, 2019
857 When did Sri Lanka pass the resolution for the UN resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation?
2015
858 Ministry of Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan announced that the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) will be set up by ______.
2020
859 Which country formally announced the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that it was withdrawing from the UN resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation?
Sri Lanka
860 Where will the next JWG on Counter-Terrorism meeting are held?
France
861 Which Air Craft has recently launched freighter services to help shrimp farmers?
Spice Jet
862 Bob Iger recently offered his resignation from the post of CEO of which of the following international companies?
Walt Disney Company
863 What is the exact Foreign Direct Investment limit allowed in the insurance intermediaries for 2020?
100%
864 ISRO has announced to launch a new satellite _ on March 5, 2020.
GISAT – 1
865 Hosni Mubarak was the former president of which of the following countries?
Egypt
866 According to the new agreement between the Container Corporation of India and RZD Logistics JSC, the new cargos will be transported to ______.
Iran
867 Suella Braverman has become the Indian-origin Attorney General of which of the following countries?
United Kingdom
868 Which of the following country recently developed an antibody test to identify COVID-19?
Singapore
869 Which country has the highest number of billionaires according to the Hurun Global Rich List 2020?
China
870 Which Union Ministry has launched the ‘Higher Education Leadership Development Programmed for Administrator’?
Ministry of Human Resource Development
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