Q) The Central Zone Power Distribution

Company (CZPDC) Bhopal And West Zone

Power Distribution Company (WZPDC) Indore

Honoured With this award recently.

A. Garshom Awards

B. Shram Awards

C. Nari Shakti Puraskar

D. Saubhagya Award

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The Central Zone Power Distribution

Company (CZPDC), Bhopal and West Zone

Power Distribution Company (WZPDC),

Indore was conferred with the "Saubhagya

Award" under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har

Ghar Yojana at the National Conference of

Energy Ministers by the Union Minister of

State for Energy, R.K. Singh. The award

includes a cash prize of Rs 100 crore each.

Q) Who has become the first Indian cricketer

to cross 8,000 runs in T20s?

A. Rohit Sharma

B. MS Dhoni

C. Yuvraj Singh

D. Suresh Raina

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Suresh Raina has become the first Indian

batsman to cross 8000 runs in T20 cricket. He

achieved this feat when he scored 12 runs

against Puducherry in the Syed Mushtaq Ali

Trophy at Delhi on Feb 25. With those 12 runs,

Raina has now scored 8,001 from 300 T20s

which consisted of 284 innings. It was

incidentally his 300th T20. Beside this, Raina

is the second Indian after MS Dhoni to have

played 300 T20 matches. Apart from Raina,

Virat Kohli (783C) and Rohit Sharma (7795)

are the only other batsmen in the top 10 list

of the highest run-getters in T20 cricket.

Overall, Raina is the sixth highest with David

Warner (8111 runs), Shoaib Malik (860C),

Kieron Pollard (8839), Brendon McCullum

(992B) and Chris Gayle (12,298).

Q) According to BCG-IBA Report - EASE

Reforms for Public Sector Banks, This bank

tops in the implementation of 'Reforms

agenda'.

(సంసక రల అజండను సమరథంగ

అమలు చసన పరభుతవ రంగ

బయ ంకులల (పఎస‌బ) ఈ పరంద వనలల ఏ

బయ ంకు అపగసథథ నంలల నలచంద?)

A. Bank of Baroda

B. Syndicate Bank

C. Canara Bank

D. Punjab National Bank

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

According to BCG-IBA Report - EASE Reforms

for Public Sector Banks, released by Union

Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs,

Punjab National Bank (PNB) secured the top

spot among all public sector banks in the

implementation of 'Reforms agenda'. PNB

which topped the list with a score of 78.4 out

of 100 in the EASE-index(ఈజ (ఎన‌హన డ

యకస స, సరవవ స ఎక లన ) సూచ) was

followed by BoB (77.8), SBI (74.6), and

Oriental Bank of Commerce (69). The EASE

(Enhanced Access and Service Excellence)

report has shown significant enhancement in

PSB performance on the back of

Government's 4R's strategy- recognition,

recovery, recapitalisation and reforms. The

index has measured Banks on 140 objective

metrics across 6 themes including customer

responsiveness, credit off-take and

digitalization.

Q) Who became the first woman to co-pilot

the indigenously made combat fighter jet

"Tejas" in the Aero India 2019?

A. PV Sindhu

B. Saina Nehwal

C. Nirmala Sitharaman

D. Sushma Swaraj

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Indian badminton player and Olympic silver-

medallist PV Sindhu co-piloted the

indigenously made combat fighter jet "Tejas"

at the Aero India 2019 as part of the Women's

Day observed at the air show, becoming the

first ever woman to co-pilot Tejas. The

Women's Day(March 8, Theme :

#BalanceforBetter) showcased women's

achievements in the aerospace sector, and an

all-women crew flew Dornier and Avro

aircraft and participated in panel discussions.

3 women Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter pilots

also flew the Hawk-I advanced jet trainer of

BAE Systems (England) and an upgraded

version of the Russian-made MiG-21.

Q) Name the cricketer who has officially

received the knighthood at Buckingham

Palace, recently.

A. James Anderson

B. Alastair Cook

C. Kevin Pietersen

D. Anthony Joshua

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Tthe former England opener Alastair Cook has

officially received the knighthood for his

services to cricket by the Queen in an official

ceremony at the Buckingham Palace. He is the

first English cricketer to get the honour since

Sir Ian Botham in 2007. Overall, Cook is the

11th Englishman to be knighted for services to

cricket. Cook, who made his Test debut in

2006 against India, captained England for a

record 59 Test matches and led the country to

24 wins in the longest format of the game. He

has appeared in a total of 160 Tests for the

national side. He retired from the Test cricket

following the five-match series against India

in September 2018.

Q) Who conferred the Shanti Swarup

Bhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology

in New Delhi?

A. Nitin Gadkari

B. Narendra Modi

C. Arun Jaitley

D. Amit Shah

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for Science

and Technology for the years 2016, 2017 and

2018 in New Delhi. There were 34 prize

winners. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize is

the most coveted national recognition

bestowed upon young scientists and

engineers to honour their research and

developmental work in India. It was first

instituted in 1957 to honour the eminent

scientist Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar.

Q) Minister of State for Health and Family

Welfare, (ఆరగయ ం మరయు కుటంబ

సంకషమ శఖ సహయ మంప) Anupriya

Patel, inaugurated the International Digital

Health Symposium in which city?

A. Mumbai

B. New Delhi

C. Hyderabad

D. Chennai

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Minister of State for Health and Family

Welfare, Anupriya Patel, inaugurated the

International Digital Health Symposium and

an exhibition on Digital Health as a part of the

Symposium, in New Delhi, where participant

countries along with various Government

Ministries, states and other stakeholders

showcased key innovations, implementation

experiences, and innovative Digital Health

Interventions.

Q) With which country India signed a pact for

Exchange Information On Tax And Banking

Matters?

A. Brunei

B. Bahrain

C. Philippines

D. Maldives

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

India and Brunei signed a pact for the

exchange of Information and Assistance in

Collection with respect to taxes in order to

curb tax evasion and tax avoidance in New

Delhi. This agreement will facilitate both the

countries to exchange information, including

banking and ownership information for tax

purposes and will also avail mutual assistance

in collection of tax revenue claims.

Q) IRCTC launched its own digital payment

gateway which provide payment options like

credit card, debit card, unified payment

interface and international card. It was

named as:

A. IRCTC iPay

B. Rail Pay

C. Easy Pay

D. IRCTC Money Transfer

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

IRCTC launched its own digital payment

aggregator called 'IRCTC iPay'. With iPay,

passengers will not need any third-party

platforms as it will provide payment options

like credit card, debit card, unified payment

interface and international card. This will help

reduce the gap between IRCTC and banks

which will eventually lead to a substantial

reduction in payment failures. The back-end

support will be provided by Delhi based

MMAD communications, which is IRCTC's

technology partner.

Q) State Bank of India and this company

jointly launched the 'Startup Grand Challenge'

that focus on the issues related to cyber

threat, analytics & rural healthcare.

A. TCS

B. Mahindra

C. TATA

D. Reliance

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

'Startup Grand Challenge' was also

launched,which focus on the issues related to

cyber threat, analytics & rural healthcare. The

State Bank of India(SBI) & Mahindra Rise will

provide mentoring, pilot opportunities &

financial support to the winners of this

challenge. The startup hub is launched based

on the joint statement signed between the

Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency

(KOTRA) and Invest India.

Q) Which state inaugurated a web portal,

'Banglar Shiksha' for school students?

A. Andra Pradesh

B. Uttar Pradesh

C. West Bengal

D. Rajasthan

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

West Bengal Education Minister Partha

Chatterjee inaugurated a web portal, 'Banglar

Shiksha', which is set to provide real-time

data on state-run and aided schools. The

portal, banglarshiksha.gov.in, will be up and

running in two months' time, the minister

stated. A statement issued by the school

education department stated that the portal

will store real-time data of 1.5 crore students,

5 lakh teachers and 1 lakh schools.

Q) Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

announced a new railway zone for which of

the following state?

A. Kerala

B. Tamil Nadu

C. Karnataka

D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

announced a new railway zone for Andhra

Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway

and it will be headquartered in

Visakhapatnam. It will be the 18th zone in the

country. The new zone will comprise the

existing Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawada

divisions that currently fall under the South

Central Railway. The cost of creating

infrastructure for a new zone is around Rs.

205 crore.

Q) Name the software company which signed

a Statement of Intent (SOI) with NITI Aayog's

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).

A. Dell

B. Avast

C. Adobe

D. HP

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

and Adobe signed a Statement of Intent (SOI)

to collectively drive the charter of developing

creative skills and spreading digital literacy

across all Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) in India.

100 schools will be adopted by Adobe under

the ATL initiative and will be implementing its

Digital Disha Program in ATLs, under which

free licenses of Adobe Spark premium shall be

offered to ATLs.

Q) A scheme named STARS was launched on

National Science Day by the Ministry of;

A. Ministry of Human Resource

Development

B. Ministry of External Affairs

C. Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship

D. Ministry of Information and

Broadcasting

Q) A scheme named STARS was launched on

National Science Day by the Ministry of;

A. Ministry of Human Resource

Development

B. Ministry of External Affairs

C. Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship

D. Ministry of Information and

Broadcasting

Q) The 4th Global Digital Health Partnership

Summit held at New Delhi. Who among the

following inagurated the event?

A. Prakash Javadekar

B. Dharmendra Pradhan

C. J P Nadda

D. Ravi Shankar Prasad

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The 4th Global Digital Health Partnership

Summit being held at New Delhi was

inaugurated by the Union Health Minister J P

Nadda in the presence of Shri Ravi Shankar

Prasad Union Minister of Information

Technology. The summit provides an

opportunity to support governments and

health system reformers in improving the

health and well-being of their citizens through

digital technologies. The Global Digital Health

Partnership Summit is being hosted by the

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in

collaboration with the World Health

Organization (WHO) and the Global Digital

Health Partnership (GDHP). Global Digital

Health Partnership It is a collaboration of

governments and territories, government

agencies and the World Health Organization It

aimed at supporting the effective

implementation of digital health services The

GDHP was established in February 2018.

Q) Recently, Reserve Bank of India and

__________ have signed a Bilateral Swap

Arrangement (BSA).

A. Mizuho Bank

B. Bank of Japan

C. MUFG Ban

D. Japan Post Bank

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have

signed a Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA).

The BSA was negotiated between India and

Japan during the visit of Prime Minister

Narendra Modi to Tokyo in October 2018. The

BSA provides for India to access 75 billion US

dollars whereas the earlier BSA had provided

for 50 billion dollars. The BSA was approved

by the Union Cabinet in January. India can

access the agreed amount of 75 billion dollars

for its domestic currency, for the purpose of

maintaining an appropriate level of balance of

payments or short-term liquidity.

Q) Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launched a

Plastic free India anthem in how many

languages?

A. 12

B. 5

C. 4

D. 7

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launched an

anthem as a part of a campaign to make India

plastic-free by 2022 and stressed on

strengthening plastic waste management and

recycling ecosystem in the country. It was

launched in 7 different languages. The 'Plastic

Waste-Free India' anthem has been produced

by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Smriti

Manch (PDUSM), a non-profit organisation

which claims to be working on various social

and environmental issues.

Q) India and __________ intend to increase

cooperation on AMR(Anti-microbial

resistance)(వయ రక సూకషమ జవుల

నరధకత)

A. Sweden

B. Finland

C. Norway

D. Netherlands

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs,

Lena Hallengren, who was on a visit to India

from 22nd to 25th February 2019, met with

Union Health Minister J P Nadda and

discussed about Anti-microbial resistance

(AMR) which poses a dangerous challenge

globally. Anti-microbial drugs, when

overused, AMR develops as microorganisms

such as bacteria, virus and fungi that become

resistant to drugs. India and Sweden signed a

Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate

in the field of various issues, including AMR,

communicable diseases and public health, in

February 2009.

Q) The National Institutes of Design (NID) has

recently inaugurated in which of the following

cities?

A. Hyderabad, Lucknow &

Bhubaneshwar

B. Amaravati, Bhopal, Kurukshetra &

Jorhat

C. Jorhat, Jaipur & Shimla

D. Raipur & Hyderabad

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and

Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu inaugurated

National Institutes of Design (NID) at Bhopal

in Madhya Pradesh and Jorhat in Assam

through video conference from New Delhi on

22nd February 2019. Both institutes are

autonomous institutions under Department

for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

(DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The establishment of new NIDs will help

produce highly skilled manpower in design

which, in turn, will create job opportunities,

both direct and indirect, by providing

sustainable design interventions for crafts,

handloom, rural technology, small, medium

and large-scale enterprises and outreach

programs for capacity, capability and

institution building. The National Design

Policy 2007 had recommended setting up

design institutes on the lines of NID

Ahmedabad in other parts of India to promote

design programs. Four new NIDs have been

set up in Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati), Assam

(Jorhat), Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal) and

Haryana (Kurukshetra) with a total outlay of

Rs. 434 crore.

Q) Which of the following company had

signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with NITI

Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) to

collectively drive the charter of developing

creative skills and spreading digital literacy

across all Atal Tinkering Labs in India?

1) Microsoft

2) CTS

3) TCS

4) Adobe

Answer – 4) Adobe

Explanation:

NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

and Adobe signed a Statement of Intent (SOI)

to collectively drive the charter of developing

creative skills and spreading digital literacy

across all Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) in India.

100 schools will be adopted by Adobe under

the ATL initiative and will be implementing its

Digital Disha Program in ATLs, under which

free licenses of Adobe Spark premium shall be

offered to ATLs.The Adobe Digital Disha

Programme, launched in 2018, is aimed at

driving synergies in creative thinking and

technology-based learning. Under this

collaboration with AIM, children and teachers

across these schools and communities shall

benefit from creative learning resources and

empowering them with new age skills to

thrive in the current digital era and preparing

them for long term success.

Q) Name the Scheme launched by Union

Human Resources Development Minister,

Shri Prakash Javadekar with an aim to provide

industry apprenticeship opportunities to the

general graduates?

1) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

2) Scheme for Higher Education Youth in

Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS)

3) Strengthening for providing quality

Education in Madrassas ( SPQEM)

4) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan

Answer – 2) Scheme for Higher Education

Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS)

Explanation:

Union Human Resources Development

Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar, launched

the Scheme for Higher Education Youth in

Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) with an

aim to provide industry apprenticeship

opportunities to the general graduates exiting

in April 2019 through the National

Apprenticeship Promotional Scheme (NAPS)

in New Delhi. The program will enhance the

employability of Indian youth by providing ‘on

the job work exposure’ and earning of

stipend. SHREYAS portal will enable

educational institutions and industry to log in

and provide their respective demand and

supply of apprenticeship and the matching of

students with apprenticeship avenues will

take place as per pre-specified eligibility

criteria.These courses will be available from

Academic year April-May, 2019 and more

than 40 higher educational institutions have

already been tied up for taking up embedded

apprenticeship courses.SHREYAS is a

programme basket comprising the initiatives

of 3 Central Ministries, which are: Ministry of

Human Resource Development,Ministry of

Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

Ministry of Labour & Employment

Q) Who launched Van Dhan, the scheme for

Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor

Forest Produce (MFP) and Development of

Value Chain of MFPs recently?(మనర ఫరస

పడయయ స (MFP) మరయు ఇటవల MFP ల

యకక వలువ చన అభవృద కసం కనస

మదదతు ధర (MSP) కసం వన ధనుు

పరంభంచనద ఎవరు?)

1) Jual Oram

2) Narendra Modi

3) Ram Nath Kovind

4) Suresh Prabhu

Answer – 1) Jual Oram

Explanation:

Shri Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal

Affairs launched the ambitious scheme of the

Ministry of Tribal Affairs Van Dhan, a scheme

for Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Minor

Forest Produce (MFP) and Development of

Value Chain of MFPs organized by TRIFED

under Ministry of Tribal Affairs at a National

Workshop in New Delhi.Ministry has

expanded the coverage of the Minimum

Support Price for Minor Forest Produce

Scheme to 50 Minor Forest Produces. Also the

MSP has risen between 30-50% for all

commodities.6000 Van Dan Vikas Kendras

comprising 300 tribal gatherers are to be set

up to provide employment to almost 45 Lakh

Tribal.

Q) Where did the Minister of Social Justice

and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot

launched the 2nd Edition of Indian Sign

Language (ISL) Dictionary recently?

(సషల జసస మరయు సథధకరక

మంప అయన థవరచ చదద గహట

ఇటవల ఇండయన సన లంగవవ జ

(ఐఎసఎల) డకషనరవన 2 వ ఎడషనుు

వడుదల చశరు.)

1) Hyderabad

2) Kolkata

3) Chennai

4) New Delhi

Answer – 4) New Delhi

Explanation:

On 27th February 2019, 2nd Edition of Indian

Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary was launched

by Minister of Social Justice and

Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot in New

Delhi. The Dictionary was developed by

Indian Sign Language Research and Training

Centre (ISLRTC) and it included 6 thousand

words under different categories such as

legal, academic, technical, medical and

everyday terms.The First edition of dictionary

was launched in March, 2018.

Q) India had signed MoU with which of the

following country to cooperate in the field of

Anti-microbial drugs?

(సూకషమ జవుల వయ రక మందులు)

1) Russia

2) Swedan

3) Japan

4) Srilanka

Answer – 2) Swedan

Explanation:

Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs,

Lena Hallengren, who was on a visit to India

from 22nd to 25th February 2019, met with

Union Health Minister J P Nadda and

discussed about Anti-microbial resistance

(AMR) which poses a dangerous challenge

globally.Anti-microbial drugs, when

overused, AMR develops as microorganisms

such as bacteria, virus and fungi that become

resistant to drugs.India and Sweden had

signed a Memorandum of Understanding to

cooperate in the field of various issues,

including AMR, communicable diseases and

public health, in February 2009.Stating that

AMR work is an ongoing cooperation

between India and Sweden, Lena Hallengren

hoped that India would join the “Alliance of

Champions”, a creation between many

countries globally to face and to fight AMR“.

Q) India and Brunei had signed an agreement

recently.The agreement was signed for which

of the following field?

i. For exchange of Information and Assistance

in Collection with respect to taxes

ii.For Tourism and Trade

iii.For Currency swap

1) i is correct

2) ii is correct

3) i and iii are correct

4) ii and iv are correct

Answer – 1) i is correct

Explanation:

On 28th February 2019, India and Brunei

signed a pact for exchange of Information and

Assistance in Collection with respect to taxes

in order to curb tax evasion and tax avoidance

in New Delhi.This agreement will facilitate

both the countries to exchange information,

including banking and ownership information

for tax purposes and will also avail mutual

assistance in collection of tax revenue

claims.This pact will promote mutual co-

operation between India and Brunei by

providing an effective framework by curbing

tax avoidance and tax evasion.

Q) Indian Council of Agricultural Research

(ICAR) had signed MoU with which of the

following organization to collaborate in the

area of food and agriculture?(ఇండయన

కన ల ఆఫ అపకల రల రవసర (ICAR)

ఆహర సంసథ మరయు

వయ వసథయరంగంలల సహకరంచడనర

పరంద సంసథలల ఏ సంసథత ఒరప ందం

కుదురు కుంద)

1) Food and Agriculture Organization

2) Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce and Industry

3) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

(CSIR)

4) Australian International Food Security

Centre

Answer – 3) Council of Scientific and Industrial

Research (CSIR)

Explanation:

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was

signed between the Indian Council of

Agricultural Research (ICAR) andCouncil of

Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in

order to collaborate in the area of food and

agriculture, at ICAR Headquarters, Krishi

Bhawan, New Delhi.The huge network of

Krishi Vikas Kendras (KVKs) available with

ICAR will be roped in for technology

demonstration and dissemination and a Joint

Working Committee will be constituted to

deliberate and formulate the collaborative

programmes and will meet 4 times a

year.Both the sides agreed to form a Steering

Committee with the co-chairmanship of both

the Director-Generals which will meet twice a

year to monitor the progress.

Q) Name the Bank,that had signed a

bancassurance agreement with Life Insurance

Corporation of India (LIC) to lend LIC’s

insurance products?(లఫ ఇనస రన

కరప రషన ఆఫ ఇండయ (ఎలఐస) త

ఎలఐస బమ పడయయ సను మంజూరు

చయడనర (అపపప ఇవవ డనర) బయ ంక

ఒరప ందంప సంతకం చసన బయ ంకు

పరు ఏమట?)

1) State Bank of India

2) IDBI Bank

3) Yes Bank

4) ICICI Bank

Answer – 2) IDBI Bank

Explanation:

IDBI Bank and Life Insurance Corporation of

India (LIC) signed a bancassurance agreement

under which the lender will offer LIC’s

insurance products at its branches.As part of

the agreement, IDBI Bank will become the

preferred bank for LIC premium payments

and also function as premium point to boost

sale of LIC products, thereby gaining from fees

and float income.The State-owned life

insurer, LIC, acquired a majority stake in IDBI

Bank, and the bank has also appointed LIC

Chairman Hemant Bhargava as its non-

executive whole-time Chairman.

Q) How much Crore will be infused by Reserve

Bank of India(RBI) into the system through

purchase of government securities under

Open Market Operations (OMOs) in

February?(ఫపబవరలల ఓపన మరక ట

ఆరరషన (ఓఎంఓస) రంద పరభుతవ

సకయయ రటలను కనుగలు చయడం

దవవ రచ వయ వసథకు రజరువ బయ ంకు ఆఫ

ఇండయ (ఆర ఐ) ఎంత రుణను

కలప ంచనుంద?)

1) Rs. 32,500 Crore

2) Rs. 35,500 Crore

3) Rs. 37,500 Crore

4) Rs. 39,500 Crore

Answer – 3) Rs. 37,500 Crore

Explanation:

On 26th February 2019, The Reserve Bank of

India announced that in order to increase

liquidity, it will infuse Rs. 37,500 crore into the

system through purchase of government

securities under Open Market Operations

(OMOs) in February.The infusion will be made

through three auctions of Rs 125 billion each

during the 2nd, 3rd and 4th week. The

aggregate amount will be Rs 375 billion.There

will be no auction in first week of February

due to scheduled MPC meeting. The dates of

auction will be announced by RBI in due

course.

Q) According to BCG-IBA Report on EASE

Reforms index released by Union Minister of

Finance & Corporate Affairs,which of the

following bank,has and secured the top spot

among all public sector banks(PSB’s)?

1) State Bank of India

2) Punjab National Bank

3) Indian Bank

4) Union Bank of India

Answer – 2) Punjab National Bank

Explanation:

According to BCG-IBA Report on EASE

Reforms index released by Union Minister of

Finance & Corporate Affairs, Punjab National

Bank (PNB) which is fraud hit bank, secured

the top spot among all public sector banks in

the implementation of ‘Reforms

agenda’.Index has measured Banks on 140

objective metrics across 6 themes including

customer responsiveness, credit off-take and

digitalization.The EASE (Enhanced Access and

Service Excellence) report has shown

significant enhancement in PSB performance

on the back of Government’s 4R’s strategy-

recognition, recovery, recapitalisation and

reforms.PNB which topped the list with a

score of 78.4 out of 100 in the EASE-index was

followed by BoB (77.8), SBI (74.6), Oriental

Bank of Commerce (69).The PSB banks have

recovered Rs 98493 crore in first nine months

of FY19.The Government has infused Rs 3.19

lakh crores in PSB to strengthened their

balance sheet and five banks have come out

of PCA (Prompt Corrective action)

restrictions.

Q) Name the platform,that had partnered

with ICICI Lombard to provide the insurance

cover of ICICI to lenders and borrowers?

1) AnyTimeLoan.in

2) Ladder.in

3) Bima.in

4) Sureify.in

Answer – 1) AnyTimeLoan.in

Explanation:

On 25th February 2019, A private sector non-

life insurance company in India ICICI Lombard

has entered into a strategic partnership with

Hyderabad based peer-to-peer lending

platform AnyTimeLoan.in (ATL) to provide

insurance cover for its lenders and borrowers.

ICICI Lombard will offer Group Secure Mind

and Group Personal Accident policies to the

customers of ATL which will cover the

borrowers of all types of loans on the

platform with policy term of 1 to 3

years.There will be insurance cover for the

lenders which will come with free premium

for the first year on a complimentary basis. On

behalf of the beneficiaries ATL will absorb this

cost.The partnership with reduce the risk of

exposure of its lenders and borrowers which

are arising from uncertainties such as

accidents, death, disability, critical illness, loss

of job among others.

Q) To mark the 150th birth anniversary of

Mahatma Gandhi,________________ based

company will release 12 bank notes of zero

value which is the first ever limited edition

commemorative series?

1) US

2) India

3) UAE

4) Srilanka

Answer – 3) UAE

Explanation:

On 27th February 2019, a UAE based company

will release 12 bank notes of zero value which

is the first ever limited edition

commemorative series to mark the 150th

birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Dubai

based Indian artist Akbar Saheb has designed

these special notes. He was the main

illustrator for Prime Minister Narendra

Modi’s book ‘Mann Ki Baat’.As a tribute to

Gandhi, each note will feature memorable

incidents from his personal and political life.

The initiative will bring Mahatma Gandhi back

to life using incidents that are more than just

history lessons.It will be a 12 part series. The

first 2 notes with just 5000 pieces to be

printed in each design will go on sale at

selected outlets globally and online while the

rest will be released in different phases till

October 2.Out of the first 2 notes released,

the first note shows the ‘Promise to Mother’

in 1880 made by Gandhi to his mother and the

second note features the historic incident of

1893 when the young lawyer Gandhi was

thrown off from a ‘Whites only’ compartment

of a train at Pietermaritzburg railway station

in South Africa.

Q) Which of the following State received the

first prize in the National Water Awards

ceremony under the category best state in

resource management?(వనరుల

నరవ హణలల అతుయ తతమ రచషటషంలల

నషనల వటర అవరస వడుకలల రంద

రచషటషం ఏద మదట బహుమన

అందుకుంద?)

1) Andhra Pradesh

2) Maharashtra

3) Gujarat

4) Rajasthan

Answer – 2) Maharashtra

Explanation:

On 27th February 2019, The Union Minister

for Water Resources, River development and

rejuvenation Nithin Gadkari presented 82

National Water Awards in 14 categories for

the year 2018 at a ceremony held in New

Delhi.The department of geology at Kakatiya

University, Warangal Telangana received the

best campus in India in terms of water usage.

Panjab University secured 2nd position in the

category.Madurai district received first prize

for rejuvenations and creating new water

bodies in the National Water Awards 2018.In

best state category Maharashtra, Gujarat and

Andhra Pradesh bagged first, second and third

prizes resource management in India.

Q) Name the first Indian-origin woman to be

honoured with a Blue Plaque at 4 Taviton

Street in Bloomsbury, London?(‌ూమ రవ,

లండనల 4 టవటన షటసట వదద ‌ూ

‌పకయయ త గరవంచబడన మదట

భరతయ-మహళ పరు ఏమట?)

1) Brinda Karat

2) Lilly Singh

3) Noor Inayat

4) Amelia Rajput

Answer – 3) Noor Inayat

Explanation:

British Indian World War II spy, Noor Inayat

Khan, confirmed as the first Indian-origin

woman to be honoured with a Blue Plaque at

4 Taviton Street in Bloomsbury, London (her

former home). She was the daughter of Indian

Sufi saint Hazrat Inayat Khan and an agent for

Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE)

during World War II. She was captured and

killed by the Nazis in 1944 at the age of 30

years.The Blue Plaque scheme run by English

Heritage honours notable people who lived or

worked in particular buildings across London.

Q) Who became the First Indian to join top 10

richest billionaire list of Hurun Research?

1) Pallonji Mistry

2) Lakshmi Mittal

3) Azim Premji

4) Mukesh Ambani

Answer – 4) Mukesh Ambani

Explanation:

Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing

Director Mukesh Ambani became the first

Indian and the only Asian to enter the Global

top 10 richest billionaire list compiled by

Hurun Research, China after a USD 9 billion or

20% surge in his wealth to USD 54 billion.

India is at 5th spot with 104 billionaires. Last

year, the country had added 32 billionaires,

but this year it lost 28.Mumbai and New Delhi

are the billionaire capitals of the country.

Q) India’s first indigenous 4G/5G

semiconductor chips are unveiled by which of

the following company?(భరతదశంలలన

మటమదట దశవళ 4G / 5G

సమకండకర చపప వటలల ఏ కంపన

ఆవషక రంచంద?)

1) DCM Data Systems Ltd.

2) SIGNALCHIP

3) CMOS Chips

4) HCL Technologies India Pvt.

Answer – 2) SIGNALCHIP

Explanation:

Bengaluru based semiconductor company

“SIGNALCHIP” unveiled India’s first

Indigenous Semiconductor Chips for 4G/LTE

and 5G NR MODEMs at an event in New Delhi

which was addressed by the Secretary,

Telecom, Mrs Aruna Sundararajan. She

acknowledged the need for India to

manufacture its own chips as Data Security is

a huge concern in today’s world and informed

that currently only 8 companies and few

countries in the world can do the task, which

makes the launch of Indigenous Chip a real

sense “Make in India” for the World. The

following 4 chips were launched by the

SIGNALCHIP as part of its SCBM34XX and

SCRF34XX/45XX series, code-named

‘Agumbe’:

Q) Scientist had discovered the Methane

Hydrate from which Basin off Andhra Pradesh

coast?(ఆంపధపరదశ తరంలల బసన

నుండ మథన హపటు శషటసతవతత

కనుగనను డు?)

1) Krishna-Godavari (K-G) basin

2) Narmada-Tapi (N-T) basin

3) Subarnarekha-Mahi (S-M)basin

4) Sabarmati-Pennar (S-P)basin

Answer – 1) Krishna-Godavari (K-G) basin

Explanation:

Researchers have discovered “methane

hydrates“, a potential fuel of the future just

two meters below the sea-floor in the

Krishna-Godavari (K-G) basin off the coast of

Andhra Pradesh in the Bay of Bengal.A team

of scientists from the National Institute of

Geography in Goa and the National

Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad

have reported the discovery in the Journal of

Earth System Science, published by the Indian

Academy of Sciences.This is the first report on

the discovery of an active methane seepage

site. The occurrence of shallow methane

hydrate deposits in India’s Exclusive Economic

Zone (EEZ) and opens up the possibilities of

using a new and still untapped reservoir of

fossil fuel, as methane hydrate contains large

quantity of methane, the main component of

natural gas.

Q) Name the web portal launched by West

Bengal Education Minister, Partha

Chatterjee,to provide real-time data on state-

run and aided schools?

1) Bangla Data

2) Banglar Edu

3) Banglar Shiksha

4) Bangla School

Answer & Explanation

Answer – 3) Banglar Shiksha

Explanation:

On 26th February 2019, West Bengal

Education Minister, Partha Chatterjee

unveiled a web portal, “Banglar Shiksha“

(banglarshiksha.gov.in), to provide real-time

data on state-run and aided schools. Key

points.This Web portal will store real-time

data of 1.5 crore students, 5 lakh teachers and

1 lakh schools and will also address many

issues like attendance of students and

teachers.This portal is first of its kind in the

country and it should come into

commencement by May, 2019.

Q) Who became the first player in the world

to hit 500 sixes in the International Cricket?

1) Virat Kohli

2) Chris Gayle

3) MS Dhoni

4) Aaron Finch

Answer – 2) Chris Gayle

Explanation:

West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle became the

first player in the world to hit 500 sixes the

14th batsman and second from the Caribbean

after Brian Lara, to reach the milestone of

10,000 ODI runs, after scoring 162 off 97 balls

against England in the fourth ODI at the

National Cricket Stadium in St George’s,

Grenada. He had announced on 17 February

2019 that he will retire from One-Day

International cricket after this 2019’s World

Cup in England and Wales.

Q) Which Country hosted the International

Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup

recently?

1) Indonesia(Jakarta)

2) US(Washington D.C.)

3) Switzerland(Zurich)

4) India(NewDelhi)

Answer – 4) India(NewDelhi)

Explanation:

International Shooting Sports Federation

(ISSF) World Cup was held in New Delhi, India

from 20 February to 28 February 2019. It is the

annual edition of the ISSF World Cup which is

governed by International Shooting Sport

Federation. It is a qualifier for 2020 Olympic

Games. India ranked 1st in the World Cup

along with Hungary.

Q) Who created world record and honoured

with an Olympic quota for Tokyo 2020 in the

10m Air Pistol category?(ఈ పరంద వనలల

10 మటర ఎయర పసల లల పరరంచ

రకరుస సృషంచంద ఎవరు మరయు

tokyo 2020 10 మటర ఎయర పసల

కయ టరలల లగనందుకు ఎవరు అరహత

సథధంచంద ఎవరు?)

1) Manu Bhaker

2) Apurvi Chandela

3) Saurabh Chaudhary

4) Elavenil Valarivan

Answer – 3) Saurabh Chaudhary

Explanation:

Saurabh Chaudhary finished top of the 10m

Air Pistol category and brought an Olympic

quota for Tokyo 2020 in the category.

Highlights .He secured Olympic Quota with a

world record score of 245.0 after some

phenomenal shooting.He is the 1st Indian

shooter to win gold at the youth Olympic,

Asian Games, Junior ISSF World

Championship and Asian Air gun

championship.

Q) Indian shooter Apurvi Chandela bagged

India’s first gold medal by breaking the world

record.She won the gold medal in which of

the following Category?(పరరంచ రకరుసను

బదదలు కటన భరతయ షూటర అపపరవవ

చందల భరత తల సవ ర ణ రతకను

అందుకునను రు.)

1) Women’s 10m Air Rifle

2) Women’s 10m Air Pistol

3) 10m Air Pistol Mixed Category

4) 10m Air Rifle Mixed Category

Answer – 1) Women’s 10m Air Rifle

Explanation:

Indian shooter won women’s 10m Air Rifle

and bagged India’s first gold medal by

breaking the world record in the Shooting

World Cup 2019. She was the only Indian

shooter to qualify for the final round.

Highlights.Apurvi secured a total score of

252.9 to finish on the top of podium in the

women’s 10m Air Rifle event. She was at the

fourth spot in the qualification round.Apurvi

Chandela had won a bronze medal along

shooter Ravi Kumar in the 2018 Asian Games

held in Jakarta, Indonesia in the 10m Mixed

Rifle event.

Q) Which Country will host the 2021 world

cross-country championships?(ఏ దశం 2021

పరరంచ పకస కంపట చంపయనరను

నరవ హసనతంద)

1) India

2) Netherland

3) Russia

4) Australia

Answer – 4) Australia

Explanation:

Australian city of Bathurst, best known for

hosting an annual endurance car race,picked

as the 2021 venue for the IAAF’s world cross-

country championships. More than 700

competitors from 60 countries are expected

to descend on the country town, around 200

kilometres (124 miles) west of Sydney, to pit

themselves against the varied landscape of

Mount Panorama.

Q) What is the theme of the National Science

Day,which is observed to mark the discovery

of the ‘Raman Effect‘?

1) Theme –‘ Science is organized knowledge.

Wisdom is organized life’

2) Theme – ‘Science of today is the technology

of tomorrow’

3) Theme – ‘Science for the People and the

People for Science‘

4) Theme –‘Medicine is a science of

uncertainty and an art of probability’

Answer – 3) Theme – ‘Science for the People

and the People for Science‘

Explanation:

The National Science Day is observed to mark

the discovery of the ‘Raman Effect‘ by the

physicist Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata

Raman, well-known as CV Raman. He was

born on 7th November 1888 in Tamil

Nadu.Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend

the award ceremony and conferred Shanti

Swarup Bhatnagar (SSB) prizes for the years

2016, 2017 and 2018 in New Delhi today. The

theme for this year’s National Science Day is

‘Science for the People and the People for

Science‘.

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