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JAN-2019 100 Questions

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr Sudhir Bhargva sworn in as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission(CIC) ,CIC is an organisation founded in 2005. It has one chief information commissioner and ___ Information Commissioner

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

e)

None

2.

The 106th Indian Science Congress(ISC) was held on 3rd january at Lovely professional university Jalandhar and inaugurated by Pm and science minister Dr.Harshvardhan with the theme `India-Science and Technology` Where was the first ISC held ?

a)

Asiatic Society,calcutta

b)

Gokuldas Tejpal College,Mumbai

c)

Takshila university,Patna

d)

Osmania University, Hyderabad

e)

None

3.
RBI constituted a committee to give suggestions on digital payments headed by Nandan Nilekani.Which organisation is the umbrella organisation of all the retail payments in india
a)
NPCI
b)
RBI
c)
IRDAI
d)
SEBI
e)
None
4.

Manu Sawhney became will sworn in as the new CEO of International Cricket Council(Dubai) and he will replace David Richardson. In context of cricket which of the following group of countries are designated as Big three

a)

India,Australia,England

b)

England,Newzeland,Australia

c)

Pakistan,Srilanka,Zimbave

d)

Ireland,Australia,Newzeland

e)

None

5.

Pierre Hughes and Nicolas Mahut (france) won the Men`s double title at Australian Open( Hard Court). This is the ___ edition of Australian Open

a)

107

b)

105

c)

104

d)

108

e)

None

6.

Hopman Cup is related to Tennis in this mixed gender plays tennis on a country by country basis( In Perth Australia) This year Switzerland retained the cup as Roger federer and ___ clinched the title

a)

Belinda Bencic

b)

Nishika Tukara

c)

Nicky Nikas

d)

terro dikona

e)

None

7.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research( ICAR)`s Kisan Gandhi won the the best Tableau at 70th republic day.ICAR`s Tableau theme was `Mishrit Kheti khushiyon Ki Kheti`.Which state got the best state Tableau award?
a)
Tripura
b)
Arunachal Pardesh
c)
jharkhand
d)
Haryana
e)
Punjab
8.
This year Pranab Mukhrjee ,Nanaji Deshmukh,Bhupen Hazrika have been honoured by the government of india but later on family of Bhupen hazarika family turned down this award in context of citizenship amendment bill. The citizenship articles are between 5-11.National Register of Citizens pertains to which indian state
a)
Assam
b)
Arunachal Pardesh
c)
Meghalya
d)
West Bengal
e)
None
9.

According to The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer report ________topped the Trust Index among both the informed public and the general population segments ?

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Switzerland

d)

USA

10.

Parvasi Bhartiya Diwas (NRI Day) is celebrated Every year on 9th January to commemorate the arrival of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa. This year the ___edition of NRI day was celebrated in Varanasi with the Theme 'Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India'.

a)

15

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

11.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 1.2 km-long Keediyan-Gandiyal Bridge on the Ravi River in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the first inter-state Bridge connecting ______ and Jammu & Kashmir

a)

Punjab

b)

Haryana

c)

Himachal Pardesh

d)

Uttarakhand

12.

Which of the following fact is not true regarding Arunachal Pardesh

a)

The Dhola sediya bridge( also known as Bhupen Hazarika Bridge). having length of 9.15 km connects Arunachal Pardesh and Assam. the bridge is made on river lohit

b)

Arunachal Pardesh declared Pakke Hornbill Fest as ‘state festival’

c)

Arunachal has the lowest population denisty among all indian states

d)

Pawan kumar chamling is the current cm of Arunachal Pardesh

e)

China issue staple Visa for the people of Arunachal Pardesh

13.

In Bloomberg Innovation Index India ranked 54,Which country topped the list?

a)

South Korea

b)

North Korea

c)

Switzerland

d)

Newzeland

e)

None

14.

Which of the following country is not among the Girmitiya countries(Girmityas or Jahajis are descendants of indentured Indian labourers ). "Girmit", referring to the "Agreement" of the British Government with the Indian labourers as to the length of stay in Fiji and the Caribbean, and when they would be allowed to go back to India.

a)

Maldives

b)

Fiji,Jamica

c)

Suriname

d)

Guyana

e)

Trininand& Tobago

15.

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa visited India for two day as a guest of honour on Republic day.He is the second president of South Africa after Nelson Mandela to visit India on republic day. which of the following is not the capital city of South Africa?

a)

Blomefontien

b)

Capetown

c)

johanesburg

d)

Pretoria

16.

As per the proposed amendment by the government of india, at least one third of the seats would be reserved for women in the village and

municipal councils in the Sixth Schedule areas of Assam, Mizoram and _____

a)

Tripura

b)

Meghalya

c)

Manipur

d)

sikkim

e)

None

17.

Ram Nath Kovind is the second dalit president of india after K.R. Naryan. who was the first Muslim President of India ?

a)

Dr. zakir Hussain

b)

Maulana Abdul kalam Azad

c)

Dr.APJ abdul Kalam

d)

Ghan abdul gaffar Khan

18.

Jharkhand is the first state in the country where an MOU was signed to develop one such

abandoned air strip at Dhalbhumgarh. Indian Government is planining to rennovate such 400 strips across the country who is the current civil aviation minister of India ?

a)

Suresh Prabhu

b)

Ashok Gajapati Raju

c)

Nitin gadkari

d)

Dharmendra Pardhan

19.

Which of the following facts is not true regarding Madagascar ?

a)

Madagascar is the second largest island country of the world after Indonesia.

b)

Andry Rajoelina sworn in as President of Madagascar

c)

Antananarivo also known by its

colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar.

d)

Togo is the currency of Madagascar

20.

Which of the following is not correct Regarding Democratic Republic of congo

a)

Felix Tshisekedi is declared as the presidents

b)

Democratic Republic of the Congo was known as Zaire between 1971 and 1997

c)

Denis Mukwege who won nobel Peace prize this year belongs to Democratic republic Of Congo

d)

Kinshasa is the capital and franc is the currency

e)

None of the above

21.

Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020: UNESCO. wher is the Headquarter of UNESCO

a)

Paris

b)

zeneva

c)

Cologeny

d)

New Delhi

e)

Mirzapur

22.

President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré has appointed Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré as Prime Minister of

Burkina Faso. Bukrina Faso is the landlocked country.Wagadugu is the capital city Name the largest landlocked country of the world ?

a)

kazakhstan

b)

Saudi Arebia

c)

Iraq

d)

turkemnistan

e)

None

23.

Sultan Abdullah from the central Malaysian state of Pahang has been named the country's new king,

replacing Sultan Muhammad V from Kelantan state who stunned the nation earlier this month by abdicating

after only two years on the throne. Which of the following Ruling system malaysia follow ?

a)

constitutional Monarchy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Bureaucracy

d)

Democracy

24.

Nepal's central bank has announced the ban of Indian currency notes with denominations above Rs 100.

Currently, only the notes with a denomination of Rs 100 and below are freely exchangeable in Nepal. In india demonetisation occured second time on 8th November 2016. Legal tender is discribed in which of the following acts Of Rbi

a)

Section-26

b)

section-27

c)

section -28

d)

section-29

25.

World Economic forum`s meeting was held in Davos with the theme “Globalization 4.0: Shaping a Global Architecture in the Age of the Fourth

Industrial Revolution”. Where is the headquarter of WEF

a)

Cologeny

b)

Davos

c)

Geneva

d)

Bern

e)

None

26.

The world`s Second and India`s first International Rice Research is coming up in Varanasi. Which of the following is not correctly matched

a)

Bogi Beel Bridge-Bihar

b)

Dibag river Bridge-Arunachal Pardesh

c)

Mahatma Gandhi Setu-Bihar

d)

Bandra-Worli Sea Link-Maharshtra

27.
Which of the following is not correctly matched
a)
Rythu Bandhu- Andhra Pardesh
b)
Adhyatmik Vibhag-Madhya Pardesh
c)
GOBAR DHAN Yojana-Haryana
d)
33Percent Reservation for females-Odisha
e)
None
28.
Dharmendra Pradhan launches 100 Ujjwala Sanitary Napkin units in____
a)
Odisha
b)
Haryana
c)
Jharkhand
d)
Assam
e)
None
29.
World’s largest science meets ‘Indian Science Congress (ISC)-2019’is being held from ___to 7th January
2019, in Jalandhar, Punjab.
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
1
e)
2
30.
All the ___ districts of india are covered under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana
a)
635
b)
650
c)
660
d)
665
e)
None
31.
Narender Modi hoisted the flag on the occasion of 75th anniversary of Tricolour hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Port Blair. And renamed the three islands which of the following city/island is Not correctly matched with there old name
a)
Ross Island-Netaji Subhash Chandra Boss dweep
b)
Neil
Island-shaheed Dweep
c)
Havelock Island -Swaraj Dweep.
d)
Allahabad-Paryagraj
e)
None
32.
It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands (partly) and the
Nicobar Islands, separated by the 150 km wide seprated by ____ degree channel
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
e)
13
33.
Hasina's ruling Awami League party and its allies won 288 seats in the 300-seat parliament, with the main. how many indian states touching the boundry of bangladesh
opposition securing only six seats, Election Commission secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said. Sheikh Hasina's
Awami League has run Bangladesh since 2009.
a)
5
b)
4
c)
3
d)
2
e)
6
34.
Qatar will quit the membership of Organsiation of Petrolium Exporting Countries(OPEC-Vienna). How many Asian countries are there in Opec
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
e)
9
35.
Which of the following facts is not true regarding United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
a)
US&Israel Quit the Unesco citing Bias towards Israel
b)
Audrey Azoulay is the second female to be appointed as the Director-general of UNESCO
c)
UNESCO is headquartered in Paris
d)
There are 35 World Heritage sites in india
e)
None
36.
Jair Bolsonaro has announced Brazil’s “liberation from socialism, inverted values, the bloated state and
political correctness” after being sworn in as the country’s ___ president.
a)
42
b)
43
c)
44
d)
45
e)
None
37.
After the merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank as transferor Bank into______ Number of Public Sector Banks will come down to 19
a)
Bank of Baroda
b)
Bank of Maharshtra
c)
Bank of india
d)
Oriental Bank of Commerce
e)
None
38.
U.K. Sinha to head RBI panel on MSME revival.MSME act came in 2006, Recently RBI allowed the restructuring of loan upto___ cr
a)
20
b)
25
c)
30
d)
35
e)
50
39.
Union government has infused 10,882 crore rupees in four public sector banks, including UCO Bank and Syndicate Bank. CAR ratio Must be percent by 31st march 2019. according to Basel-lll Norms Basel norms are introduced by Beaureu of international Settelments(BIS) is an organisation made up of 60 central banks headquartered in ___
a)
Geneva
b)
Zurich
c)
Bern
d)
Basel
e)
None
40.
Name the largest Asset Mangement Company of india
a)
HDFC mutual Funds
b)
ICICI Mutual Funds
c)
SBI mutual funds
d)
Axis Mutual funds
e)
None
41.
Which of the following fact is not true regarding Pakistan
a)
According to pakistan there is 23rd parallel line between India and Pakistan
b)
Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi is the 13th and current President of Pakistan
c)
Pakistan Declares Panj Tirath- an ancestral Hindu site as a National Heritage.
d)
The name of the country was coined in 1933 as Pakstan by Mohammad Ali Jinnah
e)
India and pakistan both are members of SCO and SAARC
42.
Which of the following Fact is not true regarding National Youth Parliament
a)
minister of youth affairs col. Rajyawardahn Singh Rathore Inaugrated the parliament
b)
The Parliament was inaugurated in New delhi
c)
Youth parliament is the brainchild of PM Narender Modi
d)
Youth between 18-25 can participate
e)
None
43.
Fourth Edition of Raisina Hill conclave was held in New delhi With the theme of the Dialogue this year is "A World Reorder: New Geometries; Fluid Partnerships; Uncertain
Outcomes”. Delhi is the name widely regarded to be named after ?
a)
Mauryan Emperor Dhillu
b)
weak foundation of the Pillar of Delhi that had to be moved
c)
Delhiwals Were the coins used during the time of Tomars
d)
All1,2&3
e)
None
44.
Lok Sabha passed 124th amendment to provide ___ percent reservation for economic backward class
a)
10
b)
12
c)
15
d)
18
e)
None
45.
Which of the following facts is not true regarding Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
a)
The Ministry was launched on 9 November
2014 to coordinate all skill development efforts across the country.
b)
Skills Acquisition and Knowledge
Awareness for Livelihood (SANKALP) is the scheme sponsored by the Central government. With US$675 mn corpus
c)
Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement (STRIVE) project is a World Bank assisted-
Government of India project with the objective of improving the relevance and efficiency of skills training

provided through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and apprenticeships
d)
Dharmendra Debendra Pradhan is currently
the Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship
e)
None
46.
First Swadesh drashan Project is launched in Meghalya. Which of the folllowing indian State sharte the boundry with Meghalya ?
a)
Assam
b)
Arunachal Pardesh
c)
West Bengal
d)
Tripura
e)
Manipur
47.
Which of the following fact is not true regarding Sikkim
a)
Sikkim became the first state to introduce Universal basic income
b)
Sikikim is the first organic state of india
c)
Sikkim is the latest state to have operational Airport(100th) known as Pakyong Airport.
d)
sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling received the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's (FAO) Future Policy Gold Award for paving the way for the rest of the world.
e)
Bank of Sikkim is the Bank that come under RBI
48.
Acoording to Henley Passport Index report the rank of which country is not correctly matched
a)
India-79
b)
Japan-01
c)
Afghanistan-104
d)
Pakistan-102
e)
Nepal-93
49.
Which of the following startegic port/ports is not correctly matched
a)
Sittwe-Myanmar
b)
Paletwa&Kaletwa-Myanmar
c)
Hambantota&Colmbo-Srilanka
d)
Mongla Port-Bangladesh
e)
Gwador Port-Iran
50.
Which of the following statements is not true regarding vietnam
a)
Su Tseng-chang appointed as Taiwan PM
b)
Taiwan formerly was known as Formosa
c)
Taiwan is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations
d)
Taipei Is the capital City
e)
None
51.
Which of the following facts is not true regarding World Bank
a)
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim stepped down on 1st feb
b)
Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva is recently the interim CEO of world Bank
c)
India is member of all the 5 subsidaries of World Bank
d)
IBRD&IDA collectively known as World Bank
e)
MIGA is one of the arms of the world bank provide insuarnce to the overseas investments
52.
Which of the following Fact is not true reagarding BHIM app
a)
it is named after B.R. Ambedkar
b)
Transactions are done through UPI
c)
BHIm is administered by NPCI
d)
Presently 109 Banks are offering there services through BHIM app
e)
None
53.
Which of the following Facts is not true regarding International Monetery Fund (IMF)
a)
World Bank & IMF are also known as Bretton Wood Twins
b)
At presnet there are 189 member countries
c)
IMF help countries to maintain there Balance of Payment
d)
Christine Lagarde is the current CEO of IMF
e)
None
54.

Aadhar card is not a valid document for Indians having age between___to___ travelling to Bhutan & Nepal.

a)

15,65

b)

15,45

c)

18-60

d)

25-50

55.

Which of the following fact is not true regarding Odisha ?

a)

Simlipal National Park& Bhitarkanika are two major national parks of odisha.

b)

The 14th edition of hockey world cup was held in Odisha with 16 participating. In the final match Belgium beats Netherland

c)

The Paika Rebellion, also called the Paika Bidroha, India's first struggle for independence. It was an armed rebellion against the British East India Company's rule in Odisha in 1817 under the leadership of Bakshi Jagananth

d)

.The first odia newspaper was Utkala Deepika first published on 4 August 1866.

e)

As per Articles 344(1) and 351 of the Indian Constitution, the eighth schedule includes the recognition of the following 22 language and odia is one of them

56.

At 80th rank, India moves up one position on the Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) 2019, according to a report released by INSEAD business school in partnership with Tata Communications and Adecco Group.

which of the following countries ranked 1,2&3 respectively ?

a)

Switzerland,Singapore,USA

b)

USA,UK, Germany

c)

Denmark, Sweden,Norway

d)

Japan, China, South Korea

57.

GDP of a country is economic size of the country. Which of the following organisations calculate GDP

a)

Central statistical Organisation

b)

National Sample Survey of India

c)

Indian Statistical Institute

d)

RBI

58.

_______becomes India's only port to be ranked among world's top 30

a)

Jawahar Lal Nehru Port

b)

Kandla port

c)

Paradip Port

d)

Andaman and Nicobar port

59.

____ is going to replace Rana kapoor as MD&CEO of Yes Bank ?

a)

Ravneet Gill

b)

Ajay Pal singh Banga

c)

Arundhatti bhattacharya

d)

Naman singh

60.

Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries has received a go ahead from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire majority stakes in two of India’s largest cable operators – DEN Networks and Hathway Cable & Datacom.Competition Commission of India is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for enforcing The Competition Act, 2002 throughout India and to prevent activities that have an appreciable adverse effect on competition in India. It was established on 14 October_____

a)

2002

b)

2003

c)

2004

d)

2005

e)

2006

61.

Which of the following point is true regarding Bharatamala Project ?

a)

Total road construction - As per the draft of the scheme, government and the ministry will strive to complete new roads, which will add up to a whopping 35800kms

b)

The first phase to be completed by 2022

c)

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to raise Rs. 10,000 crore through Bharatmala

Taxable Bonds in the current fiscal Year

d)

None

62.

Which of the following fact is not true regarding the state of Andhra Pradesh?

a)

Andhra Pradesh emerged on top of Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI), Singapore's 2018 Ease of Doing

Business (EDB) Index ABC rankings for economies of 21 states of India.

b)

Andhra Pradesh is the first state to be formed on linguistic basis

c)

The capital of Andhra Pradesh will be Amravati from 2024

d)

Telugu Desham Party is the current ruling party of Andhra Pradesh with Nara chandebabu Naidu as there Cm

e)

TDP moved out of NDA as NDA rejects there demand to declare Andhra as 13th Special state of india

63.

585 wholesale regulated markets/ Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Markets have been so

far integrated with e-market (e-NAM) platform in 16 States and 2 Union Territories (UTs), who have carried out

requisite reforms in their State Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee Act (APMC Act).

The E-NAM was launched on 14th April 2016 on the Birthday of_____

a)

DR. B.R. Ambedakar

b)

Kanshiram

c)

Jayprakash Naryan

d)

Dr Rajender Prasad

e)

Maulana Abdul kalama Azad

64.

_______becomes first person to be declared a 'fugitive economic offender' under

Fugitive Economic Offender Bill is introduced for the willful bank loan defaulters with outstanding of over Rs100 crore.

a)

Vijay Mallya

b)

Sonia Gandhi

c)

Quwatrochi

d)

Nirav Modi

e)

Arun Jaitely

65.

The Centre has amalgamated three Regional Rural Banks (RRB), Punjab Gramin Bank, Malwa Gramin

Bank and Sutlej Gramin Bank -- into a single Regional Rural Bank with effect on and from January 1, 2019.

What is Share percentage of of Center,State & Sponsored Banks in Regional Rural Banks

a)

50,35,15

b)

50,40,10

c)

50,20,30

d)

30,40,30

66.

Three Indian-origin women scientists made it in the list of 60 Superstars of STEM list announced recently by

the Australian government. These bright minds — Onisha Patel, Devika Kamath and Asha Rao — are born

and brought up in India and have done pathbreaking work in the field of science. Which of the following is correctly matched with there field ?

a)

Devika Kamath is researching where stars get the cosmos matter they are made of. “Our universe is mysterious.

b)

Onisha Patel-Structural Biology

c)

Asha Rao- Cyber Mathematics

d)

None

e)

All are correctly matched

67.

“Samwad with Students” (SwS) is the initiative of which of the following organisation ?

a)

ISRO

b)

DRDO

c)

CSIR

d)

RBI

68.

Which of the following fact is not correct regarding science and space of India

a)

DRDO was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production with the Defence Science Organisation. Dr G. Satheesh Reddy is the current chairman of DRDO(New Delhi)

b)

The first SwS event saw 40 wards and 10 teachers from selected schools interact with ISRO

Chairman Dr K Sivan at the Anthariksh Bhavan.

ISRp was founded in 1969 & headquartered in Banglore

c)

DR. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar is the prize given By CSIR to young scientists CSIR was founded in 1942 its present head is Shekhar Mande.

d)

Aryabhatta was the first satellite made by ISRO in 1974

69.

which of the following fact is not true regarding Morocco ?

a)

Spain,France & Morocco are the only three countries that touches the boundries of north Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

b)

Morocco rejoined African Union after 30 Years

c)

Morocco has been named the second best performing country after Sweden in the Climate Change

Performance Index (CCPI).

d)

Rabat is the Capital City and Casablanca is the largest city

e)

None

70.

Which of the following fact is not correct Reagarding the solar system ?

a)

The Asteriod Belt is between Mars &Jupiter

b)

Venus is also known as Morning Star& Evening Star

c)

Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. It was built by Lockheed Martin and is operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

d)

Perigee is the position when the distance between earth& Moon is Minimum

e)

NASA is the space Agency of USA founded in 1967