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1 Nirmala Sitharaman unveils _ lakh crore national infrastructure plan

102

2 No extra charge on digital payments via RuPay and UPI from _ 2020

1st Jan

3 Who commences world’s largest ever vaccination programme to control FMD?

India

4 When Indian Railways was founded? 1853

5 Where was 2022 Commonwealth Games scheduled? Birmingham

6 When Unified Payments Interface was introduced? 2016

7 When Huawei was founded? 1987

8 What is the estimated cost of National Infra Pipeline plan?

102 trillion

9 Who serves as Indian Olympic Association President?

Dr. Nariner Dhruv Batra

10 Where Railway Protection Force headquarters was located?

New Delhi

11 When RuPay card was introduced by Indian Government?

2014

12 Which country commences world’s largest ever vaccination programme to control FMD?

India

13 Who unveils 102 lakh crore national infrastructure plans?

Nirmala Sitharaman

14 Which company planned to conduct super-fast speed 5G network trials in India?

Huawei

15 When Railway Protection Force was founded? 27 July 1872

16 The government had recently launched central Equipment Identify Register portal. It operates under which of department?

Department of Telecom

17 Dhanu Jatra is currently celebrated in which state? Odessa

18 Fausta, a female black rhino, believed to be the world’s oldest rhino, had recently died in Tanzanian conservation area. What is the IUCN status of the black rhinos?

Near threatened

19 Which state is going to observe “No Vehicle Day” on the first day of every month in 2020?

Rajasthan

20 Where was the event held to commemorate the 76th Anniversary of the First Flag Hoisting by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

21 Which state is going to conduct its maiden snow leopard survey?

Uttrakhand

22 Which ministry is set to launch “Santusht” portal for rapid grievance redressal for the employers and the employees?

Ministry of Labor and Employment

23 Who is going to head the recently constituted task Economic Affairs Secretary


force for developing the National Infrastructure Pipeline?

24 The Dornier aircraft, which was recently inducted into the Otters Squadron, belongs to which category?

Light Utility aircraft

25 Captain Vikram Batra, after whom Delhi is to rename its Mukarba Chowk, was martyred in which war?

Kargil War

26 Who is appointed as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance?

Vibhas Pande

27 China launches new Alzheimer’s drug treatment to cost $ _ per year

5,700

28 Which country officially shares list of nuclear installations with India?

Pakistan

29 Who created a new Guinness World Records for most side lunges?

Sai Deepak

30 Which country launched new Alzheimer’s drug treatment to cost $5,700 per year?

China

31 Who dedicated five DRDO Young Scientists Laboratories?

Shri Narendra Modi

32 When Election Commission of India was formed? 25 January 1950

33 When Telecom Regulatory Authority of India of India was founded?

1997

34 Who inaugurated National Fire Service College in Nagpur?

Shri Amit Shah

35 Who is appointed as Railway Board Chairman for one more year?

VK Yadav

36 What is the name of the India’s first human-crewed mission to outer space?

Gaganyaan

37 Who will honor the states with Krishi Karman Awards for good agriculture production?

Shri Narendra Modi

38 What is the name of the app which is launched by RBI for visually challenged to identify the denomination of currency notes?

MANI (Mobile Aided Note Identifier)

39 The agreement on the prohibition of attack against nuclear installations and facilities was signed in 1988 between which two countries?

India and Pakistan

40 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

41 Who will launch the “Earth shot Prize” to motivate new solution to tackle climate crisis?

Duke of Cambridge

42 Who will be the head of the recently created Sainya Karta Vibhag?

Chief of Defence Staff

43 Which nation has recently banned the ‘reef toxic’ sunscreen?

Palau


44 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

45 Which is the world’s first major city to celebrate the start of the 2020 New Year and new decade?

Auckland

46 What aspect of agriculture is focused upon by Krishi Karman Award?

Production

47 What is the aim of the recently formed Akhil Bharatiya Gujarati Samaj Sankalan Samiti?

Include non-resident Gujarat is in the state’s development

process

48 What is Landouria tonywhitteni that was named after Tony Whitten?

Snail

49 Who won award for first civil contract for Tughlakabad Aero city corridor?

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)

50 Who took charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration?

MSG Menon

51 Which state govt launches online platform to digitalize Odessa Gazette?

Odessa

52 Where was the headquarters of Indian Space Research Organization located?

Bengaluru

53 Amit Shah to dedicate new campus of National Fire Service College in ________

Nagpur

54 China launches _ powerful naval destroyers in year of harvest for military

2

55 Fifth IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship 2020 begins in _

Leh

56 When All India Institutes of Medical Sciences established?

1956

57 _ first fully automated car park tower unveiled in Green Park

Delhi

58 Who inaugurated 28th New Delhi World Book Fair? Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal

59 Which state govt launched Cyber Safe Women initiative?

Maharashtra

60 Which year is designated as Year of Nurse and Midwife?

2020

61 Who is appointed as new chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast in Ireland?

Hillary Clinton

62 How many crore did PM Narendra Modi disburses to six crore farmers?

12,000

63 How many contracts of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas awarded under Open Acreage Licensing Programme?

7

64 Who is the President of Nepal? Bidhya Devi Bhandari

65 Prakash Parv is celebrated as birth anniversary of which Sikh Guru?

Guru Gobind Singh

66 Which country was the largest source of foreign Singapore


direct investment (FDI) in India during the 1st half of the financial year 2019-2020?

67 ISRO is to set up its second launch port in Tamilnadu for SSLV. What does SSLV stand for?

Small Satellite Launch Vehicle

68 What is the estimated cost of the new Chandrayaan -3 project, as per the announcement of ISRO? What is the estimated cost of the new Chandrayaan -3 project, as per the announcement of ISRO? What is the estimated cost of the new Chandrayaan -3 project, as per the announcement of ISRO?

Rs. 600 Crore

69 Which satellite would be launched on January 17, 2020 as the 1st satellite of the year 2020?

GSAT-30

70 Who was recently reappointed as the Chairman of Railway Board?

Vinod Kumar Yadav

71 What is the name of the award to be given to the states for good agricultural production, by the Prime Minister?

Krishi Karman

72 Which city is host to the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress (ISC)?

Bengaluru

73 Who received the famous ‘Sangita Kalanithi’ award of the Music Academy, recently?

S. Sowmya

74 After Indore at first rank, which cities ranked second and third (in first quarter) in Swachh Survekshan League, 2020, released recently?

Bhopal and Surat

75 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the _ Indian Science Congress

107th

76 When World Trade Organization was founded? 1995

77 Who inaugurated the 107th Indian Science Congress?

Shri Narendra Modi

78 Who disburses 12,000 crore rupees to six crore farmers?

Shri Narendra Modi

79 Mirabai ranked _ in latest Olympic qualification rankings

8th

80 Which country created a record for highest number of babies born on New Year Day?

India

81 Which ministry created new emerging and strategic technologies NEST?

Ministry of External Affairs

82 Who inaugurated 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019?

Shri Nityanand Rai

83 US sends _ more army troops to Middle East 3,000

84 Which country names Esmail Qaani new Quds chief of IRGC?

Iran

85 Union Government sanctions 2,636 EV charging stations in _ cities

62

86 World Braille Day observed on _ January 4th

87 Who inaugurated the world second tallest statue of Shri Vijay Rupani


Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?

88 How many hospitals de-empanelled and 4.5 crore fines imposed under Ayushman Bharat Scheme?

175

89 India strongly condemned vandalism at Nankana Sahib Gurudwara in _

Pakistan

90 Which state govt launches Cyber Safe Women initiative?

Maharashtra

91 Adani to buy _ stake in Krishnapatnam Port 75%

92 How many billions did UPI hits transactions in December Month?

1.3 billion transactions

93 The Prime Minister of India recently inaugurated Young Scientists Labs of which organization?

Defence Research and Development Organization,

DRDO

94 Which state has recently declared 2020 as the year of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and has signed MoUs with tech firms for AI research?

Telangana

95 According to the recent data from the Ministry of Forest Environment and Climate Change (MoEFCC), what is the total number of tiger deaths occurred in India during 2019?

95

96 David Stern who passed away recently was the Commissioner of which famous Sports league?

National Basketball Association, NBA

97 Sunita Lakra, who announced her retirement recently, is a famous Indian player of which Sports?

Hockey

98 Which state has recently announced a scheme to deliver sand to customer’s doorstep from January 2, 2020?

Andhra Pradesh

99 Umaro Cissoko Embalo was recently elected as the President of which country?

Guinea-Bissau

100 Who was recently presented with the ‘Lokmanya Tilak National Journalism Award‘?

Sanjay Gupta

101 What is the new integrated helpline number of the Indian Railways, launched recently?

139

102 What is the annual nancial assistance given to eligible farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme?

Rs. 6000

103 The Indian Railways has integrated its helpline numbers into a single number — ____ for quick grievance redressal and enquiries by passengers during their train journeys.

139

104 Former US Secretary of State _ has been appointed the new chancellor of Queen’s University in Belfast, Ireland.

Hillary Clinton

105 The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has launched a dedicated women helpline _.

Damini

106 Umesh Sinha, Deputy Election Commissioner in the Dec 31, 2020


Election Commission of India, was given extension till _.

107 _ will host the prestigious three-day 14th Global Healthcare Summit from January 3, 2021.

Visakhapatnam

108 Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the state’s first Atal Kisan-Mazdoor canteens at _.

Karnal

109 Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation how many Young Scientists Laboratories of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), in Bengaluru recently.

5

110 Qasem Soleimani, top general and one of the most powerful men in _, was killed in a drone strike.

Iran

111 Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) has appointed _, its chief financial officer, the interim managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) effective January 1, 2020.

S Sundar

112 The world’s second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has been unveiled in _.

Gujarat

113 When State Bank of India was founded? 1806

114 Where was Income Tax Department headquarters located?

New Delhi

115 Which state CM constitutes panels for Rs 2500 paddy price?

Chhattisgarh

116 Where was the headquarters of ISRO located? Bengaluru

117 SBI OTP-based ATM cash withdrawal facility is applicable for withdrawing cash above _

Rs 10, 000

118 The Gujarat government hiked the dearness allowance (DA) by _percent.

Five

119 Who is the chairperson of State Bank of India? Rajnish Kumar

120 Which state government employees now get DA at par with central govt employees?

Gujarat

121 When Indian Space Research Organization was founded?

1969

122 When Income Tax Department was founded? 1860

123 India Forex reserves touch all time high of _ billion 457.470

124 ISRO sets up academic centre in Karnataka to provide _ crore

2

125 Lai Haraoba festival begins in _ Tripura

126 Which bank asks customers to update mobile numbers for ATM cash withdrawals?

State Bank of India

127 Chhattisgarh CM constitutes panels for Rs _ paddy price

2500

128 Who became the world’s first and youngest tribal woman to climb the highest mountain peaks of 6 continents?

Malavath Purna


129 Sohray and Kohbar Art will get GI tag, belongs to which state?

Jharkhand

130 India’s first GI store was opened in which state? GOA

131 Who has been appointed by Iran’s new Commander in Chief?

Ismail Kani

132 Who is at the first place in ITTF’s U-21 world ranking?

Manav Thakkar

133 Where was the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019 inaugurated?

New Delhi

134 In which state Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has set up its first silk processing plant?

Gujarat

135 Which State has launched a plan to deliver sand at customer’s door?

Andhra Pradesh

136 Who has become the first Chairman of National Medical Commission?

Suresh Chandra Sharma

137 What is the name of the Award given by PM Narendra Modi to the Progressive farmers of 21 states?

Krishi Karman Award

138 Who has penned the book, titled “The Renaissance Man- The Many Facets of Arun Jaitley?

Muppavarapu Harshvardhan & Deepa Venkat

139 Department of Heavy Industries had sanctioned _ EV (Electric Vehicles) charging stations in 62 cities across 24 State/UTs under FAME India.

2636

140 Which ministry has set up a New, Emerging and Strategic Technologies (NEST) division?

External Affairs

141 India has extended a line of credit of $75 million (over Rs 500 crore) to _ for financing solar parks.

Cuba

142 India witnessed a _ surplus in total rainfall during the Northeast monsoon in 2019.

30%

143 Recently, the first national conference on intersex human rights was organized in _.

New Delhi

144 Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee?

RBI Governor

145 ISRO has set up a regional academic centre for space in _ recently.

Karnataka

146 India’s economy is likely to grow two and half times to $7 trillion by _, Deutsche Bank said in a research report, Imagine 2030.

2030

147 Who has won the 100 Global Child Prodigy Award for singing in most languages during one concert and the longest live singing concert by a child?

Sucheta Satish

148 According to the 2019 report by FSI, about _ of forest cover in India is prone to fires.

21.40%

149 Qassim Soleimani, who was killed in the US airstrike, was the Military Commander of which country?

Iran


150 Manav Thakkar, who is in news recently, is a famous personality of which sports?

Table Tennis

151 Raisina Dialogue is an annual multi-lateral conference organized by which Ministry?


152 The first silk processing plant of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is set up in which state, to boost production of Patola sarees?

Gujarat

153 The Transport Department of which state recently launched a helpline for women called ‘Damini’?

Uttar Pradesh

154 Which is the first country to ban sunscreens that are toxic to coral reefs and sea life?

Palau

155 Which Indian city hosts the All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019?

New Delhi

156 The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Academy is to be established in which city?

Nagpur

157 Ratna Ojha, who recently passed away, was a theatre artist and activist of which state?

Assam

158 Which state is to inaugurate a first-of-its-kind rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles?

Bihar

159 The _ biennial edition of DefExpo India- 2020 is expected to be the largest exhibition for the world’s defence companies to display their land, sea and air capabilities at a single exhibition.

11th

160 Who is organizing the MECOS-3 meeting? Marine Biological Association of India

161 Who won Junior’s 10 metres air pistol gold in the 63rd National Shooting Championship?

Sarabjot Singh

162 Which state is to host the MECOS-3 meeting in January 2020?

Kerala

163 Where was the 63rd National Shooting Championship held?

Bhopal

164 Where is the Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited located?

Uttar Pradesh

165 Who won the men’s 10 meters air pistol gold in the 63rd National Shooting Championship?

Saurabh Chaudhary

166 The Indian Army is to sign a MoU with Russia for the procurement of over _ AK-203 assault rifles.

7.5 lakh

167 What is the theme of the DefExpo India - 2020? India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub

168 The Indian Army is to sign a MoU with _ for the procurement AK-203 assault rifles.

Russia

169 Who is the Director General of Aeronautical Systems in DRDO and is also known as Missile Woman of India?

Dr.Tessy Thomas

170 Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, recently seen in news is situated in which country?

Pakistan


171 Which famous Indian cricketer recently announced his retirement from all forms of cricket?

Irfan Pathan

171 Australia recently witnessed which disaster that killed many lives and caused huge destruction?

Wild fires

173 Which state will have the country’s first rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles?

Bihar

174 Which country received a line of credit (LOC) of $75 million from India, for installation of solar parks?

Cuba

175 Common Service Centre (CSC) recently partnered with which bank for sale of FASTags?

Paytm Payment Bank

176 ArogyaSri Scheme, which is an initiative to provide free medical treatment to the poor, is the flagship scheme of which state?

Andhra Pradesh

177 Which film won the ‘Best Motion picture- drama’ award in the Golden Globe awards 2020?

1917

178 Which famous actor won the ‘Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama’ award in the Golden Globe awards 2020?

Joaquin Phoenix

179 Which of the following countries has recently appointed Esmail Qaani as the new head of the Revolutionary Guards’ foreign operations arm after its commander was killed in a US strike?

Iran

180 Who among the following has recently inaugurated the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019?

Nityanand Rai

181 On 2nd January 2020, which of the following ministries has declared the setting up of new emerging and strategic technologies (NEST) division?


182 Which of the following companies is going to acquire 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port Company?

Adani

183 Which of the following companies has signed agreement with Dixon to manufacture TV sets in India?

Samsung

184 Which of the following states has recently set up a committee under agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey to ensure the payment of Rs 2500 per quintal to farmers against procurement of paddy on minimum support price?

Chhattisgarh

185 On 6th January 2020, which of the following banks has asked customers to update mobile numbers for new way of ATM cash withdrawal?

State Bank of India

186 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set up a regional academic centre for space at the National Institute of Technology (NITK) at Surathkal in southwest Dakshina Kannada district of which state?

Karnataka

187 In a New Year gift for over nine lakh state Gujarat


government employees and pensioners, which state has hiked the dearness allowance (DA) by five percent?

188 Ritualistic festival ‘Lai Haraoba’ has begun in which state?

Tripura

189 The constitution bench formed to hear pleas seeking review of Supreme Court’s landmark Sabarimala verdict will comprise how many judges?

Nine

190 Who has been elected as Jharkhand Assembly Speaker?

Ravindra Nath Mahto

191 Which state has launched a new portal to strengthen public participation in the governance process?

Himachal Pradesh

192 The Khelo India Youth Games-2020 will officially advocate for which among the following issues?

Elimination of single-use plastic

193 Which gulf country has approved issuance of 5-Year multi-entry tourist visa for people belonging to all nationalities?

UAE

194 Which state has decided to insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh to Ganga Sagar pilgrims?

West Bengal

195 What is the name of former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and senior AIADMK leader who recently passed away?

P H Pandian

196 Which animal species has been most adversely impacted by Australia’s wildfire?

Koala

197 India’s first Human Space Flight Infrastructure Centre will be established in which state?

Karnataka

198 Which Indian player recently won the Hastings International Chess Congress?

P Mangesh Chandran

199 The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has now mandated that every Air Conditioner sold in India will have a default temperature of _.

1242

200 Two ships of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) arrived in _ to participate in the 12th edition of the Indo-Oman bilateral naval exercise “Naseem-Al-Bahr”.

Himachal Pradesh

201 _ will be organizing Zo Kutpui (festival) in at least 10 states across India.

Mizoram

202 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the SAF for Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs). Expand SAF.

Supervisory Action Framework

203 _ is all set to start a Farmers Innovation Fund. ICAR

204 There has been growing demand to include Tulu in the _ Schedule of the Constitution.

8th

205 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has proposed to construct the Human Space Flight Infrastructure Centre (HSFIC) in _.

Karnataka

206 Four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and 1 Feb


murder case will be hanged on _.

207 The fifth Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference was held at _.

Pune

208 The National Stock Exchange (NSE) Knowledge Hub was inaugurated in _.

New Delhi

209 Which of the following states is going to inaugurate rehabilitation centre for freshwater turtles?

Bihar

210 Which of the following cities is going to host global meet on marine ecosystem from 7 to 10 January 2020?

Kochi

211 As per the recent news, the Indian Army is all set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which country for the procurement of over 7.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles?

Russia

212 Navigation facilities for visually impaired was recently inaugurated at which of the following railway stations?

Chandigarh Railway Station

213 Triloki Nath Chaturvedi passed away recently. He was former governor of which state?

Karnataka

214 Who among the following has recently won the men’s gold in 10-metre air pistol in the 63rd National shooting championship?

Saurabh Chaudhary

215 On 7th January 2020, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has conferred the first Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman to how many media houses in New Delhi?

30

216 Name the platform which was launched by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to make payments fast and secure.

Vajra

217 Name the person who was appointed India’s next envoy to Dominica.

Arun Kumar Sahu

218 Which court issued the death warrant against Nirbhaya Case Convicts?

Patiala House Court

219 Who is ranked at the top of Forbes India’s list of 20 people to watch in the 2020s?

Hassan Minhaj

220 India has issued a travel advisory, advising Indian nationals to avoid all non-essential travel to which nation?

Iraq

221 Which Indian weightlifter has been banned for four years after being found guilty of doping?

Sarbjeet Kaur

222 Which country launched missiles at US troops in Iraq?

Iran

223 Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center will be set up in which state?

Gujarat

224 Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 crashed in which nation on January 8, 2020, killing all onboard passengers?

Iran


225 Which state government has sanctioned Rs 234 crore for construction of Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan zoo?

Uttar Pradesh

226 Which city hosted the 5th Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference?

Pune

227 India’s first Turtle Rehabilitation Centre is set to come up in which city?

Bhagalpur

228 The second National GST Conference and Central and State Commissioners were recently held to streamline the Goods and Services Tax. It was chaired by _.

Ajay Bhushan Pandey

229 During the 107th Indian Science Congress, the Indian Railways has announced that it will build a hydrogen-powered rail engine by the end of _.

2021

230 _ High Court ordered the government to impose a ban on single use plastic in coastal areas and hotels, motels and restaurants across the country within the next one year.

Bangladesh

231 Finland’s newly elected Prime Minister _ has proposed a four-day working week.

Sanna Marin

232 The fourth ‘Buxa Bird Festival’ has begun in _. West Bengal

233 SpaceX launched its third batch of _ mini-satellites into orbit.

60

234 The first tri-dimensional expedition ‘Maha-Navy Connect 2020’ was launched by Indian Navy in _.

Mumbai

235 The CISF will observe 2020 as the ‘Year of _.’ Mobility

236 In the third special open market operation, the RBI bought _ of three long-term securities while selling a same amount of three short-term bonds.

Rs 10,000 crore

237 Indian weightlifter Sarbjeet Kaur has been banned from the sport for _ after being found guilty of a doping violation.

4 years

238 Which of the following states has recently approved Rs.650 crore for the rejuvenation of Budah Nallah?

Punjab

239 Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) ships RNOV Al Rasikh and RNOV Khassab have arrived at _ to participate in the 12th edition of the Indo-Oman Bilateral Naval exercise, Naseem-Al- Bahr.

Mormugao Port

240 Name the person who led Siachen Offensive in 1984, passed away.

Prem Nath Hoon

241 Which one of the following is going to observe 2020 as “year of mobility” for troops welfare, housing?

CISF

242 Who among the following has recently won Croatia’s presidential election?

Zoran Milanovic

243 Which of the following edition of Sukanya project began in West Bengal?

Fourth


244 Who among the following has inaugurated NSE Knowledge Hub in New Delhi?

Piyush Goyal

245 Which of the following cities is going to host the 5th edition of Asia Pacific Drosophila Research Conference?

Pune

246 Which of the following states has recently launched MyGov portal that aims at strengthening public participation in the governance process?

Himachal Pradesh

247 When the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project was declared a national project?

2002

248 When was the Maharashtra Kesari wrestling competition held for the first time?

1961

249 Who organized the Advantage Maharashtra Expo 2020?

(MTDC), (AMC) & (MASSIA)

250 The government has set a fresh deadline for the completion of the world’s highest railway bridge that connects Kashmir to the rest of India by _.

December 2021

251 Where was the Maharashtra Kesari wrestling competition 2020 held?

Pune

252 Scientists from Harvard University are building the 3-D map of the Milky Way galaxy’s interstellar matter using a star census gathered by _.

Gaia spacecraft

253 The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Narendra Modi approved to confer the Institution of National Importance status to the _.

Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda,

Jamnagar

254 The titanic wave of star-forming gases which was found in the Milky way is _ quadrillion kilometres long.

85

255 Who won the 2020 Maharashtra Kesari title? Harshvardhan Sadgir

256 How many states will the Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited cover?

8

257 How much did the Nirbhaya fund allocate to the Indian Railways in 2020 for the installation of video surveillance systems (VSS)?

Rs.250 crore

258 The Indian Army began its work on the GOCO Model. The model is extended to base workshops and ordnance depots. Expand GOCO.

Government Owned Contractor Operated

259 ASCEND 2020 Global Investors Meet is being organized in _.

Kochi

260 _ To set up Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center (VSCIC) in the state.

Gujarat

261 Selfie museum called Selfie Kingdom (TSK) was recently inaugurated in _.

Dubai

262 936-km TurkStream line for transporting natural gas from _ to Turkey was recently inaugurated.

Russia

263 Pakistan’s Parliament passed bills to give extension 2 years


to Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa for _.

264 Who won 2019 Costa Children’s Award in the UK for ‘Asha and the Spirit Bird’?

Jasbinder Bilan

265 31st International Kite Festival is being organized in _.

Ahmedabad

266 _ launched a ‘residential builder finance with buyer guarantee’ scheme to revive the Indian real estate sector.

SBI

267 Union Budget 2020-21 will be presented on _. Feb 1

268 On 6th January 2020, the second phase of Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 was rolled out at block level in 35 districts of which state?

Madhya Pradesh

269 Name the person who recently retired as the CRPF DG, has been appointed as an advisor to the Lt Governor of Jammu-Kashmir.

Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar

270 The Indian Space Research Organization has finalized the location where its human spaceflight centre (HSFC) will come up. The location is:

Challakere

271 Name the Dubai-based Indian girl who can sing in 120 languages, has recently won Global Child Prodigy Award.

Sucheta Satish

272 The famous Madhavpur Mela of Gujarat will be held at Madhavpur Ghed in Porbandar district in _ 2020.

April

273 On 8th January 2020, Cabinet approved agreement between India and _ on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful and Civilian Purposes.

Mongolia

274 The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is to launch its own satellite pair for space communication purposes, called:

IDRSS

275 Who among the following is going to be the Prime Minister of Spain?

Pedro Sanchez

276 Recently, Supreme Court of India has asked the centre to consider deployment of which force to guard various courts of India?

National Security Guard (NSG)

277 On 9th January 2020, birth anniversary of Har Gobind Khorana was observed. He won Nobel Prize in Physiology in which year?

1968

278 Which airline is currently headed by Ashwani Lohani?

Air India

279 What is India’s projected growth rate as per first advance estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2019-20?

5%

280 According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD’s) Statement on Climate of India During 2019 report, Arabian Sea on India’s west coast saw a

Vayu, Hikka, Kyarr, Maha and Pavan


400% rise in cyclones, a record that is repeated only after 1902. Which five cyclones hit Arabian Sea in 2019?

281 Election Commission recently declared February 8, 2020 as date of assembly elections in Delhi. What is the total number of seats in Delhi Legislative Assembly?

70

282 The North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid is being implemented by a joint venture of five Indian CentralPublic Sector Undertakings. What is the name of this joint venture firm?

Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL)

283 The recently approved Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 has done away with so-called captive end-use criteria of which mineral / natural resource?

Coal

284 For how many times, India has emerged as the winner in the Malaysia Masters badminton tournament since it began in 2009?

Three

285 Recently, the Government of India has issued revised guidelines for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters with other nations. At present (January, 2020) India has Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties with how many countries?

42

286 Who has been appointed the executive director of Kia Motors India?

Tae-Jin Park

287 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on which date? 9th January

288 Census India-2021 will begin on 1st of April this year and will end on _.

30th Sep

289 2019 World Conference on Access to Medical Products, sometimes seen in the news, was recently held in _.

New Delhi

290 The World Bank lowered its projection for India’s economic growth from 6% to _ in 2019-20 fiscal years.

5.0%

291 KfW, a German development bank, will assist _ with a Rs 711 crore loan for expanding the climate-resilient Zero-Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)

Andhra Pradesh

291 India will launch a heavy communication satellite GSAT-30 on January 17 from _ space centre in French Guiana on board an Ariane-5 rocket of the European Space Agency.

Kourou

293 _ has the most powerful passport in the world, according to Henley Passport Index.

Japan

294 Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as the prime minister of _.

Spain

295 Indian Navy will be hosting military drill called ‘Milan 2020’ at _.

Visakhapatnam


296 _ launched the flagship ‘Amma Vodi’ scheme to support lakhs of below poverty line mothers or guardians to educate their children.

Andhra Pradesh

297 Former Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic won presidential election in _.

Croatia

298 Cabinet has recently approved MoU between India and which country for Enabling Energy Self Sufficiency for Indian Railways?

United Kingdom

299 Which of the following forces recently has initiated the process of identifying potential industry partners to implement the Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) model for its base workshops and ordnance depots intended to improve operational efficiency?

Indian Army

300 Which of the following cities is going to host 1st edition of Khelo India University Games from Feb 22 to March 1?

Bhubaneswar

301 How many Indian have been appointed as judges to the criminal and civil courts by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio?

Two

302 Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center is going to be set up in which state?

Gujarat

303 Name the person who remained unbeaten in nine rounds to win the title in the 95th edition of the prestigious Hastings International Chess Congress in Hastings, England.

P. Magesh Chandran

304 Who among the following has released a book ‘Karmayoddha Granth’, on the life of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi?

Amit Shah

305 According to National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s GDP growth rate for 2019-20 was estimated at what percent?

5 percent

306 On 6th January 2020, which of the following days was observed?

World Day for War Orphans

307 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the ASCEND 2020 Global Investors Meet in which city where 2,000 delegates will converge with the aim of lending pace to the Ease of Doing Business in the state?

Kochi

308 Which state is set to conduct a dedicated state-level Adalat for LGBT community?

Kerala

309 The Union External Affairs Minister recently launched a book titled ‘PAX SINICA: Implications for the Indian Dawn’. Who is the author of the book?

Samir Saran

310 Which city is set to host the international naval event ‘MILAN’ in March 2020?

Vishakhapatnam

311 Manmad and Bhusawal railway stations, where AI Maharashtra


based Facial Recognition technology was recently installed, belong to which state?

312 The highest railway bridge in the world is to be constructed in which state/ UT?

Jammu and Kashmir

313 Vishwa Hindi Diwas / World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on which date?

January 10

314 Who has been recently chosen for “Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Award for Excellence”?

MS Swaminathan

315 Which State has recently adopted a new Logo for its Legislative Assembly, which consists of Foxtail Orchid?

Arunachal Pradesh

316 A cluster of institutions in which state’s Ayurveda University is to get the status of “Institutes of National Importance”?

Gujarat

317 What is India’s GDP growth rate for the FY20, as estimated by the World Bank?

5.8%

318 Who developed the Naval version of LCA Tejas on the carrier INS Vikramaditya?

DRDO & ADA

319 Where was the Corona virus implicated in a pneumonia outbreak was identified?

China

320 A prototype of the naval version of the light combat aircraft (LCA) successfully completed the test trial on _.

INS Vikramaditya

321 When did India start to purchase Oil from the US? 2017-18

322 When was the Ramakrishna Mission established? 1897

323 Which country is the top supplier of oil to India? Iraq

324 India is currently erecting a new non-cut steel fence along its sensitive border with _.

Pakistan & Bangladesh

325 The Indian Government first declared to celebrate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day in _.

1984

326 What is the estimated cost for the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) portal?

Rs.415.86 crore

327 What is the theme of the National Youth Day 2020? Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building

328 India is planning to double crude oil imports from _. US

329 The scheme to set up Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) portal was approved by GoI in _.

2018

330 National Youth Day commemorates the birth anniversary of _.

Swami Vivekananda

331 Who inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)?

Amit Shah

332 When is the National Youth Day or Yuva Diwas celebrated?

12 January

333 To encourage the transgender community to open Kerala Youth Commission


up about various issues faced by them and for speedy grievance redressal, which state Youth Commission has scheduled a state-level “Adalat” to be held recently?

334 Ministry of Law and Justice has recently started a scheme to set up _ Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for speedy disposal of rape and POCSO cases.

1023

335 Which of the following cities is going to host International Naval event ‘MILAN’ in March 2020?

Visakhapatnam

336 Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the 8th edition of Odisha Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) International Trade Fair 2020 in which city?

Bhubaneswar

337 For the first time in India, which institute has recently developed a viable scientific method to cultivate Indian Pompano fish in ponds?

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute

338 On 8th January 2020, the Union Cabinet has approved the ratification of a migration and mobility partnership agreement between India and which country to foster mobility of students, academics, researchers and skilled professionals between the two sides?

France

339 Who among the following has officially become the first Indian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, ending a wait spanning two decades?

Fouad Mirza

340 Wings India 2020 is to be held in which State? Telangana

341 Who recently released a first in-depth review of India’s energy policies?

IEA

342 Which bank has unveiled myApps application to boost digital payments?

HDFC

343 Pulses Conclave 2020 to be held in which state? Maharashtra

344 Dilip B. Bhosale, who recently resigned at 63 is a noted person of which field?

Lawmaker

345 ‘Operation Sankalp’ is associated with which force? Indian Navy

346 How much funds have been approved by Odisha for Hindalcos new alumina refinery unit?

Rs.8,000 crores

347 Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri is observed on which date?

11th January

348 Wings India 2020, an international exhibition and conference on civil aviation sector, will be held at Begumpet Airport in _.

Hyderabad

349 Who was chosen as the first recipient of ‘Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Award for Excellence’?

MS Swaminathan

350 Who has been appointed the Director of the National Book Trust (NBT)?

Yuvraj Malik


351 Indian Navy continues to deploy one warship for Operation _ in order to ensure the safe passage of Indian Flag Vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.

Sankalp

352 Who has been unanimously re-elected as the Chairman of KRIBHCO?

Chandra Pal Singh Yadav

353 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended the Know Your Customer (KYC) norms for banks and other financial institutions, allowing them to use V-CIP. What does ‘V’ stand for?

Video-based

354 How many airports in the country have managed a transition from level 1 to level 2 with a reduction in the carbon emissions by grading their systems?

8

355 The Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah inaugurated the I4C and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. Expand 4C.

Cyber Crime Coordination Centre

356 The fifth edition ‘The Pulses Conclave’ will be held in _.

Maharashtra

357 The first phase of the second largest annual Muslim congregation called Biswa Ijtema began in _.

Bangladesh

358 Which of the following states has recently approved Rs 8000-crore new alumina projects by Hindalco?

Odisha

359 Who among the following has recently unveiled a set of path-breaking initiatives that will enhance the ease of doing business in the state including a wage subsidy scheme for the first five years for new ventures getting registered from April 1, 2020?

Pinarayi Vijayan

360 After some suspense over the much-touted `Zero Budget Natural Farming’ (ZBNF), which of the following states has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the representatives of a German firm, KFW?

Andhra Pradesh

361 ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020’ programme is going to be held on which date?

January 20

362 State Energy Efficiency Index 2019, which tracks the progress of Energy Efficiency initiatives in 36 States and Union Territories was released by:

R. K. Singh

363 Which of the following cities has recently hosted the National Youth Festival 2020?

Lucknow

364 The Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently released a book titled ‘Karmayoddha Granth’ on the life of which Indian political leader?

Narendra Modi

365 Which Union Ministry is set to launch a program for development of eastern states called ‘Purvodaya’?

Ministry of Steel

366 The first in-depth review of India’s energy policies was recently released by which international organization?

International Energy Agency


367 Which state government recently announced to prepare special text-books for children with learning disabilities?

Uttar Pradesh

368 The freedom of speech and freedom to carry on a business through internet is covered under which article of Indian constitution?

Article 19

369 The report titled ‘National Strategy for Financial Inclusion’ was recently released by which organization?

Reserve Bank of India

370 Which state is the worst place for women’s security, according to the recent National Crime Records Bureau (NRCB) report?

Uttar Pradesh

371 Who has been recently named as the new ruler/sultan of Oman?

Haitham bin Tariq

372 The Biennial Global Pulses Conference named ‘The Pulses Conclave 2020’ is to be held in which state?

Maharashtra

373 When was IAF established? 1932

374 Where was the Bamboo-A wonder grass held? Jammu

375 GoI expects to attract investments from Indian and global corporates as Coal India has been tasked to produce _ billion tonnes by 2023-24.

1

376 GoI is planning to acquire around _ aircraft to cope with the depleting aerial inventories of IAF.

200

377 When was Swachhta hi Seva launched? 2019

378 Which city plays host to the annual ‘World Future Energy Summit’ of the year 2020?

Abu Dhabi

379 Union Minister Smriti Irani recently launched a welfare scheme named ‘Yashaswini’ from Goa. What does the scheme aim at?

Assistance to women Self Help Groups

380 Which state has recently started an awareness campaign for farmers to protect their sugarcane crop from locust?

Uttar Pradesh

381 An international Film Festival with the theme of ‘Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society’, was recently inaugurated in which city?

Dhaka

382 Who will participate in the interaction program with students named ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ scheduled for the year 2020?

Narendra Modi

383 The Workshop and exhibition on “Bamboo- A wonder grass” was recently held in which state/ UT?

Jammu and Kashmir

384 The Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP) has started a program called ‘TB-free air for every child’ in which state?

Kerala

385 What is a “Shopper’, which was sometimes seen in news recently?

Malware

386 Which of these festivals of other parts of India does Vishu


not coincide with Makar Sankranti celebrated in North India in January?

387 What is the deadline to separate roles of chairman and MD in top 500 companies, as per the recent directions of SEBI?

April 1st,2022

388 How many countries are participating in the World Future Energy Summit and CLIX held at Abu Dhabi?

170

389 What is the name of the new Trojan virus focusing on retail applications and has affected over 14% of Indian users recently?

Shopper Malware

390 Which company will manufacture the Tejas Mark 1A aircraft for Indian Air Force?

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

391 Which country topped the list of the biggest geopolitical risk in 2020 released by Eurasia Group?

US

392 Which organization released the ‘National Strategy for Financial Inclusion’ report?

Reserve Bank of India

393 Who initiated the VISWAS project? Narendra Modi

394 When was the Kaziranga National Park announced as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO?

1985

395 The Union Home minister Amit Shah launched VISWAS in Gujarat. What does VISWAS stand for?

Video Integration and State Wide Advanced Security

396 Who won the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020? Ishwar Sharma

397 What is the theme of the World Future Energy Summit 2020?

Rethinking Global Consumption, Production,

and Investment

398 When is the Lohri day celebrated? 13 January

399 Which district won the Plastic Waste Management Award 2020?

Dibrugarh, Assam

400 What is the theme of 18th Dhaka International Film Festival?

Better Film, Better Audience, Better Society

401 The Union Minister for Women & Child Development Smriti Irani launched 3 welfare schemes for women in?

Goa

402 Under Yashaswini Scheme for women, what is the amount on which State Govt. will provide Interest-Free Loan?

5 Lakh

403 Who got the BCCI’s Polly Umrigar Award? Jaspreet Bumrah

404 Who is the President of BCCI? Sourav Ganguly

405 Who has won the Best International Cricketer (women) Award?

Poonam Yadav

406 Manmohan Mohapatra passed away is a famous _. Filmmaker

407 When is the Armed Forces Veterans Day observed? 14 January

408 India stands _ when it comes to having a powerful army.

4th

409 Who is appointed as RBI Deputy Governor? Michael Patra

410 Which country has the largest army in the world? China


411 What is the estimated cost of the Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL) project?

Rs.18,000 crore

412 Who was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army?

Madappa Cariappa, OBE

413 ISRO is to launch _ onboard the Ariane-5 launch vehicle (VA 251) from French Guiana, northeastern coast of South America on 17 January 2020.

GSAT-30

414 When the Indian army was officially established? 1 April 1895

415 The main purpose of GSAT-30 is to serve as a replacement to _ spacecraft services with enhanced coverage.

INSAT-4A

416 When is the Army Day observed? 15 January

417 _ entered the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list.

Statue of Liberty

418 Under which scheme of Goa, primary healthcare workers, and Anganwadi workers will be given a diagnostic kit to conduct basic diagnostic tests at people’s doorstep so that every individual will be given basic health care?

Swasthya Sahayak scheme

419 Statue of Unity is a monumental tribute to _. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

420 Under the Yashaswini scheme, women self-help groups (SHGs) will be given interest-free loans of up to _ for business.

Rs.5 lakh

421 Statue of Unity is located in _. Gujarat

422 The Aviation Ministry announced a scheme that providing a window up to _ for voluntary registration of all drones and their operators.

31 January

423 Who has been appointed as the RBI Deputy Governor?

Michael Debabrata Patra

424 How many films have been nominated in the Best Picture category for Oscars 2020?

Nine

425 The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has mandated all drone users to register their gadgets by which date?

January 31st

426 What is the name of Iran’s only woman Olympic medalist who recently announced to leave the country?

Kimia Alizadeh

427 On which of the following riverbank, is Goa located? Mandovi

428 The Government of India recognizes 7-9 January as the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas since 2003. Which of the following events is known to occur on 9 January?

The arrival of Mahatma Gandhi in India from South

Africa.

429 Whose recommendation is mandatory to impeach the President of India from his office before the completion of his/her term?

The two houses of the parliament

430 Kerala has invoked which article to challenge CAA in Article 131


the Supreme Court?

431 Who won ICC 2019 Spirit of Cricket award? Virat Kohli

432 Who has been selected as the best cricketer of the year 2019 by ICC?

Ben Stokes

433 Which country’s President has decided to increase estate workers daily wage to Rs 1000 from March 1, 2020?

Sri Lanka

434 Who among the following has recently been selected as the new Director-General of CRPF?

AP Maheshwari

435 Which state’s city Malappuram is one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the world, as per the rankings of the Economist Intelligence Unit?

Kerala

436 When is the foundation day of India Meteorological Department observed?

January 15th

437 Who has been appointed as the Surveyor General of India?

Girish Kumar

438 In which place has transmissometer ‘RVR – Drishti System’ installed by IMD?

Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram & Bhubaneswar

439 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated its _ Foundation Day on January 2020.

145th

440 Which threat topped the Global Health Challenges report 2020?

Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR)

441 When is the Foundation Day of India Meteorological Department (IMD) celebrated?

15 January

442 _ released the Global Health Challenges report 2020?

WHO

443 Who organized the Saksham campaign? Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)

444 Who is appointed as the new director-general of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?

Anand Prakash Maheshwari

445 _ Campaign aims to address the target and India’s share of primary energy demand not only petroleum conservation but the creation of a sustainable development model.

Saksham

446 When was the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station established?

1984

447 RBI has _ deputy governors. 4

448 Which Country re-opens open a new research base in the Antarctic after reconstruction of Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station?

Brazil

449 Who is to be appointed as the third internal member of RBI in the monetary policy committee (MPC)?

Janak Raj

450 Where was the Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet 2020 held?

New Delhi

451 Where is the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) located?

Gland, Switzerland


452 CARA was designated as a Statutory Body under the provisions of _.

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,

2015

453 Who is the governor of Arunachal Pradesh? Brigadier B. D. Mishra

454 Who organized the Renewable Energy Investors’ Meet 2020?

Indian Railways & REMCL

455 When was the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) formed?

1948

456 When was the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) established?

1990

457 Which was the first state to initiate the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red listing at the state level?

458 When did the Indian Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard sign Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for regular interactions including high-level visits, training exchanges, annual joint exercises, workshops, and seminars?

2006

459 Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) celebrated its _ Annual Day in New Delhi on 15 January 2020.

5th

460 Which State government signed a MoU with IUCN to red List Orchids?

Arunachal Pradesh

461 The _ edition of the exercise is conducted between India and Japan coast guards from 16 January.

19th

462 Who is the first Indian to go into space in 1984 but the spacecraft in which he went was not Indian spacecraft?

Rakesh Sharma

463 European Countries namely Britain, France, and Germany pressured _ to stop its violations of the nuclear deal.

Iran

464 Exercise Sahyog-Kaijin is held between India and _. Japan

465 Which country is to train Gaganyaan space astronauts?

Russia

466 When was the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed?

2015

467 When did Brazil join the Antarctic Treaty? 1975

468 “The Global Risks Report 2020” was recently released by?

World Economic Forum

469 Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launches exhibition “Indian Heritage in Digital Space” at National Museum in?

New Delhi

470 Who among the following has won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for Best Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019?

Ben Stokes

471 Who among the following has won the award for Pat Cummins


Test Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019?

472 Who among the following has won the award for ODI Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019?

Rohit Sharma

473 Who among the following has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019?

Ellyse Perry

474 Who among the following has won the ICC Women’s ODI Player of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019?

Ellyse Perry

475 Who among the following has won the ICC Women’s T20I Player of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019?

Alyssa Healy

476 Chanida Sutthiruang has won the ICC Women’s Emerging Player of the Year in ICC annual awards 2019. She represents which of the following country?

Thailand

477 Who among the following has been elected as a bureau member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) for the period 2020-23?

Bipul Behari Saha

478 Name the Union Territory which is hosting the first-ever Food Processing Summit which aims to attract investors to the region.

Ladakh

479 Name the Russian Prime Minister who has submitted his resignation to take on a new job as deputy head of Russia’s Security Council.

Dmitry Medvedev

480 The 7th edition of Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region will be held in?

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

481 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will inaugurate a fuel conservation campaign _, which aims to spread the message of fuel conservation and greener environment across India.

Saksham

482 The 182-meter tall Statue of Unity has been included in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list. The statue is located in which of the following states?

Gujarat

483 On 14th January 2020, Britain, France and Germany formally accused which country of breaking the 2015 agreement that limited its nuclear program, taking the first step toward reimposing United Nations sanctions?

Iran

484 Which of the following states has become the first state to initiate to prepare the IUCN Red List assessments for all orchids in the state by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Union for Conservation on Nature

Arunachal Pradesh


(IUCN)?

485 Which of the following countries is to begin Gaganyaan space astronauts training by 2020 January?

Russia

486 Who among the following has inaugurated the exhibition on Indian Heritage in Digital Space?

Prahlad Singh Patel

487 Name the person who has been elected as IUPAC bureau member.

Bipul Behari Saha

488 Which of the following IIMs is going to host International Conclave on ‘Globalising Indian Thought’?

IIM Kozhikode

489 When was the first Raisina Dialogue held? 2016

490 The government has notified that it is to mandate hallmarking of gold jewellery and artifacts. Jewellers who violate this will be punished under the provisions of the _.

Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016

491 Who organized the Raisina Dialogue 2020? Ministry of External Affairs & Observer Research

Foundation

492 India ranked _ in the Henley Passport Index 2020. 84

493 Where was the Raisina Dialogue 2020 held? New Delhi

494 Which country topped the Henley Passport Index 2020?

Japan

495 Who is the Prime Minister of Norway? Erna Solberg

496 Which state government organized the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Export Promotion Council (MSNE-EPC)?

Assam

497 Henley Passport Index 2020 was launched recently by Henley & Partners based on the data collected from the _.

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

498 Microsoft vows to be carbon negative by _ 2030

499 Which country prepares for Corona Virus-Steps of Health Ministry?

India

500 When NITI Aayog was formed? 2015

501 Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 to be held at Talkatora Stadium in _

New Delhi

502 Who won gold medal in Rome Ranking Series? Vinesh Phogat

503 Which company to invest 1 billion USD in India? Amazon

504 National Information Centre sets up Centre of Block Chain Technology in _

Bengaluru

505 Who launched APNA UREA Sona Ugle brand of HURL?

DV Sadananda Gowda

506 Russia S-400 missiles air defense systems to be delivered to India by _

2025

507 Who became the fastest Indian spinner to take 100 wickets in ODIs?

Kuldeep Yadav


508 Who is appointed as National Book Trust Director? Yuvraj Malik

509 China post weakest growth in _ as trade war with US bites

29 years

510 Who is awarded Merck Young Scientist Award 2019? Sakya Singha Sen

511 Which state inked a MoU with IUCN to red-listing of orchids?

Arunachal Pradesh

512 Which state dominated Wrestling by winning six gold medals in Khelo India Youth Games?

Haryana

513 Which major tech company recently announced that it has planned to cut more than half of carbon emissions across its supply chain, by 2030?

Microsoft

514 Recently, the toll-free number ‘8884333331’ for Missed Call Alert facility of users, was launched for which application?

FASTags

515 The second Tejas Express, which was recently flagged off, connects Mumbai with which city?

Ahmedabad

516 The ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects report’ is released by which organization?

United Nations (UN)

517 The first edition of “Krishi Manthan” summit is being held in which state?

Gujarat

518 Who has been recently conferred with the 29th Saraswati Samman Award?

Vasdev Mohi

519 The Government of India and the Government of Assam has signed a Loan Agreement with which International Financial Organization, to modernize Assam’s Passenger Ferry Sector?

World Bank

520 Which country is to offer e-visa facility to Indian Tourists?

South Africa

521 Indian satellite GSAT 30 has been recently launched from _

French Guiana

522 What is the name of the Biggest Airborne Exercise recently conducted by the Indian Army?

Winged Raider

523 Where was Khelo India Youth Games first event held?

2018

524 Where was National Book Trust headquarters located?

1957

525 Haryana dominates Wrestling by winning _ gold medals in Khelo India Youth Games

six

526 When International Union for Conservation of Nature was founded?

1948

527 China posts weakest growth in _ years as trade war with US bites

29

528 Which is the third-best state for water efficiency? Rajasthan

529 When Saubhagya Yojana was announced? 2017

530 When Finance Commission was formed? 1951

531 Who was the CEO of MasterCard? Ajaypal Singh Banga


532 Fifteen Finance Commission to hold meetings with stakeholders of the State of_

Goa

533 Where was National Institute of Hydrology located? Roorkee

534 How many billions did MasterCard in India to invest over 5 years?

1 billion

535 Around _ thousand enumerators will use mobile applications under the guidance of 6,500 supervisors

40

536 Who invested $1 bn in India over 5 years towards tech development?

MasterCard

537 Russia urges _ and US to wind down tensions Iran

538 Electric vehicles are future of India Elecrama conference at _

Noida

539 MasterCard to invest $1 bn in India over _ years towards tech development

5

540 Which state ranked top for water efficiency recently?

Gujarat

541 Union Government red flags _ businesses for excess tax rebate claims

40,000

542 Gujarat CM launched _ Economic Census process 7th

543 What is India’s rank in the Henley Passport Index 2020?

84th

544 Which of the following has recently exited Equifax Credit Information Services?

Bank of Baroda

545 Which country has recently scrapped mandatory exit permits for migrant domestic staff and others?

Qatar

546 Rocky Johnson, who recently died at 75 was a famous person of which field?

WWE Wrestler

547 Who won the Delhi Open International Grand Masters Chess Championship?

Abhijeet Gupta

548 According to TRAI, which is the largest mobile service company with 36.9 crore mobile subscribers?

Reliance Jio

549 Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav was organized in which city?

New Delhi

550 Who recently endorsed ‘True Nat TB test’ technology developed by Indian scientists to detect Tuberculosis?

WHO

551 International Heritage Symposium was organized in which city?

New Delhi

552 A stamp has been issued on the captain of India’s last Asian Games gold winner football team. What was his name?

Chuni Goswami

553 Which country has recently acquired a new disease outbreak Novel corona virus?

China

554 The Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 will be which edition of the PM Modi’s interaction program with students

Third


and teachers for upcoming board exams?

555 Which country has won the Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship 2020?

India

556 What is the rank of RBI among the world’s central banks in terms of buying gold abroad in the year 2019 as per the data of World Gold Council?

6th

557 Who will lead the Indian delegation at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting at Davos on January 20?

Piyush Goyal

558 The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has recently collaborated with _ to produce an indigenous engine for the Saras light passenger aircraft being developed by it.

DRDO

559 A new species of bone-eating worm has been discovered by scientists during a study in which they dropped alligator carcasses into the _ to investigate the deep ocean’s ecosystem.

Gulf of Mexico

560 Which of the following financial entities has recently allowed cardholders to enable, disable cards for online use, and modify transaction limits?

RBI

561 Who among the following has won the elections to become the Prime Minister of Malta?

Robert Abela

562 Who among the following has made history as he extended his unbeaten run to 111 successive classical games, breaking the 110-game streak set by Sergei Tiviakov in 2005?

Magnus Carlsen

563 Which of the following countries has recently finished 2019 as number one shooting nation in world?

India

564 Which of the following banks has recently launched India’s largest API Banking portal with nearly 250 APIs?

ICICI Bank

565 Which of the following cities has hosted the 7th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference 2020?

Lucknow

566 On 14th January 2020, the Union Govt. has identified how many islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshawadeep for holistic development by promoting tourism?

25

567 Who among the following has recently become first female third umpire to oversee a men’s international game?

Jacqueline Williams

568 Which Indian entrepreneur was recently honored with Australia’s highest civilian honor, ‘Order of Australia’?

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

569 How is the ‘Revised National TB Control Programme National Tuberculosis


(RNTCP)’, the scheme of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, recently renamed?

Elimination Programme (NTEP)

570 Bapu Nadkarni, who recently passed away, belonged to which field?

Sports

571 Which famous international company is to release its original film named ‘The Banker’?

Apple

572 Which Indian wrestler won the Gold medal at the Rome Ranking Series 2020 event, held recently?

Vinesh Phogat

573 The birth rate of which country fell to the lowest, since the founding of the country seven decades ago?

China

574 The 6.5-kilometer-long Z-Morh tunnel, which was seen in the news recently, is to be constructed in which state/UT?

Jammu and Kashmir

575 The ‘APNA UREA – Sona Ugle’ brand of Hindustan Urvarak and Rasayan Limited (HURL) was recently launched by which Union Minister?

D.V. Sadananda Gowda

576 China’s Great Wall Motors (GWM) is set to acquire the manufacturing plant of which automobile company located in Maharashtra?

General Motors

577 China and _ signed 33 deals on 18 January 2020 to speed up key infrastructure projects to provide China a stepping stone to the Indian Ocean

Myanmar

578 Who is the Chairman of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)?

Vinod Kumar Yadav

579 What is the currency of Myanmar? Kyat

580 The _ interacted with students as part of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi on 20 January 2020.

Prime Minister

581 Who edited The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems?

Abhay K.

582 What is the theme of the NIC Tech Conclave 2020? Technologies for NextGen Governance

583 Which is the capital of Myanmar? Naypyidaw

584 The _ edition of NIC Tech Conclave 2020 is to be held on 21-22 January 2020 at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

3rd

585 Who is the State Counselor of Myanmar? Aung San Suu Kyi

586 Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has added _ laboratories to existing 51 recognized laboratories.

135

587 The government launched Online competition in short essays for students of classes 9 to 12 for the _ edition of Prime Minister’s Interaction Programme Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020.

3rd

588 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced


India’s economic growth forecast to _ for the current fiscal year.

4.8%

589 Which state government is planning to test voter identification through a face recognition application on a pilot basis in the municipal elections of 23 January 2020?

Telangana

590 Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganization) Act, _.

1971

591 Which does not border with Manipur? Tripura

592 Manipur celebrates the Statehood Day on _. 21 January

593 Who is the Chief Minister of Puducherry? V. Narayanasamy

594 Who organized the National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme 2020?

Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan & Puducherry

595 The _ National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme began in Puducherry on 19 January 2020.

12th

596 Where was the National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme held?

Puducherry

597 Who awarded the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2020?

Prime Minister

598 When was the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award instituted?

2016

599 President of India Ram Nath Kovind awarded the _ Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards at a ceremony held in New Delhi on 20 January 2020.

14th

600 Which country topped the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India annual report?

US

601 India ranked _ in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India annual report.

5th

602 The Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced that the One Nation, One Ration Card scheme will be implemented by _ 2020.

1 June

603 Chapchar Kut is celebrated in _ month. April

604 Where was the Fit India Cyclothon event held? Goa

605 When was the Chapchar Kut originated? 1450–1700 A.D.

606 Who is the Chairman of ICICI Bank? Girish Chandra Chaturvedi

607 Who is the Chief Minister of Mizoram? Zoramthanga

608 Which Bank announced the launch of a ‘Card less Cash Withdrawal’ facility from its ATMs on 21 January 2020?

ICICI Bank

609 Chapchar Kut festival is celebrated in _. Mizoram

610 Indian Telephone Industries (ITI) has announced that it is to launch its follow-on public offering (FPO) will rise around _.

Rs.1,600 crore


612 Who compiled the Global Investment Trend Monitor United Nations Conference


report? on Trade and Development

613 Jogbani-Biratnagar is an Integrated Check Post between India and _.

Nepal

614 What is the theme of the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting?

Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World

615 Where is the first Integrated Check Post between India and Nepal located?

Raxaul-Birgunj border

616 Where will the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting be held?

Davos, Switzerland

617 Jogbani-Biratnagar is the _ Integrated Check Post between India and Nepal.

2nd

618 Which State has announced that it is to mandate Marathi in all schools in the state?

Maharashtra

619 When did India and France sign a joint vision for space cooperation?

2018

620 Who is the President of Brazil? Jair Bolsonaro

621 Which Country is to train Indian flight surgeons for the Gaganyaan mission?

France

622 India and _ will be signing a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to upgrade the strategic partnership with an action plan.

Brazil

623 When was the Clean India Mission launched in India?

2014

624 _ are people who work in the field of other persons and share the crop after it is harvested.

Bataidars

625 Which is the capital of Brazil? Brasilia

626 Under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana financial assistance of _ to the family of farmers who die or become handicapped while working in fields.

Rs.5 lakh

627 Which of the following city of J&K entered the Open Defecation Free (ODF) list?

Srinagar

628 Under the Mukhyamantri Paryatan Samvardhan Yojana, one tourist point will be developed with a fund of _ in each and every assembly segment of the state.

Rs.50 lakh

629 Who is the Minister of Commerce? Piyush Goyal

630 Which state launched Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana?

Uttar Pradesh

631 PM Shri Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet approved the Agreement between India and _ on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters has to be signed.

Brazil

632 What is the theme of the High-level roundtable of The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland?

Access for all: Leveraging Innovations, Investments,

and Partnerships for Health


633 The government has announced that it is to set up _ to advise the Centre on measures needed to build a strong ecosystem for nurturing innovation and start-ups in India.

National Startup Advisory Council

634 Who inaugurated the India’s first global Mega Science Exhibition Vigyan Samagam at National Science Centre, New Delhi?

Dr. Jitendra Singh

635 The Union Cabinet led by the PM Narendra Modi approved the signing of the MoU between India and _ on cooperation in the field of oil and natural gas.

Brazil

636 Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) was established on _.

2016

637 When was the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi) launched?

2004

638 Which of the following country topped the Global Social Mobility Index 2020 released by World Economic Forum?

Denmark

639 The Integrated Check-Post (ICP) in _ has been inaugurated at India-Nepal border.

Biratnagar

640 Who has been elected as the new President of Archery Association of India?

Arjun Munda

641 The team of the Indian Consulate defeated the Consulate team of which country to win the Diplomat Cup Cricket Championship of 2020 held in Sharjah?

Pakistan

642 Name the Indian actress who was honored with the Crystal award for her contribution in the field of mental health at the World Economic Forum 2020, held in Davos.

Deepika Padukone

643 What was India’s rank in the Global Social Mobility Index 2020 recently released by World Economic Forum?

76th

644 The Indian Air Force has inducted its first squadron of _ aircraft carrying the BrahMos missiles in the South at its Thanjavur based in Tamil Nadu.

Sukhoi-30 MKI

645 Andhra Pradesh government has proposed to make which among the following cities as its Judicial capital?

Kurnool

646 When is National Girl Child Day celebrated? January 24th

647 Who will be the Chief Guest at India’s 71st Republic Day?

Jair Bolsonaro

648 Where is the Group of 77 (G77) located? Geneva

649 What is the capital of Guyana? Georgetown

650 The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recently downgraded the platypus’ conservation status to the _ category.

Near Threatened


651 _ under Ambassador Rudolph Ten-Pow took over the chairmanship of G77

Guyana

652 Platypus is hunted for its _. horn

653 DAC approved the construction of _ conventional submarines for the Navy in India under the strategic partnership model.

6

654 Platypus is found in _. Australia

655 How much procurement has been approved by the Ministry of Defence for military equipment?

Rs.5,100 crore

656 What is the currency of Guyana? Guyanese dollar

657 Which of following India’s heaviest launch vehicle is to carry astronauts to space?

Bahubali GSLV Mark-III

658 Democracy Index is prepared by _. Economist Intelligence Unit

659 Which of the following is to be sent to space by ISRO ahead of the Gagnyaan Mission?

Half Humanoid

660 Which country ranked last in the Democracy Index 2019?

North Korea

661 When was the Kalakkadu-Mundanthurai tiger reserve formed?

1988

662 Who is appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the State Bank of India (SBI)?

Challa Sreenivasulu Setty

663 India ranked _ in the 2018 Democracy Index. 41st

664 Where is Kalakkadu-Mundanthurai tiger reserve located?

Tamil Nadu

665 Who won the 2019 Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award?

Priya Prakash

666 Which country topped the 2019 Democracy Index? Norway

667 When was the Indian National Army formed? 1942

668 Who is the President of Guyana? David A. Granger

669 India ranked _ in the 2019 Democracy Index. 51st

670 When was the Group of 77 (G77) established? 1964

671 When is Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti celebrated? 23 January

672 India joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) _ scheme on 22 January which is being held in Davos, Switzerland.

Reskilling Revolution

673 Who established Azad Hind Fauj? Subhash Chandra Bose

674 Which country does not border with Guyana? Colombia

675 Which of the country is not a founding government of the World Economic Forum (WEF)?

Germany

676 On 23 January 2020, India celebrated the _ birth anniversary of Bose.

124th

677 The national conclave on emerging opportunities in the natural gas sector was held on 23 January in _.

New Delhi

678 Which of the following country joins Reskilling Revolution Scheme at the World Economic Reform annual meet?

India


679 Which of the following organization releases Global Sociality Mobility Index?


680 Which of the following USA has signed agreement for the protection of Titanic debris?

Britain

681 Recently Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited has tied up with which of the following online bus ticketing platform?

RedBus

682 Who will head the committee set up by Supreme Court to firm up draft legislation to give legal sanctity to disputes settled through mediation?

JP Bhat

683 Against which of the following virus, Indian airports have started thermal screening of passengers arriving from China and HongKong?

Corona Virus

684 Hassan Diab, who was seen in news recently, is the Prime Minister of which country?

Lebanon

685 Which Indian telecom service provider recently got approval from the telecom department to raise the FDI limit to 100%?

Bharti Airtel

686 According to the recent notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, India, which country was declared as the ‘reciprocating territory’?

United Arab Emirates

687 Which state government has recently launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana’?

Uttar Pradesh

688 What is the capital of the newly formed Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu?

Daman

689 Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) of India recently signed a MoU to assist the Petroleum Authority of which country?

Ghana

690 Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel has recently launched a volunteer scheme ‘SERVICE’ for the employees of which Indian PSU?

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)

691 Which of the following countries has recently topped the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative list?

Sri Lanka

692 How many children were honoured with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020?

49

693 Which state’s Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre won the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2020?

Uttarakhand

694 What is India’s rank in the Global Talent Competitive Index-2020?

72

695 What is India’s ranking in the recently released Corruption Perception Index-2019?

80

696 Which country will be the guest of honor at the New Delhi World Book Fair 2022?

France


697 Which country will attend the Munich Security Conference for the first time in 56 years?

North Korea

698 India’s first e-waste clinic has opened in which city? Bhopal

699 Which country has amended visitor visa rules to stop birth tourism?

United States

700 Which State topped the 2020 Khelo India Youth Games champions?

Maharashtra

701 Private all-women cab service has recently been launched from the _.

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

702 Who released the World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2020 (WESO)?

International Labour Organization

703 How many member states are there in the International Labour Organization (ILO)?

187

704 Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India? Sushil Chandra

705 RBI has increased the investment limit under VRR to _ from the Rs.75, 000 crore, with a minimum retention period of three years.

Rs.1,25,000 crore

706 When was the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar award instituted?

2019

707 Who is the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare?

Narendra Singh Tomar

708 Where was First Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre established?

Africa

709 With which of the following company Govt. of India has partnered to improve the performance of GSTN?

Infosys

710 Which of the following organization releases Corruption Perception Index?

Transparency International

711 With which of the following organization Ghana has signed MoU to implement Ghanas National LPG Promotion Policy?

IOCL

712 Which of the following organization releases World Employment and Social Outlook Report?

International Labour Organisation

713 Who won 2020 Subhash Chandra Aapda Prabandhan Puruskar award?

Munnan Singh

714 International Day of Education is celebrated on: 24th January

715 National Data and Analytics Platform will be developed by?

NITI AAYOG

716 Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has recently signed a MoU with which of the following organizations?

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

717 World Holocaust Forum was recently convened in which city, to remember Holocaust and counter anti-Semitism?

Jerusalem

718 Which state has recently made reading of preamble to the constitution as a mandatory practice in schools?

Madhya Pradesh


719 Which state’s Tourism department has received the special mention honor as “Emerging Global Destination” in UN World Tourism Organization Global Destination Award 2019?

Kerala

720 What is the name of the award recently presented by the Indian President to children, in the fields of innovation, social service, sports, art and culture and bravery?

Bal Shakti Puraskar

721 India recently handed over the consignment of Measles and Rubella vaccines to which country, after a suspected outbreak?

Maldives

722 When did the World Archery ban the Archery Association of India (AAI)?

August 2019

723 When was the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) established?

1941

724 Who was awarded the fifth edition of the Mahakavi KanhaiyaLal Sethia Award for Poetry at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2020?

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

725 The Chief Justice of India inaugurated the 79th Foundation Day Celebrations and All India Members’ Conference of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) on 24 January in New Delhi. Who is the CJI of India?

Justice S.A. Bobde

726 Who is the author of the book “Bijji: Timeless Tales from Marwa”?

Vishes Kothari

727 Who is the Chairman of DRDO? Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy

728 What is the theme of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2020?

Learning each other’s stories

729 Which organization of the World Bank Group is to loan $210 million for Maharashtra Agribusiness and Rural Transformation projects?

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

730 The _ annual edition of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival is being held in at Diggi Palace, Jaipur, and Rajasthan.

13th

731 Government of India (GoI) and the World Bank signed a _ loan agreement for the State of Maharashtra.

$210 million

732 India and _ signed an agreement to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road into a 4-lane highway on 24 January.

Bangladesh

733 Where the International Summit on Women in STEM – Visualizing the Future was: New Skylines held?

New Delhi

734 When will the UK exit from the EU deal? 31 January

735 When is the United Nations’ World Tourism Day celebrated?

27 September

736 Which country was the chairman of the Forum of Bangladesh


the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2019?

737 Who presented the Police Medal for Gallantry (PMG), President’s Police Medal (PPM) for Distinguished Services and Police Medal (PM) for Meritorious Services to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel?

President Ram Nath Kovind

738 International Customs Day marks the anniversary of the formation of the _.

Customs Co-operation Council

739 When was the Constitution of India adopted? 26 November 1949

740 What is the theme of Bharat Parv 2020? Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat & Dekho Apna Desh

741 How many member countries are there in the World Customs Organization?

179

742 When was the Indian Constitution confirmed? 1946

743 Who inaugurated the Bharat Parv 2020? Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi

744 In 1994, Customs Cooperation Council (CCC) was renamed as _.

World Customs Organization

745 When the Indian Constituent Assembly was had its 1st meeting?

1946

746 Who is appointed as the head of future EU diplomatic mission to the UK after Brexit on 24 January?

Joao Vale de Almeida

747 When was the International Customs Day instituted? 1953

748 When is the Republic Day celebrated in India? 26 January

749 Where did the researchers find the existence of Allosaurus jimmadseni in the US?

Utah

750 When is the International Customs Day observed? 26 January

751 When the Indian constitution was came into effect after its adoption on 26 November 1949?

26 January 1950

752 How many children in 5-18 years age group were given the Bal Shakti Puraskar 2020?

49

753 Who is the author of “Bijji: Timeless Tales”? Vishes Kothari

754 Which state made reading of Preamble of Constitution mandatory in schools?

Maharashtra

755 Uttar Pradesh Day was celebrated on which date? 24th January

756 How many doses of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine have been delivered to Maldives by India?

30,000

757 Who received 5th Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award at Jaipur Literature Festival?

Arvind Krishna Mehrotra

758 Mahatma Gandhi’s bust will be set up in which city? London

759 Vinay Sinha, who recently passed away, was a famous person of which field?

Film Producer

760 Which of the following has announced its exit from the European Union?

UK


761 Who has been awarded Romain Rolland Prize for Translation?

Dipa Chaudhury

762 Which state topped in vegetable production in 2018-19?

West Bengal

763 World Holocaust Forum was recently organized in which city?

Jerusalem

764 Which annual edition of Zee Jaipur Literature Festival recently began in Rajasthan?

13th

765 Which state’s tourism won UNWTO’s Accessible Destination Award?

Kerala

766 India with which country has signed to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road?

Bangladesh

767 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that China ranked second as the world’s _ largest weapons manufacturer.

2nd

768 Shiv Bhojan provides a meal to the poor for just _. Rs.10

769 Which country topped the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report as the largest weapons manufacturer?

US

770 Which State launched the Shiv Bhojan scheme? Maharashtra

771 What is the range of the K-4 nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile which was test-fired by DRDO?

3,500 km

772 The Bodo tribals are an ethno linguistic group present in _.

Assam


774 When were the prisoners of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberated?

1945

775 Which is the Capital of Nepal? Kathmandu

776 Who liberated more than 7,000 remaining prisoners of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau?

Soviet troops

777 Who was elected as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower house of Parliament in Nepal?

Agni Sapkota

778 When the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) did officially proclaimed 27 January as the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust?

2005

779 Who is the Chairman of Canara Bank? T. N. Manoharan

780 The 2020 International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust marks the _ anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

75th

781 When was the Canara Bank Hindu Permanent Fund established?

1906


782 When is the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust observed?

27 January

783 Who is appointed as the managing director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Canara Bank?

L V Prabhakar

784 What is the theme of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust 2020?

75 years after Auschwitz – Holocaust Education and Remembrance for Global

Justice

785 _ is to set up a waste-to-energy plant in Assam. Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd

786 The first edition of Ganga-Volga dialogue was recently held in New Delhi, to enhance the bilateral cooperation between India and which country?

Russia

787 The International Summit on Women in STEM– “Visualizing the Future: New Skylines”, was recently held in which city?

New Delhi

788 What is the theme of the National Voters’ Day celebrated across the country?

Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy

789 India signed a MoU with the World Bank for the Agri-business and Rural Transformation Project of which state?

Maharashtra

790 Which Indian Private sector bank has recently launched its wealth management platform called ‘Pioneer Banking’?

IndusInd Bank

791 Which steel plant of India was recently awarded at the WEF Annual meet, for being included in the WEF’s Lighthouse Network?

Tata Steel Kalinganagar

792 The Global Consortium for Digital Currency Governance was recently announced by which organization?


793 Jair Messias Bolsonaro, who has arrived India to attend the Republic Day celebrations as chief guest, is the President of which country?

Brazil

794 The International Children’s Film festival was recently inaugurated in which South Asian country, with the theme ‘Under The World’?

Bangladesh

795 India has signed an agreement with which country to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road into a 4-lane highway?

Bangladesh

796 Which of the following developed the K-4 nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile?

DRDO

797 The government of India signs an accord with the banned Assam-based insurgent group _.

National Democratic Front of Bodoland

798 The red color of the planet is due to the high concentration of _ compounds in the rocks of the surface of the planet.

iron oxide


799 Which of the following is an Assam-based insurgent group?

United National Liberation Front

800 How many moons does the Mars planet have? 2

801 Who won the Record of the Year category at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards?

Billie Eilish

802 Which of the following is known as the Red Planet? Mars

803 Where was the Grammy Awards ceremony held? Los Angeles

804 Which country as announced that it is to launch its Mars probe in 2020 July?

China

805 When was the Namami Gange mission approved by the Union Government?

2014

806 When was the Padma awards instituted? 1954

807 In which state does the 5-day Ganga Yatra begin? Uttar Pradesh

808 Which farmer from Telangana won the Padma Shri in the Agriculture field?

Chinthala Venkat Reddy

809 When is the National Tourism Day celebrated? 25 January

810 Which country is the Chairman of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2020?

India

811 Which Part of Indian Constitution talks about Fundamental Rights?

3

812 As per article _ and 6th Schedule of the Constitution, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram are called "Tribal Areas".

244

813 Right to Vote is a _ right. constitutional

814 Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh? Radha Krishna Mathur

815 Which Article of the Indian Constitution speaks about the Right to Vote?

Article 326

816 Ministry of Tribal Affairs has proposed to declare the 6th Schedule Area status to _.

Ladakh

817 According to the Indian constitution states that no person can be denied the right to vote if he fulfills the need for Adult Suffrage, that is, the person must be above the age of _.

18

818 When did the Kargil war happen? 1999

819 When was the first National Voters Day observed? 2011

820 In which State is Meerut located? Uttar Pradesh

821 What is the theme of the National Voters Day 2020? Electoral Literacy for Stronger Democracy

822 Government is to set up a war memorial for animals in _.

Meerut

823 When is the National Voters Day observed? 23 January

824 Dramatist, writer, social activist & Natyasurya Awardee Ratna Ojha passed away recently, he belonged to which state?

Assam

825 Former MP of Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, Devi Nationalist Congress Party


Prasad Tripathi passed away recently. He belonged to which political party?

(NCP)

826 Former Rajya Sabha member Alajangi Viswanath Swamy passed away recently, he belonged to which state?

Odisha

827 Sunita Lakra of India announces her retirement recently, she belongs to which sport?

Hockey

828 Name the firm that received acquisition approval of 51.2% stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance Company.

Housing Development Financial Corporation (HDFC)

829 Who was reappointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner (DEC) of India after his tenure was extended by one more year till December 31, 2020?

Umesh Sinha

830 Name the first & youngest Indian tribal women in the World, who scaled six mountain peaks in six continents.

Malavath Poorna

831 Who was awarded with the Global Bihar Excellence Award 2019 & Global Peace Excellence Humanitarian Award 2019?

Piyuus Jaiswal

832 CAD was in news recently, what does ‘D’ stands for _?

D -Deficit

833 What is the interest rate of “Sukanya Samriddhi Account” for the fourth quarter of the financial year (FY) 2019-20 starting from January 1, 2020- March 31, 2020?

8.4%

834 Which became the first state in India to pass a resolution scrapping the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)?

Kerala

835 Which city is set to host the 14th Global healthcare summit in the year 2021?

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh(AP)

836 Which metro station was renamed as ‘Supreme Court metro station’ recently by the committee headed by Manish Sisodia?

Pragati Maidan metro station

837 Who chairs the 7-member Group of Ministers (GoM) that reviews the crop insurance scheme, “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)”?

Rajnath Singh

838 How much fund was allocated to Railway Sector under National Infrastructure Pipeline for the year 2019-2020 to 2024-25?

Rs. 13.69 lakh crores

839 Which sector received the maximum investment (i.e. 1,963,943 crores) from the National Infrastructure Pipeline for the year 2019-20 to 2024-25?

Road sector

840 Who heads the task force that prepared the Rs. 102 lakh crore “National Infrastructure Pipeline for the year 2019-20 to 2024-25”?

Atanu Chakraborty

841 Name the only state, that didn’t participate in the 5th edition of Swachh Survekshan League 2020.

West Bengal


842 Which city topped in the 5th edition of Swachh Survekshan League 2020 (Quarter 1 and Quarter 2) having more than 10 lakh population?

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

843 How much percent of the Poshan Abhiyaan funds have been used in the past 3 years?

30%

844 Which State/UT has utilized the Poshan Abhiyaan funds well & emerged as the best performer?

Mizoram

845 Census of which animal, is set to be conducted in May 2020 by Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in Gujarat using 8,000-10,000 cameras?

Asiatic Lion

846 NEST was in news recently, what does ‘S’ stands for _.

S – Strategic

847 Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi, released the 3rd installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana of Rs.2000 for the December2019- March 2020 period?

Tumkuru, Karnataka

848 Which country’s Prime Minister (PM), Zoran Zaev has submitted his resignation on January 3, 2020?

North Macedonia

849 Bhim Chandra Jana passed away recently, he was a _.

Freedom fighter

850 Name the word chosen by US linguists as their “Word of the Decade” on January 3, 2020.

‘They’

851 P R Seshadri, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of which bank has resigned on January 4, 2020?

Karur Vysya Bank (KVB)

852 Rohit Sharma Cricket stadium foundation stone was laid in which of the following city recently?

Hyderabad, Telangana

853 Name the former Member of Parliament (MP) of India’s 1st Lok Sabha, who passed away recently in Bihar.

Kamal Bahadur Singh

854 Who is the author of the book titled ‘The Cuckoo’s Nest’?

A Sethumadhavan

855 Amit Shah chairs 22nd meeting of Central Zonal Council in _

Chhattisgarh

856 Taranjit Singh Sandhu appointed as India's Ambassador to _

USA

857 Who is appointed as India's Ambassador to USA? Taranjit Singh Sandhu

858 Amit Shah chairs _ meeting of Central Zonal Council in Chhattisgarh

22nd

859 Who reaffirmed India's firm resolve to tackle cross-border terrorism?

Shri Rajnath Singh

860 Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the National Cadet Corps Rally in _

New Delhi

861 Which was awarded as the best tableau in Republic Day Parade?

Jal Jeevan Mission

862 Britain unveils _ pence coin minted to mark Brexit 50


863 Who was appointed as IBA Chief Executive? Sunil Mehta

864 Which state became fourth state to pass resolution on CAA in house?

West Bengal

865 Who inaugurated 3rd Global Potato Conclave 2020 at Gandhinagar?

Shri Narendra Modi

866 Indian Railways to run 100 percent on electricity by _

2024

867 Which city in India planned to start first underwater metro project?

Kolkata

868 Which state cabinet passed resolution for abolishing Legislative Council?

Andhra Pradesh

869 Kavaratti will be the _ ship to be constructed and provided by the GRSE

104th

870 Union Government targets to install _ Giga Watt renewable energy by 2022?

175

871 Who won first prize at the 71st Republic Day parade?

Assam tableau

872 When National Tiger Conservation Authority was established?

2005

873 When Lala Lajpat Rai Birth Anniversary was celebrated?

December 25

874 Who is elected as the speaker of House of Representative of Nepal?

Agni Sapkota

875 To which of the following virus government has started 24×7 helpline number?

Corona Virus

876 When Indian Railways was founded? 1853

877 Which state is one of the leading producers of Potato in the country?

Gujarat

878 When National Tiger Conservation Authority was founded?

2005

879 When Jal Shakti Mission was formed? 2019

880 When Lala Lajpat Rai was born as? 1865

881 Union Government targets to install 175 Giga Watt renewable energy by _

2022

882 When Central Zonal Council was founded? 1956

883 PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate _ Global Potato Conclave 2020 at Gandhinagar

3rd

884 Which union minister planned to switch Indian Railways entirely to electricity by 2024 as diesel locomotives?

Shri Piyush Goyal

885 West Bengal becomes _ state to pass resolution on CAA in house

fourth

886 When Indian Banks Association was founded? 1946

887 Which month did Central Government to release report card of smart cities?

June

888 When National Cadet Corps was founded? 1948


889 When Reserve Bank of India was founded? 1 April 1935

890 Most Dirtied urban Communities listed in India 10

891 Utilization of Single-Use Plastics to End @ _ PM Narendra Modi

2022

892 Where was Essar Oil headquarters located? Mumbai

893 When Western Railway Zone was started? 5 November 1951

894 When Securities and Exchange Board of India was founded?

1992

895 When Essar Group was founded? 1969

896 Southern Indian city expecting to spend an average of _ extra travel time stuck in traffic.

71%

897 Who was Asia’s Richest Man? Mukesh Ambani

898 Tech Mahindra set up Google Cloud Centre of Excellence in _

Hyderabad

899 When Unified Payments Interface was introduced? 11 April 2016

900 What was the Cash Prize of Tyler Prize 2020? $200,000

901 When Operation Vanilla was launched? 28 January, 2020

902 When National Aeronautics and Space Administration were founded?

1958

903 How many million pounds did UK government Innovation Challenge Fund in India?

4 millions

904 When Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative founded?

1987

905 When was 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony held?

24 July 2020

906 According to a report by TomTom report which city ranked in the worst traffic in the world?

Bangalore

907 Who got qualified for Tokyo Olympics from India? Neeraj Chopra

908 Oxford University Press (OUP) named Samvidhaan as the Oxford Hindi Word of _

2019

909 Who launched Virtual Police Station? Naveen Patnaik

910 Indian Navy launched _ to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief at Madagascar.

Operation Vanilla

911 Indian Railways commissioned the country’s first governmental waste to energy plant at _.

Bhubaneswar

912 The waste to energy plant uses a patented technology called _

POLYCRACK

913 Which government 4 million pound Innovation Challenge Fund in India?

United Kingdom

914 Who launches Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal? Jitendra Singh

915 Who won 2020 Tyler Prize? Pavan Sukhdev

916 Who is appointed as Ex- RBI and Ex-SEBI ED, Non-Executive Chairman?

Mr. Ramesh Joshi

917 Which company set up Google Cloud Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad?

Tech Mahindra

918 total of _ sites in the homeland recognized under 37 sites


the international treaty

919 How many wetlands in India declared as Ramsar sites?

10

920 When Indian Navy was founded? 1612

921 Who is appointed as Essar Oil UK CEO? Mark Wilson

922 Who developed Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal? Indian Space Research Organization

923 The Supreme Court has allowed the National Tiger Conservation Authority to relocate which nation’s cheetah to a suitable habitat in India?

Namibia

924 The Indian Navy has launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ to provide disaster relief to which country?

Madagascar

925 Under US President Donald Trump’s new middle-east plan, which city will remain as Israel's undivided capital?

Jerusalem

926 Sheikh Khalid has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which nation?

Qatar

927 Which nation has decided to provide formal education to Rohingya refugee children?

Bangladesh

928 Which nation has passed a bill authorizing sanctions against Chinese officials who meddle in the process of selection of Dalai Lama's successor?

US

929 Which Indian sportsperson joined the Bharatiya Janata Party recently?

Saina Nehwal

930 Which airlines have suspended all its flights to China after the corona virus outbreak?

British Airways

931 Who was the first executive of Election commission of India?

Sukumar Sen

932 When Bombay Stock Exchange was formed? 1875

933 Parker Solar Probe is making a series of _ close flybys on the sun through 2025

24

934 When Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was formed?

October 2016

935 S Jaishankar lays foundation stone of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Centre at Kevadia in

Gujarat

936 When Martyrs’ Day was observed? January 30

937 What was the stipend amount to roll out 365 day work scheme implemented by Madhya Pradesh?

5,000

938 Where was National Highways Authority of India headquarters located?

New Delhi

939 When Guinness World Records was Originally published?

1955

940 Where was Defence Research and Development Organization headquarters located?

New Delhi

941 When National Crime Records Bureau was founded? 1986

942 When Election Commission of India was formed? 1950


943 Indian Coast Guard commissions high speed interceptor boat in _

Mangaluru

944 World largest meditation centre inaugurates in _ Telangana

945 When World Neglected Diseases day observed on? January 30

946 Who became the first Indian Woman Footballer to play professionally in the World?

Bala Devi

947 When Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) were founded?

1958

948 When National Highways Authority of India was founded?

1988

949 When Parker Solar Probe was conducted? 2018

950 When National Crime Records Bureau was formed? 11 March 1986

951 Assam Rifles builds war memorial in Nagaland for _ martyrs

357 martyrs

952 Which country creates Guinness World Record for highest altitude fashion show event?

Nepal

953 Who is appointed as new Foreign Secretary? Harsh Vardhan Shringla

954 India pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his _ death anniversary

72nd

955 Which state government to roll out 365 day work scheme with 5,000 stipends?

Madhya Pradesh

956 Who laid foundation stone of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Centre at Kevadia in Gujarat?

S Jaishankar

957 Central Railway first AC suburban train to be flagged off from _

Mumbai

958 Who was appointed as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?

Janak Raj

959 Which stock exchange signed licensing agreement with ICE Futures Europe?

Bombay Stock Exchange

960 Whose death anniversary is observed on January 30?

Mahatma Gandhi

961 India’s Gita Sabharwal has been appointed as the UN Resident Coordinator in which nation?

Thailand

962 When is World Leprosy Day observed every year? 30th January

963 The Indian Navy launched which operation to help cyclone hit Madagascar?

Operation Vanilla

964 Which Indian city has the world’s worst traffic, as per the Global Traffic Index?

Bengaluru

965 Which Indian state recently reported first confirmed case of Corona virus?

Kerala

966 Which nation is the second biggest weapon producer after the US, as per SIPRI annual report?

China

967 Which Parliament has deferred its vote on anti-CAA resolution?

European Parliament

968 When Gibraltar Chess Festival was held? 2003

969 Who was the chairperson of State Bank of India? Rajnish Kumar


970 Where was the World Health Organization located? Geneva, Switzerland.

971 When was the World Health Organization established?

7 April 1948

972 Khadi collection in collaboration with KVIC to commemorate the _ birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

150th

973 USMCA crafted over years of negotiation between the three countries replaces the _ NAFTA.

1994

974 India and _ to conduct counter-terror exercise in Umroi

Bangladesh

975 When North American Free Trade Agreement was established?

January 1, 1994

976 USMCA crafted over years of negotiation between the _ countries replaces the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement

three

977 When Oscar Academy Awards was first started? May 16, 1929

978 How many millions did Google announces to promote news literacy among Indians?

1 million

979 Who is Governor of Uttar Pradesh? Anandiben Patel

980 India’s steel demand will be more than quadruple from around 111 million tones to _ million tones

489

981 Who was the founder of Bank of Baroda? Sayajirao Gaekwad III

982 Who presented Economic Survey 2020 in the Parliament?

Smt Nirmala Sitharaman

983 Which company pickup point arrives at Kolkata’s Sealdah railway station?

Amazon

984 Who received the French honor for theatre artiste? Sanjana Kapoor

985 Who launched DoPT online certificate course on Relevance of Gandhi in the Contemporary World?

Dr. Jitendra Singh

986 Which company announced $1-million grant to promote news literacy among Indians?

Google

987 What is the estimated cost of the project sanctioned by Railway Board?

Rs. 112.96 Crores

988 When North American Free Trade Agreement was established?

1994

989 Indo-Bangladesh defense cooperation a joint military training exercise organized at _

Umroi

990 Who became first ever hockey player to win World Games Athlete of the Year award?

Rani Rampal

991 Which type of virus declares as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)?

Corona virus

992 Who launched Special Edition of Khadi Watches? Shri Nitin Gadkari

993 How many million tones did India planned to increase the carbon emissions?

600

994 When Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) was founded?

1895


995 Who would serve as interim DGP of Uttar Pradesh? Hitesh Chandra Awasthi

996 The union government has set out a road map for reducing India’s crude oil imports by _ percent by 2022.

10

997 Which search engine launches SOS Alerts for corona virus?

Google

998 Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary, recently seen in news is located in

Madhya Pradesh

999 Auschwitz, recently seen in news is located in Poland

1000 India’s first underwater metro project is set to complete its East-West Project of _ Metro Rail Corporation by March 2022.

Kolkata

Current Affairs Quiz February 2020


S No Question Answer

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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