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1. Which Article recently revoked? A. 371A B. 371J

C. 370 D. 370B

Ans : D

2. Who won US open finals in women category? A. Naomi Osaka

B. Bianca Andreescu

C. Serena Williams

D. Belinda Bencic

Ans :B

3. What is name of naval exercise conducted by

India and Srilanka? A. Hand in Hand B. SLINEX

C. SIMBEX D. Varuna

Ans : B

4. Where was 7th RCEP meeting was held? A. Nepal B. India

C. Bangkok D. Singapore

Ans : C

5. Who won Annual Asian Achievers award in

Lifetime Achievement category? A. Anil Agarwal B. Hafsa Qureshi

C. Pradip Dhamecha D. Faisal Islam

Ans : A

6. Recently United Nations Convention to

Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 14)

was held at New Delhi, In this meet according

to researchers, which Animal Species in India

Extinct Due To Desertification? A. Indian Cheetah

B. Pink-headed duck

C. The Great Indian Bustard

D. All the above

Ans : D

7. The Aviation Ministry organized the

country's first helicopter summit in, which

Uttarakhand's district? A. Dehradun B. Champawat

C. Haridwar D. Nainital

Ans : A

8. Recently, 76th edition of the Venice

International Film Festival held at Venice ,

Italy, who won award in golden lion

category? A. An Officer and a Spy B. Joker

C. No. 7 Cherry Lane D. None of the above

Ans: B

9. 8th September celebrated as International

Literacy Day, what was theme for 2019? A. Literacy and Multilingualism

B. Literacy and skills development

C. Literacy in a digital world

D. None of the above

Ans: A

10. Who won US open in men‟s category by

defeating Russia‟s Daniil Mahadev in final? A. Federrer B. Novak Djokovic

C. Nadal D. None of the above

Ans : C

11. According to the report of Nutrition

International, which of indian state has lowest

consumption of iodized salt? A. Tamilnadu B. Karnataka

C. Andhra pradesh D. Meghalaya

Ans : A

12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch

National Animal Disease Control Programme

in uttar pradesh, the programme expected to

eradicate animal Foot and Mouth Disease

(FMD) and Brucellosis by? A. 2025 B. 2030

C. 2020 D. 2035

Ans : B

13. Recently a Panel formed to apportion J&K

assets and liabilities, Who is head of the panel A. Arun Goyal

B. Giriraj Prasad Gupta

C. Sanjay Mitra

D. None of the above

Ans : C

Justification: The Home Ministry has formed a

three member committee headed by retired IAS

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officer and former Defence Secretary Sanjay

Mitra to apportion the assets and liabilities of

Jammu and Kashmir between the two Union

Territories that will come into being on October

31. The other members are retired IAS officer

ArunGoyal and Controller General of Accounts

GirirajPrasad Gupta

14. Ministry of State for Agriculture launched a

multilingual Mobile App “CHC Farm

Machinery”, who is current minister of State

for Agriculture A. Parshottam Rupala B. Ramdas Athawale

C. Babul Supriyo D. Krishna pal

Ans : A

Justification: Minister of State for Agriculture

Parshottam Rupala launched a multilingual

Mobile App “CHC Farm Machinery” during a

conference on Crop Residue Management (with

collaboration of ICAR) in New Delhi

15. Which state started to offer cow for adoption

online A. Madhya Pradesh B. Uttar Pradesh

C. Odisha D. Andhra Pradesh

Ans : A

Justification: The Madhya Pradesh government

is going to launch an online service for those

wanting to adopt a cow and provide sheds to

them at gaushalas (cow shelters) across the State.

4. Recently, Which of the Two new species of

ginger discovered in nagaland A. Zingiber pere nense

B. Zingiber dimapu-rense

C. Both A&B

D. None of the above

Ans : C

Justification: Scientists from the Botanical

Survey of India (BSI) have discovered two new

species of Zingiber, commonly referred to as

ginger, in Nagaland. While Zingiber pere nense

has been discovered from the Peren district of

Nagaland, Zingiber dimapu rense was found in

the Dimapur district of the State.

16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled

to inaugurate India‟s first paperless Assembly

in which state A. Jharkhand B. Bihar

C. Chattisgarh D. Punjab

Ans : A

Justification: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is

scheduled to inaugurate Jharkhand‟s own

Assembly building at Ranchi on September 12. It

is being dubbed as India‟s first paper less

Assembly.

17. Motihari Amlekhgunj Cross-border oil

pipeline connecting India and nepal Was

inagurated, who is present PM of nepal A. K.P. Sharma Oli

B. Khil Raj Regmi

C. jhala Nath Khanal

D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: The India Nepal relationship will

continue to intensify across multiple sectors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on

during the video link launch of the Motihari

Amlekhgunj energy pipeline during which he

was invited to visit Nepal by Prime Minister K.P.

Sharma Oli.

18. Recently Indian army particicpated in

TSENTR multi-national military exercise

hosted by which country A. China B. Russia

C. Japan D. Uzbekistan

Ans : B

Justification: This year‟s Exercise TSENTR 2019

will be conducted by Central Military

Commission of Russia. Apart from host Russia

military contingents from China India

Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Pakistan and

Uzbekistan will also take part in this mega event.

19. BCCI partners with All India Radio for

commentary to provide coverage for the

men‟s and women‟s domestic and

international tournaments, All India Radio

started in which year A. 1930 B. 1935

C. 1940 D. 1950

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Ans : A

Justification: All India Radio (AIR), officially

known since 1956 as Akashvani ("Voice from the

Sky"), is the national public radio broadcaster

of India and is a division of Prasar Bharati. It

was established in 1930.[2] It is the sister service

of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, an Indian

television broadcaster. Headquartered in the

Akashvani Bhavan building in New Delhi, it

houses the Drama Section, the FM Section, the

National Service, and is also home to the Indian

television station Doordarshan Kendra, (Delhi).

20. Which of England‟s cricketers honored with

prestigious knighthood award A. Geoffrey Boycott

B. Andrew Strauss

C. Both A & B

D. None of the above

Ans : C

Justification: England cricket greats Geoffrey

Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been given

knighthoods by Theresa May in her resignation

honors list. Boycott and Strauss both received

the honor for their services to sport after

outstanding careers for England.Boycott in 78

matches, scored 8,114 Test runs at 47.72 in an

England career that ran between 1964 and

1982.Strauss hit 7,037 runs in 100 Tests from

2004 to 2012

21. Recently IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden

Arrows' for Rafale, Who is present Air Chief

Marshal A. B.S. Dhanoa

B. Arup Raha

C. Norman Anil Kumar Browne

D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: The Indian Air Force (IAF)

yesterday resurrected the Air Force Station

Ambala based 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows',

which will operate the first squadron of Rafale

fighter jets in the near future. The resurrection

ceremony was presided over by IAF Chief Air

Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa

22. India and Iceland to enhance cooperation in

the field of sustained fisheries development

and organize cultural exchange programme

signed agreements, who is Iceland president A. Olafur Ragnar Grímsson

B. Gudni Johannesson

C. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: India and Iceland signed

agreements to enhance cooperation in the field of

sustained fisheries development and organize

cultural exchange programme between 2019 and

2022 in the presence of President Ram

NathKovind and his Iceland counterpart Gudni

Johannesson in Reykjavik in Iceland.

23. Railways to help recharge phones of

passengers using plastic bottle crushers at

stations, who is present railway chairman A. Vinay Mittal B. A.K.Mitta

C. Ashwani Lohani D. V.K. Yadav

Ans : D

Justification: The railways will install 400 bottle-

crushing machines at stations, in which a

passenger wanting to use them will have to key

in his phone number into the machine and his

phone will be recharged, later railway staff to

collect all the used plastic bottles at railway

stations and send them for recycling Railway

Board Chairman V.K. Yadav said.

24. Health Minister announces plans of Genomic

grid for India-specific cancer research, who

is present Minister of State for Health and

Family Welfare A. Aswini Kumar B. Arjun kumar

C. Krishna pal D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: The government has plans to set up

a National Genomic Grid which will study

genomic data of cancer patients from India said

Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

Aswini Kumar

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25. India & ADB signed $200 million loan to

improve rural connectivity in Maharashtra,

Who is current CM of Maharashtra A. Devendra Fadnavis

B. Prithviraj Chavan

C. Ashok Chavan

D. Vilasrao Deshmukh

Ans : A

Justification: The Asian Development Bank

(ADB) and the Government of India signed a

$200 million loan to upgrade rural roads to all

weather standards in 34 districts of Maharashtra

State to improve road safety and better connect

rural areas with markets and services.

26. Who appointed as Principal Secretary to PM

Modi A. Nripendra Misra

B. PK Mishra

C. Pulok Chatterji

D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: The government has appointed PK

Mishra as the Principal Secretary to Prime

Minister Narendra Modi. The Appointments

Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the

appointment of Dr. PK Mishra, who was

currently serving as the additional Principal

Secretary to the Prime Minister. He replaces

Nripendra Misra, who stepped down last month

as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.

27. Government e Marketplace (GeM) signed

MOU to set up a GeM Organizational

Transformation Team (GOTT) Project

Management Unit (PMU) in which state. A. Punjab B. Gujarat

C. Odisha D. Karnataka

Ans : A

Justification: Government of Punjab is the first

State which will establish GOTT PMU for

effectively utilizing this transformational

initiative towards inclusive efficient and

transparent procurement. Among the CPSUs

SAIL has already signed MoU for setting up of

PMU. Many other states and CPSUs are in the

process of setting up GOTT PMUs.

28. HRD ministry launched Curriculum for Life

Skills (JeevanKaushal) designed by UGC,

Who is Current chairman of UGC A. VedPrakash

B. D P Singh

C. SukhadeoThorat

D. Arun S. Nigavekar

Ans : B

Justification: Union Minister of State for Human

Resource Development Sanjay Dhotre launched

the Curriculum for Life Skills (JeevanKaushal)

designed by University Grants Commission

(UGC) in New Delhi. Life skills (JeevanKaushal)

curriculum cover the set of human talents

acquired by an individual via classroom learning

or life experience that can help them to deal with

problems encountered in day to day life. This

includes the core skills each individual must

possess internally as well as externally for the

betterment of self and the society as a whole.

Adoption of life skills is the key to success and

quality in life.

29. Minister for Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship (MSDE), laid the

foundation stone for Indian Institute of Skills

(IIS). Partnering with Tata Group in which

state A. Mumbai B. Punjab

C. Andhra Pradesh D. Telangana

Ans : A

Justification: Mahendra NathPandey, Minister

for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

(MSDE), laid the foundation stone for Indian

Institute of Skills (IIS) at Mumbai. The objective

of the institute is to provide skill training in

highly specialized areas to students who want to

pursue technical education after completing

Class X and XII. The Ministry feels that the IIS

will be a tertiary care institute in the skills

ecosystem and offer best of required courses in

emerging and high demand areas such as deep

technology, aerospace, among others.

30. Which of the following trains,The Ministry of

Railwaysplans to allow privateplayers to

operate A. Delhi Lucknow Tejas Express

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B. Mumbai Ahmedabad Tejas Expess

C. Both A&B

D. None of the above

Ans : C

Justification: The Delhi Lucknow Tejas Express

will be the first train that will not be operated by

the Railways, from as early as the first week of

October. The Ministry of Railways plans to allow

private players to operate certain trains, and as

part of its 100 day agenda, the Indian Railway

Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)

have been asked to run two trains.

The second, the Mumbai Ahmedabad

Tejas Expess, is likely to start operations this

December. To make the travel attractive, on

offer are free travel insurance worth? 25 lakh,

on board infotainment services, doorstep

baggage collection, local food and no tatkal

quota.

31. Who has been appointed as Principal

Advisor to Prime Minister? A. PK Sinha

B. Pulok Chatterji

C. Nripendra mishra

D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: Shri PK Sinha, currently

functioning as OSD in the Prime Minister's

Office, has been appointed the Principal Advisor

to the PM Narendra Modi. Sinha served as

Cabinet Secretary from 13th June 2015 to 30th

August 2019. He was a 1977 Batch IAS officer

from Uttar Pradesh Cadre. During his illustrious

career, Sinha has served as Secretary in the

Ministries of Power and Shipping. He also

served as Special Secretary in the Ministry of

Petroleum and Natural Gas.

32. Which following cricket Stadium is renamed

as Arun Jaitley Stadium in memory of the

late politician A. Feroz shah Kotla

B. Eden Gardens

C. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: The Delhi and District

Cricket Association (DDCA) on Thursday

renamed the Feroze shah Kotla Stadium as Arun

JaitleyS tadium in memory of the late politician

cum sports administrator. Union Home Minister

Amit Shah digitally inaugurated the renamed

ArunJaitley Cricket Stadium in presence of late

finance minister‟s family

33. Who has been named as brand ambassador

of Gatorade A. Hima Das B. Sainanehwal

C. P V Sindhu D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: India ace sprinter Hima Das

named as the brand ambassador of Gatorade

India. The 19 year old from Assam, nicknamed

the Dhing Express, thus joins ace badminton

player PV Sindhu and star javelin thrower

Neeraj Chopra as the brand's ambassador in the

country.

34. Where NarendraModiinaugurated India‟s

second riverine Multi Modal terminal A. Himachal Pradesh B. Punjab

C. Bihar D. Jharkhand

Ans : D

Justification: The Prime Minister Narendra

Modi inagurates India‟s second riverine Multi

Modal terminal built at Sahibganj in

Jharkhand. This is the second of the three Multi

Modal Terminals being constructed on river

Ganga under Jal Marg Vikas Project

(JMVP). Earlier, in November, 2018 the Prime

Minister had inaugurated first MMT at

Varanasi

35. Recently, Mukhya Mantri Dal Poshit Yojana

launched in Uttarakhand, Who is present CM

of Uttarakhand A. Amarinder Singh

B. Trivendra Singh Rawat

C. Ashok Gehlot

D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Uttarakhand Chief Minister

Trivendra Singh Rawat on launched a scheme

MukhyaMantri Dal PoshitYojana , under which

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ration card holders in the state will get two kgs

of pulses at subsidized rates every month. The

23.32 lakh ration card holders of the state will

benefit from the scheme.They will get two kgs of

Chana dal (chickpeas split) at the rate of Rs 44

per kg this month. Chana dal comes at Rs 65 to

Rs 70 per kg in the open market.

36. NGT forms committee to stop illegal ground

water extraction, Who is chairperson of

committee A. Swatanter Kumar

B. Adarsh Kumar Goel

C. Lokeshwar Singh Panta

D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Expressing concern over depleting

groundwater levels the National Green Tribunal

(NGT) has set up a committee to formulate steps

required to prevent its unauthorized extraction.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice

Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the committee to

evolve a robust mechanism to ensure that

groundwater is not illegally extracted and to

monitor manning and functioning of the Central

Ground Water Authority (CGWA).

5. Recently information portal called the Jan

Soochna Portal 2019 was launched in which state A. Rajasthan B. Maharashtra

C. Punjab D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: The first ever public information

portal was launched in Rajasthan on Friday

promising to provide information about

government authorities and departments to the

public in the true spirit of Right to Information

Act. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot inaugurated

the portal at B.M. Birla Auditorium in the

presence of former Chief Information

Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah former Law

Commission chairman Justice A.P. Shah and a

galaxy of RTI activists including Magsaysay

Award winner Aruna Roy. The State govt

collaborated with the civil society groups to

develop the portal the first of its kind in the

country initially giving information pertaining to

13 departments on a single platform.

37. Recently, India, Slovenia sign seven

agreements and MoUs, who is current

president of Slovenia A. DaniloTurk B. BorutPahor

C. Janez Drnovsek D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: President RamNath Kovind and

his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor have

agreed to strengthen multilateralism and

promote multi-polar world in a bilateral meeting

held at Lubliyana, the capital city of Slovenia.

38. Recently, DRDO handed over to the Navy a

new-generation wargaming software Navy,

Who is current vice admiral A. G Ashok Kumar

B. Ajit Kumar

C. Karambir Singh

D. Parasurama Naidu Murugesan

Ans : A

Justification: The DRDO handed over to the

Navy a new generation war gaming software,

aimed at creating an environment that would

enable the Maritime Warfare Centers (MWCs)

to train using the latest technological and

computing tools The software has been

developed by the Institute for Systems Studies

and Analysis (ISSA) in Delhi, a premier Defense

Research Development Organization (DRDO)

laboratory, in collaboration with the MWC,

Visakhapatnam to meet the contemporary

operational and tactical level war gaming

requirement of the Indian Navy

39. The GST Network decided to make Aadhaar

authentication or physical verification

mandatory for new dealers from A. 2021 B. 2020

C. 2022 D. 2023

Ans : B

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Justification: Uttarakhand Chief Minister

Trivendra Singh Rawat on launched a scheme

MukhyaMantri Dal PoshitYojana , under which

ration card holders in the state will get two kgs

of pulses at subsidized rates every month. The

23.32 lakh ration card holders of the state will

benefit from the scheme. They will get two kgs of

Chana dal (chickpeas split) at the rate of Rs 44

per kg this month. Chana dal comes at Rs 65-Rs

70 per kg in the open market.

40. Recently, FIBA basketball World Cup held

in china, which country won the title A. Argentina B. China

C. Spain D. None of the above

Ans : C

Justification: Spain captured its second FIBA

basketball World Cup title after defeating

Argentina in the gold medal game at the Wuke

song Arena in Beijing. Point guard Ricky Rubio

led Spain with 20 points seven rebounds and

three assists and was named most valuable

player of the international competition

41. Recently, HP CM launches helpline 1100 for

public grievances, who is current CM of HP A. Jai Ram Thakur

B. ManoharlalKhatter

C. Anurag Thakur

D. none of the above

Ans : A

Justification: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister

Jai Ram Thakur launched the Mukhya Mantri

Seva Sankalp Helpline '1100' for speedy and

time-bound redressal of public grievances. The

helpline will function six days a week (Monday-

Saturday) from 7 am to 10 pm.

42. Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Renamed

“Kalyana Karnataka”, under which article

this region enjoys special status under the

Constitution A. 371B B. 371J

C. 371K D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: On the occasion of the

commemoration of Hyderabad-Karnataka

Liberation Day, On September 17, 1948,

Hyderabad-Karnataka region merged with the

Union of India under the leadership of India‟s

first Home Minister, SardarVallabhbhai Patel.

The region, comprising Bidar, Ballari,

Kalaburagi, Koppal, Raichur and Yadgir, enjoys

special status under the Constitution (Article

371J) owing to its backwardness.

43. Recently, National Centre for Clean Coal

Research and Development was inaugurated

at Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in

Bengaluru, who is current Minister of

Science & Technology A. Jaipal Reddy B. Dr. Jitendra Singh

C. Harsh Vardhan D. None of these

Ans : C

Justification: Minister of Science & Technology

Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the National Centre

for Clean Coal Research and Development at

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru.

The center has been established as a national

consortium on clean coal research and

development with IISc leading it.

44. Recently, Documentary „Moti Bagh‟

nominated for Oscars, based on life of which

state farmer A. Uttarakhand B. Bihar

C. Punjab D. none of the above

Ans : A

Justification: A short movie made with the

financial assistance from Prasar Bharati has

been nominated for Oscars. The movie "Moti

Bagh" revolving around the life and hard work

of an octogenarian farmer from Uttarakhand

has been directed by a three time national award

winner Nirmal Chandra Dandariyal. The film is

about the life of an 82 year old farmer from

Uttarakhand Vidyadutt Sharma. Mr Sharma

lives in Saanguda village of Kaljikhal block of

Pauri district. It is the first film from

Uttarakhand which will be showcased on a

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45. Bangladesh PM Hasina receives Dr Kalam

Smriti International Excellence Award, Who

is current PM of Bangladesh A. Fakhruddin Ahmed

B. Sheikh Hasina

C. FazlulHaque

D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of

Bangladesh was conferred the DrKalamSmriti

International Excellence Award 2019 in Dhaka.

The award has been instituted in the memory of

former Indian President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul

Kalam.

46. Recently, Four new judges were appointed to

the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 34,

the highest ever, who were the newly

appointed A. V Ramasubramanian

B. Krishna Murari

C. S Ravindra Bhat

D. All of the above

Ans : D

Justification: Four new judges were appointed to

the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 34, the

highest ever.The Parliament recently increased

the number of judges in the apex court from 31,

including the Chief Justice of India (CJI), to 34.

Appointed judges are: V

Ramasubramanian from Himachal Pradesh high

court Krishna Murari from Haryana high court

S RavindraBhat from Rajasthan high court

Hrishikesh Roy from Kerala high court

47. Recently, According to the report 2 of 3 child

deaths due to malnutrition, in which state

malnutrition is high A. Rajasthan B. Bihar

C. Tamilnadu D. Odisha

Ans : A

Justification: Two thirds of the 1.04 million

deaths in children under five years in India are

still attributable to malnutrition, according to

the first comprehensive estimate of disease

burden due to child and maternal malnutrition

and the trends of its indicators in every State

from 1990.

The report states that the disability adjusted life

year (DALY) rate attributable to malnutrition in

children varies 7 fold among the States and is

highest in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and

Assam, followed by Madhya Pradesh,

Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Nagaland and Tripura.

48. Recently, Karnataka state university rankings

survey done by ICAR, Which university

ranked top at established university category A. Manipal academy of higher education

B. KLE University

C. Kuvempu university

D. none of the above

Ans : A

Justification: Manipal Academy of Higher

Education (MAHE), Manipal, has been rated as

the top university in Karnataka by the

Karnataka State Universities Rating Framework

2018 - 19. MAHE had a score of 841 out of 1,000.

The ratings are a comprehensive assessment of

all universities in the state including state,

private and deemed to be universities. The

survey was done by ICARE Ratings, the

research and analysis division of Indian Centre

for Academic Rankings and Excellence.

49. Who has been replacing BS Dhanoa as Air

Chief Marshal? A. Arup Raha

B. Bhadauria

C. Anil Kumar Browne

D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Air Marshal Bhadauria who took

over as the Vice Chief of the Indian Air Force in

May this year will take charge from the

incumbent Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa

on 30th of September. An alumnus of the

National Defence Academy Bhadauria was

commissioned into the fighter stream of the IAF

in June 1980 and won the coveted Sword of

Honour for standing first in the overall order of

merit.

50. Recently, Which state declared 2020 as

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C. Telangana D. Karnataka

Ans : C

Justification: The Telangana government has

decided to declare 2020 as Artificial Intelligence

year by organizing various activities related to

the emerging technology Government has signed

up with NITI Aayog which has come out with the

'National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence' to

run pilot projects in Telangana. IT industry

body NASSCOM is setting up a Centre of

Excellence in Data Sciences and which is

expected to start its activities in 2020.IIT

Khargapur which is coming up with its regional

center would take up the first programme in AI

51. To mark the importance of patient safety, the

first-ever World Patient Safety Day,

announced by WHO is being observed on A. September 17 B. September 15

C. September 12 D. September 05

Ans : A

Justification: To mark the importance of patient

safety, the first ever World Patient Safety Day is

being observed on September 17, 2019.

Launched by WHO as a global campaign

„Medication without Harm‟, the day aims to

create awareness around patient safety and urge

people to show commitment to making

healthcare safer. The theme for this year is

„Patient Safety: a global health priority‟ and the

slogan is „Speak up for patient safety‟.

52. Recently, India, Mongolia sign MoUs in areas

including space, disaster management &

culture, who is current president of Mongolia A. Battulga Khaltma

B. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

C. Nambaryn Enkhbayar

D. None of the above

Ans: A

Justification: India and Mongolia have

exchanged documents in areas including space

disaster management and culture. Two MoUs

were signed in the fields of disaster management

and space cooperation in the presence of

President Ramnath Kovind and Mongolian

President Battulga Khaltma in New Delhi

53. What is new income tax rate for new

domestic manufacturing companies? A. 20 B. 15 C. 25 D. 26

Ans: B

Justification: Under the new provision a new

domestic company incorporated on or after 1st

October 2019 making fresh investment in

manufacturing and commences their production

on or before 31st March, 2023, will have to pay

income tax at the rate of only 15 per cent.

54. Recently, Nasscom's Data Security Council of

India (DSCI) with the electronics and IT

ministry (MeitY) collaborated with which

company to launch „digital payment abhiyan‟ A. Microsoft B. Facebook

C. Google D. Whatsapp

Ans : C

Justification: Nasscom's Data Security Council

of India (DSCI) has collaborated with the

electronics and IT ministry (MeitY) and Google

India to launch a nationwide awareness

campaign 'Digital Payment Abhiyan'.

Communications and Electronics & IT Minister

Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the campaign

that will educate end users on the benefits of

making digital payments and urge them to adopt

security and safety best practices.

55. Where Union Minister for Home Affairs,

Amit Shah launched ERSS, E-Beat Book

system and E-Saathi app A. Chandigarh B. Harayana

C. Delhi D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: Union Minister for Home Affairs,

Amit Shah launched three citizen centric services

of the Chandigarh Police, in Chandigarh. The

services include the Emergency Response

Support System (ERSS Dial 112), „E Beat Book‟

System and the „E Saathi App‟

56. Recently, Madhukar Kamath has been

elected as chairman of the Audit Bureau of

Circulations, Where is Head quarters of ABC A. Delhi B. Maharashtra

C. Kolkatta D. Odisha

Ans : B

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Justification: Madhukar Kamath, chairman

emeritus of DDB Mudra group and mentor of

Inter brand India, has been as elected chairman

of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for

2019-20. Kamath has also been the president of

Advertising Agencies Association of India

57. Who won Singapore Grand Prix? A. Charles Leclerc

B. Sebastian Vettel

C. Lewis Hamilton

D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Sebastian Vettel raced to

victory in floodlit Singapore Grand Prix, leading

a one two with Ferrari team mate Charles

Leclerc. While Lewis Hamilton finished fourth

but stretched his championship lead to 65 points.

58. Which Indian singer was awarded at 21st

Century Icon Award in UK? A. Sonunigam

B. Shreyaghoshal

C. KailashKher

D. None of the above

Ans: A

Justification: Popular Bollywood playback

singer Sonu Nigam has been honoured with the

Magnificent Performing Arts Award at the

annual 21st Century Icon Awards in London.

Nigam was among a host of winners across a

range of categories at a gala awards ceremony

last week devised as a celebration of dynamic

entrepreneurs and successful individuals chosen

from hundreds of nominations from around the

world

59. When the International Day of Sign

Languages is celebrated A. SEP 23 B. SEP 24

C. SEP 22 D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: International Day of Sign

Languages is being observed Sep 23. The

objective of the day is to raise awareness of the

importance of sign language in the full

realization of the human rights of people who are

deaf. Sign languages are fully-fledged natural

languages, structurally distinct from the spoken

languages. The theme of the day is Sign

Language Rights for All

60. Gully Boy official entry to Oscars 2020, who

has played lead role in the movie A. Ranbir kapoor

B. Ranveer singh

C. Varun Dhawan

D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Film Federation of India has

nominated Director ZoyaAkhtar's "Gully Boy",

featuring Ranveer Singh in the lead, as India's

official entry in the International Feature Film

category Oscars 2020's. The movie, which

released commercially across the country in

February this year, also features Alia Bhatt,

Vijay Raaz, Kalki Koechlin, Siddhant

Chaturvedi, Vijay Varma and Amruta Subhash.

61. Which Ladakhi form of dance has created

history by breaking into the Guinness book

of world records as the largest Ladakhi

Dance? A. Jabro B. Shondol

C. Drugpa-Rches D. None of the above

Ans: B

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Justification: Ladakhi Shondol dance has

created history by breaking into the Guinness

book of world records as the largest Ladakhi

dance. 408 women artists in traditional dresses

performed gracefully the Shondol dance on the

occasion of the Annual Naropa Festival. Shondol

is famous dance, which used to be performed by

artists for King of Ladakh on special occasion. It

was organized by the Live to Love India, Drukpa

Charitable Trust and Young Drukpa

Association. During the festival, it was not only

focused on Zero usage of Plastic but also

sensitive the religious and community leaders on

plastic waste management and recycling.

62. Who is only Bollywood actress to feature in

Fortune India‟s list of most powerful women? A. Anushka Sharma B. DeepikaPadukone

C. Alia Bhat D. Priyanka Chopra

Ans : A

Justification: Actress Anushka Sharma has been

named in Fortune India‟s top 50 lists of Most

Powerful Women of 2019. The actress who

ventured into Bollywood in 2008 with the film

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is the youngest woman on

the list and ranks at 39. She is also the only

Bollywood actor to feature on the list.

63. Recently, Which actor has been named for

the prestigious Dada Sahab Phalke Award? A. Amitabh Bachchan B. Rajnikanth

C. Mohanlal D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan

has been named for the prestigious Dada Sahab

Phalke award for his outstanding contribution to

the film industry. The award is conferred by the

Government for outstanding contribution to the

growth and development of Indian Cinema. It

consists of a Swarn Kamal and a cash prize of

ten lakh rupees

64. Recently, Chilahati- border railway link up

gradation work inaugurated to connect West

Bengal, with which country A. Myanmar B. Bangladesh

C. Bhutan D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Railway Minister of Bangladesh,

Md. Nurul Islam Sujan and High Commissioner

of India, Riva Ganguly Das laid the foundation

stone at Chilahati in Bangladesh for undertaking

the work of up-gradation and lying of missing

tracks from Chilahati to the border with India

near Haldibari. The 7.5-kilometre long railway

track will help in providing connectivity from

West Bengal into Assam via Bangladesh.

Construction of immigration and customs post

will also be done on it. On completion, this will

provide a big boost to trade, travel and tourism

between Bangladesh and India.

65. Who won best player award at FIFA football

awards 2019? A. Alisson Becker B. Lionel Messi

C. Ronaldo D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: The best FIFA football award 2019

was held at Teatroscala in Milan Italy. In the

category of Best men's player Lionel Messi

(ARG/Barcelona) won the award.

66. World tourism day is celebrated Sep 27th of

every year, which country will be hosting

World Tourism Day 2019 A. India B. China

C. Nepal D. None of the above

Ans : A

Justification: World Tourism Day 2019: This

year for the first time India will be hosting

World Tourism Day which has the

theme „Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all‟

Background: Since 1980, the United Nations

World Tourism Organization has

celebrated World Tourism Day as international

observances on September 27. This date was

chosen as on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the

UNWTO were adopted. The adoption of these

Statutes is considered a milestone in global

tourism. The purpose of this day is to awareness

on the role of tourism within the international

community and to demonstrate how it affects

social, cultural, political and economic values

worldwide.

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67. Which IIT will be hosting Singapore-India

Hackathon 2019? A. IIT Madras B. IIT Delhi

C. IIT Bangalore D. IIT Kharagpur

Ans : B

Justification: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

will address the second edition of the joint

hackathon with Singapore the "Singapore India

Hackathon 2019" at IIT Madras on September

30. "Singapore India Hackathon", an initiative

of Prime Minister NarendraModi, is the first of

its kind joint international hackathon between

India and any other country. India is the host of

this event. The first edition of the Singapore

India Hackathon was held in Singapore in

November, 2018, based on the theme 'Smart

Campus'.This year the hackathon is focused on

three themes, 'Good Health and wellbeing',

'Quality Education' and 'Affordable and Clean

Energy'. Singapore India Hackathon 2019 has 20

teams and for the first time each participating

team would comprise of three students each

from India and Singapore.

68. Recently, Which Indian athlete awarded with

IAAF veteran pin prize? A. P V Sindhu B. SainaNehwal

C. P T Usha D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Former Indian athlete and

Olympian PT Usha (Golden Girl, Payyoli

Express) have been conferred with the

prestigious International Association

of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Veteran Pin

Award. Usha received the award at the

52nd IAAF conference in Doha. The PT Usha

was also awarded with the prestigious

Arjun award in 1983 and Padma Shri in 1985

69. On occasion of World tourism day celebrated

on Sep 27th of every year, which state has

bagged the Best State award for overall

growth in tourism category A. Andhra Pradesh B. Karnataka

C. Telangana D. none of the above

Ans: A

Justification: World Tourism Day 2019: This

year for the first time India will be hosting

World Tourism Day which has the

theme „Tourism and Jobs: a better future for all‟

On the occasion, Vice President M Venkaiah

Naidu conferred the National tourism awards in

various categories at a function in New Delhi.

Andhra Pradesh has bagged the Best State

award for overall growth in tourism category

while Goa and Madhya Prdesh were joint

winners in Adventure Tourism category.

Uttarakhand was awarded best film promotion

friendly state and Telangana for the best state in

innovative use of IT category.

70. Which Indian corporate won UN Global

Climate Action Award for 'carbon neutral

now' category? A. Wipro B. Infosys

C. Tech Mahindra D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Digital services and consulting

major Infosys has won the United Nations

Global Climate Action Award in 'carbon neutral

now' category becoming the only Indian

corporate to earn the recognition for its efforts to

combat climate change. Infosys began its action

to combat climate change in 2008 with an

assessment of its carbon footprint. In 2011 it

made a voluntary commitment to the United

Nations to become carbon neutral. The company

has been on an accelerated plan focusing on

energy efficiency renewable energy and

offsetting emissions.

71. Recently, Which country announced to give

online tourist visa for first time? A. Jordan B. Qatar

C. Saudi Arabia D. Bahrain

Ans : C

Justification: Saudi Arabia will offer tourist visas for

the first time opening up the kingdom to

holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its

economy away from oil. It will open applications for

online tourist visas to citizens of 49 countries. Visas

are currently restricted to expat workers, their

dependents and Muslim pilgrims travelling to holy

sites in Mecca and Medina.

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72. What is India‟s position in IMD World

Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019

(WDCR) A. 44 B. 48 C. 50 D. 52

Ans : A

Justification: India ranks 44th position in 2019 from

48th rank in 2018, with the biggest improvement in

the technology sub- factor level, holding first position

in telecommunications investment," according to the

IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2019

(WDCR). The US was ranked as the world's most

digitally competitive economy, followed by Singapore

in the second place. Sweden was ranked third on the

list, followed by Denmark and Switzerland in the 4th

and 5th place, respectively.

73. Recently, who has been appointed as IAF

vice Chief? A. B Suresh B. HS Arora

C. RKS Bhadauria D. None of the above

Ans : B

Justification: Air Marshal HS Arora has been

appointed the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force. He

will succeed Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria who

will take over as the Chief of Air Staff on

September 30. The Centerappointed Air

Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria the

next chief of the India Air Force (IAF).

Bhadauria who is currently Vice Chief of Air

Staff will take over the charge as the Chief of Air

Staff after his predecessor and the incumbent

IAF Chief BS Dhanoa retires on September 30.

74. Recently, Midnapore becomes 5000th railway

station to be Wi-Fi enabled, which was first

Wi-Fi enabled railway station? A. Chennai Central station

B. Howrah Station

C. Mumbai Central station

D. None of the above

Ans : C

Justification: Midnapore in West Bengal has become

the 5000th railway station to be Wi-Fi enabled.

Locals and passengers are now connected to free and

fast internet in and around 5000 stations of the

country. Rail Tel started the project of providing Wi-

Fi facility at railway stations in January 2016 from

Mumbai Central station in Maharashtra. It was the

first station to have fast and free Rail Wire.

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