MCQ

Monthly Current Affairs Quiz – (April 2019)
1. The CBDT extended the deadline to link PAN the third-largest lender of the country. The customers
with Aadhaar by six months from March 31 to including depositors of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank
what date? will be treated as customers of Bank of Baroda with
A. September 30, 2019 effect from 1st April this year. The first-ever three-
B. October 15, 2019 way consolidation of banks in India, with a combined
C. September 15, 2019 business of 14.8 lakh crore rupees, making it the
D. October 30, 2019 third-largest bank after State Bank of India and ICICI
E. December 30, 2019 Bank.
Answer: A 3. Name the Air Marshal who appointed as new
The CBDT extended the deadline to link PAN with Strategic Forces Command Chief?
Aadhaar by six months from March 31 to September A. KS Phillips
30, 2019. However, it’ll be mandatory to quote and B. NS Dhillon
link Aadhaar while filing income tax return from C. AB Chandan
April 1, 2019 unless specifically exempted.This is the D. RK Vijay
sixth time the government has extended the deadline E. None of these
for individuals to link their Permanent Account Answer: B
Number (PAN) to Aadhaar. Air Marshal NS Dhillon was appointed as the new
2. Which among the following banks to merge Strategic Forces Command Chief.The Strategic
with Bank of Barodato create the third-largest Forces Command looks after the strategic nuclear
lender of the country? arsenal of the country.Air Marshal Dhillon topped the
A. Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank Fighter Strike Leader Course at TACDE and also
B. Vijaya Bank and IDBI Bank served there as the Head of Training and Deputy
C. Dena Bank and IDBI Bank Commandant.
D. IDBI Bank and Corporation Bank 4. Which two Maharatna public sector units have
E. Corporation Bank and Vijaya Bank inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for
Answer: A cooperation in the development of solar power
In a first three-way amalgamation, Vijaya Bank and projects?
Dena Bank will merge with Bank of Baroda to create A. GAIL India Ltd and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd
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B. Steel Authority of India and Bharat Heavy official delegation, President Ramnath Kovind had
Electricals Ltd wide ranging discussions with his counterpart
C. GAIL and Steel Authority of India President Evo Morles of Bolivia. The discussions
D. Steel Authority of India and Oil and Natural Gas focussed on political, economic and cultural issues
Corporation including space, mining, IT, pharmaceutical and
E. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and GAIL traditional medicines.
Answer: A 6. According to report ‘OpenSignal’s Hottest city
Maharatna public sector units GAIL India Ltd and for 4G Availability’ released by OpenSignal,
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) have inked a which city has the highest 4G availability of
memorandum of understanding (MoU) for 95.3%?
cooperation in the development of solar power A. Dhanbad
projects. The MoU is aimed at building a closer B. Ranchi
strategic partnership between the two state-owned C. Srinagar
companies for jointly pursuing commercial solar D. Mumbai
power projects through participation in tariff and E. Delhi
viability gap funding based competitive bidding Answer: A
process. India has set a target to achieve 100 GW of According to report ‘OpenSignal’s Hottest city for
solar power by 2022 so that all citizens can have 4G Availability’ released by OpenSignal, Dhanbad,
round-the-clock access to uninterrupted electricity. which is also known as the coal capital of India has
5. Under the framework of South-South the highest 4G availability of 95.3%, followed by
Cooperation, India has offered what million dollar Ranchi which has 95% of 4G Availability.The report
Line of Credit to Bolivia for financing revealed 4G Availability across the top 50 Indian
development projects. citiesBoth Ranchi and Dhanbad are two cities in
A. $50 million Jharkhand and they are the only two cities to have
B. 75 million over 95% of 4G coverage. Srinagar is one of the
C. $100 million remote areas in the country stood third on the list
D. $200 million with 4G Availability score of 94.9%.
E. $250 million 7. Who won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2019?
Answer: C A. Valtteri Bottas
Under the framework of South-South Cooperation, B. Lewis Hamilton
India has offered $100 million Line of Credit to C. Sebastian Vettel
Bolivia for financing development D. Kimi Räikkönen
projects.Accompanied by a 100-member strong E. Valtteri Bottas

Answer: B in the cap of the shooting sport community. They

Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton won the have been raising the performance bar every day over
Bahrain Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas, winner of the the past few years. NRAI secretary-general D.V.S.
opener in Australia, took second place to stay top of Rao and secretary Rajeev Bhatia received the trophy
the championship standings by a point from team from Director General of SAI Neelam Kapoor and
mate Hamilton. cricketer Madan Lal.
8. Which team won Sultan Azlan Shah cup 2019 ? 10. Which country has extended by six months an
A. South Korea embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia
B. Australia A. Germany
C. India B. Japan
D. Great Britain C. Russia
E. New Zealand D. Australia
Answer: A E. India
India has lost to South Korea in the final of Sultan Answer: A
Azlan Shah Hockey tournament at Ipoh in Germany has extended by six months an embargo on
Malaysia.The host Malaysia Has secured the 3rd weapons exports to Saudi Arabia, instituted in
place. Manpreet Singh was the captain of Indian October 2018. It is extended by six months from
Hockey Team. Asian games Gold medalist Japan March 31 to September 30, 2019. Berlin reacted to
stood at 5th place Khashoggi’s murder at the Saudi consulate in
9. ________ was awarded the ‘Best Sports Istanbul last October by declaring a freeze on
Federation’ award in the country by the weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and other countries
Association Chambers of Commerce and Industry involved in the Yemen war.
(ASSOCHAM). 11. Which city hosted the 16th meeting of the
A. Haryana Rifle Association Canada-India Joint Working Group on Counter-
B. Guru Dronacharya Shooting Academy Terrorism?
C. Delhi State Rifle Association A. New Delhi
D. National Rifle Association of India B. Mumbai
E. None of these C. Ottawa
Answer: D D. Toronoto
The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) was E. Victoria
awarded the ‘Best Sports Federation’ award in the Answer: C
country by the Association Chambers of Commerce The 16th meeting of the Canada-India Joint Working
and Industry (ASSOCHAM).This is another feather Group on Counter-Terrorism and its Expert Sub-

group was held in Ottawa to provide detailed Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-
briefings on their respective nation’s counter- DAC) will host 2 days ‘Technology Conclave’ on 4
terrorism priorities, strategies, and legislative and 5 April 2019 at Pune.Exascale Computing,
frameworks. The meeting has reviewed the threats Microprocessor and Quantum Computing, AI &
posed by terrorist groups worldwide and in their Language Computing, IoE, and Dependable and
respective countries and regions. Secure Computing and Next Generation Applied
12. The government has again extended its Computing will be discussed at the conclave. C-DAC
deadline to impose retaliatory customs duties on is the implementing agencies of the National
__ US products, including almond, walnut, and Supercomputing Mission.
pulses, till 2 May 2019 14. Earth Hour 2019 observed across the world on
A. 20 which date?
B. 25 A. March 29th
C. 29 B. March 30th
D. 30 C. March 31st
E. 32 D. April 1st
Answer: C E. April 2nd
The government has again extended its deadline to Answer: B
impose retaliatory customs duties on 29 US products, The Earth Hour 2019 was observed on March 30,
including almond, walnut, and pulses, till 2 May 2019 at 8:30 pm local time to take a global call on
2019. Government of India decided to impose these climate change. It was thirteenth edition of Earth
duties in retaliation to a move by the US to impose Hour and to mark this day, cities worldwide turned
high customs duties on certain steel and aluminium their lights off for one hour from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm
products. India’s exports to the US in 2017-18 stood local time. The campaign of Earth Hour 2019 was
at USD 47.9 billion. ‘#Connect2Earth’. It was aimed at building mass
13. Centre for Development of Advanced awareness on importance of nature and create
Computing (C-DAC) will host 2 days ‘Technology unstoppable movement for nature similar to when the
Conclave’ on 4 and 5 April 2019 at ______ world came together to tackle climate change.
A. Bangaluru 15. Which state is celebrating its foundation on 1st
B. Pune April 2019?
C. Hyderabad A. Odisha
D. Patna B. Kerala
E. Ranchi C. Maharashtra
Answer: B D. Meghalaya

E. Uttarakhand Answer: D
Answer: A Finance Ministry stated that the Goods and Services
Odisha is celebrating 84 years of its foundation on 1st Tax (GST) collection stood at Rs. 1.06 lakh crore in
April 2019. The day is also known as ‘Utkal Divas.’ March, recording the highest-ever monthly collection
Earlier, Odisha was a part of Bihar, it became the first since GST launch. Around 75.95 lakh GSTR-3B
state to be formed on the linguistic basis in 1936. The returns were filed for February up to March 31, as
name of the state was changed from Orissa to Odisha, against 73.48 lakh a month ago. This is the fourth
and the name of its language from Oriya to Odia, in time the collections crossed Rs. 1 lakh crore this
2011 fiscal. Total gross GST revenue collected in March,
16. The World Autism Awareness Day was 2019 is Rs. 1,06,577 crore of which Central GST is
observed across the world on what date every year Rs. 20,353 crore, State GST is Rs. 27,520 crore,
with an aim to raise awareness about autism Integrated GST is Rs. 50,418 crore and cess is Rs.
throughout the world? 8,286 crore
A. April 01 18. The Reserve Bank set the average base rate to
B. April 02 be charged from borrowers by non-banking
C. April 03 financial companies (NBFCs) and micro-finance
D. March 31 institutions (MFIs) at what per cent for the first
E. March 30 quarter of the next fiscal?
Answer: B A. 9.01%
The World Autism Awareness Day was observed B. 9.11%
across the world on April 2 every year with an aim to C. 9.21%
raise awareness about autism throughout the world. D. 9.31%
The theme for this year is Assistive Technologies, E. 9.41%
Active Participation. The day was first observed in Answer: C
2007 by the United Nations The Reserve Bank set the average base rate to be
17. Finance Ministry stated that the Goods and charged from borrowers by non-banking financial
Services Tax (GST) collected what amount in companies (NBFCs) and micro-finance institutions
March? (MFIs) at 9.21 per cent for the first quarter of the next
A. Rs.10 lakh crore fiscal. RBI, on the last working day of every quarter,
B. Rs.2.3 lakh crore comes out with the average of the base rates of the
C. Rs.5.4 lakh crore five largest commercial banks for the purpose of
D. Rs.1.06 lakh crore arriving at the interest rates to be charged by NBFC-
E. Rs.2.03 lakh crore MFIs to its borrowers in the ensuing quarter. The

regulator in February 2014 had issued directions to unanimously elected as the new president of
NBFC-MFIs regarding pricing of credit CREDAI Maharashtra for 2019-21.
19. Which IT companies consulting arm is going 21. Who took over charge as CEO of the
to buy 75 per cent equity stake in Starter N.V., a International Cricket Council (ICC)?
subsidiary of the Dutch-based ANN AMRO Bank? A. Dave Richardson
A. Wipro B. Manu Sawhney
B. TCS C. Shasank Manohar
C. HCL D. Lalit Modi
D. Infosys E. None of these
E. Capgemine Answer: B
Answer: D Manu Sawhney, originally from New Delhi, took
Global software major Infosys stated that its over as CEO of the International Cricket Council
consulting arm would buy 75 per cent equity stake in (ICC). He has been working alongside the outgoing
Starter N.V., a subsidiary of the Dutch-based ANN CEO David Richardson for the last six weeks to
AMRO Bank for Rs. 999 crore ($144 million) for ensure a smooth transition for the organisation.
strategic partnership in The Netherlands. Richardson will remain with the ICC until July, as
20. Who took over as the new national president of originally planned, to oversee the delivery of the ICC
the Confederation of Real Estate Developers' men’s 50-over World Cup in England from May-
Associations of India (CREDAI)? July.
A. Manoj Magar 22. On whichdid the Army constructs Maitri
B. Satish Magar Bridge river to link villages in Leh?
C. Chittaranjan Magar A. Ganges
D. Naresh Magar B. Chenab
E. None of these C. Bhramaputra
Answer: B D. Jhelum
Satish Magar took over as the new national president E. Indus
of the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Answer: E
Associations of India (CREDAI), the apex body of The bridge is constructed over the Indus river at
private real estate developers in India. Magar, who is Choglamsar in Leh and is the longest suspension
the managing director of Magarpatta City, took over bridge over the Indus river. The Army undertook the
the baton from Jaxay Shah to become the new task of building the Maitri Bridge on Indus river
president of the 20-year-old body. Rajiv Parikh was following requests received from the civil
administration to help the locals of Choglamsar, Stok

and Chuchot villages (largest villages of Ladakh II-01 was lifted off at a Long March 3B carrier rocket
region). The 260 feet cable suspension bridge, which at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan
has been built using innovative engineering methods, province. The spacecraft is the first in China’s second
is the longest suspension bridge over the Indus river. generation of data relay satellite, adding its entry into
23. Reliance Mutual Fund customers partners service will substantially improve the country’s
with which company to launch voice-based space-based data relay capability.
transactions? 25. With which country did India signed three
A. Facebook MoUs in the fields of mining, culture and
B. You Tube empowerment of persons with disabilities?
C. Google A. China
D. HCL B. Chile
E. TCS C. Bolvia
Answer: C D. Croatia
Customers of Reliance Mutual Fund can now carry E. USA
out voice-based financial transactions, with Reliance Answer: B
Nippon Life Asset Management (RNAM) partnering India and Chile signed three MoUs in the fields of
with internet major Google. With this, RNAM mining, culture and empowerment of persons with
becomes the first company in India, to provide disabilities. President Kovind arrived in Chile on a
conversational interface that would help customers three-day visit is on the last leg of his three-nation
regarding funds transactions. tour that included Bolivia and Croatia. Chile
24. Which country launched the first of its new- announced that it will allow visa-free entry to Indian
generation data relay satellites as part of the nationals holding a valid visa of the United States of
preparatory work for the nation's next manned America. In addition, both India and Chile agreed to
space missions? explore opportunities for other cooperation in the
A. India defence, space research and explorations.
B. China 26. Which team win ICC Test C'ship mace for 3rd
C. Russia straight year, get $1 million?
D. Germany A. Australia
E. USA B. New Zealand
Answer: B C. India
China launched the first of its new-generation data D. South Africa
relay satellites as part of the preparatory work for the E. Sri Lanka
nation’s next manned space missions. The Tianlian Answer: C

India has won ICC Test Championship mace for the Election Commission of India has appointed Shree K
third year in a row after finishing at the top of ICC K Sharma (IPS 1982 Retd DG Border Security Force)
Test team rankings. India have also been awarded $1- as the Central Police Observer for the States of
million cash prize. New Zealand, who are ranked Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
second, won $500,000 prize money after finishing 29. 'Kandhamal Haldi', has earned the
with 108 points, eight behind India. Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual
27. Famous personality J. Mahendran passed Property India. It is a variety of indigenous
away. He is associated with which field? turmeric of which state?
A. Film Direction A. Odisha
B. Politics B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Sport C. Maharashtra
D. Folk Dance D. Rajasthan
E. Fluitist E. Manipur
Answer: A Answer: A
Veteran Tamil filmmaker-actor J Mahendran has ‘Kandhamal Haldi’, a variety of turmeric indigenous
passes away. Mahendran’s 1980 film Nenjathai to southern Odisha, has earned the Geographical
Killathe has won three National Film Awards indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property
including Best Feature Film in Tamil, Best India.The recognition coincided with the state’s
Cinematography (Colour) and Best Audiography. Foundation Day (Utkal Divas). Odisha, on April 1
Renowned for his writing, he is also a part of the 1936. This unique variety of turmeric is grown in
Blue Ocean FIlm and Television Academy(BOFTA) Odisha’s southern hinterland. It is key cash crop of
in Chennai where he heads the filmmaking and tribal people from Kandhamal district of Odisha. It
direction course. has multifaceted utility in food, medicine and
28. Election Commission of India has appointed cosmetics considering its unique aroma and color to
whom as the Central Police Observer for the food items and various cuisines.
States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 30. The Centre has extended the "disturbed area"
A. K K Sharma tag under Armed Forces Special Powers Act
B. Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar (AFSPA) for three districts of Arunachal Pradesh
C. S S Deswal for how many more months?
D. Sashastra Seema Bal A. Five
E. None of these B. Six
Answer: A C. Seven
D. Eight

E. Nine applicable for all fund transfers done via UPI using a
Answer: B Kotak Bank account. This will also include payment
The Centre has extended the “disturbed area” tag apps, such as Paytm,Google Pay, and PhonePe.
under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 32. For approximately what amount did the BNP
for three districts of Arunachal Pradesh for another Paribas Cardif, the foreign partner of SBI Life
six months.The decision was taken after considering Insurance, sold 5 crore shares of the company?
the present law and order situation in the six districts A. 2900 crore
of the state. The three districts which will continue to B. 2700 crore
be designated as disturbed areas under AFSPA are C. 2600 crore
Tirap, Changlang and Longding. The designation, D. 2500 crore
which allows imposition of AFSPA, will also E. 3000 crore
continue for the four police stations areas of the Answer: A
state’s three other districts bordering Assam. They BNP Paribas Cardif, the foreign partner of SBI Life
include Namsai and Mahadevpur police stations in Insurance, sold 5 crore shares of the company for Rs.
Namsai district, Roing in Lower Dibang Valley 2,889 crore. The sale was done at average price of
district and Sunpura in Lohit district. Rs. 577.93 per equity share. Canada Pension Plan
31. Which private sector bank is going to to levy Investment Board has bought 2 crore shares at an
charges on UPI transactions like Paytm, Google average price of Rs 577.50 per shares, as per the
Pay, PhonePe from the 1st May 2019? regulatory filing. The company is required to
A. IndusInd Bank increase its public shareholding to 25 per cent of its
B. ICICI Bank paid-up equity share capital on or before October 2,
C. Kotak Mahendra Bank 2020.
D. Axis Bank 33. In the recently released Performance of Core
E. HDFC Bank Industries Index Natural gas production grew by
Answer: C what percent?
From the 1st May 2019, Kotak Mahindra Bank will A. 7.3%
charge for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) B. 17.92%
transactions.UPI was the leading contributor of the C. 3.8%
digital payments push since demonetization. For D. 2.5%
each bank account, first 30 UPI fund transfers will E. 8%
continue to be free, every month. The charges Rs. Answer: D
2.50 per transaction for below or equal to Rs. 1,000, The combined index of eight core industries stood at
and above Rs. 1,000, Rs. 5.00 per transaction, will be 125.8 in February 2019, which indicates a marginal

increase of 2.1 per cent during the month.The eight to let its users buy shares through the platform.The
core industries, including coal, crude oil, natural gas, broking services will allow investors to trade in the
refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and cash segment, derivatives, exchange-traded funds
electricity, are responsible for almost 41 per cent of (ETFs), among other listed entities. In addition to
the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial this, Paytm Money’s membership with exchanges
Production (IIP). BSE & NSE was also approved.
• Coal production: It grew by 7.3% in 35. Name the Algerian President who has resigned
February 2019 against 1.3% growth in the after weeks of mass protests.
same period a year ago. A. Muhammadu Buhari
• Steel production: It recorded 17.92% B. Sergio Mattarella
growth as against 5% growth in the same C. Frank-Walter Steinmeier
period a year ago. D. Emmanuel Macron
• Natural gas production: It grew by 3.8%. E. Abdelaziz Bouteflika
• Fertilizers Sector: It grew by 2.5%. Answer: E
• Cement production: It grew by 8%. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned
• Electricity production: It grew by 0.7%, after weeks of mass protests.The eighty-two year old
falling from 4.6% growth in February 2018. leader was in power for 20 years and was under
• Production of crude oil: It recorded -6.1% mounting pressure to step down since his decision to
growth. seek a fifth term. Mr Bouteflika was rarely being seen
• Refinery products: It recorded -0.8% growth in public after suffering a stroke in 2013.
34. Which company has received approval from 36. Rajan Anandan has resigned from his post. He
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to is associated with which technology company as a
begin stock broking services to let its users buy head for the past 8 years?
shares through the platform. A. Samsung
A. Paytm B. Oracle
B. PhonePe C. Mindtree
C. Bharati Airtel D. Google
D. Myntra E. TCS
E. Paypal Answer: D
Answer: A Google India head Rajan Anandan has resigned from
Alibaba-backed Paytm’s subsidiary Paytm Money his post to focus full-time on investing in promising
has received approval from Securities and Exchange early-stage technology startups across India and
Board of India (SEBI) to begin stock broking services Southeast Asia.He will continue his role at Google

until the end of April 2019.His responsibility will be Answer: B

taken over by Country Director Sales Vikas India signed an agreement with a development bank
Agnihotri in the interim.After Google, Rajan for setting up India-Africa Institute of Agriculture
Anandan is all set to join Sequoia Capital India as and Rural Development (IAIARD) in Malawi.The
Managing Director ministry of External affairs signed the MoU with
37. Which fictional character announced as the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
first entrant to the Comic-Con Museum's Development Consultancy Service (NABCONS).
Character Hall of Fame? The agreement was signed as a part of India’s efforts
A. Superman to enhance capacity in the areas of agro-financing and
B. Spiderman entrepreneurship development for African countries.
C. Batman 39. Who becames the first Indian male squash
D. Hallowman player to enter the top 10 in the PSA world
E. Hulk rankings.
Answer: C A. Saurav Ghosal
Batman, who turned 80 years old, got a birthday gift B. Aditya Jagtap
at WonderCon in Anaheim, with the fictional C. Cyrus Poncha
character being announced as the first entrant to the D. Ramit Tandon
Comic-Con Museum’s Character Hall of Fame. The E. None of these
ceremony will take place at the Federal Building in Answer: A
San Diego’s Balboa Park, the future site of the Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian male squash
Comic-Con Museum, on July 17.Batman first player to enter the top 10 in the PSA world
appeared in the ‘Detective Comics No. 27’ published rankings.Indian women squash players, Joshna
on March 30, 1939, created by Bob Kane and Bill Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal, had earlier reached the
Finger. top-10 in the women’s world rankings. Ghosal has
38. India signed an agreement with a development moved up two places to a career-high ranking of
bank for setting up India-Africa Institute of tenth. Egypt’s world champion Ali Farag, meanwhile,
Agriculture and Rural Development (IAIARD) in maintains his position at the top of the ladder.
which country? 40. The 2019 India Open, officially the YONEX-
A. Mali SUNRISE India Open 2019 badminton
B. Malawi tournament concluded in ______
C. Lesotho A. New Delhi
D. Zambia B. Pune
E. Burundi C. Bangaluru

D. Hyderabad D. India
E. Amaravathi E. None of these
Answer: A Answer: A
The 2019 India Open, officially the YONEX- South Korea will launch the world’s first fully-
SUNRISE India Open 2019 badminton tournament fledged 5G mobile networks on 5th April 2019. Until
concluded.It took place in New Delhi, India. Viktor now, no mobile networks have offered nationwide 5G
Axelsen of Denmark won in the men’s singles access.On April 05, 2019 all three of South Korea’s
category while India’s Srikanth Kidambi became the mobile networks namely KT, SK Telecom and LG
runners-up. Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand won in UPlus will go live with their 5G services. Japan is
Women’s singles category. expected to roll out a limited deployment in 2019
41. Which day is observed on 4th April before full services start in time for next year’s
A. World Nature Conservation Day Tokyo Olympics.
B. National Epilepsy Day 43. Which state has ranked number one in
C. International Day for Mine Awareness and eLearning training by reaching to 20,000 field
Assistance in Mine action staff during 2018-19?
D. World Zoonoses Day A. Andhra Pradesh
E. None of these B. Telangana
Answer: C C. Maharashtra
Every Year on 4 April International Day for Mine D. Delhi
Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is E. Tamil Nadu
observed to spread the awareness about the threat Answer: B
caused by landmines to the safety, health and lives of Telangana state has ranked number one in eLearning
civilian populations and encourages state training by reaching to 20,000 field staff during
Governments to develop mine clearing programmes. 2018-19. This is the second year in succession that
It was first observed on 4 April, 2006. The theme for the State got the distinction under the Department of
the year 2019 is ‘United Nations Promotes SDGs – Personal and Training (DoPT). Dr MCR HRD
Safe Ground – Safe Home’ Institute enrolled over 20, 000 field staff in different
42. Which country is going to launch the world's districts of the State to impart training on 12 soft
first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks on 5th skills modules and three domain-specific modules on
April 2019? RTI, Office Procedures, and Finance & Accounts,
A. South Korea apart from Sustainable Development Goals. The
B. Japan training is being imparted to achieve the goal of
C. China ‘training for all’.

44. According to Asian Development Outlook Answer: C

(ADO) 2019, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will inject long-
lowered India's growth forecast for 2019-20 to term liquidity worth USD 5 billion into the banking
what per cent from 7.6 per cent estimated earlier? system through dollar-rupee buy-sell swap for a
A. 7.5% tenure of three years on April 23, the second such
B. 7.4% auction within a month.The swap will be in the nature
C. 7.3% of a simple buy/sell foreign exchange swap from the
D. 7.2% Reserve Bank side. Under the swap, a bank would
E. 7.0% sell US dollars to the RBI and simultaneously agree
Answer: D to buy the same amount of US dollars at the end of
According to Asian Development Outlook (ADO) the swap period.The minimum size of each bid
2019, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered should be USD 10 million and in multiples of USD 1
India’s growth forecast for 2019-20 to 7.2 per cent million thereafter.
from 7.6 per cent estimated earlier. The growth rate 46. RBI cuts the policy repo rate by _____ basis
in FY 2020-21 likely to be 7.3 per cent. Recent policy points according to the first bimonthly policy of
measures by the government to improve the fiscal year 2019.
investment climate and boost private consumption A. 100
and investment will help India to lift economic B. 50
growth in the next two fiscal years. India will remain C. 25
one of the fastest-growing major economies in the D. 10
world this year given strong household spending and E. 75
corporate fundamentals. Consumer price inflation is Answer: C
expected to rise to 4.3% in FY2020 and 4.6% in Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to
FY2021 The current account deficit is expected to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity
widen a bit to 2.4% of GDP in FY2020 and 2.5% of adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.0
GDP in FY2021. per cent from 6.25 per cent with immediate effect.
45. RBI is going to inject what billion USD into the Reverse repo rate under the LAF stands adjusted to
banking system in a dollar-rupee swap auction. 5.75 per cent, and the marginal standing facility
A. 10 billion (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate to 6.25 per cent. GDP
B. 20 billion growth for 2019-20 is projected at 7.2 per cent – in
C. 5 billion the range of 6.8-7.1 per cent in H1:2019-20 and 7.3-
D. 1 billion 7.4 per cent in H2. The next meeting of the MPC is
E. 2 billion scheduled during June 3, 4 and 6, 2019.

47. Government has infused what amount into the 2018, the WTO had lowered the global 2018 and
bank in lieu of preferential allotment of shares of 2019 trade growth to 3.9 and 3.7 percent,
Bank of Maharashtra? respectively.
A. Rs. 205 crore 49. UN chief appoints Nicholas Koumjian as
B. Rs. 115 crore investigation head for which country?
C. Rs. 350 crore A. Myanmar
D. Rs. 165 crore B. Bhutan
E. Rs. 332 crore C. Chile
Answer: A D. Vietnam
State-owned Bank of Maharashtra stated that the E. None of these
government has infused Rs. 205 crore into the bank Answer: A
in lieu of preferential allotment of shares.Following UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has
the allotment of shares, the shareholding of the appointed Nicholas Koumjian of the US as head of
government has increased to 87.74 per cent in the the Independent Investigative Mechanism for
bank from 87.01 per cent earlier. The paid-up capital Myanmar. Koumjian will be the first head of the
of bank had increased from Rs 2,598.45 crore to Rs Myanmar mechanism, which was established by the
2,753.17 crore Human Rights Council on September 27, 2018.
48. The World Trade Organisation has lowered its Koumjian brings to this position over 35 years of
global trade forecast for the year 2019 to what experience as prosecutor, including almost 20 years
percent. of experience in the field of international criminal
A. 3.9% justice.
B. 2.9% 50. Which country is going to organize NuGen
C. 3.7% Mobility summit 2019 in November?
D. 2.6% A. Sri Lanka
E. 2.5% B. Nepal
Answer: D C. Bangladesh
The World Trade Organization forecast that the D. India
Global trade growth is expected to be lower in 2019 E. China
than it was last year.The WTO had in its preliminary Answer: D
estimates predicted a 3.7 percent expansion of trade India’s International center for Automotive
for this year, but has revised that down to 2.6 percent, Technology (ICAT) will organize a NuGen Mobility
marking a decline on the three-percent growth summit 2019 in November.The summit would be
recorded in 2018. In its forecast report in September held at Manesar, falling in the national capital region

(NCR) of Indian capital – New Delhi from November • Cooperation in the field of Public-Private
27 to 29. The objective of the summit is to share new Partnership (PPP) and Investment
ideas, learnings, global experiences, innovations and • Granting Ukraine Market Economy Status
future technology trends for faster adoption, within the framework of anti-dumping
assimilation and development of advanced investigations
automotive technologies for a smarter and greener • Cooperation in the field of Energy Sector
future. This event will help in building a platform for • Cooperation in the field of Finance and
bringing together all stakeholders in the automotive Banking
industry to understand global advancements in • Cooperation in Tourism
technologies. 52. Who was awarded with the prestigious John
51. 4th Session of India-Ukraine working group on Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award?
Trade and Economic Cooperation held in which A. Sanath Patel
city? B. Vikram Patel
A. New Delhi C. Chandrahas Patel
B. Kiev D. Sudheer Patel
C. Mumbai E. None of these
D. Poltava Answer: B
E. Varanasi Prof Vikram Patel has been awarded 2019 John Dirks
Answer: A Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for his world-
The 4th Meeting of India-Ukraine Working Group on leading research in global mental health, generating
Trade and Economic Cooperation (IU-WGTEC), knowledge on the burden and determinants of mental
under the India-Ukraine Inter-Governmental health problems in low-and-middle-income countries
Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, and pioneering approaches for the prevention and
Technical, Industrial and Cultural Cooperation was treatment of mental health in low-resource
held in New Delhi. settings.Laureates receive a $100,000 cash
• Cooperation in Enhancing the Bilateral Trade honorarium and will be formally presented with their
• Cooperation in the field of Small and Medium awards on October 24, 2019, at the annual Canada
Entrepreneurship Gairdner Awards Gala in Toronto.
• Cooperation in Leather, Tobacco, Gems and 53. Over what million people died in India due to
Jewellery and Tea Sectors air pollution in 2017, as per a global report on air
• Cooperation in the field of Technical pollution.
Regulation (Standardization, Metrology, A. 1.5 million
Certification, Conformity Assessment) B. 1.2 million

C. 1.7 million B. 12 April 2018

D. 2 million C. 12 January 2018
E. 2.5 million D. 12 December 2018
Answer: B E. 12 February 2018
Over 1.2 million people died in India due to air Answer: E
pollution in 2017, as per a global report on air The Supreme Court struck down a Reserve Bank of
pollution.As per the State of Global Air 2019, overall India (RBI) circular that gave defaulting companies
long-term exposure to outdoor and indoor air 180 days to agree on a resolution plan with lenders or
pollution contributed to nearly 5 million deaths in be taken to bankruptcy court to recover debt of Rs.
2017. The report was released by the US-based 2,000 crore and above. The bench said the February
organisation Health Effects Institute. 12, 2018, circular was beyond the scope of the RBI’s
54. Who is the author of the book “Saffron powers. The decision was taken by a two-judge
Swords: Centuries of Indic Resistance to bench headed by RF Nariman.
Invaders”? 56. On 5th April every year in India National
A. Vladimir Nabokov Maritime day is observed. In which year was the
B. Ray Bradbury day first time observed?
C. Aabhas Maldahiyar A. 1964
D. Manoshi Sinha Rawal B. 1919
E. None of these C. 1936
Answer: D D. 1954
The Indian Publishing company, Garuda Prakashan E. 1990
Private Limited, launched its two books “#Modi Answer: A
Again” and “Saffron Swords – Centuries of Indic On 5th April every year in India National Maritime
Resistance to Invaders”.“#Modi Again: Why Modi is day is observed because on this date in 1919
right for India, An Ex-Communist’s Manifesto” navigation history was created SS Loyalty, the first
authored by Aabhas Maldahiyar, states the reasons ship of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd
about how Narendra Modi is right for India.“Saffron journeyed to the United Kingdom. The day was first
Swords: Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders” celebrated on April 5, 1964. This day is celebrated to
written by Manoshi Sinha Rawal is a book on 52 spread awareness in supporting intercontinental
unsung warriors of India from last 1300 years. commerce and the global economy. Theme for the
55. 7Supreme Court quashes RBI circular on debt year 2019 is Indian Ocean-An Ocean of opportunity
resolution issued on _____________. 57. Which messaging mobile application has
A. 12 March 2018 launched a tip line for Indians to submit rumours

and uncertain information to combat false news in Report on Food Crises 2019 shows that the number
India during the national election? going chronically-hungry has remained well over 100
A. Telegram million over the past three years. Yemen, the
B. WhatsApp Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan and
C. WeChat Syria were among the eight nations accounting for
D. Line two-thirds of the total number of people worldwide
E. Viber exposed to the risk of famine, according to Food and
Answer: B Agriculture Organisation’s 2019 global report on
WhatsApp has launched a tip line for Indians to food crises.
submit rumours and uncertain information to combat 59. Till what date Sebi extends phase 1 deadline of
false news in India during the national election. UPI for retail IPO investors ?
Developed in collaboration with India-based media A. June 25
skilling startup PROTO, the tip line feature will help B. June 30
create a database of rumours to study misinformation C. July 25
during elections as part of a research project D. July 30
commissioned and assisted by WhatsApp E. July 31
58. More than 113 million people across ___ Answer: B
countries experienced acute hunger in 2018 Markets regulator Sebi extended the timeline for the
according to a new joint UN and European Union implementation of phase 1 of Unified Payments
(EU) report Interface (UPI) as an alternative payment mechanism
A. 58 countries for retail investors buying shares in a public issue
B. 50 countries from March 31 2019 to June 30 2019. The timeline
C. 55 countries for implementing phase 2 and phase 3 shall remain
D. 53 countries unchanged from the date of completion of phase 1. In
E. 63 countries November 2018, SEBI has issued a circular to
Answer: D introduce the use of Unified Payments Interface
According to a new joint UN and European Union (UPI) as a payment mechanism with Application
(EU) report, more than 113 million people across 53 Supported by Block Amount (ASBA) for applications
countries experienced acute hunger last year, with in public issues by retail individual investors through
conflict, climate-related disasters and economic intermediaries.
turbulence mainly driving the food insecurity crisis. 60. Which among the following grades has been
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), given by Fitch towards India’s sovereign rating?
World Food Programme (WFP) and EU ‘Global A. BBB+

B. BB+ 62. RBI sets Ways and Means Advances (WMA)

C. BBB- Limit for Government at what amount?
D. BB- A. Rs.50000 crore
E. CCC+ B. Rs.60000 crore
Answer: C C. Rs.65000 crore
Fitch retained India’s sovereign rating at ‘BBB-‘, the D. Rs.70000 crore
lowest investment grade, with stable outlook, saying E. Rs.75000 crore
a weak fiscal position continues to constrain its Answer: E
rating. This is the 13th year in a row that global rating The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the
agency Fitch has rated India at ‘BBB-‘. It had last Government of India, has decided that the limits for
upgraded India’s sovereign rating from ‘BB+’ to Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the first half
‘BBB-‘ with a stable outlook on August 1, 2006. of the financial year 2019-20 (April 2019 to
Fitch expects growth of 6.8 per cent in the current September 2019) will be Rs. 75000 crore. The
fiscal and 7.1 per cent in the next. Fitch Ratings is a Reserve Bank may trigger fresh floatation of market
subsidiary of Hearst Corporation. loans when the Government of India utilises 75% of
61. Which Bank has entered into a memorandum the WMA limit. The interest rate on WMA will be
of understanding with Bharti AXA Life Insurance Repo Rate and overdraft will be 2% above the Repo
Company to distribute the latter’s life insurance Rate.
products? 63. Who took charge as the Managing Director of
A. Karnataka Bank the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
B. Syndicate Bank A. Vipin Anand
C. Andhra Bank B. Bipin Preet Singh
D. IndusInd Bank C. Satish Dhawan
E. None of these D. Kumar Sharma
Answer: A E. None of these
Karnataka Bank has entered into a memorandum of Answer: A
understanding with Bharti AXA Life Insurance Vipin Anand took charge as the Managing Director
Company to distribute the latter’s life insurance of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). He
products. This is the third such tie-up by the bank was in charge of LIC’s western zone, comprising of
after PNB MetLife Life Insurance Company and LIC 23 divisions and he has also headed LIC’s east-
of India, both of which continue to provide insurance central zone
solutions to the customers of Karnataka Bank.

64. Who was appointed as the next High and Thabbowa Forest Reserves and the Western
Commissioner of India to the Republic of coastal belt and provide the opportunity for Army
Cameroon? trainees to march through those areas which are not
A. Aravind Adiga usually accessible, except to Forest Conservation
B. Arundhati Roy authorities.
C. Salman Rushdie 66. Name the Retired IAS officer who was
D. Manoshi Sinha Rawal appointed as the Managing Director of IL&FS?
E. Rakesh Malhotra A. CS Rajan
Answer: E B. Raghu Nath Singh
Shri Rakesh Malhotra has been appointed as the High C. Vikram Dubey
Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cameroon. D. Prachand Khanna
He was presently working as Consul General, E. None of these
Consulate General of India, Melbourne Answer: A
65. Exercise Western Shield the biggest-ever Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS)
military exercise is going to organised by which has announced the appointment of CS Rajan, who is a
country? Director on the IL&FS board, as the group’s
A. India Managing Director. He has taken over the position
B. China from Vineet Nayyar, who continues to serve as the
C. Russia group’s Executive Vice Chairman. Rajan is an IAS
D. Sri Lanka officer of the 1978 batch who retired as Rajasthan
E. USA Chief Secretary in 2016.
Answer: D 67. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has
The biggest-ever military exercise organised by the inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Sri Lanka Army – Exercise Western Shield – with the with which Indian Institute of Technology to
largest-ever contingent of infantrymen is scheduled to collaborate in the field of standardisation and
begin on July 1, with the support of other service conformity assessment?
regiments and Navy and Air Force troops. In which A. IIT Khanpur
5,000 infantrymen, three General Officers B. IIT Madras
Commanding, nine Brigade Commanders, 15 C. IIT Delhi
Commanding Officers and other supportive Army D. IIT Kharkpur
personnel are expected to take part. Exercise Western E. IIT Roorkee
Shield will extend from Mannar to Puttalam, Answer: C
including Kalpitiya, Wilpattu National Park, Mavillu

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has inked a 69. Indian Football Team climbed two places to
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the move to 101 rank in the FIFA rankings. Which
Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi to collaborate country topped in the rankings?
in the field of standardisation and conformity A. Japan
assessment. The MoU was signed by IIT Delhi B. Belgium
Director Professor V Ramgopal Rao and Director C. France
General of BIS Surina Rajan. According to the MoU, D. Autralia
IIT Delhi will provide infrastructure support for E. Brazil
research and development projects of relevance to Answer: B
standardisation and BIS will provide financial Indian Football Team climbed two places to move to
support to IIT Delhi for projects. 101 rank in the FIFA rankings. Iran continued to top
68. Zayed Medal was recently conferred to prime the Asian rankings at 21, followed by Japan (26),
minister Narendra Modi. This medal is given by South Korea (37), Australia (41) and Qatar (55). The
which country? top three positions are unchanged Belgium remained
A. Qatar on top with 1737 points and World Cup winners
B. UAE France(1734) in the second spot ahead of Brazil
C. Saudi Arabia (1676), in third.
D. Iran 70. What is the total number of APAs entered into
E. Bolivia by the CBDT in the financial year 2018-19?
Answer: B A. 18
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan B. 52
announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi C. 30
will be honoured with the Zayed Medal, the UAE’s D. 46
highest civil honour. The medal, awarded to kings E. 49
presidents and heads of states, was conferred upon Answer: B
Modi for boosting relations between the Emirates and As per the latest data of the Central Board of Direct
India. Previously, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Taxes (CBDT), it has entered into 18 Advance
Chinese President Xi Jinping have also been Pricing Agreements (APAs) in the month of March
conferred with the honour. The award is in 2019, which includes 3 Bilateral APAs
appreciation of Modi’s role in consolidating the long- (BAPAs). Total number of APAs entered into by the
standing friendship and joint strategic cooperation CBDT in the year 2018-19 is 52. It includes 11
between the two nations. BAPAs. The overall number of APAs entered into by

the CBDT till date stands at 271, of which 31 are available for download only on the android platform
BAPAs. as of now.
71. Who became India's first film-maker to have a 73. Phayeng Village becomes India’s 1st Carbon-
wax statue at Madame Tussauds in Singapore. Positive Settlement. The village is located in which
A. Yash Chopra district of Manipur?
B. Karan Johar A. Imphal East District
C. Sanjay Leela Bansali B. Imphal West District
D. S.S. Rajamouli C. Chandel District
E. None of these D. Ukhrul District
Answer: B E. Senepati District
Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar has unveiled his Answer: B
wax statue at Madame Tussauds in Singapore with Phayeng Village in Imphal West district of Manipur
his mother Hiroo Johar.He became India’s first film- has become India’s first carbon-positive settlement.
maker to have a wax statue at Madame Tussauds in A village is given carbon-positive tag if it sequesters
Singapore. more carbon than it emits, slowing accumulation of
72. Which of the following is the punch line of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) and mitigating effects of
2019-20 session of CBSE? climate change. Phayeng Village is scheduled caste
A. Experiential learning village of the Chakpa community. It provides 100%
B. Technical learning funding to activities under it which are implemented
C. Digital learning in project mode. National Bank for Agriculture and
D. Intelligence learning Rural Development (NABARD) nodal
E. None of these implementation agency for these projects.
Answer: A 74. Which telecom company has received the In-
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Flight Connectivity license from the Department
has come up with a new idea in order to replace rote of Telecommunications (DoT) for enabling in-
learning with practical learning. The idea is to have a flight and maritime connectivity (IFMC) within
unique punchline every year by CBSE. This year, the Indian airspace?
punchline that CBSE will be using is ‘experimental A. Reilance
learning’. This has been confirmed by the CBSE B. Idea
secretary Anurag Tripathi. CBSE has also launched a C. Airtel
new App called ‘Shiksha Vani’ for disseminating the D. BSNL
information to all its stakeholders. The mobile App is E. MTNL
Answer: D

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has received C. DSCI

the In-Flight Connectivity license from the D. IAMAL
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for E. None of these
enabling in-flight and maritime connectivity (IFMC) Answer: B
within Indian airspace.BSNL and Inmarsat, which is IT industry body Nasscom has appointed WNS
the satellite partner of BSNL, also operates the GX Global Services Group CEO Keshav Murugesh as its
Aviation service will be able to offer in-flight Chairman for 2019-20. He takes on the position from
connectivity to airlines. With this facility users can his previous role as Vice Chairman of Nasscom,
send messages, surf the internet and/or tweet, when a succeeding Rishad Premji (Wipro) Chief Strategy
flight is at a minimum height of 3,000m in Indian Officer and Board Member).Nasscom also appointed
airspace. Presently any form of internet connectivity Infosys COO UB Pravin Rao as its Vice Chairman
for both domestic and international flights is not for 2019-20.
available on Indian flights.After, this facility enabled, 77. Who named to be the brand ambassador of
users will still have restricted amounts of data Jammu and Kashmir election department for
available for their uses, applicable for all airlines. general polls?
75. Who took charge as the new President of the A. Sana Dua
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)? B. Anukreethy Vas
A. Manoj Kirloskar C. Manushi Chillar
B. Saketh Kirloskar D. Anukriti Gusain
C. Vikram Kirloskar E. Lopamudra Raut
D. Vikranth Kirloskar Answer: A
E. None of these Femina Miss India 2017 runner up Sana Dua will be
Answer: C the brand ambassador of Jammu and Kashmir
Vikram Kirloskar took charge as the new President election department for general polls. Dua, the first
of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). runner up of the beauty pageant, has voluntarily
Kirloskar is the Chairman and Managing Director of offered her services for educating, creating awareness
Kirloskar Systems Ltd, and Vice Chairman of Toyota and motivating the electorate of J-K for exercising
Kirloskar Motor. He takes over from Rakesh Bharti their franchise to ensure greater participation in the
Mittal, Vice Chairman, Bharti Enterprises. forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. She is an advocate
76. Which Non-profit association appoints Keshav by profession and an enthusiastic social activist.
Murugesh as Chairman? 78. Sahulat’, a mobile app aimed to facilitate
A. FICCI voting by elders has been launched in which state?
B. NASSCOM A. Jammu and Kashmir

B. Rajasthan INX has become the first Indian Exchanges to enter

C. Punjab into the MoU with Moscow exchange and will
D. Maharashtra facilitate the development of channels of
E. New Delhi communication. The MoU will help to boost
Answer: A professional intermediaries in both markets to share
Sahulat’, a mobile app aimed to facilitate voting by their know-how and expand their client network in
elders has been launched in Jammu and Kashmir’s their home market and abroad.
Rajouri district. District Election Officer Mohammad 80. Saudi Arabia's King Salman grants Iraq $1
Aijaz Asad launched the Android-based application billion to build sport city. The sports city would be
to reach out to the voters who are 90 years old or located in which city?
above.Rajouri district, which is part of the Jammu A. Basra
parliamentary constituency, goes to polls along with B. Mosul
Baramulla constituency in the first phase on April 11. C. Baghdad
The voters can request for the facilities like the D. Riyadh
provision of wheelchair, vehicle for transportation E. Ramadi
and any helper who will assist Answer: C
them during casting of vote. Saudi Arabia will fund the construction of a $1
79. BSE and India INX have signed a MoU with billion sports city in Iraq as well as open four
which exchange group to connect investor consulates.Riyadh has been courting Baghdad in
community and companies in both countries efforts to boost economic and trade ties and fend off
besides allowing a capital formation platform? Tehran’s influence in the region. The sports city
A. London Stock Exchange would be located in Baghdad. There are 13
B. New York Stock Exchange agreements which are ready to be signed.
C. Singapore Stock Exchange 81. Name the bollywood actor who was conferred
D. American Stock Exchange an honorary doctorate in Philanthropy by The
E. Moscow Exchange University of Law, London?
Answer: E A. Salman Khan
BSE (earlier known as Bombay Stock Exchange) and B. Shah Rukh Khan
India International Exchange (India INX) have signed C. Ranbeer Kapoor
a memorandum of understanding with Moscow D. Aamir Khan
Exchange (MOEX) to connect investor community E. Akshay Kumar
and companies in both countries besides allowing a Answer: B
capital formation platform.With this, BSE and India

The Badshah of Bollywood, Shah Rukh Khan, has D. Lakshmi Vilas Bank
added yet another feather to his cap. The actor was E. None of these
conferred an honorary doctorate in Philanthropy by Answer: D
The University of Law, London.Earlier, Shah Rukh Private lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank has approved a
Khan had received two honorary doctorates from The scheme of amalgamation with lndiabulls Housing
University of Edinburgh and The University of Finance. For every one share of Rs 10 each,
Bedfordshire. shareholders of Lakshmi Vilas Bank will receive 0.14
82. Who has been honoured with 'D. Litt in equity share of Rs 2 each of Indiabulls Housing
Astrology' by National American University, Finance. The merged entity’s net worth will be Rs
USA? 19,472 crore, with 14,302 employees and a loan book
A. Dr. Sohini Sastri of Rs 1.23 lakh crore. The merger is subject to
B. Dr. Shalini Sastri approval from shareholders, Competition
C. Dr. Sumitra Sastri Commission of India (CCI), National Housing Bank
D. Dr. Sarasathi Sastri (NHB) and National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)
E. Dr. Sravanthi Sastri 84. The government sold enemy shares worth
Answer: A around Rs. 1,150 crore of which IT firm to Life
Indian Astrologer Dr Sohini Sastri has been honoured Insurance Corporation and two other state-owned
with ‘D. Litt in Astrology’ by National American insurers?
University, USA. The announcement was made at an A. Infosys
event held in Mumbai recently at Classique B. TCS
Club.Other prominent personalities who were also C. Wipro
awarded Doctorates at the same event includes D. HCL
Bollywood singer Mohit Chauhan and choreographer E. None of these
Terence Lewis. Last year, Sohini was honoured with Answer: C
Doctorate in Astrology by Victoria Global The government sold enemy shares worth around Rs.
University, USA for her immense knowledge and 1,150 crore in IT firm Wipro to Life Insurance
contribution towards Astrology. She is also a receipt Corporation and two other state-owned insurers.
of ‘Champions of Change Award’ Enemy property refers to the assets left behind by
83. Which bank approves merger with lndiabulls people who migrated to Pakistan or China and are no
Housing Finance? longer citizens of India. According to block deal data
A. IndusInd Bank available with BSE, the Custodian of Enemy Property
B. Karnataka Bank for India sold more than 4.43 crore Wipro shares at a
C. Dhanlakshmi Bank price of Rs. 258.90 per share.

85. Name the well known economists, called as the journalist. Game Changer is a book about one of the
Father of Entrepreneurship Movement in India, most famous people in modern cricket history. Even
who died recently? after retirement, Shahid Khan Afridi remains one of
A. Viharidas Gopaldas Patel the biggest brands in Pakistan. The cricketer-turned-
B. Vishnu Pandya philanthropist is regarded as one of the most
C. Genabhai Dargabhai Patel charitable celebrities globally.
D. Girish Bharadwaj 87. The International Day of Sport for
E. None of these Development and Peace (IDSDP) was observed
Answer: A across the world on what date?
Padma Shri Dr. Viharidas Gopaldas Patel, fondly A. April 06
known as VG, a noted economist and hailed as the B. April 07
‘Father of Entrepreneurship Movement’ in the C. April 08
country, has passed away.An eminent economist and D. April 09
international figure in the sphere of entrepreneurship, E. April 10
small industry policies and growth management.His Answer: A
book “The Seven Business Crisis & How to Beat The International Day of Sport for Development and
Them” (reissued as When the Going gets Tough) is a Peace (IDSDP) was observed across the world on
best seller. Equally acclaimed are “Managing India’s April 6, 2019. The date commemorates the
Small Industrial Economy” and “Entrepreneurship inauguration of the first ever Olympic games of the
Development Programme in India and its Relevance modern era in Athens, Greece in 1896.The day aims
to Developing Countries”. to spread awareness about the positive influence that
86. Game Changer is the biography of which sports can have on the advancement of human rights
cricket player? and economic development.
A. Shayne Warne 88. World Health Day is celebrated worldwide
B. Anil Kumble every year on 7th April. What was the theme of
C. Harbhajan Singh the day for the year 2019?
D. Shahid Afridi A. Global Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere
E. Daniel Vettori B. Universal Health Coverage: Everyone,
Answer: D Everywhere
Shahid Afridi’s biography is called Game Changer C. Complete Health Coverage: Everyone,
and its hitting shelves on April, 30th. That certainly is Everywhere
good news for fans and book readers alike.The book D. Regular Health Checkup: Everyone, Everywhere
has been penned by Wajahat Saeed Khan, a E. None of these

Answer: B A. Rs 1.9 trillion

World Health Day is celebrated worldwide every B. Rs 50,000 crore
year on 7th April. Various programs and C. Rs 2.1 trillion
arrangements are managed by World Health D. Rs 3.3 trillion
Organisation. It was first time celebrated in 1950. E. Rs 2.8 trillion
The day is marked as global health awareness day Answer: D
and draw worldwide attention to a specific subject of The priority sector lending certificates (PSLCs)
major importance to global health each year. The volume rocketed to Rs. 3.3 trillion in FY19,up from
theme for the year 2019 is Universal Health Rs. 1.9 trillion in the last financial year and Rs.
Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere 50,000 crore in FY17.PSLCs are used to enable
89. Which bank has announced the launch of Chat banks to achieve the priority sector lending target and
Banking services for customers via WhatsApp, sub-targets by purchasing these instruments in the
marking a global first in the Islamic banking event of shortfall. Those falling short of targets have
sector. the choice to place money with Nabard and Sidbi at
A. National Bank of Abu Dhabi low interest rates or invest in PSLCs issued by fellow
B. Dubai Islamic Bank lenders which carry higher coupon.
C. ARKBANK 91. Who was appointed as President of World
D. Emirates Islamic Bank?
E. None of these A. Kristalina Georgieva
Answer: D B. David Malpass
Emirates Islamic has announced the launch of Chat C. Robert Zoellick
Banking services for customers via WhatsApp, D. Paul Wolfowitz
marking a global first in the Islamic banking E. None of these
sector.The bank’s customers will now able to conduct Answer: B
daily banking activities via WhatsApp in a seamless David Malpass, a senior US Treasury official in
and hassle-free manner. The Chat Banking solution, President Donald Trump’s administration, was
supported by Infobip, further enhances Emirates unanimously chosen as the next president of the
Islamic’s suite of digital banking channels and allows World Bank. He succeeds Jim Yong-Kim who
customers to use features such as checking account stepped down on February 1. Kristalina Georgieva
balances and temporarily blocking or unblocking of was the interim President of the World Bank during
an existing card. this period from February to March. She is the chief
90. What was the volume of priority sector lending executive officer of the World Bank.
certificates (PSLCs) in the financial year 2018-19?

92. Who becomes 1st Indian Member of FIFA crore, which would be used to part finance its
Executive Council? capital expenditure?
A. Praful Patel A. Canara Bank
B. Vineet Nayya B. Andhra Bank
C. Bijay Kumar C. Bank of Baroda
D. CS Rajan D. Syndicate Bank
E. GC Chaturvedi E. Central Bank of India
Answer: A Answere: A
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) President State-run power giant NTPC has inked a term-loan
Praful Patel been elected as the member of the FIFA agreement with Canara Bank to raise Rs. 2,000 crore,
Executive Council during the 29th Asian Football which would be used to part finance its capital
Confederations (AFC) Congress in Kuala Lampur in expenditure.The loan facility is extended at an
Malaysia on April 6, 2019.He was one of the eight interest rate linked to 3-Month MCLR of the Bank. In
candidates competing for the spot in the election and February this year, NTPC had signed a term loan
received 38 votes out of the 46 voting members. India agreement for Rs. 5,000 crore with State Bank of
has recently acquired the rights to host the 2020 FIFA India. The loan facility from SBI was also aimed at
Women’s U-17 World Cup. part financing the company’s capital expenditure.
93. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog takes oath as new 95. Who were named as female and male
Chief Justice of which high court? sportsperson of the year in the ESPN India Multi-
A. Allahabad High Court Sport Awards for their achievements in 2018?
B. Bombay High Court A. PV Sindhu and Neeraj Chopra
C. Patna High Court B. Sina Nehwal and Neeraj Chopra
D. Madras High Court C. PV Sindhu and Jaspal Rana
E. Delhi High Court D. Sina Nehwal and Jaspal Rana
Answer: B E. None of these
Justice Pradeep Nandrajog took oath as the new Chief Answer: A
Justice of the Bombay High Court. He was serving as Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and star javelin
the Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court since thrower Neeraj Chopra were named as female and
March 2017, following his transfer from the Delhi male sportsperson of the year in the ESPN India
High Court. Multi-Sport Awards for their achievements in 2018.
94. State-run power giant NTPC has inked a term- Sportsperson of the Year (Male) – Neeraj Chopra
loan agreement with which bank to raise Rs. 2,000 (athletics)

Sportsperson of the Year (Female) – P V Sindhu 97. Which city hosted the 3 day long National
(badminton) Cardiology Conference 2019?
Comeback of the Year – Saina Nehwal (badminton) A. Lucknow
Coach of the Year – Jaspal Rana (shooting) B. Ahemadabad
Emerging Sportsperson of the Year – Saurabh C. Chennai
Chaudhary (shooting) D. Hyderabad
Team of the Year – Women’s team (table tennis) E. New Delhi
Match of the Year – Amit Panghal vs Hasanboy Answer: A
Dusmatov (boxing) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the
Differently-abled athlete of the Year – Ekta Bhyan National Cardiology Conference 2019 being held at
(para-athletics) Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of medical
Moment of the Year – Women’s 4x400m relay sciences. The 3-day conference organised by Dept of
Lifetime Achievement Award – Pradip Kumar Cardiology in which leading national and
Banerjee (football) international experts from Europe, USA, Japan,
96. Bank of India to sell what percent of its stake Singapore South Korea, Indonesia and Australia will
in life insurance JV SUD Life Insurance for Rs. deliberate on the latest topics of Interventional
1,106 crore? cardiology and cutting edge technology. The
A. 10% conference being held for the first time in Uttar
B. 25% Pradesh offers an opportunity to showcase newer
C. 30% innovations in Cardiology that can help deliver cost-
D. 35% effective cardiology care to patients.
E. 28% 98. ‘African Lion’ is a joint military exercise
Answer: B between Morocco and which country?
Public sector lender Bank of India offered to sell a 25 A. Russia
per cent stake in its joint venture company Star Union B. India
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd for approximately Rs. C. US
1,106 crore ($159.87 million).Star Union Dai-ichi D. China
Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (SUD Life) is a joint venture E. Germany
(JV) of Bank of India, Union Bank of India and Dai- Answer: C
ichi Life, a leading life insurance company of Japan. The Morocco-US sponsored exercise “African Lion
Bank of India to sell 6.49 crore shares, or 25.02 per 2019” takes place from March 16 to April 7, 2019, in
cent stake, in Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Morocco. The annual exercise involves various types
at a floor price of 170.50 per share. of training including command, maneuvering, peace-

keeping and aerial refuelling. The drills also include D. Sri Lanka
training on counter-terrorism operations, land and air E. West Indies
exercises as well as a tactical simulation Answer: B
99. Name the winner of the men’s single title in the Former South Africa Women all rounder, Elriesa
2019 Malaysia Open Badminton tournament Theunissen-Fourie,has passed away.She represented
A. Lin Dan South Africa in three One-Day Internationals and one
B. Shi Yuqi T20I in 2013. The medium pacer was even part of
C. Chen Long South Africa’s 2013 World Cup squad.
D. Jonatan Christie 101. Nobel laureate Sydney Brenner recently
E. None of these passed away. He was associated with which field?
Answer: A A. Economy
The 2019 Malaysia Open, officially the CELCOM B. Peace
AXIATA Malaysia Open 2019, is a badminton C. Physics
tournament which takes place at Axiata Arena D. Chemistry
in Malaysia from 2 to 7 April 2019 and has a total E. Medicine
purse of $700,000. Answer: E
Sydney Brenner, a South African-born, Nobel Prize-
winning biologist has passed away. He was jointly
won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
for “discoveries concerning genetic regulation of
organ development and programmed cell death”.
102. National Handloom Week observed from
A. 7th April to 14th April
B. 8th April to 15th April
C. 9th April to 16th April
D. 10th April to 17th April
E. None of these
100. Women’s cricket all rounder Elriesa Answer: A
Theunissen-Fourie who died recently, played for National Handloom Week observed from 7th April to
which country? 14th April. It is a celebration of the country’s 5,000-
A. New Zealand year old tradition of hand weaving cloths. On this
B. South Africa occasion, a book named ‘The Indian textile
C. Bangladesh Sourcebook’ authored by Avalon Fotheringham and

published by Thames and Hudson will be launched. India’s GDP growth is expected to accelerate
The National Handloom Day is observed on 7th moderately to 7.5 percent in fiscal year 2019-20. The
August every year across India. It was on this day Economy driven by continued investment
that the Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905. strengthening, particularly private-improved export
103. Which country introduces world’s first online performance and resilient consumption The real GDP
safety regulations? growth is estimated at 7.2 percent in financial year
A. USA 2018-19, Meanwhile, agriculture growth was robust
B. UK at 4 per cent
C. Canada 105. Name the India's first indigenously built long
D. Germany range artillery guninducted by the Army?
E. India A. Glock
Answer: B B. Vidhwansak
The UK government has introduced the world’s first C. Dhanush
framework designed to hold internet companies D. Satrujit
accountable for the safety of those using their E. Tavor
services, as well to tackle potential harm to Answer: C
users. Under the Online Harms whitepaper, which is Country’s first indigenously designed and developed
a joint proposal from the Department for Digital, first batch of six Dhanush artillery gun was inducted
Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Home in the Indian Army during a ceremony held at at Gun
Office, social media and technology companies will Carriage Factory (GCF), Jabalpur. Dhanush is a 155
need to take reasonable steps to protect their mm, 45-calibre towed artillery gun with a range of 36
customers from threats stemming from their km and has demonstrated a range of 38 km with
offerings. specialised ammunition. The Dhanush gun system is
104. As per the World Banks projection, the GDP based on the designs of the Bofors howitzer. Dhanush
growth of India is expected to be at _______ is the third type of artillery gun to be inducted into
percent in the fiscal year 2019-20 the force after the K-9 Vajra and the M-777 ultra-
A. 7.3% light howitzers.
B. 7.0% 106. Which central armed police force organized
C. 7.2% First National Sky Running Championship.
D. 7.5% A. Assam Rifles
E. 7.8% B. Border Security Force
Answer: D C. Central Industrial Security Force
D. Central Reserve Police Force

E. Indo Tibetan Border Police 108. Who was elected as the new president of
Answer: E International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) –
Border guarding force Indo Tibetan Border Police India?
(ITBP) along with Sky Running Association of India A. Vikramjit Sahney
organised the National Sky Running Championship at B. Arunachalam Vellayan
Mountaineering and Skiing Institute of ITBP at Auli C. Chirayu R Amin
in Uttarakhand. This is the first time such D. Subhrakant Panda
championship was organised at a high altitude of up E. None of these
to 4000 metres. The high altitude marathon was Answer: A
organised for both junior and senior categories. SUN Group Chairman Vikramjit Singh Sahney
Various athletes from ITBP, Himachal Pradesh, elected as the new president of International Chamber
Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and of Commerce (ICC) – India.The chamber would
Uttarakhand participated in the work with the government to promote India’s
championship.Mayank Dimri of Uttarakhand won the external trade.
race while ITBP’s constables Vinod Singh and Padna 109. Biannual Army Commanders Conference
Tundup finished at second and third places. begins in which city?
107. Which Indian naval ships to take part in A. New Delhi
Chinese Navy's anniversary celebrations? B. Kolkata
A. INS Vikranth C. Mumbai
B. INS Shakti D. Varanasi
C. INS Kolkata E. Jodhpur
D. Both (a) and (b) Answer: A
E. Both (b) and (c) The biannual Army Commanders’ Conference began
Answer: E in New Delhi. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Two Indian naval ships — INS ‘Kolkata’ and will deliver her opening address at the conference.
‘Shakti’ — would take part in the Chinese Navy’s Important issues that are likely to be discussed are the
70th anniversary of celebrations. The two ships are management of the extant security dynamics,
scheduled to visit Chinese port of Qingdao from 21 to mitigation of future security threats and enhancement
26 April to participate in an International Fleet of combat edge over potential adversaries.
Review to celebrate the 70th anniversary of PLA 110. Isaak Hayik set a new world record as the
Navy INS Kolkata is the lead ship of the Kolkata- world’s oldest person to play in a professional
class stealth guided-missile destroyers of the Indian soccer match. He belongs to which country?
Navy. INS Shakti is tanker and supply ship. A. Berlin

B. Germany 112. Which Station has become the first ever

C. Austria railway station in the Indian Railways to get an
D. Israel ISO certification from the National Green
E. France Tribunal (NGT)?
Answer: D A. Vijayawada
73-year-old Israeli Isaak Hayik set a new world B. Ahemdabad
record as the world’s oldest person to play in a C. Guwahati
professional soccer match.Hayik was born in Iraq and D. Bangalore
immigrated to Israel. He was officially recognized in E. Chennai
an award ceremony attended by representatives from Answer: C
the Guinness World Record organization. The Guwahati Railway Station has become the first
111. The National Institutional Rankings ever railway station in the Indian Railways to get an
Framework list for the best institutes of 2019 has ISO certification from the National Green Tribunal
been released by the Ministry of Human Resource (NGT) for providing passenger amenities in a clean
Development. Which IIT tops NIRF ranking and green environment.The station also has amenities
2019? such as High-class reserve (VIP) lounge, waiting
A. IIT Delhi rooms, AC and non-AC retiring rooms, food courts
B. IIT Madras and sanitation facilities. ISO stands for “International
C. IIT Kharagpur Organisation for Standardisation” that is responsible
D. IIT Bombay for establishing the standard in different areas of
E. IIT Roorkey activities.
Answer: B 113. Based on the Supreme Court’s latest order,
The National Institutional Rankings Framework list how many VVPAT per Assembly constituency will
for the best institutes of 2019 has been released by be done in 2019 Lok Sabha Polls?
the Ministry of Human Resource Development.The A. 2
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has B. 1
topped the list of higher education institutes. IISc C. 5
Bengaluru has come in second and IIT-Delhi has D. 4
been ranked third in the HRD ministry’s national E. 7
ranking of higher institutes. Among the colleges, Answer: C
Delhi University’s Miranda House has topped the The Supreme Court has ordered the Election
national ranking of colleges while St. Stephens has Commission to increase the VVPAT count of one
been ranked fourth. randomly selected electronic voting machine per

Assembly constituency to five in the Lok The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will help
Sabha polls. address London’s toxic air health crisis that currently
114. What day would be observed across the leads to thousands of premature deaths annually, and
world on April 10 every year? increases the risk of asthma, cancer and dementia.
A. World Hepatitis Day Motorists who drive into the zone in a vehicle that
B. World Water Day does not meet the new emission standard (petrol-run
C. World Health Day vehicles that do not meet Euro 4 standards and diesel-
D. World Homoeopathy Day run vehicles that do not meet Euro 6) will have to pay
E. World Environment Day a daily charge.
Answer: D 116. Which company Launched First Drone
The World Homoeopathy Day 2019 will be observed Delivery Service in Australia?
across the world on April 10. The day is observed to A. Amazon
commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of B. DTDC Australia
Homoeopathy, Dr. Christian Fredrich Samuel C. Tansdirect
Hahnemann. A two day convention is being D. Google
organised on 9-10th April 2019 by the Central E. ANC Delivers
Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), an Answer: D
autonomous research organisation, Ministry of Google’s parent company Alphabet was launched its
AYUSH on the occasion of the World Homoeopathy first public drone delivery service in Canberra,
Day at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Australia. Alphabet made its first delivery after
Delhi. getting approval from the country’s civil aviation
115. Which becomes first city to implement 24x7 authority. Wing, the company’s drone delivery arm,
pollution charge zone? was testing drone delivery in Australia since 2014
A. Paris and delivered medicines, chocolate to 3,000 homes in
B. London the last 18 months
C. Singapore 117. SBI cuts interest rate on home loans up to
D. Washington DC ₹30 Lakh by how many basic points.
E. Beijing A. 5
Answer: B B. 10
London became the first city in the world to C. 15
implement a special Ultra Low Emission Zone D. 20
(ULEZ) that would charge an entry fee for older E. 25
vehicles if they do not meet the emission standards. Answer: B

The State Bank of India has re-priced home loans up 119. According to the IMF report, the GDP of
to Rs 30 lakh by 10 basis points. Accordingly, the India is expected to grow at what percent in 2019-
interest rate on housing loans of such size will now 20
be in the range of 8.6 to 8.9 per cent. The new one- A. 7.1%
year marginal cost of funds-based lending rate is B. 7.3%
down to 8.50 per cent now from 8.55 per cent. This is C. 7.4%
the first reduction by SBI in over 17 months. D. 7.5%
118. What is the minimum Chest Balance Limit E. 7.6%
(CBL) specified as per the recent notification of Answer: B
RBI with regards to the minimum standards for The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut India’s
setting up of a new Currency Chests? GDP growth forecast for 2019-20, following similar
A. Rs.1000 crore action by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and
B. Rs.500 crore the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).In India, growth is
C. Rs.250 crore projected to pick up to 7.3% in 2019 (2019-20) and
D. Rs.750 crore 7.5% in 2020 IMF said in its World Economic
E. Rs.1500 crore Outlook report. Both ADB and RBI last week cut
Answer: A their 2019-20 growth projection for India to 7.2%
The Reserve Bank of India came out with guidelines from 7.4% earlier. The Central Statistics Office
for banks to set up new currency chests, which (CSO) to trim its 2018-19 forecast to 7% in February
include a minimum area of 1,500 square feet for the from 7.2% estimated in the previous month.
strong room.For those situated in hilly/ inaccessible 120. Karnam Sekar to take over as MD, CEO of
places, the strong room/ vault area of at least 600 sq which bank?
ft. Besides, the new chests should have a processing A. Indian Overseas Bank
capacity of 6.6 lakh pieces of banknotes per day. For B. IndusInd Bank
those situated in the hilly/ inaccessible places, the C. Bank of India
capacity of 2.1 lakh pieces of banknotes per day. An D. Union Bank of India
RBI appointed committee had recommended that the E. Indian Bank
apex bank should encourage banks to open large Answer: A
currency chests with modern facilities and Chest Karnam Sekar, MD and CEO of the Dena Bank, will
Balance Limit (CBL) of at least Rs 1,000 crore. This take over as MD and CEO of Indian Overseas Bank
has been done on the recommendation of Shri D.K. from July 1. His term will end in June next year. He
Mohanty Committee. will work as officer on special duty and whole-time
director with IOB till the end of June this year.R A

Sankara Narayanan, former MD and CEO of Vijaya D. HDFC

Bank, will move to Canara Bank in the same E. Axis
position. His term will end in January 2020. R K Answer: D
Yaduvanshi, executive director at Dena Bank, will The BSE has signed a memorandum of understanding
move as executive director of Punjab National Bank. (MoU) with HDFC Bank with an objective to
Nageshwara Rao, executive director at Vijaya Bank, strengthen the BSE Startups platform. The exchange
will move to Syndicate Bank as officer on special had launched the startup platform on December 22,
duty and full-time director. Murali Ramaswami, with an aim to encourage entrepreneurs to get listed
another executive director at Vijay Bank, will move and raise equity capital for their growth and
to Bank of Baroda. expansion. BSE is the first exchange to have
121. Which country has topped the world’s launched the Start Up platform. The idea was to help
remittance receiving nation list in 2018 based on entrepreneurs look beyond the conventional channels
the World Bank’s Migration and Development of raising capital and enable them to list on the stock
Report? exchange to further enhance the credibility of the
A. Philippines firm.
B. China 123. Which IIT in collaboration with General
C. India Electric (GE) established India’s first ‘Cold
D. Mexico Spray’ SMART (Surface Modification and
E. Russia Additive Research Technologies) Laboratory?
Answer: C A. IIT Roorkee
According to the latest edition of the World Bank B. IIT Delhi
report, India has retained its top spot on C. IIT Bombay
remittances.India was followed by China ($ 67 D. IIT Kharkpur
billion), Mexico ($ 36 billion), the Philippines ($ 34 E. IIT Madras
billion), and Egypt ($ 29 billion). Remittances grew Answer: E
by more than 14 percent in India. IIT Madras in collaboration with General Electric
122. The stock exchange BSE has signed an MoU (GE) established India’s first ‘Cold Spray’ SMART
with which among the following banks to spread (Surface Modification and Additive Research
awareness about the benefits of listing on BSE Technologies) Laboratory. With this, IIT Madras is
Startups platform? now the only academic institution in India, which has
A. SBI a first-of-its-kind High-Pressure Cold Spray (HPCS)
B. ICICI facility.The lab has been set up with the Government
C. Bank of Baroda

of India’s support under its ‘Uchchatar Avishkar 126. Under the recommendation of which
Yojana’ (UYAY). committee, RBI has issued minimum standards
124. Bold Kurukshetra 2019 is a joint military for setting up of a new Currency Chests?
exercise being held between the Armies of India A. Y.V.Reddy Committee
and which country? B. Bimal Jalan Committee
A. Sri Lanka C. D.K. Mohanty Committee
B. Iran D. D. Subbarao Committee
C. Malaysia E. None of these
D. Singapore Answer: C
E. Vietnam An RBI appointed committee had recommended that
Answer: D the apex bank should encourage banks to open large
Armed forces of India and Singapore kicked off a currency chests with modern facilities and Chest
joint military exercise, ‘Bold Kurukshetra–2019’, in Balance Limit (CBL) of at least Rs 1,000 crore.This
Jhansi’s Babina Cantonment.The three-day exercise has been done on the recommendation of Shri D.K.
is aimed at bolstering cooperation against terrorism, Mohanty Committee.
developing defence technology and improving 127. Which day is observed on 11th April?
maritime security. A. World Heritage Day
125. Dream11 is an Indian online firm related to B. National Security Day
which of the following fields? C. National Safe Motherhood Day
A. Games and Sports D. International Customs Day
B. News and Articles E. None of these
C. Grocery Answer: C
D. Education National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) is observed
E. None of these annually on 11 April to raise awareness about the
Answer: A proper healthcare of women and maternity facilities
Dream11 an online gaming firm has received to pregnant and lactating women.This day also focus
secondary investment by Steadview Capital. With on reducing anaemia among women, institutional
this Dream11’s valuation has become more than $1 delivery, for better pre and post natal health care etc.
billion and hence making it the first Indian gaming which are necessary for mothers. National Safe
company to enter the Unicorn club.Dream11 is also Motherhood Day is an initiative of the White Ribbon
the official fantasy cricket partner of IPL 2019. MS Alliance India (WRAI), to enforce that women must
Dhoni is the brand ambassador of Dream11 have the availability and adequate access to care
during Pregnancy childbirth and postnatal services.

128. Recently, India has built a 25-bed maternity The National Green Tribunal has slapped an interim
hospital in which country under the Government penalty of Rs 100 crore on the Andhra Pradesh
of India's Small Development Projects Scheme? government for inaction to prevent illegal sand
A. Nepal mining in the state.The tribunal headed by Justice
B. Bangladesh Adarsh Kumar Goel who is the chairperson of NGT
C. Sri Lanka directed the state government to deposit Rs 100 crore
D. Bhutan ‘environment compensation’ with the Central
E. Vietnam Pollution Control Board (CPSB) within a month.
Answer: A 130. What will be the rate of interest applicable
India has built a 25-bed maternity hospital in Nepal. for the General Provident Fund (GPF) in the first
The hospital has been built under the Government of quarter of the FY20?
India’s Small Development Projects Scheme. Indian A. 7.7%
Ambassador to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri B. 8.5%
inaugurated the Chandra Narayan Yadav Memorial C. 7.9%
Maternity Hospital in Siraha district. It will also help D. 8%
in reducing maternal and child mortality rate. Health E. 8.2%
is one of the core areas of cooperation between India Answer: D
and Nepal. Several health posts, nursing campuses The government has retained the interest rate for
maternity centres, eye hospitals, naturopathy General Provident Fund (GPF) and other related
hospitals have been undertaken under the schemes at 8 per cent for the April-June quarter. The
Government of India’s Small Development Project interest rate on GPF was at 8 per cent in the January-
scheme. March quarter of 2018-19. The interest rate will be
129. The National Green Tribunal has slapped an applicable on provident funds of central government
interim penalty of what amount on the Andhra employees, railways and defence forces.
Pradesh government for inaction to prevent illegal 131. IRDAI has mandated all the insurance
sand mining in the state. companies to devise a mechanism for
A. Rs.50 crore sharing status of claims with policyholders
B. Rs.75 crore effective from________
C. Rs.85 crore A. 1 June 2019
D. Rs.95 crore B. 1 May 2019
E. Rs.100 crore C. 1 July 2019
Answer: E D. 1 August 2019
E. 1 September 2019

Answer: C C. Syria
The Insurance Regulatory and Development D. Russia
Authority of India (IRDAI) has advised all the E. State of Palestine
insurance company to devise a framework to share Answer: A
the status of claims by developing a tracking Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu looks all but certain
mechanism for policyholders so as to enable them to to stay in office for a record fifth term after his
know the status of their claim. Insurance companies biggest election challenger, Benny Gantz, admitted
will have to inform about claim settlement status to defeat.With more than 99 percent of votes counted,
policyholders at various stages of processing from Netanyahu’s Likud tied with Gantz’s Blue and White,
July. gaining 35 seats each Number of right-wing parties
132. Which asset management company ranked has expressed their support for Netanyahu, a coalition
1st in terms of assetsunder management? between Likud and smaller right-wing parties could
A. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd form a 65 seat majority.
B. Birla Sun Life Asset Management 134. Who was appointed as the first Chief Justice
C. HDFC Asset Management Co. Ltd of Andhra Pradesh High Court?
D. L&T Finance Limited A. Sanjay Sahoo
E. Reliance Capital Asset Management Limited B. Mahendra Choudary
Answer: C C. Chittaranjan Reddy
India’s asset management companies (AMCs) own D. Vikram Nath
assets under management (AUM) worth Rs24.46 E. None of these
trillion, according to data released by the Association Answer: D
of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi). HDFC Asset Senior judge of Allahabad high court, Justice Vikram
Management Co. Ltd has claimed the top spot with Nath, was appointed as the first Chief Justice of
an average AUM of Rs3.42 trillion, overtaking ICICI Andhra Pradesh High Court.A collegium of Supreme
Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd with an Court comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan
average AUM of at Rs3.20 trillion. Out of the total Gogoi and judges S A Bobde and N V Ramana
industry assets, a huge 82.7% is owned by the top 10 recommended the name of Justice Nath as the chief
AMCs, who have owned around 80% of the industry justice of the AP High Court. The new high court for
assets over at least three years now. Andhra Pradesh was created on January 1 this year,
133. Benjamin Netanyahu is elected as the Prime following the bifurcation of a combined high court
Minister of which country? for AP and Telangana, which had been operating
A. Israeil from Hyderabad since June 2, 2014, when the two
B. Iran Telugu states got separated.

135. Who was named as the Haiti’s new Prime According to the report, in India, total fertility rate
Minister? per woman was 5.6 in 1969, dropping to 3.7 in 1994
A. Jovenel Moise and 2.3 in 2019.
B. Jean-Michel Lapin 137. Who among the following has been named as
C. Jean-Henry Ceant the ‘Leading Cricketer of Year’ 2019 by Wisden
D. Jean-Moise Ceant Cricketers’ Almanack?
E. None of these A. Virat Kohli
Answer: B B. Jos Buttler
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise confirmed Jean- C. Jaspreeth Bhumrah
Michel Lapin as the country’s new prime minister. D. MS Dhoni
He succeeds Jean-Henry Ceant. Lapin is the third E. Aaron Finch
Premier under President Moise since he came to Answer: A
office in February 2017. Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and women’s
136. According to a report released by the United cricketer Smriti Mandhana were named the Leading
Nations Population Fund, India’s population grew Cricketers in the World in the 2019 edition of the
at what percent average annual rate between 2010 Wisden Cricketers. Kohli has won the honour for an
and 2019? unprecedented third year in a row while it’s the first
A. 1.0% time Smriti has won the honour. Afghanistan spinner
B. 1.1% Rashid Khan was named the Leading T20 cricketer
C. 1.2% for the second year in a row. Kohli was also named as
D. 1.3% one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year
E. 1.4% alongside English cricketers Jos Buttler, Sam Curran,
Answer: C Rory Burns and Tammy Beaumont. Wisden has been
India’s population grew at an average annual rate of awarding cricketers since 1889 and it is considered
1.2 per cent between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion, one of the most prestigious honours in the sport.
more than double the annual growth rate of China, 138. Name the winner of the ‘Women’s Leading
according to a report by the United Nations Cricketer of Year’ 2019 by Wisden Cricketers’
Population Fund.India’s population in 2019 stood at Almanack
1.36 billion, growing from 942.2 million in 1994 and A. Smriti Mandhana
541.5 million in 1969. India’s population grew at B. Meg Lanning
average annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 and C. Heather Knight
2019, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency D. Amy Satterthwaite
said in the State of World Population 2019 report. E. None of these

Answer: A Inter-State Championships in Guntur (July 16). She

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and women’s won gold in all these meets.
cricketer Smriti Mandhana were named the Leading 140. BSNL has collected a record revenue of
Cricketers in the World in the 2019 edition of the Rs._____ crore from enterprise segment, making
Wisden Cricketers. Kohli has won the honour for an it sufficiently funded, which will help in meeting
unprecedented third year in a row while it’s the first its various requirement
time Smriti has won the honour. Afghanistan spinner A. Rs.6,300 crore
Rashid Khan was named the Leading T20 cricketer B. Rs.6,200 crore
for the second year in a row. Kohli was also named as C. Rs.6,000 crore
one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year D. Rs.6,500 crore
alongside English cricketers Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, E. Rs.6,700 crore
Rory Burns and Tammy Beaumont. Wisden has been Answer: D
awarding cricketers since 1889 and it is considered BSNL has collected a record revenue of Rs.6,500
one of the most prestigious honours in the sport. crore from enterprise segment, making it sufficiently
139. Manpreet Kaur is related to which sport? funded, which will help in meeting its various
A. Jeweling Throw requirement. BSNL has been ailing because of a high
B. Discus Throw revenue-to-wage ratio as a large number of
C. Long Jump government employees were transferred by the
D. Hammer Throw telecom department to the telecom PSU.
E. Shot Puts 141. India has become YouTube’s largest and
Answer: E fastest growing market with ____ million Indians
Asian champion shot putter Manpreet Kaur has been watching the video-sharing website every month
banned for four years by the National Anti-Doping A. 255 million
Agency (NADA) for flunking four dope tests in B. 250 million
2017. The period of suspension would begin from C. 260 million
July 20, 2017, the date of her provisional suspension, D. 265 million
according to an order of the anti-doping disciplinary E. 300 million
panel (ADDP) of the NADA.Manpreet tested positive Answer: D
four times in 2017. The first was at the Asian Grand India has become YouTube’s largest and fastest
Prix at Jinhua, China on April 24, followed by growing market with 265 million Indians watching
Federation Cup in Patiala (June 1), Asian Athletics the video-sharing website every month. In the last
Championships in Bhubaneswar (July 6) and the year, YouTube’s consumption on mobile has
increased to 85%, with 60% of the watch time

coming from outside the six largest metros in India. British Prime Minister Theresa May had requested
Today, YouTube creators have become effective the European Union to grant the United Kingdom a
storytellers, with more than 1,200 Indian creators short term extension till June 30 to prevent the U.K.
crossing the million subscriber-milestone, compared leaving the bloc without a deal, because the British
to five years ago, when there were only two creators. Parliament has repeatedly failed to decide on the
142. Which among the following days was terms of the exit. If United Kingdom stays beyond
observed across the world on April 12, 2019? May 22, it will have to take part in European
A. International Day of Human Space Flight Parliament elections in May 2019 or else leave the
B. World Hemophilia Day bloc on June 1 without deal. If the extension had not
C. World Heritage Day been agreed to, Britain would have left the bloc
D. World Amatuer Radio Awarness Day without a deal on April 12.
E. International Children’s Book Day 144. Which among the following body has formed
Answer: A a Central Monitoring Committee to prepare and
The International Day of Human Space Flight was enforce national plan to tackle pollution of over
observed across the world on April 12, 2019. The 350 river stretches in the country?
day celebrates the anniversary of the first ever human A. NITI Aayog
space flight undertaken by Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet B. Ministry of Environment
Union citizen then. The day was proclaimed at the C. NGT
65th session of the United Nations General Assembly D. Central Pollution Control Board
on April 7, 2011 E. None of these
143. What is the deadline granted by European Answer: C
Union to United Kingdom for Brexit? The Nation Green Tribunal (NGT) bench headed by
A. 31st December Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, has formed
B. 31st October a Central Monitoring Committee that will prepare
C. 30th November and implement a national plan to make over 350 river
D. 30th September stretches across the country pollution free.The
E. 31st August committee would comprise a representative of NITI
Answer: B Aayog; Secretaries of Ministry of Water Resources,
The UK and the European Union have agreed to Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of
extend Brexit until October 31. The decision was Environment; Director General of National Mission
taken at an emergency meeting in Brussels where the for Clean Ganga and Chairman of Central Pollution
EU leaders agreed to offer British Prime Minister Control Board. The NGT has directed the Central
Theresa May a six-month extension. In March, Monitoring Committee to give its report by July 31,

while the first meeting of the Committee may be held Joint Secretary, MoHUA and Ministry of Urban
by June 30. Development,Principal Secretary Public &
145. Funtasy11, a fantasy sports platform, has Rehabilitation Department, Tamil Nadu Government
roped in whom as its brand ambassador? and Principal Secretary to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
A. Virendra Shewag among others.
B. Lakshmipati Balaji 147. Recently, which onlne payments company has
C. Mohamad Kaif announced its partnership with MMTC-PAMP
D. Murali Karthik India for buying and selling of gold through the
E. Haribajan Singh application?
Answer: D A. PhonePe
Funtasy11, a fantasy sports platform, has roped in B. Google Pay
former Indian cricketer Murali Kartik as its brand C. Paytm
ambassador. After partnering with the recently D. Mobikiwi
concluded Premier Badminton League (PBL) as the E. None of these
‘Official Fan Engagement Partner’, the company Answer: B
believes bringing in Kartik will further strengthen its Aiming to make Google Pay more useful for Indian
user base in the rapidly growing fantasy gaming users, Google announced its partnership with
space. A classical left-arm spinner, Kartik has MMTC-PAMP India for buying and selling of gold
represented India across formats between 2000 and through the application.MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd
2007. is an internationally recognised metal and mining
146. Who among the following has been appointed service provider. Google Pay users can purchase gold
as NBCC Chairman and Managing Director? for any value that will be stored in secure vaults on
A. Rajagopala Chari their behalf by MMTC-PAMP. The users can buy
B. Vijayendra Bhoopati and sell the gold any time at the latest price, refreshed
C. Sarveswaran Iyer every few minutes, as displayed on the Google Pay
D. Aarnath Thripati app.
E. Shiv Das Meena 148. India in association with which country
Answer: E launched a joint programme that will work
Shiv Das Meena, Additional Secretary of the towards addressing a range of challenges around
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) smart cities and clean technologies among others?
has been appointed as the Chairman cum Managing A. Sweden
Director (CMD) of National Buildings Construction B. Switzerland
Corporation (NBCC).Earlier, Meena has served as C. Denmark

D. Germany officials, coaches and physical trainers and their

E. Finland exchange for tournaments.
Answer: A 150. Who has been selected for the Saraswati
India and Sweden launched a joint programme that Samman 2018?
will work towards addressing a range of challenges A. Sitanshu Yashaschandra
around smart cities and clean technologies among B. Karunakara Sastry
others. The programme was co-funded by Indian C. Sugathakumari
Department of Science and Technology (DST) and D. K Siva Reddy
Swedish agency Vinnova. Vinnova will provide E. R Nagi Reddy
funding to Swedish participants up to 2,500,000 Answer: D
Swedish Krona (around Rs 1.87 crore) as grant. On Telugu poet K Siva Reddy has been selected for the
the Indian side, conditional grant of up to 50 per cent prestigious Saraswati Samman, 2018 for his
(with a limit of Rs 1.5 crore) per project will be collection of poetry titled Pakkaki Ottigilite. The
provided to the Indian partners. award carries a cash prize of 15 lakh rupees, a
149. The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has citation and a plaque. The award, instituted by the
signed an MoU with whichcountires Tennis KK Birla Foundation in 1991, is given annually for
Federation to train Indian junior players? an outstanding literary work written in any Indian
A. China language and published during the last 10 years.
B. Denmary 151. Name the Indian who has been selected for
C. Serbia the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Sir Edmund
D. Hongkong Hillary Fellowship for 2019?
E. Malaysia A. Deepa Malik
Answer: C B. Mary Kom
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) has signed C. Devendra Jhajharia
an MoU with Serbian Tennis Federation (STF) to D. Mithali Raj
train Indian junior players under world renowned E. PV Sindhu
Serbian coaches, at the RK Khanna Stadium. The two Answer: A
federations expressed their intention to cooperate Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik has
within the scope of mandates and sphere of been named as the recipient of the New Zealand
competence to work towards the development of Prime Minister’s Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for
junior tennis players in India. Both the federations 2019.The first Indian woman to earn a medal at the
have also agreed to work on the education of Paralympic Games, Deepa has won 58 national and
23 international medals. A recipient of the Padma

Shri and Arjuna Award, she has entered the Limca Google launched Anthos, a new open platform from
Book of World Records four times. Google Cloud, that lets users run applications from
152. Eni Nuraeni was named by Asian Athletic anywhere.Anthos allows users to run applications,
Association (AAA) as the best athletic coach in unmodified, on existing on-premise hardware or on
Asia for short-haul run category this year. He the public cloud, and is based on the Cloud Services
hails from which country? Platform that Google announced last year.
A. Indonesia 154. George Francis who passed away recently
B. Malaysia was a well known ___________
C. USA A. Journalist
D. China B. Motorsports photographer
E. Russia C. Agricultural scientist
Answer: A D. Astronaut
Indonesian Eni Nuraeni was named by Asian Athletic E. Scientist
Association (AAA) as the best athletic coach in Asia Answer: B
for short-haul run category this year. It was Veteran Indian motorsport photographer George
announced by Indonesian athletic sports association Francis has passed away. He was attended first race
(PB PASI). Eni coaches young sprinter Lalu in 1984 at Sholavaram while his last major
Muhammad Zohri to win the 100m gold medal in assignment was the MRF Challenge in February 2019
10.20 seconds in the 2019 Grand Prix Malaysia Open at the MMRT, Chennai.
athletics championships. Earlier, Zohri won the 100m 155. PAISALO Digital Limited signed the first co-
in 10.18 in the IAAF World U20 Championships in origination loan agreement with which bank?
Tampere, Finland in 2018, where he also won the A. Canara Bank
gold medal in 10.27 in the Asian Junior B. State Bank of India
Championships in Gifu, Japan. C. Corporation Banl
153. Name the new open platform from Google D. Karnataka Bank
Cloud, that lets users run applications from E. Punjab National Bank
anywhere? Answer: B
A. Athnes PAISALO Digital Limited signed the first co-
B. Artius origination loan agreement with State Bank of India,
C. Avitions the first agreement of its kind in the country that State
D. Ausos Bank of India has signed. Introducing a platform for
E. Anthos the last mile customer, the loan ticket is designed at
Answer: E Rs 10,000 to 2 lakh. The company expects to

disburse 200,000 loan applications in FY20. D. The Global Problem of Minerals Allergy
PAISALO Digital Limited is a leading systemically E. None of these
important non-deposit taking NBFC registered with Answer: A
the Reserve Bank of India, in operations since 1992. World Allergy Week (7-13 April), an annual World
The agreement was signed with a vision of Allergy Organization initiative to raise awareness of,
empowering the AGRI, MSME segment and small and advocate for, better management and prevention
businesses. of allergies and related diseases such as asthma. The
156. Which public sector company has bagged the theme of the day for the year 2019 is The Global
prestigious ‘AIMA Managing India Award 2019 Problem of Food Allergy. With 9 out of 10 people on
for outstanding PSU of the year’? the planet breathing polluted air, known to both cause
A. Indian Oil Corporation and exacerbate allergies, this is an important
B. Gail India initiative.
C. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation 158. Who was appointed Secretary, Defence
D. Bharat Petroleum Finance?
E. None of these A. Chender Kaul
Answer: A B. Gargi Kaul
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) bagged the prestigious C. Siddhardh Kaul
‘AIMA Managing India Award 2019 for outstanding D. Vikram Kaul
PSU of the year.’The award was presented by former E. Naroji Kaul
President Pranab Mukherjee to Sanjiv Singh, Answer: B
Chairman, Indian Oil. The AIMA awards declared The Centre has appointed Gargi Kaul, officer of the
under 11 categories, shortlisted 11 eminent Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS), as
enterprises and personalities of the country for their Secretary, Defence Finance. Kaul was earlier
contribution to nation-building. Financial Advisor, Defence Services in the Defence
157. World Allergy Week (7-13 April), an annual Ministry.
World Allergy Organization initiative to raise 159. Who becomes New Delhi’s Jamia Millia
awareness of, and advocate for, better Islamia, as the first woman to head the 99-year-
management and prevention of allergies and old university?
related diseases such as asthma. What is the theme A. Najma Akhtar
of the day for the year 2019? B. Shaline Navab
A. The Global Problem of Food Allergy C. Habebunisa Begam
B. The Global Problem of Water Allergy D. Sofia Ali
C. The Global Problem of Air Allergy E. None of these

Answer: A E. None of these

National Institute of Educational Planning and Answer: A
Administration Professor Najma Akhtar was Russia has conferred Indian PM Narendra Modi with
appointed Vice Chancellor of New Delhi’s Jamia the country’s highest civilian award. The Indian
Millia Islamia, becoming the first woman to head the Prime Minister has been honoured with the Order of
99-year-old university. Akhtar is the head of the Saint Andrew The Apostle for exceptional services in
Department of Training and Capacity Building in promoting special & privileged strategic partnership
Education at the National Institute of Educational between Russia and India.
Planning and Administration in New Delhi. She has 162. Which country has been selected as the Guest
been appointed Jamia vice chancellor for five years. of Honour country for the Abu Dhabi
160. Name the festival of harvest that is being International Book Fair (ADIBF) 2019?
celebrated with traditional enthusiasm in the A. India
northern part of the country? B. France
A. Lohri C. China
B. Onam D. Singapore
C. Vishu E. Nepal
D. Baisakhi Answer: A
E. Gudi Padawa UAE has announced that India will be the Guest of
Answer: D Honour country at the Abu Dhabi International Book
The festival of harvest Baisakhi is being celebrated Fair, ADIBF 2019, to be held from 24th to 30th of
with traditional enthusiasm in the northern part of the this month. The fair aims to highlight the UAE’s rich
country. Baisakhi is celebrated with much fanfare in heritage, showcasing its authenticity and modernity,
Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. Traditional folk as well as its cultural and literary output. India’s
dances are performed on this day. Baisakhi also participation in the fair is expected to attract
commemorates the formation of Khalsa Panth by significant increase in the number of visitors with
Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. various events and activities which will be held
161. Who has been conferred with the “Order of throughout the entire duration of ADIBF. The Indian
Saint Andrew The Apostle”, the highest civilian Pavilion will host Indian writers, authors and literary
award of Russia for 2019? scholars who will serve as ambassadors for the
A. Narendra Modi literature and art of their country.
B. Xi Jinping 163. Who received 'CEO of the Year' award at the
C. Donald Trump inaugural edition of ETPrime Women Leadership
D. Ram Nath Kovind Awards (ETPWLA) in Mumbai?

A. M Sashikala creating a pool of skilled candidates who are industry

B. Alice G. Vaidyan ready, while under the “Sabooj Sathi” scheme, bi-
C. Usha Ramaswamy cycles are distributed to students between class IX
D. Reena Bhatnagar and XII studying in government run and government
E. None of these aided schools and madrashas of the state.
Answer: B 165. Name the online payments company that has
Alice G. Vaidyan, Chairman and Managing Director, recently acquired the US-based financial
General Insurance Corporation of India received technology firm Wibmo.
‘CEO of the Year’ award at the inaugural edition of A. PayU
ETPrime Women Leadership Awards (ETPWLA) in B. PayPal
Mumbai. Hailing the virtues of leadership and C. MobiKwik
success, ETPWLA is here to set a benchmark of D. Paytm
success for women in business and inspire a million E. PhonePe
others to come forward and wield the baton of Answer: A
excellence. The awards recognise women leaders Digital payments facilitator PayU has acquired US-
who have helped create a new and lasting template based financial technology firm Wibmo for USD 70
for leadership. million (about Rs 484 crore), that will help the
164. ‘Sabooj Sathi’Scheme have won the company scale-up its business. Under the agreement,
prestigious World Summit on the Information PayU and Wibmo businesses will continue to run
Society (WSIS) awards of the United Nations. The separately. Wibmo, a digital payment security and
scheme is launched in which state? mobile payment technologies firm, will continue to
A. Maharashtra operate and serve all of its clients as a wholly-owned
B. West Bengal subsidiary of PayU
C. Madhya Pradesh 166. Which Indian bank has been ranked as the
D. Andhra Pradesh number 1 bank in India for customer satisfaction
E. Mizoram as per the World’s Best Bank Survey of Forbes for
Answer: B India?
Two schemes of the West Bengal government for A. State Bank of India
skill development and distribution of bi-cycles to B. Axis Bank
students have won the prestigious World Summit on C. HDFC Bank
the Information Society (WSIS) awards of the United D. ICICI Bank
Nations. The schemes are “Utkarsh Bangla” and E. DBS Bank
“Sabooj Sathi”. The “Utkarsh Bangla” project aims at Answer: C

HDFC Bank has been at the forefront in leveraging construction in the city.in Haryana is in 2nd position
technology to give its 43 million customers a superior after Kanpur.
banking experience. Apart from HDFC Bank, it was 168. India’s first-of-its-kind ‘Voter Park’ was
another private-owned lender ICICI Bank which took inaugurated in ______
the second spot in Forbes list for India. At third rank A. Bangaluru
was DBS, followed by Kotak Mahindra Bank and B. Gurugram
IDFC Bank taking fourth and fifth spot. Banks like C. Hyderabad
Syndicate Bank, PNB, Allahabad Bank, Vijaya Bank D. New Delhi
and Axis Bank were also in top 10. E. Vijayawada
167. As per Air Quality in India 2014-2019’ Answer: B
report, which city ranked 1st as the most polluted India’s first-of-its-kind ‘Voter Park’ was inaugurated
city? in Gurugram on 11 April 2019. It is aimed at
A. New Delhi increasing voter awareness and educating people
B. Kanpur about the electoral process. Haryana Chief Electoral
C. Faridabad Officer Rajeev Ranjan inaugurated the park in Vikas
D. Roorkee Sadan building complex.
E. Varanasi 169. The 2019 Ambedkar Jayanti marked the
Answer: B ___________ birth anniversary of the Father of
The quality of air in Varanasi, Prime Minister Modi’s Indian Constitution.
2014 Lok Sabha constituency, is positioned 3rd on A. 125
the WHO’s (World Health Organisation) list of 15 B. 121
most polluted cities in the world, by the ‘Political C. 128
Leaders Position and Action on Air Quality in India D. 130
2014-2019’ report, released by Climate Trends. E. 132
Kanpur (in Uttar Pradesh) is the most polluted city in Answer: C
the world and is positioned 1 on the list. 14 of the 15 India celebrated Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14, 2019,
most polluted cities in the world (mentioned by to commemorate the 128th birth anniversary of the
World Health Organisation (WHO) are in India. Out architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar
of them, 4 are in Uttar Pradesh. WHO’s report states Often called as Babasaheb, he was born on 14 April
that Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a rise in 1891.He was independent India’s first law and justice
the number of people suffering from allergies and minister as well as a founding father of the Republic
respiratory problems due to huge amount of of India. Ambedkar was posthumously conferred

with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, Answer: B

in 1990. The 21st ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting
170. India marked the _____________ anniversary (SOM) was held from 11-12 April 2019 at New
of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 2019 Delhi. India congratulated Thailand on its assuming
A. 100 the Chairmanship of ASEAN for 2019 and welcomed
B. 101 its role as Country Coordinator of the ASEAN-India
C. 102 dialogue partnership for the period 2018-2021. The
D. 103 Meeting decided to impart urgency to Cooperation in
E. 104 Renewable Energy and hold an ASEAN-India
Answer: A Conference on Renewable Energy in 2019. The
Commemorating the 100 years of Jallianwala Bagh Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and ASEAN
massacre, Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu Centre for Energy (ACE) would be the co-partners
released the commemorative postage stamp at the for this project. The ASEAN-India partnership is
Jallianwala Bagh memorial.The Vice-President also being implemented through the ‘Plan of Action
released coins of Rs 100 with ‘Centenary of (2016-20) to implement the ASEAN-India
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre’ written on it and the Partnership for Peace, Progress and Shared
memorial drawn on it. The postage stamp also bears Prosperity’.
the image of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial and one 172. The Spring Meeting 2019 of the Boards of
of the stamps is dedicated to the martyrs who lost Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and
their lives in the massacre. It took place on 13 April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held
1919 at Amritsar and is also known as Amritsar in which city?
massacre. On this day, British troops under the A. Singapore
Command of Gen Dyer fired on a large crowd of B. Paris
unarmed Indians in Amritsar in Punjab of India. C. Washington D.C
Several hundred peoples were killed and many D. Geneva
hundreds were wounded. E. Beijing
171. The 21st ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Answer: C
Meeting (SOM) was held in which city? The Spring Meeting 2019 of the Boards of Governors
A. Kolkata of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the
B. New Delhi International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held between
C. Hyderabad April 8-14, 2019 in Washington DC, US. Finance
D. Noida Minister Arun Jaitley and Economic Affairs
E. Bangalore

Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg represented India in commitment to freedom of expression, according to a
the meeting. press release from UNESCO. The two journalists
173. Mohammed Ishtaye sworn in as new Prime had been working on stories about a military
Minister of which country? crackdown and alleged human rights violations in
A. Jordan Rakhine state in Myanmar when they were
B. Palestine arrested. They were also named as TIME’s Person of
C. Israel the Year, along with three other journalists and a
D. Lebanon news organization.
E. Syria 175. Who conferred with Lifetime Achievement
Answer: B Award during 4th APJ Abdul Kalam Innovation
New Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye Conclave at Chandigarh University, Mohali?
and his cabinet members were sworn in before A. Dr. A K Singh
President Mahmoud Abbas at his headquarters in the B. Dr. Naurudin Shah
West Bank city of Ramallah. Ishtaye will serve as the C. Dr. Malhotra Aditya
minister of interior and minister of Waqf, or religious D. Dr. Naresh Prajapati
affairs, until two new ministers are named. The new E. None of these
government consists of 24 ministers from the Answer: A
Palestine Liberation Organization, or PLO, Abbas’ Dr A K Singh was conferred with Lifetime
Fatah Party, the Palestinian People’s Party, the FIDA Achievement Award during 4th APJ Abdul Kalam
party and the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, in Innovation Conclave at Chandigarh University,
addition to independent figures. Mohali. Dr A K Singh, director at Life Sciences,
174. Who has been selected for the 2019 DRDO, was honoured with Lifetime Achievement
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize? Award for his rich contribution in the field of life
A. Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone sciences, aerospace and aeronautics. The conclave
B. Gao Yu was organised by the university to mark World
C. Ahmad Zeidabadi and Amira Hass Creativity and Innovation Day. Dr Singh joined
D. Dawit Isaak DRDO in 1988 and worked on various R&D projects.
E. None of these He has developed a “Diagnobact” kit, for detection of
Answer: A infectious lesion. He has also introduced and nurtured
The 2019 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom pharmacosyntigraphy
Prize, which honours the defence and promotion of 176. Who won the World Press Photo of the Year
press freedom, is being awarded to Wa Lone and award?
Kyaw Soe Oo as a tribute to their courage and A. Robert Capa

B. Henri Cartier-Bresson be hosted by the UAE National Programme for

C. John Moore Artificial Intelligence, with the support of
D. Walker Evans International Telecommunication Union( ITU), and
E. Roger Fenton the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO),
Answer: C and in strategic partnership with Smart Dubai
A photo of a 2-year-old girl crying near the US- 178. The Department of Telecom (DoT) approved
Mexico border has won the World Press Photo of the the merger of Tata Teleservices and ______
Year award.The image, titled “Crying Girl on the A. BSNL
Border,” was taken by Getty photographer and B. Reliance Jio
Pulitzer Prize-winner John Moore on June 12 near C. Bharti Airtel
McAllen, Texas. The Netherlands-based World Press D. Idea
Photo organization announced the award at a E. None of the above
ceremony in Amsterdam. Dutch/Swedish Answer: C
photographer Pieter Ten Hoopen has won the World Bharti Airtel has confirmed that it has received in-
Press Story of the Year for the image of movement of principal approval from the telecom department for
thousands of Central American migrants who joined merger with Tata Teleservices (TTSL), subject to the
a caravan heading to the United States border condition that Sunil Mittal firm provides bank
between October and November 2018. guarantees of about Rs. 7,200 crore.Manoj Sinha,
177. Which country is going to host the world’s telecom minster has conditionally approved the
foremost Artificial Intelligence Summitbetween merger and that letters mentioning the guarantees
30th of this month and 1st of next month? were sent to Tata Teleservices Limited and its listed
A. China unit Tata Teleservices Maharashtra (TTML).
B. India 179. The first ever test flight of the world’s largest
C. Russia airplane named Stratolaunch took place in which
D. UAE city?
E. US A. Oslo
Answer: D B. Dubai
UAE is set to host the world’s foremost Artificial C. Paris
Intelligence,AI Summit to empower global dialogue D. California
on the future of government, business and society. E. Florida
The inaugural ‘AI Everything’, AIE will take place at Answer: D
the Dubai World Trade Centre, between 30th of this Stratolaunch, the private launch company founded by
month and 1st of next month. The two day event will the late billionaire Paul Allen, has just flown the

world’s largest aircraft for the first time. The massive Jeff Kinney, an eminent author has emerged out with
airplane, which has a wingspan bigger than a football a new book titled “Diary of an Awesome Friendly
field and is designed to launch rockets from the air, Kid: Rowley Jefferson’s Journal”. The book is
took off on its maiden test flight from the Mojave Air written from the opinion of Rowley Jefferson, the
and Space Port in Mojave, California. best friend of ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ supporter Greg
180. The FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) has Heffley. This book is Jeff Kinney’s first outside of
partnered with which Indian company to launch a his “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series. The book is
mobile app named My Circle for women’s safety? written in Kinney’s trademark humour. It will also
A. Bharti Airtel mark around 350 black-and-white illustrations.
B. Paytm 182. Name the autobiography of noted social
C. BSNL worker Sankurathri Chandrasekhar, that was
D. NPCI released at a function recently.
E. Google A. Suryakiranam
Answer: A B. Ashakiranam
Bharti Airtel in collaboration with FICCI Ladies C. Chandrakiranam
Organisation launched a mobile app, My Circle, to D. Ujvalakiranam
help women in case they face any problem or a panic E. None of these
situation.The application is carrier agnostic which Answer: B
would work on phones with any telecom service ‘Ashakiranam,’ an autobiography of noted social
network, both Airtel and non-Airtel. “My Circle app worker Sankurathri Chandrasekhar, was released at a
enables women to send SOS alerts to any five of their function.Religious scholar Chaganti Koteswara Rao
family or friends in 13 languages including English, released the book while writer and literary critic
Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Vadrevu Veeralakshmi Devi reviewed the work.
Punjabi, Bangla, Urdu, Assamese, Oriya, and Penned by Dr. Chandrasekhar in English with title ‘A
Gujarati”. Ray of Hope’ the autobiography was translated into
181. Recently released book ‘Diary of an Awesome Telugu by Godavarthi Satyamurthy.
Friendly Kid’ is authored by _____. 183. Name the Formula 1 champion to clinch the
A. Zachary Gordon 2019 Chinese Grand Prix ?
B. Dav Pilkey A. Max Verstappen
C. Jeff Kinney B. Valtteri Bottas
D. Robert Capron C. Sebastian Vettel
E. None of these D. Lewis Hamilton
Answer: C E. None of these

Answer: D by Hero MotoCorp and is officially known as the

Lewis Hamilton won the Chinese Grand Prix to seize Hero Super Cup. FC Goa emerged as champions of
the overall lead from his Mercedes team mate Valtteri the 2019 Super Cup as they pipped Chennaiyin FC 2-
Bottas in Formula One’s 1,000th world 1 in a tense affair at the Kalinga Stadium, Odisha.
championship.The win was the 75th of Hamilton’s 186. Who is the winner of the men’s single title at
career, second in a row after his lucky triumph in the 2019 Singapore Open
Bahrain and sixth in China. A. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
184. Meena Kumari Maisnam is an Indian player B. Srikanth Kidambi
related to which sports? C. Viktor Axelsen
A. Shooting D. Kento Momota
B. Boxing E. None of these
C. Athletics Answer: D
D. Weightlifting The 2019 Singapore Open, was a badminton
E. Badminton tournament which took place at Singapore Indoor
Answer: B Stadium in Singapore from 9 to 14 April 2019.
India finished with 5 medals in the Boxing World CATEGORIES WINNERS RUNNER
Cup which concluded at Cologne, Germany. Meena UP
Kumari Maisnam continued her fine run to win gold Men’s Single Kento Momota Anthony
in the 54 kg. Reigning youth world champion Sakshi (Japan) Sinisuka
(57 kg) and India Open champion Pwilao Basumatary Ginting
(64 kg) settled for the silver. Pinki Rani (51 kg) and (Indonesia)
Parveen ( 60 kg) won bronze. Women’s Single Tai Tzu-ying Nozomi
185. Which among the following teams has won (Taiwan) Okuhara
the 2019 Indian Super Cup of Football? (Japan)
A. FC Delhi Dynamos Men’s Double Takeshi Mohammad
B. Chennaiyin FC Kamura and Ahsan and
C. FC Jamshedpur Keigo Sonoda Hendra
D. FC Goa (Japan) Setiawan
E. None of these (Indonesia)
Answer: D Women’s Mayu Kim Hye-
The 2019 Super Cup was the second edition of the Double Matsumoto and jeong and
Super Cup, the main club knockout football Wakana Kong Hee-
competition in India. The competition is sponsored Nagahara yong (South

(Japan) Korea) Member of the MCC from his country, after Imran
Mixed Double Dechapol Tan Kian Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shahid
Puavaranukroh Meng and Lai Afridi.
and Sapsiree Pei Jing 189. What is the deadline set by CBDT for its
Taerattanachai (Malaysia) officers to dispose of all cases related to
(Thailand) demonetisation where assessment is required to be
187. Pradeep Choubey was a famous ___________ framed?
who died recently. A. May 31
A. Journalist B. July 31
B. Actor C. April 30
C. Freedom fighter D. June 30
D. Author E. August 31
E. Poet Answer: D
Answer: E Tax authorities have set a deadline of June 30 to clear
Hindi poet Pradeep Choubey has passed away. up all demonetisation-related cases.In its interim
Choubey, known for his humorous poetry, is survived action plan for the first quarter of 2019-20, the
by his daughter and son, the latter living in Mumbai Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) has instructed
He quit his job at Dena Bank to pursue his passion of its officials to dispose of all cases related to
poetry demonetisation where assessment is required to be
188. Who become Marylebone Cricket Club framed.
(MCC) Honorary Life Member on 12 April 2019 190. EsselWorld Launches India’s First Foreign
A. Inzamam-ul-Haq Interactive Bird Park in which city?
B. Waqar Younis A. Mumbai
C. Wasim Akram B. New Delhi
D. Shahid Afridi C. Hyderabad
E. Shoaib Akhtar D. Lucknow
Answer: A E. Chennai
Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mark Boucher, the former Answer: A
South Africa wicketkeeper, were made Honorary Life India’s first exotic Bird Park ‘EsselWorld Bird Park’
Members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on was launched by EsselWorld Leisure Pvt. Ltd., the
12 April 2019. The two have been included in family entertainment arm of the $6-billion Essel
recognition of their outstanding achievements in Group in Mumbai.It is home to over 500 exotic birds
cricket. Inzamam is now the fifth Honorary Life from more than 60 species of flying, terrestrial and

aquatic birds and has 200 species of special plants loads of fun and abundance. Of the three Bihu
and trees for the birds. The star attractions at the Bird Festivals held in Assam, the Rongali Bihu Festival is
Park are the African Grey Parrot, Blue Gold Macaw, celebrated in Spring. The Assamese people,
Cockatiel, Rainbow Lorikeet, Toucan, Black Lory, irrespective of caste, creed, faith, religion and belief,
Violet Turaco and many other varieties of bird. take part in the Bihu Festival. Three Bihu festivals
EsselWorld is the largest amusement park in the are celebrated in a year called as Rongali Bihu or
country Bohag Bihu, Bhugali (Magh Bihu) and Kangali (Kati
191. Name the the initiative of the Rotary Club of Bihu) for marking the distinctive phase in the farming
Madras North to provide sanitary napkins to the calendar.
students. 193. Who among the following has beend choosed
A. Project Suvidha as the new part-time chairman of City Union
B. Project Sutradhari Bank Ltd.
C. Project Kannamma A. K. Mahesh
D. Project Kowsalya B. R. Mohan
E. None of these C. A. K. Vijay
Answer: C D. J. Siddhardh
Project Kannamma is the initiative of the Rotary Club E. None of these
of Madras North to provide sanitary napkins to the Answer: B
students.Under the Project Kannamma, sanitary The board of City Union Bank Ltd. recommended its
napkins are provided to over 300 students from independent director R. Mohan to be the next part-
across Government Schools in and around Chennai. time chairman with effect from May 4. The board
192. One of the most popular festivals of the state also forwarded an application to this effect to the
Rongali Bihu festival is celebrated in which state? Reserve Bank of India as the present incumbent S.
A. Assam Mahalingam’s tenure ends on May 3 Mr. Mohan,
B. Arunachal Pradesh who has been associated with the bank since 1975,
C. Mizoram was promoted as the chief general manager in 2011
D. Meghalaya and in 2014 he was inducted on to the board
E. Manipur 194. Who has been named the National Basketball
Answer: A Coaches Association’s 2019 Coach of the Year?
The Bihu Festivals is one of the most popular A. Nick Nurse
festivals of Assam, a north-eastern state in India. The B. Luke Walton
Bihus are the most important festivals of Assam, C. Steve Kerr
which are celebrated each year on April 14th with D. Brad Stevens

E. Mike Budenholzer B. Akash

Answer: E C. Nirbhay
Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer has been D. Neer
named the National Basketball Coaches E. None of these
Association’s 2019 Coach of the Answer: C
Year.Budenholzer, led the Bucks to 60 victories India successfully test-fired its first indigenously
marking Milwaukee’s best regular season since 1980- designed and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise
81–and the league’s best record, 60–22, in his first missile ‘Nirbhay’ from a test range in Odisha.The
season with the team. This year’s recognition marks missile is equipped with a Ring Laser Gyroscope
the second time in Budenholzer’s career that he’s (RLG) based guidance, control and navigation
won a Coach of the Year award. He received the Red system. It is also armed with a MEMS- based Inertial
Auerbach Trophy, which is selected by the media, as Navigation System (INS) and the GPS system.The
the NBA’s Coach of the Year in 2014-15 Nirbhay missile also has capability of striking a
195. Who addressed at the 4th Resilient Cities multiple targets at a time. The missile is nuclear
Asia-Pacific Congress 2019, organised by the capable, can be equipped with 300kg warhead. It has
International Council for Local Environmental an ability to reach speed of 0.6-0.7 Mach and can be
Initiatives, in New Delhi? deployed from multiple platforms.The missile weighs
A. M. Venkaiah Naidu 1,500 kg, width of 0.52 meters and has a wingspan of
B. Narendra Modi 2.7 metre.
C. Narendra Modi 197. Marine Lizard, world’s first armed
D. Pranab Mukherjee amphibious drone boat, was recently tested by
E. Amith Shah which country?
Answer: A A. France
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu addresses at the B. China
4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2019, C. United States
organised by the International Council for Local D. Sweden
Environmental Initiatives, in New Delhi. The RCAP E. India
2019 is a platform for discussing the opportunities Answer: B
and mechanisms of executing the Nationally China has successfully tested the world’s first armed
Determined Contributions (NDCs). amphibious drone boat which the Chinese military
196. Name the India’s first indigenously designed analysts claimed could be used in land assault
and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise missile operations and is capable of forming a combat triad
A. Prithvi with aerial drones and other drone ships.Built by

Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group under China India’s Harsheel Dani recovered from a game down
Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), the drone to get the better of Denmark’s Mads Christophersen
ship, named Marine Lizard, successfully passed to clinch the Dutch International badminton title in
delivery checks and left factory on April 8 in Wuhan, Wateringen, The Netherlands. The 22 year old won
capital of Central China’s Hubei Province. Having a the Ghana international crown in 2018 second Karvy
maximum operation range of 1,200 km, the Marine All India junior-ranking badminton tournament in
Lizard can be remotely controlled via satellites. The 2012.
12-meter-long Marine Lizard is a trimaran propelled 200. Christian Garin won his ATP title in the final
by a diesel-powered hydrojet and can reach a of the US Men’s Clay Court Championships in
maximum speed of 50 knots while maintaining Houston. He hails from which country?
stealth A. Palestine
198. Name the winner of the 2019 Masters B. Chile
Tournament for golf? C. Norway
A. Tiger Woods D. Bhutan
B. Rory McIlroy E. Uruguay
C. Phil Mickelson Answer: B
D. Justin Thomas Chilean professional tennis player Christian Garin
E. None of these (22) won his first ATP title in 10 years in the final of
Answer: A the US Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston.
American professional golfer Tiger Woods clinched He beat Norway’s Casper Ruud.
his fifth Masters and an overall 15th major title, after 201. Name the renowned space scientist and
winning 2019 Masters Tournament held at Augusta former Indian Space Research Organisation
National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia between Satellite Center (ISAC) director who passes away
April 11–14, 2019. His earlier Masters victories came recently.
in 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005. A. Dr. SK Shivakumar
199. Indian sports person Harsheel Dani is related B. Dr. Anand Kumar
to which sports? C. Dr. Jaya Prakash
A. Golf D. Dr. Dinesh Malhotra
B. Tennis E. Dr. Sanjeev Mishra
C. Badminton Answer: A
D. Hockey Renowned space scientist and former Indian Space
E. Basket Ball Research Organisation Satellite Center (ISAC)
Answer: C director Dr SK Shivakumar passed away.Dr

Shivakumar was part of the team that developed the wireless network between educational and medical
telemetry system for Chandrayaan-I – India’s first institutes in Africa and India.
lunar exploration mission.Shivakumar was associated 203. Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements
with the ISRO for over two decades and had in newspaper, magazine and online journalism,
contributed immensely to the mission planning and literature, and musical composition in the United
analysis of several Indian satellite missions, including States. Which newpaper won the prize in the
Bhaskara, Apple, IRS and INSAT. He has been Public service category?
awarded the Rajyotsava Award, an honorary A. Suwannee Democrat
doctorate from Mysore University and the prestigious B. Star-Banner
Padma Shri in 2010. C. Stuart News
202. Which country is joining hands with Japan D. Space Coast Daily
and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to E. Sun-Sentinel
implement two projects in Africa as it seeks to Answer: E
extend its footprint on the continent? Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in
A. Saudi Arabia newspaper, magazine and online journalism,
B. South Korea literature, and musical composition in the United
C. Indonesia States. South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper won
D. India the prize in the Public service category.
E. Singapore 204. Which day is observed on 17th April
Answer: D A. World Day of Handicapped
India is joining hands with Japan and the United Arab B. World Ozone Day
Emirates (UAE) to implement two projects in Africa C. World Haemophilia Day
as it seeks to extend its footprint on the continent D. World Coconut Day
where strategic rival China has made deep E. None of these
inroads.While India will build a cancer hospital in Answer: C
Kenya in collaboration with Japan, it will partner World Haemophilia Day is observed on 17 April
with the UAE to set up an information and every year to increase awareness about haemophilia
communications technology (ICT) centre in Ethiopia. disease and other inherited bleeding disorders.In
Through this partnership, India has undertaken many 1989, World Haemophilia Day was started by the
projects like the ambitious Pan African e-network World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH) in honour
project on tele-education and tele-medicine which of WFH founder Frank Schnavel’s birthday.
provides “integrated” satellite, fiber optics and 205. Google opens first Artificial Intelligence lab
in which African country?

A. Kenya 207. The Institute for Development and Research

B. Ghana in Banking Technology (IDRBT), an arm of
C. Algeria Reserve Bank of India, has launched a 5G Use
D. Sudan Cases Lab for banking and financial sector.
E. South Africa IDRBT is headquarted at which city?
Answer: B A. Mumbai
Tech giant Google is all set to exhibit itself as AI first B. Hyderabad
company in front of the world by opening new C. New Delhi
research centers across the globe such as in Tokyo, D. Kolkata
Zurich, New York, and Paris. Following this idea, the E. Chennai
company has opened its first center in Africa in Answer: B
Ghana capital city, Accra. Using Google’s AI The Institute for Development and Research in
machine app ‘TensorFlow’, farmers analyze the issue Banking Technology (IDRBT), an arm of Reserve
with their plants and boost their production. Bank of India, has launched a 5G Use Cases Lab for
TensorFlow was outsourced by the company to help banking and financial sector.The 5G technology,
developers generate solutions to real-world problems. along with blockchain, will be progressively adopted
206. What was the total amount of sovereign loan by banks. 5G had already arrived in the world and the
committed by the ADB to India in the year 2018? department had already launched test beds for 5G use
A. USD 2 billion in the academia in Hyderabad, Chennai and
B. USD 3 billion Bangalore to develop 5G for Indian use. It will also
C. USD 5 billion collaborate with various stakeholders including
D. USD 7 billion banks, government and financial institutions for 5G
E. USD 9 billion promotion and absorption of best practices.
Answer: B 208. Which among the following bank launches
ADB committed to provide USD 3 billion in paperless account facility for NRIs?
sovereign loans to India in 2018, the highest level of A. Corporation Bank
assistance since sovereign operations began in the B. Syndicate Bank
country in 1986.The Asian Development Bank C. Bank of Baroda
(ADB), owned by 68 member countries, committed a D. IDBI Bank
total of USD 3.88 billion, including sovereign loans E. UCO Bank
and co-financing during the year ended December Answer: D
2018. The Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) living in nearly 40
countries will now be able to open account in IDBI

Bank without submitting paper documents.IDBI E. three

Bank has launched ‘NRI-Insta-Online’ account Answer: D
opening process for NRIs residing in Financial Celent Model Bank 2019 Awards has been
Action Task Force (FATF) member countries. The announced by Celent in New York. 22 Banks from
person will not be required to furnish physical across the world have been awarded in different
documents as well as KYC proofs for opening an categories. Two banks from India has won the
account with the bank. awards. The banks are: Fincare Small Finance Bank,
209. The 8th edition of Home Expo India 2019 was India and Paytm Payments Bank, India. The award
hosted by which city? recognizes LAP (Loans Against Property) D.Lite, a
A. Hyderabad tab-based solution designed and developed in-house
B. Mumbai by Fincare SFB for origination and instant
C. Greater Noida underwriting of loans against property targeted at
D. Pune micro and small enterprises.
E. New Delhi 211. Which among the following banks appoints
Answer: C Rajesh Yaduvanshi as Executive Director?
The 8th edition of Home Expo India 2019 began at A. Syndicate Bank
India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida. It B. Bank of Baroda
covers sectors with maximum thrust and growth C. Punjab National Bank
potential in home decor, furnishing, furniture, D. Allahabad Bank
flooring and textiles. About 500 companies in E. Union Bank of India
permanent marts will be exhibiting their collection Answer: C
under these categories. The three-day exhibition has Punjab National Bank (PNB) has appointed Rajesh
been organized by the Export Promotion Council for Kumar Yaduvanshi as the Executive Director of the
Handicrafts. Handicrafts exports during the year bank.Yaduvanshi brings with him a diversified
2018-19 was to the tune of 26 thousand 590 crore experience of over 3 decades in the banking industry,
rupees registering a growth of 15.46 per cent over the having held senior positions in the banking sector
previous year. both in India and abroad. He has also worked with
210. How many Indian banks have been honored Dena Bank in capacity of the Executive Director.
with the Celent Model Bank 2019 Awards 212. PwC appoints whom as its new chief people
A. one officer?
B. five A. Padmaja Alaganandan
C. seven B. Yashodhara Srivastsav
D. two C. Mrunali Anne

D. Saritha Chandran brand ambassador.Redbus will reach out to its

E. Vidyavathi Prabhakar audience across the country through various media
Answer: A channels, both online and offline.
PwC has named Padmaja Alaganandan as its new 215. World Health Organization (WHO) raised
chief people officer. Alaganandan, who was leader- alarm over a ____ % increase in the case of
people and organisation at PwC earlier, takes over measles globally in the first quarter of 2019
from Jagjit Singh. Alaganandan is also in the PwC’s compared with last year
India leadership team since January 2019. A. 220 %
213. Who was named as the goodwill ambassador B. 280 %
at the Street Child Cricket World Cup? C. 250 %
A. Smrithi Mandana D. 300 %
B. Mithali Raj E. 350%
C. Shikha Pandey Answer: D
D. Harmanpreet Kaur World Health Organization (WHO) raised alarm over
E. Priyanka Roy a 300 per cent increase in the case of measles
Answer: B globally in the first quarter of 2019 compared with
Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj has last year. The UN body agreed the provisional data
been named the goodwill ambassador of Team India indicated a clear trend, with all regions of the world
at the Street Child Cricket World Cup (SCCWC). seeing outbreaks. The WHO had an early trend for
She, alongside Saurav Ganguly and Rajasthan 2019 likely underestimated the severity of the
Royals, joins in supporting the team as they gear up outbreaks since only about one in 10 actual measles
for the final match at Lords, just ahead of the ICC cases was reported. Around 170 countries have
Cricket World Cup in May this year reported 112,163 measles cases to WHO. Africa has
214. Bus ticketing platform redBus has appointed witnessed the most dramatic rise – up 700% which
which Indian cricketer as its brand ambassador? has weaker vaccination coverage than other regions.
A. Virat Kohli At this time in 2018, 163 countries had reported
B. Mahendra Singh Dhoni 28,124 cases.
C. Virendra Shewag 216. When is World Heritage Day observed?
D. Hardik Pandya A. April 16
E. Jasprith Bhumrah B. April 15
Answer: B C. April 17
Bus ticketing platform redBus announced that it has D. April 18
appointed cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its E. April 19

Answer: D 218. Which Indian Public Sector lender has

World Heritage Day is celebrated every year on 18 become the first to shift to EMV chip cards as per
April to preserve the human heritage and to recognise RBI Mandate?
all the efforts of relevant organizations.The A. Bank of Baroda
International Council on Monuments and Sites B. Punjab National Bank
(ICOMOS) in 1982 announced, 18 April as the C. Canara Bank
World Heritage Day. This was approved by General D. Syndicate Bank
Assembly of UNESCO in 1983, with an aim of E. Allahabad Bank
enhancing awareness about the importance of cultural Answer: C
heritage, monuments and to conserve them. World ACI Worldwide, a global provider of realtime
Heritage Day is also called The International Day for electronic payment and banking solutions, announced
Monuments and Sites that Canara Bank has successfully rolled out major
217. The world’s tallest indoor waterfall has new functionality to support EMV card acquiring
recently been launched in which country? across its ATM network and Aadhaar
A. China Authentication.Canara Bank, one of India’s largest
B. Singapore public sector banks with nearly 6,300 branches and a
C. USA network of more than 10,000 ATMs, is the first
D. United Arab Emirates public sector bank to shift to EMV chip and PIN for
E. India card present transactions across the country’s vast
Answer: B ATM network. The EMV shift, as in other major
Singapore’s Changi Airport has long been touted as global markets, is aimed at reducing lost and stolen
the “best airport in the world.” ,when it will officially card fraud and making counterfeit card fraud more
open a dazzling presecurity attraction known as difficult. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had set a
Jewel. The Jewel Changi Airport is about $1.3 billion deadline of December 31, 2018 for the switch,
dollar project, connecting three of the four terminals mandating use of an embedded chip to replace the
at Changi Airport with the aim to increase the traditional magnetic stripe card.
number of passengers coming to Singapore for visits 219. Which among the following organisations
and stopovers. Inside is a lush four-story tiered have launched the first ever pseudo-token named
garden, more than 280 retail and dining outlets, a “Learning Coin” to educate its employee about
hotel, a multi-screen IMAX theater and its blockchain?
centerpiece: a 130-foot-tall Rain Vortex, which is the I. World Bank
world’s tallest indoor waterfall. II. International Monetary Fund
III. World Economic Forum

A. Only I dimension of Rs. 50 note is 66 mm x 135 mm. In the

B. Only II & III back side of the note has Hampi with chariot as
C. Both I & II motif.
D. Both I & III 221. Which of the following has become India’s
E. All of the together first comprehensive financial services app to
Answer: C integrate UPI?
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World A. GROWW
Bank are launching their own blockchain and digital B. ETMONEY
currency to familiarize staff with the concepts. The C. FUNDSINDIA
currency will only be accessible within the D. KUVERA
organizations and will not be able to buy real-world E. None of these
goods and services. But a model digital currency Answer: B
economy will operate, as a kind of trial run. Staff will India’s largest app for financial services, ETMONEY
earn the tokens by achieving training goals, then has integrated Unified Payment Interface (UPI) as a
exchange their earnings for rewards of some payment method on its platform as it looks to double
kind. The tokens will be accessed on an app called its monthly user base by the end of the year. The
‘Learning Coin’ to emphasize its educational use. integration of UPI will simplify the mutual fund
The app will also support the institutions’ blogs, payment experience for millions of ETMONEY users
research and video content. as the company continues its journey to simplify the
220. Recently, RBI Issues what denomination financial lives of new age Indians. They can select
Indian rupee notes with Governor Shaktikanta from a list of UPI-enabled apps installed on their
Das' signature? phone including Google Pay, BHIM UPI and
A. Rs.10 PhonePe among others.
B. Rs.20 222. Which Bank has received approval from the
C. Rs.50 Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the
D. Rs.100 proposed scheme of amalgamation of Gruh
E. Rs.200 Finance with the bank
Answer: C A. Bandhan Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday issued B. Paytm Payment Bank
banknotes of Rs. 50 denomination bearing the C. Corporation Bank
signature of Governor Shaktikanta Das. The design of D. Bank of India
these notes is similar in all respects to Rs. 50 E. Allahabad Bank
banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series. The Answer: A

Bandhan Bank has received approval from the C. Jaideep Sarkar

Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the D. Kiran Pratap
proposed scheme of amalgamation of Gruh Finance E. None of these
with the bank.Gruh Finance, the affordable housing Answer: C
finance arm of HDFC Ltd, was taken over by Jaideep Sarkar has been appointed as India’s next
Bandhan Bank in a share-swap deal in JanuaryThe High Commissioner to South Africa.He served in
approval has been made under sub-section (1) of Indian Missions in Tokyo, Seoul and Bangladesh as
Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002. As part of well. The government also appointed Suhel Ajaz
the deal, Bandhan Bank has to transfer 14.9% stake Khan, presently serving as India’s Deputy Chief of
to HDFC for merging Gruh Finance with itself. Mission in Saudi Arabia, as next Ambassador to
223. Name the Indian who has been appointedin Lebanon
geospatial advisory committee by US. 225. The second edition of the bilateral maritime
A. Sanjay Kumar exercise between Indian Navy and Vietnam
B. Vikram Kumar Peoples’ Navy (IN – VPN BILAT EX) took place
C. Santosh Kumar at which of the given areas?
D. Suresh Kumar A. Cam Ranh Bay
E. Murali Kumar B. Agatti Island
Answer: A C. Binh Ba Island
Delhi-based Sanjay Kumar, CEO of Geospatial D. Campbell Bay
Media and Communications and Secretary General of E. None of these
World Geospatial Industry Council, is the first Indian Answer: A
to be inducted to NGAC. Kumar was conferred the The Indian Navy undertook the second edition of the
Global Geospatial Industry Ambassador award by the bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and
United Nations Global Geospatial Information Vietnam People Navy at/ off Cam Ranh Bay,
Management. The NGAC gives advice and Vietnam from 13 to 16 Apr 19. The maiden edition
recommendations on National Geospatial Policy and was conducted from 21 to 26 May 18 at Da Nang,
management issues, the development of the National Vietnam. The exercise was undertaken as a part of
Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), and the the ongoing Overseas Deployment of Eastern Fleet
implementation of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018. ships to South East Asian countries. IN Ships Kolkata
224. Who has been appointed as India's next High under the command of Capt Aditya Hara and Shakti
Commissioner to South Africa? under the command of Capt Sriram Amur
A. Mahesh Bhoopati participated in the exercise, comprising a harbour and
B. Vinod Srivatsav a sea phase.

226. How many Indians have been listed in the list E. None of these
of Time 100 Most Influential People 2019? Answer: C
A. One Spanish classic “Don Quixote”, which remains the
B. Three most-translated book in the world after the Bible, has
C. Five inspired a new novel by Man Booker Prize-winning
D. Seven author Salman Rushdie, publisher Penguin Random
E. Nine House India.The novel “Quichotte” which is
Answer: B expected to hit Indian stands in August this year.
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Rushdie’s “Quichotte” is the story of “an ageing
public-interest litigators Arundhati Katju and Menaka travelling salesman who falls in love with a TV star
Guruswamy, who spearheaded a historic legal battle and sets off to drive across America on a quest to
for LGBTQ rights in India, are among the Indians prove himself worthy of her hand”.
who have been named by TIME magazine in its 228. Name the first satellite launched by Nepal.
prestigious list of the 100 most influential people in A. NepaliSat-1
the world.The list includes Indian-American B. NepalSat-I
comedian and TV host Hasan Minhaj, US President C. KrunSat-1
Donald Trump, Pope Francis, Chinese President Xi D. SatNepali-1
Jinping, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, iconic E. SatNep-1
golfer Tiger Woods and Facebook founder Mark Answer: A
Zuckerberg. The illustrious list also includes US Nepal successfully launched its first satellite
Open winner Naomi Osaka, actor Mahershala Ali, NepaliSat-1 into space from Virginia in the United
Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek, former first lady States. The satellite, developed by two Nepalis —
Michelle Obama, South Africa’s President Cyril Abhas Maskey and Hariram Shrestha — at Japan’s
Ramaphosa, Oscar-winning singer and actor Lady Kyushu Institute of Technology. NepaliSat-1 is a low
Gaga, Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin orbit satellite. It will be stationed at the International
Zayed, Special counsel Robert Mueller and Speaker Space Station for a month and then it will be sent to
Nancy Pelosi. orbit the earth. The satellite will take photographs on
227. The novel titled “Quichotte” has been written a regular basis to gather geographical information of
by__________ the country. It weighs 1.3 kilograms, making it a
A. Taslima Nasrin small satellite with limited capability.
B. Arundhati Roy 229. Name the first satellite launched by Sri
C. Salman Rushdie Lanka.
D. V.S. Naipaul A. Vibhishana-1

B. Raavana-1 231. Which IIT has signed a Memorandum of

C. Kumbhakarna-1 Understanding (MoU) with Japanese firm Terra
D. Rama-1 Drone Corporation and its Indian subsidiary to
E. Anjaneya-1 set up a first-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence
Answer: B (CoE) for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones.
Sri Lanka’s first satellite ‘Raavana-1’ was launched Terra Drone India?
into space from NASA’s Flight Facility on Virginia’s A. IIT Roorkee
east shore. ‘Raavana 1’ weights around 1.05 kg and B. IIT Hyderabad
the lifespan of the satellite is around one and a half C. IIT Delhi
years.The satellite was designed and built at the D. IIT Madras
Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan by two Sri E. IIT Kharkpur
Lankan research engineers. Answer: B
230. Which bank has partnered with M1Xchange IIT Hyderabad has signed a Memorandum of
Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) Understanding (MoU) with Japanese firm Terra
platform for MSME bill discounting? Drone Corporation and its Indian subsidiary to set up
A. Karnataka Bank a first-of-its-kind Centre of Excellence (CoE) for
B. Andhra Bank Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones. Terra Drone
C. Bank of Maharashtra India. It will help IIT Hyderabad in organising
D. Punjab National Bank workshops, seminars, lectures and joint projects. It
E. None of these plans to offer internship programmes to students.
Answer: C 232. International Hockey Federation imposes fine
Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has partnered with on which countries Hockey Federationfor not
M1Xchange Trade Receivables Discounting System honouring the Pro League commitments?
(TReDS) platform for MSME bill A. India
discounting.TReDS is a digital platform to support B. Pakistan
micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to get C. Bhutan
their bills financed at a competitive rate through an D. Nepal
auction where multiple registered financiers can E. New Zealand
participate. Mynd Solutions is a technology Answer: B
management firm which runs the TReDS platform of The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has
M1Xchange. The cost of funds will be reduced for imposed a hefty fine of one lakh seventy-six thousand
MSMEs as banks will be bidding based on the risk Euros on Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for not
rating of a corporate. honouring the Pro League commitments. PHF was

fined for not sending the national team for the Pro Indiabulls General Insurance has received
League matches in Argentina, Australia and New preliminary approval from regulator Irdai to foray
Zealand. into non-life business.In January, another subsidiary
233. Son of late ND Tiwari, Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, Indiabulls Life Insurance Company had received R1
who passed away recently, was the member of approval from Insurance Regulatory and
which political party? Development Authority of India. The company is in
A. BSP the process of moving ahead with the next step of
B. Indian National Congress filing its application for
C. BJP registration with Irdai.
D. AAP 235. First Earth-Size planet, HD ______
E. RLD discovered recently by NASAs TESS Exoplanet
Answer: C Mission
Rohit Shekhar, son of late Uttar Pradesh and A. HD 21749a
Uttarakhand chief minister N D Tiwari has died.In B. HD 21749b
January 2017, Rohit Shekhar had joined the C. HD 21749c
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Senior Congress leader D. HD 21749d
Narayan Dutt Tiwari, who was the only politician to E. HD 21749e
have served as the chief minister of two states, died at Answer: B
New Delhi on October 18, 2018. He was a three-time The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and also served as the discovered an Earth-sized planet, HD 21749b and a
CM of Uttarakhand between 2002 and 2007. He later “sub-Neptune” world, revolving around the star, HD
served as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 2007 21749. The star lies 53 light-years from Earth. The
to 2009. research study has been published on 15th April,
234. Which General Insurance company has 2019 in ‘The Astrophysical Journal Letters’. TESS
received preliminary approval from regulator was launched to Earth orbit in April 2018 on a
Irdai to foray into non-life business SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.One tool termed as ‘Planet
A. Indiabulls Finder Spectrograph’ (PFS) on the ‘Magellan II
B. Dewan Housing Finance Corporation telescope’ in Chile helped to confirm the planetary
C. India Infoline nature of the TESS signal and measure the mass of
D. Max Bupa General Insurance HD 21749b. HD 21749b is about 23 times heavier
E. None of the above and 2.7 times wider than Earth. It is gaseous, has a
Answer: A substantial atmosphere but not as puffy as Uranus and

Neptune. HD 21749b has an orbital period of 36 Erth consecutive years. As many as 2,340 Indian Muslim
days. women will go for the pilgrimage without male
236. Name the third offshore patrol vessels (OPV) companion or Mehram. This is the third hike in three
of the Indian Coast Guard commissioned recently consecutive years. In 2017, the quota was increased
A. ICGS Veera by 35,000 while last year, it was raised by 5,000 to
B. ICGS Saraswati take the number to 1,75,000
C. ICGS Mayur 238. With which bank did Srei Equipment
D. ICGS Vedanta Finance have entered into a co-lending
E. None of these arrangement for infrastructure equipment?
Answer: A A. Bank of Baroda
Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, B. Syndicate Bank
commissioned the Indian Coast Guard Ship Veera on C. Bank of India
April 15, 2019 at Naval Jetty at the dockyard in D. Punjab National Bank
Visakhapatnam. Veera is the third in the series of E. Corporation Bank
seven offshore patrol vessels of the Coast Guard Answer: A
being built by L&T Ship Building at its facility at Srei Equipment Finance Ltd (SEFL) and India’s
Kattupalli in Chennai. second largest state-run lender Bank of Baroda have
237. Saudi government raises India's Haj quota to entered into a co-lending arrangement for
what amount from one lakh seventy five- infrastructure equipment. The offerings would
thousand? include both business to business (B2B) and business
A. Rs.1.8 lakh to customer (B2C) propositions. The partnership will
B. Rs.1.95 lakh allow Kolkata-based Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd’s
C. Rs.2 lakh equipment finance arm and Bank of Baroda to
D. Rs.2.05 lakh collaborate and widen their respective customer base.
E. Rs.2.10 lakh As part of the arrangement, the companies will use
Answer: C iQuippo, a digital marketplace for origination of
Saudi Arabia has issued a formal order increasing the loans, collection of loan dues, and auction and
Haj quota of India to two lakhs from one lakh seventy valuation of equipment
five-thousand. In February this year, the Saudi Crown 239. Exim Bank has provided soft loans of
Prince Mohammed bin Salman at a meeting with apporoximately what million USD to Rwanda for
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that various projects.
Indian Haj quota would be increased by 25 thousand A. 266 million USD
to two lakhs. This is the third hike in three B. 286 million USD

C. 256 million USD principles, framework, and a process for managing

D. 296 million USD risk. It can be used by any organization regardless of
E. 246 million USD its size, activity or sector. The Certificate is valid for
Answer: A a period of 3 years from April 07, 2019, to April 06,
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stated that Exim 2022.
Bank has provided soft loans of USD 266.60 million 241. Which foreign bank has appointed Kaushik
to Rwanda for various projects.The funding, done in Shaparia as the chief executive officer for India?
three separate tranches to Rawanda, is to support A. Citibank
agricultural projects, development of special B. Standard Chartered Bank
economic zones (SEZs) and for financing road C. HSBC Bank
project in the African nation. According to the D. Deutsche Bank
agreements, Exim Bank will provide USD 100 E. Bank of Scotland
million for financing the development of two SEZs Answer: D
and expansion of the Kigali SEZ in Rwanda. USD Deutsche Bank appointed Kaushik Shaparia as the
100 million for financing three agriculture project chief executive officer for India to succeed Ravneet
schemes — Warufu Multipurpose Project, Mugesera Gill. Gill left the bank to head private lender YES
Irrigation Project and Nyamukana Irrigation Project. Bank earlier this year. Shaparia’s appointment will be
USD 66.60 million will be funded for the Base- effective from May 2019. Shaparia served as Asia
Butaro-Kidaho Road Project. Pacific Head of Corp¬orate Banking Coverage within
240. Cholamandalam MS General Insurance gets Institu¬tio¬nal and Treasury Coverage, as well as
ISO 31000:2018 certification. Who is the Global Head of Subsidiary Coverage and has a 30-
managing director of the company? year experience at the bank
A. Takahiko Shibakawa 242. Suhel Ajaz Khan appointed as the next
B. V Suryanarayanan Ambassador of India to which country?
C. S. S. Gopalarathnam A. Libya
D. Vedanarayanan Seshadri B. Lebanon
E. None of these C. Syria
Answer: C D. Jordan
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company E. Egypt
Limited has been certified with ISO 31000. S. S. Answer: B
Gopalarathnam is the MD of the company. ISO Dr. Suhel Ajaz Khan has been appointed as the next
31000:2018 is an international risk management Ambassador of India to the Republic of Lebanon.
standard. The standard provides guidelines, Khan a 1997 batch Indian Foreign Service officer,

was presently working as Deputy Chief of Mission in A total of 150 Indian peacekeepers serving with the
the Embassy of India, Riyadh UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have
243. What is India’s rank in the World Press received medals of honour for their dedicated service
Freedom Index 2019? and sacrifice. India is one of the top troop
A. 154 contributing countries to UN peacekeeping missions.
B. 140 More than 200,000 military and police have served
C. 137 over the past 70 years and 168 Indian military
D. 125 personnel have lost their lives under the UN flag.
E. 132 India is the second largest contributor of
Answer: B peacekeepers to UNMISS with more than 2,400
India has dropped two places on a global press military and police personnel currently deployed the
freedom index to be ranked 140th out of 180 mission. UNMISS stated that the Indian Horizontal
countries in the annual report released by Reporters Mobility Engineering Company serving with the
Without Borders. The World Press Freedom Index mission completed the renovation of 145 km of
2019 topped by Norway. Paris-based Reporters Sans roadway connecting Bentiu and Leer “easing the way
Frontieres (RSF), or Reporters Without Borders, is a for the delivery humanitarian aid, trade and inter-
non-profit organisation that works to document and communal dialogue.”
combat attacks on journalists around the world.At the 245. The book containing English translation of
bottom of the Index, both Vietnam (176th) and China the Punjabi poem, ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ was
(177th) have fallen one place and Turkmenistan launched in which country?
(down two at 180th) is now last, replacing North A. UAE
Korea (up one at 179th). B. Singapore
244. How many Indian peacekeepers serving with C. Nepal
the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have D. UK
received medals of honour for their dedicated E. USA
service and sacrifice? Answer: A
A. 110 The book containing English translation of the
B. 115 Punjabi poem, ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ was launched in
C. 120 UAE. The poem was translated by Suri whose
D. 125 grandfather revolutionary poet and novelist Nanak
E. 130 Singh, a Jallianwala Bagh survivor, wrote it after
Answer: E witnessing first-hand the events of April 13, 1919,
when British troops fired upon crowds of protestors

peacefully demonstrating against the Rowlatt Act of NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson in 2016-17. The
the British Raj longest single spaceflight by a NASA astronaut is
246. Name the Indian Wrestler who has regained 340 days, set by former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly
the world number one spot in the men’s 65- during his one-year mission in 2015-16.
kilogram in World Wrestling Rankings 248. Name the NASA's 1st female astronaut
A. Jinder Mahal candidate, who passed away recently.
B. Yogeshwar Dutt A. Sunita Williams
C. Sushil Kumar B. Peggy Whitson
D. Bajrang Punia C. Jerrie Cobb
E. None of these D. Sally Ride
Answer: D E. Valentina Tereshkova
India’s Bajrang Punia has regained the world number Answer: C
one spot in the men’s 65-kilogram freestyle category America’s first female astronaut candidate, pilot
rankings.The rankings were released by United Jerrie Cobb, has passed away. In 1961, Cobb became
World Wrestling. He won Gold in the Asian Games the first woman to pass astronaut testing. Altogether,
and Commonwealth Games as well as a silver in the 13 women passed the arduous physical testing and
World Championships last year, secured 58 points became known as the Mercury 13. None of the
ahead of Akhmed Chakaev of Russia Mercury 13 ever reached space. Cobb served for
247. Name the NASA austranout is going to set decades as a humanitarian aid pilot in the Amazon
record for the longest spaceflight by a woman. jungle
A. Sunita Williams 249. When is World Liver Day observed?
B. Peggy Whitson A. April 20
C. Christina Koch B. April 18
D. Sally Ride C. April 19
E. Valentina Tereshkova D. April 17
Answer: C E. Apil 22
NASA astronaut Christina Koch is going to have her Answer: C
mission on the International Space Station (ISS) World Liver Day 2019 is observed on April 19. Liver
extended to 328 days. This would set a record for the is one of the most important organs in the digestive
longest single spaceflight by a woman. Koch arrived system. Digesting food and flushing out harmful
at the space station on March 14 and now is toxins from the body are two of the essential
scheduled to remain in orbit until February 2020. She functions of liver.
will eclipse the record of 288 days set by former

250. India observes the Civil Service Day on what D. Civil Service Day
date? E. World Earth Day
A. April 18 Answer: E
B. April 19 This day is observed every year on 22 April to mark
C. April 20 the anniversary of the birth of the modern
D. April 21 environmental movement in 1970. The theme for the
E. April 22 year 2019 is Protect Our Species. In the Universe
Answer: D Earth is the only planet where life is possible and so
Every year on 21 April Civil Service Day is it is necessary to maintain this natural asset. World
celebrated to rededicate and to recommit themselves Earth Day is celebrated to increase awareness about
to the cause of the people. On this day Civil servants the importance of the planet.
from various parts of the country come together, 253. Which payments bank has appointed Sairee
share their experiences and also learn other’s Chahal to its board of Directors?
experiences of working in the public sector. A. Paytm Payments Bank
251. When is the World Creativity and Innovation B. Airtel Payments Bank
Day celebrated? C. Fino Payments Bank
A. April 21 D. Jio Payments Bank
B. Third Sunday of April E. None of these
C. April 20 Answer: A
D. Third Saturday of April Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPB) has appointed
E. Fourth Sunday of April entrepreneur Sairee Chahal to its board of directors.
Answer: A Chahal is the founder and CEO of SHEROES — a
The World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) is community platform for women.
celebrated on April 21 every year to raise awareness 254. Name the lady who becomes first Indian
of the role of creativity and innovation in “problem- woman to be elected Royal Society Fellow?
solving and in implementation of the Sustainable A. Prachand Gupta
Development Goals. The Day is a part of the United B. Gagandeep Kang
Nations resolution entitled “Transforming our world: C. Jwala Singh
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” D. Kangana Peshwar
252. Which day is observed on 22nd April E. None of these
A. World Monkey Day Answer: B
B. World Water Day The Royal Society of London has announced a list of
C. World Radio Day 51 eminent scientists elected to its fellowship in the

year 2019. Among these are Gagandeep Kang, who is Answer: A

now with the Translational Health Science and An Indian-American scientist and social activist has
Technology Institute, Faridabad. Dr. Kang is the first been inducted into the prestigious Cleveland
Indian woman to be elected to the Fellow of the International Hall of fame for his contribution in
Royal Society (FRS). Princeton professors Manjul applications in systems biology, global issues and
Bhargava and Akshay Venkatesh have also been sustainable development. Prof Sree Sreenath, a long-
elected to the FRS. time faculty at Case Western Reserve University, was
255. Who among the following has been elected an inducted this week into the Cleveland International
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society, U.K. for his Hall of Fame, along with five other inductees Dr
service to the cause of science? Akram Boutros, Ingrida Bublys, Paul Burik, Richard
A. Yusuf Hamied Fleischman, and Marilyn Madigan. Sreenath has been
B. Younis Hamied President of Sewa International since 2009.Sewa
C. Sarfaraj Khan International is a charitable organisation specialising
D. Mohamad Shazad in disaster recovery, education, volunteering and
E. None of these development.
Answer: A 257. Which state Agricultural Universities IPR
Cipla chairman Yusuf Hamied has been elected an cell has been selected for the National Intellectual
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society, U.K. for his Property Award 2019?
service to the cause of science. The Royal Society is A. Andhra Pradesh
an independent scientific academy of the UK and the B. Kerala
Commonwealth, dedicated to promoting excellence C. Tamil Nadu
in science. His honorary fellowship of the world’s D. Maharashtra
oldest scientific academy came alongside 51 new E. Mizoram
fellows and 10 new foreign members as part of the Answer: B
2019 cohort The Intellectual Property Rights cell (IPR cell) of
256. Name the Indian-American Professor Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has been
inducted into Cleveland International Hall of selected for the National Intellectual Property Award
Fame? 2019 for its contributions in facilitating registration
A. Sree Sreenath of Geographical Indications (GI) and promotion of
B. Gautham Siraj registered GI in the country. The award comprising a
C. Nitin Patwari prize money of Rs1 lakh, citation and memento will
D. Siddharth Sharma be presented in a function to be held in New Delhi on
E. None of these April 26, World IP Day. The award constituted by

Indian Intellectual Property Office under the central E. Russia

ministry of industry and commerce is conferred on Answer: B
persons and organisations working in the field of 25th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and
patents, trademarks and Geographical Indications Training (CARAT) exercise series between the U.S.
(GI). Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of
258. Name the Malayalam film directed by partner nations held on April 19, 2019 at Hambantota
Jayaraj won the best cinematography award at Port in Sri Lanka.CARAT, the U.S. Navy’s oldest
the Beijing International Film Festival? and longest continually-running regional exercise in
A. Bhayanakam South Asia and Southeast Asia, strengthens
B. Veeram partnerships between regional navies and enhances
C. Ottal maritime security cooperation throughout the Indo-
D. Thillakam Pacific.
E. Gulmohar 260. With which country does France to hold
Answer: A largest ever 'Varuna' naval exercise off Goa
Malayalam film Bhayanakam (Fear) directed by coast?
Jayaraj won the best cinematography award at the
Beijing International Film Festival. The A. India
cinematography was done by Nikihil S Praveen. The B. Sri Lanka
film had also won the best cinematography award at C. Nepal
the 65th National Film Awards. The film portrays the D. Bhutan
visits of first World War veteran to a small village in E. Germany
the backwaters of Kerala’s Kuttanand as a postman Answer: A
during the World War-II. He shares with the families India and France will conduct their largest ever naval
the good and bad news of the soldiers who took part exercise ‘Varuna’ in May 2019. The objective of this
in the war. Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan-starrer exercise is to expand the strategic partnership
Zero was screened at the end of the festival. between India and France in the Indian Ocean region
259. Which is the partner country to join for the (IOR).Varuna Naval Exercise will take place off Goa
25th CARAT Exercise Seriesbetween the U.S. and Karwar from 1 May 2019
Navy, U.S. Marine Corps? 261. Name the new guided missile destroyer that
A. India islaunched by Navy chief recently?
B. Sri Lanka A. INS Imphal
C. Malaysia B. INS Bhopal
D. Qatar C. INS Shilong

D. INS Vikram Answer: B

E. None of these Airtel Payments Bank has tied up with Bharti AXA
Answer: A General Insurance to offer two-wheeler insurance to
Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba launched the third its customers across India.This insurance will be
ship of Project 15B, a guided missile destroyer available on My Airtel app and at over 40,000 Airtel
Imphal, at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai. Payments Bank – banking points, with presence even
The launch marks yet another significant milestone in in rural India.
the annals of the indigenous warship design and 264. Name the mobile application that has recently
construction programme of India. With a launch launched by The Election Commission of India
weight of 3,037 tonnes, the vessel made its first (ECI)?
contact with water with full fanfare during the A. Voter Turnon app
launching ceremony. B. Voter Turnout app
262. What is India’s rank in the Startup C. Voter Turnoff app
Ecosystem Ranking for 2019 by StartupBlink? D. Voter Turnin app
A. 37th E. None of the above
B. 20th Answer: B
C. 17th The Election Commission of India (ECI) has
D. 3rd launched a new mobile app for the voters across the
E. 46th country to see the realtime availability of voter
Answer: A turnout during the election season in the country.The
India ranked 17 among 100 countries, based on the beta version of the ECI’s Voter Turnout app is
strength of its startup ecosystem. Top three spots available for download on the Google Play Store and
remained unchanged with the United States, United as of now it has been downloaded over 5,000 times.
Kingdom and Canada. Bangalore, New Delhi and 265. Which city is going to host Asian Billiards,
Mumbai were the top cities in the Indian startup Snooker C'ships?
ecosystem A. Chandigarh
263. Which payments bank ties up with Bharti B. New Delhi
AXA for two wheeler insurance? C. Mumbai
A. Paytm Payments Bank D. Chennai
B. Airtel Payments Bank E. Hyderabad
C. Fino Payments Bank
D. Jio Payments Bank Answer: A
E. None of these

Chandigarh will host the 18th Asian Billiards, the internationals for Scotland, making his debut in a
20th Under-21 Asian Snooker Championship and the T20I against Ireland in June 2015.
3rd Ladies Asian Snooker Championship from April 268. Rama Sengupta Paul who died recently was a
27 to May 3.Internationally renowned players from well known with which profession?
around 15 Asian countries will be participating in this A. Cricketer
championship. The participating countries include B. Journalist
India, China, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, C. Mountaineer
Qatar, Syria, Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Iran D. Actress
and others. E. None of these
266. Santosh trophy is associated with which Answer: C
sport? Veteran lady mountaineer of the country Rama
A. Football Sengupta Paul, who led the first successful all
B. Cricket women expedition to Kerdarnath Dome in Garhwal
C. Badminton Himalaya, died here following a cardiac arrest. She
D. Hockey was 66.
E. None of these 269. When was the World Book and Copyright
Answer: A Day observed every year?
Services won their sixth Santosh Trophy title with a A. 19th April
1-0 victory over home side Punjab, thanks to a B. 20th April
second-half strike by Bikash Thapa at the Guru C. 21st April
Nanak Stadium.This was the 73rd edition of the D. 22nd April
game. E. 23rd April
267. Con de Lange who passed away recently was Answer: E
a cricketer from which country? Every year on 23rd April this day is celebrated to
A. Ireland promote the enjoyment of books and reading. It is
B. Netherlands necessary to recognise the magical powers of books
C. Afghanistan because they generate a link between the past and the
D. Scotland future, a bridge between generations and across
E. Kenya cultures.
Answer: D 270. The UAE Cabinet has approved the National
Scotland all-rounder Con de Lange lost his long Artificial Intelligence Strategy to become global
battle with brain tumour and passed away, aged leader in artificial intelligence by which year?
38.The South Africa-born de Lange played 21 A. 2030

B. 2035 catalyst for the flourishment of humanitarian values

C. 2031 and harmony between the two countries. The temple
D. 2025 will become a medium to represent India’s identity.
E. 2025 272. Which among the following banks has
Answer: C become the first Destination Bank to go live with
The UAE’s Cabinet has adopted a new ‘National Net Banking and Debit Card-based e-mandate?
Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031’ aimed at A. HDFC Bank
positioning the UAE as a global leader in AI.The B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
strategy will also seek to develop an “integrated C. Punjab National Bank
system that employs artificial intelligence in vital D. State Bank of India
areas in the UAE.” The strategy includes eight E. Axis Bank
objectives, including establishing an incubator for AI Answer: B
innovations, the employment of AI in customer Kotak Mahindra Bank has announced the launch of
service, attracting and training AI talent and research an industry-first debit card-based authentication
capabilities and providing a data-driven infrastructure solution on NPCI’s e-Mandate API platform.Kotak
to support AI experiments. becomes the first Destination Bank to go live with
271. The Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony Net Banking and Debit Card-based e-mandate
(Shilanyas Vidhi) of the first traditional Hindu authentication, the bank said in a statement adding
Mandir in UAE was held in which city? that the capability will enable its customers to create
A. Dubai electronic mandates (similar to the erstwhile eNACH
B. Abu Dhabi with Aadhaar + OTP) via both the Debit Card and
C. Umm Al Quawain Net Banking channels. In a first-of-its-kind initiative
D. Masdar City in the industry, customers can register both physical
E. Sharjah and e-mandates on a single platform with validation
Answer: B on the mandate fields to remove rejections on account
The Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony (Shilanyas of various reasons.
Vidhi) of the first traditional Hindu Mandir in Abu 273. Which General Insurance company launches
Dhabi.Mahant Swami Maharaj, the sixth spiritual cyber defence insurance for businesses?
successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan and the A. Tata AIG General Insurance
spiritual head of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, will B. Reliance General Insurance
also preside over the foundation stone laying C. SBI General Insurance
ceremony of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi. D. New India Assurance
The first traditional temple in Abu Dhabi will act as a E. Oriental Insurance Company

Answer: C globally, enhancing global consumption of tea, while

SBI General Insurance has launched a product to creating a sustainability agenda for the future of
protect businesses from financial and reputational Asian tea. Earlier, Indian Tea Association and China
losses due to cyber attacks. In the initial phase, the Tea Marketing Association teamed up to promote
focus will be on SMEs and mid-market green and black tea consumption in major tea markets
businesses.This offers protection against the growing of Europe, the US, Russia and West Asia, besides
threat of cyber breaches and is designed to protect India and China.
against major insurable cyber exposures like hacking 275. Who among these has won the Pandit Govind
attacks, identity theft, disclosure of sensitive Ballabh Pant Award for 2018-19?
information and business interruption. The new A. Indrajit Gupta
insurance plan of SBI General Insurance comes with B. Ashok Krishna Dutt
CyRUSS (Cyber Risk Underwriting and Solution C. Biren Roy
Suite). CyRUSS is a cloud-based tool for commercial D. Sunil Kumar Gautam
cyber polices including risk assessment, ongoing risk E. None of these
management and claim management as well. Answer: D
274. The Asian Tea Alliance (ATA) is a union of Bureau of Police Research and Development
how many Asian countries to promote tea trade? (BPR&D), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of
A. Ten India, awarded Sunil Kumar Gautam, IPS, Special
B. Three Commissioner of Police, Operations, Delhi Police
C. Five with ”Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Award” for the
D. Seven year 2018-19 for his book ”Samvidhan Kavya”
E. Six (Constitution of India in Poetic form).The BPR&D
Answer: C rewards 5 best books of Hindi on Police, Forensic
Indian Tea Association, China Tea Marketing Science, Criminology relatef subjects. Cash prize is
Association, Indonesian Tea Marketing Association, also given. Apart from this, books of
Sri Lanka Tea Board and Japan Tea Association- the four other police officers from across the country
five bodies from five tea growing and consuming have also been rewarded.
countries in Asia- have now come forward to form 276. Who has been appointed as the new
what is called The Asian Tea Alliance (ATA). The Managing Director of Twitter India?
whole idea is to boost tea trade from these countries. A. Manish Maheshwari
ATA, which was floated in Guizhou in China, will B. Ashish Chauhan
now work towards enhancing tea trade, cultural C. Sandeep Srivastava
exchanges, technology exchanges, promoting tea D. Gaurav Bhushan

E. None of these D. Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: A E. Zaheer Khan
Twitter India appointed Manish Maheshwari, former Answer: C
CEO of Network18 Digital, as Managing Director for “Champion of Champions”, Former Cricketer Ravi
the country operations -nearly eight months after its Shastri appointed as Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone
Country Director Taranjeet Singh quit.Balaji Krish, (RAKEZ) exclusive Corporate Ambassador to the
who has been leading Twitter India’s team in the Indian Business Community. As brand Ambassador
interim, will return to Twitter’s global headquarters Ravi Shastri may attract more Indian business leaders
in San Francisco to resume his role as Global Head of to set up or expand their operations in UAE through
Revenue Strategy and Operations at Twitter. RAKEZ. This first-of-its-kind approach is one of the
277. Volodymyr Zelensky has recently won the many other initiatives that RAKEZ will be launching
Presidential election of which country? in the future to attract more investors from all over
A. Ukraine the world and boost the economic growth of Ras Al
B. Bhutan Khaimah.
C. Peru 279. India ranks what position in Index of Cancer
D. Slovakia Preparedness?
E. Syria A. 21st
B. 19th
Answer: A C. 23rd
Volodymyr Zelensky, a comedian with no political D. 52nd
experience who plays the country’s president on a TV E. 63rd
show, has won Ukraine’s presidential election in a
landslide, according to a national exit poll. The poll Answer: B
showed Zelensky receiving 73% of the vote, India was ranked at 19 out of 28 countries in Index of
sweeping away Ukraine’s incumbent president, Petro Cancer Preparedness (ICP) released by the Economist
Poroshenko, who conceded defeat. Intelligence Unit (EIU). It was released as part of the
278. Name the former Indian cricketer who has report titled “Cancer preparedness around the world:
been choosen as the Corporate Ambassador for National readiness for a global epidemic” Top 3
Dubai based ‘RAKEZ’ to the Indian Business countries are: Australia (1st), Netherlands (2nd) and
Community? Germany (3rd). Bottom three are: Saudi Arabia
A. VVS Lakshman (28th), Romania (27th) and Egypt (26th)
B. Saurav Ganguly 280. Which IT sector major modernises 1.5 lakh
C. Ravi Sastri post offices under multi-year deal with India Post?

to promote goodwill, strengthen cooperation and

A. TCS showcase their organisational capabilities. The Indian
B. Wipro Navy would be represented in the Chinese IFR by
C. Tech Mahindra indigenously built stealth guided missile destroyer
D. Capgemini INS Kolkata and fleet support ship INS Shakti.
E. Infosys 282. India was ranked ____ position among 100
Answer: A countries in Startup Ecosystem Ranking for 2019
India’s largest IT services company Tata Consultancy released by StartupBlink
Services has deployed an integrated solution for India A. 15th position
Post that has helped modernise a network of more B. 17th position
than 1.5 lakh post offices in the country. The C. 16th position
partnership was aimed at equipping India Post with D. 18th position
modern technologies and systems to enable it to offer E. 21st position
more services to the customers in an effective Answer: B
manner. In 2013, the Mumbai-based company had India was ranked 17th position among 100 countries
announced receiving an over Rs 1,100- crore multi- in Startup Ecosystem Ranking for 2019 released by
year contract from the Department of Posts (DoP) for StartupBlink. It was ranked 37th spot last year. The
an end-to-end IT modernisation programme. report ranks countries based on the strength of its
281. Which among the following Indian Navy startup ecosystem. It takes into consideration startup
Ships going to participate in IFR in China? ecosystems of 1,000 cities and 100 countries for the
A. INS Vikramaditya, INS Vikrant ranking. China was ranked 27th. Bangalore, New
B. INS Arihant, INS Viraat Delhi,
C. INS Kolkata, INS Shakti 283. 1Recently, MoU was signed between Ministry
D. INS Arihant, INS Shakti of AYUSH and CSIR. What is the meaning of S in
E. INS Kolkata, INS Vikrant AYUSH?
Answer: C A. Shringaar
The Indian Navy ships Kolkata and Shakti are B. Siddha
scheduled to arrive at Qingdao in China on April 21 C. Sarvgun
to participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) D. Sampann
as a part of the 70th anniversary celebrations of E. Shakti
People Liberation’s Army (PLA-Navy).International Answer: B
Fleet Review (IFR) is a parade of naval ships, AYUSH- Ayurveda, Yoga & naturopathy, Unani,
aircraft, and submarines, and is organised by nations Siddha & Homoeopathy. MOU was signed between

the Ministry of AYUSH and Council of Scientific Rs. 8,000 crore. The central government after
and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for consultation with the Reserve Bank of India has
cooperation in research and education in areas of increased the authorised capital of the bank from Rs.
traditional systems of medicine and its integration 3,000 to Rs. 8,000 through Gazette Notification. The
with modern science. increase in authorised capital will help enable the
284. Which day is observed on 24th April bank to raise further fund up to a maximum ceiling of
A. National Vaccination Day Rs. 8,000 crore.
B. National Maritime Day 286. What is the new Minimum subscription
C. National Panchayati Raj Day requirement for Real Estate Investment Trusts
D. World Sparrow Day (REITs) as defined by SEBI?
E. National Voters Day A. Rs 1 lakh
Ansswer: C B. Rs 50,000
National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year C. Rs 2 lakh
on 24 April in India. On this day Constitution came D. Rs 75,000
into force with effect from 24 April, 1993.In 2010 the E. Rs 85,000
first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated. A Answer: B
new part in the Constitution Part IX was added by Markets regulator Sebi has reduced the minimum
passing 73rd Amendment Act from Article 243 to subscription requirement as well as defined trading
243 (O) titled “The Panchayats” and a new Eleventh lots for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and
Schedule consisting Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs). REITs
of 29 subjects within the functions of Panchayats have to offer their units in lots worth at least Rs.
were also added. 50,000 in initial and follow on public offers. The
285. What is the new authorized capital of the minimum value of a single lot should be Rs. 1 lakh in
Allahabad Bank as notified by the Central the case of InvITs.
Goernment? 287. The Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards are presented
A. Rs 2000 cr annually to honor extraordinary work in which
B. Rs 3000 cr field?
C. Rs 5000 cr A. Journalism
D. Rs 8000 cr B. Business Program
E. Rs 10000 cr C. Sports
Answer: D D. Television and Films
State-owned Allahabad Bank the government has E. Social Service
increased its authorised capital by Rs. 5,000 crore to Answer: B

Winners in the sixth annual Asia-Pacific Stevie economics, social choice theory, economic theory,
Awards, the awards programme to recognise and political philosophy.
innovation in business throughout the entire Asia- 289. Name the Assocham Secretary General who
Pacific region.Among the winners of the 2019 Asia- resigns recently?
Pacific Stevie Awards are 18 organisations in India. A. U K Varma
In total, they’ll receive 43 Stevie Awards: 10 Gold B. Siddhrath Mishra
Stevies, 19 Silver and 14 Bronze. This high number C. Vikranth Sharma
of Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevies is evidence of the D. Anujeeth Patnaik
great performance of organisations in India. Among E. None of these
the top overall winners are PT Petrokimia Gresik Answer: A
(Indonesia) with eight Gold, nine Silver and 15 Uday Kumar Varma, a former bureaucrat who took
Bronze Stevie Awards and SM Supermalls over as the Secretary General of Assocham in August
(Philippines) with three Gold, 25 Silver and 20 last year, has resigned from the post.Verma resigned
Bronze Stevie wins. from the industry chamber last week and Assocham
288. The London School of Economics has Deputy Secretary General Saurabh Sanyal is
recently created a new Chair in Inequality Studies discharging the duties of secretary general at present.
under the name of which famous economist? 290. Name the star chef who has been named
A. Raghuram Rajan brand ambassador of a leading cultural
B. Amartya Sen organisation which will organise the annual New
C. Jagdish Bhagwati York Indian Film Festival next month?
D. Arvind Subramanian A. Sanjeev Kapoor
E. None of these B. Vikas Khhana
Answer: B C. Ranveer Brar
The London School of Economics and Political D. Madhur Jaffrey
Science (LSE) has announced the creation of the E. None of these
Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies, named in Answer: B
honour of the India-born economist, philosopher and Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna has been named
Nobel laureate, who was Professor of Economics at brand ambassador of a leading cultural organisation
LSE from 1971-82.Sen won the Nobel Prize in which will organise the annual New York Indian
Economics in 1998 and National Humanities Medal Film Festival next month that showcases the celebrity
in 2012, and is the recipient of many other honors. He chef’s film ‘The Last Color’ and Nawazuddin
works in welfare economics, development Siddiqui-starrer ‘Photograph’. The IAAC will present
the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), North

America’s longest-running and most prestigious E. None of these

Indian film festival from May 7 to 12. Sarod maestro Answer: A
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has accepted to join the IAAC Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar presented 100
board. motorized wheelchairs to the Afghan National Army
291. Which country nominated as Guest of (ANA).India also remains committed to extending
Honour at 29th Abu Dhabi International Book medical relief and assistance to the ANA personnel.
Fair? Till date, Indian Army has also trained 4880 ANA
A. Germany personnel in various professional, educational and
B. India military training programs, including training ANA
C. Russia doctors and medical technicians
D. Australia 293. Ministry of Ayush and Council of Scientific
E. China and Industrial Research (CSIR) has signed MoU
Answer: B for cooperation in which of the following sector?
India has been nominated as the “Guest of Honour” A. Research and Education of traditional system of
country at the 29th edition of the Abu Dhabi medicines
International Book Fair (ADIBF).India’s selection as B. Occupational Safety and Health
the guest of honour reflects the strong relations C. Road Infrastructure Sector
between the leadership and the people of the UAE D. Geology and Mineral Resources
and India. Indian Ambassador to the UAE, Navdeep E. None of these
Singh Suri added that 30 publishing houses from Answer: A
India will take part in the fair. Books on the life and A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was
struggle of Mahatma Gandhi will be on display as signed between the Ministry of AYUSH and Council
part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations. An of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for
annual fair is a major event in the publishing sector in cooperation in research and education in areas of
the Middle East and North Africa. It will conclude traditional systems of medicine and its integration
on the 30th of this month. with modern science. Under the MoU, both the
292. Indian Ambassador presented 100 motorized organisations will jointly pursue R&D covering
wheelchairs to the Afghan National Army (ANA). fundamental research; AYUSH specific diagnostic
Who is the current Ambassador to Afghanistan? tools; linking microbiome, gene expression and
A. Vinay Kumar prakriti; multi-ingredient herbal formulations,
B. Gautam Bambawale including their standardisation; exploring modern
C. Ruchi Ghanashyam scientific methods for integration with traditional
D. Harsh Vardhan Shringla Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM); linking disease

signatures; preserving and protecting traditional D. Delhi Football Team

knowledge related to the Indian systems of healthcare E. None of these
through the existing TKDL platform; and, Answer: C
Development of international standardised With a second-half strike by Bikash Thapa at the
terminologies (disease-morbidity codes) in Ayurveda, Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, Services won their
Siddha and Unani (ASU), Database on Medicinal 6th Santosh Trophy Football Tournament title with a
plants, Foods, etc. 1-0 victory over Punjab. The Services football team
294. With which bank does BEML have signed a represents the Indian defense services in the Santosh
MoU for financing Earth Moving & Construction Trophy.Earlier, Punjab beat Goa 2-1 to reach the
Equipment manufactured by BEML? Santosh Trophy-finals for the 1st time in 8 years.The
A. Punjab National Bank last time that Services played in the Santosh Trophy
B. Bank of Baroda final was in 2015, at the same venue and against the
C. Syndicate Bank same opposition, Punjab. Then they had won the
D. Bank of Maharashtra match by 5-4 on penalties after it ended 0-0 post extra
E. State Bank of India time.
Answer: C 296. India’s Bajrang Punia is related with which
Syndicate Bank and BEML have signed a MoU for sport?
financing Earth Moving & Construction Equipment A. Wrestling
manufactured by BEML.Under the MOU, BEML B. Badminton
will nominate Syndicate Bank as a preferred financer C. Athletics
for financing its customers. The customers under the D. Kabbaddi
tie-up arrangement will be provided loans in the E. None of these
range of Rs. 20 lakh to Rs. 3 crore and preferential Answer: A
pricing by Syndicate Bank. Financing Equipment of India clinched one gold, one silver and bronze at the
BEML will be covered under ‘SPECIAL’ scheme of Asian Wrestling Championship in China’s Xian.
the Bank. Syndicate Bank and BEML expect to book World number one Bajrang Punia logged 10 points in
business worth Rs.100 crore by March 2020. a row in the gold medal bout to reclaim his Asian
295. Which team has won the 6th Santosh Trophy Championship crown. He defeated Kazakhstan’s
Football Tournament title that held in Guru Sayatbek Okassov. Another Indian Parveen Rana,
Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana? lost to Bahman Mohammad Teymouri of Iran in the
A. Assam Football Team final 0-3 in 79kg category securing a silver medal. In
B. Goa Football Team 97 Kg category Satywart Kadian, picked a bronze
C. Services Football Team medal defeating Haobin Gao of China by 8-2.

297. Which of the following dates is observed as 299. Which country has launched the world’s first
the International Day of Multilateralism and and only vaccine for malaria?
Diplomacy for Peace? A. Malawi
A. April 24 B. Zimbabwe
B. April 23 C. Mali
C. April 22 D. Madagascar
D. April 21 E. Syria
E. April 20 Answer: A
Answer: A The world’s first malaria vaccine has been launched
The International Day of Multilateralism and in Malawi after concerted efforts of over 30 years to
Diplomacy for Peace was officially proclaimed to be protect children from the deadly disease that claims
observed ever year on 24 April by the UN General over 435,000 lives globally every year. The launch of
Assembly on December 12, 2018 through resolution the first and only malaria vaccine, known as RTS,S
A/RES/73/127. The Day is a reaffirmation of the UN makes Malawi the first of three countries in Africa
Charter and its principles of resolving disputes where it will be made available to children up to 2
among countries through peaceful means. years of age. Ghana and Kenya will introduce the
298. World Malaria Day is an international event vaccine in the coming weeks.
observed every year on 25 April. What is the 300. Which country released a special
theme of the day for the year 2019? commemorative stamp on the theme of Ramayana
A. Zero malaria starts with me to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties
B. Invest in the future: defeat malaria with India?
C. Ready to beat malaria A. Malaysia
D. End Malaria For Good B. Bhutan
E. Achieving Progress and Impact C. Indonesia
Answer: A D. Sri Lanka
World Malaria Day is an international event observed E. Nepal
every year on 25 April. The theme of the day for the Answer: C
year 2019 is “Zero malaria starts with me”. This day Indonesia released a special commemorative stamp
is celebrated to spread awareness about malaria on the theme of Ramayana to mark the 70th
disease globally and also gives people the chance to anniversary of diplomatic ties with India.The stamp,
promote or learn about the efforts made to prevent designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor Padmashri
malaria around the world. Bapak Nyoman Nuart, features a scene from Hindu
epic Ramayana in which Jatayu valiantly fought to

save Sita. India’ Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Rawat

and Indonesia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Answer: B
Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir jointly presided Russia has successfully tested the world’s first
over the inaugural event organised to flag off the 70th floating nuclear power plant (NPP), Akademik
anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties Lomonosova subsidiary of Rosatom nuclear
between the two countries. corporation.
301. Israel has announced to name a community 303. Who has been named as the 71st World Press
in its Golan Heights after which of these leaders? Freedom Hero by the International Press Institute
A. Barack Obama (IPI)?
B. Narendra Modi A. Beena Sarwar
C. Vladimir Putin B. Hamid Mir
D. Donald Trump C. Somy Ali
E. Xi Jinping D. Cyril Almeida
Answer: D E. None of these
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends Answer: D
to name a new settlement in the Golden heights after A Pakistani journalist has won the World Press
US President Donald Trump. This decision has been Freedom Hero award of The International Press
taken as an expression of gratitude towards Mr Institute (IPI) for his “critical” and “tenacious
Trump for his historic decision to recognise Israel’s coverage” of the civil-military relations in Pakistan.
sovereignty over the Golan Heights.Israel captured The IPI, a global network of editors, media
the Golan from Syria in a 1967 war and annexed the executives and leading journalists in over 100
territory in 1981, however, the move was not countries, named Dawn Assistant Editor Cyril
recognized internationally, until Trump signed a Almeida as its 71st World Press Freedom Hero. IPI’s
decree recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the World Press Freedom Hero Award honours
strategic plateau. journalists “who have made significant contributions
302. Which country has successfully tested the to the promotion of press freedom, particularly in the
world’s first floating nuclear power plant (NPP), face of great personal risk”.
Akademik Lomonosova? 304. Who has been conferred with the National
A. India Intellectual Property Award for 2019 in the
B. Russia category of Top Individual for Patents and
C. China Commercialization?
D. Bhutan A. Steve Antony
E. Germany B. Mark Antony

C. Antony Malcam three years. There have been reports of a 50 per cent
D. Benny Antony increase in the non-performing assets of Mudra loans
E. None of these in the first three quarters of last fiscal.
Answer: D 306. Which bank has launched India’s first ‘Green
Benny Antony, Joint Managing Director, the Kochi- Car Loan’ to encourage customers to buy electric
based Arjuna Natural Ltd, has been conferred with vehicles?
the National Intellectual Property Award for 2019 in A. State Bank of India
the category of Top Individual for Patents and B. Bank of Baroda
Commercialization.Along with the National IP C. Punjab National Bank
Award, the Intellectual Property Office India and the D. Syndicate Bank
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) E. Bank of Maharashtra
have jointly conferred the ‘WIPO Medal for Answer: A
Inventors’ The Indian Intellectual Property Office State Bank of India announced the country’s first
bestows National Intellectual Property (IP) awards to ‘Green Car Loan’ (Electric Vehicle) to encourage
outstanding innovators, organisations and companies customers to buy electric vehicles. The new scheme
in the field of patents, designs, trademarks and will offer loan at 20 basis points lesser than the
geographical indications on the occasion of World IP interest rate on the existing car loan schemes.The
Day every year. EMI per Rs. 1 lakh will be lower at Rs. 1,468 for 96
305. For the first time, Pradhan Mantri Mudra months against Rs. 1,622 for 84 months, based on the
Yojana missed its loan disbursement target in maximum tenor, in line with the existing scheme.
FY19 by what amount? 307. What is the shareholding of the Government
A. Rs 25000 of India in National Housing Bank?
B. Rs 26000 A. 75%
C. Rs 27000 B. 85%
D. Rs 30000 C. 95%
E. Rs 24000 D. 55%
Answer: C E. 100%
Small business loans disbursed under the Pradhan Answer: E
Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) have fallen short of The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has divested its
the target set for 2018-19.Against a target of Rs. 3- entire stake in Nabard and National Housing Bank
lakh crore, only Rs. 2.73-lakh crore was disbursed as (NHB) for Rs. 20 crore and Rs. 1,450 crore, on 26
on March 31, 2019, according to government data. February and 19 March, respectively.With this, the
This is first time that the target was unmet in the last Government of India now holds 100% stake in both

the financial institutions. RBI held 100% E. None of these

shareholding in NHB, which was divested on 19 Answer: C
March 2019. The current change in the capital France made good on its promise to launch a secure
structure of both the financial institutions was government-only chat app although it almost didn’t
brought in by the Government of India through turn out that way. The country has introduced a beta
amendments to the NABARD Act, 1981 and the version of Tchap, a messaging app that helps officials
NHB Act, 1987 communicate with each other through Android, iOS
308. Chinese telecom company Huawei’s business and the web with reportedly greater security. All
arm, Huawei Cloud, signed a memorandum on private conversations are encrypted end-to-end,
strategic cooperation to jointly develop solutions antivirus software screens all attachments and all data
around cloud computing services for business is stored in France. You only need a French
organisations with which IT company? government email address to sign up, though, and
A. Wipro that’s where the security issue resided.
B. Infosys 310. Name the Indian female cricketer who was
C. TCS awarded as the ‘Best Sportsperson’ award by the
D. Capgemine Calcutta Sports Journalists’ Club?
E. None of these A. Jhulan Goswami
Answer: B B. Smriti Mandana
Chinese telecom company Huawei’s business arm, C. Mithali Raj
Huawei Cloud, and IT firm, Infosys, signed a D. Amita Sharma
memorandum on strategic cooperation to jointly E. Harmanpreet Kaur
develop solutions around cloud computing services Answer: A
for business organisations.The cloud computing Jhulan Goswami, world’s leading wicket-taker in
system helps entities use software, store data and women’s one-day internationals, was awarded the
other IT related work without the need to buy ‘Best Sportsperson’ award by the Calcutta Sports
complete software or hardware that they may need Journalists’ Club.The CSJS also honoured Bengal’s
for computing purposes. Ranji Trophy winning captain and former national
309. Name the government only chat appthat is selector Sambaran Banerjee and former India winger
launched by France government? Sukumar Samajpati with the ‘Lifetime Achievement’
A. Sahap awards. Awardees: Best Sportsperson: Jhulan
B. Mahap Goswami; Lifetime Achievement awards: Sambaran
C. Tchap Banerjee and Sukumar Samajpati; Special award
D. Khuap (bridge): Shibnath De Sarkar and Pranab Bardhan;

Special award (kabaddi): Payel Chowdhury; creators and innovators to the development of
Promising Sportsperson of the Year: Neelash Saha. societies across the globe”
311. Punekar Puranik Yogendra first ethnic 313. According to Fitch Ratings, which is the first
Indian to win Japan election. He belongs to which central bank of Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to
city? start interest rate easing cycle?
A. Mumbai A. Central Bank of the Russia
B. Kolkata B. Federal Reserve
C. Pune C. Bank of Mexico
D. Jaipur D. RBI
E. Aizwal E. None of these
Answer: C Answer: D
A Pune-born man has become the first ethnic Indian The Reserve Bank of India is the first central bank in
to contest and win an election in Japan. “Yogi”, has the Asia-Pacific region to begin an explicit interest
been elected to Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward rate easing cycle. The monetary policy committee led
assembly.Puranik Yogendra, a naturalized Japanese, by Shaktikanta Das cut the repo rate by 0.25
secured 6,477 votes, the fifth highest of the 226,561 percentage point in February 2019 and again by 0.25
valid ballots cast, in the April 21 poll, part of unified percentage point in March 2019, taking the total repo
local elections held across Japan, the Asahi Shimbun rate down to 6 per cent, the lowest in about nine years
312. Which day is observed on 26th April? since 2010 Inflation at 2.9 per cent has remained
A. Legal Services Day within the RBI’s comfort zone of 4 per cent (+/- 2 per
B. World Intellectual Property Day cent). Fitch has predicted GDP growth rate of 6.8%
C. World Day of Handicapped in FY20 for India.
D. National Post Day 314. Which among the given banks has received
E. World Immunization Day the approval from National Company Law
Answer: B Tribunal (NCLT) recently to merge with the
World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually NBFC Bharat Financial Inclusion?
on 26 April. The theme for the year 2019 is Reach for A. Yes Bank
Gold: IP and Sports. The event was established by the B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in C. IndusInd Bank
2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, D. HDFC Bank
trademarks and designs impact on daily life” and “to E. Karnataka Bank
celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by Answer: C

NCLT Mumbai approves IndusInd Bank and Bharat E. Air Arabia

Financial Inclusion Ltd merger. As per the report, the Answer: C
merger is expected to complete within 2-4 weeks. The UAE’s flag carrier Etihad Airways has become
Post-merger, microfinance firm Bharat Financial will the first airline in the Gulf region to operate a flight
become a subsidiary of the private lender without any single-use plastics on board. The
315. Name the Indian cryptocurrency exchange objective is to raise awareness about pollution. The
which has launched first of its kind wholesale milestone flight is part of Etihad’s pledge to reduce
cryptocurrency trading platform. single-use plastic usage by 80 per cent not just in-
A. Zebpay flight, but across the entire organisation by the end of
B. BuyUcoin 2022
C. UNOCOIN 317. Ex-army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag appointed
D. Coinsecure as India high commissioner to which country?
E. None of these A. Maldives
Answer: B B. Madagascar
BuyUcoin, is a New Delhi based Indian C. Seychelles
Cryptocurrency Exchange, which is the second oldest D. Mauritius
Cryptocurrency Exchange in India, has announced E. None of these
the launch of a new and unique platform for Answer: C
wholesale cryptocurrency trading which allows its Former Army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag has been
users to trade on a large scale with low price appointed as India’s next high commissioner to
fluctuations.The platform currently works on free Seychelles. General (retired) Suhag was the Army
trading model, charges zero fee on any trade. The chief from July 31, 2014, to December 31, 2016. He
platform is aptly described and known as OTC (Over- was also part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force
the-counter) desk. It is preferred by traders who deal (IPKF) in Sri Lanka in 1987. India is developing
with cryptocurrency in bulk and want to resist much Assumption Island in Seychelles as a naval base to
price fluctuations during the trade. expand its footprint in the strategically-key region
316. Which airways has become the first airline in 318. Who among the following has become the
the Gulf region to operate a flight without any first female to be appointed as the Zonal Manager
single-use plastics on board? of Life Insurance Corporation of India for South
A. Oman Air Central Zone
B. Guldf Air A. Usha Sangwan
C. Etihad Airways B. Rajni Patwardhan
D. Emirates C. Sarojini Dikhale

D. Mini Ipe 4. Special Award – Helen (for her contribution

E. None of these to Indian Cinema)
Answer: D 5. The Vagvilasini Award – Vasant Abaji
Mini Ipe took charge as zonal manager of Life Dahake (for Literature)
Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), South Central 6. Mohan Wagh Award – Bhadrakali
Zone. She is the first woman zonal manager (in- Productions “Soyare Sakal” (for Best Drama
charge) of the corporation. LIC’s South Central Zone of the Year)
comprises the States of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh 7. Anandmayee Puraskar – Pandit Suresh
and Karnataka. Prior to the present assignment, she Talwalkar of Taalyogi Ashram (for espousing
was executive director (International Operations) a social cause)
looking after the foreign operations of LIC’s 320. Name the winner of Rabindranath Tagore
subsidiaries, joint ventures and branches. She has Literary Prize 2019 for Literature?
also worked as director and CEO of LICHFL A. Swapan Saha
Financial Services Ltd. B. Manoj Michigan
319. Who has been honored with the Master C. Rana Dasgupta
Deenanath Mangeshkar Lifetime Award 2019? D. N K Salil
A. Helen E. Visherwar Iyer
B. Javed Akhtar Answer: C
C. Salim Khan The second edition of Rabindranath Tagore Literary
D. Mahesh Bhatt Prize was awarded to author Rana Dasgupta for his
E. Madhur Bhandarkar 2010 novel “Solo”, a tale of estrangement and the
Answer: C ultimate failure of material existence.An amount of
National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur $10,000, a Tagore statue and a certificate for
Bhandarkar, popular scriptwriter Salim Khan and contribution to literature was given to Dasgupta. The
yesteryears dancing diva Helen were honoured with Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for social
the prestigious Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award achievement was awarded to Yohei Sasakawa, the
at a ceremony World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador
1. For music and art – Classical dancer, Smt. for Leprosy Elimination, for “his incredible efforts to
Sucheta Bhide-Chapekar uproot leprosy and great contribution to world
2. Lifetime award (Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar) – peace”. The Prize was also awarded to Taiwan
Salim Khan President Tsai Ing-wen as “a beacon of democracy”,
3. Special Award – Madhur Bhandarkar (for 321. Which cityhosted the ABU Media Summit on
his contribution to Indian Cinema) Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness 2019?

A. New Delhi 10 Gold, 13 Silver and 7 Bronze The four-day event

B. Bejing saw participation from 63 nations across the world.
C. Khatmandu Gold winners
D. Colombo Tejinder Pal Singh Toor- Men’s Shot put
E. Thimphu Gomathi Marimuthu- Women’s 800 m
Answer: C U. Chitra- Women’s 1500 m
5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media 323. Saurabh Chaudhary is an Indian athlete
Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness related to which event?
began in Kathmandu. The theme of the two-day A. Javelin Throw
summit is “Media Solutions for Sustainable Future: B. Shot Put
Saving Lives, Building Resilient C. 10,000 m
Communities”. Nepal’s Minister for Communication D. Relay Race
and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Baskota E. 10 metres Air Pistol
inaugurated the summit. The basic aim of the summit Answer: E
is to address the issue of fully utilizing media’s India opened its medal account with gold each in 10
potential of accelerating climate action and disaster metres Air Rifle Mixed Team and 10 metres Air
preparedness and connect stakeholders to media Pistol Mixed team events at ISSF World Cup in
professionals for collaboration and joint practical Beijing. Young shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh
projects. Chaudhary took the top spot in the 10 metres Air
322. How may medals have been won by India at Pistol Mixed Team event. Anjum Moudgil and
the 2019 Doha Asian Athletics Champions hips? Divyansh Singh Panwar won the gold in the 10
A. 17 metres Air Rifle Mixed Team event.
B. 21 324. The World Immunization Week 2019 is being
C. 19 observed worldwide between April 24 and April
D. 23 30 to promote the importance of vaccination and
E. 15 immunization. What is the theme for the year
Answer: A 2019?
The 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics A. Protected Together: Vaccines Work
Championship concluded in Doha, Qatar. India ended B. Close the immunization gap
at the fourth spot in the medals tally with 3 Gold, 7 C. Are you up-to-date
Silver and 7 Bronze. Bahrain topped the table with 11 D. Protect your world – get vaccinated
Gold, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze. China was second with E. Immunization saves lives
Answer: A

The World Immunization Week 2019 is being Answer: D

observed worldwide between April 24 and April 30 The Indian Council of Medical Research has
to promote the importance of vaccination and launched the ‘Malaria Elimination Research Alliance
immunization. The Day is initiated by the efforts of (MERA) India’ – a conglomeration of partners
World Health Organisation. The theme for the year working on malaria control – in order to prioritise,
2019 is Protected Together: Vaccines Work plan and scale up research to eliminate the disease
325. What is the rate of interest approved by the from India by 2030.The National Vector Borne
Ministry of Finance on Employees’ Provident Diseases Control Program (NVBDCP) of India has
Fund (EPF) for 2018-19? developed a comprehensive framework to achieve the
A. 8.25% overarching vision of “Malaria free India by 2030”.
B. 8.00% 327. RBI to introduce new Rs. 20 banknote. What
C. 8.65% is the Dimension of the new Rs 20 denomination
D. 8.15% banknote?
E. 8.68% A. 63 mm x 132 mm
Answer: C B. 63 mm x 129 mm
The Finance Ministry has approved 8.65 per cent rate C. 63 mm x 122 mm
of interest on Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for D. 63 mm x 136 mm
2018-19 as decided by retirement fund body EPFO, E. 63 mm x 133 mm
benefitting more than 6 crore formal sector workers. Answer: B
The Department of Financial Services (DFS), a wing The Reserve Bank of India announced it will
of Finance Ministry, has given its concurrence to “shortly” issue banknotes of Rs 20 denomination in
Employees Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) the Mahatma Gandhi (new) series.The new Rs. 20
decision to provide 8.65 per cent rate of interest for note will feature a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the
2018-19 to its subscribers. The EPFO had provided a front and a motif of the Ellora caves on the back,
five-year low interest rate of 8.55 per cent to its “depicting the country’s cultural heritage”, The RBI
subscribers for 2017-18. said the base colour of the note is greenish yellow. It
326. The MERA India initiative aims to eliminate will bear the signature of RBI Governor Shaktikanta
Malaria in India by which year? Das. Dimension of the banknote will be 63 mm x 129
A. 2035 mm
B. 2022 328. Which among the following companies
C. 2025 becomes world's third company to be worth $1
D. 2030 trillion?
E. 2032 A. Microsoft

B. Samsung E. USA
C. Facebook Answer: C
D. Amazon Japanese scientists have succeeded in creating what
E. Alphabet they called the first-ever artificial crater on an
Answer: A asteroid, a step towards shedding light on how the
Microsoft has reached a valuation of one trillion solar system evolved.The announcement comes after
dollars for the first time after posting a 19pc increase the Hayabusa2 probe fired an explosive device at the
in profits.It makes Microsoft only the third publicly- Ryugu asteroid early this month to blast a crater in
traded company in history to reach the threshold, the surface and scoop up material, aiming to
after Apple and Amazon passed it. Apple was the reveal more about the origins of life on Earth.
first to hit the historic mark in August, followed by 331. Wirecard, the global innovation leader in
Amazon, which operates cloud-computing services digital financial technoloy, has tied up with which
that compete with Microsoft Indian bank, to promote financial inclusion in
329. Who has been named as the new Chief India?
Executive Officer (CEO) of SWIFT? A. HDFC Bank
A. Yawar Shah B. RBL Bank
B. Javier Perez Tasso C. Axis Bank
C. Gottfried Leibbrandt D. IndusInd Bank
D. Andrew Torchia E. State Bank of India
E. None of these Answer: B
Answer: B The new services are powered by India’s Aadhaar
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Enabled Payment Services (AEPS) to enable
Telecommunication (SWIFT) has named Javier customer identification at the point-of-sale Wirecard,
Pérez-Tasso as its new CEO.He will replace the the global innovation leader in digital financial
present CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt on July 01, 2019. technology, announced an expanded partnership with
330. Which countries scientists have succeeded in RBL Bank to promote financial inclusion in India.
creating what they called the first-ever artificial This partnership will make digital payment and
crater on an asteroid, a step towards shedding banking transactions more readily accessible to all
light on how the solar system evolved. Indian citizens, including those living in remote
A. India areas. In partnership with RBL, Wirecard will
B. China empower its retail agents, who serve as customer
C. Japan service representatives in various areas across the
D. Russia country, to enable the financially underserved to

access basic payment and banking services. These Asian Snooker Tour title.Advani had earlier won the
include cash withdrawals and deposits as well as second leg of the Tour in China. The Tour was held
balance enquiries. in three parts and played in Doha (Qatar), Jinan
332. Aegon Life Insurance company has joined (China) and Bengaluru (India).
with which technology company to launch an Rs 334. Stéphanie Frappart who recently became the
20 smart digital insurance product? first female referee hails from which country?
A. Paytm A. Australia
B. PayPal B. New Zealand
C. PhonePe C. South Africa
D. MobiKwik D. West Indies
E. None of these E. France
Answer: D Answer: E
Aegon Life Insurance, pioneer of digital insurance in Stephanie Frappart will become the first woman to
India and MobiKwik, India’s leading FinTech referee a French Ligue 1 football match when
Company; have joined hands to launch an Rs 20 Amiens host Strasbourg on Sunday (April
smart digital insurance product.The strategic partners 28).Stephanie Frappart, selected by FIFA for the
have announced the launch of an assorted insurance Women’s World Cup in France, has been appointed
product called the Aegon Life Group Term Plus Plan by the FFF Refereeing Direction for the match on the
with both death and accidental disability benefit, 34th day of Ligue 1 between Amiens SC and RC
available exclusively on MobiKwik App. One can Strasbourg. She will also be the only referee from
purchase this plan by paying as little as Rs 20 in France who will be officiating at the Women’s World
premium for a sum assured of Rs 2 lakhs which Cup to be held there this June.
includes term insurance and accidental disability. 335. When is the World Day for Safety and Health
333. Name the winner of the inaugural Asian at Work celebrated?
Snooker Tour A. April 25
A. Aditya Mehta B. April 26
B. Ehsan Heydari Nezhad C. April 27
C. Pankaj Advani D. April 28
D. Yasin Merchant E. April 29
E. None of these Answer: D
Answer: C This day is observed on 28 April every year by the
India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani defeated Ehsan International Labour Organisation (ILO) since 2003.
Heydari Nezhad of Iran 6-4 to claim the inaugural This day marks how to improve occupational safety,

health and looks for continuing these efforts through The government has hiked the customs duty on wheat
several changes like technology, demographics, to 40 percent from 30 percent to curb imports and
climate change etc. The theme for 2019 is Safety and protect the domestic industry. The Central Board of
Health and the future of work. Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has hiked the
336. World Veterinary Day is observed on 28 basic customs duty (BCD) on wheat to 40 percent. In
April globally to raise awareness in the public May last year, the government had hiked BCD on
about the important roles veterinarian’s plays. wheat to 30 percent from 20 percent. The country’s
What is the theme of the day for 2019? wheat production this season might cross 100 million
A. Value of Vaccination tonnes, an all-time high. The output stood at record
B. Antimicrobial resistance – from awareness to 99.70 million tonnes in the 2017-18 crop year (July-
action June).
C. The role of the veterinary profession in sustainable 338. Which city hosted the Second edition of Belt
development to improve livelihoods, food security and Road Forum 2019?
and safety A. New Delhi
D. Vector-Borne Diseases with a Zoonotic Potential B. Beijing
E. None of these C. Mascow
Answer: A D. Washington D.C
World Veterinary Day is observed on 28 April E. Geneva
globally to raise awareness in the public about the Answer: B
important roles veterinarian’s plays. This day is The second edition of Belt and Road Forum (BRF)
created by the World organisation for Animal Health was held in Beijing, China from April 25th to April
and the World Veterinary Association. The theme for 27th, 2019 in which 37 heads-of-state and 159
2019 is Value of Vaccination countries had participated along with United Nations
337. By what percent does the central government Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and International
increases the customs duty on wheatcurb imports Monetary Chief (IMF) Christine Lagarde. The theme
and protect the domestic industry. of this event was “Belt and Road Cooperation:
A. 10% Shaping a Brighter Shared Future”.
B. 20% 339. What is the new deadline for entities with net
C. 30% worth of above Rs.10000 million to implement
D. 40% Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for participation in
E. 50% non-derivative markets?
Answer: A A. 31 March 2020
B. 31 December 2019

C. 30 April 2019 the ambit, and shall comply with the provisions of the
D. 31 December 2020 Ombudsman Scheme for Non-Banking Financial
E. 31 August 2020 Companies. The scheme still excludes various NBFC
Answer: B groups such as Infrastructure Finance Companies
The RBI extended the deadline for Legal Entity (NBFC-IFC), Core Investment Company (CIC),
Identifier (LEI) codes for participation in non- Infrastructure Debt Fund-Non-Banking Financial
derivative markets. Now, the deadline for entities Company (IDF-NBFC) and also NBFCs under
with net worth of over Rs. 1,000 crore to get the code liquidation.
is December 31, 2019, against the earlier deadline of 341. SEBI has reduced the minimum Net worth
April 30 this year. This is also the deadline for those Requirements for Clearing Corporations in
with net worth between Rs. 200 crore and Rs. 1,000 International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)
crore, while for entities with net worth of less than over a period of three years from the
Rs. 200 crore, the deadline has been extended to commencement of operations to Rs _______
March 31, 2020. A. 500 crore
340. The NBFC Ombudsman Scheme 2018 has B. 400 crore
been extended to Non-Deposit Taking Non- C. 300 crore
Banking Financial Companies with assets size of D. 200 crore
Rs _________ and above E. 100 crore
A. Rs 100 crore Answer: E
B. Rs 50 crore The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)
C. Rs 200 crore has prescribed that all recognised clearing
D. Rs 150 crore corporations in International Financial Services
E. Rs 175 crore Centre (IFSC), need to maintain Rs. 50 crore net
Answer: A worth in the form of liquid assets on commencement
Reserve Bank of India has announced to extend the of operations. SEBI has announced that the minimum
ambit of Ombudsman scheme for NBFCs to all Net worth Requirements for Clearing Corporations in
eligible non-deposit taking NBFCs as well. The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) over a
scheme which lays down rules for redressal period of three years from the commencement of
mechanism in cases of customer complaints was operations should be at least Rs 100 Crore. This has
earlier applicable only to deposit-taking NBFCs. All been reduced from Rs. 300 crore earlier
Non-Deposit Taking Non-Banking Financial 342. Which among the following banks has
Companies having customer interface, with assets launched the life insurance product
size of Rupees 100 crore or above will come within

‘Webassurance’ in collaboration with its and recommend measures to increase the demand for
insurance partner for the banks customers? such products. With IRDAI Executive Director
A. Axis Bank Suresh Mathur as the chairman, the 13-member panel
B. State Bank of India has been tasked with suggesting product designs with
C. HDFC Bank customer-friendly underwriting, including easy
D. Canara Bank premium payment methods and simple claims
E. Punjab National Bank settlement procedures
Answer: D 344. The Max Bupa Health insurance company
Public sector lender Canara Bank and its life has tied up with bank to launch AnyTimeHealth
insurance partner Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of (ATH) machines?
Commerce Life Insurance announced the launch of A. Yes Bank
’Webassurance’. Four life insurance products of B. ICICI Bank
Canara HSBC OBC Life would be made available to C. HDFC Bank
customers of Canara Bank, covering the key needs of D. Kotak Mahindra Bank
child future, savings and investments, retirement E. Axis Bank
planning and protection. Canara HSBC OBC Life is Answer: C
jointly owned by two public sector banks Canara HDFC Bank and Max Bupa (insurance company)
Bank (51 per cent) and Oriental Bank of Commerce have launched a ‘‘AnyTimeHealth (ATH)’ machines.
(23 per cent) and HSBC Insurance (Asia Pacific) ATH machine is completely automated, technology-
Holdings (26 per cent), the Asian insurance arm of based model which allows customers to avail health
banking and financial services groups HSBC. assessment and buy a policy instantly, without any
343. IRDAI forms panel to review microinsurance manual intervention. In the phase-1, 15-20 ATH
framework. Who is the chairman of the machines will be installed at HDFC Bank branches
committee? across multiple cities.
A. Suresh Mathur 345. Who has been honoured with the Order of
B. Subhash Chandra Khuntia Ikhamanga in the Silver Division.
C. Vijay Bhoopathi A. Jacques Kallis
D. Ramesh Verma B. Stuart Broad
E. None of these C. Ricky Pointing
Answer: A D. Kumara Sangarkara
The Insurance Regulatory and Development E. Sachin Tendulkar
Authority of India (IRDAI) has set up a committee to Answer: A
review the regulatory framework on microinsurance

Ex-South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been 347. Claire Polosak who recently became the first
honoured with the Order of Ikhamanga in the Silver female umpire to officiate men’s ODI hails from
Division. The national honour is bestowed by the which country?
President of South Africa on citizens who have made A. Australia
significant contributions to arts, literature, music, B. New Zealand
journalism, culture and sports. Kallis has been C. South Africa
rewarded for his successful cricketing career – the D. West Indies
former Protea played 166 Tests, 328 ODIs and 25 E. England
T20Is, returning 62 hundreds and 577 wickets. Answer: A
346. Indian Army has signed an MoU with which Australia’s Claire Polosak will create history as the
company for construction of tunnels on borders first woman umpire ever to stand in a men’s One-Day
with China and Pakistan? International when she takes the field in the final of
A. ONGC the ICC World Cricket League Division 2. She has
B. NTPC also performed well in ICC events, standing in the
C. NHPC semifinal of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018
D. HPCL between England and India and four matches at the
E. None of these ICC Women’s World Cup 2017, reflecting her rapid
Answer: C rise to success.
Indian Army signed an MoU with National 348. Name the player to win the Outstanding
Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) to Achievement as a Player award at the annual
construct tunnels on borders with China and Pakistan India Golf Industry Association (GIA) award 2019
for storage of ammunition and other war-related A. Shiv Kapur
equipment. Under the pilot project, three tunnels will B. Gaganjeet Bhullar
be built on China border while one will be built along C. Shubhankar Sharma
the Line of Control with Pakistan. It is difficult to D. Anirban Lahiri
move heavy equipment in the mountainous region E. None of these
bordering China due to lack of infrastructure Answer: B
development, the tunnel will strengthen the defensive Arjuna awardee and star Indian golfer Gaganjeet
capabilities of the Army as well as protect the Bhullar won the outstanding achievement as a player
ammunition and other stored equipment from the air- award at the fourth edition of the annual India Golf
strikes and detection by the enemy satellite. Industry Association (GIA) awards at the Delhi Golf
Club. The GIA awards were held along with the 8th
India Golf & Turf Expo (IGTE), South Asia’s largest

golf trade show. Vijay Divecha and Nonita Lal E. Sharath Kamal
Qureshi were awarded for their contribution to golf Answer: E
coaching. Ace table tennis player A Sharath Kamal was
349. Abhishek Verma is an Indian player related honoured with the Sportsperson of the Year Award at
to which sports? the annual awards and scholarships function
A. Chess organised by the Tamil Nadu Sports Journalists’
B. Hockey Association (TNSJA) and the India Cements.
C. Shooting Legendary Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj,
D. Tennis former India leg-spinner V V Kumar and Asian
E. Golf Games gold medallist (200m) R Gnanasekaran were
Answer: C felicitated with the India Cements-TNSJA Lifetime
India topped the standings at the International Achievement awards.
Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF World Cup on the Coach of the year : R B RAMESH (chess coach)
final day in Beijing, bagging four medals comprising India Cements -TNSJA Team of the year 2018-19 :
3 Gold and a Silver. Indian shooter Abhishek Verma Tamil Nadu Women’s Football team.
on Saturday won the gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol India Cements -TNSJA Young Achiever of the year
event at the ISSF World Cup being held in Beijing. 2018-19 : P M Tabitha( athlete)
Abhishek Verma’s brilliant performance in the India Cements -TNSJA Young Achiever of the year
Shooting World Cup Final also secured a fifth 2018-19 : D.Gukesh (world’s second youngest Grand
Olympic quota for India. Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Master).
Chandela (10m air rifle women), Saurabh Choudhary 351. Negasso Gidada who passed away recently
and Divyansh Panwar had earlier secured India four was the former President of which country?
Olympic spots. Abhishek Verma topped the charts in A. Germany
the final. B. Ethiopia
350. Who was honoured with the Sportsperson of C. Israel
the Year Award at the annual awards and D. Colombia
scholarships function organised by the Tamil E. Uruguay
Nadu Sports Journalists' Association (TNSJA) Answer: B
and the India Cements. Former Ethiopian president Negasso Gidada has died
A. Gurpreet Singh in Germany where he was undergoing medical
B. Deepak Punia treatment for an unspecified illness. Negasso, who
C. Sunil Kumar was 75, was president between 1995 and 2001 and
D. Bajrang Punia was the first head of state after Ethiopia adopted a

new constitution transforming the country into a A. Valtteri Bottas

federal state B. Lewis Hamilton
352. Pungam Kannan who passed away recently C. Sebastian Vettel
was a former player of which sports? D. Max Verstappen
A. Football E. Charles Leclerc
B. Tennis Answer: A
C. Golf Valtteri Bottas won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to
D. Hockey retake the Formula One world championship lead
E. Badminton from teammate Lewis Hamilton after a stunning
Answer: A fourth successive one-two finish for Mercedes held at
Former India footballer Pungam Kannan, who was Baku.Sebastian Vettel in his Ferrari was a distant
facing acute financial crisis, died following third.
prolonged illness. He was 80. Kannan played 14 355. When is the International Workers’
matches for India and suffered a cardiac arrest earlier Memorial Day observed?
this month. A. April 26
353. Who has been appointed as Indias High B. April 28
Commissioner to Seychelles C. April 25
A. Ajay Bisaria D. April 27
B. Dalbir Singh E. April 30
C. Riva Ganguly Das Answer: B
D. Taranjit Singh Sandhu The International Workers Memorial Day is held
E. None of these annually all over the world on April 28 to remember
Answer: B the workers who were killed, disabled, injured or
Former Indian Army Chief General (Retired) Dalbir made unwell by their working environment and also
Singh Suhag was appointed as India‘s High take action to ensure that such tragedies are not
Commissioner to the island nation Seychelles on repeated. The day is also known as Workers’
April 25, 2019. He is expected to take up the Memorial Day, International Commemoration Day
assignment shortly. (ICD) for Dead and Injured or Day of Mourning.
Dalbir Singh: He was the Army Chief from August 1, Theme for 2019: “Dangerous substances – get them
2014 to December 31, 2016. He was also part of the out of the workplace”.
Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka in 356. When is the International Dance Day
1987. celebrated?
354. Who won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019. A. April 29

B. April 27 358. Environmental Ministry forms panel for

C. April 28 effective implementation of NCAP. Who is the
D. April 30 chairman of the committee?
E. April 26 A. C K Mishra
Answer: A B. Anand Sharma
International Dance Day is a global celebration of C. Vikram Seth
dance, created by the Dance Committee of the D. Ravindra Nayak
International Theatre Institute, the main partner for E. None of these
the performing arts of UNESCO. The event takes Answer: A
place every year on 29th April, the anniversary of the The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate
birth of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern Change (MOEFCC) announced that the committee
ballet. will be under the chairmanship of its Secretary, C K
357. Which day is observed on 30th April Mishra, and will have one chief secretary each from
A. World Asthma Day over 20 states and union territories, including Delhi,
B. Ayushman Bharat Diwas Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh, as its
C. World Milk Day members.In its endeavour to implement the National
D. Photography Day Clean Air Programme (NCAP), launched to tackle
E. None of these the air pollution menace in the country, the Centre
Answer: B has constituted a steering committee. The committee
Ayushman Bharat Diwas is to be celebrated across will provide overall guidance and directions for
the country on 30 April. It is a National Health effective implementation of the NCAP for each
Protection Scheme (AB-NHPA) announced its launch financial year
by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 359. Which Indian company acquires Philippines
Independence speech of 2018.Let us tell you that largest personal care company Splash
Ayushman Mitra has a plan to provide employment Corporation?
to the unemployed. This scheme is a part of India’s A. Infosys
plan. Let us study about the Ayushman Bharat B. TCS
scheme through this article, what is its specialty and C. Wipro
how it will work, what will be the salary of D. HCL
Ayushman Mitra, recruitment, eligibility criteria of E. Tech Mahindra
Ayushman Mitra etc. Answer: C
Wipro Consumer Care signed an agreement to
acquire Splash Corporation, a Philippines-based

personal care company. Wipro stated that this is the experience of almost 29 years in International
company’s 11th acquisition in the consumer line Football across many countries namely France,
business, and the 9th acquisition in the personal care Japan, USA, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Qatar amongst
segment overall. Splash is the largest Philippine others. He was last employed as the Sporting Director
personal care player and among the top five in the of three-time J-league Champions Yokohama
Philippines market. It recorded a revenue of $80 Marinos FC.
million last year. 362. Who has been appointed as the new Vice
360. Who has been appointed as the Officer on Chief of Indian Air Force to take office from May
Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Lokpal? 01, 2019?
A. Pradeep Kumar Sinha A. Shyam Bihari Prasad Sinha
B. Ypgesh Narayan B. Balakrishnan Suresh
C. Dilip Kumar C. Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
D. Amit Singhal D. Shirish Baban Deo
E. None of these E. None of these
Answer: C Answer: C
Senior IAS officer Dilip Kumar was appointed as the Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria will
Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of take over as the Vice Chief of Indian Air Force on
Lokpal.He has been appointed for a period of six May 1 succeeding Air Marshal Anil
months on additional charge basis or till a new Khosla.Bhadauria is at present heading IAF’s
incumbent joins the post. Bengaluru-based Training Command and in his
361. Who among the given has been appointed as earlier avatar as the Deputy Chief, he was the
the technical director by AIFF for the Indian chairman of the Indian negotiating team for the 36
National football team? Rafale combat aircraft deal with France.
A. Fabio Cannavaro 363. The SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet 2019 has
B. Isac Doru been organised in which country?
C. Jerzy Brzęczek A. India
D. Stanislav Cherchesov B. Kyrgyzstan
E. None of these C. China
Answer: B D. Nepal
All India Football Federation confirms the E. Singapore
appointment of Mr. Isac Doru as its new Technical Answer: B
Director. Mr. Doru was selected from a list of over 60 Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a bilateral
candidates.The 56-year old comes with a rich meeting with her Chinese counterpart, General Wei

Fenghe at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, B. Deepak Punia

SCO Defence Ministers’ Meet at Bishkek in C. Sunil Kumar
Kyrgyzstan.India is also keen on deepening its D. Bajrang Punia
security-related cooperation with SCO and its E. None of these
Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS) which Answer: D
specifically deals with issues relating to security and Bajrang Punia is set to become the first wrestler from
defence India to fight at the iconic Madison Square Garden in
364. Which Indian ships are participating in the New York. The 25-year-old, who won the gold medal
ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Field Training in the 65-kg category at the ongoing Asian Wrestling
Exercise (FTX)? Championships earlier this week, is the first Indian
A. INS Kolkata & INS Shakti wrestler to be invited by the American governing
B. INS Sahyadri & INS Kolkata body. Bajrang Punia will take part in the “Grapple at
C. INS Arighat & INS Shakti the Garden — Beat the Streets” fight night, scheduled
D. INS Kamorta & INS Kolkata to be held on May 6. He is currently the World No.1
E. INS Kolkata & INS Arighat in the 65-kg weight category.
Answer: A 366. Name the winner of men’s single title at the
Two warships of the Indian Navy have reached the 2019 Badminton Asia Championships?
South Korean port city of Busan after participating at A. Kento Momota
an international maritime parade off the coast of B. Chen Long
Qingdao in China. INS Kolkata and INS Shakti are in C. Shi Yuqi
Busan as part of a deployment of the eastern fleet to D. Srikanth Kidambi
the South China Sea. In a demonstration of India’s E. None of these
Act East policy and the Indian Navy’s increasing Answer: A
footprint and operational reach, Indian naval ships The 2019 Badminton Asia Championships was held
Kolkata and Shakti have arrived at Busan, South at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in China from
Korea on a three-day visit as part of deployment of 23 to 28 April 2019.
the Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea on April 28. Category Winners Runners
The Navy said the two ships will participate in the Men’s singles Kento Momota Shi Yuqi
ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Field Training (Japan) (China)
Exercise (FTX) at Busan. Women’s singles Akane He
365. Who become first Indian wrestler to fight at Yamaguchi Bingjiao
New York's iconic Madison Square Garden? (Japan) (China)
A. Gurpreet Singh

Hiroyuki Endo Marcus 368. Petra Kvitova has won the Stuttgart’s
Men’s doubles and Yuta Fernaldi Porsche Grand Prix 2019. She represents which
Watanabe Gideon country?
(Japan) and Kevin A. Russia
Sanjaya B. Czech Republic
Sukamuljo C. Germany
(Indonesia) D. Romania
Chen Qingchen Mayu E. France
Women’s and Jia Yifan Matsumoto Answer: B
doubles (China) and World number three Petra Kvitova beat Estonian
Wakana Anett Kontaveit 6-3 7-6(2) to win Stuttgart’s Porsche
Nagahara Grand Prix 2019 held in Stuttgart, Germany from
(Japan) April 22-28, 2019. This was the second title of the
Wang Yilü and year for the Czech based Kvitova while the 27th of
Mixed doubles Huang He Jiting her career.
Dongping and Du 369. Chaudhary Vidyasagarwho passed away
(China) Yue recently was a ________ by profession.
(China) A. Journalist
367. Who among the following has won the 2019 B. Politician
Barcelona Open? C. Actor
A. Kei Nishikori D. Director
B. Rafael Nadal E. Sports Person
C. Fernando Verdasco Answer: B
D. Dominic Thiem Former Himachal Pradesh minister and senior BJP
E. None of these leader Chaudhary Vidyasagar passed away at the age
Answer: D of 84 in Kangra near Dharamshala.Vidyasagar was a
Dominic Thiem overpowered Daniil Medvedev to four-time MLA from Kangra assembly constituency
win the Barcelona Open title, boosting his credentials and worked as a minister in the state governments led
as a potential Roland Garros champion.He is also the by Shanta Kumar and Prem Kumar Dhumal
first Austrian to take the Barcelona title since Thomas
Muster in 1996.

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