Saksham2019 ’, an annual high intensity one-month long people-centric mega campaign, which was inaugurated recently is related to what ?
A. Fuel Conservation
B. Water Conservation
C. Education
D. Employment
PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) in which city ?
A. Delhi
B. Hyderabad
C. Amravati
D. Mumbai
Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana has recently achieved the milestone of one crore beneficiaries. The scheme was launched in which year ?
A. 2015
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017
Which of the following branches of IIT has launched the full-fledged B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence ?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Hyderabad
Defence Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the 426.60 metre long Diffo Bridge in which of the following states ?
A. Assam
B. West Bengal
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Nagaland
Which bank has agreed to lend the highest amount of 8,500 crore rupees for Nagpur-Mumbai ‘SamruddhiCorridor’ expressway project ?
A. State Bank of India
B. Punjab National Bank
C. Bank of Baroda
D. Bank of Maharashtra
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed whom as the Additional Solicitor General in the Supreme Court of India ?
A. Vishnu Thakur
B. Sanjay Jain
C. Ankit Gurjar
D. Akshdeep Singh
First National Sports Meet for Tribals was organized in which of the following cities ?
A. Amravati
B. Raipur
C. Bhopal
D. Hyderabad
Shaurya Award for Students was launched by which state ?
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Rajasthan
D. Madhya Pradesh
Country’s second defence innovation hub will be set up in which city ?
A. Coimbatore
B. Bengaluru
C. Nashik
D. Ranchi
Which state has become the third state after Jharkhand and Gujarat to approve the 10 per cent reservation for economically backward among upper castes ?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jharkhand
C. Haryana
D. Uttar Pradesh
Two Commemorative coins in the denomination of Rs 100 and Rs 5 were released to mark the 102nd Birth Anniversary of late Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran, he was the CM of which state ?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Odisha
C. Kerala
D. Tamil Nadu
Who has been appointed as the Director General in the National Human Rights Commission ?
A. Gurbachan singh
B. Manish Parihar
C. Prabhat Singh
D. Gagan Bhatia
Who has become the first Indian and the first Asian batsman to score two double centuries after turning 40 in first-class cricket ?
A. Rajinder Goyal
B. Arvind Apte
C. Wasim Jaffer
D. Umesh Kulkarni
14th session of the Conference of Parties to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by which country ?
A. France
B. Italy
C. India
D. Germany
‘School Fagat-Hansi’ mission was launched by which state ?
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Manipur
The country’s first cremation ground for cows will be prepared in which city ?
A. Patna
B. Bhopal
C. Gaya
D. Nalanda
Which Indian scientist was awarded with the first Sheikh Saud International Prize for Materials Research ?
A. Dinesh mohan
B. CNR Rao
C. Amar Gupta
D. Avinash Kak
Government has approved Setting up of Three Naval air Squadrons in which two states ?
A. Gujarat, Kerala
B. Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
C. Tamil Nadu, Gujarat
D. Madhya Pradesh, Kerala
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal to rename the Mughalsarai tehsil after whom ?
A. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Veer Savarkar
D. Govind Ballabh Pant
RBI has approved the appointment of who as MD and CEO of IDFC First Bank for a period of three years ?
A. Sanjeev Ghosh
B. Shikha sharma
C. Rajeev Lal
D. V Vaidyanathan
Where did the PM Modi inaugurated the L&T’s howitzer gun-manufacturing unit ?
A. Nagpur
B. Surat
C. Amravati
D. Cuttack
Which city has been named “World Capital of Architecture” for 2020 by UNESCO ?
A. Madrid
B. Paris
C. Jerusalem
D. Rio de Janeiro
Which company has launched a new e-commerce platform (reweave.in) for handloom weavers in India ?
A. Reliance
B. Microsoft
C. Wipro
D. Tata
Who was bestowed with Sansad Ratna Award for distinguished performance as a parliamentarian?
A. Anurag Thakur
B. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
C. Jitendra Singh
D. Rakesh Singh
Madhu Babu Pension Yojana is a scheme of which state ?
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Telangana
Prime Minister has launched M-Aarogya mobile app in which of the following UTs?
A. Daman and Diu
B. Puducherry
C. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
D. Delhi
Name the prominent Lingayat seer of Tumakuru-based Siddaganga Math who passed away at the age of 111 years ?
A. Shivkumar Swami
B. Krishna Sharma
C. Narayan Swami
D. Vrindeshwar Swami
World’s oldest man, Masazo Nonaka, passed away at the age of 113. He hailed from which country ?
A. China
B. Japan
C. South Korea
D. Singapore
Prime Minister of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen inaugurated a Danish Cultural
Institute in which city ?
A. Panaji
B. Pune
C. Delhi
D. Puducherry
In which of the following states Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated Defence Industrial Corridor ?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
The Tripura government has unveiled an official logo for the state’s tea to popularise the beverage and to promote the potentiality of tourism, the logo features Tripura’s iconic landmark named _____ ?
A. Tripurasundari Temple
B. Kamleshvari Temple
C. Neermahal
D. Rudrasagar Lake
Which edition of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) began at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on January 21, 2019 ?
A. 16th
B. 15th
C. 14th
D. 13th
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will be organising a fortnight of events named what, all over the country focusing on urban livelihoods ?
A. Shehri i Utsav
B. Shehri Samridhi Utsav
C. Samridhi Utsav
D. Shehri Ajeevika Utsav
Who has become the First Female IPS Officer To Reach South Pole ?
A. Aruna Sundarajan
B. Aparna Kumar
C. Smita Sabharwal
D. Ritu Maheshwari
Which team has created history by successfully chasing the highest target of 372 runs in the ongoing Ranji Trophy ?
A. Assam
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Vidarbha
D. Saurashtra
Jagjit Singh Chopra who was a Padma Bhushan awardee passed away recently. He was a famous ____ ?
A. Neurologist
B. Oncologist
C. Cardiologist
D. Orthopedist
Which player has won the for ICC Cricketer of the Year, the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year and the ICC ODI Player of the Year for his performances in 2018 ?
A. Rohit Sharma
B. Virat Kohli
C. Tim Paine
D. Steve Smith
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) which country is the biggest supporter of international aid ?
A. Pakistan
B. India
C. Indonesia
D. France
For the first time in the history of Assam Rifles and the para military, an all-women contingent will be saluting the President at the Rajpath this Republic Day . Who will head this contingent ?
A. Major Khusboo Kanwar
B. Major Punita Arora
C. Major Mitali Madhumita
D. Major Nivedita Chaudhary
Which committee constituted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in 2018 to study the existing Special Economical Zone(SEZ) has submitted its report to Suresh Prabhu ?
A. Haroon Khan
B. Baba Kalyani
C. Vikas Belani
D. Anush Singh
On the occasion of 122nd Birth anniversary of Netaji, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose museum in which city ?
A. Cuttack
B. Delhi
C. Kolkata
D. Pune
Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a 1210-meter span-bridge over which river in Jammu and Kashmir ?
A. Chenab
B. Jhelum
C. Tawi
D. Ravi
The Women & Child Development Ministry will celebrate National Girl Child Day (NGCD) on ?
A. January 25
B. January 24
C. January 26
D. January 27
What is the rank of India in Global Talent Competitive Index (GTCI) 2019 ?
A. 80th
B. 79th
C. 81st
D. 85th
Maharashtra in collaboration with WHO has recommended triple-drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis to speed up elimination of the disease in Nagpur. Who has been appointed Brand Ambassador of this project ?
A. Ritesh Deshmukh
B. Shreyas Talpade
C. Madhuri Dixit
D. Swapnil Joshi
Small Woodbrown butterfly as recently rediscovered in which state after 120 years?
A. Manipur
B. Assam
C. Sikkim
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Raghbir Singh Bhola who passed away recently was associated with which of the following sports ?
A. Tennis
B. Hockey
C. Cricket
D. Carom
Which body has held that a child born out of a marriage between a Muslim man and his Hindu wife is entitled to claim a share in his father’s property ?
A. Waqf board
B. Supreme court
C. High Court, Bombay
D. Parliament
Which coastal defence exercise was recently undertaken by the Indian Navy ten years after the “26/11” attack ?
A. Hawk Eye
B. Sea vigil
C. Dhruv
D. SAGAR
According to a Home Ministry communique, Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians travelling to which countries ?
A. Bangladesh, Pakistan
B. Nepal, Bhutan
C. Myanmar, Nepal,
D. Afghanistan, Bangladesh
Who has become the fastest Indian bowler to reach 100 ODI wickets ?
A. Kuldeep Yadav
B. Bhubaneswar Kumar
C. Kedar Jadhav
D. Mohamed Shami
According to the latest Lloyds report, which is the only port to be listed amongst world’s top 30 container ports ?
A. Visakhapatnam Port
B. Kochi Port
C. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
D. Haldia Port
‘Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX)-2019 which will be conducted by Indian along with 12 African Nations will be held in which city ?
A. Delhi
B. Pune
C. Bhubaneswar
D. Amravati
Coast Guards of India and Japan kicked off their disaster control, search and rescue exercises off the coast of Yokohama in Japan. Name the ICGS which is participating in the drill ?
A. Shaunak
B. Samarth
C. Shoor
D. Sujay
Which Gujarati poet was awarded with the Saraswati Samman,2017, for his poetry collection in Gujarati named “Vakhar” ?
A. Rajendra Shukla
B. Sitanshu Yashashchandra
C. Harilal Dhruv
D. Vainibhai Purohit
India’s first-ever all-women political party the National Women’s Party (NWP) will contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The party was founded by whom ?
A. Amrita Mishra
B. Nandini Behal
C. Shwetha Shetty
D. Anubhuti Lahoti
Which state government has decided to reverse the Atal Seva Kendra(seva kendras at village panchayat and panchayat samiti level) as Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra, the original name ?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Rajasthan
D. Karnataka
The Delhi-bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved the merger of financially-stressed Tata Teleservices with which company ?
A. Bharti Airtel
B. Vodafone
C. BSNL
D. Aircel
Former all-rounder Johan Botha has announced his immediate
retirement from all forms of Cricket. He played for which country ?
A. Australia
B. England
C. South Africa
D. New Zealand
Who was appointed as the AICC’s general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East ?
A. Priyanka Gandhi
B. Jyotiraditya Scindia
C. Ajay Singh
D. Ashok Gehlot
Name the satellite which was made by the students and was recently launched by ISRO ?
A. Microsat-R
B. Cartosat-2
C. Kalamsat
D. SmallSat
Yes Bank has appointed whom as its new MD & CEO ?
A. Naina Lal Kidwai
B. Ravneet Singh Gill
C. Ajay Banga
D. Rana Kapoor
Name the Indian expat from UAE who has won the Prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award ?
A. Girish Pant
B. Surender Singh Kandhari
C. Zulekha Daud
D. All of the above
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba commissioned the new Naval Air Base ‘INS Kohassa’ at ___________ in Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?
A. Diglipur
B. Port Blair
C. Bakultala
D. Prothrapur
The Northeast Railway sector has launched a dedicated woman squad ‘name what ’ to enhance security of women in railway station and trains at Kamkhya station of Guwahati ?
A. Suraksha BAHINI
B. Jyoti BAHINI
C. Nari Shakti
D. Shaurya Jyoti
Which state has decided toform a ‘State Tiger Protection Force’ to save the Big cat population in the State ?
A. Karnataka
B. Telangana
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Who has been chosen as the Commonwealth Learning Goodwill Ambassador of Canada ?
A. Karthyani Amma
B. Anju Bobby George
C. Mathai Varghese
D. Kamla Das
Which state celebrated its 69th foundation day on 24th January 2019 ?
A. Nagaland
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Jharkhand
The ____ th National Voters’ day was observed across India on January 25, 2019 ?
A. 8th
B. 10th
C. 11th
D. 9th
Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was elected as a King of which country ?
A. Saudi Arab
B. Thailand
C. Malaysia
D. United Arab Emirates
Pravasi Dividend Pension Scheme will be launched by which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Jarkhand
Which refinery has won the Best Miniratna PSU award in strategic performance (financial category) ?
A. Barauni Refinery
B. Numaligarh Refinery
C. Bongaigaon Refinery
D. Guwahati Refinery
On 70th Republic Day,President Ram Nath Kovind Conferred Ashok Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry honour to whom ?
A. Jyoti Prakash Nirala
B. Hangpan Dada
C. Nazir Ahmed Wani
D. Mohan Goswami
Who has become the first woman officer to lead an all-men Army contingent in the Republic Day parade?
A. Lieutenant Bhavana Kasturi
B. Captain Shikha Surbhi
C. Lieutenant Punita Arora
D. Lieutenant Sophia Qureshi
Who has become the first woman to perform bike stunts, alongside her male teammates as part of daredevils on Republic Day ?
A. Captain Akansha Singh
B. Capt. Anuradha Paul
C. Captain Shikha Surabhi
D. Captain Vedika Sundar
Who was honored with Bharat Ratna 2019 ?
A. Kapil Dev
B. Pranab Mukherjee
C. K Sivan
D. G Satheesh Reddy
Who has become the first transgender to be awarded Padma Shri ?
A. Satyashree Sharmila
B. Joyita Mondal
C. Narthaki Nataraj
D. Prithika Yashini
Parthasarathi Mukherjee has been appointed as the managing director of which bank ?
A. City union bank
B. Dhanalakshmi Bank
C. Federal Bank
D. Lakshmi Vilas Bank
ISRO has recently launched the UNNATI programme. What does “A” in UNNATI stands for ?
A. Aakashganga
B. Assembly
C. Ank
D. Automatic
Who has received Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018 ?
A. Vivekananda Kendra
B. Akshaya Patra Foundation
C. Kailash Satyarthi
D. Yohei Sasakawa
Death of 14-year-old Hawaiian tree snail named what marked the first extinction of 2019 ?He was last known member of his species.
A. William
B. Smith
C. George
D. Shell
PM Modi inaugurated Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences & Research in which city ?
A. Surat
B. Vadodara
C. Rajkot
D. Ahmedabad
Dharani, the new integrated land records management system,
has been launched by which state ?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Odisha
D. Telangana
Who is the author of the novel “The Forest of Enchantments” ?
A. Kiran Desai
B. Chitra Banerjee
C. Anita Nair
D. Meghna pant
Who has become the first Indian Athlete to be Nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards ?
A. Mary Kom
B. Vinesh Phogat
C. Sakshi Malik
D. Babita Kumari
Which state has celebrated its 52nd ‘Asmitai Dis’ (Identity Day) or Opinion Poll Day?
A. Jharkhand
B. Bihar
C. Goa
D. Rajasthan
Who was conferred Vivekananda Lifetime Achievement Award?
A. Bajrang Lal
B. Aruna Roy
C. Medha Patkar
D. Kiran Bedi
Which state has launched the ‘Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana‘?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Manipur
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Which country has assumed the chairmanship of G77?
A. Brazil
B. Palestine
C. France
D. Vietnam
D Gukesh has become the second youngest Grand Master in the world and the youngest Indian by winning the 17th Delhi International Open Chess tournament. He hails from which state?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Tamil Nadu
Who has become the youngest man to climb the seven highest peaks and volcanic summits across all continents after conquering Antartica’s highest point, Mount Sidley?
A. Daniel Bull
B. Satyarup Siddhanta
C. Arjun Vajpai
D. Santosh Yadav
Q17) International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed whom as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?
A. Shashank Manohar
B. Manu Sawhney
C. David Richardson
D. Mark Boucher
The President has appointed which two judges as the judges of Supreme Court?
A. Pradeep Nandrajog, Dinesh Maheshwari
B. Rajendra Menon, Sanjeev Khanna
C. Dinesh Maheshwari, Pradeep Nandrajog
D. Sanjeev Khanna, Dinesh Maheshwari
On January 15, 2019, ______th Army Day was celebrated across the country?
A. 71st
B. 72nd
C. 73rd
D. 70th
Which state’s Traffic Police has inducted a road safety robot, named ROADEO, into service for traffic management?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Tamil Nadu
Who has become the youngest gold medallist at the Khelo India Youth Games?
A. Mehuli Ghosh
B. Abhinav Shaw
C. Devanshi Rana
D. Harshit Sahrawat
Which team has won the Premier Badminton League title?
A. Bengaluru Raptors
B. Mumbai Rockets
C. Chennai Smashers
D. Hyderabad Hunters
Nitin Gadkari has released the inaugural issue of which monthly magazine of the Ministry for Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation?
A. Neer Amrit
B. Jal Amrit
C. Jal Charcha
D. Shudh Jal
Ama Ghare LED is a scheme launched by which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Odisha
C. Telangana
D. Tamil Nadu
Which state has won the Best Tableau Award’ for Republic Day Parade?
A. Assam
B. Gujarat
C. Tripura
D. Nagaland
Amul has launched “Amul Camel Milk’ in which of the following states?
A. Maharashtra
B. Rajasthan
C. Haryana
D. Gujarat
India has tested the new generation anti-radiation missile (NGRAM) which has a strike range of?
A. 150 Km
B. 100 Km
C. 250 Km
D. 300 Km
Which country’s off-spinner Danielle Hazelle has retired from international cricket?
A. Australia
B. Netherlands
C. South Africa
D. England
Sulawesi island which was in news recently is located in which country?
A. Philippines
B. Thailand
C. Indonesia
D. Laos
Which state has launched the ‘Operation Olympics’?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Tamil Nadu
Wasim Jaffer, the veteran cricketer became the only batsman to score 1,000 runs in two separate seasons of Ranji. Does he play for?
A. Maharashtra
B. Vidarbha
C. Delhi
D. Haryana
The union government has reduced the GST on Haj from 18% to what percent?
A. 10 %
B. 5 %
C. 15 %
D. 12 %
India’s first indigenous semi-high speed train ‘Train 18’ will be renamed as?
A. Vande Mataram Express
B. Vande Bharat Express
C. Jai Hind Express
D. Hind Express
Ewen Chatfield, famously known as the Naenae Express, has announced his retirement from the cricket. He played for which country?
A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. South Africa
D. England
Who has won the National Ice hockey tournament in Ladakh?
A. Indian Army
B. BSF
C. SSB
D. ITBP
Surpassing master blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record who has become the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in international cricket?
A. Rohit Paudel
B. Himanshu Gupta
C. Dhruv Tomar
D. Akash Pandey
Who has won the Indonesia Masters 2019?
A. Carolina Marin
B. Saina Nehwal
C. PV Sindhu
D. Nozomi Okuhara
The merger deal of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH India) with which company has been approved by the fair trade regulator CCI?
A. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
B. ITC Limited
C. Procter & Gamble
D. Godrej Group
Who has won a record seventh-time Australian Open men’s singles title?
A. Rafael Nadal
B. Roger Federer
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Alexander Zverev
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated four-lane 5.1-kilometer long “Atal Setu”, the third Cable Bridge across which river in Goa?
A. Mandovi River
B. Sal River
C. Mapusa River
D. Zuari River
Which state has announced to start Yuva Swabhiman Yojana in the state?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Manipur
Which dictionary has announced the “Nari Shakti” as Hindi Word of the year for 2018?
A. Collins
B. Oxford
C. Merriam Webster
D. Cambridge
Which country has declared sugarcane juice as the “national drink” of the country?
A. Bangladesh
B. India
C. Pakistan
D. Thailand
Who has become the first Hindu woman in Pakistan to be appointed as a civil judge?
A. Varsha Kalecha
B. Suman Kumari
C. Vidya Saini
D. Amrita Kukreja
Name the former defence minister who passed away recently?
A. Jaswant Singh
B. George Fernandes
C. V P Singh
D. R. Venkataraman
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, has developed an app named what that would help the Visually Impaired to recognize currency notes?
A. Drishti
B. Roshni
C. Netra
D. Jyoti
According to IRCTC’s Trains Cleanliness Survey, which Railway zone has ranked number one for cleanliness?
A. Western Railways
B. Northern Railways
C. Southern Railways
D. Eastern Railways
Which state has announced the “Jiban Sampark” Project in partnership with UNICEF India?
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Odisha
PM Modi laid the foundation stone for AIIMS in which city of Tamil Nadu?
A. Chennai
B. Coimbatore
C. Salem
D. Madurai
First tulip garden of Uttarakhand will come up at which place?
A. Nainital
B. Uttarkashi
C. Almora
D. Pithoragarh
What was the rank of India in 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)?
A. 78th
B. 81st
C. 79th
D. 80th
Uttar Pradesh State Cabinet has approved the construction of a four-lane Ganga Expressway connecting ____ to Western Utter Pradesh?
A. Agra
B. Prayagraj
C. Lucknow
D. Varanasi
Q6) The Civil Aviation ministry has launched the country’s first Geographical Indication (GI) store in which state?
A. Sikkim
B. Gujarat
C. Goa
D. West Bengal
Author Jayant Kaikini has won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018 for which book?
A. Home Fire
B. A State Of Freedom
C. Exit West
D. No Present Please
Who has been appointed as Director General of NCC (DGNCC)?
A. Rajeev Chopra
B. Neeraj Kanojia
C. Sandeep Acharya
D. Piyush patel
Which state has won the Best State Award in the Swasth Bharat Yatra?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Odisha
D. Karnataka
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