Q1) Who was awarded the European Golden Shoe award 2018-19?
A.Cristiano Ronaldo
B.Luis Suárez
C.Paul Pogba
D.Lionel Messi
Q2) Third Edition of Shirui Lily Festival was inaugurated in which of the following states?
A.Assam
B.Manipur
C.Sikkim
D.Nagaland
- Onam – Kerala
- Nuakhai – Odisha
- Bathukamma – Telangana
- Kharchi Pooja – Tripura
- Ambubachi Mela – Kamakhya Temple, Assam
- Dwijing Festival – Assam
- Mim Kut – Mizoram
- Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival – Arunachal Pradesh
- Hornbill Festival – Nagaland
- Moatsu Festival – Nagaland
- Paripally Gajamela – Kerala
- dhu Darshan – Ladakh
- Basant Utsav – Shantiniketan, West Bengal
- Gudi Padwa – Maharashtrian New Year
- Kheer Bhawani mela – Ragnya Devi temple, J & K
- Bonalu Festival – Telangana
- Puthandu Festival – Tamil Nadu
- Uttarayan – Gujarat
- Vishu: Malayalam New Year
- Bhogali/Magh Bihu (January), Bohag/Rongali Bihu (April), and Kongali Bihu (October) – ASSAM
Q3) When was International Day for the Eradication of Poverty observed?
A.October 17
B.October 14
C.October 16
D.October 15
Q4) 48th edition of the Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair (IHGF) was inaugurated in which city?
A.New Delhi
B.Greater Noida
C.Pune
D.Mumbai
Q5) Which IIT institution has collaborated with ExxonMobil on Research in Energy and Biofuels?
A.IIT Delhi
B.IIT Lucknow
C.IIT Kanpur
D.IIT Madras
Q6) Which country has won the 2019 SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship title?
A.India
B.Bangladesh
C.Maldives
D.Nepal
Q7) India has handed over two more Mi-24V helicopters to which country
recently?
A.Sri Lanka
B.Bhutan
C.Bangladesh
D.Afghanistan
Q8) Which country has decided to establish first graduate-level, researchbased AI university in the world?
A.United States
B.China
C.UAE
D.France
Q9) India’s longest Tunnel Chenani-Nashri on NH 44, in Jammu and Kashmir will renamed after whom?
A.Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
C.Lal Bahadur Shastri
D.Sushma Swaraj
Q10) The_______th death anniversary of the mystic bard Fakir Lalon Shah was observed in Bangladesh?
A.129th
B.139th
C.150th
D.110th
Q11) According to the 20th Livestock Census, total Livestock population has increased by what % as compared to the previous census (2014)?
A.5.2%
B.6.3%
C.4.6%
D.3.9%
Q12) The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has launched which Internship Programme on October 17, 2019 to help tribals?
A.Van Sampati
B.Van Dhan
C.Van Mahotsav
D.Van Nidhi
Q13) Reusable Launch Vehicle of ISRO will attempt its first landing in which of the
following states?
A.Odisha
B.Tamil Nadu
C.Andhra Pradesh
D.Karnataka
Q14) As per the World Economic Outlook 2019, the Global growth rate is projected to improve to ______% by 2020?
A.2.7%
B.3.4%
C.1.6%
D.4.2%
Q15) Andhra Pradesh has launched the Rythu Bharosa assistance scheme under which financial assistance of ____________ rupee will be provided to the farmers of the state?
A.12,500
B.7,500
C.10,500
D. 13,500
Q16) Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life is written by whom?
Sachin Tendulkar
Pankaj Advani
Viswanathan Anand
Sunil Chhetri
Q17) Joint air training exercise ‘EX EASTERN BRIDGE-V is being held between Indian and which country?
A.UAE
B.Qatar
C.Oman
D.Russia
Q18) Which city has been selected to host the 5th Edition of World Coffee Conference from 7-9 September 2020?
A.New Delhi
B.Chennai
C.Amravati
D.Bengaluru
Himachal Pradesh – Focus
- State Animal – Snow Leopard
- Great Himalayan National Park
- Pin Valley National Park
- Inderkilla National Park
- Khirganga National Park
- Simbalbara National Park
- Himachal Pradesh – Focus
- Anurag Thakur – Hamirpur – Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs
- Governor – Bandaru Dattatreya
- Chief Justice HC – Lingappa Narayana Swamy
- Chief Minister – Jai Ram Thakur (BJP
- 14th edition of Indo–Mongolian joint military Exercise Nomadic Elephant-XIV at Bakloh, a town in Himachal Pradesh
- Indian Army Team Summit Mt. Leo Pargyil, 3rd highest peak of Himachal
- The Indian and Himachal Pradesh governments and the World Bank signed a $40 million loan agreement to help provide clean and reliable drinking water to the Greater Shimla area
- Himachali Kala Zeera (Black Cumin) and Himachali Chulli Oil (Apricot Oil) got the GI Tag 2019
- The Union Minister of Food Processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the Cremica Food Park in Una which is the first mega food park of Himachal Pradesh
- The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Jai Ram Thakur launched the ‘Shakti’ app for women’s safety in the state
- Himachal Pradesh made GPS device mandatory for trekkers
- Tashigang, a small Himachal Pradesh village has got the distinction of the highest polling station in the world. Tashigang is located at an altitude of 15,256 feet in Mandi Lok Sabha Constituency
- India railways announced its plan to link New Delhi and Ladakh by means of a railway line that will run along the IndiaChina Border. The proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh Line would be the world’s highest railway line once launched. Keylong station on the route will be constructed inside a tunnel at the height of 3000 metres which is a first in India.
- Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed a Bill to make Sanskrit as the second official language of the state With this, Himachal Pradesh became the second state to adopt Sanskrit as the second official language of the state after Uttarakhand
- Renukaji dam multipurpose project Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi,
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh - Renukaji Dam Multi-Purpose Project is a storage project on the Giri river which is tributary of the Yamuna in Sirmaur district
- Lakhwar Project on the River Yamuna in Uttarakhand, Kisau Project on the River Tons in Uttarakhand and Himachal