Q) Which state has launched an initiative named ‘WING – Women Rise Together‘ which is a capacity development programme for women-led startups?
A. Karnataka
B. Rajasthan
C. Kerala
D. Odisha
Q2) The Indian Railways has now enabled QR codebased paperless ticket booking at 12 stations of which Railway zone?
A. South Western Railway (SWR)
B. North Western Railway (NWR)
C. West Central Railway (WCR)
D. North Western Railway (NWR)
Q3) A 5-judge Constitution bench has been set up by Supreme court under whose chairmanship in order to hear the petitions related to abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir?
A. N.V. Ramana
B. Aniruddha Bose
C. Krishna Murari
D. Hrishikesh Roy
Obituaries:
- Former diplomat K P S Menon (junior) passed away. He served as an ambassador to various countries, including Bangladesh, Egypt, Japan and China.
- Menon had served as the Foreign Secretary of India from 1987 to 1989.
- Mexican singer and six-time Grammy Award nominee José José passed away.
- Referred by his fans as ‘El Príncipe de la Canción’ (The Prince of Song).
- Joseph Wilson, the former U.S. diplomat who publicly challenged the reasoning behind President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, passes away.
Q4) Who has been conferred the Saraswati Samman award for his collection Pakkaki Ottigilite in 2018?
A. Jaladi Raja Rao
B. Pingali Suranna
C. K Siva Reddy
Nandi Thimmana
Q5) International Astronomical Union has named a minor planet between Mars and Jupiter after which Indian classical singer?
A. Pandit Maniram
B. Pandit Jasraj
C. Nirmala Devi
D. Ratnakar Pai
Q6) Bathukamma which is a flower festival is being held in which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Telangana
Q7) Which railway station has become the 5,000th railway station to be Wi – Fi enabled?
A. Nagore railway station
B. Midnapore railway station
C. Gauriganj railway station
D. Ahmednagar railway station
Q8) Which fashion retailer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US?
A. Shasa
B. H&M
C. Forever 21
D. Mango
Q9) Viju Khote who passed away recently was a famous ______?
A. Singer
B. Director
C. Politician
D. Actor
Q10) Who has won men’s singles title at the ATP Challenger Tournament in Buenos Aires?
A. Facundo Bagnis
B. Sumit Nagal
C. Pedro Sakamot
D. Francisco Cerundolo
Q11) Who has won the Russian Grand Prix 2019 title?
A. Valtteri Bottas
B. Charles Leclerc
C. Max Verstappen
D. Lewis Hamilton
Q12) World Deaf Day 2019 was observed on?
A. September 29
B. September 30
C. September 28
D. September 27
Q13) Who has won the men’s singles title at the Korea Open badminton tournament 2019?
A. Kento Momota
B. Srikanth Kidambi
C. Lin Dan
D. Yang Yu
Q14) International Translation Day 2019 was observed on?
A. September 27
B. September 28
C. September 29
D. September 30
Q15) Nearly how many prisoners convicted of offences other than murder, rape and corruption will walk free on Gandhi Jayanthi?
A. 1,000
B. 1,500
C. 6,00
D. 8,00
Q16) Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on September 30 took charge as the ______th chief of the Indian Air Force?
A. 24th
B. 26th
C. 30th
D. 28th
Q17) The 11th edition of DefEXpo will be held in which city from 05 – 08 February, 2020?
A. Indore
B. New Delhi
C. Pune
D. Lucknow
Q18) The Indian Air Force will celebrate its _________TH anniversary on 08 Oct 2019.?
A. 78th
B. 87th
C. 90th
D. 85th
Q19) Who was conferred with the ‘India’s Most Powerful Women in Media’ award at the famed Confluence Excellence awards?
A. Kalli Purie
B. Riniki Bhuyan
C. Sagarika Ghose
D. Nidhi Razdan
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