Q1) Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art which celebrated its 65th Foundation Day on 5 August was established in which year?
A. 1960
B. 1962
C. 1954
D. 1951
Q2) Who has become the 1st person in history to cross the English Channel on the jet-powered hoverboard?
A. Franky Zapata
B. Aaron Smith
C. Felix Baker
D. Daniel Atkinson
Q3)Who has been named interim CEO of the HSBC?
A. John Flint
B. Noel Quinn
C. Stuart Gulliver
D. Peter Wong
Q4) The Centre has approved the Rs 4,900 crore project for interlinking of Kosi and ___________ rivers of Bihar?
A. Bagmati
B. Gandak
C. Mohana
D. Mechi
Q5) Canine distemper is a contagious and serious disease caused by a _____?
A. Bacteria
B. Fungi
C. Virus
D. Protozoan
Q6) Dr. YS Parmar whose 113th birth anniversary was observed was the first Chief Minister of which state?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Jharkhand
D. Bihar
Q7) Which of the following has been shortlisted for ‘The Structural Awards 2019’ of the UK-based Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)?
A. Charminar
B. Qutub Minar
C. Statue of Unity
D. Taj Mahal
Q8) The Sachivalaya or Secretariat building in of which state will now be called ‘Lok Seva Bhavan’?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Odisha
Q9) DRDO has successfully test-fired indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air missiles (QRSAM) which has a strike range of _______?
A. 25 – 30 km
B. 35 – 40 km
C. 45 – 55 km
D. 60 – 70 km
Q10) The Tungabhadra command area which is popularly known as the “rice bowl of Karnataka” produces which variety of rice?
A. Raja Hansa Rice
B. Sona Masuri
C. Joha Rice
D. Rajamudi
Q11) Which state has passed a bill providing for life imprisonment and a fine up to ₹5 lakh to convicts in cases of mob lynching involving the victim’s death?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Rajasthan
Q12) Name the former Vice President of Maldives who has been taken to the Detention Center?
A. Ahmed Adeeb
B. Abdulla Jihad
C. Mohammed Waheed Deen
D. Abdulla Yameen
Q13) According to UGC, all universities in India will get the final subscription to access which Swedish software from September 1, 2019?
A. Urkund
B. Celestia
C. AutoTutor
D. DISTAR
Q14) The Department of Biotechology (DBT) plans to scan nearly ___________ Indian genomes over the next five years, under Genome India Initiative?
A. 10,000
B. 20,000
C. 30,000
D. 35,000
Q15) Which country is planning to change the abortion laws that would treat the procedure as a health issue rather than a crime?
A. Philippines
B. Honduras
C. New Zealand
D. Malaysia
Q16) Who has bagged gold in women’s 53kg category of the Poland Open wrestling tournament in Warsaw?
A. Babita Kumari
B. Sakshi Malik
C. Kavita Devi
D. Vinesh Phogat
Q17) Accoring to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the rural settlement Bharati Huda in Jalalpur village in Odisha’s Cuttack district is __________years old?
A. 3600 years
B. 2500 years
C. 1400 years
D. 4000 years
Q18) The Gandhi Nagar model village built with Indian assistance was inaugurated in which country?
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. SriLanka
D. Bangladesh
Q19) Which city has got its first ‘pink toilet’ dedicated to women with facilities for sanitary napkins and baby care?
A. Pune
B. Bhopal
C. Surat
D. Noida