Railway Current Affairs Part - 20 English

Q1) Which city will host the 2023 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships?
A. Tokyo
B. London
C. Budapest
D. New York
Q2) Name the Pakistani player who has become the quickest bowler to take 200 wickets in Test cricket history by breaking the record of Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett?
A. Sarfraz Ahmed
B. Mohammad Aamir
C. Faheem Ashraf
D. Yasir Shah
Q3) The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Council has approved India’s proposal to observe an International Year of Millets in which year?
A. 2022
B. 2023
C. 2021
D. 2020
Q4) The newspaper “Dainik Jagran” observed its _______ anniversary recently?
A. 25th
B. 50th
C. 75th
D. 45th
Q5) Which country is set to become the first country in the world to make all public transport free?
A. Japan
B. Germany
C. Luxembourg
D. France
Q6) Kandhamal Haldi of which state has received the Geographical Indication tag?
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Kerala
Q7) India paid homage to Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar on his ______ Mahaparinirvan Diwas on December 6, 2018?
A. 61st
B. 63rd
C. 65th
D. 60th
Q8) India’s which longest rail-cum-road bridge connecting Dibrugarh in Assam to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 25?
A. Bhupen Hazarika Setu
B. Abhaypuri
C. Bogibeel
D. Nalbari
Q9) State Bank of India has roped in which player as its brand ambassador for its digital app YONO(You only need one)?
A. Hima Das
B. Swapna Barman
C. Vinesh Phogat
D. Mary Kom
Q10) ‘SHINYUU Maitri-18’ which is a bilateral air exercise between India and which country?
A. Nepal
B. Japan
C. Russia
D. France
Q11) Who has become the first Indian to climb three routes in the treacherous Sahayadri mountain range in 12 days? (Dhodap, Jivdhan and Naneghat)
A. Malavath Purna
B. Tuhin Satarkar
C. Santosh Yadav
D. Shivangi Pathak
Q12) Who is the author of the book “Blue Waters Ahoy”?
A. Sunil Lanba
B. Karambeer Singh
C. Anup Singh
D. Ajit Kumar
Q13) Which Indian Navy Day was celebrated on December 4, 2018 across India? (Operation Trident)
A. 50th
B. 45th
C. 52nd
D. 47th
Q14) Who has won the 2018 Ballon d’Or?
A. Cristiano Ronaldo
B. Lionel Messi
C. Luka Modric
D. Paul Pogba
Q15) India’s heaviest communication satellite with high throughput GSAT-11 was put into orbit with the help of which launch vehicle?
A. Ariane-5 rocket
B. GSLV MK III
C. Falcon 9
D. Europa 2
Q16) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of Rs _____ crore on Delhi government for failing to check the increasing menace of pollution in the national capital?
A. 50 crore
B. 25 crore
C. 35 crore
D. 20 crore
Q17)Which country has decided to withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. Kuwait
D. Qatar
Q18) The 24th meeting of Conference of Parties (COP24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in which country?
A. France
B. Belgium
C. Poland
D. Germany
Q19) Who has become the first Indian to be elected as the Vice President of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)?
A. Amandeep Bhatia
B. Raninder Singh
C. Anmol Sharma
D. Ranjit Singh
Q20) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed whom as head of the three-member committee to oversee rejuvenation work of the Ganga River?
A. U C Dhyani
B. Arun Tandon
C. Avinash Patidar
D. Sandeep Singh
Q21)Indian Railways will soon start the ‘Panj Takht Express‘, the train is associated with which religion?
A. Buddhism
B. Hinduism
C. Jainism
D. Sikhism
Q22) India will host the G20 Summit in which year?
A. 2020
B. 2022
C. 2021
D. 2019
Q23) India’s first owl festival was celebrated in which city?
A. Delhi
B. Ranchi
C. Pune
D. Hyderabad
Q24)Which edition of the Hornbill Festival was inaugurated in Nagaland?
A. 19th
B. 20th
C. 21st
D. 18th
Q25)Who was bestowed with the Blue Cross, the ISSF’s highest award?
A. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
B. Gagan Narang
C. Manu Bhakar
D. Abhinav Bindra
Q26) Border Security Force celebrated its ______th Raising Day on December 1, 2018?
A. 55th
B. 56th
C. 50th
D. 54th
Q27) Which country has took over the chairmanship of Kimberley Process from 1st January 2019?
A. Belgium
B. Botswana
C. Russia
D. India
Q28) What was the theme of World AIDS Day 2018?
A. Know Your Status
B. Defeat AIDS
C. Target AIDS
D. Know Your Health
Q29) Former United States President HW Bush passed away recently, he was the ______ resident of the country?
A. 43rd
B. 42nd
C. 41st
D. 40th
Q30)Which state celebrated its Foundation Day on December 1?
A. Assam
B. Nagaland
C. Sikkim
D. Manipur
Q31)Which country has given the right to host 2019 African Nations Cup?
A. Cameroon
B. Egypt
C. Uganda
D. Kenya
Q32) European Union is aiming to become the world’s first climate neutral economy by which year?
A. 2050
B. 2045
C. 2030
D. 2040
Q33)Which country has become the first NATO country with the female Army Chief? (Major General Alenka Ermenc)?
A. Portugal
B. Slovenia
C. Romania
D. Slovakia
Q34) Which state was adjudged the best state at the 38th India International Trade Fair?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Assam
C. Uttarakhand
D. Odisha
Q35)Which country has elected Salome Zurabishvili as its first woman President?
A. Luxembourg
B. Hungary
C. Poland
D. Georgia
Q36)Which music was put on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list?
A. Jazz
B. Reggae music
C. Latin music
D. Rock music
Q37) Naval exercise between India and the United Kingdom, KONKAN -18 was held in which state?
A. Odisha
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Goa
D. Maharashtra
Q38) The joint military exercise between India and China – ‘Hand in Hand’ was held in which city?
A. Chengdu
B. Beijing
C. Shanghai
D. Hangzhou
Q39) Air forces of India and which country hold the joint exercise ‘Cope India 2019‘?
A. Russia
B. Japan
C. US
D. Australia
Q40) The Price of Free which is YouTube Documentary is based on the life of which of the following personalities?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Kailash Satyarthi
C. Malala Yousafzai
D. Nadia Murad
Q41) The employees of which company have demanded to withdraw its Project Dragonfly?
A. Bing
B. Yahoo
C. Google
D. Facebook
Q42) India’s first Spider Interpretation Center Arctanium was opened in which city where 150 species of spiders are kept?
A. Jabalpur
B. Coimbatore
C. Puducherry
D. Chennai