Railway Current Affairs Part - 21 English

Q1)Which state has started the ‘Pravasi Dividend Pension Scheme’?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Jharkhand
Q2) India celebrated its _______ Republic Day on 26 January 2019?
A. 71st
B. 69th
C. 70th
D. 72nd
Q3) On 70th Republic Day, President Ram Nath Kovind Conferred Ashok Chakra on whom?
A. Jyoti Prakash Nirala
B. Hangpan dada
C. Nazir Ahmad Wani
D. Mohan Goswami
Q4) What was the theme of the all-women marching contingent of Assam Rifles which was led by Major Khusboo Kanwar?
A. Nari Samman
B. Nari Shaurya
C. Nari Shakti
D. Nari Shashaktikaran
Q5) Who became the first woman officer to lead an allmen Army contingent in the Republic Day parade?
A. Lieutenant Bhavana Kasturi
B. Captain Shikha Surbhi
C. Lieutenant Puneet Arora
D. Lieutenant Sophia Qureshi
Q6)Who became the first woman to perform bike stunts, alongside her male teammates as part of daredevils?
A. Captain Akanksha Singh
B. Captain Anuradha Paul
C. Captain Shikha Surabhi
D. Captain Vedika Sundar
Q7)Who was honored with Bharat Ratna 2019?
A. Bhupen Hazarika
B. Pranab Mukherjee
C. Nanaji Deshmukh
D. All of the above
Q8)Who became the first transgender to be awarded with the Padma Shri?
A. Satyashree Sharmila
B. Joyita Mondal
C. Narthaki Nataraj
D. Prithika Yashini
Q9) Tableaux of which state won the first prize for the Republic Day Parade? (CISF,ICAR)
A. Assam
B. Gujarat
C. Tripura
D. Nagaland
Q10) Amul recently has launched the “Amul Camel Milk” brand in which state?
A. Maharashtra
B. Rajasthan
C. Haryana
D. Gujarat
Q11) Who has become first women IPS and ITBP Officer to complete the South Pole expedition?
A. Archana Dubey
B. Aparna Kumar
C. Sheetal Sharma
D. Anjali Kanojia
Q12) Wasim Jaffer, veteran cricketer who has become the only batsman to score 1,000 runs in two separate seasons of Ranji Trophy plays for which team?
A. Maharashtra
B. Vidarbha
C. Delhi
D. Haryana
Q13)The union government has reduced the GST on Haj from 18 per cent to ___________per cent?
A. 10 %
B. 5 %
C. 15 %
D. 12 %
Q14) What was the rank of India on Corruption Perceptions Index 2018? (Denmark-1st)
A. 78th
B. 81st
C. 79th
D. 80th
Q15) Uttar Pradesh has approved the construction of a four-lane Ganga Expressway which will connect which city to Western Utter Pradesh?
A. Agra
B. Prayagraj
C. Lucknow
D. Varanasi
Q16) 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
Q17)Who has become the fastest Indian bowler to claim 100 ODI wickets?
A. Kuldeep Yadav
B. Bhubaneswar Kumar
C. Kedar Jadhav
D. Mohammed Shami
Q18) India along with 12 African nations conducted a joint military exercise named ‘Indian Africa Field Training Exercise (IAFTX) in which city?
A. Delhi
B. Pune
C. Bhubaneswar
D. Amravati
Q19) Which Gujarati poet was awarded with the Saraswati Samman 2017 for his poetry collection named “Vakhar”?
A. Rajendra Shukla
B. Sitanshu Yashashchandra
C. Harilal Dhruv
D. Vainibhai Purohit
Q20)Who is the founder of the India’s first-ever all-women political party the National Women’s Party (NWP)?
A. Amrita Mishra
B. Nandini Bahel
C. Shwetha Shetty
D. Cognition
Q21) ISRO launched the World’s Lightest Satellite named what which was made by students?
A. Microsat-R
B. Cartosat-2
C. Kalamsat
D. SmallSat
Q22) 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
Q23)Space’s first hotel Aurora Station which is being developed by Tech start-up company, Orion Span will be started in which year?
A. 2022
B. 2023
C. 2020
D. 2021
Q24) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, has developed which mobile app that would help the Visually Impaired to recognise currency notes?
A. Drishti
B. Roshni
C. Netra
D. Jyoti
Q25)Which state has started “Jiban Sampark” Project in partnership with UNICEF India?
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Odisha
Q26) Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in which city of Tamil Nadu?
A. Chennai
B. Coimbatore
C. Salem
D. Madurai
Q27) Uttarakhand’s first tulip garden will be constructed at?
A. Nainital
B. Uttarkashi
C. Almora
D. Pithoragarh
Q28) Surpassing master blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record, which cricketer 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
Q29)The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare with which company?
A. Hindustan Unilever Limited
B. ITC Limited
C. Procter & Gamble
D. Godrej Group
Q30) Who among the following has won its 7th Australian Open men’s singles title in Melbourne?
A. Rafael Nadal
B. Roger Federer
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Alexander Zvereva
Q31) Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the cable stayed bridge “Atal Setu” which is built across which river of Goa?
A. Mandovi River
B. Sal River
C. Mapusa River
D. Zuari River
Q32) Which state recently has launched the “Yuva Swabhiman Yojana”?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Gujarat
D. Manipur
Q33) Which dictionary has announced the word ‘Nari Shakti’ as Hindi Word of the year for 2018?
A. Collins
B. Oxford
C. Merriam Webster
D. Cambridge
Q34) Which country has declared sugarcane juice as the “national drink” of the country?
A. Bangladesh
B. India
C. Pakistan
D. Thailand
Q35) The Northeast Railway sector has launched a dedicated woman squad at Kamkhya station named “what” to enhance security of women in railway station
and trains?
A. SURAKSHA BAHINI
B. JYOTI BAHINI
C. NARI SHAKTI
D. SHAURYA JYOTI
Q36) Which state celebrated its 69th foundation day on 24th January?
A. Nagaland
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Gujarat
D. Jharkhand
Q37) The ________ National Voters’ day was observed across India on January 25, 2019?
A. 8th
B. 10th
C. 11th
D. 9th
Q38) Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was elected as the new King of which country?
A. Saudi Arab
B. Thailand
C. Malaysia
D. United Arab Emirates
Q39) INDIGO has appointed whom as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company?
A. Ronojoy Dutta
B. Subash Kashyap
C. Anurag Dutta
D. Vimal Pandey
Q40) Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the Netaji Subhash Chandra Museum on the occasion of 122nd birth anniversary (January 23) of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?
A. Cuttack
B. Delhi
C. Kolkata
D. Pune
Q41) Three day Flamingo festival was celebrated in which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Telangana