Railway Current Affairs Part - 24 English

Q1) Which legendary cricketer has been named as the brand ambassador of Rajasthan Royals for the 2019 Indian Premier League?
A. Rahul Dravid
B. Shane Warne
C. Ross Taylor
D. Virendra Sehwag
Q2) The government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana (PM-SYM), under this scheme each subscriber will receive minimum assured pension of Rs ______ per month after attaining the age of
60 years ?
A. Rs 1800
B. Rs 3000
C. Rs 2500
D. Rs 2000
Q3) NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity was officially declared dead after having contributed to almost how many years of grand services ?
A. 20 years
B. 10 years
C. 15 years
D. 12 years
Q4) Cabinet has approved allotment of land to Pasteur Institute for establishment of New Viral Vaccine Manufacturing Unit in which state ?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Telangana
D. Karnataka
Q5)The World Sustainable Development Summit (TERI Event) was inaugurated by the Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu in which city?
A. Pune
B. Hyderabad
C. Bengaluru
D. Delhi
Q6)Who has been conferred Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony for the year 2016?
A. Ram Sutar Vanji
B. Rajkumar Singhajit Singh
C. Chhayanaut
D. Vinay Singh Rajput
Q7) Inland Waterways Authority of India has launched which portal for real-time information on available depth on stretches of National Waterways?
A. LAST
B. LADIS
C. NOTE
D. REAL
Q8) India’s first agromet forecast centre was inaugurated in which of the following states ?
A. Odisha
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Q9) Pahari Dam modernization project was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in which of the following states ? (Dhasan river)
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Q10)First District Cooling System of India will come up in which of the following cities?
A. Hyderabad
B. Amravati
C. Kochi
D. Bengaluru
Q11)Banned Punjabi poem on Jallianwala massacre “Khooni Vaisakhi“ to be published in English. Who was the writer of the poem?
A. Balwant Gargi
B. Waris Shah
C. Nanak Singh
D. Kuldeep Talreja
Q12)Which of the following states has launched the Annadata Sukhibhava scheme 2019 for farmers?
A. Karnataka
B. Odisha
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Q13) Which bank has launched Nayi Disha Programme for work-life balance of its employees ?
A. Bank of Baroda
B. State Bank of India
C. Punjab National Bank
D. Bank of Maharashtra
Q14)Which team has won the Irani cup title for the second time?
A. Mumbai
B. Karnataka
C. Vidarbha
D. Saurashtra
Q15)Telangana govt has announced the creation of two new districts (Narayanpet and Mulugu), with this the number of districts in the Telangana rose
to?
A. 29
B. 33
C. 30
D. 32
Q16)Which state Assembly has passed the Official Language (Amendment) Bill 2019 to make Sanskrit the second official language in the state ?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Bihar
Q17) Who was awarded with the first -ever Football Ratna?
A. Bhaichung Bhutia
B. Sunil Chhetri
C. Subrata Pal
D. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Q18) Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PUMA?
A. Mary Kom
B. PV Sindhu
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Mirabai Chanu
Q19) Argentina has become which numberth country to sign the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
A. 75th
B. 71st
C. 72nd
D. 74th
Q20) Ministry of Labour has launched which Portal for raising industrial disputes on pilot basis?
A. SAMARTH
B. SAMADHAN
C. SANKALP
D. VIKALP
Q21)Ministry of Commerce & Industry has reviewed the definition of start-ups under which entity will be considered as a Start-ups up to a period of _____ years ?
A. Seven Years
B. Ten years
C. Twelve years
D. Nine years
Q22) Who was awarded with the Sportsman of the Year award 2019 at Laureus World Sports Awards?
A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Roger Federer
C. Novak Djokovic
D. Michael Phelps
Q23) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world’s first Diesel to Electric Converted Locomotive from which city?
A. Patna
B. Lucknow
C. Kochi
D. Varanasi
Q24)Indian Air Force conducted the mega exercise ‘Vayu Shakti’ in which state?
A. Odisha
B. Rajasthan
C. Bihar
D. Karnataka
Q25)U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency at the US and which country’s border to fund construction of his long-sought wall, citing an “invasion of drugs and criminals” as reason for the act?
A. Canada
B. Mexico
C. Cuba
D. Bahamas
Q26)Smriti Irani has laid the foundation stone of which Hastshilp Complex in New Delhi?
A. Deen Dayal Antarashtriya Hastshilp Bhawan
B. Ambedkar Antarashtriya Hastshilp Bhawan
C. Atal Hastshilp Bhawan
D. Pradhan Mantri Hastshilp Bhawan
Q27)A Jharkhand-based NGO which works for girl empowerment has won the Laureus Sport for Good Award. Name the NGO?
A. Yuwa
B. Nirbhay
C. Sakhi
D. Josh
Q28) Who has become the first woman president of Astronomical Society of India?
A. Dr. J. K Vidya
B. Dr. G. C. Anupama
C. Dr. N.K. Pragya
D. Dr. A K Iyer
Q29)Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved KUSUM scheme . What does “S” in KUSUM stands for?
A. Suraksha
B. Shaurya
C. Sakhi
D. Sheet
Q30)Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a Virtual Experiential Museum (VEM) in which of the following cities?
A. Delhi
B. Raipur
C. Varanasi
D. Amravati
Q31) India’s first ‘fulldome 3D Digital Theatre’ was inaugurated in which city?
A. Bengaluru
B. Delhi
C. Kolkata
D. Hyderabad
Q32)Which state Police has become the first in India to introduce humanoid robot (KP-Bot) in police force?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Odisha
Q33)International Vision Zero Conference was held in which of the following cities?
A. Delhi
B. Mumbai
C. Jaipur
D. Itanagar
Q34) India’s first hi-tech forensic lab National Cyber Forensic Lab (NCFL) was inaugurated in which city ?
A. Mumbai
B. Bengaluru
C. Delhi
D. Hyderabad
Q35) Government has launched Operation Digital Board initiative under which classrooms of colleges and Universities will be equipped with digital boards in the next __________ years?
A. Two years
B. Five years
C. Three years
D. Four years
Q36) Who was awarded with the Seoul Peace Prize for 2019?
A. Justin Trudeau
B. Donald Trump
C. Vladimir Putin
D. Narendra Modi
Q37)Which of the following states has launched Sweet Revolution scheme (Meethi Kranti Yojana)?
A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Jharkhand
D. West Bengal
Q38) Which country’s brown rat Bramble Cay melomysbecomes the first mammal to go extinct due to climate change?
A. France
B. Germany
C. Australia
D. Argentina
Q39) Which of the following politicians has received the ‘Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit’ in Spain?
A. Sumitra Mahajan
B. Narendra Modi
C. Sushma Swaraj
D. Ram Nath Kovind
Q40)Which of the following space telescopes has recently helped in discovering 300,000 new galaxies?
A. Hubble
B. LOFAR
C. Webb
D. Astron
Q41) Param Shivay which was in news recently is a ______?
A. Satellite
B. Rocket
C. Tank
D. Super computer
Q42)Which state has become the first state in India to get two Coast Guard district?
A. Odisha
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh