Railway Current Affairs Part - 27 English

Q1) D Gukesh has become the second youngest Grand Master(59th ) in the world and the youngest Indian He hails from which state ?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Tamil Nadu
Q2) Who has become the youngest man to climb the seven highest peaks and volcanic summits across all continents after conquering Antartica’s highest point Mount Sidley?
A. Daniel Bull
B. Satyarup Siddhanta
C. Arjun Vajpai
D. Santosh Yadav
Q3)The government has constituted a seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to boost the real estate sector under the GST regime. Who is the convener of the GoM ?
A. Manpreet Singh Badal
B. Sudhir Mungantiwar
C. Rajesh Agrawal
D. Nitin Patel
Q4)The GST Council has decided to increase the GST registration threshold limit to ___________ lakh rupees from 20 lakh?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 40
Q5) Which state has topped the medal tally with 37 golds at the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune?
A. Delhi
B. Maharashtra
C. Haryana
D. Punjab
Q6) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is setting up a ‘Human Space Flight Centre’ in which city?
A. Bhubaneswar
B. Hyderabad
C. Kochi
D. Bengaluru
Q7) Ashutosh Aman who is the left – arm spinner of which state has surpassed the great Bishan Singh Bedi by taking highest number of wickets i.e. 65 , in a Ranji Trophy season?
A. Gujarat
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Jharkhand
Q8)Who has received the first-ever Philip Kotler award?
A. Nitin Gadkari
B. Ramnath Kovind
C. Narendra Modi
D. Shashi Tharoor
Q9) Name the first Hindu elected to US Congress who will run for President in 2020 ?
A. Tulsi Gabbard
B. Kamala Harris
C. Harpreet Singh
D. Sanjay Puri
Q10) Parliamentarians of the Republic of Macedonia voted to change their country’s name to?
A. Republic of East Macedonia
B. Republic of North Macedonia
C. Republic of West Macedonia
D. Republic of South Macedonia
Q11) Who has received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for their contribution to the sport of cricket ?
A. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma
B. Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni
C. MS Dhoni, Ravichandran Ashwin
D. Ravi Shastri, Virat Kohli
Q12) Which state has become the first state to grant 10% quota in government jobs and education for economically weaker sections (EWS)?
A. Odisha
B. Gujarat
C. Uttarakhand
D. Kerala
Q13) PM Narendra Modi has launched a commemorative silver coin of Rs 350 and stamp on Tenth Sikh Guru. Who was the 10th Sikh Guru?
A. Guru Tegh Bahadur ji
B. Guru Gobind Singh Ji
C. Guru Ram Das ji
D. Guru Arjun Dev ji
Q14) Who is going to head the seven-member committee to look into revenue shortfall being faced by the states after the GST roll-out, and suggest steps for augmenting collections?
A. Arun Jaitley
B. Sushil Modi
C. Nitish Kumar
D. Dinesh Sharma
Q15) Which state has launched the “One Family, One Job” scheme?
A. Gujarat
B. Assam
C. Uttarakhand
D. Sikkim
Q16) Private sector lender IDFC Bank changed its name to ————————– , effective from January 12, 2019?
A. IDFC First Bank
B. IDFC Capital First Bank
C. IDFC Capital Bank
D. IDFC Finance Bank
Q17) On January 15, 2019, ______th Army Day was celebrated across the country? (KM Cariappa – 1949)
A. 71st
B. 72nd
C. 73rd
D. 70th
Q18) Which state’s Traffic Police has inducted a road safety robot, named ROADEO, into service for traffic management?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Odisha
D. Tamil Nadu
Q19) Who has become the youngest gold medallist at the Khelo India Youth Games?
A. Mehuli Ghosh
B. Abhinav Shaw
C. Devanshi Rana
D. Harshit Sahrawat
Q20) Which team has won the Premier Badminton League title ?
A. Bengaluru Raptors
B. Mumbai Rockets
C. Chennai Smashers
D. Hyderabad Hunters
Q21)Nitin Gadkari has released the inaugural issue of which monthly magazine of the Ministry for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation?
A. Neer Amrit
B. Jal Amrit
C. Jal Charcha
D. Shudh Jal
Q22) ‘Yellow vest’ protest which is the news recently was first raised in which country?
A. Germany
B. Italy
C. Belgium
D. France
Q23) Ama Ghare LED is a scheme launched by which state?
A. Karnataka
B. Odisha
C. Telangana
D. Tamil Nadu
Q24) Six states have signed an agreement for Renukaji dam multipurpose project, which of the following states has not signed it?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Haryana
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Q25) The Cabinet has approved the establishment of two more All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMs) in which state?
A. Telangana
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Odisha
D. Madhya Pradesh
Q26) What is the rank of India at “The Economists – Democracy Index 2018 “ ? (NORWAY – 1st)
A. 39
B. 41
C. 65
D. 71
Q27) The government has announced the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), and this plan has included how many cities ? (National level target of 20-30% reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 concentration by between 2017 and 2024)
A. 102
B. 105
C. 110
D. 99
Q28) India’s longest 300-meter single lane steel cable suspension bridge was inaugurated in which state ? (Siang river,Upper Siang district,Byorung Bridge)
A. Assam
B. Nagaland
C. Mizoram
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Q29) Who has been named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
A. Birendra Prasad Baishya
B. Narottam Mishra
C. Shashank Kaushal
D. Aniruddh Soni
Q30) Who has become the first Indian to Head Global Solar Council?
A. Suresh Patidar
B. R K Sharma
C. Vishesh Goyal
D. Pranav R Mehta
Q31) Which ministry has launched an online campaign ‘Web-Wonder Women‘?
A. Ministry of Women and Child Development
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
D. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Q32) Which two countries got the ODI status by the ICC?
A. USA, Oman
B. Kuwait, Bahrain
C. Qatar, Kazakhstan
D. Oman, Kuwait
Q33) Who was conferred with the 2018 Confederation of African Football Player of the Year award, for the second time, in Senegal?
A. Sadio Mane
B. Arsenal
C. Mohamed Salah
D. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Q34) Which project has got its place in the Guinness book of world record by pouring 32,315.5 cubic meters of concrete non-stop in 24 hours?
A. Damodar Valley Project
B. Polavaram project
C. Kosi Project
D. Tungabhadra Project
Q35) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Gangajal Project in which of the following cities ?
A. Allahabad
B. Varanasi
C. Haridwar
D. Agra
Q36) Who is the author of the book “We are Displaced” ?
A. Salman Rushdi
B. Nadia Murad
C. Malala Yousafzai
D. David Chariandy
Q37)What is the another name of the Kyasanur Forest Disease which recently claimed one life in Kerala?
A. Nipah virus
B. Monkey Fever
C. Ebola Virus
D. Japanese fever
Q38) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed a fivemember committee under the hairmanship of whom to strengthen digital payments?
A. R Gandhi
B. Haron R Khan
C. Nandan Nilekani
D. S S Mundra
Q39) Which organization has received ‘Exhibitor of the Year Award’ for its pavilion at 106th Indian Science Congress ?
A. ISRO
B. BARC
C. DRDO
D. ASI
Q40) Who has joined International Monetary Fund as its chief economist, becoming the first woman to occupy the top IMF post ?
A. Maury Obstfeld
B. Vidhya Parihat
C. Gita Gopinath
D. Shikha Mathur
Q41)Odisha has got the license for third airport, the airport will be constructed in which city?
A. Cuttack
B. Puri
C. Raurkela
D. Konark
Q42) Government has announced a ‘one-time financial assistance’ for Rare diseases under which scheme ?
A. PM Suraksha Beema Yojana
B. Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi
C. Ayushman Bharat
D. AMRUT Yojana
Q43) Who has won the best actor award at 76th Golden Globe Awards 2019?
A. Alfonso Cuaron
B. Christian Bell
C. Peter Farrelli
D. Rami Malek
Q44) Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) is setting up not just India’s but probably the world’s largest paper mill in which State? Ramayapatnam, Prakasam
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Andhra Pradesh
Q45) World’s largest cricket stadium is getting built in which of the following cities ?
A. Pune
B. Dehradun
C. Ahmedabad
D. Indore