Railway Current Affairs Part - 28 English

Q1) Who is the author of the book Lutyens’ Maverick?
A. Chirag Paswan
B. Jay Panda
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. Chetan Bhagat
Q2)As part of the Mission Shakti scheme, which state has announced interest-free loans of up to Rs 3 lakh for the women self-help groups (WSHGs) in the state?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Odisha
Q3) Ministry of Railways will be setting up a _______ Mega Watt (MW) solar power plant by 2020-21?
A. 500 MW
B. 250 MW
C. 750 MW
D. 1000 MW
Q4) Smriti Irani has inaugurated the Women’s Science Congress in which city?
A. Amritsar
B. Bathinda
C. Jalandhar
D. Chandigarh
Q5) India’s seven bluechip oil firms including IOC and ONGC have signed an agreement with which Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), to set up a Centre of Excellence in Oil, Gas and Energy ?
A. Madras
B. Delhi
C. Kanpur
D. Bombay
Q6) Prime Minister Narendra Modi t laid the foundation stone of Paradip-Hyderabad Pipeline Project, it will provide the connectivity to which three states?
A. Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
B. Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
C. Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
D. Odisha, Karnataka, Telangana
Q7) With the effect from 1st January 2019, the three Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) – Punjab Gramin Bank, Malwa Gramin Bank and _______ Gramin Bank has been amalgamated into a single RRB by the Government ?
A. Prathama Gramin Bank
B. Sutlej Gramin Bank
C. Odisha Gramin Bank
D. Purvanchal Gramin Bank
Q8) The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has approved the establishment of a Centre for Classical Language in which state ? (Tirur)
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Kerala
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Odisha
Q9)Who has become the first tycoon to be charged as an offender under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018?
A. Nirav Modi
B. Vijay Mallya
C. Mehul Choksi
D. Lalit Modi
Q10) Pakistan has declared which ancient Hindu religious site to be national heritage ?
A. Panj Teerath
B. Shiva temple
C. Jagannath Temple
D. Hinglaj Mata Temple
Q11) Which State has launched the Atal Solar Krishi Pump Yojana (ASKP)?
A. Gujarat
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Q12) Which team has won the Season 6 of the Pro Kabaddi title?
A. Gujarat Fortunegiants
B. Puneri Paltan
C. Dabang Delhi
D. Bengaluru Bulls
Q13) Which International Airport in Port Blair was declared as an authorised Immigration Check post for entry into and exit from India?
A. Visakhapatnam International Airport
B. Sardar Patel International Airport
C. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
D. Veer Savarkar International Airport
Q14) Which state has launched the “Krishak Bandhu Scheme“?
A. West Bengal
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Odisha
Q15) Which state government has introduced a “gau kalyan” (cow welfare) cess?
A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Q16)Who has been appointed as the Director General of Ordnance Factories (DGOF) and chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)?
A. Pankaj Saran
B. Saurabh Kumar
C. Avinash Singh
D. Umesh Kataria
Q17) Who has become the fastest batsman to reach 19,000 international runs ? (399 INNINGS)
A. Rohit Sharma
B. Marcus Harris
C. Virat Kohli
D. Aaron Finch
Q18)Archaeological Survey of India has declared how many monuments as of national importance in 2018?
A. Five
B. Seven
C. Ten
D. Six
Q19) Which country ceased to be a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries from January 1, 2019?
A. Kuwait
B. Venezuela
C. Iraq
D. Qatar
Q20) Jair Bolsonaro who took office on January 1, 2019 is the President of which country?
A. France
B. Spain
C. Brazil
D. Morocco
Q21) Who has taken charge as the new MD and CEO of the Axis bank from 1st January 2019?
A. Shankar Narayanan
B. Amitabh Chaudhary
C. Padmaja Chunduru
D. Mukesh Kumar Jain
Q22) Who has taken charge of the chairmanship of Railway Board?
A. Ashwani Lohani
B. VK Yadav
C. Ramesh Chand
D. Arvind Saxena
Q23) Rajnath Singh has announced the establishment of a Bodo museum in which town of Assam?
A. Silchar
B. Jorhat
C. Dhubri
D. Kokrajhar
Q24) The Cabinet has approved the merger of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with which of the following banks?
A. Bank of India
B. Bank of Baroda
C. Indian Overseas Bank
D. Indian Bank
Q25) The Reserve Bank has set up an expert committee under whom to suggest long-term solutions for the economic and financial sustainability of the MSME sector?
A. Ajay Tyagi
B. Injeti Srinivas
C. U K Sinha
D. D.R. Mehta
Q26)The celebrated cricket coach credited for discovering Sachin Tendulkar passed away recently, what was his name?
A. Mithun Manhas
B. Anshuman Gaekwad
C. Utpal Chatterjee
D. Ramakant Achrekar
Q27)Which state government has announced that that it will create an Adhyatmik Vibhag (spiritual department) by merging several existing department ?
A. Gujarat
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. Chhattisgarh
Q28) Who has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner(CIC)?
A. Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha
B. Vanjana N Sarna
C. Sudhir Bhargava
D. Suresh Chandra
Q29) Who has become the 1st ever Indian player to take 20 catches in a Test series?
A. Shikhar Dhawan
B. Rishabh Pant
C. Kedar Jadhav
D. Jaspreet Bumrah
Q30) In which of the following Grand Slam tournaments , the heat stress scale will be used for the first time?
A. French Open
B. Wimbledon
C. US Open
D. Australian Open
Q31) PM Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of which dam project on January 5 from the Chiyanki Airport Grounds? (North Koel River)
A. Palamu Dam
B. Mandal Dam
C. Samradh Dam
D. Munger Dam
Q32) Which two countries have officially quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)?
A. Israel
B. USA
C. Iran
D. A & B
E. B & C
Q33) Swachh Surveksahan 2018 award for Best Capital City in the Solid Waste Management was conferred to which Municipal Corporation?
A. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
B. Bhopal City Corporation
C. Indore Municipal Corporation
D. Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation
Q34) Who has become the highest wicket-taker in international cricket in 2018 ?
A. Mohamed Shami
B. Jaspreet Bumrah
C. Billy Stanelcake
D. Marcus Stoinis
Q35) Who has won the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the best player of the year as well as the ODI Player of the Year at ICC Women’s Awards ?
A. Sophie Devine
B. Sana Mir
C. Harmanpreet Kaur
D. Smriti Mandhana
Q36) Tuticorin Airport is going to be ______ th International airport in Tamil Nadu in 4 years?
A. 4th
B. 3rd
C. 5th
D. 2nd
Q37) Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Moreh, the Dolaithabi Barrage project was inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi in which state?
A. Manipur
B. Nagaland
C. Mizoram
D. Sikkim
Q38) The Ministry of Human Resource Development has constituted a Task Force to look into the reasons of suicides reported by which government school? Chairman – Dr. Jitendra Nagpal
A. Kendriya Vidyalaya
B. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
C. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
D. Indian Army Public School
Q39) Arunima Sinha has become the first woman amputee to climb Mount Vinson which is the highest peak of which continent?
A. South America
B. North America
C. Africa
D. Antarctica
Q40) Which state has launched the Prana Raksha web application?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Odisha
Q41) Rishabh Pant has become the first indian wicketkeeper to score a test century in Australia, he hails from which state?
A. Maharashtra
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Uttar Pradesh
Q42)Which Ministry has recently launched the SHREYAS Scheme?
A. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
B. Ministry of communication
C. Ministry of Defence
D. Ministry of Human Resource Development
Q43) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Khelo India Mobile App in which of the following cities?
A. Amravati
B. Kolkata
C. New Delhi
D. Mumbai
Q44) Khanij online which has won this year’s National eGovernance Award is an online portal of which state?(IRCTC Rail Connect)
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Jharkhand
D. Rajasthan
Q45) Dharmendra Pradhan has handed over the 100th Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Compressed BioGas(CBG) Entrepreneur (producer) under which scheme ?
A. SATAT
B. SAMPARK
C. UDYAMI
D. PUNJI
Q46)Which state has launched the ‘Banglar Shiksha’ Portal?
A. Odisha
B. Karnataka
C. West Bengal
D. Uttar Pradesh
Q47) The Reserve Bank has set up a eight members Task Force on Offshore Rupee Markets which will be headed by whom?
A. R. Gandhi
B. Urjit Patel
C. Usha Thorat
D. Haroon R. Khan