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Q. The implementation of which among the following programmes is/ was based upon the concept of the Self Help Groups (SHGs)?
(a) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(b) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojna
(c) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna
(d) National Food for Work Programme
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(c) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna
Explanation: The Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) was launched as an integrated programme for self-employment of the rural poor with effect from 1 April 1999. The objective of the scheme is to bring the assisted poor families above the poverty line by organizing them into Self Help Groups (SHGs) through the process of social mobilization, their training and capacity building and provision of income generating assets through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy.
Q. Lucknow-based school bags Guinness World Record title for having ________ students?
(a) 55,574
(b) 55,547
(c) 52,250
(d) 51,250
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(b) 55,547
Explanation: Lucknow-based school bags Guinness World Record title for having 55,547 students.
Q. Which day is celebrated on Oct 31?
(a) National Eye Donation Fortnight
(b) National Technology Day
(c) National Rose day
(d) National Unity Day
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(d) National Unity Day
Explanation: National Unity Day to be celebrated on Oct 31.
Q. Who is new Mizoram governor?
(a) Rajesh Sharma
(b) P S Sreedharan Pillai
(c) Vikram Singh
(d) Sundar Rajan
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(b) P S Sreedharan Pillai
Explanation: P S Sreedharan Pillai is new Mizoram governor.
Q. National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) is loacted at
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Haryana
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(b) Haryana
Q. Suez Canal joins Mediterranean Sea with which among the following seas?
(a) Red sea
(b) Dead sea
(c) Caspian sea
(d) White sea
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) Red sea
Explanation: Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt. It links the Mediterranean with the Red Sea through Isthmus of Suez. It was first opened in 1869 after a decade of construction. Strategically and economically it is one of the most important waterways in the world providing the shortest sea link between Asia and Europe. Its opening had provided alternative route to sea voyage between Europe and India. It had reduced the sea voyage distance between these two regions by about 7,000 kilometers without navigating around Africa
Q. Pangong Lake is located in which of the following states?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Assam
(c) Bihar
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(d) Jammu & Kashmir
Q. The following two states are largest producers of Coal in India?
(a) Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh
(b) Madhya Pradesh & Orissa
(c) Bihar & West Bengal
(d) Andhra Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) Jharkhand & Chhattisgarh
Q. Which award made an initiative to commemorate All Time World Pioneers?
(a) Quality Improvement Award
(b) Academic Improvement Award
(c) IACCM Innovation and Excellence Awards
(d) Gandhi Mandela Award 2019
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(d) Gandhi Mandela Award 2019
Explanation: Gandhi Mandela Award 2019 made an initiative to commemorate All Time World Pioneers
Q. India and ___________ink Protocol to start trade negotiations?
(a) Moscow
(b) Ecuador
(c) Pakistan
(d) Indonesia
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(b) Ecuador
Explanation: India and Ecuador ink Protocol to start trade negotiations.
Q. P S Sreedharan Pillai is new ____________ governor?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) TamilNadu
(d) Kerala
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) Mizoram
Explanation: P S Sreedharan Pillai is new Mizoram governor.
Q. National Unity Day to be celebrated on_________?
(a) October 31st
(b) November 2nd
(c) October 29th
(d) December 5th
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) October 31st
Explanation: National Unity Day to be celebrated on Oct 31.
Q. _________based school bags Guinness World Record title for having 55,547 students
(a) Lucknow
(b) Bihar
(c) TamilNadu
(d) Kerala
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) Lucknow
Explanation: Lucknow-based school bags Guinness World Record title for having 55,547 students.
Q. Lucknow-based ________ Guinness World Record title for having 55,547 students?
(a) school bags
(b) Geometry Kit
(c) Pencil Kit
(d) Eraser kit
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) school bags
Explanation: Lucknow-based school bags Guinness World Record title for having 55,547 students.
Q. What is captial of Japan?
(a) Tokyo
(b) Osaka
(c) Fukuoka
(d) Kobe
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) Tokyo
Explanation: Tokyo is captial of Japan.
Q. _________and Ecuador ink Protocol to start trade negotiations?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Indonesia
(d) Saudi Arabia
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) India
Explanation: India and Ecuador ink Protocol to start trade negotiations.
Q. Yogi Adityanath launches single helpline number 112 in ___________?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) TamilNadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Yogi Adityanath launches single helpline number 112 in Uttar Pradesh.
Q. Who addresses GFSEC Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo?
(a) Shri Suresh Menon
(b) Shri Prakash Javedakar
(c) Shri Vikram Sharma
(d) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(d) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Explanation: Dharmendra Pradhan addresses GFSEC Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo.
Q. Dharmendra Pradhan addresses GFSEC Ministerial Meeting in __________?
(a) China
(b) Tokyo
(c) Ranchi
(d) Pakistan
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(b) Tokyo
Explanation: Dharmendra Pradhan addresses GFSEC Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo
Q. Yogi Adityanath launches single helpline number ________in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) 110
(b) 112
(c) 100
(d) 105
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(b) 112
Explanation: Yogi Adityanath launches single helpline number 112 in Uttar Pradesh.
Q. What was the name of the first newspaper to announce the partition of Bengal on July 6th 1905?
(a) Swaraj
(b) Sanjivani
(c) Kalantar
(d) Anandabazar Patrika
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(b) Sanjivani
Explanation: Sanjivani was started by KK Mitra
Q. Who had proposed the principle of modern computer in his 1936 paper?
(a) Alan Turing
(b) Geoff Tootill
(c) Ferranti Mark
(d) Grace Hopper
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) Alan Turing
Explanation: The principle of the modern computer was proposed by Alan Turing. His seminal paper “On Computable Numbers” has proposed a device called the Universal Computing Machine.
Q. Where was India’s first civilization settled?
(a) Deccan
(b) Indus Valley
(c) Ganges Plain
(d) Kashmir
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(b) Indus Valley
Explanation: The Indus Civilization flourished between circa 2600 and 1800 B.C. along the Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra rivers and adjacent regions,laying the foundation for the civilization of the peoples of South Asia.
Q. Which of the following States has no Panchayati Raj setup?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Assam
(c) Kerala
(d) West Bengal
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(a) Nagaland
Explanation: Currently, the Panchayati Raj system exists in all states except Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram, and in all Union Territories except Delhi.
Q. Which among the following authorities solve the dispute regarding the election of Prime Minister and President of India?
(a) High Court
(b) Election Tribunal
(c) Chief Election Commissioner
(d) None of the above
Answer/ Explanation
Answer:(d) None of the above
Explanation: All doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a President or Vice-President and the prime minister are inquired into and decided by the Supreme Court whose decision shall be final.
Q.Which institute has topped the 2020 QS India University Rankings?
(a) IIT Bombay
(b) IIT Madras
(c) IIT Kharagpur
(d) IIT Roorkee
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (a) IIT Bombay
Q.On which date, the 2019 edition of World Development Information Day (WDID) is observed?
(a) October 25
(b) October 26
(c) October 24
(d) October 27
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (c) October 24
Q.On which date, the 2019 edition of World Polio Day (WPD) is observed?
(a) October 24
(b) October 26
(c) October 28
(d) October 23
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (a) October 24
Q.What is the India’s rank at the 2019 Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index (MMGPI)?
(a) 43rd
(b) 55th
(c) 17th
(d) 32nd
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (d) 32nd
Q.Which country will host the first edition of expanded 24-team FIFA World Cup for Clubs in 2021?
(a) Qatar
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Sri Lanka
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (c) China
Q.Who among the following has been awarded the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament for his attempts to “foster dialogue” between Chinese people and the Uighur?
(a) Chiang Kai-shek
(b) Deng Xiaoping
(c) Mao Zedong
(d) Yao Ming
(e) Ilham Tohti
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (e) Ilham Tohti
Explanation: The European Parliament has awarded the Sakharov Prize to Uighur intellectual Ilham Tohti for his attempts to “foster dialogue” between Chinese people and the Uighur.
Q.What is India’s rank in the Ease of Doing business Rankings 2020 released by World Bank?
(a) 77th
(b) 63rd
(c) 88th
(d) 101st
(e) 109th
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (b) 63rd
Explanation: India has jumped 14 places and has been ranked at 63rd among 190 countries in the Ease of Doing business Rankings 2020 released by World Bank.
Q.Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy has released the BPRD’s flagship publication “Data on Police Organizations” (DoPO 2018) in New Delhi. What does “D” stands for in BPRD?
(a) Domestic
(b) Domicile
(c) Distant
(d) Driven
(e) Development
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (e) Development
Explanation: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy has released the Bureau of Police Research and Development’s flagship publication “Data on Police Organizations” (DoPO 2018) in New Delhi.
Q.Which of the following countries topped the Ease of Doing business Rankings 2020 released by World Bank?
(a) New Zealand
(b) Switzerland
(c) USA
(d) China
(e) Japan
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (a) New Zealand
Explanation: New Zealand has topped the Ease of Doing business Rankings 2020 released by World Bank.
Q. The BJP won how many seats in Maharashtra assembly elections 2019?
(a) 105
(b) 120
(c) 115
(d) 95
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (a) 105
Explanation: The BJP won 105 seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections 2019, while its ally the Shiv Sena won 56 seats. Among the opposition, the Congress won from 44 constituencies and the NCP won in 54.
Q.India has been ranked at which position in the 2019 Ease of Doing Business rankings?
(a) 56th
(b) 63rd
(c) 68th
(d) 78th
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (b) 63rd
Explanation: India was ranked at the 63rd position in the 2019 Ease of Doing Business rankings. The rankings were released by the World Bank on October 24, 2019. In 2014, India was ranked at the 77th position.
Q.Which state has topped the list of crimes against women as per the latest report released by NCRB?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Rajasthan
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (b) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has released a report on criminal cases that happened in India between 2017-18. Out of the total 3, 59,849 cases, Uttar Pradesh alone had 56,011 cases. Maharashtra with 31979 cases and West Bengal with 30,002 cases were second and third on the list.
Q.Who has become the third Indian batsman to enter the top list in all formats of cricket?
(a) Virat Kohli
(b) Ajinkya Rahane
(c) Rohit Sharma
(d) Ravindra Jadeja
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (c) Rohit Sharma
Explanation: Rohit Sharma has become the third Indian batsman to enter the top 10 list in all formats of cricket. His memorable run during India’s test series against South Africa led him to jump 12 positions to be ranked 10th in the ICC Test Player Rankings. The only two Indian batsmen who have entered the top 10 list in all formats of cricket include Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir.
Q.The United Nations has launched which campaign in India to eradicate hunger?
(a) No to Hunger
(b) Stop Malnutrition
(c) United against hunger
(d) Feed our Future
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (d) Feed our Future
Explanation: The United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) has launched an advertising campaign “Feed Our Future” with Bollywood in India. The objective of this campaign is to create awareness and take steps against hunger and malnutrition in India.
Q.India’s score has improved from 67.3 in 2018 to ______________ in 2019, as per The Doing Business 2020 study.
(a) 68.5
(b) 69.9
(c) 71.0
(d) 71.9
(e) 73.0
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (c) 71.0
Explanation: India’s score has improved from 67.3 (in 2018) to 71.0 (in 2019), as per The Doing Business 2020 study.
Q.India signed the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Agreement with which country?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Pakistan
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (d) Pakistan
Q.What is the India’s rank in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 report?
(a) 75th
(b) 82nd
(c) 63rd
(d) 59th
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (c) 63rd
Q.Who became the first Indian man to win gold at Wushu World Championships?
(a) Rajvir Singh
(b) Santosh Kumar
(c) Narender Grewal
(d) Praveen Kumar
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (d) Praveen Kumar
Q.Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Staff Selection Commission (SSC)?
(a) Braj Raj Sharma
(b) Pankaj Kumar
(c) Pooja Kadian
(d) Sandhyarani Devi
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (a) Braj Raj Sharma
Q.Who is the author of the book “Ten Studies in Kashmir: History and Politics”?
(a) Jnan Chandra Ghosh
(b) Rajeshwar Acharya
(c) Kashi Nath Pandit
(d) Gita Mehta
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (c) Kashi Nath Pandit
Q.When is the National Unity Day celebrated in India?
(a) 25th October
(b) 27th October
(c) 29th October
(d) 31st October
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (d) 31st October
Explanation: The National Unity Day is celebrated on October 31, 2019 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Ironman Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This year to mark the day, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the commemorative Run for Unity from Major Dhyanchand National Stadium, New Delhi.
Q.Kanya Sumangala Yojana was launched in which state?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (d) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Kanya Sumangala Yojana was launched in Uttar Pradesh for the education, health and financial security of every girl child. The scheme will be launched by UP CM Yogi Adityanath on October 25, 2019.
Q.Indian Railways has launched ‘one touch ATVM’ at 42 suburban stations of Central Railway over _______________ Suburban Network.
(a) Kolkata
(b) Delhi
(c) Chennai
(d) Mumbai
(e) Ahmedabad
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (d) Mumbai
Explanation: Indian Railways has launched ‘one touch ATVM’ at 42 suburban stations of Central Railway over Mumbai Suburban Network.
Q.Which party won the maximum seats in the Haryana assembly elections 2019?
(a) BJP
(b) Congress
(c) JJP
(d) Independents
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (a) BJP
Explanation: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) the maximum seats in Haryana – 40, however, the party could not secure majority to form government in the state. Total 46 seats are required to form a Government in Haryana.
Q.India has issued a travel advisory for Indians traveling to which nation?
(a) United States
(b) Turkey
(c) China
(d) Russia
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (b) Turkey
Explanation: India has issued a travel advisory for Indian nationals travelling to Turkey. The advisory has been issued to request Indians to exercise utmost concern while travelling to the nation even though there have been no reports of any untoward incidents in Turkey involving Indians.
Q.Which city is hosting the 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Baku
(c) Havana
(d) Cairo
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (b) Baku
Explanation: The 18th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) will be hosted by Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan from 25-26 October 2019.
Q.Which organization has released Ease of Doing business Rankings which ranks 190 countries?
(a) World Bank
(b) World Trade Organization
(c) International Monetary Fund
(d) Asian Development Bank
(e) World Economic Forum
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (a) World Bank
Explanation: World Bank has released Ease of Doing business Rankings which includes 190 countries.
Q._____________________ celebrated its 58th Raising Day on 24th October 2019.
(a) Central Reserve Police Force
(b) Central Industrial Security Force
(c) Indo-Tibetan Border Police
(d) Border Security Force
(e) Railway Protection Force
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (c) Indo-Tibetan Border Police
Explanation: Indo-Tibetan Border Police celebrated its 58th Raising Day on 24th October 2019.
Q.Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, Asia’s longest bi-directional highway tunnel has been renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel. It is located in?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Himachal Pradesh
(e) Jammu & Kashmir
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (e) Jammu & Kashmir
Explanation: Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, Asia’s longest bi-directional highway tunnel has been renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Tunnel. It is located in Jammu & Kashmir.
Q.Which of the following countries ranked last in the Ease of Doing business Rankings 2020 released by World Bank?
(a) Syria
(b) Pakistan
(c) Vietnam
(d) Somalia
(e) Venezuela
Answer/ Explanation
Answer: (d) Somalia
Explanation: Somalia ranked last in the Ease of Doing business Rankings 2020 released by World Bank.