Weekly Current Affairs Questions and Answers
ONE-LINER 8th – 14th JUNE 2019
SR.
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QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS
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1.
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What was the unemployment rate in India for the year
2017-2018 as per the survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office
(NSSO)?
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6.1%
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2.
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Find the name of three countries along with India join together to
support ASEAN-led architecture mechanism to promote free, open, prosperous
and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
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US, Japan, and Australia
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3.
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To which Indian state, Asian Development Bank (ADB) has
approved $350 million loan to rehabilitate two state highways and other road improvement project?
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Chattisgarh
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4.
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Government has met the fiscal deficit target of ___________for the
Financial Year 2018-19.
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3.4%
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5.
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With which country did India lose its spot as the world’s fastest-growing
economy by registering 6.3%annual growth in the January-March quarter?
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None of these
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6.
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Which state’s Health Department was conferred with the World Health
Organization’s (WHO) Tobacco Control Award for 2019 during World No Tobacco
Day(WNTD)?
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Andhra Pradesh
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7.
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Which institute has launched a Data Platform of
‘Integrated Database on Infrastructure Projects’ (IDIP) to improve the
efficiency of Government Infrastructure Development?
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IIT Madras
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8.
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When was the World Milk Day observed?
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June 1st
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9.
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Who has been sworn-in as new Prime Minister of Australia?
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Scott Morrison
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10.
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Which state government has decided to set up India’s first ‘Blockchain
District’?
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Telangana
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11.
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Where was the 2 day Yoga Mahotsava inaugurated ahead of
International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2019?
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New Delhi, Delhi
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12.
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What will be the theme of the International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2019 in
India?
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Theme – “Yoga for Heart”
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13.
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Where was the Elephanta festival, a two day festival of
art and culture held?
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Mumbai, Maharashtra
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14.
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What is the rank of Indian travelers in the Bleisure Travelers across 31
countries as per the study of Booking.com?
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2nd
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15.
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) observed Financial Literacy
(FL) Week on _______________ ?
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June 3-7, 2019
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16.
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Which Indian Organisation has become India’s most profitable Public
sector Undertaking after surpassing Indian Oil Corp (IOC)?
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ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)
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17.
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Name the Indian Politician, who was awarded with “Orden
Mexicana del Aguila Azteca” (Order of the Aztec Eagle).
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Pratibha Patil
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18.
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Name the private sector bank, which has appointed Rakesh Makhija as the
Non-Executive (Part-Time) Chairman for a period of 3 years.
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Axis Bank
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19.
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Who was re-appointed as National security Advisor (NSA)
for 5 years and gets cabinet rank thus becoming first NSA to receive the
cabinet rank?
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Ajith Doval
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20.
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Name the long-range maritime surveillance aircraft launched by Indian
Navy from Salalah in Oman to patrol the Gulf of Aden.
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P-8 India (P-8I)
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21.
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Which football team won the 2018–19 UEFA (Union of
European Football Associations) Champions League for the sixth time in
Madrid, Spain?
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Liverpool
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22.
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World Bicycle Day is observed annually on _____________?
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June 1
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23.
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Who has been appointed
as the new National Security Advisor (NSA)?
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Ajit Doval
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24.
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Which football team has won the 2019 Champions
League trophy
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Liverpool FC
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25.
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Which High Court has
recently declared Animals as legal persons?
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Punjab and Haryana High
Court
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26.
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Who took charge as the Union Minister in the newly
formed Ministry of Jal Shakti?
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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
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27.
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Which country topped the new SDG (Sustainable Development
Goals) Gender Equality Index?
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Denmark
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28.
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What is the rank of India in new SDG(Sustainable Development Goals)
Gender Equality Index?
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95th
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29.
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Where was the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
organized the 14th Islamic Summit recently?
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Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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30.
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Where was the fourth Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) meeting held
recently?
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Bangkok, Thailand
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31.
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Who received the first permanent residency – Golden Card,
in Abu Dhabi?
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M.A.Yusuffali
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32.
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Who lead the 5-member panel constituted by Reserve Bank of India (RBI),
which suggests 24×7 RTGS, NEFT, elimination of all charges in order to
promote digital payments in India?
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Nandan Nilekani
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33.
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MDR was in news recently, M stands for ___________?
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Merchant
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34.
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As per the revised ‘Large Exposures Framework’ (LEF) norms, the sum of
all the exposure values of a bank to a single counter-party should not be
greater than ________% of the bank’s available eligible capital base at all
times?
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20%
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35.
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Name the organization, which has signed with Airports
Authority of India (AAI) to jointly develop 10 year roadmap.
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Boeing
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36.
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Name the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, who was elected
as external auditor of the World Health Organization (WHO) for four years from 2020 to 2023.
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Rajiv Mehrishi
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37.
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Mount Etna erupted recently, it is situated in which
country?
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Italy
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38.
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Which city hosted the 14th summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
(OIC-2019)
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Mecca
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39.
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Who has been sworn-in as the new president of El Salvador?
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Nayib Bukele
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40.
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Name the head of the committee, which submitted draft national education
policy 2019 in New Delhi recently.
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Dr. Kasturirangan
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41.
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Name the apex body, which was proposed to set up under
Prime Minister by Dr. Kasturirangan cormmittee in their draft, “National education policy 2019”.
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Rashtriya Shiksha Ayog
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42.
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Name the joint Indian Army & Indian Air force exercise that
concluded in Punjab recently.
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Kharga Prahar
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43.
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Where was the 6th India-China Bilateral Dialogue on
Disarmament and Non-Proliferation held recently?
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New Delhi, India
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44.
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Name the scheme for which the ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship waived fee for SC/ST candidates who join vocational
training.
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Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS)
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45.
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Which country has mandated the visa applicant to provide
social media details dated back to five years from the application date as
per new immigration rule?
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U.S.
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46.
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Which state government has signed a loan agreement worth $287 million
with World Bank for promoting the state’s health system reform programme in
New Delhi?
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Tamil Nadu
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47.
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Who is the head of the committee, which recommends to rope
in local retailers and business, correspondents to act as cash points in
semi-urban centers?
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Nandan Nilekani
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48.
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Which private sector bank has launched a center in Bengaluru to provide
business solutions exclusively to start-ups and MSME sector?
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ICICI Bank
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1.
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Name the organization, which has forecasted the global growth for 2019 to 2.6% from
earlier 2.9% in its semiannual report “Global Economic Prospect (GEP)”.
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World Bank
(WB)
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2.
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As per the World Bank report “Global Economic Prospect
(GEP)”, India’s growth is forecasted to ______ percent for the next two
Fiscal years, FY2019 and FY2020?
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7.5%
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3.
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Name the think tank, which has indicated that India lost $13 billion in
revenue collections due to trade misinvoicing in 2016.
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Global Financial Integrity (GFI)
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4.
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Name the Cyclone Man, who was appointed as the chief of
India Meteorological Department (IMD) for a period of five years.
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Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
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5.
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Name the Supersonic cruise missile, which was test-fired from Complex-3
of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur in Odisha with a strike range
of around 290 km.
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BrahMos
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6.
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World Environment Day is observed annually on __________?
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June 5
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7.
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Which country has selected to host World Environment Day 2019?
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China
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8.
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Who launched #SelfiewithSapling campaign during World
Environment Day 2019?
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Prakash Javadekar
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9.
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What was the theme of the World Environment Day 2019?
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Theme – “Beat Air Pollution”
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10.
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Name the book on biodiversity series, released during
World Environment Day 2019.
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Reptiles of the Northern Western Ghats
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11.
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How many cabinet Committees were reconstituted by the government
recently under the transaction of business rules?
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Eight
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12.
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Who will head the newly constituted Cabinet Committee on
Parliamentary Affairs?
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Rajnath Singh
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13.
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Which country has signed an Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA)
with India on 18th March 2016?
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Marshall Islands
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14.
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Which Indian city topped the “Traffic Index 2018” and
becomes congested city among 403 cities in 56 countries?
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Mumbai
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15.
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What is the revised Repo rate as per the second bi-monthly monetary
policy rates 2019-20?
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5.75%
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16.
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What is GDP growth of India forecasted by RBI’s monetary
policy committee (MPC)?
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7%
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17.
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Name the Indian metro, which became India’s first ever project to
receive power from a waste-to-energy plant.
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
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18.
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Name the Jal Shakti Minister, who presented awards to the
winners of Ganga Quest 2019 on the occasion of World Environment Day 2019.
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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
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19.
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Who became the world’s 1st billionaire rapper as per the forbes
magazine?
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Jay-Z
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20.
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Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, who has been elected as President
of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) , is from
which African country?
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Nigeria
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21.
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Who was elected as the President of Federation Internationale de
Football Association (FIFA)?
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Gianni Infantino
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22.
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Name the web mapping service, which launches three new
public transport features in India.
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Google Maps
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23.
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Which country’s Junior women Hockey team clinched Cantor Fitzgerald U21
International 4-Nations title recently?
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India
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24.
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Jaspal Inder Singh Kalra passed away recently, he was
associated with which field?
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Cooking
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25.
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Who has been chosen for the 2019 J C Daniel Award?
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Sheela
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26.
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Who is the author of the book ‘Cricket World Cup: The
Indian Challenge’?
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Ashis Ray
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27.
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Who is the chairperson of the government’s policy think tank, National
Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog?
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Narendra Modi
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28.
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Food grains production stood at __________ million tones,
as per the 3rd Advance Estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19 by
the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare?
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283.37 million tonnes
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29.
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Which disease was reviewed by Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health
and Family Welfare(MoHWF) recently in Kerala?
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Nipah Virus Disease (NVD)
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30.
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Which country has signed with Indian Air Force(IAF) worth
Rs 300-crore deal for the supply of more than 100 SPICE bombs (Balakot
bombs)?
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Israel
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31.
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Name the Telangana based NGO, which bagged the United Nation’s Equator
Prize for 2019.
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Deccan Development Society (DDS)
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32.
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Which Government programme, has led to reduce ground water
contamination as per the UNICEF study titled “Environmental impact of the
Swachh Bharat Mission on Water, Soil, and Food”?
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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
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33.
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Name the singer, who has become the world’s richest female musician
according to the Forbes magazine with an estimated fortune of $600 million.
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Rihanna
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34.
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Who is the author of the novel titled “An American
Marriage”, for which she received Women’s Prize for Fiction worth $40,000?
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Tayari Jones
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35.
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Name the first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House
of Representatives as a temporary speaker.
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Pramila Jayapal
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36.
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Name the experimental Ebola drug, which is found to cure Nipah
virus as per study published in Science Translational Medicine from National
Institutes of Health scientists and colleagues.
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Remdesivir
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37.
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Name the deceased musician, who won grammy award six time.
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Malcolm John Rebennack
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38.
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Who launched Swachh Survekshan 2020 League in New Delhi
recently?
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Hardeep Singh Puri
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39.
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How many days are given for the lenders to review a borrower account
after default as per the new NPA guidelines, “Prudential framework for
resolution of stressed assets” released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
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30 days
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40.
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Which of the following banks are included in the second
schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934?
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Fincare Small Finance Bank & Kookmin Bank
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41.
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Business confidence index (BCI) of fourth quarter (QD) for India is
projected to _________ percent, for the financial year 2018-19 as per the
National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)?
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9.1%
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42.
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What is the GDP growth of India for the financial year
2019-20 as per the American multinational banking firm, Goldman Sachs.
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7.2 per cent
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43.
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Who is set to receive the 2019 Global Leadership award along with NASDAQ
‘s (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations)
President Adena Friedman?
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Sundar Pichai
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44.
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Which manufacturing unit of Indian railways, was awarded
with best performing Production Unit in the field of environment on 6th June,
2019?
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Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka, Karnataka
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45.
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Who was elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand?
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Prayuth Chan-ocha
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46.
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Which country was permitted by Asian Football Confederation
(AFC) to host 2023 Asia Cup?
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China
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47.
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Name the Indian footballer, who becomes the most capped football player
surpassing the former Indian captain Bhaichung Bhutia.
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Sunil Chhetri
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48.
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What is the current repo rate in the second bi-monthly monetary
policy review of RBI for FY20?
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5.75%
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49.
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Which country has recently launched Arctic train service?
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Russia
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50.
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Which social networking site has launched its first
interactive game show ‘Confetti’ in India?
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Facebook
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51.
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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recently signed pact with
which company to modernize air traffic management in India?
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Boeing
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52.
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Which country has successfully launched its first
sea-based space rocket from Yellow Sea?
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China
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53.
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Which Indian personality has been conferred Maldives’s ‘Nishan Izzuddin’
award?
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Narendra Modi
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54.
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Gandhi Cycle Rally for Peace’ has recently organized in
which of the following countries?
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Saudi Arabia
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55.
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Who has been elected as new Prime Minister of Thailand?
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Prayuth Chan-ocha
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56.
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Which former US president will be bestowed with the George
H. W. Bush Award for Statesmanship?
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Jimmy Carter
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57.
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The first-ever World Food Safety Day (WFSD) has officially observed on
which date?
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June 7
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